The Guardian – World
• 26/12/2025
Provisional figures in government mandate’s first year show 20% shortfall in levels of SAF supplied for UK flightsThe take-up of sustainable aviation fuels is on course to fall short of the UK government’s first annual mandate, official figures suggest.Production data published by the Department for Transport (DfT) covering most of 2025 shows that sustainable fuels (SAF) only accounted for 1.6% of fuel supplied for UK flights – 20% less fuel in volume than the 2% needed to fulfil the requirem...
This archived item refers to sustainable aviation fuel take-up in UK unlikely to hit 2025 target, data suggests. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
The Guardian – World
• 26/12/2025
Millions of households are exposed to materials in upholstered furniture that can release dangerous fumes when they burnThe UK is still using extremely outdated furniture fire safety rules, putting people at risk from toxic materials, an MP has warned.Bob Blackman, the chair of the all-party parliamentary group (APPG) on fire safety, said the government has failed to update rules that date back to 1988, leaving millions of households exposed to materials that exacerbate the release of dangero...
This archived item refers to outdated furniture fire safety rules putting people at risk, MP warns. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
The Guardian – World
• 26/12/2025
President claims strikes targeted militants in country’s northwest, accusing group of attacking Christian communitiesDonald Trump said the US has carried out airstrikes against Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria on Thursday, claiming the militant group had been targeting Christians in the region.The president said in a post on Truth Social: “Tonight, at my direction as Commander in Chief, the United States launched a powerful and deadly strike against ISIS Terrorist Scum in Northwes...
This archived item refers to uS carries out airstrikes against Islamic State ‘terrorist scum’ in Nigeria, Trump says. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
The Guardian – World
• 25/12/2025
Sergei Udaltsov, Putin critic affiliated with the Communist party, convicted of justifying terrorismA court in Russia on Thursday convicted a pro-war activist and critic of Vladimir Putin of justifying terrorism and sentenced him to six years in prison.Sergei Udaltsov, the leader of the Left Front movement that opposes Putin and is affiliated with the Communist party, was arrested last year. Continue reading...
This archived item refers to russian opposition leader sentenced to six years in prison. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
The Guardian – World
• 25/12/2025
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s daughters seen at Sandringham church as more details about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein emergePrincesses Eugenie and Beatrice attended church with the royal family on Christmas morning, in a year where their father Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was stripped of his royal titles.Mountbatten-Windsor’s two daughters could be seen walking behind King Charles III and Queen Camilla on their way to church on the private Sandringham estate in Norfolk. Continue reading...
This archived item refers to princesses Eugenie and Beatrice join royal family for Christmas Day service. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
The Guardian – World
• 25/12/2025
Greater Manchester Friends of Palestine, which has no affiliation to direct action group, informed by deputy mayorA grassroots pro-Palestinian organisation in the UK has been told its bank account was frozen because of “an investigation into Palestine Action”, despite it having no affiliation to the direct action group.Greater Manchester Friends of Palestine (GMFP), which organises peaceful protests and vigils, had access to its funds cut off indefinitely by Virgin Money after Palestine Actio...
This archived item refers to grassroots group’s bank account frozen due to ‘Palestine Action investigation’. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
The Guardian – World
• 25/12/2025
Concerns thefts could accelerate over Christmas shutdown, with tools and equipment increasingly targetedThefts of tools and equipment from building sites are increasingly being carried out by organised criminal groups, according to security bosses, amid warnings that the crimewave could accelerate during the Christmas construction shutdown.Copper cables, tools and even telehandlers and diggers costing tens of thousands of pounds have been stolen in recent months, according to the security fir...
This archived item refers to security bosses warn of rise in UK building site thefts by organised crime. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
The Guardian – World
• 25/12/2025
Winning margin of 28,000 votes announced a month late but before review of all ‘inconsistent’ ballots was completedDonald Trump-backed candidate Nasry “Tito” Asfura has been declared the winner of Honduras’s presidential election after a vote count that dragged on for almost a month and was marred by fraud allegations and criticism of interference by the US president.The rightwing Asfura, 67, a construction magnate and former mayor of the capital, Tegucigalpa, secured 40.27% of the vote, agai...
This archived item refers to trump-backed candidate Asfura declared new president of Honduras. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
The Guardian – World
• 24/12/2025
Fourteen countries, also including France, Italy, Ireland and Spain, say actions ‘violate international law and risk fuelling instability’Fourteen countries, including Britain, Canada and Germany, have condemned the Israeli security cabinet’s approval of 19 new settlements in the occupied West Bank, saying they violate international law and risk fuelling instability.Israel approved a proposal last Sunday for the new Jewish settlements, which brings the recent total to 69, according to the far...
This archived item refers to uK, Canada and Germany condemn Israel for 19 new West Bank settlements. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
The Guardian – World
• 24/12/2025
Amid outrage over limited release so far and widespread redactions, DoJ analysts labor to vet remaining filesThe US justice department estimates it has hundreds of thousands of additional records related to Jeffrey Epstein to review – a process that involves a team of 200 departmental analysts and which will take another week to complete.According to Axios, which cited unnamed justice department officials, about 750,000 records have been reviewed and disclosed, and about 700,000 more remain t...
This archived item refers to uS justice department still has hundreds of thousands of Epstein files due to be released. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
The Guardian – World
• 24/12/2025
Chair of parliament’s tech select committee says Trump administration is trying to limit debateUK politics live – latest updatesA senior Labour MP has accused the Trump administration of undermining free speech after Marco Rubio, the US secretary of state, announced sanctions against two British anti-disinformation campaigners.Chi Onwurah, the chair of parliament’s technology select committee, criticised the US government hours after it announced “visa-related” sanctions against five European...
This archived item refers to ‘Undermines free speech’: Labour MP hits back at US government over visa-related sanctions. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
The Guardian – World
• 24/12/2025
Strikes were latest violation of year-long ceasefire and targeted what Israel said were Hezbollah sites Israel has carried out several airstrikes in southern Lebanon on what it said was Hezbollah infrastructure, as a new year’s deadline for the Lebanese state to disarm the group in the south of the country loomed.Israeli warplanes bombed the valleys of Houmin, Wadi Azza and Nimeiriya in the southern Nabatieh area on Wednesday morning. Residents reported that Israeli drones continued to hover ...
This archived item refers to israel strikes southern Lebanon as deadline to disarm Hezbollah nears. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
The Guardian – World
• 24/12/2025
Critics say deployment is unwarranted and could cause fear in the city, which has seen a decrease in violent crime ratesThe Trump administration is deploying 350 national guard troops to New Orleans ahead of the new year, launching another federal deployment in the city at the same time that an immigration crackdown led by border patrol is under way.Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said on Tuesday that guard members, as they have in other deployments in large cities, will be tasked with sup...
