A businesswoman who promised to revolutionise healthcare with technology she said could detect diseases with only a few drops of blood has been found guilty of defrauding investors. Prosecutors said Elizabeth Holmes - once the darling of Silicon Valley when her Theranos company was valued at $9bn (£6.5bn) - knowingly lied to investors about the technology's capabilities. And a split jury in California has convicted her of four charges, including conspiracy to commit fraud against investors and three counts of wire fraud. Holmes was cleared of four charges relating to defrauding the public, with no verdicts on three other counts. She was not taken into custody and a sentencing date has yet to be confirmed.
The claims of Holmes had begun to unravel in 2015, after a Wall Street Journal investigation suggested Theranos' core blood-testing technology didn't work. And during a lengthy trial, multiple lab directors testified they told Holmes about the flaws in the company's technology but were instructed to downplay their concerns. Holmes had acknowledged mistakes in the operation but maintained she never knowingly defrauded patients or investors. She has accused former business partner and boyfriend Ramesh Balwani of emotional and sexual abuse - allegations he denies. Their decade-long relationship came to an end around the same time he stepped down as CEO in May 2016. He faces a separate trial next month.

A civil case involving the Duke of York continues later, following the publication of a 2009 damages settlement against sex offender Jeffrey Epstein that revealed Virginia Giuffre had agreed not to sue anyone connected to Epstein who could be described as a "potential defendant". The document, disclosed by a New York court, reveals the financier paid her $500,000 (£371,000) to end her claim. Ms Giuffre is suing Prince Andrew for allegedly sexually assaulting her 20 years ago, when she was a teenager. He has consistently denied her claims, including that she was trafficked to him by Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. The interpretation of the settlement will form a central plank of the argument between the two sides. Although it does not mention the duke by name, his lawyers say this 2009 deal means she cannot sue him.

As many children head back to school, headteachers' unions are warning it's likely some classes will, at times, be sent home to learn remotely, as Covid causes more staff and pupil absences. UK Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi insists face-to-face teaching will remain the norm in England, where Covid testing is taking place in secondary schools. But Association of School and College Leaders head Geoff Barton says: "The biggest problem schools face is the likelihood of high levels of staff absence... there is a possibility that this will mean that some classes and year groups have to be sent home for short periods." Pupils in England are to wear masks in class for the first three weeks of term - in line with the rest of the UK, where children will test for coronavirus at home.

The Daily Telegraph has an interview with the chairman of the government's vaccine advisory group, who says it is "not sustainable" to give Covid boosters to the whole population every six months and that in future, "we need to target the vulnerable". Meanwhile, the i says health workers' organisations are calling for a more cautious approach to coping with the disease in England, with several NHS trusts reported to have declared "critical incidents". Prime Minister Boris Johnson's admission hospitals are likely to face "considerable pressure" in the coming weeks leads the Times. Meanwhile the Daily Mail says there are fears of chaos for returning commuters and schoolchildren, with millions of workers self-isolating. Read the review.

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