Hello, im annita mcveigh, welcome to Bbc News now, three hours of fast moving news, interviews and reaction. Within the past few hours, lawyers representing women who say they were raped or sexually assaulted by the former owner of harrods have described Mohamed Al fayed as a monster. Theyve also urged anyone else with similar claims to come forward. At least 37 women have accused the late billionaire of assaulting them. The case follows a Bbc Investigation in which woman who worked for him came forward accusing the egyptian billionaire, who died last year, of multiple counts of rape and attempted rape, during his 25 Year Reign at harrods. One of the barristers taking part in the News Conference Barriser Maria Mulla explained that when selected for their role, women would be sent for a private medical examination undertaken by three or four doctors whuich included a full cervical smear. Ms mulla gave further detail, revealing that one woman who made a complaint to harrods was told b
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presence. nancy pelosi has been supporting taiwan for decades and it is very important for me as a taiwanese to be here tonight to welcome her. reporter: others accuse her of escalating tensions. translator: right now, pelosi and the united states are treating taiwan as a chess piece. once she land, china will retaliate using their own methods. reporter: china s foreign ministry spokesman called her stop in taiwan, a serious violation of the one china principle that will have a serious impact on the relations, and they said that cyber attacks took some sites off line. and no immediate claim of responsibility. the mainland communist rulers have never controlled the island of almost 24 million people, and they refuse to recognize the democratically elected government, and china says they sent 24 warplanes into the air space tuesday part are calling a bullying, and economic power to isolate the island. in a washington op-ed shortly before her arrival, pelosi writes, that
Get a jump on the days news with Christine Romans and Dave Briggs. The russian investigation. Thats now off the table the president Praising Manafort as a good man, but at the same distancings from his former campaign chairman. I still feel its a very sad thing that happens. It has nothing to do with washington collusion. This started as russian collusion. This has absolutely nothing to do. Its a witch hunt. It is a disgrace. In West Virginia last night the president whipped up the crowd with his attack on the Special Counsel. Russian witch hunt. We got a whole big combination where is the tlugs . You know, theyre still looking for collusion. Where is the collusion . Find some collusion. Despite all the devastating news for the president. His supporters still revived some familiar chances at this rally last night. Tomorrow, following charges from using Campaign Finance money for personal purchases. In one instance, buying clothing at a golf course and re reporting the purchase as balls
Reacting to leaked text messages by Sarah Brady, the Real Housewives of New York City alum recalls her meeting with the Moneyball actor, whom she claims made her feel like a loser.