samantha geimer, welcome to hardtalk. thank you.ou have struggled to protect your privacy for nearly a0 years, so why are you choosing to speak up now? i just wanted to tell the story, the true story, my story, on my own terms rather than as a reaction to whatever might be bringing it up in my life, which happens from time to time. so i thought it was time to, on my own terms, at my own time, tell the truth and say the things i wanted to say. those who say, this is about making some money out of a story that has gone quiet, what would you say to them? it never goes quiet for very long for me, not that much, so that is out of my control. let's go back to what caused it. you were 13, and the first time you met roman polanski, he approached your family. he was looking to take some photographs of young girls. he was looking for a model, and he was a friend of our extended family. he approached you, and you went out with him one evening and he had met your mother, and he took some photographs of you. he came by the house, and met my moth

a court in los angeles refused permission, despite support from the victim, samantha geimer.rty years ago. mr polanski fled the us after pleading guilty to statutory rape. this week a third woman said she was sexually molested by him when she was sixteen. stay with us on bbc news. celebrating black britain — actors, politicians, musicians all part of a new exhibition heading to the national portrait gallery in london. leucopenia washington, the world's most political city, is today assessing the political health of the world's most powerful man. indeed, i did have a relationship with miss lewinsky that was not appropriate. in fact, it was wrong. in south africa, 97 people have been killed today, in one of the worst days of violence between rival black groups. over the last 1ten days, 500 have died. over the last ten days, 500 have died. chanting: czechoslovakia must be free! russia is observing a national day of mourning for the 118 submariners who died on board the kursk. we're all with them now, within our hearts. the pope has celebrated mass before a congregation of more t

the judge rejected the latest attempt despite support from his victim, samantha geimer.rsial chief strategist, steve bannon, has been sacked. he was influential in the president's election campaign — but criticised for his ties to the far—right. mr bannon has now returned to his role as head of the right—wing website, breitbart news. our washington correspondent aleem maqbool reports. to be the most controversial character in a crisis—ridden white house was no mean feat, but steve bannon mayjust have managed it. now, though, after months of tension among the president's staff, he is gone. all sounds very amicable. but, throughout, steve bannon was at loggerheads with many of his colleagues. he came from a background of running a news agency which became a mouthpiece for the far—right. it is widely acknowledged he played a huge role in the strategy that got president trump elected, based on a platform of nationalism, and a sentiment of taking back the country. he's going to continue to press his agenda. and, as economic conditions get better, as morejobs get better, they'

the judge rejected the latest attempt, despite support from his victim, samantha geimer.d in england. despite this, bbc breakfast has found that in the last year alone, men and women were treated in the same ward around 9000 times, almost three times the figure from two years ago. john maguire has more. good morning, everyone. every morning, staff at yeovil hospital meet to plan the day ahead to determine what care patients receive and where. treatments and recovery are of course paramount, but separate areas for men and women are an important factor here. so this is ward 6a, our elective orthopaedic ward, and here we have bays of men and women, which have their toilet and bathroom within the bay, which means if you are in a male bay you can use the bathroom within the bay and you don‘t have to travel between the two. we also have side rooms where you can go if you need specific care or if we can‘t accommodate you in a male bay, we can use side rooms, so you still have that privacy and dignity there. for the past six years, nhs hospitals in england have been fined £250 if

united states in 1978, while awaiting sentence for having sex with a thirteen year old girl, samantha geimerward now because she opposed samantha geimer‘s recent calls for the case to be closed. commuters travelling in and out of london waterloo are facing a second day of disruption this morning, following yesterday's derailment. the incident happened as the train collided with a barrier train that was in place to separate the current engineering works from operational services. south west trains are facing delays of up to 15 minutes and some services have been cancelled. hms queen elizabeth is entering her home port of portsmouth for the first time that the 65,000 tonne ship has been undergoing sea trials since setting self from the shipyard in scotland in june. since setting self from the shipyard in scotland injune. the ship is 280 metres long and her flight deck is begin upfor metres long and her flight deck is begin up for free but all pictures she is expected to be the navy's large ship for the next 50 years. the actor daniel craig has ended years of speculation and confirmed he will r