UK Chinese lorry deaths: What we know

Media captionAerial footage shows police activity around the lorry where the bodies were found The bodies of 39 people, believed to be Chinese nationals, have been found in a lorry trailer in Essex in eastern England. The driver has been arrested and a murder investigation has been launched. Essex Police said they were working “to […]

Uluru climbing ban: Tourists scale sacred rock for final time

Media captionUluru tourist: “It is probably disrespectful but we climbed” Huge crowds have begun scrambling up Australia’s Uluru on the final day before the climb is banned. The giant monolith – once better known to visitors as Ayers Rock – will be permanently off limits from Saturday. Uluru is sacred to its indigenous custodians, the […]

TikTok hits back over China influence claims

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption American rapper Lil Nas X said “TikTok helped me change my life.” TikTok has hit back against claims of Chinese government interference over content shown on the video-sharing app. The popular platform, owned by Beijing-based Bytedance, said it “does not remove content” based on Chinese sensitivities. It follows concerns […]

Lion Air plane crash: ‘I lost my only son, I’m not satisfied with the final report’

Nearly a year after Lion Air Flight 610 crashed into the sea after taking off from Jakarta airport, Indonesian authorities are releasing the final report of their official investigation into the incident. All 189 people onboard the plane died, including Muhamad Rafi Andrian. His parents were among a group of victims’ families who were briefed […]

Essex lorry deaths: 39 found dead were Chinese nationals

Media captionThirty nine bodies were found in the trailer container The 39 people found dead in a refrigerated trailer in Essex were Chinese nationals. Police are continuing to question lorry driver Mo Robinson, 25, on suspicion of murdering the eight women and 31 men. Officers in Northern Ireland have raided three properties and the National […]

Nusrat Jahan Rafi: Death penalty for 16 who set student on fire

Image copyright family handout Image caption Nusrat was doused with kerosene and set on fire on a rooftop A Bangladesh court has sentenced 16 people to death for the murder of a student set on fire after accusing her teacher of sexual harassment. Nusrat Jahan Rafi, 19, died in April in Feni, a small town […]

Thai king fires officials for ‘extremely evil’ conduct

Image copyright Reuters Image caption King Vajiralongkorn has exercised his powers in a more direct way than his father Thailand’s King Vajiralongkorn has fired six officials for “extremely evil” conduct, just days after removing his royal consort for “misbehaviour and disloyalty against the monarch”. The six include a woman, a senior police official and two […]

Indian ‘tiger poacher who ate sloth bear penises’ arrested

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Bear gallbladders can fetch a high price in illegal international markets Indian police have hailed the arrest of a notorious suspected poacher who they say killed sloth bears and ate their penises as a “very important catch”. The man, known as Yarlen, had been on the run for years. […]

Uluru ban: What do locals think of the final rush to climb?

Image copyright EPA Image caption Uluru is one of Australia’s most famous landmarks For decades, hundreds of thousands of visitors to Australia’s desert centre have trekked up Uluru, the ancient red monolith formerly known as Ayers Rock. But from Saturday, the climb will be banned. Uluru is a sacred site for the local indigenous custodians, […]

Thai king fires officials for ‘extremely evil’ conduct

Image copyright Reuters Image caption King Vajiralongkorn has exercised his powers in a more direct way than his father Thailand’s King Vajiralongkorn has fired six officials for “extremely evil” conduct, just days after removing his royal consort for “misbehaviour and disloyalty against the monarch”. The six include a woman, a senior police official and two […]