just for facilitating jeffrey epstein's misconduct?— for facilitating jeffrey epstein's misconduct? , ., misconduct? just returning to the issue of the _ misconduct? just returning to the issue of the guilty _ misconduct? just returning to the issue of the guilty verdict - misconduct? just returning to the issue of the guilty verdict where l issue of the guilty verdict where you expect the sentencing on the spectrum of prison terms that are available to the judge. t spectrum of prison terms that are available to the judge.— available to the 'udge. i think she will aet a available to the judge. i think she will get a substantial _ available to the judge. i think she will get a substantial prison i available to the judge. i think she will get a substantial prison term | will get a substantial prison term because she was convicted on five counts, and the guidelines provide a fairly high sentencing. so it will certainly be in the double figures. it wont be five or six years, most likely it will be in the teens. she will get credit, of course, for the time she has already served. i don

yes, while jeffrey epstein _ well? yes, while jeffrey epstein was _ well? yes, while jeffrey epstein was alive, - well? yes, while jeffrey epstein was alive, i - well? yes, while jeffrey epstein was alive, i was well? yes, while jeffrey - epstein was alive, i was the only person i knew that he was a monster other than obviously the dictums. in the social circle he travelled in, everyone thought he was brilliant and charming, and i say i had a terrible experience with him that, yes, i did wonder when the rest of the world was going to see him for who who really was. i was looking at the outset of this trial for a clearer explanation than the one we got as to why ghislaine maxwell was so completely enamoured of a man who didn't particularly treat her very well, why, after the sudden death and disgrace of robert maxwell, herfather, she immediately turned to jeffrey epstein. i was hoping that we would get some more clarity into that. we still don't really know. and we still don't really know. and we still don't really know. and we still don't really know howjef

the two of them, jeffrey epstein and ghislaine - jeffrey epstein and ghislaine maxwell, these were wealthy people, they moved in influential circles, they moved in influential circles, they were powerful. does this say that, in a matter how wealthy, no matter how well—connected you are, you cannot get away with this sort of thing? does this send a message to people who are survivors of abuse at the hands of people who they think will never be brought to justice, but actually ultimately justice, but actually ultimately justice can be done?— justice, but actually ultimately justice can be done? there is no auestion justice can be done? there is no question that. — justice can be done? there is no question that, in _ justice can be done? there is no question that, in our _ justice can be done? there is no question that, in our chris - —— from justice system, having money gives you power. i am not could be pollyanna ——iam —— i am not going to be pollyanna —ish. because ghislaine maxwell has walked free underserved 60 years —— on this she got six years of freedom, wherea

you have tracked maxwell and jeffrey epstein for years. you | and jeffrey epstein for years. you spoke to people who have given evidence, years ago. it is difficult to understand depravity like this, but from what you have looked at over the years, do you have any explanation as to why these two people behave the way they did? for two, i people behave the way they did? fr?" two, i have written about my dealings with him and how he threatened me when i was pregnant —— forjeffrey epstein. i got terrified forjeffrey epstein. i got terrified for my babies might agonise when they were born. so i have always considered him to be a terrible, terrible human being. and that was before i knew about all this depravity. as for ghislaine maxwell, i have posted today on my newsletter the full transcript of a conversation i had with her into thousand two about any farmer and her allegations. thousand two about any farmer and herallegations. i thousand two about any farmer and her allegations. i think it is very revealing —— about annie farmer. she denied giving annie farmer a massag

given how long the jury took to deliberate, understanding what it was like in jeffrey epstein�*s house, and he went to the staff, the pilot, the show for, they wanted to know what people could see and how they observed ghislaine maxwell living with jeffrey epstein and being so integral to the sex trafficking operation. this isjust in addition to the many, many stories we have heard from so many women, almost identical stories, about being recruited and groomed by ghislaine maxwell into jeffrey recruited and groomed by ghislaine maxwell intojeffrey epstein�*s web, but it was helpful for these women to have men on the stand, people who work for them, also testifying that the recollections matched the recollections of these young victims who were 14, 15 years old, and it is been 20 years for them and they made a have the strong as memory, so i think the case that the prosecution presented was strong. the amount of time the jury took to deliberate meant they were taken on the details very seriously, and i think ultimatelyjustice very seriously, and i think ultimately justice was served.

