eltonjohn tweeting he would refuse to say at the dorchester in future.ave since pushed through barriers and they have gathered outside the doors which have been a lot by the management. the dorchester group is trying to distance itself from the issue, saying it should not be played out in their hotels but the boycott is already one backing from some senior politicians. actions have to have consequences and i think not only should they be demonstrations and boycotts but we should also be considering taking the action of expelling brunei from the action of expelling brunei from the commonwealth if they are not prepared to abide by the basic rules, the - meanwhile, more commonwealth. meanwhile, more british institutions are wrestling with the connections to the country. oxford universityjoined with the connections to the country. oxford university joined aberdeen and king's college london i think it would reconsider a decision to award the sultan an honorary degree in 1983. the tiny nation of brunei has big ties with britain and picking them all will not be

protestors gathered outside the dorchester hotel, which is owned by the brunei investment agency.o stoning to death, while lesbian sex will be punished by 40 lashes or ten years in jail. jon ironmonger reports. many protests start at the dorchester, but this time it's the target. this time, there's a barrier. around 200 demonstrators surrounded the 5—star hotel this afternoon, calling for a global boycott of the business. it's one of a number of uk interests owned by the sultan of brunei. the laws that he's introduced are comparable to the extreme sharia laws that were imposed by isis, when it ruled in its so—called caliphate in syria and iran. we are hoping to hit the sultan financially in the pocket. he has not listened to reason or compassion, so therefore when money talks, we want to make sure that money talks to him. earlier this week, the sultan of brunei introduced further ultra—conservative islamic laws that will make gay sex and adultery punishable by stoning to death. it led to a public outcry, with eltonjohn tweeting that he will refuse to stay at the dorchester in the

our beef is not with the dorchester and its staff, the beef is with the sultan.ment to suspend diplomatic, economic ties with that regime and appealed to the queen to stop her close contact with the sultan. she and the sultan have been very closely allied for many years, even though he has been a dictator since way back. that is quite wrong. if the queen is head of state she should reflect the human rights values of our country are not consorting with people like the sultan. we are just going to look back at the crowd. in the past moments you can perhaps look yourself. it looks like the protesters have jumped over the railings and crowded around the front of the hotel. i am not sure if it is an attempt to get inside. peter, i will bring you back in. were you aware they were going to try to get inside the hotel? no, the plan was for a peaceful protest and i think it is peaceful but they have gone inside the barriers, which are not normally there. our message is that the whole world, including the commonwealth, of which brunei is a part, must take a stand, and it i

human rights protests at london's dorchester hotel owned by brunei, where a new law makes gay sex punishablestoning to death. tiger roll seals back to back grand nationals, the first horse to do so for nearly half a century. kevin o'brien, jesus! —— kevin de bruyne. manchester city's dream of the quadruple lives on. they beat brighton to reach the fa cup final. and i look at teenagers‘ hopes and dreams, and half an and i look at teenagers‘ hopes and dreams, and halfan hour and i look at teenagers‘ hopes and dreams, and half an hour here on bbc news. good evening. the defence secretary has ordered an investigation in the military, after it emerged that six soldiers were arrested following an allegation of sexual assault. it‘s claimed a teenage female recruit was assaulted by male colleagues. the head of the army, general sir mark carleton—smith, said the allegations were being taken very seriously. simonjones reports. a damaging week for the army. in the words of its leader, general sir mark carleton—smith. responding to allegations of a sexual assault by troops. the sun newspaper says a fema

many protester at the dorchester, but this time it's the target. this time, there's a barrier. the 5—star hotel this afternoon, calling for a global boycott of the business. one ofa number of global boycott of the business. one of a number of uk interests owned by the sultan of brunei. the laws that he's introduced are comparable to the extreme shira laws that were imposed by isis, when it ruled in its so—called colour phase in the syria and iran. we are hoping to hit the sultan financially in the pockets. he has not listen to reason oi’ pockets. he has not listen to reason or compassion, pockets. he has not listen to reason oi’ compassion, so pockets. he has not listen to reason or compassion, so therefore when money talks, we want to make sure that money talks to him. earlier this week, the sultan of brunei introduced to further ultra conservative islamic laws that will make gay sex and adultery punishable death. it. to a by stoning to death. it led to a public withoutjohn by stoning to death. it led to a public - withoutjohn tweeting

