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News : BBC
Live. Anger among Labour MPs grows over Starmer's handling of Mandelson-Epstein scandal The prime minister told Parliament he was aware of Mandelson's ongoing friendship with the late sex offender when he was appointed as US ambassador.
Chris Mason: Starmer can ill afford any more days like these Attribution
Naked images remained in Epstein files despite outcry Attribution
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Period blood test could offer less invasive alternative to cervical screening Attribution
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Ban on asylum seekers using taxis for medical appointments comes into force Attribution
US must be prudent when supplying arms to Taiwan, Xi tells Trump Attribution
Bank of England expected to hold interest rates Attribution
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News : New York Times
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Sport
: Telegraph

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News : London Evening Standard
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Starmer to warn of communities’ decline in bid to move on from Mandelson scandal

News : Sky

'Of course' PM's chief of staff safe in his job, says minister - after furious Labour MPs force Mandelson U-turn
Starmer: Is there a future?
Minister: It's frustrating Mandelson distracts from what the government's trying to do
'I feel like I've been punched in the stomach' by Mandelson, says Reed
PM's chief of staff safe in his job, says minister
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Beth Rigby: Is Mandelson the biggest political scandal in decades?
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News
: Telegraph

LiveStarmer ‘on the ropes’ after Mandelson fiasco Rayner leads revolt against PM
Disowned by his MPs, despised by the public, he must know the game is up
These are the humiliating death throes of Starmer’s sordid regime
Was this picture of grinning Andrew the last straw for the Palace? Hours after he was seen waving and smiling in bizarre photo, former duke moved out of Royal Lodge in the dead of night
How Eugenie and Beatrice became pawns in their parents’ sordid quest for wealth
Beware the excessive hounding of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor We expected much better of a working royal, but we must not confuse seediness with criminality
How Iran plans to go to war with the US – and win Iranian news agency reveals five-step plan to overcome America and bring global economy to its knees
Lucy Connolly’s racial hatred charge was fast-tracked
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Trump expected to approve Starmer’s Chagos deal

News : Guardian
AnalysisLast chance, Keir? MPs in despair as crisis engulfs Downing Street
Peter MandelsonPM says he knew when giving Mandelson US job he had kept ties with Epstein after conviction
Palantir tiesMandelson’s links with US tech firm Palantir must be fully exposed, campaigners warn
ExplainerHow much did Starmer really know about Mandelson’s ties to Epstein?
IsraelIsraeli strikes kill at least 21 in Gaza as Rafah patient crossings halted
SkiingVonn forced to wait as first women’s Winter Olympics downhill training cancelled
SkeletonTeam GB’s best chance of gold dealt major blow after helmets ban
OlympicsIOC president gives clearest signal so far that Russia could be part of LA 2028
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News : Huffington Post
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Internet : Wired News
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News Mail
QUENTIN LETTS: Punctured perhaps beyond repair, Sir Keir Starmer was deflating before our eyes. Kemi kept bayonetting him. From Labour MPs, a cold, sinister silence
Through the whistling stillness came Kemi's insistent interrogations. She was cool, shimmeringly superior. For a third time: did the official vetting of Mandelson disclose the Epstein dirt?
Mandelson sent Epstein smutty emails in which they discussed 'well hung' young men, 'new hotties' in government and strippers
Aside from brazen remarks about strippers, 'well hung' young men and 'new hotties' in government, their chats were also riddled with sexual innuendo, new documents show.
Epstein crisis engulfs Keir: PM admits he DID know Mandelson had kept in touch with paedophile
After months of evasion, the Prime Minister was forced to admit he appointed the Labour peer as US ambassador.
EXCLUSIVEEven to the end, pig-headed Andrew just didn't get it. What really happened behind the scenes is a masterclass in how not to play a public scandal
I have learned the hard way that the NHS has a problem with pain. Especially women's pain. It simply doesn't treat it with the seriousness and urgency that it demands.
Police hunting for four-year-old Gus Lamont - missing in rural Australia since September - give huge update as they declare case a 'major crime' and reveal 'inconsistencies' in family evidence
Follow Daily Mail's live coverage of all the latest updates on the disappearance of missing toddler Gus Lamont.
Why Britain's about to BOOM, by money guru ALEX BRUMMER. It's nothing to do with grotesque Labour but the signs we've escaped the doom-loop are everywhere... here's why and what it means for you

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Politics
: BBC

Live. Anger among Labour MPs grows over Starmer's handling of Mandelson-Epstein scandal The prime minister told Parliament he was aware of Mandelson's ongoing friendship with the late sex offender when he was appointed as US ambassador.
Chris Mason: Starmer can ill afford any more days like these Attribution
MPs back plan to release Mandelson files after Labour anger forces climbdown Attribution
Mandelson offered to help Epstein get Russian visa, documents suggest Attribution
'I never left your side': Emails reveal more about Mandelson's Epstein friendship Attribution
Ban on asylum seekers using taxis for medical appointments comes into force Attribution
Mahmood defends immigration reforms amid Labour opposition Attribution
Inside Reform: Laura Kuenssberg follows Farage's party as it experiences the glare of scrutiny Attribution
New party Advance UK unveils by-election candidate Attribution
Court system on 'brink of collapse', former senior judge warns Attribution
'Hero' dog PD Finn's law not working, says handler Attribution
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Ban on phones in schools backed by House of Lords Attribution
Who is Peter Mandelson? Attribution
Dark mood among Labour MPs as PM tries to contain Mandelson scandal Attribution
What do emails between Mandelson and Epstein say? Attribution
'Finally got him to go today': Mandelson's emails to Epstein on Gordon Brown Attribution
Peter Mandelson: Rise and fall of Labour's political fixer Attribution
From our Political Editor Chris Mason
Chris Mason: Starmer can ill afford any more days like these Attribution
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News : Independent
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Sir Keir Starmer has made a dramatic U-turn over the release of full vetting documents relating to Peter Mandelson’s appointment as the UKs ambassador
Labour rebels force Starmer into humiliating climbdown on Mandelson files
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Summer camp sex offender admits drugging wife while he assaulted children
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Head of Reform council’s cost-cutting programme resigns after suggesting authority has made ‘no cuts’
Melinda Gates: Epstein files bring back ‘very painful’ memories of marriage
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Epstein files reveal a dark truth about the rich – and the twisted games they play with money
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