ed skrein finally made the move we have all been waiting for.non—white character and a white person was cast and they finally said, i am not going to take this role because representation matters. he could have checked it on google before he accepted the role. it would not have been hard to find out. probably not. at this point when no one else has ever done this, when it came to recent history of asian characters, we will appreciate ed skrein for what he did and i hope you set an example for the rest of hollywood, both on the front end when you are making the deals and going through the casting process and also in the final moments when you are saying, yes, i will take this role. jenny, before i finish this, do you think there is a problem specifically with asian characters in hollywood, rather than black characters, do you think hollywood has a particular asian problem if i can put it like that? you know what, i would say that hollywood like many other institutions of power has a lot of problems when it comes to representing bodies that are no

british actor ed skrein pulls out of a role in the film ‘hellboy‘s cast as a character of asian heritage. and the light fantastic — a multi—coloured show for the handover of the queensferry crossing, the uk's tallest bridge. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. north korea has ratcheted up tensions in the pacific region once again — by firing a missile that blasted over northern japan before crashing into the sea. japan's prime minister, shinzo abe, described it as an unprecedented threat to his country. the communist state has conducted a flurry of missile tests recently — but this is the first time it's fired what's thought to be a ballistic weapon overjapan. the un security council is due to hold an emergency meeting in response — president trump has said all options are on the table. 0ur correspondent, yogita limaye is in the south korean capital and sent us this report. siren a warning that a north korean missile has just flown over the country. this is what many injapan woke up to on tuesday morning. a rocket launch from near pyongyang flew

british actor ed skrein has pulled out of a hollywood movie role after he was cast as a character ofhing'. skrein said he wasn't aware of the character's mixed—asian heritage when he accepted the role in the comic book adaptation of hellboy. he took to twitter to announce he would be stepping down from the role, which was met with praise. for a full summary of the news you can go to our website where you'll be able to get more details. dementia scientists are using a virtual reality game to help to diagnose the disease. users have perused it about testing their navigational ability which was one of the first things to go when someone of the first things to go when someone develops the condition. prepare to enter a virtual world. you are now captain of a boat. your challenge is to use your sense of direction to chart a course through complex waterways and icy oceans and even feed hotdog—loving sea monsters. but this is not only a game. it's collecting anonymous data while you play as part of the biggest dementia experiment in the world. this doesn't feel like medical research. it's fu

british actor ed skrein pulls out of a role in the film ‘hellboy‘ after finding he was cast as a characterd the light fantastic — a multi—coloured show for the handover of the queensferry crossing, the uk's tallest bridge. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. a major dam outside houston, texas, has begun overspilling as storm harvey pushes the reservoir past capacity. engineers have been periodically releasing water from the addicks dam to relieve pressure and try to limit the damage down to nearby homes. but now water levels are over the height of the reservoir edge. six neighbourhoods nearby are being told to leave their homes if they can. since the storm hit — 30 inches of rain has fallen and forecasters warn more is on the way. it's estimated 450,000 people will need help — and 30,000 people are likely to require emergency shelter. president trump is now on his way to visit the state. he has promised swift action to help those affected. well, our correspondent laura trevelyan is in la grange, texas. this is a story thatjust keeps developing, the rain keeps coming. the storm might re

one of the most popular stories on our website — british actor ed skrein has pulled out of a role inuse he was cast as a character of mixed—asian heritage. mr skrein said he did not know the race of the character when he accepted the part. the president of chile, michelle bachelet, has sent a bill to congress to legalize marriages and adoptions by same—sex couples. for president michelle bachelet, who is currently the only female leader in latin america, this bill is the latest in a wave of liberal reforms that she was determined to launch before ending her term next year. here she is introducing the bill. translation: it cannot be that old prejudices are stronger than love. that's why, as promised, chile is now taking this historic step in favour of marriage. a child will be able to be legally adopted by a heterosexual or homosexual married couple, just by the fact they are married, without needing to modify adoption laws. well there has been some reaction on twitter. americas quarterly has tweeted " with just 6 months left in office, bachelet‘s progressive agenda may finally be tak

the british actor ed skrein has pulled out of the upcoming superhero film hellboy, after a backlash againstting led to accusations of whitewashing, where a white actor plays a character that has a different ethnic background in the original story. the catastrophic flooding in texas is expected to get much worse — with officials warning they expect nearly half—a—million people to seek assistance. with waters still rising, helicopters and hundreds of specialist vehicles have been deployed in the rescue effort. an emergency has also been declared in neighbouring louisiana, which is in storm harvey's path. president trump, who is due to visit texas on tuesday, described the storm as "historic" and "the biggest ever". meg oliver is a reporter from cbs news in houston. you have just arrived you havejust arrived in houston, and wanted to get downtown, but could not reach them because of the floods. describe the situation where you are at the moment. it was extremely frustrating. we drove in from dallas, about four hours north of here, and as soon as we got into houston, right outside come at the f