News 02/11/26

A motorcyclist in his twenties has died following a crash involving a car and a motorbike in Maidenhead.

Thames Valley Police confirmed the victim died after the collision at the junction of Windsor Road and Fifield Road at around five-fifty-five on the evening of October thirty-first. Officers investigating the circumstances are appealing for witnesses, dash-cam footage, and other video recordings from the area to come forward.

In a major political shift two days before the United States midterms, Democrat Congresswoman Haley Stevens has endorsed Republican candidate Mike Rogers for a key Senate seat in Michigan.

Ms Stevens announced on social media that she no longer supports fellow Democrat Abdul El-Sayed after being told she was no longer welcome in his campaign. Both candidates are competing to replace retiring Democrat Gary Peters.

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is set to make a statement on new immigration laws today.

Proposed measures announced last year included extending the five-year wait for indefinite leave to remain, with foreign care workers facing up to fifteen years. However, it is understood the plans could be watered down to exempt social care staff who are already living and working in Britain.

Customers have withdrawn more than £2.7bn from Binance after the cryptocurrency exchange reopened following a record cyber-attack.

Transactions were suspended when digital assets worth four point seven billion pounds were targeted in the largest hack in history, which US authorities have blamed on North Korea. Binance says it has covered ninety-five percent of stolen funds and will cover all losses.