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Chris Jackson follows a Syrian doctor's battle to bring her children to safety in the north east, and Mike Parr investigates phone scammers stealing thousands from northern pensioners. And is the much-loved Northumbrian tradition of growing giant leeks on the way out?

29 minutes

Last on

Mon 19 Oct 2015 19:30

Leek growing tradition 'under threat'

Leek growing tradition 'under threat'

There are fears the great North East tradition of prize leek growing will soon become a thing of the past.

But with only a handful of leek shows remaining, there are concerns that this proud northern tradition could soon be lost forever.

Refugee family

Refugee family

"Administrative failings" of the kind indentified by the British Red Cross (BRC) kept a refugee mother from her family for over a year, it is claimed.

Syrian asylum seeker Salma Alyounes was trafficked to the UK but an application for her family to join her was refused, apparently by mistake.

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Chris Jackson
Reporter Mike Parr
Series Producer Jacqui Hodgson

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