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
good morning. it is the start of the meteorological some this thursday. the weather this week is looking settled. at times there will be some cloud. there will also be some sunshine. mostly dry. but also at times a chilly breeze in the far and east of england. details later in the programme. good morning. it s monday, the 29th of may. our main story. turkey s president, recep tayyip erdogan, has secured another five years in power after winning the country s most important election in years. mr erdogan appealed for national unity as he celebrated victory last night over his opponent kemal kilicdaroglu, who declared the result unfair. our correspondent aruna iyengar has this report. cheering. ecstatic erdogan supporters outside the presidential palace in ankara last night. earlier in the day, the president had sung to the crowd and recited a poem. this erdogan supporter says, bye bye mr kemal. thank god, islam has won. translation: we are very happy. full ofjoy- - i can t ev
in a rare interview, oleksiy danilov describes the planned assault as an historic opportunity . now on bbc news, it s sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. a place in the premier league is on the line right now we ll be live to wembley to see whether it s coventry or luton town that will play in top flight next season as the play off final goes to extra time. and perhaps penalties. the women s super league is blue once again. it s four in a row for chelsea as they end the season on top. heartbreak for geraint thomas, as his giro titles hopes are dashed in the final time trial in italy. also coming up on sportsday: saracens are back at the top of the premiership they beat sale to win their first title since relegation four years ago. max verstappen reigns in the principality as he claims pole for the monaco grand prix. welcome along to sportsday. it isa it is a very busy saturday. there s only one place to start and that s with a dramatic championship play off final
at this stage, teams from the same country or who came through the same group are kept apart. the holders manchester city look to have been given an easy path to the quarters. they will face the lowest ranked team left in the competition the danish side fc copenhagen. these are the other ties as they were drawn at uefa headquarters in nyon. premier league leaders arsenal face porto, while italian champions napoli face barcelona. german giants bayern munich also face italian opposition in lazio. the current serie a leaders inter milan play atletico madrid while there is a daunting task ahead for rb leipzig against the iii time champions real madrid. those ties will be played over two legs in february and march. here is the reaction of manchester city director of football txiki begiristain to facing copenhagen. of course, we remember the two games we played against them and it went well not in copenhagen, but at least at the etihad. but it s not worth to talk too much about
also on today s programme: nationwide puts up its mortgage rates by 0.45% and other lenders also increase the cost of new deals. the kent hospital where the maternity unit was almost shut down by inspectors as basic hygiene was not observed. a medicalfacility in ukraine is destroyed by a russian missile strike, killing two people and injuring over 20. and british cycling says it ll ban transgender women from elite female competition. and coming up on bbc news. three teams, two relegation places to avoid. leicester leeds and everton head into the final weekend of the premier league hoping to secure their survival. good evening. the parents of 10 month old finley boden have been sentenced today for his murder on christmas day in 2020. his mother, shannon marsden, was given a minimum of 27 years and his father, stephen boden, a minimum of 29 years. finley had been taken by social services soon after he was born, but was given back to his parents 39 days before he died. during