all children over six now have to wear them in shops and on public transport. a legal document which prince andrew s lawyer believes will stop a civil case against him in the us, is expected to be made public today. the duke of york has consistenly denied sexually assaulting virginia giuffre when she was 17. and the kenyan conservationist and fossil hunter richard leakey has died at the age of 77. hello and welcome. the british prime minister, borisjohnson, says there is no reason for further coronavirus measures in england despite the surge of coronavirus cases caused by the 0micron variant. the government insists it s determined to keep schools open. speaking at a vaccination centre, mrjohnson said current measures, including mask wearing in secondary schools, working from home where possible, and covid passes for some venues, are enough for now. scotland has hit a record number of new cases. a further 20,217 people tested positive for covid 19 there, the highest daily fi
of the next couple of weeks and maybe more, cos there s no question omicron continues to surge through the country. scotland records more than 20,000 new covid cases, its highest daily number since the start of the pandemic. france toughens its rules around facemasks all children over six now have to wear them in shops and on public transport. india begins vaccinating 15 18 year olds as the country records its sharpest ever weekly rise in infections. hello, and welcome. a legal document which prince andrew s lawyer believes could stop a civil case against him in the us has been made public. the duke of york has consistenly denied sexually assaulting virginia giuffre when she was 17. the document, which has been unsealed, is a settlement agreement betweenjeffrey epstein and virginia giuffre, now known as virginia roberts. it dismisses the case for damages brought by ms giufrre, in return for the sum of $500,000. the question is what impact this is the question is what impact
instead of demanding action, all biden could monster was a measly closed press event b of the president putting out a three-point plan to address the crisis vowing to cut the red tape. joe was apparently too busy to talk directly to the american people. and as usual with his presidency, it becomes too little, too late. jen psaki spending like crazy appears to have contradicted herself on when biden learned about the crisis. president biden has directed the administration to work urgently to ensure that infant formula is safe and available for families across the country. this is work that has been underway for months. when was the first am the president was briefed? i m not to get into internal briefings. there have been steps. as american families scramble to keep their babies fed, a g.o.p. congresswoman making a bombshell claim. releasing photos she says she got from border patrol that apparently shows pallets of hard to find ready for illegal immigrants to use. t
his charitable foundation. the president elect says it s to try and avoid any conflicts of interest with his presidency. the trump foundation has been under investigation by new york s attorney general since september over suspected impropriety. us media says the foundation is under scrutiny over a donation it made to a group backing a republican politician in 2013. mr trump released a statement saying: lynn sweet is a journalist for the chicago sun times, based in washington. i spoke to her a short while ago about the foundation and why the president elect has decided to close it. it has been a big controversy triggered by stories in the washington post and the bottom line here is that donald trump does not give any of his own money to the foundation. he has not given any of his own money, between 2009 and 2014. so at the heart of this is a foundation that goes to other people to ask for money. then there is another set of controversies, and this is what the attorney general
as the billionaire pop star s eras tour gets underway in scotland. welcome to business today. i m sally bundock. more now on the results in europe as the bloc s parliamentary elections come to a close. as you ve been hearing, we ve seen a surge on the right across the region. we ve seen a surge to the right across the region. in france, the strong showing for marine le pen s national rally triggering a snap election in france called late yesterday by president emmanuel macron. the outcome of these elections are of significance because the politicians in the european parliament will be agreeing on the bloc s budget and economic policies and its position on trade. the european union is the world s largest trading bloc the top trading partner for 80 countries worldwide. with 27 member countries and an integrated economy, it has a combined population of around 440 million people. that s a vast consumer base for its own producers and exporters around the world. let s hear now