Angela Wrightson murder: How the media fought to report the case

Summary: The jury in the trial of two girls convicted of murdering a vulnerable woman heard graphic evidence of how they tortured and beat her to death. But the crime sparked such abusive comments on Facebook that a judge feared the girls could not have a fair hearing. He scrapped the case and ordered a retrial for the following year - leading to a seven-month fight by the media to be allowed to report on it. This is what happened.

By Colin GeorgeBBC News Online It was a case in which one of the most senior judges in the country saw parallels with the murder of two-year-old James Bulger. Two schoolgirls were on Tuesday convicted of the murder of Hartlepool woman Angela Wrightson after a second trial. The pair, who cannot be named, have been sentenced to life with a minimum of 15 years. Jurors heard how the girls battered and tortured Ms Wrightson to death in an attack lasting many hours in December 2014. They also heard the girls were obsessed with their phones and social media, even taking a selfie of themselves with their victim. Social media was a key theme in the case - it played an important role in the girls' lives and also had a major effect on the media's coverage of their trial. Details of the attack that were reported at the original trial in July 2015 sparked a series of "vile" comments posted by people on Facebook pages, including those of a number of media organisations. Those comments were described by the prosecution as a "virtual lynching mob". The case was being overseen by Sir Henry Globe QC, an experienced High Court judge who served as a junior prosecutor in the case of James Bulger's murderers Jon Venables and Robert Thompson. On the third day of the trial, Mr Justice Globe was alerted to what he called "an avalanche of prejudicial comment". In total more than 500 comments were presented to him by police. Late on Friday 3 July, he effectively ordered the media to remove every comment about the trial from any news article and social media post. His order also asked the media to "remove all links from [their] websites to other websites, including social media sites" - a ruling that effectively meant the BBC had to remove all reports of the trial. Either that, or disable every hyperlink on the site. Finally, it required the media to "refrain from issuing or forwarding tweets relating to the trial". The BBC appealed against the order on the principle of open justice in British courts, and the fact that many modern web browsers allow instant sharing to social media. But both the prosecution and defence argued there was now a "real risk that the defendants could no longer have a fair trial". Mr Justice Globe agreed, rejected the appeal and scrapped the case. In doing so, he put in place an even more restrictive order, effectively prohibiting any reporting of the case until verdicts were returned in the new trial. He made it clear he was not objecting to the media's reporting. The "chilling" Facebook comments by some members of the public - that went "far beyond what may be described as abuse and angry bluster" - were behind his decision. A group of nine media organisations then came together to appeal against the reporting restriction. The organisations that brought the appeal: At the hearing in October, Jude Bunting, representing the media, argued the order was impractical, against the principle of open justice and would not stop people posting on social media, so reporting should be allowed on the case. But Mr Justice Globe was unmoved. In a written ruling, he described the comments as such: "By providing the links [on Facebook], I am satisfied the media organisations identified the haystack, placed a lot of needles on top of it and ascribed significance to numerous comments that would otherwise have had lesser significance if they had been solely within a member of the public's private Facebook page." The appeal was again rejected. The media organisations then decided to take the case to the Court of Appeal - the final course of action. On 26 January, Andrew Caldecott QC and Jude Bunting put forward the media's case before Lord Justice Leveson (he of the eponymous inquiry into press standards), Lady Justice Hallett and Lady Justice Sharp. Lord Justice Leveson opened proceedings by likening the case to the James Bulger murder trial, saying the death of Angela Wrightson had stirred up similar levels of feeling in the community with regards to the age of the murderers. On 11 February, Lord Justice Leveson handed down the court's decision - to largely grant the appeal, but with a series of conditions. The media could report the evidence of the retrial, but they could not mention it on social media or allow comments underneath articles until the verdict. In addition, the very fact of the legal challenge could not be reported until the verdicts were returned. He said the case "for the first time, raises the issue of how critical fair trial protections can be extended to prevent or control communications on social media". He added: "In relation to modern social media, comments are immediately available at the click of a mouse... there is no doubt that there are wider issues involved than encompassed by this particular litigation." BBC lawyer Paul O'Connell welcomed the fact this "onerous restriction on the principles of freedom of the press and open justice" had been revoked. "This case is yet another example of how social media is raising novel and important legal issues that test the boundaries of the law and the law's ability to adapt in the face of rapid change," he said. The Court of Appeal judgement calls on the attorney general to conduct a "consultation" so "appropriate guidance" can be issued. The Attorney General's Office says it is aware of this and is "currently considering our response". Eileen Murphy, the executive editor for the BBC News website across England, said: "This was an important case for us to bring. "It was important for the local community, which had been shocked by Angela's death and deserved to know how the judicial case was proceeding, but also important in protecting the wider principles of journalistic freedom to report from open court. "As digital platforms have emerged as a key way to bring news to audiences, so has reporting and the application of the law relating to journalism. The BBC will continue to report legal proceedings across available platforms in a responsible and transparent way."

एक कमजोर महिला की हत्या के दोषी दो लड़कियों के मुकदमे में जूरी ने ग्राफिक सबूत सुने कि कैसे उन्होंने उसे प्रताड़ित किया और पीट-पीटकर मार डाला। लेकिन अपराध ने फेसबुक पर ऐसी अपमानजनक टिप्पणियों को जन्म दिया कि एक न्यायाधीश को डर था कि लड़कियों की निष्पक्ष सुनवाई नहीं हो सकती। उन्होंने मामले को रद्द कर दिया और अगले वर्ष के लिए फिर से सुनवाई का आदेश दिया-जिससे मीडिया द्वारा सात महीने की लड़ाई की अनुमति दी गई। ऐसा ही हुआ।


Unexploded military bomb found in Llanfwrog churchyard

Summary: Unexploded military devices have been recovered from a churchyard on Anglesey.

North Wales Police were called to St Mwrog Church in Llanfwrog on Saturday and after searching the grounds, bomb disposal teams removed the ordnance. Ch Supt Nigel Harrison said it appeared the items had been there "for some time". They will be examined and an investigation has been launched into how they ended up in the churchyard.

एंग्लेसी में एक चर्चयार्ड से अप्रकाशित सैन्य उपकरण बरामद किए गए हैं।


Woman in hospital after being hit by police car in Nottingham

Summary: An elderly pedestrian has been taken to hospital after being hit by a police car in Nottingham.

Nottinghamshire Police said officers were responding to an emergency call when the crash happened on Derby Road at 22:30 BST on Thursday. The Independent Office for Police Conduct said the woman was being treated in hospital and confirmed it was investigating the crash. Any witnesses have been asked to contact the police. Follow BBC East Midlands on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Send your story ideas to eastmidsnews@bbc.co.uk.

नॉटिंघम में एक पुलिस कार की चपेट में आने के बाद एक बुजुर्ग पैदल यात्री को अस्पताल ले जाया गया है।


Man dies after falling from boat in River Mersey

Summary: A man has died after falling from a tug boat into the River Mersey, with police treating the death as unexplained.

It happened at about 18:40 GMT on Sunday near the Tranmere Oil Terminal in Wirral, police said. The man, who has not been named, was pulled from the water at Liverpool Pier Head and taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead. The incident is also being investigated by the Department for Transport's Marine Accident Investigation Branch. A post-mortem examination is due to be carried out, and Merseyside Police have appealed for witnesses to contact the force. A Marine Accident Investigation Branch spokesman said: "We have sent inspectors to Liverpool to investigate an accident involving a tug boat."

मर्सी नदी में एक टग बोट से गिरने से एक व्यक्ति की मौत हो गई है, पुलिस ने मौत को अस्पष्ट माना है।


Johnson & Johnson hit with $72m damages in talc cancer case

Summary: A jury in the US state of Missouri has ordered Johnson & Johnson (J&J) to pay $72m (£51m) to the family of a woman who claimed her death was linked to use of the company's Baby Powder talc.

