0:00:06 > 0:00:09This is BBC World News.
0:00:09 > 0:00:10I'm Duncan Golestani.
0:00:10 > 0:00:15Our top stories:
0:00:15 > 0:00:16Former footballer George Weah wins Liberia's
0:00:16 > 0:00:22presidential election, the country's first democratic
0:00:22 > 0:00:28handover in decades.
0:00:28 > 0:00:33Afghanistan's president condemns Kabul's suicide bomb attack
0:00:33 > 0:00:34as a crime against humanity.
0:00:34 > 0:00:36The blast left more than 40 dead.
0:00:36 > 0:00:42This is the building where the explosion happened,
0:00:42 > 0:00:45and you can see that the building has been almost completely
0:00:45 > 0:00:46destroyed.
0:00:46 > 0:00:49An easing of diplomatic tensions between Turkey and the US -
0:00:49 > 0:00:51both countries say they will restart visa services.
0:00:51 > 0:00:53And Apple apologises for deliberately slowing down ageing
0:00:53 > 0:00:57iPhones - it says the move was intended to prolong the devices'
0:00:57 > 0:01:16life.
0:01:19 > 0:01:21Hello and welcome to BBC World News.
0:01:21 > 0:01:24The former World footballer of the year, George Weah,
0:01:24 > 0:01:25has won the Liberian presidential election.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28Mr Weah played for a string of football clubs, including AC
0:01:29 > 0:01:34Milan, Chelsea and Manchester City.
0:01:35 > 0:01:37He entered politics after his retirement in 2002,
0:01:37 > 0:01:39and will succeed Ellen Johnson Sirleaf -
0:01:39 > 0:01:40Africa's first elected female President.
0:01:40 > 0:01:40From Monrovia, Umaru Fofana reports.
0:01:51 > 0:01:54Hundreds of jubilant supporters of George Weah took to the streets
0:01:54 > 0:01:56minutes after the Electoral Commission announced the results.
0:01:56 > 0:02:02They charted, it was George Weah we wanted an George Weah we clocked.
0:02:02 > 0:02:06The capital reverberated with singing and deafening cough islands.
0:02:06 > 0:02:10It was never in doubt the former world footballer of the year would
0:02:10 > 0:02:15win. Election observers both domestic and foreign plays the
0:02:15 > 0:02:19conduct of the poll. This man was used a winning trophies but found it
0:02:19 > 0:02:23hard to win this, the biggest award of his life. Liberia has stabilised
0:02:23 > 0:02:28after a decade of bloody civil war but it's still suffering with abject
0:02:28 > 0:02:33poverty and corruption.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35Chris Fomunyoh is part of the international
0:02:35 > 0:02:37election observer delegation to Liberia.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40He's the Senior Associate and Regional Director of the Central
0:02:40 > 0:02:42and West Africa for the National Democratic Institute.
0:02:42 > 0:02:44He joins me now from Monrovia.
0:02:44 > 0:02:52First of all, just how historic is this handover?This is huge and its
0:02:52 > 0:02:59historic. Firstly, because it's the first in seven decades that we are
0:02:59 > 0:03:02changing political power through the ballot box with a democratically
0:03:02 > 0:03:05elected president, handing over to another democratically elected
0:03:05 > 0:03:12president. And it shows African youth that someone from very humble
0:03:12 > 0:03:17beginnings, through hard work and perseverance, is now going to be the
0:03:17 > 0:03:24head of state of Africa's oldest country. It is a stirring moment of
0:03:24 > 0:03:28this country and the Liberian people should be proud of what they have
0:03:28 > 0:03:38done.What is the mood like in Monro Vieux? -- in the capital?The mood
0:03:38 > 0:03:45is tested. Especially after the announcement of the results.
