Ken Dodd: Don't call me eccentric

Summary: Ken Dodd is the last star comedian from the variety era. Now 86, he is still drawing crowds for his five-hour stage shows. Opening an exhibition about his career, he gets serious about life and laughter - and why he does not like being called eccentric.

By Ian YoungsArts reporter, BBC News He is the king of the diddymen, the squire of Knotty Ash, the clown with the tickling stick and the owner of the most famous front teeth in the land. If the number of catchphrases is a mark of a comedian's success, Ken Dodd has done well, with such trademark sayings as "how tickled I am" and "by jove missus" and nonsense concoctions like "tattyfilarious" and "discomknockerated". At the Museum of Liverpool to launch an exhibition of photographs taken during his career, he fluffs up his hair for the cameras and wields a discomknockeratingly large tickling stick. This is his 60th year as a professional comedian - so has the eccentric image helped his career? "I'm not eccentric," he protests. "Not in the least." The funny thing is, he does not appear to be joking. In fact, he seems to take offence at the suggestion. Until now, the interview has been conducted with Dodd, eyes half-closed, recalling early BBC broadcasts from clubs and music halls in the 1950s. But now he is upright, looking me square in the eye. "I'm better dressed than you. You're wearing denim trousers. You look like an out-of-work plumber. "I'm not eccentric. Why am I eccentric?" There is the hair, the outfits, the tickling sticks, I suggest. "The hair bit - when I was a little boy I always wanted curly hair," he replies. "And part of it is a slight - only a very slight - rebellion. "I think all comedians are rebellious in various degrees. But I don't think I'm eccentric, no. Not in the least. I think I'm a very, very staid person. Very, very conservative." Not eccentric? Pull the other one, Doddy. He has cultivated the persona of the daffy professor of comedy since making his professional stage debut in 1954, inspired by the entertainers he saw while growing up in Liverpool. When Dodd was just seven or eight, his parents would take him and his brother and sister on weekly trips to variety theatres in the city. "Slowly this curtain would go up and you'd be transported into a magical world," he recalls. "Everything was rosy glow. Everything looked wonderful, happy. "This man came on - he'd wear a check suit with a red face and he'd shout at the audience. He would say things and everybody would fall about laughing. I thought, that's a good job, that's what I want to be." Today, his live sets are stuffed with affably absurd rapid-fire gags ("On Friday, there was a tap on the front door. That plumber's got a funny sense of humour"), plus slow-building storytelling and sentimental songs, to which he adds humorous lyrics. At times, his humour is masterful and timeless. At others, it is musty and old-fashioned, often based on "oo-er-missus" innuendo or creaky stereotypes of her indoors versus a useless husband. His crowds, largely made up of fans of a certain vintage, do not seem to mind, and the performances on his seemingly never-ending tour still regularly last five hours and more. "Comedians are jesters and jesters have a fools' licence," he says. "Political correctness doesn't apply to us. We are encouraged to say things that everybody would love to say but are scared stiff of saying. A jester is part-entertainer, part Mr Happy, part-anarchist." The star often speaks of how there are two Ken Dodds - the comedian and the real man. Asked what the private Ken Dodd does on his days off, he paints a picture of someone who is more serious than his on-stage image might suggest. "I can sum it up in one word - thinking," he replies. "As you go through life, you're given this wonderful brain to think with. Everybody wants to know the meaning of life. Where we've come from, where we're going to, what we do while we're here. Yeah, there's a lot of philosopher in every person's private life." Dodd also spends a lot of time researching the history and workings of humour. He used to visit a library in every town in which he performed, scouring books about comedy and comedians. "There are about 22 different rules for creating gags, comedy, jokes," he explains. At one point, Dodd mentions in passing how "the audience are my family". This is a reference to the fact that has never had children. He has also never married, although he has a long-term fiancee, Anne Jones, a singer, pianist and flautist who is the support act on his tour. The star says he was always ambivalent about having a family of his own, but has recently been reflecting on the subject while thinking about his own parents, who he describes as "the best mum and dad in the world". "I was driving the car about a year ago and suddenly the thought swept over me - by what right did I have to demand that two people, my mother and father, should take care of me, look after me, feed me, clothe me, nurse me when I'm ill? "We don't have any right to this. The more I think about this, this one word keeps popping up, a word that's much abused and maligned, but the word has been there for centuries - love. "There are all different kinds of love. Parents must love their children. I don't know. I suppose I would." In other words, he would have loved his children. He takes a rare pause for thought. "I love my dog. I love him very, very much," he goes on. "And all the dogs I've ever had, I've always loved them. So I must have the capacity to do it." The interview time is up and the real Ken Dodd retreats again. Eccentric? Yes. But there is more to him than meets the eye. The exhibition, titled By Jove! It's Ken Dodd!, features photographs by Stephen Shakeshaft and runs at the Museum of Liverpool until 21 April.

केन डोड विविधता युग के अंतिम स्टार कॉमेडियन हैं। अब 86, वह अभी भी अपने पांच घंटे के स्टेज शो के लिए भीड़ को आकर्षित कर रहे हैं। अपने करियर के बारे में एक प्रदर्शनी की शुरुआत करते हुए, वह जीवन और हँसी के बारे में गंभीर हो जाते हैं-और उन्हें सनकी कहलाना क्यों पसंद नहीं है।


One Direction disarm Super Size director Spurlock

Summary: They are the world's biggest pop band, who became famous because of a reality TV show, and are signed to the record label of a media mogul with a reputation for control. He is a maverick film director famous for thumbing his nose at big corporations. So why have One Direction and Morgan Spurlock teamed up together?

By Emma Jones Entertainment reporter, BBC News The 42-year-old documentarian, who was nominated for an Oscar for his 2004 film, Super Size Me, is responsible for a new fly-on-the-wall 3D documentary called One Direction: This Is Us, which follows the band for six months, including on their current world tour. Billed as "more" than just a concert movie, it is supposed to give fans intimate access to the personal lives of Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan and Zayn Malik, who have sold approximately 30 million records for Simon Cowell's Syco label. Spurlock, however, describes himself as "a passionate music fan", who was also in the running to direct the documentaries recently released by Katy Perry and Justin Bieber. One Direction, he says, are an even greater prize. "They are a phenomenon," he says. "Right at this time now, their rocket is roaring through space. I'm just looking in through a window, and things have changed for them so quickly. In the last three years everything has transformed for them, and they're still just teenagers. "So to have a snapshot of that moment is an unique opportunity for any director. And it's been incredible for me, never mind them." One Direction were originally the runners up on ITV's X Factor talent show but quickly became its most successful - and lucrative - act ever, scoring number one albums in 35 countries. According to Spurlock, his greatest challenge was to produce a real representation of the band's lives on and off tour - which was what they had asked for. "I really wanted to do a film that didn't feel like a piece of pop - some kind of puff piece for One Direction. I really wanted to get into their lives and stories in a way that wouldn't feel like an advertorial for them." With that in mind, he says it was One Direction themselves who selected him because of his body of work, which as well as Super Size Me, a critique of the fast food industry, includes 2008's Where In The World Is Osama Bin Laden and The Greatest Movie Ever Sold in 2011. It investigated product placement in film - although it cheekily funded itself by the same method. "I think they liked my sense of humour," says Spurlock. "And they genuinely wanted to offer fans something real about themselves. Also, I think I understand the way their circumstances have transformed. Before Super Size Me, my life was totally different. I was sleeping in a hammock in my office in New York, "I was a $250,000 (£161,000) in debt and I hadn't paid my staff for months. I was a nobody. The film took off - and overnight I was thrust into the spotlight. "And then there is the other side of the coin. I'm not a hater, as you guys say. When I made Super Size Me, people threw me under the bus really quickly and said 'oh, that guy's an idiot - his career will be over in a year'. "The same is true of these boys, that some people just dismiss them as puppets. I'm somebody who likes to see other people succeed, no matter what arena they're in - and these guys are doing it. Better still, they understand the value of the gift they have been given." Spurlock describes the film as "unscripted", and explains it gives fans unprecedented access into the band's personal lives - "intimate moments like Zayn giving his mother a house, or Harry returning to his first job, or Niall spending time with his brother just before his wedding". But did the band's carefully protected image meant he compromised on both his "fly-on-the-wall" style, and editorial control? Spurlock says not. "No, Simon [Cowell] and I are cool. He trusts me to do the job. And no, the band hasn't asked for anything to be taken out. Yes, of course there's a level of co-ordination, but we got to the point where they were comfortable having me in the room with them. We learned how to trust each other, by just spending a lot of time with each other off screen. "They have their own private little world, because of the unique situation the five of them have found themselves in, so developing a rapport is crucial. "Eventually they started to realise that I was investing in them, and they needed to invest in me and trust me. That grew over time. I needed them to be brave - you have to be to open yourself up to someone who is going to start chasing you round the world. "It takes guts to open the door and let someone in, and eventually they decided to do that and that's why I can say honestly that it's not a show put on for the fans - what you see is real." Can the film still be objective if their documentarian became so close to them? Spurlock says he includes the opinion of several music journalists in the film, who are not always kind. "We ask them about the place of One Direction in music history, and many of them are negative. They say they don't deserve it, and success has just been handed to them. And those voices are important to my story, it develops a context for how different people are affected by them. And some of it isn't nice at all." The director describes how he was "bewildered" by certain spectacles "the band now take for granted". "For instance, the level of security they have to endure on tour. That was one factor we definitely had to take into consideration all the time, because every time they leave a concert venue they are chased down the street by hundreds of girls, and sometimes I was worried someone would get killed. "Then there's their families, who have had to deal with so much intrusion over the last few years simply because they are close to One Direction. Harry Styles's mother has one-and-a-half million Twitter followers, how insane is that? You're talking about fans camped outside their houses. I couldn't quite believe what they've gone through, how they ended up in the spotlight because their sons and brothers are. "The most astonishing thing I saw though was probably in Tokyo, which the guys visited for the first time in January. Japan was suffering its greatest snowfall for a decade and I saw dozens and dozens of little girls, camping out in the snow, holding placards and enduring those kinds of temperatures just to get a glimpse of the band. "That's when I realised what I was getting myself into." Having said that, Spurlock adds that the five "aren't bratty at all" "They're incredibly grateful and very thankful for what they have. And they really recognise that it's the fans who've made them who they are, after being the runners up on X-Factor. They're beautiful guys. I think I learned a lot just by being with them." One Direction: This Is Us is out in the UK on August 29th, 2013

वे दुनिया के सबसे बड़े पॉप बैंड हैं, जो एक रियलिटी टीवी शो के कारण प्रसिद्ध हुए, और नियंत्रण के लिए प्रतिष्ठा वाले एक मीडिया मुगल के रिकॉर्ड लेबल पर हस्ताक्षर किए गए। वे एक बेबाक फिल्म निर्देशक हैं जो बड़े निगमों में अपनी नाक थपथपाने के लिए प्रसिद्ध हैं। तो फिर वन डायरेक्शन और मॉर्गन स्परलॉक ने एक साथ क्यों काम किया है?


