Coronavirus: How bad is the crisis in US care homes?

Summary: Elder care homes across the US have been hard-hit by the virus - though the true extent of the severity remains unclear, months in. One thing is certain, however - Covid-19 has yet again highlighted long-standing flaws in America's health system.

By Ritu PrasadBBC News When Michael Colwell received the call that his mother-in-law Helen Osucha had passed away at her nursing home in Geneva, Illinois, he says they told his family the 97-year-old died peacefully in her sleep. A day later, the funeral home that had received Helen's body told them she had Covid-19. As they grieved, holding Helen's funeral with family calling in on computer screens, the question remained. Why weren't they told? "It just didn't feel that this is the way the world should work." Mr Colwell says the home informed them that there were "a case or two" of Covid-19, but they had no idea of the full extent. "They telephoned us on the day of her death, late in the evening on the 26 of April and said she had passed away peacefully in her sleep. The fact that that's how she went gave my wife some comfort. But then to learn the next day that she died of Covid-19 - it was a very big shock." Helen was a part of the Greatest Generation, Mr Colwell begins when asked to describe his mother-in-law. She lost a brother in World War Two. Her husband was a B-17 navigator, and they married when the war ended. For years, she worked at a longstanding Chicago restaurant - the Como Inn - as a bookkeeper and waitress, making many friends among the close-knit Polish community. She often held family gatherings and was an active member of her church - a "kind-hearted, generous woman". "Maybe we could've said a prayer or done something," Mr Colwell says. "Initially when they restricted visits from family because of the pandemic, we were told that if the [resident] was in fact dying, they would have hospice come in and we would be allowed to go in and see her. "And of course, that never happened because we didn't know." Mr Colwell's lawsuit against Bria is one of six now levied against the facility over its coronavirus response. Bria has placed the blame on a lack of testing, calling the virus a "silent enemy impossible to detect and difficult to defeat", and says they followed public health guidelines as the situation evolved. A spokeswoman for the home told the BBC: "We mourn the loss of our patients, for many of whom we cared for many years, and we share the anguish of their loved ones." What does the data show? So far, facilities across the US have reported over 126,400 confirmed Covid-19 cases leading to the death of 35,517 residents and hundreds of staff to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Bria of Geneva has reported 16 Covid-19 deaths to CMS. Johns Hopkins University puts the US death toll at over 133,000 as of 10 July - which means that by current federal figures, care homes account for a quarter of all US coronavirus deaths. But other counts, drawing from state data, say the toll could be far higher: over 50,000, according to reports by the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times. An analysis by the non-partisan Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity found 45% of US Covid-19 deaths came from nursing homes - a group that makes up just 0.6% of the US population. But that still isn't the full picture. Many submissions to CMS have not passed data quality checks; homes are also not required to provide data from before May. This means that while some states seem to have shown promising numbers so far, there are caveats. Why is it so bad? University of California, Davis, Professor Debra Bakerjian, who worked as a nurse in the industry for 25 years, notes that the situation with Covid-19 has been changing rapidly while facility struggles around testing, understaffing and equipment have remained the same. The lack of testing early on "was bad in hospitals [and] was worse in nursing homes", she says, though it has since been improving. On top of that, guidance over how to diagnose coronavirus symptoms kept changing. Residents in care homes are nearly impossible to isolate to begin with. Most facilities have only one or two private rooms. People share hallways, bathrooms, dining areas. A limited number of staff are responsible for multiple individuals, sometimes across buildings or homes throughout the community. Outbreaks in nursing homes in general are not uncommon. When Covid-19 began to surge, the biggest concern for state and national officials was whether hospitals would be overwhelmed. "But nobody was paying attention to what was happening in nursing homes, who were a much higher risk population," Prof Bakerjian says. "It was going to be an even bigger problem because they don't have the resources a hospital has - in terms of nursing resources as well as having the supply of appropriate personal protective equipment." Over 1,800 care homes nationwide reported to CMS they would run out of N95 masks in a week. Over 500 said they will soon run out of gloves. Dozens of facilities currently have no gowns or hand sanitiser. Homes have also had to meet changing requirements with reporting to meet local, state and now, federal standards. A clearer federal response may have also helped avoid the contentious policy decision by some states to have nursing homes take in Covid-19 patients from hospitals. New York's Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo has become the face of this policy - and continued to defend it - though other states, including New Jersey, Michigan and California, enacted similar rules before reversing them. But New York in particular has been under national scrutiny as, for months, it was the national epicentre. In its care homes, the state has seen over 10,500 confirmed cases of the virus and has lost at least 4,092 residents to Covid-19, according to CMS data, from a population of nearly 90,000. Local reports say the death toll is thousands above that figure. In the states that also issued these orders, results were unfortunately similar. A ProPublica report found neighbouring New Jersey lost 12% of its home residents to the virus, compared to 1.6% in Florida, which did not enact such a policy. Lawsuits across the country Lawsuits against nursing homes like Bria have been filed across the country as family members grieve and reports of shocking conditions continue to emerge. In New Jersey, the state with the highest average case count in care homes, 15 families are suing a facility that made national headlines when nearly 20 bodies were found stacked in a morgue built to handle just a few. Several families in Kentucky are suing a home for not properly educating staff about wearing protective equipment in Covid-19 patient rooms amid over a dozen deaths. At the heart of all these cases is the simple fact that losing a loved one like this in a pandemic means families rarely have the chance to say goodbye, to grieve together, to have closure. "No matter how long a parent lives it's always a difficult thing to lose your parents," Mr Colwell says. What about staff? It isn't just patients and families taking issue with how care homes have handled the pandemic. There are reports of staff being told to work despite having Covid-19 symptoms, not having access to testing, not receiving proper training regarding Covid-19 or the need for personal protective equipment. "One thing Covid has shown us is that we are failing as a society here in the US to take care of the people who took care of us when we were kids," says Christopher Laxton, executive director of the Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine. "We need to completely re-engineer and rethink how we do elder care in this country." Part of that involves recognising the struggles of staff, who Mr Laxton calls "the heroes of this pandemic". "They don't get any glory, usually they get a lot of blame [but] they're doing what they can under unbelievable circumstances." Bria's spokeswoman also cautioned that lawsuits send a "dangerous message" to staff, and spark fears that paralyse and distract medical providers. When it comes to situations like Bria's, Mr Laxton notes that it can be difficult for the coronavirus to stand out in a population that is already sick. "If for example, a staff member notices Mrs Jones is experiencing shortness of breath, that may well be because she has congestive heart failure," he says, and that's what they'll try to manage first, especially without access to testing. He notes there have been many success stories too - such as facilities where staff moved into the homes in order to curb the spread of the virus, despite a lack of adequate protective equipment for themselves. So what happens next? Democrats in the House of Representatives on 16 June sent letters to five for-profit nursing home companies dealing with coronavirus outbreaks, asking for documents related to these outbreaks, including data on testing, staffing levels, and legal violations, as well as information on how federal funding has been used. A group of House Republicans on the same virus subcommittee have requested information from five Democratic state governors - Tom Wolf of Pennsylvania, New Jersey's Phil Murphy, Michigan's Gretchen Whitmer, California's Gavin Newsom and Mr Cuomo - over their policies to have homes take in Covid-19 patients. Amid these inquiries, Covid cases have been rising across much of the US. Problems with testing and equipment are occurring at healthcare facilities nationwide. "We haven't seen the extent of the problem," cautions Prof Bakerjian. "Our numbers are still going the wrong direction, though I think there's a much more concerted effort now to try to make sure that nursing homes at least have the resources that they need." From education to understaffing to facility regulations, the industry has long been under-resourced and faces complicated systemic issues. While some - like the Colwells - hope lawsuits will result in real changes, others, like Mr Laxton, worry that after the pandemic, nursing homes will be forgotten once more. "It's an issue of value, of what we as a society think is important," Prof Bakerjian adds. "We wouldn't stand for this if it was in our acute care hospitals where we were taking care of our children and our younger, working people."

अमेरिका भर में बुजुर्ग देखभाल गृह वायरस से बुरी तरह प्रभावित हुए हैं-हालांकि गंभीरता की सही सीमा महीनों बाद भी स्पष्ट नहीं है। एक बात निश्चित है, हालांकि-कोविड-19 ने फिर से अमेरिका की स्वास्थ्य प्रणाली में लंबे समय से चली आ रही खामियों को उजागर किया है।


'Hoverboard' man who stole Lucozade crate spared jail

Summary: A teenager who used a "hoverboard" to enter a supermarket and steal a crate of Lucozade , has been spared jail.

Omaree Lindsay, 19, of Cecil Road, Croydon, rode into Co-Op in Streatham Road, Mitcham, on 6 September. He appeared at Croydon Magistrates' Court on Tuesday and pleaded guilty to a number of offences. He was sentenced to 200 hours of unpaid work for offences including theft, failing to comply with a court order and driving a vehicle on the pavement. District Judge Adrian Turned also ordered Lindsay to pay £150 in costs. The court order Lindsay had failed to comply with was an order to complete unpaid for work in the community issued on 28 of August for a driving offence.

एक किशोर जिसने एक सुपरमार्केट में प्रवेश करने और लुकोज़ेड का एक टोकरा चुराने के लिए "होवरबोर्ड" का उपयोग किया था, उसे जेल से रिहा कर दिया गया है।


Ride with Brad: Hundreds cycle with Bradley Wiggins in Lancashire

Summary: Hundreds of cyclists have cycled alongside Tour de France winner and Olympic gold medallist Sir Bradley Wiggins in East Lancashire.

The Ride With Brad event took place on the roads Wiggins, who is based in Eccleston, trains on around Clitheroe and Trough of Bowland. Thousands of people lined the streets to watch the ride which started and ended in Barnoldswick. The ride was in aid of the Bradley Wiggins Foundation. It was set up last year to launch his foundation to promote sport in the community. Fellow Olympic champions Laura Trott and Dani King also took part in the event. Participants could choose to ride a 31 mile (50km), a 62 mile (100km) or a 100 mile (160km) course.

