Monique Ryan urges Australia to fast track medical innovation funding as Trump guts research 05. November 2025 (15:00) ‘Releasing MRFF funds not only secures the future of Australia’s research sector; it delivers better health outcomes’, Kooyong MP saysGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralian scientists and independent MP Monique Ryan are urging Labor to speed up funding for cutting-edge Australian medical innovation, taking advantage of the growing vacuum caused by Donald Trump’s gutting of government-funded research in the US.Ryan, the Kooyong MP and paediatric neurologist, is urging the Albanese government to release more of the earnings from the $20bn Medical Research Future Fund, above the annual disbursement amount of $650m. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
BBC must change or be ‘a Titanic’, says manager of the Sidemen YouTubers 05. November 2025 (15:00) Jordan Schwarzenberger says BBC is becoming irrelevant to gen Z and risks crashing unless it attracts younger viewersThe BBC risks becoming the Titanic of the media world and culturally irrelevant to gen Z unless it embraces a “radical shift” towards reaching young audiences, the manager of one of the most successful YouTube collectives has warned.Jordan Schwarzenberger, the manager of the Sidemen, who have well over 100 million subscribers between them, said he believed the corporation produced “great entertainment” and wanted it to succeed. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Second asylum seeker inadvertently released from jail, MPs told, after Lammy dodges questions at PMQs – UK politics live 05. November 2025 (14:58) Lammy, standing in for Keir Starmer, avoided answering questions on the mistaken release during PMQsDavid Lammy starts by saying the PM is in Brazil.He says the thoughts of all MPs are still with the victims of the appalling attacks in Huntingdon and Peterborough, where, he says, he was at school for seven years. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Air safety officials to investigate deadly UPS cargo plane crash near Kentucky airport 05. November 2025 (14:56) Aircraft erupted into a fireball after takeoff at Louisville international airport, killing at least seven and injuring 11Dozens of air safety investigators are set to arrive in Kentucky on Wednesday to piece together evidence on how a UPS cargo plane crashed and erupted into a huge fireball, killing at least seven people and injuring a further 11.At least 28 National Transportation Safety Board agents will start searching for clues about the possible cause of the disaster, which saw the UPS plane crash shortly after takeoff at the Louisville Muhammad Ali international airport, leaving behind a fiery trail of destruction on the ground and a huge plume of black smoke. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Reform’s public-sector pensions plan could cost billions extra, union warns 05. November 2025 (14:55) Prospect says proposals to make payouts less generous would damage public finances rather than save moneyUK politics live – latest updatesReform UK’s plans to make public-sector pensions less generous could cost billions extra a year and cause a ticking timebomb in the public finances, a leading trade union has warned.Prospect said the plans unveiled by the party’s deputy leader, Richard Tice, would damage the public finances rather than save money “and end up costing taxpayers tens of billions of pounds in the years to come”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Russian forces appear to tighten grip on strategic city of Pokrovsk 05. November 2025 (14:54) Ukraine’s general staff denies claims its troops have been encircled but military analysts say situation has deteriorated sharply in recent daysMoscow’s forces appear to be tightening their grip on Pokrovsk, as street fighting continues in the strategic eastern Ukrainian city, much of which now lies in ruins.Ukraine’s general staff on Wednesday denied Russian claims that its troops had been encircled, saying efforts were under way to reinforce the flanks around Pokrovsk and the nearby town of Myrnohrad. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Democrat Zohran Mamdani sweeps to victory in New York City mayoral election and lays down challenge to Trump - live 05. November 2025 (14:44) The 34-year-old democratic socialist secured victory with more than 50% of the voteZohran Mamdani elected mayor of New York CityProp 50: Californians pass redistricting measureNYC mayoral election resultsShare your views on the New York resultHere’s a look at some of the pictures from New York, as Zohran Mamdani was elected the next mayor of the city.In a short while, we’ll hear from Donald Trump when he hosts a breakfast with Republican senators at the White House. As we noted earlier, the president had choice words about Mamdani’s victory in New York, and other Democratic wins across the country – including the gubernatorial races in Virginia and New Jersey. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Man gropes Mexico president as she speaks with citizens on the streets 05. November 2025 (14:42) Video shows man trying to kiss and embrace Claudia Sheinbaum, highlighting both security risk and harassment faced by Mexican womenClaudia Sheinbaum, the president of Mexico, has been groped by a man as she mingled with citizens on the streets of Mexico City, raising questions about both the lack of presidential security and the level of sexual harassment faced by the country’s women.A video of the incident on Tuesday shows a visibly drunk man trying to kiss the president on the neck and embrace her from behind, as she removes his hands and turns to face him, before a government official steps in and places himself between them. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Police ‘urgently’ looking for prisoner freed by mistake in London 05. November 2025 (14:36) Algerian man, 24, ‘released in error’ from HMP Wandsworth two days after stronger checks for jails were brought inPolice have launched an urgent manhunt for a second asylum-seeking prisoner mistakenly freed, two days after the justice secretary, David Lammy, brought in stronger checks for jails.The 24-year-old Algerian was wrongly released from Wandsworth prison in south London last Wednesday, with the Metropolitan police only informed this week. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Iranian man who made second small boat crossing is returned to France again 05. November 2025 (14:19) Man who returned to UK last month after being sent back to France in September is flown back again An Iranian man who returned to the UK on a small boat after being sent back to France under the “one in, one out” scheme has been removed for a second time, the home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, said on Wednesday.The man was flown back to France, despite continuing to insist he is a victim of modern slavery. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
