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Mystery of Air India crash deepens as report reveals cockpit audio

Air India plane descending moments before crash

Investigators have uncovered a chilling discovery in the preliminary investigation into the Air India Flight 171 crash which killed 260 people in June.

Just seconds after takeoff, both the 12-year-old Boeing 787 Dreamliner's fuel-control switches abruptly moved to the "cut-off" position, starving the engines of fuel and triggering total power loss. Switching to "cut-off" is a move typically done only after landing.

The cockpit voice recording captures one pilot asking the other why he "did the cut-off", to which the person replies that he didn't. The recording doesn't clarify who said what. At the time of takeoff, the co-pilot was flying the aircraft while the captain was monitoring.

The switches were returned to their normal inflight position, triggering automatic engine relight. At the time of the crash, one engine was regaining thrust while the other had relit but had not yet recovered power.

Air India Flight 171 was airborne for less than 40 seconds before crashing into a crowded neighbourhood in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad, marking one of India's most baffling aviation disasters.

Investigators are probing the wreckage and cockpit recorders to understand what went wrong just after takeoff. The Air India flight climbed to 625 feet in clear weather before losing location data 50 seconds in, per Flightradar24. Saturday's 15-page report offers early insights.

The investigation - led by Indian authorities with experts from Boeing, General Electric, Air India, Indian regulators, and participants from the US and UK - raises several questions.

Investigators say the lever-lock fuel switches are designed to prevent accidental activation - they must be pulled up to unlock before flipping, a safety feature dating back to the 1950s. Built to exacting standards, they're highly reliable. Protective guard brackets further shield them from accidental bumps.

"It would be almost impossible to pull both switches with a single movement of one hand, and this makes accidental deployment unlikely," a Canada-based air accidents investigator, who wanted to remain unnamed, told the BBC.

That's what makes the Air India case stand out.

If one of the pilots was responsible for shutting down the switches, intentionally or not, it "does beg the question: why... pull the switches to the off position," Shawn Pruchnicki, a former airline accident investigator and aviation expert at Ohio State University, said.

"Was it intentional, or the result of confusion? That seems unlikely, as the pilots reported nothing unusual. In many cockpit emergencies, pilots may press the wrong buttons or make incorrect selections - but there was no indication of such a situation here, nor any discussion suggesting that the fuel switches were selected by mistake. This kind of error doesn't typically happen without some evident issue," he told the BBC.

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Air India Flight 171 crashed into a crowded neighbourhood in Ahmedabad

Peter Goelz, a former managing director of the US's NTSB, echoed a similar sentiment: "The finding is very disturbing - that a pilot has shut off the fuel switch within seconds of flying."

"There's likely much more on the cockpit voice recorder than what's been shared. A lone remark like 'why did you cut off the switches' isn't enough," he said.

"The new details suggest someone in the cockpit shut those valves. The question is, who, and why? Both switches were turned off and then restarted within seconds. The voice recorder will reveal more: was the flying pilot trying to restart the engines, or the monitoring one?"

Investigators believe the cockpit voice recorder - with audio from pilot mics, radio calls and ambient cockpit sounds - holds the key to this puzzle.

"They haven't identified the voices yet, which is crucial. Typically, when the voice recorder is reviewed, people familiar with the pilots are present to help match voices. As of now, we still don't know which pilot turned the switches off and back on," said Mr Goelz.

In short, investigators say what's needed is clear voice identification, a full cockpit transcript with labelled speakers, and a thorough review of all communications from the moment the plane was pushed back from the gate to the time it crashed.

They also say this underscores the need for cockpit video recorders, as recommended by the NTSB. An over-the-shoulder view would show whose hand was on the cut-off switch.

Before boarding Flight 171, both pilots and crew passed breathalyser tests and were cleared fit to fly, the report says. The pilots, based in Mumbai, had arrived in Ahmedabad the day before the flight and had adequate rest.

But investigators are also zeroing in on what they describe is an interesting point in the report.

It says in December 2018, the US Federal Aviation Administration issued a Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB) highlighting that some Boeing 737 fuel control switches were installed with the locking feature disengaged.

While the issue was noted, it wasn't deemed an unsafe condition requiring an Airworthiness Directive (AD) - a legally enforceable regulation to correct unsafe conditions in a product.

The same switch design is used in Boeing 787-8 aircraft, including Air India's VT-ANB which crashed. As the SAIB was advisory, Air India did not perform the recommended inspections.

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A cockpit of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft, operated by Air India at an air show in India

Mr Pruchnicki said he's wondering whether there was a problem with the fuel control switches.

"What does this [bit in the report] exactly mean? Does it mean that with a single flip, that switch could shut the engine off and cut the fuel supply? When the locking feature is disengaged, what exactly happens? Could the switch just flip itself to off and shut down the engine? If that's the case, it's a really serious issue. If not, that also needs to be explained," he said.

Others, however, aren't convinced this is a key issue.

"I haven't heard of this which appears to be a low-profile FAA issuance. Nor have I heard any complaints [about the fuel switches] from pilots - who are usually quick to speak up. It's worth examining since it's mentioned, but it may just be a distraction," said Mr Goelz.

Capt Kishore Chinta, a former investigator with India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), wonders whether the switches tripped because of a problem with the plane's electronic control unit.

"Can the fuel cut-off switches be triggered electronically by the plane's electronic control unit without movement by the pilot? If the fuel cut-off switches tripped electronically, then it's a cause for concern," he told the BBC.

The report says fuel samples from the refuelling tanks were "satisfactory". Experts had earlier suggested fuel contamination as a possible cause of the dual engine failure. Notably, no advisory has been issued for the Boeing 787 or its GE GEnx-1B engines, with mechanical failure ruled out for now pending further investigation.

It also said that the aircraft's Ram Air Turbine (RAT) had deployed - a clear sign of a major systems failure - and the landing gear was found in "down position" or not retracted.

The RAT, a small propeller that extends from the underside of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, acts as an emergency backup generator. It automatically deploys in flight when both engines lose power or if all three hydraulic systems register critically low pressure, supplying limited power to keep essential flight systems operational.

"The deployment of the Ram Air Turbine (RAT) strongly supports the conclusion that both engines had failed," Mr Pruchnicki said.

A Boeing 787 pilot explained why he thought the landing gear was not retracted.

"These days, every time I take off in a 787, I notice the landing gear retraction process closely. By the time the gear handle is pulled, we're already at about 200ft (60.9m), and the entire gear retraction process completes by around 400ft - roughly eight seconds in total, thanks to the aircraft's high-pressure hydraulic system."

The pilot believes the one flying had no time to think.

"When both engines fail and the aircraft starts going down, the reaction goes beyond just being startled - you go numb. In that moment, landing gear isn't your focus. Your mind is on one thing: the flight path. Where can I put this aircraft down safely? And in this case, there simply wasn't enough altitude to work with."

Investigators say the crew tried to recover, but it happened too fast.

"The engines were switched off and then back on. The pilots realised the engines were losing thrust - likely restarting the left one first, followed by the right," said Mr Pruchnicki.

"But the right engine didn't have enough time to spool back up, and the thrust was insufficient. Both were eventually set to "run", but with the left shut down first and the right too late to recover, it was simply too little, too late."

Trump says EU and Mexico face 30% tariff from August

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President Donald Trump has announced that the European Union and Mexico will face a 30% tariff on imports to the US from 1 August.

He warned he would impose even higher import taxes if either of the US trading partners decided to retaliate.

The announcement was made in two letters posted on Trump's Truth Social website. Similar letters were sent this week to several other countries.

The 27-member EU - America's biggest trading partner - said earlier this week it hoped to agree a deal with Washington before 1 August.

In the letter to European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, Trump wrote: "We have had years to discuss our trading relationship with the European Union, and have concluded that we must move away from these long-term-large, and persistent, trade deficits, engendered by your tariff, and non-tariff, policies and trade barriers."

"Our relationship has been, unfortunately, far from reciprocal," the letter added.

The EU has been a frequent target of Trump's criticism, and in April Washington announced levies of 20% on European goods.

In 2024, the US trade deficit with the bloc was $235.6bn (€202bn; £174bn), according to the office of the US trade representative.

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German backpacker found after 11 nights in Australia's outback

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A backpacker survived nearly two weeks lost in Western Australia's outback by drinking from puddles and sleeping in a cave, police have said.

Carolina Wilga, 26, from Germany, was rescued on Friday. She had suffered from exhaustion, dehydration, "extensive insect bites" and an injured foot, according to police.

Officers said she walked 24km (15 miles) away from her van in a "confused and disorientated" state after it became stuck in remote bushland.

Ms Wilga had convinced herself she was not going to be found, police said, adding that the backpacker's family was relieved and thankful.

"She spent 11 nights exposed to the elements and survived by consuming the minimal food supplies she had in her possession, and drinking water from rain and puddles," a Western Australia police statement said.

The rescue was down to "sheer luck", acting police inspector Jessica Securo said in a news conference.

Ms Wilga was spotted by a driver and airlifted to a hospital in Perth.

Tania Henley, the driver, told Australia's public broadcaster ABC that she saw Ms Wilga waving her hands by the side of the road, and she appeared to be in a "fragile state".

"Everything in this bush is very prickly. I just can't believe that she survived. She had no shoes on, she'd wrapped her foot up," Ms Henley said.

Before her rescue, Ms Wilga was last seen at a general store in the town of Beacon, Western Australia, in her van on 29 June.

