The African American who moved to Ghana 'to escape US racism'

Summary: Having vowed to quit the US after being the victim of what he believed was a racially motivated arrest by police officers, African American Obadele Kambon relocated to Ghana in 2008 - and has never looked back.

By Favour NunooBBC Pidgin, Accra Dr Kambon has now built a successful life in the place that was once at the heart of the slave trade, and enjoys the freedom which, he says, was denied to him in the US, his birthplace. He says he no longer looks over his shoulder, worrying that police will pull him over or, worse still, kill his son. This was the fate that befell 12-year-old Tamir Rice who was shot dead in a park in Cleveland, Ohio, in 2014 while playing with a pellet gun that police said they thought was real. 'Wrongly arrested' The young boy's death sparked protests in Cleveland, and became a focal point for the Black Lives Matter movement. Dr Kambon says the turning point in his life came in 2007. He was arrested and put on trial in Chicago - where he lived - after being accused by police officers of having a loaded firearm under his car seat. In fact, he had an unloaded licensed gun, used earlier to secure a campsite, in his car boot. Dr Kambon recalls that he was shocked by the charges and as he sat in the court, he vowed: "Never again will I allow myself to be in a jurisdiction where corrupt white police officers and a judge will take me away from my family, wife and kids just on a whim." Dr Kambon - who was a young academic teaching at schools and universities in the Chicago area - was eventually cleared of the charge. He then saved up about $30,000 (£24,000) and relocated to Ghana's capital, Accra, the following year. He was joined by his wife Kala, and the couple now have three children - Ama, Kwaku and Akosua. Immersed in African spirituality Dr Kambon started his doctoral studies in linguistics at the University of Ghana in 2009 and now teaches at its Institute of African Studies. Since moving to Ghana, he has noticed that he no longer feels he is a victim of racial profiling or racial abuse. He points out that his friend felt likewise when he relocated, and quipped: "Wow, this is what it must feel like to be a white person in America, just to be able to live without worrying that something is going to happen to you." Dr Kambon concedes that not everything is "hunky dory" in Ghana. "You practise African spirituality and everyone thinks you are a Rasta, the Abraham religion that the whites introduced is dominant and there is not even a concept that Africans can have their own religion," he says. He was also shocked to discover that in a complex where he lived with four other families children did not speak any African language. "There was a point where the children had an Ewe mother and if you greet them in Ewe they'll tell you, 'Oh I don't speak Twi'. "They cannot even identify their own mother language," he adds. In contrast, Dr Kambon is fluent in two West African languages - Akan and Yoruba - and is proficient in a third, Wolof. He also has some level of competency in Swahili, East Africa's main language, and in Kikongo, spoken in parts of southern and central Africa. Campaigned against Gandhi He has also tried to address the legacy of colonialism in other ways. In 2018, he successfully led a campaign to force the University of Ghana to remove a statue of India's independence leader Mahatma Gandhi. Standing at the empty plinth, he gave the Black Power salute, and called for the recognition of African heroes rather than a man who had once referred to black South Africans by a highly offensive racist slur - and had said that Indians were "infinitely superior" to black people. "If we show that we have no respect for ourselves and look down on our own heroes and praise others who had no respect for us, then there is an issue," Dr Kambon tells the BBC. Although slavery was practised long before 1619, this year is widely regarded as the 400th anniversary of the first enslaved Africans arriving in the US. The Elmina and Cape Coast slave castles along Ghana's coastline served as a major hub for the trans-Atlantic trade where millions were captured and loaded onto ships, never to return home. Timeline of slavery in the US: 1619 - Some of the first African slaves are purchased in Virginia by English colonists, though slaves had been used by European colonists long before 1788 - The US constitution is ratified; under it, slaves are considered by law to be three-fifths of a person 1808 - President Thomas Jefferson officially ends the African slave trade, but domestic slave trade, particularly in the southern states, begins to grow 1822 - Freed African Americans found Liberia in West Africa as a new home for freed slaves 1860 - Abraham Lincoln becomes president; the southern states secede and the Civil War begins the following year 1862 - President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation frees all slaves in the seceded states 1865 - The South loses the war; the 13th Amendment to the Constitution formally abolishes slavery 1868 - The 14th Amendment grants freed African Americans citizenship 1870 - The 15th Amendment gives African American men the right to vote; the South begins passing segregation laws Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo has declared 2019 to be the "Year of Return", saying it is the country's responsibility to "welcome home" Africans whose families were forced into slavery. The Ghana Tourism Authority has also planned a series of events - including a festival on 24 August - to showcase the beauty of the West African state in the hope of boosting tourism. Dr Kambon welcomes the initiative, but warns that Africans in the diaspora should not merely be seen as "automated teller machines". Bastion of pan-Africanism The president sees things differently, saying it is an opportunity to strengthen links and to give the diaspora a chance to explore the possibility of settling in Ghana - something that civil rights leaders Marcus Garvey and WEB Du Bois championed in the 1920s. Du Bois made Ghana his home, and died there in 1963 at the age of 95. He is buried in Accra. Martin Luther King, Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali all paid high profile visits to Ghana to reconnect with their African roots. Read more: Ghana has long prided itself as a bastion of pan-Africanism. Its founding leader, Kwame Nkrumah, declared the West African state the "Black Mecca", and showed strong support for Marcus Garvey's Back-to-Africa movement in the 1960s. Various governments have continued in this tradition - for instance in 2001 then-President John Kufuor's government passed the Right of Abode Law, allowing Africans in the diaspora to settle in Ghana. In 2016, Dr Kambon - along with 33 other Africans in the diaspora - petitioned President John Mahama, to grant them citizenship. In what was his last act in office after losing elections in December of the same year, Mr Mahama used his presidential powers to accede to their request. "'I am not giving you anything, this is your birth right, I am only restoring what is rightfully yours,'" Dr Kambon recalls Mr Mahama telling him. As for his parents, he is grateful to them for connecting him to his African roots by naming him Obadele, Yoruba for "the king comes home". To crown it all a chiefdom in Ghana's Eastern region honoured him in 2017 with the title "Ban mu Kyidomhene", an Akan phrase for "Ruler of the Rear-guard". Dr Kambon has pledged to continue campaigning for people in the diaspora to relocate to the continent to help in its development - a message which he hopes will resonate at a time when US President Donald Trump is accused of fuelling racism and xenophobia. "What he does is actually helpful to those of us who are for repatriation," Dr Kambon says.

पुलिस अधिकारियों द्वारा नस्लीय रूप से प्रेरित गिरफ्तारी का शिकार होने के बाद अमेरिका छोड़ने की कसम खाने के बाद, अफ्रीकी अमेरिकी ओबाडेले कैंबोन 2008 में घाना चले गए-और उन्होंने कभी पीछे मुड़कर नहीं देखा।


How has the recession hit young voters in Whitley Bay?

Summary: It used to be well-known for stag and hen parties, a seaside town with plenty of bars and clubs but since the recession hit, Whitley Bay, in north east England , has been struggling like many towns across the UK.

By Tracy OllerenshawNewsbeat reporter Nineteen-year-old Danielle, a single mum and first time voter said the town had been hit quite hard: "The nightlife's kind of dropped and there are a lot of shops closing, that makes people not want to come here." "It's gone downhill really badly," added 23-year-old Stacey, a PE teacher. The town's part of the Tynemouth constituency, held by Labour at the last general election. Shops standing empty are a familiar theme on high streets up and down the country and it's no different in Whitley Bay. Out of 341 stores in the town centre 44 have closed - more than one in 10. "The amusements - everyone used to come down but now it's dire, it's really, really bad," said Julie, a McDonald's manager. "I know it's getting refurbished but there's still nothing there for kids to do." 'It's empty' And with businesses shutting down people have been losing jobs. Stacey said it's definitely noticeable around town: "(There's) more unemployment around here, you come down and you see it's empty. But on the streets, there's hundreds of people just walking around doing nothing because there's nothing to do. "There's no shops open. Even if they had voluntary work - but there's no voluntary work round here." Chris Crawford, a trained chef, has been out of work for nine months after the restaurant he worked at on Whitley Bay's seafront closed. The 24-year-old has been busy looking for another job but so far hasn't got anywhere. "It's been really hard," he admitted. "Just struggling with money, housing benefit, the lot. "I've applied for 186 jobs in six months and I've had four interviews and haven't had any success on them either. I'm on the internet every day, going to the job centre every day, applying for loads of jobs, but don't seem to get any." Young and jobless Chris is one of more than 2.5 million people out for work in the UK. Young people like him have been the hardest hit when it comes to job losses during the recession. Latest figures show between December 2009 and February 2010 the number of jobless 16-24-year-olds went up by 4,000 to 929,000. Danielle tried to go back to college last year but couldn't get a nursery place there and private childcare for her daughter was too expensive. She also admitted hating the negative ideas that some people have about young mums and said she was keen to get back into education. "I want help not just financially, but stop stereotyping people. Stop assuming that just because someone has a young child they're not going to do anything with their life, they're gonna just sit on benefits. "Put more money into colleges that do have creches so you can have help and you can be put back into work" However there are signs that things might be looking up for Whitley Bay. After all those shop closures North Tyneside council say half a dozen have now reopened, and since 2007 millions has been spent on regeneration. Last year the revamped swimming pool and theatre were back in business. Here, and in other parts of the country, there's still more to be done . Getting the economy back on track will be one of the biggest jobs for whoever gets in power next week. Chris says that he hopes that whoever wins will help out his region: "I am going to vote this time because I want to get a job. "I want to see if there are more prospects for the north east to bring employment to the local people."

यह हाथी और मुर्गी पार्टियों के लिए प्रसिद्ध हुआ करता था, एक समुद्र तटीय शहर जिसमें बहुत सारे बार और क्लब हैं, लेकिन जब से मंदी आई है, उत्तर पूर्व इंग्लैंड में व्हिटली बे, यूके के कई शहरों की तरह संघर्ष कर रहा है।


Brexit has a new phrase - difficult but possible

Summary: DBP. Let's have a new one, a new acronym of course, because Brexit has been nothing if not a journey through collections of syllables that once might have seemed unfamiliar to even political aficionados, but now trip off the tongue.

