they don't understand the demands for gibraltar to be returned to spain. spain? no, gibraltar should stay british, she says. i think spain is getting in over its head here. this man says that, if gibraltar belonged to spain, there would be a crisis and there would be no work there. they are our saviors. once they finally made it across the border, the commuters have to cross the runway of gibraltar they colony is only seven square kilometers, smaller than central park in new york. it may be small, but your broker is used to defending itself. the cliff face are part of its defense of history. history.ive they are part of a network of tunnels that they built into the cliffs hundreds of years ago. gail francis toronto is an ancestor of the defenders of all. they know all about the past and present disputes over her birth weights. these -- of her birth. >> these tunnels are important. we were able to have sufficient .uns went into the enemy >> gibraltar has been the siege to 14 times in its history, including four times since the british took his edition -- took poss

any reasonable person who looks at spain comes to spain, eats in spain, drinks in spain, are going toove. otherwise, there's something deeply wrong with you. spain's a sort of place that never really made any sense, anyway. and in the very best possible way. this is the country that gave us the spanish inquisition. also anarchy. this is where devout ath lickism mixes with surrealism. modernist cuisine with traditional tapa. the effects and influences of all those things are right here to see. >> you almost look back through time and through the mists of history, see the phoenicians marching up across the vega. or are those ferrel hippies. >> hippies many of whom appear to have set up squats in the caves in the mountains make things interesting. >> they asked if they were staging the moon landing. >> wherever you are on the ideological spectrum, however, some things are constant it seems. some stereotypical expectations. it's true, there are free tapas everywhere. yes, they do actually take sies siestas, which is a civilized damn thing to do as far as i can see. flamenco, they do that

any reasonable person who looks at spain, comes to spain, eats in spain, drinks in spain, they're goingfall in love. otherwise, there's something deeply wrong with you. spain is the sort of place that never really made any sense anyway. but in the very best possible way. this is the country that gave us the spanish inquisition. also anarchy. this is where devout catholicism mixes with surrealism, modernist cuisine. christianity and islam shared space. the effects of influences of all those things are right here to see. you can almost look back through time and see the venetians marching up. or are those feral hippies? an influx of international hi y hippies have made things interesting. wherever you are on the ideological spectrum, some things are constant, it seems. some stereotypical expectations. it's true, there are free tapas everywhere. yes, they do actually take siestas. flamenco, yes, they do that also. but in granada, they do it old school. and oh yeah, bullfighting. they do that here, too. but i digress. i'm here to answer a question. what happens if you go over to the other s

. >> spain should stay british. think that spain is getting in over its head here. said this could become a crisis. once they made it across the border they have to cross the runway of gibraltar airport. kilometers,n square it may be small but gibraltar is used to defending itself. the holes in the cliff face are part of the defensive history. they are part of a network of defense tunnels dug into the cliffs hundreds of years ago. gail francis charon is a member of the defenders of old and knows all about the present disputes of her birthplace. >> this is essential in the defending of gibraltar. sufficiente to have guns here pointing to the enemy, if they had any intention of coming here. >> plenty of people had this intention, they have been deceased several times in the history, 14 times since britain took control of the cliff. the longest siege was by spain, lasting three and a half years, ending in 1783. gale's own spirit of resistance was kindled by a more modern form of siege. 1969, francisco franco, the fasci

more taurus than ever before came to spain this summer on vacation. the main reason was that other destinations on the mediterranean like egypt, turkey, and tunisia are currently less popular because of ongoing political tensions. greece has also benefited, or to be more precise, the greek islands have benefited. there are lots of them to choose from if you are a traveler, so they have come up with a special concept to attract taurus -- tourists. >> a landscape of shimmering blue and white. the archipelago shows greek life at its best. the recession that has battered the rest of greece has hardly made a dent here. the island gets 90,000 visitors daily. there are plenty of jobs, and the luxury boutiques have no problem finding affluent customers. greece has 170 other islands, all with equally gorgeous beaches and sunshine, but nowhere is taurus and growing as fast as here -- nowhere is taurus him -- nowhere is tourism growing as fast as here. what are they doing differently? the mayor of the island does not have an answer, but she insists that not ever