This archived item refers to trump approves deployment of 350 national guard members to New Orleans. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
The Guardian – World
• 24/12/2025
Trump has shown erratic and bizarre behavior throughout the year, leading to questions about his mental acuityIn an address from the White House in December, Donald Trump claimed that, over the past 11 months, his administration had brought “more positive change” than any government in US history.“There has never been anything like it,” Trump added.America is respected again as a country. We were not respected with Biden. They looked at him falling down stairs every day. Every day, the guy’s ...
This archived item refers to is Trump mentally OK? A look back at the president’s unusual behavior in 2025. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
The Guardian – World
• 24/12/2025
Legislation that seeks to curb harmful content is viewed as a threat to Silicon Valley by many Maga politiciansUK politics live – latest updatesFor Maga politicians, European tech regulation hits hard in two areas: at the economic interests of Silicon Valley and at their view of free speech.The action against five Europeans who are taking on harmful content and the platforms that host it has had an inevitable feel to it, given the increasingly vociferous reactions to the EU’s Digital Services...
This archived item refers to visa ban for European critics of online harm is first shot in US free speech war. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
The Guardian – World
• 24/12/2025
Negotiations expected to last four days as each side calls on the other to show sincerity in words and actionsCambodian and Thai officials began four days of talks at a border checkpoint on Wednesday intended to negotiate an end to the deadly clashes between the two countries, Phnom Penh said.The meeting in Thailand’s Chanthaburi province had been at risk after Phnom Penh demanded a switch to a neutral venue. Continue reading...
This archived item refers to thailand and Cambodia begin talks to end deadly clashes after venue row. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
The Guardian – World
• 24/12/2025
Washington accused of ‘coercion and intimidation’ after five Europeans behind campaign to regulate American tech giants targetedUK politics live – latest updatesThe French president, Emmanuel Macron, and the European Union have accused Washington of “coercion and intimidation”, after the US imposed a visa ban on five prominent European figures who have been at heart of the campaign to introduce laws regulating American tech giants.The visa bans were imposed on Tuesday on Thierry Breton, a for...
This archived item refers to macron and EU condemn US visa bans as row over ‘censorship’ escalates. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
The Guardian – World
• 24/12/2025
Imran Ahmed and Clare Melford among five Europeans hit with visa bans over claims they wish to ‘suppress American viewpoints they oppose’Good morning. Christmas is the time of peace on earth and goodwill towards all men. But there is not much sign of that in US/UK relations this morning, where the Trump administration has just sanctioned two Britons, among others, for supposedly trying to suppress free speech in the US, and that has led to the Lib Dem leader Ed Davey engaging in a Twitter war...
This archived item refers to two British anti-hate speech campaigners sanctioned by US state department – UK politics live. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
The Guardian – World
• 24/12/2025
Charity finds grants for crucial alterations take average 375 days, with many MND patients dying in this timePeople with motor neurone disease (MND) are dying waiting for grants to make their homes fit to live in due to a huge backlogs in applications, campaigners have said.The MND Association has found it takes an average of 375 days for people in England to get essential home adaptations through the government’s disabled facilities grant (DFG) due to growing delays in the system. Continue r...
This archived item refers to motor neurone disease patients in England die waiting for home adaptations, campaigners say. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
The Guardian – World
• 24/12/2025
Introduced in response to the Bondi beach terror attack, the laws give police powers to ban on protests for up to three months after a terrorist eventTen minutes of terror: how the Bondi mass shooting unfolded in real time – videoFollow the latest live updatesThe New South Wales premier, Chris Minns, has said it is up to the state’s police commissioner, Mal Lanyon, when to activate controversial new powers to ban protests – although he made it clear he would like them triggered quickly.The ne...
This archived item refers to nSW premier says police commissioner to decide when to use state’s new protest ban powers. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
The Guardian – World
• 24/12/2025
Video shows Gen Xu Qinxian explaining why he refused to deploy troops to crush 1989 student-led demonstrationsRare footage of a People’s Liberation Army (PLA) general who defied orders to lead his troops into Tiananmen Square and crush the 1989 student protesters has been leaked online, offering a highly unusual glimpse into the upper echelons of the military at one of the most fraught moments in modern Chinese history.General Xu Qinxian’s refusal to take his troops from the PLA’s prestigious...
This archived item refers to rare footage from trial of Chinese general who defied Tiananmen crackdown order leaked online. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
The Guardian – World
• 24/12/2025
State department accuses group of pressuring tech firms to censor or suppress American viewpoints through regulation of disinformationThe state department has barred five Europeans from the US, accusing them of leading efforts to pressure tech firms to censor or suppress American viewpoints, in the latest attack on European regulations that target hate speech and misinformation.Secretary of state Marco Rubio said the five people targeted with visa bans – who include former European Commission...
This archived item refers to former EU commissioner and activists barred from US in attack on European tech regulators. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
The Guardian – World
• 24/12/2025
Qesser Zuhrah and Amu Gib, on remand at HMP Bronzefield in Surrey, had refused food for almost 50 days in protest at the ban on Palestine ActionTwo Palestine Action-affiliated prisoners have paused their hunger strikes due to deteriorating health but have vowed to resume the protest next year.Qesser Zuhrah and Amu Gib have temporarily resumed eating, according to a statement released by Prisoners for Palestine group on Tuesday evening. Continue reading...
This archived item refers to pro-Palestine prisoners pause hunger strike as their health deteriorates. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
The Guardian – World
• 23/12/2025
Home affairs minister says royal commissions ‘always ask for extensions’ and Dennis Richardson will urgently lead review of intelligence agencies insteadGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSabra Lane signs off as host of AM after eight yearsThe ABC journalist Sabra Lane has signed off as the host of flagship radio current affairs program AM after more than eight years in the role. Continue reading...
This archived item refers to australia news live: Tony Burke defends decision not to call royal commission into Bondi attack; Australia records highest number of road deaths since 2010. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
The Guardian – World
• 23/12/2025
Leading human rights lawyer accuses government of ‘dismissive approach’ based on ‘ludicrous’ reasoningOne of the UK’s leading human rights lawyers has criticised the government’s refusal to engage with Palestine Action-affiliated prisoners who are on hunger strike as based on “ludicrous” reasoning.In its strongest statement yet, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) said that meeting with the hunger strikers risked creating “perverse incentives” but this was roundly rejected by Michael Mansfield KC, ...
