roberts — or virginia giuffre as she is now. in a submission to the court, andrew's legal team say the case should be dismissed. they said the allegation against him are baseless and motivated by giuffre's desire for a payday at his expense. whatever the truth of those allegations, it's clear that andrew had a long—lasting friendship with ghislaine maxwell. it was to her that andrew turned when virginia roberts�*s allegations surfaced. in january 2015, andrew e—mailed maxwell: ..he wrote, to which maxwell replied: however, by the time andrew did his interview with newsnight, he seemed to want to distance himself from his old friend. if there are questions that ghislaine has to answer, that's her problem. i'm afraid i'm not in a position to be able to comment one way or the other. a court in new york has now delivered its verdict on ghislaine maxwell. in a few weeks, another court in new york will consider the civil lawsuit against prince andrew brought by virginia giuffre. andrew's lawyers will once again plead his innocen

one ofjeffrey epstein�*s accusers, virginia giuffre, just released a statement in reaction to the verdicts. in the statement, she says... she goes on to say... earlier, my colleague ben bolous spoke with the author of prince andrew: epstein, maxwell and the palace — nigel cawthorne. he gave his reaction to the verdict. it's really not surprising. obviously the jury took a long time because there were very technical matters involved in the six various charges here, but it was pretty clear from the beginning that the one thing we did know was that jeffrey epstein was involved in having sex with underage women, he admitted it back in 2005, in a criminal case back then, and ghislaine maxwell was around him at that time, so she must have known what was going on. so she would have been... and thejudge what was going on. so she would have been... and the judge already pointed out to the jury at the very beginning that that made her culpable, if she had willfully ignored what was going on. find culpable, if she had willfully ignored what was going on. and in terms of what _ ignored what was goi

roberts — or virginia giuffre as she is now. in a submission to the court, andrew's legal team say the case should be dismissed. they said the allegation against him are baseless and motivated by giuffre�*s desire for a payday at his expense. whatever the truth of those allegations, it's clear that andrew had a long—lasting friendship with ghislaine maxwell. it was to her that andrew turned when virginia roberts�*s allegations surfaced. in january 2015, andrew e—mailed maxwell... ..he wrote, to which maxwell replied... however, by the time andrew did his interview with newsnight, he seemed to want to distance himself from his old friend. if there are questions that ghislaine has to answer, that's her problem. i'm afraid i'm not in a position to be able to comment one way or the other. a court in new york has now delivered its verdict on ghislaine maxwell. in a few weeks, another court in new york consider the civil lawsuit against prince andrew brought by virginia giuffre. andrew's lawyers will once again plead his innoc

roberts — or virginia giuffre as she is now. in a submission to the court, andrew's legal team say the case should be dismissed. they said the allegation against him are baseless and motivated by giuffre's desire for a payday at his expense. whatever the truth of those allegations, it's clear that andrew had a long—lasting friendship with ghislaine maxwell. it was to her that andrew turned when virginia roberts�*s allegations surfaced. in january 2015, andrew e—mailed maxwell... ..he wrote, to which maxwell replied... however, by the time andrew did his interview with newsnight, he seemed to want to distance himself from his old friend. if there are questions that ghislaine has to answer, that's her problem. i'm afraid i'm not in a position to be able to comment one way or the other. a court in new york has now delivered its verdict on ghislaine maxwell. in a few weeks, another court in new york consider the civil lawsuit against prince andrew brought by virginia giuffre. andrew's lawyers will once again plead his innocenc

roberts, or virginia giuffre as she is now known. in a submission to the court, andrew's legal team say the case should be dismissed. they said the allegation because some are baseless and motivated by giuffre's desire for a payday at his expense of whatever the truth of the allegations, it is true edger and a long—lasting friendship with ghislaine maxwell. it is to her whom he turned to when the accusation surface. he e—mailed maxwell... he wrote, to which maxwell replied to... however, by the time andrew did his interview with newsnight, he seems to want to distance himself from his old friend. if seems to want to distance himself from his old friend.— from his old friend. if there are questions _ from his old friend. if there are questions that _ from his old friend. if there are questions that ghislaine - from his old friend. if there are questions that ghislaine has i from his old friend. if there are questions that ghislaine has to | questions that ghislaine has to answer. — questions that ghislaine has to answer, that

roberts — or virginia giuffre as she is now. in a submission to the court, andrew's legal team say the case should be dismissed. they said the allegation against him are baseless and motivated by giuffre's desire for a payday at his expense. whatever the truth of those allegations, it's clear that andrew had a long—lasting friendship with ghislaine maxwell. it was to her that andrew turned when virginia roberts�*s allegations surfaced. in january 2015, andrew e—mailed maxwell... ..he wrote, to which maxwell replied... however, by the time andrew did his interview with newsnight, he seemed to want to distance himself from his old friend. that's her problem. i'm afraid i'm not in a position to be able to comment one way or the other. a court in new york has now delivered its verdict on ghislaine maxwell. in a few weeks, another court in new york consider the civil lawsuit against prince andrew brought by virginia giuffre. andrew's lawyers will once again plead his innocence of any impropriety. nicholas witchell, bbc news. to

