first christmas message. it is with this life giving light and our service to others that i believe we can find hope for the future. welcome to bbc news. millions of people in the us and canada are spending christmas in the grip of a severe winter storm. it s brought extreme frost, heavy snow and strong winds. at least 35 people have died in weather related incidents and around 175,000 homes are without power. 0ur north america correspondent, nomia iqbal, reports. a very white christmas has turned more into a deep freeze. the city of buffalo in new york state is used to tough weather conditions, but this storm has left it paralysed. many don t even have any power to cook their christmas lunch. i m really glad that i have a fireplace because otherwise i d be freezing right now. 43 inches of snow fell here as of christmas morning. driving is banned as the blizzard conditions leave roads impassable, power substations frozen and at least seven people dead. we are in a war. this i
in galicia in the north west of spain. heavy rains hampered efforts to retrieve the bodies throughout the weekend. now on bbc news, the dark side of direct sales. the world of door to door sales and selling on the street has been rebooted for the social media age. young people are being promised big money, glam work trips abroad and the chance to work with some of the biggest brands in the uk. but the reality can be very different. i m lora jones and, for the past year, i ve been investigating the dark side of the direct sales industry. are young people chasing a dream they can never achieve? just, like, chews you up and spits you out. i probably blew about £2,000 in, like, road trips and stuff. wow! and i don t think i made that in the whole three months i was there. can t afford shampoo. you were trying so hard to project a kind of wolf of wall street image. i don t want to sound dramatic but it was like selling your soul. and could direct sales companies be breaking the l
in the light of her faith, in his first christmas message. it is in the life giving light and with the true humility that lies in our service to others, but i believe we can find hope for the future. millions of people in the us and canada are spending christmas in the grip of a severe winter storm. it s brought extreme frost, heavy snow and strong winds. at least 35 people have died in weather related incidents, and around 175,000 homes are without power. 0ur north america correspondent, nomia iqbal, reports. a very white christmas has turned more into a deep freeze. the city of buffalo in new york state is used to tough weather conditions, but this storm has left it paralysed. many don t even have any power to cook their christmas lunch. i m really glad that i have a fireplace because otherwise i d be freezing right now. 43 inches of snow fell here as of christmas morning. driving is banned as the blizzard conditions leave roads impassable, power substations frozen and at l
This is the kashmir the Indian Government wants the world to see. Beautiful, serene, filled with tourists. Away from sight is the more grim picture. A painful long running conflict, more recently a clampdown on democratic rights. Journalists who can bring out peoples voices and the grim realities say they are being silenced by the government. This kashmiri reporter pictured here at one of his court hearings. He has been injailforfive years charged under terror laws. His father, mohammed, says his son was targeted for this article he wrote about an anti india militant. Translation everyone knows he is innocent, i he is a professional reporter and was jailed for his writing about the militancy. They wanted to make an example out of him. He dared to cover topics the government does not approve of. At the time of his arrest, his daughter was six years old. She might have been reunited with her father when he was given bail last year. But on the day of his release, no charges were brought.
His father mohammad says asif was targeted for this article he wrote about an anti india militant. Translation everyone knows he is innocent. I he is a professional reporter and was jailed for his writing about the militancy. They wanted to make an example out of him. So otherjournalists dont dare to cover topics the government does not approve of. At the time of his arrest, asif s daughter was six months old. Areeba might have been reunited with herfather when he was given bail last year. But on the day of his release, new charges were brought. Asif was kept in jail. Its part of a troubling pattern. Journalist Sajjad Guljailed for a criminal conspiracy. Well known Magazine Editor fahad shah arrested on terrorism charges. Whenever theyre granted bail, new cases are filed to keep them in custody. Most recently, irfan meraj, who has worked with international outlets, jailed for alleged links to terrorfunding. This complex, which now houses an office of the kashmir police. Until last year