Police found her abandoned van on Thursday in dense bushland north of Beacon.

Securo said it appeared Ms Wilga had lost control of the vehicle, which became mechanically unsound and bogged.

Ms Wilga has had a "good night's sleep" in hospital and is "just taking it one day at a time", Securo said.

Arizona resident dies from plague, health officials say

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A resident of Arizona has died from pneumonic plague, health officials confirmed on Friday.

This was the first recorded death from the disease in the county since 2007, Coconino County Health and Human Services reported. In that case, a person had an interaction with a dead animal infected with the disease.

Plague, known as the "Black Death" in the 14th century, killed up to half of Europe's population. It is now rare in humans and can be treated with antibiotics.

An average of seven human plague cases are reported each year in the US, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.

Coconino County government said the risk to the public of exposure remains low.

"Our hearts go out to the family and friends of the deceased," Coconino County Board of Supervisors Chair Patrice Horstman said in a statement. "We are keeping them in our thoughts during this difficult time. Out of respect for the family, no additional information about the death will be released."

Pneumonic plague is a severe lung infection caused by the Yersinia pestis bacterium.

There are different forms of plague, such as bubonic plague, which is the most common and is caused by the bite of an infected flea. Pneumonic plague, which spreads to the lungs from other untreated forms of plague, is the most serious and is usually rare.

Symptoms of the bubonic plague in humans typically appear within two to eight days after exposure and may include fever, chills, headache, weakness, and swollen lymph nodes.

Plague is no longer found in the UK and the chance of it occurring in a person returning to the country is "very low", the government says.

Prevention measures include using a DEET-based insect repellent to protect against flea bites, avoiding contact with dead animals, infected tissues or materials, and avoiding close contact with symptomatic patients and crowded areas where cases have been recently reported.

Man, 25, dies in balcony fall at Malta hotel

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Police were called to a hotel in St Julian's, Malta on Friday morning

A 25-year-old man from Gwynedd has died in Malta in a fall from a hotel balcony.

Police were called to the hotel in St Julian's, a town on the east of the island, in the early hours of Friday.

A medical team attended the scene at Triq Spinola but the man died at the scene. Malta Police said its investigations were ongoing.

Member of the Senedd Sian Gwenllian, who represents Arfon, said in a statement that the man's death was "truly devastating".

"The pain his family must be experiencing is unimaginable. My thoughts, and those of the people of Gwynedd, are with them in their grief," she said.

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'Was this avoidable?': Families of Air India crash victims seek answers

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For days, Imtiyaz Ali had been anxiously awaiting the findings of a preliminary report into last month's Air India crash that killed his brother, sister-in-law, and their two young children.

When the report was finally released early on Saturday in India, he read it carefully - only to be disappointed by what he said "reads like a product description".

"Other than the pilots' final conversation, there's nothing in it that really points to what caused the crash."

He hopes more details will be made public in the months to come.

"This matters to us," Ali said. "We want to know exactly what happened. It won't change anything for us now, we continue grieving - just as we have since that day. But at least we'll have some answers."

Javid Ali, hair short and wearing a brown button-down shirt, stands holding his daughter Amani, wearing a dress, beside his wife Maryam Ali, wearing a belted dress, glasses, and her dark hair short. Their son Zayn stands in front of them, Javid's arm around him.
Javid and Maryam Ali with their children Zayn and Amani, who died in the crash

The London-bound Air India flight 171 crashed into a suburban neighbourhood in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad shortly after take-off on 12 June, killing 241 of the 242 people on board and 19 others on the ground.

A preliminary investigative report released on Saturday in India said fuel to the engines of the plane cut off just seconds after take-off. The circumstances around how or why that happened remain unclear.

The report said that in recovered cockpit voice recordings, one of the pilots can be heard asking "why did you cut off?" - to which the other pilot replied he "did not do so".

A final report into the crash is expected in 12 months.

Shweta Parihar, 41, also wants answers. Her husband, Abhinav Parishar, 43, was on his way back to London. He was meant to fly later in the month but decided to come home early and ended up on the ill-fated flight.

She laments that no investigation will ever bring her husband back.

"For those of us that have lost loved ones, we've lost them, they are not coming back," she said.

"What will they do in the investigation, tell us how it happened? The life of how many people, 250 passengers, what will they say, sorry? Everything is done, everything is finished."

Parihar becomes emotional when she talks about the impact of the loss on her 11-year-old son Vihaan.

"He misses his dad badly," she said tearfully. Vihaan tells her that he won't fly Air India ever again.

A family photo with Shweta Parihar and her husband, Abhinav Parishar, and their son Vihaan
Abhinav and Shweta Parihar with their son Vihaan

Badasab Syed, 59, lost his brother, sister-in-law, and their two children in the crash.

He was hoping for answers from the preliminary report, but after watching the news, said he was left with more questions.

"The report mentions the pilots discussing who turned off fuel and a possible issue with the fuel control switch. We don't know, what does that mean? Was this avoidable?"

Inayat Syed, 49, with his wife Nafeesa, along with their son and daughter
Inayat and Nafeesa Syed pictured with their son and daughter

Badasab Syed says his younger brother, Inayat Syed, 49 was the heart of the family. Losing him, his wife and children, has shattered the entire family. The grief has been especially difficult on his 83-year-old mother, Bibi Sab.

"Losing her son and grandchildren has made her weak. I think she is not able to even tell us how she feels," he said.

Donald Trump and the Scots: A not-so special relationship

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A bagpiper welcomed Trump on a previous visit to Scotland

The Donald Trump who came to Scotland in 2006 to say he was building the world's greatest golf course was in many ways a different Donald Trump to the one now enjoying his second term in the White House.

Back then he was a brash hotelier, perhaps best known for hosting the US version of The Apprentice and his brief cameo in the 1992 film, Home Alone 2.

The President Trump who returns to Scotland later this month has often spoken of his affection for the country where his mother was born and says he built the course on the Menie Estate at Balmedie in Aberdeenshire in her memory.

But two decades on, few Scots return that affection.

That's not usually the case when it comes to US presidents and their ancestral ties this side of the Atlantic.

Immigration is a huge part of the American experience and US presidents have a strong tradition of acknowledging their family roots in the old world.

John F Kennedy and Joe Biden kept their Irish ancestry central to their personal and political identities and both enjoyed hugely successful trips to Ireland. President Kennedy is said to have described his 1963 visit as the best four days of his life.

In 2023, Joe Biden made a triumphant tour of the country, speaking to tens of thousands in his ancestral home town of Ballina in County Mayo.

He declared "I'm at home" when he addressed the Irish Parliament and even found time to visit a pub in County Louth.

Designed to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, the trip was seen as a huge success and clearly meant a great deal to both Biden and the Irish.

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President Biden enjoyed a warm welcome from the the people of Ireland in 2023
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Donald Trump paid tribute to his Scottish roots while visiting the Isle of Lewis in 2008

It's almost impossible to imagine the same thing happening with President Trump in Scotland.

To be fair, Scottish links to the White House are historically less well-known and celebrated. Yet according to the National Library of Scotland, 34 out of the 45 presidents have Scottish ancestry.

These include George Washington, William McKinlay, Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton.

And Trump is more Scottish than any of them. His mother was a Gaelic speaker, born and raised in Lewis in the Western Isles, who moved to America aged 18 in 1930.

Mary Anne MacLeod Trump was said to have retained her native accent throughout her long life (she died aged 88 in 2000), and visited Lewis regularly enough that many there remember her well.

All this would normally be cause for celebration. But it's a reflection of Trump's personality and reputation that his relationship with the Scots has been largely antagonistic.

A recent opinion poll suggested seven in 10 Scots had an unfavourable opinion of the president.

I've been covering the story of Trump in Scotland since 2006 and have come to realise that to understand the relationship between the two you have to start with him flying in to Scotland with that grand plan to pay tribute to his beloved mum.

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Trump's mother was born Mary Anne MacLeod in Lewis in 1912

There had been a few months of speculation before Trump confirmed his plans in March 2006. He said he'd been looking to build a links golf course in Europe for years.

"My preference was Scotland over any other country, because I am half Scottish - my mother, Mary MacLeod, is from Stornoway," he said.

"When I saw this piece of land I was overwhelmed by the imposing dunes and rugged Aberdeenshire coastline. I knew that this was the perfect site.

"The complex will cover a large area of sand dunes. I have never seen such an unspoilt and dramatic seaside landscape, and the location makes it perfect for our development."

Getty Images Donald Trump in black coat and suit with white shirt and blue and white striped tie, standing on the road by the side of the 18th fairway to the Old Course, St Andrews. He is pointing and shouting, in a pose associated with his TV programme The Apprentice. The Royal and Ancient building is behind him and the sky is grey.Getty Images
Donald Trump came to St Andrews - the home of golf - in 2006 to announce his decision to build a course on the Menie Estate in Aberdeeshire

There's a certain irony there. The unspoilt nature of those dunes at Balmedie would become central to the reaction that grew against Trump.

Some of the land he bought was under protection as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). The shifting sand dune system along that stretch of coast north of Aberdeen was regarded as one of the finest examples of its kind in the UK.

What followed was a protracted and often bitter planning dispute that went all the way to the heart of the Scottish government.

The conservation agency Scottish Natural Heritage had warned a planning inquiry that the development would seriously damage the SSSI.

