he says he doesn't regret his association with sex offenderjeffrey epstein.ow lawyers say he should assist investigations in america. whether a person is a prince or a pauper, if anyone has evidence or information that might be relevant to an investigation of a criminal case, that person should provide it. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: a sweeping election victory for gota baya rajapa ksa. sri lanka's new president says he will be the leader of all citizens, regardless of religion or ethnicity. and how to save the critically endangered pygmy possum in australia, by looking into its past. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's nine am in singapore, 1am in london and also nine in the morning in hong kong where local media are reporting that police have entered the polytechnic university campus after a 2—day standoff between protesters and police. activists inside the university set its main entrance on fire as police made another attempt to take the building. police have used t

the prince has admitted that going to stay with convicted sex offenderjeffrey epstein after his releaseon was a mistake, and is now facing calls to assist legal inquiries in the united states. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. your royal highness, we've come to buckingham palace... the interview has been heard, andrew's answers have been noted, with incredulity in some quarters and, one suspects, with something close to despair within the royal household. the reaction to his words in most cases has been negative. the consensus — in pr terms — the interview was extremely ill—advised. andrew was categoric about his denial of impropriety with the then—i7—year—old virginia roberts. she has claimed that on the night of their alleged first encounter, in 2001, she was introduced to him at tramp, the nightclub in central london. she says they danced together there, but andrew was emphatic that he was at home. he says he had taken his daughter beatrice to this pizza restaurant in woking in surrey in the late afternoon. but how had he managed to remember a specific day so many ye

more on oui’ offenderjeffrey epstein. .com slush news and i am on twitter. to stay with us. —— do stay with us. hello. there is a bit more rain in the forecast for this weekend, but hopefully not as much as we had through the week or indeed, as much as we've had through the autumn so far. it looks like some places may well break records, so far this autumn sheffield have recorded over 400 millimetres of rain, just shy of the previous autumn record. provisional figures suggest that nottingham, with 348 millimetres of rain, mayjust have beaten the previous autumn record rainfall. there is more of autumn to come of course and some showery rain in the forecast for this weekend, but also some spells of sunshine. it's quite a complex weather pattern. low pressure over the near continent, a frontal system pushing in from the west, the two staging something of a pincer movement, bringing areas of cloud and patchy rain in towards our shores. now, in between there's a zone of clear skies for scotland and northern ireland, that's wh

standing by his decision to be interviewed by the bbc, about his links to the convicted sex offenderjeffrey epsteinthe interview has been widely criticised, including by lawyers representing epstein‘s victims. that's all. thank you for watching. there's more news on our website bbc.co.uk/news and via the bbc news app. now, we can go live to singapore for asia business report. from's highway reprieve, the technology giant is giving another three months before a us bank takes effect —— trump'a huawei. and why tata steel is cutting 3000 jobs gci’oss tata steel is cutting 3000 jobs across its european business. hello. welcome to asia business report, i am sharanjit welcome to asia business report, i am shara njit leyl. welcome to asia business report, i am sharanjit leyl. washington has granted an extension for businesses to deal with blacklisted telecoms giant huawei. it comes as regular does continue to work and rules that the front administration says pose national security risks. the bbc‘s mira hussein has the latest from new york. huawei has been one of the most volatile flashpoints between the us

the duke of york says he "let the side down" by staying at the home of convicted sex offenderjeffrey epsteintary orders universities to review fire safety the education secretary orders universities to review fire safety in all their buildings after a blaze rips through a student hall in bolton. competing on green policies — the conservatives say they will plant 30 million trees a year by 2025 — but the libdems say they can plant twice as many. meanwhile, leading labour and trade union figures are meeting to decide which policies will be included in the party's election manifesto the snp leader nicola sturgeon has called on the scottish people to deny boris johnson the ‘majority he craves'. speaking on the campaign trail on the east coast of scotland, she said that evidence suggests that brexit will hit the north east of scotland harder than anywhere else. 0ur news correspondent alexandra mackenzie sent this update. nicola sturgeon has been out campaigning across the north—east of scotland. she was here in arbroath, the home of the arbroath smokie. her main message today has been about brexi

