Democrats on the House Oversight Committee said they were "a harrowing look behind Epstein's closed doors".

"We are releasing these photos and videos to ensure public transparency in our investigation and to help piece together the full picture of Epstein's horrific crimes," said representative Robert Garcia.

The images are from Little Saint James island, part of the US Virgin Islands, where Epstein is believed to have abused underage girls.

Faces of men hang on the wall in one room - which also appears to be equipped with a dentist's chair, while the words "deception", "power" and "truth" are written in chalk in the study.

"We won't stop fighting until we end this cover-up and deliver justice for the survivors," the committee said on X.

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Mr Trump previously opposed releasing the files, calling them a "hoax", but last month he changed his mind and US Congress overwhelmingly voted in favour.

The US Department of Justice now has until mid-December to release thousands of documents linked to civil and criminal cases involving Epstein.

It could shed more light on the paedophile financier, who socialised with figures including Donald Trump, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Peter Mandelson.

Some details have already been revealed after more than 20,000 other files disclosed last month - but much more is set to follow.

The Epstein Files Transparency Act demands release of all files relating to Epstein, including investigations, prosecutions, immunity and plea deals, as well as records connected to Ghislaine Maxwell.

Any flight logs and travel records for Epstein's vehicles must also be disclosed, as must individuals named in relation to his criminal activities.

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Politicians have said the files' release is critical to uncovering whether powerful figures received special treatment or protection.

It is also a response to criticism of a controversial 2008 plea deal in Florida, which allowed Epstein to avoid federal sex trafficking charges and plead guilty to lesser state charges.

Epstein killed himself in a prison cell in New York in 2019 but conspiracy theories remain over his death and the people he associated with.

Documents related to his death, such as witness interviews and post-mortem reports, must also be released under the law passed last month.

Emotional victim impact statements by Perry's mother Suzanne and stepfather Keith Morrison, and father John and stepmother Debbie, have been submitted to the US district court for Central California ahead of Salvador Plasencia's hearing.

They say "no one alive and in touch with the world" could have been unaware of the Friends star's struggles with addiction, and that the doctor broke his vows "repeatedly" to "feed on the vulnerability of our son".

Plasencia, 44, is the first of five people to be sentenced in connection with the 54-year-old's death, and has pleaded guilty to illegally selling him large amounts of ketamine. He is not accused of selling the dose that killed the actor, but had been supplying the drug to him in the weeks beforehand.

Perry was found in his hot tub by his assistant in October 2023. A medical examiner later ruled that ketamine and other factors had caused him to lose consciousness and drown.

In their letter filed to the court, Suzanne and Keith Morrison share their grief, saying they feel a "confusion of emotions".

Anger "seethes away down deep, whether you want it to or not", they say, detailing how they play out "unalterable events, over and over and over" in their minds, "as if it could make any difference now".

They also write about the impact Perry's death has had on others, saying they often find Friends mementos, as well as flowers and notes and other tributes, left at his grave.

The star's story "moved so many people", they add. "And he wanted, needed, deserved a third act. It was in the planning. And then, those jackals."

'This doctor conspired to break his most important vows'

Saying they find Plasencia's actions "truly hard to understand", they tell the judge: "I believe the man you are going to sentence today is among the most culpable of all...

"Why become a doctor? To cure the sick of course. To heal people. To save lives."

Crimes can be easier to understand in some circumstances, they say. "Maybe in the heat of passion, or because that person makes one very bad decision… Or some drug dealer, bad to the bone, who takes the calculated risk of getting caught and spending many years in prison.

"But… a doctor? Who trades on respect, and trust? And not just one bad decision. No one alive and in touch with the world at all could have been unaware of Matthew's struggles.

"But this doctor conspired to break his most important vows, repeatedly, sneaked through the night to meet his victim in secret. For what, a few thousand dollars? So he could feed on the vulnerability of our son."

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'You don't deserve to hear our feelings'

Addressing Plasencia directly in their statement, John and Debbie Perry say: "You don't deserve to hear our feelings. How you devastated our family contributing to the loss of Matthew, our only son."

They describe Perry as a "warm, loving man" and say his recovery counted on Plasencia "saying NO".

Their letter continues: "Your motives? I can't imagine. A doctor whose life is devoted to helping people?

"How long did you possibly see supplying Matthew countless doses without his death to eventually follow? Did you care? Did you think?"

Prosecutors are asking Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett to sentence Plasencia to three years in prison.

John and Debbie Perry have asked the court to extend the sentence beyond the mandatory period.

