Paul Moss

The people whose job is to worry as the world's oldest and largest iceberg goes on the move.

The people whose job is to worry as the world's oldest and largest iceberg goes on the move.

Thursdays are not particularly known as a popular day of the week to get married. And yet this Thursday has seen hundreds of couples getting hitched in Thailand. The reason? Well, new legislation has just come into force legalising lesbian and gay marriages. That makes Thailand the first country in the region to allow this, and only the third country in Asia as a whole.

Thursdays are not particularly known as a popular day of the week to get married. And yet this Thursday has seen hundreds of couples getting hitched in Thailand. The reason? Well, new legislation has just come into force legalising lesbian and gay marriages. That makes Thailand the first country in the region to allow this, and only the third country in Asia as a whole.

Demand was so great in the capital Bangkok that a mass wedding was held at a shopping mall. Our correspondent Jonathan Head went along to watch this collective act of matrimony. Thank you.

Demand was so great in the capital Bangkok that a mass wedding was held at a shopping mall. Our correspondent Jonathan Head went along to watch this collective act of matrimony. Thank you.

It's huge, it's cold, and it's on the move. The world's largest and oldest iceberg has broken away from Antarctica and is approaching the remote British territory of South Georgia in the Atlantic, home to large penguin and seal colonies. It's known by the not-so-catchy name A23a, and it's twice the size of Greater London. And this iceberg weighs nearly a trillion tonnes.

It's huge, it's cold, and it's on the move. The world's largest and oldest iceberg has broken away from Antarctica and is approaching the remote British territory of South Georgia in the Atlantic, home to large penguin and seal colonies. It's known by the not-so-catchy name A23a, and it's twice the size of Greater London. And this iceberg weighs nearly a trillion tonnes.

Well, A23a is being monitored by scientists, sailors and fishermen... Georgina Ranard went to meet some of them.

Well, A23a is being monitored by scientists, sailors and fishermen... Georgina Ranard went to meet some of them.

Georgina Ranard. One of Japan's best-known TV hosts has announced his retirement weeks after being accused of sexual misconduct. Masahiro Nakai was once part of the boy band SMAP and went on to a successful presenting career. Our Tokyo correspondent Shaima Khalil reports.

Georgina Ranard. One of Japan's best-known TV hosts has announced his retirement weeks after being accused of sexual misconduct. Masahiro Nakai was once part of the boy band SMAP and went on to a successful presenting career. Our Tokyo correspondent Shaima Khalil reports.

Shaiba Khalil. Now, what do you make of this? Not, as you might think, the sound of birds chirping, but something rather more exotic, or perhaps I should say extraterrestrial. Those were electromagnetic waves from space, waves which scientists think are affected by the Earth's magnetic field. They're called chorus waves.

Shaiba Khalil. Now, what do you make of this? Not, as you might think, the sound of birds chirping, but something rather more exotic, or perhaps I should say extraterrestrial. Those were electromagnetic waves from space, waves which scientists think are affected by the Earth's magnetic field. They're called chorus waves.

And they've now been detected at a much greater distance from Earth than previously. So why does that matter? Professor Richard Horne of the British Antarctic Survey has been leading research into so-called space weather. He first told my colleague Emma Barnett what exactly a chorus wave is.

And they've now been detected at a much greater distance from Earth than previously. So why does that matter? Professor Richard Horne of the British Antarctic Survey has been leading research into so-called space weather. He first told my colleague Emma Barnett what exactly a chorus wave is.

Professor Richard Horne. It was always going to be an unusual Oscars nomination ceremony, which took place in Los Angeles on Thursday. The city still has wildfires raging nearby. Yet in some ways, this was an upbeat shortlist. Two musicals raked in the biggest number of nominations, among them Emilio Perez.

Professor Richard Horne. It was always going to be an unusual Oscars nomination ceremony, which took place in Los Angeles on Thursday. The city still has wildfires raging nearby. Yet in some ways, this was an upbeat shortlist. Two musicals raked in the biggest number of nominations, among them Emilio Perez.

That earned its star, Carla Sofia Gascon, the first ever nomination of a trans woman for Best Actress. Demi Moore received her first Oscar nomination for Best Actress in the substance. she plays a woman who swaps her body for a younger version, which makes this nomination particularly pointed, according to our entertainment correspondent, Charlotte Gallagher.

That earned its star, Carla Sofia Gascon, the first ever nomination of a trans woman for Best Actress. Demi Moore received her first Oscar nomination for Best Actress in the substance. she plays a woman who swaps her body for a younger version, which makes this nomination particularly pointed, according to our entertainment correspondent, Charlotte Gallagher.