November 2026
November 2
- Mahmood to set 10-year wait for settlement, with some migrants facing 15
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will announce sweeping new rules on Monday setting how long legal migrants must wait for settlement in the UK. Most will likely wait a decade, and some up to 15 years, under the plans. The changes concern the rules around indefinite leave to remain.
- UK offers EU students £450m a year in fees discount for Made in Europe access
Ministers are prepared to spend as much as £450m a year to give students from the EU discounted university fees, but only if Brussels allows the UK access to its Made in Europe industrial programme. The government has drawn up the plan to let students from the bloc pay the same fees as Britons, contingent on entry to the industrial scheme.
- Kherson ceasefire ends after six days as Russia refuses extension and Ukraine evacuates civilians
A localised Russia-Ukraine truce in the Kherson region has ended after Russia refused to extend it, according to France 24. The truce was the longest of the Ukraine war, RTE.ie reported, and lasted six days, according to NDTV. The ceasefire allowed Oleshky evacuees to cross back into Ukraine and reunite with their families, The Guardian reported.
- Hackers send fake nuclear strike alerts to Russian and Ukrainian emergency apps
Emergency alert apps in Russia and Ukraine were hit by apparent cyber-attacks that pushed out false warnings of nuclear strikes and radiation threats. Russia and Ukraine both said the air-raid warning systems had been compromised. The fake alerts told users of nuclear threats rather than any real attack.
- Binance users withdraw $3.6bn after $6.3bn crypto hack as exchange restarts services
Binance customers pulled $3.6 billion from their accounts after the largest-ever cryptocurrency hack, which the Guardian put at $6.3 billion. The exchange has restarted services following the heist. Sky News reported that Binance said the majority of the stolen funds had been replenished.