would want to share the sterling with an independent scotland.n the scottish parliament, a minister attacked the chancellor and the labor leader, arguing mr. osborne's speech had backfired. >> in terms of insult, most people in scotland would feel that george osborne insulted the intelligence of the scottish people. that may be the last time, probably the only time, that i will quote "the daily mail" -- "row over pound drives yes vote." the indications we have so far is that the joint enterprise between george osborne and ed balls has backfired on the two unionist parties in spectacular fashion. >> alex salmond speaking. it was undeniably one wet winter, in fact, the wettest winter on record. howling winds and rain threatened just before christmas, causing chaos. travelers hoping to fly from gatwick airport had their flights canceled. the executive and his staff decided to get as many people home for the holidays as they could, but in retrospect, he said it would have been better to cancel flights. easyjet managers painted a bleak picture of mana

my lord, we do not want scotland to leave the united kingdom.e have achieved so much proud ofand are very the contributions scotland makes to the united kingdom's defense. would the minister accept whereas he and i might disagree with regards to the outcome of the referendum and even with regards to nuclear weapons, does he not realize that the attitude he has shown on behalf of the government could well go down as arrogance by the government towards scotland, and does he not feel also that the rest of the united kingdom are entitled to have an answer to this question because it is a matter that is relevant to us all? >> my lord, absolutely. i wasn't being arrogant. i started off my response by saying, we do not want scotland to leave the united kingdom. a dereliction of duty not to be looking at alternatives on such an important issue. we all know that our ability to defend our island's, should scotland separate, is going to be dramatically reduced. we know whatever happens, should they separate, there will be huge cost. doesn't the minister al

scotland is a wealthy country.ver the past 33 years we have demonstrable proof that the tax rate has been higher than the rest of the uk. >> well, of course you've got comments from the treasury about imf figures that would show that scotland would have a massive deficit, second highest in developing economies, if it was independent. and business surely doesn't like risk. how could they want something which will cost billions just to set up? >> let's not just look at the cost of independence. let's look at the savings of independence. 60 million a year alone and not sending mps to westminster. that includes 10 million for the courts. there's considerable opportunity around independence. we can do things differently. we can simplify the tax structure, introduce policies that really work for the sme community in scotland. we can increase connectivity by getting rid of airport passenger duty. we can help young families who currently spend about 27% of their income on child care get back into work. that increases the t

might be shut out of a newly independent scotland does that mean that the royal bank of scotland becomes the royal bank of england those who want independence believe that scotland will thrive on its own but those against the proposition believe that scotland benefits from its relationship with england independence is a messy process and perhaps the problems created by a scottish pound might wind up bringing these aspirations back down to the ground whatever happens we'll be watching. today we have wonderful economists from down under as a pretty horrible but it's not all call as in kangaroos down under on boom bust it's about economics and policy definitely right here first of john quiggin is an australian economist and professor. there at the university of queensland he's also a prolific writer and ranked in the top five percent of economists worldwide he's going to be on the show and in addition to writing his academic works john plans a blog at john quiggin dot com and is a frequent contributor to the blog crooked timber now quit and sat down with my colleague edward harrison to disc

painful divorce westminster's cobbling together a plan for how to split answer from debts to scotland it votes for independence from the u.k. later this year. hello and welcome to our team to national twenty following news live from moscow i mean you know thanks for joining us a massive fire broke out on the heart of the ukrainian capital after a far right run a clash head on was local pro-government activists in independence square. the violence broke out one nationalist march was blocked by the so-called defined as of my done to what you are in crowds came out had come out to commemorate protesters killed in the square during the february riots which toppled the old administration police corps or send end to break up the brawl that reported in that several people injured. ukraine security forces are unable to hold down rest plaguing the country's southeast that's all the interim president said as anti-government forces seized the city council and police station in the city of god look at the latest hot spot on this came only hours after protesters took over three administrative buil

