guilty of lying to police after he staged an attack on himself nearly three years ago and complained it was a hate crime. the claims from smollett prompted an outpouring of support from celebrities and politicians at the time. an unofficial tribunal looking into allegations of human rights violations in the chinese region of xinjiang has concluded that beijing has carried out genocide and crimes against humanity. in a finaljudgement, it accused china of torture, rape and religious destruction against muslim uyghurs and other ethnic minorities. workers at a starbucks coffee shop in buffalo in upstate new york have voted to start a union. organisers of the pro—union campaign say the pandemic and deteriorating work conditions have been catalysts for change. starbucks says it is not anti—union but that the issues raised don't warrant unionisation. now on bbc news, dontae sharpe