Jackie Fox from Birmingham, Alabama died of ovarian cancer last year, aged 62, having used the talc for decades. Her family argued that the firm knew of talc risks and failed to warn users. J&J denied the claim and is said to be considering an appeal. Researchers say links with ovarian cancer are unproven. A company spokeswoman said: "We have no higher responsibility than the health and safety of consumers, and we are disappointed with the outcome of the trial. "We sympathise with the plaintiff's family but firmly believe the safety of cosmetic talc is supported by decades of scientific evidence." Other cases pending The verdict at the end of the three-week trial was the first time damages have been awarded by a US jury over talc claims. More than 1,000 similar cases are pending nationwide and lawyers said thousands more could now be filed. Analysis: James Gallagher, health editor, BBC news website Is talc safe? There have been concerns for years that using talcum powder, particularly on the genitals, may increase the risk of ovarian cancer. But the evidence is not conclusive. The International Agency for Research on Cancer classifies talc used on the genitals as "possibly carcinogenic" because of the mixed evidence. Why is there any debate? The mineral talc in its natural form does contain asbestos and does cause cancer, however, asbestos-free talc has been used in baby powder and other cosmetics since the 1970s. But the studies on asbestos-free talc give contradictory results. It has been linked to a cancer risk in some studies, but there are concerns that the research may be biased as they often rely on people remembering how much talc they used years ago. Other studies have argued there is no link at all and there is no link between talc in contraceptives such as diaphragms and condoms (which would be close to the ovaries) and cancer. Also there does not seem to be a "dose-response" for talc, unlike with known carcinogens like tobacco where the more you smoke, the greater the risk of lung cancer. What should women do? The charity Ovacome says there is no definitive evidence and that the worst-case scenario is that using talc increases the risk of cancer by a third. But it adds: "Ovarian cancer is a rare disease, and increasing a small risk by a third still gives a small risk. So even if talc does increase the risk slightly, very few women who use talc will ever get ovarian cancer." The jury in Ms Fox's case deliberated for five hours before finding Johnson & Johnson liable for fraud, negligence and conspiracy. The award constituted $10m in damages and $62m in punitive damages. "This case clearly was a bellwether and clearly the jury has seen the evidence and found it compelling," said Stanford University law professor Nora Freeman Engstrom. "The jury was distressed by the company's conduct." However, she said the size of the award was unlikely to survive. "Big jury verdicts do tend to be reined in during the course of the appellate process and I expect that to be the case here," she said. 'Small risk' Cancer Research UK says evidence for a link between talc use and ovarian cancer is "still uncertain". "Even if there is a risk it is likely to be fairly small," the charity says. Ovarian cancer charity Ovacome says causes of the disease are still unknown but are likely to be "a combination of many different inherited and environmental factors, rather than one cause such as talc". It says that in 2003, results of 16 studies involving 12,000 women showed that using talc increased the risk of ovarian cancer by around a third, and that a 2013 review of US studies involving 18,000 women had similar results for genital, but not general, talcum powder use. However, it warns that studies of this type "can suffer from bias" and there were "uncertainties" around the results. "A large well-designed American study in 2000 involving nearly 80,000 women found no link between using talc and the risk of ovarian cancer," it says. The charity says that even if using talc does raise the ovarian cancer risk by a third, "to put it into context, smoking and drinking increases the risk of oesophageal cancer by 30 times".

अमेरिकी राज्य मिसौरी में एक जूरी ने जॉनसन एंड जॉनसन (जेएंडजे) को एक महिला के परिवार को 72 मिलियन डॉलर (51 मिलियन पाउंड) का भुगतान करने का आदेश दिया है, जिसने दावा किया था कि उसकी मृत्यु कंपनी के बेबी पाउडर टैल्क के उपयोग से जुड़ी थी।


Kashmir flood relief operation a major challenge

Summary: Tens of thousands of people are still stranded in Indian-administered Kashmir after the worst floods in half a century. With road and communication links cut off, the Indian military is using helicopters and boats to reach those in distress. The BBC's Sanjoy Majumder was on board a relief flight to witness the impact of the floods.

At the Jammu air base, there is a flurry of activity in the early hours of the morning. A fleet of Russian-built Mi-17 helicopters are being loaded up with supplies. Our aircraft is bound for Kishtwar, deep in the Kashmir Valley, which remains cut off because of the floods. It's carrying sacks and crates of rations - vegetables such as onions, potatoes, tomatoes and eggplant among others. "The main rescue phase is now over for the most part and our priority now is to provide relief to those in need," says Air Commodore PE Patange, who is in charge. Receding water "We have shipped medicines and taken doctors to some of the most remote areas. "We have also taken rations as well as tents and other material to Srinagar," he adds. From the air, as we head towards the Kashmir Valley, we get a sense of the impact of the floods. The water has receded in most places and the rivers are no longer overflowing. But there are plenty of signs of destruction - eroded riverbanks, bridges destroyed, a pile of debris where a road once stood, a communication tower on its side. "Just a few days ago, all of this was covered in water," one of the crewmen tells me, pointing down to the lush green landscape with the Chenab river snaking through it. Forty-five minutes later, we arrive at Kishtwar, a small town up in the mountains surrounded by alpine forest. As soon as we land, soldiers begin unloading the precious cargo and transfer it to military trucks waiting nearby. Apart from the supplies on our aircraft, the tarmac is laden with other essentials. Cartons of milk, live chickens and medicine are all loaded on to the trucks. These will now be taken further up the mountains and then soldiers will trek up with the supplies to areas which are cut off. Normally these supplies would have been transported by road, from the main highway connecting the Kashmir Valley with the plains in the south and beyond. Major problem But a part of the road's been damaged and no supplies have been reaching the markets and the communities up in the mountains. And even in Kishtwar, there is a major problem. With phone lines down, communicating with teams on the ground is becoming difficult except through high frequency wireless sets. Getting through to the state capital, Srinagar, is particularly difficult. "The last few days were very challenging," says Air Commodore Patange. "Entire areas were submerged and there was no place to land our helicopters. We had to drop supplies from the air and evacuate people using winches and ropes." It's not raining any more and with the water receding, the relief operation has picked up. After this will begin the reconstruction and rehabilitation process which will be infinitely more challenging. Communication links have to be restored after which the authorities will have to start rebuilding the villages and communities which have been destroyed. It will be a long process which could take months - maybe even years.

आधी सदी की सबसे भीषण बाढ़ के बाद भारत प्रशासित कश्मीर में अभी भी हजारों लोग फंसे हुए हैं। सड़क और संचार संपर्क टूटने के कारण, भारतीय सेना संकटग्रस्त लोगों तक पहुंचने के लिए हेलीकॉप्टरों और नौकाओं का उपयोग कर रही है। बीबीसी के संजय मजूमदार बाढ़ के प्रभाव को देखने के लिए एक राहत उड़ान में सवार थे।


Scotch in Trump's trade crosshairs

Summary: Scotch whisky has been drawn into US-European trade battles. It was bound to be so, as the uses and abuses of tariffs are Donald Trump's signature foreign policy. It is Americans that pay the price of imposing tariffs on imports into the USA. Even if it looks helpful to enjoy protection, US industry is not enthusiastic about the effects and the retaliation. Elsewhere, trade barriers are coming down. The EU has struck deals which will see tariffs fall. But outside the EU, that wont' apply to Scotch whisky - until the UK concludes its own deals, starting from a relatively weak position.

Douglas FraserBusiness/economy editor, Scotland It should be no surprise that Scotch whisky has joined the long list of European Union exports being considered for punitive tariffs by the Trump administration. Tariffs have become the president's signature foreign policy, probably because trade involves commerce and deals, at which he claims to be expert. It also plays well to his political base, which has been fed a diet of "Buy American" propaganda, long before Donald Trump entered politics. Scotch is such an obvious example of a globally-recognised and traded good, with which others struggle to compete. If trade has become the focus of foreign policy, the humble dram could hardly avoid being drawn in. Cashmere sweaters The dispute over Airbus and Boeing subsidies goes back 14 years, so this cannot all be pinned on Donald Trump. Perhaps for that reason, it remains a dispute within the machinery of the World Trade Organisation. Trump's trade wars have been fought on a bilateral basis, using America's clout to push China, South Korea, Mexico and Canada into line with American interests. Next comes the EU, with the presidential sights set on German cars. Tariffs are being used to pursue non-economic objectives. The threat to introduce punitive taxes on Mexican imports of food into the USA was to force its government to do more to curb the flow of migrants up to the US border. Using tariffs that way, Donald Trump can turn the taps on and off, leaving Congress playing catch-up, while his moves dominate the news cycle. He can sabre-rattle and threaten, and he can as easily back off, claiming to have won concessions, even where they are hard to find. So while the introduction of tariffs on Scotch exports to the USA remain in the sabre-rattling category, and nothing is imminent, we can expect more of this to come. And note that the initial list of goods that could be targeted by Washington included cashmere sweaters and salmon - both significant exports from Scotland. Retaliation A couple of unusual facets of this new trade war terrain are worth noting. One is that the consumers and the businesses that pay the main price for America's tariffs are American ones. Higher tariffs paid at ports mean both lower demand for those imports, but also higher prices for those who continue to choose or need to use those imports. And few industries welcome new barriers to trade. The easy political message is that tariffs can help protect a domestic producer, and build up its strength. So you might think that American steel-makers would welcome tariffs. Over time, that may be true. But the producer operating behind protectionist walls is likely to be less efficient, more expensive to domestic consumers, and less able to compete overseas if and when the walls are dismantled. (Britain's military shipbuilders spring to mind.) American industry is not that supportive of the Trump regime. If steel prices go up, that hits the more numerous companies that use steel to make their end products. Even Boeing, which wants to see Airbus subsidies cut back, does not seem to be keen on the breadth of the trade attack now being planned by the US Trade Representative. And US distillers are not supportive of trade barriers being introduced, because they know that retaliatory measures are likely to come their way. Auchentoshan In any case, a highly international distilling business has companies that cross the Atlantic. Diageo is the biggest exporter of Scotch whisky, but it is also a big importer of it, and an exporter of US spirits. Jim Beam, the Kentucky straight bourbon, sounds as American as it gets. It is part of Beam Suntory, headquartered in Chicago. But its interests are across Scotch brands Laphroaig, Bowmore, Auchentoshan, Ardmore and Teachers. It owns Suntory in Japan, Canadian Club and Courvoisier cognac. And there are the casks. As the Scotch Whisky Association pointed out in response to the threat of US tariffs, its members spend £70m per year buying and importing bourbon wooden casks, in which Scotch is matured, giving it much of its taste, colour and character. Brazilian The other notable part of this trade story is that, away from Donald Trump's America, tariffs are coming down. In the past few days, at the G20 summit and with the Juncker administration soon to relinquish its grip on Brussels power, the European Union finalised deals with Vietnam and Mercosur. The latter is a trading bloc of Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. A wide-ranging trade deal includes a pledge to reduce tariffs from whisky, which currently range from 20% to 35%. Over time, they are due to fall to zero, which is where American tariffs on whisky have been for 20 years. In exchange, the EU has had to make concessions on trade that is important from a South American perspective. Foremost among them are farm produce. And there's a problem there. French farmers don't like the look of lower-cost produce entering the EU market on improved terms. The EU agriculture commissioner, Phil Hogan, has reassured them that there will be quotas, change will be gradual, regulatory standards will be respected, and the market won't be swamped. But there could be a fight to get the deal ratified. The Vietnam trade deal should prove less of a challenge. It charges a tariff of at least 45% on Scotch whisky, and that is scheduled to reduce to zero over seven years. Disadvantage But you'll note that there's a catch for the Scotch whisky industry. In a few months, let alone seven years, the UK is on course to be out of the European Union. Once out, it will not get the benefit of these reduced tariffs agreed by the EU. One of the arguments made for Brexit is that the Westminster government can go out to the world with a new global strategy, and strike trade deals that are better suited to UK exporters' interests. Maybe so. But what we should know by now is that such deals are complex and take time. And, at least initially, the UK's need to get deals done means that it starts with a negotiating disadvantage. That's quite apart from the long-term problem of having a smaller domestic market than the EU, and therefore less with which to negotiate. Post-Brexit, the UK may be able to negotiate deals which would see whisky tariffs reduced to zero. But it would surely require compromise elsewhere, on the priorities of those trading partners on the other side of the negotiating table. In India, for instance, that starts with work visas. Until Britain can get those trade deals signed, Scotch whisky will be operating at a disadvantage, facing tariffs of as much as 45% - whereas, for instance, Irish whiskey distillers can look forward to no tariff at all. If you were running an Irish distillery, you would probably use the opportunity to grow your share of those fast-growing export markets in South America and Asia.

