i think mohamed al fayed is a rapist. i think he's a serial rapist. hamed al fayed should be on trial, but he's not. - he's in the ground being eulogised by the most . popular television - programme out there. the spider's web of corruption and abuse in this country ——the spider's web of corruption and abuse in this company was unbelievable and very dark without question. harrods failed these ladies. the lawyers organised for a shredding truck to come to my lawyer's office, where we placed everything in. it was shredded in front of us, including tapes i had of him. i do think it's important that we stand up and expose actually, who mohamed al fayed was. and i think it's time. i thought he was going to rape me. definitely thought he was going to rape me. his trousers coming down. get him off! i think it was 2018 when i first found out about this from safia. ——about this from sophia. i'm a tv producer by profession and i couldn't let it go. ijust had to just get to the bottom of it. diana, princess of wales, has died after a car crash in paris. her frien

al fayed happened. a year later, i was the assistant to mohamed al fayed. med al fayed was like an apex predator, often going into his office when he summoned me. there was like an excitement, like, and then it moves so fast. he had done this for so long. he enjoyed the chase and he enjoyed, i guess, the fear in my eyes, or our eyes. i was always consumed with fear. i was consumed with keeping myjob. ijust thought, i'll do two years here. i'll get my letter of recommendation and i'm just out. bite the bullet and get through it. right? before i learned what i have done, i had no issue with mohamed al fayed. the big story, ifound reference to it online, some rabbit hole i was down. it did start to peel the lid on what fayed was. this young woman is prepared to talk, but she's too frightened to be identified. she accuses mohamed fayed of repeated sexual harassment when she worked for him at harrods. these allegations were in the open. they were out there. they were public. there's no way on the planet that senior execs at harrods didn't know, but itjust carried

i he was 79, nearly 80, and i was 15. - i think mohamed al fayed is a rapist. . he's a serial rapist. mohamed al fayed should be on trial, but he's not, he's in the ground, being eulogised by the most popular television programme out there. i knew, and i think if i know, everybody knew. anyone who says they didn't, they're lying, i'm sorry. the spider's web of corruption and abuse in this company was unbelievable and very dark. without question, harrods failed these ladies. the lawyers organised - for a shredding truck to come al fayed came in, i he gave her the nod, and i was offered the job. but before i took the job, . i needed to have a medical. everyone had them, - and it'sjust an extra perk of the job, i was told. we were told to go for a medical check—up with dr ann coxon in harley street. this is from a dr wendy snell, who was the harrods doctor at the time. it says, "the gynaecological swabs, including chlamydia, also showed no signs of infection, a very reassuring finding. " so, i don't know who that's reassuring for. i have exactly the same feeling now

today at six — more allegations of assault by mohamed al fayed, this time from a former fulham women'sdeath of his 0ne direction band—mate liam payne. and in the last few minutes, simon cowell has said he is heartbroken. hamas admits its leader is dead, but says it will come back stronger — we piece together more details about his killing by israel. world leaders meet in germany to discuss ukraine — as intelligence suggests north korea is sending troops to fight with russia. and as the king and queen arrive for a tour of australia, a special welcome is projected onto the sydney opera house. and coming up on bbc news. paksitan�*s gamble pays off as they bowl england out to level the series. it's their first home test match win in three years. hello, welcome to the bbc news at six. the former captain of fulham ladies has said she was assaulted on two separate occasions by the football club's then owner mohamed al fayed. ronnie gibbons says both attacks took place at harrods department store more than 20 years ago — when she was just 20. she said she's decided to tell her story in the hop

but we've now established the met police only asked prosecutors to decide whether to charge mohamed al fayedtion to two out of the 21 women who contacted the force to say they were abused by him. it raises serious questions about the met�*s handling of al—fayed. it is shocking, it kind of beggars belief that 21 women came forward to the mat with presumably very similar allegations about a wealthy man in a position of extreme power and authority and yet nothing happened. a met spokesperson said we are carrying out full reviews of all existing allegations reported to us about al—fayed to ensure there are no new lines of inquiry based on new information which has emerged. the bbc has also established that a woman was investigated by the met for aiding and abetting a rape by mohamed al fayed. 44 the women have approached since the bbc film with allegations spanning from 1979 to 2013. at least 65 women have contacted the bbc itself with allegations as far back as 1977. the scandal around mohamed al fayed and his years of sexual abuse continues to grow. earlier i spoke to zoe billingham who is a f

