Questions for UK embassy in Tel Aviv over employee who owns home in illegal settlement 24. November 2025 (11:08) Embassy’s employment of Gila Ben-Yakov Phillips is potentially violation of UK sanctions law, say expertsThe British embassy in Tel Aviv may have broken both UK sanctions law and UK government security policies by employing an Israeli citizen who owns a home in an illegal settlement in occupied Palestine, legal experts have said.The embassy’s deputy head of corporate services and HR, Gila Ben-Yakov Phillips, moved to Kerem Reim in 2022. She listed a house she bought there as her home address on financial documents at the time. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘How could that happen?’: footage of Sea World helicopters in deadly mid-air collision shown at inquest 24. November 2025 (10:34) Survivor tells how she was trapped under ‘hot machinery’ in the wreckage after the choppers crashed over the Gold Coast Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA woman has given a harrowing account of how she was trapped under “hot machinery” after the Sea World helicopter she was travelling in collided with another over the Gold Coast, killing four people.Giving evidence on Monday at the start of the inquest into one of Australia’s worst air disasters, Winnie De Silva relived the moment the two Sea World choppers collided above the Gold Coast Broadwater in January 2023. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Spain’s attorney general quits after guilty verdict for leaking confidential information 24. November 2025 (10:15) Blow to leftist coalition government of PM Pedro Sánchez, who appointed Álvaro García Ortiz in 2022Spain’s chief prosecutor has announced his resignation after the supreme court found him guilty last week of leaking confidential information in a case involving a leading opposition figure’s partner.The unprecedented case is a blow to the leftist coalition government of the prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, who appointed Álvaro García Ortiz in 2022 and has defended his innocence repeatedly. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Hardcore band Speed wins inaugural $80,000 New South Wales Music prize 24. November 2025 (10:00) Sydney band, as well as Ninajirachi and rapper Barkaa, win new state government awards aiming to support local musicians against international competitionGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailAustralian hardcore band Speed has won the inaugural $80,000 New South Wales Music prize, a new award attempting to support musicians in the face of streaming algorithms that promote international names over local artists.The NSW Music prize was announced by the state government last year as part of its 10-year plan to support local music, with the goal of helping musicians “in the face of increasing competition from overseas artists via streaming platforms”.Sign up for our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend, every Saturday morning Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Search is on for the German hairy snail in London 24. November 2025 (10:00) Conchologists, and citizen scientists team up to seek out endangered mollusc species along River ThamesIt is tiny, hairy and “German” – and it could be hiding underneath a piece of driftwood near you. Citizen scientists and expert conchologists are teaming up to conduct the first London-wide search for one of Britain’s most endangered molluscs.The fingernail-sized German hairy snail (Pseudotrichia rubiginosa) is found in fragmented patches of habitat mostly along the tidal Thames. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
One in four unconcerned by sexual deepfakes created without consent, survey finds 24. November 2025 (10:00) Senior UK police officer says AI is accelerating violence against women and girls and that technology companies are complicitOne in four people think there is nothing wrong with creating and sharing sexual deepfakes, or they feel neutral about it, even when the person depicted has not consented, according to a police-commissioned survey.The findings prompted a senior police officer to warn that the use of AI is accelerating an epidemic in violence against women and girls (VAWG), and that technology companies are complicit in this abuse. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
