The newspaper also reported that others have made a range of allegations about brands controlling, abusive and predatory behaviour. Brand has denied the allegations and said his relationships have been always consensual. We now have a statement from Russell Brands agents. It reads. That statement from Russell Brands agents. Lets hear from our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba and a warning the details are disturbing. This joint investigation by the sunday times. The times and channel four dispatches says that four women have made allegations of Sexual Assaults by him between the years 2006 and 2013. During the time of these allegations, Russell Brand was probably one of the best known celebrities in the country. He was presenting on bbc radio two. He was presenting on channel four and many, many other places. And he was also, as you say, acting in hollywood films. You know, his fame had spread across the atlantic. Now, the investigation says that around ten years ago, brand met a businesswoman who theyre calling nadia. She says they did have consensual sex, but when they met again the following month, she says brand kissed her and said that he wanted her tojoin him and anotherfriend in the bedroom, nadia, told the investigation by trying to get away from him. And i slipped away from the wall. And at this point, hes grabbing at my underwear and he has that glazed look in his eye again and i cant move. And i told him, get off, get off. Nadia says he raped her without a condom. The following year, the investigation says a woman theyre calling phoebe says she met Russell Brand at an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting. She says she did have a brief sexual relationship with him, but it had ended when one night she was at his house. When she realised that they were alone, she says she ended up trapped in a bedroom and she told the investigation. I think he had his hand down my trousers but i was fighting so hard and i was screaming so hard, hoping that i could get through somehow. I dont know what the actual definition of Sexual Assault is, but it feels like that, he didnt rape me. The allegations have been denied by Russell Brand. Overnight he released a Video Message in which he said the relationships i had were absolutely always consensual. What i seriously refute are these very, very serious criminal allegations. Now, channel four� s dispatches special about Russell Brand is due to go out on the channel at 9 00 this evening. And have we had any response to these allegations . As you said, there Russell Brand, hes responded himself. But what about some of the companies, the broadcasters he was working for . You know, the bbc have responded, saying that they have and had very robust procedures in place for dealing with issues. They also pointed out, of course, that Russell Brand left the bbc, if people remember the incident with himself and jonathan ross, where they left an answerphone message on the actor andrew sachs� voice mail talking about the Sexual Activity of his granddaughter. So were waiting to see whats going to be in this documentary later tonight, what the other people involved are going to say. But these are, as you say, very, very serious allegations made against Russell Brand, allegations which he emphatically denies. We heard there about the response from Russell Brand, heres a clip from a video hes posted online. Ive received two extremely disturbing letters or a letter and an email, one from a Mainstream Media tv company, one from a Newspaper Listing a litany of extremely egregious and aggressive attacks, as well as some pretty stupid stuff like my Community Festival should be stopped, that i shouldnt be able to attack Mainstream Media narratives on this channel. But amidst this litany of astonishing rather baroque attacks are some very serious allegations that i absolutely refute. Russell brand is actually due to appear at an event in london. The bbc� s Chi Chi Izundu is there. Were still unsure whether Russell Brand is tonight he is due to perform part of his by polarisation tour. Weve been waiting all afternoon to catch a glimpse of that comedian considering todays story. He strenuously hoping to catch a glimpse of him. Denies the allegations. Denies the allegations. Well, Russell Brand is a well known Entertainment Figure notjust in the uk but globally as well. Nicky schiller takes a look at his career. Russell brand started his career as a stand up comedian. Hes always been a colourful character. He was asked to leave his first stage school and sacked from his first big tv and radio shows. In the early 2000s, he was taking illegal drugs, including heroin. Thats something hes been quite open about. Speaking in a 2012 bbc documentary about it. He made it following the death of his friend amy winehouse. Nowadays, i dont drink or take drugs. Ten years ago, though, i couldnt get enough of them. Cannabis, booze, acid speed, coke, crack smack. Thats heroin. I took drugs every single