hain and the legal firm could be a relationship between lord hain and the legalfirm could be a breachtionship between lord hain and the legal firm could be a breach to parliament's code the legal firm could be a breach to pa rliament‘s code of the legal firm could be a breach to parliament's code of conduct but that... saying if he had read it he would have said the legal firm he worked for right there. he is making that complaint to the house of lords authorities. lord hain says this was nothing to do with his relationship to the law firm, he were not —— they we re to the law firm, he were not —— they were not the source of his information and nothing to do with his decision to make the comments in the house of lords and says he complied fully with house of lords obligations and accusing sir philip of trying to use diversionary tactics. so philip of course denies any wrongdoing. a £1.5 billion boost for high streets will be announced by the chancellor in his budget speech on monday. business rates for smaller firms in england are to be temporarily cut by a third and £650 million will

from hain we have now moved oi'i story. from hain we have now moved on to lady brady.ow she was the chairwoman of the holding company of philip green's retailempire. so holding company of philip green's retail empire. so the telegraph reports she has been drawn in on the basis that according to their sources, she appears to have been aware of these gagging orders. obviously they're not saying she played a part in them. they're reaching for putting her on the front of the patent is that she was an outspoken defender of women's rights in the workplace, so why didn't he speak out. i suppose that is what they are saying. she has not commented on the situation. i think for most people, the story remains green and his alleged behaviour. it seems strange to in the source of quickly on lady brady. does that puzzle you? you get the sense that a lot of newspapers are tying to find somewhere else to go with this. yes. it is interesting. it is almost as if they don't want to focus for too long on terrible behaviour by a horrible man. i cannot imagine why that might be there. i sup

lord hain has since defended his actions.he judiciary, in this case judges, have their role to play, it is a very important independent role. the rule of law depends upon them exercising it carefully and responsibly in accordance with legal precedent but parliamentarians also have their role to play. it is for members of the public and others to judge whether what i have done in this case is right or wrong. i believe it was the right thing to do. but lord hains‘ actions have been heavily criticised by other leading figures, including the former attorney general dominic grieve. it appears to me it was an entirely arrogant decision that had absolutely no regard forjudicial process or the rule of law. parliamentary privilege is very important but, like any power which is extremely important, it is open to abuse and i can't see, looking at this particular matter, that peter hain can argue that he has not abused it. other leading figures say that, if the allegations are proven, sir philip should lose his knighthood. i think it is

lord hain has since defended his actions. thejudiciary hain has since defended his actions.iary committee in hain has since defended his actions. thejudiciary committee in this case judges, have their role to play and it is very important role to play, the rule of law depends on them exercising it carefully and responsibly in accordance with legal precedent but parliamentarians also their role to play. it is for members of the public and others to judge whether what i have done in this case is right or wrong. i believed it was the right thing to do all stop but his actions have been heavily criticised by other leading figures, including the former attorney general dominic grieve. it appears to me it was entirely arrogant decision that had absolutely no regard forjudicial process or the rule of law. parliamentary privilege is very important but, like any power which is extremely important, it is open to abuse and i cannot see, looking at this particular matter, that peter hain can argue that he has not abused it. other leading figures say that if the allegations are proven, s

it is a remark from peter hain and the telegraph. case and felt a duty to name him. i think that is an interesting reason, because viewers to knight think that's peter hain is not someone think that's peter hain is not someone who necessarily would associate with this whole issue. there has been some criticism and suggesting, you know, it is an act that will boost his own public profile, and there is no surprise he has been touring broadcasters did use tonight. it'll be interesting to see what the kings and findings in court are on this, and if it is found that these allegations don't stand up, then i think there is going to be an almighty row. you highlighted your misgivings, despite your profession. do you think that isa your profession. do you think that is a typical view, would most journalists think, we have got to get the truth out? i was in westminster when the news broke that peter hain had said something in the house of lords, and of course, immediately, it became a hive of activity, journalist rushing around trying to get t

we haven‘t had a statement from lord hain about this orfrom the a statement from lord hain about thisany information which would enable him to identify sir philip green from having any involvement in it. he has not had any involvement in this case, nor in any involvement in this case, nor in any of our work for the telegraph newspaper. so gordon dadds, categorically denying any connection between lord hain‘s revelation in parliament as philip green‘s name and their work for the telegraph newspaper. we have had more criticism of lord hain‘s decision to use chinaman to privilege in that way. —— to use the parliament in that way. so there are questions about parliamentary privilege. this was the debate that flared up a few yea rs was the debate that flared up a few years ago, when ryan giggs was named in parliament, who had taken out an injunction and there was a breach of that injunction in parliament. there was a big debate again about whether parliamentarians should be able to breach those injunctions, using their protections as parliament to privilege. it died down since then and it

