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Tag: UK

21May By AdminsNo Comments

UK police investigate child sexual abuse allegations linked to Epstein files

British police are investigating two allegations ​of decades-old child sex abuse over information ‌that appeared in the Jeffrey Epstein files. One of the ​alleged incidents related to locations in Surrey ⁠and Berkshire in southern England in ​the mid-1990s to 2000, while the other related ​to alleged incidents in the mid-to late 1980s in west Surrey. No arrests have been made. Jeffrey Epstein was a notorious child sex trafficker and financier. (Rick Friedman/Corbis News/Getty Images) (Getty images) In a statement, Surrey Police said it took "all reports of sexual offending seriously and will work to identify any reasonable lines of enquiry to verify information or establish corroborating evidence". The force said in February it was seeking information over an allegat...
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13May By AdminsNo Comments

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer fighting to keep job

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is defying growing calls for him to quit despite more than 70 UK Labour MPs publicly calling for him to stand down. In a speech overnight, he pledged to "prove his doubters wrong" and to move the UK closer to the European Union in a bid to shore up his leadership. It came after the ruling Labour Party suffered major losses last week in local elections across England and legislative votes in Scotland and Wales. British PM Keir Starmer attempted to revive his leadership in a speech to supporters in London. (Getty) "I know I have my doubters and I know I need to prove them wrong, and I will," Starmer said during a speech in London intended to kickstart his fightback. But it appeared to have little impact, with at least 71 ...
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12Feb By AdminsNo Comments

UK prosecutors speak with police over former prince Andrew’s Epstein links

UK police have spoken with Crown prosecutors over investigations into Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and former UK ambassador to Washington's Peter Mandelson's links with Jeffrey Epstein. Thames Valley Police, which serves areas west of London, including the ex-royal's former home in Windsor, on Monday said it was "assessing" claims that former prince Andrew sent confidential trade reports to Epstein. On Wednesday (early Thursday AEDT), both the police service and prosecutors confirmed they'd spoken. Mountbatten-Windsor has denied all accusations of wrongdoing in relation to his association with Epstein. UK police have spoken with Crown prosecutors over an investigation into Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. (Jordan Pettitt/Pool Photo via AP) "As part of this assessment, we...
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4Feb By AdminsNo Comments

UK police open investigation into former ambassador Peter Mandelson over Jeffrey Epstein links

British police have opened a criminal investigation into politician Peter Mandelson over alleged misconduct related to his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The UK government says newly released Epstein files suggest Mandelson – a former Cabinet minister, ambassador and elder statesman of the governing Labour Party – may have shared market-sensitive information with the convicted sex offender a decade and a half ago. London's Metropolitan Police force said detectives had reviewed reports of misconduct and decided they met the threshold for a full investigation. Former UK ambassador to the US, Peter Mandelson. (AP) Commander Ella Marriott said the force "has now launched an investigation into a 72-year-old man, a former government minister, fo...
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22Jan By AdminsNo Comments

Emotional Prince Harry tells court how publisher made Meghan’s life ‘a misery’

Prince Harry has struck a defensive tone at the start of his testimony against the publisher of the Daily Mail tabloid newspaper and left the witness box hours later on the brink of tears. After disputing that reporters used legitimate sources to publish revealing details of his life, he provided an emotional glimpse into the toll that a life in the spotlight and his battle against the British media had taken on him and his family. "They continue to come after me, they have made my wife's life an absolute misery," he said as he choked back tears in London's High Court on Wednesday (Thursday AEDT). Britain's Prince Harry arrives at London's High Court to lead a group, including Elton John and Elizabeth Hurley, accusing the Daily Mail's publisher of privacy invasion thro...
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3Jan By AdminsNo Comments

Queen Camilla reveals indecent assault as a teen for first time

Britain's Queen Camilla has spoken publicly for the first time about her personal experience of indecent assault, saying that speaking out was one way she could use her royal platform to shine a light on the epidemic of violence against women. Camilla, who has made fighting domestic abuse one of her signature causes, recalled fending off a man who attacked her on a train in the 1960s when she was a teenager. "I was reading my book, and you know, this boy, man, attacked me, and I did fight back,'' Camilla told the BBC. Queen Camilla has spoken for the first time about being indecently assaulted as a teen. (AP) "And I remember getting off the train and my mother looking at me and saying, 'Why is your hair standing on end?' and 'Why is a button missing from your coat?'...
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