that's what the united kingdom does. but of course you will have to ask secretary kerry about the support the united states intends to provide or other countries what they provide. we all help in different ways. but as i've always made clear in parliament, our support, which is overwhelmingly humanitarian, of course. the support that is not humanitarian is practical. but it is not lethal. so we have not entered into those discussions as the united kingdom. and one more question? and then we must let you get set up for secretary kerry. >> thank you. foreign minister, it sounds like you're declaring bankruptcy somehow on the policy on syria. that there's really nothing new that we can talk about in this meeting more or less. am i correct in saying that? and also, i wonder if you have discussed the rise of people like nasra and what are you doing about this in practical terms? thank you. >> we have discussed the need to increase further coordination which has of course begun some time ago on tracking and preventing the flow

and, it is a bit like the united kingdom three years ago. they need some sort of significant intervention to produce a shift in the atmosphere. right now, the french are saying that they are not sure what is happening. they are sitting on their hands and not spending money. >> if the french consumer is will the morose, government lending to buy help? >> i think, by contrast, the mood in the u.k., to use a british phrase, is chirpy. people believe that they will have a job next year. the value will go up. i think they are beginning to think about the next year and coming out of the five-year tough phase. i think the benefit runway for the united kingdom is looking in better shape and the confident trends are improving. be a gradualwill recovery, rather than a fantastic recovery. i feel pretty positive about that stop the government has been -- pretty positive about that. the government has been going back. funding for lending is critical. it is a helpful confidence issue. i do not think there is a massive volume shift and the fundamental issu

united kingdom does. but of course you will have to support tary kerry the the united states intends to provide or other countries what they provide. all help in different ways. as i have always made clear in parliament, our support, which overwhelmingly humanitarian, f course, the support that is not humanitarian is practical but it is not lethal. we have not entered into those discussion as the united kingdom. question and we must let you get set up for secretary kerry. >> thank you. foreign minister, it sounds like you are declaring bankruptcy of syria.olicy there is really nothing new that in this lk about meeting more or less. am i correct in saying that? wonder if you have people andhe rise of what are you doing in practical terms? >> we have discussed the need to increase further coordination some has of course begun time ago on tracking and prevent being the flow of fortune syria, all the ministers have raised that. extremism, the threat of the spread terror is a the wider region major reason for t

what they will do to keep jobs here in the united kingdom a.re assurances that are meeting a skeptical audience. they have to make sure that they get a return on what would be a sizable investment. outsidenichols parliament. >> we are going to bring you live pictures from the pfizer testimony in the next hour. ♪ >> will come back to "the pulse ." we are streaming on your tablet and phone. >> we are looking at germany's largest utility by market value. dropped and revenue is reduced. they are shifting toward renewable. there is a surge in wind and solar generation. that is an effect to cut power prices. they have reiterated their outlook for 2014. their chief executive says they are reducing their debt. they are reducing their costs without neglecting investments in their future. >> shares are off by 1.7%. seenis a company that has some the settlement as late. >> they are posting the first annual loss since germany founded in 1949. >> for those listening on a bloomberg radio, the first word is up next. for our viewers, the second hour of "the pu

>> global shareholders. >> a lot of products being sold outside the united kingdom. reason why this has turned into a political ping-pong table liberalis the democrats, the tories, labour, everyone checking their half pennies worth into it, is this is about jobs. going into the back of everybody's mind k is cap very,raft, the assurances they came from crafts. you can assure everyone for five years. you can look at -- after everybody for five years and then pull the chips. >> and the election might be on a few people's minds. >> let's talk technology. when apple introduced the iphone seven years ago it brought the touchscreen to the masters for the first time. -- to the masses for the first time. gone onei startup has better but you can turn yourself into a smart phone or your table into a tablet. elliott gotkine with this exclusive report. >> in the futuristic film trio ofy report," a psychics to track down criminals before they commit a crime. this person's ambitions are more modest. he wants to unchain us from devices and turn the world around us is a more interact

skeptical questioning could have a chilling effect on investment inside the united kingdom.ink that given the scale of this potential deal, the impact on this vital sector for our u.k. industry is important. >> you will have a member of the government addressing the committee. we see to drive a wedge between his position and the conservatives position? test mr.k we will cables position. he is always stated on the record that he wants to discourage short-term moves simply for attack is -- for tax advantages. there are tensions within the coalition, and we want to see to what extent mr. cable's viewpoint is having the upper hand or whether this is being led by number 10 and mr. cameron. offer byn increased pfizer soften your opposition? >> that i think is about the size of the bid, it is about the 10 -- the intent about what it will achieve. it is what value it adds to our british industrial base. >> thank you for joining us. mark, we'll throw it back to you in the studio. has a can see, ian read difficult ahead of them. outside of parliament ahead of the grilling that the chi

