1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:02,760 Speaker 1: Gale Down is our UK correspondent, Gale good evening to you. 2 00:00:04,040 --> 00:00:07,760 Speaker 1: Hello there, Rian, You've got a new criminal offense coming 3 00:00:07,880 --> 00:00:10,520 Speaker 1: and this is to try in top a stop rather 4 00:00:10,880 --> 00:00:14,120 Speaker 1: people smuggling across the English Channel. What's going? What's tell 5 00:00:14,200 --> 00:00:14,600 Speaker 1: us about it? 6 00:00:16,040 --> 00:00:17,760 Speaker 2: Well, it is, as you say, it's part of a 7 00:00:17,760 --> 00:00:22,439 Speaker 2: crackdown on people smugglers. Around thirty seven thousand people cross 8 00:00:22,520 --> 00:00:25,680 Speaker 2: the channel in small boats last year. That's an increase 9 00:00:25,720 --> 00:00:28,520 Speaker 2: of twenty five percent on the previous year. And of 10 00:00:28,560 --> 00:00:31,720 Speaker 2: course the English Channel is a major, major shipping lane, 11 00:00:31,840 --> 00:00:35,200 Speaker 2: so the people who are doing this are actually putting 12 00:00:35,200 --> 00:00:39,960 Speaker 2: themselves in danger and investigators described the whole journey as 13 00:00:40,120 --> 00:00:43,840 Speaker 2: terrifying and dangerous, and so they often found themselves dealing 14 00:00:43,880 --> 00:00:47,800 Speaker 2: with traumatized victims in a floating crime scene. And of 15 00:00:47,840 --> 00:00:50,800 Speaker 2: course it's the people smugglers that this government has vowed 16 00:00:50,840 --> 00:00:54,000 Speaker 2: to actually deal with, not the people who are the 17 00:00:54,760 --> 00:00:57,480 Speaker 2: people who get on the boats. And part of the 18 00:00:57,600 --> 00:01:02,480 Speaker 2: crackdown also involves any want intimidating other passengers to take 19 00:01:02,560 --> 00:01:05,840 Speaker 2: part in the journey or being involved in the preparation 20 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:09,640 Speaker 2: of smuggling that could mean buying boat parts. They're going 21 00:01:09,680 --> 00:01:11,399 Speaker 2: to face long sentences too. 22 00:01:13,560 --> 00:01:15,600 Speaker 1: It's something that is not an issue that's going to 23 00:01:15,600 --> 00:01:17,720 Speaker 1: go away quickly, so hopefully they can go some way 24 00:01:17,760 --> 00:01:22,399 Speaker 1: to at least reducing the problem. Speaking of problems, retailers say, 25 00:01:22,520 --> 00:01:25,959 Speaker 1: shoplifting in Britain is completely out of control. You've got violence, 26 00:01:26,000 --> 00:01:28,479 Speaker 1: you've got abuse against shop workers on the rise. I mean, 27 00:01:28,800 --> 00:01:31,960 Speaker 1: we have similar issues going on here, but I don't 28 00:01:31,959 --> 00:01:33,920 Speaker 1: think at the same level you've got going on there. 29 00:01:35,400 --> 00:01:39,360 Speaker 2: No, the British Retail Consortium, which represents more than two 30 00:01:39,440 --> 00:01:43,319 Speaker 2: hundred major retailers, say that thieves have become so bold 31 00:01:43,760 --> 00:01:47,640 Speaker 2: they even clear whole shells in full view of customers 32 00:01:48,040 --> 00:01:51,000 Speaker 2: and staff, and you might see some of these videos 33 00:01:51,000 --> 00:01:53,400 Speaker 2: on social media of people doing that, but of course 34 00:01:53,840 --> 00:01:56,400 Speaker 2: staff are