when scotland was ending. secessionist and then as an intentional and save the national government is seeking down the region's people. some twenty one billion euro as of anita's tax revenue is diverted daniel ichiro largely to plug holes in the budget calls for independence has been growing amid economic hard times last week special operations unit arrested twenty four secessionist in the region they had allegedly been planning to try the homemade tank under then a sustained st mark's square to proclaim benitez and attendance the separatists and gain visibility online referendum on independence from italy the majority in the region allegedly voted in favor many questions surround the polls accuracy. our correspondent pointed to a sixteen joins us now from brussels to about the rise of prosperous separatist regions in european countries who say they want about a boy and great to have you on the program. what is the official position of brussels visiting these regional independence movements. well there is no o

it's a vote for scotland that people in scotland choose the policies that people of scotland support. >> reporter: he finished with an emotional and patriotic appeal. >> let us keep the eyes of the world on scotland. not to see how we're voting, but to watch in admiration of what we're building, building a new and better country. let's keep our talent, our commitment, all of our energies, let us build a nation that carries itself with pride and humility in equal measure. this is our chance to be a land of achievement. our country, our scotland, our independence. [applause] >> they now have 158 days to persuade their fellow countrymen to follow their lead. harry smith, al jazeera. >> that's all from london for now. let's go back to darren. >> russian accuses u.s. of breaking international law. and missing out on school. why tens of thousands of syrian refugee children can't enroll in jordan. >>> and in sport we'll find out if master's bubba watson can carry out like this. >> a gunman from taliban in pakistan, the abductions happened at a weekl bazaar. what more can you tell bus this, a

treasury decides which assets scotland could inherit if it votes for independence as both sides look to get the best divorce settlement possible. good morning to you from all of us here about c international i'm live in moscow with this hour's top world headlines a massive fire broke out in the heart of the ukrainian capital after a far right rally clashed head on with local pro-government activists these are pictures from my down square of course the focal point of the uprising which toppled the. the ministration that was back in february i. bought and broke out when a nationalist in march was blocked by the so called self defenders of my don torch bearing crowds of cut out to commemorate protestors killed in the square during the february riots the police squads were sent in to break up the brawl several injuries were reported. so kiev is being put on the growing pressure by the anti government on restaurant demands for greater autonomy in eastern ukraine the latest city where protesters have seized more official buildings i thank. of the local administration building prosecutor's

she still says they will be the follow up in scotland when speaking to other people think. the white paper was published before they really know exactly what independence means the school that is just ok hundred to participate isn't that like paper and lay some of the biggest thing she's hillside listen to it since the british government the kids. i showed the differing up to the referendum that if anything else but this place is getting into this going to fare well there's good in some psych or two to rescue from the vigil beside that undermining the door knocking it's never the last fifty years hundred and fifteen east a loss on the use of non than fifty nations have become independent. this independence forces in scotland is the best bond of any of those nations that has been no other nation on the brink of independence expelled this with such fall or plumbing done this is the best of them was due to a group and independence of the net. i'd taken a rather well. but the excitement that a single signal to get a currency union sorry. well we are going to iraq to continue be

was imposed on the people of scotland. prime minister was kicked out of office by her own party. would this prime minister take this opportunity to apologize for that? >> i didn't catch the beginning of the question. i don't know if it would be possible for him to ask it again. i know it was the same as the scottish national party person. >> 25 years ago yesterday a hated poll tax was on the people of scotland. will the prime minister take this opportunity to apologize for that? >> i have made clear my view about this issue many times over many years. i think the council tax is a much better replacement. the key is to keep the levels of the council tax down. that is why on this side of the house we support a freeze. >> in 2012, people wanted this house to stop charitable air ambulances having to pay the v.a.t. i would like to thank the prime minister for his budget, meaning more missions are flown and more lives are saved. they are using it for good purposes because we have a good long-term economic plan. >> my honorable f

whether that was a veiled warning to scotland. >> if you were worried about an independent scotland running up huge debt and blowing the economy up, they would be pegged. they'd have fiscal discipline imposed on them. now, we'll continue this theme of succession. catalonia's bid has been rejected for a referendum. the successionist movement, the leader has said he'll seek other legal means to try and achieve a referendum. at the same time, italy's new prime minister says his cabinet approved a three-year budget plan which will lead to slower economic growth in the short term but will enhance the country's potential down the road. renzi says his economic blueprint complies with the budget rules and includes italy's biggest tax cuts in two decades. >>> the french prime minister, the new one, survived his first parliamentary confidence vote, passing a policy package. stephan is joined by a guest. the first bit of his job is done. >> the first part of the job is done and he managed to get more votes at the national assembly than the former prime minister, 306 votes in favor of the new governmen

