tv Our World BBC News May 10, 2020 3:30am-4:01am BST
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hello. it's hard to overstate just how different our weather will be this is bbc news, the headlines: by the end of sunday, president trump's handling certainly in the feel of things of the pandemic has been described out there as it turns much by his predecessor, barack obama, colder across the uk. as "an absolute chaotic disaster". the cold accentuated by in a conference call with his former a strengthening wind as well. staffers mr obama accused more cloud around, too, the current administration of having the chance of seeing a bit of rain. a mindset of ‘what‘s in it for me sunday begins with the cold air and to heck with everyone else‘. already in place in scotland, and then it surges south across the uk. cold arctic air coming our way, so very different from what we've had. now, these are the temperatures to start the day. the british government says emerging already frosty across northern from lockdown will be scotland, even a bit of snow lying to relatively low a gradual process, and the public levels in some spots. should remember it's not a single icy in places, too. leap to freedom. and early rain towards southern it comes as the prime minister boris scotland and northern ireland johnson prepares to address will gradually clear away, and over scotland the nation on sunday evening, and northern ireland to set out the next phase into the afternoon, it's sunny in tackling the pandemic. spells, a few wintry showers peppering northern scotland. cloud and some patchy spreads south across england and wales. the self—proclaimed "architect of rock ‘n‘ roll" richard penniman, better known a chance, too, of seeing a bit as little richard, has died. of rain just brushing the far the legendary singer built his ground—breaking sound with a blend of boogie—woogie, south—east, sussex and kent in particular, maybe the odd rhythm and blues, and gospel. heavy shower for the channel islands and the far south—west. he died at the age of 87 now, the winds are picking up all the while as the cold air moves south, gusting 30—a0 mph, even a bit stronger after several years of poor health. towards north sea coasts and through the english channel
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later in the day. the transport secretary, grant shapps, has so called on people to walk and cycle to work once the lockdown restrictions and temperatures to end the day are eased in england, in the range mainly of 6—10 calling this a "once—in—a—generation degrees celsius, feeling opportunity" to transform colder in the wind. and even towards the south, the way people get around. where you end the day mr shapps pledged £2 billion still with temperatures towards the high teens, from a fund announced in february, the cold air does move that could see new bike lanes in during sunday evening. in england within weeks. and it's largely clear our chief environment correspondent overnight and into monday morning bringing one or two justin rowlatt reports. wintry showers towards some north sea coasts. travel as lockdown is lifted is a big challenge and temperatures dipping away for the government. to give on monday morning the social distancing rules mean buses and trains can carry a widespread frostjust away from some windier spots far fewer passengers. if people take to their cars across parts of eastern and southern england. and on monday, there will be some sunny spells around, instead, the roads will be but still the brisk and cold wind, still a chance of seeing a few showers that could be wintry in nature towards choked with traffic. that's why transport secretary northern and eastern scotland grant shapps today announced along some north sea coasts. £250 million for english local temperatures look as if they've authorities to widen pavements and install pop—up bike lanes come up a little bit on monday, but particularly in that wind, it will still feel cold, as quickly as possible. and especially compared with what it's been like out there. so, let me give you an idea high pressure close of how our streets might look by throughout the week ahead, but the air still coming in from a chilly direction. if these changes frosty nights at least to start
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become permanent. the week, so gardeners i'm in waltham forest. they've invested a lot and growers take note. in this kind of thing. the cold wind will gradually ease. have a look — look at the way temperatures edge up a little the pavement merges bit, but still getting nowhere near where they've been. into the road. the idea is it gives pedestrians and cyclists a sense of freedom to move around the space. you see new kinds of street furniture, i think it's called, so benches like this, you see the planter here with trees and a bike park there. the idea is that we can all move more freely through the space because there aren't as many cars and lorries coming through. but what about motorists? they've got rights too, and many people will feel more secure from the virus in their vehicles. so, what does britain's biggest motoring association have to say about this? well, contrary to what people say, all our polls actually show that drivers are going to drive less after lockdown. 36% are going to cycle, walk more, run more. so we do need some radical measures to stop gridlock, because public transport won't be able to cope. there will be a voucher scheme so people can have their bikes repaired and, in the longer term, a national cycling