roberts — or virginia giuffre as she is now. in a submission to the court, andrew's legal team say the case should be dismissed. they said the allegation against him are baseless and motivated by giuffre's desire for a payday at his expense. whatever the truth of those allegations, it's clear that andrew had a long—lasting friendship with ghislaine maxwell. it was to her that andrew turned when virginia roberts's allegations surfaced. in january 2015, andrew e—mailed maxwell... ..he wrote, to which maxwell replied... however, by the time andrew did his interview with newsnight, he seemed to want to distance himself from his old friend. if there are questions that ghislaine has to answer, that's her problem. i'm afraid i'm not in a position to be able to comment one way or the other. a court in new york has now delivered its verdict on ghislaine maxwell. in a few weeks, another court in new york consider the civil lawsuit against prince andrew brought by virginia giuffre. andrew's lawyers will once again plead his innocence o

roberts, or virginia giuffre as she is now. in a submission to the court, andrew's legal team say the case should be dismissed. they say the allegations against him are baseless and motivated by giuffre's desire for a payday at his expense. whatever the truth of those allegations, it is clear andrew had a long lasting friendship with ghislaine maxwell. it was to her that andrew turned when virginia roberts�*s allegations surfaced. in january 2015, andrew e—mailed maxwell... "let me know when we can talk. got some specific questions to ask you about virginia roberts," he wrote. to which maxwell replied... "have some info, call me when you have a moment." however, by the time andrew did his interview with newsnight, he seemed to want to distance himself from his old friend. if there are questions ghislaine has to answer, that's her problem, i'm afraid. i'm not in a position to be able to comment one way or the other. a court in new york has now delivered its verdict on ghislaine maxwell. in a few weeks, another court in new y

roberts — or virginia giuffre as she is now. in a submission to the court, andrew's legal team say the case should be dismissed. they said the allegations against him are baseless and motivated by giuffre's desire for a payday at his expense. whatever the truth of those allegations, it's clear that andrew had a long—lasting friendship with ghislaine maxwell. it was to her that andrew turned when virginia roberts�*s allegations surfaced. in january 2015, andrew e—mailed maxwell: ..he wrote, to which maxwell replied: however, by the time andrew did his interview with newsnight, he seemed to want to distance himself from his old friend. if there are questions that ghislaine has to answer, that's her problem. i'm afraid i'm not in a position to be able to comment one way or the other. a court in new york has now delivered its verdict on ghislaine maxwell. in a few weeks, another court in new york will consider the civil lawsuit against prince andrew brought by virginia giuffre. andrew's lawyers will once again plead his innoce

we already know, right, virginia giuffre has her own civil dispute with prince andrew. we know that the u.s. virgin islands is suing the epstein estate and that, you know, that may be of all the upcoming litigation, will focus on the mystery of jeffrey epstein's money, which is hugely important, poppy, because without money, none of this sexual abuse could have taken place. and we done know who was paying jeffrey epstein. we don't know why. he remains a figure of mystery as well as a criminal. there are all those mentioned in this trial of the big names, prince andrew, donald trump, bill clinton, flying on jeffrey epstein's plane. we have photographs of him at the dell castro. the question is what were all those men doing around this guy? how complicit were they? a lot of them have denied any affiliation. a lot of very well-known names were hanging out with jeffrey epstein even after he was a convicted sex offender. we also have in terms of what litigation that could be revealing the upcoming battle between david boies, who represented some of these victims, and alan de

and you also heard virginia giuffre just say this is just the beginning. how likely is it that this is just the beginning in terms of charges against others? >> i hope it is just the beginning. i hope you see others brought to justice, that we see others prosecuted, indicted, and tried in the way that we saw maxwell. we know that the prosecutors in this case have said this is an ongoing investigation. and some pretty powerful names have been dropped with respect to men who flew on epstein's plane, who visited him at his many homes throughout the country and even abroad, and these women, many of the women who were victimized by epstein and maxwell talked about other men who were also engaging in sexual acts with minors. so i hope that prosecutors feel emboldened by this verdict, that happened yesterday, and that they will use that momentum, that they have now, to go after those other men. >> areva martin, thank you so much. >>> well, ahead, it has been such a struggle through the pandemic, but now schools will soon face the omicron variant as kids head back

roberts — or virginia giuffre as she is now. in a submission to the court, andrew's legal team say the case should be dismissed. they said the allegation against him are baseless and motivated by giuffre's desire for a payday at his expense. whatever the truth of those allegations, it's clear that andrew had a long—lasting friendship with ghislaine maxwell. it was to her that andrew turned when virginia roberts�*s allegations surfaced. in january 2015, andrew e—mailed maxwell... ..he wrote, to which maxwell replied... however, by the time andrew did his interview with newsnight, he seemed to want to distance himself from his old friend. if there are questions that ghislaine has to answer, that's her problem. i'm afraid i'm not in a position to be able to comment one way or the other. a court in new york has now delivered its verdict on ghislaine maxwell. in a few weeks, another court in new york consider the civil lawsuit against prince andrew brought by virginia giuffre. andrew's lawyers will once again plead his innocenc

