India and Pakistan: 'We are like a divorced couple'

Summary: "To the world, most of the time, we are siblings; constantly at loggerheads, trying to get into daddy's good books so that he may buy us a toy, or take us for a drive, or better yet, increase our allowance. Other times, we are like a divorced couple, sharing space, constantly bickering over who lost out in the settlement, unable to finally come to terms with the fact that we are no longer together."

By BBC TrendingWhat's popular and why In a lengthy Facebook post, that has been shared more than 4,000 times, Islamabad-based Alizay Jaffer shared her thoughts about the complex relationship between her home country of Pakistan and India. Relations between the two countries, which historically have been tense, have deteriorated again this month. "When I think about some of my best days and nights in the last 10 years, more than 50% of them were spent with my brothers and sisters from across the border," Jaffer wrote in a post that was shared on the same day India said it carried out "surgical strikes" on Pakistan. The Pakistani army dismissed Indian claims, saying it was an "illusion" India was trying to feed its media. The strike was in retaliation to a militant attack at an Indian army cantonment in Uri, Indian-administered Kashmir. Jaffer wrote that the 18 September attack, which was described as "despicable" and "cowardly" by India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will in the long term be perhaps be remembered as unremarkable. "In 20 years' time, Uri will be just another event in the text books. It will be labelled as yet another period in our collective histories when our 'cold war' with India almost turned into 'hot war'. It will be just another opportunity for me to pick on my Indian friends or vice versa." The post has had more than 10,000 reactions, most of them positive. Some have called it "inspiring". One user said it was "the best ever FB post". Another told Jaffer that she had "won many hearts". Jaffer, who is 29 and works in the development sector, emailed BBC Trending that she was "pleasantly surprised to receive messages from (people) across the border (in India) stating that I have changed people's views on Pakistan and some stating that reading my status made them believe all is not lost and peace is possible." However, others, like a social media user called Anirudh Kandari, felt there was more nuance to the argument, he posted "It's very nice to romanticise in literature and I really appreciate you for writing such a lovely piece, but at the end of the day how can we be friends when the basic nature of our existence is hate". Another user took it further and told Jaffer to comment when a "terrorist...kills your loved one". While tensions on the border have escalated in recent weeks, there have been shows of cross-border unity. The Humans of Pakistan Facebook page shared an image of two Pakistani boys who talk about their Indian friend on the "other side of the river" who they skim stones with. They said they aren't sure of the boy's name as the "river makes it hard for us to talk to each other". Jaffer says comments like these were in the minority. She adds that her family and friends were also supportive of her post, although they did make fun of her for being "emotional on Facebook". She adds that she has no personal connection to India, bar the Indian friends she made whilst studying in London. She still keeps in touch with still, and referred to that connection in the conclusion of her Facebook post; "It is comforting somehow, that when I messaged one of my closest friends across the border, expressing concern over the destructive megalomaniac tendencies of our governments, he responded and said, 'It doesn't matter what they do, you know I will always love you'." Jaffer told BBC Trending that she chooses her words carefully when it comes to the issues surrounding India and Pakistan. "I'm not a journalist, social/political commentator nor an expert of any sort. Hence I do not feel I am qualified to comment on such matters. I merely expressed my opinion, which is something I am entitled to do." Blog by Megha Mohan Next Story: 'We deserve peace' - Colombians react to referendum result Social media reacts as Colombians vote to reject deal to end Farc conflict. READ MORE You can follow BBC Trending on Twitter @BBCtrending, and find us on Facebook. All our stories are at bbc.com/trending.

"दुनिया के लिए, ज्यादातर समय, हम भाई-बहन होते हैं; लगातार झगड़ते रहते हैं, डैडी की अच्छी किताबों में जाने की कोशिश करते हैं ताकि वह हमें एक खिलौना खरीद सकें, या हमें ड्राइव के लिए ले जा सकें, या बेहतर अभी तक, हमारा भत्ता बढ़ा सकें। अन्य समय, हम एक तलाकशुदा जोड़े की तरह होते हैं, जगह साझा करते हैं, लगातार इस बात पर झगड़ा करते हैं कि समझौता में कौन खो गया, अंततः इस तथ्य को स्वीकार करने में असमर्थ है कि हम अब एक साथ नहीं हैं।"


Aberdeen City Council votes to have co-leaders

Summary: Aberdeen City Council has voted to have co-leaders.

Aberdeen Labour councillor Jenny Laing and Conservative Douglas Lumsden were confirmed in the roles at a meeting of the authority. The SNP - which is the largest group at the council but is in opposition - had objected to the move. Meanwhile, the council has voted to rejoin the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (Cosla) after leaving in 2015. The authority had said at the time it was a "rescue operation" to allow the city to negotiate a better funding deal from the Scottish government. Cosla acts on behalf of the councils when it comes to collective bargaining with government and other institutions.

एबरडीन सिटी काउंसिल ने सह-नेताओं के लिए मतदान किया है।


Do you inherit your parent's mental illness?

Summary: In the battle to find what causes mental illness, scientists are increasingly looking at genetic factors. For James Longman - whose father killed himself after suffering from schizophrenia - it's a very personal question.

I'm often told I look like my dad, that I have his mannerisms and some of his habits. It's something I take pride in. But it's also something that worries me because he had schizophrenia, and when I was nine, he took his own life. After a particularly bad two-week episode, he set fire to his flat in London, and threw himself out of a window. Some of the details of his life and death have only become clear while looking into this story. Multiple suicide attempts; walking around London in just a bathrobe; hearing voices. They are details that contrast so strongly with the man I remember from when he was well - happy, creative and funny. Twenty years earlier, his own father - my grandfather - had shot himself after finding out he had cancer. I also have other family with mental health issues. Now in my twenties I sometimes struggle with depression. So I naturally think - is this something that runs in my family? Find out more James Longman answered questions on the BBC News Facebook page. His film was on the Victoria Derbyshire programme. Watch the programme on weekdays between 09:00 and 11:00 on BBC Two and the BBC News Channel. For a lot of people, mental health is a difficult thing to talk about. But those who deal with these issues can often point to family members with similar problems. Do I get depressed because of the trauma of losing my father in such tragic circumstances? Or is it written into my DNA? At King's College London (KCL), researchers have been looking into the genetics of mental health. Studies into twins and family histories have proved that mental health illnesses have a genetic contribution. But it's only in the past few years scientists have been able to fully identify the genetic changes that might be causing that increase in risk. Prof Cathryn Lewis, a researcher from the NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre explains: "It's really hard to identify the genetics for mental health disorders. We learn at school about simple Mendelian [relating to the laws of Gregor Mendel] diseases - like Huntington's or cystic fibrosis - where there is the gene, a single gene that contributes to it. Are you affected by this? "Mental health disorders are not about a single gene but about a collection of genes. We need to start thinking about this as a cumulative loading of genetics." The work at KCL is still in its early stages. But it has been found there are 108 genes with changes in people with schizophrenia. Now, nine genes have been found across those with depression, and 20 in people who have bipolar disorder. There are almost certainly many more still to find and scientists say many of these genes will be shared across the different conditions. Making sense of my genetic legacy is important, because it allows me to break away from the feelings of inevitability that depression gives you. Is this meant to happen? Am I meant to get over this? Is this bigger than me? "Evidence from the last few years also suggests that many mental disorders share common genetic risk factors - for instance, genetic variation associated with schizophrenia overlaps with both depression and bipolar disorder," says Lewis. My father's schizophrenia has not been passed down to me - as I haven't experienced any of the symptoms I would have had by now - but perhaps some of the genetic coding we share has caused me to experience depression. Siblings can have very different outcomes. Twins Lucy and Jonny have a bipolar mother. Jonny has also suffered from the condition, while Lucy has not. "When I have a bad episode I'm not able to drag myself out of bed," says Jonny. "Or if I do, maybe next level, I'm able to drag myself out of bed but I can't understand things. I literally can't understand how things fit together. There's cloudiness in my brain. So there are lots of physical aspects of feeling what people are calling mentally unwell." I asked him how he felt when he was diagnosed with his mother's illness. "Oh my God. So many different emotions and intellectual responses that you go through. I cried with relief." But he continued: "I'm my mother's child. But I feel like my own condition is unique. Because every mental health condition is unique to that person." If you have a depressed parent, you're twice as likely to experience depression. With bipolar, you're four times more at risk. And in schizophrenia - which my dad had - it's eight times. But these are relative risks - overall risk remains very low. And, as ever, there's a certain amount of chance involved in picking up genetic traits. Our upbringings and what we experience as children and adults has a huge influence on whether or not we develop mental illness. My father's death has had a huge impact on my life and on my relationship with my mother. She too has depression - brought on perhaps by my father's death. So it was vital that I spoke to her, to understand a little more of what she went through - and what worries she had about me. The sense of failure she felt in not being able to stop his death was clear. So too were her concerns about me developing a psychotic illness like my dad. She describes the day he died. She came into my school to tell me, and remembers my nine-year-old face looking up at her from her lap, my legs swinging between hers. I'd cry at night, she told me, calling out for my dad. I remember none of this. But her fears about me inheriting a serious condition like schizophrenia are behind her. "He would be very proud of you now," she says. "Very, very proud you're doing all the things he would never be able to achieve. In his heart, he would feel: 'Oh wow, what a great young man - we made him.'" Subscribe to the BBC News Magazine's email newsletter to get articles sent to your inbox.

यह पता लगाने की लड़ाई में कि मानसिक बीमारी का कारण क्या है, वैज्ञानिक तेजी से आनुवंशिक कारकों को देख रहे हैं। जेम्स लॉन्गमैन के लिए-जिनके पिता ने सिज़ोफ्रेनिया से पीड़ित होने के बाद खुद को मार डाला-यह एक बहुत ही व्यक्तिगत सवाल है।


Are female leaders disadvantaged by media bias?

