Bank statements to the Labour peer appear to show payments from Epstein totalling $75,000 between 2003 and 2004

A stretch of the A38 in Willington has been branded Britain’s “most repulsive road”, with footage showing the verge swamped by a sea of rubbish.

Sir Keir said he wanted to bring her back to the front line ‘at the right point’

Peter Mandelson’s career has been defined by comebacks, but his connection to Epstein may mark the end of the road for the Labour grandee

Government research also reveals that 40 per cent of new recruits left within three months

Lord Mandelson faced fresh claims over his links to the disgraced financier over the weekend

The former ambassador to the US said he did not wish to ‘cause further embarrassment’ over his links to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein

British ambassador to US was sacked over his ties to paedophile financier

All the essential cost of living information you need for February

Donald Trump is mentioned more than 3,000 times in the new tranche of three million documents

Border security minister Alex Norris said his message to people smugglers is: ‘We are coming after you’ as the government launched its fresh social media crackdown

Mr Mandelson has held some of the most senior roles in British politics

Labour announced proposed changes to immigration rules last year

Polling comes out as Labourrolls out hundreds more free breakfast clubs at schools

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s ties with Jeffrey Epstein featured in the latest batch of files disclosed by US officials on Friday

Some patients are being cared for in corridors after a blaze broke out at around 5.30am

The Green Party leader criticised the prime minister for deploying ‘cheap jokes’ on ‘serious issues’

Ellie Verrecchia, known as Miss Detectorist on social media, aims to encourage more women to join the traditionally male-dominated pastime, Alex Ross writes

Police are investigating the deaths of a woman in her 70s and a man in his 40s, who are believed to be known to each

Exclusive: Former victims’ commissioner says it’s shocking police chiefs ‘think it’s OK to send an abuser out’ to respond to victims of crime. Alex Ross reports

Almost 40 years after Diane Sindall was murdered in the ‘Beast of Birkenhead’ case, her killer has still not been brought to justice, writes Dan Haygarth

Susan and John Letby, whose daughter is serving 15 whole life terms for targeting babies, have spoken out about ‘The Investigation of Lucy Letby’

Parts of the country hit by flooding from Storm Chandra could face yet more rain, with ice warnings in place across the southwest, Wales and Northern Ireland

Labour Party has unveiled a relatively unknown candidate, Manchester city councillor Angeliki Stogia, to fight the Gorton and Denton by-election after snubbing the so-called King of the North. David Maddox, Kate Devlin and Millie Cooke report

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is facing mounting pressure over his friendship with the disgraced paedophile financier

Labour has been under pressure to rule out allowing Peter Mandelson to hold the party whip should he return to the House of Lords

Police confirmed they arrested a man in north-west London after being called to an incident on Saturday afternoon

The former prince should share information in ‘whatever form’ he is asked, PM says

A fire ripped through a London nursery on Saturday (31 January) night, as dozens of firefighters rushed to the scene to tackle the blaze.