now here in moscow top stories tonight's ceremonies are being held in orthodox communities around the world to mark christmas side rushes main cathedral with thousands and joining in. on these pictures in fact you can see the law i now. use such as you know telling is. very much we've used it and it was going to look at taking off in a month's time and that's the scene. she had to go back to just a second after taking you through the rest of our. racks presidents called on the occupied city for legitimate spell is rebels that seized the city on friday is the

army gathers forces for a full assault on the extremists. and greenland opens its pristine territories to all companies for the first time as the country seeks cash an independent. look at the debate sparked by the decision. also to britain's prime minister toughens up the rhetoric on immigration but too little too late say its critics who claim he's only looking for votes. there are good morning she'll get the hard news stories a day in just a moment but first it is christmas day now here in moscow orthodox believe it's around the world are celebrating christmas as well it comes a full thirteen days after other christians for addition to the birth of jesus on

december twenty fifth the difference is the result of two different calendars adopted by the respective church. is here in moscow and all of vigils taking place at the cross to save because they draw to move from this talk of life. how the celebration is going with merry christmas to you coming to. our celebrations going with their well this is a holy night for all russian. yes this is a holy night as you just said for all russian also the believe verse which is by the way around eighty percent of the country's population and special services are held in around ten thousand churches and monasteries all across russia including christ to save a cathedral this is the main church of russia and the ceremony is now at this moment continuing there and it is let by patriarch of mosco an old russia killed every year around five thousand believers attend the sermon in this particular

cathedral you can see it is a very big one but still not all those who want to attend the ceremony in the cathedral can make it in and this is why we see people gathered outside the cathedral tonight they say being here this night this holy night and having an opportunity to hear from time to time the cathedral's bells ringing is enough for them as believers especially for this night a relic a very holy and a very important relic from greece's atthis monastery was brought here some of the magi gifts that according to the bible were given to the infant. jesus christ when he was born by a group of distinguished travelers foreigners who traveled thousands of kilometers to see jesus christ and to all know him as a king and starting tuesday morning in just several hours and a whole week all those who want to come and see them will have the support. back to

you. we will be covering that service is saying thanks so much welcome back she will be covering that service continue to cover that service on our website don't call this a full coming today if you want to catch it's a beautiful service and just to. see those pictures as well coming in from they are now the pictures from mosul crisis a cathedral by truck here over. the and this is some of that fade from our web site this list them from indicative of a place to live for this. early christmas and hearts that they might magi have driven by stars to worship be their right of righteousness and. to know you. as the. stores of our wisdom.

is this is and this is a bit different because before we saw everybody standing up with great ceremony now rushes the right moves there's a difference it was just a fun set up the beginning of the liturgy the presiding priest or bishop in this case the patrick is sitting in the middle of the church. there will be a moment during the service when the pastor of the of the presiding bishop. and is entering the century. so that's the so-called small intrigue and small intrigue that's what's going on the acolytes and the deacons are walking out of the sanctuary a surrounding the presiding bishop. very beautiful service they just tipping into it that's just a taste of the ongoing coverage and say for what the next hour or so and a website out calm full coverage there for them a car is not seen shown thomas taking st helens it was full well worth looking on

and a very christmas day merry christmas cheer for us because revenue. take in the day's news now iraq's prime minister is calling on the residents of the city of fallujah to drive out insurgents the city has been occupied by the militants since friday when they declared it islamic state that as the army prepares for a major assault on the city of several a struggle really carried out is policy as the latest. does not pick elements with al qaeda links have overrun the iraqi cities of finland and the nodding and thousands of residents are fleeing these area as government forces launch airstrikes and fire artillery shells the iraqi prime minister nouri al maliki has vowed that government forces will not eat this caveat until all these extremist elements on one team can give him a take but he does admit that for now the government has lost control in these cities in recent days the militants received a boost as they were joined in the fight against the baghdad government by sunni

tribesmen and what is interesting is that it marks a change from the years prior to the u.s. withdrawal when major sunni tribes turned against al qaeda what we're witnessing now is that they join forces with these al-qaeda groups against the shiite led government now the american administration has been slammed for creating this situation there are many who predicted that once the u.s. forces withdrew from iraq they would be a vacuum that would be created and that this would be fulled with extremist elements the u.s. secretary of state john kerry has promised support for the baghdad government that he has ruled out the possibility of boots on the ground he has said that the u.s. would not send troops back to that country to quote kerry he says that this fight is the fight of the baghdad government iran has also said that it is prepared to me and military support to the baghdad government and say troops to help fight al qaida there while in neighboring syria the al-qaeda fighters who are embattled with

