culture in the city in the sky calls me. mid-air as a good i'm still club district for mr tropicana her job. pushing for an unindicted kingdom scotland plans a referendum to go it alone from birth the nationalists win a majority in the. fresh u.s. sanctions against syria since its tension on america's policy over why some are authorizing this is washington's punishment and not something that's. classic the penguin zazi had his south believes he can move to invest space if humans are causing problems for all three using feathered friend.

a very warm welcome z. this is a line from moscow europe's swelling nationalism is now seeing stockland consider an independent future that's going to call him and. the majority of the first calling when it wants a vote on separation well it's been part of britain for over three hundred years but many scholars have long thought they'd be better off alone bolstered by all the reserves of his or m. it reports. starting pistol sounds in the race for independence for scotland the scottish national party now has a surprise majority in parliament and that hell bent on a referendum on breaking away from the u.k. would gain control of the resources we keep responsibility for the. and to be able

to stand up and speak to the issues that matter to us. taking charge at home and making sure that we have a voice abroad revenues from oil and gas in the north sea or worth an estimated twenty one billion dollars to the u.k. treasury every year scotland says the reserves are in their waters it's hard to imagine the u.k. would let the oilfields go without a fight particularly as westminster wouldn't be legally obliged to honor a yes vote of the scottish people the union jacks days flying outside the scottish parliament could be numbers scotland's ditching the united kingdom would mean the u.k. treasury lost valuable oil and gas revenues and it could be the inspiration for historically less peaceful independence movements in europe like the basques and the northern irish to follow suit and further destabilize an already weak e.u. the s.n.p. would support other european movements in their own struggles for independence

including wales and northern ireland if they so choose for the people of those countries to say what we want to do we would never support or condone violence in any shape or form clearly if other countries wish to pursue an agenda then they'll get a great deal of sympathy from losses. and even those who don't want the u.k. to break up say it's a sense of wanting to reclaim individual nationhood that striping the movement system argument. richard it's all about whether you feel that we are scottish and british we want to be and remain part of a union which i think. through for. years the s.n.p. still has work to do if it wants scotland to break away even the most optimistic polls show only around forty percent of scots would vote yes and on the streets of edinburgh people are divided the oil industry and the other do not see. you'll get

. all the oil because they don't want this we got. it generally they will not. be there to other people or go to school in itself for french cotton could tell by the crimean that i don't like inches away from scotland as much as close to be. the case of either feature or oh if you were in short when should i have mentioned appendage. of the phrase not at all very run make. sure you know enough about it to get you to do a lot of things that i could put one way or the other the s.n.p. has time to bring the on shore ground it's putting off the referendum until the second top of it spidy a government it would be the beginning of a new era for scotland which hasn't been independent since seventy seven but it's always retained a strong and distinct national identity something the s.n.p. will be playing on with all its might know and its policy.

he says scotland's oil revenues would be better spent on people i don't want. one of the reasons that some things people in scotland are skeptical about independence is that we're told we're poor and we become managed we recognise that these are matters for negotiation but there are matters that are fundamentally right to make our country people better that scotland and nor we discovered oil that the seed tell you something it is a start for something from the from the from desert that norway has transformed the society and it's a con we it has billions in the bank as we've seen you know as we stability in the cells weapons of mass destruction and the illegal wars so it's time for us to. use the precise not just have to be dissolved what plate but it's of oil and gas and it's over and you.

greece is being warned to pay back is not acid a blow at the terms agreed by the european central bank is trying to convince finance ministers to make its emergency borrowing because it's struggling with repayments but the e.c.b. says i will only make europe's debt well the situation has already triggered strong words from the german chancellor angela merkel said the bailed out countries haven't done enough to pull themselves out after dire financial straits merkel's also demanding greece reduces workers the occasions economists michael ross says are rescuing countries should be done under any circumstances we are living in a so-called capitalism but this is ridiculous because the capital isn't doesn't work anymore everything in every country is being bailed out so we have something. bank socialism because. i doubt it there is no other choice if