The local council turned down the development, but permission was later granted by Scottish government ministers on the basis that the potential economic benefit would outweigh any environmental harm.

The development went ahead in the face of protests from environmental groups and calls for professional golfers not to attend the official opening in 2012.

In 2020, it was announced the dunes at Balmedie had lost their SSSI status. The dunes are now said to not include enough special features.

Trump International described the move as "highly politicised".

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The site of the Trump course on the Menie Estate at Balmedie was renowned for its complex sand dunes
MIchael Forbes, whose family home was on the site of the proposed course, refused to sell up and leave the area

The long-running environmental dispute probably turned many against the Trump plans. But there was also a human story developing and this really captured the public's imagination.

Quite quickly in the development process, Trump became involved in a public fight with two of the site's neighbours.

Michael Forbes and David and Moira Milne own properties next to the Trump course. They declined to sell their land and the tycoon went on the offensive.

On one visit he was filmed looking up at the Milnes' home - actually a rather striking converted coastguard station which sits high on a hill overlooking the course - saying "I want to get rid of that house".

He was told by an employee that this could cause a "bit of stir" and replied: "Who cares? We are going to build the greatest golf course in the world, this house is ugly."

Trump also accused local farmer and salmon fisherman Michael Forbes of living in a "pig-like atmosphere".

Mr Forbes and the Milnes became folk heroes to Trump's critics. The Milnes flew a Mexican flag outside their home in a protest against plans to build a wall on the southern US border.

Speaking on a US comedy show in 2017, Mr Forbes branded the president a "clown", adding: "The only regret I have is I didn't knock him on his arse when I met him".

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Trump's previous visits to Scotland have been met by large demonstrations

It should be said many welcomed Trump's interest in Scotland, especially at the start.

He enjoyed the qualified support of Jack McConnell and Alex Salmond's governments. The sort of inward investment he promised doesn't come along every day.

The former head of the economic agency Scottish Enterprise, Jack Perry, later described being "profoundly dismayed" when councillors turned down the planning application.

Speaking to BBC Scotland for a documentary I made with my colleague Glenn Campbell in 2017, he said: "I found it hard to credit. You're saying, 'No' to Donald Trump? Remember, this is before he was involved in politics and had the kind of toxic brand that he has now."

Local chambers of commerce, business leaders and many councillors backed the project.

Stewart Spence, who died earlier this year, ran the luxury Marcliffe Hotel in Aberdeen for more than 40 years.

As an influential business leader in the city, he was an early supporter of Trump and his plans, recognising the potential value for the local economy.

Speaking in 2017, he said: "I knew that this was a man that wouldn't do anything unless it was the best in the world. And that was always what he was known for."

The two became friends, with Trump gifting him membership at the club.

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Then First Minister Jack McConnell met Trump, along with Sir Sean Connery, at Tartan Week in New York in 2006 and made the tycoon a "GlobalScot" business ambassador

Trump was made a business ambassador by Jack McConnell in 2006 and awarded an honorary degree by Aberdeen's Robert Gordon University four years later.

All of these can be easily justified by the need to do business with powerful business and political leaders.

And there are those today advocating for better relations with Donald Trump.

Writing in The Times newspaper ahead of the recent UK-US trade deal, the Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar argued: "President Trump's affinity for Scotland is real, regardless of what people think of his politics.

"His family's investments in Ayrshire and Aberdeenshire are real and significant. They have created jobs, attracted tourism, and demonstrated that Scotland remains an attractive destination for global investment.

"I am sure at times they have felt frustrated at doing business in Scotland, but the potential benefits of having the president of the United States as an advocate for others to invest in Scotland should be obvious."

But many at the top of Scottish politics turned away from Trump years before he won the 2016 election.

In 2012, he travelled to the Scottish Parliament to argue against a wind farm being built in the North Sea, within sight of his development.

He went on to fight a court action against the plans. And when he lost, he turned his ire on Scotland's politicians, especially ministers.

The man who had once called Salmond "a tremendous representative of the people of Scotland" who had done "a fantastic job", now said, "You're going to have riots all over Scotland, because Alex Salmond is going to destroy the natural beauty of Scotland".

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Trump's visit to the Scottish Parliament in 2012 was met by protests, with one man attempting to mess the businessman's hair with a statically-charged balloon

The economic benefits of the Aberdeenshire golf course - which had tipped the argument for ministers - also came into question as the years passed.

Trump promised a £1bn project creating hundreds of jobs. According to an investigation by BBC Scotland in 2024, the latest accounts showed the facility has a net book value of £33.2m and 81 employees.

In addition to the golf course, the original proposal also included approval for a 450-room hotel, 950 holiday apartments, 36 golf villas and 500 houses for sale.

None of these elements, and the thousands of new jobs promised, have materialised. The golf resort had yet to turn a profit, racking up £13.3m in losses since it opened.

President Trump is expected to open the second course at the site while on his latest visit.

He's also likely to visit the Trump Turnberry resort in Ayrshire. Bought in 2014 for $60m, at its centre is the Ailsa course with its rich history of hosting the Open Championship.

In the wake of the Washington riots in 2021, the organisers of The Open announced that it would not be held at Turnberry as long as its links to the Trump Organisation remain. In recent months, there have been suggestions this may change.

Turnberry has became the focus of many of the protests against Trump throughout his presidency and beyond.

It's where the late comedian Janey Godley was pictured holding a very blunt placard and buildings on the course have been the subject of recent vandalism in protest at the president's comments on Gaza.

Trump's low regard among most Scots remains a live issue. If anything, his return to the White House has energised his critics and his name on Scottish businesses gives them a focus for their anger.

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Some in Lewis - the island where Trump's mother was born - have made known their disapproval of the president

As Scotland gets ready for Trump's return, there are concerns about the cost of policing such a high-profile occasion, and talk of further public protests.

So what will all this mean when the president flies into Scotland later this month?

Donald Trump has an almost unparalleled talent for courting controversy, getting into fights and provoking his opponents.

It would be a stretch to imagine he cares very much whether people turn out and protest his visit. As someone who thrives on all kinds of publicity he might, in fact, welcome it.

It would be even more of a stretch to believe angry Scots hitting the streets to march against him will change his mind on anything.

People will likely protest and, though he has his supporters and those who believe Scotland ought to make more of the connection, the voices raised against him will probably be the loudest across the days he spends in his mother's homeland.

But the last 20 years suggest he won't necessarily be listening.

  • Craig Williams produced and directed the documentary Donald Trump: Scotland's President for BBC Scotland in 2017.

Mystery of Air India crash deepens after report reveals cockpit audio

Air India plane descending moments before crash

Investigators have uncovered a chilling discovery in the preliminary investigation into the Air India Flight 171 crash which killed 260 people in June.

Just seconds after takeoff, both the 12-year-old Boeing 787 Dreamliner's fuel-control switches abruptly moved to the "cut-off" position, starving the engines of fuel and triggering total power loss. Switching to "cut-off" is a move typically done only after landing.

The cockpit voice recording captures one pilot asking the other why he "did the cut-off", to which the person replies that he didn't. The recording doesn't clarify who said what. At the time of takeoff, the co-pilot was flying the aircraft while the captain was monitoring.

The switches were returned to their normal inflight position, triggering automatic engine relight. At the time of the crash, one engine was regaining thrust while the other had relit but had not yet recovered power.

Air India Flight 171 was airborne for less than 40 seconds before crashing into a crowded neighbourhood in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad, marking one of India's most baffling aviation disasters.

Investigators are probing the wreckage and cockpit recorders to understand what went wrong just after takeoff. The Air India flight climbed to 625 feet in clear weather before losing location data 50 seconds in, per Flightradar24. Saturday's 15-page report offers early insights.

The investigation - led by Indian authorities with experts from Boeing, General Electric, Air India, Indian regulators, and participants from the US and UK - raises several questions.

Investigators say the lever-lock fuel switches are designed to prevent accidental activation - they must be pulled up to unlock before flipping, a safety feature dating back to the 1950s. Built to exacting standards, they're highly reliable. Protective guard brackets further shield them from accidental bumps.

"It would be almost impossible to pull both switches with a single movement of one hand, and this makes accidental deployment unlikely," a Canada-based air accidents investigator, who wanted to remain unnamed, told the BBC.

That's what makes the Air India case stand out.

If one of the pilots was responsible for shutting down the switches, intentionally or not, it "does beg the question: why... pull the switches to the off position," Shawn Pruchnicki, a former airline accident investigator and aviation expert at Ohio State University, said.

"Was it intentional, or the result of confusion? That seems unlikely, as the pilots reported nothing unusual. In many cockpit emergencies, pilots may press the wrong buttons or make incorrect selections - but there was no indication of such a situation here, nor any discussion suggesting that the fuel switches were selected by mistake. This kind of error doesn't typically happen without some evident issue," he told the BBC.

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Air India Flight 171 crashed into a crowded neighbourhood in Ahmedabad

Peter Goelz, a former managing director of the US's NTSB, echoed a similar sentiment: "The finding is very disturbing - that a pilot has shut off the fuel switch within seconds of flying."

"There's likely much more on the cockpit voice recorder than what's been shared. A lone remark like 'why did you cut off the switches' isn't enough," he said.

"The new details suggest someone in the cockpit shut those valves. The question is, who, and why? Both switches were turned off and then restarted within seconds. The voice recorder will reveal more: was the flying pilot trying to restart the engines, or the monitoring one?"

