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Sir Keir Starmer is set to face fresh questions today about his decision to make Lord Mandelson his ambassador to the US, after it emerged he was warned of the former minister’s “close” relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. The prime minister is expected to speak to the media during a visit to Belfast – it’ll be

Historical figures like William Shakespeare and Sir Winston Churchill will be replaced by images of British wildlife on the next series of Bank of England banknotes. The public will be given the chance to choose which aspects of nature will appear on the notes to “showcase the UK’s rich and varied wildlife”. It marks a

A British married couple have drowned at a popular beach on the New South Wales coast in Australia. They ran into difficulty while swimming at Shellharbour Beach, about 70 miles (114km) south of Sydney, shortly after 11am (local time) on Wednesday. The 66-year-old man and 64-year-old woman were pulled from the water by members of

A man charged with murdering Soham child killer Ian Huntley has appeared in court. Anthony Russell, 43, is accused of murdering 52-year-old Huntley at HMP Frankland, near Durham. He appeared before Newton Aycliffe Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday via videolink. Ian Huntley. File pic: PA Image: Ian Huntley. File pic: PA Wearing a grey sweatshirt while