in the uae, some of the worst flaring is hidden away from the public on rigs out at sea. across the gulf from iran and iraq to kuwait we will reveal how the health of millions is being put at risk by the toxic flares. coughing samira is one of the 20 million people walking as part of the annual shia pilgrimage of arba in, which starts in basra, southern iraq. this part of the 700km route is highly polluted, as it crosses through areas just metres from gas flares, including the town where samira lives. in 2022, our bbc arabic investigation exposed how oil giants toxic air pollution puts children living next to the flares at risk of cancer. now we re investigating how this almost entirely avoidable pollution spreads across the region, and how it impacts people s health hundreds of kilometres away. volunteer nurses on the arba in route say that many pilgrims are reporting health issues. the biggest source of flaring here is from a giant oil field called rumaila, managed b
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in tuesday s hearing in front of a senate subcommittee, mr calhoun plans to speak directly to the families of the 346 people killed aboard two boeing flights more than five years ago. according to his prepared remarks, mr calhoun expects to speak directly to the family of the people killed. he will also express regret about a january incident that led to a door panel blowout mid flight aboard a 7a7 max 9 aircraft, as well as gratitude there were no fatalities. mr calhoun had served as president and ceo of boeing since january 2020. he plans to tell senators he understands the gravity of boeing s responsibility to uphold aerospace safety and that the company will take action to ensure its safety standards are met and will hold itself accountable. but he will be asked to answer for the company s failures, including criticism that the company put profit over safety. a recent meeting between boeing executives and the united states chief aviation watchdog ended in a plan for syste
in sport: still in the title race. tottenham beat crystal palace and keep the heat on leaders chelsea. a boom for books as the publishing industry has a surge in sales and a record year. and carol has the weather. a chilly start in southern areas, with a touch of frost. but here we ve got early sunshine. most of the uk will be cloudy, with showers and a few sunny spells in between. more in about 15 minutes. thank you amcu bend. see you then. tensions are rising in north korea, as the u 5 call for more pressure to force the country to give up its nuclear weapons programmes. last night, president trump briefed all 100 members of the senate, revealing a strategy of economic sanctions and diplomacy. but washington also said they were prepared to defend themselves and their allies, as our correspondent laura bicker reports. the us is piling on the pressure. this is a military exercise just north of the north korean border. a message that the us is ready if diplomatic efforts fa
to to delay publication of its anti pollution strategy until after the election? it s being argued over in court today. we ll have the details. hello. welcome to the programme, we re live until 11 this morning. we are also talking about designer cats. the gene that gives floppy ears can also cause arthritis. some vets say that can leave them in pain. if you have one let us know and to get in touch on all the stories we are talking about this morning. use the hashtag victoria live and if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. our top story today. the foreign secretary has said that the government would be open to join strikes against syria without parliamentary approval. speaking this morning borisjohnson said it would be very difficult for britain to say no if us asks us tojoin in future military action in syria. let s speak to norman smith our political guru. norman, tell us more about what boris johnson has political guru. norman, tell us more about w