in a statement, alistair macrow, ceo of mcdonald's| july. rmined to root out any behaviour that falls below the high standards of respect, safety, and inclusion we demand of everyone at mcdonald's." "that is why in july i immediately ordered measures to address critical areas we needed to strengthen. i initiated a companywide programme of independent investigations, auditing of our complaints processes, reviews of our codes of conduct, and, in a number of cases, full disciplinary hearings. while we are confident in the first steps we have taken, i am determined to understand what more we can do, and our efforts will need to be far—reaching and constantly evolving." mcdonald's prides itself on employing one of the youngest workforces in the country. its critics say it is failing in its duty to keep them safe. zoe conway, bbc news. now, the uk prime minister says he's received assurances from the commissioner of the metropolitan police that the force is taking "every step necessary" to safeguard events marking armistice day on saturday. rishi s

earlier today alistair macrow, the boss of.rom mps about the claims. at the start he said the claims they had heard, the allegations that were truly horrific and very difficult to hear but he was also keen to stress that since the bbc report injuly, action has been taken, including immediately setting up an investigation handling unit to deal with complaints. since then, 407 complaints have been made, 157 of those, so and a half, have been investigated and he said 18 people have been sacked since the report in july. but he did not know how many complaints had been referred to the police and also admitted no franchisees had yet lost the contract as a result of claims of harassment or abuse.— contract as a result of claims of harassment or abuse. thank you very much indeed- — harassment or abuse. thank you very much indeed. briefly _ harassment or abuse. thank you very much indeed. briefly back— harassment or abuse. thank you very much indeed. briefly back to - harassment or abuse. thank you very much indeed. briefly back to icel

the chief executive alistair macrow called the allegations personally and professionally shocking. in the west midlands. she says she was sexually assaulted by a colleague and that he was back on shift alongside her within a matter of days. t on shift alongside her within a matter of days.— matter of days. i 'ust felt as thou . h matter of days. i 'ust felt as though they _ matter of days. i just felt as though they don't _ matter of days. i just felt as though they don't really - matter of days. i just felt as| though they don't really care about staff on the floor level. i think if they were committed to looking after their staff and keeping them safe something more would have been done about it. ijust really felt worthless to them. tt it. ijust really felt worthless to them. , ., worthless to them. if you were on that select _ worthless to them. if you were on that select committee, - worthless to them. if you were on that select committee, if . on that select committee, if you were sat there as one of the mps questioning the chief executive, what do you think you could ask him?

in a statement, alistair macrow, the ceo of mcdonald's uk and ireland said...es of conduct, and, in a number of cases, full disciplinary hearings." mcdonald's prides itself on employing one of the youngest workforces in the country. its critics say it's failing in its duty to keep them safe. zoe conway, bbc news. the world's biggest survey on charitable work suggests that people in indonesia are the most generous with their money. the world giving index by the charities aid foundation survey questioned millions of people from 142 countries about their giving and charitable actions. indonesia, held on to its title as the �*world's most generous country�* for the sixth year in a row. ukraine was the second most giving, despite the war with russia. the uk was recorded as the 17th most generous country in the world, despite the cost—of—living crisis driving up food and energy prices. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. it�*s turned into a classic sunshine and showers day, although the showers have been quite plentiful. you can see on our earlier satellite image a

in a statement, alistair macrow, the ceo of mcdonald's uk and ireland said...gramme of independent investigations, auditing of our complaints processes, reviews of our codes of conduct, and, in a number of cases, full disciplinary hearings." mcdonald's prides itself on employing one of the youngest workforces in the country. its critics say it's failing in its duty to keep them safe. zoe conway, bbc news. here in the uk, the nhs is launching a five—year study to see how blood tests might help diagnose people with early—stage alzheimer's disease. experts say spotting the condition sooner, could allow people to have new treatments to slow the disease. currently, there is no single test for alzheimer's, and patients can wait years for a diagnosis. the five—year project, run by dementia charities and the national institute for health and care research, has five—million—pounds of funding from the people's postcode lottery. we can speak to dr susan kohlhaas, executive director of research & partnerships at alzheimer's research uk. what is your reaction to these proje