Ahead of sentencing, Plasencia's lawyers have described him as a man who rose out of poverty to become a doctor beloved by his patients, and say his selling to Perry was "reckless" and "the biggest mistake of his life".

In their sentencing memo, they say "remorse cannot begin to capture the pain, regret and shame that Mr Plasencia feels for the tragedy that unfolded and that he failed to prevent".

However, they say Plasencia has already lost his medical licence and career, and a prison sentence is "neither necessary nor warranted".

The other four people charged in connection with Perry's death have also accepted plea deals and are due to be sentenced over the next few months.

They are: dealer Jasveen Sangha, also known as "the Ketamine Queen", Perry's assistant Kenneth Iwamasa, another doctor, Mark Chavez, and Erik Fleming, an associate of the actor.

Vincent Chan, 45, of Finchley, worked at a nursery in north London between 2017 and 2024.

The offences include five counts of sexual assault of a child by penetration, four counts of sexual assault of a child by touching, 11 counts of taking indecent photographs or pseudo-photographs of a child, and six counts of making indecent photographs or pseudo-photographs of a child.

The latter offences involved images across categories A, B, and C, with category A depicting the most severe abuse.

Chan will be sentenced at Wood Green Crown Court on 23 January.

The Met said this was one of its most harrowing and complex child sexual abuse investigations.

Chan was unmasked as a paedophile after a nursery staff member reported that he had callously filmed a child falling asleep in their food with a nursery-issued device and set it to music for "comedic purposes" before sharing the video with his colleagues, the force said in a statement.

He was subsequently arrested in June 2024 on suspicion of neglect and officers seized 25 digital devices from his home and three from the nursery. Chan was released on bail, but lost his job at the nursery.

Three months later, his devices were submitted for analysis by police, which was completed in July 2025. Forensic teams found substantial amounts of indecent images and videos of children, including evidence of contact sexual offences against children, according to the police statement.

Chan was arrested in September this year on suspicion of sexual offences. Officers seized another 26 devices from his home as well as 15 from the nursery, a since-closed branch of Bright Horizons in West Hampstead.

Detective Superintendent Lewis Basford, who led the Met's investigation, said: "Child sexual abuse is one of the most horrific crimes imaginable, and Chan’s offending spanned years, revealing a calculated and predatory pattern of abuse.

"He infiltrated environments that should have been safe havens for children, exploiting the trust of families and the wider community to conceal his actions and prey on the most vulnerable."

DCI Basford added: "We recognise the member of staff who raised their concerns, as without that first report of child cruelty, Chan's abuse could have continued unchecked, putting countless more children at risk."

At this time, police identified four children as Chan's victims.

The families of the victims have been contacted directly and are receiving specialist support, while the NSPCC is running a helpline for all 700 families of children who attended the nursery during the time Chan worked there between 2017 and 2024.

In a statement issued through legal firm Leigh Day, some of the families affected said: "As parents, we are still trying to process the sickening discovery that our children were subjected to despicable abuse by Vincent Chan at the nursery.

"We trust the judge to pass the strongest sentence to fit the crimes Vincent Chan has committed against young children, innocent victims who could not fight back."

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A spokesperson for the nursery said following Chan's guilty pleas: "This individual's actions represent not only a violation of the victims, but also a profound betrayal of the trust placed in him by families and colleagues."

They said the company has extensive safeguarding practices in place, including rigorous vetting and DBS criminal record checks.

The company has commissioned an external expert in the field to undertake a full review of its safeguarding practices after Chan "was able to commit these crimes despite our safeguarding measures", the nursery spokesperson said.

Anyone who wants to make a report to police about Chan can contact OpLanark@met.police.uk, or call 101 from within the UK, quoting the reference CAD3697/1DEC.

American driver Anne Sacoolas left Britain with diplomatic immunity 19 days after the head-on crash that killed motorbike rider Harry, 19, outside RAF Croughton in Northamptonshire in August 2019.

The report into the government's handling of the case, chaired by Dame Anne Owers, marks the end of a six-year struggle for justice and accountability.

It highlights the point at which Sky News first broke the story of Harry Dunn in October 2019 as a key moment when attention on the case escalated at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO).

"There was in fact no direct contact between the FCO and the family until 4 October, the day before the Sky News interview was due to go out, when the family was offered a meeting with the foreign secretary himself," Dame Anne said.

"The family drew the conclusion that this rapid escalation to a very senior level was a direct result of the spotlight of media coverage."

