if you look at the u.k. situation, what we don't have -- we haven't had that productivity growth that you need to get real wages growing. so we've had a pretty sharp pickup in the last several months but it's because households have moved away from having extreme levels of precautionary savings and moved down to normal levels and as a consequence they've been consuming and things have been moving. but that only precedes if incomes start to grow in subsequent years. so you have that aspect in the advanced economies. as you're well aware, i know, in a series of emerging markets you have some years of adjustment, one or two more years of adjustment. whether it's india, indonesia, things like that. so that's continuing to temper export demand for the u.s., for the u.k. and the european situation is vastly improved in terms of the risk. but the dynamism is not yet there. and the die phamism won't be there, won't even begin to appear until the work the e.c.b. is doing on fixing the banking system over the course o

i'm a big fan, i said of the u.k. youth parliament, which is very diverse and much more representative of the population in many ways than the house of commons is. i believe that if we want to be respected by young people, we must show young people for young people. respect is not an automatic right of ours but an earned entitlement. and i believe that if these people come to our chamber, they will be proud to come, they'll speak well, they will hone their skills and they will behave at least as well as we do if not rather better. and i know it's never popular when one says to people, i told you so or i was right, but i hope you agree, colleagues, i was right on every count. cheers and applause] >> so i don't regard of any burden. i'm sure nick doesn't or natasha doesn't, to give up time that would be spent doing something else to be here. i regard it as a great privilege to be amongst your number. i enjoy coming to the annual general meeting. first time i came -- time around it was in cantor bury and then n bell fast

so all those growth that's happening in the u.k. is because of all the increase in debt as long as interest rates can keep low which is great to keep the debt mounting in this huge ponzi scheme however does give rise to incest your was kleptocratic cancer ridden financial terrorist like jamie diamond and the folks you see here in the u.k. well this article points out that for example assets like network rail and taxpayer owned banks should be included in the accounts where they are currently excluded quote in defiance of normal accounting rules so the normal accounting rules but we have an incestuous deformed accounting rules that just decide to say that we could just keep on repackaging the same debt and this call it something else now it's an asset it's not a liability that was on the other side of the accounting ledger even though it's it's the same product at the same father of or mother or uncle or aunt yes not putting things on the balance sheet is called the enron approach to accounting and it's all such time as you can't hid

with the bc quite a lot coming from the u.k. -- we have quite a lot coming from the u.k. rbs could be looking in 2015 to sell shares. reviving. could besavings bank selling shares next year. really hsbc will be coming in a wave of initial shares in the next year. >> thank you. clamping down on tax evasion. toss banks are being asked voluntary have a disclosure program with the u.s. department of justice. manus cranny is here. will be the end of swiss banks? >> we have a turning point. from told thousand seven, the u.s. -- from 2007, the u.s. has pursued tax evaders by whistleblowers. we are entering a new spectrum with the u.s. justice department going after them. protecting you are and who you are trying to protect from taxing. with tax a little bit more leniently with you. you have anonymity. the germans are saying, no. the u.s. is going after identity, identity. that is the critical part for the u.s. authorities. invadedlion was being off taxation by u.s. citizens. this is the point. since the whistleblowers' admissions started, citizens are in swiss.have money they de

and implemented some closer trade links between the u.k. and china many of the british chinese working in these shops and restaurants say that the immigration crime down in london is chinatown isn't making them feel very welcome. and also offer the break that washington deflects kabul's accusations that its many praising afghanistan into signing a deal to let his troops stay at a time security is as bad as i have. the. economic down to find out. the long. and the rest because i. believe it's really. going to. be. a. pleasure to have you with us here on our t.v. today on researchers. here will showing all seem to national life from moscow is good to have you with us . the bolshoi and to the defendants have been found guilty of a brutal acid attack on the russian companies they had to direct the court handed down prison sentences for all three. reports now from moscow as bolshoi theater. a four hour sentence reading brought the curtain down on a month long trial and it has lofty basri feeder leading salo who is behind bars now probably preach

chinese residents say they don't feel as welcome london's chinatown is frequently raided by the u.k. border agency forces and i went to visit the area. according to the local association here in london's chinatown immigration officials would visit the eat series here once or twice a week but it wasn't for the food or even that is just one of the restaurants raided by the u.k. border agency if you imagine where you session are. enjoying you know your meal with your friends your family some uniformed people. we don't know so we know what's going on and on the one hand the staff will have to deal with a customer and they don't know what's happening in the near that they are being questioned by these scholars who may not have a tent for them so in the u.k. border agency insists that any immigration checks that carries out looking for illegal workers are always intelligence led but businesses up and down the street say that legal procedure is one followed juror in the raids in fact some of them didn't result in any arrests whatsoever but the frequency and the reported heavy handedness of