newsnight, he's answered questions for the first time about his links with the convicted sex offenderjeffrey epsteinf york said a "sense of honour" led him to continue his assocation with the disgraced financier. 0ur royal correspondent nick witchell reports. the year is 2010. prince andrew is in new york. he is videoed staying at the mansion of a convicted child sex offender called jeffrey epstein, who'd just been released from an 18—month prison sentence. andrew's presence gives rise to questions, put to him by bbc newsnight‘s emily maitlis. you were staying at the house... yes. of a convicted sex offender. it was a convenient place to stay. i mean, i've gone through this in my mind so many times. at the end of the day, with the benefit of all the hindsight that one could have, it was definitely the wrong thing to do but, at the time, i felt it was the honourable and right thing to do. and i admit fully that myjudgment was probably coloured by my tendency to be too honourable, but that's just the way it is. and then there's andrew's alleged contact with the then 17—year—old virginia roberts, who w

prince andrew faces new calls to talk to us investigators about his friendship with sex offenderjeffrey epstein, from a woman who claims to be one of epstein‘s victims. it is upsetting to me to think that anyone who was closely associated withjeffrey epstein might argue that they didn't suspect that he might have been sexually abusing children. in hong kong, up to 200 protesters are still thought to be barricaded inside the polytechnic university, which has been under siege by the police since sunday. borisjohnson and jeremy corbyn go head to head in the first tv debate of the election campaign tonight after the lib dems and snp failed in a legal bid to be included. the greens will become the first party to launch its manifesto later, with a pledge to reach net zero carbon emissions in the uk by 2030. ahead of the general election bbc news is in southampton today, looking at the issues concerning voters there, with a focus on education. renowned broadcaster sir david attenborough tells the bbc the world is beginning to tackle the threat of plastic waste. it's a bit of a litmus test to see wheth

also this lunchtime; after the bbc interview about his links with sex offenderjeffrey epstein, prince

andrew after the bbc‘s exclusive interview, he said he didn't regret his association with sex offenderjeffrey epstein epstein who killed himself in august. large parts of central venice are under water again, as another exceptionally high tide inundated the italian city. three of the worst ten floods since records began nearly a hundred years ago, have now happened in a week. the mayor of venice has blamed it in part on climate change, calling for more work to study its effects. a number of homes and businesses in gloucestershire have flooded

, the prince answered questions for the first time about his links with the convicted sex offenderjeffrey epsteinour royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. in the state rooms at buckingham palace, a senior member of the british royalfamily, prince andrew, second son of the queen, is preparing to be interrogated about allegations of sleazy behaviour and gross misjudgement. your royal highness, we've come to buckingham palace in highly unusual circumstances... at issue, which of these two people is telling the truth? andrew or virginia roberts, 17 years old when this photograph was taken? groomed, she says, to provide sexual favours to powerful men. even the photo is contentious. andrew says he has no memory of it. tramp, a nightclub in central london. virginia roberts says she was there with andrew one night in march 2001. she says they later had sex. andrew says he was with his family. and he told the bbc‘s emily maitlis, there's a medical reason why ms roberts‘s allegation cannot be true. she was very specific about that night. she described dancing with you... no. and you profusely swea

prince andrew speaks publicly for the first time about his friendship with the convicted sex offenderjeffrey epsteinin an exclusive interview with bbc newsnight, the duke says he was wrong to stay at epstein's house and admits he let the side down. that is the bit i kick myself for on a daily basis because it was not something... prince andrew said he had no recollection of meeting virginia roberts — who claims she was forced to have sex with him when she was 17 after being groomed by epstein. the duke denies any inappropriate conduct. the education secretary has ordered all universities to review fire safety in their buildings, after two people were hurt when fire ripped through student halls in bolton. jeremy corbyn has led a meeting of senior labour figures to decide the pa rty‘s manifesto, promising a vision for a better britain for everyone. a battle over the environment — the conservatives pledge to plant 30 million trees a year by 2025 but the libdems say they would plant twice as many. now on bbc news — what makes a great city? leading cities takes a look at what makes london tick. from edge

