Did the FBI just sink Clinton over emails?

Summary: The FBI investigation into Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server while secretary of state has concluded with a recommendation that she not face criminal charges.

Anthony ZurcherNorth America reporter@awzurcheron Twitter While the fevered dreams of some on the right (and left) that Mrs Clinton would be frog-marched from campaign stage to jail cell have been dashed, the presumptive Democratic nominee's political pain is far from over. But how bad is it, exactly? Here are some reasons why it could be a grievous wound - or nothing but a scratch. Why it's bad Explanations dismantled. Mrs Clinton had a carefully constructed series of justifications and defences for her email decisions while secretary of state. James Comey's unusual press conference exploded like a torpedo beneath the water line, sinking those efforts. Mrs Clinton said she hadn't sent classified information. The FBI found more than 100 of her 30,000 emails (0.3%) contained details that were classified "at the time" they were transmitted and "a very small number" had markings "indicating the presence of classified information". She also said she had turned over all her work-related messages, but in fact her lawyers relied on keyword searches to sort through the email files and consequently missed several thousand relevant documents. Major media fact-checkers were quick to survey the scope of the damage. Politifact said the FBI "clearly undercuts Clinton's defence". The Washington Post upgraded its verdict on the veracity of Mrs Clinton's classified information claims from two to four "Pinocchios". The Associated Press wrote that the FBI "left much of her account in tatters and may have aggravated questions of trust swirling around her Democratic presidential candidacy". Polls show that many voters give Mrs Clinton low marks for veracity and openness - and these latest revelations will do nothing to help change this view. It's a lead weight holding her overall approval ratings down when she needs to be generating enthusiasm and energy for her general election campaign. Strength undermined. The Clinton team has framed much of its campaign as a contrast with Donald Trump, whom they are painting as a reckless and dangerous commander-in-chief. The former secretary of state, they counter, is tested and competent - a steady hand on the wheel in troubled times. But are steady hands labelled "extremely careless" with classified information by the FBI? Do they leave their personal communications open to possible "hostile actors", including sending emails on an unclassified system while "in the territory of sophisticated adversaries"? On Tuesday afternoon the Trump campaign sent a press release leading with the charge that Mrs Clinton "compromised the safety of the American people". "Our adversaries almost certainly have a blackmail file on Hillary Clinton," he wrote, "and that fact alone disqualifies her from service". While there's no tangible support for that particular piece of Trump bluster, if the public doesn't buy Mrs Clinton's argument that she's the "safe" choice, much of the advantage she has on her sometimes intemperate opponent will disappear. More from the BBC Full election coverage Brexit lessons for Hillary Clinton Why aren't we more excited about Clinton? The establishment indicted. It has been a common theme in the presidential campaigns of Mr Trump on the right and Bernie Sanders on the left that establishment insiders live under their own set of rules. While average Americans are left to their fate, big bankers get bailouts, big businesses get handouts, and the elite are insulated from the consequences of their actions. For those with this outlook, the failure to indict Hillary Clinton - or even hold her accountable in a non-criminal manner - is yet another example of the benefits that come along with high positions of power. While Comey insisted that there was little precedent for a prosecution given that Mrs Clinton did not intentionally mishandle classified information or do so in a "grossly negligent" way, such explanations may not fly with the swath of voters currently alienated from the political process. In 1997 then-Vice-President Al Gore gave a press conference in which he said there was "no controlling legal authority" capable of ruling on whether his fund-raising activities violated federal law. Although Mr Gore never stood accused of a crime, Republican George W Bush used his legalistic word-play to paint him as above the law again and again when the two squared off for the presidency in 2000. Mr Gore was the Democratic heir apparent running to succeed a still-popular two-term president. He lost. A trusted face. FBI Director Comey's just-the-facts delivery on Tuesday made the findings he presented all the more damaging to the Clinton campaign. The charge that the former secretary of state was "extremely careless" would not have nearly the same impact if it came from a Republican politician. In fact, many conservatives have tried tagging Mrs Clinton with much, much worse. Instead the man delivering the very public rebuke is a career law enforcement official with a sterling reputation for rectitude and probity. Videos of Comey's statement have already found their way into a Republican attack advert - with many more sure to come. And on Thursday Republicans in Congress will have the opportunity to elicit more potentially damaging sound bites from the FBI director when they call him to testify on his findings and the decision not to recommend criminal charges. Most Americans may not have known who James Comey was before Tuesday, but chances are they're going to be seeing a lot of his face as the general election campaign heats up. Why it's not bad She wasn't indicted. If the news for Mrs Clinton on Tuesday was bad, it could have been much, much worse. When Comey approached the lectern, the Democratic candidate's staff had no idea what he would say. Would Mrs Clinton or some of her staff face charges? While she wouldn't have been the first candidate even in this election cycle to run for president while under indictment, it still would have been a devastating blow to her campaign. Democrats would clamour for another candidate - possibly Mr Sanders or even Vice-President Joe Biden - to be nominated at their convention in three weeks. Instead the fallout from the FBI investigation will be political, not criminal. Political damage control is something the Clintons know how to do. It's something they've been doing in the national spotlight for more than 25 years. Shortly after Comey delivered his stern rebuke, the Clinton campaign was already trying to turn the page. "We are pleased that the career officials handling this case have determined that no further action by the department is appropriate," spokesman Brian Fallon said. With indictment off the table, one of the possible "wild cards" that could have thrown the race into chaos has been removed from the deck. While the former secretary of state's reputation has been further damaged, the electoral advantages she - and the Democrats - have heading in to the general election are still intact. Trump will overplay his hand. Often when Mrs Clinton seems to be in trouble, Donald Trump sweeps in with some news-cycle grabbing statement or action that spares her from the full force of the blow. His post-Orlando-shooting speech that criticised Muslims in the US was widely panned, and his boasts about how the UK Brexit vote would help his campaign while on Scottish soil sparked anger on both sides of the Atlantic. Such missteps have been so pronounced at times that it's given rise to conspiracy theories that Mr Trump is actually a secret Democratic operative intent on electing Mrs Clinton and destroying the Republican Party from within. Such paranoid fantasies were dusted off once again on Tuesday evening as Mr Trump made remarks during an off-the-cuff speech that put him squarely back in the spotlight. While he started by re-enforcing the themes he had laid out in his press releases earlier in the day - that Mrs Clinton's email actions showed a dangerous lack of regard for US security - he soon lost focus. He accused Attorney General Loretta Lynch of accepting a bribe in exchange for refusing to charge Mrs Clinton - an explosive accusation for a party standard-bearer to make, particularly given that Comey said he had not consulted with Lynch prior to issuing his report. Then he offered praise for former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, who he said was a "bad man" - but one who was effective at killing terrorists. While it was a line that Mr Trump had used in the past, it came when the media and fellow Republicans believed he should have been hammering Mrs Clinton on emails and nothing but emails. Instead, the Clinton camp was able to fire off a release condemning Mr Trump's Hussein comments. Republican leaders like House Speaker Paul Ryan were forced to defend - or renounce - their presumptive nominee's remarks. What should have been a poisonous news cycle for Mrs Clinton became a little less so thanks to Mr Trump. Republicans will move on. While there was plenty of grousing among Republican politicians following Comey's announcement of no charges on Tuesday, the response was far from full-throated outrage. Several congressional Republicans have called for an independent counsel within the Justice Department to investigate the matter further, but so far the move doesn't seem to be gaining much traction. A free-ranging independent investigation could pose a significant risk to the Clinton campaign, heralding a new string of testimonies and subpoenas that would keep the matter in the news and leave open the possibility of perjury or obstruction of justice. Instead, it seems, the House of Representatives will hold hearings looking into the decision not to indict, giving Republicans plenty of opportunity to grandstand - or come across as showboats. There could be a move to formally censure Mrs Clinton - although Congress has few working days to act before its members head to the conventions and hit the campaign trail in earnest. House Speaker Ryan has also suggested cutting off Mrs Clinton's access to the security briefings given to presidential candidates. Such a development would be embarrassing, but it's unclear how Congress could force the executive-branch national security agencies that deliver the briefings to take such a step. It's still early. If the Clinton camp could pick the best time for the FBI director to deliver a stern rebuke of Mrs Clinton, they probably would opt for right now, in the early July space between the end of the presidential primary season and the Democratic convention. Voters won't weigh in on Mrs Clinton for another four months, giving the campaign plenty of time to recover. In just over three weeks Mrs Clinton will take the stage in Philadelphia to accept her party's nomination, culminating days of positive press as major party stars - from President Barack Obama to Vice-President Joe Biden to Senator Elizabeth Warren to Bill Clinton - sing her praises. On Tuesday night, just hours after the FBI announcement, Mr Obama was on stage with Mrs Clinton, showing just how enthusiastic he's going to be on the campaign trail for her. Even by next week political wags and pundits will be back to speculating about vice-presidential picks and the possible craziness in store at the Trump-led Republican convention. Mrs Clinton's email imbroglio will cast its shadow on the campaign, but barring any new, explosive revelations - it's likely a wound that time can heal.

विदेश मंत्री रहते हुए हिलेरी क्लिंटन द्वारा एक निजी ईमेल सर्वर के उपयोग की एफ. बी. आई. जांच इस सिफारिश के साथ समाप्त हुई है कि उन्हें आपराधिक आरोपों का सामना नहीं करना पड़े।


70 years on, memories of the Blitz are as fresh as ever

Summary: Memories of the Blitz do not go away for the ever-dwindling number of people who lived through it. The BBC's Ian Shoesmith spoke to some of those who lived through the most intensive bombardment the UK had ever witnessed.

