Democrats are seething after news emerged on Sunday that eight members of their Senate caucus had collaborated with Republicans on crafting a compromise to end the longest government shutdown in US history, without winning any healthcare concessions that they had sought. But one name is coming in fo
Read more: Democrats Call for Schumer to Resign After Shutdown DealTrump threatens BBC with legal action over Panorama speech edit Maia Davies and Ruth Comerford Reuters / AFP via Getty Images Donald Trump has threatened legal action against the BBC, following criticism over how a speech the US president made was edited and used in a Panorama documentary. His legal
Read more: BBC chair apologises for Panorama Trump editJennifer McKiernan Political reporter EPA/Shutterstock A second migrant who had been sent from the UK to France under the government's "one in, one out" deal has returned to the UK, the Home Office has confirmed. The man was detained immediately, having been detected by biometrics, and will be sent
Read more: Second Migrant Returned to France Re-enters UKGeorgina Rannard Climate and science reporter, Belém, Brazil Shutterstock Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks during the opening of the COP30 conferences in Belem, Brazil. The world must "defeat" climate denialism and fight fake news, Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has
Read more: Lula urges fight against fake news and climate denial at COP30Hawaii's Kilauea volcano, one of the world's most active, erupted again on 9 November shooting a massive fountain of lava into the air. The US Geological Survey said the volcano erupted continuously for nearly 5 hours, with lava reaching 1000 - 1100ft (300-330 m) during this event. According to the
Read more: Kilauea Erupts, Lava Fountains Up to 1,100 FeetBernd Debusmann Jr at the White House & Raffi Berg Watch: 'If you didn't have a rough past, you wouldn't have a chance', says Trump on al-Sharaa Syria will join the international coalition to combat the Islamic State group, marking a shift in US foreign policy in the Middle East, a senior Trump
Read more: Syria Joins Coalition Against IS After Trump MeetingBBC chair Samir Shah has apologised for an "error of judgement" over the editing of a clip of a speech by US President Donald Trump in a Panorama documentary broadcast last year. In a letter to the Culture, Media and Sport Committee, Shah said more than 500 complaints had been made about the documen
Read more: BBC chair apologises over edited Trump clipCOP30: Trump and many leaders are skipping it, so does the summit still have a point? Justin Rowlatt Climate Editor BBC There is a photograph, taken ten years ago in Paris, that today seems like something of a relic. In it, dozens of men and women line up in dark suits, in front of an
Read more: Do UN Climate Conferences Still Matter?Image source, BBC / Kris Miller By Elizabeth Rizzini Lead Weather Presenter Monday marks ten years since Storm Abigail became the first officially named UK storm. Abigail lashed north-west Scotland from 12 to 13 November 2015 bringing gusts of up to 84mph (135km/h). Since November 2015, the UK Met O
Read more: A decade of Met Office storm names and their impactMissing flamingo thought to be living in France Alice Beddows Paradise Park director Nick Reynolds said he hoped Frankie can find a colony of greater flamingos in southern France A flamingo that went missing from a wildlife sanctuary in Cornwall over a week ago appears to now be living in northern F
Read more: Escaped Cornwall flamingo Frankie spotted in northern FranceHiggins leaves official residence on last day as Irish president PA Media Michael D Higgins says serving as Ireland's president was a privilege Well wishers gathered outside the official residence of the President of Ireland on Monday evening as Michael D Higgins left on his final day in office. The
Read more: Higgins Departs Áras on Final Day as PresidentJannik Sinner began his ATP Finals title defence by sweeping aside a physically hampered Felix Auger-Aliassime in front of a passionate Turin crowd. Italian second seed Sinner was imperious on serve in a 7-5 6-1 win over the Canadian. Eighth seed Auger-Aliassime was brilliantly aggressive in a compe
Read more: Sinner and Fritz Secure Wins at ATP Finals Turin