more allegations of inappropriate sexual behaviour by the former harrod's boss mohammed al fayed havened fulham football club the former captain of the women's football team says she was sexually assaulted and groped by him. ronnie gibbons described how she was attacked in his office above harrods on two separate occasions when she was 20. lawyers acting for victims of al fayed say more than a hundred woman have now come forward to say they were targeted by him, after a bbc documentary revealed his offending over decades. speaking from outside fulham's training ground, our sports news correspondent laura scott gave us the details of what happened to ronnie. these are what fulham football club have called profoundly troubling allegations by the former captain of their women's team, ronnie gibbons. and this is a major development because it's the first time we've heard from anyone speaking publicly with allegations against mohamed al fayed directly in relation to his role as owner of fulham between the years 1997 and 2013. and the team, the women's team were considered trailblazers at t

the metropolitan police over its handling of accusations made against the former harrods owner mohamed al fayedrs to decide whether to charge al—fayed in relation to just two of 21 the women who accused him of sexual offences while he was still alive. here's our investigations correspondent daniel de simone. mohamed al fayed, a sexual predator. it's been a month since the bbc film detailed his

but we've now established the met only asked prosecutors to decide whether to charge mohamed al fayedhe 21 women who contacted the force to say they were abused by him. it raises serious questions about the met�*s handling of al—fayed. it is shocking and kind of beggars belief that 21 women came forward to the met with presumably a very similar allegations about a wealthy man in a position of extreme power and authority and yet nothing happened. in response to the bbc are met spokesperson said... the bbc has also established that a woman was investigated by the met for aiding and abetting a rape by al fayed. a0 further women have approached the force since the bbc film to report sexual offences, with allegations spanning from 1979 to 2013. at least 65 women have contacted the bbc itself with allegations as far back as 1977. the scandal around al fayed and his years of sexual abuse continues to grow. daniel de simone, bbc news. health authorities in pakistan say they have confirmed four more cases of wild polio virus, taking the number of infected children to 37 this year. the new case

but we've now established the met police only asked prosecutors to decide whether to charge mohamed al fayed to two out of the 21 women who contacted the force to say they were abused by him. it raises serious questions about the met�*s handling of al—fayed. a0 further women have approached the force since the bbc film, with allegations spanning from 1979 to 2013. more than 65 women have contacted the bbc itself, with allegations as far back as 1977, in response to the bbc a met spokesperson said, "we are carrying out full reviews of all existing allegations reported to us about al—fayed to ensure there are no new lines of inquiry based on new information which has emerged." yesterday, former fulham captain ronnie gibbons said the club owner groped her on two occasions. she said, "speaking my truth and finally telling my story will hopefully help me heal and be rid of the shame, embarrassment and pain i have carried for years." the scandal around al—fayed and his years of abuse continues to grow. daniel de simone, bbc news. earlier i spoke to zoe billingham who is a former inspector of const

the bbc has found that the metropolitan police asked prosecutors to consider charging mohamed al fayed him of sexual offences. it raises questions about whether the force could have done more to bring to justice the one time owner of harrods and fulham football club, before he died last year. daniel de simone has this report. mohamed al fayed, a sexual predator, it's been a month since the bbc film that details his sexual abuse of multiple women of the former employee of the story said the billionaire had sexually assaulted or raped them in the bbc had revealed 21 women had he refused to say exactly how many cases it passed to prosecutors for charging decisions. but we have now established the met police have only asked prosecutors to decide whether to charge mohamed al fayed in relation to two out of the 21 women who contacted the force to see if they were sexually abused by him. it raises serious questions about the met�*s handling of affiant. it questions about the met's handling of affiant. it beggars belief that — handling of affiant. it beggars belief that 21 _ handling of affian

