welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm mariko oi. the headlines... prince andrew has reached a settlement with virginia giuffre, the woman who accused him of sexual abuse — allegations he has repeatedly denied. russia claims it's pulling troops back from ukraine's border, but president biden says it's unverfied, and he had this warning for president putin. if russia does invade in the days and weeks ahead, the human cost to ukraine will be immense. and the strategic cost for russia will also be immense. novak djokovic tells the bbc, he'd rather not win any more trophies, than be forced to take

a covid vaccine. united in grief, it's not just mothers that suffer when they lose a baby, now their partners are finding better ways to cope. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it's newsday. it's 7am in singapore, and 6pm in new york — where prince andrew and virginia giuffre, the woman who'd accused him of sexual assault, have reached an out—of—court settlement, in a civil case. he'd previously said he wanted to contest the claims in front of a jury. there is no admission of liability

by the duke, who's always maintained his innocence, but in the agreement, he accepts ms giuffre, has suffered as a "victim of abuse." he's also pledged to "demonstrate his regret for his association, with the convicted sex trafficker jeffrey epstein," by supporting the "fight against the evils of sex trafficking, and by supporting its victims". the duke of york is to make a substantial donation to ms giuffre�*s charity, supporting victims�* rights. with more on the settlement, here's our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell. for all the show of public defiance that he was determined to fight the case in court, it was always thought by lawyers and others that he would have to settle out of court and that's exactly what andrew has now done. without, importantly for him, any admission of liability, over virginia giuffre�*s central assertion against andrew of sexual assault, but with the promise of a substantial donation to ms giuffre�*s charity in support of victims�* rights. a statement filed to the civil court in new york said...

the statement contrasts sharply with andrew's newsnight interview when he expressed no sympathy for epstein�*s victims and said he had no regrets about his friendship with epstein. do you regret the whole friendship with epstein? now, still not, and the reason being is that the people i met and the opportunities that i was given to learn, either by him or because of him, were actually very useful.

for andrew, it was vital in the settlement not to accept any liability. for virginia giuffre, to have had her ordeal at the hands ofjeffrey epstein to be fully recognised. overall it's very positive for her. it's also positive for him, but he's the real loser in all this because of the terrible public relations below he's suffered as a result of all of this. buckingham palace has offered no comment but one thing is certain, this out—of—court settlement will be a huge relief to the royalfamily. the prospect of a court case hanging over the queen's platinum jubilee was not one they relished, to put it mildly. i think for the royal family this was really the only decision prince andrew could have taken. this will save months of embarrassing revelations coming out and spoiling the queen's platinum jubilee year. quite what andrew's future is now is unclear. in the court statement he says he will work to support

the fight against the evils of sex trafficking. nicholas witchell, bbc news. let's speak to shayna jacobs from the washington post. she reports on federal courts and law enforcement for the paper. thank you so much forjoining us. firstly, in your view, was the settlement expected, and a question many people will be asking is how much did they settle for? well. many people will be asking is how much did they settle for? well, the settlement for _ much did they settle for? well, the settlement for a _ much did they settle for? well, the settlement for a lot _ much did they settle for? well, the settlement for a lot of _ much did they settle for? well, the settlement for a lot of people - settlement for a lot of people watching this was almost inevitable just because of what we heard previously about the amount of sheer embarrassment and humiliation that hearing this matter out and the court would've brought andrew and to the entire royal family. court would've brought andrew and to the entire royalfamily. as intensely curious as most people

watching this are, we really don't have the details of what the settlement says. that's by design because a lot of these cases do and in settlements and the incentive for a defendant to settle is often the fact that damaging information will be concealed from public review. aside from the reputation damage and so on, legally speaking, is the case now over? . . , so on, legally speaking, is the case now over? u, , , now over? the case is essentially over. now over? the case is essentially over- both _ now over? the case is essentially over. both parties— now over? the case is essentially over. both parties submitted - over. both parties submitted basically a stipulated agreement today that says that virginia dupree —— she will at some point will be closed on the docket and it will be a closed manner unless of course somebody allegedly violates the term of whatever terms are. —— virginia

