to the british council don't pick them son to try . and obtain parents gave me that. it cost a hundred shekels but. why did they give you one for the window my brother well yes another one this is the shower this is the bedroom hello girls so come say hello. now could mine is closed on top difficult install a single pair and times over it. over the flooring all right it's really closely this is only temporary right enjoy thanks. but us where does your husband work. chose barely pay him once every three months to sign up when we dialled the floor it cost thirteen thousand shekels just for materials and he. took five thousand for labor after she and god willing haroun will grow up and get a job paying bless you he enjoys working. he doesn't go to school. really he flunked nothing nothing at home he doesn't want to go back. to i'd sit him down to study and when i got back i'd find him a sleep over his book room what did you study years when the sisters asked him questions he couldn't answer is no good at school. he's a numskull. man i want him to be good and hard working

the british council is running throughout the major cities. we're working with the police on a program that is a replication of our domestic program, kick, taking disadvantaged young and at risk people and forwarding to referee and coaching programs. there is a lot going on the ground. >> one of the things becoming clear about this visit is the extent to which there is corruption in in the life. we have also seen corruption in football recently, all of these games that have been fixed. that must be a major worry for your brand. >> there are reports that say this is a wake-up call. we are not being complacent about this. for 15 years we have been working with industry across the european markets. we have two systems in place for identifying patterns. what you have to do is make the market legit -- make the market plunge -- make the law -- make the market legitimate. we would want more countries across the world to legalize betting, then you can control it. paying match officials at appropriate sum of money for the job, there is a lot you can do

the british council found only 3% of primary and 9% of secondary schools say their schools offer mandarin and china becoming the world's second biggest economy in 2011. so why should we learn this language? some say you are guaranteed a job if you learn it. >> it's what the chinese call chinese rice bowl. if you learn mandarin, you're made for life. i can think of two or three lads i've interviewed in schools in london were literally the age of 17 fighting off u.k. customers. three or four or five fighting off job offers. 150,000 with french and 200 ,000-plus with mandarin. >> you probably can't see these from where you're sitting. tiny things. canadian pennies. say goodbye. tell you about this story. they are getting rid of them. there are 6 billion in circulation but today is the day they are gone. >> thank you. >> well, say with us here on "bbc world news." still to come -- justin well by is confirmed as the new head of church in england and gay marriage will be the fist of his controversial issues he will have to deal with. it's one of the most watched sporting events in the world and

considered it deeply the stabilizing, a clear and grave violation of the relevant security council reberesolution. >> the british foreign secretary says that he strongly condemns this, which is a violation of u.n. security council resolutions. the un will begin urgent consultations with security partners, calling for a robust response. north carroll's quest for nuclear weapons goes back years. in 1993 it withdrew its support for the nuclear nonproliferation tree pollen. less than 10 years later, pyeongchang admitted that it had a highly enriched uranium program. in 2006, a one-pillich and explosion occurred. the second test was carried out its 2009. last year it successfully launched a satellite into orbit. many believe that was a ballistic missile test. this latest tests has alarmed the international community that the u.n. security council will hold an emergency meeting a few hours from now. james is following developments. >> the un security council has acted very swiftly, calling a special meeting to discuss the situation in north korea. i think there's no doubt that all the countries that sit around the sec

british position. or the president of the council has been saying got to look towards the bigger picture here of course he doesn't want the european union to have a budget cut further course we've seen the limits of integration here we have different national interests clearly colliding and there is the situation that it was national governments are having to impose austerity across europe not just in the eurozone but also in britain because of course there's just not the money available and it's not quite arguable that the european union should have to do the same as well but of course there's various vested interest to benefit from the funding and they do not want any kind of adoption fact they want a significant increase but of course that clearly issues with national parliament so it would be very difficult to find a agreement but what is certainly going to be certain is that there will be a lot of bad blood between the different european leaders and the different. opinions are going into how the budget should proceed for the next few years today certainly a lot of blood bad blood i mean you got th