0:03:45 > 0:03:52Observers issued a report today which which spoke of how peaceful
0:03:52 > 0:03:57process has been and some of the improvements that have undertaken
0:03:57 > 0:04:01the elections in October and they set the stage for the jubilation of
0:04:01 > 0:04:05supporters and the fact that supporters have been very peaceful
0:04:05 > 0:04:13as of now.How is the administration of the selection handles compared to
0:04:13 > 0:04:17back in October? What were the improvements that were made?Of
0:04:17 > 0:04:22course, there were very noticeable improvements. Notably in the
0:04:22 > 0:04:27management of the killing and the polling places, more attention paid
0:04:27 > 0:04:43to training. Making sure there were signs with serial numbers so that
0:04:43 > 0:04:47people will know immediately which polling place they needed to go to
0:04:47 > 0:05:06vote. We did see significant improvement with the votes. Compare
0:05:06 > 0:05:11to what we saw in October and the Electoral Commission needs to be
0:05:11 > 0:05:15commended for that as well.And presumably, the local political
0:05:15 > 0:05:20parties have an important role to play in that.That's correct. We
0:05:20 > 0:05:26noted in all of the polling centres we visited that the two parties that
0:05:26 > 0:05:31were in competition had polling agents, representatives of the
0:05:31 > 0:05:35candidates and parties, watching the polls from beginning to end. All
0:05:35 > 0:05:39through the voting as well is during the tabulation of election results.
0:05:39 > 0:05:46That has contributed to the confidence that the people of
0:05:46 > 0:05:51Liberia have seen thus far.Do you think the fact that the margin of
0:05:51 > 0:05:57victory is so large is helping how voters look at this vote?Yes,
0:05:57 > 0:06:03that's one of the factors but also the political leaders of Liberia on
0:06:03 > 0:06:08both sides have come to the recognition that it's important to
0:06:08 > 0:06:13them to send a clear message to their supporters that Liberians want
0:06:13 > 0:06:17peace, librarians are committed to peaceful elections and it will never
0:06:17 > 0:06:23be on anybody's interest to disrupt what is clearly the chosen will of
0:06:23 > 0:06:29the Liberian people. -- Liberians. What kind of message does this send
0:06:29 > 0:06:41out to other struggling democracies in Africa?Certainly with West
0:06:41 > 0:06:48Africa, the ECOAS countries have been dashed ECOWAS countries have
0:06:48 > 0:06:52been doing well and what is happening now in Liberia is a
0:06:52 > 0:07:00testament to ECOWAS and its future trajectory for countries in the sub
0:07:00 > 0:07:06region. In the same time, it sends a strong message across Africa that a
0:07:06 > 0:07:10younger generation of African leaders is emerging that wants to
0:07:10 > 0:07:16derive legitimacy from their fellow citizens and it's important that we
0:07:16 > 0:07:22hold peaceful and meaningful and credible elections that can set the
0:07:22 > 0:07:26foundations for countries to be better positioned to address other
0:07:26 > 0:07:31challenge is and this is a happy moment for Liberia, for West Africa
0:07:31 > 0:07:38and for Africa as a hole.Thank you very much for joining us.It's my
0:07:38 > 0:07:40pleasure, thank you.
0:07:40 > 0:07:44Let's take a look at some of the other stories making
0:07:44 > 0:07:45the news.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48In Venezuela, hundreds of people have been protesting in the poorer
0:07:48 > 0:07:50parts of Caracas against the shortage of promised pork -
0:07:50 > 0:07:52a key ingredient for traditional Christmas meals.
0:07:52 > 0:07:54President Maduro has accused Portugal of sabotaging deliveries.
0:07:54 > 0:08:01A Portuguese company denied the claims and said Venezuela
0:08:01 > 0:08:03still owed Portuguese firms almost $50 million from pork
0:08:03 > 0:08:04deliveries made in 2016.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07Apple has published a letter to customers apologising for what it
0:08:08 > 0:08:10calls a misunderstanding around older iPhones being slowed down.
0:08:10 > 0:08:17The company recently admitted that it was deliberately slowing
0:08:17 > 0:08:26down older phones in order to compensate for degrading batteries.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28Italy's President Sergio Mattarella has dissolved parliament ahead
0:08:28 > 0:08:30of an election scheduled for March the 4th.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32Immigration is likely to be the key issue,
0:08:32 > 0:08:34with the anti-establishment Five Star movement currently leading
0:08:34 > 0:08:44in opinion polls.
