and british human rights groups fight for in those spies own and the world's most surveilled country calling on oxford city council not to record what's being said in taxis accord in another city rejected a similar surveillance tactic they are. so they have lined up next join a moscow team gripped by festive fever ahead of christmas and the russian capital. hello welcome merry christmas like a missing take a look at some final preparations for the christmas holidays it's a long celebration here but still some people leave everything. including that

one crucial. the good old festive. another year has flown by and the new year period is here again when it comes to buying trees and this happens much later as christmas in the country's most widely celebrated on january the seventh calling the orthodox calendar new year's day january the first perceives the russian christmas celebration as a more important holiday and as the day when the shoes generally give presents. it was sure about. fifteen years ago. almost celebrated christmas day will. be key information both in. the old school a lot of catholics here soul. expecting a lot of customers here on christmas day. you buy a tree the choice and online companies shops and god sent his temporary warehouses

full greenhouses like this one for the summer demand. when it comes to choosing a christmas or new year's tree as it's called in russia people are increasingly divided between those who opt for convenience official trait of those who prefer to have to genuine one each has its own advantages and trade is much cheaper i could be wheeled out. needles on the floor. from trees are in fact dangerous be used to decorate streets offices. when you play such an. a near heat and it might release some dangerous chemicals while authentic pine inferred trees produced natural antibacterial substances which can help kill cold and flu is real for trees if grown especially christmas environmentally friendly choosing a tree can be a great fun family occasion coming in all shapes and sizes you know to really was part of the same problem now is transporting it back home in great workouts and

then comes the fun of thought the decoration. time for christmas shopping now and there are hundreds of last minute places to shop in moscow for markets to discount stores full price ranges covered however if you want a grand christmas experience take a look at this next location the do department store. the spectacular fountain centerpiece has been covered by huge model of a christmas carousel the cherry on top of the cake is a gigantic slide which children of all ages can enjoy. everywhere you look all decorations christmas trees impressive gardens festive silhouettes and sparkling lights. but

talk about the makeup of this place that's felt sick in the run up to christmas and then the really good ascetic all the all the stops we got in the decorations this year situated right next to red square it was the best place to get into the festive mood and that's something all simply people watch and there's even a christmas bands at spain's. d.c. band members stressing the typical because she was that represent the russian father christmas meadows playing out soviet era. and international christmas hits it creates a wonderful atmosphere and visual feast to shop as he passes by. we his ball game were performed using from various countries here at groom to create a special festive atmosphere for all shoppers we want to wish everyone happiness health and wealth in the new year. is certainly one of the most glamorous stores in

russia what else can you expect from a mall that stands right next to the kremlin known for its expensive shops this year a display of decorated trees is also being set up the she's been designed by luxury a popular brand such as christian dior over of course it's very interesting how a festive ornament can look so different there are some great designs here. shopping for the ones you love is a great thrill although not for your wallets. bags in hand i'm full of the festive mood moscow during the holiday season never fails to impress if it's a real winter wonderland experience she was this is the place to come. moving on and what major piece of activities or occasions i was mentioning in the russian capital. one of the most sought after productions in the country is the performance of the not kaka ballet at the bolshoi theatre.

written at the end of the nineteenth century by the outstanding wishing composer peer through tchaikovsky the ballot has been performed in the bolshoi stage for decades tickets for the show on the as eve are sold out months in advance and prices on the black market could be as high as thousands of dollars a true new year's treat. for those who are not lucky to get tickets to the bolshoi for the thirty first december there is another quite popular way into the new year . in fact celebrating the holiday with family and friends at home is a widely followed tradition in russia several. hours before the clock strikes midnight people start creating various dishes with salad being among the highlights the president addresses the nation on t.v. everyone raises a glass of champagne and makes a wish of a criminal charge. while some prefer to watch fireworks and celebrations on and others prefer to venture to

moscow's red square full of thousands of excited muscovites tourists and this is its application to meet in the new year right in the heart of the russian capital. there are various films around the world that have become associated with the festive season in russia is the romantic nineteen some of the five comedy called the irony of fate or enjoy your bath not title yes. it's based on the similarity of houses in the soviet times how many people across the country lived in similar blocks main character travels from moscow to st petersburg by mistake and finds that just like the sound of musical made poppins in the west millions of russians watched this film on new year's eve after decades. of. rioting at our final location although moscow's ever changing restaurant scene is busy throughout the whole year it's clear things are certainly stepped up for the various holiday periods special fiends night's festivities celebrity gatherings

elite parties and decorations. and at the top of smolinski a new restaurant called white rabbit aims to be the highest flier in the new flock of moscow restaurants that have taken to the skies. you know one thing i love about living in moscow a swanky developing restaurant scene seriously is now one of the best in the world and over the past six years that i've lived here a whole range of spectacular eateries have opened and closed and now seems that many of them are battling it out against each other to become the highest and most glamorous entire city. location on the sixteenth floor provides wonderful views of the capitol skyline offering incredible images of high rises to god a moon rose in the distance from the. impressive to say the least and sky high views of course mean sky high prices but it's christmas so why not.

