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A professional body which represents barristers has called for the government to implement new policies on sexual harassment in the workplace. The Bar Council, which represents all 16,500 barristers in England and Wales, has lent its backing to a number of proposals the government has outlined in its recent consultation …

Former NBC News presenter Megyn Kelly has called for an outside investigation into the broadcaster following the sexual harassment claims made against Matt Lauer. Kelly appeared on Fox News show Tucker Carlson Tonight on Wednesday in her first TV interview since her NBC News morning programme was cancelled after she …

One of London’s top money managers, responsible for overseeing billions of pounds of assets at M&G Prudential, is alleged to have sexually harassed female colleagues over several years. The senior fund manager targeted women in junior positions at the firm’s London headquarters and barraged them with sexually explicit text messages, …

One in four young women are scared they will be sacked if they report sexual harassment at work, a study has found. Carried out by the Young Women’s Trust and released on the second anniversary of the #metoo movement, the research found that just 6 per cent of young women who had been sexually …

Ronan Farrow has alleged that he was subjected to extensive surveillance by spies as part of efforts to stifle his investigation into sweeping allegations of sexual harassment made against Harvey Weinstein. The journalist details the alleged surveillance in an excerpt of his upcoming book about the Weinstein scandal, Catch and Kill, published by …

Labour MP Stephen Hepburn has been suspended by the party following allegations of sexual harassment, it is understood. The Jarrow MP is facing a disciplinary investigation into claims of inappropriate behaviour towards a young woman 14 years ago. It was reported in March that the 59-year-old had allegedly harassed a female …

Campaigners will be visiting your constituency to educate people about what you really stand for, warned a tweet sent to Labour MP Stella Creasy last Saturday. She immediately contacted the police and Waltham Forest council; the first of many calls made over several days due to the actions of these …

Robert De Niro and his former assistant have traded accusations in duelling lawsuits after their decade-long working relationship went sour. The actor is accusing his former assistant of allegedly misappropriating money, while she has now hit back by saying De Niro allegedly subjected her to sexist comments and harassment. Chase Robinson sued the 76-year-old De …

The Conservative Party has said it will investigate the death of a young activist who posted bullying allegations on social media before she died. Jade Smith, 21, from Redcar in North Yorkshire, wrote tweets urging the party to change “for young people’s sake” before she was found dead in circumstances …

The opera star Plácido Domingo resigned on Wednesday from his position as general director of Los Angeles Opera, a company that he helped found, and withdrew from his upcoming performances there. They were his last scheduled engagements in the United States after others were canceled amid allegations that he had …