स्कॉच व्हिस्की को अमेरिका-यूरोपीय व्यापार युद्धों में खींचा गया है। ऐसा होना तय था, क्योंकि टैरिफ का उपयोग और दुरुपयोग डोनाल्ड ट्रम्प की हस्ताक्षरित विदेश नीति है। यह अमेरिकी हैं जो संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका में आयात पर टैरिफ लगाने की कीमत चुकाते हैं। भले ही यह सुरक्षा का आनंद लेने में मददगार लगे, अमेरिकी उद्योग प्रभावों और प्रतिशोध के बारे में उत्साहित नहीं है। अन्य जगहों पर, व्यापार बाधाएं कम हो रही हैं। यूरोपीय संघ ने ऐसे सौदे किए हैं जो टैरिफ में गिरावट देखेंगे। लेकिन यूरोपीय संघ के बाहर, यह स्कॉच व्हिस्की पर लागू नहीं होगा-जब तक कि यूके अपेक्षाकृत कमजोर स्थिति से शुरू करके अपने स्वयं के सौदे समाप्त नहीं करता है।


Police given more time to question terror suspect

Summary: Counter-terrorism police have been given more time to question a man arrested in Leeds on suspicion of extreme right-wing activity.

The 33-year-old was arrested on Saturday and is being held as part of a pre-planned operation, West Yorkshire Police said. Officers have been granted an extension until 2 March to charge, release or apply for an additional extension. A property in the city is being searched as part of the investigation. At the time of arrest, Supt Chris Bowen said public safety was a "top priority". He added: "If you see or hear something that could be terrorist related, act on your instincts by reporting your concerns." Related Internet Links West Yorkshire Police

चरम दक्षिणपंथी गतिविधि के संदेह में लीड्स में गिरफ्तार एक व्यक्ति से पूछताछ करने के लिए आतंकवाद-रोधी पुलिस को और समय दिया गया है।


Even one drink a day increases stroke risk, study finds

Summary: Even light-to-moderate drinking increases blood pressure and the chances of having a stroke, according to a large genetic study in The Lancet, countering previous claims that one or two drinks a day could be protective.

The UK and Chinese researchers followed 500,000 Chinese people for 10 years. They say the findings are relevant to all populations and the best evidence yet on the direct effects of alcohol. Experts said people should limit their alcohol consumption. It is already known that heavy drinking is harmful to health and increases stroke risk - but some studies have suggested drinking small amounts can be good for the health, while others indicate there is no safe level of alcohol consumption. What did the research find? The researchers, from the University of Oxford, Peking University and the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, found that: For the purposes of their study, one drink was defined as either: About 16 in 100 men and 20 in 100 women will have a stroke in their lifetime in the UK. So, if a group of 100 non-drinkers started drinking a glass or two every day, there would be an extra two strokes - a small increase. According to Prof David Spiegelhalter, from the University of Cambridge, that's an increase in total stroke risk of 38% for every half a bottle of wine drunk per day. He said: "It is very roughly the opposite effect of taking a statin", which are drugs prescribed by doctors to help lower cholesterol levels in the blood and prevent heart attacks and strokes. The study also found no evidence of light or moderate drinking having a protective effect, in other words, reducing the risk of stroke. When it came to the effect of alcohol on heart attack risk, the researchers said the effects were not clear cut and more data needed to be collected over the next few years. "Claims that wine and beer have magical protective effects is not borne out," said study author Prof Richard Peto, professor of medical statistics and epidemiology at the University of Oxford. Why China? East Asian countries are useful places to study the effects of alcohol. Many people with Chinese ancestry have a combination of genes that puts them off drinking alcohol. It causes an unpleasant reaction and makes them feel unwell. As a result, there is a wide variation of alcohol intake in China - one in three men doesn't drink and very few women do. But by comparing the health outcomes of drinkers and non-drinkers according to their genetic profile, scientists say they have been able to assess - with much more certainty than before - the direct effects of alcohol on stroke risk, distinct from any other factors. Western populations don't possess these genes, so it would be impossible to carry out a similar study here. And most studies are observational, which makes it's difficult to judge which factor is causing what effect. Dr Iona Millwood, study author and senior epidemiologist at the University of Oxford, said: "Our genetic analyses have helped us understand the cause and effect relationships." So what does this mean for me? The researchers say their key message is that there is now clear evidence of no protective effect of moderate drinking on stroke. That means drinking even small amounts of alcohol each day can increase the chances of having a stroke. This is reflected in the current UK guidance - which advises a limit of 14 units of alcohol a week, with several alcohol-free days to keep health risks low. What do other experts say? Dr Stephen Burgess, from the University of Cambridge, said there were some limitations to the study - that it only looked at a Chinese population and focused mainly on the drinking of spirits and beer, not wine. But he said the research reflected the culmination of many years of research into the impact of alcohol consumption. "It strongly suggests that there is no cardiovascular benefit of light drinking and that risk of stroke increases even with moderate light alcohol consumption," he said. "Risk of stroke increases proportionally with the amount of alcohol consumed, so if people do choose to drink, then they should limit their alcohol consumption." Prof Kevin McConway, emeritus professor of applied statistics at the Open University, said the study didn't answer every question. "It has certainly advanced what we know about the role of alcohol in some diseases but it can't be the last word," he said. "The new study doesn't tie down exactly how alcohol works to increase stroke risk but doesn't appear to increase heart attack risk." Prof David Spiegelhalter, Winton professor for the public understanding of risk, at the University of Cambridge, said the study was making him waver. "I have always been reasonably convinced that moderate alcohol consumption was protective for cardiovascular disease, but now I am having my doubts," he said.

द लैंसेट में एक बड़े आनुवंशिक अध्ययन के अनुसार, यहां तक कि हल्के से मध्यम पीने से भी रक्तचाप और स्ट्रोक होने की संभावना बढ़ जाती है, पिछले दावों का विरोध करते हुए कि दिन में एक या दो पेय सुरक्षात्मक हो सकते हैं।


General election 2017: Captivated by the campaign?

Summary: Brilliant or boring? Inspired or insipid?

By Iain McDowellBBC News NI How would you describe the election campaign so far? This game of political musical chairs should all be getting quite feisty by now, so are you excited or exhausted by yet another election? We took to Belfast's Continental Market at lunchtime on Friday to find out your views on the polling news. Locking horns again It was back to business as usual for the parties on Friday as they resumed full campaigning after three low-key days in the wake of the Manchester attack. And the big two parties wasted no time in taking a pop at each other, as has been their wont for the past six months or more. DUP leader Arlene Foster accused her Sinn Féin counterpart Michelle O'Neill of "hypocrisy" over her condemnation of Monday's bombing, in which 22 people were killed. "You have to reflect on the fact that she, only a few weeks ago, was in Loughgall commemorating those who were going out to murder and to kill," said Mrs Foster. "I think that's where the hypocrisy lies in all of this." But Sinn Féin's Martina Anderson said that was an "absolutely outrageous statement", as she defended her party's Stormont leader. The MEP asked: "Are you trying to suggest that we, as a party who have been involved in peace-building for many, many years, should not condemn such an attack? "We should." Dodgem the election trail It's all work and no play out there for political journalists, apparently, as they follow the parties around on the campaign. But wait, what's this? BBC News NI's political correspondent Gareth Gordon seems to be dodging the work while down in Newcastle in County Down this week. Well, not really - he was filming his profile of South Down, where two parties are vying in a race to the summit, which you can read about here. And you can see Gareth's full report from the majestic Mourne mountains constituency on BBC Newsline here. Let's get quizzical We'll leave you with something to get your mind whirring over the weekend. Think you know your way around a ballot box? Have a dig through the voting vaults of past general elections with our Parliamentary Challenge. Test yourself and your friends to see who will top the poll! BBC News NI's Campaign Catch-up will keep you across the general election trail with a daily dose of the main stories, the minor ones and the lighter moments in the run up to polling day on Thursday 8 June. Hear more on BBC Radio Ulster's Evening Extra at 17:40 each weekday.