सैकड़ों साइकिल चालकों ने पूर्वी लंकाशायर में टूर डी फ्रांस विजेता और ओलंपिक स्वर्ण पदक विजेता सर ब्रैडली विगिन्स के साथ साइकिल चलाई है।


Petrol bomb recovered from Billingham disturbance

Summary: A petrol bomb, a machete and CS spray were recovered from the scene of a disturbance involving a group of men on Teesside.

Cleveland Police said they responded to reports of trouble on Quenby Road in Billingham at 22:15 BST on Sunday. Most of the group had dispersed by the time officers arrived, but a 23-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of possessing a weapon in a public place. No-one was hurt and police have appealed for witnesses.

टीसाइड पर पुरुषों के एक समूह की गड़बड़ी के स्थल से एक पेट्रोल बम, एक हथौड़ा और सीएस स्प्रे बरामद किया गया था।


Africa Debate: Will Africa ever benefit from its natural resources?

Summary: Whether Africa will ever benefit from its natural resources is a question that is more relevant now than ever, as new discoveries of coal, oil and gas across East Africa look set to transform global energy markets and - people hope - the economies of those countries.

But can the likes of Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique and Uganda really turn their newfound riches into tangible wealth for ordinary people? This month the BBC Africa Debate team will be in Ethiopia asking just that. Politicians, business representatives, activists and academics from across the continent will be taking part, as over 800 experts gather in Addis Ababa for the Eighth African Development Forum. "On average, resource-rich countries have done even more poorly than countries without resources," according to Joseph Stiglitz, former chief economist at the World Bank and professor of economics at Columbia University, in the United States. There are greater economic inequalities in resource-rich countries than elsewhere - as perhaps indicated by on-going miners' strikes in South Africa, considered one of the most unequal countries in the world - and too often there is also endemic corruption. In Nigeria, the continent's biggest oil producer, at least $400bn (£250bn) of oil revenue has been stolen or misspent since independence in 1960, according to estimates by former World Bank vice-president for Africa, Oby Ezekwesili. That is 12 times the country's national budget for 2011. Meanwhile, 90% of people live on less than $2 per day. There has been violence between Sudan and South Sudan over oil this year, and Malawi and Tanzania have yet to resolve their dispute over who owns the oil and gas in Lake Malawi. A different story? Ghana started producing oil in December 2010 and there is further exploration all along the West African coastline. Only five of Africa's 54 countries are not either producing or looking for oil. From Algeria to Angola - and from petroleum to platinum, iron ore to oceans - the scramble for Africa's resources has often caused problems rather than created prosperity. Meanwhile, much of the profits from resource exploitation leave the continent entirely in the hands of foreign-owned companies which pay low rates of tax. Few African countries process their own raw materials - rather, the value is added elsewhere, to the benefit of others. Foreign-owned resource extraction companies are often criticised for providing little in the way of local employment and contribution to local economies. But could there be a different story? Diamond-rich Botswana has been praised as a country doing things right, experiencing relatively stable and transparent economic growth for decades. It has also managed to retain some of the profits from processing its raw materials - something most African countries have failed to do. A once poor European country, Norway, also proves it can be done - distributing its oil wealth so equally that it heads the United Nations Human Development Index (Nigeria comes in 156th place). So why have so many African countries failed to turn natural riches into benefits for the masses? Who is to blame for the foreign exploitation, and whose responsibility is it to put things right? What about possible solutions - renegotiation of contracts, better transparency mechanisms, higher taxation, resource nationalism? Should the likes of Mozambique and Ghana be celebrating their resource discoveries - and what do they need to do to make the most of them? Will Africa ever benefit from its natural riches? Join the debate by leaving your comments here. You can also take part on Twitter - using #bbcafricadebate and #resourceafrica - or via BBC Africa's pages on Facebook or Google+ Tune in to the BBC World Service at 1900 GMT on Friday 26 October to listen to the Africa Debate broadcast from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

क्या अफ्रीका कभी अपने प्राकृतिक संसाधनों से लाभान्वित होगा, यह एक ऐसा सवाल है जो अब पहले से कहीं अधिक प्रासंगिक है, क्योंकि पूर्वी अफ्रीका में कोयले, तेल और गैस की नई खोज वैश्विक ऊर्जा बाजारों और उन देशों की अर्थव्यवस्थाओं को बदलने के लिए तैयार है।


Police officer 'sexually assaulted' while trying to arrest rape suspect

Summary: A police officer was allegedly sexually assaulted by a man she was trying to arrest on suspicion of attempted rape, South Yorkshire Police said.

The officer and a colleague were also hit with a wooden sign after they were called to investigate an incident in Scotland Street, Sheffield, on Friday. A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted rape, assault, sexual assault, and criminal damage. He remains in police custody, a force spokesperson said. Ch Insp Lydia Lynskey said the officers, one of whom was left severely bruised, had shown "immense bravery" in dealing with "a dangerous and violent situation". Both officers are recovering at home, she added.

साउथ यॉर्कशायर पुलिस ने कहा कि एक पुलिस अधिकारी का कथित तौर पर एक व्यक्ति द्वारा यौन उत्पीड़न किया गया था जिसे वह बलात्कार के प्रयास के संदेह में गिरफ्तार करने की कोशिश कर रही थी।


Rachel Treweek to become the new Bishop of Gloucester

Summary: The Church of England has appointed its most senior woman bishop.

The Venerable Rachel Treweek, 52, who is currently Archdeacon of Hackney in the diocese of London, will become the new Bishop of Gloucester. She takes over the role from The Right Reverend Michael Perham, who retired in November. Two women bishops have already been appointed, but Archdeacon Treweek is the first woman to run a diocese and will be one rank below archbishop. It is understood she will also become the first female bishop to enter the House of Lords. Archdeacon Treweek said it was was "an immense joy and privilege" to have been appointed. Analysis: Caroline Wyatt, BBC religious affairs correspondent This marks the start of a new and important phase of women's long journey within the clergy, and towards wielding real power and influence in the established church. The Ven Rachel Treweek has long been seen as a natural leader, and today said she wanted to be "a voice that speaks up for those who are marginalised; and a compassionate voice that speaks into lives and places which are hurting", while promising to start by listening to the concerns and needs of the diocese. She has won admiration for her work in some of the toughest areas of London over many years, and for her enthusiastic and effective communication of the central messages of Christianity. Her passion for her faith means she is unlikely to shrink from discussing politics from a Christian perspective, and many say she will add a new and compassionate voice on the red benches, especially in debates on the kind of society the UK is today. The archdeacon describes her interests as walking and chocolate - and herself, on her Twitter feed, @VenRachel, as "more vulnerable than venerable". "I am surprised and, I have to admit, even a little daunted by the prospect," she said. "But my overwhelming feeling is one of excitement to be coming to join with others in sharing the love of Jesus Christ with the people of this diocese. "I am looking forward to encouraging Christians to speak out with confidence about their faith and the good news that the Gospel brings. "It will be my privilege to work with churches as we connect with people, wherever they are and whatever their concerns." She will be formally enthroned at Gloucester Cathedral later this year. The Venerable Rachel Treweek

चर्च ऑफ इंग्लैंड ने अपनी सबसे वरिष्ठ महिला बिशप नियुक्त की है।


China bird flu: Pigeon markets fall empty

Summary: Beijing's Tianlong bird market fell silent two weeks ago. The gentle sounds of cooing pigeons that usually fill the open-air market have been replaced by nervous chatter among the market's remaining stall owners.

By Celia HattonBBC News, Beijing Sales of racing pigeons have been banned by Chinese health authorities, fearful of the spread of the newest strain of bird flu to hit China, H7N9. Tianlong's birds were transported away from the market's location in south-west Beijing, leaving a handful of stalls offering empty cages and birdseed. "Those who mainly sell pigeons and birds can't even afford to buy meals," explains Zhang Mingbao, a stall owner, as he fidgets with his mobile phone. "People like us who sell bird food and medicine can barely cover our rent because of the declining sales." Zhang's business suffered setbacks during previous health crises, following an outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (Sars) in 2002, and subsequent rounds of bird flu that have swept China. However, this time, the government acted unusually quickly to ban bird sales. "In 2003 and 2004, our market was shut down too during the H1N1 bird flu scare, but the situation wasn't as serious as it is now," Zhang explains. "Not that many people died then. More people died this year, and people are more aware of self-protection now." Life and death Health authorities are rushing to contain the H7N9 bird flu virus after it first surfaced in February. Thirty-three people in mainland China have already been infected with this year's strain of the bird flu and nine people have died. So far, all of the infected people are thought to have caught the flu after direct contact with sick birds. No cases of human to human transmission have been recorded. Chinese authorities are attempting to stop the virus by culling hundreds of thousands of birds at poultry markets and farms in the large metropolis of Shanghai and Shanghai's neighbouring Jiangsu province, where most of the cases are centred. Other live bird populations - including the carrier pigeons that are normally sold at the Tianlong market - are also under strict watch. Pigeon racing is a popular activity in China, but most races have been cancelled for the foreseeable future. Pigeon enthusiasts in Beijing and Shanghai have been told to keep their birds in cages. Meng Xianghu, a stall owner at another pigeon market, the Wanliu Tonghe market in Beijing, isn't questioning the government's decision to stop bird sales, even though there is no evidence that H7N9 has spread to Beijing. "We have to listen to the people above us," she says. "This is a matter of life and death." More transparent Others aren't so trusting. Many users of Weibo, China's version of Twitter, have questioned the government's efforts to deal with the H7N9 bird flu. Many point to the attempted cover-up of the Sars outbreak in 2002 as evidence that health officials might be hiding the severity of the current crisis. "The problem is not that the government releases the information too quickly, but that it always has this internal logic that prefers to delay and conceal information," says Dr. Guo Weiqing, a professor at the School of Government at Guangzhou's Sun Yat Sen University. "The excuse is that it wants to prevent panic. It is correct to force the government to be more transparent." Stall owners at the pigeon market say they have no idea how long they'll have to wait before business resumes. "We can only follow this path as it unfolds," shrugs Mr. Zhang from the empty Tianlong market. "But of course, we are worried."

