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1 online resource (streaming video file) (53 min. 21 sec.) ; 320808344 bytes |
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BRITAIN'S MEAN STREETSHomeless people have long been a sad but familiar sight in London, but the opening up of Europe's borders is creating a new wave of poverty on the streets. It's estimated that a third of the city's homeless are now from eastern European countries like Romania... lured by the prospects of a better life, but often exploited and left penniless without the documents needed to find work. Evan Williams reports from London on Tuesday's Dateline, and finds a startling contrast between the high-class boutiques and luxury car showrooms of the city's West End, and the destitute living in their doorways. Elsewhere in the UK, migrants are crammed into unsafe accommodation, even concealed garden sheds, with the authorities using sophisticated thermal imaging technology to find them. As in Australia, migration is a hot topic in politics too with eastern Europeans being blamed for an increase in crime and economic problems. So what's the answer to Britain's migrant misery?SAVING SYRIA'S CHILDRENNothing portrays the trauma and upheaval of Syria's conflict more clearly than the faces of children, attacked while simply trying to attend school or displaced from their homes into appalling conditions in refugee camps. Their stories are told in a heartbreaking report from the BBC's Panorama. Reporter Ian Pannell follows Rola Hallam, an intensive care doctor from London with a Syrian background, who also works with the Hand in Hand for Syria charity. She'd been to war zones before, but nothing had prepared her for the terrible emergency that unfolded during filming. An incendiary attack on a school left more than 40 children horribly burned, all descending on a makeshift hospital in Aleppo with few staff and inadequate facilities. As Rola and her colleagues fight to save lives, the fear and confusion is captured by the cameras, and so is Rola's anger that it's the children who are bearing the brunt of Syria's conflict.GRAB FOR GREENLANDWhile most of the world worries about the effects of global warming, it's actually being given a cautious welcome by some in Greenland. The ice is melting more quickly than before, revealing an untapped landscape of opportunity for mining companies. What they want most is 'rare earth', a composite of elements highly sought after for smart phones and computers and currently predominantly supplied by China. Tuesday's Dateline reports on the conundrum now facing this sparsely inhabited island, which still relies on mother country Denmark for half its annual budget. How can the wealth be exploited to improve its economy without over-exploiting the beautiful landscapes and pristine waters? |
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Broadcast 2013-10-22 at 21:30:00 |
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Classification: NC |
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Burns and scalds -- Treatment.
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Coal mines and mining -- Environmental aspects.
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Emigration and immigration -- Government policy.
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Homelessness.
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Immigrants -- Social conditions.
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War victims -- Care.
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England -- London.
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Greenland.
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Syria -- Aleppo.
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Streaming video
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Rao, Anjali, host
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Heidler, Scott, reporter
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Williams, Evan, reporter
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Ahsan, Saleyha, contributor
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Babaks, Zie, contributor
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Farage, Nigel, contributor
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Haslam, Ray, contributor
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McAuley, Bob, contributor
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