mass demonstrations in the balkan country albania. government corruption and protest. democratic. who is being a victim from the he's lived in for a quarter century to make room. i cannot believe that. even the one paying my rent. free. morning stories live from moscow from all of us here at the international headquarters welcome to. the political standoff in venezuela is escalating a deadline to let us aid into the country imposed by self-proclaimed interim leader . expires on saturday deliveries have been amassing at the border with colombia but the trucks are being blocked by venezuela's president nicolas maduro who fears they contain hidden weapons of his where the foreign minister says external forces are trying to push his country towards. in brief the country's at peace and his comb but there are those doing it from the united states who want to force a situation such as you know one of the venezuelan nor the with colombia and generate violence in venezuela violating venezuelan sovereignty would anyone assume that the u.s. insists its aid mission is peaceful with the state

the deliveries fearing they could contain weapons also to come to gases that mass demonstrations in albania where thousands have rallied against government corruption however some western governments are condemning opposition led protests as undemocratic and we speak to a german pensioner being evicted from the flat he's lived in for a month called with a century to make room for refugee. i cannot believe that i seventy four year old pensioner must move out and suffer all these troubles even the one paying my rent while asylum seekers are getting it. follow the welcome is four pm here in moscow you watching the international political standoff in venezuela is escalating troops are fighting a gas near the colombian border against opposition protesters and those trying to cross into the neighboring country to work according to some reports president nicolas maduro has closed the borders is a deadline to let us age into the country imposed by the self-proclaimed leader expires on saturday deliveries have been amassing at the border but the trucks have brought in phase they could contain weapon

today just delivering could contain weapons also to come mass demonstrations in the balkan countries albania are rallying against government corruption there although some western governments condemn the protests is undemocratic and we speak to a german pensioner who is being evicted from the flat he's lived in for a quarter of a century to make room for migrants. i cannot believe that i seventy four year old pensioner must move out and suffer all these troubles even the one paying my rent while asylum seekers are getting it for free. so they're welcome to watching r.t. international this saturday afternoon she's counting piano in moscow. now the political standoff in venezuela is escalating a deadline to let us aid into the country imposed by the self-proclaimed interim leader expires on saturday deliveries have been amassing at the border with colombia but the trucks are being blocked by venezuela's elected president nicolas maduro. they may contain hidden weapons the venezuelan foreign minister says that external forces are trying to push his country towards violence. in brief the country

of mass demonstrations in albania where thousands have rallied against government corruption there however some western governments are condemning opposition led protests as undemocratic and we speak to a german pensioner the big two from the flat he's lived in for almost a quarter of a century to make room for refugee camps. i cannot believe that i seventy four year old pensioner can suffer all these troubles even the one paying my rent while asylum seekers are getting it for free. hello there are six pm here in moscow you with our international. president nicolas maduro is calling on people to go to the streets and defend the country's independence as tensions flare near the border with colombia troops there have fired tear gas at stone throwing opposition protesters who are reportedly trying to get us eight shipments. door o'hare's closed all the borders but the self-proclaimed leader why don't his set a saturday deadline to let us aid into the country deliveries have been amassing at the border but the trucks are blocked by the door oh you fears they could contain weapons venezuelan fo

of mass demonstrations in the balkan countries albania. corruption protests in the west. undemocratic. and we see. who is being evicted from the flat he's lived in for a quarter of a century ago to make room. i cannot believe that. these troubles even the one paying my rent. is getting it for free. top stories for the live from moscow welcome to our program here. the political standoff in venezuela is escalating a deadline to let us aid into the country imposed by self-proclaimed interim leader . expires on saturday deliveries have been massing at the border with colombia however the trucks are being blocked by venezuela's elected president nicolas maduro who fears they may contain hidden weapons the venezuelan foreign minister says external forces are trying to push his country towards violence. in brief the country is at peace and is calm but there are those directly from the united states who want to force a situation such as the one of the venezuelan border with colombia and generate violence in venezuela violating venezuelan sovereignty. or less one even more about t

