Asylum changes seek to use children as a weapon, says Labour peer Alf Dubs 18. November 2025 (11:23) Dubs, who was a child refugee, says Shabana Mahmood’s ‘shabby’ plans will increase community tensionsUK politics live – latest updatesThe home secretary is seeking “to use children as a weapon” in her changes to the asylum system, a veteran Labour peer who came to Britain as a child refugee has said.Alf Dubs, who arrived in the UK aged six in 1939 fleeing the persecution of Jews in Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia, described Shabana Mahmood’s proposals as “a shabby thing”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
House set to vote on release of Epstein documents after Trump U-turn 18. November 2025 (11:00) President drops opposition to vote that would compel files’ release and says he would sign measure if it reaches his deskUS politics live: House to vote on release of Epstein filesThe Republican-controlled US House of Representatives is expected to vote on Tuesday to force the release of investigative files related to pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, the latest move in a scandal that has dogged Donald Trump since he returned to the White House.In a sharp reversal this weekend, Trump dropped his opposition to a vote releasing files from the criminal investigation by the US Department of Justice into Epstein on Sunday. On Monday, Trump said he would sign the measure if it reached his desk. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Cold Arctic air and wet weather to bring icy patches to UK 18. November 2025 (10:56) The Met Office has issued multiple yellow weather warnings for snow and ice affecting parts of Scotland and northern England from Monday to Thursday.(London News)
