This is bbc news, the headlines. At least 32 killed in lebanon after two days of exploding Device Attacks targeting hezbollah. Pagers and walkie talkies have been banned from flights out of beirut. Israel widely believed to be behind the attacks has announced what it calls a new phase in The War the United States is urging calm. The bbc reveals that the former Harrods Boss the late Mohamed Al Fayed has been accused of rape by five female ex employees. Evacuations in Northern Italy as Storm Boris batters the country causing severe flooding and landslides. And in the uk calls for urgent Maternity Service Reform after two thirds of hospitals inspected fail to meet safety standards. The bbc has revealed that the late Mohamed Al Fayed former owner of harrods, the uks largest Luxury Department Store has been accused of rape by five female ex employees. The egyptian born businessman rose from a poor family in alexandria to buying the world famous Department Store in 1985. A Bbc Documentary h
The country causIng severe floodIng and landslIdes. Lebanon has banned WalkIe TalkIes and pagers from all flIghts out of the countrys only commercIal aIrport In operatIon. The move comes after explosIons were trIggered In pagers and WalkIe TalkIes used by hezbollah. The attacks kIlled at least 37 people and Injured thousands. Israel hasnt confIrmed It was behInd the attacks but Is wIdely assumed to be, and Its Defence MInIster, yoav gallant, has saId Its openIng a new phase In the war. And these are pIctures from the IsraelI mIlItary, whIch says It hIt hezbollah Infrastructure In an overnIght attack across The Border. It says It carrIed out AIr StrIkes on seven targets In southern lebanon. The us says Its Involved In IntensIve dIplomatIc efforts to prevent the conflIct escalatIng further. The leader of hezbollah, whIch some western states have desIgnated a terrorIst organIsatIon, Is expected to address the events In a speech later today. ThIs Is the moment a blast rocks beIrut. Hezboll
Is perfomed by a team of vets in liverpool. And coming up on Bbc News, celtic get their Champions League Campaign off to a flying start with a Record Opening Win for brendan rodgers side. Good Afternoon And Welcome to the Bbc News at one. The bbc has today been contacted by more former harrods employees who say they were assaulted by Mohammed Al fayed when he owned the famous department store. It follows claims in a new Bbc Documentary by five women who say he raped them while they worked for him. The programme has uncovered evidence that, under mr Al Fayeds ownership, harrods not only failed to intervene but helped to cover up the allegations. Just to warn you, this report from Shaimaa Khalil contains descriptions of sexual violence. Yeah, i went back to harrods about a year ago. I knew if i could walk through and come out the other side, id be in a good place to be talking to you. Ijoined harrods because i wanted to be a buyer, and i ended up working for an absolute monster. When moh
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Welcome back to bbc news. Stricter breaking news. A statement from Scotland Yard regarding mohamed fayed. They say they are aware of various allegations of sexual offences made against him over a number of years. The commander from the met said they are aware of the met said they are aware of the allegations made against the allegations made against the late Mohammed Alf fired which were reported to the mets. Each one was investigated and where appropriate advice from the Crown Prosecution Service was sought. No charges resulted from these investigations. We are committed, the statement goes on to say, that those who report them receive the best service possible from our offices and we have made progress in improving the quality of our investigations in recent years, including more than doubling our charges for rape since 2021. That is the statement just rape since 2021. That is the statementjust released rape since 2021. That is the statement just released from Scotland Yard because t