we let it go or greece bankrupt or portugal bankrupt and in a capitalistic system this is normally a normal procedure then the banks will suffer and the banks will go bankrupt and as a matter of fact here in germany and not on in germany specially also in france of drones are full of fear and some people already say that maybe the politicians have been blackmailed by the financial community in order to give the money of the taxpayer to make the banks survive. from the way russia's push to stop bloodshed in the arab world with instead of destruction. existing laws i mean the situation in libya which i believe can be settled only peaceful least through their enunciation of the use of military force by both sides. parallels drawn with when america's approach to libya and syria president even a bit of says it's vital but talking takes a back. but as i've played in the first of all reports from the

south pole we knew the protest had the wits about politics. more than a month. in one of the most extreme environments on the plumbers this is an charges and people have to be aware that they are far away from civilization sean thomas discovers flaws make sense articles so special that detracted from them the wildlife in antarctica is close if you live in the flood zone. extradition to the bottom of the earth seems. polish and russian investigators have met to discuss closer cooperation in solving the aircraft which killed president kaczynski and ninety five of those who are by music in moscow they also arranged for documents and all the evidence three hundred eighty bits of war still covering their eyes out of his own development. interstate aviation committee

has completed its report and handed it over to the polish side earlier this year but the investigation isn't actually fully completed we do know according to the russian prosecutor general that forty three case files have been handed over to the polish side eleven just last month but that still isn't the complete case load of course concerning the investigation into the crash of the presidential plane which held of course the president former president because his wife and most of poland's political elite we know that the remains of that plane some parts which were also entered into evidence are also expected to be handed over to the polish side as well as further joc humans concerning the investigations because various records and transcripts of records who and initially it was very much against the findings of the interstate aviation committee there was quite

a big help for it in the lead of course by the former president's twin brother actually who was completely refused flat out to accept the findings of the interstate aviation community which of course included that the crash was due to pilot error mr catchin ski and many of his supporters in poland chose instead to blame russia for the crash especially russian air traffic controllers who according to some in poland should not have allowed that plane to land caught as many officials in australia and all over the world aviation expert. that air traffic controllers simply do not have that kind of authority over. pilots of a presidential plane from both sides working very hard to make sure that everybody is satisfied with the work that is being carried out with the progress that is taking place and with the investigation results. a lot you don't homes the place to go. to that will comforting hey we've been seeing all the news and analysis that

says ron is maybe it's time to save trade sounds grocery sleighing we've got the inside s.b.a. loans investigation on long. crosses a man named schollers is going to down find out why the opera house speaker was just so you're not going to solve. if. he. when president obama gives his major middle east speech on thursday he's expected to announce american cash the war for the revolutionary our states or the paul's words aligned to be about supporting democracy but his gun he teleports now everyone's eyes in for freedom fits washington's. words could be about democracy actions are about interests

as the wildfire of public rage spread throughout the middle east and north africa at the beginning of this year analysts say america's foreign policy in the region has seen a major crises this is the way he calls is the formula for fifty plus years out of this country is that we try to look for somebody we would like to see in power back but washington's policies could now be seen unfolding in libya a large portion of the leading population is opposing any foreign meddling in their affairs and analysts say washington's efforts to propel its man into power in libya could result in infighting that's going to last years the inconsistency between what america's says and what america does seem obvious when you came to egypt despite hosni mubarak's are three tarion and undemocratic rule washington had been supporting him for decades and many of those years president or as. a leader and

there were going for them to the united states but when millions of egyptians took to the streets he was swiftly shifted its policy as veteran washington hawks we've never brzezinski explains if we conclude for example that the street is going to win there's no point of putting our head against the wall in order to save the government could you do on the other hand if we are convinced of the street is going to fail there's no point massively antagonizing the government with which we have to deal. with our happiness is over in yemen where the president is heavily backed. by the us or in bahrain which hosts the major u.s. fleet washington was very careful not to undermine their leaders although they tool have violently cracked down on peaceful protesters meanwhile in iraq people regularly protest against their u.s. backed government it but it's rarely even mentioned here these days in saudi arabia one of the u.s.

