88 m. ago Scale of Neath Port Talbot flooding confirms 'urgent' need for support to people and businesses

Some were forced to leave their homes just days before Christmas after torrential rain flooded streets

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12 h. ago Unanswered questions from Epstein files after documents appear highly redacted

The release of the notorious Epstein files has begun, providing new insight into the lives of the convicted sex offender and his girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell - but bringing as many questions as they do answers

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13 h. ago Jeffrey Epstein seen clutching Donald Trump giant cheque in latest files release

The US President was named on a giant cheque that Epstein was pictured holding - the convicted sex offender also had his arm around a woman

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22 h. ago Survivors of Epstein’s abuse condemn justice department for only partly releasing files

Lawyers for victims say they have been ‘repeatedly denied justice’ while deputy attorney general says more files will be releasedAnalysis: Trump over-promises and under-deliversRepresentatives for victims of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein condemned the US Department of Justice on Friday for only partially releasing investigative documents while at least one survivor said she felt “redeemed” by the documents.The documents were released under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which mandated the disclosures by 19 December. The law allows for records to be withheld if they threaten current investigations, disrupt national security or identify Epstein’s victims. Continue reading...

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24 h. ago Bill Clinton swims with mystery woman and poses with Kevin Spacey and Michael Jackson as long

In one image, Clinton was seen relaxing in a hot tub, and in another he swam with convicted sex trafficker Maxwell in a swimming pool.

Politics

25 h. ago Both parties bash Trump for ‘moving the goalpost’ and initially releasing only some Epstein files by deadline

The Justice Department has started to release thousands of documents related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein but the law required the agency to make all of its files public by the Friday deadline

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25 h. ago US justice department releases heavily redacted cache of Jeffrey Epstein files

Files that were viewable included images of Epstein socializing with Bill Clinton, as well as entertainers like Michael JacksonEpstein documents release – live updatesThe Department of Justice on Friday released a long-awaited and huge tranche of documents related to its investigation into the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a major development in the lengthy political saga that turned into one of the biggest setbacks Donald Trump has suffered since his re-election last year.While significant portions of the files are redacted, those that were viewable included images of Epstein socializing with Bill Clinton and former British royal Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, as well as entertainers like Michael Jackson, Chris Tucker and Kevin Spacey. Continue reading...

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26 h. ago Trump’s Justice Department drops Epstein files on deadline day

Justice Department launches public website with thousands of documents tied to convicted sex offender

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29 h. ago Justice Department faces deadline to release files on Epstein sex trafficking investigation

The Justice Department faces a Friday deadline to release its files on Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex offender known for his connections to powerful figures, including Donald Trump

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29 h. ago US legislators say justice department is violating law by not releasing all Epstein files

Todd Blanche, deputy attorney general, says release of files won’t include full set, prompting outrage from lawmakersUS politics live – latest updatesTodd Blanche, the deputy attorney general, said that the Department of Justice will not release all its files related to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Friday, despite the deadline stated in the law. Blanche’s comments drew sharp rebuke from Capitol Hill, where top legislators threatened legal action “in the face of this violation of federal law”.Speaking in an interview on Fox News on Friday morning, Blanche said: “I expect we’re going to release several hundred thousand documents today, and those documents will come in all different forms, photographs and other materials associated with all of the investigations into Mr Epstein”. Continue reading...

Society

34 h. ago The Latest: Justice Department faces deadline to release Epstein files

The Justice Department faces a Friday deadline to release its files on Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex offender and wealthy financier known for his connections to some of the world’s most influential people, including President Donald Trump, who had tried to keep the files sealed

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39 h. ago Girl, 12, gang raped for three days after being snatched from store and drugged

Kevin Horvath, 26, Ivan Turtak, 38, and Ernest Gunar, 27, were convicted of the sickening sex attacks on the young girl, who was repeatedly raped and drugged during the ordeal

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41 h. ago Inside Epstein's 'billionaires' dinner' and the tech moguls he dined with AFTER conviction

Democrats on the US House Oversight Committee unsealed 68 photographs taken from the estate of financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Thursday December 18

Science

41 h. ago Jeffrey Epstein attended dinner with tech billionaires three years after he was convicted of sex crimes

House Democrats released 68 photographs from Epstein's estateon Thursday, including images taken at the Edge Group's annual dinner in 2011.

Events

50 h. ago Hospitals 'nowhere near out of the woods' as 'superflu' cases hit record levels

The figures were revealed as resident doctors in England have entered the second day of strike action, leaving the NHS under pressure as flu cases soar

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52 h. ago Democrats release more images from Jeffrey Epstein estate, including photos of writing on woman’s body – live

Latest image drop comes as pressure mounts on Trump’s justice department to release filesFull report – Democrats release new Epstein photosWhat we know so far about the Epstein filesDemocratic lawmakers will release more photographs from evidence gathered from the estate of Jeffrey Epstein if the Department of Justice fails to meet the Friday deadline to disclose investigative documents, Congressman Robert Garcia told CNN yesterday.Speaking to Erin Burnett, Garcia said a petition to the federal court by Ghislaine Maxwell – Epstein’s convicted accomplice - to have her conviction on sex trafficking charges thrown out and to obtain a pardon do not trigger an exemption to the law Congress passed mandating a release of documents by the DoJ. Continue reading...

Politics

53 h. ago Democrats release new Epstein photos ahead of DoJ transparency deadline

Images, undated and uncaptioned, include Nabokov lines written on woman’s body and show Bill Gates and Noam ChomskyUS politics – live updatesWhat we know so far about the Epstein filesDemocrats on the House oversight committee have released a new batch of photos from the estate of the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, as the deadline for the justice department to release its files related to Epstein looms.The images, released on Thursday, are undated and lack captions or context. Among them are photographs of what appear to be lines from Vladimir Nabokov’s novel Lolita written on different parts of a woman’s body. Continue reading...

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60 h. ago Omaze couple who won £3m home in battle to evict their own son

Omaze winner Tony Doyle, 67, was convicted of child sex offenders against several girls aged between seven and 12 in the months following his multi-million win

Economics

62 h. ago How many big names have paid the price for being linked to Jeffrey Epstein? Fewer than you might think | Emma Brockes

Remarkably, most of the men connected to the convicted sex offender have barely experienced any fallout. That says as much as the scandal itselfA couple of weeks ago, the annual DealBook Summit got under way in New York. It’s a series of public talks billed as conversations with “the world’s most consequential people”, and is part of that circuit of live events in which the worst people on Earth gather on stage to address the second-worst people on Earth, their paying audience. Hosted by Andrew Ross Sorkin, the conference was a characteristically starry affair, but in a lineup that included Charlie Kirk’s widow, Erika Kirk, the US treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, and “changemaker” Halle Berry, it was Ehud Barak, the former prime minister of Israel and a former associate of Jeffrey Epstein, who really caught the eye.My first thought about Barak’s appearance was: Larry Summers must be spitting. Summers, the former president of Harvard and another Epstein associate, was very much not...

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68 h. ago Ashes 2025 live score: Root dismissed by Cummins with England 300 runs behind Australia

Alex Carey’s century on his home ground countered Jofra Archer’s excellent bowling to leave the third Test in the balance after day one in Adelaide

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