if you go to spain, this thing will follow you, i promise. what, you think a bit of sun and sea will wash it away? well, it won't. it'll be there, every night, every night you close your eyes. i know this, zoe. i ran away to spain and it changed nothing. what do i do? i can't keep this up. i can't do it. you pull yourself together, yeah? and we go over the square, right? we go to the vic, we have a drink and we show the world that there is nothing wrong. i can't do that, sam. yes, zoe. you can... it's not really my style but it fits perfectly. - look, i'm clearly going down like a lead balloon here. - no, no you're fine. to tell you the truth, chrissie. i've been having a bit of a rough time. i've got things preying on my mind... - i had a couple of whiskies... - sure... sure, what? sure, shut up? or sure, you understand? sure, i understand. i've had better times myself. you know what? i'd say you'd had a lot better times. - what do you mean? - i look at you and i see someone very unhappy. if you ever want to do anything about it, you know wh

four main routes went through france to spain.hey joined at puente-la-reina in spain, where a single road passed through burgos and leon and culminated at santiago de compostela. in the center of france, the major starting point was the church of mary magdalene at vezelay. this great romanesque abbey church at vezelay in the heart of burgundy is built far too large for the needs of its local population. paul crossley is a distinguished architectural historian whose special interest is romanesque and gothic architecture. it served primarily two functions. it housed a large and prosperous community of benedictine monks, and secondly and most importantly, it was one of the foremost places of pilgrimage in france, for here was contained the relics of saint mary magdalene. thousands of pilgrims came through the western portals of this church, and they found themselves in a sacred way... a long avenue of arches and aisles which led them to the distant and luminous choir where the body of saint mary magdalene was contained. to the devout

. >> reporter: madrid is the capital of spain and home to more than 3 million people. this is the first time madrid has bid to host the olympics. people here are excited about the competition. >> translator: it's high time we got it. we've been ready for years. >> translator: we have a saying in spain, third time lucky. this is our third and lucky time. >> reporter: the biggest obstacle for the city has been its shrinking economy. the unemployment rate still hovers above 26%. but the spanish bid community says the economy is finally picking up and more than 80% of the venues are already built. the city's best asset is prince phillippe, an olympian who competed in barcelona 21 years ago. at the presentation, he reportedly spoke passionately to ioc members out how eager the spanish people are to host the games. >> translator: i've gotten positive reactions. the ioc will choose madrid at the end. >> reporter: another strong connection between spain and the ioc is the youngest chair of the committee's former long-time president, the late antonio -- >> -- happy with the del

that was as a problem two years a go, now he'll be coming to spain. he has a consistent match when he preforms so he's named the player of the year last season. the welshman lacks the international profile with an attendance for this size. his fans are used to club spending big but they are a little uncertain this time around. >> translator: he's going to be good but still expensive. i hit the's too much money. traereal madrid can take advant. >> reporter: barcelona's coach saying it's out of step with spain's economic climates. >> translator: he's a very good player. the second question, the numbers are almost a lack of respect to the world if in general. >> reporter: it's no surprise the current size with perez's resent election as real's president and a new determination to ph*f on and a season where know tro tpaoeus were won. peres was the man behind the signing of another british player by the name of david beckham. he's not a global star because player that they believe can can become one. al jazeera. >>> we have more on that story and others on

he added a third on 62 minutes. 3-0 finished in spain. the english premier league's other representatives in action. they wasted little time going 4- 0 up after 21 minutes. they doubled the host advantage. he added to the score line. the spurs are up and running. 3-0 the final score. he won a sprint finish at the tour of britain. as they approached the second and final climb he attacked with six kilometers remaining. his break for the lead did not last. he was joined by others. bennett position himself well to outpace the others and take the win. it was better than his second- place finish in stage two. wiggins retains the lead. new zealand remains on the brink of securing a third game. they lead the usa 8-2 and need more -- one more win to retain the cup. oracle won the race to give themselves a glimmer of hope of regaining some ground in the race for the title. he's arguably the greatest sprinter of all time and one of sports greatest superstars. next is the world of literature as he released his autobiography in london on thursday. he

