Police used the Gross Indecency laws to continue to Criminalise Gay Behaviour and social activity. Voiceover it is a deadly disease and there is no known cure. In the 80s, hiv and aids brought a new atmosphere of moral panic. By the end of the decade, the number of Gross Indecency prosecutions against gay men was as high as it had been in the 1950s. Many many lead completely double lives. The writer Maureen Duffy who campaigned for the 1977 act who campaigned for the 1967 act says it was not a moment of sudden liberation. It was the beginning of a process. But never assume that what you have achieved you have got for good and it cannot be reversed because at any time, anything can be completely changed. And there are sometimes still some very nasty rumblings and utterances, partially stoked by the use of social media, that could turn very nasty indeed if were not vigilant. Injuly 1967, the home secretary roy jenkins told parliament that homosexuality was a disability that brought lifel
And britains adam peaty breaks the 50 metres breaststroke world record, becoming the first man ever to go under 26 seconds. And coming up in sportsday on bbc news, out through injury Greg Rutherford says hes gutted to missing out of next months world athletics championships. Good evening. The government has hailed bmws decision to build a fully electric version of the mini in the uk as a vote of confidence in britain. Bmw have confirmed the model will go into production in 2019, with the parts manufactured abroad, before the car is assembled at its cowley plant near 0xford. Bmw had previously expressed fears about the uncertainty surrounding brexit. Today it said it had neither sought nor received any reassurances from the government on arrangements after britain leaves the eu. Heres our transport correspondent, richard westcott. They make two thirds of the worlds minis here. To the relief of workers, we now know that the new Electric Mini will be made here too. Its great for the busin
Police used the Gross Indecency laws to continue to Criminalise Gay Behaviour and social activity. Voiceover it is a deadly disease and there is no known cure. In the 80s, hiv and aids brought a new atmosphere of moral panic. By the end of the decade, the number of Gross Indecency prosecutions against gay men was as high as it had been in the 1950s. Many many lead completely double lives. The writer Maureen Duffy who campaigned for the 1977 act who campaigned for the 1967 act says it was not a moment of sudden liberation. It was the beginning of a process. But never assume that what you have achieved you have got for good and it cannot be reversed because at any time, anything can be completely changed. And there are sometimes still some very nasty rumblings and utterances, partially stoked by the use of social media, that could turn very nasty indeed if were not vigilant. Injuly 1967, the home secretary roy jenkins told parliament that homosexuality was a disability that brought lifel
Children are losing interest in exercise from as early as seven years old. In sport could there be two titles for chelsea this season . The premier League Leaders are through to the semi finals of the fa cup, after beating Manchester United. Also this morning do you recognise this famous face . It is fascinating seeing the faces of people as i walk down the street. She was a big part of one of our favourite childrens tv shows. You may have guessed where she is from but we will reveal it later. It is not as cold today as it was yesterday. Today will be cloudy as well but there will be sunny breaks and in the sunshine it will feel quite mild for of year. In the north of scotland we have gales, severe gales and heavy wintry showers. More details on about 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. Parliament has passed the brexit bill, paving the way for the uk to begin the formal process of leaving the European Union. Meanwhile, it looks like theresa may will reject Nicola Sturgeons
i would say to any business, you go through some tough times, but your best years come after your worst years. the key thing is getting businesses through the next few months, it will be a very bumpy road but that is why the government s through this sticky patch. i very much hope and believe the economic difficulties we have got will be pretty short lived, so we need to get as many businesses as we can through these difficulties and there will be some better times ahead. yes, if businesses are setting up now orjust trying to get through this, be optimistic, we ll get through it and we will do everything we can to help you do that. the mp for bournemouth west, conor burns, is to be reinstated to the conservative party after being cleared of misconduct. he was suspended as patron of the party s lgbt+ group and sacked as trade minister following a complaint about his behaviour at the tory party conference. mr burns consistently denied any wrongdoing, and said the experience