4 h. ago Who is Peter Mandelson and what do we know about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein?

Mr Mandelson has held some of the most senior roles in British politics

Politics

5 h. ago Epstein ‘assistant’ met Duke of York and saw private palace quarters, book says

The words came as part of a ‘birthday book’ for the paedophile financier compiled by sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell.

Politics

5 h. ago Peter Mandelson called Jeffrey Epstein his 'best pal' in birthday message as photo of himself in a bathrobe with the paedophile billionaire is released

The missive was among a trove of documents released by US lawmakers last night and formed part of a 'birthday book' given to Epstein by Ghislaine Maxwell in 2003.

Economics

5 h. ago Peter Mandelson’s birthday message to ‘best pal’ Jeffrey Epstein published by US Congress

In a handwritten note, Mandelson appears to tell Epstein he is his ‘best pal’ and signs off ‘we love you’

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7 h. ago Lord Mandelson 'called Jeffrey Epstein his best pal' in newly

Epstein’s ‘50th birthday book’ has been seen in full for the first time

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2 w. ago Council launch 'rapid' safeguarding review into mysterious death of schoolgirl, 13, feared to have been raped and murdered while in their care

Casey-Louse Horrocks, 13, was found unresponsive in a flat, in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, last Monday night. A 'rapid' safeguarding review is taking place into her death.

Events

4 w. ago Alexandrian Sphinx by Peter Jeffreys and Gregory Jusdanis review – the mysterious life of Constantine Cavafy

The enigmatic queer poet admired by EM Forster and Jackie Onassis takes centre stage in this unconventional biographyThe second floor of 10 Rue Lepsius, tucked away in the old Greek quarter of Alexandria above a brothel, was, for three decades, the literary focal point of the city. Entering the apartment, out of the Mediterranean sun, visitors would need a minute to adjust to the dimness, gradually perceiving faded curtains and heavy furniture, every surface covered with antiques and whimsical objects. There was no electricity, only candlelight. The host, proffering morsels of bread and cheese from the shadows, was an older man with “enigmatic eyes” beneath round spectacles – the poet Constantine Cavafy.What kind of person might be discerned amid the gloom? This is what Peter Jeffreys and Gregory Jusdanis set out to discover in their deeply researched and engaging biography, the first for 50 years. They brilliantly recreate his world – two chapters about Alexandria are especially go...

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