decide whether they want to stay a british colony in a vote neighboring argentina is a silly game. commemorates two years since the catastrophic tsunami that caused the world's worst nuclear disaster in decades as debate rages about whether the nation should ditch atomic power. to study israel's bitter divide over religious jews who are allowed to compulsory.

watching r.t. coming to live from moscow with me and very far. the falkland islanders are voting in a referendum on whether they want to stay a british overseas territory the poll has been dismissed as a silly game by argentina which says the islands were stolen from them by britain almost two centuries ago let's look at whether there's more than sovereignty at stake with artie's party in london. thanks for joining us firstly what is all the fuss about these are only a small group of islands are. well yes there are some to have a half thousand fold clint islanders voting on the referendum today just to remind you these are some very far flung islands from britain a tiny territory now nevertheless the islanders are expected to vote overwhelmingly in favor of remaining a british overseas territory but this isn't just a question of national identity we know that the argentinian government's already

dismissed the vote as a propaganda exercise cooked up in london but there's the prospect of all oil that a lot of people are talking about now there's speculation surrounding how much oil there is an estimated sixty billion barrels of oil potentially to be found in the full cleanse basin and that's worth about one hundred sixty seven billion dollars to compare that with britain's oil reserves well they seem scant in comparison the u.k. has an estimated two point eight five billion barrels of oil so if this estimation proves to be correct if the falkland islands do indeed have these sixty billion barrels then we're talking about more oil than the reserves of the usa could tar or even libya to talk about this i'm joined in the studio by ken hurst he's a journalist can't of what extent is this dispute a question of resources for both the british army argentinean government well it

could be argued that it's always been questionable whether it's morally or logistically sustainable to try to protect. a colony that eight thousand miles away i suppose the argument one could have added to that is economically sustainable said he wore ships and so on and so forth but of course the oil rather changes all that. changes if you believe it's morally justifiable to go on what we call it you know a colonial plundering mission something we did in the eighteenth or nineteenth centuries and personally i don't happen to believe it is but a lot of people are so. this is a question of domestic politics for the argentinean president because there is a flailing of calling me at home and you know picking up the question of the island sovereignty is going to increase her ratings back home well that may or may not be true certainly south america as a bloc may be having its economic issues but it's certainly becoming generally an

economic powerhouse a part of the the the brazilian the russian the indian the chinese the rise of those nations and it's part of all of that we've had issues haven't we about. vessels carrying our flags not being allowed into some some of those ports so there is that issue around it but you know i don't know how sustainable that is it isn't trying to ramp up. argentinian claim to the islands just a way of increasing popularity at home well it may be but you've got to remember that president cristina fernandez actually had a landslide victory herself in the two thousand and eleven election i think it was so she's probably more politically stable than david cameron is and finally do you think the referendum is going to resolve this dispute referendums don't resolve disputes actually negotiation resolve disputes and that's what really needs to happen down there in the in the falklands or the melbourne of whichever you call

them thank you very much as you've heard that dispute referendums on likely to result of this dispute nevertheless the results are expected this evening and we're going to be waiting for the mandarin ok thanks very much polly that's. live from london. now at r.t. dot com we're asking you what the next step by argentina will be for can dial and does decide to stay british let's see how the numbers spread out so far forty percent of you say that argentina will declare the vote rigged or illegitimate slightly fewer there think four commanders will be told to move to britain by their south american neighbor fifteen percent expect argentina to announce a new referendum in five years while or just eight percent believe one is aries will finally back off from its claim tell us what you think and you can cast your vote at r.t. dot com. japan is marking two years since its biggest recorded earthquake and resulting tsunami which triggered the world's worst atomic

disaster in twenty five years the catastrophe killed nearly nineteen thousand people in crippled the fukushima plant in northeastern japan spewing radiation and forcing tens of thousands to flee their homes our correspondent sean thomas witnessed the aftermath of the disaster and then earlier on r.t. he recalled the most striking moments. when i first arrived what struck me the most is that the scale of the disaster was much larger than what many people may even remember in fact what you had was you had the earthquake you had the tsunami then you had the nuclear disaster and then the lingering disaster after the fact so traveling to the coast homes destroyed villages decimated and the people doing what they could to try and pick up their lives today as we dealt with the protesters claim that it's not enough is being done to clean up the contaminated areas so in yours i mean if you visit some of the areas you saw some of the things that were being down there right after the disaster hit so what is your personal experience

