Officers are continuing to question a 13-year-old boy arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, and counter-terror police are involved.

The attack happened at Kingsbury High School in Brent, northwest London, on Tuesday.

Detective Chief Superintendent Helen Flanagan said the boys' injuries were "serious" but "thankfully not life-threatening" and they remained in hospital in a stable condition.

"Our thoughts remain with them and their loved ones at this incredibly difficult time. Specialist officers are providing their families with support," she added.

Police and ambulance crews were called at around 12.40pm on Tuesday, and the suspect, who had a weapon, was detained just after 6pm following a search.

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Detective Chief Superintendent Luke Williams said on Tuesday the stabbing had not yet been declared a terror incident and police were "keeping an open mind" about the motivation behind the attack.

In a letter to parents, the school's head teacher said it was a "deeply traumatic event for the whole school community". Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood described the attack as "shocking".

Anna Podedworna, from Poland, killed Izabela Zablocka with a horse figurine before wrapping her remains in bin bags in a "filthy, makeshift grave" in Normanton, Derby.

Ms Zablocka, 30, was reported missing after losing contact with family in 2010, Derby Crown Court heard. Podedworna denied knowing where she was.

But prosecutors said she finally "cracked" last year and emailed police when a Polish journalist flew to the UK to interview her.

The mother-of-one's remains were found in June, under concrete in the garden of the house the couple had shared after moving from Poland together.

Jurors were told "considerable force" would have been needed to cut Ms Zablocka's body in half and that electrical tape had been used to bind her legs together "like a chicken".

At the time, Podedworna worked as a butcher at a factory in Scropton, Derbyshire, where she skinned, deboned and cut up turkey. She had taken two weeks off after Ms Zablocka last made contact with her family.

Prosecutor Gordon Aspden KC said she used this for a series of "deliberate, calculated, gruesome and time-consuming acts" meant to cover up her crimes.

The court heard that the victim presented as a man but could not afford gender reassignment surgery, which caused tension with her killer.

Podedworna told the court that she had killed her partner in self-defence.

The 40-year-old said: "I was just terrified, I felt fear. I thought I will bury her. I took the decision I would bury her in the garden.

"I wanted to pick her up whole. I just did not have the strength to pick her up. I had an idea to cut her down. It seemed the only way… to cut her into two."

The jury found her guilty of murder, preventing a lawful burial, and perverting the course of justice after a three-week trial on Tuesday.

The victim's daughter, Katarzyna Zablocka, who was just a child when her mother moved to the UK, said she had spent her entire adult life "looking for answers" about what happened

In an impact statement read to the court, Katarzyna, also known as Kasia, said: "As a young child, I was incredibly close to my mother.

"She was my whole world, so the fact she suddenly vanished from my life without a single word of explanation was a horrific experience for me.

"This sudden void left a deep wound in my psyche that has stayed with me to this day.

"In my heart I always felt that my mother did not leave me on purpose. I remembered how much she loved me when I was little.

"It was this certainty - that I mattered to her - that gave me the strength to spend my entire adult life looking for answers - what really happened that caused our contact to break off so suddenly?"

Sentencing Podedworna, who has two young children of her own, the judge told her: "Your crimes and Izabela's gruesome fate only came to light in 2025.

"As a result of your violent, manipulative and cruel actions, Katarzyna grew up not knowing what happened to her beloved mother.

"Your actions caused untold misery and trauma to Izabela's family who were left with no idea where she was or what had befallen her."

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She added: "I am sure you killed her in anger and frustration rather than when you were attacked by her."

Detective Inspector Kane Martin, from Derbyshire Police, said: "This investigation has been particularly challenging and distressing from the outset.

"Izabela's family have had to learn about the unimaginable horrors Anna Podedworna inflicted upon her in a very public manner, so many years after she was taken away.

"After being killed in her own home in August of 2010, Izabela was brutally and horrifically dismembered by the woman she loved - Anna Podedworna, a highly skilled butcher.

