02/04/2016 Reporters

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Hello and welcome to reporters. We send out correspondents to bring you

the best stories from across the globe. This week, displaced and

disabled. Mickey Fox reports from the refugee camps of Jordan and

finds the most vulnerable struggling to cope. I wish that we had all died

rather than live here. We joined the African migrants making a dangerous

desert trek to Libya to get to Europe. I prefer to go to Europe.

Even to risk your life? It is God who has the last word. A lifeline

for fixed terms of India's victims of acid attacks. We meet the medics

helping with free corrective cirque -- surgery.

Thousands called for the resignation of the president of Brazil. Sao

Paulo was at the heart of the Brazilian revival, it is now in the

grip of a deep recession. The cheers are getting louder for English

football league giant killers Leicester City but we ask why the

Siamese foxes are so popular in Thailand. We tried to get hold of a

Leicester City shirt but every single one of them in the country is

sold out. We are looking at the latest idea to give the visitors

flocking. And 50 years of the lines of Longleat, John Maguire joins the

big cats and the big queues at the world's first safari park.

Life in a Syrian refugee camp is pretty tough but if you are

disabled, it is even tougher. It is thought nearly a third of refugees

and camps in Jordan suffer a disability of some sort. Many have

lost limbs or have serious health conditions. The Jordanian government

has said it is overstretched and under resourced to look after the

most tolerable. Mickey Fox has been to one of the main refugee camps in

Jordan to find out what day-to-day life is like for them.

This refugee camp in Jordan. War has left its mark. It is estimated that

of the 80,000 Syrian refugees here, 24,000 have a disability or serious

health condition. Five-year-old Malik is slowly getting used to

walking with her frame. She lost her left leg when her home in Syria was

bombed last year. She is still in pain but she is safe. How difficult

is it for you as a mum in this situation? It is difficult. What can

I say? If you come and see our place and our caravan, they are not fit

for living in. Her mother did not want to show her face to protect her

family still in Syria. God knows I wish that we had all died rather

than live here and go through what we are going through. Getting around

this camp the size of the city is difficult. Wheelchairs are seen as a

luxury and the mobility scheme -- scooter is a novelty. If you

actually lived here, it would be particularly tough for a lot of

disabled people. Do they feel trapped? Because they cannot get

out. But many don't live in these camps. 80% of all the refugees in

Jordan live in the community, often hidden away and in poverty. Like

here in the capital arm. This area is known as the Palestinian camp. It

dates back decades but instead of just Palestinians, more and more

Syrian refugees are living here. Why? Because it is cheap. It is very

impractical if you have a disability. This man recently had a

stroke and cannot leave his home without the help of his brother.

Since fleeing Syria with his wife and children, the only apartment he

can afford is on the third floor. For six months, he could not leave

his home look after his family. But thanks to help from a charity, he is

now slowly improving. Once you are isolated in that way, you are so

much more reliant on your neighbours or if you are lucky, your family.

Their physical condition, coupled with extreme economic financial

challenges leads to much greater vulnerability. The recovery process

can be a long one and many will need ongoing support for the rest of

their lives. But since 2014, Syrian refugees are no longer eligible for

free secondary health care, like physiotherapy and prosthetics. With

around 1.4 million now living in Jordan, the government says that

without more funding from the international community, the most

vulnerable will go without. Jordan is almost saturated. You need to

look at the interest of Jordanians, vis-a-vis the interest of Jordanians

who are living in Jordan. As a country, as a government, our

priority is serving the Jordanian people. These young Syrian men don't

have much but they do have each other. They meet at this community

Centre once a week. The lives have been changed for ever but they are

resilient, they don't want sympathy, they what change. One, two, three,

go. And despite everything, they won't be beaten.

From the refugee camps of Jordan to the deserts of North Africa now

where many start their journey to Europe in search for a better life.

As the EU cracks down on people arriving in increased from Turkey,

more and more people are risking their lives on the mirthless route

across the Sahara to Libya, then over the Mediterranean to reach

Europe. The International office for migration estimates 100,000 people

passed through their last year alone. We travelled with some of

them as they began a six-day desert trek across the Sahara.

This is where the long road through the Sahara begins. In the desert of

Niger. Several days dry from the border. They have come from all over

the border -- West and Central Africa, with a better goal, life in

Europe. Off they go, adrift in an ocean of sand, clinging to their

dreams. Some of them may not survive the extreme heat when the sun comes

up. Others may be left behind by the smugglers. But there will be no

rescue mission. A rest stop on this perilous journey. Most of the

migrants here have left countries with few jobs and limited prospects.

