but others have checked out the main international headlines president obama is to outline his policies for the troubled middle east in a major speech post introduction of new sanctions against syria which the first time target the country's president. scotland is set to consider a break from the united kingdom for independence proposed so voters are still unsure whether they can go it alone. opinions plane landed germany

loses patience with member states that received bailouts mounting strict ilse thirty measures before they're offered any further. on the scottish national party now the biggest party in scotland has promised a vote on whether to split from united kingdom. justice minister kenny macaskill about his vision for a possible full independence. today i mean as i'm great talking to kenny macaskill who's the scottish justice minister he's a member of the scottish national party which of course recently gained enough votes to be able to promise a referendum on scottish independence within the next five years kenny macaskill thank you for talking to us now tell me first what would scotland gain from independence will gain control over all resources from responsibility for the problems from fiesinger of country and to be able to stand up and speak to the

issues that matter to us. taking charge of whole making sure that we have a voice abroad and how would it work economically and socially well scott from the rich country we have the world just oil and gas producer million opinion not only have a boat in terms of oil and gas but you know a boat in terms of renewables or drug or fee for the first time in our history is probably to advantage there so we've got great potential in the tragedy in scott's arms never been heard bad things are it's ho much better things to be and we come from straight morally that stuff at oriel and have been able to transform the record of the home to a society we should be able to do that over sources from oil were used by fracture to smash organized labor and indeed by tony blair to faith in the legal war in iraq is there any idea in your mind that this might start some kind of snowball effect whereby the gross and the northern irish then want to secede from the union as well that's a martyr for the welsh and the northern irish for you stand for election in scotland

be represent the nation of scotland it's for others to decide what they need to use to do scotland's in our distinct really unique position we obviously have friendships with other parties elsewhere but we can only comment for the people of scotland do you identify with their independence movements in europe for example the flare and i'm also thinking of less peaceful groups like the basques and the northern irish all. we worried that independence for scotland could be an inspiration for those more violent groups well the scottish national party in the whole issue of nationalism scotland has always been peaceful there has no truck with violence or disorder in any shape or form so we do have friendships that are going to europe equally real party of the left of center and we want to make scotland the field of police we want to make sure that those who help them will contribute the most so we loot with envy and indeed friendship to scandinavia and to political parties not just national parties but parties of the center left of

our globe and what about being an inspiration for those left. but again it's for the people of those countries to say what they want to do we would never support a can do in violence in any shape or form clearly or for other countries wish to pursue an agenda then they'll get a great deal of sympathy from losses. but certainly violence would not be tolerated in in shape or form and we've been elected to monday it's one is to pursue a claim for the independent scotland and the right for a referendum and equally we relate to the government to make stops in the police and we seek to do that by driving a record of me forward to making our country theater good university for wealthier and healthier it's got and it's gained its independence how do you see your relationship with here in union changing do you know think that you would miss it in significant rathole of. well at all countries and to paint new nation do not hold large is of independent in the world of which we live whether

it's dealing with global warming pollution dealing with a macro economy we're all interlinked but what matters is for the you are represented in the institutions of power it's only nation states are represented in the european union only nation states that are represented in the united nations countries such as the consumer and cyprus malta small of them scotland they all have representation of european union. the convulsion marcus fundamental to scotland even for example when they don't really have any relevance to them so we have to be a nation state to be represented so that we can argue and speak for what matters for scotland the european union and so we can also go to the united nations and stand up for what's right and also make clear which wars are not in her name do you think that you will see matic lee get a seat in the un and representation in brussels well all international law assures that we would this is a matter we've seen dealt with the union representation for germany once the form

of the east germany became part of the you generally historical precedent in a variety of ways so we thank you for recognizing that the people of scotland who wish to become independently from it will be recognised by governments so to the border and the right in the world court martials importance being unfair so far as the political parties in scotland would refusing to give the people of scotland the right to decide that or destiny in a referendum. will be be for the people of scotland to say that there was something manifestly wrong the party spoke appear to have a referendum in the voting system but were not prepared to load the people of scotland to decide their constitutional future you mentioned a referendum on the alternative fate that's now been down to that as a waste of time are you worried that the same might happen to a referendum on scottish independence or do a phone call be seen as the i think when the referendum comes it will be seized by the people of scotland we don't keep anything for granted but the same can be