day. Russell brand went into rehab for three months in 2003. He says since then, hes been clean and sober. He got his big tv break, hosting a big brother spin off. What followed were radio shows, including on the bbc, and indeed he hosted the brit awards in 2007. A year later, he shot to fame worldwide with the film forgetting sarah marshall. Also that year, he hosted the mtv video music awards, but 2008 was also the year of one of his biggest controversies. During an episode of his bbc radio two show, he and Guestjonathan Ross made a series of obscene phone calls to the actor andrew sachs. Brand later quit, the Station Controller resigned and the bbc was fined. Russell brand stayed in the global headlines for his marriage to katy perry in 2010. They divorced less than two years later. He also voiced a character in the film despicable me. Brand also became more outspoken about his political views. In 2013, he gave a now famous interview to Jeremy Paxman on the bbc� s newsnight, where he called for a revolution. Theres going to be a revolution. Its totally going to happen. I aint got a flicker of doubt. This is the end. This is time to wake up. It was in 2014 that Russell Brand launched his own Youtube Video series. Over the years, it amassed millions of followers, but also attracted criticism from some for amplifying conspiracy theories. During covid, brand was criticised for his anti vax views. Youtube removed one of his videos over its policies on medical misinformation. More recently, brand has swapped to the alternative social media site rumble, so he has swapped the Red Carpet Events of the 2000s to broadcasting from his shed from his home just outside london. So whats the legal position around these allegations against Russell Brand . Weve been hearing from the media lawyer mark stephens. They put detailed allegations to him, and his response was to go one to his Youtube Channel and essentially denounce and deny them. To reply letter which we should say in all fairness is to give a person who is being accused of some described behaviour or criminal wrongdoing the right to respond, and of course they may never appear in the Public Domain if there is a good and decent explanation. We will find out when these allegations are essentially pushed published later today the detail of whats going on at that point in time. He is going to make clear, from the video, whilst he accepts that part of his life he was promiscuous, he said all of those relationships were consensual, so it appears to be that any allegations of Nonconsensual Behaviour on his part are going to be comprehensively denied. Of course, people can engage in all sorts of behaviours, as long as they consensual to consenting adults, and the law doesnt interfere, it only interferes where its nonconsensual. That is where this will have to be examined in more detail once we actually get to the neb of the details. Its unusual for someone to essentially get then retribution. Hes got massive multi million followings, he is being able to say he denies these allegations and anything he did he did consensually, and also put it somewhat in the past. That was mark stevens giving his legal assessment of the story. Lets move on to iran now where its been one year since the death of mahsa amini, the kurdish iranian woman who died in custody. Her death sparked months of Anti Government protests in the country. She died after being arrested for not dressing in a way that conformed to irans laws. Her family says she was killed by the authorities. Iran tightened security today to try to prevent new demonstrations, but some people still gathered in support of mahsas memory. This protest took place in karaj, on the outskirts of tehran. There were also demonstrations around the world this gathering took place in paris and this was the scene in berlin. Demonstrators used the slogan woman, life, freedom, which was prominent at the time of the protests a year ago. Live now to toronto with khashyarjoneidi. Fears are growing for the survivors of the catastophic flood in the libyan city of derna, where there is a lack of medicine and clean water and worries that a Cholera Outbreak is looming. Aid organisations have described coordinating the Relief Effort as a � nightmare�. Up to 11,000 people are known to have died after two dams collapsed inundating the city with water. Thousands more are still missing. Our correspondent anna foster is in derna and has the latest. A landscape changed beyond recognition. A bustling city, now a wasteland. The destructive power of water has ripped the heart from derna. Its survivors left rapt with grief and anger. Translation we were told to stay inside our home. Why . They should have told us there was a storm, told us the dam was old and crumbling. Some of these destroyed buildings were 100 years old. This man lost five members of his family in the raging current. One was his ten month old daughter. He shows me their pictures. First, alive, and then their bodies. This