investigation going on with harrods.y, it is now a qatari—based company — they say they are carrying out this review and have apologised to any person affected by mohamed al fayed's behaviour. but because of the sheer number of victims — hundreds and hundreds of women coming forward — you can imagine this will take quite some time to get through because many people want their stories heard, and they want recognition of what happened to them at harrods. schools in pakistan's most populated province — punjab — will be shut for more than a week, because of air pollution. masks have been made mandatory in public spaces, and offices have been issued work—from—home guidelines. the air quality index — which measures the level of harmful particulate matter in the air — crossed the 1000—mark multiple times last week. 0ur pakistan correspondent carrie davies described the situation for us in the capital islamabad. just look at the smog that you can see even just on the horizon, and this was thicker earlier. i'm in islamabad where

and, helena, has harrods responded? yes, assault as well. and, helena, . has harrods responded?had a _ has harrods responded? yes, we have had a response _ has harrods responded? yes, we have had a response from - have had a response from harrods in response to this latest bbc news investigation. let me just read you what their statement says to us. it says that harrods supports the bravery of these women in coming forward. their statement goes on to say these new claims point to the breadth of abuse by mohamed al fayed and also raise serious allegations against his brother, salah fayed. the harrods statement goes on, we encourage the survivors to come forward and make their claims to the harrods scheme, with a can apply for compensation as well as support from the counselling perspective and through an independent survivors advocate. the harrods statement goes on to say we also hope that they come of the survivors, or looking at every appropriate avenue to them in their pursuit ofjustice, whether that be harrods, the police or the fayed family in a state. that is the statement

. g, happened to them at harrods.lagher. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. artificial intelligence influencers are a growing industry, with some ai models gaining hundreds of thousands of followers and getting increasingly lucrative sponsorship deals. aitana is one of the world's most popular ai models — known for her stylish pink hair. the bbc�*s cyber correspondent, joe tidy, reports. a photo shoot with no model. she's not late, though — she doesn't exist. aitana is an ai model. since she was created around a year ago, she's amassed a big following and is making thousands a month for her ba rcelona—based agency. we intend to always try to make it as similar as what any influencer would do. we take a picture with me in the image — and we have to replace it with al, so we have to play a bit with the lights and shadows to make it as possible. maybe barcelona as the background will be more interesting? touch—ups used to take around a day, but now it's a few hours because of how the al's improved so m

i went back| to harrods about a year ago and i knew_ to harrods about a year ago and i knew if— to harrodso harrods about a year ago and i knew if i could walk—through and come _ i knew if i could walk—through and come out the other side i'd be in _ and come out the other side i'd be in a — and come out the other side i'd be in a good place to be talking _ be in a good place to be talking to you.— talking to you. the bbc documentary, - talking to you. the bbc documentary, which . talking to you. the bbc - documentary, which uncovered allegations of rape and the gumma was released two months ago. since then, more than 90 women have come forward to the police. the timescale for the claims of abuse is between 1977 and 2014. the youngest victim a 13—year—old. the met police isn'tjust 13—year—old. the met police isn't just looking 13—year—old. the met police isn'tjust looking at new isn't just looking at new allegations, isn'tjust looking at new allegations, but also looking back at old ones were no charges were brought against armoured al fayed. the force as it has already looked at 50,000 pag

harrods said, "we encourage these survivors to come forward and make their claims to the harrods scheme hope survivors are looking at every appropriate avenue to them at their pursuit ofjustice, whether that be harrods, the police or the fayed family and estate. for helen, what was meant to be a dream job has left her with lifelong trauma. it's affected my life. it really has. i know it's affected my life badly, all of these things of abuse by both salah and mohamed, including trafficking and sexual assault. in response to this bbc news investigation, harrods said that these new claims point to the breadth of abuse carried out by mohamed al—fayed and raised serious allegations against his brother salah fayed. harrods said, "we encourage these survivors to come forward and make their claims to the harrods scheme." they also said they hope survivors are looking at every appropriate avenue to them at their pursuit ofjustice, whether that be harrods, the police or the fayed family and estate. for helen, what was meant to be a dream job has left her with lifelong trauma. it's affected my lif