बीजिंग का तियानलोंग पक्षी बाजार दो सप्ताह पहले शांत हो गया था। आम तौर पर खुले बाजार को भरने वाले कबूतरों की हल्की आवाज़ों को बाजार के शेष स्टॉल मालिकों के बीच घबराहट वाली गपशप से बदल दिया गया है।


Jury retires in Plymouth teacher sex case

Summary: The jury in the case of a former primary school head teacher accused of sexually assaulting pupils has retired to consider its verdict.

Neil Dyer, 71, from Stokes Lane, Plymouth, denies 26 charges of sexual assault involving 13 boys, one girl and a man between 1976 and 1992. Mr Dyer denies the assaults, alleged to have taken place while he worked at Widey Court Primary School in the city. He told Plymouth Crown Court he was "devastated" by the allegations. Mr Dyer was known at the time of the alleged incidents as Geoffrey Burley.

छात्रों के यौन उत्पीड़न के आरोपी एक पूर्व प्राथमिक विद्यालय के प्रधान शिक्षक के मामले में जूरी अपने फैसले पर विचार करने के लिए सेवानिवृत्त हो गई है।


Man, 22, arrested after body found in Crowborough house

Summary: A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the body of a woman was found at a house in East Sussex.

Officers went to the Crowborough property following a request for a welfare check at 19:20 BST on Friday. After speaking to a 22 year-old man, a search of the house in Lordswell Lane was made and a dead woman related to him was found inside. The suspect was arrested and is currently in custody while the investigation continues. Sussex Police said it was not seeking anybody else in relation to the woman's death.

ईस्ट ससेक्स में एक घर में एक महिला का शव मिलने के बाद हत्या के संदेह में एक व्यक्ति को गिरफ्तार किया गया है।


Government cuts private pensions

Summary: BBC business editor Robert Peston on changes to private pensions

It will matter to millions of current and future pensioners that the government is taking steps to uprate what they receive from private occupational schemes by consumer price inflation (CPI), rather than retail price inflation (RPI). How much will it matter? Well, in theory quite a lot, because the RPI has risen rather more than the CPI since the CPI began to be calculated some 22 years ago. If a person starts drawing a pension at 60 and lives till they're 82 - which is not unrealistic on the basis of current mortality rates - that person would be receiving 16% less cash in the weeks before they died under CPI up-rating (on the assumption that CPI and RPI diverge over the next 22 years in the way they did over the past 22 years). Which is a serious sum of money when expressed in that way - and for those on low pensions, could be the difference between hardship and comfort. As for pension funds that are in deficit, that 16% fall in what they'd pay out to each pensioner would be seen as a welcome fall in their overall liabilities - though probably not enough to transform a sick pension fund, such as the Royal Mail's with its £10bn deficit, into a healthy one. You can keep up with the latest from business editor Robert Peston by visiting his blog on the BBC News website.

निजी पेंशन में बदलाव पर बीबीसी के व्यापार संपादक रॉबर्ट पेस्टन


A problem but not a disaster

Summary: They didn't escape defeat for long.

Laura KuenssbergPolitical editor@bbclaurakon Twitter Having squeaked through last night the government was beaten for only the second time ever in the Commons on key Brexit legislation. And guess what, it was on a vote they didn't expect to lose - Dr Phillip Lee, who quit the government to speak out on Brexit, put forward his own amendment to protect the links between the UK and the European Medicines Agency to ensure the smooth flow of medicines and new drugs for British patients after Brexit. And he had enough to support to win it, just. An embarrassment for the government certainly. It is another reminder of how difficult it is for Theresa May to get her way in the House of Commons where she doesn't have her own majority. It is serious. A defeat is a problem. But it wasn't a complete disaster tonight for two reasons. First, the amendment isn't a million miles away from the government's own policy. While not straightforward, the vote hasn't forced a screeching U-turn. The more important reason is that the vote that followed, on keeping the UK in a customs union, went the other way. For many months, former Remain rebels have talked about this vote as being one of the critical moments when finally their bark would turn into a bite, the time when they would show their mettle and force the government to, as they see it, put jobs and economic stability ahead of their Brexit ideology. Tonight, a dozen of them, more than was needed to beat the government back in December, voted for the amendment. But the government won by six votes, because of four Labour MPs - long term advocates of leaving the EU - who voted with Theresa May. By all accounts, the government had to go to some pretty extreme attempts to keep the number of Tory rebels down to a dozen. Sources have told the BBC not just that the whips warned a government loss would lead to a vote of confidence in the prime minister, but also suggested the chaos that might ensue could tip them into a general election. But it was a vital victory, snatched from the jaws of defeat minutes earlier, because the prime minister has, for many months, expressly said that staying in a customs union is not possible, even if desirable. Rightly or wrongly, it is central to her strategy and to lose on that vote would have really have undermined her negotiating strategy only a day after Brexiteers undermined her from the other side. The numbers will still be a worry for the prime minister. Because if - as is likely when it comes to the final deal - all of the other parties vote against the government, it suggests there are enough Tories unhappy with the direction of travel to sink the government's plan. Begbie or Margot? But for tonight, a win is a win, however chaotic, however dirty the tricks played to get the numbers there, and a massive defeat avoided - allowing Theresa May just about to keep the veneer that she can, more or less, get her business through the House of Commons. And the win will also provide ammunition for critics of the former Remain band, who, when push comes to shove, are not only less numerous than the ardent Brexiteers, but simply less willing to play hardball. It's no secret that instinctively and indeed, for many of them, proudly, they are more likely to argue for compromise, than some of the Eurosceptics. As one senior Tory joked, the Eurosceptics are more like Begbie from Trainspotting - and the Remainers are more like Penelope Keith's Margot from the Good Life. Begbie would fight, maybe to the death, for his cause. Margot would complain fervently and acidly, but she was never going to put the overall reputation of Surbiton at risk. That might sound ridiculous but this is one of the profound realities and a point we've discussed many times before. Some Brexiteers would rather risk an election than compromise. It is hard to find former Remainers who would do the same. That's been part of the calculations of Number 10 so far. But there has been so much turmoil in the last few weeks that it might not always be the case.

वे लंबे समय तक हार से नहीं बचे।


Protest held over Aberdeen music service fears

Summary: A protest has been held outside Aberdeen City Council in an attempt to force the local authority to abandon cuts to the instrumental music service.

The council is considering scrapping the music service. About 200 people, including children with instruments, voiced their opposition to the proposals. A protest group called Life, Music, Education (LME) hopes to block the proposals, claiming such a move would badly affect education in the city.

स्थानीय प्राधिकरण को वाद्य संगीत सेवा में कटौती छोड़ने के लिए मजबूर करने के प्रयास में एबरडीन सिटी काउंसिल के बाहर एक विरोध प्रदर्शन किया गया है।


Pakistan's war on street crime: 'The police killed our precious daughter'

Summary: Amal Umer, a 10-year-old Pakistani girl, was shot in the head on 13 August by a police officer who was targeting an armed robber at a busy Karachi intersection. Her parents have mounted a campaign to change what they say is a broken and unaccountable system - and they are starting to see results, as BBC Urdu's Saher Baloch writes.

It would have been easy for Beenish Umer and her husband Umer Adil to be overwhelmed by grief. A joyous family trip to an orchestral concert on the eve of Pakistan's independence day turned into a nightmare when their car was caught in the cross-fire of a confrontation between police and a street mugger. But the couple are not allowing their sorrow to keep them silent. They do not want Amal's death to be forgotten and to be seen by authorities as acceptable "collateral damage" in a violent police war against street crime. "Our child won't come back to us. We are coming to terms with the reality of it," says Beenish in an interview at the couple's home in Karachi, a mega-city of more than 20 million in Pakistan's south. "But if by opening up we can bring about a change in how incidents [like this] are treated around here then it would be a success." They believe that both the police and health system failed their daughter, and want to challenge what they say is a prevailing culture of impunity among Pakistani law-enforcers. Laid out on the table in front of the couple is a large poster covered with pictures of Amal and the family. In the middle, in marker pen, it says: "We Miss You." Aanya, their youngest daughter, has been trying to come to terms with her sister's absence. "She can't express what she is going through as is the case with any six- or seven-year-old," says Beenish. The couple gained a significant victory on 25 September when the Supreme Court of Pakistan ordered an investigation into Amal's death and criticised a private hospital and police for their actions. It was around 22:00 on 13 August that the family stopped at a traffic light on a side road leading to a major avenue in the south of Karachi. They saw that an armed man was threatening drivers and asking them to hand their phones over at gunpoint. He was making his way towards them. They rolled down the window and calmly offered Beenish's purse and Umer's mobile to the mugger, who was growing increasingly agitated. He snatched the items but to their relief, moved on to another car behind them. "We thought the worst was behind us until we heard multiple gunshots and a bullet went through our car's windscreen [from behind]," says Beenish. Aanya, in the backseat, began screaming. After the gunfire stopped, Beenish, in a panic, turned to check on her daughters. Aanya was in shock and crying. But Amal was quiet. Beenish reached out to touch her youngest daughter, who was bleeding. She had been shot in the head. Umer sped to the nearest hospital, frantically yelling at cars out of his window to move out of the way. From that moment on, they describe a night of agony and frustration. "Right from the moment we arrived at the National Medical Center, the hospital staff, as well as the police officers we dealt with, made us feel as if it was our fault that we were on that road that night," says Umer. Beenish said that the hospital staff intubated Amal while Aanya sat on a stool outside, covered in her sister's blood. She says the staff then asked them to take Amal to another hospital. "We said fine, we'd take her there. But can you at least arrange for an ambulance? To which their answer was to make the call ourselves," says Umer. "They also refused to give us the ambu bag [a manual resuscitator] or the tubes that were enabling her to breathe." The hospital administrator disputes this account. Dr Omer Jang told the Dawn newspaper that doctors did all they could to save Amal but that she was already "clinically dead" by the time she was put on the ventilator. Umer and Beenish say they spent another 15 minutes arguing with an ambulance service provider from a charity, by which time their precious daughter was gone. 'Unintentional death' The initial investigation by the police tried to exonerate its officers. Multiple police accounts were given - the thief was running away and that is why the police fired; he had opened fired at the police; Amal was hit by a bullet from the thief's gun, and so on. Beenish and Umer argued the bullet came from behind their car, fired by a policeman. A few days later, a deputy inspector general in the Sindh province police, Javed Odho, admitted that Amal had died after being unintentionally shot by a police officer, who he said was responding to fire from one of two armed thieves who had been mugging drivers. A one-inch bullet hole was found in the boot of Umer's car. According to Mr Odho, the policeman responsible was suspended and one of the thieves was killed. Mr Odho has since asked the higher command to stop issuing AK-47 assault rifles, or Kalashnikovs, as standard to police officers in Karachi. More on Pakistan In recent years, street crime such as mugging and theft has surged across Karachi, with major roads and traffic lights a particular danger zone. The city's newly appointed police chief, Ameer Ahmed Sheikh, defended the police's historic use of assault weapons, arguing that criminals have long had easy access to such arms. The police have said the thief who robbed the family was part of a larger gang that had already carried out a spate of muggings on the same evening. It's clear that the couple are still grappling with the reality of what has happened but they say they want to give voice to a silent majority who are continually let down by "the system of impunity". "We belong to a culture where coming out with the truth and crying openly is seen as a weakness," says Beenish. "But if it brings about a change within our desensitised system and the officers working for it; if it begins a debate about making hospital staff and doctors accountable for their actions and lack of ethics, then in that case we don't see it as a weakness." Their efforts are bearing fruit. As part of its inquiry, the Supreme Court has called the director of the National Medical Center to appear before it. The couple are filmmakers and say they have received an outpouring of support. But they also faced criticism for being an urban, wealthy family with easy access to the police and media. Critics say millions of Pakistanis with stories of hardship have no such opportunity. But such arguments can hurt. "If we were really that privileged, we wouldn't have had to beg hospital staff to arrange an ambulance for us… while seeing [one of] our children fighting for her life and another sitting on a stool outside drenched in her sibling's blood," says Umer. Their voices are clearly being heard, but Beenish and Umer fear that once the dust settles, nothing will really change. "My daughter is not coming back and I have to live with this reality every day," says Beenish. "But I want to make sure I keep speaking out, [so] it doesn't happen to another Amal."