a point only behind from spain in a group.their hope is that they can do better. >> we all want to do the very best we can. everyone has an important role in this match, whether it is in terms of defense or attack. we should be better as well. we have been in previous matches. we are all focused on this game. we know the smallest detail can make the difference. we will be ready to defend. points from their doubleheader with george and belarus, they still have an outside chance of catching spain. and belarus,ia they still have an outside chance of catching spain. in helsinki tonight, they continue their quest to reach brazil next year. the spanish will be looking to keep the pressure on france, but they will not take finland lightly after they were held by their northern european opponents early in their campaign. two players will be out with injuries. be confident of wrapping up automatic qualification with a win in finland. the finns have never made it to a cup in helsinki before. the world's most expensive football player ha

i think if you were to ask someone from spain they would tell you germany is an economic land of milk and honey but that just isn't the case perhaps thirty years ago after reunification and the pressures of staying competitive globally those days are gone one of the ways germany has stayed competitive is by trying to keep wages low. and plenty of spain here isn't greeks who come to berlin looking for work they are scandalized by how low our pay is it's not enough to survive in the run up to this election the main opposition has campaigned on a platform of introducing a minimum wage of eighty year old fifty per hour the current german government has dismissed those calls i believe merkel's party insists that the introduction of a minimum wage would destroy job creation however these people here are saying they just want a fair day's pay for a fair day's work. we need a minimum wage here and it has to be at a level that people can live on to provide for their families and there are so many jobs around that barely enough so you can survive i think eight fifty proposed by the s.d.p. is to

more details have emerged of a phone call made by a driver spain. horrific crash in he is heard telling a colleague that he was traveling at 190 kilometers per hour instead of 80. the driver and the train company are being investigated. >> the aftermath of july's train crash, which killed 79 people in northern spain. the moment caught on cctv and the train derailed on a bend. the driver emerged injured and ,overed in blood, but earlier he called a colleague for help. the transcript of the call had previously been heard by investigators in court. this is the first time we have heard the voice of the driver, full of panic. his mother died in the crash. >> i feel he is just a human being that believes he has made a mistake. he told the safety team how dangerous the bench was and there were not enough warning signs. , whye speed of the train there was no automatic braking system, which has since been installed, to form the focus of a long investigation. looks like good news, the unemployment rate has dropped to 7.3%. , many havee deeper simply stopped l

if you were in spain, check your pockets. >> i'm sure i was there. have the ticket here. >> well, from spain to japan, organizers of the hong kong marathon want runners to finish the race before taking selfies. here is video from line. the woman dropped her phone, she tried to pick it up and a huge pile up ensued. among those who fell was the eventual champion. eventual champion. >> the most ♪ for a store near you go to benjaminmoore.com/bayarea. >>> tonight at 6:00 police get the nation's biggest grant for fighting youth violence, how much or how little good it will do. >> plus, environmental showdown brewing over an abandoned military base. the air force left radio active waste behind z on a satellite trip where w.new gps technology that can lead you to directly to the best deals coming up in 30 minutes at 6:00. now back to cheryl and dan. >> that will be handy. >> a programming note. next monday and tuesday, jimmy kimmel shut down hollywood boulevard for a two night concert event with paul mccartney and justin timberlake. >> if you're curious abou

we're cut off from spain. spain and they kept cutting up and snickering at me. what they told me was okay, you can knock it off with the don quixote phraseology. the equivalent of me today, talking saying "top of the morning to you, sir." >> really? >> and they were like, stop making fun of us. and i said you know what? i'm not making fun of you. that's the way we speak. we go see grandpa, that's all he knows, is 500 year ago spanish. >> maybe if we're lucky enough, we'll have grandpa play his harmonica the way he used to on the cattle drives. ♪ >> but i have a plan here on this meat. >> all right, the meat is yours. >> all right, good. ♪ >> just call me cookie. some local beef, glowing hot coals, cast iron can. >> pureed green chilies here? >> yes. >> beautiful. i'm going to throw those chilies in in a little bit, stew it for a few minutes, and we'll be good. i just need a few splashes of like an open beer. beautiful. check it off the chuck wagon greatest hits, we've got some beans, some potatoes, some corn b

