pitting boris berezovsky, one of the kremlin's most impact old enemies, against roman abramovich, wholways tried to steer clear and keep the best possible relations with vladimir putin. >> late in 2000, roman abramovich also entered politics, serving platter or put in as governor of the reindeer herders of russia's remote province. meanwhile, the court heard, after a meeting while on a holiday in the french alps, roman abramovich agreed to pay a staggering 13 $3 billion to boris berezovsky and his partner as the final payoff for the protection he no longer needed. the kind of 24 karat handshake. but boris berezovsky says that roman abramovich was buying him out of their joint business at a knockdown price, threatening that if he did not accept the terms, president vladimir putin might jail one of boris berezovsky's friends. a secret that -- recording revealed the threat and proves the vladimir putin's arbitrary power. >> if president putin did not want someone to be arrested, the would not be arrested president prejean did want someone to be arrested, they would be. that is right, isn

exiled a businessman but he's put his office he wants the cash for chelsea football club owner roman abramovich claiming he was intimidated selling investments on the ship . and talk to a former british government minister who explains the origin of europe's debt crisis that interview is up next. i'm joined by lord hesketh a former cabinet minister in both margaret thatcher's and all mages governments and he's just become the most high profile defector from david cameron's conservative party joining you keep the u.k. independence party lot has thanks thing to r.t. you've been a member of the tory party although i don't life why jump ship now well it's been a long process and i think the simple summation is this. every government. that we have had with the exception of margaret satcher has essentially allowed itself to be bamboozled by its civil service into avoiding having a serious discussion with the europeans about sorting out the problem and i'm afraid that it's no happened with this government that's no point listening to a lot of people telling what they believe when they failed carried o

abramovich was being questioned, but he was not really answering the questions.e said things like, i think you're getting more confused. at which point, he was reprimanded by the judge. he told him to stop criticizing stopberezovsky's lawyers and simply answer the questions. in one of the witness statements about his lifestyle, he said, "i was quite surprised by his lifestyle. i was never interested in imitating this lifestyle. at that point, he was questioned about some of the soccer team. jones and an estate in the u.k., and an apartment in one of the most expensive parts of central london. said,rezovsky's lawyers "you say that's not extravagant and now you want to qualify that. if you were not interested in the extravagant lifestyle then, you might now."mr. abramovich said, "one could put it that way, but at the time, it was not part of my position." "chelsea football club impacted my life. it was a turning point." >> thank you very much. >> in scotland, the country could become the first in europe to introduce a minimum price for alcohol. the government is se

and from the directors' box to the witness box chelsea football club owner roman abramovich is in court as his his former friend boris abettors also he sues him for allegedly muscling him out of a.

banned russian oligarchs and ramana abramovich on the breeze birdsall states like a timeout and a multi-billion dollar court battle in london where evidence has turned the spotlight on the trade to business dealings of the. headlines up next here on our talk show and on this edition of his guest debate on how the latest changes in the walls financial system have influenced global politics.

that's a very large very much to do i think if abramovich wants him to do wants him to work for him i think he wants he will do it. david beckham helped l.a. galaxy win the m.l.s. title with a one there winner the western dynamo in what could be his final competitive appearance for the club but his sides met in the m.l.s. cup final on sunday and in the seventy first minute thirty six year old back and robbie keane come by and set up kept them under donovan to score the illegal second did have a chance to cap a fairytale performance with a goal of his only added time but is free kick safe by tally hall the big cricket galaxy their first title since two thousand and five and back in his first piece of silverware in america in the final season of his five year deal his contract is due to expire next month but despite being linked to paris back on set and take time to decide his future plans. there's no rush. in a rush to decide what happens we go into all next the next weekend. so we're going to enjoy that and enjoy this we. you know we've worked hard to get to this point. so we'll enjoy

something he likes very much to do i think if abramovich wants him to do once it will work for him i think he wants he will do it. and the english premier league have gone third in the table that's after beating aston villa by two goals to nothing the hosts managed to score tries during the first half thanks efforts from going out and that was just enough to secure the club's eight when in the last nine domestic games making it the best start of the season for spurs in forty five years or to the satisfaction of. his charges for the first time since undergoing surgery earlier this month. now in tennis world number one novel djokovic has beaten thomas in the a.t.p. world tour finals in london on the opening set wanted to get six free chocolate seize the initiative in this second to turn the game his way claiming this said by the saves calling in the twelve game of the side of the czech first match point but he failed to use his chance the world number seven made for start to the tie break and could not recover while jack which wrapped up the win on his first match point . is in this ki