andrew has said he let the royal family down by continuing to associate with convicted sex offenderjeffrey epstein enquiry she felt threatened and intimidated by president trump. it's been described as one of the worst incidents of its kind on a football field. it happened during a game between the cleveland browns any pittsburgh steelers. mars garrett is now facing a lengthy band for an attack on steelers quarterback mason rudolph with eight seconds left. he wrestled rudolph to the ground after he released the ball, ripped off his helmet and swung it at his head. after the game, garrett explained his amateurs. i lost my cool and i regretted. —— regret it. the guys jumped in into the scrum and i appreciate my team had my back but it should never have gotten that far. lindsey jones is a writer and commentator on the afl, she joins me now from denver, colorado. lindsey, it's a rough—and—tumble game, that is why lots of people love the nfl, but you can't just is why lots of people love the nfl, but you can'tjust bash people over the head with their own helmet. what's been the fallout from this? yeah.

prince andrew speaks publicly for the first time about his friendship with the convicted sex offenderjeffrey epstein. in an exclusive interview with bbc newsnight, the duke says he was wrong to stay at epstein‘s house, and admits he let "the side down". that's the bits that, as it were, i kick myself for, because it was not something that was becoming of a member of the royal family. prince andrew said he had "no recollection" of meeting virginia roberts, who claims she was forced to have sex with him when she was 17 after being groomed by epstein. the duke denies any inappropriate conduct. the education secretary has ordered all universities to review fire safety in their buildings, after two people were hurt when fire ripped through student halls in bolton. jeremy corbyn has led a meeting of senior labour figures to decide the party's manifesto — promising a vision for a "better britain for everyone". a battle over the environment — the conservatives pledge to plant 30 million trees a year by 2025 — but the lib dems say they would plant twice as many. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello

andrew has said he let the royal family down by continuing to associate with convicted sex offenderjeffrey epsteinf inappropriate behaviour. the deposed president of olivia, evo morales, says he will stand for office again in any rerun of last month's election if his socialist party wants him to. more details have emerged about the legal action the duchess of sussex will take against the daily mail and the mail on sunday. the by len investigates website has published court documents which accuse the papers of waging a fake news campaign against the duchess of cambridge. —— sussex. really serious allegations by the duchess of sussex, which in effect associated newspapers, the publishers of the mail and the mail on sunday, launched a fake news war against her, that they lied when they said they had published the full text of a handwritten letter to herfather when in fact they had only published half and they left out key parts of that letter because they didn't conform to the negative image that the paper wanted to portray of the duchess, that there were full stories about her baby shower, about her

duke of york to cooperate with legal cases in the us about his links to the convicted sex offenderjeffrey epsteintact with an american woman, virginia roberts, who says she was forced to have sex with him at the age of 17. epstein took his own life while awaiting trial on sex—trafficking charges. andy moore reports. we have come to buckingham palace in highly unusual circumstances. it's the interview that continues to dominate the national conversation. people close to prince andrew told the bbc he stood by his decision to do it. they said he wanted to address the issues involved with what they called "honesty and humility. " but it's hard to find anyone who thinks it was a success. i think if a member of the royal family who clearly was friendly with a convicted sex offender who is going to go on television, the first words out of his mouth should be "i'm sorry, and if there's anything i can do to assist these victims in any way, shape and form, i would want to do that." but today's daily mail claims andrew has expressed in private the sympathy for epstein's victims that he didn't state in publi

prince andrew speaks publicly for the first time about his friendship with the convicted sex offenderjeffrey epstein. in an exclusive interview with bbc newsnight, the duke says he was wrong to stay at epstein‘s house in new york and admits he let "the side down". iadmit i admit fully that myjudgment was probably coloured by my tendency to be too honourable, but that is just the way it is. prince andrew said he had "no recollection" of meeting one of epstein‘s chief accusers, virginia roberts. miss roberts claims she was forced to have sex with the duke when she was 17 after being groomed by epstein. prince andrew denies any inappropriate conduct. the education secretary orders universities to review fire safety in all their buildings, after 100 students had to flee a blaze at their halls of residence in bolton. jeremy corbyn has led a meeting of senior labour figures to decide the party's manifesto — promising a vision for a "better britain for everyone". competing on green issues, the conservatives pledge to plant 30 million trees, a year by 2025, but the lib dems say they would plant twice as man

he says he doesn't regret his association with sex offenderjeffrey epstein.merica. whether a person is a prince or a pauper, if anyone has evidence or information that might be relevant to an investigation of a criminal case, that person should provide it. i'm kasia madera in london.