Cyber attacks worry Davos elites

Summary: Something strange is happening to Eugene Kaspersky.

By Joe MillerBBC News, Davos The cyber-security guru, who has been at the forefront of his field for more than 25 years, can scarcely stride a few metres in the main conference hall of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos without being stopped by a chief executive or head of state. Indeed, merely being in the Swiss mountains is eating into the fast-talking Russian's much sought-after time. In recent weeks, he has spent more time in "Boeings and Airbuses" than on the ground, being flown around the world to advise business leaders and government bodies - including the UK's National Crime Agency - on battling ever more daring cyber criminals. But it was not always thus. While the threat of corporate cyber attacks has been at the periphery of the WEF agenda for many years, 2015 is arguably the first year in which the issue is taking centre stage. Mr Kaspersky's profile, and that of the many cyber-security experts attending this annual conference, has been helped by the extraordinary events of the past year, in which attacks on Sony Pictures, eBay, Target and JP Morgan have dominated the headlines. Attentive boardrooms Business elites are taking heed. To coincide with Davos 2015, the World Economic Forum has issued a report that warns failing to improve cyber security could cost the global economy $3tn, and is urging companies to sign up to a new "framework" for assessing the risk of an attack. In previous years, "every time we talked to a top 500 company about cyber-security, they'd say to us: 'talk to my technology guy,'" says Carlos Moreira, a Davos regular and boss of Swiss cyber-security firm WISeKey. "Now the board of directors, the CEOs of the companies pay attention. There is a new sense of urgency" That urgency is prompting unprecedented investment in cyber security. One US bank, Mr Moreira tells me, spent a whopping $2.3bn last year on protecting its online activities. 'Space shuttles' And the threats are increasingly sophisticated. When I ask Eugene Kaspersky how cyber attacks have evolved in the quarter of a century he has been in the business, he chuckles knowingly. "25 years ago they were just simple bicycles. 10-15 years ago they were cars. "Now they are space shuttles." It's not just the attacks that are evolving, but the targets too. "The main threat that is really scaring me is attacks on critical infrastructure," says Mr Kaspersky, alluding to nuclear power stations and the like. City 'bunkers' "We don't see many attacks on this scale but I'm afraid we will see them more and more and then more and more and more". At an early morning roundtable meeting in a Davos hotel, various European and US business leaders are trying to come up with possible "preventative measures" - a term they favour. Perhaps the most bizarre is a plan for cyber-security "hub cities," in which Rick Perry, the Governor of Texas, is apparently interested. The complex plan includes separate bunkers for identity and data, and segregated access - so one person cannot access both areas. Third-party audits of businesses' cyber-security credentials from firms such as Deloitte and KPMG were also suggested. But the most enthusiastically endorsed plan is the need for a global body that sets cyber-security standards - similar to what "IATA does for planes". "There is a strong sense here that there needs to be more co-operation between governments and companies in order to ward off future threats," says Mr Moreira. But while the agenda may have finally woken up to the need for better cyber-security, it is perhaps most telling that the talk has shifted from how to stop cyber attacks, to how businesses can manage them when they are inevitably attacked. As Sadie Creese, a professor of cyber-security at the University of Oxford, says: "We tell managers 'assume you've been compromised'".

यूजीन कास्परस्की के साथ कुछ अजीब हो रहा है।


CBBC's Friday Download heads to the big screen

Summary: CBBC programme Friday Download is to be turned into a movie.

The popular show, which launched in 2011, features segments covering dance, style, music, gaming and TV. In the movie version the show's presenters, which include Amy Whinehouse's goddaughter Dionne Bromfield, head off on holiday where they are drawn to a spooky house. Outnumbered's Tyger Drew Honey, who is a former Friday Download presenter, will also star in the film. There will be cameos from pop band The Vamps and Britain's Got Talent stars Bars and Melody. Along with Bromfield, the film's cast will include the current line-up of presenters Richard Wisker, Shannon Flynn, George Sear and guest host Bobby Lockwood. Wolfblood actress Louisa Connelly-Burnham will also appear in the film. The Friday Download Movie will begin a four-week shoot on 6 September in and around Swansea. The film's producers, Jules Elvins and Dan Shepherd, said the film "targets a TV audience that is under-represented in the cinema and we hope to put that right". The TV show begins its eighth series on CBBC in October.

सीबीबीसी कार्यक्रम फ्राइडे डाउनलोड को एक फिल्म में बदला जाना है।


Robert the Bruce, JM Barrie and Robert Burns targeted to boost tourism

Summary: It is more than 80 years since any one of them was alive.

By Giancarlo RinaldiSouth Scotland reporter, BBC Scotland news website And yet tourist chiefs believe they could form a crucial cornerstone in boosting tourism numbers for the south west of Scotland. They hope to tap into a "moment in the limelight" being enjoyed by Robert the Bruce, Robert Burns and JM Barrie. All three have links to Dumfries and Galloway which it is hoped can be exploited to attract more people to the area. The Netflix film the Outlaw King, the 260th anniversary of Burns' birth this year and the opening of a children's literature centre at Moat Brae - the house that helped inspire the Peter Pan story - could all play their part. Paula Ward, VisitScotland regional leadership director, said there were few similar places with strong connections to such famous figures. "The creative calibre of Burns and Barrie, coupled with the historical significance of Robert the Bruce have left a lasting legacy on the region and one that continues to attract visitors from far and wide," she said. "This year - thanks to the recent release of the Outlaw King, the 260th anniversary of Burns' birth and the upcoming opening of Moat Brae in late spring - represents an unmissable opportunity for Dumfries and Galloway." She said it was a chance to share the stories of the famous trio and also "encourage people to follow in their footprints and embark on their own adventures around the region". "Tourism is more than a holiday experience, it creates jobs and sustains communities," she said. "I look forward to seeing Bruce, Barrie and Burns help Dumfries and Galloway enjoy a tourism boost this year." Attractions linked to the trio already attract thousands of visitors but it is hoped those can be increased in 2019. Dumfries and Galloway Council said the "rich history and heritage" of the region was the basis for many attractions, festivals and events in the region. It said its cultural strategy and major festivals strategy would aim to help to strengthen that. "Dumfries town centre possesses a rich heritage of buildings associated with internationally renowned characters such as Bruce, Burns and Barrie all of which can play a key role in the revitalisation of Dumfries as a distinctive tourist destination," it said in a statement. Bruce bonus Dumfries and Galloway boasts a number of places with links to Robert the Bruce. They include Bruce's Stone which sits at the site of an early victory at the Battle of Glentrool and a plaque in Dumfries marking the spot where he killed John "Red" Comyn to begin his bid for the throne of Scotland. Mark Turner, of Solway Tours who run a Robert The Bruce tour, said visits to Scotland were increasing with historical tourism "definitely leading that charge". "Tracing a family tree is the biggest factor in our mind followed by some clever marketing and targeting by VisitScotland such as their Scotlandisnow and seesouthscotland campaigns," he said. "The success of Outlander, Outlaw King and Mary Queen of Scots also play a big part. "We take many groups to the sites used in filming these places." "In Dumfries and Galloway, Annan Castle, Lochmaben Castle, Castledykes, Dalswinton, Glentrool, Whithorn and, of course, Greyfriars are all important Bruce sites." However, he said work still needed to be done to make sure people extended their visits to the area. "Lots of people want to visit these sites but we need to persuade them to stay longer in the region, he added. "Scotland is on crest of a wave of tourism and history and our heritage is pivotal in that success." The Burns legacy Robert Burns, of course, was a son of Ayrshire but he spent his final years in and around Dumfries. You can scarcely turn a corner in the town without stumbling across some connection to Scotland's national bard. Among them is his mausoleum, the house where he lived and, near Auldgirth, the home he built for his family at Ellisland Farm. Stuart Cochrane, curator of the Ellisland Trust, said that they had Burns suppers, concerts and family-themed events planned this year. "Ellisland receives visits from all around the world and our events also help to fill local hotels and guest houses," he said. "Robert Burns and Bruce are the most significant Scots and Burns in particular is loved worldwide as his writings and philosophy are just as prevalent as they were two hundred years ago." And, of course, ongoing right now is the Big Burns Supper in his honour which was estimated to contribute about £500,000 to the local economy last year. Children's literature JM Barrie was another man born elsewhere - Kirriemuir - but who spent time in Dumfries in his youth, attending Dumfries Academy. He would later credit his time spent playing at Moat Brae house in the town as inspiration for his most famous work, Peter Pan. That building has been rescued from demolition and will open later this year as a national centre for children's literature. The site will celebrate "the life of JM Barrie, his links to Dumfries and Galloway and the story of Peter Pan". It is hoped it will attract 45,000 visitors a year and generate an additional £1.3m for the economy. More than that it will provide a "major new visitor attraction to fire the imaginations of children and young people and promote a love of storytelling". Centre director Simon Davidson said Barrie's heritage in the town would be in the spotlight when the site opened. "Barrie loved Dumfries and it was the place where Peter Pan began, so we have a wonderful story to tell the world," he said. "Once Moat Brae is open we expect it will make a valuable contribution to the region's efforts to attract more tourists from across Scotland, the rest of the UK and overseas. "What's also important is that Moat Brae plans to collaborate closely with Spring Fling, the Dumfries and Galloway Arts Festival, the Wigtown Book Festival and others to support each other's work in making Dumfries and Galloway a major centre for cultural tourism." And, if it achieves that goal, the region will owe a debt of gratitude to these three famous historical figures.

