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The end of a scandal-tainted career: Mandelson had no alternative but to resign

In the end, it has been a scandal too far, even for Peter Mandelson. The latest explosive Epstein revelations first forced him to resign from his beloved Labour Party, he said, to save the party from “further embarrassment”. But then the furore over the disclosure that he leaked highly confidential and market sensitive information to […]

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Lord Mandelson quits Labour Party to avoid ‘further embarrassment’ over Jeffrey Epstein links

Lord Mandelson has resigned his membership of the Labour Party to avoid causing it “further embarrassment” after documents in newly released files appeared to show he received $75,000 from Jeffrey Epstein. The latest batch of files released by the US Department of Justice includes three apparent bank statements detailing three money transfers of $25,000 each

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Families taking legal action against firm which ran nursery where paedophile abused children

A group of families are taking legal action against the company which ran a London nursery where paedophile Vincent Chan abused children. The nursery worker, 45, pleaded guilty last year to assaulting girls aged three and four while working at a Bright Horizons nursery branch in north London, which has since closed. He admitted to

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Man rescued after falling down well in the high street of Cheadle, Staffordshire

A man has been rescued by the emergency services after falling into a well in Staffordshire. Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service said it was asked to come to High Street, Cheadle, at 8.40am on Sunday by West Midlands Ambulance Service. Three crews from Staffordshire Fire and Rescue and a technical rescue unit from Cheshire Fire

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Family of seven-year-old British girl missing in Morocco describe ‘unbearable pain’ as search ‘hampered by severe weather’

The family of a seven-year-old girl who was swept out to sea in Morocco have described their “unbearable pain” as search and rescue operations have been “hampered by severe weather”. Inaayah Makda, from Blackburn, Lancashire, was sitting on some rocks on a beach in Casablanca when she was hit by a large wave on Wednesday,

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Mandelson ‘has no recollection’ of Epstein giving him $75,000

Lord Mandelson has said he does not remember receiving payments totalling $75,000 (£54,000) from Jeffrey Epstein after documents were found in newly released files that appeared to show the paedophile financier sent him the sum. The peer may have been sent three separate payments of $25,000 (£18,000) by Epstein in 2003 and 2004, documents released

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UK’s top 100 taxpayers revealed – and who has contributed the most to a record £5.7bn?

Anthony Joshua, JK Rowling and Mo Salah have been named among the UK’s 100 biggest taxpayers. The billionaire brothers behind gambling giant Betfred topped the rankings of The Sunday Times Tax List 2026 for the first time, surpassing musicians, entrepreneurs and sports stars. Fred and Peter Done, who founded the Warrington-based business in 1967, paid

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