Welcome to witness, here at the British Library in london. This month, we have anotherfive people have witnessed extraordinary moments of history first hand. Well be talking about the legalisation of homosexuality in britain 50 years ago. A breakthrough for women in the mens world of racing, and, in a moment, the Russian Ballet Star Rudolf Nureyev defected to the west. But first, we go back to a Turning Point for china. China was wracked with a civil war between communists and the nationalists. Translation i never even thought about joining the communists. I followed the nationalist party all the way. Im 99 years old, and i still havent changed my mind about that. For most people, life was wretched. Someone had to rescue china from these miserable conditions. There were two men willing to try. One was Chiang Kai Shek, who was leader of the nationalist troops. The other was mao zedong, who wanted to turn china into a communist state. The two men were to become bitter rivals. Translation
Western areas tonight. Central and eastern, and southern areas of the uk will tend to clear. Where the skies clear in the north it could be very chilly, down to 5 degrees. Towns and cities nowhere near as cold. Tomorrow, showers return. There will be fewer across more southern areas, most of them across scotland, Northern Ireland and Western Areas. They are very difficult to predict, what time and they will occur. And where they will occur. Hello. This is bbc news. President trump has criticised china on twitter, saying its doing nothing to halt north koreas Weapons Programme after pyongyang test fired its second Intercontinental Ballistic Missile in a month. The australian Prime Minister says Counter Terror police have foiled an attempt to blow up a plane. Four people have been arrested in raids across sydney. The threat of terrorism is very real. The disruption operation, the effo rts real. The disruption operation, the efforts overnight, have been very effective, but there is more w
Western areas tonight. Central and eastern, and southern areas of the uk will tend to clear. Where the skies clear in the north it could be very chilly, down to 5 degrees. Towns and cities nowhere near as cold. Tomorrow, showers return. There will be fewer across more southern areas, most of them across scotland, Northern Ireland and Western Areas. They are very difficult to predict, what time and they will occur. And where they will occur. Hello. This is bbc news. President trump has criticised china on twitter, saying its doing nothing to halt north koreas Weapons Programme after pyongyang test fired its second Intercontinental Ballistic Missile in a month. The australian Prime Minister says Counter Terror police have foiled an attempt to blow up a plane. Four people have been arrested in raids across sydney. The threat of terrorism is very real. The disruption operation, the effo rts real. The disruption operation, the efforts overnight, have been very effective, but there is more w
Allow american firms to brand their whiskies as scotch. Our Business Correspondent joe lynam reports. Under eu rules of origin, any spirit described as Scotch Whiskey must be aged released three years and matured in scotland. But the Scottish Government says the us negotiators during the recent trade talks with the eu had wanted this definition to be relaxed to accommodate its whiskey makers. So now holyrood wants the eu definition of scotch to be incorporated into uk law after brexit. That is because Whiskey Making supports 20,000 jobs and is worth £4 billion to scotland. We have to make absolutely certain that any deal done with the us protects scottish jobs. If that deal does not protect the definition of whiskey as a spirit matured for three years or more, it weakens that definition and we will lose scottish jobs in the whiskey industry. 10,000 jobs depend on it, another 10,000 in the supply chain. So we tell liam fox, dont tangle with the scottish whiskey industry, protect it. Do
Its territorial aims. Research says that nearly half the people who used the government help to buy scheme to buy a house did not need it. Bbc news learns that only 5 of prison staff in england and wales will get new Pay Allowances of up to £5,000. Now on bbc news, its time for click. This week adventures in sound with posh cams, invisible speakers and cloning brian enos brain. Today im in the lair of a wizard who likes glitterballs, who has won the order and me, who has won the odd grammy and who likes to write a book or two, a wizard called brian eno. Dont know if i should show you how this works. Lets just find the. These are just not bits of speakers, they are working speakers . Yes. On my gosh. And it is sound that this man is best known for. Big sound. The former member of roxy music has added production sounds to the biggest acts in the world u2, coldplay and some chap called bowie. He is a self proclaimed non musician who uses technology to make his art. There it is. So this e