Police search of Royal Lodge continues as Andrew released under investigation – live updates
The arrest of the 66-year old former prince has sent shockwaves through the UK and abroad, with reaction rolling in from the US to AustraliaKing: ‘The law must take its course’Friday’s newspaper front pagesThe family of Ghislaine Maxwell, who is serving 20 years in prison for helping Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse underage girls, responded last night to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s arrest.“Astonished to see Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested today over alleged misconduct in public office linked to material from the so‑called Epstein ‘Files’,” they posted on an X account run by Maxwell’s siblings. Continue reading...
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Epstein cultivated relationship with CBP officer, prompting US investigation | First Thing
Guardian review of US justice department files reveals Epstein interacted with six CBP officers. Plus, how anxiety over AI could fuel a new workers’ movementGood morning.Federal investigators examined Jeffrey Epstein’s relationship with a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer who worked at the St Thomas airport to which the late convicted sex offender flew regularly by private plane before traveling by boat or helicopter to his private island, newly released documents reveal.Was anyone ever charged? No CBP officer was ever charged for crimes related to Epstein, and the Guardian has not seen any evidence to suggest that CBP officers had direct knowledge or involvement in Epstein’s crimes.How have Epstein’s survivors reacted? One of them, Marijke Chartouni, said: “If only the US justice department acted as decisively. It took British police less than three weeks from the release of the latest tranche of Epstein files to arrest Andrew, making Pam Bondi and Kash Patel look increasingly inept.” Continue reading...
Andrew’s arrest does not guarantee justice for trafficking victims, says top US lawyer
Gloria Allred says allegations involving sharing of state trade secrets were prioritised over sexual assault claims against trade envoyAndrew Mountbatten-Windsor – latest updatesA lawyer representing several victims of Jeffrey Epstein has said she does not believe there will be “any real justice” for those trafficked and abused by him and his high-profile associates, despite the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.Gloria Allred, who has worked as a women’s rights lawyer for five decades, said that while the UK had acted quickly on the allegation that the former prince had shared confidential documents with the disgraced financier while he was a trade envoy, there appeared to be far less progress on sexual assault allegations against him. Continue reading...
British Police Search Mansion Used by Former Prince Andrew
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, who is being investigated on suspicion of misconduct in public office, was released after an arrest that plunged the British royal family into crisis.
‘A momentous watershed’: Europe’s papers react to arrest of former prince Andrew
Agreement across continent that Mountbatten-Windsor’s detention has put monarchy in unprecedented dangerAndrew Mountbatten-Windsor – latest updatesEurope live – latest updatesNeither the shock nor the historical significance of the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was lost on the European press. And if there was one thing that correspondents and leader writers around the continent could agree on, it was that the former prince’s detention had plunged the British monarchy into a place of unprecedented danger and vulnerability.“Despite all the scandals that have shaken the British royal family over the decades, it’s no exaggeration to say that the arrest of King Charles III’s brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor represents a momentous watershed for the Windsor monarchy,” El País said in a leader on Friday. Continue reading...
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Asos co-founder dies in fall from 18-storey building in Thailand
Police in Pattaya confirm autopsy on body of British retail entrepreneur Quentin Griffiths found no signs of foul playQuentin Griffiths, the co-founder of the online fashion retailer Asos, has died after falling from an apartment building in the Thai resort city of Pattaya.An unnamed police investigator told the BBC that officers were called on 9 February after a man was found dead, having fallen from an 18-storey condominium in Pattaya, on Thailand’s eastern Gulf coast. Continue reading...