ajudge in new york has rejected the duke s attempts to dismiss the civil case. prince andrew has always denied the allegations. tim muffett has more. prince andrew now knows that a civil sex assault case against him can go ahead, following a ruling by a judge in new york. the case has been brought by virginia giuffre, who claims prince andrew abused her in 2001, when she was 17 claims the prince has consistently and firmly denied. his lawyers argue that ms giuffre s complaint should be dismissed they refer to a 2009 deal she signed with convicted sex offenderjeffrey epstein, in which she agreed not to sue other potential defendants. but a new yorkjudge has ruled the case can continue, saying that deal had been ambiguous. the defendant s motion to dismiss the complaint is denied in all respects, judge kaplan said. last night, virginia giuffre s lawyer gave his reaction. she s obviously very pleased that the judge has rejected prince andrew s legal arguments.
the headlines: ghislaine maxwell faces a long prison sentence after being found of grooming and trafficking teenage girls for abuse. guilty of five counts of grooming and trafficking teenage girls for abuse. maxwell procured the girls for the financier and convicted sex offenderjeffrey epstein. she faces the rest of her life behind bars. lawyers for some of the women abused by epstein have welcomed the conviction. south africa has lifted a night curfew on movement with immediate effect, as the government says the country has passed the peak of its latest covid wave driven by the 0micron variant. elsewhere, the us and europe continue to experience record levels of new infections. presidents biden and putin are holding another phone call as the us tries to build a common response with europe to russia s massing of troops on the ukrainian border. now on bbc news, review
owe i’ over across proud of rain left over across central and southern scotland, the far north of england, the rain eased off in the afternoon, but these areas will stay cowardly kind but i suspect, central belt of scotland 16 or even 17 and south east. hello, this is bbc news. the british socialite ghislaine maxwell is found guilty by a jury in new york on five counts of grooming and trafficking teenage girls for abuse. maxwell procured the girls for the financier and convicted sex offenderjeffrey epstein. she faces the rest of her life behind bars. a coroner rules 32 year old emad al swealmeen died from an explosion and fire caused by a device he made with murderous intent when it went off outside liverpool women s hospital. nhs england is to set up new nightingale hubs to combat a potential wave of covid admissions due to omicron. an extra 4,000 emergency hospital
this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the british socialite ghislaine maxwell is found guilty on five counts of grooming and trafficking teenage girls for abuse by a jury in new york. maxwell procured the girls for the financier and convicted sex offenderjeffrey epstein she faces the rest of her life behind bars. it doesn t matter who you are, no matter what kind of circles you travel in, no matter how much money you have, no matter how many years have passed since the sexual abuse, justice is still possible. we ll be looking at the implications of the verdict for prince andrew, who is named in a lawsuit brought by a woman who says she was groomed by maxwell
ghislaine maxwell is found guilty of recruiting and trafficking teenage girls for abuse. the british socialite procured the girls for convicted sex offenderjeffrey epstein. she faces the rest of her life behind bars. it doesn t matter who you are, no matter what kinds of circles you travelled in, no matter how much money you have, no matter how many years have passed since the sexual abuse, justice is still possible. we ll be live in new york with the latest. also on the programme. coronavirus surge hubs are being set up at hospitals in england to deal with a potential increase in admissions, caused by record cases of the omicron variant. warnings to those in scotland and wales not to travel to england for new year to take advantage of looser covid restrictions. house prices across the uk rise by more than 10% in a year,