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From BBC News. The Metropolitan Police has launched a criminal investigation into Peter Mandelson after new files released seemed to suggest he had passed sensitive government information to Jeffrey Epstein. Lord Mandelson has resigned from the House of Lords following the latest revelations, though he retains the right to use the title of Lord. The…
From BBC News. Police are reviewing new allegations that Jeffrey Epstein sent a woman to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor in the UK, for a sexual encounter at his residence, the Royal Lodge in the grounds of Windsor Castle. The woman was in her twenties at the time. Her lawyer, Brad Edwards, whose US law firm has been…
From BBC News. The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has released millions of new files related to Jeffrey Epstein, the late convicted sex offender. The files include documents, images, videos and emails between Epstein and high-profile figures. Featuring in the files is not an indication of wrongdoing. Public figures named in the files are believed…
From BBC News. London’s Metropolitan Police has launched a criminal investigation into Lord Mandelson over alleged misconduct in public office. It comes after the Cabinet Office referred material to police after reviewing Epstein file documents that suggest he forwarded internal government information to Epstein when he was business secretary in 2009. Meanwhile Mandelson is stepping…
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From BBC News. Russia has used a record number of ballistic missiles to target Ukraine’s energy sector, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. The combined missile and drone strikes hit power plants and infrastructure in Kyiv and multiple locations causing "the most powerful blow" so far this year, according to private energy company DTEK. The strikes…
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From BBC News. Only a few sick and wounded Palestinians from Gaza arrived in Egypt on Monday after the Rafah border crossing reopened for the movement of people. The crossing has largely been closed since the Gazan side was captured by Israeli forces in May 2024. The reopening was supposed to happen during the first…
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From BBC News. Prosecutors in Norway have detailed four charges of rape against the son of Norway’s crown princess. A year and a half after Marius Borg Høiby was arrested over a violent episode at a woman’s flat’s in Oslo, he appeared in court to hear all 38 charges he faces and to deny allegations…
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From BBC News. Elon Musk’s SpaceX is taking over his artificial intelligence (AI) start-up, as the billionaire continues to unify some of his many business interests. SpaceX confirmed the deal to acquire xAI, a smaller firm known for its Grok chatbot, posting a memo from Musk about the merger on its website. Terms of the…
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From BBC News. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said Iran will pursue negotiations with the US after requests from "friendly governments in the region" to respond to a US proposal for talks. In a statement on X, Pezeshkian said he had told Iran’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Abbas Araghchi to pursue talks "provided that a…
From BBC News. London’s Metropolitan Police are reviewing reports of alleged misconduct in a public office after Lord Mandelson was accused of passing on sensitive government information to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The Scottish National Party and Reform UK reported Mandelson to police after emails suggest he forwarded internal government information to Epstein when…
From BBC News. Men are covertly filming women on nights out, then making money by posting the videos online, a BBC investigation has found. The videos, often described as “walking tours” or “nightlife content”, are published on YouTube, TikTok, Facebook and Instagram. They focus almost entirely on women in dresses and skirts, many filmed from…
From BBC News. Former US President Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary Clinton, the former Secretary of State, have agreed to testify in the congressional investigation into late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. It comes days before a vote on whether to hold the couple in criminal contempt for refusing to appear before the House Oversight…
From BBC News. The Metropolitan Police say they are reviewing allegations of misconduct in a public office after new files suggest Peter Mandelson sent government information to Jeffrey Epstein. Lord Mandelson seemingly forwarded internal emails sent and received while he was business secretary in 2009 from senior politicians to Epstein. Adam is joined by political…
From BBC News. Israel has kept the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt largely closed for two years. But now a small number of people will be allowed to go in and out. This is a significant step in President Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan for Gaza. So what comes next? And is Washington still…
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From BBC News. As anticipation builds as to when and how the US might strike Iran, The Security Brief looks at the US President’s options. America has already shown it can strike Iran – last June’s operation ‘Midnight Hammer’ targeted the country’s nuclear facilities. But now, with a significant build-up of US forces in the…
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From BBC News. UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said he believes Peter Mandelson should not be a member of the House of Lords over his links to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The PM has ordered an "urgent" investigation into Lord Mandelson’s contact with Epstein while he was a government minister, No 10…
From BBC News. Russia resumed attacks on Ukraine yesterday after agreeing not to target population centres and energy infrastructure during a cold snap that has gripped the country. Four people were killed overnight in the central Cherkasy region. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced a new round of US-brokered talks between Ukraine and Russia that…
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From BBC News. "On the first day, I asked ‘why are there no more women?’," Hind Kabawat told the BBC’s Lyse Doucet. Kabawat is Syria’s minister for social affairs and labour – the only female minister in the transitional government tasked with navigating the country’s jagged road from war to peace. Sectarian violence, which has…
From BBC News. Palestinians have started to enter the Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt after it reopened for the movement of people. The crossing has largely been closed since May 2024, when the Gazan side was captured by Israeli forces. The reopening was supposed to happen during the first phase of…