Laura KuenssbergPolitical editor@bbclaurakon Twitter DUP? Easy one, the Tories' Northern Irish allies. ERG, obvious too, the European Research Group - the Brexiteers' club. Then there is NCP, what was once upon a time Theresa May's plan for customs, the IP, the implementation period, the departure lounge after Brexit, and so on, and so on, and so, until we all lose the will to live. If you are still with me then let's introduce 'DBP', because on a very odd day in Westminster, it's the phrase I have heard almost more than any other - difficult but possible. Conversations and Contradictions Without being one of the genuinely tiny group of people who know exactly what has been put on the table, and exactly what concessions and compromises are being wrangled over, you join me, with many others in Brussels and Westminster, in the territory of informed guesswork. One government source on the UK side said there were only really about five people who knew everything, only about a dozen negotiators thought to be in the team, and as the numbers go up, and the circle goes wider, the less information those people really hold. Tuesday therefore - the day that Boris Johnson had wanted to be the election - has been hours of piecing together snippets of information from lots of different people with varying levels of knowledge to try to build a picture. But through the day almost each conversation has brought a new contradiction - "they are definitely there - Varadkar and Johnson are in the same place". The next chat, "there is no way, the chances of a deal happening are less than 1%". On Monday night, Tory MPs full of bravado, "he's going to be a hero - I'll put money on it happening", another "it's clear there is going to be something". Then a senior Labour figure reluctantly admitting "it sounds that way." It IS very clear that what seemed pretty much impossible seven days ago could happen - there might be a deal ready for EU leaders to discuss and then perhaps sign up to on Thursday. Those who are actually familiar with what's on the table keep using that phrase, "difficult but possible". There have been at least 48 hours of genuine back and forth between the negotiating teams, proper consideration of whether the UK's reversioning of the Brexit deal can be wrangled to match up with the EU's priorities in a way that doesn't make it impossible for Boris Johnson to get a deal through Parliament. At the UK end the prime minister is being careful to line up Brexiteers and the DUP, who are being briefed on the broad shape of the potential deal. They aren't necessarily glowing about it, but nor are they condemning the possibility at this sensitive moment. Some MPs are frankly desperate to vote for anything. Others are desperate to get to the point where they can try to push their own plan through. In Parliament at least though there is a view that a moment of conclusion is on the way. But for all that, it also remains difficult. DBP remember. "Curb your enthusiasm," one government insider joked, if you were looking forward to it being done. Negotiators will work into the night before the EU chief negotiator can brief ambassadors in Brussels on Wednesday afternoon. Just because the politics have become much friendlier since Boris Johnson and Leo Varadkar's tramp round the country house gardens last week, it doesn't massage all the policy snags away. But in 24 hours time we may finally know if this week at least, a deal now is so difficult that it proved impossible, or if it becomes, difficult but done.

डी. बी. पी. आइए एक नया, निश्चित रूप से एक नया संक्षिप्त नाम लें, क्योंकि ब्रेक्सिट शब्दांशों के संग्रह के माध्यम से एक यात्रा नहीं तो कुछ भी नहीं रही है जो कभी राजनीतिक शौकीनों को भी अपरिचित लग सकती थी, लेकिन अब जीभ को हटा दें।


Emmys 2018: The Americans actor Matthew Rhys nominated

Summary: Welsh actor and director Matthew Rhys has received his third consecutive Emmy nomination, for outstanding lead in a drama series.

The 43-year-old, from Cardiff, has been nominated for his role as Philip Jennings in Cold War television show The Americans. The Emmys will be held at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles on 17 September. The Americans, a spy drama shown on FX, came to an end in May after 75 episodes.

वेल्श अभिनेता और निर्देशक मैथ्यू राइस को एक नाटक श्रृंखला में उत्कृष्ट भूमिका के लिए लगातार तीसरी बार एमी नामांकन मिला है।


Ed wants a truce - is anyone else interested?

Summary: Shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna is used to the rough and tumble of politics. But perhaps nothing prepares a politicians for stepping into the lion's den - addressing the lobby of parliamentary journalists.

By Louise StewartPolitical correspondent, BBC News He joked that when he was invited, he spoke to his leader, Ed Miliband, about it. Instead of giving him advice, he said his face dropped and he said simply: "Oh God." Mr Miliband knows more than most about the bear pit that is politics - particularly the House of Commons at Prime Minister's Questions. Since the New Year he has been trying to bring a more civilised demeanour to the proceedings. Initially, political watchers thought he had eschewed the usual Punch and Judy knockabout out of respect for the former Labour minister Paul Goggins, who died on the eve of the first session of the year. But for the next couple of weeks he continued to strike a more sober tone. Name-calling Now the shadow business secretary has told the journalists in the press gallery that he believes there is a crisis in British politics because people are turned off by the spectacle of PMQs which he described as "ridiculously adversarial and far too tribal". Mr Umunna said he thought that kind of politics only appealed to political journalists - whom he criticised for thinking that the leader of the opposition asking questions about Afghanistan was "boring". He said politicians at Westminster had not kept pace with the cultural changed outside. He also spoke about how, after his father died, he had been brought up in an all-female household and said as soon as adversarial politicians started engaging in ya-boo politics on TV, the channel would be changed. He said backbenchers should be given more scope to ask three or four questions so they could properly challenge the prime minister and there would be fewer planted questions. Mr Umunna also said Mr Miliband had deliberately sought to change the tone - to be less confrontational - and that David Cameron must respond. The sentiment is all well and good - new PMs often pledge to be more dignified at PMQs and not resort to insults and name-calling. But, as Mr Miliband has realised in the past few weeks, it takes more than one person to change the mood. Taxing questions It's not in David Cameron's interests to tone down his attacks - his backbenchers enjoy it and he has been seen to have won the last few rounds. After a couple of dismal performances, Mr Miliband changed his tactic this week. It should have been an easy win for Mr Cameron, coming on the day of good news with the UK economy growing at the fastest rate since 2007 - but Mr Miliband had different ideas. Labour having announced it would increase the top rate of income tax to 50% if it won the next election, Mr Miliband asked Mr Cameron for a commitment that he had no plans to reduce this still further to 40% in the pound - from the current 45%. He knew the PM couldn't answer that - as it's a decision for the chancellor. So, instead, he looked to his notes but couldn't find the answer. Knowing he had him on the ropes, Mr Miliband continued to ask the question - three times in all - and still the PM couldn't answer. The two Eds - Miliband and Balls laughed; the Labour benches cheered. And that appeared to be the end of the more dignified tone at PMQs. Mr Umunna said the Labour leader wanted to change the tone of PMQs and was urging the PM to respond. His problem is it takes two to call a truce.

छाया व्यापार सचिव चुका उमुन्ना को राजनीति में उथल-पुथल की आदत है। लेकिन शायद कुछ भी राजनेताओं को शेर की मांद में कदम रखने के लिए तैयार नहीं करता है-संसदीय पत्रकारों की लॉबी को संबोधित करना।


Ashley Madison, MySpace and LinkedIn hacks: what changed?

Summary: As half a billion people's Yahoo account information appears to have been stolen by hackers , we take a look at the most well-known recent hacks and ask what happened next - for customers, companies and the rest of us.

Ashley Madison - 32m accounts leaked Last year, real-world account details of millions of people using the Ashley Madison site were leaked. They had all been using a site intended for married people who wanted to find somebody to cheat on their spouse with. In terms of numbers, this was not the biggest hack of recent years by a long shot. But it had a huge impact on peoples' lives. Some relationships ended. Other people lived in fear that their significant others - who might never have heard of the website before the breach - would find out they were looking for the chance to have affairs. The hack also damaged the firm's most valuable commodity - trust in its website. Ashley Madison had assured users they were entering an "anonymous" website, but their details were made public. It had even offered a "delete" service that turned out not to work. People who had paid $19 (£15) for a "full delete" found their names and email addresses were still on the searchable database. Two women explain how the Ashley Madison hack changed their lives But there were extremely serious consequences worldwide. Police in Canada said two people's suicides were linked to the data leakage. And activists warned that being publicly outed put many LGBT people at risk worldwide, especially in places where they might be beaten up or worse. TalkTalk - repeated breaches The UK phone and broadband provider TalkTalk suffered three data breaches in the course of a year. In one case, after hundreds of thousands of customer names and email address and 21,000 bank account details were hacked, police arrested six people under the age of 21. The company lost more than 100,000 subscribers in the third quarter of 2016 after that attack. Its profits more than halved, although it said part of that loss was due to the money it spent on boosting security. Why do companies keep getting hacked? MySpace - 359m logins put up for sale In May this year, hundreds of millions of passwords to the MySpace social media site went up for sale online. The logins were thought to have been stolen several years before. The techniques used to protect the passwords had been quite weak. MySpace said it had invalidated passwords used before 2013 and was using automated tools to "identify and block" suspicious activity. The website was long past its heyday, having been overtaken in popularity by sites like Facebook and Twitter, so the impact was not huge. But it may have put people at risk who were using the same password across multiple online accounts. LinkedIn accounts - 164m accounts compromised Also in May this year, the same person (or at least somebody with the same username) tried to sell more than 100 million logins for the LinkedIn business-focused and recruitment social network. These logins were four years old but third parties found some of the passwords still worked. The social network had tried to secure accounts after a previous, smaller, attack but some tech experts said they should have broadened their efforts to all users. Security researcher Troy Hunt was one of those to comment on the spate of events. He said there must be "some catalyst" behind why MySpace, Tumblr and LinkedIn hacks all came to light at the same time. What have companies changed about how they protect our data? It is hard to say. Companies tend to keep the methods used under wraps, and it is usually not until security details are breached that such information comes to light. As Steven Murdoch from University College London says: "If the criminals don't know what security measures they're using, it's obviously better for the companies." Quoting an old maxim, "security through obscurity", he says that although companies "shouldn't depend on it, it does help". Internet security experts agree that these hacks threw the spotlight onto the shortcomings of certain types of password protection. Rik Ferguson from the security software company Trend Micro says that one algorithm used by some of these companies, known as MD5, is 10 years out of date and that if they are still storing passwords "the same way they have always done it", then they are "absolutely not doing anything". He argues that all companies, no matter how small, should be using the techniques of "salting and hashing". "Salting" = adding random characters to every password to make it harder to break "Hashing" = turning the password's string of text into a string of numbers But all agree that some of the responsibility lies with people who are making passwords - that is, us. Unless, Dr Murdoch says, you do not care if your account is hacked. Then "it really doesn't matter which password you use".

