and as a result, ms maxwell was convicted and this does send a message to other sexual predators ando sex traffic underage girls to them that this will be taken very seriously, charges may be filed against you, you may be prosecuted, you may end up getting sent to prison for the rest of your life as may be the case with ms maxwell, so beware and do not conspire with or become a sexual predator yourself because underage girls are very vulnerable, they are easy to take advantage of and it's taken very seriously when they are preyed upon by adults who do know better. there were 33 fewer deaths with coronavirus in england and wales in the latest recorded week, according to the the office for national statistics. it's the lowest number of deaths since the middle of october. the number of deaths involving covid—i9 has now been falling since the mid—november. however the 0ns says the number of deaths in total in the uk was 14% above the five—year average. eight temporary covid hubs are to be set up at hospitals across england in preparation for a potential wave of 0micron admissions. nhs en

and as a result, ms maxwell was convicted and this does send a message to other sexual predators ande to sex traffic underage girls to them that this will be taken very seriously, charges may be filed against you, you may be prosecuted, you may end up getting sent to prison for the rest of your life as may be the case with ms maxwell, so beware and do not conspire with or become a sexual predator yourself because underage girls are very vulnerable, they are easy to take advantage of and it's taken very seriously when they are preyed upon by adults who do know better. with me now is dr naomi murphy — she is a consultant clinical & forensic psychologist as well as an honorary professor of psychology at nottingham trent university. thank you forjoining us. ijust wanted to start by reading a little bit from the statement of virginia jeffrey in reaction to the guilty verdicts against ghislaine maxwell, she says my soul yearns for justice for years and today the jury gave me that. i will always remember this day. what do you think this will mean for the victims? i day. what do you think th

and as a result, ms maxwell was convicted and this does send a message to other sexual predators and sex traffic underage girls to them that this will be taken very seriously, charges may be filed against you, you may be prosecuted, you may end up getting sent to prison for the rest of your life as may be the case with ms maxwell so beware and do not conspire with or become a sexual predator yourself because underage girls are very vulnerable, they are easy to take advantage of and it's taken very seriously when they are preyed upon by adults who do know better. the trial of ghislaine maxwell is just one of the court cases in the us arising from the activities of the disgraced bankerjeffrey epstein, who died in prison after being charged with sex trafficking. the other is a civil law suit by virginia guiffre, formerly known as virginia roberts, against prince andrew alleging sexual assault. prince andrew has always strongly denied her claims. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. caught by the camera in this now infamous photograph. 0n the left, prince andrew, in the cen

ms maxwell pleas not guilty to the charges against her. now, it's time for hardtalk.

ms maxwell pleaded not guilty of the charges against her.

ms. maxwell on all of them. is looking at the potential of the rest of her life in federal prison depending on how it goes in sentencing. >> brett, we've a statement from the attorney brad edwards who represented five dozen of maxwell-epstein victims. he said this is the right verdict. without ghislaine, he wouldn't have been a sexual predator without victims to perpetrate his crimes. she created the monster that so many people -- and finally delivered these people justice. i find interesting -- back to our conversation about this, the really insidious nature of the female that poses -- when two young girls supposed to be a type of safety for an older woman and here she isn't being the lure, being so much more than just a "honeypot" to actually enticing the young woman in the false sense of security. and then engaging in that sexual abuse here. by the words the attorney that he found her reprehensible conduct and that's now -- resting squarely on her shoulders, brett. >> reminds me of when i spoke to elizabeth s

ms maxwell, a close associate ofjeffrey epstein, denies eight counts of sex trafficking and other crimesw york. the jury deliberated for two full days, but it was not able to reach a verdict before christmas. and the court has now recessed for the holiday weekend. the jurors are considering six counts against ghislaine maxwell of grooming and transporting girls for sex. and the case is narrowly focused on the accusations of four women who say that she facilitated or participated injeffrey epstein�*s abuse of her. the jurors have several times asked the judge to send them transcript of testimony or to clarify certain issues. they will come back on monday to continue deliberating about whether to convict ghislaine maxwell of all, some or none of the charges. in the meantime, ms maxwell will be spending christmas at the federal detention centre in brooklyn, where she's been for more than a year, with this decision still hanging over her. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. nigeria has destroyed more than 1 million doses of coronavirus vaccines after international donor