Summary: Hillary Clinton has shattered a glass ceiling by becoming the first woman to be nominated for president by a major party in the US. She's now looking to shatter one more and become the United States' first female president.

By Zoe ThomasBBC Business reporter, New York But women are still fighting an uphill battle for equality. Women are typically paid less, are under-represented in boardrooms and, as Marissa Mayer, Yahoo's chief executive recently pointed out, face bias in the media. Yahoo recently announced a deal with Verizon to sell its core operating business for $4.8bn ($3.2bn), but on Monday Ms Mayer took a moment to address what she calls "gender-charged reporting". She told the Financial Times: "I've tried to be gender blind and believe tech is a gender neutral zone but do think there has been gender-charged reporting. "We all see the things that only plague women leaders, like articles that focus on their appearance, like Hillary Clinton sporting a new pantsuit. "I think all women are aware of that, but I had hoped in 2015 and 2016 that I would see fewer articles like that. It's a shame." She's certainly not the first to make these points, but with the potential for the first woman president in the US and the UK now being led by its second female prime minister, the media will undoubtedly be covering female leaders even more. Media coverage At the heart of Ms Mayer's comments is the idea that women are judged in the media on their appearance, attitudes or families and that this in turn leads to judgements about their leadership. Researchers at Kellogg business school in Illinois found that companies which appoint female chief executives and receive a lot of media attention see a decline in their share price. Companies that appoint female bosses and don't receive a lot of attention are more likely to see a rise in their share price. Ned Smith, one of the study's authors, says this isn't necessarily sexism - it's speculation. Investors worry that others will react negatively to the news, so try to sell their shares before the stock price falls, creating a chain reaction that causes the stock to drop. But when a company receives a lot of media coverage for appointing a male chief, its stock usually gets a boost. Prof Smith said it doesn't appear that the coverage of new female chiefs is naturally biased, but because of how rare female chief executives are - just 1.5% of US public companies are headed by women - they receive three times more media coverage. "As a society we want to know that companies are addressing this imbalance, but on the other hand, if that leads to speculative trading where investors assume everyone else is biased and trades accordingly, companies need to be aware of what might happen," says Prof Smith. Parenthood and pregnancy While his study focused on coverage of chief executive appointments it's also worth considering the impact of media coverage women executives receive throughout their time as leaders. For example, after Ms Mayer announced her second pregnancy, the amount of coverage of her and Yahoo spiked and the company's share price sagged. "As an investor you have to interpret the event and the meaning of all the buzz around that event, along with what others will think of it," says Prof Smith. To take a different example, not too long after being appointed General Motor's chief executive in 2014, Mary Barra was asked in an interview whether she could be both a good mother and good boss and whether being a mother allowed her to give General Motors a softer image as it emerged from bankruptcy. One month later, when Mark Fields was appointed as the head of Ford, no journalist asked him whether his parenting skills would suffer as a result of his job. Women in politics Of course this isn't just a business issue. When Theresa May took over as Prime Minister, British newspapers ran wild with stories about her shoes. A line in the Telegraph newspaper read: "Yes, Mrs May works a good shoe… but she doesn't flirt or use feminine wiles to get her way." Hillary Clinton has faced similar scrutiny over wearing pantsuits and for "shouting" in her speeches. A 2015 study commissioned by women's rights charity The Fawcett Society found that female politicians in the UK are often depicted more negatively than their male counterparts. "There is no reason what a woman was wearing should be a headline in a story over her achievements," says Polly Trenow, senior policy and campaigns officer for the Fawcett Society. Gender imbalance So, how should the problem be fixed? Should companies with female heads keep a low profile? Does the public need to change its perception of female leadership, or should the media make a more conscious effort to become, as Ms Mayer put it, "gender blind"? "The responsibility lies firmly at the door of the media, who should work to ensure that women's achievement and not just their looks are celebrated," says Ms Trenow. With Mrs May and Ms Clinton, the media may have a chance to redeem itself. But in Britain, parliament is still only 29% female, while the US Congress is even more gender imbalanced, just 19% of its politicians are female. Only 4% of Fortune 500 companies - the largest corporations in the US - are run by women. All of which means that coverage of female leaders overall - biased or not - will still be the exception and not the rule.

हिलेरी क्लिंटन अमेरिका में एक प्रमुख पार्टी द्वारा राष्ट्रपति पद के लिए नामित होने वाली पहली महिला बन गई हैं। अब वह एक और को तोड़कर संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका की पहली महिला राष्ट्रपति बनने की कोशिश कर रही हैं।


PIP breast implants: French court tells TUV to pay damages

Summary: A French court has ordered a German safety body to pay 60m euros (£52m; $64m) in compensation to 20,000 women who received faulty breast implants.

TUV was found liable over a global scandal affecting thousands of women. In 2010 it emerged that French company Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) had made implants with substandard, industrial-grade silicone. TUV Rheinland was among the bodies that had certified them. PIP exported 80% of its implants before the firm was liquidated in the scandal. The commercial court in Toulon, southern France, said TUV Rheinland must pay 3,000 euros to each of the 20,000 plaintiffs. PIP's silicone gel can cause medical problems if the implants leak or erupt. A UK report in June 2012 found that PIP implants had double the rupture rate of other implants. The scandal affected about 300,000 women in as many as 65 countries, including France, the UK, Germany, Venezuela and Brazil.

एक फ्रांसीसी अदालत ने एक जर्मन सुरक्षा निकाय को दोषपूर्ण स्तन प्रत्यारोपण प्राप्त करने वाली 20,000 महिलाओं को मुआवजे के रूप में 60 मिलियन यूरो (52 मिलियन पाउंड; 64 मिलियन डॉलर) का भुगतान करने का आदेश दिया है।


Barham shooting: Man in court charged with wife's murder

Summary: A man has appeared in court charged with murdering his wife who was found shot twice inside their home.

Peter Hartshorne-Jones, 51, appeared at Ipswich Crown Court accused of killing Silke Hartshorne-Jones at the farmhouse in Barham, Suffolk. Mrs Hartshorne-Jones was found in a bedroom at about 04:45 BST on Sunday, the court heard. She was pronounced dead at hospital. Mr Hartshorne-Jones was remanded in custody until an appearance on 29 July. Related Internet Links HM Courts Service

एक आदमी अपनी पत्नी की हत्या के आरोप में अदालत में पेश हुआ है, जिसे उनके घर के अंदर दो बार गोली मार दी गई थी।


Living in a children's home

Summary: There's no hint of an institution about the children's homes I went to see in Birmingham. Nothing clinical. No funny smell, signs or labels. From the outside they're just large family homes that fit in with the rest of the street.

By Siobhann TigheToday programme I'm shown around by Jim Sullivan, managing director of a children's home company, who tells me: "We chose this house because there's a gap on either side of the neighbours. We're not attached to another home, so if there's noise we're not affecting anyone." However, inside there are clues to tell you it's not your run-of-the mill family house. There's the chain on the front door, the two washing machines on the go, the unfussy kitchen and a small office full of folders and paperwork which can be locked. Staff write up their notes on the dining room table and the team is big enough to have one member of staff, or sometimes even two, for one child. When it comes to cooking, everyone's encouraged to have a go, supervised of course. It's a very chilled-out space, with large sofas, a big television and lots of positive affirmations on the walls. One teenager laughs as she says: "We're meant to take all our stuff up into our rooms when we come back from somewhere but 99% of the time there'll be someone's bag slung over the chair." Every child has their own bedroom, which are all en-suite and individually decorated. One has expensive wallpaper printed with Marvel comic covers. Pets are allowed too and one girl has two guinea pigs while another has a goldfish and a white rabbit. "Some of the children come here with reputations of hurting animals and being dangerous around other children, but we assess them and see what they're like," says Jim. "When our staff have babies we trust the children to hold them. Just to watch their faces when they're holding a six-week-old baby, just the moment when they pick up a child for the first time and they're trusted, is beautiful and that teaches them that they're just like the rest of us." Jim's company has just celebrated 14 years in business and is made up of five children's homes and one school. It's a profit-making venture and, according to Jim, it's typical of how children's homes operate these days. Jim tells me that, before coming to him and his team, every child he's dealt with has gone missing at some point. When that happens, the police can either record them as "missing" or "absent". However, according to a recent inquiry held by the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Runaway and Missing Children and Adults, if they're classed as absent less time is spent searching for them and therefore they are more at risk. "Every child in our homes has a history of running away and being absent," says Jim. "If you read some of the reports when the children come to us it's unbelievable. The children have been sexually abused, physically abused and used in gangs." A 17-year-old girl told me: "A couple of years ago I went missing for two weeks and I don't remember any of it. I just know that I went on a bender and did some really, really bad things and the police found me. "Previous foster placements and other children's homes couldn't cope with me," she admits. "I was on heavy drugs and I was a serious self-harmer. I had my first criminal record when I was 13, for GBH. I was taking overdoses regularly. I was vulnerable to older men and I was mostly high. They took advantage of me sexually and gave me drugs to do things." Life feels very different for her now. She seems to respond to the care she gets at this particular home, likes having a 9.15pm curfew and she even understands why some children need to be restrained. She doesn't go missing any more, she's sticking with school and has great hopes for the future. "All I needed was a tiny bit of care and support," she says. A report into children's homes in England was published last month. It was written by Sir Martin Narey who used to be in charge of the National Offender Management Service as well as Barnado's. In his report, Narey states: "Three-quarters of homes are good or better. Some are genuinely outstanding. I have been moved by what I have seen." However, he still believes there's room for improvement and thinks it's critical that they provide value for money. To achieve that, he recommends setting up a Residential Care Leadership Board where experts in the field can come together to "bring greater clarity and coherence to this much misunderstood and grossly under appreciated part of children's social care". You can hear Siobhann's report on Monday's Today programme on BBC Radio 4.