if scotland is out of the sterlings in the u.k. balance of payments get worse and sterling weakens the chancellor ultimately say to his electorate and to his constituents. that he wants sterling to become weaker because that is the economic reality of what george osborne is suggesting and we knew george osborne sort of suggested that and i've said i've said names of commons that's a george osborne come the nineteenth but if you say yes one scottish independence he will find humble pie and he will done it very heartily because the economic facts speak for themselves he took a gamble at the moment the preowned on a referendum and he knows full well that if scotland wins the referendum he will have to change his mind if. the last time we were in school and speaking to a lot of people saying you know the white paper with published we still don't really know exactly what independents will mean for scotland it's just not clear hundreds and hundreds of pages in that white paper and you know some of the biggest issues saying well listen do

says it's in scotland trust to break away from the.well it's going to becomes independent we will be need to we will be in the e.u. we will keep the queen as head of state we will share the sterling union with with the rest of the u.k. because it's in their best interest to do so definitely scotland can afford independent scholars one of the wealthiest nations in the world if scotland was independent at the moment it would be someone like between eight and fourteenth on the. air whereas in the u.k. is below that and sixteen doing to do eighteen so scotland is but head of hair population in the wealthier countries in the rest of the u.k. so you know there are many other nations around the world that can be independent to two hundred of them and scotland's in the top twenty easily it's going to definitely be independent. and now to some other news from around the world thousands of colombian farmers have clashed with police and the contras compas all over a lot of promise rule reforms they excuse the president of breaking his word to try

treasury decides which assets scotland could inherit if indeed a vote for independence is both sides look to get the best divorce settlement possible. headlines for this hour it's aussie international live from moscow for me rule received in the news team thank you for joining us. a massive fight broke out in the heart of the ukrainian capital after a far right rally clashed head on with local government activists these are pictures from my down square of course the focal point of the uprising which toppled the old administration that happened of course back in february sixth. broke out when a nationalist march was aloft by the so called self defenders of my down torch bearing crowds had come out to commemorate protestors killed in the square during the february riots a police force was sent in to break up the brawl and several injuries were reported . so kiev is being put under growing pressure by the anti government unrest on demands for greater autonomy in eastern ukraine lugansk is the latest city where protesters have seized official buildings. thank you ministration build the p

that is going to attract businesses into england, wales and scotland. he should be standing up and praising this tax reduction rather than criticizing it. >> martin? >> it was recently said that he would give more weight to consult apt's economic models than 10,000 objections from local people. is that what the national planning framework meant by empowering local people? >> the national planning framework is very clear about the importance of listening to local people in terms of development. actually, my right honorable friend would have received a letter recently to explain some of the changes in the guidance under the framework to make sure that previous housing performance is taken into account and these very important decisions. >> thank you. at a time of crisis, the prime minister saw first-hand just how good the hospital in my constituency can be. six years into a rebuilding program, that hospital has been plunged into crisis. it is starved with staff and effectively strip of key clinical services. the nearest hospital away is 42 miles away in c

meal is a member of the scottish national party you believe scotland can.go it alone just like many other regions across the world who want to work. becomes independent we will be neater we will be in the e.u. we will keep the queen as head of state we will share the sterling union with with the rest of the u.k. because it's in their best interest to do so. one of the wealthiest nations in the world if scotland was independent at the moment it would be somewhere between eight and fourteen. sixteen. but head of population. to the rest of the u.k.'s so. many other nations around the world that could be independent of two hundred of them in the top twenty easily. be independent of the global headlines in time for the. protesting farmers have clashed with police and army units in colombia's capital that the president of failing to keep his promise. is the second such protest in less than a year and comes just one month before the presidential election. to brazil now and several buses have been set on fire in the slums of rio de janeiro authorities blame local d

