And in a rare interview, Sir Alex Ferguson talks about helping with dementia through music, and reflects on his life after football. And coming up on Bbc News. Can anyone stop chelsea getting their sixth womens super League Title in a row as they begin the defence of their crown this evening . Good afternoon, and welcome to the Bbc News at one. Lawyers say theyre representing 37 women who were raped or sexually assaulted by the late owner of harrods, mohamed Al Fayed. Theyve also revealed that more have come forward after the allegations were made public in a Bbc Documentary yesterday. The legal team is now calling on the department stores new owners to help the survivors getjustice, after they say staff members working for mr Al Fayed helped to enable and cover up his crimes. Our reporter frances read has the latest. The billionaire, infamous in british society, now alleged to be a serial sexual predator. The accusations made by multiple women giving extremely distressing accounts of a variety of sexual crimes from assault to rape, perpetrated around the world. This morning one of those women and the legal team representing then held a Press Conference. Representing then held a Press Conference. A,. ~ , conference. Mohamed Al Fayed, my boss, the conference. Mohamed Al Fayed, my boss. The person conference. Mohamed Al Fayed, my boss, the person i conference. Mohamed Al Fayed, my boss, the person i worked conference. Mohamed Al Fayed, my boss, the person i worked for, boss, the person i worked for, pushed himself on to me. Ifell to the floor with him still on top of me but managed to kick free. Hejust laughed at me. He then composed himself and he told me in no uncertain terms that i was never to breathe a word of this to anyone. We will say it plainly, mohamed Al Fayed will say it plainly, mohamed Al Fayed was a monster. Our aim and our single fayed was a monster. 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Something was rotten at the core of harrods. Was rotten at the core of harrods. The store was known for catering to every need of its customers, and it was presented as the epitome of beauty. The ugly truth, however, was that a number of female employees were being sexually abused by its chairman. He were being sexually abused by its chairman... chairman. He tried to rape me more than once chairman. He tried to rape me more than once. More chairman. He tried to rape me more than once. More than chairman. He tried to rape me more than once. More than 20 women chairman. He tried to rape me more i than once. More than 20 women made alleaations than once. More than 20 women made allegations in the than once. More than 20 women made allegations in the bbc than once. More than 20 women made allegations in the Bbc Documentary. Allegations in the Bbc Documentary and no more have come forward. The met police says it is aware of various allegations and each were investigated but did not lead to charges. Mohamed Al Fayed owns harrods between 1985 in 2010. In 2008 he was questioned by police over allegations made by a girl he first met when she was 1a. But prosecutors did not take it forward. Police then took advice from the cps again in 2018, 2021 and 2023, but it never went to court. The current owners of harrods say they are utterly appalled by the allegations perpetrated by Al Fayed and today it is a very different organisation to the one he controlled and owned. Harrod says it has a process available to women who say they were attacked by fayed, saying they have been settling claims that the quickest way possible, avoiding lengthy legal situation is for the women involved. Al fayed died last year aged 94. The women making claims against him will never see him punished, but finally they are getting some semblance ofjustice. Our correspondent Azadeh Moshiri was at the Press Conference. Azadeh, the key word there was justice what could that look like for these women . About 20 women who have come forward with their stories were in that room and what the lawyers set out its details of a civil case they are bringing forward against harrods for failing to provide a safe system of work. They had said that it is possible partly because of the Bbc Investigation has exposed, the bbc gathered evidence that harrods failed to intervene at the time of the allegations but also help to cover a potential abuse allegations and by gathering all this testimony it has revealed a pattern of Sexual Abuse and Predatory Behaviour by mohamed Al Fayed. As for harrods, again, the current owners say they are utterly appalled by these allegations and they have set up a process for women to settle their claims quickly and avoid a lengthy legal process. What does this mean for the current owners . Even though harrods changed ownership in 2010 it continued to exist as a legal entity, meaning that harrods is still responsible for any wrong that former employees had suffered even under new ownership. And now women feel more empowered to speak out and pursue that claim. Azadeh, Thank You. Israel says its hit more than A Hundred hezbollah targets during a series of Air Strikes in Southern Lebanon, including Rocket Launchers and a weapons storage facility. Earlier this week a co ordinated detonation of explosives hidden in pagers and Walkie Talkies killed more than 30 people and injured thousands of others. Hezbollah S Leader vowed to inflict what he called just punishment for