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roberts, or virginia giuffre as she is now. in a submission to the court, andrew's legal team say the case should be dismissed. they say the allegations against him are baseless and motivated by giuffre's desire for a payday at his expense. whatever the truth of those allegations, it's clear that andrew had a long lasting friendship with ghislaine maxwell. it was to her that andrew turned when virginia roberts�*s allegations surfaced. in january 2015, andrew e—mailed maxwell... "let me know when we can talk. "got some specific questions to ask you about virginia "roberts," he wrote. to which maxwell replied... "have some info, call me when you have a moment." however, by the time andrew did his interview with newsnight, he seemed to want to distance himself from his old friend. if there are questions that ghislaine has to answer, that's her problem, i'm afraid. i'm not in a position to be able to comment one way or the other. a court in new york has now delivered its verdicts on ghislaine maxwell. in a few weeks, another co

virginia giuffre — who now lives in australia — has accused prince andrew of sexually assaulting her when she was a teenager at the homes ofjeffrey epstein and ghislaine maxwell. prince andrew's lawyers argued that virginia giuffre is not a us resident and that her civil legal action should be halted. prince andrew has consistently denied her allegations. coronavirus infections in the uk has reached a new record high — and pressure on hospitals continues to grow. covid—related absences in acute nhs trusts in england went up by more than 40% during christmas week. an average of more than 25 thousand health workers were off sick or isolating each day. london was again the worst hit with about 4% of staff in acute trusts absent — up by nearly 60% on the week before. our health correspondent katharine da costa reports. most nhs staff will be glad to see the back of 2021. nearly two years into this pandemic, many are exhausted. a spike in covid cases is driving a rise in staff sickness. in england, london is worst affected with about 4% of staff in acute trusts absent for covid—re

i think what is very clear is that there's an awful lot made of virginia giuffre's evidence, and also the former lawyer of eckstein. the issue is he has come out very clearly now and he was on your programme last night, he has come out and said that the evidence the prosecution used, because they did not use giuffre, the evidence was very bleak. that is not your toe. the prosecution took the decision to put forward the evidence it was the strongest evidence on ghislaine maxwell. giuffre's evidence does not necessarily relate to ghislaine maxwell, and anyone who says that maxwell was not as much an instigator of this, she knew exactly what she was doing, and it is right now that she will spend the rest of her life injail. we now that she will spend the rest of her life in jail.— her life in “ail. we are waiting to hit the her life in jail. we are waiting to hit the sentencing, _ her life in jail. we are waiting to hit the sentencing, aren't - her life in jail. we are waiting to hit the sentencing, aren't we? l her life in jail. we are waiting to - hit the sentencing, aren't we? the

giuffre, formerly virginia roberts, against prince andrew for sexual assault. we know prince andrew and ghislaine maxwell were good friends but he was not named during her trial in court as someone who committed wrong doing and he has always strenuously denied the allegations against him. nevertheless, a hearing in that civil case against prince andrew is due to be heard in a federal court right here in new york injust due to be heard in a federal court right here in new york in just five days' time and it is a hearing that will be closely followed on both sides of the atlantic. indeed, thank you very much for the latest on the reaction to that case in new york. the us presidentjoe biden and the russian leader vladimir putin have spoken on the phone this evening in a bid to defuse tensions over ukraine. it's the second time this month the two leaders have spoken. the white house says the talks, which lasted 50 minutes, came at mr putin's request. western nations have expressed concern, as russia continues to build up tens of thousands of troops on the ukrainian

giuffre. they were associated with ghislaine maxwell or jeffrey epstein, including even the royalfamily, so a member of jeffrey epstein, including even the royal family, so a member of the royal family, so a member of the royalfamily, so so many royal family, so a member of the royal family, so so many people wanted to sort of go away and these women were so brave and kept beating the drum and telling their stories to whoever would listen. i personally knocked on the door of one of the witnesses in the case, the houseman, with virginia roberts and she said, i would love for you to help me in this case, we need you to come out and speak about what you saw, the same thing with one of the chefs that was working forjeffrey epstein. they understood the need to some third—party witnesses that would be willing to take the stand and recall what they saw and match the stories from their youth.- the stories from their youth. some ofthe the stories from their youth. some of the evidence _ the stories f