u.k. increase its foreign aid budget that's not going down well with those struggling to make ends meet at home. and france and extends its surveillance operation just weeks off to shaming the u.s. for its monitoring practices full details on that right after the break. i played this street cleaner. love with a waitress on stage managing that there's an audience i used to take drugs and drink like a. little lisa told me about the circus but i was such a punk i was like what circus. killer circus of coolie kids. and we'd break down stereotypes about kids from disadvantaged backgrounds. right. first street. and i think your. orders. with britain him proving its economic growth these days is money in the bank and now there are plans to spend more of its own foreign aid results he's or smith reports the motions puzzling some who believe the funds would be better spent on the needs of the country's taxpayers. britain's economy is growing better than expected so more money in our pockets to reli

and other stories now the u.k. is on track to become europe's largest economy with a new report predicting it will overtake the industrial might of germany by twenty third. but unless you're part of the lead it may be a little early to celebrate it's the rich including top bankers who are said to reap the rewards but as reports that's another way of saying business as usual. for many of those working here in the city of london two thousand and thirteen has been a year of prosperity thanks to a tax cut that kicked in earlier this spring the u.k.'s highest earners have been able to make even more money that the rate of tax for people earning over one hundred fifty thousand pounds per year has gone down from fifty pence to forty five so for every hundred pounds they earn over that fifty pounds used to go straight into the treasury but that figure has now been reduced and now they're only paying forty five pounds to the tax man from every hundred now all these save five as a rounding up in the u.k. as open session labo

u.k.'s energy minister has held this report as the next step in unlocking britain's fracking potential but let's get a different perspective on this from london campaign officer for the young greens but now they have and joins us now this report has a lot to gain this report claims i should say that britain has a lot to cook to gain from a fracking why are you so set against it. fracking to very little to bring down prices that will do very little to resolve the chronic crisis that we face generates a false hope for the issues that we we're looking to resolve it won't be done in a few prices the government has admitted this and it's simply entrenches our dependence on fossil fuels for the long term. the government insists that tough regulations will be enforced to ensure that fracking is safe are they being honest here what's your argument. well much of the research that's come out of where fracking is actually happiness is highlighted serious concerns about the practice of fracking and we'

the u.k. -- in advance of my arriving, they put 140 billion pounds of private money into the bank there. >> you said that a recovery may be gaining pace, but our economies are a long way from normal. take a look at where you think we are. >> i think it is really just beginning. the recovery is beginning. the core of the systems are being repaired. we have not yet seen business is really starting to invest, really starting to believe. businesses recognize that they can get bigger businesses to capital at very competitive rates. i think the concerns of dramatic events, whether from europe or from the financial system, those concerns ebbed. the uncertainties about the future of demand, where that will come from. can i wait another quarter, another quarter? this is the start of when we will need to see businesses moving forward. it reflects back on what households are doing and what is happening with the global economy and the regulatory response. all of these factors will influence the day to dat

economy i think was the u.k. guilt because in the march budget ten year gilts were trading at one point eight percent with the autumn statement it's now a two point nine two percent so let's look at some of the lies that he had to tell in order to make the economy here look better well workers overall pay has not fallen insists george osborne george osborne is to claim that workers overall pay has not fallen despite official figures showing that the wages of middle income families have dropped by five thousand pounds over the past five years so that's a drop of six point four percent according to the office of national statistics george osborne is saying those are a lie he's going to come out with his own report to show that in fact those numbers are deceptive yeah george osborne is thought so much a clown as he is one of these french mind and but he speaks which is kind of interesting for a mind he's more of a friend of mine it depends upon show and he believes that these numbers do not tell the truth these are

and it's been described as an important next step for the potential of shale gas in the u.k. energy mix now it's a bulky document but if you look at the actual wording of it and there are some parts where it seems the government is accepted that they don't fully understand the environmental consequences of this controversial technique known as fracking but nonetheless they are going ahead looking at ways to expand its use in the u.k. now is for you can to the department for energy and climate change this morning and they said they've got more than a dozen applications that are under consultation at the moment so they're being considered in that consultation process usually lasting on average of about twelve weeks so you can expect early next year that we're going to find out where the new licenses are actually going to be granted chunks of the united kingdom and as he said the government has very much tried to highlight the benefits that will come from there saying that we sure up energy security in the u.k. talking about job creation but the months local communities will be