giuffre. and let somebody violates or allegedly violates anything contained in the actual settlement agreement. i contained in the actual settlement agreement-— contained in the actual settlement aareement. , . ., agreement. i understand that you say there is not much _ agreement. i understand that you say there is not much detail _ agreement. i understand that you say there is not much detail on _ agreement. i understand that you say there is not much detail on the - there is not much detail on the settlement, but do you expect that that may be confidentiality aspect this agreement? that that may be confidentiality aspect this agreement?— that may be confidentiality aspect this agreement? that is very likely explanation _ this agreement? that is very likely explanation for _ this agreement? that is very likely explanation for why _ this agreement? that is very likely explanation for why more - this agreement? that is very likely explanation for why more wasn't . explanation for why more wasn't revealed today. and for why both sides are not speaking to what they got out of it or what they didn't get out of bed. in all likelihood, there is a nondisclosure agreement signed by both sides and their attorneys and in all likelihood, there won't be anything official released about it from now on. can ou released about it from now on. can you explain — released about it from now on. can you explain how this is different to a criminal case?— a criminal case? sure. so in a criminal— a criminal case? sure. so in a criminal case. _ a criminal case? sure. so in a criminal case, the _ a criminal case? sure. so in a criminal case, the worst - a criminal case? sure. so in a i criminal case, the worst possible punishment is the highest sentence, which is often incarceration, the

highest number of years of incarceration that a person is facing. in a civil case, the worst that can happen is you are ordered to turn over damages, financial damages. they can be other consequences, for instance, if it has to do with the business and the operation of a business, but in this case, andrew was facing the prospect of a humiliating trial potentially if it were to get that far and possible monetary damages should there have been a liable verdict. from the washington post, thank you so much forjoining us on newsday today. so much for “oining us on newsday toda . . ~ so much for “oining us on newsday toda . ., ~ ,, president biden has urged russia to step back from the brink of war, saying it hasn't been verfied, that moscow has begun withdrawing troops from ukraine's border. he warns that a russian invasion still "remains distinctly possible,"

but that the "united states and its nato allies are prepared for whatever happens, and russia would pay a steep economic price." earlier president putin said he didn't want war in europe, but that the west still needs to address his concerns about russian security, and nato's eastward expansion. borisjohnson says there are signs of a "diplomatic opening" to resolve the crisis. well over 100,000 russian troops remain on ukraine's borders. 0ur correspondent, steve rosenberg, has the very latest from moscow. russia's army on the move. and apparently heading away from ukraine's border. moscow announced it is pulling back some of its troops. is it a signal that the kremlin is ready to de—escalate? russia says it is proof it is not preparing an invasion.

in moscow, more socially distanced diplomacy. this time germany's chancellor trying to persuade vladimir putin to reduce tensions even further. the kremlin is ready to talk. translation: there are some things we are ready to discuss. _ it was us who suggested them, on european security, medium and short range missiles and military transparency. we are ready to continue ourjoint work. the kremlin has not got what it really wants, ukraine barred from joining nato. but east and west are now talking about european security and it seems that those discussions will continue. so some positive signs of diplomacy and deescalation. but it is still unclear how this crisis will end. one thing is certain, vladimir putin is loving the attention and loving the fact that world leaders have been lining

up to come here to talk to him. because that puts him exactly where he wants to be. slap bang centre of the geopolitical stage. but the muscle flexing has not stopped completely. some russian military drills are continuing near the ukrainian border and the number of troops that moscow has actually pulled back is not clear. the intelligence we have seen today is still not encouraging. we have more battalion tactical groups being brought closer to the border with ukraine, according to the intelligence that we are seeing. so mixed signals i think at the moment. president biden said a russian invasion it remained a distinct possibility. if russia attacks ukraine, it will be met with overwhelming international condemnation. the world will not forget that russia chose needless death and destruction. what does it all mean

for the international reputation of russia ? the image of russia right now in the west is of a country which is ready to use force. it is a problem of image makers from the west. for them, russia is a threat for sure because they know for sure that we are equal in terms of nuclear weapons and missiles. they understand that clearly. we are the only country in the world with the same possibilities as america. for now, ukraine and the west are waiting for more evidence that russia is pulling back, that moscow is committed to resolving this crisis peacefully. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. amid the international warnings of an imminent russian invasion, there's no obvious sign of panic in eastern ukraine, where many are already war weary. a on—going conflict between russian—backed separatists

and the ukrainian government has claimed more than 14,000 lives in the east, since 2014. our international correspondent, orla guerin reports from the strategic port city of mariupol, just 30 miles from ukraine's border, with russia. history looms large over mariupol. the soviet past carved in stone. moscow hankers for the dominance at last. but ukraine has moved on and says there is no going back. at the supermarket tills today, business as usual. no empty shelves, no panic buying, not what you might expect given all the talk of invasion. tatiana has seen a lot in her 7a years. she doesn't buy it. "the invasion isjust in our heads," she told me. "nobody is going to invade,

not everyone is a fool. "nobody will attack their brothers." perhaps, but their slavic brothers remain within striking distance, just 30 miles up this road. it's now a dead zone because pro—moscow rebels have been at war with ukrainian troops for the past eight years. up ahead is territory controlled by russian backed separatists and then the border with russia itself, where the road is almost empty today, no sign of trouble on the horizon, but russia's pressure on ukraine is a long—term project, and here in the east, plenty of damage has already been done. and year by year, it is handed on. this is the baptism of a four—month—old baby into the ukrainian orthodox church.