human rights protests at london dorchester hotel owned by brunei, where a new law has made gay sex punishableing to death. tiger roll seals back to nationals, first horse to do so back to nationals, first horse to do so since red rum in 197a. good evening. the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, says he's waiting to see the governement‘s brexit red lines move, after talks this week with the conservatives, aimed at trying to end the political brexit deadlock. it comes as the eu considers a request from the uk to delay brexit until the end ofjune. as the parliamentary stalemate continues. our political correspondent, jonathan blake, explained to me — how we got to this point. what we've seen over the last day or so is a bit of a standoff, i think, between the government and labour, after after two days of talks, which have produced frankly, very little, they broke up yesterday, with statements from both sides. labour saying they were disappointed at the governments apparent unwillingness to compromise, and change the detail of the political declaration, which sets out our future relationship with the

lots of boycotts of hotels but in particular dorchester.articular dorchesterlj boycott. lots of boycotts of hotels but in particular dorchester. i will never stay at the dorchester again and never spend a thousand pounds on that hotel. i have changed my ways! the backlash against brunei and new laws about making gay sex punishable by death. it seems to be working, people are boycotting it. someone like george clooney uses his platform and his voice to say something and point something out. what you have got here is not so much people that are saying i'm not quite have my cream tea there, businesses withdraw token from boards you have start trouble saying there will no longer sell flights on royal brunei airlines. they can have a big difference, but how many businesses have got to react like that in order to effect one of the richest man on planet earth? what have you got to do to make the sultan of brunei change his laws on stoning people for gay sex? and for chopping off hands? and who do minor people all over the world that want to be bli

let's have a look at the ft, and a picture, the sultan of brunei next to the dorchester, which he ownsey. brunei sparks global boycott. this is because of this law that doesn't just outlaw homosexuality but also says it is punishable by stoning. it introduces mediaeval punishments for all kinds of things, having your hands dropped off and such. they have introduced this because they have decided it is the new funky thing for the 21st century, and although people have mocked george clooney for saying, don't stay at the dorchester, you have someone with a massive platform who has raised awareness, and as a result you have businesses withdrawing support, and other businesses are pulling out of brunei based investments. if it changes anything i will be surprised, but you have to be careful upsetting george clooney. he paid for a satellite to follow around the leader of the south sudanese rebels in order to catch him doing war crimes. to many, he is a bleedingheart liberal, but in this case there are nine hotels who are getting hit by this, and an airline, all of his celebrity mates won't b

oui’ our beef is not with the dorchester and its staff, our beef is with the sultan.end double medic economic and military ties with that regime, and we also appealed to the queen to stop her close contact with the sultan. she on the sultan have been very, very close allied for many years, even though he was a dictator since way back. i think thatis dictator since way back. i think that is quite wrong. the queen as head of state, she should protect human rights values of our country, and not collude with those like the sultan. i'm just and not collude with those like the sultan. i'mjust going and not collude with those like the sultan. i'm just going to hold you there peter, and take another look back at the crowd actually, because i think back at the crowd actually, because ithink in back at the crowd actually, because i think in the past few moments, i think you can perhaps have a look yourself as well, it looks like the protesters have managed to jump over the railings, and actually crowd around the front of the hotel, i'm not sure if this is an attempt to actually

human rights protests at london's dorchester hotel ownedwhere a new law makes gay sex punishable by stoning to death. i will be back with more on those stories at 8pm, but now let's catch up stories at 8pm, but now let's catch up with the sport. hello and welcome to sportsday with me, james pearce, and lizzie greenwood—hughes. yes, hello, good evening. the headlines this evening: history is made at aintree as tiger roll wins the grand national for the second year running. another step closer to the quadruple. an early goal gives manchester city victory over brighton and a place in the fa cup final. hibs beat hearts in the edinburgh derby, but the match is marred by trouble from the fans. also coming up in the programme: more problems for leicester tigers — they're thrashed at home by premiership leaders exeter. hello, good evening as always on a saturday. it is a packed programme. we start at aintree. it's a grand national that will be talked about for years. all the chat before the race had been about last year's winner tiger roll, and he

