the handling of mohamed al fayed is not a matter of distant history.so sheds light on how police deal with violence against women and girls today. sam died in 2007 in a car crash. her family say mohamed al fayed's abuse and not being listened to by police altered the course of her life. she was never right after what happened in london. it really changed her outlook on life. we had 12 years of erratic behaviour after that. suicide attempts. she never really found her place in life. and daniel de simone joins me now. what more do we know about these revelations? i what more do we know about these revelations?— these revelations? i think for these revelations? i think for the met this _ these revelations? i think for the met this is _ these revelations? i think for the met this is an _ these revelations? i think for the met this is an issue - the met this is an issue because in the past few weeks they said they had 21 women who came forward while al fayed was alive and they said the earliest was in 2005. this account of samantha runcie's sexual assault o

he worked with al—fayed until 2010, when new owners bought the business.formal complaints had been brought to him — although rumours of al—fayed's behaviour were in the public domain. bbc news have repeatedly asked to interview him and try and find out what was known by senior staff at harrods of the allegations at the time, but every time the request has been declined. in september, he stepped down from his role as a trustee of the royal ballet and opera, while an internal review at harrods was taking place. the department store has declined to tell us whether it's identified or taken any action against anyone currently working there. it says its internal review is ongoing. ellie price, bbc news. with more on this, our culture correspondent, charlotte gallagher, joins us now. there has been a lot of pressure on the current administration of harrods to come out and say something. they have issued statements before but this is probably the strongest we have heard them basically say sorry, i guess? yes, a personal apology from mr ward, the current boss of ha

the first time serious allegations of abuse against salah fayed, the younger brother of mohamed al fayedthree former harrods employees allege that salah fayed abused them between 1989—1997. one woman, who has waived her right to anonymity, told the bbc she believes she was raped by salah after she was drugged. salah, who died in 2010, was one of three fayed brothers who bought harrods in 1985. the luxury department store is now under new ownership. these new allegations come after a bbc investigation in september exposed decades of serious sexual abuse allegations against mohamed al fayed. the metropolitan police have said they now have had over 80 complaints against him. helena wilkinson reports. awarning, a warning, some of you might find the details of this report distressing. 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

the handling of al fayed is not a matter of distant history.am died in 2007 in a car crash. her family say al fayed's abuse and not being listened to by police altered the course of her life. she was never right after what happened in london. it really changed her outlook on life. we had 12 years of erratic behaviour after that. a suicide attempt. she never really found her place in life. and if you could buy this story, you can search bbc action line on our website for details of support. gps, care homes and hospices hire —— have voiced concerns they will have to pay the additional employer national insurance. here additional employer national here is our correspondent helen kat to tell us why they are categorised differently. this is to do with _ categorised differently. this is to do with the _ categorised differently. ti 3 is to do with the budget on wednesday, the biggest revenue raising measure in it was to put up the rate of national insurance as paid by employers. there was an exemption put into that for anything in the public sector, s

the handling of al fayed is not a matter of distant history.police deal with violence against women and girls today. sam died in 2007 in a car crash. her family say al fayed's abuse and not being listened to by police altered the course of her life. she was never right after what happened in london. it really changed her outlook on life. we had 12 years of erratic behaviour after that. a suicide attempt. she never really found her place in life. if you've been affected by this story, search �*bbc action line' on the bbc news website for support. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. cutting the amount of sugar children get in the womb and as toddlers can protect them against diabetes and high blood pressure in adulthood, research suggests. the study, by the university of southern california, analysed the impact of ending sugar rationing in the uk after the second world war. it found significant differences between babies born either side of the ending of sugar rationing in britain. professor steve turner is the president of the

al fayed is no longer alive to face _ police.face prosecution, i police. al fayed is no longer| alive to face prosecution, we are determined to bring anyone who is suspected to have played a part in his offending to justice. as a result of inquiries so far we have now launched an investigation into a number of people associated with armoured al fayed. this investigation will look at what role those individuals may have played in facilitating or enabling his offending and what opportunities they had to protect for them is from his horrendous abuse. our priority is to providejustice, answers, and support those affected by these awful crimes. i and support those affected by these awful crimes.— and support those affected by these awful crimes. i went back to harrods _ these awful crimes. i went back to harrods about _ these awful crimes. i went back to harrods about a _ these awful crimes. i went back to harrods about a year- these awful crimes. i went back to harrods about a year ago - these awful crimes. i went back| to harrods ab