hawked and expect that we will win lots of people throughout my lifetime that there would never be a scottish parliament know that as i was told that they would never get a scottish national party of government yes there is i know there's a scottish national party government that's a majority government in the scottish parliament people said that could never come a vote because it devised a voting system to try and make sure there would never be a majority it said pete government and there's been a poll in the sun news. paper that says that higher percentage of english people want scotland to have its independence than the scottish people want scotland to have its independence which the states that were real can live in england as a nation in its own right it's supposed mention i have many family and friends who either live in england or english the relationship between scot than england would improve for scotland being an independent nation of scots would lose perhaps some of the chip in the sure that those sometimes are come out to meet have to address side some of the problems that we face in scots and country to think of their own problems with alcohol abuse experience and all these difficulties the only people

you can solve are the scots some sales force and even scot from england will hover in ship as friends recognising their differences but as i see it's the british fleet it's artificial entity not scotland and england it's scotland yes and i should say that that's not a given the polls show a minority want independence to scotland at the moment do you expect any problems from westminster after all they're not legally obliged to let scotland go even if scots do very yeah no i think it's indeed clear by every prime minister never major political figure so most of the border but if the people of scotland vote for independence then they will receive it so i don't believe all these markets are being put forward that this would happen about would happen a referendum police nobody will stand against me being quite clear by the prime minister so to the border people me in the city and suggest that we would win the referendum we'll see they said we would never win into this parliament and the

thought would never get a majority government but from the vote yes so the people thought independence. that government's not simply so to the border around the world to welcome us into the family of nations as happened with other countries within my lifetime oil and gas from the north sea it's worth around about twenty one billion dollars a year to the u.k. treasury do you really think that they're going to just let that play without any kind of fight. yes then the day we keep getting told we're subsidized one of the reasons that some things people in scotland are skeptical about independence is that with paul good to poor we're true we can't manage and yet you just don't change the figures showing the value of the source of joy and cash reserves to the great the kingdom plagiary we recognize that these are matters for negotiation over matters that are fundamentally right to make our country and people better scotland and norway discovered oil at the seed time in some areas of scots on company time than from industrial deserts that nobody has transformed the society and its economy it has billions in the bank because we've seen those we stability missiles

and weapons of mass destruction and the illegal wars so it's time for us to of oh sure of oil revenues persuasion lots of stuff to get us off and what pope but his own oil and gas and it's over and you will imaging you keep mentioning illegal wars and i'm assuming that you were talking about iraq but has london rushed towards war in libya pushed further towards demanding independence no i think north africa is a different situation the water in iraq was illegal it was predicated on a lie told by twenty players and it just made the world eat less safe police millions have died the world is institutions at a fundamental such as united nations undermined and is a see. the world a less safe place clearly there are significant problems in north africa has to be protected but i think it's important that britain other countries should adhere to they can ethan's might be that if you make

a nation to protect civilian life there's a martini commission for regime change you claim sole responsibility for releasing al mcgraw he he was convicted of the lockerbie bombing given what's happened in libya now do you regret that decision and your durant i stand by that decision it was a decision made for when there was a scotsman and healing to the values and beliefs that we have here it wasn't an easy decision but i believe in. was a correct decision as justice minister how do you feel about the apparent impetus for the international community to rush into libya what do you think that says about the states of international law or well i think at the end of the need we have to protect life because people being brutalized by colonel gadhafi or by anybody else it's your obligation of the world to meet sure that we do it to load from the sides and other things to come about so action has to be taken these things as you have to live the way some form of iraq should be collectively as a common humanity and do tribute and since we should adhere to the in monday's so

the thing we are concerned about poor martyrs are hating but we still we support action taken to preserve life simpy says berg is hosting an international conference on legal issues and president medvedev has put the application of the rule of law at the center of his agenda what do you think they should be concentrating on as justice minister at that conference well i think what we have to do is to try and restore some belief and faith scots i'm still not represented in the international stage and until then you know we allow others to do their part we will speak up for what we believe that important to the interests of scotland and sports right and proper we don't see it as a seed to direct to other countries i think that's a matter that hopefully this will produce some good because there are difficulties we do have to meet sure that life is preserved not simply in north africa but in africa and indeed elsewhere so we were going to where we hope that martyrs will be a want toad i don't think it's for myself or any member of the scottish government