that well the people we spoke to have a great distrust for the government they don't know at that time they don't feel that they were getting all of the information that they needed to for their safety and i can tell you that from the get go there was a lot of mistrust in the government about how the situation was being handled on the ground while the disaster in japan fueled global debate over whether nuclear power should be phased out completely but can a country like japan and some of the nations actually afford such a radical measure and has been looking into that side of the story. if you look at japan first of all there before the before this leak nuclear energy made about twenty five percent of japan's energy needs afterwards all nuclear reactors were suspended some have since been restarted to try to cope with blackouts far away in

germany the public politicians were horrified by what they saw unraveling in japan and that led in part to the blunders tags decision in may two thousand and eleven to end all nuclear power in germany by two thousand and twenty two in france a very different policy since the one nine hundred seventy s. france has really pushed nuclear energy as a clean and safe provider of energy it still makes up nearly eighty percent of france's and edgy needs and there although public opinion has changed slightly it's still more in favor of nuclear power than it is in japan if we look at japan again the new government is more pro nuclear energy than the previous government was but they're going to have a big a big time trying to convince the japanese population that it is worth it one thing they have on their side is that nuclear power is demonstrable cheaper than other

alternatives and fossil fuels or renewables there just isn't enough of those renewables yet to try and cover the gap and forlorn how japan is recovering after seeing entire towns wiped out and others abandoned because they were just too dangerous to live in or you can head to r.t. dot com we also have more expert opinion there and bring you the latest pictures from the anti nuclear protests and of course the commemorative events that are taking place. it's.

some serve in the army and others study theology and that's causing growing frustration among secular jews in israel over the ultra religious refusing to do national service but the deeply orthodox say they are playing their part to poor slayer as the story. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is struggling to form a government five weeks after parliamentary elections he can't get potential coalition partners to agree the stumbling block whether or not ultra religious orthodox jews should serve in the i.d.f. the religious parties are certainly beginning to understand things have changed they're going to find themselves challenged on many fronts military service is going to be one of them and as a result they will have to conserve their political capital to fight on the things they care about most most ultra religious jews have never been in the israeli army and religious political parties have never been pressed on the issue like they've

been now but january's parliamentary elections saw new play is coming to the fore on yahoo needs in his coalition if he's to form a majority government but they're insisting the religious played a part. like this woman who spearheaded a campaign with other like minded israeli mothers they're fed up with what they call an injustice that the children should serve one others don't to thirty now. that something is very unfair that we are going to give our children to the army not knowing if we are going to get them back in fifty percent of the mother or the new. do not have to warry because their children do not go to the army iran is twenty eight years old married with two children while others his age were doing their national service he was here starting far from being apologetic he feels the contribution he makes is as important if not more. of the backbone of the jewish people i think my obligation first of all is to preserve the jewish intellect and

the jewish mind for our city for this country's sake and for the generations to come and yes while i might be not putting my life at risk and also contributing to this country's security they also say which doesn't make any sense for me that it's a student that study the torah is soldier is not getting killed so if you are taking a twenty two thousand eight hundred were created until now for independence day until now what does it mean if you didn't study enough but the frustration among secular israelis who make up most of the population goes beyond just army service they complain ultra religious jews don't work or pay taxes while receiving disproportionate government support just about every city in israel has a religious neighborhood like this one in ten israelis is all too also ducks the challenge remains how to include them in a society that is increasingly hostile to them whether netanyahu eventually chooses

to include religious partners or leave them out of his coalition there's no running away from the growing internal divide in an already divided country policy r.t. jerusalem. in syria it is suspected that rebels that are getting us training for a member of the syrian opposition on the twists and turns in the deadly saw that shows no signs of ending we bring you part of that conversation later this hour. also coming up the battle continues for british war veterans who are putting their medals under the hammer to get money for food and hate after a short break. more

