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. Meanwhile, a charity supported by Russell Brands own Charitable Foundation has cut ties with him. Trevi women and Childrens Charity said it was deeply saddened and upset by the allegations. Brand was working for channel 4, the bbc, and Acting In Hollywood Films during the period of the claims all of which, he denies. Vincent mcaviney has the latest. His behaviour made him no stranger to the tabloids but, this weekend, serious sexual allegations mean Russell Brand has made all the front pages. Perhaps over the course of the evening, some of my accoutrements could make their way onto your body once one of the most ubiquitous faces on british tv and radio, working for mtv, the bbc and channel 4, before building a career in hollywood for a time. Its the way these organisations oversaw brands conduct which is now coming under the spotlight, with the Foreign Secretary saying the Entertainment Industry as a whole has questions to answer. There are some real challenges where you have these very, very acute differentials in power, whether that be in the Entertainment Industry, whether that be in politics, and we see this in the commercial world as well. And i think we have to be particularly careful when we listen to the voices of the people who are relatively powerless. July 1st, 2012, was when my rape happened. It was in los angeles that brand met a woman the investigation by the sunday times, the times and channel 4s dispatches 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. Im like, no, thats not happening, were not doing that, and i tried to get away from him. And at this point, hes grabbing at my underwear. Im telling him to get off me and he wont 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 wasnt. He wasnt 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 relationships i had were absolutely always consensual. I was always transparent about that then, almost too transparent, and im being transparent about it now as well. And to see that Transparency Metastasised into something criminal that i absolutely deny makes me question, is there another agenda at play . Hours after the revelations, Russell Brand appeared on stage in london last night for a sold out show, receiving a Standing Ovation. Brand is set to play windsor� s Theatre Royal on tuesday, as part of a tour across england over the next few weeks. The bbc has been unable to confirm today whether these performances will still be going ahead. 0ur reporter tom brada is outside wembley park theatre in london. And, tom, Russell Brand performed there last night . Thats right. On saturday night, Russell Brand performed a sold out show to 2,000 fans, just hours after those allegations were published. The show started around one hour late, just after 8pm apparently, because of traffic. But when mr brand did make it onto stage, he did make an early remark in relation to the Controversy Swirling around him. What he said was, there are obviously some things i absolutely cannot talk about and i appreciate that you will understand. Now, this was the one and only reference made to the allegations. But early in the day, he put out a video on youtube in which he strenuously denied all those allegations. In terms of the actual performance. He did reportedly seemed distracted while on stage, at one point losing his place completely. In the second half of the show, leaving through paper he had brought on stage with him with increasing rates. But it seems his fans werent particularly fazed. They, infact, gave a Standing Ovation at the end of the performance, which apparently lasted for several minutes. Interestingly, Russell Brand has got several more shows scheduled for the upcoming weeks, upcoming months, around the country. But with these serious allegations, there are questions about whether this will go ahead. This there are questions about whether this will go ahead. This will go ahead. This was a comedy show this will go ahead. This was a comedy show last this will go ahead. This was a comedy show last night, this will go ahead. This was a comedy show last night, but| this will go ahead. This was a i comedy show last night, but the career of Russell Brand has been far wider than that. He is, of course, over the last 20 years or so, a seriously high profile figure in the Entertainment Industry. Hes had a lot of mainstream success, but he has along the way also courted a lot of controversy. He was performing stand up on saturday night, that is where his career began in the Entertainment Industry and he moved on to have quite high profile success in the early 2000s is when he started presenting a spin off of popular Reality Tv Series big brother. From that point on, his career took off. He hosted Mainstream Award Shows and went on to star in some hollywood films. In recent years, his career path has deviated slightly. He is now in fact a fairly successful youtuber, also a fairly controversial one. And i point out the controversies because he has never been that far from controversy at many points in his career. Just for example, in 2001, while he was working