lord hain has denied he knew that gordon dadds were representing the newspaper.opinion. some, like sir vince cable, leader of the liberal democrats, have supported his decision to name sir philip as being in the public interest, while others like former attorney—general dominic grieve have criticised his decision to take the law into his own hands. if mps do this, it undermines the rule of law because the courts are there to decide whether injunctions should be granted or lifted and determine the difficult issues that can often arise between private rights, contractual rights, and the public interest. that is what we put courts there to do. sir philip doesn't deny that nondisclosure agreements were signed and money paid to complainants, but he insists they received independent legal advice and he strenuously denies any allegations of racial or sexual harassment. he said he'd be lodging formal complaints against lord hain with the relevant authorities in the house of lords. simon jack, bbc news. three people have died and another three have been seriously injured

lord hain's naming of sir philip green has been controversial but he's legally protected. but it has emerged he advised lawyers representing the daily telegraph, the newspaper fighting to publish allegations about sir philip's conduct. the firm says there's no connection but the topshop boss says it should have been declared. in a statement, sir philip told the bbc, "i have been advised that his actions are likely to have been a breach of the house of lords' code of conduct." he added, "lord hain's blatant disregard of a judgment made by three senior judges is outrageous." lord hain is in spain on parliamentary business, but says sir philip's comments are a malevolent diversion. he also denied knowing the law firm was involved. i stand fully by what i've said in the house of lords. i'm resolute about that. i will not be frightened or intimidated into retracting or apologising for what i told parliament last thursday. i comply with all of my obligations in the house of lords, as i always have done. this case has generated controversy on a number of levels. some think that t

later, lord hain defended his actions.re's been some criticism on social media, but i've had overwhelming support, particularly from women. but another former cabinet minister questioned if this was an abuse of parliamentary privilege. it seems to me that if three senior judges of the appeal court had looked at all the evidence, looked at what i presume was a daily telegraph argument that this was in the public interest and decided to put an injunction on it, there has to be a very good reason for a member of the house of lords, not the commons, not an elected politician with a constituency, to breach that. the bbc cannot verify the telegraph's claims, and sir philip green has denied any wrongdoing. in a statement he said... "to the extent that it is suggested that i have been guilty of unlawful sexual or racist behaviour, i categorically and wholly deny these allegations." there have been renewed calls for the owner of top shop to be stripped of his knighthood. sir philip green denies the allegations against him but the q

as you heard, lord hain hit back saying i was com pletely lord hain hit back saying i was completelyunaware that gordon dadds were advising the telegraph in this case. lord green said if he hadn't read thejudgment case. lord green said if he hadn't read the judgment on what basis was he talking about it, and if he had, gordon dadds' name as a law firm was on the front page. he goes on to say lord hain‘s blatant disregard of the judgment made by three seniorjudges out rage sand save intent is —— and he intends to launch a formal complaint in the house of lords. the sanctions are unclear, you can't boot someone out of the house of lords, that would make a mockery in the way of the power of parliamentary privilege in the first place. there are also allegations in the newspapers that the payments made under these settlement agreements, which sir philip doesn't deny exist, total well over £1 million, and i'm told by sources close to sir philip green that there are legal discussions going on on whether a calculation like that in itself is a breach of those confidential at the agreements. i

what more has lord hain been seen?nds by his decision completely and says he has done nothing wrong. under parliamentary rules, mps and peers can say whatever they want in parliament. sir philip is accusing lord hain potentially breaking another rule. since this all came out it has transpired that lord hain has worked for regal firm who were representing the daily telegraph, the newspaper who wanted to publish some allegations against sarah philip. sir philip told the bbc last night that failure to disclose could bea night that failure to disclose could be a breach of parliament rules and thatis be a breach of parliament rules and that is why he is making the complaint. when we spoke to lord hain in the last couple of hours he says he stands by his decision. i have no regrets at all in standing up have no regrets at all in standing upfor have no regrets at all in standing up for the rights of ordinary citizens against power, wealth and privilege. i will not be silenced or intimidated by anyone in doing precisely that.

