today at five, 3 drive towards cleaner air — all new diesel and petrol cars and vans will be banned in the uk from 2040. motorists will be encouraged to switch to electric vehicles as part of wave of government plans to tackle air pollution. we have to get rid of petrol and diesel to help health problems from emissions and meet our climate change targets. councils could get powers to charge those driving the dirtiest—vehicles. green campaigners warn the plans don't go far enough. while we welcome the move to cleaner vehicles, it's far too long in the future to do anything about the air quality crisis that we have now. we'll be taking a look at whether the plans will work, and what they mean for the car industry and you. the other main stories on bbc news at five... discussions are continuing in court about where the terminally ill baby

charlie gard should spend his final days. we will have the latest. president trump bans transgender people from serving in the us military. huge wildfires are still raging in the south of france. thousands of people, including british tourists, have been moved to safety. and going for gold again — adam peaty could secure another win and world record. we will see him in action in 15 minutes. hello, good evening. welcome to the bbc news. no—one will be able to buy a new diesel or petrol car after 2040, under government plans to tackle air pollution.

the clean air strategy, published today, also includes a fund of more than £250 million for local councils to speed up efforts to combat emissions from diesel vehicles, though there is no commitment to a car scrapage scheme. there are currently 38.6 million vehicles licensed in the uk — fewer than 100,000 of those are using electricity as a source of power. from january to march this year, 52% of newly registered cars were petrol and 44% were diesel. over the same period, those using alternative fuels, such as hybrids and electric, only accounted for around 3%. some critics say the government should have done more to combat pollution right now. our first report is from our environment analyst, roger harrabin. air pollution is linked to 40,000 premature deaths a year. the government was ordered by the court to publish a full strategy to clean up the air this month. the biggest problem is toxic n02 emissions

from diesel vehicles. i go down the gym every day of the week, but i would not dream of running down here. i see guys and women running, etc., smog levels are too much. people tell me it is bad. i accept that. but there is nothing i can do about it personally. there is data coming out showing the effect on respiratory health, mortalities, in newspapers all the time. so massively concerned. electric vehicles are seen as the long—term solution. the government confirmed today its policy of banning the sale of new diesel and petrol cars by 2040. we have to get rid of petrol and diesel cars from our roads if we are going to make sure not only do we deal with the health problems air pollution causes, but also that we meet our climate change targets. the good news is the car industry is already moving in this direction, so volvo and indeed just yesterday, mini, are both moving in this way. it is critically important we provide encouragement from government to help the car industry

do the right thing. but what about pollution now? in the short—term, local roads will be altered and bus services improved. with a £255 million additional package for cleaner transport. other measures may follow. london has deterred cars from coming into town with its congestion charge. in the autumn that will become a toxic charge for dirty vehicles in particular. we may see zones like that in other towns and cities in the country if councils cannot sort out their own problems. but neither councils nor government want to take the rap for charging diesel drivers for using cars that the government originally encouraged them to buy. to reduce emissions that fuelled climate change. what we need now is some robust action taken by governments and not just relying on local authorities to make unpopular decisions. paying drivers to scrap old diesel cars is another idea but the treasury said it is bad

value for money. it will not happen, at least for now. so how useful is the government's new air strategy? we need to see the detail of what they are announcing. while we welcome the move to cleaner vehicles, it is too long in the future to do anything about the air quality crisis we have now. it seems we have another secretary of state failing to grasp what even he calls a public health emergency. we should've seen the environment secretary announcing today a paradigms shift, a system shift to put people at the heart of towns and cities and not more cars, however they are powered. and we need him to talk about a massive investment in public transport, about a proper network of clean air zones. much more investment is needed in cleaner transport, critics say. they will be looking to the chancellor and his autumn statement to see how much the government is willing to spend to clean up illegally polluted air. roger harrabin, bbc news.

so what do these proposals mean for the car industry? is it ready to produce electric cars only in less than 25 years? theo leggett has been examining whether the motor industry can deliver. at the austin motor works in birmingham, a new small car. the internal combustiion engine has been powering the car for years. is it nearing the end of the production line? the government wants to ban petrol and diesel cars by 2040, and make electric vehicles the norm. major manufacturers such as volkswagen, bmw and renault, already have big plans for new battery—powered models, but they still make up a small share of the market. last year, we sold 10,000 pure electric battery—powered vehicles in the uk, out of a market of 2.7 million. it's a huge shift to take place, that's why you need a good framework to encourage that shift.

