Bus chaperone kept working at school during months-long police investigation into alleged child sexual abuse 14. November 2025 (15:00) Exclusive: Victorian education department apologises to mother who alleged her nonverbal child was sexually assaulted by the man. He denied the allegations and no charges were laidGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA school bus chaperone who allegedly sexually assaulted a nonverbal child continued working with students for months during the subsequent Victorian police investigation, prompting an apology to the girl’s mother from the state’s education department.The allegation was denied by the chaperone and did not lead to charges. But Victoria’s education department apologised to the mother last year for failing to implement risk mitigation strategies during the police investigation.In Australia, children, young adults, parents and teachers can contact the Kids Helpline on 1800 55 1800; adult survivors can seek help at Blue Knot Foundation on 1300 657 380. Other sources of help can be found at Child Helpline International Continue reading...(The Guardian)
US catholic bishops issues rare condemnation of Trump administration’s immigration enforcement – live 14. November 2025 (14:54) US Conference of Catholic Bishops calls for ‘meaningful immigration reform’ in first message of its kind in 12 years Trump reposted a Fox News segment on Truth Social a short while ago, with the caption “THE JEFFREY EPSTEIN HOAX”. In the clip, host Jesse Walters accuses Democrats of “launching a smear campaign disguised as a bombshell”, referring the tranche of emails released this week, which include correspondence from Epstein to his co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell, calling Trump the “dog that hasn’t barked” and noting that the president “spent hours” at Epstein’s home.Since House oversight Democrats released the emails, Trump has called them a “deflection” from the party’s performance during the record-breaking government shutdown. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Trump’s targeting of alleged drug vessels strains UK-US intelligence ties 14. November 2025 (14:50) Suspension of intelligence cooperation in Caribbean is unusual move and there is potential for political falloutExplainer: is US preparing to attack Venezuela?It is an intelligence relationship that predates even the Five Eyes: the UKUSA alliance that began, naturally enough, in secret in 1946. But this week the strain of trying to be the closest security ally to a freewheeling White House has begun to show.Britain, it emerged, had quietly suspended intelligence cooperation with the US in the Caribbean because London does not consider the deadly US military campaign against ships accused of drug trafficking to be in line with international law. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Jaguar Land Rover slides to loss of almost £500m after cyber-attack 14. November 2025 (14:41) Carmaker reports £196m of exceptional direct costs in addressing hack as it returns to full outputBusiness live – latest updatesThe cyber-attack that closed Jaguar Land Rover factories has pushed the company from profit into a quarterly loss of almost £500m, the carmaker has revealed.JLR made pre-tax losses of £485m in the three months to 30 September, with production shut down throughout September due to the hack – a brutal turnaround from the £398m profit it recorded in the same period a year earlier, and ending 11 consecutive quarters of profit. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
RedBird Capital drops £500m Telegraph takeover bid 14. November 2025 (14:35) US private equity group’s deal collapses amid newsroom criticism and threat of regulator interventionBusiness live – latest updatesRedBird Capital has dropped its £500m bid for the Telegraph Media Group, throwing the future of its daily and Sunday titles into further uncertainty.The private equity group founded by Gerry Cardinale has been under intense attack in recent weeks with the Telegraph newsroom – and allies including the former editor Charles Moore and the ex-Spectator chief Fraser Nelson – publishing a string of pieces calling for its links to China to be investigated. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