exclusive interview — he said he didn't regret his association with the financier and sex offenderjeffrey epsteinow lawyers say he should assist investigations in america. whether a person is a prince or a pauper, if anyone has evidence and information that might be relevant to an investigation of a criminal case, that person should provide it. police in hong kong threaten to use live ammunition against protesters barricaded inside a university who've been throwing petrol bombs and firing arrows. a sweeping election victory for gota baya rajapa ksa — sri lanka's new president says he will be the leader of all citizens, regardless of religion or ethnicity. and at least ten people are confirmed dead in iran during protests against fuel price rises. the supreme leader backs the hike and blames counter—revolutionaries for violence. we have the latest. hello and welcome to world news today. prince andrew is facing widespread criticism after the bbc interview in which he denied having a sexual encounter with a 17—year old girl in 2001. virginia roberts says she was groomed byjeffrey epstein — the ameri

prince andrew faces calls to cooperate with legal cases brought by alleged victims of the sex offenderjeffrey epsteinnder water, after another exceptionally high tide inundated the city. three of the worst ten floods venice has suffered since records began, nearly a hundred years ago, have now happened within a week. rich preston reports. for venetians, more water and more misery. a week of flooding has closed businesses and attractions in one of the world's most popular tourist destinations. this, the famous st mark's square, normally filled with people. the city's narrow streets and alleyways turned into a network of canals themselves. the floods, known as the aqua alta, brought suffering and heartache. translation: we have lots of damage. the electrical system went underwater and lots of merchandise got lost. necklaces and other goods, all underwater. we had to work a lot, every day, as you can see we have had to lift desks and drawers. there is a lot of work still to do. rainfall of 140 millimetres floods roughly 70% of venice. sunday's rainfall was forecast to be around 160 millimetres. in the e

a lawyer representing some of the victims of the sex offenderjeffrey epstein says she hopes prince andrewigations. the prince has announced that he's stepping back from royal duties for the forseeable future. here's our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell leaving home in windsor this morning, seemingly as normal, prince andrew — bound for buckingham palace and further meetings to reshape the next phase of his life. arriving at the palace to offer her advice and support, his ex—wife the duchess of york. andrew won't now perform public engagements for the foreseeable future, but it is suggested he may still appear at trooping the colour, the annual celebration of his mother's birthday, though whether he will do so in the uniform of colonel of the grenadier guards is less clear. similarly, it's suggested he'll still lay a wreath at the cenotaph on remembrance sunday. he is after all a former serving officer in the royal navy. what's much clearer now is that it's the core members of the royal family, those who appeared together on the palace balcony for the diamond jubilee, who represent t

since it emerged that prince andrew knew the late convicted sex offenderjeffrey epstein, questions havem and the nature of their relationship. so when it was announced that newsnight had secured announced that newsnight had secured an interview with the duke of york there was a significant degree of anticipation and when the programme was broadcast on saturday, jaws dropped even more. you were staying at the house of a convicted sex offender. it was a convenient place to stay. i mean, i have gone through this in my mind so many times. at the end of the day, with the benefit of all of the hindsight that one could have, it was definitely the wrong thing to do. but at the time, i felt it was the honourable and right thing to do. the general verdict was that the prince had done himself no favours in what many considered to be a pr disaster newsnight was widely praised for its coup with some tweeting this: but others raised objections with mike 0wens declaring: margaret eales echoed that. and richard spooner pleaded: if one of newsnight‘s aims was to set the news agenda, that was certainly a