0:08:44 > 0:08:48Officials in Alabama have formally certified Democrat Doug Jones
0:08:48 > 0:08:50as the winner of the state's senate race.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52This was despite attempts by his defeated Republican rival,
0:08:52 > 0:08:54Roy Moore, to stop his certification going ahead.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57Mr Moore filed a last minute lawsuit to challenge the result,
0:08:58 > 0:09:00alleging voter fraud, but a judge denied the request.
0:09:00 > 0:09:06Roy Moore, whose campaign had been plagued by allegations of sexual
0:09:06 > 0:09:10misconduct, lost narrowly.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13His lawyers said there'd been a higher-than-expected turnout.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16But State officials were emphatic that they found no
0:09:16 > 0:09:20evidence of fraud.
0:09:20 > 0:09:24I don't think there is any doubt on the minds of anybody in this room or
0:09:24 > 0:09:28anyone hearing the sound of my voice that if there was never a question
0:09:28 > 0:09:32about whether or not the State of Alabama conducts honest and fair and
0:09:32 > 0:09:35safe and secure a elections, that question has been eliminated from
0:09:35 > 0:09:38anyone's thought and mind, period.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41A suicide bombing in the Afghan capital, Kabul, has claimed
0:09:41 > 0:09:44the lives of at least 40 people and injured more than 80 others,
0:09:45 > 0:09:46with women and children among the casualties.
0:09:46 > 0:09:51The Islamic State group says it carried out the attack,
0:09:51 > 0:09:53which targeted a cultural organisation and news agency
0:09:54 > 0:09:57in the west of the capital.
0:09:57 > 0:10:01In recent months, so-called Islamic State has attacked many
0:10:01 > 0:10:04Shia Muslim targets in this area of Kabul, where the majority
0:10:04 > 0:10:06of the city's Shia population lives.
0:10:06 > 0:10:08Our correspondent in Kabul, Zia Shahreya, has sent this report.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11The force of the explosion is clear to see.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13Among the rubble, relatives desperately search for their loved
0:10:13 > 0:10:13ones.
0:10:14 > 0:10:15But there was little left behind.
0:10:15 > 0:10:22The bomb went off inside this building, a cultural centre and also
0:10:22 > 0:10:24home to an Afghan news agency.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27Students had been marking the 38th anniversary of the Soviet
0:10:27 > 0:10:28invasion of Afghanistan.
0:10:28 > 0:10:43The suicide bomber apparently has entered through that way,
0:10:43 > 0:10:47inside this hall, where the seminar was happening, and the hall was full
0:10:47 > 0:10:49of people, students, female students, male students,
0:10:49 > 0:10:50from different universities in Kabul.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53TRANSLATION: I saw many dead in the area, I was looking
0:10:53 > 0:10:56for my cousin but I could not find his body.
0:10:56 > 0:10:58I'm not sure what happened to him.
0:10:58 > 0:11:00The number of dead people has increased.
0:11:00 > 0:11:02After the explosion, ambulances took the injured
0:11:02 > 0:11:03to the hospitals nearby.
0:11:03 > 0:11:07This man, one of dozens badly hurt in the explosion.
0:11:07 > 0:11:14Some of the wounded were taken in for surgery.
0:11:14 > 0:11:19TRANSLATION: A total of 35 dead were registered
0:11:19 > 0:11:24here and 20 others wounded.
0:11:24 > 0:11:29There are men, women, and children among the injured.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32For some waiting outside for news, it was all too much.
0:11:32 > 0:11:36Back in the area, to the west of the capital, where the bomb went
0:11:36 > 0:11:37off, armed guards patrol.
0:11:37 > 0:11:39The initial blast was followed by two other explosions,
0:11:39 > 0:11:42but no-one was hurt in those.
0:11:43 > 0:11:50So who was behind the attack?
0:11:50 > 0:11:59So-called Islamic State has claimed responsibility,
0:11:59 > 0:12:01saying it targeted the centre with a suicide bomber
0:12:01 > 0:12:03and other bombs.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07It's been behind a number of other attacks on Shia targets
0:12:07 > 0:12:08across the country in recent months.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11The President's spokesman called the attack "an unpardonable crime
0:12:11 > 0:12:13against humanity" and pledged to destroy terrorist groups.