meanwhile say gas is fired at mass demonstrations in albania where thousands of rallied against government corruption however some western governments are condemning opposition that protests as undemocratic and we speak to a german pensioner being evicted from the flats he's lived in for almost a quarter of a century to make room for refugees. i cannot believe that i was seventy four year old pensioner i'll just move out and suffer all these troubles even the ones paying my rent while asylum seekers and getting it for free. flow their seven pm here in moscow you're watching r c international venezuelan protesters on the border with colombia have set a municipal bus alight in made growing tensions over u.s. aid deliveries. was was the troops have fired tear gas is throwing throwing opposition protesters who are reportedly trying to get u.s. aid shipments in president nicolas maduro has closed all the borders self-proclaimed leader one guy dos saturday deadline to let us aid into the country is a bank do or if it is they may contain weapons. with another episode on the border three members o

tear gas has been fired and barbed wire put up in the capital of the small balkan country of albania which is in the grip of intense antigovernment protests people want to get rid of the current cabinet alleging corruption and links to organized crime opposition m.p.'s have resigned on mass demanding new elections it is done after elves deeper. the in. the in albania is on fire the small book a nation has been engulfed in a massive anti government protests which literally left a stain on the face of the country's prime minister. because our top agai the country's opposition decided to destroy their parliamentary mandates no kick the system out of order so what is going on well the allegation the authorities face is no joke a lot of people are certain the government is working hand in hand with the drug lords parliament that is not the product of the vote of the people but is a product that has been exposed by a judicial wire tapes published by the international media. organized crime operating openly and with tourists cartels revealed dozens of albanian m.p.'s were happy to use the g

the it was albania is on fire the small balkan nation has been engulfed in a massive anti government protests which literally left a stain on the face of the country's prime minister. start us out of. the country's opposition decided to destroy their parliamentary mandates no kick the system out of order so what is going on well the allegation the authorities face is no joke a lot of people are certain the government is working hand in hand with the drug lords parliament that is not the product of the vote of the people but is a product that has been exposed by a judicial wire tapes published by the international media. organized crime operating openly with the current government alleged leaked phone calls of one of the country's most notorious cartels revealed dozens of albanian m.p.'s were happy to use the gang's influence and well persuasion skills to buy votes in the general election which the ruling party won by a landslide wiretaps also led to the official investigation into albania's former interior minister he stands accused of passive corruption drug trafficking and of being

in the country of albania. corruption protests. and we speak. to make. believe that. even the one. program here on the international. the political standoff in venezuela is escalating a deadline to let the u.s. aid into the country imposed by. deliveries happening amassing at the border with colombia but the trucks are being blocked by venezuela's elected president nicolas maduro. they may contain the weapons the venezuelan foreign minister. forces are trying to push his country too . violence. at them in brief the country is at peace and his comb but there are those directly from the united states us who want to force a situation such as you know one of the venezuela or the with who owns me and i hand it out and generate violence in venezuela violating venezuelan sovereignty that's what i mean you know in this way u.s. insists its aid mission is peaceful but the state department branding claims is being used as some kind of cover as proposed tourists others have stressed that it is up to venezuela whether at all to accept the aid of a south african ambassador to the u.n. says no d

was albania is on fire the small balkan nation has been engulfed in a massive anti government protests which literally left a stain on the face of the country's prime minister. and. the others are top of. the country's opposition decided to destroy their parliamentary mandates no kick the system out of order so what is going on well the allegation the authorities face is no joke a lot of people are certain think government is working hand in hand with the drug lords. parliament that is not the product of the vote of the people but is a product has been exposed by a judicial wire tapes published by the international media. organized crime operating openly. during the government alleged leaked phone calls of one of the country's most notorious cartels revealed dozens of albanian m.p.'s were happy to use the gang's influence and well persuasion skills to buy votes in the general election which the ruling party won by a landslide wiretaps also led to the official investigation into albania as former interior minister he stands accused of passive corruption drug trafficking and of being an

us rulebook the same us by the way that suffers from a severe drug problem of its own europe but albania as mafia have turned into a dirty money cash cow doesn't seem to mind of backing the elites to the lawmakers go against the democratic two as a full band citizens and undermine the progress the country has made on the european union path yes the e.u. seems eager to overlook the opposition's cry for help and set the nato nation and europe to the drug den on the course of integrating into the union. what they're doing is provided for in the electoral college i'm a constitution of this country therefore what they are doing is completely one hundred percent democratic if you think that the e.u. and the us i don't know whether it's ignorance or whether they have some other agenda but there is i mean people are shocked at the way that they're behaving. and they've systematically failed to address any of the protests in albania over the last year the protesters are angry about this civil society is angry about this me as a journalist i'm angry about this because the fact that you three oppos

