good morning, welcome to breakfast with nina warhurst and jon kay. our headlines today. what does the future hold for prince andrew, after he reached an out of court settlement with a woman who'd accused him of sexual assault? a russian invasion of ukraine remains a "distinct possibility", according to president biden, despite moscow claiming it's withdrawn some troops from the border. pressure on household budgets as prices rise for food, fuel and energy. butjust how fast is the cost of living going up? the latest figures are out this morning — and i'll explain what impact they're having on families across the uk. all eyes on dave "the rocket" ryding — will his final run produce an olympic medal —

gb's first in beijing — at his fourth winter olympics? british woodland is counting the devastating cost of recent bad weather with more storms on the way. and these storms are likely to cause damage and disruption. today we have storm every, went as high as 80 knots per hour. 0n storm every, went as high as 80 knots per hour. on friday we have storm eunice with widespread strong winds and on sunday we also have a very windy day in prospects. i will have all information in the programme. it's wednesday the 16th of february. our main story. questions are being asked about whether prince andrew will have a role in public life after he settled a civil sexual assault case brought against him in the us by virginia giuffre. ms giuffre had accused him of sexually assaulting her when she was 17 — which the duke has repeatedly denied. in the agreement, he accepts ms giuffre suffered

as a "victim of abuse". no details of the payout have been made. 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? er... now, still not, and the reason being is that the people that 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 admit any liability — for virginia giuffre, to have had her ordeal at the hands ofjeffrey epstein to be fully recognised. this is a monumental winforvirginia.

i think this was very important to her. she got a number of positive statements about her that prince andrew had to acknowledge. there's nothing positive about prince andrew that she had to acknowledge in this statement. so that's important. and she's getting surely many millions of pounds donated to her charity to help other victims of sexual abuse. 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. simonjonesjoins us now from windsor. simon, this settlement avoids the details being heard in court. have we heard anything from the royal family? we heard anything from the royal famil ? . , , ., we heard anything from the royal famil ? , ., family? there has been no comment from buckingham _ family? there has been no comment from buckingham palace _ family? there has been no comment from buckingham palace and - family? there has been no comment from buckingham palace and no - from buckingham palace and no comment from prince andrew's representatives either and i think that leaves some key questions about this out—of—court settlement. namely just how much money has prince andrew agreed to pay ms giuffre and her charity, and also questions about where that money is going to come from. prince andrew does receive a pension from the royal navy and also a stipend from the queen, but some are saying there needs to be clarity about whether the money that is going to be paid out is going to come from the public orfrom the out is going to come from the public or from the private out is going to come from the public orfrom the private purse out is going to come from the public or from the private purse will stop i think also some questions for the royalfamily about what i think also some questions for the royal family about what pressure they put on prince andrew to come to an agreement in this case because

there is no doubt that this is a hugely important year for the royal family, and particularly for the queen. we have got the platinum jubilee celebrations coming up later this year, and in march there is due to be a service of thanksgiving for prince philip. and the royalfamily not want these events to be overshadowed by this potential court case. prince andrew was due to give evidence under oath in london to ms giuffre's alloys next month and then that court case later in the year. that has now gone away but what remains is questions about prince andrew's a future role. he has been stripped of rail and military titles. there is no desire for buckingham palace to restore those. perhaps you will have to concentrate on what he wanted to do in this settlement, to highlight the plight of victims of six trafficking —— sex trafficking. of victims of six trafficking -- sex trafficking-— at 6:30 we'll be speaking to the lawyer gloria allred, who has represented many

ofjeffrey epstein�*s accusers. let's get the latest on ukraine. a russian invasion is still very much a possibility — according to the us presidentjoe biden — despite reports of russian tanks moving away from the border. i have not yet verified that russian military units are returning to their home bases. indeed, our analysts indicate that they remain very much in a threatening position, and the fact remains, right now, russia has more than 150,000 troops circling ukraine and belarus and a ukraine's border. and invasion remains distinctly possible. we'll get the latest from moscow shortly but first let's speak to our correspondent in kyiv, james waterhouse. the ukrainian president declared today would be a day of unity in his country. what does that mean? we

will learn country. what does that mean? - will learn in the mid—morning. 0nline people are planning to minute marches, president zelensky, when he signed this decree, yes, he made it official, has urged people to wear blue and yellow ribbons, the country's colours, to hoist the country's colours, to hoist the country's a national flag and to sing the national anthem at 10am. this is all in response to quotes from us intelligence officials and some newspapers that an invasion would happen today. his government has long called such predictions helpful. at the sort of the —— start the week we saw embassies evacuating their staff. yesterday we saw possibly a first step of the escalation but nobody is getting carried away here. there was recently a large cyber attack on the country's of defence ministry as well as a two state banks in that their websites crash. the infrastructure of ukraine has come under attack before and russia has squarely been blamed for that.

moscow has in turn denied it. we have to wait and see what is going to happen this week. the warning from western officials is for us not to fixate on one date. if it is going to happen, they say, it will either be very quick void this will be a very drawn—out political process as a possible peace deal is thrashed out a.— thrashed out a. james, for now, thank yom _ 0ur correspondent caroline davies is in moscow. james was speaking about perhaps the first signs of de—escalation. is that what we are hearing from the kremlin? ,., ., ., ~ ., kremlin? good morning. at the moment i think it is too — kremlin? good morning. at the moment i think it is too early _ kremlin? good morning. at the moment i think it is too early to _ kremlin? good morning. at the moment i think it is too early to say _ kremlin? good morning. at the moment i think it is too early to say for _ i think it is too early to say for definite whether or not diplomacy has won out, at least according to the us presidentjoe biden. yesterday of course there were positive noises coming out of that meeting between 0laf schultz and vladimir putin, not least that there was a meeting, which after the weekend and plenty of meetings was seen as a positive sign. both sides talked about the fact they didn't want war, that they wanted to continue with diplomatic

discussions, but at the same time president putin winding up again that he said that nato and the us has not dealt with some of the key questions that russia has about its own security, that there was need to be talked about. in terms of what happens next, we are still no closer to a resolution, so discussion continuing but still no obvious case of whether they will find common ground. of whether they will find common round. ., ., a, , . ., ., ~ ground. caroline in moscow, thank ou. wales has become the first uk nation to offer the covid vaccine to all children aged five to 11. the welsh government says it's following a recommendation from the uk'sjoint committee on vaccination and immunisation — which has yet to be published. no timetable has been set out for the vaccination programme. every 18—year—old leaving the care system in wales is to be given £1,600 a month for two years as part of a new basic—income scheme. the pilot project will start later this year and is expected to cost up to £20 million. around 500 people will be eligible to receive the payments. critics argue the money would be

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relentless- _ you won't need telling that the cost of living is going up but we'll find out byjust how much in less than an hour — when the inflation figures come out. ben is looking ahead to those numbers. we will get the latest snapshot of how average prices are going up later this morning. you will certainly have noticed that the cost of the things we buy has been going up, from food to clothes — even second hand cars. it all adds up to a big squeeze on the cost of living. the increase in the cost of living — or inflation — is officially monitored by the office for national statistics which reports each month just how much prices are rising. it's a closely watched number. the december inflation figure was 5.4% — that's the highest rate for almost 30 years. that figure was driven up by higherfood and non—alcoholic drink costs — also of course those higher energy bills. those bills are likely to go even higher.

earlier this month the energy regulator ofgem raised the price cap which means households face a further 50% increase in energy costs from april. despite some help promised by the government, that's putting even greater pressure on households. the bank of england thinks inflation will peak at 7% this spring. so what is it like for those families who are just about managing — or "jams", as they're sometimes called? with great difficulty, according to leah griffiths from manchester — our correspondent elaine dunkley spent the day with her. leah is a busy mum of three. she's a care worker — it's a demanding job with long hours. i leave my house at 6:00 every morning — sometimes 5:30 — and sometimes i don't get home till ten o'clock of a night. you're going ice skating with church next week, as well. forgot to tell you. the thought when your wage is going in the bank, you think, "i've got this much left to budget with for the month." like many families, she's

noticed a big increase in the price of her weekly shop. we were only talking last week at morris dancing about the price of beans, and another lady said to me, beans have gone up by 16p a can. everything has shot up in price. pasta — used to be able to get pasta for 20 pence a bag — that's now 40p a bag. all the staple foods, like tinned tomatoes — things that you would use to bulk out meals — that's all shot up. leah's constantly trying to reduce her shopping bill, but buying cheaper alternatives isn't always an option. my son only eats a particular brand ofjam because he's got additional needs, and the price of the jam has gone up by a0 pence a jar. just down the road in wythenshawe is the factory where the jam is made. through that wall there is the warehouse. we've arranged a visit for leah to find out why her store—cupboard essentials have gone up in price. richard, i'mjust wondering, why are the prices ofjam going up as much as they are at the minute?

it's really down to a number of things. it's shipment costs — so that's getting the raw materials from around the world to the uk — that's a massive part of it. it's the cost of those raw materials. it's also the packaging materials, which is largely driven by energy costs — we've seen our costs increase by around £8 million over a 12—month period. we can't absorb those costs. i'm working all this week and i'm on back—to—backs apart from sunday. next up for leah is the bideford community centre in wythenshawe. she volunteers here. during the pandemic, it was a lifeline for her family when her husband was made redundant. what have we got? we've got... today she's bringing in donations, but is also on the lookout for a bargain. i tend to say to kirsty, "have you got a sale on?" and she'll say, "yeah," and i can get, like i said, the really expensive, nice body wash for 50p. so it's not worth going to the supermarket and paying £1.75 when kirsty�*s got it here. can you make sure these go in a separate crate? even though we are technically, on paper, above the poverty line,

once you take out the mortgage and the rising costs of the gas and electric, it's harderfor us because we still have to pay for school dinners — we don't get any help with them — and they've gone up in price, as well. we saw numbers rise rapidly through the pandemic. thousands of people every week at our back gate. i'd say in recent months we thought we've seen the worst of what we're going to see, and then we got the cost—of—living crisis and we are now going straight back up. we're seeing lots of working families, and people need to ask for help — pride can't get in the way, they need to say, you know, "i'm struggling." the government says it's providing support to put, on average, £1,000 a year more into the pockets of working families. if we do the beans — the cans first. 0k. leah says it's places like this that are making a real difference in helping those on low incomes struggling with the rising cost of living. this place represents community. 0h, brilliant! you give to your community and they give back to you.

elaine dunkley, bbc news, in wythenshawe. we get the latest official inflation figures shortly after 7.00 this morning. i suppose it is one of those things where people say, hang on, prices for some things have gone up even more than that, sometimes i haven't gone up by that much. it is an average so it averages out at the neck of the cost of various things we spend our money on. the prediction — we spend our money on. the prediction is _ we spend our money on. the prediction is it _ we spend our money on. the prediction is it will _ we spend our money on. he prediction is it will not stop we spend our money on. “iie: prediction is it will not stop here, it is set to go higher. the prediction _ it is set to go higher. the prediction is _ it is set to go higher. the prediction is that - it is set to go higher. the prediction is that by - it is set to go higher. the prediction is that by the spring, the bank of england thinks it could top 7% and when you think that at is on top of people's extra national insurance contributions that kick in from april, there are pressures from every side on people's are budgets so it will be a tough few months for so it will be a tough few months for so many people. so it will be a tough few months for so many people-— so it will be a tough few months for so many people._ benl so many people. thank you. . ben will be here _ so many people. thank you. . ben will be here after— so many people. thank you. . ben will be here after 7am _ so many people. thank you. . ben will be here after 7am to - so many people. thank you. . ben will be here after 7am to talk- will be here after 7am to talk through those figures. let's take a look at some of today's front pages. most of them lead on the prince andrew story. you will not be surprised.

the guardian suggests the out—of—court settlement deal will cost the prince more than £7 million, but says it will spare him "the humiliation of giving evidence in a trial". the daily telegraph puts the figure a lot higher — at £12 million — and says the queen will help to pay it. it is interesting, on the figures. there is no formal acknowledgement or acceptance of any of those numbers. "his final disgrace" is the headline in the sun. the paper says the prince faces a lifetime exile from royal duties. away from prince andrew, the times reports on those comments byjoe biden, who has cast doubt that russia will withdraw its troops from the border with ukraine. the paper cites intelligence officials claiming there is "no sign of de—escalation". a couple of stories from inside the papers this morning and i thought

with things feeling bleak out there in many senses, this isjust a beautiful picture of relief. i don't know whether you can see just how mini she is. hannah was born at 25 weeks, just 11 ounces, this is the first time her mum, who is 17, ellie, has been able to hold her. hannah battled through collapsed lungs and after six weeks is weighing £11 and three ounces and has just opened weighing £11 and three ounces and hasjust opened her weighing £11 and three ounces and has just opened her eyes for the first time. they have been reading her stories every day and she has just started the response document so tiny that when you see a picture you hardly realise where the baby is. half time, lots of people trying to get out despite the weather. ben was at a pipe the other day with people doing abseiling and climbing. dave clarke is taking doing abseiling and climbing. dave clarke is taking half doing abseiling and climbing. dave clarke is taking half term doing abseiling and climbing. dave clarke is taking half term to doing abseiling and climbing. dave clarke is taking half term to a different level. this is dave tommy he is... he is obsessed with bins.

he goes around the country taking pictures of the best ones in britain. this is his favourite, shaped like a famous ice lolly. you might recognise it. he says it is still his number one, it is like when you get your first girlfriend. it is the one you never forget. i recognise that one from down there! they have them at a lot of seaside resorts. , :, , :, :, “ they have them at a lot of seaside resorts. , :, , :, :, ~ .,, resorts. this one is in norfolk, as ou will resorts. this one is in norfolk, as you will remember— resorts. this one is in norfolk, as you will remember from - resorts. this one is in norfolk, as you will remember from your - resorts. this one is in norfolk, asj you will remember from your own collection! you have it on your phone, don't you?— collection! you have it on your phone, don't you? another amazing icture to phone, don't you? another amazing picture to show _ phone, don't you? another amazing picture to show you _ phone, don't you? another amazing picture to show you very _ phone, don't you? another amazing picture to show you very quickly. . picture to show you very quickly. this is a drone shot of a paddle boarder. the writer is assuming that he doesn't know beneath him are two massive wales. he used a drone to take this picture off the coast in argentina. take this picture off the coast in araentina. : , ., , argentina. and he is in that boat, fl in: his argentina. and he is in that boat, flying his drone. _ argentina. and he is in that boat, flying his drone. and _ argentina. and he is in that boat, flying his drone. and furiously - flying his drone. and furiously -addhna flying his drone. and furiously paddling a _ flying his drone. and furiously paddling a moment _ flying his drone. and furiously paddling a moment later. -

flying his drone. and furiously paddling a moment later. notj flying his drone. and furiously - paddling a moment later. notjust paddling a moment later. not 'ust one, paddling a moment later. not 'ust there — paddling a moment later. not 'ust one, there are fl paddling a moment later. not 'ust one, there are two! i uk doctors have now been treating covid patients for more than two years — and it's fair to say it's been a steep learning curve. as well as the vaccines, huge progress has been made in the use of anti—viral drugs — which mean more people can be treated at home rather than admitted to hospital. our medical editor fergus walsh has been to the royal victoria infirmary in newcastle to find out more. at the start of the pandemic, there were no drugs for covid. how things have changed. screen five patients who are eligible for paxlovid... a key focus now is on anti—viral pills like paxlovid. in trials, it was 88% effective at preventing hospital admission. it's being sent to patients who've just tested positive for covid and are considered high—risk. like emily, who has a weakened immune system. the paxlovid's been really effective. i've taken it for about two days now. i'm already feeling much better.

and it's been quite reassuring that i've been able to get this medication so quickly from the nhs. the government says it's procured nearly five million courses of anti—virals — more per head than any other country in europe. just part of the armoury of treatments against covid available here at newcastle's royal victoria infirmary. we've got the anti—virals that are protecting people from coming into hospital once they've got coronavirus, and when someone is admitted to hospital, we've got a significant number of drugs that can help people and stop them from going to intensive care, and even treat them while they're on intensive care. are you normally all right getting your blood done? there wouldn't be any drugs without trial volunteers like colin — who tested one of the covid vaccines, and is still having his antibodies monitored. more than 52 million people in the uk are vaccinated, and those jabs remain the main

shield against covid. omicron being milder has helped, too — but doctors warn it still poses a threat to the unvaccinated. covid will not disappear completely, but even if new variants emerge, they should be kept in check by a combination of vaccines and the increasing number of effective drug treatments. we're just going to do a test to see how fast and how much you can blow out. but even though covid hospital admissions have fallen sharply, there is a growing problem of long covid. blow, blow, blow — keep going... last month, a record one in 50 people in the uk said they were living with lingering symptoms of covid. danielle still suffers fatigue and brain fog — nearly two years after being infected. there is no doubt that this has an enormous impact on the individuals affected. a huge impact. that's a problem for them, but it's also a problem for society

because these are people who have been taken out of the workforce as a consequence. covid has been the biggest challenge everfaced by the nhs. two years on, hospitals can begin to plan for a future not completely free of the disease, but one where it no longer dominates health care and society. fergus walsh, bbc news. it is just incredible. he was talking yesterday about how rapidly it makes sense, because of the urgency of the pandemic and that shows it stocking up so much has been invested. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. if good morning, i'm sonja jessup. a murder investigation's been

launched after a woman in her 30s was found dead in woolwich. her body was discovered at a house in congleton grove on monday evening. detectives are trying to establish what happened — so far there've been no arrests. a study�*s found that children riding in trailers towed behind bikes are breathing up to 20% more pollution than their parents sitting up in the saddle. researchers at the university of surrey in guildford found that young children were exposed to even higher concentrations of air pollution during peak morning periods at hotspots such as traffic lights. commuters on southern and thameslink services are being warned that the train timetable is changing for a week from monday due to major engineering work on the brighton mainline. passengers are advised to check before they travel as the timetables change yet again the following monday and remain in place until may. network rail says the upgrade work will help improve delays. actors lenniejames and paapa essiedu have won rave reviews for their tv roles such as line of duty and i may destroy you. they're now sharing a stage at the old vic starring

in caryl churchill's play a number. it explores the relationship between fathers and sons. bbc london caught up with the cast. there's always going to be, like, a certain level of anxiety about being in a room with, like, a thousand people that you don't know! laughter. and i always have, like, nightmares that people are going to throw things at us or not clap at the end or whatever. but so far, they've clapped at the end of each performance, which is more than i could have asked for. let's take a look now at how the tube is running this morning. the circle line has minor delays they're anticlockwise only— due to an earlier faulty train at paddington. the overground has minor delays between euston and watford. and for all the latest travel news where you are tune into your bbc local radio station. onto the weather now with sara thornton. good morning to you. a cloudy, mild, windy start this morning across london and the south—east. we've got storm dudley pushing in through the day today

but for the first half of the day for us, good spells of sunshine. it will be windy and it will be incredibly mild as well. temperatures somewhere between 15 and 17 degrees. but we have got rain pushing into the second half of the afternoon into the evening. it falls away later, wind gusts 45 miles an hour. slowly easing overnight tonight into tomorrow morning. slightly cooler to start us off and the wins will have eased. and the winds will have eased. just a chance to catch our breath before the next named storm comes in for friday, storm eunice. and you can see it stays wet and windy into the weekend with yet more spells of particularly windy weather. we have got a met office weather warning across london and the south—east on friday for the strength of the winds coming through with eunice. and the temperature the next couple of days above average for the time of year, particularly so for today. at the weekend as you can see, it will stay wet and windy at times. you i'm back in half an hour. lots more on our website

at the usual address. now it's back to nina and jon. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast withjon kay and nina warhurst. coming up on the programme this morning. eight million trees down and counting. with more storms on the way for much of scotland and northern england, we'll take a look at the huge damage already done to our woodlands this winter. he seemed colder, wasn't the same kind of affection. there was almost a cloud across his eyes that i couldn't pierce through. the tinder swindler has been a huge hit for netflix. we'll speak to one of the women who was taken in by the bogus billionaire. and nobody puts baby in a corner. but we will put bobby on the sofa.

the maths whizz bobby seagull will be here to tell us about a new show in which he learns the routines from dirty dancing. let's return now to our main story which is the reaction to the news that prince andrew has settled a civil sexual assault case brought against him in the us by virginia giuffre. the complaint, which has not been proven, and which prince andrew has always denied, stemmed from his friendship with jeffrey epstein. we're joined now by gloria allred, who has represented some ofjeffrey epstein's accusers. good morning. an out—of—court settlement, what can we read into that? ~ ., ., settlement, what can we read into that? ~ :, ., :, :, that? well, there are a lot of questions — that? well, there are a lot of questions and _ that? well, there are a lot of questions and only _ that? well, there are a lot of questions and only a - that? well, there are a lot of questions and only a few - that? well, there are a lot of| questions and only a few very that? well, there are a lot of - questions and only a few very short answers. one is that he will make,

prince andrew will make, is a substantial donation to a charity, that will be a nonprofit, set up by virginia. in other words, that will be a nonprofit, set up by virginia. in otherwords, it that will be a nonprofit, set up by virginia. in other words, it will go to the nonprofit. it doesn't say whether there will also be a settlement to virginia personally. and it doesn't say the amount of the donation, or, ishould and it doesn't say the amount of the donation, or, i should say, and it doesn't say the amount of the donation, or, ishould say, the settlement, to the charity. but one day we may know that because generally what the funds are in a nonprofit public. —— are public. i think it is clear also that the prince is not saying that he admits that he did anything wrong. that, however, is not unusual. in the many thousands of settlements that i have done, almost never does a defendant admit that he has done anything wrong. but if he pays a substantial

amount in the settlement, often the victim feels that that is an admission from her point of view. of course, from his point of view, he will not acknowledge anything wrong. further, it interesting, that he does say that she has suffered as a victim of abuse? but what does that mean? he doesn't say abuse by whom, he doesn't say sexual abuse, he doesn't say that he had anything to doesn't say that he had anything to do with her abuse, and he doesn't say when it occurred or how or with whom it occurred. so it's a very vague statement. he does position himself as someone who is essentially fighting for victims against sex trafficking, and that's against sex trafficking, and that's a good thing, if he means it. this case will be dismissed within 30

days, if, and only if, he pays the settlement. and complies with all the other conditions and terms of the other conditions and terms of the settlement. so in other words, the settlement. so in other words, the war between the two parties, and of course, any lawsuit against a powerful figure, of course, any lawsuit against a powerfulfigure, a rich, famous, powerfulfigure, a rich, famous, powerfulfigure, a rich, famous, powerfulfigure such as powerfulfigure, a rich, famous, powerful figure such as prince andrew, is going to be a war. at the war will now end in a peaceful settlement. he war will now end in a peaceful settlement-— war will now end in a peaceful settlement. ., , :, :, settlement. he has gone from saying, i have no recollection _ settlement. he has gone from saying, i have no recollection of— settlement. he has gone from saying, i have no recollection of ever - i have no recollection of ever meeting this lady, none whatsoever, to acknowledging her suffering. how important will that be for her? well, again, this was, i'm sure, a carefully negotiated press statement, every word being reviewed and discussed, and then perhaps being reviewed once again and changed yet again. usually the most important part is the settlement. and the settlement that is paid to

the person who has made the accusations. but of course, the words are important as well. she has alleged that she suffered reputational damage from all of this. he has certainly suffered reputational damage from all of this. but now there will be silence. i might add with one important exception, and that is, no confidential settlement, no settlement such as this one, can ever require that an accuser remain silent in the criminaljustice system. in other words, she could speak to law enforcement, steel, a prosecutor could decide, if a prosecutor could decide, if a prosecutor thinks there is evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that the prosecutors could prove, a prosecutors could prove, a prosecutor could decide to file criminal charges, in which case, virginia could testify if called on. so she would not have to remain silent in the criminaljustice

system. again, the prince denies any wrongdoing, including any criminal wrongdoing, including any criminal wrongdoing, and i don't have any knowledge that a prosecutor is going to bring any criminal charges. they will never say that in advance. i will never say that in advance. i will say, there are no reports that the prince ever agreed, however, to the prince ever agreed, however, to the request by the federal prosecutors in new york that he provide an interview with them. he, as far as i know, never did provide that even though they requested it publicly. 50 that even though they requested it ublicl . , , :, that even though they requested it ublicl. , , :, . , publicly. so this is not necessarily over. do publicly. so this is not necessarily over- do we _ publicly. so this is not necessarily over. do we understand _ publicly. so this is not necessarily over. do we understand why - publicly. so this is not necessarily over. do we understand why she i publicly. so this is not necessarily i over. do we understand why she did not want to have her day in court? it's something she has talked about in the past, he said he would have chosen to testify in a jury, who comes out of this bet? she demanded a 'u trial, comes out of this bet? she demanded a jury trial. and _ comes out of this bet? she demanded a jury trial. and he _ comes out of this bet? she demanded ajury trial, and he said, _ comes out of this bet? she demanded ajury trial, and he said, i— comes out of this bet? she demanded ajury trial, and he said, i demand - a jury trial, and he said, i demand a jury trial, and he said, i demand a jury trial as well, but if she demanded it, she would get it, whether he agreed with it or not so he might as well agree publicly which is what he did. who comes out

on top? it depends on who you believed in the first place, and that's probably the same person you believe now. he might feel he is paying because he didn't do anything wrong but he doesn't want the lawsuit to proceed. he was going to be scheduled to have his deposition taken, his testimony, under oath in this case. in less than a month. i'm sure that's not something he wanted to do. we would have been subjected to do. we would have been subjected to rigorous cross—examination. —— he would have been subjected to vigorous cross—examination and he would not be able to avoid those questions as he would do in an interview. but she would have had to take her deposition taken at some point and there is nobody who really likes being cross—examined under oath, in this case or in any case. so that is avoided now, neither party will have a day in court. this case will be at an end and there will be peace, finally come on these

issues. , :, :, : will be peace, finally come on these issues. , :, ., ~ ., will be peace, finally come on these issues. ., ~ ., ., , will be peace, finally come on these issues. ., : ., ., , ., issues. gloria allred, a lawyer who represented _ issues. gloria allred, a lawyer who represented some _ issues. gloria allred, a lawyer who represented some of— issues. gloria allred, a lawyer who represented some of jeffrey - represented some of jeffrey epstein's represented some ofjeffrey epstein's accusers, thank you for your time today.— epstein's accusers, thank you for| your time today._ john epstein's accusers, thank you for i your time today._ john is your time today. thank you. john is here for the — your time today. thank you. john is here for the sport, _ your time today. thank you. john is here for the sport, any _ your time today. thank you. john is here for the sport, any medals? - your time today. thank you. john is | here for the sport, any medals? i'm sor , i here for the sport, any medals? i'm sorry. i cannot _ here for the sport, any medals? i“n sorry, i cannot bring any here for the sport, any medals? jun sorry, i cannot bring any good here for the sport, any medals? i“n sorry, i cannot bring any good news. all eyes were on dave the rocket dave ryding, he won a historic world cup gold but pushed out of the medal places. pare cup gold but pushed out of the medal laces. : : , cup gold but pushed out of the medal laces. : :, , :, cup gold but pushed out of the medal laces. : ., , :, :, ., places. are there any or more medal ho-es? places. are there any or more medal hopes? the — places. are there any or more medal hopes? the men's— places. are there any or more medal hopes? the men's careless, - places. are there any or more medal hopes? the men's careless, not- places. are there any or more medal hopes? the men's careless, not to l hopes? the men's careless, not to ut more hopes? the men's careless, not to put more pressure _ hopes? the men's careless, not to put more pressure on _ hopes? the men's careless, not to put more pressure on them - hopes? the men's careless, not to put more pressure on them in - hopes? the men's careless, not to put more pressure on them in the | put more pressure on them in the hope that they will deliver the medal —— the men's curlers. sadly it didn't come from slalom skier dave ryding, despite his brilliant season, finishing outside the medals.

