this first came about thanks to the reporting of the sunday times, the times and channel 4. . , sundayl 4. lucy, thank you very much. lucy mannin: 4. lucy, thank you very much. lucy manning the _ 4. lucy, thank you very much. lucy manning the across _ 4. lucy, thank you very much. lucy manning the across the _ 4. lucy, thank you very much. lucy manning the across the story. - 4. lucy, thank you very much. lucy manning the across the story. in i 4. lucy, thank you very much. lucy| manning the across the story. in the last few minutes, on the bbc news website, helena wilkinson has said talks are continuing over russell brand's plymouth show on friday. he is due to perform on his tour at plymouth for billion. a spokesperson from the told the bbc they are in talks with the tour promoters and will have an update for the press in due course. he is apparently due to perform in front of theatre—goers in windsor tomorrow, and we are still waiting for the theatre to let us know what the plans are with regard to his show. i direct you to the website if you are stepping away from your television.

the sunday times, the times, channelli tonight., are reporting that comedian russell brand has been accused of rain, sexual assault, and emotional abuse over a seven—year period at the height of his fame. the paper claims that four women have alleged sexual assaults between 2006 and 2013, when he was presenter for bbc radio 2, and channel 4, and acting in hollywood films. the newspaper also reported that abbas made a range of allegations about brands's controlling, abusive and predatory behaviour. brad has the allegations. he said his relationships were always consensual. the comedian presenter said he denied serious criminal allegations that he said had been made against him. brad said he had received letters from the tv company and newspaper containing a litany of aggressive attacks. channel 4 dispatches investigation is on at 9pm tonight. now, here is the sport. the premier league is back, a comeback win for liverpool, the reds went top after a 3-1 liverpool, the reds went top after a 3—1 win away liverpool, the reds went top af

it was in los angeles that brand met a woman the investigation — by the sunday times, the times and channelpatches — are calling nadia. she says they had a brief sexual relationship, but then on a later occasion, he raped her. those speaking out have had their identities described. i'm like, "no, that's not happening, we're not doing that," and i tried to get away from him. and at this point, he's grabbing at my underwear. i'm telling him to get off me and he won't get off. i was very distraught, trying to get out of the house. another woman in the uk, alice, said she met and had a brief relationship when he was in his 30s and she was 16 and still at school. she says he later sexually assaulted her. i was pushing him away and pushing him away, and he wasn't... he wasn't backing off at all. so i ended up having to punch him really hard in the stomach to get him off, and i was crying, and he said, "oh, i only want to see your mascara run, anyway". the allegations have all been denied by russell brand in a video message. i was very, very promiscuous. now, during that time of promiscuity, the r

it follows allegations of rape and sexual assault in a joint investigation by the sunday times, the times 4 dispatches. the report claimed concerns about brand's behaviour whilst working on shows were reported to production managers at endemol, the production company commissioned by channel 4. in a statement, banijay uk, which purchased endemol in 2020, said: the bbc has issued a statement this afternoon saying: brand was working for channel 4, the bbc, and acting in hollywood films during the period of the claims, all of which he denies. david sillito has the latest. rape, multiple counts of sexual assault. today's headlines about russell brand come from four women who spoke to the programme dispatches and times newspapers. and as the story began to unfold last night, the comedian headed to a performance where when he was on stage, he was met by fans with cheers and a standing ovation. but today, a women's charity, the trevie, said it was cutting links with the performer. his literary agents, tavistock wood have also dropped brand, saying they believe they were misled by him. i phoned th

it follows allegations of rape and sexual assault in a joint investigation by the sunday times, the times 4 dispatches. the report claimed concerns about brand's behaviour whilst working on shows were reported to production managers at endemol, the production company commissioned by channel 4. in a statement, banijay uk, which purchased endemol in 2020, said, "in light of the very serious allegations relating to the alleged serious misconduct of russell brand while presenting shows produced by endemol in 2004 and 2005, banijay uk has launched an urgent internal investigation and will co—operate with any requests for information from broadcast partners and external agencies." the bbc has issued a statement this afternoon saying, "the reports contained serious allegations, spanning a number of years. russell brand worked on bbc radio programmes between 2006 and 2008 and we are urgently looking into the issues raised." brand was working for channel 4, the bbc, and acting in hollywood films during the period of the claims, all of which he denies. rape, multiple counts of sexual assault. today