for mtv, he was dismissed from his role after turning up to work the day after the 9 11 terror attacks dressed as 0sama bin laden. A bbc scandal back in 2008, when he sent a series of offensive Voice Messages to andrew sachs the actor, which led to him being suspended and he then eventually resigned. In spite of this, he has remained extremely popular. He has millions of followers across social media, tiktok, instagram and youtube. But now in the face of these very serious allegations, he clearly has some very serious questions to answer. ,. ~ some very serious questions to answer. ,. , ~ ,. , some very serious questions to answer. ,. , ~. The president of the European Commission, Ursula Von Der Leyen, has visited the italian island of lampedusa this morning, after thousands of migrants from north africa arrived this week outnumbering the islands resident population. Ms von der leyen said European Countries had to tackle the Migration Issue together. The italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, said the influx to the island and to italy had to be stopped, it wasnt enough to just redistribute migrants across the eu. Matt graveling reports. In just three days, more than 8,000 migrants have arrived on the shores of lampedusa. Matt graveling reports. In just three days, more than 8,000 migrants have arrived on the shores of lampedusa. Thats more than the number of People Living on the italian island. Its led to protests and pressure on the government. Today, two more arrivals that local people were happy to welcome italian Prime MinisterGiorgia Meloni and president of the European CommissionUrsula Von Der Leyen. This massive flow of immigrants is something which requires the involvement and the responsibility by everybody to be tackled, because its going to affect certainly the border, the frontier countries, but it will soon also involve all of the other countries. The Italian Red Cross has said it is currently dealing with about 2,500 people at this reception centre, designed for 400 arrivals. Today, Ursula Von Der Leyen announced she had a ten point plan to tackle the issue. This includes stepping up efforts against smugglers and providing more legal pathways for migration. We will increase our support to transfer migrants out of lampedusa, and we urge other Member States to use the voluntary solidarity mechanism and transfer migrants out of italy. This mornings visit also included the port of lampedusa, the landing point of many migrants who have left nearby tunisia by boat, arriving here amongst the residents of italys most southerly point. Translation were angry because we live, we pay taxes, we do whats needed for living, and at the same time, we experience all this reality which is unfair. Its not a condition for living, this one were experiencing, and i hope this visit wont be just another parade. Protesting residents hope todays visit will help stem the flow, as nearly 126,000 migrants have arrived in italy this year, about double the number for the same period in 2022. Matt graveling, bbc news. Lets cross live to rome and speak to giorgia linardi, from the Migrant Charity Sea Watch. Thank you forjoining us on bbc news. Forviewers thank you forjoining us on bbc news. For viewers who are not up to speed with the situation with regards to the mediterranean and the number of migrants arriving into italy, help us understand what is happening on the ground. The situation is happening on the ground. Tue situation is peculiar happening on the ground. Tte situation is peculiar because according to people on the island, this is the first time that we have really what we can call a record influx of people in such a number of days. Something like this can be recalled from 2011, with the arab spring and the libyan crisis. It is peculiar that this arrival of people coincides with the discussion in the European Parliament last tuesday of the memorandum between tunisia and the memorandum between tunisia and the eu. And we have news from tunisia about a Tunisian Authority pushing migrants onto the coasts, where they continue to depart from. So it is a situation that is evolving and where the influx of people is continuing. And where the secure italian approach announced by ms von der leyen and Giorgia Meloni today seems to only go in the very same direction adopted so far, with absolutely no reference to the creation of legal avenues to leave the countries of origin and transit tunisia. And the announcement of a Maritime Naval European Operation that does not have the objective of rescuing people, but only combating trafficking and illegal migration. My trafficking and illegal migration. My question to von der leyen and meloni is, how do you combat illegal migration when people are at sea . That is the very last point of the business which needs to be addressed from its routes. And when people are at sea, the only thing you can do according to International Law is to rescue them, take them out of the water as soon as possible. Tt water as soon as possible. It strikes me that the situation at sea is only a tiny part of a much wider situation that people are leaving