Row after Gwynedd placed in lowest priority group for Levelling Up Fund

Summary: The UK government has been accused of "a stitch up" by a Plaid Cymru MP after Gwynedd was placed in the lowest priority need category for a new fund to finance infrastructure projects in deprived areas of the UK.

Details were published on Wednesday of the £4.8bn Levelling Up Fund. Liz Saville Roberts claimed "our public money is being snatched for the budget of Tory bungs". UK ministers said all areas could apply with cash going to the most in need. Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford said the way UK ministers were distributing the fund made "the life of those who want to argue for the United Kingdom far more difficult" because it showed there was "hostility" to devolution at "the heart of government". In the Budget, Chancellor Rishi Sunak said the fund was "intended to support investment in places where it can make the biggest difference to everyday life, including ex-industrial areas, deprived towns and coastal communities". Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland will receive a minimum of £800m from the fund, which lists local authority areas in three priority groups. In Wales, 17 local authorities are in priority level 1: Blaenau Gwent, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Cardiff, Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Conwy, Denbighshire, Merthyr Tydfil, Neath Port Talbot, Newport, Pembrokeshire, Powys, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Swansea, Torfaen and Wrexham. Flintshire, Anglesey and the Vale of Glamorgan are in priority level 2, and Gwynedd and Monmouthshire are in priority level 3. Ms Saville Roberts, the MP for Dwyfor Merionydd which is in Gwynedd, said: "The chancellor includes his own constituency in the highest category of need, while Gwynedd is in the lowest." Under previous EU funding criteria, Gwynedd was prioritised due to being one of the least developed areas of Europe, along with the rest of West Wales and the Valleys. "Our public money is being snatched for the budget of Tory bungs. This is not 'levelling up' but a stitch up," she said. Under the Levelling Up Fund, local authorities are invited to bid for financing for projects like town centre developments, upgrades to cultural sites and new road schemes, but the bid they submit must have the backing of the local MP. Ms Saville Roberts says this approach "completely bypasses Wales' democratic structures - instead giving the secretary of state the role of a feudal overlord, from whom MPs are expected seek political patronage". 'Poorly informed' Welsh Government Finance Minister Rebecca Evans said the fund had been put together in a "poorly informed way". She said: "Clearly Welsh government knows the communities where funding is most required, knows that actually whole local authorities are not the same all the way across. "Within one local authority you'll have areas which need funding desperately and other areas which are more prosperous." A UK Treasury spokesperson said: "All local areas in the UK will be able to apply for funding through the levelling up fund. "The bandings do not represent eligibility criteria - and money will be allocated to the areas most in need. "Further technical details will be published by the government in due course." Last week, it was announced that UK ministers would control the Levelling Up Fund UK-wide. It would allow them to spend on devolved areas such as infrastructure using new powers in the UK Internal Market Act. These spending powers mean the UK government is able to control new pots of funding for regeneration projects. 'Poisoning the well' Speaking to the UK Parliament's Welsh Affairs Committee on Thursday afternoon, Mark Drakeford said: "As far as the Internal Market Act is concerned and the Levelling Up Fund, I really believe these are poisoning the well of intergovernmental relations across the United Kingdom." The Levelling Up Fund, he said, "will lead, I believe, to a series of random investments with no strategic sense of purpose behind them, and with a trail of difficulties in their wake over, for example, the way in which future liabilities for those investments are to be picked up". "It is far more than just disappointing, I think it makes the life of those who want to argue for the United Kingdom far more difficult." Where does the Community Renewal Fund fit in to all this? Although Gwynedd is ranked as a low priority in the Levelling Up Fund, a separate fund called the Community Renewal Fund places it among fourteen priority places in Wales to compete for a UK-wide pot of £220m in the next financial year. In total, the Community Renewal Fund identifies a hundred priority areas across the UK. It is described as a pilot for developing the successor scheme to the EU aid programme that awarded £375m a year to some of the poorest parts of Wales. The UK government promised in its election manifesto that Wales would not lose money when the successor scheme, called the Shared Prosperity Fund, is developed. The pilot fund does not guarantee any funding for Wales but it does say that the way funding is allocated "does not pre-determine the allocation approach for the UK Shared Prosperity Fund". The Shared Prosperity Fund is expected to be set up in 2022.

ब्रिटेन के वंचित क्षेत्रों में बुनियादी ढांचा परियोजनाओं के वित्तपोषण के लिए एक नए कोष के लिए ग्वेनेड को सबसे कम प्राथमिकता वाली आवश्यकता श्रेणी में रखे जाने के बाद एक प्लेड साइमरू सांसद द्वारा ब्रिटेन सरकार पर "एक सिलाई" का आरोप लगाया गया है।


How Russia's YouTube generation is getting its news

Summary: "Good morning, this is Lyubov Sobol!"

By Sarah RainsfordBBC News, Moscow It's 08:00 in the morning and the cheery 29-year-old has just begun her daily newscast on YouTube. Today's instalment is a one-hour live chat about mass arrests, high-level corruption and the biggest protests to sweep Russia in years. They are all topics ignored by state television. "I want to share my opinion of what's happening in the country, to discuss interesting news," the presenter explains. She works for the Anti-Corruption Foundation, or FBK, led by the opposition activist Alexei Navalny who organised last week's protests. The large number of students and even schoolchildren who turned out suggests his alternative message is increasingly appealing to young Russians. It has sparked discussion of a new, YouTube generation - those who have grown-up in Vladimir Putin's Russia, but beyond the reach of his tightly controlled press. 'We want answers' "It's easier for young people to have a critical view, because... they're not so tired and disillusioned by our state," is how Lyubov explains it. "They want justice. They see that things are not normal here." That's why Pavel Leshev joined his first ever protest on Sunday, in St Petersburg. The 17-year-old had watched the FBK's latest slick film online, presenting corruption allegations against Russia's Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. "It's awful that Russian police and prosecutors don't investigate," Pavel explains by phone from his hometown. "I think all of us want to get answers," he says, adding that corruption and economic problems are what worry him and his school friends most. You couldn't miss the young protesters here in Moscow. Roman Shingarkin shinned up a lamp-post to avoid the crush, and images of the teenager were widely shared on social media. Roman was eventually arrested and says more than half the detainees in his police van were under 18, perhaps because they were the easiest to catch. "I came out to protest at corruption in Russia," Roman says simply, confirming that he too had seen the FBK film on the prime minister. "Young people are constantly on the internet and all the information is there. TV tries to hide it," he says. You may also like: Lamp-post protester: 'It will happen again if the situation hasn't changed' Why Navalny rattles the Kremlin Whilst that same state television portrays Mr Putin as unassailable - and has censored coverage of the protests - both teenagers feel it's time for the president to go. Roman thinks that at 64, Mr Putin is "not young" and has "been in power too long". Pavel is a big fan of Alexei Navalny and plans to vote for him to become president next year, if the activist is allowed to run. But he fears that Mr Putin, first elected when Pavel was born, will remain in power "for another six years, and then another six." For many older Russians who lived through the turmoil of the 1990s, President Putin has offered a welcome sense of relative stability. But that's not appealing to many teenagers. "Young people are fed up with the existing state of things - with no talk of any future scenario, only talk about the past," political scientist Ekaterina Schulmann argues. "Stability has no charm for them and they are more or less immune to state propaganda." That's where Mr Navalny's young team come in. On Thursday Lyubov introduced a co-host for her show who is a social media superstar. His MDK page on Russia's equivalent of Facebook has over 7.7 million subscribers. The authorities here are slowly waking up to the challenge. As Mr Navalny's team streamed Sunday's demonstrations live, their office was raided by police. Fifteen people were arrested. The FBK premises were sealed and remained out of bounds for almost a week. But the reason so many Russians joined the protests remains. "If it goes on like this, then people will take to the streets again. Against corruption, and against those in power," 17-year-old Roman insists. "I personally will come out in protest."

"सुप्रभात, यह ल्युबोव सोबोल है!"


Language apps: Can phones replace classrooms?

Summary: Can apps ever replace classroom language learning or even help revive minority or dying languages?

