Silvery gibbon Ffinlo born at Curraghs Wildlife Park

Summary: A silvery gibbon, born at an Isle of Man wildlife park as part of an international breeding programme, has made its first public appearance.

The baby, which has been named Ffinlo, was born at Curraghs Wildlife Park in August. The new arrival's name means "fair hero" in Manx Gaelic. Park manager Kathleen Graham said the gibbon's parents, Nakula and Slamet, were "so gentle and nurturing, it just melts the heart to watch them". The breeding pair arrived at the park in 2016, from Australia and Kent respectively, to take up residence at a newly-built island enclosure. Silvery gibbons are endangered in the wild, with about 2,000 living exclusively on the Indonesian island of Java.

एक अंतरराष्ट्रीय प्रजनन कार्यक्रम के हिस्से के रूप में आइल ऑफ मैन वन्यजीव उद्यान में पैदा हुए एक चांदी के गिब्बन ने अपनी पहली सार्वजनिक उपस्थिति दर्ज कराई है।


Photographer tells how he captured Haiti shooting incident

Summary: Andres Martinez Casares, the Reuters photographer who took the dramatic pictures of Haitian Senator Jean-Marie Ralph Féthière opening fire outside the country's parliament on Monday, told the BBC how he reacted to being caught up in the incident.

Senator Féthière opened fire as he left parliament in the capital, Port-au-Prince, later claiming he was defending himself from protesters. Andres Martinez Casares with his camera. "I followed a group of opposition supporters who went to the [car park] of the Haitian Senate and parliament and I saw them shouting at Féthière, who got into the car. I moved to the side as I thought they could drive aggressively to leave," Martinez said. "But some men went to the door and started shouting again, and then Féthière came out and pointed the gun in the air and fired some shots, and then [fired] to the ground." "It was a matter of a few seconds, my pictures were taken in two or three [seconds]; there was just enough time to go from one side of the car to the other and frame some quick pictures." Martinez put his ability to remain calm and take pictures down to experience. "I don't think you are totally calm because you are alert, trying to be aware of the whole situation; there is a man shooting in the air, but there are also scared people running away that push you, and you don't know if there [is] anybody else willing to use a gun," he said. "You are there, and there is an unusual event in front of you that might not last, you just try to get something in focus to be able to show it to the world." Although he did not fear for his life, Martinez said he "was concerned that the situation could get worse". Chery Dieu-Nalio, a photographer for the Associated Press, was hit in the face. "I've known Chery for a long time," Martinez said. After the shooting, Dieu-Nalio "came calling me and pointing to his chin, so when I saw the blood I checked him and I stopped the bleeding with a bandage," Martinez said. If you want to help, you have to keep yourself focused and in relative calm, otherwise you can't think clearly." Later, Martinez said he went to the hospital to check on Dieu-Nalio. "He was sent home after the doctors took care of him. He was resting and waiting to have the bullet removed. The doctors said that he was fine, and his condition wasn't life-threatening, so they sent him back home to be with his family." Earlier, Martinez captured Senator Willot Joseph as he scuffled with opposition supporters upon arriving at the Congress building in Port-au-Prince. "I've covered shootings before and have also photographed fights in official buildings, like in the National Assembly in Caracas in 2017 or recently in the Haitian parliament between lawmakers, but I never thought that I would see a politician using a gun like [Monday]." All pictures copyright.

सोमवार को देश की संसद के बाहर हैती के सीनेटर जीन-मैरी राल्फ फेथियर की गोलीबारी की नाटकीय तस्वीरें लेने वाले रॉयटर्स के फोटोग्राफर एंड्रेस मार्टिनेज कैसारेस ने बीबीसी को बताया कि उन्होंने इस घटना में पकड़े जाने पर कैसे प्रतिक्रिया दी।


Woman's Hour at 70: 'Hooray for being a housewife'

Summary: On 7 October 1946 a male presenter introduced the very first episode of Woman's Hour.

By Megan FisherBBC News Created as a time-filler for housewives, its early broadcasts were criticised for being "patronising" and obsessed with the routine of domestic chores. Three months after the programme's launch, the first female presenter was at the helm and the show went on to become a Radio 4 staple - the longest-running radio magazine programme in British broadcasting. From how to cook with whale meat to contraception and "the perfect affair", the shifting nature of its subjects shines a light on the changing nature of the issues affecting women. The 1940s: 'Putting your best face forward' "Good afternoon and welcome to our first Woman's Hour... it's your programme, designed for you," were the first words of the first Woman's Hour. Life at the end of World War Two was bleak and women were responsible for helping restore the nation's morale. Focusing on the housewife, early episodes were about rebuilding the home. Topics such as "mother's midday meal" - herrings, kippers or a baked potato - and "putting your best face forward", wearing lipstick, powder and a headscarf, were the norm. Norman Collins, who commissioned the programme, said: "I always visualised the poor, wretched housewife, her morale probably at the lowest, at around two o'clock in the afternoon, when she had the washing up and lunch to do." One of the advantages of radio was that during the programme, women could complete their chores at the same time as listening. Other programmes for this decade also emphasised women's place in the home, with titles including Giving the Wife a Hand and What Not to Wear. Guests included Elisabeth Lutyens, pioneering woman composer, and performer Dame Edith Evans. Groundbreaking moment: When the word "vagina" was used in 1946, in an item about women's health, there was uproar and for decades the term "birth canal" was used instead. The 1950s: Taking up a part-time job During a decade of firsts many women began thinking about taking up a part-time job, but would their husbands help out? A builder's handyman, on Woman's Hour on 22 June 1958, described his family's daily routine and juggling housework with his wife's part-time job office cleaning. He said: "I don't think I'd stop my wife going out to work at all; she likes going to work and she's happy doing the work. While that runs that way I don't think I'd ever try and stop her." Without his wife's income, he said, the family would have to go without a few luxuries such as the TV and his cigarettes. Helping out around the house was "quite a simple job for any man to do" - he cleaned the windows, did repairs and even turned his hand to sewing when he had to, because his wife didn't like it. His wife woke up at half past five in the morning, leaving him to get their daughter ready for school. The handyman described his daughter as "very handy" in helping to cope when his wife wasn't there. Other episodes in the 1950s touched on equal pay but titles like Hooray for Being a Housewife still existed. Guests included singer Vera Lynn and Nancy Astor, the first woman to take her seat in the House of Commons. Groundbreaking moment: Breast cancer was discussed for the first time, with a personal story about an operation in 1954. The 1960s: The Abortion Act In 1967 the Abortion Act was passed, changing the lives of many women - and the doctors who carried out the terminations. One doctor, who appeared on Woman's Hour on 19 June 1969, said: "You have to be honest with yourself that you're doing right. I must admit that once or twice these decisions have brought me near tears." In 1966 three girls had an abortion at her surgery, but the first four days of 1967 had seen four girls turn up to have a termination, and since then three more had arrived. It's the "in between cases that are so worrying" for those in the medical profession, as there are so many factors to consider when signing off on a termination, she said. "It's a decision which means ending the life of an unborn baby and I sometimes wonder if we're preventing a genius - a Michelangelo or a Leonardo da Vinci - being born." Doctors were faced with a "girl wracked with tears and a quaking boyfriend" on a daily basis, and if couples decide to have sex they should take steps to "prevent a pregnancy or face the music". Other programmes from this decade delved into issues of contraception and the sexual revolution. The 1970s: A 'courageous' interviewee "I wonder if you can imagine what it's like to be born into the wrong body," a guest asked Woman's Hour on 18 September 1974. Starting life as a female, but never being happy in that gender, the "courageous" interviewee sought help and advice from doctors, psychiatrists and priests. Reprimanded for "walking like a man", despite not knowing any different, he said: "I felt completely wrong." After a five-month stay in a psychiatric hospital, the psychiatrist's parting words were: "Goodbye my dear - enjoy being a woman." He later joined one of the services, but said "it was a struggle... obviously my medical records were against me" and after two years he was medically discharged. Various psychological tests later, it was decided he was a homosexual. "I was very unhappy with that label," he said, suggesting that nobody really understood his situation. Other episodes during the decade looked at women's hopes, fears and aspirations, and the decline of the institution of marriage. Guests included then Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, and Shirley Chisholm, the first African-American woman elected to the US Congress. Groundbreaking moment: Stephen Bonarjee, in charge of radio current affairs, suggested Woman's Hour needed more women with direct experience of motherhood on its staff. The 1980s: The Miners' Wives "The women have come to the front and they are determined they're not going to be pushed back into the kitchen sink any more," a 1988 programme was told. Miners' wives had been made politically active by the 1984-85 miners' strike and ensured their families were fed and supported, despite the uncertainty of their husbands' jobs. Women were "realising the potential they've got", said Eileen Wilkinson, who formed the Thornhill Women's Support Group. Mrs Wilkinson said she didn't think things "would ever return back to normal" and it had shocked men that the women "were brainier than they thought they were". Women would not be content to leave this independence behind, with talks of charity work and support for the Labour movement. Husbands had come to accept what their wives were doing, she said, as "there's no way" they could be stopped and many women felt it was now "their turn". Other programmes also reflected a new-found confidence in getting involved in matters outside the home, with one episode called My Mind Said I Could Do It. Guests included US talk show host Oprah Winfrey and Winnie Mandela, then wife of South African anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela. Groundbreaking moment: The first Man's Hour was broadcast on 1 April 1986, with segments on redefining masculinity and knowledge of women's functions. The 1990s: Monica Lewinsky "I did not have sexual relations with that woman," US President Bill Clinton infamously told reporters in 1998. Monica Lewinsky, a young intern and the woman in question, told Woman's Hour her version of events the following year. "He loses the smile, the eyes become intense, there's an animalistic stare, you feel like he's undressing you with his eyes and it's powerful," she said of their early meetings. Claims that she was "shameless", or somehow to blame for an affair that led to the president being impeached, were not something she accepted. "I come from a generation of women that need to be more comfortable with our sexuality... I don't think I'm a 'hussy'," she said. Neither did she accept she should not have been in another relationship at the time. "It's interesting from a woman's perspective how I'm questioned about this, yet the president was already involved in at least one other relationship - with his wife." One regret, she said, was for the Clintons' daughter Chelsea and "how painful this has been for her". Other programmes in the 1990s reflected a change in women's attitudes and a shift towards taking control. Guests included Stella Rimington, the first woman to head MI5, and the UK's first astronaut Helen Sharman. The 2000s: Having it all "It's seen that you must be perfect at everything, you must be wonderful," Nigella Lawson told Woman's Hour in 12 October 2000. Her book How to Be a Domestic Goddess, published that year, was accused of romanticising a previous era when women were stuck in the kitchen. That, she said, was a "misunderstanding", as people presumed she was writing about the "joys of housework and how domestic life is the only true and proper way for a woman to achieve anything worthwhile". Instead, she was arguing for choice, and the idea that women were "allowed to do a bit of everything". "If I bake a cupcake, how many points does it knock off my IQ?" she asked. Ms Lawson said baking was "comfort cooking" and that it made you feel good about yourself. Empowerment and life choices were themes throughout the programme in the noughties. Guests included Jane Juska, author of A Round Heeled Woman, and Harry Potter creator JK Rowling. Groundbreaking moment: Edwina Currie gave her reaction to John Major's "shame" over their four-year affair and explained why she decided to reveal the infidelity. The 2010s: a perfect affair? "The marriage is destroyed, or at the very least rocked, but can an affair save a failing marriage," Woman's Hour listeners were asked at the start of an episode on 26 March 2010. After a slew of celebrity infidelities, affairs were a recurring theme and their impact on ordinary relationships something to consider. Sarah and Peter, a couple who have been married for 13 years, talked to the programme about moving on from infidelity after Sarah met a man on a dating website. "I was just looking for something to hit the refresh button," she said. Sarah lied about attending pilates classes to carry out the affair every Wednesday night. After being discovered, she felt guilty, but when the couple spoke about it they realised it brought them back together. The pair agreed that marriage was a "deeper love than just who you've slept with". "It was improving my situation at home, I was happier, I was more relaxed, less stressed. "The children were happier, Pete was happier. So I didn't feel guilty about it because it was actually giving something to the relationship." Other episodes in the 2010s nodded towards high-power roles for women and a nonchalance towards discussing taboo subjects. Guests included Anne Darwin, wife of canoe conman John Darwin, who faked his own death at sea in 2002 in a bid to claim a life insurance payout. Groundbreaking moment: The 2015 Woman's Hour Power List included transgender activist Caitlyn Jenner. Woman's Hour celebrates its 70th birthday on Monday 10 October with a special programme in front of a live audience, from 10:00 BST on BBC Radio 4, or listen again via the website.

