Virginia Roberts Lawyers for Prince Andrew have written to a US judge to demand a jury trial in a civil lawsuit brought by a woman who has accused him of sexual assault. Virginia Giuffre, 38, alleges that he sexually assaulted her when she was a teenager at the homes of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
Month: January 2022
Getty Images A man who allegedly sold a gun used by a British man to take hostages at a Texas synagogue has been charged with a federal firearms crime. US authorities say that Henry “Michael” Wilson, 32, sold a pistol to Malik Faisal Akram two days before the hostage taking. Mr Wilson has now been
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has told Boris Johnson to publish the official report into No 10 parties in full. MPs are still waiting to see the findings of civil servant Sue Gray’s inquiry, which had been
Reuters The United States has issued its formal response to Russia’s demands over the crisis on the Ukraine border. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the proposal offers “a serious diplomatic path forward, should Russia choose it”. But he warned the US was acting “with equal focus” to bolster Ukraine’s defence. Mr Blinken also urged
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Boris Johnson authorised the evacuation of animals from Afghanistan during the fall of Kabul, according to emails leaked by a whistleblower. The PM has previously dismissed as “nonsense” claims he intervened in the evacuation of the Nowzad
Liberal US Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is expected to retire later this year, US media has learned. NBC News first reported the judge will step down at the end of the court’s current term in June after more than 27 years on the bench. His decision ensures President Joe Biden will have an opportunity
Marvel’s superhero origin story, Shang-Chi and the Legend of The Ten Rings was one of 2021’s box offices successes. Starring Simu Liu in the title role, the story sees a former martial arts assassin forced to confront his warlord father Wenwu – owner of the Ten Rings and its army. BBC Click’s Al Moloney spoke
EPA The UN children’s agency has called for the evacuation of several hundred child detainees trapped in a Syrian prison seized by Islamic State (IS) militants. Unicef said it had received “deeply worrisome reports of fatalities” among the boys at Ghwayran prison in Hasaka. Some detainees have sent audio messages saying they have seen children
Two men have been arrested as part of an investigation into an attack on a Texas synagogue which saw a gunman take four people hostage. Malik Faisal Akram, 44, from Blackburn in Lancashire, was shot dead by the FBI after a 10-hour standoff in the US on 15 January. Greater Manchester Police said two men
Back in 1968, toddler Kathy Wrethman went missing in Australia. Initial searches came to nothing, but she was found by chance by a group of teenagers. As part of a BBC investigation for the Fairy Meadow Podcast, correspondent Jon Kay spoke with Kathy about what she remembers – and meets one of the men that
Getty Images Boris Johnson faces more questions about No 10 parties from MPs later, as the results of an internal inquiry into possible lockdown breaches are due. It is understood the highly-anticipated report, by senior official Sue Gray, is largely complete and could be published as early as Wednesday. But it is not expected to
One rewriting of baseball’s record books began in earnest in 1986. That year, a fireballing right-hander in Boston won 24 games en route to the AL Cy Young and the AL MVP. Meanwhile, a wiry 21-year-old with a familiar name reached the big leagues in Pittsburgh. Across the 22 years their careers would overlap, Barry
PA Media Two-thirds of people recently infected with the Omicron variant say they had already had Covid previously. The findings come from a large, continuing study, React, swab-testing thousands of volunteers in England. More work is needed to know how many are true reinfections – but the results reveal the groups that appear to be
US Coast Guard US Coast Guard officials are searching for 39 people who are feared missing after their ship reportedly capsized on Saturday night off the Florida coast. Officials were alerted on Tuesday morning after fishermen spotted a man clinging to the hull of a boat 45 miles (72km) from the city of Fort Pierce.
Getty Images A US hospital has rejected a patient for a heart transplant at least in part because he is not vaccinated against Covid-19. DJ Ferguson, 31, is in dire need of a new heart, but Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston took him off their list, said his father, David. He said the Covid
Reuters US President Joe Biden says he would consider personal sanctions on Vladimir Putin if Russia invades Ukraine. Mr Biden said there would be “enormous consequences” for the world if Russia made a move on the nation, which sits on its south-western border. His comments came as other Western leaders repeated warnings that Russia would
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