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Staff at top London restaurants consider legal action over cover charges

Exclusive: unions could back legal action against firms such as Harrods that levy a charge that is not passed on to staff

The Guardian - UK

Last-minute Christmas shoppers set to spend £3bn over ‘Super Weekend’

British retailers anticipate some of the biggest shopping days of the year with people ‘clearly leaving it late’

The Guardian - UK

Zara Tindall’s embellished black dress is inspiring us to go for a quietly glamorous approach this New Year’s Eve

Zara Tindall's black dress with subtle pearl and crystal trims was a special event look that would be perfect for New Year's Eve

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OPINION - Selling Royal Mail to a Czech billionaire marks a bleak day for Britain

We have long since got used to our corporate crown jewels being raided by foreign buyers: Roll-Royce Motors, Land Rover, Harrods, Heathrow, even Weetabix and Polos are all in the stewardship of overseas owners. Vital public services such as Thames Water are also not excluded from the list.

Evening Standard

Harrods adding £1 ‘cover charge’ to every diner on top of 12.5% service fee

Workers fear cover charge will prompt diners to cancel paying optional service charge, hitting their income

The Guardian - UK

Harrods workers vote to strike in Christmas week over pay and perks

Three days of action include Boxing Day sales but union says no option as management ‘refuses to engage’

The Guardian - UK

Mohamed Al Fayed faked dementia to evade prosecution, son says

Omar Fayed claims former Harrods owner tricked police to escape justice over rape and sexual assault allegations

The Guardian - UK

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Mohamed Al Fayed ‘should have been prosecuted like a Nazi general’, says son

Since the latest publicity around the case, 90 alleged victims have contacted the Metropolitan Police to say they fell prey to Al Fayed.

Evening Standard

Mohamed Al Fayed faked dementia to avoid sex abuse probe, claims son

Since the latest publicity around the case, 90 alleged victims have contacted the Metropolitan Police to say they fell prey to the billionaire Harrods owner

The Independent UK

The Georgian, Harrods, London: ‘A level of cosseting I hadn’t realised my life was missing’ – restaurant review

Service is friendly but formal: expect trolleys and theatrical table-side chopping

The Guardian - UK

Harrods workers vote to strike this Christmas after luxury retailer refuses to pay £500 bonus

One cleaner accused Harrods of treating workers ‘like machines’

Evening Standard

The 15 best things to do in London this Christmas

Here are the capital’s seasonal standouts to help you make the most out of the festivities

The Independent UK

‘Absolutely outrageous’: wealthy residents living in shadow of Harrods wage war on e-bikes

Cycle chaos on streets has made the area a ‘scrapyard’, threatening pedestrians’ safety, say householders

The Guardian - UK

Ex-Harrods director says Mohamed Al Fayed used cash bribes to ‘control’ staff

Jon Brilliant says Fayed created a culture of fear at the business to ‘mask’ his abusive behaviour

The Guardian - UK

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Evening Standard

Mohamed Al Fayed ‘manipulated’ Harrods managers to hide alleged sexual abuse

A former director said he was ‘horrified’ when he first heard allegations that Mr Al Fayed had abused hundreds of women.

Evening Standard

OPINION - Mohammed Al Fayed and Harrods — it only gets worse, which is why rage is the answer

The horrific crimes committed by Mohamed Al Fayed, the former Harrods owner, are back in the news again. We are now learning that one of his victims could have been as young as 13 and the number of women he could have raped could be in the hundreds.

The Independent UK

Mohamed Al-Fayed: What the latest claims say about the scale of former Harrods’ bosses alleged abuse

Police revelations that 111 women have now accused the late billionaire of sexual abuse add to the snowballing claims against Fayed

Evening Standard

Will Harrods take the fall for Al Fayed? Panic hits shop floor as 'barristers get their ducks in a row'

Everyone knew Mohamed Al Fayed was ‘a randy old sod’ — but shocking allegations of rape and sexual assault from more than 400 victims have left the nation speechless. Joe Bromley investigates whether one of London’s most believed brands can weather the storm

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The Independent UK

UK police investigate more than 5 people over alleged abuse by former Harrods boss Al Fayed

Britain’s biggest police force has launched an investigation into more than five people who may have assisted former Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed carry out more than 100 alleged acts of sexual abuse

Al Jazeera

UK police launch new probe into associates of late Harrods boss al-Fayed

London police say they are investigating associates on suspicion of ‘assisting and facilitating’ sexual abuse.

International Business Times

London Police Say 90 Victims Identified In New Al-Fayed Probe

London's Metropolitan Police confirmed Wednesday that it had opened a new investigation into sexual assault claims against the late Harrods owner Mohamed Al-Fayed, which has so far identified 90 victims.

The Independent UK

111 women accuse Mohamed Al Fayed of abuse as Met launches investigation into his ‘enablers’

Police are investigating at least five people who may have assisted the late Harrods boss, who is accused of preying on scores of women

Evening Standard

Met Police investigate five suspects who ‘enabled’ Mohamed Al Fayed to rape dozens of women

Harrods owner Al Fayed’s crimes took place between 1977 and 2014 and victims included a girl, 13

The Guardian - UK

Mohamed Al Fayed may have raped and abused at least 111 women and girls, say police

Scale of criminality would make Fayed, who died last year at the age of 94, one of Britain’s most notorious sex offenders

Evening Standard

Mohamed Al Fayed’s daughter cleared of robbing her brother

It had been alleged that Camilla Fayed robbed Omar Fayed of his £1,900 iPhone in the gym of the family’s Grade I listed estate.

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