MPs and BBC staff call for Robbie Gibb to leave broadcaster’s board 11. November 2025 (21:09) Boris Johnson’s appointee is accused of pushing claims of institutional bias at the corporation after shock resignationsMPs and BBC staff members have called for Robbie Gibb to be removed from the corporation’s board as outgoing director general Tim Davie hit out at the “weaponisation” of criticisms of the broadcaster.In an online meeting with Davie, staff questioned the position of Gibb, Theresa May’s former communications chief, who was appointed during Boris Johnson’s time as prime minister. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Trump administration moves again to dismantle top US consumer watchdog 11. November 2025 (20:49) Administration argues the funding mechanism behind the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is unlawfulThe Trump administration launched its most direct attempt yet to shut down the top US consumer watchdog, arguing the current funding mechanism behind the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is unlawful.Attorneys for the administration claimed in a court filing that the agency “anticipates exhausting its currently available funds in early 2026”, setting the stage for it to be dismantled. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Australia news live: big banks lend $43bn to fossil fuel companies; NSW to spend $130m on beds for homeless 11. November 2025 (20:44) Analysis says $30bn given to expand existing coal, oil and gas projects. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s big four banks have provided $43bn to fossil fuel companies in the last decade, with ANZ and Westpac continuing to fund further gas expansion.Expansions of coal, oil and gas projects accounted for $30bn of the funding, according to analysis by green advocacy group Market Forces released nearly 10 years on from the Paris agreement’s signing. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
MPs call for release of 15 penguins ‘trapped’ at London aquarium 11. November 2025 (20:41) Cross-party group wants environment secretary to urgently examine moving the birds to a facility ‘better aligned with their needs’A group of 75 MPs are calling for the release of 15 penguins “trapped” in a small enclosure “without sunlight or fresh air” at the Sea Life London Aquarium.Housing the 15 gentoo penguins at the attraction on the South Bank was “un-British”, said the leader of the campaign. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Children being ‘sedated’ by algorithmic YouTube content, MPs hear 11. November 2025 (20:25) Experts including children’s laureate lament low quality of entertainment and call for more funding for children’s TVLots of children’s programming made for YouTube is “not entertainment, it’s sedation”, the UK children’s laureate has warned.Frank Cottrell-Boyce said “frictionless” programming in which children are “bombarded with information”, such as CoCoMelon, a YouTube Kids channel with 180 million subscribers, failed to offer the “stimulation and nourishment” that previous generations had enjoyed. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
