Publisher drops Central Park Five prosecutor Linda Fairstein

Summary: Linda Fairstein, a former US prosecutor turned crime novelist, has been dropped by her publisher amid renewed outcry over her role in the wrongful conviction of five teenagers for the brutal rape of a female jogger in 1989.

The black and Hispanic teenagers, known as the Central Park Five, were exonerated in 2002. New Netflix mini-series When They See Us has returned attention to the case. It has inspired a #CancelLindaFairstein movement on social media. Also on Friday, Yusef Salaam, one of the five wrongfully convicted men, accused President Donald Trump of putting "a bounty on our heads" by amplifying public outrage at the time. Mr Salaam was referring to the decision by the then real estate tycoon, to buy full-page ads in several US newspapers calling for the return of the death penalty in the state. "They had published our names, our phone numbers, and our addresses in New York City's newspapers. Imagine the horror of that," a tearful Mr Salaam said at an American Civil Liberties Union event in Los Angeles. President Trump - who three years ago said he still believed the five men were guilty - has not commented on the latest developments. What did the publisher say? Dutton, a Penguin Random House imprint, said it had ended its relationship with the author amid the backlash. "I can confirm that Linda Fairstein and Dutton have decided to terminate their relationship. We have no further comment," Dutton Publicity Director Amanda Walker told the BBC. Ms Fairstein, 72, has reportedly also resigned from at least two not-for-profit boards. The crime novelist, who has written 20 novels since the 1990s, has not commented on the issue. What about the Central Park Five case? Ms Fairstein was the top Manhattan sexual crimes prosecutor when the five teenagers were charged with the attack. The victim, a white 28-year-old investment banker, was severely beaten, raped and left for dead in a bush. She had no memory of the attack. Raymond Santana, Kevin Richardson, Antron McCray, Yusef Salaam and Korey Wise - then aged between 14 and 16 - were arrested and interrogated for hours without access to lawyers or their parents. They confessed to the crime but later recanted, saying their admissions were the result of police coercion. Ms Fairstein observed the teenagers' 1989 interrogation, which was conducted by another prosecutor and police. She has since maintained that they were not coerced and defended the authorities' conduct. The convictions were overturned in 2002 after a serial violent offender named Matias Reyes confessed to the attack and said he had acted alone. Reyes confessed from inside prison, after having "found religion". He is serving a life sentence for raping four women, killing one of them. "I was a monster," he said in an interview with US network ABC. "I did some real bad things to so many people and harmed them in so many ways." The racially charged case shocked the city and provoked fears of gangs of black teenagers going on crime rampages. A US judge in 2014 approved a $41m (£32m) settlement between the five and New York City.

पूर्व अमेरिकी अभियोजक से अपराध उपन्यासकार बनीं लिंडा फेयरस्टीन को 1989 में एक महिला जॉगर के क्रूर बलात्कार के लिए पांच किशोरों को गलत तरीके से दोषी ठहराए जाने में उनकी भूमिका पर नए सिरे से आक्रोश के बीच उनके प्रकाशक द्वारा हटा दिया गया है।


The day the German navy surrendered in the Forth

Summary: Ten days after the Armistice ended the fighting in World War One, the British navy celebrated a decisive victory without a shot being fired when the entire German fleet surrendered in the Firth of Forth.

It was the greatest gathering of warships the world had ever witnessed. Nine German battleships, five battlecruisers, seven light cruisers and 49 destroyers - the most modern ships of the German High Seas Fleet - were handed over to the Allied forces off the east of Scotland. The 70 German ships were escorted into the sheltered estuary north of Edinburgh by hundreds of Allied ships and aircraft. "It must have been some sight in the Firth of Forth that day," says Ian Brown from the National Museums of Scotland. "It was a sight that had never been seen before and will never be seen again," he says. Operation ZZ saw the mightiest gathering of warships in one place on one day in naval history. The man in charge was the Royal Navy's commander-in-chief Admiral Sir David Beatty. Under his command, in the early hours of 21 November 1918, the Grand Fleet began to raise steam and ease out of its moorings. More than 40 battleships and battlecruisers set a course due east through the fog for the open water of the North Sea, about 50 miles beyond the Isle of May. They were joined by more than 150 cruisers and destroyers heading for a final rendezvous with its mortal enemy - the German High Seas Fleet. Arrangements had been made in advance for the surrender but the British navy was still ready for action and on a war footing. The Royal Navy was keen not to give the German fleet - the second biggest in the world - the chance to change its mind. The Germans had been instructed beforehand their guns were not to be loaded and everyone but the engine crew were to be on deck. In contrast, Admiral Beatty gave orders that his ships were to be ready for action with guns ready to be loaded at a moment's notice. About 90,000 men of the British, American and French navies were aboard the ships. As the Royal Navy's Grand Fleet sailed into the North Sea, it formed two massive columns six miles apart. Just before 10:00 it met the Germans and their hulking crafts were led to their surrender by the British light cruiser HMS Cardiff. "It was like a tiny little dog escorting in all these young bulls," says Mr Brown of the National Museums Scotland, which has a collection of photographs from the day. After sailing out beyond the Isle of May, the two Allied columns swung around 180 degrees and formed an overwhelming escort on either side of the Germans as they led them back into the Firth of Forth. "It was a wonderfully choreographed manoeuvre," says Andrew Kerr, an Edinburgh lawyer and local historian who has studied the handover. By early afternoon, the German ships were anchored under guard east of Inchkeith. The rest of the British and allied fleet returned to its anchorage above and below the Forth Bridge, says Mr Kerr. He says recently-rediscovered anchorage plans for the surrender show the German ships boxed in by British battleships and cruisers, with the destroyer lines extending eastwards into Aberlady Bay. According to Mr Kerr, Rosyth in the Firth of Forth was the base for the Royal Navy's Grand Fleet. The fleet had been based at Scapa Flow in Orkney from the beginning of the war until the Forth was made safe enough to defend in early 1918. "It had taken all that time to make the estuary here safe enough for the ships," he says. In a mark of the final surrender of the former enemy, Admiral Beatty issued the order for the German ensign to be taken down at sunset and not hoisted again without permission. "That was it," says Mr Brown. "'You have surrendered. You are now our prisoners'." Mr Brown says the two largest naval fleets in the world had been incredibly important in WW1. As an island nation which was dependent on imports to feed itself, Britain had to rule the waves. Defeat at sea by Germany could have led to blockade, possible starvation and surrender. The superpower fleets had met at the Battle of Jutland in 1916 and it was "debateable who won", Mr Brown says. "The Germans say they won because they sank more British ships but the British say we won because the German navy never ventured out of port again," he says. The Royal Navy's superiority in numbers was designed to make defeat in battle impossible and bottle up the Germans on the other side of the North Sea. According to Mr Kerr: "Without the navy, the blockade of Germany would not have been possible. "It was the blockade that led finally to the collapse of the German nation and the seeking of Armistice terms." The blockade of Germany meant that by 1918 it was the Germans who were hungry, not the British. 'Ultimate humiliation' Mr Brown says: "Just before the Armistice, the German navy had been planning to come out but there was a mass mutiny, basically the sailors refused to leave port. "Then you have the Armistice and 10 days later you have the humiliation of having to come to one of the home ports of the Royal Navy." "It is the ultimate humiliation for the German High Seas fleet." Within a week the German fleet were escorted to Scapa Flow where they were interned until June 1919. Having learned of the possible terms of the Treaty of Versailles, which would have shared the ships among the Allies, the caretaker German crew on board the ships scuttled them by opening flood valves and watertight doors and smashing water pipes. A senior German officer declared at the time that this act had wiped away the "stain of surrender" from the German fleet.

प्रथम विश्व युद्ध में युद्धविराम समाप्त होने के दस दिन बाद, ब्रिटिश नौसेना ने एक भी गोली चलाए बिना एक निर्णायक जीत का जश्न मनाया, जब पूरे जर्मन बेड़े ने फर्थ ऑफ फोर्थ में आत्मसमर्पण कर दिया।


Why US suicide rate is on the rise

Summary: A new government study released reveals that suicide has been on the rise nationwide since 1999. The figures were released in the week when the deaths of designer Kate Spade and celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain brought the issue to the fore.