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hello welcome back syrian rebels are reportedly receiving training from the u.s. in their fight against president a sadies claim to be taking place in jordan and some americans involved are in military uniform but some members of the divided syrian opposition say military support from abroad is any deepening the syrian crisis is one of the opposition leaders explain to arabic channel. good two of them and i want the opposition to be united for at least we would know who to negotiate with but unfortunately there are many small armed groups we are trying to establish contact with the most rational and far seen opposition representatives who respect international humanitarian law and the basic constitutional principles that unite us as syrians whose actions aren't based on religious beliefs or malicious murders

there's. an aside what is your view on the main political problems of the syrian crisis. for example the preservation of assad's presidency civilian death and their position being supplied with weapons when the cult will have it so hello to well first the arms supply should be stopped completely both for the rebels and for the syrian army second concerning the presidency we need time syria means a boat ten to twenty years a parliamentarian ism to eliminate the idea of destroying one person and the role of the president so we can see that the majority of syrians support our program that will redistribute power from the president. so for aren't you afraid of clashes with a government which is going to be formed in istanbul and it is considered to control so-called free districts mostly not you have. we are far from it still i think that if

a project starts with the french foreign minister statement and then was discussed in istanbul's lobbies over three months the project doesn't have any future it is likely to be a farce and it will actually be much better if it is not realized at all because it won't gain any support or respect they still don't have a worthy candidate for prime minister they don't have any political modesty the correct way of thinking or political experience. online few still think of it as evil personified well not in north korea where a sizeable number of people in a poll think the nazi leader wasn't all that bad plus also on our website the high ranking told carrion praised him for selling his pricey rolex watch to pay bills was a good deed but he's cash strapped congregation things otherwise we tell you why.

they fought to save their nation and europe from tyranny but many of britain's wartime heroes are finding that the country's a stereotype is one battle they can't win is highly decorated world war two veterans are forced to sell their medals just to make ends meet so i refer to as their story i fired a short burst from five hundred feet producing strikes on the porch and a dull flame appeared soon it began to dive steeply exploding into the ground these are the private extracts from the flight logs of world war two night pilot brand burbridge despite being a highly skilled and decorated pilot his story has remained largely untold until

now ninety two and suffering with outsiders bronzes in a nursing home and his family struggling with high care costs have put the incredible memento up for sale i said that these are your medals we're selling them and there was a smile and there was a sort of recognition that. you know this this is what he things were his so i have no doubt that he's probably got some understanding of. this happening the family are hoping to raise more than one hundred thousand pounds at the auction with their father's nursing home costs averaging around fifty thousand pounds a year and that is that is that money will go a long way to paying for their father's treatment the ice and tell the remarkable story of a man he began the war as a conscientious objector but who ended it is arguably one of britain's most prolific night flies and the story. one short absolutely true never

really because you only have room for the engines hoping that maybe lives will be so. pleased to see. a parachute emerge from everything so this is prances pilots flying logbook and slowly unusually he also includes his combat reports now this particular one you can see describes one of his exceptional achievements during the war where in one night alone he shot down four enemy german planes now that was absolutely remarkable and was described by a fellow night flying eighth as one of the most exceptional sorties flown during the war in from now and he looks. there's that recognition that it's part of his life of the. people. yeah i think

it's yes the elderly care needs to be more funding for i would really care so that they don't have to sell all their possessions and all their what they fought for of the home in order to pay for that that's that's the hardest thing british but trans do receive a tax free pension but with sky high living in care costs and often that's simply not enough. shockingly and it's estimated that ex service personnel account for around one in ten the u.k.'s homeless politicians are criticised for abandoning but shien's in the need leaving it to charities to pick up the slack we have hundreds of people who contact veterans and their dependents who contact us every year who need help with care looking at the ageing population it's not likely that those the number of people we help would go down any time say every year in the u.k.

