sharanjit, the story that has got people really interested online is the singer dua lipa calling herr to show security guards dragging people from their seats and removing them from the venue in shanghai. it's been claimed those fans targetted, were waving gay rights flags. a china representative for dua lipa's record company told the bbc that no—one was available to comment. let's take you to siberia now, where russian troops are taking part in the country's biggest military exercise since the cold war. as we've been reporting on newsday this week, china is lending its support, sending more than 3,000 troops to the region, with military, economic and political ties seen to be strengthening between the two countries. from siberia, steve rosenberg reports. from over the hills, the russians are coming. they are the largest russian manoeuvres since the cold war. a third of the entire russian armed forces is taking part, says moscow. and joining them here, troops from china. under pressure from the west, russia tilting east. the army invited us to watch the show. the aim of the exercises

that‘s dua lipa on stage in shanghai. and then this started happening.ue. this is outside. the person who posted on social media says fans were being beaten up by security guards. while all this was playing out, dua lipa was trying to calm the situation. i want to create a really safe environment for all of us to have fun...i environment for all of us to have fun... iwant environment for all of us to have fun... i want to dance, i want us all to sing, i want us to just have all to sing, i want us to just have a really good time. we are not much here for very much longer and i really wa nt here for very much longer and i really want us to enjoy ourselves. how about that? she posted this picture to twitter later on... clearly know what you‘re expecting to go to a gig. we‘ve been speaking to sinead garvan from bbc newsbeat. china is different from the western world. we are now seeing it's a much bigger growing markets and vice ve rsa bigger growing markets and vice versa with chinese artist coming over here. the rules are different. they often want to see w

the singer dua lipa has called her fans "brave" after videos showed security guards dragging people fromir seats in shanghai. it's been claimed those fans targetted were waving gay rights flags. that's all. stay with bbc world news. and the top story in the uk: theresa may has described a russian television interview given by two men suspected of poisoning of a former russian spy in britain as "lies" and "blata nt fabrications". now on bbc news live to singapore for asia business report. in the ten years as the global financial crisis, asian economies are more interdependent than ever before. but with a trade war on its doorstep, have they prepared for the catastrophe? revving up formula i with the kick off in singapore this weekend. we look at how technology is driving teams fighting for pole position. welcome to asia business report. i am sharanjit leyl. it was known as the recession that was felt all across the world. the global financial crisis of 2008. and the massive ramifications for the economies are still being felt today. asia emerged relatively unscathed thanks in part to stro

and this story is trending on bbc.com: the singer dua lipa has called her fans "brave" after videos showedurity guards dragging people from their seats in shanghai. it's been claimed those fans targetted were waving gay rights flags. now on bbc news: hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur and today, i'm at the ambrosetti forum, which is a gathering of italy's political elite on the shores of lake como. there is no doubt who the dominant character is here. all the reporters here are waiting for him, and he happens to be my guest today, matteo salvini, the deputy prime minister and interior minister and arguably the most powerful populist politician in europe today. he rose to power on the back ofan anti—immigrant, anti—eu message — so what does his rise mean for italy and for europe? deputy prime minister matteo salvini, welcome to hardtalk. grazie. we are meeting at the ambrosetti forum, where the italian political elite come to discuss the future of your country. and i've been speaking to people and there's a great deal of fear and suspicion about you and your agenda. some peop

he added: pop artist dua lipa tweeted: and rapper missy elliott added: a massive operation to scoop plasticaunched today. a 600—metre long floating device will be towed out from california, as jenny kumah reports. sights like this have shocked people all over the world. the damage to wildlife has inspired a bold project with an ambitious goal — to rid the ocean of plastic. and this is the structure that will help to do it. it has been built in san francisco and is launching from there today. it will travel to an area in the eastern pacific known as the great garbage patch, where currents trap plastic. if we don't do it now, all this plastic will start breaking down into smaller and smaller pieces, and the smaller the pieces are, the more harmful and harder to extract from the marine environment. we feel there is a sense of urgency. so how will it work? a giant tube, 600 metres long will float on the surface in the shape of a horseshoe. over time the plastic should gather in a small area and then can be taken out. underwater, a barrier will hang three metres down and trap plastic below the s

pop artist dua lipa tweeted "such sad news! i can't believe it.h a kind spirit. sending prayers for strength for his family, friends and fans during this difficult time." in recent years, we've covered many stories here on breakfast about people collecting plastic litter from beaches. but what if the rubbish could be scooped up from the sea instead? that's the thinking behind a hugely ambitious project which gets under way in the pacific ocean this weekend. to explain how it works, here's our science editor david shukman. there is a plastic waste in every ocean around the world, and this is the first attempt to clean it up. it will take place in the eastern pacific, in a rotating current that traps plastic. what is called the great garbage patch. it is bigger than britain and france combined. so how is this project went to work? a giant tube 600 metres long will float on the surface and bend into a shape mikey hall shoe, drifting naturally with the currents and winds. —— likea winds. —— like a horseshoe. with bits of plastic in the water, it shoul