it's. one thirty pm in moscow good to have you with us here on our t.v. easier headlines thousands of protesters filling cairo's tahrir square in what's being dubbed a million man march they're demanding fast and the prosecution of the former president's top officials are trying to keep the pressure up on the country's military rulers. television of on high alert ahead of the expected arrival of pro palestinian activists on a mission to use the gaza blockade the majority of the campaigners were blocked european airports at israel's request to americans were made it through were deported. the last ever launch of shuttle atlantis marks the end of the u.s. space shuttle program and the end of an era leaving tens of thousands without jobs

. we'll bring you live pictures of the launch as it happens here on earth. and coming your way to moscow our team on a mission to uncover the sights and sounds of st petersburg stay with us. hello and welcome to the program summer is the perfect time to visit russia a long weekend here in st petersburg is a must the former capital is bursting full of history and culture so join me as we visit made the logs and take part in various fun filled activities and we start off here at the spectacular cathedral originally the city's main church in the largest

cathedral in russia it was built between eighteen eighteen and eight hundred fifty eight a french born architect months around almost two centuries later the gilded dome mostly isaac still dominates the skyline of st petersburg a trip to the top provides excellent views of the city coming from the russian capital moscow out seem troubled by the fast subsumed train network the journey takes four hours and costs around three thousand five hundred rubles that's roughly one hundred twenty five dollars one way you can see here the location of the city situated to the northwest of russia in the eighteenth century it was piece of the great stream to create a window to your with a vast canal network press taking architecture and palaces that were built to rival that who are paying counterparts this vision was well achieved just come here from moscow. we think this is a very grand place. the story enjoyed it we've been to the hermitage. we'll be.

the judge on spilled blood. raising his. place in the story and. i leave and now i'm visiting st petersburg a second time i love it here especially in the winter palace crew. very beautiful misty prospect in st petersburg's maybe as many as one of the best known streets in russia i suppose you could control the prospect to oxford street in london. the area is packed full of restaurants shops museums and historical sites the main point has to be this magnificent. constructed two hundred years ago it was closed by the bolsheviks in march twenty ninth a museum called services. and today the area in front of it is one of the city's main meeting points and tourist spots. the church of the spilled blood is located off the main streets here not to be confused the same basil's cathedral in moscow

was built on the site but saw the second was assassinated and was dedicated in his memory. and in this week's program to show you some alternative sites excursions. we've arrived at the city's answer to the. very popular. international tourists. seven hundred rubles that's roughly around twenty five dollars. similar projects in. his visit to people who seek some emotions since. the thirty feel. included those who are interested in history literature. represent. the city's most famous story. theme. for example legend has it i tchaikovsky died in st petersburg in eighty ninety

three not because of color but because he famously said his last symphony was launched and his entire life hours later. he stands. in the main show. the body of the bush is still configured for sprucing burned by conspiring softies police and shot and drowned. the pharmacy isn't for the faint but the light hearted tourists among us i think it's the plastics the street and alternative instruments have to be subjected to hours inside the city's palaces . welcome to the tourism so there is an interactive museum dedicated to the myths and legends of the city the last book it's who wants a see through a labyrinth of that same rooms where you come up close and personal to terrifying exhibits a witness ghost the characters of the past is the spitting and peter the great.

so what other alternative activities could you enjoy insipidus by the ford museum of dreams located in the st petersburg institute of psychoanalysis in one thousand nine hundred nine to mark the one hundred years since for its famous book positions of dreams was published there are two holes exploring the psychologist's theories the so-called light school splays historical facts and figures where the guide explains freud's work while the dog is a collection of at first sight meaningless things to guide suggests the visitors should perceive the display in accordance with their own experience fancies and desires. there's a museum in the northern capital which celebrates the rich history of the world famous drink vodka display cover such a reason history in russia starting from the eleventh century when it was originally called red wine and exposed drinking traditions and rituals. during peter the great swain many votes could drink in traditional were established

