Starmer's peerage curse strikes again; dog MRI subplot hits different

A Daily Mail front page from February 12, 2026, featuring multiple scandal stories. The dominant headline criticizes Labour PM Keir Starmer over appointing controversial figures with ties to sex offenders. An unrelated story questions the cost discrepancy between dog and human MRI scans. A secondary story discusses detectives investigating Andrew's connections to Epstein. The page has classic tabloid sensationalism with large black headlines and dramatic language. Extracted text: Daily Mail THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2026 dailymail.co.uk £1.20 90p to subscribers Why does an MRI scan for a dog cost £2,800, but just £350 for a human? SEE PAGES 22-23 Starmer's judgment savaged over ANOTHER Labour peer's ties to a sex offender as female MPs blast No10 'boys' club' LABOUR WOMEN'S FURY OVER SECOND PAEDOPHILE CRISIS By Jason Groves and Claire Ellicott KEIR Starmer was yesterday accused of packing his Government with 'paedophile apologists' as he struggled to defend another controversial appointment. The Prime Minister was skewered in the Commons over his decision to hand a peerage to his former communications chief, Matthew Doyle – despite knowing he had stayed friends with a Labour councillor charged with child-sex offences. Lord Doyle's appointment echoes Sir Keir's earlier embarrassment over ambassador in spite of warnings about his friendship with paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. The two raises fresh questions about the PM's judgment and threatens to plunge his leadership back into crisis just days after he emerged from Page 6 Now detectives discuss Andrew 'leaks' to Epstein with prosecutors SEE PAGE 10