well, as you say, this is a joint investigation between the sunday times, the times and dispatches channel investigations programme. and they are saying, as you said, that, yes, the comedian russell brand, a very well known figure in the world of entertainment over the last 20 or so years has been accused of rape, sexual assaults and emotional abuse over a seven year period taking place at the height of his fame. the joint investigation between the three claims that four women have alleged sexual assaults between 2006 and 2013. at that time, he was a presenter for bbc radio two, as well as channel 4 and acting in hollywood movies. the newspaper also reported that others have made a range of allegations about brand's controlling, abusive and predatory behaviour. russell brand has denied the allegations, saying his relationships were always consensual. he released a video overnight where he said that serious criminal allegations would be made against him. he said that he'd received letters from a tv company and a newspaper containing a litany of aggressive attacks. we've also heard from chan

0n sunday times about allegations of sexual offences. mber, the met received a report of a sexual assault which is alleged to have taken place in soho in central london in 2003. 0ffices in central london in 2003. offices are in contact with the woman and will be providing her with support. we first spoke with the sunday times on saturday the 16th of september and have since made further approaches to the sunday times and channel 4 to ensure that anyone who believes they have been the victim of a sexual offence is aware of how to report this to the police. we continue to encourage anyone who believes they may have been a victim of sexual offence, no matter how long ago it was to contact us. just to reiterate what the metropolitan police have confirmed in the last few minutes. that they have received a report of an alleged sexual assault in soho in 2003 following news report about the comedian russell brand. if you remember the investigation has already been launched both by the bbc and channel 4 two broadcasters were russell brand works. w

the context of these arrests in this report on the sunday times, _ arrests in this report on the sunday his conversations with the chinese, gives— conversations with the chinese, gives you — conversations with the chinese, gives you some sense of the concern at the _ gives you some sense of the concern at the heart — gives you some sense of the concern at the heart of government about what _ at the heart of government about what has — at the heart of government about what has happened in recent months, these _ what has happened in recent months, these arrests date back to march, and what — these arrests date back to march, and what it — these arrests date back to march, and what it might say about what china _ and what it might say about what china is— and what it might say about what china is trying to do in terms of interference, in terms of evidence gathering — interference, in terms of evidence gathering potentially within the british— gathering potentially within the british parliament, and how that should _ british parliament, and how that should recalibrate, as some would see it.

the sunday times next.cher has resigned after it emerged he had supported an illegal run supported an illegal school run by conspiracy theorists. yeah, i mean, this is quite alarming. >> it is alarming . and >> lewis it is alarming. and this is going to be on your show tomorrow, think, on free tomorrow, do you think, on free speech course it is, speech nation? of course it is, because this is right up as they would say, your wheelhouse in america. they america. i don't know if they say country. say that in this country. >> up here, alley >> i say alley up here, alley up your alley. way, you say your alley. by the way, you say it sounds quite rude. yeah i don't like that. >> you sounds >> the way you say it sounds quite rude. >> anyway . anyway, sussex head. >> this guy who's a head teacher at a school , >> this guy who's a head teacher at a school, and he's. he he's. he was basically the head teacher of his school. he was bullied out of being the head teacher of a school because he was against the vaccine l

now, this is a story, a set of allegations put together by the times , the sunday times and the timesh channel 4 dispatches show, which has been airing earlier this evening , brand strenuously evening, brand strenuously denies the allegations, say the sunday times. he argues that all his relationships have been consensual . a second woman has consensual. a second woman has alleged that brand assaulted her when he was 31 and she was 16 and still at school. she said he sent a car to her school to pick her up and refer to her as the child during an emotionally abusive and controlling relationship that lasted about three months. some of the other allegations are so egregious that i don't think i can really quote them to you on this program. but russell brand denies these allegations. sunday mirror tv show bombshell brand accused of rape and sex assaults . woman alleges he raped her against a wall in his home, the sun, on sunday, bombshell tv allegations . russell brand raped allegations. russell brand raped me. woman in shock interview star denies very serious claims and the daily star su

