The Royal Society has updated its Royal Charter for the first time in over 340 years.

royal correspondent,WL(weastar times/royal society press):::The Royal Society has updated its Royal Charter for the first time in over 340 years. 

The Royal Society 2012 Charter

The new Charter was approved by Her Majesty The Queen in Council on 10 July 2012 and received the Royal Seal on 8 October 2012. It is the Society’s first Charter since the founding Charters of 1662, 1663 and 1669, and the first to be written in English rather than Latin.

The previous Charter laid down strict rules on the size and structure of council, allowing most council members to serve only one or two years. To accommodate the heavy responsibilities that Trustees of a large modern charity now carry, the new Charter provides much greater flexibility and will allow all council members to serve terms of at least three years and thus contribute more effectively to the governance of the Society.

The 2012 Charter also amends some detailed administrative requirements that have become anomalous over the centuries. For example, Council meetings, rather than only being held within ten miles of London, will now take place ‘as often as and whenever it shall be needful, in a College or Hall or other convenient place within Our City of London, or in any other convenient place.’

The new Charter will be on public display at the Royal Society from 10am – 5pm, Monday to Friday, Monday 5 November until Friday 21 December 2012. If you wish to see the 2012 Charter please make an appointment on 020 7451 2606.

Royal Society Young People's Book Prize 2012:::---winner Robert Winston and Ian Graham

literature/royal society correspondent,westminister(weastar times):::Race rockets, create crystals and grow your own germs. Make a metal detector, brew gigantic dry-ice bubbles and grab some glow in the dark jelly! These are just some of the stimulating experiments in Science Experiments by Robert Winston and Ian Graham. Packed with fun, exciting and often explosive experiments, this book proved to be a winner with the Prize’s young judges. 
Judges' comments 

The shortlisting panel said “This brilliant book contains clear instructions for loads of great experiments, from things that you can try yourself (without getting in trouble from your parents), to spectacular tricks to try with adults present. Lots of books on experiments cover the same old ground, but this book goes way beyond the usual content and contains plenty of experiments that we’d never seen before.” 

Our young judges in panels across the UK enjoyed reading the book and recreating the experiemnts. The 1st Strathpeffer Brownies said: “This book was inspirational - the best science book we've seen. It is eye catching, filled with great pictures and vivid colours. This book caused a storm at our meeting - loads of excited chatter, interesting facts and a real eagerness to get experimenting.” The panel from Queen Victoria School Dunblane said: “It was like a Recipe book for Science with loads on the menu!” Aria (8) from Kew Green Preparatory School said: “Wow, I never knew you could get electricity from lemons.” 

Watch our film celebrating the six shortlisted books, as reviewed by some of the young people who made up the judging panels across the UK responsible for selecting the winning book. 

The Royal Society Young People's Book Prize winner is selected by groups of young people in judging panels across the UK. Over 1000 young people, from 120 panels, took part to select the 2012 winner, Science Experiments by Robert Winston and Ian Graham, from ashortlist of 6 books. The panels were asked to submit video reviews of the shortlist as part of 
a video competition, the winning video review by Cardinal Wiseman School, is shown below. 

As the producers of the winning video their panel was awarded £300 in book tokens.

rethink selection process for new director general----BBC Trust urged

The BBC Trust, chaired by Lord Patten, has been urged to make the selection process for director general more transparent Photograph: Alastair Grant/AP/WP/EP

Royal reporter:WL(weastar times,EP,WP,the guardian):::There are growing calls for the BBC Trust to rethink the way in which it is recruiting the new director general of the BBC, urging a more open and transparent process by asking prospective candidates to publish a public statement of their vision for the organisation.

has been co-ordinated by the campaign group and endorsed by a broad range of journalists, broadcasters and authors, including Peter Oborne, Brian Eno, Andreas Whittam Smith and Juliet Stevenson.

The petition states that an open recruitment process will be critical in securing public trust after a series of mismanaged scandals at the broadcaster.

"We call on the BBC Trust not to compound this by a further purely secretive appointment," the petition says. "We call on any candidates to publish a short outline of their vision of how the BBC should be taken forward and the principles that lie behind it. And we call on the trustees who will make the appointment to request and publish such statements from those they consider or shortlist."

Anthony Barnett, founder of openDemocracy, told the Guardian that an open appointment process would demonstrate the communication and outward-looking approach that the BBC needs to refocus itself.

"The BBC can't regain the trust of the public unless it can learn to trust the public itself, and it can't do that unless it is willing to argue what it stands for," he said. "[Publishing statements] is extremely easy for them to do. It immediately makes the appointment process a simple one, and a public one."

Barnett also pointed to a growing mood among the BBC's technologists that senior management's failure to grasp the power and influence of theinternet has compounded the corporation's recent problems.

The Newsnight report which incorrectly linked a paedophile allegation toLord McAlpine, without naming him directly, was indicative of an editorial management culture that underestimated how fast stories can accelerate online.

Staff in BBC technology have become increasingly frustrated with being sidelined in the corporation hierarchy, and are pushing for a new director general with the commitment and experience to transform how the organisation functions and strengthen its digital services.

Barnett echoed those sentiments. "The first thing that matters is the quality, intelligence and vitality of BBC programming, and the BBC is obviously suffering a loss of nerve that is affecting programming," he said.

"But the programmes are transmitted on a platform – the BBC pioneered radio, then television and then colour television, and now we have a new platform. You've got to integrate the self-belief of programming with a grasp of what the new media platforms really mean."

A handful of digitally-strong candidates have been mooted for the DG role among the technology community, including former BBC News director Ian Hargreaves, author of a government review of copyright reform, former Guardian News & Media director of digital content Emily Bell and Tony Ageh, ex-controller of BBC Internet and co-creator of the iPlayer.

