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that was zoe conway with that report.last hour, a downing street spokesperson has described claims of sexual assault and other forms of bullying and harassment at mcdonald's as "deeply concerning." a reminder, if you have been affected by any of the issues in this story, information and support is available via the bbc action line, you'll find that online or via the bbc news app. a world—leading child protection charity is calling on britain's prime minister to make the threat of ai—generated child sexual abuse imagery his top priority when the uk hosts the first global ai summit later this year. the internet watch foundation is one of only three charities in the world licensed to actively search for child abuse content online — they specialise in finding and removing abuse content from the web. our cyber correspondentjoe tidy has been investigating. these days, anyone with a laptop can be an artist. with al and an idea the sky's the limit. by typing in a few words, you can create any image that you like. so, for example,

zoe conway there. we've had a huge response to this story today — more than 100 people who say they work or have worked at the fast food chain have been in touch with us. if you have been affected by any of the issues in this story, information and support is available via the bbc action line, you'll find that online or via the bbc news app. the parent company of jaguar land rover, the tata group, will announce that it will build a car battery plant in somerset. it's expected to be confirmed tomorrow and could mean thousands of new jobs. our business editor simonjack is here. explain why this is so significant. we said on this programme many times before that in the future, if you don't have a battery industry, you don't have a battery industry, you don't have a car industry because thatis don't have a car industry because that is where the industry is going. so this is great news for the uk, the somerset, forjobs in the area but it is not easily or cheaply won, this deal. i understand that up to £500

zoe conway, bbc news.o afghanistan next, where women have held a protest in the capital kabul against a decision by the taliban to shut beauty salons for women. the participants shouted slogans demanding �*work, bread and justice'. these pictures were sent to us by the women themselves: soon after the protest began, taliban guards used water cannon to disperse the women. some of the protesters said they were tasered and the taliban also fired in the air. the afghan rulers earlier this month ordered the closure of thousands of beauty salons across the country within a month. my colleague zari kargar has been speaking to one of the women involved in the protest. i'm one of the beauticians in kabul, i've worked very hard to open my salon and started business and i'm the only breadwinner of my family. today, we went to protest for our rights but the taliban were very violent towards us. they were so cruel. i was beaten and my legs hurt. they used water tenants and shotguns. we do not have any other way to earn

zoe conway, bbc news.'ll find that online or via the bbc news app. a major new excavation is under way in pompeii, the now fabled roman city destroyed by a volcanic eruption in 79ad. about a third of the area buried underfour to six metres of volcanic ash is still yet to be uncovered, and the new dig has already yielded some significant finds, including frescoes and an unusual shrine. 0ur science editor, rebecca morelle, has been given exclusive access to the site. with vesuvius looming over it, a city forever preserved after a violent eruption 2,000 years ago. now, in pompeii's biggest excavation in a generation, archaeologists are revealing a new picture of how romans lived — and died. this is one of the main streets of pompeii. it would have been a hive of activity. but let me take you through this entrance into one of the newly excavated areas. this is an atrium, the heart of the building, with a series of rooms running off to each side. at its centre would have been a fountain gently splashing. and yo

this report is from our employment correspondent, zoe conway, and a warning you may find some of theng. shelby was 16 when she started working at mcdonald's last year. she says the workplace felt toxic. one senior manager was openly racist and mocked disabled employees. managers warned her to stay away from certain older men, including one man in his 50s. i certain older men, including one man in his 50s.- one man in his 50s. i was speaking _ one man in his 50s. i was speaking to _ one man in his 50s. i was speaking to one - one man in his 50s. i was speaking to one of - one man in his 50s. i was speaking to one of my - one man in his 50s. i was - speaking to one of my friends and he great me by the hips and pulled me onto his groin area and held me there. ifelt disgusted. and held me there. i felt disgusted.— and held me there. i felt discusted. .,, . and held me there. i felt discusted. . ., disgusted. he was so much older as well. shelby _ disgusted. he was so much older as well. shelby said _ disgusted. he was so much older as well. shelby said she - as well. shelby said she comp

