this is bbc news. i'm geeta guru—murthy. the headlines at 11pm... a us prosecutor says prince andrew has provided zero co—operation to thejeffrey epstein sex trafficking inquiry. the southern district of new york and the fbi have contacted prince andrew's attorneys and asked to interview prince andrew, and to date prince andrew has provided zero cooperation. the government considers airlifting british citizens out of the worst affected area in china, hit by the coronavirus. companies involved in refurbishing grenfell tower have been accused of failing to admit any responsibility for the fire which killed 72 people. world leaders and holocaust survivors gather at auschwitz in poland to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the nazi death camp.

and, this evening, the duke and duchess of cambridge have been attending a commemorative service in london in honour of the victims and survivors of nazi persecution. and at 11.30pm, we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers, kevin schofield and rowena mason. stay with us for that. a prosecutor in the united states says prince andrew has "provided zero cooperation" to an inquiry into sex trafficking claims against the billionaire financierjeffrey epstein. the duke of york last year said he was willing to help any appropriate law enforcement agency. here's our north america correspondent, nick bryant. earlier this month, prince andrew

made a rare public appearance at this church service near the sandringham estate, a display of support from the queen, it was seen as, for her embattled second son. but, on this side of the atlantic today, outside the new york mansion owned by the sex offender jeffrey epstein, the us attorney in charge of the ongoing sex trafficking investigation had stiff words of rebuke for the british royal. the southern district of new york and the fbi have contacted prince andrew's attorneys and asked to interview prince andrew, and to date, prince andrew has provided zero cooperation. epstein took his own life last summer in a new yorkjailhouse while awaiting trial, and in the aftermath of his death, there was renewed attention on his relationship with prince andrew. in a bbc newsnight interview, prince andrew denied having sex with one of epstein‘s accusers, and offered to help the us authorities. but if push came to shove, and the legal advice was to do so,

then i would be duty—bound to do so. this is the now—famous photo of a woman who said she was made by epstein to have sex with prince andrew, virginia roberts. prince andrew denies ever having met her. also in the background is his friend, ghislaine maxwell. the fbi's probe is thought to be focusing on the british socialite, a long—time associate of epstein‘s. she's not been accused of any criminal charges, but has in the past vehemently denied any wrongdoing. this strong admonishment is a sign of the mounting frustration here about prince andrew's failure so far to honour his pledge to help the investigation. a question for prosecutors in new york — will they try to compel him to do so? in london, the issue is being dealt with by the duke of york's legal team. buckingham palace will not be commenting further on this particular matter. nick bryant, bbc news, new york. the government says people who've returned to the uk

from wuhan in china, the city at the centre of the coronavirus outbreak, should self—isolate even if they have no symptoms. it comes as the number of people in china who've died has risen to 82, with around 3,000 needing treatment. 0ur china correspondent, john sudworth, has the very latest. shouts echo. the eerie sound of a city in lockdown. wu han‘s residents, trapped in their homes, shouting encouragement to each other. ok, here we are, day five of the lockdown. bored. kharn lambert is stuck here with his gran. nan, hello! she was only meant to be visiting for a short break, and although there is enough food, her medication is running dangerously low and there is no help in sight. why is it possible that the american government and the french government, the japanese government, can make these deals with the chinese authorities to get their citizens out

of the city, but the uk government can't? china's priority is to show it's getting a grip. alongside teams of army medics, the premier li keqiang was flown into wuhan, urging an all—out national effort to contain the virus. even getting on a beijing subway train has become a surreal experience. workers in full hazmat suits, checking every passenger. anybody with a temperature of 37.3 or above is instantly isolated. but there are troubling signs. a man films a doctor telling him his mother probably has the virus, but there are no testing kits to confirm it. the man tells me that the hospitals that do have the tests have no spare beds. "there are so many cases like ours," he says, "wandering the city

