executive staff from during _ are any of the executive staff from during mohamed - are any of the executive staff from during mohamed alg mohamed al fayed still in place at harrods and - still in place at harrods and do you _ still in place at harrods and do you envisage _ still in place at harrods and do you envisage any - still in place at harrods and. do you envisage any criminal action— do you envisage any criminal action against _ do you envisage any criminal action against those - do you envisage any criminal action against those who - do you envisage any criminal. action against those who were involved — action against those who were involved in— action against those who were involved in covering _ action against those who were involved in covering up, - action against those who were involved in covering up, but. involved in covering up, but not — involved in covering up, but not any— involved in covering up, but not any actual— involved in covering up, but not any actual allegations. i involved in covering up, butj not any actual allegations. i will not any actual allegations. will ask maria to deal with that.

are. mohamed al fayed conducted business around the world. e allegations against him are said to have happened in paris, san tropez, abu dhabi. a lot of this has to do with the fact that many of the women involved, who say they were involved, were personal assistants to mohamed al fayed, so they traveled with him around the world and also stayed in some of his homes. so this is not just confined to london, this is a global story as well. anchor: for the moment, thank you very much. azadeh moshiri. we are expecting a press conference a little later, perhaps within the next hour or so. we will bring it to you live when it happens. in the middle east, israel has launchedresh air strikes across southern lebanon overnight in what security sources there say were some of the most intense bombings since the start of the war in gaza in october. these are the latest pictures of israeli strikes on the southern lebanese border town. they have struck more than 100 hezbollah sites, including a weapons storage facility. it all comes after the leader of hezbo

are the prospects now? mohamed _ desk. what are the prospects now? mohamed alal, _ is no chance of him being put on trial, lrut— is no chance of him being put on trial, but so— is no chance of him being put on trial, but so many women have now come _ trial, but so many women have now come forward that it is in theory possible — come forward that it is in theory possible for the police to go through— possible for the police to go through all their accounts and see if any— through all their accounts and see if any patterns emerge, see if anyone — if any patterns emerge, see if anyone was facilitating what he was doing. _ anyone was facilitating what he was doing. and — anyone was facilitating what he was doing, and if there was somebody, they could — doing, and if there was somebody, they could be prosecuted for conspiracy or trafficking but that is very— conspiracy or trafficking but that is very much a theoretical possibility at the moment. daniel sandford, thank _ possibility at the moment. daniel sandford, thank you. _ a reminder you can see that documentary

are international asects? , ., ~ aspects? yes, mohamed al fayed conducted business _ aspects? l fayed conducted business around - aspects? yes, mohamed al fayed conducted business around the i conducted business around the world. some of the allegations against him are said to have happened in paris, st tropez, abu dhabi and therefore lots of this also has to do with the fact that many of the women involved were personal assistants to mohamed al fayed so travelled with him around the world, and also stated some of his homes. this is notjust confined to london, this is a global story too. azadeh moshiri, thank you. 0utside harrods for us. we expect a press conference later, perhaps within the next hour or so and we will bring you that live when it happens. let's turn to the middle east now, where israel has launched fresh air strikes across southern lebanon in what security sources there say are some of the most intense bombings since the start of the gaza war in october. these are the latest pictures of israeli strikes on the southern lebanese border village of rihan. the israe

are among 37 people killed in friday's strike on beirut. israel's military says it killed 16 terrorists. dozens more women contact the bbc with fresh allegations about the former harrods boss mohamed altes are being counted in sri lanka's first presidential election since the country's economic meltdown two years ago. russia evacuates 1,200 people after ukraine attacks an ammunition warehouse just east of occupied crimea. hello, i'm azadeh moshiri. the israeli military says it's carrying out more strikes on hezbollah targets in lebanon.

there is a statement from herod saying we are utterly appalled by the allegations of the perpetration some mohamed alsed his power wherever he operated and we condemn him in the strongest terms. we also acknowledge that during this time as a business we failed our employees who were his victims, and for this were his victims, and for this we are sincerely apologetic. the harrods of today is a very different organisation to the one owned and controlled by mohamed al fayed between 1985 and 2010. it is one that seeks to put the welfare of our employees at the heart of everything we do. this is why, since new information came to light in 2023 about historic allegations of his sexual abuse by mohamed al fayed, it has been our priority to settle claims in the quickest way possible, avoiding lengthy legal proceedings for the women involved. this process is still available for any current or former harrods employees. that is the statement from harrods released today. you're watching bbc news. i'm geeta guru—murthy. we are going to be drinking cute coverage of nigel farage's speech at the reform party confere

