SummaryThe site for the new Chinese embassy in London is close to a network of fibre optic communications cables, a planning document shows Satellite imagery shows the scale of the destruction caused by wildfires that have broken out in southern Chile – killing at least 19 people We've been looking into the cost of the UK's deal to transfer Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean to Mauritius after US President Donald Trump criticised the plan We use open-source intelligence, satellite imagery, fact-checking and data analysis to help report complex stories Adam DurbinBBC Verify Live senior journalist
BBC Verify Live’s will be closing shortly after a busy day for our fact-checkers and data experts who have been digging into a variety of UK political stories today. The team has:
Shown how close fibre optic cables are to the newly approved Chinese embassy in London Examined whether the deal to give the Chagos islands to Mauritius will cost £3.4bn or £35bn
Published: January 20, 2026 5:14 pm
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