‘Build a narrative and fight back’: Mandelson draws on own advice for crisis management

Ex-US ambassador’s media strategy looks set to be ‘attack as best form of defence’, PR consultants suggestFor those seeking to understand Peter Mandelson’s media strategy as he navigates the greatest crisis of a crisis-strewn life, the latest instalment of the Epstein files may offer a steer.“You and your lawyers must start setting down the irrefutable facts, build a narrative and fight back,” Mandelson had advised the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein in May 2011, according to the emails released by the US Department of Justice. Continue reading...

Дістатися з Лондона до Парижа за пів години по трубі: чи це можливо

Технологія базується на магнітній левітації - подібній до тієї, що використовується в поїздах maglev.

FBI raids Los Angeles school district headquarters and superintendent’s home

Federal officials search district chief Alberto Carvalho’s home, but allegations being examined remain unclearThe FBI on Wednesday raided the Los Angeles unified school district’s headquarters and the superintendent’s home.Federal officials served the warrants as part of an ongoing investigation, according to a person familiar with the investigation, who spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity to discuss the inquiry. The nature of the investigation and what allegations were being examined was not immediately clear. Continue reading...

ГД рассмотрит законопроект о наказании за отрицание геноцида советского народа

Doom Bar maker Sharp’s Brewery in Cornwall to be closed by US owner

Molson Coors says site, as well as national call centre in Wales, ‘no longer financially sustainable’The Cornish brewery that makes Doom Bar ale is to be closed by its US owner, throwing the popular beer brand’s future into doubt and putting about 200 jobs at risk.The drinks company Molson Coors said it plans to shut Sharp’s Brewery in Rock, Wadebridge, along with its national call centre in Wales, saying it was “no longer financially sustainable”. Continue reading...

Met on Fabergé egg hunt after items worth £2m poached from Soho pub

Enzo Conticello admits theft as judge says ‘I expect we’re going to find out’ what he did with egg and luxury watchMetropolitan police officers are still trying to recover an unusual pickpocketing haul after a Fabergé egg and watch worth £2m were stolen at a pub in Soho in London.Enzo Conticello stole the treasures from Rosie Dawson, the director of premium brands at the Craft Irish Whiskey Company, in a West End pub in November 2024, alongside some more conventional loot contained in the handbag he swiped, including her laptop and credit cards. Met detectives arrested him in Belfast on 26 Jan

Spagna, morto il colonnello Antonio Tejero: autore del fallito golpe del 1981

Aveva 93 anni. Scompare nel giorno in cui il governo Sánchez ha desecretato i documenti sul colpo di Stato che lo vide protagonista

Spagna, morto il colonnello Antonio Tejero: guidò il fallito golpe del 1981

Aveva 93 anni. Scompare nel giorno in cui il governo Sánchez ha desecretato i documenti sul colpo di Stato che lo vide protagonista

BBC orders quick investigation into BAFTA broadcast slur

British broadcaster has apologised for failing to edit out a racial slur shouted by a guest with Tourette syndrome.

Вчені назвали десятиліття, яке визначає майбутнє здоров'я людини

У цей період дуже важливо стежити за здоров'ям, позбутися шкідливих звичок і вибрати здоровий спосіб життя, щоб прожити довше.

Le news su Sanremo 2026, Conti: “Gli ascolti? Temevo peggio”. Stasera Fogliati, Lillo e Lauro

Le parole del direttore artistico sugli ascolti tv della prima serata. Attesa anche per le Nuove Proposte

Samsung Galaxy S26 launched with AI features, raises prices in US and South Korea

The new lineup integrates AI features from Perplexity, Google Gemini, and an upgraded Bixby, following Samsung’s loss of smartphone leadership to Apple last year

В АТОР рассказали о росте популярности Вьетнама среди российских туристов

US consular services in illegal Israeli settlement in West Bank condemned

US move to provide consular services in Efrat settlement slammed as breach of international law.

Фицо пригрозил Украине новыми ограничениями за блокировку нефтепровода «Дружба»

Bloccata l’estradizione di un hacker ricercato in Usa. “Roma non mi consegni, posso collaborare”

Per l’Fbi fa parte di un potente gruppo di pirati informatici che ha bloccato per giorni gli ospedali Usa e sottratto milioni di cartelle, non rese pubbliche solo in cambio di un riscatto di mezzo miliardo

British public want deeper economic ties with EU, business secretary says

Peter Kyle signs cooperation deal on competition and says there is little nostalgia for pre-Brexit pastEurope live – latest updatesThe British public are “not nostalgic” for the pre-Brexit past but are pragmatic and want to move forward and “deepen” ties with the EU on trade and the economy, the business secretary, Peter Kyle, has said.Signing an agreement in Brussels to cooperate closely on competition issues, Kyle said he thought the deal was “a real vindication of the reset and the relationships that have emerged between the EU and the UK” since Labour came to power. Continue reading...

‘Caso Marielle Franco’: condenados a 76 años los hermanos Brazão, los dos políticos que ordenaron matar a la concejala de Río

El Tribunal Supremo sentencia el asesinato político más relevante de la década en Brasil, casi ocho años después del crimen

45 Years After Failed Coup, Spain Declassifies Files About Why It Failed

Ending more than four decades of conjecture, the Spanish government moved to publish documents from a long-secret investigation of a failed 1981 coup.

