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by mohamed al fayed for sexual abuse _ by mohamed al fayed for sexual abuse by— by mohamed al fayedations also include the unauthorised disclosure to mohamed al fayed of the _ disclosure to mohamed al fayed of the examination results of employees he targeted for sexual— employees he targeted for sexual abuse. the allegations involve — sexual abuse. the allegations involve cover—ups, threats and a quarter— involve cover—ups, threats and a quarter century of sexual abuse _ a quarter century of sexual abuse by— a quarter century of sexual abuse by mohamed al fayed after he purchased harrods and became its chairman. harrods is often referred — its chairman. harrods is often referred to as the most beautiful store in the world. it beautiful store in the world. it has — beautiful store in the world. it has a _ beautiful store in the world. it has a glamorous history. many— it has a glamorous history. many women dreams of working there _ many women dreams of working there to— many women dreams of working there. to be associated with this— there. to be associated with this prestigious corpo

mohamed al fayed was clever and highly— mohamed al fayed was clever and highly manipulative. _ mohamedtive. he behaved. highly manipulative. he behaved like a _ highly manipulative. he behaved like a father— highly manipulative. he behaved like a father figure, _ highly manipulative. he behaved like a father figure, often - like a father figure, often saying. _ like a father figure, often saying. call— like a father figure, often saying, call me _ like a father figure, often saying, call me papa. - like a father figure, often . saying, call me papa. often talking _ saying, call me papa. often talking about _ saying, call me papa. often talking about his _ saying, call me papa. often talking about his family - saying, call me papa. often talking about his family and j talking about his family and children— talking about his family and children as _ talking about his family and children as if _ talking about his family and children as if to _ talking about his family and children as if to make - talking about his family and children as if to make me . talking about his family and . child

i think when mohamed al fa ed there. i think when mohamed al fayed died _ there.ed died last _ there. i think when mohamed al fayed died last year _ there. i think when mohamed al fayed died last year it _ there. i think when mohamed al fayed died last year it brought l fayed died last year it brought back_ fayed died last year it brought back a — fayed died last year it brought back a lot of memories, a lot of bad — back a lot of memories, a lot of bad memories for these women _ of bad memories for these women. that has triggered them to speak— women. that has triggered them to speak out now. it has also taken — to speak out now. it has also taken away a lot of the fear that — taken away a lot of the fear that was_ taken away a lot of the fear that was there before. he has also _ that was there before. he has also been _ that was there before. he has also been portrayed in the crown_ also been portrayed in the crown the netflix series, and in that— crown the netflix series, and in that he _ crown the netflix series, and in that he has quite a positive, gregarious

mohamed al fayed, my boss, the person i- harrods was revealed. mohamed al. the person i worked for pushed himself onto me. ifell to the floor with him still on top of me but i managed to kick free. he just laughed at me. he then composed himself and he told me in no uncertain terms that i was never to breathe a word of this to anyone. i was subjected to an unnecessary and obtrusive —— intrusive medical examination. i was never given those results. i was subjected to aids and std testing without consent and now believe in hind sight i was checked for my purity. believe in hind sight i was checked for my purity-— believe in hind sight i was checked for my purity. lawyers representing al fa ed's for my purity. lawyers representing al fayed's accusers _ for my purity. lawyers representing al fayed's accusers said _ for my purity. lawyers representing al fayed's accusers said this - for my purity. lawyers representing al fayed's accusers said this was i al fayed's accusers said this was one of the worst cases of sexual exploitation they had ever seen. we will exp

mohammed was clever— high—powered career._ fire figure, often saying, call me papa. he would ask kind and seemingly— me papa. he would ask kind and seemingly caring questions, he offered — seemingly caring questions, he offered extra money for gifts to take — offered extra money for gifts to take home to my parents or to take home to my parents or to buy— to take home to my parents or to buy new— to take home to my parents or to buy new work clothes. it all seemed — to buy new work clothes. it all seemed entirely innocent and normal— seemed entirely innocent and normal then, a perk of working for such— normal then, a perk of working for such a — normal then, a perk of working for such a powerful man but unbeknownst to me i had walked into a _ unbeknownst to me i had walked into a lions den and there are cover-ups, _ into a lions den and there are cover—ups, deceit, lies, manipulation, humiliation and a gross _ manipulation, humiliation and a gross sexual misconduct. i was subjected — gross sexual misconduct. i was subjected t

