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Could allegations of sexual harassment against Trump catch up with him?

Ex-The Apprentice contestant who claims Trump groped her has subpoenaed his campaign for all documents concerning “any woman alleging that Donald J. Trump touched her inappropriately”

Cinema

McDonagh closes London Film Festival with revenge comedy

"Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" sees Oscar-tipped performance from Frances McDormand.

USA

Oscar's board expels US film producer Harvey Weinstein following allegations of sexual misconduct

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has expelled Harvey Weinstein, after allegations that he sexually harassed or assaulted a number of women

USA

Hollywood A-listers accuse Harvey Weinstein of harassment

Hollywood A-listers Gwyneth Paltrow and Angelina Jolie are the latest in a string of women who have claimed that movie producer Harvey Weinstein sexually harassed or assaulted them.

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Cult

Hollywood in crisis over Weinstein allegations

Hollywood is in a crisis after powerful mogul Harvey Weinstein was disgraced and fired from the company he co-founded over allegations of sexual harassement. The allegations portray a dark underbelly of the movie business.

USA

Hollywood's Harvey Weinstein fired over sexual harassment claims

The executive is said to have reached settlements with eight women over misconduct dating back several decades.

World News

Sex abuse scandal: Vatican Treasurer Cardinal Pell in court

Australia's top Catholic cleric is facing charges of historic sex abuse.

World News

Cardinal Pell faces court over sex charges

The senior adviser to Pope Francis denies historic allegations in his native Australia

World News

Pope's top aide in court charged with historical sex abuse

One of the Pope’s top advisors is facing sex abuse charges in Australia. Cardinal George Pell, the Vatican's economy minister, is the most senior Catholic to be charged with sex crimes

Germany

Report find sexual abuse at one of Germany's most famous Catholic boys' choir schools

547 pupils at Germany's most famous Catholic boys' choir schools, Regensburger Domspatzen, were physically or sexually abused over a 60-year period, according to a report.

Cameroon

RENATA's 'aunties' tackle sexual abuse in Cameroon

A long-standing volunteer army raises awareness and wants more government action to fight an endemic problem in the central African country.

World News

Cardinal Pell back in Australia to face sex charges

Cardinal George Pell

United Kingdom

Children 'still at risk' Jersey child abuse inquiry finds

Jersey care system labelled "ineffectual and neglectful" as inquiry into seven decades of child abuse found children may still be at risk.

Sport

USA Gymnastics: athlete safety must be priority, review finds

'Culture change' needed at USA Gymnastics, review finds.

USA

Bill Cosby trial ends in no verdict

Bill Cosby's trial on sexual assault charges in the United States has ended without a verdict after jurors failed to reach a unanimous decision.

United Kingdom

'Moors murderer' who killed five children in UK dies in prison

The notorious child killer Ian Brady has died aged 79.

Russia

Moscow zoo sues after nude raccoon photoshoot

A Moscow petting zoo has filed a lawsuit against an advertising company for having rented a raccoon for a nude photoshoot

United Kingdom

Abuse victim quits Pope's child protection panel

The last abuse victim on the Pope's child protection panel, Marie Collins quits, launching a stinging attack on the Vatican's administration

World News

UNICEF warns African female & child migrants at terrible risk

UNICEF claims African women and child migrants are at increasing risk during passage to Europe and after arrival at the hands of smugglers, criminals or the authorities.

United Kingdom

UK's child sex abuse inquiry begins public hearings

The UK's child sex abuse inquiry begins with a look at the post-war child migration programme