Run: Will Gompertz reviews Domhnall Gleeson and Merritt Wever's Sky Comedy drama ★★★★☆

Summary: As a rule of thumb, any TV show or movie that relies heavily on its protagonists interacting with a mobile phone is best avoided. Watching someone look at an iPhone on telly is marginally less interesting than watching someone do it in real life, which, as we all know, is not interesting at all.

Will GompertzArts editor@WillGompertzBBCon Twitter When a phone buzzes on screen we groan, just as we do when it happens on a train. In real life, that is. Not so in Run, a new eight-part drama created by Vicky Jones (Fleabag), where much of the action takes place on a trans-American choo-choo. There's no "shushing"' from irate fellow travellers as Ruby (Merritt Wever) and Billy (Domhnall Gleeson) juggle phone calls, SMS messages, and drinking games on the New York to Chicago Express. They have no final destination, they are on the railroad to nowhere, having met in Manhattan on a whim after contacting each other out of the blue. Ruby and Billy were college lovers back in the day. They made a pact just like the one many of us have made at a similar time in our lives, promising if all else fails they'll get back together. It's a sort of teenage insurance policy should your hunch that you can do better proves to be wrong. The terms of their now 15-year-old deal were simple: either could text the word "run" to the other at any time. If the recipient texted back "run" they would both drop everything and meet at Grand Central Station in New York to take the first train out of town. Billy triggers the process, pinging Ruby a text while she's sitting in her SUV in suburban despair having completed her out-of-town shopping duties. Her husband wants her home to sign for his new speakers when they arrive, she wants to go and try out her new yoga mat. If ever there was a time for the "Run" text to arrive it's now. It does, and off she and we go. Ruby and Billy are now in their mid-30s and carrying plenty of baggage - not suitcases and hat boxes, there was no time for any of that - but the problems and responsibilities that come with a decade-and-a-half of adult life. They agree not to talk about the past, at least not until they've become fully reacquainted, but then quickly realise it is easier said than done. They can run away, but they can't hide. Not when they've got mobile phones. Run has a When Harry Met Sally vibe, except it's not funny, even though it is playing on Sky Comedy. It is more rom-dram than rom-com, with the show improving immeasurably the darker it becomes. The two central performances by Merritt Wever (Nurse Jackie, Into the Wild) and Domhnall Gleeson (The Revenant, Star Wars) are very good. Wever, in particular, is captivating on screen, showing us her character's state of confusion through a mixture of vulnerability and strength: one moment she's taking Billy down for his everyday sexism, the next she's in tears as she contemplates what she has left behind. Billy is surer of himself. He's made his name and money from being an inspirational speaker and life coach. Gleeson balances cocky showman and needy bloke with deftness, faltering only occasionally in some of the banter with Wever when he struggles to meet her level of presence. As the series develops the repetitive shots cutting to his or her mobile phone are alleviated by clever plot twists, a growing chemistry between Wever and Gleeson, and well-crafted scripts that propel the drama along at the speed of their intercity train. Archie Panjabi (The Good Wife) is a welcome addition to the party, although Ruby and Billy might not agree. As is a short but sweet cameo from Phoebe Waller-Bridge, who gives us a Twin Peaks-meets-Frances McDormand performance: weird but worth it. Directing duties are shared by Kate Dennis and Natalie Bailey, both of whom do a decent job without straying beyond the tried and tested. The same applies to the show as a whole, which is a grower, and better than good but not as good as great. Vicky Jones has brought bite and wit to the screen, but little invention. Ruby's feminist put-downs conflict with more conservative male tropes: it's Billy who instigates proceedings with his text, it's Billy who has access to money, it's Billy who decides when they get it on, it's Billy who sets most of the rules of the game. Ruby gives us glimpses of the independence and feistiness we've come to expect from female characters coming out of the Vicky Jones/Phoebe Waller-Bridge stable (both are listed among the exec producers), but she is way off a Fleabag or any of the female leads in Killing Eve. That's not to say she won't become more spirited. I've only seen five of the eight episodes, each better than the last. I'm looking forward to the next three and possibly discovering a 21st Century Bonnie and Clyde. Recent reviews by Will Gompertz Follow Will Gompertz on Twitter

एक नियम के रूप में, कोई भी टीवी शो या फिल्म जो अपने नायक पर बहुत अधिक निर्भर करती है और मोबाइल फोन के साथ बातचीत करती है, उससे बचना सबसे अच्छा है। किसी को टेली पर आईफोन को देखना वास्तविक जीवन में किसी को ऐसा करते हुए देखने की तुलना में थोड़ा कम दिलचस्प है, जैसा कि हम सभी जानते हैं, यह बिल्कुल भी दिलचस्प नहीं है।


Ed Sheeran and Prince Harry team up for World Mental Health Day

Summary: "People all over the world are really suffering."

Powerful words from Prince Harry. And there's no doubt Ed Sheeran agrees. In a video released on the Duke of Sussex's Instagram, arguably the two most famous redheads on the planet discuss a globally important issue. Well that's what Prince Harry thinks is happening. But he quickly becomes confused by Ed's train of thought. "People don't understand what it's like for people like us," says Ed, adding he's trying to write a song about the problem. "The jokes, the snide comments, it's time we stood up and said: "We're not going to take this any more.'" Ed's rallying call? "We are ginger and we're going to fight." Cue some nicely scripted awkwardness as Prince Harry reveals he thought the two were teaming up to raise awareness for World Mental Health Day. Ed then hastily starts deleting his "Gingers Unite" headline from his laptop - where we also get a glimpse of his mission statement. "HRH Prince Harry and the king of ging Ed Sheeran get together to change the perception of people with Moroccan sunset hair." Confusion over - the two then finish the video with a genuine message: "This World Mental Health Day, reach out, make sure that you're friends, strangers, look out for anyone that might be suffering in silence. We're all in this together." In just over four hours the video had more than 1.2m views. Ed's also shared the video on his own Instagram, saying: "Myself and Prince Harry, want to ensure that not just today but every day, you look after yourself, your friends and those around you. There's no need to suffer in silence - share how you're feeling, ask how someone is doing and listen for the answer, be willing to ask for help when you need it, and know that we are all in this together." You can get more information on mental health support by clicking on the BBC Advice pages. Follow Newsbeat on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Listen to Newsbeat live at 12:45 and 17:45 weekdays - or listen back here.

"दुनिया भर के लोग वास्तव में पीड़ित हैं।"


Air and sea search for missing four-year-old boy

Summary: Coastguards are carrying out an extensive air and sea search after a four-year-old boy went missing at Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset.

The operation - involving a helicopter and two lifeboats - is continuing overnight as the tide has gone out, making the search easier. Emergency services were called after the boy's parents were spotted trying to rescue him on Sunday evening. The couple required medical treatment for water ingestion. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency said: "A member of the public dialled 999 to inform Swansea Coastguard they had seen two adults go in the water to attempt to rescue a small child and that they needed medical assistance. "Swansea Coastguard sent the Burnham-on-Sea Coastguard rescue team to the scene, along with the two Burnham-on-Sea RNLI lifeboats."

समरसेट के बर्नहैम-ऑन-सी में एक चार वर्षीय लड़के के लापता होने के बाद तटरक्षक एक व्यापक हवाई और समुद्री खोज कर रहे हैं।


‘Welcome to my high-fashion, trash shopping mall’

Summary: Anna Bergstrom had a dilemma. She loved the glitzy world of high fashion, but had also come to feel that it was unsustainable and bad for the planet. She's now found peace of mind by running a stylish shopping mall in Sweden, where everything is second-hand.

By Dougal ShawBBC Stories "Do you notice the smell?" Anna Bergstrom says, as she surveys her mall from the mezzanine level. "It smells nice here, doesn't it?" It's very important to Anna that this place is enticing, because she feels it is making a statement. Everything for sale here, in 14 specialist shops covering everything from clothes to DIY tools, is recycled. She is usually turned off by the smell of second-hand stores, she explains, even though she adores vintage fashion. For most people flea-markets and charity shops carry a stigma, she thinks - a mark left by countless bad experiences. Too often they are worthy but depressing, Anna says. Her mission is to bring second-hand shopping into the mainstream. The mall itself is spacious and appealing, almost Ikea-like. An art installation - a tree and circular bench all fashioned from recycled materials - greets customers at the entrance. There is even a coffee shop and gift-wrapping service. The mall is called ReTuna. "Tuna" because that's the nickname for the city where it is based - Eskilstuna, an hour's train journey west of Stockholm - and "Re" because the goods on sale have been recycled or repurposed. It was set up by Eskilstuna's local government in 2015, in a warehouse which used to house trucks for a logistics company. The shops inside it are run as businesses rather than charities, and each pays a combined charge of rent and business rates. Anna Bergstrom's business mantra which she repeats to each shopkeeper is, "Do it like Hugo Boss." She wants the mall to stand toe-to-toe with a regular, commercial, glitzy mall. There is a sports shop stuffed with skis and (slightly scuffed) sledges, a kids' shop bursting with toys (a little faded), a bookshop, a DIY store, a homeware specialist, even a pet accessory shop. As well as "pre-loved" items for sale, there are also many that have been upcycled. These are unwanted items that have been taken apart and turned into new objects. In a store that specialises in handmade household ornaments, Bergstrom is keen to show off a nice example of this, from one of her star tenants. Shopkeeper Maria Larsson proudly shows off her best-selling product - a container that resembles the body of a pine cone. Each segment of its skin has been cut from leather jackets - upcycling in action. However, Maria confesses to being a little worried. She is struggling to keep up with customer demand for this design because she can't get enough jackets. This makes more sense once you understand ReTuna's location. It's right next to Eskilstuna's recycling centre, which is also run by the municipality. A steady stream of cars passes through it, bringing cardboard, mattresses and other typical unwanted household items. But many of these cars go past the metal skips and then head down a ramp to a road that runs right next to the mall. Here locals drop off their unwanted household things if there is a possibility they can be resold or upcycled. In a vast area beneath the mall, a small army of workers in fluorescent jackets sifts through the donations, carrying them to designated zones. Every day the shopkeepers can come down and inspect what has arrived: kids' toys, household appliances, gardening equipment… perhaps even a leather jacket. This is what they call their "treasure", says Anna. Their business rent gives them privileged access to it. Shopkeepers sometimes hang around the basement to look at what is coming in to their zones. Anna calls these people "peekers" and gives them a telling-off, because they are meant to wait for set times to inspect their assigned stock. Many of the shopkeepers will come to informal arrangements with one another. So if the clothes shop knows that Larsson wants leather jackets for upcycling, they will pass on any that are too damaged to be re-sold. Any items that are unwanted by all the shopkeepers go to the recycling centre next door. "You see," says Anna, "this is why I sometimes joke that this is the 'high fashion trash shopping mall'." She thinks her passion for ethical, sustainable shopping goes back to her upbringing with her hippie parents. She was born in a commune, though her family moved out to the countryside to pursue a simple life when she was three years old. Her parents rejected consumerism in all its forms and tried to protect her from it. She wasn't allowed Barbie dolls or any toys at all at Christmas, she recalls. But as she grew up she reacted against this. "Everyone has to be their own punk revolution," she says cryptically. In fact she ended up forging a career in the temples of modern consumerism: shopping centres. She began by setting up retail shops, then ran two commercial malls in the Stockholm area. It was only when she had children - four daughters - that she began to have doubts. She took about a year's maternity leave for each child, which gave her time to reflect. Perhaps maternal instinct revived in her some of the values instilled by her parents, she thinks. As her daughters grew, so too did her doubts about the world she'd brought them into, and its throwaway culture. She watched them become seduced, as teenagers, by a modern kind of consumerism - their lives became shaped by big brands, promoted by influencers on social media, says Anna. They became governed by whatever the Kardashians were doing on reality TV or Instagram, she says in a tone of dismay - before breaking into a smile. In desperation she tried cutting her daughters' pocket money so they couldn't buy the latest clothes, but offered to pay for second-hand ones instead - with limited success. She realised she had to do something more, so the opportunity for a job at the ReTuna mall three years ago, as its first manager, came at the perfect time for her. Find out more "I realised that I needed to become a role model for my children, doing something good for the planet," says Anna. She calls the mall "my baby", and wants it to be a place her teenage children are proud to visit. And they do visit. Though she hasn't persuaded them to tag it as a location on an Instagram post yet - she's working on that. Anna's bigger hope is that what works for her family can work for Swedish society as a whole. Swedes love the concept of living sustainably and doing things for the planet, but there is a "gap" when it comes to action, she says. Anna thinks her mall can bridge this gap. And there is evidence this may be happening. Sales are slowly rising year-on-year. Since opening, the mall has sold £2.8m worth of products and last year it attracted 700 visitors per day. "If you can have a trendy, fashionable way to do sustainable living," says Anna, "I think mainstream customers can follow that - in high heels." You can follow writer Dougal Shaw on Twitter: @dougalshawbbc See more: You can take a look around the mall in this video. Join the conversation - find us on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Twitter.