his family lost everything in 2015 — when pro—moscow separatists took their city. they are internally displaced like one and half million others. now they live in mariupol in this rundown building. three generations crammed into two rooms. mhatve's grandmother, elena, tells me they had a good life before the war with a home of their own. then shelling forced them to flee. "we left our house and jobs" she says, "and we moved." now she fears that may happen again. nearby, another indelible mark left by war. a mural of a little girl orphaned

in 2015, her mother died shielding herfrom shelling. orla guerin, bbc news. the family of a woman who was shot dead on a film set in the us you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme... united in grief — it's not just mothers that suffer when they lose a baby — now their partners are finding better ways to cope. nine years and 15,000 deaths after going into afghanistan, the last soviet troops were finally coming home — the withdrawal completed in good order, but the army defeated in the task it had been sent to perform. malcolm has been murdered. that has a terrible effect for the morale of the people. i'm terrified of the repercussions in the streets. one wonders who is next.

as the airlift got under way, there was no let—up in the eruption itself. lava streams from a vent low in the crater flow down to the sea on the east of the island, away from the town for the time being. it could start flowing again at any time. the russians heralded _ their new—generation space station with a spectacular night launch. they've called it mir — l the russian for "peace". this is newsday on the bbc. our headlines... prince andrew has reached a settlement with virginia giuffre, the woman who accused him of sexual abuse — allegations he has repeatedly denied.

russia claims its pulling troops back from ukraine's border, but president biden says it's unverfied novak djokovic says he'd rather miss out on future tennis trophies, than be forced to take a covid vaccine. speaking exclusively to the bbc, the men's world number one insisted he wasn't part of any anti—vax movement, but believed the right to choose, was more important than any tennis tournament. he was deported from australia last month, for being a threat to public safety. he's been speaking to the bbc�*s amol rajan. he is widely held to be the greatest player of his time in an era already blessed with legends. but now he's the most controversial too. have you received any vaccination against covid? i have not. why? i understand that, and support fully, the freedom to choose

whether you want to get vaccinated or not and i have not spoken about this before and i have not disclosed my medical record and my vaccination status, because i had the right to keep that private and discreet. but, as i see, there is a lot of wrong conclusions and assumptions out there. i think it's important to speak up about that and justify certain things. on december 16th, djokovic tested positive for covid, but only found out, he says, after mixing with young tennis players the following day. when he arrived in australia on january 5th, he was held at the border. onjanuary 6th, his visa was cancelled and he was detained. four days later onjanuary 10th, a judge overturned that decision releasing him to compete.

but four days after that, onjanuary14th, australia's immigration minister again cancelled his visa on grounds of public safety. djokovic appealed, but lost, and left australia onjanuary 16th. i was never against vaccination. me, as an elite professional athlete, i've always carefully reviewed, assessed everything that comes in from the supplements, food, the water that i drink, or sports drinks, anything really that comes into my body as a fuel. the world number one insists that he did obey the rules in trying to enter australia and distanced himself from the anti—vax movement. as things stand, if this means that you miss the french open, is that a price you'd be willing to pay? yes, that is the price that i'm willing to pay. and if it means that you miss wimbledon this year, again that's a price you're willing to pay? yes. ultimately, are you prepared to forego the chance to be

the greatest player that ever picked up a racket statistically because you feel so strongly about this jab? yes. i do. why, novak? why? because the principles of decision—making on my body are more important than any title or anything else. i'm trying to be in tune with my body as much as i possibly can. djokovic insists he is keeping an open mind, but, for now, shows no sign of changing it. amol rajan, bbc news, belgrade. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines... at least seven people have died and 1a are missing after a spanish fishing boat sank off the east coast of canada. three crew members have been

rescued, and efforts to find more survivors are continuing. spain's prime minister pedro sanchez said he was following the rescue operation "with concern". the former president of hundras has surrendered to police after a request by the united states for him to be extradited to america. juan orlando hernandez was fitted with a protective vest as he surrendered to police. hernandez is accused by us prosecutors of being involved in a drug—trafficking network. the police chief in the canadian capital, ottawa, has resigned over his handling of protests against covid vaccine mandates. peter sloly has faced growing criticism from residents angry that parts of the city have been brought to a standstill for nearly three weeks. a review of health services for miscarriages in england, is investigating the lack of support for the partners of women losing a pregnancy. feelings of helplessness, being ignored and isolation are often experienced.