calls to cooperate with the american authorities over their investigations into the late sex offenderjeffrey epsteinh says he is worried it will have a significant impact on his england squad. the new davis cup finals are under way in madrid. russia beat croatia. angling's first test against new zealand choice. test against new zealand full russia beat croatia. angling's first test against new zealand full update in15 test against new zealand full update in 15 minutes. borisjohnson has said his government will postpone promised cuts in corporation tax, if he wins the election. speaking to the annual conference of the employers organisation, the cbi, the prime minister said the move would save £6 billion which could be used for other priorities, including the nhs. the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, has also been addressing the conference. he set out his plans to create 320,000 apprenticeships in england. the leader of the liberal democrats, jo swinson said her party is the ‘natural party of business', because they would cancel brexit, and replace business rates with a landowner levy. this report from

he said he didn't regret his association with sex offenderjeffrey epstein. lawyers say he should assist investigations in america. and musician will.i.am says a qantas flight attendant was "racist" towards him during a flight from brisbane to sydney. the frontman for the band black eyed peas tweeted that he was singled out when he missed a plane announcement to put his laptop away. qantas denies the allegation. that's all. stay with bbc world news. more on our web site bbc.co.uk/news and the news app. now on bbc news, live to singapore for asia business report. hong kong violence flares. how the ongoing unrest threatens to push the asian financial hub deeper into recession. and yahoo japan mergers. they confirm its plan to create the countries exist internet company. hello and welcome to asia business report. we start with hong kong because police have moved on hundreds of protesters occupying a university campus after a long stand—off. university campus after a long sta nd —off. protesters a re polytechnic university have been hurling petrol—bombs and shoot

andrew after the bbc‘s exclusive interview, he says he doesn't regret his association with sex offenderjeffrey epsteinrson is a prince or a pauper, if anyone has evidence or information that might be relevant to an investigation of a criminal case, that person should provide it. large parts of central venice in italy are once again under water, as another exceptionally high tide inundates the city. and the man whose lens helped define the 1960s,

pressure is mounting for him to give evidence under oath in the us about his links to sex—offenderjeffrey epstein 8:30pm, as part of our election 2019 coverage, laura kuenssburg will unpick the day's political events in electioncast, including a look at business woman jennifer arcuri's claims against borisjohnson. and atio.1i0pm, and 11.30, we'll take a first look at tomorrow's front pages in the papers. that's all ahead on bbc news. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello, i'm olly foster. here's what's coming up on sportsday this evening: we made mistakes and we accept the penalty. can saracens now save their season? eddiejones tells us that saracens' punishment could also be bad news for england. there might be some saracens players that feel like they have to play for their club instead of their country, to make sure they don't go down. this could be the week that wales make it back to the euros, and they hope they can be motivated by their french adventure in 2016. also coming up in the programme... the drivers at war. ferrari call in vettel and le clerc for clear the air talks. and w

our headlines today: prince andrew faces calls to apologise to the victims of sex offenderjeffrey epsteinesters try to stop police storming a university campus. pitching for the business vote — from apprenticeships to brexit — party leaders look to persuade britain's bosses that they are best placed to run the country. england wrap up their euro 2020 qualifiers with a dominant 4—0 victory over kosovo. they're now one of the top seeds for next summer's tournament.

prince andrew faces calls to cooperate with legal cases brought by alleged victims of the sex offenderjeffrey epsteinifer arcuri, the woman at the centre of misconduct allegations involving borisjohnson, says he's ignoring her and blocking her phone calls. i am very upset that he could not man up and pick up the phone and call me. no—one supports him more than i do, no—one wanted him to succeed more than i did, all those years. coming up on afternoon live, all the sport. and in sport, premiership champions saracens won't appeal their punishment for breaching salary—cap rules, as eddiejones warns it could have a serious impact on his england squad. thanks, and darren has the weather. good news for skiers in the alps, but the weather could take a turn for the worse in venice in about a week or so, we will have a look at that and the uk, getting cold and frosty tonight. thanks, darren. also coming up — victory for the yorkshire museum in its battle to bring home a tiny piece of literary history, as a work by 14—year—old charlotte bronte is sold for more than £600,000 at auction in paris hello, everyone,

