The Duchess of Sussex has said she was informed about “disturbing allegations” about her estranged father in 2018.

In a statement, Meghan said a letter containing allegations against Thomas Markle was sent to the Metropolitan Police that year and subsequently shared with her.

Her comments come after reports that images of child sexual abuse allegedly belonging to her father had been found at his former home in the Philippines.

Thomas Markle, who is 82 and based in the US, denies possessing any such images.

She described the allegations as “more sickening than one could ever imagine” and said her “sincerest hope is that justice will be fully served and that the priority remains the safety and protection of innocent children”.

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Two women who were preyed upon by serving police officers they trusted have described their ordeals and why they have decided to speak out.

Both women have waived their right to anonymity to tell their harrowing stories as part of a BBC North West investigation which uncovered more than 1,200 domestic abuse allegations in three years against police officers and special constables across England and Wales.

Professional standards investigations were opened into allegations including rape, sexual assault, grievous bodily harm, stalking and serious violence.

Most of the cases were discontinued, subjected to no further action or dropped because of a lack of evidence or victims withdrawing their complaints.

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Are Hasan Piker’s controversial views a help or a hindrance for the Democrats this midterms?

He’s arguably America’s most high-profile left-wing influencer but he’s not loved by all Democrats. He made his name streaming on Twitch and helped propel Abdul El-Sayed as the Democrat candidate in Michigan for the state’s all important Senate seat. Justin’s been speaking to Hasan Piker about comments he’s made in the past which are now being used by Republicans on the campaign trail.

And with less than two weeks to go, the race for the state’s open seat is close, and could help decide who controls the US Senate. Sarah’s there and joins Justin and Marianna to discuss the final debate between the Democratic and Republican candidates in Michigan, and whether Democrats can win back voters who backed Donald Trump in 2024.

00:00 Intro: the Michigan attack ad
00:55 The “America deserved 9/11” remark
02:59 Help or hindrance to the Democrats?
06:36 Comparisons with Donald Trump
13:30 How far can the left go?
16:05 Winning over Trump voters
22:46 Can America be united again?
25:56 Who should run in 2028?

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For more than a decade, serious flaws had gone undetected with PHP, an open-source technology underpinning much of the internet.

It took artificial intelligence (AI) to bring them to light and caused a global cyber-security alert.

The BBC’s Cyber Correspondent Joe Tidy discusses how AI was used to discover the issue as well as which companies were impacted and the attempts by hackers to exploit it.

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Organisations around the world have been scrambling to protect their websites from attacks, after what’s being called an “unprecedented flaw” was found in the PHP programming language that runs much of the internet.

AI had a role in discovering the flaw but just how vulnerable is the internet?

In this video…

1:07 – What is PHP
1:36 – How the flaw was found
3:01 – What if it’s not fixed
3:33 – Impact worldwide
4:23 – Advice for website owners
5:08 – The man who found the flaw
5:35 – Is this good news?
6:34 – Is the internet at risk?
8:21 – Could we see more flaws?

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