their home countries because of a myriad of issues or circumstances facing them and that for this to be addressed in any meaningful way is notjust an issue that can be done in days or weeks, but it is going to take years to try and find some way of finding a more balanced status quo. Of finding a more balanced status uuo. ~ of finding a more balanced status i uo. , ~. , quo. Indeed, and if we think after the events quo. Indeed, and if we think after the events of quo. Indeed, and if we think after the events of only quo. Indeed, and if we think after the events of only last quo. Indeed, and if we think after the events of only last week, quo. Indeed, and if we think afterj the events of only last week, with the events of only last week, with the earthquake in morocco and the floods in libya, over 10,000 people have gone missing, so we can only expect more people to arrive because of the consequences of Climate Change as well. So it is a situation where people will continue to leave, they will continue to depart, and keep treating north african countries as boxes to be filled with migrants that the eu doesnt want to come it is not a solution. Actually, we are only creating ways to allow autocrats and dictators to use the Migration Card is an element of pressure towards the eu. Giorgia linardi from pressure towards the eu. Giorgia linardi from the pressure towards the eu. Giorgia linardi from the Migrant Pressure towards the eu. Giorgia linardi from the migrant charity. Pressure towards the eu. Giorgia i linardi from the Migrant Charity Sea Watch joining linardi from the Migrant Charity Sea Watchjoining us linardi from the Migrant Charity Sea Watch joining us from linardi from the Migrant Charity Sea Watchjoining us from roma. Thank watch oining us from roma. Thank ou watch joining us from roma. Thank ou so watch joining us from roma. Thank you so much watch joining us from roma. Thank you so much. Thank watch joining us from roma. Thank you so much. Thank you. More now on one of our main stories this hour the allegations made against the comedian and actor Russell Brand. A bbc spokesperson said the documentary and associated 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. The documentary and associated 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. Russell brand has strenuously denied the allegations put to him, of course. The United Nations says the number of People Killed in last weeks floods in libya has reached more than 11,000. Another 10,000 people are still missing. Two dams failed in a storm a week ago today, which saw large parts of the eastern city of derna washed away. 0ur correspondent anna foster is there and has this update on the situation. All the time, there are still recovery teams arriving to continue their work here in derna. We know now that more than 10,000 people are still missing, so that attempt to try and recover those bodies is continuing in this area, which you can see just a small bit of the devastation, but this is repeated right the way through the heart of this city. One thing that we are starting to see now is the beginning of International Aid arrivals from Different Countries around the world. In the beginning, it really was very much local libyans who were doing thatjob, but various countries, including the uk, have pledged aid, and that now is starting to arrive here in derna. Of course, the scale of this catastrophe, as we have been saying, is such that a huge amount of aid is still needed, but it is starting to come in, its starting to reach the places that need it. Specialist teams are also starting to come into this area, who can help with the recovery operation, help with finding and identifying the bodies, and crucially, to help those survivors who are still living in the middle of, in many ways, a nightmare. The bbc� s anna foster. The area of sea ice surrounding antarctica is well below any level previously recorded in the antarctic winter, Satellite Data shows. The map image shows the typical extent of sea ice at this time of year specifically, on the 14th of september. Thats the yellow dotted line. But the actual extent of ice is much less than the median. And as we head into the antarctic summer, much of the existing ice will continue to melt. For more, lets go live to the British Antarctic survey� s Rothera Research station In Antarctica and speak to robbie mallett, who is a Postdoctoral Research fellow at the University Of Manitoba in canada. Thank you so much forjoining us on the programme. You are on the scene. If you are her if we were to head outside the Research Station and onto the ice, what would we see at the moment . This onto the ice, what would we see at the moment . Onto the ice, what would we see at the moment . � ,. ,. ,. , the moment . As we head out from the station today. The moment . As we head out from the station today. We the moment . As we head out from the station today, we see the moment . 