बर्मिंघम में मैं जिन बच्चों के घरों को देखने गया था, उनके बारे में किसी संस्थान का कोई संकेत नहीं है। कुछ भी नैदानिक नहीं है। कोई मज़ेदार गंध, संकेत या लेबल नहीं है। बाहर से वे सिर्फ बड़े परिवार के घर हैं जो बाकी सड़क के साथ फिट बैठते हैं।


Welsh councils' cash cut by average of 3.5% next year

Summary: Details of cuts to every local councils' budget from the Welsh government have been announced.

Funding for Ceredigion, Denbighshire and Powys will fall by 4.6% but Newport will only experience a 1.2% cut. Prior to the announcement, the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA) warned that most councils were unprepared for the scale of cuts. Many of Wales' 22 councils have already started to plan for how they will meet their budget shortfalls. It is expected that cuts to services such as libraries, refuse collections and public toilets will be made across the country. The funding has been distributed according to a formula, taking into account factors such as the number of school pupils, the age profile and size of the local population. Next year's funding is the first to be based on 2011 census figures. Rural areas will experience bigger cuts because of projected reductions in their populations. Newport's settlement is less harsh because its population is rising and it has a large number of school pupils. The government's draft budget last week prioritised the health service, with £570m extra for the NHS. Plaid Cymru and the Lib Dems had made a deal with Labour before the announcement to allow the minority government to pass its budget when AMs vote on it in the coming months. Making Wednesday's announcement, Local Government Minister Lesley Griffiths said the total settlement was £4.26bn. She acknowledged the situation was "extremely challenging". The minister said she had included a mechanism ensuring no single council faced an "unmanageable reduction in their allocation" compared to last year, and had transferred over £30m in grants to give councils greater flexibility in managing resources. "I could not have been clearer about the future financial reality facing local government in Wales and I have provided warning of the likely shape of budget reductions," Ms Griffiths said. "For the last three years, the Welsh government has shielded local government from the full force of the cuts to allow them to prepare for the transformational change necessary to maintain vital local services, whilst limiting any additional financial pressure on hard-pressed households." Asked whether local authorities could raise council tax above the 5% limit set informally by the Welsh government, Ms Griffiths said: "I would have to look at that. "I have made it very clear that I have powers to cap and I would have to look very closely at that. But, at the moment, no figures have been mentioned to me. "I will have to see what comes forward and take the decision then." She criticised Rhondda Cynon Taf for using the term "armageddon" in describing the local authority cuts earlier in the week. Ms Griffiths said it was "over the top" and called on councils not to carry out "knee jerk" reactions. She also said that modelling by the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA) of a council tax rise of 3.5% was "probably about right" but said she did not have a specific figure in mind. Conservative local government shadow minister Janet Finch-Saunders said: "Labour, the nationalists and Lib Dems agreed a very challenging settlement for Welsh local authorities, which means tough decisions and a forensic scrutiny of council spending. "The challenge for local authorities is to resist the easy options of putting up the council tax bills of hardworking families or cutting frontline services. "Welsh councils need to go through their budgets line by line and eliminate wasteful spending, improve their tax collection rates and deliver services in more imaginative ways. The WLGA said councils were facing "unprecedented funding reductions". It called for "less central regulation and prescription" to allow councils to change the way they run public services. WLGA deputy leader and finance spokesperson Aaron Shotton said: "Whatever councils do, these cuts mean that the public services delivered by local government in Wales will look significantly different within the next three to five years. "Communities throughout Wales will have to revise their expectations significantly in terms of what services they can realistically expect their local councils to deliver, and local councils and their communities will need to engage in some very difficult discussions on what services should be prioritised." The challenges BBC Wales' economics correspondent Sarah Dickins writes: It is councillors in Ceredigion, Denbighshire and Powys who will really be feeling pressure with cuts of 4.6% in the money they get from Welsh government. In contrast, in Newport there will be relief that its budget from April is only being cut by 1.2%. Councils have known for months that they will have many millions less to run public services such as social care, school dinners, leisure centres and roads than they have had this year or, for that matter, the year before. Now they have to make decisions about whether to axe specific services, whether to get private companies to run them or whether the work can be done differently, for instance by volunteers or community groups. They will also have to decide how much they can turn to residents for help by increasing council tax. The cuts in funding from Welsh government will have to be found in what is in effect only one third of each council's overall money. Around 40% of their budget is ring-fenced for schools and a further 25% is protected for social services. The remaining 35% does not just pay for services from school meals to gritting to refuse collection but also for councils' long-term borrowing arrangements. A four-week consultation period now begins and councils' final budgets will be set by the end of February. The options BBC Wales' business correspondent Brian Meechan writes: Councils have a number of options on the table as they face the squeeze. Staff costs make up the bulk of most spending on public services. A Wales Audit Office report said the public sector would need to "identify novel ways of reducing their staffing bills". That could mean flexible working, with reduced hours or moving from full-time to part-time work. It could also mean councils outsourcing some services, for example benefits, computing and technology, and facilities management, to private companies. This can involve the whole scale transfer of staff to the private sector but doesn't necessitate that. Private companies have not proved a popular choice in Wales where local authorities have seemed reluctant to use them as a solution to their financial woes. It's also unpopular with trade unions. But in England, it's a route that many councils have gone down. Mouchel is one company that's profited from this approach. In partnership with Balfour Beatty Infrastructure Services, it maintains highways, road markings, public lighting and street signs for Westminster Council. Meanwhile, Capita runs Service Birmingham, a joint venture with the council that provides IT services. The company says the partnership has led to improved services, reduced costs and created a more efficient, motivated workforce. But there are those who believe that public services shouldn't be about creating profit for private companies and they're sceptical of the claims of improved efficiency. The issues around profit and public services are what's led to a growth in Wales in what's come to be known as the "third sector"- it's neither public nor private. While charities are a part of this, it goes beyond them to describe other organisations that are run as businesses with any profits being reinvested into the business or in other social activities. Many of those third sector organisations are coming together in Cardiff today for the Social Enterprise Wales Conference and councils will almost certainly be looking at how much bigger a role they can play in future provision of services. Some of the bigger examples of these are housing associations. The growth in these over the last decade or so came from some authorities transferring the ownership of their housing stock to not-for-profit housing associations including Valleys to Coast which took over Bridgend's properties. Neath Port Talbot council's leisure facilities meanwhile are run by the not-for-profit Celtic Leisure. It was set up in 2003, long before the financial crash and the cutbacks. It's also happened on a smaller scale when local communities have come together to keep facilities going when they were threatened with closure, Harlech Swimming Pool and the Swansea Tennis Centre being two successful examples. Of course, councils could save by working more closely together as the Welsh government has asked them to do. Their track record though is far from convincing. In 2012, Conwy and Denbighshire councils scrapped plans to merge highways departments. The 22 councils are also supposed to be working together in 4 regional consortia to improve schools which the Education Minister, Huw Lewis, told Good Morning Wales earlier has "not been functioning very well". If councils can't make savings by co-operation, attention may turn to whether there needs to be a reduction in their number as has happened with Local Health Boards. Supporters of reorganisation say it will lead to savings as departments and senior roles are merged. Those against argue that it would be a fraction of cuts that are required and would result in years of problems as councils are distracted from the task of delivering services within tightening budgets while dealing with dramatic changes to their organisations. BBC Wales' arts correspondent Huw Thomas writes: The amount of money that councils spend on the arts and culture is a relatively small proportion of the overall pot, but these services are often funded without any statutory obligation by the local authorities. The situation means there's never any certainty that the funding will continue if the financial climate deteriorates, and the prospect of a significantly tougher 2014/15 local government settlement has already prompted councils to review the services that they fund. Cardiff council has proposed completely cutting the annual grants it gives to some arts organisations in order to save more than £220,000 - which includes stopping a grant worth £161,001 for Sherman Cymru. Flintshire council is reviewing the annual amount it gives to Clwyd Theatr Cymru, which received £1m from the local authority in 2012/13. Other local authorities are also reviewing the non-statutory services they fund, but some councils are also seeking to protect the cultural services that they consider to be a key part of their strategies for attracting tourism and investment. Swansea is currently bidding to be named UK City of Culture 2017, and its joint bid with Carmarthenshire and Neath Port Talbot could mean those authorities are reluctant to significantly reduce their spending on the arts as the judges examine what the area has to offer.

वेल्श सरकार से प्रत्येक स्थानीय परिषदों के बजट में कटौती के विवरण की घोषणा की गई है।


Italy: Last days of Mario Monti

Summary: Sooner or later, politics - with all its raucousness and uncertainty - was going to return to Italy. It now looks as if elections will be held in February rather than in April when the government's term runs out.

