Seal escapes from pod of killer whales by jumping on to photographer’s boat 14. November 2025 (00:59) Charvet Drucker captures dramatic video and photos of seal being hunted by orcas in Salish Sea, north-west of SeattleA wildlife photographer on a whale-watching trip in waters off Seattle captured dramatic video and photos of a pod of killer whales hunting a seal that survived only by clambering on to the stern of her boat.Charvet Drucker was on a rented 20ft (6m) boat near her home on an island in the Salish Sea about 40 miles north-west of Seattle when she spotted a pod of at least eight killer whales, also known as orcas. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Molly Ticehurst’s ex-boyfriend pleads guilty to 2024 murder that ignited national anti-DV campaign 14. November 2025 (00:24) Death of 28-year-old childhood educator in Forbes, NSW, intensified a national campaign against domestic and gendered violenceFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe former boyfriend of Molly Ticehurst has pleaded guilty to her domestic violence murder and made other admissions.Daniel Billings appeared via audio-video link in Forbes local court, in central western New South Wales, on Friday morning to enter the plea. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Your Party receives ‘small portion’ of withheld supporters’ donations 14. November 2025 (00:19) Row continues between camps of Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana, whose company holds hundreds of thousands of pounds of party fundsThe leftwing Your Party, set up by Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana, is embroiled in another public row over donations to the party.A statement from Corbyn along with Shockat Adam MP, Adnan Hussain MP, Ayoub Khan MP and Iqbal Mohamed MP states that hundreds of thousands of pounds were donated to the party “by supporters in good faith, but have since remained beyond its reach”, which they describe as being “extremely frustrating and disheartening”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Australia news live: Albanese says Coalition ‘too busy fighting each other’ and have no plan to reduce power prices 13. November 2025 (23:52) Meanwhile 10 schools closed in ACT after warning about children’s play sand. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSome ACT schools partially closed, with preschools also affected over asbestos warning for play sandThe list of schools closed in the ACT also includes partial closures affecting multiple classes and preschool closures.What we’ve done is been very clear and said we’re going back to an approach where the market will determine the types of technologies and the pathways. And that is the traditional Liberal approach to addressing these types of issues. And that’s how business gets certainty because it enables the market to dictate.I think people will understand that they don’t want us racing ahead of the rest of the world, costing us manufacturing jobs, costing us industry jobs and putting unrealistic and unreasonable pressure on households because of their electricity bills. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
