Has died at the age of 81. Good afternoon. The duke of york has been widely criticised in the media following an interview with the bbc in which he denied having a sexual encounter with a 17 Year Old Girl in 2001. Virginia roberts says she was groomed by Prince Andrews friend, Jeffrey Epstein a billionaire who was also a paedophile to have sex with the prince. Hes admitted that staying with epstein after the businessman was convicted was a mistake. Heres our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell. Your royal highness, weve come to buckingham palace. The interview has been heard, andrews 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. Andrews denial of impropriety with the then 17 year old Virginia Roberts is based in part on his recollection that, on the night in question
Pushed back and forth all as a handful of chinas soldiers looked on. Behind the steel gates of their barracks just metres away. There we re barracks just metres away. There were claims both sides are now using lethal weapons. The Police Say One of theirs was hit by an arrow fired from the university. Do you think the people of hong kong support you throwing petrol bombs and bow and arrow . I dont expect all people to support but people need to understand what were doing right 110w. Understand what were doing right now. For the second time in a week im standing on a bridge surrounded by protesters with riot police on the other side. Early in the week it was a highway below they blocked. Now it is one of the tunnels to hong kong island. These protesters continue with their efforts to cause maximum disruption to hong kongs infrastructure. By the days end, the protesters faced Police Moving in on all fronts. The protesters who have stayed, many inside, have no way out. Robin brant, bbc new
The labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, refuses to confirm whether or not Free Movement of people from the eu will be included in their general election manifesto. Police and protestors clash in hong kong, after a University Campus is occupied. Tributes to a chronicler of the swinging sixties the photgrapher terry oneill has died. And in half an hour, goals from winks and kane help england to a 4 0 win over kosovo. Well have reaction to the match and the rest of the sports news in sportsday. The duke of york is facing widespread criticism today 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 american financier who was convicted on child sex offences in 2008 and who had been a friend of Prince Andrew. The prince has admitted that going to stay with him after his release from prison was a mistake and is now facing calls to assist Legal Inquiries in the united states. Our royal cor
Is occupied. Tributes to a chronicler of the swinging sixties the photgrapher, terry oneill has died. And in half an hour the travel show heads to japan to seek out the countrys ancient burial mounds. The duke of york is facing widespread criticism today 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 american financier who was convicted on child sex offences in 2008 and who had been a friend of Prince Andrew. The prince has admitted that going to stay with him after his release from prison was a mistake and is now facing calls to assist Legal Inquiries in the united states. Our royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell reports. Your royal highness, weve come to buckingham palace. The interview has been heard, andrews 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 word
To churchill, sinatra to taylor. Terry oneills life truly was a catalogue of a golden age of stardom. The photographer terry oneill, whos died at the age of 81. Now its time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. Through the rest of the night it stays cloudy initially across england and wales. Still the threat of some patches of green living in from the north the effect east anglia, may be pushing into kent as well. Otherwise, skies will continue to clear for scotland, Northern Ireland and the far north of england with a widespread and sharp frost, with a widespread and sharp frost, with some icy surfaces particularly in northern scotland. Heading through monday this area of High Pressure will be with us bringing a speu pressure will be with us bringing a spell of settled weather and stopping this low pressure from making inroads from europe but the low could get close enough to bring a strip of cloudy weather into the far east of england, may be a little bit of rain here, but af