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By my reckoning, yesterday will be remembered as perhaps the most difficult of Sir Keir Starmer’s premiership yet, with even close allies telling me they are not sure where it will end.His admission at Prime Minister’s Questions that he knew of the friendship between Peter Mandelson and Jeffrey Epstein when he appointed him as US ambassador hardened the sentiment of many a Labour MP who was willing to give him the benefit of the doubt. Insiders tell me that changed when Starmer told the Commons that security vetting had confirmed the continued friendship between Mandelson and Epstein after the financier…
MUMBAI: A 21-year-old student, Himani Tapriya, suffered burns on her arm, neck and stomach after dozens of gas-filled balloons exploded inside a building lift at Amol Tower in Goregaon (West) on Monday night, police said.The Goregaon police registered a case of negligence against the owner of the shop, T K Jaiswal, after his employee was sent to deliver the balloons to the residential building. The delivery boy, Raju Kumar Mahato (32), who was carrying the balloons, also suffered burn injuries in the incident.Mumbai: IIT Student Death, Expressway Chaos After Tanker Jam, Firing At Rohit Shetty’s ResidencePolice said the incident occurred…
A moderate Democrat from Indiana for 34 years, he led the House Foreign Affairs and Intelligence committees and helped investigate the Iran-contra scandal and the Sept. 11 attacks. Source link
The US president adopts a conciliatory tone after a deportation drive in Minnesota that has sparked protests. Source link
Actress Elizabeth Kelly died peacefully in Scarborough in December, her agent said. Source link
Vanessa Andrews says she was “heartbroken” by what she saw at an emergency department over Christmas. Source link
Sir Keir Starmer will be forced to publish files related to Peter Mandelson’s appointment as the UK’s ambassador to the US after MPs passed a binding motion mandating the move.The Conservative Party used an arcane motion known as a “humble address” to force the government to publish the documents amid outrage over revelations about the scale of Lord Mandelson’s relationship with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Although the government signalled on Tuesday that it would publish most documents after Labour MPs said they would not oppose the Tory motion, No 10 initially sought to amend it to prevent the publication of…
AI-generated representational image. ALWAR: A three-year-old girl suffered serious injuries to her mouth and jaw after an explosive, allegedly given to her as candy by a shopkeeper, went off in her mouth in Chowki Bas village of Alwar’s Ramgarh area.The incident occurred when the child, Akshu, went to a local grocery shop with her elder sister to buy candy. Family members alleged that the shopkeeper handed her an explosive disguised as candy. As soon as the child chewed it, a loud blast occurred, causing severe injuries to her jaw and cheek. Jaipur: Alwar Hits Full Insurance Coverage, Raje Backs Khejri…
The president, Beong-Soo Kim, had served on an interim basis and already faced pressure from the Trump administration to join a higher education compact to follow a set of conservative ideas. He refused. Source link
Alpine skiing: Women’s downhill (10:30-12:50)This race marks the return of legendary American skier Lindsey Vonn, six years after her retirement from the sport. Downhill is the 41-year-old’s speciality and she’s won a record 45 World Cup races in this event, plus her only Olympic gold medal in 2010.We will have to see how much of an affect crashing in the final World Cup downhill before the Winter Olympics hinders Vonn’s bid. Keep an eye out for her superbly-named compatriot Breezy Johnson, who is the 2025 world champion. The host nation will be hopeful of at least one podium place, although…