thames valley police have told the bbc the woman contacted the force two weeks ago with what they sayrassment and stalking allegations. they confirmed her information is being investigated and our search it would be inappropriate to comment on an ongoing investigation. the bbc has approached russell brand to a response. the comedian has previously denied very serious criminal allegations and extremely aggressive attacks that he said absolutely refutes. donald trump is about to be in court for a civil case that he has called a sham. a judge ruled donald trump and his two sons fraudulently inflated the value of their properties and other assets by billions of dollars in order to secure better assurance terms. those are the live pictures where we do expect donald trump to arrive. we will be live in new york in five or six minutes' time to get the latest. do stay with us on bbc news. you can follow me on social media. thank you for watching. hello again. from the north and the west today, we're looking at a mixture of blustery showers and some sunshine, but we've got this clutch of weathe

thames valley police says it's investigating harassment and stalking allegations made against the comedianpolice force to confirm it's looking into claims against the comedian. four women accused mr brand of sexual assaults and rape in a joint investigation by the sunday times, the times and channel 4's dispatches. you're live with bbc news. the former chief executive of global fashion brand abercrombie & fitch and his british partner are facing allegations of exploitation from men recruited for sex events they hosted around the world. a bbc investigation found a highly organised operation running the events, with a middleman finding young adult men for mikejeffries and his partner matthew smith. eight men told the bbc they attended these events, some of whom alleged they were exploited or abused. mrjeffries and mr smith did not respond to requests for comment. abercrombie says it's conducting an independent investigation into the allegations. 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

some breaking | newsjust into us, and thames valley news just into us, and thames valley police have in area. brand has denied the claims. the bbc understands that the woman reported her allegations to the police numerous times between 2018 and 2022, but no further action was taken. mr brown had also accused the woman of harassment against him in 2017. thames valley police has told the bbc that the woman contacted the force two weeks ago with what they say is new information in relation chin to the harassment and stalking allegations. the force have confirmed her information is being investigated and as such it would be inappropriate to comment on an ongoing investigation. the bbc has approached mr brand for a response to these allegations. the previous has previously denied serious allegations. stay with us here on bbc news. hello again. from the north and the west today, we're looking at a mixture of blustery showers and some sunshine, but we've got this clutch of weather fronts in the south. now, it's been a murky start across england and wales with a lot of cloud, mist, some fog

now, thames valley police have told us that the woman contacted the force around two weeks ago with what and stalking allegations. the force has confirmed that her information is being investigated and said, as such, it would be inappropriate to comment on an ongoing investigation. the bbc has, of course, but these specific allegations to russell brand. we haven't had a replyjust yet, but as you know, the comedian has denied serious allegations of aggressive tax, which he absolutely refused. —— refutes. england's deputy chief medical officer has warned that coronavirus will "continue to surprise us" ahead of what is expected to be a difficult winterfor the nhs. dr thomas waite is encouraging those eligible for free covid and flu jabs to get themselves vaccinated. dr waite says the disease does not yet behave in a seasonal way, making it less predictable than other winter illnesses. the nobel prize for medicine has been awarded to a pair of scientists who developed the technology that led to the mrna covid vaccines. dr katalin kariko from hungary and dr drew weissman from the united state

thames valley police are investigating allegations made against russell brand.he comedian. he denies any wrongdoing. a rare own goal scored during a rugby match in the scottish borders. this youth player was celebrating winning the a wee bit too early when he accidentally knocked the ball over the crossbar in the dying seconds. time now to leave you with ten seconds of beavers, because a baby one has been born in london for the first time in 40 years. you are all caught up, bye for now. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm chetan pathak — coming up on the programme: a first premier league win since august for chelsea — who win the london derby at fulham who can stop carlos alcaraz — he's into the semi finals of the china open where jannick sinner will await. and the nba's next big star gears up for his debut season for the san antonio spurs. welcome along, thank you forjoining us. we start with chelsea's first premier league win in nearly six weeks — and just their second of the season. they've beaten fulham 2—0 in south—west london — relief for mauricio pochetti

thames valley police says changes have now been made to the vetting process. ill be using high—tech cameras to help identify criminals they say pose the greatest risk to the area. but concerns have been raised with some calling it an invasion of privacy. the force insists data which captures the public will be deleted. rare photographs of iconic figures including marilyn monroe and malcolm x are to go on display at the v&a. the 300 prints are from the private collection of eltonjohn and david furnish, who've been collecting artwork for the past 30 years. they'll form part of an exhibition called fragile beauty, which opens next year. travel and this is how the tube is looking. there's a good service on all lines. time for the weather. here's kate kinsella. good morning. it's a rather damp start for many of us this morning. we've had some rain overnight. we've still got some around this morning. the met office has a yellow weather warning in place for the heavy rain. that's valid until 10 o'clock. but you can see it's slowly moving away south and eastwards. beco