today he will meet with the british prime minister in london and will attend a meeting of the united kingdom national security council. >> the montgomery county council will vote today on a measure aimed at making county schools safer. it would provide $354,000 to accelerate plans to install security systems. in public systems those systems were set up to be completed and the end of next school year. now when the wake of the connecticut school shootings many want the systems installed sooner. >> checking news around the nation,-year-old coloma bo -- 85-year- old alabama boy kept in a bunker for a week is now back with his mother and is ok. negotiations with a suspect jimmy lee dykes deteriorated and he was seen holding a gun. he was killed. if it's not clear how. he kidnapped the little boy last week after he shot and killed a school bus driver. the child's 6th birthday is tomorrow. >> firefighters taken to hospital after raging fire in a baltimore neighborhood that started monday night at a lumber warehouse in the northwest part of the city. firefighters were ordered to leave the building. the walls collapsed sudden

gross so who's been criticizing the british position herman van rompuy the president of the council has been saying we're going to look towards the bigger picture here of course he doesn't want the european union to have a budget cut further course we've seen the limits of integration here we have different national interests clearly colliding and there is the situation that of course national governments are having to impose austerity across europe not just in the eurozone but also in britain because of course there's just not the money available and it's not quite arguable that the european union should have to do the same as well but of course there's various vested interests benefit from e.u. funding and they do not want any kind of adoption fact they want to significant increase but of course that is clearly issues with national parliament so it would be very difficult to find an agreement but what is certainly going to be certain is that there will be a lot of bad blood between the different european leaders and the different. opinions. into how the budget should proceed the next

also and herman van rompuy of the council and all along that did not show up of course that was interrupted by the british as a novel well by the france president said that he in fact had not received an invitation but it's been reported that one but rhomboid had been trying to call of the french president but did not get an answer well that's the. regard to whatever the big does continue it started from even before the summit as i mentioned with the u.k. leading that voice on more spending cuts on the budget cuts rather a limiting the spending on a lot of sectors that you want to spend france on the other hand it together with the southern and eastern countries want to maintain the current fund or at least not that much say that it will threaten their economies and france also pointing a finger at the u.k. saying for a country that has been demanding spending cuts it hasn't stopped defending its rebate that's the money it gets back from the e.u. after payments essentially as compensation for farm subsidies it doesn't substantially benefit from with with all this bickering backdrop that talks continue and

also and herman van rompuy of the council and all along that did not show up of course that was interpreted by the british as a snob a well by the france president said that he in fact had not received an invitation but it's been reported that one but rhomboid had been trying to call of the french president but did not get an answer well that's the. in that regard however the big does continue it started for me even before the summit as i mentioned with the u.k. . voice on more spending cuts on the budget cuts rather a limiting the spending on a lot of sectors that you want to spend france on the other hand it together with the southern and eastern countries want to maintain the current fund or at least not that much say that it will threaten their economies and france also pointing a finger at the u.k. saying for a country that has been demanding spending cuts it hasn't stopped defending its rebate that's the money it gets back from the e.u. after payments essentially as compensation for farm subsidies it doesn't substantially benefit from with with all this bickering as backdrop the talks continue and a

and on friday british cyclist mark cavendish boss in a rare overall success as the former world champion sprinted to victory at the tour of council the manx misawa claimed his fourth consecutive stage when to try a week long event just twenty five seconds ahead of american went to book all to a twenty seven this is only the second stage race title for cavendish despite having an impressive twenty three tour de france stage wins under his belt. went on saturday his job is usually to stop goals but people were jerry i say me once again scored the winner in sao paolo has to want to win at neighbors baroni in brazil the forty year old expertly killed in a free kick early in the second off in a match where both sides were reduced to ten men saying his goal takes his personal telly to one hundred who live in his twenty one year career. but on sunday while the number five rafael nadal came up just short of winning his first a.t.p. event and his return up to seven months out with a knee injury and stomach virus the spanish king of play was short flight m c b s e o is a bios of argentina in the final of the chilean open after cruising thr

