u.k. yorkshire cheese. it's been produced since the 12th century. the third isn't even from the iyour. the european commission awarded status a sweet pastry made with dough. it's now only one of 60 non-e.u. foods to hold the trademark and follows a battle with greece for the distinction. food and politics are never far from each other. and in this case the turkish delight triumphed >> you can follow that story and all that we are covering by logging on to the website on aljazeera.com. there's news, reviews. our top story is the ongoing situation in sudan. aljazeera.com. >>> wall street had feared the fed stimulus move, but it turns out the stock market wasn't scared at all. we'll talk about what that means for you. also with the clock ticking down to a key obamacare deadline, see how health insurance companies are pulling out all of the stops to get you online. and mall shops luring buyers with perks you can only find online until now. money." ♪

u.k. kennedy he spokesman for frank free south yorkshire i spoke to him earlier he says the authorities deliberately make access to safer energy resources tougher. looking at the autumn statement from the chancellor last thursday where he was cutting the subsidies for renewable energy and also cutting the measures for energy efficiency in people's homes putting its how over the next two years which is going to cut it by about a third. so they'll be a third of the number of people having their homes insulated as they would have been before thursday so on the one hundred saying that we're having an energy crisis looming where we need two desperately new means of energy production on board but then at the other. taking away the subsidies and the support for people to reduce their energy bills and reduce the need to use it and also obtain it through clean and safe methods swiss banks are finding it no easy task to give up on their centuries old tradition of secrecy hundreds at the alpine height needing until the last minute to decide whether to go along with the u.s. ultimatum at midnight tonight to giv

u.k. p. kennedy spokesman for frack free south yorkshire says the authorities deliberately make access to safer energy resources tougher looking at the autumn statement from the chancellor last thursday where he was caught in the subsidies for renewable energy and also cutting the measures for energy efficiency in people's homes spreading into over the next two years which is going to cut it by about a third. of the number of people having their homes insulated is that what is being before so on the one hundred saying that we're having an energy crisis looming where we need two desperately new means of energy production on board but then at the other. take away the subsidies and the support for people to reduce their energy bills and reduce the need to use it and also to clean and safe methods. the u.s. defense secretary has met with pakistani leaders in islamabad and despite warm handshakes for the camera tensions and anger remain over america's deadly drone strikes in the country that's coming your way very shortly here on r.t. international. another group of activists including mine is behin

u.k. joining me now is pete kennedy he's spokesman for frank free south yorkshire water contamination air pollution and earthquakes is there real proof that this is all linked to fracking well we've seen these problems across the world in a number of different situations such as texas where you've discovered. the scientific there hasn't been any scientific conclusion either way on the issue and the real question is can fucking be proof that stay safe before we start for the grab for sale of gas we really want to consider these issues and. the u.k. government has. sure but the u.k. government has considered the issues it's absolutely adamant that it's safe for people on the environment but don't you trust what the u.k. government has to say. well the cover on which thing you can go in saying that show just fucking is safe is on the basis that we have the best regulatory regime in the world and it's a regulatory regime that hasn't been tried and tested yet they're essentially making it up as they go along and this is all happening at the same time that the environment agency who will be the

u.k. is the world's sixth largest economy. the one in five live in the state poverty line. hard times now call for creative solutions. al jazeera, south yorkshire. >> finally people in the german city of dresdan will be celebrating christmas in style. the traditional stollen cake made with raisins, lemon peel and rum weighs in at a massive 2,436-kilos. it took 60 bakers, and contains 16 million-calories. >>> that is the latest news in europe. back to doha. >> thank you very much for the time being. we'll have all the sports including a former premiere footballer becomes the latest arrest in spot fixes scandal. plus the tributes keep coming in for nelson mandela and world leaders are on their way to join in. >> myanmar has promised to release all political prisoners by the end of 2013. but with the deadline approaching more than 200 protesters are still facing trial. as reports from the irwati delta, many are farmers fighting for their land. the officer tile plains of the delta often described as the race basket of myanmar, for many years part of the planned stood idle after it was confiscated by the government in the 1990s. >> reporter: land se

u.k. is the world's 6th largest economy but one in five live below the state poverty line. hard times now call for creative solutions. neve barker, al jazeera south yorkshire> ross is here with the day in sports. ross, i understand there was a huge controversy as to who will pay in the college football championship game. >> thank goodness. no controversy. florida state versus number 2 auburn, make no mistake, both teams deserve to be here. the seminoles haven't won since the 1999 season and come january 6th rose bowl in pasadena, as to the auburn tigers they seem to be the team of destiny, worst to first, 8th straight year that an sec team will be playing for the national championship. graham, what do you take away from the college football system especially the shakeup in the last ten days? >> i guess you would say there's more parity than we had anticipated, coming ininto the end of the season, to watch alabama go down, oregon go down, bay, it was so crazy to not know who was going to play in the national championship until the final weekend i think it made it more exciting but definitely kept you on the edge of your seat as you watch things unfold. >> g