dave ryding learned to ski in the dry ski slopes in the pendle ski club but a slight mistake in the first round and he had to go for it in the second. he first round and he had to go for it in the second.— in the second. he had to go for it in the second. he had to go for it in both. speaking _ in the second. he had to go for it in both. speaking before - in the second. he had to go for it in both. speaking before the - in the second. he had to go for it. in both. speaking before the race, he said _ in both. speaking before the race, he said it — in both. speaking before the race, he said it was do or die. it's such an unpredictable event, the men's slalom _ an unpredictable event, the men's slalom. there have been six different— slalom. there have been six different winners on the world cup this season so to guess the gold was i'iili'i this season so to guess the gold was nigh on _ this season so to guess the gold was nigh on impossible. dave ryding just made _ nigh on impossible. dave ryding just made a _ nigh on impossible. dave ryding just made a little mistake on the bottom section— made a little mistake on the bottom section of— made a little mistake on the bottom section of his first run which set him back — section of his first run which set him back. he was 1.21 seconds behind the leader— him back. he was 1.21 seconds behind the leader and in 15th place after the leader and in 15th place after the first— the leader and in 15th place after the first run so he had to pull something magical out of the bag in his second _ something magical out of the bag in his second run to get anything near the standings. he got himself into first place — the standings. he got himself into first place for a while but then with— first place for a while but then with 14 — first place for a while but then with 14 skiers to come after him, he dropped _ with 14 skiers to come after him, he dropped and — with 14 skiers to come after him, he dropped and dropped. he has finished in 13th _ dropped and dropped. he has finished in 13th he _ dropped and dropped. he has finished in 13th. he was 27th in bank over, 17th in13th. he was 27th in bank over, 17th in_ in 13th. he was 27th in bank over, 17th in sochi, _ in 13th. he was 27th in bank over, 17th in sochi, ninth in korea but he

will finisher— 17th in sochi, ninth in korea but he will finisher in 13th. the curling hopes— will finisher in 13th. the curling hopes rest— will finisher in 13th. the curling hopes rest on the men, there was an expensive _ hopes rest on the men, there was an expensive loss for the women, eve muirhead's — expensive loss for the women, eve muirhead's rink earlier today, they lost to— muirhead's rink earlier today, they lost to the — muirhead's rink earlier today, they lost to the chinese, the host nation, — lost to the chinese, the host nation, who were playing for pride. they cannot — nation, who were playing for pride. they cannot make it to the semifinals. it was a 4—8 loss for the great — semifinals. it was a 4—8 loss for the great britain women, they have to beat— the great britain women, they have to heat the — the great britain women, they have to beat the roc tomorrow and hope that the _ to beat the roc tomorrow and hope that the other results go their way if they— that the other results go their way if they have got any chance of making — if they have got any chance of making it _ if they have got any chance of making it through to the semifinal. but the _ making it through to the semifinal. but the men's rink have two more wins _ but the men's rink have two more wins that— but the men's rink have two more wins that they need to finish the round _ wins that they need to finish the round robin stage is in the top spot which _ round robin stage is in the top spot which will— round robin stage is in the top spot which will be very useful going into the semifinals that they already through— the semifinals that they already through to the semifinals in the men's _ through to the semifinals in the men's hurling.— through to the semifinals in the men's hurling. through to the semifinals in the men's hurlina. : :, :, men's hurling. attention turning to them. men's hurling. attention turning to them- took— men's hurling. attention turning to them- took us _ men's hurling. attention turning to them. took us to _ men's hurling. attention turning to them. took us to kamila _ men's hurling. attention turning to them. took us to kamila valieva, l men's hurling. attention turning to i them. took us to kamila valieva, the 15—year—old, she was back on the ice yesterday as she was clearly upset, we saw tears at times during her two routines. it

we saw tears at times during her two routines. : , : , we saw tears at times during her two routines. :, , :, , , ., routines. it was a very strange thin to routines. it was a very strange thing to witness, _ routines. it was a very strange thing to witness, half- routines. it was a very strange thing to witness, half of- routines. it was a very strange thing to witness, half of the i thing to witness, half of the feeling very synthetic for this 15—year—old child pushed into the global spotlight that the other mindful of the fact that she failed a doping test. just one wobble on the triple axel, that was the only mistake inheriting. two points clear at the rest of the standings going into the free skate tomorrow. the ioc if she wins a gold, there will be an asterisk against her name. there will be no press conference after the conclusion of the event whether or not she wins the gold medal. so it could be a very long time if ever until we hear can time if ever until we hear her medal. so it could be a very long time if ever until we hear her side of the story. time if ever until we hear her side of the story-— what a night for manchester city in the champions league. a performance which shows why this

could be the season they win club football's biggest prize. 5—0 they beat sporting lisbon. bernardo silva scored a couple, they were 4—0 up at half time. raheem sterling adding the fifth in the second half to give last year's beaten finalists a massive lead ahead of the second leg in three weeks' time. we had to show you this this morning. when do you ever see lionel messi missing a penalty against real madrid? so used to scoring goals. and what about this, kylian mbappe, showing why he is one of the world's best. producing a huge goal, minutes before the end. skipping past two defenders to score that goal, world—class players producing world—class moments and that was one of them. producing world-class moments and that was one of them.— producing world-class moments and that was one of them. apart from the enal ! if that was one of them. apart from the penalty! if we — that was one of them. apart from the penalty! if we are _ that was one of them. apart from the penalty! if we are talking _ that was one of them. apart from the penalty! if we are talking about i penalty! if we are talking about those two. _ penalty! if we are talking about those two. we _ penalty! if we are talking about those two, we have _ penalty! if we are talking about those two, we have to - penalty! if we are talking about those two, we have to talk i penalty! if we are talking about i those two, we have to talk about cristiano ronaldo. he was running is that he was the worlds best last

night. —— reminding us he was one of the worlds best last night. he's faced some criticism of late at united but showed his value scoring the first of their two goals as they beat brighton in the premier league to move up to 4th. it's almost like he knew, kylian mbappe doing his thing, that to do my thing. bud mbappe doing his thing, that to do m thin. : :, ~ , , mbappe doing his thing, that to do m thin. :, ~,, ,, ., my thing. and lionel messi missing a enal ! a my thing. and lionel messi missing a penalty! a little _ my thing. and lionel messi missing a penalty! a little reminder— my thing. and lionel messi missing a penalty! a little reminder of - my thing. and lionel messi missing a penalty! a little reminder of that! i penalty! a little reminder of that! thank you. _ penalty! a little reminder of that! thank you, john. _ penalty! a little reminder of that! thank you, john. let's _ penalty! a little reminder of that! thank you, john. let's have i penalty! a little reminder of that! thank you, john. let's have a i penalty! a little reminder of that! | thank you, john. let's have a look at the whether with carol. storms are coming! that's right, good morning. two named storms coming, today it is storm dudley, just in the atlantic at the moment but ahead, look at the isobars, the wind is strengthening and we have the remnant of the rain across the far north—east of scotland to clear away. it will,

starting on a dry note, even if it of sunshine. then as storm dudley approaches, we will have heavy rain approaching in parts of scotland, northern ireland, england and wales. with it, some mild conditions. 16 or 17 degrees in the south—east, seven in aberdeen. the wind will be strengthening all the time across the board. these gusts you can expect at 4pm. the met office has an amber weather warning out for these areas, an increased likelihood of impact due to severe weather. gusts inland of 60 to 70 miles an hour with exposure, 80, a little bit more so damaging and destructive are words to keep at the back of your mind today. —— damaging and destructive. it will be blustery to diet, showers, snowy on the

highlands. not quite as mild as it is at the moment. storm dudley tomorrow pulls away, the isobars open up and the winds associated with storm dudley begin to ease but then we have got storm eunice. on thursday we start on a windy note, gradually the wind disease, sunshine and showers, wintry at the tops of the hills. —— gradually the winds is. then we focus our attention on storm eunice, it is coming in quite quickly. this is what we call explosive cyclo genesis, pressure falling away rapidly, and the still developing rapidly. as well as the rain, we will see a period of snow. the exact track of eunice is a little bit open to question because it has not formed as yet. we expect it has not formed as yet. we expect it to be very windy widely on

friday, some snow leading to blizzards, and gusts of 70 miles an hour. taking a look at that, this is what we think is going to happen, but if the storm moves a little bit west or east, this could change. we have got rain or snow initially coming in across northern ireland, wales, part of northern england and also scotland. couple that with these strong winds and we are looking at blizzard conditions. if you are travelling through the next few days, keep watching the weather forecast. on sunday, it is going to be very windy as well. dudley and eunice sound like such a lovely couple, they sound very sweet and harmless. lovely couple, they sound very sweet and harmless-— lovely couple, they sound very sweet and harmless. ,, :, , ., , and harmless. quite innocuous names, lovely names- — and harmless. quite innocuous names, lovely names. but _ and harmless. quite innocuous names, lovely names. but not _ and harmless. quite innocuous names, lovely names. but not for _ and harmless. quite innocuous names, lovely names. but not for the - lovely names. but not for the storms! :,, lovely names. but not for the storms! :, , ., , ., ., storms! those words, devastating and damauuin , storms! those words, devastating and damaging. we — storms! those words, devastating and damaging. we will— storms! those words, devastating and damaging, we will hear— storms! those words, devastating and damaging, we will hear there's - storms! those words, devastating and damaging, we will hear there's a i damaging, we will hear there's a lot. it has been a wild winter!

it's time to batten down the hatches again if you live in scotland, or parts of northen england and northern ireland. storm dudley will arrive today, which is just the latest in a series of storms to cause havoc and a huge amount of damage, including eight million felled trees. our environment correspondent claire marshall has been to meet some of those trying to pick up the pieces. the met office has issued a rare red weather warning. some very strong winds, particularly affecting coastal areas. conditions really are brutal — there's driving rain, - dropping temperatures and winds that are forecast to potentially gust - to up to 90 miles an hour. it's relentless. one winter storm after another blasting the landscape. millions of trees have been brought down. the northeast of england has been hit really hard. at great knott here in cumbria, which is one of our larger woods, we've lost over a third of the woodland. this is the heart of the lake district. that's the tree up there. kelvin archer manages the woodland trust's forests in the north of england. it's a big oak, isn't it?

it's a real shame it's gone. he spends most of his time now assessing damage — his dog always with him. predominantly, this normally happens in scotland, which this year has been hit horrendously hard by the storms. it doesn't normally come down this far. we had the beast from the east a few years ago that did hit us here, but this last couple of years we've been hit again and again. northeast is starting to look a bit like scotland for wind blow and wind damage and storm damage, and now we're getting it over in cumbria. so there's a clear pattern of change. close to the shore of lake windermere, this is wray castle. there's clearing up happening here, too. the storms have cost the national trust around £4 million — the charity says already it's been the worst season for 40 years. it says that, in a huge blow to british heritage, many iconic trees have been lost. so this is a national champion crested beech. it's a champion of britain and ireland because it's the biggest tree of that species in terms of girth. when you lose any big — really big, prominent tree,

it's sad, and this one, particularly because it's been at wray castle for a long time. it's an important tree because it's the biggest, and to see it blown over is really sad. i think it's probably a douglas fir. richard takes us deep into the worst—hit area — it's still closed to the public. many of these trees have been weakened, and his team hasn't yet been able to make it safe. this is the kind of hidden damage that forest managers are really worried about. across the uk, there are hundreds of thousands of giant trees like this that have fallen. many of the felled trees can be sold for timber, but there are so many of them that they're likely to fetch a lower price. but storm damage can have its benefits. bonnie waring is a senior lecturer at imperial college london. when a tree falls down, it creates a gap in the canopy that lets light through. that helps light—dependent species thrive, and the dead tree itself is a really important habitat

for species that are of conservation concern. however, richard admits finding the scale of the restoration work ahead daunting and depressing. if you look at all the smashed tops of the trees, kind of reminds you a bit of those photos you see of a battlefield. i've never seen a battlefield, but the pictures you see, the trees sort of look like that. itjust looks like somebody�*s set off a bomb. and now storm dudley is on its way. the horizon is darkening once again. winter isn't over yet. can the survivors stay standing? claire marshall, bbc news, cumbria. eight million and counting, it's going to be even more over the next couple of days. bud going to be even more over the next couple of days-— couple of days. and it's not 'ust the tree coming i couple of days. and it's not 'ust the tree coming down, i couple of days. and it's not 'ust the tree coming down, is i couple of days. and it's notjust the tree coming down, is the i couple of days. and it's not just i the tree coming down, is the impact on the ecosystem around it. good work for all _ on the ecosystem around it. good work for all of _ on the ecosystem around it. good work for all of those _ on the ecosystem around it. good work for all of those involved. i it's not that unusual for actors, athletes and entertainers to get

together and back a worthy cause. but the charity mencap has assembled a group of 18 high—achievers with a difference. they all have a learning disability. dubbed the mythbusters, their mission is to tackle the stigma and stereotypes which they face all too often. graham satchell has been to meet three of them. alastair smith on one of his many outdoor adventures. surfing, kayaking, skateboarding. alistair has profound and multiple learning disabilities, but is determined to live life to the full. i want people to see and treat me like an 18—year—old. i want people not to be surprised when i do the same things other people my age do. i like to change people's

mind about disability. alister speaks with the help of a tablet. he's been chosen as one of the new ambassadors for the charity mencap. i see some things getting better, but sometimes not with strangers. i want people to stop saying the wheelchair when referring to me. it's a big one, isn't it? what do people say? "excuse me, the wheelchair's coming through." really, they should say "this young guy needs to get past". it is important for me to have my own... in lockdown, alistair set up his own business, it's called smiling and waving. he designs, prints and delivers tshirts to online customers. people with learning disabilities can create their own jobs. i want to see full inclusion for people with learning disabilities. being a mencap ambassador makes me feel proud.

what i do here, i usher people to their seats, and if they've got an issue, they come to us. what do you like about it? just meeting different people from all walks of life, like, just meeting audience members and just chatting to them. aisha has been working at the young vic theatre in london for three years. she was told at school that her disability would hold her back. they said that i would never like get a job because of the way i was, but ijust said, i'm going to prove them wrong, you know? so, yeah. quite tough hearing that kind of thing, isn't it? yeah, for anyone, if anyone said that to them, then it will probably knock their confidence. but ijust told them it shouldn't knock your confidence because anyone could get a job. you just have to put the work in, you know,

and just give everyone a chance. aisha has also become an ambassadorfor mencap, helping to bust myths about people with learning disabilities. that's really good because as long as i can spread light, i'm really good about that. yeah. andrew self has down syndrome. he's been dancing since he was 11. people with a learning disability deserve the same chances as everyone else. we have the same hopes and dreams, and just need a little bit of extra help. # i got this feeling inside my bones # it goes electric, baby, when i turn it on. yes, andrew!

this is andrew on the bbc programme the greatest dancer. it's absolutely amazing! go on, andrew! i didn't believe it when the mirrors opened and everyone was cheering and happy. cheering. i was shocked. give it up for andrew! i made cheryl cole cry.

# all you do is hide away. # all you do, all. you do is hide away. andrew is an assistant teacher with the group tailfeather dance. this is one of their videos. the group gives dance classes to young people with learning disabilities. it's important to see more people like me in the media so others can better understand a learning disability. being seen matters. amazing, and we will be speaking to

two more of the mencap ambassadors at 8:30am. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning, i'm sonja jessup. a murder investigation's been launched after a woman in her 30s was found dead in woolwich. her body was discovered at a house in congleton grove on monday evening. detectives are trying to establish what happened — so far there've been no arrests. a study�*s found that children riding in trailers towed behind bikes are breathing up to 20% more pollution than their parents sitting up in the saddle. researchers at the university of surrey in guildford found that young children were exposed to even higher concentrations of air pollution during peak morning periods at hotspots such as traffic lights. commuters on southern and thameslink services are being warned that the train timetable is changing for a week from monday, due to major engineering work on the brighton mainline. passengers are advised to check

before they travel — as the timetables change yet again the following monday, and remain in place until may. network rail says the upgrade work will help improve delays. actors lennyjames and paapa essiedu have won rave reviews for their tv roles such as line of duty and i may destroy you. they're now sharing a stage at the old vic, starring in the caryl churchill play a number. it explores the relationship between fathers and sons. bbc london caught up with the cast. there's always going to be, like, a certain level of anxiety about being in a room with, like, a thousand people that you don't know! laughter. and i always have, like, nightmares that people are going to throw things at us or not clap at the end or whatever. but so far, they've clapped at the end of each performance, which is more than i could have asked for. and you can see more of that interview on our lunchtime programme at 1:30. travel now. the circle line has minor delays —

they're anticlockwise only — due to an earlier faulty train at paddington. the overground has minor delays between euston and watford. you can get regular travel updates on your bbc local radio station. onto the weather now with sara thornton. good morning to you. a cloudy, mild, windy start this morning across london and the south—east. we've got storm dudley pushing in through the day today but for the first half of the day for us, good spells of sunshine. it will be windy and it will be incredibly mild as well. temperatures somewhere between 15 and 17 degrees. but we have got rain pushing into the second half of the afternoon into the evening. it falls away later, wind gusts 45 miles an hour. slowly easing overnight tonight into tomorrow morning. slightly cooler to start us off and the winds will have eased. just a chance to catch our breath before the next named storm comes in for friday, storm eunice. and you can see it stays wet and windy into the weekend with yet more spells of particularly windy weather. we have got a met office weather warning across london

and the south—east on friday for the strength of the winds coming through with eunice. and the temperature the next couple of days above average for the time of year, particularly so for today. at the weekend as you can see, it will stay wet and windy at times. lots more on our website at the usual address — and do email us if you have a story. i'm back in half an hour — bye for now. good morning, welcome to breakfast with nina warhurst and jon kay. our headlines today. what does the future hold for prince andrew, after he reached an out of court settlement with a woman who'd accused him of sexual assault? a russian invasion of ukraine remains a "distinct possibility", according to president biden — despite moscow claiming it's withdrawn some troops from the border.

pressure on household budgets as prices rise for food, fuel and energy. butjust how fast is the cost of living going up? the latest figures are out this morning — and i'll explain what impact they're having on families across the uk. the tinder swindler — the story of the fake billionaire who duped women out of hundreds of thousands of pounds after meeting online. good after meeting online. morning. the story few days ahead. good morning. the story few days ahead. to day storm dudley crosses our shores, ahead. to day storm dudley crosses ourshores, bring ahead. to day storm dudley crosses our shores, bring a gust of rain to some with highs of 80 mph. on friday, storm eunice, notjust bringing very strong winds but also some snow. all the details throughout the programme. it's wednesday the 16th of february. our main story. questions are being asked about whether prince andrew will have a role in public life after he settled a civil sexual assault case brought against him in the us by virginia giuffre.

ms giuffre had accused him of sexually assaulting her when she was 17 — which the duke has repeatedly denied. in the agreement, he accepts ms giuffre suffered as a "victim of abuse". no details of the payout have been made. 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? er... now, still not, and the reason being is that the people that 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 admit any liability — for virginia giuffre, to have had her ordeal at the hands ofjeffrey epstein

to be fully recognised. this is a monumental winforvirginia. i think this was very important to her. she got a number of positive statements about her that prince andrew had to acknowledge. there's nothing positive about prince andrew that she had to acknowledge in this statement. so that's important. and she's getting surely many millions of pounds donated to her charity to help other victims of sexual abuse. 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 that 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. simonjonesjoins us now from windsor. simon, despite all those questions, all the speculation on i imagine the royalfamily are saying all the speculation on i imagine the royal family are saying very little at this point. royal family are saying very little at this point-— royal family are saying very little at this point. yes, there has been no official comment _ at this point. yes, there has been no official comment from - at this point. yes, there has been i no official comment from buckingham palace and no comments either from prince andrew's representatives, leaving some key questions about this out—of—court settlement. just how much has prince andrew agreed to pay ms giuffre and her charity and where will that money come from? prince andrew receives a pension from the royal navy and a stipend from the royal navy and a stipend from the royal navy and a stipend from the queen but there are calls for clarity this morning about whether the money will be from the public or from the private purse.