Gavin HewittEurope editor@BBCGavinHewitton Twitter On Saturday night Mario Monti announced that he would stand down as soon as parliament has approved next year's budget. He took the decision after Silvio Berlusconi's People of Freedom Party (PdL) had withdrawn its support. "I have become convinced," said the Italian prime minister, "that we could not continue like this anymore". So one of the great Italian games commences: political bluff, power plays, deals made and broken and shifting alliances. Mr Berlusconi, his party weakened by in-fighting and his own indecision, spied an opportunity. Although Mario Monti is respected abroad as the leader who brought stability and reform to Italy, at home the economy remains mired in recession. Mr Berlusconi, who will be campaigning to be prime minister for the sixth time, will base his campaign on opposing Mr Monti's economic policies. He will accuse the unelected, technocrat prime minister of leading the country into a "recessive spiral without end". Already his allies are fanning out and accusing Mr Monti of having made "grave errors". There will be some Italians drawn to this argument. Italy is in recession. Unemployment, at 11.1%, is still rising - and so is its debt mountain. What Mr Monti did was to bring the deficit under control and to implement reforms which would open up the economy. For this he was widely applauded in Europe's capitals. EU support for Monti Chancellor Angela Merkel and the former French President Nicolas Sarkozy had made no secret of their desire to see Mr Berlusconi go - they believed the scandal-wracked PM endangered the survival of the eurozone. It remains the case that saving Italy is probably too big a task for Europe's permanent rescue fund. In the year since Mr Monti has been in office the political mood in Italy has changed. Many Italians welcomed the new-found respect for the man leading their country. Mr Monti immediately was offered a seat at Europe's top table. In that time Mr Berlusconi's charm has lost much of its appeal. He languishes in the polls and will be fortunate to get 20% of the votes. That will not give him power, but as Professor James Walston from the American University in Rome says, "that will give him a very strong hand in deciding what things to do". He could be a political spoiler. It is widely believed in Italy that Silvio Berlusconi seeks influence to resist the legal battles - including having allegedly had sex with an under-age prostitute - that he still faces. The left is in a much stronger position than it was a year ago. The centre-left Democratic Party (PD) has just held a primary and confirmed Pier Luigi Bersani as its candidate. He is expected to win the elections and has promised to continue with Mario Monti's reforms and his austerity plans. For all that Europe's leaders are fearful. The President of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, was quick to warn Italians not to use the "next elections as a pretext to put in doubt the necessity of the measures approved until now". The speed with which Mario Monti announced he would stand down raises the question of whether he might be persuaded to lead some parliamentary grouping. It is what Brussels and Berlin want. He had always intimated that if Italy could not find a convincing government he would be available. But if he is to play a role in the future and have authority he will need to be backed by the voters. He is deliberately keeping his options open. "I don't know," he told La Repubblica newspaper, in answer to a question about his political future. "If I had to... describe my feelings today," he said, "I would say that I am very concerned". If the markets force up Italy's borrowing costs and sell off Italian holdings that might pave the way for the former economics professor and European commissioner to be called back as Italian Saviour II. Italians in the weeks ahead will be able to address one of the key issues facing Europe: are the austerity measures and reforms designed in Brussels and Berlin working? Or do Mr Monti's opponents have a point when they say that a year on "not a single economic indicator is positive?" Italians will get to vote on austerity and stability and Europe will be watching. But not for the first time in Europe's crisis it may be pressure from the markets that decides who will lead the world's eighth largest economy.

जल्दी या बाद में, राजनीति-अपनी सारी उथल-पुथल और अनिश्चितता के साथ-इटली में लौटने वाली थी। अब ऐसा लग रहा है कि चुनाव अप्रैल के बजाय फरवरी में होंगे जब सरकार का कार्यकाल समाप्त हो जाएगा।


Daniel Pelka: MP calls for independent inquiry

Summary: The government is being urged to order an independent inquiry into the case of four-year-old Daniel Pelka, who was killed by his mother and her partner.

The findings of a serious case review from the city council's safeguarding board will be revealed next week. But Labour MP for Coventry North West Geoffrey Robinson told the commons that was not enough. Daniel's mother Magdelena Luczak and Mariusz Krezolek were jailed for life for the boy's murder last month. Mr Robinson said outsiders needed to investigate what went wrong. Daniel died from a head injury in March 2012. He weighed just over a stone-and-a-half at the time. Luczak and Krezolek were convicted of murder and ordered to serve a minimum of 30 years.

सरकार से चार वर्षीय डेनियल पेल्का के मामले की स्वतंत्र जांच का आदेश देने का आग्रह किया जा रहा है, जिसकी उसकी मां और उसके साथी ने हत्या कर दी थी।


Miliband to make case for bank shake-up

Summary: I understand the Labour leader is preparing to unveil proposals designed to increase competition between banks by forcing the so-called "big five" - HSBC, Barclays, Royal Bank of Scotland, Santander and Lloyds - to sell more of their branches and promote the growth of new banks capable of challenging them.

Nick RobinsonPolitical editor Ed Miliband will make his plan public in a major speech on Friday which will argue that what the party calls a "living standards crisis" can only be addressed by making long term structural changes to the British economy. Labour see this as a follow up to their proposal for an energy price freeze. Party officials will not confirm the details of their banking package although one source told me they had been discussing the possibility of a cap on the market share which any retail bank can have drawing on a similar scheme in the United States. In a separate development, the party will tomorrow call on Chancellor George Osborne to block Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) from paying staff bonuses worth twice their salaries. The Financial Times reports that RBS intends to ask its shareholders - in effect the British government - to approve bonuses set at twice the normal level permitted by a new EU law which limits bonuses to the same amount as annual salary in the previous year. The paper reports all major European banks are expected to follow suit. The shadow chief secretary, Chris Leslie, has tabled a Commons motion on Wednesday saying the government "as a majority shareholder should not approve any request to increase the cap". He says that "at a time when families face a cost-of-living crisis, it cannot be right for George Osborne to approve a doubling of the bank bonus cap". The chancellor is likely to call on RBS to exercise restraint as he has in the past. The government has passed new laws to force regulators to produce greater competition in banking, acting on recommendations of the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards and the Vickers Commission. Labour will use their proposals to claim that the prime minister "stands up for the wrong people" whilst they challenge the big five banks just as they challenged the big six energy companies NOTE In a speech in July 2012, Ed Miliband said the banking industry had become "economically damaging and socially destructive" and set out his aim of increasing banking competition and forcing the "big five" banks to sell branches. He is expected to unveil the detail of this on Friday.

मैं समझता हूं कि लेबर नेता तथाकथित "बिग फाइव"-एचएसबीसी, बार्कलेज, रॉयल बैंक ऑफ स्कॉटलैंड, सेंटेंडर और लॉयड्स-को अपनी अधिक शाखाएं बेचने और उन्हें चुनौती देने में सक्षम नए बैंकों के विकास को बढ़ावा देने के लिए मजबूर करके बैंकों के बीच प्रतिस्पर्धा बढ़ाने के लिए बनाए गए प्रस्तावों का अनावरण करने की तैयारी कर रहे हैं।


Timeline of Pat Finucane murder probe

Summary: The killing of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane by loyalist paramilitary group, the UDA/UFF remains one of the most controversial murders during the Troubles. BBC News Online looks at some of the key events in the family's quest for a public inquiry.

12 February 1989 Mr Finucane was shot 14 times as he sat eating a Sunday meal at home, with his wife and three children. His wife was wounded in the attack. In its statement claiming the killing, the UFF said they had killed "Pat Finucane, the IRA officer". While Mr Finucane had represented IRA members, the family vehemently denied the allegation - and have been supported in this by the police. April 1998 The government rejects a call by the UN for an independent inquiry. April 1999 Sir John Stevens, then deputy commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, is appointed to carry out an investigation into the lawyer's murder. June 1999 Former UDA quartermaster William Stobie is charged with the murder of Mr Finucane. 2000 Amnesty International calls on the then Secretary of State, Peter Mandelson, to open a public inquiry into events surrounding Mr Finucane's death. November 2001 Stobie, who admitted supplying the guns used in the killing but denied murder, walks free from court after the case against him collapses as a key witness refuses to give evidence. December 2001 Two months later Stobie was shot dead by loyalist gunmen. 2001 Retired Canadian Judge Peter Cory appointed by British and Irish governments to investigate allegations of collusion by the RUC, British Army and Irish police into several killings during the Troubles, including that of Pat Finucane. April 2003 A report by the Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Sir John Stevens, is published. "Stevens Three" states that rogue elements within the police and Army in Northern Ireland helped loyalist paramilitaries to murder Catholics in the late 1980s. The Finucane family reiterates its call for a full, independent, public inquiry. May 2003 Loyalist Ken Barrett is arrested and charged with the murder of Mr Finucane. January 2004 The Finucane family takes legal action against the British government for failing to publish Judge Cory's report. Mr Finucane's widow lodged papers at the High Court, seeking an order compelling the secretary of state to publish it. April 2004 Judge Cory concludes that military and police intelligence knew of the murder plot but failed to intervene. He recommends a public inquiry. The government refuses until the criminal proceedings against Barrett are completed. September 2004 Ken Barrett, who confessed in court to murdering Pat Finucane, is sentenced to 22 years' imprisonment. September 2004 Northern Ireland Secretary Paul Murphy announces an inquiry. He said it would be necessary to hold the inquiry on the basis of new legislation to be introduced. 2005 The Inquiries Act 2005 introduced and led to the creation of Hamill, Nelson and Wright inquiries. However the Finucane family opposed the new law, fearing it would enable the government to interfere with the independence of any future inquiry because it enabled a British government minister to rule when an inquiry sits in public or private. Autumn 2006 Plans to set up an inquiry into the murder of Mr Finucane are halted by the then Secretary of State Peter Hain. June 2007 The Public Prosecution Service says no police or soldiers will be charged in connection with the murder of Pat Finucane. It said insufficient evidence was "critical" in its decision. November 2010 Then the Secretary of State, Owen Paterson, says he will decide in the new year whether there should be a public inquiry into the murder. May 2011 The Finucane family say they expect to hear soon that the government will hold a full inquiry. Mr Finucane's son, John, said Mr Paterson told him in March that an announcement would be made after the election. October 2011 The British government rules out an inquiry into Mr Finucane's murder but puts forward a proposal for a leading QC, Sir Desmond de Silva, to review the case. His family are told the news during a meeting with David Cameron in Downing Street. They cut the meeting short and pledge to continue their campaign for an independent public inquiry. They say they will not participate in the review. The secretary of state says he wants the truth about the murder to be uncovered. The Irish government and one of the UK's leading barristers condemn the decision not to hold a public inquiry into the killing. November 2011 MLAs reject an assembly motion calling on the British government to establish a judicial inquiry into the killing. Meanwhile, Sir Desmond de Silva QC says he is "determined to expose the truth" about the "appalling" murder. Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny says he will push for a public inquiry, after meeting Pat Finucane's widow. January 2012 The Finucane family win the right to a judicial review over the government's refusal to hold a public inquiry into his death. October 2012 Northern Ireland Secretary Theresa Villiers says there will be a government security check on the de Silva report, prior to publication, to rule out security breaches. She says highly sensitive material given by the government to the author would not be included. The Finucane family claims government "vetting" would undermine the credibility of the report. December 2012 Sir Desmond de Silva's review confirms that agents of the state were involved in the loyalist murder of Pat Finucane and that the solicitor's killing should have been prevented. However, he says there had been "no overarching state conspiracy" in the case. Prime Minister David Cameron says the level of state collusion uncovered by the de Silva report was "shocking". However, the victim's widow describes it as a "sham" and a "whitewash". June 2015 At the High Court in Belfast, the Finucane family lose a judicial review of the prime minister's decision to rule out a public inquiry. However, the judge says that the government has not fully met its obligations to conduct a prompt investigation of new evidence uncovered by the 2012 de Silva report. The victim's son, John Finucane, says they are disappointed by the ruling but will continue their campaign.