Between 7 September 1940 and 10 May 1941, at least 43,000 civilians were killed, more than 140,000 were injured, and around the UK an estimated one million homes were damaged or destroyed. Jean Taylor certainly remembers her 14th birthday. On the night which redefined modern warfare, she was just grateful to have survived long enough to hear the people in the air raid shelter sing Happy Birthday to her on the chimes of midnight as the bombs rained down on her home city of Coventry. Three quarters of the city was destroyed in 11 hours of relentless bombing, which started in the early evening of 14 November 1940. By the time Jean emerged from her shelter around dawn the following morning, at least 568 of her fellow citizens were dead and thousands more were homeless. Smouldering rubble You would have thought the smouldering rubble of Coventry's ancient cathedral would have served as a metaphor for its inhabitants' morale. But just as a new cathedral would quickly rise from the debris, so too did the spirit of the people. Not that survivors like 83-year-old Jean ever doubted it would: "Hitler thought that wiping Coventry out would wipe out the British, but we were bloody-minded and would never have let that happen." Nearly seven decades on, her memories of that long night are still very fresh: "The air raid sirens started going at 7 o'clock. My mum always had a bag packed, with a flask and sandwiches." The local shelter was dug into the site of a local school. "It was a horrible, stinky, smelly place," she said, "300 people were cooped up in there and of course everybody in those days used to smoke. "There were just a couple of latrines, so you could imagine the smell, especially as fear has a certain effect on you." "The bombing went on and on, for about 11 hours constantly. You'd occasionally hear the 'pom-pom-pom' sound of the ack-ack (anti-aircraft guns) but the planes were so low overhead it was so noisy. 'Huge crater' "In the morning we came out and it was all horrible and misty and cold. In the estate next to us there was a huge crater the depth of two double-decker buses. The Germans had taken out the gas, the water and the electricity, so it was very hard." Rationing in the city, though, was cancelled for 17 days afterwards, but it did not matter "because there was nothing anyway!" She remembers hearing rumours that the government had deliberately sacrificed Coventry so as not to alert the Nazis that Britain had managed to crack some of their top-secret codes. Had Downing Street increased air defences in Coventry, the rumour went, the Germans would have guessed that the Allies were onto them, and changed the codes they used. Jean said: "The rumour was that they decided to sacrifice the few (in Coventry) to save the many. Nobody has ever confirmed or denied that, and that says a lot." Hull Blitz survivor Denis Grout is only around to tell his story because his dad had "a funny feeling" that something was about to happen during one particularly intensive night of bombing. He was only 10 years old when his house was totally destroyed by a bomb which landed at the end of his terrace and killed five people who had gathered in a shelter there. 'Funny feeling' Denis, now 79, thinks he probably only survived because of his dad's premonition. He said: "He said to my mum 'we're going on the lorry'. My mum said 'why?' and he replied 'because I've got a funny feeling'." From the hills of South Cave, to the west of the city centre, "we watched the whole of Hull on fire" before returning home to find their house totally destroyed. Hull was an easy target for the Luftwaffe, being a heavily-industrialised city on the east coast, at the confluence of two rivers. And it suffered more than most - one estimate suggests two-thirds of the then population of 320,000 were made homeless. Denis said: "We didn't have shelters at the start of the war, so at first we went under the stairs but that wasn't a good idea because of the gas main. So we sheltered under the big kitchen table we had our dinner on. "The shelters were damp and everything, but we certainly used them. Basically you dug a big hole and then bolted the bent, corrugated iron around it. Four people could lay down in them, but sat up you could get six to eight people in them. "A lot of people wouldn't go into the shelters though. My mum did because we were children." But while Denis and his immediate family were lucky, his cousin Mavis Templeman was not so fortunate. Both her 18-month-old sister and four-year-old brother were killed when a bomb exploded on their air raid shelter in May 1941, along with her mother and two grandparents. Mavis, who was then only three years old, was the sole survivor. To this day, she doesn't know whether her almost total lack of memory of that night is because she was simply too young, or because her brain had erased what happened for her own sake. Mavis said: "I think I can remember the sirens and going to the shelter. That sound is still in your ears and it still makes me feel weird when I hear them". One can only begin to imagine how her father reacted to the news that his wife and two of his children had perished. "Dad was away in the Army when it happened," she said, "He came back and picked me up from hospital, and I had a big bandage wrapped around my head. "He was so shell-shocked at what had happened. I lived with him until I was eight, but he couldn't cope after what had happened and I was adopted. "I used to think 'I don't like you' about my dad, but nowadays they call it PTSD."

ब्लिट्ज़ की यादें उन लोगों की निरंतर बढ़ती संख्या के लिए दूर नहीं जाती हैं जो इसके माध्यम से रहते थे। बीबीसी के इयान शूज़मिथ ने उन लोगों में से कुछ से बात की जो यूके की अब तक की सबसे गहन बमबारी से गुजरे थे।


'I match clothes with my pug'

Summary: When you think about the people who match their clothes with their partners, do you perhaps think of them in matching anoraks at a computer games party or in matching husky jumpers at a tourist attraction? Do you think it's uncool or even embarrassing?

By Victoria ParkBusiness reporter, BBC News Well, you're wrong. It's now apparently very cool to wear matching clothes with the people or the pets you love. Unconvinced? Well, the Swedish clothing brand Polarn O. Pyret (PO.P) has seen a 185% rise in sales of its matching adult and child ranges over the past two years. While founder of Swedish clothing brand Maxomorra, Johan Ström, says: "The trend is really picking up and parents want even more styles to match with their mini-me. It is crazy but we love it!" And then this month, UK retailer Missguided launched a range of matching clothes for dog owners - the doggy jumpers sold out within 24 hours. PO.P say it has long sold organic matching loungewear and pyjamas for families. It first started making clothing in 1976, including a cotton striped loungewear available from newborn to adult - a collection known as PO.P Originals. Karen Tyler, director of childrenswear at Mini Boden says: "We are noticing a real trend for family moments across all our baby, boys, girls, men and womenswear ranges, that's come from our neighbours across the pond. "Our customers really love to dress up the whole family in the run-up to the Christmas period." There are now over three million Instagram posts containing the hashtag #matching and almost seven million including #twinning. Influencers Cecilia Leslie and Becky Dickerson have both recently sported matching clothes in their Instagram posts. Cecilia, 33, says she has matched her four children for the past four years: "It's aesthetically pleasing, it also gives us a sense of belonging, like part of a tribe." Becky, 32 , who also has four children, says: "We are a family that loves to travel. Being all dressed in the same bold print makes navigating airports and train stations much easier as we are clearly a family unit. I just need to get my husband joining in!" Katie Webb got in touch with the BBC via the My Money Facebook group to say she currently owns seven matching outfits for her and her daughter. In her words "twinning is always winning". Dogs and owners When clothing brand Missguided launched its matching range for dog owners, its tweet gained hundreds of "likes" and the news was shared on Facebook thousands of times, as well as by newspapers like The Sun and Metro. "We saw a 9,700% increase in people searching for the jumpers, with over 20,000 visitors to the pages over a two-day period," says the firm. Missguided's range comes in three different sizes, depending on the breed. Though Sarah Iddles commented on Missguided's Facebook post to say she doesn't think anyone will ever make clothes big enough for her Bordeaux mastiff: "Somehow I don't think a large will fit our Roman!" She could have a point. Maitri Mody in New York has a pet fashion line called Ari & M and says one of her most popular products is a matching dog bandana and hair tie. She has a background in fashion design and styling, and had an idea four years ago, while she lived in London, to create matching street style looks with her pug - Ari. "Over the past four years our twinning concept has been so well received that this idea has now turned into my full time job." Maitri says she has seen more and more "dog moms" matching their dogs in the last couple of years. Paz Castro lives in Hackney, London. She owns her own jewellery brand and has an Italian greyhound named Lloyd. "There's an undeniable connection between every human and their dog. "I see Lloyd as an extension of myself, wearing high quality yet simple, practical and modern garments. "It comes quite naturally and we are able to blend as one." Do you wear matching clothes with your pets? Let us know in the My Money Facebook group. There is also evidence of people matching with their dogs in the Reddit subreddit called r/dadswhodidnotwantpets. Russell Hund bought matching Christmas jumpers for his partner and his dog Spider: "We wanted to get some photos for our holiday card. We actually have a few matching outfits - I think it's hilarious when we're matching. "Spider is a small guy and gets cold so he actually appreciates and enjoys his sweaters and jackets." 'I match with my cat' Sura Behzadi from Toronto in Canada says her cat is definitely the better dresser: "I find pets wearing clothes as something fun and perhaps a little comical, add that matching aspect and you can definitely get a reaction." Zahra Clark also tells us she likes to match with her sphynx cat, Cali Walli Woo: "We like to dress alike or even to compliment one another." She says cats' clothing isn't as varied as dogs', which is surprising as sphynxs actually need clothing in the winter months due to their lack of fur. Perhaps this market is one that brands haven't yet tapped into?

जब आप उन लोगों के बारे में सोचते हैं जो अपने कपड़ों को अपने साथी के साथ मिलाते हैं, तो क्या आप शायद उनके बारे में सोचते हैं कि वे कंप्यूटर गेम पार्टी में एनोरेक्स का मिलान करते हैं या पर्यटक आकर्षण में हस्की जंपर्स का मिलान करते हैं? क्या आपको लगता है कि यह असहज या शर्मनाक है?


Spend on new Guernsey Airport radar agreed

Summary: Spending £3.25m on a new radar for Guernsey Airport has been agreed by the island's politicians.

The Public Services Department said the current equipment was approaching the end of its operational life and a new radar was vital to operations. The radar will include an independent secondary system and meet UK and European standards. It is due to be delivered within a year and is expected to last at least 20 years.

ग्वेर्नसे हवाई अड्डे के लिए एक नए रडार पर £ 3.25m खर्च करने पर द्वीप के राजनेताओं ने सहमति व्यक्त की है।


Dorset's Twisted Cider farm fire 'caused by electrical fault'

Summary: A fire which destroyed two barns, a shop and 5,000 litres of cider was accidental, a fire service has said.

The two-and-a-half hour blaze at Twisted Cider brewery on Bradford Lane in Longburton, near Sherborne, Dorset, happened on Monday. The rollers for the cider belt press were also damaged, along with marquees and many containers. Dorset and Wiltshire Fire Service said the blaze was caused by an electrical fault. Brewery owner Ben Weller said the 10-year-old firm had received "overwhelming support" from several local businesses and members of the public and as a result was able to fulfil orders by Friday. A new temporary shop has also been built.

एक अग्निशमन सेवा ने कहा है कि आग लगने से दो गोदाम, एक दुकान और 5,000 लीटर साइडर नष्ट हो गया था।


Welsh assembly standards commissioner's lobbyist review

Summary: The Welsh assembly's standards commissioner is to review AMs' dealings with political lobbyists.