harrods said, "we encourage these survivors to come forward and make their claims to the harrods schemeropriate avenue to them at their pursuit ofjustice, whether that be harrods, the police or the fayed family and estate. for helen, what was meant to be a dream job has left her with lifelong trauma. it's affected my life. it really has. i know it's affected my life badly, all of these things i've talked about. we need to speak up to stop it happening to other people. and if you are in the uk and have been affected by any of this, there are details of organisations offering information and support. just go to bbc.co.uk/actionline, or call for free, at any time to hear recorded information, on 0800 077 077. and if you are outside the uk — rainn has a list of resources on their website — that is rainn .org. rainn is spelled with two n's. the number of casualties in sudan's civil war is far larger than previous estimates. that's according to a new study by the sudan research group at the london school of hygiene and tropical medicine. the study found more than 61 thousand people died in su

the harrods scheme.ds statement goes on to say we also hope that they come of the survivors, or looking at every appropriate avenue to them in their pursuit ofjustice, whether that be harrods, the police or the fayed family and estate. and for uk viewers who'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 forfree in the uk at any time to hear recorded information on 0800 077 077. next to the us, because there has been some shock in washington after a series of controversial cabinet choices by donald trump. among his latest nominations, the president—elect has picked congressman matt gaetz as his attorney general. mr gaetz had previously been under investigation for sex and drug offences, which he denies. mr trump also plans to nominate florida republican senator marco rubio as secretary of state. he's chosen the former democratic congresswoman tulsi gabbard as his director of national intelligence. to co

michael ward has been managing director of harrods since 2005. 2010, when new owners bought the business. he has previously said he did not 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 believ

harrods tonight has released a statement in response to this bbc news investigation. it says, "harrods supports the bravery of these women in coming forward". it says these new claims point to the breath of abuse by mohamed al fayed and also raise serious allegations about his brother, salah fayed. the statement goes on to say, "we encourage the survivors to come forward and make their claims to the harrods scheme", and harrods also says we hope they are looking at every appropriate avenue to them in their pursuit of justice, whether that be harrods, the police or the fayed family and estate. sophie. studio: helena, thank you. 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. he'll be saying more on that tonight at a speech in london. our economics editor faisal islam joins us from the city of london.

harrods said, "we encourage these survivors to come forward "and make their claims to the harrods schemeto them at their pursuit ofjustice, "whether that be harrods, the police or the fayed "family and estate. " for helen, what was meant to be a dream job has left her with lifelong trauma. it's affected my life, it really has. i know it's affected my life badly, all of these things i've talked about. we need to speak up to stop it happening to other people. and if you or someone you know in the uk and have been affected by any of this, you can find resources at bbc.co.uk/actionline or call for free to hear recorded information on 0800 077 077. and if you are outside the uk, rainn has a list of resources on their website — that is rainn.org. rainn is spelled with two ns. you are watching bbc news. let's turn to peru, where world leaders are gathering for the asia pacific economic cooperation or apec meeting. forjoe biden, it marks one of his final engagements on the south american continent as us president. he's due to meet chinese president xijinping on saturday. it's likely to be the pa

we know mohammed al fayed's abuse extended beyond harrods, and damejasvinder says she will speak to the its world premiere earlier at a low—key film festival in poland, three years after the cinematographer died, when alec baldwin fired a prop gun at her during rehearsals. the organisers of the camerimage festival say the screening of the western will be a tribute to halyna hutchins. but her mother is not attending, saying alec baldwin has not apologised. she has also accused the actor of seeking to unjustly profit from her daughter's death. a case accusing him of involuntary manslaughter was thrown out injuly. american entertainement blogger and media personality, perez hilton, gave us his assessment on whether it is surprising for the film to be released. not surprised the film is being released because it's not big piece. they have sold it in the international— piece. they have sold it in the international markets - piece. they have sold it in the international markets test - piece. they have sold it in the international markets test for| international markets test for distribution i

harrods said, "we encourage these survivors to come forward "and make their claims to the harrods schemesuit ofjustice, "whether that be harrods, the police or the fayed "family and estate. " for helen, what was meant to be a dream job has left her with lifelong trauma. it's affected my life, it really has. i know it's affected my life badly, all of these things i've talked about. we need to speak up to stop it happening to other people. and if you, or someone you know in the uk and have been affected by any of this, you can find resources at bbc.co.uk/actionline — or call forfree, to hear recorded information, on 0800 077 077. and if you are outside the uk — rainn has a list of resources on their website — that is rainn.org. rainn is spelled with two n�*s. india's capital, delhi, has overtaken the pakistani city of lahore as the most polluted city on earth. according to the swiss group iqair — delhi's air pollution index had reached 418 on thursday — which is defined as severe. a good rating is between zero and 50. the indian city has to deal with smog every winter — as cold air traps d