mohamed al fayed said to me i should — out. mohamed al fayed said to me i should look _ out.t him - out. mohamed al fayed said to me i should look at him as i out. mohamed al fayed said to me i should look at him as a i me i should look at him as a father— me i should look at him as a father figure and he would protect— father figure and he would protect me, care for me, look after— protect me, care for me, look after me. _ protect me, care for me, look after me, hence the apartments i did _ after me, hence the apartments ldld hot— after me, hence the apartments i did not have to travel home late — i did not have to travel home late at— i did not have to travel home late at night and he asked me to call— late at night and he asked me to call him papa, and when the abuse — to call him papa, and when the abuse started, my response time after— abuse started, my response time after time — abuse started, my response time after time was you cannot do this, — after time was you cannot do this, i— after time was you cannot do this, i look at you as a father figure. — this, i look at

we will describing mohamed al fayed. - will take it plainly, mohamed al fayed was a monster.ded harrods. those of you who have seen the magnificent documentary that we saw last night will know and may well remember very clearly the words of the manager who said the following. anyone who tells you they didn't know what was going on is lying. and going to stress that word of his, lying. now, we welcome, but we welcome as a first step, the admission at the end of the programme last night given by harrods, that they had, to quote them, failed these women. however, they also claim, or that piece claimed that they didn't know about mohamed al fayed behaviour until 2023. we will say it plainly. that is simply not true. the bbc documentary, as well as all the other material that you will be aware of, we certainly are aware of, we certainly are aware of, we certainly are aware of, makes that clear. this was systematic abuse well before that time, and within the knowledge, we say, of harrods well before that time. we also heard from gloria all right, one of the lawyers present at this

mohamed al fayedis other headlines... mohamed al fayed is described as a monster by lawyers representing women who have accused the former billionaire owner of the herds of sexual assault. the allegations _ of sexual assault. the allegations involve . of sexual assault. iie: allegations involve cover—ups, threats, and a quarter century of sexual abuse by mohamed al fayed after he purchased harrods and became its chairman. early voting for the 2024 election starts today in minnesota, virginia and south dakota. hello, i'm matthew amroliwala. let's stay with that breaking news, developments in the middle east and lebanon. the israeli military says it's carried out a "targeted strike" on the lebanese capital beirut, after hezbollah fired more than 100 rockets into israel. lebanon's health ministry says eight people have been killed these are the life pictures, they are coming into us all the time showing still the aftermath of the blast. you can still see areas of smoke in the southern suburbs, that is the area that has been

i think i mohamed al-fayed is a rapist, a mohamed al—fayed is a rapist, a serial— mohamed al—fayed isor i serial rapist. emma worked as his personal assistant for two | his personal assistant for two years. his personal assistant for two ears. ~ , , his personal assistant for two ears. y , , his personal assistant for two ears. g , , years. my first trip was actually _ years. my first trip was actually to i years. my first trip was actually to abu i years. my first trip was actually to abu dhabi. | years. my first trip was i actually to abu dhabi. he was trying — actually to abu dhabi. he was trying to— actually to abu dhabi. he was trying to get in my room in quite — trying to get in my room in quite an— trying to get in my room in quite an aggressive manner and it was— quite an aggressive manner and it was absolutely terrifying. i did not— it was absolutely terrifying. i did not know which way to turn so i bought a small dictaphone that i_ so i bought a small dictaphone that i had in my pocket and these — that i had in my pocket and these are _ that i had in my pocket and these are

we will see it plainly, mohamed al fayed was a monster. he was a monster.ervaded 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. i am familiar with how powerful men use their position of wealth and fame to sue, to subject women and girls to sexual abuse. the allegations against mohamed al fayed include serial rape, attempted rape, sexual battery and sexual abuse of minors. they involve doctors administering invasive gynaecological exams, as a condition of employment for some of the employees, who were targeted by mohamed al fayed, for sexual abuse by him. the allegations also include the unauthorised disclosure to mohamed al fayed all the examination results all of of employees he targeted for 0f employees he targeted for sexual— of employees he targeted for sexual abuse. the allegations include cover ups threats, and a quarter of a century of sexual abuse by mohamed al fayed, after he pur