roberts, or virginia giuffre as she is now. in a submission to the court, andrew's legal team say the case should be dismissed. they say the allegations against him are baseless and motivated by giuffre's desire for a payday at his expense. whatever the truth of those allegations, it is clear andrew had a long lasting friendship with ghislaine maxwell. it was to her that andrew turned when virginia roberts's allegations surfaced. in january 2015, andrew e—mailed maxwell... to which maxwell replied... however, by the time andrew did his interview with newsnight, he seemed to want to distance himself from his old friend. if there are questions ghislaine has to answer, that's her problem, i'm afraid. i'm not in a position to be able to comment one way or the other. a court in new york has now delivered its verdict on ghislaine maxwell. in a few weeks, another court in new york will consider the civil lawsuit against prince andrew, brought by virginia giuffre. andrew's lawyers will once again plead his innocence of any impropriet

in august, virginia giuffre launched a civil action against prince andrew, the duke of york, alleging he sexually assaulted her on three separate occasions when she was aged 17. then known as virginia roberts, she claims that at the time this photograph was taken, she was being lent out to powerful men, having been sex trafficked by the disgraced financier jeffrey epstein, the former associate of andrew, who took his own life injail in 2019. ms giuffre's claim states that... the allegations have been strenuously denied by the duke, including in his newsnight interview in november, 2019. do you recall any kind of sexual contact with virginia roberts... none. ..then or any other time? none whatsoever. documents submitted by prince andrew's lawyers state... should this case go to trial, it's expected to begin in new york in the second half of 2022. south africa, and in late 2019, just as their royal tour was coming to an end, the duke and duchess of sussex announced that meghan was suing the publishers of the mail on sunday for breach of privacy. the paper had published lengthy extracts

in august, virginia giuffre launched a civil action against prince andrew, the duke of york, alleging he sexually assaulted her on three separate occasions when she was 17. then known as virginia roberts, she claims that at the time this photograph was taken, she was being lent out to powerful men, having been sex trafficked by the disgraced financier jeffrey epstein, the former associate of andrew, who took his own life injail in 2019. ms giuffre's claim states that 20 years ago prince andrew's wealth, power, position and connections enabled him to abuse a frightened, vulnerable child with no one there to protect her. the allegations have been strenuously denied by the duke, including in his newsnight interview in november, 2019. do you recall any kind of sexual contact with virginia roberts... none. — ..then or any other time? none whatsoever. documents submitted by prince andrew's lawyers state, giuffre has initiated this baseless lawsuit against prince andrew to achieve another payday at his expense and at the expense of those closest to him. should this case go to trial, it is

juan alessi said the two girls were jane — the first accuser — and virginia roberts, now virginia giuffre. the army is being brought in to help people in scotland in the aftermath of storm arwen. across scotland and northern england around 16 thousand homes are still without power — nearly a week after the storm hit. the majority are expected to get their power restored by the end of the week angela merkel has been given a ceremonial send—off in germany after 16 years in office. it comes days before parliament is due to officially elect social democat olaf scholz as her successor as chancellor. today's military ceremony, known as a "grosser zap—fen—streich", is the highest tribute paid by the german army. let's listen to some of what mrs merkel had to say. asi as i stand here before you today, ifeel such as i stand here before you today, i feel such thankfulness and very humble. humble before the world that i was a roach working for so long in the trust that i was allowed, trust is the most important part of politics. and it is anything but a given. and with that, i wholeheartedly

in august, virginia giuffre launched a civil action against prince andrew, the duke of york, alleging he sexually assaulted her on three separate occasions when she was aged 17. then known as virginia roberts, she claims that at the time this photograph was taken, she was being lent out to powerful men, having been sex trafficked by the disgraced financier jeffrey epstein, the former associate of andrew, who took his own life injail in 2019. ms giuffre's claim states that... the allegations have been strenuously denied by the duke, including in his newsnight interview in november, 2019. do you recall any kind of sexual contact with virginia roberts... none. — ..then or any other time? none whatsoever. documents submitted by prince andrew's lawyers state... should this case go to trial, it's expected to begin in new york in the second half of 2022. south africa, and in late 2019, just as their royal tour was coming to an end, the duke and duchess of sussex announced that meghan was suing the publishers of the mail on sunday for breach of privacy. the paper had published lengthy extra

another is a civil lawsuit by virginia giuffre, formerly known as virginia roberts, against prince andrew, alleging sexual assault. prince andrew has always strongly denied her claims. mr maxwell, can we have a statement on behalf of the family, please? lawyers for ghislaine maxwell say they have already started work on her appeal. simon jones, bbc news. president biden has told the russian leader, vladimir putin that he must de—escalate the tensions on his country's border with ukraine or the us and its allies will respond decisively. the two men spoke by telephone for 50 minutes. the white house said the conversation was serious and substantive. gail maclellan reports. the us president made the call the russian president had requested. the conversation between two of the world's most powerful men lasted 50 minutes. afterwards, the white house released a statement. a senior white house official described the tone of the conversation as serious and substantive, but said the russian president had given no indication of what he will do regarding ukraine, but said both leaders expressed th

