Hollande's Le Monde interviews 'political suicide'

Summary: What kind of candidate, a few months ahead of elections, takes it on himself to offend a list of people that includes judges and lawyers, immigrants and Muslims, footballers and intellectuals, political allies as well as enemies, the intelligence community and his ex-girlfriend too?

By Hugh SchofieldBBC News, Paris The answer is Francois Hollande. In a collection of interviews just published by two Le Monde journalists, the French president unburdens himself, in astonishingly cavalier style, of a series of revealing jibes: There's more. Presidential predecessor and Republican candidate Nicolas Sarkozy is a "crude mini-De Gaulle" and a "Duracell rabbit". The Greens are a "cynical pain in the butt" and left-wing rebels are a "crowd of idiots". And, on a personal note, ex-partner Valerie Trierweiler was a traitor because she lied about his famous "toothless" quote about the poor. Perhaps most damaging of all, not a jibe but a revelation: the admission that he personally ordered the assassination of four enemies of the state, presumably militants in the Middle East. The secret services must be fuming. Friends in the Socialist Party, still hoping Mr Hollande might have a decent shot at a second term in April, are flabbergasted at the president's verbal carelessness. They fear it has already undermined his nascent campaign. Others are more blunt. For more than one commentator, the book - called appropriately A President Should Not Say That - is little less than an act of "political suicide". "How do you manage to turn your camp into a field of ruins, fill your friends with despair and your enemies with rejoicing, and weaken your own position just a little bit more?" asked Le Monde. "Francois Hollande has found the recipe." What was he thinking? The interviews, 60 in all, were accumulated over the last five years by Gerard Davet and Fabrice Lhomme. The president received them regularly at the Elysee Palace and they chatted. The journalists made no secret of their intention of writing a book, and Mr Hollande agreed to their condition of no copy-vetting. In his defence, it has been argued that the controversial comments were made a long time ago - and it is easy to take things out of context. All he was trying to do, plead the president's dwindling band of loyalists, was keep his promise of being a "normal" president by opening his doors, as well as his thoughts, to the press. But, off the record, many Socialists are exasperated by what they see as a kind of narcissistic self-indulgence on the part of their leader. What psychological impulse can it be, they ask, that made him spend so much time baring himself to journalists? How could he have been so naive? More from Hugh: With the book selling out in shops across Paris, the damage is already visible. In a poll, 78% of those surveyed said it was a mistake for Mr Hollande to give the interviews. An even greater figure, 86%, said they did not want him to run for a second term. Until now Mr Hollande has kept his career options open. A Socialist primary will be held in January, and the president will announce if he is a candidate only after the centre-right holds its primary next month. The consensus until this week was that the president would indeed run again, despite record unpopularity and the failure of his solemn vow to bring down unemployment. The argument, as ever with Mr Hollande, is that only a bridge-builder like himself can bring together the two competing wings of the Socialists. The existence of rival candidates - Arnaud Montebourg on the left, Emmanuel Macron on the right - tends to reinforce that case. But now more and more people in the party are pondering whether the president might not be an outright liability. "It's bewildering. I lack the words to say what I think: something between a hammer-blow to the head, and the straw that broke the camel's back," one Socialist MP told Le Monde after reading extracts from the book. "Imagine burying your grandmother when she is still alive; that's roughly the ambience at party HQ," said another. Hitting back at Hollande The president's unguarded quips have already led to a series of angry rejoinders from his targets. Magistrates said they were "stupefied" by his criticism, and the Union of Professional Football Players said: "Sorry to disappoint you, but not all of us are thick." Mr Hollande's ex-partner Valerie Trierweiler sent out a tweet to contradict his denial that he had mockingly called the poor "toothless". In the book Mr Hollande says that her original accusation to that effect, made after the pair had split, was an "odious act of treachery". For many commentators, the interviews are symptomatic of his original mistake when he defined himself as a "normal" president in contrast with the frantic "hyper-president" Nicolas Sarkozy. As political scientist Gerard Grunberg pointed out, in such abnormal times, France was not looking for a normal president.

चुनाव से कुछ महीने पहले किस तरह का उम्मीदवार, न्यायाधीशों और वकीलों, अप्रवासियों और मुसलमानों, फुटबॉलरों और बुद्धिजीवियों, राजनीतिक सहयोगियों के साथ-साथ दुश्मनों, खुफिया समुदाय और उसकी पूर्व प्रेमिका को भी शामिल करने वाले लोगों की सूची को आहत करने की जिम्मेदारी लेता है?


What 'hostage video' reveals about Nigeria's Boko Haram

Summary: In the three-and-a-half minute video, one of the hostages, reading from a piece of paper, states that his captors are Jama'atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'awati wal-Jihad. This is the official name for the Nigerian Islamist militant group popularly known as Boko Haram, which has waged an insurgency for more than a decade.

By Will RossBBC News, Lagos It is impossible to independently verify that this is the group holding the seven French tourists. It is also not clear if the masked militants in the video are speaking on behalf of the entire group or its leader, Imam Abubakar Shekau, or whether they are a faction. If the video is genuinely from Boko Haram then it shows us how this organisation is metamorphosing from being a local group with a mainly Nigerian agenda into a more international jihadist outfit. Securing a ransom payment could be an objective of the kidnappings but it seems just as likely that the overall aim of the Islamist militants is more political - to use hostages as a bargaining chip to pressure the West to end its military involvement in countries like Mali and Somalia. Up to now, Boko Haram had never said it had taken hostages. Its grievances have mainly been within Nigeria - especially with what it sees as the corrupt political elite and Islamic establishment. The car bombing of the UN building in the capital, Abuja. in August 2011 was the only clear evidence of an attack on an international target. France is clearly the focus of this latest video which was posted on YouTube. A militant criticises the French President Francois Hollande for sending troops to fight Islamist militants in northern Mali. "Let the French president know that he has launched war against Islam and we are fighting him everywhere. Let him know that we are spread everywhere to save our brothers," the man reads as the French hostages, including four children, sit behind him. 'Factionalised' He speaks in Arabic whereas previous Boko Haram videos have been in the local Hausa language - an indication of a shift in the group's agenda. Although in the recording there were calls for colleagues to be released from detention in Nigeria and Cameroon, Nigeria's President Jonathan Goodluck was not criticised for sending troops to Mali. It seems Boko Haram - or a faction of the group - is expanding its focus beyond Nigeria's borders. "People have had the impression that this organisation was Nigeria based," says Abubakar Kari, a political scientist at the University of Abuja. " If it now makes demands which are not Nigeria related then finally it has become an international organisation." The situation in Mali seems to have played a key role in the change of direction. There have been unconfirmed reports in recent months of Boko Haram members linking up in Mali with Islamist militants from the Movement for Unity and Jihad in West Africa (Mujao) - a group which has used multi-million dollar ransom payments to help fund its operations in Mali. Malian officials say prior to the French military action, hundreds of Boko Haram recruits were training at a camp outside the city of Gao in northern Mali. "There is evidence that the group has been factionalised - there is the classic al-Qaeda type of group with an international jihadist agenda whilst the other faction is responding more to local issues," says Jibrin Ibrahim, director of the Nigeria-based Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD). It is widely suspected that Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau has not been well for months - possibly after being injured. Analysts believe this could be contributing to splits within the Islamist militants. 'Grand fiction' The day before the YouTube video was released a man who said he was speaking on behalf of the Boko Haram leadership denied the group had been responsible for the kidnapping of the French family. "We have nothing to do with the French people or their abductors," said Sheikh Abu Muhammad Ibn Abdulazeez. However, some people question his credibility. The fact that he made this statement during a 30-minute press conference at a television station in Maiduguri in north-east Nigeria makes some people doubt whether he has anything to do with Boko Haram. The Nigerian military may at times have been criticised for its response to the insurgency, but you have to wonder how the army which has a very heavy presence in Maiduguri would not have noticed a Boko Haram press conference taking place. "I know enough about the leadership of the sect and its protocols to know that the so-called Abdulazeez is a grand fiction created by those who want to feather their personal nests," journalist and Boko Haram-watcher Ahmad Salkida wrote earlier this month in Nigeria's Premium Times. Last month, the man, who gave his name as Sheikh Abu Muhammad Ibn Abdulazeez, announced that Boko Haram had declared a ceasefire. The attacks did not stop leading one newspaper to print the headline: "Ceasefire or ceaseless fire?" There are also many Nigerians who believe some politicians are fuelling the insurgency for their own personal gain. The group popularly known as Boko Haram used to own up to attacks via email. It has even posted videos of its bombings, including the April 2012 car bombing of This Day newspaper in Abuja. But after its spokesman, known as Abu Qaqa, was reportedly killed by Nigerian troops during a gun battle in Kano last September, the emails have dried up. Even when those emails were sent to local newsrooms, it was never possible to verify that they were the views of the group's leadership. Boko Haram vehemently denied having anything to do with the first kidnappings in northern Nigeria in May 2011 when Christopher McManus, a British national identified as a quantity surveyor, and his Italian colleague Franco Lamolinara, were seized by the Islamist group called, "al-Qaeda in the land beyond the Sahel". The two hostages were killed, apparently by their captors, as British and Nigerian troops attempted a rescue mission in March 2012. The UK later said the hostage-takers were from a group known as Ansaru. Also known as Jama'atu Ansarul Musilimina Fi Biladis Sudan (Vanguards for the Protection of Muslims in Black Africa), Ansaru emailed newsrooms to say it was behind the kidnapping earlier this month of seven foreigners in northern Nigeria. Opinion differs on possible links between all these groups. Some analysts believe they simply share a similar Islamist ideology whilst others believe they are products of Boko Haram splits. With so much violence in northern Nigeria it is increasingly difficult to know who is behind it all. "There is a theory that Boko Haram became a franchise adopted by all sorts of organisations and groups in order to mask their true identity," says Mr Kari, adding that the kidnapping of the French family may not have been done by Boko Haram but by another organisation with a separate objective. But it is clear that kidnapping is now a major strategy of the Islamist militants in northern Nigeria.