team has said she was assaulted on two separate occasions by the football club's then owner, mohamed al fayedre than 20 years ago, when she was just 20. she said she's decided to tell her story in the hope of healing the embarrassment and pain she's carried for years. here's our sports news correspondent, laura scott. ronnie gibbons is going to come on... she led a team of trailblazers — fulham ladies, the first women's footballers in europe to turn professional. but, behind hersmile, team captain ronnie gibbons was hiding troubling experiences at the hands of mohamed al fayed, the club's owner. you've just arrived? yes. she became the first person to speak publicly, with allegations against the late billionaire, directly in relation to fulham, recounting in some detail two incidents she said happened in his private office at the luxury london department store harrods in 2000, when she was 20. speaking to the athletic, she said she was taken to harrods by members of fulham's staff and then left alone with al fayed. recounting one experience, she said... "he held my arms, pulled me in and trie

blow what he knew about sexual assault and rape claims made against the former harrods owner, mohammed al fayed alleging multiple sexual assaults and rates based on more than 20 women who said they had been attacked by mohamed al fayed were working at harrods. i have been trying to contact as many former directors of harrods is possible to ask what they knew and if they had any comment to make. mr blow work for mohamed fayed to 14 years rising to the post of chief merchant of harrods with a seat on the board. during that time there were more or they were a number of allegations made against mr al fayed in the press notably in vanity fair magazine in 1995. currently mr blow works as a south london department store called morlaes and i called him on the 21st of september and renewed that bid multiple times but i never heard a response. so when monday i contacted fennec which is a department store chain with a famous 140—year—old store in newcastle and he was due to take up the post of chief executive there and within 24 hours they told me that actually he was not going to take up the post after a

ladies football team says that she was sexually assaulted and groped by the club's former owner mohamed al fayedabove harrods on two separate occasions when she was 20. lawyers acting for victims of al fayed say more than a hundred woman have now come forward to say they were targeted by him, after a bbc documentary revealed his offending over decades. 0ur sports news correspondent laura scott is outside fulham's training ground with the latest. laura, what happened to ronnie?

mohammed al- it. it didn't end there, she said i four months mohammed al fayed it. is aware of. in my experience with me, it was 1977 _ bbc is aware of. in my experience with me, it was 1977 so _ bbc is aware of. in my experience with me, it was 1977 so that - bbc is aware of. in my experience with me, it was 1977 so that is - bbc is aware of. in my experience with me, it was 1977 so that is a i with me, it was 1977 so that is a long time before the harrods and the ritz events are going on. people seem to be concentrating on these two being his bad times. no, he did it from 1977, so obviously he did it from 1977 for ever in his life after that. tt from 1977 for ever in his life after that. 9, , 9, from 1977 for ever in his life after that. :, , :, �* , that. it was at the el fired's family home _ that. it was at the el fired's family home in _ that. it was at the el fired's family home in surrey - that. it was at the el fired's family home in surrey that| that. it was at the el fired's - family home in surrey that another woman said she was the victim of repeated att

police over its handling of allegations against former harrods owner mohamed al fayed. the bbc has learnt that the force only asked prosecutors to consider charging him in relation to two out of 21 women who accused him of sexual offences. those are the headlines. i am back at the top of the hour. now on bbc news, americast. americans have this great expression: drill down, kind of get under the hood/bonnet of something, get into the weeds of what it actually means. we're going to do that today with two things. abortion, which is drilling down on an issue, but also the swing states. and we're going to drill down into one of them, arizona — because, sarah, you are there. iam. i'm here in phoenix. so it's burritos for breakfast, tacos for tea when you're in arizona. and the sun is shining, of course, which is great. and you have, in arizona, two of the drill down things at hand? because you've got the fact that it's a swing state — and it really is — but you've also got the fact that abortion is, what, literally on the ballot? yes, it is. and that's why i'm here, doing a