This archived item refers to michael Mansfield criticises ministers’ refusal to meet Palestine Action hunger strikers. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
The Guardian – World
• 23/12/2025
Sasse, who is 53 and formerly represented Nebraska, says he has ‘metastasized, stage-four pancreatic cancer’US politics live – latest updatesBen Sasse announced on Tuesday that he has terminal stage-four pancreatic cancer. The former Republican senator revealed his diagnosis in a post on X, calling it a “death sentence”.“Friends - This is a tough note to write, but since a bunch of you have started to suspect something, I’ll cut to the chase: Last week I was diagnosed with metastasized, stage...
This archived item refers to ben Sasse, ex-Republican senator who voted to impeach Trump, says he has pancreatic cancer. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
The Guardian – World
• 23/12/2025
Two other people held on suspicion of criminal damage after protest at insurance company’s offices Greta Thunberg has been arrested in London after taking part in a protest holding a sign expressing support for Palestine Action-affiliated hunger strikers.The Swedish activist arrived after a protest had begun outside the offices of an insurance company in London and she sat down with a sign saying “I support the Palestine Action prisoners. I oppose genocide.” Continue reading...
This archived item refers to greta Thunberg arrested in London over ‘Palestine Action prisoners’ placard. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
The Guardian – World
• 23/12/2025
Children can be investigated by police, charged with a crime and put on trial from age 10, the joint lowest age in EuropeThe former president of the supreme court Lady Hale is urging ministers to change the law so that children as young as 10 can no longer be charged as adults.Along with Lady Butler-Sloss, previously the highest-ranking female judge in England and Wales, she has signed an amendment to the crime and policing bill to raise the age of criminal responsibility to 14. Continue read...
This archived item refers to top judges join call for England and Wales to raise age of criminal responsibility to 14. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
The Guardian – World
• 23/12/2025
Across the US, people have been carrying their passports amid reports of citizens being detained. Five people explain what living this reality is likeAcross the United States, citizens say they have started carrying their passports with them through their daily activities as widespread immigration raids create a pervasive climate of fear, and reports of citizens being detained circulate in the media.The Guardian talked to people living this reality. Continue reading...
This archived item refers to ‘It’s sad we have to do this’: the US citizens carrying passports out of fear. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
The Guardian – World
• 23/12/2025
Previous policy would have led to inheritance tax being levied on farms valued at over £1mAnnouncing the inheritance tax change (or U-turn – although she is not calling it that), Emma Reynolds, the environment secretary, says:Farmers are at the heart of our food security and environmental stewardship, and I am determined to work with them to secure a profitable future for British farming.We have listened closely to farmers across the country and we are making changes today to protect more ord...
This archived item refers to inheritance tax for farmers to kick in at £2.5m in government U-turn – UK politics live. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
The Guardian – World
• 23/12/2025
Administration has arrested 328,000 and deported 327,000 people. Plus, Bethlehem in the Israeli-occupied West Bank celebrates Christmas againGood morning.The number of people in immigration detention in the US has hit an all-time high, according to data published by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).What are the demographics of people the administration is targeting for deportation? In one of the biggest changes in immigration enforcement policies, immigrants with no criminal record c...
This archived item refers to first Thing: Number of people in ICE detention hits record high. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
The Guardian – World
• 23/12/2025
The US press have suffered about as many assaults this year as in the previous three years combinedThe United States has seen a dramatic increase in violence against journalists since Donald Trump again took office.Most of the reporters and photographers who were allegedly attacked by law enforcement officials were covering protests over the Trump administration’s efforts to deport undocumented immigrants, according to the Freedom of the Press Foundation, a non-profit that tracks such inciden...
This archived item refers to uS sees surge in violence against journalists under Trump, report says. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
The Guardian – World
• 23/12/2025
Elon Musk’s brand sold 12,130 new cars across the EU last month, down from 18,430 in November 2024Business live – latest updatesTesla continued a run of weak sales in the EU in November, with new car registrations of Elon Musk’s brand down a third, while Chinese carmakers’ sales soared.Tesla sold 12,130 new cars across the EU last month, down from 18,430 in November 2024, shrinking its market share from 2.1% to 1.4%, according to data from the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (A...
This archived item refers to tesla’s EU sales slump continues as Chinese rivals thrive. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
The Guardian – World
• 23/12/2025
Two people killed in assault launched on country’s energy infrastructure as temperatures dip towards freezingSeveral Ukrainian regions suffered power cuts in frigid winter weather on Tuesday after Russia launched its latest deadly large-scale attack with drones and missiles, authorities said.Neighbouring Poland scrambled jets to protect its airspace during the strikes, the country’s military said in a post on X. Continue reading...
This archived item refers to ukrainian cities lose power in winter weather after deadly Russian attacks. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
The Guardian – World
• 23/12/2025
The Populist by Nikolay Kononov traces science protege’s rise to tech visionary and free speech defenderTech visionary, Kremlin dissident, FSB agent, free speech absolutist, health guru. These are just some of the labels admirers and critics have attached to Pavel Durov over the past decade.The Russian-born tech entrepreneur founded Russia’s version of Facebook before going on to create the messaging app Telegram, launch a cryptocurrency ecosystem and amass a multibillion-dollar fortune, all ...
This archived item refers to biography to tell story behind Russian Telegram founder Pavel Durov. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
The Guardian – World
• 23/12/2025
National Socialist Network member originally refused bail in November after accusation of ‘menacing message’ about Allegra SpenderFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA member of an Australian neo-Nazi group has again been refused bail, after he was charged over an alleged threatening message targeting independent federal MP Allegra Spender.Joel Davis, 30, was taken into custody in Bondi on 20 November by Australian f...
This archived item refers to neo-Nazi refused bail a second time over alleged threatening messages targeting Australian politician. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
The Guardian – World
• 23/12/2025
Decision comes amid growing public support for Guan Heng – who secretly filmed detention facilities in China – after he illegally entered US by boatThe Department of Homeland Security has dropped its plan to deport a Chinese national who entered the country illegally, two rights activists have said, after his plight raised public concerns that if deported the man would be punished by Beijing for helping expose human rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang region.Rayhan Asat, a human rights lawyer w...
This archived item refers to uS drops plan to deport Chinese man who helped expose abuse of Uyghurs in Xinjiang, say activists. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
The Guardian – World
• 23/12/2025
Advocates say State Electricity Commission’s $650m Delburn windfarm will be a ‘new chapter’ for region previously home to Hazelwood coal power stationFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter hereVictoria will have its first publicly owned windfarm after the government’s electricity commission spent $650m on a 33-turbine project in the Latrobe valley.Construction of the Delburn windfarm is due to st...