thames valley police has confirmed it's investigating �*harassment and stalking' allegations made byd actor russell brand. the bbc has approached mr brand for a response to these allegations. it comes after the metropolitan police confirmed it had received a "number of allegations of sexual offences" after a joint investigation by the sunday times, the times and channel 4's dispatches, in which four women accused mr brand of sexual assaults and rape. russell brand has denied those claims. a murder investigation has been launched in yorkshire after a triple stabbing in halifax in the early hours of sunday morning. a 21—year—old died in hospital. west yorkshire police say a 19—year—old also died last night. three men, two aged 18 and one aged 19, have been arrested. junior doctors and consultants have walked out together in england in their longest—everjoint strike. nhs bosses have warned of extreme disruption in hosptials until thursday morning. the government say that this year's pay rise of 6% for consultants and just under 9% forjunior doctors was a "final and fair" deal, but their

in a statement, thames valley police advised people living nearby to stay home, shut windows and doors scene. but despite the folds of the explosion, both police and the company said they believed nobody had been hurt. jon donnison, bbc news. nhs bosses have warned patients to expect widespread disruption to services in england until thursday morning, as junior doctors and consultants stage a combined three—day strike. the walk—out is part of the ongoing dispute about pay and conditions. members of the british medical association will only provide so—called christmas day cover, meaning emergency care will be staffed, with a minimal service elsewhere. ministers say their pay offer is fair and final. donald trump has appeared in court in new york at the start of a civil fraud trial which could have serious consequences for his business interests. the former president denounced the trial as a scam and a sham as he arrived at court. new york's attorney general is suing mr trump and two of his sons after a judge ruled that they vastly inflated the value of their wealth. from new york, gary

in a statement, thames valley police advised people living nearby to stay home, shut windows and doorsorce of the explosion, both police and the company said they believed nobody had been hurt. vincent mcavinney, bbc news. incredible pictures are there. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. ever since she got her new phone and it's the same story for so many older people invited to these free it sessions in birmingham. from the old school where _ it sessions in birmingham. from the old school where we _ it sessions in birmingham. from the old school where we are _ it sessions in birmingham. from the old school where we are used - it sessions in birmingham. from the old school where we are used to - old school where we are used to face—to—face deal with banks, pe0ple. — face—to—face deal with banks, people, get feedback, any difficulties we have, then people are easier. difficulties we have, then people are easier-— are easier. this class in the city centre is the _ are easier. this class in the city centre is the first _ are easier. this class in the city centre is the

in a statement, thames valley police advised people living nearby to stay home, shut the windows and eve no—one had been hurt. john donaldson, bbc news. it is all for now, stay with 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 water, slow to clear away. as well as that, this weather front here as well, just lingering in southeastern parts first thing. so a bit misty and a bit grey, showers following towards the north. this is the weather system i talked about, the rain starting to ease but leaving lots of damp, misty, murky weather and then potentially some thunderstorms following in the wake of that weather front. certainly a fresh night and a cool night to end in the north but it will still be quite muggy in the south with that lingering misty, low cloud.

in a statement at thames valley, police said it's received new information relating to harassment and stalking allegations dating back to 2018. they added that it would be inappropriate to comment on an ongoing investigation . it follows investigation. it follows a joint investigation by the sunday times and channel 4. russell brand denies us all accusations of criminal city. the chancellor has announced plans to freeze the expansion of the civil service and reduce its numbers to pre—pandemic levels dunng numbers to pre—pandemic levels during his speech at the conservative party conference, jeremy hunt said it would save the government £1 billion next yean the government £1 billion next year. meanwhile the chancellor announced tougher benefits sanctions on those who are capable of working but choose not to. and a national living wage rise to £11 per hour. we promised in our manifesto to raise the national living wage to two thirds of median income , to two thirds of median income, ending low pay in this country. >> at the moment, it's £10.42 an hour and we're waiting for the low pay c

thames valley police confirm they're investigating "harassment and stalking" allegations against thea joint investigation by the sunday times, the times and channel 4's dispatches, in which four women accused mr brand of sexual assaults and rape. he denies the claims. a police investigation into emad al swealmeen, who detonated a bomb outside liverpool women's hospital in november 2021, found he had a grievance against the state forfailing to accept his asylum claim. that combined with mental ill health is likely to have led him to carry out the attack. emad al swealmeen was killed in the blast, which injured one other person. a bbc tv presenter says her eyesight has been saved by a routine check—up. injune, bbc wales' lucy 0wen told her optician she had noticed white flashes in her right eye. he said her retina was in the process of detaching and booked her in for an emergency operation. her vision returned and she has resumed presenting. you're live with bbc news. "it is the single greatest witch hunt of all time" — donald trump, on his way into a new york court room today for the