have some regrets in that he didn't show enough sympathy for the victims of convicted sex offenderjeffrey epsteine mirror leads with the reaction from a former royal protection officer who said the duke's interview "beggars belief". the sun says that prince andrew has made his "craziest claim yet" — that his interview was a success! and the financial times features a dramatic photograph of the latest escalation of violence in hong kong. here, a police vehicle has been set on fire after protesters threw petrol bombs onto the bridge leading to hong kong polytechnic university. 0k. to hong kong polytechnic university. let's start off prince 0k. let's start off with our chat. prince andrew and the times, standing by his interview.” prince andrew and the times, standing by his interview. i think if his interview went really well, you wouldn't have to make a case it was the right thing to do. this interview that aired on newsnight on saturday night didn't go that well. although everyone closed him was taken aback by his lack of remorse, it seemed, like his tone deafness, et cetera, they think that at l

exclusive interview — he said he didn't regret his association with the financier and sex offenderjeffrey epsteinn is a prince or a pauper, if anyone has evidence and information that might be relevant to an investigation of a criminal case, that person should provide it. police in hong kong threaten to use live ammunition against protesters barricaded inside a university who've been throwing petrol bombs and firing arrows. a sweeping election victory for gota baya rajapa ksa — sri lanka's new president says he will be the leader

, the prince answered questions for the first time about his links with the convicted sex offenderjeffrey epstein member of the british royalfamily, prince andrew, second son of the queen, is preparing to be interrogated

started by britain public prince andrew lowing revelations about his ties to the convicted sex offenderjeffrey epsteinbc interview, when he was questioned about his friendship with the convicted sex offender, jeffrey epstein. a majorfirm has pulled out of a project involving the prince, a students group has asked for him to be sacked as their university's chancellor, but more importantly, he's been urged by victims ofjeffrey epstein to help american investigators with their inquiries. sophie long reports from los angeles. this is lawyer in los angeles representing five ofjeffrey epstein‘s alleged victims. with her, a young woman who told reporters crammed into the small room that epstein raped her when she was 15. we were not hidden. it is upsetting to me to think that anybody who was close with jeffrey epstein to me to think that anybody who was close withjeffrey epstein could argue that they didn't suspect he could be sexually abusing children. her attorney urged prince andrew to come to the united states and tell investigators everything he knows about the behaviour and activities of his formerfrie

prince andrew faces calls to apologise to the victims of sex offenderjeffrey epstein.nk that if a member of the royal family, who clearly was friendly with a convicted sex offender, is going to go on television than first the words out of his mouth should be, "i'm sorry, and if there's anything i can do to assist these victims in any way, shape and form, i would want to do that." the main party leaders will set out their election pitches to business at the cbi conference. battle for a tiny piece of literary history — as a work by 14—year—old charlotte bronte goes up for auction in paris. good morning and welcome to the bbc news at 9:00. police are surrounding a hong kong university campus after a violent overnight stand—off with hundreds of protesters inside. dozens of protesters tried to leave after sunrise but turned back as police fired tear gas and rubber bullets. at least a0 people have been arrested and police have been clashing with other protestors in the surrounding streets. several hundred people are thought to remain inside the university. let's go live to h

wake of his bbc interview when he was questioned about his friendship with the convicted sex offenderjeffrey epsteinut of a project involving the prince, and he's been urged by victims ofjeffrey epstein have to help american investigators with their inquiries. the prince has consistently denied allegations about his own conduct. this report from our royal correspondent nicholas witchell contains flashing images. in los angeles tonight, a lawyer for some of jeffrey epstein‘s alleged victims and a young woman who says she was raped by epstein at the age of 15. and in no uncertain terms, prince andrew was urged to step forward and tell the fbi everything he knows about the behaviour and activities of his formerfriend, jeffrey epstein. he described in his interview this weekend that jeffrey epstein‘s home was "like a railway station." well, a lot of the people in his homes that were coming in and out were minors, underage girls. it's not something that anyone should close their eyes to. these are somebody‘s children. these are kids. it would help the victims, ms allred said, if prince andrew would take