the way that they're behaving and they've systematically failed to address any of the protests in albania over the last year the protesters are angry about this civil society is angry about this me as a journalist i'm angry about this because the fact two to three opposition m.p.'s resigning is democratic it's the pinnacle of democracy. may be deported to russia as early as next month according to her lawyer was the time then accused of being a russian agent by the united states the bar but of justice in july over driscoll says he's hopeful that she will be released in two to six weeks and join my colleague neil harvey earlier to discuss the case. but the hang up is really going to be the timing of the sentencing hearing we have a status conference for the judge on tuesday and will inform the judge kind of where we're at in terms of cooperation i will make presentation as will the government prosecutors and hopefully that point will set a date maybe in a few weeks or a month to hopefully have a sentencing. you know fairly soon or matter of weeks and then at that sentencing. if it's time s

the way that they're behaving and they've systematically failed to address any of the protests in albania over the last year the protesters are angry about this civil society is angry about this me as a journalist i'm angry about this because the fact. opposition m.p.'s resigning is democratic it's the pinnacle of to look to see. ok let's get back to our top story this hour the ten situation on the colombia venezuela border scare live to r.t. america correspondent dan cohen for more on this story. dan what is the latest where you are placed. well here at the bridge crossing right on the colombian venezuelan border i'm on the colombia side you can see venezuela behind me there was a lot of momentum here the small inning to get these so-called humanitarian aid trucks through but for now it seems to have largely fizzled out here. made an appearance this morning he climbed up on one of the trucks addressed the crowd and he made a statement standing alongside his allies and the president of chile and the president of paraguay and western correspondents were saying that it would be leading what

the it was albania is on fire the small book a nation has been engulfed in a massive anti government protests which literally left a stain on the face of the country's prime minister. the us out of. the country's opposition decided to destroy their parliamentary mandates no kick the system out of order so what is going on well the allegation the authorities face is no joke a lot of people are certain the government is working hand in hand with the drug lords parliament that is not the product of the vote of the people but is a product that has been exposed by a judicial wire tapes published by the international media. organized crime operating openly with the current government alleged leaked phone calls of one of the country's most notorious cartels revealed dozens of albanian m.p.'s were happy to use the gang's influence and well persuasion skills to buy votes in the general election which the ruling party won by a landslide wiretaps also led to the official investigation into albania as former interior minister he stands accused of passive corruption drug trafficking and of being

to give the protests have swung to accompany the balkan country albania rosen's announced the current government over allegations of corruption and links to crime. it was instead is a demanding the government resign after evidence emerged of links to organized crime a number of opposition m.p.'s burned their mandate and resigned amid the unrest are to cover the story for the weekend you may recall we asked a british journalist based in albania to comment however after the program was aired she found herself the focus of local media which cues her of promoting russian propaganda is what she told us at the weekend we do every allegation of corruption you know there are documented evidence and there is allegations and but in this instance there are significant documented genetic dense links between the current government organized crime money laundering and the trafficking of drugs and i think it needs to be ascertained as to whether the two thousand and seventeen elections were free and fair or whether there was buying and tape breaking going on and i think that is why people that were

now are to cover the story i'm sorry for you and asked a british journalist there who's based in albania to comment however we can tell you after the program has said she found herself the focus of local media when she accused her of promoting russian propaganda is which told us back at the weekend with every allegation of corruption you know there are documented evidence and there is allegations and but in this instance there are significant documented genetic dense links between the current government organized crime money laundering and the trafficking of drugs and i think it needs to be ascertained as to whether the two thousand and seventeen elections were free and fair or whether there was buying and trade breaking going on and i think that is why people are that sort of the cherry on the cake you know why people feel that they need to be some action taken. among other things alice taylor is accused of links to russian lobbyists she's also criticized speaking out against albania's bid to enter the e.u. and for contributing to the media and dot com tell us personal lives in the spot

