same sex marriage has become legal in switzerland. following a referendum last september in which two thirds of voters backed the change in the law, to give same sex couples the same rights under law as married men and women. since 2007, switzerland has allowed same sex couples to register their partnerships, but, until now, some rights, including to adoption and inheritance, were restricted. jatinder dhillon reports. walking out as newlyweds and making history finally. stefano perfetti and luca morreale are the first same sex couple to tie the knot on friday at this register office in zurich. they were among dozens of gay and lesbian couples across switzerland who said, i do, now that it has become legal to do so.
same sex marriage has become legal in switzerland, following a referendum last september in which two thirds of voters backed to change the law and give same sex couples the same rights under law as married men and women. since 2007, switzerland has allowed same sex couples to register their partnerships, but, until now, some rights, including to adoption and inheritance, were restricted. jatinder dhillon reports. walking out as newlyweds and making history finally. stefano perfetti and luca morreale are the first same sex couple to tie the knot on friday at this register office in zurich. they were among dozens of gay and lesbian couples across switzerland who said, i do, now that it has become legal to do so.
for several days, and follow the hottest march recorded in more than 100 years. more than a billion people in the region are at risk of heat relatedimpacts, scientists have warned, linking the early onset of an intense summer to climate change. china s state media says dozens of people are thought to be buried in the rubble of a multi storey building that collapsed on friday in the central city of changsha in hunan province. rescuers pulled five people out of the rubble alive on saturday morning after working through the night to shift debris. the cause of the collapse is still not known. jatinder dhillon reports. it is a race against time. rescue workers crawl through rubble in search of people trapped under a building which housed a hotel, apartments and cinema. the multi story structure in a densely built street caved in on friday
will now have the drama of a by election, after scandal abruptly engulfed its outgoing mp. ben wright, bbc news. china s state media says dozens of people are thought to be buried in the rubble of a multi storey building that collapsed on friday in the central city of changsha in hunan province. rescuers pulled five people out of the rubble alive on saturday morning after working through the night to shift debris. the cause of the collapse is still not known. jatinder dhillon reports. it is a race against time. rescue workers crawl through rubble in search of people trapped under a building which housed a hotel, apartments and cinema. the multi storey structure in a densely built street caved in on friday leaving a gaping hole. 700 firefighters and large evacuation diggers have been deployed, along with life detectors and rescue dogs. at a press conference, the mayor of changsha said
the future of the islands. nomia iqbal, bbc news, tortola, the british virgin islands. china s state media says dozens of people are thought to be buried in the rubble of a multi storey building that collapsed on friday in the central city of changsha in hunan province. rescuers pulled five people out of the rubble alive on saturday morning after working through the night to shift debris. the cause of the collapse is still not known. jatinder dhillon reports. it is a race against time. rescue workers crawl through rubble in search of people trapped under a building which housed a hotel, apartments and cinema. the multi story structure in a densely built street caved in on friday leaving a gaping hole. 700 firefighters and large evacuation diggers have been deployed, along with life