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the front of the times, the story on the le ther the front of the times, the story on the l; the sun go on mohamed the mirror and the sun go on mohamed al fayed and the terrible things we been hearing. that sea front pages tomorrow. that's all we've got time for tonight. victoria will be back with you on monday from the labour conference in liverpool. till then — have a nice weekend. goodnight. hello, i'm geeta gurumurthy. lawyers representing 37 women

who say they were raped or sexually assaulted by mohamed al fayed say he was a monster and sexual predator, whose behaviour was enabled by harrods, the luxury store he owned until 2010. harrods' current owners say they're appalled by the allegations and have a settlement process in place for alleged victims. tonight, a former manager of fulham fc�*s women's team has told us that female players weren't allowed to be left alone with the billonaire when he owned the club, because it was well known that he liked �*young, blonde girls'. it all comes after the bbc aired a documentary yesterday, which heard testimony from more than 20 survivors. since then, more people have approached the bbc and the metropolitan police with further allegations. here's helena wilkinson with today's developments. and a warning, this report contains descriptions of sexual violence. mohamed al fayed, the billionaire who was a powerful figure in british society. the former boss of harrods and one—time owner of fulham football club,

he was also the father of dodi al fayed, who died in a car crash with princess diana. today, at an extraordinary news conference, more shocking and disturbing details about al fayed's behaviour towards female staff at harrods were revealed. mohamed al fayed, my boss, the person i worked for, pushed himself onto me. ifell to the floor with him still on top of me but i managed to kick free. he just laughed at me. he then composed himself and he told me in no uncertain terms that i was never to breathe a word of this to anyone. i was subjected to an unnecessary and intrusive medical examination. i was never given those results. i was subjected to aids and std testing without consent, and now believe in hindsight i was checked for my purity. lawyers representing al fayed's accusers said this was one of the worst cases of sexual

exploitation they had ever seen. we will say it plainly — mohamed al fayed was a monster. ouraim, and our single aim, is to seekjustice for the survivors. alongside, american lawyer gloria allred who has represented dozens of victims of high—profile powerful men. mohamed al fayed died last year at 94 years old. - he died without ever taking i responsibility for what he did to many of his victims. these victims have suffered for years, even decades. i accusations had been made about al fayed over a number of years. in 2008 and 2009, the police did get involved in a sexual assault case of a 15—year—old girl, but the crown prosecution service decided there wasn't enough

evidence to prosecute. and then three more times between 2018 and 2023, the police consulted prosecutors for advice on other allegations, but mohamed al fayed died before the investigation was complete. harrods, which has been under new ownership for more than a decade, said today that more accusers have come forward since the bbc documentary. they say they are utterly appalled at the allegations and have expressed sympathy for the victims. they've also said they're providing a compensation scheme for ex—employees who say they were attacked by al fayed. highlighted here isjohn macnamara, al fayed's then head of security. the former senior met police officer was today named as one of those who threatened some of the victims. speaking to the bbc for the first time, a woman we're calling kate said that al fayed assaulted her a number of times. she was 22 when she started

working at harrods. he's an absolute monster. he knew exactly what he was doing, as did many other people throughout the organisation. i received threatening phone calls after i'd left harrods, threats not to speak. the police have urged any victims of sexual assault to contact them. for al fayed's accusers, there's regret that he's no longer alive to face justice. helena wilkinson, bbc news. 0ur sports correspondent laura scott has been speaking to a former manager of the women's team at fulham fc — which mohamed al fayed owned from 1997 to 2013. she has more from craven cottage. i've been speaking to a former manager of fulham football club's women's team, who told me that extra precautions were put in place to protect female players

from mohamed al fayed. gota haugenes, who managed the team from 2001 to 2003, said that members of staff became aware that the late billionaire liked young blonde girls and as a result, the players weren't allowed to be left alone with the late billionaire owner, who owned the club for 16 years from 1997 to 2013. earlier, we had a statement from fulham saying that they were deeply concerned by the disturbing reports that have come to light about al fayed, and they said that they were trying to establish whether anyone at this club had been affected, encouraging anyone with information to come forward notjust to the club but to the police as well. and whilst lawyers representing women who have accused alford women who have accused al fayed of sexual abuse say they aren't currently representing anyone who previously worked here, they said their investigations are ongoing and that wherever al fayed went, there would be victims. tomorrow, fulham play here at craven cottage and we know that many fans are calling for the chance in honour of al fayed, to be brought to an end. and just a reminder you can see

