laura bicker in her ni --in hanoi, i bicker in her ni ——in hanoi, thank you.ious ballet schools. the bbc�*s panorama and file on 4 programmes have spoken to more than 50 ex—students of the royal ballet school and elmhurst ballet school who attended between 2004 and 2022. both schools say the health and well—being of their students is a priority. panorama's mark daly reports. every year, hundreds of children audition for a coveted place at the royal ballet school in london and elmhurst ballet school in birmingham widely regarded as among the best schools in the world. now, former students of the schools are speaking out about what they say was a culture of bullying and body shaming. t felt really ashamed that my body wasn't right. and that it was so bad, she had to talk to my parents about it. this woman said the message _ my parents about it. this woman said the message was _ my parents about it. this woman said the message was delivered l said the message was delivered when she was 13 to her parents elmhurst teacher, sucking and eating disorder that lasted 15

let's go live now to hanoi and the bbc�*s asia pacific correspondent laura bicker. here. what kind of reception did he receive? a very warm reception. vietnamese leaders have called this critical partnership at a critical time. this critical partnership at a criticaltime. president this critical partnership at a critical time. president biden himself said this marked 50 years of progress between these two former foes. years of progress between these two formerfoes. president biden was peppered with questions at the press conference about whether or not this is it was about containing china. from wartime foes to firm friends. the united states is drawing china's neighbour closer. washington wants to counter beijing's influence in asia without creating a new cold war. really, what this trip was about, it was less about containing china — i don't want to contain china. i just want to make sure we have a relationship with china that is on the up and up, squared away, everyone knows what it is all about. cheering. this new relationship excites vietnam's next generation. e

laura bicker, bbc news, palawan.he care—free days of summer and hunker down for another school year. but this autumn, battles over what's being taught inside the classroom are threatening to overshadow the actual schoolwork ahead. according to the american civil liberties union, 17 states have passed more than 30 new laws that restrict lg btq—related education. florida is among those states, with an expanded law that restricts health educators from teaching about gender identity and sexual orientation. here's us secretary of education miguel cardona. we recognise that the attack that public school is under in places like florida and we recognise that when politics enters the classroom, our students lose. the last remaining british royal navy veteran who took part in the dunkirk evacuation during world war ii is being remembered. lawrence churcher died at the age of 102. duncan kennedy has more. from dunkirk to d—day, lawrence churcher was present at some of the most defining moments of the second world war. today, hi

laura bicker, bbc news, hanoi. russia has termed the g20 summit held in india a success.he war in ukraine has been substantially watered down compared to what it was after last year's summit, with no direct reference to moscow's involvement. india, the host country, which has maintained a neutral stance on the war took the lead in getting consensus on the statement. the bbc�*s south asia correspondent yogita limaye reports from delhi. a poignant start to the final day of india's g20 presidency, a moment to remember the country's most revered leader, mahatma gandhi, and his message of peace. but war and regional conflict has meant the summit wasn't a full house. the presidents of russia and china didn't attend. and whatever national views these countries might hold about the war in ukraine, when it came down to business, concessions were made. g20 leaders summit declaration. "we've reached a consensus on the joint declaration." india's prime minister, narendra modi said. it was a statement that significantly watered down moscow's role in the war. the paragraph about ukrain

laura bicker, bbc news, palawan.idalia. mr biden thanked federal emergency officials for their response during the storm. he also formally approved a major disaster declaration for the state. the weakened storm moved offshore thursday after marching through the southeastern us, causing building damage, flooding, and power outages. it's back—to—school season here in the us, but battles are brewing over what's being taught inside classrooms. according to the american civil liberties union, 17 states have passed more than 30 new laws that restrict lg btq—related education. florida is among those states, with an expanded law that restricts educators from teaching about gender identity and sexual orientation. here's us secretary of education miguel cardona. we recognise that the attack that public school is under in places like florida and we recognise that when politics enters the classroom, our students lose. and we'll have more from that interview with secretary miguel cardona in a special edition of bbc news focusing

laura bicker, bbc news, hanoi.to china's prime minister about what he called beijing's "interference" in british democracy. the comments come after it emerged that a parliamentary researcher had been arrested and accused of spying for china. nick eardley has more. parliament is the engine room of british democracy. but is it vulnerable to hostile actors? despite security checks on pass holders, a parliamentary researcher is under investigation after being arrested under the official secrets act. it's claimed he is facing allegations that he spied for china. that has caused concern right up to the top of government. the prime minister, at the g20 in india, held talks with china's premier. i obviously can't comment on the specifics of an ongoing investigation, but with regard to my meeting with vice premier li, what i said very specifically is that i raised a range of different concerns we have and areas of disagreement, and in particular, my very strong concerns about any interference in our parliamentary democracy,