By Ritu PrasadBBC News In the days following Spade's death, the US suicide prevention hotline - 1-800-273-8255 - saw a 25% spike in calls, the Wall Street Journal reported. International research has shown an apparent "contagion" effect after high-profile suicides. But what has spurred such a steady increase in American suicides? In 17 years, 30% That's how much the overall suicide rate has increased in more than half of US states in that time, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The overall rise nationwide is about 25%. It means that around 16 out of every 100,000 Americans will take their own life. Nearly 45,000 Americans took their own life in 2016 alone. According to CDC data, suicide increased among all sexes, ages, races and ethnic groups. Lead researcher Dr Deborah Stone told the BBC that the agency had been tracking the rise for some time. "Knowing the rates were increasing, we [wanted to] look at state level increases and contributing factors," Dr Stone says. "There were 25 states that had increases of more than 30% - that was a new finding for us." Nearly all of those states are in the western and Midwestern regions of the US. Why are suicide rates increasing? While there is no single factor that leads to suicide, Dr Stone says relationship issues and financial troubles tend to be top factors contributing to suicide across the country. She also notes that some western states have some of the highest rates of suicide historically, which could be related to the fact that they tend to be more rural. Rural states, she explained, are still recovering from economic downturns. People also tend to be more isolated, without access to proper care. And, these states have been hit hard by the opioid epidemic. Prof Julie Cerel, president of the American Association of Suicidology, noted that having better reporting standards could account for some of the increase, but also pointed to a lack of adequate funding for mental health research and preventative care. "Our mental health systems are just really struggling across the country," Prof Cerel says. "In terms of training mental health professionals, we're not doing a great job." As of 2018, only 10 states mandate suicide prevention training for health professionals. And Prof Cerel raised another related, though often sidelined, public health issue - firearms. "The gun debate in the US has been about the horrific school shootings, and we want to prevent those, but the vast majority of deaths from firearms are suicides," she says. In fact, two-thirds of gun-related deaths in America are suicides, according to the CDC. "We just don't talk about that in the US because there are stigmas against mental health. People think suicides are different - why should they want gun control? Nobody in their family is going do that." Is there a link between suicide and mental illness? The CDC study found that 54% of Americans who died by suicide had no known mental health illness. Dr Jerry Reed of the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention told the BBC that while there is "definitely a relationship between serious mental illness and suicidal behaviour", experts have found it is not just a mental health challenge. "Economic conditions or livelihood opportunities in decline could lead people to positions where they're at risk. We need to intervene in both mental and public health cases," Dr Reed says. Prof Cerel also pointed out that many people diagnosed with mental illnesses never take their own life. "It's not a simplistic 'they have mental issues, they killed themselves.'" She added, however, that existing data may be under-representing the true extent of mental illness in the US. "Whether [officials] think it's mental health or not is based on a box on the forms that a medical examiner checks," she says. "If they have no family members to talk to at the scene, they have no idea if mental health was the case. Some coroners go back and do a thorough investigation, some don't." Dr Stone says the CDC study showed loss, substance abuse, physical health, job and legal problems were all important factors. "If we focus just on one thing we're really missing some of the people who are potentially at risk," she says. Teaching America to cope Experts agree that teaching people how to process loss and how to cope with difficult emotions are essential in suicide prevention. "We can't take for granted that everyone learns this by some magic formula," Dr Reed says. "We learn how to read, how to write. We also have to help people learn how to cope." So what exactly is coping from a mental health standpoint? Prof Cerel described it as having a "safety plan". "If things go bad in your life, what do you do? Are there things you can do to distract yourself in the moment? Can you look at pictures of your kids or watch funny cat videos? "Those funny cat videos can't keep someone alive, but they can calm people down to then use other coping strategies," she says. Prof Cerel also emphasised that encouraging people to go to therapy and using mental health professionals to help "change dysfunctional thinking", is the ultimate goal. For some people, "feeling connected and feeling like they belong are really important things", says the CDC's Dr Stone. "We have to get the whole community involved - not just the health care community," Dr Reed says. "We're a nation that needs to recognise that isolation." Where to get help From Canada or US: If you're in an emergency, please call 911 You can contact the US National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on 1-800-273-8255 or the Crisis Test Line by texting HOME to 741741 Young people in need of help can call Kids Help Phone on 1-800-668-6868 If you are in the UK, you can call the Samaritans on 116123 For support and more information on emotional distress, click here.

जारी एक नए सरकारी अध्ययन से पता चलता है कि 1999 से देश भर में आत्महत्या बढ़ रही है। ये आंकड़े उस सप्ताह जारी किए गए थे जब डिजाइनर केट स्पेड और सेलिब्रिटी शेफ एंथनी बॉर्डेन की मृत्यु ने इस मुद्दे को सामने लाया था।


IMF looks ahead

Summary: The global economy is recovering, but not fast enough for most people to notice the difference. Whether it's growth, inflation or government borrowing, that's the message from the IMF's latest World Economic Outlook. And nowhere more than in the UK.

Stephanie FlandersFormer economics editor For the advanced economies as a group, the IMF is now expecting a slightly slower recovery than it was in January, with growth of 1.2% in 2013 and 2.2% in 2014. The UK forecast has been marked down more than most: to 0.7% growth in 2013 and 1.5% in 2014. It's the only country in the G20 to have the 2014 forecast revised down by more than 0.1%. Overall, the forecast is not that much worse than it was in January. But with world stock markets up 15% since last summer, you might have expected the growth forecasts finally to be going up. Unfortunately, the real economy is still quite a long way behind the financial markets, and the IMF doesn't seem to think it will catch up any time soon. It says "financial conditions remain highly vulnerable to shifts in market sentiment, as evidenced by the renewed volatility in the wake of the inconclusive outcome of Italy's elections and recent events in Cyprus". There is some good news on inflation - at least, if you're talking the kind of inflation that comes from rising commodity prices. Though global commodity prices have risen 12% since last June, the Fund expects rising world supplies to bring down global energy prices by 3% in 2013. It also expects food prices to fall by 2%. We had a taste of some of that today, with the price of Brent crude falling below $100 a barrel for the first time in ages. But the consensus among UK forecasters is that we will see inflation go higher than today's 2.8% - to more than 3% over the summer - before it finally comes back down. Does the IMF think the Bank of England should worry about inflation staying higher for longer? Hardly. In fact, like the Chancellor and the incoming Bank of England governor, Mark Carney, the Fund seems to think the Bank of England should be even more focused on supporting growth than it already is. (And, implicitly, even less concerned about above-target inflation). And the chancellor himself? Any word from the IMF on whether he, too, should be easing up in his plans for squeezing the budget? I know regular readers will be excited to hear the latest instalment in this saga (for previous ones, see here and here). The answer is... the IMF seem to have put their UK fiscal advice-making machine on hold. The report merely repeats what it has said before - that "greater near-term flexibility in the path of fiscal adjustment should be considered in the light of lacklustre private demand". It does not say what, exactly, that kind of more flexible path would look like. That allows the Treasury to claim the chancellor has already followed the Fund's advice, since the Fund now forecasts he will make slower progress cutting the structural deficit over the next few years than previously thought. Also, the pace of the tightening in the UK - at about 1% of GDP a year - is broadly in line with what the IMF recommends for advanced countries generally. But it's the Treasury making those connections. Not the IMF. In today's press conference, the chief economist, Olivier Blanchard, said explicitly that the UK could consider a more moderate pace of fiscal tightening, beyond what the government had already done. But he didn't press home the point, or expand upon it. Apparently we will have to wait for the Fund's detailed annual report on the UK, in the summer, to get any more. The report does have one other piece of bad news for the UK: it thinks our current account deficit is going to get even bigger. You'll remember I highlighted last year's terrible deficit, of 3.7% of GDP, when it came out. That was already one of the worst figures on record. Now the Fund expects the gap between what we earn in the global economy, and what we spend to rise to 4.4% of GDP in 2013, and nearly that high in 2014 as well. That is the highest since 1989 and the second highest on record. Only six months ago, the Fund thought Britain's current account deficit in 2013 would be "only" 2.7% of GDP. Clearly there is something going badly wrong with Britain's balance of payments which goes well beyond the slow pace of recovery in the eurozone - and has yet to be fully explained. Whether it's rebalancing the economy or mending the budget, the broader lesson is that the chancellor is not fixing our problems nearly as fast as he hoped. And nor is the global recovery.

वैश्विक अर्थव्यवस्था में सुधार हो रहा है, लेकिन अधिकांश लोगों के लिए अंतर को नोटिस करने के लिए इतनी तेजी से नहीं है। चाहे वह विकास हो, मुद्रास्फीति हो या सरकारी उधार, यह आईएमएफ के नवीनतम विश्व आर्थिक दृष्टिकोण से संदेश है। और यूके से कहीं अधिक नहीं।


Who cares about Pakistan?

Summary: Donations have been sluggish to the Pakistan floods appeals, as they were back in 2005 when the part of Kashmir the country administers was torn apart by an earthquake. The BBC News website asked some experts to comment on possible reasons why.