at the time, she was jeffrey epstein's girlfriend. epstein was there as well. he, too, was a guest of prince andrew. andrew spoke about his friendship with epstein and his girlfriend, ghislaine maxwell, in his newsnight interview. in 2000, epstein was a guest at windsor castle and at sandringham. he was brought right into the heart of the royal family at your invitation. but certainly at my invitation, not at the royal family's invitation. but remember that it was his girlfriend that was the key in this. he was the, as it were, plus—one to some extent, in that aspect. am i right in thinking you threw a birthday for epstein's girlfriend, ghislaine maxwell, at sandringham? no, it was a shooting weekend. a shooting weekend? just a straightforward shooting weekend. racing at ascot, shooting at sandringham and a trip to balmoral. this photograph, an exhibit at maxwell's trial in new york, shows epstein and maxwell relaxing at the queen's balmoral estate. they were there at andrew's invitation. andrew categorically denies knowing of any improper activities by epste

for many, many years. against jeffrey epstein for many, many years.- against jeffrey epstein for many, many years. there is also the fact that _ many, many years. there is also the fact that she _ many, many years. there is also the fact that she has _ many, many years. there is also the fact that she has a _ many, many years. there is also the fact that she has a second i the fact that she has a second trial coming up. she the fact that she has a second trial coming up.— the fact that she has a second trial coming up. she does, yes. rachel fiset _ trial coming up. she does, yes. rachel fiset in _ trial coming up. she does, yes. rachel fiset in los _ trial coming up. she does, yes. rachel fiset in los angeles. . rachel fiset in los angeles. thank you for bringing us up to date. you have been following the case closely. thank you for the case closely. thank you for the details on that.— the details on that. thank you so much for— the details on that. thank you so much for having _ the details on that. thank you so much for having me. - stay with us on bbc news, still to come: rec

between jeffrey epstein and his victims? ., ., ., , between jeffrey epstein and his victims? ., ., victims? no, not really, because so much of this— victims? no, not really, because so much of this had _ victims? no, not really, because so much of this had been _ victims? no, not really, because so much of this had been covered - much of this had been covered worldwide in the press already. i think we were all rather surprised at how few, that there were only four women brought by the prosecution in this case, when i think there were over 150 compensated by epstein�*s estate for similar matters, so that was rather surprising, and then the defence reallyjust surprising, and then the defence really just wasn't there. elizabeth loftus, a professor, a pioneer of this false memory syndrome, a thing not recognised by the american psychological association, has only ever appeared for the prosecution once in hundreds of cases, and surely if witnesses for the prosecution can have false memories, then witnesses for the defence can have false memories too. what then witnesses for th

at the time, she was jeffrey epstein�*s girlfriend. epstein was there as well. he, too, was a guest of prince andrew. andrew spoke about his friendship with epstein and his girlfriend, ghislaine maxwell, in his newsnight interview. in 2000, epstein was a guest at windsor castle and at sandringham. he was brought right into the heart of the royal family at your invitation. but certainly at my invitation, not at the royal family's invitation. but remember that it was his girlfriend that was the key in this. he was the, as it were, plus—one to some extent, in that aspect. am i right in thinking you threw a birthday for epstein�*s girlfriend, ghislaine maxwell, at sandringham? no, it was a shooting weekend. a shooting weekend? just a straightforward shooting weekend. racing at ascot, shooting at sandringham and a trip to balmoral. this photograph, an exhibit at maxwell's trial in new york, shows epstein and maxwell relaxing at the queen's balmoral estate. they were there at andrew's invitation. andrew categorically denies knowing of any improper activities by ep

thejury by the late us financier jeffrey epstein. the jury found her guilty of five out of six charges. defence counsel says she is working on an appeal and was confident her client would be vindicated. that is just about it from us. you can reach me on twitter. thank you for watching. hello again. temperatures reached the 16 degrees mark in both london and in exeter through wednesday. and we've got more of the same to come for the next few days, really, as we keep these south—westerly winds flowing across the country, bringing pulses of exceptionally mild air northwards. now, temperatures probably reaching 16, possibly i7 celsius, and in contrast, the temperatures that we'd normally expect at this time of the year, around about 8 celsius. so it is pretty exceptional, not far away from the english temperature record, which is 17.7. as we head into thursday morning, we'll see outbreaks of rain turning heavier across western areas. a very, very mild start to the day with these temperatures. 14, even 15 celsius to start the day. the r

