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News : BBC
Live. Email by 'A' from 'Balmoral' asked Ghislaine Maxwell for 'inappropriate friends', Epstein files show The emails do not indicate any wrongdoing. The BBC has contacted Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's team for a response.
Trump travelled on Epstein's plane more than previously thought, prosecutor says Attribution
Men guilty of gun attack plot targeting Manchester's Jewish community Attribution
Russell Brand charged with new offences of rape and sexual assault Attribution
Inheritance tax plan for farms watered down after backlash Attribution
King's Christmas speech to come from Westminster Abbey Attribution
Ukraine loses embattled eastern town Attribution
Libya's army chief killed in air crash in Turkey Attribution
Husband in court charged with drugging and repeatedly raping ex-wife Attribution
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News : New York Times
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Sport
: Telegraph

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News : London Evening Standard
Russell Brand faces new rape and sexual assault charges
Knife fight erupts on Tube platform in front of horrified passengers
Rob Reiner and wife Michele’s death certificates reveal new details
Thousands more Londoners face council tax bills over £2k
Row breaks out after arms firm 'wins £1.5bn TfL ticketing contract'
London toddler, 2, dies after broken down car hit on A1
Woman dies after south London house fire
King’s pilgrimage-themed Christmas message filmed in Westminster Abbey
Epstein ‘prison suicide postcard’ is fake, claims Donald Trump’s FBI
Two men arrested after ‘large-scale’ police operation into organised crime
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News : Sky

'Invisible Man' thought to be Andrew asks Ghislaine Maxwell if she's found him 'inappropriate friends' in 2001 email
Trump stays silent on latest Epstein files release - as he hosts honours night
Picture of Trump and Maxwell on former senior White House official's phone, email claims
Watch: 'We're still fighting', Epstein survivor says after latest files released
US justice department says alleged Epstein postcard is 'FAKE'
Outside of Epstein's cell after suicide seen in images
US justice department 'looking into validity' of alleged Epstein postcard
Limousine driver claims Trump spoke of 'Jeffrey' and 'abusing some girl' in 1995
Met Police raise Andrew last month as part of 'Operation Dawnchorus'
'I leave girls entirely to you': 'Invisible Man' arranges excursions with Maxwell for Peru trip
Emails show US prosecutors requesting information from Andrew
Man in court accused of drugging and repeatedly raping ex-wife
Comedian Russell Brand charged with further counts of rape and sexual assault
Details of King's Christmas message revealed - as he chooses to deliver it away from palace
Islamic State supporters guilty of planning 'most deadly' gun attack on Jewish targets
Wednesday's national newspaper front pages

News
: Telegraph

Christmas Charity Appeal 2025 Support four charities whose work speaks to the spirit of Christmas
‘Starmer’s tax raid killed my father. This U-turn would have saved him’ Farmers son says tragedy could have been averted if Labour had acted sooner
Why Starmer finally folded on farmers’ IHT
Maxwell procured ‘fun girls’ for Andrew on Peru jubilee trip Epsteins partner tried to find former prince pretty, intelligent tour guides, US court documents suggest
Epstein letter about Trump’s love of ‘nubile young girls’ is fake, DoJ suggests
The other ultra-wealthy sex offender who befriended Andrew
Cellmate ‘tried to kill Epstein’ weeks before his death
Terrorists plotted to kill Jews in ‘worst attack in British history’ Walid Saadaoui and Amar Hussein planned Paris-style suicide gun assault
Disappointed with Christmas Day TV? Here’s what to watch instead Weve compiled an alternative timetable of festive treats on catch-up services and streamers
Sandie Peggie ruling rewritten again after series of errors found
Old non-crime hate incidents must be wiped, Mahmood told