>> the person who has sued prince andrew, virginia giuffre, was not one of the four girls, now women, who testified and were the subjects of this prosecution. but any evidence that came out here is something that she can use in her civil suit to develop and paint the picture of the predatory behavior that he was participating in and to connect the dots between ghislaine maxwell and prince andrew. so i think this is going to strengthen ms. giuffre's claim. >> tali, thank you so much, and if i may say that is a beautiful bookcase. >> thank you, katy. >> sorry to be lookee-loo-ing into your background. >> i'm delighted. happy new year to you. >> happy new year to you. >>> from abortion to guns, a look at the critical cases that will come before the supreme court in 2022. >>> first up, though, president biden is just one hour away from a call with vladimir putin. what the white house has planned amid a mounting crisis at the ukrainian border. such tree-mendous views. i'm at a moss for words. when a cough tries to steal dad's punchlines, he takes robitussin naturals powered by 100% drug-fr

in august, virginia giuffre launched a civil action against prince andrew, the duke of york, alleging he sexually assaulted her on three separate occasions when she was aged 17. then known as virginia roberts, she claims that at the time this photograph was taken, she was being lent out to powerful men, having been sex—trafficked by the disgraced financier jeffrey epstein, the former associate of andrew, who took his own life injail in 2019. ms giuffre's claim states that... the allegations have been strenuously denied by the duke, including in his newsnight interview in november, 2019. do you recall any kind of sexual contact with virginia roberts... none. ..then or any other time? none whatsoever. documents submitted by prince andrew's lawyers state... should this case go to trial, it's expected to begin in new york in the second half of 2022. south africa, and in late 2019, just as their royal tour was coming to an end, the duke and duchess of sussex announced that meghan was suing the publishers of the mail on sunday for breach of privacy. the paper had published lengthy extract

in august, virginia giuffre launched a civil action against prince andrew, the duke of york, alleging he sexually assaulted her on three separate occasions when she was aged 17. then known as virginia roberts, she claims that at the time this photograph was taken, she was being lent out to powerful men, having been sex trafficked by the disgraced financier jeffrey epstein, the former associate of andrew, who took his own life injail in 2019. ms giuffre's claim states that 20 years ago prince andrew's wealth, power, position and connections enabled him to abuse a frightened, vulnerable child with no one there to protect her. the allegations have been strenuously denied by the duke, including in his newsnight interview in november, 2019. do you recall any kind of sexual contact with virginia roberts... none. ..then or any other time? none whatsoever. documents submitted by prince andrew's lawyers state... should this case go to trial, it's expected to begin in new york in the second half of 2022. south africa, and in late 2019, just as their royal tour was coming to an end, the duke and

juan alessi said the two girls were jane — the first accuser and virginia roberts, now virginia giuffre. the army is being brought in to help people in scotland in the aftermath of storm arwen. across scotland and northern england around 16 thousand homes are still without power — nearly a week after the storm hit. the majority are expected to get their power restored by the end of the week. angela merkel has been given a ceremonial send—off in germany after 16 years in office. it comes days before parliament is due to officially elect social democat olaf scholz as her successor as chancellor. today's military ceremony, known as a "grosser zapfenstreich", is the highest tribute paid by the german army. let's listen to some of what mrs merkel had to say. asi as i stand here before you today i feel such thankfulness and humble. humble forthe today i feel such thankfulness and humble. humble for the role that i was allowed to work in for so long, thankfulness for the trust that i was given. trust is the most important thing in politics with him and for that i wholeheartedly thank you.

virginia giuffre says they made her have sex with prince andrew. he says he doesn�*t remember even meeting her. but she is suing him in a new york court. the latest hearing is expected next week. sanchia berg, bbc news. kenya�*s education minister, george magoha, says all gay and lesbian students should be barred from attending boarding schools. the often outspoken politician said they should be transferred to day schools to prevent them from influencing other boarders. rights groups have said they�*ll challenge any attempt to enforce the prohibition. gay sex in kenya is punishable by up to 14 years in prison. our correspondent emmanuel igunza says the minister�*s comments were unexpected. it came out of the blue. the minister was speaking on the background on issues about indiscipline in secondary schools. there have been several incidences where schools have been burnt down over the last few months, and he was speaking in that context of indiscipline among students, and then he made this bombshell comment that those who are lgbtq should b

another is a civil lawsuit by virginia giuffre, formerly known as virginia roberts, against prince andrew, alleging sexual assault. prince andrew has always strongly denied her claims. mr maxwell, can we have a statement on behalf of the family, please? lawyers for ghislaine maxwell say they have already started work on her appeal. simon jones, bbc news. sport and for a full round up from the bbc sport centre, here's holly. at the end of this bulletin, i am going to ask you what your resolution is from the air. you better get thinking. my new year's resolution might be not to trip up over any of the word. come back to me there. good afternoon. chelsea head coach thomas tuchel has responded to striker romelu lukaku after the striker gave an interview in which he said he was "not happy" with his situation at the club. the interview is understood to have taken place three weeks ago but it's not down well with tuchel, who's been speaking ahead of his side's home game against liverpool on sunday. i don't like it. of course, because it brings noise that we don't need and it is not helpful. 0n t

