Welcome to bbc news. British police are now investigating claims by two women one of them the actress Lysette Anthony that they were sexually assaulted by the hollywood film executive Harvey Weinstein. Ms anthony, who stars in the channel 4 series hollyoaks, says she was raped by weinstein at her flat in the late 1980s. The metropolitan police say a second victim has alleged that she was assaulted in westminster in 2010 and 2011, and in camden in 2015. Heres daniel sandford. Guys, im not doing 0k. Being battered by a storm of sexual abuse allegations in america, the clouds are gathering over Harvey Weinstein in the uk too. This was british actress Lysette Anthony in 1982, 19 years old and at the start of her career, filming the Science Fiction film krull. That was when she met Harvey Weinstein. And in todays sunday times, she claims that a few years later, he raped her at her london home. Now well known for her role in channel 4s hollyoa ks, she told the paper. While Harvey Weinstein h
Fix that. And the communities secretary sajid javid says the government may be prepared to borrow money to pay for it. We are looking at new investments and there will be announcements im sure at the budget we will be covering housing. But what i want to do is make sure we are using everything we have available to deal with this housing crisis. Where that means for example we can sensibly borrow more to invest in the infrastructure that needs to more housing, take some of the lyric take advantage of soggy record low Interest Rates we have, we should consider that. He set up to 300,000 new homes are needed annually, double the number built in england last year. Labour welcomed the announcement but said it would go further. We committed to 500,000 a year so go further. We committed to 500,000 a year so its less than we would like to see that its a move in the right direction but it needs to be the right type of housing. Social and affordable housing, thats so important. This man has been
Plans to over ride parts of the brexit Withdrawal Agreement saying the eu is looking to carve up and divide the uk. And dozens of people are reported missing in a wave of Deadly Wildfires in the us state of oregon. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world, and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. We begin in the uk. Police have warned people not to treat today and tomorrow as a Party Weekend, ahead of new coronavirus restrictions which come into force in england on monday. Social gatherings will be limited to six people regardless of whether they take place inside or outside. Infections across the uk are now doubling every seven to ten days. Simonjones reports. The last weekend before new widespread restrictions limiting the number of people we are allowed to socialise with come into force. The Police Federation is urging people not to make it a Party Weekend and this is why changes are coming. Across the uk, the r numbe
Boris johnson defends his here in the city say that actually, plans to over ride parts of the brexit Withdrawal Agreement transmission rates spread seems saying the eu is looking to carve up and divide the uk. To be across the board. And dozens of people it to be across the board. Is across all age groups as are reported missing in a wave of Deadly Wildfires because it is across all age groups as well because we do hear about younger in the us state of oregon. People being responsible, but there greece demands maximum participation is an issue across all age groups. From the eu in running the lesbos migrant camp when it is rebuilt following they are starting to see hospital admissions and intensive care devastating fires this week. Admissions. Still small numbers at the moment, but there is often a two 01 the moment, but there is often a two or three week lag between the amount of cases places icing and the hospital admissions. Theyre worried about that. We heard of the mayor of the We
Official of the girls show the economy bouncing back but there are ongoing worries aboutjobs and Industries Hit hard by the pandemic. And in sport, Victoria Azarenka shocks Serena Williams to set up a final against naomi osaka in the us open. And im at the National Trust at shotwell house in kent, once the home of Winston Churchill, i will look around and have some news about what were the coming up. Cha rtwell what were the coming up. Chartwell house. Its friday 11 september. Our top story. Several parts of the uk are waiting to find out if theyll be placed on a Government Watch list because of a concerning rise in coronavirus cases. Newcastle and Gateshead Councils have already confirmed they will be added to a so called watchlist which will be published by Public Health england today. It comes as both scotland and wales follow england by introducing versions of the rule of six on gatherings of people. Jon donnison reports. Newcastle and Gateshead Councils have already confirmed they