एना बर्गस्ट्रोम को एक दुविधा थी। वह उच्च फैशन की चमकती दुनिया से प्यार करती थी, लेकिन यह भी महसूस करने लगी थी कि यह ग्रह के लिए अस्थिर और बुरा था। अब स्वीडन में एक स्टाइलिश शॉपिंग मॉल चलाकर उसे मन की शांति मिल गई है, जहाँ सब कुछ पुरानी चीज़ है।


NFT blockchain drives surge in digital art auctions

Summary: Musician Grimes has sold several pieces of digital artwork at auction, raising a total of $6m - and their new "owners" do not own the work itself, meaning it can still be seen and shared online.

Grimes is one of several artists using NFT (non-fungible token) technology to sell art. But the art in question does not have a physical presence the same way a painting or sculpture does. Instead, the token represents ownership - but not the work itself. The token is recorded on a digital ledger, and can be re-sold. The artwork can go up or down in value, but the owner of the token never possesses the original digital file. Authenticity The NFT is perhaps best described as a sort of digital certificate of authenticity, and for some it's become a desirable collectible. Last month an NFT of the 10-year-old meme Nyan Cat sold for $580,000, and a video clip of basketball player Lebron Jones went for $100,000. NFTs exists on the blockchain - the same technology that underpins cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin - and that is how transactions are logged. Last month the 254-year-old auction house Christie's opened its first auction of purely digital work by the artist Mike Winkelmann - also known as Beeple. It is a collection of digital art created every single day over a 13.5-year period and is offered as a single lot. "Acquiring Beeple's work is a unique opportunity to own an entry in the blockchain itself created by one of the world's leading digital artists," said Noah Davis, specialist in post-war and contemporary art. Susannah Streeter, senior investment and markets analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown, said people wanting to invest in NFT art should consider whether there would be long-term benefits. "If you want to buy an asset as an investment, ideally you should do it because you have done your homework and you believe that over the longer term that investment will rise," she said. "At the moment some people are buying these types of assets for short-term speculative gain, with the expectation that they will be able to ride the wave of higher prices. "There may well be a frenzy, but then the craze is likely to move onto the next big thing and the asset could end up being worth nothing."

संगीतकार ग्रिम्स ने नीलामी में डिजिटल कलाकृति के कई टुकड़े बेचे हैं, कुल 6 मिलियन डॉलर जुटाए हैं-और उनके नए "मालिकों" के पास खुद काम नहीं है, जिसका अर्थ है कि इसे अभी भी ऑनलाइन देखा और साझा किया जा सकता है।


North Wales child abuse: Man bailed by police in Operation Pallial

Summary: A man arrested by a team investigating allegations of historical abuse at chldren's homes in north Wales has been released on police bail.

He was questioned following his arrest in Ipswich, Suffolk, on Tuesday on suspicion of serious sexual offences against a number of people. It was the first arrest in Operation Pallial, an independent investigation set up to examine allegations surrounding child abuse in the region. The man has been bailed until July. The investigation is being led by Det Supt Ian Mulcahey of Merseyside Police, alongside officers and staff from the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA), the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre and police forces across the country. A report on the progress of the operation is due to be published on Monday.

उत्तरी वेल्स में चैल्ड्रेन के घरों में ऐतिहासिक दुर्व्यवहार के आरोपों की जांच कर रही एक टीम द्वारा गिरफ्तार किए गए एक व्यक्ति को पुलिस जमानत पर रिहा कर दिया गया है।


Covid: What are the rules for winter holidays and going abroad?

Summary: Coronavirus has dashed the travel hopes of many people this year.

By Eleanor LawrieBBC News Non-essential foreign travel is currently banned in much of the UK, but a potential vaccine has led to growing interest in booking future holidays. Can I go on holiday at the moment? In England, foreign travel is currently only permitted for work, education or if someone has another valid reason. Travelling to take a holiday can be punished by a fine, with penalties starting at £200 and going up to £6,400. People can only travel in and out of Wales with a reasonable excuse, such as going to work or school. In Northern Ireland, people are advised to only travel for necessary reasons and to "carefully consider" their holiday and travel options, in light of the pandemic. In Scotland, people living in higher risk areas should avoid unnecessary travel to other places. Can I book a winter holiday for after lockdown? England is due to come out of lockdown on 2 December, and is likely to move back to a tiered system of restrictions. Under the previous rules, travel abroad was allowed in every tier, but future arrangements have not been announced. Even if people can travel for holidays again, UK travellers face restrictions when arriving in many other countries. Anyone arriving in the UK from most destinations - including British nationals - must quarantine for 14 days. Exceptions are made for the Common Travel Area - Republic of Ireland, Channel Islands, or the Isle of Man - or people coming from countries in travel corridors with the UK. The latest places to be added to the travel corridor list for England (from 04:00 GMT on 21 November) are Israel, Jerusalem, Namibia, Rwanda, Sri Lanka, Uruguay, the BES Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands and the US Virgin Islands. Where can I go without having to quarantine? There are currently only a handful of places you can visit without facing restrictions, either when you arrive at your destination or return to the UK. These include: Country-by-country travel advice is also issued for England by the government. The rules vary a little for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. What about airport testing and a vaccine? There are hopes that a coronavirus vaccine, and greater testing could make travel to more destinations possible. Ministers say they could soon formally approve the idea of arrivals paying for a test after a week of self-isolation. This would lead to early release from quarantine if they are negative. These tests are only for passengers departing the UK. But ministers say they could soon formally approve the idea for arrivals. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has suggested rapid testing - which can give a result in under an hour - could eventually "open the way" for quarantine-free travel. Heathrow offers an £80 pre-flight coronavirus test on some flights to Hong Kong, which requires a recent negative test for entry from the UK. The results of the rapid saliva swab are not accepted by some countries because, unlike the NHS-preferred PCR test, they do not require analysis in a lab.

कोरोना वायरस ने इस साल कई लोगों की यात्रा की उम्मीदों को धराशायी कर दिया है।


Capitol siege: An eyewitness account from inside the House chamber

Summary: Jamie Stiehm is a US political columnist who was in the Capitol building in Washington DC when it was stormed by pro-Trump rioters. Here's what she saw from the press gallery in the House of Representatives.

I had told my sister earlier: "Something bad is going to happen today. I don't know what, but something bad will happen." Outside the Capitol, I encountered a group of very boisterous supporters of President Donald Trump, all waving flags and pledging their allegiance to him. There was a sense that trouble was brewing. I went inside to the House of Representatives and up into the press gallery, where we were assigned seats, looking down at the rather sombre gathering. Speaker Nancy Pelosi was holding the gavel, and keeping people to their five-minute statements. As we went into the second hour, all of a sudden we heard breaking glass. The air began getting fogged. An announcement from the Capitol Police said, "An individual has breached the building". So everyone looked around and then it was business as usual. But after that, the announcements kept coming. And they were getting more and more urgent. They announced that the intruders had breached the rotunda, which is under the famed marble dome. The sacred house of democracy was under fire. Many of us are hardened journalists - I've seen my share of violence covering homicides in Baltimore - but this was very unpredictable. The police didn't seem to know what was happening. They weren't coordinated. They locked the chamber doors but at the same time, they told us we would have to evacuate. So there was a sense of panic. I was afraid. I'll tell you that. And I've spoken to other journalists who said they were a little ashamed of themselves for feeling afraid. There was a sense of "nobody's in charge here, the Capitol Police have lost control of the building, anything can happen". If you think back to the September 11 attacks in 2001, there was one plane that went down and didn't hit its target. That target was the Capitol. There were echoes of that. I made a call to my family, just to let them know that I was here and it was a dangerous situation. There was a shot. We could see there was a standoff in our chamber. Five men were holding guns at the door. It was a frightening sight. Men were looking through a broken glass window and looked like they could shoot at any second. Thankfully there was no gunfire inside the chamber. But for a while there, it felt like it would be a real possibility. Because things were going downhill very fast. We had to crawl under railings to get out of the way. I was not dressed to do that. A lot of women were dressed up, wearing heels, because they had come for a formal ritual. I sheltered in the House cafeteria alongside others. I'm still shaking now. I have seen a lot as a journalist, but this was something more. This was the collective public sphere being undermined, assaulted, degraded. And I think this was why the Speaker wanted to return and hold the gavel again and go on. Afterwards I had to decide whether I was going to go back to the chamber too. I decided l probably would, because the message that is sending is: "You can incite a mob, but we're going to go on". I think that is a very important political message.

