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Fire is raging on an oil tanker which collided with a cargo ship off the coast of China. Henrik Uth is chief executive of Survey Association, which provides marine risk surveys. He tells us why there has been a spate of high-profile collisions over the past year involving shipping. Also in the programme, the Golden Globe awards were dominated by the aftermath of sexual assault allegations against producer Harvey Weinstein, which led to a wave of similar complaints against some of Hollywood's biggest names. Melissa Silverstein, founder of a New York gender equality group called Women and Hollywood tells us if this is a pivotal moment for how women are treated. Europe's aerospace consortium Airbus is turning to China to help rescue its struggling A380 superjumbo. Peggy Hollinger is industry editor of the Financial Times and explains the background. We have a report on expectations in Britain that men could soon be spending more on clothes than women. Plus, we find out why there's been a boom in the number of people trying to find a fortune with a metal detector.

(Picture: The Sanchi in flames. Picture credit: Reuters.)

Published on Monday, 8th January 2018.

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