whether the money will be from the public orfrom the private purse. i think a sense of relief amongst the royalfamily think a sense of relief amongst the royal family that this has now been settled because it is a hugely important year, particularly for the queen with platinum jubilee celebrations coming up. in march, before that, there is due to be a service of thanksgiving for the life of prince philip and the royal family would not have wanted those events to be overshadowed. going forward it is difficult to see what sort of public role prince andrew could have. it may be that he will need to concentrate on what he said he wanted to do in that court documents, supporting victims of sex trafficking. documents, supporting victims of sex traffickinr. . ~ documents, supporting victims of sex traffickinr. :, ,, , :, , documents, supporting victims of sex traffickinr. . ~ , :, , . documents, supporting victims of sex traffickinr. . ~ , . g trafficking. thank you very much. my reaction in the _ trafficking. thank you very much. my reaction in the next _ trafficking. thank you very much. my reaction in the next few _ trafficking. thank you very much. my reaction in the next few minutes. i trafficking. thank you very much. my reaction in the next few minutes. -- | reaction in the next few minutes. —— more reaction. in the last few minutes the inflation rate forjanuary has been released — giving us a clearer idea ofjust how much the cost of living has increased. ben can tell us more. we are all fully aware that prices have gone up, it isjust a we are all fully aware that prices have gone up, it is just a case of how much. we have gone up, it is 'ust a case of how with have gone up, it is 'ust a case of how much. ~ :, ., how much. we have had the figure, it is 5.596 forjanuary. _ how much. we have had the figure, it is 5.596 forjanuary. that _ how much. we have had the figure, it is 5.596 forjanuary. that is _ how much. we have had the figure, it is 5.596 forjanuary. that is how i is 5.5% forjanuary. that is how much average prices went up compared

with january 2021 a year before inflation is a measure of a big virtual basket of goods and services that we typically spend our money on. everything from food and fuel to clouding, but where, train tickets, cinema tickets, energy builds, all of that. it measures how much those prices have changed over 12 months. it is an average increase, so people will have noticed some things have gone up by more than 5.5%, some things will not have gone up by quite as much. we know that the main drivers in pushing up inflation in january where clouding and but where, housing gusts, furniture, household services like energy builds, and household goods, as well. the reason this matters is because if people's wages do not keep up with the average rise in prices, but simply your moneyjust does not go as far. some people have had wage increases but of course not everyone. this rise in average prices add to that squeeze on

household budgets. the other reason it is important is the bank of england watches inflation very closely, it likes inflation to sit at about 2%, a sign of a healthy economy. 5.5% is way above that. we have seen in the main interest rate going up earlier this month, expect more rate rises over the coming year as they dry and bring that inflation rate under control to stop prices spiralling and things becoming even more unaffordable and peak than people feel they already are. inflation hit 5.5% injanuary. pretty much what they were expecting but still a lot bigger than the normal rises. in the last few minutes russia has announced the end of its military exercises in crimea — and said its troops are now leaving the area. overnight, joe biden said pressure remains a threat. we have not yet verified that

russian military units are returning to their home bases. indeed, our analysts indicate that they remain very much in a threatening position, and the fact remains, right now, russia has more than 150,000 troops circling ukraine and belarus and ukraine's border. and invasion remains distinctly possible. our correspondent caroline davies is in moscow. can you explain a little bit more about this development in crimea? over the course of the last few days we have heard from pressure talking about the fact that once these military drills were over that they were planning to send their troops back to their places. in fact, the kremlin spokesperson had said last week that this would be what would happen but we have already had some level of scepticism about it from the british prime minister, boris johnson, from the american president joe biden, and from nato, so plenty of signs from the west that basically they would believe it when they saw it. so at this stage, more

developers potentially about troop movements in crimea and i imagine the west's response will continue to be the same, that they want to see further verification before they decide to see whether this is a sign of de—escalation. yesterday as well we heard from the kremlin spokesperson who, yes, acknowledged that these troops were moving away after the drills have finished, but also pointed out that it would still be possible for pressure to move its troops around whenever and wherever it wanted within its borders. not necessarily always the sign of de—escalation but of course people keeping a close eye on this to see what it might mean for the diplomatic process. the wider context is _ diplomatic process. the wider context is really _ diplomatic process. the wider context is really important, i diplomatic process. the wider i context is really important, thank you. i wonder what the reaction will be in kyiv, lets speak to james waterhouse. people have so many questions at the moment with ukraine. what is the news about crimea going to me as?

that is not clear. everyone is focusing on these predictions of an ovation for today. according to some us officials that have been quoted in the media. it has been a real week of contrast. on monday we had several embassies evacuating their staff, more than a dozen countries telling their citizens to leave ukraine. yesterday we had what appeared to be the first sign of withdrawal from the boiler but no ministers here are getting carried away. the foreign minister said we have a rule when it comes to russian statements. we only believe it when we see it. there it was a large cyber —— yesterday, the far ministry website crashed. this was a large number of requests. pressure is usually blamed when the infrastructure is targeted in that way but today president zelensky has announced a day of unity. people are being encouraged to turn out, where the national colours of the country, and sing the anthem. it is only

wednesday and plenty has happened already. that wednesday and plenty has happened alread . :, _, wednesday and plenty has happened alread . :, , ., wednesday and plenty has happened alread. :, , ., , :, ., :, already. that could be a slogan for this programme! _ already. that could be a slogan for this programme! thank _ already. that could be a slogan for this programme! thank you. i we will be speaking to scottish entrepreneurs slightly deliver shortly. let's speak to carol. that's right. already picking up in the west and that is ahead of the storm dudley arriving and i wishaw is a little bit later. and then on friday we have storm eunice, so lots going on with the weather. we are starting up a mild some dry with sunshine. yesterday's ray moving away from the north—east and as the storm dudley comes in it is bringing all this rain with it. a mild day generally away from the final for scotland with temperatures of 16, even 70 in of the south—east. by the afternoon, the wind will be strengthening, widely so. these are the gusts you can expect but an area of concern at the met office has an amber weather warning for wind is

here. an amber weather warning means increased likelihood of impact due to severe weather and you can see with gusts of 80 to 90 mph with exposure, even inland 60 to 70 mph, disruption is quite likely and also delays if you are travelling. as we head for the evening and overnight, the rain moves away, we are left with blustery showers, some with hail and some with winteriness inhalers. the winds will still be a feature as we go through tomorrow the winds will slowly ease but it will be a mild night, not as mild as the nightjust gone. we start off on that winding up tomorrow, slowly easing through the course of the day, a day of sunshine and showers and temperatures down a touch on today. then we have storm eunice waiting in the winds. that will bring notjust a stormy waiting in the winds. that will bring not just a stormy weather waiting in the winds. that will bring notjust a stormy weather but also some snow, as well.— bring notjust a stormy weather but also some snow, as well. as we've been hearing, it's an incredibly tense moment for the people of ukraine — and for their relatives and friends around the world.

some intelligence sources had predicted a russian invasion would be under way by now. that hasn't happened — and russia says its now withdrawing that hasn't happened — and russia says it's now withdrawing troops from border areas. that's yet to be verified. we can speak now to stuart mckenzie — a uk citizen who has lived in ukraine for 28 years — and to petro rewko from the association of ukrainians in great britain. he lives here in the north west of england. good morning to both of you. stuart, can you tell us a bit about yourself and how you came to be living in ukraine? i about yourself and how you came to be living in ukraine?— be living in ukraine? i moved here in 1994 for— be living in ukraine? i moved here in 1994 for business _ be living in ukraine? i moved here in 1994 for business opportunities| in 1994 for business opportunities and there was a remarkable market, of course, to sell goods. it was a blank canvas for,.— blank canvas for,. somebody is callin: blank canvas for,. somebody is calling you _ blank canvas for,. somebody is calling you to — blank canvas for,. somebody is calling you to tell _ blank canvas for,. somebody is calling you to tell you - blank canvas for,. somebody is calling you to tell you that - blank canvas for,. somebody is calling you to tell you that you | blank canvas for,. somebody is i calling you to tell you that you are on the tv, i think. we will come

back to you in a second when that stops. petro, as a relative... you still have family over there in ukraine. you are of ukrainian heritage yes, borneo, my wife and i have cousins in ukraine which we are deeply concerned about == have cousins in ukraine which we are deeply concerned abou- have cousins in ukraine which we are deeply concerned about -- pecco yes, i was born here. _ deeply concerned about -- pecco yes, i was born here. we _ deeply concerned about -- pecco yes, i was born here. we are _ deeply concerned about -- pecco yes, i was born here. we are worried - i was born here. we are worried about what will happen next and the reaction from the russian government.— reaction from the russian government. reaction from the russian covernment. ~ . ., , government. what are they telling ou? the government. what are they telling you? the twists — government. what are they telling you? the twists and _ government. what are they telling you? the twists and turns - government. what are they telling you? the twists and turns of - government. what are they telling you? the twists and turns of this l you? the twists and turns of this story is very difficult to know when russia is saying one thing, the west is saying another, ukrainian president is saying something in the middle, it is difficult to know what the truth is and that feels on the ground. i the truth is and that feels on the round. , ., the truth is and that feels on the round. , . ~ ., ., ground. i understand the ukrainian resident ground. i understand the ukrainian president and _ ground. i understand the ukrainian president and it _ ground. i understand the ukrainian president and it seems _ ground. i understand the ukrainian president and it seems on - ground. i understand the ukrainian president and it seems on the - ground. i understand the ukrainian i president and it seems on the ground that things are calm and life is normal but deep down the ukrainian people are worried. this is a far bigger escalation of potential more than eight years ago when putin's russia invaded ukraine, annexed

crimea and took the eastern donbas region. we crimea and took the eastern donbas reuion. ~ ., crimea and took the eastern donbas reuion. ~ . ., , , ., , region. we are hearing suggestions that ma be region. we are hearing suggestions that maybe they — region. we are hearing suggestions that maybe they are _ region. we are hearing suggestions that maybe they are pulling - region. we are hearing suggestions that maybe they are pulling out - region. we are hearing suggestions. that maybe they are pulling out from crimea, suggestions they were pulling back troops from the borders on the other side of ukraine. are you reassured by all of that, do you believe it? figs you reassured by all of that, do you believe it? �* , ., believe it? as we reported earlier, we will believe _ believe it? as we reported earlier, we will believe it _ believe it? as we reported earlier, we will believe it when _ believe it? as we reported earlier, we will believe it when we - believe it? as we reported earlier, we will believe it when we see - believe it? as we reported earlier, we will believe it when we see it . we will believe it when we see it and it needs to be verified. if it is true then of course we are pleased and we do hope diplomacy will win through and peace will remain in ukraine and ukraine will remain in ukraine and ukraine will remainafree remain in ukraine and ukraine will remain a free sovereign state. stuart, president zelensky saint ukrainian are used to living with the tension. it is a life continuing as normal or is this very different as normal or is this very different as yellow we are certainly trying. we are back at work and we are keeping the economy working. yes, we are used to it. keeping the economy working. yes, we are used to ., ., ., ., are used to it, we are not naive to the fact of — are used to it, we are not naive to the fact of how _ are used to it, we are not naive to the fact of how serious _ are used to it, we are not naive to the fact of how serious the - the fact of how serious the situation is, but if we panicked every time something like this

happened it would ruin the economy even more and that is exactly what putin wants. so ukraine is standing strong, keeping the day—to—day goings on as normal. we are having a unity day to day to celebrate ukraine and to keep the country together that is of course what it did in the orange revolution, it brought the country together for one role. neighbours, enemies, friends, everybody came together to protect the country. everybody came together to protect the count . ~ ., everybody came together to protect the country-— everybody came together to protect the count . ~ . , ., ., the country. what is a good outcome at this what — the country. what is a good outcome at this what ukrainian _ the country. what is a good outcome at this what ukrainian citizens? - the country. what is a good outcome at this what ukrainian citizens? is . at this what ukrainian citizens? is however at this end, president putin and claim it as his win. i however at this end, president putin and claim it as his win.— and claim it as his win. i don't think- -- _ and claim it as his win. i don't think- -- he — and claim it as his win. i don't think... he can _ and claim it as his win. i don't think... he can call— and claim it as his win. i don't think... he can call it- and claim it as his win. i don't think... he can call it what - and claim it as his win. i don't think... he can call it what he| think... he can call it what he wants, we want peace, we want to be left alone in ukraine, to go about its own business and to have the future it desires. a political win is a political win, it means no deaths on the roads and streets then thatis deaths on the roads and streets then that is ok. however we do not believe it is finished. we have

support groups, i'm going to dinner with friends tonight, eight to ten of us. in the next day or two there is another bar that is inviting 50, 60 expats together where we can talk about what is going on. so there is about what is going on. so there is a lot of support and huge amount of support from the uk and the people there that we really appreciate, the thoughts and prayers are.— thoughts and prayers are. people like ou, thoughts and prayers are. people like you, petro _ thoughts and prayers are. people like you, petro giving _ thoughts and prayers are. people like you, petro giving support - thoughts and prayers are. people like you, petro giving support to| like you, petro giving support to people like stuart and family members. what are your day is like at the moment? you must be checking your phone constantly. i do. at the moment? you must be checking your phone constantly.— your phone constantly. i do, but we have also been _ your phone constantly. i do, but we have also been working _ your phone constantly. i do, but we have also been working hard - your phone constantly. i do, but we have also been working hard within| have also been working hard within the ukrainian community, we set up a help ukraine fund, to aid ukraine, whether there is war or not ukraine will need assistance because humanitarian situation in ukraine is very difficult at the moment. we havejoined up with very difficult at the moment. we have joined up with world health organization accredited charities who are based in ukraine and we have already started to send that help to

ukraine through medical supplies, food and clothing. i5 ukraine through medical supplies, food and clothing.— ukraine through medical supplies, food and clothing. is there a sense that even if— food and clothing. is there a sense that even if there _ food and clothing. is there a sense that even if there isn't _ food and clothing. is there a sense that even if there isn't an - food and clothing. is there a sense that even if there isn't an invasion | that even if there isn't an invasion at this point, as we heard there from stuart, this will not go away, this attitude that ukraine is getting too close to the west, the tension will remain? i getting too close to the west, the tension will remain?— tension will remain? i think it will remain and _ tension will remain? i think it will remain and we _ tension will remain? i think it will remain and we have _ tension will remain? i think it will remain and we have to _ tension will remain? i think it willj remain and we have to remember tension will remain? i think it will- remain and we have to remember that there is still the water from eight years ago that needs to be sort of settled and crimea returned to ukraine and the eastern region of donbas returned to the ukraine. if ukraine is the largest country in europe, it is ukraine, france, sweden, norway, germany. ukraine is about three times the size of the uk. that is the sort of landmass we are looking at. and president putin seems to want to continually bullet ukraine into being part of russia and it is not and we don't want it ever to be part of russia. we want ukraine to remain sovereign free state. ., , ., ,

ukraine to remain sovereign free state. . , . , state. that is an interesting point, the size of ukraine, _ state. that is an interesting point, the size of ukraine, and _ state. that is an interesting point, the size of ukraine, and the - state. that is an interesting point, | the size of ukraine, and the variety of life within ukraine. it is not one homogenous country. the way this is being perceived and dealt with and reacted to across the country varies very much from region to region. varies very much from region to reuion. , , ~ ., varies very much from region to reuion. , �* ., , region. absolutely. and from person to erson. region. absolutely. and from person to person. everyone _ region. absolutely. and from person to person. everyone has _ region. absolutely. and from person to person. everyone has different. to person. everyone has different responsibilities. different liabilities, different businesses, family members, regions where they live. there is a mountain of things to take into consideration here for every individual. going back to the point about it being difficult to have putin believe us, this is a president for life. it is not as if there is an opposition party that will come and change the way that russia is treating ukraine. it is one man therefore his life and 20 years previous. that is a difficult years previous. that is a difficult year because there is no regime change, no opposition. there is very little change in the attitude of what they will do in ukraine. stuart , that is

what they will do in ukraine. stuart . that is you _ what they will do in ukraine. stuart . that is you are — what they will do in ukraine. stuart , that is you are at _ what they will do in ukraine. stuart , that is you are at home _ what they will do in ukraine. stuart , that is you are at home in - , that is you are at home in ukraine, what would it take you to leave or do you refuse to leave? i still have my children as my number one priority. i also have a mother—in—law here who is housebound. we were all state with the mother—in—law, but i will probably get the children out. i have a ways and means of getting that done. we will stay with the family, family is everything and we have to make some may be difficult decisions, if it ever came to having difficult times to make it, but we remain calm, we believe there will be a solution here. i think, to be honest, the biggest issue will be in the donbas region where it is already occupied. they could have a referendum like they did in crimea and walk in there with no shots fired and invited, not invading, and i think that would be put in's when,

as well, as some of the negotiations he is having with states, the un, etc. we feel safe at the moment. we have to get as much information as possible to make the best informed decision possible, to make some crazy decisions you never thought you would have to make in your life. let's hope it doesn't come to that. we wish you and your family in ukraine or the very best, same to you. a, ukraine or the very best, same to ou. �* ._ ukraine or the very best, same to ou. �* ., ., y ukraine or the very best, same to ou. ~ ., , ., ., ., you. a day of unity and i am wearing my ukrainian — you. a day of unity and i am wearing my ukrainian flag. _ you. a day of unity and i am wearing my ukrainian flag. thank _ you. a day of unity and i am wearing my ukrainian flag. thank you - you. a day of unity and i am wearing my ukrainian flag. thank you very i my ukrainian flag. thank you very much for coming _ my ukrainian flag. thank you very much for coming in. _ my ukrainian flag. thank you very much for coming in. thank - my ukrainian flag. thank you very much for coming in. thank you. . we've been bringing you reaction this morning to the news that prince andrew has settled a civil sexual assault case brought against him by virginia giuffre. ms giuffre says she was trafficked for sex by the convicted paedophilejeffrey epstein — a friend of the prince who who took his own life in 2019. we can now speak with liz stein, who also accused epstein of sexual assault. she joins us from philadelphia. good morning, thank you forjoining us. can i get your reaction, i

guess, to start with to the fact that there has been an agreement between the prince and virginia giuffre? did you expect this will happen? i giuffre? did you expect this will ha--en? w�* giuffre? did you expect this will ha en? ., �* ~' giuffre? did you expect this will ha en? ., �* ~ ., happen? i don't think anyone was exectin: happen? i don't think anyone was exoeeting this _ happen? i don't think anyone was expecting this to _ happen? i don't think anyone was expecting this to happen. - happen? i don't think anyone was expecting this to happen. i - happen? i don't think anyone was expecting this to happen. i think| happen? i don't think anyone was| expecting this to happen. i think it came as a shock to all of us. mira; came as a shock to all of us. why were you — came as a shock to all of us. why were you shocked? _ came as a shock to all of us. why were you shocked? well... - came as a shock to all of us. why i were you shocked? well... initially vir: inia were you shocked? well... initially virginia had _ were you shocked? well... initially virginia had said _ were you shocked? well... initially virginia had said it _ were you shocked? well... initially virginia had said it was _ were you shocked? well... initially virginia had said it was really - virginia had said it was really important for her to have her day in court and andrew was so insistent on fighting the accusations that i don't think any of us expected that there would be a settlement, and i think that, you know, it all happened so quickly that, you know, itjust happened so quickly that, you know, it just came happened so quickly that, you know, itjust came as a shock. i5 itjust came as a shock. is interesting that you are shocked because i think the overwhelming majority of cases like this, obviously no cases are the same, but the overwhelming majority do end in some kind of settlement in the us. you can see that for both parties

here, maybe they in reality wanted to avoid the public gaze and public attention that came with a full on court case. attention that came with a full on court case-— attention that came with a full on court case. , ., , , court case. they absolutely did. it is incredibly _ court case. they absolutely did. it is incredibly difficult _ court case. they absolutely did. it is incredibly difficult to... - court case. they absolutely did. it is incredibly difficult to... it - court case. they absolutely did. it is incredibly difficult to... it is - is incredibly difficult to... it is incredibly difficult to go to trial incredibly difficult to go to trial in a case like this. you know, i think that what virginia wanted more than anything else was validation and i think that in the settlement, i think she got that. there probably would not have been any outcome, ultimately, that she wanted and i think she got what she wanted out of this. , ., ., ., ., this. every word of that agreement, that settlement, _ this. every word of that agreement, that settlement, is _ this. every word of that agreement, that settlement, is going _ this. every word of that agreement, that settlement, is going to - this. every word of that agreement, that settlement, is going to be - that settlement, is going to be looked at for years to come and will have been decided by legal teams.

but prince andrew pledges in that to demonstrate his regret for his association with jeffrey demonstrate his regret for his association withjeffrey epstein and he says that he will support the fight against the evils of sex trafficking supporting its victims. what did you make of those words? i thought that was very interesting, how that was worded in a statement. i particularly thought that in commending virginia's bravery in speaking out, he was really a coward in a way, saying, you know, this is a horrible thing that my friend is dead but it wasn't me! it wasn't me! —— out my friends did. when will there be personal accountability for what happened? this there be personal accountability for what happened?— there be personal accountability for what happened? this has been so file rofile, this what happened? this has been so file profile, this case, _ what happened? this has been so file profile, this case, for _ what happened? this has been so file profile, this case, for so _ what happened? this has been so file profile, this case, for so many - profile, this case, for so many years now. —— high profile. where do you think this leaves other

survivors and the message it sends to them? i survivors and the message it sends to them? ~ , , ., , to them? i think this shows survivors — to them? i think this shows survivors that _ to them? i think this shows survivors that nobody - to them? i think this shows | survivors that nobody above to them? i think this shows - survivors that nobody above the truth. i think that... in the new york times in their article this afternoon it said it may be a capstone of the epstein saga. it would be unfortunate but i think this shows that decisions have consequences. he lost his royal and military titles and his duties. his public association with his family and he went from royalty to a private citizen practically overnight. he was publicly disgraced but he will still have a better life than anyone could dream of and whatever he lost as a result of this can never compare to what the victims of epstein, maxwell, and the

men we were traffic to have lost from our lives. there is no amount of money that could compensate for that and i think that in negotiating a settlement, virginia was a very wise in going after things that are much more important than money. liz stein, thank you very much for joining us on bbc breakfast in the uk this morning.— so how do the royal family move forward from this chapter? we're joined now by royal journalist emily andrews. good morning. what do you make of this ship? he has gone from having no recollection of this woman to commending her bravery in. good morninu. commending her bravery in. good morning- as _ commending her bravery in. good morning- as you _ commending her bravery in. good morning. as you point _ commending her bravery in. good morning. as you point out, - commending her bravery in. (ems. morning. as you point out, that is quite a shift. just last month, prince andrew was saying he was trial byjury in the us whenjudge kaplan in new york refused to throw out his last—minute attempt to stop

the civil case. that infamous bbc newsnight interview will forever want him saying he couldn't possibly have met virginia because he was at a birthday party in surrey that afternoon. it couldn't have been him because he didn't sweat. he showed no remorse and no regard for the victims of epstein's awful, heinous crimes. jeffrey epstein had been convicted of paedophilia. fast forward yesterday and the statement, every word will have been employed over by virginia's at lawyers and andrew's lawyers. the statement said he recognised virginia had suffered abuse and he would work to try and help other victims of sex trafficking.— help other victims of sex trafficking. help other victims of sex traffickinu. . , ., ., trafficking. he has avoided the otential trafficking. he has avoided the potential humiliation - trafficking. he has avoided the potential humiliation of - trafficking. he has avoided the potential humiliation of court i potential humiliation of court proceedings but has he just left himself wide open now to

assumptions, guesswork? ithink there are two _ assumptions, guesswork? ithink there are two different _ assumptions, guesswork? ithink there are two different results i there are two different results here. the legal result, i this payment and we are hearing in the realms of about £12 million, £2 million to virginia's charity, and 10 million to her personally, there may be fees to pay. that's legal aspect is pretty much finished. although there is still the outstanding request from the american department ofjustice asking to speak to andrew. and perhaps, one has to ask, why did he settle now after all those phone call rebuttals? calling her a sex hungry kitten. some of the language by his legal team was pretty awful for the victim of a sex trafficking paedophile. that civil case is now

closed. there is a pr case and the court of public opinion and i think, i'm afraid, it is open now. his reputation has been shredded, he is no longer an official member of the royalfamily, he has lost no longer an official member of the royal family, he has lost his no longer an official member of the royalfamily, he has lost his h i h, his patron niches that privacy the royal family we see to maintain, if anyone tries to run something on a member of the royal family's a private life, the palace are very quick to stand down on any errant journalist who might try to publish something like that. that is over for prince andrew. anyone who comes forward, that will now be open to his reputation. i don't think his reputation will ever recover and i don't see a return ever public life for him. , �* , ., for him. emily andrews, royal correspondent, _ for him. emily andrews, royal correspondent, thank- for him. emily andrews, royal correspondent, thank you - for him. emily andrews, royal correspondent, thank you for l for him. emily andrews, royal- correspondent, thank you for your time is money. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are.

