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our culture reporter noor nanji has the story. will be leaving the competition. but that appears to be wallace himself. he will stop presenting masterchef pending an investigation, after bbc news heard allegations against him of inappropriate sexual comments and inappropriate behaviour across a 17—year period. stop. time's up. the veteran tv presenter kirsty wark was a contestant on celebrity masterchef in 2011. two occasions in particular, where he used sexualised language in front of a number of people, and it wasn't as if anyone engaged with this. it was completely one—way traffic, but i think people were uncomfortable. i was actually more angry than anything else, because i thought it was so inappropriate. his lawyers strongly deny that he engages in behaviour of a sexually harassing nature. our culture reporter noor nanji has the story. gregg wallace, one of britain's most recognisable tv hosts. right, chefs, you've got a job to do you. and last night he appeared on bbc one. one of you will be leaving the competition. but tha

noor nanji is our culture reporter. she told us more.tish television. but in the summer, myself and my team started investigating after hearing allegations about him. now, we should just say that bbc news is editorially independent from the wider organisation and the claims that we have heard are from 13 people without what they call "operational necessity". but they didn't respond directly to the question of whether people who had been displaced from the north of gaza would be allowed to eventually return. nick eardley. gregg wallace has stepped away from presenting masterchef, while historical complaints of misconduct are looked into. the show�*s production company says that individuals contacted the bbc about the host. his lawyers strongly denied that he engaged in behaviour of a sexually harassing nature. noor nanji is our culture reporter. she told us more. gregg wallace is one of the most recognisable faces on british television. but in the summer, myself and my team started investigating after hearing allegations about him. now, w

noor nanji, bbc news.rders experiment" during their time in office. revised data for net migration — that's the number of people who arrive in the uk minus those who leave — shows that numbers, which were at record levels, were in fact higher still towards the end of the conservative government due to a higher number of ukrainians here than previously estimated, and others overstaying their visas. 906,000 more people arrived in the uk than left betweenjune 2022 and june 2023 — 160,000 more than first thought. that number fell to 728,000 in the following 12 months. here's our political editor chris mason again. who arrives in the uk and who goes? who's welcome and who's not? the politics of immigration over the last decade is a catalogue of failure when you compare the numbers with the words. net migration to this country will be in the order of tens of thousands each year. no ifs, no buts. it's important that we have net migration that is in sustainable numbers. we believe sustainable numbers are the tens

noor nanji reports.face of masterchef. chefs, we havejust three minutes. last night he was on our screens, but earlier in the day, it had been decided by the programme bosses that gregg wallace would step away from further filming after bbc news approached him with allegations from 13 people about inappropriate comments across 17 years. adam, not his real name, worked on a travel show with wallace in 2022. gregg wallace would say, i love spanking, multiple times a day, and he talked about threesomes with prostitutes in front of us, including female crew members. he would also single in on the younger girls in the team making sexually lewd jokes. the comments were relentless. james, not his real name, worked on masterchef back in 2005. during a tasting of one of the contestant's dishes and gregg suddenly comes in and says, i know what this reminds me of. it's me aunt's bleep. do you think that they were just jokes? these aren'tjustjokes. this goes way beyond what would be acceptable in any conventional wo

noor nanji, bbc news. more on that story on the bbc news website.ions since wednesday morning. three lebanese border towns are reported to have come under israeli gunfire today. israel also said its planes had struck a facility in the area used by his brother to store mid—range rockets. earlier, the israeli military issued a list of ten border villages that remain off—limits until further notice. the israeli military has renewed a night—time curfew for south lebanon, on day two of a ceasefire with his brother. any travel south of the litani river is banned, while those who are there, should remain put. joining me now is dennis ross, a former middle east advisor for president obama and author of the missing peace. welcome to the programme. can we start with lebanon, because under this agreement, if hezbollah looks to be preparing an attack, israel has this side letterfrom an attack, israel has this side letter from the americans agreeing it can take military action so it would seem today they were enforcing the ceasefire according to their interpreta

noor nanji reports. he's the colourful host of some of britain's most loved shows.e got a job to do. you... but earlier in the day, it had been decided by the programme bosses that gregg wallace would step away from further filming after bbc news approached him with allegations from 13 people about inappropriate comments across 17 years. you are professional masterchef semi—finalist. masterchef semi—finalists. one of them was james, not his real name. he worked on masterchef back in 2005. during a tasting of one of the contestant's dishes, john torode is struggling to describe the dish. he says, you know, "i can't...can't think of what this dish reminds me of. " and gregg suddenly comes in and says, "i know what this reminds me of. it's my aunt's expletive.�* and what did everyone say? people we