शानदार या उबाऊ? प्रेरित या नीरस?


Samsung Galaxy Note tablet launched mid-patent trial

Summary: Samsung has launched a new tablet, the Galaxy Note 10.1.

The release comes midway through a patent trial involving the South Korean firm and Apple, in which each company has accused the other of copying its technology. The new Android tablet distinguishes itself from the iPad by featuring a stylus and a screen which can measure 24 levels of pressure sensitivity. It also allows a split-screen mode in which two apps can be used at once. In addition Samsung has opted to retain a look it introduced in 2011 placing wider bezels along two of the device's sides. The feature was created after a German court temporarily banned earlier models for infringing Apple's tablet design. The significance of this is that Apple is seeking damages in the California trial claiming that its rival's original Galaxy Tab computers were "confusingly" similar to its own. Samsung rejects the accusation saying Apple's US design patent showed "little more than a blank rectangle", and it would go against legal precedent to allow it to monopolise the shape. The judge overseeing the case has asked the chief executives of both firms to meet again to see if they can resolve the dispute without the need for a court ruling. According to analysts at IHS iSuppli, Apple had a 69.6% share of the global tablet market in the April-to-June quarter, compared with Samsung's 9.2% share. Icon designs The Asian tech firm began calling its witnesses at the trial in San Jose earlier this week after Apple rested its case. Among them was Dr Woodward Yang, an electrical engineering professor from Harvard University, who backed Samsung's claim that Apple had infringed patents involving sending photos by email and playing music in the background. Samsung also took evidence from Jeeyuen Wang, one of its designers, who rejected claims she had made reference to or copied the look of Apple's iOS system app icons. Apple's lawyer then showed the court documents signed by Ms Wang which featured side-by-side comparisons of the two firms' interfaces. Samsung also presented video testimony from Rodger Fidler, a former employee at the Knight Ridder newspaper group, who developed a mock-up tablet for a concept video in 1994. He said he had shown the prototype to Apple. The evidence is intended to suggest that Apple's designs were not unique and therefore do not deserve patent status. Earlier this year a court in the Netherlands rejected a claim that an early Galaxy Tab computer had infringed Apple's design rights after hearing about the Knight Ridder effort. Damages Apple is claiming a total of $2.5bn (£1.6bn) in damages claiming seven patent breaches in addition to other trade violations. The judge could triple that figure if she decides to punish Samsung for wilful misconduct. For its part the South Korean company is demanding a "reasonable royalty rate" for five patents which it claims Apple has infringed. Both sides are expected to present closing arguments next week. However, Judge Lucy Koh has convinced the firms to make one last effort to resolve the lawsuit outside court. "I see risk here for both sides if we go to a verdict," the judge said according to a transcript provided by Forbes magazine. "I think it's worth one more attempt. If you could have your CEOs have one last conversation, I'd appreciate it." Lawyers for the companies said at the very least there would be a telephone conversation involving the businesses.

सैमसंग ने एक नया टैबलेट गैलेक्सी नोट 10 लॉन्च किया है।


Is Remembrance only for older veterans?

Summary: A new Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal campaign was launched in London on Thursday, designed to challenge common associations of Remembrance with only World War One and Two veterans. But what did former service personnel, and the members of the public the video installation is aimed at, think of it?

By Liz JacksonBBC News The chilly October air was probably partly responsible for the small numbers of people who filled Paternoster Square - but if anything, it made the stark black columns rising from the middle of the square demand attention even more. As the sound of the voices in the video called across the space, small groups of all ages began to weave their way through the columns to read each of the veterans' stories. Some of those there admitted they didn't realise their perceptions of Remembrance might be skewed, but many had positive opinions of the campaign. Claire Baker and Danielle Felton, both 24, from Crewe in Cheshire, agreed they do "initially think of Remembrance as something to do with the older generation". Danielle said: "You almost forget about the younger veterans but then you see them around - and we have friends in the military as well. "It just seems to be a bit of an afterthought sometimes." Both women thought the campaign's message was important and effective. Claire said: "When most people see an older veteran, they have more respect for them and pay attention because they're an older generation. "If you heard them tell a story you'd naturally think it was about them, so it's a good way to express that message." "It's definitely still important to mark Remembrance - 100%," Danielle added. However, John Bradford, 85, from Stepney Green in London, said: "I don't think in terms of older or younger ex-service people really. "Remembrance is for all ex-service people and has got broader and broader really - for everyone who died fighting in wars, not just one lot," he said. John said there are so many different Remembrance events that he wasn't sure whether campaign money would be better spent on providing more help. "Whether this campaign will make any difference, I can't say - it probably will affect at least some people though," he said. "I think most of the parades are all the old veterans, so people think the poppy is for them," said Ken Nash, one young veteran whom the Royal British Legion has helped. The 40-year-old from Catterick in North Yorkshire was left with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in 2004 after the tank he was in in Iraq was hit by 18 rocket-propelled grenades during a four-hour attack. "The new display in London is absolutely brilliant," he said. "The way you have the old veterans doing the talking but it's actually the younger guys' stories they're telling, it's amazing. "Remembrance is very much for the younger generation as well; the guys who have been in Afghanistan or Iraq and their families too - it's the wider picture and there's loads of help there." Asked about his own experiences, Ken said: "Up until November 2015 I wouldn't admit to anyone I had an issue and it was only through getting involved with the Legion that I realised I needed to move on because I'd been living in a caravan for two years. "The RBL funded through the rent and bond scheme to get me into a flat, so I feel a lot more secure than the caravan. "My daughter is 15 and she will now come and stay when she wouldn't really stay before, and the Legion funded a sofa bed for me so she has somewhere to sleep." Ken describes himself as an "amateur artist" and added that now, when he wakes up from a PTSD nightmare, he just gets out his charcoals and starts drawing. And what does the campaign mean for 92-year-old veteran Geoffrey Pattinson, who stars in one of the videos? "We tend to not think about the conflicts that have gone on since, for example, World War Two, so it's nice to know that the Royal British Legion have opened our eyes to the fact that the young people of today also served, from Iraq to Afghanistan and Aden," he said. Geoffrey was a Sergeant with 9th Battalion The Parachute Regiment during World War Two and was injured after taking part in D-Day. "On day four I got injured - I was hit in the back of the legs by machine gun fire. Not too bad, but I couldn't move... so I was evacuated back to England. "I had to serve on as I was a young soldier, but when I came out in 1947 I went back to my old job in Glasgow and then I moved with my wife to London, and I found it difficult," he said. "At that time I didn't realise that I probably could have asked for help as a young veteran. I didn't go and find anything out and just fended for myself." He said this year's focus for the Poppy Appeal was crucial to changing the way people thought of Remembrance, and added: "Through this, the younger people are going to be involved and thought about, and it's important we do think about all veterans whatever branch of the service they're in and however old they are. "I think the campaign's message will be very effective, and hopefully with the amount of media attention it's received it will be seen and make people think about veterans as a whole."

गुरुवार को लंदन में एक नया रॉयल ब्रिटिश लीजन पॉपी अपील अभियान शुरू किया गया, जिसे केवल प्रथम विश्व युद्ध और दो दिग्गजों के साथ स्मरण के सामान्य संघों को चुनौती देने के लिए डिज़ाइन किया गया था। लेकिन पूर्व सेवा कर्मियों और जनता के सदस्यों ने वीडियो इंस्टॉलेशन का उद्देश्य क्या था, इसके बारे में सोचें?


Green Party MEPs arrested in Belgium nuclear weapons protest

Summary: Three MEPs have been arrested during a protest against nuclear weapons at an air base in Belgium, the Green Party has confirmed.

Among them is South West MEP Molly Scott Cato, from Bristol. The group included a number of Belgian peace activists who scaled the wall of the Kleine Brogel base in the east of the country and blocked the runway. The MEPs are currently being held in a local police station and questioned. Ms Scott Cato said they were protesting against the stockpiling of American nuclear bombs. She tweeted: "Weapons that could kill millions of people puts one's own personal safety into perspective."

ग्रीन पार्टी ने पुष्टि की है कि बेल्जियम में एक हवाई अड्डे पर परमाणु हथियारों के खिलाफ विरोध प्रदर्शन के दौरान तीन एम. ई. पी. को गिरफ्तार किया गया है।


Future of Lloyd George Museum, Llanystumdwy, deferred

Summary: A decision on controversial plans to cut funding to the arts in Gwynedd and close a museum has been deferred.

Gwynedd council's cabinet heard on Tuesday that almost £5m worth of savings need to be found. Lloyd George Museum in Llanystumdwy could be closed as part of the cuts. Council leader Dyfed Edwards said he had received letters from "John O'Groats to Land's End" opposing cutbacks, which have been deferred until April 2017. Mr Edwards emphasised that the council could not continue to run the museum in the long term. A decision to halve strategic grants to arts organisation was also deferred until next April.

ग्वेनेड में कला के लिए धन में कटौती करने और एक संग्रहालय को बंद करने की विवादास्पद योजनाओं पर निर्णय को स्थगित कर दिया गया है।


Volunteer passengers get on board for Edinburgh tram tests

Summary: Hundreds of volunteer passengers have been getting on board Edinburgh's trams to help check how the new system works.