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To stay within the safe badges for the system, we just need to reach net zero missions and start to reach net zero missions and start to stabilise the atmosphere. You are at the bottom to stabilise the atmosphere. You are at the bottom of to stabilise the atmosphere. You are at the bottom of the to stabilise the atmosphere. You are at the bottom of the world, to stabilise the atmosphere. You are at the bottom of the world, your at the bottom of the world, your Research Point is directly due south of south america. It would be remiss of south america. It would be remiss of me not to ask, what is life like In Antarctica . In antarctica . Yes, life is really dependent In Antarctica . Yes, life is really dependent on In Antarctica . Yes, life is really dependent on whether In Antarctica . Yes, life is really dependent on whether you In Antarctica . Yes, life is really dependent on whether you are | In Antarctica . Yes, life is really. Dependent on whether you are in In Antarctica . Yes, life is really dependent on whether you are in the summer or winter. Dependent on whether you are in the summer orwinter. In dependent on whether you are in the summer or winter. In the winter, we havejust experienced, it summer or winter. In the winter, we have just experienced, it is very dark and very windy and very cold. Soon as you wake up in the morning to commit you head to breakfast in another building and you quite possibly have to battle a 15 to get your serial. Possibly have to battle a 15 to get yourserial. In possibly have to battle a 15 to get your serial. In the morning, you head. It is very challenging and we have to think about the risks and safety of going out to sea ice and especially when it is is as thin as it is this year. It is this year. What you aim to achieve with it is this year. What you aim to achieve with regards it is this year. What you aim to achieve with regards to it is this year. What you aim to achieve with regards to your i achieve with regards to your research . Achieve with regards to your research . ~. ,. ,. ,. , research . We only have one month left of our Campaign Research . We only have one month left of our campaign so research . We only have one month left of our campaign so it research . We only have one month left of our campaign so it is left of our campaign so it is unfortunate the sea ice has only shown up so recently. We are trying to work out how to measure Sea Ice Thickness from space. It is very easy and we have done it for a long time to see where it is from the surface of the earth, but to see from orbit how thick it is, that gives a clue as to how the system is responding to Climate Change. We would like to add a third dimension to the work we do with satellites. Robbie mallett live from antarctica, thank you so much for your time. Thanks. Now its time for a look at todays sport. Starting with the rugby world cup, with matches under way for the second games of the paul phase, england and japan looking to maintain their perfect start to the tournament when they face each other later on in nice. England overcame argentina in the first match in dramatic fashion following tom curry� s red card for a dangerous tackle. 0pponents Japan comfortably beat chile in their opening match and both sides are not short of confidence heading into this one. Japan have a very different style to argentina, who we played last week. They move the ball a lot more and they are very impressive with how they play and the spirit and energy they play. That presents opportunities, that also presents challenges for us. Translation i understand that japan has never won i against england before. I myself have played against england twice. I especially remember the last time we were beaten and it was quite frustrating. But this time, we are very well prepared. I believe we are all set to win. World champions south africa. They cruised to victory against romania, taking it 76 0, and they face Pull Leaders Ireland next weekend. Following that match, it is australia versus fiji, with eddiejoness side also looking to make it two wins from two. Rebel� s dominus has been finished, carlos sainz led from start to finish, holding off mclarens lando norris. Lewis hamilton finish third after team mate George Russell crashed on the final lap, and Max Verstappen finished fifth, to bring an end to his run of ten consecutive wins. To the football. One month after their first win of the season, they are up against chelsea, who did the double over them last season and that matches goalless in the early stages. Another big game later on for both everton and arsenal. Mason greenwood made his debut as a substitute for getafe. He hasnt played professional football since his suspension from Manchester United, with his last appearance in a win over west ham in january 2022. He denies the allegations. Charges were dropped in february, Hejoined On Loan from Manchester United at the end of august. Getafe are the winners, 3 2. Elsewhere. The loreal taking on almeria, 1 1. Severe take on las palmas earlier later on. Seville take on las palmas. Real madrid can go back to the top of the table with a win over real sociedad, after barcelona hammered real betis 5 0 on saturday. An incredible display of bowling by Mohamed Siraj helped india to