Murder and fraud: What happened to Carole Packman?

Summary: For years Sam Gillingham believed her mum had walked out on her. The truth only began to emerge when her father Russell Causley tried to fake his own death. Though he is serving life for his wife's murder, their daughter fears he many never reveal what really happened.

By Toby WadeyBBC News "There was a piece of paper which had her wedding ring on. It just said that she'd had enough, that she'd decided to leave and wouldn't be coming back." Sam Gillingham was 16 when her mother Veronica Packman - who liked to be known as Carole - vanished from the family's suburban home in the seaside resort of Bournemouth. She remembers frantically running up the stairs to check her parents' room, as her father Russell looked on. As she gazed at her mother's untouched belongings, he said confidently: "She'll be back." The idea that 40-year-old Carole had walked out was not implausible. A year earlier, Russell had invited his 26-year-old colleague Patricia Causley into the family home as a lodger. The couple both worked in the aviation industry, but despite appearances - a sports car in the driveway of their large detached house, Rolex watches and regular trips abroad - needed extra money. "For the first six months, things were weirdly normal," recalls Sam, who was sharing a room with the household's newest member. "Patricia was almost like a nanny for me." But as time passed, she remembers Patricia sneaking out of the bedroom late at night. "I learned later my mother knew already that my father was having an affair," Sam says, describing how the lodger took her mother's place in the 20-year marriage. She recalls how Carole reacted with open distress as the pair flaunted their relationship. Tensions rose in the family home and, like many teenagers, young Sam rowed with her mum - a point she now concedes meant everyone in the house was "horrible" to her. So when her mother seemingly uprooted to find happiness elsewhere, the concept was not so unthinkable. But as the weeks passed, Sam became increasingly concerned about her mother's whereabouts and reported her missing to police. A relief, of sorts, came a few months later, shortly before Christmas 1985. The family was told by officers that Carole had declared herself safe and well at Bournemouth police station, asking that nobody bother her further. As a consequence, Sam came to accept her mother was not coming back any time soon - something she looks back on with regret. "It was the flippancy of thinking the problem had gone. I thought my mother was the problem in the house... I now know that was not the case." In the months following Carole's departure, Russell asked his daughter to leave the family home. Their relationship had been fraught, punctuated with frequent episodes of violence and bullying that had forced her to spend time in a children's home. Once Sam had left, she grew even more distant from her father and concentrated on building a life with her future husband and new son. But in 1993, out of the blue, she received some shocking news. Her dad - who had since taken the surname of his lover - was missing at sea and presumed dead. Police told Sam her father had been on a yacht off the coast of Guernsey with his common-law wife, Patricia, when he fell overboard. A panicked Mayday message was sent to the coastguard and a major rescue operation saw helicopters and boats scouring the water. When his body could not be found, it seemed that - just like his wife - Russell Causley had disappeared. Sam was bereft - despite their problems, she had happy memories from her childhood, including playing chess and cribbage with her father for hours. What she was then unaware of was that police had become suspicious of Causley's disappearance and had begun to investigate. The same day Causley went missing, a mysterious "Mr Russell" had booked a hydrofoil from St Peter Port back to the mainland. That, combined with his lover's inconsistent account of what happened on the boat, led Guernsey Police to ask Causley's life insurance company to alert them if a claim was made. Sure enough, days later a claim for £790,000 was lodged on Patricia's behalf. "And lo and behold she goes to a pub in Brighton and Causley's sitting in the corner," recalls former detective Paul Donnell. He described how officers working with the insurers followed her and swooped in with arrest warrants as the pair left the pub. "That's when it all starts to unravel." Guernsey Police forged ahead with its investigation into Causley for fraud and contacted Dorset Police for background information - a conversation which took them on a completely different tangent. "As an aside, it was mentioned that Sam had reported her mother missing some time ago and was very concerned," says Mr Donnell. "At that stage, we were hoping it was purely and simply a marriage breakdown - she'd left, he could give us some information, we could trace Carole and put it to bed. "I made arrangements to speak to him - but right from the off, he was a very strange character." Mr Donnell remembers Causley insisting on tape-recording their conversation. He told detectives about a letter he had supposedly received from Carole in 1991, but couldn't give details. He also jumped in to answer any questions posed to Patricia. A tale about how Carole had fled the family home with a man "driving a red Porsche" and had gone to "Switzerland or Canada" was also offered up. "Well which is it?" Mr Donnell remembers asking. "What's actually happened to Carole? Have you tried to contact her? "He couldn't give us a proper answer. We could see he was very controlling." Causley was tried, convicted and jailed for fraud in 1995. But his peculiar interview led detectives to review Carole's apparent visit to the police station 10 years earlier, which revealed the officer taking her details had failed to carry out basic identity checks. The urgency of the investigation intensified further when they tracked her last confirmed sighting to a solicitor's office, where she had inquired about a divorce. "The solicitor had given her information and he was expecting her to come back to him," says Mr Donnell. "That never happened." Police found she had stopped going to the doctor, despite having various issues. She hadn't visited the dentist, contacted her friends, or any of the neighbours. She had been missing for more than eight years and nobody knew where she was, or had even really looked for her. Tony Nott, the detective chief inspector who led the investigation for Dorset Police, admits the force had been "sloppy" after Carole was first reported missing. "It was a major mistake by the police," he says. "I'm afraid we didn't do well there." The waters muddied further when a paper trail led them to Canada, where Carole, it appeared, had been working in the aviation industry in Montreal. But it was established it was not her - it was in fact Patricia, who had been using her work permit. Police then found forgeries on Land Registry documents which allowed Causley to sell their jointly-owned house. Mr Nott says "all the ingredients" were there to suggest he had killed his wife - nobody else had the opportunity or motive. But one major obstacle remained. A body had not been found. He described how forensic archaeologists scoured cemeteries in Bournemouth and drainpipes in the New Forest after Causley, who was in prison, allegedly confessed to inmates he had killed his first wife. But his accounts of hitting her with an axe and disposing of her body in acid were inconsistent - deliberately so, believes Mr Nott. "It was a game of cat and mouse," he says. After some of Carole's belongings were found in a storage unit Causley had access to, the Crown Prosecution Service decided there was sufficient evidence to prosecute. He was found unanimously guilty of murder at Winchester Crown Court in 1996 and jailed. But in June 2003 his conviction was quashed after his alleged confessions were deemed unsafe. A retrial found him guilty a year later, after his sister broke her silence - telling jurors she had heard her brother admit his crime. "Russell Causley is an intelligent man," says Mr Nott. "[But] he was at a point where his marriage was beyond saving. "Most normal people would go and see a solicitor and get a divorce. Russell Causley thought he could keep the house, keep his mistress, keep everything and get rid of his wife - get rid of her body and he wouldn't be caught. "Well he was wrong. He was caught." Sentencing Causley to life, Mrs Justice Haslett described him as a "wicked" person. "Not only did you kill your wife and somehow dispose of her body," she told him. "You left your daughter in a permanent state of ignorance as to her mother's fate." You might also be interested in In Madeleine's shadow Shannon Matthews: The unravelling of the truth The mystery of the Milk Carton Kids Fourteen years on and the absence of answers indeed continues to haunt Sam and her son Neil. She says all she wants to know is where her mother's body is, but despite repeatedly asking her father, he has remained silent. "If he is released from prison he will think, despite the price he has paid by losing his freedom for so long, that he was actually the one who still won," says Sam, who regrets believing her father's lies so easily. "He just doesn't care." Neil says the passing of time has done little to ease the family's pain. "What hope realistically have we got, if he is released, of him disclosing where my grandmother is? "It's hard work, it's draining in terms of trying to understand why someone would do what they've done, and continue that torment all these years on. "You've got to ask yourself - who is it who's actually serving the sentence?" This article was updated on 14 November 2018 to reflect that 75-year-old Russell Causley has been refused a move to open prison. Dorset Police said it would continue to work with the family to locate Carole's body.

कई वर्षों तक सैम गिलिंगम को विश्वास था कि उसकी माँ ने उसे छोड़ दिया था। सच्चाई तभी सामने आने लगी जब उसके पिता रसेल कॉज़ली ने अपनी खुद की मौत को नकली बनाने की कोशिश की। हालाँकि वह अपनी पत्नी की हत्या के लिए जीवन की सेवा कर रहा है, लेकिन उनकी बेटी को डर है कि वह कभी भी वास्तव में क्या हुआ, इसका खुलासा नहीं करता है।


Jiab Prachakul: Will Gompertz reviews BP Portrait Award 2020 winner ★★★☆☆

Summary: The working life of the professional portrait painter was put in jeopardy by what must have been the thoroughly unwelcome advent of photography. What was your mid-19th Century artist to do? The camera was faster, cheaper and better at capturing a likeness. One day their studio was packed with Lady This and Lord That posing in their finest clothes, the next they were painting tumbleweed.