accountability report shows the u.k. already spends more percentage wise on foreign aid than any of the g eight country and the greatest irony britain is still borrowing billions of pounds every month and now growth is on the up it will be borrowing more than it has to just to give us a way. bickering over money is not the only issue occupying britain's leadership reported little later in the program. you're standing likes. to defeat the. decision of whether to remain in the. u.k. looks into ways to cherry pick which europe. has boosted the extent of its surveillance capabilities just weeks after lashing out at the u.s. for its global spying program data that was previously only accessible to intelligence agencies. ministries including. interior the grounds on which surveillance could be. terrorism and protection of national economic and scientific interests along with national security. the law has been greeted with fierce public criticism. civil liberties advocates. exactly what n.s.a. leaker edward snowden but the mor

we will see the government having to listen in the u.k. energy bills are soaring there are almost weekly protests about that are people going to put their finances ahead of the planet when it comes down to it one of the main claims of the shale gas lobby has been that it is going to reduce energy prices and we have seen in the us it has had an impact on prices but here in the u.k. it's a vastly different story it was much more expensive to extract even now the secretary of state for energy and some of the fracking companies themselves are saying that that is highly unlikely to bring down an egypt bills so i think people will start to see through that through that claim because it simply unfounded in evidence green energy is very expensive while conventional energy is polluting is there some kind of middle ground about once here perhaps the two sides could agree . in or out friends of the earth thanks so much for talking to us here on r.t. international. for you the crushed hopes of those who are coming of age in egypt there's disillusion a

staying on the u.k. and this debt and passing it on to children your own children now children are pestering their parents for a payday loan fears that payday lenders are grooming tilde or an accelerated yesterday after new figures revealed that the number of loan advertisements seen by britain's children has soared by almost twenty thousand percent in just four years so in two thousand and eight there were three million payday loan ads seen by children between the ages of four and fifteen by two thousand and twelve that number had ballooned to five hundred ninety six million. children a little untapped market to get into the debt slavery business yeah getting kids ten eleven twelve year old kids who've done debt using cartoons and other means that work for the cigarette industry when i get them hooked on debt i think the umbilical cord is a good entry point for these payday lenders to get fetuses loaded up on debt and then of course you'll have a situation where a fetus uncomfortable debt with debt will

and they u.k. government tax lowering drive seems only to be stuffing the wallets of the highest earners leaving no reason for those on a basic wage to celebrate this festive time. just join us for good of your company this is not international coming. here we're starting with breaking news as mentioned and it's been coming in in the last hour or so we're now hearing three policemen have been killed tonight in a blast in russia's southern city of pierre to go a car is reported have exploded next to a traffic police headquarters there. joins us now live with more details dana we broke the spot half an hour ago so just over what more do we know now. well police authorities consider eight terror attack to be the main cause of this incident now according to the latest reports of three policemen were killed and the blast and it was a very powerful explosion as it basically tore the car into pieces and also shattered the windows out the near of bhaiya buildings now in the incident happened a late in the

well governments are completely co-opted by the bankers so the u.k. government for example is been co-opted by barclays and royal bank of scotland in particular was just caught targeting small businesses for a death where they were setting small businesses up to fail so that one of their affiliates could swoop in and buy assets for pennies on the dollar so rb ass is acting as a what i call a financial terrorist with the full cooperation of david cameron george osborne and mark carney the head of the bank of england so they are fully engaged in the confiscation of wealth using what i call financial apartheid and other tricks to essentially steal the wealth from the from the vast majority for the benefit of a very few on the inside a code array of bankers who work globally but not in iceland iceland have the courage to do what we've seen in some other territories by prosecuting bankers in vietnam recently a banker caught committing financial crimes was executed now there needs to be a deterrent against financial fraud of this magnitude capital punishmen

welcome back but now the u.k. has managed to squeeze out a little more growth than expected britain is increasing before an aid budget the treasury chief is about to approve a one billion pound increase but with most people yet to feel the benefits of economic recovery menacing the aid is going the wrong way as reports. britain's economy is growing better than expected so more money in our pockets to relieve some of the misery of lift people out of poverty help them pay their heating bills but controversially and despite cuts and hardship home the more positive figures will also mean increasing the amount the u.k. sends a broad in foreign aid not because there's more suffering in the world but to meet an obituary target not point seven percent of national income the british government seems set on increasing amount of money it's sending overseas for the sake of meeting a particular target not. target driven policy which is the worst kind of way to set policy but we think it's irresponsible of the british governmen

the u.k. wools companies a gaze of dealing with his radio partners in the oak of mines territories stages makes business highly risky for british bombs. on the us is increasing its push for setting up a new trade zone in the asia pacific while critics holding the full says it says it's not the governments but big corporations who will benefit the markets. this is all see international coming to life from moscow and welcome to the ball. government offices in ukraine have begun functioning again following days of being blockaded by protesters and they come to sell kiev hundreds of troops and the rise of police dismantle barricades and push the crowds back to independence square he's a post count is there for us right now hi there paul so we're here and there are a number of diplomatic meetings today is that right. well as the sit in on independence square continues behind me despite the sub zero temperatures it seems that diplomatic efforts to find a political solution to the crisis are well and