when we spoke to lord hain in the last couple of hours, he says he stands by the decision. all ain standing up for the rights of ordinary citizens against power, wealth and privilege. i will continue to do that, i will not be silenced or intimidated by anyone in doing precisely that, i have stood forjustice for the average citizen the world over all my life. lord hain is away on parliamentary business, i was speaking to him on skype hence the quality of that interview. sir philip is adamant he will make that complaint. the house of lords says any complaints that are made will be investigated. a £1.5 billion boost for high streets will be announced by the chancellor in his budget speech on monday. business rates for smaller firms in england are to be temporarily cut by a third — and 650 million pounds will be allocated to rejuvenate high streets and transport links. our business correspondent, joe miller, reports. it's an increasingly familiar sight on britain's high streets — a shuttered casualty of a bruising year for retailers. across this north london road, a print shop

nick, you've spoken to lord hain. what more has he said? he denies breaking any house of lords rules, he described philip green's statement last night as a malevolent diversion. lord hain used parliamentary privilege to name surf a lot as the businessman who had stopped the daily telegraph publishing allegations of harassment, since then it emerged that the peer is an adviser to the legal firm which is advising them,, gordan dadd. he says failing to mention that link could be a breach of the code of conduct and he said if he had read the injunction he would have known the law firm was on the front page of the document so he is making a complaint to authorities but lord hain insists he was unaware of the role of this legal firm, gordon dadd, and it was not the source of his information and he stands by his decision and has complied fully with regulations. israel says it's carried out air strikes on 80 targets in the gaza strip, in retaliation for rocket attacks on southern israel. palestinian militants said the rockets were their response to

sir philip green hits back at peter hain for naming him in the house of lords.e retail billionnaire says it was "outrageous" for the peer to breach an injunction banning reporting of harrassment allegations. also coming up this hour, lewis hamilton looks to secure his fifth formula one world title with a victory in mexico. hamilton only needs to secure seventh place in tomorrow's mexican grand prix to take the championship. and at 11:30am, the dateline london panel tackles the ongoing fallout from the murder of saudi arabian journalist jamal khashoggi as well as the impact of violent language in politics, ahead of the us mid—term elections. that's at 11:30am. a man has been charged in the us state of florida in connection with a series of letter bombs sent to prominent critics of president trump. cesar sayoc is accused of transporting and mailing explosives, and threatening former presidents. mr trump condemned what he described as "terrorising acts" and called for americans to unite following the attacks. here's our north america correspondent peter bowes. arme

here, the former cabinet minister lord hain says he stands by his decision to name sir philip green ashe businessman facing allegations of sexual harassment and racial abuse — claims he categorically denies. former england footballer and manager glenn hoddle is taken to hospital afterfalling ill. reviving the high street — the government is to cut business rates for small retailers as part of a £1.5 billion cash boost for towns and cities. good evening and welcome to bbc news. police in the american city of pittsburgh say a shooting at a synagogue has caused multiple casualties. reports suggest several people may have been killed, though this hasn't been confirmed. the shooting happened at the tree of life synagogue, and the gunman is thought to be in custody. richard lister begins our coverage. heavily armed police converging on squirrel hill after reports that a man opened fire on the synagogue. a peaceful suburban neighbourhood transformed in moments by a gunman. tactical weapon units were brought in from across the city, other officers sealed the area and began moving towards the b

it is focusing on the role of lord hain, in the main.about me and house of lords yesterday he failed to disclose he has a financial relationship with the law firm gordon dowds, who represented the telegraph in the injunction debate. as you heard, lord hain then hit back, saying he was completely unaware that gordon dowds was advising the telegraph in this space. green says if he had not read thejudgement, then what space. green says if he had not read the judgement, then what basis was he talking about it? and if he had, gordon dowds name as a law firm was on the front page. he goes onto say hain‘s lleyton disregard of the judgement made by three senior judges is outrageous and he intends to lodge a formal complaint with the releva nt to lodge a formal complaint with the relevant authorities in the house of lords. —— blatant disregard. you cannot actually boot somebody out of the house of lords, that would make a mockery, in a week of the power of parliamentary privilege in the first place. there are also allegations tonight in the press

lord hain's comments have now been widely reported across the media.rliament, but he added to the extent that it suggested that i have been guilty of unlawful sexual or racist behaviour... studio: with the injunction remaining in force, not everyone was happy that the bbc reported sir philip's name. here's michael williams. last saturday saw the gathering in central london of a large number of people with a point to make. the peoples vote march later that day's bbc one bulletins, with this report from chris mason. reporter: they came from every corner of the uk and beyond. it's a campaign that wants what it calls a peoples vote. in other words, another referendum. (chanting) when do we want it? now! you might recognise faces here. but the vast majority were ordinary people still deeply angry about brexit. studio: of course, pretty much everything about brexit is disputed and the priority bbc news gave to the march was no exception. michael ryan thought the extent of the coverage was not warranted, writing: but many more complaints came from the opposit

