In this Thursday’s Mirror Daily Digest, we’ve pulled together the biggest stories of the day from Lord Mandelson’s dramatic sacking over Epstein to NTAs insider gossip and the latest on Charlie Kirk’s shooting
Welcome to the Mirror’s Daily Digest, where we pull together all the best stories of the day from our News, Showbiz, Sport teams and more. This Thursday, we’re featuring everything from Keir Starmer’s sacking of Peter Mandelson over his links to disgraced paedophile Jeffery Epstein to our reporter’s experience of the NTAs afterparty and the FBI closing in on Charlie Kirk’s shooter.
Peter Mandelson was dramatically sacked this morning after pressure was piled on the US Ambassador over his relationship with paedophile financier Jeffery Epstein. Elsewhere, our reporter has written of his shock at the NTAs afterparty and the FBI claim to have retrieved the weapon thought to have killed Charlie Kirk.
Peter Mandelson sacked as US Ambassador after new Jeffrey Epstein emails uncovered
After Keir Starmer found himself under fire during yesterday’s PMQs over Peter Mandelson’s relationship with Jeffery Epstein, this morning, our Politics team broke the news that the US Ambassador had been sacked. The PM asked for him to be removed from the position after it emerged he coached Epstein through “years of torture” over underage sex charges.
The British Embassy in Washington said the emails show the depth and extent of Lord Mandelson’s relationship with Epstein is “materially different from that known at the time of his appointment”. Mr Starmer now faces questions about how much he knew and when he learned about the contents of the emails.
He held an emergency meeting with Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper this morning, at which Lord Mandelson’s fate was sealed. That came just 24 hours after he defended the Ambassador at PMQs as the crisis deepened. His sacking comes just days before US President Donald Trump comes to the UK on a state visit.
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‘I was at the National Television Awards afterparty – I expected drama but was shocked’
The biggest night in the TV calendar – the National Television Awards – took place last night, with Assistant Celebrity and Entertainment Editor Daniel Bird being granted access to the afterparty. However, Daniel was left shocked after the party wasn’t quite what he expected.
He wrote: “It’s one of the most exclusive parties in the business, but I managed to get into the National Television Awards afterparty. Shortly after the ceremony came to an end, I found myself walking backstage at the O2 Arena, going past dressing rooms and memorabilia signed by artists including One Direction and Celine Dion as I made my way to the afterparty.
“I was able to rub shoulders with some of my favourite TV stars, mainly EastEnders and Casualty, but I also bumped into all sorts of “famous” people and the odd social media “influencer.” I was instantly greeted by a free bar, albeit prosecco, wine and lager – not the typical afterparty I am used to.”
Read the full story here.
Circle closing around Charlie Kirk shooting suspect as FBI find weapon
Charlie Kirk’s shooting shocked the world yesterday evening as Donald Trump broke the news that the conservative activist had been killed in the attack. Throughout this Thursday, our News team have attempted to stay across the latest news from across the pond.
The FBI has released an image of a person of interest wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk. The manhunt is continuing after the 31-year-old ally to the US president was hit in the neck by a bullet while he was talking at Utah Valley University. In a video message, Trump said: “I am filled with grief and anger at the heinous assassination of Charlie Kirk.”
The Utah Department of Public Safety confirmed no one is currently in custody in the investigation into Kirk’s killing, with the shooter believed to have been in a nearby building.
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Charles ‘told Diana he was returning to Camilla as she lay in hospital after Harry’s birth’
Our royal team have revealed that King Charles III allegedly left Princess Diana in tears in her hospital bed just hours after she gave birth to Prince Harry. The then Prince of Wales was apparently visiting his newborn son for the first time, when he turned to Diana and said the words which she later claimed were the death knell for their marriage.
She later relayed the story to her one-time ‘rock’ and butler Paul Burrell, who has gone public with it today, as the world speculates about the future for Prince Harry and King Charles’s relationship following their 55-minute reunion meeting.
“[Diana told me] Charles came into the hospital, looked in the cot and said ‘Oh, red hair’,” recalls Paul, in his new book The Royal Insider, out now. “Diana replied, ‘But, Charles, you know that’s the Spencer gene. We’ve all got red hair’.” Paul adds: “Then [according to Diana] came the damning blow. He said, ‘Well at least I’ve got my heir and spare now and…. I can return to Camilla’.”
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Horror moment neighbour throws boiling water over gran and boy, 4, on school run
Disturbing video footage shows the moment a neighbour hurled a kettle full of boiling water onto a disabled grandma’s face, leaving her seriously injured. Susan Varley, 68, was walking her four-year-old grandson to school when her next door neighbour, Ina Priestly, 56, approached her and poured the steaming hot water over her face.
In horrific CCTV footage of the attack, Susan was seen falling to the ground and screaming in pain as Priestly simply walked away. The gran suffered serious burns to her scalp, forehead, left cheek and ear, and the back of her neck – with her eyesight saved thanks to the glasses she was wearing. Her grandson avoided the scorching water only because he had his coat hood up.
Ina pleaded guilty to one count of causing grievous bodily harm with intent at Leeds Crown Court and was given a two-year community order. She is also required to comply with up to 25 rehabilitation activities. Susan, from Morley, Leeds, is still too ill to speak, but her daughter Donna, 35, said: “My mum is now a shell of the person she once was.
Read the full story here.
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