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LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Kilap Gueye and Abdellatif Yakoubou arrived in Italy at two very different moments in history.

LONDON The head of Europe's police agency said it would "look again" at the largest migrant shipwreck in the Mediterranean this year after an investigation by Reuters and BBC Newsnight exposed a gap in the response by law enforcement.

ALEXANDRIA, Egypt At around 2 a.m. on Saturday, April 9, a large blue fishing boat carrying hundreds of African migrants and their children capsized just off the coast of Egypt.

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A hot meal. Dry clothes. A smile. Sometimes the first friendly face in months for hundreds of thousands of migrants who have come to Europe in the past two years is a volunteer aid worker.

ASOTTHALOM, Hungary On a recent evening on Hungary's border with Serbia, a fleet of police trucks raced along the dusty boundary.

BANGKOK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Tun Tun Win and his co-workers from Myanmar thought life was fine at the Thammakaset chicken farm in central Thailand, where they reared hundreds of thousands of birds for export to the European Union.

AGADEZ, Niger On Mayango Jallahs second attempt to reach Europe, he recalls, the dinghy he was in came within sight of southern Spain.

STOCKHOLM Swedes rarely use cash, but building firm owner Piotr cant get enough of the stuff.Every week, he spends hours racing from ATM to ATM using four credit cards to withdraw up to 80,000 Swedish crowns ($9,400). He needs the cash, he says, to pay the undocumented immigrant workers he employs.

ABUJA/DAKAR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A promising student who dreamed of going to university, Mary was 16 when a woman approached her mother at their home and offered to take the Nigerian teenager to Italy to find work.

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Talking about Ross Kemp: Libya's Migrant Hell, the ex-EastEnders actor claimed that the level of the problem is unknown to many.

"The facts aren't the facts, and they're not alternative facts, we just don't know the facts. I think the facts are being conservative - we don't know how many people are dying," explained the 52-year-old.

However, viewers were less than impressed with what Ross was saying on the show, with one saying: "@SkyNews @RossKemp @skysarahjane he's trying to get an Audience for his Piffle."

Another posted: "@RossKemp on @SkyNews was pathetic. Sad little man trying to promote his programmes with lies. Another publicity seeking leftie luvvie."

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Ross even replied to the second tweet, with him responding: "whatever your views, watch before you make a judgement. We can't deal with migrant crisis without understanding it."

The actor also revealed that he felt "guilty" whilst filming the show, saying: "I feel incredibly guilty. Aid organisations cannot get in there, it's too dangerous.

"Nothing really is being done to help people in that country - Libya is effectively in free fall."

Ross' documentary also looks at the growing sex trade that exists in the country and how young girls are entrapped in torturous situations.

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He explained: "We estimate that 80% of women trafficked in [the South] are sent there to be sex slaves. These girls are incredible young, trapped there and so many of these girls were pregnant."

He added: "So many of them are being raped, tortured and killed."

The show sees Ross travel the gruelling seven day journey across the 1000 miles of Libyan desert, witnessing the horrific route for himself.

Express.co.uk has contacted Ross Kemp's management for a comment.

Ross Kemp: Libya's Migrant Hell will air tomorrow on Sky1 at 9pm.

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REFUGEES could head to Europe in their millions if democracy collapses in Afghanistan, the British Defence Secretary has said.

In a stark warning, he said there would be consequences if the nation could not maintain democracy.

Sir Michael Fallon predicted that three, four million young Afghan men would be sent out by their villages to find a home in Europe.

He added: And they are heading here, they are heading for Germany or Britain."

It comes following disturbing reports in the media that young migrant men from Afghanistan raped a young Austrian student and claimed their didnt know it was illegal.

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And they are heading here, they are heading for Germany or Britain

People moving from Afghanistan would add to the massive numbers of migrants fleeing from war-torn Syria.

The warning comes as the fragile democracy in Afghanistan hangs on a knife edge.

It seems increasingly likely that British armed forces will increase their military presence in the country to help maintain democracy.

