britain identifies threats in its security strategy. pension reforms bring fuel shortages and violence to the street. president sarkozy calls for crisis talks. is a the end of hope for obama supporters? we have a special report on america's midterm elections. welcome to "bbc news". coming later,t he philippine scouts the cost of storm damage as china and vietnam brace for the arrival. the greatest extension of animal and plant species since the dinosaurs. the u.s. urges the world to wake up. the british government has declared its national security strategy must meet new unconventional security threats such as cyber attacks. britain's intelligence gathering center has already warned that cyber warfare poses a serious danger to the uk's critical infrastructure. the strategy is the first part of a defense review that will see some big spending reductions. >> the biggest casualty of the defense review. its current flagship to be retired almost immediately. countries face their largest and most painful of people in decades. the government s

the biggest cuts in peacetime britain. the chancellor says it is a hard road to the future. >> today is the day when britain stepped back from the brink. [jeering] >> in france, pension reform sparks more riots are in the streets, prompting the police to reopen blockaded fuel depots. afghans parliamentary elections is declared invalid. welcome to "bbc world news," broadcast to our viewers on pbs in america, also around the globe. my name is mike embley. coming up later for you -- the woman found guilty of murdering her rival by the -- by a sabotaging her parachute. and the problems of pregnancy are growing and growing. hello to you. the world's sixth largest economy has announced the deepest cuts in government spending since the second world war. george osborn says they are essential to bring britain back from the economic brink. from the opposition labor party, it was cold a reckless gamble with people's livelihoods. mr. osborn announced planned savings of 83 billion pounds, about $130 billion, over the next four years. t

i tell you, i believe that britain is fairer and stronger than it was 13 years ago. but we have to ask, how did a party with such achievements to its name end up losing five million votes between 1997 and 2010? it didn't happen by accident. the hard truth for all of us in this hall is that a party that started out taking on old thinking became the prisoner of its own certainties. the world was changing all around us -- from global finance to immigration to terrorism -- new labor, a political force founded on its ability to adapt and change lost its ability to do so. the reason was that we too often bought old, established ways of thinking and over time we just looked more and more like a new establishment. let me say to the country: you saw the worst financial crisis in a generation, and i understand your anger that labor hadn't changed the old ways in the city which said deregulation was the answer. you wanted your concerns about the impact of immigration on communities to be heard, and i understand your frustration that we didn't seem to be on your side. and when y

that gives britain a more capable jet. but believes the u.s.irns' leading jump jet customer in alert. now the u.s. navy must help its closest ally preserve its highly parishable skills by making available enough hornet finders. that unit would operate as part of the u.s. fleet and from its ships. the cost will be minimal. but the payoff will be enormous by bringing these two great navies even closer together. thanks for joining us. i'll be back next week at the same time. until then, have a great week.

is that britain resume cooperation on counterterrorism with the f.s.b. the federal security service are you prepared to do that and question for mr lavrov the previous government believes that the f.s.b. was involved in the matter of alexander litvinenko so why should britain now cooperate with it. well only on the question where there is no change in the u.k. position on this issue as i indicated in response to the earlier question so there is no change on the above that does not stop as working together to combat international organized crime which we have discussed on drug trafficking on immigration crime on on cyber crime but no the have not come here to announce any change in the u.k. position on measures taken around the let me and co case. and i think it's. still our role for the rest of your post which. is that on that i just want to clarify that the russian reside here is never made any conditions of the machine suitable for the normalization of our relations with britain our positions who did exactly as we told you to see whether we don't consi

britain's ministry of defense is slavin for purging its computers of data on its afghanistan mission is making it virtually all civil to properly investigate claims of abuse by soldiers. while europeans cry out against getting crushed by tax spikes in pay cuts the same troubles in the u.s. codes americans used to work in this report. a mountain of trouble ahead of moscow's garbage problem is that trash piles up the city says it can't get recycling plans off the ground. it was more news twenty four seven dot com next we ask is the euro on the brink of collapse and should the strong countries of the eurozone ditch the weaker ones artie's lauren that puts these other questions to a well known british euro skeptic that interview coming up next. today i'm talking to the right honorable john edwards he's a member of parliament and also needs of the conservative policy group on economic competitiveness he was also someone who was instrumental in keeping britain out of the euro zone john redwood thank you very much for talking to r.t. now you're a euro skeptic explain to me your reasons for