जैसा कि आधा अरब लोगों की याहू खाते की जानकारी हैकर्स द्वारा चोरी की गई प्रतीत होती है, हम सबसे प्रसिद्ध हाल के हैक पर एक नज़र डालते हैं और पूछते हैं कि ग्राहकों, कंपनियों और हम में से बाकी लोगों के लिए आगे क्या हुआ।


Investors brace for volatility

Summary: Donald Trump said it would be like Brexit plus plus plus.

Kamal AhmedEconomics editor@bbckamalon Twitter And for investors as they wake up to the news that Mr Trump has won the presidential election, the feeling will be very similar to that day in June. The dollar is already weakening against "safe haven" currencies such as the Japanese yen. Sterling is also strengthening against the dollar and gold - the ultimate safe haven dump - is up in value by nearly 4%. US stock market futures - judgements on the direction of travel before the major markets open in America later today - have already been suspended as sell offs overnight led to a 5% fall - the limit before automatic brakes are put in place. About half an hour into trading the FTSE 100 was down 1% - although that's not as steep as the 3.5% that the futures market predicted as the results started coming in. Two forces are in play. First, many investors are unclear about the economic direction of travel of a Trump presidency, both domestically and in the wider world. And second, Mr Trump has pledged to "tear up" international free trade agreements, a move which many believe will be bad for global economic growth. 2016 has been a remarkable year of volatility and uncertainty in the markets and for investors, as Britain's exit from the European Union followed the stock market crisis in China. And, don't forget, we are also in the middle of the biggest, untested monetary experiment ever attempted by central banks following the financial crisis - $12.3tn of quantitative easing, or money printing, to stop the world lurching into deep recession. Investors and markets are no longer sure which way is up.

डोनाल्ड ट्रम्प ने कहा कि यह ब्रेक्सिट प्लस प्लस की तरह होगा।


Grenfell Tower: Man pleads not guilty over effigy burning video

Summary: A man accused of filming and posting a "grossly offensive" video of a burning Grenfell Tower effigy on WhatsApp has appeared in court to deny the offence.

Paul Bussetti also pleaded not guilty to causing footage of a "menacing character" to be uploaded on YouTube. Mr Bussetti, 46, of South Norwood, London, has been charged under the Communications Act 2003 and appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court . The video was shot at a bonfire party in south-east London. Mr Bussetti denied one charge of sending the video on a WhatsApp group on 3 November and a second that alleges he "caused to be sent" the footage on YouTube. Five other men who were arrested in November remain under investigation. The other men held included two aged 49, two aged 19 and a 55-year-old. A seventh man was interviewed under caution over the video. A total of 72 people died as a result of the fire at the 24-storey block in west London in June 2017.

वॉट्सऐप पर जलते हुए ग्रेनफेल टावर के पुतले का "बेहद आपत्तिजनक" वीडियो बनाने और पोस्ट करने का आरोपी एक व्यक्ति अपराध से इनकार करने के लिए अदालत में पेश हुआ है।


Plans for hundreds of new homes on show in Isle of Man

Summary: Plans for a major new housing development and bypass in the south of the Isle of Man have been put out for public consultation.

The master plan for 300 new homes and link road in Ballasalla will be exhibited at Malew Parish Commissioner's office on Monday. Developers, the Dandara Group, said company representatives will attend the event to gather "valuable feedback". The project is expected to include a mix of houses with up to four bedrooms. The first phase will include 130 new homes and the bypass, while the second and third phase will add further 170 houses. The site, which lies between Douglas Road and Balthane Industrial Estate in the south of Ballasalla, is zoned for development.

आइल ऑफ मैन के दक्षिण में एक प्रमुख नए आवास विकास और बाईपास की योजनाओं को सार्वजनिक परामर्श के लिए रखा गया है।


Caribbean island Curacao faces oil refinery dilemma

Summary: Curacao is the paradise island of many a holiday brochure.

By Sarah GraingerBBC News, Curacao Its pristine white sand beaches and turquoise sea coupled with excellent diving and a historic capital listed as a Unesco World Heritage Site make it a stop on many Caribbean cruises. But there is a blot on the landscape of this small nation: a huge oil refinery that sits at the heart of the island in a natural deep water bay called Schottegat. "The air is contaminated and there's a terrible smell of sulphur," says Edgar Leito who set up a campaign group to protest against the continued use of the refinery. He would like to see the oil installations torn down and the bay redeveloped with hotels and resorts. Curacao attracts around 340,000 visitors a year and tourism is by far its biggest foreign currency earner. But that has not always been the case. When oil was discovered in nearby Venezuela at the beginning of the 20th Century, Curacao was still a Dutch colony. Dutch oil company Shell took advantage of the proximity of the island to build the Isla oil refinery there during World War I. Safely removed from political turbulence in South America, Curacao also boasted the perfect deep water harbour. Schottegat is reached through a narrow channel beside which cluster the candy-coloured historic Dutch houses of the capital, Willemstad. An ingenious pontoon bridge connecting the two sides of the city swings into and out of place. This allows tankers and other large vessels to make their way up the channel to the wide bay which sits right in the centre of the island and is dominated by the Isla refinery. Lawsuits Shell remained on the island for decades and became a major employer, especially in the 1950s and 1960s when the number of jobs at the refinery topped 10,000. "The company was completely integrated into Curacao," says Mr Leito who worked at the refinery for 39 years. "They built houses and really involved themselves in the society." But the company pulled out in 1985, leaving the government to lease the Isla refinery to the Venezuelan state oil company, PDVSA. The current contract runs until 2019 and some, including Edgar Leito, do not want to see it renewed. PDVSA pays little rent and there have been several complaints about air and water pollution which have led to lawsuits. Prime Minister Gerrit Schotte says Curacao, which became an independent nation within the Dutch kingdom in 2010, is about enter into talks with the Venezuelan government over the future of the refinery. A study published in January 2011 by Ecorys, a Dutch consulting company, set out three future scenarios - upgrading Isla, building a new refinery at a different site or closing Isla and redeveloping the land. "You have to think about the future and be broadminded," the Prime Minister told the BBC. "But in order to the close the refinery I would need another economic pillar that would replace the 8% to 9% GDP that the refinery represents." Mr Schotte says part of the negotiations over the refinery could include better access to cheap fuel for Curacao itself. Oil trade Prices at the pumps on the island are approximately $1.30 (£0.80) per litre, about 25 times higher than in Venezuela where petrol is heavily subsidised. Unlike other Caribbean nations, Curacao is not part of Venezuela's Petrocaribe project. Under this oil is made available through long-term financing agreements and some nations even pay for Venezuelan petrol using other goods like rice and bananas. "As hosts of the refinery we have a different relationship with Venezuela than those countries," Mr Schotte says. "We'll be looking to negotiate on that." The future of the Isla contract will be important for PDVSA too. The refinery produces 340,000 barrels of oil a day for shipment onwards to the US and South America. They can ill afford to lose the use of such a convenient facility but an upgrade would be a costly investment. Many Curacaons are pragmatic about the refinery, seeing it as just another foreign visitor with whom they must share their island in order to make money. "People who have to live right next to it don't like it," said one man who drives past the refinery every day. "But it's a big part of our economy."

कुराकाओ कई छुट्टियों के विवरणिकाओं का स्वर्ग द्वीप है।


Turkmen Asian Games mascot gets makeover

Summary: Turkmenistan's mascot for this year's Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games is a traditional Central Asian Shepherd Dog called Wepaly, but autocratic President Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov has decided that the look isn't traditional enough and ordered a last-minute makeover.

By News from Elsewhere......as found by BBC Monitoring He told a cabinet meeting that athletes visiting the country for the Games in September must have "every opportunity to get to know our splendid culture and venerable traditions, including such totems as the Akhal-Teke horse and the Alabai, " as the dog breed is known in Turkmenistan. "The symbols of the Games must therefore reflect our rich spiritual and material culture", the president added, ordering the Academy of Arts to give Wepaly a new look, the official TDH news agency reported. This came as a surprise to the mascot designers, as the president had signed off on the original version back in January. The opposition Chrono TM site says the local media have been avidly promoting the mascot in adverts and souvenirs, and the authorities in the capital Ashgabat were even preparing to put up a statue of the dog. Wepaly the First is hardly lacking in national characteristics, dressed as he is in a traditional cloak and skullcap, but Chrono TM says social media users have not been happy. Some complain that his face, which is green like the state flag and tattooed with the swirling motifs of Turkmen rugs, looks unnatural. Others deem his expression and body language rather glum for a such a festive sporting event. President Berdymukhamedov must have been paying attention, as the new design is animated and exuberant when compared with the minimalist earlier version. Wepaly has a more natural colouring, and is topped off with a telpek - the towering Turkmen sheepskin hat. The government web site shows the shepherd dog in various guises, from chess master to boxer, but the message does not yet seem to have got through to the Olympic Council of Asia, as its site still shows the more hangdog Wepaly. Next story: NZ minister challenged to fist fight Use #NewsfromElsewhere to stay up-to-date with our reports via Twitter.

इस साल के एशियाई इंडोर और मार्शल आर्ट खेलों के लिए तुर्कमेनिस्तान का शुभंकर एक पारंपरिक मध्य एशियाई शेफर्ड कुत्ता है जिसे वेपली कहा जाता है, लेकिन निरंकुश राष्ट्रपति कुरबांगुली बर्डीमुखामेदोव ने फैसला किया है कि यह लुक पर्याप्त पारंपरिक नहीं है और उन्होंने अंतिम समय में बदलाव का आदेश दिया है।


Help for Llay couple hit by Storm Ophelia thieves

Summary: A community is rallying to replace cash stolen from an elderly couple targeted by thieves during Storm Ophelia.