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in scotland we want to do things positively, making things better for working people across scotland. >>> are cervantes who worked during the late 16th and early 17th century, the writer of don quixxote, now almost 400 years later spanish historians want to find his bones to honor him. >> it is a convent church. a few people were buried here, it's a limited area. the first phase will be carried out by a can an expert to locate the burial place. >> cervantes moved to madrid in 1606. don quixote is considered one of the best pieces of fiction ever written. it is a piece which cemented cervantes piece in history as the father of the modern novel. the novel broke all the rules of the time but created a new genre in the process. >> it was entirely groundbreaking. up to that point there were books of history and there were books of fiction. but don quixote, actually addresses the man who is writing his story and obviously confused people very much and enthralled them at the same time. the wounds he sustained in battle as well as the way he wrote about himself will help archaeologist he iden

just do not believe them because we know full well and the economics of this are that if scotland is out of the sterlings all the uki ballance of peanuts get worse and sterling weakens recently the yes campaign has released a study d bunking many of london's claims for one they say british threats to block counter-terror corp a ludicrous as that would put the u.k. at risk as well as for the fourteen thousand international treaties that london has and scotland will have to make only a fraction of them actually from this century some claim scotland will be over a large and gas others point out that norway is twice as dependent and yet just fine but unfortunately british threats that scotland would lose custody of two pandas well that is apparently true will be sure to cover the claims and counterclaims of both sides of september's referendum draws nearer every day r.t. brings round the clock coverage of the news affecting the world but have you ever wondered about the nuts and bolts of how it all comes together well he's launching a twenty two episodes documentary to bring you the back

what's your view on the economic consequences for an independent scotland. well i think it's to be feasible for scotland to be independent and to manage economically i don't myself think it's an alter ego i did for the scots or to the english. i think initially it's got and we find it pretty difficult it's well known that there's no certainty that scotland would be able to be in the year two. teams have been this i think remarkably inflation died there on the part of the scottish government that it will be able in some sense or other to share the outcome with all the leading. lessons in london but made it clear that would not be available it's not quite clear what the options are in the scottish currency but all that i think will be extremely dangerous and the markets would turn against it meanwhile there's a strong tradition in scotland of. putting not socialism but anyway public mindedness let's be charitable. politically and i think the danger would be this is borne out by their spending promises been made by the scottish national party the danger that sc

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just do not believe them because we know full well the economics of this are that if scotland is out of the sterlings only yuki ballance of payments get worse and sterling weakens every day we bring you round the clock coverage of the news affecting the world but have you ever wondered about the nuts and bolts of how we put it all together r.t. is launching a twenty two episodes documentary to bring you the backstory of what it's like to be part of our news team here's what the producer of the series had to say about the upcoming show. not really about news it's about characters we want to keep. was absolutely insane it was a big breaking story for the world but for us as we followed around the news corps times and as they were in harm's way constantly it was an extremely stressful situation and you're going to see here for one of our characters alexei when he won through where he walks in to do a live report and we're following him as we follow all of our correspondents and then. i think i have a life right. he was shot at what was that this window. that's been. going to stand there

scotland's first minister will make his case for scottish independence. alex salmond is hoping to win over voters, in what is a close process. scotland would suffer greatly if it left the union, the british are warning. >> bubba watson on course for another win at the masters, with a 3-shot lead at the halfway stage at augusta. shooting a second round 68 thanks to a streak of birdies on the back line. >> taking personal responsibility - pope francis askses to be forgiven for the priests who committed illegal acts on children. >> and the hunt for a wanted man - both those stories coming up. [ grunting ] i'm taking off, but, uh, don't worry. i'm gonna leave the tv on for you. and if anything happens, don't forget about the new xfinity my account app. you can troubleshoot technical issues here. if you make an appointment, you can check out the status here. you can pay the bill, too. but don't worry about that right now. okay. how do i look? ♪ thanks. [ male announcer ] troubleshoot, manage appointments, and bill pay from your phone. introducing the xfinity m