the claims follow a bbc investigation into decades of serious abuse by mohamed al—fayed himself. na 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. mon

a week into the job, al—fayed handed him an envelope as he left for a business trip.as $5,000 in cash with no note, nothing. i started to ask, like, "why would...? "why would i do that?" 0r, "why was i being given this money?" and someone said, uh, in theirjudgment that, "he was trying to get you to compromise yourself. you to come back and say, �*0h, i spent money on drugs,�* or, �*i spent money, frolicking, doing something that i shouldn�*t have been doing,�* and that he would then use that information against you if you should ever turn on him." i am certainly aware of people who, i�*ll call it, succumbed to the temptation and took advantage of the envelopes of cash continued for six months. mr brilliant didn�*t spend them and tried to give them back. about a year later, information from a private phone call was quoted back to him in a meeting. i get kind of goosebumps and the hair stands up on the back of my neck, realising that my phones were being listened in on. shortly afterwards, he was sacked. al fayed routinely bugged staff in their offices and homes, and h

the handling of mohamed al fayed is not a matter of distant history.w police deal with violence against women and girls today. sam died in 2007 in a car crash. her family say mohamed al fayed's abuse and not being listened to by police altered the course of her life. she was never right after what happened in london. it really changed her outlook on life. we had 12 years of erratic behaviour after that. a suicide attempt. she never really found her place in life. if you have been affected by this story, you can search the bbc website for support. thank you for being with us on bbc news. israel has bombed the southern suburbs of the lebanese capital beirut for the first time in almost a week. it comes a day after israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu met visiting us officials to discuss a possible deal to end the war in lebanon. let's go live tojerusalem. ben brown is there for us. leben en's prime minister indicating this may be a rejection of the ceasefire. that is absolutely right. yesterday, the caretaker prime minister was talking quite optimis

the handling of al fayed is not a matter of distant history. light on how police deal with violence against women and girls today. sam died in 2007 in a car crash. her family say al fayed's abuse and not being listened to by police altered the course of her life. she was never right after what happened in london. it really changed her outlook on life. we had 12 years of erratic behaviour after that. a suicide attempt. she never really found her place in life. fireworks will be lighting up the skies around the uk this weekend for diwali and bonfire night celebrations, but some councils are calling for greater restrictions on who can buy them and how they are used. last year the number of casualties more than doubled from four work—related incidents. 21—year—old josephine smith was killed at home in romford in east london when a lit firework was pushed through her letterbox and set fire to your house. the two teenagers were both given custodial sentences. two teenagers at a far workshop the night their prank led to the night their prank led to th

what do others know about how al fayed concealed his crimes? ben king, bbc news. helps people with dementia remain independent and in their homes for longer. experts believe that independence increases life expectancy, as our technology correspondentjanine machin reports. there you are. we noticed that mum was forgetting things so we would have the same conversation content over and over again. if she was going out, sometimes she was a little bit confused about where she was. should we go and sit in the living room? lucy's mum, maggie, has dementia. they don't live together, but lucy has a way of checking her mum's doing 0k. it's that black box, the one you barely notice under the lamp there. but to lucy, it's a lifeline. we get a message every morning to say that mum's up and about, that the temperature in the house has been sufficiently warm. it lets us know whether there's been any unusual activity overnight, which might indicate that mum was distressed in some way — even if she wasn't able to remember that and verbally express that, it would allow me to initia

it says that these new claims reveal...claims point to the breadth of abuse by mohamed al fayed and also statement goes on to say, "we encourage these survivors to come forward and make their claims to the harrods scheme." and harrods also says this evening, "we also hope that they are looking at every appropriate avenue to them in their pursuit ofjustice, whether that be harrods, the police or the fayed family and estate." and if you've been affected by anything in helena's report there are details of organisations offering information and support at bbc.co.uk/actionline, or call for free, at any time to hear recorded information on 0800 077 077 the governor of the bank of england, andrew bailey, says brexit has slowed growth in the uk, and in a speech in the city of london shortly, he'll say the uk must "welcome opportunities to rebuild relations" with the eu. 0ur economics editor, faisal islam, told us more about mr bailey's speech. he will say that there have been consequences to brexit that have particularly affected goods trade, and that britain must be alert to and welcome opportu

