they put me in a cell and i was in a cell from saturday afternoon until monday morning. i never slept. ijust sat and cried. this is a celebration to mark the anniversary of the act, hosted by an lgbt group for the over 50s called opening doors. some here were sexually active when it was still a criminal offence. well, it's like living in an alien society, it's like being a spy. very clandestine. i had to just make out a false lifestyle really. it is like being non—existent, you know, like you just weren't there, so it was confidence—sapping. the act did not apply to scotland or northern ireland and even in england and wales it did not end prosecution. right into the 1990s,

police used the gross indecency laws to continue to criminalise gay behaviour and social activity. voiceover: it is a deadly disease and there is no known cure. in the ‘80s, hiv and aids brought a new atmosphere of moral panic. by the end of the decade, the number of gross indecency prosecutions against gay men was as high as it had been in the 1950s. many many lead completely double lives. the writer maureen duffy who campaigned for the 1977 act who campaigned for the 1967 act says it was not a moment of sudden liberation. it was the beginning of a process. but never assume that what you have achieved you have got for good and it cannot be reversed because at any time, anything can be completely changed. and there are sometimes still some very nasty rumblings and utterances, partially stoked by the use

of social media, that could turn very nasty indeed if we're not vigilant. injuly 1967, the home secretary roy jenkins told parliament that homosexuality was a disability that brought lifelong shame. it has taken generations of vigilance to get from there to this. alan little, bbc news. that's all from the bbc news at ten so it's goodbye from me and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday.

i'm leah boleto. coming up on tonight's programme: the power of peaty — a second world record for adam peaty at the swimming world championships. he's out through injury. olympic champion greg rutherford says he's gutted to miss out on the world athletics championships next month. and we've got the latest back lash after the rfu's decision not to renew the contracts of england's women's15—a—side players. hello.

welcome to the show. first tonight — he's done it again! adam peaty‘s broken his own world record for the second time in the same day at the world aquatics championships in budapest. the olympic gold medallist broke the 50—metre breaststroke record this morning in the heats, after saying he "wasn't really up for it". well, he's gone and done it again in the semi—finals, clocking a record—breaking 25.95 seconds. honestly, that is... this morning, i went 26.1 and i thought it would be hard to beat that, but coming out there tonight i was a bit down because the situation last few days, get yourself up for it, do what you do and i thought i'm not going to waste a day or an opportunity because i don't know if it's going to be my last. went out tonight and did what i do. i cannot see this being your last, we are seeing you improving and growing in confidence all the time, what are you doing that is producing

these fantastic times? i honestly don't know. every day, hard work, i moved to loughborough in january full—time. we've been setting up a culture we are very proud of to make us the best athletes in the world. in three or four years' time, some really strong ones coming through. looking for areas i can improve and hopefully get down to 25, maybe! american katie ledecky has now won more gold medals at world championships than any other woman in history. she sealed her 12th career gold medal in the 1,500—metre freestyle final, finishing more than 20 seconds ahead of the rest of the field. she overtakes missy franklin's record of 11 golds. the 2012 olympic champion greg rutherford says he's "gutted" injury has ended his hopes of competing at next month's world athletics champonships in london. it means rutherford won't compete in the same stadium he won olympic gold five years ago. he says he'll now focus

on becoming a three—time european champion next year. sprinter richard kilty won't be there either. he was expected to compete in the men's 4x100—metre relay, but the european indoor champion has broken a finger on his changeover hand. there's been more criticism of the rugby football union's decision to not renew the contracts of england's women's 15—a—side players. in a letter seen by bbc sport, the shadow sports minister, dr rosena allin—khan, tells chief executive ian ritchie of her "deep concern". sarah hunter says the focus will remain on the world cup next month. we were fully aware of and understood the situation when the new contracts were coming out and it was something we were, i never thought it would happen in a million years and had been really excited by it and have benefited from it. and i think as a team, we have benefited from it. but right now, we're purely focused on getting to ireland and doing well at that world cup.

we're not thinking about anything else, or letting anything else distract or derail us. it's all about us being the best we can be when we get to ireland. there is no point being on a full—time contract, sitting in a gymnasium all day and playing six times a year. they have to play more than 20 times a year to be really competitive and we have to get that competition programme right. i am working on the kids below because we have so many picking up the ball and running with it for the first time, the programme is to double the numberof the programme is to double the number of participants which is very special. leading—edge, really moving us special. leading—edge, really moving us forward, and that is where we are going. back to football now — and chelsea's brazilian winger kenedy has been sent home from their pre—season tour of asia, following offensive comments he made on social media. the club has "solemnly and sincerely" apologised after fans accused the player of xenophobia and racism over the remarks, which he posted before their pre—season win over arsenal. kenedy was booed by fans at the game and later apologised,

but the club has confirmed he's returned to the uk and has been disciplined. well, without kenedy, chelsea had a tough time of it against bayern munich in their friendly in singapore. bayern went 3—0 ahead, helped by a thomas muller double. marcos alonso managed to pull one back for chelsea just before half—time. and their £60—million signing alvaro morata made his debut before michy batshuayi's late goal. 3—2 the final score. chelsea play inter milan on saturday. manchester united manager jose mourinho says he's looking for a midfield player and a wide attacker ahead of next season. speaking ahead of his team's us tour game against barcelona, mourinho said no further progress had been made. he's been linked with chelsea midfielder nemanja matic, england midfielder eric dier, and inter milan's ivan perisic, as he pursues his dream of winning the premier league with united.