They stole a "substantial quantity" of money after posing as police to trick their way into the couple's home in Llay, Wrexham, on Monday evening. Resident Janet Osborne, who set up a crowd funding page which has so far raised £400, called the crime "despicable and mean". Thieves told the pair they needed to turn off their water due to the storm. After they left, the couple noticed money missing and their property had been searched, said Det Insp Mark Hughes from North Wales Police.

एक समुदाय तूफान ओफेलिया के दौरान चोरों द्वारा लक्षित एक बुजुर्ग जोड़े से चोरी की गई नकदी को बदलने के लिए रैली कर रहा है।


Liberté, Egalité, Burkini?

Summary: While some people in France have seen the controversial Burkini ban as a defence of female freedom and French values, others, both there and across the Arab world, have expressed the view that, it is an attack not only on women penalised by the restrictions, but also on Muslims in general.

By BBC TrendingWhat's popular and why Photos that appeared to show police forcing a Muslim woman to remove a burkini on a beach in Nice, have been widely shared on social media and provoked much comment. The penalty notice issued to the woman, and reported by the AFP news agency, cited her for not wearing "an outfit respecting good morals and secularism". The hashtag #BurkiniBan has been used tens of thousands of times, as has #WTFFrance, an older hashtag, which has been repurposed by thousands more who have used it to protest or support the ban. Many commenting on social media clearly see the police action as incompatible with the French national motto, which means "liberty, equality, fraternity". Some saw this a situation in which women should show solidarity, even if they did not share the choices of those hit by the ban. Many people have said the woman's right to wear a burkini had been unfairly restricted. Other see hypocrisy in action. And have discussed whether the notion of religious modesty, when it comes to attire, is only acceptable for Christians. On Arab social media there has been criticism of the ban from several angles. One hashtag, which translates as #Committee-for-the-promotion-of-nudity, mocked the West for slamming the Saudi Islamic morality police known as the Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice (CPVPV) for monitoring public behaviours and curbing personal freedoms while doing something similar in the "supposedly tolerant and democratic" French society. "I do not know the difference between Daesh and French police," wrote one Saudi Twitter user. Another Saudi user Waleed al-Zaylai slammed the ban and described Europeans as "Crusaders", saying: "Obviously they hate Arabs and Muslims. What gets on my nerves is when they say they spread peace and ethics. May God shame them, those crusaders." The Kuwaiti writer Rania al-Saad, tweeted to her 140,000 followers that she lamented the "state of subjection Arab women have to face". She opposed all forms of dress codes "forced upon" women, tweeting: "To have both the East and the West preoccupied with women's clothes and appearances is a setback for civilisation and a blow to women's freedom of choice." However, some, especially in the West feel that the burkini ban is a good thing. Some expressed surprise at the opposition to the ban. They echoed the views of France's Marine Le Pen, the National Front leader, who expressed her strong support of the burkini ban by several seaside resorts on the French Mediterranean coast last week. Writing in her personal blog, she said: "The soul of France is in question here … France does not lock away a woman's body, cover up half its population," wrote Le Pen. The controversial ban has been upheld by a local tribunal, but will come before the highest administrative court in France on Thursday. Meanwhile, in Scotland, the hijab has introduced as an optional uniform for the police to try to encourage Muslim women to join. Blog by Megha Mohan and additional research by Victoria Laurie and BBC Monitoring NEXT STORY: The woman who is not ashamed to look Indian woman takes on the trolls after writing in defence of the female gaze. READ MORE You can follow BBC Trending on Twitter @BBCtrending, and find us on Facebook. All our stories are at bbc.com/trending.

जबकि फ्रांस में कुछ लोगों ने विवादास्पद बुर्किनी प्रतिबंध को महिला स्वतंत्रता और फ्रांसीसी मूल्यों की रक्षा के रूप में देखा है, वहाँ और अरब दुनिया भर में अन्य लोगों ने यह विचार व्यक्त किया है कि यह न केवल प्रतिबंधों द्वारा दंडित महिलाओं पर हमला है, बल्कि सामान्य रूप से मुसलमानों पर भी हमला है।


Celebrity Big Brother: Who's in the house?

Summary: The new series of Celebrity Big Brother has started.

As the celebrities went into the house, there were boos, cheers and there were some very confused faces as to who some of the "famous" people are. In case you missed the live show and who went in, here are the names of the 15 celebrities. Aubrey O'Day Aubrey is a singer and reality TV personality. She's just been on Famously Single on E! The 32-year-old says she doesn't want to live with "anyone negative, a downer or anyone that complains too much". She also says that she doesn't want to be around "someone that takes life or themselves too seriously. I like leaders not followers. "If there's anything that you've seen about me, it's that I'm the rebellious girl." Christopher Biggins Christopher is really big in the world of panto. But he's also known as a presenter and TV personality. The 67-year-old says: "I'm looking forward to meeting some new people and having fun in August." Chloe Khan You may not recognise this version of Chloe Khan or even know her by that name, because back in 2010 when she appeared on The X Factor, she went by the name of Chloe Mafia. After being axed from the show, the 25-year-old became an entrepreneur and set up a webcam business and worked as a glamour model on the side. She has cash from both jobs, has lived in LA and also likes to fly in private jets these days. Frankie Grande If his surname sounds familiar, that's because he's the older half-brother of global superstar Ariana Grande. Frankie lists Broadway star and YouTuber on his CV. "I am gay. I am human. I am Frankie. Shine bright like a Frankie." Grant Bovey Grant Bovey is probably best known for being Blue Peter presenter Anthea Turner's ex-husband. He was also a businessman. But when in comes to entering the house, the 55-year-old says: "Anyone messy would be a nightmare for me. "I'm borderline OCD and love things to be clean and tidy and in their proper place. And anyone arrogant would drive me mad." Heavy D Heavy D is also known as The Boominater in Storage Hunters. Looks like he's up for being a bit annoying in the house. "I'd hate to live with another Heavy D because I couldn't wind him up. That would be my worst nightmare." James Whale If you've ever had the pleasure of having to get up really early or go to bed really late, then you may have heard James' dulcet tones on the radio in Essex. He's also been on talkSPORT, London's LBC and BBC Radio Derby. He was booed a lot as he entered the house. Katie Waissel Katie Waissel is another former X Factor member. She came seventh in the 2010 series, after a shaky audition (where she forgot the words to We Are the Champions), and still managed to make it to the live shows under the tutelage of Cheryl Cole. The 30-year-old says she's looking forward to the "experience" of the house. "I love an adventure and this isn't something I've ever done before. I'm excited to see how my life hacks play out in such a different environment to what I'm used to." Lewis Bloor You may have seen pictures of Lewis' six pack in the papers recently, but he's actually more famous for being in Towie. The 26-year-old says: "I'm looking forward to spending the hottest month of the year having one big pool party." Marnie Simpson Another reality TV entry comes in the form of Marnie Simpson. The 24-year-old has made her name on Geordie Shore. While entering the house, she told host Emma Willis: "I am bisexual, so if there are any girls, I will go there. "I'm keeping my options open. I need to get in there and see who's there." Renee Graziano Renee is part of the Mob Wives TV show in America, which follows a group of Staten Island women after their family members are arrested and imprisoned for crimes that are allegedly connected to the Mafia. Enough said. Ricky Norwood Remember Fatboy from EastEnders? His real name is Ricky Norwood. He's gone in. Last year the 27-year-old was axed from the show, with his character killed off in a brutal death which saw him crushed in a car compound. He insists though that he won't be at the centre of any drama in the house, which is a stone's throw from his former job in Elstree in Hertfordshire. Saira Khan "A fierce, feisty pintsized rocket," is how the Loose Woman presenter describes herself. She was also on The Apprentice. She was told to take in a pair of earplugs by ex-CBB housemate Nadia Sawalha, but she admitted while going into the house that she forgot to pack them. Stephen Bear Bear, as he likes to be called, made his name on MTV's Ex on The Beach. He describes himself as "Toned, tanned and fit". Samantha Fox In the Celebrity Big Brother press pack, Sam Fox is slugged as "The most famous Page 3 girl of all time". She says: "I'm a big fan of the show and I'm looking forward to meeting new people." Find us on Instagram at BBCNewsbeat and follow us on Snapchat, search for bbc_newsbeat

सेलिब्रिटी बिग ब्रदर की नई श्रृंखला शुरू हो गई है।


Pink set for summer UK stadium gigs

Summary: Pink has announced details of a series of shows for summer 2010.

The singer will bring her Funhouse Summer Carnival Tour to the UK next June for a number of dates. The tour will call at Bolton (12), Swansea (23), Coventry (24), Glasgow (26), Alton Towers (27) and Ipswich (29). Tickets for the gigs go on sale at 10am on Monday 9 November. Pink is currently midway through a European arena tour. The full dates are: Bolton Reebok Stadium - 12 June Swansea Liberty Stadium - 23 Coventry Ricoh Arena - 24 Glasgow Hampden Park - 26 Staffordshire Alton Towers - 27 Ipswich Portman Road - 29

पिंक ने 2010 की गर्मियों के लिए शो की एक श्रृंखला के विवरण की घोषणा की है।


Scandal-hit club shuts amid groping claims

Summary: The Presidents Club says it is to close following allegations that hostesses were groped at its men-only annual charity dinner.