the current unrest in northern africa has pushed a number of refugees heading into spain -- pushed the number of refugees heading into spain into the thousands. >> last night, there were six police officers injured. one of the immigrants. once people do get over, there has to be a decision as to whether they will be sent back to the countries they originally came from or whether they will be allowed to stay in spain. some of the immigrants will not identify themselves. it is becoming a growing problem. every year, the authorities do have to work very hard to stop the legal -- stop illegal immigration. last year, month we had about 2800 who crossed from africa. either they swim along the coastline or they actually try to mount these assaults, as we have seen over the last couple days. they are dangerous. it is something the authorities are trying to crack down on. >> thank you so much for that. thank you for watching "france 24." we will be back shortly. >> hello. welcome to the week in the middle east. coming up on the program, as the world pushes syria to hand over its chemical weapon

million four years ago, but transfer in the close season after a series of injury problems over in spain. >> i decided that i don't want anything from mil milan until im

and there was that trip that she took with her daughter to spain and there became questions about that and how it was

this is one of the economic powerhouses of spain that has been affected by the recession.ople say they put more into this spanish economy than they get out of. and they say their need for independence boils down to much more about culture. they say that their culture is very different from the rest of the spain, and they say they want to be independent. >> the u.n. says it's new report on global food wastage is staggering and a big wake-up call. the food and agriculture organization estimates 1.3 billion tons are thrown away each year costing the global economy $750 billion. it blames poor harvesting techniques for the problem but they say wealthy countries need to fix the careless behavior of its consumers. >> for america, for example, we can provide the food that will not be sold until the weekend to food banks for the people that need it. and governments can change legislation to improve the ways that food is recycled, and use it for animal feed, for example. >> experts have unearthed a mass grave found in the northwest of the country since the 1992-war. it was close to

spain said it has a history of hosting 40 events, and most of the infrastructure is already there.nd turkey is the exotic city, the bridge between asia and europe, and it would be the first time that the olympic games take place in a muslim country. the favorites that we're hearing here are tokyo and madrid. and of course there could be surprises. >> thanks for that. we're going to head to one of those candidate cities, we'll head to madrid where lee is standing by. we both covered the olympic games. we were both in london last year. is there a similar package in madrid, there was initial ambivalence to the hosting of the games, but now everyone seems to be on board. >> i do see some similarities to the olympics in london, britain. and it was a slow go. but when it actually started it completely lifted a nation, li lifted the spirits and went right through the paralympics should not be forgot no one all of this, and it had a lasting affect. this is what the people of madrid are looking for. they have been worried about how these games are going to be financed. they have been worrie

. >>> hundreds of thousands of people have shown their support for making one part of spain an independentmore from barcelona. >> reporter: this was the moment they came together in a show of unity. in a symbolic gesture those from the north and south of the region joined handing calls for catalonia to be independent from spain. this human chain stretched 400 kilometers. it's countryside, towns and villages, and the number of people who took part far exceeded expectations. there is a sense among the people here that the time has come for them to be able to have a say on the future of catalonia, and they want a referendum as soon as possible. >> translator: we have the right to decide whether we want to be part of spain or be independent. >> translator: ann independent catlonie and eu. >> reporter: they are home around 7.5 million people. supporters of change they put more into the national economy than they get out of it, but they are mainly motivated by the cultural differences to spain. central government in madrid is opposed to any possible split, and believes a referendum would be unco

we have also met with spain, and italy, although it has been difficult to get together.have no hostility, no resentment whatever has happened we want to continue working to have good relationships. >> so you have made your peace with this? >> it so you wanted as though you have made your peace with the nations involved here, france, spain, correct? of course. we indigenous are not vengeful. what is passed is passed. we look towards the future. but we also have the obligation to see who wants to confront us, and who wants to carry out air piracy. >> but relations remain difficult at best with the united states, and will pick up on that point when we come back, we are talking to president evo morales of bolivia, we will be back in a moment. conversation that challenges the status quo with unexpected opinions and a fresh outlook. including yours. re# #a# #d# #y# ##fo# #r# ## there's more to financial news than the ups and downs of the dow. for instance, can fracking change what you pay for water each month? have you thought about how climate change can affect your grocery b