in search of treatment". and, on state tv, the mayor of wuhan has admitted information was not released on time because he was waiting for higher approval. we don't know how this virus would affect a pregnant woman, or... canadian lauren williams and her british husband, tom, are also trapped in wuhan. with their new baby due in a months time, they, too, want more information from the uk government. just advice would be great and very clear direction about, you know, what's going to be happening, so we can make plans. the uk government says it is working on a plan, amid warnings that this national emergency is likely to become much more serious yet. the firms that were involved in refurbishing grenfell tower, before the fire which killed 72 people, have been accused of failing to admit any

responsibility for the blaze. the claim was made at the public inquiry into the disaster, which reopened today, focusing on why the building ended up being covered in combustible cladding. tom symonds has more details. the grenfell families are scrutinising the inquiry. a panel member resigned at the weekend because of concerns about a conflict of interest. so, the chairman, sir martin moore—bick, was flanked on only one side. thouria istephan is a construction expert. the senior barrister leading these hearings began with this. i invited the core participants not to indulge in a merry—go—round of buck—passing. regrettably, that invitation has not been accepted. he's talking about the companies and borough council behind the refurbishment, which ended in this. the new cladding and insulation they installed spread the flames, according to stage one of this inquiry.

stage two will examine why they were chosen, but it's going to be hard work, judging by early statements. any member of the public reading these statements and taking them all at face value would be forced to conclude that everyone involved in the refurbishment of grenfell tower did what they were supposed to do and nobody made any serious or causative mistakes. and so, on the first day of this inquiry, companies have pointed the finger at companies. the architects, studio e, said it did not have full control over the design of the cladding. that was the building contractor, rydon. rydon said, yes, but it relied on cladding experts for fire safety advice. and it suggested that the big american cladding manufacturer arconic knew it was dangerous. the bbc has already revealed that a product certificate for the cladding did not include crucial information, that tests in france had given it

poor ratings for fire safety — grade e. a is best. today, the inquiry heard about internal arconic e—mails. a technical manager said this product was too dangerous for the outsides of building. as he was writing, grenfell tower was having a product fitted which does this when exposed to flames. arconic has said building designers must do their own safety tests. because no—one is accepting blame, this will be a long process and the families will have to wait. it has to be thorough and it has to be transparent. you need time for all this, but we are here to ultimately get the truth and justice. these will be highly technical hearings. they'll last until april 2021. tom symonds, bbc news, at the grenfell tower inquiry. the family of harry dunn have met with foreign secretary dominic raab following the us secretary of state's decision to reject the request for the return of american suspect anne sacoolas

to the uk. mr dunn was killed when his motorbike crashed into a car outside a us military base in northamptonshire last year. the family spokesman radd seiger spoke after the meeting, which he described as "warm and positive". the foreign secretary is every bit as angry as the parents are and, frankly, the whole nation now, and they are not going to take this lying down. so, we've come away from that meeting feeling really... really pleased is the wrong word, but satisfied that the foreign secretary is in there batting for harry, and we have no worries or concerns that this is going to be swept under the carpet. there is a special relationship here, but now is the time for both the americans and the british to prove that this is a special relationship. beyond that, i think there's a way to go yet to get anne sacoolas back, but we have no doubt that she is coming back. he couldn't tell us exactly

what all of the options are because they are currently being reviewed. this is a largely unprecedented case and there is a lot of work — particularly on the lawyers' part — to do, before they can come out and say exactly what they're going to do for us, but we are in no doubt that that's what they're going to do. there have been tributes from around the world for the retired basketball star kobe bryant, who died yesterday in a helicopter crash. the five—time nba champion was with his 13—year—old daughter, gianna, and seven others when the accident happened. all those on board died. investigators are still trying to establish the cause but conditions at the time over southern california were foggy. from los angeles, here's sophie long. commentator: gets to the rim. reverse! he was one of the greatest players of all time. for two decades, the fierce soul of the la lakers.