80 साल से अधिक समय हो गया है जब उनमें से कोई भी जीवित था।


Jersey will have an increase in affordable living

Summary: More than 300 people will benefit from social housing by 2016, Jersey's Housing Department has said.

The Lesquendes development in St Brelade will provide an extra 79 affordable homes, bringing the total across the island to 313. Housing minister Deputy Andrew Green said: "The new build will meet the current and future social housing needs." Work on phase one has already begun, with phase two rolling out next year.

जर्सी के आवास विभाग ने कहा है कि 2016 तक सामाजिक आवास से 300 से अधिक लोग लाभान्वित होंगे।


Dog walkers rescued after being cut off by tide in Burnham-on-Sea

Summary: Two women walking a dog had to be rescued from a beach by lifeboat crews when they got cut off by the tide.

They became stuck after trying to retrieve the dog after it wandered off towards the water on Burnham-on-Sea seafront on Friday at about 14:00 GMT. They were spotted by a member of the public who contacted the coastguard. Coastguards, BARB Search & Rescue and a Burnham RNLI lifeboat helped the women and their dog back to safety where they were found to be uninjured.

एक कुत्ते को टहलाते हुए दो महिलाओं को लाइफबोट चालक दल द्वारा समुद्र तट से बचाना पड़ा जब वे ज्वार से कट गईं।


Taxpayer to profit from insuring RBS

Summary: BBC business editor Robert Peston on the asset protection scheme

For me, the most interesting bit of RBS's 303 pages of info on its first half results (a case, I fear, of more is less - lots of duplicated and baffling detail) is the stuff on the asset protection scheme (APS). This is the insurance contract written by the government to protect RBS against losses greater than £60bn on more than £200bn of poor quality loans and investments. Now RBS accounts for the contract as though it were a credit derivative. What this means is that when conditions in the credit market deteriorate, it books a profit on the APS contract. And when they improve, it books a loss. The logic is that the contract becomes more or less valuable according to perceptions - as reflected in interest rates paid by riskier borrowers relative to those paid by risk-free borrowers - of whether life is becoming easier or tougher for borrowers. Because it's such a huge contract, the impact of the changing valuation of the contract is material. In the first quarter of 2010, RBS booked a £500m loss on the APS. But as conditions in credit markets deteriorated (a big hello to the eurozone and its woes) the value of the contract rose for RBS, so it booked a £500m profit. The corollary, of course, of the rise in the value of the contract for RBS is that it represented a notional loss for taxpayers. So the chancellor will be relieved that the public sector doesn't use mark-to-market accounting, so he doesn't have to declare this loss. In fact as and when the APS contract is unwound, the chances are that the public sector - the taxpayer - will be sitting on a fat profit, based on data provided by RBS today. The amount insured under the contract has fallen from £231bn to £216bn, due largely to "maturities, amortisation and repayments" of loans (yes, some of RBS's troubled borrowers are paying their debts). More relevantly though. RBS expects to incur just £20bn of losses on some £37bn of loans covered by the scheme where the borrower has gone bankrupt or cannot repay for other reasons. So for the taxpayer to incur any loss on this insurance contract, RBS would have to suffer more than £40bn of additional losses on the remaining insured loans and investments, which have a gross value of less than £200bn. Now unless we tip back into severe recession, that looks unlikely to happen. So the chances are that the taxpayer will pocket the handsome fee for the insurance and never pay out a penny to RBS. You can keep up with the latest from business editor Robert Peston by visiting his blog on the BBC News website.

परिसंपत्ति संरक्षण योजना पर बीबीसी के व्यापार संपादक रॉबर्ट पेस्टन


Canary Wharf: My brother, the bomb and our business

Summary: Twenty years ago an IRA bomb detonated in the heart of London's Docklands not only destroyed one of the country's biggest financial and economic centres, but also destroyed a much smaller business - a newsagent's shop. How did the family company recover?

By Ciaran TraceyBBC News Two people working in the shop in Canary Wharf - Inam Bashir and John Jeffries - had not managed to evacuate the premises in time. They were killed. Over the past two decades Mr Bashir's brother, Ihsan, has been not only trying to come to terms with the loss of his brother but fighting to keep the business going. He said: "The bomb was parked right next to our shop. The site itself, if you look at the pictures of it, it looks like a nuclear bomb has hit that. The way the damage is, it looks like the whole city has been wrecked." The Bashir family not only suffered the loss of a son and brother, but shortly afterwards their father had a heart attack and died. Ihsan has said the differing experiences of Troubles victims on either side of the Irish Sea are clear to him. "Once the funerals were over then you just look at your life, how you're going to cope with your loss. "People in England don't have much of a voice. People in Northern Ireland do, which is right, because they have suffered a lot. The UK government has tried their best to help, as much as they can, to appease the victims. "But most of the time I feel that the appeasement has gone to the IRA, not to the actual families and victims. They have been forgotten. " With the business gone, the family struggled to keep their heads above water, but eventually Mr Bashir reopened the newsagent and began trading again. Now, he runs a delicatessen on exactly the same spot where it all happened - a new business selling baguettes. He said he views it as continuing the legacy of a hard-working brother, as well as that of the family's friend and colleague John Jeffries. "We will run it in their memory, and in memory against terrorism. You can't stop us from moving on, you cannot stop our lives. We will fight to make it survive, and work it. "There's a old saying that you give your life for your business. Well we have. We've given our blood to that business. So I'm not going to let that go."

बीस साल पहले लंदन के डॉकलैंड्स के केंद्र में एक आई. आर. ए. बम विस्फोट ने न केवल देश के सबसे बड़े वित्तीय और आर्थिक केंद्रों में से एक को नष्ट कर दिया, बल्कि एक बहुत छोटे व्यवसाय को भी नष्ट कर दिया-एक समाचार एजेंट की दुकान। पारिवारिक कंपनी कैसे ठीक हुई?


Russian plane crash: Returning Britons' stories

Summary: Britons are continuing to arrive in the UK from Sharm el-Sheikh, after being delayed following last week's Russian plane crash in Egypt. Some have been describing their experiences of the security checks in place in Egypt. Here is what they have said.

Marc Standen, 28, from Westgate, Kent "It was madness. They did a semi-pat down inside and we took our shoes off. I don't think it was very thorough. It was madness. Their security is terrible and they are completely overwhelmed. "It is the lack of information that is probably the big problem, but the airport is only going to get worse. They don't have it under control. We have left our two bags behind in a pile in the middle of the terminal, and I honestly don't know if we will see them again." Emma Beeney, 45, from Ely, in Cambridgeshire Ms Beeney told how on first arriving at Sharm el-Sheikh's airport, she saw Egyptian "officials" approaching the queues at passport control offering Britons the chance to skip the queue for £20 each. "It didn't look like something dodgy, at all. They were coming along the queue and then moving on to the next person along. I didn't see if anyone took them up on it." "It could be something official, but it could be some possibly corrupt employee - who knows, if you're getting an average wage of £1 a day." Kelly Thorogood-Gates, 29, from Buckingham Kelly (right) eventually arrived at Luton, having been scheduled to fly home on Wednesday, when she was turned away from the airport: "We sat at the airport, there were delays, there were delays, nothing was being said, and we were queuing to get on the plane, and then they started pulling people out of the queue, they started doing drugs swabs on them, searching people, going through people's bags, and we thought 'This is a bit odd'. "And then three or four hours later the British Embassy arrived, and walked past, and we didn't know who it was but we do now. They came in, and we thought 'What's going on?', and it wasn't until my cousin rang me on my phone that we knew, and it was all of the UK that told us that we weren't going home." Robert Cappa, 36, from Worcester Park, Surrey "The reason why we [the Gatwick] and the Luton flight took off was because MI5 had been protecting those two planes for the past three days. "If they weren't there protecting the two planes then we wouldn't have flown. We would've stayed. The Easyjet pilot told us that. There were RAF fighter jets in the air when we took off." Nicky Bull from Bath "The pilot got a round of applause and it was great. I think a lot of people will question whether they go to Egypt again. "Not because of the terrorism because that could happen anywhere at any time but it was how we were dealt with afterwards." "We were told when we got on the plane that the Egyptian army and MI5 had been guarding the plane. There was no way that anyone could get at it." Nathan Hazelwood from Kent "We are happy to be back. The British government was good; they did right, if I'm honest. "The airlines, the embassy and the Egyptian airport security and staff were absolutely useless, and non-existent almost. They made it a bit worse than it needed to be. "Other than that, I'm happy to be back. I feel sorry for the people that are still stuck out there. I think they are going to be stuck out there for a bit longer. "The security in Egypt was shocking. We said that when we landed. People could pay cheap money to be fast-tracked through without being searched."

मिस्र में पिछले सप्ताह हुई रूसी विमान दुर्घटना के बाद देरी से ब्रिटेन के लोग शर्म अल-शेख से ब्रिटेन पहुंच रहे हैं। कुछ लोग मिस्र में सुरक्षा जांच के अपने अनुभवों का वर्णन कर रहे हैं। यहाँ उन्होंने क्या कहा है।


Woman found seriously injured in Edinburgh street identified

Summary: Police have identified a woman who was found seriously injured in a street in the Trinity area of Edinburgh.

A member of the public found her lying on a pavement in Laverockbank Road at about 17:30 on Sunday. Emergency services were called and she was taken to hospital, where her condition was described as serious. Police appealed for help to identify the woman, who was not carrying identification. The force thanked everyone who got in touch to assist. Inquiries into the incident are ongoing. Related Internet Links Police Scotland Non Emergencies - Phone 101

पुलिस ने एक महिला की पहचान की है जो एडिनबर्ग के ट्रिनिटी क्षेत्र में एक सड़क पर गंभीर रूप से घायल पाई गई थी।


Twitch: How Ninja was unseated as most-subscribed streamer

Summary: In 2018, Ninja was at the top of his game and untouchable.