the attack, and Israels Defence Minister said a new phase has begun in the war. Our middle East Correspondent Yolande Knell reports from jerusalem. Dramatic scenes in Southern Lebanon as israeli artillery strikes what is said to be hezbollah positions. But is this the product to a full born full blown war . Last night saw one of the twell s heaviest bombardment of lebanon in almost a year following bombardment of lebanon in almost a yearfollowing on from hezbollah attack and drone attacks. Cross Border Fighting Attack and drone attacks. Cross borderfighting between attack and drone attacks. Cross Border Fighting between these old enemies has gone on in parallel to the war in gaza. Increasingly now it is causing international alarm. Last night at the us and uk were among those urging restraint. Ladle Last Night at the us and uk were among those urging restraint. We are all ve , among those urging restraint. We are all very. Very among those urging restraint. We are all very. Very clear among those urging restraint. We are all very, very clear that among those urging restraint. We are all very, very clear that we among those urging restraint. We are all very, very clear that we want among those urging restraint. We are all very, very clear that we want to i all very, very clear that we want to see a negotiated political settlement so that israelis can return to their homes in Northern Israel and indeed lebanese can return to their homes, and that is why tonight i am calling for an immediate ceasefire from both sides so that we can get to that settlement, that political settlement, that political settlement required. But settlement, that political settlement required. Settlement, that political settlement reuuired. , settlement required. But this Weeks Shockin Settlement required. But this weeks shocking deadly settlement required. But this weeks shocking deadly Attacks Settlement required. But this weeks shocking deadly attacks involving shocking deadly attacks involving explosives hidden in electronic devices used by hezbollah operatives has sewed fear across lebanon and ratcheted up tensions. Yesterday hezbollahs chief, hassan nasrallah, struck a defiant note as he blamed israel and threatened strong retaliation. Meanwhile israel, which has not officially commented on the sophisticated attacks, has been sending more othered to buy land forces the lebanon border. Sending more of its forces towards the lebanon border. Translation in the lebanon border. Translation in the new face of the war there are significant opportunities but also significant opportunities but also significant risks. Hezbollah feels persecuted. The sequence of our Military Actions will continue. The risks include Military Actions will continue. The risks include the spiralling violence spreads from the border, threatening citizens across lebanon and israel, and the wider region. Yolande knell, Bbc News, jerusalem. In a moment well speak to Yolande Injerusalem but first to Hugo Bachega whos in beirut. Hugo, its always very difficult to predict the next step in this conflict, and thatll add to the nervousness being felt in lebanon . Exactly. This is a country still trying to understand what happened in that unprecedented wave of explosions targeting Walkie Talkies and pagers being used by hezbollah, but i think the question now is about what hezbollah is going to do. This was a humiliation for them, they are a group that wants to be seen as a sophisticated enemy by israel. Yesterday was the speech by hassan nasrallah, he vowed to respond, but it is very interesting that the indications he gave was that the indications he gave was that hezbollah was not interested in an escalation in this conflict but we are in a very difficult position. Because of the scale of what happened here there is the need to be seen to be giving a response but at the same time be no any type of strong reaction is likely to spark a major war with israel, and lets not forget hezbollah is supported by iran. It is vital to have a strong iran. It is vital to have a strong iran right next to israel for hezbollah. Hezbollah launched a barrage of rockets targeting several Israeli Military sites, just hours after one of the most intense waves of israeli Air Strikes targeting hezbollah possessions across Southern Lebanon. Hugo, thanks, lets Head Tojerusalem and speak to Yolande Knell. Yolande weve also been hearing this afternoon that israels military is investigating after some of its soldiers were filmed Throwing Bodies off a rooftop in the occupied West Bank. What more do we know about this . There are several of these disturbing videos and we have just taken for illustration a still from one of them, there is one particular video where you can see israeli soldiers were they drag three palestinian bodies one by one from the edge of a rooftop and drop them over and footage appears to show a Military Bulldozer taking those bodies away. The context of this is what the Israeli Military said it was a Counterterrorism Operation in the north of the West Bank and local officials say seven palestinians in total were killed, there were Gun Battles and an israeli drone strike. The Israeli Military has come out in response to the footage, saying this was a serious incident, and it does not match up with its values and what it expects from its soldiers. Under international law soldiers are obliged to treat bodies in conflict