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thousands of jobs are at risk. That is the latest BBC News. Now it is

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Welcome to Reporters. I am at the heart of the news room, bringing

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you the best stories from across the globe. On this week's

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programme: A special report from inside Syria on the plight of the

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children there, driven underground by violence. Recession hits the

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burger industry in Afghanistan. We find out why sales have dropped

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sharply. At how you can love of music without hearing it. We meet

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the orchestra are helping deaf children to experience classical

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music. We start in Syria, where aid agencies say they are shocked by

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the number of children being killed in the ongoing conflict. In one big

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reason to, investigators found that at least 70 children had been

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killed as a result of covert missile strikes on residential

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areas in the main commercial city of Aleppo. -- in one week recently.

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It is no wonder that civilians are fleeing our urban areas and taking

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refuge in caves. This report is from Idlib Problems. A beautiful

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valley, two children lead the way to their new home. They were forced

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to run away from their village for it was attacked by government

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forces. This is now where they live, in a cave. It is cold, dirty and

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damp inside. They have been living like this for weeks, unable to

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escape across the border and too afraid to turn -- run home. --

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return home. The hardest thing is getting water up here for drinking,

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washing and cooking. Life is so hard but we have to deal with that.

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The world has forgotten about us. This is not a home. Millions

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Assyrians had been driven from their homes by the war. Many have

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fled across borders to safety. Most are trapped, refugees in their own

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country. The world has pledged millions of pounds in foreign aid.

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No one we have met has received any of it. In a conflict where rockets

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are fired at will, they are never really safe. If you want to know

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what that feels like, watched the girl's reaction as the area is

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suddenly attacked. Where will the shells land? When will they stop?

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Syria's children all these questions well.

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- know. It has been one years since we left home. We have to keep

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moving. We do not have money, we do not have anything. The country is

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locked in a savage civil war. It is civilians who have consistently

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suffered the most as conditions steadily grow worse. Some people

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are so desperate they have been forced to make their homes in

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underground tunnels like this. You can see matting on the floor, some

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bedding, some pillows. As many as 20 families crammed into this tight

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space when the shelling starts. In the last 24 hours, the Government

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have attacked this area. This is essentially where people came to

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live and tide. The at -- the atmosphere is appalling. It is dark

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and dank. We were taken to see another tunnel in the middle of an

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orchard. It is an old Roman burial chamber. In the gloom, seven small

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boys in hiding. Their father has been killed and the fighting and

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their mother has gone looking for food. That was hours ago. The boys

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were still waiting, cold, hungry and scared. TRANSLATION: It is bad

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here, says Mohammed. We are scared of the bombing and shelling, that

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is why we are staying here. The boys asked when their mum would be

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coming back. It was an impossible question to answer. As we left,

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they sat staring at the entrance, waiting. This is Syria's tragedy.

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The conflict the world has failed to stop. Victims you go unprotected.

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A country whose very existence is now in doubt. Barker traders in the

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Afghan capital, Kabul, say business is tough and some are going bust,

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in fact. The long garment was compulsory for all women under the

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rule of the Taliban. Now, fewer women are choosing to wear them and

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cheap imports from China have meant the price has fallen by two-thirds.

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Afghan traders say there is not enough money to be made. This

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report is from Kabul. For centuries, the Bob Carr has been the emblem of

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Afghanistan. It was strictly imposed in Taliban fines. In Kabul,

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it is not so easy to spot. Wholesalers still supply other

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regions of the country with their own unique ships. A quiet

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revolution is under way in the capital. Business is taking a bit

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of a knock. A fall of demand in Kabul has meant reduced profit

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levels down to Chinese imports. -- coupled with. Up until six months

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ago, this man was selling because in downtown Kabul. TRANSLATION:

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People are more free now. There are no longer forced to wear them. It

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has affected my business. Even a woman who has been stitching in

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four years has joined the trend, choosing to protect her modesty in

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other ways. When I first went out without one, I thought everyone was

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staring with me but I got used to it. On the rare occasions that I do

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wear it, I cannot breathe. I feel I am going to suffocate. There are

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still many for whom old habits die hard. The past -- for the past 60

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years, Benazir has remained covered up. It is a tradition she says she

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will uphold. She likes the anonymity it gives us. When asked

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for for doctors would it, too, her answer is no. -- if her daughters

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wear it. It has been reclaimed by a female street artists like Shamsia.

