Norway to probe Epstein revelations as scandal reverberates round Europe

A photo issued by the US Department of Justice of Jeffrey Epstein.

Norway looks set to launch an inquiry into its own foreign ministry over links to late US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, one of several European nations to feel the heat from a scandal that has yet to cause major political repercussions in the US.

The release of an enormous cache of new files last week has revealed a host of new Epstein connections with politicians, royals, and the ultra-rich.