we begin a warning from president biden that sanctions may be imposed on uganda after new anti homosexuality legislation was signed into law by president yoweri musveeni. in a statement, joe biden said. in the uk, the government also condemned the new law, saying. homosexual acts were already illegal in uganda, but now anyone convicted of having gay sex faces life imprisonment. our north america correspondent david willis told me more about what president biden had to say on the new law. the reaction from the white house has been very stern indeed, a five paragraph statement release condemning the passage of this law in uganda and warning of possible sanctions, warning as well of a possible barring of ugandan officials involved in implementing these sort of laws from accessing the united states of america. there is a particular concern here, and that is also been expressed by the us state department in a separate statement, about the impact of this law could have on advances
in the uk, the government also condemned the new law, saying. homosexual acts were already illegal in uganda, but now anyone convicted of having gay sex faces life imprisonment. let s speak now to jay mulucha. he s an activist and executive director of an lbtq organisation in uganda. he has stayed up very late to join us on the programme. thank you very much for your time. tell us exactly what the reaction has been so far in uganda. what the reaction has been so far in unanda. . ~ what the reaction has been so far in uaanda. ., ~ ,, what the reaction has been so far in u:anda. ., ~ i. . uganda. thank you so much. in u:anda, uganda. thank you so much. in uganda. at uganda. thank you so much. in uganda, at the uganda. thank you so much. in uganda, at the moment, - uganda. thank you so much. in uganda, at the moment, the i uganda. thank you so much. in - uganda, at the moment, the situation is bad. we woke up to the bad news of the president signing the bill and it was so sca
shows the rainfall amounts totting up across southern europe in the mediterranean not great for those in half term here but for us, other than a few spots of drizzle in the far north of scotland, maybe eastern england, it stays dry. why? this persistent area of high pressure which noses its way a bit further westwards, and it still allows a bit of a cool flow of air, particularly into the south and southeast with plenty of cloud that s showing up on the cambridge forecast for the rest of this week. but elsewhere, especially further west you are, blue skies will dominate, and it will turn that bit warmer. the nights will still be rather chilly, and that s the case as we go into tuesday morning widely, temperatures down into single figures, some rural spots only around 1 2 celsius as we start the day. but plenty of blue skies for many, cloudier across the far north of scotland, quite a bit of cloud through central eastern england to begin with, and that will hover around many eas
unless there s an immediate threat to life. the commissioner of the metropolitan police, sir mark rowley, has written to health and social care services, outlining the need for officers to concentrate on their primary role of fighting crime. but some doctors are worried. the police actually are across london and they ve got the infrastructure to survey the whole of london. and they have an emergency power called section 136, where they can bring someone from a public space to a place of safety. so that s where i am. you know, there aren t psychiatrists. there aren t enough to be around london. some of the biggest names in comedy have joined a protest against sewage being pumped into windermere in the lake district. windermere is england s largest natural lake. among the protesters were paul whitehouse, lee mack and steve coogan.
across southern europe in the mediterranean not great for those in half term here but for us, other than a few spots of drizzle in the far north of scotland, maybe eastern england, it stays dry. why? this persistent area of high pressure which noses its way a bit further westwards, and it still allows a bit of a cool flow of air, particularly into the south and southeast with plenty of cloud that s showing up on the cambridge forecast for the rest of this week. but elsewhere, especially further west you are, blue skies will dominate, and it will turn that bit warmer. the nights will still be rather chilly, and that s the case as we go into tuesday morning widely, temperatures down into single figures, some rural spots only around 1 2 celsius as we start the day. but plenty of blue skies for many, cloudier across the far north of scotland, quite a bit of cloud through central eastern england to begin with, and that will hover around many eastern coastal counties of england throu