the syrian president bashar assad in recent months have been gaining ground and gaining strength it's not the first time for the centrifuges fighting during the war in iraq could become a stronghold of sunni and to american resistance is one of those who fought in fallujah he thinks what we're seeing now are the who's a political mistakes them. i've come a long way since my time in illusions with bells or even a four step back and you know i've been involved in a lot of various efforts here in the united states to help veterans with p.t.s.d. and things like that so i guess it's incredible to see you know a lot of the rejections that those of us who understood what the war was about at least figured out when we got home coming true now because when you understand the nature of war as a racket you want to stand the true motivations behind the united states invasion occupation when you want to stand what kind of government was installed in iraq

your stand it was really only a matter of time before this happened. i spoke earlier to the president of the lawyers association who told me the country's prime minister and his cabinet of completely failed to save the country from. the hasn't been able to stop terrorist acts which has been taking the lives of the civilians and that he is now accusing the tide there which is somewhere else that being the one who is causing it he is the government is totally incapable of controlling she even by that itself except that the people there are being put and very tight spot because the government is allowing people to go out beating anybody who comes out in the street even raising their voices this is really a tragedy. for the u.n. says twenty thirteen was the bloodiest year in iraq since two thousand and eight with more than eight thousand people killed in the more. special section we put

together dedicated to keeping a tally of the violence in the devastated state the human cost it pays every month . greenland has given a green light to oil exploration of the north east of the country an area previously untouched by industry the move comes as the cash strapped country searches for a way to fix its economy and give it independence montes next year is just the next

takes a closer look at the pros and the cons of this decision. drilling and oil exploration off the western coast of the country particularly has already been underway for some time by the likes of shell chevron and exxon mobil but b.p. and its partners will now explore the amaryl concession in the north east which amounts to thousands of square kilometers some believe there may be a huge reserve of oil there up to one hundred ten billion barrels potentially the largest in the whole of the arctic the decision of greenland leadership is a complete u. turn from what it said only nine months ago when a moratorium on any further drilling was imposed due to environmental concerns the latest move is understood to be tightly connected with greenland strive for independence from denmark for now it's been relying solely on its faltering fish industry and grants from copenhagen but it's also known to have vast reserves of diamonds gold rare metals as well as having the world's second largest reserves of fresh water but clearly it's the black gold which could make greenland both economically and politically independent and the government is happy to have more

international oil giants on board to boost these and visions however not everyone is as thrilled to colleges have already blasted the move. checkered record describing the arctic environment as very fragile they say that even a minor oil spill in the crystal clear waters of greenland could cause a major disaster b.p. officials say they will take several years to carefully prepare for the challenging exploration work given the intensity of environmentalists criticism it's almost guaranteed that this period will be marked by the protests of those opposed to any drilling in the arctic we discussed this issue with greenland he said the drilling projects are vitally important slow to the country and to the well being of his people. one has to understand that first of all the green economy today is it's heavily dependent on block grants from things government almost forty percent of the government budgets and low budget is block grant from from denmark green and society needs to establish new new economic activities and for. the

opportunities and the christian children limited to with regards to for instance expanding the fisheries or create jobs within actually culture or tourism it's all very limited we have to look at the mineral success well we know from our well in the world and from history that it's impossible to get one to you that the environment will not be harmed but you need to calculate how big the rich case and also in terms of legalization so green then is known for being one of the countries in the world with the toughest three collegians on on on me my meds but at the same time you need to be aware that you can account for a while that the environments of a big enough to harm the same time so trying to establish so on. kanani and to to be as much the economy can be and politically independent we need to explore all

the sources of economic activity. coming up on our t.v. she killed on the cheap has more tally and i really feel the financial pinch chinese goods than on our place in the country they miss. the story. so by atrocities. to make. michael. has changed his life and world around him. by giving up. hope. and love to so many children.