it was in los angeles that he met a woman the investigation by the sunday times, the times and channel dispatches are calling nadia. she says they had a brief sexual relationship but that, on a later occasion, he raped her. the women speaking out have had their identities disguised. he pushed me up against the wall. i'm like, "what are you doing?" and he's like, "i have a friend here and i... "i want you to come into the bedroom." i'm like, "no, that's not happening. "we're not doing that." and i tried to get away from him. and at this point, he's grabbing at my... ..my underwear, pulling it to the side. i'm telling him to get off me and he won't get off. and he has that glazed look in his eye again. i was very distraught, trying to get out of the house. the following year, brand met a woman the investigation is calling phoebe. again she says that they did have a sexual relationship but that it had ended when she found herself alone with him in his house. and he grabbed me and got me on the bed. i was fully clothed and he was naked at this point and he held me down. i was screaming, an

now, this is a story, a set of allegations put together by the times , the sunday times and the timesh channel 4 dispatches show, which has been airing earlier this evening , brand strenuously evening, brand strenuously denies the allegations, say the sunday times. he argues that all his relationships have been consensual . a second woman has consensual. a second woman has alleged that brand assaulted her when he was 31 and she was 16 and still at school. she said he sent a car to her school to pick her up and refer to her as the child during an emotionally abusive and controlling relationship that lasted about three months. some of the other allegations are so egregious that i don't think i can really quote them to you on this program. but russell brand denies these allegations. sunday mirror tv show bombshell brand accused of rape and sex assaults . woman alleges he raped her against a wall in his home, the sun, on sunday, bombshell tv allegations . russell brand raped allegations. russell brand raped me. woman in shock interview star denies very serious claims and the daily star su

this time, it's changing to the south, coming up from the south or the south—west. the temperatures rise actually during sundayery, unsettled picture as we go into next week. more online. this is bbc news, the headlines... india and canada's worsening relationship — prime ministerjustin trudeau repeats his claim that india was involved in the killing of a sikh man near vancouver. india says the allegation is "absurd". they're called online frenzies — social media posts encouraging disruption in the real world. a bbc investigation finds they're being driven by the social media app tiktok. and king charles tours the renovations at notre dame cathedral, after becoming the first british monarch to address the french senate. the canadian prime minister, justin trudeau, has defended his rishi sunak has defended changes to his key environment the policies, including delaying the ban on diesel cars by five years, to 2035. rishi sunak said he wanted to achieve... live now tojust sunak said he wanted to achieve... live now to just ralston, the head of energy at the energy and climate intelligence unit, which is a nonpro

times, the times and channel 4 sunday times, the times and channel4 contemptuously sunday times, thehannel 4 contemptuously the channel 4 as contemptuously the mainstream media year old mainstream media as 16 year old girl complained of being girl has complained of being groomed this man. two women groomed by this man. two women have they were and have said they were raped and there are more and more cases coming tonight. and you say you're hero, you think? you're a hero, don't you think? before you say something, hero, hang on. don't think hang on. don't you think before you hero, should you say he's a hero, you should establish whether very establish whether these very serious allegations are true . serious allegations are true. well, what's the answer to that? >> before i tweeted that out, i had spoken to several sources close to brand, close to the times . times. >> had you spoken to those four women? >> i was confident that there is no smoking gun in this regard. >> right . i no smoking gun in this regard. >> right. i remain confident having watched the dispatches, if that is wh

the allegations were made in a joint investigation by the times, the sunday times channel four's sundayispatches programme and they date to the height date back to the height of brand's fame between 2006 and 2013. now, a warning that some people the following people may find the following content thing. one content distressed thing. one woman interviewed woman who was interviewed alleges brand sexually assaulted her he 31, and she was her when he was 31, and she was just 16 years old. she accused brand of grooming her and claims he called her the child and his little believes little dolly. the woman believes he a persona as a he curated a persona as a womaniser to act as a smokescreen his behaviour to smokescreen for his behaviour to i think he was very skilful in the start from my taking his identity . identity. >> he b i'm the womaniser. i'm a sex addict . >> he b i'm the womaniser. i'm a sex addict. i'm inappropriate . sex addict. i'm inappropriate. but it's all just a joke. it's funny . it's, you know, it's funny. it's, you know, it's a smokescreen for a lot more of his dark behavio