7 अक्टूबर 1946 को एक पुरुष प्रस्तुतकर्ता ने वुमन आवर का पहला एपिसोड पेश किया।


AC/DC: 'We're too stubborn to change'

Summary: When AC/DC wrapped up their 88-date Rock Or Bust tour in Philadelphia four years ago, the band's future looked bleak.

By Mark SavageBBC music reporter Singer Brian Johnson had been replaced by Axl Rose for the last 23 shows, after doctors told him to stop touring or "risk immediate hearing loss". Rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young had retired, and was in the final throes of a battle with dementia. Drummer Phil Rudd had spent most of the previous year under house arrest in New Zealand after being charged with "attempting to procure a murder". So, as he played the final chord of For Those About To Rock (We Salute You) at the Wells Fargo arena, founding member Angus Young assumed AC/DC were finished as a recording, touring rock band. Perhaps the record company would suggest a compilation record or a box set, he thought, "but I didn't see another album." At home in Sarasota, Florida, Johnson was feeling equally despondent as he faced an enforced retirement. "It was a pretty lonely place to be," he says. "Suddenly, your family of workmates you've been with for 37 years [is] just gone and there's nothing to do. "I buried my head in a bottle of whisky for a couple of months. It worked quite well." But over the past four years, Young gradually and painstakingly put the band back together. Even Johnson was able to come back, thanks to some pioneering - and secretive - work to restore his hearing. The result is AC/DC's 17th album, Power Up - an all-guns-blazing, kick-em-in-the-guts rock juggernaut that neither deviates from nor dilutes the band's time-tested formula. "This is how we've always played and we don't stray from that," says Young. "Maybe it's because we were stubborn but it's like, when I want to hear The Stones, I don't need The Stones trying to be a jazz band. We stuck to what we did best. We always found that our strength not our weakness." The album is dedicated to Malcolm Young, who died from the effects of dementia in 2017, and the guitarist is credited as a co-writer on every track - just as he had been on every AC/DC track since their 1975 debut High Voltage. To create the record, Young went back and raided an archive of unreleased songs he'd written with his brother, mostly dating from the writing sessions for 2008's Black Ice. "We'd had quite a long break in between Black Ice and the album previous [2000's Stiff Upper Lip], so there were a lot of years where me and Malcolm just worked on song ideas for AC/DC together," Young explains. 'Strong batch' In fact, they'd written so much material that when it came to selecting the tracks that would go onto Black Ice, "we didn't even get past disc one". Going back to those demos, Young discovered "a pretty good, solid collection" of songs. Some were complete, while others needed fleshing out. "When me and him put together ideas, to get things rolling quickly we'd maybe do a verse and a chorus," Young explains. "On others, there wasn't much to do. Maybe change an intro or add a solo." But once he had a "strong batch" of completed songs, Young faced another problem: He didn't have a band, much less a lead singer. Johnson joined AC/DC in 1980, shortly after original singer Bon Scott died of alcohol poisoning. His first album with the band, Back In Black - dedicated to Scott's memory - became one of the best-selling albums in history, shifting more than 50 million copies worldwide. But in the middle of the Rock Or Bust tour, he began to have difficulties hearing. "I was not getting through the set," he says. "My ears would be gone by about 45, 50 minutes and I couldn't hear the guitars. It was just monotone. Dreadful, dreadful for a singer." Most fans didn't notice. Johnson says he got through the shows on muscle memory - but Young acknowledges it was "a hell of a struggle for him towards the end". The band could have stopped altogether, but Young says cancelling the tour would have involved "a lot of legal things" - not to mention laying off a tour crew of almost 90 peopole. Then, out of the blue, Guns N' Roses star Axl Rose called to offer his services. "We were really grateful because he gave it his best shot and he helped us get through and finish those dates," says Young. But Rose was never going to become a permanent member of the band. And when the tour ended, bassist Cliff Williams announced his intention to retire, having suffered from "terrible vertigo" on the road. Unbeknownst to the others, however, Johnson had met with audio expert Stephen Ambrose, who said he could help resolve the singer's hearing problems. Ambrose, who invented the wireless in-ear monitors that are widely used by touring artists today, claimed to have invented a new type of ear-bud that would allow Johnson to perform without causing further damage to his eardrums. It took three years of experiments, but Johnson says the technology could allow him to tour again. "I'm under a non-disclosure agreement so I can't say too much," he says, "but if I said to you it's a prosthetic eardrum, you'd be getting somewhere near the truth." The innovation paved the way for Johnson's return to the band. But the singer says it was Malcolm who really brought them together. "Even though Malcolm is no longer with us, he was a strong character in life and he [still] hasn't given up, let's put it that way," he says. "We're not spiritualists or anything, but he's there." Rudd to redemption Fittingly, the band first reunited at Malcolm's funeral in Australia in 2017. "There was this unspoken bond, trust, when we were all sitting there," says Johnson. "And I think that might have sparked it" By that stage, Rudd had put his legal troubles behind him, after pleading guilty to charges of drug possession and threatening to kill an employee - in what he maintained was an episode of methamphetamine psychosis. Today, Young says the drummer is "in good shape and has sorted out a lot of his problems". "He put all that horrible nonsense he went through in the past," agrees Johnson. The band, who refused to tour with Rudd in 2015, welcomed him back into the fold. Once the old gang were back together, Williams didn't take much convincing to retire from retirement. AC/DC reconvened in Vancouver in summer 2018 with producer Brendan O'Brien. "We wanted to do it in secret in case nothing came of it," Johnson recalls, "and of course somebody took photographs when we were having a sneaky cigarette on the fire steps outside the studio." After erecting an umbrella to stop the paparazzi taking further shots, the band hit their stride in the studio. The third song they recorded was Shot In The Dark - all swaggering blues riffs and rib-shaking drums - which was destined to become their comeback single. Most importantly, Johnson's vocals were in full flight. "He was hitting every note," marvels Young. "He was hitting notes there that he hadn't hit at other times." The band were keenly aware, however, that this was the first album they were making without Malcolm. "We felt him all around," says Johnson. "Angus felt it more than anybody because they were brothers. He used to say, 'I'm having a conversation with Malcolm in my head before I put the song down,' just to make sure it would have passed muster." It would have been easy to include some of Malcolm's recordings on the album itself - lifting riffs or hooks from the original demo tapes - but Angus felt that would have been disrespectful. "His actual guitar? I chose consciously not to do that. Malcolm was his own unique style and I didn't want to start chopping up pieces. "I know they have the tools these days to do it, but he wouldn't be a fan of that. He would want it to be one solid take. And being his brother, I would feel a bit strange doing that way." Lyrically, the album is still littered with the silly puns and double-entendres fans have come to expect - but there's also space for reflection on a track called Through The Mists Of Time. "See dark shadows / On the walls / See the pictures / Some hang, some fall," sings Johnson, who says the song is an "ode to happy times of rock and roll when we were young and daft". "I just see Malcolm in my mind every time I hear it being played," he adds. 'Full battle conditions' Singing in the controlled environment of a recording studio is one thing, but playing live is a different beast - and a question remained over whether AC/DC could tour once the album was complete. They got their answer in Holland at the start of this year. Officially, the band were there to film a video for Shot In The Dark, but Young had other ideas. He suggested setting up for a full rehearsal, just to see if it could be done. "He was throwin' us a lifeline," says Johnson in his distinctive Geordie brogue. "The band said, 'Should we start off quietly?' and I said, 'No Angus. I want full battlefield conditions… How's about Back In Black?' Just about the toughest thing you can sing. And we did it, and then we did Shoot To Thrill, and we never stopped for 15 days. "And, oh boy, the smiles on everybody's faces. We knew it was cookin'. It really was cookin' and we were just so happy. Happier than anyone deserves to be. "For me, it was just a big, big day when I heard that. I could hear everything and I just went, 'Oh my God.' It was a miracle." A few days later fate, in the shape of coronavirus, intervened. Any dreams of going on tour were immediately shelved; and the band are still unsure if they'll make it back on the road. "I dream of it, to be quite honest with you," says Johnson. "That feeling of when somebody says, 'You're on'. I can only imagine what that will be like." "I hope I can stay fit and healthy. I hope the people, the audiences, can get back together again and feel safe, and just let it all out. "Because once that thing [Covid] is gone, the enthusiasm is going to be fantastic. And I want to be there when it happens." Power Up is out on Friday. Follow us on Facebook, or on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.

