19/11/2012
Mary Rhodes investigates why the Midlands motorway network has become a magnet for metal thieves. Poet Benjamin Zephaniah asks what drives animal rights activists to break the law.
Mary Rhodes investigates why the Midlands motorway network has become a magnet for metal thieves. Birmingham poet Benjamin Zephaniah asks what drives animal rights activists to break the law. And a visit to the final resting place for old aeroplanes to find out what happens to them when they've taxied off the runway for the final time.
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The place where old planes go to die
Have you ever wondered what happens to redundant jet planes?
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Inside Out visits the final resting place for over 500 aeroplanes that have spent more than 20 years crossing the globe.
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on the 麻豆社 News website.
Motorways are new target for metal thieves
Inside Out investigates why the UK's motorway network has become a magnet for metal thieves.
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on the 麻豆社 News website.
Metal theft rises on West Midlands motorways
Nearly 150 metal theft incidents happened on West Midlands motorways in a year, the Highways Agency said.
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There were 149 incidents in the region in 2011-12, compared with seven in the previous year, a 麻豆社 Inside Out Freedom of Information request revealed.
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on the 麻豆社 News website.
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Mary Rhodes |
| Participant | Benjamin Zephaniah |
| Series Editor | Rachel Bowering |
Broadcast
- Mon 19 Nov 2012 19:30麻豆社 One West Midlands