0:12:13 > 0:12:15Turkey and the US are to resume issuing visas
0:12:15 > 0:12:19to each other's citizens.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23They'd been suspended after a bitter row, when Turkey arrested a local
0:12:23 > 0:12:24embassy employee in October.
0:12:24 > 0:12:27But in statements earlier, the Turkish embassy in Washington,
0:12:27 > 0:12:30and the US embassy in Ankara said the issue had been resolved.
0:12:30 > 0:12:36With me is Seref Isler from our Turkish Service.
0:12:36 > 0:12:41First of all, how did this disagreement start?Back in October,
0:12:41 > 0:12:47the Turkish authorities wanted to detain some US embassy staff over
0:12:47 > 0:12:55what they claimed to be links to the coup attempt of 2016. After the coup
0:12:55 > 0:13:00attempt of last year, Turkey launched a very large operation to
0:13:00 > 0:13:03find the perpetrators and they claim it was masterminded by a cleric
0:13:03 > 0:13:08living in the US so in the Turkish authorities wanted to detain these
0:13:08 > 0:13:15US embassy staff members, they stopped Visa services to Turkish
0:13:15 > 0:13:21citizens in Turkey in turn stopped these services for US citizens.The
0:13:21 > 0:13:28last day, some resolution to this but slightly messy?Precisely. The
0:13:28 > 0:13:31US is stating they received security assurances from Turkey and that why
0:13:31 > 0:13:36they were able to resume Visa services but Turkey is saying they
0:13:36 > 0:13:40are resuming the Visa services but note security assurances are made
0:13:40 > 0:13:44and we don't know what happened behind closed doors but it's highly
0:13:44 > 0:13:48inconceivable that two countries would, by chance, start issuing
0:13:48 > 0:13:54visas again. Some chat should have taken place. We just don't know any
0:13:54 > 0:14:07details.Arrests aside, other issues have made it difficult?The US and
0:14:07 > 0:14:12Turkey are staunch Nato allies. I remember a time when Turkey sided
0:14:12 > 0:14:18with the US in the first Gulf War against Iraq, for example. The two
0:14:18 > 0:14:22countries have disagreed, such as with Syria. Turkey is of the US's
0:14:22 > 0:14:28opinion but is talking to Russia and Turkey has reacted angrily when the
0:14:28 > 0:14:31US recognised the capital of Israel as Jerusalem and other problems in
0:14:31 > 0:14:37the region where they might have been some disagreements but Donald
0:14:37 > 0:14:42Trump has a tower in Istanbul so this is a messy situation.To put it
0:14:42 > 0:14:49mildly. Always good to get your analysis. Seref Isler about.
0:14:49 > 0:14:51Stay with us on BBC World News.
0:14:51 > 0:14:54Still to come: The pub, the pay packet and the power
0:14:54 > 0:14:55of social media.
0:14:55 > 0:14:57How one man was reunited with his missing money.
0:15:03 > 0:15:05The most ambitious financial and political change ever attempted
0:15:05 > 0:15:12has gotten under way with the introduction of the euro.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15Tomorrow in Holland, we will use money we picked up
0:15:15 > 0:15:18in Belgium today and we will use the same money in France.
0:15:18 > 0:15:19It has just got to be the way to go.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33George Harrison, the former Beatle is recovering in hospital
0:15:33 > 0:15:35after being stabbed at his Oxfordshire home.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38A 33-year-old man from Liverpool is being interviewed by police
0:15:38 > 0:15:40on suspicion of attempted murder.
0:15:40 > 0:15:45I think it was good.
0:15:45 > 0:15:45You...
0:15:45 > 0:15:46Just good?
0:15:46 > 0:15:46No, fantastic!
0:15:46 > 0:15:49That's better.
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0:16:13 > 0:16:14This is BBC World News.
0:16:14 > 0:16:15The latest headlines...
0:16:15 > 0:16:17Former footballer George Weah has won Liberia's presidential election,
0:16:18 > 0:16:21in the country's first democratic handover in decades.
