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Four women accuse Jared Leto of criminal sexual conduct
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Four women have accused Oscar-winning actor and Thirty Seconds to Mars frontman Jared Leto of criminal sexual conduct, with the alleged offences having taken place when they were teenagers. Despite repeated attempts to contact Jared Leto, he has not responded to the allegations put to him by the BBC. We get details from a producer of the BBC documentary on this. Fifa president Gianni Infantino has written to all 211 member associations saying they will receive $40m (£30m) if they back his controversial plan to sell off stakes in its major competitions. We speak to sports journalists. The BBC has visited an industrial-scale meth lab that was dismantled by Nigerian authorities in the country's largest-ever seizure of methampethaine. We speak to our correspondent who was there. Spain and France are bracing for a fourth heatwave that could foster more wildfires. We speak to three women who are helping those affected by the fires. An urgent investigation has been launched into the mysterious deaths of 15 elephants in southern Kenya near the Amboseli National Park. Our correspondent explains. Presenter: James Reynolds. (Photo: Jared Leto, the filming of the BBC Sounds launch film, Listen Without Limits. 2018)

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