celebrate in style in the restaurant's casual yet elegant atmosphere for all those who don't fancy cooking their christmas or new year's dinner at home white rabbit here is the ideal substitute but it never a problem for you as part of our special christmas menu for cold starters i've created a turkey parte with hazelnut and cognac it's very tasty an aromatic to serve and not just. appetizer i suggest carpaccio. mushrooms with cheesy cream crunchy parsley and white truffle oil. christmassy mush and the u.s.s.r. was not publicly celebrated join much of the twentieth century but now with the festivities line december twenty fifth the thirty first of january the seventh it's clear the whole country is now do you know for one huge party and whether you rejoice in a christmas merry mint. the russian capital is one of the leading cultural hot spots in the world but always a fantastic choice of events and attractions if you can use the experience and

although cold christmas in moscow the city the hot. incredible sensational food from a beautiful restaurant well unfortunately that's that's how we have left on this week's program i'll see you again at the same time next week until then for me and the rest of the crew goodbye and a very merry christmas. to those. cultures that so much are going to hear. which means that his share of power and finally arrived in the market with the american occupation in iraq officially coming to a close this week it's time to take stock was the war in occupation worth it or.

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a report. on . more news today violence is once again flared up the film these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. china corporations are today. well going into the future new year's wishes on technology updates next generation playthings made from super strong cultural lightweight building materials good health with a host of nuclear isotopes a cleaner planet thanks to the revolutionary ways to get rid of our growing man fuels and a long list of militant the russian innovators. we've got a potential for

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arab league observers and or syria a need to help stabilize the conflict torn country russia hopes the peacemakers can help stem the violence before a foreign military intervention and. more u.s. soldiers are now losing their lives to suicide than enemy bullets unable to readjust to peaceful why it's causing some veterans to warn young people not to enlist. and british human rights groups fight for a no spies zone in the world's most surveilled country calling in austin city council not to record what's being said in taxis airport and other city rejected a similar surveillance tactic there. so the headlines here in r.t.

sports next with enter. hello there good to have you company and this is what is coming up over the next few minutes chelsea share the spoils in a competitive london darby why last time go second in the cage of western conference after handing tee iscar their seventh straight defeat. while world champion even score but have lead the way the whole round speed skating championships in moscow. but first top nine and chelsea shared the spoils at white hart lane last night one all is how it ended in a feisty london chelsea captain john terry played despite being charged with racially abusing key p.r.'s anton ferdinand the day before and the skipper did put in a solid performance but couldn't stop spurs taking in the early lead through emmanuel and he has been named africa begin however the blues got an equaliser from their in

form strike a daniel sturridge midway through the first half and despite further chances for both sides one one has had finished. in the balls that from the situations that we have the. penalty books started out from me one on one with the keeper so that even for game i think i was so obviously going to force it was brilliant. why on short do it was really want so i did that first twenty minutes or so it was all us completely playing and scored a goal. but there with a school they came back stronger. so this is how the top of the table looks going into the christmas fictious tottenham keep third place just two points ahead of chelsea there this is the lead the way at the a couple of points ahead of rivals manchester united. well in the k h l atlanta up to second in the western conference after beating t.s.k. moscow forty in the russian capital athens and opening the scoring through dimitri

. and by the end of the first period they will see what we call our year there on target for the second. i began i added another in the second period she is guarded fully back to three one. of the strike to put it across the bow was as close as they got and was the one giving atlanta for one late dennis parsons late f t a scar did make it forty but this is now the seventh straight defeat. well atlanta right wing alexy cover levers watching from the sidelines last night he's been out with a knee injury for almost three months but the former n.h.l. great has used the time to help teach children and support a charity that is close to his heart from a small. nine hundred ninety four stanley cup winner and one thousand nine hundred

sewell unpick champion and the sake of an elf has spends almost his entire career in the n.h.l. following eighteen seasons across the atlantic the thirty eight year old right wing signed at citi here deal with moscow region's auckland's last summer but away from the club makes sure he uses his talents to help future generations of players it's exciting for the kids because he always put in the coffin of their position when you're there age and they never had a chance to go in or had a chance skate with some superstar or one of the puck a player. but they have a chance and a lot of a lot of players by the common by the council of the comp through practices and school the kids coaches it's exciting for them and i know how they feel like i want to feel the same way helping out lots juniors is just one way and the sake of a gives back ache a twenty seven as he was loving it jobs in the n.h.l. has his own shard seen canada which helps kids with cardiac problems around the