0:16:21 > 0:16:23Afghanistan's president has condemned Kabul's suicide bomb
0:16:23 > 0:16:26attack as "a crime against humanity".
0:16:26 > 0:16:30The blast left more than 40 dead.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33Bitter cold continues to blanket the northern United States
0:16:33 > 0:16:36and Canada, as forecasters warn the deep freeze will continue
0:16:36 > 0:16:43into the start of 2018.
0:16:43 > 0:16:46New record lows have been set, including -36.6 degrees celsius
0:16:46 > 0:16:50in New Hampshire's Mount Washington.
0:16:51 > 0:16:52Officials say parts of Canada are colder
0:16:52 > 0:17:04than the North Pole or Mars.
0:17:04 > 0:17:08Further disruption is expected in many parts of the UK with ice
0:17:08 > 0:17:09and heavy snow forcecast.
0:17:09 > 0:17:14The AA said conditions for many drivers on Thursday were appalling,
0:17:14 > 0:17:16while passengers who were stuck at London's Stansted Airport last
0:17:17 > 0:17:18night have complained about the airport's response
0:17:18 > 0:17:19to the weather.
0:17:19 > 0:17:20Anisa Kadri reports.
0:17:21 > 0:17:23Hanging around for a flight longer than you expected.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26It's not much fun, especially when the queues are just getting
0:17:26 > 0:17:29longer and you find out your flight's now not just
0:17:29 > 0:17:34delayed, it's cancelled.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37More than 12 hours after Sarah's flight to Stockholm was meant
0:17:37 > 0:17:39to take off from Stansted, Sarah was still here,
0:17:39 > 0:17:40and will now fly tomorrow.
0:17:41 > 0:17:43I only found out literally, I think it was three hours
0:17:44 > 0:17:50after my flight was supposed to leave, that it was cancelled.
0:17:50 > 0:17:53And there was no boards to tell us that it was delayed or anything,
0:17:53 > 0:17:56so it was just literally, like going backwards and forwards
0:17:56 > 0:17:59between the one person that was there, kind of thing.
0:17:59 > 0:18:03I just ended up lining up for like ten hours to try and get
0:18:03 > 0:18:03a new flight.
0:18:03 > 0:18:05Did you get any sleep at all?
0:18:05 > 0:18:06No.
0:18:06 > 0:18:08I think I've been awake 25 hours now.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11You only need to head to social media to get an idea
0:18:11 > 0:18:13of the frustration some people here felt last night.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17One person tweeted it was a shambles, another posted a picture
0:18:17 > 0:18:18of people sleeping on seats.
0:18:18 > 0:18:21Stansted Airport says it's cleared the backlog of stranded passengers
0:18:21 > 0:18:24and things are returning to normal.
0:18:24 > 0:18:30But they say there still could be delays because of the weather.
0:18:30 > 0:18:32And the weather's been causing problems elsewhere, too.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35In the Cairngorms, three climbers had to be rescued after getting lost
0:18:35 > 0:18:36in blizzard conditions.
0:18:36 > 0:18:38The rescue took five hours.
0:18:39 > 0:18:42The wintry weather is not going away, as we are being told
0:18:42 > 0:18:47to make sure our vehicles are safe for the road.
0:18:47 > 0:18:49Check your tyres, make sure you've got some good tread
0:18:49 > 0:18:52and they're well inflated, that should keep you safe
0:18:52 > 0:18:55on the road, they keep you gripped to the road, after all.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57And pack accordingly, so have your own winter breakdown
0:18:58 > 0:19:00kit with plenty of spare warm and dry clothing,
0:19:00 > 0:19:03a flask, some snacks, a shovel, and certainly a fully
0:19:03 > 0:19:06charged mobile phone.
0:19:06 > 0:19:08Today in Inverness, people were enjoying the snow,
0:19:08 > 0:19:11but there's more on the way for Scotland and the Met Office
0:19:11 > 0:19:23is warning that tonight could be the coldest night of the year.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26A woman who was found dead in an outbuilding in Finsbury Park,
0:19:26 > 0:19:30in North London, has been named by police.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32Officers say 22-year-old Iuliana Tudos died as a result
0:19:32 > 0:19:34of a stab wound and a head injury.
