Beware buy now, pay later temptation on Black Friday, debt charities warn

22/11/2025 09:00 The Guardian

Billions will be spent on credit over the discount weekend but experts say the payment option is ‘not risk-free’Black Friday bargain-hunters should be wary of the flood of “buy now, pay later” offers at the checkout, money experts have warned, amid record numbers of people seeking help with shopping debts.Billions of pounds will be spent online and in shops over the coming weeks, with more than one in three Britons said to be planning to use this form of credit to help stagger their Black Friday spending. Continue reading...

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Ukraine’s allies to meet at G20 summit after Zelenskyy warns of ‘impossible choice’ over Trump plan to end war – live

Trump has demanded Ukraine accepts a ‘peace plan’ that would force it to give up territory to Russia and make other painful concessionsUkrainians are struggling against the Russian assault on its power network, reports Luke Harding in Chernihiv. Residents there have told him how they are without...

22/11/2025 09:28 The Guardian

‘They decided to kill us with cold’: Ukrainians struggle against Russian assault on power network

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22/11/2025 05:00 The Guardian

Trump says he is ending immigration protections for Somalis in Minnesota

President claims he is ‘immediately’ terminating temporary protected status in US state with largest Somali communityDonald Trump said on Friday night he was “immediately” terminating temporary legal protections for Somali migrants living in Minnesota, further targeting a program seeking to...

22/11/2025 03:15 The Guardian

Zelenskyy says Ukraine has impossible choice as Trump pushes plan to end war

US president demands that Kyiv accepts plan that would mean giving up territory to Russia Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Ukraine faces one of the most difficult moments in its history, after Donald Trump demanded Kyiv accepts within days a US-backed “peace plan” that would force it to give up terr...

21/11/2025 23:37 The Guardian

Group of Epstein abuse survivors say they have received death threats

In a signed statement, 28 victims say they are bracing for blame for their abuse and threats of harmA group of survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse have warned they have received death threats and are worried about an escalation as they wait for the release of the files related to the late...

21/11/2025 22:58 The Guardian

Voters could abandon centrist parties if budget fails, warns former cabinet secretary

Simon Case says voters will look elsewhere if chancellor cannot find solutions to tax, spending and debt problemsVoters will look elsewhere if Rachel Reeves does not use next week’s pivotal budget to show that “centre-ground” politicians can fix the UK’s entrenched economic problems, the for...

21/11/2025 22:30 The Guardian

Ukraine risks losing key partner or its dignity, warns Zelenskyy, as Trump sets Thanksgiving deadline to accept deal – as it happened

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21/11/2025 18:58 The Guardian

Nigel Farage urged to root out Reform links to Russia after jailing of Nathan Gill

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21/11/2025 18:15 The Guardian

Starmer rebuffs renewed talk of Andy Burnham leadership challenge

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21/11/2025 17:17 The Guardian

Farage’s views on Russia likely to be further tested after jailing of Nathan Gill

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21/11/2025 17:02 The Guardian

Trump’s threats amount to calls for ‘execution of elected officials’, says Chuck Schumer – US politics live

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21/11/2025 16:50 The Guardian

Trump may yet impose a Ukraine deal – but it threatens to be a disaster for Kyiv

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21/11/2025 16:25 The Guardian

EU imposes sanctions on Russian prison officials responsible for death of Ukrainian journalist

Viktoriia Roshchyna died aged 27 after a year in extrajudicial detention at a jail notorious for tortureEurope live – latest updatesThe European Union has imposed sanctions against Russian prison officials responsible for the death of the Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna.Roshchyna was repo...

21/11/2025 15:54 The Guardian

Health of double amputee detained in Georgia ICE jail worsens

Rodney Taylor, 46, says detention ‘draining on my body’ as Democratic senator Raphael Warnock lends support to caseThe health of Rodney Taylor, a Liberian-born man who is a double amputee and is missing three fingers on one hand, has continued to worsen after being picked up by ICE and detained...

21/11/2025 15:00 The Guardian

TNT that Europe needs to defend itself is being used on Gaza, Polish MP claims

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21/11/2025 14:50 The Guardian

Man pleads guilty to rape of girl, 12, in case that sparked anti-asylum protests

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21/11/2025 13:51 The Guardian

Europe’s economy is geared towards a disappearing world, says ECB’s Lagarde

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21/11/2025 13:32 The Guardian

South Africa’s dispute with US escalates amid row over G20 handover event

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21/11/2025 13:05 The Guardian

Reform UK’s former Wales leader jailed for taking bribes for pro-Russia speeches

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21/11/2025 12:56 The Guardian

Hundreds of English-language websites link to pro-Kremlin propaganda

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21/11/2025 12:09 The Guardian

Workers inside Department of Education say Trump’s latest bid to dismantle agency ‘makes no sense’

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21/11/2025 12:00 The Guardian

Weather tracker: US storms linked to ‘atmospheric river’ phenomenon

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21/11/2025 10:47 The Guardian

National security will always comes first, minister says amid reports Chinese embassy in London nearing approval – UK politics live

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21/11/2025 08:19 The Guardian

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21/11/2025 07:48 The Guardian

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21/11/2025 06:19 The Guardian

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Fundraisers warn of ‘catastrophic’ drop in donations to Gaza since ceasefire

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21/11/2025 05:00 The Guardian

Overseas-trained doctors leaving the UK in record numbers

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21/11/2025 00:01 The Guardian

BBC is losing £1bn a year in potential licence fee revenue, say MPs

Public accounts committee calculates cost of households either evading the fee or saying they do not need TV licenceThe BBC is now losing more than £1bn a year from households either evading the licence fee or deciding they do not need one, according to a cross-party group of MPs who warned the cor...

21/11/2025 00:01 The Guardian

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