जेमी स्टीम एक अमेरिकी राजनीतिक स्तंभकार हैं जो वाशिंगटन डी. सी. में कैपिटल भवन में थे जब ट्रम्प समर्थक दंगाइयों ने उस पर हमला किया था। यहाँ उन्होंने प्रतिनिधि सभा में प्रेस गैलरी से क्या देखा है।


Spain anger over 'energy poverty' deaths

Summary: Spain's economy may be recovering, but the recent deaths of a 12-year-old girl and an 81-year-old woman in house fires are reminders of the hardship that millions of households still face in the country's deep-rooted crisis.

By James BadcockMadrid "Rosa PV" (as she is described in the media) died alone, choking on fumes from a fire started by one of the candles she used for light in her flat in the city of Reus, south of Barcelona, early last Monday. It emerged that her electricity had been cut off for non-payment of bills. Rosa's solitary plight caused protesters' voices to be raised in unison against energy poverty as winter approaches. There have been demonstrations of sorrow for Rosa and anger at the failure of the authorities to take care of such an elderly citizen, in Reus, Barcelona and elsewhere this week. The leader of the anti-austerity Podemos party, Pablo Iglesias, said his "blood was boiling" over the failure of Spain's administrations to stop companies cutting off basic supplies to the vulnerable. A week before the death of Rosa, fire also claimed the life of 12-year-old Lucia Fuoli after an apparent short-circuit. The blaze was possibly caused by the use of a defective electric heater and it engulfed the fifth-floor Zaragoza apartment. The fire in the living room cut off Lucia and her father from the door to the apartment. Clambering out of a patio window at the back of the building, seeking safety from the flames, Lucia slipped and fell while her father helplessly watched, clinging on to a television antenna. "In November temperatures go down and people need more heating. Sadly in many homes, families simply cannot meet the costs of this increased expense," said Fernando Cuevas, head of a project for the extremely vulnerable, run by the NGO Cruz Roja (Red Cross). Death in the dark Rosa, an 81-year-old who lived alone, used candles for light after her electricity was cut off. On the evening she died, she fell asleep with a candle still burning. According to the firefighters who found her, she woke up and found her mattress on fire, but fell to the floor as she tried to leave the room, dying of asphyxiation. Attempts to resuscitate her failed and she was pronounced dead at the scene. Rosa had been visited by social workers, but not apparently in recent weeks since her electricity had been cut off. Spain is set to end 2016 with GDP growth above 3% for the second year running, but with unemployment still standing at 19% and low-wage temporary jobs making up the majority of new posts. The poorest remain extremely vulnerable. "We attended to 500,000 people in extreme poverty in 2013 and last year that was up to 650,000," says Mr Cuevas. "The macroeconomic statistics are just not reaching the homes of the most vulnerable." In 2014, 11% of Spanish families, or some five million people, could not afford to heat their homes adequately in the winter months, according to a study by the country's Environmental Science Academy. The study found that the average price of gas and electricity had increased by 67% and 73% respectively, since the onset of Spain's economic crisis in 2008. So whose responsibility is it to protect the vulnerable from the cold and dark? Cruz Roja complains that unlike in Britain, France, Germany and Italy, Spain's government does not intervene to ensure low-income households are not cut off if they cannot pay the bills. Catalonia's poverty measures In 2013 Catalonia's regional government passed a law under which families with low incomes could suspend payments on their energy bills for a time. Spain's conservative government under Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy appealed against the law, arguing that the Catalan administration had exceeded its authority, leading to the constitutional court quashing the initiative in April 2016. A second anti-poverty law passed by the Catalan parliament in 2015 introduced the obligation on utility companies to inform social services before cutting off non-paying customers. The local authority can then effectively choose whether to allow the company to cut off gas, electricity or water, or decide to take over payment on behalf of a vulnerable household. Spain allows a 25% discount on energy bills only for especially large families, households where all members are unemployed or pensioners are on the minimum state pension. Any income, however little, can make a family ineligible - as Matias Gonzalez from Barcelona found out, when his son started bringing home €136 (£116; $144) a month for occasional shifts in a bar, as a supplement to €426 entering the household in the form of benefits. The president of Catalonia, Carles Puigdemont, has pointed the finger at electricity supplier Gas Natural, which could be fined €100,000 for failing in its legal duty to inform social services when deciding to cut off 81-year-old Rosa. "If that communication had taken place, we would not be lamenting this person's death," Mr Puigdemont said on Wednesday. "The mistake is clear and the company is to blame." Gas Natural has countered that Rosa's name was not on a list of vulnerable customers handed to the company by Reus council. Meanwhile, a winter which will claim more victims draws closer. A spokesman for the UGT firefighters' union in Catalonia recalls a case where a person had been evacuated from her flat due to smoke inhalation. "That's the official version, if you like. But what was behind that was that the old lady had been burning her espadrilles to try to keep warm. "Of the deaths due to fires in the home, how many are due to energy poverty? There are no figures; this has never been computed. So we still have to define the problem, and if we don't define it, we cannot solve it."

स्पेन की अर्थव्यवस्था भले ही सुधार कर रही हो, लेकिन हाल ही में एक 12 वर्षीय लड़की और एक 81 वर्षीय महिला की घर में आग लगने से हुई मौत उस कठिनाई की याद दिलाती है जिसका सामना लाखों परिवार अभी भी देश के गहरे संकट में कर रहे हैं।


Tensions rise over fishermen row

Summary: Longstanding maritime tensions between Sri Lanka and its nearest neighbour, India, have resurfaced with news that 112 Indian fishermen have been taken in by police in northern Sri Lanka after straying into Sri Lankan waters.

Diplomats are in talks to try and secure their release or bail. Reports from Chennai in southern India say at least 2,000 people have been arrested as they demonstrated against Sri Lanka over the incident. Captured by Sri Lankan fishermen Reports from Jaffna in the island’s far north say the large group of Indian fishermen were surrounded by Sri Lankan fishermen after making an incursion across the maritime boundary. The reports say their 18 trawler vessels were also seized. They were then handed to the local police and taken into custody. It’s the latest and one of the biggest incidents of tensions at sea between the two close neighbours. The Indian prime minister, Manmohan Singh, said Delhi took a serious view of the episode. “This sort of behaviour is not acceptable between neighbouring countries,” he said. Fishermen in northern Sri Lanka recently told the BBC they were unhappy that Indians using big trawlers were entering Sri Lankan seas and overfishing. But in late January distraught Indian villagers accused the Sri Lankan navy of killing two of their fishermen at sea. Accusations of harressment That incident prompted the Indian foreign secretary to visit Colombo, expressing her country’s deep concern. The two countries now have a “joint working group” on fishing but it seems it has a lot of work to do to prevent similar incidents recurring.

श्रीलंका और उसके निकटतम पड़ोसी देश भारत के बीच लंबे समय से चले आ रहे समुद्री तनाव के बीच यह खबर फिर से सामने आई है कि 112 भारतीय मछुआरों को उत्तरी श्रीलंका में श्रीलंका के जल क्षेत्र में भटकने के बाद पुलिस ने हिरासत में ले लिया है।


Lisburn: Post-mortem examination due after man's body found in car

Summary: A post-mortem examination is to be carried out on Wednesday on the body of a man found in a car boot in Lisburn, County Antrim.

The victim has been named locally as Gerry Mulligan. His body was discovered in the Limehurst Way area of the town on Monday afternoon. A 44-year-old man who was arrested on suspicion of murder is still being treated in hospital, the police said. Police do not believe there is any paramilitary involvement. DUP councillor Jonathan Craig said the killing of a man well-known in the local business community had deeply shocked residents in a quiet area. "People cannot get over it," he said.

काउंटी एंट्रिम के लिसबर्न में कार के बूट में पाए गए एक व्यक्ति के शव का बुधवार को पोस्टमार्टम किया जाना है।


Who's likely to get top jobs in Theresa May's cabinet?

Summary: Most of the tension around here today is in the Labour Party.

Laura KuenssbergPolitical editor@bbclaurakon Twitter The shadow cabinet is just finishing up, and the party machine is preparing for a crucial, emergency meeting of its National Executive Committee this afternoon. At that meeting, a decision is meant to be made on how the party's rules around a leadership contest work. The question: Does an existing party leader need to get the nominations of MPs to get their name onto the ballot for the vote? Or does the party's leader automatically get on to the ballot? The party's official legal advice is understood to say that the leader does require fresh nominations. Legal advice sought by Jeremy Corbyn says the opposite, that he, or frankly any leader, has an automatic right to be on the voting paper. It matters so much because Labour is now into a leadership contest, and hardly anyone believes that Jeremy Corbyn would get enough support from MPs to get on to the ballot this time round. The NEC is meant to decide what the actual position is this afternoon. Whatever it rules, both sides are so dug in that there could be a legal challenge. Extraordinary as this is, if the party officially rules that Corbyn does not have an automatic place, he might take the party he leads to court. If the NEC rules that he does have that automatic place, then a different chunk of the party machine might take that decision to court too. You read that correctly - one part of the Labour machine might, by the end of the day, be taking another part of it to court. Meanwhile, David Cameron has chaired his last cabinet, the removal vans are parked up at the back of Downing Street, and the Tories are embarking on one of Westminster's favourite pastimes - guess the cabinet. There are, of course, all sorts of theories, suggestions, plots about plots, and hot tips - it's the kind of place where everyone likes to feel they are the first to know - but frankly, few do. Theresa May is someone who keeps her views close to her and her small team - so guesses are just that, a stab in the dark. However, for fun, even just so I can be proved wrong in the next couple of days, here are a few shots at it after conversations with various different players in the game. There is a consensus that Philip Hammond, the foreign secretary, will become the chancellor, doing what might be one of the most powerful job swaps in the land with George Osborne. After too long in the Treasury bunker, most people expect him to be moved out. Chris Grayling is likely to head up the negotiations over us leaving the EU, in charge at whatever ministry is created to mastermind that process. As a prominent Eurosceptic who didn't get down in the gutter in the campaign, he is likely to rise, having run Theresa May's short campaign too. James Brokenshire, Theresa May's long-serving Home Office minister, is likely to be put in charge at that department - not a bad reward for years of having to defend the government's struggling immigration policy at the despatch box. Stephen Crabb is likely to be left where he is, John Whittingdale might be moved out of the culture brief, potentially to be replaced with Damian Green, a Europhile who was also part of May's campaign team. Priti Patel and Justine Greening are likely to be moved up, Nicky Morgan to be moved out, Amber Rudd and Sajid Javid both thought to be likely to stay where they are. I'd heap layer after layer after layer of caveats on top of all of that. Most of those predictions, some mine, some from others, are likely to be wrong! It is a big and complicated process, and it's likely that May's team haven't worked it all out yet. But the biggest question of all is whether or not this will be a reshuffle that tries to move on from the recent times, and ship out George Osborne, Michael Gove and Boris Johnson. Some in Westminster think Theresa May, who prizes loyalty and trust, might be bold. It would be bold to deny all three cabinet jobs, but would send a very strong message to the rest of the party that their way of doing politics, and the psycho drama of the campaign, is not how Theresa May wants things to work. But the next prime minister also wants to symbolise experience, stability and unity. How to juggle all of that and build the right team at the same time is quite a task.