By Tom GerkenBBC UGC & Social News At his peak Tyler "Ninja" Blevins led video gaming streaming site Twitch with more than 200,000 subscribers - people have paid $5, $10 or $25 (£3.84, £7.68 or £19.20) per month to watch him play video games such as Fortnite. But it is now estimated that he has fewer than 30,000 subscribers, leaving him lagging behind gaming personalities such as Shroud, Tfue and Summit1G. So why is Ninja no longer top of the pack? Content is king on Twitch Streaming video games can be a simple hobby, but for those at the top it can be more time intensive than a full-time job. Take Michael "Shroud" Grzesiek for example, who revealed this month that he has over 60,000 Twitch subscribers. In the first full week of February, Shroud streamed for 86 hours and three minutes, primarily playing Fortnite-like battle royale game Apex Legends. Jaryd "Summit1g" Lazar played Apex for 54 hours and 25 minutes during that week, while Turner "Tfue" Tenney chalked up 57 hours and 38 minutes on Fortnite. In contrast, Ninja "only" clocked up 32 hours and six minutes of gaming in that same period of time. That followed a week off for the popular streamer, who once admitted on Twitter that he lost 40,000 subscribers simply for taking off two days for a gaming conference. Does this mean he is losing money? Firstly, Ninja is still making a lot of money through Twitch. If all of his subscribers were only donating the minimum amount, and if he was receiving just 50% of that after Twitch take their cut (some popular streamers can receive up to the full amount), he would still be making $75,000 (£57,450) per month. Ninja has also diversified dramatically over the past year, growing his YouTube channel from three million subscribers in February 2018 to 21 million in February 2019, simply by uploading highlights from his Twitch streams. Although people do not pay to subscribe on YouTube, the opportunity this creates for monetisation through advertising revenue, sponsorship deals and merchandise sales is immeasurable. On top of this, there is one other thing that separates Ninja from the streamers ahead of him in the Twitch subscriber count. He is now mainstream. You may also like: Mainstream trade-off Appearing in an advert that aired during this year's Super Bowl is not the only evidence of Ninja's increased presence in the mainstream. In September 2018 the gamer appeared on the cover of ESPN magazine and at the end of the year he hosted an event on New Year's Eve in the middle of New York's Times Square. He has also started testing the waters in other areas, such as releasing an electronic dance music (EDM) album Ninjawerks Volume One, that includes collaborations with EDM artists Tycho, Alesso and 3LAU. So it seems that rather than focus on Ninja's drop in Twitch subscribers, it may be more accurate to see it as a trade towards mainstream success.

2018 में, निंजा अपने खेल के शीर्ष पर थे और अछूत थे।


Inside North Korea: The day Kim Jong-il gave me a Rolex

Summary: As part of North Korea's propaganda machine, Jang Jin-sung spent his career writing eulogies of Kim Jong-il, before growing disillusioned and fleeing to South Korea in 2004. Here he describes life as a member of the North Korean elite.

I wrote poems for the regime under a pen name, pretending I was a grass-roots poet from the South. I wrote epic poems glorifying Kim Jong-il, which were published in the main newspaper in the North. I met Kim Jong-il twice. The first time, in 1999, I was overwhelmed and full of emotion. But at the same time I thought the image I had received of him - through brainwashing - was very different to how he appeared in person. Kim Jong-il's words are used as guidelines for running the country. He is a god-like figure. But when I met him I felt he was much more individualistic, even a bit selfish - and I was disappointed. Lavish rations I was given a Rolex watch as a gift when I met him and when I came to the south I saw the same watch at a department store for sale for about $11,000 (£7,000). Though the population was going hungry, he was using gifts as a way of buying loyalty and bringing those in his inner circle closer to him. After we met, Kim Jong-il asked his aides to take care of me and afterwards I received special treatment - the kind of benefits unavailable to normal citizens. Once you have met him in person, you can't even be prosecuted in court without a special signing off. For privileged, higher class, citizens there are three types of rations - a daily ration, a three day ration and a weekly ration. The state calculates everything a person needs in daily life, the amount of vitamins, calories, the kind of food you need to eat and so on. The daily ration is the highest, I received a weekly ration which was still very lavish. Most ordinary people were living from what they could buy in the markets, so I was lucky to get rations. Between 1994 and 1999 I believe over three million people died of hunger. I witnessed this. I saw that most people were living an entirely different life from the elite class. I realised North Korea was the poorest country in the world, presided over by the richest king - and that's why I wrote poems that were critical of the regime while I was still there. While the population of North Korea was starving in the 1990s, Kim Jong-il spent millions of dollars constructing the state mausoleum, which shows how wrong his priorities were. When I met him the second time it was quite shocking. We sat at a performance together, and he kept on crying while he watched it. I felt his tears represented his yearning to become a human being, to become an ordinary person. In our office we had free access to South Korean books, and I began to compare the two systems in north and south and to see the shortcomings of the regime in the north. Disabled I began circulating these books among friends who didn't work at the office and the spy agency discovered what I was doing. Things got a bit more complicated and I decided I had to leave. I had a special pass that was issued by my work - and that was good enough to travel to the border area with China and other special privileges that made travelling within North Korea possible. I wasn't able to tell my family I was going because I didn't want them to get upset. That separation was a sin that I had to commit. At the the Tumen River, I crossed the border into China with a friend. I spent a month in China, and then I stumbled across some people who helped me get into South Korea and finally to Seoul. One of the first things I noticed was how many trees there were in the mountains. I was also surprised by how many protests there were on the streets, I realised South Korea is a country ruled by the masses rather than a dictator. I was also surprised there were so many facilities for disabled people. In North Korea anyone who is disabled is banished outside Pyongyang. Jang Jin-sung spoke to Outlook on the BBC World Service, the interview was translated by Kevin Kim. Listen to the programme here.

उत्तर कोरिया की प्रचार मशीन के हिस्से के रूप में, जांग जिन-सुंग ने 2004 में मोहभंग होने और दक्षिण कोरिया भागने से पहले किम जोंग-इल की प्रशंसा करते हुए अपना करियर बिताया। यहाँ उन्होंने जीवन को उत्तर कोरियाई अभिजात वर्ग के सदस्य के रूप में वर्णित किया है।


Man arrested over woman found dead in Cannock

Summary: A 47-year-old man has been arrested after a woman was found dead at a property in Hednesford, near Cannock.

Staffordshire Police officers were called to an address in Anglesey Street at 18:30 BST on Saturday. Police said the man held "in connection with the death" remains in custody and forensic investigations were under way at the scene. A post-mortem examination is due to take place and the woman's death is being treated as unexplained. The man has been released under investigation, pending further inquiries. Follow BBC West Midlands on Facebook, on Twitter, and sign up for local news updates direct to your phone.

कैनॉक के पास हेडनेसफोर्ड में एक संपत्ति में एक महिला के मृत पाए जाने के बाद एक 47 वर्षीय व्यक्ति को गिरफ्तार किया गया है।


What to do if you have a cold or flu

Summary: None of us can dodge colds and flu, and there are a wide range of potential treatments that we all turn to. But not all of them will help - and which remedy you should turn to will depend on whether you have a cold or the flu.

They share similar symptoms - but they are different beasts. A cold will make you feel rotten. Flu is more severe and sends you to your bed. It's also likely to come with a fever and leave you feeling truly exhausted. So here is what the evidence has shown helps... and what doesn't. Feed a cold/starve a fever? Most of us will have heard this old adage. But experts at the Common Cold Centre in Cardiff say there isn't good evidence behind it. The saying may have come about because people with a fever often lose their appetite. The advice is that you should try to eat some healthy food to keep your strength up, but don't feel that you have to force it down if you're not hungry. Soldier on or go to bed? Listen to your body. Don't push yourself too hard and get some rest. How much you need will depend on how you feel. Certainly, a mild cold shouldn't stop you getting out and about... or going to work! Honey and lemon or a hot toddy? Neither is proven to help, but honey and lemon might be a better option than the whisky, particularly if you plan to have more than one drink. Doctors recommend plenty of fluids - by which they mean water - plus the odd cup of tea or coffee. If you have a cold or the flu you will probably be sneezing, coughing and sweating out more fluid than you normally would, and so need to keep topped up. But don't overdo it. There is plenty of research to show that drinking too much water can be dangerous - and can even kill. Paracetamol or ibuprofen? Both work. You can even take paracetamol and ibuprofen together to ease your symptoms - it is safe to take both doses at the same time or spaced apart. But do keep tabs on how much you've had so you don't exceed the maximum recommended doses in any 24-hour period. Ibuprofen is best taken with food or on a full stomach. Eucalyptus or menthol oil? There's no good evidence that they work, but they could offer some temporary relief. Rubbing some on your chest or putting a few drops in a steamy bowl of water can help unblock your nose. Vitamin C and zinc? Vitamin C has been proposed as a treatment for respiratory infections since the 1930s. It became particularly popular in the 1970s when a Nobel laureate - Linus Pauling - suggested that studies comparing it with a placebo (dummy) treatment showed vitamin C would prevent and alleviate colds. But a recent analysis by the Cochrane Group, which assesses medical evidence for and against different treatments and therapies, found dosing up doesn't appear to help that much, if at all. Vitamin C is pretty harmless - we pee out any excess amounts that the body can't use. But Zinc can be dangerous if you take too much, so the advice is to take care with the quantity you take. Absolute no-no's There has been a huge public information campaign to raise awareness of when antibiotics are - and are not - necessary. Antibiotics are no use in treating colds and flu because they are caused by viruses - and antibiotics do not treat viruses. The only time you need to see your GP is if a bacterial infection develops. NHS Choices has more information on cold and flu care. We'd like to hear about your tried and trusted remedies - join the debate on Facebook.

हम में से कोई भी सर्दी और फ्लू से बच नहीं सकता है, और संभावित उपचारों की एक विस्तृत श्रृंखला है जिसकी ओर हम सभी रुख करते हैं। लेकिन उनमें से सभी मदद नहीं करेंगे-और आपको किस उपचार की ओर रुख करना चाहिए यह इस बात पर निर्भर करेगा कि आपको सर्दी है या फ्लू।


Guernsey overseas aid increase is defeated

Summary: A move to increase the amount Guernsey spends in overseas aid has been defeated in the States.

Deputy Mike Hadley suggested the island assigns an extra £250,000 to overseas aid during 2012. His motion to divert funds from the Policy Council budget was defeated by 26 votes to 19. The States agreed to maintain its current level of contribution, £2.5m in 2011, with annual increases.

