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Starmer insists he has confidence in Mandelson as relationship with Epstein faces scrutiny

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has insisted he still has confidence in Peter Mandelson as the diplomat’s relationship with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein faced new...

Politics

Would you invite Putin? MPs’ outrage as Starmer defends Israeli president’s visit

Sir Keir Starmer has defended welcoming the Israeli president to Downing Street as MPs raised concerns about allowing him into the UK. Sir Keir...

Labour deputy leadership: Contest to replace Rayner set to become two-horse race

Labour’s deputy leadership contest is on the brink of becoming a two-horse race between Bridget Phillipson and Lucy Powell, as the other three candidates...

Politics

Housing minister Alison McGovern pulls out of Labour deputy leadership race

Housing minister Alison McGovern has pulled out of the Labour deputy leadership race. In a statement posted on social media, the MP for Birkenhead...

Technology

Larry Ellison is $100 billion richer after blowout Oracle earnings report

Oracle co-founder, CTO and Executive Chairman Larry Ellison (C), U.S. President Donald Trump, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (R), and SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son (2nd-R),...

Larry Ellison is 0 billion richer after blowout Oracle earnings report

Science

Scientists Say Missions to Interstellar Comets Like 3I/ATLAS Are Feasible With Existing Tech

A Southwest Research Institute study reveals that chasing interstellar comets like 3I/ATLAS is achievable with current rockets and instruments. Such missions could collect data...

Science

InSight Mission Uncovers Chaotic Structure Locked Inside Mars’ Interior

NASA’s InSight mission uncovered Mars’ mantle as chaotic and fractured, resembling a Rocky Road brownie rather than a layered planet. Seismic data revealed ancient...

World

Drones and salami: How Putin is testing the West with Poland airspace violation

The unprecedented Russian drone attacks on Poland are both a test and a warning. How Europe and NATO respond could be crucial to security...

Science

Newly Discovered Comet Lemmon Could Soon Be Visible With Binoculars

Astronomers discovered Comet Lemmon (C/2025 A6) in January, and it could soon become visible to skywatchers. Passing closest to Earth on October 20, 2025,...

Science

TARS: Sunlight-Powered Space Slingshot Could Propel Tiny Probes to the Stars

Astronomer David Kipping has proposed TARS, a sunlight-driven space slingshot. Using reflective panels spun in space, it can fling small probes at escape speed....

Business

Jaguar Land Rover cyber attack: ‘Some data affected’, carmaker reveals

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) says it now believes that “some data has been affected” in the cyber attack on the company last week. The...

World

Nepal’s anti-government protests are a powder keg moment that could change the country for years

As we flew into Kathmandu, you could already see from the sky, the fury playing out on the streets below. Huge plumes of smoke...

World

Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli resigns after deadly protests triggered by social media ban

Nepal’s prime minister KP Sharma Oli has resigned after violent anti-corruption protests. “The PM has quit,” his aide Prakash Silwal told Reuters news agency...

Handwriting expert says ‘Donald Trump signature’ in Epstein birthday book is ‘absolutely’ his – despite his denials

A handwriting expert has said the signature on a controversial birthday message to paedophile Jeffrey Epstein is “absolutely” US President Donald Trump’s. Graphologist Emma...

World

Russian drones may have been testing NATO – but how will it respond?

What was Russia’s intent? That’s the pivotal question as Poland and its NATO allies consider their response to drones violating its airspace. The Polish prime...

World

Many reasons for Israel to hate the old men of Hamas, but hard to see how Doha strike helps plight of hostages

The Israeli airstrike on the Qatari capital Doha is a step change in the way they tackle their enemies, but only the latest in...

World

Nepal’s anti-government protests are a powder keg moment that could change the country for years

As we flew into Kathmandu, you could already see from the sky, the fury playing out on the streets below. Huge plumes of smoke...

Our ambassador, in the Epstein files

👉 Follow Trump100 on your podcast app 👈 The fallout continues from the overnight release of the Epstein files. Hundreds of pages released, including...

Handwriting expert says ‘Donald Trump signature’ in Epstein birthday book is ‘absolutely’ his – despite his denials

A handwriting expert has said the signature on a controversial birthday message to paedophile Jeffrey Epstein is “absolutely” US President Donald Trump’s. Graphologist Emma...

With UK state visit looming, Epstein questions come at worst moment for Lord Mandelson

The resurfacing of an affectionate greeting to paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, alleged to have come from Lord Mandelson, raises huge questions. It couldn’t have come...