we will say it's plainly, mohamed al fayed was a monster. he was a monster. pervaded harrods. those of you who have seen the magnificent documentary we saw last night made no and may remember very clearly the words of the manager who said the following, anyone who tells you they didn't know what was going on is lying. i'm going to stress that word of his, lying. now, we welcome, but we welcome is very much a first step, the admission at the end of the programme last night given by harrods that they had, to quote to them, failed these women. however, they also claim that they didn't know about al fayed points behaviour until 2023. we will say it's plainly, that is simply not true. the bbc documentary, as well as all the other material that you will be aware of, we certainly are aware of, we certainly are aware of, we certainly are aware of, makes that clear. this was systematic abuse. well before that time, and within the knowledge of harrods, we would say, well before that time. thanks to bold journalism and the many impediments that that bold journalism face

when mohamed al— fayed when mohamed al—fayed died last year it_ when mohamed al—fayed died last yearhese women. and it _ bad memories for these women. and it has — bad memories for these women. and it has taken away a lot of the feat _ and it has taken away a lot of the fear. he has been trained in the — the fear. he has been trained in the netflix series and in that— in the netflix series and in that he _ in the netflix series and in that he had a positive, gregarious portrayal that is not gregarious portrayal that is hot the _ gregarious portrayal that is not the same as the expenses of these _ not the same as the expenses of these women and they wanted to set the _ these women and they wanted to set the record straight. what have harrods said? the 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 utterly appalled by the allegations, the current owners, and his victims have been veiled for which the store sincerely apologises. so yes, quite a statement from them. there have been

yes, mohamed al fayed conducted business _ aspects?al 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 isra

we will set plainly that mohamed _ anyone. we will set plainly that mohamed al - anyone.ed 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 single aim monster. 0ur aim and are single aim is_ monster. our aim and are single aim is to — 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 t

mohamed al-fayed described as _ can they do? mohamed al-fayed described as an _ can they do?an apex predator, . can they do? mohamed al-fayed described as an apex predator, is dead, no chance of him going into the dock. there were opportunities in the metropolitan police got involved quite late in the day, 2008, 2009 to investigate the case of any is—year—old girl but the crown prosecution service decided there wasn't enough evidence to proceed with that case to trial. three more times in 2018, 2021, 2023, the metropolitan police also conducted investigations but by the time it got under way mohamed al—fayed was dying and then died. what is possible? in theory, it's possible to investigate people around mohamed al—fayed for conspiracy, if evidence emerges that they were involved somehow in assisting in a sexual assault or a rape. there is no sign that any such investigation exists. detectives are asking women to come forward so that they can get the right help. it also in case the evidence does emerge out of anything that they have to say, and harrods who of course are under

it is important to say that mr ward worked for mohamed al fayed overfour worked for mohamed al fayedut he also says he had no knowledge of these allegations either then or now from the police, the cps or now from the police, the cps orany or now from the police, the cps or any internal procedures, but he does say there will be an investigation that will take place now to look into what was known in what could have been done about this. —— and what could have been done about this. ., ., ., well, that statement came after bbc heard harrowing testimony from a woman who says she was raped by the former harrods owner when she was 16. kate, which isn't her real name, is one of the five women who revealed to a bbc documentary team of the serious sexual attack. 0ur correspondent helena wilkinson has been working with the documentary team and here is her report. a warning that it contains details of a serious sexual nature. before being attacked, kate, like many women we've spoken to, was sent for intimate examinations. kate says hers was carried out by dr ann coxon. when i first started work

this is dr ann coxon, who worked for the former harrods boss mohamed al fayed.ple women have told the bbc that she carried out medical checks on them when he owned the store. i have no comment. do you regret working for mr al fayed? no. you don't? bbc news has been trying to contact dr coxon since the documentary was broadcast. today, we managed to track her down. did you carry out std testsi on harrods staff members? no. i did not. you're being accused of doing so, i do you have anything to say on that? no comment. dr coxon�*s denial about carrying out std test contradicts women the bbc has spoken to, including kate — not her real name — who was 16 when she says she was raped by al fayed. she also said she was sent for an intrusive medical examination with dr coxon. kate is portrayed by an actor. when i first started working for mohamed al fayed, he soon started asking me inappropriate questions, like, did i have a boyfriend? had i been sexually active? i was only 16 years old and i was a virgin, and he soon discovered that. so it was organised for me to see dr

