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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 ....
he s once again denied all the allegations against him. the wait goes on for sue gray s report on lockdown parties in downing street. borisjohnson says he won t resign over the issue. 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. hello, good morning, welcome. the government says it s going to ease many of the covid related restrictions on care homes in england, including scrapping limits on the number of visitors allowed. from monday, there will be no limit on the numbers allowed to see their loved ones in care homes, self isolation periods will be cut, and care homes will only have to follow outbreak management rules for m days, not 28. ministers say restrictions brought in to counter the omicron wave of coronavirus can be relaxed because of the success of the vaccine booster programme. each of the uk nations sets its own rules on ca ....
clearing away but it s going to be lingering for longest towards the channel islands, the isles of scilly as well, the odd spot of drizzle there but for most of us clearer skies for the rest of the day, just the odd shower filtering in towards the odd shower filtering in towards the north and the west. temperature is only about three degrees in lowick but we are looking at highs of 10-11 lowick but we are looking at highs of 10 11 further south and the winds will ease out for the rest of the day and overnight, so with clear skies and light are winds tonight is going to be colder than last night. some pockets of mist and fog had quite a sharp frost in a few places. even some of our towns and cities temperatures down to freezing. it will be a touch colder than that in rural spots. starting the day tomorrow, high pressure in charge towards the south, but you can see this front pushing into the north. that s a warm front bringing milder air, rotating around the area of high ....
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 ....