alert to opportunities to mm alert to opportunities to rebuild relations, while _ alert to opportunities to rebuild relations, while respecting . rebuild relations, while respecting that very important decision of the british people. commentator: trying to pull it throu . h. a commentator: trying to pull it through. a lovely _ commentator: trying to pull it through. a lovely little _ commentator: trying to pull it through. a lovely little flick. - commentator: trying to pull it. through. a lovely little flick. what a goal by curtisjones! and, sweet revenge for england in the nations league, beating greece in athens. on bbc london: two london mothers claim terror and stay with us here on bbc news for more continuing coverage and analysis from our team of correspondents here in the uk and around the world. good evening. three former employees at the luxury department store, harrods, have come forward saying they were abused by the younger brother of the owner mohamed al—fayed. salah fayed is accused of attacking the women, between 1989 and 1997, with one of his accusers,

saying she was raped. he died in 2010 and harrods is now under new ownership. the claims follow a bbc investigation into decades of serious abuse by mohamed al—fayed himself. helena wilkinson's report contains some graphic details. right behind you... 1989 and salah fayed helping launch a book by the former first lady, nancy reagan, with his brother mohamed al—fayed. helen is one of three women who have, for the first time, spoken about shocking abuse at the hands of salah fayed. in the same year as this event, helen says she was abused by both mohamed al—fayed and by his brother salah. in february 1989, helen went on a business trip with mohamed al—fayed and was told to stay in the same hotel suite as him. i was taking off my make—up in front

of the mirror and in the mirror i saw fayed walking in, walked into my bathroom, and no knocking, no saying anything. i mean, it's like out of a horrorfilm. it was, like, so frightening. he decided he was going to take me into his room. you know, he was pulling me all the way up the corridor and i was saying, "no, no, let me go." and ijust hadn't got the... i knew i couldn't stop him. so, yeah, he raped me that night. months later, she was sent by mohamed al—fayed to do some personal assistant work for his brother salah, here on the left. helen saw it as a way to escape. i'd met salah. he seemed really nice and friendly, and he didn't seem in the slightest bit like his brother — had totally different character. you know, that's how i felt. but on completing the two—day task,

helen says she was drugged by salah and believes she was then raped by him while unconscious. i woke up the next morning in a completely different room, lying on a settee, and he was sitting at my feet. i remember saying, "i want to leave. i want to leave now." and i went to sit up and i noticed that myjeans' button was undone. helen recalls feeling a sensation in her body and then discovering semen. i knew then what had happened. in my head i knew, because you just know, don't you? this is the letter that mr fayed gave me... earlier that year, two months after helen says mohamed raped her, she was told to sign a harrods non—disclosure agreement. she says it's partly because of that that she's felt unable to speak

out for 35 years. the bbc has also spoken to two other former harrods employees who don't want to be identified, and who say they experienced a range of abuse by both salah and mohamed, of abuse by both salah and mohamed, including trafficking including trafficking and sexual assault. and sexual assault. in response to this bbc news in response to this bbc news investigation, harrods said investigation, harrods said that these new claims point that these new claims point to the breadth of abuse carried out to the breadth of abuse carried out by mohamed al—fayed and raised by mohamed al—fayed and raised serious allegations serious allegations against his brother salah fayed. against his brother salah fayed. harrods said, "we encourage these harrods said, "we encourage these survivors to come forward survivors to come forward and make their claims and make their claims to the harrods scheme." all of these things to the harrods scheme." they also said they hope survivors they also said they hope survivors are looking at every appropriate are looking at every appropriate avenue to them at their pursuit avenue to them at their pursuit ofjustice, whether that be harrods, ofjustice, whether that be harrods, the police or the fayed the police or the fayed family and estate. family and estate. for helen, what was meant to be for helen, what was meant to be a dream job has left a dream job has left her with lifelong trauma. her with lifelong trauma. it's affected my life. it's affected my life. it really has.

i know it's affected my life badly, it really has.

