and our t.v. crew travel to the u.k. and germany find out what people there think of iceland recovery plan and here is what we heard. i think it's a good thing we used to have laws in germany where you could get subsidies as a home owner you know but that's a thing of the past this is ok you didn't get this i think for individual people it would be good news but not for the country you never know where the money comes from for such gifts it would be very great to you everyone could buy a house. sounds great yeah. but just to get rid of your debt was perfect because then obviously you could spend that money on something else because i think would be best for the country one reason the economy. is the public that just goes up and i don't think the country can afford it he said he would help especially is just a total that so it's a chunk of money that would make a difference. well considered controversial i says crisis break away plan is proving effective in helping people keep their heads above water but here's what

happens when government measures fail today nearly a quarter of the population live under the threat of poverty and that's more than one hundred twenty million people cheer of the latest additions to the blog bulgaria and romania find selves topping the list of europe's poorest and even the founding states are now struggling more than ever as it were going off find out marco used to work as a pizza you'll many italians used to call it the golden skill which would always get you work in a role but it didn't hold true for marco one day he was. sorry about that will bring the story a later in the meantime many british households are wondering how the you'll stay warm this winter after being hit with massive energy price rises just as a cold begins to bite thousands of u.k. families trav below the poverty line will be unable to heat their homes even with the promise of government help assess our cilia now reports. it's that time of year

again when temperatures drop and to bill soar as the heating camas on. zero zero zero zero zero zero. people here are protesting saying that it was that i came to the choice between eating or heating they're angry at the price increases of the energy companies and the government's lack of action to helping those who are most vulnerable not to mention the comment from downing street that for those who can't afford to pay the bills they just simply put on an extra job well. this really saved me gently as you can read the piece in the wind isn't the same me early keeling and his wife rita keep the heating on for only two hours during the day and five hours at night i do worry. particularly to me then obviously. freedom to meet all the costs

on our own it's affecting every family in this country and this is britain two thousand and thirteen. it's terrible depending on the provider the hike set to take effect this winter could be as high as ten percent with excess deaths in england and wales rising by a third to thirty one thousand compared with the previous year six big companies controlling the markets and not deciding when to put up prices whether that's above the rate of inflation or not is another question the big six blamed a rise in wholesale costs but industry regulator off said costs by less than two percent profits meanwhile have gone up by seventy five percent in the last year alone but if you're going to see if you any go to that's what we're going to see to do to play out. the pressure. and there's a double whammy the national grid bore that energy reserves are dangerously low the

risk of blackouts this winter will be higher than it's been for almost a decade but the more pressing problem for many remains simply getting through this winter how many. truly live. the week that doesn't make any difference to david cameron. if those tests are cilia are to london a big no for g.m.o. natural food has become more popular than genetically modified with people in the us fearing that the products could lead to a future health epidemic but huge food companies like monsanto refuse to give up and spend billions to maintain their market share point nine best gates. in a city with thousands of restaurants yoko kind of has lunch at the same place nearly every day oh yeah yeah every day everybody knows i mean because i love it.

here at four foods the ingredients are natural g m o's are limited as much as possible and the menu cater. as to an exploding dietary necessity in the us we probably in the past year if we see more people coming directly for us because we do have gluten free options listed among the top food trends by time magazine the gluten free lifestyle has boomed into a billion dollar american industry foods books and even boot camps cater to a g. free clientele doctors are now paying attention to a new phenomenon called sensitivity and what about this gluten free diet heard great is great no gluten high protein all natural bar the blue is a protein found in wheat and other grain products eighteen million americans reportedly suffer from gluten related disorders while medical experts have dubbed it the next big u.s. epidemic a new report finds genetically modified foods such as soil and corn may be an

