:00:02. > :00:12.we wish you a very happy New Year. We will have more news at one
:00:12. > :00:23.
:00:23. > :00:30.o'clock. Now it is time for reporters. Reporters, highlights of
:00:30. > :00:36.2011. The insight that sparked revolution across the Arab world.
:00:36. > :00:46.The suicide of a Tunisian that kicked off the Arab Spring. Months
:00:46. > :00:53.
:00:53. > :01:03.after the four Chrissie Maher or nuclear meltdown, Fukushima nuclear
:01:03. > :01:03.
:01:03. > :01:07.meltdown. Street protests in June is here I eventually brought down
:01:07. > :01:17.the regime of its president. Its bark spring protests across the
:01:17. > :01:27.Arab world that brought changes to many in the Arab world. -- Arab
:01:27. > :01:29.
:01:29. > :01:34.Spring. His sacrifice made him famous across the Arab world. In
:01:34. > :01:42.January, our correspondent went to Tunisia to see what's people in his
:01:42. > :01:46.hometown thought of him. Once per week, these lanes are bursting with
:01:47. > :01:53.produce an people. One young man who used to peddle his wares here
:01:53. > :02:03.is gone. Five weeks ago, few would have noticed. Mention his name now
:02:03. > :02:22.
:02:22. > :02:32.and it's immediately draws a crowd. He became an icon and any
:02:32. > :02:32.
:02:32. > :02:40.inspiration. He represents freedom and justice and liberty. Now we can
:02:40. > :02:50.speak. Now we can find work. Now we can dream to find work. How did
:02:50. > :02:57.
:02:57. > :03:07.young one man -- won a young man inside their revolution? -- insight
:03:07. > :03:34.
:03:34. > :03:39.26 road Mahomed was the only one working to support the family --
:03:39. > :03:49.26-year-old Mahmood. They show us the room he lived in and the few
:03:49. > :03:53.
:03:53. > :03:56.things that he owned. His mother lives he with his uncle. Eight-
:03:56. > :04:05.year-old younger brother arrives. He said his room with his older
:04:05. > :04:12.brother. TRANSLATION: He always worked so hard. He suffered a lot
:04:12. > :04:17.of mistreatment from other workers. TRANSLATION: I'm very proud of what
:04:17. > :04:21.has happened. It shows that everyone can make a point. Everyone
:04:21. > :04:31.who has been suffering from inequality can stand up for their
:04:31. > :04:32.
:04:32. > :04:38.own rights. There are still daily protests for the Daily party to go.
:04:38. > :04:47.This is where he set himself on fire. If these protesters had not
:04:47. > :04:52.taken to the streets, his story may not have travelled so far so fast.
:04:52. > :05:00.TRANSLATION: People showed that they were not afraid. That spread
:05:00. > :05:05.across the country. It started here. We were ready to face the bullets.
:05:05. > :05:10.These young boys will come of age in a different time. It shows the
:05:10. > :05:15.change that the revolution will bring them. The young man buried
:05:15. > :05:23.here, who cut short his own life, will long be remembered as the men
:05:23. > :05:33.who changed everyone else's. For a decade, our summer been lard and
:05:33. > :05:40.
:05:40. > :05:44.had avoided capture. -- Osama Bin Laden. He was eventually he was
:05:44. > :05:54.eventually tracked down and captured by the Americans in
:05:54. > :05:54.
:05:54. > :06:00.Islamabad. The past caught up with the Al-Qaeda leader. In a house
:06:00. > :06:06.towering above all the rest, in a military town. This was his window
:06:06. > :06:13.on the world. Inside the compound, a scorch roof, hints of the
:06:13. > :06:21.struggle here. Be US claims that he may have lived in this fortress for
:06:21. > :06:26.five years. Pakistan's powerful spy agency says that it raided the
:06:26. > :06:31.place in 2003 but then he dropped off the radar. They told us that
:06:31. > :06:38.they were embarrassed by its failure. His local man insists that
:06:38. > :06:45.security forces let no-one pass unnoticed here. They always check
:06:45. > :06:50.the ID cards of anyone who came here at night. You have to show way
:06:50. > :06:55.you live and what area you live. Mostly they asked in the evenings.
