Hong Kong's pro-democracy tycoon sentenced to 20 years

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The British government is expanding its visa scheme to more people living in Hong Kong in response to the 20-year prison sentence handed down to the pro-democracy campaigner, Jimmy Lai. Mr Lai, who's 78 and a British citizen, had been found guilty of foreign collusion and publishing seditious material. We speak to exiled activists and to our correspondent, and we hear from Jimmy Lai's son. We speak to Latino musicians Mimi Leclerq and Mari Segura about Bad Bunny's Super Bowl half-time show and discuss the moment their genre is having. We get space experts to discuss Elon Musk’s SpaceX plan to build a “self-growing” city on the Moon. Presenter: Pria Rai. (Photo: Chief Superintendent of the Hong Kong police for National Security Steve Li Kwai-wah speaks to media at the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts in Hong Kong, China, 09 February, 2026. Credit: May James/EPA)