mohamed al fayed, my boss, the conference. mohamed al fayed, my boss. the person — conference.yed, my boss, the person i— conference. mohamed al fayed, my boss, the person i worked _ conference. mohamed al fayed, my boss, the person i worked for, - boss, the person i worked for, pushed himself on to me. ifell to the floor with him still on top of me but managed to kick free. hejust laughed at me. he then composed himself and he told me in no uncertain terms that i was never to breathe a word of this to anyone. we will say it plainly, mohamed al fayed — will say it plainly, mohamed al fayed was a monster. our aim and our single _ fayed was a monster. our aim and our single aim _ fayed was a monster. our aim and our single aim is— fayed was a monster. our aim and our single aim is to seekjustice for the survivors. single aim is to seek 'ustice for the survivorsh single aim is to seek 'ustice for the survivors. ., , , the survivors. lawyers compared the case to a combination _ the survivors. lawyers compared the case to a combination of _ the survivors. lawyers compared the case t

mohamed al fayed, my boss, the person i worked for, pushed himself onto me.oor with him still on top of me but i managed to kick free. he just laughed at me. he then composed himself and he told me in no uncertain terms that i was never to breathe a word of this to anyone. i was subjected to an unnecessary and intrusive medical examination. i was never given those results. i was subjected to aids and std testing without consent, and now believe in hindsight i was checked for my purity. lawyers representing al fayed's accusers said this was one of the worst cases of sexual exploitation they had ever seen. we will say it plainly — mohamed al fayed was a monster. 0uraim, and our single aim, is to seekjustice for the survivors. alongside, american lawyer gloria allred who has represented dozens of victims of high—profile powerful men. mohamed al fayed died last year at 94 years old. - he died without ever taking i responsibility for what he did to many of his victims. these victims have suffered for years, even decades. i accusations had been made about al fayed

it was mohamed al i who was guilty. it was mohamed al fayed, _ who was guilty. _ fayed, it was harrods, it was all those who knew and enabled - fayed, it was harrods, it was alli those who knew and enabled and justified — those who knew and enabled and justified their— those who knew and enabled and justified their not _ those who knew and enabled and justified their not stopping - those who knew and enabled and justified their not stopping him, i justified their not stopping him, but you're — justified their not stopping him, but you're going _ justified their not stopping him, but you're going to _ justified their not stopping him, but you're going to make - justified their not stopping him, but you're going to make the i but you're going to make the business _ but you're going to make the business empire _ but you're going to make the i business empire accountable. but you're going to make the - business empire accountable. this is not something — business empire accountable. this is not something that _ business empire accountable. this is not something that

mohamed al fayed died last year at 94 years old.have suffered for years, even decades. accusations had been made about al fayed over a number of years. in 2008 and 2009, the police did get involved in a sexual assault case of a 15—year—old girl, but the crown prosecution service decided there wasn't enough evidence to prosecute. then three more times between 2018 and 2023, the police consulted prosecutors for advice on other allegations, but mohamed al fayed died before the investigation was complete. harrods, which has been under new ownership for more than a decade, said today that more accusers have come forward since the bbc documentary. they say they are utterly appalled at the allegations and have expressed sympathy for the victims. they also said they're providing a compensation scheme for ex—employees who say they were attacked by al fayed. highlighted here isjohn macnamara, al fayed's then head of security. the former senior met police officer was today named as one of those who threatened some of the victims. speaking to t

mohamed al fayed conducted business around the world.he 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 hezb

that is because crimes might have been committed not by mohamed al—fayed.ve 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 investigation. what will they do about it and are the actually actively going to start investigating people around mohamed al—fayed? investigating people around mohamed al-fa ed? ., ~ al-fayed? daniel, thank you. daniel sandford, roger— al-fayed? daniel, thank you. daniel sandford, roger uk _ al-fayed? daniel, thank you. daniel sandford, roger uk affairs - sandford, roger uk affairs correspondent. and you can see the documentary, al—fayed: predator at harrods now on the iplayer. the chancellor, rachel reeves, says she has hard choices, but will make fair decisions, to improve the economy. she was speaking at the labour party conference in liverpool, peppering her address to delegates with several pledges, including a roll—out of free school breakfast clubs in england, from april. sh

mohamed al—fayed was rich and powerful.him to carry out assault at scale over decades. i think mohamed al—fayed is a rapist. i think he's a serial rapist. gemma worked as al—fayed's personal assistant for two years. ijust didn't know which way to turn. so i'd bought a small dictaphone that i had in my pocket. and these are the transcripts from those recordings. one of them was in paris, in his residence there, villa windsor. i said, "i just want to go to sleep on my own. "mr fayed, i don't want to. mr fayed." and he kept saying, "relax. please, relax. " how can you relax when you're in that situation? he walked out and he was angry. not long after this incident, gemma says al—fayed raped her. the bbc has heard testimony from four other women who say he raped them at his properties. in 2009, gemma contacted a lawyer who told harrods she was leaving herjob on the grounds of sexual harassment. she didn't feel able to disclose the more serious allegations at the time. they agreed to pay a settlement if she signed a non—disclosu

