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young people. in the country calling on. a court rejected a similar to. those are the headlines on this friday here in. moscow out. ahead of christmas in the russian capital should be a white christmas at this point as temperatures continue to plunge him. he's next.

hello welcome merry christmas. for the christmas holidays it's a long. but still some people everything. including that one crucial. the good old. tree. and the new year is. this happens much as christmas in the country's most widely celebrated. christmas. as a more important holiday and as the day. presents. it was sure. to go. christmas day.

here soul. expect. christmas. tree the choice. online companies shops and. houses like this one. when it comes to choosing a christmas tree as it's called in russia people are increasingly divided between those who want for comedians. to have the genuine one each has its advantages. much cheaper i could be wheeled out of the year and doesn't drop needles on the floor. from artificial trees are in fact dangerous be used to decorate streets offices but not hundreds when you play such a train it might release some dangerous chemicals while authentic pine in furniture

is produced natural antibacterial substances which can help kill. real fur trees if grown especially for christmas environmentally friendly she's in a tree can be a great fun family occasion coming in all shapes and sizes you know two real ones are of the same the problem now is transporting it back home and great work outs and then comes the fun part the decoration. time for christmas shopping now and there are hundreds of last minute places to shop in moscow for markets to discount stores the price range is covered however if you want a grand christmas experience take a look at this next location the doom department store. the spectacular fountain centerpiece has been covered by a huge model of a christmas carousel the cherry on top of the cake is a gigantic slide which children of all ages and enjoy.

everywhere you look decorations christmas trees impressive gardens festive silhouettes and sparkling lights. well talk about the makeup of this place that's about six in the run up to christmas and the new period is going to set a quota all the stops we got in the decorations this year situated right next to red square it was the best place to get you into the festive mood all simply have a watch there's even a christmas band if you. b.c. band member stress in a typical because she does that represent the russian father christmas rose playing out soviet russian and international christmas hits it creates a wonderful atmosphere and visual feast to shop as he passes by. the data.

we were performing 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 has also been set up the she's been designed by luxury a popular brand such as christian dior at a mass of quito 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 over the walls for your wallets. bags in hand i'm full of the festive mood during the holiday season never fails to impress if it's a real winter wonderland experience you want this is the place to come.

moving on and what major piece of activities are 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. britain at the end of the nineteenth century by the outstanding wishing composer go to tchaikovsky the ballot has been performed in the bolshoi stage for decades tickets for the show on new year's 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 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. charms. while some prefer to watch the fireworks celebrations on and others prefer to moscow's red square full of thousands of excited muscovites tourists and this is its application to meet. 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 seventy five comedy called the states or in show your buff 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. just like the sound of music in the west millions of russians watch this film and have to the decades.

arriving at our final location 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. a new restaurant called white rabbit aims to be the highest flier in the new flock of restaurants that have taken to the skies. you know one thing i love about living in a swanky developing restaurants 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. views of the capitol skyline offering incredible images of high rises. and.

impressive to say the least. views of course. prices but it's christmas. celebrate in the restaurants casual atmosphere. at home. is the ideal. christmas. turkey. it's very tasty an aromatic serve vague. cheesy cream crunchy parsley and white truffle oil. christmas in russia and the public to celebrate much of the twentieth century but now with the festivities of fifty first. it's clear the whole country is. huge.

and whether you rejoice in a christmas merry. capital is one of the leading cultural hotspots in the world. a fantastic choice of events and attraction in the period. of christmas in moscow. fortunately that's that's how we have on this week's program i'll see you again at the same time next week. good bye a very merry christmas. culture

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not to record what's being said inside taxis accordion another city rejected a similar surveillance tactic. more news in fifteen minutes time for the sports. hello there thanks for watching the sport here on r.t. and these are the headlines. captain john terry put his off field problems to one side to help the blues hold spurs in a feisty london darby. while in moscow atlanta go second in the k.h. els western conference after handing tee iscar their seventh straight face. and i want to be a legend russian pole vaulter anyone is in by side in the story and limping gold medal. but first chelsea captain john terry was back in action last night just twenty four hours after being charged with writing it using a fellow player all those awful problems didn't affect him on the pitch as he

helped the blues grab a one one draw against tottenham at white hart lane terry will appear in court in february over remarks he allegedly made to q.p.r. anton ferdinand but i didn't stop him from being selected for this game and all those to the nearly two emanuel added by all the plays responded with an equaliser from inform strikers daniel sturridge both sides had more chances but one one is how it finished after which chelsea boss on three be a spy was praised terry's commitment while harry redknapp gushed about his side season so far. it's performances of increased since the incident. but the stick player in the news his commitment is never in doubt and his quality and talent is never in doubt so all i mean is completely focused to the causes of the football this performance is of not drops a single without a great start six thirty five points for us at the stage of the season is incredible charlie losing the first two games so we're going great liverpool be

there arsenal chelsea going to be choice top four is going to be very close. well spurs are in the top four with a game in hand over chelsea at the moment one lunch the city lead the way at the top a couple of points ahead of rivals manchester united we must say has been named african player of the year the ivory coast stopping pass alone is said the key to amass a. tour i used twenty eight was voted for by managers of african national teams and over in spain barcelona reached the last sixteen of the copper del rey with a decent third tier side of let nine eleven leave camp to go pretend they were not good that despite resting several key plays plenty also through to the next round with a foreigner win over this. but in our psyches. up to second in the western conference there after beating test moscow forty one the russian capital after and open the scoring through to me but here by the ended. by the end of the first period they

