Peter Mandelson has been escorted from his home by police, just days after Prince Andrew’s arrest in connection with the Epstein files investigation.

The 72-year-old former ambassador is alleged to have shared sensitive government information with Jeffrey Epstein. Police were seen at one of his properties earlier this month as part of the ongoing investigation.

Police were seen arriving at Peter Mandelson’s home this afternoon before the former ambassador left in an unmarked vehicle.

The incident comes just days after Prince Andrew was arrested at his Sandringham residence on his 66th birthday, prompting searches of the ex-prince’s homes — including Royal Lodge — that lasted 11 hours. Experts say any seized devices, such as phones and laptops, are now under examination.

Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister, Darren Jones, told the Commons that Mandelson’s appointment as US Ambassador is expected to be formally announced “very shortly in early March.”

The Metropolitan Police previously confirmed searches were carried out at properties in Camden and Wiltshire. Deputy Assistant Commissioner Hayley Sewart said the actions were part of an ongoing investigation into alleged misconduct in public office involving a 72-year-old man.

Documents included in the Epstein Files reportedly indicate that Mandelson, during his time in office, passed confidential information to Jeffrey Epstein.

The controversy has intensified scrutiny of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s decision to appoint Lord Mandelson as US Ambassador last year, with several Labour MPs openly criticising the move. Sir Keir has insisted that Mandelson “lied” to him about the extent of his relationship with Epstein.

Several MPs have publicly called on the Prime Minister to resign amid the growing furore.

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Nawaz, of Broadway, Peterborough, blew more than double the legal limit for alcohol at the roadside and was arrested.

He pleaded guilty to dangerous driving and drink driving and was sentenced on Thursday (4 December) at Cambridge Crown Court to 12 months imprisonment, suspended for two years.

He was handed a 12-month driving ban, with an extended retest, ordered to complete 100 hours unpaid work and pay £1187 in costs.

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US President Donald Trump says the world will find out “over the next, probably, 10 days” whether the US will reach a deal with Iran or take military action.

At the first meeting of his Board of Peace in Washington DC, Trump said of negotiations with the Islamic Republic about its nuclear programme: “We have to make a meaningful deal otherwise bad things happen.”

In recent days, the US has surged military forces to the Middle East, while progress was reported at talks between American and Iranian negotiators in Switzerland.

The Iranian government has told the UN Secretary-General that it will regard US bases in the region as legitimate targets if used in any military aggression against Iran.

Tehran’s UN mission said in a letter to UN Secretary-General António Guterres that Trump’s rhetoric signalled a real risk of an attack – but it said Iran did not want a war.

Democratic lawmakers, and some Republicans, have voiced opposition to any potential military action in Iran without congressional approval.

In his remarks, Trump noted that Special Envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, who is also Trump’s son-in-law, had “some very good meetings” with Iran.

“It’s proven to be, over the years, not easy to make a meaningful deal with Iran,” he said. “Otherwise bad things happen.”

One day earlier, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt warned that Iran would be “very wise” to make a deal with the US, adding that Trump was still hoping for a diplomatic solution over Tehran’s nuclear programme.

When Trump first announced the Board of Peace, it was thought to be aimed at helping end the two-year war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza and oversee reconstruction.

But in the last month its mission has appeared to go beyond one conflict, with many wondering if the Trump-chaired board, made up of about two dozen countries, is meant to sideline the United Nations.

US missile and aircraft struck three Iranian nuclear facilities in June last year, and the White House was reportedly discussing new attack options this week.

American forces have been ramping up their presence in the region in recent weeks, including the deployment of the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier.

However, the BBC understands that the British government has not given permission for the US to use UK military bases to support any potential strikes on Iran.

In previous military operations in the Middle East, the US used RAF Fairford, in Gloucestershire, and the UK overseas territory of Diego Garcia, in the Indian Ocean.

Satellite images have also shown that Iran has reinforced military facilities, and the country’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamanei, has posted messages to social media threatening US forces.

“The US President constantly says that the US has sent a warship toward Iran. Of course, a warship is a dangerous piece of military hardware,” one of Khamenei’s posts read.

“However, more dangerous than that warship is the weapon that can send that warship to the bottom of the sea.”

Several members of US Congress have expressed opposition to any military action against Iran.

California Democrat Ro Khanna and Kentucky Republican Thomas Massie have said they will try to force a vote on the matter next week, citing the 1973 War Powers Act.

The act grants Congress the ability to check the president’s power to commit the US to armed conflict.

“A war with Iran would be catastrophic,” Khanna posted on social media. “Iran is a complex society of 90 million people with significant air defences and military capabilities.”

He also said thousands of US troops in the region “could be at risk of retaliation”.

The chances of passage in both chambers of Congress are not strong.

In January, Senate Republicans blocked a similar war powers resolution that would have required the Trump administration to obtain congressional approval before launching further military operations in Venezuela following the capture of Nicolas Maduro.

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