in the same year as this event, helen says she was abused by both mohamed al fayed and by his brotherah. in february 1989, helen went on a business trip with mohamed al fayed and was told to stay in the same hotel suite as him. i was taking off my makeup in front of the mirror, and in the mirror saw fayed walking in, walked into my bathroom. and no knocking, no saying anything. i mean, it's like... it was like out of a horror film. it was, like, so frightening. he decided he was going to take me into his room. you know, he was pulling me all the way up the corridor, and i was saying, "no, no, let me go." and ijust hadn't got the... i knew i couldn't stop him. so, yeah, he raped me that night. months later, she was sent by mohamed al fayed to do some personal assistant work for his brother salah, here on the left. helen saw it as a way to escape. i'd met salah. he seemed really nice and friendly, and he didn't seem in the slightest bit like his brother, a totally different character. you know, that's how i felt. but on completing the two—day task, helen says she was drugged by salah an

he worked closely with mohamed al fayed at harrods and is still the boss now, as i said. going on. he has always said he did not know about any allegations of sexual abuse and rape but crucially he has said rumours about mohamed al fayed's behaviour were in the public domain, so the victims still have many questions they want answered about the culture of harrods, what was going on, who knew, how high this went up? we knew it went to the very top with the boss, mohamed al fayed, but how many others let management knew what was going on? some very hurt and distressed women troubled by what happened to them. many were still teenagers when they were raped, they say, by mohamed al fayed. micheal ward still under pressure, he has stood down in his role as the trustee of the royal ballet company, he is still in charge at harrods, this internal investigation is going on, but there are lots of answers people want to hear. what happened, how long was it going on? it seems there was a culture in this department store going on for such a long time and it sounds quite frankly terrifyi

after being sexually assaulted by mohamed al fayed in his office she told a harrods supervisor. 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 decade before, meaning the met knew about him much earlier. i believe that a lot of people, women, could have been saved going through what she went through if the

the met said it's found reports from 21 women who accused mohamed al fayed while he was alive. ther women have come forward in the past weeks. the handling of mohamed al fayed is not a matter of distant history. it also sheds light on how police deal with violence against women and girls today. sam died in 2007 in a car crash. her family say mohamed al fayed's abuse and not being listened to by police altered the course of her life. she was never right after what happened in london. it really changed her outlook on life. we had 12 years of erratic behaviour after that. a suicide attempt. she never really found her place in life. if you have been affected by this story, you can search the bbc website for support. thank you for being with us on bbc news. israel has bombed the southern suburbs of the lebanese capital beirut for the first time in almost a week. it comes a day after israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu met visiting us officials to discuss a possible deal to end the war in lebanon. let's go live tojerusalem. ben brown is there for us. leben en's prime minister in

the claims follow a bbc investigation into decades of serious abuse by mohamed al—fayed himself. na wilkinson's report contains some graphic details. right behind you... 1989 and salah fayed helping launch a book by the former first lady, nancy reagan, with his brother mohamed al—fayed. helen is one of three women who have, for the first time, spoken about shocking abuse at the hands of salah fayed. in the same year as this event, helen says she was abused by both mohamed al—fayed and by his brother salah. in february 1989, helen went on a business trip with mohamed al—fayed and was told to stay in the same hotel suite as him. i was taking off my make—up in front of the mirror and in the mirror i saw fayed walking in, walked into my bathroom, and no knocking, no saying anything. i mean, it's like out of a horrorfilm. it was, like, so frightening. he decided he was going to take me into his room. you know, he was pulling me all the way up the corridor and i was saying, "no, no, let me go." and ijust hadn't got the... i knew i couldn't stop him. so, yeah, he raped me that night. mon

in the same year as this event, helen says she was abused by both mohamed al fayed and by his brotherth mohamed al fayed and was told to stay in the same hotel suite as him. i was taking off my makeup in front of the mirror, and in the mirror saw fayed walking in, walked into my bathroom. and no knocking, no saying anything. i mean, it's like... it was like out of a horror film. it was, like, so frightening. he decided he was going to take me into his room. you know, he was pulling me all the way up the corridor, and i was saying, "no, no, let me go." and ijust hadn't got the... i knew i couldn't stop him. so, yeah, he raped me that night. months later, she was sent by mohamed al fayed to do some personal assistant work for his brother salah, here on the left. helen saw it as a way to escape. i'd met salah. he seemed really nice and friendly, and he didn't seem in the slightest bit like his brother, a totally different character. you know, that's how i felt. but on completing the two—day task, helen says she was i mean, it's like... it was like out of a horror film. it was, like, so f