died women before mohamed al fayed died and yet he wasn't charged. and since september they have had 60 more women who have come forward. the met have said it is examine all of these claims and the very powerful report tonight illustrates a key issue which is that there are other people implicated in this abuse beyond mohamed al fayed himself. that means where there are living people accused the met is going to have to do now, it is under severe pressure to do a properjob and look at those people and maybe bring criminal charges. and beyond any criminal cases, potential criminal cases, there are calls for a public inquiry by some of those affected because they see a better public inquiry is they see a better public inquiry is the only thing that can compel witnesses and compel evidence and really get at the bottom of how this abuse went on for so long.- abuse went on for so long. daniel, thank yom — abuse went on for so long. daniel, thank you. daniel _ abuse went on for so long. daniel, thank you. daniel de _ abuse went on for so long. daniel, thank you. daniel de simone - abuse went on for so long. daniel, l thank you. daniel de simone there. and you can watch the bbc documentary that first exposed these allegations, available now, on the iplayer. and if you've been affected by any of this, there are details of organisations offering information and support. just go to bbc.co.uk/actionline, or call for free, at any time to hear recorded information,

on 0800 077 077. it's been announced that donald trump has picked the well known anti—vaxxer, robert f kenneder, to become us secretary of health. he ran as an independent in the recent presidential election, before dropping out to endorse mr trump. sarah smith is live in washington. she has the latest now. how has this gone down, one wonders? it has caused quite a lot of shock, and that's because donald trump seems to be really enjoying provoking the political establishment in washington with these controversial choices, practically defying congress not to approve the candidates that he is picking. rfkjunior is controversial because he is, as you say, a vocal vaccine sceptic, he has promoted debunked theories that link

inoculations with childhood autism and also said he wants to take fluoride out of the drinking water in america because he thinks it is linked to lower iqs in america because he thinks it is linked to lower 105 in children. and as well as that announcement although there has been ongoing controversy about donald trump's pic of congressman matt gaetz to be his attorney general. that would involve putting in charge of thejustice department a man who has been investigated for sex trafficking and drug—taking allegations, allegations that he denies. he resigned very quickly yesterday from congress, probably hoping that that would prevent the publication of a house ethics committee investigation into his behaviour. well, democrats are insisting that that report to be published anyway, and you even have republicans saying that if they don't think he is qualified to take on thisjob as don't think he is qualified to take on this job as attorney general. donald trump wants him to do it because matt gaetz is slavishly loyal to him and would use the justice department to harass donald trump a's political enemies. but he needs to be approved by the senate if he is going to do thisjob and

this could turn into a real battle of wills between donald trump and his republican senators, and we will learn just how powerful the incoming president really is. it’s learn just how powerful the incoming president really is.— president really is. it's going to be fascinating. _ president really is. it's going to be fascinating. sarah, - president really is. it's going to be fascinating. sarah, thank . president really is. it's going to i be fascinating. sarah, thank you. sarah smith, our north american editor there. and, paddy o'connell will have more on this, over on newsnight, on bbc two at 10:30. hello, donald trump's latest appointment is a vaccine sceptic to lead america's health. who is robert f kennedy lead america's health. who is robert f kenneder mad what does his appointment say about donald trump's new plans? join us please on the iplayer, bbc two, bbc news at 10:30pm. cheers, paddy. the governor of the bank of england, andrew bailey, says brexit has slowed growth in the uk. in a speech tonight in the city of london, he said britain should seek to rebuild relations with the eu. now, i've said many times as a public official, i take no position on brexit per se, and that's very important, but i do have to point out consequences. the changing trading relationship

with the eu has weighed on the level of potential supply. the impact on trade seems to be more in goods than services, which i don't think is particularly surprising, but it underlines why we must be alert to and welcome opportunities to rebuild relations, while respecting that very important decision of the british people. andrew bailey speaking a short time ago. chris mason and faisal islam are with me. to you first, faisal islam. he says he's not taking a position on brexit but what is the up to? it is he's not taking a position on brexit but what is the up to?— but what is the up to? it is the context here, _ but what is the up to? it is the context here, the _ but what is the up to? it is the context here, the mansion - but what is the up to? it is the i context here, the mansion house speech is a really important, strategic speech to the financial community from the chancellor and governor of the bank of england. and when i have asked the governor of the bank of england about brexit can always diplomatic and often quite shy to talk about it. not so much there in terms of the impact economically. i think you would argue he wasjust economically. i think you would argue he was just making a statement of economic reality and no sort of political intervention. i was very struck by those words, welcome opportunities to rebuild a uk—eu