एक 10 वर्षीय पाकिस्तानी लड़की अमल उमर को 13 अगस्त को एक पुलिस अधिकारी ने सिर में गोली मार दी थी, जो एक व्यस्त कराची चौराहे पर एक सशस्त्र डाकू को निशाना बना रहा था। उसके माता-पिता ने एक टूटी हुई और गैर-जिम्मेदार प्रणाली को बदलने के लिए एक अभियान चलाया है-और वे परिणाम देखना शुरू कर रहे हैं, जैसा कि बीबीसी उर्दू के सहर बलोच लिखते हैं।


InSight Diary: The silence of space

Summary: Prof Tom Pike from Imperial College London is part of the science team on the US-led InSight mission to Mars . His group has supplied tiny seismometers that will enable the Nasa lander to detect "Marsquakes", which should reveal the internal structure of the Red Planet. Here, Prof Pike tells us what happened when his team switched on its sensor system during InSight's 6-month cruise to Mars.

By Tom PikeImperial College London InSight is now just two days from Mars, closing in at more than 6,000mph. But it's not breaking a sweat. After May's launch hurled it towards Mars, InSight has been quietly following an orbit around the Sun, an orbit selected to catch up with Mars on Monday evening (UK time). On board, we have our silicon microseismometers, designed to pick up the faintest seismic activity once we land on Mars. Our spacecraft should be one of the quietest objects in the entire Solar System, a perfect zero gravity environment. We always wanted to turn on our microseismometers during our cruise to Mars for what should be the best possible test of their sensitivity. That's difficult to do on Earth. Even when we took our microseismometers to one of the quietest places in Europe, deep in a mine under the Black Forest Mountains in Germany, the strongest signal came from the sea, hundreds of miles away. That signal was much larger than we're likely to see from any Marsquakes. Did we survive launch? So, on our way we've decided to turn on our microseismometers for a few hours. It's not obvious what we will hear - nobody has measured the vibrations of an interplanetary spacecraft before with this sensitivity. We hope it's not the creaks and groans of the spacecraft itself, as it should have settled down after the launch. There will be the occasional ping from interplanetary dust hitting the spacecraft, but we've calculated the chance of that happening while we're turned on is remote. There's not been a sensor quite like ours sent into space before - the silicon mass and spring are designed to move freely backwards and forwards during launch and would have been bumped repeatedly between our solder stops. Of course, we tested this, but I'm now wondering if it was such a good idea to be the first to try something this new. We've three sensors, one to measure the vertical seismic vibrations on Mars, SP1, and two to measure in the horizontal directions, SP2 and SP3. Only SP2 and SP3 will work in the zero gravity of space. SP1 will be pushed to the stops by its silicon springs designed for Mars. As the first snippets of data come down, we look immediately at the voltages of the three outputs - if the sensors have survived and are operational, they should be close to zero. SP1 is high, but that's as expected. SP2 and SP3 show low voltages - they're working! But how well? The team, Constantinos, Alex, John and Zac, get down to analysing the full data. First we realise just how quiet our spacecraft is. All we are detecting on both our operational sensors is a very gentle background vibration. If we play this signal speeded up on our headphones, it's an almost imperceptible hiss. This signal is being created by the microseismometers themselves - in space, our sensors can be heard for the first time, without the interference from any oceans. Even better, this signal from the sensors themselves is very low, less than one billionth of the gravitational acceleration on the surface of Earth, 1g. Our accelerometers are not only working, they're working as well as we could have possibly expected. Bumps in the night But as we look further at the data, we see something else - there appear to be tiny jolts, every half hour or so, about a millionth of 1g. That's still one thousand times the noise from the sensors. The jolts are seen at the same time on both SP2 and SP3, so are unlikely to be from the sensors themselves. That is certainly a relief. Could they be dust impacts? We double check - the jolts are far too large, even if we were going right through a comet's tail. We're starting to think it must be the spacecraft itself. The sound from two of the microseismometers on the way to Mars, speeded up 1,000 times. The background hiss is the noise from the sensors themselves, and the chirps are the thrusters of the spacecraft as it keeps the solar arrays pointing at the Sun. We're travelling on a twin of the Phoenix spacecraft that delivered another lander to Mars for Nasa 10 years ago. I know the mission well - I'd worked on the microscope station on the Phoenix lander - but had never paid much attention as to how we got to Mars. Going through the papers, we find the Phoenix spacecraft used thrusters firing for a fraction of a second, to nudge its solar arrays to look straight at the Sun. Although too small to see with the instruments on Phoenix, our microseismometers on InSight should be able to detect these nudges. All we need now is confirmation from the spacecraft team of when the thrusters fired. As dawn breaks on the States, we get back a list of the firing times. They match perfectly with the jolts we're seeing on the microseismometers. It's an unanticipated test of our sensors, and of the Imperial team. It's been extremely valuable to be able to test our microseismometers in space. Although landing is the riskiest part of our journey, we know they've survived the launch in perfect condition. Now there is just the small matter of getting down onto the surface of Mars in one piece.

इंपीरियल कॉलेज लंदन के प्रोफेसर टॉम पाइक मंगल ग्रह के लिए अमेरिका के नेतृत्व वाले इनसाइट मिशन पर विज्ञान दल का हिस्सा हैं। उनके समूह ने छोटे भूकंपमापी की आपूर्ति की है जो नासा के लैंडर को "मंगल ग्रह" का पता लगाने में सक्षम बनाएगा, जो लाल ग्रह की आंतरिक संरचना को प्रकट करेगा। यहाँ, प्रोफेसर पाइक हमें बताते हैं कि जब उनकी टीम ने मंगल ग्रह के लिए इनसाइट के 6 महीने के क्रूज के दौरान अपने संवेदक प्रणाली को चालू किया तो क्या हुआ।


Viewpoint: Why the US should withdraw from Afghanistan

Summary: US President Donald Trump has committed his country to an open-ended war in Afghanistan that is likely to see more troops deployed. Before becoming president, he had on several occasions advocated the withdrawal of US forces. Many analysts believe Mr Trump made the right decision in changing his mind. But some do not. They argue the costly war is at a stalemate and American troops should come home. Andrew Bacevich, Professor Emeritus of International Relations and History at Boston University, told the BBC why he thinks withdrawal is the best option.