we will say it plainly — mohamed al fayed was a monster. who has represented dozens of victims of high—profile powerful men. mohamed al fayed died last year at 94 years old. - he died without ever taking i responsibility for what he did to many of his victims. these victims have suffered for years, even decades. i accusations had been made about al fayed over a number of years. in 2008 and 2009, the police did get involved in a sexual assault case of a 15—year—old girl, but the crown prosecution service decided there wasn't enough evidence to prosecute. and then three more times between 2018 and 2023, the police consulted prosecutors for advice on other allegations, but mohamed al fayed died before the investigation was complete. harrods, which has been under new ownership for more than a decade, said today that more accusers have come forward since the bbc documentary. they say they are utterly appalled at the allegations and have expressed sympathy for the victims. they've also said they're providing a compensation scheme for ex—employees

mohamed al fayed still in — from during mohamed al fayed still in place _ from during mohamed al fayedce 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. with regards criminal activity, this is not for us to say, i'm afraid. we do not have that capacity to tell you, so therefore we won't. in that capaci

we had a bbc documentary a few days ago with lots of fresh allegations against mohamed al fayed.ere was a period of silence between that. there was a silence from _ silence between that. there was a silence from harrods - silence between that. there was a silence from harrods after - a silence from harrods after airing the documentary. they have got together and worked out what they wanted to say very carefully. this documentary heard from more than 20 women who said they were sexually assaulted by mohamed al fayed and in five women who say they were raped by him and there are allegations that we will hear potentially throughout today, more allegations in terms of theirs. this is a moving story. you can see that the grand scale of it and why harrods needed to come out and say something. needed to come out and say something-— needed to come out and say somethina. . ~ ,, , . something. thank you very much indeed. that _ something. thank you very much indeed. that statement - something. thank you very much indeed. that statement louise i indeed. that statement louise was just tellin

i never got my results| myself, they went directly to mohamed al fayed and i never got them _ mohamedy _ me. shocking. since the bbc documentary was _ me. shocking. since the bbc documentary was released, l me. shocking. since the bbc- documentary was released, lawyers for mohamed al fayed's accusers saved many women have come forward a story to call for justice saved many women have come forward a story to call forjustice that saved many women have come forward a story to call for justice that grows stronger. if you've been affected by the story on our website, we do have action line which will list some organisations where you can get some support. philip schofield has announced he will be returning to tv to feature in the channel 5 reality series �*cast away�*. it�*s after he stepped down from his role on itv�*s �*this morning�* in may 2023, following reports of a rift with his co—host holly willoughby. he also admitted an affair with a younger colleague, which he described at the time as "unwise but not illegal". 0ur entertainment correspondent colin patersonjoins me now. what do

sein prophet ist, und dass mohammed sein prophet ist. weil gefragt jetzt wegen namen, ich hab mir gedacht, oder irgendwie so ist der name gekommen, karile, fin. name, oh, ich finde den perfekt, und wenn du diesen namen trägst, dann ist es auch etwas, von dem du mit deinem herzen weißt, dass du dich um diesen aspekt äh besonders bemühen sollst, also um den aspekt der vervollkommmung, wünsch dir alles gut, danke, ah ja, das buch, dass ihr da habt ist ein schönes, das ist cool. dass da hat pakete die geschichten, da hat der papa die geschichten immer vorgelesen, wir das machen, ja das ist das so cool, schlage mal dieses buch irgendwo auf und wir schauen uns an, welchen hadis wir finden. okay, der prophet mohammed sagte, den muslim zu beschimpfen ist zündhaft und ihn zu töten ist unglauben, bin erleichtert, vor allem so einfach ist und das ist, dass ich jetzt bin ich ziemlich schön, ich freue mich wirklich, in gotts namen heute und der morgen, in seinem namen ist. wirst du in der segen drin, kann ich letzter werden, aber nicht verlieren, bis