and jeffrey epstein were practically joined at the maxwell and jeffrey epstein were practicallyjoined at the hip so it's very difficult to believe she did not know what was going on there. there are a good deal of technicalities involved in the specific charges brought in the case which is the reason the jury has taken so long to make the decision. next year, they have scheduled a perjury trial in this matter and of course, we will have the prince andrew hearing onjanuary course, we will have the prince andrew hearing on january the course, we will have the prince andrew hearing onjanuary the 4th, one of the reasons his lawyers are trying to get the case thrown out is that it trying to get the case thrown out is thatitis trying to get the case thrown out is that it is the jurisdiction of a manhattan court in this case, the complaint virginia giuffre said she was resident in colorado when the defence content she is actually living in australia. she had a very difficult upbringing, herfather, we all know, was a bit of a monster. when she was born, she was the youngest of the brood. her

a second woman who says that jeffrey epstein sexually abused her has been testifying in the ghislaine maxwell trial in new york. ms maxwell, who was a close confidant of epstein, has pleaded not guilty to eight counts of sex trafficking and other charges. jeffrey epstein, who was a convicted sex offender, died in a new york prison cell in 2019 as he awaited trial on sex trafficking charges in a federal case. we have been following events in court. kate's age was a real issue of contention between the prosecution and the defence. she was 17 at the time of the alleged abuse, which is the age of consent in britain. and so the judge instructed the jury that any of the sex acts she testified about were not to be considered illegal acts. instead, the prosecution really used her to lay out their argument about how ghislaine maxwell really was central to jeffrey epstein�*s world, and specifically, this effort of grooming young girls for sexual abuse. and so, kate detailed how she first met ghislaine maxwell at 17 years old at her townhome in london. she went there for tea and she said they

epstein — verdict with respect to jeffrey epstein as well, and it was an absolute _ epstein as well, and it was an absolute tragedy that the us attorneys office and the government allowed him to die in government allowed him to die mail— government allowed him to die injail here in the states. sub to be — injail here in the states. sub to be able _ injail here in the states. sub to be able to see justice be done — to be able to see justice be done with respect to maxwell should — done with respect to maxwell should not only be a victory for these _ should not only be a victory for these women but also for victims — for these women but also for victims around the world to know— victims around the world to know that the justice system will hold these people accountable regardless of their wealth — accountable regardless of their wealth and power throughout the world _ wealth and power throughout the world. ~ . , ., wealth and power throughout the world. ~ . y., ., ~ wealth and power throughout the world. ~ . ., ~ ., world. what did you make of maxwell's — world. what di

., ., jeffrey epstein? i thought i would do a story about _ jeffrey epstein? i thought i would do a story about sex _ jeffrey epstein? i thought i would do a story about sex trafficking i jeffrey epstein? i thought i would i do a story about sex trafficking and every time i began to do research on it, his case kept coming up, and every time i looked at his story about it, ijust kept thinking to myself, how did this happen? how did a man like this commit such a horrendous crime and pretty much get away with it? 50 horrendous crime and pretty much get away with it?— away with it? so your “ournalism our away with it? so your “ournalism your investigation, _ away with it? so yourjournalism your investigation, was - away with it? so yourjournalism your investigation, was about i your investigation, was about cracking —— tracking down the women who made allegations against him. how did you do that and how difficult was it? well, remember, this had happened a decade before. these were 13, 1a, 15—year—olds, so now they were in their late 20s for the most

jeffrey epstein took his own life in 2019. he was awaiting trial on multiple sex trafficking charges at the time. but the investigation continued and it was within one year that ghislaine maxwell found herself being arrested at her home and taken into custody. the first charges set against her she appeared in court, she denied all of those charges and quite significantly, at the time, she was denied bail, which is why but now she is in a prison cell in new york. she was denied because prosecutors said she posed a flight risk, serious flight risk, and clearly that is something that the judge in the case agreed with. she is awaiting trial on those old charges on these two new charges on these two new charges and that will go ahead injust a few charges and that will go ahead in just a few months injuly. peter, thank you very much for that. peter, thank you very much for that. let's get some of the day's other news. the us has suspended a trade pact with myanmar — a response to the deadliest weekend of violence since february's

