Britain is illegally occupying these islands. the british and the americans say their priority here is security, that if the uk surrenders sovereignty over this strategic archipelago, before long, the chinese navy could be muscling in here. but the mauritian government insists they won t allow that to happen. but this isn tjust about sovereignty and security. also visiting chagos today, islanders who were forcibly removed from their homes here by britain, 50 years ago. it is a rare chance to visit their ancestors graves. it is in such a mess. it makes me sad , says rosamund. and although the chagossians are not united on this, the group raises another mauritian flag, in defiance of britain. andrew harding, bbc news, on the chagos islands. the british foreign, commonwealth and development office has said it has established a £40 million support fund for displaced chagos islanders to run over
The british and the americans say their priority here is security, that if the uk surrenders sovereignty over this strategic archipelago, before long, the chinese navy could be muscling in here. but the mauritian government insists they won t allow that to happen. but this isn tjust about sovereignty and security. also visiting chagos today, islanders who were forcibly removed from their homes here by britain, 50 years ago. it is a rare chance to visit their ancestors graves. it is in such a mess. it makes me sad , says rosamund. and, although the chagossians are not united on this, the group raises another mauritian flag, in defiance of britain. andrew harding, bbc news, on the chagos islands. that s all for now
That s not good news, then, for the mauritians? well, the legal aspects, i ll leave them to the lawyers. and the mauritian lawyers have been busy. they have won two victories at the united nations. under international law, britain is illegally occupying these islands. the british and the americans say their priority here is security, that if the uk surrenders sovereignty over this strategic archipelago, before long, the chinese navy could be muscling in here. but the mauritian government insists they won t allow that to happen. but this isn tjust about sovereignty and security. also visiting chagos today, islanders who were forcibly removed from their homes here by britain, 50 years ago. it is a rare chance to visit their ancestors graves. it is in such a mess. it makes me sad , says rosamund. and although the chagossians are not united on this,
They won t allow that to happen. but this isn tjust about sovereignty and security. also visiting chagos today, islanders who were forcibly removed from their homes here by britain, 50 years ago. it is a rare chance to visit their ancestors graves. it is in such a mess. it makes me sad , says rosamund. and although the chagossians are not united on this, the group raises another mauritian flag, in defiance of britain. andrew harding, bbc news, on the chagos islands. one of the highest profile sporting events in the world, american football s super bowl, has been won by the los angeles rams, who beat the cincinnati bengals. stars and fans packed into the stadium to witness the spectacle, after last year s