Britain's former prince Andrew faces fresh allegations
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 8.2K Ratings
🗓️ 1 February 2026
⏱️ 29 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
A second woman has alleged she was sent to Britain by the late sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein, to have sex with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor who has always denied wrongdoing. Also: there are explosions in Iran amid heightened tensions; a US federal judge allows ICE to continue the immigration crackdown in Minnesota; Pakistan's army kills rebels in Balochistan province; European and non-English movies gain momentum ahead of the Oscars; the ethics of AI creating life; and do dogs need clothing?
The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from around the world. Politics, economics, climate, business, technology, health – we cover it all with expert analysis and insight.
Get the news that matters, delivered twice a day on weekdays and daily at weekends, plus special bonus episodes reacting to urgent breaking stories. Follow or subscribe now and never miss a moment.
Get in touch: globalpodcast@bbc.co.uk
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, podcasts. |
| 0:05.6 | This is the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:13.2 | I'm Keith Adams and at 4 o'clock GMT on Sunday the 1st of February. |
| 0:17.9 | These are our main stories. |
| 0:19.7 | A second woman has alleged she was sent to Britain |
| 0:22.2 | by the late sex offender, Geoffrey Epstein, to have sex with Andrew Mountbatten Windsor. He's |
| 0:27.8 | always denied any wrongdoing. There have been several explosions in Iran, as Tehran seeks to |
| 0:33.2 | avert US military action with talks in Ankara. And a U.S. federal judge denies Minnesota's request to halt immigration operations in the state. |
| 0:46.1 | Also in this podcast... |
| 0:48.3 | We used to have a lot of American humanist cinema in the 70s and 80s family stories, |
| 0:55.7 | stories about love and existential questions, and maybe not so much anymore. |
| 0:58.4 | Why European films are making waves in Hollywood. |
| 1:02.0 | And should you dress up your Doberman? |
| 1:04.7 | Dogs know their own minds. |
| 1:06.8 | I've seen dogs where if an owner is putting something on them that they're not comfortable |
| 1:12.3 | in, that dog will not walk. |
| 1:19.6 | A second woman has alleged she was sent to the UK by Geoffrey Epstein to have sex with |
| 1:24.9 | Andrew Mountbatten Windsor. Her lawyer, Brad Edwards, says the former prince is aware of the woman's name, |
| 1:31.3 | but that his lawyers stopped communicating after Andrew was stripped of his titles and honours last year. |
| 1:37.2 | Mr Edwards also represented Virginia Dufray, |
| 1:40.2 | the first woman to allege she was brought to London to have sex with Mr Mountbatten Windsor when she was 17. |
| 1:46.6 | Chi Yuzunda has this report. |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from BBC, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of BBC and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.