Dozens of messages contained in the latest tranche of Epstein files lay bare the attempts by Donald Trump’s former chief strategist Steve Bannon to tap Jeffrey Epstein for support and funding to bolster European far-right parties. View image in fullscreen Matteo Salvini at a League party rally in central Rome, December 2018. Photograph: Giuseppe Lami/EPAIn Germany, the files revealed exchanges between Epstein and Bannon promoting Alternative für Deutschland while denigrating the then German chancellor, Angela Merkel. Bannon has declined to comment to US media about the exchanges in the latest Epstein files. Salvini’s League party dismissed speculation that Epstein might have contributed funds as “unfounded” and “serious exaggerations”.

Adani donated more than $600,000 to the Liberal National party of Queensland before the 2024 state election, making it the party’s largest single federal donor. All up, the company gave the party $621,500 in 10 instalments during the 2024-25 federal reporting period. Greens state MP Michael Berkman said the party had “exploit[ed] a gaping loophole in our donation laws”. Moore said the company had used a “massive loophole” to prevent the public from being made aware of the donations in the run-up to the state election. A spokesperson for Bravus Mining and Resources said it had “met our donations disclosure obligations in line with the law”.

The Democratic senator Ruben Gallego has proposed that, should Donald Trump try to sabotage the midterm elections, Americans should respond with a general strike that would “grind the country to a halt”. He continued: “We’re not going to keep going to work and boosting the world’s greatest economy in exchange for us to give up on democracy. Last week the FBI searched an election office in Georgia’s Fulton County for records related to the 2020 election. You cannot go to the levels that we used to invade other countries for, basically, for doing such autocratic shit. “They won’t even stand right now the fact that you have ICE agents roaming in our neighbourhoods without warrants.

The measles outbreak is “frightening” and “very worrisome”, said Jason Bowling, professor of infectious diseases at UT Health San Antonio and director of hospital epidemiology at University Health. “It’s not a matter of if, but more likely when.”The Dilley family detention center in south Texas, one of two immigration facilities for children in the US, reported two measles cases on Friday. It’s also the facility where protests sprang up on 24 January, with children yelling: “Let us go!” Children and parents are now locked down in the facility. Dilley is not equipped to deal with the spread of measles, Castro said in a post on X. “This is a major public health issue” because detention centers are “an ideal environment for the spread of measles”, Reinhart said.

Manchester City will request permission from the EFL to include Marc Guehi in March's Carabao Cup final against Arsenal. The Spaniard is baffled that a player acquired in January won't be eligible to represent City in late March when the Carabao Cup final takes place at Wembley. "So hopefully we write a letter and hopefully the Carabao Cup can understand. "Hopefully we can convince the Carabao Cup (EFL) that Marc can play the final," he continued. You buy a player for a lot of money and he is not able to play for a rule I don't understand.

Move from Claudia Sheinbaum comes after Trump signed an order threatening tariffs on countries that sell oil to Cuba. “We never discussed with President Trump the issue of oil with Cuba,” Sheinbaum said at a public event on Sunday in the northern state of Sonora. After the US attack on Caracas last month to capture President Nicolás Maduro, Trump halted oil shipments from Venezuela, making Mexico’s support even more critical. “From the United States Congress, we do not understand President Sheinbaum’s eagerness to continue undermining our country’s policies,” wrote the Republican congressman Carlos Giménez Monday on X. “So I’m sure that has to be a concern to President Sheinbaum as she’s preparing to negotiate these troubled waters.” (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/02/claudia-sheinbaum-mexico-oil-cuba-trump)

Amid rising concern about global heating and soaring energy costs, Michigan has sued big oil for allegedly fueling both crises – a move experts have hailed as groundbreaking. Photograph: Matt Slocum/AP“Michigan is facing an energy affordability crisis as our home energy costs skyrocket and consumers are left without affordable options for transportation,” Nessel said in a statement. Nessel first announced plans to launch climate accountability litigation in 2024, stating concerns with the cost of climate damages in her state. The 23 January filing came despite attempts to thwart climate accountability litigation from the Trump administration. The sector and its allies have also been pushing the supreme court to weigh in on the legitimacy of climate lawsuits.

Females may be just as likely to be autistic as males but boys are up to four times more likely to be diagnosed in childhood, according to a large-scale study. Of the 2.7 million people tracked, 2.8% were diagnosed with autism between the ages of two and 37. The research calculated that in childhood, boys were diagnosed on average nearly three years earlier than girls – the median age at diagnosis was 15.9 for girls, but 13.1 for boys. Overall, boys were three to four times more likely than girls to be diagnosed with autism under the age of 10, although girls were found to “catch up” by the time they were 20, owing to a rapid increase in autism diagnosis during adolescence. “Misdiagnosed autistic women can develop coexisting mental health difficulties, such as anxiety and depression, as a result of a lack of support and the exhaustion of masking.

