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Swedish influencer Matilda Djerf is facing a backlash from fans after claims of bullying and body-shaming.   Eleven current and former employees of her clothing brand Djerf Avenue, described being belittled, called names and yelled at in the workplace, according to an investigation by Swedish news outlet Aftonbladet. The 27-year-old told the BBC she was “deeply sorry” to anyone who has felt mistreated under her leadership.   Djerf Avenue’s chief operating officer said the firm acknowledged the challenges in its workplace environment and had taken steps to address them.   Tap the link in @BBCNews to find out how fans of the brand have reacted.   #Sweden #BBCNews

Are you holding space for these nails? 💅   Nail artist Shea Osei said she cried after seeing the nails she designed for Cynthia Erivo for the Wicked movie on the big screen.    The 33-year-old has known Erivo for 15 years and said it was “amazing to be a part of the journey”.   Tap the the link in @BBCNew’s bio to read more about her experience of designing Elphaba’s nails.    #CynthiaErivo #Wicked #Nails #BBCNews

Dayane Leite never wanted to become a sex worker but at the age of 17 her husband died of a heart attack and she couldn’t pay for the funeral. Her home town, Itaituba in Brazil’s northern Para state, is at the heart of the country’s illegal gold-mining trade, so a friend suggested raising the money by having sex with miners, deep in the Amazon. “Going to the mines is a roll of the dice,” she says. “The women are seriously humiliated there. They may be slapped in the face and yelled at. Dayane successfully gathered the money for the funeral, and at the age of 18 she had her first child. For the last 16 years, like many women in Itaituba, she has been returning periodically to the mines to work as a cook, a washerwoman, a barmaid and a sex worker. Tap the link in @BBCNews' bio to find out why the Brazilian government is struggling to close illegal mines. #BBCNews

New data suggests that a multivitamin could help save coral reefs. 🪸 Researchers in America have found that the nutrients could help boost the health of corals. Coral reefs are among the world's most threatened ecosystems. They are very vulnerable to pollution, and a change in sea temperatures can have a huge impact on them, leading to Tap the link in @BBCNews' bio to find out what vitamins the scientists are using. #Coral #BBCNews

Which one would be your winning picture? 😂 The Nikon comedy wildlife competition had over 9,000 entries from both professional and amateur photographers - and the winners have finally been revealed. Tap the link in @BBCNews’s bio for more hilarious award-winning animals. (📷 Milko Marchetti/Jose Miguel Gallego Molina/Eberhard Ehmke/Damyan Petkov/Przemysław Jakubczyk/Sarthak Ranganad/Kingston Tam/Tapani Linnanmäki/Nikon Comedy Wildlife)

South Korea’s parliament has voted to impeach its president.   Yoon Suk Yeol defended his shock decision to declare martial law last week, saying he did it to protect the country’s democracy.   Since Yoon declared martial law, which MPs quickly overturned, he faced huge protests and pressure to resign, but refused to go.   Tap the link in @BBCNews’s bio to read what this could mean for the country.   #SouthKorea #BBCNews

South Korean MPs have voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol. The vote marks a second attempt to impeach Yoon over his botched attempt to declare martial law, which sparked mass protests. Thousands of people took to the streets in Seoul as protesters - both supporting and against the president - staged huge rallies ahead of the impeachment vote. He will be suspended from office while the prime minister will serve as acting president. Tap the link in @BBCNews’s bio to find out what happens next. (📷 Reuters) #SouthKorea #BBCNews

“I used to say to her, when I die I want you to perform my final rites. I had no idea that I would have to do hers.”   Those are the words of 24-year-old Harshita Brella’s father, Satbir.   He was speaking to the BBC in Delhi after his daughter’s body body was found in the boot of a car in east London last month.   Her husband Pankaj Lamba is the murder investigation’s prime suspect.   Tap the link in @BBCNews’s bio to hear more about what Harshita’s family had to say.   #London #Delhi #BBCNews

An alleged Chinese spy who formed an “unusual degree of trust” with Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, has been banned from the UK, after a judgement by the UK’s semi-secret national security court.   The man, known only as H6 and described as a “close confidant” to Prince Andrew, brought an appeal against his initial ban but the decision was upheld by the court.   Judges were told the businessman was attempting to leverage Prince Andrew’s influence.   Buckingham Palace declined to comment, saying they do not act for the prince, who is not a working royal.   In a statement, the Chinese embassy in the UK criticised “baseless ‘spy’ stories targeting China”.   Tap the link in @BBCNews’s bio to find out more about the ban.   (📸 Getty Images)   #PrinceAndrew #BuckinghamPalace #BBCNews

Diary of a CEO host Steven Bartlett is amplifying harmful health misinformation on his number-one ranked podcast, a BBC investigation has found.    Recent claims from guests - including that cancer can be treated by following a keto diet, rather than proven treatments - were allowed by the Dragons’ Den star with little or no challenge.    Experts have told us failing to question these disproven claims is dangerous because it creates a distrust of conventional medicine.   Tap the link in @BBCNews’s bio to read more from our investigation.    #BBCNews

The BBC's international editor Jeremy Bowen has returned to Bashar al-Assad's presidential palace in Damascus. This comes almost a decade after he interviewed the Syrian president in 2015. The Muhajireen Presidential Palace has been vacated following the overthrowing of Assad by rebel groups, with Syrians in the capital able to enter the building. Tap the link in @BBCNews’s bio to read more about a former Syria prison head charged with torture. #Assad #Syria #BBCNews

“You’re an idiot”    A man in Fall River, Massachusetts, who fled via rooftop from police executing a search warrant, has been rescued after getting stuck in a chimney.    Bodycam footage from the City of Fall River Police Department shows detectives discover 33-year-old Robert Langlais and call in assistance from the fire department to free him.    Langlais was taken to hospital and was later arrested on drug charges.   Tap the link in @BBCNews’s bio for the latest news from the US & Canada.   #Massachusetts #Bodycam #BBCNews