and it's been described as an important next step for the potential of shell gas in the u.k. energy mix now it's a bulky document but if you look at the actual wording of it and there are some parts where it seems the government to accept is that they don't fully understand the environmental consequences of this controversial technique known as fracking but nonetheless they are going ahead looking at ways to expand its use in the u.k. now he's for you can to the department for energy and climate change this morning and they said that they've got more than a dozen applications that are under consultation at the moment so they're being considered in that consultation process usually lasting on average of about twelve weeks so you can expect early next year that we're going to find out whether new licenses are actually going to be granted across chunks of the united kingdom and as he said the government has very much tried to highlight the benefits that will come from there saying that we sure up energy security in the u.k. talking about job creation but the months local communi

they are carrying more people in the u.k. and nordics. .hey are building the margin they had a pretty good set of numbers recently. we are seeing margins above 1%. and if it works and they are selling more holidays directly to you on the web and that is really about delivery mechanism and it does not cost them as much. east germany, that is their biggest markets. they sought numbers follow but they boosted their margins overall. that had probably the past, what to do they say? >> still economic issues. egypt, where a lot of french want to go to my that are open for business. they took restructuring charges. they are tackling that. >> what did say about the way we book? -- saidsion like travel she likes travel. >> we are progressing to that model of everything online. unique holidays take more interaction. it is investing in peter is going along. deliver analyst calls. mobile is a critical issue. >> mobile is incredibly important. some of the smartphones and tablets. ourre developing all of websites for both mobile and tablets

u.k. wants companies again dealing with partners in the occupied territories saying that illegal status makes business highly risky for british firms. busy start of the week for vladimir putin having met the country's top human rights watch dogs to discuss a mass amnesty the russian president orders the military to focus on the. take. from a studio center here in moscow which just this is international government offices in ukraine a functioning again after troops and police dismantled some of the barricades that paralyzed the city it's been a day of diplomacy with several key meeting shuttled scott is standing by with the latest so paul tell us what's come out of these talks so. well after weeks of stalemate and some violent clashes a possible breakthrough ukrainian president viktor has agreed to release protesters who have been arrested throughout the course of these demonstrations and he's also hinted that he could sign at the e.u. association agreement after all he says that he could s

u.k. warns companies again he's dealing with israeli partners in the occupied territories saying that illegal status makes a business highly risky for british finance. and creasing is a push for setting up a new trade zone in the asia pacific while critics for holding on to horses since it's not a government is but the big corporations who will benefit from bonds. this is also international coming to you live from moscow hello and welcome to the program. government offices in ukraine have begun functioning again following days away by protesters in the capital kiev hundreds of troops and riot police were deployed around demonstrations science to dismantle barricades and push protesters back to independence square aussie's post as that farce. or despite the heightened tensions protesters do still remain in independence square behind me right police have much more of an increased presence in and around the streets of kiev over the last twenty four hours or so and on monday night they began t

up seven, the u.k. percent. italy, france, germany down on these numbers. >> let's bring in ian richards. a sugar high. we have seen it before. you are bringing forward demand that you would roll out over a long period of time. that is what we are seeing in spain. how bleak is it? what is the real story? >> it is difficult in europe for carmakers. if we go back to well over 60 million, getting up to 17 million car sales, we will be lucky if we catch 75% of that. buts telling a good story, they have suffered the worst. manufacturers and the low end market entrants have done best in this particular market. that it is going to be spending money in the united states, they are hiring another 5000 mark -- workers. putting money be into five plants. the smart play is in the states, not europe? >> absolutely. you would have to be a brave man to see substantial recovery in european car sales in the next two or three years. longer term, it would have to come back. we are driving older and older cars. at some point they're

s plans for energy security in the future fracking haven't had the warmest of welcomes in the u.k. among other places does the public still have a say in all of this. well it's a controversial technique and we've seen across the widespread opposition to this as he said the government has very much tried to highlight the benefits that will come from this saying that it will shore up energy security in the u.k. talking about job creation for the months local communities will be seen test sites already using this technique we have seen activities from activists and opposition groups just yesterday in fact in manchester near a test site we saw a group of activists laying down the wing of the wind turbine in opposition so certainly the government aren't going to have an easy time i think convincing members of the local community who are concerned over issues about water pollution about earthquakes in areas where test drilling has been carried out so a lot of convincing that still to be done this is a very bulky report that we've seen published today lots of nitty gritty details of quite