. -- jeffrey epstein-— jeffrey epstein. the conservative eer lord jeffrey epstein. the conservative peer lord bethell _ jeffrey epstein. the conservative peer lord bethell has _ jeffrey epstein. the conservative peer lord bethell has been - jeffrey epstein. the conservative . peer lord bethell has been removed during the cabinet reshuffle. along with the former health secretary matt hancock. he faces criticism for using personal accounts to conduct government business. the use of personal e—mails at the department of health is being investigated. lord bethell denies any wrongdoing. we speak to our political correspondent damien atticus. reminders of the background of this. lord bethell was a minister in the department of health, and we now know from today, he has been removed and is no longer a minister, as part of the reshuffle that has been happening of government ministers. number ten has not said why he has left, but we do not he had been the subject of some controversy. there was the issue that he had been in charge of or one of the ministers dealing with con

at the time, she was jeffrey epstein's girlfriend. epstein was there as well. he, too, was a guest of prince andrew. andrew spoke about his friendship with epstein and his girlfriend, ghislaine maxwell, in his newsnight interview. in 2000, epstein was a guest at windsor castle and at sandringham. he was brought right into the heart of the royal family at your invitation. but certainly at my invitation, not at the royal family's invitation. but remember that it was his girlfriend that was the key in this. he was the, as it were, plus—one to some extent, in that aspect. am i right in thinking you threw a birthday for epstein's girlfriend, ghislaine maxwell, at sandringham? no, it was a shooting weekend. a shooting weekend? just a straightforward shooting weekend. racing at ascot, shooting at sandringham and a trip to balmoral. this photograph, an exhibit at maxwell's trial in new york, shows epstein and maxwell relaxing at the queen's balmoral estate. they were there at andrew's invitation. andrew categorically denies knowing of any improper activities by epste

she teared up on the stand as she talked about that first encounter with jeffrey epstein, saying that she massaged him for about 45 minutes and then, sat on a couch and watched allegedly as virginia and jeffrey epstein had six. now, she says, over the course of four years, she went to the home ofjeffrey epstein more than 100 times, until she became too old, saying it was always glenn maxwell allegedly that set up those meetings. the defence has started cross examination. glenn maxwell has denied all of the charges and they have really honed in on this point that it was virginia roberts, they say, who introduced her to jeffrey epstein and not glenn maxwell. the company that owns facebook recently changed its name to meta. it says it�*s transforming itself from a social media firm into a company of the metaverse. facebook is not the only tech giant to dive into the metaverse. but what does it actually mean? our technology correspondent marc chislack has been looking in to it. so, what actually is the metaverse? well, if we think of the internet as something that we look at, the metave

she laid out how she met jeffrey epstein and ghislaine - jeffrey epstein and ghislaine maxwell when her father had just died and herfamily were maxwell when her father had just died and her family were struggling financially and she said they befriended her. at first she looked at ghislaine maxwell as an older sister figure at ghislaine maxwell as an older sisterfigure but at ghislaine maxwell as an older sister figure but then she said she started talking about six and started talking about six and started appearing topless in front of her. she said that is when the alleged abuse began, and she said it happened for years, at least once or twice a week, and she talked about being frozen in fear, terrified, ashamed, disgusted, the abuse. she said ghislaine maxwell also allegedly arranged for her to travel to epstein�*s properties in new york and new mexico. the defence has accused jane of changing her story many times and ghislaine maxwell has pleaded not guilty and sat there listening attentively as the woman spoke. listening attentively as the woman soke. a , listening attentively as

jeffrey epstein.— but they are bringing accusations against jeffrey epstein. bring us up to date on that _ against jeffrey epstein. bring us up to date on that case. _ against jeffrey epstein. bring us up to date on that case. i _ against jeffrey epstein. bring us up to date on that case. i have - to date on that case. i have prevailed on behalf of all eight of myjeffrey epstein accuses. we won all eight cases and got significant financial rewards for them. for ghislaine maxwell in her criminal case, it is not over. her team cantor bravely about the appeal. —— can talk. the defence had asked to sever, split off some of the other charges against ghislaine maxwell for perjury and that was granted. now there will be a second trial against apple perjury, false statement she made under oath in a prior civil case. i expect that to take case into an —— take place in 2022. take case into an -- take place in 2022. ., ., ~ ., 2022. good to talk to you. the la er 2022. good to talk to you. the lawyer r

why would jeffrey epstein have wired her $30 million in total? why did this very educated, clever woman stick with this man for over a decade, in what was clearly a strange relationship? and they did not provide any answers. she was strangely absent from that courtroom, mentally. what i saw was an extraordinary judge, who headed to the second circuit after this, she went out of her way, according to my observations, to be fair to both sides. and her background coming into this trial was not one that was favourably disposed towards the government. as covid was first breaking outcome she was presiding over a trial... it ended up with not only a mistrial but with the judge investigating the southern district. i'm not sure the governor would have been delighted at getting her in this case. she went out of her way to compromise and give a bit to each side. i think an appeal, based on what i've seen, is going to be very difficult. this is bbc news. 0ur headlines... a record number of covid—19 cases are recorded in the uk — and a further 332 deaths