जब एसी/डीसी ने चार साल पहले फिलाडेल्फिया में अपना 88 दिनों का रॉक ऑर बस्ट दौरा पूरा किया, तो बैंड का भविष्य धूमिल लग रहा था।


Blue badges seized after misuse in Plymouth

Summary: Ten blue badges have been seized in Plymouth for "improper use", including a driver who used a badge owned by someone who had recently died, an investigation has revealed.

About 500 cars parked in the city have been checked by Devon and Cornwall Police and the city council. Some drivers have been found to use the badge of a friend or relative despite them not being in the vehicle. The authority issues about 5,000 disabled parking badges each year. Councillor Mark Coker, cabinet member for transport said: "We take fraudulent use of blue badges very seriously. "Misuse of the badges deprives people with a genuine need of access to parking and limits their independence. "We have a dedicated fraud team who work closely with the police and will prosecute blue badge misuse and fraud, it could mean at fine of up to £1,000 or a prison sentence."

प्लाईमाउथ में "अनुचित उपयोग" के लिए दस नीले बैज जब्त किए गए हैं, जिसमें एक ड्राइवर भी शामिल है जिसने हाल ही में मरने वाले किसी व्यक्ति के स्वामित्व वाले बैज का इस्तेमाल किया था, एक जांच से पता चला है।


Tour de France Grand Depart diary

Summary: With the world's biggest bike race starting in Leeds on 5 July, BBC Yorkshire's Tour de France correspondent Matt Slater rounds up the best of the gossip, opinion and stories, on and off the bike, and also tries to explain some of cycling's unique lingo. TOP STORIES

No question what Friday's biggest tale is and it is a blockbuster: too big for the Cycling Round-up section, in fact. After weeks of speculation, Sir Bradley Wiggins turned up on the BBC Breakfast sofa to do what Team Sky seemed unable to admit: he confirmed he will very probably not be on the Tour de France start line in Leeds. Given his fractious history with teammate Chris Froome, the criticism he received in Froome's recently published and serialised autobiography, his absence from Tour training camps and reconnaissance trips, and entirely different race schedule, we should perhaps not be at all surprised by this. And yet it is shocking. Wiggins is the most famous, current British rider, on a British team, and the world's most famous bike race, that he became the first Brit to win only two years ago, is going to start in Britain without him. Full story: Everywhere but the BBC got it first Hard to know where to go after that, so let us take baby steps down in terms of magnitude by focusing on the confirmed line-up for the Tour's Team Presentation, or opening ceremony. If you will recall, there was an element of controversy about this selection, too, as Yorkshire's organisers have decided - with the Tour owners' approval - to ramp up this event and charge punters to see it. With a cheapest ticket of £45 plus booking charges, and posh seats at £85+, many people wondered what could be added to a ceremony which is normally free to justify those prices. Well, how do the Brighouse Beatles, Embrace, sound to all you good, good people? And Alistair Griffin doing Tour anthem "The Road" with Kimberley Walsh on backing vocals? Throw in Opera North, Hope and Social, French star Pauline Vassuer, stunt-riders and lots of fancy lighting and I think you've got a reasonable night out. Full story: Huddersfield Daily Examiner CYCLING ROUND-UP With the Top Stories section poaching the best cycling story, let us look ahead to next week's big Tour warm-up race, the Criterium du Dauphine. Formerly known as the Dauphine Libere, after the regional newspaper that created the race, it is a week-long stage race in south-east France, which makes it pretty bumpy. This year's event starts on Sunday with a short time trial in Lyon, which includes a 1.8km section on a new underground bike and pedestrian path, known as "Le Tube". After that, it is pretty much uphill, which makes this a great indicator for Le Tour. Chris Froome is the defending champion (Wiggins won the two previous editions), but chief rivals Alberto Contador and Vicenzo Nibali will be eager to seize the pre-Tour initiative from him. Also in the field are American duo Tejay Van Garderen and Andrew Talansky, and promising Pole Michal Kwiatkowski. It finishes on Sunday, 15 June. TWEET OF THE DAY "How can Bradley Wiggins end up being yellow jersey? Sign with @tinkoff_saxo and wear (yellow) all year long" @tinkoff_saxo owner and social media addict Oleg Tinkov, whose team wear yellow and blue, opens transfer negotiations with the British cycling star. A TO Z OF LE TOUR W is for… Wada - Sadly, you simply cannot stage a Tour de France these days without the World Anti-Doping Agency getting involved, willingly or otherwise, at some point. You never know quite what the story will be (a big star testing positive, rumours of a new drug, fresh revelations from the past etc) but you know there will be one, and they normally break in on the Friday before it starts. Wheelsuckers - One of my favourites this, but I sense it is going out of fashion as people start to realise it is actually more common than they think, and entirely sensible. Basically, this is a pejorative term for a rider who sits behind his rivals, never leading, never attacking, just waiting. This is to do with the aerobic advantages of following somebody, but also a defensive mind-set. Recent winners such as Cadel Evans and Wiggins have been accused of doing this, but it was hardly surprising they would ride this way in the mountains given their strength as time-triallers. TODAY'S TOUR TRIVIA Prior to the Wiggins' bombshell that wasn't but still feels that way, I was going to spend today talking about how much food pro cyclists need to consume to ride more than 2,000 miles in three weeks, and I still want to. In fact, this evening's Look North will have a report on this very topic live from a café on the Tour route with a special guest expert. In the meantime, I will leave you with the following tidbit. On the hardest days in the mountains, the riders can get through 9,000 Calories, which is almost four times the recommended amount for a male adult. Even digesting this much food and drink is a challenge, particularly when you are on a bike for up to seven hours, which is why they feast as they go, with easy-to-digest quantities of carbohydrate and protein. Juiced vegetables, apparently, are the new fad. Fail to get this right and you "bonk", cycling-talk for hitting the wall - a funny term for a very unamusing sensation.

5 जुलाई को लीड्स में शुरू होने वाली दुनिया की सबसे बड़ी बाइक दौड़ के साथ, बीबीसी यॉर्कशायर के टूर डी फ्रांस संवाददाता मैट स्लेटर बाइक के अंदर और बाहर गपशप, राय और कहानियों का सबसे अच्छा दौर पेश करते हैं, और साइकिल चलाने की कुछ अनूठी भाषा को समझाने की भी कोशिश करते हैं।


The man who has focused on one word for 23 years

Summary: It's 26 years since Yugoslavia broke into pieces and the republic of Macedonia came into being. In all that time, the new country has lacked an official, internationally agreed name, because of Greece's objections to the name "Macedonia". And for nearly all of that time, explains Alex Marshall, one man has been working to solve the problem.