This archived item refers to victoria to get first publicly owned windfarm with 33-turbine Latrobe valley project. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
The Guardian – World
• 23/12/2025
Trump again called for Venezuela’s president to leave power and said the US would keep or sell the oil it had seizedChina and Russia have expressed support for Venezuela as it confronts a US blockade of sanctioned oil tankers, while Donald Trump continues to ramp up his pressure campaign on the South American country’s president, Nicolás Maduro.Amid reports of slowing activity at Venezuelan ports, the US president again called for Maduro to leave power, and reiterated that the US would keep o...
This archived item refers to russia and China pledge support for Venezuela as Trump ratchets up pressure on Maduro. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
The Guardian – World
• 23/12/2025
Pro-Palestine and Indigenous activist groups say Minns government ‘trying to strip away the right to peacefully protest for everyone’ in wake of Bondi attackFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThree groups who regularly organise protests in Sydney will launch a constitutional challenge against the Minns Labor government’s new laws to ban protests for up to three months.The groups – the Palestine Action Group Sydney, ...
This archived item refers to activist groups to challenge NSW protest laws on right to free speech grounds. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
The Guardian – World
• 23/12/2025
Church leaders and members detained as government tightens controls on underground Christian gatheringsThe knocks came at 2am. Hiding out at a friend’s house in a Beijing suburb, Gao Yingjia and his wife, Geng Pengpeng, rushed downstairs to meet the group of plain-clothed men who said they were police officers. Their son, nearly six, was sleeping upstairs, and Gao and Geng wanted to minimise the ruckus. They knew their time was up.Two months later, Gao is in a detention centre in Guangxi prov...
This archived item refers to ‘Is this real?’: wife of detained pastor describes anguish as China cracks down on unofficial churches. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
The Guardian – World
• 22/12/2025
The Liberals voted with Labor to pass the legislation last night, while the Nationals opposed the bill. Follow live updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNSW parliament’s emergency sitting of parliament in the wake of the Bondi shootings will continue today with the omnibus bill to change gun laws and to restrict protests expected to move to the upper house.The lower house passed the bill last night after nearly 10 hours of debate. The Liberals voted with Labor, wh...
This archived item refers to australia news live: NSW lower house passes anti-protest laws; Greens and pro-Palestine groups plan constitutional challenge. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
The Guardian – World
• 22/12/2025
Seven prisoners have been taken to hospital since starting their strikes, with some claiming a lack of medical attentionFamilies of Palestine Action hunger strikers seek urgent meeting with LammyEight prisoners have been on hunger strike while awaiting trial for alleged offences relating to Palestine Action before the group was banned under terrorism legislation. What do we know about the activists and their demands? Continue reading...
This archived item refers to who are the Palestine Action hunger strikers and what are the health risks?. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
The Guardian – World
• 22/12/2025
Some protesters are now seriously ill after weeks without food as justice secretary is urged to show some humanityWho are the Palestine Action hunger strikers and what are the health risks?Families and supporters of Palestine Action-affiliated hunger strikers have pleaded with David Lammy to meet them in an attempt to end the impasse over the protest that has left some of them severely unwell.On Monday, as the protest reached a dangerous stage, lawyers for the hunger strikers sent a legal let...
This archived item refers to families of Palestine Action hunger strikers seek urgent meeting with Lammy. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
The Guardian – World
• 22/12/2025
Wes Streeting’s wish for deeper trade relations is shared by growing number of MPs looking to fight back against FarageWhen Keir Starmer stood on the Labour conference stage in 2018 and defied Jeremy Corbyn to call for a second Brexit referendum with remain as an option, it put him in pole position to become the next Labour leader.Starmer must now feel a sense of deja vu watching Wes Streeting, the most out-and-out pretender for the leadership, follow a similar playbook. In an interview over ...
This archived item refers to labour calls to rejoin EU customs union will become harder for Starmer to resist. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
The Guardian – World
• 22/12/2025
Lisbon court rules the posters could incite hatred and tells party leader Andre Ventura to remove them within 24 hoursThe leader of Portugal’s far-right Chega party has been ordered to remove street posters attacking the Roma community, after a Lisbon court ruled they were discriminatory and could incite hatred.Judge Ana Barao said the posters’ wording “attacks an ethnic minority” and she gave Andre Ventura 24 hours to remove them or face a daily fine of €2,500 (£2,200) per poster. Continue r...
This archived item refers to portugal’s far-right Chega party ordered to take down posters targeting Roma people. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
The Guardian – World
• 22/12/2025
Top Democrat to introduce resolution after Department of Justice misses deadline for all files linked to sex offenderUS politics – live updatesThe Senate Democratic leader, Chuck Schumer, announced on Monday he will introduce a resolution directing the Senate to take legal action against the justice department over its incomplete release of files related to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.“I am introducing a resolution directing the Senate to initiate legal action against DoJ for i...
This archived item refers to schumer to ask Senate to back legal action over partial Epstein files release. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
The Guardian – World
• 22/12/2025
Chuck Schumer announces he is introducing resolution to force Senate to initiate legal action against justice department for ‘blatant disregard of law’Members of Congress slammed CBS’s eleventh-hour decision to kill a fully reported 60 Minutes investigation into Trump deportees sent to El Salvador’s notorious Cecot prison.Senator from Hawaii Brian Schatz called it “a terrible embarrassment,” writing on X that “if executives think they can build shareholder value by avoiding journalism that mi...
This archived item refers to top Senate Democrat moves on legal action over Epstein files release – US politics live. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
The Guardian – World
• 22/12/2025
Online activity shows the Base, headed by alleged Russian asset Rinaldo Nazzaro, sees US and Ukraine as key centersAmid high-profile arrests in its Spanish cell, the American-born and designated neo-Nazi terrorist group the Base – once a major preoccupation of FBI counter-terrorism efforts – has all but faded from US headlines. But a flurry of online activities shows the group is still active stateside and considers the US an operational nerve center.Headed by Rinaldo Nazzaro, an ex-Pentagon ...
This archived item refers to neo-Nazi terror group steps up US operations as FBI pulls back. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
The Guardian – World
• 22/12/2025
Move made after first phase of anti-subsidy investigation widely seen as retaliation for bloc’s EV tariffsChina will impose provisional duties of up to 42.7% on certain dairy products imported from the EU from Tuesday after concluding the first phase of an anti-subsidy investigation widely seen as retaliation for the bloc’s electric vehicle tariffs.The tariffs will range from 21.9% to 42.7% – although most companies will pay about 30% – and target products such as milk and cheese, including ...