he says the decision does not reflect on the staff at the dorchester hotel, however, doing nothing, hene in all of thatis going ahead. the top line in all of that is the police federation of england and wales has decided to move its bravery awards ceremony away from the dorchester hotel because of the introduction in brunei of laws to punish homosexuality and adultery by stoning by the sultan of brunei, who owns the hotel. the sultan owns the dorchester hotel, that lies behind this decision by the police federation of england and wales. they've stripped nearly naked in the house of commons and are now planning to blocklade london. protest group extinction rebellion have been making headlines in recent months to spur the government into action against climate change. they plan to shut down london it what they're calling a full—scale rebellion next week. reporter catrin nye has been given access behind the scenes as the group prepares to disurpt the capital next week. late night in east london. these signs are being illegally fly posted all over the uk this week by new protest group exti

in london human rights activists gathered outside the luxury dorchester hotel owned by the tiny absolute monarchy of brunei they waved rainbow flags and banners calling for homophobia to be stamped out the sultan of brunei has adopted harsh new sharia laws including death by stoning for homosexuals. in venezuela a rival political factions are taking to the streets as the power struggle intensifies between anti-government and loyalist factions opposition leader urged his supporters to maintain pressure on president nicolas maduro and anger is mounting over the collapse of public services in repeated power outages across the country. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has vowed to annex jewish settlements in the occupied west bank if reelected next week the statement he made in an interview with an israeli television channel marks a policy turnaround that yahoo has promoted jewish settlement expansion in his four terms as prime minister but until now he's refrained from presenting plans for the future of the west bank settlements which are widely considered illegal under internation

in london human rights activists gathered outside the luxury dorchester hotel owned by the tiny absolute monarchy of nine they waved rainbow flags and banners calling for homophobia to be stamped out the sultan of brunei has adopted harsh new sharia laws including death by stoning for homosexuals the move has sparked calls for a boycott of properties own by the tiny oil rich sultanate. to greece now on saturday protests between migrants and police on the border with north macedonia turned violent around two thousand margaret started protesting on the border three days ago demanding to be that across false reports online said restrictions on travel to northern europe had been lifted. thank you for a third day at the greek border with north macedonia rumors of an open border spread on social media and thousands of asylum seekers came which. was that was your can run america rather than cut well above the crowd the families are often from syria arriving in greece in two thousand and fifteen fleeing a bloody civil war they want to reach say for countries like germany. with no country to tell

in london human rights activists gathered outside the luxury dorchester hotel owned by the tiny absolute monarchy of brunei they waved rainbow flags and banners calling for homophobia to be stamped out the sultan of brunei has adopted harsh new sharia laws including death by stoning for homosexuals the move has sparked calls for a boycott of properties owned by the oil rich sultanate. in venezuela rival political factions are taking to the streets as the power struggle intensifies between anti-government and loyalist factions self-proclaimed president urged his supporters to maintain pressure on president nicolas maduro and anger is mounting over the collapse of public services and repeated power outages across the country . more towns and villages are being evacuated in western a rant as heavy rains are expected to resume after years of drought trench will downpours over the last two weeks have caused widespread flooding in the region at least seventy people have lost their lives and shelters have been set up to house those displaced by the floods. the german capital berlin now which ha

in london human rights activists gathered outside the green i own luxury dorchester hotel with rainbow flags and banners calling for homophobia to be stamped out this comes after brunei adopted harsh real laws including death by stoning for homosexuals in a move that has sparked calls for a boycott of properties owned by the sultan. now to turkey where what's been billed as the largest move in aviation history has taken place overnight in istanbul planes and tons of equipment were shifted from the old international airport to the new one. originally scheduled to open last october but construction was more by delays and a workers' strike over poor condition. we have lift off this domestic flight to anchor a signal that istanbul ports is now fully operational it's one of several mega projects championed by turkish president tayyip erdogan and is expected to handle up to two hundred million passengers a year the new poets reflects the demands ambitions to turn turkey into a global power and istanbul into a key hope connecting europe with asia and the arab world despite economic downturn i

and activist george clooney leveraged his fame and called for a boycott of luxury hotels from the dorchester in london to the beverly hills hotel all owned by brunei's royal family itself is one of the richest men on earth the multi-billionaire gets his money from the country's gas and oil sales and on social media tweets expressed outrage along with the new hash tag boycott i columnist for a gay times mag tom knight tweeted people all over the world have condemned these barbaric laws but most world leaders appear to value gas oil luxury hotels and investment portfolios more than they value l g q lives and rights there is this from a local labor party councillor in the u.k. who did organize a protest over the weekend it's two thousand and nineteen and we're still having to protest against homophobic laws that belong in the dark ages and an amnesty campaign crisis manager who's worked in syria called the new law medieval but also part of the growing authoritarianism we see globally. joining us now is phil robertson of human rights watch phil is there anybody any government or any organization

