Documents show Sir Keir Starmer was warned the peer’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein posed a “reputational risk”.
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UK troops at Iraq base shot down Iranian drones, Healey says
British forces based in Iraq shot down two drones overnight, Defence Secretary John Healey has confirmed.
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Lloyds, Bank of Scotland and Halifax apps showed customers other users’ transactions
The Lloyds Banking Group customers reported being able to view payments and charges from other sources.
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Mother is jailed for enslaving woman for 25 years
Mandy Wixon, 56, forced the victim to clean her squalid home and subjected her to a miserable life.
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PM warned of ‘reputational risk’ over Mandelson’s Epstein links
Documents also suggest the peer explored the possibility of a £500,000 severance payment after being sacked as US ambassador.
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Polanski stood by breast enlargement hypnosis claim
A newly unearthed interview from 2013 casts doubt on the Green Party leader’s claim to have apologised.
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UK government loses appeal over quashed Kneecap terror charge
Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, known as Mo Chara, had been accused of showing support for proscribed organisation Hezbollah following a gig in London in 2024.
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Army officers deny charges linked to soldier’s death
The two high-ranking officers failed to act when Gunner Jaysley Beck, 19, reported a sexual assault.
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Fuel tax hike plan to be kept under review over Iran, says PM
Fuel duty on petrol and diesel is due to rise from September, when a 5p cut is phased out.
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HMS Dragon departs UK for eastern Mediterranean
The Type 45 destroyer’s main role will be protecting RAF Akrotiri, which was hit with an Iranian-made drone.
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Glasgow Central’s main station to remain closed until next week
A huge fire destroyed a neighbouring building but Network Rail staff believe the station has not been seriously damaged.