bbc investigation in september exposed decades of serious sexual abuse allegations against mohamed al fayedpolitan police say they've now had more than 80 complaints against him. you may find some of the details in helena wilkinson's report distressing. 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 saw fayed walking in, walked into my bathroom, no knocking, no... ..saying anything. i mean, it was like out of a horror film. it was 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 claims follow a bbc investigation, into decades of serious abuse by mohamed al fayed himself. phic 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—f

what do others know about how al fayed concealed his crimes? ben king, bbc news.go to the same school, but they only met for the first time while being treated for the same rare form of cancer. betsy and lacie are seven and five. they are living with acute lympho—blastic leukaemia, which affects just 440 children each year in the uk. the girls have become great friends while going through chemotherapy together, and they've been telling their story to our reporter, nicola bryan. she's special to me because she's my best friend. and why is she your best friend? because we met in hospital. what's lacie like, would you say? really kind. really funny and just really kind all the time. betsy and lacie live less than a mile apart in bridgend, but only met each other 18 months ago on a children's cancer ward, where they discovered they go to the same school. so we've got our- lovely nurse, lesley. she comes to school every tuesday, collects betsy. and then collects lacie. both of them go hand in hand to the office, where they go l and have their bloods done l together and

he worked with al—fayed until 2010, when new owners bought the business.ot know of any abuse, and said no formal complaints had been brought to him — although rumours of al—fayed's behaviour were in the public domain. bbc news have repeatedly asked to interview him and try and find out what was known by senior staff at harrods of the allegations at the time. but every time the request has been declined. in september, he stepped down from his role as a trustee of the royal ballet and opera, while an internal review at harrods was taking place. the department store has declined to tell us whether it's identified or taken any action against anyone currently working there. it says its internal review is ongoing. ellie price, bbc news. the family of a nurse, who died after taking the weight—loss aid, tirzep—atide, is calling for greater awareness of drug risks, after the government announced plans to roll it out to some unemployed people to help them back to work. susan mcgowan is believed to be the first person in the uk whose death has been officially linked

al fayed was never charged with sexual offences against anyone.t approach and is determined to do better. here's our investigations correspondent, daniel de simone. everybody that met her loved her. she is missed. it's a big hole in our lives. samantha ramsay moved to london in 1995 aged 17. her dream was to work in harrods. her family say what happened there changed her life. after being sexually assaulted by mohamed al fayed in his office she told a harrods supervisor. within a few minutes, the supervisor came back with mohamed al fayed and they both berated her. it was ended with, "you will not tell anyone about this because we know where you live, we know your family." she was fired and went to a met police station to report being sexually assaulted. i know she was told that, "0k, we will take this, we will write this down and we will add it to a pile of other female names that we have got that have made the same complaint against mohamed al fayed." nothing will be done, it's your word against his. the met has said its first report of sexual a

salah al fayed.ng a major supplier of small boats to gangs smuggling people across the channel has been arrested. this is some of the evidence seized. dutch, belgian and british authorities were all involved in the operation to detain the 44—year—old turkish national in the netherlands he will now be extradited to belgium. anna holligan has more on this arrest from schiphol airport. it was here at amsterdam's airport that the 44—year—old turkish national was arrested on wednesday, he is suspected of shipping these small inflatable botes from turkey, to germany, where they were stored in warehouses until they were needed by the smugglers in northern france, to try to take people across the english channel illegally, into the uk. these botes are unfit for open waters and more than 50 people have died, trying to make the crossing

the claims follows a bbc investigation, into decades of serious abuse by mohamed al fayed himself. 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, saw fayed walking in. walked into my bathroom — no knocking, no saying anything. i mean, it's like — it was like out of a horror film. 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 mohame

samantha ramsay was 17 when she reported al fayed in 1995 after he sexually assaulted her in harrods. until now, the force has said its first report dated from 2005. samantha has since passed away but scotland yard says there's no history of her case on its computer systems, but paper—based reports from the 19905 might not have been digitised. harriet wistrich is the director of the centre for women'sjustice and gave us her reaction to the metropolitan police investigation. well, it is a horrifying story that so many women, so, so many women reported mohamed al fayed, going back, it seems, decades. and this was clearly a failure to investigate these allegations, and the failure to link the earlier allegations with the later reports that came forward. it's a scandal, but it's a huge lost opportunity. and, really, what we now know is that, had those allegations been linked, he could have been stopped, and many, many women's lives would not have been ruined because of the sexual assault that took place on the rate that took place on the rate that took place quickly. place on the rate tha

