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From BBC News. Survivors of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and Democratic lawmakers are gathering in Washington to introduce "Virginia’s Law". The legislation aims to remove the statute of limitations – or a deadline to file a lawsuit – which the group say "has shielded traffickers and denied survivors their day in court". The…
From BBC News. In India, sport is giving some young women a way out of child marriage and allowing them to be seen. Officially, the practice of child marriage is illegal in the country. But UNICEF estimates that over 200 million girls and women in India have been married before they turned 18. BBC journalist…
From BBC News. Prince William met Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman after landing in the country on Monday, where he is spending three days at the UK government’s request as it seeks to improve ties with the country’s de-facto leader. The trip is set to focus on energy transition and young people – key areas…
From BBC News. Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted associate of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, refused to answer questions from the US House Oversight Committee on Monday. Maxwell appeared virtually for a closed-door deposition from the Texas prison where she is serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking. Republican House Oversight Committee chairman James Comer said that…
From BBC News. US news presenter Savannah Guthrie has said her family believes their abducted mother is still alive, as she issued a new appeal to anyone with information. As a reported ransom deadline for the safe return of Guthrie’s mother Nancy passed on Monday, officials said they had still not identified a suspect or…
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From BBC News. The world’s largest social media companies have been accused of creating "addiction machines" as a landmark trial began in California examining the mental health effects of Instagram and YouTube. In his opening argument, lawyer Mark Lanier argued that his client, plaintiff "K.G.M.," suffered from mental health issues as a result of her…
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From BBC News. Buckingham Palace says King Charles has made clear his “profound concern” at allegations about the conduct of his brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and that he stands ready to support the police if approached. The British police have said they are assessing suggestions that the former Prince shared confidential information with Jeffrey Epstein, during…
From BBC News. The British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is under intense political pressure, with calls for him to resign, over his decision to appoint Lord Mandelson as the UK’s ambassador to the United States, despite his links to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The leader of Sir Keir’s Labour Party in Scotland,…
From BBC News. Keir Starmer has addressed his MPs and seems to have rallied some support after Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar called for him to quit. In a press conference in Glasgow, Sarwar emphasised his concerns for Scotland ahead of the May elections, and told reporters “the leadership in Downing Street has to change".…
From BBC News. China has sentenced the Hong Kong media tycoon and political activist Jimmy Lai to 20 years in prison. His supporters have called it a death sentence – so are hopes for Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement totally dashed? The UK has condemned China’s prosecution of Mr Lai — who is a British citizen…
From BBC News. King Charles has made his first intervention in the Epstein scandal, saying he is ready to support the police as they consider allegations against Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. "The King has made clear, in words and through unprecedented actions, his profound concern at allegations which continue to come to light in respect of Mr…
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From BBC News. AI Decoded focusses on one of the most urgent, tangible uses of artificial intelligence: health care — we speak to Dr Regina Barzilay, an MIT professor who is building machine-learning AI models to predict disease. She herself was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2014, and has used that experience and knowledge to…
From BBC News. Over the past year there has been a big rise in the number of oil tankers and other commercial ships being abandoned around the world by their owners. The International Transport Workers’ Federation says the growing prevalence of so-called "shadow fleets" could be contributing to the big spike last year. Almost 1,000…
From BBC News. Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has called on Keir Starmer to stand down as prime minister. Earlier, Starmer’s director of communications Tim Allan resigned, a day after the PM’s chief of staff also quit. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #Labour #Politics #KeirStarmer
From BBC News. About 100 areas face flooding in the UK after heavy downpours, with further rain expected this week The Environment Agency has issued 98 flood warnings and 158 flood alerts in England. There are currently two flood warnings and four alerts in Scotland, and three flood alerts in Wales. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For…
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From BBC News. Bangladesh votes this week in its first election since a youth uprising overthrew the Awami League government. Students rose up in 2024 and were met with a deadly crackdown that killed 1,400 people, according to the UN. It forced the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to flee to India after 15 years of…
From BBC News. A Hong Kong court jailed pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai for 20 years on Monday after he was found guilty of national security offences last December. This is the harshest sentence under the controversial national security law, which China says is necessary for the city’s stability. Lai, who is a British citizen, was…
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From BBC News. The Prince and Princess of Wales have said they are "deeply concerned" by the latest revelations about Jeffrey Epstein in their first public statement on the scandal. A Kensington Palace spokesperson said Prince William and Princess Catherine were "focused on the victims" in light of new information contained in documents related to…
From BBC News. Survivors of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein appear in a new video calling for more files relating to the criminal investigation into the late financier to be released. Millions of files relating to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein have been disclosed by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) since a law mandated their…
From BBC News. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor appears to have knowingly shared confidential information with Jeffrey Epstein when, as Prince Andrew, he was a UK trade envoy. Emails seen by the BBC from the recently released Epstein files show Mr Mountbatten-Windsor apparently passing on details of investment and trade opportunities to the convicted sex offender. The emails…
From BBC News. US news anchor Savannah Guthrie and her family have released a new video pleading for the safe return of their mother. "We received your message, and we understand," Guthrie said in the video posted to Instagram on Saturday evening, flanked by her two siblings. "We beg you now to return our mother…
From BBC News. Morgan McSweeney has quit as the UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s chief of staff. In a statement, he took "full responsibility" for advising the PM to appoint Peter Mandelson as US ambassador last year, a decision he called "wrong”. "Our party and I owe him a debt of gratitude, and I thank…