. and onto the sunday times.w our modern fathers getting a raw deal our modern fathers getting a raw deal. and a modern dad who deal. and as a modern dad who spent hours looking spent ten hours today looking after didn't nap after his son who didn't nap before do this, after his son who didn't nap before say do this, after his son who didn't nap before say yes. do this, after his son who didn't nap before say yes. i do this, after his son who didn't nap before say yes. i will) this, after his son who didn't nap before say yes. i will says, after his son who didn't nap before say yes. i will say yes, please say yes. i will say yes, steve, on your behalf, even though i'm not dad, i totally though i'm not a dad, i totally back on the pressure. back you dads on the pressure. our modern fathers getting a raw deal our modern fathers getting a raw deal. they deal. of course, it seems they are. mean, the are. i mean, and the whole article basically how article basically is about how they're do too much. they're trying to

now, according to reports in the times, the sunday times and channel 4, in the times, the sunday times times, the sunday times and channel 4, russell brand committed two sexual assaults here in la, one in which he penned a woman against the wall, it is alleged, at his home in los angeles and raped her — the reports say that that woman was subsequently admitted to a rape treatment centre on the same day but declined to file a police report because she didn't believe that her allegations would be taken seriously. russell brand is also accused of sexually assaulting a woman whom he worked with here in la, and he is facing separate allegations of sexual assault against two other women, one of whom, it is alleged, was just against two other women, one of whom, it is alleged, wasjust 16 years old at the time. now, a spokesman for the los angeles police department contacted by the bbc said that the department currently had nothing to add to reports in the uk media. now, russell brand has vigorously denied the allegations against him and continues to insist that all of his relationships were c

that allegation seems to be before the allegations that were made to the sunday times and channel 4.llegations started in 2006. so this could be a separate person, a separate allegation. it now means that the police are involved with these obligations. i think some of the people watching and reading the reports of said, why haven't some of these women gone to the police? of course there are lots of reasons why people don't go to the police. these are very hard allegations for the police to investigate and for potential victims to have to deal with. but what we do have now is the start of a police investigation after in allegation has been made. the police at in its statement that it has been in touch with channel 4 in the sunday times and it is wanting any others who might have information or might want allegations to be investigated to come forward no matter how long ago those allegations were.— those allegations were. russell brand has denied _ those allegations were. russell brand has denied all— those allegations were. russell brand has denied all of- those allegations were. russ

brand has strongly insisted his innocence in terms of the allegations made by the reports in the sunday timestimes in channel for�*s dispatch documentary. that is just coming into us in the last few minutes and we will have more on that here on the programme in the next little while. the british army has been stood down from supporting the metropolitan police after hundreds of officers stepped back from firearms duties. the prime minister has said armed officers need clarity about their legal powers. rishi sunak was backing a home office review, after a metropolitan police officer was charged with murdering a 24—year—old man, chris kaba, in south london last year. earlier, the bbc was told up to 300 officers had turned in permits allowing them to carry weapons. let's head to the newsroom now. tell us more about legal clarity that the prime minister is talking about here. that the prime minister is talking about here-— that the prime minister is talking about here. , , , ., ., about here. this seems to me at the heart of this — about here. this seems to me at the heart of this like _ about her

sunday times. they while back. sunday times. they are a decent newspaper.got sensible journalists. everything was properly sourced. it's been lawyered . and i think it's been lawyered. and i think what i agree totally with you, mark, you said at the beginning of the programme, let justice be done. that's right . of the programme, let justice be done. that's right. i of the programme, let justice be done. that's right . i hope done. that's right. i hope channel 4 and the sunday times have given all the documents and some of the stuff that they couldn't play to the police. this is a police investigation. it has to be a police investigation now. and as you rightly said, there must be due process. and there's one test and prosecute a lot of these cases, defend them as well. and thatis cases, defend them as well. and that is there a realistic prospect of conviction that is the test. then there's the fallout from the media, the pros and against. we can't disinvent social media in the same way. and against. we can't disinvent social media in the same way . we soci

