BBC apologises to Trump over edited speech but rejects compensation claim 13. November 2025 (21:56) ‘We strongly disagree there is a basis for a defamation claim’, reads statement expressing ‘sincere regrets’ over Panorama episodeThe BBC has apologised to Donald Trump over the editing of a Panorama documentary that led to the resignation of its director general, Tim Davie, and the BBC News chief, Deborah Turness.However, the corporation has rejected his demands for compensation, after lawyers for Trump threatened to sue for $1bn (£759m) in damages unless the BBC issued a retraction, apologised and settled with him. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
US designates four European anti-fascist groups as terrorist threats 13. November 2025 (21:30) State department claims groups in Germany, Italy and Greece ‘conspiring to undermine foundations of western civilization’The US state department has announced that it will designate four European self-described anti-fascist groups as Foreign Terrorist Organisations, as the Trump administration broadens its campaign against what it portrays as an international wave of leftist violence.In a public statement on Thursday, the state department said it would designate Antifa Ost in Germany, the Italy-based International Revolutionary Front, and two organisations in Greece – Armed Proletarian Justice and Revolutionary Class Self Defense – as “Specially Designated Global Terrorists … conspiring to undermine the foundations of Western Civilization through their brutal attacks”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Canada says Russia and China are ramping up spy efforts in Arctic region 13. November 2025 (21:21) Canada’s spy agency says it has observed intelligence threats targeting country’s government and private sectorCanada’s domestic spy agency says Russia and China have a “significant intelligence interest” in Canada’s Arctic, and are targeting both the country’s government and its private sector.In his annual speech on threats facing Canada, Dan Rogers, director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), flagged mounting concerns over hostile nations growing increasingly emboldened in the Arctic. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Peers to mount fresh offensive to halt assisted dying bill 13. November 2025 (21:13) More than half of the 942 amendments have been tabled by seven lords in move which could filibuster legislationPeers will mount a new offensive to halt the assisted dying bill on Friday, tabling almost 1,000 new amendments to the legislation in an effort to run down the clock.More than half of the 942 amendments have been tabled by just seven members of the House of Lords, all of them vocal opponents of assisted dying (AD). A source close to the bill said it was possible it could in effect get filibustered if peers pushed many amendments to a vote. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Hospital consultants gearing up to join resident doctors in striking over pay 13. November 2025 (21:12) Exclusive: Move could cause huge disruption and present ministers with major new headache
Hospital consultants are gearing up to join resident doctors in striking over pay in a move that could cause huge disruption for the NHS and present ministers with a major new headache.In addition, resident doctors – who will tomorrow embark on their latest strike – have decided to adopt a more militant approach in pursuit of their 26% pay claim in which they strike every month, to put pressure on the government. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Chicago daycare worker freed after judge rules ICE arrest unlawful 13. November 2025 (20:50) Diana Santillana Galeano’s detention sparked outrage after agents dragged her from a daycareA Chicago daycare worker whose arrest by federal agents last week sparked widespread outrage has been released from custody.On Thursday, Diana Santillana Galeano’s attorney said she was released from an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in Clay county, Indiana, on Wednesday night. Her release followed a federal judge’s ruling earlier in the day that her arrest was “unlawful” as she had not had a preliminary bond hearing. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
