TV tonightTelevisionFilm-maker James Newton follows two years of lawsuits and talks to alleged victims. Plus: Bear Grylls traces his roots to a warrior king. Here’s what to watch this evening
Scandalous: Phone Hacking on Trial9pm, BBC TwoIt has been more than a decade since the tabloid phone-hacking scandal broke, and this feature documentary from Bafta-winning film-maker James Newton tracks two years of the lawsuit developments. It analyses evidence and hears the testimonies of alleged victims including Sienna Miller, Shobna Gulati, Hugh Grant and Heather Mills, as well as the families of murder victims. Read More...
Saudi Arabia This article is more than 2 months oldWoman who fled Saudi Arabia with daughter wins court battle to stay in USThis article is more than 2 months oldBethany Alhaidari granted permission to defy custody order because of serious risk of death if she returned to Saudi Arabia
A US court has ruled that an American activist who fled Saudi Arabia with her daughter in 2019 will be allowed to defy a Saudi custody order and remain in the country with her child because she would face a serious risk of being put to death if she returned to the kingdom. Read More...
The ObserverMarc Dutroux This article is more than 21 years oldThis article is more than 21 years oldWaiting for justice
Something is rotten in the state of Belgium. Six years after the arrest of Marc Dutroux, the country's notorious paedophile, no date has been set for his trial and the case remains painfully unresolved.
In 1995, when two eight-year-old girls were kidnapped, Dutroux, a convicted sex offender, was a prime suspect from the start, yet he wasn't arrested for 14 months. Read More...