heard during the months—long bbc investigation into mcdonald's, that led to the chief executive, alistair macrowrific. it's very hard to listen to. injuly, the company set up an investigations unit. today, the ceo revealed it had received 400 complaints, including of sexual harassment, racism and bullying. he said some cases have gone to the police, and 18 staff members have been fired. mr macrow, it sounds like profit is more important than protecting workers. that is absolutely not the case. the most important thing in our business is our people. our people are our brand. our people are the face of mcdonald's to our customers. we do everything we can to look after our people. employees have told the bbc that when allegations were made about a manager, rather than discipline them, they were moved to another store. for the first time, publicly, the ceo admitted this had been happening. a manager will not be moved to another restaurant to avoid a disciplinary. that will now be dealt with within that particular, in that particular restaurant. "now" be dealt with? it wasn't in the past? moving peop

the managing director of mcdonald's uk is alistair macrow and he has told mps the company has fired 18e had over 400 cases reported to you. that is correct. it did not all occur in that period of time, and they are not all sexual harassment cases. as i said, we had 17 confirmed sexual harassment cases that have led to disciplinary action and we are investigating a further 27. how many of these cases have been referred to the police? the way that we work with the police is for any of these cases, we would recommend to the individual who reports that they report it directly to the police. if there is an immediate offence occurring in the restaurant at any point in time, someone in danger, we would refer it to the police ourselves. but in these cases, we give the choice to the individual because we know from our work with bodies such as the hrc that reporting to the police directly without thei consent can put people in danger and so we would not do that directly. more than 500 earthquakes were recorded in south—west iceland on monday — shaking houses, damaging roads, and leading to hundr

in a statement, alistair macrow, the ceo of mcdonald's uk and ireland said...ints processes, reviews of our codes of conduct, and, in a number of cases, full disciplinary hearings." mcdonald's prides itself on employing one of the youngest workforces in the country. its critics say it's failing in its duty to keep them safe. zoe conway, bbc news. papa picasso pa pa picasso masterpiece papa picasso masterpiece hasn't sold in new york for $139 million. it achieved the highest figure ever for the artist's work. the 1932 painting depicts a french model who was the subject of many of his works. we are about to take a break we will be back with the latest on that major political story going on in the uk. here are the live pictures from number ten. the spokesman saying they are continuing to look at what happened regarding suella braverman's newspaper piece that has caused so much controversy through the course of today. the official spokesperson saying she had no further updates on what had been said this morning, but asked if the prime minister had confidence in the

in a statement, alistair macrow, the ceo of mcdonald�*s uk and ireland said...s waiting lists in england have hit another record high. around 6.5 million people are waiting for non—emergency treatment. some people are on more than one waiting list — taking the total backlog to almost 7.8 million — the highest since 2007. colombian rebels have freed the father of the liverpool footballer, luis diaz, nearly two weeks after he was abducted. luis manuel diaz was kidnapped — along with the footballer�*s mother — at a petrol station. she was released the same day. natalie pirks reports. cheering weak from his ordeal but in good spirts, manny diaz returned home to a hero�*s welcome. it had been 13 long days since friends and family had heard his voice. | translation: first of all | want to | thank god for giving me this second chance and for being back home. i want to thank all the people at barrancas, the families, and colombia for the great support they have given my family. thank you all. i love you all very much. very soon i will have the opportunity to hug you all

in a statement, alistair macrow, the ceo of mcdonald's uk and ireland said...laints processes, reviews of our codes of conduct, and, in a number of cases, full disciplinary hearings." mcdonald's prides itself on employing one of the youngest workforces in the country. its critics say it's failing in its duty to keep them safe. zoe conway, bbc news. a 14—year—old boy is due to appear before magistrates in leeds, after being charged with murdering another teenager. alfie lewis, who was 15, was stabbed in horsforth on tuesday. his alleged attacker has also been charged with the possession of a knife. the number of people falling behind on their mortgage payments rose sharply over the summer months, according to new figures from a group representing lenders. rising interest rates have put pressure on homeowners, with the number of people in arrears up by 18% compared with last year. colletta smith reports. good morning, nationwide, donna speaking, how may i help? with rates on the up... i'm sure we can get to the bottom of this. ..more people have been struggling t

