19/05/2010

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Matthew Bannister presents personal stories behind the news from all over the world. Crash landing Peter Burkill was the captain of a Boeing 777 which crash landed at London's Heathrow airport in January 2008. His actions saved the lives of the 136 passengers and 16 crew. He tells Matthew Bannister, why he is now finding it difficult to get a job as a pilot. He has co-written a book about this experience with his wife Maria, and it's called Thirty Seconds to Impact. Parisian sewing café The BBC's David Chazan has been to meet the patrons of the café in Paris where you can make and mend your own clothes Ghana's First Lady As part of our series on the power behind the Presidents of five African countries - Veronique Edwards from the BBC's African Service travels to Ghana for a rare conversation with Ernestina Naadu Mills - wife of the President Professor John Atta Mills. The former teacher discusses her deep passions for gardening, dogs and educating the young people of her country.