Republicans were hurt by the shutdown of the federal government, according to US President Donald Trump, who argued that eliminating the Senate filibuster would help his party avoid further losses.
Published On 5 Nov 2025
Katie Price has given fans a glimpse of her latest cosmetic procedure. The 47-year-old took to TikTok to share a clip of the treatment at The Clinic Club and told her 1.7 million followers: “Hey everyone. Watch me ruin my lips!” as she then pointed to her mouth and joked: “These lips.”
Explaining she was getting her lip filler dissolved, Katie shared she was having them taken out so she could “start fresh”, suggesting she might be planning more work on her face in the future.
As the solution was massaged through her lips to get it out, she told the camera: “So now the injections have been in – which did sting – I’m now massaging the solution out, which actually hurts more than the injections.”
Looking at the progress, a shocked Katie said: “As you can see – Oh my God, they’re really going down. So, I’ve got to keep massaging it where I was injected and the solution is just coming out. Oh my God, they’re getting thinner already. But I love it because this is what I want, so I can start fresh.”
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Fans were quick to comment below and insisted she wasn’t ruining her lips, but making them better. One wrote: “You’re fixing them, not ruining them.”
Another said: “Yes be natural Kate, you don’t need all the fake stuff. Natural beauty.” A third chimed in: “Am so glad you are having natural lips… bless you.” A fourth urged: “Go Natural Kate. Your stunning looks and features are so unique,” while a fifth added: “Keep them natural you’re beautiful remember that x.”
Katie didn’t reveal what her lips looked like without the filler as it’s thought she’ll have more put back into them.
It comes as concern continues to grow for Katie after she was pictured looking worryingly thin again this week. And just yesterday, she came under fire for showing off her latest treatment as she got lymphatic drainage on her stomach. Some social media users warned it was “dangerous” to promote her very slim look.
Admitting that she had lost weight earlier this year because she wanted to, Katie said on Rob Moore’s Disruptors podcast: “Yes, I’ve lost weight. Yes that what I’ve wanted to do, I’ve wanted to lose weight.”
Explaining why she felt she needed to drop a dress size, she continued: “Because the past three, four years ago when I broke my feet and I was in a wheelchair for 10 months because they said I’d never walk again. And obviously you put weight on being in a wheelchair.
“Then I did all the IVF stuff, that also puts on weight. So yeah I did put on weight and I hated it. I felt uncomfortable and it wasn’t me. Now I’ve gone back, now the IVF that’s all come out, and I’m more active because I could do more because of my feet, and I’m horse riding again. Then naturally, I’m going back athletic again.”
Recently Katie told how she had been seeing doctors as she feared she had now lost too much weight. In late September Katie was spotted with a large white plaster on her hand after a hospital visit, where she had several blood tests done in a bid to find out the cause of her unexplained weight loss.
Speaking to fans on Snapchat, she explained: “I’ve been up early at the doctors so she could do some bloods. Because my veins are so rubbish they had three attempts. They could only fill two tubes up, so I’ve got to go back in two weeks.”
She added she would also be having stitches removed after cutting herself while cooking. “The reason I’m going to the doctors is because I keep losing weight and I don’t know why,” she shared.
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Wrexham footballer James McClean has admitted punching a Cardiff City fan in self defence after being confronted before a match.
McClean, who plays as a winger for the club, said a group of rival fans “started running their mouths off” at him as he was getting out of his car in the players’ car park.
Wrexham AFC said the incident happened before the two clubs faced each other in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup at The Racecourse on 28 October.
He said: “Somehow, there were four male Cardiff fans, also late 20s, early 30s.
“They recognised me, [and] immediately started running their mouths off at me. I ignored the first jibe.
“The second, I responded to, and I confronted them about it.
“Words were said. One of them, a tall chap with glasses, made a hostile move towards me.”
McClean added: “People need to understand just because we play football doesn’t mean people can try and take liberties without their actions having consequences.
“That was it. Nothing further happened. And the situation was dealt with.”
The game kicked off at 20:00 GMT and saw Cardiff City win 2-1 to secure a spot in the quarter final against Chelsea at home on 16 December.
Wrexham said the incident was “reported to the relevant authorities” and declined to provide any further comment.