good morning, i'm sonja jessup. a murder investigation's been launched after a woman in her 30s was found dead in woolwich. her body was discovered at a house in congleton grove on monday evening. detectives are trying to establish what happened. so far there've been no arrests. a study�*s found that children riding in trailers towed behind bikes are breathing up to 20% more pollution than their parents sitting up in the saddle. researchers at the university of surrey in guildford found that young children were exposed to even higher concentrations of air pollution during peak morning periods at hotspots such as traffic lights. commuters on southern and thameslink services are being warned that the train timetable is changing for a week from monday, due to major engineering work on the brighton mainline. passengers are advised to check before they travel as the timetables change yet again the following monday and remain in place until may. network rail says the upgrade work

will help improve delays. actors lenniejames and paapa essiedu have won rave reviews for their tv roles such as line of duty and i may destroy you. they're now sharing a stage at the old vic starring in the caryl churchill play 'a number�*. it explores the relationship between fathers and sons. bbc london caught up with the cast. there's always going to be, like, a certain level of anxiety about being in a room with, like, a thousand people that you don't know! laughter. and i always have, like, nightmares that people are going to throw things at us or not clap at the end or whatever. but so far, they've clapped at the end of each performance, which is more than i could have asked for. and you can see more of that interview on our lunctime programme at1.30pm. travel now. we have minor delays on the circle line anticlockwise due to a faulty train. and also minor delays on the overground between euston and watford. works on the northern line mean it's not running between moorgate and kennington.

onto the weather now with sara thornton. good morning to you. a cloudy, mild, windy start this morning across london and the south—east. we've got storm dudley pushing in through the day today but for the first half of the day for us, good spells of sunshine. it will be windy and it will be incredibly mild as well. temperatures somewhere between 15 and 17 degrees. but we have got rain pushing into the second half of the afternoon into the evening. it falls away later, wind gusts 45 miles an hour. slowly easing overnight tonight into tomorrow morning. slightly cooler to start us off and the winds will have eased. just a chance to catch our breath before the next named storm comes in for friday, storm eunice. and you can see it stays wet and windy into the weekend with yet more spells of particularly windy weather. we have got a met office weather warning across london and the south—east on friday for the strength of the winds coming through with eunice. and the temperature the next couple of days above average for the time of year,

particularly so for today. at the weekend as you can see, it will stay wet and windy at times. i'm back in an hour. lots more on our website at the usual address. now it's back to nina and jon. hello, this is breakfast with nina warhurst and jon kay. we can speak to the defence secretary ben wallace now on the latest on ukraine. hejoins us from nato headquarters in brussels where talks will take place later. good morning. thank you forjoining us. of course, today, wednesday was the day when american intelligence said that russia might invade ukraine, we were even told it could happen at 1am, but it's not happened. happen at 1am, but it's not happened-— happen at 1am, but it's not ha ened. ~ happen at 1am, but it's not ha ened. . , happened. well, i saw those reports. what i know — happened. well, i saw those reports. what i know and _ happened. well, i saw those reports. what i know and what _ happened. well, i saw those reports.

what i know and what i _ happened. well, i saw those reports. what i know and what i know - what i know and what i know intelligence in america knows knows that there is not a fixed date, there was a range of dates, and i have never talked about one date or another because fundamentally as i have always also consistently said, as has the united states, president putin hadn't made a decision yet. until a decision was made, none of us will really know what will happen next. what we do know is that the disposition of 130,000 plus troops on the border of ukraine, naval ships surrounding it in the black sea, exercising in belarus, building a field hospitals, all of that is taking place. the latest was yesterday and the day before russian troops moving from assembly areas to effectively assault positions. on the ground, the physical observation that we see show the opposite of some of the recent rhetoric coming out of the kremlin and i think it would be absolutely the right thing to say, that is not normal military exercising. you don't surround a

country with 100, 60% of the whole of the russian [and forces on its borders, if you are just going for an exercise. borders, if you are 'ust going for an exercise. you may not have specified _ an exercise. you may not have specified today, _ an exercise. you may not have specified today, but _ an exercise. you may not have specified today, but others - an exercise. you may not have i specified today, but others have an exercise. you may not have - specified today, but others have and that kind of became the narrative. was that a mistake, to be so specific? because now the west end “p specific? because now the west end up with egg on its face, and vladimir putin potentially with a smirk on his face. you vladimir putin potentially with a smirk on his face.— vladimir putin potentially with a smirk on his face. you know, you say the have smirk on his face. you know, you say they have been _ smirk on his face. you know, you say they have been going _ smirk on his face. you know, you say they have been going around - smirk on his face. you know, you say they have been going around giving i they have been going around giving dates. all i saw was one media article. the position of the united states, which was absolutely correct, which was from yesterday or today the build—up of forces were sufficient to overwhelmingly invade ukraine. that is actually correct, the forces that are now in position around the borders of ukraine are overwhelmingly of the size, scale and equipment able to invade ukraine. that would not have been correct three weeks ago or two weeks ago, but as of yesterday, they were

in the position and the scale to do so. interestingly enough, they are still there what do you think you could still happen today? i think it could still happen today? i think it could if president putin makes the decision to invade ukraine. i don't think he has made that decision yet, i have been consistent as have the united states. we need to know president putin's intentions. it's hard to build trust when you are building troop numbers on the border of the country and i still think we are seeing things going on the wrong direction. let's not forget what this has been about, either the overwhelming intimidation of ukraine, an attempt to intimidate nato members, or it is innovation of —— about an invasion of that country. it's very significant when country. it's very significant when country moves its strategic missiles and messed its land country moves its strategic missiles

and messed its [and forces which are not normally in that part of the world, is something that which we have to challenge in dialogue. russia said they were starting to pull back russia said they were starting to pullback some of their troops from the border in ukraine yesterday. have you seen any indication that thatis have you seen any indication that that is actually happening? haste have you seen any indication that that is actually happening? we have not et that is actually happening? we have not yet seen — that is actually happening? we have not yet seen that, _ that is actually happening? we have not yet seen that, it _ that is actually happening? we have not yet seen that, it may _ that is actually happening? we have not yet seen that, it may happen . that is actually happening? we have not yet seen that, it may happen in | not yet seen that, it may happen in the next 24 or 12 hours. we saw yesterday the opposite, large field hospital is being built in the number of districts around ukraine, andindeed number of districts around ukraine, and indeed we still continue to deployment from holding areas and more forward areas. that might change. as i said when i visited moscow last week, we willjudge them on their actions, not their rhetoric. and it did not look like president putin was in a climb—down mode when he was on the press conference yesterday, he was still on frontfoot aggressive mode, we must have this and that.— on frontfoot aggressive mode, we must have this and that. russia says it is endina must have this and that. russia says it is ending military _ must have this and that. russia says

it is ending military drills _ must have this and that. russia says it is ending military drills in - it is ending military drills in crimea, what about evidence of that? if it is in the last few minutes, those reports, we will gather the evidence. crimea is a sovereign part of ukraine which was annexed illegally by russia in 2014, so i'm not it provide any reassurance to anyone that an occupied country is having its drills stepped down. what we want in the u —— in the international community is to see crimea returned ukraine. you international community is to see crimea returned ukraine.- crimea returned ukraine. you are meetin: crimea returned ukraine. you are meeting other — crimea returned ukraine. you are meeting other defence _ crimea returned ukraine. you are meeting other defence ministers | meeting other defence ministers today. what are you talking about? you sit around the table after such an intense few weeks, where'd you go now, how do you reset? the an intense few weeks, where'd you go now, how do you reset?— now, how do you reset? the best thin we now, how do you reset? the best thing we have _ now, how do you reset? the best thing we have do _ now, how do you reset? the best thing we have do is _ now, how do you reset? the best thing we have do is provide - thing we have do is provide reassurance of the nato members who border ukraine and russia. they have seen very aggressive and intimidating move by large numbers of russian forces, it is still not known whether president putin is or is not going to invade ukraine and at the moment, it's very important

that the 30 members of nato developed plans, discuss what we would do, in the event of an invasion. and if not in the event of an invasion, what are we going to do to deal with russia which is much more aggressive and assertive than it has been for many decades. that is where we will discuss what forces are available to the supreme allied commander in europe, to deploy, to provide that reassurance. if ukraine is invaded, there will be potentially millions of people dispersed or refugees that will flood into part of europe, and that will be important that that does not destabilise or provoke things. that's why we will put our forces on standby. also russia is —— embarking on a strategic nuclear exercise at the moment, we havejust finished one exercise in lewis, they are now planning a strategic nuclear exercise and we have got them deployed in the sea as well. there are lots of things going on, we have

to continually engage in challenge and deterrent and we will see where they go next. that is what we are sitting around the table to discuss, what can we do more, and how we can ensure that allbuildup not turn into invasion, and if there is an invasion, and if there is an invasion, what are we going to do about it. it invasion, what are we going to do about it. , ., , _, , about it. it is a very complex situation _ about it. it is a very complex situation and _ about it. it is a very complex situation and ably _ about it. it is a very complex situation and ably knows - about it. it is a very complex - situation and ably knows exactly what is going on but vladimir putin could be sitting in the kremlin this morning on this day where people thought an invasion could be happening, and thinking, i have played this lot completely, i am running rings round all of them. i’m running rings round all of them. i'm not sure he — running rings round all of them. ii"fl not sure he has. he hasn't got nato to buckle and it's very important principles of being an open door policy of them ship, and it hasn't got nato to agree over the heads of its member states —— open door policy of membership. and it hasn't got nato to agree over the head of its member states about where we

will do exercises. but its member states about where we will do exercises.— will do exercises. but he has revealed _ will do exercises. but he has revealed some _ will do exercises. but he has revealed some real- will do exercises. but he has i revealed some real differences will do exercises. but he has - revealed some real differences of opinion in nato countries. it is revealed some real differences of opinion in nato countries.- opinion in nato countries. it is of course when _ opinion in nato countries. it is of course when you _ opinion in nato countries. it is of course when you have _ opinion in nato countries. it is of course when you have got - opinion in nato countries. it is of course when you have got 30 - course when you have got 30 different countries, some will take sanctions seriously and some will take military deployment in a different manner but fundamentally an alliance of 30 has responded and we are going to agree to provide significant extra forces and deployments. our typhoon significant extra forces and deployments. ourtyphoon fighter deployments. our typhoon fighter jets deployments. ourtyphoon fighter jets have patrolled the skies in southern europe as recently as yesterday, but contrary to that session, nato has come together. it hasn't buckled on any of the fundamental principles, we are a defensive alliance who will do as its members wish collectively. if you remember at the start of this, and hopefully this is towards the end but we don't know, and as i said, the actions still show significant military build—up... but significant military build-up... but if i was a significant military build—up... but if i was a ukrainian citizen sitting

in kyiv, and i know that the russians are more than 100,000 troops on the border, to hear that british defence secretary say, nato will get there in the end, that isn't terribly comforting. i wonder what nato is actually up to, whether nato has a clue whether it has got the build behind it ever to act. first of all, ukraine is not in nato. so if nato countries invaded or attacked, nato. so if nato countries invaded orattacked, it nato. so if nato countries invaded or attacked, it doesn't have to wait. article five is the devolved authority of all of the members to act in mutual self defence. and there will be no hanging around if a nato country is attacked. there will be no long delays, weeks and months, it will be instantaneous. that is at the very core of nato article five. ukraine is not in nato, but we have done a huge amount, the members both bilaterally and collectively, to make sure that nato does its very

best to protect its members but also to give some reassurance to ukraine. the ukrainian people will know they are not in nato, yes, they aspire to it and we have started that process but how long it takes is obviously up but how long it takes is obviously up for discussion. we have to have 30 members to agree. but fundamentally i think the ukrainian people, they will be worried by 160,000 troops on their borders or 150,000 plus, but at the moment we haven't seen a russian invasion. but at the end of this when we look back on it, what we saw is russia did get deterred, and later did come together and put in lots of extra forces. i'm doubling the forces we are going to have in estonia, i have put on standby 1000 extra troops, more warships are going to the eastern mediterranean. we have put more typhoon income are matched by huge us forces, french and in mania and many other member states. —— french and romania. we have seen a

good response by nato and we have seen russia deterred from invading ukraine. it didn't put those forces on that border for ukraine. it didn't put those forces on that borderfor a ukraine. it didn't put those forces on that border for a pleasant sunday afternoon exercise, it put them on that border at the very least for maximum intimidation and at worst, for invasion. that's the thing to reflect on, remove the rhetoric and look at the fact that we are all here to look at the next steps. and ultimately what we have already seen since the invasion of 2014 when russia invaded crimea, what happened was the opposite effect of what president putin wanted. he got more nato troops on his borders, not less, as a result of that invasion, and more nato defence spending, not less. �* ., , ., ., and more nato defence spending, not less. �* ., ,, ., less. before we let you go, can i ask ou less. before we let you go, can i ask you about — less. before we let you go, can i ask you about prince _ less. before we let you go, can i ask you about prince andrew- less. before we let you go, can i | ask you about prince andrew who less. before we let you go, can i - ask you about prince andrew who lost some of his military titles, all of his military titles over the last few weeks? now after the settlement with virginia giuffre, can you envisage a situation where regiments might want him back? i envisage a situation where regiments might want him back?— might want him back? i thinks his osition might want him back? i thinks his position has _

might want him back? i thinks his position has been _ might want him back? i thinks his position has been made _ might want him back? i thinks his position has been made clear - might want him back? i thinks his position has been made clear by i might want him back? i thinks his i position has been made clear by the palace. what regiments do do happen is up to the palate and it comes to a royal patronage. the settlement has been made —— is up to the palace. his statement was clear, the victims did the right thing in calling out abuse by epstein, and thatis calling out abuse by epstein, and that is obviously what is in the news today and the settlement that has been made. what future lies for prince andrew is really a matter for the royalfamily, other than to prince andrew is really a matter for the royal family, other than to say, he is no longer curling of the regiments within the mod. do you think he will— regiments within the mod. do you think he will ever _ regiments within the mod. do you think he will ever regain _ regiments within the mod. do you think he will ever regain those - think he will ever regain those titles? �* ., ., ., ,, . ., titles? i'm not going to speculate on the future, _ titles? i'm not going to speculate on the future, i _ titles? i'm not going to speculate on the future, ithink— on the future, i think fundamentally, we are where we are, where he has made his settlement. he's had quite a selection from the palace and he's no longer referred to as his royal highness, and all of is quite a significant step and now he has made the settlement and made his statement clear. ben he has made the settlement and made his statement clear.— his statement clear. ben wallace, thank ou his statement clear. ben wallace, thank you for— his statement clear. ben wallace, thank you forjourneys _ his statement clear. ben wallace, thank you forjourneys on - his statement clear. ben wallace, l

thank you forjourneys on breakfast. thank you. == thank you for 'ourneys on breakfast. thank ou. ., ., , here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. two storms are coming, possibly more. yes, two named storms, storm dudley which is coming our way today, the winds are strengthening on the west, and the settlement is coming on friday, eunice, which could have more widespread damaging winds with it. he is the calm before the storm, a lovely picture from great yarmouth. i'll start to many of us, these are the tepid greeting you —— a mild start for many of us. these are the temperatures greeting you as you step outside. there is a 14 degrees temperature difference across the country to today. we have got some rain and snow across the far north of scotland, that will move away through the course of the morning, a lot of dry weather and some sunshine and here comes storm

dudley bringing the rain which could be happy. the wind will start to strengthen even more through the day. the rain could be heavy. temperature is cooler in the north. it is going to be windy, gusty winds across the board away from the far north, the areas covered by the amber weather warning which was issued yesterday by the met office which is of concern. this runs from 4pm until midnight, and we could have gusts up to 70 miles an hour in land, with exposure, up to 90 miles an hour. these gusts are likely to cause disruption and some damage. it is still going to be windy wherever you are overnight despite the fact that the weather warning has expired. stilla that the weather warning has expired. still a lot of showers, some will be heavy with hail and wintriness on the hills. it will be a cold night in the north, not as cold further south. there is storm

dudley pulling away to the near continent, look behind it at these isobars. still windy tomorrow for a time, and then storm eunice waiting in the wings behind me. tomorrow morning will still be windy, a lot of dry weather and some blustery showers, wintry in the hills. the wind slowly moderating to the day and temperatures not as high as today. storm eunice waiting in the wings, an area of low pressure which is quickly pushing across our shores, the pressure is falling and rapidly going under explosive psycho genesis, also known as a weather bomb. so we are looking at the storm developing rapidly —— it is going under explosive cycle genesis. the track of the storm could change to keepin track of the storm could change to keep in touch with the weather forecast. we have got snow in

northern ireland, southern scotland and northern england and wales. widespread gales, gusts up to 70 miles an hour. blizzards are quite likely. but i stress, these areas of low pressure could change direction to these areas could change. and on sunday, we have another windy day. have you seen the tend swingler on that fix —— have you seen the tinder swindler? he would love it. how did three successful, intelligent women get tricked into handing over hundreds of thousands of pounds to a conman they met on a dating app? that's the question behind the tinder swindler,

which has been a huge hit for netflix. let's see a quick clip. back in 2015, he had been defrauding three finnish women. they don't give out the names — they are protected. he was saying that he was in the weapons industry to one of the women. to another woman, he said it was a mossad agent. that's insane. he goes to prison, he becomes even worse. they let out a guy that has almost been, like, cooking up a new plan. you knew that he would just continue, continue and continue. who's going to stop him? i had to stop him. we're joined now by cecilie fjellhoy, who you just saw in that clip, and the documentary�*s director felicity morris.

cecilie, what a roller—coaster. it is so _ cecilie, what a roller—coaster. it is so weird — cecilie, what a roller—coaster. it is so weird to see yourself upon the screen! _ is so weird to see yourself upon the screen! , ,., , ~ ., , is so weird to see yourself upon the screen! , ,., , ~' ., , ,, is so weird to see yourself upon the screen! , ~ ., , ~ ., screen! everybody knows you know, it's very strange. — screen! everybody knows you know, it's very strange, to _ screen! everybody knows you know, it's very strange, to taking - screen! everybody knows you know, it's very strange, to taking the - it's very strange, to taking the train up was... people recognise you? train up was... people recognise ou? ., , train up was... people recognise ou? . , ., train up was... people recognise you?_ and - train up was... people recognise you?_ and it's - train up was... people recognise you?_ and it's for| you? yeah, they do. and it's for something _ you? yeah, they do. and it's for something so — you? yeah, they do. and it's for something so is _ you? yeah, they do. and it's for something so is dramatic. - you? yeah, they do. and it's for something so is dramatic. it's . you? yeah, they do. and it's for. something so is dramatic. it's not something _ something so is dramatic. it's not something you — something so is dramatic. it's not something you are _ something so is dramatic. it's not something you are known - something so is dramatic. it's not something you are known for- something so is dramatic. it's not. something you are known for which something so is dramatic. it's not - something you are known for which is happy— something you are known for which is happy or— something you are known for which is happy or good. but i hope it will be worth_ happy or good. but i hope it will be worth it _ happy or good. but i hope it will be worth it |— happy or good. but i hope it will be worth it. ., �* ., ., worth it. i don't want to ruin it if ou worth it. i don't want to ruin it if you haven't _ worth it. i don't want to ruin it if you haven't watched _ worth it. i don't want to ruin it if you haven't watched it _ worth it. i don't want to ruin it if you haven't watched it because l worth it. i don't want to ruin it if i you haven't watched it because it's important that you experience it. just explain the basics of what happened to you. i just explain the basics of what happened to you.— just explain the basics of what happened to you. just explain the basics of what ha--ened to ou. ., ,y happened to you. i was defrauded by someone who _ happened to you. i was defrauded by someone who i _ happened to you. i was defrauded by someone who i thought _ happened to you. i was defrauded by someone who i thought was - happened to you. i was defrauded by someone who i thought was my - someone who i thought was my boyfriend, and he lured me by saying that he _ boyfriend, and he lured me by saying that he was— boyfriend, and he lured me by saying that he was in danger from his enemies. _ that he was in danger from his enemies, and that he was going to -et enemies, and that he was going to get killed — enemies, and that he was going to get killed if they found him. i then fell for— get killed if they found him. i then fell for that, get killed if they found him. i then fell forthat, he get killed if they found him. i then fell for that, he was protected by using _ fell for that, he was protected by using nry— fell for that, he was protected by using my name and credit card. hindsight— using my name and credit card. hindsight is the gift that we are living _ hindsight is the gift that we are living in — hindsight is the gift that we are livin: in. , , .,, living in. this is the most audacious _

living in. this is the most audacious and _ living in. this is the most audacious and complex i living in. this is the most _ audacious and complex entrapment you could imagine. its audacious and complex entrapment you could imagine-— could imagine. its immersive theatre to another degree. _ could imagine. its immersive theatre to another degree. this _ could imagine. its immersive theatre to another degree. this team - could imagine. its immersive theatre to another degree. this team knew i to another degree. this team knew when _ to another degree. this team knew when i _ to another degree. this team knew when i entered another apartment, we have to _ when i entered another apartment, we have to act _ when i entered another apartment, we have to act at this, and it's horrendous to think about later on. felicity. _ horrendous to think about later on. felicity. you — horrendous to think about later on. felicity, you directed and told this story, it's amazing because it is just a timeline of events but it is so tasty and every twist and turn takes your breath away but you had to amalgamate —— it is so pasty. he had to amalgamate all this material, text messages, whatsapp, bank statements, to get that together must have been huge. the producer bernie and l— must have been huge. the producer bernie and i spent _ must have been huge. the producer bernie and i spent weeks _ must have been huge. the producer bernie and i spent weeks and - must have been huge. the producerj bernie and i spent weeks and weeks speaking _ bernie and i spent weeks and weeks speaking to— bernie and i spent weeks and weeks speaking to the _ bernie and i spent weeks and weeks speaking to the women _ bernie and i spent weeks and weeks speaking to the women in— bernie and i spent weeks and weeks speaking to the women in the - bernie and i spent weeks and weeks speaking to the women in the film, i speaking to the women in the film, but then— speaking to the women in the film, but then also — speaking to the women in the film, but then also working _ speaking to the women in the film, but then also working with - speaking to the women in the film, but then also working with that - but then also working with that materiat — but then also working with that materiat we _ but then also working with that material. we knew— but then also working with that material. we knew that - but then also working with that material. we knew that we - but then also working with that. material. we knew that we wanted but then also working with that - material. we knew that we wanted the audience _ material. we knew that we wanted the audience to _ material. we knew that we wanted the audience to be — material. we knew that we wanted the audience to be very— material. we knew that we wanted the audience to be very much, _ material. we knew that we wanted the audience to be very much, relive - material. we knew that we wanted the audience to be very much, relive the i audience to be very much, relive the experience _ audience to be very much, relive the experience to — audience to be very much, relive the experience to the _ audience to be very much, relive the experience to the victim's _ audience to be very much, relive the experience to the victim's eyes - audience to be very much, relive the experience to the victim's eyes and i experience to the victim's eyes and for the _