the u.k. rules companies again is dealing with israeli partners in the occupied territories saying that illegal stages makes business highly risky for british bonds. plus the u.s. is increasing its push for setting up a new trade zone in the asia pacific while critics holding up the full says it says it's not governments but big corporations who will benefit the most. international news and comments live from moscow you're watching all seem to national with me you lash babalola hello and welcome to the program. government offices in ukraine are functioning again after troops and riot police demanded dismantle some of the barricades that paralyzed the safety it's a day of diplomacy in kiev with several key meetings shared yield and a pulse contest there for us hi there paul so what's come out of the talks so far there. well after weeks of stalemate and the number of violent clashes finally a breakthrough president viktor yana coverts has agreed to release all protesters who have been arrested t

economy i think was the u.k. guilt because in the march budget ten year gilts were trading at one point eight percent with the autumn statement it's now at two point nine two percent so let's look at some of the lies that he had to tell in order to make the economy here look better well workers' overall pay has not fallen insists george osborne george osborne is to claim that workers' overall pay has not fallen despite official figures showing that the wages of middle income families have dropped by five thousand pounds over the past five years so that's a drop of six point four percent according to the office of national statistics george osborne is saying those are a lie he's going to come out with his own report to show that in fact those numbers are deceptive yeah so much a clown as he is one of these french mine and but he speaks which is kind of interesting for a mind he's more of a friend of mine it's a part of my show and he believes that these numbers do not tell the truth these are all real aggrieved th

lose the u.k. looks into ways to cherry pick which european policy is to follow at the risk of rattling many cages in the blow. of france's boost to the extent of its surveillance capabilities just weeks after lashing out at the u.s. for its global spying program data that was previously only accessible to intelligence agencies will now be available to ministries including finance defense and interior the grounds on which surveillance could be carried out will also broaden from terrorism they now include protection of national economic and scientific interests along with national security crime rules has been greeted with fierce public criticism and. civil liberties advocates says the french are legalizing exactly what n.s.a. leaker edward snowden has been warning about. the current government which has a majority in both courts say it was just. somehow a way to legalize what is already down and that was what frighten us most because it really looks like. what's know to. show this about. the french

and it's been described as an important next step for the potential of shale gas in the u.k. energy mix so it's a bulky document but if you look at the actual wording of it and there are some parts where it seems the government to accept is that they don't fully understand the environmental consequences of this controversial technique known as fracking but nonetheless they are going ahead looking at ways to expand its use in the u.k. now is for you can to the department for energy and climate change this morning and they said they've got more than a dozen applications that are under consultation at the moment so they're being considered and that consultation process usually lasting on average of about twelve weeks so you can expect early next year that we're going to find out where the new licenses are actually going to be granted across chunks of the united kingdom and as he said the government has very much tried to highlight the benefits that will come from there saying that it will sure up energy security in the u.k. talking about job creation but amongst local communitie

the u.k. government tax lowering drive seems only to be stuffing the wallets of the highest earners needed no reason for those on a basic wage to celebrate this festive period. this is kevin owen here as just past midnight now in moscow on the breaking news this massive antigovernment protests is raging on tax and square in central istanbul over a high level corruption scandal that continues it's already forced the prime minister to reshuffle his cabinet one of our crew were caught in the middle of the demonstration when police used tear gas on protesters a correspondent sara firth was. police have the safety and the police to be trying to push them back using. the police to really be in fear for this protest and i think this is something. i think if i didn't think. the statistic. we've seen recently since we think think think think think think think think the economy is good we only see. the things. the cars do you see the first thing we see the biggest defeat thing a challenge from the peopl

the u.k. and other western countries and he was speaking today all about privacy he said that george orwell's one thousand nine hundred eighty four was a real fairy tale compared to the reality that we're living with right now and he said that children born nowadays are really going to grow up with no concept of privacy whatsoever we have sensors in our pockets to track us everywhere we go think about what this means for the privacy of the average person a child born today will grow up with no conception of privacy at all they'll never know what it means to have a private moment to themselves and recorded on the last song he did end on a positive note saying that to gather the public can work for a better balance to end mass surveillance and the to remind governments that really if they want to know what the public is thinking they should ask and it's cheaper than spying channel four said that they chose edward snowden for this christmas message because of the extent of the revelations that he

