62 h. ago ‘You feel violated’: how stalkers outsource abuse to private investigators

Exclusive: Guardian investigation finds PIs have been hired as part of harassment campaigns and in some cases have tracked women to domestic violence refugesAs Laura stood in the court witness box, preparing to tell magistrates about her ex-husband’s obsessive nature, she flicked through the prosecution’s evidence file and saw the photographs. One of her leaving the house, another of her driving her car on the motorway. They had been taken by a professional. Staring at the grainy images, she felt numb.Laura’s ex-husband had hired a private investigator to put her under surveillance. On two occasions she had been trailed, with the PI taking photographs of her as he went. Her ex-husband was later sanctioned with a stalking protection order, but the man he hired to facilitate his harassment was never even questioned. Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago I was there: Carlos Alcaraz’s comeback in French Open final is still hard to comprehend

Jannik Sinner dominated for three hours and 43 minutes, but the Spaniard somehow prevailed in an adrenaline-filled fifth set and all-time classicIt was not until what appeared to be the dying moments of the French Open final between Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz that I realised it could be worth taking a photo of such a monumental occasion. This was, after all, the first grand slam final between the two players who seemed set to lead men’s tennis for many years to come.For three hours and 43 minutes Sinner had dominated Alcaraz and he earned three championship points while leading 5-3 in set four. Just before the Italian’s second championship point, I thrust up my phone and took a quick photo before my hand returned to my laptop, ready to file immediately an article that hailed his third consecutive major title and first triumph in Paris. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago That dodgy 'suicide note', thousands of redactions and a 'tremendous backlash': Trump's frustration with the Epstein Files is clear... But one email could be the most damaging of all

Christmas, they say, is a time of giving and the Democrats owe Jeffrey Epstein a sackful of thank you letters

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2 w. ago US justice department still has hundreds of thousands of Epstein files due to be released

Amid outrage over limited release so far and widespread redactions, DoJ analysts labor to vet remaining filesThe US justice department estimates it has hundreds of thousands of additional records related to Jeffrey Epstein to review – a process that involves a team of 200 departmental analysts and which will take another week to complete.According to Axios, which cited unnamed justice department officials, about 750,000 records have been reviewed and disclosed, and about 700,000 more remain to be examined. However, many of those may be duplicates, so the remaining number of records may only be in the thousands. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Epstein's Amazon purchases from trove of DoJ docs hints at pedophile's sick fantasies: Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: Thousands of new files linked to Jeffrey Epstein's case were made public by the Department of Justice this morning.

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3 w. ago FBI accused of 'corrupting' Epstein jail footage after his death, bombshell memo claims: Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: Thousands of new files linked to Jeffrey Epstein's case were made public by the Department of Justice this morning.

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3 w. ago Fake passport Epstein kept is exposed in new trove of damning DoJ files: Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: Thousands of new files linked to Jeffrey Epstein's case were made public by the Department of Justice this morning.

Politics

3 w. ago Epstein used a fake Austrian passport while travelling, damning new DoJ documents suggest: Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: Thousands of new files linked to Jeffrey Epstein's case were made public by the Department of Justice this morning.

Politics

3 w. ago Trump sidesteps commenting on Epstein revelations as files sees multiple new mentions of the president: Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: Thousands of new files linked to Jeffrey Epstein's case were made public by the Department of Justice this morning.

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3 w. ago Trump mentions in Epstein files are 'untrue' and 'sensationalist', DOJ says as 30,000 documents are released: Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: Thousands of new files linked to Jeffrey Epstein's case were made public by the Department of Justice this morning.

Politics

3 w. ago Trump flew on Epstein’s plane ‘many more times’ than previously reported, DOJ emails claim in latest files release

Justice Department releases thousands more files in connection with Epstein and Maxwell investigations

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3 w. ago Epstein files: Thousands more documents including videos and photo released

The president said Clinton was a ‘big boy’ who could ‘handle it’

Culture

3 w. ago Inside Jeffrey Epstein's sadistic temple on 'Pedophile Island' with dirty mattress and coded symbols

The Justice Department's latest trove of files on Jeffrey Epstein includes photos taken inside the temple which was first uncovered by drone footage of Little Saint James in 2019.

Politics

3 w. ago Bill Clinton demands ALL Epstein files be released by DOJ as victims claim THOUSANDS more pictures still being held from public

Former president Bill Clinton said 'someone or something is being protected,' while speaking about the Epstein files that have not yet been made public. 'We need no such protection,' he said.

Economics

3 w. ago Expert's chilling question over mystery person in royal photo from Epstein Files

New photos have been released in the Epstein files, indicating just how far into the royal circles the late financier and his girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell, were welcomed by Andrew Mountbatten Windsor

Culture

3 w. ago Epstein files: Chilling image shows 'toddler's foot' next to topless paedophile

Social media users have called Epstein a 'disgusting animal' after two new pictures released by the Department of Justice showed him sitting with what appeared to be a child

Politics

3 w. ago ‘Stop redacting names’ says Epstein survivor Marina Lacerda after release of files

Jeffrey Epstein survivor Marina Lacerda has spoken out after thousands of documents released from the Jeffrey Epstein case were heavily redacted.

Events

3 w. ago Bill Clinton statement issued on Epstein file photos as 'they'll try and hide forever'

Bill Clinton has been featured in many new photos released in the latest batch of Jeffrey Epstein files released yesterday as a spokesperson for the former president has issued a statement

Culture

3 w. ago New Epstein files release shows images of Michael Jackson, Bill Clinton and more

Thousands of files have been released following the passing of the Epstein Transparency Act, which forced the US Department of Justice to release documents in connection with the Jeffrey Epstein case

Economics

3 w. ago Chilling mystery of 'toddler's foot' in Pedophile Island snap as the worst of THOUSANDS of new Epstein file photos exposed

Disgraced financier Jeffrey Epsteinis all smiles in the picture as he poses without a shirt and with what appears to be a white towel wrapped around his waist on a couch.

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