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PM's chief aide McSweeney quits over Mandelson row The adviser says he takes "full responsibility" for advising Sir Keir Starmer to make the peer US ambassador.
Why McSweeney's departure could prove perilous for the PM Attribution
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France murder trial complicated by twin brothers with same DNA Attribution
Iranian Nobel laureate handed further prison sentence, lawyer says Attribution
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PM's chief aide McSweeney quits over Mandelson row The adviser says he takes "full responsibility" for advising Sir Keir Starmer to make the peer US ambassador.

News : New York Times
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Ohio Man Is Charged With Threatening to Kill JD Vance2 min read
Files Detail Epstein’s Dealings With U.S. Commerce Secretary6 min read
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Sport
: Telegraph

Why Jacquet joined Liverpool in deal worth £60m and not Chelsea for £70m football
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Grieving Itoje backed to give England a lift from the bench against Wales Rugby union
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Tony Pigott’s last interview‘Cats have nine lives – I’m into my teens’ Cricket
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News : London Evening Standard
Morgan McSweeney resigns as Starmer’s chief of staff
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British pensioner found alive in Tenerife 30 hours after vanishing
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Zack Polanski: I thought what Keir Starmer said about me was vile
Top Scottish roller derby team ‘thrilled’ at Meadowbank stadium homecoming
Warning issued over infection risk from alcohol-free wipes
Asda fined £500,000 for selling out-of-date food in UK store
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News : Sky

Chief of staff was 'in two minds' about resigning as PM reacts to exit
'Starmer is mortally wounded': How Labour MPs have reacted to McSweeney's resignation
Labour peer: Starmer government put transactions over 'plight of women' in appointing Mandelson
Keir Starmer set to 'make his case to female MPs' next week
Analysis: Starmer's new chiefs of staff face an excruciatingly difficult task
'Starmer does want to fight on - but who is the army behind him?'
McSweeney's resignation 'sad for the country', says Labour MP
Analysis: McSweeney's resignation hasn't been enough to calm Labour anger
Investment giant KKR ditches Mandelson lobbying firm
McSweeney was 'in two minds' about resigning
Starmer needs a chief of staff who 'projects stability' - he now has four options
When the No 10 operation goes into freefall, it's nearly impossible to stabilise
Should Lindsey Vonn have even been at the Winter Olympics?
Japanese PM's election gamble set to pay off
Fresh heavy rain warning issued amid hundreds of flood alerts
Russian citizen detained in Dubai over shooting of general in Moscow

News
: Telegraph

Starmer plays his last card as McSweeney leaves No 10 PMs right-hand man quits after growing backlash over his role in appointment of Lord Mandelson as ambassador to the US
The fall of the house of Blair is now almost complete
After McSweeney quits, his allies point finger at Powell
McSweeney’s resignation statement – what he said and what he meant
From omnipotent svengali to Starmer’s biggest liability
Man City complete chaotic comeback to reignite title race
Every incident from extraordinary stoppage-time drama at Anfield Campaign for democracy
Residents refuse to pay council tax over ‘undemocratic’ cancellation of elections
Reform councillor quits party on live TV over council tax raid
Sadiq Khan: My ultimate goal is to reverse Brexit
Founder of pro-Starmer website broke rules with ‘f--- Brexit’ post

News : Guardian
ExclusiveGordon Brown ‘deeply regrets’ bringing Peter Mandelson into his government
Peter MandelsonPolice search two homes connected to Mandelson over Epstein scandal
Trump administration briefingTulsi Gabbard faces mounting questions over handling of intelligence intercept
USNSA detected phone call between foreign intelligence and a person close to Trump
USTrump lawyers aim to deport five-year-old boy after judge ordered his release
ArizonaOfficials investigating new messages on Savannah Guthrie’s missing mother
Winter Olympics 2026
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News : Huffington Post
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I Stopped Baking Cookies In The Oven. Now They're Gooier, Crisper, And Tastier
4 Science-Backed Signs You're Headed For Divorce
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Bridgerton Stars Make Very Unsexy Admission About Filming That Steamy Staircase Scene