european union, half of the countries want out the world is moving the other way from sardinia to scotlandcatalonia to krimea. it goes against what conservatives of the heart believe in to do this. >> let her respond to this [ overlapping voices ] >> i just want to respond the that. there are many countries that want into the eu most recently there is about seven or eight on the list the cue to join and yes, scotland is talking about leaving and catalonia and so on the borders were artificial usually drawn by colonial powers and if canadians indeed don't want to go all the way with the political union i have five other noddles where we can -- models where we can do a joint venture in the arctic. >> got no problem with doing nafta type deal s with the canadians and working with them they are the best friends we've got in the world them and the brits but idea of merging the u.s. with its own history and everything else seems to go against -- [ overlapping voices ] >> canada wants our military protection. >> they already have it because they are an ally if anybodythreatens canada. >> she is t

scotland's first minister alex annan has told the scottish people to take their own future into their hands. polls suggest the country will vote against independence and the main part of the united kingdom miley classes in rio de janeiro in brazil. not all that far from the iconic knock on the stadium. that's where the world cup final be held in just a few months time. over fifteen hundred police have descended on an abandoned area. today thousands of squatters. they used tear gas and stun grenades. some families left peacefully. others though fought back use of his fury going into the vacant buildings in which then turned his head when he found shelter. families can no longer stay here with ancient remains. yet many have given up their apartment because we couldn't film for the rent two minutes before baking the fact that the unchecked we last wrote but did not get desperate the gop cannot keep living in other people's phones has been a problem. so shanty towns have sprung up across brazil in the past few decades. people moving from rural areas to the cities in search of quiet reflec

so scotland is the head of population.they will get done to lessen the pain so i know that many other bases of the to be defended to the government's coffers and the top twenty easily spotted at the dinner. and at last i checked some other new stories from around the wild thousands of colombians on his head clash with the syndicate is so either i promise to roll over folders he's the president of breaking his way to try and veggies that he finds offensive line to study. this comes less than a month ahead of the presidential election the law. demonstrations have one in brazil for the city's some were angry at the monthly cost of christ in the upcoming football world cup. he's trying to prevent protect us from looking at nearby freeway. they hope to find a match distinction is this the bench presses dca the government elite units at the world cup with a fifteen minute goal was to hold her promise to come back on monday in the case of right to copy kayak. next to most in custer the skin of mainstream media in britain ii knew

had voted with scotland in the last election he'd have won an outright majority while the opposition labor party would be the hardest hit by seeing the scots choose independence. i guess make neil a member of the scottish national party says it's in scotland's interests to break away from the union where it's going to becomes independent we will be neuter we will be in the u. we will keep the queen as head of state we will share the sterling union with with the rest of the u.k. because it's in their best interest to do so definitely scotland can afford independent scholars one of the wealthiest nations in the world if scotland was independent at the moment it'll be someone like between eight and fourteenth on the e.c. details whereas in the u.k. is below that and sixteen doing to do eighteen so scotland is but head of population in the wealthier countries in the rest of the u.k. so you know there are many other nations around the world that can be independent in two hundred of them and scotland's in the top twenty easily store can definitely be independent. now to some other news fro

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they continue to break into a separate glass case protecting the 11 blue diamonds when scotland yard springs into action. more than 200 officers move in and take down the gang. >> there was a helluva lot of noise. there was a lot of shouting and screaming. they bravely entered the vault, not knowing what was inside. still fearing firearms. there was smoke everywhere. defendants went down to the floor, and they were detained. >> the police operation is executed without any loss of life. in fact, the criminals are apprehended without a single shot being fired. unbeknownst to the geezer gang, police have an ace in the hole. on this day, the real jewels have been replaced with fakes just in case. five gang members are convicted of conspiracy to rob and conspiracy to steal. they're sentenced to prison terms ranging from 5 to 15 years. >>> coming up, a mother trapped in a fire desperate to save her newborn baby. >> the mother was saying, "please, please, somebody catch my baby. catch my baby." >> i had to save him, so i had to drop him. >>> a stick-up turns a fight into a death. >> my surv

the when you achieve its opposition to scotland's independence been threatening to cut financial mail or treat and even counter terror sometimes on top of that this is in the event of the yes but a new nation would immediately be saddled with one hundred and forty three eighteen pounds of debt. the surface reports. for this cause facing the independence camp until the investment in the starfish and sea industry that great. this being released today by the department of energy and climate change. well that is calling all i guess. they had proof of his faith is not intended for friends and in fact tender think that this is that we get the green packaging by five days in the snp amazed at what with the yes campaign has said that dump this project the us because since july when threatened the only uk defence i could take an att told what to think he kind of scottish independence traffic is like effect on european labels that if you have taken offense would he have the losing side of the fact that our decision on the eighteenth of september much more eager to get complications that any of