This is their alternative. Young men but also teenage girls. And

children. Some, like Samuel, have fled war. No problem, I have to take

the risk. You know when you want to achieve something, you have to take

risks. That is why I prefer to go to Europe. Even to risk your life? It

is God's last word. I must make it for my family. Migration is big

business in the Sahara. There will be officials and soldiers to bribe,

there will be militia to pay. For the smugglers, nothing is more new

bridges. -- lucrative. We charge different prices, depending on where

they come from. On average, the ride to the Libyan border costs them more

than $200. We've only been here for a couple of hours and we have seen

dozens of these pick-up trucks, hundreds of migrants. There will be

hundreds more tonight. The borders are being tightened in Europe but

how do you stop this? Just a few miles down the road, more migrants

are preparing to set off. The ancient trading post about the dash,

home to smugglers and traffickers for centuries, a transit hub where

Mike and streaming of a new life cross path with those returning to

their old lives. These miners have turned around, do defeated and

destitute. They were starved beaten during their journey, all are going

home, they have failed. 28-year-old James from Iberia wanted to study

computer and in Italy. He took great risks to which the Libyan coast. But

the state of the boats used to cross the Mediterranean terrified him. I

was very much afraid to get on the boat because people tell you it is

good, the boat is good, you go there, you will be there within

three hours. They are all liars. The chance to succeed is 20%. The chance

to be killed is 80%. And the chance to arrive is not 100%. But for each

migrant backtracking towards their home country, another truck loaded

with dozens more is already speeding through the desert. And the exodus

continues. It is just months before Brazil

hosts this years Olympics but the country is facing a major political

crisis. Pressure is growing on the embattled president after the

biggest party in Brazil decided to leave her ruling coalition. She is

also fighting moves to impeach a following allegations she mini

plated treasury accounts to hide a growing deficit. As Laura describes,

she has described tends to oust her as a coup. This is the Brazil the

country wanted you to see, the first Latin American host of the Olympics,

a rising star of the developing world. Instead, this young democracy

is in crisis leaves have marched on the street and are calling for the

president to be impeached over claims she mini plague the country's

account books. They may be about to get their wish. -- she manipulated.

The President's biggest ally, the largest party in Brazil, have

abandoned her, ending a 30 year alliance. President Rousseff

remained defiant. Impeachment without proof of a crime is a coup.

But her political future is now in doubt. She is probably finished. If

you have the impeachment process, you have opportunity to resolve the

political instability. Brazilians are angry at alleged widespread

corruption among politicians and businesses. Several companies under

scrutiny as part of a money-laundering and bribery scandal

are also involved in Olympic projects. Building of one venue has

been halted while investigations continue. The economy is in

freefall. Sao Paulo, the Southern hemisphere's biggest city was at the

heart of a Brazilian revival and is now in the grip of a deep recession.

And in Plymouth is on the rise and money is simply not getting to where

it is needed. That includes those fighting the Zita academic, a virus

thought to cause a birth defect. This lab is at the front line trying

to stop it spreading and build a vaccine. They have been promised

millions of dollars of government money but are now pleading for cash.

We are running against time. We want to have this product out in the

market in order to save lives and save people from having

microcephaly. The more we wait, the more will have problems. Brazil

needs a strong hand but with 60% of its elected politicians embroiled in

some kind of scandal, whose hands are clean enough to grapple with

these wide reaching problems? 100 operations in two weeks, it

sounds like the sort of work load that would worry any surgeon. But a

medical team from Britain and Denmark are doing this for a

holiday. They have travelled to India to help the hundreds of women

who are victims of acid attacks. They are providing free corrective

surgery to heal the terrible scarring which often leaves victims

shunned by society. We went to meet them in Delhi and to talk to some of

the women whose lives they have changed. The 13 strong medical team

is preparing for a surgical marathon. They will undertake more

than 100 procedures in less than two weeks. Trying to improve the quality

of four people like this woman. TRANSLATION: When I go out, I doubt

show my face because people stare at me. But when I am back home I take

my scarf off and I feel normal. She is cheerful in spite of the terrible

injuries she suffered when she was doused in asset by a spurned

admirer. -- acid. She's knows -- she shows me her most treasured

possessions. I was attacked three months after this photo was taken.

She was just 14 at the time. Around 1000 people are reckoned to be

attacked with acid in India each year. They are supposed to get free

treatment but often the quality isn't good. That is why this woman

has come here. The idea is to make it easier for her to eat and drink

and breathe through her nose and two also improve the way she looks. You

might think it would be depressing to operate on people who have been

deliberately disfigured but the two patients and inspiration. Should

have said that the true beauty lies within, not on the outside, so she

is not really feeling sorry for herself. And the medics are pretty

inspiring, too. They are all volunteers working on their holidays

and paying for their own flights. Sometimes I feel if I work in Age

UK, if I am away, someone else will step in to do my job but here, you

feel that you have come to make a difference. I am sure she will be

pleased with the result because now her lip is up so she won't dribble

when she is drinking. That will build her confidence and help her

full bill her ambition so that she can get a job and take care of

herself. Meanwhile, the team are already working on the next patient.