Investigators believe the cockpit voice recorder - with audio from pilot mics, radio calls and ambient cockpit sounds - holds the key to this puzzle.

"They haven't identified the voices yet, which is crucial. Typically, when the voice recorder is reviewed, people familiar with the pilots are present to help match voices. As of now, we still don't know which pilot turned the switches off and back on," said Mr Goelz.

In short, investigators say what's needed is clear voice identification, a full cockpit transcript with labelled speakers, and a thorough review of all communications from the moment the plane was pushed back from the gate to the time it crashed.

They also say this underscores the need for cockpit video recorders, as recommended by the NTSB. An over-the-shoulder view would show whose hand was on the cut-off switch.

Before boarding Flight 171, both pilots and crew passed breathalyser tests and were cleared fit to fly, the report says. The pilots, based in Mumbai, had arrived in Ahmedabad the day before the flight and had adequate rest.

But investigators are also zeroing in on what they describe is an interesting point in the report.

It says in December 2018, the US Federal Aviation Administration issued a Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB) highlighting that some Boeing 737 fuel control switches were installed with the locking feature disengaged.

While the issue was noted, it wasn't deemed an unsafe condition requiring an Airworthiness Directive (AD) - a legally enforceable regulation to correct unsafe conditions in a product.

The same switch design is used in Boeing 787-8 aircraft, including Air India's VT-ANB which crashed. As the SAIB was advisory, Air India did not perform the recommended inspections.

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A cockpit of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft, operated by Air India at an air show in India

Mr Pruchnicki said he's wondering whether there was a problem with the fuel control switches.

"What does this [bit in the report] exactly mean? Does it mean that with a single flip, that switch could shut the engine off and cut the fuel supply? When the locking feature is disengaged, what exactly happens? Could the switch just flip itself to off and shut down the engine? If that's the case, it's a really serious issue. If not, that also needs to be explained," he said.

Others, however, aren't convinced this is a key issue.

"I haven't heard of this which appears to be a low-profile FAA issuance. Nor have I heard any complaints [about the fuel switches] from pilots - who are usually quick to speak up. It's worth examining since it's mentioned, but it may just be a distraction," said Mr Goelz.

Capt Kishore Chinta, a former investigator with India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), wonders whether the switches tripped because of a problem with the plane's electronic control unit.

"Can the fuel cut-off switches be triggered electronically by the plane's electronic control unit without movement by the pilot? If the fuel cut-off switches tripped electronically, then it's a cause for concern," he told the BBC.

The report says fuel samples from the refuelling tanks were "satisfactory". Experts had earlier suggested fuel contamination as a possible cause of the dual engine failure. Notably, no advisory has been issued for the Boeing 787 or its GE GEnx-1B engines, with mechanical failure ruled out for now pending further investigation.

It also said that the aircraft's Ram Air Turbine (RAT) had deployed - a clear sign of a major systems failure - and the landing gear was found in "down position" or not retracted.

The RAT, a small propeller that extends from the underside of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, acts as an emergency backup generator. It automatically deploys in flight when both engines lose power or if all three hydraulic systems register critically low pressure, supplying limited power to keep essential flight systems operational.

"The deployment of the Ram Air Turbine (RAT) strongly supports the conclusion that both engines had failed," Mr Pruchnicki said.

A Boeing 787 pilot explained why he thought the landing gear was not retracted.

"These days, every time I take off in a 787, I notice the landing gear retraction process closely. By the time the gear handle is pulled, we're already at about 200ft (60.9m), and the entire gear retraction process completes by around 400ft - roughly eight seconds in total, thanks to the aircraft's high-pressure hydraulic system."

The pilot believes the one flying had no time to think.

"When both engines fail and the aircraft starts going down, the reaction goes beyond just being startled - you go numb. In that moment, landing gear isn't your focus. Your mind is on one thing: the flight path. Where can I put this aircraft down safely? And in this case, there simply wasn't enough altitude to work with."

Investigators say the crew tried to recover, but it happened too fast.

"The engines were switched off and then back on. The pilots realised the engines were losing thrust - likely restarting the left one first, followed by the right," said Mr Pruchnicki.

"But the right engine didn't have enough time to spool back up, and the thrust was insufficient. Both were eventually set to "run", but with the left shut down first and the right too late to recover, it was simply too little, too late."

'Was this avoidable?': Families of Flight 171 crash victims seek answers

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For days, Imtiyaz Ali had been anxiously awaiting the findings of a preliminary report into last month's Air India crash that killed his brother, sister-in-law, and their two young children.

When the report was finally released early on Saturday in India, he read it carefully - only to be disappointed by what he said "reads like a product description".

"Other than the pilots' final conversation, there's nothing in it that really points to what caused the crash."

He hopes more details will be made public in the months to come.

"This matters to us," Ali said. "We want to know exactly what happened. It won't change anything for us now, we continue grieving - just as we have since that day. But at least we'll have some answers."

Javid Ali, hair short and wearing a brown button-down shirt, stands holding his daughter Amani, wearing a dress, beside his wife Maryam Ali, wearing a belted dress, glasses, and her dark hair short. Their son Zayn stands in front of them, Javid's arm around him.
Javid and Maryam Ali with their children Zayn and Amani, who died in the crash

The London-bound Air India flight 171 crashed into a suburban neighbourhood in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad shortly after take-off on 12 June, killing 241 of the 242 people on board and 19 others on the ground.

A preliminary investigative report released on Saturday in India said fuel to the engines of the plane cut off just seconds after take-off. The circumstances around how or why that happened remain unclear.

The report said that in recovered cockpit voice recordings, one of the pilots can be heard asking "why did you cut off?" - to which the other pilot replied he "did not do so".

A final report into the crash is expected in 12 months.

Shweta Parihar, 41, also wants answers. Her husband, Abhinav Parishar, 43, was on his way back to London. He was meant to fly later in the month but decided to come home early and ended up on the ill-fated flight.

She laments that no investigation will ever bring her husband back.

"For those of us that have lost loved ones, we've lost them, they are not coming back," she said.

"What will they do in the investigation, tell us how it happened? The life of how many people, 250 passengers, what will they say, sorry? Everything is done, everything is finished."

Parihar becomes emotional when she talks about the impact of the loss on her 11-year-old son Vihaan.

"He misses his dad badly," she said tearfully. Vihaan tells her that he won't fly Air India ever again.

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Abhinav and Shweta Parihar with their son Vihaan

Badasab Syed, 59, lost his brother, sister-in-law, and their two children in the crash.

He was hoping for answers from the preliminary report, but after watching the news, said he was left with more questions.

"The report mentions the pilots discussing who turned off fuel and a possible issue with the fuel control switch. We don't know, what does that mean? Was this avoidable?"

Inayat Syed, 49, with his wife Nafeesa, along with their son and daughter
Inayat and Nafeesa Syed pictured with their son and daughter

Badasab Syed says his younger brother, Inayat Syed, 49 was the heart of the family. Losing him, his wife and children, has shattered the entire family. The grief has been especially difficult on his 83-year-old mother, Bibi Sab.

"Losing her son and grandchildren has made her weak. I think she is not able to even tell us how she feels," he said.

New online safety rules are here - but as tech races ahead, expect changes

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It's surely the darkest fear of any mum or dad - losing their child to a world that's out of sight, a place where they can't protect them.

Esther Ghey, Ian Russell, Mariano Janin, Liam Walsh, Ellen Roome, Lisa Kenevan, Hollie Dance and Judy Thomas.

They are all parents who believe the internet played a part in the death of their children: Brianna, Molly, Mia, Maia, Jools, Isaac, Archie and Frankie.

And they've courageously told us their stories, sharing their pain, partly in the hope of pushing the authorities to regulate what happens on the internet more effectively.

After years of campaigning and political debate, tech platforms will - within weeks - be legally obliged to stop kids seeing harmful content online, including pornography and material encouraging self-harm. They'll be expected to check users' ages, and if they don't, they could be punished with heavy fines.

But the debate over whether the changes will have the right effect is already raging. In private, the government freely admits the new rules already need an update. So what is going on?

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Technological advances

"If it does what it says it does, it should be really big," said one Whitehall source, with high hopes of the change on the way.

Ofcom will be responsible for enforcing new child safety rules which will require platforms to check users' ages. These take effect on 25 July - and Ofcom's chief executive, Dame Melanie Dawes, will join me live in the studio tomorrow morning to explain more.

The regulator won't tell platforms exactly how to verify users' ages. But it could be sharing a selfie in real time, or checking bank details. Without proving they are 18, a child or teenager should theoretically not be able to see content that might do them harm.

Ofcom's measures to make tech firms remove illegal content have already come into force. A senior Whitehall source said: "We have had 20 years with no attention being paid to safety." You can't say that now.

But some observers take a very dim view of how much the new rules are going to change.

One campaigner said: "If we believed the breathless PR, we could all take to our deckchairs and just enjoy the sun."

Rightly or wrongly, the new rules don't cover what kids share with each other on messaging apps, and they don't block risky stunts or challenges or in-app purchases like loot boxes that end up costing some families a fortune.

And as technology races ahead, the rules don't fully cover AI chatbots which are increasingly grabbing kids' attention.

The Online Safety Act, which was passed in 2023, didn't tackle material that is harmful but legal for adults - not least because of an almighty row in the Conservative Party when they were in charge.