the context of this is a report in the sunday times exposing the fact that two people have been arrestedhe official secrets act, and the paper says that one of them is a former parliamentary researcher, with links to several conservative mps, including a minister. security minister tom tugendhat. and conservative mp, alicia kearns, who chairs the foreign affairs select committee. that means that we've got this new row bursting back out again in public within the conservative party over what is an appropriate relationship to have with china. the foreign secretaryjames cleverly was in beijing in the last couple of weeks, his argument is the uk has to be pragmatic in its dealings with china. there are other senior conservative figures — like iain duncan smith, a former party leader — who thinks that the attitude of the uk has to be much more cautious, much more hawkish. and i think the context of these arrests in this report on the sunday times, alongside what we're hearing from the british prime minister in his conversations with the chinese, gives you some sense of the concern at the hear

during some of the years covered by the allegations made by the sunday times, the times and channel 4ther spin—off shows. the investigation alleges that on one, he exposed himself to a young runner. the two later began a consensual relationship. the women speaking out have had their identities hidden. with hindsight and now, as an older woman, i can say with clarity that, you know, ifelt like i was groomed for sex. a second woman says she met and had a relationship with brand when he was in his 30s and she was 16 and still at school. she said he later sexually assaulted her. i was pushing him away and pushing him away and he wasn't... he wasn't backing off at all. and so i ended up having to punch him really hard in the stomach to get him off. and then he like, finally then he, like... ..moved, fell backwards and i was crying and he said, "oh, i only want to see your mascara run anyway." july 1st, 2012, was when my rape happened. a woman the investigation is calling nadia says she met brand at a party in los angeles. she says they did have consensual sex, but on a later occasion, she

sunday times. they while back. sunday times. they are a decent newspaper.got sensible journalists. everything was properly sourced. it's been lawyered . and i think it's been lawyered. and i think what i agree totally with you, mark, you said at the beginning of the programme, let justice be done. that's right . of the programme, let justice be done. that's right. i of the programme, let justice be done. that's right . i hope done. that's right. i hope channel 4 and the sunday times have given all the documents and some of the stuff that they couldn't play to the police. this is a police investigation. it has to be a police investigation now. and as you rightly said, there must be due process. and there's one test and prosecute a lot of these cases, defend them as well. and thatis cases, defend them as well. and that is there a realistic prospect of conviction that is the test. then there's the fallout from the media, the pros and against. we can't disinvent social media in the same way. and against. we can't disinvent social media in the same way . we soci

this joint investigation by the sunday times. and channel four dispatches says that four women have made allegations of sexual assaults by him between the years 2006 and 2013. during the time of these allegations, russell brand was probably one of the best known celebrities in the country. he was presenting on bbc radio two. he was presenting on channel four and many, many other places. and he was also, as you say, acting in hollywood films. you know, his fame had spread across the atlantic. now, the investigation says that around ten years ago, brand met a businesswoman who they're calling nadia. she says they did have consensual sex, but when they met again the following month, she says brand kissed her and said that he wanted her tojoin him and anotherfriend in the bedroom, nadia, told the investigation by trying to get away from him. and i slipped away from the wall. and at this point, he's grabbing at my underwear and he has that glazed look in his eye again and i can't move. and i told him, get off, get off. nadia says he ra

as you say, this joint investigation by the sunday times, the times and channel 4 dispatches safe foren amid allegations of sexual assaults by him between the 2006 and 2013. russell brand is probably one of the best—known celebrities in the country. he was presenting a bbc radio channel 4 and many other places. he was also acting hollywood films. his fame had spread across the atlantic. the investigation says around ten years ago, brand met businesswomen, he says they had consensual sects, she said brand wanted to kiss her and join another friend in the bedroom. she said she tried to get away from him, she tried to get away from him, she tried to get to the wall and he had her under where in his hands. he said —— she said he raped her. another woman is saying she met russell brand at an alcoholics anonymous meeting. she had a brief sexual relationship with him, but ended one night at his house when she realised she was alone in his house and felt trapped in his bedroom. she said i think he had his hand down my trousers, i was screaming so hard hoping i could get through somehow, i don

the context of these arrests in this report on the sunday times, alongside what we are hearing from theter in his conversations with the chinese, gives you some sense of the concern at the heart of government about what has happened in recent months. these arrests date back to march, and what it might say about what china is trying to do in terms of interference, in terms of evidence—gathering potentially within the british parliament, and how that should recalibrate, as some would see it, the relationship that london has with beijing. yes, so going forward, then, how do they do that in the coming months, especially when they look towards an election? it's really tricky. really, really tricky. what we have seen in the uk in the last six or seven years, and excuse the noise because we're at the airport here in delhi. there is a plane which i need to get in a few minutes and it is taxiing past us, hopefully not about to take off! but the dilemma is one we have seen playing out over the last few years, which is this, what do you do about china? it is this colossus, geopolitically and econo

