Munich's surfers left stunned after famed river wave vanishes 04. November 2025 (18:47) Eisbach wave in the Bavarian city had been a surfing magnet for decades but disappeared after a cleanupA standing wave in a Munich stream that has been a surfing magnet for more than four decades has vanished, leaving urban surfers high and dry.Water levels in the Eisbach (“ice brook”) dropped last week for annual cleanup work along the streambed. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Pennsylvania artist sorry for including Nazi camp arch on school parade float 04. November 2025 (17:26) ‘I made a mistake’ says artist who included cloned archway on Halloween float for a Catholic school A Pennsylvania artist’s efforts to create a Halloween float for a local Catholic school went awry when he inadvertently included a replica of the gateway arch from a Nazi concentration camp, prompting a hasty apology from the diocese of Harrisburg.In apologizing for the fiasco, Galen Shelly told PennLive that a lighted archway and lanterns he ordered to decorate a parade float he was building for Hanover’s St Joseph’s school did not arrive in time – so he searched the internet for images of cemetery gates to represent the idea that “none of us get out of this life alive”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Teenager taken to Ghana away from UK ‘gang culture’ to stay for now, court rules 04. November 2025 (17:23) Boy had sought court order to force his return, after parents took him on trip to Ghana and returned without himA British teenager whose parents left him in Ghana, fearing he was at risk from “gang culture” in the UK, should stay there until at least the end of his GCSE exams, a judge sitting at London’s high court has ruled.The boy took legal action against his parents, seeking a court order that would force his return, after they enrolled him in a boarding school and arranged for him to live with extended family in Ghana without telling him. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Friedrich Merz says Syrians no longer have reason for asylum in Germany 04. November 2025 (17:13) Chancellor suggests deportations could begin ‘in the near future’ as government seeks to counter rise of AfDSyrians no longer have reason to be granted asylum in Germany after the end of their country’s civil war, according to Friedrich Merz, who said they will instead be encouraged to return to help with the reconstruction of their homeland.During Syria’s 14-year civil war, Germany took in more refugees than any other country in the EU, but the chancellor and others in his coalition cabinet argue that the situation has changed since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s government 11 months ago. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Former Met police officer goes on trial accused of sexually abusing a girl 04. November 2025 (16:30) David Carrick is also alleged to have raped and coercively controlled a woman, Old Bailey is toldA former police officer engaged in “predatory and controlling” behaviour for many years, his trial on charges of sexually assaulting a girl and a woman has been told.The child told her mother what David Carrick was doing after she was found sleeping behind her bedroom door when she was 14, the Old Bailey in London heard. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Gopichand Hinduja, head of Britain’s richest family, dies aged 85 04. November 2025 (16:30) Billionaire businessman’s family owns Hinduja Group, which has interests across oil, banking and real estateBusiness live – latest updatesGopichand Hinduja, the billionaire head of Britain’s richest family, has died aged 85.Hinduja died on Tuesday in London after a long illness, a spokesperson said. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Dick Cheney remembered as ‘steady’ force, praised and criticised in US politics 04. November 2025 (15:52) Leaders from Bush to Barrasso paid tribute to the former vice-president, whose career drew praise and controversyUS political leaders offered their condolences in reaction to the news that Dick Cheney had died, with George W Bush describing his former vice-president as “a calm and steady presence in the White House amid great national challenges”.Bush wrote in a statement that he would remember Cheney “for the decent honorable man that he was” and that history would remember him “as among the finest public servants of his generation – a patriot who brought integrity, high intelligence and seriousness of purpose to every position he held”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Spain grants citizenship to descendants of civil war’s International Brigades 04. November 2025 (15:19) About 32,000 volunteered to fight Franco dictatorship, including 2,500 men and women from Britain and IrelandThe Spanish government has granted citizenship to 170 descendants of volunteers in the International Brigades in recognition of their fight against fascism during the Franco dictatorship that followed the civil war.An estimated 32,000 volunteers from around the world joined the anti-fascist brigades during the civil war, including approximately 2,500 men and women from Britain and Ireland, of whom 530 were killed. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Prisoners spending entire jail term in police cells as Victoria’s justice system buckles 04. November 2025 (15:00) Prisoners in police cells often have less access to healthcare and less chance of being visited by family and lawyersGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIn winter this year, a young Aboriginal man with a history of self-harm who had been remanded in custody in Melbourne was told he would be moving cells.But he was not shifted across the corridor or to another building nearby: he was driven 300km to the police cells in Wodonga. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
The RBA governor resorts to sport cliches on interest rates while stretched Australians try to keep up with costs 04. November 2025 (15:00) We now know that the central bank doesn’t think inflation will be back in its 2 to 3% target range until 2027Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHigher inflation for longer is likely to rule out any further rate cuts, with the Reserve Bank’s latest set of economic forecasts pointing to a pretty dour 18 months ahead.The RBA monetary policy board surprised nobody on Melbourne Cup day when it held its cash rate target at 3.6%. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