britain isn't alone in planning a ban. france also wants to get rid of petrol and diesel cars by 2040. india wants to phase them out by 2030. and norway's even more ambitious — its target is 2025. if the government wants us all one day to be driving electric cars like these, then it's going to have to give some thought to how to provide more of these — charging points. because there are 37 million cars on the road today, if all of them are one day going to be electric powered, we are going to need more places to plug them in. so can it actually be done? industry insiders have their doubts. it's an incredibly ambitious target and one that will be hard to hit. the car makers are a long way down the road. they have electric cars on sale and more in the pipeline, but getting the infrastructure to allow people to use these cars to their potential will be incredibly difficult. with war—time and petrol rationing, here is a car that doesn't need gas. electric cars have had a bright

future for years but they're still a rare sight. little doubt that's now going to change. but the road to full electification is likely to feature plenty of twists and turns. let's speak to volker pickert — he's professor of power electronics at the university of newcastle, and was previously group leader of electric vehicles at volkswagen. good afternoon. hello. in broad terms, when we hear the date of 2040, as someone steeped in the industry, do you think that is manageable or do you think it is quite quick? for the car manufacturer i think it is manageable. the main manufacturers are now producing electric car in small quantities. they are in the

process of ramping it up. the car manufacturer, i would argue, may be able to swamp us with electric cars. the fundamental question we need to ask is, how do we charge these electric cars? it is a question, first of all, of the charging stations. the other question which we also need to ask ourselves is, how do we deliver the power which is generated then hopefully from renewable energy, to the individual cars? it is more a question of the infrastructure. do you get a sense from these announcements today that politicians are aware of the scale of that? that is such a key point, isn't it? nobody will buy an electric car if they are worried that they can't travel from wherever they want to go to wherever they need to get to, if they are going to run out and there are no charging points? that is right. i'm working

for 22 years on electric cars. the range has increased significantly. obviously not comparable with petrol or diesel powered cars. in the future we can expect electric cars that go at three and 50 miles. for most users it will be enough. the fundamental question is, once you travel from newcastle to london and you need to recharge the car, first of all you need the charging point, but also, you need to have an off charging power to charge the battery within a short time, because we are very comfortable by using the fuelling station, and petrol cars fuelling station, and petrol cars fuel within five minutes. the same we would like to see with the batteries but that is far off. that

is interesting. what sort of countries should we be looking to? where are they developing batteries that will charge quickly and last an awful lot longer than they do currently? well, frankly, this is a common problem. you could actually say that globally everybody is working on this. academics but also industry. there is the goal at the moment to have a 350 kilowatts charging station, which is quite a lot of power. at home, the standard low—power charging station is three kilowatts. effectively it is 100 times the amount of power. but again, you need to have a power cable which provides you 350 kilowatts. there are some people who are claiming 500 kilowatts, half a megawatt. this is a lot of power. they're in mind we need many

charging stations. if we have 35mm ca rs charging stations. if we have 35mm cars on the road in the uk, then you would perhaps need 35mm charging stations. they do not all need to be high—power, but the fundamental question is, how do we distribute the power? i think this one needs to be tackled in parallel by launching electric vehicles. it is good to see the government is now activating the process. it can be argued it is too far away, but at least they are thinking about it. they also no need to think about improving the infrastructure. yes, a lot to think about. thank you so yes, a lot to think about. thank you so much, professor. the lawyers for charlie gard's pa rents a re the lawyers for charlie gard's parents are still in court as a judge is about plans for his final days. connie yates and chris gard

had said they wanted charlie gard to spend his final days with them at home. doctors caring for the little boy at great ormond hospital in london say it is more practical to provide that support in a hospice. let's find out the latest from lisa hamper late. it has been getting quite technical and complicated. what has been happening? we thought it would be the last day in court on monday. then we thought it was going to be yesterday. yesterday the judge said he would make a court ruling at 2pm today. but now charlie's family have asked for another 48—hours. the reason for that is the court adjourned this afternoon because they were waiting for a doctor to arrive here, because the family pleaded last night for someone to come forward to help them head and intensive care team that would be able to help charlie as he was on a ventilator, and as the ventilator

was removed. it appears they conceded this afternoon he won't be able to die at home. like great ormond said yesterday, he should be ina ormond said yesterday, he should be in a hospice. the family were hoping he could die at home but they could have the last few days with him there, put him in his own cot, give him a bath and have those tranquil days they wanted. but the hospital said there was no intensive care tea m said there was no intensive care team they could find in britain who this for the family. and could do this for thefamily.find codld do this for thefomily.find iti‘te‘ii codld do this for thefsmily.find ll "it'll jy window for someone to find —— for a window for someone to find —— for them to find someone. the doctor was questioned by the lawyers. it turns out this doctor is not an intensive care, paediatric intensive care doctor, he is a family gp. and he is not, they have decided in court, not the right sort of doctor. there was argument about whether they needed an intensive care doctor. greg gorman said yes. now they will have

