Nick Miles

We saw some steel samples being taken away from the construction site for analysis. And the Thai government wants answers by the end of the week. But that's kind of the focus where I am now in Bangkok, Jackie.

That's fascinating. You're saying that that echo of the 20s with now, hope in the face of what for many is despair, is why it still has an appeal today.

That's fascinating. You're saying that that echo of the 20s with now, hope in the face of what for many is despair, is why it still has an appeal today.

Jane Crowther, when you first read it, what was it?

Jane Crowther, when you first read it, what was it?

It pays rereading, in other words, in your view.

It pays rereading, in other words, in your view.

Now, you've done something quite bold. You've said, let's make Gatsby a woman.

Now, you've done something quite bold. You've said, let's make Gatsby a woman.

It's out this month. Have Gatsby fans yet had a chance to say, how dare you fiddle with the original?

It's out this month. Have Gatsby fans yet had a chance to say, how dare you fiddle with the original?

And Professor Churchwell, there are people who say, well, that is a weakness of the original, that it isn't good at portraying women.

And Professor Churchwell, there are people who say, well, that is a weakness of the original, that it isn't good at portraying women.

And Jane, do you share that view?

And Jane, do you share that view?

This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Nick Miles, and in the early hours of Tuesday 1st April, these are our main stories. The situation in the Burmese city of Mandalay is said to be dire, four days after a devastating earthquake. Hopes of finding people alive under the rubble are fading.

This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Nick Miles, and in the early hours of Tuesday 1st April, these are our main stories. The situation in the Burmese city of Mandalay is said to be dire, four days after a devastating earthquake. Hopes of finding people alive under the rubble are fading.

The US has called on all sides in Gaza to respect international humanitarian law after Israeli forces killed 15 Palestinian medics and aid workers, but it blamed Hamas for everything that's happened in the territory. France's far-right leader Marine Le Pen, the strongest candidate in the polls for the elections in 2027, has strongly attacked her conviction for embezzlement.

The US has called on all sides in Gaza to respect international humanitarian law after Israeli forces killed 15 Palestinian medics and aid workers, but it blamed Hamas for everything that's happened in the territory. France's far-right leader Marine Le Pen, the strongest candidate in the polls for the elections in 2027, has strongly attacked her conviction for embezzlement.

How a TV drama looking at online misogyny is causing political debate in the UK and beyond. We begin in Myanmar. A religious leader in Mandalay says the humanitarian situation in the country's second city following Friday's earthquake is dire. People camped out in the streets for a fourth night. One rescue worker in Mandalay has been in touch with the BBC.