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
the cities of al geneina and nyala. let s start by looking at al geneina, because that s been the hotspot. this is before the war, and this is in late april, after a first flare up of violence. then there was a second wave of violence in mid may. markets were destroyed, health services looted, hundreds of people killed. aid workers who had to flee say it s been pretty much a scorched earth approach to civilian infrastructure. nyala is darfur s largest city and part of the main market there has also been destroyed. a resident has confirmed that this is a video of the nyala market. it s a huge loss because it supplies the region and some neighbouring countries. and we managed to get this message from a localjournalist. translation: the rsf attacked the city with dozens of pick-up i trucks mounted with guns. ngo offices and shops were looted. most of the pharmacies were looted. all of the residential areas in nyala have been completely sealed off with barricades and digging ditc
live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it is newsday. it s six in the morning in singapore, and 7am in hiroshima, japan, where president zelensky has thanked g7 leaders for their enduring support of ukraine. speaking at the end of a summit, mr zelensky said that russia s defeat would result in lasting world peace. it comes after conflicting reports of who is now in control of the eastern city of bakhmut. russian president putin has congratulated the wagner mercenary group for capturing the city, but ukraine denies it. our diplomatic correspondent james lansdale sent this report from kyiv. today injapan, president zelensky honoured the dead of a war that took place eight decades ago. the devastation of hiroshima, bringing to mind another war, his war, one that s raging right now across ukraine. translation: photos of ruined | hiroshima remind me of bakhmut and such other towns. there is absolutely nothing alive there. all the buildings are destroyed. his task, th
could go out of business as the government scales back its energy support this weekend. good morning from manchester, where i will speak to businesses facing a huge increase in their bills. good morning, a wet start across england and wales in particular. we have coastal gales through the english channel. in scotland and northern ireland, cloud with showers. temperatures lower than yesterday. good morning it s friday the 31st march. our top story. donald trump will become the first us president in history to face criminal charges after a grand jury voted to indict him over a payment made to a former porn star. stormy daniels claimed she had an affair with him and was given a hush payment during the 2016 presidential election campaign. mr trump says he has been the victim of a witch hunt. our correspondent john sudworth reports. the masssed ranks of the media say it all. donald trump s provided plenty of big moments in american politics, but few bigger than this his own immi
to put to voters at the next general election. we report on ukrainian troops training on british army tanks on the eve of the first anniversary of russia s invasion radford again. what a goal! radford, the scorer. and the voice of football for five decades, john motson, has died at the age of 77. and coming up on the bbc news channel. on the future of football. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. three men have been arrested after the shooting of a police officer in northern ireland who is now said to be fighting for his life. detective chief inspectorjohn caldwell was shot multiple times in front of his son after coaching young people playing football in omagh, county tyrone. he remains in a critical condition in hospital. northern ireland s political leaders issued a joint statement condemning the callous attack. our ireland correspondent chris page has this report. john caldwell is a father who was coaching football, but gunmen shot him because he s a de