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Like other farmers, james has come to rely on seasonal workers from europe, but this spring he only has half the number he needs. aurimas has officially settled in the uk, but his lithuanian friends have stayed away. there are some that dont want to come any more because of the brexit, especially this year. there are not many people in the field, as you can see. farmers hoped they may be able to turn back the clock and attract more local workers like they did in the past. how many british worker...

Generation brings to the global tension. >> reporter: in hong kong, month myanmar and thailand, activists share a three-fingered, "hunger games" type salute. its a measure of the alliances infancy the same day protests organized in australia, taiwan, hong kong, and thailand in support for myanmars protests missed coverage because myanmars military killings were so brutal, they dominated headlines. even so, the milk tea alliance may have a future. one that could be a worry for chinas authoritaria...

>> panamas auxiliary prosecutor says hes reaching out to other countries to see if any of their missing persons may have crossed paths with wild bill. >> translator: once they verify and confirm any persons that had contact with him and have disappeared, theyll take measures to verify where they are. >> if there are other victims out there, they may be hard to find. wild bill mostly targeted loners, peoples whose disappearance may not be noticed. it wasnt until bill killed cher, the woman who ha...

Checks -- there are a lot of times i sign for him on many things. >> uh-huh? >> with his permission. >> he gave you permission to sign his name? >> oh, yeah. ive signed his name on many things. >> huh. he never let us do that. >> although nanette told jenny she was sure bill had signed that particular check. but then the detectives got involved, and they found more money missing from bills accounts. nearly $500,000 and also discovered nanette wasnt exactly the person she had portrayed herself to...

Come to rely on seasonal workers from europe, but this spring he only has half the number he needs. aurimas has officially settled in the uk, but his lithuanian friends have stayed away. there are some that dont want to come any more because of brexit, especially this year. there are not many people in the field, as you can see. farmers hoped they may be able to turn back the clock and attract more local workers like they did in the past. how many british workers have you got here now? none. no ...

Pickers today can earn £1000 a week. how many british workers have you got here now? none, no british workers at all. we had five young lads who came to work for us and then it got wet and it was windy and their backs ached — theyjust said they couldnt hack it any more. the government has given 30,000 visas this year to foreign fruit and vegetable pickers, but farmers say the scheme also needs to include flowers. ministers have promised they will make sure that all sectors will have the labou...

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Are being left here to rot. everybody loves to see it, it looks really, really nice as you drive around the county, but to a grower, its a crop loss. we would like to see nice green fields at this time of the year which we know have been picked. like other farmers, james has come to rely on seasonal workers from europe. but this spring he only has half the number he needs. aurimas has officially settled in the uk, but his lithuanian friends have stayed away. there are some who dont want to come ...

Jon kay reports from cornwall. it is a beautiful springtime sight, but not for daffodil farmerjames walkers. it is heartbreaking, it is heartbreaking. its just saddening to see flowers going to waste. when theyre yellow, it is too late to pick them, so 50 million daffodils are being left here to rot. everybody loves to see it, it looks really, really nice as you drive round the county, but to a grower its a crop loss. like other farmers, james has come to rely on seasonal workers from europe, bu...

It is a beautiful springtime sight, but not for daffodil farmerjames walkers. it is heartbreaking, it is heartbreaking. its just saddening to see flowers going to waste. when theyre yellow, it is too late to pick them, so 50 million daffodils are being left here to rot. everybody loves to see it, it looks really, really nice as you drive round the county, but to a grower its a crop loss. like other farmers, james has come to rely on seasonal workers from europe, but this spring he only has half ...