the u.k. government has warned british companies again is doing business with israeli settlements in the west bank is the first time the country has to recognize the occupation of palestinian territory as being illegal under international law and celia joins me now live for more nice to see you so did this statement say. well in the explicit expression of its position over israeli settlements in occupied territories which are considered illegal under international law the governments of trade and investment arm had issued a warning to british businesses over the risks of involvement in economic and financial activities in the settlements and one of those could be a potential damage to the company's reputation now i spoke with the u.k. trade and investment or arm and they told me these are voluntary guidelines but they did also confirm that the u.k. government does not recognize the occupied territories including the settlements as part of israel and insisted that business and respect for human

that there were people starting to drift from the u.k. to syria to fight six weeks ago i've had two young men from my constituency who went to join our lootera i have a very distraught family mother particularly who wants a son to come back twenty year old son who was recruited in birmingham to go out there and fight so far that lost contact with him and they don't know what exactly is happening out there with. washington's appetite for surveillance has gone too far according to the bosses of america's tech giants but are google and apple really rooting for change which is desperate to appease angry customers we try and gauge what the real picture is in a few minutes from now and the british prime minister hails the u.k.'s afghanistan mission as a success even as violent attacks continue in opium farming booms across the country. the trade deals that ukraine structure in recent talks here in moscow may bring some rest to the country's economy but not to the anti-government protesters in kiev let's see even though the issue that troubles t

they will be in the u.k., germany, and france. there are 71% this year. -- david tweed. >> the world has seen vast achievements in technology that affect all of our lives. this conference is focused on the decade ahead. >> just think about the changes that we have seen in the last decade alone since the first conference in 2003. in 2003, itunes had just lost -- launched. at the time you could get your hands about 200,000 songs. $.99 per song. fast forward by 10 years and it is not 200,000 songs, it is 26 million. they're selling about 26 million ipods per year. -- and thes competition is right. you have spotify, pandora. apple is not alone. there are bigger changes. think about camera phones. back in 2003, they had just caught on. they were causing a stir. they were being bandied changing rooms and companies worried about espionage. taking a picture with your phone has become so popular that we now have the word self the in the oxford dictionary. megapixel nokia phones. you can video should them as well. investment changes have be

welcome back this is our national the u.k. is on track to become europe's largest economy with a new report predicting it will overtake the industrial might of germany by twenty thirty but unless you're part of the money to lead it may be a little early to celebrate its a rich including top bankers who are set to reap the rewards but as are just boyko reports that's another way of saying business as usual. for many of those working here in the city of london two thousand and thirteen has been a year of prosperity thanks to a tax cut that kicked in earlier this spring the u.k.'s highest earners have been able to make even more money this yeah the rate of tax for people earning over one hundred fifty thousand pounds per year has gone down from fifty pence to forty five so for every hundred pounds they earn over that fifty pounds used to go straight into the treasury but that figure has now been reduced and now they're only paying forty five pounds to the tax man from every hundred now all these save five as a rounding up in the

the u.k. -- in advance of my arriving, they put 140 billion pounds of private money into the bank their. you said that a recovery may be gaining pace, but our economies are a long way from normal. take a look at where you think we are. >> i think it is really just beginning. beecher recovery is beginning. arecore of the systems being repaired. we have not yet seen business is really starting to invest, really starting to believe. businesses recognize that they can get bigger businesses to capital at very competitive rates. of dramaticconcerns events, whether from europe or from the financial system, those concerns about. ebbed. the uncertainties about the future of demand, where will come from. can i wait another quarter, another quarter. this is the start of when we will need to see businesses moving forward. it reflects back on what households are doing and what is happening with the global economy and the regulatory response. all of these factors will influence the day to date decisions of

accountability report shows the u.k. already spends more percentage wise on foreign aid than any of the g eight country and the greatest irony britain is still borrowing billions of pounds every month and now growth is on the up it will be borrowing more than it has to just to give us a way. in the meantime while david cameron may have admitted he has concerns of a public sector pay restrains westminster is set for an eleven percent rise in wages the premier himself has expressed surprise at the ruling but the parliamentary watchdog in charge claims the move won't cause the taxpayer a single penny less now live to london and our correspondent is waiting for is that so what kind of decision are we looking at here. well we've got the report from the independent parliamentary standards authority or as the name that was released today will take you see some of the proposals because at the heart of this is what it's a call a one off pay uplift which would take m.p.'s page from sixty think as it stands right now seventy four t

welcome back this is our team the u.k. is on track to become europe's largest economy with a new report predicting it will overtake the industrial might of germany by two thousand and thirty baht unless you're a part of the money to lead it may be a little early to celebrate its their rich including top bankers who are set to reap the rewards but as are disappointed by the reports that's another way of saying business as usual. for many of those working here in the city of london two thousand and thirteen has been a year of prosperity thanks to a tax cut that kicked in earlier this spring the u.k.'s highest earners have been able to make even more money this year the rate of tax for people earning over one hundred fifty thousand pounds per year has gone down from fifty pence to forty five so for every hundred pounds they earn over that fifty pounds used to go straight into the treasury but that figure has now been reduced and now they're only paying forty five pounds to the tax man from every hundred now all these save fiv