british leaders about iran's clear program. this comes as the u.s. tries to salvage the conference in italy. some members of the syrian opposition council had threatened to boycott the meeting. u.s. senators are set to vote -- vote tomorrow to and a filibuster of chaluck hagel's bid to be secretary of state. >> i do not believe he is qualified to be secretary of defense. i believe with the questions are answered that the president deserves an up or down vote. >> it appears he does have the votes to win the confirmation. >> 7 is on your side with a new look at american drinking habits. some of us drank too much. a new study shows on any given day 18 percent of men and 11 percent of women drink more alcohol than federal guidelines suggest. eight percent of women and 3% of women are considered to be heavy drinkers. most of us either do not drink or stay within the device limit of two drinks per day. 30 degrees. still another half hour. >> still to come, cardinals from around the world descend on the vatican to start the process of selecting a new pope. what a [ anouncer ] ihop is in time square to compare new griddle-melts to your usual br

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council. the syrian people are taking their own wars on their own shoulders. >> good to get your perspective on this. thanks very much. a british food processing firm has denied any illegal or immoral activities after being accused of moving profits out of zambia to reduce their tax bill. they are called zambia sugar. >> a highly successful business employing thousands of people, but zambia sugar, a subsidiary of associated british foods, stands accused of avoiding paying millions of dollars to the zambian government. this comes from a new report by a u.k. charity. they say that between 2007 and 2012, zambia sugar made pre-tax profits of $123 million. over the period, the firm is claimed to have avoided paying $17 million in corporation tax. that is enough to pay for the school and 40,000 children every year. the parent company, based in london, has strongly denied doing anything illegal or immoral, and distressing how it helped zambia's economy. zambia sugar says between 2008 and 2012 capital allowances-they are used by governments around the world and nothing to do with tax avoidance. they invested around $240 million in zamb

clear that we will continue to work closely with british allies to address the growing humanitarian crisis and the support of the syrian opposition council. we are coordinating with the syrian opposition coalition, coordinating with the un and with others in order to help give relief to the victims that need better health. william and i also discussed a couple of occasions. like iran's nuclear program. as we have said again and again, iran with a nuclear weapon in that region, given all that has happened, it is simply unacceptable. we have stated they will not obtain a nuclear weapon. president obama has been crystal clear about this. as we have repeatedly made clear the window for a diplomatic solution, we simply cannot remain open forever. but it is open today. it is open out that there is still time. but there is only time if iran makes the decision to come to the table and negotiate a good faith. we negotiate in good faith and mutual respect to avoid whatever terrible consequences could follow failure. the choice is in the hands of the iranians, we hope it will make the right choice. we discussed our partnership in afghanistan and i

make clear, we will continue to work closely with our british allies to address growing humanitarian crisis and support the syrian opposition council. we are coordinating with the syrian opposition coalition. we're coordinating with the u.n. and with others to help get relief to the big others who need that help. william and i also discussed a couple of occasions, and rants nuclear program and tomorrow's p-5+1 talks to take place in cosmic stan. as we've said again and again, an iran with a nuclear weapon in that region and given all that has happened is simply unacceptable and we have stated that they will not obtain a nuclear weapon. president obama has been crystal clear about this and as we've repeatedly made clear the window for a diplomatic solution simply cannot by definition remain open forever. but it is so big today. it is open now and there is still time, but there is only time if iran makes the decision to come to the table and negotiate in good faith. we are prepared to negotiate in good faith, mutual respect, in an effort to avoid whatever terrible consequences can fall follow failure. the choices in the hands of the

