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stands in for ukraine. live from our studios in singapore this is bbc news. its news day. hello and welcome to the programme. the hollywood star alec baldwin has been formally charged with involuntary manslaughter over the shooting of cinematographer halyna hutchins, who was killed on a film set when he fired a prop gun. the actor had been rehearsing a scene for the western film rust when the shooting happened at a ranch near sante fe, new mexico in october 2021. 0ur west coast corresp...

official launch as the city that brought us the beatles stands in for ukraine. hello and welcome to the programme. the hollywood star alec baldwin has been formally charged with involuntary manslaughter over the shooting of cinematographer halyna hutchins, who was killed on a film set when he fired a prop gun. the actor had been rehearsing a scene for the western film rust when the shooting happened at a ranch near sante fe, new mexico in october 2021. sophie long reports from los ange...

In a year that saw Japan release 24,000 tons of wastewater (so far) from Fukushima No. 1 as the planet smashed heat records, it’s no wonder climate anxiety is on the rise. Mara Budgen joins us to break down the year in environment news, where we could see hope, and what we should be worried about.

Apple has been ordered to temporarily stop selling the iPhone 12 in France, after a safety regulator claimed the device violated European radiation limits.

The shameless scaremongering and geopolitical point-scoring over the release of Fukushima waste water betray a lack of rationality. People around the Pacific should be concerned about reducing ocean pollution, but the tritium from Fukushima is far from the most pressing issue.

In the busy streets of Hong Kong’s Central district the lunchtime queues snake around the swanky Japanese restaurants where high-end sushi can sell at $150 a pop just for a tasting menu.

Eating seafood from Japan as part of a balanced diet should not pose a significant risk to Singaporeans. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Sushi is among several shunned foods as Japan dumps treated radioactive water into the Pacific. Experts say the fear is irrational but understandable.

Japan started the release of treated wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear site into the Pacific Ocean in a process that could last about 30 years,

One expert on radioactive waste says China is overreacting. Eating a lifetime's worth of seafood from near the release site would have 'the tritium radiation equivalent of one bite of a banana,' he said.