the handling of al fayed is not a matter of distant history.with violence against women and girls today. sam died in 2007 in a car crash. her family say al fayed's abuse and not being listened to by police altered the course of her life. she was never right after what happened in london. it really changed her outlook on life. we had 12 years of erratic behaviour after that. a suicide attempt. she never really found her place in life. daniel de simone, bbc news, hampshire. the bbc news, hampshire. un children's agency says nearly the un children's agency says nearly 1 the un children's agency says nearly1 millionjewish children have nearly 1 millionjewish children have need until health support, which is half of gaza's population. our social thornton —— correspondent reports from jerusalem. everyone is scattered because the army order them to. because death was everywhere. they didn't matter who you were, or what age. you had to go. a photographer or capture this image of a week ago. but look to the left and the crowd — a small child. who was sh

in the same year of this event, helen says she was abused by both mohamed al fayed and by his brotherin 1989, she went on a business trip with salah fayed and was told to stay in the same business week with him. >> i looked in the mirror, and in the mirror saw fayed walking in, no knocking, no saying anything. it was like i was in a horror film. it was like so frightening. he decided he was going to take me into his room, and i would say no, no, let me go, and i knew i could not stop him. he raped me that night. >> months later, she was sent by mohamed al fayed to do some personal assistant work for his brother, salah, on the last. helen saw it as a way to escape. >> i met salah. he seemed nice and friendly. he did not seem like his brother, a totally different character. >> after completing the two-day tasks, helen said she was drugged by salah and believes she was then raped by whim while unconscious. >> i will cover the next morning in a completely different room, lying on a setee, and he was sitting at my feet. i remember saying, i want to leave now, and i went to set up, and i no

mohammed al fayed was a very well—known figure not only here in the uk but around the world.ome a further 90 women have come forward to say they were abused between 1977 and 2014, and it is very much an ongoing investigation and this is just the latest stage of it, which we've heard about as i say in the last hour or so. and how is harrods reacting to this? well, harrods have put out a statement this evening, they say, "we are aware of and wholeheartedly support the met police's investigation, we have an open, direct and ongoing line of communication with the met police and the benefit of the survivors. "we continue to encourage all survivors to engage with them police and we welcome the investigation and we are supporting the survivors in their wider pursuit of justice." three americans detained in china were released in a prisoner swap. their names are kai li, john leung, and mark swidan. swidan was behind bars since 2012 — the longest of the three. a businessman from texas, he was facing the death penalty for a narcotics conviction. 0n the other side, the new york times re

the the extent of mr al fayed's predatory behaviour.of harrods said they "wholeheartedly" supported to engage with it. our correspondent, ellie price, has more. mohamed al fayed died last year. he never faced any criminal charges. now, more than five people who may have assisted orfacilitated him are being investigated by the met police. while al fayed is no longer alive to face prosecution, we are determined to bring anyone who is suspected to have played a part in his offending to justice. we have now launched an investigation into a number of people. this investigation will look at what role those individuals may have played in facilitating or enabling his offending, and what opportunities they had to protect victims from his horrendous abuse. our priority is to provide justice, answers and support those affected by these awful crimes. i went back to harrods about a year ago, and i knew if i could walk through and come out the other side, i'd be in a good place to be talking to you. the bbc documentary, which uncovered allegations of

damejasvinder says mohammed al fayed might also have targeted vulnerable victims.a woman who attended a deaf school. i will be talking to her very soon, and what that has brought to my attention is that mr fayed, according to the survivor, had a role in that school. he had access to vulnerable young women from that school who are from the deaf community. the school told the bbc that as far as they are aware, there did not have access to it, and they take this very seriously. this harrods started investigating last year to find if anybody who was complicit is still working there, and encourages anybody who has been effected to use as compensation scheme. but the process has been criticised by some, and hundreds of women are working with separate legal firms against harrods. damejasvinder sanghera has insisted that despite being paid by harrods, her role is completely independent, just as it was when she was removed from a similar role by the church of england. i carried out that role to full independence to the point that i would not allow anything to get a new way

