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Old May 7th 2018, 3:17 pm
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...-failed-escape

But he looks like such a nice man in the local newspaper reports. As did Saddam Hussein and Colonel Gaddafi, before they got theirs...
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Old May 7th 2018, 3:22 pm
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This is what I intimated at re the newsnight thread (that no-one replied to).

is the newsnight segment
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dayummm i had no idea
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Yep, it's been kept somewhat quiet on the old reporting front here. Perhaps it's fake news.
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Did anyone see the BBC 2 documentary on this that was on earlier this week?

I've not had a chance yet, but it must have caused some ruffles here as they quickly issued a notice about her being safe and well in the care of her family...
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Did anyone see the BBC 2 documentary on this that was on earlier this week?

I've not had a chance yet, but it must have caused some ruffles here as they quickly issued a notice about her being safe and well in the care of her family...
Yes, I watched it. Pretty shocking. Was surprised to see that those involved in the rescue/flight attempt are free and breathing. The government statement is laughable, trying to make out it was a kidnapping and ransom request. As for Latifa...who knows what happened to her?
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Originally Posted by dominoman
Did anyone see the BBC 2 documentary on this that was on earlier this week?

I've not had a chance yet, but it must have caused some ruffles here as they quickly issued a notice about her being safe and well in the care of her family...
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Yes, I watched it. Pretty shocking. Was surprised to see that those involved in the rescue/flight attempt are free and breathing. The government statement is laughable, trying to make out it was a kidnapping and ransom request. As for Latifa...who knows what happened to her?
I thought it was on sky? Any idea how we can watch it over here?
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I thought it was on sky? Any idea how we can watch it over here?

Its on iPlayer
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Its on iPlayer
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Its on iPlayer
I just tried to access iPlayer via my company's VPN and it came up with
'BBC iPlayer only works in the UK. Sorry, it’s due to rights issues. In the UK? Here's some advice.'
any idea why this is?
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Originally Posted by mission
I just tried to access iPlayer via my company's VPN and it came up with
'BBC iPlayer only works in the UK. Sorry, it’s due to rights issues. In the UK? Here's some advice.'
any idea why this is?
Erm, at a guess it's because you are in the UAE? Your corporate VPN is probably not based in UK either.

If you have a UK VPN or DNS - its works just fine.
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Originally Posted by mission
I just tried to access iPlayer via my company's VPN and it came up with
'BBC iPlayer only works in the UK. Sorry, it’s due to rights issues. In the UK? Here's some advice.'
any idea why this is?
BBC is blocking many VPN's . My old one used to work with BBC but it has now been blocked
They seem to do a few VPNs every few months
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Originally Posted by TheShed
Erm, at a guess it's because you are in the UAE? Your corporate VPN is probably not based in UK either.

If you have a UK VPN or DNS - its works just fine.
nope work's VPN is definitely based in the UK

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BBC is blocking many VPN's . My old one used to work with BBC but it has now been blocked
They seem to do a few VPNs every few months
This could probably be the reason - thanks.
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have you tried logging onto iplayer before you switched vpn on?

The cache could show that you are out of UK. Try switching laptop off and back on again. Then switch on vpn.

If it shows bbc.co.uk when you log in the vpn is working. If it shows bbc.com it is not...
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Originally Posted by flood2
have you tried logging onto iplayer before you switched vpn on?

The cache could show that you are out of UK. Try switching laptop off and back on again. Then switch on vpn.

If it shows bbc.co.uk when you log in the vpn is working. If it shows bbc.com it is not...
ah thank you - will give that go.
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