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news Coronavirus puts girls from Hong Kong, Britain’s ethnic minorities at greater risk of forced marriage Photo: AFP The coronavirus pandemic is putting girls from ethnic minorities in Hong Kong and Britain at greater risk of being forced into marriage. This story is part of a series on women's issues in China and Asia to coincide with International Women's Day. Jani*, a 17-year-old Briton of Bangladeshi descent living in the United Kingdom, has spent the past year in constant dread. "I fear that I will be taken abroad and never let back. (And that) I will be raped," she said.

Blaming skyrocketing housing prices on auctions 'shooting the messenger' - auctioneer Newshub 25/02/2021 Melissa Chan-Green © Newshub Watch: Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr stopped short of calling for a ban on auctions. An auction manager says banning house auctions would be like "shooting the messenger", after Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr partially blamed the sales method for pushing up house prices. Nervous bidders filled an auction room on Auckland's North Shore on Thursday. "It's just really rushed and you do feel like you're missing out," bidder Sandy Chan told...