Matthew Nimetz wants to make something clear - he has not spent every waking moment of the past 23 years thinking about one word: "Macedonia". "I have probably thought about it more than anyone else - including in the country," says the 78-year-old US diplomat. "But I have to disappoint anyone that thinks it's my full-time job." Since 1994, Nimetz has been trying to negotiate an end to arguably the world's strangest international dispute, in which Greece is objecting to Macedonia's name and refusing to let it join either Nato or the EU until it's changed. Greece says the name "Macedonia" suggests that the country has territorial ambitions over Greece's own Macedonia - a province in the north of the country - and is a blatant attempt to lay claim to Greece's national heritage. It should be called something like "Skopje" instead, Greece argues - Skopje being Macedonia's capital city. Macedonia, by contrast, argues that you can trace its people back to the ancient kingdom of Macedon, once ruled by Alexander the Great - and that the name "Macedonia" is therefore the obvious choice. One upshot is that travellers entering northern Greece from the Republic of Macedonia, and those crossing the border in the opposite direction, are both greeted by roadside signs welcoming them to Macedonia. When Nimetz began his work on the dispute he was serving as US President Bill Clinton's special envoy, but since the end of 1999 he's been the personal envoy of the UN secretary-general - his task to nudge the two sides slowly towards a resolution, for a token salary of $1 per year. Macedonia got into the UN by agreeing to be called The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) for all official purposes, but this was not intended to be a permanent solution to the problem, and created a new set of difficulties. "It makes for very awkward sentence construction," Nimetz says, with some understatement. Ban Ki-moon, the former UN secretary-general, once got muddled and called the country the "Former Yugoslav Republic of Yugoslavia" by accident. "He said to me, 'You've got to solve this problem. It's driving me crazy,'" Nimetz says. Despite the glacial pace of negotiations, he has never seriously thought of quitting. "Some people think it's me just sitting there thinking of adjectives to put in front of the name Macedonia - like New Macedonia, Upper Macedonia - but this issue has historical importance… importance in terms of nation-building," he says. "And it is never boring, the cast of characters dealing with it changes all the time. Think of a theatre director who does King Lear or Hamlet, but with different staging and actors. Do they get bored?" When Nimetz first became Clinton's envoy, back in the 1990s, it looked as though the dispute could spiral out of control. Greece had been objecting to Macedonia's name since 1991, when Macedonia declared independence from Yugoslavia. The following year, a million Greeks - a 10th of the population - took to the streets of Thessaloniki to protest. Those protests helped bring down the country's prime minister, and his replacement, Andreas Papandreou, barred Macedonia's access to Greek ports. Macedonia was a "real and present danger to Greece", he claimed. Nimetz has a surprising amount of understanding for the Greek fear that Macedonians could one day lay claim to Greek territory. "I have to explain to people this Greek concern about irredentism is not just created out of thin air," he says. "Within the last three generations, these sorts of threats were real to the country. This feeling that 'We're always being encircled.' In the Balkans, each country has a history of being dismembered, or having fought off their neighbours at some point." He once explained the dispute to US senators by asking how they would feel if Mexico changed its name to The Republic of Mexico and Texas, then started publishing historic maps implying ownership of the whole south-west US. However, he has equal understanding for the Macedonians. "When the Greeks say to them, 'Oh, you only came here in the 9th, 10th Century - you're not really from this region. You should call yourselves, at the most, New Macedonia,' well, to the people of The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, that's a problem. They don't consider themselves 'new'. They consider themselves indigenous as anyone." Despite this, Nimetz did at first think there would be a quick end to the dispute. So did leading Macedonian politicians. "I talked about it with them and they said, 'Time is in our favour. Let's just talk a few years, let things calm down, change some people in government.' But it didn't quite work that way," he says. A long list of names has been suggested: everything from New Macedonia and Nova Makedonija, to Slavo-Macedonia and the Republic of Skopje. At one point, both the Upper Republic of Macedonia and the Republic of Upper Macedonia were on the table. But none has yet been accepted. It may seem as though there are no more adjectives left to try - or any point trying them - but Nimetz insists disputes get solved when the timing is right. Just look at Northern Ireland or the reunification of Germany, he says. Change may occur because events make people look at an issue in a new light, or new leaders may come in with the political authority to take tough decisions. Or people may just get exhausted by never-ending debate. He is optimistic that the timing may be right for this dispute soon. This is partly due to new leadership in Macedonia - the Social Democrat Zoran Zaev became prime minister this year, breaking a long political deadlock in the country. But also because Macedonia needs to find a solution so it can get closer to its goals of joining Nato and the EU. "Doing that would give them reassurance, legitimacy, economic opportunities… and a sense of permanence," Nimetz says. It also might ease tensions in the country between ethnic Macedonians and Albanians, who make up a quarter of the population. In 2001, such tensions brought the country to the brink of civil war. But Nimetz admits convincing voters in both countries will be difficult. Macedonian leaders have promised any agreement will go to a referendum. He thinks part of the way out is to encourage people not to see this as a question of national identity. "One ordinary citizen in Skopje once said to me: 'When I get up in the morning and I'm shaving, I look in the mirror and say, I'm a Macedonian. Well, tomorrow, when I'm shaving, do you expect me to say, I'm a New Macedonian or I'm an Upper Macedonian?' "I told him his concern is understandable, but it's the wrong way to look at this. We are only talking about the formulation of the name of this state for diplomatic purposes. It won't impact the average person. "We're not negotiating identity. If we were, I'd be out of here." He does recognise that identity is important, though - despite being "a great believer in globalism". "I believe there's a tribal aspect to us as a species," he says, "and it's very hard to feel comfortable in a global world, even for people like me." In all his time working on the dispute, there has been only one moment when Nimetz united both sides. It was at an unlikely time too, when Macedonia was putting up numerous statues of Alexander the Great in its cities, and had named its main airport after him, causing outrage in Greece. "When that was happening, I said to a reporter from Skopje, 'I can't understand all this, because Alexander the Great was a great military leader, but he destroyed so much and killed so many people.' Well, I got hell for that - from all sides. I almost resigned." Nimetz has just finished his latest round of meetings on the issue, meeting politicians in Skopje, and Greece's foreign minister. A solution can be achieved, he insists, but for the immediate future he is busy simply planning a holiday "up above the Arctic Circle to a lodge where the caribou migrate". A good chance to get away from questions about national identity and self-determination, surely? "Well, actually," he says, "Maybe not, when you think about the First Nations of Canada…" He then starts enthusiastically explaining Canada's debate about indigenous self-government, and it quickly becomes clear that his love of such questions is the real reason he has been able to work on a dispute about just one word for the past 23 years. Join the conversation - find us on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and Twitter. Get news from the BBC in your inbox, each weekday morning

यूगोस्लाविया के टुकड़ों में टूटने और मैसेडोनिया गणराज्य के अस्तित्व में आने के 26 साल हो चुके हैं। उस पूरे समय में, "मैसेडोनिया" नाम पर ग्रीस की आपत्तियों के कारण नए देश में एक आधिकारिक, अंतरराष्ट्रीय स्तर पर सहमत नाम की कमी रही है। और लगभग पूरे समय से, एलेक्स मार्शल बताते हैं, एक व्यक्ति समस्या को हल करने के लिए काम कर रहा है।


PlayStation Network maintenance scheduled for Monday

Summary: Looking forward to spending the bank holiday on your PlayStation?

By Amelia ButterlyNewsbeat reporter Well, you might want to make other plans on Monday evening because the PlayStation Network will be offline, Sony has announced. The scheduled maintenance will start at 17:40 on 25 August. During the downtime, services including PlayStation Store, PSN account management and registration, entertainment services and online gameplay will be affected. "In addition, you will not be able to sign in to PlayStation Network from eu.playstation.com," say Sony in a statement. The maintenance is expected to end at 00:50 on Tuesday 26 August. Players will still be able to collect in-game trophies during this time and they will be put onto profiles once the PSN goes back online. Earlier this month, Sony revealed autumn launch dates for its PlayStation TV in the US, UK, and Europe. The micro-console is the firm's efforts to take on other streaming television consoles like AppleTV and Roku but will also allow users to access PlayStation games. It will go on sale in the UK on 14 November. Follow @BBCNewsbeat on Twitter and Radio1Newsbeat on YouTube

अपने प्लेस्टेशन पर बैंक की छुट्टी बिताने के लिए उत्सुक हैं?


Man in court over Poppy Clarke's crash death in Sutton Coldfield

Summary: A 72-year-old man has appeared in court charged with causing the death of a three-year-old girl.

John Place, from Sutton Coldfield, is accused of hitting Poppy Clarke in his Volkswagen Passat as she and her mother crossed Chester Road in the town. He is also charged with causing serious injury to her mother, Rachel Clarke in the collision in June. Mr Place, of Bakers Lane, was bailed by magistrates in Birmingham to appear the city's crown court on 5 January.

एक 72 वर्षीय व्यक्ति तीन वर्षीय लड़की की मौत के आरोप में अदालत में पेश हुआ है।


China violence: '20 dead' in Kashgar city in Xinjiang

Summary: At least 20 people died in violence in China's ethnically divided western region of Xinjiang on Tuesday, the authorities say.

The regional government said a group of what it called terrorists, armed with knives, attacked people on a busy shopping street near the city of Kashgar, killing 13 people. It said seven of the attackers were shot dead by police. Earlier, state media described the incident as a riot. Security has been high in Xinjiang since riots in 2009 between local Muslim Uighurs and Han Chinese migrants. Nearly 200 people were killed in that unrest - most of them Han, according to officials.

अधिकारियों का कहना है कि चीन के जातीय रूप से विभाजित पश्चिमी क्षेत्र शिनजियांग में मंगलवार को हुई हिंसा में कम से कम 20 लोगों की मौत हो गई।


Durham County Council in volunteer plea on councillor payments

Summary: Volunteers are needed to help decide how much County Durham's 126 councillors can be paid.

The county council needs recruits to commit three evenings a year to help decide on basic allowances for councillors. Volunteers will sit on the independent remuneration panel and also help decide what councillors can claim for travel. Panel members serve for five years and also decide on special responsibility allowances for the council leader.

काउंटी डरहम के 126 पार्षदों को कितना भुगतान किया जा सकता है, यह तय करने में मदद करने के लिए स्वयंसेवकों की आवश्यकता होती है।


Catholic bishops announce sale of Pontifical Scots College in Rome

Summary: Scotland's Catholic bishops have announced plans to sell the Pontifical Scots College in Rome due to the costs of upgrading the building.

The college, which dates from 1600, is the main seminary for the training of men for the priesthood in Scotland. The bishops said relocation to a more central location in Rome was "the best option for the formation needs of the community and for future provision". It will be only the fourth time the college has moved since it was founded.

स्कॉटलैंड के कैथोलिक बिशपों ने इमारत के उन्नयन की लागत के कारण रोम में पोंटिफिकल स्कॉट्स कॉलेज को बेचने की योजना की घोषणा की है।


Annie the Owl: Is London pop-up show ethical?

Summary: Hand-reared owls are going on display at a pop-up event in a former London art gallery. The sell-out show in aid of owl conservation seeks to educate "London urbanites" about these normally reclusive birds of prey. But is it ethical?