The request was made by assembly Presiding Officer Rosemary Butler. It comes after the UK government began a consultation on whether to set up a statutory register of lobbyists who have dealings with politicians. It follows Prime Minister David Cameron's 2010 prediction that lobbying was the "next big scandal waiting to happen". The assembly's commissioner for standards, Gerard Elias QC, is expected to complete the review by the autumn.

वेल्श विधानसभा के मानक आयुक्त को राजनीतिक लॉबिस्टों के साथ ए. एम. के व्यवहार की समीक्षा करनी है।


Harlow gym owner charged with staying open in lockdown

Summary: A gym owner has been charged under coronavirus legislation after allegedly staying open on the day new lockdown rules came into force in England.

Michelle Meade, 45, from Waltham Abbey, was charged with failing to close The Ripped Gym in Wych Elm, Harlow, Essex. She will appear before magistrates in Chelmsford later. Ten fixed penalty notice tickets were issued to people in the gym. Harlow Council has issued a prohibition order requiring the gym to close. Find BBC News: East of England on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. If you have a story suggestion email eastofenglandnews@bbc.co.uk

इंग्लैंड में नए लॉकडाउन नियम लागू होने के दिन कथित रूप से खुले रहने के बाद एक जिम मालिक पर कोरोनावायरस कानून के तहत आरोप लगाया गया है।


Saudi Arabia tourism: So what is there to see?

Summary: Saudi Arabia's recent decision to fling open its doors to foreign tourists has sent a mild ripple of excitement running through the travel industry. A vast and hitherto largely closed country is now there to be experienced.

By Frank GardnerBBC News So what exactly is there to see in Saudi Arabia? Why go at all, in fact? It's hardly a budget destination like South East Asia, it's blazingly hot for eight months of the year, there is no political freedom, no free speech, no alcohol allowed, very little mingling of the sexes and - like several other countries in the Middle East - it has a much-criticised human rights record. Well the first thing to note is that Saudi Arabia is far more diverse in landscape and scenery than you might imagine. Yes, geographically, the bulk of the country is desert but then there are the soaring, juniper-clad, 3,000m- (9,900ft) high mountains of the Asir in the south-west, the azure reefs of the Red Sea, the date palm oasis of Al-Hofuf and the winding backstreets and spice markets of Jeddah. I've been lucky enough to travel around much of the country most years since the late 1980s - Saudis often joke that I've seen more of their country than they have - so here is a shortlist of my favourite places to visit. Jeddah This steamy, Red Sea trading port was the capital until 1982, when it moved to Riyadh. Jeddah today is a beguiling and culturally rich melting pot where every race of the Red Sea is represented. It is a perennially warm, open-air city where Egyptians sit at café tables, puffing on shisha waterpipes and playing backgammon beneath the street lights. Yemeni tailors squat cross-legged in clothing shops working late into the night while Somali, Eritrean and Djiboutian women lay out displays of spices in the street market. In the winding, cobbled backstreets of the old district, known as the Balad, it's not unusual to hear the language of the Ethiopian highlands mingle with Arabic and Hindi. Jeddah is also the gateway to Mecca and Medina for the two million-plus Muslims who make the Hajj pilgrimage each year. Further up the coast there are beach resorts and scuba diving opportunities, although many of the offshore coral reefs have been destroyed in recent years. Asir Mountains There are expatriates who have lived in Saudi Arabia for more than a decade yet never visited this gem down in the far south-west corner of the country, next to Yemen. They are missing a treat. The landscape can be lush and verdant, even in high summer and I have even seen a juniper forest turn white after a sudden hailstorm. An estimated 500,000 wild Hamadryas baboons inhabit the mountains, along with hornbills, eagles and dazzling blue agamid lizards. The landscape is dotted with basalt stone watch towers, a legacy of the tribal fighting that used to take place here a century ago. In recent years the region has opened up to domestic tourism, with a cable car descending from the lofty heights to a picturesque hillside village called Rijal al-Ma'. In a canyon called Wadi Habala, named after the rope that used to lower provisions down the cliff face to the villagers who lived on its slopes, there are breathtaking views over the hazy mountain ridges that descend towards the Red Sea. Mada'in Saleh The ancient Nabataean ruins in the far northwest of the country are remarkable, not just for their preserved carvings reminiscent of Petra in Jordan to the north, but also for their stark and beautiful desert setting. This is the Hijaz, the historic western edge of the Arabian Peninsula, where TE Lawrence fought the Turkish army in the Arab revolt of 1917 and where remnants of the old Hijaz railway can still be seen. For years the Saudi authorities largely kept quiet about Mada'in Saleh as the religious fundamentalists were less than keen on promoting something dating from a pre-Islamic civilisation, known in Arabic as "the Age of Ignorance". Under the new, multi-billion dollar tourism promotion scheme, it will be very much on the map. Al-Hofuf The date palm oasis of al-Hofuf covers a vast area of eastern Saudi Arabia, said to be the largest of its kind in the world, and creates a lush green world of streams and gardens. But the really spectacular attraction here is the ghostly cave complex inside al-Qarah Mountain, registered in 2018 as a Unesco cultural heritage site. The natural caves, carved by wind and water erosion, take a bit of climbing to get into but are well worth the effort, especially as they are significantly cooler than the heat outside. A word of warning Saudis, for the most part, welcome foreign visitors but this new openness does not come without risks. Where two very different civilisations come into contact - the liberal West and the conservative Saudis - there is always the chance of a misunderstanding or offence. Women should never be photographed in public and Saudi husbands can be fiercely protective of their wives' modesty. Outside the main cities of Riyadh, Jeddah and Eastern Province many local people have never had any contact with Westerners and may be suspicious, especially when cameras and phones are brought out. So be careful where you point them and always ask permission! How to visit Is it safe? This is not the first time Saudi Arabia has made a major push to attract tourists. The last time was in 2000, when it hired French alpine instructors from Chamonix to take holidaying Saudis rock-climbing and paragliding. But grand plans to expand this fledgling industry ground to a halt the following year after the 9/11 terror attacks in the US which were carried out by, among others, 15 Saudi nationals. Since then the country has fought and defeated an insurgency by al-Qaeda in the mid-2000s and is currently trying to extricate itself from a war in neighbouring Yemen that has seen cross-border missile strikes. Despite that, the country is largely safe with minimal crime and violence (though if you're a British citizen it is always best to check the Foreign Office travel advisory).

विदेशी पर्यटकों के लिए अपने दरवाजे खोलने के सऊदी अरब के हालिया फैसले ने यात्रा उद्योग में उत्साह की एक हल्की लहर पैदा कर दी है। एक विशाल और अब तक बड़े पैमाने पर बंद देश अब अनुभव करने के लिए है।


How Top Gear conquered the world

Summary: It's hard to go anywhere in the world these days and not find that Top Gear has got there before you. The programme may have begun on regional television in the UK - but it's now viewed in pretty much every region of the globe, writes Daniel Silas Adamson.

The taxi was a beaten up Toyota with half a million kilometres on the clock and an amulet of the Virgin Mary twirling from the rear-view mirror. The driver was a Quechua Indian called Ricardo, who knew every bend in the Peruvian dirt roads around the old Inca city of Sayhuite and who, when he found out I was British, had just one question: "Who is the Stig?" It was not the first time I'd been reminded of Top Gear in some far-flung corner of the world. A few years earlier I pulled over at an outdoor roadside cafe in the Jordan Valley, not far from Jericho in the West Bank. It was late at night, but there were 20 or so Palestinian men sitting around a screen on plastic chairs, smoking shisha pipes and watching The Star in a Reasonably Priced Car. Almost a decade before that, I'd seen a handful of Indian men gathered under a corrugated tin roof in Dharavi, Mumbai's biggest slum, watching the programme on a TV set rigged illegally into the power cables that ran above the shacks. One of the men had already incurred the undisguised contempt of his wife, who was hard at work, but he seemed to think this was a price worth paying for an hour with Jeremy Clarkson. Clarkson would surely have approved. The formula - a macho, wise-cracking, stunt-filled show, fronted by by three ageing men with questionable taste in denim and a proclivity for infantile jokes - seems to float effortlessly across barriers of language, culture, and social class. In Iran, where Top Gear is broadcast by BBC Persian TV (PTV), the voice actor who dubs Clarkson into Farsi, Mozaffar Shafeie, has become a star in his own right. When an episode of the programme was dropped in 2012 to make space for an interview with Hillary Clinton, the channel was bombarded with complaints from Iranian fans. "Hillary Clinton has got many things to say about Iran," said Clarkson afterwards. "You'd have thought that Iranians would have found this relatively interesting - more interesting than three fat old men falling over." The show's appeal in Iran, says Darius Bazargan, a British documentary maker, comes not just from the cars and the stunts but also from Clarkson's vivid turn of phrase. "He once described a gear shift as being 'as smooth as licking honey from a woman's naked body', and the producers take a lot of effort to get the translation right… you would never hear a phrase like that on Iranian state television." One of Bazargan's friends recently found, as I did in Peru, that for many people around the world Top Gear is now an emblem of the UK - as much or more than Manchester United or James Bond. On a trip to Iraqi Kurdistan, he found there were two pressing issues people wanted to talk about after discovering they had a British guest: the chances of British military intervention against the jihadists, and their favourite episodes of Top Gear. And it's not just the men. Given that Clarkson has been fending off accusations of sexism for decades, it's surprising to find that some 40% of the show's viewers are women. "My wife also watches the programme, not just because of the cars but because it's a fantastically entertaining show," says Hormuzd Sorabjee, editor of Autocar India magazine. "A lot of Indians, men and women, find Jeremy very amusing. He takes the mickey out of a lot of people, and I can see why some of them might get upset. But there's nothing below the belt, I don't think." Top Gear's executive producer, Andy Wilman, put it this way in an interview with CBS News a few years ago: "It's a journey into the male mind, which I believe, is a really, potentially very funny place - because let's face it, nothing happens there." And if this is true anywhere, it is true everywhere. Subscribe to the BBC News Magazine's email newsletter to get articles sent to your inbox.

