. - lawyers at carmakers bmw, jaguar land rover and volkswagen will be pretty busy right now.s have been found to have used components from a chinese supplier banned in america, over alleged forced labour ties — that's according to a us congressional investigation. monica miller has the details from our asia business hub. the head of the us senate finance committee says auto—makers are sticking their heads in the sand and then swearing they can't find any forced labour in their supply chains. now, part of their investigation found at least 8,000 bmw mini cooper cars were imported into the us with components made by the banned chinese firm jwd. now, this company was added to a us entity list back in 2023, which means its products are presumed to be made by using forced labour. now, this report also found that jaguar land rover had imported spare parts, which included components that were made by jwd after the company was put on this banned list. however, it also says that the car—maker is destroying any stock it holds around the world that includes these parts. also, back in fe

now, this report also found that jaguar land rover had imported spare parts which included componentsat car—maker is destroying any stock it holds around the world that includes these parts. also, back in february, vw said that thousands of its vehicles, including porsches and bentleys, had been held by authorities because they had a component in them that breached america's anti—forced labour laws. bmw has voluntarily informed customs officials about the issue. now, the three car—makers did not immediately respond to requests for comments from the bbc. 0k. comments from the bbc. ok. thank you very much for that. now to saudi arabia. the largest exporter of oil in the world is spending billions of dollars on tourism. this is part of its vision 2030 programme to diversify its economy away from crude. you may remember the recent bbc story we covered on part of that project, as an ex—intelligence officer told the bbc that saudi authorities permitted the use of lethal force to clear land for a futuristic desert city. the saudi government refused to comment. up until 2019, tourism accounte

bmw, jaguar land rover and volkswagen used by parts on a supplier that were banned on a list regardingave strict practices. international tourism has reached 96% of pre—pandemic levels according to figures released today. the data shows 285 million tourists travelled internationally injanuary to march, about 20% more than the same period last year. it underscores the need complete recovery of the sector from the impact of the pandemic. much more on those stories on the website. that is your business today. we will see you soon. welcome back to the programme. let's return to our main story. 73—year—old british man had a heart attack and died and seven people have been critically injured when a flight from london to singapore hit severe turbulence. 0ne flight from london to singapore hit severe turbulence. one of the crew told a passenger it was the worst turbulence she had experienced in her 30 year career. 0ur reporter has beenin her 30 year career. 0ur reporter has been in the hub looking at all the latest. , ., ., , been in the hub looking at all the latest. , ., ., , ., , latest. th

sickness a particular problem. 0ur chief economic correspondent dharshini david has been to jaguar land roverstaff to get back into the workplace. the smallest details matter at the test centre near coventry. and notjust for its cars. across the site, the centre aims at stopping injuries and illnesses in their tracks. drive your need to your chest and come into a crunch. aha, and come into a crunch. a weekly fitness class led angela to treatment for an early ankle problem. it to treatment for an early ankle roblem. ., to treatment for an early ankle roblem. . ., ., , , problem. it made a massive difference — problem. it made a massive difference actually - problem. it made a massive difference actually how- problem. it made a massive difference actually how i - problem. it made a massive j difference actually howl can difference actually how i can walk and run on it. previously i was have a lot of issues doing that.— i was have a lot of issues doing that. i was have a lot of issues doinu that. ~ ~ . ., , doing that. while michael hopes to avoid disruptive _ doing that. while michael hopes to

well, a senate investigation found that auto manufacturers bmw and jaguar land rover bought parts from supplier that uses forced labor. the supplier was flagged by the u.s. for inhumane business practices. both car companies were informed of the violation of american law but they continued to buy from the supplier. bmw shipped at least 8 you 8,000 vehicles containing the parts after finding out about the discovery. they eventually found another supplier after seeing the report. they accuse the automakers of sticking their heads in the stand to overlook human rights abuses. finally, this. washington dc mayor is ready to jet off to las vegas for a business trip with her entourage. she will attend the international council of shopping centers on an economic mission to y attract retail activity to d.c. she remains under scrutiny for another trip to the master's golf t tournament. that was labeled an economic development visit. bowser revealing that the trip cost 5 to $6,000 per person just for the flights. but then she defended the trip by saying that d.c. is the nation's, quote, sports ca

. >> bmw, jaguar land rover and volkswagen responded to the senate report that was released today, sayinghey've taken action to bring their cars into compliance with a 2021 law. that law bans the entry of products made with forced labor. lawmakers are demanding the law be strictly enforced, and criticized the automakers for not adequately scrutinizing their supply chains. a bay area lawmaker says tribes should be more involved in the decision making process when building offshore wind farms along the west coast. north bay congressman jared huffman sent a letter to federal regulators requesting that they place a senior official in the state to specifically respond to tribal needs. the biden administration has approved eight offshore wind farm projects, including two off the coast of humboldt county. but tribal communities have expressed frustration with what they describe as a lack of consultation on proposals that impact culturally significant water and land. >> next, at 530, the president of iran killed in a helicopter crash. what his death means for the country's relationship with the u

our chief economics correspondent dharshini david has been to jaguar land rover to see how one of theg injuries and illnesses in their tracks. you're going to drive your knee to your chest and you're going to come into a crunch. a weekly fitness class led ange to treatment for an earlier ankle problem. that's made a massive difference, actually, to how i can walk, how i can run on it — whereas previously i was having a lot of issues sometimes doing that. while michael hopes to avoid disruptive surgery on his achilles tendon. i went along to my gp — he said they've got a very good rehabilitation centre, and that and you should speak to them, and they'll sort you out some physio before we go down the operation route. jlr has several centres set up by its chief medical officer to complement the nhs. we cover a whole range of conditions. we do have physiotherapists, and they're very traditional. we also have mental—health practitioners, so they will look after people for their mental health — then we have our physiologists offering a whole range of programmes — including nutrition advice,