वफादार अर्धसैनिक समूह, यू. डी. ए./यू. एफ. एफ. द्वारा बेलफास्ट के वकील पैट फिनुकेन की हत्या मुसीबतों के दौरान सबसे विवादास्पद हत्याओं में से एक बनी हुई है। बी. बी. सी. न्यूज ऑनलाइन सार्वजनिक जांच के लिए परिवार की खोज में कुछ प्रमुख घटनाओं को देखता है।


In full: Where there are elections on 2 May 2013

Summary: There are 27 county councils, 7 unitary authorities and two Mayoral elections in England. The Isle of Anglesey will also be up for election in Wales. Here is the full list:

County councils All of the seats on these are up for election: Buckinghamshire Cambridgeshire Cumbria Derbyshire Devon Dorset East Sussex Essex Gloucestershire Hampshire Hertfordshire Kent Lancashire Leicestershire Lincolnshire Norfolk North Yorkshire Northamptonshire Nottinghamshire Oxfordshire Somerset Staffordshire Suffolk Surrey Warwickshire West Sussex Worcestershire Unitary authorities All the seats for these are up for election, except in Bristol which is elected by thirds: Bristol Cornwall Durham Isle of Wight Northumberland Shropshire Wiltshire Mayoral elections Doncaster North Tyneside Wales Isle of Anglesey Others The Isles of Scilly unitary authority is also up for election, and there may be other council by-elections taking place on 2 May.

इंग्लैंड में 27 काउंटी परिषदें, 7 एकात्मक प्राधिकरण और दो महापौर चुनाव हैं। वेल्स में आइल ऑफ एंग्लेसी का भी चुनाव होगा। यहाँ पूरी सूची दी गई हैः


Dolly Parton's 9 to 5 'energetic but lightweight'

Summary: It's nearly 40 years since 9 to 5, starring Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin, hit the big screens and became known as "a seminal feminist film" (according to Vogue at the time).

Now a musical version of the film has opened in London's West End, with music and lyrics by Parton. An earlier version of the Tony-award winning show toured the UK in 2012-13, after opening in Manchester. It tells the story of three women who join forces at work to get their revenge on their monstrous boss, played by Brian Conley. Critics have largely praised the lead performances, but were split over whether the plot's message was feminist or outdated in the #MeToo era. The Guardian's Michael Billington enjoyed the musical's advocacy of workplace equality. In his three star review for The Guardian, he said: "The show is a piece of slick commercial packaging, but it still argues that equal pay, flexible hours and in-house daycare are not only vital targets but also make for better business. "While the musical is a simplistic revenge fantasy, it is stylishly put across in Jeff Calhoun's production. "This may be mass-market feminism but, with its advocacy of workplace equality, I could not bring myself to dislike it." But Fiona Mountford of the Evening Standard gave it two stars, complaining that the plot's message was "grimly reductive". Mountford wrote: "If even the show's advertising material refers to our three grown women heroines as "the girls", questions must surely be asked about how much of an ironic spin on the outdated sexual politics of four decades ago this really is. The only people seated around me who were laughing were late-ish-middle-aged men." She continued: "The songs have a little of Parton's usual sprinkling of stardust, but only 9 to 5 and Backwoods Barbie - amusingly printed in the programme as 'Backwards' Barbie - stand out. There's not enough real firepower here or in Patricia Resnick's script." In a three star review for Time Out, Alice Saville felt the show's message shone through the plot holes. "The plot, when it shows up," she wrote, "is about as ridiculous as these women's ultra-glam interpretation of 'office wear'. "If Parton's whole brand rests on the sincere heart beating under her fake rhinestone-studded costumes, '9 to 5' is all about her often-overlooked feminist edge - it's a hairspray-induced hallucination whose message lingers." Sarah Crompton of What's On Stage found it fun, giving the production three stars. Crompton wrote: "When it says 'Dolly Parton presents…' I didn't quite expect the great singer songwriter herself to pop up in a barrage of screens and introduce her own musical. "As it is, her good nature and sparkle carry us a long way through a show that knows exactly who it is pleasing and does so with a lot of energy, if not a huge amount of style. "It all adds up to brash, enjoyable fun, not quite as classy as Parton herself, but perfectly pitched for its audience who are all out to forget the 9 to 5 and have a really good time." Dominic Maxwell of The Times enjoyed the fact that Parton made an appearance in the show. His three-star review makes much of the singer's involvement: '"Hey there, London!' says a pre-recorded video of Dolly Parton. 'Don't you look fancy?' "Pre-recorded Parton is not finished there, though. She introduces this feel-good feminist revenge comedy, an adept adaptation of her 1980 film, by singing the famous title song. "Fair enough. You've got a superstar writing the songs: use her. "And it fits the warm, larger-than-life, slightly overblown comic feel here. Jeff Calhoun's West End production rarely takes you by surprise, but it never really lets you down either." But the Metro's John Nathan felt let down, giving the musical two stars. "Even if country music queen Dolly Parton herself had been cast," he said, "she couldn't have saved this vapid, musical version of her 1980 movie." He continued: "Comedian Brian Conley certainly can't, even though - or maybe because - as horrible boss Franklin Hart Jr, his long-suffering secretaries tie him up in his own bondage gear like a suckling pig and suspend him from the rafters." Critics generally felt the cast did an excellent job with the material. In his three star review for The Telegraph, Dominic Cavendish singled out Bonnie Langford for praise, writing: "Employee of the month should go to Bonnie Langford as the office toady Roz. "Her ludicrous devotion to 'The Man' reaches its zenith in a madcap dream-sequence number that finds her hanging upside-down off Conley in stockings and a corset. "What a trouper! A case of go, y'all? Well, it's certainly not for everyone, but there are worse ways of spending a few hours after a hard day at the office." In another three star review, Luke Jones of The Daily Mail praised the show's three leads but found the plot overall too lightweight. Jones wrote: "Our secretary trio is Caroline Sheen, Natalie McQueen and Amber Davies. Davies is far better than her Love Island career start would have you expect, Sheen is solid West End standard, but McQueen as Doralee (unmistakably the rootin'-tootin' Dolly Parton role) is the closest thing to stardust with fine Tennessee-twang vocal cords and a Barbara Windsor slapstick quality. "But on the whole, it's as limp as February panto. Energetic but lightweight. When you plaster Dolly Parton over every slice of poster and programme you expect something at least approaching her charisma and genuine depth beneath the make-up and hair." Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.

डॉली पार्टन, जेन फोंडा और लिली टॉमलिन अभिनीत 9 से 5 को लगभग 40 साल हो गए हैं, जो बड़े पर्दे पर आई और "एक मौलिक नारीवादी फिल्म" के रूप में जानी जाने लगी (उस समय वोग के अनुसार)।


Attacking cybercrime through infrastructure, not individuals

Summary: If someone has been mugged, there's a mugger to catch. If a car is stolen, there'll be a thief to find. If a bank is robbed, there will be a robber to track down.