आज यहाँ अधिकांश तनाव लेबर पार्टी में है।


Peshawar Taliban school attack: Eyewitness accounts

Summary: More than 140 people are known to have been killed by Taliban gunmen after they stormed a school in Peshawar, Pakistan. The militants went from classroom to classroom for hours, killing at least 132 children, in what was the deadliest Taliban attack in Pakistan. Details are still emerging of what happened inside the school - here are a number of accounts. (Readers may find some images distressing.)

Shahrukh Khan - 'I saw death so close' Shahrukh Khan, 16, told the AFP news agency that he ducked below a desk when gunmen entered his classroom. Speaking from Lady Reading Hospital, he said: "I saw a pair of big black boots coming towards me, this guy was probably hunting for students hiding beneath the benches. "The man with big boots kept on looking for students and pumping bullets into their bodies. I lay as still as I could and closed my eyes, waiting to get shot again." He added: "My body was shivering. I saw death so close and I will never forget the black boots approaching me - I felt as though it was death that was approaching me." He also told Reuters: "One of my teachers was crying, she was shot in the hand and she was crying in pain. "One terrorist then walked up to her and started shooting her until she stopped making any sound." Shahrukh was shot in both legs, and survived by playing dead. "All around me my friends were lying injured and dead," he added. Amir Ameen - 'Before we could lock the door... they entered' Amir Ameen, 17, told The Times: "It took us a few minutes to understand the situation - and then we ran." "Before we could lock the door from inside, three attackers entered. There were around 10 boys in the room. They killed all of them. I am the only one who survived." Unnamed military source - 'They... made the kids watch' Speaking on guarantee of anonymity, the military source told NBC: "They burnt a teacher in front of the students in a classroom. "They literally set the teacher on fire with gasoline and made the kids watch." Khalid Khan - 'They killed most of my class' Thirteen-year-old Khalid Khan said he and his classmates were at a first aid lesson when two clean-shaven armed men wearing white clothes and black jackets entered the room. "They opened fire at the students and then went out. The army doctor and soldiers managed to escape and we locked the doors from inside," he told Reuters. "But very soon they came, broke the doors and entered and again started firing." He said many students tried to hide under their desks but were still shot. "They killed most of my class mates," he added. Mudassir Awan - 'Exams were being held' Mudassir Awan told Reuters: "As soon as the firing started, we ran to our classrooms. "A party was being held for classes nine and 10 and so a small number of children were there. "On the upper floor, exams were being held for classes 11 and 12 and the students were sitting there. "I saw the attackers. There were six or seven men. They were entering every class and they were killing the children." Kashan, ninth-grade student - 'Firing indiscriminately' Kashan told Pakistan's Express Tribune: "We were sitting in the hall and a colonel was giving a lecture when we heard firing from the back. "The sound of the firing kept moving closer when suddenly the door behind us was kicked down and two people started firing indiscriminately." Kashan sustained injuries to his feet, but managed to escape. Unnamed male - 'They shot at anyone who moved' Speaking to Pakistan's Geo News, one unnamed male said: "We ducked under the tables and chairs, but they shot at our heads and legs. "They kept firing and coming further inside the room, but we did not move because they shot at anyone who moved. "We continued to hide under the tables and chairs." Abdullah Jamal - 'All the children were bleeding' A student at the school, Abdullah Jamal was shot in the leg during a first-aid class. He said to Associated Press: "I saw children falling down who were crying and screaming. "I also fell down. I learned later that I have got a bullet. "All the children had bullet wounds. All the children were bleeding." Unnamed 9-year-old - 'A crowd of parents crying' A nine-year-old boy, who was too afraid to be named, said that teachers took his class out through a back door when the shooting began. "The teacher asked us to recite from the Quran quietly," he said. "When we came out from the back door there was a crowd of parents who were crying. When I saw my father, he was also crying."

पाकिस्तान के पेशावर में एक स्कूल पर हमला करने के बाद 140 से अधिक लोगों को तालिबान बंदूकधारियों द्वारा मारे जाने के लिए जाना जाता है। आतंकवादी घंटों तक एक कक्षा से दूसरी कक्षा में चले गए, जिसमें कम से कम 132 बच्चे मारे गए, जो पाकिस्तान में तालिबान का सबसे घातक हमला था। स्कूल के अंदर क्या हुआ इसका विवरण अभी भी सामने आ रहा है-यहाँ कई खाते हैं। (पाठकों को कुछ चित्र परेशान कर सकते हैं।)


Whitesands flood scheme progress outlined

Summary: Councillors are set to receive the latest information on plans for a £25m flood protection scheme in Dumfries which is heading to public inquiry.

The timescale for the hearing and decision on the Whitesands project could take up to two years. A report added that the cost of the inquiry to the council was also "difficult" to estimate. The hearing will decide whether to take the scheme forward, modify it or abandon it entirely. The council administration has said it believes the project is the right one to protect the area and boost regeneration. However, opponents have voiced concerns about the costs, the impact on riverside views and parking spaces. Related Internet Links Dumfries and Galloway Council

पार्षदों को डमफ्रीज़ में 25 मिलियन पाउंड की बाढ़ सुरक्षा योजना की योजनाओं के बारे में नवीनतम जानकारी प्राप्त करने के लिए तैयार किया गया है जो सार्वजनिक जांच के लिए जा रही है।


Forest Green Rovers move pondered by Ecotricity boss

Summary: A new home for Forest Green Rovers and a business park could be built on land by the M5 in Gloucestershire.

Energy supplier Ecotricity has confirmed it is exploring an option to develop land at junction 13 near its headquarters in nearby Stroud. According to the Stroud News and Journal, Dale Vince - who runs the firm and owns the football club - wants a new site to meet his club ambitions. Mr Vince has been the chairman of the conference side since 2010. He founded Ecotricity fifteen years prior to that and has grown it into a company with almost 150,000 customers.

ग्लूस्टरशायर में एम5 द्वारा भूमि पर फॉरेस्ट ग्रीन रोवर्स के लिए एक नया घर और एक व्यावसायिक पार्क बनाया जा सकता है।


Kim Jong-nam: How N Korea could have used potent VX to kill

Summary: Malaysian authorities have identified the substance that killed Kim Jong-nam at Kuala Lumpur airport as VX, which is classified as a weapon of mass destruction. Bruce Bennett, a defence expert with the Rand Corporation, dissects how this could have happened.

VX is an extraordinarily potent chemical weapon. About 0.01g - less than a drop - on the skin can kill. The chemical goes through the skin and disrupts the nerve system. It is an oil-like substance; it would normally not mix well with water, which raises questions about how it was applied on Mr Kim without killing those who carried out the mission. This is the first time VX has been used in such a way, so there are plenty of imponderables. The CCTV footage and police statements do not lay out the full sequence of events. Two women appear to assault him, at least one with a cloth wiping his face. Malaysian investigators said the two women coated their hands with the liquid toxin and wiped Kim's face afterwards. But if that were the case, they would have died immediately. So if a liquid was sprayed or wiped on Kim Jong-nam it is likely that it did not contain VX and that would help to explain why the women seen accosting him did not die despite apparently getting the liquid on their hands. In that case it appears likely that a very small quantity of VX - possibly just a drop - was actually on the cloths used by the women to wipe his face. We do know now that one of the women involved has been vomiting since the attack. The perpetrators would have really wanted to practise with this to make sure the drop touched Kim, and that they did not touch the drop. And that is what we are told happened. Police say that they are believed to have repeated this move in shopping malls ahead of the actual event on 13 February. As the drop absorbed into Kim Jong-nam's skin, it would have started affecting his nerve system, causing symptoms that take effect within minutes. The subject will experience coughing, chest tightness, blurry vision, fatigue and eventually seizures as the nervous system is shut down. He is likely to have died within minutes. It appears that the North Korean government may have felt that they could claim the body and avoid an autopsy, thus denying the outside world knowledge of what had happened. Malaysia has proven diligent in insisting on an autopsy and clearly North Korea failed in its efforts to prevent this. This has led to a row between the two nations, Malaysia being one of few that had diplomatic relations with the North. So how could the VX have actually got into Malaysia? Because the quantity required to kill is extraordinarily small, it could have been smuggled into Malaysia in a cartridge in a pen or some such thing. The security forces would have had no idea it was being smuggled in unless someone had tipped them off, which clearly did not happen. It is unlikely that VX was made in Malaysia - it is not something that can be made safely in a kitchen sink. Of course, we don't know for sure that North Korea made it and it is also possible they may have purchased it from a third country. There is both a US and a Soviet/Russian version of VX and it will be interesting to see which version was eventually used. It would take sophisticated laboratory analysis to tell them apart, which may already have been done. VX is extremely stable - like oil, it does not evaporate quickly. That made the VX safe on a cloth or some other surface until it touched human skin. But this use of VX, unheard of previously, is a serious violation of international standards. The fact that it was used in a foreign country means that Malaysia and other countries will be both appalled and furious. Of key importance will be how China responds. After all, China was reportedly providing protection for Kim Jong-nam. If North Korea seriously violated international law, China should presumably do more than just cut off imports of North Korean coal. China has the opportunity to punish North Korea and thereby hopefully deter it from carrying out this kind of attack again. A broader Chinese trade embargo would hurt North Korea seriously.

