Mohamed Al Fayed accuser criticises Met refusal to investigate trafficking claims 06. November 2025 (14:41) French police are investigating Pelham Spong’s allegations but she says Met ‘are not calling it sex trafficking’A woman who says she was sexually assaulted by the former Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed has criticised the Metropolitan police for not investigating human trafficking claims against him relating to alleged abuses against her and other women.Pelham Spong, 40, from South Carolina, hit out at the Met after French police interviewed her this week as part of an investigation into alleged human trafficking and pimping in connection with Fayed, who died two years ago. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Senate to vote on legislation to stop unauthorized war against Venezuela – US politics live 06. November 2025 (14:41) Bipartisan proposal follows reports Trump administration is considering land strikes within the countryIt’s now day 37 of the ongoing government shutdown, the longest on record, with both parties continuing to blame the other for the lapse in funding.For his part, Donald Trump has turned his attention to the filibuster – the procedural mechanism that requires 60 votes in the Senate to end debate on a piece of legislation and bring it to the floor for a vote. He’s hammered home his wishes on Truth Social, and in front of lawmakers at a White House breakfast on Tuesday. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Trump promised lower prices, but Republicans lost as voters sought affordability 06. November 2025 (14:25) Trump looks increasingly out of touch and his disapproval rating is at an all-time high – which partly explains Tuesday’s election resultsUS politics live – latest updatesPerhaps the most revealing post-mortem on Republicans’ election night meltdown came from the vice-president, JD Vance.After a night that saw Democratic governors elected in New Jersey and Virginia after focusing on the rising cost of living, and a New York mayoral campaign victory built on housing access, Vance showed a particular kind of remorse. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Bank of England’s decision to keep interest rates at 4% is not all doom and gloom 06. November 2025 (14:22) Close-run vote raises hopes of rates cut in December, with inflation said to have peaked at 3.8%Bank of England holds interest rates as it warns joblessness on riseBusiness live – latest updatesThere were reasons to be cheerful contained within the Bank of England’s latest verdict on the outlook for the UK economy, released alongside its decision to leave interest rates unchanged at 4%.Inflation, it said, had peaked at 3.8% and was expected to fall steadily back to the Bank’s 2% target sometime in 2027. That is an improvement on its thinking in August (the last time it published forecasts), when inflation was expected to peak at 4%. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Hassan Jhangur jailed for murder of man helping injured woman in street 06. November 2025 (14:19) Jhangur, who ran over Chris Marriott, jailed for life with minimum term of 26 yearsHassan Jhangur, who murdered Chris Marriott by running him over as he helped a woman lying injured in the street, has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 26 years at Sheffield crown court.More details soon … Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Reform UK suspends another member of Kent county council 06. November 2025 (14:13) Isabella Kemp’s departure means party has lost nine of 57 councillors elected in May, including four after video leakNigel Farage’s Reform UK has suspended another member of its “flagship” county council in Kent as it held its first full meeting since the party’s councillors were thrown into crisis by a leaked meeting revealing bitter internal tensions.The departure of Isabella Kemp, who had also worked as a data protection officer at Reform’s HQ, means that the party has lost nine of the 57 councillors elected during the local elections in May. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Scientists criticize ‘straw man’ arguments in Bill Gates climate memo 06. November 2025 (14:00) Tech billionaire relying on ‘false binary’ with call to focus less on emissions and more on aid for poor, experts sayA new memo on the climate crisis from Bill Gates relies on “straw man” arguments about the threat to humanity and “false dichotomies” between spending on climate or aid for the poor, some climate scientists say.Published last week, the tech billionaire’s 17-page missive called for a “strategic pivot” away from focusing on slashing emissions and towards preventing poverty and suffering. It was quickly picked up by some on the right, including Donald Trump, who hailed it as a much-needed backpedaling on climate efforts. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
What Tuesday’s elections mean for the future of abortion rights 06. November 2025 (13:00) Democrats’ commanding victories have breathed new life for supporters of the reproductive health fightSupporters of abortion rights have spent much of the last year trying to fight Donald Trump’s attempts to undermine access to the procedure. Now, Democrats’ commanding victories in the 2025 elections have breathed new life into the fight.Democrats Abigail Spanberger and Mikie Sherrill’s respective gubernatorial victories in Virginia and New Jersey will shield abortion rights in two states that have become havens for people fleeing abortion bans. In Pennsylvania, voters decided to retain three liberal supreme court justices, maintaining Democratic control of a bench that could decide the future of abortion rights in the deeply purple state. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Malaysian rapper Namewee arrested over alleged murder of Taiwanese influencer 06. November 2025 (12:56) Namewee detained after Hsieh Yu-hsin found dead in a Kuala Lumpur hotel room on 22 OctoberA well-known Malaysian rapper and film-maker, Namewee, has been arrested in relation to the alleged murder of a Taiwanese woman in Kuala Lumpur.Hsieh Yu-hsin, 31, a former nurse turned internet celebrity who posted under the name Nurse Goddess, was found dead in a hotel room on 22 October. Police this week reclassified her death as murder, after unspecified new evidence emerged. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Louvre heist a ‘deafening wake-up call’, says auditor 06. November 2025 (12:44) Report says Paris museum prioritised ‘visible and attractive’ projects over security in run-up to robberyEurope live – latest updatesThe spectacular theft of an estimated €88m (£77m) of crown jewels from the Louvre last month was “a deafening wake-up call” for the “wholly inadequate pace” of security upgrades at the Paris museum, the head of France’s state auditor has said.Presenting the report, which was completed before the dramatic heist at the world’s most-visited museum, Pierre Moscovici said the Louvre had sufficient funds for the improvements and “must now implement them without fail”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