so u.k. germany, france and have taken up there disclosure regime and out all the jurisdictions over which they have influence. some of the traditional locations or channel islands are being riders to join of more effective exchange. accounts. bank what about where someone can ake, for example, nonresidential. i know they are trigger to close loopholes but you don't pay on capital tax gain. nothing. which is why we're probably seeing a property bubble or hike in london. i think that the nomdom attractivehe u.k. is and whether you can rightfully the income of people in countries, et cetera. ut there is a recognition that the very beneficial position u.k. have n the through that will change. you have seen in a statement last week, statements about tax addressing resident, ownership of esidential property and clamping done on that tax benefit. think that will just increasingly move in that direction. moral and g social, political shift in taxation. >> is there any other country? a lot clients th

what we will get is something as bright as the u.k.'s forecast. they currently predict one percent growth for next year at inflation is at 1.3%. that is well below the 2% target. it is important. it might sound a long way off. we know that dally on swift guidance -- dalliance on guidance -- you might get some color on that. >> and deflation, is that justified? we had had a bit of a kick up. if you look at october numbers, inflation was below that of japan's. the about deflation across eurozone. pace month onwer month. down from country to country. for the month about cobra, cyprus prices in greece, and fly in other countries. for the month of october, falling prices in greece, cyprus, and falling in other countries. -- and fly in other countries. flat in cash and -- other countries. it is not a bad thing. actually, look at it. goes prices will be cheaper tomorrow, why buy today? there is always tomorrow. >> it is divergent within the ecb itself. >> mark barton. >> they expect a repeat of that surprise rate cut. >> don't rule anything out. >> thank

now the u.k. has managed to squeeze out a little more growth than expected britain's increasing the foreign aid budget the treasury chief is about to approve a one billion pound increase with most people yet to feel the benefits solve the economic recovery many think the aid is going exactly the wrong way. britain's economy is growing better than expected so more money in our pockets to relieve some of the misery of people out of poverty help them pay their heating bills but controversially and despite cuts and hardship home the more positive figures will also mean increasing the amount the u.k. sends abroad in foreign aid not because there's more suffering in the world but to meet an obituary target of north point seven percent of national income the british government seems set on increasing amount of money sending overseas aid merely for the sake of meeting a particular target not. target driven policy which is the worst kind of way to set policy but we think it's irresponsible of the british g

surveillance scandal he was being grilled by a u.k. parliamentary committee. we're watching r t live from our studios in moscow i'm lindsey france thanks for joining me ukraine's security services are looking into an attempted coup by some of the opposition leaders this as tens of thousands of anti-government protesters gathered on sunday in central kiev for a massive rally now the opposition calls on supporters to stage more protests early in the morning and block more public offices archies pasko is following the developments from kiev. there's a still ambiguity over the exact figures on this also well no one saw to take over the key demands of the opposition as well heavyweight boxing champion batali klitschko taking to the stage behind me and urging the protest and the protesters to remain peaceful was similar tainio slate by giving the government an ultimatum but i have to say despite klitschko schools we can pull this evening the masked men carrying nationalistic flags of our pull down a statue a monumental lenin and smashed it with sledgehammers elsewhe

what the u.k. and the puppets party had done on the right by creating a party that seriously challenged conservatives who want to do on the left. for me at least life was like every day going to war. no longer the promised land ambitious israelis become disillusioned with bad economics at home and look for money and prospects abroad. international news and comment live from moscow this is all scenes are national with me hello and welcome to the program. the ukrainian count as i was headed for another day as thousands have moved from the central square to surround the prime minister's office in kiev earlier the protests turned violent with a government building stormed and hundreds left injured most of them police demonstrators and demanding the president's resignation following his snubbing of an e.u. trade integration deal and she's i mean i'm going to have been following the turmoil in care for a number of people out here on the independence square in the center of kiev has actually grown in just

the u.k. companies against dealing with israeli partners in the occupied territories saying that illegal status makes business highly risky for british. and the business started the wait for having met the country's top human rights watch dogs to discuss a mass amnesty the russian president orders the military to focus on the coldest front yet the arctic. from a studio center here in moscow where it's just turned eleven pm this is international . government offices in ukraine a functioning again after troops and police dismantled some of the barricades that paralyzed the city it's been a day diplomacy in kiev with several key meeting. is there for us. after weeks of stalemate and some violent clashes a possible breakthrough ukrainian president viktor yanukovych has agreed to release all protesters who have been arrested throughout the course of these demonstrations and he's also hinted that he could sign at the e.u. association agreement after all he says that he could sign it is only a small