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having worked on the security council, they can pass another resolution supporting any agreement we could reach and deal with that particular case. [laughter] hike the british parliament, there are no rules about revising your position in the security council. [laughter] the third thing is our domestic sanctions implemented by legislation, and some by regulation under the legislation, and then we have e.u. sanctions. >> right. >> and, indeed, sanctions that other people follow that are mandated by the security council. the e.u. seems to be, on this issue, potentially more flexible than we are. and so there is operating room there. there is operating room in not putting more sanctions on that could be helpful as an initial step. and, obviously, that would be important. each one of these the president would have to explain that he's getting value. that the europeans could take sanctions off central banks and petroleum, for example. that we could do things that i think are absolutely necessary. we have had a longstanding policy of not sanctioning food and medicine for good reasons. and when i was in the security council, the first sanctions on iraq after their

council of foreign relations in washington, d.c. she also spoke about the country's need of small power to get rid of influence. senator john kerry will be sworn in as her replacement tomorrow. >>> british and easy is ensuring cust many -- customers that they're not going any where. there was speculation the company stores in san francisco would be closed. however the company is now sent a note to customers saying they have no plans to close stores. >>> americans now make up the largest wine market in the world. consumption here is up 13% and that u.s. production has increased 2%. but american wines are facing competition from argentina, chile and australia now. lines produced over seas account for 35% of sales here in the united states. experts say that's because they're generally cheaper. >>> nasa pilots flew a special mission out of moffet field today. a fighter jet flew low to measure pollution. nasa aims has also installed hd cameras and dvr on board to show scientists the pilot view of pollution. >>> welcome back, we've got clouds to the north and west of us but not over us. it's a nice night out there. this is the upper level jet stream and it sends everything to the north. that'

council of foreign relations in washington, d.c. she also spoke about the country's need of small power to get rid of influence. senator john kerry will be sworn in as her replacement tomorrow. >>> britishey're not going any where. there was speculation the company stores in san francisco would be closed. however the company is now sent a note to customers saying they have no plans to close stores. >>> americans now make up the largest wine market in the world. consumption here is up 13% and that u.s. production has increased 2%. but american wines are facing competition from argentina, chile and australia now. lines produced over seas account for 35% of sales here in the united states. experts say that's because they're generally cheaper. >>> nasa pilots flew a special mission out of moffet field today. a fighter jet flew low to measure pollution. nasa aims has also installed hd cameras and dvr on board to show scientists the pilot view of pollution. >>> welcome back, we've got clouds to the north and west of us but not over us. it's a nice night out there. this is the upper level jet stream and it sends everything to the north. that's way up there to the 20, 25,000 feet some where lik

council. his new book is called "a single roll of the dice." welcome to "democracy now!" you are just back from britain. why were you there? what i was testifying the britisharliament foreign relations committee. >> about? >> this issue with iran. there was a keen interest in a lot of thinking going on in europe to see whether the strategy that has been pursued that is so pressure centric really is working and if it will not work, what is the trajectory we're headed towards? what is the end result of this path? talk about the u.s. saying they would have direct talks with iran, as you just heard john kerry say. >> i think obama administration is serious. they do desired have diplomacy but i think the approach to diplomacy is such an which the belief is the only way to really get a deal is to put maximum pressure on the iranian regime. i think that is an approach that may sound good on paper, may sound logical on paper, but in practice it really has word. if iran is under criminal in this -- tremendous sanctions. the iranian group has died down more than 50%, all income has -- the iranian rial has died down more than 50%. we're starting to see the early sign