longer to find the right doctor. it is finding a doctor who can head a tea m is finding a doctor who can head a team for a hospice. the new argument is not where he will die but how long he will have. lisa, thank you very much for now. talking about the latest legal arguments around 11—month—old charlie gard. this is bbc news. the headlines: all new diesel and petrol cars and vans will be banned in the uk from 2040, under government plans discussions continue in court about where the terminally ill baby, charlie gard, should spend his final days. president donald trump has said transgender people cannot serve in any capacity in the us military. we are going to be talking more

about that story with our correspondent in washington in a few minutes. but before we discuss that, we are going to turn our attention to the subject of sport, particularly adam peaty. british swimmer adam peaty is hoping to add another gold medal — and possibly another world record — to his collection shortly. the 22—year—old is racing in the final of the 50 metre breaststroke, at the world swimming championships in budapest. will see that race, we hope, in the next few minutes. leah boleto is at our sports centre for us. he has been extraordinary to watch. adam peaty. now we build to the final itself. yes, he is an amazing sportsman. yesterday broke that 50 metre breaststroke record. not once

but twice, clocking 25.95 seconds. it is easy to forget adam peaty is just 22 years old. anything is possible. he is going for another gold today. that could happen in the next few minutes. his motto in life is that he doesn't actually defend titles, he breaks them. there is no doubt that today, in the next few minutes, adam peaty will be going for gold. he will be hoping to break that record again. speaking to rebecca adlington yesterday, she also thinks that anything is possible. in the next few minutes we will know a whole lot more and hopefully we will be talking more about adam peaty as the days go on. later this evening he will be taking pa rt later this evening he will be taking part in the relay and hoping for a medal there. that is it. he is in the team event later. big blue better at maths than i am saying

there could be two golds in the space of an hour. with adam peaty, he is used to performing on this stage. the olympics in 2012, the commonwealth games. we know he can cope under this media scrutiny, when we are all talking about what he can possibly perform. we are hoping for that gold again. what has he been saying himself about his own performance? people watching it yesterday, it was the heats but he broke the - record. what sort lasel—s sl—fi 2:55742. sssssd ttgoss sits gs . .,,,,, . m. character is i character is he? everything i ever read about him, he character is he? everything i ever re tbgbo'ut him, h|what1s,, ,, ,, ,, character is he? everything i ever re tbgbo'ut him, h|whatwas ,, ,, ,, character is he? everything i ever re thibo’ut him, hl what was his ,,, ,, . . , ,, ,, ,, to the nth degree. what was his attitude and his approach yesterday to performing the way he did? he is a very confident character, but you may be surprised to hear that when he was a kudla he had a fear of water. he didn't like to be put in the bath. he has come a long way from there. the confidence i talk about, he has this lion tattooed on

his bicep, he goes out to fight, he goes out to break records and nothing stands in his way of that gold medal. we are confident he will do pretty well today. just to explain to viewers, if you are just joining us, we are taking these pictures life from budapest because we are building up to the adam peaty race. these are just the images following on from the last medal the gold medal them. 5 gold medal ;'—."{.1'.iji.”§ffi ll"; if: 11"; them. justd medal ;'—."{.1'.iji.”§ffi ll"; if: 11"; them. just doing at n them. just doing their 7 n their flowers, just doing their final lap. theirfinal their flowers, just doing their final lap. their final photographs. then i think i am right in saying that adam peaty‘s race is next. and once they emerge, these races generally take place pretty quickly. they have been warned up. you don't wa nt to they have been warned up. you don't want to hang around when you have beenin want to hang around when you have been in the pool. no, it is pretty fast. they come out, head to the

stands and then they are off. the south african swimmer in lane three is adam peaty‘s hero. that must be quite a big ill for him to take part ina race quite a big ill for him to take part in a race alongside his hero. we think the swimmers are about to come out. i think we willjust cross to the commentary from bbc two. steve parry and anni jennison. steve parry and anni jennison. cameron van der burgh it is hard to see past adam peaty. this is really

all about adam peaty? it really is. there is the russian. he got a bronze in the 100 metres butterfly. i can't see him troubling andy peaty. world records tumbled. there has also been an african record from this man, cameron van der burgh. they are trying to keep pace with peaty but they just they are trying to keep pace with peaty but theyjust can't make it happen. it is going to be amazing to see if he can break the world record again. ijust see if he can break the world record again. i just want to see see if he can break the world record again. ijust want to see him get off the blocks. he does need to get away. he has to be quick off the blocks. he has to make sure he gets into that phenomenal stroke as quickly as he can. no one has ever defended this title. there we go. the double—double is on fratton pd.

