Virginia Roberts Virginia Giuffre agreed not to sue anyone connected to Jeffrey Epstein who could be described as a “potential defendant”, a 2009 damages settlement against the sex offender shows. The document, disclosed by a New York court, reveals the financier paid her $500,000 (£371,000) to end her claim. Ms Giuffre is suing the Duke
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This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. England will continue with its Plan B Covid measures amid growing pressures on the NHS, Boris Johnson has said. The prime minister said it would be “folly” to think the pandemic was over and pressure on hospitals
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AFP A devastating fire that swept through South Africa’s Houses of Parliament in Cape Town has reignited – hours after it was said to be under control. Flames have been billowing from the building’s roof. Firefighters are at the scene, trying to douse the blaze. The fire first broke out on Sunday, causing extensive damage
Getty Images Staff shortages continue to blight retailers and hospitality firms, with one warning of closures if Covid absences worsen. David Josephs, boss of food importer and retailer All Greens, told the BBC he could be forced to temporarily shut outlets and redeploy remaining staff. The chief executive of pub group Fullers said things are
Virginia Roberts An agreement between Virginia Giuffre and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, which could be key to a civil case involving the Duke of York, is to be made public for the first time later. The 2009 settlement between Epstein and Ms Giuffre is to be released on Monday after an order by judges in
Getty Images Secondary schools pupils in England will be tested for Covid at least once before rejoining classes for the new term, the government has announced. Ministers have assured schools that testing kits will be provided as needed and urged pupils to test twice weekly. It comes as the government stressed on Sunday that nothing
The NHS is facing unprecedented challenges with long waiting lists for treatment and staff shortages. But could robots be part of the solution? A hospital in Bristol is already using robots to improve efficiency in some behind the scenes roles and is now experimenting with how robots might interact with patients.
Reuters Crisis-hit Chinese real estate giant Evergrande has suspended trade in its shares on the Hong Kong as investors await news on its restructuring plan. The statement to the stock exchange did not give a reason for the trading halt. Evergrande has more than $300bn (£222bn) of debts and is scrambling to raise cash by
Computer gaming is big business but the industry has been hit during the pandemic causing delays to game development and releases. Industry experts predict 2022 will see an improvement. The BBC’s gaming reporter Steffan Powell speaks to games journalists and streamers about what to look out for over the coming year.
Reuters Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has announced his resignation just weeks after he was reinstated in a controversial deal with the military. The army seized power in October and put Mr Hamdok under house arrest, but he was reinstated following a power-sharing deal with the coup’s leader. Protesters rejected the deal, demanding an entirely
STEPHANIE BRANCHU/NETFLIX Ukraine’s culture minister says he has complained to Netflix over the portrayal of a character from Kyiv in Emily in Paris. The Netflix show follows a young American, played by Lily Collins, who travels to the French capital for work. In the latest series, Petra, a Ukrainian, shoplifts during a trip with main
The New York Giants lost their fifth straight game by double digits on Sunday, and this was the ugliest of them all. Facing the 5-10 Chicago Bears, a team widely expected to fire their head coach after this season, the Giants weren’t just bad on offense, they were historically putrid. With starting quarterback Daniel Jones
Aoife Beary/Facebook Aoife Beary, a survivor of the 2015 Berkeley balcony collapse that killed six students, has died, aged 27. She died after suffering a stroke in the Irish capital, Dublin. Ms Beary had experienced life-changing injuries after a fourth-floor balcony collapsed in June 2015 while she was celebrating her 21st birthday. A later investigation
Getty Images Twitter has suspended the personal account of the US Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene for repeated violations of its rules around coronavirus misinformation. The action against the Republican lawmaker came under Twitter’s strike system, which identifies posts about the virus that could cause harm. The company had previously suspended the Georgia congresswoman four times.
Reuters Israel’s top health adviser says the surge of Omicron cases could see the country reach Covid herd immunity. Nachmann Ash said the country would pay a price for this and he wanted to see herd immunity achieved via vaccinations instead. Modellers have warned that up to four million people could be infected by the