britain's euro skeptic u.k. independence policy makes huge gains in local elections at securing over twenty percent of the body sending a message to war and governing conservative policy. you i'd say you america is not considering sending weapons to rebels in syria i mean reports of an alleged government led village massacre. and seven out killed in the baghdad bomb blast the latest deaths in iraq which is suffering one of the last waves of violence since it was sure all of us troops two years ago.

international news and comment live from moscow this is r.t. with me thanks for joining us britain's governing conservative party is dramatically losing seats in local council elections with a form of political outside the euro skeptic u.k. independence party making impressive gains early results show. twenty six percent of the vote while coming second in the by election in south shows pushing the tories into third place point of all of these falling events now which could have long lasting repercussions for british politics. south shields used to be the seat of former labor foreign minister david miliband and it was seen as a real litmus test for how people are feeling at the moment and they've managed to keep hold of that seat but with ukip nipping at their heels so they've come in second and it's significant because what it shows is a product and is emerging over the past six months you can't have come second in

four by elections most notably in eastley very recently and it's showing that this was a party that was until very recently seen as marginal one senior conservative minister described it described them as clones only very very recently but it looks like they're having the last last this is a party that's noticeably euro skeptic they want to see britain out of the european union they're not happy with the way that brussels dictates policies for the u.k. how much money the u.k. treasury forks out for the european commission every month and the fact that they've got such gains shows how fed up the british people are with the political status quo in this country the pattern emerging is very clear the ruling coalition parties the conservatives and the liberal democrats have sustained losses in council seats quite significant ones in fact labor have made slight gains nothing to write home about this was really the night of the u.k. independence party why the count so far they looks like they've gained an average

of over twenty six percent of the vote in the wards where they were represented in so overnight we've seen a real change to the british political landscape because there are now going to be ukip councillors all over the u.k. some might end up holding quite significant power and it's you know this is a party as i said it was seen as a very marginal and very recently it was the place none of the evolve parties a place where people launched their protest vote because they were so fed up with the established status quo at the lib dems the can. serv it is and the labor party but that has all changed overnight we've seen nigel farage the leader of the u.k. dependents party appearing on television this morning saying he's delighted with the result so far that he's he says that it really shows that ukip is a long lasting political party their success hasn't been short term and the

chairman of the conservative party this morning had to concede that clearly their party is failing to get their message across and they're going to have a think about what they can do to change that and let's not take a close look a bit early results we have the three main parties and the rising star of the show the u.k. independence party and so far the tories are down one hundred eighty two seats the coalition partners the liberal democrats have seen a little less humiliating loss of sixty four seats the labor party did much better than chile one hundred fifty seats up and then expected success you could have got seventy six in new council is widely viewed as a sign it could pose a threat to the three traditional parties of the twenty eight fifteen election of course with more supporters of the three traditional parties away by u.k. but britain's political landscape could be changing and of course we'll be watching the results rolling in throughout the day to keep you updated distinctness for. now

after holding bond for two yeahs washington house confirmed it's now considering whether to arm the syrian rebels the dramatic twist comes a week after the u.s. officials claim to have confirmed intelligence pointing to the use of chemical weapons by the syrian government washington's possible new approach came amid reports that president assad's forces have carried out an alleged massacre in the village. has details so far the administration has been reluctant to arm the rebels directly old though its allies have been doing that for the past two years there have been persistent reports of increasing radicalization of anti assad forces you have an al qaeda affiliated group operating there and the opposition generally welcomes their efforts of the concerns are there now the administration says it's rethinking arming syrian opposition fighters secretary hagel said the administration is considering a range of options he also said he firstly has not decided whether it would be wise