साढ़े तीन मिनट के वीडियो में, बंधकों में से एक, कागज के एक टुकड़े से पढ़ रहा है, कहता है कि उसके अपहरणकर्ता जमातू अहलिस सुन्ना लिद्दा 'अवती वाल-जिहाद हैं। यह नाइजीरियाई इस्लामी आतंकवादी समूह का आधिकारिक नाम है जिसे बोको हराम के नाम से जाना जाता है, जिसने एक दशक से अधिक समय से विद्रोह छेड़ रखा है।


Viewpoint: Ortega's Nicaragua crisis evokes memories of past

Summary: Javier Bauluz is a Pulitzer Prize-winning Spanish photojournalist who has been reporting on the recent wave of protests in Nicaragua in which hundreds of people have been killed. He argues that there are parallels between the current crisis and Nicaragua's armed conflict of the 1980s, which he also covered.

"How did we not realise that they were becoming monsters? How did we let them get away with so much?" an old woman asked me, crying, at an anti-government demonstration in the Nicaraguan capital, Managua, at the end of April. The upset woman was a former member of the Sandinista rebel group, which successfully rose up against President Anastasio Somoza in 1979, thereby putting an end to more than 40 years of bloody rule by his family. Now, four decades on from the overthrow of Somoza, she was taking to the streets against the government of Daniel Ortega, himself a former rebel and Sandinista leader. After winning four presidential elections, Mr Ortega has been in power for more than 16 of the 39 years since Somoza was ousted. When the crying old woman said she regretted "letting them get away with", she was talking about the repression she saw coming from Mr Ortega's administration after the anti-government protests began on 18 April. When I landed in Managua on the fifth day of protests, the number of people killed stood at 27, according to figures from the Nicaraguan Association for Human Rights (ANPDH). According to that same organisation, that number had gone up to 448 by 26 July. New weapons A veteran of the fight against Somoza, Mr Ortega has failed to realise that there are new arms available to those fighting today's battles. The internet and social media have become both tools and weapons for those demonstrating against President Ortega. They are using them to organise protests and to document human rights violations carried out by his government. I think that Mr Ortega's thinking is stuck in the 1980s. He does not realise that having control of a large part of the traditional media, mostly owned by his sons, is no longer enough to control the flow of information. But there are things that remind me of what I experienced in Nicaragua of the 1980s: the strength, courage and determination, which I have seen among the young and those not so young (among those taking to the streets are also mothers, fathers and grandparents). These days, medical students are detained for treating peaceful protesters who do not have anywhere else to turn after being banned from seeking help in hospitals. These doctors and aspiring doctors have to act clandestinely. That reminds me of 1986 and 1987 when medical and other students in Managua would volunteer to harvest coffee in the north of the country. At that time, Daniel Ortega was in his first term in office and was fighting against the anti-Sandinista rebels, who emerged after Somoza was ousted. Coffee was practically Nicaragua's only source of income during the war against the Contra rebels. The Contras, on the other hand, enjoyed the backing of the US government to the tune of $100m, after President Ronald Reagan had labelled the Sandinista government a "Communist regime" and a "terrorist" state. Coffee and rifles The young peaceful protesters of today remind me of those students whom I met in the coffee plantations, carrying AK-47 rifles in one hand and baskets full of coffee beans in the other. The rifles were essential as the area came under constant attack by the Contras. One medical student, who went by the name of Nadia, always got up early in the mornings to lead the group to where they would harvest that day. With her rifle slung across her shoulder she would go first, knowingly running the risk of treading on one of the many mines that littered the countryside. That courage and determination which I witnessed in the 1980s and that clever Nicaraguan sense of humour and joy of life which I admire so much, I have come across again at today's barricades - even when the bullets were flying over our heads. They have conquered fear, just like those students did in the 80s. 'One way or another' The phrase that I have heard over and over again here in Nicaragua is: "They're going, one way or another". It refers to President Ortega and his wife Rosario Murillo, who is also the country's vice-president, and the protesters' aim to kick them out of office, if not the country. What remains to be seen is how long the couple will take to leave and how much more blood has to be shed before they do. President Ortega blames everything on the protesters and denies any responsibility. He has even gone as far as flatly denying the existence of pro-government paramilitary groups, when there are hundreds of videos and eyewitness reports which attest to their actions. He is committing the same mistake he did when he lost the 1990 presidential election by underestimating the strength of feeling among ordinary Nicaraguans. During that campaign, which I covered, everything had at first pointed to an Ortega win, as crowds would gather to cheer him and his vice-presidential candidate, Sergio Ramírez (who has since turned into a staunch opponent of Mr Ortega). But Mr Ortega's decision to keep military service obligatory resulted in thousands of mothers, who did not want to see their sons risk their lives, voting against the Sandinista leader. From Sandinistas to anti-Orteguistas Today, you can find all kind of people at the protests, rich, poor, leftists, rightists, old, young, students and workers. Many of those manning the barricades are Sandinistas who believe that Daniel Ortega has betrayed the revolution and its ideals. It is not unusual to meet people who fought Somoza and the Contras at the anti-government marches. Many are there with their children and grandchildren. They draw a clear distinction between those who support the present government - whom they call Orteguistas after the president - and themselves, arguing that they are the ones who are upholding the ideals of the Sandinista revolution and the 20th-Century general, Augusto Sandino, from whom they drew inspiration and their name. Like the Sandinistas who fought Somoza in the the 70s and the Contras in the 80s, those fighting for their basic human rights today are paying a high price for their determination and perseverance. But they are not deterred and have even adopted the battle cry of Sandinista rebel Leonel Rugama, who when he was surrounded by Somoza's troops shouted: "Let your mother surrender!" While looking for the home of one of those killed in the recent protests to report on his funeral, I found myself remembering Nadia, the young student who walked among the coffee plants, ready to fight with her rifle, or step on to a landmine, all to defend her ideals of justice and liberty. "Which side of the barricade would she be on now?" I asked myself. All photos by Javier Bauluz subject to copyright.

जेवियर बाउलुज एक पुलित्जर पुरस्कार विजेता स्पेनिश फोटो पत्रकार हैं जो निकारागुआ में विरोध प्रदर्शनों की हालिया लहर पर रिपोर्टिंग कर रहे हैं जिसमें सैकड़ों लोग मारे गए हैं। उनका तर्क है कि वर्तमान संकट और 1980 के दशक के निकारागुआ के सशस्त्र संघर्ष के बीच समानताएं हैं, जिसे उन्होंने भी कवर किया था।


Are late night brawls a thing of the past?

Summary: Our society is becoming significantly less violent. Today's figures suggesting a 12% year-on-year drop in admissions to English hospitals for violent injuries are just the latest evidence of a remarkable and welcome trend. Something extraordinary is happening.

Mark EastonHome editor@BBCMarkEastonon Twitter The chances of being a victim of violent crime in Britain are half what they were less than 20 years ago. Murders are at their lowest level since the early 1980s. It's not just in Britain. Violence appears to be falling in many developed countries, with no obvious common political or ideological driver. The homicide rate has halved since the early 90s in Sweden, Germany, Italy, Hungary, France, Netherlands, South Africa, Canada and the US, the list goes on, despite markedly different approaches to criminal justice and social policies. So what is happening? One popular current theory is that the switch to lead-free petrol has reduced ingestion of a substance, which in substantial doses over a long period has known links to aggression. There is a striking correlation between a fall in violence and the introduction of unleaded fuel in different countries. However, the continued substantial fall in serious violence in the UK suggests to me that there are other social and cultural factors at play. Hospital admissions statistics for violent injury have a strong whiff of alcohol about them - victims are still most likely to arrive late on a Friday or Saturday night, they are predominantly young men and women who have been drinking. But our relationship with alcohol is changing. When Tony Blair suggested tackling violent and anti-social drinking by encouraging a Southern European cafe culture with more relaxed licensing rules, people scoffed and predicted mayhem. But, actually, young people are drinking less and behaving better. In many places, the police, local authorities and the licensed trade work successfully together to manage the night-time economy - it may still be a far from edifying scene, but incidents of violence are much fewer and far between than they were. Some people suggest that the rising price of alcohol is reducing consumption. Public health workers, campaigners and teachers will also claim credit for promoting a culture of responsible drinking. The important word in that last sentence, I think, is culture. We are witnessing a cultural shift away from violence and aggression that is building upon itself. It is cool to be cool. A Home Office research study in 2003 concluded that, for many young Britons, fighting while drunk was seen as an inevitable fact of life. The report quotes a young woman saying: "I have a drink and I just want to fight anyone." A young man agrees: "It is part of our heritage. Like football matches, you always get a fight at the end." Whether it's licensing laws or lead-free petrol that has been the catalyst, something appears to have changed such attitudes. Our society has become noticeably more intolerant of violence. Whether it is bar-room brawls, football hooliganism, domestic violence or hate crimes, the idea that such behaviour is "inevitable" or "none of our business" is now routinely challenged. We may have reached a critical tipping point where aggression and violence are no longer acceptable as an inescapable feature of contemporary life. Corporal punishment is out. Anger-management is in. It is tempting to see this change as part of a much longer phenomenon - the civilizing of our society over centuries. In the 14th century, Britain had murder rates akin to the Congo today. Violence was ubiquitous. Three hundred years later, the philosopher Thomas Hobbes' observation that life in nature was "nasty, brutish and short" still had justification. Today, for those fortunate enough to live in the developed world, the chances of having one's life cut short through violence are probably lower than at almost any point in history. Intolerance of aggression and tolerance of difference have become social norms that make for a more peaceful and calm society.