and scaring scotland into staying former u.k. prime minister gordon brown warned fellow scots from voting against breaking away from britain in the crucial upcoming referendum. welcome our names neil harvey and you're watching r.t. and tonight. first for you this hour the world wide web may never be the same again as nations gather in brazil to decide who will rule over the internet many believe it should no longer be the united states angers by the revelations of its sweeping global surveillance currently the bulk of internet traffic from your emails to web searches takes a trip through the united states where it can easily be intercepted and that's one of the main things which governments including washington's partners in europe are willing to change on top of that the net meeting is expected to strip america of its power to assign the main names reimport has more on the online game changing event. the united states leads the world in secret surveillance and indiscriminate gathering but it is brazil that is leading i did beat

perhaps they can figure out a way, this is similar to western europe, giving autonomy to scotland within united togdom, figure out a way give enough power to the easte >> tomorrow, the heritage foundation hosts a series on russian politics and influence, including its intervention in the

will protect scots pensions and that one billion extra would need to be spent for scotland to establish its own pension system he also talked about public health service funding he mentioned jobs of course are saying around six hundred thousand scottish jobs with british companies or with companies whose jobs come from exports to the you also talked about low interest rates and cultural links mentioning the b.b.c. there now what's really important i think coming off the back of the speech is whether or not he managed to separate himself from what's often a criticism levied at the no campaign which is this very negative rhetoric that comes from the we've all heard of project fear and you could very much see that in the former prime minister's language today gordon brown talking about his own scottish background saying ideals to no one in my pride of being scottish you look at his language he was talking about our economy our trade and this is all part of the wider. the wider campaign i think for the better together to be moving away from this negative message and trying to highlight the

scotland would be able to be in the year two. teams have been this i think remarkably inflation died there on the part of the scottish government that it will be able in some sense or other to share the outcome with all the leading. lessons in london but made it clear that would not be available it's not quite clear what the options are a new scottish currency but all that i think would be extremely dangerous and the markets would turn against it meanwhile there's a strong tradition in scotland of conflict but not socialism but anyway public mindedness let's be charitable. politically and i think the danger would be and this is borne out by their spending promises been made by the scottish national party the danger that scotland would end up will put it charitably not like the countries it wants to wait not what does what it was when successful of the baltics or single or whatever it will be more like the east germany used to think wow but i do have to say i like the public mindedness i might have serious that roger but i want to

lockerbie, scotland, it was scattered over many, many miles. some pieces found as far away as 10 or so miles at least. in the case of twa 800 the same thing, debris field was very, very wide. >> reporter: there is this scenario. a hijacking of a ethiopian flight in 1996. the pilots ran out of gas during the hijacking and were forced to make an intention am landing in the indian ocean. even that kind of landing would result in significant debris above the water. >> you hit it hard muff and it destroys the airplane's integrity. you are going to have pieces that are going to be there and open up things like compartments and sections of the airplane that have items that will float. >> reporter: that sentiment is widely agreed upon by experts. here at the accident lab at the university of southern california's aviation safety program, the director says crashes on the water will almost certainly leave floating debris. the question is how far away will it float? the best-case scenario for the malaysia's airline flight. >> sully did an incredible job o

we seem to be developing what i perceive quite some animosity really between the british police scotlandand the portuguese police. and you get a sort of impression being put out today that portuguese police are not cooperating. that's just simply not true. policemen around the world, they bust crooks. that's what they do. and to suggest they are not trying or not interested, that's not really helping relationships and i didn't believe it's in any way true. >> paul, thank you very much. and now to breaking news, a search for flight 370, what appears to be a piece of sheet metal washing ashore in australia. but is is it a new clue or just more sea trash. roger maynard is live in sydney with the latest. roger, what is this piece of material? >> the metal has come from flight 370 then it's clearly a significant development. it would be the first and wreckage sighted so far and provide positive evidence that the plane did crash into the southern indian ocean. but we still don't know for sure. in fact, in the past half hour, australia's transport safety bureau has said it's extremely unlikely

