i'm michelle henery and id like to give you an insight into the lives of the people who live and work continent. thank you for joining us. on the program today, how scotland's oil boom went bust. refugees in serbia come together across the generations. and how france's wall for peace is causing conflict.

i'm michelle henery and id like to give you an insight into the lives of the people who live and workcross this fascinating continent. thank you for joining us. on the program today, how scotland's oil boom went bust. refugees in serbia come together across the generations. and how france's wall for peace is causing conflict. did you ever imagine that a trip to the gas station could be a highlight of your day? with the price of oil tumbling, filling up your car is now cheap and has even led to more people across europe ta r

i'm michelle henery and id like to give you an insight into the lives of the people who live and workcross this fascinating continent. thank you for joining us. on the program today, how scotland's oil boom went bust. refugees in serbia come together across the generations. and how france's wall for peace is causing conflict. did you ever imagine that a trip to the gas station could be a highlight of your day? with the price of oil tumbling, filling up your car is now cheap and has even led to more people across europe taking road trips for their vacations. oil prices have fallen from over $100 a barrel in 2014 to less than $30 now. but in the communities that rely heavily on the oil industry for jobs, this fall has been devastating. britain's oil capital aberdeen once boasted more millionaires per capita than anywhere else in the country. now the scottish city is in crisis, with thousands of people out of work, loing their homes and relying on food banks. the collapse has also exposed the vulnerability of the scottish economy, some say weakening their case for independence from brita

i'm michelle henery. thanks for joining us.oming up on today's show, german police crack down on criminal gangs from northern africa. a lithuanian writer sheds light on her country's role in the holocaust. and, finland's nuclear waste solution. here in germany, there's been growing concern over the threat of criminal gangs since the new year's eve attacks on women in cologne and elsewhere. this week, the first trials related to incidents that happened that night are taking place with one man receiving a six month sentence for stealing a mobile phone. police hope many more of the perpetrators will be brought to justice. some of the attackers were reportedly of north african appearance putting gangs from that part of the world into the spotlight and sparking further , heated debate about germany's migration policy. cracking down on these gangs is a big challenge to police. many of the criminals are not put off by the threat of arrest or the fear of deportation. ,>> just two kilometers separate dusseldorf's elegant center and the

i'm michelle henery. thanks for joining us.g up on today's show, german police crack down on criminal gangs from northern africa. a lithuanian writer sheds light on her country's role in the holocaust. and, finland's nuclear waste solution. here in germany, there's been growing concern over the threat of criminal gangs since the new year's eve attacks on women in cologne and elsewhere. this week, the first trials related to incidents that happened that night are taking place with one man receiving a