, that we have all the negotiating power of the united kingdom around the table to get a good deal for scotland whereas an independent scotland would have go behind other countries to get back into the european union. and specifically on agriculture because of the hard work of the agriculture secretary, we are actually making sure there will be extra support for scottish farmers absolutely in line for what the scottish government has been asking for. >> richard harrington. >> mr. speaker, according to the chamber of commerce, it will benefit from a total of 1.5 billion pounds in new investment. we have a new road, two train stations, we've got two secondary schools being refitted and to cap all that, there is an announcement that unemployment is 667 less than a year ago. i'm very concerned that this continues. and i would like to ask the prime minister what his strategy is to make sure this continues. if he takes my advice, mr. speaker, he'll come up with something that is one long-term, two, economic, and three a plan. >> i say to my honorable friend how well come how unemployment has

fear is that they will practice, what they learned in syria they will practice it in the you united kingdom or in the case of the united states somewhere in the domestic united states. that is why it is so worrying. >> okay very good to get your thoughts on syria. thank you very much. >>> dozens captured in southern somalia have been rescued. from an area that used to be a stronghold by the fighters. the armed men who held the people hostage have fled from the town. >>> you you are with the al jazeera you new news hour. just how foreigner friendly is russia'russia's capitol? foreigners give it a rating. details coming up. up. but first, the chechen leader has denied sending separatist fighters to ukraine. raises questions about the foreign fighters taking part in the unrest. president barack obama, as david chattechatchater has mentioned. >> defending the town of slovyansk against kyiv's assault. who brought down a military helicopter with a servic surfacr mix including a senior general. within minutes of the al jazeera team arriving a salvo of seven mortar shells was fired on the town. abo

the united kingdom unreservedly condemns slavery an, but britais not in favor of are pa rations. instead we should look forward and the shared challenges in the 21st century. >> i know this is a perception that this has to do extraction of revenues. that's not so simple. that's a part of it, but there are psychological issues, moral issues, and deeply economic issues. >> reporter: caller reparationtg for reparations by june 30th. >> is something that happened a long time ago something that can't be helped, or are those past actions, savory, economic exploitation, set events into motion that can directly be linked to the inequalities of today? one way of coming to terms with history, reparations. this time on "inside story." joining us from philadelphia, professor adolf reed, who teaches political science. from chapel hill, north carolina, author of "reparations: ,pro and con, and professor of law at university of north carolina. and from the university of tennessee, professor darren smith. by bringing an actual legal case doedoes it take us to new terriy to where this is even adj

what we are expecting is a win ukip, the united kingdom integration party.the latest polls put ukip ahead. that will be historical. he wanted an earthquake in british politics. it looks like he may deliver one. the second position would be won by the labour party, the opposition party, with 26%. then the conservatives would come here that would be historic , if that was the case. as for the junior coalition partners, they would only get 9%, coming in fifth position behind the green. a lot of pressure on the national leaders, whether it is prime minister david cameron, opposition leader ed miliband, also the deputy prime minister nikolay -- nick clegg. 11:00 p.m.t after london time -- >> as european countries go to members ofo elect the european parliament, talks are continuing in the united states on what could have -- be one of the biggest free-trade deals in history. the transatlantic trade deal will be one of the first issues the new parliament will face him about the many controversial issues under discussion are being used as political capital by eurosc

members of the united kingdom or the european union?n they will have to decide on these historic choices. >> in sport, minutes away from the all-spanish champions league finals. real madrid take on athletico. we will be here with all of the latest. >> libya's renegade general has used a televised address to say he will continue to fight terrorism. it comes a someday after mass protests in tripoli calling for stable institutions. [chanting.] >> crowds of people gathered on friday to urge the government to control fighting between armed groups but there were counter protests to show support for hafta who have engaged in an offensive against the government. this report. >> reporter: the retired general made a short appearance, a press conference on libyan television where he vowed to continue to fight terrorism and those who support it. this is an interesting time because on sunday, the newly elected controversially elected prime minister is expected to present his list of cabinet members to the national congress. the last time he tried to