"Izabela was a much-loved mother, daughter and granddaughter - nothing can bring her back but it is my hope that today's sentencing allows her family to lay her memory to rest."

It attracted wealth and those who also sought it. His fortune enabled the crimes he committed. Its role cannot be underestimated.

The frenzied fallout from his death leaves a trail of questions over how he came by his money.

Epstein files: See the latest revelations

Epstein's empire once included the largest residential property in Manhattan, two sun-soaked islands and three planes.

But were they the product of pure financial acumen or were there also more sinister elements; blackmail disguised as financial expertise and a free rein to ensnare people of interest to the security services?

Here's what we do know.

How much was Epstein worth?

A document, signed by the convicted paedophile just two days before his suicide in 2019, suggests his estate was worth in the region of $580m (£475m at that time) before the payment of any taxes and liabilities.

The 1953 Trust - likely named in reference to the year of his birth - was a trust fund that allowed the identities of his beneficiaries to be hidden, as opposed to a simple will.

The final version was released by the US Department of Justice (DoJ), with some redactions, for the first time last week and showed more than 40 people were set to inherit millions of dollars each, including Ghislaine Maxwell ($10m).

Where it all began

To understand the end, we have to explore the beginning.

New York-born Epstein was considered a maths genius but never graduated, despite attending university.

He left education for education - to teach teenage boys and girls, without qualifications, at a private school that was attended by children of many of New York's elite.

After being fired - apparently for lacking teaching skills - Epstein was given a job at the investment banking giant Bear Stearns by its soon-to-be chief executive Alan "Ace" Greenberg, who had children at the school.

It marked his first big break - one that would underpin his financial status for years to come.

Epstein worked his way up over five years but left Bear Stearns in 1981 over a trading violation for which the company fined him $2,500 - worth almost $9,000 (£6,597) in today's money.

He told regulators at the time he was latterly earning over $200,000 per year - around $710,000 (£520,501) now - in total compensation from Bear Stearns for his work as an adviser and limited partner.

He may have left the bank, but that was not the end of his relations with the company that became the first domino to fall in the financial crisis 27 years later.

The big bucks

It is from here that Epstein's obsession with privacy starts to cloud his earnings.

His business interests from 1981 onwards lacked transparency as they were not listed entities, though lawsuits and some filings have revealed limited data on performance.

He started his own firm which specialised in recovering money for individuals and, reportedly, a number of foreign governments, and was also hired as a "consultant" in 1987 at the then Towers Financial Corporation.

He left in 1989, four years before it was exposed as a Ponzi scheme. He earned $25,000 per month for his role at Towers and was never charged over the $450m fraud.

J Epstein & Company, founded in 1988, was where the big bucks started to appear.

This entity became Financial Trust Company after Epstein based his financial operations in the US Virgin Islands - a tax haven.

He also started, in 2011, Southern Trust Company which latterly became his main source of income.

How much did he rake in, and how did he do it?

The extent to which the revenue he generated - largely tax-free - from his clients and from investments was legitimate, is one of the big questions hanging over Epstein's activities.

He certainly evaded regulations covering financial advisers, lawyers, and accountants globally by painting himself as a consultant.

A review by Forbes showed that two individuals accounted for the bulk of the fees that Epstein's vehicles attracted.

First, J Epstein & Co managed the financial affairs of the US billionaire Les Wexner - the long-time boss of Victoria's Secret.

He was found to have paid Epstein $200m until they parted ways in 2007.

Leon Black, the co-founder of private equity firm Apollo Global Management, is believed to have handed over $170m to the entities from 2012 to 2017. He said in a letter to Apollo investors in 2020 that "I deeply regret having had any involvement with him", adding that their relationship was confined to "estate planning, tax and philanthropic endeavours".

Mr Wexner has previously said he cut ties with Epstein in 2007 and also denied knowledge of his sexual abuse.

In all, Forbes said, Epstein took at least $360m in dividends from his companies between 1999 and 2018 and saved himself $300m in tax due to the US Virgin Islands jurisdiction.

