Is occupied. Tributes to a chronicler of the swinging sixties the photgrapher, terry oneill has died. And in half an hour the travel show heads to japan to seek out the countrys ancient burial mounds. The duke of york is facing widespread criticism today after the bbc interview in which he denied having a sexual encounter with a 17 Year Old Girl in 2001. Virginia roberts says she was groomed byjeffrey epstein the american financier who was convicted on child sex offences in 2008 and who had been a friend of Prince Andrew. The prince has admitted that going to stay with him after his release from prison was a mistake and is now facing calls to assist Legal Inquiries in the united states. Our royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell reports. Your royal highness, weve come to buckingham palace. The interview has been heard, andrews answers have been noted, with incredulity in some quarters and, one suspects, with something close to despair within the royal household. The reaction to his word
England head towards euro 2020 as one of the top seeds after defeating kosovo 4 0. And the man whose lens helped define the 1960s the photographer terry oneill has died. And well be taking an in depth look at the papers with our reviewers henry mance, chief features writer at the ft, and the broadcaster, lucy beresford. Good evening. The duke of york is said to be standing by his decision to give a Television Interview about his disgraced former friend Jeffrey Epstein and allegations made against him personally. Prince andrew told the bbc he didnt regret his association with epstein while admitting it was a mistake to stay with him in new york in 2010 when he was a convicted sex offender. He also denied the allegations of Virginia Roberts who says she had sex with him in london when she was 17. Our royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell reports. Your royal highness, weve come to buckingham palace. The interview has been heard, andrews answers have been noted, with incredulity in some qu
A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. Also in the programme, new Research Suggests a desk at home and keen parents will help a child get to university more than smaller class sizes and a good school. Do you agree . If you went to university what was key to your success . Get in touch, just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. We start in hong kong where pro democracy activists have continued to occupy parts of hong kongs Polytechnic University after a night of clashes. At one stage activists set fire to two of the entrances when police moved into the campus. A0 people have been arrested and police have been clashing with other protestors in the surrounding streets. Rich preston has the details. The battle for the university lasted a whole day and a whole night of the hundreds of protesters made this their base, barricading themselves inside. Police did try to enter the building, but were met by a barrage of petrol bombs. Fi
In fact, you know the potential destruction that can wreak on the whole of the village below. Telecoms bosses question the governments ability to deliver the fastest possible broadband across the uk by 2025. A day to remember for rory burns as he hits a first test century to give england the advantage heading into day 3 of the first ashes test against australia. And breakfast enters the robot wars, but can our machine overcome the heavyweight champion of the world . Good morning. Dry weather on the way for the majority of the uk today. Tomorrow it looks like face the prospect of further heavy showers, particularly across Northern Britain. More coming up. Its saturday 3 august. Thank you forjoining us. Our top story thousands of people in derbyshire have spent a second night away from their homes as Emergency Services continue efforts to prevent a dam from collapsing. Some residents in Whaley Bridge will be allowed to return briefly today to collect essentials. Jane Frances Kelly has mo
Good morning, welcome to breakfast with tina dahely and Steph Mcgovern. Our headlines today thousands spend a second night out of their homes as efforts continue to prevent a dam from collapsing and flooding a derbyshire town. Prime minister borisjohnson visits those affected in Whaley Bridge and promises to make the area safe. Because this is a major problem. Because this is a major problemm that dam goes, you know the potential destruction that can wreak on the whole of the village below. Telecoms bosses question the governments ability to deliver the fastest possible broadband across the uk by 2025. The home secretary, priti patel, says she wants criminals to feel terror at the thought of committing an offence. A day to remember for rory burns. As he hits a first test century to give england the advantage, heading into day three of the first ashes test against australia. And breakfast enters the robot wars but can our machine overcome the heavyweight champion of the world . Some dri