tulip mazumdar has been to essex, to speak to one group of men, who are offering each other, mutualsupport. i felt completely alone, and i was the only one in the world going through this. people acted as if because my baby didn't arrive, she didn't die and we didn't actually lose the baby, but we very much did. the best thing that people did after we lost our sons reuben and henry was acknowledging. that it existed. these men share more than just a love of football. they have all lost babies. some died early on in pregnancy. others within days of being born. during and after a loss, the focus is quite rightly on the woman. support for women across the uk is patchy, but support for men is practically nonexistent. matt and his wife, lauren, have suffered four miscarriages, including two late losses. it absolutely crushed me, i'd go and do some shopping and i'd

cry in the car on the way to the shops, or i'd go and cry in the shower or, you know, i'd cry sitting on the toilet because that was the only time i could get could get to be alone. i don't think people think that miscarriage affects men as much as it does. miscarriages can range from a loss with bleeding over many weeks to women losing a lot of blood very quickly and becoming extremely unwell. during a late miscarriage, mums may give birth to their tiny babies with their partners watching on. with regards to the team, as much as, you know, we don't all kind of sit around and discuss our losses, it's just that absolute knowledge that everyone has experienced what you're going through. there's no pressure to grieve, us playing football and us doing the training is us grieving. what are partners, particularly men up against when it comes to dealing with this kind of loss?

this toxic masculinity. "big boys don't cry, man up." you know... it's a stereotype of being strong for your partner, isn't it? yeah. you're listening to the dads still standing podcast and we're about miscarriage, about stillbirth, about baby loss... after meeting at the football club, matt and liam came up with the idea of a podcast aimed at grieving dads. hearing us tell each other everything allows other dads to feel like they can tell people what they're going through. it is rough and it is awful. but actually, that thing you're really scared about is going to be all right. tulip mazumdur, bbc news, writtle in essex. and there's more on that on the bbc website — bbc.com/news. the american author has died at the age of 7a. he was known for refashioning that gonzo journalism

of the 19605 counterculture into a distinctive brand of conservative and libertarian commentary. that's all we have time for. thank you so much for watching the gonzo journalism of 19605 counterculture into a distinctive brand of conservative and libertarian commentary. that's all we have time for. thank you so much for watching newsday. hello there. it's going to be a stormy few days ahead. the first of two named 5torms arrives during wednesday, that is a storm dudley. and ahead of dudley we have seen this stream of cloud pushing in on those stronger winds from the atlantic bringing yet more rain across from the west. by the time we get to wednesday morning, most of that wetter weather is out of the way. still some wetness there acro55 northern scotland, but away from here, it's a mild start, and there may be some early sunshine, but it will cloud over quickly. we've got the rain coming in from dudley, soon arriving in northern ireland, heavier more persistent rain here pushing into northern england and heading northwards into a good part of scotland. further 5outh, perhaps not too much in the way of rain, but it will be turning milder, very mild in the southeast, temperatures here reaching 16—17 celsius. as it gets milder, the winds

are going to be strengthening across many parts of the country throughout the day. now, the main core of strongest wind5 is still where we have this amber wind warning from the met office. in this area, we are expecting gu5t5 of around 70—80 mph perhap5, more likely to have some damage and disruption as well. now, the winds are picking up sooner because the storm is moving in rapidly. it's going to move away very quickly as well, leaving northern parts of scotland, taking some damaging wind5 into continental europe on thursday. so by the time we get to thursday morning, the winds won't be as strong. it's still going to be windy, butjust not as windy. there will be some 5un5hine during the day on thursday and some showers, and those showers could be of a wintry flavour in the hills in scotland because it's quite cold air here. temperatures in the southeast picking at 12 celsius. the winds gradually ea5e down during thursday, but then we will see the winds really strengthening again in time for friday. that's when we see the next named storm arrive, this is storm eunice. and the pressure is falling

so rapidly, it's undergoing what we call explosive clyclogenesis. and it's likely to bring some potentially damaging and di5ruptive wind5 more widely towards the uk. not only some very windy conditions, we've also got the possibility of some snow and blizzards in the north. now, at the moment, that is perhaps more likely to be affecting scotland, perhaps the far north of england, but a lot depends on the track of the low. there is still some uncertainty, but it's likely that on friday we will see some more disruption more widely across the uk.

this is bbc news, the headlines. britain's prince andrew has reached an out of court settlement with virginia giuffre who had accused him of sexually assaulting her when she was a teenager. court documents in the united states show the prince will make a donation to m5 giuffre's charity in support of victims' right5. russia claims its pulling some troops back from ukraine's border. president vladimir putin has said that nato has failed to address ba5ic concerns about russian security but he said he was prepared to continue di5cussion5. president biden has warned that a russian invasion of ukraine remains a �*distinct possibility�*. but he also said he wanted to give diplomacy with russia �*every chance to 5ucceed�*. novak djokovic has told the bbc he�*s prepared to miss future tournaments including wimbledon and the french open, rather than take the covid vaccine.