11,6 мільярдів гривень задонатили бізнеси та фонди Пінчука за 4 роки війни

Фонд Віктора Пінчука послідовно просуває інтереси України в світі, аби привернути увагу до нагальних потреб України задля забезпечення перемоги у боротьбі проти російської агресії.

Графіки відключень на 26 лютого: коли в Україні не буде світла у четвер

Для промислових споживачів застосовуватимуться графіки обмеження потужності.

John Lewis scraps £500m deal to build 1,000 rental homes

Retailer said ‘fundamental shift in economic conditions’ made it difficult for financial partner Aberdeen to raise funds The John Lewis Partnership is pulling out of a £500m deal to build almost 1,000 residential rental homes for rent in Bromley, Reading and West Ealing amid a “cautious property market”.The retailer, which owns Waitrose supermarkets and John Lewis department stores, blamed a “fundamental shift in the economic conditions”, which it said had made it difficult for its financial partner, Aberdeen, to raise funds for the venture, first launched in 2020. Continue reading...

Майже 70% російських полонених вважають війну проти України виправданою, - опитування

В середньому російській пропаганді вірять 47,61% опитаних військовополонених.

CACP recommends strategic measures to revive India’s jute sector

Key measures include expanding cultivation, promoting high-yielding seeds, incentivising superior fibre through MSP, and boosting mechanisation to reduce labour costs

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Iran rejects ‘fictional narratives’ of power grab after protest killings

Former President Hassan Rouhani denies reports he wants to replace Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, blames US and Israel.

Affaire Epstein : Larry Summers, ancien ministre des finances américain, démissionne de son poste d’enseignant à Harvard

Larry Summers, devenu président de l’université Harvard dans les années 2000, a annoncé sa démission de l’université après la publication de sa correspondance électronique avec le financier et criminel sexuel américain.

Mazzariello, viaggio ironico verso l’Ariston: canta davanti a lavanderie e bar prima del festival

Il giovane cantautore all’esordio stasera con le nuove proposte, ha cercato da Napoli in su tutti i locali con l’insegna del teatro di Sanremo

Новак: на поддержку бизнесменов приграничья направят 10,5 млрд рублей

CBIC to launch SWIFT 2.0, revamped Atithi app

SWIFT 2.0 offers digital clearance for all imports and exports, and the updated Atithi app eases customs baggage procedures for international travellers

German chancellor warns of trade imbalance with China during first Beijing trip

German business groups urged Merz to send a clear signal to China on competition and export controls.

EV exports can scale production, improve cost curves: FICCI-Yes Bank report

The report stresses aligning with international safety and sustainability standards, enhancing infrastructure, and leveraging policy support

Силы ПВО сбили 13 украинских дронов за шесть часов

З 1 березня зростуть мінімальні пенсії для ряду категорій: в уряді назвали оновлені цифри

Міністр пояснив, як розраховується індексація пенсій.

Berlin film festival managers to meet for talks amid Gaza rows

Controversy over pro-Palestinian speeches at closing gala criticising Germany as ‘partners in genocide’The organisation that manages the Berlin film festival is to meet for crunch talks amid reports that its American director faces dismissal after a series of rows over Gaza.In a statement on Wednesday, the office of Germany’s federal government commissioner for culture and media said the emergency meeting on Thursday had been called to debate the “future direction of the Berlinale”. Continue reading...

Berlin film festival organisers to hold crisis talks amid Gaza rows

Emergency meeting called to discuss festival’s ‘future direction’ after series of controversiesThe organisation that manages the Berlin film festival is to meet for talks amid reports that its American director faces dismissal after a series of rows over Gaza.In a statement on Wednesday, the office of Germany’s federal government commissioner for culture and media said the emergency meeting on Thursday had been called to debate the “future direction of the Berlinale”. Continue reading...

Чеська військова відверто розповіла, чому приїхала воювати проти Росії

До України Кароліна прибула у 2022 році – спочатку як волонтерка та медикиня.

Entire 11,790 MHz telecom spectrum up for auction valued at ₹2.1 lakh crore: sources

The auction covers nine frequency bands from 600 MHz to 26 GHz and includes spectrum reclaimed from insolvent telecom operators

Referendum, le accuse di Forza Italia alla Lega: “Non fanno campagna per il sì”

Tajani convoca lo stato maggiore del partito. Martusciello: “Non fate venire il treno azzurro a Napoli, i convogli sono sempre in ritardo”. Casellati: “Dobbiamo politicizzare, dire che è un voto sul governo, per mobilitare i nostri”. Le accuse a Lotito

Referendum, il sì in affanno e FI accusa la Lega di scarso impegno

Tajani convoca il partito.. Il 20 in Rai sfida finale FdI-Pd: ipotesi confronto tra leader. Gli scommettitori puntano sulla sconfitta

India sustains 7–7.5% growth; Bengal should position itself as a maritime state: Sanyal