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They look at it as a symbol of strength, not submission. For her,

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it is not the garment holding women back but the thinking behind it.

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People think it is like a caged but it is not like that. If you change

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the shape of it, it looks stronger. We can do anything, like men.

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is no shortage of strong-willed women in Afghanistan. Despite the

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challenge to the garment in Kabul, it is an enduring symbol of the

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tension between tradition and change.

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Does Japan hold the answer to how the developed world contract itself

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out of economic recession? Some economists think it might. In

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January, the new Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, launched a

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growth programme that is being dubbed Abenomics. It is based on a

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limited monetary easing and the huge government spending programme.

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-- a limited. Let's get an idea of how it might work. He is a likely-

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looking Messiah. Shinzo Abe is the archetypal grey Japanese politician.

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Economists all over the world are talking about him. In his private

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trading room in central Tokyo, Fumiaki Sagara is his biggest fan.

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So is the election, the stagnant stock market has taken off. In just

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six weeks, Fumiaki Sagara has made $300,000. TRANSLATION: For us it is

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all about the foreign money. He has brought back confidence. Money is

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flowing back into the market. When that happens, the market goes up

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and we make money. That new confidence is built on Shinzo Abe's

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promised to contents of billions of dollars into building new

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infrastructure. Japan already has some of the world's best

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infrastructure. Just look at this. Tokyo's astonishing underground

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flood control system. Am they call this the underground Parthenon. You

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can see why. There is nothing quite like this anywhere else in the

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world. It is an engineering marvel. Japan is a country dotted with

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engineering marvels, built in large part to boost the economy. Why

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would it work now for it did not before? What is necessary in is

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more infrastructure. The economy must be better connected to the

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Asian economies. In particular, of the Government is going in that

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direction, infrastructure and government spending can be very

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worthwhile. To get Japan to grow, Shinzo Abe Mr geared ordinary

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people like the or shimmer to spend more, too. That will be much harder.

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-- Rie Oshima. Japanese people have got used to living on less and less.

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We have to pay many taxes. We have to pay a lot. We only have a small

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amount of money. My husband's salary is not going up. I am really

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squeezed. Japan's small businessman are feeling the squeeze, too. Just

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ask Susumu Mitsuoka. His little car company handled 400 of these quirky

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looking cars each year. It is a far cry from the massive factories.

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That is his problem. TRANSLATION: Folau went to the Ministry in Tokyo

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to get a licence, their reaction was "why is a country bumpkin tried

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to make cars?" The regulations make it almost impossible for a small

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car company like mine to survive in Japan. Japan needs the best

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regulation and more people like him if they are to survive. For 20

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years, this country has felt more and more with the land of the

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setting sun. Everyone is now watching to see the Shinzo Abe's

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huge gamble can make Japan's There has been a lot of focus on

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the meat we purchase in recent weeks. IKEA is the latest company

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to be embroiled in the scandal. Food scandals are also appearing

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elsewhere. In Kenya, donkey meat has been found in the food chain.

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The beasts of burden are kept busy in Kenya. They are just part of the

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chaotic traffic. Out on the farms every day, donkey's are interrupted

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from their grazing to do some work. Most homes in this village have a

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wooden cart, often home-made, and thanks to their four-legged friends,

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farmers' backs are given some relief. Another trip along the

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rutted tracks. Low-cost transport at a sedate pace. But these animals

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are in danger. George tells me he has had to build a secure should

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for his donkey's because after dark, there is a risk they could be

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stolen and slaughtered for their meat. Kenyans of roasted meat.