Ryan Tubridy has a slate of projects on his roster. Photograph: Bryan O’BrienRyan Tubridy will present a new Sunday-afternoon programme on Times Radio, from 1pm to 4pm, starting on March 22nd. Speaking about the slot, Tubridy said: “We will maintain the newsy edge that is the bread and butter of Times Radio.”The presenter added that “there’s always a bookish thread” in programmes at the digital station, which is jointly operated by the Times and Sunday Times, along with News Broadcasting. [ Ryan Tubridy: ‘I’m a different person now to who I was a couple of years ago. I’ve evolved’Opens in new window ]“Ryan is already very well known to Irish listeners as one of the country’s finest and most established broadcasters,” Tim Levell, programme director at Times Radio, said of the broadcaster’s appointment.

As Premier League teams get younger and transfer fees get bigger, we are seeing players with little experience commanding huge prices. Jérémy Jacquet’s £60m move to Liverpool makes him the fourth most expensive player aged 20 or younger in Premier League history. His goals weren’t just for show either; he collected four Premier League medals, an FA Cup and five League Cups. View image in fullscreen Raheem Sterling is a great example of a young player who cost a lot and delivered. By Christmas of his debut season, he had gone 14 Premier League appearances without a goal, finally breaking the drought on Boxing Day.

That was 2010, but these memories of my early days in Spain returned last week as Pedro Sánchez’s government announced that it will regularise 500,000 undocumented people. Undocumented migrants are overrepresented in labour markets with little protection in the way of workers’ and human rights, particularly in domestic services, sex work, construction and agriculture. Far from the capital in the Spanish south, undocumented agricultural workers pick the fruit and vegetables delivered to tables across the UK and Europe on a daily basis. In her novel Tierra de la Luz, journalist Lucia Mbomío compiled accounts of the way those undocumented workers struggle to survive in shanties on the edges of the fields. Migrants deserve the dignified lives that are too often denied to them, and this overdue regularisation drive should provide some of that missing dignity.

After a campaign that started in September 2024, Pie Music Factory has been able to buy the freehold of Ramsgate youth centre. View image in fullscreen Zoë Carassik says youth provision should not depend on charities alone and called for strengthening statutory protections for youth services. “We should never have had to campaign to save Ramsgate youth centre – the last dedicated youth centre in the area – in the first place,” she said. That’s why we urge local MPs and the communities minister to go further in strengthening statutory protections for youth services and review councils’ statutory duty to provide youth services,” she said. A further report by University College London found the lack of youth services and spaces was a significant problem in coastal towns.

Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos also said DNA tests showed blood found on Nancy Guthrie’s porch came back a match to her. However, we live in a world where voices and images are easily manipulated,” Savannah Guthrie said while reading from a prepared statement. A priest prayed for God to comfort Nancy Guthrie and to bring her home to those she loves. Afterwards, Jeremy Thacker had tears in his eyes as he described the heartbreak and helplessness he was experiencing over Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance. He worked with Savannah Guthrie at a local news station and they shared losing their fathers at a young age.

Scottish salmon farmers recorded more than 35m unexpected salmon deaths in just under three years but there were only two unannounced inspections of facilities over the same period. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The GuardianAbigail Penny, the executive director of Animal Equality UK, said: “A complete overhaul of the regulatory system is essential. Regulators appear far more focused on protecting industry reputation than protecting animals.”Between January 2023 and October 2025, 35,867,788 salmon deaths were officially reported on Scottish farms. Estimates suggest that at least 7m cleaner-fish, which peck off lice that infect caged salmon, have died on Scottish salmon farms since 2020. “Inspectors are trained and experienced in spotting systemic issues related to fish health and biosecurity.

Gianni Infantino believes he is some sort of world leader - but football doesn't need himFIFA president Gianni Infantino's latest comments about the Russian ban and his relationship with Donald Trump should make the governing body ask itself if a high-profile leader is necessaryView 3 Images Gianni Infantino says he has a 'fantastic relationship' with Donald Trump (Image: Tasos Katopodis - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)Gianni Infantino is entitled to express his views on anything that fires his interest, whether that be English hooligans or unhinged world leaders. A world leader in his own right. The leader of world football. Which begs the simple follow-up question … why does world football need a president? Gianni Infantino is entitled to express his opinions on whatever he wants … but football does not need him.