And cybercrime? Not so much. With online crime it is much harder for the police to pursue a single perp. This has provoked a change in the way hi-tech crimes are tackled. Now it is about infrastructure, not individuals. "It's all part of a realisation among info-security workers and law enforcement that traditional ways of doing investigations have not been working," said Steve Santorelli from Team Cymru, a non-profit group that monitors the net seeking botnets and other criminal resources. "The more traditional 'identify the bad guys, arrest them and lock them up' has been falling short," he said. Server shutdown Bureaucracy is part of the reason for this, said veteran computer security expert Chester Wisniewski from Sophos. Cross-continental co-operation between police forces has improved in recent years, he said, but the procedures required to mount international operations remain formidable. Typically, he said, official requests for help between forces are done via a diplomatic agreement known as a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty. "The MLAT process can take a year among friendly nations," he said. "So between nations that do not have the best relationship it might never happen." MLATs are also not designed to handle the volumes of cases revealed by work to combat cross-border cybercrime. Instead, he said, it is meant for a few high profile cases. Police forces have found other ways to collaborate internationally and this has prompted a change in tactics. Now, instead of going after the criminals they go after the servers and compromised computers used to carry out the crimes. "You need to increase the cost of them doing business," said Mr Santorelli. Taking away servers, cutting off access to the armies of compromised PCs all makes it more troubling, and costly, for criminals to operate. One large-scale effort to get at the criminal infrastructure is Europe's Advanced Cyber Defence Centre (ACDC). Funded by the European Commission, this has led to the creation of call centres in nine European nations. These get information about infected machines from ISPs who tell customers to contact the call centre to get help to clean up their compromised machines. Removing machines from botnets is essential for a couple of reasons, said Peter Meyer, co-ordinator of the Centre. "If you just catch one guy and do not shut down the infrastructure then the next day there will be someone that takes it over," he said. "It's really important to shut down the command and control systems." In addition, he said, removing that infrastructure forces criminals to recruit more machines thus soaking up their time and resources. It's a big job, he said, because up to 5% of the computers on domestic ISPs are believed to be part of a criminal botnet. As well as cleaning up machines, the initiative is also trying to help police forces. "Law enforcement is really interested in getting a better picture because they are often not well-funded and we have data," he said. "The fight against cybercrime is not something one individual can win." Knocked offline The change in tactics has led to a flurry of raids. In early April, the FBI, Europol and the UK's National Crime Agency took action against the Beebone botnet. The forces seized web domains used by the botnet's owners to control the distributed system of infected machines. Knocking these out meant control of the botnet was taken away from its operators. It was one of a rash of raids carried out in 2014 and early 2015. In mid-2014 a huge operation was mounted against the botnet GameOver Zeus that, by itself, was responsible for infecting millions of computers every year. It was also one of the main routes by which the notorious cryptolocker bug was spread. This malicious program encrypted data and demanded a ransom of 400 US dollars or euros within a short time limit or the scrambled data would be deleted. The gang behind cryptolocker is believed to have made about $3m (£2m) via the ransomware. Seizing its infrastructure helped security experts decode cryptolocker and get at the keys it used to lock data away. The operations against Beebone and Gameover Zeus took lots of time, planning and international co-operation. At other times, security firms have moved more quickly simply because the scale of the criminal activity demands it. A case in point was the action that Cisco's Talos security team and Level 3 took against a cybercrime group known as SSH Psychos. "The attacks they were carrying out were just so blatant and aggressive," said Craig Williams, technical head of the Talos team. The Psychos were scanning the entire internet looking for Linux servers running the secure SSH protocol. Used properly it lets a server's owner log in securely to that machine even though they may be a long way away from it. At its peak, the SSH Psycho scanning consumed more than one-third of all net traffic intended for servers capable of handling it. On every server, the attack tried 300,000 common passwords in succession to see if any worked. Some did and very quickly the Psychos had compromised about 1,000 machines. Usually such attacks are much more stealthy, said Mr Williams, adding: "These guys didn't care they were being noticed." In response, Level 3 and Cisco changed the way data from the attack was handled by net hardware they controlled. They essentially poured it into a virtual dustbin. This ended the scanning and stopped the password attacks. It got more even effective when some other large ISPs joined in. How a sinkhole cuts off cyber crime With a sinkhole, law enforcement attempts to cut the link between cyber-criminals and the computers they compromise. Instead of hijacked PCs reporting in to the hi-tech criminals the data is diverted so it never reaches them. Instead it is analysed to help security firms tackle infections and make the business of cybercrime more expensive. The Psychos responded and mounted an attack from elsewhere on the net. This too was poured into the trash can. The tactic seems to have worked as the Psychos have not come back. Not yet. "I suspect they will move again," said Mr Williams. "And we can block them again." Dale Drew from Level 3 said he hoped this action was the start of a broader effort by the security community to take on cyber-thieves. "The security community spends a significant amount of time just observing when really we need to take action," he said. "We've got a real opportunity here to be more fluid and responsive than the bad guys."

अगर किसी के साथ धोखाधड़ी की गई है, तो उसे पकड़ने के लिए एक चोर है। अगर कोई कार चोरी हो जाती है, तो उसे ढूंढने के लिए एक चोर होगा। अगर कोई बैंक लूटा जाता है, तो उसे पकड़ने के लिए एक डाकू होगा।


Viewpoints: Sites go offline in US piracy laws protest

Summary: A number of high-profile websites took part in "blackouts" on Wednesday to protest against two bills being considered by Congress to tackle copyright infringement.

The House of Representatives' Stop Online Piracy Act (Sopa) and the Senate's Protect Intellectual Property Act (Pipa) are designed to block access to sites containing unauthorised copyright material. Content owners would be given the power to request court orders to shut down sites associated with piracy, and advertisers and ISPs would be forbidden from doing business with infringers based overseas. Sopa would also require search engines to remove suspect foreign sites from their results. A more detailed explanation of thebills can be read here. The English-language site of Wikipedia, the user-generated news site Reddit and the comedy website network Cheezburger took part in the protest. The WordPress blog system also took its homepages offline andurged the ownersof the 70.4 million sites that use its service to join in. The BBC asked some of the parties involved in the dispute to explain their positions. Jimmy Wales, Wikipedia At Wikipedia we are very strong defenders of freedom of speech and the open internet. We believe that if you want to combat piracy then measures that ask search engines to delist things or DNS services that block things are the wrong approach. The right approach is to follow the money. To go after the people who are engaging in large scale criminal enterprises rather than burdening the entire internet with a regime that doesn't have very much promise of working. And things could get really bad if we get into a situation where some of the worst burdens of these rules go through. We have strong indications from venture capitalists that they would find it hard to invest in new start-ups in the user-generated content space. Certainly innovations like Wikipedia would become very difficult if it were necessary for us to police everything that users were doing against some blacklist of websites. In the worst case scenario we could have a situation where the US creates a Chinese style firewall in which sites can get blacklisted merely on an accusation. Some of the variations of the bill make it a little harder to get blacklisted, but in general we just think the entire approach is the wrong one. Bad US law affects people all around the world. Look at the case of Richard O'Dwyer [the British student who created TVShack - a site which provided links to other pages containing pirated material]. The young man is being threatened with extradition to the US over alleged violations of US copyright law even though he lives in the UK and everything he did was on servers based in the UK. A big part of Sopa is about dealing with overseas websites. That will have a huge impact on the very exciting UK IT internet start-up scene if it becomes likely that on a single complaint from a US movie studio some promising young British firm would be shut down. We think it is a global issue because the US has such a strong impact on the internet. Many of the supporters of this bill portray those of us who are against it as being somehow pro-piracy. That is absolutely false. We are pro-freedom of speech. Many of us, including me personally, are quite anti-piracy. I just want to fight piracy in a way that will really work and make a real difference. Mr Wales is the co-founder and promoter of Wikipedia Matt Mullenweg, WordPress I've built my life on a free and open internet. As the co-founder of WordPress.org, a free software project that aims to democratise publishing, and the founder of Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com that hosts blogs from around the world in pursuit of the same goal, the proposed US legislation to regulate and censor the free and open foundation of the internet makes my mouth go dry with fear. The rise of the web over the past two decades and the freedom to publish and express yourself online will be looked back upon as a cultural revolution. We have gone from a world split between gatekeepers and media "consumers" to a world in which anyone regardless of geography, finances, social class, race, gender, or any other demographic identifier is free to engage with the rest of the world on their own terms. That freedom is of paramount importance and must be protected. That's why we're blacking out our websites on the 18th to raise awareness of this issue, and giving our users tools to do the same. The tech world is fiercely competitive and companies seldom agree on anything, when you see so many united in solidarity on a single issue, you know there's something to it. What concerns me the most about Sopa and the Protect IP Act is not that media companies and legislators want to have measures in place to protect copyright - for example we reply to and comply with DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act) takedown notices on WordPress.com when we receive them, it works well for everybody - it's that the authors of the legislation don't seem to really understand how the internet works. The definition of domestic versus foreign sites shows a woeful lack of comprehension about how domains are used and how traffic flows on the internet. Where do I stand? On the side of publishing freedom. What do I hope for? That these pieces of legislation be set aside, and that any future legislation in this arena be drafted by people who understand how the internet works - and how it won't if they do the wrong thing. Mr Mullenweg is the founding developer of WordPress Michael O'Leary , Motion Picture Association of America There is a growing problem that entertainment and technology companies face across the world: rogue websites that profit from stolen content and counterfeit goods. Many countries have taken reasonable measures to target this activity. Intellectual property laws have allowed commerce, innovation and free speech to flourish on the Internet. In the United States, criminal websites located in other countries are engaging in destructive behaviour but are currently beyond the reach of our courts and law enforcement agencies. So, there should be nothing controversial about taking measures to limit the access of these foreign rogue websites - that engage in behaviour that is illegal for domestic websites - to American consumers and the American market Measured legislation, the Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect IP Act, has been introduced in Congress to address rogue websites and has been modified to address the concerns of the technology industry. The importance of this legislation is evident in its broad support. It has the rare bipartisan support of Democrats and Republicans, the AFL-CIO (American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations) and Chamber of Commerce as well as a large coalition of businesses, unions, law enforcement officials and elected leaders from across the country. The bills will encourage innovation while preserving millions of jobs that depend on intellectual property protection, including about 2.2 million Americans whose jobs depend on the film and television industries. Unfortunately, opponents of the legislation have resorted to attacking the legislation without engaging in a real discussion of the provisions of the bill. Hopefully, this is not a stalling tactic to avoid targeting these foreign rogue websites and the profits they create for American companies that facilitate their illegal behaviour. Recently, the Obama Administration stated that it looks forward to working with all parties to pass legislation this year to combat foreign piracy. All industries should work together to pass the legislation. Every day that Congress fails to act on the legislation, American jobs are at risk and more consumers are vulnerable to criminal and malicious behaviour. Mr O'Leary is the MPAA's senior executive vice-president of global policy and external affairs. Steve Tepp, US Chamber of Commerce The controversy around the Protect IP and Stop Online Piracy Acts (Pipa and Sopa) has certainly gotten a lot of attention. We'd be concerned, too, if only the hyperbolic claims being thrown around actually pertained to these bills. As it stands, there is a disconnect between the actual contents of the legislation and the claims being made against them. Last week, both Senator Leahy and Congressman Smith, in a good-faith effort to address the concerns raised about the bill, announced they would roll back the provisions of these bills designed to block foreign criminal websites, striking a major conciliatory note with those who raised legitimate concerns. That was on top of the changes that guarantee the bill applies only to foreign sites. What remains are two pieces of legislation that are narrowly tailored and commercially reasonable for taking an effective swipe at the business models of rogue sites. To those who are familiar with the legislation, the claims for potential of censorship, breaking the internet, and lack of due process have left us scratching our heads. Both bills include narrowly tailored definitions of rogue sites, targeting the worst of the worst online counterfeiters and pirates. The bills say only the Department of Justice can initiate a full and comprehensive federal court process to obtain a court order to ask payment processors, ad networks, and search engines to cut off their services to these illicit websites. The victims of rogue sites are given an opportunity to bring a case at their own expense, with no possible chance to recover any money whatsoever, and an even more limited set of remedies. Further, an extensive checklist of due process and checks and balances are ensured to protect from potential misuse. These bills are critically important and needed now. Our economy is hurting as we watch foreign counterfeiters and pirates recklessly chop away at our creative industries and the more than 19 million people they employ. And rogue sites harm consumers with websites that look authentic, but in fact sell fakes like clothing, electronics, and medicine that are often shoddy and sometimes dangerous. How big is this problem? Rogue sites garner over 53 billion visits a year. Enforcement of intellectual property has yet to reach the 21st Century: Pipa and Sopa help plug this massive loophole. We all recognise that theft is not a free market principle, which is why IP thieves are not allowed to flourish in the physical marketplace. We applaud our enforcement agencies for taking a hard stance on counterfeiters in the brick and mortar world, but they frankly lack the tools to apply existing laws to our digital storefronts. What cannot be done is to do nothing. Indeed, there is broad consensus that something must be done to address online counterfeiting and piracy, which already costs the global economy $650bn (£432bn) annually. Supporters and sponsors of the legislation have made a good faith effort in addressing reasonable concerns while constructing and amending the bills. Mr Tepp is chief intellectual property counsel for the Global Intellectual Property Center at the US Chamber of Commerce

