12 May, 2003

Jonathan Simms requires round-the-clock care

What would you do if you were told by doctors that your son was dying and there was nothing anyone could do about it?

Don Simms won a battle with the medical profession that took him all the way to the High Court to try an experimental new treatment, previously only tested on animals, on his son Jonathan who has variant CJD.

In what appears to be a medical breakthrough, the teenager is showing signs that the degenerative illness has been brought under control.

Karen Allen exclusively follows the family's fight to save Jonathan's life against overwhelming odds.

Flower 'slaves'

Most of the flowers grown on the shores of Lake Naivasha, in Kenya's ecologically fragile Rift Valley, end up in supermarkets in the UK.

Workers should wear protective clothing

It is a hugely profitable export business providing much-needed employment.

But can we take our wrapped blooms home with a clear conscience?

Critics of the industry accuse flower farms of exploiting cheap labour, harming the environment and damaging workers' health with toxins.

Navdip Dhariwal explores the social and environmental cost behind Kenya's economic success story.

Real Story: Monday, 12 May, 1930 GMT, on BBC One and the Real Story website.