डेनियल सिलास एडमसन लिखते हैं कि इन दिनों दुनिया में कहीं भी जाना मुश्किल है और यह नहीं पाया जा सकता है कि टॉप गियर आपसे पहले वहाँ पहुँच गया है। कार्यक्रम यूके में क्षेत्रीय टेलीविजन पर शुरू हो गया होगा-लेकिन अब इसे दुनिया के लगभग हर क्षेत्र में देखा जाता है।


Jersey finance boss wants more diversity

Summary: Money from Jersey's finance industry should support new trades, says the head of the body that promotes financial services.

Finance is the biggest industry in Jersey, making up 40% of the economy and employs nearly 13,000 islanders. Geoff Cook, from Jersey Finance, said there was a danger in relying too heavily on one industry. He told BBC Radio Jersey the tax revenue from finance could help grow new businesses.

वित्तीय सेवाओं को बढ़ावा देने वाले निकाय के प्रमुख का कहना है कि जर्सी के वित्त उद्योग से धन को नए व्यापारों का समर्थन करना चाहिए।


Brighton arrest after 'petrol' found in flat

Summary: A man has been arrested after containers of liquid - thought to be petrol - were found in a Brighton flat.

Police were called to a strong smell of fuel from the flat in Horton Road on Friday and found the containers. An explosives team was called but found there was no explosive threat. Sussex Police said a 30-year-old man of no fixed address was being questioned in custody on suspicion of possessing an explosive substance for an unlawful purpose.

ब्राइटन के एक फ्लैट में तरल पदार्थ के कंटेनर-जिन्हें पेट्रोल माना जाता है-मिलने के बाद एक व्यक्ति को गिरफ्तार किया गया है।


Lake Ellsworth: Mission to the Antarctic's lost world

Summary: A team of British scientists, engineers and logistics experts has launched a daring attempt to hunt for life deep beneath the Antarctic ice. The research project will see the group drill 3.2km (two miles) down to Lake Ellsworth - hidden for hundreds of thousands of years. Click on the labels below to find out more about the mission and life at the drilling camp.

Introduction to the mission BBC science editor David Shukman explains the technical challenges facing the British team and why the mission could reveal crucial information about the limits of life on earth and elsewhere. Work and social tent As well as sleeping tents, the group also has the use of larger tents, used as work and social areas. They contain banks of laptops, communications equipment and kitchen facilities. A resident professional chef provides the team with homemade meals and fresh bread every day. Generators The entire site is powered by electricity from a bank of generators (top). The generators and their essential cables (below) provide enough power - the equivalent of 256kW - to drive the entire site, including the water filtration systems, winches and pumps. Specialist vehicle The on-site Sno-Cat vehicle has helped the team transport equipment needed for the drilling mission. It is also used to lift heavy cargo and shovel snow. Equipment containers A series of containers houses the team’s key equipment, including the boiler (bottom right) used to melt the snow to feed the hot water drill, the hose reel (main image), winches (top right) and pumps. The containers were towed by tractor train 250km through the Ellsworth mountain range. Drill hole Using a high-pressure hot-water drill specially designed for the mission, the team is boring a hole through 3.2km of solid ice all the way down to Lake Ellsworth. The hot-water drill, designed by British Antarctic Survey engineers, will take about five days in total to reach the lake. Boreholes The team is drilling two boreholes. The first to create a hot water cavity to balance Ellsworth's pressure and a second down to the lake. The second is used to deploy sampling equipment. This borehole can only be kept open for 24 hours before it refreezes to an unusable size. Hot water cavity Before the team drills down to the lake, they have to create a shorter borehole 300m beneath the ice to make a chamber to house a water pump. This balances pressure on the lake and prevents water rushing back up the borehole. Click play to listen to engineer Chris Hill explain. Lake Ellsworth The ancient lake - isolated for hundreds of thousands of years - is buried under 3.2km of ice on the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. It is equivalent in size to the UK’s Lake Windermere. Geothermal heat from the Earth’s core and the pressure of the ice above keeps it liquid. Sampling equipment A 5.5m-long titanium water sampling probe (left) is being deployed to capture water samples and grab “goo” from the lake bed. A sediment corer (right) will collect mud samples. Both are protected by plastic to ensure they remain uncontaminated. Sleeping tents The 12-man team of scientists, engineers and logistics experts spend their nights in four-man clam tents or pyramid tents. It took them five days of flying to reach the camp and four weeks to set up living and working facilities. They are enduring temperatures of -25C and winds of up to 20 knots. Images and video courtesy of Pete Bucktrout of the British Antarctic Survey. Graphic not to scale. Produced by: Lucy Rodgers, Mick Ruddy and Steven Connor

ब्रिटिश वैज्ञानिकों, इंजीनियरों और रसद विशेषज्ञों की एक टीम ने अंटार्कटिक बर्फ के नीचे जीवन की खोज के लिए एक साहसिक प्रयास शुरू किया है। शोध परियोजना में समूह ड्रिल 3.2km (दो मील) नीचे लेक एल्सवर्थ तक दिखाई देगा-जो सैकड़ों हजारों वर्षों से छिपी हुई है। ड्रिलिंग शिविर में मिशन और जीवन के बारे में अधिक जानने के लिए नीचे दिए गए लेबल पर क्लिक करें।


Culling deer 'protects' habitats on Ben Wyvis

Summary: Controlling deer numbers has helped to protect rare habitats on one of the Highland's best-known mountains, according to researchers.

The animals have been blamed for causing damage to Ben Wyvis, near Dingwall, by grazing and trampling on plant life. Assessments for Scottish Natural Heritage suggest these impacts have declined over the last 12 years. Further "targeted culls" of deer could be carried out in the future. Ben Wyvis is designated a special area of conservation. The mountain rises to 1,046m (3,431ft) at its highest point, Glas Leathad Mòr. Its habitats include acid grasslands, extensive areas of blanket bog and moss and liverwort-rich snowbeds, areas of land covered by snow for long periods of time.

शोधकर्ताओं के अनुसार, हिरणों की संख्या को नियंत्रित करने से हाईलैंड के सबसे प्रसिद्ध पहाड़ों में से एक पर दुर्लभ आवासों की रक्षा करने में मदद मिली है।


Seal boards Royal Navy ship on exercise off Carnoustie

Summary: A seal has boarded a Royal Navy amphibious-assault ship as it was about to carry out military exercises near Carnoustie.

HMS Bulwark was making preparations for the multinational training exercise Joint Warrior when the seal swam up the ship's landing dock. The animal sat and watched the crew for about half an hour. It was only when an officer approached the seal that it swam away. Air Aviation Officer, Lt Sarah Filshie, said: "It's rather unusual to have a seal actually come on board, but he seemed very inquisitive and interested in what we were up to. "He stayed for about half-an-hour before one of the other officers approached him to see if he needed any help getting back into the water, and then he just turned around and went back out again."

एक मुहर रॉयल नेवी के उभयचर-हमला जहाज पर सवार हो गई है क्योंकि यह कार्नोस्टी के पास सैन्य अभ्यास करने वाला था।


Storm cancellations: Were train companies too cautious?

Summary: Train services were completely cancelled across large parts of England on Monday, leaving thousands of people seeking alternative transport. But with companies axing services before the storm had even arrived, were they right to be so cautious?

By Nick TarverBBC News Hours before the St Jude storm began whipping across the coast, senior figures at South West Trains had made a decision - they were going to cancel nearly all services for the following morning. As one of the largest train operators - running a train every minute into London Waterloo at peak times - the company had learnt to put its faith in weather forecasts. This was a pattern largely imitated across most of the country, with First Capital Connect, Greater Anglia, Southeastern and Southern, also cancelling entire services. Network Rail defended the decision, saying 100 fallen trees had been found on railway lines. But were rail operators gambling that the weather would be as bad as predicted? And what would have happened had the storm been a damp squib? Emma Knight, from South West Trains, said that blanket cancellation was "not a decision that we ever take lightly". "If we hadn't had the weather as predicted we could have tried to reinstate the trains as best we could," she said. "But if we had gone ahead with normal services, people would have been stuck on trains, and we would have trains and crews stranded all over the place. "We find the best approach is to be realistic. This way passengers know where they stand." And she said that blanket cancellations had become more common recently. "In my experience, with some of the extreme weather we've had in the past few years - with really heavy snows and floods - it has become more and more something that has to be done," she added. However, some commuters found the scale of the cancellations to be less than helpful. George Thomson, who was stranded at Gatwick, tweeted: "Opposite of the British Bulldog spirit, flights on, buses on, but trains all cancelled on Southern Railways lines = over cautious!" And Stewart Jackson, MP for Peterborough, tweeted: "How come a gust of wind disables whole east of England rail infrastructure with economic consequences too?" The storm was forecast to be the worst to hit the country in years with winds gusting over 80mph (129km/h). A gust of 99mph (159km/h) was recorded at Needles Old Battery, Isle of Wight, at 06:00 GMT. A 17-year-old girl and a man in his 50s were killed by falling trees, while many others were injured on roads and pavements in towns and cities hit by strong gusts. But there have been no reports of injuries at railway stations or on trains, even though one passenger service struck a tree in Devon. Roger Perkins, from First Capital Connect, said passenger safety was paramount. The decision on what to do in the event of severe weather is taken jointly as an industry with Network Rail. "There are various contingency timetables that can be put into effect," he said. "All the train companies and Network Rail worked over the weekend to see how we could best respond as an industry. "But there comes a point at which a decision has to be made." Network Rail said several hundred staff had been working to monitor conditions and react to any damage caused by the storm. Robin Gisby, Network Rail's managing director of network operations, said: "While conditions were as forecast during the early part of the morning, the damage caused by the storm has been more severe than expected."

सोमवार को इंग्लैंड के बड़े हिस्सों में ट्रेन सेवाओं को पूरी तरह से रद्द कर दिया गया था, जिससे हजारों लोग वैकल्पिक परिवहन की तलाश कर रहे थे। लेकिन कंपनियों ने तूफान आने से पहले ही सेवाओं को बंद कर दिया था, क्या उन्हें इतना सतर्क रहना सही था?


Five tech trends shaping the beauty industry

Summary: Beauty brands are using everything from artificial intelligence (AI) to augmented reality (AR) to keep their customers engaged in a fiercely competitive market. But do such innovations actually work or are they simply marketing hype?

