In the headlines
Ghislaine Maxwell has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for sex trafficking minors. The 60-year-old British socialite said meeting paedophile Jeffrey Epstein was “the greatest regret of my life”. Scotland Yard has been put into special measures by the police watchdog. The country’s largest force will be subject to more inspections and could be asked to meet special crime-fighting targets. Sweden and Finland are joining Nato, after Turkey dropped its objections to the historically neutral countries becoming members. Donald Trump had to be physically restrained by Secret Service agents because he was so desperate to join his supporters ahead of the January 6 attack on the Capitol. A former White House aide told a Congressional committee that Trump tried to grab the steering wheel of his presidential limo, shouting: “I’m the f***ing president – take me up to the Capitol now.”