was what brought him here, a convoy of ministers from the eastern government, one of libyas two opposing authorities. Translation fighting has decimated the countrys infrastructure. He says it has proved fatal. I spoke to the eastern prime minister, osama hammad. How could this happen when the dams were supposed to keep people safe . It was a very strong cyclone, he told me. Too strong for the dams. Here in the centre of derna, the destruction is total, and when you look down this valley, at an area that used to be filled with apartment buildings, homes, cars, thousands of people, with lives that have all been picked up and swept out to sea, you wonder how a city like this can ever recover. Down at the port, dernas dead are still returning to the city. Recovery teams watch the waves and wait for them. This morning, three more bodies were pulled from the debris but thousands of others, swept far from here, will never come home. Anna foster, bbc news, derna. A 14 year old has died in a stabbing in northern manchester. Another 14 year old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder and remains in custody. The dead boys family and friends have described him as the kindest soul. Yunus mulla sent us this update. Nathaniel shani another victim of knife crime. His family say he was a best friend to many, kind and caring. Today his friends and community remembered him with flowers and messages. Nathaniel was stabbed yesterday evening. I spoke to the mother of one of his friends. My son cannot even sleep. He was scared last night. What was nathaniel like . He was a quiet good boy, even when he came to my house. The teenager was taken to hospital and died from his injuries. This local resident lives a short distance away from the scene in the harpurhey area of manchester. I could hear what was going on. My electricity was finished and i was going to get the electricity and i could see there was a big fight and kids were fighting with each other and one was screaming, call the ambulance, call the ambulance, and there was blood on that corner. It is just so bad. As part of the murder investigation, Greater Manchester police have put in place a section 60 order giving them greater stop and search powers. Detectives say this action was proportionate and necessary, with the aim of minimising the potential for violent behaviour and to prevent further serious incidents. Manchester and harpurhey has got to Start Talking about smartphones that arrange altercations and young people carrying knifes. They are getting younger and younger, carrying knives. We have got to put our Heads Together in manchester and in the uk to get on top of this. Detectives say two boys aged 13 and 1a remain in Police Custody on suspicion of murder, but they are appealing for witnesses, and support is being given to the 14 year olds family who say their hearts have been left broken. Yunus mulla, bbc news, manchester. Now its time for a look at todays sport. Manchester city are top of the Premier League table with five wins out of five after coming from behind to beat west ham 3 . 1. Erling haaland scored his seventh game of the season. While newcastle have just defeated brentford 1 . Nil in the late game. A Callum Wilson penalty the difference between the two sides and an important three points ahead of newcastle facing ac milan at the san siro in the Champions League next week tottenham scored two goals deep into stoppage time to beat Sheffield United 2 . 1. Liverpool came from a goal down for a 3 . 1 win over wolverhampton wanderers. There were wins for aston villa and fulham. And brighton are in fourth place after beating Manchester United 3 . 1 at old trafford with some of the home crowd turning on the united manager erik ten hag. Scottish champions, celtic moved two points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership with a 3 . 0 win over dundee. While rangers put their old firm defeat behind them by beating saintjohnstone 2 . 0. Matondo scoring rangers second. There were also wins for hearts and saint mirren. To the Rugby World Cup where wales had a difficult day. Warren gatland named a much changed side to the one that beat fiji. But they struggled against a portugal side that played but they struggled against a portugal side that played attacking, adventurous rugby. Eventually getting a bonus . Point 28 points to 8 victory. Ireland are in action against tonga. That game kicked off about 15 minutes ago, the score is 3 nil. Samoa began their World Cup Campaign with a bonus . Point win over chile. They are in the same group as england . But the they are in the same group as england but the Pacific Islanders had an initial rest week. Today though they dominated the second half agianst chile, running in four tries to finish with a 43 point to ten win. Samoa play argentina next, while chile travel to lille to face england next weekend. Carlos sainz will start the Singapore Grand Prix from pole, and will be hopeful of winning the race after an awful