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06/11/2017

How easy is it to smuggle people into the country by landing on the east coast? And a look at the community near Bedford where homeless people can rebuild their lives.

Just a few days ago, a boat with 19 Ukrainians was seized by the authorities and the crew was arrested on suspicion of people smuggling in Southwold, in Suffolk. Just one case in many where the route is Holland to the east coast of England. Described as a smugglers' paradise, it has hundreds of miles of isolated coastline.

Inside Out investigates the case of another boat which was used for people smuggling, and finds that the authorities have failed to collect what could be vital information in the fight against people smuggling. We have traced its former owner in Holland who met the people smugglers and ask why the authorities have failed to speak to him.

Plus the community village near Bedford where former homeless people can rebuild their lives with strict standards like breathalysing in the morning.

And powerboat racing has been on Oulton Broad, Norfolk for more than a century, but some believe new safety rules are forcing people out of the sport.

29 minutes

Last on

Mon 6 Nov 2017 19:30

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Presenter David Whiteley
Series Editor Maggie Dolan

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