: prince andrew faces new calls to talk to us investigators about his friendship with sex offenderjeffrey epsteino me to think that anyone who was closely associated withjeffrey epstein might argue that they didn't suspect that he might have been sexually abusing children. in hong kong, up to 200 protesters are still thought to be barricaded inside the polytechnic university, which has been under siege by the police since sunday. borisjohnson and jeremy corbyn go head to head in the first tv debate of the election campaign tonight after the lib dems and snp failed in a legal bid to be included.

actually, of prince andrew's bbc interview focusing on his friendship with convicted sex offenderjeffrey epstein of outrage that followed forced the queen's second son to announce his withdrawal from royal duties. and other public roles swiftly followed. agnes, your reflections on this. it is a big problem for the royalfamily? does it create an impression of dysfunction and detachment? i am not sure you need to ask a french republican about the british monarchy. 0h, oh, i 0h, ithink oh, i think we do! i think i should remain silent. look, it is britain's biggest contradition. it is a democracy yet has a monarchy, a monarchy that is not biased, that is the unwritten pact with the head of state. she is the head of state but doesn't have a say. she can be tricked by her prime minister, like borisjohnson, lied to. from abroad, it is very strange. it isa it is a distraction. and the fact that we have a prince, how come we have a prince? to think that he was the british ambassador of trade in the time of brexit. we have people who are too privileged and not bright enough. so now yes, the institution i

said he let the royal family down by continuing to associate himself with a convicted sex offenderjeffrey epsteinenquiry she felt threatened and intimidated by president trump. more than 100 people that had to be rescued midlands because of flooding. there are more than 100 flooding. there are more than 100 flood warnings in place and parts of england and. our midlands correspondence shaun ley and reports from evesham in was tissue, where the river has burst its banks. yeah, so the river has burst its banks. yeah, so would you like us to bring you out of the property because of the water? you would like to be evacuated? rescue boats have been launched throughout the day in evesham, as water levels on the avon continue to rise. it's been quite a protracted incident for us. there's been a number of incidents across the county, and this is just one of many that our crews are dealing with currently. the river has reached its highest level since 2007, with only one road through evesham left open. this is one of the main routes through evesham, but half a mile is currently submerged beneath the floodwa

himself for questioning by the us authorities about his friendship with the convicted sex offenderjeffrey epstein last night, andrew said, "of course i am willing to help any appropriate law enforcement agency with their investigations if required." we do think it's a good, positive step that he says he's going to co—operate with law enforcement, but we'd like to see that happen. is he going to, for example, fly to the united states and voluntarily meet with our fbi? will he sit for depositions? here, andrew's links with more organisations are being severed. he's stepped down as chancellor of huddersfield university, and as patron of the outward bound trust. he will have much less to do. he's funded by an allowance from the queen's private income. it's not known whether that will now be cut. nicholas witchell, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: from war orphan to star ballerina. a remarkable story of perseverance, dedication and survival. benazir bhutto has claimed victory in pakistan's general election, and she's asked pakistan's president to name her as prime minister. jackson's

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andrew after the bbc‘s exclusive interview, he said he didn't regret his association with sex offenderjeffrey epsteinthe duke of york has been widely criticised for failing to express sympathy for victims of epstein who killed himself in august. large parts of central venice are under water again, as another exceptionally high tide inundated the italian city. three of the worst ten floods since records began nearly a hundred years ago, have now happened in a week. the mayor of venice has blamed it in part on climate change, calling for more work to study its effects. a number of homes and businesses in gloucestershire have flooded after river levels in the county peaked this weekend. levels are expected to remain high into monday, and the environment agency is warning it could be a while before the water subsides. madeleine ware reports. taking the dogs to dry land. the couple who run the boat inn by the river severn at ashleworth near gloucester were up most of the night, trying to protect it with sandbags. after a few hours‘ sleep, they awoke to find water inside the pub. we got up when we heard th