—— foradam the double—double is on fratton pd. —— for adam peaty. he has set two world records on this 50. i can't see anybody getting anywhere near him. there is the brazilian swimmer. that was gomez of brazil. the second brazilian in lane seven. there is adam peaty. absolutely phenomenal. the reaction of the world around us when he went in that semifinal, it was quite simply the shaking of heads, and believable. 25.9. what's the start. if he can be level with them at the start, every chance of a world record. the final of the men's 50 metres breaststroke. adam peaty in lane four. a good solid reaction to the gun. a very good start. this

is great news. he got a good start in the semifinal and that is what got him the world record. he is going already. quite amazing. peaty in the centre with the black hat. he is making the rest of the world reset their dreams. the time is just outside of his own world record. the rest of the world is starting to come with him. they really tried but nobody got within half a second of adam peaty. anyone gold on the 50 and now he has done the double double. gracious heavens, fantastic. gold in the 100 and gold in the 50. brilliant swimming. he has done it again. he really looked fantastic over the last ten metres. it was really only the last five metres that he put some distance between himself and the brazilian. i think thatis himself and the brazilian. i think that is the second fastest time that there's ever been swarm apart from

anyone else but adam peaty. he is just so strong. this guy is so unbelievably athletic. i want to say at 15 metres he was still the slowest person. that is really exciting. he is going 25 seconds with improvements that can be made. all ina with improvements that can be made. all in a line there. it is phenomenal. he gets to about 30 metres and it is almost like he just addsin metres and it is almost like he just adds in that extra motor. on the left—hand side you can see 31—year—old gomis. —— gomez. peaty, still only 22. he has won olympic and world gold, commonwealth gold. he has won european gold and he is back on it again. and that board says it all. first

place, adam peaty. 25.9 nine. let's get the thoughts of duncan goodhew, watching this. duncan took gold in the 100 metres breaststroke at the 1980 olympics. your thoughts about that achievement in the last few moments by adam peaty? it asjust got to be the most outstanding performance of any british swimmer. we thought david wilkie did such an incredible job we thought david wilkie did such an incrediblejob in the we thought david wilkie did such an incredible job in the 19705. we thought david wilkie did such an incrediblejob in the 19705. and then we had becky adlington. and now we have got adam peaty, who really, the world is his oyster. what he has achieved is hard to put into words, really. an absolutely fantastic achievement. you have outlined it brilliantly. i'm just curious, achievement. you have outlined it brilliantly. i'mju5t curious, given what i driven young athlete he is,

will there be any disappointment with the 25.99 because he did slightly better yesterday? no, i think with him, yes, there will be the records but he wants to win. as he said after the semifinals, great time for a world record, but it is the winning that counts. that is what he is very focused on. he is incredibly competitive. i knew him back when he was 16, 17 years old. and even then he was showing the most exceptional mental strength, and an ability to reach deep inside him. and not be deterred or put off by anybody around him. he is extraordinary. one of his talents, one of the reasons for his talent being so extreme, is that he has got

a whip kick. as you saw in the race, he gets going fairly quickly. there are some people quicker. he is able to wind up faster and faster as he goes along. his poor competitors, some mega heroes amongst them, are left half a second behind! in a 50, thatis left half a second behind! in a 50, that is quite extraordinary. there are many more medals going to come from this young man to yes. the limit is only how long he wants to focus on swimming. until he finds something else in his life once. it is difficult. it must be so exciting to break world records like that. who knows, with a fair wind and a bit of excitement tonight, he may get another world record. he might. what is a couple of world records a

day?! thank you so much. thank you for joining day?! thank you so much. thank you forjoining us so quickly. a former gold medallist himself, duncan goodhew. adam peaty, 22 years old, another gold in the pool and the tea m eve nt another gold in the pool and the team event still to come. there could be another one in the next hour. those are the latest images from the swimming championships in budapest. we were talking to our correspondent at the high court earlier in the programme because discussions were continuing surrounding 11—month—old charlie gard, who is being cared for at great ormond street hospital in london. let's return to our correspondent. there have been some developments. explain what more we know? the judge hasjust ordered that charlie should be taken to a

hospice unless other arrangements can be made by 12 o'clock tomorrow, and then he will make an order for him to be taken to a hospice. he says it is in charlie's best interests. connie, charlie's mother, left court distraught, in tears, before he made this order. there had been a short adjournment while talks work going on in private about how long he would have before he died, once he went to a hospice. she is obviously very unhappy about what has happened. we fight today has changed. it has not been about where he will die but how long he will have before he dies. once he is taken off the ventilator. it has been said by the hospital yesterday that the hospice would only be able to keep him alive for hours and not days. it appears that is now going to happen very soon. the family had hoped that a doctor who they had in

