>>reporter: spring in scotland - and the surf's up!>>muriel: the north east coast of scotland may seem an unlikely place to hold an international surfing competition - but conditions here are amongst the best in the world rivaling anything hawaii or even australia has to offer. >>howse: it's world class waves here in thurso east - not many people would know of scotland as being a surf destination ... i just love it, although you're rugged up and the water's really cold there's some novelty about coming to a place like scotland that makes it way more memorable. >>reporter: those world class conditions in evidence with one surfer scoring a 10 point wave - the maximum that can be achieved in competition. >>lester: yeah really happy with that - it's kinda rare to get something like that in the contest this big. yeah, so something to remember. >>reporter: but to compete here takes real courage. the waves may be classic, but they are seriously cold... barely above freezing... >>sullivan: it's one of the coldest surfing venues there is i mean

losing the game, and scotland wouldn't be in this position. they can actually afford to lose against england. it's now looking very good for argentina. if england beats scotland, it's going to be argentina and england through. argentina would play new zealand. >> lovely. adnan, thanks very much indeed for that. in spain, plans are well underway for the country's first-ever old people's home for gay pensioners. some activists say that elderly gay people living in care are often, as they put it, forced back into the closet by the intolerance of fellow residents. sarah rainsford has this report from madrid. >> it's just a scruffy plot of land for now, but there are grand designs for it. this is the site for spain's first-ever gay old people's home. plans are well underway for a project the man in charge says is desperately needed. >> we want to make sure old people who are gay can live out their life freely with dignity and among equals, not have to return to the closet and hide their true identity. >> it's 32 years since the law against homosexu

current turbulent economic times money talks scotland has oil and gas but while wales was a proud coal producing nation its minds are now closed and it's got some of the highest unemployment levels in the u.k. because of that the older generation is reserved when it comes to independence but young people are filled with national fervor but them independence is less about money and more about nationhood and identity and wales needs to be independent because it is a great country and we do we do and it like being is really patriotic i think more patriotic than england definitely have a lot to say we should. just seem to be better here at the moment you get free prescriptions. education seems to be a bit better plight comrie says it's going to build on that support providing not just emotional reasons why wales should be independent but concrete economic reasons too and it says wales does have resources particularly land and sea for green energy if the scots vote for independence wales might not be far behind. cardiff well now it's time for the business update with yulia. thanks that's ri

when scotland becomes independent and the next logical step is for leaders to be coming to bend and to separate a sentiment intensifies across the u.k. as we reveal later in the program. first though the security chief of the ousted libyan leader colonel gadhafi has fled the country and is now in neighboring the air according to officials there could off he wasn't said to be part of the convoy that crossed the border tuesday whopper kena faso denies claims that it's ready to provide asylum before the start of the campaign the us cia and britain's m i six were allegedly sending terror suspects to libya for interrogation and alleged torture that claims based on diplomatic documents recently found in libya have sparked outrage but anti-war activist don de bar says u.s. intelligence will find a way to spin the story. the u.s. cia is very skilled at this information and it's interesting here because the attempt is to play this in front of arab audiences to show good aafia as being the u.s. ally even though the forces fighting gadhafi of had a coordinated six month bombing attack with nato a

when scotland becomes independent and the next logical step is for me to speak i mean to . separate is sentiment intensifies across parts of the u.k. as we bring you later in the program. but first a bomb blast has rocked the indian capital new delhi killing nine and injuring at least forty five people outside the city's high court for the latest we go live to our correspondent standing by in the indian capital so priya what more do we know about this in the early stages. hi there matt will that's correct there was a bomb blast or an explosion at the new delhi high court today we're hearing a lot of conflicting reports about the numbers that are confirmed dead but so far it looks like that if that number is ninety at least forty five people have been the union home minister has actually just that this is a terrorist attack there is a lot of piano going on right now throughout this city that the new delhi high court is back you laid out right now and the police have just gotten to the scene and they're looking to see if there could perhaps be other bombs in the area that bom

try for independence in wales for the scotland by seeking to break from london rule that. twelve people have been killed over the weekend. that's according to opposition supporters this comes as the arab states reached an agreement with president bashar asad to open dialogue with the opposition and close the plan also outlines a proposal to prisoners and hold elections for the three years meanwhile the u.s. and e.u. have imposed more sanctions on syria. nations security council to condemn the assad regime down. you and says over two thousand two hundred have been killed since the uprising began in march while the all sources in damascus blamed armed groups for their regrets. russia however is sized to start talking to avoid any. conflict moscow plans to sound at finding mission to syria to get firsthand information on the areas hit by violence the decision was announced up to members of the syrian opposition visited the russian capital requesting international help speaking on the sidelines of an international policy forum in the russian city of yaroslavl president medvede