ग्वेर्नसे द्वारा विदेशी सहायता में खर्च की जाने वाली राशि को बढ़ाने का कदम राज्यों में विफल हो गया है।


Lyft, Uber, Pinterest: Are internet unicorns really worth billions?

Summary: This week has been a momentous one for the US stock market.

By Dearbail JordanBusiness reporter in New York Lyft, the ride-hailing company, sold its shares to the public for the first time, heralding a march of the "unicorns". A stream of these businesses - which are defined as private, venture capital-backed firms worth over $1bn - are set to follow, including Lyft's rival Uber, online scrapbook company Pinterest and home-sharing site AirBnB. And they are attracting some staggering valuations. Uber, for example, could be worth as much as $120bn when it floats. For Lyft, its shares listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange at $72 each, giving it a market value of just over $24bn - more than five times the size of, say, British High Street stalwart Marks & Spencer. But unlike M&S, which has been around for well over a century, Lyft is only seven years old - and it is yet to make a profit. "I did a lot of research on private venture capital backed companies," said Ilya Strebulaev, professor of finance at Stanford University. "We find that on average the unicorns are overvalued by about 50%." Should investors stay away? Lyft makes some big claims in its initial public offering (IPO) prospectus. Its business model is based on the idea that having a car is expensive and as urbanisation grows, people are shifting away from owning vehicles to using services to get around. It says that in the US alone, households spend over $1.2 trillion a year on personal transportation. That's the prize Lyft is going after. Rett Wallace, founder and chief executive of Triton Research, said there is merit in Lyft's business model. "The idea that you don't have to have a car that you don't use 95% of the time, and maintain, and insure and garage… transportation could be performed better than what Detroit has given us." However, transportation as a service is a nascent industry. Tom White, senior research analyst at DA Davidson, says: "There isn't a ton of evidence yet that it's happening on any broad scale." There is some data showing a shift, he said. For example, the proportion of 18 year-old Americans licensed to drive, fell from 76% in 1986 to 62% in 2016, according to Department of Transportation. But broad vehicle ownership data "indicates that it's not really having much of a massive impact yet". Then there are Lyft's losses. Between 2016 and 2018, its revenues grew strongly from $343m to $2.1bn. However, its losses jumped from $682m to $911m. Uber is also loss-making, though the figure has dropped from $2.2bn in 2017 to $1.8bn last year. Prof Strebulaev said that typically venture capital-backed businesses make losses "because they basically sacrifice profits to achieve very high growth or scale". But "the question really for everybody and for investors," he said, "is whether Lyft and Uber's business model will allow them to convert these very substantial losses into profits at some point... and whether the market will sustain those losses." It feels like familiar territory. It is nearly 20 years since the height of the dotcom boom, and its messy aftermath. Mr Wallace said: "We had a small taste of what a dotcom crash looks like in the Snap story." Since floating in New York two years ago at $17 a share, Snap Inc has had a tumultuous time, including a controversial redesign of its flagship message app Snapchat. Its stock is now trading at $10. "A lot of investors lost money with Snap," he said. "We have a flavour of what it looks like for investors to rush into these things and get killed." Are people being too cautious? Mr White said there is a big difference between the internet companies of the late 1990s and early 2000s, and now. "These companies are a lot larger and more established in a lot of ways," he said. "They've been able to amass massive amounts of private capital and stay private for longer and achieve a size and scale that was pretty rare for a company that was about to go public the last time around." Prof Strebulaev said: "In the previous cycle, the business models were more about promise of the future and the promise of the future revenues. "Many companies today do have those revenues. It is now about a promise of future profitability which is very different." Among Lyft's plans for the $2.3bn it is raising from its IPO, are to invest in acquisitions and technology. It is already devoting money and resources to autonomous driving. It is working with Irish firm Aptiv to trial self-driving cars in Las Vegas, where it has completed thousands of journeys. It is also developing its own autonomous vehicle system at its "Level 5" engineering centre. However, driverless cars are a long way from operating on public roads. And Mr White thinks in order for ride-hailing firms to make transport services a cheaper alternative to car ownership, prices will have to fall by maybe 30-40% - a move that would impact Lyft's financials. What does it mean for other flotations? As well as Uber, Pinterest and AirBnB, serviced office provider WeWork and messaging firm Slack are also rumoured to be contemplating a stock market listing. Prof Strebulaev suggests one reason why so many firms are considering the move this year is because of economics. "If there's going to be a recession then the IPO window might close," he said. "That happened, of course, in 2000 when the IPO window closed, when not a single company could go public." "Can this happen tomorrow? I don't expect so. Can this happen over the next six months? I think it is not unlikely." There is a danger, though, if there is a rush to market, investors could end up getting burned. Mr Wallace said: "I think if I was losing $1bn a year in my company and I could sell it to a bunch of American retail investors, I would be psyched to do that whatever the IPO window is. "Look at the losses - someone has got to pay for these losses." Prof Strebulaev said: "What I believe, and this is not really about Uber and Lyft, but an average unicorn, is that there are 100-plus of them and it is difficult to imagine based on historical evidence and my research that all of them are going to be successful."

यह सप्ताह अमेरिकी शेयर बाजार के लिए महत्वपूर्ण रहा है।


Cleveland Police: Five key failings at crisis-hit force

Summary: Cleveland Police has become the first force in England and Wales to be rated inadequate across all areas of performance. The police watchdog went so far as to say it is "putting the public at risk" - so what are its key failings?

The organisation, which has lurched from one crisis to another in recent years, has had five chief constables since 2012 when Sean Price was sacked after lying about his role in the recruitment of the former police authority chairman's daughter. It was effectively put in special measures earlier this year, but Chief Constable Richard Lewis, who was appointed in April, has vowed to turn things around. As he admits, he has a difficult job on his hands. When staff were asked to provide feedback about how they saw the force operating, they described it as "directionless, rudderless and clueless". And with the publication of the HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services report, the force's inadequacies have been laid bare for all to see. Vulnerable people 'put at risk': Inspectors said they had "serious concerns the force is leaving vulnerable victims at risk". They noted there were "too many examples" of officers not identifying vulnerable people - including children - and either providing a delayed response or failing to respond at all. Such failings led to it missing opportunities to safeguard the vulnerable and exposed them to danger and "high levels of repeat victimisation". In the 12 months to April 2019, the number of domestic abuse repeat victims increased by 21% compared with the previous 12 months, inspectors found. Nearly half of the incidents reported involved people who were repeat victims, but in "too many cases" officers were not proactively pursuing offenders. Additionally children in domestic abuse households were not classed as vulnerable and therefore exposed to harm. With not enough officers on shift, the force also struggled to respond to missing persons calls quickly. Inspectors found examples of youngsters being reported missing overnight and no-one trying to locate them until the next morning. Yasmin Khan, founder and director of Middlesbrough's Halo Project, which supports victims of honour-based violence, said some victims and survivors had had a "terrible experience". But Ms Khan, who is also part of the Cleveland Women's Network, said she had hopes the force's new chief constable would make changes. She added: "We know of instances where investigations have not been carried out properly and, as a collective of women's charities on Teesside, we have had serious concerns about how some have been let down. "But we have been encouraged by the responses by the new chief constable and hope that a collection of policy changes will make a difference. "I believe they want to make positive changes." Preventing crime: Inspectors found there had been a "significant deterioration" in the way Cleveland Police prevents offences. Despite a 17.6% rise in crime in the past year and 12 killings, the report made the scathing assessment that "crime prevention isn't a priority for the force and this is a cause of concern". A lack of leadership was highlighted alongside issues over the way neighbourhood policing teams are staffed and operated. The way investigations are conducted attracted further criticism, with strategies described as "ad hoc" and "not well co-ordinated". Those issues mean the force "doesn't engage well with its communities" and "doesn't fully understand local concerns", the report concluded. Inspectors told the force to improve the quality of investigations, as well as taking immediate steps to ensure more direction is given and resources are properly allocated. Behaviour of senior officers: The behaviour of high-ranking officers and staff set alarm bells ringing, with many "not taking responsibility" and concerns some were "not acting with honesty, integrity and competence". The inspectorate's report stated their behaviour was having a "profoundly negative effect". Leaders "knew things were happening that put vulnerable victims at risk but were not taking action" and made changes to processes without considering what impact they could have on victims and other vulnerable people. When inspectors asked for information about actions being taken by the force, senior officers were "unable to provide evidence to support some of the things they claimed were happening" with the watchdog finding a number of "incorrect" statements. Key information being passed on by officers to the chief constable was deemed not "trustworthy". Glen Teeley, chair of the Cleveland Police Federation, said: "In the past there has been a lack of leadership and strategic direction, which has meant officers have been forced to deal with difficult circumstances for quite some time. "This is on top of trying to manage unprecedented levels of demand with hugely diminished resources. "However, we now have a new chief constable and a new senior management team. "We will continue to work with him and support our members throughout the changes to ensure their welfare and wellbeing is prioritised so they can serve the public to the very best of their ability. "Things can only get better from here." Downgrading incidents to meet targets artificially: Struggling to deal with all incidents involving vulnerable people, the force leaves over a third of them waiting for a response. In order to help the organisation meet its response time targets, officers frequently downgraded the severity of incidents. "Priority" calls requiring a response within 60 minutes were "inappropriately downgraded" to a lesser status, meaning victims endured a "significantly longer wait". While data showed the force had a 90% response rate to emergency incidents in April 2019, its actual response rate was 64%. Inspectors had already flagged up the issue to the force in July 2018, but it continued to report inaccurate data until the team visited again in May this year. Tackling corruption: Although some improvements had been made, the inspection team found the organisation is failing to identify officers and staff "most at risk" of corruption. Despite holding some information, it "doesn't refer to profiling corrupt employees, identifying locations within the force where corruption is more prevalent, or understanding external corruptors", inspectors said. Additionally, the force's assessment of counter-corruption threats did not match up with national categories. Inspectors reviewed 57 items of corruption intelligence and found 14 required further work. Examples were also found of staff restricting the parameters of corruption investigations and ignoring the possibility of other risks.

क्लीवलैंड पुलिस इंग्लैंड और वेल्स में पहली बल बन गई है जिसे प्रदर्शन के सभी क्षेत्रों में अपर्याप्त आंका गया है। पुलिस प्रहरी ने यहाँ तक कहा कि यह "जनता को जोखिम में डाल रहा है"-तो इसकी प्रमुख विफलताएँ क्या हैं?


