ajudge in the united states has thrown out prince andrew s attempt to halt proceedings in a civil lawsuit against him. the duke of york s lawyers had argued that virginia giuffre who has accused him of sexually assaulting her when she was a teenager lives in australia, so is not a us resident. prince andrew has consistently denied the allegations. aruna iyengar has this report. seen here at the age of 17, virginia roberts, now giuffre, with prince andrew on the left. and ghislaine maxwell in the background. ms giuffre has accused prince andrew of sexually assaulting her when she was a teenager at the homes ofjeffrey epstein, the convicted child sex offender and ms maxwell. prince andrew has consistently denied the allegations. the civil lawsuit seeks unspecified damages. two efforts to stall the case were blocked on saturday. us federaljudge lewis a kaplan told the lawyers for the prince
the shooting was targeted. ajudge in the united states has thrown out prince andrew s attempt to halt proceedings in a civil lawsuit against him. the duke of york s lawyers had argued that virginia giuffre who has accused him of sexually assaulting her when she was prince andrew has consistently denied the allegations. aruna iyengar has this report. seen here at the age of 17, virginia roberts, now giuffre, with prince andrew on the left. she has accused prince andrew of sexually assaulting her when she was a teenager at the homes ofjeffrey epstein, the convicted child sex offender and ms maxwell. prince andrew has consistently denied the allegations. the civil lawsuit seeks unspecified damages. two efforts to stall the case were blocked on saturday. us federaljudge lewis a kaplan told
the convicted child sex offender, and ghislaine maxwell. prince andrew has consistently denied the allegations. the civil lawsuit seeks unspecified damages. two efforts to stall the case were blocked on saturday. us federaljudge lewis a kaplan told the prince s lawyers they must hand over key legal documents before a crucial court hearing in new york on tuesday. he also rejected arguments by the prince s lawyer, andrew brettler, that the lawsuit should be dismissed because ms giuffre, a us citizen, no longer lives in the us. this comes after ghislaine maxwell was convicted this week of recruiting and trafficking young girls to be sexually abused by her boyfriend, the late american financier jeffrey epstein, between 199a and 200a. on tuesday, judge kaplan will hear oral arguments to decide whether virginia giuffre s lawsuit against prince andrew will proceed. aruna iyengar, bbc news.
no longer lives in the us. this comes after ghislaine maxwell was convicted this week of recruiting and trafficking young girls to be sexually abused by her boyfriend, the late american financier jeffrey epstein, between 1994 and 200a. on tuesday, judge kaplan will hear oral arguments to decide whether virginia giuffre s lawsuit against prince andrew will proceed. aruna iyengar, bbc news. the latest headlines on bbc news: face masks are to be required to be worn by secondary school pupils in england as coronavirus cases continue to surge across europe. fears that a quarter of uk public sector workers could be off due to covid as firms are warned to make contingency plans. ministers say there s nothing in the current covid data to suggest more restrictions are required in england. sport, and for a full
the lawyers for the prince that they must hand over key legal documents before a crucial court hearing in new york on tuesday. he also rejected arguments by the princes lawyer that the lawsuit should be dismissed because giuffre, a us citizen, no longer lives in the us. this comes after maxwell was convicted this week of trafficking young girls. on tuesday, judge kaplan will hear oral arguments to decide whether giuffre s lawsuit against prince andrew will proceed. twenty conservative mps and peers have called on the prime minister to tackle the spiralling cost of living. five former ministers are among the signatories of a letter to the sunday telegraph, which follows huge increases in wholesale gas prices. our political correspondent chris mason reports.