these college businesses made it clear that if there were independent scotland they want to migrate to him but i think it's a problem for people might do that too to another economic sense i don't think it be that much of a problem putting them on even being that benefit because if you're british and i consider myself british you don't like the idea of the break up or. i think there are all sorts of consequences including security and defense consequences which would be very. interesting now what do you make of the method found on the bank of england governor mervyn king and fed chairman ben bernanke he used to avert a crisis like it or pan not. well. speaking first about this. mervyn king who i know and respect i think has been a great. i think he would burst them when the process broke as he was actually quite slow to recognize that serious it was and slow to recognize that essentially he had to pull out all the stops and do everything possible to rent a system imploding so if you were cool initially he was running around complaining about moral hazards suggesting that if the bank ge

scaring scotland into staying former u.k. prime minister gordon brown warns fellow scots from voting against breaking away from britain in the crucial upcoming referendum. you're watching r.t. international first this hour russia's foreign minister has exclusively told r.t. that he believes washington is deeply involved in the standoff between kiev and protesters in eastern ukraine just some of what sergei lavrov had to say in his interview sophie shevardnadze. no the joe biden visit to this government that there is to ration was the clue with the extra fees again well it's quite telling that they chose the moment of vice president of the united states visit to the unknowns the resumption of the ration because the launching of this would be ration. would be due to after john brennan's visit to keep so i don't have any reasons not to believe that merely consider running the show in the very close really. and we will show the interview in for sixteen hundred g.m.t. in sofia and co let's quickly talk to sophie shevardnadze so he

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scotland's first minister has called on the scottish people to take their own future into their hands. suggest that the country will vote against independence and remain part of the united kingdom. there have been violent clashes in rio de janeiro in brazil, not all that far from the iconic stadium worthy world cup finals will be held in a few months time. --ice have dissented descended on an area to evict thousands of squatters. some left easily but others fought back. the squatters are serious. they say that police are driving them out of vacant buildings in which their families have finally found shelter. can no longer stay there, but where they should go remains unclear. many had given up their apartments because they could no longer afford the rent. they had been homeless before they came here. >> we lost our old home to flooding. now we are desperate for a roof over our heads. we cannot keep living in other people's houses. shantytowns have sprung up across brazil over the past few decades. people moving from rural areas to the city in search of work. it provides cheap accommoda

sometime as humans, you got to -- a group of climbers in scotland came across this goat family, a mom and a couple of kids, baby goats. they found another one they nicknamed jack. jack is in some trouble. jack can't keep up with mom and his brothers or sisters because jack has a broken leg. >> that's tough for a goat. they climb on everything and look where they are. >> their habitat is a bunch of rocks. >> he's probably hungry. >> he's worn out. they have this thing over his head. you see how hard he's breathing. they call the sspca, they show up in 30 minutes, got there, take him down, looks kind of happy there, like he's almost smiling. >> i sethink he's excited. >> i want a goat now. >> makes you wonder how long his leg was broke. who knows. hard to tell. they take him away, at the end of the video, he was given medication for pain and has a cast on. when he recovers, they'll put him back out there on the mountain, take him back out there where he belongs, out in the wild. what would you do if you found this animal, you know, part of you thinks, this is what happens, maybe let him

there are 16 injured, treated at scotland white. 4.5 years ago, it was a stlr scene. 13 killed. many more ipp squurd, and it was one of the bases own, psychiatrist nidal hasan sentenced to death for the mass anger. he is appealing his punishment. the president's security team gave him the news. it reopens the pain of what happened at fort hood. they served with valor and distinction. and when they are at their home base, they need to feel safe. >> in killeen, the council where fort hood is located the community is the only trauma. >> we had 23 people killed in the mass anger. in november 2009, there was a shooting where 13 were killed. 30 were wounded by nidal hasan. >> the shooting comes after the pentagon released three reports on the shooting in october. and a list of recommendations to protect military bases from gun violence. the defense secretary admitted. the pentagon has a lot of work to do. >> when we have these tragedies, something is not worked. investigators will try to figure out why the shooting happiness. they and obama will have a hard time second vincing the pub