of the drive for independence and wales following scotland by seeking to break from london. twelve people have been killed over the weekend and yet more violence in syria that's according to opposition supporters this comes as the arab league announced it's reached an agreement with president bashar al assad to open dialogue with the opposition and bring the violence to a close the plan also outlines proposals to release prisoners and hold elections with a three years meanwhile the u.s. and e.u. have imposed more sanctions on syria and are calling for the united nations security council to condemn their assad regime for the violent crackdown the us has over twenty two hundred have been killed since the uprising began in march while the offer to mask is blame groups are down breath. russia however is urging both sides to start talking to avoid another libya style conflict bosco plans to send a fact finding mission to syria to get firsthand information on the areas hit by the violence that is. signals announced after members of the syrian opposition visited the russian capital

winter in scotland maybe. you can feel. the rain just take two dogs on the daily twelve kilometer patrol the dogs begin barking as soon as they smell a bad they are just as indispensable when rangers look for peaches hunting is often the poachers have better equipment than the reserve personnel. oh month or the poachers carry weapons their boats have powerful engines and most of the work and on top of the lawyers provide legal protection or your own likely to find any eyewitnesses here a ranger would have to work very hard before the offender could be brought to trial which you wouldn't but the roads. as soon as the expedition ship leaves plus the station a family of humpback whales appears the captain still is the vessel along the shore as the researches take stock of the best inhabiting the coney and in civil war i can see a female bear down there and a little cub is nearby. when the bears a spotted their exact location will be mocked on the map while the researches conduct their work the ship moves the slow speed. but wo

debating value of sizing the people in where's it going to seem that they're to when scotland becomes independent the next logical step is for we're just becoming dependent to of course separatism is nothing new to the british isles and the thousands of victims of the troubles in northern ireland are testament to how high feelings can run both in the present day and for centuries past while national sentiment may not be a new phenomenon the reasons for it have changed over the years and in these current turbulent economic times money talks scotland has oil and gas but while wales was a proud coal producing nation its mines are now closed and it's got some of the unemployment highest. levels in the u.k. because of that the older generation is reserved when it comes to independence but young people are filled with national fervor but them independence is less about money and more about nationhood and identity wales needs to be independent because it is a great country and we do we do and like an ageing has already patriotic i think of more patriotic than england definitely have a lot of

which is help fuel calls for it to achieve independence following similar calls further north in scotland as are his lawyer and it reports the debate continues to rage over whether welsh ambitions are driven by economic sense or emotion cry so we come very welcome to wales part of the u.k. and a proud nation with its own language and customs and the latest voice to call for independence applied comrie which means the party of wales has always had the country could be better off without the u.k. and it seems increasing numbers is starting to see that point of view i would economy has been run from london with the interest and priorities of the south east of england to the full and independent wheels of course would be able to chart a different course based on our needs and priorities wales is a long way from declaring independence. it's no longer just a pipe dream and people here voted overwhelmingly earlier this year in favor of handing the welsh assembly full law making powers that was considered a turning point in welsh nationhood and plights comrie the party of wales have undoubtedly t

scottish parliament which has many powers devolved from westminster the party's promise to hold a scotland wide referendum on whether to declare independence according to applied comrie that marks the turning of the tide for a unified u.k. . i believe they're beginning to to use the word independence in in a welsh context which they say they wouldn't of jennifer use our last debate develops i think the people in where's are going to see that they're to scotland becomes independent the next logical step is for we're just becoming dependent to of course separatism is nothing new to the british isles and the thousands of victims of the troubles in northern ireland are testament to how high feelings can run both in the present day and for centuries past while national sentiment may not be a new phenomenon the reasons for it have changed over the years and in these current turbulent economic times money talks scotland has oil and gas but while wales was a proud coal producing nation its minds are now closed and it's got some of the highest unemployment levels in the u.k. because of that the old