This archived item refers to china hits EU dairy industry with tariffs of up to 42.7%. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
The Guardian – World
• 22/12/2025
Mayor of La Bañeza says winning El Gordo Christmas lottery ‘is something that has fallen from the heavens’When the village of La Bañeza in Castilla y León was engulfed in one of the worst forest fires in Spanish history, the rain came too late to save it.But now the Christmas lottery has showered its 10,000 inhabitants with hundreds of millions of euros. Continue reading...
This archived item refers to spanish villagers devastated by forest fire win €468m in lottery prizes. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
The Guardian – World
• 22/12/2025
Mette Frederiksen and Jens-Frederik Nielsen tell US in joint statement: ‘You cannot annex other countries’The prime ministers of Denmark and Greenland have demanded respect for their borders after Donald Trump appointed a special envoy to the largely self-governing Danish territory, which he has repeatedly said should be under US control.“We have said it very clearly before. Now we say it again: you cannot annex other countries,” Mette Frederiksen and Jens-Frederik Nielsen said in a joint sta...
This archived item refers to denmark and Greenland PMs censure Trump over special envoy appointment. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
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• 22/12/2025
DoJ has nearly $90m appropriated by Congress to support victims, but organizations say funding has been cutMore than 100 organizations that support victims of human trafficking have lost funding since October, leaving thousands of survivors at risk, a Guardian investigation has found.Anti-trafficking advocates say the US Department of Justice’s failure to spend nearly $90m appropriated by Congress is impeding law-enforcement investigations and exposing survivors to homelessness and the risk o...
This archived item refers to uS justice department halts funding for human-trafficking survivors. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
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• 22/12/2025
Thousands of farms set to go bankrupt as grain farmers in particular hit by trade disruptions caused by price hikesDonald Trump, having promised to “NEVER LET OUR FARMERS DOWN”, appeared to come through for them this month when he unveiled a $12bn aid package. Industry leaders say thousands of farms will still go bust this year.While the US president has vowed to increase domestic farm production, and even claimed this formed a “big part” of his plan to lower grocery prices for Americans, man...
This archived item refers to uS farmers say Trump’s $12bn package not enough to undo damage from tariffs. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
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• 22/12/2025
Official says investigators are pursuing ‘numerous lines’ in inquiry, including whether Ukrainian intelligence were involvedKremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said that Russian President Vladimir Putin had been immediately informed about Sarvarov’s killing.We have some accounts from residents in Moscow, where a Russian general was reportedly killed in a car bombing in a parking lot near an apartment block in the south of the Russian capital (see opening post for more details). Continue readin...
This archived item refers to russia investigates car bomb death of general – Europe live. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
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• 22/12/2025
Chris Philp says Mary-Ann Stephenson is dismissing ‘legitimate concerns about mass migration’Resident doctors have said they will approach talks with Wes Streeting with a “can-do spirit” to avoid further strikes in the new year, as their five-day action ended this morning. Rowena Mason has the story.In her interview with PA Media, Mary-Anne Stephenson, the new chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, also criticised calls for the UK to leave the European convention on human rights. ...
This archived item refers to tories call EHRC chair’s comments a ‘disgrace’ after she warns ‘demonisation of migrants’ bad for UK – politics live. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
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• 22/12/2025
Around 300 people gather at Town Hall with some chanting ‘globalise the intifada’ in defiance of NSW state premier Hundreds have rallied in Sydney in support of Palestine and chanted a phrase the premier has sought to ban on the eve of a new legislation preventing protests.The New South Wales government was expected to pass a bill on Tuesday with the support of the Liberal party preventing rallies for up to three months in the wake of terror attacks. Continue reading...
This archived item refers to hundreds rally in Sydney against proposed changes to protest laws. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
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• 22/12/2025
Mary-Ann Stephenson defends convention as ‘really important’ and warns against demonisation of migrantsTaking the UK out of a European human rights treaty to quell rightwing anger over immigration would be a mistake, the new chair of Britain’s equalities watchdog has said, as she warned against the demonisation of people who migrate to the UK.Mary-Ann Stephenson, who became head of the Equality and Human Rights Commission in December, said the European convention on human rights was part of a...
This archived item refers to uK leaving European convention on human rights would be a mistake, equalities chief warns. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
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• 22/12/2025
MPs vote to investigate crash amid accusations from victims’ relatives of cover-ups and delaysSouth Korea’s parliament has launched an independent inquiry into the deadliest air disaster on its soil amid accusations of investigation delays and cover-ups of last year’s Jeju Air crash.On 29 December 2024 all but two of the 181 people onboard a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 died when it crashed at Muan international airport, 288km south of Seoul, after reporting a bird strike during landing. Continue ...
This archived item refers to jeju Air crash: South Korea sets up independent inquiry into disaster that killed 179 amid delays and acrimony. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
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• 22/12/2025
Police with semi-automatic rifles will be deployed at Boxing Day Test but commissioner says this move is not based on a ‘specific new threat’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVictoria’s police chief will be given sweeping powers to shut down or move on protests in the aftermath of terrorist events, while officers carrying rifles will be deployed to the Boxing Day Test following the Bondi terror attack.Jacinta Allan on Monday announced Victoria will follow New South Wa...
This archived item refers to victoria to follow NSW in giving police new powers to stop protests in wake of Bondi terror attack. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
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• 22/12/2025
Backlash after broadcaster announces the program, which was due to air on Sunday night, ‘needs additional reporting’CBS News is facing a backlash from one of its own correspondents, and others, after it cancelled an upcoming 60 Minutes investigation into El Salvador’s brutal Cecot megaprison to which the Trump administration deported hundreds of migrants.The episode of its flagship program was due to air on Sunday night. However, in an “editors note” posted on X, the broadcaster’s official ac...
This archived item refers to cBS News delays 60 Minutes segment featuring investigation into El Salvador’s Cecot megaprison. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
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• 22/12/2025
Official indicates vessel is subject to sanctions after Trump’s ‘blockade’ on sanctioned tankers in and out of VenezuelaUS Coast Guard officials said on Sunday they were tracking an oil tanker in international waters close to Venezuela, multiple unnamed US officials have told US media, marking the second such action over the weekend – and the third within the past week.What officials described as an “active pursuit” in the Caribbean Sea took place a day after the coast guard seized another ve...