the united kingdom is one of the countries they're seeking compensation from along with france and the netherlands. >> effectively what we're saying to the governments of europe. okay, after 300 years you have left these islands in pretty bad state. you left them with terrible developmental challenges, and we believe you have a responsibility to return to the caribbean and participate in the rebuilding of the caribbean. >> reporter: there is a huge wealth gap between the nations and their european counterparts. let's look at gross domestic product. in 2014, u.k. france and netherlands gdp is on average $40,000 per persons. but the average is 15,000 per person. >> you have least these countries in shambles in terms of development, healthcare, education. on one hand we take responsibility for our future. but on the other hand they have some responsibility to partner with us to re build these societies. >> reporter: outlined in a 10-point plan and include a formery, assistance for people who want to relocate back to africa, and a partial cancellation of debt. in response the u.k. foreign

, i became convinced that the great difference between australia and the united states or the united kingdom and the united states was the very strong women's institutions that this culture developed in the 19th century--philanthropic ones, social service ones, schools, colleges and so forth; universities--bryn mawr has a graduate school. and so i was very interested in how those institution--institutions were founded and what impact they'd had on women's position in american society. at the same time, at the university of toronto, since i've never been able to keep my hands out of politics, i guess i got involved in a variety of political fights at the university of toronto, including one about equitable treatment of women. i had the usual experience of women academics of being passed over for promotion, while all my male colleagues were promoted. and i discovered, at the same time, that i'd been paid much less than they, although i worked every bit as hard and had published, in a scholarly sense, and taught just as much and served the university in a variety of administrative capacities. s

jobs in the united kingdom as well.er is basically giving lessons in public relations. they released a series of videos trying to document what is in the interest of pfizer and astrazeneca joining together. >> there is a cultural tapestry going over this back to fleming and penicillin. are the united kingdom people engaged in this debate or is it just a debate of business in the city? >> i believe it is engaged. that is the bbc's political viewpoints. millions of to -- millions to and then. a key topic was david cameron having to come forward and saying he will protect jobs. he has got to show he can somehow square that circle of inviting businesses into the u.k. but also trying to play heavy. very much in the front and foremost of people's viewpoints. listed some key promises. be of rmb in the u.k. will protected. >> england losing the pride and joy of their pharmaceutical business. >> in london we are really building on pharmaceuticals, china to build a tech hub and marry that with pharmaceuticals. it is an area we fe

managing index later in the united kingdom. we are having this debate. their movements in the euro -dollar. guy was walking around. people are trying to take levels out in terms of euro and the dollar. you might see less liquidity could you have china and ukraine and data in the state. just because everyone is on mayday, protesting in europe, the biggest economy in the world does not stop. >> the fed keeps on reducing stimulus. >> they tell us if they are not on a preset course. but if it walks like a duck and sets like a duck -- and quacks like a duck. what did not surprise me about yesterday is the lack of enthusiasm over yesterday's meeting. nobody really cared about it. we are expecting no change to this a bit, no forecast, no press conference. the attention the fed has had over the last 12 months, the volatility, was not there yesterday and that is refreshing. >> it is refreshing. there are ducks are different kinds. you can have mallard ducks. there are different flavors of ducks. corporate said bskyb. --corporate and bskyb. >> a lot of moving part

demand is expected to grow more as the palo alto based company expands sales to china and the united kingdom. plans in the works for a new battery plant and this will mean adding emmoiys the turnout on saturday caused highway 880 to be closed. there is a spill over affect. fremont worried about the loss of 5,000 jobs when numi shut down. the economic development director didn't return our call the manager at red wing shoes says a representative stopped by one day to arrange for emmoiys to buy work shoes there. >> they have other things to deal with. so two miles down the road it's nice to partner up like this. >> saying they got hurt when numi closed. >> people have been picking up again. >> you must be happy. >> yes. >> mer people. we hire again. >> investors looking for better results may see them next year when no mission yet of a sedan. >> neighbors in one community on the verge of louse losing local hospitals voters rejected a parcel tax that would have helped fu doctor's medical center. >> homeowners pay $98 to keep that hospital open. now being asked for $200 on top of that. that is w

the normalization of life in the country during his meeting with the foreign secretary of the united kingdom. william hague and my stinky you to express his support of building be independent and democratic ukraine. he asks the government to implement reforms and fight corruption william k also mentioned ukraine's progress in the implementation of any agreements. the us the new humanist his face is. so many challenges so many different kinds of of the last couple of months. there is much closer to them discuss particulars. the staff that ukraine has taken the bus the only trying to implement the agreement was made to be in the absence of profit taking any steps. also the economic and huge security challenges alone warren's that they would not recognize the results of the indigo referendum in eastern ukraine on the eleventh. meanwhile the ukrainian nation is discussed in me to. because of the situation on the russian born to me the strength and its military presence in eastern europe isaac russell knows the details. eighteen i just tasted nice to this awesome friends that continue to come beh

