News. The bbc understands the metropolitan police is investigating a further three Sexual Assault allegations made by one woman against Film Producer Harvey Weinstein. A short time ago i spoke to our correspondent Alexandra Mackenzie who brought us up to date with latest from the metropolitan police. This statement from the met police, they have not named the hollywood reducer Harvey Weinstein but the bbc understands thats who they are referring to in this latest statement. Producer. They reminded us on the 11th of october Merseyside Police had referred an allegation of Sexual Assault to the metropolitan Police Service and what theyve said is its alleged ballot man sexually assaulted a woman in the late 80s in west london. We understand that to be the british actress liz said anthony, she has spoken to a sunday newspaper and she said she met the reduced in 1982 when she was given the lead role in a film, she is now in hollyoaks, and she is the fifth woman to claim she was sexually assa
Welcome to bbc news. British police are now investigating claims by three women one of them the actress Lysette Anthony that they were sexually assaulted by the hollywood film executive Harvey Weinstein. Ms anthony, who stars in the channel 4 series hollyoaks, says she was raped by weinstein at her flat in the late 1980s. The metropolitan police say a second victim has alleged that she was assaulted in westminster in 2010 and 2011, and in camden in 2015. In the last few minutes weve heard a third woman has reported an allegation of Sexual Assault in westminster in 1982. Heres daniel sandford. Guys, im not doing 0k. Being battered by a storm of sexual abuse allegations in america, the clouds are gathering over Harvey Weinstein in the uk too. This was british actress Lysette Anthony in 1982, 19 years old and at the start of her career, filming the Science Fiction film krull. That was when she met Harvey Weinstein. And in todays sunday times, she claims that a few years later, he raped he
But with up to a50 million estimated still to be in the publics hands, many retailers say theyll continue to accept them for a limited period. And coming up in half an hour, well look back at the week in parliament. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. The british actress Lysette Anthony has come forward to say she is the woman who reported a Sexual Assault by hollywood Film Producer Harvey Weinstein to merseyside police. The actress, who stars in hollyoaks, says she was raped by weinstein at her flat in the late 1980s. He continues to deny any allegations of non consensual sex. Alexandra mackenzie reports. The allegations against Harvey Weinstein have shaken the Film Industry to its core, and notjust in hollywood. The british actress Lysette Anthony met the producer in 1982 when she was given the lead role in the film krull. Now in hollyoaks, she is the fifth woman to claim she was raped by him, in her london home. In a sunday newspaper, she said she tried to push him off but he wa
Spains Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has confirmed that the National Government will take temporary control of the autonomous region of catalonia. Tim willcox is in barcelona. Welcome to high above barcelona, in central barcelona, one of the most famous houses by goudie the architect behind me gaudi. This isa architect behind me gaudi. This is a significant day in spanish history, the spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has declared they have invoked article 155 after the illegal referendum and will have direct powers now from madrid after it has gone through the senate. In the next couple of hours we are expecting hundreds of thousands of people here on the streets of barcelona protesting against that direct rule from madrid. And now the latest developments. Looking relaxed, in a Cabinet Meeting like no other, because no Spanish Government has done this before, but the spanish Prime Minister is moving to exert direct control and limit catalan autonomy. Translation we apply article 155
Spains Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has confirmed that the National Government will take temporary control of the autonomous region of catalonia. Tim willcox is in barcelona. Welcome to central barcelona. In the next hour we are expecting hundreds of thousands of people to protest against the decision by the spanish cabinet in madrid to impose direct law, that wont happen immediately in terms of the imposition of direct rule, it has got to go through the senate but the spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has made it very clear what will happen, unless there is any climb down, basically there is any climb down, basically the Catalan Parliament will be dissolved and the local police will be taken under control by madrid and the tv station here will also have to be put under control from the grid. From madrid. The people protesting in favour of separatism say that is a breach of their human rights and we are expecting hundreds of thousands on the streets within the next hour. We can now