this is bbc news — i'm david eades with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. settled out of court — prince andrew reaches a deal with virginia giuffre, with no admission of liability, after she accused him of sexual assault. russia claims it has withdrawn some of its troops from the border with ukraine. president biden says allied action will be swift if moscow orders an invasion. if russia attacks ukraine they will be met with overwhelming international condemnation. the world will not forget that russia chose needless death and destruction. the former president of honduras has surrendered to police and will be extradited to the us to face drug—trafficking allegations. and the american author and satirist, pj o'rourke has died at the age of 7a.

hello and thanks forjoining us. 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. the queen's second son had previously said he wanted to contest the claims in front of a jury. in the settlement there is no admission of liability, but the duke 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 traffickerjeffrey epstein," by supporting what he called the "fight against the evils of sex trafficking'. he is to make a substantial

donation to ms giuffre�*s charity, supporting victims�* rights. 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 royal family. 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. adam klasfeld, the managing editor of the us based legal news outlet law & crime has been following the case.

i think we did hear both of these parties making these vows that they were going to take this all the way to trial and of course the federal judge refusing to dismiss the case and sending it to this stage. again, we need to look at the history of this case. ms giuffre, the same person who sued prince andrew had entered into settlements with jeffrey epstein, with ghislaine maxwell and now, the prince. so this obviously happens very frequently in civil cases of this nature and it's even happened with this particular plaintiff so in that sense, it is not a surprise. the vast majority of cases would end up this way. it feels as if, given the language put out in prince andrew's statement in particular, as if there is nonetheless some give and take here, there has to be some acknowledgement for this settlement to get through? absolutely. we saw in certain interviews with the attorneys of ms giuffre

that they said a dollar figure or a pound figure was not enough, it was not necessarily just the question of what number to land on in terms of the settlement. it was a question of this statement and what we have here is something, i have covered many settlements and usually, we get this boilerplate language along the lines of so and so does not confirm or deny the allegations and it goes much further here. there is this acknowledgement of ms giuffre as a survivor, and saying, speaking about what she has endured. this is not a boilerplate, even if it is a carefully worded statement that avoids explicit acknowledgement of wrongdoing. do you think we will learn just how much money is changing hands here? and indeed whether we will ever hear from either of these two again on this issue? well, reports are already trickling out,

i believe the uk telegraph has reported a number north ofio million, ithink they reported £12 million. of course, the number has not been officially confirmed anywhere, and one thing that we do know from the settlement is that it includes a donation to ms guiffre�*s charity. one of her charities is a 501c3 nonprofit and those have public disclosure laws so i think we will see if there is a huge boost in the coffers of this charity, we will know exactly what happened between what year and what year. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. for the first time in us history, a gun manufacturer has been held liable for a mass shooting there. remington arms has agreed to pay 73 million dollars to the families of victims of the 2012 massacre at sandy hook elementary school.

at least ten people have died and ii 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 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. the family of a woman who was shot dead on a film set in the us are suing the actor, alec baldwin, and the movie's other producers for wrongful death. last october, baldwin was pointing a gun at halyna hutchins when it went off; he says he never pulled the trigger. has russia actually started withdrawing troops from ukraine's border? moscow says it has,

but president biden sayis that has not yet been verified and is warning that a russian invasion still "remains distinctly possible". he added that russia would pay a steep economic price if it didn't step back from the brink. earlier, president putin said he didn't want war in europe, but that the west still needs to address russian security concerns, and nato's eastward expansion. more than 100,000 russian troops remain on ukraine's borders. our correspondent, steve rosenberg, reports from the russian capital. 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, socially

distanced diplomacy. germany's chancellor with his work cut out to get 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, loving the fact that world leaders have been lining up to come here to talk to him. because that puts mr putin 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 ukraine's 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 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 all this 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 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. the former honduran presidentjuan orlando hernandez has left his home in the capital escorted by armed police following an extradition request on drug—trafficking and weapons charges from the united states. the former president — who must appear before a supreme court

judge within hours — says he's willing to collaborate and defend himself. mark lobel reports. from president to potential prisoner. wanted by america for allegedly supporting the drugs trade, led away by armed police. the former president of hondurasjuan orlando hernandez taken from his home in the honduran capital after an arrest warrant was issued. earlier, he released a defiant audio message. translation: the police know i am ready and - willing to collaborate and accompany them when a judge decide so i can face this situation and defend myself. the former president is alleged to have helped facilitate half a million kilogrammes of cocaine pass through honduras from venezuela and colombia. on to the united states. according to a document seen by reuters. his eight years governing honduras ended last month.