demand is expected to grow more as the palo alto based company expands sales to china and the united kingdom. plans in the works for a new battery plant and this will mean adding emmoiys the turnout on saturday caused highway 880 to be closed. there is a spill over affect. fremont worried about the loss of 5,000 jobs when numi shut down. the economic development director didn't return our call the manager at red wing shoes says a representative stopped by one day to arrange for emmoiys to buy work shoes there. >> they have other things to deal with. so two miles down the road it's nice to partner up like this. >> saying they got hurt when numi closed. >> people have been picking up again. >> you must be happy. >> yes. >> mer people. we hire again. >> investors looking for better results may see them next year when no mission yet of a sedan. >> neighbors in one community on the verge of louse losing local hospitals voters rejected a parcel tax that would have helped fund doctor's medical center. >> homeowners pay $98 to keep that hospital open. now being asked for $200 on top of that. that is

preparation for reality in terms of the united kingdom and likewise in the united states. ecb, it looks the like interest rate meetings are going to go to every six weeks instead of four. what is behind that? is that to quell the demands of the press or the markets? >> the communications strategy is behind it. the big issue is if you meet eight times a year you could potentially release the minutes, which would give so much super his heart.o the ecb does not release minutes. the central bank does. >> we have to leave it there. chris is still with a. take more risk seems to be the mind, youwith that in have of you. you are prepared to short a little more euro, so you begin to believe that is a position you might want to add to. >> it is difficult. a lot of people have been caught on the wrong side of that trade. it looks expensive. it is going to be key. it is an interesting trade in a sense that it is overvalued. if we start to see deflation come a concern it is a good hedge. if central-bank policy is successful they are one of the key targets. it is damaging the economy.

this is a who's who list of top aviation experts from australia, united kingdom, the united states, boeing will be there. all this work happening behind closed doors. we do not expect constant updates. we know the work they are doing will define what happens next in the search for this plane over the next up to 12 months, how the $60 million are going to be spent, where they are going to deploy assets. >> when you think of the area they are searching, a poll says 46% of all those questioned don't believe the plane is in that area. they are going to have to search a huge amount of ocean. is it possible or is it -- is it going to be impossible? what are they thinking? >> reporter: it's possible that it's going to take a lot of time t. bluefin-21 getting reconditioning and software upgrades completed 18 missions and only searched 154 square miles. it was the small area they thought the plane might be located. they didn't find anything. think of that, 154 square miles over all those missions. they need to search 23,000 square miles. they have to bring in a lot of other technology. >> stand by.

that's what the united kingdom does.se you will have to ask secretary kerry about the support the united states intends to provide or other countries what they provide. we all help in different ways. but as i've always made clear in parliament, our support, which is overwhelmingly humanitarian, of course. the support that is not humanitarian is practical. but it is not lethal. so we have not entered into those discussions as the united kingdom. and one more question? and then we must let you get set up for secretary kerry. > thank you. foreign minister, it sounds like you're declaring bankruptcy somehow on the policy on syria. that there's really nothing new that we can talk about in this meeting more or less. am i correct in saying that? and also, i wonder if you have discussed the rise of people like nasra and what are you doing about this in practical terms? thank you. >> we have discussed the need to increase further coordination which has of course begun some time ago on tracking and preventing the flow of foreign f

the majority of the employment is not in the united kingdom. >> you politics swirling on the deal.trying to play game of politics, trying to send out these videos. we are all embracing technology. what has been the view on these videos? reckless, absolutely reckless. you are to read and his defense. it is very clear, straightforward, communicating with all stakeholders. there's a variety of stakeholders at play here. on the individuals he talks about good for patients, good and shareholders. science, efficiency, a good cultural fit between the two institutions. on the motivation video you talked about that at length 30 he talked about the scale of integration. he talked about power and &d pods.r it is an interesting way of communicating with a variety of audiences. court ofthe public politics. youlk about tax cuts or are talking about actually developing sites. the independence stay with us. in the cambridge corridor, it is going to be interesting how the go head-to-head. of course, hans nichols will be live with us. this is what he -- >> whether you do it tends to go whole hog in

