Wiggles admit likely consumer law breach over Emma Bow headbands with button batteries 11. November 2025 (03:33) Children’s music supergroup pledges to discuss safety risks on special episode of Wiggle Talk podcastFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastChildren’s entertainers the Wiggles have admitted to selling headbands to kids without warning about the dangers of button batteries contained within the products.More than 3,100 Emma Bow headbands, which have four flashing lights powered by button batteries, were sold at live concerts, retailers and online between June 2022 and March 2024. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Canada no longer measles-free as outbreaks spread 11. November 2025 (03:23) Canada has lost its measles elimination status as vaccination rates have slipped below the 95% coverage rate needed to stop outbreaksCanada is no longer measles-free because of ongoing outbreaks, international health experts said on Monday, as childhood vaccination rates fall and the highly contagious virus spreads across North and South America.The loss of the country’s measles elimination status comes more than a year after the highly contagious virus started spreading. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Senate approves funding package to end longest US government shutdown 11. November 2025 (02:34) In 60-40 tally, coalition of Democrats break from their party and vote with Republicans, enraging many in their caucusUS politics live – latest updatesThe Senate on Monday approved a funding package that is expected to bring to a close the longest government shutdown in US history, after a coalition of Democrats broke from their party and voted with Republicans, in a move that has enraged many in their caucus.The vote passed in a 60-40 tally, with seven Democrats and one independent joining all Republicans to advance a compromise deal that would fund most federal agencies through January. The agreement, which next goes to the House for approval, does not directly address the expiring tax credits for healthcare premiums, the issue at the center of the 40-day stalemate between Democrats and Republicans, though the Senate majority leader John Thune has promised a Senate vote later this year on the subsidies. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘Success is shutting them down’: Met police in fight against illegal vape and phone shops 11. November 2025 (01:01) Products that fail fire safety checks, are counterfeit and breach laws protecting children targeted in raids in LondonA rainbow of vapes and Apple-branded products light up the window of a south London shop as a small army of police prepare to march through the door.Officers have been watching the shop for months and have already carried out tests in independent labs on products bought there. Most have come back with a high risk rate for possible electrocution and fires. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds 11. November 2025 (01:01) World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensityChina’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months, analysis reveals, adding evidence to the hope that the world’s biggest polluter has managed to hit its target of peak CO2 emissions well ahead of schedule.Rapid increases in the deployment of solar and wind power generation – which grew by 46% and 11% respectively in the third quarter of this year – meant the country’s energy sector emissions remained flat, even as the demand for electricity increased. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