she said that she was frozen in fear during her first sexual contact with jeffrey epstein. this was not a very young age, she says she met him in 1994 at age, she says she met him in 1994 at a summer camp and said she was eating ice cream at this summer camp in michigan when she was approached by maxwell who befriended her. she said that ten point maxwell would sometimes be in the room during the sexual abuse with jeffrey sometimes be in the room during the sexual abuse withjeffrey epstein that went on for years. and in her contact through those years with jeffrey epstein she would tell people he was her godfather in order to drop everything and answer his calls when he would reach out. as you know maxwell is charged with growing underage girls to be sexually abused byjeffrey epstein and maxwell denies the charges. her counsel is claiming she only been charged because jeffrey counsel is claiming she only been charged becausejeffrey epstein is dead, he died by suicide in 2019. what are we expecting today? tudor; what are we expecting today? today the defence will _ what are

able to uncover from jeffrey epstein's new york home. we able to uncover from jeffrey epstein's new york home. we have not really talked — epstein's new york home. we have not really talked about _ epstein's new york home. we have not really talked about the _ epstein's new york home. we have not really talked about the demeanour - epstein's new york home. we have not really talked about the demeanour of i really talked about the demeanour of ghislane maxwell in court, how was she reacting? we only see the artist impressions, there is no camera in this courtroom, how she dealing with this? tt this courtroom, how she dealing with this? , ., , this courtroom, how she dealing with this? , . , , ., this? it is really interesting for all of us to _ this? it is really interesting for all of us to observe _ this? it is really interesting for all of us to observe this - this? it is really interesting for. all of us to observe this because her family really talked about that they were concerned about her condition injail and they were concerned

her crimes were carried out during her long association with the disgraced financier, jeffrey epstein, who died in prison. they mingled with the rich and influential, including famously prince andrew. their powerful connections left many of their accusers wondering if they would ever be held accountable. it has been such a long, hard journey to get here. so, yesterday's decision, i think, will take a little while to sink in. i'm pleased that she will never be out again, ever, to hurt anybody else. and for that, i feel very pleased. all the while she had been living her lavish lifestyle, she had been hiding dark secrets. but finally that has all caught up with ghislaine maxwell. court sketches show the moment ghislaine maxwell's victims earlier i spoke to aleem, who explained what happens next. we have heard from her legal team that they are planning to appeal. i think legal experts have been fairly unanimous that she will find it incredibly difficult to reach the kind of legal bar that is needed to overturn these convictions. but the next step, of course, will be her sentencing as wel

jeffrey epstein and ghislaine maxwell shared an intimate relationship. to epstein�*s alleged victims, the pair were a dangerous combination. ghislaine, they say, was the chief enabler of the convicted sex offender. and now herfamily is finally speaking out. ian maxwell defended his sister in an interview with the bbc. he said she was being treated in a fashion that amounted to torture. physically, she�*s a 59—year—old woman and we understand that she�*s losing her hair, and that she�*s also having trouble with her eyesight and her ability to concentrate, because this is a tremendous pressure to be under. his comments come as his sister is seeking bail for a third time, desperate to leave the federal prison here in brooklyn and to wait out the trial under home confinement. thejudge has previously ruled that she is a flight risk. ghislaine maxwell says she�*s innocent. her brother denies that she is seeking to flee or that she is a suicide risk. ghislaine is not a suicide risk. she has never been a suicide risk. there are daily mental evaluat

jeffrey epstein and ghislaine maxwell shared an intimate relationship. to epstein�*s alleged victims, the pair were a dangerous combination. ghislaine, they say, was the chief enabler of the convicted sex offender. and now herfamily is finally speaking out. ian maxwell defended his sister in an interview with the bbc. he said she was being treated in a fashion that amounted to torture. physically, she's a 59—year—old woman and we understand that she's losing her hair, and that she's also having trouble with her eyesight and her ability to concentrate, because this is a tremendous pressure to be under. his comments come as his sister is seeking bail for a third time, desperate to leave the federal prison here in brooklyn and to wait out the trial under home confinement. thejudge has previously ruled that she is a flight risk. ghislaine maxwell says she's innocent. her brother denies that she is seeking to flee or that she is a suicide risk. ghislaine is not a suicide risk. she has never been a suicide risk. there are daily mental evaluations of her.