ms maxwell said there was no need to testify because the prosecution had failed to prove her guilt beyond she denies grooming girls for the late convicted paedophile, jeffrey epstein. our correspondent nada tawfik has been outside the courthouse in new york. the defence has rested its case today and it comes after ghislaine maxwell decided not to take the stand in her own defence. as she stood up and addressed the judge, she said that there was no need for her to testify because the prosecution had not proved their case beyond a reasonable doubt. so a very defiant response there from ghislaine maxwell, who has been very involved throughout this whole trial, passing notes to her lawyers during cross—examination of the accusers and others who have testified, and her stating there that she will not tell her side of the story on the stand. of course, that would have been a very risky strategy, opening her up to intense examination by prosecutors. but really, this trial is moving incredibly fast. we are now set to have closing statements from both sides on monday. the defence�*s case, after in

ms maxwell has denied grooming underage girls for abuse by the late paedophile jeffrey epstein between developments. they recapped their argument, i suppose, that ghislaine maxwell was absolutely crucial for this operation, that her demeanour, as you mentioned, she was age—appropriate, smiling, posh, made the girls comfortable, and so she provided a cover to what the prosecution called the creepy behaviour of mr epstein. he never could have done it without her. and they talked about the fact, or they said she had a playbook of how to lure these girls in, getting to know them, offering them gifts, spending time with them, making them feel comfortable, and ultimately introducing sexual contact with jeffrey epstein in a sort of, as if it was just normal behaviour, and that is what the prosecution argued, was her grooming them for him. and they also said that she had been paid by him $30 million, over the period that this trial is looking at, something that one lawyer said, "that's $30 million of �*we did this together, we did this crime together�* money." so those are the arguments they m

ms. maxwell being guilty, not mr. epstein but ms. maxwell. it's a massive responsibility. i'm feeling not so bad. >> if i'm the prosecutor in the case, i used to prosecute delayed sexual reaction cases and the thought was the idea the person would be attacked for their credibility and attacked to figure out why now? you wonder if the jury would understand the reasons to delay reporting of instances like this and when you combine the idea of money even having any role in it, you start to wonder if the jury is going to be put off by the whole incident. you said not epstein. you know, the defense went to great lengths really to try to let the jury be persuaded by the notion that she was scapegoated and they were only prosecuting her because epstein was not available having killed himself prior to ever seeing his trial. do you think that's a successful notion the idea this is a scapegoat and somebody being brought in here because we couldn't get him? did they do a good job? are the questions eluding to that notion? >> i think so. i think if you look and analyze and look at the

ms maxwell who was a close confidant of epstein has pleaded not guilty to eight counts of sex traffickingbject of lengthy deliberations because of the age of her at the time. she was 17, above the age of consent in the uk. thejudge instructed the uk. thejudge instructed thejury the uk. thejudge instructed the jury that the uk. thejudge instructed thejury that any the uk. thejudge instructed the jury that any of the act she testified about were not to be considered illegal acts. instead they used her to lay out the argument about how ghislaine maxwell was really central to epstein�*s world and this effort of grooming young girls for sexual abuse and so kate detailed how she first met ghislaine maxwell at 17 years old at her townhome in london, she went there for tea and said that they immediately really felt at ease with each other, she said she wanted to be like ghislaine maxwell when she was older. ghislaine maxwell allegedly told her that allegedly told her her boyfriend jeffrey epstein could help her with her music career but she said when she went back the next time and all the time t