Internet : Wired News
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HHS Is Using AI Tools From Palantir to Target ‘DEI’ and ‘Gender Ideology’ in Grants
Why Are Some Women Training for Pregnancy Like It’s a Marathon?
The Technologies Changing How You’ll Watch the 2026 Winter Olympic Games
I Infiltrated Moltbook, the AI-Only Social Network Where Humans Aren’t Allowed
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ICE and CBP’s Face-Recognition App Can’t Actually Verify Who People Are
Inside the ICE Forum Where Agents Complain About Their Jobs
The Paramilitary ICE and CBP Units at the Center of Minnesota's Killings
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News Mail
EXCLUSIVEEpstein took 'very cute' young Romanian model to private dinner at Buckingham Palace for Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor - as police face fresh calls to investigate ex-prince
Ditch Starmer for a caretaker leader, Labour MPs say... as insiders claim PM's closest aide McSweeney is on the brink of quitting
Keen fly fisher Charles enlists the telescopic sights on his security guards' rifles to help him locate salmon
The Mail on Sunday can reveal he has turned to a secret weapon: his security team, and their telescopic sights, which would normally be scanning for would-be assassins.
I saw first-hand how Epstein and Ghislaine got their claws into the world's most powerful men, by BARBARA AMIEL, high-society wife of legendary newspaper baron Conrad Black
The final straw, according to royal sources, was the sight of the incalcitrant former prince trotting around the Windsor estate, literally on his high horse.
NHS-funded study of cousin marriage is 'biased' and downplays the risk of birth defects, expert says
Britain's only in-depth review into the controversial practice, part of the Born in Bradford research programme, was also accused of being biased and pro-cousin marriage.
Brussels' Brexit revenge: EU tells Britain it must agree to 'onerous terms' if it want to join £130billion defence fund
British firms will be forced to source key technology and parts from Europe if Sir Keir Starmer signs up to a £130 billion EU defence fund, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.
Unlike many others in the area, the beach on the coast of Sao Paulo in Brazil was good for swimming.

Misc. : Vice
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Computer Weekly
NHS publishes tech-laden cancer plan
Australia’s CommBank partners business school to research artificial intelligence
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Politics
: BBC

PM's chief aide McSweeney quits over Mandelson row The adviser says he takes "full responsibility" for advising Sir Keir Starmer to make the peer US ambassador.
Why McSweeney's departure could prove perilous for the PM Attribution
Foreign Office to review Mandelson's US ambassador pay-off Attribution
Police search properties linked to Mandelson over Epstein investigation Attribution
Three things that could bring Starmer down - and what might save him Attribution
Lib Dem peer suspended again over harassment allegations Attribution
Head of firm founded by Mandelson to quit after Epstein releases Attribution
Government could be forced to release 100,000 Mandelson documents Attribution
Three African countries agree to UK migrant returns after visa penalty threat Attribution
County council facing 'effective bankruptcy' Attribution
Hereford & Worcester Posted
Trump backs Chagos handover deal, says No 10 Attribution
Who is Starmer's former chief of staff Morgan McSweeney? Attribution
Who is Peter Mandelson? Attribution
Could this be the beginning of the end for Starmer? Attribution
'I never left your side': Emails reveal more about Mandelson's Epstein friendship Attribution
What was the vetting process for Mandelson's appointment as US ambassador? Attribution
From our Political Editor Chris Mason
Chris Mason: Starmer can ill afford any more days like these Attribution
Chris Mason: Mandelson revelations a scandal on another level Attribution
Why was PM Keir Starmer in Japan? Video, 00:01:21Why was PM Keir Starmer in Japan? Attribution

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News : Independent
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Starmer’s deputy warns Mandelson scandal will impact crucial by-election
Latest: PM remains in deep jeopardy as poll says majority of voters think he should quit
Mandelson’s pay-off after being sacked as US ambassador ‘to be reviewed’
Long read: ‘It’s over for Starmer. The only questions are when and how painful’
Zelensky reveals Trump’s peace deadline for Russia's war in Ukraine
‘A crime against our heritage’: French fury over Bayeux Tapestry move
Protect inclusive spaces from gender-critical legal battles, Starmer told
Experts warn against rise in dangerous weight-loss ‘jab hacks’
Trump refuses to apologise for post depicting Obamas as apes
Ending the AIDS crisis is within reach – but the UK must lead the way
Reform blames printers as it faces probe into by-election leaflet
Mariah Carey’s opening ceremony performance dubbed ‘disastrous’
‘I tried to copy the Danes and boycott the USA. It lasted seconds’
Sales of British farm products to EU drop by 37% after Brexit, NFU say
Coronation Street’s Beverley Callard reveals breast cancer diagnosis
UK braces for more heavy rain as over 80 flood warnings issued
How U.S. fast-food culture is adapting to the weight-loss era
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