and spy drones are just the tip of the security iceberg for the u.k. as it readies itself for the greatest show on earth taking the possibility of a terrorist attack seriously a london summer olympic preparations are calling on all corners of the nation's defenses but as our panel reports such measures may not only target the capital into a siege city but simply prove to be an effective. spectators may know who they're watching at the olympics but they won't know who's watching them surveillance drones like this could be circling the skies of london this summer police may use the spy cameras in their lympics anti terror attack ticks it will leave no hiding place the drones can make out a car's number plate from heights of up to one kilometer privacy campaigners fear

is the start of a slippery slope i think it be our salute tragedy for britain if the largest part of the olympic legacy was a surveillance like to see where we have stalled as a quick glance in the name of national security and then when the other bits are over we keep using it very very serious with a purpose so that might not be adequately protected the spy in the skies been piloted before in britain by four police forces but never took off after one crashed into a river and the u.k. aviation authority failed to grant the necessary license that's the only legal requirement before this sort of surveillance becomes a reality at the olympics a minor hurdle for what's already britain's biggest peacetime security operation total cost over one point six billion dollars it is worrying that the security bill has increased so drastically from initial estimates one of the reasons being given for this is so heightened risk of terrorism which seems incredible as an excuse at

a time when the original estimates were made around the time of the london bombings when london was considered to be a very high risk so it seems incredible they got the estimates so badly wrong in the first place commandos speeding up the thames is one answer to a myriad of perceived terror threats this time a hijacked passenger boat they'll also be warships and could on the thames attack helicopters on standby even ground to air missiles ready to launch or vance before you even get to the security on the ground to give you know. dia of the numbers take the olympic stadium capacity eighty thousand ground security at the games is enough to fill sixty percent of that inside the venue will be over twenty three thousand security guards along with seven and a half thousand military personnel and then outside a further six thousand troops along with twelve thousand police total just shy of

fifty thousand the budgets ballooned by a hundred percent because initial estimates were woefully inadequate but that still couldn't stop two fake bombs being sneaked in under the radar at the stadiums dummy runs not exactly great value for money london organizers have tried to play down fees the olympic village will be a siege city but with such a massive security operation the plan the limb pick legacy of international friendship may not be the one that's actually left. i've been it's. been. the mayor of oakland has asked courts to ban any occupy activists with a record of protest arrest and during the city ever again heard a man fall is one of the most dramatic clampdowns on the movement and its history more than four hundred people were arrested when what began as a peaceful rally against inequality police brutality turned rough ride clad cops jumped into action firing tear gas and flash grenades at protests are hiding behind

makeshift barriers bearing peace symbols dozens of people were injured including three police officers after demonstrators began throwing rocks at the police sara flounders from the international action center believes the occupy movement is live from the alarm for hard pressed america. it's very much achieving its goals in terms of waking up the youth in the us waking up working people in the us to the reality the reality that poor and working people are losing more and more and that the one percent actually one thousand one percent is gaining enormous new wealth so that they're very successful in drawing attention to that again and again the media tries to bait this. as being by the by and from the police and a broken piece of glass is not the broken heads that the police are inflicting on

the occupy movement and that movement is very determined to continue and to find new tactics. well now is take a look at some other stories from around the world and the story talks between the u.s. and the taliban have reportedly begun in qatar and they are discussing trust building measures including a possible transfer of prisoners from guantanamo bay up to tell the bob representatives are said to have traveled to guitar from pakistan which had allegedly told the previous a tan. and such talks the afghan government which isn't directly involved in the process as it's seeking separate peace talks with these lamas group in saudi arabia. thousands of people have gathered in central pakistan to demand supply routes used by nato forces in afghanistan are kept closed islamic speakers at the rally call for independence from us foreign policy invalid to stage further protest any attempt to open the channels has made border checkpoints stop supplies for leader troops in afghanistan last year following

their stride which killed twenty four pakistani troops. ten people have been killed and eighteen injured in a highway crash in florida happened in the early hours of the morning after smoke from a nearby brushfire combined with fog to reduce visibility on the road multiple vehicles were involved in the absence of what some of them bursting into flames leaving wreckage covering almost a mile of the highway. well a breeze up to date here on r.g.p. do stay with us for the business of date and more coming after that. twenty four minutes past nine am here in moscow you're watching business r.t. the world's largest alamy and producer reinstall is cutting production for the first time since the crisis of two thousand and eight the company's c.e.o.