refugee questions for the metropolitan police over its handling of accusations made against mohammed al fayedhe died? donald trump and kamala harris both campaign in the key battleground state of michigan. with just two weeks to the us presidential election, we'll have a special report from georgia. liam payne's father reads tributes outside the hotel in argentina where the one direction star died. hello, welcome to the programme. the israeli military has carried out a series of air strikes in the southern suburbs of beirut. the idf issued evacuation warnings to residents in several districts in the area, which it says is a base for hezbollah. this latest strike comes after the home of the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu was targeted by a drone from lebanon. a spokesman said neither the prime minister nor his wife were in the building at the time, and that there were no casualties. the seaside home is in the town of caesarea. these pictures show police outside the building

alleged bribes of the former harrods owner mohamed al fayed say they are in contact with 421 people.of corporate abuse of women the world has ever seen. the new harrods owners have said previously that they were appalled by the allegations and have been investigating when any current members of staff were involved. let's take you back to spain and we are getting pictures live right now from over the skies in south—west spain and this is in the valencia region where there has been, as we know, devastating floods and we are hearing from local officials that there are 140 people who have died due to this flash flooding and we still think there are people unaccounted for, so the clean—up operation is under way. lots of mud and silt and heavy equipment has been bought in and not only are their rescuers operating, but members of the military, hundreds of soldiers deployed across valencia. the other piece of news is the forecast is not good and there is more rain forecast, not nearly as heavy as what we have seen but nonetheless more rain is forecast to fall there. more on what is happening

lawyers representing the alleged survivors of mohamed al fayed say they are in contact with 421 people of women the world has ever known. parents new owners have said they were appalled by the allegations and have been investigating whether any current members of staff were involved. let's ta ke let's take it to georgia where we have been watching the election closely. authorities have confirmed the victory of george dream. the pro—western president had called for a full recount and declared the results are legitimate. she has refused to accept a summons by the prosecutors office to present evidence to back up her claims of vote rigging orchestrated from russia. the country went to the polls last saturday in the most important election since the country's independence from the soviet union since 1991, but questions over whether the vote was fair. the ruling party has held power for 12 years. once pro—western it has shifted heavily over the last few years, favouring ties with russia over those of the european union and united states. thousands of people protested outside georgia's parli

questions for the metropolitan police over its handling of accusations made against mohamed al fayed:ht tojustice before he died? the young black men turning their backs on the democratic party as us election day comes into focus. all the time, black, especially black people, we vote and we vote and we vote and people promise, people promise, people promise, and we never get anything. good morning. it's gold again for britain's emma finucane, who defends her women's sprint world title after powering to victory at the track cycling world championships. good morning. well, a weekend is shaping up to be a tale of two halves. a bad start on saturday. we've got rain clearing eastern england, scattered showers and sunny spells but by sunday, we have our first named storm of the season, storm ashley. while it is going to win —— bring —— well, it is going to bring an extremely wild set of weather. it's saturday the 19th october. our main story: the father of liam payne has visited the hotel in argentina where the former 0ne direction singer fell to his death from a balcony on wednesday. geoff

and another 65 women have contacted the bbc with allegations against mohamed al fayed going back as far as the 1970s before his time at harrods. hurricane milton has slammed into the western coast of florida with "a number of deaths" reported on the atlantic coast. these are live pictures from tampa. hurricane milton is currently passing south of orlando and has weakened to a category one storm since it made landfall. it is still carrying winds of more than 200 kilometres an hour. the storm ripped the roof off the tampa bay rays baseball stadium in saint petersburg. pieces of the non—retractable roof can be seen flapping in the wind. according to a local tv station, there were no reported injuries at the site. security camera video at a beach resort in fort myers clearly demonstrated the ferocity of the hurricane, the camera catching the bending trees, the lashing rain and the flooded roads. and a construction crane crashed into a building spilling debris across the road in st petersburg, florida. the governor of florida, ron desantis, said the time for safe evacuation had passed. he wa