mohamed al fayed was anyone. we will set plainly i that mohamed al fayed was a monsten _ that mohamed al fayed was a monster. 0uraim and that mohamed al fayed was a monster. our aim and are— monster. our aim and are single aim is to seekjustice for the survivors _ aim is to seek 'ustice for the survivors.— aim is to seek 'ustice for the survivors. ., , , survivors. lawyers compared the case to a combination _ survivors. lawyers compared the case to a combination of - case to a combination of horrific cases that involved high profile figures like harvey weinstein, jeffrey epstein and others. the leaning attorney in the us that�*s working with the lawyers in this case said the system enabled and allowed widespread sexual abuse.— sexual abuse. something was rotten at the _ sexual abuse. something was rotten at the core _ sexual abuse. something was rotten at the core of- sexual abuse. something was rotten at the core of harrods. j rotten at the core of harrods. the store was known for catering to every need of its customers. and it was presented as the epitome of beauty. the ugly truth, however, was that a number of female employees were being sexually abused by its chairma

are among the dead. dozens more women contact the bbc — and legal teams — with fresh allegations about the former harrods boss mohamed al. votes are being counted in sri lanka's first presidential election since economic meltdown two years ago. and hundreds of paratroopers re—enact one of the major allied military operations of the second world war. hello, i'm karin giannone. the us national security adviser has warned the risk of an escalation in fighting between israel and hezbollah |s "acute" a nd "real" these are the latest pictures we've received, showing explosions lighting up the night sky in southern lebanon. saturday has seen a string of cross—border attacks between israel and the iranian—backed lebanese group, hezbollah. an israel defense forces spokesperson daniel hagari said, the military was using dozens of fighterjets to attack hezbollah targets, saying the group was threatening a large—scale attack. lebanon's health ministry now says 37 people, including women and children, were killed in yesterday's israeli attack on beirut. rescue workers have been searching through the rubble of a high—rise building th

are among the dead. dozens more women contact the bbc — and legal teams — with fresh allegations about the former harrods boss mohamed aled. votes are being counted in sri lanka's first presidential election since economic meltdown two years ago. and hundreds of paratroopers re—enact one of the major allied military operations of the second world war. israel has been carrying widespread attacks on southern lebanon with fighter jets, as the us warns the risk of an escalation in fighting between israel and hezbollah is �*acute�* and �*real�*. these are the latest pictures we've received, showing explosions lighting up the night sky in southern lebanon. saturday has seen cross—border fire between israel and the iranian—backed lebanese group hezbollah throughout the day. and those attacks have continued into the night. the israeli army says its using dozens of fighterjets and �*striking extensively�* after it learnt that his brother was preparing to launch a large—scale launch against israel. lebanon's health ministry now says 37 people, including women and children, were killed in friday's israeli attack on beirut. rescue

mohamed al fayed. we failed our colleagues and for that we are deeply sorry.tatement also goes on to say, i feel it is important to make it clear that i was not aware of his criminality and abuse. while it is true rumours of his behaviour circulated in the public domain, no charges or allegations were ever put to me by the police, the cps, internal channels or others. the statement goes on to say, al fayed operated this business as his personal fiefdom. it is now clear he presided over a toxic culture of secrecy, intimidation, fear of repercussion and sexual misconduct. he ends by saying, this was a shameful period in the business history, however the harrods of today is unrecognisable to harrods under his ownership. he also said there is an independent review led by a non—executive committee of the board to further consider the issues arising from the allegations. that is the statement, the first time we have heard from michael ward in the last hour since the documentary, the bbc documentary, was broadcast a week ago. documentary, was broadcast a week auo. �*

are among the dead. dozens more women contact the bbc — and legal teams — with fresh allegations about the former harrods boss mohamed al

are among 37 people killed in friday's strike on beirut. israel's military says it killed 16 terrorists. dozens more women contact the bbc with fresh allegations about the former harrods boss mohamed al fayed. votes are being counted in sri lanka's first presidential election since the country's economic meltdown two years ago. russia evacuates 1,200 people after ukraine attacks an ammunition warehouse just east of occupied crimea. hello, i'm azadeh moshiri. the israeli military says it's carrying out more strikes on hezbollah targets in lebanon. these are live pictures from the region. hezbollah says it has fired new waves of rockets into northern israel. reuters video shows rockets coming from southern lebanon being intercepted by the israeli military. there are also reports of heavy israeli strikes on several areas of southern lebanon. israel says it's hit thousands of rocket launchers. lebanon's health ministry says 37 people were killed in yesterday's israeli attack on beirut. israel said it was targeting a top hezbollah military commander, who also died during the attack. it says it killed, in their words, 16 terrorists. hezbollah says those many of those killed were included w

