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 in a rare interview, Sir Alex Ferguson talks about helping with dementia through music, and reflects on his life after football. And coming up on Bbc News. Can anyone stop chelsea getting their sixth womens super League Title in a row as they begin the defence of their crown this evening . Good afternoon, and welcome to the Bbc News at one. Lawyers say theyre representing 37 women who were raped or sexually assaulted by the late owner of harrods, mohamed Al Fayed. Theyve also revealed that more have come forward after the allegations were made public in a Bbc Documentary yesterday. The legal team is now calling on the department stores new owners to help the survivors getjustice, after they say staff members working for mr Al Fayed helped to enable and cover up his crimes. Our reporter frances read has the latest. The billionaire, infamous in british society, now alleged to be a serial sexual predator. The accusations made by multiple women giving extremely distressing accounts of
Night, temperatures around 14 celsius in london, not far off that in newcastle. You have to go to the north of scotland before it is below 10 celsius. Showers are io celsius. Showers are expected tomorrow across parts of southern britain, some heavy, some with Thunder And Hail again. A lot of us will have very decent weather. Around the irish sea, Western Parts of scotland, still decent temperatures, still into the 20s. After that, temperatures, still into the 20s. Afterthat, it temperatures, still into the 20s. After that, it goes downhill. By the time we get to sunday, a big area of low pressure to the South West and we will see periods of Rain Splashing across england and wales, big downpours in places. Your best bet for sunshine is northern Ireland And Western Parts of scotland. After that, the days ahead will progressively get cooler and cooler, autumn knocking on the door. The temperatures in edinburgh, 11 celsius, london calling off to about 14 celsius by the time we get to frid
This is going to be happening any moment now. A briefing, okay, from the Nations Agency that has been running this investigation into the first Assassination Attempt against former President Donald Trump. This is an important moment that is a live look in washington where it this all about to go down. Hello, everyone. Im Sandra Smith in new york. Hi john. John these things typically happen on time, have an early the last time so we expect the next few seconds or minutes or so. Im John Roberts in washington and this is america reports. This hour The Agency will also release a summary of its internal report examining the Security Failures that occurred on July 13th at that nowinfamous location in butler, pennsylvania, peered Fox News is told the final report will be released in the coming days, maybe a couple weeks, which wilo congress before it is made public. Sandra as the Secret Service continues its probe of what went wrong, so horribly wrong there in pennsylvania, critics are asking