Has died at the age of 81. Good afternoon. The duke of york has been widely criticised in the media following an interview with the bbc in which he denied having a sexual encounter with a 17 Year Old Girl in 2001. Virginia roberts says she was groomed by Prince Andrews friend, Jeffrey Epstein a billionaire who was also a paedophile to have sex with the prince. Hes admitted that staying with epstein after the businessman was convicted was a mistake. Heres our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell. Your royal highness, weve come to buckingham palace. The interview has been heard, andrews answers have been noted, with incredulity in some quarters and, one suspects, with something close to despair within the royal household. The reaction to his words in most cases has been negative. The consensus, in pr terms, the interview was extremely ill advised. Andrews denial of impropriety with the then 17 year old Virginia Roberts is based in part on his recollection that, on the night in question
A landmark case a woman who inherited a fatal disease from herfather sues a Hospital Trust for failing to tell her of his condition. And a battle for a tiny piece of Literary History, as a work by 14 year old Charlotte Bronte goes up for auction in paris. And coming up in the sport later in the hour on bbc news. Eddiejones tells us thats he worried about the impact that saracens huge punishment for breaking the salary cap might have on his england squad. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. After violent scenes overnight at a University Campus in hong kong, several protesters have been arrested trying to escape from the site surrounded by police. Hundreds of protesters are thought to be trapped inside the Polytechnic University, which has become the latest battleground for the pro democracy demonstrations. Chinas ambassador to london said this morning that if the situation continued, the future of hong kong will be unimaginable and dreadful. Our correspondent robin brant
for months, rail workers have been striking over pay and plans my guest is mick lynch, leader of the biggest rail union, the rmt. the stakes in this fight are high. can the workers win? mick lynch, welcome to hardtalk. you are the leader of a union that s been in a long running dispute now. it goes back to last summer. there have been rolling, sporadic strikes. as it goes on, does it feel harder to find your way to a compromise? well, there s no easy way out for either side. the government has boxed themselves into a corner, to a large extent. and i think that s predicated on the idea of setting precedents for public sector. we ve seen the nurses, ambulance drivers, many civil servants in dispute along similar lines. people aren t being paid enough in this society at the moment and many public sector workers have had long term pay cuts measured against any measure of inflation, so there s some catch up to be done, and that makes it harder because the government wants to be
Been pledged so far. Bangladesh says it has been placed in an untenable position, with nearly a million rohingyas having crossed the border. The worlds coral reefs are being turned into bleached deserts a warning today from sir David Attenborough. If youve ever seen a coral reef and you think what that once was, thats enough to make you weep. In sport, organisers of the venice marathon apologise after motorcycle escorts take the race leaders the wrong way, costing them the race. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Theresa may has told mps that brexit talks with eu leaders last week made important progress, and that she had a degree of confidence that negotiations on trade could begin in december. But a leaked account of her meeting last week with jean claude juncker, the head of the European Commission, has suggested that she begged for help, because she was politically weak and had no room for manoeuvre at home. Mrjuncker has said the story which appeared in a german newspaper wasnt
Got out of lockdown, were ready to do our lives again, as easy as we can. In scotland, the measures are stricter with a new ban on visiting other peoples homes. We are once again at a tipping point. We must act to get covid back under control and protect the things that matter most to us. Well have details of the measures across the United Kingdom, and well be asking what happens next if they dont work. Also tonight. The labour leader, keir starmer, urges voters whove deserted the party to give it another chance as he attacks the serial incompetence of the government. The inquiry into the Manchester Arena bombing hears from the family and friends of the youngest victim, eight year old saffie rose roussos. And why the National Trust is being accused of jumping on a bandwagon and of trying to rewrite history. And coming up in sport on bbc news. Action from the efl cup, with luton town hoping to cause an upset against premier League Giants manchester united. Good evening. The United Kingd