examinations and sexual screening without the knowledge that was going on and parse the results on mohamed al fayed, those aresnell has since died. thejustice called wendy snell has since died. the justice for harrods survivors group has confirmed to the bbc it put a complaint entered the general medical council about dr coxon but the details of the complaint have not been shared yet. the bbc has approached dr coxon for comment and we have not heard back from her, but the general medical council's procedures, basically, they will investigate whether there is... whether the complaint is worth investigating, if you like. if it is, it will go to the medical practitioners tribunal service and then there is quite a lengthy process to decide whether or not there is a case to answer and if there is what happens with that. it is not a fast process at all, it does take quite a long time to work its way through.— its way through. one more question. _ its way through. one more question, but _ its way through. one more question, but before - its way through. one more question, but before i - its way through. one more que

women contact the bbc and legal teams with fresh allegations about the former harrods boss mohamed al fayed. votes areeing counted in sri lanka's first presidential election since economic meltdown two years ago. hello, i'm karin giannone. the us national security adviser has warned the risk of an escalation in fighting between israel and hezbollah is �*acute�* and �*real�*. let's show you the situation right now as we look across the israel — lebanon border. saturday has seen a string of cross—border attacks between israel and the iranian—backed lebanese group hezbollah. israel's military said its air force struck thousands of rocket launchers that posed an "immediate" threat. lebanon's health ministry now says 37 people were killed in yesterday's israeli attack on beirut. hezbollah has confirmed two of its senior commanders were killed in those strikes. jake sullivan said the killing of a top hezbollah leader was justice, describing it as a good outcome. the cross—border attacks follow the pager and walkie—talkie explosions in lebanon last week which killed 37 people and injured thousands, thought t

but they say their investigations are ongoing into all the entities that mohamed all the entities that mohamed altatement says that they are in the process of establishing whether anyone at the club is or has been affected. they have encouraged anyone with information or expenses to come forward to the club at a specific safeguarding department or the police. thank ou ve department or the police. thank you very much _ department or the police. thank you very much for _ department or the police. thank you very much for that. - department or the police. thank you very much for that. well, i you very much for that. well, let�*s return now to that news conference that happened earlier and listen to some of what barrister dean armstrong said at that event. we will see it plainly, mohamed al fayed was a monster. he was a monster. but, as a monster aided by a system, a system that pervaded harrods. one of the attorneys working with the women gloria allred says the allegations also include the unauthorised disclosure to mohamed al fayed of the examination results of employees he targeted for sexual abuse

are watching bbc news. live from london, this is bbc news. more women have contacted the bbc to say they were assaulted by the former boss of harrods — the late mohamed alem — are currently holding a news conference, detailing their claims and accusations. israel launches new strikes in southern lebanon overnight, as hezbollah's leader calls this week's device explosions �*a massacre', and �*a declaration of war�*. un expert says haiti is in a �*catastrophic�* situation as gang violence kills thousands and forces over a million people to flee their homes.

mohamed al fayed is due to begin. let's take you to azadeh moshiri. reporter: they areave against harrods for failing to provide a safe system of work for the women and the bbc has gathered evidence that harrods not only failed to intervene but also help to carry up at some of the allegations of abuse. and since the initial report came out, more women have come forward to the bbc and testimonies from more than 24 employees reveal a pattern of not only predatory behaviour but also sexual abuse by mohamed al fayed. harrods has said it apologises, it is utterly appalled by the allegations and it has also set “p allegations and it has also set up a process to settle these claims. they are starting to speak, so let's take a listen. good morning and thank you for coming today. my name is dean armstrong kc and i am one of the barristers representing many of the survivors of mohamed al fayed's sexual abuse during his time as chairman of harrods. our clients include most of the survivors who spoke out on the bbc documentary and we are delighted to have representatives of those w

are also dead. fresh revelations about former harrods owner mohamed al fayed. a fulham football manager tells the bbc extra precautions were put in place to protect female players. people in sri lanka are voting in the first election since the country's economic meltdown two years ago. hundreds of paratroopers are re—enacting one of the major allied military operations of the second world war. welcome to bbc news. we start this hour with the latest on the tensions in the middle east. lebanon's health minister says at least 31 people are now known to have been killed by friday's israeli airstrike in beirut — a third of them women and children. hezbollah has confirmed that its senior military commander, ibrahim aqil, was among those killed the israeli envoy at the un danny danon has not mentioned the attacks in lebanon but said his country would do whatever it took to defend itself. these are the latest pictures from beirut... as rescue workers continue to search through the rubble of the suburban building destroyed by israel. its military says it was targeting he

