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Prince Andrew has said he is "appalled" by recent sex abuse claims surrounding Jeffrey Epstein after footage emerged of the royal inside the convicted paedophile's Manhattan mansion in 2010. The video was reportedly shot on 6 December…

Jeremy Corbyn has accused Boris Johnson of being "Britain's Trump, the fake populist and phoney outsider" as he urged voters to back Labour if a snap general election is called in the autumn. The Labour leader said a national poll…

The Turkish pension fund plotting a takeover of British Steel is preparing to commit close to £1bn to help fund the company's revival. Sky News has learnt that Ataer Holding, which is poised to enter a formal period of exclusive…

Boris Johnson is "trashing money" by pledging cash for "very clear electoral targets", according to a former Conservative deputy prime minister. Lord Heseltine, a long-serving peer who sat in Margaret Thatcher and John Major's cabinets,…

Politicians and alleged victims have reacted angrily after Jeffrey Epstein killed himself in a prison cell, with Donald Trump sharing a conspiracy theory about the disgraced financier's death. The 66-year-old's suicide came as he…

1. Billions spent on preparation The Treasury this week announced a further £2.1bn in to get the country ready; it said the money would be used to “accelerate preparations at the border, support business readiness and ensure the supply…

Rwanda has closed its border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, where a deadly Ebola outbreak that started a year ago has killed more than 1,803 people. The closure came after a second death linked to the Ebola virus was confirmed…

For most people, sitting in a big red chair on TV means you're about to be tipped backwards by Graham Norton. For Jessie J, however, it's the chance to potentially make a significant difference to the career of an aspiring young…

US President Donald Trump set off conversations on cough etiquette after it emerged he asked an aide to leave the Oval Office for coughing during an interview. Plenty of people shared his irritation - so what is the right thing to do? …

Scientists from round the world are meeting in Germany to improve ways of making money from carbon dioxide. They want to transform some of the CO2 that’s overheating the planet into products to benefit humanity. They don’t claim the…