Thursday’s figure is new daily record, with the number of people in hospital and deaths also rising Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Confirmed daily Covid cases in the UK hit yet another high on Thursday, with 189,213 reported in the past 24 hours, while the number […]
Month: December 2021
Talks represent pair’s second conversation this month Russia massing tens of thousands of troops near border Joe Biden and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have exchanged warnings over the crisis in Ukraine during a 50-minute phone call that did little to lower the political temperature, according to their governments. Russia has […]
Experts say any deal depends on whether US government believes it is worth investigating network that may have been involved Now that the British former socialite Ghislaine Maxwell has been convicted in her sex-trafficking trial, speculation is growing that she may try to cut a deal and become a government […]
The US Republican mistook a Facebook post by the Australian state on New Year’s Eve party restrictions for an edict by the Democrat-run state US senator Ted Cruz has been ridiculed for posting a tweet in which he mixed up the American state of Washington with Western Australia while criticising […]
Image shows justice secretary apparently ignoring club guidance to wear face covering while seated in stadium Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Dominic Raab has been pictured without a mask at a Chelsea match this week, despite the club having urged fans to keep face coverings on […]
Maxwell, 60, convicted on five of the six charges she faced as US prosecutors hail verdict and say ‘justice has been done’ This article contains descriptions of sexual abuse The British former socialite Ghislaine Maxwell was found guilty of sex trafficking in her Manhattan federal court trial on Wednesday afternoon. […]
Testimony during the case has painted a dramatic and intimate picture of Maxwell’s life at the center of Epstein’s world This article contains descriptions of sexual abuse For years, Ghislaine Maxwell operated in a social circle of the global elite so exclusive that its powerful members seemed insulated from meaningful […]
Analysis: there was no cross-examination of the prince’s friend and his accuser was not called to give evidence For the Duke of York, the fact he was barely mentioned in Ghislaine Maxwell’s trial will have been an undoubted relief. With Maxwell declining the stand, no opening of her “little black […]
The trial offered a rare look into the social circles she and Jeffrey Epstein moved in, as well as the wealth and power he wielded This article contains descriptions of sexual abuse Former British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex-trafficking trial ended on Wednesday when the Manhattan federal court jury weighing her […]
NHS on ‘war footing’ as small-scale ‘Nightingale’ facilities being created at eight sites Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Hospitals have been asked to identify sites for up to 4,000 emergency beds to deal with a potential wave of Omicron admissions in England, as cases hit a […]