stories making news around the world in london human rights activists gathered outside the luxury dorchester hotel owned by the tiny absolute monarchy of brunei they waved rainbow flags and banners calling for homophobia to be stamped out the sultan of brunei has adopted a harsh new sharia laws including death by stoning for homosexuals the move has sparked calls for a boycott of properties owned by the oil rich sultanate. in venezuela rival political factions are taking to the streets as the power struggle intensifies between anti government and loyalist factions self-proclaimed president urged his supporters to maintain pressure on president nicolas maduro and agar is mounting over the collapse of public services and repeated power outages across the country. in sudan protesters converged on army headquarters and the presidential palace in the latest demonstration against president omar al bashir thousands marched through the capital khartoum chanting peace justice and freedom opponents claim government mismanagement soaring food prices and to all shortages. in tunisia ninety two year old

in london human rights activists gathered outside the luxury dorchester hotel owned by the tiny absolute monarchy of brunei they waved rainbow flags and banners calling for homophobia to be stamped out the sultan of brunei has adopted harsh new sharia laws including death by stoning for homosexuals the move has sparked calls for a boycott of properties owned by the oil rich sultanate. in tunisia ninety two year old president. announced that he will not run for a second term later this year said he told his party it was time to open the door to the youths the move comes shortly after neighboring out syria's saw its president abilities beautifully resign under public pressure. authorities in iran have moved to evacuate more towns and villages threatened by floods after forecasts for more rains in the country's southwest iran's climate is usually dry but it has been hit by unprecedented flooding nationwide since mid march iranian emergency services say at least seventy people have died as a result the extreme weather. nearly two thousand towns and villages in. west iran have been hit by flo

in london human rights activists gathered outside the brunei a luxury dorchester hotel with rainbow flags and banners calling for homophobia to be stamped out this comes after brunei adopted harsh new sharia laws including death by stoning for homosexuals the move that has sparked calls for a boycott of properties owned by the self-taught. authorities in iran have moved to evacuate more towns and villages threatened by floods after forecasts for more rains in the southwest of the country are usually arid nation has been hit by an unprecedented flooding across much of the country since mid march the nation's emergency services say at least seventy people have died as a result of the extreme weather. nearly two thousand towns and villages in southwest iran have been hit by flooding since heavy rains began falling last month women and children are being told to leave the affected areas but men have been asked to stay and help with rescue efforts. along with how could i take my family away from here even if i wanted to. have the say there's no alternative to evacuation because that we've move

human rights protests at london's dorchester hotel, owned by brunei, where a new law has made 93v byi, where a new law has made gay sex punishable by stoning to death. welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will bring us tomorrow. we arejoined by the papers will bring us tomorrow. we are joined by roof and lynn. the papers will bring us tomorrow. we arejoined by roof and lynn. that i -- ruth many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. let's take a look: the brexit deadlock leads many of the papers, with the observer reporting that some conservative mps are threatening to oust the prime minister if the uk has to fight next month's european elections. meanwhile the telegraph says more than 100 current and would—be conservative councillors have written to theresa may saying they are struggling to get volunteers to help effectively fight the upcoming local elections, claiming belief in the party has gone. the sunday times reports on leaked emails revealing what they say is the labour party's failure to act on allegations of anti—semitism. a picture of tiger roll — the first hors

called off their stuff this can deal with royal brunei airlines and at this hotel in london, the dorchestere dorchester hotel in london is just one of several luxury properties owned by brunei, which have deleted their social media presence after intense outrage from across the world. the sultan of brunei, who is one of the richest people on the planet, introduced the new laws this week. punishing gay sex and adultery with death by stoning. pressure on him to change these rules. and as for sta travel‘s customers, well, sta has said that anybody who brought royal brunei airlines tickets to them and no longer want to use them can claim a refund. and they will help all customers to make alternative travel arrangements. with all my anger, boycotts and booking cancellations, people around the world are hoping they are doing enough to make a change in brunei. ben hunte, bbc news. let's speak to the managing director of out of office dot com and a travel gab.com. the lgbt travel specialist. thank you very much for joining us. we know the secretary general of the commonwealth has urged brunei to lo

