Harrods apologises for sex abuse allegations against former owner Mohamed Al Fayed

High-end London department store Harrods has apologised over allegations its former owner, Egyptian billionaire businessman Mohamed Al Fayed, raped and sexually assaulted several female ex-employees. A BBC documentary and podcast heard testimony from over 20 former female workers who said Al Fayed, who died last year aged 94, sexually abused them, with incidents taking place in London, Paris, St Tropez and Abu Dhabi. One of the women who accused Al Fayed of raping her when she was a teenager described him as a "monster": "He actively cultivated fear."