welcomed by immune to hiv, this be welcomed by the community universally and no one would worry about how he got there. in fact, that has not been the case. he faced a lot of criticism in china and overseas that he and others had forged documents in order to get around the ethical safeguards which meant he could go ahead with this research. he has received three yea rs research. he has received three years in prison, he has received a 3 million yuan fine which is about 430,000 us dollars plus a lifetime ban on being involved in this type of scientific work in the future. the hollywood actress sharon stone says she's been blocked by the dating website, bumble, after several other users thought her profile was fake. the ‘basic instinct‘ star asked whether being sharon stone was — in itself — sufficient reason to exclude her. a spokeswoman for the site says it's working to restore her access. now it's time for a look at the weather with

tomasz schafernaker. nothing to suggest the weather will change very much as we head into 2020, the main message is that it is mild with sunny spells, not com pletely mild with sunny spells, not completely dry, there is some rain around across northern parts of the country, not lasting for very long, because there is a weather front here. this has also been responsible for drawing up some subtropical air in every direction so the last couple of days this part of the country has been very mild indeed. this weather front, with country has been very mild indeed. this weatherfront, with its country has been very mild indeed. this weather front, with its damp weather, is now making itsjourney further south, that means slightly colder air will also arrive from the north atlantic. that means the skies will also be clearing through this evening and into tomorrow across the northern half of the uk. the thinking is northern ireland, southern and central scotland at the north of england and for a touch of frost, this coming night. not

desperately called, —i, —2, whereas in the south where we have the weather front it will be a good deal milder. this is new year's eve, here we have a small fish in a large pond, a little to tiny area of low pressure. it is a bit of cloud cycling around here, around the isles of scilly, possibly bringing a bit of rain during the morning and afternoon, that is pretty much it. the further north and east you are the weather is fine. the weather front from today has moved through by then, that means a bit colder tomorrow. the all—importa nt by then, that means a bit colder tomorrow. the all—important stroke of midnight into 2020. it looks as if the cloud will increase a bit across weather! western areas but it should be dry. northern and eastern parts of the country are enforcing clear skies and light when so many of us in for ideal weather conditions for new year's. here is new year's day, high pressure in charge of the weather across europe, here in the uk the weather is starting to turn out in the atlantic and that is to give an idea of

things to come. we expect for these weather fronts to eventually brush the north west of the uk is ahead through early 2020. for many of us, the ist of january is looking fine with some cloud. the forecast for the first few days of 2020, for most of us mainly dry but remember some rain and wind possibly affecting the north and west areas of the uk. hello this is bbc news. the headlines... a british teenager is convicted by a cyprus court of falsely claiming she was raped by a group of israeli tourists six months ago. her lawyer is planning an appeal. there was supporting evidence, we say, which goes to show that she was actually telling the truth. and it's very worrying for a court to rely upon a retraction statement. the world will face irreversible heating unless firms shift their

priorities soon. that's the warning from the outgoing bank of england governor, mark carney. i would say we're in a climate crisis, just like a financial crisis. i think what's essential on this topic, on climate change, is that we have a cross—party, nonpartisan approach to it. raging bush fires are burning out of control across australia, with authorities in the state of victoria saying it's now too late for people to evacuate. temperatures are exceeding 40 degrees in every state. now, what would a city designed by women look like? in the 1990s, vienna did an urban revamp, designed by female architects. now, barcelona is trying different ways to replicate this, with the input of the city's mayor, as well as local architects and organisations. let's take a look now, as bbc 100 women presents female future, how to build a

city for women. cities are supposed to be built for all of us. men, women and children. we live, we move, we work, we play. we all have to share this space together. but they aren't built by all of us. because most cities, if not all of them, are designed and built by men. so, half the population is deciding how all of us should live. but what would a city look like if it were designed by women? we have come to barcelona, to find out about a bold feminist experiment. can female—centric design change the way we experience