Operators said they wanted to carry out a number of realistic exercises to test operational and safety procedures. Test runs have also been taking place for drivers to get used to the route and flow of traffic. Edinburgh Council hopes services can be launched in May. The controversial project has seen the construction of a line from Edinburgh Airport to York Place, costing £776m. A new organisation called Transport for Edinburgh is overseeing the capital's tram and bus services.

सैकड़ों स्वयंसेवक यात्री एडिनबर्ग के ट्राम में सवार हो रहे हैं ताकि यह पता लगाया जा सके कि नई प्रणाली कैसे काम करती है।


Lockdown in Wales: Hairdressers to reopen but retail remains closed

Summary: Going to the hairdresser and meeting friends in a garden are all set to become legal again in Wales.

The Welsh Government is relaxing lockdown rules, with stay at home rules replaced by a requirement to stay local. Up to four adults from two households will also be allowed to meet up in a private garden in Wales from Saturday. Non-essential shops remain closed until 12 April, although garden centres can reopen from 22 March. Wales' first minister also said self-contained accommodation would be allowed to reopen from 27 March, as long as cases remained low, but people can only go with their own household. Mark Drakeford warned any further reopening in tourism would be halted if holiday providers took bookings from outside of Wales. The Welsh Conservatives accused the first minister of a U-turn over retail, which Mr Drakeford denied, while Plaid Cymru said Welsh ministers had raised false hopes with businesses. Shielding for clinically extremely vulnerable people will also be paused from 1 April. For people living in England, the "stay at home" rule will end on 29 March but holidays within the UK will not be allowed until 12 April at the earliest. What does 'stay local' mean? Wales' "stay at home" law will switch to "stay local" on Saturday and there will be guidance on what that means, according to where you live. It is only likely to last for two weeks, however, ending on 27 March if conditions allow. "The rule of thumb is that you should think of local as a five-mile radius from where you live," Mr Drakeford said. "But if you live in a valleys community or a rural area you can exercise your judgement and go a little bit further." Dyfed-Powys Police Federation representative Roger Webb said forces had not been given any information ahead of the announcement on how officers should engage on the new rules and enforce them. He said they would use common sense and work "in the best way possible" to make them effective. South Wales Police urged people to take responsibility for their actions and "to do the right thing". "As some restrictions ease, there will be people looking to push the boundaries and break the rules. My plea to them is don't," said police and crime commissioner Alun Michael. What restrictions will be lifted? From Saturday, 13 March: From Monday, 15 March: From Monday, 22 March: From Saturday 27 March, if case rates remain low: The Welsh Government also wants to reopen all shops and remaining close-contact services from 12 April, if the situation continues to improve. Mr Drakeford said he was taking a "careful and cautious" phased approach to lifting restrictions. "If we do too much too quickly, we will lose control of the virus and set off a new wave of infections," he said. "And then we would be back at the beginning again, having to re-impose strict measures to protect people's health and save lives." What do hairdressers say? Vicky Lewis, who owns Vicki's Salon and Kidz Cutz in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, welcomed the news after another lockdown that had been "horrendous, boring and stressful". "I have had my salon for 22 years so I've been desperate to work," she said. "It is also really worrying as you don't know if you still have your clients. It feels like I'm starting over again." Now she is looking forward to trying to repair the same "overgrown and scary haircuts" she saw after the first lockdown. Mr Drakeford defended reopening hairdressers before all children were back in school. He said "schools are our top priority", and the scientific advice was clear that the safest way to get children back in class was to do so gradually. When will shops open? Mr Drakeford previously said ministers would look to "begin to reopen some non-essential retail" at this review. However, that will now begin on 22 March when garden centres can reopen and supermarkets remove the wrapping from their non-essential items aisles. All other shops are expected to reopen from 12 April and the Welsh Government says it is making an extra £150m available to support businesses affected by ongoing restrictions. Sara Jones, head of the Welsh Retail Consortium, said the delayed reopening of shops was "deeply frustrating" with the industry losing £100m every week in revenue during lockdown. "At the last review the first minister opened the door for a possible reopening on Monday and many retailers have taken the leap and invested in their stores and furloughed staff in preparation," she said. Ms Jones, who is a Conservative councillor in Monmouthshire, added: "[This delay] will simply exacerbate the woes of a stricken industry." Mr Drakeford told his press conference that he did not "change" his mind on the timetable for reopening non-essential retail. "Three weeks ago I said that I hoped today we would be able to begin to reopen non-essential retail and that is exactly what we have been able to do," he said. He said he was "anxious" about reopening non-essential retail in Wales ahead of the same shops being reopened in England. The first minister said it could act "as a perverse incentive for people to travel across the border." Non-essential retail in Wales is scheduled to reopen on 12 April, the same date as England. He added it was "safer" to lift the ban on shops, including supermarkets, from selling non-essential items ahead of fully reopening shops that have been closed. Garden centre bosses had been frustrated by having to close in lockdown while centres in England remained open. Nicola Pugh, senior operations manager at Pugh's Garden Village in Cardiff, said she was "delighted" at being given the go-ahead to reopen. She said they had continued to grow plants locally at their nurseries so they were able to stock their centres in Radyr and Wenvoe. "We are ready and waiting and have been working hard to ensure safe shopping for all our wonderful customers," Ms Pugh added. When will shielding end in Wales? Shielding in Wales for people vulnerable from coronavirus will be paused from 1 April. The Health Minister Vaughan Gething said with cases lower than December "we must only keep this advice in place for as long as is absolutely necessary". "In light of the change of context, the Chief Medical Officer has recommended that the advice to the clinically extremely vulnerable to follow shielding measures should be paused after the 31st March," Mr Gething wrote. When will pubs, restaurants and gyms reopen? Hospitality firms and gyms have not yet been given a date to reopen. At his press conference on Friday Mr Drakeford indicated the sectors will be looked at in a future review during April. He said as they look ahead to the end of that month "if we continue to see an improving public health picture, we will be able to consider what more we can do to support people to meet each other and what we can do to continue reopening our economy, for example, looking at outdoor hospitality, the wedding sector and leisure centres and gyms." When will people be able to travel abroad? The first minister accepted he was powerless to prevent people in Wales from travelling abroad if the UK government follows through on its plan to fully reopen foreign travel from 17 May. But he said he was "asking UK ministers to think very carefully" about allowing foreign travel as early as that date. "In September we had a really difficult period in Wales because people were coming back from all parts of Europe... bringing infection with them," he said in an interview. "I really don't want everything we have done together, the sacrifices we have made, to be put at risk by an importation of the virus." What is the political reaction? The leader of the Welsh Conservatives in the Senedd, Andrew RT Davies, welcomed the change to stay local. But he said: "Labour's U-turn on the opening of non-essential retail at such short notice will be a hammer blow for many businesses, and the decision to now align with England in that area shows we could've adopted a similar roadmap weeks ago. "The ongoing refusal by Labour ministers to do so will only increase frustration in the sectors worst hit by the pandemic and will put more Welsh jobs at risk." Plaid Cymru leader Adam Price said there had been "poor communication" with non-essential retailers by the Welsh Government that he said had "certainly raised false hopes amongst many businesses" that they would open earlier. He told BBC Wales those firms had incurred costs "getting ready for opening on Monday and now they're not going to be able to do that". Plaid also called for families to be allowed to meet from different households before tourism reopens. Three weeks ago Mark Drakeford said that today he would be looking at beginning the process of re-opening non-essential retail. Sticking to those words, that's exactly what he's done, but there were a lot of non-essential retailers who thought they would get more. There will be real anger that he allowing shops which have stayed open, and that includes the big supermarkets, to start selling non-essential goods before small privately owned shops are allowed to. What are Wales' case rates? For a period in December, the case rate in Wales was one of the highest in the world - and lockdown was brought in just before Christmas. However, the rate has fallen significantly during the restrictions and as the vaccination programme is rolled out - it is now at 41 cases per 100,000 people. It remains below the 50 cases per 100,000 "circuit-breaker" threshold. What does it look like in the rest of the UK? In England, all restrictions will be lifted by 21 June at the earliest, as part of a four-stage "roadmap" based on certain conditions being met, such as a successful vaccine rollout. Scotland has announced that more people will be able to meet up outside from Friday, 12 March, which is earlier than expected. Meanwhile, Northern Ireland is still to outline its plans to relax restrictions. What would you change if you were in charge of Wales? If you had the chance to run Wales, what would be the first thing on your list of things to do? We want to hear what matters to you and why you think it should be sorted. As politicians across Wales gear up to get your vote in the Welsh Parliament election on 6 May, tell us what the things are that really matter to you and why you think they should be prioritised? Use this form to send us your suggestions: Your contact info I am a Welsh speaker Sign me up for your newsletter! Please don't publish my name I am over 16 years old I accept the Terms of Service If you are reading this page on the BBC News app, you will need to visit the mobile version of the BBC website to submit your question on this topic.

हेयरड्रेसर के पास जाना और बगीचे में दोस्तों से मिलना वेल्स में फिर से कानूनी होने के लिए तैयार है।


Plan for Morfa distributor link road completion passed

Summary: A revised plan to complete a £4.5m road which links Swansea city centre to the Liberty Stadium has been approved.

The Morfa distributor road will run parallel to the River Tawe and it is hoped it will also attract businesses to set up along the route. It aims to reduce traffic pressures on Neath Road in Hafod which suffers from high pollution levels. Swansea council expects the road to be completed later this year.