250 claims for compensation brought by women who allege sexual misconduct by its former owner, mohamed al fayedhe women have come forward to them since the release of a bbc documentary last month. the investigation exposed allegations over decades of serious sexual abuse by the former harrods owner. people are being encouraged to put forward suggestions about how to improve the nhs in england, as the government opens a consultation on the health service's future. proposals including making full medical records, tests results and letters from doctors available in the nhs app. you're live with bbc news. to the us now — where it's almost two weeks until the presidential election. both candidates continue to hit the campaign trail. vice president kamala harris has been appearing alongside former republican congresswoman liz cheney. once a big name in the party, she's now become a vocal critic of its nominee, donald trump. during an event in pennsylvania, ms harris spoke about america's influence in the world — saying world leaders have expressed concern to her about mr trump's leadership. we repres

questions for the metropolitan police over its handling of accusations made against mohammed al fayede died? and liam payne's father reads tributes outside the hotel in argentina where the one direction star died. donald trump and kamala harris both campaign in the key battleground state of michigan. with just over two weeks to the us presidential election, we'll have a special report from georgia. we start with the latest on the war in the middle east. a spokesperson for israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu says a drone has been launched towards his home in the northern town of caesarea. these pictures show police outside the building on saturday morning. there's no sign of damage, but it's not clear exactly where the drone may have landed. neither mr netanyahu nor any member of his family was in the vicinity of the building at the time, and there are no reports of casualties. earlier, the israeli military said that three drones had been fired into israel from lebanon. two were intercepted, but one was reported to have

the former captain of the latest football team says she was sexually assaulted by mohamed al fayed ——lon. —— that evening, gavin. hello. we'll start with sailing, and not the day ben ainslie's ineos britannia team would have hoped for — they're just one defeat away from losing the 2024 america's cup. two days after they breathed life into the final with consecutive victories, the crew of britannia were powerless to stop emirates team new zealand from moving to within a race of defending their title. they won both sprint races, the second race by more than 1,000 metres, to leave the british crew needing to win every remaining race in the best—of—13 series in barcelona. the formula 1 season resumes after a three—week break in around one hour's time with the first practice for the united states grand prix. in the driver's championship, britain's lando norris is nowjust 52 points behind max verstappen with six races of the season

mohamed al fayed, who went from selling soft drinks - in egypt to owning harrods and the paris ritz,ade billionaire determined to get into british society, and became known to a new generation through the most recent series of the crown. diana. muhammad. — but you must call me momo. to be honest, it's made me really hot and bothered. i think he comes across as pleasant. we all know he's not. itjust makes him look sort of funny and gregarious.

questions for the metropolitan police over its handling of accusations made against mohammed al fayed before he died? and liam payne's father reads tributes outside the hotel in argentina where the one direction star died. donald trump and kamala harris both campaign in the key battleground state of michigan on the penultimate weekend before the us presidential election. hello, i'm rajini vaidyanathan. we start with the latest on the war in the middle east. a spokesperson for israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu says a drone has been launched towards his home in the northern town of caesarea. these pictures show police outside the building on saturday morning. there's no sign of damage, but it's not clear exactly where the drone may have landed. neither mr netanyahu nor any member of his family was in the vicinity of the building at the time, and there are no reports of casualties. earlier, the israeli military said that three drones had been fired into israel from lebanon. two were intercepted, but one was reported to have carried on, and it's thought that was the one which hit

questions for the metropolitan police over why it only sought charges against mohamed al fayed for twoh campaign in the key battleground state of michigan. with just over two weeks to the us presidential election, we'll have a special report from georgia. and liam payne's sister pays an emotional tribute to the former one direction star as theirfather visits the hotel in buenos aires where he died. hello, i'm kasia madera. the israeli military has carried out at least eight air strikes on the southern suburbs of beirut. this was in the past few hours. the idf issued evacuation warnings to residents in several districts in the area, which it says is a base for hezbollah. the latest strikes came after the home of prime minister benjamin netanyahu was targeted by a drone from lebanon — part of a barrage of rockets and drones launched by hezbollah. a spokesman said neither the prime minister nor

