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Mon 2 Feb 2026
Politics

Mandelson resigns from Labour to prevent ‘further embarrassment’ over Epstein links

Departure from party follows release of documents in US appearing to show Jeffrey Epstein sent former US ambassador $75,000
Peter Mandelson
Bad Bunny.
Grammy awards
Bad Bunny and Kendrick Lamar win big in Grammys ceremony filled with anti-ICE sentiment
People with bowls reach out as a box is passed out by an aid worker at a camp.
War crimes
International law meant to limit effects of war at breaking point, study finds
FILE - Trump Announces Move To Close Kennedy Center in WashingtonFILE - FEBRUARY 1: U.S. President Donald Trump said February 1, 2026 on social media that he will seek to close the Kennedy Center performing arts center in Washington for two years beginning in July for construction. The move follows a number of high-profile performance cancellations at the arts venue after Trump ousted the former leadership and added his name to the building. WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 19: Workers adjust the name of the “John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts" on December 19, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Kennedy Center Board of Trustees voted in what they say was a unanimous decision to rename the facility “The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts”. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)
Trump briefing
Kennedy Center to close; Epstein case ‘over’, says deputy US attorney general
Typhoon fighter jet
Defence
UK should consider resuming talks on EU defence pact, Starmer says
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In focus

‘You take what you can and run’

Families describe harrowing journey to escape fighting in DRC

Thousands who fled the advance of M23 rebels now face the threat of disease and shortages in Burundi’s overcrowded refugee camps
Congolese people displaced during renewed clashes between AFC/M23 and FARDC walk back to their homes from Sange in LuvungiCongolese people displaced during renewed clashes between Alliance Fleuve Congo AFC/M23 and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC), walk back to their homes from Sange, in Luvungi, a settlement north of Uvira, South Kivu province, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, December 13, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer
A red Welsh dragon stencil on a white wall
‘You can tell the mood has changed’
How Plaid Cymru led the Welsh fightback against Reform
Pam Morrison
Northern Ireland
‘You can never forget’: a woman remembers her three brothers, murdered one by one by the IRA
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Features

Lisa Bloom sitting in an armchair, wearing checked jacket and black trousers.
‘So many powerful men were enablers’
Lisa Bloom on the fight for Epstein’s victims
10 myths about attention
Do you like cat photos? Are you constantly distracted? You’re probably actually quite good at focussing
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Opinion

A bus in Gorton.
quote  In Gorton and Denton, I found a long-festering sense of fury that Labour has no idea how to tackle
John Harris
quote  How the left can win back the internet – and rise again
Robert Topinka
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Sport

Tottenham’s Dominic Solanke and Xavi Simons show their joy after the former equalised aganst Manchester City.
quote  Familiar tale of two halves haunts City as Spurs find belated resolve
Jonathan Wilson at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Australian Open 2026
‘Already a legend’: Djokovic’s praise for champion after Alcaraz makes history
Football
Arsenal win Women's Champions Cup after Foord's extra-time goal against Corinthians
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Podcast

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Today in Focus

Fatima Bhutto on secrets, lies and surviving coercive control – podcast

The Pakistani writer on enduring an abusive relationship in the public eye, and how she broke free
Podcast | 42:36