By Daniel ThomasTechnology of Business reporter When L'Oreal said last year it no longer wanted to be the number one beauty firm in the world, but "the number one beauty tech company", it was clear things in the industry had changed. "Women have had the same beauty concerns for 30 to 40 years, but technology has created a more demanding consumer," explains Guive Balooch, global vice president of L'Oreal's Technology Incubator. "They want more personalised and precise products, and we have to respond." So what are the main tech trends? 1. Personalisation and AI According to Mr Balooch: "50% of women complain that they can't find the right shade of foundation for their face, and women with darker skin tones have been crying out for more choice." But putting thousands of shades on shop shelves would be "impractical", he says. Instead, L'Oreal subsidiary Lancome has come up with a custom-made foundation machine called Le Teint Particulier, which promises to find the "exact match" for your skin using AI. Available at Selfridges and Harrods in the UK, Lancome's consultants first work out your facial skin tone using a handheld colorimeter - a type of digital scanner. The results are then run through a computer, which uses a proprietary algorithm to choose from 20,000 different shades. Finally, the computer's findings are sent to a machine that mixes the foundation for you, there and then in the shop. "It's a bit like how a hardware store mixes a pot of paint, but the skin is a lot more complex," says Mr Balooch. More Technology of Business According to market research firm Mintel, demand for personalised cosmetics is growing fast. Nearly half of consumers like the idea that a beauty product is personalised especially for them, and a third think such products give better results, But at £85 for a 30ml bottle, Le Teint Particulier is not cheap, and some have warned that the high price of personalised cosmetics stops them being inclusive. "It is sending a message that to benefit you also have to be rich, which is kind of counter-intuitive," says Cherlynn Low, reviews editor at US technology website Endgadget. 2. Virtual 'try on' apps As we do more of our shopping online beauty brands are increasingly using augmented reality (AR) to enhance the experience. Improvements in image recognition and face tracking tech is making these digital overlays more accurate. Take Sephora's Virtual Artist, which lets customers virtually try on thousands of shades of lipstick and eyeshadow through their smart phones or at kiosks in stores. The app works by measuring where your lips and eyes are in real time, then tracking those facial feature points so it knows where to put the cosmetics. It can also walk you through make-up tutorials digitally, and colour match shades to your skin. Sephora says more than 200 million shades have been tried on through Virtual Artist since it was launched in 2016, and a host of other brands, from Garnier to Germany's DM, have launched "try on" apps, too. But some reviewers warn the apps are no substitute for trying on products for real before you by them. Maghan McDowell, innovation editor at Vogue Business, agrees they are not "100% accurate" but says customers still find them useful. "They make sense in the age of Snapchat, when people are used to seeing AR filters on their faces. "People mainly use them to experiment with new looks and styles, but they are buying products through these apps, too." 3. Smart skincare tools Would you trust a computer to rate your skin? The HiMirror, a "smart mirror" made by Taiwan's New Kinpo Group, does just this. It takes a photo of your face every time you log in and scans it for wrinkles, red spots, pores, fine lines, and brightness levels. It then rates these factors from "good" to "poor", and sends you personalised tips and product recommendations. Olay offers a similar smartphone service called Skin Advisor, while its new app "FutureYou Simulation" enables users to visualise what their skin and face will look like in the future using AR. Some skincare experts warn that, without giving users more context about their skin scores, such products could unnecessarily harm people's self-esteem if the feedback is negative. And Ms Low says they they can be "fooled by bad lighting or leftover make-up smudges". "The scores are not always consistent. And do we really need a smart mirror to tell us our skin is shiny or oily? Surely we can tell that ourselves?" 4. Printed make up Will we ever see robots put on our make-up for us? A number of gadgets released in the last few years suggest we might. Take the Opté wand from Proctor and Gamble (P&G), a make-up printer unveiled at this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The wand scans the skin and precisely applies tiny amounts of make-up to hide age spots, burst blood vessels and other blemishes. Its tiny built-in camera takes 200 frames per second, while a microprocessor analyses this data to differentiate between light and dark areas. A micro printer then applies the foundation to your skin. P&G, which hopes to launch the product by 2020, says the printer's precision means it needs relatively little serum, so people's make-up bills should drop. Imagining where the trend could go, design agency Seymour Powell has unveiled a printer concept that would allow make-up looks seen online to be downloaded and printed directly on to the face. Combining 3D-printing, facial recognition technology and AI-powered image analysis, the Élever would allow brands and influencers to sell make-up looks direct to consumers. 5. 3D or 'e-make-up' One of the latest beauty tech trends doesn't actually involve wearing real cosmetics. Inspired by the craze for AR filters on Snapchat and Instagram, "e-make up" artists enable you to download outlandish make-up looks to enhance your digital self. One artist at the forefront of the trend is Parisian Ines Marzat, known online as Ines Alpha, whose creations have adorned pictures of artists, musicians and models on Instagram. She has also made a series of filters anyone can download for Snapchat. The goal is to make photos and videos more shareable online, and many of her digital make-up creations have gone viral. "It could change colour, it could be 3D or iridescent - things that would not be possible in real life," explains Vogue's Ms McDowell. "It plays into this idea of everyone having a digital twin online, and allowing you to be playful with that."

सौंदर्य ब्रांड अपने ग्राहकों को अत्यधिक प्रतिस्पर्धी बाजार में व्यस्त रखने के लिए कृत्रिम बुद्धिमत्ता (ए. आई.) से लेकर संवर्धित वास्तविकता (ए. आर.) तक हर चीज का उपयोग कर रहे हैं। लेकिन क्या इस तरह के नवाचार वास्तव में काम करते हैं या वे केवल प्रचार का विपणन कर रहे हैं?


Mama Yuli: The trans women's leader no-one messes with

Summary: Mama Yuli is the leader and protector of Indonesia's transgender women - or Waria, as they are known. Though revered on some of Indonesia's thousands of islands, Waria are increasingly persecuted elsewhere, as a stricter type of Islam takes root. And this makes Mama Yuli's job a lot harder.

By Rebecca HenschkeBBC News, Jakarta The second time I met Mama Yuli she told me she had killed someone once. Knifed him. I scanned the heavily made-up face carefully, the eyes rimmed by fake eyelashes and bright red-painted lips, to see if she was teasing me. I decided she wasn't. Years later she said there had been a misunderstanding - and that what she had meant was that she would do anything to protect her fellow prostitutes. Mama Yuli - Yulianus Rettoblaut, to use her full name - grew up in a remote village on the island of Papua, in the east of Indonesia. It was a lonely place to be when, at the age of 11, she started to realise she wasn't straight. "I started feeling attracted to men. I thought: 'What is this feeling; is it an illness?' There was no-one there who was transgender, or gay. "It was not until I was 18 - when a friend at university who was also transgender took me to Jakarta - that I realised there was this whole other world that existed." In the megacity of Jakarta she was not alone. "I felt like a weight had been lifted from me. I saw that if we wear beautiful clothes and make-up you could easily attract guys," she says. Waria are often lusted after - most work as prostitutes. Many are also rejected by their families, and as Indonesia embraces a stricter version of Islam, they are increasingly despised, or even attacked by vigilantes. Mama Yuli takes me one night to a spot near a railway line to meet Irna, who is dressed in skin-tight clothes, showing off her cleavage. While gender reassignment surgery is far too expensive for most Waria, many save up and get simple breast operations. Irna takes her customers to a small tent next to the tracks. The place reeks of urine. "I have been stripped naked, beaten and my face slashed with a knife," she says. "And they chant 'Allahu Akbar' while they hit us." Mama Yuli says she wasn't pretty enough to become a prostitute, so instead she became their protector. And it was while she was working with the prostitutes that she heard her parents had died. To this day she feels somehow responsible. "They were so disappointed that I was wearing women's clothes that they died," she says. "It's as if I killed them." Find out more When she went home for the funeral her brother, a policeman, put a gun to her head and threatened to kill her. "He said I had shamed my family," she says. "They shaved off my long hair, but I managed to escape. I decided then that I needed to prove that I wasn't worthless." She is now the first Waria to hold a master's degree in law and has set up Indonesia's first care home for elderly transgender people who have been disowned by their families. And she runs the annual Miss Waria beauty pageants - which is the reason for a recent telephone call. "We need you as a judge," Mama Yuli cries down the phone. "You need to be one of the judges for Miss Waria Indonesia, Reeebeecca," she insists. I am slightly apprehensive. But you don't mess with Mama Yuli. For a few years the pageants took place out in the open, but recently they have been raided by the vigilantes, so this one is happening in secret. Mama Yuli tells me firmly - many times - not to invite any local journalists along. But it's not hard to find. "You here to see the beautiful Waria?" asks a street vendor who sees me staring at a map on my phone. "Over there, in that old school hall!" he tells me excitedly. Number 10 from Papua, number nine from Sulawesi, number seven from Bali… The crowd goes wild as Waria from all over this diverse archipelago take to the stage in revealing sequined dresses. It's one of the few occasions when they can party so freely. In ridiculously high heels, contestants strut down the catwalk in time to pumping techno beats. Backstage, hair and make-up artists have been working on them all day. It's a serious business and they look amazing. On the judging panel with me are a gay TV heart-throb, a stunningly beautiful former Miss Waria Indonesia, a leading Waria human rights activist, and a man dressed in a white robe and Islamic prayer hat. "Who is that man in the white robe?" I ask. "She is a Waria from Sulawesi," Mama Yuli explains. "They are revered and respected as prayer leaders." I try to take careful, fair notes as I watch the explosion of colour and bare skin. "Number seven - nice smile. I like the red shoes on number three. Cool that number one is wearing traditional dress." But it all becomes a blur. After what seems like hours we are called into a side room. Decision time. The gay heart-throb wants the most beautiful "female-looking Waria" to win. "He looks sooo like a woman," he gushes. "If that's all we are looking for then go watch Miss Indonesia," snaps the activist. We need someone to lead us. It's starting to get heated when Mama Yuli's faithful assistant rushes over and hands us all a note. On it is her list of winners. "What's this?" asks the TV star. "Mama Yuli has decided," is the reply. Any debate is over. No-one messes with Mama Yuli. Recently her brother - the one who threatened to shoot her - visited her old people's home. "Our family is very proud of you," he told her. "You are famous and doing good work." As she tells me about it, the tears mess up her make-up. Correction 19 May 2017: This story has been amended to include later clarification by Mama Yuli of her comment about having killed someone. Join the conversation - find us on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and Twitter.