the documents question whether the woman making the allegation, virginia giuffre, can bring the case in new york — saying she lives in australia rather than in the united states. prince andrew has denied all the allegations against him. a merseyside police officer has been sacked for gross misconduct — after it emerged he'd shared racist and homophobic pictures. the guardian, which broke the story, also reports that he took selfies at a murder scene. an anti—corruption inquiry into the behaviour of ryan connolly uncovered several years of misdemeanours. merseyside police said connolly's behaviour was "deplorable" — and his dismissal sent a "clear message" that any abuse of office would not be tolerated. the hong kong pro—democracy media outlet stand news has said it's shutting down, after hundreds of national security police raided its offices. seven former and current employees were arrested,, for publishing what police described as "seditious publications". stand news, set up in 2014 was the most prominent remaining pro—democracy publication in hong kong. its closure ra

another is a civil lawsuit by virginia giuffre, formerly known as virginia roberts, against prince andrew, alleging sexual assault. prince andrew has always strongly denied her claims. mr maxwell, can we have a statement on behalf of the family, please? lawyers for ghislaine maxwell say they have already started work on her appeal. simon jones, bbc news. let's go back to the situation in south africa where overnight curfew rules have been lifted as officials say the country may have passed the peak of its fourth wave of covid infections. a government statement said the omicron variant, while highly transmissible, had seen lower hospitalisation rates than previous waves. we can cross to stellenbosh on the outskirts of cape town and speak to professor tulio de 0liveira, who leads the team that confirmed the discovery of omicron. welcome, thank you so much for joining us. so, do you think that it is now passed peak?— joining us. so, do you think that it is now passed peak? okay, so, there is now passed peak? okay, so, there is a few important _ is now passed peak? okay, so, there is a few

giuffre released a statement in reaction to the verdicts. gloria allred is a lawyer representing some of jeffrey epstein�*s accusers. she praised the victims for their courage. yes, i represent 20 accusers ofjeffrey epstein and some of them have made allegations against ms maxwell as well, they made those allegations to law enforcement although they did not testify at this trial, it was only a very limited timeframe in which charges were filed in reference to ms maxwell at this trial. but it's been a long journey and as the us attorney said, and i even said it before he did, none of this could have happened without the courage of the victims because they testified very bravely, they were cross examined vigorously by the defence, their motives were questioned and theyjust held their heads up with dignity and answered all the questions and they made many sacrifices for the cause ofjustice and again, others who alleged they were victims also shared their information with law enforcement as my clients did. and as a result, ms maxwell was convi

one ofjeffrey epstein�*s accusers, virginia giuffre, released a statement in reaction to the verdicts. in the statement she says... she goes on to say: gloria allred is a lawyer representing some ofjeffrey epstein�*s accusers. she praised the victims for their courage. yes, i represent 20 accusers ofjeffrey epstein and some of them have made allegations against ms maxwell as well, they made those allegations to law enforcement although they did not testify at this trial, it was only a very limited timeframe in which charges were filed in reference to ms maxwell at this trial. but it's been a long journey and as the us attorney said, and i even said it before he did, none of this could have happened without the courage of the victims because they testified very bravely, they were cross examined vigorously by the defence, their motives were questioned and theyjust held their heads up with dignity and answered all the questions and they made many sacrifices for the cause ofjustice and again, others who alleged they were victims also shared their information with law enforcement as my c

as in matter of fact, the civil suit that was a real catalyst behind it, the civil suit of virginia giuffre against ghislaine maxwell unfolded in the same court, the southern district of new york. and it was from that case it was mentioned a little bit earlier that there is a pending perjury count. that is two perjury counts from deposition testimony that ghislaine maxwell gave in that case, so that gives us an idea of the impact of this verdict. what was her reaction? she was calm and collected throughout. yes, throughout the trial she has been calm, collected, engaged with her defence, sometimes bantering with her attorneys and acknowledging her siblings who are usually seated in the front row. her sangfroid and calm continued when the verdict was read. apparently it was said that she had after the five out of six guilty verdicts were pronounced, she had poured a little cup of water from her fiji water bottle, and that was something i saw in ghislaine maxwell in the courtroom throughout, someone who even facing the possibility of the rest of her life in prison has reacted with calm, witho