direct communication with the metropolitan police to ensure we are offering our assistance with any of their relevant inquiries." mohamed alany of his victims, their quest forjustice is not over. ellie price, bbc news. daniel sandford is here. what do we know about what the met are actually doing? it is not clear to us what they plan to do. i'm not sure at this stage it is even clear to them. parrots have said that they are in touch with the police, and we know that more than 100 people have come forward, either to the lawyers or to the bbc making allegations. so, what can the police do? the allegations are all against a man who is dead. the police are still repeating today that they want victims to come forward, they are saying that if any new evidence comes to light they want to assess that. that is because crimes might have been committed not by mohamed al—fayed. there can be people around him who might have been somehow helping him to commit these crimes, there may be people who are guilty therefore of conspiracy or trafficking offences. that is why there is this open question at the moment about the police investigati

you more in the statement from the current owner of harrods, "we are utterly appalled by the allegations of abuse perpetrated by mohamed ale strongest terms. we also acknowledge during this time, as a business, we failed our employees who were his victims and for this, we sincerely apologise. as azadeh moshiri pointed out, the statement says the harrods of today is a very different organisation to the one owned and controlled by mohamed al fayed between 1985 and 2010. they say that it is one that currently seeks to put the welfare of employees at the heart of everything they do, this is why they say, since the information came to light about historic allegations of sexual abuse by mohamed al fayed, it has been their priority to sex —— to settle claims in the quickest way involving —— avoiding lengthy legal proceedings whether women involved, and this is still available for any current or former harrods employees. as you heard, more women are coming forward to the bbc after the bbc investigation and the statement from the current owners of harrods concludes, whilst we cannot undo the past, we have been determined to do the

are representing 60 survivors of al fayed abuse. so a huge, huge number there. and they also said last week when i was in the press conference that they expect anywhere that mohameds afternoon that sadly, this has proven to be true. we are now in the possession of credible evidence of abuse at other al fayed properties and businesses , fayed properties and businesses, including, as you said in your introduction, fulham football club. now fulham football club, has released a statement this afternoon where they say we remain in the process of establishing whether anyone at the club is or has been affected by the reports concerning mr al fayed. in the meantime, should any person wish to share information or experiences on this matter, they may contact the club. this is clearly not just about mr fayed here because although he died last year at the age of 94, there appears to be a number of associates. lawyers are seem to be suggesting that could well have questions to answer. notably the general medical council is investigating two private doctors who used to work for mr fayed, who allegedly carried out intrusive and unnecessary sexual health screenings on mr fayed's

barristers representing alleged victims of mohamed al—fayed say they are now 60 survivors, and they haveredible evidence of abuse at fulham football club. the former harrods and fulham fc owner is accused of multiple sexual assaults after a bbc investigation published last week. a spokesman for justice for harrods survivors group is a group of barristers representing the alleged victims. they say they have enormous response from they have enormous response from the investigation. one of al—fayed alleged victims has spoken exclusively to gb news. >> he had this look in his eyes and i'll never forget it. it was like a monstrous i'm going to get what i want from you. you know, i don't care how you feel and i do think because it was in and i do think because it was in a public place , so to speak, he a public place, so to speak, he he would have gone further had he would have gone further had he could. i think he was worried somebody might come in or i might have started screaming or something like that. so he made his exit pretty quickly, and i think he would have definitely raped me if he'

mohamed al fayed. the metropolitan police are investigating whether any individuals could be pursued for criminal offences00 former employees have come forward with accusations after a bbc documentary about mohamed al fayed. this is some of the police statement... the current managing director of harrods also the current managing director of harrods also issued the current managing director of harrods also issued a statement today. his first statement today. his first statement since the allegations were made public. he said mohamed al fayed presided over a toxic culture of secrecy and intimidation, fear of repercussions and sexual misconduct. he worked with the late billionaire fought some four years and said he was not aware of any criminality and abuse —— for. two important statements on the situation at harrods. let's go through the police statement from the metropolitan police in a bit more detail, what is the significance?— more detail, what is the significance? they say they will fully explore _ significance? they say they will fully explore whether l significance? they say they i will fully explor