If keeping US troops in Afghanistan could guarantee that our country would not be targeted by further terrorist attacks, I would favour making our longest war longer still. But the terrorist threat has evolved since 9/11 and keeping US forces in Afghanistan does not "make America safe". The opposite is true. Occupying countries in the Islamic world exacerbates the threat rather than reduces it. Donald Trump as a candidate appeared to get that but now as president has reversed course. He has returned to establishment views held by the generals that advise him. They insist that there is no alternative than to keep doing what we have been doing since 2001. It is an odd argument: that the most powerful country on the planet has no alternative but to persist in failure. The argument for continuing the war in Afghanistan assumes that Afghans are incapable of managing their own affairs. It also assumes that our presence and our assistance can make Afghanistan governable. For almost 16 years, we have tested that proposition. No evidence exists to support it, nor is there reason to think that more of the same - that is what Trump is proposing - will produce better results. Certainly half-measures will not work. One might speculate that a major escalation - a couple of hundred thousand troops, a few trillion dollars, a decade or so of further exertions - might turn things around. But neither the American public nor Congress nor President Trump himself will support any such effort. As the president said on Monday, Americans are weary of this war. I am not naïve. I have zero expectation that if the US and its allies withdrew that somehow the various factions in Afghanistan would get together and create a stable, liberal democratic order. However, it is not implausible to consider the possibility of Afghanistan and its neighbours cobbling together arrangements enabling the various factions to more or less co-exist. Can I guarantee that this would happen? No. But if you have been pursuing one course of action for a decade and a half and it hasn't worked, maybe it's time to seriously consider alternatives. Frankly, if Afghans could cease to fight among themselves and refuse to provide sanctuary to terrorist organisations, that would more than satisfy US interests. Even if the Taliban regained power, would they embrace IS, al-Qaeda or other such entities? The answer is not necessarily. The last time they did they paid a heavy penalty. The key would be to create incentives encouraging good behaviour on their part. Economic assistance could be offered as a positive incentive. Promising severe punishment - punitive air strikes, for example - in the event of misconduct might also figure. Professor Barry Posen of MIT has suggested that a US departure from Afghanistan would energise other countries in the region, like Pakistan, Iran, India and Russia, to exert themselves to prevent Afghanistan from becoming a failed state. I think this is an important perspective. We should not accept President Trump's absolute certainty that if we leave then Afghanistan will become a terrorist haven. Finally, I would emphasise that the more preoccupied we are with Afghanistan, the less attention we give to far more pressing issues such as climate change and potential instability in East Asia. The strategically prudent course of action for the US is to acknowledge our failure and leave.

अमेरिकी राष्ट्रपति डोनाल्ड ट्रम्प ने अफगानिस्तान में एक खुले युद्ध के लिए अपने देश को प्रतिबद्ध किया है जिसमें अधिक सैनिकों को तैनात किए जाने की संभावना है। राष्ट्रपति बनने से पहले, उन्होंने कई मौकों पर अमेरिकी सेना की वापसी की वकालत की थी। कई विश्लेषकों का मानना है कि श्री ट्रम्प ने अपना मन बदलने में सही निर्णय लिया था। लेकिन कुछ ऐसा नहीं करते हैं। उनका तर्क है कि महंगा युद्ध गतिरोध पर है और अमेरिकी सैनिकों को घर आना चाहिए। बोस्टन विश्वविद्यालय में अंतर्राष्ट्रीय संबंध और इतिहास के प्रोफेसर एमेरिटस एंड्रयू बेसेविच ने बीबीसी को बताया कि उन्हें क्यों लगता है कि वापसी सबसे अच्छा विकल्प है।


Policeman suffers facial injuries in north Belfast knife attack

Summary: A police officer has received injuries to his face after being attacked with a knife in north Belfast.

Police said the attack happened while officers were responding to a report of an assault at Twaddell Avenue, in the Crumlin Road area of the city. A fight broke out between a teenager and members of the public after he tried to damage a banner, police said. A 16-year-old was arrested for wounding with intent and having an offensive weapon. The injured officer was taken to hospital, but has since been discharged.

उत्तरी बेलफास्ट में चाकू से किए गए हमले में एक पुलिस अधिकारी के चेहरे पर चोटें आई हैं।


Somerset flood spending approved to improve roads

Summary: More than £20m has been approved to flood-proof the Somerset Levels roads worst hit by winter flooding.

About half of that cash will be used to fix damage but money will also be spent raising some roads to lessen the future impact of flooding. The £22.3m of funding has been given to Somerset County Council in two Department for Transport grants. Parts of the levels spent much of the winter underwater after storms before Christmas led to the flood crisis. Millions of pounds are now being spent on such things as river dredging and extra permanent pumping sites to avoid the same thing happening again. As part of this latest batch of approved funding, the authority will spend: Related Internet Links Somerset County Council Department for Transport

सर्दियों की बाढ़ से सबसे अधिक प्रभावित समरसेट स्तर की सड़कों को बाढ़-रोधक बनाने के लिए 20 मिलियन पाउंड से अधिक की मंजूरी दी गई है।


£1m lottery ticket won in Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda expires

Summary: The holder of a winning lottery ticket has missed out on spending Christmas as a millionaire after they failed to claim the money in time.

Someone in Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda won the £1m winning raffle prize in the Lottery draw on 28 May. But the 180-day time limit to claim the winnings has now passed and the money has gone back in the pot. Camelot's winners' advisor Andy Carter said the ticket-holder had missed out on a "substantial amount of money". "To avoid this unfortunate situation happening again, I would urge all National Lottery players to check their tickets on a regular basis," he said. Every week the Lotto Millionaire Raffle - an automatic code printed on Lottery tickets - creates two millionaires, one on Wednesday and one on Saturday.

एक विजेता लॉटरी टिकट का धारक समय पर पैसे का दावा करने में विफल रहने के बाद एक करोड़पति के रूप में क्रिसमस बिताने से चूक गया है।


Seagull snaps up false teeth from bench in Torquay Harbour

Summary: A seagull may have bitten off more than he could chew when he stole some false teeth from a seaside bench in Devon.

The feathered felon, more commonly known for stealing chips, snapped up the abandoned gnashers in Torquay. A picture of the garrulous-gull was shared widely on social media. A post on the Spotted Newton Abbot Facebook page said: "Unfortunately anyone missing them will need to contact the seagull as he flew away with them!" More Devon and Cornwall news

हो सकता है कि एक सीगल ने डेवोन में समुद्र के किनारे की बेंच से कुछ झूठे दांत चुराने पर जितना वह चबा सकता था उससे अधिक काट लिया हो।


EU referendum: Osborne's change of tactics

Summary: Should we be afraid, very afraid?

Laura KuenssbergPolitical editor@bbclaurakon Twitter What Eurosceptics call Project Fear just took a new turn. Speaking to me in China, where he's attending a meeting of finance ministers from around the world, Chancellor George Osborne used dramatic language to describe the risk to the UK economy if we vote to leave the European Union. He said that exit would be a "profound economic shock", in the words of one prominent Out campaigner, really "upping the ante". Mr Osborne is adamant that a decision to leave would genuinely imperil our economy at a time when jitters around the world mean there are already many risks. The chancellor said the economy faces more risks of uncertainty than at any point since the financial crisis in 2008 so, it would be the "very worst time" for Britain to take what he described as an "enormous economic gamble". Of course, those campaigning to leave the EU believe the country could be just as, if not even more prosperous outside the union than in. And until recently the chancellor and the prime minister both repeatedly said they would be ready to walk away from the EU if they refused to give the UK a new and improved deal. If he really believes it would be a huge economic calamity if we left, I asked him, would he really have been ready to leave? He says they really meant it and didn't rule it out. Having listened to him talk about what he believes is at stake, I'm not quite so sure.

क्या हमें डरना चाहिए, बहुत डरना चाहिए?


Grading of Jersey's historic buildings simplified

Summary: The labelling of historic buildings in Jersey is to be simplified.

Until now, historically important buildings were either labelled "buildings of local interest" or "sites of special interest". In future they will just be "listed buildings or places" with a system of grading to note the importance of the building. Existing historic buildings and sites will be re-surveyed and each given a grade from one to four. Planning and Environment Minister Freddie Cohen said the new system would identify the most important buildings and ensure they were properly protected. Managed by the Jersey Heritage Trust, the survey is scheduled to take place over the next couple of years.

जर्सी में ऐतिहासिक इमारतों की लेबलिंग को सरल बनाया जाना है।


Politicians play games with journalists

Summary: Authorities do not take appropriate action against atrocities committed against journalists says President of the Sri Lanka Working Journlists Assiciation(SWJA), Sanath Balasuriya.

"No legal action is taken against those responsible which is unacceptable. Such cases receive wide publicity but nothing happens", he said. He was talking to Sandesaya after a demonstratrion by journlists held in Polonnaruwa to show protest against an attack on Rupvahini provincial correspondent, Upul Shantha. He said that television pictures showed a UNP MP Hemakumara Nanayakkra amongst a protest by farmers in Polonnaruwa where Upul Shantha was attacked. "Although there is clear evidence no action has been taken against this incident as yet", he said. The journlaists who took park in the demonstration also protested against the brutal muder of Tamil journalist Dharmratnem Sivaram.

श्रीलंका वर्किंग जर्नालिस्ट एसोसिएशन (एस. डब्ल्यू. जे. ए.) के अध्यक्ष सनथ बालासूरिया का कहना है कि अधिकारी पत्रकारों के खिलाफ किए गए अत्याचारों के खिलाफ उचित कार्रवाई नहीं करते हैं।


The Brexit expats questions

Summary: Down to business. Earlier this week, the Brexit Secretary, David Davis, agreed the timetable for the talks with his counterpart in Brussels. Today Theresa May heads to the summit with the first set of real proposals that are up for negotiation.