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From BBC News. Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown has told the BBC the situation facing Sir Keir Starmer is "serious" and suggested he may have been "too slow to do the right things" concerning Lord Mandelson. He also defended him as "a man of integrity" who "wants to do the right things". He spoke to…
From BBC News. At least 32 people have been killed and more than 160 injured in an explosion at a mosque during Friday prayers in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, officials say. A suicide bomber detonated a device after approaching the Shia mosque in the Tarlai area of the city, police said. The Islamic State (IS) group…
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From BBC News. The US wants the war with Russia to end by June and both sides had been invited to the US for talks next week, said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. "America proposed for the first time that the two negotiating teams – Ukraine and Russia – meet in the United States of America,…
From BBC News. US President Donald Trump has said he "didn’t see" the part of a social media video which showed a racist clip depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes. The clip – set to the song The Lion Sleeps Tonight – was at the end of a 62-second video he shared containing claims…
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From BBC News. As the Winter Olympics get under way, Tech Now visits the Olympic training centre in Oslo to find out how advances in technology are helping Norway compete at the highest level. The small nation has won more medals at the Winter Olympics than any other country. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news,…
From BBC News. The list of some of the world’s most rich and powerful people with ties to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has lengthened, after the US government released millions of new files from its investigation into the disgraced financier. The latest drop of material on 30 January included three million pages, 180,000 images,…
From BBC News. Delegates from the US and Iran have met for indirect talks in Oman, amid continuing fears of a military confrontation between the two countries. Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the talks were held in a "very positive atmosphere" and that the two countries have agreed to proceed with more negotiations. He…
From BBC News. The president says he’ll honour the results of the midterms "if the elections are honest”. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog This week Donald Trump has doubled down on why he thinks power should be taken away from individual states when it comes to running elections. Instead, he says federal government should be running elections…
From BBC News. Today, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces further questions about his judgement in appointing Peter Mandelson as US ambassador, and there is a darkening mood among Labour MPs. Adam, Chris, Alex Forsyth and Daniela Relph discuss how the continuing revelations from the Epstein Files have created challenges for both the Royal Family…
From BBC News. The 2026 Winter Olympics are about to get under way in Italy, with the games returning to the country after two decades. For the first time, they will be co-hosted by two cities, stretching across northern Italy – from the fashion capital Milan, to the peaks of Cortina d’Ampezzo. Milan’s San Siro…
From BBC News. London’s Metropolitan Police said it is searching two properties linked to Peter Mandelson as it continues its investigation into misconduct in public office offences. It comes after Lord Mandelson was accused of passing sensitive government information to US financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein while a minister in Gordon Brown’s government.…
From BBC News. It has been one year since the US announced sweeping cuts to a foreign aid programme. One of the major casualties was South Africa’s HIV and Aids programme. US President Donald Trump said the cuts were part of wider cost-cutting drive to reduce American government spending. At the time, South Africa’s health…
From BBC News. A high-profile general in Russia’s military has been shot several times and wounded in Moscow. Lt Gen Vladimir Alexeyev was immediately taken to hospital after the attack in a residential block of flats on the north-western outskirts of the Russian capital and his condition is unknown. Alexeyev is number two in the…
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From BBC News. If you check into a hotel room in China you may not be as alone as you think. Criminals are hiding cameras in hotels across the country to secretly film and even livestream unsuspecting guests having sex. So-called spy-cam porn is then sold online for strangers to watch. For victims the impact…
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From BBC News. At least 31 people have been killed in an explosion at a Shia mosque during Friday prayers in the Pakistani capital Islamabad, officials have said. The blast at the mosque in the Tarlai area of the city prompted an emergency to be declared at three hospitals in the city. The cause of…
From BBC News. Today, the UK prime minister has apologised to victims of Jeffrey Epstein for appointing Peter Mandelson as US ambassador and “believing his lies”. Adam is joined by Henry in Westminster with Ailbhe Rea from the New Statesman and Luke Sullivan, Keir Starmer’s former political director, to break down where the Mandelson affair…
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From BBC News. Senior US and Iranian officials are expected to meet in Oman for direct talks in the coming hours, amid a crisis that has raised fears of a military confrontation between the two countries. The discussions come after a US military build-up in the Middle East in response to Iran’s violent repression of…
From BBC News. Following recent criticism over Labour’s decision to freeze the repayment threshold for some borrowers, UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the student loans system was "fair and reasonable”. On Question Time The New Statesman’s Oli Dugmore argued that the levels of interest and changes to repayment thresholds meant the loans were mis-sold. Dugmore…
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From BBC News. US police say blood on porch belongs to Nancy Guthrie. The 84-year-old mother of the US news anchor Savannah Guthrie disappeared from her home near Tucson, Arizona at the weekend. The Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos has said they believe Nancy Guthrie was “removed from her house against her will”. Nanos said…
From BBC News. Photos of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly Prince Andrew, released in the Epstein files have been scattered around an English village ahead of a visit by his brother, King Charles. Copies of the image – showing Andrew on all fours over an unidentified woman – were found in the area, which was also hosting…
From BBC News. As countries across the world either debate or reckon with the decision to ban social media for U16s, what’s the best way to regulate your child’s screentime? Jonathan Haidt, an American social psychologist, spoke to Radical with Amol Rajan, about how parents can connect with and encourage their child to set boundaries…
From BBC News. On Sunday 8 February, Bad Bunny will perform at the Super Bowl half-time show to an audience of more than 100 million people across the world. But the NFL’s choice of the Puerto Rican star has proven controversial, because he has long been outspoken in his criticism of Donald Trump’s government, including…
From BBC News. US President Donald Trump has conceded there needs to be a "softer touch" on immigration after the death of US citizens Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minnesota. He made the comments in a wide-ranging interview to NBC, which will air during the Superbowl coverage. The man newly in charge of Immigration…
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