:00:00. > :00:07.shuttle, today it is here in a museum. Hello, Victoria here. You
:00:08. > :00:12.probably picture me as a stout, somewhat sour faced old woman. And
:00:13. > :00:22.meet London's speaking statues. We found at how these landmarks found a
:00:23. > :00:31.voice. `` found out. Hello and miaow. It is known as special region
:00:32. > :00:35.number four. The Burmese army dare not go there. For more than a
:00:36. > :00:39.quarter of a century, the area has existed entirely outside the
:00:40. > :00:43.government's control, and has become a place where anything and
:00:44. > :00:49.everything goes, from gambling and prostitution to trade in endangered
:00:50. > :01:02.wildlife. Jonah Fisher said this report. I have handed my passport to
:01:03. > :01:08.the Burmese authorities and been given this permit. It is a small
:01:09. > :01:12.piece of land, right on the border with China, and it is totally
:01:13. > :01:18.outside the control of the Burmese central government. It is the
:01:19. > :01:24.dystopian consequence of a peace agreement signed years ago. The deal
:01:25. > :01:29.saw Rebel fighters stop their insurgency, and in return, they were
:01:30. > :01:37.allowed to manage their own affairs. The rebels' wart was funded by
:01:38. > :01:41.poppies `` war. They hit on something more lucrative than
:01:42. > :01:51.drugs. Gambling. Across the border in China, it is almost completely
:01:52. > :01:53.illegal. So Gong La, and this market in particular have become notorious
:01:54. > :01:59.for openly trading in the parts of exotic and endangered animals. It
:02:00. > :02:04.became a bustling, sleazy town with a very un` Bouwmeester character.
:02:05. > :02:08.The signs are in Chinese, the money is Chinese, the only mobile network
:02:09. > :02:14.that functions here is Chinese, even the electricity comes from across
:02:15. > :02:22.the border. The first boom was built on casinos, right in the centre of
:02:23. > :02:25.town, but with the border just a kilometre it was too close, so they
:02:26. > :02:32.moved in and shut the casinos down, leaving them derelict like this one.
:02:33. > :02:36.New, more discreet casinos have been built, but our official guide says
:02:37. > :02:38.he is not allowed to take us to them. So that evening we sneak away
:02:39. > :02:47.on motorbikes into the Burmese jungle. After half an hour we come
:02:48. > :02:53.to one area surrounded by paddy fields, a hidden gambling complex.
:02:54. > :02:57.Illegal under Burmese law. We filmed in secret at one of the 15 casino
:02:58. > :03:03.halls, all packed with Chinese tourists. But look closely at the
:03:04. > :03:10.people wearing headphones. The big money is being placed remotely, for
:03:11. > :03:14.clients on the phone back in China. With so many punters flush with
:03:15. > :03:19.cash, there perhaps inevitably cost a jute everywhere. In booth at the
:03:20. > :03:25.markets, on the side of the road, or handing out is best cards in hotel
:03:26. > :03:33.lobbies. There is no real law enforcement here, so this market in
:03:34. > :03:36.particular have become notorious for openly trading of exotic and
:03:37. > :03:46.endangered animals. We filmed secretly and saw stalls of ivory,
:03:47. > :03:49.leopard skins, tortoise and snake. That's the hide of a scaly anteater
:03:50. > :04:00.or pangolin. It is an endangered species and its scales are used in
:04:01. > :04:03.Chinese medicine. Not far away we see two that are just about alive.
