Labour MPs urge Reeves to drop private finance plans for NHS buildings 21. November 2025 (07:00) Chancellor told PFI-style schemes familiar from New Labour era are ‘fiscal illusion’ offering no value for moneyRachel Reeves has been urged by 40 Labour MPs to drop plans to fund NHS buildings with private finance initiatives (PFI) that would saddle the health service with debt.The Labour MPs, including Cat Eccles, Clive Lewis and Rebecca Long-Bailey, pressed the chancellor to commit to investment in the NHS without the use of private capital and warned that a return to the New Labour era of private funding for public projects would be damaging for trust in the government. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Neo-Nazi member refused bail after allegedly sending ‘menacing message’ about federal MP Allegra Spender 21. November 2025 (06:30) Magistrate refuses Davis’s application for bail because of risk he could commit a ‘dangerous’ offenceFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA member of an active neo-Nazi group who allegedly harassed a politician who condemned a recent neo-Nazi protest has been refused bail and will remain in custody due to risks he could commit a “dangerous” offence.Joel Davis, a 30-year-old from the Sydney suburb of Bondi who is a member of the National Socialist Network, was arrested by the Australian federal police on Thursday after he was accused of sending a “menacing message”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Superman No 1 sells for $9.12m, becoming most expensive comic ever sold 21. November 2025 (06:23) The pristine copy of Superman No 1, the character’s first solo title from 1939, was discovered in an attic in California last year A copy of Superman No 1 that was discovered in an attic in California last year has become the world’s most expensive comic book after selling for US$9.12m (£6.96m, A$14.14m).Superman No 1 was published in 1939 and was the Man of Steel’s first solo title. It marked the first time a character that debuted in a comic book had their own title devoted entirely to them. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Serbian president faces legal complaint in Sarajevo ‘sniper-tourism’ case 21. November 2025 (06:00) Milan allegations link Aleksandar Vučić to 1990s shootings of civilians in Bosnian capital by Italians and othersIn the snipers’ sights: life under fire during siege of Sarajevo – in picturesA Croatian investigative reporter has filed a complaint with Milan prosecutors against the Serbian president, Aleksandar Vučić, for his alleged involvement in the “Sarajevo safari” affair, in which snipers from Italy and other countries allegedly travelled to the Bosnian capital to kill civilians during the four-year siege of the city in the 1990s.Last week, Milan prosecutors launched an investigation aimed at identifying the Italians allegedly involved on charges of voluntary murder aggravated by cruelty and abject motives. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Cryptocurrency backed by Farage donor is used for Russian war effort, investigators say 21. November 2025 (06:00) Tether tokens found to facilitate scheme that enables sanctions evasion and launders money for the KremlinA cryptocurrency backed by one of Nigel Farage’s biggest donors has been used to help Russia fight its war against Ukraine, British investigators say.The National Crime Agency has spent four years trying to crack a multibillion-dollar scheme that exchanges cash from drug and gun sales in the UK for crypto, digital tokens that are designed to hide their users’ identities. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Fundraisers warn of ‘catastrophic’ drop in donations to Gaza since ceasefire 21. November 2025 (06:00) ‘The world thinks Palestinians don’t need help any more,’ aid organiser says, despite desperate need as winter nearsFundraisers collecting for Palestinian civilians in Gaza are seeing a “catastrophic” drop-off in donations since the ceasefire was announced in October.Donations collected by volunteers and funnelled to needy families living in temporary shelters and struggling with illness, hunger and malnutrition have been harder to raise since then, according to organisers, many of whom have been running volunteer initiatives for Palestinians in Gaza on third-party crowdfunding platforms over the past two years. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Woman jailed for 20 years over death of Australian surfer brothers and American man in Mexico 21. November 2025 (04:29) Mexican woman Ary Gisell Silva, 23, admitted she instigated robbery of Jake and Callum Robinson, as well as American Jack Carter RhoadA Mexican court sentenced a woman to 20 years in prison for her involvement in the April 2024 killings of two Australian surfers and an American at a surfing hotspot in Baja California, judicial authorities said Thursday.The victims were Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson, aged 30 and 33, respectively, and Jack Carter Rhoad, a 30-year-old US citizen. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Wieambilla police shooting not ‘terrorism’ but driven by Train family’s shared ‘delusions’, Queensland coroner finds 21. November 2025 (04:01) Coroner’s report into deaths of Rachel McCrow, Matthew Arnold and Alan Dare released following five-day inquestFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Queensland coroner has found that the three members of the Train family behind the 2022 Wieambilla shootings were not terrorists, but instead killed two police officers and a neighbour due to their shared “persecutory” delusions.Officers Rachel McCrow and Matthew Arnold were killed by the trio of conspiracy theorists at the remote property about 270km west of Brisbane on 12 December 2022. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