it is happening now because he's no longer in power and apparently prosecutors in the united states have pretty good evidence to make sure not only that he is extradited but hopefully, i guess, to convict. in 2019, the then president denied any involvement in the drugs trade after being identified as a co—conspirator in his brother's drug trial in new york for which his brother received a life sentence for cocaine trafficking. translation: in the | name of the honduran people i reiterate my complete rejection of the accusation our country is a drug stealing state. it is a decisive move by the biden administration. last week, the us secretary of state antony blinken said no one is above the law. and that the us was acting on credible reports the former honduran leader had supported drug—trafficking and used it to fund his political campaign. juan orlando hernandez previously enjoyed the support of the former

president donald trump. he says the current claims are based on statements provided by convicted drug traffickers who he says were out for revenge due to his tough stance on narcotics and for breaking up some of the most powerful cartels in honduras. his extradition trial could take months. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: remembering the celebrated journalist, author and satirist, pj o'rourke who's died. 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 bbc news, the latest headlines... prince andrew has reached an out of court financial settlement with virginia giuffre, without admitting liability. russia claims some

troops have withdrawn from the ukrainian border. president biden says allied action will be swift if there's an invasion. every week at this time we take a look at the climate crisis — bringing you stories with big implications for our planet. this week on climate critical, we focus on food — how climate change is threatening food production and the planet's ability to feed itself. according to the un, more than two billion people across the globe — that's nearly one in three of us — are not getting enough of the right food. and one in ten — more than 800 million people — are chronically undernourished. on top of that extreme weather and rising sea levels have an impact on crop yields, at a time when policies to tackle climate change — like planting forests and growing biofuels — also mean less land to grow food on. the problem's been made worse by pollution and intensive farming practises — degrading and eroding the soil.

but demand is rising — it's estimated that by 2050 the world will need to produce 60 per cent more food to feed a population approaching 10 billion. let's speak now to aditi sen, climate policy lead at oxfam america. thank you for being with us. as i understand it, 30%, there are at their bouts of greenhouse gas emissions actually come from the food sector and here we are, saying we have to produce much more food to feed our populations. that is quite a conundrum, how do you get around it?— around it? right. it is true in order to _ around it? right. it is true in order to tackle _ around it? right. it is true in order to tackle the _ around it? right. it is true in order to tackle the climate . order to tackle the climate crisis, we absolutely need to reduce emissions from our food systems and from intensive

farming practices like large—scale industrial agriculture which has led to massive deforestation which has led to emissions from things like fertilisers. and i think what this entails is a shift towards more sustainable farming practices which are proven to both successfully reduce emissions, like agroforestry for example but have also proven to benefit security and build resilience so we really need to think very differently about farming and agriculture in the face of climate change and think about how we both reduce emissions from food systems but build resilience and food security because as you pointed out, it's notjust climate change, it's notjust climate change, it's the fact that hunger is a growing problem that is really spiralling out of control. climate change plays a key role in that. ,_ climate change plays a key role in that. _ ., climate change plays a key role in that. ., , in that. dare i say it, that is not something _ in that. dare i say it, that is not something that - in that. dare i say it, that is not something that can - in that. dare i say it, that is not something that can be l not something that can be achieved overnight and yet we are talking about 800 million

people needing more food and urgently. people needing more food and uraentl . . v people needing more food and uraentl . . 3 ~ people needing more food and uraentl . ., �*, . ., urgently. that's right. we have seen hunger— urgently. that's right. we have seen hunger numbers - urgently. that's right. we have seen hunger numbers spiral. urgently. that's right. we have| seen hunger numbers spiral out of control over the last couple of control over the last couple of years. again, driven by a range of factors, covid, conflict but climate change definitely plays a huge role. as temperatures rise, we see more intense and frequent extreme weather events like drought and flood which has had a devastating impact on agriculture and farming across the world but in particular, on farming communities in vulnerable and poor communities, communities who have done least to contribute to the climate problem facing the brunt of the impact. in central america, the brunt of the impact. in centralamerica, in the brunt of the impact. in central america, in the drought corridor region, a community of people have been driven to starvation because of a prolonged drought that is linked to climate change. and unless we tackle the climate crisis, these impacts will only get worse. crisis, these impacts will only get worse-— crisis, these impacts will only get worse. you've given us an idea as to — get worse. you've given us an idea as to how _ get worse. you've given us an idea as to how you _ get worse. you've given us an idea as to how you would - idea as to how you would reshape the agricultural

landscape as it were. we try to focus on this in this section, are there fixes here, some easy —ish solutions, if it comes around to saying you have got to eat less meat or you know, you simply have to change your habits, waste less food, can any of that make a significant difference?— difference? yes, for sure. shifting — difference? yes, for sure. shifting diets _ difference? yes, for sure. shifting diets and - difference? yes, for sure. - shifting diets and consumption patterns play a role but i think we have to recognise the problem here is systemic and so in order to tackle the climate crisis and the hunger crisis, the first thing we need to do is drastically reduce emissions this decade because every fraction of a degree of warming will make the climate crisis and hunger crisis a lot worse. we also need to think differently about the way we produce food. again, 30% of emissions comes from large—scale intensive farming practices will be really need