russian tycoon abramovich and have taken their battle to a u.k. court and it's no small claim with over six and a half billion dollars at stake businessman but claims robbed him of the money by intimidating him into selling oil shares on the cheap well that's something the chelsea football club owner denies ortiz ivor bennett has been watching the billion dollar lawsuit play out. it's been dubbed the battle of the oligarchs in one corner is mr a estimated wealth fifteen billion assets for yachts chelsea football club and a french chateau in the other corner mr p. estimated fortune five hundred million he had to sell his yacht but he does still have his trusty stretch my back which he never fails to show off. his rise to riches is a story precious few knew until now his turn in the witness stand has lifted the lid on a life in the shadows he revealed how some of his companies employed primarily disabled staff landing lucrative thirty percent tax breaks and he came clean on the piles of cash he paid for protection as he dived into the infamous alimo

combat in the next hour here on our outspoken policy but as often chelsea football club owner roman abramovich continued legal drama playing out all over a claim of six point five billion dollars. now a quarter past the hour here in moscow a report by the un's atomic watchdog has heightened fears this week that iran could be developing a nuclear weapon israel is now calling on the international community to act despite being an undeclared nuclear power itself but russia is stressing the need for caution over what appears to be an inconclusive report iran's brushing the allegations of side blaming the u.s. for putting pressure on the international atomic energy agency iranian lawmakers are now calling for a review of the country's cooperation with the agency to ron's envoy to the i.a.e.a. says his country will not stop its nuclear activities which he says have always been peaceful and totally transparent. or not professional and not balanced with political motivation and under political pressure by the u.s. and couple other are the western countries this report has fifteen pages of the allegati

yacht and he does still have his trusty stretch my back which he never fails to show off a man abramovich is rise to riches is a story precious few you until now his turn in the witness stand has lifted the need on a life in the shadows he revealed how some of his companies employ primarily disabled staff when it lucrative thirty percent tax breaks and he came clean on the piles of cash he paid for protection and he dived into the infamous cellar many in wards of the ninety's where we now know someone was murdered every three days not exactly the clean cut image and one of britain's most loved foreign imports he did want to i think it was the more you know the only difference between a rattler people and here is because we're very good provides a very banal image and he doesn't really come across aggressively always say anything at all he wants to be respectful and suddenly we're all waiting of the rather sort of see the origins of his wealth it's a third of that wealth that produce better results he claims is he's still a wanted man in russia he's suing mr and promote it for six and a ha

that's a big he lives very much to do i think if abramovich wants to do want to work for him i think he wants he will do it. david beckham helped l.a. galaxy win the m.l.s. title with a one there win over houston dynamo in what could be his final competitive appearance for the club to size met in the m.l.s. cup final on sunday and in the seventy first minute thirty six year old back and what you can find he set up tap to london driving to school to go back and then have a chance to cap a fairy tale performance with a goal of his own in added time but was free kick was saved i tell you whole. galaxy the first time since two thousand and five and back in his first piece of silverware in america in the final season of his five year deal has gone from fifty to expire next month but despite being linked to paris over at insead he takes time to decipher spectrograms. there's no rush. in a rush to decide what happens we go on to all next weekend so we're going to enjoy that and enjoy this we. you know we've worked hard to get to this point. so we'll enjoy that and then kick back and enjoy t

something he likes very much to do i think if abramovich wants him to do wanted to work for him i think he wants he will do it. and in the meantime david beckham helped l.a. galaxy win the m.l.s. title when they won their win over kristen dynamo in what could be his final competitive appearance for the club to size match in the m.l.s. cup final on sunday and in the certainty first minute thirty six year old bracken and robbie keane combined something happened london drove them to school and we go back and did have a chance to catch a fairytale performance with a goal of his only not in time but it's great it was saved by tallyho victory there galaxy their first title since two thousand and five and back of the first piece of silverware in america in the final season of his five year deal his contract is due to expire next month but despite being lynched in paris sandra back and said he wasn't in a rush to make future plans. there's no rush said in a rush to decide what happens we don't all next weekend so we're going to enjoy that and enjoy this we. you know we worked hard to get to thi

that's something he likes very much to do i think if abramovich wants him to do want to work for him i think he won't you will do it. in the english premier league top number have gone third in the table that's after beating aston villa by two goals to nothing the hosts managed to score twice during the first half thanks athletes from going out and it was just enough to secure the eighth win in their last nine domestic fix just making the best start of the season for spurs in forty five yes all to the satisfaction of direct and left his charges for the first time since undergoing heart surgery place. in tennis world number one has beaten thomas in group a at the a.t.p. world in lands on the opening set went to. six three took over seize the initiative in this second turn to gain his lay claiming this saved by the same scoreline in the trial came with a decidedly check first match point but he failed i use his chance the world number seven made will start to tie break and could not recover while wrapped up the win on his first match point i. was in this kind of event this is the last