told not to get involved in it, and 35 00:01:56,440 --> 00:01:58,840 Speaker 2: that includes security guards as well because they're at risk 36 00:01:59,360 --> 00:02:03,040 Speaker 2: of being hurt. So the published figures by the British 37 00:02:03,040 --> 00:02:06,600 Speaker 2: Retail Consortium shows a rise in thefts, with more than 38 00:02:06,720 --> 00:02:10,640 Speaker 2: twenty million incidents in twelve months to September last year, 39 00:02:10,919 --> 00:02:14,400 Speaker 2: which is four million up on the previous year. Not 40 00:02:14,480 --> 00:02:17,600 Speaker 2: only that, but there's been a fifty percent rise in 41 00:02:17,720 --> 00:02:21,400 Speaker 2: violence and abuse against shop workers, with more than two 42 00:02:21,480 --> 00:02:25,880 Speaker 2: thousand such incidents recorded on average per day, and some 43 00:02:25,919 --> 00:02:28,000 Speaker 2: shop workers say they're frightened to. 44 00:02:27,960 --> 00:02:31,480 Speaker 1: Go to work, and that's not a very good situation 45 00:02:31,520 --> 00:02:34,480 Speaker 1: to be in at all. The sixty icon Marry and 46 00:02:34,480 --> 00:02:39,160 Speaker 1: Faithful has died at the age of seventy eight. Gale Yes. 47 00:02:39,240 --> 00:02:41,880 Speaker 2: At one time she was probably best known for being 48 00:02:41,880 --> 00:02:44,800 Speaker 2: the girlfriend of the Rolling Stones lead singer Mick Jagger. 49 00:02:45,360 --> 00:02:47,760 Speaker 2: She was said to be the inspiration behind their hits 50 00:02:47,840 --> 00:02:50,840 Speaker 2: Let's Spend the Night Together, Wild Horses and you Can't 51 00:02:50,840 --> 00:02:53,959 Speaker 2: Always Get what You Want. When the band wrote as 52 00:02:54,040 --> 00:02:57,200 Speaker 2: Tears Go By, they gave her the song saying, oh, 53 00:02:57,200 --> 00:02:59,880 Speaker 2: it's just a piece of tripe, but she turned into 54 00:02:59,880 --> 00:03:04,760 Speaker 2: a hit which they later recorded themselves. You know, life 55 00:03:04,800 --> 00:03:08,079 Speaker 2: in the sixties was rock and roll and drugs, and 56 00:03:08,120 --> 00:03:11,160 Speaker 2: despite her talent as a singer, she did face personal 57 00:03:11,200 --> 00:03:13,840 Speaker 2: struggles and at one time she lived on the streets 58 00:03:13,880 --> 00:03:17,160 Speaker 2: and became a heroin addict. But she made a comeback, 59 00:03:17,280 --> 00:03:20,880 Speaker 2: made twenty one albums, was a guest on stage at Glastonbury. 60 00:03:21,560 --> 00:03:25,760 Speaker 2: Her final performance was in Paris in twenty sixteen, proving 61 00:03:25,919 --> 00:03:28,360 Speaker 2: she was much more than a rock star's girlfriend, but 62 00:03:28,680 --> 00:03:30,320 Speaker 2: an artist in her own right. 63 00:03:30,840 --> 00:03:34,000 Speaker 1: Incredible life incredible story has passed away at the age 64 00:03:34,040 --> 00:03:36,160 Speaker 1: of seventy eight. Gale, thank you very much, lovely to 65 00:03:36,200 --> 00:03:36,880 Speaker 1: have you on the show. 66 00:03:38,080 --> 00:03:38,400 Speaker 2: Thank you. 67 00:03:38,480 --> 00:03:42,160 Speaker 1: Ran Gail Downey are UK correspondent. For more from Hither 68 00:03:42,240 --> 00:03:45,280 Speaker 1: Duplessy Allen Drive, listen live to news talks it'd be 69 00:03:45,400 --> 00:03:49,280 Speaker 1: from four pm weekdays, or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.