For the first time after hundreds of women made allegations of Sexual Abuse against former owner mohamed Al Fayed. Michael ward said in a statement the company failed our colleagues and that he wanted to make it clear that he was not aware of criminality and abuse. Our correspondent, helena wilkinson, is in knightsbridge. Helena. This is the first time we have heard from Michael Ward since the Bbc Documentary last week. Let me read you a bit more of the statement we have had in the last hour. He says he wanted to convey his personal horror at the revelations that have emerged over the past week. He says that we have all seen the survivors bravely speak about the terrible abuse they suffered at the hands of former owner mohamed Al Fayed. We failed our colleagues and for that we are deeply sorry. The statement also goes on to say, i feel it is important to make it clear that i was not aware of his criminality and abuse. While it is true rumours of his behaviour circulated in the public d
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He is One of putins fiercest critics and feared for his life while he was locked up in One of the kremlin s jails. But now he is free and has been reunited with his wife and has been reunited with his wife and children. They tell us their incredible story. I was woken up, i saw that it was dark. I asked what time it was. They said sam, and they told me to get up and get ready in ten minutes. And at that moment i was absolutely certain that i was being led out to be executed. And with us in liverpool, the Housing Campaigner Kwajo tweneboa, the boss of iceland, richard walker, who was a cOnvert to the Labour Cause last year. And claire ainsley, who worked for Keir Starmer during the hard yards of oppositiOn. Lets start with whats making the news. No surprise, the mail and the express both splash On Downing Street Rows a picture of Keir Starmer and his Chief Of Staff in a corporate box at the football. The observer and the mirror are a bit more friendly with the pm vowing no going back to
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Paddy are you there . We are not in space but we are. More stories this morning about donations and holidays and dresses and awkward embarrassing thing Is That the Labour Party would just wish would go away. Lets get under way with the Sunday Episode of new cast. Newscast. Newscast from the bbc. Hello, its paddy in the studio. And its laura in the newsroom in lovely liverpool. And its henry in a Portacabin Round and its henry in a Portacabin Round the and its henry in a Portacabin Round the back of the mens toilets round the back of the mens toilets in. You had your first Tv Interview with the deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner. Why do you think shes been absent and how did it go this morning. We shes been absent and how did it go this morning. It go this morning. We always ask if they it go this morning. We always ask if they would it go this morning. We always ask if they would like it go this morning. We always ask if they would like to it go this morning. We alwaysj ask if they wo