human rights protests at london's dorchester hotel owned by brunei, where a new law makes gay sex punishable

it investments around the world, including a string of luxury hotels — like here in london, the dorchesterg them are ellen degeneres, eltonjohn and george clooney. soon as i reach the country, as soon as i step foot in the country, i am liable be killed by stoning. shahiran shahrani, currently seeking asylum in canada, is worried about friends back home. i hope they are making plans to get out. because i don't think it's a safe country, and i hope they can do what i did and escape. it seems the sultan is trying to boost his popularity with religious conservatives as the economy of his tiny kingdom weakens. whether or not the brutal penalties are actually enforced, the new legislation, for those that could fall foul of it, has created an atmosphere of terror. caroline hawley, bbc news. malaysia's former prime minister has gone on trial over his involvement ina gone on trial over his involvement in a multibillion—dollar scandal and faces several charges in the first of several criminal cases accusing him of talking hundreds of millions from the find and spending and on luxury goods and home

george clooney he is leveraging his fame and he's calling for a boycott of luxury hotels from the dorchester in london to the beverly hills hotel i mean these are all owned by. royal family its sultan is one of the richest men on earth a multi billionaire who gets his money from the country's gas and oil reserves. and on social media there is outrage along with the new hash tag boycott brunei. now gay times magazine tom knight tweeted people all over the world have condemned these barbaric laws but most world leaders appear to value gas oil luxury hotels and investment portfolios more than they value l g b t q lives and writes there's this from a local labor party councillor in the u.k. who organized a protest last weekend it's twenty nineteen and we're still having to protest against homophobic laws that belong in the dark ages and an amnesty campaign crisis manager whose work in syria is calling the new law medieval but also part of the growing authoritarianism that we see globally all right let's take this story must have further to talk about it i'm joined now by graham reed from human r

it investments around the world, including a string of luxury hotels — like here in london, the dorchester a boycott. among them are ellen degeneres, eltonjohn and george clooney. soon as i reach the country, as soon as i step foot in the country, i am liable be killed by stoning. shahiran shahrani, currently seeking asylum in canada, is worried about friends back home. i hope they are making plans to get out. because i don't think it's a safe country, and i hope they can do what i did and escape. it seems the sultan is trying to boost his popularity with religious conservatives as the economy of his tiny kingdom weakens. whether or not the brutal penalties are actually enforced, the new legislation, for those that could fall foul of it, has created an atmosphere of terror. caroline hawley, bbc news. stay with us here on bbc news. still to come, a magic to combat climate change or an to come, a magic to combat climate change 01’ an excuse to come, a magic to combat climate change or an excuse to burn more fossil fuels? change or an excuse to burn more fossilfuels? new change or an excuse t

human rights protests at london's dorchester hotel owned by brunei, where a new law makes gay sex punishablestoning to death. chris rogers will be with you at the top of the hour. now, though, on bbc news, it's sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday with me, james pearce, and lizzie greenwood—hughes. yes, hello, good evening. the headlines: history is made at aintree as tiger roll wins the grand national for the second year running. an early goal gives manchester city the half—time lead in the fa cup semifinal against brighton. hibs beat hearts in the edinburgh derby, but the match is marred by trouble from the fans. also coming up in the programme: more trouble for leicester. they are thrashed at home by primer ship leaders exeter. hello, good evening to you. we start at aintree. it's a grand national that will be talked about for years. all the chat before the race had been about last year's winner tiger roll, and he didn't disappoint. he's become the first horse since red rum 45 years ago to win the famous race two years running. it was such an impressive victory by the favourite, asjo

>> reporter: the nine hotels located across the globe are part of the dorchester collection which saysn and diversity remain core beliefs as we do not tolerate any form of discrimination. clooney has been photographed at the hotels before and writes, full disclosure. i've stayed at many of them, a couple of them recently because i hadn't done my homework, a cause for which clooney has no reservations. joe fryer, nbc news. >> still ahead, bill has the weather for the week ahead. plus it is all in the family. meet the adorable baby who is only here thanks to her grandmother. you're watching "early today." how do you get skin happy aveeno® with prebiotic oat. it hydrates and softens skin. so it looks like this... and you feel like this. aveeno® daily moisturizer get skin happy™ and gave one prego traditional and one ragu traditional. this is what happened. that's because even ragu users prefer the taste of prego traditional two-to-one. might mean a trip back to the doctor's office just for a shot. but why go back there when you can stay home with neulasta onpro? strong chemo can put you a