key allies in the region scores of dissidents have been arrested and the u.s. seems to be ok with all of that but one state that is coming close to being on washington's blacklist is syria iran's closest ally in the region there is strong condemnation of the syrian leadership and the white house source said the administration is close to declaring president assad's rule their illegitimate action might follow syria is much more dangerous a situation than libya as far as global issues are concerned it is a crucial player in the balance of power in that region with the situation in the middle east as unstable as it is analysts say the u.s. involvement in yet another conflict could further destabilize the region and add more red spots on this map. on our t. washington d.c. . economic weapons are being directed at syria's president over claims of human

rights abuses and the violent crackdowns against anti-government protesters will the measures include an asset freeze and preventing americans from dealing with our son here he knew also agreed to tighten its sanctions raising fears that the next step could be military action but something russia strongly opposes signs in the libyan scenario as a favor for nato his head wound as well as news and said that the operation there will continue until the gadhafi regime falls but president said it believes a cease fire is the only condition for p.s. . i believe that despite the fact we still have problems yes two ways to resolve existing deadlock i mean the situation in libya which i believe can be settled and we can use for a week through the ring and see a shot of the use of military force by both sides. but you middle east experts say the impact of any sanctions is likely to kick downwards to retaliate told r.t.

that had the syrian leadership with restrictions on effect civilians wrong for them the innings. i don't think sanctions work i think they are essentially symbolic measure usually when same trims are applied against a country the effect of poor people in that country more than the ruling you leads as we saw four years before the united states invaded iraq in two thousand and three behead imposed bloody sanctions regime which led to the loss of children's lives those medicines were prescribed now they're saying that these sanctions apply largely to. the baathists functionaries where these people can still carry on i don't think they would be too affected it would be an irritation but not very recently they were negotiating on very friendly terms with pressure of trying

to get him away to try to trim from iran drag him towards. possibly even use him and about this regime in syria against tehran world that has now fallen by the wayside. now from around the world. right through. apparently made by shortly before his death the message was released his website praises the move in the dark risings objects in the war on rats in the. field by u.s. forces on the second of may is known to have recorded many of his thoughts and tapes the scenes during operation of pakistan are examined by us and this is. the head of the international monetary fund has resigned while being held in the north korea's new york prison by suspicion of sexually assaulting

a has. not been expelled cartons are what strongly denies the charges and were making another attempt yes. bale's moyo hours before he quits protesters gathered at a loss and took to join the growing global corresponds to get. a triple . is a look that could have killed at least twenty five of them six schools cook in the north of the country's river and strike three groups vying for control of the oil rich area. when out of our special series of reports from kaesong saunas on the scene travels of the planet's southernmost consonance to look into whether siemens penguins are tough for. the penguins of antarctica truly fascinating creatures to watch but are they in trouble from a manmade threat. back in one nine hundred eighty two british pilots in the

falklands discovered a phenomenon as they flew over penguin colonies they said the birds would topple over as they lifted their heads to watch the planes fly by then ten wins by the thousands were left on their backs on able to write themselves but is this story true but i think it's something that's why do you know months of topic but i think generally regarded to months anyone that knows anything about it is being paid to me to be honest and i thought it was me. as for the second part of the tale a special person had to be employed to turn the birds right side up after they fell otherwise they would guy one german ornithologist we spoke to claimed that this indeed was her job well it's much up to look something really and go every day to see her followed i may need to get enough to get in and so sometimes can be quite hard because they don't like each work but you can quickly roddy thank you very much further look into anchor's credentials left some doubt as well as

a check with the chief of russia's billings house and station a base located in a unique place between an airstrip and a penguin colony. no no we don't have anyone who does not show up here with all of the controversy surrounding this rumor we decided to go to the source itself to see what they had to say about the airplane myth unfortunately the penguins were remaining silent on the topic but careful observation revealed that sometimes the penguins appeared to have special dances in a hurry they could be clumsy and often slipped and we even found evidence that they were highly intelligent and divisive creatures. which could give you the penguins are actually very smart splurges sometimes when they come to the edge of the ice you see them peeking over looking for leopard seals if one gets too close to the edge another penguin will push him in as a sacrifice to test the waters. snopes dot com an internet myth busting