250 claims for compensation brought by women who allege sexual misconduct by its former owner, mohamed al fayedsays the women have come forward to them since the release of a bbc documentary last month. the investigation exposed allegations over decades of serious sexual abuse by the former harrods owner. people are being encouraged to put forward suggestions about how to improve the nhs in england, as the government opens a consultation on the health service's future. proposals including making full medical records, tests results and letters from doctors available in the nhs app. the government want to publish a 10—year plan for changes to the nhs by next spring. you're live with bbc news. brazil's president luiz inacio lula da silva is said to be doing well, according to one of his top advisors, after suffering a head injury, in an accident at home over the weekend. the injury forced the 78—year—old to cancel a trip to russia for the brics summit. he posted this photo on x on monday, writing that he was discussing national and international politial agenda for the coming days with advisors. t

questions for the metropolitan police over its handling of accusations made against mohamed al fayed. trump and kamala harris both campaign in the key battleground state of michigan. with just two weeks to the us presidential election, we'll have a special report from georgia liam payne's father reads tributes outside the hotel in argentina where the one direction star died. hello and welcome. israel says benjamin netanyahu's home in caesarea has been targeted in a drone strike from lebanon. a spokesman said neither the prime minister nor his wife were in the building at the time, and that there were no casualties. these pictures show police outside the building on saturday morning. mr netanyahu's office has just released this statement on the death of hamas leader yahya sinwar who was killed earlier this week. it's not clear if this was recorded before or after the attempted drone attack on his residence. translation: two days ago, we eliminated -

the former captain of fulham ladies football team says she was sexually assaulted by mohammed al fayedore military support after north korean troops have arrived in russia. also coming up on the world today: in this study warns that the penguin could become extinct —— african penguin could become extinct. welcome to the world today an hour of international news from the bbc. hamas has confirmed, for the first time, that its leader, yahya sinwar, has been killed by israel. hamas said he died in combat and warned his death in the gaza strip would only strengthen the movement. israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has been holding a security meeting to discuss the possibility of negotiations on a deal, to free the remaining hostages in gaza. but hamas said, no hostages would be freed until israel ended its offensive in gaza, and withdrew its forces. president biden who's been holding talks with european leaders in berlin said there's a possibility of working

more allegations of assault are made against mohamed al fayed — this time from a former fulham women'sd that its leader, yahya sinwar, was killed in combat, but says his death will only strengthen the group. sinwar was the architect of the october 7th attacks on israel, in which 1,200 people died and another 250 were taken hostage. tonight we'll look at how israel managed to kill the man at the top of their most—wanted list, inside gaza. the leaders of the us, the uk, germany, and france today called

come forward to lawyers over allegations of sexual misconduct against the former harrods owner mohamed al fayeded it as the worst case of corporate abuse of women the world has ever seen. the abuse allegedly took place at fulham fc, the ritz hotel in paris, harrods and other places owned by the billionaire, who died last year. the new harrods owners say they are utterly appalled by the allegations. the government has settled the claim brought by the mother of a schoolgirl in south london who died of an asthma attack because of excessive air pollution. in 22, ella du kissi—debrah, who was nine, became the first person to have air pollution listed as a cause of death on a certificate in the uk. ministers told the mother they were truly sorry for her loss. gb news has been fined £100,000 for breaking impartiality rules over a programme featuring a question and answer session with the then prime minister rishi sunak. the media watchdog ofcom says mr sunak was given an uncontested platform to promote his policies in the programme in february. gb news says the ofcom decision is a direct attack on fre

al fayed persecute staff? >> yeah. this scandal is getting more sinister as the weeks go on. now there's been claims that police officers at scotland yard accepted bribes from mohamedall him trying to cover up some of the sexual allegations that were coming against him. there was one even against his nanny, who ended up being imprisoned for a apparent £12,000 theft after she tried to raise up allegations that he had sexually assaulted her. so i think with this kind of story , you can tell that no of story, you can tell that no stone is left unturned with this scandal and hopefully there will be some naming and shaming with this case. but it's dreadful to i always see in these cases, it just goes to show how people of power are able to, by authorities in such situations. and the people we should be trusting are the police. they are easily susceptible to these kind of bribes as well, which is just dreadful, i suppose. >> well, it's if it's true, if it's if it's true. i mean, it's just it's every time something like this comes out and you say, well, why wasn't more done? why didn't people stand up? it's time. time and time again. >> yeah, absolutely. and it's one of t