and the us have warned albania's opposition against the violence and u.s. police have seized an arsenal of weapons from the home of a coast guard officer they arrested him on suspicion of plotting a mass murder the officer had drafted a target list of democratic politicians and prominent media figures. a devastating fire has killed at least seventy people and the bangladeshi capital dhaka more than fifty people are injured many of them in critical condition now the fire started in a building thought to be storing flammable materials and then spread quickly to other nearby structures. explosions and blazing fire lit up dock us old city as the fire raced through five buildings in the district. some of the buildings caught in the blaze stored chemicals one housed a plastics warehouse filled with flammable material those caught in the inferno described how the fire started. if that's what i saw a sudden massive explosion with fire and shock waves that hopefully destroyed the road side wall i was in a rickshaw when the explosion took place i don't think my ricks

their names alice taylor she appeared on our program the weekend commenting on albania's mass anti-government protests back on saturday this is what she told us. we do every allegation of corruption you know there are documented evidence and there is allegations and but in this instance there are significant documented in evidence links between the current government organized crime money laundering and the trafficking of drugs and i think it needs to be ascertained as to whether the two thousand and seventeen elections were free and fair or whether there was buying and vote rigging going on and i think that is why people that were sort of the cherry on the cake you know white people feel that they need to be said action taken among other things are as tailors accused of links to russian lobbyist some propaganda she's also criticized for speaking out against albania's bid to enter the e.u. of contributing to the media czars and dot com tell us personal life in the spotlight as well she's falsely accused of having a relationship with the bodyguard of a baby's opposition leader now alice denies

things alistair is accused of links to russian lobbyist she's also criticized speaking out against albania's bid to enter the e.u. and for contributing to the media it czars and dot com now taylor's personal life in the spotlight as well she's falsely accused of having a relationship with a bodyguard of our brain his opposition leader apparently for all that denies all the accusations saying she's never worked or been paid by russian media or the government. i am sorry to disappoint you all the time not connected to russia i am not an agent put here to disrupt the eva session my partner is not bashes bodyguard and honestly my life is really not that interesting what i am however is a journalist one who is not put off by the unprofessional behavior of a bunch of hacks and i will continue to go about my life and my job regardless of what is said or done i reserve the right to take legal action against anyone writing reposed thing statements about me or my family that are not true john as a writer or clerk told us reporters should not be punished for their work. i think that there are big issue

force that hebron in the occupied west bank thousands of anti-government protesters have surrounded albania's parliament to demand early elections anger about allegations of corruption against the government police use rolls of barbed wire to protect the building in the capital tirana protesters use iron bars and petrol bombs to attack the prime minister's office in a similar rally on saturday. voters and some to go a lot into some time to find out more about the candidates for the presidency the nation goes to the polls on sunday now another african countries comedians making fun of politicians have often found themselves in jail but that's not the case in senegal reports in the capital dhaka. thank you thank you there may be no televised presidential debate but there is special election coverage. this is a comedian is impersonating all five candidates including president mikey sol on the campaign trail. thanks. for all the cells every move poking fun at the president who for now seems to be the favorite in the race. but the problem is he got so fat that it's not easy to run a race when you

i come from albania. it is pa rt hands. i come from albania.the european union hesitated for a number of reasons, like reform. why it at a time of crisis in europe does the european union not speed up procedures to the western balkan countries which have a very strategic position to their geophysics of europe? a very strategic position to their geophysics of europe ?|j a very strategic position to their geophysics of europe? i did spend six years, the longest serving civilian in all that was in the balkans and the siege of sarajevo and that is were rooted by a strong commitment for peace. anything was uniting the people of the balkans at the time was to integrate into the family of europe because, for them, it was the only way to secure peace, stability, freedom and prosperity. maybe in the debate in europe we should be reminded of that. as we at self flagellating, these people want to enter the european union. are we so bad? buy do they want to join us? we are one of the strongest forces of democracy and freedom in the world... tell that to th

being a major highway outside boss alone it was cut off thousands of protesters have surrounded albania's parliament to demand early elections there's anger of allegations of corruption against the government police use barbed wire to protect the building in the capital tirana protesters use iron bars and petrol bombs to attack a prime minister's office at a similar rally on saturday. alan openly gay american actor and singer has been arrested and charged with lying to police after claiming he was beaten during a racist and homophobic attack jesse small that ignited a social media firestorm when he told police he'd been attacked by two men who put a noose around his neck and poured bleach over him police say police now say he staged the attack and sent himself a homophobic letter because he was unhappy with the salary from his t.v. show he's best known for his role in the popular series empire there's now a smartphone that you can fold inhofe south korean company mobile phone make a samsung unveiled a new device as part of its new generation of galaxy phones but it will be will it be enou