and many of them exist to this day for example they size and cheer is called the big eagle gold bloods which was a prototype for a ritual of penalty shots for being late to policy the amount of which one had to drink from the goblet must be. next one litter gets too late to bulls badly large to drink. thousands of exhibits amazing. there are also several unusual items on display which include. space. with exploring the. rights to focus in a room which contains over two hundred bush and the museum there's a restaurant called. which of course traditional. and if you have a special occasion it's a petersburg book top notch. in the city officials will take care of your stone or

dozens of stylists. that you constantly upgrading their skills in your schools for professionals of the industry will help you. the celebrations phenomenon of the white knights just source of much pleasure. as. it's an exciting time to visit the city not just to do we'll bring in personal time clothes and discuss the culture in the city with this insider let's meet this week's guests laura lovely to meet you and so your firm in the living here. so we try to promote the culture. between. very useful. is a completely different city in the winter than it is in the summer tell me about some of the activities that you enjoy you know what. people are totally differently

during the summertime. to go out. there. trying to get home possible so people go. in the restaurants terrorists if you had any visitors already any tourists coming to the city where would you recommend that they want to visit they had to. pause fortress which is. really beautiful especially this really really nice. church bell. ringing and take a walk around around downtown because it's amazing the architecture is amazing and beautiful well what if the weather is bad because you know one that can be a rainy day can be sunny it's a bit temperamental little bit like. some inside. there's this amazing traditional old russian vodka. called.

have a glass of water which costs twenty roubles. but if you're not into drinking. there's a whole range of different. you want to party. immerse yourself with historical sites considered cultural capital. reflects the country's extraordinary fate. there are various ways to see the city by speedboat rollerblading bicycles you can hire them privately or take part in group guided tours either where you can see all the major sites such as the peaceful way here for those who crave adrenaline filled activities there are

a few other suggestions too like this next form of transport follow me. city during the day unlike most functional tourists. and there are many people who dream of once riding a bike and another around our city is popular destination for tourists so we decided to combine these two facts and to show our city to those who fancy riding a bike from your perspective or experience bikers can give you a tour and not only tell you about the main most popular landmarks but also provide an unusual tour shows some hidden gems of st petersburg which you won't find in a guidebook. ties. on the most simple and tough. to last about two thousand the prices stone from three thousand five hundred

roubles that's around one hundred twenty so as good schools started as an initiative of a group of bikers who decided that many people's passion proposed raising the city's hands tourists interests can be combined to want the most it is you will see a city in the city see you. for some a motorbike from still school might be too much for me such an adrenaline filled excursion the sums up the city in the summer exciting and simply breathtaking. what i mean credible experience what a spectacular view behind us of the pirates was i love the survey before sleep that's all that's how we have on this week's program from st petersburg i'll see you again at the same time next week until then for me and the rest of the kurds. butt out.

thousands of protesters filling cairo's tahrir square and what's being called a million man march they're calling for a faster reforms on the prosecution of the for. the president's top officials are trying to keep the pressure on the country's military rulers. tell of eve on high alert ahead of the expected arrival of pro palestinian activists on a mission to ease the gaza blockade the majority of campaigners were blocked at european airports at israel's request two americans who made it through were deported. the last ever launch of the shuttle atlantis marks the end of the u.s. space shuttle program and the end of an era leaving tens of thousands without jobs . sports up next with kate stay with us here on our.