world heart trouble is something alex is just too familiar with as he spends two years in treatment himself from the age of eight there's a lot more about things you could do in russia about just covered all chardy in our help the kids help the little sick kids through out to be active to to believe that it's also trying to you know fall tired and not afraid to meet the friends or do other activities so be just because you think if you're sick in bed they cannot bring things but you have to make them believe you know you are flying you can get or you can do anything you want whatever you want. is that relentless athletes at thirty eight the thoughts of brits i ring has never crossed his mind my mind is still in the game in my mind still i have a drive for this game i really enjoyed it was without a gun for the ring i really enjoyed the be in a locker on the way in the gym on the ice so i could still have the fog which is important for. i don't have thought it would be easy for the ordinary russian ice

hockey has gradually increased the quality of the recent years and the return of seasoned veterans from the n.h.l. has added to the popularity of the kontinental hockey league there the ice activities don't hurt either room on classroom or it see more school region. stuff now reigning world and european champion event scott but it has fought back from a slow start to grab the preliminary lead at the halfway point to the russian all round speed skating championships here in moscow the twenty eight year old had to settle for second best in the five hundred meter event but then when one better in the five thousand meters to inch closer to retaining his crown the national tournament is a chance for the skaters to qualify for next year's european championships however plans to get back to focus on the defense of its world title to be held in moscow next february while on the women's side the katharina. also lived up to his status of pretty torn favorite bronze medalist when the five hundred three thousand meters

leave the standings with two more events to go. meanwhile pole vaulter isn't by over says she hopes to become a legend in her sport the russian is preparing for the london olympics and is aimed to be the first female track and field athlete to win three straight limping golds at the beijing games and she became the first woman to clear the five metre mark that after assessing a world record the previous olympics in athens but since her achievement in china her form has dipped a bit although her ambition hasn't wavered training hard in their adopted home of monte carlo and he's aiming for storage third limp it girl. there they should do it i knew that if i became the first woman to jump five meters then i would be making a fanatics history i will always be remembered and i cheered and all of the other women who managed to do this will always be number two to a certain degree and being for instance paris is always good i'm really happy that my name is forever in the history of the track and for this i might imagine i don't

consider myself to be a large margin yet no female track and soon after that has managed to become an individualist champion in three successive so this is my go and i want to become a legend at best you can switch the n.f.l. where the indianapolis colts got a dramatic nineteen sixteen win over houston texans reggie wayne getting the vital touchdown with just nineteen seconds left on the clock well the colts have been without the injured quarterback peyton manning this year and before the game colts only jimi izrael said he intended to kick the stuff in next season in the mean time danilov skiing takes his place and he had a bad start last night sank by houston's brian crushing two plays later the visitors were ahead after a touchdown from arian foster the texans were ten six in front by half time and with two minutes to go in the fourth they were still sixteen twelve ahead but then a lot of folks up with reggie wayne here to set up the colts in the houston twenty yard line and the pair combined again for the vital touchdown post nine hundred

sixteen winners their second straight victory after losing their first two sheets. in basketball three more teams have grabbed places in the last sixteen of the year illegal in the final day of the regular season. and emporio armani all getting wins to ensure they progress to the next round beating then they come to eight hundred seventy six to finish on top of group a to tally and host ready assured of a place in the last sixteen but couldn't contain. finished with nineteen point lead to the side bar team mate. top scored twenty one points. or so qualifying group running side. the first time they got the start of the competition and they did it with a seventy seven seventy two win over fellow spanish. market banish top scoring to get but eighteen points and also. for. one in group c.

and forty amani when their winner takes all clash at parties and coming from behind win seventy two sixty six after training at one stage by eleven point heston their hero with three of his game high eighteen points coming in the final quarter. finally only select few only mortal eyes dim bronze while out there while they are still alive in a straining cricket legend shane warne has joined that elite one of the greatest poets of all time was present in the flesh at the unveiling of his statue in the parade of champions in a melbourne cricket ground on is the former record holder for most wickets taken by an international test cricket with an impressive tally of seven hundred eight forty two he still takes the pitch there just in the domestic league. eleventh this training sportsman to be bestowed with such an honor flattered by the results but looks fantastic it's very very good so well dug very proud it's

a great on us was sort of. very good lawrence and very proud of it. so that's the sports we've got the weather coming up next. witnesses. to history in the making of. testimony. ten stories that shapes two thousand and eleven on our t.v. .

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