Hello, im annita mcveigh, welcome to Bbc News now, three hours of fast moving news, interviews and reaction. Within the past few hours, lawyers representing women who say they were raped or sexually assaulted by the former owner of harrods have described Mohamed Al fayed as a monster. Theyve also urged anyone else with similar claims to come forward. At least 37 women have accused the late billionaire of assaulting them. The case follows a Bbc Investigation in which woman who worked for him came forward accusing the egyptian billionaire, who died last year, of multiple counts of rape and attempted rape, during his 25 Year Reign at harrods. One of the barristers taking part in the News Conference Barriser Maria Mulla explained that when selected for their role, women would be sent for a private medical examination undertaken by three or four doctors whuich included a full cervical smear. Ms mulla gave further detail, revealing that one woman who made a complaint to harrods was told b
Past 48 hours were very difficult for lebanon. Bbc research difficult for lebanon. Bbc research has difficult for lebanon. Bbc research has found difficult for lebanon. Bbc research has found the i difficult for lebanon. Bbc research has found the number of identified russian fighters killed on the Front Line in ukraine has reached 70,000. Hello, im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast moving news, we will begin this hour with developments in the last couple of minutes and beirut, that lebanese capital, where smoke has been seen rising from the skyline in the southern suburbs of the city. This is the live shot, but i think if we can show you some pictures from just a few moments ago, you can more clearly see in the background of that picture the smoke rising. 0ur middle East Correspondent is saying this is a southern suburb which is, he says, Hezbollah Stronghold. In the last couple of moments the Israeli Military has confirmed that it has carried out what it is
And south dakota. And the World Cup has flIcked off In the town In the uk where It was Invented. Hello, Im matthew amrolIwala. We start wIth those developments In the mIddle East And Lebanon where the IsraelI mIlItary are sayIng It has carrIed out targeted strIke In the lebanese capItal. WItnesses heard a large blast In the southern suburbs of beIrut, these are the pIctures whIch show that large plume of smoke In an area descrIbed as hezbollah a stronghold. The lebanese Health MInIstry says there are three dead and more than a dozen people Injured, reports out of Israel say the operatIon was targetIng senIor hezbollah commander. StraIght to jerusalem hezbollah commander. StraIght tojerusalem and our correspond to jerusalem and our correspond her, tojerusalem and our correspond her, danIel, tell us more. That Is rIght, the news emerged wIthIn the last hour that there had been an AIr StrIke In a southern suburb of beIrut. It Is a very densely populated area. There Is a sIgnIfIcant presen
Learn more, go to lumi do. Com im Natasha Bertrand at the pentagon. And this is cnn robinson, the controversial and socially conservative republican running for governor here in North Carolina, made a series of inflammatory comments on a Pornography Website. All of it would be unexcusable and disgusting language that should be condemned in the strike im just terms of calm a Law Harris is historic candidacy has ignited a surge of activism among black women and what weve seen in the last two days is a Death Toll among his butler members, the likes of which have not been seen in a 48 Hour Period london. This is Cnn Newsroom with Max Foster Hello to warm, welcome to our viewers joining us from Around The World. Im Max Foster. It is friday, september the 20th, 9 00 a. M. Here in london. And this 4m in North Carolina where republican Candidate Mark Robinson is refusing to drop out of the race for governor of North Carolina. This comes after a Cnn Kfile Investigation revealed but Robinsons Hi
To go back to their homes. And that requires a secure environment. Joining me tonight are nadine batchelor hunt, Politics Reporter at politicshome and wills robinson, assistant Politics Editor at dailymail. Com. First the latest headlines. The leader of hezbollah has called the attacks on the groups pagers and Walkie Talkies in lebanon an unprecedented blow. But he claimed their effect had been limited, saying the leadership had survived and hezbollah s Communications Network was unscathed. Israel says its Military Chief has approved Battle Plans for its northern front, a move the defence minister, yoav gallant, says presents opportunities and risks. There are reports the idf wants to wrest control of Southern Lebanon from hezbollah and create a buffer zone. Five women say they were raped by the late owner of harrods, mohamed al fayed, when they for worked for him at the luxury department store. The bbc has now heard testimony from more than 20 female Ex Employees who say the billionai