now and and you re not getting any answer? no, can t get through at all, was waiting for two hours, had said they d call me back. now it s closed, apparently until monday so, yeah, just have to wait and see, do the best we can, try and minimise any further damage. terrible what she has gone through. we will continue to follow that story, of course. a french modelling agent who was a close associate of paedophilejeffrey epstein has been found dead in his prison cell in paris. 76 year old jean luc brunel was facing rape, sexual assault and sexual harassment charges, and had been in custody since trying to flee to senegal back in december 2020. prime minister borisjohnson has returned his questionnaire about allegations of downing street lockdown breaches to the metropolitan police. around 50 people received the document, which has the same status as information given in an interview under caution.
of trees and other debris on the tracks that needed clearing and other damage that needed to be fixed and a number of train companies today were telling people, please don t travel, including south western railway and the great western railway and the great western railway and greater anglia. it looks like there could be further disruption into tomorrow with those weather warnings in place, great western railway says there will be a speed restriction across its network, and also if trains and delays and cancellations could be expected. also fewer trains. they say don t travel unless necessary. trains can be expected to be busy and generally the advice is still to check before you travel. katy austin, thanks forjoining us. a french modelling agent, who was a close associate of paedophilejeffrey epstein, has been found dead in his prison cell in paris. 76 year old jean luc brunel was facing rape, sexual assault
injune will lead to many millions of pieces of plastic being removed from scotland s environment, helping to clean up its beaches and protect its natural beauty. lorna gordon, bbc news. looks beautiful there. let s take a look at today s papers. the guardian reports on the deal that virginia giuffre, who has accused prince andrew of sexual assault, struck with the convicted paedophilejeffrey epstein. it says prince andrew, who denies the allegations, hopes the settlement will cause the civil case against him to collapse. the times focuses on borisjohnson s warning that hospitals in england will still face considerable pressure over the next few weeks. however, it quotes a government minister as saying london, the centre of the uk s 0micron outbreak, may already be past the peak of its wave. the i leads with how covid is affecting the nhs, reporting that organisations representing medics are warning
denied the claims. our correspondent sean coughlan reports. more than 20 years after this photograph was claimed to have been taken, lawyers for prince andrew and virginia giuffre are now in a legal battle today over whether ms giuffre s civil case against him can proceed. ms giuffre, then called roberts, said she was trafficked by the paedophilejeffrey epstein and sexually assaulted by prince andrew in london, new york and the caribbean. the prince has consistently denied the allegations. prince andrew s lawyers will try to convince the court in new york that the case shouldn t go any further, claiming that a deal struck in 2009 between ms giuffre and epstein prevents herfrom pursuing her claims against him. the settlement, revealed yesterday, showed that epstein paid half a million dollars to giuffre to stop any further legal action against him. in the settlement, giuffre agreed to release, acquit,
the breadth of the destruction and the lack of communication lines is causing logistical delays in humanitarian support. food, water, fuel and electricity are in limited supply on numerous islands. today, the british government committed nearly $1 million to an appeal by the international federation of the red cross to help the relief effort. the ifrc are hoping to raise a total of more than $20 million. howard johnson, bbc news, manila. the jury in the trial of ghislaine maxwell have begun their deliberations in herfederal sex trafficking trial. in the closing arguments, prosecutors called her a sophisticated predator. ms maxwell has denied grooming underage girls for abuse by the late paedophilejeffrey epstein between 1994 and 200a. barbara plett usher is following developments. they recapped their argument, i suppose, that ghislaine maxwell was absolutely crucial for this