giuffre, born virginia roberts, against prince andrew for sexual assault. now, we know that prince andrew and ghislaine maxwell were close friends, but his name was never mentioned in court during her trial. he has always strenuously denied the allegations against him. but a hearing in that civil case is due to take place in a federal court, here in new york, injust take place in a federal court, here in new york, in just five days' time. in new york, in 'ust five days' time. , ., ., . ., ., time. many thanks once again, the latest in time. many thanks once again, the iatest in new— time. many thanks once again, the latest in new york, _ time. many thanks once again, the latest in new york, aleem - time. many thanks once again, the i latest in new york, aleem maqbool. the latest figures show the number of daily covid admissions to hospital in england has nearly doubled in a week, from just over a thousand a week ago, to more than 2,000. and there are still problems across the uk , with the availability of lateral flow and pcr tests. health officials say m

virginia giuffre says they made her have sex with prince andrew. he says he doesn�*t remember even meeting her. but she is suing him in a new york court. the latest hearing is expected next week. sanchia berg, bbc news. northern ireland�*s ambulance service says it�*s under extreme pressure and has warned that even "the most urgent calls" may now face delays. the service says it�*s experiencing "unprecedented pressure" because of staff shortages due to covid—i9. let�*s talk to the service�*s medical director, nigel ruddell. when director, nigel ruddell. you say extreme pressure, does when you say extreme pressure, what does that look like? we when you say extreme pressure, what does that look like?— does that look like? we are seeing the same issues _ does that look like? we are seeing the same issues as _ does that look like? we are seeing the same issues as our— does that look like? we are seeing the same issues as our colleagues| does that look like? we are seeing i the same issues as our colleagues in other ambulance services

the documents question whether the woman making the allegation, virginia giuffre, can bring the case in new york, saying she lives in australia rather than in the united states. prince andrew has denied all the allegations against him. a merseyside police officer has been sacked for gross misconduct after it emerged he'd shared racist and homophobic pictures. the guardian, which broke the story, also reports that he took selfies at a murder scene. an anti—corruption inquiry into the behaviour of ryan connolly uncovered several years of misdemeanours. merseyside police said connolly's behaviour was "deplorable" and his dismissal sent a "clear message" that any abuse of office would not be tolerated. it's almost a year since changes to eu—uk trade came into effect and imports remain below pre—brexit and pre—pandemic levels, according to the office for national statistics. our political correspondentjessica parker has been to visit three companies based in the netherlands, who do business with britain, to see how the changes have impacted them. warmed under led lights, millions

as in matter of fact, the civil suit that was a real catalyst behind it, the civil suit of virginia giuffre against ghislaine maxwell in new york, and it was from that case it was mentioned a little bit earlier that there is a pending perjury count. that is two perjury counts from deposition testimony that ghislaine maxwell gave in that case, so that gives us an idea of the impact of this verdict. gives us an idea of the impact of this verdict-— gives us an idea of the impact of this verdict. �* . ., , , this verdict. and what has been her reaction? she _ this verdict. and what has been her reaction? she was _ this verdict. and what has been her reaction? she was calm _ this verdict. and what has been her reaction? she was calm and - this verdict. and what has been her. reaction? she was calm and collected throughout. reaction? she was calm and collected throu:hout. , ., ., throughout. yes, throughout the trial she has _ throughout. yes, throughout the trial she has been _ throughout. yes, throughout the trial she has been calm, - throughout. yes, throughout the l trial she has been cal

virginia giuffre, seen here in a picture with the queen's son and maxwell in the background allegedly taken decades ago, accuses the royal of having sex with her on several occasions starting with when she was just 17. a claim the duke has always denied. >> i've said consistently and frequently that we never had any sort of sexual contact. >> reporter: a hearing for the case is set for tuesday. the prince's lawyers however are calling for the suit to be thrown out. giuffre's lawyer, the same counsel for annie farmer who testified in maxwell's trial, had this to say following the maxwell verdict. >> what you've seen here is a jury who took it upon themselves to believe in these victims, hear their voices and render a verdict that told the american public that regardless of power, privilege, whether you're a president or a prince, you will be held accountable if you engage in sexual trafficking. >> reporter: the prince who's ninth in line to the british throne has long maintained his innocence including a 2019 bbc interview where he had this exchange regarding any possible interactions

giuffre lawsuit against prince andrew. she is accusing the duke of sexually abusing her at the age of 17. the judge's order says the documents will be unsealed on or about january 3rd. the house panel investigating the capitol riot and justice department are urging the supreme court to reject former president trump's bid to shield the documents related to his efforts challenging the 2020 presidential election results. in the briefs filed today, the committee and the biden administration say the federal appeals court ruling earlier this month ordering the material to be turned over should stand. last week, trump's lawyers urged the justices to intervene and block the release citing executive privilege. meantime the biden administration also ramping up its push to end president trump's remain in mexico policy tonight by asking the supreme court to weigh in. critics are warning that if the biden administration is successful with its plan to end that policy, the effects at the southern border could be devastating. here is nati