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commissioner will be appointed. campaigners hope these changes will be locked in for good. it's a bigger thing of reallocating space in the longer term and creating cities and towns and roads and streets around the country that really do make cycling and walking a safe, attractive and welcoming opportunity. there have been huge improvements in air quality in britain's towns and cities during lockdown. mr shapps says he hopes we'll use the opportunity it has provided to find cleaner, this is bbc news — welcome greener and healthier ways if you're watching to get around. justin rowlatt, bbc here in the uk news, waltham forest. now on bbc news — or around the globe. i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories: it's time for our world. it's a disaster — president trump's handling of the pandemic is slammed by his predecessor barack obama. in india, a child goes missing every 8 minutes. the children are often trafficked into domestic labour or the sex trade — many are never seen again. brazil's world famous maraca na football stadium, a warning this programme does now a coronavirus hospital include details some viewers as the country's death toll may find upsetting. reaches 10,000. easing the uk's lockdown will only be done with "extreme caution", this is what it feels says the government — as many already ignore the stay
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at home advice to soak like when your child disappears. up the sun. and the pioneer of rock ‘n‘ roll, in india, a nationwide trade is separating children from theirfamilies. every eight minutes, a child goes missing in this country, and they are often trafficked. thousands of children, robbed of their innocence. we uncover a complex child trafficking network in india, and ask, how can this be happening?
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midday in a suburb of north—west delhi. and we are on a raid. searching forjust some of the 10 million children in forced labour in india. we have had a tip off that dozens of kids are working in bakeries here. we have been told that some children already escaped from one of the premises, but we have got to leave for another place,
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so we arejust going there now. this operation is being led by a child protection agency who rescue thousands of children from slavery every year, working alongside the police. after 20 minutes, the first children emerge. one of them is a 15—year—old boy who we're calling ahmed. ahmed's been doing 18 hour days in one of the bakeries here, and he has been working in factories like these since he wasjust12. after two hours, 16 young boys have been rescued. but thousands of others in child slavery in india aren't as fortunate.
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in my time covering this country, one shocking figure stuck in my mind. every year in india, around 70,000 children are reported missing. it's thought the actual number is higher, as many cases aren't registered. young lives lost and never found. almost every time i pick up a newspaper in india, i find an ad for a missing child. the problem is staring this country in the face but there is very little public outrage. i've been investigating the networks behind this huge trafficking industry and meeting the children it exploits into the sex trade, domestic slavery and, like ahmed who we saw freed in the raid, into child labour. ahmed and the other
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boys are being taken to mukhti ashram, a rehabilitation centre just outside delhi. here, they are given an education and a fresh start. ahmed was sent to work thousands of miles from home after a trafficker promised his parents he'd give him a better life. how did you get through every single day? and how did your boss treat you?
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in this region, child abduction has become a painful part of everyday life. poonam has brought us to jarro, a village ofjust 20 families, where 14 children are currently missing. she knows many of the parents. so, everyone in this village pretty much knows of someone who has gone missing? the family members themselves are sometimes involved when a child initially goes missing.
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was treated like a slave. by the time she finally returned home, her mother had died. her childhood shaped by labour, not love. thanks to poonam's support launching a criminal investigation, amrita's uncle is now injail. but that's rare. fewer than i% of trafficking cases in india end with a conviction. despite attempts by the government to fight the trade, it's thriving. in a nearby village, we meet another family who fell prey to traffickers.
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why didn't you go to the police? according to poonam, traffickers, like the couple who took sunita, can earn up to $300 per child. it's a well—organised multi—million—dollar system, luring children into slave labour and prostitution. but the traffickers are just middlemen with no control over what happens next.
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those affected by trafficking often don't have a voice. they‘ re from poor tribal communities where they feel powerless. poonam often talks to young girls in villages to encourage them to speak up. this group is where she first heard about sunita's case. it's a safe place to share stories. most of these girls know others who have been trafficked and they started a campaign wanting young people of the dangers.
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what's the first thing you'll do when you both get home? it's hard to keep children like ahmed from being sent back to work. but the centre's ensured that his parents receive state support and has a stern warning for the future. ahmed's story has come to a happy ending — for now. police tried to track sunita down in delhi. they believe she may be working overseas for a family. as traffickers continue to exploit vulnerable families it's hard to see a way out of this trade. for the vast majority of india's
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