Good Evening And Welcome to the Bbc News at six. The head of the security service, mi5, has given a rare public Speech Warning that russia is on a mission to bring mayhem to The Streets of the uk. Ken mccallum says there has been a marked rise in the threat from Russia And Iran. And he spoke of a staggering rise in children being investigated for terrorism with very young people are being drawn into what he called poisonous online extremism. Our Security Correspondent Frank Gardner reports. State back to sabotage and other plots in britain late today at the door of Iran And Russia according to mis. Door of Iran And Russia according to mi5. From the russian embassy In London the last remaining military Intelligence Officer has been expeued Intelligence Officer has been expelled This year. But russian State Subversion according to mi5 continues. The gru, the same russian organisation are blamed for the 2018 salisbury Nerve Agent Attack is on a mission to generate mayhem on british and Eu
At what the papers are saying about tomorrows news. Good evening. This is what Hurricane Milton looks like from space. It is gathering strength as it heads towards the West Coast of florida tonight. The worst storm there in a century is how President Biden is describing it. And it comes less than two weeks after another Storm Hurricane Helene brought terrible devastation to the area, leaving more than 200 people dead. The mayor of tampa said Hurricane Helene was a wake up Call Milton is literally catastrophic. Scientists say Climate Change and warmer seas are fuelling these increasingly dangerous storms. Our correspondent Gordon Corera reports from tampa in florida. An exodus from tampa. Long lines of Traffic Snaking out of the city tell you that the warnings are being taken seriously here. Florida is used to hurricanes, but the message has been that this time is different. The city is still recovering from the last hurricane, helene, which hitjust two weeks ago and killed more than 20
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
Match in this seasons europa league. Good Evening And Welcome to the Bbc News at six. The Metropolitan Police have revealed that 19 women made allegations of rape and Sexual Assault against the former Harrods Boss mohamed Al Fayed over the past two decades, but no furtHer action was taken. A Bbc Documentary last thursday has led to many more women coming forward with allegations about Al Fayed, who died last year. Now the police say theyre exploring whetHer any otHer individuals could be pursued for criminal offences. Our Uk Correspondent Daniel Sandford is Here. Yes, sophie. This is a significant moment in the Al Fayed story, with detectives now saying theyre looking into whetHer anyone around him may have committed a criminal offence. One of the most striking things in todays metropolitan Police Statement was how many times women had already come forward to the police over the last two decades. They said tHere had been 19 allegations from 19 separate women. The first time they were c