the full story on the bbc documentary �*al fayed — predator at harrods'. that's on the iplayer and there's also a podcast on bbc sounds. the militant group hezbollah has confirmed one of its top leaders, ibrahim aqil has been killed in beirut. israel said it was a targeted strike. lebanon says 12 people were killed. hezbollah, proscribed as a terrorist group, was attacked in recent days when pagers and walkietalkies used by their fighters exploded, killing at least 37 people — israel hasn't commented on those attacks. today's strike came amid the latest cross—border exchange of fire, with hezbollah launching more than 100 rockets into israel. 0ur chief international correspondent 0rla guerin reports now from beirut. explosion. this footage captures the moment of the attack, in the heartland of hezbollah. explosion. the skyline looks like a city at war.

israel hit hard, without warning, in the densely populated residential district of dahiya. calling this a precision strike, the target was the veteran hezbollah military leader ibrahim aqil. israel said he had been eliminated, along with about ten commanders of an elite unit. at the time of the strike, aqil and the commanders of the radwan forces were gathered underground under a residential building in the heart of the dahiya in beirut, hiding among lebanese civilians, using them as human shields. they were in the middle of planning more terror attacks against israeli civilians. aqil had plenty of enemies. the us had put a $7 million bounty on his head, accusing him of involvement in the killing

of americans in beirut in the 1980s. day after day now, hezbollah is being hit and being weakened by warfare from a distance. we were repeatedly prevented from reaching the scene by locals and the lebanese army. well, emergency vehicles have been coming and going. we've counted at least ten ambulances coming up and down the road, going to pick up casualties. the dead are still being counted. there's a lot of anger here, a lot of tension. this was another major strike on hezbollah here in its stronghold in south beirut. tonight, rescue workers still digging in the rubble for people who lived here.

among the missing — four—year—old naya ghazi, a threat to no—one. 0rla guerin, bbc news, beirut. from jerusalem, our international editorjeremy bowen has more on the state of play at the end of what's been a dramatic week in the region. after a week of, well, exploding pages and radios and now this raid pagers and radios and now this raid on a meeting that the hezbollah leadership clearly thought was secret in a basement in their stronghold in the southern suburbs of beirut. i mean, they have had a disastrous week, and they must be wondering what else israel has got in store for them. however, these remarkable tactical victories by the israelis do not bring them closer to their strategic objectives, which is, first of all, to stop the fire across the border into israel from lebanon, which has in fact intensified, and to get 60 plus thousand israelis

back to their homes in border towns, which have become ghost towns. there are more lebanese, incidentally, on the other side, who've had to leave their homes because of what israel has been doing in return. so what's been happening this week, i think, is israel trying to break out of the status quo and do some real damage to their enemies? real damage to their enemies. now they've done the damage, but they haven't changed that status quo. and that's why there are fears that — and there's quite a bit of talk as well in israel — about the prospect of a military incursion by israeli ground troops into lebanon. and that is something that israel's western allies are against. but it may happen, and it's part of what is looking like a very dangerous slide towards all—out war in the region at really one of the most dangerous moments in the last 12 months. more than 70,000 people fighting in russia's military have now died

in the war in ukraine, according to new research by the bbc. working with the independent website mediazone, bbc russia has analysed the names of the dead published on social media, in obituaries and official publications — and they've discovered that more russian volunteers are dying on the battlefield than soldiers. 0lga ivshina has this report. the faces of russian fighters killed in ukraine are changing. now, more and more men in their 405, 50s and even 60s are volunteering for the front line. 62—year—old rinat khusniyarov was one of them. before he volunteered, he had two jobs. fighting for russia, he earned seven times what he did before. russian authorities have repeatedly increased sign—up bonuses to attract men like rinat. he died in february this year — he died in february this year — we don't know where exactly, we don't know where exactly, but thousands of kilometres away but thousands of kilometres away a ukrainian offensive in kursk, from his home in russia. from his home in russia. last month, russian forces faced last month, russian forces faced

a ukrainian offensive in kursk, the first on russian territory. the kremlin claims this attack has encouraged more volunteers to sign up to fight. there are no official figures on the numbers of russians killed so, since the start of the war, the bbc and its partner, mediazona, have been trying to build a picture of what is happening on the front lines. we have been using photos of graves, social media posts and news articles to uncover the scale of russian losses. this graph shows the extent of russia's weekly battlefield deaths we have been able to verify since the start of the war — 70,000 lives lost.