मलेशियाई अधिकारियों ने कुआलालंपुर हवाई अड्डे पर किम जोंग-नाम की हत्या करने वाले पदार्थ की पहचान वीएक्स के रूप में की है, जिसे सामूहिक विनाश के हथियार के रूप में वर्गीकृत किया गया है। रैंड कॉर्पोरेशन के एक रक्षा विशेषज्ञ ब्रूस बेनेट ने बताया कि यह कैसे हो सकता है।


Scotland's seas take centre stage

Summary: Scotland's Year of Coasts and Waters 2020 is not just a marketing hook: there are controversies afloat too, including ferry services, shipbuilding, salmon farming and fish quotas. New figures show how important the maritime economy is to Scotland and the UK, but will oil and gas continue to secure that contribution? A leading energy consultancy says the North Sea will be a hotspot for investment this year, but mainly in Norway, while pressure is growing to keep oil and gas under the seabed.

Douglas FraserBusiness/economy editor, Scotland The year began with a controversy. How much should the public have to pay to do something really daft, which would otherwise be free? On the first day of the year, hundreds of hardy souls dive into the chilly waters of the Forth of Forth as part of the annual Loony Dook. The event's £12 entry fee has been criticised by the original founders. People seem willing to pay for doing something deeply unpleasant, despite the fact they could dive in for free at a different point along the coast. Economic theory struggles to put a price on that, and so does common sense. Maybe there's a lesson for Brexit lost somewhere in the economic chill along the beach at Queensferry. But let's look elsewhere for its symbolism. The Loony Dook began the Year of Scotland's Coast and Waters. Like the year of food and drink, it's a sort of marketing hook - but the theme of coast and water also carries some difficult messages. It comes at the start of a year when matters maritime loom large on the horizon: The start of 2020 saw the introduction of a lowered permitted standard for sulphur emissions from shipping. For many, that has been an expensive adaptation. The industry will come under continued pressure to improve its performance on climate changing pollution. That helps explain why the UK Chamber of Shipping marked the turn of the year by trumpeting its importance to the economy. In a year when trade will loom large, aided by rhetoric about "Global Britain", it is ships that will have to do much of the heavy lifting. At present, they carry 95% of Britain's trade in goods. So we're told we need to appreciate the industry more, recognising that it had turnover of £19bn in 2017, an increase of 41% since 2010 (a bad year for trade, mind). According to analysis by the Centre for Economic and Business Research (CEBR), it directly supports 181,000 jobs. What about Scotland? The same CEBR recently provided research specific to Scotland's marine sector, commissioned by the Maritime UK trade group. It reckoned, using figures from 2017, on £9.9bn in turnover, £3.7bn in added value and 41,000 jobs. That's a big share of the UK total: 21% of turnover, 27% of value added and 19% of employment. With such a long coastline, most of Britain's fishing fleet, ferries to serve its islands, and world-class opportunities for seaborne leisure, it's not hard to see why Scotland might be that way. But the numbers are skewed heavily by the presence of offshore oil and gas. This, you'll note, is not research just about shipping, but about the wider maritime sector. Scotland had only 13% of shipping employment in the 2017 analysis, and 10% in ports. It had 27% of shipbuilding employment (the aircraft carriers alliance was busy at Rosyth that year) and 94% of offshore oil and gas jobs. Those oil and gas jobs account for a generous share of value added, as you should expect from a valuable commodity. The average job equated to £109,000 in 2017. More was generated, however, by the maritime business services - shipbroking and insurance, for instance - in which London dominates, accounting for £113,000 per person. Will offshore oil and gas continue to deliver for the Scottish economy? That's a big question, for the economy, for constitutional politics, and for the environment. The CEBR forecasts that the Scottish maritime sector will grow at about 2.6% per year up to 2023. That's twice the rate of the economy as a whole - but it also points out that seaborne global trade is growing at 3.8%. UK government projections are well below that although, over time, they add up to a 39% rise in the volume moving through British ports by 2050. The study reflects Oil and Gas Authority projections for declining activity in UK waters. It suggests that as less oil comes through pipelines, more will have to reach Britain by tankers. That's unless the industry adapts to growing demands for action on climate change. The common justification for keeping the drillers busy in UK waters is that the energy has to come from somewhere: better to make it local than bringing it long distances by tankers. The selling of the North Sea Some industry players are becoming increasingly sensitive to public pressure, but not all. While big producers are shifting at least some capital to renewable energy, small producers are moving in on mature fields in the North Sea, with less concern about their public reputations. Such a move saw BP announce a deal this week to sell its stakes in five central North Sea fields to Premier Oil. These North Sea sales by UK and US oil majors have, in only three years, totted up to $20bn worth of assets changing hands, according to Wood Mackenzie, the global energy consultancy based in Edinburgh which watches such things closely. Yet about a third of wells are still operated by major producers. Last year alone, total transactions in North Sea offshore oil and gas came to $15bn - and WoodMac reckons there's a lot more to come this year. The private equity firms that bought in are now beginning to want to exit, meaning bargain prices. More international buyers are expected, and perhaps some financial players. North Sea production is forecast to rise for the first time since 2017. And while that is helped by new fields coming onstream in UK waters, including Mariner and Culzean, it's in Norway that the big spending will be found. Johan Sverdrup, a gigantic field near Stavanger, had its official opening this week. Some two-thirds of the $25bn being invested in the North Sea this year is expected to be in Norway. Much of that depends on the oil price, of course. And with uncertainty over US-China trade rattling markets, followed by rocket exchanges between Iran and the US, Brent crude has turned volatile again. That matters a lot for those producing from older reserves in UK waters which are getting ever more marginal and expensive to operate when measured per barrel. What impact could oil prices have? Professor Alex Kemp, at Aberdeen University, the guru of North Sea oil economists, recently put out his estimates showing the high price sensitivity of the UK industry. He offered up three scenarios - a low one with the oil price at $50, and a therm of gas at 35 pence; the middle scenario has oil at $60 per barrel and gas at 45p; and the upside outlook for the industry (not for the environment, you might wish to point out) is oil at $70 and gas at 55p, all in real terms. Let's see how they perform. According to Professor Kemp, with fellow economist Linda Stephen, low prices could bring in £52bn of development spending up to 2050, and means 8.7 billion barrels or their gas equivalent are extracted. The middle prices read across to £90bn of spending, to extract 12 billion barrels. And the high price (nearly reached in trading as fears of a US-Iran hot war spiked this week) would, if sustained, spark £113bn of spending for 14.5 billion barrels. Bear in mind that more than 40 billion barrels have been extracted over 45 years. It's another reminder that the offshore oil and gas industry has a future stretching towards the middle of this century, and more activity still in decommissioning its equipment. But returning to those climate change talks in Glasgow come November, will decisions made there mean it having to shut down the flow of hydrocarbons long before then?

स्कॉटलैंड का तट और जल वर्ष 2020 केवल एक विपणन हुक नहीं हैः नौका सेवाओं, जहाज निर्माण, सैल्मन खेती और मछली कोटा सहित विवाद भी चल रहे हैं। नए आंकड़े बताते हैं कि स्कॉटलैंड और यूके के लिए समुद्री अर्थव्यवस्था कितनी महत्वपूर्ण है, लेकिन क्या तेल और गैस उस योगदान को सुरक्षित रखना जारी रखेंगे? एक प्रमुख ऊर्जा परामर्श का कहना है कि उत्तरी सागर इस साल निवेश के लिए एक हॉटस्पॉट होगा, लेकिन मुख्य रूप से नॉर्वे में, जबकि तेल और गैस को समुद्र तल के नीचे रखने के लिए दबाव बढ़ रहा है।


Russia battles to honour UK's WW2 naval veterans

Summary: World War Two veterans have waited 70 years to hold a foreign medal they earned in freezing waters plagued with enemy ships. As a result some are dying weeks before their day to be awarded the Ushakov Medal arrives, prompting a Russian Embassy team to race around the UK to honour as many Arctic convoy mariners as possible.

By Hannah BewleyBBC News Online Harold Turtle describes the Ushakov Medal - one of Russia's highest honours for naval personnel - as "the most beautiful medal I have ever seen". The Arctic convoys veteran has waited seven decades to hold the silver medal and its red velvet case. Mr Turtle, who lives in Newcastle-upon-Tyne but is originally from the Isle of Wight, said: "It was well worth the wait." The Russian Embassy team who presented him with the medal is more than half way through a journey to visit 3,303 people in his position. What were the Arctic convoys? After Germany invaded the Soviet Union on 22 June 1941, Soviet leader Stalin demanded help and the western Allies provided supplies. The most direct route was by sea, around northern Norway to the Soviet ports of Murmansk and Arkhangelsk. The route was very dangerous, especially in winter when the ice spread further south. Many of the convoys were attacked by German submarines, aircraft and warships. Conditions were among the worst faced by any Allied sailors. Over four million tons of supplies were delivered to the Russians. Source: Imperial War Museum The team includes Cdr Igor Elkin, who travelled to the Isle of Wight in February to honour Len Simmonds, veteran of HMS Berwick. Mr Simmonds though had died just weeks earlier. His widow Pauline received the medal on his behalf and said: "I was very proud of him and the medal was absolutely beautiful. He had died a month before they came, so I was emotional when receiving it. "They told me when they were coming but I had to say I am afraid he has passed away. "It was very touching. I thought what a shame he didn't see it." More than 3,000 sailors and merchant seamen lost their lives on the convoys to deliver essential supplies and military hardware to the Soviet Union. Between August 1941 and 1945, a total of 78 convoys travelled to and from northern Russia. They took four million tonnes of supplies, used by Soviet forces fighting against Germany, including more than 7,000 planes and 5,000 tanks. Before 2013, UK veterans of the Arctic convoys though were awarded the Atlantic Star by the British Government, which had consistently refused Russian requests for them to get the Ushakov honour. However Cdr Eddie Grenfell, who served on four of the treacherous convoys, refused to accept this and waged a long campaign for a specific medal for Arctic convoy veterans. After many years of bureaucratic wrangling the government agreed and the Arctic Star was forged. And eventually David Cameron relented over the Ushakov medal and agreed veterans should be awarded both. Mr Grenfell, from Portsmouth, died in June 2013 aged 93, just over three months after he was presented with the Arctic Star. Just days before he died, Vladimir Putin visited Downing Street to award the first veterans with the Ushakov medal. "It's hard to imagine that under the severe Arctic conditions of frosts and storms, of waves reaching sometimes five to seven metres of height, every now and then armless Arctic convoys moved along the route and reached their final destination," Mr Putin said at the time. "We remember you and we believe you are heroes, and I'm humbled by the honour to be here today and to decorate you, to see and to decorate you with this Ushakov medal." Arctic Star medals were sent out to veterans in the post and most have now been distributed. But the Russian authorities have made it their mission to hand out each one to veterans, as far as possible. Elizaveta Vokorina, attaché of the Russian Embassy, has seen first hand the race against time they face. She said: "Sadly, time is against them, as most of them are over 90. "On one occasion we had to rush off to a hospital to present the medal to a very sick veteran. "More often, we pass the award to the family, who are going to visit a veteran in hospital or care home." Ms Vokorina said it was not clear how many veterans had died before the medal could be presented to them. With the Ministry of Defence receiving nearly 1,500 applications for World War Two medals each year, their situation is just one example of veterans who face going to the grave without the award. How many other WWII medals are still being awarded and why? Source: Ministry of Defence Letters of gratitude for the Ushakov medal on the Russian Embassy website show the reality of honouring the men. Irene Johnston collected the medal on behalf of her husband and wrote: "Sadly, my husband died unexpectedly in January. He did know he was to be presented with the medal. "He would have been very proud I was able to accept it on his behalf." Priscilla Bowers wrote: "I delivered the medal to my father, Frederick Victor Bashford, in hospital and he was thrilled that the Russian people had bestowed on him such an honour." Paul Quinn, general secretary of the Royal Naval Association, said of the Russian medal: "I have anxious 93-year-olds on the phone saying 'I don't know if I will live until next week'. Family members of veterans have posted on a Facebook page saying they are fearful those in ill health will never get to hold the medal for which they waited so long. Chris Wallace said: "I was very honoured to collect the Ushakov Medal for my father Herbert Wallace when they were being awarded in Cardiff as he wasn't well enough to attend. "Sadly, he is now very ill in hospital fighting his last fight, it was a privilege to meet some of the survivors, those men are a special breed."