of the group oscar told bloomberg the output may be lowered by six percent within a year and house rivals such as alcoa and rio tinto are also decreasing production after the price want to solve make lose some of its inefficient production lines speaking exclusively to business our teacher bosco said he expects prices through me this week for the first half of the year. we don't expect. you know significant improvement in their six months in the. not in the very bush but optimistic for the second part those here but it's a moment come on just market is quite stable in general of course we come here we're. in a positive trend to nation in the improvement in. slowdown in the euro but in general it's the. russia's innovation help skolkovo is welcoming its first residence last november its management picked fifteen projects out of more than

fifteen hundred applicants giving them free offices and one hundred fifty thousand dollars in start up capital school couples had to victor outlines the plans for this year. two crucial we were going to get it came as a surprise but skolkovo managed to attract over one hundred fifty million dollars of private investment last year this year we'd like to double the figures for a large corporation it's not a lot but to get it for high tech and research orientated small and medium sized businesses it's very impressive. and let's now take a look at the markets or oil first and it's losing value traders are cautious ahead of the european union summit in brussels late on monday tensions in iran are also weighing on the price the country's deputy oil minister has said crude prices could reach one hundred fifty dollars per barrel if the e.u. embargo braun's exports comes into force in july the sour the w tries at around ninety nine dollars a barrel brand is

a one hundred eleven. and bow on to equities asia started the week with mawson's for many in mainland china monday's the first they'd bounce from the lunar new year holiday and investors are disappointed with the continued tight monetary and fiscal policy in china and hong kong the stocks are also under pressure in tokyo exporters are suffering from the stronger yen toyota is down almost one percent. and here in russia it's less than one hour ahead of the opening bell the russian markets finished friday's trading session in the red you saying in the closing figures there both of my sex and the r.t.s. dropped around house sound. a look ahead to the trading week here's economy growth figures released on friday were disappointing dogs are all from we're all seem so. that may have a knock on a factor though generally the sentiment is pretty positive. even with the correction i think the market will still see some sector shift from

gas names into a banking start and maybe after a a bit of a correction i think that these will be the names which investors will start picking up some more stock and also you know with regard to the first year flows we're seeing more of money from the exchange traded funds coming into russia which is even though replacing some of the cash coming out from dedicated funds here which indicates to me the normal sentiment on russia is moving back towards a a neutral or waiting since russia had been underweight since at least september of last year. and that's at this hour i'll be back in about fifteen minutes.

what about all your watching r t live from moscow these are the top stories iran warns a ban on the oil sales to solve e.u. countries is still possible as a group of top u.n. nuclear inspectors start their three day mission and the islamic republic. dark clouds of war are looming over the syrian capital would have your tillery fire heard on the outskirts of government tanks witnessed on the street. it's. back to brussels for the blog rattled by debt crisis suits to pass and each member

nation with the spending. cuts prime minister putin gets down to business and comes up with brushes an economic layout of the latest article to back his presidential bid. that's for the top stories and i'll be back at the top of the hour with more updates for you remember you can always turn to our web site for more on. the meantime i bring you our special report. on his way to work every day. by the homes of his neighbors the houses of the remains are covered with layers of sand and the people moved out a long time ago. they used to be a house right here. and there were three other homes next to it another house was here. i remember it was turned on it's almost. yes that's my house there. though it's still standing but it won't last long this isn't much of a sandra ft the wind usually brings much more and covers the house up to its roof

sometimes the windows are blocked off and there's no use trying to clear the side of the house you would need a bulldozer but you can't get one close enough because that would make the house collapse. these are not the dunes of the zahara in fact they're found be on the arctic circle in the permafrost of russia's north how did this place come to be deserted. an airplane pierces the low lying clouds and begins to descend inside its baggage laden cabin passengers of patiently waiting to land exhausted from turbulence everyone on board knows that flying to the village of showing a is always risky the white sea coast is infamous for its volatile weather which can change drastically within minutes if a strong crossed wind picks up will be impossible to set down the airplane will