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From BBC News. Bad Bunny has become the first Latin artist to win album of the year in the 68-year history of the Grammy Awards, at a ceremony where dozens of stars railed against the Donald Trump administration’s US immigration crackdown. The 31-year-old, who will headline next week’s Super Bowl half-time show, dedicated the award…
From BBC News. A second woman is alleging that she was sent to the UK by Jeffrey Epstein for a sexual encounter with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor following the release of more documentation from the Epstein files. The encounter allegedly occurred at the former prince’s residence, Royal Lodge, in 2010. BBC News has asked Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor for…
From BBC News. A second woman is alleging that she was sent to the UK by Jeffrey Epstein for a sexual encounter with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor following the release of more documentation from the Epstein files. The encounter allegedly occurred at the former prince’s residence, Royal Lodge, in 2010. BBC News has asked Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor for…
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From BBC News. Donald Trump said Iran was in "serious discussions" following the build-up of US military forces nearby, as Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned any attack would spark a regional conflict. The US president said he hoped negotiations would lead to something "acceptable". Iran’s top security official Ali Larijani also said a…
From BBC News. A second woman is alleging that she was sent to the UK by Jeffrey Epstein for a sexual encounter with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, her lawyer has told the BBC. The encounter allegedly occurred at the former prince’s residence, Royal Lodge, in 2010. The woman, who is not British, was in her 20s at…
From BBC News. More than three million pages of documents related to the sex offender – Jeffrey Epstein – were released on Friday. New pictures appear to show Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor kneeling over a female lying on the ground, as well as emails to and from a man referred to as “The Duke”. Other emails show…
From BBC News. At least 28 people have been killed in a wave of Israeli air strikes across the Gaza Strip on Saturday, according to local authorities. The civil defence agency, which is operated by Hamas, says children and women were among those killed. It added that in one attack, helicopter gunships hit a tent…
From BBC News. Pictures showing Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor kneeling on all fours over a female, lying on the ground, are part of the latest release of documents related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The photos are among more than three million pages of documents related to the late sex offender, released on Friday. They…
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From BBC News. Can Republicans win the midterm elections and keep control of both houses of Congress? It’s the biggest political event of the year, and this week Donald Trump kicked off the Republican’s campaign in Iowa, telling voters the odds are against him, but Republicans “need to win”. The president’s chief of staff says…
From BBC News. US President Donald Trump has nominated conservative economist Kevin Warsh as the new chair of the US Federal Reserve. The 55-year-old, who served as a Fed governor from 2006 to 2011, is an outspoken critic of the central bank, which has been under political pressure from the White House about how it…
From BBC News. The Syrian government has reached a ceasefire deal that will see Kurdish forces — longtime allies of the US — gradually integrate with the Syrian army. It’s hoped this will end weeks of clashes in northeastern Syria. The fighting has been blamed for recent escapes from prison camps, where suspected ISIS fighters…
From BBC News. Ukraine saw a relatively quiet night after Donald Trump said his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin had agreed not to attack Kyiv and "various towns" during a cold snap. The Kremlin confirmed it had agreed to cease attacks on Kyiv until Sunday to "create favourable conditions" for peace talks. While the US president…
From BBC News. Autonomous vehicles are still a thing of sci-fi films, aren’t they? Well, in Las Vegas, they have them now – and they’re called Zoox. Working a lot like rideshare, you can use your phone to request a Zoox to your location on the Las Vegas Strip using an app, and be whisked…
From BBC News. Canadian-American actress, comedian and screenwriter Catherine O’Hara, best known for her roles in the movies Home Alone and Beetlejuice, as well as TV series Schitt’s Creek, has died aged 71. Among the accolades O’Hara won during her career are two Primetime Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards.…
From BBC News. The US justice department has released more than three million pages of documents related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. More than 2,000 videos and 180,000 images are included in the latest batch, and their release comes six weeks after a deadline mandated in a law signed by President Donald Trump.…
From BBC News. Nasa has announced that the launch date of Artemis II will not take place this month. The mission will see four astronauts take part in a 10-day fly around the Moon and back again. It comes after a dress rehearsal – known as a wet rehearsal – for the rocket launch was…
From BBC News. Following the downfall of the so-called Islamic State in Syria, Kurdish-run prisons hold about 8,000 suspected IS fighters and around 34,000 of their family members in camps. But there is growing instability in the region as the central government in Damascus wants to extend its control across all of Syria, including the…
From BBC News. The US appears poised to strike Iran within days. While the potential targets are largely predictable, the outcome is not. So, if no last-minute deal can be reached with Tehran and President Donald Trump decides to order US forces to attack, then what are the possible outcomes? The BBC’s security correspondent Frank…
From BBC News. Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky says the next stage of peace talks with Russia and the US this weekend could be delayed, adding that tension between America and Iran could cause them to be postponed. It comes as US President Donald Trump says that Russia has agreed to hold off with attacks on…
From BBC News. Today, UK prime minister, Sir Keir Starmer continues his reset trip to China. Adam and Alex are joined by James Landale and Sarah Montague to discuss the geopolitical significance of the Prime Minister’s visit to China, plus what’s actually been agreed for British businesses. Plus, is US President Trump preparing another strike…
From BBC News. The UK government is consulting on a potential social media ban for under-16s, following growing political support for the idea since Australia banned under-16s from 10 platforms last month. Watch BBC Question Time panellists Konstantin Kisin, commentator and podcaster, and Jo Grady, general secretary of the University and College Union debate the…