Will GompertzArts editor@WillGompertzBBCon Twitter And then, just in the nick of time, some brilliant young artist - probably not so fresh from the brothels of Paris - realised that photography didn't herald the death of painting at all, in fact, it had set it free. Convention went out of the window, along with the Victorian backdrops and fake backgrounds of rolling pastures. In their place came a new wave of radical artists with not-so-radical names like Edgar, Claude and Paul who would take portrait painting to a place it had never been before: the sitter's soul. Edgar Degas, Claude Monet and Paul Cézanne left the dull business of superficial representation to the one-eyed machine with a mechanical lens, while they got on with the important task of painting the person, inside and out. They developed a less-is-more style, removing all the extraneous detail of an old-fashioned portrait, which rendered the picture lifeless, and instead created simplified images that revealed the subject's character. They showed that a single expressive brushstroke could say more about someone than any photograph or old-school portrayal. Impressionism was born. But not without first going to the photographer's studio on a dawn raid, where they learnt how cropping a picture can create dynamism and a feeling of instant creation. This was Degas's stock-in-trade, along with an elevated vantage point, a technique he copied from Japanese ukiyo-e artists like Utagawa Hiroshige. It was this combination of aesthetics from east and west that led to modernism and the art of today. It is evident everywhere you look, from David Hockney's Swimming Pool pictures to Jiab Prachakul's painting Night Talk, which won the Thai-born, Lyon-based artist this year's BP National Portrait Award, and with it a cheque for £35,000 and the guarantee of a future commission from the National Portrait Gallery (NPG). Night Talk could be a work of Parisian Impressionism circa 1874 if it wasn't for the acrylic paint (only became available in the 20th Century) and the Berlin setting. It depicts two of the artist's friends sitting at a low wooden table, looking glum. They are both dressed in black, a colour repeated in the vase in the foreground, which serves as a navigation tool for our eyes as we scan the picture. The painting has more than an echo of Degas, both in terms of composition and subject matter: artists taking a break (one is a Korean designer, the other a Japanese composer). Degas was a big influence on Hockney who was, in turn, a big influence on Prachakul, who says it was the Yorkshireman's 2006 exhibition at the NPG that made her realise she wanted to be an artist (she started out in film as a casting director). Fourteen years later she returns triumphant as the winner of its portrait prize, an achievement that has been overshadowed by two news stories. Firstly, the prize is sponsored by BP, a decades-old arrangement with the oil and gas giant which has now become highly contentious - not to say toxic - as artists and others lobby the NPG to end the relationship. And secondly, due to Covid-19, there will be no physical BP Portrait Award show in 2020. Instead there's a perfectly serviceable virtual show online, which is all that can be done in the circumstances but is obviously not the same. It makes critiquing the picture difficult. As the Impressionists knew, there's a big different between a photograph and a painting, even when it is a photograph of a painting, which is what I'm looking at like everyone else. Any sense of scale is lost, as are the material and technical qualities to which you immediately respond (or don't) when seeing an artwork in the flesh. It is clearly an accomplished piece of work. The foreshortening of the man's hands, the colours and patterns of the table top mirrored in the protagonists' faces, and the tautness of the composition with its geometric structure are all noteworthy. It's good. But I'm not sure if it is great. Maybe it would be different when seen hanging on a wall, but Night Talk doesn't appear to have the palpable psychological charge that makes a memorable picture, it lacks the atmosphere that gives life to a work by Degas or Hockney. The female figure feels a little flat, her expressions cartoon-like. The facial emotions of the man have more depth but the highlights around his left cheek and the bridge of his nose aren't quite right. Nor are their clothes. Black is a notoriously difficult colour to master. Titian, Rembrandt, and Manet have all done it, but then they are the best of the best. There's nothing wrong with Prachakul's line, which is confident and flowing, but the shadowing and tonal transitions don't appear to be of the same technical quality. There's also a slight visual awkwardness in the way the top of the bar cuts across the café dwellers' necks. That said, there is plenty to admire, not least the way the three separate flower arrangements form a v-shape to frame the two characters, which is mirrored by their outward-facing crossed legs. It gives the painting a pleasing symmetry, while also suggesting a feeling of discomfort and alienation. Much has been made of the fact Jiab Prachakul is self-taught, which puts her in good company along with the likes of Vincent van Gogh and Henri Rousseau. They both used their lack of formal training (Van Gogh had some) to take painting in a new direction, to uncover universal truths through apparently naïve imagery. Van Gogh did it with his warped lines, Rousseau with his surreal jungle images. Prachakul could do it too, but she needs to get inside our heads as well as her own and the sitters'. Recent reviews by Will Gompertz Follow Will Gompertz on Twitter

पेशेवर पोर्ट्रेट पेंटर का कामकाजी जीवन इस बात से खतरे में पड़ गया था कि फोटोग्राफी का पूरी तरह से अवांछित आगमन क्या रहा होगा। 19वीं सदी के मध्य में आपके कलाकार को क्या करना था? कैमरा तेज, सस्ता और एक समानता को पकड़ने में बेहतर था। एक दिन उनका स्टूडियो लेडी दिस और लॉर्ड दैट से भरा हुआ था जो अपने बेहतरीन कपड़ों में पोज दे रहे थे, अगले दिन वे टम्बलवीड पेंट कर रहे थे।


Snow-hit farm aid deadline looms

Summary: Farmers hit by severe spring snowfalls have been urged to bid for a share of a £6m aid package before the deadline for applications passes on Friday.

South of Scotland MSP Jim Hume said the funding could provide vital help for many in the sector. Thousands of sheep and lambs along with other livestock perished in the drifts caused by the March snow storms. Areas including Dumfries and Galloway, Arran and Kintyre were particularly badly affected. Mr Hume said: "Farmers across the Borders and the south west were hit hard by the very severe weather at a time when their livestock were especially vulnerable. "This aid package will be a lifeline for many businesses and it's critical that those most in need apply before the Friday deadline."

वसंत ऋतु में भारी बर्फबारी से प्रभावित किसानों से शुक्रवार को आवेदनों की समय सीमा बीतने से पहले 6 मिलियन पाउंड के सहायता पैकेज के हिस्से के लिए बोली लगाने का आग्रह किया गया है।


Creel fisherman died after clearing seaweed from propeller in South Uist

Summary: A fisherman who died on a loch had likely fallen overboard while trying to clear seaweed from his boat's propeller, according to investigators.

Michael Monk, 57, was working alone on Loch Carnan, South Uist, when the accident happened on 24 July last year. He was found unconscious in the sea by the crew of another fishing boat, but could not be resuscitated. Mr Monk, from Benbecula, was not wearing a personal flotation device or a personal locator beacon. The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB), which investigated the accident, said not having the safety equipment meant his chances of survival had been "very low". Mr Monk was creel fishing in the boat the May C when the accident happened. The MAIB said it was likely he had ended up in the loch after trying to clear the fouled propeller. The crewmen that sought to help him have been praised for their actions.

जांचकर्ताओं के अनुसार, एक मछुआरा जो एक लॉच पर मर गया था, वह अपनी नाव के प्रोपेलर से समुद्री शैवाल को साफ करने की कोशिश करते हुए संभवतः नीचे गिर गया था।


Nine held over attempted murder of man in Grantham

Summary: Nine people have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a man was seriously assaulted.

Police were called to Finkin Street, Grantham, where a 38-year-old man was found with a "puncture wound" to his stomach, on Saturday night. Six women and three men, aged between 28 and 52, are being questioned, Lincolnshire Police said. Forensic examinations have been taking place at the property and police have appealed for information.

एक व्यक्ति पर गंभीर हमला होने के बाद हत्या के प्रयास के संदेह में नौ लोगों को गिरफ्तार किया गया है।


Plea over upkeep of Jersey Val de la Mare forest

Summary: Jersey residents are being urged to help maintain a woodland containing rare and exotic species of trees.

The Val de la Mare arboretum in St Ouen was planted in the 70s and 80s, but became overgrown until it was restored and reopened in 2012. Michael Morel of charity Trees for Life said volunteers were need to help maintain the trees and the woodland. The official opening of the arboretum in 2012 marked 75 years of the charity as well as the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. Many areas of the wood were sponsored by Jersey organisations. A spokesman for Trees for Life said the 50,000 sq m arboretum was unique in Jersey and contained many unusual species.

जर्सी के निवासियों से पेड़ों की दुर्लभ और विदेशी प्रजातियों वाले वुडलैंड को बनाए रखने में मदद करने का आग्रह किया जा रहा है।


Unconditional uni offers don't make us lazy, say teenagers

Summary: Harrison has his dream university place in the bag.

By Judith BurnsEducation reporter The Leeds City College student is off to study sports journalism at the University of Huddersfield in September, with an unconditional offer. No matter what the outcome of his BTec extended diploma, the place is assured, and 17-year-old Harrison says he's thrilled. "I'd say that it makes me more relaxed," he says. "I don't have to worry about it as much - but I'm not going to just stop making an effort, because obviously I want to work hard and I want to prove myself." Foot off the gas? Figures from the admissions service Ucas have shown a huge rise in unconditional offers over the past five years, with applicants who accept them more likely to miss their predicted results by two or more grades. But Harrison is determined this won't happen to him "I am going to keep working the same level as I already have," he says, "to try and make an impression in the future really." But Bill Jones, deputy chief executive of the Leeds City College group, views unconditional offers with frustration. No matter how good students' intentions, he says, "they know they don't need to stretch themselves and do an awful lot of extra work - and it is a lot of extra work to get a distinction rather than a merit or a pass or an A* rather than an A or a B or a C". "We see them visibly take their foot off the gas," he says, "because even if they intend to work just as hard, the fact that it's still in the back of their mind that they don't actually have to to get that university place, means that many of them don't." A change of course? Jack, who divides his time between college and playing centre with Leeds Rhinos under-19 rugby team, also has a university place assured, with an unconditional offer to study sport and exercise therapy at Leeds Beckett University. It's not his top choice. He would prefer physiotherapy but he hasn't heard back from that course yet. He says the teachers are still cracking the whip, determined to keep students working for the best grades. He wants to do well but admits the unconditional offer means he can "relax a bit more" and he's taken a few more days off than he would have done otherwise. "It's making me think about taking that course more now because I've got unconditional... and I know I'm there," he says. "I just thought, 'Well, I've got an unconditional, I don't need to go in.'" Jack's classmate Amy also received an unconditional offer for her first choice of sports event management at Leeds Beckett and agrees that while she's still hoping for good grades "even if I don't, I know full well I've still got a place at uni, so it makes it easier". Overall, 14% of university applicants receive unconditional offers, with those aiming for less selective universities more likely to receive them. Mr Jones says his concern for students who stop trying so hard goes beyond worries about the college's league table scores. "It's about our students' life chances and the fact that they get to that university but we think that many of them could have stretched to get to a university that's going to give them better employment prospects in the future, a more prestigious university," he says. Good school exam grades are important in the jobs market, particularly for students who drop out of university, Mr Jones says. And it's "not just about the grades you get but also about the skills you learn along the way in terms of resilience, hard work, making sacrifices, deferred gratification". "I think unconditional offers really undermine the development of those skills," he says. A safety net Ollie, 17, was offered an unconditional place at Manchester Metropolitan University if he made it his first choice but has opted for the far tougher option of achieving ABB grades to study English at Leeds University - and now he's nervous. "I haven't got the safety net I would have had but it gives me something to aim for and it means I haven't got that temptation to just give up and throw it all away," he says. "If I get those grades, it's going to be a lot better in the next three years... the ranking and the whole aura around Leeds was superior." Alfie and his classmate Alexandra, also 17, are two of just three students taking further maths A-Level at the college. He has an unconditional offer to study aerospace engineering from University of Central Lancashire but only if he puts UCLAN first. "I think the unconditional offer, they're calling it unconditional, is ridiculous because it has a condition," he says. "I have to put it as my firm choice, which by definition makes it not unconditional." Alfie says he was tempted but has set his heart on studying the same subject at University of Teesside. He says: "I felt I could learn a lot from them and there are lots of extracurricular things, like they were building a plane, various cars, things I could get involved with." Alexandra has no unconditional offers and needs ABB for midwifery at Nottingham University. "It's tough," she says, but she's not sorry at the prospect of extra work. "If I'm able to get the grades, at least I'll know I'm able to be successful on [the course] because I have proved to myself I can do it," she says. Mr Jones wants to see an end to unconditional offers. He says: "We don't think they do the students any favours." He would prefer university places to be decided after A-level results day in August. "There might be a very intense period during August and early September, however it would remove this free market scramble prior to results day and it would ensure everybody works to their maximum right up until the day of the exam," he says.