i. take. pleasure to have you with us here on t.v. today. the u.k.'s promises pushing for a cap on european immigrants to britain he also says there needs to be cuts to welfare for migrant workers but critics claim david cameron simply try to win over

voters who are increasingly leading to the right now t. sarah furthur ports. this is part of these wider plans that the prime minister has to renegotiate britain's relationship with europe and the prime minister insisting that he's already made progress on those renegotiation plans he came under some ridicule on twitter from the ukip leader ninety four hours he said david cameron seems to be trying to sound like me the difference is that i believe what they say now of course that might cause some confusion amongst the public and it's felt by many that the conservative party line on immigration has been somewhat confused because you've had the borders opening up. romania at the beginning of the year possibly a bit of confusion the prime minister's strong words over what his plans for the future are with that renegotiation and of course the big question is that whilst the prime minister might be saying all of this putting these very tough plans on

the table the big question remains as to whether the e.u. would accept these terms if we negotiation and a lot of people feel that quite simply that won't be acceptable to the other members of the. independent party those so brussels will know what it wants. if he wants to make the changes that he suggested he has to actually get treaty change and agreements with all the countries and they've already had the european commission in the form of rosso he said that won't happen the only clear solution is to get your control of your borders back in order to do that you have to leave the european union politicians are not listening to people in the streets or in the places around the country go to lincolnshire for example they are telling us that they have difficulties in their community because it's changed now that's not being racist is actually being realistic and listening to those people all that we suggesting you keep is that anyone who comes to this country has to be able to afford to work here pay taxes and contribution to this country but we have to have

a sensible immigration policy which brings the best in and ensures that they stay here and pay for the future of this country in the same way that indigenous people do it was all the news there was something a bit lighter to use the on a website like this it is christmas day moscow take over a thousand hardy swimmers one chilly beach in poland one record breaking you get this they all showed up to brave the icy depths to make it to the penis book of world records the perseverance paid off they got in they've got the pictures to prove it. but the rise of the machine be led by drones the u.s. military is predicting within just a matter of years unmanned aircraft will be able to carry out missions without human command so when we get more on that r.t. dot com is the place to be. demanding an explanation from senegal over the seizure of a russian trawler the crew the ship says it was an organized operation carried out with the government's knowledge of vessels detained on saturday off the coast of

guinea bissau said he believes officials claim it was fishing illegally illegally but the ship has since been inspected apparently no evidence has been provided a crew of sixty two russians and twenty others from getting purcell are still on board their passports have been confiscated. for world news a brief two separate blood. same pakistan of left eleven dead the first explosion happened in the northwest of the country at the home of a local tribal leader that killed ten including a child it's so also reported that the house was used as a weapons distribution point for local militants the other person died in a suicide blast near a school in the country's north report said the taliban could be behind the assault update on the coldest winter weather the coldest winter storm in fact in twenty years still blasting the united states hundreds of flights have been canceled and schools in several states closed as temperatures near minus fifty celsius in some areas officials are strongly advising residents not to leave home the extreme weather so far claim sixteen lives. the leopard this one of the

symbols of the upcoming winter olympics in sochi and the reason for it to the mountains of the caucuses a home to the endangered creatures who are fighting tooth and claw to survive. in sochi for us to find out what's being done to help than them. stealthy hunt is resourceful scavenger is persian leopards the smallest little while can't one stalk these mountains in the caucuses. now the solitary elusive and skillful predators being introduced to their natural habited after fifty years thanks to the caucuses nature reserve leopard center. it's part of a program linta the sochi twenty fourteen winter games that aims to preserve and improve the region's wildlife and environment.

though the animal has been spotted on the russian caucasus a few times there is no viable leopard population there our program is designed to start a new population of the personal labyrinth of the caucasus mountains and to restore the species in its natural habitat there has been success here two cups born at the national park in july with the first ever born in captivity. their parents have been brought in from lisbon zoo in portugal to to yes for them to get used to their new home and each other. the connection wasn't to mediate but it dick come and there for his kiss was captured on camera and the health of the family will be monitored using g.p.s. chips for the next twenty years all in all the center now has ten leopards it's how you do this group can lead to a resurgence for the species the leopards live in a temporary open the cages in the reserve which i quipped with cameras there