this is the times, top lawyers attack ward hain.ting the news for the four hours or so. sir philip green, serious allegations about his behaviour, his name has been released as the person who obtains this gagging orders against the people who complained about his behaviour. the times is turning the focus onto lord peter hain, who is taking it from all sides, from the lawyers, for using parliamentary privilege to name philip green. we ta ke privilege to name philip green. we take the view that for most people, the story remains about philip green and his behaviour, his alleged behaviour, i should say. and what happens next, perhaps the issue about his knighthood, for example. perhaps the public is not so interested in the rights and wrongs of using parliamentary privilege. 0ne of using parliamentary privilege. one of the people who has attacked lord hain here is dominic greene, the former attorney—general, a highly respected figure in westminster. he called his behaviour arrogant. i can actually remember dominic grieve saying almost

some think that the rich are misusing injunctions and that lord hain was right.mined the legal system. either way, lord hain says this has nothing to do with his previous work for the daily telegraph's lawyers. but sir philip says that needs investigating. the house of lords says any complaint he makes will be looked into. the controversy over these allegations, what should and shouldn't be disclosed, goes on. nick eardley, bbc news. let's look at some other stories in brief. roman catholic bishops have recommended that women be allowed to play a greater role within the church at a synod at the vatican. a month—long meeting had been called to examine how the church could better reach out to young people. attempts to include the acronym lgbt in the final text were blocked and the document was vague on the church's attitude towards homosexuals. the catholic church has been damaged by sexual abuse of children by priests, and the attempts by the church hierarchy to cover up their crimes. people in the republic of ireland have voted to scrap the country's blasphemy la

lord hain says he was unaware the lawyers were involved in the case.een denies any wrongdoing. emma simpson has the latest. sir philip green, one of the country's most colourful tycoons, owner of a retail empire, never far from the headlines, and now he's embroiled in yet more controversy with allegations of sexual and racial harassment. his name was made public by former cabinet minister peter hain, using rules that stop those talking in parliament from being sued. i feel it's my duty under parliamentary privilege to name philip green as the individual in question. after days of speculation, sir philip has become front—page news. up until then, there'd been an injunction in place by three seniorjudges, stopping the daily telegraph from naming him. it's now fired up a debate about whether parliamentary privilege is being misused. tonight, the former head of the judiciary of england and wales has weighed in. he used parliamentary privilege in a way which is entirely inappropriate. parliamentary privilege is not meant to allow individual members of eithe

lord hain says he was unaware the lawyers were involved in the case. sir philip green denies any wrongdoing. emma simpson has the latest. sir philip green, one of the country's most colourful tycoons, owner of a retail empire, never far from the headlines, and now he's embroiled in yet more controversy with allegations of sexual and racial harassment. his name was made public by former cabinet minister peter hain, using rules that stop those talking in parliament from being sued. i feel it's my duty under parliamentary privilege to name philip green as the individual in question. after days of speculation, sir philip has become front—page news. up until then, there'd been an injunction in place by three seniorjudges, stopping the daily telegraph from naming him. it's now fired up a debate about whether parliamentary privilege is being misused. tonight, the former head of the judiciary of england and wales has weighed in. he used parliamentary privilege in a way which is entirely inappropriate. parliamentary privilege is not meant to allow individual me

lord hain says he was unaware the lawyers were involved in the case.ir philip green denies any wrongdoing. emma simpson has the latest. sir philip green, one of the country's most colourful tycoons, owner of a retail empire, never far from the headlines, and now he's embroiled in yet more controversy with allegations of sexual and racial harassment. his name was made public by former cabinet minister peter hain, using rules that stop those talking in parliament from being sued. i feel it's my duty under parliamentary privilege to name philip green as the individual in question. after days of speculation, sir philip has become front—page news. up until then, there had been an injunction in place by three seniorjudges, stopping the daily telegraph from naming him. it's now fired up a debate about whether parliamentary privilege is being misused. tonight, the former head of the judiciary of england and wales has weighed in. he used parliamentary privilege in a way which is entirely inappropriate. parliamentary privilege is not meant to allow individual me

lord hain has defended his decision to use parliamentary privilege to name the tycoon, defying a courttion. sir philip denies all the allegations against him. simon jack has more. lord hain used special privileges enjoyed by members of parliament to speak freely without fear of being sued, to identify sir philip despite the fact the court of appeal had issued a gagging order preventing the daily telegraph revealing his identity because the claimants had signed nondisclosure agreements. it was an interim order pending further legal proceedings. in a statement issued exclusively to the bbc, sir philip green said: lord hain has denied he knew that gordon dadds were representing the newspaper. lord hain‘s actions have divided opinion. some, like sir vince cable, leader of the liberal democrats, have supported his decision to name sir philip as being in the public interest, while other like former attorney—general dominic grieve have criticised his decision to take the law into his own hands. if mps do this, it undermines the rule of law because the courts are there to decide whether injunc