waiting to come to court this afternoon, would be able to head up 18 that would allow him to have longer in a hospice, not at home, have days with the family. it turns out that doctor is not an intensive ca re out that doctor is not an intensive care paediatric care doctor, he is in fact care paediatric care doctor, he is infacta care paediatric care doctor, he is in fact a gp. that will now not happen. they have until 12 o'clock. thejudge says it happen. they have until 12 o'clock. the judge says it is happen. they have until 12 o'clock. thejudge says it is in his best interests. he says it has been three and a half months since his order, and a half months since his order, and he found then he may be in pain. decisions must be made. he says the name of the hospice will remain private. it will be contempt of court if anybody names the hospice or whereabouts it is. great ormond street have said charlie needs to be allowed to die with dignity, and we have heard that the parents now except he will not be dying at home. more than 10,000 people in the south of france —

including many british holiday makers — have been moved to safety to escape rapidly spreading wildfire. a new blaze has spread over a vast area, along the mediterranean coast. france has asked its neighbouring countries for more help to fight the fires. adina campbell reports water bombers fighting raging fires in southern france. for three days fla mes in southern france. for three days fla m es have in southern france. for three days flames have swept through the mediterranean coast. the latest fire forcing more than 10,000 holiday—makers away from houses and campsites to nearby beaches. there would have been a good thousand people on the beach and they had to stay overnight a lot with sleeping bags. it was a precarious situation. the fire was close to the campsite with strong winds. could have spread

very, very quickly. the wildfires have devoured 40 square kilometres of forest near the popular st tropez holiday resorts, with flames rising coastal roads. over 4000 firefighters have been drafted in to keep flames under control. translation: it is a nightmare. i don't think it was an accident. during the night, it is difficult for the firefighters to intervene. these are dangerous areas. there was a strong wind and the fire spread quickly. on corsica, hundreds of homes have also been evacuated. the french government is calling for more support from europe. italy has sent extra fire fighter planes, but as the fires continue to ravish forest, more emergency teams are expected to be on stand—by to keep

people safe. coming up in the next few minutes... it was punishable by imprisonment. in advance of tomorrow's 50th anniversary of the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality in england and wales we talk to the director of a bbc two drama depicting the events of 1967 and hearing from a remarkable man. that is shortly. we will catch up with the weather prospects, such as they are. rather wet. it was wet earlier but things have improved a little into the afternoon. the radar sharing the rain, which was extensive, but something brighter coming in from the west with a scattering of sharp showers. the wettest weather

overnight across the northern isles. scattered showers across the west, further east, mostly dry by the end of the night and we should be in double figures by the start of tomorrow. a bright and breezy start in the east. showers out west which will spread across all areas into the afternoon and something wetter gathering into the north of northern ireland later. top temperatures... on friday, the northern half of the uk will be breezy. rain spreading in from the west. this is bbc news. the main stories.

ajudge has ordered it will be in the best interests of charlie gard to be moved to a hospice unless plans could be made before noon tomorrow. all new diesel and petrol cars and vans will be banned in the uk from 2040 as the government encourages motorists to switch to electric vehicles as part of a drive towards cleaner air. president donald trump has said transgender people cannot serve in any capacity in the us military. we will catch up with the sport. an exciting afternoon. adam peaty won his second gold of the world swimming championships in budapest in the last few minutes — taking the 50 metres breaststroke. but he just missed breaking his own world record after an indifferent start. commentators are andy jamieson and steven parry

commentator: a very good start for adam peaty. if you get a good start in the semifinal, that is what got him the world record and he is starting to go already. amazing, brilliant breaststroke swimming. adam peaty making the rest of the world reset their dreams, because their dreams are not quick enough. the timejust outside their dreams are not quick enough. the time just outside his own world record and the rest of the world coming with him, you know. we will have more on his success at 6:30pm. everton manager ronald koeman has said midfielder ross barkley is 100% certain to leave the club after refusing a new contract. the england midfielder has declined the chance to extend his stay at goodison park after entering the final year of his contract — koeman says though that everton haven't received any bids for barkley. we made really a good offer to him