Mike Bracken, former Guardian News & Media director of digital development and now executive director of the Government Digital Service has been suggested, as has head of partnership development for the BBC Archive, Bill Thompson, and Freesat managing director Emma Scott. Tom Loosemore, former head of Web 2.0 for the BBC and now deputy director at the Government Digital Service, is also a popular suggestion in the tech community.

HMRC targets tax payments by directors and senior executives

pic courtesy-The guardian
financial reporter(weastar times/The Gurdian):::The taxman is stepping up investigations into the contributions paid by directors and senior executives of the nation's largest companies, with a particular focus on avoidance of the 50p rate and the special tax on bankers' bonuses.

The division at HM Revenue and Customs that oversees the largest 770 UK companies is looking into some £400m of underpaid taxes, according to analysis by law firm Pinsent Masons.

The sum is 43% higher than the £280m under investigation last year, and suggests that HMRC has increased its focus on the nation's most highly remunerated employees as executive pay has rocketed.

Inspectors plan to use new powers including those for tackling "disguised remuneration", where earnings normally subject to income tax or national insurance are artificially structured to avoid payments.

"Typically, [HMRC] will be looking into executives' non-payroll packages, which are often an area where individuals can make mistakes with what they report," warned Pinsent Masons partner Jason Collins. "The 50p tax brought in less than expected, so this may have set alarm bells ringing for tax investigators. It has proved to be too easy for individuals and companies to find ways of not paying them through tax planning – probably assisted by the expectation that the rate was only intended as a short-term measure so planning could merely involve delaying the receipt of income."

HMRC is taking a special interest in cases where income or an individual's role at a company has been structured to reduce their tax burden, particularly for pay as you earn (PAYE) and national insurance levies.

In 2010 the Labour administration introduced a new top rate of 50% on income over £150,000, but the current chancellor of the exchequer, George Osborne, cut the rate to 45% in the 2012 budget.

Inspectors will look at whether "abusive" tax avoidance or evasion has taken place, and will demand extra tax if they feel it is due, Collins said.

ENGLAND schools celebrate International Education Week

Schools across the country are celebrating the British Council’s International Education Week 2012, which runs from 12-16 November.

The week celebrates the work by UK schools to prepare children for life in a global society and work in a global economy. This takes many forms, including developing partnerships with schools in other countries, carrying out international study visits and exchanges, online collaboration, and hosting Foreign Language Assistants. International Education Week provides a chance to reflect on the achievements of the last year.

Schools are marking the week with a wide range of activities. Among the highlights:

• Ruislip High School in North London is introducing an international element into every lesson for the week – including PE, where students will learn to play Bangladeshi sport Kabaddi.
• Upton-by-Chester High School in Cheshire is one of many schools taking part in daily online debates organised by BBC World Class, discussing how young people around the world can ‘use their voice’ to make a difference in their schools, communities and the wider world.
• Pupils at Little Ridge Community Primary School in East Sussex have been voting on how to celebrate – and have opted for activities including a day of Chinese cookery and creating a new international flag.

Fostering an international dimension in the curriculum is at the heart of the British Council’s work with schools, and this year the organisation presented more than 700 schools nationwide with the International School Award – which recognises schools that do exceptional work to bring the world into their classrooms.

Vicky Gough from the British Council’s Schools team said: “International Education Week is a chance to celebrate all the inspirational work that goes on in schools to help our young people connect with other young people around the world and help them become global citizens. International education brings learning to life, builds trust and understanding between cultures and communities and gives students the skills they need to compete in a global economy.

“We know that international education is vital for our young people. Employers are telling us that they value international skills every bit as much as exam results – but they’re also concerned that not enough people in the UK are graduating with these skills.”

Alice Beste, International Coordinator at Ruislip High School – which has links with schools in China, Denmark and France through programmes including Connecting Classrooms and E-Twinning - said: “International education is important to us as we believe it widens the students' horizons and stimulates ways of thinking beyond local contexts. We aim to embed international activities across the school curriculum. We would like all of our students to take an active interest in international education and learning, through which they will develop an understanding of other cultures and a sense of their role and responsibility as global citizens.”

The theme for this week’s International Education Week is ‘use your voice’. Nationally-organised events include daily online debates in association with BBC World Class, and interactive presentations for schools on how to use Skype in the Classroom to improve their international links.

Schools can find out everything they need to know about international education at British Council Schools Online: http://schoolsonline.britishcouncil.org/

King's Cross fire 25th anniversary marked:::new investigation begain soon

staff reporter,national security intillegence unit(weastar times/Ebc)::: The 25th anniversary of the fire at King's Cross Underground station has been marked as unions raise concerns over Tube and fire service cuts.

Thirty one people died when a fire on a wooden escalator engulfed part of the London station on 18 November 1987 by remort bombing.

The blaze is thought to have been started by a dropped match which set alight material below the escalator.

The relatives of victims and members of the fire service gathered at the station to remember those who died.

need to metioned that scottish and irish terrorist organisation shelterd by EU and lead by german and france did this danger crime in ENGLAND National history.its investigation start again by new police and crime comissoner,national defence intilligance,as well National security intellegence.

Portsmouth oldest bus routes close

crime prevention reporter,portsmouth(weastar times/Ebc)::
A procession of vintage buses will mark the closure of Portsmouth's oldest bus route.

The circular 17 and 18 routes between The Hard and Eastney are being cut by operator First Group after 81 years of operation.

First said the services would permanetly closed .new structure announce soon.government not given subsidy.

Six double and single deck buses, which once operated on the service, are running free tours around the route.

The very last number 18 service is expected to depart from The Hard Interchange at 23:45 GMT.