rianna croxford, bbc news. of the issues raised in this report you can find more details of support online at bbc.co.uk/actionline. weeks after canada accused india of playing a role in the death of a sikh leader, campaigners in the uk have asked the chief coroner for an inquest into the sudden death of a pro—khalistan activist in birmingham. avtar singh khanda's sudden death injune at the age of 35, comes after having reportedly been accused of pulling down the indian national flag at a protest in london by indian authorities. west midlands police found no suspicious circumstances, but campaigners want his death reviewed. michael polak is a barrister at london's church court chambers and director ofjustice abroad — he is leading the campaign. michael, can you explain what you are campaigning for? so in this case, the persecution goes back a long time. his father was summarily executed in the 90s, he was sent to the united kingdom because his family thought he would because his family thought he would be safe h

rianna croxford, bbc news. you can find more details of support online at at bbc.co.uk/actionline. you can watch panorama's the abercrombie guys: the dark side of cool at 9pm on bbc one and now on bbc iplayer. and listen to the podcast series — world of secrets: season 1, the abercrombie guys, on bbc sounds. the boss of thejohn lewis partnership, dame sharon white, is to step down next year, afterfive years, making her the shortest—serving chair in the organisation's100—year history. the business, which includes the department stores and waitrose supermarkets, reported a loss of more than £200 million last year, forcing it to scrap the annual staff bonus. the price of a first—class stamp has risen for the third time in 18 months. it will now cost £1.25, an increase of 15 pence. second—class stamps will remain at 75p. royal mail has blamed increasing cost pressures and the tough economic environment for the latest price rise. donald trump has appeared in court in new york at the start of a civil fraud trial whic

rianna croxford has the story. labels in the us and around the world. sexualised imagery and provocative billboards turned the teenery tailor which also owns hollister brand into a multibillion dollar sensation. the man behind the vision was then ceo mikejeffries. mike was tireless. he was very energetic and boisterous. he was an incredibly big personality. he would explode into a room. bbc panorama has uncovered a highly organised international operation recruiting young adult men for sex with mikejeffries over several years when he was ceo of the brand. the experience i think broke me and it mentally messed me up. two men agreed to tell me their accounts on camera. they attended separate events hosted by mikejeffries in 2010 and 2011. both men say they were recruited and auditioned by a middleman. james jacobson, known to the man asjim. david says mrjacobson led him to believe he was pursuing a modelling opportunity. i was made to believe this is where everybody gets their start, this is where you want to get you

rianna croxford, bbc news. spoke with one of the men featured in the documentary, barrett pall. barrett, great to have you. what has the reaction been since the documentary�*s release? since the documentary�*s release, it seems that the general reaction is that people are not surprised, which i'm grateful for, which ultimately means that people are believing me, which i think is any survivor's greatest fear when coming forward. but, as a whole, i think i have stepped into a survival technique to just not look at what people are saying because while a lot of people believe me and there has been a lot of support, there are also still people who are shaming and making uneducated and ignorant comments. what do you think this might mean for other men? my biggest hope is that this would be the spark of a much bigger conversation for other men to start understanding how we are also survivors and also very much able to be a victim to abuse in many different ways. unfortunately, i think many men have told themselves tha

rianna croxford has the story. in the early 20005, abercrombie and fitch became one of the hottest labels in the us and around the world. sexualised imagery and provocative billboards turned the teen retailer, which also owns the hollister brand, into a multibillion—dollar sensation. the man behind the vision was then—ceo mikejeffries. mike was tireless. he was very energetic and boisterous. he was an incredibly big personality. he would explode into a room. bbc panorama has uncovered a highly organised international operation recruiting young adult men for sex with mikejeffries over several years, when he was the ceo of the brand. this experience, i think it broke me, and it mentally messed me up. two men have agreed to tell me their accounts on camera. they attended separate events hosted by mikejeffries in 2010 and 2011. both men say they were recruited and auditioned by a middle man, james jacobson, known to the men asjim. david says mrjacobson led him to believe he was pursuing a modelling opportunity. i was m

rianna croxford, bbc news.his report, you can find more details of support online at at bbc.co.uk/actionline. you can watch panorama's the abercrombie guys: the dark side of cool now on bbc iplayer. and listen to the podcast series world of secrets: season1 — the abercrombie guys — on bbc sounds. the boss of thejohn lewis group, dame sharon white, is to step down next year after five years, making her the shortest—serving chair in the partnership's 100—year history. the company, which runs the department stores and waitrose supermarkets, reported a loss of more than £200 million last year, forcing it to scrap the annual staff bonus. our business editor simonjack reports. # i only wish i had the strength to let it show. the christmas ads are a seasonal event. it's owned by its 711,000 employees, and it's been around nearly 100 years. thejohn lewis partnership, which also owns waitrose, occupies a unique place in the uk retail landscape. we used your expertise as an economist, but of course, your day job at the m

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rianna croxford bbc news.erable to the disease. it is the most effective jab developed against the disease so far. and that is a hopeful sign to who's african region where 95% of all malaria cases are found. and the nobel prize in physiology or medicine has been awarded to a pair of scientists who developed the technology that led to the mrna covid vaccines. professors katalin kariko and drew weissman will share the prize. the technology was experimental before the pandemic, but has now been given to millions of people around the world. the same technology is now being researched for other diseases, including cancer. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. it's been a warm first few days of october, following on from the record breaking september. well, joint record, as you can see, for maximum temperatures that was tied with the records in 1895. now, all that heat and humidity has triggered some thunderstorms during the latter part of monday. they have continued through the night. lots of excess rain, standing

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