close, i do not think in any way that hanoi will walk away from beijing. 0ur corresspondent their laura bickernk you. with hundreds of thousands of ukrainian men now serving in its armed forces, and overfive million women having fled the country, there are few families which have escaped being split apart by the russian invasion. ukrainian scientists are warning this could have a long term impact of the country's population, with birth rates plummeting since the war began. but there are young couples who have decided to bring a new life into the world. 0ur ukraine correspondent zhanna bezpiatchuk is in the town of bucha, the site of some of the wars most horrific atrocities. 39—year—old natalya is a children's doctor in bucha, which has gone through the worst kind of mass deaths. discussing the impact of the war on bucha, and her decision to come back immediately after its liberation from the russian occupation, she starts crying. translation: all my life is here. bucha is my hometown. i grew up here. i needed to come back. this doctor used to register ten newborns on average per month. two ye

laura bicker, bbc news, hanoi.sting professor at the lau institute, kings college, london. she is also a founder of china dialogue trust. she gave me her analysis on why joe biden is visiting vietnam i think he's trying to build alliances in the region. he's trying to diversify potentially vulnerable supply chains. he's looking for allies who can be america's friends. vietnam is a good choice because, you know, they did fight a war quite recently in the 19705, what the chinese call the self—defensive counterattack. and, you know, they have had a state of pretty much armed hostility for 2000 years. vietnam mistrusts its bigger neighbour, but it also has to live with it. so and they have a life dispute in the south china sea. so vietnam has been moving much closer to the united states. this is a significant step. vietnam will get out of this excuse me, american investment. it'll be able to upgrade its technology further. so as long as the united states doesn't ask vietnam explicitly to choose a side in this confronta

laura bicker, bbc news, hanoi.ting, president biden�*s visit to vietnam follows the g20 in delhi. the summit is now finished and india has formally handed over the g20 presidency to brazil. prime minister narendra modi completed the transition by passing the ceremonial gavel of the presidency to the brazil's luiz inacio lula da silva. earlier the leaders gathered for a ceremony at the memorial of mahatma gandhi, india's independence leader. on saturday, the group issued a joint declaration on the war in ukraine, but the statement made no mention of russian aggression. my colleague christian fraser is in delhi at the summit and sent us this update a short while ago. the leaders jetting out of new delhi this hour, at the end of two days of the g20 summit. and i would think immense satisfaction on the part of the indians that they got the communique across the line, because when the leaders arrived here 48 hours ago, there was a giant gap in that text specifically in relation to ukraine. there were 200 sherpa meetings

laura bicker, bbc news, hanoi.ing about in the last couple of minutes, a parliamentary researcher who has been arrested on suspicion of spying for china, just in the last couple of minutes we have a statement released by his lawyers in which he says he is completely innocent. that is a direct quote. the parliamentary researcher who has been arrested on suspicion of spying for china now says he is completely innocent in a statement released by his lawyers. the second update to bring you on that story is that we are now expected to hear from the speaker in parliament to make a brief statement at 1:30pm local time parliament to make a brief statement at1:30pm localtime in parliament to make a brief statement at 1:30pm local time in parliament on the media reports surrounding a parliamentary researcher who has been arrested on suspicion of spying for china. so that is just three hours or so away and will bring to you when that statement happens in the house of commons later. returning to the main story. the aftermath i

laura bicker, bbc news, palawan.lin koh, a senior fellow at the institute of defence and strategic studies at nanyang technological university in singapore. he explained what is at stake in this territorial dispute in the south china sea. this is about and _ the south china sea. this is about and concern - the south china sea. this is about and concern about. the south china sea. this is| about and concern about the united nations, the rights and duties and freedoms to those waters. in this case, for the philippines it also concerns its sovereign rights and exclusive economic zone, without interference from other parts. without interference from other arts. �* ., without interference from other arts. �* . . without interference from other parts. japan and australia have been holding — parts. japan and australia have been holding military— parts. japan and australia have been holding military drills - been holding military drills alongside the philippines this week. beijing will not like these activities, will they? s