द्वितीय विश्व युद्ध के दिग्गजों ने दुश्मन के जहाजों से त्रस्त ठंडे पानी में अर्जित विदेशी पदक को धारण करने के लिए 70 वर्षों का इंतजार किया है। इसके परिणामस्वरूप कुछ लोग उशकोव पदक से सम्मानित होने के लिए अपने दिन से कुछ सप्ताह पहले मर रहे हैं, जिससे रूसी दूतावास की एक टीम को अधिक से अधिक आर्कटिक काफिले के नाविकों को सम्मानित करने के लिए यूके के चारों ओर दौड़ने के लिए प्रेरित किया जा सकता है।


Military balance: The US and other key countries

Summary: President Barack Obama has announced a future with a "leaner" US military.

The country was "turning the page on a decade of war" and faced a "moment of transition", he said. Yet, although thousands of troops are expected to be axed, Mr Obama stressed that the country's military superiority would still be maintained. Here is how the US's military might compared with that of other global powers in 2011.

राष्ट्रपति बराक ओबामा ने एक "दुबली" अमेरिकी सेना के साथ भविष्य की घोषणा की है।


Scooter rider dies in collision with food van in Fairford

Summary: A motorcyclist has died after the Vespa scooter he was riding collided with a food delivery van in Gloucestershire.

It happened at about 19:55 BST on Saturday on London Road in Fairford, Gloucestershire Police said. Emergency services attended, but the biker, a 33-year-old man from Swindon, was pronounced dead at the scene. Next of kin and the coroner were informed. Investigators are appealing for witnesses and anyone with dashcam footage is asked to contact police. Related Internet Links Gloucestershire Police

ग्लूस्टरशायर में वेस्पा स्कूटर की फूड डिलीवरी वैन से टक्कर के बाद एक मोटरसाइकिल सवार की मौत हो गई है।


Disruption expected at Culverhouse Cross roundabout

Summary: There will be disruption to motorists as resurfacing work is scheduled to begin on a major roundabout near Cardiff.

Cardiff council said work will start on Culverhouse Cross roundabout between 20:00 BST and 06:00 from Sunday until Thursday. During these times there will be lane restrictions, road closures and diversions. Once complete, resurfacing work will move along the A48 to Tumble Hill. That work is scheduled to take place from Sunday 29 October to the following Thursday and will again take place between 20:00 and 06:00 BST to minimise disruption. A total of 6,400 sq m (68,889 sq ft) will be resurfaced during the scheme.

मोटर चालकों के लिए व्यवधान होगा क्योंकि कार्डिफ के पास एक प्रमुख गोल चक्कर पर पुनर्निर्माण का काम शुरू होने वाला है।


Future of Gloucester City FC stadium undecided

Summary: Councillors have requested more time to consider a football club's plans to rebuild its stadium.

Gloucester City FC's ground at Meadow Park was submerged during flooding in 2007 and has been shut ever since. City councillors asked the club to provide more detail about how the new designs would ensure the ground was not hit by flooding again. A technical committee has been formed by the council to assess the impact of the plans. Since 2007 Gloucester City have played home games at the grounds of Forest Green Rovers, Cirencester Town and Cheltenham Town.

पार्षदों ने अपने स्टेडियम के पुनर्निर्माण के लिए एक फुटबॉल क्लब की योजनाओं पर विचार करने के लिए और समय का अनुरोध किया है।


How to investigate chemical weapons allegations

Summary: There have been many accounts - and distressing video footage - suggesting chemical weapons have been used in Syria, most likely by government forces. Ralf Trapp, an international disarmament consultant who specialises in chemical and biological weapons, looks at how such evidence is collected and evaluated.

Investigations of the alleged use of chemical weapons involve a variety of techniques to collect and analyse different types of evidence. This includes interviews with survivors of the alleged attack and other eyewitnesses, such as first-responders and medical staff who treated the victims. Inspectors would want to undertake medical examinations of the victims, and take biomedical samples such as urine or blood, which can be analysed for characteristic biomarkers and traces of the agent or its degradation products (metabolites) even if the incident has taken place some time ago. Inspectors would also want to acquire samples from dead people or dead animals. They would inspect the site where the alleged attack has taken place to understand the context of the alleged incident, and to search for evidence such as remnants of shells or bombs that would still be contaminated. They would collect environmental samples such as soil, rubble or vegetation that may have been in contact with the chemical warfare agent and may still contain characteristic degradation products or even traces of it. 'Designated laboratories' Some of the initial chemical analysis would be done in a mobile field laboratory during the investigation. Other samples would be shipped for off-site analysis under strict protocols to protect the samples and ensure an unbroken chain of custody. For this off-site analysis, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) - the implementing agency of the Chemical Weapons Convention - has established an international network of highly competent so-called "designated laboratories" that routinely undergo proficiency testing to ensure that their standard of analysis is up to the needs. Two or three of them would be selected to analyse the samples, together with a set of controls, which would be prepared by the OPCW Central Laboratory, to ensure the quality and dependability of the results. Verification In situations such as the ongoing conflict in Syria, reliance on broadcast witness statements, videos and photographic images and even the analysis of samples brought out of the country will always be somewhat problematic as there is no independent way to verify the information. While video footage may be compelling and show symptoms that may be consistent with certain agents allegedly used, such evidence often also leaves many questions unanswered. Also, the analysis of samples is a powerful tool to identify any agent that may be present, even if in small concentrations, or of characteristic degradation products that would demonstrate its past presence. But the results have to be evaluated in the context of whether the authenticity of the sample has been established and documented, and whether the sample has been protected from interference through a rigid protocol to ensure an unbroken chain of custody.

कई खातों और परेशान करने वाले वीडियो फुटेज से पता चलता है कि सीरिया में रासायनिक हथियारों का इस्तेमाल किया गया है, सबसे अधिक संभावना है कि सरकारी बलों द्वारा। राल्फ ट्रैप, एक अंतरराष्ट्रीय निरस्त्रीकरण सलाहकार जो रासायनिक और जैविक हथियारों में विशेषज्ञ हैं, यह देखते हैं कि इस तरह के सबूत कैसे एकत्र किए जाते हैं और उनका मूल्यांकन किया जाता है।


Judicial review warning over Llangennech Welsh school plan

Summary: Parents who oppose the removal of an English language stream at a Carmarthenshire primary school could apply for a judicial review.

Some parents at Llangennech school object to the council's policy of extending Welsh medium provision. A letter has been sent to the council by the solicitor of one of the parents. The council plans to extend Welsh medium provision in schools, partly in response to census figures which show a fall in Welsh speakers in the county. It has said replacing Llangennech Infant and Llangennech Junior schools with a new Welsh-medium community primary would ensure "bilingualism is increased" in the area. A petition previously submitted to the council said the move would have a "massive impact" on children in the community who seek an English-medium education.

जो माता-पिता कार्मार्थेनशायर प्राथमिक विद्यालय में अंग्रेजी भाषा की धारा को हटाने का विरोध करते हैं, वे न्यायिक समीक्षा के लिए आवेदन कर सकते हैं।


Murder arrests after Sheffield street fight

Summary: A man injured in a street brawl has died.

The 53-year-old suffered a serious head injury when a group of men was seen fighting on Longley Hall Way in Sheffield. The man was taken to hospital on Friday but died on Tuesday morning, police said. Two men from Sheffield, aged 43 and 44, have been arrested on suspicion of murder and remain in police custody. They were originally arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and bailed. More Yorkshire stories Det Ch Insp James Axe, said: "My priority is to ensure we gather as much information as possible about the events leading up to this incident, and what happened immediately after. "Were you on Longley Hall Way or in the surrounding area between 20:00 and 23:00 on Friday 15 May, and did you hear or see anything that may help with this investigation? "If you were there, please do get in touch and let us know what you saw." Anyone who may have CCTV or dash-cam footage should contact police on 101 or anonymously via Crimestoppers.

सड़क पर हुए झगड़े में घायल एक व्यक्ति की मौत हो गई है।


Wiltshire Community Bank scheme launched

Summary: A community bank scheme aimed at helping people avoid loan sharks and high interest rates has been launched in Wiltshire.

The not-for-profit project, called Wiltshire Community Bank, is open to people who live or work in the county. It has been set up by Wiltshire Council in partnership with three existing local credit unions. Councillor Christopher Williams said the scheme was "a simple and secure way of managing finances effectively". "This will provide a great service for the people of Wiltshire," he added. Members who join the bank will pool their savings, up to a maximum of £10,000, to lend to one another at low interest rates.

