Skills and education. And the race to be the democratic challenger in 2020 has been thrown wide open, with a new poll putting Pete Buttigieg in first place in iowa with a 9 point lead over his nearest rival. Hello and welcome. Im Michelle Fleury in new york and Christian Fraser is in london. The duke of york is said to be standing by his decision to take part in an interview about his links to convicted sex offender, jeffrey epstein. Sources close to Prince Andrew said he wanted to address the issues head on, and did so with honesty and humility. It comes after the princes extraordinary interview with the bbc over the weekend. There are now growing calls for the prince to cooperate with us investigators about his links to jeffrey epstein. In his interview, Prince Andrew denied having any sexual contact with the American Woman Virginia Roberts who says she was forced to have sex with him at the age of 17. Epstein took his own life, while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. With m
Is anything i can do to assist these but condemned by arab countries. After his bbc interview, calls for britains Prince Andrew victims in any way, shape orform, to give evidence about his links to Jeffrey Epstein. Id want to do that. Lawyers for the victims are demanding he apologises. The hong kong authorities trap hundreds of protestors on a university campus. The first words out of his mouth outside, police use rubber bullets and tear gas, while students used petrol bombs, should have been i am sorry and if there is anything i can do to assist bricks, and bow and arrows. And a tiny book written by a teenage these victims in any way, shape or Charlotte Bronte has sold at auction in for eight hundred form, i would want to do that. And 60 thousand dollars. Well look at whats inside. The hong kong authorities trap hundreds of protestors on a university campus. 0utside, police use rubber bullets and tear gas, while students used petrol bombs, bricks, and bow and arrows. And theres new h
But a big price. One of the first works by Charlotte Bronte is sold for half a million dollars. Hello to you. We start in hong kong, with activists still under siege inside the Polytechnic University. But around 100 protesters including 50 under 18s have been led from the buildings as part of a deal negotiated by a group of head teachers. Theres been more violence as police try to keep the activists trapped inside. Some have tried to escape by abseiling onto the highway. Outside the University Protesters have tried to break police lines. Police responded with rubber bullets and tear gas. 0ur correspondent, Rupert Wingfield hayes has the latest. For a few minutes today, it looked like the siege of Hong Kong Polytechnic University might end peacefully. The young protesters began streaming down the stairway, that on sunday was set aflame to block the police from storming the campus. But seconds later, riot police began firing tear gas grenades, sending the young protesters scattering in c
A landmark case a woman who inherited a fatal disease from herfather sues a Hospital Trust for failing to tell her of his condition. And a battle for a tiny piece of Literary History, as a work by 14 year old Charlotte Bronte goes up for auction in paris. And coming up in the sport later in the hour on bbc news. Eddiejones tells us thats he worried about the impact that saracens huge punishment for breaking the salary cap might have on his england squad. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. After violent scenes overnight at a University Campus in hong kong, several protesters have been arrested trying to escape from the site surrounded by police. Hundreds of protesters are thought to be trapped inside the Polytechnic University, which has become the latest battleground for the pro democracy demonstrations. Chinas ambassador to london said this morning that if the situation continued, the future of hong kong will be unimaginable and dreadful. Our correspondent robin brant
Pick up the phone and call me. No one supports him more than i do, no one wanted him to succeed more than i did, all those years. Coming up on afternoon live, all the sport. And in sport, premiership champions saracens wont appeal their punishment for breaching salary cap rules, as eddiejones warns it could have a serious impact on his england squad. Thanks, and darren has the weather. Good news for skiers in the alps, but the weather could take a turn for the worse in venice in about a week or so, we will have a look at that and the uk, getting cold and frosty tonight. Thanks, darren. Also coming up victory for the Yorkshire Museum in its battle to bring home a tiny piece of Literary History, as a work by 14 year old Charlotte Bronte is sold for more than £600,000 at auction in paris hello, everyone, this is afternoon live, im simon mccoy. After violent scenes overnight at a University Campus in hong kong, several protesters have been arrested trying to escape from the site surrounde