environmental trigger for the growing health crisis if you look at the nature of the primary toxins crowd in most you can predispose physiology for those type of symptoms related to sensitivity in fat beason. disorders immune system bravo. the multinational billion dollar company monsanto happens to be a leading producer of g.m. the seeds are to be reached out to the company a spokesperson said that monsanto is not aware of credible evidence that supports allegations of their products being harmful but the report released by the institute for responsible technology finds that the weed killer known as roundup used on g m o's also has a negative effect on gut bacteria it's taxes and is insidious because you don't have an immediate acute reaction but it evokes your health slowly over time are chosen outside of his disease. kidney failure than

a cancer these have all been shown to be very strongly correlated with the use of. around fourteen so in the meantime monsanto has reportedly spent billions on lobbying to keep g.m.o. foods from being labeled in the u.s. sales in the gluten free food market have reached new heights due to a dangerous health at that this comes as monsanto grossed more than thirteen billion dollars in revenue last year selling products many believe to be responsibly for that epidemic in the first place. are to new york what an r.t. international and other aqua the news headlines in just a few minutes but remember that you can always check out our website r.t. dot com for more on any of the stories that we cover for you here.

i was thinking somehow i had to come back because mom was waiting for me. i just knew that everything would be fine for some reason we were so confident because we were going to get married officially after he came back how could he not come back because the mere thought of it never crossed her mind. when the militants decided to try and break through her new guinea screaming grenade. to go to the explosion blew him will run his back toward. and it was all over all of us. we know that our comrades and our commander won't leave us no matter how tough it gets we're team. you're getting was a senior in his military trio. he knew that if he didn't smother that grenade with

his body more of his comrades would die he gave his own life to save his friends. so the lesson we teach to the world is that the best way to defend yourself is to get yourself a nuclear weapon and of course the biggest culprit of using nuclear weapons and producing nuclear weapons and weapons about struction is my birthday should the united states and i find it absolutely insane that we sit here and talk about iran suppose have nuclear weapons program where you know the united states is producing every kind of weapon under the sun is spending more than every other military on the planet combined and it's involved in more war and more death and more suffering than every other nation combined and yet it's sitting there on a pedestal talking about other nations developing weapons of mass destruction and it's insane that we even allow them to do this the first nation that needs to disarm without question is the united states.

to speak to the language of the. program says documentaries in arabic it's all here on. reporting from the will talks about six of the i.p.t. interviews intriguing story for you as you. see them trying. to find out more visit our big don't. they look like bounty islands where the locals can enjoy the sun and the ocean. but what was buried here years ago. means these people. suffering the consequences. how much more poison. ground. behind this there is what we call the

bank on which there is a deposit of plutonium left by security test which caused the dispersion of radio nuclides despite previous cleaning efforts there remains a deposit of a little less than two kilos of plutonium stuck in the rock and the coral reef about ten metres down. a never ending legacy. you have to remember that israel if there were in the cabin the award for best dramatic performance by a country israel would win every year it's a real it's a theater. not to know who was the star of the theater so i would serve the few moments ago now we have to distinguish between israel's rhetorical position and its actual position israel wouldn't be investing billions and billions of dollars into building this wall if it wanted territory beyond the wall if we go back to our

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saves them. join me james brown on a journey for the soul. right on the scene. first street. and i think that you're. on a reporter's twitter. and instagram. to be in the know. on. the. war is probably the most complex human activity.

to come up. in the phenomenon of friendly fire probably extends back to the invention of gunpowder. kill a bunch of people you know don't know if their friends are already us people. reading. this summer shoots my brother in the leg not intentional because of it because it was night time for in the morning even the best given the pouch soldiers. are going to make mistakes is this whole idea of brotherhood and author and camaraderie in this sense it was in this context that has absolutely no place.

sunday's news on the stories that shape the week ukraine's capital braces for a million man anti-government march with western politicians lending their support to the demonstrations in kiev. against the odds broadcasters from a romanian village managed to found off a major u.s. oil company that's exploring for shale gas near their home. and people across the globe mourn the death of nelson mandela we'll look at how the anti-apartheid leaders image has changed over the years. and a special swedish relationship it's been revealed that scandinavian country has been helping america spy on russia's leadership.