Mohamed Al Fayed may have raped and abused more than 111 women, say police

Scale of the criminality would make Fayed, who died last year at the age of 94, one of Britain’s most notorious sex offenders. Police believe Mohamed Al Fayed may have raped and abused more than ...

World - The Guardian - 7 hours ago

Police investigate more people over Al Fayed abuse

The Metropolitan Police says it believes several people may have helped or enabled Mohamed Al Fayed's sexual offences.

Mohamed Al Fayed's brother Salah also abused Harrods staff, women tell BBC

Three former employees give accounts of abuse, including sexual assault and trafficking.

Teenager’s Mohamed Al Fayed sexual assault claim dismissed by police in 1995

Family of Samantha-Jane Ramsay says she made allegation 10 years before police say first complaint made. Police dismissed a teenage girl who reported an alleged sexual assault by Mohamed Al Fayed ...

World - The Guardian - November 1

Met Police told about Al Fayed a decade earlier than stated

Police said the first report was in 2005, but the family of a woman who has since died reveal she made a complaint a decade earlier.

More than 400 people come forward over Al Fayed sexual abuse allegations

Lawyers representing alleged survivors of former Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed say they are in contact with 421 people.

Watchdog to review police handling of Al Fayed abuse claims

The Independent Office for Police Conduct will review two cases the Met Police investigated in 2008 and 2013.

Mohamed Al Fayed’s victims call for Harrods boycott

More than 400 alleged victims of ex-Harrods owner have come forward, lawyers for survivors’ group say. Former Harrods staff who were sexually abused by Mohamed Al Fayed have called for a boycott of ...

World - The Guardian - October 31

A Former Harrods Employee Accuses Al-Fayed of Trafficking and Says His Brother Knew

In a U.S. court filing, a former employee says she was trafficked, raped and abused when Mohamed al-Fayed owned Harrods, and that his brother Ali may have evidence of the abuse.

World - The New York Times - November 13

'He'd be enraged': Al Fayed abuse survivors on their friendship

Five survivors of Mohamed Al Fayed's abuse say they have found comfort in each other's friendship.

Harrods boss personally apologises in relation to Al Fayed abuse

It is the first time the managing director of the luxury store has personally apologised on camera.

Al Fayed abuse could be on scale of Savile, survivors’ advocate tells BBC

Speaking about her new role, Dame Jasvinder Sanghera says Al Fayed's "tentacles went far and wide".

Bishop says more C of E senior clergy may need to resign over abuse scandal

Julie Conalty, bishop of Birkenhead, welcomes resignation of Justin Welby but says institutional changes needed. A bishop and a cabinet minister have said more senior clergy in the Church of ...

World - The Guardian - November 13

More than an hour of exercise a week may help with ‘baby blues’, says study

Moderate exercise such as brisk walking may almost halve new mothers’ risk of major depression, analysis suggests. Doing more than an hour of moderate intensity exercise each week may reduce the ...

World - The Guardian - November 7

The son of Norway’s crown princess is arrested on suspicion of rape, police say

The eldest son of Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit has been arrested again, this time on suspicion of rape

World - ABC News - November 19

Jennifer Lopez campaigns with Harris in Las Vegas, as Donald Trump is joined by Tucker Carlson at Arizona rally – live

Kamala Harris addresses supporters in Reno, saying ‘we’re fighting for a democracy’. Don’t miss important US election coverage. Get our free app and sign up for election alerts A lot of money ...

World - The Guardian - November 1

More aid workers have been killed in 2024 than in any other year, UN says

The United Nations says more aid workers, health care staffers, delivery personnel and other humanitarians have been killed in 2024 than in any other single year

World - ABC News - 5 days ago

Women raped in war-hit Sudan die by suicide, activists say

Several women raped by paramilitary fighters in Gezira state have taken their own lives, activists say.

The Papers: 'Tories failed on migration' and 'cops target Al Fayed network'

Kemi Badenoch's first major speech as Conservative leader and more Al Fayed claims lead the papers.

More single women and female couples having IVF

Single women or female couples now account for one in six of all fertility treatments in the UK.

The stock market may be facing more than just a ‘lost decade’

The stock market’s prospects over the next decade are mediocre at best.

Business - MarketWatch - Yesterday

Teen accused of killing 3 U.K. girls had al Qaeda manual, police say

A teen accused of killing three girls in England is charged with producing the poison ricin and faces a terror offense for having a jihadi training manual.

Police recover more than 40,000 stolen Bluey coins

Sixty-three thousand of the limited edition coins were reported stolen in July.

Police in Turkey detain demonstrators seeking more protection for women against violence

Police have detained dozens of people in Istanbul who tried to join a rally calling for greater protection for women in Turkey, where more than 400 women have been murdered this year

World - ABC News - 2 days ago

Borderlands Movie May Have Bombed, But It Still Helped Sell More Games

There's no sugarcoating the Borderlands movie's success--specifically the lack thereof--at the box office this year. Even Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick knows the "film was ...

Tech - GameSpot - November 7

Bird flu in Canada may have mutated to become more transmissible to humans

Scientists are racing to understand what a hospitalized teen’s case of bird flu may mean for future outbreaks. The teenager hospitalized with bird flu in British Columbia, Canada , may have a ...

World - The Guardian - November 19

More than half of registered voters have already cast their ballots

While Election Day is finally here, more than 83 million people have already cast their ballots.

Alcohol Deaths Have More Than Doubled in Two Decades, Study Finds

Americans are dying of illnesses related to alcohol at roughly twice the rate seen in 1999.

Health - The New York Times - 5 days ago

3 women shot in Florida during election argument, police says

Three women were shot during an argument over the 2024 elections, Miami Police tells CBS News. A suspect is not in custody. Morgan Rynor has the latest.

Dating fraudster could have scammed 'hundreds' more women

Women were seen as targets by a serial scammer, but together they ensured he would face the truth.

Scientist Says NASA Lander May Have Accidentally Killed Life on Mars

World - Yahoo News - November 16

Ross says business is slower than before, and that it could have done better

Ross’s CEO is ‘disappointed’ with discount retailer’s sales as business slowed from the first half of the year.

Business - MarketWatch - 6 days ago

Greek police say they have seized explosives and weapons in an Athens apartment building

Greek police say they have seized explosives and weapons in a search of a storage area in an apartment building in Athens

World - ABC News - November 20

AI increasingly used for sextortion, scams and child abuse, says senior UK police chief

The fast-developing technology is providing opportunities in ‘any crime type’ – and police must ‘move fast’ to catch up. . Paedophiles, scammers, hackers and criminals of all kinds are increasingly ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

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