हैरिसन के पास अपने सपनों का विश्वविद्यालय स्थान है।


Margaret Fleming murder: 'My incredible encounter with her killers'

Summary: It was a grey day in November 2016 when I answered a call from my newsdesk. As a duty reporter I could be assigned anything, and on this particular day I was asked to look into a missing person's case.

By Suzanne AllanBBC Scotland That wasn't unusual, but as the story unfolded it became the most incredible I'd worked on. Along with a cameraman, I headed to the coastal village of Inverkip where police were appealing for information about Margaret Fleming. She was a young woman who hadn't been seen for 17 years by anyone other than her carers, Eddie Cairney and Avril Jones. From December 1999 there had been no record of Margaret having seen a doctor, she had never used a bank account and there was no evidence she was on social media. In my career as a reporter, I've done several missing persons cases - but none that sounded like this. How could someone be alive but live undetected for all that time? I followed the story in the months that passed and despite several appeals by Police Scotland there remained no sight nor sound of Margaret. Then in October 2017 - almost a year on from the reported disappearance - I was handed an opportunity to interview Cairney and Jones at Seacroft, the home they had shared with Margaret. The day was as extraordinary as the case itself. The house was in a stunning location, looking out to the Firth of Clyde. The property appeared derelict from the outside, but inside it was worse. For me and cameraman Stan Leech, the first thing to hit us was the terrible smell. The floorboards creaked, plaster was coming off the ceiling and in the back room there was a huge hole in the house with only tarpaulin between the garden and the interior. I can't imagine how cold winter must have been. Jones was quiet and said she wasn't feeling well. Cairney was very talkative, bullish even. He appeared outraged that police seemed to be treating them as suspects. The interview began with that standard question - how do you feel? And what came back was an unsurprising answer: "We're upset at the way we've been treated, we feel like suspects, the last year has been hell." 'She's alive and working as a gangmaster' But then the conversation took an incredible turn. My next question, asking whether the pair had heard from Margaret, prompted the reply: "Oh yes, she's alive and working as a gangmaster in Poland." Do you mean she's working under a gangmaster? I asked. "No, no - she is the gangmaster," came the reply. Now, this was a woman whose learning difficulties were so complex she couldn't manage her financial affairs. Some of the things Cairney said about Margaret were unrepeatable, unkind and distasteful. But the most telling moment was when I asked Jones what she would like to say to Margaret if she was watching now? This is a question I ask in a lot of missing persons cases, as interviewees are nervous and getting them to describe a loved one is straightforward and puts them at ease. Jones was silent - not a word passed her lips. Eventually, the interview was over and we packed up our kit and left the house. As we drove onto the A78 back to the office, I asked Stan what he thought. "Well, that was strange," he replied. We both agreed it was one of the most bizarre days we'd had at work. Did we believe them? Some of it yes - some of it no. Cairney said he'd been a deep sea diver, and that seems undisputed. But when he said he'd spoken to Margaret recently and I asked if he'd told the police, he insisted that they weren't interested. To me, that just wasn't credible. The interview was broadcast the following day and not long after that, Cairney and Jones were arrested. Called to give evidence The next time I saw them in the flesh they were in the dock at the High Court in Glasgow and I was in the witness box. I was called by the prosecution to give evidence during their trial and I looked on as my interview was played for the jury. It was an uncomfortable experience for a reporter who is used to sitting in the press gallery. It was hard to look at them, but I did steal a peek at one point. Cairney looked very frail and Jones looked far away, as if she was disconnected from events. Now they stand convicted of Margaret's murder. The jury clearly did not believe their version of events. The police and prosecutors have done their job. Justice has been served for her family. But one question remains - where is Margaret Fleming's body?

नवंबर 2016 का वह काला दिन था जब मैंने अपने न्यूजडेस्क से कॉल का जवाब दिया। एक ड्यूटी रिपोर्टर के रूप में मुझे कुछ भी सौंपा जा सकता था, और इस विशेष दिन मुझे एक लापता व्यक्ति के मामले को देखने के लिए कहा गया था।


G4S shares soar on possible £3bn Canadian bid

Summary: Shares in G4S - which runs UK prisons and botched security arrangements at the London Olympics - closed nearly 20% higher after a Canadian rival admitted it was considering a takeover.

Garda World, a privately-owned company, has until 8 May to table a formal offer. There was no immediate comment from G4S, which last month reported a 63% fall in full-year profits. G4S was valued at more than £3bn after the rise in its share price. The business - which has operations in 90 countries and employs more than 540,000 - also provides staff for events and collects and transports cash in armoured vans. Its largest geographical region is Asia, where 32% of its employees work. But it is often embroiled in controversy. Last week the company was stripped of the contract to run HMP Birmingham, which was awarded in 2011 for 15 years. That came after it was forced to transfer the management of Medway Secure Training Centre to the government in 2016, after secret BBC filming showed staff allegedly mistreating children held there. In the UK, its reputation took a knock in 2012 when it had to admit, 16 days before the London Olympics began, that it had not recruited enough security staff for the event. Then in 2014, G4S agreed to repay £108.9m plus tax to the UK government after overcharging on contracts to tag offenders. Garda World - which describes itself as the world's largest privately owned security company - did not disclose many details about its possible offer. But it said in a statement, sparked by a report in London's Evening Standard newspaper, that it was "in the preliminary stages of considering an approach to the board of G4S regarding a possible cash offer for the company, or a part thereof". G4S has admitted in the past to receiving unsolicited interest for its cash handling division. In December last year, it had said it was looking to demerge or list the cash unit.

जी4एस में शेयर-जो लंदन ओलंपिक में यूके की जेलों और खराब सुरक्षा व्यवस्थाओं को चलाता है-लगभग 20 प्रतिशत अधिक बंद हुआ जब एक कनाडाई प्रतिद्वंद्वी ने स्वीकार किया कि वह अधिग्रहण पर विचार कर रहा था।


Bringing babies into the workplace

Summary: Weighing up whether to return to work after the birth of a child can be a difficult dilemma for parents, particularly when nursery costs in some parts of the UK are rising more than twice as fast as family incomes.

By Susannah StreeterBusiness reporter, BBC News The Daycare Trust charity has just launched a consultation into how difficult it is to find the right flexible and affordable childcare amid fears that higher costs are making more mothers think twice about going back to their jobs. One firm in Tamworth, Staffordshire, has been so anxious not to lose valued staff that it has been allowing babies and toddlers into the office on trial days, while their parents work. With their babies on their hips and wearing headsets, telesales consultants for Officebroker.com have been trying to win clients and keep their little ones happy at the same time. The scheme is growing in popularity in the US, where most states do not offer paid statutory maternity leave and mothers return to work much earlier. With so many of his staff either on maternity leave or planning to start a family, Jim Venables, managing director of Officebroker.com, thought allowing parents to look after their babies at work was worth a trial. ''We find it difficult to replace mothers who are taking maternity leave, as well as those who choose not to come back to work," he says. "It's a real problem for us and I am sure for thousands of other companies across the UK. So looking into alternatives or ways to support parents is always high on our agenda." Office 'toys' What was not on the agenda was the amount of dribble left on headphones, mouse mats and telephone wires at the end of the day. With babies aged between four and 16 months on the sales floor, office equipment became teething toys, and colleagues became babysitters. Telesales consultant Rachel Lapins attempts to make calls to customers while jiggling four-month-old Finlay on her knee. ''It is a bit difficult with my role, to be honest. I have had a few conversations and made a few inquiries while he was sitting on my lap," she says. "When he goes to sleep I can make a few more calls and get an hour's solid work in. If he's in a good mood I think it's generally fine. But if Finlay's in a bad mood it could potentially be difficult.'' Emergency solution While Rachel settles Finlay to sleep to the sound of ringing telephones, Fiona Spruce, the training manager, talks through staff development plans, while nine-month-old daughter Grace tries to chew a calculator. ''My job is certainly more flexible. I can't work to my full capacity but it's not been as disruptive as I first thought," she says. "I don't think I would want to bring her in every day, but as an emergency solution, if there was a childcare crisis, it would be great to have the office as an option.'' But for Dean Ridsill, another sales consultant, bringing in one-year-old Harry to the office was an experience he will not be repeating. ''He was crawling around everywhere, trying to pull down wires, while I was trying to have conversations on the phone," he explains. "My colleagues helped out, and it was good for team-building I suppose, but he won't be coming in again." The company may continue to allow younger babies in for odd days to help parents stay in touch during their maternity or paternity leave. But it is unlikely to be taken up as a long-term childcare solution. The babies are just too distracting and the office equipment would not last long.

यह आकलन करना कि बच्चे के जन्म के बाद काम पर लौटना है या नहीं, माता-पिता के लिए एक कठिन दुविधा हो सकती है, विशेष रूप से जब यू. के. के कुछ हिस्सों में नर्सरी की लागत पारिवारिक आय की तुलना में दोगुनी से अधिक तेजी से बढ़ रही है।


CES - and the fruits of the smartphone revolution

Summary: "Oh my dear, the noise and the people…" is how a British actor supposedly described the experience of war on returning from the trenches. Visitors to the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas may feel much the same, as thousands of new products battle for attention.