u.k. wants companies against dealing with israeli partners in the occupied territories saying that illegal status makes business highly risky for british for. a busy start to the week for. having met the country's top human rights watch dogs to discuss a mass amnesty the russian president orders the military to focus on the coldest front yet the arctic. life for most of us and here in moscow which just turned nine pm this is international. government offices in ukraine functioning again off to troops police dismantle some of the barricades that paralyzed the city it's been a dead diplomacy in several key meeting sheffield. is there for us. weeks of stalemate and some violent clashes a possible breakthrough ukrainian president viktor yanukovych has agreed to release all the protesters who've been arrested throughout the course of these demonstrations and he's also hinted that he could sign at the e.u. association agreement after all he says that he could sign it is early as march of kiev in

a yes vote will undoubtedly mean a shrunken u.k. it was on the 26th of november that the leaders of the scottish national party unveiled their blueprint for independence. the 670 page document was designed around questions about how an independent scotland would operate. >> the prime minister has vowed to fight for the united kingdom with his heart and soul. [indiscernible] you now have the blueprint for independence. we know what his united kingdom will look like. [indiscernible] >> i am enjoying the debate we are having now. that is where the debate should take place. there should be a debate, including televised debates. but this is a debate between people in scotland. this is not a debate between the leader of the conservative party or even the u.k. prime minister and the scottish first minister. it is a debate between the leader of the no campaign and the leader of the yes campaign. >> talking of debating the issues, that is what they were doing at the scottish parliament. straight after the blueprint was launched -- >> within

it's closer trade links between the u.k. and china many of the british chinese working in these shops and restaurants say that the immigration problem down in london is chinatown isn't making them feel very welcome. on dell's home to the baker washington deflects cobbles accuse asians that it's menu creating up got a standing to signing a deal to let its troops stay at a time security. they all told me my language as well but i will only react to situations i have read the reports i'm likely to push the know i will leave them to the state department to comment on your latter point of the month to save lives or carry out a car is on the job here no god. no job no more weasel words. when you made a direct question be prepared for a change when you draw a plunge be ready for a battle freedom of speech and little down to freedom to question. do we speak your language anything about the will or not a day of. school music programs and documentaries in spanish more matters to you breaking news a little turn to angles kids stories.

and it's been described as an important next step for the potential of shale gas in the u.k. energy mix so it's a bulky document but if you look at the actual wording of it and there are some parts where it seems the government of accepted that they don't fully understand the environmental consequences of this controversial technique known as fracking but nonetheless they are going ahead looking at ways to expand its use in the u.k. now is for you can to the department for energy and climate change this morning and they said that they've got more than a dozen applications that are under consultation at the moment so they're being considered in that consultation process usually lasting on average of about twelve weeks so you can expect early next year that we're going to find out whether new licenses are actually going to be granted across chunks of the united kingdom and as he said the government has very much tried to highlight the benefits that will come from there saying that it would sure up energy security in the u.k. talking about job creation with a month's local commu

twice a week but it wasn't for the food movement that is just one of the restaurants raided by the u.k. border agency if you imagine. such in their rush form enjoying you know your meal with your friend your family some uniformed people. who don't are so we know what's going on and on the one hand the staff will have to deal with a customer and they don't know what's happening in or near that they're being questioned by these guys who may not have a tent for them so in the u.k. border agency insists that any immigration checks that carries out looking for illegal workers are always intelligence led but businesses up and down the street say that legal procedure is one followed juror in the raids in fact some of them didn't result in any arrests whatsoever but the frequency and the reported heavy handedness of the immigration officials led to on precedented to action all of the businesses here shut down in protest against what they said was discrimination from the u.k. border agent same consensus the genuine frustration anger and the level of the threat of a fine go. on the level of. dis

also to sow the u.k. once companies against dealing with israeli partners in the occupied territories it biegel status makes business highly risky for british. business start to the week for having met the country's top human rights watch dogs to discuss a massive russian president orders the military to focus on the cold front yet. not from our studios and here in moscow which just turned ten pm this is international government offices in ukraine a functioning again off to troops and rock police dismantled some of the barricades that paralyzed the city it's been a day of diplomacy with several key meetings. for us. of two weeks of stalemate and some violent clashes a possible break for a new cranium president victory in a code which has agreed to release all protesters who've been arrested throughout the course of these demonstrations and he's also hinted that he could sign at the e.u. association agreement of the rule he says that he could sign it is early as march of kiev in brussels can strike a deal