ms maxwell has pleaded not guilty to eight counts of sex trafficking and other charges.n the programme. we know you've been reporting on this extensively, what happened in court today? extensively, what happened in court toda ? ., ., ., today? today, we heard from the second woman _ today? today, we heard from the second woman in _ today? today, we heard from the second woman in the _ today? today, we heard from the second woman in the indictment | today? today, we heard from the i second woman in the indictment and she's going by the pseudonym kate. it is interesting here is the defence and prosecution have both been arguing over her age because she was 17 at the time of the alleged abuse and that is the age of consent in britain. and thejudge ruled on this saying that she could testify as a witness but the jury was meant to view the sex act as an illegal act. so this is an indictment in regard to crimes, alleged crimes committed on underage girls. but her testimony did become important for the prosecution. this idea of ming that maxwell allegedly groomed young girls fo

amongst the images was this picture of a sketch of ms maxwell mounted on his bathroom wall.o says epstein sexually abused her, gave evidence. the woman — testifying under her first name carolyn — described how ms maxwell arranged for her to be abused by the convicted sex offender when she was just iii—years—old. ghislaine maxwell has pleaded not guilty to sex trafficking. nada tawfik has more. carolyn was soft—spoken and visibly emotional as she answered prosecutors questions. she talked about how she came from a troubled home, her mother was addicted to drugs and alcohol and she had dropped out of school in seventh grade. she said she first heard about epstein when she met virginia guifre as she was then known, who was a friend of her boyfriend. she was just 14 and virginia allegedly told her she could make money by meeting a wealthy friend of hers and giving him a massage. she says when she turned up at epstein�*s mansion it was ghislaine maxwell who allegedly instructed virginia roberts to take her upstairs and quote, show her what to do. she teared up on the stand as she

ms maxwell, a close associate ofjeffrey epstein, denies eight counts of sex trafficking and other crimesal in new york. the jury deliberated for two full days, but it wasn't able to reach a verdict before christmas. and the court has now recessed for the holiday weekend. the jurors are considering six counts against ghislaine maxwell of grooming and transporting girls for sex. and the case is narrowly focused on the accusations of four women who say that she facilitated or participated injeffrey epstein's abuse of her. the jurors have several times asked the judge to send them transcript of testimony or to clarify certain issues. they will come back on monday to continue deliberating some or none of the charges. in the meantime, ms maxwell will be spending christmas at the federal detention centre in brooklyn, where she's been for more than a year, with this decision still hanging over her. let's get some of the day's other news. nigeria has destroyed more than a million doses of coronavirus vaccines, which it said had been donated just before their expiry date leaving no time for them t

ms maxwell said there was no need to testify because the prosecution hadn't proved its case beyond reasonablebt. she denies grooming girls for the late convicted paedophile, jeffrey epstein. borisjohnson says he takes "personal responsibility" for the conservatives�* by—election defeat in north shropshire. he said there had been too much focus on the conduct of politicians, rather than measures which could improve people's lives. some of his mps have urged him to make changes. now on bbc news, saeeda mahmood, born and brought up in southern afghanistan, explores and introduces a remarkable set of films shot in the 1950s by american glenn foster, and his afghan assistant hajji mehtabuddin. this is precious. i love this sweet. and ijust ate half of it and kept another half because i thought i will never, ever have them again. for me, this is a diamond. reminds me of my childhood. and the golden time. i was so excited to discover these films. my family had many photographs, but we lost them when we fled the afghan wars as refugees. most afghans have no pictures of their past. nothing to show the

ms. maxwell so it's not that jane was a liar or didn't happen but they didn't seem to have the ability to tie it cleanly into miss maxwell. >> we are looking at the guilty verdict up on the screen and i want to ask you from almost every one of these verdicts involved transfer or traveling from these sexual crimes are illegal no matter where you are, why was it so important to have this transportation as part of the charges? >> that's the federal hook, what you're talking about is interstate travel being the key phrase. not a difficult thing to prove when you have the facts they had in the case in terms of luring people to cross different state come to florida to go to new mexico to meet up with these monsters but that is the basis for wife the federal case as opposed to individualized state prosecutions from where ever the acts actually took place. >> so that's it, if this was entirely in his manchin in new york, it would happen a new york case, no federal charges? >> could happen. you could still bring in evidence of other crimes and maybe the whole story plays out the federal hook gives