Laura KuenssbergPolitical editor@bbclaurakon Twitter As both sides have suggested, one of their first tasks is to settle the anxieties of the many EU citizens who live in the UK, and the Brits who have made their lives abroad. They have until now been able to do so under rights of freedom of movement that work under European law. For people with families, jobs, businesses, lives, there is an obvious desire to know what happens next, and Theresa May has, unlike her political opponents, refused so far to guarantee anything for EU citizens in the UK until the EU is ready to do the same. And it is, of course, not just as simple as saying everyone can stay. What services and benefits will they be entitled to? For how long? What about any children they may have in future? What about family in other countries who want to come to the UK after Brexit? The UK will set out its official position paper on Monday, but tonight Theresa May will outline her "generous offer" to the other EU leaders at the summit dinner tonight. Until we see the black and white of the negotiating document next week we don't know the complete details, but some of the likely clashes are clear. First of all, neither side is suggesting that people who have already moved to the UK from the EU should have to leave. Government sources suggest they will be able to keep all of their existing entitlements and rights (with possible complications over voting rights although it's not entirely clear). For the Brussels side, on the principle that EU citizens are all equal under EU law, this is the easy bit to agree. But there is an immediate stumbling block to overcome. On the EU side, there's a belief that this should apply to any EU citizen who moves to the UK right up until the actual moment of Brexit - for them, until that moment, EU law continues to apply, so anyone who chooses to move in the next 18 months must be treated equally. The British government is not so sure, with suggestions that the moment that Article 50 was triggered in March would be a reasonable starting point for negotiation. Second, while both sides want to protect their citizens who are already in other EU countries, what about relatives, or children they are yet to have? Again, on the EU side, rights of family reunification, (bringing in family members from abroad) must be part of the deal, again it's about equality under EU law. And the rights that any EU citizen extends to their family - so in their thinking their children for example would be entitled to free healthcare and education, just as British children are. But it's not clear yet that the UK government wants to extend its "generosity" in that way. With the desire to cut immigration and tougher rules affecting citizens from other parts of the world, once we are outside the EU do the Spaniards, Poles, Italians, Germans or whoever else remains, keep the rights, not just for them as individuals, but for their families too? There are plenty of hypothetical questions here that aren't clear to answer. Lastly, as across the EU negotiations, there is likely to be a clash, not just over the rules, but over who enforces them. Time and again Theresa May has said that the European Court ought not to have any say once we leave. It's a huge political priority for her. But for the EU, citizen's rights that were granted under EU law must therefore be policed by EU courts. You can't have a functioning agreement without a deal over who is in charge. Someone will have to budge. Other aspects of this part of the negotiation will no doubt flare up. Until we see the official negotiating position this is only a taste of the trouble ahead. And government sources do believe the offer they have to put is a good one. But while the EU and the UK both genuinely want to sort this out, and quickly, both sides know the promises they make might sound easy in theory, but in practice will take compromise to sort out.

इस सप्ताह की शुरुआत में, ब्रेक्सिट सचिव, डेविड डेविस ने ब्रसेल्स में अपने समकक्ष के साथ बातचीत के लिए समय सारिणी पर सहमति व्यक्त की। आज थेरेसा मे वास्तविक प्रस्तावों के पहले सेट के साथ शिखर सम्मेलन की ओर बढ़ रही हैं जो बातचीत के लिए तैयार हैं।


Double decker bus for Jersey Airport route

Summary: Islanders in Jersey will soon be getting a double decker bus on the route to the airport.

Jersey tested double decker buses early last year on route 15, which goes to the airport through St Aubin and Les Quennevais in St Brelade. But the bus can only operate on certain roads in the island because of its size and width. The Transport Minister, Mike Jackson, said the trial was a success and the bus would be back on the route 15.

जर्सी में द्वीपवासियों को जल्द ही हवाई अड्डे के मार्ग पर एक डबल डेकर बस मिलेगी।


Woman charged with arson over Stoke-on-Trent house fire

Summary: A woman has appeared in court accused of starting a house fire that saw two men taken to hospital.

Jane Clarke, 42, of, Norton, Stoke-on-Trent, is charged with arson with intent to endanger life after the blaze in Bradbury Close on Monday. The men both suffered smoke inhalation, Staffordshire Police said. Ms Clarke, of Bradbury Close, appeared at Newcastle-under-Lyme Magistrates' Court earlier and will appear at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court on 10 December. She was remanded in custody ahead of her next court appearance.

घर में आग लगाने के आरोप में एक महिला अदालत में पेश हुई है, जिसमें दो लोगों को अस्पताल ले जाते देखा गया था।


Bus builders: hold very tight, please

Summary: The likely loss of more than quarter of the jobs at Alexander Dennis bus-builder in Falkirk is not unexpected, but it's harsh for a company that was doing all the right things until Covid-19 struck. The firm's boss is asking government for an innovative investment into buying buses by the thousand, possibly to lease them back to operators.

Douglas FraserBusiness/economy editor, Scotland Recessions can usually be expected to weed out the weak. If economics has anything to do with Darwinian behaviour and the survival of the fittest, they are a harsh necessity. This time looks different. Healthy companies are exposed, where their markets have suddenly disappeared and offer no indication of when demand might return. That's how it looks for Alexander Dennis Ltd (ADL), the Falkirk-based bus-builder. It was built out of administration 16 years ago, when Scottish knights rode to its rescue with investment - Sir Brian Souter, Sir David Murray and Sir Angus Grossart. With Colin Robertson as chief executive and the fourth part of that investing quartet, it grew to rank as one of the biggest-employing manufacturing plants in Scotland, recognised as a exporting success to markets as far away as Hawaii and Hong Kong. It has adapted to the need for more hybrid technology, mixing the Euro 6 diesel engine with battery power. With a specialism in double-deckers, it sells around the world to metro regions that need more efficient use of road space. It is doing trials on autonomous, driverless buses with Stagecoach, building all-electric buses for London, and moving on to hydrogen-powered vehicles. It's done everything you would want a modern manufacturing business to do, while quadrupling turnover to £630m. Empting order book Without the appetite to go on the acquisition trail, the investing knights and Mr Robertson instead sold out, for £320m, to a larger Canadian bus-builder in May last year, with extraordinary good fortune in their timing. Early this year, Colin Robertson announced he was exiting the chief executive's office, to become non-executive vice-chairman of the parent company, New Flyer Industries (NFI) in Winnipeg. His replacement brings an internal promotion for Paul Davies, recently returned from 20 years running ADL's Asian operation from Hong Kong. And then Covid-19 hit, upending the market for new buses. At least the operators are being subsidised to continue providing a vital public transport service. But they're not investing in new buses. And the ADL business model, at its recent scale, requires an order book of around 2,500 buses a year. That's why Colin Robertson has been calling for government intervention - not with a bail-out or subsidy but with a more unconventional proposition, that government becomes a bus-owner, and leases to operators. Boris Johnson, who got a passion for buses as mayor of London, committed before the pandemic to 4,000 lower-emission buses coming onto the roads. He reiterated that last month, but it's not yet clear how that happens. And Colin Robertson says he has a plan that fits with the prime minister's ambition. Seventy per cent of buses on British roads are running on old diesel engines, preceding the Euro 6. While operators won't invest, the government could - and replace many of the dirty, older clunkers. "We're in the best place to build the best, cleanest, greenest buses. We're technology-propulsion system agnostic," he added, meaning he doesn't mind what powers buses, so long as it's cleaner. Electric would be good, and it's being talked up by one of ADL's main rivals, Wrightbus, owned by Jo Bamford. But Robertson says the infrastructure isn't there yet - not until power companies put in the cabling that would allow scores of buses in a depot to charge rapidly. "We have a fantastic product line-up from the ultra-clean diesel through hybrid, through battery-electric. We have the infrastructure and experience. We're in the right place, provided govenment move quickly. "The UK typically orders 3,000 buses each year to keep an average age of eight years. With the green agenda, with battery and zero emission technologies, you could argue now is the time to accelerate that investment. And that certainly, in the near term, needs to be supported by government, because operating companies which have traditionally bought their vehicles are effectively standing still until they see how ridership comes back to their busienss models, post-Covid." "We're not looking for any bail-out - just a logical next step as we work through this Covid and post-Covid period." Gearing up This was before he had to announce those 650 job losses, and perhaps more to come if the order book continues to empty. And there's a sting in this story, because a big order now - from government or a bus operator - takes time to crank up. ADL assembles parts from numerous suppliers. In normal times, as in car manufacturing, parts are delivered close to the point when they're needed. But if the order isn't there, the supply chain gets rusty. A gearbox manufacturer in Germany, for instance, needs around six months to deliver on a new order. So without orders soon, it will take a lot longer to get ADL back up to capacity production.

फ़ाल्किर्क में अलेक्जेंडर डेनिस बस-बिल्डर में चौथाई से अधिक नौकरियों का संभावित नुकसान अप्रत्याशित नहीं है, लेकिन यह एक ऐसी कंपनी के लिए कठोर है जो कोविड-19 के आने तक सभी सही काम कर रही थी। फर्म के मालिक सरकार से हजारों की संख्या में बसें खरीदने के लिए एक अभिनव निवेश के लिए कह रहे हैं, संभवतः उन्हें ऑपरेटरों को वापस पट्टे पर देने के लिए।


Coutts in Jersey not part of international sell-off

Summary: The Jersey branch of private bank Coutts is not among those being sold off by Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS).

Staff in Jersey were told on Monday that their office would remain part of the Coutts UK business, which RBS is not selling. RBS will sell the Coutts international business, which has offices in Switzerland, Asia and the Middle East. In July RBS announced 55 job losses in its international division, 26 of them in Jersey.

निजी बैंक कॉट्स की जर्सी शाखा रॉयल बैंक ऑफ स्कॉटलैंड (आरबीएस) द्वारा बेची जाने वाली शाखाओं में से नहीं है।


Mexico fireworks blast: Bodies too charred to identify

Summary: The bodies of some of the 32 people killed in an explosion at a fireworks market outside Mexico City are so badly charred that neither their age nor gender can immediately be determined, the state prosecutor has said.

Alejandro Gomez said forensic experts were carrying out DNA tests to identify the blackened remains of the dead. So far, only 18 bodies have been identified. More than 70 people were also injured when the explosion happened. The death toll increased from 31 to 32 later on Wednesday when one of the injured died in hospital, said Mexico state Health Secretary Cesar Gomez Monge. Among them were three badly burned children who are being taken to a hospital in the US for treatment. Mexico state Governor Eruviel Avila said other victims would be transferred to a specialised burn centre in Galveston, Texas, if doctors say they are fit to travel. The blast and accompanying series of smaller explosions caused devastation at the San Pablito fireworks market in Tultepec, located close to Mexico City. It is estimated that about 80% of some 300 stalls in the market were destroyed. An investigation into the causes has been ordered by the attorney general's office. It said the incident began with six initial explosions, followed by a series of chain reactions. But Mr Gomez said he had no idea at present what triggered the disaster. "I have no theories for now," he said. "Our priority has been to attend to the injured, remove the bodies and deal with the emergency." Locals on Wednesday have been told to avoid the area and keep roads clear. Survivors have spoken of "hellish scenes" as fireworks took off in all directions, causing panic and destruction. The main part of the fire is reported to have lasted at least three hours. The disaster took place as the market was crowded with revellers buying fireworks in advance of Christmas and New Year celebrations. Tultepec is seen by many Mexicans as "the country's capital of pyrotechnics", the Washington Post reported, with thousands of people attending the biggest festival in March - which consists of a firework display and bulls rampaging through the streets. The San Pablito market was heavily damaged by similar fires in September 2005, when a chain of explosions just before the country's independence day celebrations injured dozens of people.