experience to the victim's eyes and for the film — experience to the victim's eyes and for the film to _ experience to the victim's eyes and for the film to unfold _ experience to the victim's eyes and for the film to unfold in _ experience to the victim's eyes and for the film to unfold in the - for the film to unfold in the emotional— for the film to unfold in the emotional washing - for the film to unfold in the | emotional washing machine for the film to unfold in the - emotional washing machine way that it did for— emotional washing machine way that it did for the — emotional washing machine way that it did for the women, _ emotional washing machine way that it did for the women, they— emotional washing machine way that it did for the women, they were - it did for the women, they were swept _ it did for the women, they were swept up — it did for the women, they were swept up into— it did for the women, they were swept up into what _ it did for the women, they were swept up into what was - it did for the women, they were swept up into what was first. it did for the women, they were swept up into what was first a i swept up into what was first a romance _ swept up into what was first a romance that _ swept up into what was first a romance that turned - swept up into what was first a romance that turned into - swept up into what was first a romance that turned into a i swept up into what was first a i romance that turned into a mystery and then _ romance that turned into a mystery and then just — romance that turned into a mystery and then just turns _ romance that turned into a mystery and then just turns into _ romance that turned into a mystery and then just turns into a _ romance that turned into a mystery and thenjust turns into a horror. i and then just turns into a horror. we wanted — and then just turns into a horror. we wanted the _ and then just turns into a horror. we wanted the audience - and then just turns into a horror. we wanted the audience to i and thenjust turns into a horror. i we wanted the audience to experience that. �* .., , we wanted the audience to experience that. �* .. , ., ., we wanted the audience to experience that. �* , ., ., ., ., that. because we are all familiar with using _ that. because we are all familiar with using our _ that. because we are all familiar with using our finding _ that. because we are all familiar with using our finding that i that. because we are all familiar with using our finding that way i that. because we are all familiar. with using our finding that way and watching the whatsapp messages appear, you are taken along with it. the way you describe your story, it's like, how could anyone fulfil that? but when you see how it unfolded, the intimacy, the love affair, you were in love. find unfolded, the intimacy, the love affair, you were in love. and truly in love. when _ affair, you were in love. and truly in love. when i _ affair, you were in love. and truly in love. when i look _ affair, you were in love. and truly in love. when i look back - affair, you were in love. and truly in love. when i look back on i affair, you were in love. and truly in love. when i look back on the i in love. when i look back on the love _ in love. when i look back on the love story— in love. when i look back on the love story as it is portrayed i get teary—eyed because i really loved him _ teary—eyed because i really loved him and — teary—eyed because i really loved him. and to see that that was all fake, _ him. and to see that that was all fake. and — him. and to see that that was all fake, and upon the screen as well, it hurts! _ fake, and upon the screen as well, it hurts! |t— fake, and upon the screen as well, it hurts! , , ,., ., it hurts! it must be so weird to watch yourself _ it hurts! it must be so weird to watch yourself telling - it hurts! it must be so weird to watch yourself telling your i it hurts! it must be so weird to | watch yourself telling your own story, you know how it ends, you know how it felt. if you could go back to talk to yourself before all this happened before it all began, what you say to yourself? what would

you say to anybody who might find themselves in this situation? you alwa s themselves in this situation? you always need _ themselves in this situation? you always need to — themselves in this situation? you always need to be _ themselves in this situation? you always need to be cautious but this is a con _ always need to be cautious but this is a con out — always need to be cautious but this is a con out of another thing. i didn't— is a con out of another thing. i didn't think— is a con out of another thing. i didn't think that anyone could ever predict _ didn't think that anyone could ever predict that a team could do something like this to so many people — something like this to so many people. just be cautious, no matter where _ people. just be cautious, no matter where you _ people. just be cautious, no matter where you are. these people you can meet _ where you are. these people you can meet online, — where you are. these people you can meet online, in a bar, they are everywhere. meet online, in a bar, they are everywhere-— meet online, in a bar, they are everywhere. ultimately it is not our everywhere. ultimately it is not your fault. _ everywhere. ultimately it is not your fault. you _ everywhere. ultimately it is not your fault, you can _ everywhere. ultimately it is not your fault, you can pour- everywhere. ultimately it is not your fault, you can pour over. everywhere. ultimately it is not your fault, you can pour over it| everywhere. ultimately it is not i your fault, you can pour over it but yourfault, you can pour over it but yourfault, you can pour over it but you didn't do anything wrong but the impact is with you for life. where are you up to now mentally, financially? i are you up to now mentally, financially?— are you up to now mentally, financiall ? ~ ., , financially? i think! have been uuite financially? i think! have been quite privileged _ financially? i think! have been quite privileged because i- financially? i think! have been quite privileged because i had| financially? i think! have been| quite privileged because i had a good _ quite privileged because i had a good family and good friends and i have been— good family and good friends and i have been able to tell my story and that's— have been able to tell my story and that's been— have been able to tell my story and that's been important, or be strong enough _ that's been important, or be strong enough to— that's been important, or be strong enough to tell my story. a lot of people _ enough to tell my story. a lot of people have a lot of shame. i'm good now but— people have a lot of shame. i'm good now but i_ people have a lot of shame. i'm good now but i think a lot of trauma is maybe _ now but i think a lot of trauma is maybe hidden underneath, and i'm still very— maybe hidden underneath, and i'm still very much needing to figure out how— still very much needing to figure out how to — still very much needing to figure out how to get out of that. why do out how to get out of that. why do ou think out how to get out of that. why do you think this _ out how to get out of that. why do you think this story _ out how to get out of that. why do you think this story resonates i out how to get out of that. why do you think this story resonates so i you think this story resonates so much in 2022? part of it, as nina

was saying, we are all on our phones for different reasons but this seems to have really captured peoples imaginations. haste to have really captured peoples imaginations.— imaginations. we are all on our hones, imaginations. we are all on our phones. a _ imaginations. we are all on our phones. a lot— imaginations. we are all on our phones, a lot of— imaginations. we are all on our phones, a lot of people - imaginations. we are all on our phones, a lot of people now- imaginations. we are all on our i phones, a lot of people now date online, _ phones, a lot of people now date online, that's _ phones, a lot of people now date online, that's how— phones, a lot of people now date online, that's how we _ phones, a lot of people now date online, that's how we date. i phones, a lot of people now date online, that's how we date. the. online, that's how we date. the themes — online, that's how we date. the themes in — online, that's how we date. the themes in the _ online, that's how we date. the themes in the film _ online, that's how we date. the themes in the film about - online, that's how we date. the themes in the film about love, i themes in the film about love, heartbreak, _ themes in the film about love, heartbreak, what _ themes in the film about love, heartbreak, what would - themes in the film about love, | heartbreak, what would happen themes in the film about love, i heartbreak, what would happen if themes in the film about love, - heartbreak, what would happen if the person— heartbreak, what would happen if the person that _ heartbreak, what would happen if the person that you — heartbreak, what would happen if the person that you were _ heartbreak, what would happen if the person that you were in _ heartbreak, what would happen if the person that you were in a _ person that you were in a relationship _ person that you were in a relationship with- person that you were in a relationship with turned i person that you were in a . relationship with turned out person that you were in a - relationship with turned out to be nothing _ relationship with turned out to be nothing as— relationship with turned out to be nothing as to _ relationship with turned out to be nothing as to who _ relationship with turned out to be nothing as to who they _ relationship with turned out to be nothing as to who they say - relationship with turned out to be nothing as to who they say they. relationship with turned out to be i nothing as to who they say they are, all of— nothing as to who they say they are, all of those — nothing as to who they say they are, all of those things _ nothing as to who they say they are, all of those things have _ nothing as to who they say they are, all of those things have captured - all of those things have captured the minds — all of those things have captured the minds of— all of those things have captured the minds of people _ all of those things have captured the minds of people at— all of those things have captured the minds of people at home. i all of those things have captured i the minds of people at home. the response — the minds of people at home. the response in— the minds of people at home. the response in terms _ the minds of people at home. the response in terms of, _ be blaming the victims of these crimes, hasjust been so - be blaming the victims of these i crimes, hasjust been so amazing be blaming the victims of these - crimes, hasjust been so amazing and far tletter— crimes, hasjust been so amazing and far better than — crimes, hasjust been so amazing and far better than what _ crimes, hasjust been so amazing and far better than what we _ crimes, hasjust been so amazing and far better than what we thought. - crimes, hasjust been so amazing and far better than what we thought. i - far better than what we thought. i think— far better than what we thought. i think people — far better than what we thought. i think peopte are _ far better than what we thought. i think people are a _ far better than what we thought. i think people are a little _ far better than what we thought. i think people are a little bit- think people are a little bit cynical— think people are a little bit cynical about _ think people are a little bit cynical about emotional. think people are a little bit. cynical about emotional cons. think people are a little bit- cynical about emotional cons. at the end of— cynical about emotional cons. at the end of the _ cynical about emotional cons. at the end of the day, _ cynical about emotional cons. at the end of the day, women— cynical about emotional cons. at the end of the day, women like - cynical about emotional cons. at the end of the day, women like cecilie . end of the day, women like cecilie shoutd _ end of the day, women like cecilie should not— end of the day, women like cecilie should not be _ end of the day, women like cecilie should not be blamed _ end of the day, women like cecilie should not be blamed for- end of the day, women like cecilie should not be blamed for trusting| should not be blamed for trusting somebody— should not be blamed for trusting somebody who _ should not be blamed for trusting somebody who really, _ should not be blamed for trusting somebody who really, there - should not be blamed for trusting somebody who really, there were should not be blamed for trusting i somebody who really, there were no red flags— somebody who really, there were no red flags for— somebody who really, there were no red flags for these _ somebody who really, there were no red flags for these women. - somebody who really, there were no red flags for these women. there . red flags for these women. there were _ red flags for these women. there were no— red flags for these women. there were no mistakes— red flags for these women. there were no mistakes that _ red flags for these women. there were no mistakes that they- red flags for these women. therel

were no mistakes that they made. red flags for these women. there . were no mistakes that they made. i think— were no mistakes that they made. i think that _ were no mistakes that they made. i think that was — were no mistakes that they made. i think that was a _ were no mistakes that they made. i think that was a big _ were no mistakes that they made. i think that was a big thing _ were no mistakes that they made. i think that was a big thing that - were no mistakes that they made. i think that was a big thing that i - think that was a big thing that i wanted — think that was a big thing that i wanted the _ think that was a big thing that i wanted the film _ think that was a big thing that i wanted the film to _ think that was a big thing that i wanted the film to hopefully i think that was a big thing that i l wanted the film to hopefully get people _ wanted the film to hopefully get peopte realising _ wanted the film to hopefully get people realising and _ wanted the film to hopefully get people realising and talking - wanted the film to hopefully get. people realising and talking more about, _ people realising and talking more about, victims— people realising and talking more about, victims of— people realising and talking more about, victims of crimes - people realising and talking more about, victims of crimes like - people realising and talking more about, victims of crimes like this| about, victims of crimes like this shouldn't— about, victims of crimes like this shouldn't feel— about, victims of crimes like this shouldn't feel ashamed. - about, victims of crimes like this shouldn't feel ashamed. lit- about, victims of crimes like this shouldn't feel ashamed. it makes you think, it shouldn't feel ashamed. it makes you think. it could — shouldn't feel ashamed. it makes you think, it could happen _ shouldn't feel ashamed. it makes you think, it could happen to _ shouldn't feel ashamed. it makes you think, it could happen to you - shouldn't feel ashamed. it makes you think, it could happen to you or- shouldn't feel ashamed. it makes you think, it could happen to you or a - think, it could happen to you or a good friend. the fact that all of this information was up there in the cloud literally, it was virtual, was a gift in producing the film but when it came to catching and prosecuting him, difficult to know where that would come from in the end. i where that would come from in the end. ~ where that would come from in the end. ,, ., , , end. i think obviously in the film-making _ end. i think obviously in the film-making process - end. i think obviously in the film-making process having end. i think obviously in the i film-making process having all end. i think obviously in the - film-making process having all of film—making process having all of that material— film—making process having all of that material was _ film—making process having all of that material was a _ film—making process having all of that material was a real- film—making process having all of that material was a real blessingi that material was a real blessing and it— that material was a real blessing and it was— that material was a real blessing and it was also _ that material was a real blessing and it was also very _ that material was a real blessing and it was also very helpful- that material was a real blessing and it was also very helpful for. that material was a real blessingl and it was also very helpful for us for us _ and it was also very helpful for us for us to— and it was also very helpful for us for us to be — and it was also very helpful for us for us to be able _ and it was also very helpful for us for us to be able to _ and it was also very helpful for us for us to be able to plot - and it was also very helpful for us for us to be able to plot out - and it was also very helpful for us for us to be able to plot out how. and it was also very helpful for us i for us to be able to plot out how he does _ for us to be able to plot out how he does the _ for us to be able to plot out how he does the emotional— for us to be able to plot out how he does the emotional part _ for us to be able to plot out how he does the emotional part of - for us to be able to plot out how he does the emotional part of the - does the emotional part of the crime, — does the emotional part of the crime, the _ does the emotional part of the crime, the overlap _ does the emotional part of the crime, the overlap between i does the emotional part of the l crime, the overlap between the women's — crime, the overlap between the women's stories— crime, the overlap between the women's stories and _ crime, the overlap between the women's stories and so - crime, the overlap between the women's stories and so on. - crime, the overlap between the women's stories and so on. in. crime, the overlap between the i women's stories and so on. in that sense. _ women's stories and so on. in that sense, it _ women's stories and so on. in that sense, it was — women's stories and so on. in that sense, it wasan— women's stories and so on. in that sense, it was an amazing - women's stories and so on. in that sense, it was an amazing evidencei sense, it was an amazing evidence base _ sense, it was an amazing evidence base for— sense, it was an amazing evidence base for us— sense, it was an amazing evidence base for us but— sense, it was an amazing evidence base for us but simon— sense, it was an amazing evidence base for us but simon hasn't- sense, it was an amazing evidence base for us but simon hasn't been| base for us but simon hasn't been prosecuted — base for us but simon hasn't been prosecuted for— base for us but simon hasn't been prosecuted for these _ base for us but simon hasn't been prosecuted for these crimes. - base for us but simon hasn't been prosecuted for these crimes. he l base for us but simon hasn't been- prosecuted for these crimes. he went to prison _ prosecuted for these crimes. he went to prison in _ prosecuted for these crimes. he went to prison in israel— prosecuted for these crimes. he went to prison in israel for— prosecuted for these crimes. he went to prison in israel for a _ prosecuted for these crimes. he went to prison in israel for a different- to prison in israel for a different

set of— to prison in israel for a different set of crimes _ to prison in israel for a different set of crimes he _ to prison in israel for a different set of crimes he committed - to prison in israel for a different| set of crimes he committed over there _ set of crimes he committed over there. ., ., , . .~ there. how does that make you feel, cecilie? we — there. how does that make you feel, cecilie? we were _ there. how does that make you feel, cecilie? we were so _ there. how does that make you feel, cecilie? we were so disappointed - there. how does that make you feel, cecilie? we were so disappointed inl cecilie? we were so disappointed in the summer— cecilie? we were so disappointed in the summer when _ cecilie? we were so disappointed in the summer when he _ cecilie? we were so disappointed in the summer when he was _ cecilie? we were so disappointed in the summer when he was arrested l cecilie? we were so disappointed in i the summer when he was arrested and we tried _ the summer when he was arrested and we tried so— the summer when he was arrested and we tried so much to get the police here in— we tried so much to get the police here in the — we tried so much to get the police here in the uk and in other countries, _ here in the uk and in other countries, where is the international arrest warrant? to see him continue his life and to see him attack— him continue his life and to see him attack the _ him continue his life and to see him attack the actual victims is an extra — attack the actual victims is an extra burden to the healing. | attack the actual victims is an extra burden to the healing. i was really impressed _ extra burden to the healing. i was really impressed with _ extra burden to the healing. i was really impressed with the - extra burden to the healing. i —" really impressed with the sense of unity amongst you and the other victims, sticking together, coming together and finding friendship and power together. that has been helpful to you?_ helpfulto you? oh, gosh, the su ort, helpfulto you? oh, gosh, the sopport. and _ helpfulto you? oh, gosh, the support, and finding - helpfulto you? oh, gosh, the support, and finding people . helpful to you? oh, gosh, the i support, and finding people who helpful to you? oh, gosh, the - support, and finding people who have the same _ support, and finding people who have the same fighting spirit. i'm scared to out— the same fighting spirit. i'm scared to out there, but we are in this and together, _ to out there, but we are in this and together, no— to out there, but we are in this and together, no matter what the reception is, we are doing the right thing _ reception is, we are doing the right thing and _ reception is, we are doing the right thing and saving other people from him and _ thing and saving other people from him and if— thing and saving other people from him and if we can do it, it is worth it. ., . ,., him and if we can do it, it is worth it. ., . , . thank

him and if we can do it, it is worth it— thank you i him and if we can do it, it is worth it._ thank you. it. you are so brave. thank you. you leave yourself— it. you are so brave. thank you. you leave yourself open _ it. you are so brave. thank you. you leave yourself open to _ it. you are so brave. thank you. you leave yourself open to criticism - it. you are so brave. thank you. you leave yourself open to criticism but l leave yourself open to criticism but like you say, it's not your fault. it is the same as victims of sexual assault, _ it is the same as victims of sexual assault, why are you wearing that skirt, _ assault, why are you wearing that skirt, you — assault, why are you wearing that skirt, you drinking? that blame. it is a crime — skirt, you drinking? that blame. it is a crime that he has committed and he has _ is a crime that he has committed and he has to— is a crime that he has committed and he has to stand trial for it. and there is he has to stand trial for it. jifuc there is crowdfunding for the women who have taken up this case. that there is crowdfunding for the women who have taken up this case.- who have taken up this case. that is so nice to see _ who have taken up this case. that is so nice to see that _ who have taken up this case. that is so nice to see that support. - who have taken up this case. that is so nice to see that support. thank l so nice to see that support. thank ou for so nice to see that support. thank you for coming — so nice to see that support. thank you for coming in, _ so nice to see that support. thank you for coming in, it _ so nice to see that support. thank you for coming in, it is _ so nice to see that support. thank you for coming in, it is a - you for coming in, it is a fascinating documentary and i'm not surprised it has taken off like it has. you can watch the tinder swindler on netflix. stay with us, headlines coming up.

good morning, welcome to breakfast with nina warhurst and jon kay. our headlines today. what does the future hold for prince andrew, after he reached an out—of—court settlement with a woman who'd accused him of sexual assault?

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80 mph, and then on friday at storm eunice, which quite possibly could have more widespread damage in gusts of wind and some snow. all the details through the rest of the morning's programme. it's wednesday the 16th of february. our main story. questions are being asked about whether prince andrew will have a role in public life after he settled a civil sexual assault case brought against him in the us by virginia giuffre. ms giuffre had accused him of sexually assaulting her when she was 17 — which the duke has repeatedly denied. in the agreement, he accepts ms giuffre suffered as a "victim of abuse". no details of the pay—out have been made. 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? er...

now, still not, and the reason being is that the people that 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 admit any liability — for virginia giuffre, to have had her ordeal at the hands ofjeffrey epstein to be fully recognised. whatever he lost as a result of this can never_ whatever he lost as a result of this can never compared to what the victims — can never compared to what the victims of— can never compared to what the victims of epstein, maxwell, and that meant we were traffic to have lost from — that meant we were traffic to have lost from our lives. there is no amount— lost from our lives. there is no amount of— lost from our lives. there is no amount of money that could compensate for that and i think that in negotiating a settlement, virginia _ in negotiating a settlement, virginia was very wise in going

after— virginia was very wise in going after things that are much more important — after things that are much more important than money. 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. his reputation has been shredded. he is no longer— his reputation has been shredded. he is no longer an official member of the royal— is no longer an official member of the royal family. is no longer an official member of the royalfamily. he has is no longer an official member of the royal family. he has lost his temper— the royal family. he has lost his temper won, the royal family. he has lost his temperwon, he has lost the royal family. he has lost his temper won, he has lost his patron niches. _ temper won, he has lost his patron niches. and — temper won, he has lost his patron niches, and that privacy is that the royal— niches, and that privacy is that the royal family always seek to maintain from the _ royal family always seek to maintain from the press... if anyone ever attempts— from the press... if anyone ever attempts to _ from the press... if anyone ever attempts to run a story on a private life, they — attempts to run a story on a private life, they are very quick to stamp down _ life, they are very quick to stamp down on — life, they are very quick to stamp down on any errant journalist. that is over— down on any errant journalist. that is over for— down on any errant journalist. that is over for prince andrew, anyone who comes — is over for prince andrew, anyone who comes forward, that will now be open to— who comes forward, that will now be open to his _ who comes forward, that will now be open to his reputation. i don't think— open to his reputation. i don't think his — open to his reputation. i don't think his reputation can ever recover— think his reputation can ever recover and i don't see a return, ever. _ recover and i don't see a return, ever. to — recover and i don't see a return, ever, to public life for him.

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. this story on the front page of i think every single newspaper. including this on the front page of the telegraph, speculating the queen will help pay for what it says is a £12 million settlement. no official confirmation on the amount or that the queen will pay it. let's speak to our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, whojoins to our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, who joins us to our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, whojoins us now to our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, who joins us now from london. will we ever know that? i think it is extremely _ will we ever know that? i think it is extremely unlikely. _ will we ever know that? i think it is extremely unlikely. looking i will we ever know that? i think itj is extremely unlikely. looking on palace certainly will not confirm anything, any detail of the financial settlement. you can take your pick, really, from the websites, the front pages this morning. 7.5 million, 10 million, 12 million that you have just quoted. i don't think any of the people

writing this really has any idea of what the figures are. it is speculation and we are not, as i say, going to be informed or helped to understand what is going on by buckingham palace, who want to keep this all as far away as possible. it is undeniably the case that prince andrew does not have vast amounts of money himself. there has been a lot of speculation about the sale of a chalet he owned in switzerland, but that was heavily mortgaged, then a dispute with the person who was buying it from him. it may well be that the family is having to look to its private resources to help pay what is undoubtedly it will be a very, very considerable... notjust with a substantial donation to virginia giuffre's charity, but of course a considerable amount in legalfees. course a considerable amount in legal fees— legal fees. that is the financial side of things. _ legal fees. that is the financial side of things. what _ legal fees. that is the financial side of things. what about - legal fees. that is the financial. side of things. what about prince andrew's role within the royal family and the possibility that one day he might have some sort of

profile again. how likely is it that we will ever see him carrying out any kind of royal duties? i we will ever see him carrying out any kind of royal duties?- we will ever see him carrying out any kind of royal duties? i think at this .1 any kind of royal duties? i think at this -1 would _ any kind of royal duties? i think at this .1 would have _ any kind of royal duties? i think at this .1 would have to _ any kind of royal duties? i think at this .1 would have to say - any kind of royal duties? i think at this .1 would have to say that - any kind of royal duties? i think at this .1 would have to say that the l this .i would have to say that the chances of that are vanishingly small, i think is the phrase people use. there is no possibility at this point of him resuming any sort of a public role and, as i was saying last night, what charity, what military unit, would actually want to associate itself with him at this point? at the grenadier guards certainly will not want him back as their kernel. the queen has taken on and has made it clear that all his patronage is by being redistributed to other members of the family. the grenadier guards are keen to have the duchess of cambridge as their kernel and other charities which andrew was previously associated with well have moved on and would be very doubtful that any would wish to re—associate themselves with him. will he attend the service of thanksgiving for the duke of

edinburgh at the end of next month? i think that probably is likely but i think that probably is likely but i think that that will be a decision taken much closer to the time. that is a service for his father, in a sense of family event, but one cannot see him, i think, at this point resuming a public role and i think that the members of his family, including particularly prince of wales, will be adamant that must now withdraw and keep the lowest of low profile. stand that must now withdraw and keep the lowest of low profile.— lowest of low profile. and yet, within the _ lowest of low profile. and yet, within the settlement - lowest of low profile. and yet, i within the settlement statement, lowest of low profile. and yet, - within the settlement statement, i was intrigued by this way. prince andrew talks about supporting the fight against the evils of sex trafficking. what sort of form does that fight take? are we talking about him standing up and making speeches on that subject? its, about him standing up and making speeches on that subject?- speeches on that sub'ect? a good cuestion. speeches on that sub'ect? a good question. uh speeches on that sub'ect? a good question. it is h speeches on that sub'ect? a good question. it is the _ speeches on that subject? a good question. it is the sort _ speeches on that subject? a good question. it is the sort of - speeches on that subject? a good question. it is the sort of line - question. it is the sort of line that perhaps lawyers will have felt was appropriate, that he wants to now take up the cudgels and campaign on behalf of people who are victims

of this. it feels right, but when you look at it and think, how could he do that? when we can be confident in saying any charity, any organisation that focuses on this very sensitive area, will they want him to be associated with their campaigns? ithink him to be associated with their campaigns? i think possibly not! but, you know, he is declaring an intent to campaign on behalf of victims of sex trafficking and he is able to see the evils of sex trafficking, whilst at the same time, we must note, he has not admitted, conceded any liability in this case. . ., admitted, conceded any liability in thiscase. . ., . ., ,, this case. nicholas witchell, thank ou ve this case. nicholas witchell, thank you very much _ this case. nicholas witchell, thank you very much for _ this case. nicholas witchell, thank you very much forjoining - this case. nicholas witchell, thank you very much forjoining us. - let's get more on the way these out—of—court settlements work. we're joined by the lawyer mark stephens. good morning. until this point both parties have said they were happy to have their day in court, notjust that in front of a jury, what will have shifted this? i

