a potential new wave. our experience of fighting this virus has shown us it s best to act decisively and swiftly when we see a potential threat, which is why we re building our defences and putting these measures in place without delay. omicron was first reported by south africa and is driving infection in its most populated province. also in the programme: twitter founderjack dorsey is stepping down as ceo. he says the company is ready to move on from its founders . twitter s chief technical officer will replace him. and we ll be live from new york as ghislaine maxwell, close associate of convicted paedophilejeffrey epstein, goes on trial for sex trafficking.
and prince andrew. she claims she was trafficked to the uk and are sexually assaulted by prince andrew, a claim that the prince andrew, a claim that the prince denies. this is her last year with her legal team. she is bringing a civil case against the duke of york in america. the court documents claim he sexually abused her, knowing she was a child. the met police have conducted a series of reviews into the allegations against prince andrew and started another one when details of the civil case became clear. speaking last year, the met commissioner said that nobody is above the law. now in a statement, the met say they have concluded their review and will be taking no further action. virginia giuffre is alleged to have been trafficked to the uk by the american financier and sexual offender, jeffrey epstein. epstein took his life in a new yorkjailhouse in 2019. epstein and prince andrew were friends for a number of years. there have been previous reviews into
up, providing you have had the jab. and it looks like the red planet but where on earth are these would be martians? a warm welcome to the programme. we begin in the uk where metropolitan police are taking no further action following a review into sex abuse allegations surrounding prince andrew and jeffrey epstein. virginia giuffre claims she trafficked to the prince by the convicted paedophilejeffrey epstein when she was 17 stop the duke of york has consistently denied the allegations. a civil lawsuit in the us is ongoing. our reporter has more. this is the now famous photograph of virginia jeffrey
news in loughborough. we are thinking of you this morning if you are about to open those envelopes and get it, it brings back all sorts of memories! we ll be catching up with students and teachers throughout the morning, and we ll also be speaking to education secretary gavin williamson and the head of the university application service ucas. the results are just the start of it, there is a whole knock on effect as far as fire and employment is concerned. a woman from the us has filed a civil lawsuit in new york, accusing prince andrew of sexual abuse. in a statement, virginia roberts giuffre claims she was trafficked to the prince by the convicted paedophilejeffrey epstein when she was 17. the duke of york has consistently denied the allegations. the civil suit alleges that convicted sex offender jeffrey epstein forced virginia roberts giuffre to have sex with prince andrew
here in. of increase of anywhere in england here in- an american woman has filed a civil lawsuit in new york, accusing prince andrew of sexual abuse. in a statement, virginia due fray claims she was trafficked to the prince by the convicted paedophilejeffrey epstein, when she was 17. the duke of york has consistently denied the allegations. 0ur royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, reports. which of the people in this photograph is telling the truth? the man, prince andrew, who categorically denies any impropriety? or the woman, virginia giuffre, who alleges she was sexually assaulted by him on three occasions? ms giuffre has made these allegations before. she s now followed up with a civil claim filed at a district court in new york. the claim states that when she was 17, she was the victim of sex trafficking. the document states.