British police are assessing whether Jeffrey Epstein trafficked women through two London airports on private flights as part of a now nationally-coordinated effort to investigate the late sex offender's ties to Britain. Two regional police forces said on Wednesday they were reviewing information about private flights linked to Epstein following the publication by the US. Documents in the Epstein files show multiple references to Stansted, including one that discussed whether a Russian woman with a US visa could switch planes at the airport. Stansted Airport said in a statement that private flights were not managed by the terminal it operates, and that Border Force was responsible for immigration and customs checks. The Epstein files suggested both had forwarded confidential government documents to the late US financier.

Source: The Telegraph February 18, 2026 15:50 UTC