she challenged taboos and changed the conversation around bowel cancer urging people to check their poo. we ll speak to those who knew and loved her about her life and her remarkable legacy. british socialite ghislaine maxwell has been jailed for 20 years by a new york court for helping jeffrey epstein abuse young girls. it is defeat for serena williams on her wimbledon return. when these covers come off later, andy murray and emma raducanu will be back in action. good morning, rain pushing east. it will clear in the next hours and then sunshine and showers and some of the showers will be heavy. but it will be less windy than yesterday. all the details throughout the programme. it s wednesday, the 29th ofjune. our main story.
british socialite ghislaine maxwell has been jailed for 20 years by a new york court for helping jeffrey epstein abuse young girls. also, with petrol and diesel prices near record highs, pressure is growing on retailers and the government to step in. i ll be finding out the impact on people who rely on their vehicle for work. good morning, defeat for serena williams on her wimbledon return. when the covers come off later, we will see emma raducanu and andy murray back in action. good morning, we have rain pushing eastwards that will clear the east in the next couple of hours. behind it, sunshine and showers, some of them heavy and thundery but less windy today than yesterday. i will have the details throughout the programme.
was the greatest regret of her life. her statement felt like a very hollow apology to me. she did not take responsibility for the crimes that she committed and it felt like, once more, her trying to do something to benefit her and not at all about the harm that she had caused. the court allowed others who were not a part of the trial to also confront maxwell. the pain and anguish she caused was plain to see, as several accusers emotionally spoke about the lasting impact of her crimes, such as liz stein. she had a wonderful, full, beautiful life. and so many of usjust didn t have a chance to have that. i think that the closure part of her sentencing is maybe the beginning for a lot of us to start having the life that we anticipated we might have if we had never met ghislaine maxwell and jeffrey epstein.
the british daughter of the disgraced media tycoon robert maxwell ran in the most influential circles, rubbing elbows with presidents and princes. but in court, as she waited to hear her fate, she was supported byjust three members of her family. herfamily says her family says maxwell plans to appeal. 20 years less than prosecutors wanted but nevertheless, they said it sent a strong message that no one was above the law. scotland s first minister, nicola sturgeon, has said she wants a second independence referendum to be held in october 2023. the uk government said now was not the time to be talking about another vote but ms sturgeon plans to ask the supreme court whether a referendum would be legal without westminster s approval. world leaders have gathered in madrid for crucial talks on the future direction of nato in the wake of russia s invasion of ukraine. later, borisjohnson will call on members of the alliance to increase their military spending