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with a one day international against ireland, the sport that gave the world its first "wicket" is also into its new season. stoolball has been played since the 15th century and, as mike bushell has been finding out, has been enjoying a resurgence in recent years. 0ld father time on the clubhouse, and the familiar sound of bat on ball in the evening sunshine. but this is not cricket. this is a sport that dates back even further, and in stoolball, the wicket is up in the air. yes, "cricket in the air", because when you bowl, the ball leaves the bowlers hand, doesn't touch the ground, and you don't need touch the ground, and you don't need to have such a well—prepared batting strip as in cricket. it is thought that the game was originally played in churchyards back on the 15th

century by people who just wanted to throw a stone or a ball at a tree stump, another word for which is a stall. the problem with tree stumps is that you cannot move them. so stall placed started using church gates, called wicca gates. they could be lifted off and played with. this is where it is believed that the word wicket comes from. —— wicket. for the batsman and women, running between the wickets, which by now, were solid boards attached to boats, keeping their hats on was an extra challenge. by the 1940s and 50s, when there were 3000 stoolball clu bs 50s, when there were 3000 stoolball clubs competing in leaves and in schools, the attire was much more suitable for batters and builders alike. well caught, ms. surely were starting to play back in those days, and she still is will stop now aged

80. as the new season starts for dozens 80. as the new season starts for d oze ns of 80. as the new season starts for dozens of teams, most in southern uk and in birmingham. i love having a tea m and in birmingham. i love having a team that plays, that there balls and bats and you just catch it. oh, it isa and bats and you just catch it. oh, it is a wonderful game. it is easier to do with these frying pan type bats. it has so much in common with cricket, except there are eight balls per over not sex, and bowling is underarm. but because it is also a forerunner of baseball and rounders, the ball is surprisingly small and hard. it is hard, especially when your hands are cold, as well. but as you warm up, and through the season, your hands get used to it. being accessible to beginners and also being one of the country's older sports, two reasons why stoolball is a revival. now on bbc news, it's time for our world.

kathmandu, the city i call home. my friend nirmala and i neverfelt restricted here, until we started our periods. suddenly, there were lots of things we were not meant to do, like cook or worship. my college friend, she's like i'm having my period, i'm treated like a queen, i don't have to work in kitchen, i don't have to go to temples, that's not treating you like a queen, that's like treating you like you're untouchable. the rules didn't make much sense to us growing up. my mother used to tell me that you shouldn't touch plants or they will die. periods are still deeply taboo here in nepal. and while things in the city are gradually changing, we heard in the remote far west it's very different. so we're leaving our urban life to travel to the mountains, to discover why the taboos are still so powerful.

and ask why some people are so scared of menstruating women that they won't even let them inside the house. they have to sleep in there, i'm really shocked, this is a place where they keep cattle. my name is divya, i recently graduated and live with my pa rents. they're very liberal but sometimes i can't take part in celebrations as i'm considered impure by my extended family. it was a festive season, i was preparing everything for the worship and i did everything, i worked for one day and i suddenly had my period and then everybody was like purify everything, she touched it, let's not do it now, it has to get purified before we worship the god. i think what it is is when we ask our parents why we do this, they

don't have a clear answer because they're like god will be angry. i feel she's very brave, she stood by her words that, "ok now my daughter doesn't have to go through this," and i think i'm going to continue that. i can't believe how much things have changed since my mum was young. but my friend nirmala and i have heard it's very different outside the city. we know that in far west nepal we still hear that it's the poorest part of our country and we really wanted to know what the women there are going through during menstruation periods, that's the reason we want to travel to the far west. we've never done anything quite like this before. our trip will take us to some of the most remote parts of the country where the rules around menstruation are politically strict.

it takes several days to get to the far west. our first stop is dang valley in the fertile plains of terai, near the indian border. we've arranged to meet a local health worker to tell us about the situation for women here. we were just a few miles from the airport and we were shocked by what we find. the practice of sleeping outside the house during menstruation is known as chhaupadi. it's been going on for generations.

because menstruating women are considered impure, they face other restrictions too. she says it's an hour's walk to the river so women can wash during their period. she doesn't feel comfortable, she won't be able to. i thought i was facing a lot

of restrictions, a lot of problems, but when i come here and see the people, this is something out of my imagination. she has been campaigning against chhaupadi four years as sleeping out without access to clean water can cause serious health problems. she tells us that chhaupadi was brought here by migrants from the far west so that's where we're heading, deep into the mountains of bhajan to try and find out more about this ancient tradition.