qualifying for red bull. World champion Max Verstappen struggled in practice and in qualifying and could only manage eleventh on the grid. His Red Bull Team mate sergio perez spun at a crucial moment and ended up in thirteenth place. Ferraris carlos sainz claimed back to back poles for the first time in his career and will start ahead of the mercedes of george russell, with the other ferrari of Charle Leclerc in third. I dont think will be able to do much. Around here, it will most likely be a one stop is nothing crazy happens. Last thing you need to be faster and i dont think were. So, yeah, very shocking experience. We have track position, were cars in the we have track position, were cars in the top we have track position, were cars in the top three. We have Street Circuit in the top three. We have Street Circuit to in the top three. We have Street Circuit to protect us that we normally circuit to protect us that we normally get in the races. Still going normally get in the races. Still going to normally get in the races. Still going to be a fight with the heat, the can going to be a fight with the heat, the car, tires but good tomorrow and will focus and thats all the sport for now. As weve been reporting its been one years since the death of mahsa amini, the kurdish iranian woman who died in custody. Her death sparked months of Anti Government protests in the country. Throughout the day with and following demonstrations around the world. We were in new york but now lets head to another gathering in toronto where the bbc is therefore ours. We can see just in front of what looks like another gathering. Just talk us through how big the crowds are where you are and who exactly is there. Who exactly is there. Toronto is one ofthe who exactly is there. Toronto is one of the main who exactly is there. Toronto is one of the main hubs who exactly is there. Toronto is one of the main hubs in who exactly is there. Toronto is one of the main hubs in the who exactly is there. Toronto is one of the main hubs in the iranian of the main hubs in the Iranian Community in northern america. After los angeles is the highest population here. Your radiance in toronto particularly has been very vocalin toronto particularly has been very vocal in showing support for their fellow compatriots back home in the past year. Massive rallies, here in queens park Downtown Toronto were witnessing the beginning of a gathering, a rally of iranians who are here to commemorate the First Anniversary of mahsa amini and the protest that happened for the people here are holding pictures of some of more than 500 people who were killed in the past year by the Security Forces throughout the country. Youll see people with kurdish attire, People Holding the lg bt q flag, one of the communities which is suppressed by the iranian regime. Using people from very diverse backgrounds. The population is getting more and more, they will start the march from here in the downtown area. This is not the only iranian rally for the earlier there was another rally by supporters and they had their own rally earlier. Somehow it shows the divisions that emerge among the iranians, support and opposition. Last year everyone was united in their call against the regime, everyone was united. There still exists a unity but now people are gathering around their own political camps for that as i mentioned, there is going to be another gathering here today. But the show of support for iranians inside the country is great. In toronto, especially after the downing of that you iranian in 2020 more than 60 people on board that plane were people from canada, Iranian Canadians for that money from toronto. The community here have been vocals for showing human rights in iran and showing the opposition to the regime and condemning it. Opposition to the regime and condemning it. Lets talk about canada. Condemning it. Lets talk about canada it condemning it. Lets talk about canada. It said condemning it. Lets talk about canada. It said that condemning it. Lets talk about canada. It said that its condemning it. Lets talk about canada. It said that itsjust canada. It said that its just automatic efforts have been severed. Are any indications of a shift in the stance at all . Are any indications of a shift in the stance at all . And the canadian government the stance at all . And the canadian Government Support the stance at all . And the canadian Government Support for the stance at all . And the canadian Government Support for human Government Support for human rights in iran and the Operations Division has been favoring. Although people are having their own criticisms of the trudeau government. In the past month 1a rounds of sanctions have been imposed by the canadian government against iran. And what americans, the British Government is doing in concert. 