California plans to revoke 17,000 commercial driver's licenses given to immigrants after discovering the expiration dates went past when the drivers were legally allowed to be in the US, state officials said Wednesday. https://cnn.it/4i369Z5

Police and crime commissioners to be abolished, UK government to announce. System introduced in 2012 across England and Wales has faced criticism from police chiefs | www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Missouri's governor recently authorized the state's National Guard to assist ICE with clerical duties. Black police officers fear the trust they've built with communities of color could take years to rebuild. n.pr/3XqycYF

Schools in England steer away special needs pupils, research finds

Planned Parenthood has closed 20 clinics since the Trump administration barred it from billing Medicaid for non-abortion care. Its leaders say weathering funding cut on its own will soon become untenable.

NEW: DHS secretly obtained Chicago police data on 900 residents accused of gang ties. It was quietly deleted after intelligence officers violated rules against domestic spying. The handoff came well after city inspectors formally announced CPD's gang data was deeply flawed and infected w/ bias.

NHS staff who visit patients at home say St George’s flags can mean ‘no-go zones’. Black and Asian staff left feeling ‘deliberately intimidated’, according to chief executive of one NHS trust | www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

One-third of US #museums lost government funding since Trump took office, survey says. Report including responses from more than 500 museum directors finds median loss of $30,000 in grants or contracts | #art #history | www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

How Do You Judge Whether a #Police Officer Is Mentally Fit for the Job? The #NewYork Police Department has tried to fire 30 officers who failed a psychological exam or a background check. Some say the test is the problem. | #NYPD | www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/n...

Great to see the publication of the Independent Commission on UK Counter-Terrorism Law, Policy, and Practice's new report, with very important recommendations & much needed reforms. Glad to have contributed evidence to this based on my CT policing research. | binghamcentre.biicl.org/publications...

Advisers told ministers banning Palestine Action could make it more popular

Groceries saw their biggest jump in nearly three years last month, a worrisome sign for inflation-weary shoppers. Tariffs are contributing to higher prices for imported staples like bananas and coffee.

England and Wales Bar Council calls for legal aid for all family court cases involving domestic abuse. Only 15% of families are eligible for legal aid which has led to huge swathes of UK becoming ‘legal advice deserts’, body says | www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov...

UK's terrorism definition too broad, Starmer to be told in new advice by the Independent Commission on Counter-Terrorism. New advice could undermine the UK's Palestine Action ban | www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...

How Elon Musk is Boosting the British Right. For nine months, Sky News' Data and Forensics team has been investigating whether X's algorithm amplifies right-wing and extreme content. It does. | news.sky.com/story/the-x-...

Far-right extremists outnumber Islamists in UK Prevent anti-terrorism programme referrals, data shows. Total referrals reach record high, with 21% being due to ‘extreme rightwing concerns’ and 10% to Islamist ideology. | www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

🚨 Our new investigation out today reveals how thousands of people who've taken their bosses to employment tribunals & won, never got paid, even after they approached the government for help. This has serious implications for the Employment rights bill. www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...

A judge on Friday permanently barred the Trump administration from requiring proof of citizenship on federal voter registration forms, a change dictated in an executive order President Trump signed in March. A White House spokesman said the government would appeal. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/u...

Federal immigration officers are using chemical irritants to disperse protesters in ways that violate American policing norms and test the boundaries of use-of-force laws, video footage from Chicago shows.

A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Friday to continue paying for food stamps during the government shutdown. But it is unclear if or when food stamps will soon reach those who rely on them to purchase groceries. Here’s what we know. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/u...

Ozempic, MRI machines and flat screen televisions all emerged out of fundamental research decades earlier — the very types of study being slashed by the US government go.nature.com/47hn0n5

Trump is cancelling billions of dollars in federal funding for congressionally approved projects already underway.

Judge orders Trump administration to continue paying SNAP benefits https://gothamist.com/news/judge-orders-trump-admin-to-continue-snap-payments

Nine-in-ten U.S. adults say they at least sometimes come across news they think is inaccurate, but they are split over how easy it is to distinguish truth from fiction. www.pewresearch.org/...

A sweeping class-action lawsuit filed on Friday against immigration officials, alleged dirty and unsafe conditions at the federal holding facility in Broadview where they say arrestees are being warehoused for days on end.

The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too. n.pr/4qFa1mY

NEW: Court filings reveal that states using the Trump administration’s untested citizenship verification system to purge voter rolls may be mistakenly flagging eligible voters at an alarming rate, risking the chance of voters being disenfranchised.

Friendly reminder: these are the rights we all have under the ECHR. They're not just for a privileged few They're for EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US

The ongoing government shutdown could cost the U.S. economy up to $14 billion, according to a new report from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.

A federal judge pressed a Border Patrol official over reports that he and other federal immigration officers are using tear gas on protesters and residents in possible violation of a court order.

A top Judiciary Democrat questioned whether the agency that protects federal judges is properly investigating the rise in threats against the judiciary and suggested the escalation may be driven by prominent conservative activists.

#NewYork unveils portal for public to share #ICE footage after four US citizens arrested. Attorney general Letitia James urges residents to share video and photos amid outcry over Chinatown raid | www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

New rules will allow #police misusing force in England and Wales to ‘walk away scot-free’. Critics warn boosting protections of officers at #misconduct cases, introduced after fatal shooting of Chris Kaba, will undermine rule of #law | www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

The Pentagon is barring nearly all Defense Department personnel, from talking to Congress or state lawmakers unless they have received prior approval from the agency's office of legislative affairs, according to a memo signed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, obtained by CNN. https://cnn.it/4qiv1zH

The terrorism charges are an escalation of government efforts to criminalize protest movements by attempting to attribute collective guilt.

Three high schoolers founded a book club that reads some of the country's most frequently banned books after a state law removing books with sexual content was signed in 2023. Two years later, many of the books have been reshelved and parts of the law can't be enforced.

Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents. They’ve had their necks kneeled on. They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear. At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them. By @nicolefoy.bsky.social

If you're taking to the streets to protest today, know your rights.

Republicans are attempting to brand the peaceful, anti-authoritarian movement as a swarm of terroristic America haters. “We won’t be bullied into fear and silence in this moment.” Story: bit.ly/3Wcta1y

UK government loses attempt to block judicial review of Palestine Action ban (nb the merits of the challenge are not decided yet) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The US Chamber of Commerce filed lawsuit to block a $100,000 fee the Trump administration is imposing on employers hiring new workers on H-1B specialty occupation visas.

A Manhattan federal judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to restore nearly $34 million in antiterrorism and security funding for the New York City subway and regional railroads that he said had been withheld illegally.

The university rejected a proposal that would provide favorable access to funding in exchange for a wide range of commitments.

The Trump administration is considering a radical overhaul of the U.S. refugee system that would slash the program and give preference to English speakers, white South Africans and Europeans who oppose migration. nyti.ms/4qjRk8b

US judge extends block on Trump deploying National Guard in Portland, Oregon reut.rs/4qdPoOa

The Supreme Court has shown a willingness to chip away at the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the landmark civil rights legislation that has served to protect the voting power of Black Americans. On Wednesday, the justices will consider a case that could unravel much of its remaining power.

More than a dozen U.S. airports are refusing to display a video of Kristi Noem, the Homeland Security secretary, blaming Democrats for the government shutdown and any travel disruptions that may result from it. Some said that the video was overly partisan.

D'Angelo, trailblazing neo-soul singer, dies at 51, reports say reut.rs/4n3dCrC

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat. Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

Migrants will need A-level standard English to work in UK