laura bicker, bbc news, hanoi.who is visiting professor at the lau institute, king's college, london. she is also a founder of china dialogue trust. welcome to the programme, it is good to see you. what do you think president biden is trying to achieve in vietnam? i president biden is trying to achieve in vietnam?— in vietnam? i agree with laura, i think he is— in vietnam? i agree with laura, i think he is trying _ in vietnam? i agree with laura, i think he is trying to _ in vietnam? i agree with laura, i think he is trying to build - think he is trying to build alliances in the region and he is trying to diversify potentially vulnerable supply chains. he is looking for allies who can be america's friends. vietnam is a good choice because they did fight a war quite recently in the 1970s, what the chinese call the self defensive counterattack and they had their state are pretty much armed hostility for 2000 years. vietnam mistrusts its neighbour but it also has to live with it and they have a live dispute in the sou

laura bicker, bbc news, hanoi.w to dr william figueroa, who is an assistant professor of history and theory of international relations at university of groningen in the netherlands. his research focuses on china's foreign relations. thank you very much for being with us. what, for you, was president baden�*s message to china? trier? us. what, for you, was president baden's message to china? very happy to be here. baden's message to china? very happy to be here- for— baden's message to china? very happy to be here. for me, _ baden's message to china? very happy to be here. for me, biden, _ baden's message to china? very happy to be here. for me, biden, if— baden's message to china? very happy to be here. for me, biden, if you - to be here. for me, biden, if you look at his words, he says it is very much not about china, that they don't want this to be some sort of move seen as against china, but i think it is clear from the context that it does have something to do with china. it is about stability to a certain exte

laura bicker, bbc news, palawan. classroom are threatening to overshadow the actual schoolwork ahead. according to the american civil liberties union, 17 states have passed more than 30 new laws that restrict lg btq—related education. florida is among those states with an expanded law that restricts health educators from teaching about gender identity and sexual orientation. here's us secretary of education miguel cardona. we recognise that the attack that public school is under in places like florida and we recognise that when politics enters the classroom, our students lose. and we'll have more from that interview with secretary miguel cardona in a special edition of bbc news focusing on education here in the us and around the world. it'll air friday at 8pm eastern, which is 1am saturday for viewers in the uk. before we go, you may remember a time capsule. it was at west point's military academy and was recently opened and thought to be empty. well, it certainly wasn't. a closer look has revealed the box held a med

live now to our correspondent laura bicker, in hanoi. . what can we expect from his visit? well, this is called a comprehensive strategic partnership. what it really means is that vietnam and washington will have closer ties than ever before. vietnam has three tiers when it comes to development partnerships. washington was in the lower one and now it will be right on the top. that puts them level with both china and russia here in vietnam. forwashington, both china and russia here in vietnam. for washington, there are many, many benefits. they are many, many benefits. they are trying to counter chinese influence in asia. they also to encourage businesses to so—called de—risk away from china. that means they could encourage more businesses to come to vietnam. that is already happening, to some extent. there are also deals to be done on the likes of semiconductors and supply for instance when it comes to vietnam, and also we have been to a factory where they are making electric batteries for scooters. that is the kind of industry web vietna

i asked our correspondent laura bicker how big a deal this is for the two former foes.ietnam and of course the united states. vietnam has managed to emerge from its brutal and bloody past. the two sides, america and vietnam, have also managed to create quite a close bond over the last 50 years and in the last few years for instance, president biden has sent most of his cabinet. he has sent the defence secretary, he has sent his vice president, he sent his foreign secretary. this is a deal they have wooed vietnam with and i think this is the culmination of all of that work when president biden arrives here today and when he signs that comprehensive strategic partnership. there was a bit of talk that it wasn't going to be raised to that level, that only one tier was going to be raised, but it does seem that washington has managed to get the deal and encouraged vietnam tojoin forces. here in the uk — a terror suspect, who evaded police for more than three days after escaping from jail in south—west london, has been returned to custody. daniel khalife, who's 21, was caught

visit and are accompanied by vietnamese government officials. 0ur asia pacific correspondent, laura bickering what they have. it's clear they want more. this country's young and talented workforce has attracted foreign businesses here instead of china, and those growing up in beijing's back yard are excited about the prospect of even closer ties with the us. a lot of like korean and then japanese technology country is pumping money into vietnam to develop like technology centres. and then they come to us. i can see in the future vietnam will become another like silicon valley for the us and for everyone to come here and work and can't wait for it to happen. vietnam has rebuilt after its brutal and bloody past. once one of the world's poorest nations, it's now one of the fastest growing economies in asia. and it wants to stay that way. all ready to go. ok, here we go. we'll give it a go. this is an example of what vietnam hopes will be its future new technology, not just that it will sell to its own country, but it hopes to sell it abroad. this company only started making electric scooters