Of the stonewall riots, an event that marked the start of the struggle for recognition, rights and respect. We sent the bbcs lgbt correspondent, ben hunte, to find out more. New york, a city that has always held a special place in my heart. I love the pace, the energy, and the excitement. But more than anything its a city that i found inclusive, where people like me can be themselves. When i was growing up, i didnt really think about what had happened before i was alive to enable me to live such a free and open lie. Such a free and open life. It is something i think a lot of young people go through now. You just find yourself within a community thats really loving and accepting and you dont think about the history behind it. So its so nice to come to new york and see that, actually, for the 50th anniversary of stonewall, we are celebrating the past, we looking into the people that really allowed us to be so free and open now. In the us, the 1960s was an era of activism and protests. It
From the government, after grabbing a Climate Change protestor and marching her out of a dinner in the city of london. Mr field said he acted instinctively when the woman approached the stage, during a speech by the chancellor philip hammond. The minister has apologised. The woman he confronted has said he needs anger management classes. Heres our Home Affairs Correspondent daniel sandford. In red dresses, suffragette style sashes and dinnerjackets, the Climate Emergency protesters had little difficulty getting past security and into a room full of senior politicians and bankers. There, they staged a noisy protest as the chancellor, phillip hammond, tried to make his speech. Some diners intervened and there was pushing and shoving. Among the protesters, janet barker, a long term greenpeace activist. She starts to make her way to the top table and the chancellor and the governor of the bank of england, at which point Foreign Office minister mark field intervenes and angrily manhandles h
People at risk of becoming victims of knife crime. The plan will be discussed at next months general si nod of the church of england where theyll consider the plan will be discussed at next months general synod of the church of england where theyll consider whether churches should open their doors to Vulnerable Children after school. Kathryn stan cheshun has more. Kathryn stancheshun has more. Theyve always been places of sanctuary but could churches now become a bigger part of the fight against knife crime . There are calls today for buildings like this to make sure their doors are open in the hours after school finishes. A safe haven for any child at risk. Members of my church have lost loved ones through knife crime and i think having the resources of churches, its an amazing resource, and i think, actually, we should look at ourselves and say, are there ways in which we can open our churches in that critical post school hours . Certainly, i think its possible and could be one of th
The express says mrjohnson was asked about the incident six times by conservative hustings moderator and lbc radio presenter iain dale, but each time avoided answering the question. The independent also leads with borisjohnsons refusal to ask questions on an alleged late night altercation with his partner at todays hustings, but says that tory mps are sticking behind his leadership campaign. Jeremy hunts team say borisjohnsons colourful private life means he is a Security Risk to the country, and that he could be vulnerable to blackmail from foreign powers thats according to the sunday times. The telegraph alleges that the wife of the neighbour of borisjohnson who has tonight admitted recording and reporting an apparent altercation at mrjohnsons address had previously sworn at the conservative leadership candidate in the street and declared that all tories suck. Evening, Boris Johnsons neighbour tom penn has said he was and in a statement this evening, Boris Johnsons neighbour tom penn
This is the whitby goth festival, and this year its celebrating its 25th anniversary. Wow, some of these costumes are just so impressive, they really make an effort. Many places dry with hazy sunshine, thatjacket looks incredible tell me about the story behind this . But get ready for showers and thunderstorms. Its sunday the 23rd ofjune. Our top story a neighbour of tory leadership hopeful borisjohnson and his partner has defended calling the police after overhearing a row at the couples flat, well, this is what i call wearable sculpture. And passing a recording i took reference from sort of the incident to a newspaper. Of old mansion houses the story continues to dominate and cathedrals, and took the architecture, the front pages of the papers today. And thought about, you know, our Political Correspondent nick eardleyjoins us live now what more can applying it to fabric. Could you give us a little spin . You tell us about this . Of course, mate. Oh, my days. Look at the intricacy on