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
Families living just behind the frontline. Eastern ukraine is being eroded. Russian forces are approaching, taking village after village. And for the People Living here, death or occupation feels imminent. Valeriy and his Grandson Denys have taken up the offer of evacuation. Their home in toretsk is in russias sights. Here, its making its size and ammunition reserves count. Ukrainian forces are going backwards. And with valeriy s town now constantly shelled, its time to go. Translation i lived my life already. But i need to save the little one. Police take them to kostyantynivka, a place of relative safety but increasingly less so. The city is used to being close to the battlefield, but its risk of being captured is growing. When ukraine liberated territory more than a year ago, there was hope. But the tide hasntjust changed its approaching. Now there is fear that cities like kostyantynivka will be gradually destroyed and its people will be forced to flee. This is what russia does when
Know we must ask ourselves and all of our allies, what more can we do, what more ammunition can be provided, what extra production can we invest in, what weapons do we have to help the ukrainians in this fight . And we have been discussing this today. And there is the question about what we can do in terms of medium and longer range missiles. I make this point, because it is a sovereign decision for every country, but in terms of what britain has done, i know what we have given to the ukrainians has helped them resist this appalling invasion and fight back against russian aggression. In ukraine itself, Russian Forces are advancing in the east, and many who live there are packing their belongings, and moving away. Ukraine says its forces are holding on, but in the Donetsk Region, several villages have been captured after invading forces took the town of avdiivka, and there are fears more settlements could follow. James waterhouse has been to meet families living just behind the frontlin
To help priced out renters find somewhere to live . In sport, theres no stopping liverpool as they hit five in europe against Sparta Prague including a stunner from in form darwin nunez. Including a stunner good morning. A good deal of dry weather on the cards today, some will say sunshine but they will be a cold easterly wind blowing. I will have all the details for today and for the weekend throughout the programme. Its friday the 8th of march. President joe biden has used his state of the Union Address to criticise donald trump his likely opponent in the election and to claim that freedom and democracy are under assault around the world. President biden also announced that the us military will construct a port in gaza to allow the delivery of more humanitarian aid to the territory. Tonight, im directing the us military to lead an Emergency Mission to establish a temporary pier in the mediterranean on the coast of gaza that can receive large shipments carrying food, water, medicine a
In National Insurance, average households are still likely to be worse off at the end of this year than they were five years ago. The Institute For Fiscal Studies also says the budget did not tackle the long Term Economic choices and challenges the country is facing. It accused both the conservative and Labour Parties of a Conspiracy Of Silence in failing to address those challenges. Our chief economics correspondent, dharsini david, is here. Tell us more about what the Institute For Fiscal Studies as saying. In Institute For Fiscal Studies as sa in. ,. , Institute For Fiscal Studies as sa inc. ,. , saying. In the run up to budget, it is u to saying. In the run up to budget, it is up to treasury saying. In the run up to budget, it is up to treasury officials saying. In the run up to budget, it is up to treasury officials to saying. In the run up to budget, it is up to treasury officials to burn i is up to treasury officials to burn the midnight oil and get the details together and now