By Carys BetteleyBBC News Apps offer languages - real or invented - not popular enough to be taught at evening classes or most universities. Esperanto, invented to create world peace, Avatar's Na'vi, Elvish and Star Trek's Klingon are all on the table. Guy Baron, head of modern languages at Aberystwyth University, said there had been "snobbishness" towards apps, but wants technology used in teaching. Apart from the weird and wonderful fictitious languages available, people may choose apps to learn a popular language such as Spanish or French, citing the ability to go at their own pace and fit sessions around their existing commitments. Some apps offer quizzes or word and phrase repetition to boost learning, while others have complete programmes with tutor guidance and the chance to communicate with native speakers. But users say there are pitfalls such as not fully understanding the grammar and missing the classroom environment with peer support. Dr Baron said apps should be used alongside traditional classroom methods, not to the exclusion of traditional teaching. For Amy Jo Price, a teacher from Alabama in the US, language apps have become part of her morning routine. She uses Duolingo for Welsh and Mango for Gaelic, to honour her ancestral roots in Wales and Scotland. "I log in the same time every morning while I'm drinking my tea and eating breakfast," she said. "I have made contacts on different Facebook pages and make it a point to discuss the languages and practise with them." Eugenia Iglesias, based in Patagonia, Argentina, where there is a Welsh settlement, said it was difficult learning via an app - so is taking classes as well. "Sometimes it's a bit tricky because you miss a lot of grammar structures. You have to learn by repeating sentences. "I do both (classes and apps) to have a wider understanding of the Welsh language." Which languages are people choosing? People can sign up without much, if any, expense and learn at their own pace ahead of a holiday or event - Japanese overtook Italian in popularity among the Welsh users of the app Busuu ahead of the 2019 Rugby World Cup hosted in Japan. There was a 97% rise in Busuu users from Wales signing up to learn Japanese in the 12 months leading up to the tournament and a 140% rise during the first week of games - though developers will not release actual numbers of learners, saying it is commercially sensitive information. Spanish is generally one of the most popular languages among UK learners - online and offline - and is considered one of the simpler languages for English speakers to learn. On Babbel, 43% of learners from Wales are learning Spanish, about 28% of Busuu's 450,000 Welsh users are registered to learn Spanish and the language takes 25% of Duolingo's learners. On Duolingo, Japanese is up by 52% this year, which again developers attributed to the rugby tournament and the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. Just outside the top 10, Duolingo said there had been a "significant spike" in the number of people learning Korean in the UK, which could be attributed to the rise of K-pop - music originating from South Korea, including the likes of Gangnam Style which went viral in 2012 and influenced popular culture, with the genre increasing in popularity worldwide ever since. In late 2019 Duolingo launched Arabic and Latin for English speakers and said it was "highly likely" one or both could make the top 10 next year. Since its Welsh course launched in 2016, more than 1.2 million people worldwide have started learning the language - overtaking Chinese and Portuguese. With zero Cornish speakers in 1800, the revival of the language since Henry Jenner published A Handbook of the Cornish Language in 1904 is no doubt being bolstered in recent years by its accessibility online, though developers said it still attracts relatively small numbers. And Duolingo said it has 127,000 people learning Scottish Gaelic since launching the course on St Andrew's Day last year - more than double the number that reported they were able to speak the language on the 2011 census of Scotland. Do people stay motivated? On Memrise, 16,500 people are signed up to learn Welsh but the average time they stick with the course per session was 52 minutes, compared to just 646 learning Cornish where the average engagement time was three hours. Without regularly-scheduled lessons, attendance being tracked and a classroom setting - do users stick with their chosen language? "Traditionally one of the biggest barriers facing language learners is motivation," Busuu's co-founder and CEO Bernhard Niesner said. "Ultimately, what we've found is that retention is closely linked to an individual's goal. For instance, if someone is learning for work, education, or family reasons, they tend to stick with language learning much longer than someone who is learning for travel or fun." He added there was usually a "huge spike" in new users at the beginning of January, "off the back of 'new year, new me' resolutions". "Also, we see smaller, but noticeable spikes, at the beginning and end of the summer - which are closely linked to summer travel and learners returning to education." Ed Cooke, cofounder of Memrise, said his app used a learning technique which makes people "learn incredibly fast" which in turn keeps them interested. "People learn because they're interested in the people and culture of a language - in the end, everyone wants to be able to communicate and connect with people, that's why they're engaged to learn a language in the first place. "This is one reason why schooly approaches or apps based on gamifying school-learning don't engage people very deeply - they just teach the words and the rules and there's no connection with the meaning and emotion behind the reason to learn." The app uses videos of native speakers in context, which were filmed on a crowd-funded double-decker bus tour around Europe. Duolingo uses inside jokes within the courses to keep users entertained - including a recurring character called Owen who carries parsnips in the Welsh course and inebriated parrots in the Irish course. Meanwhile Babbel has a team of 150 linguists who build the courses by hand, meaning each language course is completely different, with developers focusing on helping users learn quickly - adding 8% of its customers have admitted to logging in while on the toilet. Babbel said more than half of its users stay on for 12 months or more. What do learners think? Alex Levinson, originally from the US but living in London, is learning the constructed language Esperanto - and Welsh - via an app. Esperanto was invented in 1887 and was designed to become a universal second language to promote world peace and break down language barriers. "I remember one day I was looking through the languages that Duolingo had and as I was looking, I came across Esperanto," Alex said. "I thought that the name sounded interesting so I looked it up and learned all about how it was intended to be an international language, as the creator believed that conflicts between countries could have been better handled if there wasn't a language barrier and he created Esperanto so that it would be easy for people to learn, no matter what their native tongue is." Alex, 19, added that Esperanto - not being location-based - borrows from many languages and therefore makes others easier and more interesting for him to learn. "When learning a language in a class, I've had to learn at whatever pace the instructor sets, which can make learning a language difficult when some people learn things quicker while others may have difficulty with certain concepts, whereas by learning in an app, I can learn at my own pace. "A few months ago, I got the opportunity to meet another Esperanto speaker at my university and speak the language in person and I was nervous at first, but it really made me realize how proficient I really am at the language and it was really good practice as well." Milla Leskinen, from Finland, is using apps to learn Welsh, German, Italian, Latin, Swedish and Karelian - the closest relative of her native language Finnish. "Apart from my general fascination with obscure languages it's because of family history, as it was my maternal grandfather's mother tongue," she said. "His family was among the Karelian speaking population evacuated from the areas Finland lost to Soviet Union during World War Two." Milla, 33, said learning via an app was the only plausible way with working long hours and other commitments. "At least I'm able to practise Welsh and the others daily, but a downside is that I miss changes to interact with others speaking Welsh and a proper grasp of the grammatics as would be given on traditional classes." She went on a trip around Wales visiting Cardiff, Swansea, Aberystwyth, Caernarfon, Llanberis and Anglesey and hopes to visit again soon. Lianne Wilson, who is Cornish and living in Cardiff, is learning Welsh and Cornish. "I've always been passionate about Cornwall's identity and culture... when I was growing up it wasn't taught in local schools so I never learnt it. "Recently I noticed that Say Something, which I've used for Welsh, had a Cornish version... so I thought it was time to finally learn now that I could." Lianne is using her skills to help translate Minecraft and write short articles for Wikipedia. Leah Baird, from Aberystwyth, is learning Polish to chat with her colleagues from Poland in their native language. The 23-year-old, who is also learning Welsh and Spanish, works as a security guard, cleaner and personal assistant to a person with autism - meaning she does not have time to attend traditional classes. "Whilst it is easier to use the app as I only have to do 10 minutes a day and can do it anytime, I do miss being in a class with others who have the same amount of knowledge as me like when I was learning languages at school. "There's something reassuring about being around others when you are learning I think." What is the academic view? Dr Baron, a senior lecturer in Spanish and Latin American studies, believes technology should be used at all levels of teaching: "We are trying to modernise it all, but I don't think you should use one without the other. "Traditional language teaching has backed away from this a bit - especially at degree level - maybe there's been an element of elitism, snobbishness about the Duolingos and the Babbels that they're not for us, but we're becoming very aware of the modern way students want to learn. "It also depends on the level - degree is much more intensive, with complicated grammar structures, reading literature, cultural studies, which we don't necessarily want in a typical language learning environment. "The apps are very conversational... they're not designed for degrees, but they could be additional resources." He said he was using an app to learn Welsh alongside traditional classes as he is not always able to attend. "It's brilliant, but there's a disjunction between what's being taught in the app and the classroom. "You're learning one accent, one dialect when there are several different ones in Welsh so it's a restrictive use of the language, but the advantages outweigh any disadvantage because it's the way people want to learn - and the disadvantages depend on the level. "I can't go to half of my classes for Welsh but the app keeps it going."

क्या ऐप कभी कक्षा में भाषा सीखने की जगह ले सकते हैं या अल्पसंख्यक या मरती हुई भाषाओं को पुनर्जीवित करने में भी मदद कर सकते हैं?


Judge rejects Apple's demand for higher Samsung damages

Summary: A US judge has denied Apple's request for higher damages from South Korea's Samsung, saying the firms must abide by an earlier $1.05bn (£666m) ruling.

The court in California also denied requests from both firms for a retrial of the patent infringement case, saying it would not serve justice. A jury found that Samsung had infringed six Apple patents, which included features of the iPhone and iPad. Apple and Samsung are fighting to dominate the world's smartphone market. As a result, they have a number of court battles outstanding and have launched tit-for-tat legal challenges. The next patent trial is scheduled to take place in 2014, in the Northern District of California. It stems from a lawsuit Apple filed on 8 February 2012, alleging that the more recent Galaxy line of products from Samsung contains Apple technology.

एक अमेरिकी न्यायाधीश ने दक्षिण कोरिया के सैमसंग से अधिक नुकसान के लिए ऐप्पल के अनुरोध को यह कहते हुए अस्वीकार कर दिया है कि फर्मों को पहले के $1.05bn (£666 मिलियन) फैसले का पालन करना चाहिए।


How to drive in snow and icy weather

Summary: Driving in severe winter weather poses many challenges.

In very bad conditions avoid driving unless essential. But if you must drive, here's how to make sure you and your car are as prepared as possible and what to do if you are caught out in bad weather. Prepare yourself Allow extra time - get up earlier to allow time to de-ice the car and allow much longer for journeys. Plan journeys around major roads, which are more likely to be cleared. Avoid shortcuts on minor roads. Wear warm clothes and comfortable shoes to drive in. Don't forget your coat, hat, gloves, sturdy boots, a blanket to keep you warm in case you do get stuck or have to leave your car. Take some food, chocolate, biscuits, water and a hot drink if you can. Always carry a fully charged mobile, and some old bits of carpet, or cat litter, to put under the tyres when stuck and a shovel to clear snow. Prepare your car Consider buying winter tyres, which offer extra grip, especially if you live in an area which regularly experiences snow. Many garages offer relatively inexpensive winter tyre fitting services, and mobile tyre fitters are also available. If you stick with standard tyres, make sure they're inflated at the right pressure and that each one has at least 3mm of tread. Car batteries run down more quickly in winter. Make sure you do a regular long journey to top it up, or use a trickle-charger to keep it performing well. Modern engines are more robust than older ones. All the same, depress the clutch when starting as this will reduce drag on the engine and preserve the battery. Keep screenwash topped up and use a proper anti-freeze at the right concentration to prevent ice forming. A squirt of WD-40 can prevent door locks freezing up. If they do, heat your key with a lighter to melt the ice. Keep your fuel tank topped up - that way if you are caught out, you'll have enough fuel to make it home or run the engine to keep warm. However, if you do get stuck, make sure snow does not block the exhaust as noxious fumes can leak into the vehicle. Driving in snow and ice Clear all snow and ice from the windscreen, windows and the roof of the car before driving off. Don't use water to de-ice windscreens - hot water can crack the glass, and the water will only freeze again on the screen or on the ground where you are standing. Use second gear to pull away, lifting the clutch gently to avoid wheel spin. Stay in a higher gear for better control as you pick up speed. Many automatic cars have a 'snow' mode feature for the gearbox, while some manufacturers suggest the manual '2' setting on an automatic to set off. Maintain the right speed for the conditions - not too fast so that you risk losing control, but not so slow that you risk losing momentum when you need it Brake, steer and accelerate as smoothly as possible. Only use the brake if you cannot steer out of trouble. Stopping distances are up to ten times greater in snow and ice. Leave even more space behind the car in front than you usually would. Drive so that you do not rely on your brakes to be able to stop. A four-wheel-drive vehicle will offer much greater traction on snow and ice, but good tyres are essential for optimal performance and drivers should still take care when braking. Most modern cars have anti-lock brakes, but in very slippery conditions they will not perform in the same way, so do not rely on them. On motorways stay in the lane clearest of snow, ice and slush. Keep within the clear tyre tracks if you can. What to do if you get stuck If you are stuck, the Institute of Advanced Motorists recommends that you turn your wheels from side to side to push the snow out of the way. Do not try to keep moving if the wheels spin - it will only dig you in deeper. Use a shovel to clear snow out of the way. Pour cat litter, sand or gravel in front of the wheels to help get traction. Shift from forward to reverse and back again. Give a light touch on the accelerator until the vehicle gets going. If you can't move your car, you can stay warm by running the engine. However, it is vital that the exhaust pipe is not blocked by snow as highly toxic carbon monoxide gas could enter the car. If there is any risk the fumes can come into the car, do not run the engine. Even if it is safe, do not run the engine for more than 10 or 15 minutes in each hour. Stay in or close to your car. In heavy snow it is easy to get disorientated and lost or separated from your vehicle. If necessary, you can hang a piece of brightly coloured cloth on your car to let others know you are there.