Rory Cellan-JonesTechnology correspondent@BBCRoryCJon Twitter And the noisiest most crowded event of all is CES Unveiled, a preview show in the Mandalay Bay's giant ballroom, where journalists fight to get a glimpse of what could be some of the hottest new products of 2014. Wandering around the ballroom, past the free food and drink, I tried to work out which gadgets told the story of where technology is heading Two big companies were getting lots of attention - Lenovo for its new Windows 8 tablet, LG for a giant curved smartphone. "Why is it curved?" someone asked me, and I struggled to find an answer. Then there were any number of devices to monitor what is happening to you and your home. With wearable technology a big theme, a French company was showing off something called June, a bracelet which monitors exposure to sunlight and gives advice on keeping your skin safe. There were lots of connected cameras, used to log your daily activities or watch over your home, and plenty of wireless lighting, allowing tablet and smartphone users to change the mood in the living room with one tap of the finger. Out of left field, came the connected toothbrush which monitors your family's dental hygiene via a smartphone app. Then there was Mother, a system which collects data from sensors which you can stick on anything from the front door to the coffee machine and presents it to you on a tablet or smartphone dashboard. Drones - or UAVs as we must learn to call them - are also much in evidence this year. Just a few weeks ago Amazon's plan to deliver parcels via drone was met with a wave of scepticism. But companies like China's DJI are showing more immediately practical uses for drones, from aerial filming to monitoring crops. We took their Phantom drone outside to put it through its paces, and watched as it hovered three hundred feet above the Las Vegas Convention Centre sending pictures direct to a smartphone. So, lots of interesting new ideas, but nothing that stood out as a real game changer but then I realised that there was something nearly everything I'd seen had in common - they were connected devices. Just about every new gadget at CES this year is either connected directly to the internet or talks to it via a smartphone. Just a few years ago much of this show was about products that were either aimed at the super-rich or were vapourware, destined never to make it into the shops. Now most of them are available to anyone who has a smartphone - and that's rapidly becoming the majority of the population in many countries. We've gone through an extraordinary revolution over the last five years, but sometimes when you're in the middle of fundamental change it is hard to spot.

"ओह माय डियर, शोर और लोग"... एक ब्रिटिश अभिनेता ने कथित तौर पर खाइयों से लौटने पर युद्ध के अनुभव का वर्णन किया। लास वेगास में उपभोक्ता इलेक्ट्रॉनिक्स शो में आने वाले आगंतुकों को भी ऐसा ही महसूस हो सकता है, क्योंकि हजारों नए उत्पाद ध्यान आकर्षित करने के लिए संघर्ष करते हैं।


Kettering woman found dead after 'reports of disorder'

Summary: A woman has died following "reports of disorder", police said.

The 37-year-old died in Russell Street, Kettering, Northamptonshire, at about 18:20 BST on Monday. Paramedics from East Midlands Ambulance Service pronounced her dead at the scene. A 33-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of her murder. He is being questioned by Northamptonshire Police, who have appealed for any witnesses to contact them. A second man, aged 42, has since been arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm in connection with an assault on a 33-year-old man, which is alleged to have happened prior to the woman's death. Det Ch Insp Joe Banfield said: "There were a lot of people who witnessed this incident last night from start to finish, so we are currently prioritising getting their accounts of what happened in order to build a picture of what exactly went on here." A post-mortem examination of the deceased is expected to take place later.

पुलिस ने कहा कि "अव्यवस्था की रिपोर्ट" के बाद एक महिला की मौत हो गई है।


'I escaped death by reciting from the Koran'

Summary: When five armed Islamist militants stormed a restaurant in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on 1 July 2016, 29 people lost their lives. Emerging from the appalling, bloody debris are stories of immense courage. There are also unanswered questions about what happened to some of those who died.

By Linda PresslyBBC News, Dhaka It was about 20:45 on a Friday evening just before the Islamic festival of Eid. The restaurant - the Holey Artisan Bakery and O'Kitchen in Gulshan, Dhaka's leafiest, most exclusive area - was filling up, mostly with Japanese and Italian customers. Suddenly, the five young militants burst in shooting and began hacking at the diners with sharp weapons. Shishir Sarker, one of the Holey Artisan's chefs, was coming out of the refrigerated chiller room with a plate of pasta when he heard shouting. "Then I saw one of the attackers - in one hand he had a sword or machete, and a gun was slung across his chest," Sarker recalls. As a Hindu, he had good reason to be afraid - if the Islamist militants found out his religion, it would be a death sentence. "At that moment, a Japanese man shouted to me: 'Help me!'," he says. "I turned and went back inside the chiller, and helped him in too." There was no latch to lock the chiller from the inside, so the two men pulled on the door to keep it shut. "The Japanese guy asked me who those men were. I said I didn't know, but don't worry, the police are coming." For nearly two hours the men stayed quietly inside. "It was really cold. We did some exercise to try and keep warm - sit-ups holding the door pulled shut," Sarker says. Find out more Then came a terrifying moment - one of the attackers tried to open the chiller door. "We held on to it very hard and he failed. He went away, but now they knew someone was inside." And 10 or 15 minutes later the militant came back. "We were so cold, we were losing our strength," Sarker says. The attacker hauled the door open. "He told me to come out. I was so frightened I immediately fell on to the ground and lay there. I thought if I was standing, he might chop me with his machete. I was repeatedly saying: 'For Allah's sake, don't kill me.'" Assuming he was Muslim, and therefore not a target, the gunman told him to go and join his colleagues on the other side of the restaurant. "I crawled on my hands and knees over dead bodies and blood. Then suddenly I heard two shots. The Japanese man with me in the chiller was dead." Sarker sat at a table with other members of staff, all of them with their heads down. After 02:00, one of the militants asked who the chef was. His colleagues pointed at Sarker. He was taken to the kitchen. "They asked me what food we had - if we had sea bass and shrimps. I said, yes we had. They told me to fry it, and decorate it nicely on a plate." While Sarker was cooking, one of the militants came into the kitchen. "He asked me what my name was. I just said my name was Shishir - I didn't tell him my second name because that would have revealed that I'm Hindu." Perhaps the militant was suspicious. He asked Sarker to recite from the Koran. Sarker calmly carried on frying sea bass. And he recited Koranic verses. "All my life I've had Muslim friends, so I knew some Surah [chapters of the Koran]. But I was so frightened. I was thinking - would I satisfy him?" In keeping with Islamic tradition during Ramadan, the food was served before dawn to the Muslim hostages and to the staff. "I was so scared, when I ate I couldn't swallow the food. But I thought if I didn't eat, they would think I wasn't going to fast the following day, and then they would guess I wasn't Muslim," says Sarker. Soon after sunrise, Operation Thunderbolt - a commando-led assault with armoured personnel carriers - ended the siege. The five militants lay dead. Sarker and his surviving colleagues were rescued. Life will never be the same for this unassuming young chef. He is working again, but still traumatised by that hellish night. "I don't see any future. I can't sleep properly. Whenever I'm alone and I think of that night, I just can't do anything - I feel terrified." The student who refused to abandon his friends Faraaz Ayaaz Hossain, a 20-year-old studying at a university in the US, was home in Dhaka for the holidays. He had arranged to meet two old school friends at the Holey Artisan that night - Abinta Kabir, a US citizen from a Bangladeshi family studying at the same university, and Tarishi Jain, who was Indian, a Hindu and a student in California. Hossain and the young women had just taken their seats in the restaurant when the attack began. A family driver called his mother and told her something was amiss. "As soon as my mum heard, she barged into my room and said, 'I'm going'," says Faraaz's brother Zaraif. "She put on her shawl, took her phone, and ran - I ran behind her. "When we got there people started telling us they'd heard the assailants shouting: 'Allahu Akbar!' That's when it hit us this must be more serious than an armed robbery or something." After 21:30, some 45 minutes after the attack had begun, a number of the restaurant staff managed to escape via the roof. They appeared on the street, and Zaraif and his mother homed in on one of the waiters. "We asked, 'Have you seen a boy with two girls?' We were showing a picture of Faraaz on our phones. And he said, 'I've seen them, they're hiding under a table.'" But other details were chilling. The waiter said everyone who was foreign was being kept in one section. And everyone who was considered Bangladeshi and Muslim was put into another section. "At that moment my mother turned to me and said: 'Tarishi and Abinta won't be let go. I'm so scared, because I know my son - I know Faraaz, and he's not going to leave his friends.'" When the siege ended, Faraaz and both his friends were dead - murdered by the militants. And an incredible account emerged of Faraaz's last moments, validating his mother's fears. "So what we heard about what transpired was that, well… Faraaz was a Bangladeshi and a Muslim and therefore, logically, he would have been let go by the terrorists," says his brother. "But when he was told to leave, Faraaz said: 'What about my friends?' And when they were denied freedom, he said: 'I'm not leaving them.'" The story of Faraaz's selfless act has brought international recognition, including the Mother Theresa Memorial International Award for Social Justice, which was conferred posthumously on this bright young man. In Bangladesh too, he has been celebrated. "In remote places, people are having discussion meetings saying: 'Faraaz is Bangladesh, this is who we are - not the terrorists,'" says Faraaz's grandfather, the industrialist, Latifur Rahman. "In Banshkhali, they named a square after him. The other day a professor at one of our universities gave birth to a boy and named him Faraaz - because, she said, she wanted him to have the same values as Faraaz." This is heartening for the family. But it cannot replace the mad-keen Manchester United fan - a young man destined, says his grandfather, for leadership and success. "I struggle with it every day. I understand what he did, I deeply admire what he did, but I struggle with understanding how one could do that. I struggle because I don't have the guts. I don't have the strength to do what this young boy did. I wish he was here with me." The mystery of the lost cook Zakir Hossain Shaon's family home on the southern outskirts of Dhaka feels like a million miles from the upmarket restaurant where he was employed. Down a track that skirts a pond covered in water hyacinth, his parents, brothers and sister live in a tiny one-room house with an adjoining kitchen. Shaon, 18, had worked at the Holey Artisan for about a year. "He adapted quickly to that job and his cooking duties," says his father, Abdus Sattar. "All his colleagues loved him because he was the youngest," says Zakir's mother, Maksuda Begum. On the evening of 1 July, Shaon was at work. He called his mother and told her he had been paid an Eid bonus, and would be coming home the next day, or the day after. It was many hours before his parents found out about the attack - as it was the month of Ramadan, they were not watching television that evening. In the morning, they were told about it by neighbours, and headed to Gulshan with Shaon's picture. They went from one police officer to another showing their son's photo. They talked to countless people on the streets. No-one knew anything. At 22:00 that night, Sattar was in Gulshan police station. He says an officer there told him his son was alive, but that he could not say where he was. Meanwhile, on local TV, pictures of Shaon were shown. They were taken sometime before 03:00 on 2 July, while the militants were still inside the Holey Artisan. In them, Shaon is sitting in the back of a police vehicle, officers holding his arms. He is bleeding from the chest, but he is clearly conscious. Somehow he had escaped the siege. So where was he now? On the morning of 3 July, Shaon's parents got a call from a surviving member of the Holey Artisan's staff. He told them their son was in Dhaka Medical College Hospital. They rushed to see him. It was deeply distressing. He looked as though he had been beaten. There were marks on his legs, and he had a black eye which was not there on the TV pictures. He slipped in and out of consciousness. "Every time he came to his senses he said one thing - 'Don't hit me please, don't beat me any more. Let me go,'" remembers his mother. "The police grabbed him, and they tortured him. They hit him on the head. They kicked him. They indiscriminately beat him," she claims. The chief of counter-terrorism for Dhaka Metropolitan Police, Monirul Islam, says Shaon was not in police custody. "He was injured while he was trying to escape [from the restaurant]. He was taken to the hospital after Holey Bakery incident, at midnight I think. We are not sure who took whom to the hospital." Dhaka Medical College Hospital can find no record of admitting Shaon, so the date and time he arrived cannot be confirmed. His father tried to make a complaint to the police. "They didn't pay any heed to it," he says. Shaon died on 8 July - a week after the siege. His family are still looking for answers. On 11 January, the Holey Artisan Bakery reopened, albeit in a different location. The previous Friday, Dhaka police said one of the alleged masterminds of the siege had been shot dead. The shockwaves from the attack continue to reverberate across Bangladesh. Join the conversation - find us on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and Twitter.

