A journalist himself, his wife, he discovered, was actually a survivor, and a survivor of one of the worst abuses that fayed has kind of committed against these women. And he did some investigation and found many, many more women. I came on board at The End of last year. Ive had loads of experience in this kind of area. Ive, you know, interviewed lots of women of Sexual Abuse and domestic abuse, in the past. But when i saw the amount of women, over a significant period of time, talking decades, and the seriousness of the allegations against fayed, which id never seen Before, myjawjust dropped, and ijust knew that a film like this had to Be made. And i did wonder at the time why it hadnt Been made Before. And how do you approach those conversations with women who have had these experiences, when you raise the possibility of recording a conversation that will Be broadcast . I mean, its a long process. Um, you know. Uh, just thinking back at the Beginning of the year, i end up having thes
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
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