lets get more on our main news, the reports of an attacking its burg where a gunman has killed a number of people in a synagogue. president trump has been speaking. we must all rise above the hate, move past our divisions and embrace our common destiny as americans, and it doesn't mean that we can't fight hard and be strong and say what's on our mind, but we have to always remember those elements, we have to remember the elements, we have to remember the elements of love and dignity and respect and so many others. as we hold pennsylvania and the great people of pennsylvania close in our hearts and prayers. president trump speaking in indiana. we'll find out how this story is covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:30pm and 11:30pm this evening in the papers. our guests tonight are cindy butts —— susie boniface and broadcaster penny smith. now time

for a look at the weather forecast. it has been a day of mixed fortunes today. sunny spells and scattered showers across the country. there was snow in the north. a rash of showers through yorkshire, the midlands, towards the south—west of england. those willjust sit midlands, towards the south—west of england. those will just sit across the south—east corner overnight tonight and we will have showers running in up the north coast as well. further west, clearer skies. in rural parts of scotland, we could see a touch of light frost. the best of the sunshine at west on sunday, showers in the south—east, hopefully easing as we go through the day. always the risk of showers on the east coast. in the sunshine, temperatures are likely to leak at nine to ii temperatures are likely to leak at nine to 11 degrees. —— likely to peak. next week, it looks likely to

turn increasingly milder but u nfortu nately a little turn increasingly milder but unfortunately a little wetter, too. hello, this is bbc news with martine croxall. the headlines: a gunman has opened fire in a synagogue in the us city of pittsburgh. it's reported there are multiple casualties. the shooter, who was inside the synagogue, is in police custody. he entered the building during a baby naming ceremony. us president donald trump said many people had been killed. our minds cannot comprehend the cruel hate and the twisted malice

that could cause a person to unleashed such terrible by liz during a baby naming ceremony. —— such terrible violence. here, the former cabinet minister lord hain says he stands by his decision to name sir philip green as the businessman facing allegations of sexual harassment and racial abuse, something he categorically denies. former england footballer and manager glenn hoddle is taken to hospital afterfalling ill. monday's budget will include business rate cuts for small retailers and cash to improve transport links as the government looks to boost the high street economy. now on bbc news, witness. razia iqbal brings you five extraordinary testimonies from contemporary history. hello and welcome to witness with me razia iqbal.

i am here at the british library to guide you through five extraordinary moments in recent history. told to us by people who were there. we'll hear about a mother who had corporal punishment outlawed in scottish schools. how a racially motivated murder of a bengali man changed london in the 1970s. the first female gazan athlete to lead the palestinian delegation at the olympic games. and the story behind a revolution in childbirth. but we start with an individual who helped create a fashion industry in the soviet union. under communism, clothes and designs were regulated by the state. but this designer had the urge to break away and create new designs. he became the first soviet designer

to start his own haute couture fashion label. translation: what is the point of a fashion designer? is to give people joy. the joy of connecting with beauty, you see. this has been the most important thing in my life. for the ordinary russian in the streets, such styles are a long ways off of. fabrics are ordered only once in three years to a design from drawing to mass production make takes two years. translation: of soviet factories produced a very basic goals. poorly cut and badly stitched. soviet fashion houses work for clothes factories and every design had to be approved or rejected by a commission of representatives from ministries and other organisations.

they had nothing to do with the art of fashion. yet they told artists what to do. myjob was boring and uninspiring. so i left the state fashion industry. ideas were pouring out of me. i got together a group of young people and we began to create our own collection. at the time, the problem was getting hold of enough cloth. there was a shortage of fabric. we used fabric from a state warehouse. the fabric belonged to the state and we got state funding. the tickets are as hard to get and just as expensive as the bolshoi ballet, it's the fashion show. moscow's latest entertainment and one that can be assured of a full house as long as russia's top designer can be persuaded to put his models through their paces. translation: working with black only is boring. but we didn't have

any other colours. so i kept buying black fabric. for the moment, the fashion world regards his work as rather old—fashioned. but then, that is hardly surprising for a man who until a few years ago had to rely on friends to give them old copies of fashion magazines. translation: in 1989, i went to america and got food of new italian fabrics. these were beautiful fabrics. and i used them for a high—fashion collection. in the past few months he's taken his models do new york and paris and the changes are already beginning to show. see high—fashion is high art. it is the art of creating a costume, a style which reflects its time. high—fashion is still well above the heads of most of his audience. translation: high-fashion reflects the most striking features. 1980s was all about shoulder pads.

