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The Crown Princess (right) with her son, Marius Borg Høiby.

Stepson of Norway’s crown prince convicted of rape, sentenced to four years’ jail

The seven-week trial of Marius Borg Hoiby, 29, has further dented the royal family’s once picture-perfect image.

  • Gwladys Fouche and Ilze Filks

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Donald Trump and Epstein were friends in the 1990s but later fell out.

The spell of Jeffrey Epstein haunts the White House

After a week bristling with lurid revelations, it’s clear that no matter how much the US president wishes him away, Jeffrey Epstein is haunting Trump and is persisting as a national obsession.

  • Maureen Dowd
Melinda French Gates appeared to suffer from a panic attack when asked about Jeffrey Epstein.

‘Evil’ Epstein gave Melinda French Gates nightmares

The philanthropist and former wife of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates recalls an immediate sense of unease in Jeffrey Epstein’s presence.

  • Natasha Leake
Trump claimed a deal would involve the Strait of Hormuz being reopened to international shipping traffic.

An unhappy birthday for Trump: His Iran deal – and presidency – on the brink

It’s Donald Trump’s 80th birthday. Iran is yet to deliver his birthday gift, despite all his bluster.

  • Bruce Wolpe
Bill Gates has testified to US politicians about his links with Jeffrey Epstein.

Bill Gates: Epstein used affairs as leverage against me

The tech billionaire’s evidence supported claims that Jeffrey Epstein routinely blackmailed powerful figures in his orbit to his advantage.

  • Poppy Wood
Bill Gates’s spokesperson denied the claim as “absolutely absurd and completely false”.

Bill Gates hires big guns to help prepare for Epstein grilling: reports

The tech mogul has reportedly sought the help of former chief investigations counsel for the House Oversight Committee ahead of his testimony to US lawmakers.

  • Staff reporter
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Jefferey Epstein’s long-time executive assistant Lesley Groff at the Central Park Conservancy 30th Anniversary Gala on February 23, 2010 in New York City.

This woman ran Epstein’s diary for 18 years. How much did she know?

Those gripped by the saga will hope the appearance of his long-time executive assistant before a US House committee can illuminate a case that still refuses to yield all its secrets.

  • Ed Cumming
The school attracts children from all over the world to its summer music courses.

The prestigious arts school where Jeffrey Epstein’s shadow still lingers

Years before his conviction as a sex offender, Epstein directed hundreds of thousands of dollars to the Michigan campus, and stayed there many times in the 1990s and 2000.

  • Graham Bowley
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been spotted out driving with a large bruise on his right cheek.

Bruised Andrew back in spotlight over secret rent deals

It’s been revealed the disgraced former prince, spotted with a large bruise on his cheek, made money from his Windsor estate despite paying a peppercorn rent for two decades.

  • Victoria Ward
Epstein in prison in January 2019. He died months later.

Jeffrey Epstein’s sperm may have survived him

Emails and records in the Justice Department files indicate that Epstein had been banking his sperm for several years and did not want it to be discarded if he died.

  • Jacqueline Mroz and Maggie Astor