Boy’s unsteady walk at nursery leads to diagnosis of rare brain tumour
Four-year-old Raffi Starkowitz suddenly became unsteady and leaned to one side at nursery, prompting urgent checks that revealed a rare brain tumour. A sobering reminder that quick attention to small changes can make all the difference.
Ukrainian community leader in Wales mourns figure killed defending Ukraine
In Caerphilly, Yuliia Bond says someone central to her life has been killed defending Ukraine, describing a grief that keeps looping as she continues her work integrating refugees and defending Wales’s Nation of Sanctuary policy. Bond referenced reports and court proceedings involving former Welsh Reform leader Nathan Gill, flagged a protest at the Old Bailey on Friday 21 November, and shared a video accusing Reform UK leader Nigel Farage of echoing Kremlin narratives, countered with 1991 referendum results from Donetsk and Luhansk. At the Senedd on 18 November, Labour MS Mick Antoniw said he would attend Gill’s sentencing and pressed ministers on any security briefings, and Trefnydd Jane Hutt called it a very concerning case, underscoring the need for robust safeguards and electoral integrity.
Jenrick savages Mahmood’s asylum plan, then hints he might vote for parts of it
Robert Jenrick accused Shabana Mahmood of misleading the public and offering incremental change that will not work, insisting the only solution is to change human rights laws, leave the ECHR, and detain and deport everyone who enters illegally. He told GB News he might back elements of the package. Kemi Badenoch offered guarded praise, calling Mahmood brave and promising Conservative support in the Commons, while arguing nothing fundamental changes until Britain exits the ECHR. Translation: applaud it in Parliament, denounce it on television, then campaign on how broken it still is.
M4 delays after oil spill and crash keep drivers crawling, even after staged reopening
The M4 eastbound in Berkshire was shut between J12 Theale and J11 Three Mile Cross after an overnight collision spilled oil and forced resurfacing. The full closure is being lifted in stages, but queues persist, first pegged at 45 minutes and four miles, now closer to 90 minutes according to drivers. The AA says lanes three and four have been re-closed eastbound after a brief full reopening just before 7 am. A signed diversion is in place via the A4 Bath Road and Berkeley Avenue, Rose Kiln Lane, and the A33 back to J11. Officials advise planning ahead, re-routing, or delaying travel, sage counsel for anyone currently sampling the motorway’s exciting new stationary lane.
Abbott designates CAIR and the Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist organizations
Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued a state designation naming the Council on American-Islamic Relations and the Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist organizations, singling out the largest Muslim civil rights group in the United States. Expect swift legal challenges, federal friction, and a season of political theater as Austin tests how far a state label travels in a federal system.
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