in the same year as this event, helen says she was abused by both mohamed al fayed and by his brotherruary 1989, helen went on a business trip with mohamed al fayed, and was told to stay in the same hotel suite as him. i was taking off my make—up in front of the mirror. and in the mirror saw fayed walking in, walked into my bathroom, no knocking, no... ..saying anything. i mean, it was like out of a horror film. it was so frightening. he decided he was going to take me into his room. you know, he was pulling me all the way up the corridor and i was saying, "no, no, let me go." and ijust hadn't got the... i knew i couldn't stop him. so, yeah, he raped me that night. months later, she was sent by mohamed al fayed to do some personal assistant work for his brother salah, here on the left. helen saw it as a way to escape. i'd met salah. he seemed really nice, and friendly, and he didn't seem the slightest bit like his brother. a totally different character. you know, that's how i felt. but on completing the two—day task, helen says she was drugged by salah, and believes she was then raped

the met said it's found reports from 21 women who accused mohamed al fayed while he was alive. of al fayed is not a matter of distant history. it also sheds light on how police deal with violence against women and girls today. sam died in 2007 in a car crash. her family say al fayed's abuse and not being listened to by police altered the course of her life. she was never right after what happened in london. it really changed her outlook on life. we had 12 years of erratic behaviour after that. a suicide attempt. she never really found her place in life. and if you could buy this story, you can search bbc action line on our website for details of support. gps, care homes and hospices hire —— have voiced concerns they will have to pay the additional employer national insurance. here additional employer national here is our correspondent helen kat to tell us why they are categorised differently. this is to do with _ categorised differently. this is to do with the _ categorised differently. ti 3 is to do with the budget on wednesday, the biggest revenue raising measure in it was to

the claims follow a bbc investigation, into decades of serious abuse by mohamed al fayed himself. phic details. right behind you... 1989 and salah fayed helping launch a book by the former first lady, nancy reagan, with his brother mohamed al—fayed. helen is one of three women who have, for the first time, spoken about shocking abuse at the hands of salah fayed. in the same year as this event, helen says she was abused by both mohamed al—fayed and by his brother salah. in february 1989, helen went on a business trip with mohamed al—fayed and was told to stay in the same hotel suite as him. i was taking off my make—up in front of the mirror and in the mirror i saw fayed walking in, walked into my bathroom, and no knocking, no saying anything. i mean, it's like out of a horrorfilm. it was, like, so frightening. he decided he was going to take me into his room. you know, he was pulling me all the way up the corridor and i was saying, "no, no, let me go." and ijust hadn't got the... i knew i couldn't stop him. so, yeah, he raped me that night. months later, she was sent by mohamed al—f

the claims follows a bbc investigation, into decades of serious abuse by mohamed al fayed himself. details. right behind you... 1989, and salah fayed helping launch a book by the former first lady nancy reagan with his brother mohamed al fayed. helen is one of three women who have, for the first time, spoken about shocking abuse at the hands of salah fayed. in the same year as this event, helen says she was abused by both mohamed al fayed and by his brother salah. in february 1989, helen went on a business trip with mohamed al fayed and was told to stay in the same hotel suite as him. i was taking off my make—up in front of the mirror and in the mirror, saw fayed walking in. walked into my bathroom — no knocking, no saying anything. i mean, it's like — it was like out of a horror film. it was, like, so frightening. he decided he was going to take me into his room. you know, he was pulling me all the way up the corridor and i was saying, "no, no! "let me go." and ijust hadn't got the — i knew i couldn't stop him. so, yeah, he raped me that night. months later, she was sent by mohame