It said remaining funds would be distributed to children's charities "in an efficient manner". There was widespread outrage following claims about the event by an undercover FT reporter, and charities said they would return past donations. It also led to the resignation of a Department for Education director. The only women at last Thursday's event at the Dorchester Hotel in central London, which was attended by senior figures in business and finance, were hired hostesses. Event compere David Walliams said he was "appalled" by the claims but had not witnessed anything. The comedian and author tweeted that he was there in a "strictly professional capacity" and not as a guest. David Meller, who helped to organise the dinner, quit his non-executive role on the Department for Education board following the reports. Education minister Nadhim Zahawi was also a guest, and the BBC understands he has been called to see the government's chief whip to explain his version of events. It is believed he will be reprimanded but not fired. A No 10 source said the prime minister was "appalled" by reports of the event, adding: "This shows there is a long way to go to ensure all women are treated properly as equals." Former Channel 5 baseball show presenter Jonny Gould, who was the auctioneer at the dinner, also said he had not witnessed any of the alleged behaviour at the event or in previous years. "If I had I would not have continued to work at the event," he said. The Dorchester said it was "deeply concerned" and was looking into the claims. Great Ormond Street Hospital and Evelina London Children's Hospital have said they will return previous donations from the organisers following the allegations. What happened at the charity dinner? Madison Marriage, the Financial Times reporter who worked at the event, said she and "numerous other hostesses" were groped at the event. She said the 130 hostesses were told to wear skimpy black outfits with matching underwear and high heels and also that they could drink alcohol while working. They were asked to sign a five-page non-disclosure agreement about the event upon arrival at the hotel, Ms Marriage said, and were not warned they might be sexually harassed. She told BBC Newsnight she was groped "several times" and said: "It's a hands up skirts, hands on bums but also hands on hips, hands on stomachs, arms going round your waist unexpectedly. "This isn't, I suppose, a high-level groping, but one of the strangest things was you could be talking to a man and he'd suddenly start holding your hand." She said there were other women there "who had absolutely no idea that was the kind of event it would be". "I had one woman tell me that she was shocked," she said. "She was asked if she was a prostitute on the night." What is the event? The men-only dinner has been held annually for more than 30 years and has raised £20m for children's charities, including Great Ormond Street Hospital and Evelina London Children's Hospital. Back in 2014, it generated £694,000 but cost £673,000 to put on. In the most recent figures in 2016, its expenditure was £597,790 and income was £1,590,139. In 2015, the dinner cost £685,406 and £1,103,855 was generated. What have charities said? Great Ormond Street Hospital and Evelina London Children's Hospital have said they will return previous donations from the organisers of the dinner following the reports. Great Ormond Street said it was "shocked" and said it had received £530,000 from the Presidents Club via three gifts between 2009 and 2016. "The returning of a donation is unusual and we are aiming to return the monies in full at the earliest opportunity," a spokeswoman said. The Royal Academy of Music said the allegations were "deeply disturbing" and said it would refund a £10,000 donation. The Charity Commission said it was investigating the claims "as a matter of urgency". What about those who attended? Responding to an urgent question in the House of Commons, education minister Anne Milton told MPs that Mr Meller had quit his role following the allegations. She said Mr Meller, founder of the Meller Educational Trust, was "absolutely clear" that stepping down was the "right thing to do". Ms Milton said allegations of this type of behaviour were "completely unacceptable" and that board members were required to follow a code of conduct. "It is quite extraordinary to me that, in the 21st Century, allegations of this kind are still emerging," she said. "Women have the right to feel safe wherever they work." Mr Meller has also resigned as a trustee of the Mayor's Fund for London. A Downing Street spokesman said Mr Zahawi had "attended briefly and felt uncomfortable at what had begun to happen." Mr Zahawi told Newsnight: "I didn't stay long enough to really comment on the occasion." Mr Zahawi later tweeted: "I do unequivocally condemn this behaviour. The report is truly shocking. I will never attend a men only function ever." The minister for digital and the creative industries, Margot James, told Newsnight that the event represented "the very worst form of sexism with a smile on its face". But she stood by Mr Zahawi, who told her he had left the event after an hour and a half. She said: "That indicates to me that he was shocked by the events, didn't like the culture, the atmosphere." But Labour's Sarah Jones said Mr Zahawi should resign if he did not report his concerns and had attended on previous occasions, while shadow education secretary Angela Rayner called for an investigation into his attendance. The Downing Street spokesman said the prime minister had confidence in Mr Zahawi and he was not being referred for investigation. The Department for Education said Mr Meller and Mr Zahawi had both attended in a personal capacity. Retail tycoon Sir Philip Green was also among the guests. What do the organisers say? In a statement, the Presidents Club said: "The organisers are appalled by the allegations of bad behaviour at the event asserted by the Financial Times reporters. Such behaviour is totally unacceptable. "The allegations will be investigated fully and promptly and appropriate action taken." A further statement added: "The trustees have decided that the Presidents Club will not host any further fundraising events. Remaining funds will be distributed in an efficient manner to children's charities and it will then be closed." A spokesman for the Artista agency, which recruited the hostesses, said: "I was not aware of any claims of sexual harassment but the kind of behaviour alleged is completely unacceptable. "I am checking with the staff and any complaints will be dealt with promptly and fairly." What do rights groups say? Sam Smethers, chief executive of the Fawcett Society, which campaigns for gender equality and women's rights, said: "Sexual harassment, but all in a good cause? This is completely outrageous and proves why we need sexual harassment by clients or customers to be covered by law. "At the moment, these women are unable to hold their employer to account for putting them in that situation." Rebecca Hilsenrath, chief executive at the Equality and Human Rights Commission, said: "Dragging progress for women's rights back 50 years in the name of charity is deplorable. "This demonstrates how entrenched sexual harassment is in the workplace and how far we still have to go." How have businesses reacted? WPP, the world's biggest advertising agency, which had sponsored a table at the dinner, said it was withdrawing its future support. Boss Sir Martin Sorrell, who did not attend, told BBC Radio 4's Today his guests did not see such behaviour and said: "We won't support the charity in future, which is regrettable because it is a charity that supports numerous children's charities and has done a lot of good work." Real estate investment business Frogmore said the guests at its table were "unaware of any of the described events but in no way condone this behaviour" and it will now end its association with the event. Part of the event included a charity auction, with one of the prizes being the chance to have tea with Bank of England governor Mark Carney. However, a Bank of England spokesman said it was not aware of the dinner and "did not approve any prize". He said it was understood a prize donated by the Bank to the Lord Mayor's Appeal charity auction had been re-gifted by the winner to the Presidents Club event. "The unauthorised re-auctioning of the prize at the Presidents Club dinner was clearly against the spirit of the original donation," he said. "The Bank has therefore made clear that it has been withdrawn." He said Mr Carney was "deeply dismayed that such an event could take place". The Lord Mayor's Appeal said the prize should not have been transferred without prior agreement and said the original bidder had been offered a refund. Carolyn Fairbairn, CBI director-general, said: "If even half of what's been written about this event is true, it is deplorable and confirms how far we have still to go to stamp out sexual harassment." Ann Francke, CMI chief executive, told the BBC: "If you're a captain of industry in 2018, do you really want your shareholders, your customers, your employees to see you associated with things like this? "And all of the people who attended should have thought about that before they walked through that door." Former investment fund manager, now chief executive of Money&Co, Nicola Horlick, told the BBC: "For this to be happening in this day and age it is unbelievable. "The world has to change, there has been too much of this going on." What do politicians say? Downing Street said the prime minister was "uncomfortable" at the reports about the dinner and a spokesman added that it was "an event she wouldn't be invited to". Another auction prize included lunch with Boris Johnson, but Ms Milton said the foreign secretary knew nothing of his inclusion and in no way endorsed the event. Maria Miller, chair of the Women and Equalities select committee, told the BBC the report gave "cause for concern" and brought into question whether laws in the area were strong enough. Jess Phillips MP, who chairs the Women's Parliamentary Labour Party, told the BBC it was "totally unacceptable that women should be hired in as a herd to entertain a group of entitled rich men". Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon tweeted: "This is brave reporting from the FT, exposing behaviour that is outrageous and unacceptable." Jo Swinson, deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats, has written to the head of the Charity Commission asking for an investigation into the "serious and potentially criminal nature of the behaviour" at the event. Liberal Democrat deputy leader Jo Swinson said the allegations were "deeply disturbing". Have you ever worked as a hostess at an event like this? Please share your experiences with us by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk You can also contact us in the following ways:

प्रेसीडेंट्स क्लब का कहना है कि यह उन आरोपों के बाद बंद हो रहा है कि केवल पुरुषों के वार्षिक चैरिटी रात्रिभोज में परिचारिकाओं के साथ छेड़छाड़ की गई थी।


Emergency services: 400 calls a week about mental health

Summary: The PSNI receive 400 calls relating to mental health every week.

By Tara MillsBBC News NI From suicide to self harm to psychosis, the range of issues people have is wide and often complex. Now the police, ambulance service and South Eastern Trust have joined forces to handle some of these calls differently. The idea is to provide on the spot mental health treatment where the crisis is developing rather than a lengthy wait in a hospital Emergency Department. 'Prevent more distress' "The difficulty arises when police officers arrive at someone's home, if they're in crisis the last thing they want to see is a police officer," explained Insp Mark Cavanagh, who heads up the project for the police. "Very often, if the crisis can't be averted the police then have to accompany the person to an emergency department, adding to the stigma the patient feels, and very often it's a very time-consuming use of police time." Don Bradley, who is in charge of mental health services for the South Eastern Trust, said it was often better for the person going through that distress if they could be treated where the emergency was arising. "It could help defuse the situation and prevent a lot more distress or even further trauma, so that's why we all came together," he said. 'High risk' The pilot currently operates in North Down and Lisburn at weekends. The Multi-Agency Triage Team (MATT) briefs officers going on shift reminding them that they're available and can be contacted directly to assist people with a mental health vulnerability. The team can then talk to the person on the phone and travel to see them with a paramedic and an ambulance on hand. Paramedics have a range of skills to deal with people they assess but are limited in terms of mental health issues, said the Ambulance Service's Ciaran McKenna. On one Saturday night in February, the first call was about a 38-year-old patient on a mental health ward who had left the hospital. He was deemed as "high-risk". Insp Cavanagh explained: "We find that there is information on the health systems that we simply wouldn't have access to and whenever someone is high-risk that's where we join forces and try to locate that person and ensure their safety." Karen McMillan, a Psychiatric Nurse on the team, said their database has access to the patient's full history. "We would also have most likely up-to-date contact numbers and we would in the first attempt try to locate this person," she said. "We've been successful in the past where a missing person will take our call because we're from mental health and we've been able to keep that person on the line and engage that person to the extent that they will say where they are. "Then we continue to talk to them on the phone while the police find them." 'Face-to face' At 02:00 GMT another call came in about from the family of a 30-year-old man who was threatening to take his own life. Local police officers were already at the man's house, but so far he has remained in a highly distressed state, causing a major concern to his family. Ms McMillan talked to him on the phone and within minutes he started opening up about his concerns. He hadn't had any previous help from mental health services but had been at his local emergency department earlier in the day; he became agitated by the waiting time and left. Ms McMillan asked him if he'd be willing to speak to a mental health nurse face-to-face, and he agreed. "He is looking for help," she explained. "He has a lot of problems, he is struggling but he is seeking help." "He feels that no one wants to help him and to break that down took a bit of time." The team set off to his home and treated him in his own environment. This is what makes this pilot scheme so unique. "To have a mental health nurse sitting in someone's living room at 02:30 to offer that level of comfort and support to an individual in crisis," said Insp Cavanagh. Forty minutes later, the mental health team had helped the patient and his family. "Mental health problems impact on the whole family and we were able to offer them support too," said Ms McMillan. 'Enhance each other's service' Returning to police headquarters, Insp Cavanagh said that call epitomises everything the services are trying to do. "We got someone who was in crisis who had contacted the police the help and support they needed at 02:30, and that says it all," he said. "Ordinarily we couldn't have offered that level of support, so we have to be eternally grateful for our partners the Ambulance Service and the South Eastern Trust for being there when we need them most." Ms McMillan agreed, saying the services work well as a team. "We've developed a very good working relationship," she said. "We enhance each other's service - this patient got a specialist service and we also got to give advice to his family." It's hoped that the pilot scheme will eventually be rolled out across Northern Ireland.