Nor was it set up to tackle misinformation or hate, which MPs warned on Friday left serious holes in the new system designed to protect everyone.

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The Science, Innovation and Technology Committee, which investigated the law in the wake of the Southport riots, said internet users were being exposed to large volumes of harmful and misleading content "which can deceive, damage mental health, normalise extremist views, undermine democracy, and fuel violence".

MPs in the committee concluded that the Act failed to keep UK citizens "safe from a core and pervasive online harm".

Many safety campaigners think the rules simply don't go far enough and that Ofcom has been far too cautious. A former cabinet minister tells me: "I just don't understand their lack of pace or urgency."

It took years to get the Online Safety Act passed as law in the first place. Parliament spent a long time grappling with real dilemmas - especially how to protect fundamental rights of free speech and privacy.

Then Ofcom took many months to write the codes of practice that have come into force over time. They wanted to create rules that were practical for the tech platforms themselves.

One industry source says Ofcom had been "sensible and grown-up", and while the rules weren't "revolutionary" they were important, positioning the UK between tighter regulations in the EU and a more lax regime in the US.

However you look at it, these new laws have been a very, very long time coming. And while Whitehall has been grinding along, technology, and the kinds of experiences we all have online, has been racing ahead.

Who had really heard of AI five years ago? Many sources I've spoken to question now if the way the whole system has been designed is the right one.

The former minister I spoke to said it was a "category error" to regulate the internet in this way, questioning whether Ofcom was the right body to do the job.

But ultimately, Ofcom can only work within the laws MPs set.

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Lord Michael Grade, chair of Ofcom

While we'll be focusing in the studio tomorrow on the effect the new rules will have, there is already an obvious demand among politicians to go further.

Labour's education secretary branded the Tories' suggestion to ban phones in schools a "gimmick". The PM said it was "unnecessary". But the House of Lords might back the idea in votes in mid-autumn, pushing the question back to MPs.

Might some newly emboldened Labour backbenchers be tempted to support it too? One of them told me if there were a reshuffle, and a new education secretary, "I'd be straight in there to say, ditch the battle, get on the right side of the public and parents, and agree to the Tories' proposal."

But I understand there are new measures developed in government that might emerge even before then, shortly after the summer.

With the age verification measures about to come into force, the cabinet minister in charge, Peter Kyle, wants to shift the conversation towards healthy habits. The Online Safety Act focuses on what we can see on the internet. But Kyle's next focus is on how we use it, considering how some apps could be addictive.

A source said: "kids shouldn't have to be grateful they can't see violent porn on their devices… the next debate is about what is healthy online."

Ministers are considering how they could protect children from algorithms that "can make kids feel out of control", or drive compulsive behaviour. Proposals on the table include an "app cap", screen time limits, extra rules on live streams, and making more of a distinction between what 13 and 16-year-olds can do online.

More legislation is likely to bring in the next round of changes, but right now, as one MP said: "it is stuck somewhere in the system."

You can expect the next round of conversations about how governments can protect the public from the worst excesses of the internet while enjoying its incredible opportunities to be part of the political soundtrack of the autumn.

Technology has changed so many aspects of our lives so fast for the better in recent years. But for too many families, their experiences online have brought terrible pain. Just as our heads might spin trying to understand all the changes, politicians have perhaps struggled to balance the dangers as well as the opportunities, and how they might be called on to protect the public.

What happens online is not the usual turf of politics like making ends meet, running schools or hospitals. But just as our virtual lives are an increasing part of our world, they are becoming a bigger part of our political life too.

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Forty-two arrests at Palestine Action ban protest

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Forty-two arrests have been made in London at a protest against Palestine Action being proscribed a terror group, the Metropolitan Police has said.

The force said 41 arrests were made on suspicion of showing support for a proscribed organisation, with one person also arrested for common assault.

Palestine Action was proscribed by the government under the Terrorism Act 2000 as of last Saturday, meaning membership of or support for the group is a criminal offence.

Twenty-nine people were arrested at a similar protest in London last weekend.

Two groups of protesters were seen gathering in Parliament Square shortly after 13:00 BST on Saturday.

Some individuals were seen holding placards bearing the words: "I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action."

Demonstrators were also seen lying on top of each other while police officers searched bags, taking ID cards and handmade signs.

Police were seen carrying some of the protesters away and led others into police vans - with the last protester being removed from the Nelson Mandela statue just after 14:30 BST.

The move to proscribe Palestine Action came after two Voyager aircraft were sprayed with paint by activists who broke into RAF Brize Norton in June - an incident for which the group claimed responsibility.

Campaign group Defend Our Juries, which said it had organised the London protest, said other demonstrations were happening in the UK today including in Manchester and Cardiff.

Air India crash victim's relative 'can't be at peace' until root cause known

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Manju Mahesh Patel, 79, was on the Gatwick-bound plane when it crashed in Ahmedabad shortly after take-off on 12 June

The granddaughter of a victim of the Air India Flight 171 crash has said a preliminary report into the incident was "incomplete" and that she "can't be at peace" without those responsible being held accountable.

"It does bring us a little bit closer to understanding what happened," Ria Patel told BBC's Newshour, but added: "I want to be able to have closure."

She is one of several voices in the UK to stress the need for answers over root causes of the crash, which occurred shortly after take-off in Ahmendabad on 12 June.

A preliminary report, released on Friday, found fuel to the engines of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner was cut moments after take-off. The investigation is ongoing.

Manju Mahesh Patel, 79, was one of the 260 people killed - most of whom were passengers - when the London-bound plane fell into a densely populated neighbourhood in the western Indian city.

Her granddaughter found reading the report "quite heartbreaking", as there were images from the immediate aftermath of the crash - including the wreckage - that were difficult to process.

"For me, I can't sort of stop thinking about what my grandma's final moments must have looked like," she said from her home in Buckinghamshire.

Ms Patel's grandmother had been staying in Ahmedabad for the prior few months, carrying out charity work at a temple. Manju's son had been due pick her up at Gatwick that night, and she was said to be looking forward to seeing her four grandchildren in the UK.

"This was the chance to reconnect with her after 10 years," Ms Patel said. "Knowing that we won't be able to see her again, it is really tough."

Data gathered from inside the plane suggests both of its fuel control switches moved from the "run" to the "cut-off" position in the space of a second shortly after take-off.

These switches are typically only turned off when a plane has landed and made it to the gate, or during emergency situations. India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) did not specify whether an emergency situation had taken place on board in its preliminary report.

The cut-off then caused both engines to lose thrust, the AAIB report found.

For Ms Patel, the preliminary report still points to several theories and its findings are incomplete.

But she stressed how "extremely important" it was for her and others to find out what the underlying cause of the crash was.

"I feel like I can't really be at peace with what's happened, unless I understand where the accountability lies."

Sameer Rafik, a cousin of crash victim Faizan Rafik from Leicester, is similarly calling for more details to be brought forward.

"The Indian Government should release the cockpit audio for the families who lost loved ones," said Mr Rafik. Only after that "we will then know what happened".

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Sameer Rafik, cousin of Air India victim Faizan Rafik, wants the cockpit recordings from the crash to be released

Dr Mario Donadi, a friend of another victim killed in the Air India crash, described the initial findings a "huge slap in the face" on BBC Radio 4's Today programme.

His "dear colleague", Dr Prateek Joshi, had been travelling back to the UK with his family. He took a picture of himself, his wife and three kids mere moments before take-off.

"How [can] something so trivial [as] a simple switch being deactivated lead to such a loss of life, of such huge dreams?" Dr Donadi asked.

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Dr Prateek Joshi took a selfie along with wife, Dr Komi Vyas, and their three children just moments before take-off

There were 53 British nationals on board the Air India flight, which was destined for London's Gatwick airport.

Responding to the preliminary report, a Department for Transport spokesperson told the BBC the government would review it in detail and "consider if any action is required".

Ms Patel said she recognised that knowing what happened will not change the outcome of what occurred. "My grandma still isn't here."

But she argued that "clear actions" needed to be taken for relatives of the victims "to feel a sense of justice - because so many lives have been lost".

The AAIB investigation is expected to produce a more detailed report in 12 months.

Ms Patel said the loss of her grandmother had left a noticeable "gap" in her life, as she used to call her every weekend.

"She will be sorely missed. She was an amazing woman."

I Know What You Did Last Summer, and Jacob Elordi's war series: What's coming up this week

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This week, I Know What You Did Last Summer returns to the big screen, decades after the original had us all hiding behind our sofas.

But that's not all the next seven days have in store.

Jacob Elordi is starring in The Narrow Road to the Deep North on BBC One, romantic drama Mixtape is out, and new game Donkey Kong Bananza is released.

Read on for what's coming up this week...

Strap in for Summerween

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By Tom Richardson, Newsbeat reporter

Forget blockbusters – summer shockbusters are all the rage in 2025.

Hot on the heels of 28 Years Later comes I Know What You Did Last Summer, a sort-of-but-not-technically remake of the 1997 slasher classic.

As before, five friends who agree to cover up a tragic accident are stalked one year later by hook-wielding killer The Fisherman. And whoever's hiding under the menacing waterproofs isn't happy with them.

With a buzzy new cast including The Outer Banks' Madelyn Cline, some 2025 tweaks (yes, there's a true crime podcaster) plus the return of OG cast members Freddie Prinze Jr and Jennifer Love Hewitt, producers will be hoping the beloved series can hook a new generation of fans.

