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us, welcome to bbc news. downing street has apologised to buckingham palace, after it emerged two parties were held at number 10 the night before the duke of edinburgh s funeral last april. a spokesman for borisjohnson said it was deeply regrettable the events took place at a time of national mourning. covid rules had meant indoor mixing was banned, but reports suggest there was drinking and dancing at the parties until the early hours. the prime minister didn t attend either party, but the latest disclosures have amplified calls for him to resign. with the very latest, here s our political correspondent ben wright. it was a moment of national mourning, flags flying at half mast in honour of prince philip, the duke of edinburgh. but inside number 10, on the evening of the 16th of april last year, two parties took place. there was drink and music at a time covid restrictions on indoor mixing in england were in place. ..restrictions the queen followed at the funeral of he ....
buckingham palace has announced that prince andrew is returning his royal and military titles to the queen. he will no longer be referred to as his royal highness in any official capacity. it comes just a day after prince andrew s lawyers failed to persuade a judge in america to dismiss a civil lawsuit against him that accuses him of sexually abusing a teenager two decades ago. the duke of york has consistently denied the allegations. buckingham palace says he will continue not to carry out any public duties and will defend the civil court case as a private citizen. here s our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. the duke of york near his home in windsor great park today. behind the scenes, they were clearly discussions with his advisers and with other members of his family. it is clear that the impossibility of his retaining his remaining honorary military positions had been accepted by the queen, particularly after yesterday s court ruling in new york. he is therefo ....
a bright and frosty start for many, wet and windy in northern ireland, widespread gales in the west of the uk, snow blowing around the hills of scotland, and the pennines in the lake district fails, turning back to sunshine and showers in the west later. in pushing eastwards. i said there was a milder air, you will not feel it in the strength of the wind. the rain not reaching east anglia and the south east until the evening rush hour, but then back to clear spells and wintry showers, particularly in western areas, continuing into friday morning. a chilly or frosty continuing into friday morning. a chilly orfrosty stud, continuing into friday morning. a chilly or frosty stud, showers most frequent in the west of scotland, north west england, some eastern areas will stay dry. feeling colder than these temperatures in the strength of another blustery day. the weather is flip flopping, because back to cloud and rain for saturday. the rain will last longer, slightly milder ....
bloggers as well, people who have to me you know, set up their own channels to talk about this trial. lots of conspiracy theories that the trial and the whole story as well, so it does really appeal to people. the case wasn t, the trial wasn t televised, you cannot have cameras and a federal trial as well, so we have been relying on, as reporters, we have been going in and out of the courtroom, but also sketch artist as well has been capturing everything a moment of the trial. our thanks to nomia there. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: a jury in new york has found the british socialite ghislaine maxwell guilty on five counts of grooming and trafficking teenage girls for abuse. maxwell faces the rest of her life behind bars for procuring girls for the financier and convicted sex offenderjeffrey epstein. let s get a bit more analysis of this now. sam lister, deputy political editor at the daily express, has given her reaction to the verdict. imean, i mean, it s suc ....
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