Chris Mason reports from the G8 Summit where leaders of the G8 industrialised nations have been meeting in the central Italian town of L’Aquila which was badly hit by an earthquake in April. What issues are being discussed and what kind of future does this summit have? Chris is a reporter for the BBC based in Brussels.
Our BBC correspondent recently reported from earthquake ravaged L’Aquila in Italy where he witnessed the extent of devastation to this picturesque and ancient town. on April 6, 2009, at 01:32 GMT an earthquake of 6.3 magnitude struck central Italy with its epicentre near L’Aquila. Many buildings in L’Aquila were damaged and many historic buildings collapsed in the centre of the city and at least 294 people were killed. Chris is a reporter for the BBC based in Brussels.
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Another week and another solution to the economic crisis, Chris reports on the latest ideas from the EU. Also a large football row is brewing and a potential spat in the air as Virgin Airlines urges the European Commission to reject the planned virtual merger between British Airwaves and American Airlines. Chris is a reporter for the BBC based in Brussels.
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Chris Mason from the BBC is just back from Verdun in eastern France, covering the 90th anniversary of the end of World War One and hes also been looking at new rules in Europe regarding the shape of vegetables.
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BBC correspondent Chris Mason reports from outside the EU Summit meeting in Brussels where discussions have been under way to navigate the global financial crisis. Chris also reports on the rocky relationship between Britain and Iceland as well as the bad news for French families with a particular name.
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BBC correspondent Chris Mason is just back from Ireland where they’ve come up with a way to tackle the credit crunch that has annoyed many others and meanwhile a British couple have come up with a novel way to pay for their honeymoon.
Chris Mason from the BBC reports on the Finland School massacre, the Italian region of Calabria is using development aid to sponsor the national soccer team and British Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton is going before a Paris appeal court in the hope of getting his victory at the Belgian Grand Prix reinstated.