relations and suggesting there could be more ambition, particularly for a government that is seeking any lever government that is seeking any [ever for economic growth. the context here is of course that everybody in that room, all of the financiers, will be thinking about donald trump and his potential trade war and tariffs, and the idea that the united kingdom doesn't want to have to make a choice, might have to make a choice between the stated government priority which is a closer relationship with the european union, or are trying to get close to donald trump to stop these tariffs applying to the uk.— tariffs applying to the uk. chris, rachel reeves _ tariffs applying to the uk. chris, rachel reeves was _ tariffs applying to the uk. chris, rachel reeves was there - tariffs applying to the uk. chris, rachel reeves was there as - tariffs applying to the uk. chris, | rachel reeves was there as well, which is interesting in itself. yes, so she was _ which is interesting in itself. yes, so she was giving _ which is interesting in itself. yes, so she was giving her— which is interesting in itself. 133 so she was giving her annual speech at this same event, speaking in the last half hour with economic growth the central mission as the government describes what it is attempting to deliver on, with this dilemma coming, and potentially a big choice coming on that relationship with brussels and the relationship with brussels and the relationship with brussels and the relationship with washington and how you attempt to square both of those. here is what she had to say about that. i look forward to working closely with president—elect trump, -

and his team, to strengthen our relationship in the years ahead. | and of course our biggest trading partner is the european union. i we will not be reversing brexit or re—entering the single - market or customs union, - but we must reset our relationship. we have heard repeatedly, haven't we, it's worth emphasising that a lot of people brexit wasn't purely about economics, it was about culture, sovereignty and taking control. and there you have the chancellor sticking to the plan, the promise that the uk will not re—enter the big economic constructs of the european union. but it wants the so—called reset but what can that amount to and how big a contribution can it make towards economic growth? then, how might the eu respond to any tariffs, import taxes imposed by the incoming trump administration and how does the uk respond to that? and you come back

to that dilemma again. do you look towards your nearest neighbours geographically, or towards america where you have closest trading partners in europe but as far as financial services are concerned the us is really important?— us is really important? indeed. chris mason — us is really important? indeed. chris mason and _ us is really important? indeed. chris mason and faisal- us is really important? indeed. chris mason and faisal islam, | us is really important? indeed. - chris mason and faisal islam, many thanks. the prison officers' association says the threat of corruption in jails is "very real", with a minority of staff letting the prison service down. there are more than 23,000 prison officers in england and wales, and a record number of them were sacked for misconduct in the year tojune 202a. 165, which is up by more than 30% on the previous year. here's sima kotecha. last year, beatrice was convicted of money laundering and served 1a months in prison before being released in september. she says while inside hmp she says while inside hmp bronzefield in surrey, a prison bronzefield in surrey, a prison officer made passes officer made passes at her and other inmates. at her and other inmates. he commented on my appearance a lot. he commented on my appearance a lot. he suggested he wanted he suggested he wanted

to come into my cell. to come into my cell. what did he want you to do? what did he want you to do? i feel if i had been up for it, i feel if i had been up for it, he would have wanted sexual favours. he would have wanted sexual favours. yeah, and i spoke to yeah, and i spoke to several other women several other women since then that have all experienced since then that have all experienced the same thing from the same guy. the same thing from the same guy. comments about the size comments about the size of their breasts, how he would of their breasts, how he would want blowjobs from them. want blowjobs from them. actions as needed. i was aware with one girl that he told her to hold out her hands and out her hands and she closed her eyes she closed her eyes and went in for a kiss. and went in for a kiss. ijust...itjust, sorry. ijust...itjust, sorry. it upsets me because there's a lot of vulnerable women in there. bronzefield is a private prison run by sodexo. it said it can't comment about any individual case, but that it will undertake

all appropriate investigations and take necessary

you were a corrupt prison officer. foolishly, yes, iwas. i let a lot of people down, and it did take its toll on me. it weighed heavy. how much money were you making? in simple terms, for a package into prison, you'd be looking at around £400 or £500 per package. that's what you were making per package? yes. the snowball effect of when i agreed to bring in the package the first time, it then became two and three. and after package four, it was purely, purely about the money. there's got to be a bigger scope. they've got to up the ante by searching officers going in. i was searched twice in three years and that isn't good, you know. we need to stop it at the gates. the ministry ofjustice said the majority ofjail staff are hard—working and honest, and they're catching the small minority who break the rules. it said it's bolstered its corruption unit and is strengthening its vetting. the way things are in prisons at the moment is not going to make people better.

