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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 3 - The Untold Story

Harrods opens compensation scheme for survivors of alleged abuse by Al Fayed

The redress scheme will remain live for one year.

Evening Standard

Five women plan legal claim against Mohamed Al Fayed’s estate after abuse allegations

More than 100 alleged victims have contacted police to say they were sexually abused by the tycoon

The Independent UK

Five women plan to pursue legal claim against Mohamed Al Fayed’s estate

The women worked as nannies and private air stewards for the former Harrods boss between 1995 and 2012, their lawyers said.

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Surviving Al Fayed brother accused of Harrods sexual assaults

Ali Fayed, now 82, denies allegations made against him by three former employees

The Independent UK

Mohamed Al Fayed’s surviving brother accused of sexual assaults

Ali Fayed ‘unequivocally’ denies claims he sexually assaulted three ex-employees saying ‘incidents simply never took place’

Evening Standard

Former Harrods staff accuse brother of Mohamed Al Fayed of sexual assault

Three women allege assaults by Ali Fayed in 1990s when they were working for department store

The Guardian - UK

Starmer says Mohamed Al Fayed sex abuse claims ‘never crossed’ his desk as DPP

The Prime Minister was asked why he ‘declined to instigate a prosecution for rape’ against the former owner of luxury department store Harrods.

The Independent UK

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UK police face probe into handling of sex crimes allegations against Harrods owner Al Fayed

U.K. police watchdogs will investigate whether the London force bungled its handling of sex crimes allegations against Mohamed Al Fayed

The Independent UK

Met to face inquiry over handling of Mohamed Al Fayed allegations

Internal inquiry, overseen by IOPC, will seek to establish if there were ‘any missed opportunities or failures’

The Guardian - UK

Investigation launched into Met’s handling of sexual assault allegations made against Mohamed al-Fayed

Watchdog oversees investigation into ‘missed opportunities or failures’ over two complaints amid fears ‘it could become much wider’

The Independent UK

Met Police handling of 2008 complaints against Mohamed Al Fayed under investigation

The force’s Directorate of Professional Standards will investigate the way it dealt with the cases under the direction of a police watchdog

Evening Standard

Met’s handling of 2008 complaints against Mohamed Al Fayed under investigation

The force’s Directorate of Professional Standards will investigate the way it dealt with the cases under the direction of a police watchdog.

The Independent UK

Oat milk, ADHD diagnoses and Diddy: Our most-read stories of the year

From the downfall of oat milk to the best and worst dressed of 2024, here are the most-read stories from The London Standard’s features team

Evening Standard

OPINION - Jay Z and P Diddy are part of a toxic celebrity scandal now widening by the day

Since he emerged onto the music scene in the early Nineties, Jay-Z has achieved a rare kind of cultural status within the entertainment industry. Once the bad boy from the hood, he has cultivated the persona of the measured, phlegmatic genius, the Brooklyn drug dealer turned billionaire tycoon so esteemed…

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The Guardian - UK

Mohamed Al Fayed faked dementia to evade prosecution, son says

Omar Fayed claims former Harrods owner tricked police to escape justice over rape and sexual assault allegations

The Independent UK

Mohamed Al Fayed faked dementia to avoid sex abuse probe, claims son

Since the latest publicity around the case, 90 alleged victims have contacted the Metropolitan Police to say they fell prey to the billionaire Harrods owner

Evening Standard

Mohamed Al Fayed ‘should have been prosecuted like a Nazi general’, says son

Since the latest publicity around the case, 90 alleged victims have contacted the Metropolitan Police to say they fell prey to Al Fayed.

The Guardian - UK

Ex-Harrods director says Mohamed Al Fayed used cash bribes to ‘control’ staff

Jon Brilliant says Fayed created a culture of fear at the business to ‘mask’ his abusive behaviour

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Evening Standard

Mohamed Al Fayed ‘manipulated’ Harrods managers to hide alleged sexual abuse

A former director said he was ‘horrified’ when he first heard allegations that Mr Al Fayed had abused hundreds of women.

Evening Standard

OPINION - Mohammed Al Fayed and Harrods — it only gets worse, which is why rage is the answer

The horrific crimes committed by Mohamed Al Fayed, the former Harrods owner, are back in the news again. We are now learning that one of his victims could have been as young as 13 and the number of women he could have raped could be in the hundreds.

Evening Standard

Will Harrods take the fall for Al Fayed? Panic hits shop floor as 'barristers get their ducks in a row'

Everyone knew Mohamed Al Fayed was ‘a randy old sod’ — but shocking allegations of rape and sexual assault from more than 400 victims have left the nation speechless. Joe Bromley investigates whether one of London’s most believed brands can weather the storm

The Independent UK

UK police investigate more than 5 people over alleged abuse by former Harrods boss Al Fayed

Britain’s biggest police force has launched an investigation into more than five people who may have assisted former Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed carry out more than 100 alleged acts of sexual abuse

The Independent UK

What the papers say – November 28

Here are the lead stories making Thursday’s newspapers.

Evening Standard

Met Police investigate five suspects who ‘enabled’ Mohamed Al Fayed to rape dozens of women

Harrods owner Al Fayed’s crimes took place between 1977 and 2014 and victims included a girl, 13

The Guardian - UK

Mohamed Al Fayed may have raped and abused at least 111 women and girls, say police

Scale of criminality would make Fayed, who died last year at the age of 94, one of Britain’s most notorious sex offenders

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