- has spoken publicly with allegations against mohamed al fayed directlyl has spoken publicly with allegations. against mohamed al fayed directly in relation to his role as the owner of fulham, which was between 1997 and 2013. this person was the captain of fulham ladies, a group of women widely considered trailblazers because they were the first women's football team in europe to turn professional. but today ronnie gibbons has provided in some detail and accounted two incidents she says happened at mohamed al fayed's private office above the luxury london department store harrods where she says she was groped and forcefully kissed on the mouth. she said she was taken to harrods by members of fulham staff and left there alone with mann et al. have —— with mohamed al fayed. recounting what experience she said he held my arms, tried to kiss me on the mouth and pulled me in. isort arms, tried to kiss me on the mouth and pulled me in. i sort of move my head so he could only kiss me on the cheek. she says she was wearing her fulham track suit at the tim

but we've now established the met police only asked prosecutors to decide whether to charge mohamed al fayed1 women who contacted the force to say they were abused by him. it raises serious questions about the met�*s handling of al fayed. 40 further women have approached the force since the bbc film, with allegations spanning from 1979 to 2013. more than 65 women have contacted the bbc itself, with allegations as far back as 1977. in response to the bbc, a met spokesperson said... yesterday, former fulham captain ronnie gibbons said the club owner groped her on two occasions. she said, "speaking my truth and finally telling my story "will hopefully help me heal and be rid of the shame, embarrassment "and pain i have carried for years." the scandal around al fayed and his years of abuse continues to grow. daniel de simone, bbc news. and danieljoins me now. clearly, lots of questions for the metropolitan police to enter about how this could have happened. what comes next? timer;r happened. what comes next? they sa the happened. what comes next? they say they are _ happened. what comes next? th

we have now established that met police only asked prosecutors to decide whether to charge mohamed al—fayedacted the force to say they were abused by him. it raises serious questions about the met�*s handling of al—fayed. a0 further women have approached the force since the bbc film with allegations spanning from 1979 to 2013. more than 65 women have contacted the bbc itself with allegations as far back as 1977. in response to the bbc, a met spokesperson said: yesterday, former fulham captain donna gibbons said the club owner groped her on two occasions. she said speaking my truth and finally telling my story will hopefully help me heal and be rid of the shame, embarrassment and pain i have carried for years. the scandal around al fayed and his years of abuse continues to grow. daniel de simone, bbc news. and a reminder — you can see the full story on the bbc documentary al fayed: predator at harrods, which is available on the iplayer and as a podcast on the bbc sounds app. the hamas—run health authority says at least 33 people have been killed following an israeli air strike at a refugee c

ladies has said she was assaulted on two separate occasions by the football clubs then owner mohamed al fayedronnie gibbons says both attacks took place at harrods department store more than 20 years ago — when she was just 20. she said she's decided to tell her story in the hope of healing the embarrassment and pain she's carried for years. here's our sports news correspondent laura scott. she led a team of trailblazers. fulham ladies the first women's football in europe to turn professional. but behind her smile, team captain ronnie gibbons was hiding troubling experiences at the hands of mohamed al fayed, the club's owner. she became the first person to speak publicly with allegations against the late billionaire directly in relation to fulham. recounting in some detail two incidents she said happened in his private office at harrods in 2000 when she was 20. speaking to the athletic, she said she was taken to harrods and left alone with al fayed. recounting one experience, she said... she said she was wearing herfull she said... she said she was wearing her full tracksuit she said... she s

