this is bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm martine croxall. our top stories... 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. no matter who you are or what kind of circles you travel in, no matter how much money you have, no matter how much money you have, no matter how many years have passed since the sexual abuse, justice is still possible. the world health organization warns coronavirus variants omicron and delta are driving a dangerous tsunami of cases, as the us and europe report a record number of infections.