they we re hain has denied he knew that they were representing the newspaper. sir philip as being in the public interest while dominic grieve has criticised its decision to take the lord into his own hands. if mps do this, it undermines the rule of law because the courts are there to decide whether injunctions should be granted or lifted and determine the difficult issues that can often arise between private rights, contractual rights, and the public interest. that is what we put courts better to do. sir philip doesn't deny that nondisclosure agreements we re deny that nondisclosure agreements were signed but he insists they received independent legal advice and he strenuously denies any allegations of racial or sexual harassment. he said he would be lodging formal complaints against lord hain with the relevant authorities in the house of lords. fracking is due to resume in lancashire later today after it was suspended because of a small earthquake. yesterday, the energy firm, cuadrilla, halted operations at the uk's only active shale gas excavation site for 18

think that's peter hain is not someone who necessarily would associate with this whole issue.re has been some criticism and suggesting, you know, it is an act that will boost his own public profile, and there is no surprise he has been touring broadcasters did use tonight. it'll be interesting to see what the kings and findings in court are on this, and if it is found that these allegations don't stand up, then i think there is going to be an almighty row. you highlighted your misgivings, despite your profession. do you think that isa your profession. do you think that is a typical view, would most journalists think, we have got to get the truth out? i was in westminster when the news broke that peter hain had said something in the house of lords, and of course, immediately, it became a hive of activity, journalist rushing around trying to get the story out as quickly as they could. but with to really sort of stopping to think about the ethics of it. i mean, it wasjust an about the ethics of it. i mean, it was just an instinctive about the ethics of it. i mean, it wasjust an i

lord hain identified him in the house of lords using parliamentary privilege.ip green as the individual in question, given that the media have been subject to an injunction eventing publication of the full details of the story. debenhams becomes the latest retailer to announce the closure of some of its high street stores, putting 4,000 jobs at risk. a suspect package similar to those posted to leading democrats has been sent to a new york restaurant owned by the actor robert de niro. we'll be looking at the dangers of intitation ceremonies at universities following the death of student ed farmer. sport with will perry. good evening. we'll start with more from an exclusive bbc sport interview with the manchester city manager pep guardiola which you can hear on radio 5 live this evening and is already available to download in the conversation with guillem ballague the former barcelona boss touches on a number of topics from favourite songs to his family being caught up in the manchester arena bombing last year. he was also asked whether he could see himself mana

the parliamentary register of interests shows that peter hain is a paid adviser at the law firm usedenied he was aware of the company's work on this case. there was no sign of sir philip at his home in monaco today, nor his yacht in the marina. he wasn't at his corporate hq in london either. senior colleagues who have worked with sir philip have been shocked at the allegations. one former top executive told me he'd never heard or seen a hint of any sexual harassment or racial abuse. he said philip could just be very, very aggressive and consistently rude to everyone. but sir philip has already given a statement saying... the telegraph has written to sir philip, asking that he drop the injunction. while the paper is still protecting details of the case, that seems unlikely. if both sides dig in, a trial is expected to take place in the new year which will determine what can be published. emma simpson, bbc news. joining me now is the conservative mp and former culture secretaryjohn whittingdale. good evening. i know you chaired a parliamentary committee into privacy and a look at injoh

in a highly unusual move, sir philip's name was revealed by lord hain, who defended using parliamentary privilege to do so. i feel it's my duty under parliamentary privilege to name philip green as the individual in question, given that the media have been subject to an injunction preventing publication of the full details of a story which is clearly in the public interest. tonight, sir philip green said he categorically and wholly denied allegations of "unlawful sexual or racist behaviour". also on the programme tonight... illegally forced to take a dna test — the home secretary apologises to hundreds of people who were told to prove they were entitled to settle in the uk. the fbi says it's stepped up its hunt for whoever is behind a series of crude bombs sent to leading democrats and critics of president trump. i'm not going to die from this, like, i'm not, i'm addicted to heroin. america's drugs crisis — we have a special report on the worst public health emergency in us history. and waiting to play in the wild west — one of the most hotly anticipated games of the year. we talk to th