britain's prime minister has unveiled big cuts. they will be better able to have unconventional threat. the navy has 5,000 each. james reports. >> ships and planes, tanks and troops. today's james cameron long-awaited cuts became real. >> and are now facing unemployment. how am i supposed to be able to deal with that? >> first of all, i want to thank you for what you've done for our country. when we have to make difficult se de situations it is right to keep the typhoon as our principle attack and is right to retire at the harrier. >> the prime minister replied as he headed to the commons to explain why. >> this is not simply a cost-saving exercise to get the grips for the biggest budget deficit in post war history. it is about taking the right decisions to protect our national security in the years ahead. so what's the navy keeping and what's it scrapping? >> the most eye-camping decision is to carry oupt spending more than $5 billion on two new aircraft carriers one that will hardly ever be used the other won't care planes for ni

a big day for britain in the battle to regain control of the economy. perhaps lessons can be learned from latin america. nations like brazil are blooming when others are cutting to the bone. details from tom barrett's. >> back in america, namely its beauty. in recent decades its finances were not so pretty. new reports in the region just offer more confirmation that things are changing with but american economy is growing faster than expected, the economies of south america of the biggest winners. gdp growth this year in brazil is expected to exceed 7%. the chilean economy has recovered after this year's earthquake. why is south america enjoying relatively high levels of growth so soon after a global downturn? partly because of the growth of domestic industries, like cars that are billed to in brazil. the fact that south american countries have developed their own industries and maintain and strengthen growth in the future is one of the most significant findings of the report. the imf warns that the investment needs to grow at a sustainable pace. take t

." >> britain makes big cuts in its armed forces. >> britain has traditionally punched above its weight in the world and we should have no less ambition in the decades to come. >> millions protest for a sixth day in france against pension reform. insurgency return to chechnya, six died as gunman infiltrates mccotter -- the capitol building. coming up later -- a saudi prince found guilty of murder for killing his servant in a london hotel. afghan vashon finds an international audience. hello. british prime ministers have unveiled big cuts in the armed forces, saying that the country will be able to better confront on conventional threats. the army will lose 7000 troops. david cameron insists that britain will remain a front ranked power. >> the flagship of the royal navy is headed to the scrap heap in a major upheaval of armed services. other significant capabilities will go like the nimrod airplane. despite the cuts, government says that britain will stay above defense spending targets. >> this is not simply a cost saving exercise to get to grips with the biggest budget deficit in coast

russia is ready to get relations with britain back on track. rob's optimism comes as his british counterpart visits moscow but william hague isn't. especially with the matter of a former k.g.b. officer in london still hanging in the air. following mr hague's visit for aught. i know russian relations since then those from generation to how likely is it that russia and britain will be brought closer together now. will carry that as a question that many of course are asking specifically with the visit of british foreign secretary william hague to moscow right now he's already met with his russian counterpart so he's also scheduled to meet the russian president which many have taken to be a sign of a positive direction in the relationship between moscow and london of course the british foreign secretary. is expected to make some sort of remarks at a press conference is due to start it's really the russian and british foreign ministers both detailing the detail designing the specifics of their discussions and possibly outlining the need for their. a

britain's ministry of defense is slammed for purging its computers of data on its afghanistan mission making it virtually impossible to properly investigate claims of abuse by soldiers. while europeans cry out getting crushed by tax cuts troubles in the u.s. can't seem to coax americans into. a mountain of trouble ahead for moscow's garbage problems but trash piles up the city says it can get you cycling fans off the ground. next tonight is the euro on the brink of collapse and should the strong countries of the eurozone ditch the weaker ones and these other questions to well known british euro skeptic john. today i'm talking to the right honorable john edwards he's a member of parliament and also lead to all of the conservative policy group on economic competitiveness he was also someone who was instrumental in keeping britain out of the eurozone john redwood thank you very much for talking to r.t. now you're a euro skeptic explain to me your reasons for that but i'm skeptical about how much european government we need and want. as a british democrat i believe that most of the big de

russia is ready to get relations with britain back on track. rob's optimism comes as his british counterpart visits moscow but william hague isn't. especially with the matter of a former k.g.b. officer in london still hanging in the air. following mr hague's visit for aught. i know russian relations since then those from generation to how likely is it that russia and britain will be brought closer together now. will carry that as a question that many of course are asking specifically with the visit of british foreign secretary william hague to moscow right now he's already met with his russian counterpart so he's also scheduled to meet the russian president which many