in that statement, it says harrods supports the bravery of these women in coming forward.eadth of abuse by mohamed al fayed and also raise serious allegations about his brother, salah fayed. the 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

he was on the harrods board. football club and the balnagowan estate in scotland. a week into the job, al—fayed handed him an envelope as he left for a business trip. i opened it up and it was $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 what he was willing to provide in terms of cash and what it allowed them to do. 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

helena: harrods w released a statement in response to the bbc investigation, saying harrods supportsf these women in coming forward. it says these new claims reveal claims to the breath of the abuse by mohamed al fayed and by his brother, sala fayed. the statement goes on to say we encourage the survivors to come forward and make their claims through the harrods schema. here is also says this evening we also hope they are looking at every appropriate avenue to them and their pursuit of justice, whether that be harrods, the police, or the fayed family and the state. annita: if you have been affected by anything in helena's report, there are detailed organizations, information, and support at bbc.co.uk/actionline, or call any time to have recorded information. -- hear recorded information. the governor of the bank of england andrew bailey says brexit has slow growth in the u.k. in a speech in the city of london shortly, he will say the u.k. must welcome opportunities to rebuild relations with the european union. our economics editor tells us more about what mr. bailey is expected to sa

and how is harrods reacting to this?, 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 reports the us released a chinese national who was facing 20 years after being convicted of espionage. the prisoner swap was the result of years of diplomacy. most recently, president biden raised the issue of americans detained in china directly with president xijingping at the apec summit in peru. i've been speaking t

harrods�* new owners have been investigating since last year whether any current members of staff were details of whether any action has been taken against any individual, or when that review might be completed — but it said it wholeheartedly supported the met police's investigation, and had an open, direct and ongoing line of communication with the met for the benefit of the survivors. ellie price, bbc news. steve knibbsjoins me now in the studio to discuss this. steve, tell us more about the investigation.— steve, tell us more about the investiuation. ~ , , . investigation. were they complicit investigation. were they complicit in his offence? _ investigation. were they complicit in his offence? and _ investigation. were they complicit in his offence? and of _ in his offence? and of the metropolitan police has made a report, victims of all fired going back to 1977 of rape and sexual assault. the youngest victim just 13 years old and this is on top of the 21 women we know that spoke to police before the bbc documentary was broadcast. we know that more than five people are being looked

samantha ramsey moved to london in 1995 aged 17 to pursue her dream of working in harrods. mum and sister say what happened there changed her life. after being sexually assaulted by mohamed al fayed in his office she told a harrods supervisor. the supervisor came back with mohamed al fayed and they both berated her then. it was brief, abrupt, quite aggressive. and she came out of that feeling quite threatened. it ended with "you will not tell anyone about this because we know where you live, we know your family." she was immediately fired and quickly told the met she had been sexually assaulted. she passed the police station and went straight in. i know she was told "ok, we will take this down, write it down and add it to a pile of other female names we have who have made the same complaint against mohamed al fayed." nothing will be done, it is your word against his." she left despondent. she had done the right thing, reported it, but we never heard anything back ever. the met said its first report of sexual abuse by mohamed al fayed was in 2005 but sam's report was a decad

samantha ramsey moved to london in 1995 aged 17 to pursue her dream of working in harrods.at 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 then. it was brief, abrupt, it was quite aggressive. and she came out of that feeling quite threatened. it ended with "you will not tell anyone about this because we know where you live, we know your family." she was immediately fired and quickly told the met she had been sexually assaulted. she passed the police station and went straight in. i know she was told "ok, we will take this down, write it down and add it to a pile of other female names we have who have made the same complaint against mohamed al fayed. nothing will be done, it is your word against his." she left despondent. she had done the right thing, reported it, but we never heard anything back ever. the met said its first report of sexual abuse by al fayed was in 2005, but sam's report was a decad

salah was also a former co—owner of harrods.gressman matt gaetz as his attorney general. democrats are calling for a dropped ethics report into gaetz behaviour to be released. a turkish man suspected of being a major supplier of boats across the english channel is arrested in amsterdam. dealing drugs and asking inmates for sex — why a record number of prison staff have been sacked for misconduct. we have a special report. and scientists to discover the single largest piece of coral in the southwest pacific ocean. hello, i'm matthew amroliwala. the bbc can revealfor the first time serious allegations of abuse against salah fayed, the younger brother of mohamed al fayed. three 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.

