1 hour ago Jeffrey Epstein’s birthday book is a horrifying document | Moira Donegan

Conspiracy theorists wonder about what Epstein and his powerful friends may have done to cover up his crimes. But they barely were covered upJeffrey Epstein had a lot of friends. When his girlfriend-cum-assistant and convicted fellow sex trafficker, Ghislane Maxwell, set out to compile letters, drawings and well wishes from friends in celebration of the pedophile financier’s 50th birthday in 2003, the resulting scrapbook was 238 pages long. The book, titled The First 50 Years, included letters from prominent well-wishers such as former president Bill Clinton and the Bear Stearns executives James Cayne and Alan Greenberg, as well as from the late Jean-Luc Brunel, a French modeling scout and Epstein’s fellow pedophilic rapist.The lawyer and longtime Epstein friend Alan Dershowitz contributed a mock cover of the magazine Vanity Fair, which was working on a profile of Epstein at the time; Peter Mandelson, until this week the UK ambassador to the United States, wrote that Epstein was “my...

Culture

2 h. ago The best and worst supermarket pesto: Which? reveals how jars from Ocado, ASDA and Lidl stand up against branded favourites like Filippo Berio

There are plenty of pesto options in UK stores, from supermarket versions to branded favourites. Now, Which? has narrowed down the exact jar that will give customers the most bang for their buck.

Economics

2 h. ago UN urges UK government to scrap welfare cuts over human rights concerns

Experts say they are ‘dismayed’ at the government’s language around planned changes to benefits

Politics

3 h. ago ‘Not good enough’: Haaland hits out at Manchester City’s form before derby

Striker says City need to get ‘asses going’ after two lossesDonnarumma likely to start against United on SundayErling Haaland has described Manchester City’s start to the season as “not good enough” and described Sunday’s derby as a “perfect” opportunity to start turning things around.After an impressive opening-day victory at Wolves, City have lost to Tottenham and Brighton to leave them a point behind Manchester United as they prepare for their visit to the Etihad Stadium this weekend. Continue reading...

Events

3 h. ago Popular Manchester restaurant to give customers chance to cut bill in half

You'll have to be a dab hand at precision

Economics

4 h. ago Tesco worker asks 'why are they like this' after what customer does

The Tesco employee said the man then had a go at him

Economics

5 h. ago South Korea outraged at 300 workers treated as ‘prisoners of war’ in US raid

As Hyundai-LG workers fly home after visa ordeal, Koreans bristle at ‘humiliation’ and sense of betrayal by Seoul’s allyMore than 300 South Korean workers arrived at Incheon international airport on Friday afternoon, ending a week-long ordeal that began with the US Department of Homeland Security’s largest ever single-site raid by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, and has left South Korea questioning whether it can trust its closest ally.The 316 Koreans, along with 14 workers of other nationalities, landed shortly after 3pm local time on a chartered Korean Air flight after being detained since 4 September at a Hyundai-LG battery plant construction site in Georgia. Continue reading...

Events

5 h. ago Poll: Are you worried about Nigel Farage's plans to change the NHS? Have your say

Nigel Farage wants to scrap the NHS as we know it and bring in an insurance system where “if you can afford it, you pay.” We want to know if you're concerned about his plans.

Politics

5 h. ago Ten Years: has the hit film’s dystopian vision of Hong Kong in 2025 become a reality?

In 2015, a scrappy group of film-makers tapped into the ‘anxiety of what the city would become’ under Beijing’s increasing influence. Now screening at the Hong Kong film festival UK, it resonates in new waysA taxi driver struggles to keep working as his native language of Cantonese is sidelined for Mandarin. Petty gangsters do the work of the authorities amid a violent debate about a national security law. Supporters of Hong Kong independence are jailed.In 2015, a scrappy group of Hong Kong film-makers imagined what their semi-autonomous city could look like under the increasing influence of the Chinese Communist party (CCP). Continue reading...

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5 h. ago What happened to Man Utd flop whose wife worked in a shop while he earned £100k a week

Despite Morgan Schneiderlin earning £100,000-a-week during his time at Manchester United, the ex-footballer's wife didn't rest on her laurels as she kept herself busy working in a shop

Economics

6 h. ago Winter Fuel Payment deadline 'in days' for certain groups of pensioners

The UK Government will automatically issue up to £300 to eligible pensioners to help with heating bills during the winter months - but there is an opportunity to opt-out for some people

Economics

6 h. ago It’s not too late: the House of Lords can still protect disabled people from this dangerous assisted dying bill | Lucy Webster

MPs passed it without sufficient safeguarding. If there is any point to the upper chamber, it is to give the legislation the open debate we needSign up for our new weekly newsletter Matters of Opinion, where our columnists and writers will reflect on what they’ve been debating, thinking about, reading and moreThe House of Lords has a rare opportunity to prove its worth to the country today, as it begins to debate the assisted dying bill. Personally, I would be in favour of peers throwing out the whole idea, which is what this dangerous and badly written bill surely deserves. But it is unlikely that they will want to go so directly against the Commons, especially on such a controversial issue. So instead I must hope that they listen to disabled people’s groups, as well as legal and medical experts, and at least undo some of the lower house’s most egregious errors.Whether you are for or against the principle of assisted dying (I am pro), we should be able to agree that the passage of ...

Events

7 h. ago Hillwalkers urged to look out for meteorite fragments after summer fireball

Hillwalkers have a "very exciting" opportunity to find meteorite fragments which scattered over Scotland this summer, researchers have said.

Events

7 h. ago Major high street bank launches new £200 cash offer to switch your current account

Lloyds want your cash and are offering incentives to attract new customers

Economics

7 h. ago Quality Street makes major change to tubs again despite customer backlash

Last year, more than 200,000 paper tubs were issued to select Tesco stores, carrying around 150 tonnes of the Quality Street sweets in total

Economics

8 h. ago Tragic parents fail in bid to claim £100k charity cash for terminally ill daughter

Deputy Master Marc Glover ruled the money cannot be spent on Ruby-Rose and will instead be split between two charities

Economics

8 h. ago Parents who raised £100,000 for their son before he died from cancer lose battle to make charity hand over donations so they can take his terminally

Kyle Morrison (pictured), of the town of Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, tragically died in October 2020 from a rare, incurable childhood brain cancer.

Events

8 h. ago Renfrewshire councillor calls for more education on debt write

The move was approved at a meeting of the local authority’s finance, resources and customer services policy board yesterday.

Politics

8 h. ago Ikea customers face new charge in all stores but there's a way to dodge it

The Swedish furniture giant will charge £2 for click and collect orders, but some customers may not have to pay the extra fee

Economics

8 h. ago Stephen Lawrence’s mother makes plea for witnesses as review begins

Doreen Lawrence says review of decision to close investigation into her son’s murder is ‘last opportunity’ for justiceThe mother of Stephen Lawrence has urged witnesses to come forward to assist a review into her son’s racist murder more than 30 years ago.A gang chased, surrounded and stabbed Stephen, who was 18, near a south-east London bus stop in April 1993; two men were convicted of his murder in 2012, but at least three members of the gang remain at large. Continue reading...

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