स्वानसी शहर के केंद्र को लिबर्टी स्टेडियम से जोड़ने वाली 4.5 करोड़ पाउंड की सड़क को पूरा करने की एक संशोधित योजना को मंजूरी दी गई है।


Mixed picture for BHS stores one year after closure

Summary: More than half of the 160 BHS stores that closed after the retailer fell into administration a year ago are still sitting empty, according to new research. BBC business correspondent Emma Simpson visits one former site in south east London.

This time last year Mandy Pickering and the other BHS staff in Bexleyheath, were selling off every last fixture and fitting they could. BHS was in its final hours, with nearly 90 years of trading about to come to an end. Now though, she's back on the same shop floor, but the space has been transformed. Another, smaller, department store chain, Morleys has moved in. "It's the best thing that could've happened to this place," says Mandy. She's one of around half a dozen former BHS staff who are now working for Morleys at this store in London. After 18 years at BHS, Sandy Glavin has also joined Mandy in working for Morleys. "It's like moving out of a house, having it refurbished, and moving back in," says Sandy. "We're very lucky. Morleys obviously saw the potential and made it so, so better - and everyone in the area thinks so as well." It was also a great outcome for the new owners of the shopping centre where Morleys is now based. Allan Lockhart, property director at NewRiver REIT, says: "We acquired Broadway shopping centre in April 2016, shortly before BHS fell into administration, which could've created a large, unattractive vacancy at our shopping centre. "However, we immediately began working closely with the council [the freeholder] to swiftly secure a desirable new anchor store. "The introduction of a Morley's department store has been a big success, signalling revitalisation and a vote of confidence for the town." Not every former BHS location has been so fortunate though, with 82% of the sites still unoccupied, according to new research by the Local Data Company, which tracks occupancy and vacancy rates across all of the UK's main shopping destinations. This drops to 60% or 96 shops if you strip out the stores which do have agreements in principle for the space to be taken, or are awaiting planning permission for redevelopment. Meanwhile, four stores have been demolished. One year on since the final BHS stores closed, only 25 have been re-let. So why have some stores been easier to occupy than others? "I think it is a reflection of the challenges many high streets face, " says Local Data Company director, Matthew Hopkinson. "If you look at where retail has moved, much of it has gone to out of town retail parks and shopping centres. In other words, the traditional retailers who would've occupied a BHS have often moved elsewhere. "Many of these units were also very large, with multiple floors, and costly to re-occupy. " Stockport's BHS is one of the sites still stubbornly empty, taking up a large corner of the Merseyway shopping centre. The local council is investing hundreds of millions of pounds to revitalise the town centre. It recently bought the shopping centre, a 1960s style complex which had been starved of investment and ended up in receivership, as part of its regeneration plans. It doesn't own the BHS store, but its leader, Alex Ganotis, is convinced the vacant site has potential. "It just doesn't look good that we've got a store this size in the middle of the Merseyway Shopping Centre," says Mr Ganotis. "It's a successful centre with 95% of units let, with high levels of footfall. We feel this store could easily be re-let." And he is prepared to consider alternative uses for the site. "Let's have a conversation," says Mr Ganotis. "The council is willing to work with anyone who has new and imaginative ideas as we do to transform this area. "It could be re-let as just one store or split up in to a number of different stores or it could be used for other purposes, like leisure." Creative solutions are being found. The BHS store on Edinburgh's Princes Street, for instance, is set to be transformed into a hotel with a rooftop restaurant, as well as retail on the ground floor. And in Taunton, a gym is being planned for the upper level of its former BHS store. Mr Hopkinson says: "I think we've got to face the brutal facts that the councils and the landlords have got to come together and plan alternative uses. "That could be food or beverage or it could be leisure, or it could be re-occupied as accommodation. But they won't be re-occupied as shops in the current climate," For some town centres, the consequences of the BHS collapse may be felt for many months if not years to come.

नए शोध के अनुसार, एक साल पहले खुदरा विक्रेता के प्रशासन में आने के बाद बंद हुए 160 बीएचएस स्टोरों में से आधे से अधिक अभी भी खाली हैं। बीबीसी की व्यापार संवाददाता एम्मा सिम्पसन ने दक्षिण पूर्व लंदन में एक पूर्व साइट का दौरा किया।


Man dies after being found seriously injured in Govan flat

Summary: A 33-year-old man found with serious injuries in a flat in Glasgow has died in hospital.

Police were called to the flat in Summertown Path in the Govan area of the city at about 00:30. The man was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital but died a short time later. A 21-year man has been arrested in connection with the incident. Police said inquiries were ongoing and appealed for anyone with information to contact them.

ग्लासगो के एक फ्लैट में गंभीर रूप से घायल एक 33 वर्षीय व्यक्ति की अस्पताल में मौत हो गई है।


Train in 125mph 'near miss' with railway workers

Summary: Three railway workers narrowly avoided being hit by a train travelling at 125 mph (200 km/h), the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has said.

The organisation said there had been a "near miss" on 18 September on the Dutton Viaduct in Cheshire. The line-side workers "managed to move clear of the track less than half of a second before the train passed them", the RAIB said. No-one was injured but the train driver was "shaken by the incident", it added. The near miss occurred with a southbound Virgin train between Runcorn and Crewe at about 17:00 BST. The RAIB said it had undertaken a preliminary examination and would a publish a comprehensive report with their findings in the next few months.

रेल दुर्घटना जांच शाखा (आर. ए. आई. बी.) ने कहा है कि तीन रेलवे कर्मचारी 125 मील प्रति घंटे (200 किमी/घंटा) की रफ्तार से यात्रा कर रही एक ट्रेन की चपेट में आने से बच गए।


Lost 'Nazi art' shows aim to reunite masterpieces with true owners

Summary: It's five years since authorities in Germany uncovered around 1500 works of art held by Cornelius Gurlitt, then aged 79. He'd inherited the work - by artists ranging from Old Masters to Picasso - from his father, an art-dealer who worked with the Nazis to acquire valuable artworks from Jewish families. Now exhibitions in Germany and in Switzerland are putting highlights on display, in the hope of alerting descendants who may be the rightful owners.

By Vincent DowdArts reporter, BBC News Gurlitt suddenly came to public notice in 2013, the German authorities had already known for a year that an astounding hoard of artwork had been found at his addresses in Munich and in Salzburg. The artists ranged from Picasso to Durer and Toulouse-Lautrec. Initially, officials tried to keep the discovery secret. After all, Gurlitt appeared to have broken no laws. But a news magazine got hold of the story. The collection had been inherited from Gurlitt's father Hildebrand, a major art dealer who died in 1956. Hildebrand served Germany's Nazi leadership in three ways: he helped acquire important works from Jewish families at prices well below their true value; he sold examples of so-called "degenerate art" abroad; he was involved in assembling pieces for the grand "Fuhrer Museum" planned for Linz in Austria. The works of art are often described as having been looted from Jewish families. But Rein Wolfs, director of the Federal Art Gallery in Bonn, says images of Nazi stormtroopers violently pulling paintings from walls are misleading. "This was a long bureaucratic process forcing Jewish owners to sell artwork they owned. For some it became a sort of Departure Tax which meant they were permitted to leave the country for South America or wherever. Eighty years later the question is which parts of the Gurlitt hoard came from that source? It's a massively complex issue." The Bonn exhibition is one of two running in parallel. The gallery in Bonn is showing 250 pictures which throw light on the insidious process of acquiring the art and on the stories of the rightful owners, many of whom perished in the Holocaust. The other exhibition is in Bern in Switzerland. It focuses on the issue of "entartete Kunst", or degenerate art, which the Nazis wanted to wipe from German culture. Wolfs says that programme didn't, as people sometimes imagine, target only Jewish artists. "The Nazis wanted to remove all Modernist works from public galleries and museums: they held Modernism to be against German values. It was a ruthless attempt to eradicate what they mistrusted and hated and there's an obvious parallel with the Holocaust." No one claims all 1500 works of art were acquired from Jewish families forced into selling: Hildebrand Gurlitt was an active art dealer for many decades. Walking around the exhibition in Bonn with Wolfs the complexity of discovering the provenance (ownership history) of each piece is clear. "For instance we have a wonderful Monet painting of Waterloo Bridge in London, done in 1903. We have no direct indication it was ever a looted artwork. But we also have to be absolutely thorough and there is a weird detail: we know the mother of Hildebrand Gurlitt in 1938 wrote a note confirming that years before she had given him the Monet as a present for his wedding. But why did the mother even need to affirm that fact? - it seems odd and we are still investigating. Wolfs points out a couple of smaller paintings by Eugene Delacroix, called Oriental Horseman. "They're another example of the problems we face. There are clearly deficits in our knowledge and we just don't know when they were bought by Hildebrand Gurlitt. "Everybody expects that the team doing provenance research will come up with answers very fast. But in many cases the books are missing and whole archives no longer exist. "It seems the Delacroix images are not under suspicion of being looted. But if somebody makes a claim we always investigate seriously. It's one of the main purposes of the exhibitions: we want people to make claims if they believe they are heirs of the rightful owners." Stefan Koldehoff is a well-known German arts journalist who's written a book about the Gurlitt affair. "At first the authorities in Germany did not handle the situation well: no one seems to have realised how enormous the story was. But eventually they saw this was a way to portray themselves as people who would do something good for Holocaust victims and for those who are still searching for the artwork." Cornelius Gurlitt died in 2014 and bequeathed his collection to Bern. But Koldehoff says that, in doing so, he gave the German state a massive task. "Germany has said it won't release works to Switzerland until every doubt about their history is gone. A whole team is working to achieve this. But as I understand it there are around 400 cases where it's proving very hard or impossible to come up with any answers. "Only a handful of works have been restituted so far to descendants of owners from the Nazi time. So in the end I'm sure there will always be a remainder which present impossible questions of research. But the exhibitions are genuinely a way of trying to be transparent " Gurlitt: Nazi Art Theft and its Consequences runs at the Federal Art Gallery in Bonn, Germany until 11 March 2018. Gurlitt: 'Degenerate Art' runs at the Art Museum in Bern, Switzerland until 4 March 2018 Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.

