26 h. ago In numbers: Is the UK ready to put boots on the ground in Ukraine?

Keir Starmer’s commitment to deploy British peacekeepers to Ukraine has raised questions over whether the UK is ready for conflict, Alicja Hagopian writes

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38 h. ago Jeffrey Epstein left wads of cash stuffed in envelopes for 'top recruiter' Sara Kellen raising new questions of why she was never charged

Sarah Kellen was known as Epstein's longtime assistant and alleged recruiter of young girls in his sex trafficking operation and has been accused of arranging his 'massages'.

Politics

44 h. ago As Trump pulls military aid, is the UK ready to put boots on the ground in Ukraine?

Keir Starmer’s commitment to deploy British peacekeepers to Ukraine has raised questions over whether the UK is ready for conflict, Alijca Hagopian writes

Events

44 h. ago Jeffrey Epstein used lobbyist to push for Jes Staley to be Barclays CEO, court told

‘Project Jes’ targeted high-level figures including George Osborne and Mervyn King, emails suggestJeffrey Epstein deployed a consultant to push for Jes Staley to become Barclays’ chief executive in 2012, a court was told on Tuesday, with the ultimately failed campaign – called “Project Jes” – having targeted high-profile figures including the chancellor George Osborne and the Bank of England governor Mervyn King.The campaign’s efforts were detailed as part of a landmark legal case launched by Staley against the UK regulator the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Staley is trying to overturn its 2023 decision to ban him from taking senior roles in the UK’s financial sector for having allegedly misled the regulator over the depth of his relationship with the convicted sex offender Epstein. Continue reading...

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48 h. ago What is Nato? Ukraine's bid to join as Elon Musk calls for US withdrawal

Elon Musk's call for US Nato withdrawal echoes Trump supporters, raising questions about global security dynamics and the future of the alliance

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65 h. ago Ruben Amorim accused of negligence as questions mount up for Man United boss

Alan Shearer has raised several question marks over Ruben Amorim's Manchester United tenure, believing that a head coach must first and foremost be able to get the best out of his current players

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69 h. ago Did Donald Trump learn cringeworthy dance while partying with paedophile Jeffrey Epstein?

Sinister footage from 1992 could shed new light on the US President's signature shimmying that's become a staple of his campaign rallies - and a link to predator Jeffrey Epstein

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2 d. ago Deadliest Channel crossing incident a ‘terrible human tragedy’ – inquiry

One of the questions raised is how passengers were left in the water more than 12 hours after distress calls were made to UK authorities.

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2 d. ago Baseball bat Death Row killer 'forced' to choose execution by horror firing squad

Brad Sigmon’s upcoming execution by firing squad is raising ethical questions after the 67-year-old convict pleaded for a postponement of the grim method set for Friday (March 7)

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3 d. ago Attorney General Pam Bondi insists more Jeffrey Epstein files are being released – despite disastrous ‘phase 1’

‘We will get everything. We will have it in our possession,’ attorney general says amid claims ‘thousands of pages’ of Epstein documents are being withheld by the FBI

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3 d. ago Emmerdale's Priya star Fiona Wade shares secret of successful marriage to famous husband

Fiona Wade left the role of Priya Kotecha in Emmerdale in 2023 and admitting she has 'no regrets', opens up on her obsession with true crime, and life with actor husband Simon

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3 d. ago Prince Andrew facing further Jeffrey Epstein hangover with fresh legal case

The Duke of York faces the prospect of new revelations emerging about his relationship with paedophile Jeffrey Epstein when a legal battle involving a former Barclays Bank boss is heard in the High Court

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4 d. ago Ghislaine Maxwell 'is considering seeking presidential pardon from her old friend Donald Trump' as she rots in jail for 20 years for trafficking underage girls for Jeffrey Epstein

Ghislaine Maxwell is considering pursuing a presidential pardon from her old friend US President Donald Trump, a prison source has claimed.

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4 d. ago Former Barclays boss gambles on courtroom battle over ties to Epstein

Next week Jes Staley will challenge his ban from the City in a case that will reveal his conversations with the disgraced financierFormer Barclays chief executive Jes Staley is about to take a major risk.Nearly two and a half years after he was banned from the City for allegedly lying about the extent of his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, the former banking boss is hoping to convince judges to overturn the reputation-shattering ruling. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Donald Trump 'pardon bid' for jailed British socialite and sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell

Maxwell got 20 years in June 2022 for grooming and trafficking underage girls for her former boyfriend Jeffrey Epstein – who was also a friend of Donald Trump.

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4 d. ago Even rightwingers are mocking the ‘Epstein files’ as a lot of redacted nothing

It was yet another reminder that Trump and his associates will turn even the sex trafficking of minors into a photo opDrum roll, please: the “most transparent administration in American history” is declassifying shocking new information about Jeffrey Epstein and his associates. After years of speculation that powerful people have been concealing information related to the late financier and convicted sex offender, the Trump administration said earlier this week that it would release unseen details about the case. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Milan fashion week: not just Versace dresses for sale, but the company itself

Donatella’s references to brother Gianni’s last collection in her latest show fuel rumours of possible departureIt is not just the dresses on the Versace catwalk that are for sale this Milan fashion week, but Versace itself. One of the most glamorous names in fashion is up for grabs, with Prada, its longtime rival for Milan bragging rights, thought to be close to purchasing the company. The prospect of a sale raises the question of whether Donatella, designer since the death of her brother in 1997, will remain as creative lead.Versace without Donatella is hard to imagine. She remains a hands-on designer, and the lightning rod through which Versace’s energy is conducted. “Everyone should have a little Versace attitude,” she said before this show, held under the iron shelter of a historic tram depot in Milan where, as a concession to guest’s skimpy outfits, the benches were heated. Continue reading...

Culture

5 d. ago Police probing Gene Hackman death share what drugs were found next to mummified bodies

The discovery sheds new light on the actor’s enigmatic living situation - and has raised more questions than answers.

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5 d. ago Have you got a micropenis? Condition defined with exact length as doc offers one solution

EXCLUSIVE: A woman has claimed that she and her titchy fella have a top teir time between the sheets, but it raises the question of what actually counts as a micro member?

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5 d. ago Prince Andrew 'thinks that the worst is out there, but maybe it isn't': As Epstein files threaten to heap 'further embarrassment' on Duke, expert says he'll be 'haunted forever' by scandal

Historian and commentator Alexander Larman said there is likely to be 'further embarrassment' and added: 'Andrew thinks that the worst is already out there, but maybe it isn't.'

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