हमारा समाज काफी कम हिंसक होता जा रहा है। आज के आंकड़े बताते हैं कि हिंसक चोटों के लिए अंग्रेजी अस्पतालों में प्रवेश में साल-दर-साल 12 प्रतिशत की गिरावट एक उल्लेखनीय और स्वागत योग्य प्रवृत्ति का नवीनतम प्रमाण है। कुछ असाधारण हो रहा है।


The couple banned from staring through neighbours' windows

Summary: Prosecutions for breaking Community Protection Notices - sometimes known as the new Anti-Social Behaviour Orders (Asbos) - are on the rise in England and Wales. But there are concerns the powers are being used unfairly, with no need to prove the accusations being made.

By Rick KelseyReporter, Victoria Derbyshire programme "I'm desperately sad that this has happened," Sheila Jacklin tells the BBC Victoria Derbyshire programme. "I put on a brave face, because you have to. But I am deeply sad." Sheila has lived with her husband Nigel in their home on the East Sussex coast for 26 years. It was the idea of being moments from the beach that first attracted them to the area, Sheila says. But taking their normal path to the seafront means they now risk breaking the law. This is because the couple have been accused of "harassing" their neighbours, originating from a planning dispute, and been issued with a warning letter for a Community Protection Notice (CPN). It means they are subject to a number of rules which, if broken, could see them given a full CPN - which it is a criminal offence to breach. The couple are not allowed to walk in a large area in front of their house, be perceived to be looking at any windows in their village or walk on the beach in front of their house. They deny the claims of harassment, and say the council has placed the restrictions on them without hearing their side. CPNs are designed to prevent unreasonable behaviour that affects the local community's quality of life, and are the closest of new powers to Anti-Social Behaviour Orders (Asbos), which were replaced in 2015 in England and Wales. But, unlike Asbos, the CPN warning letters can be issued by police and councils without proof of the claims being made, and without going through the courts. Sheila describes the CPN warning as "ridiculous". "[The exclusion zone] looks as if someone's got a red crayon and gone round [an arbitrary area]. There's no logic to it." Rother District Council said: "In this case, Sussex Police issued a warning letter on behalf of the council in an attempt to resolve a long-standing neighbourhood dispute." The Jacklins say they continue to walk in the area in front of their home, breaking their warning, and are expecting to be given a full CPN - which they say they will challenge in court. "We are just doing what we have been doing for 26 years, so we'll continue to [go there]," says Nigel, resolutely. Breaking a CPN can lead to a fine, and and multiple breaches can result in prison. In the year ending September 2017, there were more than 1,220 prosecutions for breaching CPNs, a Freedom of Information request to the Ministry of Justice has found. This was a 42% rise on the previous 12 months, the Victoria Derbyshire programme has found, when there were 855 prosecutions - of which 75% were successful. The full number of CPN warning letters issued each year is not known. Shouting, crying, arguing Josie Appleton from the Manifesto Club, which campaigns for civil liberties, has concerns over how CPNs are issued - and says they are "very hard to appeal". "A CPN can literally be written on a form, and after that it's a crime for you to do what they say you do. "I really think that councils are not in the position to be issuing these legal sanctions against people. "It's a completely arbitrary power. And where you have arbitrary powers you have bad law enforcement." The Victoria Derbyshire programme has seen evidence of people receiving CPNs for shouting, crying, arguing and feeding birds in the garden. One case involved a woman in north-east England who says she was issued with a CPN after making noise while being subject to domestic violence. Joanne, who is challenging her CPN conviction, said the notice - plus a fine - was pushed through her door. She believes it originates from complaints from one neighbour. "I'm not paying the fine," she says. "I've got no previous convictions, I'm a hard-working law-abiding citizen. I don't know how it's happening." Simon Blackburn from the Local Government Association, however, argues that CPNs are a valuable tool for reducing anti-social behaviour. "Local authorities aren't going around looking for problems," he says, "they're responding to issues - very serious issues, often - that are reported to them. "And we have a duty to protect the public, and we take that duty very seriously." He says people have the right to appeal to a magistrates' court within 21 days, and often a warning letter is "all that's required" to ensure a change in the recipient's behaviour. A Home Office spokesperson said: "We are clear that Community Protection Orders should be used proportionately to tackle anti-social behaviour." But for Sheila, it is a power that is needlessly turning aspects of their daily life into an offence. "It's the criminalisation of us, frankly," she says. Watch the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme on weekdays between 09:00 and 11:00 on BBC Two and the BBC News Channel.

सामुदायिक सुरक्षा नोटिसों को तोड़ने के लिए अभियोजन-जिसे कभी-कभी नए असामाजिक व्यवहार आदेश (ए. एस. बी. ओ. एस.) के रूप में जाना जाता है-इंग्लैंड और वेल्स में बढ़ रहे हैं। लेकिन ऐसी चिंताएं हैं कि शक्तियों का अनुचित तरीके से उपयोग किया जा रहा है, जिसमें आरोपों को साबित करने की कोई आवश्यकता नहीं है।


Isle of Man bus fares to increase

Summary: The government says it is having to put up bus fares across the Isle of Man because of an increase in fuel costs.

Fares for both adults and children will go up by about 7% from 27 March. Director of Public Transport, Ian Longworth said the increases were due to both "operational costs and budgetary restraints". He said an average of 10 pence will be added on to the cost of each journey within Douglas but longer journeys will see an increase of 20 pence. Mr Longworth added: "We are suffering increases in diesel costs like everyone else so we need to make sure we recover those costs to meet our budget." Prices for Manx Rider tickets will also be going up between one and two pounds.

सरकार का कहना है कि ईंधन की लागत में वृद्धि के कारण उसे आइल ऑफ मैन में बस का किराया बढ़ाना पड़ रहा है।


Suffragette Oak in Glasgow is named Scotland's Tree of the Year

Summary: An oak tree planted in Glasgow nearly 100 years ago as a tribute to the city's suffragettes has been named Scotland's Tree of the Year.

The Suffragette Oak in Kelvingrove Park won a public vote from six trees shortlisted in the Woodland Trust Scotland competition. It was nominated and championed by Glasgow Women's Library. The oak will now compete with entries from 15 other countries to decide the 2016 European Tree of the Year. Wendy Kirk, from Glasgow Women's Library, said she was "thrilled" the Suffragette Oak was chosen as the winner. She said: "I'm sure that the suffragettes would have been delighted to know that nearly 100 years on the tiny sapling they planted has become the Scottish tree of the year." Carol Evans, director of the Woodland Trust Scotland, said: "One of the reasons for holding the competition is to uncover the hidden history that many trees represent and to encourage people to value and care for them."

लगभग 100 साल पहले ग्लासगो में शहर के मताधिकारियों को श्रद्धांजलि के रूप में लगाए गए एक ओक के पेड़ को स्कॉटलैंड का ट्री ऑफ द ईयर नामित किया गया है।


The Taliban hunters

Summary: Pakistanis have long been among the world's biggest victims of terrorism, with only Iraq and Afghanistan suffering more fatalities as a result of terror attacks in recent years. For more than a decade the tribal belt in northern Pakistan has been the backdrop for the battle with the Taliban.

By Mobeen AzharBBC News, Karachi More recently the militants have moved into Pakistan's cities, with Karachi becoming a focal point. I spent three weeks on the frontline embedded with Karachi police with a squad that has become known as the Taliban hunters. At 01:15 my phone rings. It's Senior Superintendent Ijaz calling to let me know his team will be conducting an anti-Taliban raid later that night. "I have bullet-proofs for you," he tells me. I've been watching Ijaz work for the past two weeks. He's in his 30s but the bags under his eyes suggest he's packed a lot into those years. By 02:15 I'm picked up from my hotel by a cavalcade of police vehicles and taken to officer Ijaz's central Karachi compound. I arrive in time to hear the pre-raid briefing. "I'm in the mood to take the suspects alive. Only fire your guns with express orders from me or the other senior officers," Ijaz instructs his squad of 24 Taliban hunters. Tonight marks the culmination of four weeks of surveillance. The target is a cell of suspected Taliban members. The police have been tracking their phones. They have intelligence suggesting the group is planning a kidnap. Karachi, Pakistan's biggest city, an international port with a population of 24 million people has now been in the Taliban's grip for more than two years. The city has become a cash cow for militants who have "top sliced" Karachi's gangs. They make money from kidnap and extortion, with target killing and bombing their choice tools of terror. The latest available figures show 132 cases of kidnap were reported in Karachi in 2014, with the Taliban and affiliated groups being the primary suspects in almost all of these cases. A cavalcade of five police vehicles sets off from the armoured compound. We travel north to the edge of the city. Ittehad town, a spiralling collection of pop-up slums, gullies and unregistered building has long been a no-go area for many Karachiites. Shootout The police don't come to this area without back-up. We've come as far as we possibly can in police vehicles. The suspects' hideout is on a street so narrow we have to move forward on foot. The light from central Karachi is miles behind us. The only sounds are our footsteps, whispering and dogs barking in the distance. With the hideout identified and surrounded, Ijaz gives the signal. Before his team can knock down the door, gunshots are fired from inside the building. "You are surrounded. Get down or we will shoot back." A shootout plays out in front of my eyes and, after some tense moments, the two suspects are disarmed. Their weapons are seized and they are arrested. Officer Ijaz explains: "Getting into the area is easy. Getting out is the difficult part." The members of the team leave the hideout and begin to walk back to the vehicles. The barking is now louder and the echo of metal bars being struck together ricochets through the air. "The Taliban sound an alarm to let their supporters know the police are in the area. It's a call to arms. I have lost colleagues because of this." We run back to the vehicles with the suspects handcuffed, leaving the Taliban's "alarm" in Ittehad town and returning to the relative safety of the police compound. Just a few days earlier I had attended the funeral of Superintendent Mohammed Iqbal. He was killed in a Taliban attack outside his police station at the end of a 14-hour shift. He became the 164th officer to die on duty in a 12-month period. The Taliban hunters are in no way a specialist force. Many of them have no formal anti-terror training, and on some days even bullet-proof vests and armoured vehicles are difficult to come by. Massacre "We have been stretched to breaking point. It's easy to fight the Taliban in the north of Pakistan because there is a clear target," says officer Ijaz. "But in Karachi it's very difficult because you don't know who your enemy is. They hide out in the slums. We are in a real war." His force is making some progress, on paper at least. The number of officers killed on duty is down from 156 in 2014 to 79 in November 2015. "The government anti-Taliban operation in Waziristan has been a great success. The Taliban are finally retreating," he tells me. The military operation "Zarb e Azab" or "Sharp Strike", launched last summer, has been hailed as a success by Pakistani officials. But some fear the operation has simply driven militants from their Waziristan stronghold, further into Pakistan's urban centres. The Taliban struck a busy school in the city of Peshawar late last year, murdering 152 people, including 133 children. They claimed the attack was in response to the Zarb e Azab operation. The massacre sparked unprecedented outrage in Pakistan, with peace rallies being held in every Pakistani town and city. The government lifted the moratorium on the death penalty, outraging human rights groups and doing nothing to lift the woefully low conviction rate. Officer Ijaz tells me this is now the biggest hurdle in tackling violent extremism in Pakistan. "Testifying in court against the Taliban is a risk that many people are just not willing to take. It can often take 10 years or more for a case to go through the courts. Justice delayed can often be justice denied. Without changes in the system the battle with the Taliban can't truly be won." At the time of writing, the suspects arrested on the night raid have been charged with conspiracy to kidnap and multiple counts of terrorism against the state. They are still awaiting trial. Panorama: The Taliban Hunters will be broadcast on Monday 14 December at 20:30 GMT on BBC One.

