58 m. ago Epstein claimed that Donald Trump ‘knew about the girls’ in private emails

Trump was mentioned in emails between Epstein and an associate in Trump’s circle, according to newly released emails

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65 m. ago Epstein claimed Trump 'spent hours' with one of his victims in trove of shocking new emails

The pedophile financier named Trump multiple times in emails to Ghislaine Maxwell and the author Michael Wolff over a period of 15 years.

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74 m. ago She stepped out of prison to taste freedom, but police were waiting to arrest her again

A woman was arrested moments after being released from prison

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79 m. ago No 10 says Starmer has confidence in Morgan McSweeney after PM condemns attacks on cabinet members – UK politics live

PM’s spokesperson says he has confidence in his chief of staff after Starmer challenged over ‘toxic culture’ at Downing StreetThe No 10 briefing row is not the only story around this morning. Amy Sedghi is writing a live blog about the ongoing turmoil at the BBC and she has details of Donald Trump saying he has an “obligation” to sue the BBC.In a related development, Reform UK has pulled out of a BBC documentary about the party amid a row over the broadcaster’s editing of the Trump speech. Robyn Vintner has the story. Continue reading...

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84 m. ago EastEnders star furiously defends BBC as he hits out at those 'celebrating lawsuit'

EastEnders actor Colin Salmon has urged the British public to think of what the consequences would be if Donald Trump did sue the BBC

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85 m. ago Jeffrey Epstein alleged that Donald Trump knew about his crimes, newly released emails reveal – live updates

In new batch of emails released by House Democrats, Jeffrey Epstein told Ghislaine Maxwell that Trump ‘spent hours’ at his house with one of his victimsIn a new batch of emails released by Democrats on the House oversight committee, Jeffrey Epstein wrote that Donald Trump knew about the late financier and sex-offender’s crimes. In the three emails released, Epstein apparently told his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell that Trump “spent hours” at his house with one of Epstein’s victims.In two other emails to author Michael Wolff, Epstein wrote that “of course he knew about the girls”, referring to the now-president. According to the exchanges, Epstein also solicited Wolff’s advice about how he should handle Trump discussing their friendship in an interview with CNN. “I think you should let him hang himself,” Wolff writes. “If he says he hasn’t been on the plane or to the house, then that gives you a valuable PR and political currency. You can hang him in a way that potentially generates a...

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88 m. ago Starmer: BBC needs to ‘get their house in order’ as Trump ramps up legal threat

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said he believed in a ‘strong and independent’ BBC as the broadcaster faced action from the US President.

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96 m. ago Keir Starmer vows to 'always stand up' for the BBC as he defends broadcaster amid Donald Trump row

The Prime Minister told MPs he was 'a strong supporter' of the BBC and said the 'argument for an impartial British news service is stronger than ever'.

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1 hour ago Unlucky penny: US Mint in Philadelphia to press final penny as the 1

The U.S. Mint in Philadelphia is set to strike its last circulating penny as the president has canceled the 1-cent coin

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1 hour ago Panorama editors ‘did not know Trump speech had been spliced together’

Donald Trump has said the broadcaster ‘defrauded the public’ and that he had an ‘obligation’ to launch a $1billion lawsuit

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2 h. ago Top diplomats will talk with Ukraine's foreign minister at the G7 meeting in Canada

Top diplomats from the Group of Seven industrialized democracies are meeting Ukraine’s foreign minister in Canada as Ukraine tries to fend off relentless Russian aerial attacks that have brought rolling blackouts across the country ahead of winter

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2 h. ago Keir Starmer breaks silence on Donald Trump’s threat to sue BBC for $1bn

Sir Keir Starmer urged the BBC to “get its house in order” following Donald Trump’s threat to sue the corporation for $1billion lawsuit.

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3 h. ago Starmer says any attack on his cabinet is ‘completely unacceptable’ and adds Streeting is doing a great job – UK politics live

Kemi Badenoch probes Starmer over ‘toxic culture’ at Downing Street The No 10 briefing row is not the only story around this morning. Amy Sedghi is writing a live blog about the ongoing turmoil at the BBC and she has details of Donald Trump saying he has an “obligation” to sue the BBC.In a related development, Reform UK has pulled out of a BBC documentary about the party amid a row over the broadcaster’s editing of the Trump speech. Robyn Vintner has the story. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Judge to hear arguments on law cutting Planned Parenthood Medicaid funds

A federal judge is set to hear arguments about a spending law that ended Medicaid reimbursements for Planned Parenthood

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4 h. ago Donald Trump says he has ‘obligation’ to sue BBC over speech edit

US president sets Friday deadline for corporation to respond to billion-dollar legal threatTrump to sue BBC – latest updatesDonald Trump has said he feels he has “an obligation” to sue the BBC over its editing of one of his speeches, as a deadline looms for the corporation to respond to his billion-dollar legal threat.The US president accused the broadcaster of having “defrauded the public” with an edition of Panorama last year that spliced together two parts of a speech he made on 6 January 2021 and has given it until Friday to respond. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Donald Trump’s granddaughter reveals advice from president ahead of professional golf debut

President Trump’s granddaughter, Kai Trump, is preparing to make her LPGA debut later this week

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5 h. ago Reece James happy to palm off Donald Trump duty to Harry Kane if England win World Cup

Trump was front and centre as James lifted the Club World Cup for Chelsea

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5 h. ago Venezuelans sent by Trump to El Salvador endured systematic torture, report finds

Human rights groups accuse Trump officials of complicity and draw comparison with scandal at Abu Ghraib prisonMore than 252 Venezuelans expelled to El Salvador under Donald Trump’s mass deportation policy suffered systematic and prolonged torture and abuse, including sexual assault, during their detention, according to a report published on Wednesday.The report, compiled jointly by Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Cristosal – a group investigating violations in Central America – says conditions at El Salvador’s sprawling “terrorist continent center” (Cecot) breached the UN’s standard minimal rules for the treatment of prisoners. It cites “inhumane prison conditions, including prolonged incommunicado detention, inadequate food” and other shortcomings. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Actor Allison Mack reveals role in Nxivm sex cult in new podcast: ‘I was abusive’

Smallville actor, released from prison two years ago, tells how she helped coerce women for cult leader Keith RaniereThe Smallville actor Allison Mack says she was once riveted by the influence she wielded through her role in the Nxivm sex cult – though it eventually sent her to federal prison, and she now realizes it was “abusive”.“I was excited by the power that I felt having these young, beautiful women look to me and listen to me,” Mack, 43, maintains in a new podcast series titled Allison After Nxivm, which contains her first public remarks since her release from prison about two years ago. “And – yes – the sexuality of it was exciting.” Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Donald Trump says he has ‘obligation’ to sue BBC over speech edit – latest updates

US president claims broadcaster has ‘defrauded the public’ and reiterates his threat of launching a $1bn legal actionDonald Trump has grabbed the headlines after threatening to sue the BBC for $1bn (£760m) for what the corporation has accepted was a misleading edit of his speech on 6 January 2021 during the Capitol Hill insurrection.I wouldn’t want a board that’s guilty of groupthink, but the opposite of groupthink is different points of view. That makes the job of the chair challenging to try and organise and get consensus, but it’s important that people have a diversity of opinion on the board. Continue reading...

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