ms maxwell is accused of grooming underage girls, for abuse, between 1994 and 2004.team has ended its controversial sponsorship deal with a firm that made insulation boards used on grenfell tower. kingspan's logo appeared on mercedes cars at last weekend's saudi arabian grand prix. survivors of the grenfell tower fire, in which 72 people died injune 2017, objected to mercedes involvement with kingspan after concerns were raised about its insulation boards at the public inquiry into the disaster. kingspan says its material made up 5% of the insulation in the high rise block and that it was used without its recommendation. to football now... and in fact, right behind me at old trafford — manchester united have drawn 1—1 against swiss side young boys, but have still topped their group in the champion's league. joining them in the knockout stages will be chelsea — who drew 3—3 against zenit st petersburg this evening on the final day of group games. but tottenham's europa league match tomorrow night has been called off — following a number of positive covid—i9 at the clu

ms maxwell has denied grooming underage girls for abuse by the late paedophile jeffrey epstein between994 and 200a. now on bbc news, saeeda mahmood, born and brought up in southern afghanistan, explores and introduces a remarkable set of films shot in the 1950s by american glenn foster, and his afghan assistant, hajji mehtabuddin. this is precious. i love this sweet. and ijust ate half of it and kept another half because i thought i will never, ever have them again. for me, this is a diamond. reminds me of my childhood. and the golden time. i was so excited to discover these films. my family had many photographs, but we lost them when we fled the afghan wars as refugees. most afghans have no pictures of their past. nothing to show their grandchildren. it is a terrible gap in our lives. these films, kept safe for half a century, are the only ones i have ever seen that have survived the wars. they show my afghanistan — to me, the real one. a land full of life and hope. they tell a special chapter of our story that's almost forgotten. half a century ago, an american, glenn r foster, from

ms maxwell said there was no need to testify because the prosecution hadn't proved its case beyond reasonable doubt. she denies grooming girls for the late convicted paedophile, jeffrey epstein. borisjohnson says he takes personal responsibility for the conservatives�* by—election defeat in north shropshire. he said there had been too much focus on the conduct of politicians rather than measures which could improve people's lives. some of his mps have urged him to make changes. a very good saturday morning to you. coming up in around 10 minutes�* time, we'll have newswatch. but first, here's click. victoria and albert museum in london is a treasure trove of beautiful artworks, some 3—dimensional wonders and some masterpieces so realistic you can walk into them. which is precisely what is about to happen in the painting gallery where in amongst the turners and the constables, kelly and lewington are about to get stuck into some very modern art. there is a dancer and she is wearing pyjamas.— is wearing py'amas. fashion these days. _ is wearing pyjamas. fashion these days. that _ is wearing pyja

ms. maxwell from mr.e the case that this trial is a proxy trial for mr. epstein, that she is being put on trial for the crimes of mr. epstein and not her own, craig. >> dasha burns for us there. dasha, thank you. we're going to go back to minneapolis right now because the defense has started their closing arguments in the kim potter trial. let's listen in. >> when you go into that jury room, play it like it's supposed to be hole of misdirection, rabbit hole of misdirection, no threat by daunte wright. he broke free from a law enforcement officer and took off in his car even after he was shot. no threat? sympathy for potter? what are the photos of daunte wright doing up there with his child? does that prove anything in this case? of course not. they're asking for sympathy, not us. johnson not worried at the scene? in final arguments you're to rely on your own memory of the evidence, and not mine, not hers. your memory. well, that isn't what he testified to, not worried she says? no, could not see johnson?