that in front of a jury, what will have shifted this?— that in front of a jury, what will have shifted this? i think prince andrew's loss, _ have shifted this? i think prince andrew's loss, comprehensive l have shifted this? i think prince i andrew's loss, comprehensive loss at the last hearing beforejudge lewis kaplan spurred the incentive for both parties, judge kaplan had realised and exulted both parties to settle. he thought it was in their joint best interests for virginia giuffre, she would not have to relive the events that she was litigating over. the abuse by zyxwvu jeffrey epstein, she would not be subjected to unpleasant and intrusive cross examination and of course from the prince's perspective, he has been able to draw a line. it clearly is to that extent in both of their interests to settle this case. virginia giuffre made clear that she wanted an acknowledgement of her status as a person who had been abused and she has got that. this is a very artfully almost diplomatically

worded statement which has been made. they both take something out of it. she gets an acknowledgement of it. she gets an acknowledgement of her position. there is an apology for introducing her and also, most importantly for an sundry, he makes no formal admission of guilt. but of course i think we are going to see that people will draw their own inferences. virginia giuffre's lawyer david moyes has essentially said go and look at the previous statement —— her lawyer, boyes. we saw in the package with nicholas witchell, he gave no apology before to the victims epstein, in that car crash interview on newsnight and he said he had never met virginia giuffre and now he is paying

significant millions of dollars to her. there has been quite a shift here and i think as a consequence he cannot reappear in public life. in some ways an out—of—court settlement draws a line underneath it but in another way it opens as many doors as possible speculation, which doesn't go away. i as possible speculation, which doesn't go away.— as possible speculation, which doesn't go away. i think that is riaht doesn't go away. i think that is ri . ht and doesn't go away. i think that is right and one _ doesn't go away. i think that is right and one of _ doesn't go away. i think that is right and one of the _ doesn't go away. i think that is right and one of the key i doesn't go away. i think that is right and one of the key thingsj doesn't go away. i think that is i right and one of the key things that will have to be clarified by prince andrew's at camp is the fact he has paid this from his own resources. the queen has made it utterly clear she is not paying his legal costs or his damages, and i think that will go for the wider royal family. of course he did sell his ski chalet, it was worth about $25 million. we think that it actually sold for 18 million in a bit of a fire sale and he netted out somewhere just over 10 million. that was the nest egg, so it is not the public purse that is

paying for that. it is prince andrew from his own resources. but essentially he has managed to effectively immunise the wider royal family and particularly his daughters against this court hearing but he himself, i think, has metaphorically been consigned to an unheated tower at balmoral, never to waive from a royal balcony ever again. waive from a royal balcony ever aaain. ~ ., waive from a royal balcony ever a.ain_ . 4' ., waive from a royal balcony ever aaain. ~ ,, ., ., again. we may never know the final fi . ure, again. we may never know the final fiuure, as again. we may never know the final figure, as nicholas _ again. we may never know the final figure, as nicholas witchell- again. we may never know the final figure, as nicholas witchell was i figure, as nicholas witchell was saying, but this 12 million that is on the front page of the daily telegraph, does that sound in the ballpark of what you would expect from a settlement like this? it really does. if you look at his net worth, he has had to sell a house in order to fund this and so i think that doesn't look at about the right number. informal comments coming out all the time. of course this money is being used in three ways. there

are three unequal parts within it. the first part is to pay compensation to virginia giuffre. the second is to pay off her lawyers' the second is to pay off her lawyers�* expenses the second is to pay off her lawyers' expenses and such like. the third is she has leveraged his profile and there is a large amount that will go to her personal charity to fight for the victims of sex trafficking and sexual abuse. that is, if it is a publicly registered charity, as i suspect it will have to be to get the benefits of the tax advantages, so we will see how much is paid into that account. that, i think, will give the public a clue. but i suspect, long before that comes into the public domain, andrew is going to have to confirm that the public have not paid this because that threatens to have wider implications for the royal family. they cannot be seen to be funding his miscreant behaviour. hate

they cannot be seen to be funding his miscreant behaviour.— his miscreant behaviour. we will see. his miscreant behaviour. we will see- lawyer _ his miscreant behaviour. we will see. lawyer mark _ his miscreant behaviour. we will see. lawyer mark stephens i his miscreant behaviour. we will see. lawyer mark stephens with j his miscreant behaviour. we will- see. lawyer mark stephens with that insight into out—of—court settlements, thank you for your time this morning. settlements, thank you for your time this morning-— lets get an update on ukraine. this was the day that america intelligence was suggesting there could be an invasion. russia says it's withdrawing more troops from the border with ukraine — but the us presidentjoe biden has warned that any de—escalation is yet to be verified. meanwhile nato defence ministers are meeting in brussels. 0ur defence correspondent jonathan beale is there. these talks today in brussels, what are nato hoping to achieve? first of all, the are nato hoping to achieve? first of all. they are — are nato hoping to achieve? first of all, they are questioning _ are nato hoping to achieve? first of all, they are questioning whether. all, they are questioning whether russia really is moving, withdrawing forces, some of its forces, from the border with ukraine. they still believe the threat is acute, that russia could launch an invasion at any time. it has 150,000 troops and equipment, including artillery, air

defences, now amassed on ukraine border, they could attack from various axes. they want to see evidence, notjust evidence that russia will withdraw troops, because remember a built up troops on the border with ukraine last year, pulled them back for a while, then they return. they want to see a sustained withdrawal of russian forces from the border with ukraine. this morning the defence secretary ben wallace, who is also attending this meeting, also expressed scepticism about these reports of it wishing withdrawal stops let’s scepticism about these reports of it wishing withdrawal stops— wishing withdrawal stops let's not for: et what wishing withdrawal stops let's not forget what this _ wishing withdrawal stops let's not forget what this has _ wishing withdrawal stops let's not forget what this has been i wishing withdrawal stops let's not forget what this has been about, | forget what this has been about, this has— forget what this has been about, this has been about either the overwhelming intimidation of ukraine, _ overwhelming intimidation of ukraine, an attempt to intimidate nato members, or about an invasion of that— nato members, or about an invasion of that country. this is not something the west has started or done, _ something the west has started or done, entered into, but it is very, very— done, entered into, but it is very, very significant when it moves its strategic— very significant when it moves its strategic weapon system, as the russians— strategic weapon system, as the russians have done, and amass 60% of

its land _ russians have done, and amass 60% of its land forces, not all of which are normally in that part of the world, — are normally in that part of the world, then there is something afoot that we _ world, then there is something afoot that we have to absolutely challenge through _ that we have to absolutely challenge through both dialogue and deter. fine through both dialogue and deter. one ofthe through both dialogue and deter. of the things through both dialogue and deter. que: of the things that through both dialogue and deter. iez of the things that ben wallace and the other defence ministers from nato will discuss today is about enhancing, building up nato's military presence in eastern europe, on the eastern flank, in countries like bulgaria and romania. they board it ukraine. again, this is a deterrent, they say, defence and deterrence. it is not aimed at aggression towards russia but it is one of the options they are looking at. in other words, the secretary general of nato says there will be long—term consequences of russia's military build—up. but at the same time they are still hopeful that they might be a diplomatic solution, so that is not a dead end at the moment. . ~ so that is not a dead end at the moment. ., ,, , ., ., ., moment. 0k, thank you for that. jonathan beale _ moment. 0k, thank you for that. jonathan beale in _ moment. 0k, thank you for that. jonathan beale in brussels. i

let's have a chat with carol and a look at the weather because we have been saying all morning, the storms are coming. d0 been saying all morning, the storms are coming-— are coming. do we have to do the weather for _ are coming. do we have to do the weather for the _ are coming. do we have to do the weather for the next _ are coming. do we have to do the weather for the next couple i are coming. do we have to do the weather for the next couple of i are coming. do we have to do the i weather for the next couple of days? yes because we love seeing carol. stay on and forget it, carol can sing a song instead. that would wipe out our audience! _ song instead. that would wipe out our audience! moving _ song instead. that would wipe out our audience! moving on - song instead. that would wipe out our audience! moving on swiftly. l song instead. that would wipe out l our audience! moving on swiftly. we have some _ our audience! moving on swiftly. we have some stormy days ahead. today we have _ have some stormy days ahead. today we have a _ have some stormy days ahead. today we have a storm dudley coming our way. _ we have a storm dudley coming our way, the _ we have a storm dudley coming our way, the wind is already picking out towards _ way, the wind is already picking out towards the west and on friday we have the _ towards the west and on friday we have the storm eunice, which potentially will have more widespread damaging gusts of wind and some _ widespread damaging gusts of wind and some snow. today we have storm dudtey— and some snow. today we have storm dudley coming in, bringing all this rain with— dudley coming in, bringing all this rain with it — dudley coming in, bringing all this rain with it. some of the rain will be heavy. — rain with it. some of the rain will be heavy, and they'll start to the day and — be heavy, and they'll start to the day and it — be heavy, and they'll start to the day and it will be a mild day for most, — day and it will be a mild day for most, generally temperatures in the south-east— most, generally temperatures in the south—east i could get up to 16 or 17 degrees — south—east i could get up to 16 or 17 degrees. not as warm as we push further— 17 degrees. not as warm as we push further north. continually through the rest _ further north. continually through the rest of— further north. continually through the rest of the day the winds will be strengthening. it is across the board _ be strengthening. it is across the board more or less, you can see that rough _ board more or less, you can see that rough gusts — board more or less, you can see that rough gusts we are expecting through

the afternoon but the met office has an amber— the afternoon but the met office has an amberweatherwarning the afternoon but the met office has an amber weather warning out these areas _ an amber weather warning out these areas for— an amber weather warning out these areas for potentially damaging and destructive winds, gusting as much as 60 _ destructive winds, gusting as much as 60 to _ destructive winds, gusting as much as 60 to 70 — destructive winds, gusting as much as 60 to 70 mph inland, up to 90 mph with exposure. thing to in mind. as we go _ with exposure. thing to in mind. as we go through the evening and overnight, still it will be fairly windy, — overnight, still it will be fairly windy, stilla overnight, still it will be fairly windy, still a lot of blustery showers _ windy, still a lot of blustery showers coming our way, and again it is going _ showers coming our way, and again it is going to _ showers coming our way, and again it is going to be a fairly mild night in prospect, but you can see by the end of— in prospect, but you can see by the end of the — in prospect, but you can see by the end of the night there are signs of something — end of the night there are signs of something else coming our way and that will— something else coming our way and that will he — something else coming our way and that will be storm eunice, coming our way— that will be storm eunice, coming our way on — that will be storm eunice, coming our way on friday. i will have a longer— our way on friday. i will have a longer weather forecast later in the programme where i will tell you all about— programme where i will tell you all about that. we programme where i will tell you all about that. ~ ., ., ., ., about that. we are going to need a loner about that. we are going to need a longer weather _ about that. we are going to need a longer weather forecast! _ carol, thank you. you might not like it but it is important _ carol, thank you. you might not like it but it is important to _ carol, thank you. you might not like it but it is important to know. i carol, thank you. you might not like it but it is important to know. like i it but it is important to know. like blocks of the news. the cost of living injanuary was 5.5% more expensive than it was 12 months earlier — that's according to the inflation figures which were released just over an hour ago. ben has been looking through the

numbers. this is something you guys and people watching at home will really be able to relate to. yes, you will certainly have noticed that the cost of the things we buy has been going up, from food to clothes — even second—hand cars. it all adds up to a big squeeze on people's budgets. the increase in the cost of living — or inflation — is officially monitored by the office for national statistics which reports each month just how much prices are rising. it's a closely watched number. injanuary it was 5.5% — that's how much average prices for goods and services went up compared with a year earlier. it's up slightly on december�*s figure. that january increase was driven by clothing and footwear — also, of course, higher energy bills. those bills are likely to go even higher. earlier this month the energy regulator ofgem raised the price cap which means households face a further 50% increase in energy costs from april.

despite some help promised by the government, that's putting even greater pressure on households. the bank of england thinks inflation will peak at over 7% this spring. the chambers of commerce — which represents businesses — says the current russia—ukraine tension could push wholesale energy prices even higher — and that could keep inflation higher for longer. so what is it like for those families who are just about managing or "jams" as they're sometimes called? with great difficulty, according to leah griffiths from manchester. 0ur correspondent elaine dunkley spent the day with her. leah is a busy mum of three. she's a care worker — it's a demanding job with long hours. i leave my house at 6:00 every morning — sometimes 5:30 — and sometimes i don't get home till ten o'clock of a night. you're going ice skating with church next week, as well. forgot to tell you. the thought when your wage is going in the bank, you think, "i've got this much left to budget with for the month."

like many families, she's noticed a big increase in the price of her weekly shop. we were only talking last week at morris dancing about the price of beans, and another lady said to me, beans have gone up by 16p a can. everything has shot up in price. pasta — used to be able to get pasta for 20 pence a bag — that's now 40p a bag. all the staple foods, like tinned tomatoes — things that you would use to bulk out meals — that's all shot up. leah's constantly trying to reduce her shopping bill, but buying cheaper alternatives isn't always an option. my son only eats a particular brand ofjam because he's got additional needs, and the price of the jam has gone up by a0 pence a jar. just down the road in wythenshawe is the factory where the jam is made. through that wall there is the warehouse. we've arranged a visit for leah to find out why her store—cupboard essentials have gone up in price. richard, i'mjust wondering, why are the prices ofjam going up

as much as they are at the minute? it's really down to a number of things. it's shipment costs — so that's getting the raw materials from around the world to the uk — that's a massive part of it. it's the cost of those raw materials. it's also the packaging materials, which is largely driven by energy costs — we've seen our costs increase by around £8 million over a 12—month period. we can't absorb those costs. i'm working all this week and i'm on back—to—backs apart from sunday. next up for leah is the bideford community centre in wythenshawe. she volunteers here. during the pandemic, it was a lifeline for her family when her husband was made redundant. what have we got? we've got... today she's bringing in donations, but is also on the lookout for a bargain. i tend to say to kirsty, "have you got a sale on?" and she'll say, "yeah," and i can get, like i said, the really expensive, nice body wash for 50p. so it's not worth going to the supermarket and paying £1.75 when kirsty�*s got it here. can you make sure these go in a separate crate? even though we are technically,

on paper, above the poverty line, once you take out the mortgage and the rising costs of the gas and electric, it's harderfor us because we still have to pay for school dinners — we don't get any help with them — and they've gone up in price, as well. we saw numbers rise rapidly through the pandemic. thousands of people every week at our back gate. i'd say in recent months we thought we've seen the worst of what we're going to see, and then we got the cost—of—living crisis and we are now going straight back up. we're seeing lots of working families, and people need to ask for help — pride can't get in the way, they need to say, you know, "i'm struggling." the government says it's providing support to put, on average, £1,000 a year more into the pockets of working families. if we do the beans — the cans first. 0k. leah says it's places like this that are making a real difference in helping those on low incomes struggling with the rising cost of living. this place represents community. 0h, brilliant! you give to your community and they give back to you.

elaine dunkley, bbc news, in wythenshawe. although there wasn't a big change in the inflation rate from january to december, it is expected to peak at over 7% in april when the energy price cap goes up. that's way above the bank of england's target of 2%. that would be seen as a sign of a healthy economy. when inflation climbs, the bank of england tends to put inflation rates up. —— put interest rates up. so expect more rate rises in the coming year, and that makes loans, credit and some mortgages more expensive — all of which adds to the cost—of—living squeeze. a lot less money for most households to play with. thank you. still to come in the next half hour... we have amir khan and we have dating dancing lessons in stock and are not from you, thankfully. time now to get the news,

travel and weather where you are. good morning, i'm sonja jessup. a murder investigation's been launched after a woman in her 30s was found dead in woolwich. her body was discovered at a house in congleton grove on monday evening. detectives are trying to establish what happened — so far there've been no arrests. a study�*s found that children riding in trailers towed behind bikes are breathing up to 20% more pollution than their parents sitting up in the saddle. researchers at the university of surrey in guildford found that young children were exposed to even higher concentrations of air pollution during peak morning periods at hotspots such as traffic lights. commuters on southern and thameslink services are being warned that the train timetable is changing for a week from monday, due to major engineering work on the brighton mainline. passengers are advised to check before they travel, as the timetables change yet again the following monday, and remain in place until may.

network rail says the upgrade work will help improve delays. actors lenniejames and paapa essiedu have won rave reviews for their tv roles such as line of duty and i may destroy you. they're now sharing a stage at the old vic, starring in the caryl churchill play a number. it explores the relationship between fathers and sons. bbc london caught up with them. there's always going to be, like, a certain level of anxiety about being in a room with, like, a thousand people that you don't know! laughter. and i always have, like, nightmares that people are going to throw things at us or not clap at the end or whatever. but so far, they've clapped at the end of each performance, which is more than i could have asked for. and you can see more of that interview on our lunchtime programme at 1:30. travel now... there's been a signal failure at notting hill. it means severe delays on the circle line and the district line has no service between earl's court and

edgware road. works on the northern line mean it's not running between moorgate and kennington in fact, this decline is now severe delays, that has justjust changed. —— the district line hasjust changed. good morning to you. a cloudy, mild, windy start this morning across london and the south—east. we've got storm dudley pushing in through the day today but for the first half of the day for us, good spells of sunshine. it will be windy and it will be incredibly mild as well. temperatures somewhere between 15 and 17 degrees. but we have got rain pushing into the second half of the afternoon into the evening. it falls away later, wind gusts 45 miles an hour. slowly easing overnight tonight into tomorrow morning. slightly cooler to start us off and the winds will have eased. just a chance to catch our breath before the next named storm comes in for friday, storm eunice. and you can see it stays wet and windy into the weekend with yet more spells of particularly windy weather. we have got a met office weather warning across london and the south—east on friday for the strength of the winds coming through with eunice.

and the temperature the next couple of days above average for the time of year, particularly so for today. at the weekend as you can see, it will stay wet and windy at times. i'm back in half an hour — lots more on our website at the usual address. now it's back to nina and jon. hello, this is breakfast with nina warhurst and jon kay. thank with nina warhurst and jon kay. you forjoining us. wednesday, thank you forjoining us. it's wednesday, it's half past eight. it's not that unusual for actors, athletes and entertainers to get together and back a worthy cause. but the charity mencap has assembled a group of 18 high—achievers with a difference. they all have a learning disability. dubbed the mythbusters, their mission is to tackle the stigma and stereotypes which they face all too often. graham satchell has been to meet three of them.

alastair smith on one of his many outdoor adventures. surfing, kayaking, skateboarding. alistair has profound and multiple learning disabilities, but is determined to live life to the full. i want people to see and treat me like an 18—year—old. i want people not to be surprised when i do the same things other people my age do. i like to change people's mind about disability. alister speaks with the help of a tablet. he's been chosen as one of the new ambassadors for the charity mencap. i see some things getting better, but sometimes not with strangers.

i want people to stop saying the wheelchair when referring to me. it's a big one, isn't it? what do people say? "excuse me, the wheelchair's coming through." really, they should say "this young guy needs to get past". it is important for me to have my own... in lockdown, alistair set up his own business, it's called smiling and waving. he designs, prints and delivers tshirts to online customers. people with learning disabilities can create their own jobs. i want to see full inclusion for people with learning disabilities. being a mencap ambassador makes me feel proud. what i do here, i usher people to their seats, and if they've got an issue, they come to us. what do you like about it? just meeting different people

from all walks of life, like, just meeting audience members and just chatting to them. aisha has been working at the young vic theatre in london for three years. she was told at school that her disability would hold her back. they said that i would never like get a job because of the way iwas, and i am, but ijust said, i'm going to prove them wrong, you know? so, yeah. quite tough hearing that kind of thing, isn't it? yeah, for anyone, if anyone said that to them, then it will probably knock their confidence. but ijust told them it shouldn't knock your confidence because anyone could get a job. you just have to put the work in, you know, and just give everyone a chance. aisha has also become an ambassadorfor mencap, helping to bust myths about people with learning disabilities. that's really good because as long as i can spread light,

i'm really good about that. yeah. andrew self has down syndrome. he's been dancing since he was 11. people with a learning disability deserve the same chances as everyone else. we have the same hopes and dreams, and just need a little bit of extra help. # i got this feeling inside my bones # it goes electric, wavy, when i turn it on. yes, andrew! this is andrew on the bbc programme the greatest dancer. it's absolutely amazing! go on, andrew!

i didn't believe it when the mirrors opened and everyone was cheering and happy. cheering. i was shocked. give it up for andrew! i made cheryl cole cry. # all you do is hide away # all you do, all. you do is hide away. andrew is an assistant teacher with the group tailfeatherdance.

this is one of their videos. the group gives dance classes to young people with learning disabilities. it's important to see more people like me in the media so others can better understand a learning disability. being seen matters. what a lovely piece that was. that was graham satchell reporting. and we're joined now by two more of mencap�*s mythbusters. model ellie goldstein is in east london and singer—songwriter daniel wakeford is here with his mum carol.

good morning to all of you. lots of you will recognise daniel, he is very famous. you were on the undateables. i very famous. you were on the undateables.— very famous. you were on the undateables. ., , , , ., ., , undateables. i was, but everyone has to recognise — undateables. i was, but everyone has to recognise me _ undateables. ! was, but everyone has to recognise me for— undateables. ! was, but everyone has to recognise me for all— undateables. ! was, but everyone has to recognise me for all of— undateables. i was, but everyone has to recognise me for all of the i undateables. i was, but everyone has to recognise me for all of the time i to recognise me for all of the time that i was on undateables and on tiktok as well.— that i was on undateables and on tiktok as well. you are very famous from that. — tiktok as well. you are very famous from that. your _ tiktok as well. you are very famous from that, your show, _ tiktok as well. you are very famous from that, your show, and - tiktok as well. you are very famous from that, your show, and social- from that, your show, and social media, and this is you in undateables. but of course you are also a musician. i know that abbott are one of your favourite bands. —— one of your favourite bands are abba. �* ., ., , , abba. another band that inspired me was a racist. — abba. another band that inspired me was a racist, clean, _ abba. another band that inspired me was a racist, clean, the _ abba. another band that inspired me was a racist, clean, the beatles, i was a racist, clean, the beatles, and as —— air

