Support for Trump’s immigration efforts drops sharply after Minnesota shootings 11. February 2026 (16:34) Nearly half (49%) of all American adults disapprove of handling of immigration, NBC poll finds, versus 34% in AprilSupport for Donald Trump’s immigration efforts has dropped dramatically following a wave of public revulsion over violent scenes in Minneapolis involving Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, new poll figures show.The figures arrive as administration officials continue to double down on ICE enforcement, which has been getting increasingly dangerous. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Iran’s president denies it seeks nuclear weapon and admits ‘shame’ after mass protests 11. February 2026 (16:19) Masoud Pezeshkian tries to convey message of national unity as negotiations with US hang in balanceUS politics live – latest updatesIran’s president insisted his country was not seeking a nuclear weapon as he acknowledged “great sorrow” after the authorities’ recent crackdown on protesters.Speaking to crowds gathered across Iran to mark the anniversary of the 1979 revolution, Masoud Pezeshkian sought to claim a message of national unity after demonstrations that roiled the country and triggered an unprecedented crisis for the regime. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Nigel Farage heckled at launch of Reform Jewish group 11. February 2026 (16:11) Jewish activists interrupt speech at synagogue and accuse party of paving way for persecution of other minoritiesJewish activists have heckled Nigel Farage at the launch of a Jewish members’ organisation for Reform UK and accused the party of planning to use the new group as cover for persecuting other minorities.Farage spoke at the inaugural event on Tuesday night of the Reform Jewish Alliance (RJA), which he said would help the party target up to 15 parliamentary seats. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Prosecutors ‘in close contact’ with police investigating Andrew and Mandelson links to Epstein 11. February 2026 (15:58) Head of Crown Prosecution Service for England and Wales says he is working with Thames Valley and Met forces Prosecutors are “in close contact” with police over investigations into Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Peter Mandelson’s links with Jeffrey Epstein, England and Wales’s most senior criminal prosecutor has said.Thames Valley police has said it is reviewing allegations that the child sex offender Epstein provided Mountbatten-Windsor with a woman to have sex with at Royal Lodge in 2010, as well as that the former prince shared confidential reports from his role as a government trade envoy with the disgraced financier. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘A world in disarray’: Europe’s moment of awakening 11. February 2026 (15:47) Facing existential challenges on trade and security, the bloc has finally realised it has to grow up and go it alone – but the path ahead is a rocky one• Don’t get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereEmmanuel Macron put it simply – and starkly. Confronted with “a world in disarray” and a double, potentially existential challenge from the US and China, he said: “Europe must become a power.”The bloc is facing “a Chinese tsunami” on trade, Macron told several European newspapers, as the country most Europeans had for decades seen principally as an infinite export market transforms itself instead into a ferocious, low-price, hi-tech competitor. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Gisèle Pelicot describes shock of seeing herself like ‘a rag doll’ in memoir 11. February 2026 (15:25) Pelicot writes of ‘brain stopping working’ when police told her of crimes of man she shared her life with for 50 yearsGisèle Pelicot, who became a global symbol of courage during the trial of her ex-husband and the dozens of men who raped her while she was unconscious, has described her shock when police first showed her images of the crimes, likening herself to a “rag doll”.In extracts from her forthcoming memoir, A Hymn to Life, Pelicot, 73, describes her shock when police told her of the actions of her ex-husband Dominique, whom she considered “a great guy” and had shared her life with for 50 years. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Man detained for questioning in Nancy Guthrie disappearance reportedly released 11. February 2026 (14:44) Carlos Palazuelos told reporters he was held at a traffic stop Tuesday and claimed to not have heard about the case A man detained by authorities in Arizona investigating the disappearance of Today show host Savannah Guthrie’s mother was released early on Wednesday after several hours of questioning, according to reports.An individual who identified himself to reporters as Carlos Palazuelos said he was the person held after a traffic stop on Tuesday in Rio Rico, about an hour’s drive from the Tucson area home from where Nancy Guthrie, 84, was reported missing on 1 February. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Netanyahu to push Trump to take tough Iran stance during White House visit – US politics live 11. February 2026 (14:36) Israeli PM is expected to press the president to take a harder line over Iran’s nuclear program A new poll out this morning shows Americans’ views on immigration enforcement cratering, a sign of potential trouble for Republicans in the midterms.An NBC News/Minnesota Star Tribune/KARE11 poll conducted online after the shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti found about three in four people wanted some changes to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, though the extent of what changes they support differed. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Spanish video game aims to boost church wedding rates 11. February 2026 (14:21) Bishops launch Level Up! for Valentine’s Day teaching importance of qualities such as patience and integrityFaced with a steeply declining number of church weddings, Spanish bishops have turned their eye to the virtual realm in the hope that a new video game will help entice more couples to the altar.According to the most recent figures, less than 18% of all weddings in Spain in 2024 – 31,462 out of 175,364 – took place in church. The numbers are dramatically down from 2007 when more than 55% of weddings happened in a Roman Catholic church. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
US union elections declined in 2025 after Trump hobbled labor board 11. February 2026 (14:00) Both the number of workers participating in union elections and the success of elections dropped offThe number of union elections overseen by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) dropped 30% in 2025 after the Trump administration left the federal labor watchdog powerless, according to an analysis released on Wednesday.The number of workers participating in union elections dropped by 59,000, a 42% decline compared with the year prior, according to the report from the Center for American Progress. The total number of union elections fell from a 10-year high of 2,124 in 2024 to 1,498 in 2025. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