पीएसएनआई को हर हफ्ते मानसिक स्वास्थ्य से संबंधित 400 कॉल प्राप्त होते हैं।


Four accused of conspiracy to murder restaurant owner

Summary: Four men from the West Midlands have been charged with conspiracy to murder after a Staffordshire restaurant owner was shot in the leg.

Mohammed Afsar was shot in Chaplin Road, Normacot, in Stoke-on-Trent, on 4 June. Four men from the Birmingham area were charged on Tuesday in connection with the shooting and are due to appear before Fenton magistrates later. Three other men have been charged with perverting the course of justice. They are also from the Birmingham area and have been released on bail.

वेस्ट मिडलैंड्स के चार लोगों पर स्टैफोर्डशायर रेस्तरां के मालिक के पैर में गोली लगने के बाद हत्या की साजिश रचने का आरोप लगाया गया है।


Air force jects bomb Tiger areas

Summary: The Sri Lankan armed forces say fighter planes have bombed a Tamil Tiger ammunitions depot in the north of the island.

Sri Lanka military spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara said the bombs hit an armaments and explosives store in Mullaitivu. LTTE denial The Tamil Tiger rebels said the air attack hit a civilian area, damaging several homes and injuring six people. The reports could not be independently verified. The military have made advances against the rebels in the east of the country and correspondents say fighting is now focused on the north of Sri Lanka.

श्रीलंका के सशस्त्र बलों का कहना है कि लड़ाकू विमानों ने द्वीप के उत्तर में एक तमिल टाइगर गोला-बारूद डिपो पर बमबारी की है।


Yip Pin Xiu: Singapore's all-conquering Paralympian

Summary: Three gold medals, two world records and one Lego figurine under her belt. But what's next for Singapore Paralympian Yip Pin Xiu? The BBC's Heather Chen profiles the young athlete, as part of a series on the Asian women likely to make the news in 2017.

Swimmer Joseph Schooling may have delivered Singapore its first-ever Olympic gold medal but Yip Pin Xiu remains the country's most decorated athlete. With her 2016 and 2008 wins in Rio and Beijing, Yip now has more gold medals to her name than any other Singaporean Olympian or Paralympian. But setting her sights on too much and not having enough time is often a problem for the busy 24-year-old, who's just returned from Europe, where she spent Christmas with her boyfriend and family. School has started and Yip is back home. The swimmer is currently studying for her degree in political science at the Singapore Management University, which recently set up a sports scholarship in her name. Asian women to watch in 2017 It's evident that Yip's heart is still in the pool. She says she is "in a hurry" to graduate so she can resume full-time training and even though she is training up to five times a week, Yip wants to dedicate more hours to it. "Training isn't as intensive for me now as it normally is in the lead-up to major games," she said. But balancing commitments is no easy feat, let alone for a three-time Paralympic champion. "Juggling school and training takes up a lot of my time. And the only travelling I'll be doing for the rest of the year will be for competitions, not holidays," she says. But it's not impossible for her. "Since young, I've learnt to manage my time. It's difficult but I can do it." The youngest of three children, Yip was born with muscular dystrophy, a genetic disorder that slowly breaks down the muscles. When she turned 11, she lost her ability to walk and had to rely on a wheelchair. By age 12, she ventured into the world of competitive swimming. Yip also suffers from a nerve condition that affects her eyesight. But she remains infectiously optimistic about her life. High on life "Things are so good and I'm really happy," she said with a smile. On that, she recalled her biggest highlight of 2016: winning at the Rio Paralympics. "My teammates and I were overwhelmed. The recognition we received was a lot higher compared to what we ever had," she said. "I will always remember how good it felt to return home to Singapore, to see all the support for Paralympians." 'I am my biggest competitor' Rio may have been just the beginning for Yip Pin Xiu but there is still more to come. All eyes will be on her during her next major swim at the ASEAN Para Games scheduled to take place in September. "My biggest competitor is myself and I want to be even better than that," Yip said. She is also gearing for Tokyo 2020, which she says will be "a very exciting and vibrant event". But does she have her sights set on a fourth gold? She had this to say: "Committing myself to the next Paralympics can be scary and after three medals, I don't know what else could be better. But there's a high possibility that I will go on for more years of training and competition. If I see a potential, I'll keep going." With those milestones some time away, can Yip count on the celebratory spirit and support of 2016? "I wouldn't say that support for Paralympic athletes is dying down. Attention has diminished but that's only natural," she enthused. "A lot of people still step forward to lend their support and offer their help and assistance." Yip has found tremendous support in her fellow Paralympian Theresa Goh, who herself has racked up world records and medals. Beyond the headlines, both girls enjoy an endearing friendship often documented on their social media accounts. In 2016, toy maker Lego cemented the duo's star status with their very own figurines. "We know we have a bond and we don't have to verbally remind each other of our support," she said. "I can tell Theresa anything. It's nice having someone to talk to, who wouldn't judge you for anything and just listen." Over the years, Yip has made various contributions to public debate in Singapore about the treatment and recognition of its disabled athletes. "I want the world to know that being a disabled athlete is not that different from being an able-bodied one," she said. "We put in the same number of hours and we need support like any other athlete. I would like people to look beyond the disability and see the individual instead." She regularly takes time out from her busy schedule to lend her support to events that raise awareness of disabled sport. "I want our community to go beyond their limits and not believe the negativity." New year, new goal? And water presents her with more challenges she wants to conquer in the coming year. Could scuba diving be on the cards for the world champion? "I love swimming but strangely, I've never dived before. Diving is interesting and I wouldn't mind learning as I love nature and being in the water so it would be quite an experience." But she has some concerns because in the water, Yip does not have the ability to kick her legs and so channels her strength into her arms. "Divers propel themselves in the water using flippers so I don't know how I'd do it," she admitted. "There are special programmes in Singapore that offer disabled people a chance to dive so I know it isn't impossible, I just need to find the time." The coming year could see her shattering even more barriers.

तीन स्वर्ण पदक, दो विश्व रिकॉर्ड और उसकी बेल्ट के नीचे एक लेगो मूर्ति। लेकिन सिंगापुर पैरालिंपियन यिप पिन शियु के लिए आगे क्या है? बीबीसी की हीथर चेन ने युवा एथलीट को 2017 में समाचार बनाने वाली एशियाई महिलाओं पर एक श्रृंखला के हिस्से के रूप में प्रोफाइल किया।


The asylum seekers, migrants and refugees in search of legitimacy

Summary: About 500,000 migrants are estimated to have arrived in Europe so far this year. The welcome they receive can vary widely. Some who have made their way to England say they think it would help if they could tell their stories but they cannot do so because they are scared to show their faces.

By Laurence Cawley and Matt PreceyBBC News This is the scene. The BBC arrives at a Red Cross refugee drop-in centre with a large camera and a long furry microphone. Is anybody willing to go on camera to speak about their experience of being a refugee, asylum seeker or migrant? The room quickly empties. Not one is willing to bare their face to the camera. Their refusal is part of the asylum seeker story, a story which unfolds around a table only when the cameras are put away. Speaking out, they say, rarely works out well for them. They fear repercussions either from officialdom or from those who may wish them harm. They want "to show we are just people, to show our humanity" but are too afraid to show their faces. Some visiting the refugee service in Essex - which is run on a "no questions asked" basis - are destitute, able neither to claim benefits nor work legally. They feel they are "un-people" in search of legitimacy, Here are a small handful of England's off-the-grid asylum seekers, some of whom have been in the UK for years, and the people who work to help them. In hiding "I am in hiding at the moment," said one of the younger women, originally from Nigeria. "I never thought my life will be like this." "I came to this country to study as a student. At the moment I am an overstayer." Ineligible for state funds, she had been supported by her partner. They have since split up. "I am a single mother now. It is really difficult. Sometimes I don't eat. I make the best of what little I have and try to make my baby comfortable." She said she was entirely dependent for food and clothing on the Red Cross. With no relatives back in Nigeria any more, she said she wanted to remain in the UK to give her son a better future. Safe haven Tricia Earp, operations director for Red Cross in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Essex, said: "Many have left family and friends and sometimes very good jobs." "They fled war and persecution and came here for a safe haven. "Many of them cannot go back to their country of origin. They are in a sort of limbo." On foot In broken English, one of the asylum seekers told how she fled Eritrea first by foot into Sudan because of "very hard" politics, the death of her mother and brutal treatment at the hands of other family members. "Every day was cry, cry, cry, cry. So another country I go." She arrived, by boat, in the UK in 2011. She now has a child. Mixed reactions "The view of the general public is to be frank is mixed," says Ms Earp. "I think recently it has really changed. "People are more supportive now because they see the fear that people have fled from. The scenes we have seen on the news make people realise asylum seekers and refugees flee for a reason." Make us legitimate One of the youngest women at the centre had arrived in the UK as a child from west Africa. She has no paperwork to prove which country she is from. Nor does she have permission to remain in the UK. "I am stateless," said the woman. "We are illegitimate people, unpeople. Make us legitimate and we'll show our faces." Amazing volunteers "We have some amazing volunteers who give up their time to support us and we have some great staff," says Ms Earp. Wouldn't leave if they didn't have to "It is true to say they wouldn't leave their home countries if they didn't have to," said Ms Earp. The woman below, an elderly woman, did not say where she was from or share any details about her past. But she listened intently as others spoke around the table. 'Punished for honesty' Some ask why some asylum seekers choose to come to the UK. One of the group - a man from west Africa - put it like this: "Because England is one of the big two. "You have America and then you have England." The man, who is in his 30s, is dressed from head to toe in clothes provided by the Red Cross refugee crisis centre. He first arrived in the UK illegally, but found work and made, he says, "good money". But in trying to become "legitimate" - in which he informed the authorities about himself - he said he has been barred from working. "I have been punished for being honest." Forge new lives "I came out of Zimbabwe when the situation was deteriorating in 2002," said one woman, whose first name is Sally. She and her husband came to England because they knew the country having made frequent visits when he worked as an engineer. She had hoped they would forge new lives - she, having done an access to nursing course, as a nurse and he as an engineer. But her ability to work as a nurse was ended when she broke her hip. "We thought it would be better to come here," she said. After many years in the UK she was finally granted to leave to remain last year on the grounds of medical needs and the issues she would face if she returned to Zimbabwe. Related Internet Links British Red Cross

