‘Vast overreach’: police allowed to conduct warrantless pat-downs of people across inner Melbourne for six months pred 1 dnevom, 3 urami in 31 minutami Search powers, usually reserved for protests, will be in effect in the CBD and beyond in a move criticised by human rights groupsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVictoria police will have the power to conduct warrant-less pat-downs, search cars and move people on in Melbourne’s CBD for six months, in a move human rights and legal groups have described as a “vast overreach”.Police on Tuesday declared the CBD, Docklands, Southbank, the sporting and entertainment precinct and parts of East Melbourne and South Melbourne as a “designated area” from Sunday, until 29 May 2026. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
NHS directed pregnant women to controversial Free Birth Society via charity pred 1 dnevom, 3 urami in 50 minutami Exclusive: NHS websites pointed women to factsheet featuring podcast by ‘dangerous’ influencers linked to baby deaths• Full story: How the FBS is linked to baby deaths around the worldThe NHS has been directing pregnant women to a website that connected them to the Free Birth Society, an organisation that has been linked to baby deaths around the world after promoting labour without medical support.A number of NHS trusts are directing women who are contemplating a “free birth” to a charity website that until Monday referred to FBS podcasts as a source of “empowering stories” that can help British women “preparing for their own birth”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Ofcom urges social media platforms to combat abuse and limit online ‘pile-ons’ pred 1 dnevom, 3 urami in 50 minutami New guidance from UK regulator aims to combat misogynist abuse and ‘revenge porn’Social media platforms are being urged to limit internet “pile-ons” under new guidelines to protect women and girls online.The guidance from Ofcom, the UK communications regulator, to combat misogynist abuse, coercive control and the sharing of intimate images without consent comes into force on Tuesday and includes recommendations to prevent women being harried online. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Reform’s ‘Trumpian’ legal threats hint at more aggressive approach to media pred 1 dnevom, 3 urami in 50 minutami Ultimatums sent to publications appear to intensify as Nigel Farage’s party rises in polls“It was Trumpian,” said Mark Mansfield, editor and CEO of Nation.Cymru, a small English-language Welsh news service. “It has perhaps given us a flavour of how a Reform UK government would behave towards the media.”Mansfield is referring to what he described as an attempt by a figure at Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party to “bully” his publication, but he believes a wider lesson might be learned. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Black Friday discounts fail to offer cheapest prices, Which? research finds pred 1 dnevom, 3 urami in 50 minutami Products sold by retailers including John Lewis and Very among those cheaper outside of November discount periodShoppers holding out for a Black Friday bargain on 28 November may not get the best prices, according to Which? research that found none of the offers on the day were at their lowest level over a 12-month stretch.The consumer group compared prices for 175 home, tech and health appliances across eight retailers, ranging from Amazon to John Lewis. Prices were tracked over a full year, from May 2024 to May 2025, including the 2024 Black Friday period. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
South Korea's 'TV dad' Lee Soon-jae dies at 91 pred 1 dnevom, 3 urami in 52 minutami Lee became a beloved household name for his famous roles in films and on TV for nearly 70 years.(BBC News)
Taliban accuses Pakistan of killing 10 – including nine children – in strikes on Afghanistan pred 1 dnevom, 4 urami in 31 minutami The strikes come a day after a suicide attack on a security compound in Pakistan’s Peshawar cityPakistan strikes on neighbouring Afghanistan have killed 10 people – among them nine children – a Taliban government spokesperson has said, a day after a suicide attack on a security compound in Pakistan’s Peshawar city.“The Pakistani invading forces bombed the house of a local civilian resident ... As a result, nine children (five boys and four girls) and one woman were martyred” in Khost province, Zabihullah Mujahid said on X. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
