improving the lives of lg bt disappeared. improving the lives of lgbt people. disappeared. improving the lives of lg bt people. ministers disappeared. improving the lives of lgbt people. ministers promised an action plan to tackle discrimination and identify hate crime. celebrating 100 years of the royal air force. events a re 100 years of the royal air force. events are planned across the country mark the occasion. in a moment it will be time for sportsday, but first let's take a

but due to figures in the metropolitan police, attacks against the lg bt community have doubled over inst london's lg pt plus community he is been attacked last october. they threatened to sta b last october. they threatened to stab me in a make me apologise for being gay. and yeah, it was this really awful. many consider london to be some of the safest cities in the world. half of lg pt plus london have been victims of abuse for their sexuality and gender identity. and that number is on the rise. in 2014, just over 1100 lg bt plus hate crimes were reported in london at increased steadily since then to 2000 94. , the police say it is hard to attribute that spike took. we do patrols in any area with a look like they're going to abuse people homophobic way. increasing reporting from the lg bt community. and that is exactly what he did, and may his attackers were given referral orders and forced to pay compensation. attackers were given referral orders and forced to pay compensationlj attackers were given referral orders and forced to pay compensation. i do not feel like justice was serv

improving the lives of lg bt disappeared. improving the lives of lgbt people. disappeared. improving the lives of lg bt people. ministers disappeared. improving the lives of lgbt people. ministers promised an action plan to tackle discrimination and identify hate crime. celebrating 100 years of the royal air force. events a re 100 years of the royal air force. events are planned across the country mark the occasion. in a moment it will be time for sportsday, but first let's take a look at what else is coming up this evening. we will have the latest on the thailand cave rescue as decisions are made about the best way to bring 12 children and their football coach to safety. drug—related deaths reached their highest level in 20 years in scotland. we'll be speaking to a woman who has been personally affected and discussed the steps she has taken to change lives. and we will be talking you through the headlines on tomorrow's front pages with katy ball and the deputy editor of the guardian. that is all ahead on bbc news. now, sportsday. hello, i'm olly foster live in moscow, this

how confident are you that we will see a changing view in kenya about lg bt rights?case in court that is challenging the penal code against homosexuality, so we are seeing changes and we know that we have, regardless of whether or not we want to acknowledge it, there are members of the lgbt immunity who live within the continent, who live in kenya, who live in uganda, who live in tanzania. you cannot — laws will not change the nature of a person. so, do you think kenya could deliver an upset and become the second country after south africa on the continent to legalise gay rights? i think that the fight currently is, yes, is to say that people should not be discriminated because of their sexual orientation and the right to privacy is theirs and theirs alone, and the government has no space trying to enforce the law against carnal knowledge against the order of nature, because in order to prove it, you would have to disrespect their right to privacy. you say this taps into a wider debate about freedom of speech, and there have been concerns in kenya about an erosion of

we will take a look at what that will mean for the country's lg bt community.designer, gianni versace, has been shot dead in florida. the multimillionaire was gunned down outside his home in the exclusive south beach district of miami. emergency services across central europe are stepping up their efforts to contain the worst floods this century. nearly 100 people have been killed. broadway is traditionally called the great white way by americans, but tonight it's completely blacked out. it's a timely reminder to all americans of the problems the energy crisis has brought to them. 200 years ago today, a huge parisian crowd stormed the bastille prison, the first act of the revolution which was to topple the french monarchy. today, hundreds of thousands thronged the champs—elysee for the traditional military parade. finally, fairy penguins have been staggering ashore and collapsing after gorging themselves on huge shoal of their favourite food, pilchards. some had eaten so much they could barely stand. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm

the events up and down the country are celebrating the lg bt down the country are celebrating the lgbt theme to the weather, it has been hot, dry and sunny once again, and impact that is the way it looks notjust for the rest of the weekend but through for the week ahead. this was the picture on saturday afternoon in berkshire. a bit of fair cloud here and there, but not spoiling those blue skies. 0ver but not spoiling those blue skies. over the next few days, more blue skies, more strong sunshine and for most of us it is looking drive. if you are crossing your fingers for a bit of rain for your garden you might be disappointed. you can see that fair weather cloud on saturday that fair weather cloud on saturday that was bubbling up, a bit more cloud pushing and across scotland and northern ireland as well. we will keep that cloud in the north—west. clearer skies further south, but wherever you are it is a hot and muggy feeling night, fairly uncomfortable, with those temperatures staying in the midteens overnight tonight. a little bit cooler for some parts of eastern england first thing