It wasn't all plain sailing…

US prosecutors have suggested, according to the Financial Times, that Mr Wexner received a $100m payment from Epstein in 2008.

It related to claims by the lingerie tycoon that hundreds of millions of dollars were stolen from him while Epstein had power of attorney over his personal financial affairs. It included allegations of improper property purchases, the FT said citing US Department of Justice documents, that saw Epstein buy real estate from Mr Wexner's portfolio at a discount.

The repayment sum was said to have been divulged to the authorities as Mr Wexner's legal team sought to assist their enquiries before Epstein's death in 2019.

The financial crisis

Epstein suffered big losses in the wake of the financial crash later in 2008.

Financial Trust was an investor in a Bear Stearns fund that collapsed along with the bank in March of that year - the first major casualty of the crisis.

The company recorded net losses of $166m between 2008 and 2010 - losses that gave rise to his new venture Southern Trust.

It was also widely reported that Epstein lost money through an exposure to mortgage-backed securities at a Bermuda-based company where he previously served as chairman.

What about other income sources?

Epstein oversaw Liquid Funding Ltd for eight years until 2007.

Months before his death, a report by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) highlighted evidence that Epstein's wealth was being "cloaked" through a series of offshore shell companies based in tax havens.

The ICIJ, citing papers seen by its partners McClatchy and the Miami Herald, reported that Bear Stearns was among Liquid Funding's owners and its interests were in financial products that became synonymous with the 2008 crash.

Were his interests legitimate?

Epstein clearly made money through various vehicles, investments, and tax avoidance. They may have been legal but a facade too.

Files released by the Department of Justice only add to the suspicions that the lining of Epstein's pockets was facilitated by the blackmail of wealthy individuals, potentially through covert filming of sexual activities at his properties.

The "victims" could save themselves some tax in return for more business. It's a theory that has gathered traction as journalists continue to flick through the vast document dump.

It is important to point out that the business relationships highlighted do not suggest any wrongdoing on the part of those identified.

And the sex-trafficking operations?

JPMorgan - the US investment bank that retained Epstein as a client between 1998 and 2013 and paid for that relationship through a series of later settlements - flagged more than $1bn of suspicious transactions linked to Epstein soon after his death.

The New York Times said the bank identified thousands of transactions that could have facilitated sex trafficking.

His true wealth

Financial journalists have spent years trying to get to the truth behind Epstein's fortune.

You can see, from his story, he was a master of manipulation from the off.

But it would not be surprising if there is more money to be found, once his estate has been exhausted through legal costs, compensation, and victim settlements.

It warns that vulnerable people could be at greater risk and possible "minor impacts" on health services due to increased demand.

The alert from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) runs from Friday morning to Monday morning (13-16 February).

The agency generally only issues warnings for England - but separate snow and ice alerts are also in force on Thursday and Friday for northern England and virtually the whole of Scotland.

One to two centimetres of snow is widely likely, according to the Met Office, but some places above 300m could get as much as 10cm.

Friday is set to be the chilliest day, with around 2C (35F) forecast for the morning commute in Manchester and 0C (32F) under clear skies in Glasgow.

Meanwhile, more heavy rain is also forecast for Wednesday, with Scotland set to get the worst of it. Yellow warnings are in force until midnight for a large slice of the east of the country and part of the west coast.

Aberdeen has already received 180% of its typical February rainfall, Kincardineshire 152%, and Angus 130%.

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The start to 2026 has brought seemingly relentless rain due to a "blocking pattern" and 26 weather stations have set new monthly records for January, according to the Met Office.

Northern Ireland also endured its wettest January in 149 years.

Sky News weather producer Chris England said the incoming dip in temperatures would "come as something of a shock after the long mild, wet spell".

"The jet stream, which guides our weather systems, will move briefly south to end the week, allowing an increasingly northerly flow, bringing more wintry conditions," said England.

However, he added that milder conditions should spread from the South later in the weekend.

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