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Prince Andrew not cooperating in Jeffrey Epstein inquiry, say US prosecutors US attorney for southern district of New York says so far Andrew has not responded to a request for an interviewPrince Andrew has provided “zero” cooperation with the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking inquiry, US prosecutors said on Monday, despite earlier promises to help investigations in any way possible.Speaking outside Epstein’s Manhattan mansion, Geoffrey Berman, US attorney for the southern district of New York, said the agencies had contacted Andrew regarding an interview, but that he had not yet agreed to provide one. Continue reading... Go to Source

Gary Lineker says BBC should make licence fee voluntary Highest-paid BBC presenter would raise cost for those who payLineker upset by Brexit but will not ‘keep going on about it’Read Donald McRae’s full interview with Gary LinekerThe BBC licence fee should become a voluntary charge, the Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker says, in comments that are likely to cause dismay at the national broadcaster as it faces a battle with the government over its future.Lineker, the highest-paid BBC star with earnings from the corporation of £1.75m in 2018-19, told the Guardian the licence fee was the broadcaster’s “fundamental problem” and in need of reform. Continue reading... Go to Source

Coronavirus: 73 test negative in UK as China death toll hits 81 – live updates World Health Organization chief travels to Beijing as more than 2,700 cases reported in China. Follow the latest news about the outbreak.Coronavirus: 100,000 may already be infected, experts warn100 Australian children stranded in Wuhan as coronavirus spreadsWhat is the coronavirus and how worried should we be?Share your stories 5.47pm GMTChina has announced that 60.33bn yuan (6.6bn GBP) will be allocated for the sole purpose of fighting the coronavirus outbreak.China’s Ministry of Finance and National Health Commission said funds would go into public health services and epidemic prevention. 5.32pm GMTFrance expects to repatriate up to a few hundred of its 800 citizens living in the Wuhan area, thoug...

Auschwitz survivors return after 75 years for memorial ceremony Those returning to former Nazi death camp fear lessons of Holocaust are being forgotten‘I see it as a chance to finally say goodbye’: Auschwitz survivors tell their storiesMore than 200 survivorsgathered at the former Nazi extermination camp of Auschwitz, many probably for the final time, to commemorate the 75th anniversary of its liberation.As rows over the make-up of the international guest list at the memorial ceremony threatened to overshadow Monday’s event, survivors who drew on harrowing memories of their incarceration warned the lessons from the atrocities sanctioned by Adolf Hitler’s administration and carried out often by ordinary Germans were in danger of being forgotten. Continue reading...

Labour defeat due to gimmicks and division, say members Review led by Ed Miliband tasked with suggesting ways the party might find a path to powerGimmicky policies, horrible inefficiency and factional promotions are among the catalogue of errors behind Labour’s dismal performance at the general election, according to party members.The damning comments on Labour’s campaign forms part of an early release of views gathered by a team headed by the former party leader Ed Miliband consisting of MPs, union leaders and party members. They have tasked themselves with analysing Jeremy Corbyn’s campaign and suggest ways the party might find a future path back to power. Continue reading... Go to Source

Coronavirus: Britain under pressure to evacuate UK nationals UK embassy in Beijing says it is working on option for British nationals to leave ChinaCoronavirus latest - live updatesBritain’s embassy in Beijing has said it is “working to make available an option” for British nationals to leave the Chinese province at the centre of the coronavirus as the UK’s response was contrasted with that of other countries with active evacuation plans.The announcement on Monday came as the former foreign secretary, Jeremy Hunt, backed the idea of airlifts for British citizens in China and Public Health England said the first case of the virus was likely to come from somebody already in the UK. Continue reading... Go to Source

Brexit: No 10 does not rule out using fishing as bargaining chip in UK-EU trade talks – live news Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments as they happenVaradkar: EU will have upper hand in trade talksImmigration: fast-track ‘global talent visa’ to be launched days after Brexit Auf Wiedersehen, adieu: UK MEPs face final week 11.37am GMTHere is the Times’s Steven Swinford on the significance of the PMOS’s comments on fishing.No 10 spokesman suggests access to Britain’s waters for EU fishing boats *will* be the subject of negotiations over future trade deal‘We are taking back control of our waters‘It will be for the UK to determine for the best interests of the UK who fishes in those waters’ 11.31am GMTThe PMOS is not tal...

Kobe Bryant: NBA legend dies in helicopter crash at age of 41 Star’s daughter, Gianna, also among victims of crashBasketball star dead in crash – follow latestKobe Bryant: a life in picturesKobe Bryant, one of the greatest basketball players of all time, has died in a helicopter crash. He was 41.Bryant was on board the helicopter along with eight others when it crashed at 10am local time near Calabasas, 30 miles north-west of downtown Los Angeles, in foggy weather. The crash ignited brushfires, making it hard for rescue crews to get close to the site. There were no reported survivors, and although authorities did not confirm the identity of any of the victims, Bryant’s 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, is also believed to have died in the crash. Bryant had lived in the a...

Keir Starmer: only a federal UK 'can repair shattered trust in politics' Labour leadership frontrunner calls for new powers for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland after BrexitKeir Starmer, the Labour leadership frontrunner, has called for a fully federal UK, devolving power to the nations and regions of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland after Brexit.The shadow Brexit secretary said only a new federal structure for the UK could “repair the shattered trust in politics”, amid growing clamour in Scotland for another independence referendum. Continue reading... Go to Source

Coronavirus: 100,000 may already be infected, experts warn UK government urged to reassure public that NHS is ready for cases within daysAbout 100,000 people could be infected with the new coronavirus around the world, experts have warned, as the UK government faced calls to reassure people that the NHS is ready to deal with any British cases within days.Prof Neil Ferguson, a public health expert at Imperial College, said his “best guess” was that there were 100,000 affected by the virus even though there are only 2,000 confirmed cases so far, mostly in the city of Wuhan in China where the virus first appeared. Continue reading... Go to Source

UK's smart motorways to be reviewed after huge rise in near-misses BBC Panorama study shows increase on M25 from 72 to 1,485 in five years since conversionBritain’s network of smart motorways – where drivers can use the hard shoulder – is being urgently reviewed by the government after it was discovered that it resulted in 20 times more near-misses on the M25 London ring road alone. The death toll on stretches of smart or managed motorways has reached 38 in the last five years, including many in accidents that motoring organisations believe were avoidable after breakdowns. Continue reading... Go to Source

Fast-track 'global talent visa' to be launched days after Brexit Boris Johnson’s scheme to attract scientists dismissed by Lib Dems as ‘gimmick’The government has announced it will launch a “global talent visa” on 20 February to encourage scientists, researchers and mathematicians to come to the UK, with no limit on how many people can be accepted.In addition, Boris Johnson said he was making available a £300m package for research into advanced mathematics. It will double funding for new PhDs and boost the number of maths fellowships and research projects. Continue reading... Go to Source