council on foreign relations called reforming u.s. drone strike policies finds, quote, far less collateral damage from drones than other weapons platforms. it quotes the bureau of investigative journalism, a british pakistan drone strikes, 23% of those killed were civilians and in yemen only 8%. approximately 800 civilians killed since 2004 are far too many, but the afghanistan war according to the u.n. left well over 13,000 civilians dead and the iraq war left more than 100,000 civilians dead. i understand the fears associated with robotic warfare, but it makes more sense to be anti-war than to be anti-drone. the drone program is a huge asset just as it has made huge mistakes. it has significantly degrade the capabilities of al qaeda but if we are intentionally killing people running to victims of strikes or attending their funerals, then those are war crimes. but i sense some in this nation are getting a little soft and forgetful when they defend the civil liberties of al qaeda members who are working to kill us. torture is obviously a separate issue. once captured you no longer pose a threat, but people hiding in ungovernable tribal areas who still pose a threat must be dealt with. i understan

council on foreign relations called reforming u.s. drone strike policies finds, quote, far less collateral damage from drones than other weapons platforms. it quotes the bureau of investigative journalism, a british pakistan drone strikes, 23% of those killed were civilians and in yemen only 8%. approximately 800 civilians killed since 2004 are far too many, but the afghanistan war according to the u.n. left well over 13,000 civilians dead and the iraq war left more than 100,000

the military council for a cool so that they can kick out the muslim brotherhood to justify the military overtake of the government. still ahead this hour he went back to work. at the british government's program to. discuss what's wrong with the u.k. tackling the problem. with little space for some crucial issues president obama prepares his state of the union address focusing on the prosperity of the average american. that's one. coming away a little later in the program. is trash to get rid of. but it's also a treasure. worth fighting for. and a trap with no way out. these continue to reality british government policies to tackle unemployment are taking a hammering with a court ruling that a planned forced labor program was unlawful and it looks like taxpayers will be left to foot the bill for mistakes made by m.p.'s on the surface takes a look at the u.k.'s shaking work their system. university graduate kate riley and forty year old jamison wilson succeeded in their claims that their unpaid work scheme that they were made to take part in was indeed a lot for them but it was taking place in the court of appeal today and the argument was that the surrounding issues will

british people being able to say in a general election. approach they would like the u.k. that was going to take over the rotating presidency of the council of ministers. on the first of july twenty second two. can we shooting that the prime minister with which the whole. would any referendum. before we take over that rotating presidency rolls with during this. but at the time your referendum would depend on. of course. when they go to school. completed. and so that for the promises made the comment about the first heart of the tall about not excluding answering. earlier them a second. so we couldn't lucio to have it before we take over the presidency so triumphantly the prime minister can then say we have the preparation with was with. and now we have a lovely presidency rather than. we've got the presidency which is overshadowed by is he going to stay is he going to leave or the police people could have arcs. well that could happen. but i'm not i don't want to say we're jumping around particular scenario the pending a lot of a bit. it will depend on the same time a group. they would depend on the timing of the in ago fears of a full set

clear that we will continue to work closely with british allies to address the growing humanitarian crisis and the support of the syrian opposition council we are coordinating with the syrian opposition coalition, coordinating with the un and with others in order to help give relief to the victims that need better health. william and i also discussed a couple of occasions. like iran's nuclear program. as we have said again and again, iran with a nuclear weapon in that region, given all that has happened, it is simply unacceptable. we have stated they will not obtain a nuclear weapon. president obama has been crystal clear about this. as we have repeatedly made clear the window for a diplomatic solution, we simply cannot remain open forever. but it is open today. it is open out that there is still time. but there is only time if iran makes the decision to come to the table and negotiate a good faith. we negotiate in good faith and mutual respect to avoid whatever terrible consequences could follow failure. the choice is in the hands of the iranians, we hope it will make the right choice. we discussed our partnership in afghanistan and i w