we've made some good progress in this country, we are a leader on lg bt this country, we are a leader on lgbt rights, this country, we are a leader on lg bt rights, but this country, we are a leader on lgbt rights, but we still have a long way to go. and we'll be speaking to two women who have undergone so—called gay conversion therapy at about 10:15. eloise parry died after taking slimming pills bought online. the man who sold them has been jailed for seven years. we'll talk to her mum about the dangers. hello, welcome to the programme. we're live until 11 this morning. we will bring you a full weather forecast just before ten, we will bring you a full weather forecastjust before ten, how long is the hot weather going to last? or when is the rain coming?! and we are talking about gay conversion therapy, is it something you or someone therapy, is it something you or someone in your family have experience of? if you have undergone it, if you have carried gay conversion therapy out, do let me know your own experience. send us an e—mail, message us on twitter, use whatsapp as well. and t

4096 of the lg bt people treat as badly?ld be banned. conversion therapy should be banned. conversion therapy is torture, it is like a punishment. the government's lgbt survey is the largest ever carried out. 2% of the people said they had undergone conversion therapy well and another 5% said they had been offered it and said no. the royal couege offered it and said no. the royal college of psychiatrists supports the government ‘s plan to ban it. your sexuality and gender identity are inherent and there is no evidence base and no therapeutic treatment to change what is part of a person's nature. michael davidson says therapy helped him resist homosexual feelings and now offers it to others. simply to ban it on the grounds that many gay activist, there is only one point of view and one ideological perspective, i think is not acceptable in this date and age. banning so-called conversion therapy is one of 70 things on the government's action plan to improve the lives of lgbt people in the uk. also on the list, police training,

i have experienced it, i have reported lg bt hate you. have abused because of the way you look so a report like this does not surprise me. the report says that actually nine out of ten of the most serious offences are going unreported but what people feel they cannot report them. are going unreported but what people feel they cannot report themm are going unreported but what people feel they cannot report them. it is an ordeal in itself, going through the report you have to relive the experience and then go to court and it is very stressful and a lot of people i know that get hate crime do not want to go through that experience. i was strong and adamant that mine was through a london taxi driver abuse me and i was not putting up with it. he lost his licence for homophobic abuse and people need to realise it is not a cce pta ble people need to realise it is not acceptable in this day and age. thank you. the headlines on bbc news... a female health worker is arrested on suspicion of murdering eight babies — and attempting to kill six others

attitudes towards lg bt changed quite a bit, but do you think that is still a bit, but do you think thatk that while the community has evolved and developed an improved greatly, but there is still the community so after work with more actually educate, not tell them, but actually educate, not tell them, but actually work with them to take them ona actually work with them to take them on a journey of understanding, to allow them to realise that there is bright future where they can love thejob bright future where they can love the job they've given birth to and actually feel great about an actually feel great about an actually accept them unconditionally for they are. thank you very much for they are. thank you very much for joining for they are. thank you very much forjoining us and sharing your story with us. a man known only as nick, who sparked a 2.5 million pound police investigation into a claimed westminster paedophile ring, has been charged with lying. the accuser whose name has been withheld for legal reasons, made a series of serious allegations including killings, rape and tort

once dismissed as a minuscule minority, lg bt people believe they are on the cusp of recognition in thegood day. we will be back tomorrow at nine. good morning. for many of us another dry day with sunny spells. the sky exploding at the moment with cloud in greater london. look at those fabulous clouds, but the chance of showers in the forecast, in scotland, northern ireland, northern england as well, and then an isolated sherrock ross the midlands, but for most it is dry but a very different feeling day in south—east of england —— isolated shower. we will then continue with the fresher feel we had yesterday, about 19—23. through this evening and overnight many showers disappearing but they still could be a few lingering across the far north of scotland. temperatures overnight getting down to about 10—9d in the north, 14—16 in the south. wednesday‘s drive for most, just the odd shower here and there, but temperatures on the rise, thursday with that sunshine —— witness the‘s dry for most. you are either temperatures. bye—bye. —— wednesday will be dry for most. this is bbc news. these are