Peter Mandelson and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor are coming under renewed pressure to testify before US Congress over their links to Jeffrey Epstein. Both men’s association with Epstein has wrecked their public reputation, but as the furore over the last few days has shown, they will find it hard to stay out of the spotlight.

What did the commentators say?
Keir Starmer has called on Andrew to cooperate with US authorities who are investigating Epstein. It is “rare for a prime minister to intervene on matters relating to the royal family”, said The Times’ editorial board. But “such is the anger and outcry” that – in an unusually “deft reading of the public mood” – Starmer hopes to pressure Andrew “into finally doing what he should have done” a long time ago. Unless he “fully explains his past actions and what he knew about Epstein’s lifestyle”, this will remain “a running sore for the royal family”.

A lawyer representing some of Epstein’s victims told ITV News that Andrew should be extradited and forced to testify. But US investigators “face a succession of legal obstacles” that make this “unlikely”, said Cahal Milmo in The i Paper.

US investigators may not have more luck with Mandelson. Congress is “poised to issue the peer with a demand to testify in Washington”, said Connor Stringer in The Telegraph, but it “cannot compel testimony from foreigners”, so “he is under no legal obligation to respond”. Of course, “he could be subpoenaed if he sets foot on US soil”, and “if he were to ignore that request, he would be liable to arrest”.

What next?
“There will be a lot of Democrats on Capitol Hill who want to exert as much pressure on this as possible,” The Spectator’s deputy political editor James Heale told Sky News. Some would like the US to invoke the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty with Britain, under which each country can request cooperation to secure testimony, via court order if necessary, from witnesses abroad. But, given the Trump administration’s proximity to the scandal, few expect this to happen.

In Andrew’s case, what might eventually force his hand is not threats of legal action but rather “internal pressure from within the royal household”, royal historian and constitutional expert Ed Owens told The i Paper.

Men, if you’re feeling irritable, tired and have a low sex drive, the problem is likely a lack of testosterone – at least, according to adverts plastered across London Underground stations.

“It’s not him, it’s his hormones,” says one such ad from Voy, which promises that men can “feel healthier, happier and stronger” with a testosterone top-up. But experts told The Telegraph that the claims are “exaggerated, unethical and dangerous”.

‘Painfully miscalculated’
“Are your men hormones getting the better of you?” says one of the company’s ads. “Men get hormonal too,” says another. Many clinics are also offering testosterone boosts, with promotional material “peppered with photographs of muscular, grey-haired men running athletically along beaches”, said The Times. They promise that testosterone prescriptions can help alleviate “low mood, low libido, erectile dysfunction, poor sleep, mental alertness and depression”, plus aid with “weight loss and gaining muscle at the gym”.

But Ashley Grossman, professor of endocrinology at the University of Oxford, told the broadsheet that he was “surprised” the advertising authority hasn’t “stepped in with these people”, because no NHS body and no pharmaceutical company would “dream of advertising testosterone replacement willy-nilly”.

The Voy ads are “rage bait” and “painfully miscalculated”, said Creative Bloq. Attempting to “commandeer the belittling sexist language of the women’s health sphere”, they are “hamfisted” and a “prime example of a thought-provoking concept” with “extremely questionable execution”. Yes, they’re “undeniably provocative”, but they “register more as a sarcastic appropriation” of stereotypes in women’s health advertising.

Gradual and natural changes
The “myth” being “peddled” by testosterone sales companies is that men “suffer from a similar hormonal change as women in later life”, said The Telegraph, and the firms “also play on the strong association in popular culture between testosterone and vitality”. But although some men suffer from a condition known as hypogonadism, which is associated with low testosterone, “its incidence is extremely rare in otherwise healthy men”, and for the “vast majority” of men, testosterone levels “drift down gradually and naturally” from middle age “without affecting mood, stamina or strength”.

A spokesperson for Voy told The Telegraph that its advertising complied with regulatory guidance and was intended to raise awareness rather than market inappropriate treatment.

Ambulances wait on the Egyptian side of Gaza’s Rafah border crossing, which has reopened to Palestinians under the second phase of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire. Egyptian state-linked media said only 50 people would initially be allowed to cross in each direction each day.

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Valentine’s Day is the perfect excuse to indulge your partner, friends or simply yourself, and what better way than with gifts that you can eat?

Audrey’s Extraordinary Heart Box
A treat for the eyes as well as the taste buds, Audrey’s Extraordinary Heart box (pictured above) is filled with handmade milk and dark chocolates with fillings including fondant, caramel, nougat, nuts and marzipan.

Chapel Down Rosé
This rosé from Chapel Down is the perfect indulgence for Valentine’s Day – fresh, fruity and quietly appealing. A pale blush in the glass, the wine has delicately sweet flavours of strawberries and raspberries but remains crisp and dry, with a balanced and refreshing taste.

Knoops Hot Chocolate Starter Pack
Sometimes, romance isn’t about big, dramatic gestures. Knoops Hot Chocolate Starter Pack is perfect for cosy and relaxing evenings with the person you love. The sleek shaker is a thoughtful addition, adding a hands-on touch to the drink-making ritual, while the chocolate flakes – whether you choose milk or dark – are rich, velvety and full of flavour.

Tracklements Heart-Shaped Jar of Fresh Chilli Jam
If you’re aiming to turn up the heat this Valentine’s Day, look no further than this playful, heart-shaped jar of chilli jam. Sweet, tangy and spicy, it stimulates the taste buds and has just the right amount of kick.

Labour is crushing Britain’s small businesses
Jenni Russell in The Times
My local hairdresser was “a quirky, welcoming presence in our urban shopping parade”, writes Jenni Russell, but now he’s “gone bust, undermined by Tory policies and finished off by Labour ones”. Businesses have been “loaded” down with extra taxes “as if they were all run by fat plutocrats”, triggering the “vortex of decline” on our high streets. The government has announced £150 million “to restore community pride”, but it’s a “small-scale gesture that fails to tackle the real crisis”.

I try to ‘gentle parent’. My family just laugh at me
Charlene White in The i Paper
“Everyone has an opinion” on parenting, writes TV presenter Charlene White. Some of it “can be helpful”, but much “should be wrapped up in a nappy sack” and binned. Unlike the rest of my family, I think there’s  “some space” for the “gentle parenting” trend, yet it does risk “raising kids with reduced resilience”. Grown-up life “can be tough” and our children need to be able to “cope in the big, wide, often scary world”.

The Harry Potter Generation Needs to Grow Up
Louise Perry in The New York Times
We millennials who “queued outside bookstores” and “got Harry Potter tattoos” viewed “our politics through the lens of the wizarding world”, writes Louise Perry. But today’s young people “have fallen out of love with Harry Potter”. The “optimism” of J.K. Rowling’s fictional universe “no longer lands” with “a generation that has barely known an optimistic period of politics”. I really “don’t blame them”: “they are reacting against” a liberal world view “that now seems rather naive”.