thousands of anti-government protestors have surrounded albania's parliament to demand the elections there's anger over allegations of corruption against the government police use barbed wire to protect the building in the capital tehran or at a similar rally on saturday protestors use i am barzan petrol bombs to attack the premises office. has more from toronto. opposition supporters gathered in front of the parliament building in the month the government rallies opposition parties the man the resignation of prime minister who they accuse of being linked to corruption and criminal groups which they claim helped him win the elections in two thousand and seventeen prime minister obama denies allegations and says there is no need for early elections to take place albanian parliament has canceled with plenary session planned for today fears for violent incidents against the peace and social unrest which could have been provoked by opposition supporters more than a thousand police officers were deployed in front of the parliament building however no incidents were reported among proteste

face former head coach anna signeul as they've been drawn with her finland side as well as portugal, albaniave to qualify. wales and england have named their teams for the six nations match that brings together the two remaining unbeaten sides in cardiff. the home side have selected gareth anscombe at fly half. while for england, jack nowell comes in on the wing and ben moon is picked at prop. 0ur correspondent chrisjonesjoins us. chris, what do these changes tell us about the kind of game we'll see on saturday? i don't think we can read too much into england's changes. injuries so eddiejones needed into england's changes. injuries so eddie jones needed to into england's changes. injuries so eddiejones needed to replace them. and thenjack has been outstanding when he started for england. he was the shoe in to come in on the wing for ashton. the welsh selection is significant. dan biggar is a test match warrior, who has spearheaded wales to famous wins over england, most notably in the 2015 world cup. the manager wants to see whether he can get the backline moving and stretch england back wid

of them and finding out what's happened since ten years ago kosovo sandwiched between serbia and albania on the balkan peninsula declared itself independent and independence held the promise of a new beginning after a bloody war had ravaged the country at the end of the one nine hundred ninety s. in the months following the emergence of this new nation al-jazeera correspondent bonamy phillips traveled to the village of barrack of all where ethnic said he and sewed fled during the war where returning to make a new life alongside their albanian neighbors from two thousand and eight he is bonobo film about one villages attempt to forge an inclusive and peaceful future course of all a year of fear and hope. this is western kosovo and behind me you can see the village of but. it's just a small place but what makes it so unusual in kosovo is that in late two thousand and seven a handful of serb families who had run away during the war decided to come back here that makes but one of the very few communities in kosovo where ethnic albanians and ethnic serbs live side by side as neighbors we deci

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president alleges that deliveries could contain weapons of mass demonstrations in the balkan country of albania west thousands are rallying against government corruption protests that some in the west have considered as democratic. also respond to a german pensioner who is being evicted from the flat he's lived in for a quarter of a century to make room for migrant. wood must be stupid i cannot believe that a.

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not true anti government protests which are tell of the sky to the sea broke over a week ago and albania's capital tirana them straight as demand the government resign over alleged corruption alleged crime a number of opposition m.p.'s burned the mandates and resigned amid the rest journalist to write a mill clerk told us reporters should not be punished for their work. i think that there are big issues here about freedom of speech and about everything that is being. sort of expected under a microscope to any any guest that comes on r.t. and says something well you know why they said that or because it's. propaganda it or he or she is a kremlin stooge when a lot of organizations that are taught to support the rights of journalists the freedoms of journalists to stop them from being persecuted bit demised harassed and yet it seems that if you work for russian media or any way with russian media then you're kind of except for that we are all journalists doing the job we used or provided as we're a microphone and we write papers or publications that enable us to publish so it really is. a lit

in albania thousands of opposition supporters are taking part in anti-government rallies opposition lawmakers claim that the socialist government is corrupt they are demanding the resignation of prime minister at the rama as well as fresh elections the e.u. and the us have warned albanians opposition against violence. and u.s. police have seized an arsenal of weapons from the home of a coast guard officer they arrested him on suspicion of plotting a mass murder the officer had drafted a target list of democratic politicians and prominent media figures. according the southern german city of stood guard has found two former employees of the weapons manufacturer heckler and call guilty of illegally exporting guns they have been given suspended prison sentences the court also imposed a fine of three point seven million euros on the company for sending assault rifles to crisis regions in mexico the case centered on an attack that killed six people in southern mexico and i think in city of. that's also where forty three students disappeared and i thought to have been murdered police believe that lo