पाकिस्तानी लंबे समय से दुनिया में आतंकवाद के सबसे बड़े पीड़ितों में से रहे हैं, हाल के वर्षों में केवल इराक और अफगानिस्तान में आतंकवादी हमलों के परिणामस्वरूप अधिक मौतें हुई हैं। एक दशक से अधिक समय से उत्तरी पाकिस्तान में आदिवासी क्षेत्र तालिबान के साथ लड़ाई की पृष्ठभूमि रहा है।


Atari US operations file for bankruptcy protection

Summary: The US operations of Atari have filed for bankruptcy protection.

The maker of the ground-breaking video game Pong is seeking to separate from its loss making French parent Atari SA. Atari Inc, together with Atari Interactive Inc, Humongous Inc. and California US Holdings Inc. want to secure independent funding to develop digital and mobile games. Atari said in December it was looking to raise cash and was talking to investors. In a statement, the companies said, "with this move the US based Atari operations seek to separate from the structural financial encumbrances of their French parent holding company, Atari SA". Atari SA, formerly known as Infogrames SA has been struggling financially for years. The US operations of Atari have shifted their business from retail games to digital games in recent times and have become a growth engine for Atari SA. "The Chapter 11 process constitutes the most strategic option for Atari's US operations as they look to preserve their inherent value and unlock revenue potential unrealized while under the control of Atari SA," the statement said. Atari's Pong was an arcade game credited with helping kick-start the multi-billion pound video games industry but more recent titles include 'Centipede', 'Missile Command' and Rollercoaster Tycoon'. Neither Atari SA or Atari Inc. were available for comment.

अटारी के अमेरिकी संचालन ने दिवालियापन संरक्षण के लिए आवेदन किया है।


Nigel Farage milkshake attack: Man charged with assault

Summary: A man has been charged with assaulting Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage by throwing a milkshake at him.

The Brexit Party leader had given a speech in Newcastle on Monday ahead of the European elections when a drink was thrown at him. Paul Crowther, 32, of Throckley, Newcastle, has been charged with common assault and criminal damage relating to Mr Farage's microphones. He is due to appear at North Tyneside Magistrates' Court on 18 June.

एक व्यक्ति पर ब्रेक्सिट पार्टी के नेता निगेल फराज पर मिल्कशेक फेंककर हमला करने का आरोप लगाया गया है।


Phillip Blackwell charged with historical sex offences

Summary: A 55-year-old man has been charged with a number of sex offences including rape.

The alleged offences took place in Birmingham and Nuneaton in the late 1990s. Phillip Blackwell, of Launceston, Cornwall, has been charged with four counts of rape, an attempted rape and an indecent assault. He is due to appear at Leamington Magistrates' Court on Monday, police said. Follow BBC West Midlands on Facebook, on Twitter, and sign up for local news updates direct to your phone.

एक 55 वर्षीय व्यक्ति पर बलात्कार सहित कई यौन अपराधों का आरोप लगाया गया है।


What has happened to al-Qaeda?

Summary: A deadly al-Qaeda attack on an Ivory Coast resort town in March reminded the world that the terror network once led by Osama Bin Laden has not gone away.

But in recent years it has been eclipsed and diminished by the so-called Islamic State group which has attracted global attention, fighters and funds. So how depleted is the group which in 2001 triggered America's "global war on terror"? Four experts talk to the BBC World Service Inquiry programme. Rahimullah Yusufzai: Rise and fall Rahimullah Yusufzai is the editor of an English daily in Peshawar. "Because of his education, his travels, his access to modern education and media, Osama Bin Laden knew about the world, about politics, and that's why he was a very charismatic leader for al-Qaeda. Before him, the others were fighting separately, but he brought them together, and then tried to build a coalition against the US and the Western world. "Al-Qaeda used to say it was the first real jihad - or holy war - after decades, and that's why people flocked to [its training camps in Afghanistan]. "They thought this is the best opportunity to fight jihad and to get trained in modern warfare. They trained thousands. These people eventually became the torch-bearers of jihad in the rest of the world. "In August 1998, the US attacked the same camp where I had met Osama Bin Laden in May 1998 because the US embassies [in Tanzania and Kenya] had been attacked. So the Americans were already trying to kill or capture him. "Then after the 9/11 attacks, the US invaded Afghanistan, with the idea of destroying al-Qaeda, and removing the Taliban from power, because the Taliban had harboured Bin Laden. The Taliban were defeated in a few weeks - they had no answer to the American air power - but did not suffer many casualties. They just retreated, and melted away in the villages. "When the Americans invaded, al-Qaeda decided to go to Tora Bora on the border with Pakistan. The Americans came to know Bin Laden was there in December 2001, and bombed heavily. I was told it was the heaviest bombing since World War Two on one target. "Bin Laden was able to escape with the help of local Afghans, and came to Pakistan. When they attacked Tora Bora, the Americans were pushing Pakistan to block the border, to deploy a force. Pakistan actually co-operated, and for the first time deployed its troops on the borders. "Then they launched bigger military action, because the militants were then everywhere. One of the biggest achievements is that the militants lost their strongholds. They were in control of many areas - Swat, Bajaur, Momon, South Waziristan, North Waziristan. They lost almost all these areas. "But I think the death of Osama Bin Laden was the biggest setback, because he was the founder, the financier, the inspiration. It has never really recovered from that loss, because the new leader Dr Zawahiri is not as important, and does not have that status or authority which Bin Laden had." Professor Fawaz Gerges: The splintering Professor Fawaz Gerges teaches at the London School of Economics and is a prolific writer about Jihadi groups. "Al-Qaeda has always been a top-down elitist movement. Decisions were made from the top and everyone followed. But once al-Qaeda dispersed after the American-led invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, al-Qaeda fractured, decentralised. The various elements spread near and far into Pakistan, Afghanistan, Yemen, Iran and then Northern Iraq. "[In Iraq] Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was obsessed with the Shi'ites as a dagger in the heart of Iraq and the Muslim world, plunging Iraq into all-out civil war between the Sunnis and the Shi'ites, carrying out thousands of suicide bombings against the Shi'ites. "Bin Laden and his second-in-command Zawahiri tried to rein Zarqawi in many times. We have several letters of Bin Laden urging him to stop the bloodshed against the Shi'ites, to keep the focus on the far enemy, the Americans: 'don't lose the fight in Iraq'. "Zarqawi ignored their pleas. He became the central focus of the young men and women who wanted to join al-Qaeda. In many ways, al-Qaeda in Iraq overshadowed al-Qaeda central. He became the real action man who could deliver death and vengeance against the enemies. "Many Sunnis realised - belatedly - that Zarqawi was not their friend. He was their enemy because he had his own agenda. The Americans did not defeat al-Qaeda in Iraq: it was the Sunnis who revolted against him. Many fighters went underground, were killed. "But a core of al-Qaeda in Iraq survived, and bade its time waiting for the right opportunity to strike back. This came in 2010. "2010 was a very critical period because of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. He reconstructed both the military and the operational structure of al-Qaeda in Iraq to bring in hundreds of skilled officers of the former army and police of Saddam Hussein. It became the Islamic State of Iraq. "[When Islamic State captured Mosul in 2014 and declared a Caliphate] it was a shattering blow to al-Qaeda central. In many ways the Isis (Islamic State in Iraq and Syria) takeover of Mosul was really the takeover of the global jihadist movement. Isis was not just going for the Islamic state. It was also making a bid for the leadership of the global jihadist movement. They have stolen the show." Charles Lister: Under the skin Charles Lister is a fellow at the Middle East Institute, a US think tank, and over the past two years has had regular meetings with the leaders of over 100 Syrian armed opposition groups. "Al-Qaeda has adapted to playing a long game strategy in which the focus has become more on building alliances and socialising local communities into being a long-term and durable base from which it can eventually launch its more trans-national objectives. "It was a reassessment of al-Qaeda's PR strategy, the way it seeks to present itself to local populations from within which it operates, and a lot of lessons were learned from Iraq. "In his guidelines for jihad, Zawahiri was extremely keen to send a message that instead of [killing civilians], we should fight the fight that the civilians themselves want to fight. That means military targets, security targets, not public markets or mosques, which al-Qaeda's affiliates in Iraq had previously been doing. "In the winter of 2012/2013, [al-Qaeda's Syrian branch] Jabhat al-Nusra began to present itself not just as an armed movement, but also a social one. "It took over the management of bakeries, and forced their owners to charge a lower price. Jabhat al-Nusra was directly involved in trucking and delivering gas, bread, water and other staple food supplies to the civilian population at a far cheaper price than had been available before, and it was at that period that we started to see Jabhat al-Nusra actually gain support. "There was a series of interesting letters found in Mali in a building that had been controlled by al-Qaeda and the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM). One was from AQIM overall leader Abou Mossab Abdelwadoud in which he instructed his fighters to pull back from the extreme measures they had been trying to impose on the people. "He was essentially describing Mali to his fighters as a baby, saying 'Your focus right now should be on teaching it the basics, raising it to be a true Muslim, and only years from now will you then be able to introduce the more harsh norms because the people will understand what is expected of them.' "We are seeing that replication of the long game model in Yemen with extraordinarily successful consequences so far. It's no surprise that we don't hear about this very much in the news anymore: it has become almost impossible to differentiate who is al-Qaeda and who is a tribal fighter in southern Yemen. "This new strategy makes al-Qaeda more dangerous. It shows that al-Qaeda is willing to be pragmatic, to cut back some of its religious expectations for the sake of building popular support that will gain it strength in the long term. That is something that Isis has essentially refused to do, and that means that we face that much more of a challenge of rooting it out of these societies. "My fear is in the long term, al-Qaeda is going to be that much more durable, and the threat that they will pose will be the same as they posed in the period immediately prior to 9/11." Katherine Zimmerman: A durable threat Katherine Zimmerman is a research fellow at the conservative US think tank the American Enterprise Institute. "Al-Qaeda is much stronger than people realise. "The al-Qaeda donors haven't changed that much over the years - very conservative sheiks, particularly in the Gulf - but when you look at how al-Qaeda makes money and runs day to day as an organisation, it's less based on donations and more based on the fact that it controls terrain on the ground and taxes directly the population or benefits from trade imports, exports, etc. "So it's very hard to isolate al-Qaeda's finances and prevent it from funding itself as long as it controls terrain. "The hierarchy is no longer contained in a single geographical space but dispersed throughout the affiliated groups. The al-Qaeda affiliates are really no less dangerous than the al-Qaeda core group that we think about. They all have that same capability to conduct an attack. "Al-Zawahiri certainly doesn't have the charisma that Osama Bin Laden had and that has been the main critique against him. But we've seen al-Qaeda start to shape and build up new leadership, and these include leaders in Yemen and in Syria in particular. "[Yemen-based Saudi militant Ibrahim al-Asiri] is a bomb expert and he has an incredibly innovative mind. The man has trained other individuals and he's the mind behind the underwear bomb, the bombs disguised as printer cartridges and various other plots where they escaped intelligence agency's detection because of how well these bombs were designed. He's certainly a threat in terms of being able to bring a capability to the table for al-Qaeda. "We are in danger of underestimating and frankly missing the threat. The real risk we face is fighting Isis and ignoring the presence of al-Qaeda. The Islamic State has seized control of vast swathes of land but it controls the population through coercion. "Al-Qaeda doesn't control the population. It has the support of it. That's much, much more difficult to counter." The Inquiry is broadcast on the BBC World Service on Tuesdays from 12:05 GMT. Listen online or download the podcast.