By Jude SheerinBBC News Donor fatigue Dr Marie Lall, Pakistan expert at the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House) and senior lecturer at the Institute of Education, says: "I think there is donor fatigue all around. The [2004] Indian Ocean tsunami, the Burmese Cyclone [Nargis, 2008], the [2005] Pakistan earthquake, and [this year's] Haiti earthquake. It is getting too much; we are in a recession and people are short of money." Rebecca Wynn, Pakistan specialist for UK-based aid agency Oxfam, says: "Many donors have made substantial contributions in humanitarian assistance to Pakistan over the years, particularly in response to the conflict-related displacements over the last two years. Of course, the fact that the people of Pakistan have been hit time and again by disaster is even more reason to give." Dr Elizabeth Ferris, senior fellow at the US-based Brookings Institution, a foreign policy think tank, says: "It should also be noted that the international humanitarian system isn't set up to deal with more than one major crisis a year. USAID, for example, committed one-third of its annual budget to the Haitian earthquake response. And among the general public there may be a feeling of, 'Well, I donated to the victims of the Haitian earthquake and Haiti is a far needier country than Pakistan.'" Corruption Yale University economics professor Dean Karlan, an expert on charitable giving, says: "Corruption concerns may explain why giving is lower to developing countries than many would like it to be, but it does not explain why there is less money pouring into Pakistan now than does to disaster relief causes in other developing countries with similar governance issues." Dr Marie Lall says: "People in Pakistan are sceptical the government will be transparent. But they are giving to philanthropic organisations. In the UK, I think people are sceptical of [non-governmental organisations'] overheads and costs. They don't know which ones are transparent and reliable, even though local organisations such as TCF [The Citizens' Foundation] are doing an incredible job." Dr Elizabeth Ferris says: "People are always sceptical about their money reaching flood victims, particularly in countries with reputations for corruption. But Haiti didn't have a very good reputation in this regard. [Pakistan] President [Asif Ali] Zardari trip to Europe [during the floods] was not a good move. For a few days, that was the 'story' of the Pakistani floods, which doesn't inspire people to be generous, particularly in this economic climate." Terrorism Dr Marie Lall says: "British Prime Minister David Cameron's comments in India [when he said Islamabad promoted the export of terror] did not help." Dr Elizabeth Ferris says: "People are less likely to donate to any country seen as a haven for terrorism. And more generally, the fact that so much Western news coverage in recent years about Pakistan has been negative, stressing its links with the conflict in Afghanistan. I think this is the major reason for the slow public response - the image of Pakistan in our media. There may also be a feeling, particularly in the US, that Islamic governments and charities should be stepping up to the plate to donate." Timing Rebecca Wynn says: "This disaster has come at a bad time, following the financial crisis and the Haiti earthquake. Many donors made huge commitments to Haiti, so may find it hard to fund another major disaster, particularly in the same year." Dr Marie Lall says: "Timing may be a factor, but I think it's more to do with not realising the scale of the disaster, and the attitude by the British government; the UK should be leading the aid effort, given the Pakistani diaspora here and the fact that we need Pakistan for the war in Afghanistan." 'Wrong' disaster Professor Dean Karlan says: "Sudden events seem to generate more funds. A flood (and droughts) happen gradually and build. There isn't any one single day in which news is huge. For the same reason, this pushes the story away from the media spotlight. But massive and sudden earthquakes or tsunamis draw our immediate attention and shock us." Dr Elizabeth Ferris says: "It's important to note that in general people are likely to give more to emergencies occurring in countries geographically closer to them - although this didn't hold true for the tsunami. But when you trace contributions over time, you find that Americans and Canadians are more likely to respond to disasters in the Western hemisphere while Europeans tend to be more responsive to African countries (and their former colonies, in particular)." Dr Marie Lall says: "This was not one cataclysmic event, but one which grew over three weeks. The fact that 25% of the country was or is under water is not understood. The low numbers of dead, relatively speaking, mask the disaster on the ground. The crisis has destroyed crops, dead livestock and damaged homes and infrastructure. Food prices are through the roof and there won't be a normal harvest. It will get worse. Farmers will starve." BBC website readers have been sending in their views. Here are some of their comments. A lot of people I know feel that some of the very wealthy Muslim countries (Saudi Arabia etc) should step in and help those who are their religious brethren rather than always expecting the currently cash strapped countries who always give to keep on giving. Donor fatigue of some type but more that we are fatigued with always being the ones expected to help. Also celebrities such as Bono and Bob Geldof are always banging on about how we should give our money when if they each gave 50% of their money, a lot of help could be given. Fleur, Devon, UK I believe donations from the West will perk up when we read that it has been confirmed that Muslim nations such as Saudi Arabia have donated sizeable sums. I read this morning that India, traditionally Pakistan's 'enemy' , has offered help, but no news of similar offers of help from Muslim countries. C Burns, Longfield, UK I don't think it's necessary to donate any money to Pakistan because there's enough money - and support - available within the Islamic community (particularly from the oil-rich Gulf states and Saudi Arabia). The Saudis spend millions of petro-dollars every year to help get mosques built all over the world. I'm sure the Saudis alone could fund the whole recovery of their Islamic compatriots in Pakistan, particularly as they employ so many guest workers from Pakistan. However, I'm pleased to see that the Pakistan government have accepted aid from India. I am supporting the Haitian appeal - these desperate people don't have the support of wealthy Islamic countries. Rupert Templeman, Bournemouth, Dorset, UK Pakistan has a long history of corruption and military rule. People of Pakistan have been suffring in general from a lack of basic necessities. After 65 years of independence it is still under developed due to bad management. The most likely reason for the slow response for help, I believe, is due to its links to terrorism. Bhupendra Shah, North Bergen New Jersey, USA There are many good explanations as to why aid has been slow to trickle into Pakistan given the sheer extent of the disaster. However, next to Israel, Pakistan has probably the worst international image around right now. Pakistan is unfortunately associated with Afghanistan, Bin Laden and Mullah Omar. Another important dynamic not quite appreciated is that there is a significant Pakistan-rooted diaspora worldwide in many Western countries and richer Arab Gulf countries. After 9/11 there has been significant tension and unease between the Pakistan-based communities and the host countries, due to the perceived 'homegrown' terror threat. Therefore, in the West, I think the dynamic of negative views towards Pakistanis amongst their communities rather than just a negative view of the nation is at play. Raja Mohammed, Surrey, UK Donations have been sluggish I think because Pakistan spends billions on its military and yet cries out for help because of a natural disaster. Their government needs to sort its priorities out. Yvette, Kent, UK This is a civilised country with nuclear power and missiles. A monsoon season comes every year. It's no volcano, no earthquake, and not a one-off natural disaster. Chris Jeffery, Odessa, Ukraine If they can afford to be a nuclear country and boast about it, then they should be able to look after their own people. Ohanes, UK Apart from various reasons given, there is the perception that historically the Pakistani government and politicians have deliberately misdirected aid for humanitarian causes to other channels like in military projects. Obviously people and foreign governments somehow lack trust in Pakistan. Satya S Issar, Wraysbury, Staines, UK I think the fact that Pakistan has spent great sums on nuclear weapons aimed at India instead of preparing for catastrophic monsoons is one part of the explanation why donations are so low. The rest of the world has run out of sympathy for Pakistan. Fredrik Andersson, Gothenburg, Sweden These "experts" are so far from the mark it's hard to believe. Countries like India and Pakistan are not poor - any country that can fund a nuclear program and have the massive armed forces they have, should be able to look after themselves. Plus there's the ex-pat factor - there's a large community in the UK who think of themselves as Pakistanis first and they will be giving through other ways and means. Tony, Leeds, UK It is very interesting to see how much fellow Muslim countries are giving in aid, if anything at all. The mega rich Arab oil states have given very little, apart from Saudi Arabia who has donated $40 million or so - which is not a lot considering how wealthy they are. A J Wawn, Bedford, UK Any country that sends its top politician on a jolly around Europe and insists on wasting money on nuclear weapons in my opinion has money enough to look after its own. James, Cheshire, UK Lack of media coverage and lack of heart-wrenching stories. It's all very much 'another day in Pakistan'. It needs/needed to be the first and main news story on every news channel, with numbers for people to understand the scale - e.g.,number of cattle or other animals dead, as a proportion of the number needed by the country. Satellite images detailing the flooding perhaps. The news story currently lacks 'drama'. I give regularly to charities and causes such as this but even I didn't fully appreciate the scale until this week. Loz, UK When the Pakistani government chooses to spend their revenue funding nuclear weapons and maintaining the sixth largest armed forces in the world they have no right to plead poverty when the monsoon is heavier than normal. Haiti were already one of the poorest countries in the world when an unforeseeable earthquake hit them - they deserve charitable giving. It is hard to feel the same way about Pakistan. Dave Fulton, Seaham, UK The 'elephant in the room' is that Pakistan is not a 'popular' country, because of its negative associations with terrorism. People may also feel negatively towards poor, developing countries which spend billions on arms, including nuclear weapons. C Matthews, Birmingham, UK While acknowledging the floods exist, the problem is that there are simply too many people living in a flood plain. They chose to live there. The good times were good. This is a bad time. We should make provision in the good times (for the bad will always come - nature's like that). If there were fewer people, there would be more food to go round, more space on higher ground, and the aid agencies would have an easier task. It's a basic problem. Haiti was similar. C A Turner, Salisbury, UK

पाकिस्तान की बाढ़ अपीलों के लिए दान सुस्त रहा है, क्योंकि वे 2005 में वापस आ गए थे जब देश द्वारा प्रशासित कश्मीर का हिस्सा भूकंप से टूट गया था। बीबीसी समाचार वेबसाइट ने कुछ विशेषज्ञों से संभावित कारणों पर टिप्पणी करने के लिए कहा कि क्यों।


Man arrested after woman held hostage in Birmingham

Summary: A man has been arrested on suspicion of false imprisonment and making threats to kill after a woman was held hostage.

Police were called to reports a woman was being held at a property in Tarrant Grove, Birmingham, at about 17:30 BST on Friday. The road was cordoned off and police negotiators were at the scene until just before 10:30. The woman received a cut to her arm. A 35-year-old man, from Selly Oak, was also arrested on suspicion of assault. Follow BBC West Midlands on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Send your story ideas to: newsonline.westmidlands@bbc.co.uk

एक आदमी को झूठे कारावास और एक महिला को बंधक बनाए जाने के बाद जान से मारने की धमकी देने के संदेह में गिरफ्तार किया गया है।


Ruthin Castle hotel takeover secures 100 jobs

Summary: About 100 jobs have been saved at a Denbighshire hotel after it was taken over by new owners a week after it went into administration.

They say all posts at Ruthin Castle hotel in Ruthin are secure and future bookings will be honoured. The 60 bedroom hotel, which has a spa and restaurant, will continue to be run by the existing management. It has been bought in a joint venture with private equity firm and Prima Hotel Group, based in Cheshire. Former owner Anthony Saint-Claire is now acting as a director of the new company, called Ruthin Castle Estates.

प्रशासन में जाने के एक सप्ताह बाद नए मालिकों द्वारा अधिग्रहण किए जाने के बाद डेनबिघशायर होटल में लगभग 100 नौकरियां बचाई गई हैं।


A Canadian row over rent that goes back 150 years

Summary: Since 1874, thousands of indigenous people in the province of Ontario have been getting just C$4 ($3.15, £2.40) a year for their land. Now they say it is time to raise the rent.