This archived item refers to uS Coast Guard pursuing another oil tanker off coast of Venezuela. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
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• 22/12/2025
Coalition MPs also, without evidence, link government’s decision to recognise Palestinian state to Bondi terror attack at extraordinary press conferenceFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSussan Ley and other senior Coalition politicians have linked the Labor government’s recognition of Palestine to the antisemitic Bondi terror attack and attacked Penny Wong for not shedding tears in public at an extraordinary press ...
This archived item refers to coalition attacks Penny Wong for not shedding ‘a single tear’ after Bondi shooting, says ‘multicultural nirvana’ has failed. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
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• 22/12/2025
Regulator says ex-customers allegedly affected by Centrepay scandal were already ‘likely experiencing economic vulnerability’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOrigin Energy will face court for allegedly overcharging thousands of former customers on Centrelink by a combined $2.5m and breaching laws more than 77,000 times.The company allegedly took payments through Centrepay over six years from over 3,400 customers w...
This archived item refers to origin Energy to face court over 77,000 alleged law breaches after taking millions from welfare recipients. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
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• 22/12/2025
Chris Bowen announces long-awaited policy aimed at lowering energy prices on Australia’s east coastFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe country’s three major LNG companies will be forced to set aside as much as a quarter of their gas for domestic use, as part of the government’s long-awaited gas reservation policy aimed at lowering prices on Australia’s east coast.Chris Bowen, the climate change and energy ministe...
This archived item refers to ‘Historic’ gas reservation policy to force major producers to set aside up to a quarter for Australian use. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
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• 22/12/2025
Police charge 20-year-old after post allegedly calls for protest at location of 2005 race riotsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA man has been arrested after allegedly attempting to incite racial violence at Cronulla beach following the Bondi beach terrorist attack.Police arrested a 20-year-old man at Narara, on the New South Wales Central Coast, at about 1.40pm on Sunday. He has since been charged with using a ca...
This archived item refers to man arrested after allegedly inciting racist violence at Cronulla beach following Bondi terror attack. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
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• 22/12/2025
NSW Nationals to oppose gun law reforms introduced in wake of Bondi attack, as Greens say protest laws are ‘draconian’ and may be unconstitutionalFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGun laws will be significantly tightened and protests restricted for up to three months in New South Wales at the behest of the police commissioner, under an emergency set of laws introduced to the state parliament in the wake of the Bond...
This archived item refers to gun crackdown and controversial protest laws to be passed in NSW despite Coalition split over firearms. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
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• 22/12/2025
Business lobby survey finds firms ‘put brakes on key spending decisions’ before autumn budgetHeather Stewart: Four reasons to be cheerful about UK plc in 2026Wes Streeting urges closer EU trading ties to grow economyUK failure to seal EU tax exemption hands firms pile of paperworkBusiness leaders have warned that Britain is entering 2026 amid a sharp economic downturn in the private sector, after companies “put the brakes on” investment and hiring before the autumn budget.In a gloomy snapsho...
This archived item refers to uK economy entering 2026 amid sharp private sector downturn, says CBI. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
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• 21/12/2025
Figures at event include Tucker Carlson, Steve Bannon and Trump Jr as cohesion of political right shows signs of stressThe stars of the Maga conservatism converged for the four-day AmericaFest conference in Phoenix this weekend amid reports that the cohesion of the political-religious right, a year into Donald Trump’s second presidential term, is showing signs of stress.The sold-out Turning Point USA event brought together figures from the right including Megyn Kelly, Tucker Carlson, Steve Ba...
This archived item refers to gripes and infighting on display as Maga stars gather at Turning Point conference. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
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• 21/12/2025
MPs and next of kin of prisoners Amu Gib, 30, and Kamran Ahmed, 28, call for immediate government interventionTwo Palestine Action-affiliated prisoners taking part in a hunger strike have been taken to hospital, as their next of kin and MPs expressed concern over prison conditions and called for immediate government intervention.Amu Gib, 30, who was being held at HMP Bronzefield in Surrey while awaiting trial, is on day 50 of the hunger strike and 28-year-old Kamran Ahmed was being held at Pe...
This archived item refers to two Palestine Action-linked hunger strikers taken to hospital. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
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• 21/12/2025
Department says image was flagged by prosecutors before determining it posed no risk to survivors of late sex offenderThe US justice department said on Sunday it had restored an image it had removed a day earlier from the public release of investigative files related to Jeffrey Epstein after concluding that the photograph, which included within it a photo of Donald Trump, posed no risk of public exposure to victims of the late convicted sex offender.The justice department said the image had b...
This archived item refers to uS justice department restores photo featuring Trump from Epstein files. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
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• 21/12/2025
Decision takes the total number of new settlements to 69 in past few years as construction binge continuesIsrael has approved a proposal for 19 new Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank as the government pushes ahead with a construction binge in the territory that further threatens the possibility of a Palestinian state.It brings the total number of new settlements over the past few years to 69, a new record, according to the far-right finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, who has pushed...
This archived item refers to israel approves 19 new Jewish settlements in occupied West Bank. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
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• 21/12/2025
Exclusive: Warning from head of Social Mobility Commission comes after UK report found ‘entrenched disadvantages’Keir Starmer has no “coherent” strategy to tackle entrenched inequalities harming the life chances of millions of people, the government’s social mobility commissioner has said.A major official report warned last week that young adults in Britain’s former industrial heartlands were being left behind as a result of failed or abandoned promises by successive governments. Continue rea...
This archived item refers to starmer lacks ‘coherent’ social mobility plan, says advisory body chair. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
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• 21/12/2025
New Africa Hub confronts colonial-era silences by asking visitors to share insights on 40,000 objectsIt’s a rare thing for a museum to talk about what it doesn’t know. But unanswered questions and archival silences are at the heart of the new Africa Hub at Manchester Museum, north-west England, which is inviting people around the world to help fill the gaps.The museum holds more than 40,000 items from across Africa, many of which were traded, collected, looted or preserved during the era of t...
This archived item refers to manchester Museum seeks help to uncover hidden histories of African collection. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
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• 21/12/2025
Health secretary’s comments push further than government’s position on EU in wide-ranging interviewA deeper trading relationship with the EU would be the best way of growing Britain’s economy, which has an “uncomfortable” level of tax, Wes Streeting has said.The health secretary said it would not be possible for any partnership with the EU to “return to freedom of movement”, but his comments appeared to leave the door open to the idea of a customs union. Continue reading...
This archived item refers to streeting urges closer trading ties with Europe to grow UK economy. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
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• 21/12/2025
Echoing the dismantling of USAID, other countries are changing funding priorities and health and hunger programmes in Africa will lose out The notion of humanitarian aid being used to combat poverty and hunger is being replaced in Europe with geopolitical “games” as states redirect aid to Ukraine and to defence spending, analysts warn after recent announcements by Sweden and Germany.Earlier this year, humanitarian groups called for European donors to fill the gap as President Donald Trump dis...