to signa we made really a good offer to him to sign a new contract. he declined that contract. he told me that he is looking for a new challenge. and, 0k, it is looking for a new challenge. and, ok, it is not everton's future any more. it is his decision and i need to respect that and then ok, we will see what happens. what i hear from the board at the moment is there it is not really an offer on the table. celtic start their bid to reach the final qualifying round of the champions league when they take on norwegian champions rosenborg in the first leg at celtic park this evening. brendan rodgers will be without the suspended leigh griffiths and is aware that the side from norway have plenty of champions league pedigree. they are obviously trying to get back to the level of champions league which they have not been that for about ten years, and have good players, but very much based around the team and the strength of the

team. we are preparing for a really difficult game and the first leg being at home, we want to take advantage of that. 12—time grand slam champion novak djokovic won't play again this year because of an elbow injury. it means he'll miss this year's us open in new york — the first time he'll miss a major since making his debut in 2004. djokovic retired hurt during his quarterfinal at wimbledon earlier this month and said at the time he was considering taking a break to recover from what is a long—standing injury. in a message on social media, he confirmed he wouldn't need surgery but rest was necessary. that's all sport for now.i'll have more in sportsday at 6:30. tomorrow is the 50th anniversary of the 1967 sexual offences act becoming law. it decriminalised homosexual acts in private between men over the age of 21 — in england and wales. the events that led to this historic moment are depicted this evening on bbc two, in against the law —

a factual drama that focuses on one of the most explosive court cases of the 19505, the montagu trial, which is interspersed with the testimony of gay men who lived through a time when homosexuals were routinely imprisoned. in a moment, i'll be talking to roger lockyear, who tells some of his story in tonight's programme, and to fergus o'brien, who directed the film. first, let's see a clip. is that you? stop it. we have to be a lot more careful. i know, i know. i'm unschooled. you're telling me. am i the only puff you know? no, i know edward, lord montagu, from my work. smile all you like, mr inverted snob, he's very nice.

daniel mays in the drama on tonight. with me is roger lockyer who appears in against the law and the film's director, fergus o'brien. roger, it is lovely of you to come in and talk to us, can you remember 50 yea rs in and talk to us, can you remember 50 years ago, when it came into law, that being a gay man, as long as you we re over that being a gay man, as long as you were over 21, was no longer a crime? ican were over 21, was no longer a crime? i can remember it very clearly, it was a limited concession, you have to bea was a limited concession, you have to be a gay man in a partnership with another willing gay man. we both had to be of the required age. it was part of a narrow concession

as they could give and additionally, many of us thought it would not make any difference, but it made an enormous difference. it made one feel almost walking tall. and the big barriers that had been there for ever we re big barriers that had been there for ever were gradually dissolving. for me, iwas ever were gradually dissolving. for me, i was born and grew up in england, and despaired of england, i thought, can this really be happening? and it was. iwould have taken any bet you like that england would never change. my goodness, the changes we have seen since then. just unbelievable. and for the better, without a doubt. the barriers as you describe them, how did they affect your life? when you we re did they affect your life? when you were a young man, how did you manage to have a relationship, were you worried the police would try to trap

you, or that you would be arrested? i was worried because even though you make a joke of it, nevertheless, it could destroy your career, the relationship with your family and friends, so i was worried. on the other hand you have to remember that i was young and when you are young, it is like death, death applies to everybody else but not you and similarly with these terrible penalties. i somehow felt i would slip through the interstices and i never knew of people who had been imprisoned. i knew of people who knew of people who had been imprisoned. i was always aware, when we went into, there were gay clubs and pubs, and whenever you went into them, the first thing he did was to

look around to see where you would escape when the police raided. that became second nature. there was also, frankly, it is rather exciting, chasing the police and being chased. you want to evade them and because some of them were lumbering, you used to have a much better chance of getting away from them. but some people were imprisoned. your spirit is remarkable that some people were arrested and imprisoned. fergus, those are the experiences you felt he wanted to document in the drama? yes, we were looking to tell a story, the drama at the heart of this film and build these voices around it. peter's story seemed to be the perfect one. he is the

character played by daniel mays, he plays peter. ajournalist character played by daniel mays, he plays peter. a journalist working character played by daniel mays, he plays peter. ajournalist working at the daily mail in the 505, a private and sensitive man who tries to have conventional relationships and tried to fight his nature, if you like. he decided he needed to try to find peace within himself and had a go at a love affair with a man and it ended up in a catastrophe and his whole private life was thrown over the front pages of the papers in the biggest scandal in the 505 saw. the front pages of the papers in the biggest scandal in the 50s saw. you document this in an unusual way. you have interspersed the drama with almost a journalistic exercise, documentary interviews with fabulous people like our guest, who have lived through so much, things i cannot begin to imagine at my age, and it is interesting to combine the