have to turn back home and attempt to return journey in a week's time weather permitting. when the pilot sees the green patchwork of the arctic plains give way to yellow swathes of sand he knows that he has arrived at the world's northernmost desert every incoming airplane is an event for the village on wednesdays local residents gather at the airfield some travel by foot others drive customized all terrain vehicles that are the only machines capable traversing both the sams am marshlands. the village of showing us sits on cape can in no us washed by the white see it lies beyond the arctic circle one thousand four hundred kilometers north of moscow this tiny settlement in the middle of nowhere is unique fifty years ago the sound appeared. it has been waging a relentless offensive against the villages ever since local residents were totally unprepared and houses were evacuated china's population plummeted from two thousand

people to a mere three hundred seventy rule number one here is not to shut your front door at night otherwise it might be completely blocked up in the morning. local resident pilcher my league in has many household chores to take care of the most important one is watering the vegetable patch gets his water from the well despite its color it is fresh and suitable for drinking there is no other source of water in the village the tiny vegetable plot that reclaimed from the desert is in stark contrast to the surrounding environment the sand can only accommodate weeds and a few flowers which don't even get enough sunlight to bloom galena kenya cova has been the village doctor for many years most of her patients call him her with heart problems and physiological disorders from walking on uneven sand day after day today galina has to make a special house call the village has

a new resident two week old step his mother brought him from the city of our candles to settle down and. why does he cry b.c. coping ok he says yes we born you were born a big baby does he burst feet ok yes yes after feedin put him upright in lay him down on one side stick to the diagnose healthier spicy food stay healthy out come to see you tomorrow bye bye. yes i have been here for six years when i arrived in two thousand and five there was only one lady and a village two thousand and seven series spike in the birth rate it was the year when the diesel power plant been done that we did not have light for a month back them teams and it ended up boosting the birth rate what else could the young people do ten babies were born at a time today the rate is now relatively normal but there are still more and more

children every year. the lighthouse is the pride of the locals and the main symbol of the village it is the only construction in the desert was unable to destroy it was even renovated got a new coat of paint for its fiftieth anniversary unfortunately in two thousand and ten it was closed down remand logan of we used to be in charge of the lighthouse does not understand what happened in his spare time he still counts the one hundred forty seven steps that bring him to the top. where it was wrong to close this place down when the question of reviving the lighthouse was asked beyond so was mairi perhaps perhaps in three five or even ten years right now if we had the means and the money to reopen it it would be up and running again immediately the structure holds a fun place in the hearts of or

a man and his former colleagues they continue to say care of the building to the best of their abilities even though they know it is pointless modern navigation technologies have made such lighthouses redundant but it comes as no consolation to remember. nikolai much of skiing was born and showing up he returned to his native village from the big city which he found uncomfortable because prefers to go to work by his own vehicle his daily route takes him along a sandy beach south of the showing a river today this place looks more like a huge scrap metal at one time it boasted a wooden pavement club welcome visitors and fish were collected around the clock on the pier. the village was founded in the one nine hundred thirty s. the base for a fish trawling fleet it was showing as gold in the local fish processing factories canned millions of fish dozens of boats waited their turn to be unloaded with their cargo holds filled soul called and how about the intense fishing her. the knock on

effect the trolling nets were destroying the seabeds vegetation type started to pull thousands of tons of loose sand to shore with barely any trees on the tundra the sun's advance could not be held back. and came to work in showing a in one nine hundred forty seven she only planned to stay for three years but ended up living here ever since she remembers the night when the sea seemed to term and to get revenge on them. a few years storm struck in one thousand nine hundred sixty three taken away all the seafront constructions of the village all the warehouses and there was a street there that was blown away all the houses were destroyed it all disappeared after that life in the village started to slow down we had cows and horses back then today there are none everything has been taken away the place used to be

really exciting people worked into shifts i remember walking through the village she would see people dancing in the afternoon and at night it was so much fun to hang back then. the damage from fishing is just one possible cause for the sounds coming here the residents simply continue to live out their lives in this quietly dying place now classified as an environmental disaster yet even though showing us suffers nature's wrath it is home to a weather station studying its affects the station is used for the first choice weather forecasts come rain or shine at three thirty in the morning and evening a weather balloon is released from nikolai much of city as the person in charge of the balloons maintenance to raise it he uses hydrogen which is obtained through an old recipe mixing sodium hydroxide with water etc silicon and a minion powder the gas created it is just as effective as any commercially