This archived item refers to sweden and Germany slash aid budgets to focus on Ukraine and defence spending. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
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• 21/12/2025
Fear that confrontation is on the cards as policing of ships becomes more aggressive and Russia challenges EuropeThe “shadow fleet” used by Russia, Iran and Venezuela to avoid western sanctions and ship cargo to customers including China and India is “exploding” in its scale and scope, and there are concerns that efforts to counter it are drawing closer to dangerous military confrontations.Complicating the issue is that Russia has begun putting its own flag on some former shadow fleet tankers...
This archived item refers to alarm over ‘exploding’ rise in use of sanctions-busting shadow fleet. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
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• 21/12/2025
As Congress cuts healthcare access to pay for tax cuts and poor Americans die earlier, billionaires invest in anti-ageingThere’s a weird disconnect to the public debate about health in the United States. In January, millions of Americans may drop their health insurance as premiums skyrocket following the Trump administration’s decision to end federal subsidies that helped some 20 million people afford insurance on the Obamacare marketplaces.Earlier this year, Republicans in Congress agreed to...
This archived item refers to the US healthcare system hurts poor Americans. It’s about to get worse. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
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• 21/12/2025
Asda, Lidl and Morrisons understood to be stocking imported branded turkeys to meet Christmas demandSeveral of the UK’s big supermarkets have been forced to source turkeys from elsewhere in Europe to keep shelves stocked this Christmas, after avian flu curtailed UK production.Asda, Lidl and Morrisons are understood to be stocking branded turkey imported from mainland Europe – a move industry sources described as “unprecedented” – to “protect availability” and ensure sufficient supply for fest...
This archived item refers to uK supermarkets turn to European turkeys as avian flu hits supply. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
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• 21/12/2025
Jewish leaders call for federal royal commission into Bondi beach attack that killed 15 people as huge crowd marks one week anniversaryVictims of Bondi beach shootingTen minutes of terror: how the Bondi mass shooting unfolded in real time – videoFollow the latest live updatesJewish leaders have called for a federal royal commission into the Bondi terror attack, as some members of the crowd booed Anthony Albanese on arrival at the commemoration marking one week since 15 people were killed on t...
This archived item refers to ‘We are unbreakable’: defiance marks Bondi attack commemoration after PM is booed. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
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• 20/12/2025
NSW parliament to sit this week to consider new legislation in response to shooting. Follow updates liveNSW will move to ban phrase ‘globalise the intifada’ in crackdown on ‘hateful’ rhetoric. Here’s what we know so farGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMinns flagged “enormous change” within New South Wales, saying that there’s no “[going] back to normal” after the Bondi attacks.We’ve announced the first tranche of changes in NSW in relation to hate speech, protests, g...
This archived item refers to bondi terror attack updates: Australia marks day of mourning one week on from shooting. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
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• 20/12/2025
Prince William and his son prepare a Christmas lunch during visit to the Passage Charity in LondonPrince George joined his father, the Prince of Wales, on a visit to a homelessness project to help with Christmas lunch preparations in London.
Prince William took his son to the Passage Charity in central London, more than 30 years after he first visited with his mother, Diana the Princess of Wales.
The father and son donned aprons as William poured brussels sprouts on to an oven dish and Geor...
This archived item refers to prince George joins Prince of Wales in visit to homelessness charity. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
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• 20/12/2025
Move comes days after Trump announces ‘blockade’ of sanctioned oil tankers and US seizes tankerUS forces on Saturday stopped a second merchant vessel off the coast of Venezuela in international waters, according to two US officials, the Associated Press reported.The move comes days after Donald Trump announced a “blockade” of all sanctioned oil tankers coming in to and out of the South American country and follows the seizure by US forces of an oil tanker off Venezuela’s coast on 10 December....
This archived item refers to uS intercepts second merchant vessel off coast of Venezuela in international waters. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
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• 20/12/2025
Public exhibition, featuring billboard-sized portraits projected onto buildings, calls attention to Trump administration’s attacks on civil libertiesEach evening, drivers on the busy 101 freeway in downtown Los Angeles pass billboard-size portraits of Angelenos that flash across the side of a building with a simple message next to their faces: Am I Next?Three Los Angeles institutions have teamed up to launch a response to federal immigration raids in the nation’s second-largest city, projecti...
This archived item refers to ‘Am I Next?’ protest art in downtown LA boldly asks who’s safe from ICE. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
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• 20/12/2025
Senior officials face criticism after review found systemic failings plunged hundreds of thousands of unpaid carers into debtSenior officials who oversaw a flawed benefits system that plunged hundreds of thousands of carers into debt are under mounting pressure over their “misleading” response to the scandal.Prof Liz Sayce, the chair of a scathing review into the government’s treatment of unpaid carers, last week called for an overhaul of management and culture at the Department for Work and ...
This archived item refers to pressure grows on DWP over ‘misleading’ response to carers’ allowance scandal. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
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• 20/12/2025
Spokesperson said ex-president, pictured in some photos released by justice department, cut ties with Epstein in 2005A spokesperson for Bill Clinton accused the White House late on Friday of using him as a scapegoat after pictures of the former president with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, as well as with a young woman in a pool, were included as part of congressionally ordered release of government files.“The White House hasn’t been hiding these files for months only to ...
This archived item refers to bill Clinton says White House is using him as scapegoat after Epstein files release. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
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• 20/12/2025
Lawyers argue ‘cumulative disruption’ regulations were quashed in May and should therefore not be usedThe Metropolitan police have been using powers they no longer have to crack down on pro-Palestine protests, according to legal experts.Based on evidence obtained by the Guardian and Liberty Investigates, legal experts say officers have imposed restrictions on at least two protests based on their “cumulative disruption” since their power to do so was quashed by the court of appeal in May, expe...
This archived item refers to met using outdated powers to police pro-Palestine protests, say legal experts. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
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• 20/12/2025
Democratic senator Ro Khanna says: ‘the most important documents are missing’Analysis: Trickle release signals move to bury Trump tiesPhotos from the first batch of Epstein filesSurvivors of the late Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged sexual abuse have expressed disappointment over a document dump that was heavily redacted and only partially released.Epstein survivor Liz Stein told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme that she thinks the Department for Justice is “really brazenly going against the Epstein Fi...