barristers representing alleged victims of mohamed al fayed say there are now 60 survivors and they haveall club. the former harrods and fulham fc owner is accused of multiple attack. but the proscribed terrorist organisation are yet to make any official statement on their leader's status. soldiers and aid workers are currently taking part in rescue operations, looking for survivors and victims in the rubble. we'll be bringing you the very latest as it happens. meanwhile, sir keir starmer has called for a ceasefire in the region, saying escalation serves no one. speaking at the united nations, the prime minister implored the two sides to step back from the brink. sir keir also discussed the importance of also discussed the importance of a global ceasefire with the lebanese counterpart. it concludes sir keir starmer's three day trip to new york after attending the annual meeting of world leaders . barristers world leaders. barristers representing alleged victims of mohamed al fayed say there are now 60 survivors and they have credible evidence of abuse at fulham football

. >> barristers representing alleged victims of mohamed al fayed say they are now 60 survivors and they have credible, credible evidence of abuse at fulham football club. the former harrods and fulham fc owner is accused of multiple sexual assaults after a bbc investigation was published last week. a spokesman for justice for harrods survivors, a group of barristers representing the alleged victims, says there has been an enormous response to the investigation. one of the alleged victims has spoken exclusively to gb news. >> he had this look in his eyes and i'll never forget it. it was like a monstrous i'm going to get what i want from you. you know, i don't care how you feel. and i do think because it was in a public place. so to speak, he he would have gone further had he would have gone further had he could. i think he was worried somebody might come in, or i might have started screaming or something like that. so he made his exit pretty quickly, and i think he would have definitely raped me if he'd had half the chance. 100%. >> more than 180 flood warnings are in place across englan

barristers representing alleged victims of mohamed al fayed say there are now 60 survivors and they have credible evidence of abuse at fulham football more than show at 10:00. now, more than 180 flood warnings are in place across england after days of heavy rain. images posted on social media show tracks at a train station in shropshire, completely submerged in rainwater. the met office says northern and central parts of england and wales have been hit. the hardest . and dame maggie the hardest. and dame maggie smith, known for her harry potter films and downton abbey, has died at the age of 89. her family released a statement saying she passed away peacefully in hospital early this morning. it goes to on say she leaves two sons and five loving children who were devastated by the loss of their extraordinary mother and grandmother. well, those are your latest gb news headlines . your latest gb news headlines. i'm lewis mckenzie. more from me in an hour's time. >> for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code or go more than show at 1

women contact the bbc and legal teams with fresh allegations about the former harrods boss mohamed al fayed. votes are

mohamed al-fayed specifically? _ that i hear. can i ask about mohamed al-fayed specifically? what - that i hear. can i ask about mohamed al-fayed specifically? what are about that? the idea we should be surprised about a story| thoughts about that? the idea we | should be surprised about a story a powerful men abusing their position is not something most women in the country will be particularly surprised about. i hope all those victims are being supported and i feel, you know, it is an outrage when people try to come forward. the idea that women don't come forward about these things. women often try to come forward. the systems are not in place to deal with their complaints by weather an employment or the criminaljustice system, which is why we are working tirelessly to make sure when women do come forward about these things, systems and services are better and we actually catch the perpetrators of this because it is too late in this case. of this because it is too late in this case-— of this because it is too late in this case. . , , ., ., this case. one last question for ou. this case. one last question for you- you _ this case. one last question

given the number of women who are now speaking out, how are they likely to seek justice, also because mohammed aloken to a number today who say this is about closure, this is about talking about what has been happened and feeling like their voices have been heard. there are 37 women involved in the civil case. hundreds more, we are told, have come forward. some of those are victims but some have evidence of what happened, so it is for the law firm to sort through what may be added to the case. i think it is worth noting that this is, as the lawyers say, an international case now, and we are focusing on harrods and fulham football club. but the abuse has been detailed as happening in properties paris. there are also victims who have come forward from the us, from dubai, australia, romania. the list goes on. this becomes an international case where lawyers will seek to sort through exactly what happened in that entire network. it is worth noting, harrods have said that they are appalled by what has happened and they accept that many victims were failed. and they are under new management now. absolu

are expecting to hear the legal team involved in the investigation conducted by the bbc into claims of sexual assault against the late owner of harrods, the luxury department store in london, mohamed alclaim against the department store for allegedly failing to provide a safe system of work for em ployees. safe system of work for employees. we will bring you that as soon as we get it. let us show you again the situation in budapest, the hungarian capital, where they are expecting the danube to peak around or slightly above 8.5 metres in the city as a result of floodwaters being brought through this part of central europe because of storm boris. almost reaching the parliament building. we are being called on to create a unique soundtrack of our lives. the idea is to unlock the soundtrack of our lives, particularly important for people with dementia. sir alex ferguson has been speaking to our correspondent about seeing friends like sir bobby charlton suffer with dementia and he describes his own efforts to keep his brain active. i heard you were punctual, but you're 25 minutes early. i'm always early. are you? sir alex ferguson, thank you so much for talking to us on bbc breakfast. fir