On Treaty Day back in August, people from Nipissing First Nation were queueing to receive C$4 in cash. Although it may not seem like much, the money is a symbol of the signing of the Robinson Huron Treaty - a landmark agreement between representatives of the Crown and the Ojibway people in 1850 that became a template for how Canada would draft agreements with indigenous people in the decades to come. In the treaty, the government agreed to give the signatories and their descendents a yearly payment in exchange for sharing the land. This kind of agreement would become a template for future treaties across the country. Today, there are about 70 treaties in Canada that represent about 500,000 people in 371 First Nations. Some include provisions for a yearly payment of C$4-5. Treaty Days are generally observed in late summer, depending on the community, and are typically a happy time to celebrate the relationship between indigenous people and the government of Canada, says Gina Starblanket, who teaches indigenous studies at the University of Manitoba. But as many First Nations continue to argue with the government over housing, education and healthcare, treaty days take on a double-edged meaning. "Some see it as a reminder of violence and forms of oppression," she says. At a time when Canada is engaged in a national conversation about reconciliation with indigenous people, some members of the Robinson-Huron Treaty want to raise the annuity for the first time since 1874, when it was raised from C$2 to C$4. "If it doesn't start there, (reconciliation) is probably going to be a non-starter," says Mike Restoule, chair of the Robinson-Huron Trust. Twenty-one First Nations are taking the province of Ontario and the federal government to court. Testimony began in September and could run until March. They are joined by two other First Nations representing the Robinson Superior Treaty, who are arguing a separate case at the same time. Plaintiffs in the Robinson treaties lawsuits are arguing that the original agreement contained an augmentation clause that allowed for the annuities to be increased with the land's value "as her majesty may graciously be pleased to order", and that such an increase is long overdue. The outcome of either case could set a precedent for how the government treats indigenous land claims in the future, says David Nahwegahbow, one of the lawyers representing the Robinson Huron plaintiffs. "It has some potential for broader implications, because from the First Nations side, treaties are nation-to-nation," he told the BBC. "Those treaty agreements from time to time need to be renewed." The Robinson Huron Treaty covers a land area of about 100,000 sq km (39,000 sq miles), stretching north from the shores of Lake Huron up to Lake Superior, and is home to about 30,000 First Nations people. At the time it was signed, William Benjamin Robinson had one goal - get the rights to the land's natural resources. The Ojibway people, who were not accustomed to written treaties, believed that they were agreeing to share the land, Ms Starblanket says. "Inherent in indigenous political and legal orders was an understanding of treaties as living, breathing agreements," she says. But over the next 167 years, the annuity would remain stagnant while the Canadian government reaped the benefit of lands rich in minerals and other natural resources. A yearly sum that was once the equivalent of about $100 is now barely enough to buy a cup of coffee and a doughnut. Although a value has not been specified, the lawsuit asks the government to make amends for unpaid annuities and set a new yearly rate. Testimony is currently being heard in courtrooms throughout the region, so that various First Nations may attend. Historically, indigenous groups have struggled to have their land claims addressed. It was only in 1951 that they could sue the government, Mr Nahwegahbow says, and it was not until the Constitution Act of 1982 that their treaty rights were enshrined in law. "This is one of those lawsuits that proves why we need to teach more history in this country," says Derek Ground, a lawyer who specialises in indigenous land claims. Mr Nahwegahbow thinks the Robinson Huron case stands a strong chance, as the Robinson treaties were the only ones to include an augmentation clause, plus the government had previous raised in the annuity once before. But perhaps what is working most in their favour is the changing political climate. Since the Truth and Reconciliation Committee's report highlighting the horrors of Canada's residential school system, public favour has turned in favour of reconciliation. Prime Minister Trudeau has made making amends a key tenet of his government's policy. But both the plaintiffs and the federal and provincial governments have signalled an out-of-court settlement would be ideal. "Honouring the treaty relationship, based on the recognition of rights, respect, co-operation and partnership, is important to this government and is key to achieving lasting reconciliation," said a spokesperson for Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. "The Government of Canada prefers negotiated outcomes whenever possible, and we are currently engaged in discussions on moving this case out of the Court process."

1874 से ओंटारियो प्रांत के हजारों मूल निवासियों को उनकी भूमि के लिए प्रति वर्ष केवल सी $4 ($3.15, £2.40) मिल रहा है। अब वे कहते हैं कि यह किराया बढ़ाने का समय है।


Appleby Horse Fair focus for online chat

Summary: Organisers of an annual gathering of thousands of Gypsies and travellers in Cumbria are to hold a meeting online, for people to ask questions.

June's Appleby Horse Fair is attended by about 10,000 Gypsies and travellers as well as 30,000 other visitors. Cumbria Police will host the web chat on Wednesday night to give people the chance to speak to members of the Appleby Fair Multi Agency Group. They include police officers and a Traveller representative.

कुंब्रिया में हजारों जिप्सी और यात्रियों की वार्षिक सभा के आयोजकों को लोगों से सवाल पूछने के लिए ऑनलाइन एक बैठक आयोजित करनी है।


JVP cautious on talks

Summary: The JVP is happy that the LTTE is willing to sit at the negations table but the government should be cautious, warned party leader Somawansa Amarasingha.

He said the LTTE has not only violated the CFA but also used it to strengthen its position. “Any reasonable person would agree that the LTTE has brutally violated all the conditions of the CFA” said Amarasingha He further added that ‘Mahinda Chithanaya’ should be the basis of any talks with the LTTE Mahinda Chintanaya is the election manifesto of President Rajapaksha that the JVP supported during the presidiential election.. General secretary Tilwin Silva said that the CFA initiated by Ranil Wickramasinha is something beyond repair. “The CFA should be a meaningful one” said Silva The general Secretary said that there is no use of playing with words of the old agreement in Geneva. “It is a new understanding among both the parties that is needed “said Silva

जे. वी. पी. खुश है कि एल. टी. टी. ई. विरोध की मेज पर बैठने को तैयार है लेकिन सरकार को सतर्क रहना चाहिए, पार्टी नेता सोमवंसा अमरसिंघा ने चेतावनी दी।


Can Jeremy Corbyn run an effective opposition?

Summary: Jeremy Corbyn created a grassroots movement that swept him to the Labour leadership against the odds. But now he has to run Britain's main opposition party - a very different challenge. How will he cope?

By Brian WheelerPolitical reporter What is Opposition? The term Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition started as a joke in the early 19th century House of Commons, but it stuck. In modern times, the party with the second highest number of MPs is the official opposition - it is their constitutional duty to be an alternative government. The leader of the opposition is seen as a prime-minister-in-waiting and gets a bigger salary, a much bigger office and has to attend official events. Mr Corbyn - a staunch anti-Monarchist - is going to be seeing a fair bit of the Queen. He has joined the Privy Council, the inner circle of advisers to Her Majesty, prompting cries of hypocrisy from his friends in the press. The worst job in politics Not for nothing is Leader of the Opposition known as the most difficult job at Westminster - all responsibility and no power. Taking on the government with a fraction of its resources and trying to get a fair hearing - or any hearing - for your policies can be a frustrating, soul-destroying experience. Infamy, infamy! You also have to watch your back. There are always potential assassins lurking in the shadows - or in Mr Corbyn's case writing opinion pieces for national newspapers. William Hague, a man who learnt a thing or two about treachery during his time as Conservative leader, had this advice for Mr Corbyn in his Telegraph column: "The new leader cannot afford for long the threat of open discontent or rebellion. He has to keep an eye on every MP who is aggrieved or demoralised while managing three concentric rings of potential enemies." What's the secret? Gordon Brown's former spin doctor Damian McBride (pictured) says effective opposition comes down to organisation - and Mr Corbyn risks letting down his army of supporters if he is not able to use the full resources at his disposal to attack David Cameron. "They elected Jeremy Corbyn as someone who is really going to go at the government and be different and take them on. He will need ammunition from the public but also the ammunition he gets from his own MPs," he tells BBC News. Attacks on the government have to be carefully-targeted and co-ordinated - and questions have to be watertight. It is no good launching a full frontal assault on David Cameron if it falls apart at the first challenge to some dodgy statistics. "He needs a research operation and that is always something that is coordinated by ministerial offices and the whips office," says Mr McBride. How is Corbyn handling it so far? He steadied the ship with his first Prime Minister's Questions but it has been a bumpy start, with Mr Corbyn's own views on fundamental issues such as Europe, benefits and nuclear weapons sometimes appearing at odds with those of his own front bench. As a backbench MP, Mr Corbyn could make up his own policies. Not any more. "He has never had to compromise. But now he is leading a team and you do have to make compromises. It is different to being a backbencher. It is a big challenge," says Ayesha Hazarika, Harriet Harman's former chief of staff. Getting a grip Thursday's appointment of Neale Coleman as Mr Corbyn's head of policy and rebuttal, is being seen as major boost to his chances of running a strong opposition. Mr Coleman is a former adviser to Ken Livingstone, when he was London mayor, and was closely involved in the bid for the London Olympics, and the subsequent staging of the games. He joins another former Livingstone adviser, Simon Fletcher, who is Mr Corbyn's campaign director. Even Tory-supporting lobbyist Peter Bingle, not a fan of Mr Corbyn, is impressed, calling Mr Coleman "one of the best advisers I have ever worked with". The combination of Mr Coleman and Mr Fletcher means the Labour leader has "appointed two of the best political brains," he adds. Discipline issues One of Corbyn's first decisions was to keep Rosie Winterton on as Labour's chief whip - seen as another shrewd move. As a serial rebel Mr Corbyn will know all about her powers of persuasion, even if he was able to resist them. Deputy leader Tom Watson will also play a crucial role. He hates being called a "fixer" apparently but, as a former minister and head of Labour campaigns, and the man who played a role in toppling Tony Blair, he knows how to get things done at Westminster. Money worries Mr Corbyn can rely on money from the trade unions - he raised £220,000 from them during his leadership campaign. But wealthy individuals who have previously donated large sums to Labour have been lining up to pull the plug. One of them, Assem Allam, the controversial owner of Hull City football club, has even offered to bankroll any "moderate" Labour MPs who want to break away and form their own party, according to The Times. Home shopping tycoon John Mills, Labour's biggest individual donor in recent years, has also offered to funnel money into Labour MPs intent on keeping the moderate flame alight, according to The Telegraph. It is hard to see abstemious Mr Corbyn squeezing into a smart suit to schmooze City big wigs over brandy and cigars. But converting some of the 88,449 people who signed up to vote for him for £3 into full members, at £46.50 a pop, might help ease the party's money worries. Taming the media beast Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell told Channel 4 News Team Corbyn did not need mainstream media - it had its own media, by which he meant social media, the secret weapon that propelled Mr Corbyn to the party leadership. It must indeed be tempting for Team Corbyn to stick two fingers up to the tabloids, figuring they will never get a fair hearing (Ed Miliband tried to tame the beast - even posing with a copy of The Sun - and look where it got him, they might argue). But that is dangerous thinking, says prominent Corbyn supporter Owen Jones, in The Guardian: "If social media were as politically invaluable as the left would like, Labour would now be in office with a majority of 150," he writes. Most people are not on Twitter and the vast majority of those that do use the site are not interested in politics, getting what information they need from newspapers and TV news bulletins. Send for a spin doctor So how exactly do you get a hearing in the mainstream media, if large swathes of it are hostile to you? The conventional answer has been to hire a Fleet Street hard man or woman as your press chief. Damian McBride does not think it is necessary for Mr Corbyn to have an "Alastair Campbell-style Svengali" - but he warns Team Corbyn against thinking they can just carry on where they left off with the leadership campaign, by holding more public meetings and extending their social media presence. "They may, if they are sensible, rely on regional media, where they may think they will get a fairer hearing, but that can't ever be enough. "I think they are going to have to accept some of the advice they are getting to at the very least engage with the broadcasters, who will tend to always be more balanced, and to just try and reach out through some of the national newspapers." If Labour's attacks on the government are eye-catching enough The Sun and The Daily Mail will print them, he argues. It's early days Media "tittle tattle" is how Jeremy Corbyn has dismissed the stories - such as the row over his decision not to sing the national anthem - that have swirled around him since he took over. He is trying to do things differently, he insists. That is no excuse for "chaotic" media management, sloppy briefings and pulling out of interviews, mutter the Westminster media classes. Has his refusal to play the media game put a few noses out of joint? "I think there is a little bit of that," says Ayesha Hazarika. "If you are in Team Corbyn your primary concern is probably not how the media feel they have been treated. We are in a different politics now. "These things were much higher up the agenda before. We are in a completely new situation in Labour politics. There has been a cultural revolution."