that was shelby, speaking to our employment correspondent, zoe conway. our business correspondent, noor nanji. the bbc has had a huge response to this investigation.— this investigation. that's right, we have had a — this investigation. that's right, we have had a huge _ this investigation. that's right, we have had a huge response - this investigation. that's right, we have had a huge response from i have had a huge response from workers. since publishing a report this morning, hundreds of workers from mcdonald's but also other organisations have been getting in touch to share their stories of workplace abuse and sexual harassment. it is important to say that we still need to verify all of those stories, but it does give an indication of how widespread some of theseissues indication of how widespread some of these issues might be. there has also been a large political reaction. downing street has described claims of sexual assault, bullying and harassment is deeply concerning. the prime minister's spokesperson said that they had not yet seen the details

zoe conway, bbc news. 0ur correspondent azadeh moshiri is on the island of rhodes.h, what are people there telling you about their experiences clive, people here rhodes airport are angry, and that angry is firmly directed at the airlines. i spoke to a family who had to leave their hotel to reach a beach where thousands were trying to get on boats, only to be told to go to another hotel and sleep on sunbeds. they expected to get support from their airline, they didn't. they kept saying the words, where are they? since then, because there have been so many some of the story to this which i have heard and others have heard across the bbc, support has come in. there is the uk rapid appointment team which is here to guide british holidaymakers to their airlines. to guide british holidaymakers to theirairlines. 0ur to guide british holidaymakers to their airlines. 0ur lines have sent more staff and they have made a point of saying that they understand this is a very difficult situation. easyjet, tui, all of them have sent out similar messages about the health and well—bei

that was zoe conway with that report. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. across the uk. three beavers have been introduced into this lush cornish valley and in just a few years, the environment has been transformed. it helps reduce flood risk. it's important because it helps to clean the water up. it's important because it provides a reserve of water here for times of drought. introducing extinct species is welcomed by conservationists, but the environment committee want to look again at the negative impacts. if you protect a species naturally, you can't cull them. you then have to perhaps try and move them, which may be possible. but of course, then you've got to get a licence to do it and i think itjust needs to be relooked at. i think some areas, they are very successful, other areas, they'll be an absolute menace. the government hope to set up a compensation scheme for any impact large—scale reintroductions might have. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news. on thursday, voters go to the polls in th

this report is from our employment correspondent zoe conway, and a warning you may find some of the contentrget me because i'm a girl and i'm new. it's one of the youngest workforces in the uk. he just goes and grabs my throat with, like, some force. teenage workers at mcdonald's say they've been preyed on. he obviously hit mej quite hard and i had a handprint bruise on my bum. and they say managers are failing to protect them. mcdonald's does 100% have a problem with sexual harassment. shelby was 16 when she started working at mcdonald's last year in berkshire. she says the workplace felt toxic. managers warned her to stay away from certain older men, including one man in his 50s. he just sort of grabbed me by my hips, and then pulled me onto his groin area. i felt disgusted because he was so much older as well. shelby says she complained to the store's management, but nothing was done. she quit in may. mcdonald's said it was investigating why any issues that she raised were not formally escalated at the time. mcdonald's uses a franchise system that means individual operators are licensed

this report is from our employment correspondent zoe conway, and a warning you may find some of the contentking at mcdonald's last year in berkshire. she says that the workplace felt toxic. 0ne senior manager was openly racist and mocked disabled employees. managers warned her to stay away from certain older men, including one man in his 50s. i was just speaking to one of my friends and he grabbed me by my hips and pulled me onto his groin area and then just held me there. i felt disgusted. he was so much older, as well. shelby says she complained to the store's management, but nothing was done. she quit in may. mcdonald's said it was investigating why any issues that she raised were not formally escalated at the time. mcdonald's uses a franchise system that means individual operators are licensed to run the stores and directly employ the staff. this lady is employed by a franchise in cheshire, she is 17. last year, she was repeatedly sexually harassed by a much older male colleague. the man was also racially abusive. he offered to show me his penis in the freezer. he said the n word to two

