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Harry, Doreen Lawrence, Elton John, David Furnish, Elizabeth Hurley and Sadie Frost face £50m bill after ruling

Prince Harry and five other prominent figures have launched a legal challenge against a judge’s verdict in their unsuccessful claims against the Daily Mail publisher Associated Newspapers.

Harry, Doreen Lawrence, the mother of the murdered black teenager Stephen Lawrence, the singer Elton John and his husband, David Furnish, and the actors Elizabeth Hurley and Sadie Frost faced a legal bill of more than £50m after losing their case claiming that Mail journalists used unlawful methods to source stories.

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Two schools went into lockdown following the incident and one woman has been arrested.

1. Health Canada approves Moderna’s combined COVID, flu shot for some  Global News
2. Moderna's mRNA flu and flu-COVID combo vaccines have been approved by Health Canada  CBC
3. Moderna (MRNA) Wins Canada Approval For Two MRNA Flu Vaccines  Yahoo! Finance Canada
4. New mRNA vaccines approved by Health Canada  CHCH
5. Health Canada Authorizes Moderna's mRNA Influenza and Combination Influenza and COVID-19 Vaccines  Investing News Network

Both of the vaccines are only approved for Canadians aged 50 and older, and it's not clear yet when they might be available to get at your pharmacy.

1. Health Canada approves Moderna’s combined COVID, flu shot for some  Global News
2. Moderna's mRNA flu and flu-COVID combo vaccines have been approved by Health Canada  CBC
3. Health Matters: Health Canada Approves Moderna mRNA Flu and flu-COVID combination Vaccine  Yahoo News Canada
4. New mRNA vaccines approved by Health Canada  CHCH
5. Health Canada Authorizes Moderna's mRNA Influenza and Combination Influenza and COVID-19 Vaccines  Investing News Network

Ueno collapse raises questions about state influence and accountability.

All infants should be vaccinated against hep B, says Canadian vaccine advisory committee  Yahoo News CanadaSee more headlines & perspectives on Google News

All infants should be vaccinated against hep B, says Canadian vaccine advisory committee  Yahoo News CanadaSee more headlines & perspectives on Google News

1. All infants should be vaccinated against hep B, says Canadian vaccine advisory committee  CBC
2. All infants should be vaccinated against Hep B, immunization advisory committee says  Toronto Star

1. All infants should be vaccinated against hep B, says Canadian vaccine advisory committee  CBC
2. All infants should be vaccinated against Hep B, immunization advisory committee says  Toronto Star

Separate actions also take place outside fence and across Europe in backlash against impact of AI boom

Activists have stormed the site of a Microsoft datacentre being built in Amsterdam, as the backlash to the social and environmental harms of the AI boom spreads across Europe.

Protesters from Geef Tegengas, a Dutch direct action group, clashed with police while breaking into a construction site at Westpoort Amsterdam, where some members climbed a crane, lit flares and tied helium balloons to equipment.

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Internal party House and Senate leadership elections are some of the most fascinating exercises that unfold on Capitol Hill. 

Both House and Senate Democrats and House and Senate Republicans will choose their leaders in the coming days. And the changes are going to be seismic.

But not everyone is on board with heir apparent leaders. That’s what makes this process so intriguing.

However, there are only two rules in leadership elections: You can’t beat someone with no one. And, perhaps more importantly, it’s about the math.

PROGRESSIVES FUME AT HAKEEM JEFFRIES FOR SAYING DEMOCRATS WON'T 'GET EVEN' WITH TRUMP

There are some progressives and DSA-affiliated Democrats who will be House Members next year who want someone other than House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y. Who? Well, no one has said. Again, you can’t beat someone with no one. And, frankly, it’s hard to believe that Democrats would not elect the first Black speaker of the House.

But drill down on the math.

For the sake of argument, let’s say Democrats have 260 House seats in the new Congress. First, Democrats must tap a nominee for speaker in their caucus. That needs a simple majority. So, surely Jeffries will score at least 131 votes in a private ballot for speaker.

The speaker of the House is the constitutional officer for the legislative branch of government, much like the president is for the executive branch and the chief justice of the United States for the judicial branch. Thus, the ENTIRE House votes for speaker when it convenes the new Congress at noon on Jan. 3.

There are 435 members. If all members cast ballots, Jeffries simply needs 218. Jeffries could lose 40 votes or so and still prevail. So, that is not going to happen. It might not even lose more than a couple votes, frankly.

Now let’s look at the GOP and their case for minority leader. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., is running against Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio. 

If Democrats have 260 seats, Republicans would have 175. All INCOMING House Republicans (including non-voting delegates from U.S. territories) are allowed to vote in CONFERENCE. The selection of minority leader does NOT go before the entire House like speaker. So, the winning candidate only needs a simple majority. That would be 88.

The same for the race between House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., and Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, for minority whip.

