punishments for knife crime after his cousin is stabbed to death in manchester. and it s going to be gold for great britain and northern ireland. more golds for great britain as the european championships draw to a close. good evening. dock workers at felixstowe, britain s largest container port, have gone on strike, bringing operations to a halt. there are warnings it may cause serious disruption to supply chains providing everything from fresh food to household goods, clothing and parts for the car industry. almost 2000 workers are taking part in eight days of action. their union, unite, has rejected a pay offer of 7% plus a one off payment of £500, saying it is significantly below inflation . the port authority insists it s a fair deal. almost half of britain s container goods pass through the port in suffolk. here s our business correspondent marc ashdown. what do we want? 10%! the summer of strikes has reached felixstowe docks. these workers would normally be making su
attack from the north. welcome to the programme. here in singapore, the country s prime minister has said singapore will end its ban on sex between men, but will take steps to defend the institution of marriage as a union between a man and a woman. prime minister lee hsein loong said singaporean society was becoming more accepting of gay people and the british colonial era law was out of date. the legal ban on sex between men, while not enforced, has long been criticised by lgbt activists although many more conservative citizens still support it. the government will repeal section 377 a and decriminalise sex between men. i believe this is the right thing to do, and something that most singaporeans will now accept. the prime minister speaking there. with me is our asia digital reporter tessa wong, who has been following and reporting on this issue for years in singapore. great to get you on the programme, tassagh. ithink it s fair to say that there has been huge joy it s fai
targeting hindus, in india administered kashmir. amid a mounting military threat from north korea, the bbc gains rare access to the american and south korean joint operations centre designed to fend off any attack. welcome to the programme. it s ”pm in london and 6am here in singapore, where the country s prime minister has said singapore will end its ban on sex between men, but will take steps to defend the institution of marriage as a union between a man and a woman. prime minister lee hsein loong said singaporean society was becoming more accepting of gay people, and the british colonial era law was out of date. the legal ban on sex between men, while not enforced, has long been criticised by lgbt activists although many more conservative citizens still support it. the government will repeal the section and decriminalise sex between men. i believe this is the right thing to do, and something that most singaporeans will now accept. well, to discuss this further, i m now
and south koreanjoint operations centre designed to fend off any attack from north korea. this attack from north korea. is the only place in korea where this is the only place in korea where us forces and south korean forces sit side by side, and using all this information, they can detect almost immediately if north korea launches a weapon. welcome to the programme. it s 1am in london and eight in the morning here in singapore where the country s prime minister has said the ban on sex between men is to be lifted. prime minister lee hsein loong said singaporean society was becoming more accepting of gay people, and the british colonial era law, though not enforced, was out of date. the announcement, which was made during a speech that the prime minister gave at singapore s national day rally, was welcomed by lgbt activists who ve long criticised the law. the government will repeal 3707a and de criminalise sex between men. i believe it s the right thing to do and something mos
the prime minister of singapore has announced his country will end its ban on sex between men, but says it ll take steps to defend the institution of marriage as a union between a man and a woman. lee hsein loong said singaporean society was becoming more accepting of gay people and said the law banning gay sex, which came from the days of british colonial rule, was out of date. the law has long been criticised by lgbt activists, even though it s not been actively enforced for many years. many more conservative citizens still support the legislation. the government will repeal section 377a and de criminalise sex between men. i believe it s the right thing to do and something most singaporeans will accept. remy choo is a lawyer and lgbt activist in singapore. he s been involved in pink dot, singapore s pride event, and he s previously mounted legal challenges in court against this colonial era law. a very good morning to you in singapore, thanks for being with us. what is your