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. He did a Universal Pictures movie last year, he just happens to have a Youtube Channel where he talks about Conspiracy Theories to an audience that laps it up. She also alleged his management attempted to explain their relationship. He told me that his management had told him, his agent, not to be seen out and about. His management had advised him not to be seen out and about with
Know where the americans are . Well, i think our viewers can know where the americans are . Well, i think our viewers can see know where the americans are . Ii i think our viewers can see just behind me a gate, an Emergency Gate leading to the tarmac. We are at the Old International airport in doha, a very ordinary place. 0nly Old International airport in doha, a very ordinary place. Only a few flights land here every day. But it will be the scene of an extraordinary political moment. A rare moment of cooperation between iran and the United States. This is where we are expecting possibly in the next few hours for five american prisoners who also hold iranian passports touched down in a Chartered Qatari Aircraft where they will be met on the tarmac by american and qatari officials, before finally going home to iran. We understand now that this morning, all going home to the United States. We understand that this morning, the last pieces were in place. The confirmation that 6 billion of
I couldnt even imagine. You just dont even put them into that category in your head. As i became an older woman and began reaching the same age as him, thats when i really started to feel angry. And felt like what had happened wasnt consensual, in inverted commas, or how would you describe that . Because although its technically legal, the Power Imbalance which is what youre referring to there is huge in this. Yeah. And just because, you know, he was telling me that im a very intelligent woman, im mature, being intelligent doesnt mean that youre not naive and that youre not vulnerable, and that you dont have the Life Experiences and your brain isnt fully developed. The former british Prime Minister liz truss has defended last years mini budget, saying she was trying to get the british economy on a better trajectory. In a speech this morning, she urged the government to cut taxes, shrink Welfare Spending and raise the retirement age. Ms truss contended there had been 25 years of economi
The first leg of their journey back to the us. Its part of a Prisoner Swap Deal painstakingly mediated by qatar. In return, five iranians in usjails will be released and iran will gain access to 6 billion in oil revenues. 0ur chief interntional correspondent, lyse doucet is in doha where the released american prisoners are expected to [and shortly. Yes, and this news they have left tehran, left reigning essbase confirms these five prisoners, regarded as wrongfully detained by the us are now three left iranians airspace. They are expected to arrive in the next half an hour behind us at a former International Airport in doha. They will be landing just as the sun begins to set and the heat is easing. That moment will mark the end of a deeply painful personal ordeal which has only been secured through a highly complex and deeply controversial deal, agreed between the United States and iran. There is no diplomatic relations between iran and the us, so there were nine rounds of talks between
Efforts will be seen today. Lyse doucet, our efforts will be seen today. Lyse so russia and ukraine lawyers doucet, our chief efforts will be seen today. Lyse doucet, our chief international in court, side by side, correspondent, thank you very much. Arguing their cases. Were hearing, first of all, from russia. So how did we get here . Well, a few days after russian tanks rolled across the border, more women have come forward with allegations ukraine brought this case about Russell Brand. The Times Newspaper says several women have to the International Court contacted its journalists since saturday, when it published the accounts of four women ofjustice, claiming that russia who accused the comedian of raping or sexually assaulting them. Was abusing the Genocide Convention mr brand has denied those claims by claiming falsely genocide and insisted all his relationships were consensual. Was being committed in eastern David Silitto reports. Ukraine, in order to try to justify what russia