कॉपीराइट उल्लंघन से निपटने के लिए कांग्रेस द्वारा विचार किए जा रहे दो बिलों के विरोध में बुधवार को कई हाई-प्रोफाइल वेबसाइटों ने "ब्लैकआउट" में भाग लिया।


Discontent grows in Hong Kong despite boom

Summary: In some respects, Hong Kong has never had it so good.

By Katie HuntBusiness reporter, BBC News, Hong Kong The economy in this former British territory is booming, reaping the rewards of China's rise. Employment is at an all-time high and the government is so flush with cash, it is literally giving it away - each permanent resident is due to receive 6,000 Hong Kong dollars ($770; £480) later this year. But try telling Tam Kin Wai, a retired hospital porter, that times are good. He lives in a "cubicle home" that is barely 2m (6ft) wide with his wife and 13-year old son in Sham Shui Po. They must share a toilet and kitchen with eight other families. "Living costs are always going up," he says. Bypassed by the boom Mr Tam is one of about 100,000 people who live in inadequate housing - sometimes these homes are barely bigger than a coffin - according to the Society for Community Organisation (Soco), a non-governmental organisation that works on behalf of Hong Kong's poorest. "Hong Kong is a rich city," says Soco social worker Chan Siu Ming. "But so many people live in such a poor situation. I know many people who can't stand upright in their own home." And it's not just those at the bottom of the economic heap who feel that the city's boom is passing them by. The territory's middle classes, known locally as the sandwich class because they are squeezed between the rich and the poor, are frustrated by unaffordable property prices and a lack of democracy in government. Hong Kong enjoys many civil liberties unavailable across the border in China, such as the right to protest. But residents cannot vote directly for their leader or for many legislative seats. According to a University of Hong Kong opinion survey released last week, dissatisfaction with the government over livelihood conditions has reached the highest level since 1992. These sentiments were made clear on 1 July, the 14th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to China and an annual occasion for demonstrations. Turnout, although disputed, was generally agreed to be the highest since July 2004 when half a million people marched to have an unpopular anti-subversion law overturned and the economy was at a low ebb following the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars). "What you have is a whole wodge of people who have jobs but are still struggling, " says Christine Loh, the head of the Civil Exchange think tank and a former legislator. "I think people are increasingly questioning why our society is the way it is." The sources of discontent are wide-ranging but centre on economic issues such as soaring housing prices, inflation and the wealth gap. Inflation figures due to be released on Thursday are expected to show the city's inflation rate stood at 5.2% in June, its highest in almost three years, driven by rising rents and soaring food prices. Hong Kong imports 90% of its food and much comes from China where pork prices are at a record high. Home prices rose by 24% last year and are up 12% so far this year as newly affluent mainland Chinese snap up apartments here. According to a report by Demographia International, Hong Kong property, at 11.4 times gross median annual household income, is the most unaffordable in the world. Nearly half the population lives in government or subsidised housing and buying their own home is out of reach for many residents. Tycoon targeted And discontent over unaffordable housing is fuelled by the belief that government policy favours powerful property developers over ordinary people. Even billionaire tycoon Li Ka-shing, once feted by residents for his rags-to-riches life story, has become a target of protests. Earlier this year a group of young people camped outside his offices and protesters at the 1 July march carried placards that depicted Mr Li as a devil. They resent the hold Mr Li's business empire has over the Hong Kong economy where it's often said that anyone living here cannot go though a day without spending money at one of his businesses. His conglomerates have a dominant hand in key sectors including property development, retail, electricity generation and container ports. "We remember the days when we called Li Ka-shing superman," says Ms Loh. "There has been a fall from grace." Measures The government has acknowledged that the rising income gap is a problem and is taking some steps to address it, although progress is slow. In May, it introduced a minimum wage after more than a decade of debate. And a decision on whether to build more public housing for sale to lower income residents is expected in the autumn. The cash handout also came in response to public pressure to provide more relief for the less well-off but has been widely criticised. Pro-business groups are aghast at the idea of unconditional handouts, while Ms Loh at Civic Exchange says it's a short-term salve that does not address underlying problems such as health care and the pension system. Others just think the money could be better spent on other issues facing Hong Kong, such as worsening air pollution or public housing. For Mr Tam, perched on the bunk in his tiny cubicle, things are about to look up. After a four-year wait, the family has been allocated a public housing flat eight times bigger than the their current living space. But he is one of the lucky ones. There are 150,000 families on the waiting list.

कुछ मायनों में, हांगकांग का इतना अच्छा कभी नहीं रहा है।


Swansea Half Marathon runner dies during race

Summary: A runner has died during the Swansea Half Marathon.

Event organisers said they were working closely with all emergency services looking into the circumstances of the incident, which happened on Sunday. In a statement, an event spokesman said: "Our deepest condolences go to their family and friends at this time." The route started outside Brangwyn Hall and ran alongside Swansea Bay. About 10,000 people were expected to take part in the event.

स्वानसी हाफ मैराथन के दौरान एक धावक की मृत्यु हो गई है।


Magistrates' court: Prosecuting cases from Spice to knife crime

Summary: Most of us will hope never to set foot in one, but thousands end up appearing in court each year. What is it like in Wales' 14 magistrates courts - and how are they working? In the first in a series of pieces, we spend the day at three courts. "You never know what's going to happen."