our culture reporter noor nanji was at the premiere in leicester square — and you might even spot a familiarfaced. aside from the weather — you can't do much about that. but there are palm trees up. there's a beach. there's even an ocean beneath me. and there was a polynesian dance earlier, so they're really getting into the spirit here. and the fans are really excited — old and young, because after all, it's been a really long time. the last moana, the first one, came out in 2016, so fans have had to wait a long time for this sequel. and again, it's going to be following the adventures of moana, that adventurous polynesian teenager, and her travels across the ocean. and as you were saying earlier, it involves the same cast as before. so we have auli'i cravalho and also dwaynejohnson. they are both back again in the voices of moana and maui. now, the fans here are looking forward to catching a glimpse of them. we saw them earlier on and of course, auli'i was just around 16 years old when she was cast, when she was starring in the last one. since then, she's been in mean girls, she's been on the

here's our news correspondent noor nanji with more. in the last year alone the value of those deals came to almost £50 million, and it says it includes a £37 million agreement between the duchy of cornwall and the ministry ofjustice to lease dartmoor prison, and also an £11 million deal between the duchy of lancaster and a hospital trust to rent a warehouse. now, according to the investigation, the details of those deals have not been handed to parliament, so that does raise questions about transparency. and also, both estates are exempt from capital gains tax. we have had calls from the anti—monarchy group and a spokesperson from the duchy of commerce as it is a private estate with a commercial imperative and a spokesperson for the duchy of lancaster says it complies with all relative uk legislation. i will be back soon with more news. hello there. much of the country saw another cloudy day today, with the best of the sunshine, which was limited across the northeast of scotland. but this upcoming week will remain grey and gloomy thank

our culture reporter noor nanji has the story. great creations on the way.ou have 15 minutes to finish it.— 15 minutes to finish it. gregg wallace, one _ 15 minutes to finish it. gregg wallace, one of— 15 minutes to finish it. gregg wallace, one of britain's - 15 minutes to finish it. gregg l wallace, one of britain's most recognisable tv hosts, for years he has been the face of prime time tv. but the bbc news investigation has heard allegations against him of inappropriate sexual comments and inappropriate sexual comments and inappropriate behaviour across a 17 year period. the veteran tv presenter, kirsty work, was a contestant on celebrity masterchef in 2011. fin contestant on celebrity masterchef in 2011. ., ., , in 2011. on two occasions in particular. _ in 2011. on two occasions in particular. he _ in 2011. on two occasions in particular, he used - in 2011. on two occasions in i particular, he used sexualised language in front of a number of peopla — language in front of a number of people. and it wasn't as if it was anyone _ people. and it wasn't as if

here's our news correspondent noor nanji with more.says it includes a £37 million agreement between the duchy of cornwall and the ministry ofjustice to lease dartmoor prison, and also an £11 million deal between the duchy of lancaster and a hospital trust to rent a warehouse. now, according to the investigation, the details of those deals have not been handed to parliament, so that does raise questions about transparency. and also, both estates are exempt from paying corporation tax and capital gains tax. now, the documentary has caused a bit of a stir. we've had calls from the anti—monarchy group republic, calling to abolish the duchies, and we've also had a response from the duchies themselves. a spokesperson for the duchy of cornwall said, "it is a private estate with a commercial imperative," and a spokesperson for the duchy of lancaster says, "it complies with all relative uk legislation. " thank you for that update. a quick reminder that both the harris and trump campaigns continuing to push on with a focus particularly on those

our culture reporter noor nanji joins us now. noor, what more do we know? to the newspaper she was sharply critical of the organisation after it handed £460,000 to a group called lgbt youth scotland. rosie millard criticised the organisation's chief executive simon antrobus for what she called dithering in his response to historical child sex abuse allegations regarding people involved with the group. he has not publicly commented but a children in need spokesperson said its board of trustees has full confidence in the actions taken by the ceo and senior leadership and stand by the decisions that were made. one individual named in the letter was the former chief executive of lgbt youth scotland who was convicted in 2009 other child sex assault. that the seven months before children in need gave any money to the group. another individual concerned in the allegations was a young man whose views formed part of a guide published by the charity 15 years ago and he was convicted this year for sharing indecent images of children. in her letter, rosie millard said

