Opponents and loyalists of Serbia’s autocratic president clash in Belgrade 02. November 2025 (23:09) Thousands throw bottles and flares as tensions soar after huge rally to mark anniversary of train station disasterHundreds of riot police separated opponents and loyalists of Serbia’s autocratic president, Aleksandar Vučić, in central Belgrade on Sunday as political tensions boiled after a year of anti-government protests.Several thousand people faced off on both sides of the police cordons, with officers in riot gear standing in rows between shouting crowds who threw bottles and flares at each other. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Two California officers hospitalized after alleged attack by incarcerated man 02. November 2025 (23:07) Authorities are investigating the incident as an attempted homicide and suspect was placed in restricted housingTwo California prison officers were hospitalized after an alleged attack by an incarcerated man, and authorities are investigating it as an attempted homicide, officials said Sunday.The incident happened Saturday at the California state prison in Sacramento as the suspect was being escorted from his cell to allow staff to conduct a search, according to the state department of corrections and rehabilitation. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Republicans argue ‘big-hearted president’ Trump is keen to end shutdown 02. November 2025 (21:41) House speaker says president has ‘tried everything he can’ even while Trump delays food benefits to millionsTop Republicans are portraying Donald Trump as a “big-hearted president” who is desperate to reopen the US government, even as he delays food assistance funding for millions of low-income Americans but steams ahead with construction of his $300m gilded White House ballroom.As the government shutdown entered its 33rd day, the Republican speaker of the House, Mike Johnson, presented Trump as a man angry and desperate to break the impasse so as to ease mounting pain for ordinary Americans. “He’s just desperate for the government to open, he’s tried everything he can,” Johnson said, adding that Trump was a “big-hearted president, he wants everybody to get their services”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Cambridgeshire train stabbings: ‘heroic’ rail staff member fighting for life after tackling attacker 02. November 2025 (21:05) British Transport Police say LNER worker ‘undoubtedly saved lives’ as suspect remains in custodyA “heroic” rail staff member who intervened in a mass stabbing to save the lives of high-speed train passengers suffered life-threatening injuries, police said on Sunday, as a suspect remains in custody.The member of LNER staff was recorded on CCTV attempting to stop the attacker as the train travelled between Peterborough and Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire, British Transport Police said.Additional reporting: Harry Taylor and Vikram Dodd Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Nigel Farage to promise business deregulation in economic policy speech 02. November 2025 (21:00) Reform UK leader to set out ‘pro-entrepreneurship’ agenda while rowing back on tax cuts pledgeNigel Farage will promise a bonfire of business regulation as he spells out his party’s economic policies in more detail than ever in an attempt to bolster its reputation for fiscal credibility.The Reform leader will give a speech in London putting deregulation at the heart of his economic agenda, while also dropping a commitment made at the last election to deliver £90bn of tax cuts. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Sadiq Khan calls on Reeves to bring ‘authentic’ Labour budget that boosts green investment 02. November 2025 (20:56) London mayor says government should stay true to its beliefs and face down those who claim net zero adds to cost of livingKeir Starmer’s government has shown a lack of confidence that it has the answers to the country’s problems, the mayor of London has said, as he called on the chancellor to back green investment in this month’s budget.Speaking on the eve of a summit of world mayors in Rio de Janeiro, Sadiq Khan said the Treasury should be more supportive of the energy secretary, Ed Miliband, in his pursuit of the government’s target of an 81% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2035. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Police ‘forced to disclose ethnicity of suspects to counter far-right speculation’ 02. November 2025 (20:43) Guidance to combat misinformation puts pressure on police to release details, says former senior Met officerPolice are being forced to disclose the ethnicity of suspects in response to a rise in far-right speculation on social media, a former senior officer in the Metropolitan police force has warned.On Sunday morning at 10.30am, British Transport Police said two men had been arrested after multiple stabbings on a train in Cambridgeshire: a 32-year-old black British national and a 35-year-old British national of Caribbean descent. The 35-year-old was released with no further action, and “was not involved” in the attack, BTP said in a statement later on Sunday evening. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
John F Kennedy grandson says Julia Fox’s bloody Jackie Halloween costume ‘disgusting’ 02. November 2025 (19:47) Jack Schlossberg says ‘dangerous’ to evoke grandfather’s assassination; Fox says it’s a ‘statement’ of Jackie’s ‘braveryPolitical writer and commentator Jack Schlossberg has said it was “disgusting, desperate and dangerous” for actor Julia Fox to wear a Halloween costume evoking the assassination of president John F Kennedy, his grandfather.Fox, however, has defended her controversial decision to wear a replica of the blood-stained, pink suit that former first lady Jackie Kennedy was seen wearing when her husband was shot dead by a sniper while the couple rode in a motorcade in Dallas in 1963. The Uncut Gems star has said she dressed as Jackie Kennedy as “a statement” about the poise and “extraordinary bravery” she showed when subjected to unimaginable “brutality”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Rail unions call for review of security after Cambridgeshire stabbings 02. November 2025 (18:35) Onboard staff praised for limiting the casualty numbers but transport safety is in the spotlight after budget cuts Rail unions have called for more protection for staff and passengers after the mass stabbings attack on an LNER train in Cambridgeshire.The incident has cast a fresh spotlight on transport safety, after budget cuts affecting police numbers and rail staffing. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Obama calls Mamdani and offers to be ‘sounding board’ if he wins mayoral race 02. November 2025 (18:27) Former president also praises Mamdani’s campaign against rivals Andrew Cuomo and Curtis SliwaZohran Mamdani, who is favored to win New York City’s mayoral election on Tuesday, reportedly received a call Saturday from his fellow Democrat Barack Obama – and the former president offered to be a “sounding board” if his expected victory indeed materializes.Obama also praised the campaign Mamdani had run against his main independent rival, former New York governor Andrew Cuomo, and the Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa.Reuters contributed to this report Continue reading...(The Guardian)