राज्य के अभियोजक ने कहा है कि मेक्सिको सिटी के बाहर एक आतिशबाजी बाजार में हुए विस्फोट में मारे गए 32 लोगों में से कुछ के शव इतने बुरी तरह से जले हुए हैं कि न तो उनकी उम्र और न ही लिंग का तुरंत निर्धारण किया जा सकता है।


Panasonic invests $60m in 'frivolous' laundry robot

Summary: When a Japanese start-up unveiled the world's first robot that folds laundry some critics called it 'ridiculous, frivolous, and a waste of engineering talent'.

But electronics giant Panasonic thinks otherwise, and has invested $60m (£49m) in the project. Seven Dreamers has spent a decade working on the 'Laundroid'. Due on the market next year, it claims the machine can fold a shirt in ten minutes. There is still no price tag on the device, which is about the size of a wardrobe and uses artificial intelligence and image recognition technology to fold and stack clothes. However, Seven Dreamers said that the robot has the potential to revolutionise home life. It claimed on its website the device could create more time since the average person spends 9,000 hours, or 375 days, folding laundry in their lifetimes. Panasonic told the BBC it was only funding 10% of the project, saying it was "providing the expertise" for an "all in one" device that can also wash and dry clothes, slated for 2019. Japan's Daiwa Housing is another minor investor.

जब एक जापानी स्टार्ट-अप ने दुनिया के पहले ऐसे रोबोट का अनावरण किया जो कपड़े धोने को मोड़ता है तो कुछ आलोचकों ने इसे 'हास्यास्पद, तुच्छ और इंजीनियरिंग प्रतिभा की बर्बादी' कहा।


Kumbh Mela: India's Hindu Naga nuns get their own space

Summary: For the first time, women ascetics from the elite Hindu Naga - meaning naked - holy order have won the right to have their own separate camp at the Kumbh Mela, the world's largest gathering, in Allahabad, India. Amitava Sanyal reports from Allahabad.

Called the Juna Sannyasini Akhara, or the Juna Nuns' Order, the women religious have their own distinguishing pennant, an anointed leader and a separate enclosure at the Kumbh Mela. The new order is from among the Naga monks, who control the religious affairs at the world's biggest gathering and have the right to remain naked. (Naga is derived from the Sanskrit for naked, "nagna", and is different from the Naga tribes of north-eastern India.) The Naga order is a highly secretive and closed group. Its initiation and rites are not divulged to the public. Earlier, the few women among this overwhelmingly male world of the Hindu holy orders were organised under various men's camps at the Kumbh, which is a festival held every 12 years and whose recorded history stretches back at least 1,000 years. The women had to defer to the men for leadership and received inferior treatment in terms of basic amenities at the festival. 'New markers of identity' Now, they have their own leader, are given more space and resources and have access to separate toilets; entry to the women's enclosure is strictly monitored by the police. "We are still coming to terms with the new markers of identity," says Devya Giri, leader of the women's order. The 35-year-old, who earned a post-graduate degree as a medical technician from the Institute of Public Health and Hygiene in Delhi before being ordained in 2004, adds with a hint of subversion: "We are thinking of doing some things differently. For one, though the presiding deity of the Juna Order for men is Dattatreya, (a three-faced minor god) we are thinking of incorporating Dattatreya's mother Anusuya as our presiding deity." Sorting out gods is one thing - fixing gender issues on Earth is quite another. Recently Corinne "Coco" Leyre, from France, was initiated as a monk of the women's order in a secret ceremony. "Things are not equal between the men and women's orders yet. We still have to depend on the men for the big decisions, like when our tents will be put up," says the soft-spoken, saffron-clad 45-year-old. Ms Leyre, who took the monastic name of Sangam Giri, was the first initiate who chose all her gurus - a Naga monk has five gurus that he or she can choose - from among women. "These women have grown up depending on their fathers, husbands or sons all their lives. They often wait for things to happen to them, which we in the West are not used to," Nicole Jaquis, a filmmaker from New York who has known the nuns since 2001 and who acts as a liaison officer for some of them, tells me. More than three-fourths of the women at the Juna Sannyasini Akhara hail from Nepal, where widows from the upper castes are encouraged not to remarry. Rather than going back to their parents, a large number of them turn to asceticism. There is another unmistakable gender-defined difference within the Naga orders. Unlike the monks, the nuns are asked not to be seen naked in public, though these ones have the right to do so. Prahlad Giri, 70, recalls that in all her years as a Naga nun, she has seen only one woman, Brahma Giri, who used to stay naked at all times and, as a mark of defiance, kept "two silver swords by her side". Brahma Giri has passed away and now no one is allowed to stay naked, especially on the all-important auspicious bathing days at the Kumbh Mela. A day before the first big dip, someone from the Juna men's order asked Devya Giri to ensure there were no naked bathers among the nuns. So unlike most of the men, the women take to the waters wrapped in a single piece of unstitched cloth. "How can we allow it? It's not in Indian tradition to allow women to stay naked. It would bring on us a curse if we did," says Hari Giri, secretary general of the Juna order. He says he worked towards granting the women their own pennant because "this is a democracy and the women had been asking for it for a long time".

पहली बार, कुलीन हिंदू नागा-जिसका अर्थ है नग्न-पवित्र व्यवस्था की महिला तपस्वियों को भारत के इलाहाबाद में दुनिया की सबसे बड़ी सभा कुंभ मेले में अपना अलग शिविर रखने का अधिकार मिला है। इलाहाबाद से अमिताभ सान्याल रिपोर्ट करते हैं।


One man's year as a nudist

Summary: Most people wouldn't feel comfortable removing all their clothes in public, but for some it's a way of life. American writer Mark Haskell Smith overcame his nerves and spent a year immersing himself in the world of nudism.

By Sara LentatiBBC World Service "If you're at the airport, you don't make jokes about bombs. When you're with nudists you don't make jokes about breasts. And God forbid, don't get an erection - you will probably be asked to leave," says Haskell Smith. These are just two of things he learned as he visited naturist resorts around the world. His first stop was the Desert Sun Resort in Palm Springs, California. "I was terrified. I was there, awkward and anxious in my hotel room, putting on layer after layer of sunblock, until finally, when I walked outside, I was a beacon of light and highly reflective. There are all these people around the pool and they all look at me and then they wince and cover their faces. "I was really insulted, I thought, 'Hey wait, I'm 20 years younger than all of you people,' and then I looked down… and I got it, I was like, 'Oh dear.'" Find out more After getting over his sunblock faux pas, he went to several nudist resorts in Europe. Cap d'Agde in the south of France is one of the best-known. Once you get inside the security fence, which keeps out the paparazzi and curious passers-by, there is everything you would expect to find in any other town. "Except everyone is naked," says Haskell Smith. "There's even a dry cleaner - I don't know what they dry clean though. Going grocery shopping or having your croissant and coffee in the morning in the nude was actually so weird it was kind of fun. And once you've gone to the wine store and talked about the local rose naked then anything is OK." Hiking through the Austrian Alps for a week, with 19 naturists from across Europe, also proved to be surprisingly enjoyable. "The air is really clean and you're working hard because you're climbing at altitude but you don't really sweat, so you're not uncomfortable - your skin is this great thermostat for your body." But when the wind turned cold and the snow started to fall, though, he did reach for some clothes. But other members of the group carried on regardless. He recalls one Scottish couple. "They were just walking down the trail going, 'Look, that pond's got ice on it.'" If a group of "textiles" (people who wear clothes) came across the naked hikers, most of them would smile and laugh and reach for their cameras. "But one day we came across a bunch of Christian hikers and their leader made everyone turn and face away from us as we walked past. I couldn't believe it. Then later, when we were having a picnic by a lake, we saw them again and they prayed for us." Despite gradually becoming more relaxed about being naked in public, Haskell Smith always had last-minute nerves about removing his clothes when he re-entered a nudist environment. "These fears are really all inside your own head. The nudists really don't care. The people you usually see naked are almost all actors and models on TV and in advertising so we've been brainwashed into thinking that's what a naked person should look like. "Naked people really look like everyone else so I think the idea of accepting your body and other people's bodies is really healthy. Our society needs all kinds of tolerance and this is a good place to start," he says. He found a strong sense of community among the diverse group of people he met - from doctors to firemen, office workers to university professors. Nudist etiquette "A lot of the nudist resorts that came about in the 50s and 60s are ageing out, they're becoming these naked retirement centres. But there's a whole new generation of young nudists who like to go to beaches and go camping. Almost everyone gets into it because they like to skinny dip. Once you swim naked and you realise how good that feels, you're then willing to barbecue naked, or go on a hike naked." And skinny dipping in the crystal clear waters of the Bahamas was how he finally persuaded his wife to join him on a Caribbean cruise with 2,000 other nudists. "It's mostly a couples things, whether you're gay or straight. When you're a single person and you're naked with all these couples they look at you like you're a weirdo. So when I had my wife with me, and perhaps because she's attractive, suddenly we were the life of the party. "For me, the best part was one night I went to the disco and there was a woman, probably in her 70s, wearing a see-through French maid's outfit. She had her walker and was in the middle of the dance floor just shaking it. I thought to myself, 'It's either the most horrible thing I've ever seen or the most inspiring.' I hope when I'm her age I have the courage to do that." Haskell Smith's decision to try out the world of nudism stemmed from a fascination with subcultures - and "why people do what they do despite the stigma". But one year was enough. If he's in the Caribbean, on a beautiful deserted beach with his wife, then he might go for a skinny dip. "But do I want to stand around a barbecue with 100 other naked people? Not so much," he says. One conclusion he has drawn is that nudism is definitely not about sex. On the other hand, that doesn't mean people never take a good look at one another. "We're humans you can't help it. Sometimes I'd find myself staring at people and thinking, 'That's what that looks like!' You could really marvel at all the surgical scars, like they were wearing their medical history on their bodies. "There's nothing more fun than seeing an 80-year-old lady checking out your package." Subscribe to the BBC News Magazine's email newsletter to get articles sent to your inbox.

