and tennis star novak djokovic is heading to the australian open after being granted a medical exemption from requiring a covid vaccine. prince andrew s lawyers have been trying to convince an american judge to dismiss the civil sexual assault case against him. they say his accuser, virginia giuffre, can t sue because of damages she accepted in 2009 from the paedophile, jeffrey epstein, in return for dropping her claims against him and any other potential defendant . prince andrew has consistently denied her allegations. 0ur royal correspondent, jonny dymond, has the latest. she says she was sexually assaulted by prince andrew three times. he denies every allegation and says he can t remember meeting her. today his lawyers argued the whole case should be dismissed. the civil case rests partly on this meeting in london, a night when virginia guiffre, here are aged 17, says she was forced to have sex with prince andrew. it is something the prince has consistently denied. you c
we introduced before christmas, we have a chance to ride out of this omicron wave without shutting down our country once again. we ll bejoined on the programme by a public health expert to discuss the latest numbers and anti covid strategies. also ahead: lawyers for prince andrew argue for the first time in court, that the sexual assault civil lawsuit against him should be thrown out. they say he can t be sued because of an agreement signed by his accuser. and running out of time a tribute to an historic travel hub in thailand as it prepares to close for good. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. china is showing its determination to continue with its zero covid strategy. the authorities have put an entire city into lockdown after the discovery of just three asymptomatic cases. residents won t be allowed to leave their homes in yuzhou, which has a population of 1.2 mil
accidental discharge, but that wasn t before many, including at least one pilot, believed there was an active shooter. i m not parking the aircraft at the concourse. out of an abundance of caution for your safety. again, we ve got an active shooter situation in the airport. we re parking at the terminal out of abundance of safety for yourselves. we ll keep you advised on when it s safe to continue. thank you for your understanding and cooperation. probably your outbound flights as half the airport has been stopped for ground departures for those of you that flight that is you might miss that are still going, my apologies, but again, our safety is your first priority. if that happens to be the case, delta will reaccommodate you accordingly and we ll keep you advised. that video was recorded before authorities determined there was no active shooter. on the phone with me now is director of the office of communications and public affairs at hartsfield jackson atlanta internat
from america s ambassador at large for global criminal justice speaking at the u.n. she said the u.s. has credible information that they executed ukrainians who attempted to surrender near donetsk. images and reports from here suggest that such atrocities are not the result of rogue units or individuals but insteaeaead rev she says, a pattern of systematic abuse. also tonight, the return of american trevor reed held in russia since the summer of 2019. released today in a prisoner swap in turkey. parents spoke to reporters just a short time ago. not going to hit us until we see you. we re excited. we know he s on the plane. i think it s going to really hit us when we get to put our arms around him and hug him. for its part today the kremlin flexed its muscle cutting off natural gas supplies to poland and bulgaria. poland calling it a direct attack, his words, on the country, vowing not to give in tohat he cald russian black mail. vladimir putin evoked more nuclear jitter
build a war crimes case. to that point, this late item from america s ambassador at large for global criminal justice speaking at the u.n. she said the u.s. has credible information that a russian military unit executed ukrainians who were attempting to surrender near donetsk. images and reports from here suggest that such atrocities are not the result of rogue units or individuals but instead reveal, she says, a pattern of systematic abuse. also tonight, the return of american trevor reed held in russia since the summer of 2019. released today in a prisoner swap in turkey. his parents spoke to reporters just a short time ago. it s not going to hit us until we see him. we re excited. we know he s on the plane. i think it s going to really hit us when we get to put our arms around him and hug him. for its part today, the kremlin flexed its economic muscle, cutting off natural gas supplies to poland, as well as bulgaria. poland s prime minister calling it a direct attack,