produced. nicholai prepares it to radio location and generic in the control center inputs the data required for a successful launch finally balloon is ready to go and is released. it will float up forty kilometers into the air and it will start gathering data about the situation in the lower atmosphere. eager to make use of the warm weather there. is digging up some timber buried in the sand the wood will come in handy the winter turns out to be cold yet as last house is quite old with large cracks in the walls it is vulnerable to the weather so having more firewood never hurts you. know in one thousand nine hundred four i went to live in ukraine but i spent twelve months there but i didn't like it. is no freedom there. i'm not suited for

farmers work so i came back here. they have american hunt and fish i'm free to do whatever i like it's a place for free people who just. a feeling of complete freedom and unity with nature is the main reason people continue to stay here despite the fact that a lot of showing their residents are entitled to state and housing in central russia the majority custer's aside and return to their homes and showing. unlike many others in addition to correct in a never considered leaving an option. she's a member of the village administration and spends her free time in the arctic tundra only around. she recently purchased an old motorbike and learned to ride it . twice a day during low tide she rides to the white seashore to check on the fishing nets . today's catch is disappointing.

is not much but enough for dinner i get flatfish call it smelt fish and herring i used to fish with a fish and rod. then i started using the net and then it just kind of bit tiring and i bought a bike to go fish and pick berries or just go see places. i love these shores there's no and to them i love showing that and that's something that cannot be changed because it is in my heart and soul of all of. this is to showing i will see that it is a place of contrasts even though each house is equipped with a satellite dish they are all heated with an old wood burning stove firewood is delivered from our congress by sea quite often the cargo ships have to spend a while on the shore during low tide and end up looking like huge whales stranded

on the. today showing a is receiving the delivery of fuel some machinery and merchandise for the villages and shop the highlight is a brand new tractor for the weather station. the villagers were initially worried that it might have been damaged in transit but it started up on the first try proceeded to head to the station across the sometimes missionary of council we start sailing in late may and finish in october we travel from or can go to showing up in europe which takes about two days transporting food and equipment carrying a hundred tons of cargo on this trip there's no roads and it's too expensive to transport a by air so that leaves us with the ships or. the tide begins to return and the captain climbs aboard the crew has to hurry to steer the boat into the sea with a farewell horn blast the ship heads out leaving behind it a village of people who have managed to stand up against nature not just literally

but also psychological. sunday mornings are ideal for walking along the shore especially if it gives your dolls the chance to see one of the big ships that come into the harbor. these future mums hold their own as they run into a junior neighbor that won't play with metal and here is not upset she likes dogs better. and he loves her grandfather leaving more because he always takes her to the beach to look at the ships leaving for our congress city with trees which ano has only seen on television. thank. the issues that so much are definitely a huge percentage share a bearing in mind that remark was crude blockade and the turning off of the taps as the united states and the e.u. again sanction around the trend is also threatening to impose.

download the official anti application to your i phone or i pod touch from the i choose am still. one jollity life on the go. video on demand parties in live broadcasts and on our s.s. feeds now in the palm of your. question on the dot com. in kalmykia the majority of the population is buddhist here there is a saying that if a person is pure of heart one turn of the prayer wheel is as good as saying a million mantras constantine been bale is not a religious man but every time he sets out on a journey he comes to the sacred place to forget about worldly things for a while today constantine is heading for the so-called shore in the zim all black

lands one of the most environmentally troubled regions of kalmykia it is found two hundred kilometers southwest of comic his capital and a star his mission is to monitor the work battling the desert of the cation in this area. is an arid region located in the southeastern part of european russia. my organ that this is my homeland. when we were children playing in the steps the grass was so tall that you could barely see if this could be more premium they say that climate change takes millions of years but all steps of change right in front of our eyes. it was plowed in the one nine hundred sixty s. . they planted corn. sure but it didn't work out and it ruined the steps of the corn is very hydrophilic it drew out all the water and left small sam genes in its wake could be. throughout history the cow mix of lived as

a nomadic tribe of herders that lived in harmony with nature breeding horses camels and even a special breed of counted sheep these sheep were perfectly suited to life in the desert grazing did no permanent damage to the grass as hitler's army approached the volga during world war two counted sheep herds were taken to kazakstan as a result the county kurds had to be restored with a different breed after the war. is a long time sheepherder and is very familiar with another factor that is causing the desert if occasion of come. one of the fine fleece merino breeds came from grozny. unfortunately that breed ended up replacing the cull mcbride and we ended up with over three million grozny sheep even a. couple of cup of it's got very small.