it has good relations with the united states and the united kingdom, supplying a predominant role in ying to help at the moment. it was late to accept the offer for assistance in the united states and the u.k. and even china, because it felt like it could do this on its own because -- but obviously it does not have control of the situation. what are the limitations of foreign aid to nigeria? >> the aid to nigeria is fairly limited if you are talking about normal economic development here nigeria is an oriole rich nation and even though it has a lot of poverty in the country, it is a very wealthy nation and has the largest economy of any nation in africa today. the kind of assistance that can be provided to the united states and the united kingdom involves drones, and better communications equipment in terms of dealing with a specific effort to find the girls. think we will find them? >> that is difficult to say. my guess is a good number of them will ultimately either be freed or escaped or somehow be tracked down by security forces. it may be a little optimistic all of them -- to thi

the rise of the far right in europe, a specialist on this very topic at kent university in the united kingdom. very much for speaking to us. what is the appeal. >> what we are seeing in recent times. this is kind of a classic that youn recent times have the traditional left labor this kind of anti-politic. the rationale from france. -- a numberecially of countries across europe. the you think of these various far right parties across europe stand any chance of organizing themselves to working together. >> i think one of the stumbling is the ideological spectrum. economic policies are very different. one of the main stumbling blocks. it is quite problematic and difficult. i think we had kind of an .greement were are stumbling blocks the main liquidators disagree. >> thank you so much for your analysis. full results are due on sunday after all 28 nations in the european elections. the key step towards resolving the country's crisis. the protest went on to result in the ouster of the former president. smashing a ballot boxes earlier on. vladimir putin says that moscow he can.k with whoever >> wi

so we have all the negotiating power of the united kingdom around a table to get a good deal for scotland where as an independent scotland would have to queue up behind other countries to get into the european union and specifically on agriculture because of the hard work of my right hon. friend, making sure they will be extra supportive of scottish farmers absolutely in line with the scottish government was asking for. >> according to the chamber of commerce will benefit from a total of 1.5 billion tons of new investments. we had two stations, two schools being refitted and a brand new -- hand to capture all that there has been an announcement, unemployment, 667 year-ago. and concerned that this continues. i would like to ask the prime minister what his strategy is, it takes my advice to come up with something that is long-term. >> unemployment in what some over the last year has fallen by 30%, and what he says about these important investments in terms of the derailed link, and indeed rebuild and new schools. and not just about jobs or getting taxes as those are. it is about supporting

we've seen votes in britain swarm towards the united kingdom independence party vehemently anti e.u. party and from then that we've we've seen them pay sickly announce themselves as the major party on the on the british political spectrum there so a lot of votes going towards these type of organizations a lot of votes going away from traditional parties that we had seen many here in europe have said that this is a move towards parties that want to see the breakup of the european union will have to wait to see what they do when they get into the parliament building just over to my left and they take up their seats in power. it just presidential elections on our way and security has been tied in as voters had to the polls the ballot is expected to sweep into power a former army chief sisi who has been defacto leader says he toppled the first freely elected president mohamed morsi last summer despite serious human rights concerns supporters believe says he will get on top of the country's energy crisis and islamist violence that has driven away foreign investors and tourists such as. u.

elected at a to the polls on thursday such as in the united kingdom and the netherlands casting theirballots. the rest of the eu will do the same as the original struggles really revolve around the level of turnout and the expected breakthrough. europe was part of the key message raised by francis former president nicholas sarkozy in an opinion piece published in the french press this thursday with a political comeback still considered a possibility. he was to rethink the open frontiers and a stronger role for the two biggest economic powers, france and germany. >> europe or decline is the credo of nicholas sarkozy. he dreads a low turnout as well as those who cast a ballot for the far right and turn away from europe. >> indifferences suicidal because europe plays a substantial part in our future. >> it is a different europe that sarkozy is calling for. driven by france and germany. right.ership is not a it is a duty. >> he announced his radical agenda focusing on two points. he wants to revamp schengen to make it much tougher on immigration. >> we never wanted europe to be a dumping

we are playing a little bit of catch-up in the united kingdom.info.with this u.s. trade let's check out the markets with jonathan ferro. >> going toward a seventh straight week on that particular index. this is her market open right now. bit of a pullback. that is what you have on the cac 40. ignore these two, the markets have not opened yet. -- marches uparks higher.