जेरेमी कॉर्बिन ने एक जमीनी स्तर का आंदोलन खड़ा किया जिसने उन्हें बाधाओं के खिलाफ लेबर नेतृत्व तक पहुंचा दिया। लेकिन अब उन्हें ब्रिटेन की मुख्य विपक्षी पार्टी को चलाना है-एक बहुत ही अलग चुनौती। वह इसका सामना कैसे करेंगे?


Debenhams closure: Norwich and Stevenage shoppers tell of 'huge loss'

Summary: For decades Debenhams has been a landmark store for towns and cities across the UK. The BBC visited two branches - one of the newest and one of its long-established stores - to hear customers' views on the retail giant's collapse.

By Laurence Cawley, Mariam Issimdar and Kris HollandBBC News Jemima Steadman, a mother of four, is feeling quite glum at the impending closure of one her favourite stores. "I've always shopped in Debenhams," she says. "It is going to be devastating to lose it because I love the Bluezoo (children's) range and I love Debenhams." Her local store on Roaring Meg Retail Park in Stevenage only opened in 2017, making it one of the retailer's newest. It was created as a "test lab" for a new kind of department store housing high street food names along with its traditional fare. Jemima says she popped in to stock up on children's clothing and toy dinosaurs. "I am pretty gutted, really. Considering they rebuilt it just for Debenhams it is quite important for Stevenage because it is just going to be left empty. "It is going to be a derelict town." About 100 miles (160km) away in Norwich, Sarah Anderson and her husband Terry are sitting outside the city's branch. "I think it is going to have a huge impact; it is going to leave a huge void in the city," says Sarah. For years the couple have shopped at the Orford Place store, a fixture in the city centre since the 1950s. "It is a place we grew up with," says Sarah, who has a background in retail. "It is terrible news. I think it is a great shame for the high street. "I know it is probably due to Covid but I just feel really sorry for the workers in there. Times are going to be tough." Terry says: "I think there is an epidemic of closures. Which one is going to be next? They all seem to be closing one by one and it is going to leave the city quite barren." David and Rosemary Worby came from Dereham to the Norwich store for their Christmas shopping. They do all their shopping in person and have never bought online. "It is very sad, like all the shops that are closing," says Rosemary. "It is a dying trade, all these big shops," says David. "Everything is online." You might also be interested in: Two months ago Robert Brand, from Pulham Market, near Norwich, booked a day off to do some Christmas shopping. "It is just coincidence that it happens to be today that it has opened up and I thought I'd have a look around lots of places, and as it is quiet I thought I would have a look at Debenhams. "I come here regularly but it will be interesting to see what is going on and I feel I will be paying a visit while it is here to support it. "It is terrible, really. Norwich has got a number of key big stores. Not every city has that and it will be a big loss for every city that has a store like this. "It is a really sad thing because I love the physical aspect of shopping where you can look at stuff, feel stuff and try things on. "Online is sterile. It is great for kettles because you know what a kettle is like. But when it comes to clothes or things you might need advice on and a level of customer service, you can't get that online. "This is a real loss and I think people underestimate that." A potted history of Debenhams Source: Debenhams Jacky Tossell and her daughter's boyfriend Jake Jones were the first in the line at the Stevenage branch at 08:00 GMT. Jacky says the closure will be "a huge loss" to Stevenage and that is is "the only thing here". "It is a big part of the community here in Stevenage. "It used to be Toys R Us. I know several people who come here not just for the Debenhams shopping but for the places in there like Nando's. I've always come here for my shopping," she says. "We heard how good the deals were going to be here today. I lost my job so any bit of money off will help with the Christmas presents this year." Jake adds: "It is a really good shop and I will really miss if it goes. I'm here today to support it and if I can get a good deal, then that will be great." Archie Samson emerges from the store with a clutch of bags. It was, he says, "absolutely manic" inside. "It is nice to see it go out with a bang, at least," he says. "I've been buying loads of Christmas presents and there were good deals in there. "It is so handy being in our town. "I'm always using it; it is a shame it is going. I think people will miss it - especially with the restaurants in there. It is a real shame. "A lot of people would say this is the best shop in Stevenage. But what can you do?" Find BBC News: East of England on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. If you have a story suggestion email eastofenglandnews@bbc.co.uk

दशकों से डेबनहैम्स पूरे ब्रिटेन के कस्बों और शहरों के लिए एक ऐतिहासिक स्टोर रहा है। बीबीसी ने खुदरा दिग्गज के पतन पर ग्राहकों के विचार सुनने के लिए दो शाखाओं का दौरा किया-सबसे नए और लंबे समय से स्थापित स्टोरों में से एक।


Glengormley: Teenager in hospital following assault

Summary: An 18-year-old is being treated in hospital with a serious head injury after an attack in Glengormley, County Antrim.

The assault happened as he was walking with two females in the Farmley Road area just before 20.00 BST on Saturday. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said the teenager was punched and kicked in the face by a man who was with another female at the time. The attacker then made off towards the Tramways area. Detectives are appealing for anyone with information about the incident to contact them.

ग्लेनगोर्मली, काउंटी एंट्रिम में एक हमले के बाद सिर में गंभीर चोट के साथ एक 18 वर्षीय युवक का अस्पताल में इलाज चल रहा है।


Man charged over ticket touting at Olympic rowing

Summary: A 59 year-old man has been charged with selling tickets without authority at the Olympic rowing events.

George Doran, of Hanover, in Germany, was charged following his arrest in Maidenhead Road, Windsor, on Sunday. He was released on conditional bail to appear before Slough Magistrates' Court on 14 August, police said. Two other men, aged 36 and 39, held at Eton Dorney Lake in Buckinghamshire on suspicion of ticket touting, were cautioned and released from custody.

एक 59 वर्षीय व्यक्ति पर ओलंपिक नौकायन प्रतियोगिताओं में बिना अधिकार के टिकट बेचने का आरोप लगाया गया है।


Sven Badzak death: Fourth murder arrest over stabbing

Summary: A fourth person has been arrested on suspicion of murdering an aspiring lawyer who was attacked as he went to buy a bagel in north-west London.

Sven Badzak, 22, was chased and then stabbed in Kilburn on 6 February. Scotland Yard said a 19-year-old man who was arrested on Monday morning remains in custody. A 20-year-old man previously held over Mr Badzak's death also remains in custody. Two teenagers, aged 17 and 19, have been bailed. His mother Jasna Badzak has described her son as someone "who would never raise a hand unless he was going to lift you up", and said he had a "lifetime of opportunities in front of him". Related Internet Links Metropolitan Police

एक चौथे व्यक्ति को एक महत्वाकांक्षी वकील की हत्या के संदेह में गिरफ्तार किया गया है, जिस पर उस समय हमला किया गया था जब वह उत्तर-पश्चिम लंदन में एक बैगेल खरीदने गया था।


Covid: The never-ending lockdown of witness protection

Summary: "You don't get to say goodbye to anyone, you don't get to phone them up and say 'oh by the way I'm going into witness protection, I'm not going to speak to you'."

