Day: November 13, 2025

EU to discuss unlocking €140bn in frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date November 13, 2025

EU president Ursula von der Leyen says using Russian assets would be “the most effective way to sustain Ukraine”, although legal fears remain for some states

EU finance ministers are meeting in Brussels this morning to discuss economic and financial agenda of the bloc, including the increasingly urgent question of funding for Ukraine.

Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with Bloomberg, published this morning ($), that the country’s survival relied on getting more funds from allies.

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Ed Miliband urges Labour to move on after Starmer apologises to Streeting for hostile briefings from No 10

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date November 13, 2025

Fallout from extraordinary briefing operation against Wes Streeting continues as calls grow for Starmer to sack his chief of staff Morgan McSweeney

The UK economy expanded by just 0.1% in the quarter from July to September as the crippling cyber-attack on Jaguar Land Rover hit manufacturing, Heather Stewart reports.

Graeme Wearden has more on his on his business live blog.

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If No 10 briefer is found Keir Starmer will sack them, minister says

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date November 13, 2025

Ed Miliband says PM would not have backed attacks on Wes Streeting but briefing is ‘longstanding aspect of politics’

Ed Miliband has said he was certain Keir Starmer would sack whoever had briefed against Wes Streeting, after a chaotic 48 hours in which No 10 launched an operation to shore up the prime minister against an anticipated leadership challenge.

The prime minister apologised to the health secretary in a phone call with him late on Wednesday. Starmer is facing mounting calls to sack his chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, over the row.

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Ex-Prince Andrew’s Plea to Jeffrey Epstein Revealed: ‘Can’t Take Anymore’

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date November 13, 2025

Emails from Andrew Mountbatten Windsor to Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell about Virginia Giuffre have been released.

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‘DWTS’ champion Bobby Bones reveals he returned Mirrorball trophy over Tom Bergeron’s insult

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date November 13, 2025

Bones, whose real name is Bobby Estell, said Wednesday that he relinquished the coveted Mirrorball trophy over the constant insults and accused critics of taking “all of the joy” from his time on the hit competition show.

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US Mint presses the last penny, ending production after more than 230 years

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date November 13, 2025

US Mint presses the last penny, ending production after more than 230 years

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Kerryman strangled his mother during manic or hypomanic episode, court hears

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date November 13, 2025

Sean Guerin SC for the Director of Public Prosecutions in his opening speech, said that there is no dispute that the accused man, Billy Burns (55), was suffering from a mental illness when he assaulted his mother.

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