hello welcome to the sport this friday afternoon and here's what's coming up. big deal the world's two biggest ice hockey league's promise not to play each other's players and the series of bitter disputes. while an investigation begins into why f.c. twente a stadium collapsed killing one person ginger in fourteen others. under red bull flying mark webber shrugs off the rain to prevail in practice for the british grand prix. but we start on the ice where the two biggest hockey league's in the world's the n.h.l. and the k h l have reached an agreement to stop poaching each other's players and its hopes the deal will lead to better relations between the two in future the so-called player movement pact calls on both leagues to respect the contracts signed to each other and follows after a series of bitter dispute over transfers in the past the biggest of these was yet getting malcolm switch from metalocalypse the boss to pittsburgh in two thousand

and six despite him having signed a new one year contract with the russian club and then in two thousand and eight alexander who loves moved from the nashville predators to sell about to live as though he still had one year left on his contract in the n.h.l. k h l president alexander medvedev said he hopes the new agreement would reflect positively on the broader development of the sport. now an investigation is underway to find out why part of a roof at a dutch football stadium collapsed killing one person and injuring fourteen the instant happened while construction work was taking place as top club f.c. twenty's ground the roof fell onto a bank of seats behind one of the goals during offseason construction work though much was being played at the time dutch media say too good as bucholz during work to build an extra tier of seating on top of an existing stand the course is now being investigated by what. inspectors and public prosecutors as the twenty director young van house searched the club was extremely upset by what has happened

twenty who were dutch champions two seasons ago have cancelled saturday's friendly against z u l style. well here in moscow look over t. for on the brink of signing a ecuadorian striker philippe chi say they who's currently on international duty at the copper america moscow side has agreed a fee of ten million euros with the player's current spanish club live on take the tragedy year old will now have a medical with the russian premier league club where he is expected to sign a four year deal and reportedly have his current wages quadrupled i say they have scored thirteen goals in twenty seven matches for live and say made his debut for his country aged just sixteen and that's where he played football match to city and sporting lisbon. but meanwhile there's been a shock defeat for bolivia at the copper america after drawing with hosts argentina earlier in the week they had two men sent off in a two no group a defeat to costa rica all the main instance came in the second half there's a martinez but costa rica had shortly after the interval running the group over the line and bolivia's top was worse and wanted to do their all sent off. line moves

go about their foods resulting penalty attempt to divide up was saved by palace at the ass a great double block from him but getting five minutes then had another man red carded belted flores was given his marching orders to challenge joe campbell who shortly after his double costa rica's lead to know was how it finished leading costa rica in second place in group eight behind colombia bolivia a bottom face being knocked out along with argentina for just a point above them. i'll swear the president of turkish champions spent archies being questioned about a match fixing scandal that threatens to strip the club obviously title prosecutors will quit as easy you that in austin tainted evidence of cheating in nineteen first . and second division games in turkey she won sixteen of seventeen league matches in the second part of the season to come from a distant third place and beat clubs and sport to the title on goal difference so

far twenty five suspects have been charged on suspicion of manipulating matches last season. in formula one has been a bad first practice for the favorites ahead of sunday's british grand prix but last year's winner mark webber held firm at the side to service and track to top the time sheets the australian who recently said he also wants to learn to fly was the only driver to talk a lot of time of under one minute and forty seven seconds on his red bull team mate and overall leader sebastian vettel finished and you know the thirteenth place seven time champion michael schumacher second fastest but ferrari's fernando alonso was only seven heading mcclaren was lewis hamilton jenson button lagging behind in fifteen right. now the second fastest man on earth tyson gay has pulled out of next month's world athletics championships in south korea due to a hip injury the american would have been up against one hundred meter world record holder you signed bolt but gay withdrew from the semifinals of the u.s.

national trials because of ongoing pain and he's expected to miss the rest of the season gay has run the fastest time this year at nine point seven nine seconds and his personal best of nine point six nine is just a tenth of a second behind balts world record. now some of the world's top golfers are completing their build up to next week's british open championship firstly on the p.g.a. tour it's american chris blanks who has a one shot lead after the first round of the john deere classic in illinois and just behind him all the more familiar names davis love the third scene here steve marino and matt mcquillan they are all tied for second after hitting a seven under par sixty four shot of the day though as from zach johnson a sixty foot chip in and here he goes. and he finished three strokes off the lead to the i think around.

