Forty people come forward to report alleged offences, including rape and sexual assault, covering 34-year period

The Metropolitan police have said they are investigating 40 new allegations, including of rape and sexual assault, relating to Mohamed Al Fayed and others, after the broadcast of a BBC documentary about his behaviour.

Scotland Yard said 40 people had come forward to make allegations since the airing of the BBC programme, in which five women said they were assaulted by the late billionaire. Their lawyers have claimed he was enabled by people who worked for him.