Cardiff City FC said it has not received a formal complaint “from any supporter”, adding it has not been approached by Wrexham or North Wales Police.
The Northern Irish-born player was the subject of verbal abuse earlier this year, when Lincoln City fans aimed anti-Catholic chants at him during a match on 3 May.
The club was fined £8,500 by the Football Association for failing to control supporters.
McClean, 36, grew up in Derry and has previously said he learnt how to make petrol bombs at 11 years old because of the riots.
He has refused to wear a poppy because of Bloody Sunday – when 13 people were shot dead and at least 15 others injured when members of the Army’s Parachute Regiment opened fire on civil rights demonstrators in Derry in 1972.
Wrexham footballer James McClean has admitted punching a Cardiff City fan in self defence after being confronted before a match.
McClean, who plays as a winger for the club, said a group of rival fans “started running their mouths off” at him as he was getting out of his car in the players’ car park.
Wrexham AFC said the incident happened before the two clubs faced each other in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup at The Racecourse on 28 October.
He said: “Somehow, there were four male Cardiff fans, also late 20s, early 30s.
“They recognised me, [and] immediately started running their mouths off at me. I ignored the first jibe.
“The second, I responded to, and I confronted them about it.
“Words were said. One of them, a tall chap with glasses, made a hostile move towards me.”
McClean added: “People need to understand just because we play football doesn’t mean people can try and take liberties without their actions having consequences.
“That was it. Nothing further happened. And the situation was dealt with.”
The game kicked off at 20:00 GMT and saw Cardiff City win 2-1 to secure a spot in the quarter final against Chelsea at home on 16 December.
Wrexham said the incident was “reported to the relevant authorities” and declined to provide any further comment.
Cardiff City FC said it has not received a formal complaint “from any supporter”, adding it has not been approached by Wrexham or North Wales Police.
The Northern Irish-born player was the subject of verbal abuse earlier this year, when Lincoln City fans aimed anti-Catholic chants at him during a match on 3 May.
The club was fined £8,500 by the Football Association for failing to control supporters.
McClean, 36, grew up in Derry and has previously said he learnt how to make petrol bombs at 11 years old because of the riots.
He has refused to wear a poppy because of Bloody Sunday – when 13 people were shot dead and at least 15 others injured when members of the Army’s Parachute Regiment opened fire on civil rights demonstrators in Derry in 1972.
In central Philippines, Typhoon Kalmaegi has claimed the lives of dozens of people and destroyed thousands of homes. As rescue efforts continue, floodwaters have caused tens of thousands of people’s displacement and submerged entire towns.
Published On 5 Nov 2025
Zohran Mamdani, 34, has been elected the 111th mayor of New York City. The left-wing state assemblyman has pledged to reshape the global finance capital by making the city more affordable for its working-class residents and pushing back against the policies of President Donald Trump.
In the mayoral election, Democrat Mamdani stood as the candidate for both the Democratic Party and the Working Families Party. He has also been a member of the Democratic Socialists of America since 2017 and describes himself as a democratic socialist.
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With his win, he has made history as the city’s first Muslim mayor, as well as the first of South Asian descent – and the first to be born in an African country (Uganda). He will also be New York City’s youngest mayor for more than a century when he takes office on January 1.
“Tonight, against all odds, we made it happen,” the mayor-elect told a crowd of jubilant supporters. “New York, you’ve delivered a mandate for change, for a new politics, and for a city we can actually afford,” he said.
Mamdani’s unexpected rise underscores arguments from left-wing Democrats who advocate for more progressive policies to win over voters who have drifted away from the party. But what vision of the US do the Democratic Socialists of America have?
The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is the largest socialist organisation in the US. It has nearly 100,000 members and seeks to democratise society by “collectively own[ing] the key economic drivers that dominate our lives”, according to its website.
Unlike a traditional political party, the DSA operates as a decentralised grassroots network. It has hundreds of country-wide “chapters” (local community action groups) which engage in political organising – from labour campaigns to mutual aid projects.
In its modern form, the DSA was founded in 1982 by the political activist Michael Harrington. It gained prominence during the 2016 presidential campaign of Bernie Sanders, who electrified a generation of Americans disillusioned with persistent social inequality.
