And presenter Russell Brand of Sexual Assault says his response to the allegations has been insulting. The woman, known as alice, says she was 16 at the time, and is one of four women alleging he assaulted them in the uk and us between 2006 and 2013. Russell brand denies the claims saying his relationships have been always consensual. The bbc and channel 4 the broadcasters where he used to work have both launched investigations. Heres helena wilkinson. Actor, comedian, entertainer Russell Brand, now accused of serious allegations by four women, including rape and Sexual Assault, allegations he denies. One of his accusers, alice, not her real name, alleges that Russell Brand assaulted her when he was in his early 30s and she was 16 and still at school. She spoke to radio 4s womans hour and had this to say about his denials. First of all, i think it is insulting. It is laughable he would even imply that this is some kind of Mainstream Media conspiracy. He is not outside the mainstream.
the story of the weather now! here s simon king. yes, and five might go on a wintry adventure in cumbria this weekend! mixture of rain, sleet and snow. through the week, it will get a bit less cold. i will start with a temperature anomaly. the blues is where it has been colder than average, the white to red, warmer than average. through the week, we start to see the oranges come back to the map, so we lose the very cold air and sea temperatures rising. today, this area of low pressure has brought quite a bit of rain, especially towards parts of wiltshire, dorset, somerset. that heavy rain moved eastwards, will stay cloudy and quite showery for many parts of england and wales. still quite a bit of snow over the higher ground of scotland and northern england. showers coming in here, but sunny spells for much of scotland and northern ireland. maximum temperatures this afternoon 6-8. maximum temperatures this afternoon 6 8. through this evening, we continue with that cloud. outbr
good afternoon. the government will set out its plans for cutting legal migration this afternoon. latest figures showed it hit a record high last year, with almost three quarters of a million more people arriving in the uk than leaving. the prime minister rishi sunak has been under pressure over the issue and today in the commons, his new home secretary james cleverley is expected to announce the minimum salary for skilled workers coming from overseas will be significantly increased. our political correspondent ione wells reports. the population grew by about 1% last year, the fastest rate since the 19605 year, the fastest rate since the 1960s baby boom. this time it was driven by international migration, which ministers have pledged to reduce. , . ., ., reduce. i m very clear that the levels of reduce. i m very clear that the levels of net reduce. i m very clear that the levels of net migration - reduce. i m very clear that the levels of net migration are - reduce. i m
on wednesday afternoon, when he went for a walk alone in a remote mountainous area. local officials say the body was spotted on a steep slope above a beach. yesterday new cctv footage emerged showing him heading towards a path that would have taken him over miles of exposed hillside. in the past hour we ve had a statement from michael mosley s wife clare. it reads. i don t know quite where to begin with this. it s devastating to have lost michael, my wonderful, funny kind and brilliant husband. we had an incredibly lucky life together. i am incredibly proud of our children, their resilience and support over the past days. we re taking comfort in the fact that he so very nearly made it. he did an incredible climb, took the wrong route and collapsed where he couldn t easily be seen by the extensive search team. we are so grateful to the extraordinary people on symi who have worked tirelessly to help find him. our correspondentjoe inwood our correspondent joe inwood has the late