hello, i'm gareth barlow. you're watching bbc news. an "urgent" internal investigation has been launched into allegations of serious misconduct against the comedian russell brand whilst he was presenting television shows in the uk in the mid—2000s. it follows allegations of rape and sexual assault in a joint investigation by the sunday times, the times and channel 4 dispatches. the report claimed concerns about brand's behaviour whilst working on spin—off shows from hit series big brother were reported to production managers at endemol, the production company commissioned by channel 4. in a statement, banijay uk — which purchased endemol in 2020 — said: "in light of the very serious allegations relating to the alleged serious misconduct of russell brand while presenting shows produced by endemol in 2004 and 2005, banijay uk has launched an urgent internal investigation and will co—operate with any requests for information from broadcast partners and external agencies." meanwhile, a charity supported by russell brand's own charitable fo

i�*m gareth barlow, thanks so much for watching bbc news. hello. of you and more rain to come through the rest of today. it�*s all linked in to an area of low pressure, which is to the north of the country. on the southern edge of it, strong winds and these weather fronts, which are just marching mainly across the central strip of the uk. the rain will ease off a little bit at times, although i suspect around the hills of northern england, south—west scotland, northern ireland, north—west wales it will remain pretty damp throughout. a few passing showers towards the south coast. a few glimpses of brightness here, but here, and across much of england and wales, where we see the strongest of the winds today, gusting 40, 50, maybe 60mph. winds a little bit lighter further north. but the rain gets heavier again this afternoon in northern ireland and south—west scotland. some of the brightest weather to be found today will be in northern scotland but, even here, a few passing heavy, thundery showers and fresher feel — 13 to 15 degrees, compared to 19 or

you're watching bbc news, i'm gareth barlow.on the first anniversary of her death, expressing her gratitude to all those who had kept the memory of her daughter alive. iranian security forces have been mobilised around the family home on the first anniversary of her death in custody, which inspired months of mass anti—government protests. her father was briefly detained as he was leaving the house, and he was warned against holding a ceremony at her grave. meanwhile, the iranian authorities have tightened security across the country, to try to prevent a new wave of street demonstrations. overnight, anti—government chants were heard in a number

you're watching bbc news. hello, i'm gareth barlow.ell brand's own charitable foundation has cut ties with the comedian, following allegations of rape and sexual assault made against him in a channel a documentary last night. trevi women's and children's charity said it was "deeply saddened and upset" by the allegations made by four women against brand, who was working for channel 4, the bbc, and acting in hollywood during the period of the claims.

hello, i'm gareth barlow. you're watching bbc news.onduct against the comedian russell brand whilst he was presenting television shows in the uk in the mid—2000s. it follows allegations of rape and sexual assault in a joint investigation by the sunday times, the times and channel 4 dispatches. the report claimed concerns about brand's behaviour whilst working on spin—off shows from hit series big brother were reported to production managers at endemol, the production company commissioned by channel 4.

hello, i'm gareth barlow. who made programmes for channel 4 are both investigating allegations of serious misconduct against the comedian russell brand whilst he was presenting radio and television shows in the uk in the mid—2000s. it follows allegations of rape and sexual assault in a joint investigation by the sunday times, the times and channel 4 dispatches. the report claimed concerns about brand's behaviour whilst working on spin off shows from hit series big brother were reported

you're watching bbc news, i'm gareth barlow. the mother of mahsa amini has issued a statement on the first anniversary of her death, expressing her gratitude to all those who had kept the memory of her daughter alive. iranian security forces have been mobilised around the family home on the first anniversary of her death in custody, which inspired months of mass anti—government protests. her father was briefly detained as he was leaving the house, and he was warned against holding a ceremony at her grave. meanwhile, the iranian authorities have tightened security across the country, to try to prevent a new wave of street demonstrations. overnight, anti—government chants were heard in a number of towns and cities, while slogans have been sprayed in public spaces. baran abbasi from bbc persian has been looking at what's changed for iranian women in the past year. confronted by supporters of the regime for refusing to wear a headscarf in public. this iranian woman remains defiant, despite her picture being taken and being threatene

and gareth barlow. let's start this hour with some breaking news. sunday times, the times and channel 4 dispatches are reporting that the comedian russell brand has been accused of rape, sexual assaults and emotional abuse over a seven year period at the height of his fame. brand has denied the allegations saying his relationships were "always consensual". a little earlier our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba gave us more details. well, as you say, this is a joint investigation between the sunday times, the times and dispatches channel 4's investigations programme. and they are saying, as you said, that, yes, the comedian russell brand, a very well known figure in the world of entertainment over the last 20 or so years has been accused of rape, sexual assaults and emotional abuse over a seven year period taking place at the height of his fame. the joint investigation between the three claims that four women have alleged sexual assaults between 2006 and 2013. at that time, he was a presenter for bbc radio two, as well as channel 4 and acting i

and gareth barlow. let's start this hour with some breaking news.ccused of rape, sexual assaults and emotional abuse over a seven year period at the height of his fame. brand has denied the allegations saying his relationships were "always consensual". a little earlier our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba gave us more details. well, as you say, this is a joint investigation between the sunday

hello, i'm gareth barlow.and whilst he was presenting television shows in the uk in the mid—2000s. it follows allegations of rape and sexual assault in a joint investigation by the sunday times, the times and channel 4 dispatches. the report claimed concerns about brand's behaviour whilst working on spin—off shows from hit series big brother were reported

