the prime minister of singapore has announced his country will end its ban on sex between men, but says it ll take steps to defend the institution of marriage as a union between a man and a woman. lee hsein loong said singaporean society was becoming more accepting of gay people, and said the law banning gay sex, which came from the days of british colonial rule, was out of date. the law has long been criticised by lgbt activists, even though it s not been actively enforced for many years. many more conservative citizens still support the legislation. the government will repeal section 377a and de criminalise sex between men. i believe it s the right thing to do and something most singaporeans will accept. earlier, i spoke to remy choo, a lawyer and lgbt activist in singapore. he s been involved in pink dot, singapore s pride event, and he s previously mounted legal challenges in court against this colonial era law. let s hear what he said about the announcement. this moment
at a very tender age. hello and welcome. pakistan s former prime minister imran khan has been charged under the anti treason act after he was accused of making threats against the police and judiciary at a political speech he gave on saturday. his supporters have gathered outside his home in islamabad to show solidarity. they re threatening, in their words, to take over the capital if mr khan is detained. he was ousted as prime minister earlier this year. with me is our news reporter emily brown. thanks forjoining us, emily. a tense situation outside imran khan s home. what is the latest you are hearing from there? there have been political tensions in pakistan for some time. this all started back in april when imran khan lost a vote of no confidence which he blamed washington for at the time. since then, he has been pushing for a return to power. the former prime minister has been charged, as you mention, under the treason act. khan made a public address in which he condem
liz truss of trying to avoid scrutiny of her economic plans as she prepares for an emergency budget if she becomes prime minister. a bbc investigation unmasks the man responsible for a huge online community which traded non consensual sexual images and videos of more than a hundred woman. and as a new law to make school uniforms more affordable in england misses the start of the academic year let us know about the cost of kitting out your children and whether you ve been able to make any savings. you can contact me on twitter @annitabbc and use the hashtag bbcyourquestions. and knock, knock. who s there? that s right it s the funniest joke at the edinburgh fringe comedy festival, but what is it? find out later this hour. welcome to bbc news. in the last few minutes we have got a result amongst barristers in england and wales. they have voted to go on an all out strike in england and wales next month, with almost 80% of those who took part in the ballot voting for an escal
of litres of fuel in the hands of hamas. the bbc has not been able to verify this. hamas is designated a terrorist organisation by the uk and other western governments. there are growing international calls for a humanitarian pause in the fighting, to allow aid to reach gaza which continues to come under intense bombardment. the health ministry in the hamas controlled territory says more than 6,500 people have now been killed there 2,704 of them children. israel says more than 1,400 people were killed in the hamas attacks on the 7th of october. another focus of the past 2a hours has been israel s furious reaction to comments made by the un secretary general at the security council. antonio guterres said the hamas attacks in southern israel had not happened in a vacuum . he also said there was no justification for the hamas attacks. israel is now withholding visas from united nations officials in response to the remarks. mr guterres has spoken again in the past hour. shoc