Author: News Desk

BBC News says the Duke of York “cannot hide behind wealth and palace walls” and must respond to sexual abuse allegations filed in a US court, his accuser’s lawyer told BBC Two’s Newsnight.

The Daily Mirror says: Sixth-formers who celebrated their A-level results successes took to the streets for a night out to mark the end of their school studies.

Arab News says after initially finding no grounds for disciplinary action, the Israeli military later opened an investigation into an artillery bombardment that killed six Palestinian civilians.

The Mirror says: The Duchess of Cambridge has been a royal for over 10 years now – and in that time she’s hardly put a foot wrong.

Aljazeera says the Taliban has captured two more cities in Afghanistan, taking the number of provincial capitals the group has seized since Friday to 8. “This afternoon the Taliban entered the city of Farah”.

The Mirror says: Prince Andrew’s life as a working royal is hanging by a thread, experts say, as a second sexual assault claim by one of Jeffrey Epstein’s victims hangs over him.

VOA says U.S. airstrikes are helping to blunt Taliban advances across Afghanistan, although Pentagon officials warn American air power alone will not be enough to push back the insurgent offensive.  

Strictly Come Dancing has been hit by Covid after a dancer tested positive, according to the Sun. The positive test could throw the launch programme into jeopardy, the paper claims.

Prince Andrew could face a further civil case in the US from another woman, the Daily Mirror claims. It says Johanna Sjoberg could air allegations – which the duke denies – in court.

The Metro leads on the news that a US woman has filed a civil case against the Duke of York, alleging he sexually assaulted her when she was 17-years-old.