thames valley police confirm they're investigating harassment and stalking allegations against the comedian the sunday times, the times and channel 4's dispatches, in which four women accused mr brand of sexual assaults and rape. he denies the claims. a police investigation into emad al swealmeen, who detonated a bomb outside liverpool women's hospital in november 2021, found he had a grievance against the state forfailing to accept his asylum claim. that, combined with mental ill health, is likely to have led him to carry out the attack. he was killed in the blast, which injured one other person. a bbc tv presenter says her eyesight has been saved by a routine check—up. injune, bbc wales's lucy owen told her optician she had noticed white flashes in her right eye. he said her retina was in the process of detaching and booked her in for an emergency operation. you're live with bbc news. here in the uk, the national living wage is to rise to £11 per hour — or about $13 — from next april. the announcement was made by the chancellor, jeremy hunt, on the first full day of the conservative party

in a statement, thames valley police said it had received new information relating to harassment and e police force added it would be inappropriate to comment on an ongoing investigation , which follows a investigation, which follows a joint investigation by the sunday times and channel 4. russell brand denies all accusations of criminality . and accusations of criminality. and if you haven't already felt it, thunderstorms are set to batter the country this evening. it comes as the met office has issued a yellow weather warning for areas right across the uk from manchester and birmingham, right down to london. and southampton. there are currently two dozen flood warnings in place as well, mainly in east anglia . and the met office has anglia. and the met office has warned of intense downpours, lightning and gusty winds, downpours also expected for the rest of the week with yellow storm warnings over parts of the uk until friday. here with gb news across the uk on tv in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play your smart speaker by saying play gb news. this i

in a statement, thames valley police said it's received new information relating to harassment and stalking allegations dating back to 2018. they added it would be inappropriate to comment on an ongoing investigation. it follows a joint investigation by the sunday times and channel 4. russell brand denies all accusations of criminality against him . now, the chancellor against him. now, the chancellor has announced plans to freeze the expansion of the civil service and reduce its numbers to pre—pandemic levels. during his speech at conservative party conference in manchester, jeremy hunt said it would save the government £1 billion next year. meanwhile, the chancellor announced tougher benefits, sanctions on those who are capable of working but choose not to. and a national living wage rise to £11 an hour. we promised in our manifesto to raise the national living wage to two thirds of median income. >> ending low pay in this country . at the moment, it's country. at the moment, it's £10.42 an hour, and we're waiting for the low pay commission to tell us next years commission to tell us next

in a statement, thames valley police advised people living nearby to stay home, shut windows and doorsn, both police and the company said they believed nobody had been hurt. vincent mcavinney, bbc news. the fashion chain abercrombie and fitch says it's hired an outside law firm to investigate claims surrounding its former boss. a bbc investigation has uncovered allegations that mike jeffries exploited young adult men for sex at events he hosted in his new york homes and hotels around the world, including in london and paris. he has not responded to the claims. doctors will protest for better pay and conditions outside the conservative party conference in manchester this morning. the british medical association rally comes on the second day of a three—day strike by both junior doctors and consultants in england. a 17—year—old boy who's charged with murdering the schoolgirl elianne andam in south london last week is due to appear before the old bailey. elianne, who was 15, was fatally stabbed at a bus stop in croydon while making her way to school on wednesday morning. food prices have f

in a statement, thames valley police said it's received new information relating to harassment and stalkingions dating back to 2018. they added it would be inappropriate to comment on an ongoing investigation . it ongoing investigation. it follows a joint investigation by the sunday times and channel 4. russell brand himself denies all accusations of criminal city . accusations of criminal city. and lastly, junior doctors and consultants were on strike today in a three day walkout, the longest ever period of joint strike action until thursday morning at 7:00. they'll deliver what's being described as a christmas day level of staffing. their last joint strike in september led to almost 130,000 appointments, having to be rescheduled . and the government rescheduled. and the government says the walkout is doing a massive disservice to patients . massive disservice to patients. that's the latest news. this is gb news across the uk on tv, in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play on your smart speaker by saying play gb news. this is britain's news channel . news chan

in other news, a second police force is investigating allegations against the comedian russell brand . in a statement, thames brand. in a statement, thames valleysaid it's received new information relating to harassment and stalking allegations dating back to 2018. they added it would be inappropriate to comment on an ongoing investigation . it ongoing investigation. it follows an investigation by the sunday times and channel 4. russell brand denies all accusations of criminal obe and lastly, junior doctors and consultants in england started a three day walkout today. that's the longest ever period of joint strike action until thursday morning at 7:00. they're delivering what's being described as christmas day levels of staffing their last joint strike in september led to almost 130,000 appointments, having to be rescheduled. the government says the walkout is doing a massive disservice to patients . this is doing a massive disservice to patients. this is gb doing a massive disservice to patients . this is gb news across patients. this is gb news across the uk on tv in your car , on the uk on tv in your car, on your digital radio and now on you