to look at production patterns, rethink the entire food supply chain and food systems as a whole, notjust in terms of environmental sustainability but in terms of making food systems more resilient and equitable because it's notjust about carbon, it's about communities who rely on farming to put food on the table. {line to put food on the table. one ofthe to put food on the table. one of the reasons _ to put food on the table. one of the reasons we _ to put food on the table. one of the reasons we are - to put food on the table. one of the reasons we are talking about this now is the un intergovernmental panel on climate change is going through its latest assessment report which is a big document and its covering this issue amongst others. six years since the last one. how much better informed, how much more worldly wise are we today than we were even six years ago? i wise are we today than we were even six years ago?— even six years ago? i am glad ou've even six years ago? i am glad you've flagged _ even six years ago? i am glad you've flagged that _ even six years ago? i am glad you've flagged that report - even six years ago? i am glad| you've flagged that report and i think the evidence and science around climate impacts is getting a lot sharper and clearer. we are still waiting to see what this report says but two years ago the ipcc came

out with a report in 2019 it very clearly laid out all the reasons in which climate change was making food security a lot worse. notjust because of extreme weather events like drought and flooding but increasing temperatures were making land drier, less fertile, harderto making land drier, less fertile, harder to form and there was evidence to show climate change impacts the nutritional quality and content of the crops. i nutritional quality and content of the dopa-— of the crops. i am so sorry to interrupt _ of the crops. i am so sorry to interrupt you. _ of the crops. i am so sorry to interrupt you, you _ of the crops. i am so sorry to interrupt you, you have - of the crops. i am so sorry to interrupt you, you have got l of the crops. i am so sorry to | interrupt you, you have got to hope there is a move towards a better understanding and actually policies that go with it. we must leave it there. thank you so much. the us writer and satirist pj o'rourke has died at the age of 7a. best known for books including republican party reptile, eat the rich, and give war a chance — written in a style that combined conservative and libertarian ideas with the so—called gonzo journalism of the 1960s. the bbc�*s david willis is in los angeles. pj o'rourke was one of the most prolific and one of the most

widely quoted american writers. often defined as a political satirist, if you like, but his work went well beyond the political. indeed, he wrote more than 20 books on subjects as diverse as politics, economics, etiquette, cars and so on. he was a hippie in the 60s and he started working on underground newspapers and magazines before making his way to national lampoon which in the 1970s here in america was a very influential humour magazine. from there, he went on to write for publications such as rolling stone and the atlantic monthly. and as you mentioned, his work was once likened to and i quote here, a cross between the hedonism of hunter s thompson and the patrician mockery of tom wolfe. he was a conservative republican, of course, he once said, "god is a republican, santa claus is a democrat"

but in 2016, he announced that he would not be voting, he would be voting for hillary clinton, not donald trump, having said of hillary clinton, she is wrong about absolutely everything but she is wrong within normal parameters. that was seen as somewhat of a criticism of donald trump, her opponent, whom pj o'rourke regarded as unstable. but throughout his career, his chief target was self—importance, whether it was his own or other people's and indeed that won him support from both sides of the political divide. he was working, it is said, on a book, prior to his death, about the united states viewed from his hometown of toledo in ohio, that is a place he once called one of the junkyards of american capitalism. david pj o'rourke who has died at the age of 7a. more about

him of course on the bbc news website. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @ bbc david eades. hello there. it's going to be a stormy few days ahead. the first of two named storms arrives during wednesday, that is 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 across 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 south, 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 winds is still where we have this amber wind warning from the met office. in this area, we are expecting gusts of around 70—80 mph perhaps, 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 winds 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 sunshine 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 ease 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 disruptive winds 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... prince andrew has reached an out—of court settlement with virginia giuffre, with no admission of liability. in the agreement, he accepts ms giuffre has suffered as a "victim of abuse" and will make a substantial donation to ms giuffre�*s charity, supporting victims�* rights. the duke has always maintained his innocence. president putin claims some russian troops have been withdrawn from the ukraine border, but that has yet to be confirmed. president biden says a russian invasion is still a distinct possibility and that the united states and its nato allies are prepared for whatever happens. the former president of honduras has surrendered to police and may be extradited to america. us prosecutors have accused juan orlando hernandez of being involved in a drug—trafficking network. he denies the charges, and says he�*s willing to cooperate

with the authorities. now on bbc news, panorama investigates the dairy industry to find out whether animal welfare is being compromised in the drive to keep milk prices low. this programme contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. milk�*s as popular as ever, but should we think more about how it�*s produced? the average yield for a dairy cow daily is about 23, 2a litres a cow. 40% higher than it would have been about 30 years ago. the way the industry keeps the milk flowing is becoming more controversial. they shout and bawl. they'll scream for that baby and pace around the pen. panorama�*s been given shocking undercover footage from one large dairy farm in the uk. i've seen cows being kicked while they are down. -

i've seen a cow hit- with a shovel in her face.