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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office.

Police have said he is in custody and officers are carrying out searches at addresses in Berkshire and Norfolk.

It comes after Thames Valley Police said they were assessing a complaint over the alleged sharing of confidential material by the former prince with late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Andrew, who turned 66 today, has consistently and strenuously denied any wrongdoing.

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The sheriff leading the search for 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, who disappeared from her Arizona home more than two weeks ago, says he believes she was the victim of a “targeted” kidnapping and is being held nearby.

In an interview with the BBC, Sheriff Chris Nanos criticised sensational media coverage and described Ms Guthrie’s daughter, TV presenter Savannah Guthrie, and her family as “victims,” not suspects.

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Long-lasting power cuts, mounting rubbish and a hit to the tourism industry - Cuba's energy crisis is deepening.

Fuel shortages have been worsened by the US blocking oil shipments from Venezuela, a long-standing ally in the region, to the island.

US President Donald Trump has called Cuba a "failed nation", saying it should make a deal with the US.

There are unconfirmed reports that the US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, is engaging in talks with the communist Castro leadership - turning to former leader Raul Castro's grandson, Raul Guillermo Rodriguez.

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Today, Robert Jenrick used his first speech as Reform’s pick for chancellor to try to convince businesses and economists that he would be sensible with their money.

He said it would reintroduce the two-child benefit cap in full, in a shift away from scrapping the limit.

He also said the party plans to keep UK's budget watchdog The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR). So we thought it would be a good time to explore exactly what Reform’s plan for the economy was, and ask is it really that radical?

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The Prince of Wales has opened up about taking time to "understand my emotions" in a frank conversation about mental health.

Prince William told BBC Radio 1's Life Hacks that "we need more male role models" to talk about their mental health publicly in order to help other men do the same.

It comes as the president of the Royal College of Psychiatrists called on the UK government to address the "silent mental health pandemic" in England.

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Benfica have claimed there is a "defamation campaign" against Gianluca Prestianni after Uefa launched an investigation into claims he racially abused Real Madrid footballer Vinicius Jr.

Tuesday's Champions League match at Benfica was halted for 10 minutes after Vinicius reported alleged racist abuse to referee Francois Letexier and he and his team-mates left the field.

Brazil international Vinicius, who has been a victim of numerous incidents of racist abuse during his playing career, later said in a post on Instagram: "Racists are, above all, cowards."

Prestianni, who could face a minimum 10-match ban from European competition if found guilty, denied directing racial abuse at Vinicius.

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Essex Police has said it is assessing information about private flights into and out of Stansted Airport following the publication of the Epstein files.

The BBC understands that while the police is "assessing" the information, it would not necessarily lead to a full investigation.

Last year a BBC investigation found 87 flights linked to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein had arrived at or departed from UK airports between the early 1990s and 2018.

Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown wrote in the New Statesman last week that police "urgently" need to re-examine whether Epstein's victims were trafficked within and outside of the UK.

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Talks between Russia, Ukraine and the US aimed at ending Moscow's war in Ukraine have concluded without a breakthrough.

The trilateral meetings, held in Geneva, went on late on Tuesday but only lasted two hours on Wednesday.

Although US envoy Steve Witkoff had expressed optimism over the talks, both the chief Russian negotiator and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky indicated they had been "difficult".

Some progress was made on "military issues", including the location of the front line and ceasefire monitoring, according to a Ukrainian diplomatic source.

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A British national was among at least three people killed in two avalanches in the French Alps on Tuesday.

The man in his 30s and another Polish citizen were part of a group of five people who were skiing off-piste near the resort town of La Grave when the avalanche struck.

Several hikers were also caught up in a second avalanche in the neighbouring Valloire area where one person was killed and two others were left in critical condition, according to authorities.

The latest incidents bring the death toll to 28 for this winter season at the popular skiing destination, and comes after two other Britons and a French national died on Friday.

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Since the US Department of Justice released a vast tranche of files about the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, there have been a series of new allegations about the extent of the relationship between the billionaire financier and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.

And questions have also been mounting over the way Buckingham Palace has responded to the various accusations against the King's brother.

Being named in the Epstein files is not an indication of misconduct. Andrew has previously strongly denied any wrongdoing in his associations with Epstein.

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