that s the discovery phase. prince andrew says he has no recollection of ever meeting virginia. he s now facing the prospect of having to defend himself against her in that civil trial. one of the possibilities is seeking a settlement out of court, which would stop the case going ahead. here s the former new york prosecutor. he has to seriously be considering this case prior to discoverx considering this case prior to discovery. i m confident he does not want tom discovery. i m confident he does not want to. and in order to do that, he has want to. and in order to do that, he has to want to. and in order to do that, he has to het want to. and in order to do that, he has to .net they re having discussions right now. so they can discuss discussions right now. so they can discuss whether the case will move
forward discuss whether the case will move forward or discuss whether the case will move forward or whether there is some sort of forward or whether there is some sort of resolution that parties can reach sort of resolution that parties can reach outside of the court. evenif even if prince andrew were to seek an out of court settlement, there may not be that celt forward. lisa bloom is a lawyer who represented a number of the women who accused harvey weinstein, the film producer who was convicted of sexual abuse. she also briefly represented mr weinstein himself. and, she s also represented a number of the women who accused ofjeffrey epstein. here s her take on the likelihood of a negotiated settlement. i ve done many high profile cases over 35 i ve done many high profile cases over 35 years. i ve done many high profile cases over 35 years, and i ve done many high profile cases over35 years, and i i ve done many high profile cases over 35 years, and i can i ve done many h
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prince andrew. nick, as always, thank you prince andrew. nick, as always, thank you so prince andrew. nick, as always, thank you so much. prince andrew. nick, as always, thank you so much. our- prince andrew. nick, as always, thank you so much. our royal i thank you so much. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell, thank you. let s return to borisjohnson s apology for attending a drink party in the number10 apology for attending a drink party in the number 10 guarded during the first lockdown in england. there has been lots of reaction. here s labour s shadow employment minister. of course we need an inquiry. allegations have been made and they should be looked into. but the central point here is that the prime minister was asked a direct question, by mps and drones, and would not answer. we had the absolute farce of yesterday, a people not being up to get clear answers, and then today he comes to the house of commons and says, i m awfully sorry, i don t reckon is a party when
this is outside source live from the bbc news room. our main story: queen elizabeth s son, prince andrew, faces a civil trial in the united states over allegations of sexual assault, after a judge in new york refused to dismiss the case. french police have arrested a suspect over the unsolved 2012 murder of a british family and a french citizen in the alps. few details were given, but police said a man was in custody to do verifications regarding his schedule . you may remember the murder it happened in the scenic haute savoir region of france. saad al hilli was found shot dead on a road near lake annecy. he was found with two members of his