According to a report published by Oxfam on November 3, the richest 1 percent of households in the US have accumulated almost 1,000 times more wealth than the poorest 20 percent since the early 1990s.
At its core, the DSA advocates for a society where people, not profit, govern economic activity. Its members advocate for policies such as universal healthcare, affordable housing, strong unions and aggressive climate action through public investment.
The DSA does not call for the abolition of free markets, but rather for a more egalitarian society in which the public assumes greater control of resources and institutions, thereby watering down corporate power.
In many ways, the DSA are jockeying for something that already exists across the Atlantic: European-style welfare programmes. European governments – whether in Scandinavia, Germany or France – have long operated universal healthcare schemes, for example.
In Europe, populations have come to expect high-quality public healthcare, which is usually free at the point of delivery, decent housing and education. While DSA proposals may sound radical in a US context, advocating for a mixed economy is fairly routine in Europe.
When it comes to elections, the DSA gives its endorsement to progressive mainstream political candidates who align with its values – figures such as Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
This strategy reflects the DSA’s dual ambition: to contest power within existing institutions of power to try and reform them.
While he is not a formal DSA member, Bernie Sanders has long identified as a democratic socialist. In 2016, he was close to securing the Democratic Party’s nomination for presidential candidate, but eventually lost out to Hillary Clinton.
Sanders received 13.2 million votes during the presidential primaries, amounting to roughly 45 percent of the ballot. Clinton, meanwhile, received 16.9 million votes, and then subsequently lost the presidential election to Donald Trump.
In spite of his loss, the 84-year-old Vermont senator has remained the poster boy for disillusionment with the political status quo.
While Sanders identifies as an independent – meaning he has no formal relationship with the Democratic Party – he continues to receive popular support for his views on free universal healthcare and free university tuition.
The DSA website references Sanders’ political revolution as part of its guiding ideology. As such, he is less a member politician and more a symbolic anchor for the DSA movement.
These two members of Congress, both Democrats, helped to bring DSA-style politics to the mainstream in the US. Ocasio-Cortez, who represents parts of the Bronx and Queens in New York, burst onto the scene in 2018 when she defeated incumbent Joseph Crowley.
Rashida Tlaib, representing Michigan, is the first Palestinian-American woman in Congress and a self-identified democratic socialist. Also elected in 2018, she is a champion of universal healthcare. She is also a firm backer of the idea that unions should negotiate wage contracts.
The electoral success of both these politicians has meant socialists are no longer entirely “fringe” in the US electoral system.
Both Ocasio-Cortez and Tlaib are part of an informal group, which includes Ilhan Omar and Ayanna Pressley, of progressive congressional leaders known as the “Squad”.
In 2019, Trump said of the group, “Why don’t they go back and help fix the totally broken and crime-infested places from which they came?”
Greg Casar, a Democrat from Texas, was elected to the US House of Representatives in 2022 after serving on the Austin City Council.
He came from a local activist background, calling for workers’ rights, paid sick leave and raising the minimum wage, before shifting to a national platform.
At the same time, Casar illustrates the tensions within DSA affiliation. His local chapter withdrew formal support for him in 2022 after he supported the continuation of federal aid for Israel.
Casar is at once a socialist-aligned elected official while also attempting to navigate the practical and strategic trade-offs of being left-of-centre within the Democratic Party.
In 2019, Nanci Pelosi – the erstwhile Democratic speaker of the House and then symbol of the party – told CBS: “I do reject socialism,” adding “that [socialism] is not the view of the Democratic Party.”
In recent years, a new wave of left-wing politicians has secured public posts on DSA-style pledges. Zohran Mamdani, who is also affiliated with the Working Families Party and will take over as New York City mayor in January next year, is the most prominent example.
His platform, which argues in favour of rent freezes, fare-free buses and higher taxes on the wealthy, is at the more ambitious end of DSA’s playbook, and is focused on addressing New York City’s affordability crisis. Median rents in the city are $3,400 a month. According to the latest available data from the US Census Bureau, the median monthly income for New York City households is $6,640.
But Mamdani is not the only rising star in the DSA movement; Democrat Sarahana Shrestha was elected a New York State Assembly member in 2022.