The BBC’s South East Asia correspondent Jonathan Head was on a Philippines coastguard ship in disputed waters in the South China Sea as it was targeted by Chinese vessels. Our reporter describes China blasting water cannon across the bow, and being tailed by at least three separate Chinese ships. Nobody on board was injured, but...
The BBC has obtained confidential material revealing appalling abuse and neglect affecting 39 pupils. Source link
Five people have been killed and another 23 are being treated in hospital after a Russian missile attack on Ukraine’s southern port of Odesa, local officials say. A building known locally as “Harry Potter castle” was damaged in the strike. It is the residence of prominent former MP Serhiy Kivalov, who was among the wounded....
The Alliance wants regulators to be funded adequately to monitor, investigate and hold polluters to account, while it is also asking for accurate access to real-time water quality information all year round. It also wants a change from ‘bathing waters’ to ‘recreation waters’ within government policy to recognise the wide range of activities that depend...
Car maker takes a hit from weakening demand and price war in the world’s largest electric vehicle market. Source link
Transgender women should not be put on single-sex female NHS wards in England, the government is proposing. Source link
The game’s maker Activision Blizzard was bought by Microsoft last year in gaming’s biggest ever acquisition Source link
The Riverdance performance at Eurovision 30 years ago was credited with changing Irish dancing. Source link
A year ago, the Chinese mining trade body, known as CCCMC, started setting up a grievance mechanism, intended to resolve complaints made against Chinese-owned mining projects. The companies themselves “lack the ability – both cultural and linguistic” to interact with local communities or civil society organisations, says a spokesperson, Lelia Li. Source link
Female migrants, especially, are sending money home to cover unseen expenses. In Ms Ogba’s own monthly remittances from the US to Nigeria, she prioritises her parents’ healthcare, her cousin’s education, and communal obligations like funeral expenses. On top of this are contributions for home renovations. Source link