By Sitala PeekBBC News Demand has far outstripped supply and more than 81,000 people entered a ticket ballot, causing the website to crash, when the final set of tickets was released for sale on Tuesday. However, 29,700 people signed an online petition imploring council authorities to revoke the gallery's entertainment licence on the grounds it would be "cruel and cause considerable stress to the birds involved". The event is entirely legal but is it ethical? Should we be using animals as our source of entertainment, even in the name of education and preservation? The Annie the Owl pop-up show, which is running for five nights, was originally meant to be held in Soho, central London. However, following threats from animal rights activists it had to be moved to a secret venue. The RSPCA has said it has serious concerns for the welfare of any owls used in a bar or cafe environment. Owls are shy and reclusive by nature and "generally don't like to be handled or stroked and can find this very stressful," the charity's wildlife scientist Dr Ros Clubb said. However, event organiser Seb Lyall said he was raising awareness about the species. "Welfare is our highest priority and the handlers are in control at all times," he said. "That is why we changed our venue, we took on board people's concerns and found somewhere bigger with an outdoor terrace. "I'm not making any money out of this, we're making a loss, but not everything is for money. This is an opportunity for people in London to learn about these incredible birds and experience nature which they might not otherwise do if they don't leave the city." In many ways this show is much better for the owls than the country fairs they are normally taken to or the boisterous school visits they participate in, Mr Lyall argues. "School children are very noisy and they will touch the owls. Our guests will only be allowed to touch the owls if the handler allows them to. I've been working with them for a month and they tell me 'their babies [the owls] will be more happy here'. "A lot of people are calling us a cafe, or a smoothie bar. We are not either of these things. You can't order drinks or food, you receive a smoothie and canapes. This is a pop-up exhibition. That's all." They may have formed this impression because under previous plans for the event to be held in Soho, Mr Lyall advertised it on his website as "A Pop Up Bar. One Week. Soho" and "Come say hello, sip yummy cocktails... and meet the OWL-PACK". Mr Lyall said he was donating all profits to an owl conservation project. On the face of it that sounds like a positive contribution - except hand-reared owls are not regarded as endangered. On the contrary there are too many born in captivity and the law prevents them from being released into the wild, Vincent Jones, director of the Barn Owl Centre of Gloucestershire, said. "[The Annie the Owl event] is tagging on to this appetite for wildlife displays in an uneducated way," he said. "They are not putting the birds first. They are putting themselves first. "Our main opposition to this event is that it could fuel more breeding of owls in captivity for the pet trade and that's when the rescue centres get inundated with unwanted birds because they can live to 20-25 years in captivity. And it's illegal to release a captive bred owl into the wild." Of course the idea of using live animals as entertainment in bars and cafes is not entirely new. Tokyo has a selection of owl cafes, one called Fukuro no Mise - or Shop of Owls - is particularly popular and has a two-month waiting list. In east London, Lady Dinah's Cat Emporium - a cafe featuring live-in cats - has also proved very popular. There are also plans for more pop-up cafes featuring dogs and micro-pigs elsewhere in London. There is no denying the Annie the Owl event has captured people's imaginations and many are looking forward to their pop-up experience. Jamie Carey, 24, from north London, who has got a ticket, said the idea of being able to "experience owls and interact with them" was very exciting. "I think it'll be a fun engaging way for owl knowledge and admiration to spread. "I'm hoping people don't think it is an excuse to get drunk and take a selfie with some owls for a few Instagram likes though." He said he had loved owls ever since his childhood in Ireland. "They were in outdoor displays but kept in large cages at night and I was able to hold them under supervision and stroke them. Owls love to be petted." Hawk Board, which represents falconers and bird of prey keepers in the UK, says while it is not impossible for the event to be done sensitively and to benefit birds of prey, it still has reservations. "You can always go to Regent's Park if you want to see owls in London or the Zoological Society of London to observe these animals in an environment that is much closer to their natural habitat," said its chairman Dr Gordon Mellor. "My concern with the cafe is the emphasis still feels like it's on entertainment rather than education and held inside a cafe of whatever dimensions sounds a little-bit circus-like. "Against that it is not breaking any laws."

हाथ से पाले गए उल्लू लंदन की एक पूर्व आर्ट गैलरी में एक पॉप-अप कार्यक्रम में प्रदर्शित किए जा रहे हैं। उल्लू संरक्षण की सहायता के लिए बिकने वाले शो का उद्देश्य "लंदन के शहरी लोगों" को शिकार के इन सामान्य रूप से एकांत में रहने वाले पक्षियों के बारे में शिक्षित करना है। लेकिन क्या यह नैतिक है?


How King Bhumibol shaped modern Thailand

Summary: King Bhumibol Adulyadej's pivotal role in modern Thailand's development tends to obscure the fact that when he acceded to the throne in 1946, the status of the monarchy was not secure, and the young king himself was unprepared to take on the job.

By Jonathan HeadBBC News, Bangkok Until 1932 Thailand had been ruled by an absolute monarchy, with the king exercising power over the judiciary, the appointment of government officials and over state policy. The idea of kingship had been developed over centuries from the Buddhist concept of a dhammaraja, a just king acting in accordance with the 10 dhamma virtues like integrity and self-restraint, and the Hindu concept of an all-powerful god-king. But the pressures of the modern, globalised world intruded in 1932 when a group of soldiers and intellectuals overthrew the absolute monarchy and imposed a constitution limiting the powers of King Prajadhipok, on the throne at the time. Unable to accept these limitations he abdicated in 1935 and lived the rest of his life in exile. A young monarch Bhumibol's elder brother, Ananda Mahidol, was next in line, but their mother insisted they stay away from the volatile political climate in Thailand and they were brought up in Switzerland. As a result there was no sitting king until the family returned after World War Two in 1945 and it was not clear then what kind of monarchy might be re-established. Following the still unexplained shooting to death of King Ananda on 9 June 1946, that task fell to the 18 year-old Bhumibol. Thailand was divided then between progressive politicians and ambitious military men who preferred a weaker monarchy, or perhaps no monarchy at all, and members of the royal aristocracy who were determined to rebuild a political system with the monarchy at its heart. The royalists relied on the young Bhumibol for this plan, and over the next 40 years it succeeded. Royal roles Until the mid 1950s the king's position was still too insecure for him to challenge the then-military strongman Phibul Songkram, who had also ruled during the war. He was not even allowed to travel freely outside Bangkok. But the other royal princes helped build up his public profile by emphasising his role as the protector of the Buddhist faith, restoring royal rituals like the replacement of sacred cloths at the most important temples, or presiding over the annual ploughing ceremony in the main royal square in Bangkok. Thai society is still a deeply religious and spiritual one, and those royal roles have been central to upholding King Bhumibol's image as a man who embodies dhamma virtues. The king proved skilled at behaving in a manner which reinforced that image. Today the sacred aspect of the monarchy is an important source of its popularity. From the mid-1950s on, the king travelled widely, and took an active interest in rural development projects. How effective his interventions really were is difficult to gauge, given the swirl of royalist propaganda, but they certainly established him as a caring ruler who was working hard for his people. His visits to rural areas, where he would often chat to the farmers prostrated in front of him, contrasted with the apparently uncaring attitude of corrupt local government officials. Anti-communist figure Today the monarch is expected to be involved in the country's development, and substantial resources have been devoted to promoting King Bhumibol's philosophy of a "sufficiency economy" - a focus on balanced development that stresses environmental and social responsibilities as much as conventional measures of economic progress. From the mid 1960s, when central government authority was challenged in the countryside by a communist rebellion, the king's visits helped rebuff the influence of the insurgents. King Bhumibol became an essential figure in the fight by the Thai military and its US-backers against communism, although his role became more controversial in the savage anti-leftist coup of 1976, in which dozens of students were brutally killed by the security forces and royal-backed militias, and thousands forced to flee to seek sanctuary with the Communist Party. But the legacy of this anti-communist role is a monarchy which is still seen as central to upholding the authority of the state throughout the country. Throughout his reign King Bhumibol worked with a series of military-dominated administrations, prompting accusations that he was more comfortable with authoritarian than democratically-elected regimes. Certainly he established close relationships with three long-standing military rulers, Sarit Thanarat 1957-63, Thanom Kittikachorn 1963-73 and Prem Tinsulanonda 1980-89, giving them the legitimacy of royal backing in return for the armed forces' unwavering support for the monarchy. The king also enjoyed handling and using military weapons, and often wore his own military uniform. Royalists explain this, and the king's inevitable endorsement of every coup d'etat, as him accepting his limited constitutional powers - that he could not play an overt political role, and had to go along with whichever regime prevailed in Thailand. The role of mediator Critics, though, believe he shared the disdain for elected politicians held by many of Thailand's traditional elite, as money-grubbing, classless opportunists. In interviews the king referred to politics as something unseemly with which he did not want to be associated. But the deep polarisation of Thai society at the end of his reign, and the widespread belief that the palace had taken sides against the successful electoral machine of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, gave rise to a perception of the monarchy as hostile to untrammelled democracy. One other side of Bhumibol's role was often talked about during his reign, as a mediator at times of crisis. Officially he could not intervene. But on two occasions, in 1973 and 1992, when bloody clashes between troops and protestors had taken place on the streets of Bangkok, he is credited with defusing the situation and allowing a compromise to be settled. In 1973 he decided to allow protesting students to shelter inside his palace, undermining then dictator Thanom and forcing him into exile. This allowed the formation of Thailand's first democratic government since the 1940s, although this brief period ended tragically in the violence and repression of 1976. In 1992 the king mediated again, summoning a military-backed prime minister and the leader of the protest movement, and allowing video of them prostrating themselves before him to be broadcast. Following this, Thailand had enjoyed its longest period of democracy, up to the coup of 2006. There is debate about how decisive the king's role was in these crises, but the incidents allowed him to be portrayed as the ultimate arbiter of disputes. Influential, but only sparingly Another "intervention" in April 2006 saw the king ordering the country's top courts to rule on whether an election won by Thaksin Shinawatra should be annulled. Ostensibly he was rebutting calls from anti-Thaksin protesters to appoint a prime minister himself, something he said was beyond his power. But the judges took the hint, and annulled the election on the grounds of fairly minor irregularities, which then led to the September coup of that year. Royalists in Thailand often compare the powers of the monarch to those described by the historian Walter Bagehot for British kings and queens: the right to be consulted, the right to encourage and the right to warn. But King Bhumibol, viewed as semi-divine by much of the population, clearly had more than that; what former Prime Minister Anand Panyarachun has described as his "reserve power or moral authority", something that can be hugely influential, but only if used sparingly. The strictures of the lèse-majesté law make any open discussion of King Bhumibol's role and legacy impossible inside Thailand. Thailand's lese majeste laws explained No true measure of his popularity or influence is possible in this environment. But outside the country arguments have been made that challenge the official view of a wise, benevolent and adored king who held his country together at times of crises. Some of these argue that the king was a central player in undermining democracy, others that he was more of a pawn used by conservative forces. One point on which critics and supporters do agree is that the project started in 1946 to restore the status of the monarchy in Thailand succeeded largely because it was centred on the young king. Whatever the truth behind the gushing praise for his personality and achievements, he played all the various roles ascribed to him, of the caring but restrained king, the renaissance king keen on arts, music and handicrafts, the religious king steeped in Buddhist ritual, extremely well. Thailand's modern monarchy is one built almost entirely around one man. And that will make it difficult to sustain after his death.

आधुनिक थाईलैंड के विकास में राजा भूमिबोल अदुल्यादेज की महत्वपूर्ण भूमिका इस तथ्य को अस्पष्ट करती है कि जब उन्होंने 1946 में सिंहासन संभाला था, तो राजशाही की स्थिति सुरक्षित नहीं थी, और युवा राजा खुद इस काम को करने के लिए तैयार नहीं थे।


Google, Flickr - and the app wars

Summary: Two apps for Apple's iPhone have been released in the last 24 hours. Nothing surprising in that - there are millions out there already. But Google Maps and the Flickr iPhone app each tell us an interesting story about where power lies in today's mobile world.