factual with the drama. it is and it is somewhat dangerous. it sometimes does not work. it is hard to mix the two because one does not work. it is hard to mix the two because one can does not work. it is hard to mix the two because one can take the energy out of the other, but i had a suspicion it would work, because if one just did the drama, the audience could be lulled into a full sense of security that it isjust could be lulled into a full sense of security that it is just a could be lulled into a full sense of security that it isjust a period drama and happen to one man a long time ago but the idea was to have a chorus of other men such as roger and the other wonderful men who took part, so it amplified themes in the drama, and you knew it was not something that happened to a random person, it was thousands of men each year being arrested and many being sent to prison. roger, what do you think of the film? i think it is wonderful. i have seen it three times and every time i see it i see more in it. he has done a superb job. it remains a moving film

because what comes through it is the suffering and there was suffering. and how illogical it was, a society, what it makes you think is that society was wrong, and in a way it was good for one's education because it taught you never to believe anything anybody tells you.|j it taught you never to believe anything anybody tells you. i want to show a photo because i know you have been with your partner percy over 50 yea rs have been with your partner percy over 50 years and you have been kind and said we can show the photo from your civil partnership. you are now married. this is from the civil partnership. you were the first in the country to have a civil partnership? you are right at the beginning, at the end of 2005? yes.

and when you were in your 205, did you ever think you would live in a country where, one day, you could marry a country where, one day, you could marrya man? country where, one day, you could marry a man? i could have assured you that it would never, could never happen. i am still amazed it did. england was such a biased country. old—fashioned, rooted england was such a biased country. old —fashioned, rooted in england was such a biased country. old—fashioned, rooted in prejudice. my old—fashioned, rooted in prejudice. my parents were perfectly nice people, but... did you tell them? no, i had a very distant relationship with them. i did not like their lifestyle, they never understood mine. iam just like their lifestyle, they never understood mine. i am just anxious to escape and get away and i was very lucky, because i got a scholarship and it meant i was off

by train to my school every day and after that i went straight into the navy and after the navy, i went to cambridge. and, really, three more agreeable institutions, my school, the davy, churchill said of the davy, rum, buggery and the lash. —— churchill said of the navy. this is live television! please stay until 6pm until beta programme finishes because i have more questions, but, sadly not on air. thank you very much indeed. and you can see against the law on bbc two this evening at nine o'clock, and soon after that, it'll be available on the bbc iplayer. president trump has announced the us military will not allow transgender

individuals to serve in the armed forces in any capacity. he took to twitter to say that, after consulting senior military figures and experts, the us government will not accept or allow transgender individuals in any capacity in the us military. he went on to say that the military must be focused on decisive and overwhelming victory, and cannot be burdened with the tremendous medical costs and distruption that transgender in the military would entail. barbara plett—usher is in washington. and we can find out more. this statement appears to have come out of the blue. it is a bit of a bombshell because the decision to allow openly serving transgender members of the military were taken last year, the ban lifted by the

obama than ministration. there was a delay in terms of recruits. the military given a breathing space to work out a plan in terms of how they would accommodate new recruits. it was supposed to be new recruits could enlist from july. there was another delay. he did say at the time he would not overturn the policy but now we have the tweet saying the policy is overturned and no transgender person can serve in any capacity. it is first a surprise but also raises questions. only 140 characters to announce a major policy reversal. what happens to transgender people already in the service? that is one of the obvious problems. so there has been nothing policy wise forthcoming on those questions? is anybody in the

military commenting on it? what is the response? it is not quite clear if the pentagon saw this coming. at least the timing and nature of the announcement seems to have taken them by surprise. they referred questions to be white house. mr trump talked about enormous cost and disruption and some of these things have been discussed in the review period, so there is a medical costs to transitioning. the estimates between three and 4 million because it isa between three and 4 million because it is a health—care issue for the military but presumably that would mean those already serving, those recruited were supposed to have been co mforta ble recruited were supposed to have been comfortable in their chosen gender for 18 months. people say it would bea for 18 months. people say it would be a small fraction of the overall cost and then the disruption side of things. that is being looked at. questions about whether

servicemembers are undergoing procedures would be available. several thousand, not that many of them, so not enormous costs and disruption according to people looking at these things. there are regulations allowing them to serve openly. does it mean now their commanders will have to to ferret out those who have not declared their gender exactly? does it mean they will not be allowed into combat service? we do not know. this people do not know because the announcement was made so suddenly with no context around it. thanks. one would imagine more reaction to that story during the course of the evening. the supreme court has ruled that the government's decision to introduce fees for bringing employment tribunal claims is unlawful and must be quashed. the court said the practice of charging up to £1200 was preventing access to justice.