1 जुलाई 2016 को जब पांच सशस्त्र इस्लामी आतंकवादियों ने ढाका, बांग्लादेश में एक रेस्तरां पर हमला किया, तो 29 लोगों की जान चली गई। भयावह, खूनी मलबे से उभरना अपार साहस की कहानियां हैं। मरने वालों में से कुछ का क्या हुआ, इस बारे में भी अनुत्तरित सवाल हैं।


The English question: What is the nation's identity?

Summary: I spent St George's Day this year in Nottingham, among a large crowd bedecked in the red and white of their national saint. "Why can't we celebrate St George?" they asked me. "The Irish, Scots and Welsh have their national days. Why can't we English have ours?"

Mark EastonHome editor@BBCMarkEastonon Twitter The irony was obvious. No-one had suggested they couldn't. Indeed, a huge St George's flag was draped across the town hall and police were good-naturedly marshalling hundreds of patriots to the main square. The lord mayor of Nottingham, in full regalia, had given the official send-off. I have encountered such defensiveness many times. There is a commonly held belief that, for all its size and influence within the union, England is treated like an embarrassing uncle at a wedding. It is fair to say that the politics of devolution over the past 20 years have focused attention on the identity politics of other parts of the United Kingdom. The appropriation of the St George's flag by elements of the far right has also intensified squeamishness for English nationalism. But the relationship between the people of England and the country in which they dwell is fundamental to understanding the volatility of contemporary politics. Which part of the UK presents its greatest existential challenge? Scotland as it tests the waters of independence? Northern Ireland with its borders buffeted by the winds of Brexit? The nationalist flames of the Welsh dragon, perhaps? The answer, I believe, is to be found buried in the soil of England. A quarter of the population believe English interests should be prioritised, even if that were to threaten the United Kingdom. England has long been the conundrum at the heart of the union, which is why, two years ago, I proposed the BBC should conduct a comprehensive survey of English identity. I suggested that until we understood what England means to its people, predicting its future would be very difficult. The day I was due to discuss my plan with senior editors was 20 February 2016. The meeting never took place, of course. That morning David Cameron announced the UK would hold a referendum on our membership of the European Union. Almost two years later and 'The English Question' project did finally get the go-ahead. Working with the pollsters YouGov and academics, we devised a questionnaire on identity and belonging, to be completed by more than 20,000 people in England. Although the focus of the research was England, we also commissioned surveys in Scotland, Wales and in Northern Ireland to compare and contrast attitudes across the kingdom. Identities intertwined All of us have multiple identities, of course. We may have a strong sense of belonging to one nation or more than one. We may feel powerful allegiance to a county or a city. People in England may feel English, British, something else or a mixture. Our survey tested the relative strengths of people's relationship with different geographies. Its findings suggest 80% of the residents of England identify strongly as English. But it also finds a similar proportion, 82%, strongly identify as British. Only small proportions said they were one but not the other. British and English identities are intertwined; they are strands of the same national thread. Some have suggested that the British identity is being strangled by rising English nationalism, but that idea is not borne out by the survey. Indeed, the British identity is felt strongly by all generations - exactly the same proportion (83%) of both 18-24 year-olds and 50-64-year-olds report a powerful association with Britain. It's a strong national characteristic across almost every demographic: politics, education, class and geography. The English identity, however, is felt more variably. Pride in identifying as English is weaker among the young (45%) and stronger among the old (72%). This is the reverse of the experience in Wales where the strength of the Welsh identity reduces with age. In Scotland, over 80% of all age-groups say they feel strongly Scottish. In England, Conservative voters are much more likely to say they are proud to be English (77%) than those who support Labour (45%) and the Liberal Democrats (42%). Among leave supporters in the Brexit referendum English pride is 75%, among those who voted remain it is 44%. The sharpest divide in English identity is associated with ethnicity. While 61% of people who describe themselves as white are proud to declare their English identity, among ethnic minorities it is just 32%. British identity is strongly felt by three-quarters of the BME population. The English identity emerges as more exclusive while the British identity is seen as more inclusive. Among those who call themselves English rather than British, only a third say the country's diversity is an important part of their identity. Among those who describe themselves as more British than English, the figure is two-thirds. Better in the past? The greatest contributors to English identity, the survey suggests, are the natural landscape and the nation's history. The strongest image of England is a pre-industrial bucolic nation populated by well-mannered and virtuous citizens. People generally see England as conservative and traditional rather than liberal and outward-looking. There is more than a hint of nostalgia about people's sense of Englishness. Almost three times as many of its residents think England was 'better in the past' than believe its best years lie in the future. In Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, by contrast, significantly more people think their country's best years lie ahead rather than behind them. So while the rest of the UK feels pretty optimistic about their prospects, England seems particularly glum. The more English people feel, the more retrospective they are, and English wistfulness is particularly strong among those who voted to leave in the Brexit referendum. England's Christian tradition is important for almost half of Leave voters, but only 29% of remain voters. Leave voters are significantly more likely to talk of Englishness in terms of history, fair play, tolerance, plain-speaking and friendliness than those who wanted to remain. But not everyone is comfortable calling themselves English. Eight out of 10 people regard it is a strong part of their identity but fewer than six in ten say it is a source of pride. For some it is the opposite: among graduates, the young, Labour and Lib Dem voters, remain voters, Londoners, Mancunians and Liverpudlians, roughly one person in 10 says they would be embarrassed to describe themselves as English. Nevertheless, the interlaced English and British identities remain an important part of how the people of England see themselves. For many it seems the two are almost interchangeable, reflecting an enduring loyalty and love for the nation, its story and its values. Being English is more than a factual statement about place of birth or citizenship. It is an attitude and a state of mind. You need a modern browser to view the interactive content in this page. People think the best years are in the... People think the local area is getting... People think they can influence local decisions... If the postcode search does not launch click here. About the data The opinion poll was conducted by YouGov who questioned 20,081 people. The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 1%. The council level estimates shown in the search box above are based on the poll and a statistical procedure called multilevel regression and post-stratification or MRP. The technique produces estimates for small areas based on a limited amount of data. It uses the people from each local authority to predict that area's results, but to ensure that this small amount of data is representative of the wider population the estimates are balanced out using comparable data from the poll from the rest of the country and the census on the demographic make-up of the local authority in question. As with all models the figures are subject to uncertainty. The analysis was run by Dr Kevin Cunningham working with Dr Ian Warren of @ElectionData. More details on MRP are available from YouGov.

मैंने इस साल सेंट जॉर्ज दिवस नॉटिंघम में बिताया, उनके राष्ट्रीय संत के लाल और सफेद कपड़ों में सजी एक बड़ी भीड़ के बीच। "हम सेंट जॉर्ज क्यों नहीं मना सकते?" उन्होंने मुझसे पूछा। "आयरिश, स्कॉट्स और वेल्श के अपने राष्ट्रीय दिन हैं। हम अंग्रेजी के अपने क्यों नहीं हो सकते?"


Arrests made after Eastwood baseball bat burglary

Summary: Two men have been arrested on suspicion of aggravated burglary after a raid believed to have involved baseball bats.

A house in Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, was targeted on Saturday evening while the occupants were inside, police said. Designer clothing was taken in the break-in and a car and a van were also damaged outside the property. Two men, aged 26 and 36, were quickly arrested, police said, and they are currently being questioned. Follow BBC East Midlands on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Send your story ideas to eastmidsnews@bbc.co.uk.

बेसबॉल के बल्ले शामिल होने की आशंका वाले छापे के बाद चोरी के संदेह में दो लोगों को गिरफ्तार किया गया है।


A behind-the-scenes peek into President Trump's diplomacy

Summary: Before their first meetings with President Trump, world leaders were curious about which Trump would turn up at the negotiating table. Tim Stirzaker, director of a new BBC series, takes us through moments when the unconventional statesman revealed himself.

