Blast from confiscated explosives at police station in Indian-controlled Kashmir kills nine 15. November 2025 (08:18) The accidental explosion comes days after a deadly car blast in New Delhi which killed at least eight people near the city’s historic Red FortAt least nine people were killed and 32 injured after a cache of confiscated explosives detonated inside a police station in Indian-controlled Kashmir, police have announced.The blast occurred in the Nowgam area of Srinagar, the region’s main city, late on Friday while a team of forensic experts and police were examining the explosive material, said Nalin Prabhat, the region’s police director general. He ruled out any foul play, saying it was an accident. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Teletubbies creator warns parents over ‘empty’ YouTube programmes for children 15. November 2025 (08:00) Anne Wood says algorithms bypass ‘the responsibility of art’ and have failed to support high-quality children’s contentLots of programmes for children on YouTube are “empty” and do “nothing to encourage the imaginative life of children”, the Teletubbies creator has cautioned parents.Anne Wood, the veteran children’s producer who devised the popular TV show for preschool children, said children’s television had long been undervalued and she feared “we’re losing a tremendous amount and nobody can see it because it’s not considered important”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘Bereavement penalty’: people who lost partners hit by insurance premium rises 15. November 2025 (08:00) Campaigners claim AI algorithms are behind hefty increases in renewal quotes for home and car coverShortly after her husband died, Kay Lawley* received renewal quotes from the couple’s home and car insurance provider, Ageas. She told the company of his death and was stunned that the quotes then increased by up to 15%.Her car insurance quote went from £301 to £348, while her home and contents policy rose by almost 12% – from £1,039 to £1,161. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘Not for the faint-hearted’: is running the BBC an impossible job? 15. November 2025 (07:00) After Tim Davie’s resignation, the next director general will face internal strife, external noise and looming talks over the corporation’s existence and purposeAs BBC senior editors arrived at its New Broadcasting House headquarters in central London on Monday, the most pressing question was what had convinced Tim Davie, the corporation’s director general, to quit suddenly. Like any good BBC drama, it was a plot twist no one had seen coming.As they assessed the brutal pressures that had finally proved too much for Davie, a second question soon arose. Was running the BBC now simply an impossible job? Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Avanti accused of ‘virtue signalling without virtue’ over wheelchair user art 15. November 2025 (07:00) Campaigners say train image of two wheelchair users does not reflect reality of single wheelchair space in standard classCampaigners have accused one of the UK’s leading train companies of “virtue signalling without the virtue” after it used images of wheelchair users that they say do not reflect the reality of travelling with a disability.Baraka Carberry, a digital artist, created a new livery for Avanti West Coast, which provides rail links between London and Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool and Scotland, that shows “scenes of people, culture, colours and joy”. Titled Together We Roll, the images stretch across all seven carriages of the new Evero train, which the company says reduces carbon compared with the old fleet of trains. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Orbán’s claims of Trump summit triumph mask growing doubts over his grip on power 15. November 2025 (07:00) Embattled Hungarian leader says he won an indefinite reprieve from sanctions on oil and gas from Russia, but the US has since disputed thisAs Viktor Orbán would tell it, he had the perfect meeting with Donald Trump.After visiting the White House last week, the embattled Hungarian prime minister quickly declared victory, saying he had secured an indefinite exemption from US sanctions on oil and gas imported from Russia. The deal would shield Hungarians from skyrocketing energy prices ahead of parliamentary elections next year and potentially boost Orbán’s chances of extending his 15-year rule. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
About 1m Ford diesel cars sold in UK with defective emissions controls, court told 15. November 2025 (07:00) Ford denies having created ‘defeat devices’ in legal action on behalf of 1.6 million owners against five carmakersAbout a million Ford diesel cars were sold in the UK with serious defects in components supposed to curb toxic exhaust emissions, the high court has been told.The highly polluting vehicles were produced and sold between 2016 and 2018 after Ford’s engineers became aware of the issues, and many were never formally recalled or fixed, lawyers said. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
