prince andrew will face a civil trial in the united states over accusations of sexual assault. a new yorkjudge ruled his attempt to dismiss it was without merit. tonight with the context, daily mail columnist sarah vine and the political editor of the daily mirror, pippa crerar. hello, a warm welcome. for the first time, borisjohnson has admitted he did attend a downing st party during last years lockdown. and, for the first time, the leader of the opposition has called on him to resign. the prime minister urged all sides to await the findings of an internal inquiry led by the senior civil servant sue gray. but as far as lawbreaking goes, many would say he has already admitted, that his advisers if not the prime minister himself were in breach of laws, that many others have been fined for breaking. i thought it was a work event and, mr speaker, i regret very much that we did not do things differently that evening and, mr speaker, as i said, i take full responsibility and
and our seoul correspondent takes the g force test to fly fighter jets as she reports on south korea s defence spending spree. they are still officially at war with north korea. there have been increasing air incursions over the country. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc world news singapore, this is bbc world news. it s newsday. welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. let s start with a story that s been breaking in the past half hour. a usjury has found elizabeth holmes, the founder of blood testing start up company theranos, guilty of conspiring to defraud investors. prosecutors said holmes swindled private investors by convincing them that theranos small machines could run a range of tests with a few drops of blood from a finger prick. we ll take a closer look at the details of the verdict in a moment, but first our north america tech reporter james clayton on how theranos was founded. we like to see a world in which
£500,000 after winning the pdc darts championship. good morning. it is a cold start to the day, frosty for some of us, the risk of ice in the northern half of the country, and some snow showers in the west but heavier snow with the potential for drifting and blizzards in the higher rate in northern scotland. it s tuesday the 4th of january. prince andrew s legal team will today try to convince a new yorkjudge to throw out a civil case brought by a woman who accuses him of sexually assaulting her when she was 17. the duke has consistently denied the claims. it follows the release of a document that shows virginia giuffre was paid $500,000 in exchange for committing not to sue anyone connected to the sex offenderjeffrey epstein. here s our legal correspondent dominic casciani. a woman making the gravest of allegations. the unprecedented defendant, a prince of the realm. and now, a day of critical court hearings for both virginia giuffre and the duke of york. she says she was s
labour says not enough is being done. also on the programme. a new way of keeping children safe in high crime areas using chaperones to help them to and from school. and we report on how the queen will celebrate her platinum jubilee this year, when she becomes the first british monarch to reign for 70 years. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the prime minister has warned that the pressure on the nhs in england is going to be considerable in the coming weeks, but he insisted that the way forward for the country is to continue on the current path. it comes as the education secretary says the government is determined to keep schools open after learning a painful lesson from earlier closures. nadhim zahawi confirmed all secondary pupils in england will be tested before returning this week. labour have accused the government of not doing enough to reduce transmission, and keep schools open. here s our political correspondent chris mason. the prime minister in ay
of its civilian prime minister, abdalla hamdok. and we report on how the queen will celebrate her platinum jubilee this year, becoming the first british monarch to reign for 70 years. hello, and welcome. the uk prime minister, borisjohnson, says there is no reason for further coronavirus measures in england amidst the surge of coronavirus cases due to the omicron variant. it comes as the education secretary says the government is determined to keep schools open after learning a painful lesson from earlier closures. speaking at a vaccination centre, borisjohnson said current measures which include compulsory mask wearing in some settings, working from home where possible, and covid passes for some venues will stay the same for now. the prime minister said that pressure on nhs hospitals is going to be considerable in the coming weeks as omicron continues to surge through the country but he says omicron is plainly milder than other variants. meanwhile, the educatio