पांच साल पहले जर्मनी में अधिकारियों ने 79 साल की उम्र के कॉर्नेलियस गुरलिट द्वारा आयोजित लगभग 1500 कलाकृतियों का खुलासा किया था। उन्हें यह काम विरासत में मिला था-ओल्ड मास्टर्स से लेकर पिकासो तक के कलाकारों द्वारा-अपने पिता से, एक कला-विक्रेता जिन्होंने यहूदी परिवारों से मूल्यवान कलाकृतियों को प्राप्त करने के लिए नाजियों के साथ काम किया था। अब जर्मनी और स्विट्जरलैंड में प्रदर्शनियां मुख्य आकर्षण को प्रदर्शित कर रही हैं, इस उम्मीद में कि वंशजों को सचेत किया जाए जो सही मालिक हो सकते हैं।


HMP Liverpool drone: Man arrested over drugs and phones delivery

Summary: A man has been arrested after a drone was spotted trying to deliver a bag of phones, tobacco and drugs to a prison.

Staff at HMP Liverpool called police after spotting the drone with a package hanging below it at about 00:40 BST. Officers found it under a van on nearby Stuart Road North, along with a parcel containing the mobile phones, tobacco and cannabis. A 44-year-old Anfield man is being held on suspicion of attempting to supply prohibited articles into prison.

जेल में फोन, तंबाकू और नशीली दवाओं का एक थैला पहुँचाने की कोशिश कर रहे एक ड्रोन को देखे जाने के बाद एक व्यक्ति को गिरफ्तार किया गया है।


The lengths people go to avoid paying tax

Summary: It's been a taxing few days. Advisers who promote "aggressive tax avoidance" have been berated by the British government. Meanwhile a new report claims there could be $21tn (£13.5tn) stored away worldwide in offshore accounts.

By Colm O'ReganComedian and writer The mind can't comprehend the amount. If it was denominated in $1 bills, it would fill nearly 10,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools. Provided the pools were empty and that it was possible to provide enough security personnel to guard all of the pools. (It would probably be better to use the Army and police rather than a private security firm.) Put another way, 21 trillion seconds ago, the world was 600,000 years younger and experiencing the Lower Palaeolithic period. This was the time of Homo heidelbergensis, one of mankind's early ancestors. Archaeologists say heidelbergensis was in some ways quite advanced, with rudimentary language and, maybe, a habit of burying the dead. But they were also extremely primitive. There is a lot of evidence to suggest he had not yet discovered the ability to measure large quantities of anything in terms of how many Olympic-sized swimming pools would be filled - a skill we would regard as essential now. Overwrought quantification metaphors aside, $21tn is a lot of money to stash. How would you even go about hiding it? With the entire output of the world's economy only being about $60tn (£39tn) or so, surely like an elephant hiding behind a curtain, you would notice the bulge somewhere? Except now the elephant isn't even in the room, or in a room on an island somewhere. According to the Tax Justice Network report - offshore "refers not so much to the actual physical location of private assets or liabilities, but to nominal, hyper-portable, multi-jurisdictional often quite temporary locations of networks of legal and quasi‐legal entities and arrangements". So it sounds like some tax advisers have found the entrance to The Matrix. Wherever it is, it's not in the real world experiencing real things, like tax. The report estimates that if tax was paid on the investment returns, it would yield more than the twice the amount OECD countries are spending at the moment on overseas development aid. That's probably not how the money would have been spent in the first place. According to the report, a wide range of people might be availing themselves of these schemes: 30-year-old Chinese real-estate speculators, Silicon Valley software tycoons, Dubai oil sheiks, Russian presidents, mineral‐rich African dictators and Mexican druglords. It conjures up the image of a group of baddies gathered in uneasy truce around a table in a secret location with only one item the agenda: How Do We Stop Superman? Just as they are about to agree a strategy, Superman himself appears and causes chaos for the participants with a selection of his superpowers. Superman can use lasery eyes to melt all the guns he wants, but he can do nothing about a basic human urge best encapsulated by "plebianbob" one of the commenters on the £21tn story when it was first published earlier this week: "If you were very rich would you willingly pay tax?" The very rich don't want to pay tax for three reasons: First, money is lovely and having lots of it is better than not having lots of it. Second, some very wealthy people collect money and giving it away ruins the aesthetic of the pile they have. It's an inclination common to all collectors. For example, over time I have accumulated a few hundred books. Although they are of varying quality and there are many I will never read again (or read at all), the prospect of giving any of them away makes me very protective. There'll be a hole in the shelf where it was. I would miss any of them - even the Twilight series. It's unlikely the Mexican druglords, Chinese property developers and mineral-rich African dictators sit in a library of money, rearranging the bills by alphabetical order and genre, but the impulse to hoard is the same. Finally, it's about trust. Wealth gives people confidence. Confidence makes them sure of their opinions, and one of their opinions is that they are much better at spending their money than the government is. Allied to this is the fact that for many wealthy people, the tax is not deducted at source. They have to volunteer it. When your tax is deducted from your wage bill, while you are aware the money was taken and would love to have it back, it was never in your hot little hand. The best you can do is to imagine the good work that money will do to support essential public services - to buy medicine in a hospital or pay the wages of a librarian who suggests a wonderful book to a child who goes on to become a Nobel Laureate poet. When you're self-employed, it's a different story. You don't have to file until the end of the year, during which time you've become very attached to your money and you would like to see it well-treated. This attachment convinces you that if you give it to the government, it's going to meet a sticky end. You picture your poor forlorn little notes being grasped in the meaty hand of a politician as they spend it on new curtains for the ministerial office. By the time it comes to filing day, you are in a spitting rage. Which leads to aggressive tax avoidance. You can hear Colm O'Regan every Saturday on In The Balance, on the BBC World Service, at 11:00 GMT

"आक्रामक कर परिहार" को बढ़ावा देने वाले सलाहकारों को ब्रिटिश सरकार ने फटकार लगाई है। इस बीच एक नई रिपोर्ट में दावा किया गया है कि दुनिया भर में अपतटीय खातों में $21 ट्रिलियन (£ 13.5tn) जमा हो सकते हैं।


Staffordshire HS2 campaigners march in protest

Summary: Campaigners against plans to build a high-speed rail line through the West Midlands have marched through Stafford in protest.

Around sixty people turned out to show their opposition to the scheme which the government insists is vital to free up space on the rail network. The line will first connect London to Birmingham, before going to Manchester. The route north passes through rural parts of Warwickshire and Staffordshire.

वेस्ट मिडलैंड्स के माध्यम से एक तेज गति वाली रेल लाइन बनाने की योजना के खिलाफ अभियानकारियों ने विरोध में स्टैफोर्ड के माध्यम से मार्च किया है।


Ex-headmaster in Cumbria Police Commissioner bid

Summary: A former headmaster has been chosen as the Conservative candidate for Police and Crime Commissioner in Cumbria.

Richard Rhodes, chair of Cumbrian Probation Trust, will stand in the elections on the 15 November. Labour members have chosen Patrick Leonard, a director of a housing association in Carlisle, as their candidate for the role. It is likely that the Liberal Democrats will choose South Lakeland Councillor Pru Jupe as their candidate.

एक पूर्व प्रधानाध्यापक को कुम्ब्रिया में पुलिस और अपराध आयुक्त के लिए रूढ़िवादी उम्मीदवार के रूप में चुना गया है।


Fatal crash closes A303 in Somerset near Ilminster

Summary: A man has died after being hit by a car on a bypass in Somerset.

He was on foot on the A303, near Ilminster, when he was struck between South Petherton and Southfields at about 23:30 BST on Wednesday. Avon and Somerset Police said the next-of-kin of the man in his 30s has now been informed. Highways England advised the road would remain closed for several hours between Hayes End and South Fields roundabouts and diversions are in place.

समरसेट में बाइपास पर कार की चपेट में आने से एक व्यक्ति की मौत हो गई है।


Record deal forces N-Dubz Dumfries festival date switch

Summary: A US record deal for N-Dubz has forced a change of date for what is hoped to be the biggest free music festival in Scotland this year.

Youth Beatz 2010 had been scheduled to take place on 31 July at Dock Park in Dumfries. However, the pop trio will now be performing on 16 July instead, before heading out to the US. Among their support acts will be Fugative, who had a top 40 hit with his latest single Crush. A spokeswoman for Dumfries and Galloway Council confirmed the date change due to the record deal. "A condition attached to the deal is that they go to the USA at the end of July or early August to start recording," she said. "This has resulted in them having to rearrange a number of shows." She added that the change of date would now see the festival take place over two days, 16 and 17 July.