सर्दियों के मौसम में गाड़ी चलाना कई चुनौतियों का सामना करता है।


Brexit: Can firms stop stocks running low?

Summary: Stockpiling is moving up the agenda as Brexit approaches. Concerns about shortages of food, medicines, car parts and much else as the UK adjusts to life outside the EU are growing. Premier Foods, the company behind Bisto and Mr Kipling, is the latest firm to say it will build stocks of raw materials. It sounds simple. But in an era of cross-border supply chains, it isn't.

By Russell HottenBusiness reporter What's the issue? Unless you've been living on Planet Zog, you'll have noticed that Britain plans to exit the European Union - at 11pm UK time on Friday, 29 March 2019, to be precise. What's spooking many business leaders is that the UK risks leaving without a deal on future trading relations. The smooth transition of goods into - and out of - the UK will be severely disrupted, they say. Frictionless trade is essential to keeping supermarket shelves well stocked and factories ticking over. "Nothing but scare-mongering," shout the critics. "Just Project Fear". There is, though, no question that the number of companies making contingency plans is rising. Who's stockpiling - or thinking about it? Just about everyone who imports into the UK from the EU will be giving it some thought. Premier Foods says it's simply making contingency plans for a range of Brexit scenarios, adding that it has had a team in place for months keeping things under review. But now Premier has moved from the review stage to taking active steps. The company estimates stockpiling could cost it up to £10m. Mondelez, the owner of Cadbury, is stockpiling ingredients, chocolates and biscuits. Meanwhile, Airbus, which makes aircraft wings in the UK, has asked suppliers to build up inventories. Carmakers are doing similar things. Jaguar Land Rover has warned of huge costs, disruption and job losses if there is no deal. In the UK government's regular worst-case planning updates to business, pharmaceutical firms were advised to keep six week's worth of drugs in stock. AstraZeneca is increasing its drugs stockpiles in Europe by about 20% in preparation for a no-deal. So food supplies will be OK? Not necessarily. For many business leaders the impact on the food chain is the most worrying part of leaving the EU without a deal. It's one thing stockpiling metal components, but perishables are entirely different. Just over 40% of UK food is imported, with about 30% coming from the EU. Mike Coupe, chief executive of Sainsbury's, says the sector can keep about one week's worth of food in cold storage. "It's straightforward - perishables can't be stockpiled," he told the BBC. If delivery lorries face increased customs checks and start backing up at ports the whole system breaks down. The food sector, just like the manufacturing sector, operates to just-in-time schedules. That said, Mr Coupe thinks a Brexit deal will be done and that the industry will cope. But it hasn't stopped anecdotal evidence that individuals have begun stockpiling their favourite foods. There's even a Facebook group called the 48% Preppers - named after the proportion of people who voted to remain in the 2016 referendum - that advises consumers on stockpiling. It doesn't sound like there is real cause for alarm Publicly, the supermarkets are cautiously optimistic. But Tim Lang, professor of food policy at London's City University, says "supermarket bosses are a bit more concerned than they are letting on". He told the BBC: "We tend to focus on the supermarkets because most food is bought via the supermarkets. But there is a vast structure to the food industry. It's a hugely complicated system." Never mind the big players, it's the small food packaging firms or sandwich makers that could really suffer. There are not enough warehouses in the UK, Prof Lang says. "There are some people I talk to who are already at the limits of what they can do. There's no storage left, there's no chilled storage, no frozen storage," he says. "Are we right to be worried? Yes. Panic? No." Can't we just build more facilities? One company trying to address the issue is Wild Water, which stores imported raw ingredients and finished food. It has rented extra space, and is building a large facility at Aberbargoed, in Wales. Customers were "ultra-concerned" about food being held up at ports, says managing director Ken Rattenbury. "We're turning businesses away every day, every single day." Companies are freezing ingredients, he says. "They're worried about the raw ingredients to be able to make ready meals, they're concerned about flour, they're concerned about juices. Everything you can think of that we use for food. Everybody is looking to stockpile." That's OK for frozen produce, but consumers often want fresh. Besides, there's a fear that the UK has left it too late to build the necessary facilities, not just for food but for stockpiling generally. Peter Ward, chief executive of the UK Warehousing Association, wrote recently that he'd been "warning for two years [that] fit-for-purpose, appropriately located warehousing is in desperately short supply in the UK". Can stockpiling be all bad? That depends on whether you have the warehousing space, a supply chain able to cope with new demands, customers willing to adapt, and money to invest in buying additional stock up-front. And to repeat, a lot of food can't be stored for longer than a couple of days. However, the CEBR economics think-tank says there could be a short- term economic boost. It estimates that of the £260bn worth of goods imported from the EU last year, about £100bn were raw materials and semi-manufactured goods. If companies want to build up, say, a three or four month buffer, that would imply up to £40bn in unplanned extra purchasing and boost the GDP figures. Financing this stockpiling may be manageable for a big multi-nationals, but perhaps not for small widget makers operating on wafer-thin margins. And there will be a hangover, the CEBR says, as companies begin to run down inventories in the following months. What does the government say? It was only a few months ago that Dominic Raab, the Brexit secretary, insisted that he would ensure the UK had adequate food supplies, suggesting that it could be stockpiled. Critics ridiculed the idea, saying he misunderstood the food chain. But the Department for Exiting the European Union is adamant that people shouldn't be concerned, saying that the government is preparing for all eventualities but had no plans to stockpile food and people should not do so either. A spokesman told the BBC: "The UK has a strong level of food security built upon a diverse range of sources including strong domestic production and imports from third countries. This will continue to be the case whether we leave the EU with or without a deal."

जैसे-जैसे ब्रेक्सिट नजदीक आ रहा है, स्टॉकपाइलिंग एजेंडा को आगे बढ़ा रहा है। जैसे-जैसे ब्रिटेन यूरोपीय संघ के बाहर जीवन को समायोजित कर रहा है, भोजन, दवाओं, कार के पुर्जों और बहुत कुछ की कमी के बारे में चिंता बढ़ रही है। बिस्टो और मिस्टर किपलिंग के पीछे की कंपनी, प्रीमियर फूड्स, यह कहने वाली नवीनतम फर्म है कि वह कच्चे माल का स्टॉक बनाएगी। यह सरल लगता है। लेकिन सीमा पार आपूर्ति श्रृंखलाओं के युग में, ऐसा नहीं है।


Tuxford girl death: Police name six-year-old Daisy Dymyd

Summary: A six-year-old girl who died after being found unresponsive at home in Nottinghamshire has been named.

Daisy Dymyd was airlifted from her home on Lincoln Road in Tuxford, near Newark, at about 15:00 GMT on Monday but was pronounced dead at Sheffield Children's Hospital. In a statement, her family said she was "the centre of our world". Nottinghamshire Police said no arrests had been made and a file has been passed to the coroner.

नॉटिंघमशायर में घर पर अनुत्तरदायी पाए जाने के बाद मरने वाली छह वर्षीय लड़की का नाम लिया गया है।


Up to 300 job losses at Rotherham Council

Summary: Up to 300 jobs are to go at Rotherham Council.

About 180 of the jobs are to go from adult social care, 30 from children's departments and 90 others from across the council, the BBC understands. The council has cut budgets by £117m since 2011/12 with a further £41m savings due to be made by 2019. The authority issued a legal notification of the redundancies last week to the unions, which are yet to comment on the move. It is thought there is to be about 130 voluntary redundancies but it is not known which specific posts are to disappear. Five commissioners have run the council since February after it was declared "not fit for purpose" in the wake of the child exploitation scandal. They took control following the Casey Report's criticism of the council's response to child exploitation. The town was the centre of an abuse ring and last year the Jay Report found 1,400 children had been subjected to abuse. The commissioners are due to remain in control of Rotherham Council until the end of March 2019.

रोथरहैम काउंसिल में 300 नौकरियां जानी हैं।


Boston former driving instructor banned for 10 years

Summary: A former driving instructor who was due to face a retrial for kissing and touching young female pupils has been acquitted after agreeing to a ban.

Keith Warner, 62, who ran a driving school in the Boston area for 10 years, was charged with nine counts of sexual assault against three women. Mr Warner was banned from teaching for 10 years at Lincoln Crown Court. The court heard that due to "tragic" circumstances the ban was "for all practical purposes, permanent". Mr David Lee, prosecuting, said the complainants in the case had agreed to this proposed course of action. The prosecution offered no evidence against Mr Warner after he agreed to the ban and he was formally found not guilty. He had denied all the charges. Mr Warner, of Outgate, Leverton, near Boston, was previously acquitted of two counts of sexual assault at an earlier trial, and voluntarily handed back his driving instructor's licence.