creating the image of a woman who is more refined, more confident. she is in touch with herself. she is free of male influence. but although his customers are part of the elite, it is hard to imagine the kremlin wives in some of his numbers. translation: in 1989, i showed my collection injapan, i was recognised as one of the top five designers in the world. that was an amazing moment. i'm a working man. i push myself hard. and fashion is what gives me great joy. our next film takes us to scotland in 1983. corporal punishment in schools was still legal across the uk. but grace campbell objected

to the possibility of her children being beaten and campaigned to get the law changed. recent survey of scottish teenagers show that a third of the boys and one is well with the girls had been belted in one fortnight period. people say that if you don't have kids, you're spoiling them. i say they have to take a long, cold hard look in the mirror. because when you're stripping away, what you're really talking about is hitting another individual. most of scottish secondary school teachers possess one of these thick, leather straps available time. on the largest teachers union in scotland, maintains that it's an unpleasant necessity in today's's unruly classrooms. corporal punishment in scotland was institutionalized. it was really strange that in a country like britain, in the 70s and 80s, corporal punishment will still around. because actually it wasn't in many european countries. the local authorities,

local education authorities, had sat down guidance for teachers on what is dressed to use, what was known as a belt was used to hit you on the hand. it's difficult to describe why the belt with such a terrifying thing to look at. but i think it is just because from a very early age, you know, you hearfrom the other kids, the older kids it's cool about the belt. it is a single use thing. it doesn't have any other legitimate use. it is just for hitting people. that's all it is for. and so when you see it, ok that is something to be wary of. my mum had been subjected to corporal punishment when she was in school, and she was absolutely clear she didn't want it for her children. so she tried to seek assurances from local school. to make sure her kids will be belted.

she went to the local authority, regional counsel at the time, there were absolutely clear about guidance is that he gets used. she was in touch with the local mp, the counsellors, trying basically to get something done. and eventually it was clear that under scots law at the time, there was no point in trying to go through the courts in scotland. so my mum had no choice. she ended up having to go the european court of human rights in strausburg. it didn't do me any harm. i think it should be kept. why is that? because there will be more than a landing and fighting and bullying. in society at the time, they were definitely perceived to be troublemaking. the majority in society wanted to keep corporal punishment. the court did rule that beating children against their parent's wishes violated the human rights convention. i'm very pleased with the outcome of the case. and feel that expedient implement

the findings will improve the educational environment for both teachers and pupils. when mama got the news of the judgement, there was a lot of spontaneous dancing. and hugging my dad. in a west of scotland family, just isn't a normal thing. and they were really, really pleased. after the law was changed, it was changed a thing just before the start of the school term. and i found it just disappeared overnight. it was like it never existed. andrew campbell, remembering his mother grace. in 1978, a bengali textile worker was murdered in london's east end. the killing of the 55—year—old was racially motivated and mobilised the bengali community to act. one man recalls what life

was like in the east end and the events around the murder. chanting. in 1970, life in east london wasn't very pleasant, due to racial abuse. a recent report on racial violence in this area described the asians as an isolated and terrorised community. the victims of an appalling catalogue of violent crime. we had fire put through our letter box. urinating in our letter box. people frightened to leave their house. spitting, pushing, it was common. it was really frightening. i was in fear all the time.

national front is a group of people who always hates people. chanting. most of them were skinheads. all the message was against immigration. it was thursday 11th of may, it was election day. after work, he was walking to this district through here. to go home. approximately 6pm. and when he got there, i don't know the actual spot, but he was attacked and knifed in his neck. all of a sudden, we heard sirens from every angle. as we heard sirens... siren. you can hear sirens now. similar sirens from every angle. after a few minutes we had a bengali man had been stabbed to death. we're very angry, we

don't know what to do. everyone was shouting. crying. the community finally ignited. chanting: the national front is the nazi front! the national nazi front! we organised a march to the corner. to ten downing st to the prime minister. it was the biggest bengali led march in the uk. and our message is no more killing. in brick lane, a favourite sunday morning gathering spot for national front supporters, the group of some 200 bengalis sat

down in the road to listen to a succession of speakers... after the big march, the national front continued with their activities, so we had to march every sunday after that. and our slogan was "black and white unite and fight". eventually, the nation front lost their grip. because they know our community is no longer fighting. —— no longer frightend. we stood firmly. where i am sitting now, this has been named after altah ali. he will always be were membered and we have a memorial there at the back. we come and we lay flowers in his memory.

so he is not forgotten. there in altab ali park. remember you can watch witness every month on the bbc news channel. or you can catch up on all ourfilms along with more than 1000 radio programmes in our online archive. just go to bbc.co.uk/witness. at the 2004 athens olympics a young 100 metre runnerfrom the gaza strip became the first woman to lead the palestinian delegation as an opening ceremony. her name: sanaa abu bkheet. translation: it was my greatest moment. my name went down in history as the first palestinian woman to carry the palestinian flag at the olympics. running was a hobby for me.

i started as an amateur in school. at school were confined to inside the grounds. when ijoined the national team and started running on the streets, my conservative society did not look favorability on a palestinian girl running in public. but when i persisted, people accepted me and began to encourage and support me. when i run, ifeel happy, free and relaxed. all my worries disappear. i prepare for the athens olympics in a stadium in gaza. it had a sandy track.