gloria allred is a lawyer representing some of jeffrey epstein�*s accusers. she praised the victims for their courage. yes, i represent 20 accusers ofjeffrey epstein and some of them have made allegations against ms maxwell as well, they made those allegations to law enforcement although they did not testify at this trial, it was only a very limited timeframe in which charges were filed in reference to ms maxwell at this trial. but it's been a long journey and as the us attorney said, and i even said it before he did, none of this could have happened without the courage of the victims because they testified very bravely, they were cross examined vigorously by the defence, their motives were questioned and theyjust held their heads up with dignity and answered all the questions and they made many sacrifices for the cause ofjustice and again, others who alleged they were victims also shared their information with law enforcement as my clients did. and as a result, ms maxwell was convicted and this does send a message to other sexual predators and those who woul

there have been previous reviews into the allegations against prince andrew and jeffrey epstein, explaining their decision to not take further action in those cases, the met said... prince andrew has retired from royal duties and is rarely seen in public. the outcome of this review means there is no prospect of a formal criminal investigation here in the uk, but the met says they will continue to liaise with other law enforcement agencies. graham satchel, bbc news. kim jong—un will never give up his nuclear weapons according to a former senior officer in north korea's spy agency. colonel kim kuk—song defected in 2014. he says he was involved in targeted attacks and assassinations, and even built an illegal drug slab for the leader. for decades, one family maintained a brutal grip on north korea, but some slip through its grasp and reveal its secrets. translation: there are many cases where i directed spies i to go to south korea on missions. many cases. he claims kimjong—un gave an order to kill off one of the leaders's main critics. the target was this man, hwang jang—yop. back in

lawyers for some of the women abused by the convicted sex offender, jeffrey epstein, have welcomed the conviction. europe looks to build its defences against a new wave of covid infections, as the number of cases continues to surge. in the uk — northern ireland and wales are cutting the isolation period for people with covid from ten days to seven, bringing them into line with england. the change will take effect tomorrow. and afghanistan's former president defends his decision to flee the countryjust before the taliban take—over, saying he did it to prevent the destruction of kabul. now on bbc news, it's time foryourworld: life

epstein, when she was 17. the duke of york has consistently denied the allegations. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. which of the people in this photograph is telling the truth? the man, prince andrew, who categorically denies any impropriety? or the woman, virginia giuffre, who alleges she was sexually assaulted by him on three occasions? miss giuffre has now filed a civil claim in a district court in new york. the claim states that when she was 17 years old, she was the victim of sex trafficking. prince andrew has offered no comment to the filing of the court claim. his position remains as it was in his interview with newsnight�*s emily maitlis in november 2019, when he denied any improper behaviour with miss giuffre — virginia roberts, as she was then. you can say categorically that you don�*t recall meeting virginia roberts, dining with her, dancing with her at tramp, or going on to have sex with her in a bedroom in a house in belgravia? i can, i can absolutely, categorically tell y

her crimes were carried out during her long association with the disgraced financier jeffrey epstein, who died in prison. but they mingled with the rich and influential, including, famously, prince andrew. their powerful connections left many of their accusers wondering if they'd ever be held accountable. it's been such a long, hard journey to get here. so, yesterday's decision, i think, will take a little while to sink in. i'm pleased that she will never be able again, ever, to hurt anybody else. and, for that, i feel very pleased. all the while she'd been living her lavish lifestyle, she'd been hiding dark secrets. but finally that's all caught up with ghislaine maxwell. and a short time ago, aleem gave us this update from new york. well, you heard there from just two of the people who accused jeffrey epstein and his long—time girlfriend, maxwell, one of them testified in court about their relief and how they hoped that it would mean that others came forward who were victims of sexual abuse more broadly. that's what we have been hearing across the us from lawyers, advocates for th