Rory Cellan-JonesTechnology correspondent@BBCRoryCJon Twitter Google's app is a victory for the search firm in its increasingly acrimonious battle with Apple. When the iPhone 5 and the latest mobile operating system were launched in September, they came without Google Maps, as Apple set about launching its own mapping ecosystem. The intent was to free itself from a maps app which was consistently offering a better experience to Android users rather than those who prefer iPhone, but the result, as rapidly became clear, was a fiasco. The data was just not accurate enough - even this week Australian police went as far as to say Apple Maps was dangerous - and it resulted in a corporate upheaval at Apple. Now Google has released its new maps app and Apple has approved it. The company could hardly do otherwise, after its CEO Tim Cook encouraged users to try other apps while its own system was improved. It means that iPhone users can once again use Google Streetview, and there are other improvements - turn-by-turn, voice-guided navigation, long available on Android, now comes to the iPhone, and there's a fresher look to the maps. Apple has been working to improve its service, and I found at the weekend, after months of frustration, that it was surprisingly good at navigating me across London. It also has a 3D view which to some users may feel more useful than Streetview. But what will matter to most users is the relative accuracy of the two systems. Search for Luton on Apple, and you will still be directed first to a village in Devon, rather than the town north of London that Google finds. Look for Mottingham station in London, and Google directs you there, while Apple's first offer is a local shop. What will happen next? While Apple Maps remains the default option, inertia will mean that many users stick with it. But expect Google Maps to climb rapidly to number one in the App Store charts. It is interesting to note that you are encouraged to sign in with your Google account when you install the app - the search firm is keen both to reinforce its relationship with users and to improve its data collection. So Google will be happy this morning, while the Apple army in Cupertino will be plotting revenge. Meanwhile another big name in the web world - Yahoo - is playing catch-up in the mobile market, as it relaunches its Flickr app for the iPhone. Flickr was once universally recognised as the original and best online photo management service, used by professional and amateur photographers as the place to store and display their best work. Its users are still fiercely loyal, although many complain that it has suffered under Yahoo's stewardship, which is strange, as it has been owned by the company for most of its life. But since 2005, when Flickr began, the world of online photos has been transformed by social networking. Facebook and its new property Instagram, with its flashy filters, have become the default way of sharing snaps online. Flickr users have been sniffy about the point'n'shoot crowd who post black and white images of their lunch on Instagram, but Yahoo looked on with envy as a billion dollar business was created from nothing. Now the new Flickr iPhone app comes with a range of filters and easy social media sharing options in what looks like a belated attempt to catch up. Is it too late? Maybe - except for one thing. Twitter and Instagram have been at loggerheads ever since the photo service was acquired by Facebook. In recent days, Instagram pictures shared on Twitter have no longer popped up - you have to head over to its site instead. By contrast, Flickr photos taken with the new app, pop up prettily on Twitter. In this fast-changing world, the likes of Google and Apple, Facebook and Yahoo, are friends one moment, foes the next. As the world goes mobile, there are huge sums at stake, and maps and photo are key battlegrounds. As consumers, we can just sit back and enjoy the spectacle as these companies fight for our business.

पिछले 24 घंटों में ऐप्पल के आईफ़ोन के लिए दो ऐप जारी किए गए हैं। इसमें कोई आश्चर्य की बात नहीं है-पहले से ही लाखों उपलब्ध हैं। लेकिन गूगल मैप्स और फ़्लिकर आईफ़ोन ऐप प्रत्येक हमें एक दिलचस्प कहानी बताते हैं कि आज की मोबाइल दुनिया में शक्ति कहाँ निहित है।


Call to weigh up Guernsey-UK reciprocal health agreement

Summary: The pros and cons of re-entering a reciprocal health agreement with the UK should be weighed up, one Guernsey deputy has said.

The previous deal under which people from the Crown Dependencies could receive free health care in the UK and vice versa ended in April 2009. Jersey signed a new agreement on Friday and the Isle of Man in September 2010. Deputy Matt Fallaize said the £500,000 a year it may cost Guernsey could be used for other health care initiatives.

ग्वेर्नसे के एक प्रतिनिधि ने कहा है कि ब्रिटेन के साथ पारस्परिक स्वास्थ्य समझौते में फिर से प्रवेश करने के पक्ष और विपक्ष पर विचार किया जाना चाहिए।


Student debt: The teachers told they had taken out the wrong kind of loan

Summary: An art teacher who started paying off her student loans more than a decade ago still owes about $88,000 (£71,000) - despite being promised the loan would have been written off by now. How has that happened?

By Lauren TurnerBBC News, Washington DC Kelly Finlaw has a little speech that she recites at the start of each academic year to her students at the New York middle school where she teaches. It might get repetitive for the students in the seventh and eighth grades, but she does it anyway. It's important to her. "I'm not an art teacher because I want to teach you about art," she tells them. "I teach because I care about YOU and I want you to be more confident, more expressive and more of your true selves after the year is over. "I teach art because I love you as people and art gives me an avenue to invest in who you are." She's also the kind of teacher who puts together a video slideshow of her pupils to congratulate them as they leave the public school. The kind whose pupils get sad when they graduate or head off on spring break. The kind who spends her own money on art supplies for the classroom. 'There's no paying it off' But Ms Finlaw, 36, is also the kind of teacher who feels that she's not received that same investment from the government as she puts into her students. The kind of teacher who was told that she was eligible for student loan forgiveness - that is, having the outstanding balance paid off - after making payments for 10 years, only to be told she had the wrong kind of loan. And that actually, she had another decade ahead of her of making monthly repayments of hundreds of dollars a time. She thinks she originally started with $100,000 of debt, but hasn't been able to get hold of her own records. "I'm going to die with this debt," she says. "There's no paying it off." She is one of eight people named in a joint lawsuit against the Department of Education and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos over what they say is the mismanagement of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) programme. Student debt in figures It was introduced in 2007, intended to encourage people to take up careers in public service - relieving the burden of student debt for those like nurses, teachers and police officers. To qualify, you have to work full-time and make 120 monthly payments. Then, the theory is, the rest of your loan will be "forgiven", that is, paid off. But only a small percentage of people applying, after the 10 years have passed, have had their loans repaid - something the lawsuit is seeking to rectify. According to the department's most recent report, 73,554 borrowers have applied for loan forgiveness since October 2017 - the first date people could apply - and the total number of applications is 86,006. Of those, 864 applications have been approved, with a total of 518 having their loan discharges processed. So far, 75,138 applications have been rejected, the most common reasons being over making qualifying payments, missing information and there being no eligible loans. For its part, the Department of Education is saying that it is committed to the scheme. It also introduced an online help tool last year for borrowers wanting more information on PSLF. Liz Hill, press secretary at the Department of Education, said: "The department doesn't comment on pending litigation, but I would point out, that the department is faithfully administering the complex programme Congress passed." 'Wrong type of loan' Ms Finlaw, who grew up in Ohio and studied in Indiana and Philadelphia, started teaching before PSLF was introduced. Having taken out loans to cover her education, when she was told she was eligible, she joined the scheme. "But after 10 years, the federal loans company told me 'your loan's not forgiven, one of your loans did not qualify'. I said 'what's the deal?' - and they told me it wasn't the right type." That meant, she was told, she had another 120 payments to make. Another 10 years until the weight of debt was taken off her shoulders. Ms Finlaw sounds more resigned than bitter as she says: "I had a lot of hope it was the light at the end of the tunnel for my payments. I really thought my financial situation was going to be altered. And then I get the letter back. I almost wasn't surprised. But I felt duped. Like I should have known better." Only direct loans, issued by the Department of Education, qualify under the programme - rather than commercial loans guaranteed by the federal government. But Ms Finlaw says she wasn't told she had the wrong kind of loan for years. She feels that it's "demoralising as a teacher to give your life to it, and not be recognised as a vital component" of society. Often people think it's easy being a teacher, she muses - they just see the hours and the days off. "The loan not being paid off is totally linked to this attitude. There's no respect for what we do, there's no validation that our work matters," she adds. "I love my school," she says. "But we don't have a gym or an auditorium. I buy my own art supplies. We're giving kids the very best education we possibly can and our kids love the school. "You do that for 10 years. You pay loans that are crippling you financially and then at the end, someone says 'whoops, sorry - you have 10 more years'." Lena Konanova, representing the teachers, says there was a lack of clear process from the government. She says the department and secretary have "grossly mismanaged this public service loan forgiveness programme" and that "this violates the law". Ms Konanova says those applying do not know what the denial has been based on so they're not able to rebut it, adding: "They've been told a decade later that they've had the wrong type of loan." She says the next step is for the Department of Education and Ms DeVos to answer the complaint - they have 60 days to do so. 'Unrealistic' While she feels winning the court case would be justice for her, ultimately Ms Finlaw wants accountability, dignity for teachers and "a programme that follows through with its promises". "I want people to be able to get their loans paid back without having to go through a lawsuit," she adds. Ms Finlaw recently looked into buying her own apartment, as she is currently renting. "I wanted to invest in something I could have for myself, something I could make money on down the road," she says. "But I contacted a real estate agent and he said: 'There's nothing you'll be able to get, it's unrealistic." Despite this, she will be back at the school she loves in September, with the supplies she has bought with her own money. During the year, they will learn about Salvador Dali and Keith Haring, perspective and pointillism. In December, just before Christmas, the entire school will make gingerbread houses. But she will start the year by telling her students, new and old, as she always does: "I'm not an art teacher because I want to teach you about art..."

एक कला शिक्षक, जिसने एक दशक से अधिक समय पहले अपने छात्र ऋण का भुगतान करना शुरू कर दिया था, पर अभी भी लगभग 88,000 डॉलर (71,000 पाउंड) बकाया है-वादा किए जाने के बावजूद ऋण अब तक माफ कर दिया गया होगा। ऐसा कैसे हुआ?


Dumping Trump: Four ways Republicans might take on Trump

Summary: Donald Trump's recent pronouncement that the US should close its borders to all Muslim immigrants until the nation can "figure out what's going on" has given a renewed sense of urgency to establishment Republican efforts to derail his candidacy.