in other news, a second police force is investigating allegations against the comedian russell brand . in a statement, thames brand. in a statement, thames valleysaid it's received new information relating to harassment and stalking allegations dating back to 2018. they added it would be inappropriate to comment on an ongoing investigation . it ongoing investigation. it follows an investigation by the sunday times and channel 4. russell brand denies all accusations of criminal obe and lastly, junior doctors and consultants in england started a three day walkout today. that's the longest ever period of joint strike action until thursday morning at 7:00. they're delivering what's being described as christmas day levels of staffing their last joint strike in september led to almost 130,000 appointments, having to be rescheduled. the government says the walkout is doing a massive disservice to patients . this is doing a massive disservice to patients. this is gb doing a massive disservice to patients . this is gb news across patients. this is gb news across the uk on tv in your car , on the uk on tv in your car, on your digital radio and now on you

>> anyway, we should say that thames valley police have responded with this.ve also been to discuss the encounter with individual encounter with the individual who the video. who recorded the video. we strive learn from our strive to learn from our encounters with the public. so the involved has been the officer involved has been given to reflect on given a chance to reflect on their actions . oh, grief. there their actions. oh, grief. there we are. right. brilliant next up, this thought provoking up, is this thought provoking headline. okay japanese city bans blank on escalators. that's japanese city bans blank on escalators , stairs. i mean, this escalators, stairs. i mean, this could be anything, couldn't it, leo sumo wrestling sumo wrestling on the escalator. i wouldn't want to see that. banned on an escalator. i'd love it, but i have a feeling it's dancing because tiktok so popular. >> so people dancing and prancing around an escalator. >> you know what? that's not a bad idea. actually, it could be, couldn't it? nothing couldn't it? there's nothing more p

in a statement, thames valley police said it's received new information relating to harassment and stalkingns dating back to 2018. they added it would be inappropriate to comment on an ongoing investigation . it ongoing investigation. it follows a joint investigation by the sunday times and channel 4 for russell brand denies all accusations of criminality . accusations of criminality. pretty bad weather tonight. thunderstorms set to batter the country throughout the evening as well . the met office issuing as well. the met office issuing as well. the met office issuing a yellow weather warning for areas right across the uk, particularly in southern and central eastern parts . there are central eastern parts. there are currently two dozen flood warnings in place in east anglia and the met office has warned of intense downpours, lightning and gusty winds, downpours expected as well for the rest of the week with yellow storm warnings over parts of the uk until friday. and because of that bad weather, saw a huge fireball was seen in the skies over oxfordshire after a large explosion. if you're

in a statement, thames valley police said it's received new information relating to harassment and stalkinggoing investigation. it follows a joint investigation by the sunday times and channel 4. russell brand denies all allegations. accusations, rather, of criminality . liz rather, of criminality. liz truss has called on the chancellor to cut corporation tax back to 19% in his next autumn statement . speaking at a autumn statement. speaking at a fringe rally event , the former fringe rally event, the former pm urged the tory leadership to axe the tax cut bills and build homes . ms truss said businesses homes. ms truss said businesses are now choosing not to locate in the uk and they shouldn't be treated like a cash cow to be milked well. junior doctors and consultants in england have started a three day walkout until thursday at 7 am. they'll deliver what's being described as christmas day levels of staffing their last joint strike in september to led almost 130,000 appointments, being rescheduled. you can get more on all of those stories by visiting our website, gbnews.com . gb news radio

. >> and a second police force is now investigating allegations against comedian russell against the comedian russell brand. statement, thames brand. in a statement, thames valleyt's valley police confirmed it's received information received new information relating harassment and relating to harassment and stalking claims dating back to 2018. they added that officers are currently reviewing the information available. russell brand denies all allegations against him. a civil fraud case against him. a civil fraud case against former president donald trump has begun in new york. >> he's accused of inflating the value of his assets by billions of dollars to secure better loan and insurance terms , one of and insurance terms, one of a number of legal battles as the former president is facing. and i think it's having an effect on him because i noticed yesterday i thought he looked very haggard , very, very tired . , very, very tired. >> but he remains looks fitter and stronger than biden to me. and he remains the frontrunner, doesn't he? yeah. all the polls to be republican. >> it's there in a sphere. i just got a chance to see better pictures. maybe as the program