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Tue 3 Feb 2026
Peter Mandelson

Mandelson could face police inquiry over alleged leak to Epstein

Met police assessing reports of alleged misconduct in public office after government information apparently shared
Peter Mandelson
Barnsley town centre
Technology
Barnsley rebranded UK’s first ‘tech town’ as US giants join AI push
Harvey Willgoose with his arm round his father.
Sheffield
Harvey Willgoose’s family says ‘too many red flags’ missed before school stabbing
Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi
Iran
Iran’s top diplomat says government is ready for talks with US on a nuclear deal
An ambulance in front of an A&E department
Health
Emergency pneumonia cases surge to half a million a year in England
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In focus

Peter Mandelson

‘Where r u? I miss you’: how vivid new Epstein emails sealed Mandelson’s fate

The latest revelations and reaction to them may mean he has finally encountered a scandal he is unable to outrun
Peter Mandelson
Program code with an eye and abstract technology background.
Explainer
‘Deepfakes spreading and more AI companions’: seven takeaways from the latest artificial intelligence safety report
Sheikh Hasina
Sheikh Hasina
The exiled Awami league members plotting a political comeback in Bangladesh – from India
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Features

An illustrated image of a woman in profile made up of a colourful wallpaper of scattered pink, red and purple hearts.
Relationships
A romance fraudster ruined my life – how I survived two years with a psychopath
Television
Lover, Liar, Predator review – forget Adolescence … this horrifying film should be shown in every school
★★★★☆
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The long read

The long read

Shock, awe, death, joy and looting: how the Guardian covered the outbreak of the Iraq war

The long read: In spring 2003, exuberance at the fall of Saddam was swiftly followed by a descent into deadly chaos. Whether moving independently or embedded with troops, Guardian reporters witnessed the violence on the ground
The image of bombardment in Baghdad that appeared on the Guardian’s front page on 21 March 2003.
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Opinion

Peter Mandelson
quote  No more get-out clauses, no way back. It’s surely the end for Peter Mandelson, finally
John Crace
quote  Spanish jamón is the best ham in the world – but culture warriors are reviving its dark history
Abbas Asaria
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Sport

Jørgen Strand Larsen
Football
Palace seal £48m Strand Larsen signing after Mateta’s Milan move collapses
Exclusive
Top players reject offer to have greater say in running of major tennis championships
Football
Arteta calls Arsenal ‘most exciting team in Europe’ after Scholes’ criticism
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