it's making people worse, if anything, and it's a hopeless place. sima kotecha, bbc news. a 17—year—old girl who died in a collision on the m5 on monday night, after getting out of a police car, has been named as tamzin hall. the teenager left the stationary vehicle on the northbound carriageway, moments before she was hit by a car travelling southbound. avon and somerset police has referred itself to the independent office for police conduct. the health secretary, wes streeting, is facing criticism from senior labour figures, over his repeated interventions opposing a change in the law on assisted dying in england and wales. mps will vote later this month on a plan to allow terminally ill adults, expected to die within six months, the right to seek help to end their life. here's chris again. should you be able to

choose when you die? campaigners say yes, but it's a huge question. the health secretary said he'll vote against it. the labour mp leading the campaign to change the law, has said that has left her disappointed and upset. i was just quite concerned that there'd been an instruction not to really talk about this publicly from from cabinet members, but that's absolutely fine. you know, they are entitled to talk about it if they wish and there's a range of views. like i say, wes has got his views, but you've got people like ed miliband and lisa nandy and liz kendall, who are very, very supportive of a change in the law. a month ago, wes streeting told a large, notionally private meeting of labour mps he would vote against a change, and he's said it repeatedly since. i've made it clear that i'll be voting against the assisted dying bill this time. that's mainly because i don't think that palliative care, end of life care, is where it needs to be to give people a real choice. and yesterday mr streeting spoke to nhs staff and suggested to reporters a change in the law

would mean less money for other health priorities. all this after the government's most senior civil servant wrote to all ministers last month saying the government was neutral on the issue and so ministers should exercise discretion and should not take part in the public debate. privately and publicly some labour figures bluntly think the health secretary should wind his neck in. take this former minister, who wants the law to change. i'm a great wes streeting fan, but i think on this issue he should do what the cabinet secretary said and just hold fire a little bit. and now another cabinet minister has chosen to speak out for the first time. i'll be voting for the bill. you know, i've always believed in giving people as much choice and control as possible, and with all the right safeguards, which this bill has, i believe it's a really important step forward on such a difficult

issue, giving people that choice and control. there was a suggestion from the cabinet secretary of all people that senior politicians, cabinet ministers, should be careful about the arguments that are articulated, that the government has a neutral position. have you all managed that? has the health secretary managed that? oh, look, i'm a great champion of wes streeting. he's a friend and he's a great champion for reform himself. but you know this is something that people have different views about. different views, often strong views from some on both sides, as others those close to wes streeting say the health secretary's views were always going to be sought and he approached the debate in a genuine, thoughtful and considerate way. chris mason, bbc news, at westminster. universities in england are warning that almost three—quarters of institutions could face financial difficulties next year, despite tuition fees rising for the first time in nearly a decade. the bbc has learnt the latest forecasts by the regulator,

due to be published tomorrow, show 72% of universities are spending more than their income and 40% have barely one month of cash left in the bank to pay bills. branwenjeffreys has more. this university has already taken tough decisions. £30 million cut from its spending in under two years to put its finances on a stable footing. we reduced by about 20% the number of courses that we're able to offer at the university. we're seeing class sizes increase, or more students in a lecture. we've had to, unfortunately, reduce the number of people in our student services, so things like mental health counselling and other support. yet while students here are focussed on their friends and lectures, the office for students warns many more universities face a financial crisis. part of the honesty that needs to come to the conversation is... speaking to me exclusively, the chairman made it clear

university mergers and more course closures might be needed. they must work to think about a transformation of their offer. it doesn't make sense in many respects for universities in the same city or the same region to compete in terms of the courses being offered. but by the same token, we don't want what's referred to as cold spots, where some courses are just not available to students in particular areas. the one—year deal to increase fees by a little bit hasn't really solved any of the long—term challenges facing universities. the number of international students has fallen, and that's not likely to change. and as the cost of going to university goes up, there is a risk that some students will be put off. these first year health care students will see their fees rise, but at least they know there are nhs jobs waiting. i'm surrounded by all this up—to—date technology.