group have condemned what they described as the horrible and monstrous abuse at the hands of mohamed al fayed after a report has exposed new allegations at the fulham football club. dean armstrong kc and his team have praised the bravery of former fulham women's captain ronnie gibbons, who's accused the billionaire of sexual assault during her time at the club. her claims are part of a wider investigation by the metropolitan police into now 40 new allegations of sexual misconduct against al fayed and others . investigators are others. investigators are pledging to uncover any further abuses and hold those involved accountable , no matter their accountable, no matter their role. fulham football club and harrods have both condemned the allegations, and they're also urging anyone affected to come forward in the last hour or so. niall horan has paid tribute to his former one direction bandmate liam payne , saying bandmate liam payne, saying he'll cherish every moment that they shared . you can see here on they shared. you can see here on screen that statement released from niall horan in that emo

lawyers acting for alleged victims of mohamed al fayed have said they've now been contacted by 400 peoplenews conference, dean armstrong kc said those who have contacted the justice for howard survivors group are not just from harrods but from fulham fc and various other places associated with al fayed. a string of allegations have been made against the former harrods owner, following the release of a documentary about the businessman, who died last year. the businessman, who died last year . and you're right up to year. and you're right up to date with all the latest headunes date with all the latest headlines from the gb news centre. now strap yourself in, stir that extra strong coffee. here's martin daubney. >> a thank you very much. mark white. now in the most left wing budget for decades, the chancellor, rachel reeves, pushed taxes to their highest level in history with her £40 billion tax bomb. and she's relaxed government borrowing rules to finance a massive spending spree. was it a nightmare on downing street? well , that's what some of the well, that's what some of the newspapers

lawyers acting for alleged victims of mohamed al fayed have said they have now been contacted by 400ople. speaking at a news conference, dean armstrong kc said those who've contacted the justice for harrods survivors group are not just from harrods but from fulham fc and various places associated with al fayed. a string of allegations have been made against the former harrods owner , following the harrods owner, following the release of a documentary about the businessman, who died last year. the businessman, who died last year . detectives investigating year. detectives investigating the theft of more than 22 tonnes of cheese have arrested a 63 year old man. scotland yard detectives spent the last ten days on the trail of the suspect after the theft from neal's yard dairy, an artisan cheese suppuer dairy, an artisan cheese supplier in south london. the theft traumatised the cheese loving world, with even the celebrity chef jamie oliver urging his followers on social media to be alert for lorry loads of posh cheese being sold on the cheap . nothing cheesy on the cheap. nothing cheesy

the harrods survivors group have commended the horrible and monstrous abuse at the hands of mohamed al fayeder a report in the athletics exposed new allegations at fulham football club. dean armstrong kc and his team praised the bravery of former fulham women's captain ronnie gibbons, who accused the billionaire of sexual assault dunng billionaire of sexual assault during her time at the club , during her time at the club, aged 20. her claims are part of aged 20. her claims are part of a wider investigation by the metropolitan police into 40 new allegations of sexual misconduct against al fayed. investigators are pledging to uncover further abuses and hold those involved accountable . niall horan has accountable. niall horan has paid tribute to his former one direction bandmate liam payne, saying he'll cherish every moment they shared. horan's emotional instagram post came after liam died at the age of 31, falling from a third floor balcony in buenos aires. horan sent love to payne's family , sent love to payne's family, including his son bear. signing off with love you brother. a post morte

250 claims for compensation brought by women who allege sexual misconduct by its former owner mohamed al fayedys the women have come forward since the release of a bbc documentary last month. the investigation exposed multiple allegations of serious sexual abuse by the businessman, who died last year. the uk government is loaning ukraine more than £2 billion to buy weapons to fight the ongoing russian invasion. the costs will be covered by profits made from frozen russian assets since the start of the war in 2022. the chancellor rachel reeves will set out further details on how the installments will be paid in next week's budget. the bbc understands that water bills will go up by more than previously thought over the next five years. injuly, the regulator 0fwat provisionally agreed to allow bills to rise by 21% above inflation from 2025 to 2030, but the final decision is now expected to allow a larger increase. king charles has visited the birthplace of the aboriginal civil rights movement, on the final day of his australian tour. it comes after he was heckled in the country's parliament by an