:06:55. > :07:00.We and our right beside the compound where he was living. You
:07:00. > :07:05.can see how conspicuous all of the seas. The high perimeter walls and
:07:05. > :07:10.the barbed wire on top. It is easy to understand why the Americans are
:07:10. > :07:15.asking so many questions. They want to know how he'd manage to live
:07:15. > :07:21.here. He must have had a support system. They wonder how hide that
:07:21. > :07:26.did go. The premier military academy of Pakistan is a few
:07:27. > :07:31.hundred metres away. The speeches from the Pentagon said the outline
:07:31. > :07:41.of the property. It has expanded over the past five years as new
:07:41. > :07:46.walls were built. Some are up to 18 feet tall. On one side of the
:07:46. > :07:51.building, the windows were covered. The rubbish was never left outside,
:07:51. > :07:55.it was burnt instead. More details have emerged about what happened in
:07:55. > :08:01.the compound. The White House says that he was unarmed when he was
:08:01. > :08:07.shot dead. He had resisted capture. He did not use his wife as a human
:08:07. > :08:11.shield. She rushed at the assault team and was shot in the lake.
:08:11. > :08:16.Another woman was shot in crossfire. His family members are getting
:08:16. > :08:22.medical treatment here if needed and will be returned to their home
:08:22. > :08:30.countries. They insist that they played no part in the operation.
:08:30. > :08:36.With him dead and gone, they want to turn the page. The issue of a
:08:36. > :08:45.summer been lied in his history. We do not want to keep my it in the
:08:45. > :08:50.past. We have sacrificed immensely in the campaign against terrorism.
:08:50. > :09:00.Police keep watch after the event. The army and the Security Agency
:09:00. > :09:02.
:09:02. > :09:08.stand accused of gross incompetence A new orchestra in a Pakistani who
:09:08. > :09:12.is -- city loop was causing a stir in the jazz world. For years,
:09:12. > :09:18.Pakistani musicians had been constrained by religion and the
:09:18. > :09:28.film industry. But this orchestra sparked a revival with this jazz
:09:28. > :09:31.
:09:31. > :09:41.It is a jazz classic, but now with a Pakistani twist. It is causing
:09:41. > :09:41.
:09:41. > :09:44.something of a buzz. This unique rendition of Dave Brubeck's take
:09:44. > :09:54.five non-traditional entrants -- instruments is part of what this
:09:54. > :09:58.unlikely orchestra has achieved. Until recently, this man had to
:09:58. > :10:08.abandon the music he was so passionate about to make a living.
:10:08. > :10:08.
:10:08. > :10:15.For years, instead of playing his beloved cello... Now he has some
:10:15. > :10:23.way to showcase his talents. -- somewhere. Here, the musicians are
:10:23. > :10:32.trying out new material. Until the 80s, many of them provided music
:10:32. > :10:35.for the movies. Classical music went into rapid decline. One is a
:10:35. > :10:45.clothing entrepreneur decided it was time to bring musicians back
:10:45. > :10:47.
:10:47. > :10:52.together. And to introduce them to jazz. Four members of this
:10:52. > :10:58.orchestra, very few have had any formal training. They are recording
:10:58. > :11:06.a song they have never heard before and every time they produce results
:11:06. > :11:14.which are quite magical. But not without a few hiccups along the way.
:11:14. > :11:19.They are experimenting after all. TRANSLATION: If we carry on like
:11:19. > :11:27.this, we will achieve more and more. We will be able to attract a new
:11:27. > :11:31.generation to this music. It is not just livelihoods this project has
:11:31. > :11:38.given, but hope for the future and a space for these musicians to
:11:38. > :11:48.express themselves in an otherwise difficult time. It has also
:11:48. > :11:50.