Anthony ZurcherNorth America reporter@awzurcheron Twitter While polls show that Mr Trump's position has the support of many party faithful, it could be general election poison. A recent survey, for instance, has Mr Trump faring poorly against Democrat Hillary Clinton compared to his Republican rivals. And yet, according to another poll, the candidate has opened a massive lead over his competition. So as Republican candidates gather in Las Vegas on Tuesday for the party's last presidential debate of 2015, they're faced with an overriding question. What's the best way to beat the brash billionaire before it's too late? Here are four possible strategies. Ignore him It may be hard to remember, but it was once thought that the best way to defeat Mr Trump was to pretend he wasn't there. In the first Republican debate, back in August, candidates like former Florida Governor Jeb Bush and Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker effectively screwed their eyes shut and plugged their ears whenever he spoke. The result was that Mr Trump ploughed through them, making the candidates seem weak and irrelevant. Mr Walker's campaign is now a historical footnote, and Mr Bush is languishing in single digits. Some Republican presidential hopefuls may continue to talk over, under and around Mr Trump, but they do so at their peril. Attack him Like a mythical beast of old, The Donald has been the undoing of many candidates who have sought to test their mettle against the front-runner. Texas Governor Rick Perry? Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal? They charged headfirst into the Trump buzzsaw and are now licking their wounds at home. Ohio Governor John Kasich made a run at the real-estate mogul during the last debate and was cut to ribbons. Given the level of outrage that Mr Trump's Muslim border ban generated last week, however, some candidates may figure the time is ripe for another frontal assault. A "have you no decency" style soliloquy could be just the trick for candidates like Mr Bush, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie or Florida Senator Marco Rubio, looking to rally the anti-Trump forces to their banner. Or it could end in disaster, as Mr Trump once again gives better than he gets. Mock him If Mr Trump is a classic bully, as his detractors often say, what better way to defeat him than with humorous derision? Take away a bully's ability to intimidate and demean, and he loses his power. It's a lesson that Mr Kasich's team has perhaps learned. After the candidate's ill-fated debate fireworks and a television advertising campaign questioning Mr Trump's fitness to lead, a super-PAC supporting the Ohio governor is now running a 75-second video that ridicules the New Yorker as a failed steak huckster. When Mr Trump called Ted Cruz a maniac this weekend, the Texas senator responded by tweeting a video of a song by the same name from the 1980s film Flashdance. Needling like this could prompt an angry response from Mr Trump, of course. But when the New Yorker hits back against attacks, he looks strong. If he punches back against humour, he could look small and thin-skinned. Smother him A much-anticipated poll released on Sunday showed that Mr Cruz has vaulted ahead of Mr Trump as the top preference of likely Republican participants in Iowa's first-in-the-nation caucus. The Texan has done so by deliberately avoiding any conflict with Mr Trump, direct or otherwise. Mr Cruz was surreptitiously recorded explaining his strategy during a closed-door meeting with deep-pocketed donors in New York last week. He said he planned to "bear hug" Trump and fellow outsider Ben Carson and "smother them with love", then collect their supporters when they eventually begin looking for a more serious, electable candidate. Mr Cruz will likely stay the course on Tuesday night, and other candidates, seeing his success, may follow his lead - or even direct their fire at the new hot hand. Mr Carson already is on the record saying he'll stand with Mr Trump if the Republican establishment tries an end run around the nomination rules to block one of them from winning. Perhaps the way Mr Trump loses is for other candidates to act just like him. Then again, that sounds a lot like a way Mr Trump wins.

डोनाल्ड ट्रम्प की हालिया घोषणा कि अमेरिका को सभी मुस्लिम प्रवासियों के लिए अपनी सीमाओं को बंद कर देना चाहिए, जब तक कि राष्ट्र "यह पता नहीं लगा लेता कि क्या हो रहा है" ने उनकी उम्मीदवारी को पटरी से उतारने के लिए रिपब्लिकन प्रयासों को स्थापित करने के लिए एक नए सिरे से तात्कालिकता की भावना दी है।


More wildfires tackled across Wales as hot weather continues

Summary: Firefighters have been tackling large wildfires across Wales.

A helicopter helped put out a blaze on Cwmcelyn Mountain, Blaina, Blaenau Gwent, while crews tackled a fire on another mountain during the heatwave. Firefighters have been on Mynydd Twr mountain in Holyhead, Anglesey, after a wildfire broke out Sunday night. Elsewhere, there have been fires at Pentre Halkyn, Flintshire and on Kilvey Hill, near Swansea. Nearby residents were advised to keep windows closed.

अग्निशामक पूरे वेल्स में बड़ी जंगल की आग से निपट रहे हैं।


What a Facebook experiment did to news in Cambodia

Summary: Until recently, video blogger Catherine Harry was a Facebook success story in Cambodia. Her page, A Dose of Cath, featured a series of outspoken first person videos on taboo topics like virginity and menstruation that never got airtime on TV.

By Ben PaviourPhnom Penh Then, on 19 October, Facebook tweaked its News Feed in Cambodia and five other small countries. Instead of seeing posts from Facebook pages in their general News Feed, users in the test had to go to a new section called Explore Feed to see the content. And so when Ms Harry posted a new video on Facebook on Saturday, just 2,000 of her fans saw it in the first hour, compared to about 12,000 who normally watched. "Suddenly I realised, wow, they actually hold so much power," she said. Facebook "can crush us just like that if they want to". Ms Harry, who quit her job to focus on vlogging, isn't just worried about her livelihood. Cambodia is in the throes of its most severe government crackdown in years ahead of a national election next July that could test the durability of Prime Minister Hun Sen, one of the longest-serving heads of government in the world. The crackdown has already claimed two NGOs, more than a dozen radio stations, and the local offices of two independent media outlets, Radio Free Asia and The Cambodia Daily. Hun Sen's main opposition, the Cambodian National Rescue Party (CNRP), could be dissolved entirely at a Supreme Court hearing on 16 November. "Out of all the countries in the world, why Cambodia?" Ms Harry asks of Facebook's experiment. "This couldn't have come at a worse time." Facebook surpassed TV as Cambodians' most popular source of news last year, according to a survey from the Asia Foundation, with roughly half of respondents saying they used the social media network. The platform helped power the CNRP's gains against the governing Cambodian People's Party (CPP) in the 2013 national elections and has been one of the only places for dissent in a country ranked 132nd out of 180 countries in Reporters Without Borders' 2017 World Press Freedom Index. With most mainstream traditional media aligned with the CPP, Facebook's test could mean that locals only get a skewed version of the day's news, said Von Vorn, a 30-year-old tuk-tuk driver. "It's like a frog in a pond," he said. "If the frog is in the pond, it won't know anything about the world - just the pond." Facebook's popularity has not been lost on Hun Sen, who has amassed almost nine million followers with a mix of seaside selfies, state news and singing contests, and whose page was ranked by global public relations firm Burson-Marsteller as the eighth most popular of any world leader. Hun Sen's longtime rival, Sam Rainsy, the exiled former president of the CNRP who runs a popular page of his own, said his traffic had dipped 20% since the start of the Facebook test. Unlike the prime minister, whom he accused of buying Facebook supporters from foreign "click farms", Mr Rainsy said he could not pay to sponsor his posts to put them in front of more users in their usual News Feeds. "Facebook's latest initiative would possibly give an even stronger competitive edge to authoritarian and corrupt politicians," he said. Facebook did not respond to requests for comment. But in a blog post last week, Adam Mosseri, the platform's head of News Feed, said the changes were made "to understand if people prefer to have separate places for personal and public content". The platform had no plans to expand the test globally, he said. Cambodian publishers of all stripes said they were frustrated by the unannounced changes. Leang Phannara, web editor for Post Khmer, the Khmer-language version of independent English daily the Phnom Penh Post, said Khmer Facebook posts were reaching 45% fewer people, while web traffic was down 35%. The only way to recapture that audience was to pay to sponsor posts, he said. "It's a pay-to-play scenario," Mr Phannara said. Lim Cheavutha, CEO of the stridently pro-government online outlet Fresh News, was upset by changes he said had eaten into his traffic, though he did not have numbers to hand. "I absolutely do not support this new [Facebook] policy," he said. "It affects not only my company, but also all other media." Local non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are also worried about the effect of the move on their marketing efforts, according to Jaime Gill, a local communications consultant. "Small NGOs have been able to compete by telling really powerful stories about their results," he said. "This experiment has banished those posts to a new feed which I suspect few will use." 'Fake news rampant' On the streets of Phnom Penh, no one approached by reporters had noticed the change. Sugarcane juice vendor Phorn Phel said he used Facebook to check in on developments across the country and would continue to do so by searching for his usual news sites, which he preferred over state-aligned media. "We don't want to watch local TV much because there's nothing interesting," he said. "That's why I need to find something on social media instead." Shop owner Sron Chathou said she spent nearly of all her free time on Facebook but hadn't noticed the experiment. She liked the immediacy of the platform, where her favourite pages would broadcast news like traffic accidents or flooding as they happened. "We can bring our phone everywhere in our pocket," she said. "No need to wait and see it on TV." Political analyst Ou Virak said Cambodians' trust in Facebook was misplaced given the rampant amount of fake news and conspiracy theories, often translated from English sources. "They don't distinguish the source or credibility of information," he said, estimating that seven out of 10 stories that he encountered on his News Feed were false or exaggerated. Facebook's test, then, was less important than building media literacy. "I don't see many Cambodians getting real or credible news anyway," he said. Ben Paviour is a freelance journalist based in Phnom Penh. Additional reporting by Ben Sokhean.

हाल तक, वीडियो ब्लॉगर कैथरीन हैरी कंबोडिया में एक फेसबुक सफलता की कहानी थी। उनके पृष्ठ, ए डोज़ ऑफ़ कैथ, में कौमार्य और मासिक धर्म जैसे वर्जित विषयों पर मुखर प्रथम व्यक्ति वीडियो की एक श्रृंखला दिखाई गई थी जिसे कभी भी टीवी पर प्रसारित नहीं किया गया था।


Man detained under Mental Health Act after Norfolk stab death

Summary: A man in his 80s has been detained after a woman understood to be his wife died in a stabbing.

The body of the woman, named locally as Frances Hubbard, was found at a house in Churchill Place, Brooke, Norfolk, at about 10:30 BST on Sunday. Police fired rubber bullets at a man after being called to a stabbing. The BBC understands the man detained is Michael Hubbard. Police said the man was detained under the Mental Health Act after he was released from custody. A post-mortem examination is due to take place to establish the cause of the woman's death.