विल्टशायर में लोगों को ऋण शार्क और उच्च ब्याज दरों से बचने में मदद करने के उद्देश्य से एक सामुदायिक बैंक योजना शुरू की गई है।


Croydon tram crash: Experts defend 'extremely safe' mode of transport

Summary: After the deadly tram crash in Croydon earlier this week, industry experts have stressed that it remains one of the safest forms of public transport and advised against "panicking" by hastily imposing new precautions.

Seven people died and more than 50 were injured in the incident in south London, but experts say tram accidents are incredibly rare. Andrew Braddock, from trade body UK Tram, said the accident should be "set in the context of an extremely safe mode of transport". "You are 15 times safer travelling on a tram than you would be in a bus, 24 times safer than you would be in a car," he said. "We had a dreadful incident in Croydon yesterday, there's absolutely no getting away from that, but it's extremely rare." British Transport Police are investigating whether the Croydon tram was exceeding speed limits and the possibility the driver may have fallen asleep or blacked out. The crash is believed to be the first involving fatalities on board a tram in the UK since 1959, when two women passengers and the driver died when a tram caught fire in Glasgow after a collision with a lorry. Deaths from tram derailments are rare around the world. Several people died and around 50 were injured when a tram overturned in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil in August 2011, while around 30 were killed and 50 injured when a tram derailed in eastern Ukraine in July 1996. Trams were phased out in the UK at the end of 1962 with the closure of the Glasgow network, leaving Blackpool's as the only one running. A new generation of tramways began with the opening of the Manchester Metrolink in 1992, and there are now also networks in Sheffield, Birmingham, London, Nottingham and Edinburgh, and about 300 worldwide. There were no trams in London between 1952 and 2000, when the London Tramlink opened. Vigilance device Mr Braddock described trams as being like a "bus on rails", travelling at similar speeds and peaking in cities at about 50mph. Powered by electricity through overhead wires, drivers control the vehicle using a lever - usually with their left hand - pushing forward to accelerate, backwards to brake and with a neutral stopping point in the middle. But unlike trains, trams are not fitted with systems that apply brakes automatically if they are going too fast or jump a light. The key safety feature is a vigilance device, known in the railway industry as the "dead man's lever" - a device that brakes automatically if the driver is incapacitated. Mr Braddock said: "On the tram control lever there is a button which the driver presses at least every 30 seconds. If that button is not pressed the brakes are applied automatically. "It makes no difference if the driver is powering up or braking, he has to keep pressing that button. It's a routine that you get into." If the driver lets go, the lever springs back to the neutral position, automatically applying the brakes. There is also an emergency stop button, bringing the tram to an immediate stop in the eventuality of an emergency such as a car or pedestrian suddenly appearing in front of it. 'Very safe system' There were 112 accidents involving trams in the year to the end of March, according to the Office of Rail and Road, including one derailment and two collisions with other trams. Some 102 involved collisions with other road vehicles. Rail expert and author Christian Wolmar was adamant the tram industry had sufficient safety precautions. While the investigation into the causes of the Croydon crash might highlight a safety gap that needed addressing, Mr Wolmar warned against jumping to conclusions from a single accident. He said: "We don't know what the circumstances are but to start saying we need more safety measures is a really bad mistake. "Safety measures have costs and - it is sometimes difficult for people to understand this - you have to have an equation between extra safety measures and the likelihood of it happening and the cost of it. "To start panicking over trams and suddenly say we have to start imposing all sorts of extra measures will make tram schemes even less viable and therefore will reduce the number of people going on what is a very safe system, much safer than cars."

इस सप्ताह की शुरुआत में क्रॉयडन में घातक ट्राम दुर्घटना के बाद, उद्योग विशेषज्ञों ने जोर देकर कहा है कि यह सार्वजनिक परिवहन के सबसे सुरक्षित रूपों में से एक है और जल्दबाजी में नई सावधानियां लागू करके "घबराने" के खिलाफ सलाह दी है।


Inverness West Link: Full planning permission sought

Summary: Highland Council has sought full planning permission for its Inverness West Link and permission in principle for associated projects.

Planning officials have recommended that the south planning applications committee approves both applications. The West Link has been proposed as a way of easing travel across Inverness. The new road is opposed by a local campaign. Campaigners say the West Link will lead to the loss of green space. The other project involves relocating Torvean Golf Course, creating a new sports hub and parkland at Torvean and extend Kilvean Cemetery. The committee will meet on 8 April.

हाईलैंड काउंसिल ने अपने इनवर्नेस वेस्ट लिंक के लिए पूर्ण योजना अनुमति और संबद्ध परियोजनाओं के लिए सैद्धांतिक रूप से अनुमति मांगी है।


Company given Southwater contract

Summary: A Shropshire company has been awarded a contract to help prepare the £250m Southwater development site in Telford.

McPhillips (Wellington) is due to start work on Monday, which will include draining a lake and filling it in to create a plot for new council offices. Telford & Wrekin Council said the firm was awarded a contract to carry out the "first significant phase of works" to regenerate the area. The Southwater development will include hotels, bars, restaurants and shops.

एक श्रॉपशायर कंपनी को टेलफोर्ड में 250 मिलियन पाउंड के साउथवाटर विकास स्थल को तैयार करने में मदद करने के लिए एक अनुबंध से सम्मानित किया गया है।


West Dulwich murder victim named as Donnell Rhule, 18

Summary: A teenager who was stabbed to death in south London has been named by police as Donnell Rhule.

The 18-year-old was found with fatal knife wounds on Seeley Drive, West Dulwich, at about 18:30 BST on Thursday. Despite treatment Mr Rhule, who lived locally, died at the scene. The Met Police believe he was attacked on Lyall Road but he managed to reach shops on Seeley Drive before collapsing. No arrests have been made.

दक्षिण लंदन में चाकू मारकर हत्या किए गए एक किशोर का नाम पुलिस ने डोनेल रूले के रूप में लिया है।


Samantha Gosney death: Stabbed mother was 'vibrant, happy girl'

Summary: A woman who died after being stabbed at her home was a "vibrant, happy girl whose presence was always felt", her mother has said.

Mother-of-two Samantha Gosney was found by police at the house on Swan Avenue in St Helens, Merseyside, on Saturday. A post-mortem examination found the 29-year-old had suffered multiple stab wounds. Joan Gosney said the "shockwaves" that had hit her family since her daughter's death "will be felt forever". "She touched so many people's lives, especially her two boys who loved her so much, as did we," she said. "She will be so missed by all her loving family and friends. Goodbye, our sweet angel." Adam Brettle, 23, of no fixed address, has been charged with murder over her death.

एक महिला जिसकी उसके घर में चाकू लगने से मौत हो गई थी, वह "जीवंत, खुश लड़की थी जिसकी उपस्थिति हमेशा महसूस की जाती थी", उसकी माँ ने कहा है।


Online porn: Can schools keep pupils safe and innocent?

Summary: Concerns about children's exposure to graphic sexual images online have led to calls for primary pupils to hear about the dangers of pornography. So how should schools broach the subject and what is the right age to start?

By Judith BurnsBBC News education reporter At Castledyke Primary in Barton, North Lincolnshire, head teacher Rosie Pugh has adopted a robust approach to building children's resilience to any explicit material they may see online and is in no doubt that it needs to start early. "Eye-popping" She fears there are children vulnerable to abuse among her pupils and describes some of the stories she has heard from families as "eye-popping". Her views echo fears voiced by Ofsted earlier this year in a report which found that a lack of quality age appropriate sex and relationships education in more than a third of schools risks leaving children vulnerable to inappropriate sexual behaviours and sexual exploitation. The BBC sat in on a session for seven- to nine-year-olds at Castledyke run by Lynnette Smith, who teaches sex education and trains teachers in the subject in North Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire. Her approach is cheerful, direct and accompanied by hand-drawn illustrations that look as if they might have been done by an off-duty artist from The Beano. Each picture presents a scenario to which the children are asked to give a thumbs up or thumbs down. Lynnette uses the same set of cards for presentations from four-year-olds in their first year of the infants, to 10 and 11-year-olds about to leave for secondary school. The children find it hilarious. There are gales of laughter, coupled with appalled cries of disgust, but the half-hour sessions, which involve the whole class of up to 30 children, their teacher and a learning assistant, tackle some serious issues. Classes like this may not be suitable for all primaries cautions Russell Hobby, general secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT): "Innocence is precious. You don't want to start too young." "My bottom line is to ask, 'From what age are they vulnerable?'" says Ms Smith. 'Scientific' names "Our first card is a girl with no clothes on. She looks as if she is ready for the bath. Well I hope she is not going to school". Lynnette asks the children to list the body parts that they should not let people touch. "Your widger and your lucy," is the response. She encourages the class to use "scientific" names instead of colloquialisms. The class chorus words like genitals, penis and vagina. There is a point to this. Knowledge and understanding can help keep a child safe, says Lynnette. "Paedophiles will avoid an educated child." The cards tackle different forms of good and bad touching. A kiss with a smile, a boy giving another boy a flower. A thumbs up to all of this. Then, grabbing a woman's breasts, looking under toilet doors when someone is inside, pulling at a boy's underwear. Thumbs down to this, declare the class. The cards tackle subtleties like where it is OK to urinate, expose your genitals or underwear or indeed to "have a little rummage in your underwear" - not outside, in broad daylight, but somewhere private like the bathroom. What sort of photographs are OK? Smiling at the camera with all your clothes on gets a thumbs up. Showing your bottom to the camera, a thumbs down. "He could put it on the internet!" says a boy. "It's a private part of the body. Nobody should ever take pictures of the private parts of your body except perhaps if you get injured and have to go to hospital," explains Lynnette. 'Tell someone' The next card depicts an older boy apparently showing a younger child an unsuitable image he has downloaded on to a smartphone. "Wrong, wrong, wrong", yells one boy. "No-one should make you watch something like that. You must tell someone," says Lynnette. Each child is asked to think of someone at home and someone at school they would tell. The picture after that is the view from behind a sofa where two adults are watching a porn film. "There are films where the actors have no clothes on or are hurting each other that some grown-ups want to look at but it's not meant for children," says Lynette. "If this is grown-ups watching and you are not there then that's fine but not if it's your babysitter or older children." There are hints that some members of the class are already aware of this sort of film: "My brother looks at pictures like this. He's 20," one child says. When Lynette asks if the child is forced to look at the pictures, he says no. Lynnette says the attitude of most children and young people is the same as it ever was. "Most are the same naive little kids who just want to know more about their bodies and are totally appalled and repelled by the idea of sex. "There are still a lot like that even at 14. "But because I have been in sex education since the mid-90s, I have seen how it's progressing. In 2002 everyone got the internet and much younger children began to see pornography. "Ten- and 11-year-olds are often keen to tell you what they have seen." Sometimes, she says, this kind of exposure can lead to sexually inappropriate behaviour and make children vulnerable to sexual exploitation. At the very least, children are asking questions about sexual issues at a much earlier age, particularly if they have seen something online or in the media that they do not understand. Sex and relationship education, she argues, is in urgent need of updating as the current guidelines do not mention issues such as sexting (the sending of sexually explicit material via a mobile phone) or pornography. In her presentation to parents before the sessions with children, she explains how vital it is to talk to children about these issues in the early years of primary school. Ideally the parents should feel confident to answer their child's questions. "If you're not sure of an answer, research it, maybe together in a book," she advises. 'Horrified' "Don't ever say, 'Ask me when you're older,' because that's like saying, 'Go and Google it.' "If they know that they can talk to you now they will keeping coming back to you for information into their teenage years. "Most parents get it about right until children are about five and then they get the jitters." Some of the mothers said they had been horrified when they first read the school's letter about Lynette's visit but were reassured by her explanations. "I thought, no they're only seven. My husband said thank heavens he was away," said one. "It was never like this when I was at school. You find sex on television even at seven in the evening. I don't know how to address it really but you have to talk about it," said another. Ofsted's report said some schools left children vulnerable to abuse because they did not teach them appropriate language or develop the confidence to describe unwanted behaviours. It also said sex education in some primary pupils left pupils "ill-prepared" for puberty. The NAHT has called for "conversations" about online dangers to start early in primary school but Mr Hobby says these should be "general warnings that they may see things they don't like online and advice on what to do about it when they do". With schools needing to walk a line between protecting children from harm and maintaining their innocence, Mr Hobby says: "It needs a decision for each primary school in full consultation with parents." For Castledyke's head teacher, encouraging parents and teachers to talk about the issue with children is key to helping protect youngsters in vulnerable families from becoming victims of abuse. "I am always really surprised about how coy some adults are, but once it's in the open it's quite simple. You just need to speak to children openly, honestly and confidently", says Ms Pugh. "We've got to stop it happening to another generation."

