Ottawa officials to cull ‘mindblowing’ influx of thousands of goldfish in pond 20. November 2025 (18:07) Scourge of goldfish has become growing problem as fish are released by pet owners into increasingly warm watersCity officials in Canada’s capital city, Ottawa, plan to cull thousands of feral goldfish from a stormwater pond, a decision that reflects the pervasive spread of the species throughout the region.Earlier in the year, city staff removed 5,000 fish from the city’s Celebration Park. But as many as 1,000 more are believed to still be living in the water. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘Too little, too late’: damning report condemns UK’s Covid response 20. November 2025 (17:39) Report on handling of pandemic contains stinging criticism of ‘toxic and chaotic’ culture inside Boris Johnson’s No 10‘Chaotic and indecisive’: key findings of report on UK’s Covid response under ToriesDominic Cummings ‘poisoned the atmosphere’ of Boris Johnson’s No 10, Covid inquiry findsThe UK’s response to Covid was “too little, too late”, a damning official report on the handling of the pandemic has concluded, saying the introduction of a lockdown even a week earlier than happened could have saved more than 20,000 lives.The document also has stinging criticism of a “toxic and chaotic” culture inside Boris Johnson’s Downing Street – which it said the then prime minister actively embraced – in which the loudest voices held sway and women were sidelined. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘Golden crime scene’: Elizabeth Warren calls for inquiry into Trump’s ballroom funding 20. November 2025 (17:29) Top Democrat on Senate banking committee says private funding for Trump’s ballroom poses serious corruption concernsUS politics live – latest updatesSenator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts has said that the next independent Department of Justice “should investigate” the private donations that have funded the construction of the new White House ballroom.Warren – who is the top Democrat on the Senate banking committee – told the Guardian in a statement that the ballroom could be “a golden crime scene” and urged the next administration to “follow the money” to uncover “whether any crimes were committed” in its financing. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
