My life in the eye of the storm

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Born during a hurricane, Russel L. Honoré grew up as a black man in Louisiana during segregation, but he found his calling in the military. He rose through the ranks to become a Lieutenant General, and when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005 he was the man in charge of the joint military and civilian relief effort. Having seen the power and devastation caused by nature during his career, in his retirement he formed a ‘Green Army’ of environmental campaigners in his home state. Minh Thu and Truc Nhu are two Vietnamese women who took part in a TV show called The Bachelor, where a group of contestants compete for the attention of a single man. Instead of falling in love with him, Minh Thu and Truc Nhu fell in love with each other and their story went viral in Vietnam, where homosexuality is still a taboo. Presenter: Emily Webb Producer: June Christie (Photo: Russel Honoré. Credit: Robert Sullivan/Getty Images)