anger grows across britain and france as the public rejected pain for a savage budget cuts all business leaders accuse people of not pulling their weight in time when the recession. the oil smugglers fuel in trouble in northern iraq as innocent lives are put at risk as pollution hits the local rivers . and drugs officials from russia tried to work with the u.s. to wipe out afghan here with the dogs but says america's so new focus on taliban poppy fields is not enough. and the russian ruble has falling to its lowest level this year against the euro dollar currency basket what is business are to report the central bank is not too concerned about the weakness as it focuses attention on the troubling inflation. you're watching r t coming to you live from the russian capital welcome to the program and now to work top story the people of france and britain are now acutely aware of the price to be paid to rescue their economies and they're making their anger felt french protests turned violent with police using tear gas to disperse demonstrators were angry that they're likely to be asked to wo

in great britain, a few thousand union members joined a protest rally. also different cultures. >> across the length of france after a week of strikes and destruction, 1 million workers were on the streets marching against sarkozy's reforms. in great britain, 3000 turned out for a rally in london protesting david cameron's cutts. it is a different world. in paris, protesters blocked traffic. police fired tear gas at students who threw missiles. other places burned cars. thousands marched from the old port chanting get your weapons. at the airport, hundreds of flights were canceled. one fit of the gas stations have been closed and trained stations have been closed. one leader sum up the mood of the militancy. >> the government refused to listen so we will paralyze the country. >> in contrast in london, the audience of public service workers were told they were facing unprecedented cuts and prepare for a political campaign. even union leaders except they are not mobilize like their comrades abroad. >> we are behind what is happening in france. you have to

out of the euro it gives the euro greater chance of success i think if britain had been in the euro with the difficulties we've been through in most recent years with the banking system and the strong pull of the transatlantic trade on the british currency it could well have destroyed the euro by now so i think our great contribution to european unity was to keep out of it and it's made it more possible for the euro to survive i think now they have another problem in the euro zone which is that germany is very competitive for this level of the euro whereas the southern western member states of the euro area are not competitive for this level of the euro and so there has to be some give and take within the system if they want to keep all these countries in the euro i think they're going to have to do you value a bit further they don't have to print or euros and germany may not like that because it might create a little bit more inflation in germany but it will be the price of that in the euro succeed do you think that adjusting and balance saying is the solution or should we actually

." >> great britain enters an age of austerity. the government reveals the biggest cuts to spending in decades. another court ruling. gays are once again banned from serving openly in the military. the u.s. shakes hands with saudi arabia on a $60 billion. welcome to "bbc world news, "broadcast on pbs. coming up, worst than first thought. malaria deaths in india could be greater than estimates. a sky diver murdered her love rival by cutting the vital chords to her parachute. >> great britain's coalition government announced the biggest cut in recent times. the finance minister says they are essential to pulling them back from the economic print. critics say this was delivered by an ideology. great britain has an 11% budget deficit and. george is born announced plans savings of 81 billion pounds -- george osborn announced savings of $81 billion. nearly half a million jobs were lost across the public sector and pension age will increase to 66. >> this cutts to the heart, chancellor. >> the chancellor left the treasury promising not to

britain on its side has refused to extradite many russia believes to be guilty. of breaking the law specifically people like. a person who russia believes to be behind many terrorist activities here in russia specifically for disturbing the peace in the already volatile caucasus region he is has political asylum in the united kingdom with britain refusing to extract the man believing him to be a political refugee so there are many aspects that are potentially troubling to the relationship and of course now everybody is eagerly watching to see whether this visit will be any closer to resolving some of the some of the issues. well there's always more online if you had r.t. dot com let's have a quick look at columbus to conquer my native american say there's nothing to celebrate about the explorers discovery. and putting your session to bed hotel bookings return to pre-crisis levels just coming down to checking out the last. the first civilian trial of a gone time of detainees has begun in the us the decision to try the terror suspect in one heightened to a fierce m

officer and it's been almost four years ago is still causing a serious rift between britain and russia the case was again high on the drones of a visit by british foreign secretary william hague to moscow came out both presidents matron rivetted and russian foreign minister sergei lavrov but as i have ever played with describe disagreements the two all seeking to repair the damaged relations. it doesn't it seem that the two sides have basically agreed to disagree one of the major issues that throws a shadow over relations between moscow and london is of course the case of. a former k.g.b. officer was poisoned by a radioactive substance polonium two ten in london just a few years back britain believes that the main suspect in the case a russian state duma deputy. has been refused extradition to britain in order to stand trial despite the numerous evidence that they have presented to russia to the russian side towards the russian side maintaining the fact that the evidence that the british side has presented is not conclusive and basically the situation remains at a standstill both sides