By Steve Duffy and Jenny ReesBBC Wales News In the end, Crown Prosecutor Abul Hussain's day runs mainly as he'd planned at Swansea Magistrates' Court. Twenty cases in five hours, involving: knife crime; a Spice habit formed in prison; football-related violence; plus allegations of domestic violence, historic sex offences and a trap set by paedophile hunters. In fairness, he'd prepared for 10 more cases, but life in the magistrates' court, as he said, is unpredictable. A day shadowing him in Swansea is an eye opener. Reporters are used to courts, usually dipping in for specific cases, but this is a glimpse of the workload of one key part of that bigger picture. And a role that rarely gets the media spotlight. All criminal cases start life in the magistrates' court. From driving under the influence of drink or drugs, to rape and murder. Some will stay here in the lower court - whether it's "the bench" of three magistrates, or a district judge, they have powers to give a maximum of six months in jail. Anyone being tried for a crime that attracts a longer sentence is sent to crown court for their case to be heard. But each will pass through "the mags". Abul knows today will be one of the busier of his week. When we meet the day before, he talks through his prep - checking each case, anticipating questions from the magistrates and ensuring he has the answers. His list comprises 18 morning cases where a guilty plea is anticipated, and a further 12 in the afternoon where not guilty pleas are expected. But all of that could change. It starts with a string of drink-drive charges, with defendants who've declined legal advice. Courts are seeing an increasing number of "litigants in person" - who have either declined the free advice from a duty solicitor, or can't afford the costs of a private defence solicitor. And while that may be fine for the straight forward case, it inevitably adds time, as the process is explained to each of those who arrive looking bewildered, apprehensive, or tearful. From the miscalculation about how much will put a petite 20-something over the limit, to a recent bereavement causing a lapse in judgement. Each loses their licence. Others know they'll also lose their job. Because beneath each charge sheet is a life unravelling. Take the man found in a night club with a knife. It's a tool from work he'd forgotten about - only discovered at 06:30 after 12 hours' drinking and gambling. The gravity of its presence only realised when he's arrested, along with the damage his addictions are having. Or the driver over the limit - again - this time with his young son in the car. Probation reports reveal work-related PTSD has led him to drink. But as a serving police officer, it's the end of what had been a promising career. There are those whose lives are lived through the courts. The 72nd appearance for a 35-year-old man who developed a Spice habit in prison. Or the 78 previous convictions for a 34-year-old who arrives - it appears - intoxicated. Conviction 79 is doing a runner without paying a £20 taxi fare - and stealing the dash-cam for good measure. Eyebrows are raised when it's revealed that two weeks on, he's still got the dash-cam and has brought it to court with him to be returned to its rightful owner. Today's cases are before a district judge, and we're rattling through them. Most last less than 10 minutes. A list this long would take longer if being heard by magistrates - three people naturally need some time to reach a consensus. Throughout, Abul is updating his files. Dealing with hushed requests from defence solicitors, crouching at his side. Or a whisper to the clerk to get a heads up on which case she'll call next. He admits these days are exhausting. Since 2010, 22 magistrates' courts have closed in Wales, meaning all of the work is funnelled through the remaining 14. Efficiencies have been brought in to help keep costs down, investment has been made in new technology - the upshot is those remaining in court are multi-tasking, even while cases are heard. So for those outside, yet to have their cases called, there will be hours of waiting. For those inside, processing the cases, it's non-stop. At Merthyr Tydfil magistrates, there are defendants drawn from an area stretching north of Brecon to Pontypridd. One man is two hours late for his appearance because he walked 10 miles from the Rhymney valley to get here. The bench - two women and a man - will hear 14 cases in Court 2. As well as taking advice from their clerks, they spend a good period of time retiring to weigh up each sentence. The offences range from drunken behaviour after the Royal Welsh Show to sending a threatening text in a family row. Some are listed for trial or are serious enough to be sent to the crown court for sentence. There is a framework to follow but they want to hear the back-stories too. One long-term Rhondda hospital patient, 29, admits threatening words and behaviour towards a patient and staff. She has a history of 17 assaults, some mental health issues, as well as physical health problems, and the bench wants a pre-sentence report from probation with "all options open". A 28-year-old Tredegar man, stopped in his car in a routine police check on a remote country lane, had traces of amphetamine in his blood from the day before. Although not obviously impaired, the aggravating feature is that his partner was in the car at the time. He needs the car for shift work and now faces losing his job after the inevitable 12-month driving ban. Alcohol plays its part in the next case from the Rhondda - a 38-year-old man, on pain killers for a bad knee, who has not touched drink for two years before he ends up drinking six or seven pints of lager during a family get-together. He cannot remember jumping onto car bonnets and smashing windscreens with his fist. One car was being driven at the time. He can't remember either "making repeated howling noises" or soiling himself and urinating inside the police van. It's "a complete aberration". The in-court probation officer is asked to consult with him - and he is back in the dock later to be given a 12-month community order, with 15 days community activity and a fine. The saddest case is at the end of the day: a 35-year-old local man who admitted theft of toiletries from Poundland - the latest in a list of 74 similar offences - and possessing a small amount of Spice. It's not the only case involving Spice that day. The shoplifting comes only a couple of weeks after his release from prison on licence, so he is in a real danger of being sent back inside. His solicitor tells magistrates that Spice has been the man's "drug of choice" in prison over the last year. "He's found it easier to get Spice inside prison than on the outside and had been using £30 worth a day," the court hears. He has since been trying to tackle his addiction and, after being homeless, was now staying with his sister. He is sobbing in the dock as his solicitor pleads for him not to be sent back to prison. The magistrates say the probation service "see something in you" and decide to give him "a real opportunity" by giving him a suspended prison sentence and 40 hours unpaid work. At Cardiff Magistrates' Court, there are five courts in operation - Court 3 is the designated custody court in front of District Judge Neil Thomas. It is the first since Saturday morning and there are 21 in police custody. The silence in court is punctuated by tapping on laptops from solicitors and probation officers, and the echo from the cells as each prisoner is escorted to the glass-walled dock. The court deals with 18 cases. Eight involve people with a background in drug problems. There is also a Penarth businessman accused of assaulting his wife, breaching bail conditions by a phone call to her in the early hours, after connecting CCTV at the family home to a computer at his new address so he could monitor her movements. Failure to comply with probation orders and after-prison supervision have also led to weekend arrests. They include a 31-year-old woman from Barry. She has become a nuisance to emergency services, emailing the police contact centre 950 times in just over a year - including threats to harm or kill herself. These have included images of pills. Prosecutor Nia James says police have been required to take each threat seriously with "meaningless and fruitless searches", once involving the force helicopter and dogs. Some emails are simply bizarre - reporting a cousin's dog with fleas or sending a photo of her dirty underwear. She is given a suspended sentence, rehabilitation activity - and a community behaviour order not to contact emergency services unless it's really genuine. One 34-year-old Pentwyn man with a history of drug problems was shoplifting perfume at John Lewis to sell to buy food. He was already paying more in accumulated fines each month than he was receiving in Universal Credit. He is jailed for 18 weeks. Another heroin addict, 41, with 39 previous convictions, stole jars of coffee from Tesco in Cardiff city centre in June. As there seems to be no issues since, he is given a suspended sentence. A 30-year-old drug addict from Barry had failed to surrender to custody for offences which took place while at Cardiff Bay police station. These included smearing excrement inside three different police cells over a weekend - while trying to withdraw from drugs - and punching a police sergeant. He is jailed for six months. Back in Swansea, just as the morning list concludes - early - Court 3 here puts an offer out to its neighbours to take on cases and help them out. Abul smiles. He had warned on top of the 30 cases he'd prepared for, he might have to pick up more un-seen files. The afternoon's session is predominantly for those who are pleading not guilty. The grandfather accused of indecently assaulting a relative 20 years ago; the young man snared by paedophile hunters; and the Brentford fans in town for assaulting a police officer after Swansea's FA Cup win - all are given dates for their trials. Which leaves the last case of the day, which no-one was expecting. Five days after she should have been in court, a young woman arrives, "tired and emotional" and clearly expecting to be given an immediate custodial sentence for her tardiness. Instead, she's told to return the next day when her case will be heard in full. "Judge, you are a gentleman. I really wasn't expecting that." Just as Abul said, you never know what's going to happen.

हम में से ज्यादातर लोग कभी भी एक में पैर नहीं रखने की उम्मीद करेंगे, लेकिन हजारों लोग हर साल अदालत में पेश होते हैं। वेल्स की 14 मजिस्ट्रेट अदालतों में यह कैसा है-और वे कैसे काम कर रहे हैं? टुकड़ों की एक श्रृंखला में पहले, हम तीन अदालतों में दिन बिताते हैं। "आप कभी नहीं जानते कि क्या होने वाला है।"


Naked gardener Robert Jenner denies 13 offences

Summary: A man who carried out DIY tasks and gardening while naked was seen bending over in his garden wearing only his work boots, a court has heard.

The prosecution at the trial of Robert Jenner, from Eccles in Kent, alleges he is an exhibitionist, not a naturist. Witness Fred Black told magistrates he was disgusted: "There's kids walking up and down that street 24/7. People don't want to see that. It's not right." Mr Jenner, from Stevens Road, denies 13 public order offences. The prosecution alleges his behaviour caused alarm and distress. But Mr Jenner's defence team says he is a naturist and believes his behaviour to have been reasonable - a freedom of expression. The case continues.

एक अदालत ने सुना है कि एक व्यक्ति जो नग्न रहते हुए व्यक्तिगत कार्यों और बागवानी करता था, उसे अपने बगीचे में केवल अपने काम के जूते पहने झुकते देखा गया था।


Day trips and business visits boost Guernsey tourism

Summary: Guernsey's tourism industry grew in 2011, with a surge in day-trips leading to a 5% rise in overall passenger numbers compared to the previous year.

A survey commissioned by Commerce and Employment revealed 66% more people (53,300) visited for the day. The rise has been attributed to more frequent flights from Gatwick and more direct ferry sailings from France. Jason Moriarty, the director of marketing and tourism, said: "We also had better inter-island connections." Sea travel saw the biggest rises, with 10% more departures (323,300) than in 2010. However, air transport remained more popular, with 452,200 departures - a year-on-year rise of 2%.

ग्वेर्नसे के पर्यटन उद्योग में 2011 में वृद्धि हुई, जिसमें दिन-यात्राओं में वृद्धि हुई, जिससे पिछले वर्ष की तुलना में कुल यात्रियों की संख्या में 5 प्रतिशत की वृद्धि हुई।


Rame Head fuel fire not suspicious say police

Summary: A large barn blaze in which firefighters dealt with exploding gas cylinders has been brought under control say police.

Six fire crews were called to the blaze at Rame Head near Torpoint in south east Cornwall on Wednesday. Police said the cause of the fire was not thought to be suspicious and road closures had been lifted. Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service have been at the scene dampening down the fire. A diesel spillage into a local stream was being monitored by the Environment Agency which was "confident the effects will be minimal, and the contamination will disperse naturally", said police. Follow BBC News South West on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Send your story ideas to spotlight@bbc.co.uk. Related Internet Links Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service

पुलिस का कहना है कि एक बड़े गोदाम में लगी आग पर काबू पा लिया गया है, जिसमें अग्निशामकों ने गैस सिलेंडरों के विस्फोट से निपटा।