he said they'll come from places such as ireland, germany, the united kingdom.plans to invite them to his residence at the doma santa marta, the hotel on vatican grounds where he decided to live rather than the papal apartment. he'll say a mass in the chapel and hold a private meeting with them. also present is going to be cardinal sean o'malley of boston who was the architect of that 2008 meeting with victims with benedict. he's also played a role on this one. he is widely seen as a reformer on the sex abuse issue and he's also a member of the pope's new commission for the protection of minors. so i think this is a clear indication that francis is trying to get the message out that he gets it about the need to confront the church's abuse scandals, brianna. >> eric, the pope also said something that kind of stuck out to me. he talked about the resignation of his predecessor pope benedict which was strange to us. we hadn't seen this in centuries. he said it was not an isolated case. what does he mean by this? >> he's opening the door to suggest he might resign on

is it becos of us to see others perceive the ministry for european affairs for the united kingdom. david livingston at the presidential palace peace both leaders discussed the cypress economy and ways to overcome the banking sector crisis. committing to increase the efforts of the site korean president to rebuild the country's economy well. he said it sends a signal of confidence to international investors in cyprus is the place to do business once again the chances for investment and jobs would increase. who designs on these funny and soo cute. produced using a traditional due to timing call to his . to distinguish its use of the group picture the tree flowers roots in love with the instrument. our prejean stencil design techniques for you christians are required to make each piece. each was executed by a different specialist doctors. the two pieces. the students. points to. in recent weeks tuesday and can't be printed in books to protect the country. when the statues was completed. it leads one to capture him. a few reasons distinctive features. cities can pretend it's using a va

united kingdom and the united states have offered to help with efforts to find and rescue more than 270ool girls in nigeria and they threatened to sell the girls they captured three weeks ago and white house spokesman jay carney says the white house is doing what it can. >> it's an outrage and terrible tragedy and the president has been briefed several times and the national security team continues to monitor the situation there closely and we have been in touch with the nigeria government to help find and free these woman. >> we report from there and there is growing anger on the government's response. >> this is a video from the leader and it was released on monday. in it he says his fighters abducted the girls. >> translator: a girl of 12 years old i give her out for marriage and a girl of nine i give her hand for marriage as they gave my mother out for marriage. >> reporter: and he was protesting against the government's failure to rescue more than 270 girls kidnapped by the radical group. she says she was arrested and detained on the orders of nigeria's birth lady states jonathan o

president is holding a meeting to set up control over border areas and the united states and united kingdom have offered more resources. >> drone strikes that killed more americans. the memo was that it was lawful for the united states to kill the terror suspects. now the author of that report is up before a federal judgeship in boston. libby casey in washington, d.c. right now. why is this report so controversial? this will be the public's first look at the legal rationale. it's not coming out right away because the white house plans to make redactions. that process may take a while and we haven't got it in a timeline as to when we'll see the details. this is something that the aclu went to court to get and they won in u.s. court. the government sai white house t appeals that decision. ththis controversial memo has so much concerns from some senators including rand paul from kentucky that he wants to block the nomination. >> he creates out of whole cloth a defense for executing american citizens without trial. the cases he cites which i'm forbidden from talking about, which i'm forbidden f

nationalists are trying to convince voters to say yes to a split with the united kingdom. on the doublest rate and murder out of india, the brutal death of two in thers sparking anger country. over, last-ditch talks russian gas. emergency meetings have been called for this friday in a bid to keep gas pipes open between russia and ukraine. moscow demands that kiev pay it gas bill, some $3.5 billion, and 2 billion of it by monday. otherwise, the kremlin says it will cut off supplies, potentially affecting europe as well. >> the deadline looms. threatens to halt gas supplies to ukraine if it's bill remains unpaid by monday. of the month of may, ukraine has been taking the maximum daily volumes allowed by the contract and by june 7, ukraine's that -- gas supply debt will come to more than $5 billion. the ukrainian government says it is willing to pay as long as russia lowers its prices. kiev is looking to lower an agreement since 2009, which has a paying higher gas over any other european country. price to just the under $270 when the former president rejected an eu trade deal

we've seen voters in britain swarm towards the united kingdom independence party vehemently anti e.u. party and from then that we've we've seen them piers sickly announce themselves as the major party on the on the british political spectrum there so a lot of votes going towards these type of organizations a lot of votes going away from traditional parties that we had seen many here in europe that said this is a move towards parties that want to see the breakup of the european union will have to wait to see what they do when they get into the parliament building just over to my left and they take up their seats empower our political analyst power of foreign explains why people in europe are choosing to turn their backs on brussels at the ballot box. well the far right rice in the european union member states is the consequence of ten is of crazy ulster richard policies that have destroyed several million people lives and therefore the people became disenchanted with the capacity of the european union to stick to the promise which was that of harmonious development of peace and prospe