british media talking about inappropriate behavior in scotland. what are the legs on that. >> very serious charges against cardinal keith o'brien, one of the 116 cardinals to participate in this conclave. cardinal o'brien has retained legal counciling into it. whatever vatican investigation is launched will not conclude before the conclave. it's in his hands. >> the pope held his final public blessing yesterday. they say that a day is a long week in vatican politics as it were, john. we'll be back to you with more as we get it out of there. >> a lot of tension in the final days for pope benedict xvi. our thanks to you and john this morning in rome. >>> the end of the era for the castro era. cuban president raul castro plans to step down in 2018. fidel castro's brother making this announcement yesterday. the new first vice president miguel diaz canal is part of the new generation that will provide future leadership for the country. >>> two adults and two young children missing after their 29-foot sailboat started taking on water near san francisco. it was 65 miles off the coast of pillar point when someone on board radioed for help sunday afternoon. about an hour later, the coast guard got a message they were abandoning ship. >>>

having worked in the security council, they can pass another one supporting any agreement we could reach a deal with that case, but the british parliament, there are rules about revising their position. the third thing is our domestic sanctions it plummeted by legislation, and some by regulation, under the legislation, and then we have the e.u. sanctions and others that people follow mandated by the security council. the e.u. seems to be more flexible than we are, said it is operating room there. there is operating room in not putting more sanctions on the that could be helpful as an initial step. that would be important. each one of these the president would have to explain he is getting value, that the europeans to take sanctions off central banks and petroleum, for reasonable. that we could do things that i think are absolutely necessary. we have had a longstanding policy of not sanctioning food and medicine for good reasons, and when i was in the security council, in iraq, we made it carefully. that got screwed up and oil for food, and i did not want to talk about that, but that was an example of how things could go wrong

having worked in the security council, they can pass another one supporting any agreement we could reach a deal with that case, but the british parliament, there are rules about revising their position. the third thing is our domestic sanctions is by legislation, under the legislation, and then we have the e.u. sanctions and others that people follow mandated by the security council. the e.u. seems to be more flexible than we are, so there is operating room there. there is operating room in not putting more sanctions on the table could be helpful as an initial step. that would be important. each one of these the president would have to explain he is getting value, that the europeans to take sanctions off central banks and petroleum. that we could do things that i think are absolutely necessary. we have had a longstanding policy of not sanctioning food and medicine for good reasons, and when i was in the security council, in iraq we made them carefully. that got screwed up in oil for food, and i do not want to talk about that, but that was an example of how things could go wrong. the basis was the right basis and that even in

british taxpayer but for the european taxpayer. one of the problems with the european union is that it is often far too inward looking. can he say what progress was made at the european councile trade agreements in a global sense? >> the conclusions agreed at the council are that we will open discussions with japan on its free trade agreement, we are enthusiastic about the potential for an eu-us trade deal, and that we are close to completion on the canada free trade agreement. the paper submitted to the council was one of the most pro- trade, pro-reform papers i have seen, and that is thoroughly to the good. >> i, too, congratulate the prime minister on the significant success he achieved at the european negotiations. does he share my confusion regarding the opposition's position? the leader of the opposition and the shadow chancellor are seeking to claim to credit, yet the most senior labour politician in government, the first minister of wales, is critical and is calling for a higher eu budget settlement. does the prime minister share my confusion? >> i have to admit that it is confusing, because of course labour mep's voted against a freeze in the eu budget when they wer

council has just agreed on the next multi-annual budget. and not just any budget, it is a balance and gross oriented budget for europe for the rest of the decade. >> british leaders demanded a sharp budget cut in austerity measures across europe. french and italian leaders fought against cutting subsidies for farmers. the budget still needs approval from members of the european parliament. >>> here's the 3-day weather forecast. >>> some birds are able to swim underwater to catch their prey. several species of fish can fly through the air thanks to oversized fins. they documented the ability of squid to jump outside their comfort zone until finders in japan managed to capture these rare images. the graduate school of fishery sciences took these photos in the pacific ocean some 600 kilometres east of tokyo. squid were known to jump out of the ocean by expanding water out of their bodies. researchers think they use the same method to accelerate in mid-air. they stretch out their fins and tentacles to maintain balance. >> translator: squid jump out of the water when they run out of options to evade a predator. they escape by running metres away. >> researcher