mohammed al fayed is a growing scandal for scotland yard., who said the billionaire sexually assaulted or raped them. he had no doubt in his mind that he was... his advances were unwelcome and nonconsensual. i kicked and kicked and kicked and kicked and screamed and again i got him off. i wasjust terrified. i believed he was- attempting to rape me. since the film, the met police has been forced to reveal it's found reports from 21 women who went to the force about mohammed al fayed between 2005 and his death in 2023. between 2000 and 5 and his death in 2023. despite this, he wasn't charged. the force is examining its handling of the claims and has now passed two women's cases to police watchdog the i0pc for review. after the women complained in recent weeks. the complaints involve investigations from 2008 and 2013, and relate to the quality of the met�*s response and in the latter case, how details about it came to be disclosed publicly. since the bbc film, 60 more women have come forward to the met, with at least 70 contacting the bbc itsel

five women with their own stories of abuse at the hands of mohamed al fayed.dsay, jemma and catherine. the bbc breakfast sofa was the first time we were all interviewed together. up until then, i think we all felt like we'd been through something very much on our own, and there's something just very comforting about being with each other and drawing strength from the fact that we're not the only ones that have gone through this. and we've talked about a kind of shorthand that we feel that we have, where we can talk about things without needing to explain ourselves, because we all lived in that same scenario with that despicable man. sharing their stories has not been easy. reliving those terrible moments. they enabled all these people, enabled this situation and left us like lambs to the slaughter. but in the weeks since, they've taken comfort in being able to do it together. you kind of accepted what was going on and internalised that actually, you know, it was is itjust me? i still kind of feel like i'm in a bit of a surreal experience. it's something that f

how did mohamed al fayed get away from with his crimes for so long.long- ...— away from with his crimes for so long. i opened it up and it was $5,000 _ so long. i opened it up and it was $5,000 in _ so long. i opened it up and it was $5,000 in cash. - so long. i opened it up and it was $5,000 in cash. i - so long. i opened it up andj it was $5,000 in cash. i asked why i was being given this. someone said, in their judgment, he was trying to get you to compromise yourself. he was trying to get you to come back and say, oh i spent money on drugs, or i spent money frolicking, doing some thing i shouldn't be doing. and then he would then use that information against you if you should have against you if you should have a turn on him. i'm certainly aware of people who succumbed to the temptation. the envelopes _ to the temptation. the envelopes of _ to the temptation. the envelopes of cash - to the temptation. the envelopes of cash continued for six months. mr brilliant didn't spend them and try to give them back. about a year later from the private phone

mohamed al fayed it is a growing scandal for scotland yard.stimony from former employees that set of the billionaire sexually assaulted or raped them. he had no doubt in _ assaulted or raped them. he had no doubt in his— assaulted or raped them. he had no doubt in his mind _ assaulted or raped them. he had no doubt in his mind that - assaulted or raped them. he had no doubt in his mind that his - no doubt in his mind that his advances were unwelcome. and nonconsensual. i advances were unwelcome. and nonconsensual.— nonconsensual. i kicked and kicked and _ nonconsensual. i kicked and kicked and kicked _ nonconsensual. i kicked and kicked and kicked and - nonconsensual. i kicked and - kicked and kicked and screamed, i kicked and kicked and screamed, i got _ kicked and kicked and screamed, igot him — kicked and kicked and screamed, i got him off and i wasjust terrified _ i got him off and i wasjust terrified. | i got him off and i was 'ust terrifiedi i got him off and i was 'ust terrified. i believed he was attempting _ terrified. i believed he w

mohamed al fayed died last year smiley face no criminal charges, plenty more details on the story andwebsite. you're live with bbc news. a number of donald trump cabinet unease have received bomb threats and what appeared to be hoaxes. the fbi says it is aware of numerous bomb threats and a swatting incidence, a tactic where police are called urgently to someone's home under false pretenses. these incidents usually target incoming administration nominees and appointees, and the agency also says it is working with law enforcement partners. donald trump himself was not a target, according to us media reports. let's cross out to a north america correspondent peter. good to talk to you. what do we know about... we good to talk to you. what do we know about. . ._ good to talk to you. what do we know about... we know there are at least ten _ know about... we know there are at least ten nominees _ know about... we know there are at least ten nominees for - at least ten nominees for president trump was like administration who have seemingly received these threats, either bomb threats or threa

the first time serious allegations of abuse against salah fayed, the younger brother of mohamed al fayedone woman, who has waived her right to anonymity, told the bbc she believes she was raped by salah after she was drugged. salah, who died in 2010, was one of three fayed brothers who bought harrods in 1985. the luxury department store is now under new ownership.