the met said it's found reports from 21 women who accused mohamed al fayed while he was alive. er women have come forward in the past weeks. the handling of al fayed is not a matter of distant history. it also sheds light on how police deal with violence against women and girls today. sam died in 2007 in a car crash. her family say al fayed's abuse and not being listened to by police altered the course of her life. she was never right after what happened in london. it really changed her outlook on life. we had 12 years of erratic behaviour after that. a suicide attempt. she never really found her place in life. if you've been affected by this story, search �*bbc action line' on the bbc news website for support. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. cutting the amount of sugar children get in the womb and as toddlers can protect them against diabetes and high blood pressure in adulthood, research suggests. the study, by the university of southern california, analysed the impact of ending sugar rationing in the uk after the second world war. it found significant di

in the same year as this event, helen says she was abused by both mohamed al fayed and by his brother. in february 1989, helen went on a business trip with mohamed al fayed and was told to stay in the same hotel suite as him. i was taking off my makeup in front of the mirror, and in the mirror saw fayed walking in, walked into my bathroom. and no knocking, no saying anything. i mean, it's like... it was like out of a horror film. it was, like, so frightening. he decided he was going to take me into his room. you know, he was pulling me all the way up the corridor, and i was saying, "no, no, let me go." and ijust hadn't got the... i knew i couldn't stop him. so, yeah, he raped me that night. months later, she was sent by mohamed al fayed to do some personal assistant work for his brother salah, here on the left. helen saw it as a way to escape. i'd met salah. he seemed really nice and friendly, and he didn't seem in the slightest bit like his brother, a totally different character. you know, that's how i felt. but on completing the two—day task, helen says she was drugged by salah and

in the same year of this event, helen says she was abused by both mohamed al fayed and by his brotherin 1989, she went on a business trip with salah fayed and was told to stay in the same business week with him. >> i looked in the mirror, and in the mirror saw fayed walking in, no knocking, no saying anything. it was like i was in a horror film. it was like so frightening. he decided he was going to take me into his room, and i would say no, no, let me go, and i knew i could not stop him. he raped me that night. >> months later, she was sent by mohamed al fayed to do some personal assistant work for his brother, salah, on the last. helen saw it as a way to escape. >> i met salah. he seemed nice and friendly. he did not seem like his brother, a totally different character. >> after completing the two-day tasks, helen said she was drugged by salah and believes she was then raped by whim while unconscious. >> i will cover the next morning in a completely different room, lying on a setee, and he was sitting at my feet. i remember saying, i want to leave now, and i went to set up, and i no

to 2002, said al fayed plied him with 50 thousand dollars of cash in envelopes which he believes was an attempt to control him. he gave ben king this exclusive interview. how did mohamedith his crimes for so long? did harrods�* directors know? jon brilliant worked in his private office for a year and a half. he was on the harrods board. he helped to run the paris ritz, fulham 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 the envelopes of cash continued for six months. mr brilliant didn�*t spend

well, it is a horrifying story that so many women, so, so many women reported mohamed al fayed, goingack, 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 that took place quickly-— place on the rate that took lace cuickl . ., . ., , place quickly. you have advised many women — place quickly. you have advised many women who _ place quickly. you have advised many women who tried - place quickly. you have advised many women who tried to - place quickly. you have advised | many women who tried to come forward with their experiences, what have you observed about the investigation is processed through their experiences? well, i have advi

the met said it's found reports from 21 women who accused mohamed al fayed while he was alive. rged. 60 further women have come forward in the past weeks. the handling of al fayed is not a matter of distant history. it also sheds light on how police deal with violence against women and girls today. sam died in 2007 in a car crash. her family say al fayed's abuse and not being listened to by police altered the course of her life. she was never right after what happened in london. it really changed her outlook on life. we had 12 years of erratic behaviour after that. a suicide attempt. she never really found her place in life. fireworks will be lighting up the skies around the uk this weekend for diwali and bonfire night celebrations, but some councils are calling for greater restrictions on who can buy them and how they are used. last year the number of casualties more than doubled from four work—related incidents. 21—year—old josephine smith was killed at home in romford in east london when a lit firework was pushed through her letterbox and set fire to your house. the two teena

mohammed al fayed is a growing scandal for scotland yard., who said the billionaire sexually assaulted or raped them. he had no doubt in his mind that he was... 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 itsel