80 साल के एक व्यक्ति को उसकी पत्नी मानी जाने वाली एक महिला की चाकू मारकर हत्या करने के बाद हिरासत में लिया गया है।


Chelmsford Lee Evans murder inquiry: Teenager bailed

Summary: A teenager, arrested in connection with the murder of man who was stabbed to death, has been released on bail.

The 19-year-old, from Chelmsford, was being questioned in connection with the death of Lee Evans, 47, who was stabbed in Cromar Way in the city just before 01:00 BST on 22 June. The teenager was also arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of drugs. He has been released on bail by Essex Police until 26 July. Detectives have already questioned and released three men and a woman since the killing.

चाकू मारकर हत्या करने वाले व्यक्ति की हत्या के मामले में गिरफ्तार एक किशोर को जमानत पर रिहा कर दिया गया है।


Indian Court upholds LTTE ban

Summary: A special tribunal in India has upheld the central government's decision to extend the ban of Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers for another two years.

The Indian government has decided to extend the ban on LTTE in May, this year. The tribunal chaired by Delhi High Court judge Vikramjeet Sen has ruled on Monday that there is sufficient evidence to extend the ban in India. Additional Solicitor General P P Malhotra has told the tribunal that if LTTE is allowed to operate, it would be detrimental to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of India. The LTTE was banned in India in 1992 after the assassination of the former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in 1991. Tamil Tigers are also proscribed as a terrorist group in the UK, United States and Canada.

भारत में एक विशेष न्यायाधिकरण ने श्रीलंका के तमिल टाइगर्स पर प्रतिबंध को और दो साल के लिए बढ़ाने के केंद्र सरकार के फैसले को बरकरार रखा है।


Swansea University opens £32m Great Hall arts centre

Summary: A new home for the arts has been established at Swansea University with the opening of its £32m Great Hall.

Part of its £450m Bay Campus development, the Great Hall includes lecture theatres and teaching spaces, along with a 700-seat auditorium. Senior pro vice-chancellor Prof Iwan Davies described it as a "world-class new concert and conference facility for Wales". To mark its opening, the building will be lit up at night, ending on Sunday. It will become the new "home venue" for the university's music programme, as well as hosting musical performances, community arts and cultural events and international industry conferences.

स्वानसी विश्वविद्यालय में 32 मिलियन पाउंड के ग्रेट हॉल के उद्घाटन के साथ कला के लिए एक नया घर स्थापित किया गया है।


Marks & Spencer food and clothing sales hit over Christmas

Summary: Marks & Spencer has seen its sales drop over the Christmas holiday period.

Like-for-like sales, which strip out the impact of new stores, were down 2.2% in the 13 weeks to 29 December. Food sales fell 2.1% and its clothing and home sales division slid 2.4%. Chief executive Steve Rowe said the combination of reducing consumer confidence, mild weather, Black Friday, and widespread discounting by competitors had made November "a very challenging trading period". He said the clothing and home department was in the "early stages of far reaching changes in range, in style, customer focus and channel mix". He said the objective was to deliver market leading value and to focus on stylish and wearable items. Mr Rowe added that changes to the food offering were making "good progress". Lee Wild, head of equity strategy at Interactive Investor, said: "Like all the established UK retailers, Marks & Spencer has been warning for years that online competition and discount stores are stealing business, and that's reflected in these third-quarter results. "Cautious consumers, mild weather and an uninspiring offering across clothing and food haven't helped." However, he said that a new management team was aiming to turn around a firm "lost for years in the retail wilderness".

क्रिसमस की छुट्टियों के दौरान मार्क्स एंड स्पेंसर की बिक्री में गिरावट देखी गई है।


Driver charged over Winchester school bus bridge crash

Summary: The driver of a school bus which had its roof torn off when it struck a railway bridge has been charged.

Three children were seriously hurt and 12 received minor injuries when the bus crashed in Wellhouse Lane, Winchester. The Stagecoach South double-decker was taking pupils aged between 11 and 16 to Henry Beaufort School on 10 September. Martin Walker, 36, of Burke Drive, Southampton, has been charged with three counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving. He is due to appear before Basingstoke magistrates on 6 April. Related Internet Links Hampshire Constabulary

एक स्कूल बस के चालक पर आरोप लगाया गया है, जिसकी छत रेलवे पुल से टकराने पर टूट गई थी।


Blackpool Council to confirm 300 job losses

Summary: A total of 300 posts are set to be cut at Blackpool Council as it seeks to save £14.1m in the next financial year.

The council executive will be asked to approve the package which includes 50 compulsory redundancies, 60 voluntary and the rest to go via natural wastage. Discussions have been taking place with trade unions and some staff have been told their jobs are at risk. The council said compulsory losses could be avoided through early retirement or voluntary redundancy. Council leader of the Labour-run authority Simon Blackburn warned in the autumn that the council faced a difficult few years. Related Internet Links Blackpool Council

ब्लैकपूल काउंसिल में कुल 300 पदों में कटौती की जानी है क्योंकि यह अगले वित्तीय वर्ष में £ 14.1m की बचत करना चाहता है।


County Down: Woman dies in Downpatrick single-car crash

Summary: A woman has died after a car crash in County Down.

The single-vehicle crash happened on the Belfast Road in Downpatrick and was reported to police on Saturday night. South Down MLA Colin McGrath sent his condolences to the woman's family and friends. "This is heart-wrenching news that no family wish to receive," he said. He thanked the emergency services for their "speedy and diligent work". "I know the community will rally round and support family and friends of the deceased at this time," he added. Sinn Féin's Chris Hazzard also expressed his sympathies. The South Down MP said: "I was shocked and saddened to learn of the death of a woman in a road collision on the Belfast Road in Downpatrick. "Any life lost on our roads is one too many." Anyone with any information relating to the incident is asked to contact the PSNI.

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A.Dot: The rise and rise of 1Xtra's record-breaking breakfast host

Summary: A.Dot is having a good year.

By Steven McIntoshEntertainment reporter In the past month alone, the presenter has launched BBC One's new music show Sounds Like Friday Night, led 1Xtra to its highest ever breakfast show audience, and, perhaps most importantly, purchased some new gardening utensils. "My proudest moment was when I invested in a leaf-blower," she tells BBC News. "I take great care of my garden, and I think there are moments in life when you realise you're an adult, and one of those is when you buy your first leaf-blower from Argos." Well put. Successful leaf maintenance aside, Dotty (whose real name is Ashley Charles), has every reason to be in a good mood. Last month's radio listening figures (or Rajars, as they're known in the industry), showed that the 1Xtra breakfast show she fronts now reaches 390,000 people every week - making her the most successful morning host in the station's history. "The Rajars were great news, it's always an incredible vote of confidence to see statistically, in an industry-recognised metric system, that you're doing well," she says. "But I think if you allow the praise to define you, then you'll ultimately allow the criticism to diminish you. "So I try not to focus too much on the Rajars. As incredible as the figures have been, I try to just make sure it's business as usual." The 29-year-old is speaking to BBC News ahead of Thursday evening's Student Radio Awards, which recognise upcoming broadcasting talent. (Winning best male at the ceremony in 2006 put Greg James on Radio 1's radar and led to a daytime presenting job.) Dotty says her advice to anyone keen to get into radio presenting "would be to not try and emulate any broadcasters that have come before you". "I think there are some greats," she says. "Terry Wogan was an incredible broadcaster. Scott Mills, if you ever want to learn how to be absolutely slick on radio, is a great example. "But I think the most important thing about being a new broadcaster is you can learn from those people that have come before you, but you should always try to find your voice, and work out exactly where you fit in this growing industry." She goes on: "For me, when I first started on radio, I wasn't trying to be like any other presenter. I wanted to be the anti-presenter. "So where your traditional presenter would say, 'wasn't that a brilliant song', I'd rather be the person that says, 'well, that song is six out of 10' - you know, just be honest. And I thought maybe my thing can be that I'm honest, and say what people are thinking." The formula seems to be working - as her breakfast show has just been extended to four hours, and now starts at 6am. "When Blue Planet II ended on Sunday, it was bedtime," she says of her new early starts. "Before, I might have another half hour. But the new start time means I have to go to sleep slightly earlier, I can't stay up past 9.30 at all." But on the plus side, she's turned into a morning person. "If you'd asked me a year ago, I would've said it's dreadful waking up early," she says. "But I've been doing the 1Xtra breakfast show for just over a year now and I've really found my groove in that time. I used to be a bit of a night owl, but now I'm as perky as you like, so I can't complain about the early mornings at all." Her year on the breakfast show has seen her interview so many high-profile figures that she struggles to pick just one highlight. "Ooh, that's a tough one," she laughs. "Might be Denzel Washington. He's certainly up there. "It was incredible to speak to Ellen as well, she was a great interview." When Dotty spoke to Ellen DeGeneres last year, she asked the US chat show host whether she felt a responsibility to represent the gay community. In her answer, Ellen said: "I don't wake up in the morning and go, 'I'm gay, let's go'," - before Dotty brilliantly cut in, joking: "I do. Every day, in the mirror." Now that Dotty has a more public platform, does she feel any such responsibility to the LGBT community herself? "For me, what I'm particularly proud of is that I'm able to be a voice or a face that people may not have readily had when I was growing up," she says. "There wasn't anyone really that I could look to and say, 'that's a person like me on the TV', so for me the responsibility is in hopefully being a great role model to those people that didn't necessarily have one from my walk of life." This weekend, Dotty will be co-hosting 1Xtra Live, which will see Bryson Tiller, J Hus, Donae'o and Stefflon Don take to the stage in Manchester. Until 2012, it could easily have been A.Dot herself performing at such an event - she was a rapper before getting into radio. But she says: "I haven't done music for four years now, so for me I wake up every day and I'm a broadcaster, and I get to be a music fan again. "When you're making music, you're very much in your own bubble, you're having your studio sessions, and you're focused on your music and your sound. "Being a musician for all of those years made me the best version of a broadcaster that I can be, so I look at that as the prelude to where I am now." 1Xtra Live will be broadcast live on BBC Radio 1, 1Xtra and Asian Network from 20:00-23:00 GMT on 11 November, and will be available on 1Xtra's website and the BBC iPlayer. Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.

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