:11:50. > :11:54.provided some great music. In March, a devastating earthquake
:11:54. > :11:58.and tsunami hit northern Japan and a power station at Fukushima was
:11:58. > :12:03.swamped and a meltdown occurred. Emergency workers struggled to
:12:03. > :12:12.contain radiation leaks. 100,000 people living within 12 miles had
:12:12. > :12:17.to be evacuated. Over three decades at the BBC, David has covered many
:12:17. > :12:23.such crises. Six months later, he went back to report from the
:12:23. > :12:30.deserted city. The nuclear ghost town of Tommy
:12:30. > :12:36.Bowe Cup. We arrived in a long strip of shops and there is nobody
:12:36. > :12:41.here. A radioactive cloud blew over here six months ago but experts
:12:41. > :12:47.assurers radiation levels have fallen. And local farmer has led us
:12:47. > :12:53.past security. This main street is completely empty. He wants us to
:12:53. > :13:01.see how his community looks. It was hit by the earthquake and CEO, but
:13:01. > :13:07.then by the leak from the Fukushima power plant. -- and tsunami. This
:13:07. > :13:13.used to be a town of 16,000 but it is completely deserted. Motorbikes
:13:13. > :13:22.abandoned, shops completely empty, no traffic at all. Weeds growing up
:13:22. > :13:27.in this war court. Six months on, things are completely untouched.
:13:27. > :13:33.The radiation level is surprisingly low. The problem is, if you get
:13:33. > :13:37.down to ground level, it shoots right up. No problem for us on a
:13:37. > :13:40.very quick visit, but what scientists are wrestling with his
:13:40. > :13:45.how dangerous this contamination will continue to be in the long-
:13:45. > :13:50.term. It was back in March that explosions at the nuclear power
:13:50. > :13:54.plant released radioactive material. The leaks contaminated some areas
:13:54. > :14:01.more severely than others, but everyone within 12 miles was
:14:01. > :14:07.ordered out. This man decided to stay on. He does not bother with
:14:07. > :14:14.protective clothing. In the ruins of a farm, spiders have taken over.
:14:14. > :14:17.But he clears a path for us. He wants to show us. This is a
:14:17. > :14:24.distressing sight. This is the cattle shed. The owners left in
:14:24. > :14:29.such a hurry, they were not able to release their animals. Here are two
:14:29. > :14:35.that have died. In each of these pens, there are two Mor, making a
:14:35. > :14:41.total of 60. Some animals broke free and a roaming wild. He tries
:14:41. > :14:46.to care for a new generation born in the nuclear zone. He wants to
:14:46. > :14:53.keep his community going. TRANSLATION: There is no
:14:53. > :14:59.electricity, gas or water. But all the people want to come back. Even
:14:59. > :15:04.my mother and father. Their wish is to die here. After three hours here,
:15:04. > :15:10.we check how radiation dose. It is roughly half what you would get
:15:10. > :15:15.from a chest X-ray. He refuses to think about radiation. He is
:15:15. > :15:21.determined to stay on. But he lives by candlelight. Most of his food is
:15:21. > :15:29.tender. A dog is his only companion. He wants his town to return to
:15:29. > :15:33.normal but it will be a long wait. 2011 was the year of financial
:15:33. > :15:38.crisis in the eurozone countries. Greece was hardest hit with a
:15:38. > :15:48.financial meltdown making life hard for many. Hundreds of shops and
:15:48. > :15:50.
:15:50. > :15:59.businesses went bust and thousands of people lost their jobs.
:15:59. > :16:09.On the surface, Athens looks normal. The arrests, traders, tavernas. But
:16:09. > :16:13.
:16:13. > :16:17.scratch the surface and there is anger and despair. This woman is
:16:17. > :16:21.university educated, living with their parents and unemployed.
:16:21. > :16:28.very frustrated because you have studied in the think your studies
:16:28. > :16:36.sorry waste. In this country at least. -- studies are a waste.
:16:36. > :16:40.did Creek -- Greece get into this mess? The average Greek person is
:16:40. > :16:48.taxed at source and work that -- works longer hours than the Germans
:16:48. > :16:54.and French. In a quiet suburb, we met Georgia and her husband. They
:16:54. > :17:01.have a for lack year-old son. They have both recently lost their jobs.