we've seen votes in britain swarm towards the united kingdom independence party vehemently anti e.u. party and from then that we've we've seen them piers sickly announce themselves as the major party on the on the british political spectrum there so a lot of votes going towards these type of organizations a lot of votes going away from traditional parties that we had seen many here in europe have said that this is a move towards parties that want to see the breakup of the european union will have to wait to see what they do when they get into the parliament building just over to my left and they take up their seats in power. in the world where britain's voters a show that they're clearly fed up with the main parties racing ahead of them in the euro elections the u.k. independence party leader nigel farage hailed the most extraordinary result in british politics for a hundred years labor the conservatives are left trailing while the lib dems have just one m.e.p. left and that's despite the enormous p.r. campaign waged against ukip by the mainstream parties as polly boyko reports. the

and one of those parties is ukip in the united kingdom and as many or as much as 28% of the vote.his will be the first time in more than a century, i think it was 1906 that neither the main or conservative parties have won a national election. as harry smith reports there the message is popular with voters. >> reporter: he doesn't have a seat in uk parliament but more than any politician in resent years he is transforming the layout of power. for months the opinion polls have been predicting that nigal and independence party were on the verge of something big and as the votes were counted the numbers clearly began to stack u up. >> defense party and you have 761,439. >> reporter: elected one of four successful candidates in the region that covers much of the south of england and told supporters this was a historic moment. >> you have spoken tonight and delivered just about the most extraordinary result that has been seen in british politics for 100 years and i'm proud to have led them to that. and in a way it's surprising it didn't happen before because we had three passes in brit

we've seen votes in britain swarm towards the united kingdom independence party vehemently anti e.u. party and from then that we've we've seen them pay sickly announce themselves as the major party on the on the british political spectrum there so a lot of votes going towards these type of organizations a lot of votes going away from traditional parties that we had seen many here in europe have said that this is a move towards parties that want to see the breakup of the european union will have to wait to see what they do when they get into the parliament building just over to my left and they take up their seats in power britain's main parties are under no illusions that they are not what voters want brazing out of them all in a ural actioned a ukraine apparent party leader nigel for raj hailed its victory as the most extraordinary result in british politics for a one hundred years ukip surged by around twelve percent leaving labor and the conservatives trailing while the liberal democrats faced and near wiped out with just one am a p left and that despite and norma's p.r. campaign

there is a criminal investigation going on in the united kingdom. mercial practices of glaxosmithkline. basically, did they bribed doctors, medical units, hospitals to use products in foreign countries. there is a big investigation going on in china. earlier last month the chinese police handed back the results of the investigation into sales for actresses. >> we don't know whether they are looking -- into practices. >> we don't know if it is a broad investigation. we just know they are investigating. >> the statement he reiterated doesn't seem to say whether it is china or other foreign countries. analyzing these allegations. of these countries have reason to believe there could be some wrongdoing from glaxosmithkline. concern that the united states and the u.k. do have the strength to prosecute if there has been corruption or mis-selling a broad. it doesn't have to happen in the u.k. it can be further afield. this has been well flagged. previously they have said, we are cooperating in the u.k., also with investigations in the u.s. we have known thi

there are are statements, the latest coming today from the united kingdom and saying they have offered assistance to nigeria in tracking the girls. just a couple of days ago, the state department, the u.s. state document came out and said there had been telephone discussions between obama's administration and the administration here in nigeria about what to do. the international partners and friends are offering the authority's assistance but we are not given any information and neither are the protestor about the nature of the assistance. >> ur one of the few international reporters that has been on the story since day one, and now the world is coming to the aide of those in nigeria and are those behind you taking s solice knowing that the whole world is watching nigeria? >> well, they are. they are bolted by that fact. there is a huge online social media drive under hashtag bring back our girls, people are messaging and tweeting about this. there are also, remember, an element of anger, frustration among the protestor and they are believing that nigeria doesn't need the international

in the united kingdom, one into voters voted for parties calling for a referendum on the european membership all stop the liberal democrats in the u.k. only got one seat in the european parliament that makes up 751. they had 12 seats. they had some federalist amongst them and they absolutely wiped out. the apathy ofwas low turnout in the european elections. europeanshose eligible to vote. this proves that people are sick and tired of rustles and institutions like this making decisions behind closed doors and not reaching out and engaging with people in the right way. so the people are calling for and gentlemen's agreements less behind closed doors agreements and more transparency. that remainsissue to be resolved as who would be the head of the european commission. >> that is the other question. europeanoment, if the council plays by the rules, it would be the former prime minister of luxembourg all stop he is a real insider and the head of the euro group that drove europe through as many summits, the eurozone summits, but the problem is he might have the endorsement of the socialists and th

