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It's the latest edition of From Our Own Correspondent,

broadcast on BBC Radio 4, and introduced by Kate Ade.

Today, once the most powerful woman in Mexico, this morning she's in jail, accused of

embezzling millions. We hear Sir Frederick may be turning in his grave as the order he brought to the Middle East starts to crumble.

The bright young things queue up to leave the country as recession drags on in Portugal,

and one lump or two. Our correspondent has advice for Germans on the mysteries of tea-drinking.

The powerful and feared Mexican teachers union leader Elba Esther G Godillo is behind bars this morning.

She's been accused of diverting millions of pounds from union funds.

So far the authorities have refused her bail and the union has already

named a replacement leader a clear signal observers say that it won't be

standing by her when the case gets to court. Will Grant in Mexico City points out she was detained a day after the country's

President Enrique Peña Nieto approved education reforms which she had strongly opposed. We'd done our homework.

We'd bought a biography, read dozens of newspaper articles and watched a documentary about her.

We'd prepared our questions, charged the camera batteries and even bought new tapes.

Finally, after weeks of chasing her press people, we were ready to grill the most powerful

and perhaps the most hated woman in Mexico.

Then the night before we were due to meet her, the news broke.

Elbreste de Guordillo, head of the National Teachers Union, has been arrested on embezzlement charges. The

Bangeo's general's office announced.

Bang-O's interview.

It's a shame.

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