ms maxwell has denied grooming underage girls for abuse by the late paedophile jeffrey epstein between i994 and 2004. barbara plett usher is following developments. they recapped their argument, i suppose, that ghislaine maxwell was absolutely crucial for this operation, that her demeanour, as you mentioned, she was age—appropriate, smiling, posh, made the girls comfortable, and so she provided a cover to what the prosecution called the creepy behaviour of mr epstein. he never could have done it without her. and they talked about the fact, or they said she had a playbook of how to lure these girls in, getting to know them, offering them gifts, spending time with them, making them feel comfortable, and ultimately introducing sexual contact with jeffrey epstein in a as if it was just normal behaviour, and that is what the prosecution argued, her grooming them for him. and they also said that she had been paid by him $30 million, over the period that this trial is looking at, something that one lawyer said, "that's $30 million of �*we did this together, we did this crime together�*

she said the next time she visited, ghislaine maxwell allegedly asked her to massage jeffrey epstein and that turned into a sexual encounter. and she said that continued for a number of years. so again, really hitting on this point from prosecutors that ghislaine maxwell, her role in recruiting and grooming young girls allegedly forjeffrey epstein. but they said in cross—examination talking to her, they really tried some kind of poking holes in her memory and saying that at that point, she was addicted to drugs and alcohol and questioning of her memories are accurate and she said that they were. white met the mayor of new york has issued a vaccine mandate. iii. mayor of new york has issued a vaccine mandate.— vaccine mandate. ii, the 27th of december _ vaccine mandate. ii, the 27th of december and _ vaccine mandate. ii, the 27th of december and he - vaccine mandate. ii, the 27th of december and he said i vaccine mandate. ii, the 27th of december and he said it i vaccine mandate. ii, the 27th i of december and he said it was a preemptive strike to help us the variant was gaining a

she teared up on the stand as she talked about that first encounter with jeffrey epstein saying that she massaged him for about 45 minutes and then sat on a couch and watched allegedly as virginia and jeffrey epstein had six. she says over the course of four years she went to jeffrey epstein's home more than 100 times until she became too old, saying it was always ghislaine maxwell allegedly who set up those meetings. the defence has started cross examination. ghislaine maxwell has denied all charges. they've honed in on this point that they say it was virginia roberts who introduced her to jeffrey epstein virginia roberts who introduced her tojeffrey epstein and not ghislaine maxwell. the office for national statistics said the rate for men was around double that for women. the 0ns said death rates had remained stable for the previous seven years. safety concerns raised about arthur were ignored before his murder according to his maternal grandfather. peter told the bbc that warnings from other family members weren't acted on by social services or the police. the six—year—old wa

before jes staley joined beforejes staleyjoined barclays in 2015 he worked atjpmorgan where jeffrey epstein was an important client, and he doesn't deny he had a relationship with him but he said the contact was frequent but always very professional. the regulator has found that looking at e—mails between them, they said the volume of them and the tone of them suggests the relationship was a lot closer than jes staley suggests the relationship was a lot closer thanjes staley had told the board of barclays. this is the second time he has had a run in with the regulators and he was censured and fined for trying to track down a whistle—blower and although he says he will contest these findings, the board and jes staley felt it was difficult for him to run the bank if he is in open dispute with the regulator. he will contest these findings and he is doubly disappointed because he fought off a shareholder rebellion when he was backed by the board, and his strategy was beginning to bear fruit and the bank was doing very well. after a 40 year career he would not want this to be his legacy. as

the prosecution has does —— argued that ghislaine maxwell was crucial to jeffrey epstein's operation. she made the teenagers feel comfortable, she was partial, smiling, a coverfor mr epstein. she knew exactly what she was doing after she sent them into a massage room with them. the defence sets is that no she didn't know because mr epstein kept secret from her and she is being punished for his crimes, a scapegoat. the other issue is the credibility of the four women who have accused ghislaine maxwell in the complicity of the abuse. the defence says they didn't mention her alleged role in her initial interviews with law enforcement and is only doing now because they are motivated to money. the prosecution says the similarities in their stories actually show the playbook by which miss maxwell operated to recruit and groom them and that in fact these women had already received pay—outs from jeffrey epstein estate so if their motivation was money that they wouldn't have gone through the testifying at this trial. —— through the hell of testifying at this trial. we don't know how soon

a second woman who says jeffrey epstein sexually abused her has been testifying in the ghislaine maxwell trial in new york. ms maxwell has pleaded not guilty to eight counts of sex trafficking and other charges. our corresponent nada tawfik�*s been following events in court. well today we heard from a second woman in the indictment, she is going by the student mk. what is interesting here is that the defence and prosecution have been both arguing over her age, because she was 17 at the time of the alleged abuse and that is the age of consent in britain. and so thejudge ruled on age of consent in britain. and so the judge ruled on this saying that she could testify as a witness but the jury was not to view the sex acts she talked about as illegal acts. this is really key here because this indictment is in regard to alleged crimes committed against underage girl. but her testimony did become important for the prosecution in terms of laying out the so—called idea of grooming, that ghislaine maxwell allegedly groomed young girls forjeffrey epstein. what we heard from kate on the stand wa