As Jean-Claude Juncker, former president of the European Commission, said to his chief of staff Martin Selmayr: "In politics you have to dance with the girls in the ballroom and he is now in the ballroom, so let's work it out." Our goal for this series Trump Takes on the World was to get a behind-the-scenes view of Donald Trump's diplomacy, as told by those who were in the room at the critical moments. We were able to interview some of Trump's top advisers as well as the foreign leaders and officials who clashed with him, and they tell us how the president's unique style left them stunned. The first episode looks at how Trump fell out spectacularly with America's old allies in Europe. 'She couldn't take her hand back' Theresa May was the first foreign leader to meet Trump face-to-face at the White House. Her joint chief of staff, Fiona McLeod Hill, describes how the former prime minister reacted when Trump surprised her by holding her hand as they walked along the White House colonnade: "She felt she couldn't really take her hand back so she was stuck with the hand in the hand. And the first thing she said was 'I need to call Philip just to let him know that I've been holding hands with another man before it hits the media.'" But before May could call home, Trump left the Brits further astonished by an outburst at lunch where he ripped into his own team for not putting through a call from Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Thomas Shannon, acting Secretary of State, told us: "The president looked at the prime minister and said 'I don't believe this. Vladimir Putin is the only man in the world who can destroy the United States and I didn't take his call.'" Find out more: A visit to Trump's 'SCIF' Former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is another leader to get a taste of Trump breaking all the diplomatic rules. At a G7 summit, Trump invited Turnbull and new French President Emmanuel Macron into his SCIF (a "sensitive compartmented information facility" normally reserved for highly sensitive meetings about national security). Here, he starts to complain about a deal for the US to take a quota of refugees from Australia. Turnbull says: "Donald said, 'Emmanuel do you know Malcolm has 2,000 of the worst terrorists in the world locked up on a desert island? And you know what's worse? Now I've got to take them.' And he turned to Emmanuel and he said, 'Emmanuel do you want to take them?' Macron had no idea what was going on, naturally, he was speechless." 'Do an interview on Fox News' Former UK foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt discovered one way to get on the right side of Donald Trump. Hunt had only been foreign secretary for a few days when Trump came to Britain for his first official visit. He told us: "I'd done an interview with Fox News, in which I defended the president's call for European countries to spend more on defence. "He [Trump] came straight up to me, grabbed my hand and said 'Great interview on Fox News.' He said, 'I said to the people around me, I don't know who the hell that guy is but he's doing a great job.' And that was my first lesson as a diplomat: that if you want to get through to President Trump, do an interview on Fox News." 'Is Britain a nuclear power?' During the same visit, Hunt wanted to make sure that when Trump met Vladimir Putin, he took a hard line with the Russian president - particularly in the wake of the Salisbury poisonings just a few months earlier. John Bolton, Trump's national security adviser, told us: "My opposite number said: 'This was a chemical weapons attack on a nuclear power', to emphasise how significant it was. And Trump looked at Theresa May and said: 'Oh is Britain a nuclear power?' And I will say that the British stiff upper lips held but their eyes were wide as saucers." When Trump does meet Putin in Helsinki, all the talk is of Russian interference in the US elections to help get Trump elected. Fiona Hill - not Theresa May's chief of staff but Trump's top Russia adviser at the White House - remembers the extraordinary press conference as Trump suggested that he believed the Russian President over his own security services. "My initial thought was just 'How can I end this?' I literally did have in my mind the idea of faking some kind of medical emergency and throwing myself backwards with a loud blood curdling scream into the media." The first episode of Trump Takes on the World airs on BBC Two on 10 February

राष्ट्रपति ट्रम्प के साथ उनकी पहली बैठक से पहले, विश्व के नेता इस बारे में उत्सुक थे कि ट्रम्प बातचीत की मेज पर कौन आएगा। बीबीसी की एक नई श्रृंखला के निदेशक टिम स्टर्ज़ाकर हमें उन क्षणों में ले जाते हैं जब इस अपरंपरागत राजनेता ने खुद को प्रकट किया।


Swansea's St Helen's cricket ground awarded blue plaque

Summary: The Swansea cricket and rugby ground where Sir Garry Sobers hit six sixes in one over has been honoured with a blue plaque.

St Helen's rugby and cricket ground was granted the plaque by Swansea council to mark its contribution to the history of cricket. Cricket legend Sir Garry completed the feat at the ground in 1968. Swansea councillor Robert Francis-Davies said it was "thoroughly deserving of recognition". The ground received a plaque in October 2015 for its contribution to rugby.

स्वानसी क्रिकेट और रग्बी मैदान, जहाँ सर गैरी सोबर्स ने एक ओवर में छह छक्के लगाए थे, को नीली पट्टिका से सम्मानित किया गया है।


Making a fortune - just by playing games

Summary: It's a common worry among parents - the amount of time children spend playing computer games. But those endless hours in front of a screen have paid off for some who have become celebrity gamers competing for huge prizes.

By Stephen EvansBBC News, Seoul You know a sport has arrived big time when 120,000 people gather to watch a competition. Or when TV channels are devoted only to televising games in professional leagues. Or when the top prizes run into the millions of dollars. Or perhaps when match-fixing scandals erupt around big events. Welcome to e-sports, which may now be the Korean national game. In South Korea, there was once a moral panic as adults feared a generation was about to waste its time in front of screens but that seems to be fading. Instead, all the signs are of growth and increasing professionalisation. The recent launch of the latest iteration of StarCraft took place in Gangnam in Seoul with all the trappings of a big, minutely choreographed Hollywood event, complete with red carpet for TV interviews with celebrities and a staged wedding of one of the game's stars to celebrate his recent marriage. These stars lead a sedentary life of high excitement, split between adulation in public and private introspective practice in front of a screen, making money through lightning-speed twitches of fingers and a strategic brain that plans like a general. "Normally I practice for 10 to 12 hours a day," says one of them, Won Mun Seong, who goes by the name MMA. "A pro gamer gets up late, about 10am, and after breakfast, practice from 11am to 5pm and then dinner and then more practice until 10pm. Then I have a break and practice until 2am. Then bed. All day long: practice." He is 28 and has a girlfriend who he says understands his hours and the demands on him. Another star, Ji Sung Choi, known as Bomber, has a similar schedule: "I wake up 10am and then breakfast and practice until 5pm and dinner - 5pm to 7pm is free time. And then night practice until midnight and then free time so I go to bed at 3am." He's a football fan and follows the English Premier League avidly. He hopes competition in StarCraft will be just as big one day: "E-sports is in an emerging stage - later, when it gets bigger, it will be like major sports like football, basketball or baseball." The players say they can get prizes of $250,000 (£165,000) plus sponsorship, taking their earnings to levels they never dreamed of, and their parents never dreamed of when they worried their offspring were wasting their learning years. "When I was young and playing games, my parents would take away my computer or break it but now my parents support me - they give me snacks and fruit when I practice," says Ji Sung Choi. Both are in their late 20s and see younger players coming up. In StarCraft (as in all the games) speed of brain and finger is the essence so, like footballers, they don't see much professional future as players beyond the age of 30. There is increasingly money to be made in the industries that surround e-sports, like television. Nick Plott (aka Tasteless) is a commentator, originally from Kansas in the US but now in Seoul making a good living as a commentator. "My job basically entails me dissecting the game and making something that is consumable for a regular viewer, so we talk about the strategies but we try to do that without too much gamer terminology and we also try to connect with our viewers," he says. "Most of our viewers are between the ages of 15 and 32 so we try to incorporate a lot of humour with nerd culture and talk about other games - but we are basically entertainers." His colleague Dan Stemkoski (aka Artosis) is also an American who commentates in South Korea. He moved to be where the demand is greatest and says the idea that playing video games is a waste of time is fading: "My parents definitely felt that way when I was practising so hard every day but I think that when you look at it now, it is something that can be much more accepted. It is becoming more respected, it is becoming more professional and mapped out." And he thinks it definitely isn't for slobs: "You have to stay physically fit. You need to try to exercise your mind or you are going to burn out, you need to be very creative about this, you need to talk to other people, you can't do this in a vacuum." Over the years there has been a moral panic about gaming in South Korea. In 2011, the government instituted the so-called "shutdown law" or "Cinderella law", whereby children under the age of 16 are banned from playing between midnight and 06:00. But the law hasn't impeded the growth of the industry and Seoul's e-sports industry is thriving. There have always been killjoys who've got themselves into tizzies over games. In 1942, Mayor LaGuardia of New York personally took a sledgehammer to pinball machines. The games were banned in the city until 1976. Even chess has had its critics. In the Scientific American of 2 July 1859, under the headline "Chess-playing excitement", an article bemoaned that "a pernicious excitement to learn and play chess has spread all over the country". This was deplorable because "chess is a mere amusement of a very inferior character, which robs the mind of valuable time that might be devoted to nobler acquirements, while at the same time it affords no benefit whatever to the body". The outraged author continues in full indignant flow: "Persons engaged in sedentary occupations should never practice this cheerless game; they require outdoor exercises for recreation - not [this] sort of mental gladiatorship." Change the word "chess" to "video games" and you might get the same outraged sense of moral panic. That feeling is no longer associated with chess - it is a byword for virtue. Will the same be true of e-sports? Find out more Top e-sports players can earn upwards of £1m ($1.5) a year and they are like traditional sportspeople in many ways. They compete as part of slickly-operated teams which take part in regional leagues. They study strategy, technique, the opposition. Is computer gaming really sport? Subscribe to the BBC News Magazine's email newsletter to get articles sent to your inbox.

यह माता-पिता के बीच एक आम चिंता है-बच्चे कंप्यूटर गेम खेलने में कितना समय बिताते हैं। लेकिन स्क्रीन के सामने उन अंतहीन घंटों ने कुछ लोगों के लिए लाभ दिया है जो बड़े पुरस्कारों के लिए प्रतिस्पर्धा करने वाले सेलिब्रिटी गेमर्स बन गए हैं।


Cardiff murder probe follows death of woman, 21

Summary: Police have launched a murder investigation following the death of a 21-year-old woman in Cardiff.