0:19:34 > 0:19:45It's thought she was killed on Christmas Eve.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48A murder investigation has been started.
0:19:48 > 0:19:50The iconic Miss America beauty pageant is in turmoil,
0:19:50 > 0:19:53over an e-mail scandal that's forced its most senior board members
0:19:53 > 0:19:54to step down.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57The Huffington Post has published e-mails, which allegedly show
0:19:57 > 0:19:59pageant officials making vulgar comments on contestants' weight,
0:19:59 > 0:20:03sex lives, intellect - even wishing one was dead.
0:20:03 > 0:20:05Miss America executive director Sam Haskell has resigned,
0:20:05 > 0:20:08as well as president Josh Randle, and some other board members.
0:20:08 > 0:20:10An online petition with tens of thousands of signatures
0:20:10 > 0:20:15is gaining traction.
0:20:15 > 0:20:22It's calling for everyone on the board to be sacked.
0:20:22 > 0:20:24Every second, the world drinks 35,000 cups of coffee,
0:20:24 > 0:20:27so it's little wonder that it's a $200 billion industry.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30Now, new figures show how more and more of that money
0:20:30 > 0:20:32is finding its way back to coffee farmers,
0:20:32 > 0:20:34thanks to ethically sourced and sustainable coffee.
0:20:34 > 0:20:41Jonathan Josephs reports.
0:20:41 > 0:20:45There's never been more choice.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48We're all drinking more coffee, and we're prepared to pay more
0:20:48 > 0:20:51for it, but in return, we want to know more
0:20:51 > 0:20:54about where it is from and how it got to our cup.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57This coffee shop in a trendy part of East London is typical.
0:20:57 > 0:21:00They roast their own beans, which are carefully selected
0:21:00 > 0:21:01for the benefits they bring farmers.
0:21:02 > 0:21:06For example, we have a Ugandan coffee.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09We've managed to find a farmer there that is producing some really
0:21:09 > 0:21:11good coffee, and we talk to our customers
0:21:12 > 0:21:14about the impact that makes in that area,
0:21:14 > 0:21:16because there was a lot of warfare in Uganda.
0:21:16 > 0:21:20Telling the story of how those beans made their way from the farm
0:21:20 > 0:21:23to the cup is an essential part of the growing branding
0:21:23 > 0:21:25and marketing effort involved in making coffee about the wider
0:21:25 > 0:21:27experience, as well as the drinking.
0:21:27 > 0:21:29It means more profits throughout the supply chain,
0:21:29 > 0:21:32as new figures from the UN's World Intellectual Property
0:21:32 > 0:21:37Organisation show.
0:21:37 > 0:21:44For a pound of coffee beans that end up in the instant
0:21:45 > 0:21:47sold in supermarkets, the roaster can get over $4,
0:21:47 > 0:21:49but the export price is just £1.09.
0:21:49 > 0:21:54The farmer gets most of that, but if the same beans end up
0:21:54 > 0:21:59in a large western coffee chain, the roaster can get $8.50,
0:21:59 > 0:22:02but the farmer and their community also do better, getting $2.89.
0:22:02 > 0:22:05But when the new wave of socially aware customer pays a premium
0:22:05 > 0:22:14for higher standards, the roaster can get over $17.45.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17But the export price also rises to $5.14.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20That third wave is a clear incentive for farmers to invest,
0:22:20 > 0:22:22in turning their beans into a coffee with superior standards
0:22:22 > 0:22:24when it comes to sustainability and fair trade.
0:22:24 > 0:22:28A farmer can be roughly three and a half times better off
0:22:28 > 0:22:30by taking advantage of the third wave, and selling
0:22:30 > 0:22:31into the third wave context.
0:22:32 > 0:22:39Now, that obviously is a huge difference,
0:22:39 > 0:22:42and it brings with it many, many benefits for the farmer,
0:22:42 > 0:22:44obviously a higher standard of income.
0:22:44 > 0:22:47Also looking to cash in are the two companies that sell the world more
0:22:47 > 0:22:51coffee than anyone else.