the united kingdom and the united states says it's provided $3 million to nigeria last year to help ith law enforcement. the question is how many traffickers are actually caught and brought to justice? >> the issue you of trafficking, the issue of slavery is something which is rarely dealt with in any significant and systematic way. what's remarkable about this is the scale of the problem. but in that regard, it's i suppose like the plaza if it had been smaller it would still be ignored. the fact is these things go on daily affecting hundreds and thousands of young girls and other children. what needs to be put in place as well san immediate response to this particular crisis is a long-term response which should relate to insuring universal access to education for girls and insuring comprehensive and effective education for girls rights. the sort of climate of ma song any and hate rez which gives rise to this sorts of atrocity which tolerates and helps bread the sort of young men who are prepared to do this must be stamped out and that's a long-term development project as time develops

the united kingdom talked about ukraine ufring a measured response.nd talked about the hypocrisy of russia being breathtaking. and the u.s. ambassador said it was remarkable almost unimaginable the way that ukraine was keeling with this crisis, and there are 26,000 square kilometers being fought over with russia having its beety eye on and russian has done nothing but try to grab territory. >> and ban ki moon releasing a statement what did he have to say? >> he said he was very -- gravely concerned about the situation as it's unfolding in ukraine and calling on all sides to come together. >> reporter: and we're also hearing that the un secretary general has been in high-level meetings regarding the resignation of a senior diplomat, what is that about? >> two stories at the un today, both of them absolutely huge. the un special enjoy to syria, he took over the job in 2012 from the former un secretary general, ever since he took over he has been threatening to resign, and the reason for that is it is such a thankless task. we now see the heard of syria

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united kingdom.om.ited another chinese billionaire, they are really ramping up. >> it is a windfall for all of the u.s. banks advising them. we are waiting the ali baba ipo, which could be the biggest public offering ever. >> good for yahoo!, of course. selling two of its brands to japanese food company. billion.aise over $2 here is a man that likes this pasta sauce, jonathan ferro. investors saw this coming? >> they would never buy it in a jar. i will speak for the whole of italy right year. surprise, the price tag is not a surprise either. unilever made it clear that they are pulling back from food. they got rid of skippy peanut butter last year. they're driving into health and beauty. 2.15 billion dollars for pasta sauce might sound my a big price tag -- sounds like a big price tag. it is a well-placed product. it was widely expected to go for $2 billion. >> how does it fit in with some of the other transactions? >> we are seeing consolidation. olivia was talking about jeff bezos and amazon. not e

the leader of britain's united kingdom independence party has ruled out teaming up with the national front. she argues the parties can still work together against what she calls the totalitarian eu. >> it's easy to toss accusations around against people. since the elections, i have heard him speak in a less violent manner and suggested particular that our group and his will probably be led to work together to create a united front. >> the italian northern league has already abandoned the parliamentary group to join her. meanwhile, demonstrators gathered outside the brussels parliament building in protest against the french national front. >> and france, riot police have started cleaning out three immigrant camps from the northern city of calais. the camps housed hundreds of immigrants from asia, the middle east, and africa. the evictions, ordered a week ago by the local government, comes just days after the anti-immigration party, the national front, triumphed in european elections. more than 1000 would-be immigrants tried to force their way over razor wire barriers into spain's nort

i am now a proud american citizen, but the united kingdom has been allowing transgender since 1999. >> no problematic incidents? >> no. just as you would do any individual, transgender or nontransgender, everybody has some kind of medical need at some point. >> no reason to bar people from -- >> exactly. other countries have found a way. >> landon, last word to you. another news items, facebook is offering 51 new gender options, as a range of things from androgynous to bigender. is that a helpful move to more acceptance or does it muddy the waters too much? >> i think the general public is accepting things. a couple years ago, there would have been no way people would have accepted, or felt there was a need for these options. now they are. they're widely accepted. >> a fast-changing conversation. we'll be following your stand in this closely. thank you so much. >>> next up on the program, are you prepared for the zombie apocalypse? don't worry, the pentagon is. seriously, the pentagon is. we'll explain, next. [ brian ] in a race, it's about getting to the finish line. in life, it's