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Undated handout photo issued by US Department of Justice of Jeffrey Epstein

Epstein grand jury records to remain sealed, judge rules

A US judge has denied the Justice Department's bid to unseal records from the grand jury that indicted the late financier Jeffrey Epstein on sex trafficking charges, saying the material paled in comparison to the trove of records the government has about the case but is not releasing.

US • 21 Aug

Journalist Laura Burns speaking to Fiona Mitchell and Cian McCormack on Behind the Story

Podcast: New insights on Prince Andrew's BBC interview

A journalist who worked on a BBC investigation that ultimately saw Prince Andrew interviewed on the Newsnight programme has said she would like to see "pressure kept on for answers".

Behind the Story • 14 Aug

US urges judges to release Epstein, Maxwell transcripts

The Trump administration ha urged two judges to release testimony heard by the grand juries that indicted Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell on sex trafficking charges as the US President seeks to calm an uproar over his administration's handling of the matter

US • 30 Jul

Epstein accomplice Maxwell meets US justice dept official

Ghislaine Maxwell, the imprisoned accomplice of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, answered "every single question" she was asked during an interview with a top US justice department official, her lawyer has said.

US • 24 Jul

Trump files lawsuit against Murdoch and WSJ reporters

US President Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit against Dow Jones, News Corp, Rupert Murdoch and two Wall Street Journal reporters, raising claims under federal libel law, court records show.

US • 19 Jul

Ex-Barclays CEO appeals UK ban over Epstein statements

Former Barclays boss Jes Staley will today mount a high-profile appeal against his proposed ban from Britain's finance industry, which will once again highlight his relationship with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.

Business • 03 Mar

Staley faces UK fine for Epstein statements

Ex-Barclays CEO Jes Staley faces a ban from senior roles in financial services and a £1.8m Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) fine for allegedly misleading it over his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.

Business • 12 Oct 23

The inquiry found no evidence to counter prior conclusions that Jeffrey Epstein's death was by suicide

Probe into Epstein death finds 'failures' by jail staff

US federal investigators found that "numerous and serious failures" by staff at a New York jail allowed American financier Jeffrey Epstein to take his own life in 2019 while awaiting trial for sex crimes, the US Department of Justice has said.

US • 27 Jun 23

JPMorgan Chase said it would not have continued doing business with Epstein if it had been aware of his crimes

JPMorgan to pay $290m to settle case over Epstein ties

JPMorgan Chase has agreed to pay about $290m to settle a class action lawsuit by victims of Jeffrey Epstein, a person familiar with the matter said, resolving a large part of litigation over the bank's relationship with the disgraced financier.

Business • 12 Jun 23

Deutsche Bank is to pay $75m to settle a lawsuit by women who say they were abused by the late financier Jeffrey Epstein

Deutsche to pay $75m to settle Epstein accusers lawsuit

Deutsche Bank has agreed to pay $75m to settle a lawsuit by women who say they were abused by the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, and accused the German bank of facilitating his sex trafficking.

Business • 18 May 23

Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted on five criminal counts including sex trafficking

Lawyers say Ghislaine Maxwell's 'life has been ruined'

Ghislaine Maxwell should spend fewer, and perhaps far fewer, than 20 years in prison for helping deceased financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse teenage girls, her lawyers said.

World • 16 Jun 22

Prince Andrew has repeatedly denied the allegations (file image)

Prince Andrew lawyer asks judge to reject 'unfair' case

A lawyer for Britain's Prince Andrew told a New York judge today that he should dismiss a sexual assault lawsuit against the UK royal because of a settlement his accuser signed in 2009.

World • 04 Jan 22

It was previously reported that the couple were invited to Balmoral by Prince Andrew in 1999

Epstein and Maxwell pictured at Queen's Balmoral estate

A photo that appears to show Ghislaine Maxwell and paedophile Jeffrey Epstein relaxing at a log cabin on the Queen Elizabeth's Balmoral estate in Scotland has been released as part of the socialite's sex trafficking trial.

World • 09 Dec 21

Barclays group chief executive Jes Staley

Barclays CEO Staley to stand down after Epstein probe

Barclays said today that its chief executive Jes Staley is to stand down following British regulators' investigations into his dealings with Jeffrey Epstein.

Business • 01 Nov 21

Virginia Giuffre (centre) accused Prince Andrew of sexually assaulting her

Epstein accuser takes legal case against Prince Andrew

Britain's Prince Andrew was sued on Monday for having allegedly on three occasions sexually abused a woman who has claimed she was trafficked for sex by the late financier Jeffrey Epstein.

World • 10 Aug 21

Federal prosecutors said Ghislaine Maxwell was a flight risk despite her proposed $28.5m bail package

Ghislaine Maxwell is denied bail by US judge

A US judge has denied bail to Ghislaine Maxwell, citing the risk the British socialite might flee from charges she assisted in the late financier Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking of girls.

US • 29 Dec 20

Ghislaine Maxwell said part of her job was to find adult professional massage therapists for Jeffrey Epstein

Ghislaine Maxwell's 2016 deposition on Epstein revealed

British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell said under oath in 2016 that she had never witnessed "inappropriate underage activities" by the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, according to a deposition that she had fought hard to keep secret.

World • 22 Oct 20

Ghislaine Maxwell pictured with Jeffrey Epstein

Maxwell request for delay in unsealing papers rejected

A US judge has rejected Ghislaine Maxwell's request for a three-week delay in the unsealing of additional documents related to her dealings with the late financier Jeffrey Epstein.

US • 12 Aug 20

Court documents show emails between Maxwell and Epstein

Documents about dealings between Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein were publicly released by a US court, where the British socialite faces criminal charges she aided the late financier's sexual abuse of girls.

US • 31 Jul 20

Ghislaine Maxwell's lawyers will plead for her to get bail

Lawyer for Epstein's victims says more may come forward

She was once one of the best known faces of the Manhattan party circuit. Later tonight Ghislaine Maxwell is back in New York city but as the defendant in U.S v Maxwell in the US District Court of the Southern District of New York.

World • 14 Jul 20

Ghislaine Maxwell appeared by video from the Brooklyn jail where she is being held (File pic)

Ghislaine Maxwell denied bail at court hearing

A US judge has denied bail for Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein's longtime associate who is charged with luring young girls so the late financier could sexually abuse them, after she pleaded not guilty at a hearing.

Ghislaine Maxwell • 14 Jul 20

Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide in Manhattan's Metropolitan Correctional Center in August 2019

Deutsche Bank fined for dealings with Epstein

Financial regulators in New York said they have fined Deutsche Bank $150 million for failing to raise red flags on accounts held by tycoon sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Business • 07 Jul 20

US prosecutors want to question Prince Andrew over his contacts with Jeffrey Epstein

'No official US approach' to Prince Andrew over Epstein

US authorities have not made an official approach to the British government for permission to speak to Prince Andrew about his contacts with Jeffrey Epstein, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said.

World • 03 Jul 20

Ghislaine Maxwell pictured in New York City on 18 October 2016

Ghislaine Maxwell charged in Epstein sex abuse case

British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell has appeared in court in the US accused of facilitating long-time associate Jeffrey Epstein's sexual exploitation of underage girls.

US • 02 Jul 20

Prince Andrew has denied he had sexual relations with Virginia Giuffre

Andrew 'shuts door' on assisting with Epstein inquiry

Britain's Prince Andrew has "completely shut the door" on co-operating with investigators over the inquiry into sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a US lawyer has said.

World • 10 Mar 20