ms. maxwell has pleaded not guilty to the charges.ury is expected to read up the jury in manhattan. we will keep across that as soon as we know what that verdict is. we will bring it to you live. let's return to the covid situation and speaking about the latest u.k. figures with professor anthony gordon a consultant in intensive care medicine in london. >> it is a huge number and i think it is worrying, seeing so many cases, even though it is a small percentage of those people will become seriously ill, that will be a large number that are going to be admitted to hospital. anchor: it was interesting hearing the prime minister speak about the trends in terms of who is being hospitalized, who is gettg most ill, and it does seem to be that those who do not have the booster are most at risk. >> yes, undoubtedly, the vaccines work. they do prevent infection, they prevent serious illness. it is crucial that people get vaccinated. what we see in intensive care, there are a mix of those completely unvaccinated, those who have not had their fi

ms. maxwell is certainly guilty so they have to do that but it could back fire because i think everyone on heard from a former assistant who said she never saw anything inappropriate. is that potentially a strong defense for her? >> i don't think so. those sorts of folks come out of the wood work all the time. in all sorts of cases where i didn't see anything that was going -- that was potentially criminal and what ends up happening the cross examination by the government is, well, did you know about this? did you know about that? they'll show them pieces of evidence and inevitably the person engaged in say child exploitation or some other crime did not of course let that person know about all sorts of details that are impossible to dispute. and it just shows the argument for the government is going to be this shows ms. maxwell knew what she was doing was wrong and that is why she hid it. >> the jury just finished listening to these horrific accounts of abuse from victims of jeffrey epstein. if you were in the position of having to defend ghislain maxwell who allegedly helped jeffrey epste

ms. maxwell groomed her to be abused by epstein when she was 17 years old. ell has pleaded not guilty to the charges. >> this is a really interesting case, because the prosecution and the defense have been arguing about this particular woman specifically because she was at the age of consent at the time of the alleged abuse. the judge has instructed the jury that the sex acts that she is testifying about are not illegal. instead, her testimony is really being used to show the prosecution's case that going maxwell really could play -- a plated pivotal role in jeffrey epstein's life and in this so-called grooming process. >> our lead story comes not from new york but from washington dc where the biden administration has confirmed a diplomatic boycott of the winter olympics in beijing. this is not a big surpris president biden had hinted at the fact that th would come. and the chinese were expecting the announcement as well. speaking to one person, a former member of the staff of the special olympics committee, they play down the impact it would have on the game

ms. maxwell is a scapegoat for mr. epstein, who committed suicide in prison. e government pivoted to maxwell, and she is being charged with his cris, but jeffrey epstein is not ghislaine maxwell, the lawyers said. she th went on to undermine the credibility of the accusers, which has been a big part of e case. ros: let's return to china. the tennis star peng shuai appears to have attracted an accusation that she made against a former vice premier. >> first and foremost, i must emphasize, i have never said or wrote about anyone sexually assaulting me. that is a very important point. the weibo post is my personal issue. i know there are many misunderstandings but there is no distorted interpretation. ros: we have a statement from the women's tennis association. they say it is good to see her in a public setting but it does not alleviate their significant concerns about her well-being, ability to communicate without censorship or coercion. >> the most interesting thing is that she said during that interview that her story was not true. she recanted what she appear

ms. maxwell was a high class pill for epstein and abused some of the girls herself. that all four of these survivors are lying, if the jury believes these women, there should be a conviction on all counts. >> we shall see. our dream team here. katie phang, paul butler, thanks very much. >>> tonight's absolute worst is straight ahead as a lawmaker brings new meaning to the term bad faith. we'll be right back. the term bad faith. we'll be right back. the guest bedroom slash music studio. the daybed slash dog bed. the living room slash yoga shanti slash regional office slash classroom. and this is the basement slash panic room. maybe what your family needs is a vacation home slash vacation home. find yours on the vrbo app. ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ experience the power of sanctuary at the lincoln wish list event. nurse mariyam sabo knows a moment this pure... ...demands a lotion this pure. new gold bond pure moisture lotion. 24-hour hydration. no parabens, dyes, or fragrances. gold bond. champion your skin. ever notice how stiff clothes no parabens, can feel rough on your skin? it