एक पूर्व ड्राइविंग प्रशिक्षक, जिसे युवा महिला छात्रों को चूमने और छूने के लिए फिर से मुकदमे का सामना करना पड़ा था, को प्रतिबंध के लिए सहमत होने के बाद बरी कर दिया गया है।


Theresa Villiers visits Dublin for WW1 memorial event

Summary: Northern Ireland Secretary Theresa Villiers has described as a "great honour" her attendance at a World War One memorial ceremony in Dublin.

She laid a foundation stone for a memorial cross at Glasnevin Cemetery with Irish Arts Minister Jimmy Deenihan to mark the centenary of World War One. "It recognises that thousands of men from the island of Ireland, north and south, died in the service of the British army in World War One," she said. "That sacrifice needs to be recognised. "Here at Glasnevin from now on, we have a place where people can contemplate the heroism of those who gave their lives for our freedom."

उत्तरी आयरलैंड की सचिव थेरेसा विलियर्स ने डबलिन में प्रथम विश्व युद्ध स्मारक समारोह में उनकी उपस्थिति को "महान सम्मान" बताया है।


Baselworld: Will the watch industry get smart?

Summary: Across the watch industry an alarm is sounding.

By Leo KelionTechnology desk editor Attendees at the Baselworld trade fair in Switzerland are wondering whether smartwatches will upend their industry, echoing the way quartz-based watches from Casio, Seiko and other Japanese firms decimated sales of Swiss mechanical watches in the 1970s. The event's opening press conference featured a flurry of questions on the topic, to the organisers' obvious discomfort. Baselworld managing director Sylvie Ritter claimed the two sectors were perfectly able to "cohabit", while in the same breath putting down US and Asian tech giants. "Here we appeal to emotion, there they appeal to marketing," she said. "Here we talk of timelessness, there they talk of planned obsolescence." Silicon Valley cannibals Global watch sales surpassed $50bn (£33.6bn) last year, according to market intelligence firm the Digital Luxury Group. No-one knows how well smartwatches will fare, but the imminent launch of the Apple Watch is leading to forecasts that "wearable tech" could top that figure by 2020. While some suggest this will be an "additional market", others think there will be a degree of cannibalisation. "There's going to be a paradigm shift," declares Joe Santana, ex-chief executive of Timex. "The biggest company in the world with the largest amount of cash that you can imagine has put its eyes on this sector - to think it will stay the same is unbelievable. "But there is space for others." Mr Santana is at Baselworld to launch Vector, a family of smartwatches that have less functionality than Apple or Android Wear products, but which benefit from much longer battery life. They achieve this by using a simpler operating system and relying on black-and-white memory-LCD displays - an "always-on" screen technology capable of showing fast-changing, high-resolution images while using relatively little power. It should mean that someone can use a Vector watch to check hundreds of notifications a day - sent via their iOS, Android or Windows-based smartphone - and still only have to charge it once every 30 days. "I suffer enough stress on a daily basis already with my smartphone," comments Mr Santana. "I'm paranoid about running out of juice, so I carry around extra power packs. But I don't believe a lot of people will want to do that with a watch. "That's where we have an edge." Smartwatch hybrids If a month of battery life sounds good, how about a watch that never runs out of power? That's the promise of another tech start-up, Kairos - well kind of. The Korean-US firm is at Baselworld with an unusual proposition: watches that float graphics over mechanical parts. The mechanical parts - made in Switzerland or Japan, depending on the model - are powered by the movement of the wearer's body, while a separate battery runs the transparent OLED (organic light-emitting diode) screen. Kairos quotes two-to-three days of use for its screen between charges, based on about 30 interactions a day. "All-digital smartwatches are always pictured with their displays on, but you can only have their screens on for two to three hours before they go dead," Kairos' chief executive Sam Yang tells the BBC. "But with ours, even if the screen battery goes dead you still have a nice functioning watch. "Obviously our prices are higher [$1,190 and up], but we are targeting a niche demographic that is more into traditional watches." Phone-enhanced wristwear It's not only newcomers getting involved. Breitling is showing off a concept watch targeted at airline pilots, which connects to a smartphone via Bluetooth. The B55 Connected uses the two-way link to automatically adjust its motor-connected watch hands after crossing timezones. It also lets the owner set watch countdowns and alarms via their phone, and sends flight-time logs entered into the timepiece to an app on the mobile, where they can be stored. "I think we can enhance user-friendliness of what can be complicated watches," explains Breitling's vice president Jean-Paul Girardin. "And that's what we want to offer consumers - a real watch with functions that becomes easier to use with the support of a smartphone. "It's not to have a new power control for your smartphone on your wrist." Open to attack Tag Heuer is taking the opposite approach. It will unveil a tie-up with two leading Silicon Valley firms this Thursday - rumoured, but not confirmed, to be Google and Intel - to make a fully-fledged smartwatch. Ahead of the announcement, one of its leaders suggested that competition from the tech sector would take a toll on at least part of its industry. "I think a watch that is between $300 up to $1,000 - there the customer might hesitate," Jean-Claude Biver, president of LVMH's watch division, told the BBC. "[They'll say] do I buy a $700 watch that gives me hours, minutes, seconds and date or do I buy a watch that also gives me all the rest? "The younger generation might choose to have all the rest, so the normal watches in that price category might suffer. "But as soon as you go above $5,000 they can't be compared." Sleep-tracking classics Some firms selling watches in the "danger zone" disagree, and even suggest their sales could rise. Mondaine, a Zurich-based family-owned business, is one of several brands launching traditional-looking watches at Baselworld that provide fitness and sleep-tracking feedback via an extra sub-dial on their faces. Data can also be wirelessly sent to a smartphone for closer analysis. The component involved is replaceable, allowing users to upgrade the tech while keeping the same watch. "Frankly I think it's good that people like Apple and Samsung and others are coming into the watch industry," says Mondaine's chief executive Andre Bernheim. "Younger consumers spend their money on phone bills and not on watches. "They might be attracted by a digital watch like Apple's or other companies', and that will bring them back to the watch industry. "One day - we hope and believe - they will feel they've had enough of the digital, blinking stuff, and would like to have a classic watch now that they are used to wearing one." Fighting the fakes The watch industry has long had a problem with counterfeits. Smartwatches have introduced a new twist on the problem: digital watch faces that copy the designs of the major brands without their permission. "We take this problem very seriously," says Jean-Daniel Pasche, president of the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry. "Our members have already started different actions against this misuse of copyright. "We try to find a solution with the infringer, but if not we can sue." Other tech-enhanced classic watches also on their way. Apps v looks Parts-maker Soprod is to announce at Baselworld that it will build customisable components to let watch firms add smartphone-controlled dials, accelerometers, barometers, and other tech, while preserving battery life of up to 18 months. "We believe it will add less than $100 [to the cost of a watch], but it will depend on what the brand asks for," reveals Soprod's sales director Cedric Gobetti. It's clear the watch industry doesn't lack a plan to take on the tech giants - in fact it has several. But the question remains: will the public be satisfied with tech-enhanced classical designs, or will people want fully-fledged apps on their wrists? If the answer is the latter, traditional watchmakers might still be caught out.

घड़ी उद्योग में एक अलार्म बज रहा है।


Cardiff suffering Labour 'political carnage', Lib Dem MP says

Summary: Labour is wreaking "political carnage" on Cardiff by the way it is running the local council, a Liberal Democrat MP has claimed.

Jenny Willott told her party's Welsh conference in Cardiff that services like rubbish collection suffered while Labour members argued over budget cuts. The Cardiff Central MP claimed there was "open warfare" between Labour cabinet members, MPs and AMs. Her seat is one of Labour's top targets at the general election in May.

एक लिबरल डेमोक्रेट सांसद ने दावा किया है कि लेबर जिस तरह से स्थानीय परिषद चला रहा है, वह कार्डिफ पर "राजनीतिक नरसंहार" कर रहा है।


Man assaulted and pushed into Birmingham road

Summary: A man has been left so seriously injured after being pushed into oncoming traffic it is not known if he will ever recover.

The victim was assaulted and pushed into Alcester Road in Balsall Heath, Birmingham, following some kind of disorder, police said. He is still being treated after suffering serious head injuries. CCTV images of a man police want to speak to over the incident on 4 December have been released. Police said it is unknown whether the victim, in his 40s, will ever fully recover from his injuries. The incident took place just after 21:00 GMT. Follow BBC West Midlands on Facebook, on Twitter, and sign up for local news updates direct to your phone.

एक आदमी आने वाले यातायात में धकेल दिए जाने के बाद इतना गंभीर रूप से घायल हो गया है कि यह ज्ञात नहीं है कि वह कभी ठीक होगा या नहीं।


Arrest after two men injured in Edinburgh disturbance

Summary: A man has been arrested after a disturbance in Edinburgh city centre left two men seriously injured.

Police Scotland said they were called to the Pleasance about 13:40. Two men, aged 44 and 35, were found to be seriously injured and taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. A third man, aged 44, was arrested in connection with the incident which has resulted in the temporary closure of the Pleasance between West Richmond Street and New Arthur Place.

एडिनबर्ग शहर के केंद्र में एक अशांति के बाद दो लोगों के गंभीर रूप से घायल होने के बाद एक व्यक्ति को गिरफ्तार किया गया है।


The year my cancer changed everything

Summary: Carly Appleby wasn't convinced when doctors dismissed a small lump in her breast as insignificant. It turned out the young mother had stage three breast cancer. Here she describes the effect of the diagnosis in February 2017 - and the moment of truth she faced afterwards.

