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The British Prince Andrew (61), son of the Queen, can view a sealed court document that, according to his lawyer, can exempt him from all liability in an abuse case. However, the prince has been sued in the United States by Virginia Giuffre (38).   She is a victim of billionaire Jeffrey Epstein and says Prince Andrew also abused her. Prince Andrew's lawyer can now view the confidential settlement that Giuffre previously reached with Epstein. Virginia Giufrre (38) is one of the alleged victims of American billionaire Jeffrey Epstein, a former friend of Prince Andrew. Epstein and his partner Ghislaine Maxwell are said to have recruited underage girls and placed them in a sexual exploitation and abuse network. Although Epstein was charged in the US two years ago, he died in his cell a...

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is under fire after a visit to Scotland Thursday. Johnson made a joke that has gone down the wrong way with many compatriots. "Shameful", Scottish politicians call it.   Johnson had just visited a wind farm in Scotland's Moray East on Thursday when some journalists asked him about the energy transition in the United Kingdom. The Prime Minister replied that a lot of progress had already been made, adding a joke. "Thanks to Margaret Thatcher, who has closed a large number of coal mines across the country, we have started early and are now getting rid of that coal quickly," he said with a laugh. But the closure of the coal mines is not something to be laughed at by the Scots. It was the UK's main industrial sector, and when Thatcher decided to clos...

Corona infections are increasing in Great Britain, but London is sticking to its easing plans. There is now also confusion on the subject of masks. Some call for "personal responsibility", others want to get rid of it quickly.   The British government has come under increasing criticism for contradicting messages about wearing masks after the planned end of all corona measures. "I think it's pretty confusing for people what the right thing to do now," Warwick University Infectious Disease Expert Mike Tildesley told BBC television on Monday. He hoped enough people weighed the risks themselves not to be a massive increase in infections. The immunologist Peter Openshaw from Imperial College London criticized the planned lifting of the mask requirement on the BBC 4 radio station. It is...

Prince Charles did support his son Prince Harry financially after he and Meghan Markle renounced the British royal family.   According to Harry, however, the money tap was immediately turned off at the beginning of last year when he left for the US. But that's not right. Documents with which the royal family has to account for its income and expenses, however, show that Charles still gave money to his youngest son. The heir apparent gave £4.5 million from his private income to his sons Harry and William last year. A portion was used to help Harry and his wife Meghan, a spokesperson said. The financial support did stop last summer.