Martin Bashir ‘tells inquiry it was DIANA who came up with ‘smears’ against the royals’ which he is accused of telling her to secure his Panorama interview – including that Charles was in love with his children’s nanny He refutes accusations he concocted lies that convinced Diana to speak out He insists smears about members … Read more
Diana’s former lover Hasnat Khan has broken his silence to expose how the ‘cunning’ Martin Bashir preyed on the princess. Mr Khan said the BBC reporter ‘filled her head with rubbish’ until Prince William, then a teenager, warned her: ‘Mummy, he’s not a good person.’ In an unprecedented interview, Mr Khan – the shy surgeon with … Read more
Extremist cleric linked to the deadly Bali bombings is freed from prison sparking fresh outrage from survivors and loved ones Radical cleric Abu Bakar Bashir accused of being behind Bali terrorist attack 2002 nightclub bombings killed more than 200 people, including 88 Australians The now 82-year-old was released from prison on Friday causing grief to … Read more
Earl Spencer’s former security chief has reportedly complained to police over the faking of his bank statements which were used by Martin Bashir to gain an interview with Princess Diana. Alan Waller’s lawyer is said to have written to the Metropolitan Police Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick to request an investigation into ‘very serious concerns’ over … Read more
Diana’s mystery note at heart of Bashir probe ‘heaps praise on the shamed BBC journalist’, claim insiders – after it went missing for 20 years and was suddenly found as investigation reopened Note went missing for more than 20 years after a staff member took it home BBC is using it as tool to suggest … Read more
Veteran journalist and broadcaster Andrew Neil has claimed Martin Bashir set off a ‘series of events’ that led to Princess Diana‘s death by using ‘subterfuge, fraud and forgery’ to obtain his controversial 1995 Panorama interview. The 71-year-old, who spent 25 years working for the BBC, said Bashir ‘fed [Diana’s] paranoia’ which led to her getting … Read more
Back in 1995, Panorama reporter Martin Bashir was graciously accepting awards for his ‘interview of the century’ with Princess Diana. The most famous woman in the world had unforgettably revealed that ‘there were three of us in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded’. Fast forward 25 years and Met boss Cressida Dick says … Read more
‘He’s a despicable rat’: Mother of Babes in the Wood murder victim blasts Martin Bashir for allegedly delaying justice for the two slain nine-year-olds Karen Hadaway’s grieving mother called BBC’s Martin Bashir a rogue journalist She claims the journalist never returned her daughter’s DNA-laden clothes Karen and her friend Nicola Fellows, nine, were murdered in … Read more
Martin Bashir ‘should give back tainted award’: BBC reporter scooped journalist of the year for controversial Princess Diana exclusive… and now faces calls to return the prize Bashir named journalist of the year at Royal Television Society awards in 1996 Now he is facing pressure to hand back his honours as the Diana inquiry looms There … Read more
MPs are said to be considering launching their own investigation into Martin Bashir’s Panorama interview with Princess Diana to run alongside the BBC‘s independent inquiry. The corporation has appointed Lord Dyson, the former head of the Court of Appeal, to scrutinise allegations Bashir lied to the royal in order to land the 1995 scoop. Members … Read more