zones with respect, even if they are suspected of being those of enemy fighters. You can see why these images therefore have really caused widespread outrage. Yolande knell, Thank You. A senior member of the Labour Party says the Prime Minister needs to stop trying to justify accepting free gifts. Sir Keir Starmer has defended his decison to take corporate Hospitality Tickets at arsenal. The row began after his wife, lady victoria, was gifted clothes by a prominent labour donor. Harriet harman says he should agree to do things differently, and move on. Were joined by our political correspondent iain watson. Iain this is an issues that continues to rumble on for the Prime Minister . Thats right. I dont know if you can just about here a demonstration going on in the background, i can confirm it is not about freebies, but the issue rumbles on. Harriet harman, baroness harman, the former Deputy Leader of the Labour Party says that Sir Keir Starmer should says that Sir Keir Starmer should say that with the benefit of hindsight they got things wrong and he will do things differently in future but there was no sign of him taking that advice. Other senior labourfigures taking that advice. Other Senior Labour Figures have been taking that advice. Other senior labourfigures have been expressing concerns privately. I think many of them buy into the idea that it is sensible to take a corporate box at arsenal for security reasons, but the sheer scale of the gifts and hospitality is nowjuxtaposed with the decision to take Winter Fuel payments away from pensioners. And some people in the Labour Party are raising questions about the Communications Operation in downing street. How can it be that different Government Ministers have different explanations for the gifts and hospitality . All of this adding to the impression that the people in their own Finding Government far more difficult than opposition. Iain watson, Thank You. The king has arrived at an event in scotland to hear from organisations trying to target violent behaviour. Hes been meeting with representatives from Police Scotland and the Kings Foundation at the charitys headquaterters in ayrshire, to discuss how to identify the causes of violence, and what better support could be offered to young people. Researchers say that childrens picky eating is largely influenced by genes. The study from University College london found that Food Fussiness starts in toddlers and peaks at the age of seven, but having Family Meals together and offering a variety of fruit and vegetables can help. A serious Lorry Fire on the m25 has caused 11 Mile queues and delays of up to three hours. Two out of three lanes are closed on the M25 Clockwise between junction 5 At Sevenoaks and junction 6 At Godstone while the lorry s recovered. Cancer research uk says lives are being put at risk by an unacceptable variation in waiting times for the treatment of different types of cancer. Theyve studied the figures and found that Head And Neck, bowel and gynaecological cancer patients are more likely to face long waits. Onlyjust over half are seen within the 62 day target. Our Health Correspondent Dominic Hughes reports. Amy gray knows what it can mean when Cancer Treatment is delayed. Her mumjane, seen here on the right, waited for more than 70 days to be seen after suffering pain in 2021, despite a 16 Year History of cancer. By the time she saw a specialist, it was too late. The cancer had spread. It was so frustrating. Every single day that went by, it was like a form of torture. Every single delay, every day that passes where youre waiting on a scan, youre waiting on treatment, its just so frustrating. Youre. Youre ready and youre being told, not today. And its a horrible feeling. Its crippling. You just want to get started. You want to get going. Now, an exclusive analysis for Bbc News of data for england injuly this year reveals some significant variations in waiting times for different types of cancer. The Nhs Target is for 85 of patients to start treatment within 62 days of an urgent referral. But for gynaecological cancers such as ovarian or cervical, just over 56 of patients were seen within the target time. For lower gastrointestinal cancers, including bowel, it was even worse, just over 55 . And for Head And Neck cancers, it was fewer than 55 . These can be harder to diagnose than other forms of the disease, which could be one reason for the variation. But theres also a shortage of specialised staff and equipment, and experts say greater awareness and an ageing population means more cancers overall are being diagnosed, so services are facing increased demand. Clearly, any wait for Cancer Diagnosis and treatment is agonising. But we also know that a four Week Delay to surgery, we estimate about 6 to 8 increase in your risk of death, so treating cancer quickly is incredibly important. Some cancers, blood, Bone Marrow and skin do meet the target. And while Nhs England accepts more work is needed to address what it described as some unacceptably long waits, a statement said there are signs of progress, with the overall numbers starting treatment within 62 days showing some improvement. But amy and her family live with the knowledge that faster treatment could have made all the difference for her mum. Dominic hughes, Bbc News, leicestershire. Consumer confidence fell sharply in september, and its raised concerns that shoppers