pretty much to do i think if abramovich wants him to do wanted to work for him i think he wants to he will do it. and the english premier league tottenham have gone third in the table that's after beating us still be the two goals to nothing in the house managed to score twice during the first half thanks to the threats from the bale and it was just enough to secure the client when the last nine domestic fixtures make it the best start of the season for spurs in forty five years to the satisfaction of a wrecked man who left his charges for the first time since undergoing heart surgery earlier this month. in turn its world number one another djokovic has beaten term as the group a.t.p. world to final scene london the open except one to. look at six three talk of which seize the initiative in the sack and turn the game his way claiming this by the same scoreline in the twelve game of the decider the czech had a first match point but he failed to use his trance world number seven made a poor start to try break and could not recover. the win on his first match point i. was in this kind of

that's something he lives very much to do i think if abramovich wants him to do wanted to work for him i think he wants he will do it. in the meantime david beckham helped l.a. galaxy win the m.l.s. title with a one there when i missed in dynamo in what could be his final competitive appearance for the thought of your side's match in the m.l.s. cup final on sunday and ending the seventy first minute thirty six year old back out of what we can find captain landon donovan to school the goal. back and did have a chance to catch a fairytale performance with a goal of his i mean out of time but it was very good it was so huge i tell you hold the victory gave galaxy their first title since two thousand and five second space piece of silverware in america final season of his five year deal its contract is due to expire next month spots to spike lee rings to carry signs of luck but instead take time to decide which plans. there's no rush said that all season i'm not in a rush to decide what happens with we go into all next next weekend so we're going to enjoy that and enjoy this week because y

super rich locked in legal combat in the next spoken bodies and chelsea football club owner roman abramovich and little to new legal drama playing out over a six point five billion dollars claim. first a report by the un's atomic watchdog has heightened fears this week that the ground could be developing a nuclear weapon israel is now calling on the international community to despite being an undeclared nuclear power itself but russia is stressing the need for caution at what appears to be an inconclusive report iran's brushing the allegations aside blaming the u.s. for putting pressure on the international atomic energy agency iranian lawmakers are now calling for a review of the country's cooperation with the agency political scientists one hundred varieties says that the i.a.e.a. is findings a biased and deeply flawed the whole report itself it's based on forged documents there is absolutely nothing new in the core of the documents are from the year two thousand and four and before there was a general trend to try to put iran in a corner it or try to corner iran if you recall just a few w

them or that has robbed him of billions point imitating him to selling oil shares on the cheap abramovichdenies the allegations and shied away from making any public comment of the case but better results he's been much more candid with some loud and passionate grandstanding in the witness box but also promises to become the most expensive in history with legal costs for each of the men rocketing to millions of dollars. let's take a look at some of the world news no brief making the headlines we're going to iraq first there a triple explosions rocked a local market in baghdad reports suggest eight people were killed over twenty injured but police medics say the number of casualties is set to grow the attack follows a statement by iraq's prime minister urging security forces to clamp down on any threats of violence the last little three thousand u.s. troops in the country are expected to leave early in the year. a suicide bomb blast near a mosque in afghanistan's northern baghlan province has left at least seven dead and injured more than a dozen others the attacker detonated his vest as w

claim either six billion dollars at stake excelled in a boris berezovsky once the cash from a roman abramovich accusing the chelsea football club owner of robbing him and that is either been reported means britons are getting a rare glimpse into the life of a low profile billionaire. it's been dubbed the battle of the oligarchs in one corner is mr a estimated well if deemed billion assets for yachts chelsea football club and a french chateau in the other corner mr b. estimated fortune five hundred million he had to sell his yacht but he does still have his trusty stretch my book which he never fails to show off a man i promote which is rise to riches is a story precious few knew until now his time in the witness stand has lifted the need on a mike in the shadows he reveals how some of his companies employ primarily disabled staff and big lucrative thirty percent tax breaks and he came clean on the piles of cash he paid for protection and he dived into the infamous salad minium was the benign things we now know someone was murdered every three days not exactly that clean cut image one of britai

that's a that's something he likes very much to do i think if abramovich wants him to do wants him to work for him i think he wants to he will do it now he's one of russia's greatest fighters and fans of mixed martial arts will be relieved to know that field or yankee isn't going to retire just yet with thirty five american jeff monson in moscow to lead a three losing streak and afterwards he said he will continue his career which had previously seen him go unbeaten for a decade or more is wrong. and first round sachin probably made it twenty two thousand in attendance believe that this quite well and with a knockout any million and a favorite that is however the battle tested veteran jeff monson who by the way has never lost by way of a k o kept getting up each time the last emperor sent him to the canvas to everyone's surprise you may be and god did not pursue monson on the ground even once inviting the americans of white standing up for half that was the only strategy that could have worked against the forty year old submission expert as the ballots when they entire distance all th