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These goats and beef joints are always busy. In communities in the

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north-west, people don't eat donkey meat. At least, not knowingly. A

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butcher's knife is sharpened. These days, some which has secretly used

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their knives to prepare donkey meat which they pass on to consumers as

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before. At these places, you can choose what to meet you want to eat

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and you can be certain which animal it has come from but that is not

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the case everywhere and because of the unscrupulous trade in Bonn to

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meet, authorities are suggesting it should be regulated so people can

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be sure of what they are eating. Police say they want to find out

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where the donkey meat is being sold. Meanwhile, some people have changed

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their diet. We have resorted to white meat. Chicken, fish. What

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about you? This has led me to avoid eating red meat. This town is the

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centre of the hidden trade. Donkey owners say 58 animals were killed

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here last year but no-one knows who has eaten them. Have you ever

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tasted donkey meat? I don't know. I have eaten meat but I don't know

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what animal... Would you ever eat donkey meat? No. What about how?

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Yes. What is wrong with donkey meat? It is bad!

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We feel that people might be giving us this made without our knowledge.

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They may be mixed up on the farms but when it comes to mealtimes,

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Kenyans want their cows and dole queues kept apart. -- donkey.

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There is a new crime that is causing shock and disbelief in

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South Africa. Dreadlocks have become so popular in South Africa

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that thieves are now snatching them from people's heads and selling

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them from a profit of -- for a profit.

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Downtown Johannesburg. The epitome of South Africa's bustling trade.

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In these overcrowded streets, vendors compete for every square

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metre of pavement. The goal is simple. To make as much money as

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possible. Luckily for hairstylists, there is a new money-spinner -

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dreadlocks. But the house style has become so popular that many people

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are being robbed of their locks. Quick and ruthless, fee to use

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anything from Nice to broken glass to steal their hair. 28-year-old

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Jack had been growing his hair for more than three years. They were

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gone in a matter of minutes. TRANSLATION: I was walking alone

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one night and a group of men attacked me. They had a knife, took

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my mobile phone and cut my hair. I know why they cut my hair. Some

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people will buy the dreadlocks. I guess they cut my hair to grow and

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sell it. Dread locks can take several years to grow but many

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people don't want to wait that long. It is this need for instant

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gratification that is motivating hair thieves. On this street,

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dreadlocks can sell for up to �200. Local stylists have developed a new

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technique known as crocheting. Using this, they can weave curled

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hair into straight hair. This has fuelled demand. This man has been

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an expert for more than 20 years and even he was taken by surprise

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by this new crime. This is wrong. People should stop doing it. It is

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not acceptable. There are people who are happy to sell their hair

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willingly. Why not wait for those people? Don't take somebody's hair

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by force. Those who have fallen prey to the Test matches are often

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too embarrassed to bring the matter to the police. -- to the

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dreadlocked its matches. Some people live in fear. I am afraid to

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grew dreadlocks again. I am afraid that they will find me and cut them

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again. Next time, they might kill me. As the dreadlocks industry

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continues to strive, more people seem certain to fall victim to the

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danger was greed of the cut and run gangs. -- dangerous greed.

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Helping deaf children appreciate music would appear to be a major

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challenge but a growing number of orchestras are doing just that.

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Musicians from one national orchestra are holding a series of

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con certs for deaf people. While the audience might not hear a

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single note, they have found their own way of enjoying the experience.

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It could easily be a regular rehearsal for the National

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Orchestra in Wales. But if you look a little closer, these children are

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not just listening or watching, they are part of the orchestra.

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They are feeling the music and they are making the music. But many of

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these children are profoundly deaf and have serious hearing problems.

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How is it they are appreciating the music? Music can affect people.

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There is an emotional connection. I don't think you have to hear it

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purely to appreciate that. There is an emotional happen -- connection

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that just happens. They came up with the idea of letting children

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use their other senses like touch. Even if you cannot hear the music,

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the vibrations through this soundbox lets people feel it

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through hands and feet. The orchestra has also composed its

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own pieces as a result of improvisation with the children

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It is not just at the rehearsals. The children get to perform for a

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real audience. They had speakers underneath the seats as well. Many

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of the popular classic crescendo as Even even has his own songs sung by

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