i do not think lord hain mention that in the clip that you just showed.he reporting around that has not really stressed that point. the judge in question was trying to speedily measure the case was heard some if it was found against him, then he possibly could be named. sol against him, then he possibly could be named. so i am torn but yes i do feel a bit guilty. it's not often you hear journalists not feel a bit guilty. it's not often you hearjournalists not wanting things to necessarily come out in this way. lord hain's .com and we saw it mentioned there, he says he had been contacted by someone intimately involved in the case of fell therefore a duty to name the businessman using harbord street privileged. 0ther businessman using harbord street privileged. other words, businessman using harbord street privileged. 0therwords, it is businessman using harbord street privileged. other words, it is in the public interest. yet, but the courts had all that information before them as well and as i understand, there were certainly some people who were involved

the former cabinet minister lord hain has said he stands by his decision to name sir philip green asg allegations of sexual harassment and racial abuse. sir philip green hits back at peter hain for naming him in the house of lords, the retail billionnaire says it was "outrageous" for the peer to breach an injunction banning reporting of harrassment allegations. monday‘s budget will include business rate cuts for small retailers and cash to improve transport links as the government looks to boost the high street. president trump has condemned what he called "terrorising acts" and called for unity, after a man is charged in relation to letter bombs sent to prominent critics of the president. the saudi foreign minister has insisted those behind the killing of thejournalist, jamal khashoggi, will face justice in saudi arabia. he also accused the western media of hyping its coverage of the case. now on bbc news, it‘s time for witness. hello and welcome to witness with me razia iqbal. i am here at the british library to guide you through five extraordinary moments in recent history. told t

nick, you've spoken to lord hain. what more has he said? he denies

later, lord hain defended his actions.e criticism on social media, but i've had overwhelming support, particularly from women. but another former cabinet minister questioned if this was an abuse of parliamentary privilege. it seems to me that if three senior judges of the appeal court had looked at all the evidence, looked at what i presume was a daily telegraph argument that this was in the public interest and decided to put an injunction on it, there has to be a very good reason for a member of the house of lords, not the commons, not an elected politician with a constituency, to breach that. the bbc cannot verify the telegraph's claims, and sir philip green has denied any wrongdoing. in a statement he said... there have been renewed calls for the owner of top shop to be stripped of his knighthood. sir philip green denies the allegations against him but the question is, what will his customers, who are mainly women, make of them? keith doyle, bbc news. universal credit is causing "unacceptable ha rdship" for many of the

and just a bit ago we heard from president donald trump pedicle hain joins me live from washington with more on that he said a lot of things that we had heard before but some new things as well so what. the president said. it was just

later, lord hain defended his actions. well, there's been some criticism on social media, but i've had overwhelming support, particularly from women. but another former cabinet minister questioned if this was an abuse of parliamentary privilege. it seems to me that if three senior judges at the appeal court had looked at all the evidence, looked at what i presume was a daily telegraph argument that this was in the public interest and decided to put an injunction on it, there has to be a very good reason for a member of the house of lords, not the commons — not an elected politician with a constituency — to breach that. the bbc cannot verify the telegraph's claims, and sir philip green has denied any wrongdoing. in a statement he said... there have been renewed calls for the owner of topshop to be stripped of his knighthood. sir philip green denies the allegations against him but the question is, what will his customers, who are mainly women, make of them. keith doyle, bbc news. annita mcveigh is in the bbc newsroom with a

lord hain has used the public interest in this case.lieves that what he did was in the public interest. lawyers would say to michael asked who was in a better position to determine what was in the public interest, thejudges who hear the legal arguments... and it really was a long and detailed judgement on the one hand, or parliamentarians who haven't done that? they have some knowledge of the case, but have not had the advantage of being at the court hearing. some people think that the parliament to our dutch parliamentarians, we should add, the right of parliamentarians to stand up right of parliamentarians to stand up and speak freely in parliament is a right that is enshrined in our constitution, going back to our bill of rights of 1689, it is very important that mps have the right to stand up and speak fearlessly on the right of constituents on issues without the fear of being dragged off to court. so you have this constitutional tension. where does it potentially take us? as i sit here listening to you, i wonder whether this will n

some say what lord hain did undermine the rule of law, it reached the injunction.atement of sir philip green, to the extent that i have been accused of unlawful sexist behaviour, i categorically deny these accusations. we take accusations from employees very seriously and when it is raised, it is thoroughly investigated. we will continue to followed this story. perhaps injunctions do not work any more for silencing people. perhaps injunctions do not work any more for silencing peoplem perhaps injunctions do not work any more for silencing people. it is certainly the case that injunctions and court orders are looking more week. the world we live in, some yea rs week. the world we live in, some years ago we had a well—known footballer, ryan giggs who again had an injunction, he was named in parliament. 75,000 people had named him on twitter. the courts are asking how can a tie these things down in the way of injunction in the world we live in. thank you very much forjoining us for that. when the saudi journalist jamal khashoggi disappeared from the saudi consulate th