मार्च में आइवरी कोस्ट रिसॉर्ट शहर पर एक घातक अल-कायदा हमले ने दुनिया को याद दिलाया कि ओसामा बिन लादेन के नेतृत्व वाला आतंकवादी नेटवर्क कभी नहीं गया है।


RAF Lossiemouth Typhoons are scrambled over Russian 'Bears'

Summary: RAF Lossiemouth launched a Quick Reaction Alert with Typhoon jets for first time from the Moray base, it has been revealed.

They were scrambled to identify aircraft detected in international airspace. The aircraft, identified as Russian military 'Bears', did not enter UK airspace. RAF Lossiemouth did not reveal when the incident happened. The 6 Squadron RAF Typhoon fighters were based in Leuchars and arrived at their new base in Moray in June.

आरएएफ लॉसीमाउथ ने मोरे बेस से पहली बार टाइफून जेट के साथ एक त्वरित प्रतिक्रिया चेतावनी शुरू की, यह पता चला है।


Economic crisis is going to last for months

Summary: Furlough extension continues the habit of going beyond expectations, and at vast expense. It' is explicit recognition that this crisis is reaching well into autumn, at least. Business lending remains sluggish, and is not being linked to job retention - but that could change.

By Douglas FraserBusiness and economy editor, Scotland Rishi Sunak is getting a reputation for going well beyond expectations in splurging money. Asked for a 75% contribution to wages back in March, he surprised with 80%. Asked for an extension to September, he's gone for the end of October. It's hard to believe this is the same Conservative Party that came to power 10 years ago, and dedicated itself to getting the deficit down. A furlough, or Jobs Retention Scheme, was originally planned to cover 1 March to the end of May. It was then extended to the end of June. Now, it's being extended to October. The idea is that those on furlough can still get 80% of pay (up to £2,500 per month) but after the end of July more of that cost should be met by employers. How much more? We don't know yet. It may be that there are different tapers for different sectors. Those with most cash flow problems, such as hospitality, may have to pay less towards payroll costs. The ultimate cost of this enormous wage subsidy for, currently, 7.5m employees of 930,000 firms will depend on how fast government tapers its support. But it will be extremely expensive. And we've yet to have confirmation of the parallel scheme to support most of the UK's five million self-employed workers, which will surely have to follow, and will add many billions more. Points worth noting about this: for the first time, we have an explicit concession that the economic crisis is going to last well into autumn. Job creation There's a concession to those who said there has to be a part-time option on furlough. Likewise, there will be an opportunity to get access to training while on furlough. That adds a lot of useful flexibility, and could be allied to the long-running efforts to get productivity up. The chancellor also said he's talking to trade unions and the CBI employers group about job creation schemes to help those who don't get through to the other side of the crisis in the same job. But would he provide the funding to support one part of the country continuing lockdown longer than another, Mr Sunak was asked in the House of Commons? He didn't say, but his statement talks about "continuing to work closely with the devolved administrations to ensure the scheme supports people across the Union". That looks intended to reassure, without committing. Business interruption Support schemes for business continue to focus on loans. The Treasury figures released with the furlough announcement do not all make for reassuring reading. Yes, the Bounce Back Loan is reaching a lot of small firms, with 100% government guarantees for up to £50,000. Nearly £8.4bn has been loaned to 269,000 firms. A further 95,000 applications have been lodged, and either rejected or await processing. But the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loans (CBILS) are still getting stuck in the banks which administer them, and which want to make sure they're protected for the other 20%. With 71,000 applications, only 36,000 have been approved, with loans totalling £6.1bn. That's a long way from reckoning of what companies currently need. For the separate CBIL scheme for larger businesses, there have been 358 applications and only 59 have been approved so far. Pivot to redundancy What the business loans still lack, and perhaps deliberately so, is any link to job retention. The two strands of support are not aligned. It could be that companies taking loans could be required to retain workers, or more likely, incentivised to do so. In the US, as I've noted before, some loans can be turned to equity if employers retain their workforce levels for three years. For those firms that are seeing past October to a structural change in what they do and how many people they need to do it, a pivot from furlough to redundancy seems to be under way. That goes for British Airways, Rolls-Royce aero-engines and P&O Ferries. It even applies to the charity National Trust for Scotland, shedding more than half its workers having had 70% of staff on furlough. Particularly the big corporates, and moreso those with rich foreign backing, are facing criticism for taking furlough money, intended to sustain employment, only to turn around to furloughed workers and sack them.

फर्लो विस्तार अपेक्षाओं से परे जाने की आदत को जारी रखता है, और भारी खर्च पर। यह स्पष्ट मान्यता है कि यह संकट कम से कम शरद ऋतु में अच्छी तरह से पहुंच रहा है। व्यावसायिक ऋण सुस्त बना हुआ है, और नौकरी प्रतिधारण से जोड़ा नहीं जा रहा है-लेकिन यह बदल सकता है।


Trump-Kim summit: The sorry fate of North Korea's diplomat defectors

Summary: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is about to attend his second summit with US President Donald Trump. But as the North inches its way out of near-total isolation and tentatively engages with the world, the question of what to do about high-profile North Korean diplomatic defectors becomes that much thornier.