to our. direct we should hope that matters will or coat and we went for the deal and we will be able to be represented as an independent nation in the cart this won't be solved by one country or the united states or russia every country has to play its part and we'll look forward to our part we'll be a small nation but we're a nation. with a proud history and wish to prove. anything to me please kenny macaskill thank you very much thank you. couldn't take three. more churches three. months three. three. three. three blood

tests and be over for your media projects a free media gun to our teeth on tom. news today violence is once again flared up. these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. for a shelter of the day. some.

president obama has to outline his policies for the troubled middle east in a major speech as well as the introduction of a new sanctions against syria which for the first time i'll get the country's president. scotland is set to consider a break from the us a kingdom independence the country's nationalist party ends up going to georgia of seats in parliament. european union's main lended germany this is patience with member states the perceived that long to stick to the stairs he measured for their own food and food and. local validates

a sports needed anju and nothing looks and sounds a bit like shows a marine who is making headlines and yet his film assistant car importer i coach. has become the youngest of the manager to win a european try for his side braga last night to be crowned europa league champions . just after that. hello there thanks for watching the scores and these are the headlines. goal hero falcao and paul also the europa league crown after a one year win over braga. while russian champions the need lose their home game of the year at the hands of by needing. behind the president of the idea of all of russia to support their athletes ahead of the london and such. but first porto are the europa league champions after beating prague one nil in all portuguese final in

dublin on a night when several records were broken armorel found homes goal was his seventeenth in the competition this season making him the tournament's highest ever scorer he also picked up the man of the match award and his coach under review is paul s. became the youngest manager to win a european cup at the age of thirty three it's his first season in charge and it could not have gone any better his side are also the portuguese champions and will go for the treble in sunday's portuguese cup final it's my first final and. experience gribble feelings in the game so we're a really good players at the same feelings as well it's a pity that it wasn't a good spectacle that's the reality but it's nothing new in european finals at the spectacle not being fantastic i'm sure knighted midfielder nani has stressed the importance of denying barcelona a time when the ball ahead of their champions league final at wembley stadium on

may the twenty eight united made history by winning the english top flight for the nineteenth time by drawing one one at blackburn on saturday i think the ball has become the most successful english domestic club and now united any to secure their fourth european championship title as they face the league champions barcelona in the final port. michael winger nani has been one of the stars of united spot this season and the swift forty three fielder is aware of the difficulties posed by allowing pass their time on the ball. this is a problem because. no one place to run. the war will. try to get the board all the time and very difficult when that happens but. we have. to try to get the ball in the months with this possible because if we have the border you cannot get the position and we can score a goal you wish if we have the war well before that mindset united face relegation

threatened blackpool on the last day of english premier league season with the seasiders manager in holloway reacting angrily to reports the league champions would be fined if they fielded a wee contain on sunday would be one heck of an achievement if we did it yet or i mean still got it i read in a paper that they will be fined if if blackpool win was the player we could see it does not matter what floyd played a weaker team in aston villa and actually won with their finally we are then so what are saying we might find man united even if we were to every pitch. we. have tasted death time the fate of the year the russian champions lost a friendly across the stadium for sale at the hands of chairman john spine unique and watching it this constant flow despite the prana status of the match thousands

of the fans plucked to crack the contrast to steady him to watch they encounter against buy and mimic and there were no doubt hoping for a repeat of the two thousand and eight for cup semifinal where the same players were hammer of the german team for any ill on how good. the beginning of the first half was optimistic for the home side as i like some of the fun of dribble past the defender and form the core of the man i howell bar and didn't even think of giving up and a quick response from frank robbery levelled matters as he found himself on mark for an easy finish. early in the second half with recourse to minutes off clauses and the minutes side took the lead. and ten minutes later they increase their want each clause a shot was see but the must move just because some there are bound to make it three one. zinni try to come back and see but managed to spoil only for sport the referee

