three countries join a cold war style spy swap. prince andrew has answered questions for the first time about his relationship with financierjeffrey epstein. the prince has been accused of having links to the billionaire who killed himself in prison while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. in an exclusive interview with bbc news, prince andrew was asked asked about his relationship with one of the women, virginia roberts. she says she was forced to have sex with the duke three times. buckingham palace has denied all the allegations against him. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. he is continuing with royal duties. last sunday, he was at the cenotaph, laying a wreath with his nephews. and yet, for month after month, he s been the focus of troubling questions. prince andrew, the queen s second son, one moment seen waving from the doorway of the new york home of a convicted child sex offender, jeffrey epstein, and photographed strolling through central pa
three countries join a cold war style spy swap. prince andrew has answered questions for the first time about his relationship with financierjeffrey epstein. the prince has been accused of having links to the billionaire who killed himself in prison while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. in an exclusive interview with bbc news, prince andrew was asked asked about his relationship with one of the women, virginia roberts. she says she was forced to have sex with the duke three times. buckingham palace has denied all the allegations against him. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. he is continuing with royal duties. last sunday, he was at the cenotaph, laying a wreath with his nephews. and yet, for month after month, he s been the focus of troubling questions. prince andrew, the queen s second son, one moment seen waving from the doorway of the new york home of a convicted child sex offender, jeffrey epstein, and photographed strolling through central pa
enquiry president trump as manipulated by corrupt foreign interests. and five alleged spies let go. three countries join a cold war style spy swap. prince andrew has answered questions for the first time about his relationship with the financier had jeffrey epstein. the prince is accused of having links to the billionaire who killed himself in prison while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. in an exclusive interview with bbc news, prince and he was asked about his relationship with one of epstein‘s accuses, virginia roberts, who said she was forced to have sex with the duke three times. buckingham palace has denied all the allegations against him. our rule correspondence, nicholas which of the boards. he is continuing with royal duties. last sunday, he was at the cenotaph, laying a wreath with his nephews. and yet, for month after month, he s been the focus of troubling questions. prince andrew, the queen s second son, one moment seen waving from the doorway of
and hiding and ducking. a man who became trapped in rocks for several hours after saving his toddler from the sea has been rescued on the norfolk coast. and coming up in sport later in the hour, the world champion lewis hamilton struggles in an extraordinary rain hit german grand prix. good morning and welcome to the bbc news at 9:00am. borisjohnson has called for a renewal of the ties that bind our united kingdom as he makes his first visit to scotland as prime minister. mrjohnson is announcing £300 million of funding for scotland, wales and northern ireland. yesterday the scottish tory leader ruth davidson said she would not back his plans for a no deal brexit. mrjohnson‘s visit comes as more details emerge of the government s brexit strategy. three new committees have been formed to ensure the uk leaves the eu by the october deadline. today the business organisation, the cbi, warned the government that neither the uk nor the eu is ready for a no deal brexit on octob
and slip sliding in germany, with rain taking its toll on formula one. good evening. hundreds of riot police in hong kong have fired tear gas and rubber bullets, as thousands of protestors tried to advance on the office of the territory s chief executive. many had defied a police ban on marching and set up barricades blocking streets. dozens have been arrested. it s the eighth consecutive weekend of anti government protests, amid fears of a gradual erosion of freedoms at the hands of the authorities in beijing. our correspondent, nick beake, has sent us this report, from hong kong. there is a predictability to sundays in hong kong this summer. they start peacefully and end very differently. once again, tens of thousands turned out, this time to condemn alleged police brutality during previous demonstrations. the police had tried to ban today s event and had warned that anyone who marched through the streets could be arrested but, as you can see, it hasn t made any difference,