observed closely while the adept before being released into the wild their food is pig meat in the cages to shop in out their hunting skills. what cobb that wasn't shy about cameras was groom his mother neglected him after he was born now they keep his act as force to parents taking him for walks feeding him and giving him extra love and attention because now graham he is only six months old he's pretty happy and he will be here making sure that there's more of him out of this nature park tom would say in so she's a nature park forty and that's where we go from strength to strength tomorrow in fact it's going to be just a month before the winter there's a massage and we got updates are coming in for the organizing committee had a much more as well there are international where our special coverage up to the

big opening ceremony can take. in the midst of a financial storm or telly and the turn of a back from the designer brands that have made their country world famous singers are increasingly turning to chinese producers for cheap good sometimes those still labeled made in italy but he's a gold has got off report. on july first i four generations of this family have made their living from the textile business italian kashmir silk garden you name it these people have quality clothing in their d.n.a. a high end quality which you were in fewer customers are able to afford now with this the people they they are interested in the nice thing sir but that they have

no money to buy and they go to buy a cheap pair of boots and this is ladies and also why is the proud i call rubbish brad the junk food the drunken clothes. as the economy struggles to go on in this recession in half a century demand for luxury goods among italians is going down but for some the crisis has provided great opportunities just like many other cities across the world rome has its own chinatown as well whole district in the center of the city filled with showing these businesses which go way beyond sticks to take out and include shops or even boutiques and charities walls which have been spreading all around formal casual sporty every size and styles clothes and footwork are presented here and with a price tag sometimes as much as ten times lower than the competition it's flying to show there is nothing to think about here i'm not going to spend my last cash

under such i buy chinese stuff yes they make good cotton clothes sometimes but i was strictly the first and here's the punchline these chinese schools are not in china anymore materials are in order yes but since december here just lesion allows the made it will be stamped on every item something italian companies want changed if you need chinese. as a product. awarding extensively on quality and not. quantity with large quantity and lope. proved the perfect tactic for the chinese who poured into the bank of italy germany at least one a million dollars out of italy to china. he was going over our tea room. next to. me with a hollowed from the weakest border for what use in the u.k. a separate program for you is going on the ground with action for times and maybe i'll see again over the next news of.

welcome to the first sports show of twenty fourteen coming up all the top support from russia and around the world with me take partridge yes think of it. dynamic.

night straight when the streets in overtime at homes of bodies stay top of the k h l on course for a third straight. plus high hopes russian johns just a must go when the first of the all russian showdown in the euro league top sixteen of the all the men's hockey and first continental title in six years. and i don't think queen we meet later in the ice dog start looks to shine at russia's winter olympics in sochi. but let's kick off with football and the january transfer window as prolific blunders legal strike out robert leavened of ski has agreed to join treble winners by a new unit from arch rivals dortmund at the end of the season the twenty five year old underwent a medical before signing a pre-contract agreement for a five year deal with the league leaders the fifty six count poland star helped

dortmund facts about domestic titles in two thousand and eleven and two thousand and twelve was also scoring the league second best tally last season of twenty four goals in thirty one matches but now he sets to rejoin midfielder mario gets or who also moved to buy in from dortmund last summer. while three days of national mourning is being observed in portugal after one of the country's greatest ever football as you say vo has died at the age of seventy one the mozambique born forward scored a phenomenal seven hundred thirty three goals in seven hundred forty five matches and helped benefit to win eleven domestic crowns and one european cup he was also the top scorer at the nine hundred sixty six world cup in england with nine goals including four against north korea and had been a football ambassador since retiring in one nine hundred seventy nine. meanwhile coach carlo ancelotti as well as his assistants in a deans of damage watched spanish giants realm of edges form

a side french league leaders. one nil in a friendly in cats are twenty year old has say scored the nineteenth minute winner to upstaged teammate and ballon d'or nominee cristiana rebel though karim benzema went close to making it to nil early in the second half was denied by the woodwork . well p.s.g. frontman's latin ybor him of age also failed to make an impact in that profile friendly but the sweden captain showed off his beach football skills in the desert as his guitar e own club travels to the gulf country for a training camp during the winter break even have a virtue was also on the long list for the ballon d'or but failed to make the cut after sweden crashed last two are now those portugal forty one aggregate in last november's world cup playoffs while the thirty two year old says he'd love to reignite with lionel messi after the barcelona star was linked with a move to p.s.g. if he's on the market of course is there because like a.