a city? barcelona has a long history of reinventing itself with brave and adventurous urban design. over 6000 years, generation after generation of men have put their mark on this city. but now, it's in the midst of a feminist takeover. cheering four years ago, the city elected its first female mayor. ada colau has embarked on a profoundly feminist agenda. and she's not someone who could ever have been accused of being conventional. before she was elected, she was an activist who fought against a spate of evictions in spain, during the

economic crisis. but she's not the only one working to put women at the centre. barcelona's feminist revolution involves everyone, from writers to urban planners, architects, sociologists and all of those make up the fabric of this evolving city. to think about how a city might be different if it was created by women, barcelona has been examining how men and women use the city

differently. and that is something that sara ortiz and blanca valdivia have been obsessing about, for over a decade. their collective, punt 6, has done deep research into how gender affects our experience of the city. and one thing they are particularly obsessed with is toilets.

research says that women spend three times as long, on average, in the toilet. and most of the time, men can stand up. so, in the same space, you can fit more men's toilets. in theory, women's bathrooms should be at least three times the size. this is only one of hundreds of ways that men and women experience a city differently. this is only one of hundreds of ways that men and women experience a city differently. you're sitting at a bus stop waiting to get to work, or get home from work, and then this happens. and one of the most profound of those differences is how safe we feel, especially at night. conchi braojos

works as a cleaner in a hospital on the outskirts of the city. in this area of high—rise apartments, the streets are deathly quiet. it is a 30 minute walk, 20 minutes, if she's scared enough. she worked with punt 6 for months, as part of a big project, documenting the journeys of night shift workers. punt 6 found that women were walking to work in the night, because transport started

too late. when they presented all of this to the authorities, they convinced them to start the bus schedule an hour earlier. that helped conchi, for a while. and then the cleaning company changed her hours. but it's notjust people that have to work that have the right to feel safe in the city at night.

for over 100 years, la merce festival has been bringing citizens of barcelona of all ages together. but, for women, partying into the night has always come with a certain risk. now, barcelona is saying no to sleaze. the town hall has launched a virulent campaign against sexual harassment and violence. and an important part of that is the anti—machismo stand. the app launched in april and

the idea is to create a map of where sexual assaults are happening, so the city can stop them. years before the me too movement, barcelona was reclaiming the night, for everyone. but making a city feminist is about a lot more than making women feel safe. it is also about making

women feel seen. because, if you think about it, like our history books, our cities are filled with images that celebrate the achievements of men. a study of seven of the world's big cities found that only 27.5% of street names were named after women. barcelona has been trying to fix that. the last government named half of the new streets after women. this mayor is pushing it even further, to 60%. that change is also being driven by the people of barcelona themselves. these women are rewriting local history, celebrating the work of great ordinary citizens, their mothers and grandmothers. they've put up this plaque to mark

a place where generations of women came to wash clothes. and representation is something that barcelona's mayor, ada colau, is passionate about as well. what does that mean,

to have this parity? do you think women do politics differently to men? at the core of her feminist philosophy is participation. but she has been criticised for sitting on the fence when it comes to catalonian independence and for forming a coalition with the far right party, in her second term. and the sincerity of her feminism

has also been questioned, especially by groups that represent low—paid workers, often women of colour and immigrants. this is a city that entertained 8.9 million tourists, last year. and there is an invisible army of women who keep the hospitality industry going. cleaners. vani irana came to barcelona from peru 27 years ago. she wants hotels to carry a quality assurance stamp to show they treat cleaners fairly. but she says the mayor has not been supportive.

redefining a city along a feminist philosophy, where everybody‘s needs are considered equally, is about more than just security and services. it's about thinking how each of us is using space differently. because, whether we realise it or not, from a very early age, the spaces we use are segregated. even playgrounds.

equal saree is a group of three urban designers who wanted to make a playground for all children, of equal access to space, so they asked everyone what they wanted. how important was it that you spoke to the community? how important was that part of the process, speaking to children, speaking to parents?

and the city is notjust thinking about kids, but also the people who look after them — carers.

like all cities, barcelona can only build upon the history that it has. a history built by men.

