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Epstein files reveal messages between his accomplice and a man who appears to be Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor US politics live – latest updates A man identified as “A” who appears to be Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor discussed facilitating meetings with “inappropriate friends” with Jeffrey Epstein’s accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell. Among the latest tranche of Epstein files are email exchanges in 2001 and …

Ex-Treasury secretary and former Barclays chief are named in versions of will belonging to deceased child sex offender The former Barclays chief executive Jes Staley and the ex-US Treasury secretary Larry Summers were appointed as executors of Jeffrey Epstein’s estate, according to a newly released tranche of documents linked to the now-deceased child sex offender. Filings published on Tuesday by…

Big Cypress fox squirrels released as a pair to reduce stress and support natural behaviors during transition back into the wild Two “rare and elusive” juvenile squirrels have a new home for the holidays after they were injured falling from their nests and spent several weeks in a Florida wildlife “rehab” facility. The pair of Big Cypress fox squirrels, a threatened species so uncommon that the C…

Son of jailed former Brazilian president says spokesperson for ‘national symbol’ sandals is ‘openly leftwing’ Leaderless since its figurehead was jailed for attempting a coup , Brazil’s far right has found a new nemesis: the iconic flip-flop brand Havaianas, which has been “cancelled” by Jair Bolsonaro ’s supporters over a television advert. The controversy stems from the actor Fernanda Torres – …

Home affairs minister says the proposal would clamp down on groups like Hizb ut-Tahrir and the National Socialist Network Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The federal government wants to shut down Islamist and far-right extremists with a new regime for listing hate groups, which would operate nearly identically to the terror listing scheme that outlaws the Islamic Stat…

Review will request ‘commonsense’ system with most serious incidents recorded as antisocial behaviour The category of non-crime hate incidents is no longer fit for purpose and could be scrapped under plans to be presented to the home secretary. A review by police leaders will call for non-crime hate incidents to be replaced with a new “commonsense” system, the Telegraph reports. Under the new sch…

Demand for CD players rises 74% this year amid deluxe releases from artists such as Taylor Swift and Pink Floyd Forget the vinyl revival. CD players and compact discs are back on Christmas lists this year amid a wave of 90s nostalgia and coveted “deluxe” releases from big acts such as Taylor Swift and Pink Floyd. Demand for compact discs peaked in the mid-00s and many households ditched their sys…

Walid Saadaoui and Amar Hussein thought ‘zero hour’ had finally arrived until undercover operative thwarted them When Walid Saadaoui recruited Amar Hussein to join him in a pogrom on the streets of Greater Manchester, Hussein wept with joy. For years, the two men had been sleeper agents for the Islamic State terrorist group. Each had lived quietly in Britain for years, waiting for the right momen…

Letter postmarked three days after Epstein’s death to ex-US gymnastics team doctor contains reference to Trump US politics live – latest updates A disturbing letter that appears to have been written by Jeffrey Epstein and sent to Larry Nassar , the US Olympics gymnastics team doctor convicted of sexual abuse, is included the latest batch of Epstein-related documents released by the US government.…

Bill C-12 includes many changes around border security along with new ineligibility rules for refugee claimants Canada’s Liberal government is pushing through sweeping new legislation targeting refugees that observers fear will usher in a new era of US-style border policies, fueling xenophobia and the scapegoating of immigrants. Bill C-12, or Strengthening Canada’s Immigration System and Borders …

GDP rose at an annualized rate of 4.3% over the third quarter, far higher than expected The US economy grew strongly over the summer, the commerce department announced on Tuesday in one of the final snapshots of the nation’s finances to be released in 2025. Gross domestic product (GDP) – a broad measure of the value of goods and services – rose at an annualized rate of 4.3% over the third quarter…

Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro warns Trump administration may ‘destabilise the entire region’ amid rising tensions While all eyes are on the four-month-long US military campaign against Venezuela, the White House has been quietly striking security agreements with other countries to deploy US troops across Latin America and the Caribbean. As Donald Trump announced a blockade on sanctioned oil tankers …

Segment that Bari Weiss had removed provides in-depth look at the Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo prison A 60 Minutes episode investigating a brutal prison in El Salvador , which CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss pulled from the air on Sunday, appeared online on Monday after appearing on a Canadian TV app. The segment, which runs for nearly 14 minutes and was viewed by the Guardian, prov…

New set of files released overnight into Tuesday A major new batch of thousands more files relating to Jeffrey Epstein has been released by the US Justice Department, featuring many more references to Donald Trump than earlier batches contained. The documents were released overnight on Tuesday and include a claim that Trump was on a flight with Epstein and a 20-year-old woman in the 1990s. There …

Italy’s competition authority says Irish airline implemented technical obstacles to force sales through its own website Business live – latest updates Ryanair has been fined €256m (£223m) by Italy’s competition authority for abusing its dominant market position to limit sales of tickets by online travel agents. The authority said Europe’s largest airline had “implemented an abusive strategy to hi…