"Dyson settles a landmark supply chain case, live from the UK.
morning report from the BBC World Service on Leanna Burn Good Morning."
The British manufacturer Dyson has settled a lawsuit brought by 24 migrant workers. They claimed they were subjected to forced labor and abusive treatment at a factory in Malaysia
“that made parts for Dyson. Dyson denies any liability for the abuses. The case is important”
because it establishes a precedent that claims against foreign companies supplying British firms can be judged in an English court. The BBC's Jonathan Hadreport from Bangkok. The migrant workers from Nepal and Bangladesh have described being threatened and beaten in the Malaysian factory where they made components for Dyson, having their passports with held and being forced to work long hours in unsanitary conditions,
amounting they said to modern-day slavery. When they filed their compensation case in 2022, Dyson stated that it had been unaware of the alleged abuses and that their Malaysian employers should be held responsible. Dyson also argued that the case should be heard in Malaysia not Britain. However, the Supreme Court agreed that the trial could take place in an English court establishing a precedent that British companies can be held to account in the UK for actions
taken by suppliers in another country. Under the terms of the settlement, the details of any compensation to the workers are not being disclosed and the lawyers representing them have echoed Dyson statement that this deal is not an admission of liability on its part. Labor activists have for many years drawn attention to the problem of abuses of the large migrant worker population in Malaysia. Jonathan Hadreport's BBC News Bangkok.
Now let's see the numbers. Applications from Americans for British citizenship were up 42% on the previous year in 2025, the highest level since President Trump returned to the White House.
“And 30, that's how many years it's been since a little game called Pocket Monsters”
launched in Japan, which would become the massive media franchise Pokemon. And the English soccer Premier League says it's launching its own streaming service, allowing subscribers to watch all 380 matches live. The one season trial will take place in Singapore in partnership with the local broadcaster Star Hub. If it's successful, it'll be rolled out to other countries.
Here's the BBC's Nick Marsh. So instead of tuning into your local broadcaster, you pay for the Premier League app and you get direct access to all of these matches. People are calling it "prem flicks" inevitably. The real name will be Premier League Plus. And it's going to be launched here in Singapore as an experiment in conjunction
“with Star Hub, the local broadcaster. The details are still being established. But in any case,”
it's an interesting experiment. It's going to give the Premier League complete control when it comes to the pricing, to the production, to the distribution. Nick Marsh there. Okay, we need to chat. Marketplace Morning Report by the BBC World Service has been on air since 2017, bringing you the global business news that you missed out on while you slept. But sadly,
today is our last show. I joined as a host three years ago, and it's been amazing, working with
brilliant colleagues who care deeply about our program. So let's take you back and have a listen to some of our best moments. The US and Ukraine have finally struck a minimal deal. Life in the UK, this is the marketplace Morning Report from the BBC World Service. China now facing 54% Harris. One line of thought from experts is what kind of opportunities does this present for a country like
India? Huge unmanned, cranes, lume over Peru's Chinese-funded chunk-eyed port. Mark runs a chip shop in Osnerbrook, north-west Germany. His list of worries includes the war in Ukraine, energy costs, and the economy. The temper of jet sautys on the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower has been unrelenting. Operating in the Red Sea, trying to protect merchant ships and themselves from boogie attacks. Soon after that, Mr Rubio walked with officials at
top one of the locks, overlooking the Panama Canal. Last year, almost all exports from the state of
Nuevo León went to the United States, goods worth $55 billion.
We're about to head inside a former coal mine, and now it's home to the Arctic world archives.
In Kabul, I arrive at a modest house.
There's a saying in Cuba, without sugar, there's no country.
“Ben Munster gets me to go shoulder to shoulder with the other bidders.”
Even the smallest percentage of China's retirees take a silver train, this can mean millions
of ticket sales. I mean, the Moscow cinema. The real reason people are here is to watch Barbie.
“Some great moments and fantastic global reporting there. So that is it for the final edition”
of Marketplace Morning Report from the BBC World Service. From Monday, you can hear the first
daily Marketplace Morning Report with Dave Roncacho and the team at 650 Eastern. But it's time for
“goodbye from us and the team here at the BBC World Service from our producers, James Graham,”
and Neil Moro, our editor, Naomi Rainy. I'm from me, Leanna Burn, for the last time. Thank you for listening to the Marketplace Morning Report from the BBC World Service. List out all the steps that would have to happen to get to our feared outcome, assign each one a percent likelihood and multiply it out. We look at how to quiet the spiral and make a plan just in case. Listen to this is uncomfortable wherever you get your podcasts.