By Tomos MorganBBC Wales News Self-isolation and reduced contact with friends and family has been a necessity during the pandemic, but for some people it's a never-ending reality. The BBC was given extremely rare access to someone in the closely-guarded and secretive UK Protected Persons Service (UKPPS). For more than 20 years, Sian (not her real name) says she was a victim of horrendous, sustained, physical and sexual domestic violence. As a result, she and her children now live in "witness protection" conditions in a state of enforced separation and anonymity. Having grown up with abuse throughout her childhood, Sian was a teenager when she met the man she would later marry. But things quickly took a dark turn. "At first it was sexual violence," she said, pausing briefly after every few words. "But then physical violence crept in. Within three weeks he was raping me. That led to two decades of domestic violence." Things got worse after Sian had children. But - after a particularly traumatic experience - she sought medical help and that led to wider involvement from the authorities - the police deemed the risk to her life was so severe, she had to enter the protected persons service right away. Life changed immediately. She and her children were moved to another part of the UK and, to all intents and purposes, dropped off the face of the earth to many people they knew. They were given new identities and asked to start over. "There's always this constant reminder of what has happened and where we are, so that will never leave us," she told me, hesitating. "Your old life stopped and your new life has started. You live 'normal', which is normal for us, but not for anybody else." It's not just witnesses of serious crime that are part of the UKPPS. It is also for people like Sian, where the threat on their life is so severe, there is no other option. What is the UK Protected Persons Service? It is a network of regional police units, led by the National Crime Agency, which deals with safeguarding at-risk people and witness protection. It provides protection to people judged to be at risk of serious harm, including: Source: National Crime Agency In this life, trust counts. Sian told me there were very few people who knew the secret she has had to keep to ensure her family's safety. "Apart from the people involved in my case, it's probably less than 10. But I can't honestly say that there is anybody out there that I trust completely." Sian only agreed to speak to me with her children's blessing. They have learned to value their isolation and be wary of certain risks, especially in a media-driven society, where something as innocuous as a social media post could give away too much information about their location. "It's very scary just walking down the street, you know what it's like - people take Instagram videos or Snapchat videos. There have been plenty of times where my children have shoved me out of the way because someone has their camera out. "It's a daily part of life for us. You're constantly on alert so that you're not caught up in that, and obviously it's [meant] the children can't go to prom, they can't do everyday things that children would normally assume would be a passage of life. "They can't go to award ceremonies at school, they can't even join sports clubs, because parents will take videos. "The children are not allowed to be on social media and that's difficult for them because it makes them stand out - every child at school, all their friends - are on social media and the minute a child isn't, you're different. "We've had a few instances, where children have just taken out their phone in school and taken a photo and they had to delete them." When I asked whether she had friendships with other children's parents, she took a long pause. "No." For safety reasons and not wanting to explain their situation and extend the circle of trust, she felt it was best avoided. Emergency protocols are in place if the worst-case scenario were to happen, but living a hugely sheltered life has been hard. Sian said Christmas was when her children felt the isolation the most. "Their friends are getting together with family and with extended family and we have nobody, it's just us. "Apart from the food that we eat, it's just a normal day. There's nothing really different. It can be a difficult time for us." With the curbs on life for many people brought on by the pandemic, Sian said she had seen parallels with the restrictions in her life - and her situation had left her well prepared. "For once I was rather grateful that life didn't feel so drastically different for us, and we didn't struggle with having to get used to the new way of life as we were already used to it. "Living in witness protection is similar in ways to the total isolation everyone had to endure during lockdown." Most of her physical scars have healed, but the mental scars of the years of abuse are still very real. Sian was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety and depression as a result of her ordeal. She doesn't work and doesn't foresee a time when she'll be able to. "I have flashbacks all the time, nightmares all the time, I don't sleep well. I am woken up, still, years later with panic attacks, so you know, different things can set off different triggers that I have. "So for me, the best way that I can do that is obviously to keep myself safe is to stay at home, primarily." She is also open with me about the toll the years of abuse has had on her. At her lowest ebb, she was driven to attempting suicide. "I regret not being able to give my children a normal life. I do feel sorry for them, they never asked for this and I think there is definitely some guilt there, but I think any parent would feel that. "Looking back now yeah, I can look back and say 'I wish I had got out sooner'. I didn't think there was any option to get out any sooner - he had always threatened me, as in most domestic violence cases." This wasn't the life Sian chose for her family and living under police protection is not something you can easily opt in and out of safely. "I genuinely focus so much on my kids, and just trying to make a better life for them," she said. "They're hugely supportive, they are very supportive in whatever I choose to do. " But there is only one way the family will ever escape their isolation. "When my husband dies. Until that day, we'll be doing this."

"आपको किसी को अलविदा कहने का मौका नहीं मिलता है, आपको उन्हें फोन करने और यह कहने का मौका नहीं मिलता है कि 'ओह, जिस तरह से मैं गवाह संरक्षण में जा रहा हूं, मैं आपसे बात नहीं करने जा रहा हूं'।


Ramsey police station relocates as part of regeneration

Summary: Ramsey police station has been relocated in the first stage of long-term regeneration plans for the north of the Isle of Man.

The station can now be found on the first floor of Ramsey courthouse while the lower floor is converted into a Post Office. Later this year, Ramsey police station will relocate from the courthouse to the town hall. Insp Richard Power said there will be no disruption to police services. It is hoped the reshuffle will encourage more people into the centre of the town. Mr Power added: "The creation of new police station at the town hall represents a very positive step forward in terms of partnership working for the benefit of the northern neighbourhood."

आइल ऑफ मैन के उत्तर के लिए दीर्घकालिक पुनर्जनन योजनाओं के पहले चरण में रैमसे पुलिस स्टेशन को स्थानांतरित कर दिया गया है।


Viewpoint: Why are so few WW1 heroines remembered?

Summary: World War One had many heroines, including 'she-soldiers', spies and martyrs. Their heroism was praised during the war but they were not always remembered in a positive light afterwards, says Prof Alison Fell.

World War One created new kinds of heroes and heroines. The main route to heroism for men was through the bearing of arms. Following the mass mobilisation of civilians into the armed forces, military heroism became more democratised, as any man donning a uniform could potentially be seen as a hero. Medics, skilled male auxiliaries and members of the labour corps were sometimes seen as heroic, but it was front-line soldiers who were placed at the top of the hierarchy of male heroism. The shift in the ways that heroism was understood, and the advent of "total war" in which a large percentage of the population were actively engaged in the war effort, meant that women could be seen as heroic, too. Changing Faces of Heroism WW1 moved away from traditional views of heroism and created new kinds of heroes and heroines. Prof Alison Fell explores how and why views changed in a free online course (MOOC) from the BBC and the University of Leeds. Their heroism was sometimes related to the ways they carried out their pre-war roles in exceptionally difficult circumstances - nurses caring for the wounded on trains, ships and hospitals, or bereaved mothers and wives stoically coping with their losses, workers taking on jobs normally reserved for men, and housewives coping with the privations of war. They were all perceived, in different ways, to demonstrate heroic qualities of bravery, endurance and selflessness. But other women, especially those close to the front lines, took on roles that challenged social expectations about the roles and duties of men and women. Some took up arms, becoming 'she-soldiers'. The name was given in previous centuries to women who dressed up as men in military uniforms and who were popular characters in ballads and folk-tales. During WW1 some female fighters were claimed as war heroines and were photographed and praised in newspapers, but their heroism was not always remembered in such a positive light once the guns had fallen silent. When war broke out, these women were keen to prove their worth and join the Armed Services. In Britain, members of the Women's Volunteer Reserve, founded in 1914 by wealthy suffragette Evelina Haverfield, adopted army ranks, dressed in khaki and practised their drills in central London - to the scorn of some journalists. In France, cross-dressing archaeologist and journalist Jane Dieulafoy, who had already had experience of being at the front in the Franco-Prussian war, petitioned the government to create a women's auxiliary corps. Only in Britain, however, in the manpower crisis of 1917, were such corps founded, and then only to perform non-combatant roles such as domestic and clerical work. Other fronts saw women get more involved. On the Western Front, individual women were caught up in the action. Emilienne Moreau was a 17-year-old who killed German soldiers while helping British members of the 9th Black Watch during the Battle of Loos. She was awarded medals and nicknamed the "Heroine of Loos" in both the French and British press. Woman's work? Later in the war, resistance networks in occupied France and Belgium sought to undermine and disobey the martial laws of the German occupiers. As was to be the case in the World War Two, occupation blurred the line between combatant and non-combatant and resistance networks involved both sexes. Women carried out tasks such as train-watching, publishing and distributing underground newspapers and smuggling Allied soldiers back to their lines. Edith Cavell, the most famous female member of these resistance networks, helped some 200 French and British soldiers to escape. She was found guilty along with other members of her network of treason and executed by firing squad in September 1915. Other women worked as spies for the newly formed British and French secret services. Frenchwoman Louise de Bettignies worked as an agent for the British and ran an intelligence network in Lille. After she was arrested and found guilty her death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment, but she died in a German prison in September 1918. Unsurprisingly, the Germans objected strongly to the creation of "resistance heroines" during the war. Teenage fighter Moreau was attacked as a "franc-tireur" or "free shooter", as a civilian taking up arms. Just as Allied propaganda headlines condemned Germans for "murdering" Edith Cavell, so the German press condemned Moreau for "murdering" German soldiers and violating the 1906 Geneva convention. The only officially sanctioned group of "she-soldiers" in the war were the members of the Russian Battalion of Death, led by Maria Bochkareva. She had initially been granted special permission to enlist in the Imperial Russian Army by Tsar Nicholas II. Upon his abdication she was asked to create a female battalion by the minister of war. But they were not considered as an alternative to male soldiers. Part of the attraction of deploying women in Russia's army was their propaganda value as a recruitment tool to "shame" men into enlisting. There were other women who took up arms. The best-known British she-soldier is Flora Sandes, who changed her uniform as a member of the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry Corps for that of a captain in the Serbian Army. French athlete, pilot and journalist Marie Marvingt served for three weeks by disguising herself as a French soldier. British journalist Dorothy Lawrence also disguised herself and served for 10 days. So how were these heroines remembered after the war? Women who had taken on men's roles during the war were subject to suspicion and sometimes to ridicule in peacetime. Sandes expressed disappointment and dissatisfaction with life in Britain after the war and eventually settled with her husband, a former Russian general, in Serbia. Marie Marvingt attempted to use her skills as a pilot in the interwar period in France but was unable to persuade the French army to employ her in an official capacity. Lawrence's attempt to find commercial success as a journalist on the strength of her war experiences failed, she eventually died in an asylum in 1925. In Bochkareva's case, her heroism did not protect her for long in the new Russia. Tainted by her connection with the White Army, she was executed by the Bolsheviks in 1920. What are MOOCS? MOOCs stands for massive open online courses and are a new way of learning from the world's leading academics. The BBC is launching four WW1 MOOCs, working with leading universities. Explore the courses by registering here. Rather than the handful of exceptional women who took up combatant roles, it was the heroines whose role did not contradict or challenge traditional views of femininity who came to dominate memories of the war. Pride of place was given to nurses. During the war, they had worked close to the front lines undoubtedly displayed heroic qualities. They had braved shells and infectious diseases to care for the sick and wounded. But importantly, their association with a traditional feminine maternal and nurturing role did not jar in a post-war world eager for a return to the status quo. Women were called upon to repopulate the nation through their roles as mothers and to accept a secondary status in favour of returning men in the workplace. The "resistance heroines" who had died, most famously Cavell, could forever remain heroine-martyrs, eternally fixed in this role in monuments that elevated them above the crowd. But those who survived could dress and act as men in a moment of national or international crisis, but the exceptional acts that had marked them as heroic in wartime were often met with embarrassment or silence in peacetime. Find out more about MOOCs and register here. Also, discover more about the World War One Centenary. You can follow the Magazine on Twitter and on Facebook

प्रोफेसर एलिसन फेल का कहना है कि प्रथम विश्व युद्ध में कई नायिकाएँ थीं, जिनमें 'वह-सैनिक', जासूस और शहीद शामिल थे। युद्ध के दौरान उनकी वीरता की प्रशंसा की गई थी, लेकिन बाद में उन्हें हमेशा सकारात्मक रूप से याद नहीं किया गया।


Why India's rich don't give their money away

Summary: Indian IT billionaire Azim Premji recently became India's top philanthropist, sealing his place among the world's top givers. But his generosity has put philanthropy in the spotlight in a country where charity does not appear to match wealth. The BBC's Aparna Alluri reports.

