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If Republican leaders in Washington had hoped that a month-long congressional recess would help the Jeffrey Epstein controversy die down, this week's frenzy of activity has dashed those hopes - at least for now.

And now, his chances of rejoining the big-league roster this season look all but dashed.

In stark contrast, England defender Marc Guehi, who had kept training and playing for Crystal Palace, saw his dream move to Liverpool dashed having been widely praised for his professionalism.

"It feels like there's been this huge black cloud over the town for the last couple of months and we've had moments of hope and that hope has been dashed," she said.

Leaders from the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Finland, the EU and Nato have dashed across the Atlantic to have their say on how the three-year-old war with Russia should end and on what terms.