3 h. ago John Swinney told to sack Angela Constance after 'shocking' grooming gangs emails revealed

Douglas Ross has told John Swinney it is now ‘a test of his leadership’ whether he sacks Angela Constance if she does not quit

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5 d. ago Science journal retracts study on safety of Monsanto’s Roundup: ‘serious ethical concerns’

Paper published in 2000 found glyphosate was not harmful, while internal emails later revealed company’s influenceThe journal Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology has formally retracted a sweeping scientific paper published in 2000 that became a key defense for Monsanto’s claim that Roundup herbicide and its active ingredient glyphosate don’t cause cancer. Martin van den Berg, the journal’s editor in chief, said in a note accompanying the retraction that he had taken the step because of “serious ethical concerns regarding the independence and accountability of the authors of this article and the academic integrity of the carcinogenicity studies presented”.The paper, titled Safety Evaluation and Risk Assessment of the Herbicide Roundup and Its Active Ingredient, Glyphosate, for Humans, concluded that Monsanto’s glyphosate-based weed killers posed no health risks to humans – no cancer risks, no reproductive risks, no adverse effects on development of endocrine systems in people or a...

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1 week ago John Swinney told extra Budget cash should be spent on offering free school meals to more Scots pupils

EXCLUSIVE: Ross Greer said the benefits of providing free school meals to more pupils were "unquestionable."

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2 w. ago Sinister patterns in Epstein's emails DECODED: Secret confidants... guru

A deep analysis of Jeffrey Epstein's newly released emails has uncovered chilling patterns throughout, revealing the inner workings of the sexual predator.

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3 w. ago Senate agrees to automatically pass bill to release Epstein files as Trump claims to not care – US politics live

President says ‘I don’t care when the Senate passes the House Bill’ after it agrees to unanimous consent request to pass act as soon as legislation arrives from HouseHouse passes bill to release Epstein files with near-unanimous supportHow did your representative vote on releasing the Epstein files?The Harvard professor and economist Larry Summers said he would be stepping back from public life after documents released by the House oversight committee revealed email exchanges between Summers and the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who called himself Summers’ “wing man”.Politico reported on Monday that Summers, a former treasury secretary, expressed deep regret for past messages with Epstein. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago House votes overwhelmingly to release Epstein files after Trump and Republican allies drop resistance – US politics live

Near-unanimous vote passes on bill to force release of all files related to investigation into disgraced financier Jeffrey EpsteinThe Harvard professor and economist Larry Summers said he would be stepping back from public life after documents released by the House oversight committee revealed email exchanges between Summers and the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who called himself Summers’ “wing man”.Politico reported on Monday that Summers, a former treasury secretary, expressed deep regret for past messages with Epstein. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago House begins debate on release of Epstein files; Mike Johnson says he’ll back release – US politics live

Move comes after Donald Trump dropped his opposition to a vote on releasing files on the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey EpsteinFull report: House set to vote on release of Epstein documentsExplainer: What to know about the US House voteExplainer: What are the Epstein files?The Harvard professor and economist Larry Summers said he would be stepping back from public life after documents released by the House oversight committee revealed email exchanges between Summers and the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who called himself Summers’ “wing man”.Politico reported on Monday that Summers, a former treasury secretary, expressed deep regret for past messages with Epstein. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago ‘Deeply ashamed’ Larry Summers steps back from public life over Epstein links

Former treasury secretary steps away to ‘rebuild trust’ after severe backlash but will continue teaching Harvard classes The Harvard professor and economist Larry Summers said he would be stepping back from public life after documents released by the House oversight committee revealed email exchanges between Summers and the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who called himself Summers’ “wing man”.Politico reported on Monday that Summers, a former treasury secretary, expressed deep regret for past messages with Epstein. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Jeffrey Epstein’s emails reveal a disdain for morality among the elite | Moira Donegan

Epstein paints Trump as someone he knew intimately. But the documents also reveal how many powerful men confided in himBefore he died, Jeffrey Epstein made it clear that Donald Trump “knew about the girls”.Trump has denied any knowledge of or involvement in Epstein’s longstanding child sex-trafficking operation. But in newly released emails that members of Congress disclosed to the media amid the end of this fall’s government shutdown, the dead child sex trafficker and financier can be seen corresponding on many occasions about Donald Trump, his former close friend and associate, throughout the last few years of his life, as Trump’s rise to prominence in national politics beginning in 2015 drew renewed attention to his relationship with Epstein.Moira Donegan is a Guardian US columnist Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Bombshell email suggests Andrew had massage at Ghislaine Maxwell’s house

Among 20,000 pages of new evidence into Jeffrey Epstein's criminal network, one email appears to claim disgraced Andrew received a 'massage' - a victim revealed what this was allegedly a code for

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3 w. ago Epstein emails reveal how he tried to weasel his way into Trump's orbit... and asked for photos of children

In an exchange with Tom Barrack, a private equity investor who is now Trump's ambassador to Turkey, Epstein made the request.

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3 w. ago Jeffrey’s Epstein’s reading list: Emails reveal pedophile’s Amazon picks from ‘Lolita’ to Woody Allen

‘To say I'm shocked is an understatement,’ one of the authors told The Independent upon learning his book was in Epstein’s library

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3 w. ago The Latest: Epstein emails reveal ties to influential figures even after conviction

Thousands of documents released by the House Oversight Committee offer a new glimpse into what Jeffery Epstein’s relationships with business executives, reporters, academics and political players looked like over a decade

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3 w. ago Epstein emails reveal he ‘kept close eye on Trump’ as House prepares to vote on releasing files: Live

House set to vote next week on whether to require the Justice Department to publish all of its unclassified files on Epstein

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3 w. ago Emails reveal Jeffrey Epstein and associate discussed ‘girls’ and travel

Revelation comes despite US justice department downplaying possibility that other men involved in Epstein’s abuseWhile Donald Trump’s justice department has downplayed the possibility that other men were involved in Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse of teen girls, an email released on 12 November as part of the House oversight committee’s Epstein investigation shows an exchange between the late financier and an associate where they discuss “girls” and travel.Epstein sent an email asking “what is your schedule?” on 23 July 2010 to an associate. The latter responded the next morning saying: “the other girl name is [redacted].” The Guardian is withholding the associate’s name, as attempts to identify and contact him were unsuccessful. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago ‘Crazy; dirty; early dementia; evil beyond belief’: Stunning emails reveal what Epstein thought about Trump

Epstein told associate Ghislaine Maxwell ‘that dog that hasn’t barked is trump’ in 2011

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3 w. ago Sheku Bayoh’s sister vows to continue ‘fight for justice’ after meeting Swinney

Mr Bayoh’s family said that John Swinney had told them the public inquiry into his death was of ‘paramount importance’.

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3 w. ago Epstein's message for Putin offering 'insight' into Trump is revealed in trove of newly

Weeks before the US president met his Russian counterpart in Helsinki, Epstein offered to provide Putin insight on Trump.

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3 w. ago Jeffrey Epstein’s creepy reach in DC extended far beyond Trump — and email receipts reveal all

Emails to political luminaries and D.C. mainstays makes clear: Epstein’s influence crossed the breadth of Washington’s political spectrum, writes John Bowden

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3 w. ago Epstein's ultimate betrayal of Trump as emails reveal billionaire's twisted plot against president: 'I am the one able to take him down'

Throughout the letters, which took place between 2011 and 2019 and spanning much of Trump's first term in office, Epstein casts himself as a potential double-crosser to his former friend.

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