They were called to Glynrhondda Street, Cathays, following reports of an incident on Tuesday at 18:10 BST. A 22-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the incident, said Det Chief Insp Darren George from South Wales Police. Police believe the victim to be a local woman, although formal identification has not yet been carried out. Her family has been informed and they are being supported by specially trained liaison officers.

कार्डिफ में एक 21 वर्षीय महिला की मौत के बाद पुलिस ने हत्या की जांच शुरू कर दी है।


Rise of 20,500 in Republic of Ireland employment figures

Summary: The number of people employed in the Republic of Ireland has risen by 20,500 (1.1%) to the first quarter of 2013, according the figures released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO).

The figures also show that unemployment rate now stands at 13.7%. It is the first time is has fallen below 14% in over two years. The figures show there was a fall in full-time employment of 3,700 over the year, which was offset by a rise in part-time employment of 24,200. The number of people in work increased by 7,700 in the first quarter of this year, following on from an increase of 12,100 in the final quarter of 2012. The number of people unemployed fell by 29,900 over the same period, bringing the number of full-time unemployed to 292,000 - the first time it has dropped below 300,000 since 2010. The CSO said the long-term unemployment rate fell over the year from 9.5% to 8.4%. The long-term unemployed account for 61.8% of all those out of work.

केंद्रीय सांख्यिकी कार्यालय (सी. एस. ओ.) द्वारा जारी आंकड़ों के अनुसार, आयरलैंड गणराज्य में कार्यरत लोगों की संख्या 2013 की पहली तिमाही में 20,500 (1.1%) बढ़ गई है।


GCHQ put 'image before cost' with new building

Summary: The intelligence agency GCHQ - and former Chancellor George Osborne - have been heavily criticised for emphasising "image rather than cost" in the choice of a new headquarters for the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC).

By Gordon CoreraSecurity correspondent A report from the Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) described the 2016 process as "unacceptable". The committee said Mr Osborne over-ruled the government's national security adviser's very strong advice to reject Nova South, near Westminster, in central London. The shortfall of money that resulted - almost £3m per year - has had to be taken out of GCHQ's budget and could have been used for operations, the committee added. In November 2015, Mr Osborne announced plans for what would become the NCSC, which was launched the following October. Formed out of GCHQ, its mission was to protect the country in cyberspace. Rather than being based out in Cheltenham with the rest of GCHQ, the decision was made to locate it in London where it could be more accessible and open to business and government. But the decision to choose the expensive Nova South building, near Victoria station, has been heavily criticised by the ISC. Even though Canary Wharf came out top of the shortlist, Nova South was recommended by GCHQ to National Security Adviser Mark Lyall Grant. That was based on proximity to Westminster and also the fact Canary Wharf would be "very unpopular" with GCHQ staff. Mr Lyall Grant rejected the recommendation as not giving value for money - but in May 2016, then-Chancellor Mr Osborne overruled him and decided on Nova South. The ISC criticised the entire process. It said locations out of London were not considered, there was an "unusual" emphasis on "high-quality" accommodation and late changes in criteria, including cost-factors being removed. Nova South ended up much more expensive than other options and staff were not even able to move in at the time of the official launch, an "arbitrary date" that had been set. The result was a project which "considerably over-shot the funds originally allocated". The ISC said this led to other areas of GCHQ's spending being cut and a long 15-year lease coming into operation. The report was the result of inquiries under the previous chair and committee, but is being published now by the new committee, formed after the general election. Two members of the ISC - Kevan Jones and Stewart Hosie - served on the previous committee. In a joint statement, they said: "The role of ministers in the process as a whole was highly unsatisfactory." The MPs also said GCHQ appeared to think the then-chancellor viewed Nova South as a "pet project", although the intelligence agency's own preferences played an equally strong part. In 2019, GCHQ revealed that it had used a drab office block in a London back street as a secret base for 66 years.

राष्ट्रीय साइबर सुरक्षा केंद्र (एन. सी. एस. सी.) के लिए एक नए मुख्यालय के चयन में "लागत के बजाय छवि" पर जोर देने के लिए खुफिया एजेंसी जी. सी. एच. क्यू. और पूर्व चांसलर जॉर्ज ओसबोर्न की भारी आलोचना की गई है।


Two climbers complete 'unclimbed' Nanga Parbat Himalayas route

Summary: Two climbers have successfully completed what has been described as the last great unclimbed route in the Himalayas.

Rick Allen, from Aberdeen, and Sandy Allan, from Newtonmore, ascended the peak of Nanga Parbat in Pakistan via the Mazeno Ridge. They reached the summit on Sunday, and have now made it back to base camp. Nanga Parbat is sometimes called the "Killer Mountain" because of the dangers it poses to climbers.

दो पर्वतारोहियों ने सफलतापूर्वक पूरा किया है जिसे हिमालय में अंतिम महान बिना चढ़ाई वाले मार्ग के रूप में वर्णित किया गया है।


Allotment mortar exploded by army in Cumbria

Summary: Army disposal teams have blown up a mortar found in a Cumbrian allotment.

Police said a member of the public dug up an old mortar in an allotment near to James Dunn Park, Walney. Police attended and secured the area, cordoning the area off for public safety, remaining there overnight. An army bomb disposal team from Catterick attended the scene on Friday and transported it to a beach on Walney. It was destroyed in a controlled explosion.

सेना के निपटान दलों ने कुम्ब्रियन आवंटन में पाए गए एक मोर्टार को उड़ा दिया है।


Coventry double stabbing leads to attempted murder arrest

Summary: A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after another man and a boy suffered stab wounds.

The boy, aged 14, and man, aged 20, were injured in Craners Road, Hillfields, Coventry, at about 21:00 BST on Saturday. They were taken to hospital by a member of the public and discharged after treatment, police said. A 20-year-old man was arrested close to the scene said West Midlands Police. Officers appealed for witnesses. Follow BBC West Midlands on Facebook, on Twitter, and sign up for local news updates direct to your phone.

एक अन्य व्यक्ति और एक लड़के के चाकू लगने से घायल होने के बाद हत्या के प्रयास के संदेह में एक व्यक्ति को गिरफ्तार किया गया है।


Arrest over murder of man found in Glasgow flat

Summary: A 31-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the murder of a 33-year-old man in the Townhead area of Glasgow.

The body of Tomasz Lipiec was found in a flat in Dobbies Loan Place, north of the city centre, at about 18:45 on Monday. Police Scotland said inquiries were continuing into his death. Det Insp Peter Crombie previously appealed for anyone who was in the area at the time to get in touch.

ग्लासगो के टाउनहेड इलाके में एक 33 वर्षीय व्यक्ति की हत्या के मामले में एक 31 वर्षीय व्यक्ति को गिरफ्तार किया गया है।


Killing Eve: Life-size Villanelle baked for cake show

Summary: Some of the world's best cake artists have risen to the challenge to impress baking enthusiasts at an international cake show.

Jodie Comer's Killing Eve character Villanelle, crafted by Tuba Geckil, is among the bakes at Birmingham's Cake International showcase. The star of the BBC drama was accompanied by a life-size armoured bear from fantasy series His Dark Materials and a Donald Trump creation. The show at the NEC runs until Sunday. You may also be interested in: Follow BBC West Midlands on Facebook, on Twitter, and sign up for local news updates direct to your phone.

दुनिया के कुछ सर्वश्रेष्ठ केक कलाकारों ने एक अंतरराष्ट्रीय केक शो में बेकिंग के शौकीनों को प्रभावित करने की चुनौती का सामना किया है।


Viewpoint: What next for Colombia after 'no' vote?

Summary: Colombians have narrowly rejected a peace agreement aimed at ending more than five decades of armed conflict. In a popular vote on Sunday, 50.2% voted against the agreement and 49.8% in favour. Juan David Gutierrez is a former adviser to the Colombian Minister of Justice. A Colombian national, he is now studying at Oxford University, where he has been fielding questions about how the deal was rejected and what may come next.

Non-Colombians have been puzzled not only by why so many Colombians have rejected the peace deal between the government and the Farc guerrilla group but also by how few turned out to vote. At 37.4%, voter turnout was the lowest in 22 years, prompting colleagues and friends to quiz me over why so few people took part in a decision both the "yes" and the "no" camp heralded as key for the country's future. But more immediate - and more difficult to answer - than the question of how the vote could have been "no" is the question of "what next?". Ahead of the vote, President Santos said there was "no Plan B". Back to the drawing board After Colombian voters narrowly rejected the deal, both Mr Santos and the Farc rebels said they were willing to continue negotiating to reach a peace agreement a majority of Colombians would accept. Clashes between the security forces and the Farc are therefore unlikely to resume. On the other hand, the demobilisation of the rebels is not likely to progress while the agreement's future is uncertain. And any fresh negotiations will be complicated by the fact that there is now a third player at the table: Mr Santos' rival and leader of the "no" campaign, Alvaro Uribe. Mr Uribe, who preceded President Santos in office, briefly outlined the topics he expected to be revised. They included such broad issues as justice, the political participation of the rebels and social policies. Aiming high Following the "no" vote, the position of those backing the deal is very weak, while Mr Uribe's hand has been strengthened considerably. This is compounded by the fact that Mr Uribe's approval rating at 59% far outstrips that of President Santos at 38%. While President Santos is known to be a pragmatist, he has exhausted much of his political capital. It seems very unlikely he will be able to lead a new round of negotiations to a successful conclusion without including the leaders of the "no" camp. The ball is therefore now in the court of those who led the "no" campaign. And Mr Uribe is aiming high. He said that he would ask for more than just a revision of the agreement with the Farc rebels. The former president also wants to revise the government's economic policies and even redefine the role of the family along the lines requested by religious leaders. Stark choice The political struggle over these issues is likely to drag on for years and will probably only be put to rest once Colombians vote in the next presidential election in 2018. Meanwhile, Colombia is facing a political limbo arguably made more dangerous by the low number of Colombians who seem to be engaged in the political process. Something is not working properly in Colombia's democracy when participating in such a historic decision as Sunday's referendum was ignored by 63% of the electorate. But there are some who see this as a wake-up call, an opportunity for citizens to re-engage in democratic debate. Sunday's surprise outcome has already triggered a number of citizen-led petitions urging all political leaders to continue negotiating in a more inclusive way until a peace accord is reached. This suggests that there may be public appetite for participation in politics after all. According to political theorist Hannah Arendt, politics is about a plurality of diverse humans agreeing on how to live together. If she is right, Colombians will have to find a way to build a peaceful future together or Colombia will face another 52 years of conflict.

