that lawyer says a deal struck by virginia guiffre in 2009 with jeffrey struck by virginia guiffre inffrey epstein, one—time friend of the prince, convicted paedophile, that deal will make any court case against prince andrew null and void. that deal is secret and sealed, and only when the case proceeds might it be open. now on bbc news, the travel show. this week, on the travel show... i am this week, on the travel show... iam in this week, on the travel show... i am in argentina, exploring an amazing sunken town that has reemerged from under the water. then, i had to the country's spectacular iguazu falls. and in wales, we joined a couple starting out on a pedal powered adventure at sea, searching for a more sustainable future. where kicking off this week in south america. argentina, to be precise, were early last year i went to explore one of the strangest places i had ever heard of. a town that had to be abandoned due to flooding back in the 1990s, but has since reemerged from beneath the water. you can find ghost towns all over the world and has many different reasons why they co

lawyers acting for virginia guiffre — the woman who claims she was sexually assaulted by prince andrewd of preliminary proceedings scheduled to take place in new york on monday. our royal correspondent sarah campbell has more. these are the official legal papers relating to the civil case that was brought by virginia giuffre, and she alleges that she was sexually assaulted by prince andrew when she was 17 years old. he denies all the claims made against him and he said that he has no recollection of meeting her. but this civil case was launched last month at a court in new york, and as part of that initial process, papers must be served on the defendant, so prince andrew. now, a document published today by the court indicates that miss giuffre�*s lawyers believe this has now been done. it describes how their representative left the papers with a police officer at prince andrew's home, royal lodge in windsor, and that was on the 27th of august. now, what isn't clear this evening is whether the prince's legal team agree that those papers were served correctly. we have contacted them, but

the case brought by virginia guiffre had its first pre—trial hearing in new york this week, at whichn properly served with papers. the us, the uk and australia have announced a landmark security pact. it will see more shared intelligence, pooling of some resources, and new deals on providing military hardware. but — hovering in the background — seems to be the growing military power of china. more on that in just a moment — but first, here's how us presidentjoe biden and uk prime minister borisjohnson characterised the new pact sot we all recognise the imperative of ensuring peace and stability in the indo—pacific over the long—term. we need to be able to address both the current strategic environment in the region and how it may evolve. because the future of each of our nations, and indeed the world, depends on a free and open indo—pacific enduring and flourishing in the decades ahead. we will have a new opportunity to reinforce britain's place at the leading edge of science, strengthening our national expertise, and perhaps most significantly, the uk, australia, and the us will be

the case brought by virginia guiffre had its first pre—trial hearing in new york this week, at whichued that he hadn't been properly served with papers. let's turn to washington now, where four female american gymnasts have been giving heart—breaking testimony about how a trusted doctor was able to abuse them, despite the alarm being raised. they were some of the sport's biggest names — and all were victims of larry nasser, team usa's gymnastics doctor. the director of the fbi told the same senate committee there was no excuse for the way his organisation had failed to act. nomia iqbal reports. the world witnessed her mental struggles at the tokyo olympics. today, simone biles spoke about exactly what had impacted her. i don't want another young gymnast, olympic athlete, or any individual to experience the horror that i and hundreds of others have endured. the most successful gymnast of all time, she recalled the abuse she suffered at the hands of herformer coach. to be clear, i blame larry nassar, and i also blame... ..an entire system that enabled and perpetrated his abuse. simone

prince andrew has always denied the allegations made by virginia guiffre, or roberts as she was thenn's title on saturday.

. >> reporter: this a real break through for virginia guiffre, and the case, and his legal team has officiallye 29th of october to response. the ol gags here is that prince andrew sexually assaulted her when she was 17 in london and new york. she says she was trafficked to prince andrew by jeffrey epstein. in the past, prince andrew has always denied the allegations. we have to wait to see her response to the later set of allegations. he may choose to challenge the case, the jurisdiction of the u.s. court of all of that will be due in the response by the 29th of october. >> all right, thanks for that report. >>> we are following breaking news in montana. an amtrak train derails. the first images from the scene coming in, what we know after this quick break. discomfort back there? instead of using aloe, or baby wipes, or powders, try the cooling, soothing relief or preparation h. because your derriere deserves expert care. preparation h. get comfortable with it. (man) go on, girl, go on and get help! [heartwarming music] (man) ah! (burke) smart dog. with farmers crashassist, our signal app can

prince andrew has always denied the allegations made by virginia guiffre, or roberts as she was then known. for the first time in 22 years, two teenagers will face each other in the us open final. 18—year—old briton emma raducanu will battle 19—year—old canadian leylah fernandez for the women's title on saturday. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. staying up late this friday night to keep us company. with me tonight arejessica elgot, the deputy political editor at the guardian, and olivia utley, the telegraph's assistant comment editor. welcome, thank you for being with us. the front pages then, tonight. let's start with the times — it says borisjohnson has outlined his vision for another decade in power, which would see him beating margaret thatcher's length of time in number ten. the telegraph carries a warning from ministers, that council tax bills may have to rise next year, to pay for social care. according to the i, the prime minister is set to tell the public they could face tougher covid restrictions this autumn. the sun repo