January 2026

Mandelson told Epstein he was ‘trying hard’ to change bonus policy after payment to husband, files show

Peter Mandelson told Jeffrey Epstein he was “trying hard” to change government policy on bankers’ bonuses at his request, months after the convicted sex trafficker had paid thousands of pounds to the then UK business secretary’s husband. Emails released by the US Department of Justice (DoJ) on Friday shed new light on the closeness of

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Search operation for seven-year-old girl missing in Morocco hindered by storm, MP says

The search operation for a seven-year-old girl who was swept out to sea in Morocco has been “hindered” by a storm, an MP has said. Inaayah Makda, who is from Blackburn in Lancashire, was sitting on some rocks on the beach in Casablanca when she was hit by a large wave on Wednesday, her family

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British activist Peter Tatchell arrested for carrying ‘intifada’ placard

British activist Peter Tatchell has been arrested at a pro-Palestinian march in central London for carrying a placard reading “Globalise the intifada”, according to his foundation. The Peter Tatchell Foundation said the human rights campaigner, 74, had been taken to Sutton Police Station to be detained. He posted a photo of himself on social media

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The King greets joggers in surprise appearance at cancer charity parkrun

Joggers at a weekend parkrun were greeted with a royal surprise as they ran round Sandringham – some moral support from the King. Charles attended the event, organised in partnership with the Move Against Cancer charity, ahead of World Cancer Day next week, and joined ambassador Sarah Byatt in cheering the participants on as they

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Sir Richard Branson told Epstein ‘bring your harem’ and advised him on PR, new emails show

Sir Richard Branson told Jeffrey Epstein he would love to see him again “as long as you bring your harem” in emails newly-released from the Epstein files. In the exchange, from September 2013, the disgraced financier also asked for Sir Richard’s “thoughts” on a “public relations” matter, apparently after visiting him the previous day. The

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