but what should be a ten—hour drive takes far longer as it's the hindu festival of colours. and everybody is celebrating. we eventually get on our way to this small village. when we arrive a local teenager agrees to show me around. almost every family in this village practices chhaupadi. she tells me women will wear the same close and sleep out for four nights, during that time they can't touch men or eat certain foods, afterwards they are purified with cow urine and return to normal life. this very fun part they told me

was that they don't follow it, they touch their brothers and fathers and they come to their own house after menstruating and they don't even purify themselves after touching other women who are menstruating. i think things are changing. i think it won't last for long any more. and while i've been continuing to talk, nirmala has met a young woman who is pushing the boundaries even further. she is in her early 20s like us and hasn't slept in the hut for two years. there are several hundred people in the village. most of the young men work abroad as labourers in india or the gulf. we don't find the older generation saying no true traditions, it's the younger ones

who are experimenting you are saying no this is not true. so i think it's our generation who wants to explore new things, i think this generation will bring change. but change comes very slowly, and even in cosmopolitan kathmandu, some of the taboos still remain. i told my friends that i had my period in the school and they were shocked to see me. really, why were they shocked? they were just like how can you come on the first day, you should be inside the room, you should not go in the kitchen, you should not touch any boys, they were pretty shocked about it. are they still following those restrictions? yes like i have seen my friends, they have a special room just because they have a period and mostly in the houses where their grandparents are, they mostly follow it. oh wow. while we can laugh

about the restrictions, they can have serious consequences. several girls have died sleeping out. just last year, a 15—year—old suffocated while trying to light a fire to keep herself warm in a chhau hat and according to my local priest, there is nothing in hindi scripture that says they need to practice chhaupadi at all. the government has been trying to change things.

chhaupadi was declared illegal in 2005, but that hasn't made much difference to people. we have heard such a lot about chhau and want to experience it for ourselves. you should go first. the women inside are members of the same family, this woman only started her period six months ago to this is all new to her. in an effort to end the practice, international ngos and local government have been working together to educate local people. and several areas have now been declared officially chhau free.

but we want to see what that really means so we're travelling to a chhau free village. a localjournalist is travelling with us to show us the way. here we go. it's a bumpy ride. and we don't get very far. something really terrible happened, our carjust got into the mud and it didn't come out.

i think we have got some work to do. unexpected heavy rain at the night before has made the roads almost impassable. it worked. we eventually get on our way. we don't want to get stuck in the mud again so we decide to walk into the village. and initially people here are reluctant to speak to us about what has changed. but not everyone has been so accepting of the changes. i'm really shocked, this is a place

where they keep cattle. we expected things to be very different here, with girls sleeping in their own rooms. but it didn't look that different to the previous village. just demolishing the huts will not make a difference because it's their mentality, their beliefs, it's their thinking which has to change, it's notjust the huts that are demolished that will change it. we want to know if the people in charge think the chhau free policy is working. we are shocked that even government officials admit the law isn't working. and as knocking huts down doesn't seem to discourage people either, it looks like it's down to our generation to try to change things. it's time for us to head home, but as we leave, i hope

that the girls will continue to push the boundaries of tradition, so that their daughters can earn the simple right to sleep inside. hello there, good morning. a notable breeze overnight, bringing in some relatively mild air. so temperatures are starting off at around 8, 9,10, or 11 first thing this morning. but we've also got some thicker cloud and some rainjust beginning to show its hand in the south—west. and that rain will spread its way across the south—west of england into south wales, and it will spread its way along the south coast as you get on into the afternoon. elsewhere, though, it should stay fine, dry and breezy. cool on the north sea coast, but quite warm further west. in fact, in the western side of scotland it could get 16—17 degrees. into the evening and that rain moves its way a little bit further north. gets into north wales, and north midlands, across into east anglia. a few showers ahead of that, but generally, by dawn on bank holiday monday, the southern half of the uk can expect some rain. it'll be dry further north,

and it's not particularly cold. northern half of the uk does pretty well on the bank holiday monday, bright and breezy for the most part. but always cool on the north sea coast. further south, ther‘ll be sunny spells but also a good scattering of showers. top temperatures around about 16 or so degrees. hello. my name is tom donkin. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. here are our top stories: donald trump marks his first 100 days as us president, attacking the media and defending his own record, at a rally in pennsylvania. 0ur100 day milestone to reflect on in the incredible journey so far, and to get ready for the great, great battles to come. eu leaders agree a united strategy for next month's brexit negotiations, and accuse britain of underestimating the challenges ahead. another crackdown from turkey's president, as almost 4,000

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