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A growing migrant crisis all over Europe as desperate refugees live in camps struggling to survive.

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Earlier this month Armed Forces Minister Mike Penning told MPs Britain may increase its military presence in the country.

NATOs 15-year mission to restore stability to the war-torn nation has seen the deaths of 456 British troops and MoD civilians.

But Sir Michael stressed the importance of keeping stability in the nation with British troops.

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He added that the area was still under threat from transnational terrorist groups and that these could still destroy democratic rule.

British troops lowered the flag at Camp Bastion in October 2015, ending 13 years of combat operations in the area.

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But many troops still remain in the country in support roles.

The Defence Secretary advised that NATO should continue to honour their pledge to help the Afghan government and should stay with it, as long as we can, until that job is done.

Daily Star revealed that child refugees remain the most at risk after they were banned from entering Britain, with many being targeted by human traffickers.

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Council bosses have identified three different impressive locations in Anacapri, Naples, to host 22 asylum seekers.

The luxury locations include a research centre, a villa from the mid-nineteenth century and a lighthouse, which is said to be one of the most scenic and spectacular sites on the island.

The controversial plans are part of the city councils programme to distribute refugees across Naples, a southern city in Italy, as the migrant crisis continues to grip the Mediterranean country.

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Council bosses have identified three different impressive locations in Anacapri, Naples

The first place is a newly-renovated property owned by the National Centre of Research (CNR) that once housed the headquarters of the Swedish Academy of Sciences and now is partially used for seminars and study workshops.

While Mayor Franco Cerrotta has also placed in the lighthouse of Punta Carena owned by the Navy on the list of accommodation.

Mid-nineteenth century Villa Orlandi is also on the luxury list, managed by Federico II University and used for conferences and as a research centre.

With more than 28,500 migrants arriving since January 1, Italy has once again become the principal entry point for new arrivals into Europe, following a controversial EU-Turkey deal and the closure of the Balkan route up from Greece.

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Official figures show more than 420,000 migrants and refugees from Syria and other countries have landed in Italy since the start of the migrant crisis in 2014.

Many have had hopes of reaching richer northern European nations thwarted by a border crackdown, leading to overcrowding in Italian transit centres and camps.

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Ross Kemp has defended celebrities including Gary Lineker and Lily Allen, who have been criticised for weighing in on the migrant crisis.

While many fans of Gary and Lily have praised the pair for lending their voices to the ongoing debates, others have not been so kind, and a column in The Sun suggested Gary should be sacked by the BBC for peddling migrant lies.

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However, Ross - whose latest documentary takes him to Libya, where he learns more about the treacherous journey taken by migrants hoping to reach Europe - has shared his support for stars making their voices heard on the matter.

During an appearance on BUILD, on the question of whether celebrity voices have a place in these social and political debates, Ross replied: I think everybodys entitled to their opinion, and we have social media.

I happen to like Lily and Gary as human beings and respect their views.

I dont respect everybodys view on social media but thats the nature of it and also what makes it so interesting, weve all got a voice and Im 100% behind that... whether I agree with it [peoples view], or disagree with it.

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The documentary concludes Rosss current Sky One series, Extreme Worlds, and his team were the first Western filmmakers to travel to Libyas desert regions, joining the migrants on their journey.

During the interview, he also discussed what it was like filming the various Extreme Worlds episodes, admitting that it felt understandably bizarre to return toEastEnders in between shoots.

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MYTELENE, GREECE - MARCH 12: Volunteers and Lifeguards help an inflatable boat with refugees, crossing the sea from Turkey to Lesbos, some 5 kilometres south of the capital of the Island, on March 12, 2016 in Mytelene, Greece. Migrants and refugees are still arriving on the shores of the Island of Lesbos, while the multinational force of the Standing NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) Maritime Group 2 are patrolling the coast of the Greek Island of Lesbos and the Turkish coast. Turkey announced on Monday to take back illegal migrants in exchange for genuine refugees. (Photo by Alexander Koerner/Getty Images)

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