By Laura BickerBBC News, Seoul It can't be easy. Deciding to defect from North Korea can put your life and those you love in danger. For Pyongyang's diplomats, who have enjoyed a life of prestige and power, the danger in defecting is that much more real. These men and women are the Juche ideology foreign front line. Their main role is to raise capital for the regime, but although they are the elite in their home country, they are unlikely to receive such a privileged position anywhere else. Ambassadors and their staff are told to promote Pyongyang's point of view around the world, and will often seek out pro-North Korean groups in their respective countries. They also monitor local news, screening TV networks and newspapers for any mention of the Kim family. The latest development comes from Italy, where the government has expressed concern about the fate of the school-age daughter of Jo Song-gil, the North Korean ambassador to Italy who fled his home in Rome last year. Another high-profile diplomatic defector, Thae Yong-ho, had told reporters he understood she was forcefully repatriated back to Pyongyang. The ultimate traitors It's almost impossible to verify such claims but it does set out just how high the stakes are, particularly for defectors who come from an elite so privileged they are trusted enough to represent the country abroad. The higher your prestige, the higher the risk in leaving. Such a move is unlikely to be forgiven by the Kim regime - some elite defectors say they discovered that their families back in North Korea were punished, sent to prison or, in some cases, they believe members of their families were shot. They are global ambassadors for the Kim family, the figures who hold up the interests of the dynasty, in the face of an often hostile world. So it stands to reason - by Pyongyang logic - that dissent while working as a diplomat cannot be tolerated or even be seen to be tolerated. North Korea views diplomatic defectors as the ultimate traitors - because the humiliation is that much starker for the Kims. And yet it happens. Han Jin Myung was a second secretary in Vietnam and told NK News that he defected after failing to share with ministry officials the money he made from selling some items. He said diplomats were not paid well, and he received around $400 (£348) a month. His seniors reported him to Pyongyang and he felt he was in danger. He said he was certain he would be severely punished and quickly made the decision to leave. 'South Korea must embrace North Koreans' Diplomats who spend time abroad have been allowed to see how other countries live and work. They have gained a taste of another life; their children may have spent time at international schools. This glimpse of freedom may give them a taste for more. Despite the latest claims about the fate of his daughter, information is still scarce about the 48-year-old Jo Song-gil and his family. They were last seen in late November and are thought to be seeking asylum in a third country - some believe he's on his way to the United States. The details of this case remain murky and we may yet find out more about what has really happened. But these high-profile defectors also raise something of a dilemma for South Korea, particularly at a time it is forging a cautious camaraderie with the North. Here in South Korea, such defectors have historically been given protection and for good reason. Yi Han-yong, a nephew of Kim Jong-un's half-brother, was shot dead outside his home in a suburb of Seoul in 1997 after publishing a book about the Kim regime. His attackers were never caught. The former deputy ambassador to London, Thae Yong-ho, who defected in 2016, told reporters that he felt the South Korean government should be more proactive - but he no longer believed Mr Jo should seek shelter in the South. "South Korea needs to show that it is willing to embrace North Koreans," he said in a press conference. "But the current situation doesn't seem to do that. Neither the South Korean government nor its citizens express their intention to rescue Jo and his family after their defection, and I'm saddened by the current situation." "We need to tell North Korean citizens that the Republic of Korea is their motherland. And Korea would welcome any North Korean citizens who would want to come to this country." But the warmth of the welcome in the South is not guaranteed. Conservative governments have often used defectors to tarnish the North's image and highlight its human rights abuses. But in contrast, the liberal President Moon Jae-in is pursuing a policy of engaging with the North and his administration may be wondering what line to take. The South has long held the ideal that all Koreans are entitled to political and economic freedom. But the North often accuses Seoul of orchestrating these defections to undermine and embarrass them. This is not the kind of argument Mr Moon's government wants to have right now. Pyongyang's Foreign Ministry does not hide its outrage and disgust at those who speak out, such as Thae Yong-ho. Although not specifically naming him, they described him as "human scum" and were critical of the South Korean government for allowing him to speak at the National Assembly. We asked Seoul's Ministry of Unification and the Foreign Ministry about concerns that North Koreans were not being embraced. The Ministry of Unification spokesperson was very careful about the wording of the statement and said its position was that it "will accept all North Korean defectors who wish to come to the South of their own free will". Seoul does provide material assistance to North Korean refugees. There are now nearly 32,000 who have made the perilous journey to South Korea. They are aided in their new lives, offered a place to live and and education. But the Ministry of Unification seems to be concerned about how defectors' actions are perceived in the North. Last year, just days after the first meeting between President Moon and Kim Jong-un, one politically active defector was preparing to launch balloons into the North with brochures and flash drives. He has done this for 15 years. But he said he received a call asking him not to. When the group decided to go ahead with the balloon launch, they were surrounded by police. Kim Myong Song, a North Korean defector who is a journalist for one of South Korea's biggest daily newspapers, the Chosun Ilbo, was barred from covering an event at the truce village of Panmunjom. It has been his job since 2013 to cover North-South affairs, but the Unification Ministry said it had to take "necessary steps" because of the "special circumstance" of this meeting. "It hurts me," he told the BBC. "Defectors are South Korean citizens. We left an oppressive dictatorship and came to South Korea, placing all our trust on the democratic South Korean government. However, this government decided to exclude a defector journalist even when the North Korean government did not make a request. "It makes me feel vulnerable and fear that South Korean government may disown us if it is necessary and they will not come to protect us." Potential mine of information And yet there are benefits to welcoming North Korean defectors, particularly those that come with links to the rulers of the country. Kim Jeong-bong, the former chief director of Seoul's Institute for National Security and Strategy, told us that right now, Jo Song-gil would be a mine of information. "We can learn from Jo about the explanation North Korea has given for its recent diplomatic strategy and what kind of orders it has given to elite diplomats in regards to the last three South-North summits, and the US-North summit," he said. "It is possible that Kim Jong-un told his diplomats that he is trying to work with South Korea to gain economic support, or he may have said that he will never give up nuclear weapons even if he is are engaging with US. "Especially with Jo. His father and father-in-law were both high level diplomats. His father-in-law was a foreign ministry ceremonial secretary, which means he was sitting next to Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il when they were meeting international leaders. It is possible if Jo comes to South Korea, we can fit the pieces of the puzzle together and fill in the gaps of 70 years of North Korean diplomatic history." Mr Kim believes Mr Jo has gone to the United States and we are unlikely to hear more about his case for some time while Washington and Seoul are in talks with Pyongyang. "It is very possible that US won't make any statement about it. When Chang Sung Gil, the Egypt ambassador, and his brother Chang Sung Ho, at the North Korean trade mission in France, went to the US, it kept its silence. "It is highly likely Jo's case becomes like that." With a second summit between the North and the US just days away, many will consider that a prudent approach.

उत्तर कोरियाई नेता किम जोंग-उन अमेरिकी राष्ट्रपति डोनाल्ड ट्रम्प के साथ अपनी दूसरी शिखर बैठक में भाग लेने वाले हैं। लेकिन जैसे-जैसे उत्तर लगभग पूरी तरह से अलगाव से बाहर निकल रहा है और दुनिया के साथ अस्थायी रूप से जुड़ रहा है, सवाल यह है कि हाई-प्रोफाइल उत्तर कोरियाई राजनयिक दलबदलुओं के बारे में क्या करना है।


Greek result buys Europe time

Summary: At Syriza HQ, after about two hours poring over election results scribbled on notepaper, amid discarded cans of Amstel, they broke out a fresh packet of Marlboros and breathed. "We have lost. It's great for us," one woman beamed at me.

Paul MasonFormer economics editor, Newsnight The party's MPs arrived, their suits and slick hair incongruous amid the Che T-shirts and the stubble. The press were crammed into rooms where the party's filing system sits: box files, with the names of obscure conferences stencilled onto them in felt-tip. Greece had come within three percentage points of being ruled by a party whose HQ is smaller than a primary school. Syriza - an alliance of communists, feminists and ecologists - had avoided having to run the army of a Nato country and the economy of a collapsing state. New Democracy's three-point victory, under the Greek system, gives them 50 MPs on top of their proportional allocation, and with the support of the rump of the former ruling party Pasok, and that of Syriza's rival eurocommunist group, Democratic Left, should give them a working majority in parliament. The victory was delivered not only by ND's party machine, but by the hundreds of thousands of liberal and socialist voters who gritted their teeth and voted for the conservatives to stop Syriza. I heard stories of "progressive" middle-class people - with antagonisms toward ND going back generations - flying back from remote islands just to vote for Samaras. Syriza's leader Alexis Tsipras not only conceded early, but assured the press he would not try and form a coalition of his own: that is, he would not be waiting to tempt Pasok and the Democratic Left into a Syriza-led coalition if the main talks fail. Likewise, he would not be joining a government of national unity. Thus, last night's result leaves an open goal for the European Union to resolve the Greek crisis. Mr Samaras can form a coalition committed to obeying the EU/IMF and the latter can - if they wish - soften their demands for austerity to the point where the Greek economic death-spiral is stopped. Spain can now go bust on its own timetable, instead of one dictated by a Greek exit from the euro. And then the problems begin. The over-arching problem is the severe social pain and disintegration austerity has brought to Greece: 22% unemployment; 1,000-euro one-off tax demands to pensioners; falling incomes, closing shops and bars; quiet motorways. Despair. 'Urban myth' Before election day I met the boss of a clothing store who is also big in the retail association. I expected him to rail at me - but about business. Instead he railed at me about fascism: "They marched down our streets like an army. Black helmets, no banners, big sticks. It looked so much like the riot police that I said to my friend "what - are the police now fighting the police?" But it was Golden Dawn." He went on to allege that the Greek fascist party had major links with organised crime, and that its networks extended not only into the riot police but to police involved in facilitating the drugs and human trafficking trade. This, like much of what worries Greeks, is unprovable - but his fears were logical. For Syriza is a phenomenon produced by crisis. It had about 15,000 members before the May election and has just scored 27%. In the rural village where I met young farmers voting Syriza last week, there was no tangible presence for the party. "Of course we're worried that Tsipras will take us out of the euro," they said, "but we have to vote for him. The old parties have failed. We need change." If Syriza turns out to be a bubble that deflates, and the crisis is not solved, it is entirely possible that the "despair vote" - both in the cities and the countryside - will switch to Golden Dawn. The party's activists have already created an urban myth around themselves: they lead old ladies safely to the ATM so that the muggers cannot get them. They evict "troublesome" migrant tenants, repaint the flat for free and hand the keys to the owner. "They only had to do this a few times," says one of my contacts in the anti-capitalist movement, "for it to become an urban myth. Many of the anarchists now accept that Golden Dawn has 'appropriated the myth of violence': the image that they are the guys who can take on the authorities and win. Before, it was the [anarchist] black bloc in their balaclavas who had that kudos. Now it's them." Some political activists now speak of a "low-level civil war" between fascists, migrants, anarchists and the riot police in the poor areas of the big cities. Even if this is hyperbole, it reflects the reality that the Greek state - which could not bring itself to find the Golden Dawn MP it had issued an arrest warrant for, following his televised assault on two female MPs - may struggle to handle the unrest that is building. 'Vortex of failure' Antonis Samaras' task is huge. His own party is an uneasy coalition of technocrats and traditional clientists, and there is no money to fund the old politics of patronage. His programme rests on getting the EU to double the amount of time given before Greece has to meet its deficit targets - and getting the IMF to allow ND to cut taxes instead of raising them. Then, through a combination of rapid privatisation and the removal of employment rights, Samaras has to restructure the economy in a direction that is directly opposite, and probably just as radical, to the way half the population just voted. Pasok, the former socialist ruling party, eviscerated again last night, has to ride shotgun for this all the way. There is a chance it will work, if the EU rapidly cuts Greece some slack, adding in structural funds to launch a mini-Marshall Plan for Greece. This is not certain, since it's now clear there are strong voices in Berlin that would see Greece forced to exit - if not now then at some point soon along the road. In addition, the EU banking system is struggling to avoid being dragged into a vortex of failure. Last night for Europe was about avoiding a detonation, not defusing the bomb itself. Soon the media will move on from Greece but the country's plight should remain of deep concern to the rest of the world. Two years of medicine prescribed by the Troika not only threatened to kill the patient but the doctor as well. If the new coalition fails - either because it is not strong enough or the EU's help is not strong enough - it's very clear what the alternatives are. The combined vote of the Marxist left last night was 37%. The fascists maintained their 7% vote - missing fourth place by just 40,000 votes. It is entirely within the grasp of the European centre to make that the high point of the left and right. But it depends on decisively resolving the paralysis in Berlin and Brussels.

