Human Cargo
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First episode date | January 4, 2004 |
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Final episode date | January 6, 2004 |
Networks | CBC Television |
Written by | Linda Svendsen |
Brian McKeown | |
Jan 5, 2004 | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1537495 |
About Human Cargo
Immigration lawyer has huge caseload; woman helps African refugees.
The slave traders and abolitionists on Liverpool's streets
... Earle StreetThe rise and wealth of the Earle family is inextricably linked with the slavery, as generations were involved in the trade and possession of so-called Human Cargo...
News Daily: Essex lorry deaths latest and No 10 denies Brexit split
... What the papers say The discovery of 39 bodies in a refrigerated lorry trailer - described as a tomb of steel by the Daily Mirror - Human Cargo driven to frozen fate, is the Daily Telegraph s headline...
The Papers: 'Tomb of steel' and 'why were warnings ignored?'
... The metal-sided trailers are used, according to the, because their Human Cargo cannot be detected by thermal imaging cameras used at ports...
Essex lorry deaths: Work starts to identify 39 bodies
... More dangerous methods are being used to get Human Cargo through...
39 bodies found in lorry container in Essex
... More dangerous methods are being used to get Human Cargo through...
News Daily: Essex lorry deaths latest and No 10 denies Brexit split
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Police question driver over Essex lorry deathsInvestigations continue over the grim discovery of 39 bodies in a refrigerated container near an Essex port. As - named locally as Mo Robinson - on suspicion of murder, The National Crime Agency (NCA) says its officers are trying to identify any "organised crime groups who may have played a part". The container arrived in Purfleet on the River Thames from Zeebrugge, Belgium, where prosecutors are trying to Work Out how long The Lorry was in the country. "It could be hours or days, we just don't know," they say. Here's so far.
The Lorry cab used to pick up the trailer had been driven from Northern Ireland , where police have raided two houses associated with the arrested man - One in Markethill, County Armagh , and another in nearby Laurelvale. The UN estimates or Gone Missing crossing Europe since early 2014, including five found dead in - or on - lorries in the UK. And the NCA says Channel crossings are increasingly co-ordinated by criminal gangs. One man who fled war-torn Syria for the UK to be smuggled in a lorry.
No 10 denies government division over Brexit strategyBattle to get the Prime Minister 's Brexit Deal through Parliament, or abandon efforts in favour of a general election? over what to do next, after MPs narrowly approved his Deal - But rejected a fast-track timetable designed to get the UK out of the EU by 31 October. Our assistant political editor Norman Smith says the fact Mr Johnson met Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn on Wednesday - Without agreeing Anything - suggests No 10 may not be wedded to the idea of a winter general election.
Scientist gets £2m Decades after inventing diabetes testIt was created using his daughter's toy microscope kit and bulldog clips, But Prof Ian Shanks 's 1980s prototype has developed into standard technology used by diabetics to test blood sugar levels. What became the electrochemical capillary fill device has since netted his former employer Unilever £24m. And after a 13-year legal battle, the of The Bounty . He says most of the compensation will go on legal fees But he hopes the ruling will benefit future inventors.
The Final rush to climb UluruBy Frances Mao, Bbc News , Sydney
For Decades , hundreds of thousands of visitors to Australia's desert centre have trekked up Uluru, the ancient red monolith formerly known as Ayers Rock. But from Saturday, The Climb will be banned. Uluru is a sacred site for The Local indigenous custodians, the Anangu people, who have long asked tourists not to go up.
Most already follow those wishes - Only 16% of visitors undertook The Climb in 2017, when the ban was announced. In recent weeks, however, park officials have reported a surge in visitor numbers. Pictures of crowds crammed on to The Rock have sparked anger, But also debate about the looming change.
What the papers sayThe Discovery of 39 bodies in a refrigerated lorry trailer - described as a "tomb of steel" by the Daily Mirror - "Human Cargo driven to frozen fate," is The Daily Telegraph's headline. "Why were warnings ignored?" the Daily Mail asks, saying concerns were raised about the Essex port of Purfleet, where the truck arrived in the UK, three years ago. "Every port in the UK has a trafficking problem," according to the i.
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08:00 Royal College of GPs' annual Primary Care conference gets under way in Liverpool.
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