:04:04. > :04:15.Their cages outside a restaurant. Also on the menu ` a black bear and
:04:16. > :04:28.Burmese python. Tigers, that is the Claw of a tiger. They are selling
:04:29. > :04:31.that. That is elephant skin. Mong`La's small zoo is in itself
:04:32. > :04:38.shocking. Perhaps that was why there was no need for us to film secretly
:04:39. > :04:47.at the souvenir shop. A small tiger skull and this is? That's about
:04:48. > :04:52.?600. It is now thought there are fewer than 4,000 tigers living wild
:04:53. > :05:00.in the whole world. Where did you get it from? Someone came and sold
:05:01. > :05:24.it, someone came from Young and sold it here. `` Myanmar. The obsession
:05:25. > :05:29.with wildlife continues here, tiger skin on the wall and inside this
:05:30. > :05:35.tank, there is a full tiger skeleton. There are also various
:05:36. > :05:40.other things, ginger roots, even some seahorses. But this is a
:05:41. > :05:53.drink, you can buy it here, they call it tiger wine. It cost about
:05:54. > :06:00.$1.5 and it is supposed to help you join. They would like it to engage
:06:01. > :06:05.in a unified state. But they have little to offer to make them give up
:06:06. > :06:09.their lucrative independence. Business is booming again. There are
:06:10. > :06:14.scores of new construction projects under way, many of them hotels. For
:06:15. > :06:24.now it seems neither China nor Myanmar has the ability or desire to
:06:25. > :06:36.try and came the weird, wild world of Mong`La. The streets of Ferguson
:06:37. > :06:41.Missouri seemed like a war zone after the shooting of a teenager.
:06:42. > :06:47.The mast protesters facing police armed with military grade weapons
:06:48. > :06:50.raised questions about America's human rights record. It also
:06:51. > :06:55.rekindled memories of the race riots in Los Angeles in 1992, which taught
:06:56. > :07:06.at city apart. Our correspondent reports on how the LA police force
:07:07. > :07:10.changed after the riots there and what Missouri can learn from the
:07:11. > :07:12.experience. We are getting reports we are receiving of some
:07:13. > :07:15.rock`throwing by youths in South`Central Los Angeles, perhaps a
:07:16. > :07:17.reaction to the verdict today in the Rodney King beating. 1992,
:07:18. > :07:20.South`Central Los Angeles. Riots, violence, and looting spread across
:07:21. > :07:24.the city. The Los Angeles Police Department was institutionally
:07:25. > :07:28.racist. Police brutality was endemic. The beating of Rodney King
:07:29. > :07:33.was the proof on videotape of an everyday reality. For years, people
:07:34. > :07:38.had a grievance about police, what they called police abuse. And what
:07:39. > :07:41.Rodney King did on videotape, the reality that every abuse complaint
:07:42. > :07:58.that people ever had, they were able to point at and say, that happened
:07:59. > :08:02.to me. But when the policemen responsible were acquitted, the city
:08:03. > :08:10.exploded. Dozens died in six days of violence. No justice, no peace! They
:08:11. > :08:14.are saying the same thing in Ferguson today. But just two days
:08:15. > :08:24.after Michael Brown was killed in Ferguson, 24`year`old Ezell Ford was
:08:25. > :08:29.shot by police in LA. The protests over his killing have not in as big
:08:30. > :08:37.or as violent. There has been little media attention. He was in his own
:08:38. > :08:41.little world. He was special, he had special needs. His family say he had
:08:42. > :08:45.learning difficulties. Witnesses say he was lying face down when a
:08:46. > :08:51.policeman shot him three times in the back. The LAPD say there was a
:08:52. > :08:55.struggle as he went for the officer's gun. The community is
:08:56. > :09:03.furious. We all want the same thing. For the truth to come out. End I
:09:04. > :09:10.know that is exactly what everybody in this audience wants. `` and I
:09:11. > :09:13.know. The LA police chief came to the community meeting to hear
:09:14. > :09:16.people's concerns, and there were many. Have some respect. So my
:09:17. > :09:21.question is, when is this cop going to be named, indicted and convicted?
:09:22. > :09:30.How many times are we going to have to come here to hear the same old...