the sunday times reported.s 30s and a man in his 20s were arrested in march under the official secrets act. one of the official secrets act. one of the men was a researcher with links to several tory mps, including foreign affairs committee chairwoman alicia kearns and security minister tom tugendhat. both mps denied any contact with the researcher. the prime minister says if this is true, it's totally unacceptable right approach is to engage with people, but to raise the concerns that we have. >> that's what our allies do and our strategy is completely augned our strategy is completely aligned with our closest allies, whether that's america , china, whether that's america, china, canada, australia, japan , you canada, australia, japan, you know, all these countries engage with china, raise areas of disagreement, as i did today on a different a range of different topics, but in particular to register my very strong concern about any interference with parliamentary democracy, which is unacceptable . all is obvio

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during some of the years covered by the allegations made by the sunday times, the times and channel 4 he presented big brother spin—off shows. the investigation alleges that on one, he exposed himself to a young runner. nadia says they had a brief sexual relationship but then later he raped her. the woman had their -- — later he raped her. the woman had their -- the _ later he raped her. the woman had their -- the women - later he raped her. the woman had their -- the women had i had their —— the women had their identities disguised in their identities disguised in the investigation. he pushed me up against the wall. i'm like, what are you doing? and he's like, i have a friend here and i... i want you to come into the bedroom. i'm like, no, that's not happening. we're not doing that. and i tried to get away from him. and at this point, he's grabbing at my... ..my underwear, pulling it to the side. i'm telling him to get off me and he won't get off. and he has that glazed look in his eye again. i was very distraught, trying to get out of the house, with him being so much taller than me

and the sunday times newspaper parliamentary were such as a british national in his late twenties, who would spend time in china earlier in his career. i'd be interested in much the metropolitan police confirmed interest had been made along with that have another man in his thirty's. there such as you said, to have had links to the secure 2 minutes to come to the hot to report at least 7 times with him before taking up his ministerial post last year. and with the fellow conservative member of parliament, alicia cones. seeing here in taiwan last year, chatted with the influential furnace, the select committee. post on page, i've taken a tough line on china, one source quoted in the sunday times. article said the research had been trying to blunt such views within parliament. the arrest sharpens of divide and british politics, and particularly within the governing conservative party, but just how to pursue relations with aging. last month, for instance, foreign secretary became the 1st in 5 years to visit aging. the decision did upset some members of his own policy, critical, engaging to

the latest claims follow an investigation by the sunday times and channel 4's dispatches programme, inssell brand between 2006 and 2013. the metropolitan police also says it's received a sexual assault allegation from 2003. brand has denied any wrongdoing. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. the man accused of escaping from wandsworth prison two weeks ago has pleaded not guilty. daniel khalife, a 21—year—old former soldier, who also faces charges under the official secrets act and the terrorism act, appeared by video link at the old bailey. mr khalife allegedly escaped prison by strapping himself using bed sheets under a food delivery vehicle. a metropolitan police firearms officer charged with the murder of chris kaba, during a police stop in september last year, has been released on bail. the 24—year—old was fatally shot through the window of the car he was driving in streatham hill, in south london. british prosecutors say five bulgarian nationals will be charged with spying for russia. they're due to appear in court in

but the sunday times the the sunday times claims the prime planning to prime minister's planning to reducen britain. inheritance tax is levied at 40, but the vast majority of couples can pass on £1 million to their children without paying a penny. it's one of a number of long term policies that be term policies that may be implemented before next implemented before the next general the tories general election as the tories attempt to overturn labour's lead polls . grant shapps lead in the polls. grant shapps . the former transport secretary says it would be irresponsible to keep on ploughing money into the hs2 plans. he added it would be crazy not to reassess this whether the rail project remains viable. the sunday telegraph is claiming the potential cost of the high speed rail scheme has increased by £8 billion, which the chancellor, jeremy hunt says is out of control. all the government have refused to deny that the birmingham to manchester leg is to be curtailed. it's understood the planned line to east midlands parkway is also under threat . parkway is also under threat. suella braverm