it s 50 years since homosexuality was decriminalised in britain. in those 50 years, the campaign for lgbt rights has won landmark victories in many parts of the world, perhaps best symbolised by the normalisation of gay marriage in a host of countries. my guest today is american filmmaker dustin lance black. he won an oscar for the film milk and has just completed a major series on the struggle for gay rights. has the time come to declare a famous victory? dustin lance black, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. thank you for having the. to what extent thank you for having the. to what exte nt d o thank you for having the. to what extent do you think that your experiences from childhood to now has a gay person have come to define your creative output? 0h, has a gay person have come to define your creative output? oh, boy. it is one of the many things about me that does define me creatively. certainly when i am teaching my students because i teach classes in screenwriting sometim
warns that what happens to banking jobs in london after brexit is no longer in the hands of the uk government. thanks forjoining us. donald trumpjunior has said he didn t tell his father about a meeting last year with a russian lawyer who was apparently offering to help the trump election campaign. interviewed by the hannity programme on fox news, he described the meeting asjust a nothing. opponents say he should have gone instead straight to the fbi. our washington correspondent david willis reports. congratulations, dad. we love you. donald trump jr congratulations, dad. we love you. donald trumer played a key role in his father s accent to the presidency, now his actions are almost threatening to undermine that victory. fearing further revelations about a meeting last year at trump talla rd about a meeting last year at trump tallard the president s eldest son chose to release copies of any mou exchange between him and the man who broke at that meeting. those e mails have r
no more life in the fast lane for your web search? check your internet speed today, as many major websites are on a go slow in protest at us plans to scrap net neutrality rules. the boss of us bankjp morgan chase warns that what happens to banking jobs in london after brexit is no longer in the hands of the uk government. welcome to world business report. i m rachel horne. in a minute, rico will tell us about an interesting deal in the music streaming world. but first: get ready to take a deep breath when you go online today because some of the most popular websites will be running slowly. companies like facebook, netflix, and amazon are taking part in a protest against changes being made to us rules which govern net neutrality. our north america technology correspondent dave lee explains. right now all internet traffic is treated the same, no matter it has come from, where it is going, what it is doing, that is something we call net neutrality. without it campaigners worry i
this week: smoking streets, burning fruit and keeping our cool as we go live in virtual reality. we are about to put a whole new spin on the world of mobiles. we are at the mobile world congress in barcelona devoted to phones, tablets and all things mobile. although, if we look a bit distract the it is because we are preparing for a rather audacious experiment. it is not that we are not interested in the floating displays, flash cars, smart shoes all robot drones, it is just that we are about to bash out something a lot more complicated. last year we found an entire programme in 360 degrees allowing those watching to look around the fantastic locations simply by turning their heads in whichever direction they please. that is the power of 360, you feel like you have been teleported into the situation. we also have the ability to stream 360 live so imagine that, the next time we send a robot to the men if it has a 360 camera on board, we can put on a pair of goggles and feel li
beaten in this event, it s his 13th world title in a career that also includes four paralympic gold medals on the track. it is getting harder as i am getting older, certainly the recovery afterwards. i do not know if it is the fact i am getting older or that we had only seven weeks to get ready for this. as i came across the line i looked at the crowd and i celebrated and i struggled to get up off the floor. i was pretty out of it for a long while. today s early kick offs are just getting underway in the premier league, it s manchester united against bournemouth and no score yet but the game wayne rooney and luke shaw have both made a return to united s starting line up. it s also goalless in the early stages of the scottish cup quarter final between rangers and hamilton academical. and after all the talk, some of it not pleasant, it is finally fight night. tony bellew is fighting for the first time as a heavyweight and he with a stone lighter and david haye. i am he with