ऑनलाइन ग्राफिक यौन छवियों से बच्चों के संपर्क में आने के बारे में चिंताओं के कारण प्राथमिक छात्रों को पोर्नोग्राफी के खतरों के बारे में सुनने के लिए कहा गया है। तो स्कूलों को इस विषय पर कैसे बात करनी चाहिए और शुरू करने की सही उम्र क्या है?


Stoke-on-Trent ring road work 'could start in August'

Summary: Work to build the final link of Stoke-on-Trent's ring road could start in six months at a cost of £12m, the city council said.

The stretch from Etruria through to Vale Place was first planned in 2002. The council will decide whether to approve the proposed spending of £12m on Thursday. Officials hope that completing the ring road will open up derelict land and create job opportunities.

सिटी काउंसिल ने कहा कि स्टोक-ऑन-ट्रेंट के रिंग रोड के अंतिम लिंक के निर्माण का काम छह महीने में 12 मिलियन पाउंड की लागत से शुरू हो सकता है।


Isham bypass planning extension approved

Summary: Planning permission for a long awaited £30m bypass in a Northamptonshire village has been extended for a further 10 years.

The A509 Isham bypass between Wellingborough and Kettering was initially approved in 2006. The plans were extended by the county council's development control committee. Northamptonshire County Council had to extend permission because it was unable to secure funding to build the road. If the permission had lapsed the council would have had to go through the whole planning process all over again. Conservative-controlled Northamptonshire County Council initially allocated funds for the bypass but it had to be withdrawn after the government's spending review. The council said the bypass remained a priority.

नॉर्थम्पटनशायर गाँव में लंबे समय से प्रतीक्षित 30 मिलियन पाउंड के बाईपास के लिए योजना अनुमति को और 10 वर्षों के लिए बढ़ा दिया गया है।


Cumbria house fire casualties drop by 69%

Summary: The number of people killed or injured in house fires in Cumbria has reduced by 69% over the past six years, the service has revealed.

Across the county, incidents attended have gone down from more than in 6,500 in 2007/08 to fewer than 4,500 in 2012/13, a drop of 34%. Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service said the reduction was the result of its work on fire prevention. The tens of thousands of home safety visits had made a "significant impact".

सेवा ने खुलासा किया है कि पिछले छह वर्षों में कंब्रिया में घरों में लगी आग में मारे गए या घायल हुए लोगों की संख्या में 69 प्रतिशत की कमी आई है।


Man dies after being hit by lorry on M4

Summary: A pedestrian has died after he was hit by a lorry on the M4.

The accident happened between junctions 10 and 11 on the eastbound carriageway at about 00:30 BST on Wednesday. Thames Valley Police said the man's next of kin have been informed and are being supported by specially trained officers. No one else was injured.

एम4 पर एक लॉरी की चपेट में आने से एक पैदल यात्री की मौत हो गई है।


Stratford-upon-Avon's efforts to promote tourism

Summary: A new website and leaflets have been produced to promote tourism in Stratford-upon-Avon following the closure of a tourism company.

South Warwickshire Tourism Ltd ran the tourist information service until it closed in March. Since then, a Discover Stratford website has launched and a Tourist Information Centre, run by students, has opened in the town. Thousands of leaflets have been distributed to promote the attractions. Councillor Mike Brain, the district council's portfolio holder for community services, said the next year was set to be an exciting time for the town with the reopening of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre.

एक पर्यटन कंपनी के बंद होने के बाद स्ट्रैटफोर्ड-अपॉन-एवन में पर्यटन को बढ़ावा देने के लिए एक नई वेबसाइट और पर्चे तैयार किए गए हैं।


Man dies in crash on country road near Frome

Summary: A man has died in a crash on a country road.

He was driving a silver SUV when he crashed on the A362 at Buckland Dinham between Frome and Radstock on Saturday evening. The man was pronounced dead at the scene shortly after 18:30 GMT. He has not yet been formally identified but the next of kin has been informed. Police have appealed for dashcam footage of the crash, which did not involve any other vehicles. Follow BBC West on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Send your story ideas to: bristol@bbc.co.uk

ग्रामीण सड़क दुर्घटना में एक व्यक्ति की मौत हो गई है।


Yemen refugees choosing to return to a failed state

Summary: "Refugees and migrants", a recent report by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) noted, "arrive after many hours at sea often traumatised and exhausted, with little or no personal belonging, and in urgent need of food, water and emergency healthcare."

By Naomi GrimleyGlobal affairs correspondent This, however, was not about what is happening on the shores of Mediterranean countries, but to do with the thousands of people fleeing in another direction from the fighting in Yemen, and landing on the Horn of Africa. The United Nations Refugee Agency, UNHCR, estimates that since Yemen's conflict began in March, some 70,000 people have fled to Somalia, Djibouti, Sudan and Ethiopia. Most have been making the perilous journey by boat across the Gulf of Aden or the Red Sea. In pictures: The Somalis fleeing home from Yemen Even the shortest crossing - the strait between Yemen and Djibouti - is traditionally called "the gates of grief" because of its notoriously choppy waters. Then there is the added problem that none of those countries in the Horn of Africa are really equipped to absorb large numbers of refugees. Back to Somalia Perhaps the most striking thing about this particular refugee crisis is that many of those fleeing Yemen originally went there to get away from problems in their homeland. Before it descended into violence, Yemen was a host country to 250,000 Somalis. They had originally fled the civil war in Somalia in the 1990s and had crossed the sea in search of safety and work. Now a substantial number of them are retracing their steps back to Somalia because it is more attractive than staying in an even worse war-torn country. The irony is not lost on Nicoletta Giordano, Chief of Mission for the IOM in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa. "We have a paradoxical situation," she says. "These are refugees who would have originally been smuggled into Yemen. But now we have 26,000 Somalis who are returning home." This presents huge logistical problems for the Somali government, which is not used to dealing with a refugee influx - in fact, rather the reverse. A recent UN report pinpointed the biggest problems in trying to reintegrate the returning Somalis: "Widespread conflict and political strife [in Somalia] have crippled essential infrastructure and more than three-quarters of the population lack access to healthcare, proper sanitation and safe drinking water." In an attempt to prepare, a delegation of Somali officials is visiting Yemen soon to try and ascertain whether more of their nationals will be expecting refuge in the coming months. Desert camp Djibouti may be more stable than Somalia but it still faces huge challenges in dealing with refugees. It is thought around 24,000 have arrived in this tiny country in the last few months - around half of them are Yemenis. The UN is forecasting a total of 36,000 refugees may have arrived in Djibouti by the end of 2016 if the situation in Yemen continues to deteriorate. The impact of so many people on such as small country is tangible, says Nicoletta Giordano. "The Djiboutians have managed as best they could and a refugee camp has been set up at Obock but it's very hostile terrain - the weather is harsh and there are desert conditions." As well as sandstorms and 50C heat, the residents of the camp at Obock have to contend with no electricity and shortages of drinkable water. There is also no surgeon there and a midwife was only recently recruited. Indeed, life is so harsh in Obock that many Yemenis have decided they want to avoid at all costs going anywhere near it. Aid agencies fear that means many refugees are not registering with the authorities and may be putting themselves and their children into even more risky situations as a result. For seven months now the fighting in Yemen has raged. Aside from civilian casualties, the prospect of famine and the lack of economic opportunities are added reasons to flee the country. Winter weather and the blockades on Yemen's ports may mean the numbers trying to cross the Gulf of Aden temporarily subside. But the UN's forecasts suggest that in a year's time there could be 200,000 refugees in the Horn of Africa - a part of the world not used to seeing an immigration influx.

इंटरनेशनल ऑर्गनाइजेशन फॉर माइग्रेशन (आई. ओ. एम.) की एक हालिया रिपोर्ट में कहा गया है, "शरणार्थी और प्रवासी समुद्र में कई घंटों के बाद आते हैं, जो अक्सर आघात और थका हुआ होता है, जिसमें बहुत कम या कोई व्यक्तिगत संबंध नहीं होता है, और उन्हें भोजन, पानी और आपातकालीन स्वास्थ्य सेवा की तत्काल आवश्यकता होती है।"