A woman who was raped by Superdry co-founder James Holder has told the BBC she had been working for him at the time of the attack.

Gemma, not her real name, was attacked by the disgraced fashion boss in her own home after Holder got into her taxi following work drinks in 2022.

In an exclusive interview, she described feeling fear and dread on the following Monday morning as she walked into work at a new business Holder had launched after leaving Superdry in 2016.

Holder, 54, was jailed in May for eight years for raping Gemma.

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The US and Iran have agreed to “stand down” following an exchange of strikes over the past few days, media reports cite a US …

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More search and rescue teams are arriving in Venezuela, but hopes are fading of finding survivors after Wednesday’s back-to-back earthquakes.

At least 1,450 are known to have died but the number is expected to rise – a missing persons website has more than 46,000 people on it.

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The US and Iran have agreed to “stand down” following an exchange of strikes over the past few days, media reports cite a US official as saying.

It comes after several attacks in and around the Strait of Hormuz, with both nations accusing each other of violating their ceasefire.

The US official told the BBC’s US partner CBS News on Sunday that vessels would be able to move through the Gulf waterway “freely”, and that talks on a deal to permanently end the war would continue.

On Monday, Deputy Iranian Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi denied that there were plans for technical talks this week. But US President Donald Trump said a meeting would be held in Qatar’s capital at Iran’s request.

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Police officers have been deployed across South Africa because of fears that anti-immigration protests could turn violent as President Cyril Ramaphosa urged those planning to take part to do so without “intimidation, threats or ultimatums”.

The planned protests mark an unofficial deadline set by campaigners for all undocumented foreigners to leave the country.

Many have already fled to escape violence and intimidation. South African police said 25,000 have been repatriated so far. Most are from other African countries.

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