News 19/11/25

Nvidia has eased fears of a slowdown in the global AI boom after posting another set of stronger than expected results.

The company reported revenue of fifty seven billion dollars in the three months to October, beating both Wall Street forecasts and its own guidance. Executives described it as an outstanding quarter, with revenue up sixty two percent on the same period last year. Nvidia also exceeded profit expectations, reporting earnings per share of one dollar thirty, reinforcing its position as the world’s most valuable company and signalling continued demand for its AI chips across the tech industry.

Senior Pentagon officials have arrived in Ukraine for talks aimed at finding a route toward ending the war with Russia, according to the US military.

The delegation, led by US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, is expected to meet President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on Thursday when he returns from Turkey. It follows unconfirmed reports that the United States and Russia have explored a new peace proposal involving major concessions from Ukraine, though neither side has confirmed any details. The visit comes after at least twenty six people were killed in a Russian missile and drone strike on the western city of Ternopil earlier on Wednesday, part of continued attacks since the full scale invasion began in twenty twenty two.

Slough council has activated special emergency protocols as the cold snap intensifies.

Authorities are urging residents to keep warm and stay healthy after a yellow cold-health alert was issued by the UK Health Security Agency. Severe Weather Emergency Protocols, or SWEP, came into effect on Wednesday the nineteenth of November and will remain in place until Friday the twenty second. The measures are designed to make sure rough sleepers can access emergency accommodation quickly and safely over the coming days.

Amber and yellow warnings for snow and ice remain in force across the UK, with freezing temperatures and heavy snowfall already recorded in some areas.

Updated alerts were issued on Wednesday for parts of East Anglia and the South West. Up to seven centimetres of snow have fallen in places, while northern and central regions, including parts of London, have also seen wintry conditions. Forecasters say snow and icy stretches could continue, particularly in coastal locations, as the cold spell continues.

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has suggested she may change how policing is organised in England and Wales.

Speaking to a conference of police leaders, she described the current structure as “irrational” and warned that disparities in performance mean policing has become a postcode lottery. Some chiefs have long argued that the forty three forces across England and Wales should be reduced, a proposal the Home Secretary said she is reviewing as part of wider reforms.

Fewer driving test candidates will now be asked to perform emergency stops as examiners shift the focus toward time spent on faster and rural roads.

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency says the change, coming in on the twenty fourth of November, follows a five month trial at twenty test centres earlier this year. It comes as figures show nearly half of fatal or serious crashes involving drivers aged seventeen to twenty four between twenty nineteen and twenty twenty three happened on rural routes. The update is the latest in a series of measures aimed at easing a driving test backlog that still stands at more than six hundred thousand.

Labour MP Clive Lewis has said he is willing to give up his Norwich South seat to allow Andy Burnham to challenge Sir Keir Starmer for the Labour leadership.

There has been persistent speculation that the Greater Manchester Mayor wants to stand, but he would need to return to Parliament to do so. Lewis told the BBC he would put what he called country before party, and party before personal ambition, by stepping aside. Burnham has been contacted for comment while Downing Street is not being drawn on the developing row.

Teenagers in Australia are being warned their social media accounts will soon be shut down as the country prepares to ban under sixteens from major platforms.

Meta, which owns Instagram, Facebook and Threads, has begun notifying users it believes to be aged thirteen to fifteen that their accounts will start being deactivated from the fourth of December. The nationwide ban takes effect on the tenth and will also apply to TikTok, YouTube, X and Reddit. The Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, says the move is about letting kids be kids. Tech firms oppose the decision but say they will comply.

A Russian spy ship is sitting on the edge of UK waters north of Scotland, according to the defence secretary.

John Healey says it is the second time the Yantar has approached the UK in recent years, after moving through wider British waters over the past few weeks. He describes the vessel as purpose built for intelligence gathering, including the mapping of undersea cables that carry vital communications and power. The situation is being monitored closely amid continued concerns over Russian activity around critical infrastructure.

The former Metropolitan Police officer David Carrick has been found guilty of sexually abusing a 12 year old girl and raping a former partner.

The fifty year old was convicted of five counts of indecent assault, two counts of rape, one count of sexual assault and one of coercive or controlling behaviour. Carrick is already serving a life sentence after being exposed as one of the UK’s most prolific sex offenders, having admitted dozens of crimes against 12 women over 17 years. The latest convictions relate to the molestation of a child in the late nineteen eighties and the rape of a woman during what prosecutors called a toxic and abusive relationship many years later.

International experts are calling for urgent action to cut ultra processed food from diets around the world, warning of a growing link between UPF consumption and chronic health conditions.

A global review published in The Lancet highlights a shift away from fresh and whole foods towards cheap, highly processed alternatives, which it says is driving increased risks of obesity, heart disease and depression. The authors want governments to introduce clearer warnings and higher taxes on UPF products to help fund better access to nutritious food. Some scientists argue the evidence is not yet strong enough to prove direct harm, but agree that further research is essential.

UK inflation eased to 3.6 percent in October, matching expectations and confirming what economists say is a turning point in the battle against rising prices.

The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics show inflation has dipped from its recent peak of 3.8 percent seen in September. Core inflation, which strips out food and energy, edged down from 3.5 to 3.4 percent. Services inflation, a key measure monitored closely by the Bank of England, also fell slightly faster than forecast, dropping to 4.5 percent.

Analysts say the steady slowdown supports the view that September marked the peak and that pressure on households should gradually ease as the rate continues to fall in the coming months.

The government is launching a new strategy aimed at improving men’s health, with a particular focus on suicide prevention, alcohol misuse and problem gambling.

The Department of Health will publish its plans later to coincide with International Men’s Day, warning that men are less likely than women to seek help and can often suffer in silence. They are also statistically more likely to smoke, drink, gamble and use drugs. The health secretary, Wes Streeting, says men’s health has been overlooked for too long and describes the new approach, which includes a partnership with the Premier League, as a turning point designed to encourage men to talk earlier and access support when they need it.

A group of MPs says the UK is falling far short of the level of readiness required to defend itself, its overseas territories and its allies in the event of a military attack.

In a strongly worded report, the defence committee says the country is nowhere near meeting its obligations at a time of significant threats to European security. It concludes that the UK is not living up to its claims of leadership within NATO and warns that long term planning and investment are inadequate. The assessment comes as the Ministry of Defence identifies potential sites for six new munitions factories, part of a wider effort to boost domestic defence production.

Four major hotel and travel firms have had adverts banned for promoting misleading minimum room prices.

The Advertising Standards Authority upheld complaints against Hilton, Travelodge, Booking.com and Accor over their use of prominent “from” prices in online ads. Investigators found that only a small number of rooms were actually available at the stated rates, meaning the offers gave an unrealistic impression of the deals on offer. The regulator says the adverts were unfair to customers searching for value and prevented people from making fully informed choices.