And, in half an hour the click team takes a closer look at the perils of the gig economy. Good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. The duke of york has been widely criticised in the media following an interview with the bbc in which he denied having a sexual encounter with a 17 Year Old Girl in 2001. Virginia roberts says she was groomed by Prince Andrews friend, Jeffrey Epstein a billionaire who was also a paedophile to have sex with the prince. Hes admitted that staying with epstein after the businessman was convicted was a mistake. Heres our royal correspondent, Nicholas Witchell. Your royal highness, weve come to buckingham palace. The interview has been heard, andrews answers have been noted, with incredulity in some quarters and, one suspects, with something close to despair within the royal household. The reaction to his words in most cases has been negative. The consensus, in pr terms, the interview was extremely ill advised. Andrews denial of impropriety with the then 17 year
Pushed back and forth all as a handful of chinas soldiers looked on. Behind the steel gates of their barracks just metres away. There we re barracks just metres away. There were claims both sides are now using lethal weapons. The Police Say One of theirs was hit by an arrow fired from the university. Do you think the people of hong kong support you throwing petrol bombs and bow and arrow . I dont expect all people to support but people need to understand what were doing right 110w. Understand what were doing right now. For the second time in a week im standing on a bridge surrounded by protesters with riot police on the other side. Early in the week it was a highway below they blocked. Now it is one of the tunnels to hong kong island. These protesters continue with their efforts to cause maximum disruption to hong kongs infrastructure. By the days end, the protesters faced Police Moving in on all fronts. The protesters who have stayed, many inside, have no way out. Robin brant, bbc new
Oneill has died. Now on bbc news its time for sportsday. Hello and thanks for your company on sportsday. Im ben croucher. These are your top stories. A four star showing in kosovo as england round off their european qualifiers with a comfortable win. It was a record breaking day in the wsl with arsenal beating spurs in front of nearly 40,000 fans. Saracens champions cup defence starts with a heavy defeat in france to racing 92. Also on sportsday this evening its the final of the atp world tour finals. Will it be Dominic Thiem or Stefanos Tsitsipas crowned champion for the first time . And will Lewis Hamilton get to keep his third place at the brazilian grand prix after a manic end to the race in sao paolo . Hello and welcome to sportsday. England have signed off their euro 2020 Qualification Campaign with a comfortable 4 0 win over kosovo. They had already booked their place in next years tournament before the game but the win assures them one of the six top seeds for the draw at the e
The labour Leaderjeremy Corbyn refuses to confirm whether or not Free Movement of people from the eu will be included in their general election manifesto. Police and protestors clash in hong kong after a University Campus is occupied. And tributes to a chronicler of the swinging sixties the photgrapher terry oneill has died. Coming up, the latest from kosovo, where a goalfrom harry binks puts england in the lead. That is in sportsday at half past six. The duke of york is facing widespread criticism today after the bbc interview in which he denied having a sexual encounter with a 17 Year Old Girl in 2001. Virginia roberts says she was groomed byjeffrey epstein the american financier who was convicted on child sex offences in 2008, and who had been a friend of Prince Andrew. The prince has admitted that going to stay with him after his release from prison was a mistake, and is now facing calls to assist Legal Inquiries in the united states. 0ur royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell repor
And get it done. In order to avoid trying to get an extension he has been too eager by far to get a deal at any tom symonds, bbc cost. Mps will hold a rare saturday news. Sitting here to vote we are going to turn our attention on the deal this morning were at the heart of the debate to brexit in westminster this at the beginning of a crucial two morning. The prime days in british politics. Minister says more than 700 people hes very confident his brexit deal are arrested across the uk in a week long operation to tackle will be approved when it goes to a so called county lines drugs gangs. Vote in the commons tomorrow. Sainsburys bans fireworks. That is something labour leader the supermarket Jeremy Corbyn strongly disagrees with. Becomes the first major retailer he says this deal is worse to stop selling them ahead of bonfire night. Than the one presented by previous ill be finding out whats pm, theresa may. Behind the decision. Lets discuss this with the shadow chancellor, the premier