in albania thousands of opposition supporters are taking part in an anti-government rally opposition lawmakers claim that the socialist government is corrupt and they are demanding the resignation of the prime minister at the rama as well as fresh elections for the e.u. in the u.s. have warned albanians an opposition against violence. the teenage swedish activist quote a founder is in brussels to join students there who are skipping school to protest climate change the sixteen year old first addressed an e.u. conference where she urged politicians to double their carbon reduction targets that has inspired students around the world to stage school walkouts to march against global warming. us police have seized an arsenal of weapons from the home of a coast guard officer they arrested him on suspicion of plotting in mass murder the officer had drafted a target list of democratic politicians and prominent media figures. a court in the southern german city of stood guard has found two former employees of the weapons manufacture heckler and koch guilty of illegally exporting guns they've

president deliveries could contain weapons also to come mass demonstrations in the balkan countries albania are rallying against government corruption there although some western governments have condemned the protesters undemocratic and we speak to a german pensioner who is being evicted from the flat he's lived in for a quarter of a century to make migrants. i cannot believe that i seventy four year old pensioner must move out and suffer all these troubles even the one.

violence has broken out in southeastern europe during an anti government right in albania crown's even tried to break into the prime minister's office using metal rods and project. us. police used tear gas to disperse the protesters have been accusing the cabinet of corruption and have demanded the government step aside for early elections meanwhile the albanian leader has called for a strain tasking the opposition to avoid using violence. the number of children living in conflict zones is twice as big as it was during the cold war an international charity says more details on that after the short break stay with us . what politicians do you should. put themselves on the line. to get accepted or rejected. so when you want to be president. or some want to be rich. but you'd like to be first that's what the fuck are you the more people. interested in the lives of. their. it. welcome back now the number of children living in conflict zones has doubled since the end of the cold war and a report by the charity save the children says one in every five youngsters around the world now live in

gases foghat mass demonstrations in albania where thousands of rowdy gets government corruption that however some western governments all condemning all position led private tests as undemocratic and we speak to a general pension of being evicted from the flats he's lived in for.

mass demonstrations in the balkan countries albania rallying against government corruption protests in the west have condemned undemocratic. seventy four year old german social welfare is being moved from the state provided flat he's lived in for a quarter of a century to make room. for the i cannot believe.

happened i myself negotiated with the british government and the bank of england for the release of albania's gold star overthrew communism but the british were still holding on to their gold which they had seized in nineteen forty four and i tell you it took a lot of negotiating to get the gold released. the british very unreliable place to bank your money. managing director of cold view actually david gibson said this is their property somebody else's private property it's not for you to dictate when they can use it and what they can use it for the bank of england has effectively destroyed both its credibility and trust in international eyes as a custodian now he also made an interesting point that these repatriation of gold has been something that's been going on for quite some time both the u.s. and the u.k. have had other countries retrieve their gold back including germany and back in two thousand and eleven under chavez era venezuela did the same and was successfully able to retrieve it. it's like the bank of england or others are acting like they're the parents and have the piggy bank

some news from albania where thousands of people have been rallying against prime minister drama a protest as accuse the government of corruption and having links to organized crime they surrounded the parliament and demanded actions oppositional makers attending the demonstration said they would give up their seats in parliament of any action the thai has more now from toronto. binion opposition supporters gathered in front of the parliament building in the month the government opposition party is the man the resignation of prime minister it all my whole being accused of being linked to corrupt and criminal groups which they claim helped him win elections. in two thousand and seventeen prime minister rama denies allegations and says there is no need for early elections that the waste albanian parliament has council with plenary session planned for today fears for violence to those against the peace and social unrest risk could have been provoked by opposition supporters more than a thousand police officers were deployed in front of the parliament building however no incidents were reporte

president alleges that deliveries could contain weapons of mass demonstrations in the balkan country albania where thousands are rallying against government corruption protests in the west have condemned as undemocratic. and we speak to a german pensioner who is being a victim from the flat he's lived in for a quarter of a century he asked.