Trump re-imposes Iran sanctions: Now what?

Summary: The re-imposition of the full panoply of sanctions against Iran that were waived under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) nuclear agreement marks a high-point for President Donald Trump's foreign policy.

Jonathan MarcusDiplomatic correspondent@Diplo1on Twitter He had long objected to the agreement, which was seen by most analysts as one of the more significant foreign policy achievements of his predecessor Barack Obama. Now the Trump administration's goal is to apply maximum pressure against the Iranian regime to compel it to think again and change what the Americans see as its malign behaviour in the region. So what measures exactly are being re-imposed and what will their likely impact be? Will this mark the final demise of the JCPOA? And what is the real US strategy behind the sanctions effort? Not all of these questions have clear or definitive answers. The sanctions that are being re-imposed are the most damaging to the Iranian economy - targeting its oil sales, its wider energy industry, shipping, banking, insurance and so on. In large part these are what is known in the trade as "secondary sanctions", in that they are intended to apply pressure on other countries to prevent them trading with Tehran. The idea is to dissuade them from purchasing Iranian oil, which brings in a huge proportion of Iran's revenue. In addition, sanctions will be imposed upon hundreds of named entities and individuals. There will not be a sudden collapse in Iranian revenues. Indeed much of the damage has already been done. The pressure has been building since President Trump's original announcement last May. US officials assert that since then, Iran's daily oil exports have dropped significantly - by more than one third. Foreign companies have had to decide in effect what is more important to them: business with Iran or business with the United States. Many major players have already announced the termination of projects in Iran. Knowing the sanctions were coming, many business have already made their decisions. Several of Iran's customers may continue to purchase oil and look set to be granted waivers by the United States to do so. In the past - under the Obama administration - these were known as "significant reduction exemptions" and meant, in effect, that if countries promised to reduce their oil purchases from Iran significantly, then the administration did not seek to punish them for conducting some trade. This made good sense as it helped US allies like Taiwan, South Korea and Japan manage their energy problems while falling into line with the broad thrust of US policy. India also got exemptions, and China reduced its purchases under a slightly different arrangement. The Trump administration has already signalled that it too is willing to grant countries like India and several others such waivers. National Security Adviser John Bolton noted this week that: "We want to achieve maximum pressure (on Iran), but we don't want to harm friends and allies either." Previously, the Trump administration had insisted that oil imports from Iran had to be reduced to zero. China's behaviour - Beijing is a major trading partner for Tehran - is going to be key. It too is likely to continue buying Iranian oil without facing sanctions. There is a logic here. Is the US really going to hit Beijing with damaging secondary sanctions which would effectively mean risking an economic war, given the difficult state of the wider trade relationship between the two countries? Probably not. Uncertainty ahead? The US must also be concerned about the broader stability of the international oil market, not least given the political uncertainties in Saudi Arabia. Indeed, it is the Saudis who may be expected to pump more oil to make up for cut-backs in Iranian crude. A further uncertainty comes from the European Union's efforts to bolster the Iran nuclear agreement by seeking to protect its own companies from US sanctions. There is also talk about establishing an alternative payments system that would not involve either the dollar or US banks. But experts in Washington - even those critical of the Trump administration's approach - remain highly sceptical that EU efforts, in the short-term, will make much economic difference. The general view is that the EU's pronouncements have largely been intended to send a powerful political signal to Tehran of their opposition to President Trump's approach. That is not to say that they would not like to see constraints on Iran's missile programmes or a change in Tehran's regional behaviour. But they believe that the JCPOA (remember France, Germany, the UK and the EU are all signatories) remains a useful constraint on Iran's nuclear activities and should not be overthrown lightly. So is the JCPOA now doomed? Not necessarily. Some experts believe that if China and other customers like India continue to buy a reasonable level of Iranian oil and if the EU maintains its political support for the deal, then Iran may possibly stick with it for the time being. However, once sanctions begin to bite - perhaps causing further economic unrest - then the fate of the JCPOA will depend upon the complex political battles between moderates and hardliners in Tehran. All this begs the question: what really is the Trump administration's goal in all of this? Ostensibly it is to bring Iran back to the negotiating table to get a better and more comprehensive deal. But many analysts feel that such a move from Tehran is highly unlikely and the scope of US demands suggests that the Trump administration's real goal is somehow to produce regime change in Tehran. As one expert critic of the Trump policy told me: "At the end of the day, the problem is the administration has no real plan. They know how to make use of one tool, i.e. sanctions, but they lack any semblance of a broader strategy." Jarrett Blanc, a former Obama era official who handled the implementation of the JCPOA, argues that by reneging on the deal, "the US has blown its ability to make credible promises". So for the immediate future there will be a messy situation where Iran tries to weather the sanctions pressure: its oil sales will be reduced significantly but it will still retain some of its customers. The US will persevere with its current approach seeking to isolate Tehran - but without the broad international backing that the sanctions regime garnered prior to the negotiation of the JCPOA. Few analysts believe that Iran's foreign policy in the region will change much. They say it is based on strategic and ideological concerns, rather than simply economic ones, and in any case its activities in Lebanon, Syria and Gaza are probably not expensive enough to trump these other priorities. Nonetheless the Trump administration is clearly determined to up the pressure on Tehran. It especially wants to choke off funding for the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps responsible for conducting many of Iran's operations abroad. This is part of a broader policy of containment if you like, in which Israel (through its actions in Syria) and Saudi Arabia (through its campaign in Yemen) are also involved. But Israel is already running up against problems with Russia, and there is a huge question mark over the future of the Saudi war in Yemen. So much remains uncertain about the Trump approach. Can he win over allies, might he actually apply sanctions to those countries trading with Iran, and how long will the waivers on oil purchases actually last? Just what will be the impact upon Iranian society and its politics? And amidst this maelstrom can the JCPOA survive in any meaningful form? But there is also a wider long-term question here about US policy which relates to Washington's growing recourse to the tool of economic sanctions. Many believe that they are being over-used and that the threat of secondary sanctions is counter-productive to other US goals. It is not just the Europeans: Russia and China are also talking about developing alternative international payment systems. We could look back - perhaps a decade from now - and say that this was the moment when the utility of US economic sanctions as a diplomatic weapon began to erode.

संयुक्त व्यापक कार्य योजना (जे. सी. पी. ओ. ए.) परमाणु समझौते के तहत ईरान के खिलाफ पूरी तरह से प्रतिबंधों को फिर से लागू करना राष्ट्रपति डोनाल्ड ट्रम्प की विदेश नीति के लिए एक उच्च बिंदु है।


SLA hands over LTTE bodies

Summary: The Sri Lankan army says it's handed over the bodies of thirteen Tamil Tiger rebels to members of the group in the north of the country.

The military says the rebels were killed in recent clashes in Murugandi, Kilinochchi in the northern region. The bodies were handed over via the International Committee of the Red Cross. There's been no comment yet from the Tamil Tigers. Two women killed Fighting between the two sides for control of the north of the island has intensified in recent months. Meanwhile, Vavuniya police accused the Tamil Tigers of shooting dead two young women on Monday evening. The two women were identified as Muttulingam Devika, 25, who worked in a Colombo private hospital and a worker in Vavuniya branch of Bank of Ceylon, Senthilnathan Sivasankaree, 23. Police have begun investigations.

श्रीलंकाई सेना का कहना है कि उसने तेरह तमिल टाइगर विद्रोहियों के शव देश के उत्तर में समूह के सदस्यों को सौंप दिए हैं।


EU Nobel peace prize: No minor achievement

Summary: Europe's officials could scarcely believe their good fortune today. Unexpectedly, the EU was given the Nobel Peace Prize . The citation praised the EU for "over six decades" contributing to the advancement of peace and reconciliation, democracy and human rights in Europe.

Gavin HewittEurope editor@BBCGavinHewitton Twitter Europe's leaders fell upon this rare piece of good news with an almost desperate embrace. If there is a core justification for the European project, it is to make war impossible again on the continent. That has been the EU's outstanding achievement. When under attack, Europe's leaders fall back upon 60 years of peace in Europe. It is no minor achievement. Secondly, after and just before the fall of the Berlin Wall, the EU acted as a beacon for democracy, for human rights and a civil society. Many Eastern European countries rejected communism because they had before them a clear example of an alternative. Young people wanted to be part of a normal European society. Eastern Europe today is testimony to the spread of democracy. It is also true that the existence of the EU enabled countries like Spain, Portugal and Greece to make the transition from dictatorship to democracy. Even today, in the midst of hardship and austerity, there is a deep attachment to belonging to Europe. That is the legacy of history. But the Nobel committee's decision will puzzle many. Despite the EU's successes, it failed in the Balkans. It lacked the will and determination to intervene and save lives. The massacre at Srebrenica happened in Europe's backyard. And the prize comes at a moment of violence and tension on the streets of many European capitals as a young generation endures years of hardship and high unemployment. For them the European dream has not delivered. It should not be forgotten that the committee in Oslo awarded US President Barack Obama the peace prize when he had few achievements to his name. It was a prize offered more in hope. German Chancellor Angela Merkel said the prize was an inspiration. She said it was a "wonderful decision" and said it would inspire her personally to press ahead with closer integration. That, of course, raises an intriguing question. Will "ever closer union" deliver more democracy and peace or will it sow tension and division?

यूरोप के अधिकारी आज शायद ही अपने सौभाग्य पर विश्वास कर सकते थे। अप्रत्याशित रूप से, यूरोपीय संघ को नोबेल शांति पुरस्कार दिया गया था। प्रशस्ति पत्र ने यूरोप में शांति और सुलह, लोकतंत्र और मानवाधिकारों की प्रगति में "छह दशकों से अधिक" योगदान के लिए यूरोपीय संघ की प्रशंसा की।


Pakistan school massacre: Who are the dead?

Summary: Among the 141 people who were killed when Taliban gunmen attacked a school in the Pakistani city of Peshawar were the school principal, who is being hailed as a hero, and students at school with their friends. Here are some of their stories.