the government says it will now halt the charges and refund people who have paid. our legal affairs correspondent, clive coleman, reports. a massive victory for unison at the highest court in the land. workers' fees for bringing claims to employment tribunals gone. tribunals hear a wide range of claims by workers, including unfair dismissal, pay disputes and discrimination. bringing a claim was free untiljuly 2013, when the coalition government introduced fees. a claim for things like unpaid wages would cost a total of almost £390. for more serious crimes such as unfair dismissal, this rises to 1200. appeals against decisions can cost a further £1600. fees faced by people like ronnie, a courier taking his employer to task over his employment status — they are defending the claim. he could only pay to bring it with the help of his union.

i do not earn a lot of money at the moment and i think i would never have gone to court if it wasn't for the help i received. i think there are a lot of people in the same position. and it is very unfair. unison argued that the fees were discriminatory and denied workers access to justice. the court agreed. the fees order is unlawful under both domestic and eu law. because it has the effect of preventing access to justice. today's ruling is huge. it means that not only the order which introduced tribunal fees back in 2013 is quashed, it also means everyone who paid those fees, a sum amounting to some £32 million, will now get their money back. after a four—year legal struggle, unison were delighted. we knew from day one this was notjust unlawful but immoral. that low—paid workers should be put in this position, that they were denied access to justice. small amounts involved, but it may include racial discrimination, sex discrimination, fair pay.

obviously we're disappointed to get a judgment against us, but we respect the judgment. we're going to take it fully on board, and comply with it and already today we are taking immediate action. tribunal charges stop today. workers across the country will be delighted that they can now bring claims without paying a fee. clive coleman, bbc news. let's get more on our top story — those plans to ban new diesel and petrol cars and vans from the uk from 2040 — in an effort to tackle air pollution. many of the measures announced today will require major changes to infrastructure and transport policies. our correspondent sima kotecha has been to dudley in the west midlands — where there are only three charging points — to find out whether the area is able to implement the changes. wet weather. a day many need their car the most. when you think about diesel cars, they won't be on sale

in 2040, they'll be banned. that's all well and good but what were they doing ten years ago, trying to get people to buy diesel cars? so why do that and now decide, oh, diesel is wrong? what do you think about those cars that you have to plug in? i think they're good, yes. electric. clea n. yes. get plenty of power points to plug in. they'll need a lot of them. we can't keep using diesel. i think there is evidence that it's medically bad for us, so i think it's the way forward, really. the government's plans are about improving air quality. those who need to drive for work have passionate views. matty describes himself as a handyman and uses his diesel van to transport all his materials. drills, hammers, wood, plasters, bags of sand. it quite a lot really, to be fair. in 2040, diesel vans won't be on sale any more, they'll be banned. how do you feel about that?

it's good news for me. it makes things cheaper. obviously, the diesel prices are going up and up, and all this tax and stuff. so if everything goes electric, just plug it in and i am away for the day, do you know what i mean? ministers say it is up to councils to decide what steps they take in their area to make the air cleaner. councils say their plans depend on how much money they get from government. there are just three of these charging points in dudley town centre, but the council says it wants to increase that number significantly over the next few years. every new housing development that is done in dudley has to have an electric power point to charge cars on every property. and i know there are 100 going through the present time — through planning — and we've been doing it for about 18 months. some of the council's ideas here are unpopular — like charging certain vehicles for driving on the town's busiest roads. however, they're being told action must be taken now and that's why they say they are already

implementing significant changes. more on today's stories coming up in the six o'clock news in a moment. time for a look at the weather. here's jay wynne. we saw rain pushing west to east today. quite extensive earlier cleared into the north sea. still wet in the northern isles. sunshine behind with sharp shambles. this evening and overnight, the west will see the bulk of the showers. by the end of the night we should be dry in the eastern side of the uk. it will bea the eastern side of the uk. it will be a bright and breezy start in the east of the uk. make the most of it because from early out west there will be showers which will spread to

pretty much all parts through the day. sunshine and showers and the odd rumble of thunder. looking ahead to friday, the north of the uk will be bright at times, but showers around. in the south, rain spreading in from the south—west. trying to breathe new life into clean air policy — the government is to ban all new petrol and diesel cars after 2040. judges had told ministers more needed to be done to tackle air pollution. we have to get rid of petrol and diesel cars off our roads if we're going to make sure that not only do we deal with the health problems that air pollution causes, but also that we meet our climate change targets. now the race is on for more efficient and cheaper electric cars as the government promotes cleaner driving. local councils could charge owners of the dirtiest vehicles, but campaigners say the government's plans don't go far enough. also on the programme: the parents of charlie gard

have given up the fight for their son to die at home. wildfires in the south of france have forced thousands to leave their homes and campsites overnight.