business reporter david waddell. let s have a look at the geography of the situation. right here is the bab al mandab strait. it s right next to yemen, from where those houthi attacks originated. it s at the southern end of the red sea. at the northern end is the suez canal. now, ships cannot pass through the suez canal from the south without first passing through this choke point. a couple of days ago, the maersk shipping container company and hapag lloyd both announced they wouldn t be making that transit. they ve since been joined by other shipping companies. now, if you re a ship master trying to get your vessel from the indian ocean to the atlantic ocean and you cannot or will not traverse through suez, you need to pass by the cape of good hope. that adds an extra 3,000 nautical miles to thejourney. and there are other issues for ships trying to traverse from the atlantic to the pacific ocean through here. the panama canal is accepting many fewer ships right now because
and researchers in the uk say they now know why swimming can significantly improve your mood. state media in russia is reporting that president putin has visited mariupol the ukrainian city which was captured by invading russian forces last year. (map)the tass news agency says he travelled there by helicopter, and visited local residents. it s mr putin s first trip to the ukrainian territory which has been occupied by russia since the invasion was launched just over a year ago. we ve received these pictures, which we understand to be mr putin in mariupol on saturday evening. he s shown driving around in a car, and also visiting what appears to be a child ren s playground. and other footage shows him visiting a theatre, and talking to a group of people on a street, before visiting a flat. the visit came at the end of a week when the russian president was charged by the international criminal court with forcible abductions of ukrainian children. the trip to mariupol which w