to provide weapons to the rebels so there is nothing definitive in those remarks at this stage but the context of recent events has created a certain momentum and this kind of momentum may end up bolstering those forces on the ground and actually result in more violence because those fighters want weapons and they want heavy weapons now president obama said there is proof that assad government also forces have used chemical weapons in syria that would be quote a game changer again he says the u.s. had evidence that the weapons were used but had no conclusive evidence to tie it to the assad government right now both the rebels and assad forces blaming each other for the alleged chemical attack in the middle of march in aleppo the syrian government requested the u.n. to send a mission to investigate the incident the u.n. fact finding team has been on standby and ready to deploy but then the u.n. chief appears to have changed his plans for the investigation there's russia's foreign minister with more on that syrian government. this particular

situation the secretary general stated that he is ready to do this but a couple of days later she sent a letter to the syrian government demanding a nexus for the international experts to all syria to redo the entire theory to rid of syria as well as access to in a site and any person this team would like to talk to or to visit and this is something which really defeats the purpose of immediate. investigation into the specific reported case of the use of chemical substances to have. any cites to any person in syria. resembles very much the security council resolutions regarding iraq and we all remember the end of that story so now instead of investigating a concrete incident the u.n. wants access to all sites and this inquiry has once again thought the occupation

seem to the center of a possible plan for weapons of mass destruction where he faces the growth of iraq the fear again is that politics may get ahead of fact iraqi authorities say a bomb blast at a sunni mosque north of the capital baghdad has killed seven people during friday prayers become trees suffering some of the was to violence says do is draw all of us troops in twenty eleven the un says more than seven hundred people were killed in iraq last month alone clashes between security forces and sunni protesters started in kirk sparking a wave of violence that quickly spread many iraqis accuse the government of corruption and political unrest and when the prime minister to resign they're also nothing is that victory and tensions could escalate and see a return to full blown room this conflict exam is now the impact of national struggles on everyday life.

bombs may still haunt baghdad but these young men are more concerned with burning rubber in a country where daily life is based on trying to avoid the dangers these iraqis are true danger as a way to avoid reality tasting the flu of speed and testing the authorities it's an unexpected sight in post-war iraq for the fun a grim statistic half of the country's growing youth population is unable to find work. the biggest problem is financial support day everyone is constantly trying to find work but in baghdad there are very few jobs and myself i'm unemployed. ten years after the war a lie but iraq is full of contradictions but for young men like omar the motorcycle is one way to escape the daily price for a sense of life here in iraq the running of the engine and taking on uncertain future. adrenaline may be one way of coping with uncertainty but not for

sabah hassan hussein she now spends much of her is at home with her daughters trying to rebuild a life shattered by corruption in the household chores are a far cry from her former career as a journalist but she's too scared to return to work she had been investigating corruption and prison abuses when she herself was detained and thrown behind bars the charges have been dropped but the family had to sell nearly everything they own just to cover the thousands of dollars in bribes to secure her release. in this country money can buy you a degree is can buy you a high position and invite freedom and if you get a coupon thing in iraq you could be executed just because you can't afford to pay to save your life. it was a year long ordeal that by her account involved beatings and sexual assault she says that she's become a victim of the same corruption she once tried to expose. from victims to victors in a country better known for violence and divisions this youth football school is one

of the few bright spots that stands out. christian good they are sealed and it's exactly why the opened fourteen year old doesn't like to talk about the day his father was killed instead he spent his time training on the field hoping to one day play on iraq's national football team but for now a more pressing desire. so on one that i want the security situation to become peaceful where maybe one or two people are killed each day to him many people are killed every day by explosions and even beheadings so i want to iraq to become safe like other countries. it's a wish that's undoubtedly echoed all across iraq for the past decade left nearly everyone with a tragic story to tell and yet somehow life goes on you see catherine of our team. and let's now go back to our top story earlier results showed the u.k.