the current owners of harrods said they "wholeheartedly" supported to engage with it.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 rape and sexual assault, was released two months ago. since then, more than 90 women

assaulted by the billionaire businessman and former harrods owner mohamed al fayed.bbc investigation which exposed hundreds of allegations against him. the women have been telling our correspondent ellie price how they've found strength since joining forces. the things that we've shared over the last six weeks will bond us together, probably, for the rest of our lives. we can stand up stronger and hold our heads high now instead of being carried in shame. and i feel that i've had a sort of cloak that's lifting off me, all this weight is coming off my shoulders and i'm feeling prouder of myself now. a friendship born out of shared dark experiences. three, two, one. as the number of women accusing former harrods boss of sexual abuse rises, at 8:30, we will devote half an hour of the programme to speak to survivors live here in the studio. five women with their own stories of abuse at the hands of mohamed al fayed. we arejoined here on breakfast right now byjen, nicole, lindsay, gemma and catherine. the bbc breakfast sofa was the first time we were all interviewed toget

a bbc documentary in september heard testimony from former harrods employees, who said the billionaire 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 itself. in its response to this developing scandal, the met has said it will transparently address any faili

owner mohamed al fayed. 0ne lawyer representing the justice for harrods survivors group described it seen". al fayed died last year, aged 94. you're live with bbc news. us secretary of state antony blinken says negotiators have made "good 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

one lawyer representing the justice for harrods survivors group described it as "the worst case of corporate94. you're live with bbc news. i'm roz atkins here with you in washington, dc. let's turn to the middle 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 jerusa

owner mohamed al fayed. 0ne lawyer representing the justice for harrods survivors group described ite "abuse of women the world has ever seen". al fayed died last year, aged 94. so, it is five days until election 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

as the number of women accusing former harrods boss of sexual abuse rises at 830, we will devote half the studio. five women with their own stories of abuse at the hands of mohamed al fayed. we arejoined here on breakfast right now byjen, nicole, lindsay, 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

her dream was to work in harrods. her family say what happened there changed her life. 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 abuse by al fayed was in 2005 but sam's report was a decade before, meaning the met actually knew about him much earlier. i believe that a lot of people, women, could have been saved if the met police had listened to her. the met says there is no history of sam's case on its computer systems, but that paper—based reports from the 1990s might not have been digitised. the met says it h

uk police say they are investigating at least five people suspected of assisting former owner of harrodsent and donald trump 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.

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

to review how metropolitan police officers handled allegations of sexual misconduct against former harrodsview two cases the met police investigated in 2008 and 2013 after the force referred itself. hundreds of women have alleged the billionaire, who died last year aged 94, raped or sexually assaulted them. our investigations correspondent daniel de simone has more details. there are real questions now over the met�*s response. those questions have been growing and today we're seeing the met referring itself to the police watchdog. and what they're saying is that the women who have come forward have raised real concerns about the quality of the response that they received in the two cases from 2008 and 2013. and they're saying that in the 2013 case, there is also an issue about how details of the case came to be disclosed publicly back then. so they're saying that they're referring themselves to the police watchdog because of these complaints. there's an element of contrition in the police statement. they're saying they're determined to do better, and they cannot change the past, and that

metropolitan police is to be investigated over its handling of abuse allegations against the former harrods referred itself to the independent office for police conduct after two women complained about how officers handled their cases in 2008 and 2013. here's our correspondent daniel de simone. mohamed al fayed it is a growing scandal for scotland yard. a bbc documentary in september heard testimony 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 _ kicke

harrods put out a statement this evening and say, "we are aware of and wholeheartedly "support the policewe 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 the met police and we welcome the investigation "and we support survivors in their wider pursuit "of justice." plenty more details on the story and many others on our website. this is bbc news. several of the donald trump cabinet nominees have received bomb threats in what appears to be a hoax. the fbi says it is aware of numerous bomb threats and swatting incidents. a tactic when police are called to someone's home under false pretenses. the agency says it is working with law enforcement partners. donald trump himself was not a target, according to us media. we know there are at least ten nominees for president trump �*s administration who have seemingly received these threats, either bomb threats or threats, either bomb threats or threats of swatting, which as you say is when someone will call the police, so perhaps