mohamed al fayed �*s alleged offending? dozens of women came forward to say that they were sexually assaulted by him when they worked at harrods. lawyers say they ared at the ritz in paris. now there are questions about the man in charge of fulham football club formally. a former manager of fulham's women's team says extra precautions were put in place to protect female players from mohamed al fayed. members of staff became aware that he liked young, blonde girls. as a result, players were not allowed to be left alone with him. the club said it was deeply troubled by the disturbing reports relating to harrods, adding: lawyers representing al fayed �*s accusers told a news conference more and more alleged victims were coming forward. ~ ., ., alleged victims were coming forward. ., ., ., , forward. we do not at this state forward. we do not at this stage represent _ forward. we do not at this stage represent any - forward. we do not at this | stage represent any women forward. we do not at this - stage represent any women who, for instance, sustained attacks at fulham football club, but our investigations are obviously ongoing. it is highly unlikely

you victims of dlines anything else, lewis mckenzie has you victims of mohamed al alleged victims of mohamed al fayed say that they are now 60 survivors, and they have credible evidence of abuse at fulham football club. the former harrods and fulham fc owner is accused of multiple sexual assaults after a bbc investigation was published last week. one of the alleged victims spoke exclusively to patrick christys on gb news last night. >> he had this look in his eyes and i'll never forget it. it was like a monstrous i'm going to get what i want from you . you get what i want from you. you know, i don't care how you feel . know, i don't care how you feel. and i do think because it was in a public place, so to speak , he a public place, so to speak, he he would have gone further had he would have gone further had he could. i think he was worried somebody might come in or i might have started screaming or something like that . so he made something like that. so he made his exit pretty quickly , and i his exit pretty quickly, and i think he would have definitely raped me if he'd had half the chance. 100%. >> well, the king h

ownership today is different from back then when mohamed al—fayed was in charge, he sold the store in 2010. we have had a statement and they say they are for which the store sincerely apologises. so yes, quite a statement from them. there have been allegations about mohamed al—fayed going back a long period since the 19905. what did we know then and what is different now? backin and what is different now? back in the 1990s, there were a number of allegations that did come out, there was a vanity fair article, come out, there was a vanity fairarticle, and a come out, there was a vanity fair article, and a film which talked about groping and sexual assault. the biographer also featured a lot of allegations there as well. so we do look at that in the film to see how things continued without investigation. what has happened now which is significant with all these new women is the sense of scale, the number of women who have talked to us, and the seriousness of the allegations of attempted rape which have not been made before. it is not easy making a programme like this, what are the difficulties? there is so much emotion, these women _ the

now barristers representing alleged victims of mohamed al fayed say there are now 60 survivors and theym football club. >> the former harrods boss and fulham fc owner is accused of many sexual assaults after an investigation was published last week. one of the alleged victims has spoken exclusively to gb news on patrick christys show last night. >> i just thought, was it what i was wearing? why did he do that to me? was it because i looked back at him when he kept staring at me in the restaurant? i was making all these excuses, almost sort of blaming, blaming myself for the incident, for the assault. he had this look in his eyes and i'll never forget it. it was like a monstrous i'm going to get what i want from you, you know? i don't care how you, you know? i don't care how you feel. and i do think because it was in a public place. so to speak, he he would have gone further had he could. i think he was worried somebody might come in or i might have started screaming or something like that. so he made his exit pretty quickly, and i think he would have definitely raped me if he'd had half

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mohamed al fayed. according to lawyers, who say there are still more to come. uiries relating to fulham football club during the late billionaire's 16 years of ownership. al—fayed has been accused by several female ex—employees of harrods of sexual abuse or rape. in a bbc documentary which aired last week. mr al—fayed died last yean week. mr al—fayed died last year, aged 94. barristers have now said the response to the claims has been huge. they say to date they've fielded well over 200 inquiries. messages that are coming from all over the world. in other news, sir keir starmer has called for israel and terror group hezbollah to agree to a ceasefire, saying escalation serves no one. speaking at the united nations general assembly, the prime minister implored the two sides to step back from the brink. sir keir also discussed the importance of a ceasefire deal with his lebanese counterpart. it concludes the keir starmer's three day trip to new york after attending the annual meeting of world leaders. it comes after the israeli prime minister said his nation's troo

