Translation: i lost six years of my life. | police! right two in here. A form of slavery that s spreading. Clearly, in this case, an organised crime group infiltrated that branch of mcdonald s, and people were working excessive hours and nobody seemed to notice. How did the criminals get away with their slavery operation for so long? are the current protections robust enough? when i was home secretary, i introduced the modern slavery act but, shockingly, i now see that slavery has increased and we need to do something about it. It s exploitation in plain sight. Could our big brands do more to stop slavery on the high street? in 2012, a family from the czech republic moved into this home in a cambridgeshire town. Door bell rings hello, hello. Yourformer neighbours what was your experience of them then, can i ask? um, a lot of problems, really. Really? yeah. Yeah? the new family also moved in a group of men. They seemed nervous and controlled. Something was seriously wrong. They were
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been ruled lawful, overturning an earlier courtjudgement. last year, the high court ruled that the £550,000 contract awarded to pr firm public first was unlawful. the campaign group, the good law project says it plans to appeal. the 10 biggest us airlines have warned that the impending switch on of 5g mobile phone services will disrupt planes navigation systems, particularly those used in bad weather. the airlines want 5g signals to be excluded from around two miles near affected airports. the bbc understands negotiations are continuing at the highest levels of the us government. the government in tonga has described the volcanic a 56 year old from cumbria has pleaded guilty to a modern slavery offence after a vulnerable man told police he had been living in a shed for 40 years. the gangmasters and labour abuse authority say they have never witnessed such a traumatic case. fiona trott reports. it is impossible to imagine, but for
them unsafe to fly. a 56 year old from cumbria has pleaded guilty to a modern slavery offence after a vulnerable man told police he had been living in a shed for a0 years. the gangmasters and labour abuse authority say they have never witnessed such a traumatic case. fiona trott reports. it is impossible to imagine, but for a0 years, this is where someone lived, not a home, but a cell, with no heat and no light. 0n the floor where he slept, a soiled duvet to keep him warm, a place where he rested after working on farms for as little as £10 a day. as for his food and drink, there is some evidence here of what that was like. the condition has improved, physically he is much healthier, but it has to be said there is still someone very traumatised by what he has suffered in the last a0 years. he will never lead a totally independent life.
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