has been refused extradition to britain in order to stand trial despite the numerous evidence that they have presented to russia to the russian side of course the russian side maintaining the fact that the evidence that the british side has presented is not conclusive and basically the situation remains at a standstill both sides reiterating the fact that they will continue to work together maintaining a force. to work within the political brain but the laws of both countries will remain in place so nothing much has changed with that it's again the situation and it seems. both sides have for the moment at least accepted that fact of course many different aspects of the relations that aren't as complicated were discussed including cooperation in afghanistan combat ing drug trafficking increasing bilateral trade and establishing closer cultural ties all those areas are where relations between moscow and london flourish and both sides seem to intent on increasing that operation. and professor on the whole even though the king's college of war studies department in london says that security

an early attack killed a britain. germany, france, and britain are all possible targets. there may be differences between europe and america about how soon to attack. >> germans are thinking, we will let this develop more. clearly, they are still over in pakistan. let's see what happens. the americans were saying, let's stop this now. maybe there are people in europe already. >> in london, they say a serious investigation is underway at mi5. officials were saying that the investigation was not specific and did not imply an imminent threat. today, france moved against two jihadist networks. nobody can be short if the plot has ben reed directed for sure. >> a terror suspect killed by a drone aircraft last month was a british man. a pakistani security source has said that he was the leader of a new group to be called the islamic army of great britain. a reporter says that he died in the northwest of the country in september. >> a security source has given us a lot of information. his name within the public domain after september 8 in the pakistani press. were very few detail

>> britain makes bobby cutts in its armed forces, trying to create an -- make some big cuts to its armed forces, trying to create a military they can afford. outbreaks of violence in france as millions protest against pension reforms. insurgencies ireturn. welcome to bbc news. coming up later, the saudi prince found guilty of murder. he killed his servant in a london hotel. sir alex ferguson returns -- confirms that the other wants to leave the club. the british prime minister has unveiled big cuts in the armed forces, but he says the country will be better prepared to face threats. david cameron insists britain will remain a top military power, and the pentagon is saying the u.s. is pleased the u.k. intends to maintain its role as the fourth largest military. >> the royal navy's flagship is heading out in a major upheaval of armed services. other capabilities will go like new surveillance planes, but the government says britain will stay above nato cost defense spending target. >> this is not simply a cost saving exercise to get to grips with the worst budget crisis in postwar history.

britain announces the biggest spending cuts since postwar history. strikes and protests continue in france of a government pension reform plan. europe, as a whole, received good grades in the index by reporters without borders. britain has announced sweeping spending cuts to tackle the country's record deficit. a five-year austerity plan was unveiled. it includes slashing billions of euros in public spending. the opposition, unions, and some retirement have warned that the harsh measures could bring the country back into a recession. >> painful cuts to social welfare are key part of the package. most apartments would face reductions of 25%. finance minister announced details of the spending overhaul in the house of commons. >> today is the day when britain stepped back from the brink -- steps back from the brink. when we confronted the bills from a decade of debt, and a day of rebuilding. we set up a four-year plan. >> he called the cuts a hard road, but said they would lead to a better future. the opposition was quick with their criticism. >> the pr

biggest cut to the state in peacetime britain. a hard road to a better future. >> today as the day that britain stepped back from the brink. when we confront the bills from a decade of debt. >> in france, pension reforms with more clashes on the streets. accusations of fraud. one out of four votes for afghanistan's parliament from the elections declared invalid. welcome to our pbs viewers in america and around the globe. the one found guilty of murdering her rival by sabotaging a skydiving parachute. the business of pregnancy is growing and growing.

