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the conservatives say they want to update equality laws to define sex as someone�*s biological sex. they say current confusion over definitions cannot be allowed to continue, and updating the law would make biological sex a protected characteristic. that means it would be easier to create protected spaces for women and girls. labour say they wouldn't amend the law, and accuse the conservatives of stoking a culture war. here's alex forsyth. flanked by young footballers, the prime minister claimed today he was tackling an issue to improve the safety of women and girls. the conservati...

in silk road legacy... it's like something from a 60s spy movie or something. it's incredible. ..where soviet influences... horns sound ..meet ancient traditions... this is amazing. i can't believe this. this is where arches would have stood. ..and vast landscapes... ..hide impressive relics. it's pretty astonishing that i'm able to still walk around here. for the best part of a century, this country has been off limits to many outsiders. but in recent years, that's been changing, and i'm on a journey to see what we've been missing out on. this is uzbekistan. 0nce part of the enormou...

once part of the enormous soviet union, uzbekistan is a country of arid deserts, lush mountains and ancient cities. in its long history, it's been home to many civilisations, remnants of which can still be seen today. and now its more recent past is as much of a draw. i'm starting myjourney here in tashkent, the biggest city in the whole of central asia. it's dynamic, full of young people — with almost half under the age of 30 — and it's booming. though wherever you look, you are reminded of its soviet past. so what's this impressive building? incredible. this is our circus. muni...

documents. that was part of a deal to end his iii year legal battle over the leaking of vast amounts of secret us military information on the internet. the 52—year—old is now on his way home to australia following the hearing. and from where a southeast asia correspondent jonathan had sent this report. the last stage of a very long journey. julian assange walked into the courtroom on this remote pacific island to hear whether the agreement he'd struck with us prosecutors would stick. after two hours of very careful consideration by the judge, it did. he pleaded guilty, and she ag...

glastonbury looks dry this year. here in kew gardens, lots of sunshine. i will have the weather for you later. it's wednesday the 26th june. with just over a week to go until polling day, the prime minister rishi sunak and labour's sir keir starmer are preparing to go head to head in their final leaders debate of the election later. it comes as members of both main parties continue to face difficult questions about betting allegations. our political correspondent iain watson reports. the second and final head—to—head clash between rishi sunak and the man who wants hisjob — keir...