It's inevitably a beautiful sunny day in the Cotswolds when I am diagnosed with stage-three breast cancer - that's when it has spread beyond the area of the original tumour, in my case to the lymph nodes in my arm. I'm sitting in the clinic with my husband. We're both stunned. I am 37 years old, relatively fit and healthy - or so I've always thought - with no family history of breast cancer. When I first go to see my GP, she's fairly dismissive - fewer than five minutes to check me over. She finds a small lump in my breast - smaller than a grain of rice, hard, almost gritty. "It's probably hormonal, nothing to worry about. Come back if it doesn't go away," she says breezily. A few months pass and I realise it's still there. I go back to see another doctor. This time I have more of a physical examination but the conclusion is the same: "It's probably a fatty lump." A sign of getting older, I tell myself. But it bothers me. It doesn't feel right. My left breast feels sore when my daughter jumps on me or cuddles me. I ask to be referred to the breast clinic. I take my mother with me for moral support. I am nervous. The consultant examines me and then blandly comments: "I don't think that's anything to worry about." Unfortunately, the ultrasound scan and mammogram show otherwise. I have a large area of calcifications - usually a sign of early breast cancer. They do a painful biopsy and test the lymph nodes under my arm. It all has a profound effect on me. I've never thought about my own mortality. I still regard myself as a young woman rather than a middle-aged mum. But I worry at this point that I won't live to see Flo, my three-year-old, grow up. I'm anxious about telling other people of my diagnosis but I want to raise awareness for other women and my friends, so I decide to go on social media. The supportive responses are overwhelming. Treatment starts fairly quickly. I need six cycles of chemotherapy, have to get lymph glands removed from under my left arm, a mastectomy and then radiotherapy. It's going to be a long year, but at the end of it I hope to be cancer-free. The first cycle of chemotherapy isn't as scary as I imagine. An intravenous drip dispenses my personal cocktail of drugs. Other drugs are given as slow injections into a cannula in my hand. It all takes three hours and I drink lots of tea. Find out more I feel dreadful for the next few days - like a bad hangover without the good night out. No energy, no appetite, sick, extremely thirsty, everything aches. I'm miserable and down. But after that, I begin to feel more normal. I'm glad to start treatment. I think of the chemotherapy zapping away the cancer a bit like a computer game - Pac-Man gobbling up all of the bad cells. Zap, zap, zap. "Will I lose all my hair?" is one of the first questions I ask my consultant. "Yes," is her matter-of-fact answer. Call me vain, but I think this may be one of the hardest things about my diagnosis. I start looking at wigs. "How about a blonde one, mummy?" asks my daughter. "Then you can look just like me!" I find strength in that companionship. Together, we settle on a short blonde wig. It even has pretend roots in the parting! We decide my wig needs a name. As it's made in Germany, Betty or Bertha comes to my mind. "How about Chewbacca" - from Star Wars - my husband chips in, helpfully. "Or Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy?" suggests my daughter, mentioning one of her favourite books. How we laugh driving home! A few days later I have my long brown hair cut as short as possible. I want to lessen the shock once it starts to fall out. It feels good to be in control of something. I send my family and friends pictures of my new short hair. "You look younger!" exclaims my sister. I don't believe her. My daughter struggles to understand all that's going on. She asks me if she'll lose her hair too - and she doesn't want to see me bald. "Who does?" I think to myself. We decide to buy her a little play wig. She's still puzzled by one thing, though. "Why do I keep on getting so many presents, mummy?" There's been a stream of cards, flowers, parcels, messages of hope - oh, and food. Lots of delicious, tasty food. It's funny how differently we respond to news we all have to process. Months later, I don't recognise myself in the mirror. Bloated from steroids, I have neither eyelashes nor eyebrows and I'm bald. I gaze enviously at my husband's head and say: "I can't wait to have as much hair as you!" We both laugh. He doesn't have much, but more than me. I get some weeks to recover from the chemotherapy before surgery - a mastectomy and auxiliary node clearance from under my arm. On the day, I feel vulnerable about being operated on having no hair. I've been wearing headscarves or my wigs - we eventually settled on the names Betty and Brunetti. But I must do without them for my surgery. When I come round, I can't move. My legs are encased in an inflated blanket which moves noisily up and down to prevent blood clotting. There's an oxygen tube in my nose and I'm connected to a catheter. There's also a drain in place under my arm. The fluid in it resembles a strawberry milkshake. Although I can press a button for pain relief, I react badly to the morphine. I opt for immediate reconstruction of my breast which means a temporary silicon expander is fitted. When I first look at my chest I'm disappointed to see that I'm quite flat. The implant will need inflating gradually to stretch my remaining skin. My surgeon says the operation went well and she couldn't feel the tumour at all. She visits me twice in her own time. Similar in age to me, she really seems to care. Living with breast cancer Source: Breast Cancer Care All the same, I have trouble moving, sleeping and dressing and have to stay in hospital for five days. My husband visits with Flo, who has turned four. She insists on carrying my drain to the toilet for me. It has to go everywhere I go. Finally it's removed - although when that happens it feels as if someone is tugging a rope from my insides. I have my expander implant inflated regularly over the following weeks - 50ml of saline are injected at a time. "How much is needed?" I ask. "Four hundred," replies my surgeon, "the weight of your old breast." "So there is science behind it!" I say. We both laugh. Really, though, I'm upset. My scar looks ugly. No hair, no boob, no periods. Breast cancer really does strip all that's feminine from you. But I am alive! And the cancer is out. I also draw comfort from the many other young women who are going through the same as me. The Younger Breast Cancer Network is an online group of 3,000-plus young women under 45 who share their experiences. One day, I look in the mirror and see my eyelashes have returned. It's a big moment! My hair is also starting to grow again. Slowly, my energy is returning. Five weeks after my operation, I'm told I've had a complete pathological response. This is the best possible news. It means there are no signs of cancer in either the breast or the nodes that were removed. The tumour was completely eradicated by the chemo. Pac-Man really did gobble up those cancer cells. It takes some getting used to, to be told there is no evidence of disease after months of anxiety. I have a CT planning scan to prepare for radiotherapy and have my first-ever tattoos - three small green dots so the technicians know where to line me up and direct the beams. I have chemo injections every three weeks in my thigh and I start taking a hormone treatment that's going to be part of my daily routine for the next five-to-10 years in an effort to prevent the cancer returning. Together, though, these produce menopausal symptoms. Hot flushes and night sweats are two more things I didn't think I'd be dealing with in my 30s. I have 15 sessions of radiotherapy altogether, travelling every day to the hospital for treatment. On social media, I notice that many patients ring a bell to mark the end of their treatment. With the charity End of Treatment Bells, I arrange for one to be installed in the oncology unit at my hospital. Shortly afterwards, I ring that bell loudly and everyone in the ward stops to clap. I hug the oncology nurse - I can't believe it's over! I meet some women from Knitted Knockers - it's a charity that makes special handmade breast prostheses for free. They offer to knit one for me. I now have one perky breast and another that's been affected by gravity and breastfeeding. The knitted knocker is marvellous and helps to even me out. Someone told me having cancer makes you realise how much you are loved. Towards what I now believe is the end of my journey, I'm still finding that's true. More from the BBC Sharon is a volunteer for Knitted Knockers, a charity that hand-makes woolly prostheses for women who've had mastectomies - like her. Join the conversation - find us on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and Twitter.

कार्ली एप्पलबी को तब विश्वास नहीं हुआ जब डॉक्टरों ने उसके स्तन में एक छोटी सी गांठ को महत्वहीन बताया। यह पता चला कि युवा माँ को तीसरे चरण का स्तन कैंसर था। यहाँ वह फरवरी 2017 में निदान के प्रभाव का वर्णन करती है-और सच्चाई के क्षण का सामना करने के बाद।


Nelson fire kills over 100 racing pigeons

Summary: More than 100 racing pigeons have died in a fire in pigeon lofts at an allotment in Lancashire.

The blaze broke out at four pigeon lofts on Manor Street, Nelson, at 23:30 BST on Thursday. It spread to a shed containing three ducks, three hens and a cockerel, which also died, Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service said. Officials said they suspected the fire was started deliberately. Police and fire teams are investigating. Firefighters said two crews spent about an hour tackling the blaze.

लंकाशायर में एक अलॉटमेंट में कबूतर के लफ्ट में आग लगने से 100 से अधिक रेसिंग कबूतरों की मौत हो गई है।


Birmingham dad and daughter have same surgery 35 years apart

Summary: A father and daughter underwent life-saving surgery 35 years apart.

In 1985, Richard Franklin, from Birmingham, was born without part of his oesophagus, meaning he could not swallow or feed properly. He and his twin brother had emergency surgery for the "incredibly rare" condition at Birmingham Children's Hospital. In November, his daughter Robyn was born with the same condition and also underwent surgery. The condition called oesophageal atresia and tracheo-oesophageal fistula happens when a baby is born without the pipe that connects the mouth to the stomach. For Richard Franklin, the treatment involved opening the chest leaving him with a large scar across the torso. He then needed regular treatment to stretch the scar tissue. With Robyn, a new technique was used meaning she could have the surgery done via keyhole minimising scarring. She was able to feed after 12 days. Mr Franklin, a bus driver, said: "We were told at the time not only how rare this condition was but how rare it was for myself and my twin brother to survive." "This new technique has been life-changing for Robyn. "It has been quite the whirlwind with how quick she has recovered and been able to come home." Suren Arul, the consultant paediatric surgeon who along with Giampiero Soccorso led the team for Robyn's procedure, said: "Over the last 35 years doctors around the world have striven to improve the outcomes of surgery on these tiny babies with this rare condition - we only see around two or three each year. "To know Robyn can grow up normally having had such major surgery, but with no scars, is a wonderful thing." Robyn's mother Hannah Franklin said she and her husband had known there was a chance Robyn could have a similar condition to her father and they found out for definite a few hours after she was born. They were shocked but had almost prepared themselves, she said. Follow BBC West Midlands on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Send your story ideas to: newsonline.westmidlands@bbc.co.uk Related Internet Links Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust Oesophageal atresia and tracheo-oesophageal fistula - NHS

एक पिता और बेटी की 35 साल के अंतराल पर जीवन रक्षक सर्जरी हुई।


Could new data laws end up bankrupting your company?

Summary: The European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force in May 2018, radically changing the way organisations have to look after our personal data. Failure to comply could lead to huge fines, yet many businesses are far from ready. Here's why you should care.

