00:44
THE
HEAR
This page is an archive of main headlines from the UK for 17.11.2025.
It displays 112 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
17.11.2025 ⇢ The Day Labour’s Asylum Crackdown Sparked Internal Fury
⌨UK media opened the day with Labour announcing a radical overhaul of immigration, threatening visa bans for non-cooperating countries. This continued to dominate coverage throughout the morning, with Donald Trump reversing his stance on releasing Epstein files. By late morning, internal Labour mutiny emerged over Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood's plans to seize migrants' jewelry and her "performative cruelty."
In the early afternoon, the Labour backlash intensified, with MPs branding the asylum policy as "performative cruelty" and some accusing Starmer of paving the way for a far-right government. News also broke of an XL Bully attack killing a baby. The Home Secretary later announced that families would be paid to leave the UK under the new crackdown, further fueling internal party opposition. A strategic railway line in Poland, reportedly used to resupply Ukraine, was bombed and investigated as an "unprecedented act of sabotage."
In the evening, Mahmood defended the "divisive" reforms and responded to racist abuse, while Keir Starmer vowed to lead Labour into the next election, dismissing internal rows. The UN Security Council backed Trump's plan for Gaza, which Hamas subsequently rejected.
In the early afternoon, the Labour backlash intensified, with MPs branding the asylum policy as "performative cruelty" and some accusing Starmer of paving the way for a far-right government. News also broke of an XL Bully attack killing a baby. The Home Secretary later announced that families would be paid to leave the UK under the new crackdown, further fueling internal party opposition. A strategic railway line in Poland, reportedly used to resupply Ukraine, was bombed and investigated as an "unprecedented act of sabotage."
In the evening, Mahmood defended the "divisive" reforms and responded to racist abuse, while Keir Starmer vowed to lead Labour into the next election, dismissing internal rows. The UN Security Council backed Trump's plan for Gaza, which Hamas subsequently rejected.
17.11.2025
00:44
01:06
01:06
World | Molly Lee
01:06
01:44
New evidence raises doubts about the longest US war crimes investigation of the Iraq war and how US forces are held to account.
01:44
02:28
03:05
The Guardian
Thomas Massie says move could be Trump’s ‘last-ditch effort’ to keep Epstein files from becoming public
03:05
03:07⇢Labour's Immigration Tsunami
⌨UK media prominently features the Labour government's proposed radical overhaul of the asylum system, including threats of visa bans for countries refusing to take back migrants (The Independent, The Mirror, Sky News, The Telegraph, Channel 4 News, Evening Standard, Morning Star Online, Breitbart London). Other headlines include allegations of US marines' involvement in an Iraq war killing (BBC News), new 'stealth taxes' (Daily Mail), and Trump's investigation into Epstein ties (The Guardian).
03:35
The Guardian
US president has said he backs US lawmakers efforts to release the files, ahead of an expected House vote this week
03:35
03:50
'We have nothing to hide," Trump wrote on Truth Social, after previously fighting a proposal to make more of the Epstein files public.
03:50
04:05
While Labour flip-flops on income-tax rises, the economic situation is worsening.
04:05
04:36
The Guardian
US president has said he backs US lawmakers efforts to release the files, ahead of an expected House vote this week
04:36
04:50
The Guardian
US president has said he backs US lawmakers efforts to release the files, ahead of an expected House vote this week
04:50
06:23
07:01
07:01
07:01
UK | Molly Lee
07:01
07:01
The Spectator
07:01
07:09
New Statesman
In a leadership race, pragmatic hard-left MPs might back a candidate from the soft-left Tribune group
07:09
07:09
The Spectator
07:09
07:17
The Independent
07:17
07:58
Politics | Craig Munro
07:58
08:36
08:46
08:46
09:28
Councils controlled by Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party have claimed to have saved taxpayers hundreds of millions by cutting government waste.
09:28
09:30⇢Labour's Immigration Crackdown Deepens
⌨UK media continues to focus on Labour's proposed immigration crackdown, with MPs condemning Shabana Mahmood's plans to ramp up migrant deportations and potentially override the ECHR (HuffPost UK, The Independent, Channel 4 News, Sky News, The Telegraph). Separately, Donald Trump has reversed his stance and is now calling on House Republicans to release the Epstein files (BBC News, The Guardian).
09:37
The Spectator
09:37
09:45
09:45
09:45
The Spectator
09:45
10:02
These two failed performers have finally found their audience.
10:02
10:11
10:15
The Jewish Chronicle
10:15
10:35
10:44
10:44
11:08
New Statesman
The Home Secretary believes she is the asylum system’s last chance
11:08
11:17
"We have nothing to hide," the US president writes after previously resisting publishing the documents.
11:17
11:20
The Jewish Chronicle
11:20
11:26
11:42
"We have nothing to hide," the US president writes after previously resisting publishing the documents.
11:42
11:43
The Spectator
11:43
11:51
11:51
Home secretary Shabana Mahmood’s asylum plan is designed to prevent right-leaning voters from deserting Labour but so far, it’s pleased Tommy Robinson, writes Steven Methven.