aboutjeffrey jeffrey epstein's alleged sex trafficking ring. they wanted to come to a negotiated settlement over the claims from virginia robert giuffre. under this landmark new york state law, the child victims act, they have just a few days to file a lawsuit before she will be able to in the future that won't be able to. they have filed this lawsuit and allege that prince andrew knew she was a sex trafficking victim, knew she was underage and that she did not consent to the sexual acts in new york, london, the us virgin islands, the occasions where she accuses him of sexual abuse, certainly he has previously been humanly denied all the allegations, we have reached out to buckingham palace and his representatives for comment. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: the £100 million man, jack grealish greets the fans at his official manchester city unveiling. the big crowds became bigger as the time of the funeral approached. as the lines of fans became longer, the police prepared for a huge job of crowd control. idi amin, uganda's brutal for

give a maxwell, an associate of jeffrey epstein _ face. give a maxwell, an associate of jeffrey epstein is _ face. give a maxwell, an associate of jeffrey epstein is expected - face. give a maxwell, an associate of jeffrey epstein is expected to i ofjeffrey epstein is expected to learn which of her alleged co—conspirators will give evidence against her in the criminal trial in new york. austria's chancellor stands aside and made allegations he spent government money on a corrupt deal that ensured positive media coverage. and forgive and forget. donald trump remains the standard bearer for the republican donald trump remains the standard bearerfor the republican party as donald trump remains the standard bearer for the republican party as a senior party figures who earlier this year denounced him now line up behind them. welcome to the programme. welcome to the programme. in welcome to the programme. in england, winning six of the most critically ill covid—i9 patient is pregnant and unvaccinated. the latest data suggests the risk to pre

he really gave a sense of what all of jeffrey epstein's properties - all of jeffrey epstein's properties look like, all ofjeffrey epstein's properties look like, they put all the exhibits of all the pictures of his different residences from new york to palm beach to a ranch in new mexico. also all of his plays. this pilot really showed that he was an insider being a pilot for 30 years forjeffrey epstein. he said that ghislaine maxwell was a number two in his world. that she really had her own personal assistants are dealt with his expenses. he said that high profile people were often guests on jeffrey epstein's plane including prince andrew, bill clinton, donald trump. but he did say that while the cockpit door was usually closed that he would go into the main cabin sometimes and that he never witnessed any sexual interactions on those planes. he also said that he trusted his two young girls to be around ghislaine maxwell at the time during her horseback riding with her and that he never had any feeling of danger from and that he never had any feeling of dangerfrom ghislaine and that he

epstein. the 60—year—old was found guilty on five of the six counts she faced — including the most serious charge, that of sex trafficking a minor. maxwell faces spending the rest of her life in prison after she was found guilty by a jury in new york, but her lawyers say they are already preparing to appeal against the conviction. our north america correspondent aleem maqbool reports. court sketches show the moment ghislaine maxwell's victims have waited decades for. after five days of deliberation, jurors decided she was guilty on five counts linked to the sexual abuse of teenagers. and it was four of her victims who helped put her behind bars. the court heard how ghislaine maxwell gained their trust. during their emotional testimony, they told the jury how she instructed them to give the late jeffrey epstein massages that turned sexual. all but one testified anonymously, using a pseudonym or just their first name. jane said maxwell participated in her encounters with epstein. "i was te

epstein. she denies the charges. celebrations in barbados as it prepares to become the world's news republic. the current governor general will be inaugurated as its first president. you'll remember 2a hours ago we brought you the story of the 60 customers and staff marooned by snow in britain's highest altitude pub — the tan hill inn — in the yorkshire dales in england. that night and oasis tribute band was playing and the musicians were stuck there, too. danny savage reports. welcome to what many people this weekend saw as the most enviable location in the land. this weekend saw as the most at the tan hill inn, they sorted their priorities, by digging through the snowdrifts to the front door and then locking it. they'd come to see an oasis tribute band, who — some might say — had a good weekend. but there's worse places to be stuck, you know what i mean? and everyone was just brilliant. staff were brilliant, the customers were brilliant... yeah, yeah. they looked after everyone. and