live from moscow still to come for you the benefit of being out of work in britain . and i'm not doing anything. i'm just i just am given everything. by welfare is the easy option for the one in eight households would prefer state handouts to earning their own way. the first civilian trial of a guantanamo detainee has begun in the u.s. the decision to try the terrorist suspect in manhattan drew a fierce media black backlash with new yorkers concerned about security and heightened emotions it could cause but as large as an associate churkin explained think of now are remarkably quiet. the main problem isn't security and problems on the head no no how many intelligence secrets will we surrender during this process were terrorists were on us soil that's not the point we get to spew all kinds of anti american propaganda because that's what's going to happen well i'm an oracle a shockingly relaxed atmosphere outside the federal courthouse in lower manhattan especially when a case of such significance is going on this place has seen some of the most publicized scandals of t

and that britain was teetering they think on the edge of bankruptcy. the fiscal crisis in greece had a profound impact on british politics and british politician and there was a fear britain could go the same route. that the bond markets could revolt and britain could face a serious fiscal crisis. in fact, the chancellor today said "today is the day britain steps back from the brink." there's a very real sense that this medicine is absolutely necessary. >> couric: he put it... >> brown: he put in the very stark terms. >> whether that's true or not is debatable and on the other side the opposition regards this as goesly irresponsible. they say it's an irresponsible try go when the economy is so weak. >> brown: because... and spin that out a little bit. the economic argument, and we heard in this country, we heard around the world, this isn't the time to do this kind of thing. >> absolutely. if you remember, all the economies of the rich world fell into this deep recession we reacted with keynesian stimulus, the appropriate medicine was for the governmen

britain's [unintelligible] has aligned plans to cut the bill. here is our political editor. >> this man learned his family will lose over 2,400 pounds a year in child benefits. the man who broke the news stands to lose over 1,700 pounds a year. cuts in child benefits for the better off are part of the price that has to be paid. >> you pay more interest, you pay interest on the interest. millions of pounds every single day that goes to the foreign governments will so they can build the schools and hospitals for their own citizens that we are not able to afford for hours. how dare labour called that protecting the poor? >> imagine what happened if he did not go ahead with plans to cut spending more than has been cut for decades. >> the dismay of business, the loss of confidence, the recovery -- the return of crippling economic instability. we're not going to allow that to happened to our country again. >> georgia osborn will unveil a package of cuts in two weeks -- george osborn will unveiled a package of cuts in two weeks. >> when the debts left

its foreign policy can't just be based on the little notions with one or two countries britain needs to look to emerging world it's all around the world and russia is certainly one very important market of that kind and there are opportunities for british business and therefore i think there's an element of the new approach which is progress sick and an element which says let's agree to disagree these issues are very important but let's cooperate in other areas. staying in the u.k. nearly one in eight british households has no one in work that's according to a new study critics why in the country's welfare system which often means it's more lucrative to stay at home and find a job. once the seat of an empire now the holder of an unwanted unemployment accolade new figures reveal the u.k. has the highest number of households in any of the e.u. these largest economies in which no one works it amounts to over eleven percent of homes long term unemployment is growing as a proportion of total unemployment but our biggest problem is perhaps hidden from the official unemployment statistics a

phrase britain's foreign secretary is a must. go for a friendly visit after years of frosty anglo russian relations and both to build bridges. the bubble bursts around the first civilian trial of the guantanamo detainee as none of the us media's predictions of police cordons traffic gridlock and security threats come true. and state benefits paid more than some jobs in the u.k. causing generations of unemployment statistics showed the highest number of workless of. conflicts. next tonight money makes the world go round but when it was spreading faster than ever before no one would listen to those claiming it was about to come to a grinding halt. next hears from a top german financial expert who insisted the downturn was around the corner. professor also thanks very much for talking to r.t. now you correctly predict the economic crisis was your predictions for the year it's not so easy i think as long as germany underwrites euro will stay at least for a couple of years the german economy is still very strong so i think as long as

and here in our team hope on the handouts we report on the benefit of being out of work in britain and how the authorities are trying to weed out the work shy from those we need. and the lack of snow in the sub tropics is a concern for the international and a limp it committee as it praises the pace of preparations for the twenty fourteen sochi winter games. but first the nuclear poisoning of former k.g.b. officer alexander litvinenko is back in the picture his murder in london four years ago caused a deep strain in relations between russia and the u.k. but british foreign secretary william hague is now in moscow seeking to restore ties between us out of a now reports despite disagreements the two sides are determined to work together. it doesn't did seem that the two sides have basically agreed to disagree one of the major issues that throws a shadow over relations between moscow and london is of course the case of. a former k.g.b. officer was poisoned by a radioactive substance polonium two ten in london just a few years that britain believes that the main suspect in the cave case a

