who was involved in dodgy dealings. but for now, mr prigozhin is a free man. so what will happen next? i wish i knew. my advice? stay tuned for the next bizarre episode in putin and prigozhin. south korea has restated its commitment to welcoming north korean defectors. the number who ve escaped and made it to the south has fallen dramatically over the last decade or so ? from 3,000 a year to fewer than 100. but south korea thinks more people will try now that pyonyang has eased covid restrictions. its main reception centre is getting ready to greet them. michael bristow was shown around. these north korean women fled hunger and repression. now they re learning the art of the manicure filing, painting and shaping. it s just one of nearly two dozen courses on offer at the south korean reception centre for those who ve escaped north korea and need new skills for their new lives.
murdering seven babies and trying to murder ten others at the countess of chester hospital. you re live with bbc news. south korea has restated its commitment to welcoming north korean defectors. the number who ve escaped and made it to the south has fallen dramatically over the last decade or so from 3,000 a year to fewer than 100. but south korea thinks more people will try now that pyonyang has eased covid restrictions. its main reception centre is getting ready to greet them. michael bristow was shown around. these north korean women fled hunger and repression. now they re learning the art of the manicure filing, painting and shaping. it s just one of nearly two dozen courses on offer at the south korean reception centre for those who ve escaped
let s get some of the day s other news. south korea has fired eight missiles in a joint exercise with the us in response to weapons tests by north korea on sunday when pyonyang fired eight short range ballistic missiles into the sea. the south korean military said it wanted to demonstrate its capability and readiness to target launch sites in the north. colombia s president has described a decision taken by a provincial court to order his house arrest for five days, as unconstitutional. the court, in the city of ibague, found ivan duque guilty of environmental crimes forfailing to protect a local national park. mr duque said the ruling had no legal basis the world health organization says that over a 3 week period, 780 confirmed cases of monkeypox have been reported in countries where the disease is not endemic. they say the figure is probably an underestimate and it expects the virus to spread.
you can tweet me @annita mcveigh or use the hashtag #bbcyourquestions. also this morning. dueling missile tests by south and north korea. pyonyang carries out a second set of missile tests within days. figures released this morning show the rate at which prices are rising in the ukjumped to 3.2% last month. internal communications at instagram uncovered by the wall streetjournal show the site and its parent company facebook conducted researched that showed harm to teenage girls through their social media use. and the first ever all civilian space flight will take off later today with an entrepreneur, a healthcare worker, a scientist and a data analyst on board.
also this morning. figures released this morning show the rate at which prices are rising in the uk jumped to 3.2% last month. labour is leading a commons debate later on whether to keep the £20 a week uplift to universal credit it s currently due to be scrapped in october. duelling missile tests by south and north korea pyongyang carries out its second set of missile tests in days, and seoulfires its own in response. an internal leak reveals that facebook was aware of instagram s harmful effect on teenage girls. and the first ever all civilian space flight will take off later today with an entrepreneur, a healthcare worker, a scientist and a data analyst on board.