independence party getting seventy six new council is so far and unexpected success let's now talk more about it with onyx stevenson added to the u.k. political news website of politics the u.k. alex welcome to the program an extraordinary performance on the surface from ukip so tell us exactly why the results are making headlines that. well this is a big deal for british politics which for many years has been dominated by the three main parties conservatives labor liberal democrats and as of today there is a new party on the scene there's no doubt that the u.k. independence party ukip are here to stay and it's certainly shaking things up here in london. u.k. got they got around twenty six percent of the vote according to early results but is it actually enough to give them a real political power and land them in parliament in the future. well

probably not actually to be completely honest with you while this is a big deal for us to spend our time writing about in westminster all of the time there are a couple of reasons why that might not be the case firstly although they're getting a decent vote in this year's local elections which are for councils around the country they're not necessarily going to be actually be be running any councils they'll be you could councillors where there weren't before but they're not actually going to be in charge anywhere and can reason is that in twenty fifteen when we have the westminster elections to find out who are going to be our next m.p.'s. there's going to be the small matter of who runs the country to decide and there is a strong feeling here that a lot of the support for ukip is because they're the new protest vote and when it comes to actually becomes the general election it's likely that that support could windell. let's say you can do get there first m.p.'s in the general

election what will it say about british politics. well there's no doubt that ukip are gaining support on the doorstep because of strong feelings about immigration in this country fears it's a new wave of arrivals from the european union could put pressure on public services and i don't know i think i'm a general sense of xenophobia which while mainstream politicians don't like to talk about i think it is it is there in britain i've been on the doorsteps following you could kind surround and it is surprising quite how much support their views are getting so i think you know if you could do make it into westminster that would be a real sign that politics in britain is heading firmly towards the right. davison at third the u.k. political in news website politics dot com u.k. thank you very much indeed for sharing your. and much more to come here

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this is all see coming to life or mosco welcome bonks lawyers say more than two sons of the detainees in guantanamo bay are taking part in the hunger strike which has now lasted almost three months dozens of extra medics with sons they sweep to cancel the prison those twenty three awaits onshore code and hold stead through the nose twice a day a turn in attendant conall bari when god recently visited his client says there's no indication the u.s. is trying to resolve the crisis. my clients and actually very. he's been forced to now for about two weeks is fine passages are inspected and forced to be more and more painful every time. they reach the street. for it to flee. trying to resolve the hunger strike here i. perform in fact. prisoners report. during

solitary confinement no effort whatsoever. for the men who are suffering well i guess that's why you have an offshore prison so you can pretty much do what you want to release to the media whatever you want it to be. a client said hey i've been here eleven a half years. charged with a crime we're going to get to trial you want to hold me forever you won't let me live in peace you want peace that's what do you think you don't really need for this what kind of country do you come from and how many people of the people were still live. in while muslims in mainland america say that facing increasing levels of prejudice all cs other than those an exam in some instances of discrimination based on religion in the latest episode of breaking the set and here's a quick preview. we're seeing are man made up of hate crimes in hate speech against muslim americans in the wake of the boston bombings most recently about anger was

directed a moment salim somali an american cab driver who was assaulted by a man he had picked up moments earlier but luckily before this attack salim sensed the man's temper and recorded the entire older cation on the cell phone take a listen i'm judging you know you're going to. bomb people up all over the world oh me yes yes you are if you read your. so i'll go to. you you're muslim you have zero that's why you're going to me very sad especially considering how solemn is the furthest thing from the muslim extremist here's what he had to say in response. to the use of the sergeant to serve. a sort of post my wife. i'm not terrorists. i'm a muslim american. to

get the full story and much more from braking to said stay tuned to see it's coming up in around ten minutes time here and the entire episode is also available on our web site. and right now some news and brave this hour from around the world starting in the u.s. winds are pushing a massive wildfire covering eight thousand acres in southern california. almost one thousand firefighters are battling the blaze which broke out early on thursday morning it forced the evacuation of schools a university and currently threatens over two thousand homes and businesses. a u.s. refueling plane has crashed after takeoff near the curtis nonconference border in central asia and we're bringing you the latest pictures right now from the scene there's so far no news on the four crew members according to a regional representative the plane broke into three pieces as it went down into an inhabited area shortly after leaving the crew gives them an ass airport used by