he's spoken in detail for the first time about his links with the convicted sex offenderjeffrey epstein. chinese communist party documents leaked to the new york times have revealed new details about the mass detention of uighur muslims in xinjiang. china officially describes detention facilities where uighurs are being held asjob training centers. but the internal documents illustrate the calculated and coercive nature of the ongoing campaign targeting muslims in xinjiang. protests have erupted across iran after the government unexpectedly announced it was sharply increasing the price of petrol and rationing supplies. the country's interior minister says security forces will act to restore calm if protesters damage public property. now on bbc news, it's time for click. this week: the perils of the gig economy. checking for allergens. and...fake birds. it's kind of hard to remember a time when we didn't have taxi—hailing apps. and when i say taxi—hailing apps, even though there are many more players out there, it is uber that comes to mind first. at its conception a decade ago, uber was

the prince answered questions, for the first time, about his links with the convicted sex offenderjeffrey epsteinngham palace, a senior member of the british royalfamily, prince andrew, second son of the queen, is preparing to be interrogated about allegations of sleazy behaviour and gross misjudgement. your royal highness, we've come to buckingham palace in highly unusual circumstances.

has said he felt he let the royal family down by continuing to associate with convicted sex offenderjeffrey epstein of inappropriate behaviour. the deposed president of bolivia even morales has said he will stand for office again in any rerun of last month's collection, if his socialist party wa nt collection, if his socialist party want them to. authorities in bosnia have imposed a 24—hour curfew on migrants ina have imposed a 24—hour curfew on migrants in a town less than ten kilometres from the border with croatia. but is in response to protest by the residents of bihac who said they do not feel safe in their own town. the camps of bihac, home to several thousand refugees from asia, the middle east, and north africa. but local residents say they want the migrants to leave. and the eight groups helping them. among them, the international organisation for migration, the iom. translation: we cannot sleep calmly at night. during the day, they run through our guards! are we safe? after a ll through our guards! are we safe? after all these years we have been living here? on friday, hundreds of local r

york is facing criticism following a bbc interview about his links with the convicted sex offenderjeffrey epsteinple in bolivia have been killed in a clash between protesters and the security forces in the city of el alto. 30 others have been injured. witnesses say police and soldiers opened fire at supporters of the ousted president evo morales. twitter has issued a warning to britain's conservative party after it rebranded one of its twitter accounts to look like an election fact—checking agency during the first tv debate of the election campaign. the account was renamed factcheckuk with no clear mention of its party connections. our technology correspondent, dave lee says the conservative party's actions haven't impressed twitter. they're not happy to say the least. they put out a statement about what the tory party has done with that account, saying that it was misleading and that it wouldn't be tolerated in future. they said they would take decisive corrective action if the tory party or, indeed, any other account tries to pull a stunt like this in future. twitter‘s pretty clear about this k

first time since he announced he would step back from royal duties over his links to the sex offenderjeffrey epsteinhe was first minister of scotland. google says it‘s putting stricter controls over political advertising on its platforms. political campaigns will no longer be allowed to target advertising at people based on their supposed political leanings. gareth barlow reports. politics and the internet go hand in hand, but does it take firms coming under scrutiny, they are taking a proactive approach. the new rules will prevent advertisers using political preferences and voter records to target their messages. they will, however, still be able to filter by age, gender and location, however, still be able to filter by age, genderand location, and however, still be able to filter by age, gender and location, and that might offer a way to avoid the controls. the new restrictions to allow political advertisers to target ads at the level or postal code, and advertisers can be very skilled at using these postal codes asa skilled at using these postal codes as a proxy for other demographics, such as ra

: prince andrew faces new calls to talk to us investigators about his friendship with sex offenderjeffrey epsteinctims. in hong kong, dozens of anti—government protesters are still thought to be barricaded inside a university, which has been under siege by police. the green party of england and wales launches its manifesto pledging to make the whole country carbon neutral by 2030. talks between the united states and south korea over the cost of stationing american troops on the korean peninsula have ended afterjust over an hour. south korean officials say washington has demanded $5 billion to keep troops stationed there. that's more than five times what seoul agreed to pay this year. president trump has suggested pulling american troops out altogether, fracturing the 66—year—old alliance against north korean aggression. our seoul correspondent laura bicker explains more. it's proving quite controversial here in south korea, where the one thing it is doing is uniting both conservatives and liberals on this case. they believe that this is what they are describing as a shakedown and a protection rac