simple as that. two years on from that interview, andrew, duke of york, second son of the queen, ninth in line to the british throne stands alone. nicholas witchell, bbc news. let s take a look at some other stories in the headlines. a german court has sentenced a former syrian colonel to life in prison, for crimes against humanity. anwar raslan was found guilty of murder, rape and torture committed as part of president assad s crackdown on anti government demonstrations. the landmark case was brought under the principal of universaljurisdiction, which allows courts to prosecute war crimes committed anywhere in the world. for the first time, the us justice department has brought sedition charges in connection with the storming of the capitol building in washington last january. the founder of a far right militia, the oath keepers, has been charged along with ten others with the fbi raiding texas properties