The report lays bare layer upon layer of failings within the UK government that compounded Harry's parents' grief and anguish.

Former foreign secretary David Lammy officially launched the review into the case in July, with the report's author highlighting "failings and omissions" in the department when dealing with Harry's death.

It is understood Dame Anne told the Dunn family it was her "strong view" the then foreign secretary Dominic Raab should have been involved "far earlier in the process", with his private office being copied into a note three days after the crash expressing concern over potentially "unpalatable headlines".

Harry's mother Charlotte Charles, a campaigner for road safety, said it was "incredibly painful" to read.

"The report confirms what we have lived with every day for more than six years, that our family was not treated with the honesty or urgency that any grieving parent deserves," she said, welcoming the findings.

His father Tim Dunn said: "We knew our own government would be useless to us and this report confirms what we knew in those early days. The UK was no match for the US."

Dame Anne criticised the UK government's initial handling of the case and subsequent years.

"This issue was not recognised as a crisis and escalated to a sufficiently high level at an early stage, losing opportunities to influence, rather than respond to, events," she said in the report.

Dame Anne said the US showed "immediate high-level interest" and took "an inflexible approach" after Sacoolas had flown back to America.

"On the UK side this was initially treated as business as usual," Dame Anne said in the report.

In 2022, Sacoolas admitted causing death by careless driving, but she remained in the US and appeared in a UK court via video link, something the report described as "unprecedented remote proceedings".

The former spy refused to return to the UK for sentencing. In her absence, she was given an eight-month suspended prison sentence and driving ban.

The diplomatic loophole that Sacoolas and the US government exploited when she left, claiming immunity, has since been closed.

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Driver safety initiatives at US bases in the UK have also been improved.

Dame Anne also made 12 recommendations to improve communications and support for families, as well as transparency around complex diplomatic arrangements at military bases like RAF Croughton.

Maria Kelly alleged harassment related to sex, direct sex discrimination and indirect sex discrimination.

Ms Kelly took action after lodging a formal grievance with the company.

The tribunal was heard in Edinburgh in October, but all of her claims have now been dismissed by employment judge Michelle Sutherland.

Ms Kelly said she believes the outcome "fundamentally misunderstands both the law and my case", as she announced plans to appeal.

In a written judgment published on Wednesday, Ms Sutherland said Leonardo UK's position was that "one out of 9,500 employees raised a concern about the impact of the policy despite multiple means to do so".

She found there was no "disadvantage" due to the policy.

Ms Sutherland added: "Any fear or privacy impact could be addressed by affected female staff making recourse to the single occupancy facilities.

"Any effect on risk of assault arising from 0.5% of men using the women's toilets instead of the men's toilets would not have changed the overall risk profile across toilet facilities generally.

"In the circumstances of this case, the toilet access policy was in the alternative a proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim."

The case followed the UK Supreme Court judgment in April which ruled the terms "woman" and "sex" in the 2010 Equality Act refer to a biological woman and biological sex.

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Ms Kelly, people and capability lead for the firm, had told the tribunal she began using a "secret" toilet at her workplace after encountering a transgender colleague in a female bathroom in March 2023.

She said she had first become aware of a transgender person using the female toilets in 2019 but did not raise the issue with the company at the time as she feared being labelled "transphobic" or being put on the "naughty list".

Ms Kelly said: "I am of course disappointed by the judgment, which I believe fundamentally misunderstands both the law and my case.

"I intend to appeal, and I will ask the EAT (Employment Appeal Tribunal) to consider expediting my appeal as the decision risks further confounding the already widespread misunderstanding and defiance of the Supreme Court's judgment in For Women Scotland."

Maya Forstater, chief executive of charity Sex Matters, said: "This judgment interprets the law as transactivists would wish it to be, and is incompatible with the Supreme Court ruling in For Women Scotland in several places.

"It is incredible that even after the highest court in the land has ruled that the law recognises men and women in terms of biological sex, there are lower courts still trying to see the world in terms of gender identity."

Leonardo UK acknowledged the tribunal's judgment.

A spokesperson for the firm added: "We recognise that the process has been demanding for everyone involved and we appreciate the professionalism shown by colleagues who supported the proceedings.

"Our focus now is to ensure that workplace conduct remains respectful and that our facilities' policies continue to meet legal standards.

"We will review the forthcoming Equality and Human Rights Commission guidance when it is published and will make any adjustments that are required.

"Leonardo remains a supportive and inclusive environment for all employees."