. —— the bands like oasis and clean. it is lovely, because not only has he achieved so much, he has touched so many— he achieved so much, he has touched so many people's life and giving people — so many people's life and giving people hope and inspiration. very proud _ people hope and inspiration. very proud of— people hope and inspiration. very proud of you, aren't we?- proud of you, aren't we? yeah, riaht! proud of you, aren't we? yeah, right! we _ proud of you, aren't we? yeah, right! we other— proud of you, aren't we? yeah, right! we other groupies i proud of you, aren't we? yeah, right! we other groupies that l proud of you, aren't we? yeah, i right! we other groupies that follow him around! — right! we other groupies that follow him around! watching _ right! we other groupies that follow him around! watching that i right! we other groupies that follow him around! watching that piece i him around! watching that piece about being _ him around! watching that piece about being mythbusters i him around! watching that piece about being mythbusters with i him around! watching that piece i about being mythbusters with mencap, how important is that for you? people with a learning disability can be famous like me. you people with a learning disability can be famous like me. you want to show that. — can be famous like me. you want to show that, yeah. _ can be famous like me. you want to show that, yeah. it _ can be famous like me. you want to show that, yeah. it is _ can be famous like me. you want to show that, yeah. it is important i can be famous like me. you want to show that, yeah. it is important for| show that, yeah. it is important for ou to net show that, yeah. it is important for you to get out _ show that, yeah. it is important for you to get out there _ show that, yeah. it is important for you to get out there and _ show that, yeah. it is important for you to get out there and show- show that, yeah. it is important forj you to get out there and show what you to get out there and show what you can do, what would you like people to know? you you can do, what would you like people to know?— you can do, what would you like --eole to know? ., ., ., people to know? you have got, there is a lot going — people to know? you have got, there is a lot going on. _ people to know? you have got, there is a lot going on, isn't _ people to know? you have got, there is a lot going on, isn't there? it i is a lot going on, isn't there? it is a lot going on, isn't there? it is great, — is a lot going on, isn't there? it is great, you _ is a lot going on, isn't there? it is great, you have got a new album this year. _

is great, you have got a new album this year, and there is so much, i don't _ this year, and there is so much, i don't know — this year, and there is so much, i don't know. it's very busy at the moment — don't know. it's very busy at the moment. he is having a great time. daniet— moment. he is having a great time. daniel has _ moment. he is having a great time. daniel has done all of this, he has shown— daniel has done all of this, he has shown us— daniel has done all of this, he has shown us the way and we have followed _ shown us the way and we have followed. he has achieved so much. and you _ followed. he has achieved so much. and you just— followed. he has achieved so much. and you just do what you are told. exactly! and you 'ust do what you are told. exactl ! �* . ,., , and you 'ust do what you are told. exactl ! �* , ,., , , and you 'ust do what you are told. exactl!�* , , , exactly! i'm 'ust saying, its this summer, exactly! i'm 'ust saying, its this summer. i— exactly! i'm just saying, its this summer, i can't _ exactly! i'm just saying, its this summer, i can't wait _ exactly! i'm just saying, its this summer, i can't wait for i exactly! i'm just saying, its this summer, i can't wait for my i exactly! i'm just saying, its this| summer, i can't wait for my new second album.— summer, i can't wait for my new second album. second album, this sounds like — second album. second album, this sounds like big _ second album. second album, this sounds like big time _ second album. second album, this sounds like big time star. i second album. second album, this sounds like big time star. this i second album. second album, this sounds like big time star. this is i sounds like big time star. this is you here, performing? filth. sounds like big time star. this is you here, performing?— you here, performing? oh, yes, that's right- _ you here, performing? oh, yes, that's right. second _ you here, performing? oh, yes, that's right. second album i you here, performing? oh, yes, that's right. second album out l you here, performing? oh, yes, i that's right. second album out this summer. that's right. second album out this summer- let's _ that's right. second album out this summer. let's bring _ that's right. second album out this summer. let's bring in _ that's right. second album out this summer. let's bring in ellie, i that's right. second album out this summer. let's bring in ellie, you l summer. let's bring in ellie, you are one of these mythbusters, it is all about blowing preconceptions, and you have been doing that, you are a model for gucci and vogue, what was it like taking part in those shoots? it

what was it like taking part in those shoots?— what was it like taking part in those shoots? , . ., , ., those shoots? it was very crazy, and i love it all- — those shoots? it was very crazy, and i love it all. and _ those shoots? it was very crazy, and i love it all. and i _ those shoots? it was very crazy, and i love it all. and i loved _ those shoots? it was very crazy, and i love it all. and i loved the i i love it all. and i loved the camera. _ i love it all. and i loved the camera. i_ i love it all. and i loved the camera, i love _ i love it all. and i loved the camera, i love being- i love it all. and i loved the i camera, i love being confident. i love it all. and i loved the - camera, i love being confident. was it something — camera, i love being confident. was it something you — camera, i love being confident. it something you always wanted to do, you always thought it was the job for you?_ job for you? yes, i wanted to be famous and _ job for you? yes, i wanted to be famous and glamorous. i job for you? yes, i wanted to be famous and glamorous. why i job for you? yes, i wanted to be l famous and glamorous. why not, job for you? yes, i wanted to be i famous and glamorous. why not, you look absolutely _ famous and glamorous. why not, you look absolutely stunning _ famous and glamorous. why not, you look absolutely stunning in _ famous and glamorous. why not, you look absolutely stunning in these i look absolutely stunning in these pictures. what do you love about it, what are the best bits about being a model? the what are the best bits about being a model? ., ,, , ., model? the make-up, the hair, the camera and — model? the make-up, the hair, the camera and the _ model? the make-up, the hair, the camera and the clothes. _ model? the make-up, the hair, the camera and the clothes. talking i model? the make-up, the hair, the camera and the clothes. talking of| camera and the clothes. talking of hair, did i see _ camera and the clothes. talking of hair, did i see somebody - camera and the clothes. talking of hair, did i see somebody doing i camera and the clothes. talking of. hair, did i see somebody doing your hair, did i see somebody doing your hairjust before we came to you, so himand coming into the camera? he was doing your hair? that himand coming into the camera? he was doing your hair?— was doing your hair? that was my mum! issue _ was doing your hair? that was my mum! issue your— was doing your hair? that was my mum! issue your main _ was doing your hair? that was my mum! issue your main stylist? i was doing your hair? that was my l mum! issue your main stylist? no! she has got — mum! issue your main stylist? no! she has got gucci _ mum! issue your main stylist? no! she has got gucci and _ mum! issue your main stylist? no! she has got gucci and vogue! i mum! issue your main stylist? no! she has got gucci and vogue! shel mum! issue your main stylist? no! | she has got gucci and vogue! she is t in: to she has got gucci and vogue! she is trying to crash _ she has got gucci and vogue! she is trying to crash your _ she has got gucci and vogue! she is trying to crash your big _ she has got gucci and vogue! she is trying to crash your big model i trying to crash your big model appointments, trying to get in on

the big photo shoots. ithihat appointments, trying to get in on the big photo shoots.— appointments, trying to get in on the big photo shoots. what does it mean to you _ the big photo shoots. what does it mean to you to _ the big photo shoots. what does it mean to you to be _ the big photo shoots. what does it mean to you to be an _ the big photo shoots. what does itj mean to you to be an ambassador, ellie? i mean to you to be an ambassador, ellie? ., ., , ., ., ., ellie? i want to show the world that eo - le ellie? i want to show the world that people with — ellie? i want to show the world that people with a _ ellie? i want to show the world that people with a learning _ ellie? i want to show the world that people with a learning disability i people with a learning disability are all— people with a learning disability are all eguat. _ people with a learning disability are all equal, and _ people with a learning disability are all equal, and they- people with a learning disability are all equal, and they can i people with a learning disability are all equal, and they can livel people with a learning disability i are all equal, and they can live the best life _ are all equal, and they can live the best life. �* ., are all equal, and they can live the best life. . ., , ., are all equal, and they can live the best life. �* ., , ., , ., best life. and for you, when you were little. _ best life. and for you, when you were little, did _ best life. and for you, when you were little, did you _ best life. and for you, when you were little, did you ever i best life. and for you, when you were little, did you ever think, | best life. and for you, when you i were little, did you ever think, may be modelling cannot be for me because of down syndrome? 0r be modelling cannot be for me because of down syndrome? or did you always have that confidence? ida. always have that confidence? no, because my _ always have that confidence? no, because my disability will never hold me — because my disability will never hold me back _ because my disability will never hold me back. we _ because my disability will never hold me back. we can- because my disability will never hold me back. we can now- because my disability will never- hold me back. we can now globally be ourselves _ hold me back. we can now globally be ourselves. you — hold me back. we can now globally be ourselves. ., , _, ourselves. you look very confident, we are looking _ ourselves. you look very confident, we are looking at _ ourselves. you look very confident, we are looking at some _ ourselves. you look very confident, we are looking at some footage i ourselves. you look very confident, we are looking at some footage of. we are looking at some footage of you on your photographic shoots and you on your photographic shoots and you look like you were born to do it. i you look like you were born to do it. ., , you look like you were born to do it. ., . good you look like you were born to do it-- good for— you look like you were born to do it._ good for you, _ you look like you were born to do it._ good for you, that's i you look like you were born to do it. i was! good for you, that's what we like, it. i was! good for you, that's what we like. total— it. i was! good for you, that's what we like, total confidence! i it. i was! good for you, that's what we like, total confidence! enjoying| we like, total confidence! en'oying our we like, total confidence! en'oying your modesty. fl we like, total confidence! en'oying your modesty, this i we like, total confidence! enjoying your modesty, this morning! - we like, total confidence! enjoying| your modesty, this morning! daniel is not lacking _ your modesty, this morning! daniel is not lacking in _

your modesty, this morning! daniel is not lacking in ambition, - your modesty, this morning! daniel is not lacking in ambition, your- is not lacking in ambition, your dream is to perform in the eurovision song contest? yes, i would like _ eurovision song contest? yes, i would like to _ eurovision song contest? yes, i would like to be _ eurovision song contest? yes, i would like to be on _ eurovision song contest? yes, i would like to be on the - eurovision song contest? yes, i l would like to be on the eurovision song _ would like to be on the eurovision song contest for my dream. i love eurovision. _ song contest for my dream. i love eurovision, what _ song contest for my dream. i love eurovision, what kind _ song contest for my dream. i love eurovision, what kind of _ song contest for my dream. i if? eurovision, what kind of performance would you do for it? fine eurovision, what kind of performance would you do for it?— would you do for it? one of your sonus, would you do for it? one of your songs. your _ would you do for it? one of your songs. your own _ would you do for it? one of your songs, your own songs, - would you do for it? one of your songs, your own songs, i - would you do for it? one of your songs, your own songs, i would| songs, your own songs, i would imagino — songs, your own songs, i would imagino you _ songs, your own songs, i would imagine. you have _ songs, your own songs, i would imagine. you have got- songs, your own songs, i would imagine. you have got a - songs, your own songs, i would imagine. you have got a lot - songs, your own songs, i would imagine. you have got a lot upl songs, your own songs, i would - imagine. you have got a lot up your sleeve. _ imagine. you have got a lot up your sleeve. haven't _ imagine. you have got a lot up your sleeve, haven't you? _ imagine. you have got a lot up your sleeve, haven't you? he _ imagine. you have got a lot up your sleeve, haven't you? he writes - imagine. you have got a lot up your sleeve, haven't you? he writes and | sleeve, haven't you? he writes and performs _ sleeve, haven't you? he writes and performs all— sleeve, haven't you? he writes and performs all of— sleeve, haven't you? he writes and performs all of his _ sleeve, haven't you? he writes and performs all of his own _ sleeve, haven't you? he writes and performs all of his own music, - sleeve, haven't you? he writes and performs all of his own music, he l performs all of his own music, he co-wriles — performs all of his own music, he co-wriles with _ performs all of his own music, he co—writes with another— performs all of his own music, he co—writes with another guy - performs all of his own music, he co—writes with another guy called i co—writes with another guy called tom cook — co-writes with another guy called tom cook. .. u. co-writes with another guy called tom cook-— co-writes with another guy called tomcook. ., , ,, , tom cook. you can express yourself throuuh tom cook. you can express yourself through song _ tom cook. you can express yourself through song as _ tom cook. you can express yourself through song as well _ tom cook. you can express yourself through song as well as _ tom cook. you can express yourself through song as well as through - through song as well as through speech and social media. that must be a really special outlet for you and an enjoyable thing to do. yes. and an en'oyable thing to do. yes, i'm and an enjoyable thing to do. yes, i'm always — and an enjoyable thing to do. yes, i'm always good — and an enjoyable thing to do. yes, i'm always good for _ and an enjoyable thing to do. yes, i'm always good for for _ and an enjoyable thing to do. yes, i'm always good for for that. up i i'm always good for for that. up until daniel started songwriting, he could _ until daniel started songwriting, he could never— until daniel started songwriting, he could never express _ until daniel started songwriting, he could never express how— until daniel started songwriting, he could never express how he - until daniel started songwriting, he could never express how he felt. it| could never express how he felt. it was such _ could never express how he felt. it was such a — could never express how he felt. it was such a breakthrough, - could never express how he felt. it was such a breakthrough, his- could never express how he felt. it was such a breakthrough, his firstl was such a breakthrough, his first song _ was such a breakthrough, his first song was. — was such a breakthrough, his first song was. the _ was such a breakthrough, his first song was, the black— was such a breakthrough, his first song was, the black of— was such a breakthrough, his first song was, the black of a - was such a breakthrough, his first song was, the black of a lonely, l song was, the black of a lonely, emotional— song was, the black of a lonely, emotional as _ song was, the black of a lonely, emotional as it— song was, the black of a lonely, emotional as it was _ song was, the black of a lonely, emotional as it was for- song was, the black of a lonely, emotional as it was for him - song was, the black of a lonely, emotional as it was for him to l song was, the black of a lonely, i emotional as it was for him to be able _ emotional as it was for him to be able to— emotional as it was for him to be able to sing — emotional as it was for him to be able to sing that _ emotional as it was for him to be able to sing that and _ emotional as it was for him to be able to sing that and tell- emotional as it was for him to be able to sing that and tell us - emotional as it was for him to be able to sing that and tell us howl emotional as it was for him to be . able to sing that and tell us how he felt, able to sing that and tell us how he felt. it— able to sing that and tell us how he felt. it was— able to sing that and tell us how he felt, it was great _ able to sing that and tell us how he felt, it was great because - able to sing that and tell us how he felt, it was great because he - able to sing that and tell us how he felt, it was great because he was . felt, it was great because he was never_ felt, it was great because he was never able — felt, it was great because he was never able to _ felt, it was great because he was never able to tell— felt, it was great because he was never able to tell us _ felt, it was great because he was never able to tell us before. - felt, it was great because he was never able to tell us before. he i never able to tell us before. he sings— never able to tell us before. he sings happy— never able to tell us before. he sings happy ones— never able to tell us before. he sings happy ones as _ never able to tell us before. he sings happy ones as well. - never able to tell us before. he sings happy ones as well. what�* never able to tell us before. he

sings happy ones as well. what was in that song — sings happy ones as well. what was in that song that _ sings happy ones as well. what was in that song that you _ sings happy ones as well. what was in that song that you had _ sings happy ones as well. what was in that song that you had for- sings happy ones as well. what was in that song that you had for the - in that song that you had for the first time?— in that song that you had for the first time? the black of lonely, i must be grateful, _ first time? the black of lonely, i must be grateful, that _ first time? the black of lonely, i must be grateful, that must - first time? the black of lonely, i must be grateful, that must be. must be grateful, that must be amazing — must be grateful, that must be amazing do _ must be grateful, that must be amazinu. ,. . must be grateful, that must be amazinu. ,, ., ., must be grateful, that must be amazinu. ., ., , ., must be grateful, that must be amazin.. ., ., , amazing. do you want to sing a bit of it for us? _ of it for us? # the black of lonely # the black of lonely # i must be grateful # i must be grateful # the black of lonely # the black of lonely # i'm still loving you # i'm still loving you # the black of you lonely # the black of you lonely # and i still always love you. and that was with no warm up!” and that was with no warm up! i think and that was with no warm up! think you brought ellie to tears with that, did you enjoy that? with that, did you en'oy that? yeah, i did! marks _ with that, did you en'oy that? yeah, i did! marks out — with that, did you en'oy that? yeah, i did! marks out of _ with that, did you enjoy that? yeah, i did! marks out of ten? _ with that, did you enjoy that? yeah, | did! marks out of ten? 100 - with that, did you enjoy that? yeah, | did! marks out often? 100 out- with that, did you enjoy that? yeah, i did! marks out of ten? 100 out of. i did! marks out of ten? 100 out of ten! thank— i did! marks out of ten? 100 out of ten! thank goodness _ i did! marks out of ten? 100 out of ten! thank goodness for _ i did! marks out of ten? 100 out of ten! thank goodness for that! - i did! marks out of ten? 100 out of ten! thank goodness for that! i - ten! thank goodness for that! i think we will— ten! thank goodness for that! i think we will get _ ten! thank goodness for that! i think we will get you _ ten! thank goodness for that! i think we will get you to - ten! thank goodness for that! i think we will get you to on - ten! thank goodness for that! i think we will get you to on a i ten! thank goodness for that! i i think we will get you to on a tahlia talent show, daniel can be the performer and ellie can be —— we can

get you on a tv talent show. ellie can be a judge. you have met some of the other mythbusters for photo shoots, talk us through what happened? it shoots, talk us through what happened?— shoots, talk us through what ha ened? .,, ., ., . ., shoots, talk us through what hauened? ., ., happened? it was amazing, 10 wiley's dau . hter happened? it was amazing, 10 wiley's daughter did — happened? it was amazing, 10 wiley's daughter did the _ happened? it was amazing, 10 wiley's daughter did the photo _ happened? it was amazing, 10 wiley's daughter did the photo shoot, - happened? it was amazing, 10 wiley's daughter did the photo shoot, india. | daughter did the photo shoot, india. it was great, we went to london and it was two days after your birthday, wasn't it? , ., , , wasn't it? everything was very coolio-oolio! _ wasn't it? everything was very coolio-oolio! you _ wasn't it? everything was very coolio-oolio! you have - wasn't it? everything was very coolio-oolio! you have been i wasn't it? everything was very i coolio-oolio! you have been very coolio-oolio _ coolio-oolio! you have been very coolio-oolio with _ coolio-oolio! you have been very coolio-oolio with us _ coolio-oolio! you have been very coolio-oolio with us this - coolio-oolio! you have been very coolio-oolio with us this money, | coolio-oolio! you have been very i coolio-oolio with us this money, not coolio—oolio with us this money, not many big names would have the guts to start singing on the sofa in front of millions of people, that was brilliant, thank you forjoining us. daniel, carol, and ellie as well, good luck with your modelling career. . .. , �* career. she doesn't need your luck! when is your— career. she doesn't need your luck! when is your next _ career. she doesn't need your luck! when is your next photo _ career. she doesn't need your luck! when is your next photo shoot, i career. she doesn't need your luck! | when is your next photo shoot, what is in the diary? i when is your next photo shoot, what is in the diary?— is in the diary? i have got shoot tomorrow- _ is in the diary? i have got shoot tomorrow. where _ is in the diary? i have got shoot tomorrow. where is _ is in the diary? i have got shoot

tomorrow. where is that, i is in the diary? i have got shooti tomorrow. where is that, ellie? is in the diary? i have got shoot i tomorrow. where is that, ellie? it is basically _ tomorrow. where is that, ellie? it is basically a _ tomorrow. where is that, ellie? it is basically a shoot _ tomorrow. where is that, ellie? it is basically a shoot with _ tomorrow. where is that, ellie? it is basically a shoot with georgie i is basically a shoot with georgie esther~ — is basically a shoot with georgie esther. . ~' , .. is basically a shoot with georgie esther. . ~ , ., ., is basically a shoot with georgie esther. . ~' , .. . ., ~ esther. thank you failte -- thank ou for esther. thank you failte -- thank you for fitting _ esther. thank you failte -- thank you for fitting is _ esther. thank you failte -- thank you for fitting is into _ esther. thank you failte -- thank you for fitting is into your - esther. thank you failte -- thank you for fitting is into your busy i you for fitting is into your busy schedule. i you for fitting is into your busy schedule. . . . , you for fitting is into your busy schedule-— you for fitting is into your busy schedule. . . . , , . schedule. i can see why they are ambassadors. _ schedule. i can see why they are ambassadors. we _ schedule. i can see why they are ambassadors. we need - schedule. i can see why they are ambassadors. we need to i schedule. i can see why they are ambassadors. we need to start. schedule. i can see why they are | ambassadors. we need to start a campaign for you for eurovision. indeed! . ~ ,, .. campaign for you for eurovision. indeed! . ~ ., ., ~ campaign for you for eurovision. indeed! . ~ ., .~ ., , indeed! thank you for making a smile this morning — indeed! thank you for making a smile this morning and _ indeed! thank you for making a smile this morning and for _ indeed! thank you for making a smile this morning and for being _ indeed! thank you for making a smile this morning and for being so - this morning and for being so positive. and here comes carol to kill the smiles at however news! —— with her weather news! thank you, nina! but we do have two storms, one is coming on friday, eunice, and dudley is with us at the moment. storm dudley is fast approaching, the isobars showing that the wind is strengthening. we

will lose the overnight rain from scotland this morning and the rain associated with storm dudley will sweep across northern ireland, northern england and wales. some of it will be heavy. a mile to start to the day, and a mild day more or less across the board. 16 or 17 top temperatures in the south—east, four, five or six further north. the wind will strengthen as i mentioned, across the board. i want to draw your attention to the met office and the weather warning. an amber weather warning means an increased likelihood of impact due to severe weather. we are looking at gusts inland as much as 60 to 70 miles an hour, with exposure, 80 to 90 miles an hour. these are damaging and disruptive gusts of wind we are talking about. the amber warning is in place until midnight, it will be windy through the night, still showers with some with hilts note.

—— hill snow. showers with some with hilts note. —— hillsnow. it showers with some with hilts note. —— hill snow. it will be a mild night but not as mild snus light. the isobars behind dudley means it will be windy for a time and then storm eunice comes our way. a windy start, gradually the winds will ease, and it will be a day of sunshine and showers, wintry on the hills. temperatures, five in the north, 12 in the south. here is storm eunice, an area of low pressure, the pressure is falling so rapidly it is undergoing what we call explosive cyclo genesis. that means that the storm is deepening rapidly. it is bringing lots of strong winds and snow so we will have blizzards. and widely we are

looking at windy conditions. the area of low pressure could change direction, at the moment it has not even formed. this is what we think, it will bring rain and snow, initially to northern ireland, part of scotland, northern ireland, england and wales. as it pulls into the north sea, it will drag at the snow with it. and also widely very strong winds, gusting up to 70 miles an hour. the combination meets blizzards so do keep tuned into the forecast if you have plans for friday. on sunday, we are going to have another windy day. let's hope that nobody has chosen camping for february half term. who camping for february half term. who would choose — camping for february half term. hid“u;r> would choose camping for february half term! ., ~ .. would choose camping for february half term! ., ~ ., ., , half term! you never know! so, any medals? no. _ half term! you never know! so, any medals? no. a— half term! you never know! so, any medals? no, a bit— half term! you never know! so, any medals? no, a bit of— half term! you never know! so, any medals? no, a bit of recurring i medals? no, a bit of recurring

thin. medals? no, a bit of recurring thing- he _ medals? no, a bit of recurring thing. he had _ medals? no, a bit of recurring thing. he had high _ medals? no, a bit of recurring thing. he had high hopes- medals? no, a bit of recurring thing. he had high hopes after medals? no, a bit of recurring i thing. he had high hopes after a world cup gold that he could replicate that performance coming into the olympics, but unfortunately he finished well down the field outside the medals.— he finished well down the field outside the medals. there was a bit of disappointment _ outside the medals. there was a bit of disappointment because - outside the medals. there was a bit of disappointment because he i outside the medals. there was a bit of disappointment because he set i outside the medals. there was a bit i of disappointment because he set the bar so high of disappointment because he set the barso high and of disappointment because he set the bar so high and achieved what no one else managed to do. mas bar so high and achieved what no one else managed to do.— else managed to do. was he one of the final hopes? _ else managed to do. was he one of the final hopes? the _ else managed to do. was he one of the final hopes? the curlers - else managed to do. was he one of the final hopes? the curlers are i the final hopes? the curlers are still in action, _ the final hopes? the curlers are still in action, that _ the final hopes? the curlers are still in action, that is _ the final hopes? the curlers are still in action, that is where i still in action, that is where potentially... still in action, that is where potentially. . ._ still in action, that is where potentially. . . still in action, that is where otentiall . , ., potentially... we will be asking you adain potentially... we will be asking you again tomorrow! _ potentially... we will be asking you again tomorrow! that _ potentially... we will be asking you again tomorrow! that morning. i no fairy tale finish for dave ryding in his fourth olympic games. he finished down in 13th. 16th after his first run following a slight mistake, he improved with his second and was leading, only to be pushed out of the medal places. unable to improve on his previous best, a ninth place at the last games in pyeongchang. he's 35 so this could well be his last olympics. i left myself way too much to do in the first run. for some reason i didn't

have my best skiing today. it's slightly disappointing, but at the same time, you know, very tight. ijust knew that i wasn't, i didn't have it, i didn't have something. but c�*est la vie, i live and fight on, go home to my fiancee and have a couple of days off. and that's the most important thing at the end of the day. there's more things in the world than the olympics. so where is that elusive medal likely to come from? gb women's team, led by skip eve muirhead lost to china this morning. it means progress is out of their hands, they will have to beat the russian olympic committee in theirfinal round robin match if they're to finish in the play off places and hope results elsewhere go their way. the best chance of a medal could come from the men's team. already guaranteed of a semifinal spot, they've been taking on the russian olympic committee this morning where they secured another win. 50 still on course to go on and contest the gold medal match on saturday.

