The Latest Breaking News from E Jean Carroll

Advice columnist, 79, details social media attacks in wake of rape allegation but tells jurors ‘I couldn’t be more proud to be here’

‘There are some relevant US statutes here, and somebody on your side ought to be thinking about them’

A stunning exchange between the trial judge and Trump’s lawyer this week belied a larger issue in the case: Whether the funding of Ms Carroll’s legal expenses by a private nonprofit primarily funded by liberal megadonor Reid Hoffman has any bearing on the case. John Bowden reports

Columnist E Jean Carroll claims Donald Trump raped her in Manhattan department store in 1990s

Columnist breaks down in witness box after hours of testimony as she described how an alleged sexual assault by the former president had caused crippling anxiety attacks and left her with a fear of intimacy

Inconsistency has led to Trump opening up new attack, and facing admonishment from judge

"He lied and shattered my reputation," Carroll said after taking the stand on Wednesday

Australia’s 1.8 million guest workers are pushed to stay ‘permanently temporary’, review says

Author’s allegation falls under new law allowing accusers to pursue civil lawsuits for old claims