एन-डबज़ के लिए एक अमेरिकी रिकॉर्ड सौदे ने इस साल स्कॉटलैंड में सबसे बड़ा मुफ्त संगीत समारोह होने की उम्मीद के लिए तारीख बदलने के लिए मजबूर कर दिया है।


Bloodhound Diary: The sound of speed

Summary: A British team is developing a car that will be capable of reaching 1,000mph (1,610km/h). Powered by a rocket bolted to a Eurofighter-Typhoon jet engine, the vehicle aims to show its potential by going progressively faster, year after year. In 2018, Bloodhound wants to run above 500mph. In 2019, the goal is to raise the existing world land speed record (763mph; 1,228km/h) to 800mph. And in 2020, the intention is to exceed 1,000mph. The racing will take place on Hakskeen Pan in Northern Cape, South Africa.

By Andy GreenWorld Land Speed Record Holder Plans are developing nicely for our forthcoming "Bloodhound 500" test session later this year. Bloodhound's chief executive, Richard Noble, has just returned from a hugely busy week of meetings in South Africa. Richard met with the South African Government, the British High Commission team, a whole list of companies (who all want to help) and a range of national media. No surprise that everyone is getting excited about Bloodhound going to South Africa this Autumn. While we're busy planning the event schedule for our test runs (lots of you keep asking for more details; I promise we'll update everyone soon!), there's plenty of research still going on to understand how the car will behave. One of the key things we are looking at is noise. How much noise will the car generate? How will this noise affect the structure of the car, the driver (me!) and the watching crowds? The noise will come from two main sources. The jet engine and the rocket motor will create a lot (and I mean A LOT) of noise at the back end of the car, with a bit of jet intake jet noise over the cockpit as well. At supersonic speeds, I don't have to worry about the jet intake noise anymore, as I'll be travelling faster than the sound the jet engine is making. However, at that point, the supersonic shockwaves start to generate some fairly large "acoustic energy effects". In other words, they will probably create even more noise than the jet intake, so it's going to be noisy whatever speed we're doing. You may be surprised to hear that I'm not that worried about the noise levels in the cockpit. During our "slow speed" (200mph) tests at Cornwall Airport Newquay last year, we found that the cockpit was not as noisy as we had first thought. If we find it's getting too noisy when we go faster (like supersonic fast), then we can fit a lot more sound-proofing. We've already got a big box of something called "Basotech" (the same sound-absorbing foam that Ariane rockets use), ready to fit in the cockpit if required. We're not too worried about the effects on the crowd either, as there are some easy solutions. First, we'll be monitoring the noise levels at the edge of the track, when the car runs. If it gets too noisy, then we'll simply move the crowd line back further (don't worry if you're coming to see us, it won't be too far and you'll still get a fabulous view!). In fact, the main problem may come when we get round to timing our final runs, to set a new World Land Speed Record. At this point we need FIA timekeepers, who traditionally use a few hundred metres of cable to record their timing light signals. We've already warned them that they are probably going to need wireless timing equipment, as they are likely to be a kilometre of more back from the track. The real thing we're concerned about is the noise effects on the car. Back in 1997, when we set the current World Land Speed Record, we saw quite a lot of acoustic damage to the car. This included cracking of the titanium panels at the rear of the car, due to the shattering noise of the jet engine exhaust. The supersonic shockwaves also did their fair share of damage. We had to replace one of the body panels under the car, which was cracked by shockwave vibrations. Things like rocket motors can produce so much energy that they risk destroying the vehicle (usually a spacecraft) that they are attached to. For example, the Space Shuttle had to use massive water sprays to damp down the acoustic energy at launch. And I do mean "massive' - they sprayed over one million litres of water on to the launch pad in just over half a minute, to prevent acoustic damage to the payload and crew. That's a lot of water and a lot of noise. Bloodhound is not going to be using anything the size of the Shuttle main engines, which is just as well, as there's nowhere on the car to keep a million litres of water. We can't just ignore the problem, though. Between them, the Rolls-Royce jet engine and the Nammo hybrid rocket will make Bloodhound SSC the loudest (as well as the fastest) car in history. We need to make sure that all this noise is not going to damage the back end of the car. This is where our new best friend Nick Eaton of Space Acoustics comes in. Nick is developing an "advanced numerical solution to noise from turbulent mixing" for Bloodhound. In short, that means he's modelling the noise. His first model is for a speed of Mach 0.8, in other words 80% of the speed of sound, or around 600mph. That's comfortably above our Bloodhound 500 target for this year of 500+ mph, to give us some worst-case noise figures to look at for this year's testing. This year's test runs will be with our EJ200 jet engine only, as the rocket development will not be completed until next year. For the test programme, that makes things simpler, as we can focus on two cases - jet engine at full power (measuring the total noise exposure of the car) and jet engine off (measuring the noise from the airflow only, as the car slows down). That will give us accurate figures for the airflow noise and, by measuring the difference with power on, for the jet engine noise. Nick can then use these figures to improve the accuracy of his model (if required), before we fit the rocket and start doing supersonic runs. Before I talk about the expected noise levels, I have to touch on the difficult subject of noise measurement. Nick's figures are looking at something called the Sound Pressure Level (SPL), which is a measure of the pressure caused by the sound waves. This is ideal for Bloodhound's requirements, as we want to understand how the sound might affect the structure of the car, so it's the pressure that we're interested in. Slightly confusingly, the sound pressure is different to the power or energy of the sound wave, for reasons I won't attempt to explain - just take my word for it. The SPL is measured relative to a reference pressure, which is the quietest sound that you can hear. To make things a bit more complicated, it's measured on a logarithmic scale, in units called decibels, or dB. The quietest sound your ear can detect is reference pressure at 0 dB(SPL). On this scale, 20 dB(SPL) is 10 times the sound intensity of 0 dB, and 40 dB(SPL) is 100 times the intensity. Confused? Yes, me too. Let's stick to some simple examples. If 0 dB(SPL) is the quietest sound you can hear, then the "pain threshold" of sound, where the noise starts to cause you injury, is around 120-130 dB(SPL). The variation is because the pain threshold is slightly subjective: a really loud (130 dB(SPL)) rock concert may well be "great music" to a 20-year old and "painful noise" to someone over 40…. With 130 dB(SPL) as a "painfully loud" reference (at least for me - I'm over 40), the sound levels around BLOODHOUND may make a bit more sense. The predicted noise level (SPL) at the cockpit is 135 dB, so it may not be comfortable, but it's nothing to be scared of. I'll be wearing a full-face helmet and Ultimate Ear moulded earplugs (like you see the F1 drivers using), so I'm well protected against this level of noise. Of more interest is the prediction for noise at the back on the car, where the SPL figure is 150 dB. This is really quite loud. Unhelpfully, most of the examples of this kind of noise level are things like military jet engines or heavy artillery gunfire. Unless you work with military jets or heavy artillery, this doesn't mean much. More exciting is the sort of effects that it has on the human body, which are variously quoted as "chest cavity vibrates", "giddiness" and "choking". This noise level will damage more than just your hearing. OK, we'll make sure that we all keep well back. Question is, what's it going to do to the car itself? Now that we have this data, our engineering team can start to look at exactly this question. Better still, we can measure the effects on the car when we start testing it later this year. If you want to see how we get on, come along and join us for our first high-speed test session this autumn in South Africa. We'd love to see you there. Don't forget to bring your earplugs.

एक ब्रिटिश टीम एक ऐसी कार विकसित कर रही है जो 1,000 मील प्रति घंटे (1,610 किमी/घंटा) तक पहुंचने में सक्षम होगी। एक यूरोफाइटर-टाइफून जेट इंजन को बोल्ट किए गए रॉकेट द्वारा संचालित, वाहन का लक्ष्य साल दर साल उत्तरोत्तर तेजी से अपनी क्षमता दिखाना है। 2018 में, ब्लडहाउंड 500 मील प्रति घंटे से ऊपर भागना चाहता है। 2019 में, लक्ष्य मौजूदा विश्व भूमि गति रिकॉर्ड (763 मील प्रति घंटे; 1,228 किमी/घंटा) को 800 मील प्रति घंटे तक बढ़ाना है। और 2020 में, इरादा 1,000 मील प्रति घंटे से अधिक है। रेसिंग उत्तरी केप, दक्षिण अफ्रीका में हक्सकीन पैन पर होगी।


Man arrested after body found at house in Trowbridge

Summary: A man has been arrested after another man was found dead at a house.

Police were called to the Spinners Croft, Trowbridge, by paramedics at 05:20 GMT after the man, in his 50s, was found dead. A Wiltshire Police spokesman said officers were treating the death as suspicious. A man in his 20s has been arrested in connection with the death. He is currently in custody in Melksham for questioning.

एक अन्य व्यक्ति के घर में मृत पाए जाने के बाद एक व्यक्ति को गिरफ्तार किया गया है।


Your pictures of Scotland 4 - 11 December

Summary: A selection of your pictures of Scotland sent in between 4 and 11 December. Send your photos to scotlandpictures@bbc.co.uk. Please ensure you adhere to the BBC's rules regarding photographs that can be found here.

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स्कॉटलैंड की अपनी तस्वीरों का चयन 4 और 11 दिसंबर के बीच भेजा गया है। अपनी तस्वीरें scotlandpictures@bbc.co.uk पर भेजें। कृपया सुनिश्चित करें कि आप यहाँ पाई जाने वाली तस्वीरों के संबंध में बीबीसी के नियमों का पालन करते हैं।