at stake next of tycoon very spears or ski once the cash from chelsea football club owner roman abramovich a man who usually keeps a low public profile as i have a bennett reports that means britons are getting a reg'lar since the billionaires lost time. it's been dubbed the battle of the oligarchs in one corner is mr a estimated wealth fifteen billion assets for your chelsea football club and a french chateau in the other corner mr b. estimated fortune five hundred million he had to sell his yacht so he does still have his trusty stretch my back which he never fails to show off a manner which is rise to riches is a story precious few knew until now his turn in the witness stand has lifted the lid on a life in the shadows he revealed how some of his companies employed primarily disabled staff landing lucrative thirty percent tax breaks and he came clean on the piles of cash he paid for protection as he dived into the infamous alimony and wars of the ninety's where we now know someone was murdered every three days not exactly that clean cut image one of britain's most loved foreign imports

can't lend to countries then they miss can be very problematic feuding russian tycoon sort of man abramovich. taking their battle to the u.k. core that it's no small claim either with over six and a half billion dollars at stake. this point but it's off he claims after him over to rob him of the money by intimidating him into selling oil shares on the cheap something with chelsea football club knife ben it's been watching the billion dollar lawsuit play out. it's been dubbed the battle of the oligarchs in one corner is mr a estimated wealth a fifteen billion assets for your child's a football club and a french chateau in the other corner mr b. estimated fortune five hundred million he had to sell his yacht but he does still have his trusty stretch my bike which he never fails to show off from an album which is rise to riches is a story precious to you until now his turn in the witness stand has lifted and made a life in the shadows he revealed how some of his companies employ primarily disabled staff then they lucrative thirty percent tax breaks and he came clean on the piles of cash he paid

something he likes very much to do i think if abramovich wants him to do wants him to work for him i think he won't he will do it. tennis roger federer and rafael nadal have got off the winning starts at the end of season worlds or finals in london although both hands are work harder federer the defending champion needing three sets to get past french media will free to tsonga the swiss was on a twelve game winning streak coming into this tournament and took the first set sixty wife and friend theory on rate enjoying it so far but to tsonga he's up to six in the world rankings then stormed back to take the next step by the same scoreline. and there was little between them in the decider but tsonga stumbled on his serve at five four down and federer to constituents i. once got the upper hand in the second set to sort of swing more freely and it got more dangerous. which me was just. trying to stick it away from a chance to create chances when it was not serving as well as it did at times that i was going to take those chances and hopefully come through to victory which it will. except

very much to do i think if abramovich wants him to do once of the work for him i think you want to he will do it and the standard tennis with roger federer and rafael nadal have got off to a willing start at the end of season world tour finals in london although both have to work hard for their victory to federer the defending champion needing three sets to get past frenchman gold free to tsonga the swiss was on a twelve game winning streak coming into this tournament and took the first set six two wife and friend terry on really enjoying it so far but the songa is up to six in the world rankings then stormed back to take the next step by the same score so there was little between them in the deciding separate to tsonga stumbled on his five four down and federer took his chance. once you get the upper hand in the second set you start to swing more freely and it got more dangerous in the. me was just to. try to stick with much stretch creature answers when it was not serving as well as the times that i was going to it was chance and hopefully come through as a victory which it all. so

in the next hour outspoken bodies because of ski and chelsea football club owner roman abramovich and their continued legal drama playing out over a six point five billion dollars claim. to syria now where hundreds of thousands of government supporters have rallied in cities across the country angered at syria's suspension from the arab league damascus has since called for an emergency meeting of the organization in an attempt to reverse the decision to leave decided to suspend damascus in an attempt to force president assad to implement a peace plan to end the deadly unrest meanwhile dozens more people have reportedly been killed across the country on sunday in the latest wave of crackdowns on the anti-government protests this comes as the head of russia's orthodox church visits the country in a bid to bring an end to the bloodshed there in journalist afshin rattansi thinks the conflict in syria is being fueled from abroad and could drag on for some time. many syrian soldiers have died in the conflict they don't normally report but here they just say that civilians where are they get

