Former US president Bill Clinton and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton have finalised an agreement with House Republicans to testify in an investigation into Jeffrey Epstein this month, bowing to the threat of a contempt of Congress vote against them. Mrs Clinton will give evidence before the House Oversight Committee on February 26 and […]
Continue ReadingLord Mandelson is to quit the House of Lords amid allegations he passed market-sensitive information to paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein. Keir Starmer had threatened legislation within weeks to strip Lord Mandelson of his title while the police are assessing information relating to alleged misconduct in public office. The Cabinet Office has passed material to the […]
Continue ReadingA 13-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with a fail-to-stop e-bike crash with a pregnant woman whose baby was born in hospital afterwards and remains in a serious condition. The crash happened in Herbert Avenue, Poole, close to the junction with Manor Avenue, at about 3:50pm on January 26th. The pregnant woman, aged in her 30s, […]
Continue ReadingSpain has set a new tourism record, welcoming nearly 96.8 million foreign visitors in 2025, according to figures released by the National Statistics Institute. The number of international visitors was up 3.2% compared with 2024, which saw 94 million tourists. Spain is one of the world’s most popular destinations, where tourism accounts for 12.6% of […]
Continue ReadingA search is under way at the French offices of Elon Musk’s social media platform X as part of a preliminary investigation into a range of alleged offences including spreading child pornography and deepfakes, prosecutors said. The investigation was opened in January last year by the Paris prosecutors’ cyber crime unit. It is looking into […]
Continue ReadingA 13-year-old boy has been credited with saving the lives of his mother and two younger siblings with a four-hour swim after the family was swept out to sea off the Australian coast. Austin Appelbee swam 4km (2.5 miles) to shore to raise the alarm after he got into difficulties on Friday with his mother […]
Continue ReadingRussia has fired around 450 long-range drones and 70 missiles of various types at Ukraine in a major attack overnight, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said. The barrage came a day before the two countries are due to attend US-brokered talks in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on ending the war, which Russia launched nearly four […]
Continue ReadingElon Musk is joining his space exploration and artificial intelligence ventures into a single company before a massive planned initial public offering for the business later this year. His rocket venture, SpaceX, announced on Monday that it had bought xAI in an effort to help the world’s richest man dominate the rocket and artificial intelligence […]
Continue ReadingThe appearance in a Roman church of a cherub that bears a striking resemblance to premier Giorgia Meloni has sparked a minor scandal for both church and state in Italy. The diocese of Rome and the Italian Culture Ministry have both announced investigations into the recent renovations at the Basilica of San Lorenzo in Lucina, […]
Continue ReadingQueen’s University Belfast on Monday cut ties with former US Senator George Mitchell over his links to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, saying it was no longer appropriate to remain associated with the key figure in the Northern Ireland peace deal. The university said its decision followed new information on Mitchell released in the latest trove […]
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