shown with a spike last october. since then, more than 100 volunteers have died each week, and in some weeks that has more than doubled. the spike in the number killed coincides with a russian offensive on avdiivka in the east of ukraine, one of the war�*s deadliest confrontations. they are fighting a battle where they are not prepared and might not have the needed equipment to fight. there isn't sufficient preparation, and there are also equipment shortages or nonexistent equipment for which they haven't prepared. 0ur account only shows deaths reported publicly. the true figure of losses is likely to be higher. asked for comment, the russian government did not respond. earlier this year, ukraine went public with its losses, acknowledging 31,000 of its soldiers had been killed. us intelligence suggests that number is higher. moscow continues to push on, willing to exchange thousands

of lives for small pieces of scattered land. 0lga ivshina, bbc news. the prime minister sir keir starmer, deputy prime minister angela rayner and chancellor rachel reeves won't accept any further donations for clothing — according to a downing street source. the prime minister has been embroiled in a row after it emerged he had repeatedly accepted gifts including sunglasses, tailoring and personal shopping for him and his wife. 0ur political correspondent leila nathoo has the story. dressed for the topjobs. but at whose expense? now the prime minister, his deputy and his chancellor will have to pay their own way to look sharp after downing street said they'd no longer accept any further donations for clothing. it was during the election campaign that keir starmer was spotted wearing more expensive looking outfits. then a donation to his office was noticed, from this man, the influential labour donor lord alli, of £16,000 for work clothing and multiple pairs of glasses.

but pressure began building when it emerged that he had also given money towards the wardrobe of the prime minister's wife, lady victoria starmer. ministers spent the week fending off questions about whether this was really necessary. successive prime ministers, unless you're a billionaire like the last one, do rely on donations, political donations, so they can look their best. i'm afraid i'm not responsible for decisions the prime minister makes. but anything that stops me talking about all of the work— that we are doing in government to try and make things better. for whoever it might be, i of course, that annoys me. i have to say, this does seem like a bit of a distraction. - tonight, the deputy prime minister, angela rayner, and the chancellor, rachel reeves, were also dragged into the row, after the financial times reported they too received donations for clothing but didn't declare them as such. you don't need this. it gives the impression that almost, you know, your mp today is sponsored by armani or something. it just looks cheap. and also the hypocrisy of it.

you know, in opposition they were saying they're going to be, you know, change the nature of politics, be whiter than white. and it turns out, actually, there's no such thing. number ten appears now to have realised all of this isn't a good look. as the labour party gathers for its annual conference this weekend, keir starmer will hope the focus will be on su bsta nce over style. david cornock is at westminster for us. so this has been an unwelcome distraction, clearly, numberten distraction, clearly, number ten trying distraction, clearly, numberten trying to put this to bed. hetero; distraction, clearly, number ten trying to put this to bed. very much so. no coincidence _ trying to put this to bed. very much so. no coincidence that _ trying to put this to bed. very much so. no coincidence that this - trying to put this to bed. very much so. no coincidence that this has - so. no coincidence that this has come on the eve of the party conference, after a week of pretty bleak headlines for labour. the u—turn also follows report by the financial times that saw both rachel reeves and angela rayner dragged into the row boat free donations of

clothing from labour donors. and that's why downing street has made it clear tonight that keir starmer, angela rayner and rachel reeves now on no longer believe it will be appropriate to accept donations of clothing now that they are in government.— clothing now that they are in government. , . , , government. they are supporting the government — government. they are supporting the government have _ government. they are supporting the government have argued _ government. they are supporting the government have argued that - government. they are supporting the government have argued that there l government. they are supporting the | government have argued that there is no proof the donors got anything at all in return, this is really about making sure people looked their best when they were under a lot of scrutiny during the election campaign and they point of course to the behaviour of borisjohnson and donations that he was criticised for taking. donations that he was criticised for takina. . donations that he was criticised for takin.. , . , , , taking. yes, absolutely. it is clear, though, _ taking. yes, absolutely. it is clear, though, that - taking. yes, absolutely. it is clear, though, that keir- taking. yes, absolutely. it is- clear, though, that keir starmer has been quite dismissive about questions about this earlier in the week. he was dismissive, saying, oh the rules have all been followed. that's what's really important. whereas i think for others it was a question of his politicaljudgment, it was also a question of

