Thirteen people injured after speedway car ploughs into grandstand during NSW demolition derby 16. November 2025 (01:24) Two in critical condition after driver crashes into crowd at Walcha Motorcycle Rally about 90km from TamworthFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA speedway car lost control and ploughed into a grandstand, injuring 13 rural motoring enthusiasts on Saturday night.Emergency services rushed to Walcha’s showgrounds, which 90km from Tamworth in New South Wales, early in the evening after a crash at the Walcha Motorcycle Rally. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Federal immigration officers begin sweep in Charlotte, North Carolina 16. November 2025 (01:02) Local reports say targets include church parishioners doing yard work and workers hanging Christmas lightsFederal immigration officers on Saturday began a sweep through Charlotte, the largest city in North Carolina, federal officials confirmed.Local media reports said that among the locations targeted by masked federal agents was a church in east Charlotte, where an arrest was made while about 15 to 20 church members were doing yard work on the property. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Nature not a blocker to housing growth, inquiry finds 16. November 2025 (01:01) Commons committee report challenges ‘lazy narrative’ used by ministers that scapegoats wildlife and the environmentNature is not a blocker to housing growth, an inquiry by MPs has found, in direct conflict with claims made by ministers.Toby Perkins, the Labour chair of the environmental audit committee, said nature was being scapegoated, and that rather than being a block to growth, it was necessary for building resilient towns and neighbourhoods. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Teenager charged with murder after death of girl, 17, in South Wales 16. November 2025 (00:09) Gwent police name victim as Lainie Williams and have charged Cameron Cheng, 18, a British nationalA teenager has been charged with murder after a 17-year-old girl was killed in South Wales.The girl, named as Lainie Williams, was pronounced dead at the scene, Gwent police said. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Australia news live: Wong says Liberal party ‘overrun by the fringes’; 13 injured after speedway car ploughs into crowd in NSW 15. November 2025 (23:58) Foreign affairs minister says Coalition’s approach to environmental policy will lead to higher energy prices. Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWong says Turkey-Australia Cop31 hosting deadlock ‘needs to be resolved’Australia and Turkey have very different reasons for wanting to host the next Cop climate conference, says Penny Wong, as the impasse continues – and the deadline for the decision fast approaches.What I would say is this does need to be resolved. Obviously, discussions are ongoing now in Belem, in Brazil. Chris [Bowen] is on his way – or he may be there now – and we hope that negotiations will see an outcome.The prime minister is looking forward to seeing President [Recep Tayyip] Erdogan at the summit. I would anticipate there will be resolution by the end of the week. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
UK government set to make support for asylum seekers ‘discretionary’ 15. November 2025 (23:30) Home secretary expected to change system to deny help to those who can work or who have assetsShabana Mahmood is expected to announce changes to Britain’s asylum system on Monday in an attempt to quell rising fears about immigration.The home secretary plans to amend laws that guarantee housing and financial support to asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Suspect arrested in shooting death of beloved Oakland football coach 15. November 2025 (22:31) Cedric Irving Jr, 27, is alumnus of high school where John Beam taught before gaining fame on Netflix’s Last Change UA 27-year-old Skyline high school alumnus, frequently seen lingering near Laney College, has been taken into custody in connection with the fatal shooting of Oakland football coach John Beam.Police identified the suspect as Cedric Irving Jr, who was apprehended before dawn at the San Leandro, California, Bart station, ending an urgent search for the individual believed responsible. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Marjorie Taylor Greene says she’s had ‘warnings for my safety’ after posts by Trump 15. November 2025 (21:07) One-time Maga loyalist diverges with Trump on issues including Epstein, so US president has withdrawn supportMarjorie Taylor Greene, a longtime Republican ally who previously fiercely defended Donald Trump and his Maga movement, said on Saturday she had been contacted by private security firms “with warnings for my safety” after Trump announced on Friday he was withdrawing his support for and endorsement of the Georgia representative.In a post on X, Greene said that “a hot bed of threats against me are being fueled and egged on by the most powerful man in the world”, without referring to Trump by name, adding it was “the man I supported and helped get elected”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Ethiopia confirms outbreak of deadly Marburg virus 15. November 2025 (20:23) At least nine cases detected of Ebola-like illness, according to Africa CDC, which kills up to 80% of those infectedEthiopia has confirmed an outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus in the south of the country, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has said.The Marburg virus is one of the deadliest known pathogens. Like Ebola, it causes severe bleeding, fever, vomiting and diarrhoea and has a 21-day incubation period. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Factchecking five Coalition claims about net zero, from power prices to the $9tn cost 15. November 2025 (20:00) As Liberals join Nationals in abandoning a 2050 emissions target, we unpick some of the opposition’s talking pointsSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter hereAre you trying to make sense of some of the big claims made by Liberal and National party MPs for abandoning their support for Australia reaching net zero emissions by 2050?We’re here to help. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