MIKE JOHNSON'S NO 2 LAUNCHES GOP TAKEOVER BID AS HOUSE FALLS TO DEMOCRATS

The Senate Democratic Caucus and Republican Conference work much the same way as the House. A simple majority wins for majority leader in the Democratic Caucus and minority leader in the Republican Conference. 

However, the selection of Senate majority leader is not a vote that plays out on the floor. The concept of "Senate majority leader" has only been around since the early 20th century and is not mentioned in the Constitution. Remember what we said about the House speaker being the head of this branch of government.

It would be hard to envision a scenario where Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., would not become majority leader after Democrats flipped the Senate in a beatdown.

First, who else is running? Well, Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, is popular among Senate Democrats. But he’s running for majority whip to succeed retiring Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin, D-Ill. One could see Democrats defaulting to Schatz if something happens with Schumer.

Sen.-elect Abdul El-Sayed, D-Mich., has said he wants to look at his options and has endorsed Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., for majority leader. 

But Van Hollen isn’t running. Sen.-elect Annie Andrews, D-S.C., told colleague Bret Baier she wants a "generational change" in leadership. Sen.-elect Troy Jackson, D-Maine, and Sen.-elect Adam Hamilton, D-Kan., both said they would oppose Schumer.

FIRST MUSLIM SENATOR, FIRST BLACK FEMALE GOVERNOR: 2026 MIDTERM ELECTION RESULTS MAKE HISTORY

But again, you can’t beat someone with no one.

Here’s the math: Let’s say Democrats do win Mississippi and Alaska, giving them 56 senators who caucus with the Democrats. All Schumer needs is 29 Democrats to support him in the Caucus, and he’s the next majority leader.

There has not been as much rumbling about the future of Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D. Heretofore, President Trump has not called for new leadership in the Senate. 

But Senate Republicans would choose Thune or anyone else on a secret ballot in the Senate GOP Conference. A simple majority would win. If Republicans are down to 44 seats, the winner would just need 23 votes.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The top federal prosecutor in Miami who had been tasked with overseeing an investigation into foes of President Donald Trump has resigned, joining other high-profile Justice Department officials departing in the wake of the midterm elections, officials said Friday.

Jason Reding Quiñones' resignation follows frustrations among Washington officials with his management of the office assigned to lead the so-called "grand conspiracy" investigation, according to people familiar with the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss personnel issues.

The Justice Department's top national security official, John Eisenberg, also resigned on Friday, Attorney General Todd Blanche said. On Thursday, Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon, who led a radical overhaul of the department's Civil Rights Division, also announced her departure.

Quiñones was confirmed by the Senate last year as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida, where the Justice Department had centered its meandering probe into whether former law enforcement and intelligence officials conspired against the Republican president.

His departure comes as the investigation has shown signs of faltering amid a spate of staff turnovers and delays. Investigators in recent weeks have put off scheduled grand jury testimony of several witnesses, according to multiple people familiar with the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation.

Blanche said in a social media post that the department is grateful for Quiñones' "leadership in combating violent crime, drug trafficking, sex trafficking, and transnational crime, including the indictment of Raúl Castro."

Castro, the former Cuban president, was indicted by Quiñones' office in May on charges related to the 1996 downing of civilian planes flown by Miami-based exiles.

Quiñones said Friday that he is leaving with "immense pride in what we accomplished together and profound gratitude for the opportunity to serve our great Nation."

"I am grateful to President Trump for his trust and to the extraordinary men and women of the great Southern District of Florida for their dedication, friendship, and unwavering commitment to justice and the rule of law," Quiñones wrote in a social media post.

The "grand conspiracy" investigation has proceeded in fits and starts for over a year with repeated setbacks and departures. Last April, a lead national security prosecutor in the investigation of former CIA Director John Brennan was replaced on the team after raising questions about the strength of the case.

Shortly afterward, Joseph diGenova, a former U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, took over the probe. DiGenova resigned from the Justice Department in September without bringing any criminal charges.

Eisenberg was sworn in as assistant attorney general in charge of the department's National Security Division in June 2025 and oversaw cases involving espionage, terrorism, export control violations, cyber crimes and other matters.

Among the division's most high-profile cases under his watch was the prosecution of former national security adviser John Bolton, who pleaded guilty this year to allegations of mishandling classified information and is awaiting sentencing.

"He has served with distinction, strengthening our nation's ability to address threats, both foreign and domestic," Blanche said in a statement.

This article originally appeared on Associated Press at https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/2-justice-department-officials-resign-184505114.html

Two goats deployed to clear overgrown grass near a Tokyo railway station have become social media stars.

1. US-Iran talks show signs of progress even as Trump weighs renewed strikes  The Times of Israel
2. Russia to UAE, Iran steps up diplomacy amid Trump threats: What we know  Al Jazeera
3. Live - US warns Iranians: stay indoors and away from IRGC if tensions escalate  Iran International
4. Hegseth calls US-Iran war a 'courageous and historic effort'  Fox News
5. Iran is reviewing proposals focusing on Tehran’s nuclear program, officials say  CTV News