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
Certainly be the better day of the weekend. Dry wIth some sunshine. Still a bIt disappointingly cool wIth more rain to come to close out september on sunday. Thanks, louise. And thats Bbc News at six. Now Its time to join our colleagues for the news where you are. Hello, and welcome to sportsday. Hello, and welcome to sportsday. Im olly foster, heres whats im olly foster, heres whats coming up for you on sportsday. Goal coming up for you on sportsday. Goal in 60 seconds rangers have made a in 60 seconds rangers have made a stunning start to the euro paris stunning start to the euro Paris Dust Europa League campaign. Dust Europa League campaign. BrIttania fight back in barcelona, BrIttania Fight back in barcelona, Its all level after the first day Its all level after the first day of racing in the Louis VuItton of racing in the Louis VuItton final. And brItish basketball final. And brItish basketball prepares for a new Era And Plenty prepares for a new Era And Plenty of new stars. Of ne
Then saturday morning, A Touch Of Frost on the way for the northern two thirds of the country. Lots of crisp sunshine to start the day and then our next Weather Front sweeps in, so it will cloud over and turned damp across Western Areas on saturday. Here is the outlook for the next few days, the weekend onwards. It is definitely looking like a mixed bag, with temperatures typically into double figures, so good for slugs and snails. Thanks. And thats the bbc news at six. Now its time to join our colleagues for the news where you are, goodbye. Hello, im olly foster. Hes not the only former Football Manager in the winners enclosure. Ben white says no to england, so where does Gareth Southgate turn for next week . We are live in dublin, where the championship is still in irelands hands despite their defeat at twickenham last week. Evening. Weve had some more great cheltenham stories on the third day of the festival, and there was a theme, sir Alex Ferguson, a huge racing fan, broke his Fes
make 60 degrees in aberdeen. across central and eastern england, if you mist those showers, temperatures could reach 16 or 17 degrees. but we have an area of low pressure bringing wet and windy weather after dark overnight and into friday. strongest winds across northern parts of france, but through the channel and along the south coast of england and south wales, winds up to 50 or 60 mph overnight and into the early part of friday morning before they ease. wet weather overnight, that becomes more patchy and showery. further north, some sunshine perhaps. but also a few showers. still very unsettled. temperatures are going to be lower, typically 11 to 30 degrees by friday. heading into the weekend, those temperatures continue to just drop away a little bit, but it should be turning much drier. thanks, darren. from the six team, it s goodbye. hello and welcome to sportsday. i m laura mcghie. coming up on wednesday s programme. both scotland and wales top their european champion
between russia and china in a video call with xijinping. the chinese leader said the two countries should continue co operation, without giving details. the bbc understand all travellers arriving in the uk from china will have to do pre departure covid tests. it s the latest country to impose new restrictions as china experiences a huge wave of coronavirus cases. hello. welcome along to sportsday on bbc news. i m ben croucher. coming up. the world remembers pele one of the greatest footballers to have ever lived who has died at the age of 82. a sad day for football. elsewhere, in the premier league tonight, will klopp pile more pressure on rodgers, as liverpool host leicester. and news from the darts and of dart as harriet helps great britain to united cup victory over australia. thanks forjoining us. it s been nearly 2a hours since we learned of the death of one of the greatest footballers of all time. tributes have been flooding in so over the next 10 minutes or so