i was then sponsored by a palestinian businessman to go on a training camp for a month on a greek island. a month was not enough for to take part in the olympics and get good results. my participation was symbolic. because the situation in gaza does not allow us to prepare properly for medals. it was such a beautiful scene. because as soon as everyone saw the palestinian flag, they began clapping. but i also felt overwhelmed to find myself on the starting line. you have this feeling inside. but as soon as you get going, you forget about everything. whoever comes last still gets cheers, just like the winner. athens was a start for me.

in 2009 i took part in the athletics world championship in berlin. i'm still training, but because of the siege i can't go outside of the gaza strip. i cannot compete in international races. i manage with the thanks, thank god, because of my husband's support. he is now my coach. for the past four years, no athlete from gaza has been able to take part in any event outside. a short while ago, there was an invitation to go tojerusalem and ramallah for events. but we were all denied travel permits. allahu akhbar.

translation: my advice to other palestinian women is hold on to your dreams, do not give up, do not allow any pressures to defeat you. go for what you love most. for our final story, we head to france in the late 1970s where doctor michel odent started a childbirth revolution with his new invention the birthing pool. he tells us how it came about. there is something special about human beings and water. as soon as it is lifted into the air, its lungs start to work normally. crying. the doctor,

in his maternity use in... the right place to give birth would be the right ways to make love. in 1962, the way of giving birth was in the same, in a hospital, on a table with plates and stirrups. but gradually, we reconsider everything. we had introduced the concept of homelike birthing. a smaller home with no physical medical equipment to help me feel more at home in hospital. i think people have the vision of hospital as a place when you come when you're sick or told to die.

1am and a young couple have driven 150 miles to have their first baby here, in an ordinary state hospital in northern france. by changing the environment we have attracted more women. the men coming from far away. and that is why i became an obstetrician. from 200 births, to 1000 births a year. a pool to help others ease the pain of labour. babies are occassionally born underwater. many women could not wait. they would be at the birthing pool before it is full, not wait.

the main objective was to break a vicious cycle, and by replacing drugs with old medication, it was a side effect. after being in the womb and more fluid for nine months, the baby emerges happily into the warm water with its life—support system from the mother still intact. singing. i remember the visit we had with this british obstetrician. what do you think of the pool? i don't think there's room for it in our hospital. i find his views about a wonderful mixture of mysticism and science. i don't think the word mysticism is appropriate. it showed that i try to consider in a scientific language

some emotional state. translation: i like the family atmosphere. very reassuring. it gave you confidence in yourself and that what i needed. i'm pleased when i hear women talk in a positive way about the birth of their babies. we have to learn from positive experiences, that is the way forward. dr michel odent on the water birth revolution. that is all from witness this month at the british library. we will be back next month with more first—hand accounts of extraordinary moments in history. but now from me and the rest of the witness team, goodbye. good evening. it has been a cold

saturday but for some of us, a day of mixed for tunes, sunshine for some but frequent showers for others. it was a cold day in norwich, temperatures are two or three degrees at the best at times. you can see the showers piling in often yorkshire coast, into wales in the south coast. we also saw showers in the north—east of scotland and that brought quite wintry scene in the highlands. beautiful in the sunshine but colder times. that has been the unifying factor, the cold feel across the country. the winds

swinging north—easterly so that will dry in more showers along the east coast overnight tonight, perhaps further west we will see clearer skies and further showers, a few isolated ones running down the irish seas. in scotland, temperaturesjust below freezing. in the south—east, holding up at four or 5 degrees. first thing on sunday morning, we could start with showers along the east coast. high pressure in the west will being relatively quiet, thatis west will being relatively quiet, that is whether sunny slot is likely to be for sunday. a few showers from the word go into the south—east, they may continue into the day and it will feel quite disappointing but ina it will feel quite disappointing but in a little more shelter, highest values around nine to 11 degrees and again they will be some sunshine around. but the showers will ease off overnight and sunday night into monday morning light winds with the chance of a widespread hard frost,

maybe some freezing fog first thing. but there will be sparkling skies, lots of sunshine around on monday. pounding over a little with a few isolated showers in the west with a weather front threatening and that will arrive on tuesday. as we move out of monday into tuesday, it looks likely that we could the wetter weather starting to push in from the west and things will turn little milder and more unsettled through the middle part of the week. before that, don't forget if you are heading off to bed this evening, we put the clocks back. and of british summertime is, we all get an hour in bed. at unfortunately, mites will be setting quickly. —— nights. this is bbc world news today. i'm reged ahmad. our top stories... a gunman opens fire in a jewish synagogue in the us city of pittsburgh. at least eight people have been killed. police say the shooter, who was inside the synagogue, has been taken into custody.

he entered the building during a baby—naming ceremony. the more vile, hate filled poison of anti—semitism must be condemned and confronted everywhere and anywhere it appears. hello and welcome to world news today. american media say at least eight people have been killed in pittsburgh, after a shooting at a synagogue. four police officers are among the injured.