but, in pushing for a new vision for the city, its new leaders might be taking inspiration from one of the region's most unique traditions. the castellers. janet sanz is barcelona's councillor of urbanism, and she wants to invert another traditional power structure. she is overseeing one of the city's most ambitious projects. it's called the superille, or

superblock. in almost every city, cars take up more space than any other road user. the idea of the superblocks is to reclaim the streets for pedestrians, or for cyclists, or even just for hanging out. the plan takes nine blocks and forms one big superblock, which are closed off from through traffic. only cars that need access are allowed in, and the speed limit is reduced to ten kilometres an hour. parked cars have to go underground. so, instead of busyjunctions, you have parks, picnic benches and play

areas. so far, barcelona has built six of these, but the plan is to extend it to over 500. the superblocks were designed by salvador rueda, but they have been implemented with gusto by this administration, who put their feminist philosophy of participation at the heart

of it. they converse in catalan that a fan? seeing what a city like

barcelona would look like if it was designed and built by women is stilljust a fantasy. we can never undo thousands of years of male—centric design. what do you think that you've achieved in five years, to make the experience of men and women more equal?

but what's happening here in barcelona is a small window into what it could be like, if the world was designed by feminists. by people who believe everyone has the right to have a seat at the table. for more stories on what a future designed by women will look like, go to bbc.com/ioowomen.

it remains quiet on the weather front and nothing to suggest the weather will change very much as we head into 2020, the main message is that it is mild with some sunny spells, not completely dry, there is some rain around across northern parts of the country, not lasting for very long, because there is a weather front here. this has also been responsible for drawing up some subtropical air in our direction so in the last couple of days this part of the country has been very, very mild indeed. this weather front, with its damp weather, is now making itsjourney further south, that means that slightly colder air will also arrive from the north atlantic. that means the skies will also be clearing through this evening and into tomorrow across the northern half of the uk. the thinking is northern ireland, southern and central scotland and the north of england in for a touch of frost, this coming night. not desperately cold, —i, —2, whereas in the south where we have the weather front and the cloud, it will be a good deal milder. this is new year's eve,

there is a big high pressure here but here we have a small fish in a large pond, a little to tiny area of low pressure. it is a bit of cloud circling around here, around the isles of scilly, possibly bringing a little bit of rain during the morning and afternoon, that is pretty much it. the further north and east you are, the weather is fine. the weather front from today has moved through by, that means it is a little bit colder tomorrow. the all—importa nt stroke of midnight into 2020. it looks as if the cloud will increase a bit across western areas but it should be dry. northern and eastern parts of the country are in for some clear skies and light winds so many of us are in for ideal weather conditions for new year's celebrations. here is new year's day, high pressure in charge of the weather across europe, here in the uk too, but the weather is starting to turn out in the atlantic and that is to give an idea of things to come.

we expect for these weather fronts to eventually brush the north west of the uk as ahead through early 2020. for many of us, the ist of january is looking fine with some cloud. the forecast for the first few days of 2020, for most of us mainly dry but remember some rain and wind possibly affecting the north western areas of the uk. this is bbc news, i'm joanna gosling. the headlines at 2pm. a cyprus court convicts a 19—year—old british woman of lying after telling police she'd been gang—raped by 12 men. her lawyer says she was forced to make a confession. there was supporting evidence, we say, which goes to show that she was actually

telling the truth. and it's very worrying for a court to rely upon a retraction statement. a warning about the world facing irreversible heating, unless firms shift their priorities soon — that's from outgoing bank of england governor, mark carney. i would say we're in a climate crisis, just like a financial crisis. i think what's essential on this topic, on climate change, is that we have a cross—party, nonpartisan approach to it. authorities in australia are forced to cancel the evacuation of residents as bushfires continue to rage. police investigating the deaths of three british tourists who drowned in a pool in spain on christmas eve say it was an accident and that the case can now be closed. also coming up, we speak to greta thunberg, the teenager who spearheaded a global movement against climate change. she's calling for more action, less talk.