the tiny british principality that now wants the same taste of freedom as the celtic cousins in scotland reports on why the people of the valleys going to get a bigger voice welcome to wales part of the u.k. and a proud nation with its own language and customs and the latest voice to call for independence applied comrie which means the party of wales has always argued the country could be better off without the u.k. and it seems increasing numbers are starting to see their point of view our economy has been run from london with the interest and priorities of the south east of england to the fore and independent wills of course will be able to chart a different course based on our needs and priorities wales is a long way from declaring independence but it's no longer just a pipe dream and people here voted overwhelmingly earlier this year in favor of handing the welsh assembly full law making powers that was considered a turning point in welsh nationhood and plights couldn't read the party of wales have undoubtedly taken heart from the surprise victory of the scottish national party that

a war the sense of national identity and united kingdom is on the wane it comes at a time when scotland's ruling party the s. and p. has been pressing hard for independence coming to pass because you're wales is not far behind with growing calls to from. the small nations ambitions welcome to wales part of the u.k. and a proud nation with its own language and customs and the latest voice to call for independence plight comrie which means the party of wales has all with the country could be better off without the u.k. and it seems increasing numbers are starting to see their point of view our economy has been a problem with the interest and priorities of the south east of england to the fore and independent of course will be able to chart a different course. wales is a long way from declaring independence but it's no longer just a pipe dream people here voted overwhelmingly earlier this year in favor of handing the welsh assembly full law making powers that was considered a turning point in welsh nationhood and plights couldn't read the party of wales have undoubtedly taken heart from the

the united kingdom may not be so united saying with pilots for a referendum on independence for scotland after the scottish national party spectacularly well elections but the devolved parliament in edinburgh yet the movement for welsh independence is now falling well in calls to break from westminster as well as his lawyer editor you know it's based on actions and question. welcome to wales part of the u.k. and a proud nation with its own language and customs and the latest voice to call for independence applied comrie which means the party of wales has always argued the country could be better off without the u.k. and it seems increasing numbers are starting to see their point of view our economy has been run from and with the increase in priorities of the south east of england to the fall and independent we will be able to chart a different course. in our priorities wales is a long way from declaring independence but it's no longer just a pipe dream people here voted overwhelmingly earlier this year in favor of handing the welsh assembly full law making powers that was considered a tu

very much penalty minutes at scotland's keeping game was on point to heading for penalties from seven in conditions not to mention. the drop. me that nine three to the scots thirty three year old park seventy seven minute penalty also won for his long distance efforts also the last world game fifty six house and. elsewhere samoa went to town on the media in their opening a clash between the african side by thirty seven it's kind of like that off the mark in pool c. beating tonga and it close for twenty five twenty how it ended up russia's first ever world cup gnostics place on thursday i can steal that states. post new zealand meanwhile have suffered a setback for their now. it's much flyhalf done karcher are for friday's encounter against japan with a lower back injury the twenty nine year old suffering in the all blacks forty one to ten opening win over tonga. after feeling the strain in training the two thousand and five player of the year is taking it easy the aim well to recover in time for a clash with france on september the twenty. and moving to new york where this year's empe

hitting their stride scotland become the first team in the rugby world cup to make it two wins from tube but victory were two which up . on top of the world novak djokovic shows all phases newly attained u.s. open trophy on the empire state building summits. over the line we press the rewind button in the russian premier league are mainly per minute or called each and every goal but the injury in the latest round of action coming up. let's kick off with the champions league with the second of russia's representatives this year get their campaign started in france tonight c.s.k. moscow aiming to do what needs some petersburg couldn't do last night when the continent is in its losing to cypriots up well with little of the team standing between the army men and opening run points this time around troubling with russian team goalkeeper eagle rock in fear of japanese team on his city home day both players are through injury. neither of those sides though favorites ticks off group b. van belongs to ensure we face trumps one store on the nights both of us on your screens in group a month sister

and scotland yard's demands you pay media surrender food from west months rides to help identify looters but broadcasters say they won't be home for and believes. a u.n. investigation has declared that israel used excessive force during its raid on a gaza about aid flotilla last year however the report obtained by the new york times found that israel's blockade of gaza is legal nine activists were shot dead by commandos who boarded the turkish ship your has a story. the most significant findings of this u.n. report deal with the way the israeli commando units handled the raid on board the mother about that was the largest missile that took part in that was her turner and it was the very thought on which nine turkish citizens were killed to put the record it's it that the israelis have behaved in an excessive and reasonable manner and that the loss of life was unacceptable now the report says it has forensic evidence that points to the fact that those who have been killed was shot multiple times in the past and at close range and it criticizes the paces that the israelis said mrs not adeq