mohamed al—fayed's alleged offending? dozens of women have come forward to say that they were sexually assaulted by him when they worked at harrods. lawyers say they are al fayed at the ritz in paris. and now there are questions about the late billionaire's 16 years in charge of fulham football club. a former manager of fulham's women's team says extra precautions were put in place to protect female players from mohamed al—fayed. gaute haugenes, who managed the side between 2001 and 2003, said members of staff became aware that he liked young, blonde girls. as a result, players were not allowed to be left alone with him. the club said it was deeply troubled by the disturbing reports relating to harrods, adding: lawyers representing al—fayed's accusers told a news conference more and more alleged victims were coming forward. we don't at this stage represent any women who, for instance, sustained attacks at fulham football club, but our investigations are obviously ongoing. it is highly unlikely that there are not victims out there from these other places of work, wherever he went. there will be victims. 0ne former harrods employee spoke of what happene

are also dead. fresh revelations about former harrods owner mohamed al fayed. ws. we start this hour with the latest on the tensions in the middle east. lebanon's health minister says at least 31 people are now known to have been killed by friday's israeli airstrike in beirut — a third of them women and children. hezbollah has confirmed that its senior military

the time forjustice is now — women who were sexually abused and raped by mohammed al fayad call for accountability. lawyers areepresenting 37 survivors — and have been contacted by more — who worked at harrods and were attacked by its late chairman. he told me in no uncertain terms that i was never to breathe a word of this to anyone. if i did, i would never work in london again, and he knew where my family lived. also on the programme... israel strikes more than a hundred hezbollah targets in southern lebanon, again raising fears of an escalation in the conflict. only half of patients with head, neck and bowel cancers get treatment in the target time — a leading charity says it's putting lives at risk. shoppers�* confidence in the economy drops sharply, with nerves about spending ahead of october's budget. my son says to me," don't you dare sing. "i'm telling you, i'm walking out." and in a rare interview, sir alex ferguson talks about helping with dementia through music, and reflects on his life after football. and coming up on bbc news... can anyone stop chelsea getting their sixth women's super league titl

barristers representing alleged victims of mohamed al fayed say there are now 60 survivors and they have credible evidence of abuse at fulham football club. the former harrods and fulham fc owner is accused of multiple sexual assaults after a bbc investigation published last week. a spokesman for justice for harrods survivors, a group of barristers representing the alleged victims, says there has been an enormous response to the investigation. one of al—fayed alleged victims has spoken exclusively to gb news. >> he had this look in his eyes and i'll never forget it. it was like a monstrous i'm going to get what i want from you. you know, i don't care how you feel. and i do think because it was in a public place. so to speak, he he would have gone further had he would have gone further had he could. i think he was worried somebody might come in, or i might have started screaming or something like that. so he made his exit pretty quickly, and i think he would have definitely raped me if he'd had half the chance. 100%. >> and you can watch the full interview later on on patrick's show at 10

mohamed al fayed". at the heart of this are women who say mohamed al fayed threatened them to stay silent after abusingnces were unwelcome and nonconsensual. there were tonnes of women that would have had sex with him because he was a very wealthy and powerful man, but still he chose to pursue people that he terrified. he was trying to kiss me and put himself— he was trying to kiss me and put himself on— he was trying to kiss me and put himself on me, and again, ijust don't _ himself on me, and again, ijust don't know— himself on me, and again, ijust don't know howl himself on me, and again, ijust don't know how i did it. i kicked him _ don't know how i did it. i kicked him off, — don't know how i did it. i kicked him off, kicked and kicked and kicked — him off, kicked and kicked and kicked and screamed, and i got him off, and _ kicked and screamed, and i got him off, and i_ kicked and screamed, and i got him off, and i wasjust terrified. when off, and i was 'ust terrified. when he was off, and i wasjust terrified. when he was assaulting _ off, and i wasjust terrified. when he was assaulting me, _ off,

in a statement tonight, the company said: "we are utterly appalled by the allegations of abuse perpetrated by mohamed alst terms. as part of our due diligence, there is an ongoing internal review, supported by external counsel, including looking at whether any current staff were involved in any of the allegations, either directly or indirectly." "harrods is also in direct communication with the metropolitan police to ensure we are offering our assistance with any of their relevant inquiries." mohamed al fayed died last year aged 94, but for many of his victims, their quest for justice is not over. ellie price, bbc news. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. prosecutors in america, say the suspected gunman arrested near donald trump's golf course 8 days ago, wrote a letter months earlier saying he planned to assassinate the former president. they allege ryan routh�*s note was addressed �*dear world', and was placed in a box containing ammunition and dropped at the home of an unidentified person — who's now come forward — several month before his apparent attempt to shoot mrtrump in florid