अनुमान है कि इस साल अब तक लगभग 500,000 प्रवासी यूरोप में आ चुके हैं। उनका स्वागत व्यापक रूप से भिन्न हो सकता है। इंग्लैंड जाने वाले कुछ लोगों का कहना है कि उन्हें लगता है कि अगर वे अपनी कहानियाँ बता सकते हैं तो इससे उन्हें मदद मिलेगी लेकिन वे ऐसा नहीं कर सकते क्योंकि वे अपना चेहरा दिखाने से डरते हैं।


Leeds child kidnap accused appears in court

Summary: A man has appeared in court charged with kidnapping a four-year-old girl who was carried away from her mother on a Leeds street.

Damian Siwek, 35, of Harlech Avenue, Beeston was arrested on Saturday over the incident in Lodge Lane, Beeston, on 26 April. Mr Siwek appeared at Leeds Magistrates' Court earlier where he was remanded in custody. He is to appear at the city's crown court on 2 July. Related Internet Links HM Courts Service

लीड्स स्ट्रीट पर अपनी माँ से दूर ले जाई गई चार वर्षीय लड़की के अपहरण के आरोप में एक व्यक्ति अदालत में पेश हुआ है।


Why can't Nigeria defeat Boko Haram?

Summary: Nigeria's Defence Minister Bello Halliru Mohammed says his men are once again "on top" of the security situation in the north - which has seen a spate of attacks by militant Islamist group Boko Haram - and that people have nothing to fear.

By Jonah FisherBBC News, Lagos But his words may not reassure many. As last week's bomb and gun attacks in the north-eastern Yobe and Borno states and the earlier explosions in the capital, Abuja, have shown, Boko Haram - once a small religious sect - is now a flexible dynamic organisation capable of changing tactics and targets. The search for a long-term solution continues. President Goodluck Jonathan's declared policy of "carrot and stick" is supposed to reach out to the militants, while improving security. But is it in fact muddying the water? Many now believe that the heavy military presence in Borno and neighbouring states is the biggest single factor hindering any chance of a negotiated settlement and peace. Abubakar Kari, a political scientist from the University of Abuja, says he believes Nigeria is still feeling the consequences of the government's attempt to destroy the group in 2009. Boko Haram's headquarters in Borno state capital Maiduguri was destroyed and their founder and leader Muhammad Yusuf captured and then killed in custody. Hundreds of members of the group died and ever since it has been attacking government targets in retaliation. "The rise of Boko Haram is largely as a result of incompetence, lack of foresight and insensitivity from the Nigerian state," Mr Kari said. Mediation For the Nigerian security apparatus, Boko Haram's urban guerrilla tactics have represented a new challenge which they have struggled to cope with. "We are in a position now like the United States was in after 9/11," the defence minister told the BBC. "You have a new situation and you have to design new strategies and tactics to deal with it." Initially, Boko Haram's capabilities were limited to drive-by shootings and improvised explosives. But the last few months have changed that. Suicide bomb blasts in Abuja on the police headquarters in June and the UN headquarters in August - and now the coordinated wave of attacks in Borno and Yobe, which killed more than 100 people, have given further credence to those who believe they are now sharing expertise with other militant groups. Mr Mohammed would neither confirm or deny reports that Nigerian forces are receiving counter-terrorism training in the United States. Despite appearances to the contrary he said the government was not, as many believe, pursuing a military solution and that it was looking for a negotiated way out of the crisis. Respected human rights activist Shehu Sani was involved in the first attempt to talk with Boko Haram. He organized a meeting in September between former President Olusegun Obasanjo and Boko Haram members under a tree in Maiduguri. For perhaps the first time the group clearly articulated their demands directly. "Boko Haram said they wanted their leaders who have been kept in captivity to be released," he said, "And they want justice done for their members that were killed and they also want the military to withdraw from Maiduguri." Mr Sani said that they had made it clear that they were not fighting for an Islamic state, ruled by Sharia law but because of what they see as the injustice that has been done to them. For those hoping for a negotiated solution, that will come as a relief. The mediation stalled when one of Boko Haram's interlocutors was killed shortly after the meeting, but Mr Sani remains optimistic that given the right attitude from the government they could restart. 'Reward Boko Haram' Opposition parties and in particular those in the north, such as the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), say the government is underestimating the amount of support Boko Haram has among the population. CPC national secretary Bubu Galadima said many people in the north felt marginalized and excluded from wealth and opportunity. "The people are sympathetic to certain principles and ideas," he told the BBC. "If people feel they are being denied anything or an injustice is being meted out to them then there is a likelihood that they will take the law into their own hands and help themselves." Mr Galadima, who is from near Damaturu, where last week's attack took place, raised the case of the former militants from the oil-rich Niger Delta who were given generous financial packages from the government to keep them out of trouble. "Why didn't the president crush the Niger Deltans? That's a questions a lot of people in this part of the country are asking," he said. "Instead they are being rewarded for the economic destruction they brought Nigeria. Why can't the same be true for Boko Haram?"

नाइजीरिया के रक्षा मंत्री बेल्लो हालिरू मोहम्मद का कहना है कि उनके लोग एक बार फिर उत्तर में सुरक्षा स्थिति के "शीर्ष पर" हैं-जिसने आतंकवादी इस्लामी समूह बोको हराम के हमलों को देखा है-और लोगों को डरने की कोई बात नहीं है।


Aberdeen 'no ball games' signs could be kicked into touch

Summary: Aberdeen could become the first city in Scotland to remove all of its "no ball games" signs from public areas.

A report to councillors next week has said the signs are not legally enforceable. It also claims they are a deterrent to outdoor play. The communities and housing committee will be asked to approve a plan to remove them when it meets next Thursday.

एबरडीन सार्वजनिक क्षेत्रों से अपने सभी "नो बॉल गेम्स" संकेतों को हटाने वाला स्कॉटलैंड का पहला शहर बन सकता है।


'Increased hostility' towards Scottish Muslims since Paris attacks

Summary: In the week since the terror attacks in Paris, Europe has been coming together to pay tribute to the victims. But Scotland's Muslims have come together to speak up about the increasing hostility they face. At Glasgow Central Mosque, BBC Scotland spoke to members of the city's Islamic community about their experiences of prejudice. They reported that they have suffered from physical and verbal abuse and encouraged people to report hate crime to the police.

By Claire DiamondBBC Scotland news website 'One of you' Asma Ali said that the week following the attacks in Paris was the first time she felt she had been "treated differently" because of her race or religion. She said: "I've lived through 9/11, 7/7, and the failed attack at Glasgow Airport. "But this week, for the first time, I have noticed a difference in the way that people treated me. "When I was out over the weekend in Glasgow, people were staring at me and muttering things under their breath as I walked down Argyle Street. Ms Ali said one mother who was holding her child in her arms pulled it out of the way as she walked past. She said she noticed a change in attitudes through small gestures like people not smiling back as often. But she insisted she would not be intimidated by the hostility, and called for "peace, love, harmony and understanding" among people of all faiths and of none. "Why should I be afraid? Why should I live in fear?" she said. "I am one of you. I was born and brought up in Scotland. I know no other life." "We may be Muslims but we are also Scots." Scottish government minister, Humza Yousaf, has received abusive comments on social media since the attacks. This has included accusations that he is a terrorist sympathiser. 'Take it on the chin' "We're not accustomed to reporting things - it's just the mindset", said Mazhar Khan. "That's something that needs to change... People generally tend to take it on the chin - if someone gets called a "Paki" in the street, they say "oh well, that's life". "Everybody you speak to will have either experienced something like that themselves or will know people who have experienced it." According to Police Scotland, 64 hate crimes have been reported since last Friday, when the attacks took place in France. While the police cannot say how many of the 64 were "motivated" by last week's events, a spokesman did confirm that a "number of incidents" were a "direct result" of the events. Mr Khan said: "When you see the statistics and there's been 60-odd reported crimes in the last week, all I can think is that I could count 60 just among the people I know - that shows me that there's a drastic under-reporting of these types of crime." Women particularly vulnerable He said was concerned for his female relatives who were particularly vulnerable to racially- or religiously-motivated attacks because it is "more obvious" that they are Muslim if they are wearing a hijab. Mr Khan said that from his teenage daughter to his elderly mother, they had all been victims of racial or religious abuse. The previous day, his daughter was crossing the road when a man "deliberately accelerated his car" into her path in an attempt to scare her. He said women "feel the brunt" of racist and religious abuse, and that "every second woman you speak to will have experienced" it. Mr Khan said that part of the solution was to encourage victims to report hate crime. Dr Salah Beltagu said he and his wife were frightened to let their daughter walk to and from the train station after several attacks on Muslims in Scotland in the past week. His daughter, a student, is a member of Strathclyde University's Muslim Students Association. She told her father about the "horrible" threats that had been sent to the students association - which have been reported to police - following the attacks in Paris.