cycling challenge the annual live show took place last night in salford, and our culture reporter, noor nanjirom the strictly come dancing professionals joined by none other than tv sensation bluey. ncuti gatwa was back as the doctor, introducing a world exclusive preview from the upcoming doctor who christmas special. i'm going to bring you christmas in november. this week, paddy mcguinness has been on an epic cycle ride, riding almost 300 miles from wales to scotland, all on a children's bike. 8,850,000. there was a special performance by the children in need choir, featuring kids who have themselves been supported by the charity. it was a big night for girls aloud too. they've released a new version of their single i'll stand by you for the charity, with the lead vocals sung entirely by their late band—mate sarah harding. behind all the fun and games, there's an important message. children need is the bbc�*s charity for disadvantaged young people, with the money raised going a long way to helping families across the uk. this year's children in need appeal has raised more than £39 million f

noor nanji, bbc news. country's general election. more than 3.4 million people are registered to vote to choose representatives for ireland's parliament. more seats are being contested in an larger number of constituencies than the 2020 election. voting ends at ten o'clock tonight, and counting will begin tomorrow. the transport secretary louise haigh has admitted pleading guilty to a criminal offence ten years ago, over a mobile phone she claimed was stolen. it's understood the incident was disclosed in full when she joined the shadow cabinet four years ago. 0ur political correspondent damian grammaticas has more. all of this relates to a period before — all of this relates to a period before louise haigh entered politics. _ before louise haigh entered politics, we are talking about a decade — politics, we are talking about a decade ago. and last night, when this story— decade ago. and last night, when this story started coming out, louise — this story started coming out, louise haigh had issued a stateme

noor nanji, bbc news in salford.ccessful surgery to remove a brain tumour. in a statement on instagram, michael douglas said the 57—year—old was recovering in an intensive care unit as a precaution. and i've seen very exciting and i've seen firsthand _ very exciting and i've seen firsthand the _ very exciting and i've seen firsthand the inspiration . very exciting and i've seen i firsthand the inspiration you provided _ firsthand the inspiration you provided to _ firsthand the inspiration you provided to everyone, - firsthand the inspiration youl provided to everyone, young firsthand the inspiration you - provided to everyone, young and old, it was— provided to everyone, young and old, it was incredible _ provided to everyone, young and old, it was incredible but _ provided to everyone, young and old, it was incredible but most _ it was incredible but most importantly, _ it was incredible but most importantly, they've - it was incredible but most - importantly, they've donated. and boy, did _ importantly, they've don

let's speak to our culture reporter, noor nanji. noor, what more do we know?one of the most recognisable faces on british tv but in the summer myself and my team started investigating after hearing allegations about him. we should say bbc news is editorially independent from the wider organisation and the claims we have heard of from 13 people across five shows and over a 17 year period from 2005 up to 2022. one of the people making allegations is the veteran broadcaster kirsty wark who is of course best known for presenting bbc newsnight. she said her expense of being on celebrity masterchef in 2011 was overall a joyous experience but she said there was one fly in the ointment and that was gregg wallace.— was gregg wallace. there were two occasions in — was gregg wallace. there were two occasions in particular _ was gregg wallace. there were two occasions in particular where - was gregg wallace. there were two occasions in particular where he - occasions in particular where he used _ occasions in particular where he used sexualised language in front of a numb

our culture reporter noor nanji reports.orking with. her name is natalie. the queen meeting natalie, a victim of domestic abuse. it's part of an itv documentary focusing on an issue the queen is known to want to highlight — domestic abuse. i don't know where you'd like to begin your story. we see her talking candidly to people who have experienced it and urging people to discuss it more openly. welcome to buckingham palace. the documentary reports that in england and wales last year, more than two million people experienced some form of domestic abuse and on average, every five days, a woman was killed by a current or former partner. the queen visits a refuge where she listens to women sharing accounts of violence, aggression and threats. thank you for the dedication you have. former prime minister theresa may and human rights lawyer cherie blair also make an appearance. ..when they've been told they are not. _ the queen has been a long—standing campaigner against domestic abuse. she has previously warned of a "pandemic o