have harrods responded to these allegations? lode harrods responded to these allegations?e asked harrods for a response and _ allegations? we asked harrods for a response and they - for a response and they referred us to our previous statement they gave to their bbc following their bbc documentary and they said they were utterly appalled by the abuse allegations and they said harrods to date are very different organisation to the one owned and run by mohamed al fayed. one owned and run by mohamed al fayed. and if you've been affected by issues in this discussion, there is a range of organisations and websites discussion, there is a range that can offer you advice and support. you can find them listed on the bbc�*s actionline website at bbc.co.uk/actionline. if you have information about this story that you would like to share please get in touch. please include a contact number if you are willing to speak to a bbc journalist. alarm bells are going off in financial markets as concerns mount about the uk's economic outlook. the pound has fallen to its lowest level for 1a mon

have harrods responded? they have.t following the bbc documentary and said they were appalled by the abuse allegations and said harrods today is a very different organisation to the one owned and run by mohammed al fayed. one owned and run by mohammed al fa ed. . ~' ,, if you have been affected byish jupps if you have been affected byish jupps issues there are help on the bbc action web—site. if you have any information that you would like to share about this story, please get in touch with the address on screen. please include a contact number if you're willing to speak to a bbc journalist. here, the government is drawing up new measures which it says will help tackle people smuggling — by targeting the money generated by the gangs behind it. sir keir starmer says that as well as seizing to where they came from, and returns are up 23% since we have come to power. 0r whether it is with using the tools at my disposal to freeze the bank accounts of companies and individuals that facilitate this, or impose travel bans on

harrods said they were "utterly appalled" by the abuse allegations, and that harrods is a "very differentled by al fayed". 5 live�*s clare mcdonnell told us more about this. mohamed al fayed back in 1995, sued vanity fair magazine. they alleged that he was racist. they alleged sexual misconduct. he vehemently denied those allegations and the case was eventually settled out of court. but i've been speaking to a former security guard at harrods, a man we are calling henry, and he says this. he told me this over the course of two interviews that mohammed al—fayed, before he would do his morning rounds, daily morning rounds on the shop floor, black members of staff would be asked to leave the shop floor by a secret passageway under the road and to an office opposite harrods. and then, when mohammed al fayed had left the shop floor, they would be invited back in. his words are spoken by an actor. when he came on the shop floor, you would see a lot of movement. for example, i don't know how to say this and be nice, you would see the women, the women who the society and world sees as attractive

new allegations against the former harrods owner mohamed alfayed — a security guard tells the bbc

new allegations against the former harrods owner mohamed alfayed — a security guard tells the bbc that staff left the shop floor when he came to visit. some of the most iconic landmarks in hollywood are at risk as the worst wildfires in the history of los angeles continue to rage — forcing tens of thousands of residents to flee their homes and killing at least five people. there are six separate blazes — the latest here in the hollywood hills. this is the moment a house in studio city collapses. you can see the flames completely engulf the structure as it falls. more than 137,000 people have been evacuated — thousands more — have been told to pack up their things and be ready to go. paris hilton and billy crystal are among the hollywood stars who've lost their homes — here in the heart of the american film industry. the firebrigade in california has flock told the bbc the fires raging in the los angeles area are rapidly expanding. the firebrigade in california has told the bbc the fires raging in the los angeles area are rapidly expanding. they are in these areas — palisades, eaton, hu

lastly, you would mention that israel, you know, not an apartheid state, yet there's a recent in harrods that mentions that they're not allowing marriage between -- and non---. and the israeli newspaper all haaretz and how many palestinians on the israeli cabinet. president carter, i respect your writing a great deal, but to ignore that israel is practicing apartheid isn't exactly. and lastly, why don't we. one more point. why aren't we hearing j. paul finley, the former republican congressman who wrote the book? they dared to speak out about the pressure of the pro-israel lobby. he's written several books and i've never seen on c-span's book tv once. thank you. caller you have seen i mean, you haven't seen him, but he's been there. go ahead. well, i don't know how to answer those questions. you know, when somebody gives me a book about about an interesting subject habitually, i get book from my staff who read the handing me books to sign in the bookstore and particularly one that was about israel interrelationships while. i was writing my book i bet they've all the books that i had avai

and what have harrods _ and what they knew. and what have harrods been _ and what they knew.g? how have harrods been saying? how have they responded to these latest allegations? taste have they responded to these latest allegations?— latest allegations? we asked them for a — latest allegations? we asked them for a response - latest allegations? we asked them for a response and - latest allegations? we asked| them for a response and they refer to their previous statement of the bbc following the documentary last year and they said they were utterly appalled by the abuse allegations and they said harrods is now a very different organisation to the one owned and controlled by mohamed al fayed. and controlled by mohamed al fa ed. ., ~' ,, , and controlled by mohamed al fa ed. ., , . ., fayed. thank you very much for bein: fayed. thank you very much for being with _ fayed. thank you very much for being with us. _ and if you've been affected by issues in this discussion, there is a range of organisations and websites that can offer you advice and support. you can find them listed o

two complaints against the metropolitan police over its handling of allegations against the former harrods itself under the direction of a watchdog. the met is currently reviewing a total of 21 allegations that were made before mr al fayed died in 2023, and referred two of these to the independent office for police conduct in november. yesterday, the iopc announced that the met�*s directorate of professional standards will continue to investigate the complaints, but under the direction of the watchdog. more than half of the county councils in england with elections scheduled for this year could seek to have them postponed. at least 12 out of 21 county councils due to hold elections in may are poised to ask ministers to delay the ballots to explore options set out in a major redesign of local government which was announced in december. a former police officer who was at the heart of a grooming investigation in oxford is warning that a similar type of sexual abuse is still going on — both locally and nationally. it follows yesterday's vote by mps who rejected calls by the conservative pparty