george clooney has called for a boycott of the dorchester collection, a group of swanky hotels, on byncy. 0ther hollywood through comic celebrities are joining. but will this play can't make brunei change its mind? i am not sure. following the backlash, this is what the sultan said. translation: will best boycott her at the hotels? iam not will best boycott her at the hotels? i am not sure about that either, when brunei started phasing in the loss, celebrities also protested. my jay leno. but the hotel seem to be doing just fine, according to reports, and since 2014, the annual revenue has gone up reports, and since 2014, the annual revenue has gone up by almost 30%. but what may work as economic pressure. there has been some business backlash to brunei's moves but reality is economic interests trump human rights and most interests. they do not pay attention to what the world thinks of them on my hits them where it really hurts. brunei is an oil—rich country cell some of its biggest customers, japan, south korea and malaysia stop buying from them, that could make a difference. but non

human rights protests at london's dorchester hotel owned by brunei, where a new law makes gay sex punishable

brunei has an investment agency, which owns some of the world‘s top hotels, including this one, the dorchestersing to stay at these hotels, as well as other big celebrities asking their followers to rise up and do something now. george clooney has said we are putting money in the pockets of those who choose to stone their citizens. brunei‘s lgbt community has expressed shock, whilst there is a small hope that the new laws may not actually be widely enforced, people still say they are powerless. before, lg bt people were living in secret. now, they are living in fear. ben hunte, bbc news. our top story this lunchtime... theresa may is preparing to meetjeremy corbyn, to try to forge an agreement over brexit which could break the deadlock in parliament. and coming up... england stars inspire the next generation of netballers. coming up in the sport in the next 15 minutes on bbc news... tottenham are heading home. they play their first game in their new stadium tonight, against crystal palace. the new chair of the general medical council, dame clare marx, says that the bullying of doctors by senio

human rights protest at the dorchester hotel, owned by brunei, where gay sex is punishable

human rights protesters at london's dorchester hotel, owned by brunei where a new law makes gay sex punishablestoning to death. and now on bbc news, victoria derbyshire takes a look back at some of the highlights from her programme this week. hello and welcome to our programme. over the next half an hour we will review some of the exclusive and originaljournalism we have broadcast over the last week. we are powerless and have to sit back and watch her suffer. it is torture for her and for us. those are the words ofjudy haynes, her granddaughter ayla had learning difficulties. and has been held in secure units known as atus for seven years. in her desperation, ayla swallowed a toothbrush which is still inside her. four years ago, the government and nhs england said it would close at least 35% of the places at atus by the end of march this year and provide alternative care in the community instead. but the department of health have missed their own deadline and now pushed it back. our reporter has been to meet the parents of young people living in atus. she's my only child. she is everything to

the tv choice awards announced they will no longer be hosting their ceremony at the dorchester hotels obviously one of the hotels which is owned by brunei, one of the luxury properties. it is worth remembering that brunei is just one nation, which has the death penalty for gay sex. we also have iran, saudi arabia, nigeria, all having the death penalty for gay sex. now with all eyes on brunei, we will have to wait and see whether the amount of pressure that is building will change things. elton john, george clooney, ellen degeneres, they have called for boycotts on the nation. there is a huge noise on social media as well. but for sta customers, if you have booked through them, they said that those who have booked for royal brunei airlines through sta and no longer want to use them can claim a refu nd longer want to use them can claim a refund and they will help all customers to make alternative travel arrangements. many thanks. ben hunt reporting. it is the grand national tomorrow. tiger roll could become the first horse to win back—to—back victories since red rum since the 1970s. if

brunei has an investment agency, which owns some of the world's top hotels, including this one, the dorchesterpeople to boycott. campaigners with huge public platforms, eltonjohn tweeting that he's already refusing to stay at these hotels, as well as other big celebrities asking their followers to rise up and do something now. george clooney has said we are putting money in the pockets of those who choose to stone their citizens. brunei's lgbt community has expressed shock, whilst there is a small hope that the new laws may not actually be widely enforced, people still say they are powerless. before, lg bt people were living in secret. now, they are living in fear. ben hunte, bbc news. here with me is stephen cockburn from amnesty international, what is your reaction? we think it is a huge backward step, brunei has not executed anyone since 1957 so it is quite hard to understand why these very cruel punishments have been brought in at this time for issues of same—sex acts, adultery, amputation for robbery as well. it isa amputation for robbery as well. it is a huge backward step and we hope th