they're a key paid. people for their country but in a nation where everything north of only added to the number of leading brown story is an important reminder that the rest of the year away from the ceremonies and the cameras and money versus but i think personal challenges by and large go unnoticed. are. turning to some other international news now one of the key suspects gang rape of a medical student on a bus in delhi last december nationwide has been found. lawyer believes the apparent suicide must've involved. father claims his son had been raped by inmates and repeatedly threatened by prison guards. and is what an opposition leader. has confirmed who run for the presidency to replace light leader hugo chavez is used his announcement to accuse the government of using chavez's

death to push the candidacy of nicolas maduro the opposition leader leader's main campaign themes for the april the fourteenth polar high crime and poverty as well as the government devaluing the currency by moving the. security in egypt seems to be at it shaking in months as police officers across the country go on. despite ongoing street violence officers accuse the government of using them as political pawns their action follows trouble at the weekend after death sentences were upheld over the twenty eleven portside stadium riots reports. court so i gutted security headquarters is a powerful reminder of the past five days of bloody clashes between anti-government protesters and security forces in a bid to quell on rest a day ahead of the contentious verdict on last february's football riots the

government removed the police and put the city security in the hands of the army activists here say a military takeover will only antagonize the situation and is an example of president mohamed morsi ignoring their demands this is. the government has gotten our main needs the rights of the people and those who have been killed poured so you'd is not going to be more secure with the withdrawal of the police it won't help us at all the ports are you'd officers are supposed to be in the street taking care of the country that's what we asked for with the police leaving there will be chaos now the people will have to secure the city themselves tension between protesters and the police has been high since last year's riots and when the military replace them on the city streets there was an initial optimism but that all changed after the court's decision the atmosphere changed on saturday when the verdict confirmed that twenty one people will face the death penalty and a further five or serving life sentences residents here say that the army will not

protect them as the local authorities bowed to pressure from the capital at a funeral for protesters killed during recent clashes and the spicy founder of the green eagles ultras saeed's football fan club says the police used excessive force against local demonstrators treating them worse than their counterparts in cairo he believes the death sentences are further proof the city is being targeted towards side. has been persecuted for the last thirty years and president mohamed morsi is keeping the status quo created by the last regime the president wants to wrong the people of portside and instead satisfy the cairo old très who are widespread across the country now there is a risk of everyone being racist towards port syeed the military for their part to maintain they are protective peaceful force and that put side protesters have not been singled out they say police are merely responding to the level of violence from those attacking key government buildings meanwhile on the banks of the suez

canal protesters burn tires to prevent boats from docking saying they will escalate acts of civil disobedience until there is a fair trial with further violence on the horizon this could be the toughest challenge yet for morsi and his military true for our put side. i'll be back in a just i've often out more news for you stay with us i because richard will be here having a look back at the week's sporting hot. least be cool language. programs and documentaries in arabic it's all here on. reporting from the world's hot spots to be ip interviews intriguing

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hello and welcome to reality sports show with me richard pombo fleets well over the next half an hour we'll bring you all the news from russia and abroad it's just going to get through so let's start with the headlines. trick debut the euro this sounds trite as free times to leave the scoring chances to be terror free won. states had a bungee in champions eat. we won more russian ice dancers you. dimitris the lobby of iran to follow up a recent european success with a good performance of the world figure skating championships in canada. and we look at the russian team which motorsports top of a new british riders sam lowe's made the podium supersport race of the season in australia. will start with football on your. response at

moscow korea after a sizzling stance as a red and white speak terek free one in the first game of the winter break last moscow win five points clear at the top following its two no victory and cruelly as of yet of well with more on all the action from week twenty is full scots. after a three month winter break finally the russian premier league and university on how to spot debut to remember scoring three times in sponsor x. three one win against tatic getting his first after just two minutes he second was an absolute cracka he went on a mazy run before the ball fell to the armenian international who rifled in an unstoppable shot from distance leaving the keeper with no chance and moved to see on completing his hat trick fifteen minutes from time with a small left footed finish terek did pull one back later on but spartacus.