Mobeen Shadid Afridi A high achiever at school, Mobeen Shah Afridi wanted to be a doctor or an engineer. He was killed - shot in the back of his head - while trying to escape through a window. Saifullah Durani Yasir Ullah Year 8 student Yasir Ullah was a relative of Peshawar journalist Manzoor Ali, who wrote in a piece that 16 December must be seen as Pakistan's 9/11. Rafique Bangash Noorullah Durrani Mohammad Ali Class 9 student Uzair Khan Sher Shah Asad Aziz Azan Turyilay Class 9 student Amish Salman Class 9 student Mohammed Yaseen Aged 15 An only child, he was always in the top 5 of his class and dreamed of university in the UK. Shot dead in the auditorium. Ahmed Elahi His cousin, Sundus S Ashar, says “He was not only one of the high achievers in school but an example of angelic attitudes. He bore best personality traits one can think of. He always wanted to become a doctor. On that tragic day, he managed to reach an ambulance but went back again to save his younger brother in school (as reported by students in ambulance). His brother has already been saved by Pakistan Army but Ahmed never returned back.” Moazzam Ali Khan Aged 14 His relative writes “He was camera shy! He was not the kid who would wear funky sunglasses or put hair gel for show off, in fact all he wanted was to study hard and be a successful person in future. To pursue a good education he was living with his maternal grandmother in Peshawar.” Awais Khan Aged 13 Baqir Ali Khan Year 8 student, aged 14 Baqir Ali Khan was a brilliant student and high achiever and determined to enter the medical profession. He was winner of a prize in the Kangaroo Maths competition in 2012 and had planned to enter this year's competition. Relatives say he had a good knowledge of Islamic history and other religions and always excelled in Biology, Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. His family said they prayed that that his 'precious blood does not go to waste and the entire nation, particularly the armed forces, rise up to the occasion and carry out a decisive battle to uproot terrorism from this country'. Tahira Qazi School principal Tahira Qazi was among nine teachers and staff believed to have been killed in the Taliban attack. Ms Qazi was known to be one of the most experienced head teachers in the city, running the elite school. In 2012, Ms Qazi was awarded the principal of the year award for 'achieving excellence and showing professional exuberance in her duty'. Witnesses quoted in local media say she ushered many students to safety, called up some parents urging them to come and collect their children. But the exact circumstances of Ms Qazi's death remain unclear. Hafsa Khush Teacher Saeed Khan Teacher Beenish Pervaiz Teacher Her sister writes: “She was mother of three daughters. The youngest one is just three months old. My sister was in the computer lab when the shooting started. She was trying to shut the door to protect her students, but was shot through the door. Later, her whole class was slain as well. The pain these inhuman butchers have caused - not just to my whole family - but also to the whole of my country is intolerable.” Farhat Jafri Teacher Her son, Mohammad Baqair, is a student at the school and survived the attack. We do not have the names, photos and details for many of those killed. Others who died in the massacre include: Usman Sadique Abbasi, student One of Usman Sadique Abbasi's friends told the BBC that the body of the Class 10 student was returned to his home town of Abbottabad for burial. Sofia Amjad, teacher Sofia Amjad, a lecturer at the school, was married to a Peshawar lawyer. One local media report says the next big landmark in her life was to see her daughters married. Hasnain Sharif, Grade 8 student, aged 13 His two cousins studying at the same school jumped from the school boundary wall. They survived. Shahnaz Naeem, Head of Computer Science Department A former student of Shahnaz Naeem, Dr Zubair Khattak, said: "She was killed during the evacuation process and fought bravely until her last breath."

पाकिस्तान के पेशावर शहर में तालिबान बंदूकधारियों द्वारा एक स्कूल पर हमले में मारे गए 141 लोगों में स्कूल के प्रिंसिपल, जिन्हें एक नायक के रूप में सराहा जा रहा है, और स्कूल में अपने दोस्तों के साथ छात्र थे। यहाँ उनकी कुछ कहानियाँ हैं।


Viewpoint: Mars - what we've learnt in five years

Summary: On 25 May, it will be five years since Nasa's robotic spacecraft Phoenix touched down in the Martian "arctic". Here, Dr Tom Pike, one of the mission scientists on Phoenix, explains what we've learnt about the Red Planet in that time.

By Tom PikeImperial College London I'm tightly sandwiched between missions to Mars. I'm still analysing data from Phoenix, while building hardware for the seismometers launching on InSight. In my spare time, I like to keep an eye on the data coming down from Curiosity. Although workdays and weekends are rather blurred, there are some dates I take great care to remember. Five years ago today, the Phoenix Lander started its descent towards the northern plains of Mars. I was following the live feed from Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory at the Phoenix Science Operations Center in Arizona. The elation I felt when Phoenix had touched down safely was intense and immediate, but it is only now possible to judge what the mission really achieved. To make any assessment, I first have to look back from the mission, to see what Phoenix added to our growing knowledge of the Red Planet. But even a spacecraft that meets all its goals can fade from memory if the next mission outclasses it. The next mission to land on Mars, just last August, was the mighty Mars Science laboratory on board the Curiosity rover, bristling with many more instruments than Phoenix. Perhaps the highest profile achievement of Phoenix was to dig down to a buried layer of ice just below the Martian surface. I was the scientist on watch who first recognised that the "white stuff" Phoenix was digging up was slowly disappearing. This was the definitive proof we'd hit water ice. As later careful examination of fresh meteorite craters showed, this icy layer was not just where Phoenix landed, but stretched right around the most northerly quarter of the planet. But the running joke in the planetary science community was that at least Phoenix could add its name to the list of missions to "discover" water on Mars. It certainly was the first mission to come directly into contact with ice, and melt it. But it had been known for decades that there was water in the form of ice on the planet. Probably the most important discovery from Phoenix was the presence of perchlorates in the Martian soil. These chemical compounds had ironically been detected by adding water brought all the way from Earth. One of the Phoenix instrument suites, MECA, was able to look for key chemical signatures in the resulting muddy soup, and the signature of perchlorate was quite clear. The issue with perchlorate on Earth is that it is very soluble in water. Finding it in some abundance on the surface of Mars strongly suggested there had not been much liquid water there for quite some time. Any water would have washed the perchlorates away. Another part of the MECA suite, the two microscopes I was working on, told a similar story. We were able to zoom in to an unprecedented resolution and yet we couldn't find any sign of clays, the signature of liquid water, from the size distribution of the particles in our images. It took a couple of years to confirm quite how dry Mars must be from all our images, but the conclusion from the chemistry and microscopy of MECA was clear - a major requirement for life on the surface of Mars, liquid water, seems to be missing. Phoenix was also able to look up into the atmosphere above, and there we saw for the first time snow falling from the Martian sky. Water, water, everywhere, but on Mars all Phoenix saw was ice - certainly nothing to drink. After five months of mission operations, Phoenix failed as the frigid northern winter set in, with temperatures below -100C and no sunlight. When the Martian orbiters circling the planet were once again able to look down on Phoenix, it was clear the Martian ice had delivered the coup de grace - the solar panels had been snapped off by the weight of the winter's snowfall. Last August, Curiosity was lowered in some style from its skycrane into Gale Crater, near the Martian equator. The Curiosity rover carries much more instrumental firepower than Phoenix, as might be expected at five times the price tag, and of course it can move around. Over the last nine months, Curiosity has progressively deployed all its instrumental capacity to analyse the soil it has been rolling over. But Curiosity has not put Phoenix in the shade, yet. It also sees perchlorates in the soil - they're most likely covering the planet - and as well, the presence of the mineral forsterite also suggests very limited liquid water. And like the Phoenix microscopes, Curiosity could not find clays in the soil. The soil at the equator looks like it has been just as dry as the soil on the northern plains of Mars. Phoenix gave the most conclusive picture yet of the inhospitability of the surface of Mars, and Curiosity has produced the same picture from a very different location on the planet. But Curiosity, unlike Phoenix, can roll over to study ancient rock as it traverses Gale Crater, and already it is seeing evidence for a wetter, warmer Mars billions of years old that is captured in the oldest rock formations. So far, Curiosity has not found any of the organic compounds that would indicate the possibility of life on the planet. Phoenix gave more than a strong hint that even if there was once life on Mars, it would not now be found near the surface. If Curiosity, or any other mission, does find signs that there was once, long ago, life on Mars, Phoenix will at least deserve a nod for showing where to direct the search. Dr Tom Pike is a reader in microengineering at Imperial College London. He is working on a forthcoming mission to Mars, called InSight, which is set to launch in 2016.

25 मई को, नासा के रोबोटिक अंतरिक्ष यान फीनिक्स को मंगल के "आर्कटिक" में उतरते हुए पांच साल हो जाएंगे। यहाँ, फीनिक्स पर मिशन वैज्ञानिकों में से एक, डॉ टॉम पाइक बताते हैं कि हमने उस समय लाल ग्रह के बारे में क्या सीखा है।


Bunker mentality: The Cold War bunkers still in use

Summary: It is 50 years since the Cuban Missile Crisis and more than 20 years since the break-up of the Soviet Union marked the end of the Cold War . So, why are underground nuclear bunkers from that time still in use today?