something he likes very much and i think abramovich what to do once and to work for him i think you want to. do it's just a reminder you can see the full pinch hitting interview on our website at our team dot com now in tennis roger federer and rafael nadal have gone off the winning start to the end of season world top finals in london although both did have to work pretty hard federer the defending champion needing three sets to get past frenchman jol free to tsonga the swiss was on a twelve game winning streak coming into this tournament and took the first set six to his wife and friend syria on rain joining it's a far better stronger he's up to six in the world rankings then stormed back to take the next step by the same scoreline. and there was little between them in the decider but the song i stumbled on his five four down and federer took his chance. once he got the upper hand in the second serve you start to swing more freely and it got more dangerous and. me was just. trying to drive away from a chance to create chances when it was not serving as well as it did at times that i wa

chelsea football club owner roman abramovich is in court. for allegedly out of a multibillion dollar russian oil company. strongly denies the claims testifying. to. the case goes against him he could see five and a half billion dollars shaved off his fortune. that does it for me my colleague will be here in about thirty minutes with a full look at your news but now it's time to go back to washington for part two of the show special don't go away. ok so it's time for tonight's ridiculous and rumor has it the white house spokesperson jay carney has been trying to put a rear end to the sophomore at feud between pennsylvania avenue and kim's ass worth of you apparently bragging michelle don't agree on letting their daughters keep up with the car dash which is face it only one of the most important family values programs to be seen on modern television. and two very relaxed. family groups together. and in fact michelle sold barack out to the stir and admitted that he's the one that doesn't like the girls watching and since the card actions comman

billionaires go head to head exiled tycoon boris berezovsky and chelsea football club owner roman abramovich are locked in what's said to be the most expensive private court case britain has ever seen our correspondent i've heard bennett has been monitoring the hearing. it's been dubbed the battle of the oligarchs in one corner is mr a estimated wealth fifteen billion assets for your just a football club and a french chateau in the other corner is to be estimated fortune five hundred million he had to sell his yacht three does still have his trusty stretch my back when she never fails to show off her man album overtures rise to riches is a story precious few knew until now his turn in the witness stand has lifted the need on a life in the shadows he revealed how some of his companies employed primarily disabled staff and a lucrative thirty percent tax breaks and he came clean on the piles of cash he paid for protection as he dived into the infamous alan indian wars of the ninety's where we now know someone was murdered every three days not exactly the clean cut image of one of britain's most

businessman breeze birds off speak claims his former officiate and ono chance if we both love him on abramovich has robbed him of billions by intimidating him into selling all share oil shares on the cheap remortgage denied the allegations and chide away by making any public comment on the case but berezovsky has been much more candid with some loud and passionate grandstanding in the witness box the lawsuit promises to become the most expensive in history with legal costs for each of them and rocketing to millions of dollars. and some other world news we're covering for you this hour we start with a rock where trouble explosion has rocked a local market in baghdad reports suggest ten people have been killed and over twenty injured but police and medics say the number of casualties will grow that type follows a statement by iraq's prime minister urging security forces to clamp down on any threats of violence the last thirty three thousand u.s. troops in the country are expected to lose by the end of the. a suicide bomb blast near a mosque in afghanistan's northern province has left at least sev

yacht but he does still have his trusty stretch my bike and she never fails to show off her man abramovich is rise to riches is a story precious few knew until now his turn in the witness stand has lifted the lid on a life in the shadows he revealed how some of his company's employed primarily disabled start landing lucrative thirty percent tax breaks and he came clean on the piles of cash he paid for protection and he dived into the infamous alimony and walls of the ninety's where we now know someone was murdered every three days not exactly the clean cut image of one of britain's most loved foreign imports. i think it was the morning of the only difference between a rattler people and here is because my very good preserves the very image of him he doesn't really come across aggressively the reset everything at all he wants to be respectful and suddenly we're all made aware of the rather sort of see the origins of his wealth it's a third of that wealth that body spirit claims is he's still a wanted man in russia he's suing mr adam ovitz for six and a half billion dollars they set up the o

these details might not be key to the actual case it's an attempt by his lawyers to discredit mr abramovich both of them concealed behind this curtain of money and and mystery and this hearing is really been the peek behind that both men turn up to court in very shiny cars mr barrett mr b. is the bodyguards call him turning up in my back mr a mr adam over it in a mercedes they're all both flanked by bodyguards translators lawyers that he's got a team of about fifteen now mr bures also claimed was based on their close relationship form a close relationship them on speaking terms now he says they were very close friends he was his mentor and they were they were business partners yet today released a statement denying that part of the problem. without actually establishing what exactly the deals were between these men is because none of it was actually written down and this is a fact that doesn't seem to surprise or shock these men they take it as fact obviously and they say well that's just the way it was because this was after all ninety's russia. bennett keeping on top of things in london f