i think this season, we are better prepared for that than last season. last season was, as i was saying, a game of words. and a game of feelings. and respect for the history of the club. rather than a statement based on our potential to win the premier league. i think this season, win the premier league. i think this season, we are a win the premier league. i think this season, we are a little bit better equipped. the former scotland international phil bardsley hasjoined premier league side burnley on a two—year—deal. bardsley‘s been at stoke city since 2014. he moves to turf moor for an undisclosed fee, and is burnley‘s fourth signing of the summer. there were 15 ties in the scottish league cup this evening and peterhead sealed a 2—1 victory against hearts. celtic manager brendan rodgers has condemned a section of the club's support after they displayed para—military banners at a recent european match.

the club have closed a section of the ground occupied by a group of fans known as the green brigade for two matches, as a result of their recent behaviour. here's our reporter, chris mclaughlin. celtic park last week, a champions league qualifier against northern irish side linfield, and the banners that have led to a ban. now the man depictedin one has had his say. celtic is not a political arena for any supporters to come into and display any sort of political element. and it is based around football. and for me, i was obviously saddened by what i'd seen. this was the green brigade at

the final game of last season, defiantly ignoring a ban on players. the group is neverfar from controversy... 99.9% of the time, they along with the rest of the sport give us incredible support. but the political element is not acceptable. there are forums, platforms for that outside of football, take that somewhere else. it's not for inside celtic park. a plea from the man who has brought the fans so much success in such a short space of time. so will they listen? possibly, i think so, but he's in a strange position, he does not want to fall out with them. it's all right having displays, but not banners like that. they're better than that. this club is approaching the new season as treble—winning

invincibles and expectations are high about reaching the group stages of the champions league. the feel—good factor should be through the roof, but this spat with the green brigade is an embarrassing one. will things change now the manager has spoken? the club and the majority of the fans certainly hope so. defending champions germany are into the knockout stages of the women's europan championship. they scored two penalties to beat russia 2—0 in utrecht and seal their place in the last eight, finishing top of group b. italy beat sweden 3—2 in the group's other match, but it'll be sweden heading through to the knockout stages after they'd already secured four points. they couldn't be caught in the second qualification place after germany's victory, while despite that win, italy finish bottom of the group on three points. england all—rounder ben stokes says the side's commitment can't be questioned, going into the third test against south africa at the oval. the series is level at 1—all, after england were thrashed at trent bridge inside four days,

and stokes says there was nothing wrong with the side's attitude. if anyone was to question the fight, desire or anything to do with us representing our country, i think it's wrong. it just wasn't a great performance, we understand that. but there's never any question about the 11 guys out there, their fight, and willing to do for our country. that's all from me and the sportsday team, on the day adam peaty smashed two world records in a day at the world swimming championships. have a great evening. now time for the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be

bringing us tomorrow. with me are lucy fisher, senior political correspondent at the times, and the journalist and broadcaster aasmah mir. tomorrow's front pages. tomorrow's financial times leads on bmw's decision to build its new electric mini in the uk — despite brexit. let us take our charlie home to die — the plea of parents connie yates and chris gard is top story in the metro. on the front page of tomorrow's daily telegraph — a possible ban on diesel cars, plus a snap from the first day of theresa's may's summer holiday in italy. the express is hopeful about future trade with the us — after president trump hinted at a "very big and exciting" deal after the uk leaves the eu. the times also sounds the death knell for the diesel car — and has the story that milk can now be branded "inhumane" by vegan campaigners after a ruling on advertising. in the guardian, the claim by labour that more than 600,000

pupils are being taught by unqualified teachers. and in the daily mail — once again, the war on cars that burn fossil fuels, to help cut pollution. that is the top story. the times, diesel is banned, the end of the diesel is banned, the end of the diesel and petrol car. we knew this was coming, but there is a date here. yes, 2014, following from emmanuel macron, the president of france, making a similar pledge this morning, the uk size from 2014, no new diesel or petrol cars will be sold and the switch to electric will ta ke sold and the switch to electric will take place with a view to all cars being zero emission by 2015. have you got a diesel car, aasmah? petrol? yes. but by 2040...