the queen's son currently facing a civil lawsuit in new york filed by virginia roberts giuffre, pictured here with him and maxwell decades ago. giuffre accusing the prince of having sex with her three times starting when she was 17. allegations he has repeatedly denied. for maxwell, who turns 60 in her jail cell on christmas, the verdict marks a stunning downfall for a woman born into wealth and status. >> the justice system worked and said, this is not okay. if you're going to help someone abuse little girls and sexually abuse little girls, you will be held accountable, you will get arrested, you will go to jail. >> reporter: for annie farmer, the sentence is a watershed moment, showing no one is above the law. >> i think justice is a complicated term. we know there were other people involved and other perpetrators. we certainly hope that there will continue to be investigated so that other people will be held accountable for the ways that they abused people. >> our thanks to erielle. >>> living the dream. families leaving the city behind for a new life in the country, saving money, mor

another is a civil lawsuit by virginia giuffre, formerly known as virginia roberts, against prince andrew, alleging sexual assault. prince andrew has always strongly denied her claims. mr maxwell, can we have a statement on behalf of the family, please? lawyers for ghislaine maxwell say they have already started work on her appeal. simon jones, bbc news. train passengers are being advised to alter their new year's eve plans due to planned strike action. cross country has cancelled services across england, scotland and wales and will be operating a "very limited timetable" on other routes. southern has also announced none of its trains will run to or from london victoria until 10th january because of staff shortages caused by covid. mourners in south africa have been paying their respects to the late archbishop desmond tutu, who is lying in state for a second day ahead of his funeral tomorrow. the anti—apartheid campaigner died on sunday at the age of 90. we can speak now to our south africa correspondent, nomsa maseko, who is at st georges cathedral in cape town. nomsa — large crowds

the documents question whether the woman making the allegation, virginia giuffre, can bring the case in new york — saying she lives in australia rather than in the united states. prince andrew has denied all the allegations against him. new measures have been announced to try to help autistic people in england, scotland and wales into work. currently, just 22% of autistic adults are in any type of paid employment. as part of the scheme, thousands ofjob centre staff will be given specialist accessibility training, which has been created with the support of the national autistic society. for autistic people, accessibility isn't just one thing. it's about that attitude and approach and understanding of the staff working in job centres. it's about the physical environment, in terms of sensory, being able to make changes to the lights or the noise, to find somewhere quiet that autistic people can be supported in. it's also about understanding the barriers and challenges that autistic people when they're trying to access jobs and the jobs market. record amounts of snow has fallen in west

giuffre she's become one of epstein's most vocal accusers. carolyn says mr. giuffre asked her if she wanted to make money by giving massages to epstein at his palm beach, florida, home. when they got there, carolyn testified that ghislaine maxwell told them to go to epstein's bathroom carolyn said she kept her bra and underwear on, but that ms. giuffre got fully undressed. she said epstein then entered the room and lay on the massage table. carolyn testified that 45 minutes later, epstein turned over and that he and ms. giuffre had sex. she said she watched from a nearby couch carolyn testified that she then gave hundreds of massages over the next four years. she testified that jeffrey epstein would, first, lie on his stomach while carolyn gave him a massage. she said that he would then roll over, touch her, and masturbate. carolyn said ghislaine maxwell paid her 300 to $400 for each encounter. carolyn testified that she got paid extra for bringing her teenaged friends over. she said she used that money to buy drugs. carolyn told the court th

todd: one of those accusers who celebrated the verdict virginia giuffre. she tweeted i hope today is not the end but another day of justice being served. gil maxwell did not act alone others must be held accountsable. the defense attorney says the once popular british socialite will fight these charges. watch. >> we firmly believe ghislaine's innocence. obviously we are very disappointed with the verdict. we have already started working on the appeal and we are confident that she will be vindicated. todd: that is not stopping maxwell's accusers from acknowledging their triumph. some saying they're, quote: relieved and grateful at the verdict. back to you. joey: todd, thanks for update. and guys, i don't know what you can do for the victims. i'm glad that this person is going to jail. obviously the perpetrator that we have all heard about for so long, jeffrey epstein is dead. he took his own life. he took a coward's way out. so now we have more than 100 victims. and at least somebody is going to go jail. what this guilty verdict does more than anything, it

the queen's son facing a civil lawsuit in new york filed by virginia roberts giuffre, pictured here with him and maxwell decades ago. giuffre accusing the prince of having sex with her on multiple occasions when she was 17, allegations he has repeatedly denied. maxwell, the only close associate of disgraced multi-millionaire and convicted sex offender jeffrey epstein to face charges, found guilty on five of six counts. the british socialite now facing up to 65 years in prison. four of her accusers taking the stand. annie farmer, the only one to publicly identify herself, telling abc news the verdict shows no one is above the law. >> i wasn't sure that this day would ever come, and i just feel so grateful that the jury believed us. and sent a strong message that perpetrators of sexual abuse and exploitation will be held accountable. >> reporter: but maxwell's family standing by her, saying the government turned its sights on her only after epstein took his own life in 2019. >> ghislaine has been denied justice, has been denied a fair trial, and the presumption of innocence never existed.