मामा युली इंडोनेशिया की ट्रांसजेंडर महिलाओं के नेता और संरक्षक हैं-या वारिया, जैसा कि वे जानी जाती हैं। हालांकि इंडोनेशिया के हजारों द्वीपों में से कुछ पर सम्मानित किया जाता है, वारिया को कहीं और तेजी से प्रताड़ित किया जाता है, क्योंकि एक सख्त प्रकार का इस्लाम जड़ पकड़ता है। और इससे मामा युली का काम बहुत कठिन हो जाता है।


Kevin Wilkinson River Colne search: Body found

Summary: A body has been found in the search for a 50-year-old man who fell into a river in Hertfordshire.

Kevin Wilkinson was walking with friends near Wiggenhall Road in Watford at about 04:00 GMT on Saturday when he stumbled into the River Colne. His friends had lost sight of him in the darkness and fog. A body, believed to be that of Mr Wilkinson, was found in the river on Saturday afternoon following "extensive searches", police said. It had been hoped that Mr Wilkinson, from Homerton, east London, had managed to get out of the water.

हर्टफोर्डशायर में एक नदी में गिरने वाले 50 वर्षीय व्यक्ति की तलाश में एक शव मिला है।


Norway massacre: 'We could hear the gunshots getting closer'

Summary: When Anders Breivik opened fire on youngsters attending a summer camp on the Norwegian island of Utoya, he carried out a massacre that to this day remains the deadliest mass shooting by a single gunman anywhere in the world.

Among those taking part in the Labour Party youth camp was 17-year-old Lisa Marie Husby. She was one of 650 young people gathered on the tiny island on 22 July 2011, when Breivik appeared dressed as a police officer and began shooting. However, minutes before he arrived, Lisa had been on the phone to her mother in the wake of an explosion that had killed eight people in the centre of Oslo. Lisa had been telling her mother that she was safe and that there was no need to worry because she was miles away from the Norwegian capital. 'Next target' She said: "I wanted to tell her that I was far away from Oslo and I was safe. But as I talked to her, I heard the police cars leaving our part of Norway to go and help in Oslo and I told her this and she said 'I think you guys are the next target'. "She just had a gut feeling and I said 'there's no way, we're on an island, we're safe' and then I hung up. "Then a couple of minutes later I heard what I thought were fireworks." Far right extremist Breivik went on to kill 69 youngsters, 33 of whom were under the age of 18. In total, he murdered 77 people that day, including those in Oslo. Speaking to Stephen Jardine on Radio Scotland's Kaye Adams programme, Lisa said in the hours before the shooting began, people had been considering going home because of the weather. She said: "It was very rainy and usually the island is beautiful, but this day it was flooding. "A lot of people were thinking about maybe going home, because we were sleeping in tents, and a lot of rain is not good for that. "But everyone was in good spirits and we had the first female prime minister of Norway coming to see us and later we were going to have a disco so everyone was happy and having a good time." 'Horrible joke' Then news of the terror attack in Oslo started to filter through to those in the camp. Lisa said: "Some people wanted to go back to Oslo because they couldn't reach their family back there. "But we realised it wasn't possible to go back to Oslo at that point because everything was closed - no buses, no trains or anything. We said the best thing to do was stay." It was then that Lisa spoke to her mother and tried to reassure her about their position on the island. She was with a group of a few dozen people, sheltered by a forest, who were about 50m (164ft) away when Breivik arrived on the island claiming to be there for security. Then she began hearing what she thought was fireworks. "Everyone was in shock at first, and I think we thought this is a horrible joke, this is too early to try and scare us. "But then I realised seeing everyone who actually saw the gunman fleeing, that this was actually not a joke." Lisa said her group were standing next to their tents looking confused by the sound of gunfire. She said: "I don't think they understood what was going on. A lot of the people who actually saw what happened were fleeing, but this group were sheltered and they couldn't see what was happening, so they were just standing there not knowing what to do." She added: "This island is very small. You can walk across it in 10 minutes. It's a lot of cliffs and trees everywhere. At the time, I didn't even think that I could get off the island by swimming, I didn't even think that I was on an island - I just thought I have to run and hide." 'Kept running' Lisa gathered the group and then ran through the forest to a cabin that had previously been used as a medical base. She said: "By the time we got to the cabin, they had actually prepared for attack. They had had a drill earlier that week in case of attack so they had already barricaded the doors and blocked the windows by the time we got into the cabin. "We managed to get in, but then I got completely shocked and scared and thought I needed to get back out. "They said: 'if you go we will lock the door behind you', but I still kept running. "And then I saw this girl who was shot and I decided to go back in because I realised how serious things were then." In total, 47 students, including Lisa, barricaded themselves into the cabin, hiding as best they could. "At this point there was so many gunshots because of the automatic gun he was using, so we thought there was more than one shooter. "We just hid under beds and tried to get into the small rooms inside the cabin and shelter ourselves from what was going on outside. We could hear the gunshots getting closer and further away and then suddenly they were very close." Lisa and the other students heard Breivik try the door. When he could not get in he fired two shots through the window before walking off. Frantic calls "We didn't know how long it would take the police to get to the island," Lisa said. "We could hear boats outside, but that turned out to be civilians helping out the people who had fled or who had tried to get out by swimming. "And we could also hear helicopters, but that turned out to be news helicopters." The 47 students spent more than four terrifying hours inside the cabin. During that time they were receiving frantic calls from their families, who had warned them that the gunman was reportedly posing as a police officer. The group had also decided that if Breivik entered the cabin they would lie still and pretend to be dead. Lisa said: "The last message that I got from my family at the time was 'don't trust the police they say online that he's dressed as the police so don't trust anyone who says that they're from the police'. "When we were just waiting, it got very quiet and the gunshots stopped. "People started to come out from their hiding places because it got very, very quiet." Lisa said that at this point the police suddenly stormed the cabin. She said: "They told us to get on the floor with our hands above our head. We thought these people are here to kill us." Immediately surrendered Lisa said she later learned that officers stormed the cabin unaware whether or not Breivik was inside with hostages. "After the police came in we thought we were dead, we said our goodbyes. Then they asked is he here and I thought 'who's here - it's the terrorist' and then we understood they're not here to take us, they're actually looking for him." As soon as he was confronted by officers, Anders Breivik immediately surrendered. He was later jailed for 21 years following a trial that Lisa decided to attend. She said she was struck by how small Breivik appeared in the dock and how sad it was that such a person could cause so much harm. For two years following the massacre Lisa tried to continue her life in Norway. However, in 2013 her ordeal finally took its toll. She said: "Something this traumatic is not going to leave you ever. "So trying to go back to being a normal teenager again was very, very difficult. "It started off with nightmares, a lot of flashbacks to the day. My nightmares sometimes got really, really bad where I woke up in the middle of the night actually believing that I was shot." Sense of determination Lisa said she developed a sense of being on auto-pilot and of being an observer in her own life. She then spent a year in intensive treatment, during which she learned to talk about her experiences and their aftermath. She developed a sense of determination that "this one day in July wouldn't define my entire life." Months later, Lisa met her partner Richard in Norway and she began to put her life back together. She said: "He took me to St Andrews to show me around one day and I just completely fell in love. "I said 'maybe this is what I need. I need to get out of Norway and try and study abroad' and that's always been a dream." In 2016 Lisa began studying at the University of St Andrews in Fife and has since become an advocate for raising awareness about issues relating to mental health.

जब एंडर्स ब्रेविक ने नॉर्वे के उटोया द्वीप पर एक ग्रीष्मकालीन शिविर में भाग लेने वाले युवाओं पर गोलियां चलाईं, तो उन्होंने एक नरसंहार किया जो आज भी दुनिया में किसी भी बंदूकधारी द्वारा की गई सबसे घातक सामूहिक गोलीबारी है।


University of Sheffield in £134m engineering upgrade

Summary: The University of Sheffield is set to invest £134m in improving engineering teaching facilities.

An £80m teaching block is to be built on the site of the former Jessop Hospital, while £54m will be spent on refurbishing the existing engineering complex off Mappin Street. The university wants to attract 1,500 more students to engineering courses. Keith Lilley, its head of estates, said it was good news for "local people and jobs".

शेफ़ील्ड विश्वविद्यालय इंजीनियरिंग शिक्षण सुविधाओं में सुधार के लिए 134 मिलियन पाउंड का निवेश करने के लिए तैयार है।


Sheffield murder probe after man dies from head injury

Summary: A murder investigation is under way after a man died from a head injury in Sheffield city centre.

The 26-year-old was found unconscious at the junction of Union Street and Charles Street at about 03:30 GMT. Police believe he had been involved in a fight with someone he knew shortly before his death. Det Ch Insp Mark Oughton, from South Yorkshire Police, appealed for anyone who was in Union Street between 01:20 and 01.30 GMT to get in touch.

शेफ़ील्ड शहर के केंद्र में सिर में चोट लगने से एक व्यक्ति की मौत के बाद हत्या की जांच चल रही है।


Egypt's new hijab-clad superheroine

Summary: She's got comic strip superpowers, fights for justice and gives bad guys a hard time. If this makes you think of Catwoman, then think again - for this is a new kind of superheroine with a visible difference.