This archived item refers to jeffrey Epstein files latest: Trump administration criticized over partial and heavily redacted release. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
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• 20/12/2025
Funding to tackle misinformation and cyber-attacks, and boost democracy, cut from £40m to £24mKeir Starmer’s raid on overseas aid has led to a 40% cut in funds for countering Russian aggression and misinformation in a region of Europe described by the prime minister as vital to the UK’s national security.British funding committed to bolstering the western Balkans, where Russia has been accused of sowing division and creating destabilisation, has been cut from £40m last year to £24m for 2025-2...
This archived item refers to uK aid cuts take 40% from funds to counter Russian threat in western Balkans. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
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• 20/12/2025
Cyclist and road safety groups argue proposed alternative route away from traffic-free Le Piétonnier is unsafeOn an unseasonably mild winter’s day, people are gathering at Le Piétonnier, the pedestrian zone in the heart of Brussels. Tourists buy mulled wine and churros at the Christmas market outside the Bourse, the old stock exchange, now repurposed as a beer museum. A few people drink coffee on cafe terraces. Up and down the length of the 650-metre-long space, people come and go, bikes and ...
This archived item refers to brussels bike ban plan for pedestrian zone ‘dangerous and absurd’. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
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• 20/12/2025
NSW parliament will be recalled on Monday and Tuesday to consider legislation responding to the Bondi terrorist attackGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNSW will outlaw the display of terrorist symbols, such as those of Islamic State and Hamas, and ban hate speech, including the phrase “globalise the intifada”.The state government on Saturday unveiled a proposed crackdown on hate speech and hate symbols in the wake of the Bondi terror attack that killed 15 people. Cont...
This archived item refers to nSW premier announces new laws banning hate speech and symbols in wake of Bondi beach terror attack. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
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• 20/12/2025
Files that were viewable included images of Epstein socializing with Bill Clinton, as well as entertainers like Michael JacksonPhotos from the first batch of the Jeffrey Epstein filesEpstein documents release – live updatesThe Department of Justice on Friday released a long-awaited and huge tranche of documents detailing its investigations into the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a major development in the lengthy saga that turned into one of the biggest political setbacks Donald Trum...
This archived item refers to uS justice department releases heavily redacted cache of Jeffrey Epstein files. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
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• 19/12/2025
It is unclear if the heavily redacted Epstein documents released by Trump’s justice department are the entirety of the government’s trove on the late sex offenderFull report: US justice department releases long-awaited cache of Jeffrey Epstein filesOn initial review, there are a striking number of photos featuring former president Bill Clinton.The former US president can be seen in a pool with Ghislaine Maxwell in one photo, and in a hot tub with a woman whose face is redacted in another.The ...
This archived item refers to epstein files release live updates: Trump administration releases trove of documents after months of public outcry. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
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• 19/12/2025
Exclusive song for online retailer prevents a hat trick of Christmas No 1s for Wham!, as Kylie becomes first woman to secure UK No 1 singles in four different decadesKylie Minogue has scored her first UK Christmas No 1, and eighth No 1 single overall, with the song Xmas.She beat competition from Wham!’s mega-streaming Last Christmas, which has been Christmas No 1 for the past two years: it was last week’s chart-topper but drops to No 2. Also in the race was Lullaby from the charity campaign T...
This archived item refers to kylie Minogue gets her – and Amazon’s – first Christmas No 1, with Xmas. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
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• 19/12/2025
Neuroscientists, psychologists and ‘have-a-go heroes’ themselves explain why it is about more than just instinctAs a knife-wielding terrorist wearing a fake suicide belt caused panic on London Bridge in 2019, Darryn Frost remembers entering a state of intense focus.Having grabbed a decorative narwhal tusk from the wall of Fishmongers’ Hall, the formerly shy civil servant zoned in on the danger and ran towards it, helping pin the attacker to the ground. Continue reading...
This archived item refers to when attacks unfold, what makes a person run towards danger?. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
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• 19/12/2025
Cindy Butts says she’s determined to stop victims being forced to investigate for themselves after state failingsVictims of disasters such as Hillsborough and Grenfell having to wait years for justice is “shameful and a stain on our society”, the new Independent Public Advocate (IPA) has said in her first interview in the role.The former police complaints commissioner Cindy Butts said she was determined to stop people from being forced to “become investigators and de facto lawyers at the time...
This archived item refers to delays to justice after disasters such as Grenfell are ‘stain on society’, says new victims advocate for England and Wales. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
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• 19/12/2025
Todd Blanche suggests some documents may be held back temporarily, citing need to protect victimsFBI director Kash Patel has said “no one is above the law” after a Wisconsin judge was found guilty on Thursday of helping a migrant evade a planned immigration arrest outside her courtroom.Patel is the latest member of President Donald Trump’s administration to celebrate what it sees as a victory in its effort to deter interference with its hardline immigration tactics. Continue reading...
This archived item refers to justice department will release ‘several hundred thousand’ Epstein files today, says deputy attorney general – live. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
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• 19/12/2025
‘Extraordinary’ high court ruling covers Jacob Corlett’s attempt to seize back control of parcel delivery firmBusiness live – latest updatesThe former owner of Yodel probably forged his mother’s signature in an attempt to seize back control of the parcel delivery company, according to an “extraordinary” ruling issued on Friday by a high court judge.Jacob Corlett, a 31-year-old logistics entrepreneur, launched a takeover of Yodel in January 2024, buying the financially distressed company for £...
This archived item refers to former Yodel owner probably forged mother’s signature in takeover bid, judge rules. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
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• 19/12/2025
Alliance Defending Freedom has ramped up its global spending on litigation and other campaigns to push its ultra conservative Christian valuesAlliance Defending Freedom, the conservative legal advocacy group behind the overturning of Roe v Wade, has ramped up its global spending on litigation and other campaigns, in what appears to be an attempt to export what critics call its hard-right Christian theocratic values beyond US borders.ADF and ADF International, a separate legal entity, spent a ...
This archived item refers to conservative legal group aims to export its rightwing Christian mission beyond US borders. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.
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• 19/12/2025
Manar al-Houbi’s family had been denied entry despite a scholarship covering their living costs, but other students remain strandedThe UK government has finally evacuated Manar al-Houbi, the Gaza student who won a fully funded scholarship to pursue her PhD at the University of Glasgow, along with her family from the war-ravaged territory this week.In October, the Guardian highlighted Houbi’s desperate battle to get her family evacuated after they were denied entry to the UK, despite her schol...
This archived item refers to gaza PhD student and family evacuated to UK after Foreign Office U-turn. The source originates from The Guardian – World and was published in December 2025.