are back at the british library in london. we have got another five witnesses who have shared their personal memories of history. this month on the programme, the israeli lawyer who prosecuted the architect of the holocaust. a chinese archaeologist who worked on the statues of the terracotta army. and the son of charlie chaplin invites us into his home. but first, we are going back to the 1980s. the beginning of the hiv/aids outbreak. at that time, stigma about the condition was rife. but in 1987, princess diana agreed to make a highly symbolic visit to the first hiv/aids unit in britain. our first witness, the first hiv/aids unit in britain. ourfirst witness, john the first hiv/aids unit in britain. our first witness, john o reilly, was a nurse at the unit who welcomed one of the most famous women in the world. for every person affected by hiv/aids around the world, it was a major moment. it was amazing. officially, the princess was simply opening the first hiv/aids ward in
his family say they have yet to come to terms with the unfairness of his death. our correspondent daniel sandford reports. more than six weeks after the westminster attack, the last of the funerals of the five people killed by khalid masood, family and friends saying goodbye to les rhodes. the 75 year old had been a window cleaner and decorator all his life, but was struck as masood sped across westminster bridge on his way to murdering pc keith palmer, and died the next day of his injuries. on the lawn in front of les rhodes‘ south london flat, family and friends had laid flowers, including a wreath symbolising his love of cricket. among them his sister in law, carol, who he had helped out when his brother, her husband, had died young, of cancer. she told me les had just been to hospital opposite parliament on the day he was killed. he was walking along towards big ben, and that s when he was struck down and killed, just going about his everyday business. a normal man, doi
maybe not today. i might opt out of that. the weather is not that exciting. if you re stuck underneath this area of cloud you probably wish it would dance. many areas grey and rizzoli. that is not moving anywhere fast. away from those areas, chances of sunshine. some sunny spells for northern ireland. it will turn murky and drizzly. we will lose the rain from the south. tomorrow, we will still have cloud around in the north and east. the odd spot of drizzle. the best of the sunshine in the south west. that is where we will have the best of the temperatures were some areas up to 18, and 19. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines. labour leaderjeremy corbyn is urging party activists to dust themselves down and take the fight to the tories, after suffering heavy losses in the local elections. theresa may has sought to play down talk of a landslide general election victory. the liberal democrats say they would put a penny in the pound on income tax to generate billions more for t
in a high speed collision. richard lister reports. they call him billy whizz. one of the rising stars of british motorsport. he was supposed to be racing this weekend. instead, he s reading messages from driving legends like lewis hamilton and niki lauda after the injuries that changed his life. that s amazing. and as i turn over, there d be signatures from many world champions. that really touched my heart. i was lost for words, and i still am now. three weeks ago he was racing at donington park at 120 miles an hour when he struck a stationary car. he was airlifted to the queens medical centre in nottingham, where they carried out partial amputations of both legs. today he was preparing to go home, grateful to the staff who saved his life. without them i wouldn t be here today, so a massive thanks to every single one of the staff that have helped me. it s going to be emotional saying goodbye to them all. billy turned 18 yesterday and is contemplating a return to racing event
bearing in mind that the tender spring plants may have to put up with a light frost. it stays dry for the remainder of the week with decent sunny spells. the chance of some rain thursday into friday. hello. this is bbc news the headlines: labour promise not to raise income tax for those earning less than £80,000 a year, as part of an election personal tax guarantee . theresa may has announced plans to replace the mental health act in england and wales with a new law tackling discrimination and the unnecessary detention of vulnerable people. the liberal democrats say their manifesto will include a commitment to keep the triple lock on pensions which guarantees they rise by as much as wages, inflation or 2.5% whichever is highest. voters in france go to the polls today in the final round of its presidential election. they re choosing between the centrist, emmanuel macron, and the far right leader, marine le pen. the islamist militant group boko haram has freed 82 scho