By Matthew WallTechnology of Business editor What is GDPR exactly? A new EU regulation governing how organisations should handle and protect our personal data. Many of the stipulations are already covered by the UK's Data Protection Act; but simply put, organisations need to keep records of all personal data, be able to prove that consent was given, show where the data's going, what it's being used for, and how it's being protected. Accountability is the new watchword. If personal data gets stolen after a cyber-attack, companies have to report the breach within 72 hours of realising it. And the definition of personal data has been extended to include extra categories such as your computer's IP address or your genetic make-up - anything that could be used to identify you. Why should businesses care? Non-compliance with the GDPR could lead to huge fines of 20 million euros or 4% of global turnover, whichever is the greater. For a company like tech giant Apple, that could amount to billions of dollars. Consult Hyperion, an electronic financial transactions specialist, forecasts that European financial institutions could face fines totalling 4.7bn euros (£4.1bn; $5.3bn) in the first three years following the GDPR coming into force. Anthony Lee, a partner in law firm DMH Stallard, says: "Talk Talk [a UK telecoms company] was fined £400,000 for failing to prevent the 2015 customer data breach, but under the new regime fines could be many multiples of this." However, a spokesperson for the UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) - the body responsible for enforcing GDPR in the UK - says: "The new law equals bigger fines for getting it wrong but it's important to recognise the business benefits of getting data protection right. "There is a real opportunity for organisations to present themselves on the basis of how they respect the privacy of individuals - and gain a competitive edge. "But if your organisation can't demonstrate that good data protection is a cornerstone of your business policy and practices when the new law comes in next year, you're leaving your organisation open to enforcement action that can damage both public reputation and bank balance." Why should consumers care? The new regulation builds on existing data protection law, but strengthens the rules around customers' consent, giving us the right to withdraw consent whenever we like. We already have the right to see what personal data organisations hold on us - we can make what's called a "subject access request" for free - and we can demand that such data be rectified or deleted under the "right to be forgotten". So in short, we have more control and power. Are businesses prepared? "Many businesses have no idea what to do and don't want to grasp the nettle," says Mark Thompson, a partner in KPMG's privacy advisory practice. "There's a lot of misinformation and panic around at the moment, but if businesses don't take responsibility for this at board level they will fail. "This will affect every part their business." And Chris Daly, chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, says: "There is a real lack of awareness about this issue in our sector - 60% thought it wouldn't affect their business at all." GDPR specialist EMW Law believes just 29% of UK businesses have begun preparing for the change, "a shocking figure, as on average organisations need 12-15 months to prepare", the firm says. With cyber-attacks on the rise and growing in sophistication, data breaches are becoming almost inevitable. So will your firm be able to demonstrate that it took all reasonable steps to protect personal data from this threat? Will it be able to show that it reported any breach within the 72-hour window following discovery? What should they be doing? One of the reasons many businesses seem unprepared for GDPR is that they don't know enough about the data they hold, argues Rashmi Knowles, European chief technology officer at security firm RSA. "A lot of companies don't even know where their data is, how it is being used, or what policies are in place governing how it can be used," she says. So the first and most important task is to carry out a comprehensive data audit and make sure the top brass are fully behind this. More Technology of Business Research by Sharp finds that a quarter of workers interviewed admitted to storing work information in the public cloud against company policy, two-fifths use their own devices at work, and a third take work home with them. All these practices are potential security weaknesses. Personal data - from customer databases to employee payroll information - may well be insecure without your firm even knowing it. But ignorance of this will be no excuse under the GDPR. What about sharing data? "There are hundreds of thousands of documents online that shouldn't be publicly available," says James Chappell at security company Digital Shadows. "Supply chains are often not looking after customer data properly." And this is a point many companies are overlooking, warns Mr Lee. "If you want to share data with a third party you must show that the sub-contractors will keep that data safe and private," he says. "That's a big problem because most subcontractor contracts don't have these clauses in them. Organisations need to start renegotiating these contracts now." What about Brexit? Although the GDPR applies to data processing carried out by organisations operating within the EU, it also applies to organisations outside the EU offering goods or services to EU citizens. The GDPR will replace the UK's Data Protection Act 1998 from 25 May 2018 and the government has confirmed that the UK's decision to leave the EU will not change this. So Brexit is no "get of jail free" card. What help is out there? There are lots of companies offering to help organisations prepare for GDPR, and the UK's Information Commissioner's Office has an entire section of its website giving advice and information. The European Union's GDPR website is also an obvious place to start.

यूरोपीय संघ का सामान्य डेटा संरक्षण विनियमन (जी. डी. पी. आर.) मई 2018 में लागू हुआ, जो संगठनों को हमारे व्यक्तिगत डेटा की देखभाल करने के तरीके को मौलिक रूप से बदल देता है। इसका पालन करने में विफलता से भारी जुर्माना लग सकता है, फिर भी कई व्यवसाय तैयार नहीं हैं। यहाँ आपको परवाह क्यों करनी चाहिए।


Swansea sewage smell due to dry weather, says Welsh Water

Summary: Unpleasant odours from a sewage plant on the outskirts of Swansea are being blamed on dry summer weather.

Welsh Water said a lack of rain has allowed waste to settle in sewers, becoming unusually concentrated by the time it arrives at the treatment works. Residents near the plant on Fabian Way have complained about the smell. The firm said it was spending £1m to upgrade an odour-scrubbing tower at the site with work set to be completed in September. A spokesperson said: "We are aware of odour issues affecting the Fabian Way area. We would like to apologise to customers in the area that have been affected by the odour."

स्वानसी के बाहरी इलाके में एक सीवेज संयंत्र से अप्रिय गंध को शुष्क गर्मी के मौसम के लिए दोषी ठहराया जा रहा है।


Could 'fatal' Lords motion kill tax credit cuts?

Summary: In life, a fatal motion denotes a missed step on a railway platform, a moment's distraction at the car wheel, or even - perhaps - a scatological demise on the seat of ease.

James LandaleDeputy political editor@BBCJLandaleon Twitter But in politics, a fatal motion means only one thing: the death of a proposed new law, pushed off its legislative mortal coil by the votes of MPs and peers in the division lobbies of Parliament. And that is the fate that some peers are threatening to inflict on the government's plans to cut more than four billion pounds of tax credits. The government wants to introduce the cuts not though the traditional route of a Finance Bill but via so-called secondary legislation. This is how most laws are made - technical changes pushed quickly through Parliament within the framework of existing Acts. As of now, peers will have several possible options on Monday afternoon. Transitional measures They could vote to kill the cuts outright by supporting a so-called "fatal motion" tabled by the Lib Dems. This would simply "decline to approve" the government's plans. Or they could vote for a motion tabled by the crossbench peer, Lady Meacher. This would delay the tax credit cuts until the government has taken into account an impact analysis by the Institute for Fiscal Studies "and considered possible mitigating action". Or peers could vote for a Labour motion tabled by Lady Hollis. This would delay the cuts while the government introduced transitional measures to protect claimants affected by the changes. Now the government is taking umbrage about this. It says the Lords has no business trying to kill off secondary legislation. It is not something the Lords traditionally does. Clerks can find only five occasions since World War Two - in 1968, twice in 2000, 2007 and 2012. (Nerds note: see page 198 of the House of Lords Companion to the Standing Orders for the detail) And furthermore, ministers also say that it would be fundamentally wrong for the Lords to break the longstanding constitutional rule that the Upper House does not decide financial matters. This was established most recently in 1911 during the constitutional gridlock that followed a decision by peers to block the Liberal Party's "people's budget". 'Unprecedented challenge' But the crucial government argument is that even the Labour and crossbench motions to delay the implementation of the cuts should be considered as fatal motions. The Tories say that any motion that does not approve the secondary legislation is a fatal motion. "If you are putting a needle into someone's arm and pumping them slowly full of heroin, you are still killing them, just not quickly," said one source. "There is no precedent for a delay motion. It binds the hands of the government. The House of Lords is trying to grab a new power from the House of Commons over financial matters. This is an unprecedented challenge to the authority of the House of Commons." Labour dispute this analysis. They say that the Hollis motion declining to consider the tax credit cuts until transitional arrangements are in place is not a fatal motion because it merely delays the cuts, rather than kills them. They also note that the government chose to introduce the cuts via secondary legislation rather than a traditional finance bill which is automatically excluded from the Lords. 'Not fatal' They insist they have every constitutional right to ask the government to think again and point to a resolution that peers backed in October 1994 "that this House affirms its unfettered freedom to vote on any subordinate legislation submitted for its consideration". They also argue that these cuts were not included in the Conservative manifesto and thus peers are not bound by the Salisbury-Addison convention under which they do not block the firm commitments of an incoming government. Lady Meacher is equally clear. She believes her motion is a "nuisance but not fatal". As for the officials and clerks in the House of Lords, they are rather caught in the middle. They are clear that all the options open to peers on Monday are legitimate from a constitutional point of view. But they equally admit that all the options would have substantial political consequences. So watch this space. A dispute about tax credit cuts is transforming into a constitutional row. In the House of Commons today, the Tory MP Jacob Rees Mogg suggested that the government might consider creating more Conservative peers to get its way. And the prime minister did not entirely rule that option out.

जीवन में, एक घातक गति एक रेलवे प्लेटफॉर्म पर एक चूका हुआ कदम, कार के पहिये पर एक पल की व्याकुलता, या यहां तक कि-शायद-आसानी की सीट पर एक स्कैटोलॉजिकल मृत्यु को दर्शाती है।


Do vegans have a beef with meat eaters?

Summary: A video which parodies the sort of things some vegans say to non vegans has been a huge social media hit. More than 50 million people have watched "If Meat Eaters Acted Like Vegans" which was created by American comedian JP Sears.

By BBC TrendingWhat's popular and why Opinions are divided online, but what do vegans make of it? BBC Trending headed to a vegan restaurant to find out if there's any truth in the stereotype. Video journalist: Alvaro A Ricciardelli Producer: Emma Wilson. Next story: The men who are taking a stand against 'dude fests' The growing movement of men who are boycotting all male panels. READ MORE You can follow BBC Trending on Twitter @BBCtrending, and find us on Facebook. All our stories are at bbc.com/trending.