least 70 women since the bbc film in september who have contacted us to report sexual offences by al—fayedthis is bbc news. china has unveiled a 1.4 trillion dollar debt package on friday tp ease local government financing on friday to ease local government financing strains and stabilise its flagging economic growth. the world's second—largest economy has sputtered over the past year — and is now facing fresh pressure from the re—election of donald trump — who has threatened tariffs in excess of 60% on all chinese goods. duncan wrigley, chief china economist, pantheon macroeconomics good to talk to you. let us talk about the money what will it be used for, do we know? this money would be used to restructure some local governments off balance sheets debts, risk its debts and the ones that have higher interest rates, and by doing that it would result in local governments having lower interest outlays and it may seem strange for some people, but local governments in china are engines of the economy. they invest in infrastructure and manufacturing and by doing this, china will be in a better

al fayed died last year, aged 94. you're live with bbc news.ood progress" towards a truce in lebanon. two of presidentjoe biden's top advisers on the middle east are now heading back to the us after spending thursday in tel aviv to work with israeli officials on a ceasefire deal with hezbollah. meanwhile, in the last hour, these pictures have come in from reuters news agency, showing an explosion over the beirut skyline. witnesses say that the strike the capital's suburbs. we know that tens of thousands of people on both sides of the israel—lebanon border have left their homes to escape cross—border fire between hezbollah and israeli forces. 0ur middle east regional editor sebastian usher sent us this update from jerusalem. even as there is a big new diplomatic push to get a ceasefire between israel and hezbollah in lebanon, the fighting between the two sides is continuing unabated. in israel, seven people were killed today by hezbollah rockets. that is one of the largest death tolls there has been since hezbollah began to fire into israel afte

al fayed died last year, aged 94. you're live with bbc news. east. us secretary of state antony blinken says negotiators have made "good progress" towards a truce in lebanon. two of presidentjoe biden's top advisers are now heading back to the us after spending thursday in tel aviv working with israeli officials on a ceasefire deal with hezbollah. tens of thousands of people on both sides of the israel—lebanon border have left their homes to escape cross—border fire between hezbollah and israeli forces. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu told us negotiators that any agreement must ensure israel can counter threats to its security from lebanon. efforts to secure a ceasefire agreement between israel and hamas are also continuing. cia director bill burns is in the egyptian capital cairo with mediators, exploring options to end the fighting and bring hostages home. our middle east regional editor sebastian usher sent this update from jerusalem. even as there is a big new diplomatic push to get a ceasefire between israel and hezbollah and leb

al fayed died last year, aged 94.tion day here in the us and today, both candidates are focusing on the southwest. donald trump is visiting new mexico, as well as arizona and nevada, which are crucial swing states. kamala harris is also visiting arizona and nevada, and both candidates want to talk about immigration. bear in mind new mexico and arizona are on the border with mexico. here's some of what we've heard. both candidates are looking to win over latino voters. it's hard to have an american dream when radical crazy killers and just horrible, horrible murderers, you know, you had coming through your border, do you know how many you had? 13,099, that's border patrol — who endorses me, by the way, very strongly. and you know what they said about her? she's the worst person they've ever seen having anything to do with the border. and so phoenix, with five days left in — and so phoenix, with five days left in this_ and so phoenix, with five days left in this campaign, my opponent is also making his closing _ opponen

metropolitan police officers handled allegations of sexual offences against former harrods owner mohamed al fayedindependent office for police conduct will review two cases the met police investigated in 2008 and 2013 after the force referred itself. now on bbc news, unspun world withjohn simpson. hello and welcome to unspun world, at a moment ofjubilation for some and deep depression for others, as donald trump sweeps to an extraordinary victory. after one of the fiercest and most divisive elections in modern american history, how worried should we be about what's happening? there still is concern that these divisions within the american public, cultural, social, political, that they could be irreconcilable. in lebanon, is an armed hezbollah now on its way out? there is no room for an armed hezbollah _ in the future of lebanon. and the question is, will hezbollah accept that? and how difficult is life under the taliban in afghanistan? they are very disappointed with the western world. i they think that they i are abandoned again. and look what happened. is this crazy? so, whatever all the pundit