With his recent pledge of $7.5bn, Mr Premji's total philanthropic contribution now stands at some 1.45tn rupees ($21bn; £15.8bn). This puts him in the same league of givers - as philanthropists are called - as Bill and Melinda Gates, and Warren Buffet. What perhaps distinguishes him even more is that, unlike them, he is not one of the world's five richest people - the Bloomberg Billionaires Index ranks him at 51. But the philanthropic world was not surprised at his new status. "This is not unusual for him because he's been the largest contributor in India and, even the continent, for some time," says Deval Sanghavi, co-founder of Dasra, a strategic philanthropy firm. It works with some of the biggest donors in India, directing their money to various causes and non-profits. In their universe, Mr Premji is a magnanimous "outlier". The 73-year-old software tycoon has been giving his wealth away for a long time. In 2013, he became the first Indian billionaire to sign the Giving Pledge, an initiative by Mr Gates and Mr Buffet that encourages wealthy individuals to pledge half their fortunes to philanthropy. He was just 21 when he dropped out of Stanford University to join Wipro, a company his father started in 1945. (He went back and finished school in 2000). Under him, Wipro, a refinery for vegetable oils, grew into one of India's biggest and most successful IT services firms. An intensely private man, Mr Premji rarely speaks in public or to the media. Yet, over the years, his unusually modest lifestyle and his generosity have earned him many admirers. Stories about how he still flies economy, or how he has, on occasion, hopped into a rickshaw, impress many in a country that values frugality, especially among the rich. News of his pledge came in a dry press statement issued by the Azim Premji Foundation and included no personal statement. According to one newspaper, he even asked "what's all the fuss about" when he was told that the pledge was generating headlines and buzz on social media. Mr Premji is not entirely alone in his generosity. IT billionaires Nandan and Rohini Nilekani have pledged 50% of their wealth to philanthropy; Biocon's Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw committed 75% of hers; and many other families fund hospitals, schools, community kitchens, the arts and scientific research. All of them, like Mr Premji, are pledging their personal wealth, largely earned in their own lifetimes. The Tata Trusts, endowed by the personal wealth and profits of one of India's biggest and oldest conglomerates, has been India's biggest philanthropic outfit for decades. It is only now rivalled by Mr Premji's foundation, which funds education, healthcare and independent media among other things. "Premji's grant for the nation matches only what Jamsetji Tata and Dorabji Tata have done from a historical perspective," Amit Chandra, managing director, Bain Capital, told the Economic Times newspaper. Mr Premji's contributions over the past decade, he added, stand out across more than a century of Indian philanthropy - the first Tata trust was set up in 1892. Mr Premji accounted for 80% of the money given away by ultra-rich donors in India (anyone who has given more than $1.4m) in the 2018 financial year, according to a recent philanthropy report co-authored by Dasra and Bain. Philanthropy is growing, says Mr Sanghavi, but it's not growing fast enough. Private philanthropy in India grew at a rate of 15% per year between 2014 and 2018. The Dasra report sees this as "particularly problematic" since ultra-rich households have grown at a rate of 12% over the past five years and are expected to double in both volume and wealth by 2022. Compared to the percentage of net worth given away in the US every year, the report estimates that India's rich could give $5bn to $8bn more each year. What is stopping them? "There is a great fear of the taxman," says Ingrid Srinath, director of the Centre for Social Impact and Philanthropy at Delhi's Ashoka University. "They [the rich] don't want to end up on any radar or become the subject of more appeals for money." She believes another reason could be that wealth in India is still only one generation old, and those who have it don't feel secure enough to give it away. But Ms Srinath also cautions against wholly relying on the data as it is incomplete, making it "hard to say anything definitive about philanthropy in India". There is no centralised directory tracking philanthropy in India. Tax laws are complex and there aren't many incentives for giving. So reports, such as the one by Dasra, rely on multiple sources, from the government to third-party trackers to individual declarations. And many people give anonymously, which further complicates estimates of philanthropy. "It's not considered cool to talk about how much you are giving," Ms Srinath says. Ashoka University, she adds, was partly funded by some 100 donors, each of whom gave more than $1.4m but refused to be acknowledged publicly. But Anant Bhagwati, one of the authors of the Dasra report, says that no matter how weak the data collection, large pledges are unlikely to fall through the cracks. "If you look at those who have the money, they are not giving it," he says. Ms Srinath agrees: "The overwhelming sentiment is that we [Indians] could do better." Charity vs philanthropy Mr Bhagwati doesn't discount donors who fund individual universities or hospitals, but what Indian philanthropy needs, he says, is people who commit to solving a problem. And not just any problem - preferably, one of the daunting sustainable development goals or SDGs. These range from ending poverty and hunger to giving people access to clean energy. Strategic philanthropy - which Dasra advocates - makes a distinction between charity and philanthropy. While the former might involve feeding the poor on a single day, the latter would require investing in non-profits that work to decrease or end hunger altogether. By this measure, rich Indians might be charitable, but not enough of them are philanthropists. Read more stories from India More importantly, Mr Bhagwati says, philanthropy needs donors who will invest in the fight itself. By this he means pledges that don't specify how the money is to be spent. So, for instance, a non-profit that works to improve sanitation could use donor funds to build toilets, hire more people or even buy a laptop or other equipment that might make them more efficient. But most donors, Mr Bhagwati says, will set conditions about how they want the money spent. In other words, they will insist on the toilets being built. He calls this "restricted giving" and says it's hard to coax people to give any other way. But some of this is changing. "Earlier you gave as much as you could and hoped something came of it," Ms Srinath says, adding that earlier, most people wanted to fund education. "Education is to Indian philanthropy what cricket is to Indian sport," she says, laughing. But now, she adds, Indian philanthropy is finally diversifying into areas beyond education - sanitation, mental health and scientific research. The biggest challenge has been the gap between what Mr Sanghavi calls "action and intent". Some billionaires are just more willing to give their wealth away than others. He says he has heard several Indian philanthropists, including the Nilekanis, speak of how they see themselves as "trustees" of their wealth, which, according to them, rightfully belongs to the larger community. That is, they believe they owe the world their wealth. In a note explaining his decision to sign the Giving Pledge, Mr Premji said his mother was the "most significant influence" in his life and that he was also "deeply influenced by Gandhi's notion of holding one's wealth in trusteeship". Ms Srinath says philanthropists could be influenced by many things, from parents to community to faith. But generosity as a trait, she adds, is inexorably linked to a way of seeing the world and your role in it. "It certainly has nothing to do with how much money you have."

भारतीय आईटी अरबपति अजीम प्रेमजी हाल ही में भारत के शीर्ष परोपकारी बने, दुनिया के शीर्ष दाताओं में अपनी जगह पक्की कर ली। लेकिन उनकी उदारता ने एक ऐसे देश में परोपकार को सुर्खियों में ला दिया है जहां दान संपत्ति से मेल नहीं खाता है। बीबीसी की अपर्णा अल्लूरी की रिपोर्ट।


Winchester A34 crash: Pedestrian hit by lorry dies

Summary: A teenage pedestrian died when he was hit by a lorry on a major dual carriageway in Hampshire.

The 19-year-old, from Billericay, Essex, was struck at 04:45 GMT on the A34 northbound in Winchester between the A33 split and A272 junction. Police have not given any details on what the teenager was doing on the road at that time. The A34 has since reopened after being closed for several hours to allow investigators to carry out inquiries. He was pronounced dead at the scene. His next of kin have been informed.

हैम्पशायर में एक प्रमुख दोहरे कैरिजवे पर एक लॉरी की चपेट में आने से एक किशोर पैदल यात्री की मौत हो गई।


Richmond Park baby swan attack: Jogger wanted

Summary: A "balding" jogger is wanted by police over the death of a baby swan which was kicked to death.

The cygnet died on Thursday after suffering "severe" head injuries in Richmond Park, Richmond upon Thames, at about 17:30 BST on Monday. A suspect, a 5ft 6in (168cm), grey-haired white male aged around 60 years old was also seen to kick another cygnet, said the Royal Parks Police. "Thankfully," they said, the second swan "managed to escape to the water". The officers further described the suspect as wearing black running shorts and a vest with a logo on it.

एक "गंजे" जॉगर की पुलिस को एक शिशु हंस की मौत पर तलाश है, जिसे लात मारकर मार दिया गया था।


'The week that changed the world': How China prepared for Nixon

Summary: The meeting between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will be one of the most important encounters between former enemies, with echoes of President Nixon's 1972 visit to China. China at the time was isolated from the outside world amidst the chaos of the Cultural Revolution. And just as Kim Jong-un has been telling the North Korean people that they need to co-exist peacefully with the US, the Chinese government had to convince its people that it was necessary to welcome the Americans. The BBC's Yuwen Wu was a young student in 1972 and reflects on how China prepared for what Nixon described as "the week that changed the world".