सिरिजा मुख्यालय में, लगभग दो घंटे तक चुनाव के परिणामों को नोट पेपर पर लिखने के बाद, एम्स्टेल के फेंके गए डिब्बों के बीच, उन्होंने मार्लबोरोस का एक नया पैकेट तोड़ा और सांस ली। "हम हार गए हैं। यह हमारे लिए बहुत अच्छा है।", एक महिला ने मुझे देखा।


Children are at risk of getting rickets, says doctor

Summary: We are all aware of the dangers of too much sun, especially for children. But has the safe sun message inadvertently created vitamin D deficiencies, resulting in a resurgence in rickets? In this week's Scrubbing Up, orthopaedic expert Dr Joe Reed - who is based at Southampton Hospital - says the Department of Health needs to do more to make parents and doctors more aware of the dangers of not enough sun.

By Dr Joseph M ReedChildren’s Orthopaedics, Southampton General Hospital I recently watched families - wrapped head to toe in multiple layers - make the most of some Sunday afternoon winter sun. However, my enjoyment was slightly capped by the concern in the back of my mind that, despite beautiful days like these, childhood rickets in the UK is back. Tiny Tim Rickets - childhood vitamin D deficiency resulting in skeletal pains or bony deformities - was, until recently, thought to be a thing of the past in our developed society and historically associated with poverty-stricken communities or fictional characters such as Tiny Tim from Dickens' A Christmas Carol. At Southampton General Hospital, we have recently uncovered evidence to suggest a resurgence of vitamin D deficiency amongst children. Our study has shown that this is not confined to the lower classes or ethnic minorities, with those from the leafy suburbs and coastal towns just as likely to be affected. Vitamin D is a fat-soluble compound essential for bone growth and mineralisation during childhood. It is produced in the skin following exposure to ultraviolet B light with a small amount occurring naturally in foods such as oily fish, eggs and meat. Without vitamin D the body is unable to effectively process the minerals calcium and phosphorous; essential for bone growth and maturation during childhood. Bone deformities Vitamin D deficiency is a major factor in the development of bone deformities including rickets, genu valgum ("knock knees"), genu varum ("bowed legs") and non-specific musculoskeletal pain in children. Those with severe skeletal deformities are faced with the prospect of long and painful corrective surgical procedures. Alarmingly, our figures suggest that up to 40% of children presenting to the orthopaedic outpatient service in Southampton have vitamin D deficiency or insufficiency But with a little knowledge, these conditions are avoidable. Both the general public and GPs need to be more aware of the dangers of vitamin D deficiency and the benefits that a little sunshine can bring. Fifteen minutes of sunshine per day at 3pm is nothing to be feared. We need sunshine to make vitamin D and GPs need to be aware of the initial symptoms of a deficiency. This means knowing that a young person presenting with bone aches and pains could be deficient and may benefit from a blood test and perhaps referral to an orthopaedic clinic. Raising awareness Parents need to be aware that always covering up in the sun and not allowing their children to get a moderate amount of sunshine can lead to problems too. In both cases, the Department of Health has a role to play in raising awareness. A health campaign to advise both doctors and the public of the benefits of sunshine could help with preventing surgery later. There is a dearth of strategies in place to deal with vitamin D deficiency and previous initiatives have been inadequate. The "Healthy Start" scheme, implemented in 2006, targeted the economically disadvantaged with supplements given to children only from very low-income families. Clearly, in light of our recent finding, this is hugely inadequate. Several theories have been postulated to explain the increase in vitamin D deficiency. Lack of sunlight is thought to be a major factor, with intentional avoidance and the use of sunscreen due to concerns of skin cancer risk. In addition, the youth of today are increasingly choosing to substitute outdoor pursuits for indoor activities such as internet social networking and texting and far more commonly, children are being driven to school on a daily basis instead of a good half-hour or so walk. Worryingly, here we present evidence for an increase in a potentially reversible factor, contributing to significant morbidity in children, yet no effective methods are in place to treat vitamin D deficiency in the UK population. Clearly, there is an urgent need to reassess the Department of Health strategy in this area. Targeting all at-risk children with vitamin D supplements could be one way. We are not merely trying to scare or relay the grim reality that a 19th Century epidemic is back, but offering optimism and a cost effective solution to what could potentially expand into a public health crisis.

हम सभी बहुत अधिक धूप के खतरों से अवगत हैं, विशेष रूप से बच्चों के लिए। लेकिन क्या सूर्य के सुरक्षित संदेश ने अनजाने में विटामिन डी की कमी पैदा कर दी है, जिसके परिणामस्वरूप रिकेट्स में पुनरुत्थान हुआ है? इस सप्ताह के स्क्रबिंग अप में, ऑर्थोपेडिक विशेषज्ञ डॉ. जो रीड-जो साउथेम्प्टन अस्पताल में स्थित हैं-कहते हैं कि स्वास्थ्य विभाग को माता-पिता और डॉक्टरों को पर्याप्त धूप न होने के खतरों के बारे में अधिक जागरूक करने के लिए और अधिक करने की आवश्यकता है।


What is life like for Helmand blast survivors?

Summary: In July 2009 the UK Army suffered the worst attack of the Afghanistan campaign on a foot patrol, when five men from the same platoon were killed by bombs and many more were injured. For those who survived there have been lasting effects.