What a way to spend your holiday. Now it could be the biggest upset in

English Premier League football history. Leicester City look odds-on

favourite to take the league title for the first time in the club

history. But it is not just English fans getting excited about it. It

has already caused a celebration in Thailand, home of the club of Mac

billionaire owners. We report from Bangkok. In a country long dominated

by the red power of Manchester united and Liverpool, this is

something new and blue. Passion for Leicester, a club but until recently

few people here had heard of and even fewer people could pronounce.

The improbable success is drawing in new supporters here in the land of

smiles? How long did you support Manchester United? Ten years. And

now you have switched to Leicester? Why? Because the owner is from

Thailand and also because of my friends. It is because they are

owned by Thailand says this former Liverpool supporter. And proud of

that. The club's owner has begun laying on free food and beer for the

fans while they watch as the's seemingly unstoppable rise. Winning

again here against Crystal Palace. Last year, they had to shut down

this shop and the metro station because no one was buying. This

year, every Leicester shirt in Thailand is sold out. But will it

last? Can and glamorous Leicester upstage the big names Briton Mark

especially the young, whose loyalties aren't fixed yet. We went

to a practice match to find out. For this exercise, we try to get hold of

a Leicester City shirt but every single one of them in the country

has sold out. So we had to bring up a picture on the laptop and we will

show the boys and see what the awareness is of the club that is top

of the Premier League. Do any of you know whose football team is this?

Leicester City! Does everyone support Leicester? They certainly

knew about Leicester. But they weren't quite so sure that they were

ready to support the Siamese foxes, as they are known here. Thai

football has come a long way in the past ten years. Local clubs now have

a strong and noisy following. Many of them also follow a Premier League

side. Will they now switch to Leicester? TRANSLATION: I have been

a Chelsea fan for a long time but I wouldn't mind rooting for a Thai

owned club that has bounced back from relegation. Secretly, I am

wishing Leicester well, but I am still a Liverpool fan. Much depends

on what happens in Leicester's remaining games. But if they do

triumph, they can tap into an almost bottomless pool of football passion

here in Thailand and plenty of patriotic pride.

For 50 years, big cats and big queues have been a common sight in

the wilds of Wiltshire. In 1936, dozens of lions were brought to the

county from zoos across Europe and gained dealers in Africa, forming

the first safari park of its kind at Longleat. Since then, millions have

come face-to-face with lions, tigers and rhinos. John Maguire reports on

half a century of -- on the lines of Longleat.

We are about to go and feed the lions for the Tigers and the

cheaters. Luckily, this is why improve. Suddenly, I feel like

Daniel about to enter the line's then. But first, it is Tiger time.

Twice a week, they feed us. -- we feed them. They chased us. Who

ordered the ribs? Who ordered the Brum? When they first come running,

they lick their lips and they've X you with huge unblinking lights --

eyes, and you wonder which meet they are more interested in. The

beautiful, fantastic fight. -- site. This is the latest idea to keep the

visitors flocking to the site of Longleat. This all started when the

man met the errors could -- aristocrat. What followed was the

creation of the world for Mac first safari park. Next, we're heading

across the lake to gorilla island to meet one of the par putt Mac oldest

and most distinguished residents, Nico, who enjoys watching

television. It was something they brought over for him when he had to

do a quarantine period back in the 1980s when he first arrived. He had

to stay in the house for six months. We heard some people had used it

with chimpanzees, that television pacified them, kept them calm, so we

tried it and it worked well and we never took it away. His favourite

programme, wildlife documentaries. Among the history and the splendour

of the house, I meet Valerie. Her husband Gerry was a local vet back

in 1966 and suddenly went from treating proceeds to presidents. --

cats to predators. The inside of a lion is the same, only a larger

version of a cat. That is how he had to deal with it. Two of Longleat's

longest serving staff, Darren and Ian, share 70 years of experience

and remember simpler times. It is like the Forth Bridge, it never

stops, and you can see in the distance, all the cars coming in.

That is how it was in the first place. The Lions were in an old

railway shed. That was their house. Now we have a proper indoor house.

It is amazing, with technology, we use things out that in the 1960s, we

had meters to read the amount of UV is, we have laser thermometers that

can see how warm the soil is to lay eggs. How these guys did it back

then, no idea. But that is how it has progressed. The original vision

for Longleat was to bring Africa to England and for the past 50 years,

this corner of Wiltshire has been wild.

And that is all from us this week. From me, goodbye for now.