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She doesn't have money. it is easier for you to call your family to send money or your dad. yeah. richard eventually made it to tripoli and then in 2011 when gadarfi's regime fell, he decided to attempt crossing. when you finally got in lampedusa, you finally arrived, what was that feeling like? for you? i was so weak, very, very weak, but i was... "finally, i have seen light." richard, i got something to show you. wow. can i have it? yeah. quietly: wow. so grateful to have it back. wow, thank you very much. how many years? 2014? yes. it's expired! laughter.

It's expired, my brother! richard found his way from lampedusa to bremen, germany, where he now works as a forklift truck driver. now that you are in europe, is that what you imagined or hoped for? when i was in africa, i thought europe, things are easy. you get money easy. but it's not like that — you have to work hard. but at home, there was no plan for me to leave my house or to survive so, i would say i'm grateful to be here. i've been looking for one person, one story, and i will never forget finding richard and learning about his challenging journey. like all of us, he has simply been ...

Faced by migrants today. richard's story, like every migrant�*s story, is a story of risk, a story of hope. hello there. at this time of year, with light winds and a little bit of shelter, you can just start to feel the strength of the sunshine, but clear skies overnight can still lead to substantial frost. we have —6 celsius in parts of oxfordshire first thing on tuesday morning. lots of blue sky and sunshine stayed all day, and in kew gardens by the middle of the afternoon, 15 celsius was the high — very nice indeed. the story is changing, though,

This is the moment i have been waiting for — a number, tangible connection. after a brief phone call, i can't believe i'm on my way to germany to meet the owner of the drivers licence giacomo showed me in lampedusa many months ago. hello, richard? good morning. guten morgen, mr thomas. i'm in front of your house. i can't wait to meet you. be with you shortly. all right. here we are, welcome home. thank you. thank you very much. like many from west africa, richard travelled to europe via libya. the journey is very rough. it took me, let's see, two years from ghana and nigeria.

But it's not like that — you have to work hard. but at home, there was no plan for me to leave my house or to survive so, i would say i'm grateful to be here. i've been looking for one person, one story, and i will never forget finding richard, and learning about his challenging journey. like all of us, he has simply been searching for a better life. but it was through the search itself, through the many incredible people that i've met and spoken with, that i really came to a new understanding of the reality faced by migrants today. richard's story, like every migrant�*s story, is a story ...