अधिकांश लोग सार्वजनिक रूप से अपने सभी कपड़े उतारने में सहज महसूस नहीं करेंगे, लेकिन कुछ लोगों के लिए यह जीवन का एक तरीका है। अमेरिकी लेखक मार्क हास्केल स्मिथ ने अपनी नसों पर काबू पा लिया और खुद को नग्नता की दुनिया में डुबोते हुए एक साल बिताया।


Norfolk PCC Lorne Green sorry for offending PCSOs

Summary: Norfolk's police and crime commissioner (PCC) has apologised for offending police community support officers by saying he would not employ more of them if he had "all the money in the world".

Lorne Green made the comment at a meeting on Tuesday, as reported by the Eastern Daily Press. Last month Chief Constable Simon Bailey announced plans to axe 150 Norfolk PCSOs. Mr Green said he was "sorry" for his choice of words. 'Unintended hurt' In a statement, he said: "I am sorry for my choice of words with regards to the proposal in relation to PCSOs; I did not choose them well. "I apologise for any unintended hurt I may have caused. I have, throughout, been mindful of the pain and uncertainty caused by the proposal to put the PCSO role at risk." He said he was "heartened" to hear that more than 40 PCSOs had expressed an interest in becoming police constables. "I will continue to closely monitor the progress of these efforts," he said.

नॉरफ़ॉक की पुलिस और अपराध आयुक्त (पी. सी. सी.) ने पुलिस सामुदायिक सहायता अधिकारियों को आहत करने के लिए माफी मांगते हुए कहा है कि अगर उनके पास "दुनिया का सारा पैसा" होता तो वह उनमें से अधिक लोगों को नियुक्त नहीं करते।


Guernsey achieves Christmas tree recycling record

Summary: A record number of Christmas trees were recycled over the festive period in Guernsey, according to new figures.

The Public Services Department said more than 6,500 trees were mulched to be used in parks and plantations. The number was 500 up on the previous peak which was achieved over the same period in 2008/9. Recycling officer Tina Norman-Ross said the acidity of the mulch from pine trees meant they could only be used with certain plants.

नए आंकड़ों के अनुसार, ग्वेर्नसे में उत्सव की अवधि में क्रिसमस के पेड़ों की एक रिकॉर्ड संख्या का पुनर्चक्रण किया गया था।


The workplaces building Africa's business future

Summary: Thomas Ssemakula is an impressive young man.

By Fiona GrahamTechnology of business reporter, BBC News, Kampala Smartly dressed in a shirt and tie, he has just come from a meeting with an investor who has agreed to fund his agricultural services start-up. He smiles widely, his happiness infectious as he talks about how his business got started. "I started Brave East Africa without a coin on me. That was June 2010 when I finished my final year at Makere University, I was doing bachelor of animal production at the college of veterinary medicine," he says. Inspired by his single parent mother, Mr Ssemakula set about creating what he hopes will become a multinational agribusiness that helps east African farmers build profitable and sustainable businesses. "My mother has been father and mother, supporting the family slowly through her work. I wanted to follow the same path." The first step was to find somewhere to work from. But with no money options were limited - so he came up with the idea of trading veterinary officer services for a seat in an internet cafe, run by a group of farmers. Writing for a newspaper about agriculture, in return for having the name of his business and contact details prominently displayed, attracted customers, bringing precious funds to invest in the business. Finally he was ready to move to an office environment which would allow him to meet clients and investors and to be taken seriously. Setting up on your own in east Africa isn't cheap. Not only is there rent to consider, there's furniture, utilities and the internet connection that remains prohibitively expensive for ordinary Ugandans. So instead Mr Ssemakula decided to become a member of the Mara Launchpad, one of a new breed of home-grown co-working spaces and innovation hubs in Kampala. Community property "If you're working from home or out of your car here in Uganda people don't take you seriously," says Mara Launchpad's Nigel Ball. "They're worried because trust levels are lower, and if you don't have an office how do they track you down if things go wrong." Providing office space is a simple thing to do, says Mr Ball. But what the Launchpad wants to do is give technology and non-technology companies credibility in the eyes of potential clients or partners. "Getting the right kind of office that projects the right kind of image, that's in the right location, at the right price, is not an easy task," he says. There's a large open plan room filled with desks, with wifi connectivity, as well as various meeting rooms. In the room next door regular Friday night innovation events are held, organised by the Mara Foundation and the Angels Finance Corporation, the people behind the Launchpad. Business incubation and mentorship is available, as well as a six week acceleration program that runs twice a year. Ideas exchange Over the last couple of years, tech hubs and other co-working spaces have started popping up in towns and cities worldwide. For emerging economies, the services and advice they offer can have even more impact than in the developed world. Taking the lead from the granddaddy of them all, Nairobi's iHub, they are spreading rapidly across the African continent. In an office block on a residential street in Kampala, Barbara Birungi sits at her desk with a cup of tea. She is the manager of the Hive CoLab, less a co-working space than a start-up incubator. Technology entrepreneurs who fit their criteria can spend two years based in the open plan offices. "It's not about strict business. It's also about coming here to share your ideas, and collaborate. Because out of sharing and collaborating come ideas," says Ms Birungi. "Apart from just offering them a space we see how we can take an idea to the next level. Because many startups fail within the first two years of existence." As well as regular events and Mobile Monday innovation sessions, the incubator offers mentoring and support finding investors, helping them to protect their intellectual property. "We have seen examples where investors actually take up someone's idea, and because there's no paperwork, there's no proof they have done that," she says. Kampala's newest space is Outbox, a co-working space and technology start-up incubator and accelerator that counts Google among its partners. Richard Zulu is a co-founder. He says working with developers and realising they needed help to get them to the next level pushed him to open the hub. "It's very important that the people that start these places share the same passions as the people that work in them," says Mr Zulu. "A place like this creates a focal point, where you'll be able to meet A, B, C, D people in the tech community. Through the co-working initiative it drives entrepreneurship and innovation through the participants of the space. "The core is community." The space specialises in mobile and web start-ups, and Outbox is already home to at least one award-winning business. Smooth transitions Senegalese-born social entrepreneur and blogger Marieme Jamme mentors founders and managers of some of Africa's technology hubs. She believes that while the hype surrounding the new hubs is increasing the visibility of African developers, the type of mentorship available in the Ugandan hubs is vital to their success. And it's not available at all of the spaces opening up across the continent. "You have ideas generated within those tech hubs, but they don't know how to scale those businesses. They have the business acumen and the passion, but they don't know how to go through setting up that business, or writing that business plan. "You'll find out that 90% of them don't know how to do it. But when an investor comes in they hide their discomfort, and pretend they know how to do it. This is African pride, this is inside the African mindset. "It's not because they're not good people, it's the way the mindset works." Another problem according to Ms Jamme is the gap between theoretical and practical knowledge when it comes to coding and development. "That's why it's very important for us to go back and say, it's ok if you don't know, and work out how you help these entrepreneurs scale their businesses. "How can you move the coder from a coder to a CEO?" Mr Ssemakula is certain coming to the Mara Launchpad was the right thing to do. As well giving farmers agricultural and financial advice, the company is working on technology to link the farmers to high-value markets using text messages. "The Mara Launchpad has changed my business by providing me with a professional business environment that commands more credibility in the eyes of my customers, in this case the farmers, who find me in such a setting and they see my business as a serious business." His dreams of sitting at the helm of a multi-national agribusiness are becoming more tangible, with plans for his first branch office in Nairobi, Kenya. "[The Launchpad] has given me access to free business mentorship and how to go about being an entrepreneur in a practical way." "I'm glad to be here."

थॉमस सेमाकुला एक प्रभावशाली युवक हैं।


Rugby boy, 16, charged with terrorism offences

Summary: A 16-year-old boy has been charged with terrorism offences.

The boy, from Rugby, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was arrested on 3 September from his home address during a planned operation. West Midlands Police said he was due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Tuesday. A 62-year-old man also arrested on the same day at a separate address in Rugby remains on bail while inquiries continue. The boy has been charged with the commission, preparation and instigation of acts of terrorism, as well as six counts of collecting terrorism information. Follow BBC West Midlands on Facebook, on Twitter, and sign up for local news updates direct to your phone.

एक 16 वर्षीय लड़के पर आतंकवाद के अपराधों का आरोप लगाया गया है।


Two onboard run aground yacht near Salcombe rescued

Summary: Two people onboard a yacht that ran aground off the Devon coast have been rescued.

Coastguard teams were scrambled to help the crew of the 26ft (7.9m) yacht at Start Point near Salcombe at about 03:45 GMT. Two men have been taken to hospital, Devon and Cornwall Police said. Officers added the yacht remained on rocks as it was "too dangerous" to recover at the moment. Newquay's coastguard helicopter is on the scene along with coastguard rescue teams from Prawle and Dartmouth and a helicopter and lifeboat from Salcombe.

डेवोन तट पर एक नौका में सवार दो लोगों को बचा लिया गया है।


Huddersfield takeaway shooting: Two due in court

Summary: Two men have been charged with attempted murder after a shooting at a takeaway restaurant.

A 24-year-old man suffered serious injuries when he was shot at Rajas on Bradford Road, Huddersfield, on 5 March. The two charged men, aged 22 and 24, are due to appear before Kirklees Magistrates' Court later. A 25-year-old woman arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender has been released under investigation. A 32-year-old woman and a 49-year-old man arrested on suspicion of the same offence were released without charge.

एक रेस्तरां में गोलीबारी के बाद दो लोगों पर हत्या के प्रयास का आरोप लगाया गया है।