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Feb 25, 2026 - World

Former Northern Ireland correspondent Vincent Kearney subjected to ‘unprecedented’ surveillance, says lawyerPolice and MI5 subjected a former BBC journalist to a “long and consistent campaign of unlawful interference” by obtaining communications data from his mobile phone, a tribunal has heard.The surveillance was targeted at Vincent Kearney, who was the BBC’s Northern Ireland home affairs correspondent, and occurred over an eight-year period as authorities sought to identify his sources. Continue reading...

Feb 25, 2026 - World

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 Jeffrey Epstein files may offer a steer.“You and your lawyers must start setting down the irrefutable facts, build a narrative and fight back,” Mandelson advised the disgraced financier in May 2011, according to the emails released by the US Department of Justice. Continue reading...

Feb 25, 2026 - World

A North Carolina mom of three disappeared over 24 years ago when she supposedly left her home in Eden to do Christmas shopping at a Kmart in Virginia.

Feb 25, 2026 - World

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...

Feb 25, 2026 - World

The event, featuring tables laden with cash, aimed to relieve young staff's financial burdens like mortgages and car loans.