site says that a british science team actually did research to see if the claims were true they found that the penguins only scattered from the noise of the airplanes and not one single plane went backwards but with no real evidence for ourselves we decided to do a final test with a little help from the chilean air force our mission to see if we could put this myth to rest once and for all. and it seems for now. safe. to be moving south for jobs that just don't exist in antarctica sean thomas r t i think we'll be here in twenty minutes time with all the bill done so the big fights here and. then we see how one of the best pound for pound box is the histories and focusing on more than a task. with a three hour. thanks

alice hello and welcome to our cities business bulletin prime minister putin is in belarus as the country's economy faces its biggest crisis in decades its national currency is in a freefall having lost over half of its value this week alone russia together with its partners in the form it soviet states have agreed to a three billion dollar rescue line from minsk. explains what's precipitated the crisis now there have been several reasons for the situation first of all of course the poor and economy which they'd almost the same from the soviet era and the mistakes of the government in the previous several years have led to this crisis and is buying more than in excess of sports also one of the reasons for this currency crisis also many experts say that the practice during the presidential campaign in the back half of last year that president lukashenko raised state salaries by thirty percent and that's also one of the reasons why the country is in serious need of any currency right now. russia's state run rosneft may seek

compensation for the failed share swap deal with b.p. deputy prime minister igor citron one of the main architects of the deal says the company's lawyers are studying the viability of a claim set and does not specify whether it is b.p. or its russian partners they are but might be the target both rosneft n a r have previously threatened to seek compensation from b.p. under god's fault managing partner at fault he thinks a potential lawsuit has solid grounds. sniff will sue b.p. it sounds like b.p. didn't disclose the. partner that included the venture you should have told the consul before to enter and any deals in russia to explore for the natural resources i do believe that lawyers knew about the clause and the lors. but unfortunately sometimes the rush of the people more rely on the relations with the

government always the other little of a future throws on the war. times may cause trouble now let's take a look at the markets oil first light sweet is trading at just under one hundred dollars a barrel at present contrary to expectations of an increase with grain crude around one hundred twelve dollars a barrel u.s. stocks are going next after three straight days of losses technology stops stocks are up on strong earnings reports from dell that trade is for main concern that the u.s. economic recovery is slowing target for reported earnings that these expectations that that stock was flat european stocks are trading in positive territory this hour health in part by the news that dominique strauss kahn has resigned as head of the international monetary fund shares an air france k.m.r. up two percent after the airline swung back into profit in the latest financial year and menzies p.l.c. is down three point seven. percent in london though and may have to leave the forty

one hundred index following the i.p.o. of blank or the world's largest commodities trader more on that story in a moment here's a picture in moscow the markets have moved further into positive territory this hour dancing back from the losses of the past three weeks with the ass here so i would one percent in the black. balance have a look at some individual share moves on the my six gazprom is up after the company increased its exports forecast for this year easing analysts expect nations may still mining in our n.-k. is also gaining that is pretty rating agency fitch lifted its breaking to triple be minus bucking the trend though is t n k d p which is continuing to suffer from the fallout of the collapse deal between rosny of and b.p. . the biggest i.p.o. of the year is underway in london commodity group glencore has priced its float at five hundred thirty pence per share that's after the eleven billion dollars issue was four times oversubscribed analysts say the deal was priced to go and i'm not

surprised the mind was so high. russia's biggest airport. twenty percent of its shares in its planned i.p.o. in london that's according to sources close to the deal quoted on the interfax news agency moscow's biggest airport is reportedly valued and up to five and a half billion dollars its revenue in two thousand and ten grew to more than one billion dollars around twenty percent better than the previous year. russia is battling to have its gas pipelines exempted from the e.u. use that energy package the document bans one company from being a gas supply and a transporter at the same time russian energy officials claim the legislation will damage investment in all the oil and gas infrastructure projects it will therefore be harmful to european energy security valerie has from the russian gas society explains what changes he'd like to see.

should we take it into the third g package of position is that the energy package should come into legal force where our gas pipelines would you understand the difficulty of talks given the legislation has already come into force that we have to keep making steps towards far longer compromises sure and it was a well that brings you up to date for business for this hour but remember you can always keep up to date with our stories online at our teeth or home forward slash business i'll have more for you and just on that as time stay with us.

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