Maine mother who lost daughter to leukemia awarded $25m in wrongful death suit 31. October 2025 (22:27) Verdict delivered in favor of Lyndsey Sutherland over death of daughter ‘Jazzy’, after doctors failed to identify leukemiaA civil jury in Maine has awarded $25m to a woman whose teenage daughter died from leukemia after being misdiagnosed with a condition linked to steroid-using men.The hefty verdict delivered in favor of Lyndsey Sutherland on Thursday called for her to receive $10m for the wrongful 2021 death of 15-year-old Jasmine “Jazzy” Vincent as well as $15m for pain and suffering, said her attorney, Meryl Poulin. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
UN approves resolution supporting Morocco’s claim to Western Sahara 31. October 2025 (22:26) Move is strongest endorsement yet for retained rule over disputed territory, despite fierce opposition from AlgeriaThe UN security council has approved a US-backed resolution supporting Morocco’s claim to the disputed Western Sahara, despite fierce opposition from Algeria.Although Friday’s vote was divided, the resolution offers the strongest endorsement yet for Morocco’s plan to keep sovereignty over the territory, which also has backing from most European Union members and a growing number of African allies. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
US judge blocks Trump order requiring proof of citizenship to vote 31. October 2025 (22:24) Federal judge rules proof-of-citizenship directive an unconstitutional violation of separation of powersDonald Trump’s request to add a documentary proof of citizenship requirement to the federal voter registration form cannot be enforced, a federal judge ruled on Friday.US district judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly in Washington DC, sided with Democratic and civil rights groups that sued the Trump administration over his executive order to overhaul US elections. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Russia link suspected as Bulgarians jailed for vandalising Paris Jewish memorial 31. October 2025 (22:04) Four men given prison terms for desecration that was possibly ‘orchestrated by Russian intelligence services’A French court on Friday jailed four Bulgarians for desecrating a Jewish memorial with red handprints last year, in what prosecutors think may have been foreign interference linked to Russia.The Paris criminal court gave two-year sentences to Georgi Filipov and Kiril Milushev, described as the perpetrators, and four years and three years respectively to Nikolay Ivanov and Mircho Angelov, considered the operation’s “masterminds”. Angelov is still at large. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Trump justice department seeks 2020 election records from Georgia county 31. October 2025 (22:04) Request to Fulton county underscores determination to revive president’s falsehoods about election he lostThe justice department on Thursday asked election officials in Fulton county, Georgia, to turn over records related to the 2020 election, a request that underscores how the administration is trying to revive one of the president’s biggest falsehoods about the election he lost five years ago.Investigators have cleared Fulton county of malfeasance in 2020. Nonetheless, a Republican majority on the board voted to reopen the investigation last year. On the night of the 2024 presidential election, the board voted to subpoena a slew of documents. This summer, the board passed a resolution asking the justice department to intervene and help them get the documents. The subpoenas issued last year seek records related to voter lists, chain of custody forms, ballot images, security seals and ballot scanner paperwork. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Senate declines to halt plan to kill off half-million barred owls by Fish and Wildlife Service 31. October 2025 (22:01) Northern spotted owls are being squeezed out by the westward migration of the larger barred owlsThe US Senate rejected an effort on Wednesday to halt a contentious US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) plan to kill nearly half a million barred owls in order to save their cousin, the northern spotted owl.John Kennedy, the Republican senator from Louisiana, had hoped to block the proposal by bringing the matter to a vote with a joint resolution under the Congressional Review Act. The effort failed with 25 votes to 72 votes. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Man jailed after sending more than 100 ‘menacing’ messages to Labour MP 31. October 2025 (21:43) Lee White sent a series of abusive emails to Dr Rosena Allin-Khan before later threatening to kill the prime ministerA man who threatened to kill the prime minister and sent a flurry of “menacing” messages to a Labour MP has been jailed for 23 months.Cambridgeshire police said Lee White sent 109 messages to Dr Rosena Allin-Khan, the MP for Tooting in south London, over a four-day period between 29 August and 1 September 2024. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Trump administration blocked from suspending Snap benefits for millions of Americans 31. October 2025 (20:11) One judge issues temporary restraining order while another judge rules the government must continue to fund program that helps low-income householdsUS politics live – latest updatesTwo federal judges issued back-to-back rulings on Friday in separate cases ordering the Trump administration to use contingency funds to continue paying for food stamps during the government shutdown.A federal judge in Rhode Island on Friday afternoon blocked the Trump administration from suspending all food aid for millions of Americans, in a case brought by a group of US cities, non-profit organizations and a trade union. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
M&S launches ‘secret support’ pants that offer men a ‘subtle lift’ 31. October 2025 (19:54) Retailer says underwear that could become male equivalent of push-up bra is intended to ‘help men feel their most confident’For men who lament the decline of the codpiece, or who lack confidence at the office when their pants are not pushing up their genitals all day, Marks & Spencer is riding to the rescue.The retailer, the UK market leader in selling underwear, has launched what could be considered the male equivalent of the push-up bra. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Palace’s statement on Andrew is ‘vindication’ for Virginia Giuffre, says her family 31. October 2025 (19:54) Women’s rights groups say announcement sends important message to survivors of abuseThe historic statement from Buckingham Palace stripping Andrew Mountbatten Windsor of his title is an “acknowledgment” that something happened to the late Virginia Giuffre, her family has told the Guardian.In its announcement on Thursday, the palace said Andrew Mountbatten Windsor – as he is now known – will also leave his mansion in Windsor, Royal Lodge, as his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein continue to cause controversy. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
