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Poppy Wood US Correspondent |
Jeffrey Epstein believed he was above the law. Pictures obtained by The Telegraph of the comfortable office that the sex offender frequented while he was supposed to be in prison show that, in many ways, he was.
We have raked through more than 1,000 documents related to the Florida Science Foundation, a bogus charity Epstein set up to secure a place on a generous work release scheme while he was in jail.
Photographs obtained from inside the office lift the lid on the real-world luxuries Epstein had access to while serving an 18-month jail sentence for a child sex offence from June 2008.
One woman claimed that she was raped by Epstein on the red futon while he was on ‘work release’ from jail |
These show he was treated to a flat-screen TV, a DVD player, Mac computers and stacks of books in the fake company headquarters where he spent up to 16 hours a day.
It will place fresh scrutiny on the lenient work release scheme Epstein was granted access to while in prison, including over the extent to which authorities turned a blind eye to his activities.
A work release report from July 11 2009 records a female visitor meeting with Epstein |
Victims of Epstein have also alleged in recent weeks that they were abused at the rented offices while the sex offender was supposed to be working.
That will pose serious questions for the high-profile associates who interacted with him during his time there. The Telegraph revealed on Friday that these include Sarah Ferguson and Lord Mandelson.
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Ousmane Dembélé celebrates scoring a hat-trick |
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John Percy Football Reporter |
An exciting subplot at this year’s World Cup offers the prospect of a new Golden Boot record after 68 years. After Ousmane Dembélé took his tally to four against Norway, he joined the hunt for this year – with Lionel Messi already on five goals, and Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Junior and Erling Haaland also on four. Could Just Fontaine’s long-standing record finally fall? Fontaine scored 13 goals at the 1958 World Cup for France and has been unchallenged ever since.
Read the full match report here ➤
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At three points in the past century, this nation boasted serious governments that genuinely cared about long-term solutions to its problems: the interwar years, the Attlee government, and the Thatcher era. Simon Heffer asks why we no longer produce politicians with the same vision and strength of purpose. For subscribers only ➤ |
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Boris Becker is rebuilding his life after everything came crashing down |
Boris Becker has had to rebuild his life from scratch in the years since his release from prison, writes Oliver Brown, our Chief Sports Writer. I spoke to him about finding happiness again in Milan, where he lives with his third wife, Lilian, and their seven-month-old daughter, Zoe, and his desperation to overturn his deportation order so that he can attend Wimbledon again. The extent of his ordeal is laid bare when he says: “I would say that 90 per cent of my former circle is gone. Probably even 95 per cent.” Continue reading ➤ |
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It’s possible you didn’t notice it this week, focused as you were on simply trying not to melt, but a cruel twist of summer in Britain is that when the mercury rises, a fresh wave of social mores rolls in, writes Guy Kelly. Dinners in the garden? Speakers in the park? Ironing your linens? It’s a minefield, and if you slip up, you might as well hibernate until Bonfire Night. Fortunately, we’ve sorted out a guide for you. Continue reading ➤ |
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Helen Slater says her mother sewed the cape and skirt that she used to audition for the 1984 film |
In 1984, 18-year-old Helen Slater was plucked from obscurity and given the role of a lifetime, playing a famous comic-book character opposite the likes of Faye Dunaway and Peter O’Toole. As Milly Alcock’s fresh take on the superhero hits cinemas, the original Supergirl recalls what went wrong. Continue reading ➤ |
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Deciding to go to university is one of the most consequential financial decisions of a young person’s life. As tuition fees rise and student debt snowballs, the question of whether a degree course is worth it has never been more pertinent. Our updated interactive tool shows you which degree at each university will earn you the highest and lowest salary after one and five years. Continue reading ➤ Here are two more articles that I hope you’ll find helpful this morning:
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Do you have plans for this weekend? Whether you’re staying in or going out, we’ve got you covered. Every week, Diana Henry, The Telegraph’s award-winning cookery writer, brings you three dishes for a perfect weekend meal. Meanwhile, William Sitwell shares his view from the culinary world – and a recommendation or two.
If you’re staying in...
Chilled Thai-inspired pea soup with crab and radishes |
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Diana Henry Food writer |
I do not fare well in the heat. Wherever I am, I have to have a fan with me, so I drag my old Cinni fan around looking like a broken Italian woman of a certain age. It was a good buy as it’s been on the go for more than 30 years. Thank God it’s cooling, though a respectable temperature for me is 24 degrees. I know some people don cardigans when it slips below 30, but I am still eating in the garden and sticking to salads and cold soups.
This Thai-scented pea soup with crab and radishes is gorgeous and cools you from the inside. I just use a tub of crabmeat for this – the Seafood & Eat It brand – but you can also use diced raw tuna or trout. Make enough to keep in the fridge for a couple of days.
Tomatoes and radishes with buttermilk and dill |
I had this tomato and radish salad with buttermilk and dill in a restaurant in Saaremaa – an island off the coast of Estonia – a while back. Buttermilk and dill are immediately cooling and this is very easy to make. Have some dark rye bread along with this if you can find any. Want to amp up your protein? Add boiled eggs. Delicious.
