‘How do you rebuild all this?’ Black River residents assess damage after Hurricane Melissa 31. October 2025 (18:59) People of Jamaican coastal town described as storm’s ground zero are traumatised and desperate for helpIt is a treacherous journey to Black River, a coastal town in Jamaica’s southwestern parish of St Elizabeth, which this week bore the brunt of Hurricane Melissa, one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record.Uprooted trees and lamp-posts, rubble from landslides, huge potholes and miles of thick, slippery silt from severe flooding have turned the route into a dangerous obstacle course. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
JP Morgan warned US of $1bn in Epstein transactions possibly related to human trafficking 31. October 2025 (18:48) Bank says it alerted US of ‘suspicious’ transactions just weeks after paedophile was found dead in New York jail cellJP Morgan warned the US government about more than $1bn in transactions linked to Jeffrey Epstein that were possibly related to reports of human trafficking, new documents confirm.The largest bank in the US filed a suspicious activity report (SAR) in 2019, just weeks after Epstein was found dead in a New York jail cell, about transactions linked to the paedophile financier and prominent business figures. It also flagged wire transfers made by Epstein to Russian banks. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
No high-level US representatives will go to UN climate talks, Trump officials say 31. October 2025 (18:24) Decision to stay away from Cop30 meeting in Brazil underscores administration’s hostility to climate actionThe Trump administration has confirmed that no high-level representatives will be sent by the US to upcoming UN climate talks in Brazil, underscoring the administration’s hostile stance towards action on the climate crisis.The US has always sent delegations of various sizes to UN climate summits over the past three decades, even during periods under George W Bush and Donald Trump’s first term where there was scant desire to address the global heating crisis. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
UK man who murdered pregnant girlfriend after release from prison jailed for 42 years 31. October 2025 (18:11) Alana Odysseos, 32, was pregnant with her third child when she was killed by Shaine March in July last yearA man who murdered his pregnant girlfriend after being released from prison on licence has been jailed for 42 years.Alana Odysseos, 32, was in the early stages of pregnancy with her third child when she was killed by Shaine March last year at her home in Walthamstow, east London. She died at the scene from stab wounds after the attack on 22 July 2024. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Tucker Carlson’s interview with far-right antisemite Nick Fuentes divides conservatives 31. October 2025 (17:36) Heritage Foundation defended former Fox News host, others slammed him for platforming white supremacistConservatives are fighting among themselves over the far-right commentator Tucker Carlson’s decision to interview the antisemitic white supremacist Nick Fuentes on his podcast, where the two men decried conservatives who support Israel.Kevin Roberts, the head of the conservative Heritage Foundation thinktank, defended Carlson after the episode, saying Carlson “remains and, as I have said before, always will be a close friend of the Heritage Foundation”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Ministers’ claims to have helped JLR in doubt as £1.5bn support left untouched 31. October 2025 (17:35) Exclusive: No cyber-attack assistance cash has gone into carmaker’s accounts or to struggling suppliersJaguar Land Rover has not drawn down any of a £1.5bn loan facility guaranteed by the government, with suppliers expressing anger over ministers’ claims to have supported the carmaker’s supply chain after a crippling hack.Britain’s biggest automotive employer was forced to shut down all of its wholly owned factories from 1 September for more than a month, after cyber-attackers compromised key computer systems. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
US electricity bills up by more than 10% in Trump’s second term, data shows 31. October 2025 (17:30) New analysis prompts letter to Trump from Elizabeth Warren: ‘Your administration has no answers for families hit by high energy costs’Donald Trump promised to slash US electricity bills, but they have increased by more than 10% since he retook the White House, new data shows.Democratic lawmakers highlighted the figures in a letter sent to Donald Trump on Friday. “Your administration has no explanations for its failures and no answers for American families that are hit hard by high energy costs, and it continues to actively pursue policies to make this cost crisis worse,” reads the missive, led by Elizabeth Warren, the Massachusetts senator. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Stupidity and royal self-entitlement sank Andrew, and it may not be over yet 31. October 2025 (17:18) Indulged by his mother and ignored for too long by his siblings, it is behaviour like Andrew’s that could ultimately kill the monarchyIt started with a simple photograph, probably the most consequential ever taken of a member of the royal family.There was Prince Andrew, Duke of York, Earl of Inverness, Baron Killyleagh and Knight of the Garter, with his arm around a young woman, while Ghislaine Maxwell stood wolfishly grinning in the background. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Madrid regional government co-funding Woody Allen’s new film – but it must feature ‘Madrid’ in the title 31. October 2025 (17:09) Regional authority is investing €1.5m in the project but has stipulations about featuring ‘identifiable locations’ on screen and the film premiering at an international film festivalThe Madrid regional government is hoping to harness the power of film tourism by investing €1.5m (£1.3m) in a new Woody Allen movie that will be shot in and around the Spanish capital and which will be contractually obliged to feature the word “Madrid” in its title.Regional authorities are confident the 89-year-old film-maker’s next project could do for Madrid what Roman Holiday did for Rome tourism in the early 1950s, and what Sex and the City and Emily in Paris have more recently done to increase visitor numbers to New York and the French capital. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Trump calls on Republicans to abolish the Senate filibuster rule 31. October 2025 (16:58) Calling Democrats ‘stone cold crazy’, president says ‘nuclear option’ is necessary to end government shutdownUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump on Thursday night called on Republicans to abolish the Senate filibuster to bring an end to the ongoing government shutdown and the standoff with Democrats.“BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT THE DEMOCRATS HAVE GONE STONE COLD ‘CRAZY,’ THE CHOICE IS CLEAR – INITIATE THE ‘NUCLEAR OPTION,’ GET RID OF THE FILIBUSTER AND, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!” Trump wrote on his Truth Social account. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
