Overview

• The Metropolitan Police says 146 people have reported crimes in its live investigation into alleged sexual abuse by the late Mohamed Al-Fayed.
• Detectives are examining the roles of at least five suspected facilitators and probing claims of police corruption that may have helped shield him.
• Detective Chief Superintendent Angela Craggs has apologised to survivors for the distress caused by delays and noted that Al-Fayed will never face trial.
• Harrods’ current owners have settled civil claims with some accusers and more than 100 survivors have joined the store’s redress scheme.
• The force has urged further witnesses to come forward and faces oversight from the Independent Office for Police Conduct amid calls for a statutory public inquiry.