in conversation with bbc 100 women, selma blair talks about her diagnosis, inclusivity in hollywood and beyond and the progress that women have made. thank you so much for taking the time to speak with us on 100 women. how are you feeling today? thank you for asking, and it s lovely to be here and i feel really well because i am at home and i have my dog. you are lovely. my son is in the other room, eating honey. my life is good. to those who do not know the background of your story, you were diagnosed with ms four years ago. yes, 2018, i was diagnosed with ms and i chose a few months later to say it publicly on an instagram post not realising that it would be, it would mean so much to people. i was really thanking my wardrobe stylist on a show that i was on and kind of struggling to get dressed and by the time, my coordination was a lot worse as the flare was really aggressive. so i came out to thank the women that were really dressing me, supporting me and keeping it quiet
and, the oscars gets its first best actress , from an asian background. it s seven in the morning in singapore, and 4pm in san diego in the united states where a trilateral gathering of some of the world s key democracies has been taking place. president biden, uk prime minister rishi sunak and the australian prime minister, anthony albanese, have met in california to confirm the aukus security agreement. under the pact, australia will receive nuclear powered submarines from the us and the uk. the deal is aimed at countering what the three nations see as china s threat in the indo pacific region all three leaders spoke at the meeting in san diego. we are showing again how democracies can deliver our own security and prosperity and notjust can deliver our own security and prosperity and not just for us can deliver our own security and prosperity and notjust for us but for the entire world. today, we are announcing the steps to carry out projects under office in developing
bill designed to make it easierfor people to change their legal gender. china s population has fallen for the first time in 60 years, with the national birth rate hitting a record low. and in the tennis, andy murray beats italian matteo berrettini in a thrilling five set match at the australian open. scotland s first minister, nicola sturgeon, says a decision by the uk government to block a bill passed in scotland is outrageous and has vowed to fight it in court. the legislation had aimed to make it quicker and easierfor trans people to change gender but uk ministers say it would have a significant impact on equality laws. our lgbt and identity correspondent lauren moss explains. it split the political spectrum, and now it s causing divisions in the united kingdom. scotland s gender recognition reform bill, to simplify the process for people to change their legal sex, was voted through just before christmas, but not without controversy. thank you. the next. shame on you! an
a record low. and in the australian open, andy murray beats italian matteo berrettini in a thrilling five set first round match. hello and welcome to the programme. social media bosses could face jail if they repeatedly fail to protect children from online harm, under new changes to the online safety bill. the prime minister rishi sunak agreed to calls for tougher punishments as part of the legislation after his own backbench mps prepared to vote against the bill. the new legislation begins its final stages in the house of commons today but lucy powell, labour s shadow secretary of state for digital, culture, media and sport, says the bill doesn t go far enough. we would go further in terms of the measures that take buses would be accountable for so we are notjust looking up the narrow issue of directly causing harm to children which is what really the bill has been massively scaled back to focus on measures that tech buses would be accountable for. so things like viral mi