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Four women say BBC failed to act until high-profile man became Alex Belfield target, and still refuses independent inquiry The BBC has been accused by senior female employees of failing to help them during a 10-year campaign of harassment against them by a former local radio presenter, Alex Belfield, who is now in jail for stalking. The women – who include the corporation’s outgoing director of BBC England, Helen Thomas – are furious that the BBC wouldn’t commission an independent investigation into how it “ignored” their suffering until a high-profile man, Jeremy Vine, became a Belfield target. Continue reading… ​Four…

Christopher Backhouse falsely portrayed Erica Smith as a sex worker and signed her up for far-right groups and fetish websites A former academic at University College London must pay almost £50,000 in damages to a former colleague after falsely portraying her as a sex worker on social media as part of a months-long campaign of harassment. Christopher Backhouse, a former research fellow at the department of physics and astronomy at UCL, has settled to pay £49,975 to Erica Smith, a physicist and a postdoctoral fellow at Indiana University in the US. Continue reading… ​Christopher Backhouse falsely portrayed Erica Smith as…

Irish research shows infants were slightly less likely to speak, point or wave at 12 months but were more likely to crawl Babies born during the first lockdown met fewer developmental milestones aged one compared with those born before the pandemic – although they may have been faster to crawl, data suggests. About 600,000 babies were born in Britain, and a further 60,000 in Ireland, during 2020 – when Covid restrictions and mask wearing put a stop to many social activities, including toddler rhyme-times, antenatal group outings and cuddles with grandparents. Since then, parents and psychologists have pondered the impact…

  Bank of England’s announcement triggers further uproar in financial markets as pound slips again Bank of England’s announcement triggers further uproar in financial markets as pound slips again 

  The Prime Minister will be facing the Labour leader for the second time at the dispatch box on Wednesday. ​The Prime Minister will be facing the Labour leader for the second time at the dispatch box on Wednesday. 

  US President Joe Biden said that he doubts Russian President Vladimir Putin will use a tactical nuclear weapon, as the war with Ukraine continues. ​US President Joe Biden said that he doubts Russian President Vladimir Putin will use a tactical nuclear weapon, as the war with Ukraine continues. 

  The leaders of a number of Eurosceptic political parties gathered at a rally in Madrid. ​The leaders of a number of Eurosceptic political parties gathered at a rally in Madrid. 

Her late Majesty was Queen for 14 months before her coronation.

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 The Murder, She Wrote actress’ death was announced on Tuesday. The Murder, She Wrote actress’ death was announced on Tuesday.