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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…

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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…

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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…

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Is the Mandelson-Epstein crisis Sir Keir Starmer’s Profumo scandal?Both involved sex, call girls, lurid revelations and a police investigation. The Profumo scandal brought down Tory prime minister Harold Macmillan in the early 1960s.Secretary of state for war John Profumo had an affair with call girl Christine Keeler, who was also involved with a Soviet naval attache.Tap here for the latest on the Epstein files Profumo lied to parliament about his affair, Macmillan’s handling of the crisis was seen as hopeless – and he failed to confront Profumo about the affair.Months later, Macmillan was gone. Could it happen again? Now, after…

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As the issue of ‘Indian takeover’ of Frisco rocked the council meeting Tuesday, pushed by influencers on social media, Frisco council’s first Indian-origin member Burt Thakur spoke about the issue and said Indians who came to America upheld American Dream because American Dream needs participation. “Somewhere along the way Indians came to America, and then they became Americans, and then they helped to reinforce the American Dream because the American Dream requires participation,” Thakur said. “People are upset. And I suppose what I’m trying to say to you is this. Look to the left of you and look to the…

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