By Steven McKenzieBBC Scotland Highlands and Islands reporter During the Cold War, the UK government ordered the construction of thousands of underground complexes. Almost 1,600 nuclear monitoring posts and 36 control posts for military and civil defence purposes were built across the UK between 1955 and 1965. In the 1980s, the government also funded a programme to create emergency centres that led to some local authorities building bunkers. Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, the majority of the monitoring posts were locked up. Today, some are museums, others vandalised and flooded ruins while many more have been filled in, or remain locked and untouched since the day they were abandoned. However, more than 20 years on there are nuclear shelters that are still being actively put to uses by Scottish local authorities. Aberdeenshire Council has two, one below its Gordon House offices in Inverurie that was built in 1982 and another constructed in 1988 below Arduthie Road in Stonehaven. Dumfries and Galloway's bunker under Carruthers House in Dumfries dates from 1963 and Orkney Islands Council's was built in 1986 as part of an extension to existing offices. The old Stirling council built a civil defence centre under a social work building in Buchanan Street, Balfron, in the early 1960s. But Highland Council's bunker is the granddaddy of them all. The Raigmore bunker, in Inverness, started life in 1941 as part of a secret RAF radar station. During World War II, it was what was known as a filter block where air force personnel processed information gathered by radar stations strung along the Scottish coast. The council structures share similar features and designs - reinforced concrete, steel blast doors, decontamination chambers, communication rooms, dormitories and generators to provide electricity. But they have been put to different uses. Aberdeenshire's Stonehaven bunker is now storage space, while the one under Gordon House is used by working groups and for committee meetings. The thick blast doors on the entrance to the Inverurie complex were permanently fixed in an open position in 1992, a clear sign at the time of the relaxation in tensions between the East and West. Orkney Islands Council also uses its bunker as a meeting room and has kitted it out with video conferencing equipment. Both Highland and Dumfries and Galloway run their subterranean complexes as emergency centres. Council and emergency services officers met at the Dumfries bunker during the 1988 Lockerbie disaster. It was also used during 2001's foot and mouth crisis and for contingency planning when severe winter weather hit in 2010 and 2011. Highland Council's Raigmore facility is where the local authority, police, fire, ambulance service, coastguard and the military can come together to co-ordinate responses to disasters. In recent times, personnel met at the bunker when flash flooding struck Inverness in 2002, also after a freighter carrying 84 tonnes of diesel and 3,300 of zinc concentrate ran aground on the Summer Isles in 2003 and in 2010 after a container holding detonators exploded in Inverness. Andrew Denovan, an emergency planning officer at Highland Council, said the bunker, which today is surrounded by housing developments, remained an asset in modern times. He said: "The bunker - as an ex-Cold War facility - lends itself very well to being the council's emergency centre in the 21st Century. "For a start, and with business continuity in mind, it is important that the council's emergency centre is not co-located with the main council offices, for if an incident were to affect these buildings it would also make any emergency centre situated there unusable. "Located on the other side of Inverness, on land that cannot flood, and with easy access from both the A9 and A96, the bunker provides the council with resilient, alternative accommodation." The Raigmore bunker has 60 rooms, generators if there is a power cut and its own radio mast. If digital communications are disrupted, the site can switch to analogue technology with assistance from the Radio Amateurs' Emergency Network. Mr Denovan added: "It is discreet and yet well-known by those need to attend it. "Although there is no reason to keep the bunker secret today, it is very well hidden by the trees that surround it."

क्यूबा मिसाइल संकट के 50 साल हो चुके हैं और सोवियत संघ के टूटने के 20 साल से भी अधिक समय बाद शीत युद्ध का अंत हो गया। तो, उस समय से भूमिगत परमाणु बंकर आज भी उपयोग में क्यों हैं?


Bafta Games Awards 2021: Why they're such a big deal

Summary: It's an important night for the video games industry.

Interviews by Steffan Powell, words by Vikki Blake Newsbeat reporters Some of the world's biggest studios go head-to-head in the hope of securing a much-coveted Bafta Games Award this evening. The annual celebration of the very best video games is one of the most prestigious events in the industry. It will be online-only and live-streamed for the second year running due to the coronavirus pandemic. "It's like going to the Oscars," says Siobhan Reddy - who's one of the few winners to already be announced. She'll be honoured with a Bafta Fellowship for her work with games company Media Molecule. The accolade comes in recognition of her "pioneering work on advocacy for diversity, inclusion and creative and collaborative working culture". "I have to be honest, I felt like vomiting!" laughs Siobhan as she recalls the moment she found out she'd won the prestigious award. "It's incredibly humbling. I went through a lot of emotions, and I came out the other end of just feeling incredibly grateful, incredibly moved, and incredibly motivated. I'm totally delighted." Siobhan is studio director at Media Molecule, the team behind games such as LittleBigPlanet and Dreams, the game creation software made for PlayStation. She says she is particularly proud of the studio's commitment to improving gender balance and encouraging more girls in schools to "follow their interests" and develop careers in programming and design. "Everyone and their mum knows what a Bafta is," she says. "So when you have that moment as a games maker, to be able to get an award that everyone knows is cool… it's just a special moment." 'The nomination feels surreal' It's initiatives like the Breakthrough Brits and Bafta Young Game Designer that really help the industry grow and mature, says Siobhan, and recognising the best of those games is important to all studios, be they small indie developers or otherwise. Media Molecule itself has yet to learn whether or not the development team itself will also secure a golden mask. It's title Dreams is up for five nominations, including Artistic Achievement, British Game, Family Game, Game Beyond Entertainment, and Technical Achievement. In some of those categories, however, the game is up against another colourful, family-favourite experience: Mediatonic's obstacle course game, Fall Guys. Joe Walsh, who works on the bombastic title as lead level designer. "I can't code, I can't draw, I'm not very technical - the best thing I can do is just poke and prod at other people's work and let them excel," he laughs. Joe says that securing an esteemed Bafta nomination feels "surreal". "It's gutting that we can't all dress to the nines and go to a cool award ceremony," says Joe - especially as the team hasn't even been together in the same room since Fall Guys launched last summer. "To see the nominations come in and see the calibre of games that we were up against, it's quite surreal," he adds. "The Baftas is something that we all watch as a studio each year, and we'll talk about and discuss, and nominate our own favourites and things like that." "To be nominated for five awards is pretty absurd, especially when the game is so light-hearted and just a bunch of jellybeans falling over," Joe adds. To celebrate, Joe and his colleagues will get dressed up, watch the stream and then "have a bit of a glitzy awards party" remotely afterwards. And win or lose, Joe says that hearing first-hand about the joy - and despair - gamers experience when playing Fall Guys "means more than any Bafta, really". The Last of Us 2 leads the field at the Bafta Games Awards with a record-breaking 13 nominations, while Samurai action-adventure game, Ghost of Tsushima, clocks up 10 nominations. More from Press X to continue Follow Newsbeat on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Listen to Newsbeat live at 12:45 and 17:45 weekdays - or listen back here.

यह वीडियो गेम उद्योग के लिए एक महत्वपूर्ण रात है।


Keeping football tough but safe by spotting concussion

Summary: Many sports are dangerous, but few are dangerous by design.

Dave LeeNorth America technology reporter For years the powers-that-be behind American Football tried to hide it, but it became too serious. The more it was studied, the taller the pile of evidence became. To succeed in a game where brute force is part of the DNA, you must throw in all your body can manage. And for decades of American Football, that meant your head too. Now researchers have discovered that long-term head injuries among professional American Footballers are not just possible, they are probable. A 2015 study looked at brains belonging to deceased ex-NFL players who had agreed to be part of the study before they died. They found a pattern: of the 91 brains examined, 87 of them showed the players suffered from the same condition. It is Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, CTE, and it is a condition brought on by regular trauma to the head, a regular occurrence for players at every level of American Football, not just the big leagues. It can lead to dementia and Alzheimer's disease. The study was the latest piece of unpleasant reading for the NFL who, fearing what it could mean for the future of the sport, initially did what it could to avoid the subject. Seven-year secrecy It was Dr Bennett Omalu - a Nigerian forensic pathologist - who pioneered research, putting two and two together to work out what was going on. He was examining former Pittsburgh Steelers player Mike Webster, who had died suddenly, in 2002. It took the NFL seven years to publicly acknowledge what Dr Omalu had found that day. The battle to have the findings acknowledged by the NFL - and indeed, the American people - has been immortalised in Concussion, a new film starring Will Smith. Dr Omalu's research meant families now had evidence to back up what they had long feared - that the sport had prematurely taken their loved ones. The lawsuits began. How much did the teams know? Why did they not act? Who should be held responsible? Millions of dollars, per affected player, were won. Thanks to the court rulings, concussion in football had rapidly became more than an ethical issue - it was a financial one too. Finally, the NFL began to listen. Sweeping rule changes were put in place. The most controversial, and theatrical, was the new power given to extra officials who watched closely from the stands. Aided by binoculars, and replay technology used by broadcasters, they are able to pull a player off the field immediately if they think they have had a bad knock to the head. Like telling a pummelled boxer he has been beaten, the concussion decisions rarely go down well. It leads to temper tantrums from players and management, boos from the crowd, and onlookers such as Donald Trump crowing that the sport has gone "soft". Stanford tests College football in the US is just as affected. While university sports in the UK are witnessed by a handful of friends and family - with the Boat Race the exception - the college game here is massive. Stanford Stadium holds 50,000, and is home to the beloved Cardinal. Here the binocular-holding experts are so isolated and free from pressure the match organisers refused tell us exactly where they were. No bother - because we were actually there to meet a team working on some ground-breaking technology being implemented right across the college football scene. It has the potential to not only make the sport safer, but to stop pulling players off the field unnecessarily. If a Cardinals player has a hit to the head, they are immediately handed over to neurosurgeon Dr Jam Ghajar and Stanford Athletics head Scott Anderson, who are waiting at pitchside. The player puts on an Oculus Rift, the virtual reality designed, originally, for video gaming. Special software - loaded on to a Microsoft Surface tablet - uses the Rift to detect a player's eye movements with great accuracy. After a series of exercises, in which the footballer must follow a dot around the screen with his eyes, an assessment is made. Erratic eye movements, or a failure to keep up, are a good hint that the brain has taken a knock that may be more serious than mere dizziness. (The same method can also be used, as this reporter found out, to detect sleep deprivation.) It means the player can see for themselves that they are hurt - a pictorial representation about why it is unsafe to continue. And on the flip side, and at a time when officials are being told to err on the side of caution, it makes it safer to send players back on with certainty that they are fit and able. The software is being trialled at several college teams across the US. It is not approved by the Food and Drug Administration - a respected but lengthy process - but the hope among Dr Ghajar and his team is that it one day will be. Their efforts, and several like it across the sport, are striving to keep America's most bombastic sport entertaining but, above all else, safe. Follow Dave Lee on Twitter @DaveLeeBBC and on Facebook.

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Train delays between Manchester and Liverpool after vandalism

Summary: Vandals cut signalling cables overnight in the Salford Crescent area causing severe disruption to trains between Manchester and Liverpool.

Direct services from Liverpool to Manchester Airport were cancelled. There was also disruption between Preston and Hazel Grove, Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester Victoria, and Southport and Manchester Airport. Services were restored late on Monday afternoon, Northern Rail said.

मैनचेस्टर और लिवरपूल के बीच ट्रेनों में भारी व्यवधान पैदा करते हुए सैल्फोर्ड क्रिसेंट क्षेत्र में वैंडल ने रात भर सिग्नलिंग केबल काट दिए।