Jeffrey Epstein's victims can now file claims against the billionaire financier's $634million estate through a new independent out-of-court program. The Epstein Victims' Compensation Program began accepting claims on Thursday after the Probate Court of the U.S. Virgin Islands approved the initiative earlier this month. It comes after months of negotiations …...Read More

Rook was jailed for 26 weeks for stalking and racially aggravated harassment A stalker who bombarded BBC DJ Gilles Peterson with death threats and racially abused his Japanese wife before scaling scaffolding at his house was jailed for 26 weeks. Sarah Jayne Rook, 44, repeatedly called Mr Peterson's wife Atsuko …...Read More

The G.A.O., a nonpartisan agency, said that officials at the I.R.S. and the Treasury Department were aware of the risk that payments could end up going to the deceased even as the legislation was being drafted in March. Lawyers at the I.R.S. determined that they could not legally deny payments …...Read More

A Virginia judge said this week that Representative Devin Nunes could not sue Twitter over posts by two parody accounts and a Republican strategist, ruling that a federal communications law protects the social media company from being held liable for the posts. Mr. Nunes, a California Republican, had sought $250 …...Read More

Advertisement A house in Brooklyn where Al Capone lived as a child with his Italian immigrant parents has gone on the market for $2.9million. The five-bedroom townhouse in the Park Slope neighborhood comes with two guest suites, modern kitchens, 'chic bathrooms ' and a roof deck - and a link …...Read More

All of those deals, which have not previously been reported, are being held up by lawmakers over questions about how the items will be used. Under the current system, the State Department gives informal notification to relevant foreign policy committees in Congress of proposed arms sales. The lawmakers then give …...Read More

Dogs are known as man's best friend. But this corgi in China is also the best colleague for its owner. The faithful pet called Duo Duo follows its master, who is a street cleaner, to work every day. It even collects and pulls rubbish for the sanitation worker in the …...Read More

Hollywood Actor Johnny Depp begged his assistant to get him 'happy pills' and 'whitey stuff' days before he is alleged to have assaulted ex-wife Amber Heard in a 'three-day hostage situation', the High Court has today heard. In the latest twist in his libel battle with British tabloid newspaper, The …...Read More

Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan has sparked fury after saying former Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was 'martyred'. Khan, 67, made the hugely controversial comment in parliament when describing the troubled history between Pakistan and the US. 'The Americans came to Abbottabad and killed Osama bin Laden. Martyred him,' Khan …...Read More

Chris Moyles has impressed fans with his five stone weight loss, which he achieved over the course of more than six years by changing his unhealthy lifestyle. The DJ, 46, recently showed off his ever shrinking figure when he stepped out to the shops with girlfriend Tiffany Austin in London …...Read More