it's been six years since russia lifted their biggest bust them all too often as they edge pro spain in the euro basket decided in madrid that it blots man men failed to defend their title but did play in bronze into a nail our five members of that squad will miss this year's event including all star forward on that he can enter into my famous go as the two meter a sixteen centimeter or seven foot tall center took a break to prepare for ollie for the new n.b.a. season but only because it is my training is going well but it's a pity i can't help the side of this tournament it's hard to watch the game sitting in the stands and not playing i believe that these guys can achieve a lot blot his sins gun and the role of head coach has now passed to us to look at ourselves in the build up to the european championships the russians steered his side through in mind friendlies with mixed results and it was only after claiming victory in the last match at home to ukraine that their olympic bronze medalist felt a real sense of optimism despite trailing twelve points to two in the first few minute

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in wales training with the team ahead of two world cup qualifiers after he was presented to fans in spainr and has mixed feelings and the country is struggle with an economic crisis. >> he came, he waved, he conquered and gareth bale was welcomed in madrid for over 20,000 already adoring madrid fans, the 24-year-old international made his move to a world record fee of over $132 million. so much money for a football player in a global financial crisis bale was apologetic. >> a club that is putting a price tag on you has nothing to do with the player i think. whether the club, the they want to keep you the prices will be higher, so it's not really my place to say so. it's between clubs. >> translator: i think at the moment it's too much money to pay for a player that is my opinion. >> everywhere we hear so many people that is out of jobs and now they make all the money. >> reporter: the relationship between spanish journalist at the club broke down under the former coach but the press here in spain are not criticizing the spanish giants for the huge fee. >> we are in the graces that the peo

many claim the region which has its own language and is wealthier than many parts of spain subsidizes the government in madrid. the chain stretched 400 kilometers from spain's border along motorways and towns, eventually reaching the city of barcelona. another look at the top business stories up next and a live report from hong kong. remembering the victims of 9/11 on the 12th anniversary of the terror attacks. >> on the 12th anniversary of the terror attacks on the u.s., a new time lapse video shows the construction of one world trade center in new york city from 2004 -- 2013. -- from 2004-2013. >> amazing to watch. asian markets close with mixed results on wednesday after trenton -- 10 straight days of gains. a series of central-bank meetings across the region. >> even with confidence in china's economy on the upswing again and the fear of the u.s. attack on syria fading, investors in these doff the gas pedal a bit. the nikkei index started flat but is dipping into the negative territory. the cost be index is slightly higher and china's shares are on a lower footing. even with many

the financial problems that had an affect in madrid and spain. people are wondering how they can afford to bid, let alone see through and stage a game. they took existing venues and take the most. 27 out of 36 venues exist. whether it's the stadium tore the tennis or the basketball arena, it's there. that impressed people at the ioc. madrid came in and made up ground on the other two potential hosts. the thing they want no madrid is the barcelona effect from 1992. the only spanish city to have hosted the games. it transforms the reputation of barcelona. can it do the same for madrid. >> opposition politicians in italy occupied the roof of the lower chamber. a group from the anti-establishment 5-star movement is protesting fast-tracking the constitution. it calls for the appointment of a special commission to consider legislation. under present law reforms have to be voted through in the senate and the lower chambers. >> we'll find out from venice who will win the foreign lion. two french movies. there is three tales of adoption. we have more. >>

. >> spain's amnesty laws prevent investigation of crimes from before 1976. so a group of former prisoners took their case to argentina which is now seeking arrest warrants for several former franco officials. hoping international pressure will help bring those responsible to justice. >> fortunately the majority of the vixtion of the fanco are regime, there is fear to speak of this in spain. >> the austin tv perchlt rob harris has appeared in ooshes tv experiential rob harris has appeared in front of court. historic sex ofns he. harris hosted tv shows including rolf haifs's cartoon time and had several chart hits. his lawyer indicated he would plead not guilty. >>> now, at best they are a nuisance and at worse they can be deadly. most of us have experienced the coughs and aches that come with flu, once in our lives. but soon no more. scientists in the u.k. say they have created a blueprint that could protect from every form of the flu. tim harris has a look. >> this is what kills thousands of people every year, a flu advisor that can document, leaving doctors