कोलंबियाई लोगों ने पांच दशकों से अधिक सशस्त्र संघर्ष को समाप्त करने के उद्देश्य से एक शांति समझौते को संकीर्ण रूप से खारिज कर दिया है। रविवार को एक लोकप्रिय वोट में, 50.2% ने समझौते के खिलाफ मतदान किया और 49.8% ने पक्ष में मतदान किया। जुआन डेविड गुटिरेज़ कोलंबिया के न्याय मंत्री के पूर्व सलाहकार हैं। एक कोलंबियाई नागरिक, वह अब ऑक्सफोर्ड विश्वविद्यालय में पढ़ रहे हैं, जहाँ वे इस बारे में सवाल पूछ रहे हैं कि सौदे को कैसे अस्वीकार कर दिया गया था और आगे क्या हो सकता है।


Why India needs to worry about climate change

Summary: A report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has warned of disastrous consequences if current trends of global warming are not reversed immediately. Aayushi Awasthy from the University of East Anglia's Energy and Resources Institute explains why this has particular consequences for India and South Asia.

The IPCC report, which was released earlier this month, has been called the most extensive warning yet on the risks of rising global temperatures. The report says that the impact of a 1.5C increase in global temperatures will "disproportionately affect disadvantaged and vulnerable populations through food insecurity, higher food prices, income losses, lost livelihood opportunities, adverse health impacts, and population displacements". India stands to be one of the nations most significantly affected, given its huge population and levels of inequality and poverty. If exposed to the kind of destabilisation the report talks about, the impact on India could be devastating - not just socially but also politically. For one, sea level rise will have a disastrous impact on the country, given its large coastline, and the number of people who live close to and depend on the sea for their livelihoods. On the other hand, deadly heatwaves - similar to one in 2015 that killed thousands of people in India and Pakistan - could soon become the norm, with the eastern Indian city of Kolkata (Calcutta) and the southern Pakistani city of Karachi likely to be the worst affected. And while the report says that it is not too late to reverse rising temperatures and minimise some of the harm, it will not be easy to do for countries in South Asia, which are largely developing economies with limited resources. The report estimates that investment to limit global warming between 2015 and 2050 could cost nations around $900bn (£694bn). But this seems to be an underestimate. When publicly outlining what post-2020 climate actions they intended to take under a new international agreement, known as Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs), many countries gave much higher cost estimates. India said merely achieving its INDC targets would cost it $1tn, while Pakistan has estimated a cost of $40bn. These figures give a sense of the magnitude of the problem. It is unclear who will bear these enormous costs. The Green Climate Fund has been woefully missing its deadlines for gathering funds. In its endorsement of the latest IPCC report, India has said it will bear a disproportionate burden of climate change. This claim is not entirely untrue. India is under pressure to mitigate climate change by controlling emission growth. But it will also need to adapt to increased water scarcity, droughts, floods, cyclones and other natural disasters. The country has developed a fairly good disaster management system but it needs more resources to develop further. It has also set ambitious targets on renewable energy. The critical question, of course, is about next steps. The world's nations are due to meet again in Katowice, Poland to discuss the results of the report in about two months. There are a few important messages from the report that are of critical discussion especially from the point of view of South Asian countries. The first is how the world is expected to achieve its targets. One method outlined in the report is "overshoot", which means that countries can briefly exceed the 1.5C target and then use cutting edge technologies to remove carbon from the atmosphere so that we can eventually get back on track. But this is a strange discussion to have, because as the report mentions with very high confidence, the technologies for large scale removal are not available at the scale required. Furthermore, this sets perverse incentives and gives countries a sense of complacency, when there is none. The second important message is that in the absence of overshoot allowances, the world needs to achieve net zero emissions by 2050. This is important for India since it has not yet set out a target for when it will start reducing total emissions (the so-called peak emission year). China has already named 2030 as its peak emission year. India is currently developing a mid-century strategy for low carbon growth and the results of that study may allude to a peak year. It has also set fairly ambitious renewable energy targets, but these come with their own set of challenges. For instance, it would need to store renewable energy on a massive scale, but the price of battery storage has not been falling fast enough to make this a viable option. The second challenge is India's growing demand for transport. Currently the country has a very high number of bicycles and cycle rickshaws. But as incomes increase, more and more people are starting to migrate towards vehicles like motorcycles and scooters. To mitigate that, India needs to introduce electric vehicles and also urgently strengthen its bus, rail and public infrastructure to move towards more sustainable means of transport. This will be a challenge because the resources that will be required in terms of technology and finance are not clear. But what is clear, is that to dramatically reduce emissions by 2050, the solutions for these problems need to be thought about today. And given that South Asian countries clearly lack the capacity to solve these issues on their own, international co-operation will become all the more crucial to ensure that the world does not miss its targets again. Aayushi Awasthi is a PhD scholar (Energy Economics) at the University of East Anglia, UK

इंटरगवर्नमेंटल पैनल ऑन क्लाइमेट चेंज (आई. पी. सी. सी.) की एक रिपोर्ट में चेतावनी दी गई है कि अगर ग्लोबल वार्मिंग के मौजूदा रुझानों को तुरंत वापस नहीं लिया गया तो विनाशकारी परिणाम होंगे। यूनिवर्सिटी ऑफ ईस्ट एंग्लिया के एनर्जी एंड रिसोर्सेज इंस्टीट्यूट की आयुषी अवस्थी बताती हैं कि भारत और दक्षिण एशिया के लिए इसके विशेष परिणाम क्यों हैं।


Child asylum seekers look to UK for a better life

Summary: Why would a child leave home to take the risky journey on their own from Africa, or Afghanistan, across Europe to Britain? Radio 4's Andrew Bomford was given rare access to a children's home for unaccompanied child asylum seekers.

Shasli looks happy as he sits in the pale sunshine at a children's home near Ashford in Kent. He's been here eight weeks now, and has made lots of friends. But ask the 16-year-old from Sudan how he got here, and why he came, and his face darkens. "It was a very difficult journey. Every time I remember the journey and what I have been through, I get very sad and very upset." Shasli is one of 99 teenagers currently living at the Millbank Centre near Ashford. A former old people's home, it is a stark municipal building run by Kent County Council, which serves as a reception centre for boys aged between 16 and 18 who arrived in Britain on their own, usually by smuggling themselves onto lorries or trains across the Channel. Kent is looking after 730 unaccompanied child asylum seekers - a number which has more than doubled since March this year. Shasli, who is Muslim, says he left Darfur in Western Sudan with his mother and two brothers after his father was killed by Sudanese government soldiers. They travelled together across the Sahara, as far as Libya - but there he says Libyan police forcibly separated him from his family and he has not heard or seen anything of them since. He managed to get on board a smugglers' boat with 150 people, mostly women and children, to make the perilous journey across the Mediterranean. "We were six days on the sea, but only had food for two days. It was very hard," he says. "There were a lot of people, and the boat was just about to sink. But we were rescued by the coastguard." After being processed in Italy, he set out on the journey to Britain, by first hiding himself on a train to Milan, and later to Paris. In the French capital he lived under a bridge with other Sudanese for several months last winter. Some people from a French charity gave them food, clothes, and blankets, he says. When the weather got warmer he jumped a train to Calais. Children like him seem much older than their teenage years. They've had to grow up quickly. Most of the youngsters travelling alone are about his age, but the council is currently looking after 15 children who are under 13 and turned up in the UK on their own. All those under 16 and all girls are placed immediately with foster parents. Shasli describes a nightly ritual of walking miles across the Calais countryside, down railway lines, and along dark roads, looking for trains or lorries to hide in. He was often chased by the police, he says. 'Very lucky' "One time they were chasing me and I fell down on my knee and I was hurt. The police use a kind of spray which they spray in your face. It makes you very sick. We made so many attempts and every time we were caught by the police and they brought us back." His luck changed one night when he and three friends found a lorry carrying large sheets of sponge. "I found a gap I could squeeze into. I covered myself with the sponge. I heard the police at the port, but they did not open the truck to search it. I was very lucky. "In Dover I started knocking hard on the truck, and the driver opened it for me. I told the driver I wanted to hand myself over to the police, and I looked up and there they were. I was very happy because I knew I had finally got to England." Kent County Council says it spends £660 a week looking after each unaccompanied child asylum seeker like Shasli. With the surge in arrivals this year, it estimates it will cost £6.2m in total. Most of the money is reimbursed by the government but the council complains that recently it has been left with a £5.5m shortfall. It is urging the government to devise a dispersal system so the responsibility is shared out among other local authorities around the country. Kent County Council has been forced to hurriedly convert an old outdoor education centre near Cranbrook, and a derelict old people's home in Whitstable, into temporary accommodation for new arrivals. "These young people have had traumatic experiences which you or I hopefully would never have to experience in our lives," says Peter Oakford, the Kent councillor responsible for children's services. The largest group of children currently at the Millbank Centre are from Eritrea, followed by those from Afghanistan. Staff say it's quite rare that they see Syrian youngsters, because most of them tend to travel in family groups. During the first two months they are assessed by social workers and child psychologists. Their ages are verified as best they can, because few arrive with any documents. Later, Shasli and three other boys gather together their few belongings and are taken to a house where they will live together and look after themselves, living off benefit payments administered by the council. Social workers will visit and they'll get a chance to go to school or college. When 18 they can apply for refugee status. But why was he so determined to come to the UK? "In some European countries they do not really take care of refugees. "But here in England I know this is a country of laws and that they do respect human beings. That's why I came here."

एक बच्चा अफ्रीका, या अफगानिस्तान से पूरे यूरोप से ब्रिटेन तक जोखिम भरी यात्रा करने के लिए घर क्यों छोड़ेगा? रेडियो 4 के एंड्रयू बॉमफोर्ड को बच्चों के आश्रय चाहने वालों के लिए बाल गृह तक दुर्लभ पहुंच दी गई थी।