एक वीडियो जो कुछ शाकाहारियों द्वारा गैर-शाकाहारियों को कही जाने वाली बातों की पैरोडी करता है, सोशल मीडिया पर एक बड़ा हिट रहा है। 5 करोड़ से अधिक लोगों ने "इफ मीट ईटर्स ऐक्टेड लाइक वेगन्स" देखा है जिसे अमेरिकी कॉमेडियन जेपी सियर्स द्वारा बनाया गया था।


Businessman in drive to cut north's youth unemployment

Summary: Bill Marley has spent more than 30 years working in manufacturing.

Richard MossPolitical editor, North East & Cumbria But his latest venture is less about making money and more about changing lives. Two years ago the County Durham businessman bought a derelict factory in Peterlee, and he's using it to help the area's young people find work. It all started when he began encountering some of the area's deprived young people. He said: "I saw so many people on Job Centre Plus that had thrown in the towel basically. They were stuck in the benefits system unable to get out with no confidence in themselves. "I wanted to show these youngsters and their parents that there is another life out there and they can go on a journey and see what manufacturing can offer them." He formed the Employability Trust - the charity which runs the factory and is trying to rescue young people from the dole queue. At the factory his young charges work on genuine contracts for the likes of B&Q and WHSmith. Many start working for nothing - but what they get is vital experience. Bill Marley says it differs from conventional training centres which he believes focus too much on qualifications and too little on the basics of getting people used to the world of work He said: "You can have bags of skills and qualifications but if you do not walk through that door every day they are pointless. "Because we've had these young people for at least eight weeks we can tell employers - hand on heart - that they will turn up for work every day." Wage subsidy That approach differs from some of the ideas that have come from politicians. Under the government's Youth Contract, work experience plays a part, but so does a wage subsidy with employers offered up to £2,275 to take on a young person who's been unemployed for more than six months. Labour's proposed jobs guarantee will also pitch young people straight into a six-month job paid for by the taxpayer, with employers offered £500 to train each person they take on. But Bill Marley is concerned that paying employers to take people on might not be the best long term solution to the North East's youth unemployment problem. He said: "If you pluck someone from off the street or from the Job Centre and put them straight into work that is a recipe for disaster. "They are green, they have no experience, they may never have been into a factory in their lives. Industry are going to be given these people for free in some cases, but it could prove to be very costly." And the Employability Trust approach of providing an introduction to the workplace does seem to be delivering. It's early days, but of the 20 people referred to the factory by the Job Centre, 17 now have full-time jobs. Melissa Hammond was one of the first people Bill Marley helped. She became an apprentice at his factory and is now on a contract with a nearby electronics firm. She said: "I do not want to ever go on the dole and not be able to have my own money in my pocket and rely on other people. Now I can pay for driving lessons and a test, get a car, and have my freedom." Kyle Wilkinson also started on an eight-week placement but is now working full-time at Bill Marley's factory helping other young people. He said: "I was applying for about 20 jobs a day and getting nowhere so when the Job Centre sent me to the Trust I was over the moon that I was going somewhere in life. It's helped me loads." Work ethic Employers have been impressed too. Dave Travers runs a warehousing company and has had help from some of Bill Marley's recruits. He said: "They have not been told what to do, everything has come from their own initiative. We have been extremely impressed with the attitude, the work ethic, and the enthusiasm of the young people Bill's producing." So the Trust is making a difference, but more than 50,000 under-25s in the North East remain on the dole queue - that's one in four of that age group. Bill Marley's young recruits have come forward voluntarily. Nobody is forced to come to the factory. It's not clear whether it could help young people who don't have as much get up and go. But he is convinced his model is one the politicians should take seriously - not least because he's achieving it without regular funding from the taxpayer. He's been helped from donations of equipment from contacts in industry but has also made the factory self-financing by winning contracts for genuine work. And with the British Chambers of Commerce calling for action in the Budget to help young people off benefits and into work, there is still pressure on politicians to prevent a generation of young people becoming unemployable.

बिल मार्ले ने विनिर्माण में काम करते हुए 30 से अधिक साल बिताए हैं।


Northern Gateway and the fight for Canada's 'soul'

Summary: Is a pipeline that provides Canadian oil with a smooth route to the Pacific the key to Canada's economic future, or is it a dangerous break with the country's past? The BBC reports from three places where the dispute is keenly felt. 1. Kitimat

By Elizabeth DaviesBBC News, Kitimat, British Columbia In the middle of the unusually calm Douglas Channel, Gerald Amos hauled a trap into his boat. The crabs snapped as he threw them into a bucket, his young granddaughters squealing in delight. The waters around Kitimat in north-west British Columbia are teeming with wildlife. It's what the Haisla, one of Canada's aboriginal peoples, or First Nations, rely on. Moments later Mr Amos' son appeared with a freshly killed and dressed seal sprawled on his motorboat's deck. "Lift the seal up so we can see its face, Daddy!" one of the children demanded. Murray Minchin, from Douglas Channel Watch, a local environmental group, had also brought his family along. Mr Minchin and Mr Amos were celebrating - they spearheaded the campaign in Kitimat against a controversial pipeline project called Northern Gateway. The day before, Kitimat's residents had voted against supporting the proposal. Everything felt different about Kitimat now, they said. After a hard-fought campaign, said Mr Minchin, "now we know. "Of course," Mr Minchin added, grinning, "the alternative would have been lousy." If Northern Gateway goes ahead, oil tankers will ply the waters of the Channel alongside the crabs and seals. Mr Minchin and Mr Amos fear an accident like the Exxon Valdez, which could destroy local wildlife and the Haisla's ancient culture. First proposed in 2006, Northern Gateway would involve two 1,177km pipelines running from just outside Edmonton, in the neighbouring province of Alberta, to Kitimat. One would bring diluted bitumen from Alberta's oil sands region to be loaded on to tankers. The other would take condensate, used to dilute the crude, in the other direction. Canada has the world's third-largest oil reserves, but they're landlocked. Although Northern Gateway is expected to cost nearly 8bn Canadian dollars (£4.4bn), the Canadian company which proposed the pipeline, Enbridge, says it could grow the Canadian GDP by C$300bn over the next 30 years by giving the oil sands a route to the sea. In December 2013, a review panel appointed by an organisation known as the National Energy Board recommended that the government approve the project, saying: "Canada and Canadians would be better off with the Enbridge Northern Gateway project than without it." Despite that recommendation, Kitimat remained divided, so the council held a plebiscite to gauge public opinion. When the votes were tallied, 58% opposed the pipeline. The vote has no legal weight. Prime Minister Stephen Harper will make the ultimate decision whether the project can go ahead, and will announce it on 17 June. Many in Kitimat hope Northern Gateway happens because of the nearly 200 jobs it would bring. Donnie van Dyk, Enbridge's local representative, said those jobs would be "long-term, stable and family-supporting" and in addition would create spinoff employment around the town. That argument swayed Liz McDonald to vote yes. "If Kitimat's going to grow, or maintain a stable base, then a lot of our attitudes have to change," she said. Holding office hours in the local coffee shop was one of Northern Gateway's most vocal critics and Kitimat's local member of parliament, Nathan Cullen. "In the simplest of terms, it's a question of risk and benefit," he said. He didn't trust Enbridge, particularly after a 2010 spill from one of their pipelines into the Kalamazoo River in the US, the largest inland oil spill in US history. Kitimat is just one small town on the pipeline route. But the debate there is a microcosm of a wider debate: to what extent should economic growth and the development of natural resources be prioritised over protection of the environment and traditional ways of life? On one side are the governing Conservative party, who are keen to use the oil sands as the engine of Canada's economic growth. In 2012 Cabinet minister Joe Oliver sent an open letter to the Globe & Mail newspaper, in which he described Northern Gateway as an "historic choice", and accused the pipeline's opponents of having a "radical ideological agenda". Mr Oliver's comments are still brought up angrily by opponents today. They range from First Nation groups, to environmentalists, to labour unions who say pipelines just ship jobs overseas. Northern Gateway "has become a battle for the soul of Canada", says George Hoberg, a professor of environmental policy at the University of British Columbia. 2. Edmonton "This'll be Mile Zero of the Enbridge Northern Pipeline," said Neil Shelly, pointing to a field, empty except for a few bare trees and the snow that blanketed the ground even in late April. "Nothing really dramatic. They'll level the land, build the tanks." Mr Shelly runs Alberta's Industrial Heartland, an area around Edmonton which is now the largest hydrocarbon processing region in Canada. From "Upgrader Alley" to "Refinery Row", it's a far cry from Kitimat's snow-capped peaks and lush forests. Here, flat prairie is punctuated by mile after mile of gargantuan oil tanks and metal chimneys belching out steam. Edmonton is the nearest city to Fort McMurray, the heart of the oil sands. Twenty-five thousand people work in the Heartland, for companies like Enbridge and Dow Chemical. It has billions of dollars in planned investments and has become a crucial part of the oil sands "value chain". Western Canada uses only 600,000 barrels of oil a day. The oil sands produce almost three million barrels daily, and that's expected to double within a decade. Nearly all Canada's crude currently goes south to the US, and bottlenecks at rail yards like those in the Heartland cause delivery delays. The Canadian Chamber of Commerce estimates this costs the economy as much as C$50m each day. To add to the difficulties, demand from the US is falling as it develops its own resources. Prime Minister Harper has raised fears that Canada has become a "captive supplier". The most lucrative market for the oil sands' expansion would be Asia, and Chinese companies have made significant investments in Fort McMurray and Northern Gateway. A pipeline to the Pacific could transport large volumes of crude to Asia quickly and profitably. As Enbridge's Donnie van Dyk put it: "It makes their projects more viable, it allows more to be built and completed, and increases the overall feasibility of many of our natural resource projects - and ultimately employs several more Canadians." If the pipeline is not built, Neil Shelly said, it raises questions about further development in Fort McMurray, and for all of the refineries and supporting businesses setting up shop in Alberta. "All of it," he said, "couldn't happen without that connection." 3. Fort St James In colonial days Fort St James was an important fur-trading post where settlers clashed with local aboriginal peoples. Driving into the town one gets a sense of the same conflict re-emerging. A supermarket billboard is draped in a banner reading "Enbridge Not Welcome". On a basketball court a line of elders performed a slow shuffling dance to the thump of drums. Their arrival marked the formal beginning of the day's gathering by the Yinka Dene Alliance, a group of six First Nation clans - Nak'azdli, Nadleh Whut'en, Tl'azt'en, Wet'suwet'en, Saik'uz and Takla Lake - united in their opposition to Northern Gateway. Today they had invited government representatives to Nak'azdli territory to hear them out. Civil servants from the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency and others sat quietly at the front of the hall as speakers took the microphone. The building was named after an influential Nak'azdli leader. Much of the testimony drew on his memory. "Chief Kwah had strong connections to the land," said a schoolchild. "We are here today to protect that. We are his future. I say no to Enbridge." Most families still live off the land, and the gathering's feast portion was a powerful reminder of that. Foil platters of moose burgers and freshly smoked salmon covered the tables. Everyone talked of the devastating impact something like the Kalamazoo River spill would have on their community. Their important salmon stocks were already dwindling. "Any environmental disaster in this area would literally end our ability to sustain ourselves on the land," said Peter Erickson, the Nak'azdli hereditary chief. After lunch, Mr Erickson took the microphone to preside over the potlatch ceremony, which would cement their opposition to Northern Gateway under traditional law. "I want to hire these people," he told the hall, gesturing at the slightly alarmed government delegation. "I want to pay them to take a message to Harper." Within minutes a line snaked around the hall of clan members giving what they could, from C$5-C$50 to a canoe paddle. The total came to over C$900. Four hundred of that, said Erickson, would be given to the government representatives to take the Alliance's decision to Ottawa. C$512 - and, of course, the canoe paddle - would be presented to Prime Minister Harper. "This is official note to the federal government that under no circumstances is any pipeline, including Enbridge, going to be allowed on our territory," Mr Erickson announced. "And that's the final verdict." Most of British Columbia's First Nations have never signed treaties with the government, leaving the ownership of their land disputed. The Supreme Court ruled in 2004 that in such cases the government must consult with First Nations on anything affecting their territory. Many First Nations - including the Yinka Dene Alliance - do not believe this consultation has taken place. Several have filed lawsuits seeking to delay the approval process. Enbridge has tried to win First Nations support for Northern Gateway. Ten percent of the equity has been reserved for them, as well as a number of construction jobs. That offer has enticed some. Enbridge claim to have the support of a majority of First Nations along the pipeline route. None have publicly admitted their backing. Advertising highlights Northern Gateway's extensive safety procedures, from thicker pipelines to constant monitoring. The review panel said that a large spill on the route was therefore "not likely", and that the project "would not significantly adversely affect the interests of Aboriginal groups". It seems unlikely that Enbridge can change many minds before June, although Donnie van Dyk said the company was trying to "build trust and see if there's a way we can work together to get this pipeline built". First Nations from the Nak'azdli in Fort St James to the Haisla in Kitimat have promised they will physically stop the pipeline's construction if the government approves it. When it comes down to it, said Peter Erickson, the decision of the Yinka Dene Alliance is binding. The name for the gathering was "Awetza, Lhts Uduja". Translated into English, it's definitive: "That's it, that's all, that's the law."