From Saltburn to the Deep North

Jacob Elordi continues to go from strength to strength.

The 28-year-old actor, best known for his roles in Saltburn, Euphoria and The Kissing Booth, is now starring in The Narrow Road to the Deep North, an Australian mini-series which UK viewers can soon watch.

The five-part saga is adapted from Richard Flanagan's Booker Prize-winning novel.

It charts the life of Dorrigo Evans, played by Elordi as a young man with Ciarán Hinds as the older Dorrigo, through his love affair with Amy Mulvaney, played by Odessa Young, his time held captive in a World War Two prisoner of war camp, and his later years spent as a revered surgeon and reluctant war hero.

Reviews are out already, as it aired in Australia first. The Guardian gave it four stars, calling it a "complex, confronting war drama", while The New York Times praised it as a "brutal and poetic" series that takes on life's big questions.

The Narrow Road to the Deep North is available in full on BBC iPlayer next Sunday 20 July, and begins that evening on BBC One.

Summer romance

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Nostalgia-based posts are all over my TikTok feed, and there's now a new drama out tapping right into that trend.

Mix Tape, a four-part series, is set in the late 80s and 90s and follows Daniel and Alison, moving between their teenage romance in Sheffield and the modern-day reality of their adult relationships living on opposite sides of the world.

There's love, heartbreak and a soundtrack jammed full of the golden oldies. And reviews, so far, have been positive.

Screenhub Australia called it "resonant and real", while the Guardian, which awarded it four stars, called it "sweet and intense".

It stars Teresa Palmer as Alison and Jim Sturgess as Daniel, with Florence Hunt and Rory Walton-Smith as their younger selves.

Like The Narrow Road to the Deep North, it also premiered in Australia, but it's now available for UK viewers. All episodes are available on BBC iPlayer from Tuesday, and it begins that evening on BBC Two.

Ape expectations

By Tom Richardson, Newsbeat reporter

As the second big exclusive release on Nintendo's record-breaking Switch 2, Donkey Kong Bananza has a lot resting on its shoulders.

The initial reaction to this 3D platformer was cautious, and some fans wondered if the gameplay - which sees gaming's most famous ape smashing his way through destructible levels - would be a bit one-note.

But recent deep dives and previews - and the disclosure that Bananza is made by the same Nintendo division as some of Mario's biggest hits - have helped to build excitement.

He may lack the plumber's balletic moveset, but with some of Nintendo's most imaginative minds plotting his next adventure Donkey Kong's latest has the makings of a smash hit.

Other highlights this week

  • The Great British Sewing Bee returns on BBC One and iPlayer on Tuesday
  • London Indian Film Festival starts on Wednesday
  • Elvis Evolution, an immersive experience at Immerse LDN, opens on Friday

GB's Cash and Glasspool make history with doubles title

GB's Cash & Glasspool make history with doubles title

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Cash (left) and Glasspool (right) also won titles at Queen's and Eastbourne last month

Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool made history by becoming the first all-British pair to win the men's doubles title at Wimbledon for 89 years.

The pair beat the unseeded partnership of Australian Rinky Hijikata and Dutchman David Pel 6-2 7-6 (7-3) to win a maiden Grand Slam title.

Cash, 28, and 31-year-old Glasspool had already become the first all-British pair to reach the final since Mike Davies and Bobby Wilson in 1960.

But this is the first time since Pat Hughes and Raymond Tuckey at Wimbledon in 1936 that two Britons have been crowned men's doubles champions at a Grand Slam.

"When you say it it sounds incredible. I didn't think too much about it," Glasspool said after a thrilling match.

"We will never forget this day for all our lives."

Cash added: "We had two goals this year - one was to make it to Turin [ATP Finals] and the other was to win a Slam.

"To do it here, it couldn't mean more."

There were muted celebrations to begin with when Cash sent down an irretrievable overhead smash to secure victory before the pair turned to their coaching box and raised their fists in the air.

They later paraded their trophies around the court with beaming smiles as they celebrated a third grass-court title of the season following success at Queen's and Eastbourne last month.

British doubles success continues at SW19

Seven different British men have now won Grand Slam men's doubles titles since 2012.

At Wimbledon, Cash and Glasspool's triumph follows that of Neal Skupski winning the title alongside Dutch partner Wesley Koolhof two years ago before Henry Patten and Finnish partner Harri Heliovaara last year.

Last month, Cash and Glasspool became the first all-British partnership to win the men's doubles title at Queen's in the Open era.

They followed that up with victory at Eastbourne and have won 17 matches on grass this season, losing just one.

"We have played a crazy amount of tennis on the grass," Cash said.

"There was a lot of pressure on our shoulders. The fact we could do what everyone said we could is surreal."

They have been the men to beat in the doubles draw this year, securing wins against defending champions Patten and Heliovaara in the quarter-finals and French Open champions Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos in the last four.

On a packed Centre Court, Cash and Glasspool - superior in the net rallies and both displaying impressive serving - had the opening set wrapped up in just 27 minutes.

A break of serve in the fifth game of the second set before an emphatic love hold put them within two games of the title but Hijikata and Pel rallied, winning the next three games to put the match back on serve.

Cash and Glasspool saw off a deuce game at 6-5 to force a tie-break before sealing the win with their first of three championships points.

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工劳小报|烟花易爆,工人难逃

01 本期重点 烟花易爆,工人难逃


6月16日,湖南省临澧县山洲村一烟花厂发生爆炸,造成9人遇难,26人受伤。事故发生后,有媒体披露,自2023至2025年,该厂多次因“改变工房用途”、“超核定药量储存”等问题被立案调查;又因“余药清理不及时”、“消防设施配备不规范”等隐患被责令整改。执法处理的罚款金额从5000元到5万元不等。

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标题:烟花易爆,工人难逃
作者:水泥、64、蓝水
发表日期:2025.7.4
来源:工劳小报
主题归类:工人权益
CDS收藏:公民馆
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政府部门的监管流于形式,与地方产业发展的考量脱不了干系。烟花爆竹产业是临澧县的支柱产业。2024年,临澧县烟花爆竹全产业链产值达60亿元,连续2年翻倍增长,且提出了“2026年产值达到100亿元“的目标。在经济发展目标的导向下,安全事故屡见不鲜。公开信息显示,临澧县每年至少发生2起爆炸事故,只因死伤人数较少未引发广泛关注。

“有前科”的重大事故也并非孤例。例如,今年4月,湖南醴陵市一烟花鞭炮厂爆炸致3死2伤,该厂也曾因鞭炮药物超量存放被处罚。就山洲烟花厂而言,几千到数万的罚款金额、责令整改的行政处罚,与其3000万元的年产值相比形同挠痒。加之责令停产、顶格处罚等强力措施的长期缺位,实际上形成了“轻罚代管”的局面,并造成了“不罚不管”的事实,未能构成有效约束。不仅如此,在山洲烟花厂的法定代表人徐合平名下还有多位股东,承包关系错综复杂,有着“厂中厂”的构造。这既为生产安全监管造成诸多不便,同时也是监管不力长期累积的后果。内地县城的支柱产业往往是劳动密集型的高危行业,如烟花爆竹、建筑施工、煤矿开发等,推动经济增长的发展逻辑与问责追责的监管逻辑互相拉扯,在安全监管上,地方政府采取的往往是消极、被动的应对策略。如此形成的监管空转与安全失守,远非官媒一句“当地政绩观出现偏差”所能概括,而是官僚系统运转张力的结构性结果。

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此次事故反映的县域劳动力结构问题同样值得关注。据村民反映,该厂此前已发生过多次爆炸事故,也曾有过死伤,但均以厂方迅速赔偿了事告终,没有掀起任何水花。事故频发、风险显著,为何当地村民仍愿意进入该工厂工作?原因很简单:足够低门槛、足够灵活。山洲花炮厂“允许日结兼职、全职,不需要打卡,用工制度极为灵活,也不拖欠工资”,因此体力衰退或身体伤残的中老年村民、需要照料家庭的妇女,即便提心吊胆,依然会选择进入该厂。在厂内工作的,有历经车祸、癌症,带完孙子在厂里挣“油盐钱”的老年妇女;也有在赶工时进厂、每年为家里增添2000元收入的家庭妇女。不少人都是临时工,ta们每日不固定时间进厂,通常可能在凌晨两三点,工作至次日12点下班,赚取一日三五十的日结工资。

报道,此次事故9名遇难者中,除有一女性是46岁,其余8人年龄均在54岁~62岁之间。这也是县域常见的劳动力结构,留守或返乡的中老年人,尤其是女性,在家乡从事的,往往是无保障的高危行业。以工事有料整理的内地打工路上的交通事故为例,女性工人、老年工人、临时工是大部份遇难者的共同特征。讽刺的是,不少工人年轻时曾前往沿海地区打工,在沿海工地、流水线上忍受过长工时、高强度、低保障的劳动环境。如今,随着产业转移将低端产业“回流”内地,沿海劳动条件有所改善,而最能适应县域产业高强度、无防护的劳动条件的,依然是这批低学历、低技能,且失去了“年龄优势”的返乡工人。