On 15 July 1971 at 19:00 local time, US President Richard Nixon walked into an NBC television studio in California and announced to the world that he had accepted an invitation from Premier Zhou Enlai to visit China, "to seek the normalisation of relations between the two countries". At exactly the same time, 10:00 on 16 July in Beijing, China's national broadcaster made the same announcement, which made it clear that it was President Nixon who had first expressed his wish to visit the People's Republic of China. This carefully choreographed broadcast was emblematic of both countries' painstaking preparation for Nixon's icebreaking trip to Beijing that sent shock waves across the world. Mao's strategic calculation The decision to invite the Americans came as relations between China and the Soviet Union were worsening, and the realisation for China that it faced a greater threat from its ally to the north than from its "enemy" across the Pacific Ocean. Reaching out to the Americans to leverage the existing tensions to China's advantage took on urgent strategic importance. That realisation led to a series of events that would culminate in the establishment of formal diplomatic relations in 1979. First, Mao Zedong spoke to the American journalist Edgar Snow in 1970 about his willingness to improve relations with Washington. In April 1971, China invited the US table tennis team for a visit. A few months later, Henry Kissinger - Nixon's security adviser - made a secret visit to Beijing, during which China extended its invitation to President Nixon. As is the case with China then and now, once the objectives were set, various mechanisms of state power began working to ensure the success of the trip, including the propaganda machine, the security apparatus and efforts to mobilise the masses. I was 15 at the time, attending secondary school in Beijing. I don't remember much about the actual visit, and all the friends I have talked with also only have very faint memories. But we all remember one thing, which is the general stance towards the American visitors that the government had stipulated: "Neither humble nor arrogant, neither cold nor hot." It was years later that I learned about many interesting and sometimes hilarious examples of this general principle in action. No insults 'to their face' Yang Zhengquan, former chief of the Central Broadcasting Station, recalls the general guidance for media reporting being that there had been "no change regarding China's attitude to the USA". Meaning, "we are still against them, but President Nixon is our guest, so we can't shout 'Down with Nixon' and 'Down with US Imperialists' to their face". As a result, the "US imperialists" moniker would be changed to "USA" in radio and TV bulletins for the duration of Nixon's visit. Some anti-American content could still be produced but it should not be excessive. China also understood how the visit was being seen in the US, and how Nixon would want to use live broadcasting to keep the American people informed of the progress in Beijing. US technicians initially wanted to set up a satellite station, but Beijing wouldn't allow it. To break the deadlock, with Premier Zhou's permission, the Chinese side bought the US satellite equipment, and then rented it back to the US team so they could broadcast their evening news live from China. Security, security and more security Security for the visit was of huge concern. The hosts had to ensure the visit would go smoothly without any unexpected incidents; they also wanted to prevent inquisitive Americans from finding out too much about this mysterious country. As the visit loomed, a big security operation was staged in the capital, with many people classified as "class enemies" put under house arrest or surveillance. There were also reports of school and work hours being extended in Beijing to make sure not too many people would be outside before eight in the evening. Back at my school, my teacher recalls that all the staff were told to look after or control their own classes so there would be no trouble in the streets. She also remembers that a student from another class was arrested simply for carrying a knife. Some students were also told how to deal with foreign journalists who might ask tricky questions such as, "Where is Marshall Lin Biao?" The former Communist Party leader and Mao's chosen successor had fled China and died in a plane crash in Mongolia. Students were told this was "still top secret and not to be revealed to foreigners". Other queries they prepared for included: "Do you have enough to eat and wear?" and "Do you like America?". Students could pretend they didn't understand the questions, or just run away. Fake tourists on the wall In order to create a friendly and orderly atmosphere, neighbourhoods were given a thorough clean-up, with unsuitable slogans and quotations removed and new ones more fit for the occasion put up to replace them. Truckloads of supplies were ferried to shops to fill the shelves, with a wider variety of goods on offer than usual. Much of the interaction between the Nixon party and "normal" Chinese people also appeared to be staged by Beijing. American journalist Max Frankel from New York Times was part of the press corps and won the Pulitzer Prize in 1973 for his reports about Nixon's February 1972 visit. He observed on Nixon's trip to the Great Wall on 24 February that "strategically placed atop of the Great Wall in his path was a group of 'typical' tourists who could just happen to be on hand for a cordial greeting before the cameras and to allow a smartly dressed young woman to extend a special hand of welcome". It turns out that these "tourists" were especially chosen to perform this political task. In 2008, a man writing for the Phoenix News website said that he was working in a small factory when he was asked to pick 10 politically reliable people to take part in an event. They were asked to dress well - no work clothing allowed. They would pretend to be tourists on the Great Wall, and they would keep a fair distance from the American dignitaries, while pretending not to understand if they asked any questions. A breakthrough It snowed heavily the evening before the Great Wall visit, and thousands of Beijing residents and army personnel worked through the night to clear the streets so the Americans could drive. This deed was greatly appreciated by the visitors, but the wall itself made a bigger impression on President Nixon, who called it a "symbol of what China in the past has been and of what China in the future can become". He told the journalists and Chinese guests: "As we look at this wall, we do not want walls of any kind between peoples." Relations between the US and China have gone through many ups and downs since 1972, but it's fair to say the historic Nixon visit made it possible for the relationship to be built and tested in the first place. Now all eyes will be on the Trump-Kim summit, with the hope that it will mark the beginning of the end of six decades of hostility and the start of peace and stability on the Korean peninsula.

राष्ट्रपति ट्रम्प और उत्तर कोरियाई नेता किम जोंग-उन के बीच बैठक पूर्व दुश्मनों के बीच सबसे महत्वपूर्ण मुठभेड़ों में से एक होगी, जिसमें राष्ट्रपति निक्सन की 1972 की चीन यात्रा की प्रतिध्वनि होगी। उस समय चीन सांस्कृतिक क्रांति की अराजकता के बीच बाहरी दुनिया से अलग-थलग पड़ गया था। और जैसे किम जोंग-उन उत्तर कोरियाई लोगों से कह रहे हैं कि उन्हें अमेरिका के साथ शांति से सह-अस्तित्व रखने की आवश्यकता है, चीनी सरकार को अपने लोगों को यह समझाना पड़ा कि अमेरिकियों का स्वागत करना आवश्यक था। बीबीसी के युवेन वू 1972 में एक युवा छात्र थे और यह दर्शाते हैं कि चीन ने निक्सन द्वारा वर्णित "दुनिया को बदलने वाले सप्ताह" के लिए कैसे तैयारी की थी।


Joseph Rooney 'targeted vulnerable men' for driveway business

Summary: Vulnerable men were forced to pave driveways for little or no money and live in squalid conditions, a court has heard.

Joseph Rooney, 45, from Washingborough, deliberately targeted victims who were homeless or alcoholics, Leicester Crown Court was told. He denies one count of conspiracy to require persons to perform forced or compulsory labour. Mr Rooney also denies three counts of causing actually bodily harm. The prosecution claims he preyed upon five men. The offences are alleged to have taken place between 2010 and 2014. Several members of Mr Rooney's family were jailed for similar offences last year, the court heard. The trial continues.

एक अदालत ने सुना है कि कमजोर पुरुषों को कम या बिना पैसे के ड्राइववे बनाने और खराब परिस्थितियों में रहने के लिए मजबूर किया गया था।


Zoella and the exam board masturbation row

Summary: Just what is the right age to start talking about masturbation?

By Sam GruetBBC Newsbeat It very much depends who you ask and this week, it's caused something of a row - involving the hugely popular YouTuber Zoella. An exam board decided to stop linking to her content for a GCSE media studies course - citing "a whole range of adult-focused content" published on her website. Some of that content includes a list of the year's best sex toys. AQA says conversation about this on social media has led to "misunderstandings" about the context of its decision, made about the younger end of GCSE media studies students, to remove "sexual content aimed at adults". Zoella, whose real name is Zoe Sugg, says her site is aimed at people over 25 - but is worried the AQA thinks 16-year-olds aren't exploring their own bodies. The exam board says: "Effective Relationships and Sex Education in schools is vitally important and we completely support it. "All we're saying is that we don't think studying adult-focused lifestyle websites in GCSE Media Studies is the best way to do it." It's still got a lot of people talking about when is the right time to talk honestly about sex. "I left school knowing men needed to wear condoms and got erections. I knew absolutely nothing about myself." You've probably heard of Emily Clarkson's TV presenter dad Jeremy. She has 141K Instagram followers herself - and normally uses her platform to talk about stuff like body positivity. But this weekend she says she had "a really honest conversation" with her followers about masturbation. "I just thought back to my own sex education. It never included female pleasure in the narrative at all. Not in biology, not in sex ed, never," she tells Newsbeat. "I knew I'd have a period and one day, I'd maybe have a baby, that's it." Emily says she remembers seeing porn aged 12. "All parents know that boys watch porn, and everyone rolls their eyes and sticks their fingers in their ears." The problem, she says, is if "girls aren't being taught that they're going to like sex - then what sort of sex are they consenting to as teenagers? Because they're not going in there expecting to enjoy it and I think that's quite distressing." In an Instagram post, Zoella says female pleasure is nothing to be ashamed about. "None of this is a judgement on Zoe Sugg, her work, or the suitability of her material for her target audience. As she's pointed out herself, she wasn't aware that children were studying her work for our course and we've never had any kind of relationship with her," the AQA statement says. "The decision was due to the whole range of adult-focused content that the website has started publishing since we added it for in-depth study in 2017". The statement continues that "it isn't appropriate for us to ask children as young as 14 to study a website that includes sexual content aimed at adults", and that this view "is shared by teachers and parents". 20-year-old Grace says she grew up watching Zoella and has recently started watching her videos again. "I thinks it's great she's using her platform to discuss taboo subjects," she says "but it's also difficult because she's grown up with her audience." "I'm glad she's normalising this, but I'm also like go back and show me your lush collection." Aged 14, Grace says she "knew more than what my parents thought I knew" but at school sex education was "very basic". She says the boys and girls were split up for sex ed - with the boys "taught about masturbation and the girls left to talk about periods". "I think that set the tone for males being socially acceptable to do that kind of stuff. That's where the problem stems from." Grace also worries about the effect this has had on people her age. "It leads people to go online to places like Pornhub. This generation is being raised thinking sex should be this rough, nasty thing and it's not." Amelia Jenkinson runs the School of Sexuality Education - and has recently finished teaching a group of 14 to 18-year-olds about sending unwanted sexual images. "From year seven, we might get questions from students like, 'What's a vibrator, what's a dildo?'" It's these questions that pupils "really want answered" and Amelia says "it's important we don't shut that down and create a sense of shame". Before the most recent lockdown, Amelia's lessons involved pupils making penises and vaginas out of modelling clay. "When it comes to women and girls it's still seen as shameful and taboo" when in fact, she says, it's "something very natural". "We often share with young people that lots of animals masturbate. Camels masturbate into the sand -it's nothing to be ashamed of." Follow Newsbeat on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Listen to Newsbeat live at 12:45 and 17:45 weekdays - or listen back here.

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