एक पाइपलाइन जो कनाडा के तेल को प्रशांत के लिए एक सहज मार्ग प्रदान करती है, क्या कनाडा के आर्थिक भविष्य की कुंजी है, या यह देश के अतीत के साथ एक खतरनाक ब्रेक है? बीबीसी तीन स्थानों से रिपोर्ट करता है जहां विवाद को गहराई से महसूस किया जाता है। 1. किटिमेट


Windrush celebrated at London Jazz Festival

Summary: A month-long celebration commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Windrush culminated with a four hour gala at the Barbican as part of the EFG London Jazz Festival. The performers and speakers behind the celebrations share their stories.

By Kamilah McInnisBBC News The secret poet Evelyn Burnett was one of many who migrated from the Caribbean to the UK between 1948 and 1971. Hers was a generation that arrived full of hopes and dreams, but was confronted with racism, prejudice and discrimination. She juggled working as dinner lady and cleaner while raising four children - roles that relegated her love of writing poetry to a hobby. Who are the Windrush generation? Windrush: Who exactly was on board? Windrush citizenship fees and tests axed Cherise Adams-Burnett says her grandmother's focus was on "survival... and supporting the dreams of her husband". The 23-year-old singer has composed a "musical adventure" about Evelyn's migration story, which premiered at the festival. She describes Evelyn & the Yellow Birds as a "sentimental labour of love" that honours her grandmother, who never had chance to develop her passion. "She was so encouraging of me being a singer and writing poetry," says 23-year-old Cherise, who has been writing poetry since she was five. "Then in my 20s she handed me a book of all of these poems that she'd written through the years. "It was a part of herself that she really suppressed and didn't develop that much. This is my way of doing what she never really got to do creatively. "It's just a way of paying honours to that and in a way almost mourning that because I wish that she could have done it herself." The community activist Karen McCarthy Woolf spoke at the Women of Windrush event about her father, Ricky, who came from Jamaica to the UK in 1957. He set up an organisation called the Afro-Caribbean radio project in the 1980s which enabled black people to "tell their own stories" and "make their own representation in society". "He felt that the reporting at the time was too biased and he wanted black people to have access to media training. "[My dad] inspired me because he was a community activist, he was very committed to keeping those stories and experiences alive." Ricky went on to co-found and direct Spectrum International Radio, the first multicultural radio station to broadcast nationwide. It was just the start of a long career in community activism, which saw his project help disadvantaged youths. Karen, whose mum is white English, said her combined heritage had given her an admiration for multiculturalism. "I'm mixed heritage and I see myself as a product of another aspect of migration. It's deeply embedded inside of me that I'm a child of that mix. "In London, we live in this beautifully mixed society and that is one of the results of the Windrush, that I got to be born." 'Identity and strength' The majority of the events at the London Jazz Festival were curated by Anthony Joseph, a British-Trinidadian poet, novelist, musician and academic. He said the pinnacle of the project, a gala called Windrush: A Celebration, focused on "the identity and the strength of the Caribbean first". It featured a mix of music and spoken word, including a pan-Caribbean ensemble and a roster of artists including Calypso Rose and Mighty Sparrow. Joseph said that while the mood was celebratory, the struggles of the Windrush generation was remembered through "dark" songs and militant quotes by Caribbean writers. "Rather than a defeatist 'look at the struggles that we're going through', I'm looking at how can we transcend it, how do we move forward into the future, how do we challenge it. "I'm looking at the whole black power movement of the '70s which led in to the riots of the '80s; I'm looking at the political upheavals of that time and where we are now with the Windrush scandal. "Sometimes even the dark history are things to learn from and celebrate."

विंडरश की 70वीं वर्षगांठ के उपलक्ष्य में एक महीने तक चलने वाले समारोह का समापन ई. एफ. जी. लंदन जैज़ महोत्सव के हिस्से के रूप में बार्बिकन में चार घंटे के समारोह के साथ हुआ। समारोह के पीछे के कलाकार और वक्ता अपनी कहानियाँ साझा करते हैं।


Marital coercion legal defence explained

Summary: The former wife of ex-cabinet minister Chris Huhne has been found guilty of perverting the course of justice by taking speeding points on his behalf, in a case that brought a rarely used defence into the spotlight.

By Clive ColemanBBC News legal correspondent Marital coercion - which was used by Huhne's wife Vicky Pryce - is an old defence with an interesting history rooted, many believe, in a chauvinist past. In modern times the defence has been used on just a handful of occasions, most notably by Anne Darwin, the wife of the canoeist John Darwin who faked his own death in order that the couple could claim life insurance and pension money and start a new life in Panama. The defence was not successful in that case, and Anne Darwin was convicted in July 2008 for her part in the fraud. However, it succeeded in the 2000 case of Ashley Fitton, who escaped a a drinking and driving offence after telling a court her irate husband had ordered her to get behind the wheel following a boozy meal at a restaurant. She told the court she had refused repeatedly but had been scared of what her husband would have done if she had continued to refuse to drive. When stopped by the police she was three times over the limit. History It used to be the case in English common law that if a wife committed an offence (other than murder or treason) in the presence of her husband, she was presumed to have been coerced by him into doing it, and so she should be acquitted. The presumption was abolished by Section 47 of the Criminal Justice Act of 1925, but in its place the defence of marital coercion was established. It too applies to all offences bar murder or treason. For it to operate two things have to be proved by the wife. Firstly that the offence was committed in the presence of her husband, and secondly that it was committed under his coercion. It is for the wife to prove these things to the civil standard, the balance of probabilities - in other words to prove that is it more likely than not the two things happened. The burden is then on the prosecution to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that either the husband was not present at the time the offence was committed, or that he failed to coerce her into committing the offence. But there is much debate and not a lot of case law on what amounts to coercion. Duress Marital coercion has something in common with the defence of duress. However, that defence would require any threats made by the husband to be threats to kill or cause serious injury. Marital coercion is therefore a broader defence than duress in that it is enough that the wife acted because of the dominating will of her husband, her own will being overpowered by his so that she had no choice but to unwillingly take part in the offence. That is the really critical element. The jury will be asked to consider if the wife's will had been so overpowered that she had been impelled to commit the offence because she had truly believed she had had no real choice in the matter. Some see the defence of marital coercion as a legal hangover from a bygone era. In 1977 the Law Commission the body that keeps the law in England and Wales under review, recommended its abolition. Many feel that it is absurd to have a defence that is only available to women, and then only to women who are married. The defence is not available to women who are co-habiting with a man. It is not available to husbands, and it was not extended to those in civil partnerships. Some feel it is no longer relevant in a world where many women are financially independent of their husbands and so less susceptible to coercion. But there are others who feel that the unique relationship of marriage and the pressures it can impose on a wife, justify the retention of the defence of marital coercion.

पूर्व कैबिनेट मंत्री क्रिस हुहने की पूर्व पत्नी को उनकी ओर से तेजी से अंक लेकर न्याय के मार्ग को विकृत करने का दोषी पाया गया है, एक ऐसे मामले में जो शायद ही कभी इस्तेमाल किए गए बचाव को सुर्खियों में लाया।