will review how metropolitan police officers handled allegations of sexual offences against former harrods mohamed al fayed. the independent 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,

harrods put out a statement this evening and say, "we are aware of and wholeheartedly "support the policeg line of communication with the met "police, and the benefit of the survivors. "we continue to encourage all survivors to "engage with the met police and we welcome the investigation "and we support survivors in their wider pursuit "of justice." there has been heavy snow around the south korean capital for the second day with a0 centimetres found in the capital city. on wednesday the city saw the heaviest snowfall since modern observations began in 1907. it coincided with the first snow of the season for the city. it cut power grounded 200 flights and lead to road closures through the south korean capital. at least two people were killed in road accidents and more snow is expected through the rest of the week. and before we go — the us astronauts on the international space station say they are ready to celebrate thanksgiving with their own twist on the classic turkey dinner. brussels sprouts. squash, apples and spice, and a smoked turkey. it will be delicious. it's a little bit busier

review how the uk metropolitan police officers handled allegations of sexual offences against former harrodser mohamed al fayed. the independent office for police conduct will review 2 previous cases after the force referred itself. a campaign group is urging hundreds of thousands of former university students to check if they're eligible for a refund from the student loans company. figures released for the first time show a total of £181; million has been overpaid. radio 4's money box dan whitworth has more. student loans. everyone signs up for them when enrolling at university, and from september 2025, they'll increase for the first time in eight years. the government announced last week that tuition fees in england will increase by 3%, from £9250 to £9535. all in all, the average student leaves university education with almost £45,000 worth of maintenance loans and tuition fees to repay. repayments generally begin once individuals earn above the annual threshold to start paying back their fees and loans. but for a number of reasons, individuals can start paying back their debts too soon.

claims that mohamed al fayed manipulated managers to conceal his crimes — the late harrods boss has beenkylie pentelow. more now on our top story here — mps voting in favour of a bill to legalise assisted dying in england and wales. it's a landmark moment, but the argument is far from over. there will be months of debate and scrutiny — and the bill will need approval from both the house of commons and the house of lords before it becomes law. tim muffet has been speaking to two high—profile campaigners —

an ex—director of harrods has told the bbc that mohamed al fayed manipulated managers to conceal hist control. jon brilliant worked at the luxury department store from 2000 to 2002. he said al fayed plied him with $50,000 of cash in envelopes, which he believes was an attempt to control him. he gave ben king this exclusive interview. how did mohamed al fayed get away from with his crimes for so long. i away from with his crimes for so 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 t

has referred itself to the police watchdog over its handling of abuse allegations against the late harrodsassed two cases to the independent office for police conduct, after receiving complaints from two women about investigations it carried out in 2008 and 2013. our correspondent daniel de simone is here. explain what's going on here, daniel. the bbc film that led to all this was in september and since then the met has been forced to accept that it had 21 women who had come forward between 2005 in the year of his death, last year. but he hadn't been charged. i think many people find that bewildering. what was revealed tonight is that we had known they had been reviewing all these claims but two of the women have made complaints about how the claims were handled, one of them in 2013 is complaining that had the information becomes public about her case, the met had to refer it to the police watchdog, and the scandal is a long way from over, there may be further comprising the first night is saying that although it can't the past, it has come to transparently review any failings. has come to

harrods' managing director has given a personal apology following the sexual abuse allegations against

former owner of harrods — mohamed al fayed — in committing sexual offences. australian senate is expected to pass legislation banning social media for under—16s, a world—first. and final preparations for the thanksgiving macy's parade in new york city, as the long weekend begins for millions of americans. hello. net migration to the uk is down by 20%, according to the latest figures from the office for national statistics. the estimated net migration was 728,000 people in the 12 months tojune this year — that's the number of people arriving, minus the number of people leaving — so represents an increase to the population. this figure is also subject to change. this is the number of people arriving versus the number of people leaving so it represents a decrease. the figures came out at 9.30 — and i wasjoined then by the director of population statistics, from the office of national statistics — mary gregory. in the year to the end ofjune 2024, we had net migration of 728,000, but that's a 20% drop on our updated figure for the year to the end ofjune 2023, whic