:09:31. > :09:33.You know what. There is a huge amount of anger in the community
:09:34. > :09:36.hearing of this shooting. But it is a remarkable contrast to the
:09:37. > :09:39.reaction we have seen in Ferguson, Missouri. This is a community
:09:40. > :09:47.meeting, and people are able to take the microphone and talk directly to
:09:48. > :09:51.the Police Chief. It is really important that they understand that
:09:52. > :09:54.20 or 25 years ago we would not have had this conversation. They would
:09:55. > :09:57.have been an enormous amount of antipathy. The community would not
:09:58. > :10:06.have trusted us to come to this forum. A great deal did change in
:10:07. > :10:09.the wake of the LA riots. The hard`line police chief resigned.
:10:10. > :10:14.More black and Hispanic officers were recruited, and community ties
:10:15. > :10:21.were improved. But there is still tension here. The police need to be
:10:22. > :10:26.more closely monitored, and this is how this man does it. I record the
:10:27. > :10:36.police, try to hold them accountable, tried to restore some
:10:37. > :10:39.transparency, and keep them behaving themselves. He recorded the
:10:40. > :10:45.protests, and he thinks everyone should film the police. The police
:10:46. > :10:49.are out of control right now, I am trying to encourage people to take
:10:50. > :10:55.out their cameras, record the police, and keep them accountable.
:10:56. > :10:59.The immediate question will be how to bring to an end the violence in
:11:00. > :11:07.Ferguson Missouri. In LA, they used the National Guard. But the lesson
:11:08. > :11:09.learnt is that the longest solution takes many years of rebuilding
:11:10. > :11:28.trust, and a commitment to change. The relations between Russia and US
:11:29. > :11:32.reached a new low. With recent sanctions against Russia hitting,
:11:33. > :11:39.they may have found a way to hit back. As our correspondent found
:11:40. > :11:53.out, this may be the start of a new space race. When Neil Armstrong set
:11:54. > :12:03.foot on the moon in 1969, the Americans had eaten the Soviets. But
:12:04. > :12:15.the two rivals realised they would get further if they worked together.
:12:16. > :12:19.But today the Americans do not just work with the Russians, they depend
:12:20. > :12:25.on them. This is the Discovery shuttle that ferried astronauts to
:12:26. > :12:32.space for nearly 30 years. Today, though, it is here in a museum and
:12:33. > :12:35.there is no replacement. The Americans depend on the Russians for
:12:36. > :12:39.a ride in the Soyuz space capsule at a cost of more than $60 million
:12:40. > :12:42.every seat. The International Space Station has long served as a symbol
:12:43. > :12:45.of unity in space, but the Russians have threatened to put a stop to
:12:46. > :12:48.these space taxi rides, effectively grounding American astronauts. But
:12:49. > :12:50.the Russians would lose out too. In the case of the International
:12:51. > :12:53.Space Station, America agreed to build the electronics and electric
:12:54. > :12:56.power systems and Russia agreed to build the fuel systems. We are
:12:57. > :12:59.joined together in this common endeavour and we both need each
:13:00. > :13:01.other critically. But also, the rockets that launched the American
:13:02. > :13:05.satellites, including their military satellites, are powered by engines
:13:06. > :13:08.bought from Russia. In essence, America needs Russian technology to
:13:09. > :13:22.spy on Russia, but now the supply line is under threat. This has
:13:23. > :13:25.become a national security concern. We cannot put up those satellites
:13:26. > :13:29.reliably by ourselves, so if Russia said we are not giving you any more,
:13:30. > :13:37.we would have to scramble to find a replacement. For now, at least,
:13:38. > :13:39.these problems seem a long way away for the cosmonauts and astronauts
:13:40. > :13:47.currently on board the International Space Station. Their work could help
:13:48. > :13:50.to take humans to Mars or beyond. I will be very sad if collaboration
:13:51. > :13:54.between America and Russia and the European Union would fail because it
:13:55. > :14:08.is against Russian interests and the interests of all of us. For many
:14:09. > :14:18.years, the alliance in space has survived political upheaval. If
:14:19. > :14:25.recent tensions grow, the era of space without borders could be at an
:14:26. > :14:40.end. It seems like these days, you can rent just about anything, even
:14:41. > :14:48.family members. In Germany, you can even adopt a grandparent. Our
:14:49. > :14:54.reporter from the learn about moves to bridge the age divide. This goal
:14:55. > :15:12.crease recycle right with her grandparents. Not really. It is part
:15:13. > :15:17.of a scheme to link younger people with older people. A lot of older
:15:18. > :15:23.people are just sitting in front of the television. It gives me
:15:24. > :15:33.something to do. When she draws a picture of three hearts and my name
:15:34. > :15:41.is on one of them, it is fantastic. AT`year`old `` 80`year old Paul and
:15:42. > :15:48.his wife take her on holiday and even talked to swim. Every Monday,
:15:49. > :16:03.they meet me after school and we go swimming. I can even stay the night.
