To extend their lead at the top of the premier league to 13 points with a game in hand. Bell tolls. Getting ready for the new year, restoration work on londons big ben will pause for one night only, so its famous bongs can ring in the new decade. And later on i will be looking at the stories we have covered from britains coastal towns this year. Thats in half an hour, with me, simon mccoy. The american president , donald trump, has called the knife attack at a jewish celebration in new york state horrific. Mr trump tweeted to say, the country must come together to fight, confront, and eradicate the evil scourge of anti semitism. Five people were injured, two of them critically, during a hanukkah gathering, at the home of an orthodox rabbi. A man has been arrested. In recent weeks, police have stepped up patrols in jewish neighbourhoods, following a series of anti semitic hate crimes. Our washington correspondent, Chris Buckler, reports. Members of new yorks largejewish community had ga
Series big brother were reported to Production Managers at endemol, the Production Company commissioned by channel 4. In a statement, banijay uk, which purchased endemol in 2020, said the bbc has issued a statement this afternoon saying the reports meanwhile, a charity supported by Russell Brands own Charitable Foundation has cut ties with him. Trevi women Childrens Charity said it was deeply saddened and upset by the allegations. Brand was working for channel 4, the bbc, and Acting In Hollywood Films during the period of the claims, all of which he denies. Vincent mcaviney has the latest. His behaviour made him no stranger to the tabloids but, this weekend, serious sexual allegations mean Russell Brand has made all the front pages. Perhaps over the course of the evening, some of my accoutrements could make their way onto your body once one of the most ubiquitous faces on british tv and radio, working for mtv, the bbc and channel 4, before building a career in hollywood for a time. Its
Laughter. In the late 2000s and early 2010s, Russell Brand was one of britains best known faces. Announcer Russell Brand . Famous as a comedian and presenter on both sides of the atlantic. I am famous in the United Kingdom . Even appearing in hollywood movies. July lst 2012 was when my rape happened. It was in los angeles that he met a woman the investigation by the sunday times, the times and channel 4s dispatches are calling nadia. She says they had a brief sexual relationship, but that on a later occasion he raped her. The women speaking out have had their identities disguised. He pushed me up against a wall. Im like, what are you doing . And hes like, i have a friend here, and i. I want you to come into the bedroom. Im like, no, thats not happening. Were not doing that. And i tried to get away from him, and at this point, hes grabbing at my my underwear. Im telling him to get off me and he wont get off. And he has that glazed look in his eye again. I was very distraught, trying to
Whos Daughter Molly took her own life when her world turned dark online. He is with us this morning. Morning, morning. With me at the desk, journalistjane moore, author and storyteller irvine welsh, and nimco ali, activist and former conservative adviser. Good morning to all of you. Lets have a look at some of the front pages. Almost all the papers today lead with the allegations of rape and sexual abuse made against Russell Brand. Its been painstaking work by The Sunday Times and channel for over a long period of time. Their headline is Russell Brand, the sex predator who hid in plain sight. The observer has labour wants new eu links in a reset of policy. The Sunday Express says almost a million ditch crisis hit nhs and go private. Lets start with the biggest story of the day, these allegations against Russell Brand, which he has denied butjane, you have worked with him. What kind of person is he . It depends, i worked with him years ago in what i think he would freely admit where his
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