Have been left homeless by a tornado. at least 25 people have died in mississippi with one person killed in alabama. the two boats carrying migrants think of the coast of tunisia causing 29 people to die. others are still missing. and the uk government announces that possessing laughing gas will become a criminal offence for the first time. you are watching bbc news now it is time for witness history. hello and welcome to witness history. i m farhana haider at the people s history museum in manchester with more remarkable moments from the past as told by people who were there. in this episode, we look back at five campaigns and protest movements led by women.
In my local club or in my school or whatever, well, yeah, definitely, i would say, in that case, i m happy. and if you were to win, what will the reaction be like in france? it will be pretty special. so they re getting a big screen to put in the rowing club, so that people can watch. so, like, all of the kids, some of the kids and the older people are going to watch this race live on the 26th. my parents are going to be there. many friends are going to be watching online as well. so i think if i win, yes, that would be. that would be very, very special. you re watching bbc news. now it s time for witness history. hello and welcome to witness history. i m farhana haider, at the people s history museum in manchester, with more remarkable moments from the past, as told by people who were there.
To pass between the earth and the moon this evening. experts say it will pass by safely and can be seen through binoculars and telescopes. you re watching bbc news. now it s time for witness history: women led movements. hello and welcome to witness history. i m farhana haider, at the people s history museum in manchester, with more remarkable moments from the past, as told by people who were there. in this episode, we look back at five campaigns and protest movements led by women. coming up, we ll hear about the fight for the equal right to pray for women at the western wall injerusalem, the argentinian forensic pioneer unearthing war crimes, the anti nuclear protest that was the biggest women led movement in the uk since the suffragettes,
Billion of military assistance given by the us to ukraine over the last year. interestingly, i ve been speaking to a former commander of the us army in europe whose in kyiv, and he said what the ukrainians are desperate for is air defence systems. mobile weaponry that they can bring down drones and helicopters with, so if this assistance is what it says it is, then that is very significant indeed. but getting it there remains a problem, this general told me that it s becoming increasingly difficult to deliver, russia is moving to block ground routes particularly from poland, and the us can tjustify military aircraft into ukraine at the moment. aircraft into ukraine at the moment- aircraft into ukraine at the moment. . ., , g ., ~ moment. that was jane o brien. witness history s moment. that was jane o brien. witness history s farhana - witness history s farha na haider witness history s farhana haider is at the museum in manchester looking back at five extraordinary campaigns