like, everything's working well. ifeel like i can see where the money's going, but i can't speak for other courses. i don't think all students see the benefits equally. it's hard as a student because you don't always see that money. we will, when our equipment changes, and, like, labs and stuff. but if you're doing something where equipment stays basically the same, if you're doing something like english, where a book is a book, you're not seeing that money, really. so the pressure is on for universities to show value for money, explain to students what they get for their fees, all while the government considers if tuition fees should continue to go up in the future. branwen jeffreys, bbc news. zookeepers in edinburgh are calling for more to be done to limit the use of fireworks, because of stress caused to animals. two red pandas died at the zoo last week, amid claims the cause may have been bonfire night fireworks causing anxiety. lorna gordon has that story.

the red pandas of edinburgh zoo. they're an endangered species with only around 4,000 left in the wild. the zoo has a successful breeding programme, but the recent deaths of a young red panda and her mum means the number here has now dropped by two. this is one of our red pandas, bruce. so i'm just feeding him and giving him a wee treat with some grapes. he's quite a nice wee animal. you can see he's really gentle, taking the grapes. days before she died, the young kit, called roxie, lost her mother. vets suspect the older animal's death might be linked to fireworks. but roxie had been doing well until the stress of bonfire night proved too much for her as well. we had observed her on the camera feeding normally, but on bonfire night she was actually not in the house, and in the morning we found her on the ground, which would be unusual for a tree dwelling animal to be on the ground. on that particular night the noise was horrendous,

so it was really devastating to find that she'd actually died when she had been doing so well. and the red pandas are not alone. a number of the animals here, including the chimps in this enclosure, find excessive noise stressful. the zoo is now calling for restrictions on the use of fireworks — and others agree. a petition signed by more than 1 million people was delivered to government last week, calling for more to be done to protect animals on one of the noisiest nights of the year. lorna gordon, bbc news, at edinburgh zoo. in a remote part of the pacific ocean near the solomon islands, scientists have discovered the largest coral reef ever recorded. it's thought to be more than 500 years old and is bigger than a blue whale. it was found in deeper waters than some coral reefs, which may have protected it from higher sea temperatures. its discovery is being hailed by scientists as a "beacon of hope", offering clues about how it's

managed to thrive. despite several players pulling out of the england squad in the run—up to tonight's nations league match in athens, england put on an impressive display against greece, winning comfortably 3—0. here's andy swiss. cheering england's fans had made it to athens, just not all the players. after nine withdrawals from the squad prompted criticism from the captain harry kane, the supporters here were also less than impressed. like harry kane said, they should all be thankful to put on that england shirt, notjust play for the big games. it's the greatest honour, isn't it, playing for england? so surely they should be all turning up. do you agree with harry kane? i kind of do agree with harry. if they are injured, | that's fine, and i'm sure they are. sure they are. they would not pull out they would not pull out if they weren't injured. | surprisingly, though, if they weren't injured. | kane didn't actually start. instead, kyle walker instead, kyle walker captained the side.

but england's unfamiliar captained the side. line—up burst out of the blocks as the man picked blocks as the man picked ahead of kane proved why. ahead of kane proved why. commentator: and that is commentator: and that is why he's in the team. - why he's in the team. - ollie watkins putting ollie watkins putting the visitors ahead, a neat move and a the visitors ahead, a neat move and a no—nonsense finish. no—nonsense finish. but greece, remember, beat england but greece, remember, beat england last month and onlyjordan pickford's brilliance last month and onlyjordan stopped an equaliser. while the players also had impressive night. while the players also had to deal with a green laser being shone from the crowd. to deal with a green laser after the break, though, it was england posing all the problems. posing all the problems. jude bellingham hit jude bellingham hit the post, and when he hit the post again, the post, and when he with a little bit of help, england extended their lead. england extended their lead. the ball bouncing in off the ball bouncing in off greece's luckless keeper. greece's luckless keeper. but the visitors didn't mind. and the best was yet to come, as curtisjones marked his debut in sumptuous style. commentator: lovely little flick. what a goal from curtis jones! - a stunning finish rounding off a 3—0 win. an unforgettable moment for him and after such a tricky build—up,

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