Thank you, mr. Speaker. I have a dream. I have a dream that one day a sentence with such a heavy impact that would change the world forever, when Martin Luther king gave the speech, he was addressing the plague of racism across the country. He was a campaigner for acceptance in a world where there was none. Well, i too, have a dream, i have a dream that one day lgbt plus youth will no longer live in fear, that one day they will truly be a time of acceptance among people of all orientations and identities. That cannot be obtained without the support today. I believe it wont be realized today, or tomorrow, but to set that dream in motion to begin to right the injustices felt by lgbt plus constituents, thats what we can accomplish today. As according to the qualities act of 2010, sexual orientations and gender identities are protected characteristics, but this legislation does not always translate into the real world. As is often made apparent, discrimination is not an intrinsic feature t
The tennis and the rest of days sport in sportsday at 5. 30pm. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. At least 18 people have been confirmed dead in an attack by taliban militants on a luxury hotel in the afghan capital, kabul. The gunmen entered the hotel last night, opening fire before breaking into rooms and taking hostages. 160 people were rescued from the hotel by the Security Forces. Our correspondent Zia Shahreyar reports from kabul. The final moments of a fight that had lasted all night. Gunfire and explosions, as Afghan Special forces battled to regain control of the Intercontinental Hotel. One soldier throws a grenade. He moves away, then the explosion. The room is soon on fire, evidence of the struggle that had taken place. The Afghan National flag waving from the roof, proof that the building has been reta ken. More than 150 people, including some foreigners, were inside yesterday evening, when gunmen burst in and opened fire. Translation there were old people and children i
The economics editor at the independent and ruth lea, whos an economics adviser for the Arbuthnot Banking group. Thats the papers at 11 30. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Turkey is being urged to show restraint as it continues an offensive into Northern Syria that its feared will further de stabilise a war torn region. Turkish troops crossed the border with syria, as part of a military effort to target a Kurdish Militia in the province of afrin. The Kurdish Group has been backed by the United States in the fight against so called Islamic State. But turkey regards it as a terrorist organisation. From the border, mark lowen reports on a potential new front in the syrian war. As if syria needed more of this. Artillery fire from turkey, launching a new ground and air offensive. Its called operation olive branch, though its anything but a gesture of peace. From the air, turkish f 16s struck yesterday. Their target the syrian Kurdish Militia, or ypg. Turkey sees them as terrorists, li
Who suffered cuts, bruises and a concussion when he fell to the ground. Still trying to help his mother. The officer doctors tell me when they arrived he was trying to render aid to his mother. And he was sitting there with his mother when they got here. Reporter rushed from the scene to Childrens Hospital to be treated, the little boy now has his grandmother at his side police say. Meanwhile, video cameras i was bore the bus capture the entire tragic scene. That video now being analyzed by accident investigators. Preliminarily investigators believe this is nothing more than a tragic accident. Meanwhile i dont know the suffering for the victims families there is the horror for the bus driver. Behind the wheel during those horrifying moments. On washington avenue, walt hunter cbs3 Eyewitness News. Also breaking late tonight theres been deadly hitandrun in east mt. Airy. A speeding suv ran a stop sign and hit a sedan at east gore gus lane and ardley streets. Police say that a grandfather
They encountered when they raced here to the 1500 block of washington avenue. A mother run over boy a septa bus. Her eight year old son still at her side. Beneath the wheels of this septa bus, police say a 29 year old mother died as she was struck crossing washington avenue at 15th street with her eight year old son at her side. She was running in front of the bus. Shes running that way and you could see the bus video you can see the front of the bus actually strike her. Reporter when officers raced to the scene around 7 00 p. M. They found the little boy who suffered cuts, bruises and a concussion when he fell to the ground. Still trying to help his mother. The officer doctors tell me when they arrived he was trying to render aid to his mother. And he was sitting there with his mother when they got here. Reporter rushed from the scene to Childrens Hospital to be treated, the little boy now has his grandmother at his side police say. Meanwhile, video cameras i was bore the bus capture