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Global News Podcast

King strips Andrew of 'prince' title amid Epstein scandal

Global News Podcast

BBC

Society & Culture, Daily News, News, Documentary

4.27.8K Ratings

🗓️ 31 October 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Britain's King Charles has begun the process of removing his younger brother's "prince" title and told him to vacate the Royal Lodge in Windsor. It comes as controversy swirls over Andrew’s friendship with the late child sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein, and allegations of sexual assault by Virginia Giuffre. In a statement, Giuffre's family call her "an ordinary American girl who brought down a British prince". Andrew has denied, and continues to deny, all allegations made against him. Also: relief efforts are being stepped up in Jamaica following Hurricane Melissa; Victoria becomes the first Australian state to approve a treaty with its Indigenous peoples; the BBC speaks to Russians refusing to be silent in the face of Putin's repression; Hamas returns the bodies of another two hostages to Israel under the Gaza ceasefire deal; President Trump caps refugee admissions with priority given to white South Africans; a squeeze in US public broadcasting funding forces Radio Free Asia off the air; what causes brain fog; and the bizarre deathball sponge lurking on the deep sea floor. 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: [email protected]

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Hello, I'm Oliver Conway, and we're recording this at 430 GMT on Friday the 31st of October.

0:48.8

The British royal family loses a prince.

0:51.5

Andrew is stripped of his title over his links to the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

0:56.3

Relief efforts are stepped up in Jamaica with soldiers travelling on foot to reach areas devastated

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by Hurricane Melissa. And a landmark moment in Australia as the state of Victoria approves the first

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treaty with indigenous peoples.

1:16.8

Also in this podcast, the Russians refusing to be silent in the face of Putin's repression.

1:29.5

They told me that I discredited our soldiers. How? By calling for peace? And what causes brain fog?

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Three days after he was heckled over Prince Andrew's relationship with Geoffrey Epstein,

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