You will think I’m mad when you read the ingredients and the steps for this salad – too many, I hear you cry – but if you’re having friends over, a tomato salad isn’t going to cut it. This chipotle chicken salad with black beans, roast tomatoes and avocado has layers, contrasting flavours and contrasting textures. Be assertive with the dressing. I’d make the components in the morning – those that can be done ahead – and then assemble them in the evening. If you can’t face roasting the tomatoes, use raw ones instead, small and intensely flavoured. It’s a big, bold and intensely satisfying salad. I can’t think of anyone who wouldn’t want to eat this on a cooling Saturday night in the garden. Get the beers in. They will provide solace if it rains and you have to dive for cover.
Chipotle chicken salad with black beans, roast tomatoes and sweetcorn |
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If you’re eating out, try not to ruffle any feathers. In William Sitwell’s column this week, he delves into the subject of theft.
William Sitwell with his dwindling wine glass collection |
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William Sitwell |
It is, as I write in my regular column on this critic’s mad venture into hospitality, another week and another peeling of a layer of my unworldly naivety. This time it’s theft.
I mean, it wouldn’t happen to me, surely, not to my dinky little Somerset establishment The White Hart? I’m not talking a full-on raid, instead the drip-drip of petty thievery, in particular the pinching of dozens of my gloriously elitist, fabulously expensive, fundamentally necessary Richard Brendon wine glasses.
I started with 70, now we’re at around 35. Sam the barman says he hasn’t smashed all of them, so we’re left knowing simply this: the mad, bad British guest isn’t just mean, haughty and judgmental. They’re dirty rotten thieves!
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Great British gardensWhile Orlando Bird, our loyal reader correspondent, is away, Joe Burgis is on hand to share an off-piste topic that has brought out the best of your opinions and stories. Joe writes...
Sitting in my garden is an interesting olfactory experience: the jasmine vines that grow on the fences produce a powerful and lovely scent, which blends with the aromatic odour that wafts over from the nearby Indian takeaway. Perhaps not to everyone’s taste, but it works for me.
According to David Simkins, I’m lucky that my jasmine smells at all: “Agnieszka Butter’s article on steps to help avoid dementia recommends ‘smelling the flowers’. This is not easy to do because, sadly, very few flowers have any scent or fragrance nowadays. Why is this?”
David Hughes agreed: “We ran a family florist for many years, and I remember well the heady fragrance of narcissi and other flowers filling my van as I drove home from the market.
“Freesias would often scent our shop. As to why they don’t smell any longer, could it be that cut flowers are bred to last longer, which means that they have less fragrance?”
Ramesh Nayak elaborated: “Flowers have less scent now because commercial growers breed them for physical durability, colour and extended vase life, rather than fragrance.
“Environmental stresses such as air pollution and climate change also disrupt scent production, and cause scents to dissipate faster.”
However, for the aptly named Peter Rosie, there is no shortage of scents: “Could David Simkins possibly be suffering from anosmia?
“My garden is an orgy of fragrance, with beautiful roses, lavender, night-scented nicotania, daphne and my glorious jasmine hedge. And, of course, my annual sweetpeas always smell wonderful.” That’s all from me for this week, folks. I’ll be back on Monday to bring you the best Telegraph talking points. In the meantime, you can contact me here. |
Andrew Baker’s Saturday quiz |
Have you been paying attention to our newsletter this week? If you have, you’ll find this quiz a breeze.
1. According to Orlando Bird, our Letters Editor, which is “the most Telegraph town in Britain”?
2. What relation was the “thrilling” French emperor Napoleon III to his predecessor Napoleon Bonaparte?
3. New MP Lara Bird took the oath of allegiance “only so that I can serve the people of” where?
4. Who won the longest tournament match in tennis history, lasting 11hr 5 min and played at Wimbledon on June 22, 23 and 24, 2010?
5. What was the English inventor Samuel Rowbotham trying to prove by planting flags in the Old Bedford River in 1838?
Plus, can you tackle The 1% Club? Scroll down to see if you got the questions right – and play for free on our website and app.
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2007 | Gordon Brown becomes prime minister (and our front page coverage from the following day is below)
2008 | Bill Gates steps down as chairman of Microsoft
2024 | First US presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden
Birthdays: Tobey Maguire (51), Jo Frost (56), Vera Wang (77)
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Find as many words as you can in today’s Panagram, including the nine-letter solution. Visit Telegraph Puzzles to play a range of head-scratching games, including The 1% Club, Cogs, and Quick, Mini or Cryptic Crosswords.
Yesterday’s Panagram was OLFACTORY. Come back tomorrow for the solution to today’s puzzle. |
Thank you for reading. Have a fulfilling day and I hope to see you tomorrow. Chris Evans, Editor
P.S. Please send me your thoughts on this newsletter. You can email me at fromtheeditor@telegraph.co.uk. |
Quiz answers:
- Sherborne
- Nephew
- Arbroath and Broughty Ferry
- John Isner
- That the Earth is flat
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