:17:01. > :17:09.We're not thieves and liars. We are simple people, we love our children,
:17:09. > :17:19.just like you. We don't want your money. We want your support. We
:17:19. > :17:21.
:17:21. > :17:25.just need your support. We need jobs, not money. We just need jobs.
:17:25. > :17:29.All this great misery might seem like a million miles away, but if
:17:29. > :17:35.you forgive the terrible cliche, the eurozone is a bit like a house
:17:35. > :17:42.of cards. Greece, Spain and Portugal make the bottom row. If
:17:42. > :17:47.you take one away, the whole thing will collapse. Europe is by far the
:17:47. > :17:53.UK's biggest export market. If they are in trouble, we are in trouble.
:17:53. > :17:57.A homeless shelter in Athens. Petros used to be a chef. He has
:17:57. > :18:02.lost his job, his wife and his home. Greece is trying to sort out its
:18:02. > :18:07.problems by cutting public spending and increasing taxes. But
:18:07. > :18:16.homelessness is up, unemployment is running at 20% and suicides are up
:18:16. > :18:22.40% in a year. I can't see any reason why the problem would stop,
:18:22. > :18:28.even at the level it is right now. It is terrible, it is devastated
:18:28. > :18:32.countries and destroyed people. Parts of Greece's debt are likely
:18:32. > :18:37.to be written off in the coming weeks. There is little hope that
:18:37. > :18:44.even with that, life of ordinary Greek people will improve any time
:18:44. > :18:49.soon. One of the runaway hits of 20 other
:18:49. > :18:55.than in New York was not a Broadway show. It was an unusual park which
:18:55. > :19:05.attracts millions of visitors around the world. The story of New
:19:05. > :19:12.
:19:12. > :19:15.York's Park in the sky and was described in a book this year.
:19:16. > :19:19.I think it is one of the best things to happen to Manhattan in a
:19:19. > :19:27.long time. I love the picture window way you sit and look at the
:19:27. > :19:37.traffic. -- where you sit. I think it is a wonderful Shangri-La way
:19:37. > :19:41.you -- in the middle of this wonderful city. The story of the
:19:41. > :19:45.High Line is a highly improbable one. It is the story of two young
:19:45. > :19:49.New Yorkers with no experience in urban planning, architecture or or
:19:49. > :19:59.the rough and tumble of city politics, turning a derelict
:19:59. > :20:01.
:20:01. > :20:05.elevated railway line into a unique park. I am a dreamer but I never
:20:05. > :20:09.dreamed it would be the successful. In some ways, I didn't believe it
:20:09. > :20:15.until we opened. I knew there was so many different things that could
:20:15. > :20:18.fall apart. Legal, planning, community issues. Robert Hammond
:20:18. > :20:23.and his co-founder Josh were David have devoted more than a decade of
:20:23. > :20:28.their lives to the High Line project, inspired by a rusting
:20:28. > :20:32.structure on the verge of being torn down. We wanted to design the
:20:32. > :20:39.high line to be as interesting, unique and unusual as the structure
:20:39. > :20:44.itself. I love what it was like before we build anything up here. -
:20:44. > :20:49.- built anything appeared. Photographs taken at the time and
:20:49. > :20:53.soon-to-be-published in a book captured this wild scape that the
:20:53. > :20:56.park's Architects made an integral part of their design. It is a
:20:56. > :21:04.design which has been winning applause from urban planners around
:21:05. > :21:10.the world. I think the High Line is the best new public space we have
:21:10. > :21:17.had in New York in a long time. It merges the idea of the street,
:21:17. > :21:22.which is the quintessential New York public space, with the idea of
:21:22. > :21:29.the park. People are excited by it because it is a new kind of public
:21:29. > :21:32.space. The higher line has become a venue for all manner of events. 3
:21:32. > :21:37.million people are expected to visit it over the course of the