would make life here on target from my side angle for the second. he then added another in the next period slicing through the army men. discarded managed to pull it back to three one before conceding another and even though danny's part should reduce the deficit again with an effort to make you faulty that is how we finished the army men seven straight defeat. of that game so alexy koval of return to action for the first time in three months after suffering an injury but while on the sidelines the former n.h.l. great also helped teach children and supported a charity that is close to his heart from a cost ref as more. nine hundred ninety four stanley cup winner and one thousand nine hundred sewell unpick champion and the sake of an elf has spent almost his entire career in the n.h.l. following eighteen seasons across the atlantic the thirty eight year old right wing

signs at city here deal with moscow regions auckland's last summer but away from the club makes sure he has his talent to help future generations of players it's exciting for the kids because you always put yourself in the their position when you're their age and they never had a chance to say you know i had to just skate with some superstar or one of the puck a player. but they have the chance and a lot of a lot of players and i become a mother to counsel the comp through the practices of school the kids for which is this exciting for them and i know how they feel like i want to feel the same way helping out lance juniors is just one way and the sake of an old gives back a k. twenty seven as he was loving good jobs in the n.h.l. has his own sharon 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 things you could do in russia about just covered all chardy that are helping kids help the little sick kids through out to be active to to believe in self and trying to you know fall tide and not afraid to meet the friends or do other activities should be just because you think if you're sick in bed they cannot bring a thing but you have to make them believe it or you will find you can get all you can do anything you want whatever you want alex a couple elf 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 very kind of down to the rink i really enjoyed the being in a locker room being in the gym on the ice so i like all the kids so having fun which is important for. what have got to build up that this is a really broad russian ice hockey has gradually increased in quality over 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 cost or of already more school region good stuff was a good day also for speed skating is reigning world and european champion even score but as he fought back from a slow start to grab the lead the russian all round tournament in moscow the twenty eight year old had to settle for second best in the five hundred meter event but then went one better in the five thousand meters to inch closer to retaining his crown at the halfway stage the national tournament is a chance for skaters to qualify for next year's european championships however. plans to skip that to focus on the defense of his world title to be held in moscow next february while on the women's side katharina liebherr also lived up to her status of pretty torn favorite the olympic bronze medalist won the five hundred three thousand meters to leave the standings with two more events to guy. meanwhile pole vaulter you lena is in by says she hopes to become

a legend in her sport the russian is preparing for the london olympics and is aiming to be the first female in track and field to win three straight olympic golds at the beijing games she became the first woman to clear the five metre mark that after setting a world record at the previous olympics in athens but sincerity went in china form has dipped a bit although her ambition hasn't wavered she's training hard and her adopted home of monte carlo and he's aiming for an historic third goal. there this idiot got up i knew that if i became the first woman to jump five meters then i would be making a fanatic's history i will always be remembered and i have children and all of the other women who managed to do this will always be number two to a certain degree and being the first is paris is always good i'm really happy that my name is forever in the history book of track and field despite much advance i don't consider myself to be a. new female track and field athlete has managed to become an individualist champion in three successive so this is my design i want to become

a legend with the best action after me n.f.l. where the indianapolis colts go to dramatic nineteen sixteen win over the houston texans reggie wayne getting the vital touchdown with just nineteen seconds left on the clock the colts have been without the injured quarterback peyton manning this year and before the game called so no jimi izrael said he intended to keep the stuff a next season in the meantime danilov takes his place and he had a bad start last night sat by his things brian cushing and two plays later the visitors were ahead after a touchdown from arian foster here. to texas with ten six in front by halftime with two minutes to go in the fourth they were still sixteen twelve ahead but then all of ski hooked up with reggie wayne to set up the colts on tuesday's twenty yard line and the pack combined again for the vital touchdown the colts nineteen sixteen win is their second straight victory after losing the first match it's.

possible now and three more teams grab places in the last sixteen of the year really on the final day of the regular season and about shake a scrap and emporio armani all getting wins to ensure they progress the next round about a big ben a come to eighty three seventy six to finish on top of green paid italian hosts who are already assured of a lost her sixteenth place but couldn't contain both gamble down which she finished with nineteen points for the turkish side while teammate olga service. top school with twenty one points. also qualifying group a with spanish side to scrap the baby the first time they've got the star in the competition and they did it with a seventy seven seventy two when i with a spanish bought out marco banished top school ficus scrap with eighteen points and sat down for. an injury see emporio armani one day when it takes all clash at parties and coming from behind to win seven hundred sixty six after training at one stage by letting points malik heston the hero three of his

game high points coming in the final quarter. and lastly only a select few are immortalized in bronze while they are still alive in australian cricket legend shane warne has just joined that elite one of the greatest bodies' of all time was present in the flesh at the invading of his statue on the parade of champions the melbourne cricket ground one is the former record holder for most wickets taken by a bowler in international test cricket with an impressive tally of seven hundred ninety eight forty two and still manages to play a bit there just in a domestic league warnings only the eleventh the struggling schools and to be bestowed with such an honor and was flattered by the result. looks fantastic it's very very good so well dug very proud it's a great all around us was sort of weird seeing yourself up there but it's a very good largeness and very proud of it and that's sport for the moment so i've got the weather coming up

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