ms maxwell pleaded not guilty of the charges against her. on bbc news, 26 years in a us prison in north carolina for a murder he didn't commit. we follow him as he demands justice. people really don't know how going to prison for something you didn't do, a crime you didn't commit, especially for a long, long time... ..what it does to a person. i was accused of killing a white man in a drug deal gone bad. this is a case they're going to be teaching in law school 100 years from now. what could dante have become? it was a travesty ofjustice. it took 26 years to make it partially right. i was exonerated on august 22, 2019. a lot of people think the ultimate goal is just getting exonerated and getting out of prison, getting your freedom back. it's a lot more than that. sometimes i wake up just crying. i just cry. people think that when you get exonerated, the fight is over. it'sjust beginning, really. i haven't been pardoned. governor roy cooper, for some reason, hasn't pardoned me. he's asking for the state of north carolina to acknowledge the w

ms maxwell pleas not guilty to the charges against her. those are the headlines. a british teenager who was attacked by a crocodile while on holiday in zambia is recovering in hospital in london. the 18—year—old said she was very, very lucky to be alive. she was white water rafting with friends on the zambezi river near the victoria falls when the crocodile bit her leg and tried to drag under the water. our correspondent has the details. it's not many people who can say they've escaped from a crocodile attack. but amelie osborn—smith has done that on a trip to zambia. she says her foot was in the croc�*s mouth. when the accident happened, i fully accepted the fact that i was going to lose my foot. 0k. i accepted that and i said to my friends, "it's fine, i've lost my foot. "i'm still alive." crocodiles on the zambezi can grow to 18 feet long. amelie had been rafting with friends when she somehow ended up in the water. a number of people jumped in to save her. people say that you see, like, your life flash before your eyes, but you don't. you just think, "how do i

the accounts of the women who accused her are not credible, ms maxwell said.

ms. maxwell vigorously denies the charges and tends to fight them and is entitled to the presumption of innocence. lionel defense council accuses prosecutors of scapegoating maxwell for epstein crimes. tell us about what you lawyers call the empty chair defense. well that in this context, he is alleging they allege that's not me and somebody else you should be here today . but i may also wax by phonic. let me also read the entrails of the bees. did your article be, let me be vatike and predict what should happen. and that is simply this. delane maxwell is on trial for basically transporting cajoling, recruiting, grooming a man act violations. not having sex with jeffrey epstein, not giving him silly his foot rub, not any of that. and so far, this has been one of the worst prosecutions in the history of american jurisprudence. and she could very well be looking at acquittal because they're talking about everything but was charged. and one last point where is virginia you fray? even david boys are saying, where is she? so this case is doomed for a surprise, i submit up sometime this spr

ms maxwell has denied grooming underage girls for abuse by the late paedophile jeffrey epstein betweenplett usher is following developments. they recapped their argument, i suppose, that ghislaine maxwell was absolutely crucial for this operation, that her demeanour, as you mentioned, she was age—appropriate, smiling, posh, made the girls comfortable, and so she provided a cover to what the prosecution called the creepy behaviour of mr epstein. he never could have done it without her. you're watching newsday on the bbc. and they talked about the fact, or they said she had a playbook of how to lure these girls in, getting to know them, offering them gifts, spending time with them, making them feel comfortable, and ultimately introducing sexual contact with mr epstein in a... ..as if it was just normal behaviour, and that is what the prosecution argued, her grooming them for him. and they also said that she had been paid by him $30 million, over the period that this trial is looking at, something that one lawyer said, "that's $30 million of �*we did this together, we did this crime toget

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

ms maxwell denies the charges.lesotho, thomas thabane, has been formally charged in the high court of hiring hit men to kill his estranged wife, lipolela. he's accused of hiring hit men to kill her in 2017, days before he was sworn into office. his current wife, who he married two months after the killing, is also under investigation. donald trump's former chief of staff, mark meadows, has agreed to give evidence to the congressional committee investigating the january the 6th riot at the capitol building. here's anthony zurcher. he may have information. the idea that mark meadows now after being subpoenaed and reluctant to cooperate with the investigating committee has turned over documents and is going to schedule a time and he will speak in person, i think thatis will speak in person, i think that is important. because it depends on what those documents have and what mark meadows says but it is a breakthrough in the congressional investigation to donald trump's activities on january six but i think they see the

