Chancellor Rachel Reeves is raising taxes through stealth measures like frozen thresholds and ISA cuts, despite two-thirds of voters demanding spending cuts. The OBR’s forecast leak added chaos to her make-or-break 2025 budget.
Sony Interactive Entertainment surprises PlayStation fans with day-one additions of Red Dead Redemption 2 and surreal indie title Skate Story to PS Plus Extra in December 2025, alongside Soulcalibur III for Premium subscribers.
The Met Office warns of a 10-day Arctic blast across the UK, with temperatures plunging to -12°C in Scotland and widespread snowfall from November 19–25, 2025, disrupting travel and heating demand after a record warm November.
After Cloudflare’s Nov 18, 2025 global outage triggered by a Bot Management bug, the EU labeled key tech firms as critical infrastructure—spurring European startups to build affordable multi-CDN backups for small businesses.
Scotland can end their 28-year World Cup absence by beating Denmark on November 18, 2025, at Hampden Park. A win means automatic qualification for the 2026 tournament co-hosted by Canada, Mexico, and the U.S.