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britain s prince andrew is demanding a trial byjury in a civil case brought by virginia giuffre, who has accused him of sexual assaulting her when she was 17. the prince denies her claims and his lawyers have lodged papers with the us court which set out several reasons why they say the allegations are false. these include a denial that andrew was a close friend of ghislaine maxwell, at whose house some of the alleged abuse took place. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell has more details. across 11 pages, andrew s lawyers have set out his defence a denial of the central allegation of sexual abuse made by virginia giuffre and an assertion in respect of others that andrew lacks sufficient information to either admit or deny what s been claimed. he says, for example, in relation to the widely publicised picture of the two of them, that he doesn t have enough information to admit or deny that there exists photographic evidence of his alleged meeting with miss giuf ....
we start in the us where the most powerful person in globalfinance the chair of the federal reserve has signalled the end of ultra cheap money is around the corner. us interest rates which affect the cost of borrowing around the world have been kept near to zero since the pandemic hit in early 2020. and the fed has held off raising them at this week s meeting. butjerome powell says higher rates, quote: will soon be appropriate as the economy recovers and inflation surges. our north america business correspondent michelle fleury has more. the federal reserve is going to be raising interest rates for the first time in three years. the move could come as early as march as inflation cast a shadow over the world s largest economy. when interest rates are near zero that is typically because an economy needs help and business needs help and thatis and business needs help and that is what the fed did to shelter the us economy from the west effect of the pandemic backi ....
alleged sexual assault. the holocaust survivors captured on canvas for a display the holocaust survivors captured on canvas for a display at buckingham palace to mark holocaust memorial day. and tributes to one of the most influential and enduring writers in british comedy barry cryer who s died at the age of 86. and coming up on the bbc news channel. england rue dropped catches and missed chances as they fail to take advantage of a good start in the one off women s ashes test. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. residents in care homes in england will be allowed to see an unlimited number of their loved ones from monday. the current limit of three named visitors is being scrapped. the government says a successful roll out of booster vaccines means the restriction isn t necessary any more. it comes as part of a wider easing of the rules for england s care homes. self isolation periods will be cut, and in the event of a positive case, care homes will o ....
learning to read at the age of 51. it may be a little bit grey and damp for some this morning, but there is a good deal of sunshine on the way as we go into the second half of the afternoon. good morning. it s thursday, the 27th of january. prince andrew is demanding a trial byjury in a civil case brought by virginia giuffre, who has accused him of sexual assaulting her when she was 17. the prince denies her claims, and his lawyers have lodged papers with the us court, which set out several reasons why they say the allegations are false. these include a denial that andrew was a close friend of ghislaine maxwell, at whose house some of the alleged abuse took place. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell has more details. across 11 pages, andrew s lawyers have set out his defence, a denial of the central allegation of sexual abuse made by virginia giuffre, and an assertion in respect of others that andrew lacks sufficient information to either admit or deny what s been ....
i would urge care homes to do everything they can to allow as many visitors as they can. face coverings are no longer mandatory in england but some big retailers ask customers to continue wearing them. a second man admits his involvement in an assault on england s chief medical officer professor sir chris whitty, in a london park last year. it s holocaust memorial day marking 77 years since the liberation of auschwitz birkenau. seven holocaust survivors have had portraits painted in a project commissioned by prince charles. and tributes to the comedian and writer barry cryer who s died at the age of 86. borisjohnson has described as total rhubarb claims that he personally intervened so a british man could airlift animals from afghanistan last summer when the taliban took control of the country. yesterday, an email released by a parliamentary committee stated that he d authorised the evacuation of pen farthing, his staff and more than 150 cats and dogs under th ....