11:51
11:51
The Spectator
11:51
11:52⇢Labour's Asylum Crackdown Divides Party
⌨UK media continues to focus on Labour's proposed immigration crackdown, with internal party mutiny over plans to seize migrants' jewellery and criticism of Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood's "performative cruelty" (Daily Mail, The Independent, Morning Star Online, New Statesman, Novara Media, The Spectator, Sky News). Donald Trump has reversed his position, now urging his party to vote for the release of Epstein files (BBC News, The Guardian).
12:00
Home secretary Shabana Mahmood’s asylum plan is designed to prevent right-leaning voters from deserting Labour but so far, it’s pleased Tommy Robinson, writes Steven Methven.
12:00
12:08
12:25
12:45
The Telegraph
12:45
12:51
Breitbart UK
The UK’s left-wing govt will fail to make meaningful change as it’s own lawmakers will stand in its way, predicted Nigel Farage.
12:51
12:53
The Telegraph
12:53
12:59
Opposition to the government's asylum reforms is spreading beyond the usual suspects
12:59
13:16
The cops have finally admitted that their arrest of a couple for criticising their child’s school was unlawful.
13:16
13:23
13:31
14:25
15:02
The former prime minister was tried by a special tribunal after 1,400 died during a crackdown on unrest in 2024.
15:02
15:02
15:02
15:08
15:10
The Telegraph
15:10
15:11
The Jewish Chronicle
15:11
15:13⇢Labour's Migration Crackdown Sparks Fury
⌨UK media continues to heavily focus on Labour's proposed immigration crackdown, with internal party opposition growing over plans to seize migrants' jewellery and criticism of the policy's appeal to the far-right (Breitbart London, The Independent, Morning Star Online, New Statesman, Novara Media, Sky News, The Spectator, The Telegraph, The Times). Separately, an XL Bully attack killed a baby (Daily Mail), and Bangladesh's ousted leader was sentenced to death (BBC News).
15:26
15:26
15:35
TV | Alistair McGeorge
15:35
15:43
Breaking | Live
15:43
15:52
15:52
16:10
16:30
16:30
16:36
President Donald Trump is now calling for the Republican Party to approve the release of the Epstein files, saying ‘we have nothing to hide’.
16:36
16:37
Breaking | Live
16:37
16:56
HuffPost UK
Party Rakes In Record-Breaking Donations Amid Soaring Popularity
16:56
17:04
HuffPost UK
Baby Banks Are More Than Charity. They’re A Lifeline For Parents In Crisis
17:04
17:14
Check out the line-up for the Q&A at our documentary premiere – and get your tickets!
17:14
17:16
The Telegraph
17:16
17:22
17:23
17:33
17:33
17:35⇢Labour's Migration Crackdown Deepens
⌨UK media continues to heavily focus on Labour's proposed immigration crackdown, with internal party opposition growing over plans to deport more families and hand failed asylum seekers thousands to leave (Daily Mail, The Independent, Sky News, Breitbart London, Morning Star Online, New Statesman, Novara Media, The Spectator, The Telegraph). Donald Trump has reiterated his call for the release of Epstein files (Channel 4 News, The Guardian).
17:42
Robert Garcia, ranking member of House oversight committee, says president has ‘realized he is about to lose this Epstein vote’ and calls for release of files
17:42
17:42
UK | Barney Davis
17:42
17:45
17:45
17:52
Robert Garcia, ranking member of House oversight committee, says president has ‘realized he is about to lose this Epstein vote’ and calls for release of files
17:52
17:52
18:02
18:10
Authorities say the blast happened on a line leading to the border with Ukraine.
18:10
18:10
18:15
The Jewish Chronicle
18:15
18:28
18:36
The Spectator
18:36
18:38
Chief executives are learning to live with a unique commander-in-chief
18:38
18:38
18:53
Breaking | Live
18:53
19:10
19:36
19:36
19:45
19:55
Breitbart UK
An “act of sabotage” thought to be attempting to blow up a passing train on a “strategic railway” in NATO territory is being investigated.
19:55
19:56⇢Strategic Rail Bombed in Poland
⌨UK media continues to heavily focus on Labour's proposed immigration crackdown, with internal party opposition growing and the Home Secretary defending the "divisive" reforms (Daily Mail, The Independent, Morning Star Online, Sky News, The Spectator, The Telegraph, HuffPost UK, New Statesman, Novara Media). Separately, an explosion on a strategic railway line in Poland, reportedly used to resupply Ukraine, is being investigated as an "unprecedented act of sabotage" (BBC News, Breitbart London).
20:13
Authorities say the blast happened on a line leading to the border with Ukraine.
20:13
20:13
UK | Barney Davis
20:13
20:23
The Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has announced what she claims is the “most sweeping asylum reforms in modern times”.
20:23
20:27
20:33
Suhas Subramanyam, a member of the oversight panel, had asked Mountbatten-Windsor to sit for deposition
20:33
20:53
21:06
21:06
21:21
21:21
21:57
The Guardian
US-drafted resolution also includes reference to a future Palestinian state as US president’s plan would include international security force deployment
21:57
22:15
22:24
Breaking | Live
22:24
22:33
22:51
23:00
UN body quickly passes resolution that also includes reference to a future Palestinian state; Hamas says the plan favours Israeli occupation
23:00
23:09
Included in the 20-point plan is the establishment of an International Stabilisation Force (ISF), which would work to demilitarise the territory.
23:09