our thoughts are with noa marciano alistair macrow family. condolences to the family. ——, thoughts are with noa marciano pass family. we did not reach her in time. this is only made us more determined to do everything in our power to bring all of our hostages home. we have also gathered more intelligence from the hospital proving that noa marciano was not the only hostage taken by hamas into al—shifa hospital. iwill the only hostage taken by hamas into al—shifa hospital. i will now share concrete evidence of hostages. one from nepal, one from thailand, taken from nepal, one from thailand, taken from israel during the hamas massacre on october the 7th. after ruthlessly massacring and taking people hostage, the terrorists fled to al—shifa hospital, they went to the hospital to hide. here, you can see hamas terrorists drove back from the massacre. this is an israeli militaryjeep the massacre. this is an israeli military jeep that they the massacre. this is an israeli militaryjeep that they brought into the hospital, i want to repeat that: they a

in a statement, alistair macrow, the ceo of mcdonald's uk and ireland said...youngest workforces in the country. its critics say it's failing in its duty to keep them safe. zoe conway, bbc news. a 14—year—old boy has appeared in court accused of murdering another teenager. alfie lewis, who was 15, was attacked in the horsforth area of leeds on tuesday at around 3pm as pupils were leaving two nearby schools. danny savage is there alfie lewis was attacked here about 48 hours ago, it happened on tuesday, he was 15 years old and he has been described by his family as one in a million. police arrested another teenager shortly afterwards and today a 14—year—old appeared before leeds magistrates, charged with the murder of alfie lewis and also possession of a knife. it was a brief hearing, the boy spoke only to confirm his name and address and that he understood what was going on in court. for legal reasons he can't be identified, primarily because of his age, and he has been remanded in custody and will appear before leeds crown court tomorrow. so that legal process

alistair macrow said the allegations uncovered by the bbc were truly horrific and said he was speakingressure by the chair of the business and trade select committee liam byrne. mr macrow, it sounds like profit is more important than protecting workers. that is absolutely not the case. the most important thing - in our business is our people. our people are our brand, our people are the face i of mcdonald's to our customers. we do everything we can to look after our people. j we invest heavily in their training, we make sure they have a good i environment to work— in and opportunities to progress very quickly through the business. they are what makes l mcdonald's successful. without our people, - there wouldn't be any profit. the committee also heard some pretty startling statistics from the chief executive. he said that more than 400 complaints have been made to a specially set up in —— investigation handling unit set up by mcdonald's in the wake of our investigation. he said 17 cases of sexual harassment had resulted in disciplinary action and a further 27 are being investigated. he

in a statement, alistair macrow, ceo of mcdonald's uk and ireland, told the bbc...nt. the company is also facing legal action by a group of ex employees. zoe conway, bbc news. residents of an icelandic town struck by hundreds of earthquakes in a single day have been allowed to make brief visits back to their homes to collect belongings. grindavik was evacuated yesterday after more than 500 quakes hit the reykjanes peninsula in the south—west of the country. scientists say they're expecting a volcanic eruption. king charles is celebrating his 75th birthday today. there will be ceremonial gun salutes across the uk, and the king will be carrying out engagements, including hosting a gathering of nhs nurses and midwives. he'll also launch a new project, which aims to tackle food poverty and reduce waste. hgppy happy birthday to his majesty. those of us who watched kids' tv in the 19705 and 805, will remember the fun of an emu causing havoc on camera. well, here's the 21st century version. this is rodney, a real emu who was caught on a doorbell camera in kent. he managed

.| in a statement, alistair macrow, ceo of mcdonald's uk and ireland said:.programme. coming up, one of the most famous film outfits ever made, up for auction tonight. the cost worn by three sepia, one of star wars' best known characters, goes under the hammer. —— c3 pl. find out more after six o'clock. there will be a lot of people interested in that. high prices, i'm thinking. time for the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london. businesses in the west end are pleading for the return of vat—free shopping this christmas, after the government ended it in 2021. london businesses are at a 20 percent price disadvantage compared to their european neighbours — according to the new west end company. but the treasury says it lets foreign tourists claim back the tax as they return home, which doesn't benefit the british public. an historic east london church is among 10 sites across the city to be added to heritage england's at—risk register. the church of st george in the east, in stepney, and the upminster tithe barn in havering