Spate of killings has reignited the debate about whether laws designed to protect cows, an animal held sacred by the country wasn t hindu majority, are being used to target muslims. vigilante cow protection groups often linked to right wing hindu factions say they are helping the police to enforce laws banning the police to enforce laws banning the slaughter of cattle. but they have been blamed for a number of recent deaths, as our correspondent leila nathoo reports from india. these roads hold many stories. by night, pradeep and his men scan them for trucks that could be carrying cows or beef. tonight none are on his radar. but he shows us where just days ago they found a container packed with cattle. how did you come to know the truck would be travelling on this road?
Cows, of course, are considered sacred by the country s hindu majority. vigilante cow protection groups say they are helping the police to enforce laws banning the slaughter of cattle. but they ve been blamed for a number of recent high profile deaths, as our correspondent leila nathoo reports. these roads hold many stories. by night, pradeep and his men scan them for trucks that could be carrying cows or beef. tonight, none are on his radar. but he shows us where just days ago, they found a container packed with cattle. so how did you come to know that the the truck would be travelling on this road? he had his informants, he says, so they stopped the truck and called police. here in haryana, the slaughter of cows is illegal, and bands of hindu men patrol the highways to stop any of the animals they hold so sacred being led to their deaths.
Rid of coal. well, we ve got to do the same and step up to the challenge and improve the life of everybody as a result of that. many in the science community believe we need another clean air revolution. how and when that might happen is up for debate. but this little girl s legacy is indisputable. jayne mccubbin, bbc news. time now to take a look now at what s making the news across the uk. we start in nottingham where anti spiking test kits are being used in venues across the city to help people feel safer on nights out. thousands of people every year report incidents of their drink being spiked, but campaigners fear the true figure could be much higher. as business leaders meet to discuss further measures, emily anderson has been investigating what s currently in place to keep people safe. nottingham city centre by night. for
Pressure for the second half of the weekend. uncertainty about the extent of the cloud but it looks like there will be cloud for a while. low cloud, misty weather, too. where it states it will be quite a bit cooler but further north there will be more warm sunshine. into next week we see significant changes. not least because we will start to see a northerly wind moving down and that will really drop temperatures. as the high receipts next week we have got the chance of some rain and a northerly wind arrives. much colder by day and coder by night.
Pressure continues to pummelled away as we go into tuesday. the isobars open up so it won t be so windy. but it will be coming in from a northerly direction, so it will be chilly as we move through tuesday. certainly into wednesday and thursday with the wind coming down from the arctic. colder by day and by night. frost around as well. tuesday, leiterwanes by night. frost around as well. tuesday, leiter wanes sunshine. by night. frost around as well. tuesday, leiterwanes sunshine. most the showers will be across the coastline particular in the north. the temperatures will be low for the seasonal average. the temperatures will be low for the seasonalaverage. nine the temperatures will be low for the seasonal average. nine to 11 degrees. as i say it stays by chilly day and night as we go through the week. some sunshine around. high pressure will build in and settle things down. things will turn unsettled but milder again towards to the following weekend. see you later.