this report is from our employment correspondent zoe conway, and a warning — you may find some of the started working at mcdonald's last year in berkshire. she says the workplace felt toxic. 0ne senior manager was openly racist and mocked disabled employees. managers warned her to stay away from certain older men, including one man in his 50s. i was just speaking to one of my friends and he just sort of grabbed me by my hips and pulled me onto his groin area. hejust, like, held me there. i felt disgusted, like, cos he was so much older as well. shelby says she complained to the store's management, but nothing was done. she quit in may. mcdonald's said it was investigating why any issues that she raised were not formally escalated at the time. mcdonald's uses a franchise system that means individual operators are licensed to run the stores and directly employ the staff. warren was employed by a franchise in hampshire. he says he was repeatedly sexually harassed earlier this year. i was really upset and frustrated and angry. the man doing the harassing was a senior manager. warren says

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yes, as you say, it's in response to a bbc investigation earlier this week by my colleague zoe conway, racism and bullying. mr macrow said the allegations were "shocking". he apologised unreservedly to anyone affected. and he said he's taking action on three fronts. the first is setting up a new investigation handling unit. before, they had a complaints hotline ? now they are upping it and creating this new unit which will have oversight on all cases. the most serious cases will be referred to a third party legal team. the second is appointing external experts to independently evaluate how complaints are escalated. that's after many workers told us their complaints were ignored or weren't passed on to senior managers. the third is about ensuring a "speaking up culture" so that people have the confidence to speak up. will it work? that remains to be seen. a lot of employees we spoke to said they just didn't feel confident in complaining. workers said they'd call up the helpline numbers on the posters in the bathrooms, and get no response. others said they'd send in emails only for thes

this report is from our employment correspondent zoe conway, and a warning — you may find some of thenald's last year in berkshire. she says that the workplace felt toxic. 0ne senior manager was openly racist and mocked disabled employees. managers warned her to stay away from certain older men, including one man in his 50s. i was just speaking to one of my friends and he grabbed me by my hips and pulled me onto his groin area and then just held me there. i felt disgusted. he was so much older, as well. shelby says she complained to the store's management, but nothing was done. she quit in may. mcdonald's said it was investigating why any issues that she raised were not formally escalated at the time. mcdonald's uses a franchise system that means individual operators are licensed to run the stores and directly employ the staff. this lady is employed by a franchise in cheshire, she is 17. last year, she was repeatedly sexually harassed by a much older male colleague. the man was also racially abusive. he offered to show me his penis in the freezer. he said the n word to two boys in the

my colleague zoe conway and i started _ investigating. re, just _ policy. it would be interesting for us to explore, just addressing . policy. it would be interesting for| us to explore, just addressing our listeners and viewers as well, whether there is something specific about the culture in the fast food industry, the nature of the work, the working practices, they hire and fire culture, that leads to this, that makes it more prevalent, because of course there have been reports about some awful things happening in westminster as well, so it's notjust that, it's westminster and also the fast food outlets around the corner from the house of commons as well. but, noor, mcdonald's, one of the uk's largest private sector employers. a lot of jobs, more than 170,000 people working in more than 1600 restaurants. i didn't know that! if i thought it through, perhaps, but it is staggering. three quarters of its employees aged between 16 and 25, and lots of young people working there. so talk as to how they are employed, because there is a franchis

this report is from zoe conway ? and a warning you may find some of the content distressing.sment. they'd grope stomachs, waists, some, thighs, waists, bum, thighs, as well, i'd say, and hips. why should we have to go to work in fear? shelby started working at a mcdonald's in berkshire last year. she was 16. she says the workplace felt toxic. 0ne senior manager was openly racist and mocked disabled employees. other managers were sleeping with more junior members of staff. when i'd go through the kitchen, i'd have my arms, like, up, and i'd make myself as small as possible just so that, like, hopefully, they wouldn't come into my space. something would happen every shift. i'd be like grabbed, having my bum grabbed or hips grabbed. she says managers warned her to stay away from certain older men, including one man in his 50s. i was just speaking to one of my friends and he just sort of grabbed me by my hips and then pulled me onto his groin area. and then hejust, like, held me there. i felt disgusted. iwas... because he was so much older, as well. shelby says she complained to