2 h. ago Epstein files: All the stars and sleaze pictured in massive document release

The massive release of 13,000 documents has arrived as an opening salvo from the Justice Department, but with very little about Jeffrey Epstein's network revealed

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8 h. ago Epstein survivors express disappointment over heavy redactions in document dump as more files still to be released

‘There's been a lot of effort, money & time put into redactions. Not to protect victims, but to protect people in power,’ one survivor said

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24 h. ago Epstein files: All the images of stars and sleaze out ahead of major release

A new trove of photos released by Democrats in the House Oversight Committee showed Jeffrey Epstein with a whole host of famous faces - from Bill Gates to Woody Allen and Steve Bannon

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2 w. ago OBR chair quits after inquiry into early release of budget document

Richard Hughes takes ‘full responsibility’ for watchdog error as Starmer attempts to secure chancellor’s positionThe chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility has resigned after a damning internal inquiry into the leak that threw Rachel Reeves’s budget into chaos described it as the “worst failure” in the institution’s history.The departure of Richard Hughes, who said he took “full responsibility” for the watchdog’s failure to handle sensitive information, dragged the rolling recriminations over the budget into a fifth day. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago OBR says inadvertent budget leak is ‘worst failure’ in its 15

Investigation finds organisation’s leadership over many years was to blame for error, and similar breach happened earlier this yearPolitics live –latest updatesBritain’s budget watchdog has said the early leak of its budget documents before Rachel Reeves made her speech was the “worst failure” in its 15-year history as it emerged a similar breach had occurred earlier this year.The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) said an investigation had found that the leadership of the organisation, over many years, was to blame for the early release of its Economic and Fiscal Outlook (EFO) document online nearly an hour before Reeves’s address last Wednesday. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Live: Reeves asks ‘everyone to make contribution’ in Budget tax threshold freeze

The OBR has apologised after the unprecedented early release of its economic and fiscal outlook document ahead of the Budget.

Economics

3 w. ago Live: Tax hiked and growth downgraded in unprecedented early release of Budget

The OBR has apologised after the unprecedented early release of its economic and fiscal outlook document ahead of the Budget.

Economics

3 w. ago Queen Elizabeth 'was client' of Jeffrey Epstein, document claims

A newly-released document from the Jeffrey Epstein emails claims that the late Queen Elizabeth II was one of the disgraced financier's "clients" and that he provided her with financial advice

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