the time forjustice is now — women who were sexually abused and raped by mohammed al fayad call for accountability. lawyers areld me in no uncertain terms that i was never to breathe a word of this to anyone. if i did, i would never work in london again, and he knew where my family lived. also on the programme... israel strikes more than a hundred hezbollah targets in southern lebanon, again raising fears of an escalation in the conflict. only half of patients with head, neck and bowel cancers get treatment in the target time — a leading charity says it's putting lives at risk. shoppers' confidence in the economy drops sharply, with nerves about spending ahead of 0ctober�*s budget. my son says to me," don't you dare sing. "i'm telling you, i'm walking out."

they are the youngest convicted murderers in the uk since jamie bulger's killers robert thompson and jon venables back in 1993. barristers representing alleged victims of mohamed aley have credible, credible evidence of abuse at fulham football club. the former harrods and fulham fc owner, accused of multiple sexual assaults after a bbc investigation published last week. a spokesman for for justice harrods survivors, a group of barristers representing the alleged victims, says there's been an enormous response to the investigation. one of al—fayed's alleged victims has spoken exclusively to gb news this look in his eyes and i'll never forget it. >> it was like a monstrous i'm going to get what i want from you. >> you know, i don't care how you feel. >> and i do think because it was in a public place. so to speak, he he would have gone further had he could. i think he was worried somebody might come in, or i might have started screaming or something like that. so he made his exit pretty quickly, and i think he would have definitely raped me if he'd had half the chance. 100%. >> and you can watch the full interview at 10:00 pm this evening on gb news more than 180

are racing to rescue people trapped in flooded homes after the category four hurricane struck the coast of florida last night , barristers representing night, barristers representing alleged victims of mohamed alayed say there are now 60 survivors and they have credible evidence of abuse at fulham football club. the former harrods and fulham fc owner is accused of multiple sexual assaults after a bbc investigation was published last week. one of the alleged victims spoke exclusively to patrick christys on gb news last night. >> he had this look in his eyes and i'll never forget it. it was like a monstrous i'm going to get what i want from you, you know, i don't care how you feel. >> and i do think because it was in a public place. >> so to speak, he he would have gone further had he could. >> i think he was worried somebody might come in or i might have started screaming or something like that. so he made his exit pretty quickly, and i think he would have definitely raped me if he'd had half the chance, 100%. >> now the king and queen are visiting holyrood to mark the 25th anniversary of the scottish parliament being reconvened. the celebration showcased scottish music and culture and was atte

emergency crews are racing to the rescue of people trapped in flooded homes after the category four hurricane struck the coast of florida last night, barristers representing alleged victims of mohamed alvivors and they have credible evidence of abuse at fulham football club . abuse at fulham football club. the former harrods and fulham fc owner is accused of multiple sexual assaults after a bbc investigation was published last week . one of the alleged victims week. one of the alleged victims spoke exclusively to patrick christys on gb news last night. >> he had this look in his eyes and i'll never forget it. it was like a monstrous i'm going to get what i want from you, you know? i don't care how you feel. and i do think because it was in a public place, so to speak , he a public place, so to speak, he he would have gone further had he would have gone further had he could. i think he was worried somebody might come in or i might have started screaming or something like that. so he made his exit pretty quickly, and i think he would have definitely raped me if he'd had half the chance. 100%. >> the king has been leading tributes for national treasure dame maggie smith after she passed

barristers representing alleged victims of mohamed al fayed say they are now 60 survivors and they havedible evidence of abuse at fulham football club. the former harrods and fulham fc owner is accused of multiple sexual assaults after a bbc investigation was published last week. a spokesman for justice for harrods survivors, a group of barristers representing the alleged victims, says there has been an enormous response to the investigation. one of al—fayed's alleged victims has spoken exclusively to gb news. >> he had this look in his eyes and i'll never forget it. it was like a monstrous i'm going to get what i want from you. you know, i don't care how you feel. and i do think because it was in a public place. so to speak, he he would have gone further had he would have gone further had he could. i think he was worried somebody might come in or i might have started screaming or something like that. so he made his exit pretty quickly, and i think he would have definitely raped me if he'd had half the chance. 100%. >> and you can watch the full interview of that on patrick christys ton