sir philip green hits back at peter hain for naming him in the house of lords.l billionnaire says it was "outrageous" for the peer to breach an injunction banning reporting of harrassment allegations. lewis hamilton looks to secure his fifth formula one world championship with victory in tomorrow's mexican grand prix, despite only needing to finish seventh to take the title. now on bbc news, it's time for the travel show. this week on the travel show, i'm in norway, because i have heard of what must be one of the world's most unique music festivals, where the stage and even the instruments are made of ice. so i am taking the chance to head off from oslo to bergen on a musical journey along one of the world's most spectacular railways. i'm going to look deep into norway's roots, trying to get a sense of how this country's landscape, culture and society are brought to life through its music. i lost it! but first, i start my trip in norway's capital city of oslo. it is here on the oslo waterfront that a huge transformation has been taking place, and a big part of t

lord hain's comments have now been widely reported across the media.is my privilege to name sir philip green to. 0ur legal correspondent clive coleman has been following the story and joins me now. people will remember the super injunction stories that were so huge a fuel years ago. you will remember the ryan giggs injunction. these are court injunctions, that is the rule of law in action. again, using parliamentary privilege, parliamentarians and the judiciary were very concerned that these two powerful limbs of our constitution, parliament and the courts, , constitution, parliament and the courts,, parliamentary constitution, parliament and the courts, , parliamentary privilege should not be used to undermine the rules, and to get court orders. a great effort was made, from that time, the time of ryan giggs, to ensure that this didn't happen again. i'm surprised that it's happened. i think the judiciary aren't going to be pleased. this was an orderfrom aren't going to be pleased. this was an order from the court of appeal, this was an injunction gran

the former cabinet minister lord hain has said he stands by his decision to name sir philip green as businessman facing allegations of sexual harassment and racial abuse. former england footballer and manager glenn hoddle is taken to hospital afterfalling ill. monday's budget will include business rate cuts for small retailers and cash to improve transport links as the government looks to boost the high street. president trump has condemned what he called "terrorising acts" and called for unity, after a man is charged in relation to letter bombs sent to prominent critics of the president. now on bbc news, it's time for click. this week we are back injapan with new legs, spare arms... —hello? ..and too many heads. hello, japan. you're looking fab. it is great to be back in this crazy old world of the future. from the middle of tokyo, it feels like you can see for years and years. here is a country that is no longer afraid to mix globalfashions with its own unique culture. and it is a place that loves, loves, loves a robot. they have been dreaming of them since astro boy in the 1950s,

lord hain has used the public interest argument.the courts have to say, who was in the better interests to declare the public interest? in this case, it was a really long and detailed judgement. case, it was a really long and detailedjudgement. commentaries case, it was a really long and detailed judgement. commentaries who have not done that. —— or parliamentarians. some people will think the parliamentarians... we should add that, you know, the right of parliamentarians to stand up and speak freely in parliament is a rate thatis speak freely in parliament is a rate that is enshrined in our constitution also goes back to the bill of rights of 1689. it's very important that mps have a right to stand up and speak fearlessly on behalf of their constituents and on issues without the fear of being dragged off to court. you've got this constitutional tactic. where does this take is eventually? this'll be another reminder to parliamentarians, please don't do this too often and we carry on as we are? may well do. there was going to bea are

lord hain has defended his decision to use parliamentary privilege to name the tycoon, defying a courtjunction. sir philip denies all the allegations against him. fracking is due to resume in lancashire later today after it was suspended because of a small earthquake. yesterday, the energy firm, cuadrilla, halted operations at the uk's only active shale gas excavation site for 18 hours — this after a tremor of 0.8 magnitude was recorded. fracking was stopped in 2011 and didn't resume for seven years after being linked with earthquakes. campaigners say plans for a million new homes in central england would change the face of the countryside forever. they'll be built around a new expressway linking 0xford, milton keynes, northampton and cambridge in a scheme that has the backing of the transport secretary, chris grayling. a decision on the project is expected in next week's budget. the duke and duchess of sussex will attend the closing ceremony of the fourth invictus games in sydney later. the sporting event which was set up to inspire recovering soldiers and help them deal with the trau