पेरिस में आतंकवादी हमलों के बाद के सप्ताह में, यूरोप पीड़ितों को श्रद्धांजलि देने के लिए एक साथ आ रहा है। लेकिन स्कॉटलैंड के मुसलमान अपनी बढ़ती शत्रुता के बारे में बोलने के लिए एक साथ आए हैं। ग्लासगो सेंट्रल मस्जिद में, बीबीसी स्कॉटलैंड ने शहर के इस्लामी समुदाय के सदस्यों से अपने पूर्वाग्रह के अनुभवों के बारे में बात की। उन्होंने बताया कि वे शारीरिक और मौखिक दुर्व्यवहार से पीड़ित हैं और लोगों को पुलिस को घृणा अपराध की रिपोर्ट करने के लिए प्रोत्साहित किया है।


Immigration: Charting Scotland’s new arrivals

Summary: The 2011 census gave us a clearer picture of where Scotland's immigrants come from, how they've changed in a decade, how much younger they are than the rest of Scotland and their religious beliefs.

1. Ethnic group by whether they were born inside or outside of the UK Nearly all the people who defined themselves as 'Scots and white' in the last census were born in Scotland, and they were 93% of the total population. Most Scots of Pakistani origin - 57% - were born in the UK, while 90% of Polish-Scots were born outside the UK. Large majorities of African, Chinese, Arab and Indian people in Scotland were born outside the UK. 2. Countries of birth outside of the UK Seven in every 100 Scots were born outside the UK. In 2001, the largest single group were Irish-born, followed by Germany, Pakistan and the USA. But that changed within 10 years, to a much larger number of Poles born outside the UK, followed by those born in India, Ireland and Germany. Poland wasn't in the top 15 in 2001. Nor was Nigeria, while New Zealand and the Netherlands fell down the table. 3. European comparisons: proportions of foreign born population How does immigration compare in Scotland with the rest of Europe? Luxembourg and Cyprus had by the largest share of foreign-born residents in 2011. England had 13%, Scotland had 7%, Northern Ireland had 6% and Wales 5%. While small countries countries can have many immigrants, as well as emigrants, those at the bottom of the immigrant table are some of Europe's poorest countries. It's a lot less attractive to move there for work. 4. Ethnic group by age Immigration is seen as one way of countering the problems that arise for Scotland (and other European countries) of an ageing population. While a minority of the total population was aged up to 40 in the 2011 census, white Scottish, Irish and other British people were majority 40 and over. The youngest age profile was Polish, with 85% aged up to 40. Scots with African and Arab roots were also much more likely to be younger. 5. Population pyramids The age spread of all Scots is more weighted towards elderly people than in the Indian and Pakistani communities. And of the working age population, those of Asian origin are more likely to be in the younger age brackets. 6. Scotland's population by ethnicity, 2001-2011 How much of Scotland's total population is immigrant, and how much did it change in a decade? 7. Ethnic group by religion When the 2011 Scottish census form asked people their religion, a large number responded 'no religion'. Broken down by ethnic group, Polish and Irish groups were majority Catholic, and Africans were the next biggest Christian group. Of Pakistani-Scots, 91% said they were Muslim, 41% of Indian-Scots responded Hindu. The least religious group was Chinese, with 69% saying that had no religion. 8. Non-Christian religions in Scotland People with religious affiliation other than Christians were mostly Muslim, up from 43,000 to 77,000 in the 10 years to the most recent census. The Big Immigration debate is on BBC Two Scotland at 22:30 on Tuesday 10 March

2011 की जनगणना ने हमें एक स्पष्ट तस्वीर दी कि स्कॉटलैंड के अप्रवासी कहाँ से आते हैं, वे एक दशक में कैसे बदल गए हैं, वे स्कॉटलैंड के बाकी हिस्सों और उनकी धार्मिक मान्यताओं की तुलना में कितने छोटे हैं।


The new sign on French menus

Summary: The summer rush to France - a magnet for more foreign tourists than any other country - is about to begin. And this year travellers may spot a new logo on menus, designed to flag up when food has been home-made. But how exactly is "home-made" defined?

By Olivia Sorrel-DejerineParis The bad news is that - just like anywhere else in the developed world - many French restaurants just reheat pre-prepared food, rather than cooking it from scratch. French consumers estimated, in a poll last October, that barely half of restaurant meals were home-made, while the Union of Hotel Skills and Industries suggests that 85% of restaurants secretly make use of frozen or vacuum-packed food. In the country of Parmentier, Escoffier, and Paul Bocuse, to many people this just doesn't seem right, so a law designed to uphold French culinary traditions was passed earlier this year, and came into force this week. Now any restaurant that serves a home-made dish can indicate it on the menu with a new logo - in the shape of a saucepan with a roof-like lid. From next January it will be compulsory for all menus to carry the logo - so if you don't see it, the food is not fait maison. "We chose to represent 'home-made' with a logo so that foreign tourists could understand it," says a government spokeswoman. "French gastronomy represents 13.5% of foreign tourists' expenses and it's undeniable that if we add value to the quality of our restaurants, it will have an impact on tourism." Even professional chefs in smart restaurants have been cutting corners, it seems. They can buy steak tartare that has been chopped irregularly to make it look as if it was just hand-prepared in the kitchen, and any number of faux home-made tarts and pies. "It's true that it is much easier to buy ready-made piecrust or ready-made veal stock. You don't have to come in early or to stay during the afternoon," says Pierre Negrevergne, Maître Restaurateur at La Terrasse Mirabeau in Paris, who only cooks with fresh seasonal products from local producers. "Anyone can buy a ready-made pate, cut it, present it with some salad and only few people will notice it is industrial." Alain Tortosa, gourmet and creator of the directory Restaurantsquifontamanger.fr, mentions the case of a chef who went out for dinner and knew he was eating an industrially made Boeuf Bourguignon. "It was so good that the chef was soon asking himself why he was taking the trouble to make his own," he says. French diners' views Source: April 2013 survey by Opinion Way for the Union of Hotel Skills and Industries Under the new law readymade pie crust, pate and stew will not qualify for the logo, but there are some exceptions. Chefs can buy bread, pasta, cheese and wine, and also, more controversially, raw products that have been frozen, refrigerated, chopped, ground, smoked, or peeled - though this doesn't extend to oven chips. A number of French commentators are furious. Food critic JP Gene has lashed out in Le Monde, scoffing at the idea of "home-made" restaurant food produced with frozen shrimps and frozen spinach. The exceptions undermine the original idea of the law, he argues, which was to allow the consumer to distinguish a restaurant where fresh products are cooked on site, to encourage the use of local produce, and to create jobs - because kitchens need staff if they are to peel their own vegetables, fillet fish and truss chickens. The result, he says, is a "joke". The government nonetheless predicts a virtuous circle, with restaurant owners increasing the number of home-made meals, consumers getting a better experience, and visiting restaurants more regularly. Whether this is how it will work in practice, nobody can be sure. Francis Attrazic, President of the French Association of Maitres Restaurateurs points out that many restaurants will continue to serve only reheated food, because it's all they know how to do. He still thinks it's useful, though, to have the concept of "home-made" food defined in law for the first time. For his part, Alain Tortosa can see the law actually reducing the number of home-made dishes on menus. He gives the example of a restaurant owner whose menu is almost entirely made with industrial food, except for the apple pie he makes himself. Under the new law, he will have to put a logo next to the pie - but this will only serve to underline the fact that all the other dishes are pre-prepared. "The restaurant owner will be tempted to replace the home-made pie by a pre-prepared one. He will have less work, he will earn more money and he lawfully won't put any logo on his menu." Subscribe to the BBC News Magazine's email newsletter to get articles sent to your inbox.

फ्रांस के लिए गर्मियों की भीड़-किसी भी अन्य देश की तुलना में अधिक विदेशी पर्यटकों के लिए एक चुंबक-शुरू होने वाली है। और इस साल यात्रियों को मेनू पर एक नया लोगो दिखाई दे सकता है, जिसे घर में बने भोजन को चिह्नित करने के लिए डिज़ाइन किया गया है। लेकिन "घर में बने" को वास्तव में कैसे परिभाषित किया जाता है?


Trump's UK visit and protests

Summary: On the second day of his visit to the UK, President Trump has met Prime Minister Theresa May at Chequers and the Queen at Windsor Castle. A number of protests against his visit also took place. Here are the day's events in pictures.

Mr Trump said his relationship with Mrs May was "very, very strong". Theresa May and Donald Trump held a joint news conference at Chequers, in which the president insisted the US-UK relationship is "the highest level of special". Armed British police officers were seen on the roof of Chequers. Later in the afternoon Mr Trump flew to Windsor to meet the Queen who awaited his arrival on a dais. Mr Trump and his wife then stood with the Queen as the Coldstream Guards band played the Star-Spangled Banner. They then inspected the soldiers before heading inside for tea. Earlier in the day a blimp depicting President Trump as a nappy-wearing baby was raised in the air in Parliament Square. London Mayor Sadiq Khan defended his decision to give permission for the blimp to be flown, saying it was not for him to be a censor or to decide what is in good or bad taste. President Trump is not expected to see the inflatable in the air. First Lady Melania Trump (centre) joined the prime minister's husband Philip May (second right), on a visit to the Royal Hospital Chelsea, and took questions from school children. Meanwhile, women from a number of different protest groups set off on an anti-Trump march in central London on Friday morning. Other protests about the visit are taking place around the country. An afternoon march and rally in central London was attended by tens of thousands of protestors. A pro-Donald Trump supporter was seen outside Windsor Castle. The prime minister welcomed the Trumps on Thursday for a black tie dinner at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire. .

ब्रिटेन की अपनी यात्रा के दूसरे दिन राष्ट्रपति ट्रम्प ने चेकर्स में प्रधानमंत्री थेरेसा मे और विंडसर कैसल में महारानी से मुलाकात की। उनकी यात्रा के खिलाफ कई विरोध प्रदर्शन भी हुए। यहाँ तस्वीरों में दिन की घटनाएं हैं।