Mining firm BHP found liable for dam collapse in Brazil

A court in Britain has found the global mining giant BHP liable for the collapse of a dam in south-east Brazil in 2015, potentially paving the way for billions of dollars in compensation. Our correspondent explains.

In India, Karnataka has become the first state to offer paid menstrual leave to all women in formal employment. We discuss the new policy with three Indian women.

The BBC has apologised to US President Donald Trump for a Panorama episode that spliced parts of his 6 January 2021 speech together, but rejected his demands for compensation. We get the latest from our correspondent.

The UN Human Rights Council has unanimously approved a formal investigation into allegations of a massacre last month in the Sudanese city of el- Fasher. Some 2,000 people are thought to have been killed by the paramilitary RSF forces. We speak to our correspondent in Geneva about what was discussed in today's emergency session.

Presenter: Rahul Tandon

(Photo: The debris of the municipal school of Bento Rodrigues district, which was covered with mud after a dam owned by Vale SA and BHP Billiton Ltd burst, in Mariana, Brazil, 10 November, 2015. Credit: Ricardo Moraes/Reuters)