By Duncan WalkerBBC News Posted to Helmand, the men of 9 Platoon, C Company, 2nd Battalion The Rifles, were sent to the town of Sangin and given the job of bringing security to the alleyways around the Wishtan bazaar. For the first month things were relatively quiet, but as their patrols continued the number of bombs they found began to increase. Early on the morning of 10 July, as they left a disused compound, a device planted by the Taliban exploded. One of the soldiers was killed outright and six others were injured. A reserve force scrambled to help their injured colleagues, but as the walking wounded set off for base they triggered a second "daisy chain" of connected devices. A further three soldiers were killed outright, with a fourth dying later at Camp Bastion. Symbolically, the attack took the number of soldiers killed in Afghanistan above the total lost in Iraq. For the survivors the tour continued, with the threat of further attacks. For many of those involved the impact is still felt, even after their return to the UK. Rifleman Matthew Ramdeen, 23: Not injured in second blast "You can take yourself back there very quickly, but it's something you don't want to do. It's a constant battle to forget it," says Matthew Ramdeen, who was very close to the second blast. Matthew thought he had escaped unscathed, but in the summer of 2011 - more than a year after he left the Army - symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) appeared unexpectedly. "It was difficult to adjust to civilian life as it was before. You're walking down the street, you're thinking am I going to set off an IED [improvised explosive device] with every step I take?" His mother, Jo, says he was "paranoid" and would check that they were not being followed and was unable to deal with sudden noises. "He was fine as in he was back in one piece, he wasn't missing a limb," she says. But, as Matthew became increasingly aggressive towards her, and his brother, Jo insisted that he seek help. A period on anti-anxiety medication followed and he was offered counselling through Combat Stress, which provides support to veterans. Matthew is now well and is studying engineering at college, with the aim of becoming an RAF pilot. "The future is bright and I'm definitely looking forward to it - 100%," he says. Rifleman Kevin Holt, 24: Not injured in first blast For the other members of 9 Platoon, Kevin Holt is a hero. Out on patrol, he ran back to help those caught up in the first blast. He saw his close friend Rifleman James Backhouse killed, but used his metal detector to check for further explosives and clear a path to safety. For his actions he received a Mention in Despatches - a bravery award for those involved in active operations against the enemy. But, like many other survivors, he cannot escape the memories of what happened. "I had mood swings, anger problems," says Kevin, who lives near Doncaster. "At one stage I smashed up my room... I don't even know why. I still have dreams, I still get flashbacks. To be honest with you I haven't really been able to sleep." Diagnosed with PTSD, for which he is receiving treatment, Kevin left the Army in January 2011 and has struggled to return to civilian life. "I could go for days without talking to anybody, or just seeing anybody. I get into a 'distant' mood... I just want to be alone. At the minute I'm just taking things day to day. I've not really got any plans," he says. But although things are difficult, he dreams of starting a new life - possibly in the US. And he takes comfort from talking to friends from his platoon about those killed. "The lads that were lost over there, they always come up in conversations. It's just all the good memories," he says. Rifleman Allan Arnold, 20: Back at base Although he was not on patrol on the day of the attack, Allan Arnold saw the dead and injured members of his platoon as they were brought back to base. His friend Rifleman William Aldridge was among those killed. "He informed me his closest friend had died. He was crying. There was nothing that I could do to make it easier for him, I couldn't cuddle him, I could just listen," says his mother, Nickie Smith. Like other members of the platoon, he was monitored by senior officers and given the chance to talk through what had happened. But back in the UK Allan, who joined the Army at 17 despite attention deficit disorder and severe dyslexia, suffered nightmares and turned to drink. During Army leave in May 2011 he left his sister Abbie's house in Cirencester early one morning and was later found hanged in a copse. He was 20. "Allan took his own life because he felt that it was too hard to carry on any more," says Nickie. "The nightmares, the flashbacks, the memories, the loss - it was too much in the end for him to cope with. I suppose he saw it as the only way to get peace." For Abbie, dealing with his death remains painful. "There'll be a song on the radio that will remind me of him... and you get the gut-wrenching feeling in your stomach like you want to be sick because you're never going to see him again." Lieutenant Alex Horsfall, 29: Seriously injured in first blast "It's a date that you remember more than your birthday," says platoon leader Lieutenant Alex Horsfall of the attack. Severely injured in the first blast, Lt Horsfall was put onto a quad bike trailer by his men - who had also come under fire from several directions - and rushed back to base for treatment. He had lost part of his lower left leg and part of his left hand in the attack and was flown to Selly Oak Hospital in Birmingham for specialist care. He spent three months there, followed by another two years in and out of Headley Court rehabilitation centre. Yet Lt Horsfall, who has no memory of what happened after the blast, considers himself lucky. "I had several riflemen looking after me... they did a bloody good job and it is thanks to them that I'm still here," he says. The Old Etonian left the Army in January 2012, but still works for the Ministry of Defence and does not appear to be suffering mentally. Now living in central London, he continues to feel responsible for those in his platoon and stresses the importance of talking about what happened. "There have definitely been a few cases of things like post-traumatic stress and so there are definitely issues," he says ahead of a planned 9 Platoon reunion he has organised. "Getting everyone together is… quite a good soothing way to sort of deal with things." Rifleman Peter Sherlock, 24: Back at base The death of his close friend Rifleman Daniel Simpson in the second blast affected Peter Sherlock deeply. Having suffered heatstroke the previous day Peter had been kept back at base, but he saw his injured friends brought in. He left the Army in 2011 to escape the constant reminders of the attack and admits to drinking heavily - in an attempt to forget. "If I go out when I am down, like really down, then I come back in a right state. I won't be able to walk or talk properly," he says. Like many of the survivors, Peter started having nightmares after the attack - but he considers himself fortunate. "You wake up with quite a jump, quite a fright... so sleeping can be pretty rough. But I feel I'm sort of lucky because it happens when I'm asleep... whereas for some of the lads I know they get it when they're awake." Now living in Southampton, Peter has cut the amount he drinks and wants to be a good parent to his two-year-old daughter, Hope Liberty, despite being separated from her mother. "I like wondering what she's up to, what she's doing, how she's doing, how much taller she is, what she's into. I'd love to teach her how to sail. That would be a dream," he says. Life After War: Haunted by Helmand is shown on BBC Three at 21:00 GMT on Wednesday, 23 January.

जुलाई 2009 में ब्रिटेन की सेना को एक पैदल गश्ती दल पर अफगानिस्तान अभियान के सबसे खराब हमले का सामना करना पड़ा, जब एक ही पलटन के पांच लोग बमों से मारे गए और कई अन्य घायल हो गए। जो बच गए, उनके लिए इसके स्थायी प्रभाव रहे हैं।


Didcot B power station fire: Electrical fault probe

Summary: An electrical fault could be to blame for a huge fire at Didcot B power station, the fire service has said.

Nathan Travis, deputy chief fire officer at Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue, said they were focusing their investigation on a fault in one of the station's cooling fans. The blaze on Sunday evening has resulted in half of the station being "non-operational" indefinitely. Owner RWE npower said it was not known how long the closure would be in place. At its height, 25 fire engines and about 100 firefighters tackled the blaze, which began in a cooling tower and spread to three others because of strong winds.

अग्निशमन सेवा ने कहा है कि डिडकोट बी पावर स्टेशन में भीषण आग के लिए बिजली की खराबी को जिम्मेदार ठहराया जा सकता है।


Coronavirus: Five London bus workers die, union confirms

Summary: Five London bus workers have died after contracting coronavirus.

Unite said their members had been doing "a heroic job in getting NHS and care workers to their places of work" and described the loss as a "tragedy". Regional secretary Peter Kavanagh said the union would be assisting families "in every possible way". Transport for London (TfL) said it was "extremely saddened" by the deaths, while mayor of London Sadiq Khan said he was "absolutely devastated". It is understood three were drivers and two were controllers. 'Heroic effort' Unite said it had contacted Mr Khan, who shared its view "that bus drivers must be fully protected". "We are absolutely committed to doing everything in our power to make the driving of buses safe during this unprecedented crisis," said Mr Kavanagh. Current safety measures include deep-cleaning vehicles, erecting screens around the driver, providing hand sanitiser and blocking off the seats closest to the driver. Mr Khan said he will continue to make enhancements across public transport in London to ensure there are even higher levels of protection. "My thoughts are with their friends and families at this awful time," he said. "I have been clear that our incredible public transport staff, on the buses, tubes, trams and trains, are critical workers, making a heroic effort to allow our NHS staff to save more lives. "But we all need to play our part too and that means fewer Londoners using the public transport network. Please follow the rules. Stay at home and do not use public transport unless it is absolutely unavoidable." Gareth Powell, TfL's managing director for surface transport, said they had been offering the bus companies for whom the drivers worked "every support possible". "The safety of our staff and customers is our absolute priority and we have been working closely with the bus companies, the mayor and Unite to implement a range of changes and improvements to keep the bus network and garages safe for those operating and using it, in accordance with Public Health England advice."

लंदन के पांच बस कर्मचारियों की कोरोना वायरस से संक्रमित होने के बाद मौत हो गई है।


Church Gresley fire engulfs stack of pallets

Summary: A stack of pallets has been engulfed by a blaze so large witnesses reported seeing it from several miles away.

Buildings in Church Gresley, Derbyshire, were evacuated over fears the fire in the 50m by 50m stack could cause an explosion. Crews from across Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Staffordshire were called to the blaze late on Sunday evening. It is not thought anyone was injured in the fire which is still burning. People living near the site were warned to keep their windows and doors shut and urged to stay away from the fire which was reported shortly before 21:00 BST on Sunday. Firefighters from as far afield as Chesterfield, along with specialist support crews were dispatched to the blaze.

पटाखों का एक ढेर आग की लपटों से घिर गया है, इतने बड़े गवाहों ने इसे कई मील दूर से देखने की सूचना दी है।


Reality Check: Would Brexit add £500m to energy bills?

Summary: A Vivid Economics report prepared for the National Grid shows leaving the European Union would put an extra £500m a year on to UK energy bills, Energy Secretary Amber Rudd has told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.

By Anthony ReubenReality Check The discussion centred mainly on the gas market, energy security and the risks of having to rely on supplies from Russia in the distant future. But, actually, the report says, the short-term risks in the gas market of things such as having to pay more for imports and security of supply are minimal. The £500m is actually made up of technical factors involving the electricity market, specifically if the UK fails to negotiate continued membership of the Internal Energy Market (IEM). That cost comes from things such as losing access to more efficient cross-border energy trading systems. But the report is clear such costs could be avoided if the UK remained part of the IEM, as non-EU members such as Norway have managed. The report is also concerned about the possibility of it becoming more expensive to finance big investment projects such as new power stations, but that is not part of the £500m. And it mentions potential problems involving the UK finding "itself excluded from EU 'solidarity principles' in which European nations agree to supply to their neighbours in the event of a gas supply crisis". It stresses the uncertainty surrounding the forecasts, but concludes: "The impact of Brexit on the UK energy system is very likely to be negative." But it does not say at least £500m, it says up to £500m. Reality Check verdict: There is considerable uncertainty about the figure and much of the effect could be avoided by staying in the IEM. READ MORE: The facts behind claims in the EU debate

राष्ट्रीय ग्रिड के लिए तैयार की गई एक विविड इकोनॉमिक्स रिपोर्ट से पता चलता है कि यूरोपीय संघ को छोड़ने से यूके के ऊर्जा बिलों पर प्रति वर्ष 500 मिलियन पाउंड का अतिरिक्त खर्च आएगा, ऊर्जा सचिव एम्बर रुड ने बीबीसी रेडियो 4 के टुडे कार्यक्रम को बताया है।


Murder charge after man stabbed to death near Crawley playground

Summary: A man has been charged with murder after a 61-year-old man was stabbed to death outside a children's playground.

Vladimir Ivanov, 22, remains in police custody after Glyn Rouse was attacked in Cherry Lane, Crawley, West Sussex, at about 10:30 GMT on Tuesday. Mr Rouse, of Rushetts Place, was treated by paramedics at the scene but pronounced dead shortly afterwards. Mr Ivanov, a warehouseman, of Juniper Road, will appear at Crawley Magistrates' Court on Friday. A post-mortem examination revealed the cause of death as a stab wound. Police are still appealing for anyone with any information about the incident, the victim or the suspect to come forward.

बच्चों के खेल के मैदान के बाहर एक 61 वर्षीय व्यक्ति की चाकू मारकर हत्या करने के बाद एक व्यक्ति पर हत्या का आरोप लगाया गया है।