:16:04. > :16:05.With an overwhelming number of fit and healthy people, this scheme
:16:06. > :16:10.allows German pensioners to feel active and healthy. It also provides
:16:11. > :16:17.essential support to the young families they help. There have been
:16:18. > :16:20.problems, however. Relationships have broken down and two paedophiles
:16:21. > :16:24.got past the check`in procedures in the 25`year history. However, the
:16:25. > :16:29.project remains popular with good feedback.
:16:30. > :16:32.TRANSLATION: A lot of the grandparents say they feel better
:16:33. > :16:36.with something to do and they are better able to understand young
:16:37. > :16:39.people. Back at the cycle park, Therese's
:16:40. > :16:50.mother has joined Paul and Charlotte. She said their help in
:16:51. > :16:57.raising her daughter has been invaluable. They wanted to have an
:16:58. > :17:10.older couple. It is normal to have parents and grandparents. My parents
:17:11. > :17:18.are far away from them. A true Bond has now developed between what were
:17:19. > :17:23.once strangers. Here is a question you have probably ever asked
:17:24. > :17:28.yourself. What would statute say if they could speak? A British arts
:17:29. > :17:33.group has commissioned dozens of actors and comedians to give voice
:17:34. > :17:37.to some of the famous figures on the streets of London and Manchester. We
:17:38. > :17:43.have been to hear what the statues had to say. They stand alone, often
:17:44. > :17:52.ignored, many forgotten heroes of forgotten wars. An idea to bring
:17:53. > :17:58.some of these statues to life. This is how it works. You scan the box,
:17:59. > :18:08.wait a few moments and then you get a phone call from Queen Victoria.
:18:09. > :18:14.Hello, Victoria here. You probably picture me as a stout, sour faced
:18:15. > :18:19.woman in a black clothes. It was interesting. It made her seem
:18:20. > :18:28.more real. Do you know, I never actually said,
:18:29. > :18:34."we are not amused"? We all think we need the famous people in history.
:18:35. > :18:39.`` know. If we have something like this, it is more direct.
:18:40. > :18:42.Sherlock Holmes in Baker Street. If you read my stories, you will
:18:43. > :18:51.never once find me wearing a deerstalker hat. Written by
:18:52. > :18:57.historians and authors. They are voiced by actors like Patrick
:18:58. > :19:07.Stewart and Hugh Bonneville. This thing now is the creator of the
:19:08. > :19:10.project. `` listening now. I hope it will make people look more
:19:11. > :19:14.deeply. Once they are listening, the whole objective is to make you look
:19:15. > :19:17.more deeply. Only yesterday there was a man, a
:19:18. > :19:20.dentist from Camberwell, who was quite clearly intending to murder
:19:21. > :19:36.his wife and escape with his mistress, a trapeze artist.
:19:37. > :19:42.It is not just people that are brought to life. In the back alleys
:19:43. > :19:49.in Fleet Street Samuel Johnson's cat is voiced by Nicholas Parsons.
:19:50. > :19:53.Hello. I always make a point of putting myself about people 's legs
:19:54. > :20:03.so that I can get hairs on their trousers. Cats do that, you know.
:20:04. > :20:07.35 statues in London and Manchester are now talking. The plan is to
:20:08. > :20:15.expand the project so that many more will find their voice. That is all
:20:16. > :20:26.from Reporters. Goodbye for now.