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 h

the boss of harrods has apologised following sexual misconduct allegations about mohamed al fayed andeanwhile, israel is continuing to attack hezbollah targets in lebanon — with more than 75 sites hit overnight. lam anda i am and a faster, live in beirut. we will bring you the very latest on the continuing cross—border attacks this morning. and injapan, the world's longest—serving death row prisoner has been acquitted — more than a half a century after his conviction. hello, let's start with the breaking news. in the last half an hour, the current managing director of harrods has apologised over allegations against their former owner mohamed al fayed. the bbc has

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mohamed al—fayed was rich and powerful.es. i wasn't at home. i was in france. and he'd come upstairs into my room. i was absolutely terrified, he got into bed with me and was trying to kiss me and push himself on me and i... again, ijust... i don't know how i did it. ijust kicked him off. i kicked him, kicked him, kicked him, kicked and screamed. and again i got him off. i was just. . .just terrified. i think mohamed al—fayed is a rapist. i think he's a serial rapist. gemma worked as al—fayed's personal assistant my first trip was actually to abu dhabi, and he was trying to get in my room in quite an aggressive manner. it was absolutely terrifying, just didn't know which way to turn. so i bought a small dictaphone that i had in my pocket. and, um, these are the transcripts from those recordings. one of them was in paris, in his residence there, villa windsor. i said, "i just want to go to sleep on my own. mr fayed, i don't want to, mr fayed." and he kept saying, "relax, please relax." how can you relax when you're in that s

the scale of what mohamed al fayed is accused of is staggering.former harrods boss, who died last year, of serious sexual allegations. today, the current harrods managing director made a public statement for the first time since the bbc documentary a week ago. in his statement, michael ward said... today, the bbc has heard harrowing testimony for the first time from a woman who says that she was raped by the former harrods owner when she was 16. kate, not her real name, was one of five women who revealed to a bbc documentary team of the serious sexual attack. she also described the intrusive medical examinations she was made to have. when i first started working for mohamed al fayed, he soon asked... ..started asking me inappropriate questions. like, did i have a boyfriend? had i been sexually active? i was only 16 years old and i was a virgin, and he soon discovered that. so, it was organised for me to see dr ann coxon of harley street for a medical examination. this was offered to me as a perk for working in the chairman's office. kate's new tes

the bbc has revealed the late mohammed affiant former owner the bbc has revealed that the late mohamedyees. the egyptian—born businessman rose from a poor family in alexandria to buying the world—famous department store in 1985. a bbc documentary has uncovered evidence that under mohamed al—fayed's ownership, harrods not only failed to intervene but helped to cover up abuse allegations. this report from shaima khalil contains descriptions of sexual violence. i went back a year ago and i knew if i could walk through and come out the other side i could talk to you. i and come out the other side i could talk to you.— could talk to you. i “oined her it's could talk to you. i “oined her in because _ could talk to you. i “oined her it's because i _ could talk to you. i “oined her it's because i want _ could talk to you. ijoined her it's because i want to - could talk to you. ijoined her it's because i want to be - could talk to you. ijoined her it's because i want to be a - it's because i want to be a buyer— it's because i want to be a buyer and i ended up working under— buyer and i ended up

they all described being isolated by mohamed al fayed at the time.e not alone in what they experienced. we all have the same pattern, even though if you lined us up, i think we go from working there in the �*80s to the mid—2000s. all of us had the same experiences. and being all together, i think it's quite good to think, "oh god, i thought for ages this wasjust me." so you kind of expected what was going on and internalised that actually, you know, "is itjust me? am i the victim of the really hard behaviour?" you were terrified to speak out. jen was too, and this morning she waived her anonymity for the first time. initially i didn't want to be involved because mohamed was still alive. and as ridiculous as that may sound to people not involved, he still felt like a threat until the moment he died. mohamed al fayed was the chairman of harrods between 1985 and 2010. he died last year aged 94. he won't face justice now but these women say there was a web of corruption within the company that allowed the abuse to happen and kept it hushed up. i almost h

they all describe being isolated by mohamed al fayed at the time.ll of us had the same experiences. being all together, i think it's quite good to think, "oh, god, i thought for ages this wasjust me." you kind of accepted what was going on and internalised that actually, you know, "is itjust me? am i the victim of the really hard behaviour?" you were terrified to speak out. jen was too, and this morning, she waived her anonymity for the first time. initially i didn't want to be involved because mohamed was still alive. and as ridiculous as that may sound to people not involved, he still felt like a threat until the moment he died. mohamed al fayed was chairman of harrods between 1985 and 2010. he died last year aged 94. he won't face justice now but these women say there was a web of corruption within the company that allowed the abuse to happen and kept it hushed up. that i almost had given up hope that anyone was going to actually find out anything, really, because he was so successful at putting people up in front of him that he could hide behind