nato in its war on terror in afghanistan the u.s. has yet to comment on the reports earlier this week an american that cargo plane crashed in afghanistan killing all seven people on board. charlie the top prosecutor investigating the murder of x. prime minister benazir bhutto was ambushed and shot dead in the capital islamabad charges have been brought against ex-president pervez musharraf in relations to bhutto's death in two thousand and seven has yet claimed responsibility for friday's a time meanwhile in karachi an election candidate and his three year old son were shot dead on their way home from friday. meat eaters in china could smell a rat in their daily meals online would tell you hundreds of people have been arrested in china for involvement in meat related crimes including the production of fake beef and mutton from animals such as rodents and foxes more details on alt . and also break away sell or sell off in one swell than

a dozen bottles of wine from the presidential palace to go up for sale a good bunch up to a quarter of a billion euros some of the money set to prop up the country struggling finances go to i'll just call to find out how much cash you'd need to splash to set something at least a palace why. after months of sound checks and acoustical tweaks say it has bugs murray and skewed their set eyes held in downswing opening garlow on its ambitious new stage the seven hundred million dollar high tech venue is the first new russian opera house to our spire to global significance since the time of the zone was actually is to say took a seat for the spectacle for us. critics it was silence from yesterday's gala opening it was just a magical and just spectacular the fulfullment says to the staging it was just as i

believe that the marines good theater company had wished that everybody would be able to see how what they really wanted to achieve at the end of the day i have to tell you that outside of this still some question a resonating about this building particularly how it looks like inside of course it's not disappointing but people are still asking that one question should the classical suit is the building modern now yesterday i spoke to the architect of money is easier to achieve diamonds who had this to say to mars it's to see that. people thought it was terrible in two schools were in charge close to perform to use those kind of pressure to the contrary sun and good company the point about simply just one of the most beautiful cities in the world does amazing continuity over streets still so in order to make you move. to me to. send me the way you know. or know of them. would choose to.

stand in controls to the streets soon or to moria stands with controls to its enclosure it stands three hundred churches. and it's good to see you in sydney only because it's really the holy of holies a. ride with me is a modern entries and we're going to talk a little bit about actually what we saw yesterday must make you wish inside of the auditorium you experience it what do you precious particularly about this techno serving that's all this is a future that we've heard so much about what i was excited out i'm going to admit now that i sneaked in last night's co-horts puzzle they call a concept that i was amazed started over the world this is not if i go on looks worse now just try to go fix be. i one point there was a poly sequence and by a full stage floated to the car platform so overwhelming so much that i came to right out to get the produces and then i was let back in again so tight security

but what i want amazing lights and how glamorous we've got different different representatives from the sky from the royal opera house of windsor compellent yeah i mean it was bold cultural it was it was a lot of very glamorous night it was amazing and many people have said that you know this ugly building from the outside it was given the name by many locals is the golden potato but i think that it's made its mark on the city and i think it will turn into the golden apple. in a few minutes as promised is breaking the second you know. admission free accreditation free transport charges free. range month

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i'm told. what's up i'm having martin and this is breaking the set so unfortunately as predicted we're seeing are ramping up of hate crimes and hate speech against muslim americans in the wake of the boston bombings most recently about anger was directed to mohammad saleem somali an american cab driver who was assaulted by a man he had picked up moments earlier but luckily before this attack so incensed the man's temper and recorded the entire older cation on the cell phone take a listen. i am judging you know your. blind people up all over the world oh me yes yes. if you read your jihad so i'll bet i think. you're muslim you have zero that's why you bunch of me

so very sad especially considering how salim is the furthest thing from a muslim extremist here's what he had to say in response. to most of the sergeant to serve. a sacrifice my wife. i'm not terrorists i'm a muslim american. it's truly a shame and what's even worse is that the ignorance and bigotry from the perpetrator is shared by many people in this country take for instance barry west county commissioner in tennessee who recently posted this on facebook yep how to wink at a mostly no not a terrorist a muslim yeah parents should be aiming a double barrel shotgun at every muslim in america.