transparency because some of these donations would not immediately declared as being foreclosed. they may have been for office support or support for the senior politician to do theirjob. it's only really dripped out over the last few days just what these donations were used for, they were used for clothing. again, not against the rules, and if declared, that is perfectly legitimate. but at a time when the government is taking what it sees as tough decisions, removing winter fuel payments for example worth hundreds of pounds from the millions of pensioners, it's not really a good look then to see people like keir starmer not paying for their own office people clothing. ts keir starmer not paying for their own office people clothing. is there a risk though. _ own office people clothing. is there a risk though, and _ own office people clothing. is there a risk though, and future, - own office people clothing. is there a risk though, and future, if- own office people clothing. is there a risk though, and future, if labourj a risk though, and future, if labour front ventures and leaders are not looking as the photographers want them to and they are under so much scrutiny, everyone is these days of

course, they will then be criticised for that? we remember previous labour leaders also getting flak for that, it's a very difficult balance, isn't it, for anyone in front—line politics? it isn't it, for anyone in front-line olitics? . . isn't it, for anyone in front-line olitics? , . ., _ politics? it is, and obviously in the tv age. — politics? it is, and obviously in the tv age, smartphone - politics? it is, and obviously in the tv age, smartphone age, l politics? it is, and obviously in - the tv age, smartphone age, people are expected to look presentable in politics. but then you think, keir starmer is on £166,000 a year, that's more than, well, more than 99% of the rest of the uk. so there is an argument there that maybe he can afford to buy the auto suit or two and a smart tie and maybe even pay for his own spectacles.— pay for his own spectacles. thanks ve much pay for his own spectacles. thanks very much indeed. _ let's take a look at how saturday mornings front pages are covering the story. the guardian leads with a simple declaration — �*we won't take any more clothes as free gifts'. the times calls it a �*labour u—turn on freebies' with angela rayner also

saying she'll stop accepting donations. �*i took free clothes, too'. the telegraph brings the chancellor rachel reeves into the fray. meanwhile the mail claims sir keir starmer�*s popularity has plunged 26 points as a result of the row. meanwhile the mail claims sir keir starmer�*s popularity has in other headlines — the mirror brands the late mohamed al fayed a "monster" as further allegations of rape and sexual assault emerge. and the express focus on the winter fuel cuts — claiming that 86 percent of the poorest pensioners will lose out. the leader of reform uk nigel farage has told his party conference in birmingham that "bigots" and "extremists" aren't welcome in the party. he said it now needs more supporters at constituency level. joe pike reports from the conference. this party wants to professionalise. where is he? is he not here? but today began with confusion, with reform officials not entirely sure where their leader was. how are you feeling, mr farage? happy, joyous. it was third party lucky for nigel farage's westminster ambitions. he now wants to build a slicker election—winning machine. it means weeding out candidates that

are totally inappropriate and damage the work of thousands of others. you had a few of those. oh, i mean, let's face it, the last election, a lot of those candidates hadn't been vetted at all. we are about building branches, we are about fielding candidates. and you actually think you can win the next election? i think, if ever there's going to be a seismic sea change in politics, it's in the next few years. with you as pm? me or somebody younger and better looking. reform uk claim this conference is their biggest, and the members seem to be enjoying it. i have been a lifelong conservative voter, from the 1970s. to me, they've let the country down. it's wrong. people have been brought - to our country to take cheap jobs, if you like, and the only people who benefit from it _ are the people at the top having a cheaper labour force. - reform's support may be substantial, but it is not focused enough to take advantage of the first—past—the—post voting system. nigel farage's party won 4.1 million votes at the general election, considerably more than

