just peaceful. to warn young people not to enlist. the british and rights groups to fight. in the world's most surveilled country calling on oxford city council not to record what's being said in. a court in another city rejected a similar surveillance tactic. those are the headlines on this friday here on our next. go out by festive fever ahead of christmas in the russian capital should be a white christmas at this point as temperatures continue to apply to chip. he's next .

hello welcome merry christmas. take a look at some. of the christmas holidays it's a long. but still some people leave everything. including that one crucial. the good old festive tree. and the new year period. this happens much later this christmas in the country's most widely celebrated on january the seventh. christmas. as a more important holiday and is the day when. it was sure. fifteen years ago and. celebrate your christmas day.

but the old. catholics here soul. yeah expecting a lot of customers here christmas to. you by a train the choice is endless online companies shops and garden centers temporary warehouses or green houses like this one set up for the summer demand. 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 a convenient artificial trait of those who prefer to have the genuine one each has its advantages an artificial tree is much cheaper i could be wheeled out after a year and doesn't drop needles on the floor. from artificial trees are in fact dangerous be used to decorate streets or offices but not homes when you play such a train it might release some dangerous chemicals while authentic pine and

flatteries produce natural antibacterial substances which can help kill code real fur trees if grown especially at christmas environmentally friendly choosing 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 out 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 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 a huge model of a christmas carousel the cherry on top of the cake is a gigantic slide which children of all ages enjoy.

everywhere you look all decorations christmas trees impressive garden. just as silhouettes and sparkling lights have. brought talk about the makeup of this place that's how it's going to run up to christmas and the new period a good ascetic or the older 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 and that's something all simply going to watch and there's even a christmas bands to keep you at speeds. for. d.c. band members stressing the typical because she's that represent the russian father christmas meadows playing out soviet russian and international christmas hits he creates a wonderful atmosphere and visual feast to shop as he passes by. we

his phone game we perform music 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 that. 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 a display of decoration trees a source of being set up the she's been designed by luxury a popular brand such as christian dior and a mass of quito is 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 for the malls 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 case is the place to calm.

moving on and what made you festive activities or occasions it was mention. in the russian capital. one of the most sought after productions in the country is the performance of the nutcracker ballet at the bolshoi theatre. britain at the end of the nineteenth century by the outstanding wishing composer peer through tchaikovsky the ballet has been performed in the boss roy 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 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 olivia 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 air others prefer to venture to moscow's red square full of thousands of excited muscovites tourists and this is his it's application to meet in the right in the hearts 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 irony of fate or enjoy your bath and not titled yes the past is based on the similarity of houses in the soviet times how many people across the country lived in similar continent blocks main character travels from moscow to st petersburg by mistake and finds its true enough that just like the sound of musical may poppins in the west millions of russians watch this film on new year's eve and have to the

decades. arriving at our final location. every 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 seems 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 this 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. on the sixteenth floor provides wonderful views of the

capital skyline offering incredible images of high rises you gotta move road and 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 what they've never done 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 has served and that test. appetizer suggests carpaccio. mushrooms with cheesy cream crunchy parsley and white truffle oil. christmas in russia and the us is always not publicly celebrated join much of the twentieth century but now with the festivities why december twenty fifth the thirty first january the seventh it's clear the whole

country is now geared up for one huge party and whether you rejoice at a christmas moment or not 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 period and although cold christmas in moscow the city the hot. wow 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 good bye and a very merry christmas. to its. culture

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not to record what's being said inside taxis accordion another city rejected a similar surveillance talk to. more news in fifteen minutes time for now and the sports. hello there thanks for watching the sport here on r.t. and these are the headlines. captain john terry puts 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 a scar their seventh straight defeats. and i want to be a legend russian pole vaulter anyone is in by side in this 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 abusing 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. downtime ferdinand but i didn't stop him from being selected for this game although spurs took an early lead to the manual added by all the players responded with an equaliser from in-form striker daniel sturridge both sides had more chances but one one is how it finished after which chelsea boss on three beers poet praised terry's commitment while harry redknapp gushed about his side season so far. as his performances of increased since the incident happened and just to play the news his commitment to the overindulged and his quality and talent is never in doubt so all i mean it's completely focused on the causes of the football and that's performances 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 the

arsenal chelsea going to be choi 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. has been named african player of the year the ivory coast stopping barcelona saidee kita. toure whose 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 are an aggregate 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 a moscow forty one the russian capital after and open the scoring through to me but

here. be ended. by the end of the first period they would reply here on target from a side angle for the second. i 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 fall to post this we finished the army men seven straight defeat i call 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 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 you always put in the coffin of their position when you're there age and they never had a chance to win or had a chance skate with with the summer superstar or whatever because the player. but they have the chance and a lot of a lot of players and by they come and are going to come still to come to the practices and school the kids for which is this exciting for them and i know how the feeling i would feel the same way helping outlands juniors is just one way and the sake of a gives back ache a twenty seven as he was loving the dubs in the n.h.l. has his own shared 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 in our help the kids help the little six kids through a symbiotic to me 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 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. 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 of 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 like all the kids to having fun which is a porn movie. what have got a good bargain with. the ordinary 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 their off the ice activities don't hurt either room on classroom or it see more school region. good stuff was a good day also for speed skating is reigning world and european champion even score but he fought back from a slow start to grab the lead of 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 lead the standings with two more events to. meanwhile pole vaulter you isn't biver 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 since are achieving in china the form has dipped a bit although her ambition hasn't wavered she is training hard in her adopted home of monte carlo and he's aiming for an historic third goal. i knew that if i became the first woman to jump moderns five meters then i would be making of fanatics 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 near miss forever in the history of the track and for this my children's 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 go and i want to become a legend at the best you can with the action now from the n.f.l. where the indianapolis colts got a 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 stoner jimi izrael said he intended to keep the stuff the next season in the meantime danilov takes his place and he had a bad start last night sat by his things brian cushing 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 a ski hooked up with reggie wayne to set up the colts on tuesday's twenty yard line and 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 in three more teams grab places in the last sixteen of the year really on the final day of the regular season and about shake it up and emporio armani all getting wins to ensure they progress to the next round about she beat ben a come to eighty three seventy six to finish on top of group a italian host who are already assured of a loss of her sixteenth place but couldn't contain bob gamble to finish with nineteen points for the turkish side while teammate service. top scored with twenty one points. qualifying group with funny cide get scrappy baby the first time they've got the stronger competition and they did it with a seventy seven seventy two when i with a spanish bought out marco banished top scorer ficus crap with eighteen points i'm sorry for going back. and doing c emporio armani one day when it takes all clash of parties and coming from behind to win seven hundred sixty six

after training at one stage by eleven 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 ponies of all time was present in the flesh at the invading of his statue on the parade of champions the melbourne cricket ground zero one is the former record holder for most wickets taken by a bowler in international test cricket with an impressive tally of seven hundred knight at forty two and still manages to play a bit just and i domestically warn it's only the eleventh the struggling schools want to beat the started with such an honor i was flattered by the result. looks fantastic it's very very good so what i got to watch is always very proud it's a great on us was sort of weird seeing yourself up there but it's a very good lawton's and very proud of it and that's sport for the moment so i've

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two deadly suicide blasts of a rocket damascus with reports of upwards of thirty people killed as a arab league observers enter syria to try and find a peaceful end to the country's ongoing internal conflict. the fighting goes on more u.s. soldiers are now losing their lives to suicide rather than enemy bullets causing some veterans to warn young people not to enlist. and british human rights groups fight for a no fly zone in the world's most surveilled country calling on a city council not to record what's being said inside.