their biggest one day win chasing to beat sri lanka in colombo and to win the asia cup. Siraj took 6 21 including four and over. It was the lowest total ever in the asia cup, before waltzing in the chase in just over six overs to win by ten wickets. The openers seeing them home, but the plaudits go to siraj, who was clinical. South africa have won their one day series match with Australia In Johannesburg by 122 runs. The tourist winning the toss and putting south africa in to bat. The captain was run out for a second ball duck. Quinton de kock playing in his final 0di was gone for 27, Aidan Markham helping them. South africa finished the innings on 315. The series tied to two. The series tied 2 2. The north Korean Leader kim jong un has left russia, after an extended visit to the countrys far east region. Here is is boarding his armoured train in the russian city of artyom, bound for the north korean border. Mr kim does not usually travel by aeroplane and his last exccrusion by aeroplane and his last excursion outside his own country was four years ago. During his visit, he met President PutinIn Vladivostok on tuesday, when the two men discussed deepining the military and economic ties between their two countries. Earlier on sunday, mr kim visited an exhibit of Military Equipment at the Russian Far Eastern UniversityIn Vladivostok. According to a Statement Released by the regional governor, kim was given several samples of Military Drones and a bulletproof vest produced in the region. Its understood russia wants to conduct Military Trade with north korea and buy weaponry for its war in ukraine. Plenty more stories in the coming hours and on the bbc news website. I am gareth barlow, stay with us, thanks for watching. Hello. Its still quite warm and humid, particularly across the south of the uk. Weve scattered showers and thunderstorms, and well see two rounds of storms through the course of today. Weve already had the downpours in the south west of the country. They are moving through parts of wales and into the midlands. And you can see on the satellite picture, these clumps of cloud here, these Storm Clouds Drifting in from the warm south. I think later on today, well see another round of storms, possibly reaching south eastern areas. But this is what it looks like around the middle of the afternoon, so that Thundery Rain Moving Northwards through wales, into the midlands and into east anglia. The south may actually have some sunshine, but the risk of thunder and lightning continues through this evening and overnight. In fact, you can see this next area of storminess affecting the south east. And actually, therell be plenty of cloud and outbreaks of rain in other parts of the country as well. In the north west, outbreaks of rain, Western Parts of scotland too. And with the air coming in from the south, its a mild night 11 in stornoway, 16 Degrees Celsius in the south. And then, monday is that transition day. Cold fronts, a couple of them, crossing the country. By definition, the air at least, relatively speaking is colder behind the weather front. Its this westerly push of atlantic air. Behind it, i think sunshine and showers for many Western Areas of the uk, as this cold front sweeps across the country. Now, its not particularly cold air because, look at that, temperatures are still around 17 to 20 degrees across england and wales. In Northern Ireland and scotland, closer to 15. Now, midweek, tuesday into wednesday, quite a strong jet stream is going to push an ex tropical cyclone, or ex Tropical Storm hurricane, our way. Some strong winds in association with this area of low pressure. Gale force winds around some coasts, really blustery inland, but because this is an ex tropical system, theres a lot of warm and humid air mixed in it. So thats why, despite the wind and the rain, temperatures in some spots could still nudge up to around 18 or 20 Degrees Celsius. And its a broad area of low pressure, meaning that it will take time for it to sweep across the country. So i think on wednesday, once again, another blustery day, with a spell of heavy rain, as this cold front moves across the country. Again, look at that, 22 in norwich, around about 16 expected in belfast. So a turbulent week on the way. This is bbc news. The headlines the bbc and banijay, the company who employed Russell Brand while he was presenting shows show for channel a in the mid 2000s, has launched an urgent investigation after allegations of rape and Sexual Assault are made against him. He denies the claims. The president of the European Commission, Ursula Von Der Leyen, and italys Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, have visited the italian island of lampedusa. Its seen huge numbers of people arriving from north africa this week. Anger grows among survivors in libyas flood ravaged city of derna as authorities in the east of the country blame nature for the disaster. The United Nations says the number of people known to have died has reached around 11,300. The Antarctic Sea ice has declined to its lowest winter level on record, according to Satellite Data. Now on bbc news, the briefing