02 工人动态


—— 工厂工地——

扬州两塔吊工人高温中暑被困,消防80分钟成功救援

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6月26日20时,江苏扬州仪征市青山镇中元路1号某工地发生一起塔吊工人被困事故。两名维修工人在高空作业时因高温天气导致中暑,被困塔吊操作室内无法自行脱困。接警后,化工园区消防站立即出动登高云梯车展开救援。整个救援持续80分钟,两名工人最终安全获救并送医。"当时气温超过35℃,他们在塔吊上连续工作近4小时。"现场目击工人表示。 消防部门提醒,高温天气应调整作业时间,避免午后露天高强度劳动,并随身携带防暑降温用品。来源

江阴化纤企业闪爆事故报告:6名责任人被追刑责

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6月中旬,《无锡江阴市恒园彩纤有限公司“7·17”较大闪爆事故调查报告》公布。2024年7月17日12时56分,江苏江阴市恒园彩纤有限公司发生重大闪爆事故。因员工违规操作关闭真空泵和气相阀,导致混料提纯釜内有机废气积聚爆炸。爆炸引发高温导热油喷溅火灾,造成5人死亡、11人受伤,直接经济损失1528.3万元。调查显示,涉事企业存在严重安全管理漏洞:未制定操作规程、未设置紧急泄压装置、员工培训缺失。厂房出租方第一化纤公司未履行安全告知义务,设计单位普立特公司设备不达标。目前,恒园公司厂长唐军等6人已被追究刑事责任。该事故暴露出"厂中厂"模式监管盲区及化纤行业安全风险管控缺失等问题。来源1来源2

开封祥符区砖厂涉嫌强迫残障人员劳动,17名工人获救

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6月18日,河南开封市祥符区袁坊乡安平砖厂被曝涉嫌强迫残障人员劳动。打拐志愿者上官正义接到线索后前往调查,发现多名言行异常的男子在搬运砖块,工人称其“全年无休,每天工作12小时,没有工资”。现场工人透露,这些残障工人由工头看管,两班倒作业,装一车砖需两小时,“砖块烫手,粉尘大,正常人不会干”。上官正义当日报警,警方到场带走多名工头及工人,并连夜追捕逃逸者。涉事砖厂成立于2008年,但营业执照已注销,注销原因未公开。当地正对用工企业展开排查。来源

——白领——

搬迁、裁员、解散:网络公司劳动争议败诉后的反弹

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6月27日,广州多益网络股份有限公司发布公告称,因不满广州市黄埔区法院四起劳动争议案件判决,公司声明指责法院判决“损害企业自主经营权”,决定在“近几年内”将总部搬离广州,并裁减广州团队1000人以上。此次风波源于2025年初多益网络向离职员工追讨4.4万元餐费事件,该公司要求一名前员工按每餐30元标准支付工作期间餐费,遭法院驳回后,公司宣布调整广州员工餐费政策,由“可选”改为“强制预收”。类似的戏码在2024年7月就曾上演过一次,彼时该公司在劳动争议败诉后直接关闭了成都公司。此类“巨婴”式反弹被认为是该公司掩盖经营问题的借口。而多益网络创始人徐波也长期因争议性管理方式备受关注,包括“自愿降薪”测试、员工互删微信等规定。来源1来源2来源3‌‌

——劳动保障——

山西蒲县惊现"1岁工作22岁退休",当事人违规领取养老金69万元

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6月27日,审计署报告披露山西临汾蒲县疾控中心一职工档案存在14处涂改,出现"1岁工作、22岁退休"的荒诞记录。该人员不仅违规办理退休手续,累计领取养老金69万元,同时还在新单位任职领取工资。 蒲县政府回应称情况属实,已组织疾控中心、人社、纪委等多部门联合调查。此次审计发现25省2.83万名职工通过篡改档案等方式违规提前退休,涉及金额5.19亿元,暴露出养老保险审核机制存在严重漏洞。来源

03 深度与评论


I. 工事有料|黑砖窑频频再现:湖南艳飞建材等砖厂控制智力障碍人员劳动

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根据有料编辑,2025年6月4日,湖南省湖南省临湘市艳飞建材有限公司被曝光使用智力障碍人士做工,从事高强度且缺乏保护的体力劳动,每天需工作12小时,现场的智力障碍人士并未穿戴任何防高温、防尘的防护措施,有工人称自己工作没有钱,全年无休,遭遇工头随意打骂,生病时靠止痛药度过。此外,河南和山西的砖厂在这个六月均曝出控制残障人员从事搬砖苦力。在社会保障和就业扶持明显缺位,对残障人士权益的社会监督机制也不完善的背景下,残障人士就业和得到劳动报酬的权力被企业转变成收割利益的空子,企业一方面可以通过诱骗欺骗残障人士,迫使ta们超时在没有工作保障和安全的情况下工作,另一方面可以靠残疾人证避免缴纳保障金和税费基础。阅读原文

II. 中国劳动趋势|实证翻译——流动的劳动与无法转移的养老金:农民工受到威胁的养老金权益

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尽管农民工为中国经济发展做出了巨大贡献,但由于财政与行政体制的高度分权,ta们往往无法在跨省流动中携带和延续自己的养老保险权益。截至2012年,全国仅有不到15%的农民工参加了城镇职工养老保险,主要原因即在于担心养老保险缴费难以跨地区转移、缴费权益最终流失。省级政府在当前的养老制度中扮演着实际的政策制定者角色,既管理本地养老基金,又有权调整缴费比例、设定参保条件。虽然改革在政策层面启动,但地方政府,特别是农民工流入地(如广东),在实际执行中出于维护本地养老金基金盈余和地方经济利益的目的,设置了各种“技术性障碍”来限制养老金转出。由于养老基金成为地方财政重要资源,流入地政府普遍缺乏推动全国统筹改革的积极性,而输出地则因人口流失与财政压力陷入困境。阅读原文

III.极昼Story|从12楼坠落幸存,一个县漂女人的中年沉浮

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本文还原了一个县城打工家庭在风险面前的结构性脆弱与劳工日常的真实质地。工厂工人与门窗安装工人丈夫的帮工彭惠芳在没有任何安全防护的情况下,从12楼高空坠落,仅靠一层电动车棚幸存,随后陷入长期卧床、手术和康复的艰难过程。在城市边缘的新房尚未安稳落脚,生活就被巨大的医疗开支、停工损失与家庭照料需求压得喘不过气。彭惠芳“奇迹生还”,但在社会结构未变、照护制度缺失的背景下,这一奇迹被折叠进了新的多重脆弱里:房贷4600元/月、装修贷每月再还2600元,生病借债十余万;婆婆本做舞鞋维生,因儿媳受伤留家照护,停下收入来源;丈夫在事故现场目睹妻子坠落后,成了全家的唯一劳动力;彭惠芳早年外出打工供哥哥读书,事故后再次为向哥哥借钱将首套买下未入住的房产抵给哥哥。阶层与性别的不公仍然在她的劫后余生里得以延续。阅读原文

IV. 小笼包|小笼包的萨利亚经历

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图为网友分享的萨莉亚打工经历

以小笼包的亲身叙述为起点,我们得以窥见萨莉亚“低价高效”背后真实而沉重的劳工现场。而正如文章所揭示,萨莉亚成功的商业模式,本质是一套高度流程化、标准化、压缩人力成本的劳动体系——要求每一位员工无差别地完成预设动作,依靠手册与时间表规范一切。从小笼包必须学会的“单手端三盘”到他在后厨高温下晕厥,再到被迫忍受烫伤后仍需报以“微笑服务”,这些都不是个例,而是这套系统运行的“基本逻辑”。他的兼职工作被排入“严丝合缝”的工时表中,几乎没有喘息空间。虽得到了同事“哥姐”们的照应与善意,但这些温情只是制度缝隙中的人际补丁,无法真正对抗持续性的劳力压榨。萨莉亚之所以能够维持“西餐界蜜雪冰城”的低价奇迹,是因为有千千万万个像小笼包一样的青年劳工,用身体和情绪消化了标准化与降本提效的全部代价。阅读原文

V. 中工网| 铁皮宿舍里的工地日记

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胡瑞明是来自河南林州的农民工,目前在天津工地担任库管。他每天在工地高强度工作后,利用晚上的时间在今日头条上坚持写“工地日记”,记录农民工真实的生活。宿舍简陋,他住在铁皮屋中,夏天没有空调,只能在蚊虫环绕中对着手机语音输入,或手写文章。他多聚焦于打工日常,如34度高温下喝完三瓶水、床上逮十几只臭虫、工地饮水困难、日结工奔波。胡瑞明自小酷爱写作,曾在工厂当兼职通讯员,发表过多篇报道。工厂关闭后,他辗转多地打零工,文学梦想一度搁置。直到2023年重新提笔,他计划一直写到退休,用文字记录底层工人的真实生活与尊严。阅读原文

04 调查与报告


  1. 前程无忧51job:《618电商领域从业观察2025
  2. 麦可思研究:《2025年版就业蓝皮书
  3. 澎湃新闻:《最新毕业去向数据告诉你,很多岗位并没有那么“专业对口”
  4. 劳科院、北京大学:《抖音促进高质量充分就业的价值研究报告
  5. 第一财经:《16省份2024年平均工资公布,收入前三行业各省不相同
  6. 薪智:《2025年Q2餐饮行业薪酬报告

本期小报周期(2025/6/17 – 2025/6/30)
撰稿:水泥、64、蓝水
编辑:马乙己
校对:乌云

WildCard 野卡、桃子熊、infi 跑路之后找到了一家免 KYC 的虚拟信用卡 Coinepay

lztkl:

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中国就是因为想掌握“驭人之术”的这种人太多了,才会是现在这种屌样子

yourmoonlight:

中国就是因为想掌握“驭人之术”的这种人太多了,才会是现在这种屌样子,

驾驭的“驭”,首先就没把人当人看,

真正厉害的领袖会主动把蛋糕做大,然后把蛋糕分好,

这种蓝大 V 属于典型的误人子弟,还自鸣得意,he ~ tui !