Speaking at the MCCI special session on “India’s Growth Story – Navigating Global Challenges”, he emphasised that sequential growth with stability is key to achieving a “Vikshit Bharat”

Foreign Office denies minister’s claim the Chagos Islands deal has been paused – as it happened

This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereThe Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has published figures showing that local authorities in England dealt with 1.26m flytipping incidents in 2024/25 – 9% increase on the previous year.And there was an 11% increase in incidents involving a “tipper lorry load” amount of rubbish. There were 52,000 of these, up from 47,000 in 2023/24. Defra said these alone cost councils £19.3m.These figures show the equivalent of 142 monster landfills a day took place, confirming what communities across the country know all too well –

Brazilian politician brothers convicted of ordering murder of Rio city councillor

João Francisco Inácio Brazão and Domingos Inácio Brazão sentenced for murder of Marielle Franco, a gay Black woman and rising political star Two influential Brazilian politician brothers have been convicted by Brazil’s supreme court of ordering the murder of Marielle Franco, the Rio de Janeiro city councillor, nearly eight years ago.João Francisco Inácio Brazão, the former congressman known as Chiquinho, and the former adviser to Rio’s court of auditors Domingos Inácio Brazão were sentenced to 76 years and three months in prison for the murders of Franco, 38, and her driver, Anderson Gomes, 39

На Солнце произошла самая сильная вспышка за две недели

РФ запускає ракети практично з конвеєра: експерт пояснив, як Україні зменшити ворожі атаки

Росіяни цієї зими запускають проти України ракети одразу же після виробництва у грудні 2025 або січні 2026 року, заявив експерт.

Люди, які народилися у ці місяці, з роками стають тільки сильнішими

Їхній характер з часом не тьмяніє, а міцніє.

PM Modi and Netanyahu discuss key issues to strengthen India-Israel ties

The leaders discussed boosting bilateral ties in areas such as technology, agriculture, water management, talent partnership, defence, and cybersecurity

Iceland to hold referendum on EU accession talks in next few months, PM says – as it happened

Tis live blog is now closedPresident Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukraine was looking to repair the Druzhba oil pipeline but “it was not so fast,” Reuters reported.Shipments of Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia have been cut off since 27 January, when Kyiv says a Russian strike hit pipeline equipment in western Ukraine. Continue reading...

Sanremo 2026, Conti: “Gli ascolti? Temevo peggio, il Festival è in salute”. Stasera Fogliati, Lillo e Lauro

Le parole del direttore artistico dopo la notizia dei dati sullo share della prima serata. Attesa anche per Gianluca Gazzoli

Larry Summers to resign from Harvard after Epstein files revelations

News of former Harvard president’s resignation comes ‘in connection with ongoing review’ of Epstein filesSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxLarry Summers, former president of Harvard University, will resign from teaching at the end of the academic year, a spokesperson confirmed to the Guardian.The news of his formal resignation comes “in connection with the ongoing review by the University of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein that were recently released by the government”, a Harvard spokesman, Jason Newton, said in a statement to the Guardian. Conti

US to offer passport services to citizens in illegal West Bank settlements

Israel welcomes move described by Palestinian Authority as undermining possibility of an independent stateThe US will provide on-site consular services in two Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank for the first time, breaking with previous policy in a move that has been criticised by Palestinian officials as “a clear violation of international law”.In a post on X, the US embassy in Jerusalem said that as part of an initiative to mark the 250th anniversary of US independence, it would provide Americans with routine passport services in the West Bank settlement of Efrat on Friday, “for o

Советник Трампа обвинил Тима Кука во лжи по вопросу переноса производства iPhone

Modi at Knesset: India backs Gaza peace plan, says ‘terrorism anywhere threatens peace everywhere’

Modi also highlighted India’s support for dialogue, regional stability, and the broader peace process, including progress under the Abraham Accords framework

Source close to Rolling Stones refutes Melania producer’s claim Mick Jagger ‘gave his blessing’ to use song

Spokesperson for Rolling Stones tells Guardian band did not liaise with Marc Beckman and his team on use of Gimme Shelter in first lady documentaryA source close to Mick Jagger has cast doubt on a claim by Melania producer Marc Beckman that his team was closely involved with the singer over the use of a Rolling Stones song in the film.The film, which follows the first lady in the 20 days leading up to Donald Trump’s second inauguration in January 2025, opens with a sequence in Mar-a-Lago soundtracked to the Rolling Stones’ Gimme Shelter. Despite being owned by music company ABKCO, Beckman told

Source close to Rolling Stones disputes Melania producer’s claim Mick Jagger ‘gave his blessing’ to use song

Spokesperson for Rolling Stones tells Guardian band did not liaise with Marc Beckman and his team on use of Gimme Shelter in first lady documentaryA source close to Mick Jagger has cast doubt on a claim by Melania producer Marc Beckman that his team was closely involved with the singer over the use of a Rolling Stones song in the film.The film, which follows the first lady in the 20 days leading up to Donald Trump’s second inauguration in January 2025, opens with a sequence in Mar-a-Lago soundtracked to the Rolling Stones’ Gimme Shelter. Despite being owned by music company ABKCO, Beckman told