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Assignment tells the world's stories from the point of view of those most affected by them - the victims, the witnesses - and the perpetrators.

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France – The Tale of Two Factories

Lucy Ash visits two tyre factories in the depressed northern French town of Amiens.

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Lucy Ash visits two tyre factories in the depressed northern French town of Amiens.

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The mystery of an unidentified young man found dead on a west London street

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