damejasvinder says mohammed al fayed might also have targeted vulnerable victims.a woman who attended a deaf school. i will be talking to her very soon, and what that has brought to my attention is that mr fayed, according to the survivor, had a role in that school. he had access to vulnerable young women from that school who are from the deaf community. the school told the bbc that as far as they are aware, there did not have access to it, and they take this very seriously. this harrods started investigating last year to find if anybody who was complicit is still working there, and encourages anybody who has been effected to use as compensation scheme. but the process has been criticised by some, and hundreds of women are working with separate legal firms against harrods. damejasvinder sanghera has insisted that despite being paid by harrods, her role is completely independent, just as it was when she was removed from a similar role by the church of england. i carried out that role to full independence to the point that i would not allow anything to get a new way

al fayed while he was the boss at harrods. since that documentary came out, it's obviously received huge publicity, this case, in the uk. mohammedre in the uk but around the world. since then it's thought a further 90 women's have come a further 90 women have come forward to say they were abused between 1977 and 2014, and it is very much an ongoing investigation and this is just the latest stage of it, which we've heard about as i say in the last hour or so. and how is harrods reacting to this? well, harrods have put out a statement this evening, 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

after being sexually assaulted by mohamed al fayed in his office she told a harrods supervisor. 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 has found reports from 21 women who accused al fayed while he was alive. he was never charged. 60

five women with their own stories of abuse at the hands of mohamed al fayed.ast right now byjen, nicole, lindsay, gemma 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 and internalised it, actually. you know, is itjust me? i still kind of feel like i'm in a bit of a surreal experien

to be investigated over its handling of abuse allegations against the former harrods owner, mohammed al fayedndependent 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 _ kicked and kicked and screamed

al fayed died last year, but never faced any criminal charges. the current owners of harrods say they "wholeheartedly" support the police investigation. 0ur correspondent ellie price reports. mohamedyear. 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 tojustice. 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. 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 have come forward to the police. the timescale for their claims of abuse is between 1977 and 2014, with the youngest victim a 13—year—old. the met police isn'tjust looking at new allegations, but also looking

within a few minutes the supervisor came back with mohamed al fayed and they both berated her then.e. 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 marylebone 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 against mohamed al fayed. nothing can be done, it is your word against his." she left despondent. she had done the right thing, reported it, but we never, never heard a thing back, ever. the met has said its first report of sexual abuse by mohamed 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 going through what she went through if the met police had listened to her. the met says there is no history of sam's case on its computer systems but the paper—based rep

mohamed al fayed died last year smiley face no criminal charges, plenty more details on the story andwebsite. you're live with bbc news. a number of donald trump cabinet unease have received bomb threats and what appeared to be hoaxes. the fbi says it is aware of numerous bomb threats and a swatting incidence, a tactic where police are called urgently to someone's home under false pretenses. these incidents usually target incoming administration nominees and appointees, and the agency also says it is working with law enforcement partners. donald trump himself was not a target, according to us media reports. let's cross out to a north america correspondent peter. good to talk to you. what do we know about... we good to talk to you. what do we know about. . ._ good to talk to you. what do we know about... we know there are at least ten _ know about... we know there are at least ten nominees _ know about... we know there are at least ten nominees for - at least ten nominees for president trump was like administration who have seemingly received these threats, either bomb threats or threa

apology following the sexual abuse allegations against the department store's former owner, mohamed al fayedquarters, michael ward told the bbc he was �*dreadfully sorry�* about what had happened. our correspondent ellie price reports. we are dreadfully sorry for what has happened with al—fayed. but we have nothing further to add. have you got anything else to say to his victims? he didn't say much, but this is the first time we've heard from the current boss of harrods on camera about sexual abuse allegations against mohamed al—fayed, the store's former owner. hundreds of women have alleged the billionaire raped or sexually abused them. harrods says it's engaged in a settlement process with more than 290 women. there are also separate legal claims being brought against the luxury department store. michael ward has been managing director of harrods since 2005. he worked with al—fayed until 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

revealfor the first time serious allegations of abuse against salah fayed, the younger brother of mohamed al fayedone 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.