brett of doer chester, -- of dorchester, massachusetts. the speaker pro tempore: the chair announcers the speaker's appointment of the national defense authorization act for fiscal year 2001 as amended and the order of the house of january 3, 2019, of the following individual on the part of the house to the united states-china economic and security review commission, term expiring on december 31, 2020. the clerk: mr. jeffrey l. fielder of la quinta, california. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives. madam, pursuant to 22 u.s.c. 7002, i am pleased to appoint the following member to the united states-china economic and security review commission. mr. andreas bore gas, fresno, fresno, a -- borgas, california. signed, kevin mccarthy. republican leader. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section 4-b of the house resolution 294, the house stands adjourned until 2:00 p.m. on monday, april 29, 2019. announcer 1: will return now to the discussion go

they are investing $100 million in a distribution and warehouse park creating nearly 500 jobs in dorchester county, and they have said that the federal opportunities zone designation was a factor in making this location decision. in washington state, the vancouver downtown redevelopment authority, the president said, is an absolute no-brainer and a real gift from the federal government and will give us a real shot in the arm in these areas, these challenged, distressed communities. in vegan, the largest -- in vegas, the largest opportunity zone expo in the entire nation is being held next month with some of the biggest names across the country coming to figure out how they can reinvest their resources in areas where they were unwilling to take a second look at because now the incentive is good enough. and we did so without more bureaucrats and without government money. these are private sector dollars being deployed in some of the most distressed communities. in the midwest, up to 3,000 jobs are on the way to east chicago and a local foundation is looking to invest $800 million in a solar f

called for a boycott of the country ‘s ‘s overseas investments, which include luxury hotels like the dorchesterebecca who works for bbc asia. tell us more about what is being brought in, and why, it's a swathe of changes. it isa why, it's a swathe of changes. it is a further phase in islamic shari a law that's been brought in since 2014, this is the most significant and harshest law, as you said, stoning to death, by people who are found to have had gay sex, they need to be witnesses, or you can admit to it. it also affects adultery, the death penalty for that, sex outside of marriage, as well as the cutting off of limbs of robbers who are found guilty. the premise needs to be witness, these are very private acts so there is concern about that could mean in terms of vigilantism. that has the community there, the gay community, very fearful, understandably. presumably, it's not a very openly 93v presumably, it's not a very openly gay community there? how much of a community is there, and what has the reaction been? it is not an open community because it has been illegal to be gay in brunei for m

protestors gathered outside the dorchester hotel, which is owned by the brunei investment agency.creased the punishment for sex between gay men to stoning to death, while lesbian sex will be punished by a0 lashes or ten years in jail. jon ironmonger reports. many protests start at the dorchester, but this time it's the target. this time, there's a barrier. around 200 demonstrators surrounded the 5—star hotel this afternoon, calling for a global boycott of the business. it's one of a number of uk interests owned by the sultan of brunei. the laws that he's introduced are comparable to the extreme sharia laws that were imposed by isis, when it ruled in its so—called caliphate in syria and iraq. we are hoping to hit the sultan financially in the pocket. clearly he has not listened to reason or compassion, so therefore when money talks, we want to make sure that money talks to him. earlier this week, the sultan of brunei introduced further ultra—conservative islamic laws that will make gay sex and adultery punishable by stoning to death. it led to a public outcry, with eltonjohn tweeti

human rights protests at london's dorchester hotel owned by brunei, where a new law makes gay sex punishableing to death. border force officials confiscate medicinal cannabis used by teigan appleby. and, can tiger roll emulate red rum in the grand national at aintree? the developer persimmon has announced an independent review into its housing quality, after increasing concerns about the standard of its new builds. but the property advice group, the homeowners alliance, has told the bbc that issues with new homes aren't limited to just one developer. here's our consumer affairs correspondent, colletta smith. there has been a rise in the number of customers reporting snags to 99% in 2018. earier i spoke to benjamin derbyshire, president of the royal institute of british architects, riba. i asked him what he would say to the housing minister on this issue. my message would be, we need to provide adequate resources and we need to invest as a nation in housing — invest public resources in housing — as it were infrastructure, to enable people to live well and affordably. and until such time as th