talking about elusive silverware. is this the season manchester city go all the way in the champions league? beaten finalists last year, they showed it might be, beating sporting lisbon 5—0. olly foster reports. 30 years ago, pep guardiola won this competition before it was even called the champions league — first as a player with barcelona, then twice as their manager — but for the past decade, the closest he's come was last year's final, when manchester city lost to chelsea. that was a painful night in portugal. this was anything but. and a place in the quarter finals should now be a formality. the offside flag might have cut the city celebration short for a well—worked opener, but they were reignited after a lengthy var check. city's second deserved a second look, as well — bernardo silva's half volley a thing of beauty. this was the sporting goalie's very brief view of it. by half—time, it was four — a tap—in for phil foden. there was another from silva, though not half as clean as his first.

did the break break their momentum? not quite, but sterling curling a fifth into the top corner was the last of the goals. just as they've raised the bar in the premier league, this will only raise expectation that this is finally the year city crack europe. olly foster, bbc news. we had to show you this as well. if one world class superstar can't get you a goal... lionel messi missing a penalty for paris saint—germain against real madrid, just get another to pop up with a goal. which kylian mbappe did, some lightning quick footwork one of the world's best. we should mention cristiano ronaldo. have a look at his effort. he's faced some criticsm of late at united but scored one of united's two goals as they beat brighton in the premier league to move up to 4th. they've been two of the biggest

names in british boxing for the last decade but amir khan and kell brook have never faced off in the ring. until now, and if the acrimonious build up to their long—awaited fight is anything to go by, there could be fireworks when they square off in manchester on saturday in front of a sell—out crowd. amir khanjoins us now. good morning. why now, after such a long time, it is the time to take on kell brook?— long time, it is the time to take on kell brook? , ., .. kell brook? everywhere i would go in manchester. — kell brook? everywhere i would go in manchester, and _ kell brook? everywhere i would go in manchester, and anywhere _ kell brook? everywhere i would go in manchester, and anywhere in - kell brook? everywhere i would go in manchester, and anywhere in the i kell brook? everywhere i would go in | manchester, and anywhere in the uk, people would always ask me, when is the fight was kell brook going to happen? the amount of people who wanted to see the fight, ijust could not say no to it. so i got my team to go to see kell�*s team and said, if there is interest in seeing the fight, let's make it happen. we did go and get him signed up quite quickly, it is on sky box office, it is in manchester, my home town. you think about —

is in manchester, my home town. you think about it — is in manchester, my home town. you think about it being a home fight but kell is from sheffield. exactly. you to genuinely, _ but kell is from sheffield. exactly. you to genuinely, i _ but kell is from sheffield. exactly. you to genuinely, i know - but kell is from sheffield. exactly. you to genuinely, i know there i but kell is from sheffield. exactly. you to genuinely, i know there is. but kell is from sheffield. exactly. | you to genuinely, i know there is a lot of talk in boxing but you just don't like each other. i lot of talk in boxing but you 'ust don't like each other.i lot of talk in boxing but you 'ust don't like each other. i would think that kell envies _ don't like each other. i would think that kell envies my _ don't like each other. i would think that kell envies my career, - don't like each other. i would think that kell envies my career, i i don't like each other. i would think that kell envies my career, i have l that kell envies my career, i have been to the olympics, won a world title, but never really given me the respect. he has always been vocal on me what fighting him because most of my big fights were in america, that's where the time. when kell —— that's where the time. when kell —— that's where the world champions were at the time. when kell won a world championship, that's when we thought the fight could happen. we are now the stage of the career where we could make this fight happen and i'm sure kell will be very hard. i'm really looking forward to this.— very hard. i'm really looking forward to this. you have had 34 wins out of _

forward to this. you have had 34 wins out of 39 _ forward to this. you have had 34 wins out of 39 fights. _ forward to this. you have had 34 wins out of 39 fights. you i forward to this. you have had 34 wins out of 39 fights. you are i forward to this. you have had 34 wins out of 39 fights. you are 35} wins out of 39 fights. you are 35 years old now, did you ever think you were going to have the career that you did when you were 17 winning a silver medal in athens? long time ago! did winning a silver medal in athens? long time ago!— winning a silver medal in athens? long time ago! did you envisage you would have such _ long time ago! did you envisage you would have such a _ long time ago! did you envisage you would have such a long _ long time ago! did you envisage you would have such a long career? i i would have such a long career? i didn't, my ambition was always to be world champion fighter and fight on the biggest stages but it's been amazing the way my career has gone. it's not been easy, i have one fight and lost fight but this is a message for the youngsters, —— i have won some fights but also lost fights but if you chase your dreams, it will happen. but when i lost fights i kept working hard and now i'm at the stage of my career, i'm 35 and i'm having one of the biggest fights of my career against a rival from the uk, kell brook. share my career against a rival from the uk, kell brook.— uk, kell brook. are you thinking, what will come _ uk, kell brook. are you thinking, what will come next? _ uk, kell brook. are you thinking, what will come next? you - uk, kell brook. are you thinking, what will come next? you have i uk, kell brook. are you thinking, | what will come next? you have got other things, you have got your own reality tv show, you were in i'm a celebrity, you have got and i on what's going to follow your boxing career. bi what's going to follow your boxing career. �* , ..

what's going to follow your boxing career. ~ , ., , career. at this moment in time, my whole goal — career. at this moment in time, my whole goal is _ career. at this moment in time, my whole goal isjust _ career. at this moment in time, my whole goal isjust to _ career. at this moment in time, my whole goal isjust to be _ career. at this moment in time, my whole goal isjust to be in _ career. at this moment in time, my whole goal isjust to be in this i whole goal is just to be in this fight now, it is a very focused on this big fight against kell brook. i think this is one of my big fights of my career which i have to go and win. we don't like each other, which is what everyone sees. i cannot lose get someone like kell brook. this would make a massive... it would be very upsetting in my career if i lost two kell brook, that's why i have to make sure going into this fight we have to be100% ready and beat this guy. the fight we have to be 100% ready and beat this guy-— fight we have to be 10096 ready and beat this guy-— beat this guy. the tickets have sold out within minutes, _ beat this guy. the tickets have sold out within minutes, immediately. i out within minutes, immediately. what does it have having the big crowd back again, we have missed it for so long. it crowd back again, we have missed it for so long-— for so long. it shows the impact of this fi . ht, for so long. it shows the impact of this fight. how _ for so long. it shows the impact of this fight, how much _ for so long. it shows the impact of this fight, how much demand i for so long. it shows the impact of| this fight, how much demand there was, people wanted to see the fight. tickets sold out in six minutes at the manchester arena, it shows how many people are interested and want to see the fight. the messages would be, we want to see the kell brook fight, that will be huge in the uk. and i have made it happen. fighting

adain and i have made it happen. fighting a . ain with and i have made it happen. fighting again with a — and i have made it happen. fighting again with a pumped _ and i have made it happen. fighting again with a pumped arena, - and i have made it happen. fighting again with a pumped arena, it i and i have made it happen. fighting again with a pumped arena, it has i again with a pumped arena, it has been a while?— again with a pumped arena, it has beenawhile? ,, u, , been a while? especially coming back to manchester, _ been a while? especially coming back to manchester, it _ been a while? especially coming back to manchester, it must _ been a while? especially coming back to manchester, it must have - been a while? especially coming back to manchester, it must have been - to manchester, it must have been about ten years since i have been back to manchester. to have a big fight over here will be amazing. in front of the home fans, the crowd will be amazing. the manchester crowd love making noise. it is very livel ! crowd love making noise. it is very lively! have _ crowd love making noise. it is very lively! have you — crowd love making noise. it is very lively! have you been _ crowd love making noise. it is very lively! have you been training - crowd love making noise. it is very lively! have you been training a . crowd love making noise. it is very} lively! have you been training a lot in the _ lively! have you been training a lot in the states?— lively! have you been training a lot in the states?- this - in the states? correct. this extraordinary _ in the states? correct. this extraordinary training - in the states? correct. this i extraordinary training session in the states? correct. this - extraordinary training session where locals _ extraordinary training session where locals came — extraordinary training session where locals came up to have a go? yes, extraordinary training session where locals came up to have a go?- locals came up to have a go? yes, i have done — locals came up to have a go? yes, i have done some _ locals came up to have a go? yes, i have done some tough _ locals came up to have a go? yes, i have done some tough training - have done some tough training session is up there in the mountains in the hills in colorado springs. it sounds like rocky stuff! yes, - in the hills in colorado springs. it sounds like rocky stuff! yes, i i in the hills in colorado springs. it i sounds like rocky stuff! yes, i have had the crowd _ sounds like rocky stuff! yes, i have had the crowd with _ sounds like rocky stuff! yes, i have had the crowd with me _ sounds like rocky stuff! yes, i have had the crowd with me in _ sounds like rocky stuff! yes, i have had the crowd with me in the - had the crowd with me in the mountains.— had the crowd with me in the mountains. ., , ., ., , ., mountains. literally local that you think they are _ mountains. literally local that you think they are hard _ mountains. literally local that you think they are hard enough - mountains. literally local that you think they are hard enough comel mountains. literally local that you i think they are hard enough come and have a _ think they are hard enough come and have a go— think they are hard enough come and have a go at— think they are hard enough come and have a go at amir khan? -- think they are hard enough come and have a go at amir khan?— have a go at amir khan? -- local lads? not— have a go at amir khan? -- local lads? not to _ have a go at amir khan? -- local lads? not to fight— have a go at amir khan? -- local lads? not to fight me _ have a go at amir khan? -- local lads? not to fight me but - have a go at amir khan? -- local lads? not to fight me but to - have a go at amir khan? -- local| lads? not to fight me but to train with me. some of them are professional runners and they will join me. at this age you need to be

pushed and i did push me, going up in the mountains, if left alone and isolated away from my family and friends, it was all focus and hard work and dedication. it is friends, it was all focus and hard work and dedication.— work and dedication. it is like roc . work and dedication. it is like rocky- you — work and dedication. it is like rocky. you are _ work and dedication. it is like rocky. you are back - work and dedication. it is like rocky. you are back home i work and dedication. it is like l rocky. you are back home and work and dedication. it is like - rocky. you are back home and you can sleep _ rocky. you are back home and you can sleep in _ rocky. you are back home and you can sleep in your— rocky. you are back home and you can sleep in your own bed. and you can finish _ sleep in your own bed. and you can finish your— sleep in your own bed. and you can finish your training here. sleep in your own bed. and you can finish yourtraining here. it�*s sleep in your own bed. and you can finish your training here. it�*s a finish your training here. it's a lot warmer— finish your training here. it's a lot warmer than _ finish your training here. it's a lot warmer than colorado, - finish your training here. it's a lot warmer than colorado, it l finish your training here. it's a i lot warmer than colorado, it was finish your training here. it�*s — lot warmer than colorado, it was —15 out there! it's less to spend time, the last couple of days of training with my family and friends and to finish the hard work at the amir khan academy. finish the hard work at the amir khan academy-— finish the hard work at the amir khan academy. finish the hard work at the amir khan academ . ., ,, ~ .~ . ~ khan academy. how will you kick back on sunda ? khan academy. how will you kick back on sunday? i — khan academy. how will you kick back on sunday? i am _ khan academy. how will you kick back on sunday? i am going _ khan academy. how will you kick back on sunday? i am going to _ khan academy. how will you kick back on sunday? i am going to have - khan academy. how will you kick back on sunday? i am going to have a - khan academy. how will you kick back on sunday? i am going to have a nice| on sunday? i am going to have a nice big breakfast — on sunday? i am going to have a nice big breakfast and _ on sunday? i am going to have a nice big breakfast and i _ on sunday? i am going to have a nice big breakfast and i will— on sunday? i am going to have a nice big breakfast and i will eat _ on sunday? i am going to have a nice big breakfast and i will eat what - on sunday? i am going to have a nice big breakfast and i will eat what i - big breakfast and i will eat what i want. w big breakfast and i will eat what i want-- yes. _ big breakfast and i will eat what i want.- yes, probably - big breakfast and i will eat what i i want.- yes, probably watch want. feet up? yes, probably watch the fi . ht want. feet up? yes, probably watch the fight again. _ want. feet up? yes, probably watch the fight again, and _ want. feet up? yes, probably watch the fight again, and just _ want. feet up? yes, probably watch the fight again, and just relax i want. feet up? yes, probably watch the fight again, and just relax and l the fight again, and just relax and spend time with my loved ones. i'm going to spend time with my kids and my family. it's been a longtime. what about after sunday, what about

your career? still what about after sunday, what about your career?— your career? still going strong, still fighting. _ your career? still going strong, still fighting. i— your career? still going strong, still fighting. ifeel_ your career? still going strong, still fighting. i feel better i your career? still going strong, still fighting. i feel better at i your career? still going strong, still fighting. i feel better at 35| still fighting. i feel better at 35 than i did when i was 25. ifeel so strong and so fresh. i have got the love back for my sport again. training with the new team in america, omaha and nebraska, they brought the love back for me. i'm excited to see what the future hold. the heart of manchester will be watching and the arena will be very exciting. great to see you this morning. i exciting. great to see you this morninu. , ~ ., morning. i wish i felt like i did at 25 aaain! morning. i wish i felt like i did at 25 again! try _ morning. i wish i felt like i did at 25 again! try 45! _ amir takes on kell brook in their much anticipated fight on satruday at the manchester arena which will be available to watch

good morning, welcome to bbc news, i'm victoria derbyshire. here are your headlines at nine o'clock. how will prince andrew will fund his out—of—court settlement with virginia giuffre, the woman who'd accused him of sexual assault? there are calls for clarity. what do you think of the deal he's done with virginia guiffre. he commended her bravery, accepted she was a vicimt of sexual abuse, admiited no liability and has always denied her allegations. let me know — victoria@bbc.co.uk. or message me on social media — @vicderbyshire. your money will buy less today than it did yesterday. official figures show the cost of living is up, again, with inflation now at 5.5%. as the people of ukraine mark their national unity day, western defence ministers meet to assess the threat from russia to ukraine. that is not normal military exercising,

you don't surround a county with 100 plus, i6% of the whole of a country with 100 plus, i6% of the whole of russia's land forces on its borders if you are just going for an exercise. every 18—year—old who leaves care in wales will get £1,600 a month for two years in a new experiment. as parts of the uk braces for the arrival of storm dudley, we look at the impact of winter storms on our woodlands. there are calls for clarity over prince andrew's role in public life and how he will fund a financial settlement, after he agreed a deal in the us civil sexual assault case brought by virginia giuffre. the sum is being kept secret.

as part of the settlement, prince andrew accepted ms giuffre had suffered as a victim of abuse. he made no admission of liability and has always denied the allegations. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. 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? er... now, still not, and the reason being is that the people that 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 admit any liability — for virginia giuffre, to have had her ordeal at the hands ofjeffrey epstein to be fully recognised. whatever he lost as a result

of this can never compare to what the victims of epstein, maxwell, and the men that we were trafficked to have lost from our lives. there's no amount of money that could compensate for that. and i think that, in negotiating her settlement, virginia was very wise in going after things that are much more important than money. 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. his reputation has been shredded. he is no longer an official member of the royal family, he's lost hrh, he's lost his patronages, and that privacy that the royal family always seek to maintain from the press, you know, if anyone tried to run something on a member of the royal family's private life,

the palace are very quick to stamp down on any errant journalist who might try and publish something like that, that's over for prince andrew. anyone who comes forward with a tale of him, or as a woman, that will now be open to his reputation. i don't think his reputation can ever recover, and i don't see a return ever to public life for him. 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. alan collins is a partner at the law firm hugh james where he is an expert in sexual abuse compensation. thank in sexual abuse compensation. you for talking to a: much thank you for talking to as. how much do you think it could be? well. much do you think it could be? well, accordin: much do you think it could be? well, according to — much do you think it could be? well, according to some _ much do you think it could be? well, according to some reports _ much do you think it could be? well, according to some reports in - much do you think it could be? -ii according to some reports in the media, £10 million, £12 million. some say pounds. substantial sums of

money particularly when you compare what survivors of child abuse receive in the uk which is a fraction of those sales figures. the statement released by both parties suggest he is giving a significant donation to her charity in support of victims rights. we virginia giuffre also receive some money would you have thought? in giuffre also receive some money would you have thought?- would you have thought? in my exoerience. _ would you have thought? in my experience, survivors _ would you have thought? in my experience, survivors when i would you have thought? in my| experience, survivors when they receive compensation quite often, not always, quite often we have donated to a charity or to some other good cause. they are often not financially motivated. compensation is the recognition they are seeking, it is the person who is paying the compensation having to acknowledge thatis compensation having to acknowledge that is this case and they've got to do something about it. that is the importance, it is very symbolic. at}! importance, it is very symbolic. of people want to know how prince andrew is able to afford this settlement. is its private money? is it money? is it coming from the

queen's duchy of lancaster income? she pays him a stipend, departed to be up to a quarter of £1 million, he gets a royal navy pension. is it important that the public knows how he is finding it? i important that the public knows how he is finding it?— he is finding it? i would say, yes, because trying — he is finding it? i would say, yes, because trying to _ he is finding it? i would say, yes, because trying to look _ he is finding it? i would say, yes, because trying to look at - he is finding it? i would say, yes, because trying to look at this i he is finding it? i would say, yes, | because trying to look at this from a survivor perspective, they want to know the acknowledgement is what it is. i don't know what the answer is to the question, i don't know whether where the money is coming from. it is important for them to know the party they brought the case against is actually paying the compensation or making the donation, or whatever it happens to be. what or whatever it happens to be. what ou think or whatever it happens to be. what you think about _ or whatever it happens to be. what you think about the _ or whatever it happens to be. what you think about the fact _ or whatever it happens to be. what you think about the fact that he has always denied the allegations, continues to, there is no admission of liability or guilt that he told

newsnight he had never met virginia giuffre and now he is paying her up to 12 million dollars.— to 12 million dollars. well, we can all read whatever _ to 12 million dollars. well, we can all read whatever we _ to 12 million dollars. well, we can all read whatever we like - to 12 million dollars. well, we can all read whatever we like into i to 12 million dollars. well, we can all read whatever we like into the | all read whatever we like into the situation in a court of public opinion is now sympathetic to put it mildly. parties settle because they need to settle, they want to settle and don't forget we've got two parties here and both must have wanted to settle for their own particular reasons. i'm sure both would have appreciated it, if they ended up in the court room, both would have had to give evidence and both would have been cross—examined. that is a risk for any party, no matter how good you think your cases, going to court, giving evidence and having to be cross—examined is a major undertaking. it cross-examined is a ma'or undertakingi cross-examined is a ma'or undertaking. cross-examined is a ma'or undertakina. , undertaking. it carries risk. the assertive statements _ undertaking. it carries risk. the assertive statements from i undertaking. it carries risk. the i

assertive statements from prince andrew's state —— lawyers last month when he wanted a trial, do think is part of the choreography in the build—up to reaching an out—of—court settlement? it build-up to reaching an out-of-court settlement?— settlement? it could well be. in my of these cases, _ settlement? it could well be. in my of these cases, the _ settlement? it could well be. in my of these cases, the lawyers - settlement? it could well be. in my of these cases, the lawyers in i settlement? it could well be. in my of these cases, the lawyers in the l of these cases, the lawyers in the parties want to put their best case forward in order to achieve their objective. fora forward in order to achieve their objective. for a survivor, forward in order to achieve their objective. fora survivor, it forward in order to achieve their objective. for a survivor, it can be, i want to achieve recognition, i want the person i'm bringing the case against to apologise, to pay compensation or to acknowledge or make the institution responsible for the alleged abuser to recognise. the other party, the defendant, they have to react to that and they want to position themselves in the best possible way so they can defend the claim if that is what they want to do. ., ., , ., ., do. towards the end of the 'oint statement i do. towards the end of the 'oint statement that i do. towards the end of the 'oint statement that was i

do. towards the end of the joint statement that was released i statement that was released yesterday, it says prince andrew pledges to demonstrate his regret for his association withjeffrey epstein, the dead paedophile, by supporting the fight against the evils of sex trafficking and supporting its victims. as a lawyer, you represent child abuse victims, from our experience, do you think they would want somebody like prince andrew supporting them? to think of moment, i would struggle to think of any of my clients who would agree with that. maybe actions speak see what louder than words, let's see what happens. at the moment, i and it's 5.5%, up

from 5.4% in december. that's the highest since march 1992. we'll find out how increasing prices is affecting you this morning. there's no evidence to back russian claims that they have begun to withdraw some troops from the ukraine border, according to western leaders including president biden. he says a russian invastion of ukraine remains a 'distinct possibility�*. this morning the russian ministry of defence has released more footage of what it says are tanks leaving crimea after completing military drills. yesterday russia said that it was moving troops back to their bases as planned once they were no longer needed for these exercises. nato defence ministers are meeting in brussels this morning

to discuss their response to the build—up of russian troops. speaking to the bbc ahead of the meeting, the secretary of state for defence — ben wallace said that an invasion was still possible. i've never talked about one date or another, because fundamentally, as i've also always consistently said, as actually has the united states that president putin hadn't made a decision yet and until a decision is made, none of us will really know what will happen next. what we do know is that the disposition of 130,000 plus troops on the border of ukraine, naval ships surrounding it in the black sea, exercising in belarus, building of field hospitals, all of that has been and is taking place. the latest was yesterday and the day, before russian troops moving from assembly areas to effectively assault positions, ii that on the ground the physical observations that we see show the opposite of some of the recent rhetoric coming out of the kremlin, and i think it would be absolutely the right

thing to say is that, that is not normal military exercising. you don't surround a country with 100 plus, you know, 60% of the whole of russia's land forces on its borders if you'rejust going for an exercise. the head of nato is talking outside in brussels. , the head of nato is talking outside in lmussels-— in brussels. they will give diplomacy _ in brussels. they will give diplomacy a _ in brussels. they will give diplomacy a chance. i in brussels. they will give diplomacy a chance. then | in brussels. they will give i diplomacy a chance. then we are ready to meet them to talk to find a diplomatic solution but also prepared for the worst. we work out for the best peaceful political solution but we are prepared for the worst. . , ., . ., , solution but we are prepared for the worst. , , , , worst. just to clarify the numbers because last _ worst. just to clarify the numbers because last night _ worst. just to clarify the numbers because last night president i worst. just to clarify the numbers| because last night president biden said we _ because last night president biden said we are seeing 150,000 troops, you are _ said we are seeing 150,000 troops, you are talking about 100,000, there is a huge _ you are talking about 100,000, there is a huge difference. which number is a huge difference. which number is the _ is a huge difference. which number is the right— is a huge difference. which number is the right one? | is a huge difference. which number is the right one?— is the right one? i have talked about well _ is the right one? i have talked about well over _ is the right one? i have talked

about well over 100,000 i is the right one? i have talked about well over 100,000 but| is the right one? i have talked i about well over 100,000 but there has been a steady increase. we are seeing that it goes up and up and it continues to increase. i think that the most important thing now is to see what russia does and we really call on them to do what they say and thatis call on them to do what they say and that is to de—escalate to withdraw forces and i to be the best contribution to reducing tensions and to avoid any conflict in europe. we are monitoring closely while they are doing and what we have seen several times of the last months is very moving with a high number of troops and heavy equipment, then they take most of the troops out again but the equipment stays. then they can very easily and quickly send personnel back again with all

this in place. what we need to see is a real withdrawal of forces which is a real withdrawal of forces which is lasting and the just don't move troops around. is lasting and the 'ust don't move troops around.— is lasting and the 'ust don't move troops around. that is the head of nato there. _ troops around. that is the head of nato there, he _ troops around. that is the head of nato there, he says _ troops around. that is the head of nato there, he says they - troops around. that is the head of nato there, he says they need i nato there, he says they need action. let's talk general lord richard dannatt, former chief of military staff between 2006 and 2009 and has been following the situation in ukraine closely. do you agree with that, we need to see action notjust hear the rhetoric? see action not 'ust hear the rhetortcth see action not 'ust hear the rhetoric? ~ . ., ., , ,, ., rhetoric? we all want to see russian troo ts rhetoric? we all want to see russian troops withdrawing _ rhetoric? we all want to see russian troops withdrawing from _ rhetoric? we all want to see russian troops withdrawing from the - troops withdrawing from the ukrainian border and going back to their barracks. that is exactly what we want to see. on one level, president putin has achieved an awful lot of what he wanted to achieve by putting somewhere between 100000 and 150,000 troops, but they have put a large number of troops on the ukrainian border and vladimir putin has because of the world's attention but it hasn't worked out for him the way he hoped he might.

he was rather hoping,