an ex—director of harrods has told the bbc that mohamed al fayed manipulated managers to conceal his 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 tu

at least five people suspected of assisting the late billionaire and former owner of harrods mohamed al fayed. police launched a new investigation after 90 victims came forward following a bbc documentary that revealed the extent of mr al fayed's predatory behaviour. the current owners of harrods said they "wholeheartedly" supported the police investigation, and urged people to engage with it. our correspondent ellie price has more. mohamed al fayed died last year. he neverfaced any criminal charges. now, more than five people who may have assisted or facilitated than five people who may have assisted orfacilitated him are being investigated by the met police. shall being investigated by the met police. �* , ., ., police. al fayed is no longer alive to face _ police. al fayed is no longer alive to face prosecution, i police. 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. as a result of inquiries so far we have now launched an investigation into a number of people associated with armoured a

metropolitan police officers handled allegations of sexual offences against former harrods owner mohamed al fayedindependent 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, whatever all the pundit

the mohamed al fayed abuse allegations — the metropolitan police has referred itself to the police watchdog60 arrests after violence in amsterdam — the mayor calls it an explosion of anti—semitism. thick smog and dangerous levels of pollution in lahore — pakistan's second biggest city closes schools and urges people to work from home. beyonce�*s canter into country music makes her the most nominated artist of all time at the grammy awards. and a fierce face—off tonight between ireland and the all blacks — who came out on top in dublin? stay with us here on bbc news for continuing coverage and analysis for our team of correspondents in the uk and around the world. good evening. three men have been charged in new york in connection with alleged iranian plans to murder donald trump, and other american citizens. one of the men hasn't been arrested and is believed to be in iran. prosecutors say the plan dates back to september, before the presidential election. our north america editor sarah smith is in florida tonight. the three men have been charged with trying to assassinate donald trump duri

metropolitan police officers handled allegations of sexual offences against former harrods owner mohamed al fayede independent office for police conduct will review 2 previous cases after the force referred itself. now on bbc news... path to the presidency with sumi, caitriona and katty. hello and welcome to the path to the presidency. we're doing this in studio today, well, because basically, sumi and i haven't left here for about a week. we live here now. yeah, we live here now. we've taken up residency under the desk here in tiny little beds. and katty is with us as well. she'sjoining us remotely because she has managed to find the escape hatch out of the studio. yeah. listen, girls, ladies, you'll miss it when it's done, right, so you may as well enjoy it. oh, no, i'm loving it. this... i don't think this story is going anywhere for the next four years. that is going to be a roller coaster. no. and you know this, like, for what we do, this is our super bowl, our fa cup final or whatever eurovision song contest... whatever the sports analogy is. ..all rolled in together. yeah. isn't it? i mean

say they are investigating at least five people suspected of assisting former owner of harrods mohamed al fayedump 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.

metropolitan police officers handled allegations of sexual misconduct against former harrods owner mohamed al fayedpolice 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 they're reviewing all t

the uk's metropolitan police force has referred itself to a watchdog over its handling of the mohamed al fayedte president—elect donald trump. the us government has charged an afghan national, alleging he was tasked with providing a plan to kill mr trump before the presidential election. thejustice department unsealed the criminal charges on friday that allege an unnamed official in iran's paramilitary revolutionary guard instructed the man to create a plan

have come forward to lawyers over allegations of sexual misconduct against former harrods owner mohamed al fayedescribed it as "the worst case of corporate "abuse of women the world has ever 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 fighti

have come forward to lawyers over allegations of sexual misconduct against former harrods owner mohamed al fayeded it as "the worst case of corporate "abuse of women the world has ever seen". al fayed died last year, aged 94. 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

have come forward to lawyers over allegations of sexual misconduct against former harrods owner mohamed al fayedustice for harrods survivors group described it as "the worst case of corporate "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. an

a police investigation has been wanted to more than five people who may have facilitated mohamed al fayedsexual abuse of dozens of women and girls. the new investigation comes after 90 alleged new victims came forward following a bbc documentary that reveal the extent of the billionaire's alleged predatory behaviour. 0ur correspondent has more. harrods put out a statement this evening and say, "we are aware of and wholeheartedly "support the police 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 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 wo

a police investigation has been wanted to more than five people who may have facilitated mohamed al fayedd girls. the new investigation comes after 90 alleged new victims came forward following a bbc documentary that reveal the extent of the billionaire's alleged predatory behaviour. john donnison has more. harrods put out a statement this evening and say, "we are aware of and wholeheartedly "support the police 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 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 k

metropolitan police officers handled allegations of sexual offences against former harrods owner mohamed al fayede 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. of the money paid towar