A royal mess: Prince Andrew faces a US trialThe prince’s attempts to get a civil case over claims of sexual assault thrown out have failed. Ed Helmore examines the case against Andrew and his options Your Friday Briefing: U.S. Vaccine Mandate BlockedSupreme Court justices dealt a blow to Biden’s Covid strategy. Prince Andrew, accuser seek witnesses in sex abuse lawsuitLawyers for Prince Andrew and his accuser Virginia Giuffre have filed their initial requests for witnesses in her lawsuit accusing the British royal of sexually abusing her at age 17 Duke of York Stakes at York Racecourse to be renamedYork Racecourse confirms it has applied to rebrand its prestigious Duke of York Stakes competition. Prince Andrew deletes his social media accounts after being stripped of titlesPrince Andrew's Twitter account along with his Instagram and Facebook pages have been disabled - just days after the Queen stripped him of his military affiliations and royal patronages EXPLAINER: What's next in Prince Andrew sex abuse lawsuit? | AP NewsNEW YORK (AP) — A judge's ruling against Prince Andrew in a sexual abuse lawsuit Wednesday was bad news for the British royal. Duke of York kept ‘horrifically ill-advised’ company, says ministerArmed Forces Minister James Heappey says that Andrew had ‘caused enormous challenges for the royal family’ Andrew accuser wants resolution ‘that vindicates her and other victims’It comes as a legal expert said the episode threatened to set off a ‘constitutional crisis’ which could engulf the royal family. Fed officials nod to March rate hike as inflation drumbeat grows louderFederal Reserve policymakers this week signaled they will start raising U.S. interest rates in March to battle inflation that's eroding the value of workers' recent wage gains and putting the policysetters under a political spotlight. Virginia Giuffre vows to ‘expose the truth’ in Prince Andrew sex assault trialHer comments came after Queen stripped her son of military titles and royal patronages