the mohamed al fayed abuse allegations — the metropolitan police has referred itself to the police watchdog60 arrests after violence in amsterdam — the mayor calls it an explosion of anti—semitism. thick smog and dangerous levels of pollution in lahore — pakistan's second biggest city closes schools and urges people to work from home. beyonce�*s canter into country music makes her the most nominated artist of all time at the grammy awards. and a fierce face—off tonight between ireland and the all blacks — who came out on top in dublin? stay with us here on bbc news for continuing coverage and analysis for our team of correspondents in the uk and around the world. good evening. three men have been charged in new york in connection with alleged iranian plans to murder donald trump, and other american citizens. one of the men hasn't been arrested and is believed to be in iran. prosecutors say the plan dates back to september, before the presidential election. our north america editor sarah smith is in florida tonight. the three men have been charged with trying to assassinate donald trump duri

al fayed died last year, but never faced any criminal charges.t the police investigation. it's the first new treatment for asthma attacks in 50 years, and researchers at kings college london are describing it as a "game—changer". the study suggests that offering patients an injection is more effective than the current use of steroid tablets. our health correspondent sophie hutchinson has been looking at the research. every ten seconds someone in the uk has an asthma attack, and it can be dangerous. this trial used an existing medication, benralizumab, in a new way during acute flare ups, to calm down lung inflammation, and patients have said it's a game changer. i felt completely different. it changed my life, i could drive where ever i wanted. i didn't feel i'm going to get stuck because i can't breathe. researchers from king's college london gave patients with asthma and the lung disease copd injections during a particular type of common flare up. the results, published in the lancet respiratory medicine journal, found a failure rate of 74% whe

least 70 women since the bbc film of september who have coveted us to report sexual offences by al fayedrooms, they found ten—year—old sara sharif. next to her was a note in her father's handwriting saying, "love you, sara. whoever see this note, it's me, urfan sharif, who killed my daughter by beating." you are suspected of her murder. this was urfan sharif when he was arrested. today, thejury in his trial heard his account of how sara died. he said he got home from work to find his wife, beinash batool, sitting on the floor upstairs with sara, who was limp. urfan sharif told the jury that he took sara from his beinash batool�*s lap, that his daughter whispered and opened her mouth a little, saying she was thirsty and needed some water. but when somebody fetched the water, his daughter didn't wake up. "she had stopped breathing," he said. "i shouted for ambulance because i couldn't hear breathing," he told the jury. "i checked the pulse, and there was none. i started giving her cpr. i was numb like i am now. i was shock. beinash shouted at me, "wake her up, wake her up! she cannot die!"

metropolitan police officers handled allegations of sexual offences against former harrods owner mohamed al fayede independent office for police conduct will review 2 previous cases after the force referred itself. now on bbc news... path to the presidency with sumi, caitriona and katty. hello and welcome to the path to the presidency. we're doing this in studio today, well, because basically, sumi and i haven't left here for about a week. we live here now. yeah, we live here now. we've taken up residency under the desk here in tiny little beds. and katty is with us as well. she'sjoining us remotely because she has managed to find the escape hatch out of the studio. yeah. listen, girls, ladies, you'll miss it when it's done, right, so you may as well enjoy it. oh, no, i'm loving it. this... i don't think this story is going anywhere for the next four years. that is going to be a roller coaster. no. and you know this, like, for what we do, this is our super bowl, our fa cup final or whatever eurovision song contest... whatever the sports analogy is. ..all rolled in together. yeah. isn't it? i mean

they are investigating at least five people suspected of assisting former owner of harrods mohamed al fayedump describe positive talks on illegal migration days after the president—elect threatened tariffs. the scene in beirut this morning as the israel—hezbollah ceasefire appears to be holding. this is alive. —— live. and could this thanksgiving mark a turning point for the film industry? experts predict record movie attendance as wicked and gladiator ii draw audiences back to the big screen. hello and welcome to bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. australia's social media ban for children under the age of 16 is closer to becoming law.

here in the uk, the met police in london refers itself to the police watchdog over the al fayed investigationharif�*s father urfan sharif has described how he gave his daughter cpr after she died and how he asked his wife to call for an ambulance, but she didn't. the princess of wales says she will attend remembrance commemorations this weekend. days after kamala harris lost to the 2024 us presidential election, the questions about what went wrong continue to mount. with the democratic party facing significant setbacks — losing the white house, potentially the senate, and still at risk of losing the house — many are asking who is to blame. some analysts argue that the challenges faced by the democrats go beyond any one individual. the party's struggles to connect with key voter groups, including black, latino and young voters, have contributed to its decline. was it a failure of leadership, or do the issues themselves explain why harris and the was it a failure of leadership, or do the issues themselves explain why harris and the democratic party couldn't hold onto their base? interesting que