gave a dubious penalty and tuesday gave the home side a chance to equalise. it didn't seem like born have just finished an exhausting and disappointing season as they came back for more and when you have players like who are very and not and robin who produced instant chemistry on the beach the result is clear and he can just sit back and enjoy for two the final score. the mesh was a good chance for the former isn't it kept him on a dolly to mushroom to move to munich two years ago to return to the stadium and get a warm reception from the home crowd and must really commend the coach said you will know the toll you have played here they meet so let's do something for him let's play fair and that they happy that the team. showed up and played good football and we just there were today we had more opportunities over we won with a true goal difference will be but this game was a friendly and seed have a game that we can't win so the result is not a lot of good boy in munich didn't forget that it was

a friendly match and we're enjoying their play and scored four goals well for me it was a good training exercise and this defeat will probably be for the better as in their next question the russian premier league there will be good to prove that this loss was nothing more than a blip his name got out of st petersburg. but let's catch up with what has been happening in the n.b.a. playoffs in miami heat have tied the eastern conference final with chicago is now one of pace in the series after their eighty five seventy five tracy both have tied the gang with seven minutes to go but they couldn't stop a late surge by le bron james to the top school the place nine points to late miami heat to the way. fourth quarter probably what's going to entire series it's an absolute street fight for both teams it's physical basketball defensive oriented teams i don't know if the basketball phocion are like fourteen

to ten score in the fourth quarter but that's probably what it's going to come down to and what it will take often in these games. now in the last few minutes ferrari have announced they've extended fernandez along those contract through the end of twenty sixteen with the spanish driver saying he will finish his career with the italian team meanwhile jenson button lewis hamilton a confident mclaren can narrow the gap on championship a set or sebastian vettel this sunday spanish grand prix button and hamilton spent key state mclaren's base in england trying to improve the speed of their car the two former world champions are looking to prevent red bulls vettel from opening up a runaway lead in the his driver's championship the german is already thirty four points clear of the second place hamilton and stop the podium once in china while button is fall off in the standings and hamilton is looking for a turnaround in the past learn the circuit in a race to win. here.

i'm going to be in close. second. car or you will. broker anyway. he will be competitive there and you can work in this corner. meanwhile defending champion vettel was at sunday's grand opening of the new red bull ring in sports history the german driver already has three wins and a second place from four races so far this season but the twenty three year old insists he's far from invincible. i think everyone is beautiful and you know we have learned a lot in the last couple races and if you take shanghai you know obviously we didn't have a one hundred percent clean sunday we had some some problems last radio connection and cetera and you see immediately there's someone who will be too so you know you cannot approach that we can and take anything for granted. president dmitri

medvedev says all the ingredients are in place to help the countries athletes deliver the goods at the next summer and winter olympics he was speaking at his first question and answer media conference at russia's future silicon valley skolkovo just outside moscow. in my delusion of it i think we must all believe in victory that's the only option otherwise our doubts could be transmitted to our police to believe that we must support them and believe in them to live very eminently even when their chances look slim we all watch sporting events it is part of our job to help our elites to support them as for their preparations i think they've been working the way they should and we do have chances to perform well at the london olympics next year and in such in two thousand and thirteen funds have been allocated a lot of important decisions will be made so we'll cheer for them and i hope they give us reasons for joy but it. i'm finally found signs of people will enjoy their

fifteen minutes of fame next year when they take part in the olympic torch relay ahead of the twenty twelve london olympics the first seventy four like patients on the route have been revealed in the british capital more places have yet to be confirmed but the relay already covers every nation and region within the united kingdom they can do you call being the first on the list are the flying will travel almost thirteen thousand kilometers and seventy days eight thousand torch bearers will participate ninety percent of them will be local people will be nominated from that own community something boxing champion david haye believes is a very inspirational think. it's great because that's the premier celebrity of some of these are pretty well not a well established bloke someone in the local believes he's got a stud differing suit on the trains and its relation to others should cheerfully get tired of the shot and miss it so that brings us to the end of the sport for the

moment i'm back in public next though it is true that. russia would be so much brighter if you. sound from france to. start on t.v. dot com. twenty

years ago in the largest country in the world subsists are two cases of. the food one hundred in the morning each month. janet europe. where did it take.