Prosecutors are “providing early investigative advice” to the police as they carry out inquiries into Peter Mandelson and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s links to convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Both Mandelson, the former UK ambassador to the US, and Andrew, the former Duke of York, were arrested in February on suspicion of misconduct in public office over their…
Scott Mills has released a statement after his sacking by the BBC as he addressed the police investigation into him. The 52-year-old DJ, who hosted the Radio 2 breakfast show, had his contract terminated over the weekend following an allegation relating to his “personal conduct”. It emerged the Metropolitan Police had launched an investigation into…
Chelsea FC have announced a pre-tax loss of £262.4m – the biggest in Premier League history. The west London football club said the losses for the 2024-25 season were in part due to higher operating costs compared to the previous year. In the previous year’s accounts, Chelsea posted a profit of £128.4m which was helped…
Footage has emerged which appears to show a US journalist being kidnapped in Iraq. The kidnapping occurred in Baghdad on Tuesday, according to Iraqi officials, who said efforts were now under way to locate the reporter and the perpetrators. The journalist has been named as freelancer Shelly Kittleson by one of the publications she worked…
A woman has been charged over the death of an 87-year-old great-grandmother who was assaulted at Birmingham New Street railway station. Dorothy Chiles suffered a broken hip after the attack on the station’s concourse at about 11am on 19 November 2024, according to British Transport Police (BTP). Ms Chiles had surgery and was discharged from…
Two migrants have died off the coast of France during an attempt to cross the English Channel. Six other migrants were rescued, with one of them taken to hospital. It comes a day after the government signed an extension with France over current arrangements on beach patrols as part of efforts to reduce the number of…
Donald Trump attended a Supreme Court hearing on the legality of his executive order ending birthright citizenship in person – a historic first for a US president. The court is hearing Mr Trump’s appeal of a lower court ruling that struck down his directive ending automatic citizenship for children born to parents who are in…
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A woman in her 80s has been stabbed to death in southeast London, police have said. Police were called to reports of a man with a knife at Red Lion Place, Plumstread, at 8.50am. Emergency crews found the woman with serious injuries and she was taken to hospital where she died. Another man was also…
Donald Trump attended a Supreme Court hearing on the legality of his executive order ending birthright citizenship in person – a historic first for a US president. The court is hearing Mr Trump’s appeal of a lower court ruling that struck down his directive ending automatic citizenship for children born to parents who are in…