the liberal democrats, but ended up with just a 14th of their number of mps. 0ne perennial challenge, there seems to only be a single star in this political solar system. our first big test of fire comes on the first thursday in may next year. we will need over 2,000 candidates. we will need you, organised, behind them, helping them. i genuinely believe that, if we get next may right, we can produce a result that is truly astonishing. reform uk may be on a high, but labour's massive majority means their big battle is to stay relevant. joe pike, bbc news, birmingham. the actor david graham best known for providing the voice of some famous children's tv characters, has died at the age of 99. he was the voice of parker in thunderbirds and grandpa pig in peppa pig. colin paterson looks

back at his life. we are closing in on him, milady. good, parker. generations of children grew up listening to david graham's voice. in the 1960s, he was parker... yes, milady. ..lady penelope's ever—so—loyal chauffeur in thunderbirds, basing the way he spoke on a real wine waiter. it turned out that he'd been a retired member of the royal household. i think he worked for the duke of windsor. and we asked him, you know, what he thought, and he said he was a real gent. you know, they don't make them like that anymore. and we just embroidered him from then on. oh, my lady? is this the end of the daleks? he also voiced the daleks in early dr who alongside his friend peter hawkins. exterminate him! exterminate him! last year, at the age of 98, he returned to provide new dalek dialogue for a restored colourised version of the original dalek story. you will go ahead of us and follow my directions.

hello! but for many, the part for which they will know him best was rather less menacing. 20 years ago, he became the voice of grandpa pig in peppa pig. let's watch some television. david graham said he was thrilled that voiceover work had allowed him to extend an acting career which had included being a member of sir laurence 0livier�*s company at the national theatre, and one that ended giving joy to so, so many. 0h—ho! oh, you seem heavier than before. pig snorts. the actor david graham, who has died at the age of 99. after a week on the run, cinnamon the capybara has been found safe and well in a pond. the giant rodent, which captured international attention, is now back in her enclosure at hoo zoo near telford. bob hockenhull has the story.

the moment cinnamon the capybara is finally captured after a week on the run. staff at hoo zoo in telford finally spotted the elusive rodent at a pond not very far away, and waded in so they could surround her. the taste of freedom has proved highly desirable. cinnamon was able to elude her keepers by hiding in thick undergrowth. this afternoon, the game was up. if you drew a line from her enclosure to where the pond is located, it's about 250 metres, so she really hadn't travelled that far, but she was obviously having too much fun out there and didn't want to bring herself back. so unfortunately, we did have to bring bring her back. we can'tjust leave capybaras out in the wild, as much as i'm sure we'd all love that. so yeah, we're very pleased that she's now back here. the story of cinnamon the escapee has captured people's imagination. but for now, the zoo wants her to stay out of the public

eye so she can recuperate. while cinnamon is resting from her ordeal in the enclosure behind me, the zoo says she'll be checked over by vets in the coming days and reintroduced to the public next weekend. meanwhile, an extra gate is being erected around cinnamon's pen to make sure there's no repeat of the great escape. bob hockenhull, bbc news, shropshire. amazing, glad that she's back. ithink there's that amount of rain on the way, particularly now time for the weather i think there's that she's int i think there's that she's back. now time for the weather with tomasz schafernaker. with tomasz schafernaker. hello. hello. well, friday brought some storms well, friday brought some storms to southern parts of the uk. to southern parts of the uk. even a report of a damaging tornado. even a report of a damaging tornado. but at the same time, some parts but at the same time, some parts of the country were also quite of the country were also quite sunny and warm. sunny and warm. in kew gardens, the temperatures of rain on the way, particularly in kew gardens, the temperatures reached 25 celsius. reached 25 celsius. the days ahead are the days ahead are looking very different — looking very different — it's turning unsettled, it's turning unsettled, it's turning autumnal. it's turning autumnal. a jet stream will send weather a jet stream will send weather fronts in our direction. fronts in our direction. i think there's a fair amount i think there's a fair amount

of rain on the way, particularly across the southern half of the uk, and this time next week, some parts of the country could be around ten degrees cooler by day. now, in terms of the rainfall this weekend, you can see where most of it will be. this is just the potential for rainfall here, perhaps 50mm or so in some parts of england and wales. so it is a mixed bag this weekend. certainly some sunshine on the way, particularly across northern parts of the uk, but also heavy showers at times.