the parliamentary register of interests shows that peter hain is a paid adviser at the law firm used he has categorically denied he was aware of the company's work on this case. there was no sign of sir philip at his home in monaco today, nor his yacht in the marina. he wasn't at his corporate hq in london either. senior colleagues who have worked with sir philip have been shocked at the allegations. one former top executive told me he'd never heard or seen a hint of any sexual harassment or racial abuse. he said philip could just be very, very aggressive and consistently rude to everyone. but sir philip has already given a statement saying, "to the extent that it is suggested that i've been guilty of unlawful sexual or racist behaviour, i categorically and wholly deny these allegations". the telegraph has written to sir philip, asking that he drop the injunction. while the paper is still protecting details of the case, that seems unlikely. if both sides dig in, a trial is expected to take place in the new year which will determine what can be published. emma simpson, bbc news. two m

here, the former cabinet minister lord hain says he stands by his decision to name sir philip green as the businessman facing allegations of sexual harassment and racial abuse, something he categorically denies. former england footballer and manager glenn hoddle is taken to hospital afterfalling ill. monday's budget will include business rate cuts for small retailers and cash to improve transport links as the government looks to boost the high street economy. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello there. welcome to sportsday. the headlines tonight. liverpool on top — a win against cardiff and they're top of the premier league — at least until city play on monday. a piece of magic from a man making his debut gives england's rugby league players the advantage in the tri series with new zealand. and qualifying for the mexico grant deedis and qualifying for the mexico grant deed is under way. lewis hamilton looking to win the title this weekend. also coming up in the programme... the longest game in world series history. the la dodgers pull it back to 2—1 against the boston red sox

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here, the former cabinet minister lord hain says he stands by his decision to name sir philip green asusinessman facing allegations of sexual harassment and racial abuse, something he categorically denies. let's get more now on our breaking news. a helicopter belonging to the owner of leicester city football club has crashed in a car park outside the club's ground shortly after taking off. we've just had a statement from leicestershire police: "emergency services are currently dealing with an incident "at the king power stadium, in leicester, after an aircraft came "down in a car park behind the ground earlier this evening. "officers are working alongside the ambulance service, "leicester fire and rescue service, the air accident investigation "branch and leicester city football club to establish the exact "circumstances of the collision." joining us now isjohn butcher who has been at the king power stadium in leicester since the helicopter crash. john, did you see an hear the crash when it happened? we were actually ina barfacing when it happened? we were actually in a barfacing the s

lord hain has defended naming him as the man behind a court injunction.iveral credit, of having a "fortress mentality" about the hardships it's causing. police in the united states have searched a postal sorting office near miami as they try to identify who sent ten suspected pipe bombs to prominent critics of president trump. the business news... royal bank of scotland is setting aside £100m to deal with "the more uncertain economic outlook". rbs is among the first big banks to make such a provision in the run—up to the uk's exit from the eu. profits before tax rose 10 per cent year on year, to £961m. the owner of tsb ,the spanish bank sabadell has had to set aside another £78 million to pay for the it meltdown at tsb earlier this year, on top of 180 million it put aside three months ago. the bank has commissioned its own inquiry and, injune, the financial conduct authority launched a formal investigation into the meltdown. and a mixed bag of results for the world's biggest technology companies — some good numbers but even so the shares have been sliding

lord hain said he had been contacted by...lved in the case of a powerful businessman using nondisclosure agreements and substantial payments to conceal the truth about serious and repeated sexual harassment, racist abuse, and bullying which is compulsively continuing. i feel it's my duty under parliamentary privilege to name philip green as the individual in question given that the media had been subject to and injunction preventing publication of the full details of the story which is clearly in the public interest. in a statement, sir philip said he was not commenting on anything that has happened in court or her was set in parliament today. he added: "to the extent that it is suggested that i have "been guilty of unlawful sexual or racist behavior, i categorically "and wholly deny these allegations." earlier on, the commons discussed the recent stinging report into bullying and harassment in parliament. the speakerjon bercow said he was delighted that the main recommendations of dame cox's report are to be adopted in full.

lord hain has used parliamentary published to name retail billionaire sir philip green as the businessmanry reported in the media. lord hain‘s comments have now been widely reported across the media. the bbc cannot confirm the allegations and so philip green has made no comment. reporter: any statements statement so philip said he would not comment on what had been said in parliament but he added to the extent that it suggested that i have been guilty of unlawful sexual or racist behaviour, i deny the accusations. with the injunction remaining in force, not everyone was happy that the bbc reported sir philip's names. here's michael williams. last saturday saw the gathering and central london of a large number of people with a point to make. the peoples pope march later that day's bbc one bulletins, with this report from chris mason. they came from every corner of the uk. and beyond. it is a campaign about one calls a peoples vote. in other words another referendum. when do we want it! now! you might recognise faces here. but the vast majority were ordinary people. still deeply angry about