i go to the world s biggest start up campus in paris, where female innovators are cooking up some amazing ideas. it tastes a lot like egg. there is a bit of an aftertaste, a slightly bitter aftertaste. mmm, bit of seasoning maybe, or mouthwash? anyway, i ve been to meet a female tech boss who is helping to shape the future of surgery. the contribution of women in all walks of life has often been forgotten, because history has mainly been recorded by men. but here at the glasgow women s library their achievements are rightly celebrated. this is the only accredited museum in the uk dedicated to women s history, and it is filled with books that are about, for, or by women. 20,000 books and 500,000 archived items here are providing a valuable resource for researchers and historians. amongst all of that, you will find stories about some amazing women. like this one. i m a bit of a fan of ada lovelace. when i learned to program computers when i was young, i could practise on the co
that will be used to anoint king charles at his coronation in may. you re watching bbc news. now it s time for ukraine: the children s story. the day before war started, it was just like any other. we played with our friends and ate with our families. that night was the last time our dreams were peaceful, and then, fire would dance, lighting up the skies. but we woke to explosions. the sky burst into red and yellow, the windows and walls shook. no one knew what to do. in the skies above us, helicopters swarmed and multiplied. we watched as tanks rolled in. millions of people fled. they packed into overcrowded trains while thousands more waited on platforms. men had to stay behind, so families and loved ones were separated. many people reached other countries and found safety. but some of us couldn t or didn t, and now, this is our life. speaks ukrainian. air raid siren wails. is that an air raid siren? so, we vejust heard a little air raid siren, which means that we have to g
and the ceremony injerusalem to consecrate the oil that will be used to anoint king charles during his coronation in may. ukrainian and russian forces are fighting in the northern suburbs of the city of bakhmut which has been pulverised by seven months of fighting. oleksandr marchenko, the deputy mayor, confirmed the street clashes, but said the russians have not taken control. western analysts say the scene has been set for ukrainian forces to carry out a fighting withdrawal. a british defence ministry update said ukrainian soldiers are digging new trenches west of the city and are being reinforced by elite troops. the capture of bakhmut would be the first russian victory of note in more than six months of fighting. our diplomatic correspondent, james landale, sent this report from the capital, kyiv. for more than six months of russian shells and missiles have rained down on the city. thousands of russian soldiers have died trying to seize it and now their commanders are g
history: lgbt special. hello. i m ben boulos. thanks forjoining me at the queer british museum in london for this edition of witness history. i ll bring you important moments from the past as told by the people who were there. in this episode, we re focusing on lgbt history, stories about lesbian, gay and trans people from all over the world. coming up: we hear how lesbian activists broke through bbc security to stage a protest on live tv. plus, the fight for lgbt rights in uganda where being gay was punishable by death. how the balkans war inspired a groundbreaking film about trans sex workers. and the fight to use the word 0lympics for the very first gay games. but first to san francisco, and the aids memorial that would make headlines all over the world. activist cleve jones was living there in the 19805 when a mysterious disease started killing his friends. the suffering he saw inspired him to create one of the world s biggest ever arts projects. i talked about this ide
ukrainian and russian forces are fighting in the northern suburbs of the city of bakhmut which has been battered by seven months of fighting. oleksandr marchenko, the deputy mayor, confirmed the street clashes, but said the russians haven t taken control. western analysts say the scene has been set for ukrainian forces to carry out a fighting withdrawal. a british defence ministry update said ukrainian soldiers are digging new trenches west of the city and are being reinforced by elite troops. the capture of bakhmut would be the first russian victory of note in more than six months of fighting. meanwhile, according to the supreme commander of nato troops in europe, general christopher cavoli said the scale of the war is unbelivable with 2,000 large battle tanks destroyed, more than 200,000 russian soldiers and over 1,800 officers killed or wounded. 0ur diplomatic correspondent, james landale, sent this report from the capital, kyiv. this is bakhmut or at least what is lef