russia says it's setting no conditions and getting relations with britain back on track but both sides admit there are still issues in the way of bringing with two closer together the british foreign secretary has been holding top level talks here in moscow gathering that is following william hague's visit for t. and she joins us now live cards at both sides seem to be agreeing to disagree here on thing. indeed they are new so there are still a lot of issues that the two sides seem to be unable to iron out specifically of course the issue of. the former k.g.b. officer who was poisoned to death by a radioactive substance bologna in two ten a one day in london a few years back and that by admittance of by both foreign ministers and his british counterpart really hague that still draws a cloud over the relations between moscow and london but the two sides do seem to be willing to work together on that matter staying within the framework of the law and of course within the mutually binding legal agreements that moscow on london have in place according to city level moscow was aware of the

and britain, and in the least, in response to the discovery of suspicious packages in britain and in dubai. it is not clear whether the threat is actual or merely suspected. it has been enough to spark investigations. president obama was alerted and is due to speak with in the coming hour as we are on there. it is from yemen the suspicious packages are thought to have originated. one item was found in dubai, the other one in a u.k. airport. they were in airplanes headed ultimately for chicago. cross now to washington. our correspondent is there. a lot of people watching this in airports and hotels. try and tell us if you can in a nutshell, how much should people be worrying at this moment? >> the first thing to say is no explosives or explosive devices have been found anywhere, as far as we know, from u.s. officials. packages were found on cargo planes in dubai and at east midlands airport in the u.k. on thursday night. president obama was alerted to this about 10:30 here on thursday night. the white house is calling it a potential terrorist threat. he was briefed on it. he then orde

britain is one of the biggest donors to tanzania. the government is now examining exactly how it is being spent. also, the whole new way of dealing with aid has come to africa. china is here with billions of pounds to spend at it is rewriting the rules of international development. chinese engineers are putting up a hospital cardiac weighing that will be built and equipped and stopped completely by china. these engineers do not get expensive perks. they live on site until the job is finished. this whole hospital units will be built in less than a year. far less red tape, too. one thing the chinese is that they provide aid with no strings attached. for example, human rights and democracy are never laid down as conditions. >> we treat them as equal partners. we will not be told anything, but we will introduce. >> this stadium together with mining roads and railways is part of the big chinese push to win trade with africa. the railway line, built by china in the 1970's, is now been upgraded to transport food, cold, iron ore, and a lot m

the cuts: britain's home office which oversees police and prisons, will see its budget slashed 24%. education, down 3%. transport, down 15%. defense, down 8%. a cut so serious, 42,000 soldiers and civilians that prime minister david cameron called president obama to assure him britain could continue its war effort in afghanistan. the projected government job losses-- 490,000, about one in 10 government workers. the british government is gambling that as the economy improves, the private business will grow to make up for the government job losses. but critics say it's a risky bet and that the cuts could force a second recessionary dip and that the british pound may start to look like this. >> the deepest cuts to public spending in living memory. >> reporter: britain has now become a test case as to whether cutting a country's deficit fixes its economy or makes it worse. mark phillips, cbs news, london. >> couric: in other news, anyone who sat through the confirmation hearings for clarence thomas back in 1991 will remember it was one of the stranger episodes in american history. now a

as britain's face up to the deepest scott since world war two. this is the most accurate description of a war that is if ever being released into the stored record iraq seeks retribution for torture and massive civilian deaths after all one whistleblower will wreaking leaks exposes almost half a million secret false detailing of widespread abuse. and that need moscow's new man in charge r.t. profiles the capital's new chief as he takes song one of the toughest jobs in washington politics. you're watching r t coming to you live from the russian capital welcome to the program for us. and police are trying to identify the remaining two of the three militants who stormed parliament in russia's republic of chechnya on tuesday three people died and seventeen were injured as gunmen forced their way into the building in the capital grozny the militants were killed by security officers. has that story. about women session was about to start in twenty minutes but instead of budget discussions kitchen deputies faced gunfire and suicide blasts were jealous a

it isn't and we've seen the european arrest warrant we got from twenty four requests coming to britain in one year to over a thousand and i'm afraid there's a lot of british citizens who are either innocent or against whom the charges are very shaky being swept up in this and i feel the european investigation order would only exacerbate that risk because what it basically allows is for an investigation authorities to demand not requests demands british police forces cash cash strapped at the moment going under all sorts of pressure with a tight budget situation is going to demand that they prioritize every one of the requests they get i think that's bad news for the enforcement but i also think it's bad news for the british citizen calls the protections around the data whether it's bank records of d.n.a. whether whatever it may be just not there in countries like bulger will remain but from that perspective it's not really looking very good is it william hague the foreign secretary has in fact further into the european investigation of what what if it was the home secretary but you're