居然还有不少人点赞认同,难道简体中文圈就这水平吗?

什么值得 B

怎么成了这个屌样子

如何才能判断自己是否擅长一件事

AlfredNing:

V 友们,最近在想一个问题。就是如何判断自己是否擅长一件事?

举个例子,就好比你刷了很多的 LeetCode 题,但是在面试的时候,容易紧张,从而做不出来,或者是思路对了,写不出来。

想问问有么有大神分享自己过来人的看法,如何知道自己所擅长并能靠其谋生的天赋点。

In a world that won’t stop spinning, find your center.

coffeeing:

世界越嘈杂,我们越需要“内心的静轮”。
绢金静轮,不转而转,轮转而静,是佛家、也是我们此刻的人生。
它告诉我:
你可以继续奔跑,但心要安;
你可以热爱世界,但不执于结果。
真正的力量,不是去征服外在,而是回到中心。

招聘(远程办公): DevOps 工程师 Flutter(app) Golang 测试工程师 前端工程师(Nodejs / React) 大数据开发工程师 Product Manager

justinX: DevOps 工程师
Job Type:Full-Time, Remote
Industry: Web3
PS (目前人 Base 在海外):
1 、计算机相关专业本科学历,3/10 年工作经验,
2 、熟悉 AWS 和 GCP 等云服务,
3 、精通 Linux/UNIX 操作系统维护,熟悉在 Linux 平台上配置各种常用服务(如负载均衡、DNS 、CDN 、WAF 等,
4 、具有较强的故障排除和问题解决能力,
5 、熟悉配置管理软件,如 ansible/vault 、saltstack 、terraform 等,
6 、良好的开发技能,具有 Python 、Golang 等语言的开发经验。


Flutter ( app )
Job Type: Full-Time, Remote
Industry: Web3
PS:
1. 双一流/211 计算机相关专业本科及以上学历,3-7 年工作经验,
2 、熟悉 Dart ,对 Flutter 组件化有一定的理解和实践,
3 、负责公司 Web3/金融产品的移动端 Flutter 开发,能够独立分析、根据需求进行设计,并完成相应的代码编写。
4 、有 Socket 处理、K-line 或 ioslate 经验者优先。
5 、有股票、Web3/金融产品相关经验者优先。


Golang 工程师
Job Type:Full-Time, Remote
Industry: Web3/Exchange
PS:
1 、211 本科及以上计算机专业,3/10 年工作经验,
2 、熟练掌握 Golang 高并发编程,并理解其原理。
3 、丰富的 GoZero 、Gin 和其他 Golang 框架经验。
4 、熟练掌握中间件技术,包括 MySQL 、Redis 和 Kafka ,以及它们的基本原理。
5 、开发和维护分布式微服务架构的能力。


测试工程师
Job Type:Full-Time, Remote
Industry: Web3
PS:
1 、重点本科/211 及以上,1-5 年软件测试(主要是 2C 端)工作经验即可,
2 、自学能力强,精通测试程序和测试用例设计方法,并能主动进行进一步的技术研究,
3 、具有自动化测试框架(如 Selenium 、Appium 、Pytest )方面的经验,
4 、具备 API 测试方面的工作知识。对 HTTP 、WebSocket 、JSON 有深刻理解和丰富经验,
5 、web3 行业经验加分。


前端工程师( Nodejs / React )
Job Type: Full-Time, Remote
Industry: Web3
PS:
1 、211 计算机、软件工程等相关专业本科及以上学历;
2 、深入理解至少一种主流前端框架( React/Vue/Angular );
3 、5 年以上前端开发经验,3 年以上 React/Node.js 中大型项目实战经验,精通 React/Node.js 生态( Express/Koa/NestJS ),熟悉高并发、性能调优、内存泄漏排查。



大数据开发工程师
Job Type:Full-Time, Remote
Industry: Web3
PS (目前人 Base 在海外):
1 、计算机科学、信息技术或相关专业的学士学位,
2 、至少 3 年的大数据开发和数据处理经验,
3 、精通 Hadoop 、Flink 、Kafka 和其他大数据技术,
4 、具有数据建模和数据库设计经验,
5 、具有丰富的数据安全性、合规性知识,以及解决问题和排除故障的技能。


Product Manager
Job Type:Full-Time, Remote
Industry: Web3
PS (目前人 Base 在海外):
1 、本科及以上学历,中英文精通,3 年以上财务产品经验,
2 、主导财务产品设计与开发,用户研究与场景梳理,产品运营,
3 、拥有财务相关背景,理解财务领域的基本操作和流程,
4 、具备流畅的英语口语和书写能力的优先考虑。


请携带简历咨询,
TG:@jtx_2023

tplink 路由器真的搞不了智能家居

moudy: 家里 4 个手机 4 台电脑/pad ,30 来个智能灯/扫地机器人等

一直用着 200 多买的八手 avm wifi5 路由器

几年前 wifi6 路由器出来的时候,到处都在说 tplink 家 mesh 便宜简单易用,于是 400 多买了一对入门 wifi6 小方盒,装上去用了两天就开始随机 wifi 断流,信号强度没问题,连接状态也没问题,但是就是没有数据,只能重启恢复。最后不堪其扰,只能拆掉送人。

今年看 wifi7 开始推,觉得上次买的太便宜了,花了 800 买了一对 tplink wifi7 大方盒。结果用了两周又开始 wifi 断流。这次倒是不断死,等个 3-5 分钟能恢复。但是时不时来一次太膈应人了。刚刚跟朋友打着游戏又断了,直接拔掉换回老路由。

以后没意外的话应该再也不会买 tplink 的路由器了

第一次用 m 芯片的 macbook 有需要注意的地方吗?

qwetrz007sh:

正常价冲了教育优惠的 mba m4 ,几年前之前用的英特尔,发热太严重就换黑苹果了。几年过去了,以前的黑苹果 cpu 也没 m 芯片舒服了,而且折腾黑苹果的钱和时间都够买 macbook 了。 所以看见 macmini m4 大升级,就入手了,太牛逼了,体验了下丐版都能满足我的基础剪辑需求。迫于移动办公,换了 mba 。

听说 macbook 会有以下问题:

  1. 屏幕掉落涂层
  2. 屏幕会印上键盘的印子
  3. 键盘会有打油?
  4. 又在小红书看见这次的 mba 转轴容易问题?

上手第一体验,这键盘也太松垮了,magic 键盘比这个紧实

Edge 弹广告,有人遇到吗?

leoQaQ:

最近两台笔记本 edge 莫名其妙会弹出一个新标签也页,而且是同一个网站。我找不到原因,怀疑是 fileCR 扩展的推广,但是白天工作笔记本卸载了这个扩展后,晚上个人电脑会同步卸载,但是也弹出了。

康方生物董事长夏瑜:创新药企需要敏锐的眼光

做新药,永远都有不确定性,直到成功来到的那一刻。

2015年之前,申请一个新药进临床实验可能要两年,如果一开始就知道这事儿,可能就没有康方了。

药企需要的是敏锐的眼光,能识别出哪个靶点有变成药品的潜力。

南方周末记者 施璇

发自:广东中山

责任编辑:冯叶

夏瑜。南方周末记者冯飞|摄

夏瑜。南方周末记者冯飞|摄

不久前,《华尔街日报》在其播客节目中提出“中国生物科技行业正迎来DeepSeek时刻”,强调中国生物技术公司正凭借独特的竞争力崛起,并援引生物医药行业研究机构DealForma的数据——2020年,在价值5000万美元或以上的医药行业交易中,涉及中国的比例还不到5%;而这个比例在2024年已经上升到近30%。

实际上,中国的创新药企都很年轻,最早的一批成立于2010年左右。为什么能实现快速追赶?南方周末记者专访了康方生物(9926.HK)创始人、董事长夏瑜。

康方生物成立于2012年,总部位于广东省中山市。2022年,康方生物将自主研发的双抗药物依沃西,以50亿美元的交易对价授予美国药企Summit Therapeutics(SMMT. Nasdaq),刷新了当时中国创新药出海交易纪录。

2024年,依沃西在头对头三期临床试验中击败全球最畅销抗癌药K药,为全球首例。

“只要是源头创新,路就会充满艰辛”

南方周末:你中山大学毕业后赴英留学,此后二十余年,一直在欧美创新药领域深耕。为什么决定创业?

夏瑜:我2008年回国,那时,有朋友说生物外包在中国有机会,能把价格降下来,提供的服务还更好。这确实在商业上说得通,所以我就回来了。

但回来之后发现,服务的客户仍然以海外医药公司为主。中国本土企业当时仍不太理解,早期研发为什么要投那么多钱。

那时候我看到了中国有创新药的机会,中国老百姓也确实需要。我们本身在海外有很多年的积累,知道创新药从头到尾怎么做。所以想着,与其在中国给外国药企提供服务,不如自己在中国做药。

南方周末:康方生物有四位联合创始人,除了

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