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Woman told sister: 'Clifford asked me to remove shirt'
An alleged victim claimed that after her meeting with Max Clifford she told her sister that the publicist had said she could be a UK version of Jodie Foster.
The woman said she also told her sibling that Clifford had asked her to take off her rugby shirt but did not tell her that she had taken her bra off, a jury heard.
The sister "was surprised but not shocked" by what the alleged victim had told her.
The alleged victim told her parents that she had a meeting with the PR guru but did not tell her parents that he had asked her to take her top off, Southwark Crown Court heard.
Clifford denies 11 counts of indecent assault against seven alleged victims.
Read: Alleged victim 'met Clifford in Spain when she was 15'
Ed Miliband: We gain more from being part of EU
ITV Deputy Political Editor Chris Ship has been tweeting from Ed Miliband's speech this morning on the European Union.
Ed Miliband ends his Q&A reaffirming his overall position: "We gain more not less from being part of the European Union"
The excesses of the EU include the "separate parliament building in Strasbourg" says Miliband
Miliband: what Cameron has done (pledged 2017 referendum) has "sent a chill down the spine of businesses round the world"
Read: Miliband: EU referendum 'unlikely' if Labour wins election
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Former Co-op boss hopes quitting will lead to reform
Former Co-operative Group boss Euan Sutherland has said he hopes his decision to quit will act as a catalyst for reform.
In an interview with the BBC, he said he hopes his departure would force through the changes needed among senior staff whom he called "ungovernable".
The senior democrats talk the talk of reform, but in practice they won't do it. My hope is that from the resignation will come healthy reform.
George Soros: Independent Scotland should join the euro
George Soros, the financier who famously "broke the Bank of England," has warned of the dangers an independent Scotland may face.
Read the full storyMum banned from playground after brawl
A mother has been banned from her child's school playground after fighting with another parent.
Read the full storySoldier charged with corporal's murder appears in court
A 23-year-old soldier has appeared in court charged with murdering a fellow member of his unit who was found dead at their barracks.
Lance Corporal Richard Farrell was remanded in custody until a court hearing at the end of the month.
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Clifford 'asked woman to take off her bra in his office'
An alleged victim told a court she went with her sister to see publicist Max Clifford and while she went into his office, her sibling sat outside.
She said that Clifford sat behind his desk and was name dropping, adding that she "could be the UK version of [actress] Jodie Foster."
She claims that Clifford asked her to take off her rugby shirt, something that she "wasn't happy about doing."
She told the court Clifford kept trying to persuade her to take off her bra leaving her feeling vulnerable and stupid.
She claimed she felt like she could not get out of the situation and the only thing she could do was to remove her bra.
Clifford denies 11 counts of indecent assault against seven alleged victims.
Read: Alleged victim 'met Clifford in Spain when she was 15'
PM urges travel ban for Russian MPs
Russian MPs who have been calling for Crimea to be transferred to the Russian Federation should be included in any sanctions imposed by the EU, David Cameron has said.
But the Prime Minister declined to name individuals or put a figure on the number of MPs he wants to target.
Read: Poland PM: EU to impose sanctions on Russia
EU foreign ministers, including William Hague, will meet in Brussels next Monday to discuss further sanctions, which could be in place within two or three days.
Cameron: EU pledge 'makes no sense whatsoever'
David Cameron has attacked Ed Miliband's EU referendum pledge, saying it makes "no sense whatsoever".
The Prime Minister told reporters on a flight to Israel: "It is not a proposal for an in/out referendum. It is a policy clearly designed by a committee who obviously couldn't agree what to do and have come up with a policy that makes no sense whatsoever."
He added: "It is absolutely clear - if you get Miliband, you don't get a referendum, you don't get a choice.
"It is the classic Labour 'we know best' approach to politics."
Deputy Political Editor Chris Ship on Labour's "confusing" EU referendum pledge
Douglas Alexander: EU referendum 'frankly unlikely'
An in/out referendum on EU membership under a Labour government is "frankly unlikely", the shadow foreign secretary Douglas Alexander has said.
He said a vote was still "possible" if there was a transfer of powers from Westminster to Brussels.
Read: Miliband: EU referendum 'unlikely' if Labour wins election