By Dina DemrdashBBC Arabic, Cairo Meet Qahera - the hijab-wearing Egyptian comic-book character fighting back against crime and prejudice. She is the brainchild of a young Egyptian artist who created the first ever Egyptian superhero in a web comic, and its picking up a growing fanbase. "It all started as a joke with a group of friends," Deena Mohamed says. "It was my way to respond in my own way to things that were frustrating me at the time," she laughs, "and when the idea of having superpowers was fascinating!" But when Deena put the comic online a few months ago, she did not expect the scale of positive reactions. Her website got hundreds of thousands of hits - more than 500,000 since September alone. Egypt is the top country of visitors to the site, followed by the US. Deena also found enthusiasm among local publishers who asked her to create a printed version as well. "It is insane. Way more exposure than I ever expected," the 19-year-old art student says. Inevitably perhaps, the creation drew some negative reactions, mainly from people not convinced about adopting the Western concept of a superhero. Deena, though, does not agree. "We are all exposed to the idea of comics and superheroes. We are exposed to Western media so often. So I guess I was just responding to that in my own way." Hijabi and strong The name Qahera is the Arabic word for Egypt's capital, Cairo. It also means the conqueror or the vanquisher. Deena says she had her superheroine with the all-powerful name wear a hijab to combat a widespread stereotype that women wearing the Islamic attire cannot be strong. "There is already so little representation of women who wear the hijab, although that is the majority of women I see around me, and it did not make sense not to make her wear hijab," says Deena, who does not wear a hijab herself. Hijab - the principle of modesty in Islam that includes manners of dress - is a religious obligation stipulated by the Koran, according to scholars at Al-Azhar, the highest seating of Sunni Islam. Deena says she had her eye on a Western audience from the beginning, another reason why her character wears a hijab, and episodes are written in English. "I wanted to send a message about the general Islamophobic backlash, and if I was going to address that, I needed to make a statement. "Women who wear hijab usually bear the brunt of Islamophobia," she says. One of her comics is tackling the Western misconceptions on submissive Muslim women. "Look, it is a Muslim woman," says one of the characters in a story featuring Western feminists. "Sister, take off your oppression!" But the superheroine reacts angrily to their call. "You have constantly undermined women. You seem unable to understand we do not need your help!" Street harassment In the past few years, sexual harassment of women on the streets of Egypt has become a growing phenomenon. While most women are usually helpless in this situation, Qahera does something about it. Deena created an entire episode about harassment, where Qahera dons her long black hijab and carries a sword as she chases down male abusers, and flies to fight wherever a woman is mistreated. "Never bother another woman again!" Qahera warns a beaten-up culprit. The past few decades saw a majority of Muslim women in Egypt adopt the attire. On the streets of Cairo, there are few women with their hair uncovered. But the modest Islamic attire fails to protect women from being abused. The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women said in a recent report that 99.3% of Egyptian women have experienced some form of sexual harassment, whether physical or verbal. Deena says the theme is based on real experiences with street harassment. However she does not encourage women to react the way Qahera does. "If you are not alone and have enough support around you, you can call them out. But otherwise, you can just ignore it. It is really a difficult situation, and some women have to deal with it almost every day." 'Tribute to women' Deena's latest episode focuses on another issue that has been taking over the streets since the 2011 uprising - protests. But she says it is less of a superhero comic and more of a tribute - to women who contributed to the revolution in so many ways. "I remember at one point during the revolution, people would use statistics of attacks on women to discredit political movements - and Egyptians - at large. This keeps happening, consistently, both locally and internationally. "People will abuse statistics as they see fit, but they will always ignore the women at the base of those statistics. So, politics and superpowers aside, here is my attempt at a tribute to real-life superheroes."

उसके पास कॉमिक स्ट्रिप सुपरपॉवर्स हैं, न्याय के लिए लड़ती हैं और बुरे लोगों को मुश्किल में डालती हैं। अगर यह आपको कैटवुमन के बारे में सोचने पर मजबूर करता है, तो फिर से सोचें-क्योंकि यह एक नई तरह की सुपरहीरोइन है जिसमें एक स्पष्ट अंतर है।


JHU monks cross over

Summary: A number of Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) monks announced on Wednesday that they have decided to break ranks with the party in support of General Sarath Fonseka.

The former JHU National Organizer Ven. Galabodaatte Gnanasara thera said that a group of Buddhist monks who are not prepared to enjoy undue privileges are leaving the JHU. Responding to criticisms on the alliance between Tamil National Alliance (TNA) and the main opposition Ven.Gnanasara questioned that if formerLTTE leaders such as Karuna could join up with the government why couldn’t the TNA support General Sarath Fonseka. Meanwhile, Minister Champika Ranawaka, who is a JHU polite bureau member, said that the JHU has no problem with the government implementing the 13th constitutional amendment. The JHU had previously opposed to bring amendments to the constitution to devolve power.

कई जातिका हेला उरुमाया (जे. एच. यू.) भिक्षुओं ने बुधवार को घोषणा की कि उन्होंने जनरल शरत फोंसेका के समर्थन में पार्टी से नाता तोड़ने का फैसला किया है।


Bristol principal is one of 'Britain's best'

Summary: A Bristol principal has been recognised as one of the "best of Britain" by a national education group.

David Carter, who heads the Cabot Learning Federation, has been named one of 18 Education Reformers of the Year. He said the award, from the Education Foundation, was an "huge honour" for both him and his colleagues. Mr Carter's award honoured his "collaboration across structures of schools, innovation in pedagogy and improving achievement". The Cabot Learning Federation now has 10 academies, six secondary schools and four primary schools in Bristol, Bath and Weston-super-Mare.

ब्रिस्टल के एक प्राचार्य को एक राष्ट्रीय शिक्षा समूह द्वारा "ब्रिटेन के सर्वश्रेष्ठ" में से एक के रूप में मान्यता दी गई है।


Parking spaces created as Torbay scraps yellow lines

Summary: Almost 300 free parking spaces are being created in Torbay in Devon as part of a plan to scrap some double yellow lines and parking restrictions.

The project is part of a scheme by Mayor Gordon Oliver to make the area more "car friendly". Torbay Council has reviewed parking restrictions in 35 areas and approved changes to 24 roads. The Conservative-led authority plans to create 80 new spaces and remove parking restrictions on about 200 spaces. The free parking spaces will be created across Torbay. Last autumn, Mr Oliver asked residents to suggest roads where yellow lines and parking restrictions could be removed. Conservative councillor Ray Hill said: "We know we can safely and justifiably alter parking regulations in 24 locations. "It will allow the public greater access to the shops and businesses."

कुछ दोहरी पीली लाइनों और पार्किंग प्रतिबंधों को हटाने की योजना के हिस्से के रूप में डेवोन के टोरबे में लगभग 300 मुफ्त पार्किंग स्थान बनाए जा रहे हैं।


Analysis: Why social care has to change

Summary: Everyone agrees the social care system is out-of-date.

By Nick TriggleHealth correspondent, BBC News When it was created after the Second World War under the 1948 National Assistance Act the idea was to create a safety net for the most vulnerable in society. But the support was only ever meant to be short-term. Back in the late 1940s people tended to only live a few years after retiring. Now the situation is very different. Many live for 20 years after stopping work and children born today will probably spend a third of their life in retirement. Granted, advances in medicine mean people are living for longer in relatively good health. But that does not mean they will not need some help with basic tasks like washing, dressing and eating. Research suggests three quarters of people over the age of 65 still develop a care need. Similar patterns have emerged for people with disabilities. For example, even 30 years ago many people with Down's syndrome died before they were 25. Sixty is not uncommon now. Rationing Unsurprisingly the effect of people living longer has been to put the social care system under greater strain. Concerns have been raised about the quality of services people have been receiving. A report last year by the Equality and Human Rights Commission described cases of people being left in bed for 17 hours or more between care visits and a failure to wash people regularly. But those are the "lucky" ones who get help at all. Councils are increasingly having to ration access to state-funded support. Six years ago half of councils provided help to those with moderate needs, but that has now fallen to less than a fifth. It means in most areas of England support is only provided to those with the most acute problems - effectively people who need help throughout the day. In reality, the system has been rationed as much as it can be. The situation has been further exacerbated by the feeling of unfairness that has been associated with people having to sell their homes. The rise in the value of property over the past few decades has pushed many above the means-tested threshold, forcing them to pay for their care if they have to go into a residential home. For some - an estimated 50,000 a year - the only option is to relinquish the family home. But if that is not enough, the problem is about to get much worse. As is the case with NHS reform, the ageing population demands that new solutions are found. The baby boomer generation is approaching old age - and that means a tidal wave of new people who will need help. Over the next 20 years the number of over 70-year-olds will jump by 50% in the next 20 years to top 9.6m, according to the Office for National Statistics. Without radical change, many believe the safety net created all those years ago will break.

हर कोई इस बात से सहमत है कि सामाजिक देखभाल प्रणाली पुरानी हो चुकी है।


Prince Philip: Duke's support for Aberfan families remembered

Summary: On 21 October 1966, the village of Aberfan in south Wales was engulfed by tonnes of filthy coal waste which slid down a hillside, burying a school and homes and killing 116 children and 28 adults .

Within hours, the Duke of Edinburgh had travelled by helicopter to the village in what was "one of the most memorable moments of his time as consort," according to a royal commentator. He later said he had never seen anything to compare to the scenes he encountered in the village. Royal writer and photographer Ian Lloyd said Prince Philip's quick response to the tragedy and his interaction with those affected revealed a sensitive side he usually fought to hide. "In the photographs he has a look of anguish on his face," said Mr Lloyd. A public show of emotion "wasn't his style but he was affected by it," he added. Former royal writer Brian Hoey was then a newspaper reporter in Wales and was among the first journalists to arrive on the scene. "He was briefed on the problems facing the recovery operation, which it had now become, again insisting on a total absence of protocol," he said. "[He] quietly moved among the villagers offering words of condolence." The duke was himself no stranger to personal loss. In 1937, his heavily pregnant sister Cecile, her husband and two children were killed in a plane crash. "He understood tragedy," said Mr Lloyd. "He didn't receive any counselling [after his sister's death] and it traumatised him." He said this sensitivity was also displayed when his first cousin, the late Countess Mountbatten, lost her father, mother-in-law and 14-year-old son when an IRA bomb blew up their boat off the coast of Sligo, Republic of Ireland, in 1979. "When she couldn't go to her son's funeral, he wrote five pages detailing it for her," he said. A week after the duke's visit to Aberfan, he escorted the Queen on what was to become one of the most poignant and tragic royal visits of her reign. "Both royal visits were very much appreciated by the people of Aberfan, for their compassion and approachability, and for showing that they cared," said Mr Hoey. Jeff Edwards was the last child to be pulled out of Pantglas Junior School alive. He said: "The Queen and Prince Philip went into a nearby house after visiting the cemetery where the children were buried. "She was really upset and she had to compose herself before she went on to the meet the families who had lost children and relatives. "I remember being told that the duke was offered a Welsh cake made by Mrs Jones, who lived in the house. "He told her they were the best Welsh cakes he'd ever tasted. And from that time everyone in the village would say Mrs Jones, who used to live next door to us in later years, made Welsh cakes fit for a queen." "One of the things that was quite often misunderstood about the duke was his sensitive side," said Mr Lloyd. "People would think he's a hard nut to crack, but he had a sensitive side to him that people didn't often see. "He was a sensitive person who read poetry… perhaps it's a generational thing, but he always bottled that side up [and] went to enormous lengths to hide that side of his personality."

