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BBC chair survives MPs’ questions – but crisis at corporation is not over
BBC chairman Samir Shah appears to strengthen his position during questioning by MPs, our media editor says.
TUESDAY, 25 NOVEMBER 2025, 00:28

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BBC chairman Samir Shah appears to strengthen his position during questioning by MPs, our media editor says.

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BBC chairman Samir Shah, alongside board members and former advisers, appears before MPs after the resignation of Tim Davie.

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President Donald Trump has repeatedly called for the prosecution of ex-FBI directer James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James.

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A tribunal finds that David Tudor sexually abused a 15-year-old-girl in Surrey in the 1980s.

South Africa
Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala testifies before Parliament on police corruption and political killings.

South Africa
Gauteng sees severe storms tonight with heavy rain, hail, flooding risk; forecasters warn.

South Africa
Gwabini rejects Zungu’s claim that the 5 accused met at his residence on the day Meyiwa was murdered

South Africa
This comes after heavy rain battered the area on Sunday night, leaving houses, roads damaged.

World
Palestinian novelist Bassem Khandaqji won Arabic literature’s top prize while in Israeli prison for a deadly Tel Aviv bombing. He was freed last month in the hostage-prisoner exchange between Hamas and Israel.

World
Pakistanis are protesting a recent constitutional amendment that gives the country’s army chief new powers and legal immunity for life.

World
Monday’s call was the latest in a flurry of diplomatic and trade parries between the U.S. and China over tariffs and technology export restrictions.

World
Morgan Geyser who stabbed a classmate nearly to death in 2014 to please online character Slender Man was caught at a truck stop.

Africa
The raid on a Catholic school in the West African state came amid a surge in attacks by armed groups.

Africa
The Gambian government says it is hosting Tchiroma Bakary on humanitarian grounds.

Africa
Police are investigating allegations that Jacob Zuma’s daughter, Duduzile, lured men into fighting in Ukraine.

Africa
Fixtures, results and scorecards from Sri Lanka’s ODI tour of Pakistan, and the Twenty20 tri-series that follows which also involves Zimbabwe.

Business
BBC Verify’s Ben Chu has been in Leeds asking people if they know how big the national debt is.

Business
Small business owners share their hopes ahead of the upcoming Budget.

Business
The BBC asks young people in Birmingham how often they think about money.

Business
The BBC’s Lucy Woodham explains what the red box is and what’s actually inside it.

Politics
uMkhonto weSizwe Party is the third largest party and the official opposition in Parliament.

Politics
Dangor says both SA and the US want the handover of the G20 presidency to be a low-key affair.
Politics
An extended meeting of the DA’s federal council is under way, with the party expected to make it its formal policy that it opposes the District Development Model.

Politics
The meeting is part of efforts to foster unity in the evolution National Democratic Revolution.

Sport
Vinicius Junior will not sign a new contract at Real Madrid, while Liverpool have held concrete talks over a move for Antoine Semenyo.

Sport
BBC Sport looks back at team-mates Lee Bowyer and Kieron Dyer coming to blows during Newcastle’s 3-0 loss to Aston Villa at St James’ Park on 2 April 2005.

Sport
Barcelona say they are “fully committed to combating gender-based violence” after criticism for a visit to the club by Jerome Boateng.

Sport
Inspired by Jose Mourinho, known as Jurgen Klopp’s ‘connector’ at Liverpool, backed by Luka Modric, now Vitor Matos has the challenge of becoming his own man at Swansea City.

Education
West Midlands police’s assistant chief constable says threat of violence by Maccabi fans was more important consideration
Badenoch says the government should be cutting regulation.
And she claims she can do this because, when she was business secretary, she was able to cut regulation. As an example, she says she ruled about mandatory ethnicity pay reporting.
Fewer and fewer people are working...
Education
[Agenzia Fides] Abuja — “The kidnappers are almost certainly criminals seeking illicit gain by demanding a ransom for the release of the young people they have captured,” Msgr. Bulus Dauwa Yohanna of Kontagora, the diocese where several hundred students were kidnapped on November 21 by armed bandits who stormed St. Mary’s Catholic primary and secondary school in the community of Papiri, told...
Education
The entrepreneur Roya Mahboob is building off-line apps, underground networks and a global robotics team to educate Afghan girls unable to attend school.
Education
In a world of GPS and car-hailing apps, some Londoners still want to drive a traditional black cab. First, they must memorize thousands of city streets.

Lifestyle
A DIRCO representative clapped back at outspoken podcaster Gareth Cliff’s prediction that the G20 Summit would be a disaster…
Lifestyle

Lifestyle
Discover seven creative and fun tips for surviving long drives with kids. Keep your family entertained, calm and happy on every road trip.
Lifestyle
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Science/Tech
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Some members of the maker community are distraught about Arduino’s new terms of service (ToS), saying that the added rules put the company’s open source DNA at risk. Arduino updated its ToS and privacy policy this month, which is about a month after Qualcomm announced that it’s acquiring the open source hardware and software company. Among...
Science/Tech
An anonymous reader shares a report: The average American now holds onto their smartphone for 29 months, according to a recent survey by Reviews.org, and that cycle is getting longer. The average was around 22 months in 2016. […] Research released by the Federal Reserve last month concludes that each additional year companies delay upgrading equipment results in a productivity decline of about...

Science/Tech
A new feature on X revealed that many influential MAGA accounts are not actually based in the US. President Donald Trump has continued sharing their posts anyway.
Science/Tech
An anonymous reader shares a report: As part of the settlement with Universal, Udio has amended its terms of service, and users can no longer download their outputs. This has AI music makers furious, and with good reason. Unfortunately, they have little recourse, as the contract they sign when creating a Udio account includes a waiver of the right to bring a class action.
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Motoring
Zippy and fun, this manual T-Cross proves the basics still work – and that petrol power isn’t dead yet.

Motoring
Although now with a plug-in hybrid powertrain, it remains open to speculation as to whether the Atto 2 will eventually be offered on local soil.
Motoring
Motoring
Health
The studies were a significant setback for the optimistic view that semaglutide and other GLP-1 drugs could help prevent a number of brain diseases.
Health
Dr. Esperance Luvindao, who leads the country’s health and social services and is the youngest health minister in Africa, has ambitious plans.

Health
There were initial hopes that the drug in weight loss jab Wegovy could slow progression of dementia.
Health
Young adults who engaged in a social media “detox” reported reductions in depression, anxiety and insomnia, though it was unclear how long the effects would last.
Nature
Eskom and the City of Johannesburg are still in discussions about how the metro will resolve its outstanding debt, says CEO Dan Marokane.
Nature
A peer-reviewed study, published in the journal Nature, found that the carbon emissions stemming from 111 of the world’s biggest fossil fuel producers resulted in at least $28 trillion in economic losses in the three decades to 2020, writes Nick Hedley.
Nature
The challenging global context has not deterred our commitment to the Just Energy Transition Partnership, writes the International Partners group.
Nature
Three organisations have partnered to showcase and display a block made from recovered glass and building rubble waste.