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hello, i'm gareth barlow.outube has announced that russell brand will not be able to make money from his videos on the platform — while he faces allegations of rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse. it said he had broken the platform's "creator responsibility policy". mr brand has denied all the accusations. for more on that, our correspondent vincent mcaviney. for more let's speak to lara o'reilly, senior correspondent for insider. youtube has already been reporting a couple of quarters of revenue slow down, so anything that would suggest there is unsuitable content or it is a platform that is harbouring unsuitable people might make advertisers reconsider appearing there. we advertisers reconsider appearing there. ~ ., ~ advertisers reconsider appearing there. ~ . ~ ., . ., ., , ~ there. we talk about creators like russell brand _ there. we talk about creators like russell brand making _ there. we talk about creators like russell brand making money- there. we talk about creators like | russell brand making

hello, i'm gareth barlow.he bbc and an independent producution company who made programmes for channel 4 are both investigating allegations of serious misconduct against the comedian russell brand whilst he was presenting radio and television shows in the uk in the mid—2000s. it follows allegations of rape and sexual assault in a joint investigation by the sunday times, the times and channel 4 dispatches. the report claimed concerns about brand's behaviour whilst working on spin off shows from hit series big brother were reported to production managers at endemol, the production company commissioned by channel 4. in a statement, banijay uk, which purchased endemol in 2020, said: the bbc has issued a statement this afternoon saying "the reports meanwhile, a charity supported by russell brand's own charitable foundation has cut ties with him. trevi women & children's charity said it was "deeply saddened and upset" by the allegations. brand was working for channel 4, the bbc, and acting in hollywood films during

i am gareth barlow. thank you for watching. hello.ttered showers and thunderstorms and two rounds of storms through the course of today. already downpours in the south—west of the country. we are moving into wales and the midlands. you can see the clumps of storm clouds drifting in from the warm south. later on today we will see another round of storms possibly reaching south—eastern areas. this is what it looks like around the middle of the afternoon with the thundery rain moving north into wales, the midlands and east anglia. the south may have some sunshine but the risk of thunder and lightning continues this evening and overnight. you can see this next area of storm eunice affecting the south—east. there will be plenty of cloud and outbreaks of rain in other parts of the country. western parts of scotland as well. with the air coming in from the south, a mild night. 11 in stornoway, 16 in the south. 0n stornoway, 16 in the south. on monday, transition day. cold fronts crossing the country. by definition the air relatively speaking

hello, i'm gareth barlow.gations of rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse. it said he had broken the platform's "creator responsibility policy". mr brand has denied all the accusations. for more on that, our correspondent vincent mcaviney. for more let's speak to lara 0'reilly, senior correspondent for insider. youtube has already been reporting a couple of quarters of revenue slow

you're watching bbc news. hello, i'm gareth barlow. charity that receives support from russell brand's own charitable foundation has cut ties with the comedian, following allegations of rape and sexual assault made against him in a channel a documentary last night. trevi women's and children's charity said it was "deeply saddened and upset" by the allegations made by four women against brand, who was working for channel 4, the bbc, and acting in hollywood during the period of the claims. this morning, the foreign secretary, james cleverly, said the entertainment industry as a whole had questions to answer about how it deals with allegations made byjunior staff against big—name presenters, because of what he termed the "acute differentials in power". vincent mcaviney has the latest. his behaviour made him no stranger to the tabloids, but this weekend, serious sexual allegations mean russell brand has made all the front pages. perhaps over the course of the evening, some of my accoutrements could make their way onto your body. once one o

ari am gareth barlow. stay with us here on bbc news. hello.y. on the southern edge of the strong winds and weather fronts marching across the central strip of the uk. the rainbow ease at times although i suspect around the hills of northern england, northern ireland, north—west wales and will remain pretty dan. passing showers in the south coast, glimpses of blackness but here and across much of england and wales, gusts of wind around 60 miles an hour, the latter further north but the ring getting heavy at this afternoon in northern ireland and south—west scotland. the biggest weather in north—west scotland but here there are some passing and thundershowers, pressure for, 13—15 , passing and thundershowers, pressure for, 13-15 , 19 passing and thundershowers, pressure for, 13—15 , 19 or 20 further passing and thundershowers, pressure for, 13—15, 19 or 20 further south and east. booing him but that will be tempered by the wind. remaining windy tonight. the men becoming more extensive across scotland and northern ireland and heavier bursts of ra

at ten o'clock, gareth barlow is going to have the latest news on bbc two and bbc news. uss the age of consent. this is going to be so interesting finding out where we are on this one from you. does it work? does it need to change? the age of marriage has just been raised in england and wales from 16 to 18, people in positions of trust, teachers for example have been banned from sexual relationships with u18s. so, that is the question, does the age of consent need to change, do we need to look at that? that is at ten. more terrible headlines, a stream of awful headlines recently of course about the police and we are asking how we restore trust in the police. as zoe billingham was saying, trust is at the heart, it is the bedrock of a properly functioning society, trust in the police. if it is gone, how do we get it back? we will be speaking to a former commander of greater manchester police shortly, and we have got another serving police officer. loads of really interesting texts coming from people who are in the police in the here and now. hi, steve, andy in droitwich, re