0:22:51 > 0:22:54Nestle and JAB have been spending billions buying smaller rivals
0:22:54 > 0:23:01like California's Bluebottle Coffee.
0:23:01 > 0:23:04The trend started in the US West Coast and has definitely been
0:23:04 > 0:23:06expanding into other parts of the world and some
0:23:06 > 0:23:09of the larger roasting companies like JAB and Nestle,
0:23:09 > 0:23:17they want to start enjoying some of that profitability,
0:23:17 > 0:23:21so we have started to see a lot of acquisations with larger
0:23:26 > 0:23:29An increasing amount of the coffee we are drinking is of the expensive
0:23:29 > 0:23:32type that millennials like to post on social media.
0:23:32 > 0:23:34That is stimulating profits throughout the industry.
0:23:34 > 0:23:37The immense power of social media was once again in evidence
0:23:37 > 0:23:40at Christmas, when a welder from London left his Christmas wage
0:23:40 > 0:23:41packet in a local pub in Wimbledon.
0:23:42 > 0:23:45More than a million people responded to an appeal on Twitter and Facebook
0:23:45 > 0:23:48and identified Mariusz so that the pay packet could be
0:23:48 > 0:23:50returned - six days after he lost it.
0:23:50 > 0:23:52Our correspondent Chi Chi Izundu takes up the story.
0:23:52 > 0:23:58This is the story of a welder, a pub and a lost wage packet.
0:23:58 > 0:24:00Last Thursday, after a few hundred people had been
0:24:00 > 0:24:04here at The Alexandra pub celebrating their Christmas parties,
0:24:04 > 0:24:07at the end of the night, a small brown envelope stuffed
0:24:07 > 0:24:09with cash was spotted on the floor.
0:24:09 > 0:24:13The only reason I realised it was a wage packet
0:24:13 > 0:24:17was because I used to get paid in similar packets when I first
0:24:17 > 0:24:19moved to this country.
0:24:19 > 0:24:21All they had was the name Mariusz and £600.
0:24:21 > 0:24:27The landlord and his wife posted a picture on social media
0:24:27 > 0:24:30which was retweeted by author JK Rowling and then hundreds
0:24:30 > 0:24:32of thousands around the world joined in the search.
0:24:32 > 0:24:35We did not find him straightaway and a couple of celebrities
0:24:35 > 0:24:37retweeted it and it went bonkers.
0:24:37 > 0:24:40My phone was like a fridge.
0:24:40 > 0:24:44Buzzing all the time!
0:24:44 > 0:24:46We were getting messages from all over the world,
0:24:46 > 0:24:49so much interest trying to find this guy, people contacting
0:24:49 > 0:24:50asking if we found them?
0:24:50 > 0:24:54From Canada and America and Australia, everywhere.
0:24:54 > 0:24:55All over the world.
0:24:55 > 0:24:56And then what happened?
0:24:56 > 0:24:59Lo and behold, yesterday, he walked in the door and said
0:24:59 > 0:25:01hello, I'm Mariusz and I believe you've
0:25:01 > 0:25:02got my money!
0:25:02 > 0:25:04It was like the biggest anti-climax in history,
0:25:04 > 0:25:05he just wandered in
0:25:05 > 0:25:07and he said, I think you've got my money.
0:25:07 > 0:25:11Mariusz explained he took out his phone to take pictures
0:25:11 > 0:25:15of his Christmas party, and that's probably when his wage
0:25:15 > 0:25:18slip fell from his pocket and under this chair,
0:25:18 > 0:25:23and he didn't notice until about a day later.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26Mariusz had not seen the social media posts,
0:25:26 > 0:25:30it was his son who alerted him to them and he may have kept
0:25:30 > 0:25:33the loss quiet from his wife to have, as he called it,
0:25:33 > 0:25:34a stress-free Christmas.
0:25:34 > 0:25:36He came in yesterday and got it.
0:25:36 > 0:25:37In a show of gratitude, he gave Nobby a generous tip.
0:25:45 > 0:25:50And that is a nice, positive way to finish this half-hour. There are
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0:25:56 > 0:25:59I'm @DuncanGolestani.
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