31 entities and more than 130 people have been added to the list of sanctions by the canadian government against iran. The regime yesterday, six people were added to the sanctions list. People from the supreme cultural council, which is responsible for thejob code, the islamic dress council, which is responsible for the job code, the Islamic Dress Code in iran. Hisjob. Its been discussed to impose strict punishment is women who are not wearing it on the streets. Also there iranian Minister Of Culture and members of the Security Apparatus have been part of this list of new sanctions. Apparatus have been part of this list of new sanctions. Thank you for that update list of new sanctions. Thank you for that update from list of new sanctions. Thank you for that update from toronto. In south africa, mourners have gathered in ulundi for the funeral of the veteran politician mangosuthu buthelezi. The zulu chief has been granted a State Funeral in honour of his contribution to the fight against white minority rule. Ahead of his burial, hundreds lined the route to watch his cortege arriving at the family home. The funeral has been taking place at a stadium in the ancient capital of the zulu kingdom. Before we go the worlds biggest beer festival, oktoberfest is got under way in the german city of munich. 6 million visitors across the globe are expected to attend this years event. The mayor of munich officially opened the two and a half week long festival at noon by breaking open the first barrel. Organisers see crowd levels back to pre pandemic levels. That is it from me for now. Your headlines are coming out. Stay with us. Hello. Quite a Temperature Contrast across the uk through the evening hours. The south of the country is still under the influence of air coming off the continent. So its warm, quite humid too. In the north, particularly across scotland, it is going to be a chilly evening, even A Touch Of Frost on the way overnight. So here are the 9 00 temperatures. We will have seen around 11 in aberdeen, 21 in london. And then through the course of the night, the clear skies and the light winds in scotland will lead to A Touch Of Frost in the sheltered glens. Elsewhere to the south, much milder than that, in fact, quite balmy in the south. And also chance of some showers. Here are the morning temperatures, 6 a. M. , 15 in london, 1a in liverpool, 12 in newcastle and aberdeen. A really fresh start, three degrees, but therell be some sunshine around. By 9 00am itll probably be about five. Notice all the fine weather across the north of scotland. But then the lowlands, its cloudier. Some rain around in the morning across Northern Ireland and thunderstorms are looming. In fact, they are reaching south western england, just about nudging into wales through the second half of the morning. And these storms will deliver big downpours, at least locally. Lightning, obviously, hail, gusty winds and they will drift northwards and eastwards through the course of the day. These are the temperatures during the afternoon on sunday, peaking at 22 in london, about that in liverpool, in glasgow, closer to 16 degrees. And through the course of this evening, lets track the storm. So moving across wales, the midlands into northwest england, therell probably be one or two storms further south during the latter part of the evening. And then monday into tuesday, thats the transition period to much more unsettled weather. Well see Weather Front sweeping across the country. This one actually on monday will deliver a spell of wind and rain, at least for a time. Itll push that warm air mass towards the east of the continent. And behind it, well see these westerly winds developing, bringing us sunshine and showers later in the day to the west. But i think the east may hang on to that Weather Front and some wetter weather for a time. Still about 20 to 22 Degrees Celsius in east anglia in the southeast, but a lot fresher there in Northern Ireland, 15 degrees. And if we have a look at the outlook, its going to be an interesting week. Very unsettled, the possibility of ex tropical storms heading our way, bringing a spell of wind and rain. Thats it for me. Bye bye. This is bbc news, the headlines. The british actor and comedian Russell Brand has been accused of rape, Sexual Assaults and Emotional Abuse over a seven year period at the height of his fame. He denies the allegations. Anti government demonstrations have been held in iran to mark the death of mahsa amini, one year after her death in Police Custody. But Security Forces appear to have prevented herfamily from conducting a ceremony at her grave. Authorities in Eastern Libya have restricted access to the city of derna, after last weekends devastating floods. Although Rescue Efforts have been scaled up, the Aid Operation has been described as chaotic. A11i year old boy who died after being stabbed in manchester has been named as nathaniel shani. His family and friends have described him as the kindest soul. Two teenagers have been arrested one remains in custody. Now on bbc news. Click. This week, a new way to detect alzheimers
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