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mohamed al fayed died last year at 94 years old.ims. these victims have suffered for years, even decades. accusations had been made about al fayed over a number of years. in 2008 and 2009, the police did get involved in a sexual assault case of a 15—year—old girl, but the crown prosecution service decided there wasn't enough evidence to prosecute. then three more times between 2018 and 2023, the police consulted prosecutors for advice on other allegations, but mohamed al fayed died before the investigation was complete. harrods, which has been under new ownership for more than a decade, said today more accusers have come forward since the bbc documentary. they say they are utterly appalled at the allegations and have expressed sympathy for the victims. they also said they are providing a compensation scheme for ex—employees who say they were attacked by al fayed. highlighted here is john mcnamara, harrods' then head of security. the former senior met police officer was today named as one of those who threatened some of the victims.

mohammed hidar. dr. muhammad, how long do you believe the israeli entity will be able to carry this out? i mean, do you believe the us will perhaps step into a system as they have always promised? looking at the tactic of the israeli by by taking this step into lebanon, technically they think you know they will be able to put pressure, on the lebanese people, on the civilians, we should really, you know, partly it's succeeding, but this will not end the war, this will not end the the situation. in gazza, especially you know when the resistance in lebanon, they said you know, all our action is in support to to to at the front and the... nation who been displaced you know from the north, they are not going to go back unless you know the this word has stopped in in gaza, the question is it's really the israeli are responding or do they have a plan in the horizon to to have peace, to have cease fire, nobody can see that after the like we are almost now approaching one year since the beginning of this of this

from there we started to look at the enablers, the people who made it happen for harrods and mohammedo were made aware of this issue do about it? one of this issue do about it? one of these is the general medical council, who regulates doctors and says that they are fit to practice. i spoke to a woman who went for a job interview at harrods, was asked to do a very intimate medical examination. it was fun she had an infection. she said that this be kept confidential, she was told yes, but she had a meeting with mohammed al fayed and seem to know all about it. she was askedif to know all about it. she was asked if she had dealt with the thing, if she had picked up a prescription. she went to the general medical council and said this had happened. the response she got from the gmc angular because in 2017 the council said it couldn't investigate because more than five years had passed. it would only be able to waive that if it was in the greater public interest and i felt this allegation was not serious enough to allow them to do that. they said they couldn't investigate mohammed al fayed

we start with another development regarding the accusation against mohamed al fayed.

"sure", mohammed tells me. "i'm afraid for myself, my wife and my five children.o do. how long will we be living through this? we can't keep going." parents were summoned to schools to pick up their children early. "there were threats by phone," he says, "that they'll hit beirut." some in the capital have been getting recorded messages telling them to go, including staff at lebanon's information ministry. for months, there have been fears of a wider war. now the waiting is over — it's here. israel's escalation is a huge risk, and notjust for lebanon, but for the entire middle east. orla guerin, bbc news, beirut. in northern israel, people are living with the daily threat of rocket attacks by hezbollah. our correspondent paul adams is in northern israel, where evacuees from further north have been housed for almost a year. the jagged remains of a hezbollah rocket. nothing that happened in israel today remotely compares with events across the border, but hezbollah is hitting back. david had seconds to get his family into the safe room before the rocket came through

bainbridge, welcome to your voice mohammed. we'll start with you. we heard his beloved lead has on no, sir, i'll let just in saying that israel has declared war on the lebanese people. how do you think his blog is going to retaliate now? as well as chief vowed to seek severe revenge, but did not provide uh, details about the nature of the utah the ation. but most importantly, the speech was widely perceived to be below the all for the levels. now, to better understand the situation, let's draw the sequence of events of the this week on monday as well said the return off is why you these to the north is now a war gold on tuesday townsend's, of pages of use by his beloved designated simmons. he needs to meet on wednesday, hundreds of walkie talkies are used by hezbollah. designated, also some of the tennessee, the, the desktop of both device attacks is at 37 and about 3000 wounded on thursday in the fall of delivered dispute and said that these right is, will not return to the north. and that is militant group will keep talking a

how widespread was mohamed al fayed's alleged offending? forward to say that they were sexually assaulted by him when they worked at harrods. lawyers say they are also representing women employed by 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 n