while while the machine the west which shows the lead at the scottish open if the englishman wins here he will ask about donald as well number one but for the moment he's tied in first place with two low from chile they both hits a sixty five scotland's colin montgomerie needs a top five finish here at inverness to qualify for his high major for twenty second time in a row he's currently two shots back with a host of players including donald but it was westwood he was the happiest with his day's work. you have been playing well since the masses very early and. over the last couple of weeks to rest as well which is nice to refresh and looking forward to the next two weeks and sixty five was a good way to start those two weeks today. now fast rising cyclist edvard watson haagen has given british team sky their maiden stage victory at the tour de france thursday's six stage was the longest in this year's tour a two hundred twenty six kilometers and for the second day running there were

problems for defending champion alberto contador he had a jammed pedal and had to quickly swap his bike but he didn't lose any significant time while the radio shack to leave by light climb eket the groundhog off to his bike went from under him in sleepy conditions but the wet weather didn't stop the sprint is trying caution to the wind at the end it was a slight uphill finish into his ear piece by lawson haagen in the black on the far right in time to his run to perfection much across from h t c what fellow norwegian tour who scoffed kicks the oval it is yellow jersey only by a second australian could elevate this. and in the meantime hundreds of proud sas koreans flocked to seoul international airport to greet their new heroes the triumphant young china winter olympics bid team this excess full group of managers and ambassadors were basking in the glory secured in durban south africa the ski resort of feeling chung won the olympic vote by eleven slides to host the twenty eighteen games ahead of munich and honestly it was

a case of third time lucky for the korean city after losing the two previous bids to vancouver and saatchi and bronze winning skier toby dawson who helps a lot of the games fans to make sure at least some of the medals will stay in the asian nation. i would be more than willing to help bring in some new young athletes in snowboarding and freestyle skiing and whatever else and make sure that they have a chance to fulfill their dreams as well. while a noticeable absentee from the scottish open tournament is us i think golf champion rory mcilroy who's decided to rest ahead of the british open however twenty two the northern irishman could still be playing in the fall though series which inspired him to become the major winner he is confident but off reports on the u.s. development program which has come to moscow to help produce a russian golf champion. british six time major winner sarah nick faldo founded his series in one thousand nine hundred six and it bled through of champions have already developed through the system including the likes of u.s.

open champion rory mcilroy and yannis saying the youngest player meal of females in the morning they were to win four major championships could this game have any bearing at various moments it's great for us to be have to say well that the whole program does well you can see kids here today oh i want to be the next rory mcilroy say they want to come play with us it's the fourth time before the serious has come to moscow and the event offers a unique chance for russia's young golfers to show off their skills and getting tournament experience and under the inspiring supervision for all those personal coach keith would the kids could hardly help but grow to love the sport and progress quickly but every year i come back i see a difference which is fantastic which is a credit to i think to your to your your whole development their year out of each time so physically they're changing and with that their golf swings are changing. and i think if you can if you can continue to develop the techniques through your

through your coaches then there's no reason why you can't you can't really aggressively progress that go with founders assistant the young players get ready to take the next step and break into the professional rinks a small country like northern ireland the hips might not have expected to produce such a talented young major as michael wright sold it. idea is that with great passion and determination future champions can appear from anywhere every country wants wants to see a champion for a domestic champion and it's very difficult to say at this stage at these ages because obviously players that are progressing faster than they may may plateau off going through different changes in the physiology. and so at this point you can't you can't say whether you've got a champion on your hands but if they keep progressing and they keep working at it and and your coaches continue to improve these kids then who knows you could of

course you can have a rory mcilroy defiled a serious aims at producing future champions and they search for young talent all round the world these year thousands of teenagers will take to the courses at thirty five tournament in twenty five countries to drive cheap and point their way to the fifteen grand final which will be held in northern ireland in september his name but out of bertie. and that's all this was nice i think. hungry for the full story we've got it fast the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers on.