News : Guardian
PoliticsRachel Reeves sets early March date for spring statement as OBR prepares forecast
AnalysisLabour calls to rejoin EU customs union will become harder for Starmer to resist
PoliticsRachel Reeves sets early March date for spring statement as OBR prepares forecast
AnalysisLabour calls to rejoin EU customs union will become harder for Starmer to resist
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MusicChris Rea – a life in pictures
ExplainedWho are the Palestine Action hunger strikers and what are the health risks?
VenezuelaRussia and China pledge support for Venezuela as Trump ratchets up pressure on Maduro
US militaryTrump announces plans for new navy warships to be known as ‘Trump-class’
Guardian charity appeal 2025Rising hate in the UK
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News : Huffington Post
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21 Alternative Festive Bangers To Freshen Up Your Christmas Playlist
A Damning Photo Of Trump Has Disappeared From The Latest Epstein Files
25 Top Christmas Films And TV Specials To Stream On Netflix This Festive Season

Internet : Wired News
The ‘Epstein’s Suicide’ Video in the Latest DOJ Release Isn’t What It Seems
The Justice Department Released More Epstein Files—but Not the Ones Survivors Want
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News Mail
Epstein's sinister 'suicide note' to convicted paedophile Olympic doctor days before his death: 'Our president also shares our love of young, nubile girls'
Plot to mount UK's worst terror attack foiled: Two ISIS fanatics who planned to 'kill as many Jews as possible' in Manchester are found guilty
Afghan asylum seeker who raped vulnerable teenager in park is jailed for nine years over 'shocking and violent' attack
Rapulla Ahmadze approached the victim in Murray, Scotland in August last year after making 'intimidating remarks'.
Five men appear in court charged with string of sex offences after husband accused of drugging and raping his wife over a 13-year period
Business consultant Philip Young, a father-of-three, is accused of 56 sexual offences, including multiple counts of rape, against his former wife, Joanne Young.
FBI officially urged UK to 'compel' Prince Andrew to be interrogated over his relationship with child sex trafficker Peter Nygard, bombshell new Epstein files reveal
New documents released this morning include the bombshell 'Request for Assistance' sent to the UK Government, asking them to arrange for FBI agents to interview of the then-Duke of York.
Comedian and actor Russell Brand charged with two new counts of rape and sexual assault, police confirm
Russell Brand, pictured here in May, has previously appeared in court to deny a string of sexual offences against women.
'Starmer always chickens out': After PM's latest U-turn humiliation waters down Labour's hated IHT raid on farms, despairing insiders say he could cave on pub taxes next

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Politics
: BBC

Government waters down inheritance tax plan for farms The government has now said it will lift the intended threshold from 1m to 2.5m.
Scrap non-crime hate incidents, police leaders to recommend Attribution
Justice secretary's grooming gang comments probed for code breach Attribution
English councils warned against adopting four-day week Attribution
Lib Dems write to human rights watchdog over election delays Attribution
Hen cages and pig farrowing crates face ban Attribution
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UK lacks 'coherent' social mobility plan, top government adviser says Attribution
Call for time limits on public inquiries as costs soar Attribution
King's Foundation chair and nominee peer admits 'misleading' doctorate claim Attribution
Labour MSP to quit Holyrood over links to sex offender Attribution
Plymouth elections go ahead but Exeter undecided Attribution
No evidence Reform broke electoral law, watchdog says Attribution
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Rachel Reeves will be hoping this Budget buys her some time Attribution

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News : Independent
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Leading charities back The Independent’s call to protect HIV funding
Keir Starmer: Protect remaining UK funding to end the Aids pandemic
The late Chris Rea on the ‘hope’ of ‘Driving Home for Christmas’
Husband and five men charged with sexual offences against his ex-wife
Kremlin dismisses peace plan after ‘constructive’ talks
Copacabana singer Barry Manilow diagnosed with lung cancer
More than 10 rescued after huge sinkhole opens in canal as ‘major incident’ declared
Congress ‘frustrated’ over DOJ releasing only a portion of Epstein files by deadline
Liam Gallagher and David Beckham attend Stone Roses bassist Mani’s funeral
Non-crime hate incidents ‘to be scrapped’ in favour of ‘common sense’
Post Office and Fujitsu had deal years ago to fix Horizon mistakes
Palestine Action hunger strikers begin legal action against government
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UK on track for record-breaking warmest year
Greenland outraged after Trump appoints envoy to make country ‘part of the US’
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Passengers say grandmother who died on easyJet flight ‘looked dead’ while boarding
Reeves hit by fresh blow as economic growth slows again

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