ms maxwell pleas not guilty to the charges against her. now, it's time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk from new york. i'm stephen sackur. this city has always had an outsize influence on american culture. the buzz in this nation comes from right here in terms of the arts, entertainment, publishing, the media, but what happens in new york when america's political culture is riven with division? well, my guest today is the great american novelist, new york resident, paul auster. if america is experiencing a culture war, is he ready to fight? paul auster, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. it is a pleasure to be in your home, your writing study is just below us, the floor below. just tell me, does it matter to you when you are writing what is going on in the world outside yourfront door? does it affect your writing? well, it depends on what you mean. if there's a fire engine screeching in front of my door, it will interrupt my concentration, and i might go out and see what's going on. but if there's a distant war going on in another place and i know about it, i'm not goin

ms maxwell has pleaded not guilty to eight counts of sex trafficking and other charges. and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the broadcaster david davies and chief political correspondent at the daily mail, harriet line. tomorrow's front pages...starting with... the metro — leads with golfer thorbjorn olesen who's accused of �*sexually assaulting a woman on a flight�* — he denies the accusations. financial times front page looks at the scrutiny of blank—cheque company listings — they're being ramped up in the us — as officials look at the vehicle being used to take donald trump's �*non woke�* group. the guardian says the uk red tape �*chaos�* has led to afghans dying in kabul — according to a diplomat. the times — omicron cases in the uk are on the rise — it says cases with the new strain of variant double every three days. staying with coronavirus — the daily telegraph says the booster rollout is �*at a standstill�*. the daily mail carries a report about a whistle blower who says afghanistan rescue flights were h

i'm guessing given the work you have done on ms maxwell and jeffrey epstein, you are unsurprised by thealist but i am not surprised. i was in the court room right up until, i was there actually for the first two years that the jury were deliberating, so i sat through all of the testimony, i saw the jurors faces, and the defence was extremely aggressive, ghislaine maxwell puzzlement lawyers are very skilled and very competent, very expensive, and they set out to destroy the credibility of the four women who accused her, and they were helped actually to some degree by the fact that each of the women had been interviewed by the fbi previously, not about ghislaine maxwell, but about jeffrey epstein, whenjeffrey epstein was alive. so what they had said about glenn maxwell was perhaps different, we hadn't mentioned her at all because we were talking about jeffrey epstein. jeffrey epstein died, there was a pot of money available so the defence tried to say that these women had been manipulated by greedy civil lawyers into faking their memories and it was all about money. the problem was that w

ms maxwell denies the charges.irst day as a republic after removing queen elizabeth as its head of state. sandra mason was sworn in as the caribbean island's first president. she was joined by a group of the country's best known nationals, including the pop star rihanna, who said that nothing in her life compared to this day. the head of britain's secret intelligence service mi6 says that his team's main preoccupation at present is the threat posed by china. in a rare public appearance, richard moore warned that china had the capability to �*harvest data from around the world�*, and to use money to �*get people on the hook�*. our security correspondent, gordon corera, has the story. mi6�*s mission is to work in secret, gathering intelligence from around the world, but today, its head ventured out to detail the threats he sees. china, he said, was now his top priority. its desire to take the island of taiwan posed a serious challenge to peace, and its drive to master technology and control data risked giving it too

ms maxwell is accused of grooming underage girls for abuse between 1994 and 200a.nt biden will host what he's calling a �*summit for democracy on friday�* as part of an effort to confront what he sees as authoritarian forces led by china and russia. those countries of course, are not on the guest list. but taiwan — which beijing considers its own territory will be taking part. i spoke to shelley rigger, professor of political science at davidson college, north carolina to ask whether the us is positioning this summit as a way to put pressure on china. i don't think it's just the prc, the people's republic of china, that may be a little bit targeted or very explicitly left off the guest list for this event. russia and a number of other countries are also not included. but i can understand by the prc would see this as the us kind of convening its own friends and allies for a confab that pointedly excludes china. ~ , ., , ,, ., china. why does the us need a summit on _ china. why does the us need a summit on democracy - china. why does the us need a summit on democrac