21 अक्टूबर 1966 को, दक्षिण वेल्स में एबरफान गाँव टनों गंदे कोयले के कचरे से घिर गया था जो एक पहाड़ी से नीचे गिर गया था, एक स्कूल और घरों को दफन कर दिया और 116 बच्चों और 28 वयस्कों की मौत हो गई थी।


North Belfast: Shots fired through window of house

Summary: A number of shots have been fired through the living room window of a house in north Belfast.

It happened in Cranbrook Court on Monday at about 22:00 BST. There were no reports of any injuries and police are investigating the circumstances surrounding this incident. Detectives are appealing for information and have urged anyone who witnessed anything suspicious in the area to get in touch with them. Deputy Mayor of Belfast Paul Mc Cusker said a young child and three adults were in the property at the time who had been left "frightened and distressed".

उत्तरी बेलफास्ट में एक घर के बैठक कक्ष की खिड़की से कई गोलियां चलाई गई हैं।


Analysis: Harry and Meghan rattle monarchy's gilded cage

Summary: Traditionally the Palace protects the family by drawing a curtain between the public, formal stuff and the personal stuff; its refusal to comment on the personal is a strategic interpretation of the family's maxim - "never explain, never complain".

By Jonny DymondRoyal correspondent The public/personal divide has always been an artifice. Royals get married in front of tens of millions of people, have state funerals, release photos on birthdays and anniversaries, exchange insights into their lives in return for easy-going and generous coverage. But the divide, however often disregarded, remains the guiding principle of the family's formal relationship with the outside world. Now the contradictions that spring from the mix of personal and public are playing out. Some key allegations are about the personal behaviour and comments of members of the Royal Family and how, through collective neglect and perhaps some malicious intent, they left Harry and Meghan no choice but to leave. Other statements painted a terrible portrait of unfeeling staff and courtiers. The entire institution was portrayed as if nothing had been learnt from the days of Diana - Prince Harry and Prince William's late mother. The duchess is a formidable communicator and has proved herself a very bad woman to pick a fight with. A newly-liberated Harry spoke with almost-eloquence. 'A knife to the heart' Meghan dealt some of the heaviest blows. What is the Palace to say about the accusation that an unnamed member of the family made a comment - more than one by the sounds of things - about the skin colour of the couple's child-to-be? The mind boggles. But alongside the personal pain and anger rippling through the duchess's testimony, there came from Harry condemnation of the institution - the suggestion that it was incapable of change, incapable of love, incapable of understanding. The contradictions of the Palace, and of the monarchy, are exactly that which makes it so special, so strange, so interesting and so difficult to work within - the merging of personal and public roles, the accretion of tradition, the mix of public accountability, ceaseless media interest and the need to remain relevant. Harry's suggestion that his family too - his father Prince Charles, his brother Prince William - are "trapped" in their world, and that he felt "compassion" for them, was a velvet-covered knife into the heart of the modern monarchy. Royal life is conducted from within a gilded cage; the players are not meant to rattle the bars from the outside. These are the contradictions Harry walked away (or, in his words, stepped back) from. He was uncomfortable with them before he was married. And when he saw his wife suffering as a result of his being "trapped" in royal life, he found a way out with her. There are also the contradictions that lie behind many of the decisions that they both spoke out about and are clearly very unhappy about. It is public money that pays for security. It is tradition that dictates who gets what title. There is no HR department for working royals because it is a family affair. What you do in front of the cameras matters because it reflects on the institution as a whole. This meshing of personal and public is unique. It is what being a modern royal is all about. And inside it is often a hugely uncomfortable place to be. Harry knew that. Presumably he warned Meghan. But that warning wasn't enough. Harry and Meghan's experience suggests that the contradictions are too great. Maybe their interview will act as a catalyst for change. But the Crown has been around for a very long time, and change does not come easily to a body in which the past plays such an outsize role.

परंपरागत रूप से महल सार्वजनिक, औपचारिक सामान और व्यक्तिगत सामान के बीच एक पर्दा खींचकर परिवार की रक्षा करता है; व्यक्तिगत पर टिप्पणी करने से इनकार करना परिवार के सिद्धांत की एक रणनीतिक व्याख्या है-"कभी न समझाएं, कभी शिकायत न करें"।


Climate change: Should you fly, drive or take the train?

Summary: The climate campaigner Greta Thunberg chose to sail to a UN climate conference in New York in a zero-emissions yacht rather than fly - to highlight the impact of aviation on the environment. The 16-year-old Swede has previously travelled to London and other European cities by train.

Meanwhile the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have faced criticism over opting to fly to Sir Elton John's villa in Nice in a private jet. So what is the environmental impact of flying and how do trips by train, car or boat compare? What are aviation emissions? Flights produce greenhouse gases - mainly carbon dioxide (CO2) - from burning fuel. These contribute to global warming when released into the atmosphere. An economy-class return flight from London to New York emits an estimated 0.67 tonnes of CO2 per passenger, according to the calculator from the UN's civil aviation body, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). That's equivalent to 11% of the average annual emissions for someone in the UK or about the same as those caused by someone living in Ghana over a year. Aviation contributes about 2% of the world's global carbon emissions, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). It predicts passenger numbers will double to 8.2 billion in 2037.. And as other sectors of the economy become greener - with more wind turbines, for example - aviation's proportion of total emissions is set to rise. How do emissions vary? It depends where passengers sit and whether they are taking a long-haul flight or a shorter one. The flight figures in the table are for economy class. For long haul flights, carbon emissions per passenger per kilometre travelled are about three times higher for business class and four times higher for first class, according to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). This is because there's more space per seat, so each person accounts for a larger amount of the whole plane's pollution. Taking off uses more fuel than cruising. For shorter flights, this accounts for a larger proportion of the journey. And it means lower emissions for direct flights than multi-leg trips. Also, newer planes can be more efficient and some airlines and routes are better at filling seats than others. One analysis found wide variation between per passenger emissions for different airlines. For private jets, although the planes are smaller, the emissions are split between a much smaller number of people. For example, Prince Harry and Meghan's recent return flight to Nice would have emitted about four times as much CO2 per person as an equivalent economy flight. The increased warming effect other, non-CO2, emissions, such as nitrogen oxides, have when they are released at high altitudes can also make a significant difference to emissions calculations. "The climate effect of non-CO2 emissions from aviation is much greater than the equivalent from other modes of transport, as these non-CO2 greenhouse gases formed at higher altitudes persist for longer than at the surface and also have a stronger warming potential," Eloise Marais, from the Atmospheric Composition Group, at the University of Leicester, told BBC News. But there is scientific uncertainty about how this effect should be represented in calculators. The ICAO excludes it, while the BEIS includes it as an option - using a 90% increase to reflect it. The EcoPassenger calculator - launched by the International Railways Union in cooperation with the European Environment Agency - says it depends on the height the plane reaches. Longer flights are at higher altitude, so the calculator multiplies by numbers ranging from 1.27 for flights of 500km (300 miles) to 2.5 for those of more than 1,000km. In the chart above, the high-altitude, non-CO2 emissions are in a different colour. How does travelling by train compare? Train virtually always comes out better than plane, often by a lot. A journey from London to Madrid would emit 43kg (95lb) of CO2 per passenger by train, but 118kg by plane (or 265kg if the non-CO2 emissions are included), according to EcoPassenger. However, the margin between train and plane emissions varies, depending on several factors, including the type of train. For electric trains, the way the electricity they use is generated is used to calculate carbon emissions. Diesel trains' carbon emissions can be twice those of electric ones. Figures from the UK Rail Safety and Standards board show some diesel locomotives emit more than 90g of C02 per passenger per kilometre, compared with about 45g for an electric Intercity 225, for example. The source of the electricity can make a big difference if you compare a country such as France, where about 75% of electricity comes from nuclear power, with Poland, where about 80% of grid power is generated from coal. According to EcoPassenger, for example, a train trip from Paris to Bordeaux (about 500km) emits just 4.4kg of carbon dioxide per passenger, while a journey between the Polish cities of Gdansk and Katowice (about 465km) emits 61.8kg. As with plane journeys, another factor is how full the train is - a peak-time commuter train will have much lower emissions per person than a late-night rural one, for example. Can driving be better than flying? Yes, if the car's electric - but diesel and petrol cars are also in many cases better options than flying, though it depends on various factors, particularly how many people they're carrying. According to EcoPassenger, a journey from London to Madrid can be done with lower emissions per passenger by plane, even accounting for the effect of high altitude non-CO2 emissions, if the car is carrying just one person and the plane is full. If you add just one more person into the vehicle, the car wins out. Coaches also score well. BEIS says travelling by coach emits 27g of CO2 per person per kilometre, compared with 41g on UK rail (but only 6g on Eurostar) - though again this will vary depending on how full they are and the engine type. What about travelling by boat? The BEIS has also put a figure on ferry transport - 18g of CO2 per passenger kilometre for a foot passenger, which is less than a coach, or 128g for a driver and car, which is more like a long-haul flight. But ferries' ages and efficiency will vary around the world - and a ferry won't get you to America, although a cruise ship or ocean liner would. The cruise industry has long been under pressure to reduce environmental impacts ranging from waste disposal to air pollution, as well as high emissions - not only from travel but also from powering all the on-board facilities. Carnival Corporation and plc, which owns nine cruise lines, says its 104 ships emit an average of 251g of carbon dioxide equivalent per "available lower berth" per kilometre. And, while the figures are not directly comparable, they suggest cruising falls in similar territory to flying in terms of emissions. What claims do you want BBC Reality Check to investigate? 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Human remains discovered on Orkney beach

Summary: The discovery of human remains at an Orkney beach is being investigated by police.

Officers were called out to the Dingieshowe area at about 13:30 on Monday. The beach area was cordoned off. Ch Insp Matthew Webb said: "A full investigation is under way to establish the person's identity and the circumstances surrounding how they came to be there, as well as what may have happened." A post-mortem examination will take place in due course.

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