still ahead for you this hour scotland makes this push for independence but london valves to make any split from the u.k. a costly move for the modern day bravehearts wanting to go it alone. and israel pushes for you're up for an immediate embargo on iranian oil a decision that quickly of other nations scrambling to find an alternative energy source. a multi-billion pound london court duel between russian tycoon and chelsea football club owner romano but a mortgage and fugitive russian billionaire. is close to conclusion but the judge is considering her verdict in the financial battle after armies of expensive various theirs went to battle for their clients exposing some juicy details of the way party's correspondent in london ira bennett has more on those. it's been dubbed the trial of the century for two reasons really firstly because of the sheer money involved there's six and a half billion dollars at stake here making it the most expensive civil lawsuit in u.k. legal history but more importantly perhaps is the subject matter it's really laid bare all those dodgy dealings of ninet

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and held in scotland. and, frankly, i look forward to having the debate because i think that there have been too many in thenp were happy to talk about the process. they're happy to talk about the process. they don't want to talk about the substance. i sometimes feel wh i listen to them it's not a referendum they want, it's a never in them. let's have a debate let's keep our country together. [shouting] >> mr. speer, can agree with the prime minister and saying that this is not about a fight that this is not about a fight about process between the western government and disgusted or between an urge the minister and the scottish first minister. i think the way to tackle that is to have immediately cross party talks in scotland about issues around the timing of the referendum, the nature of the single question referendum and the vital involvement of the electoral commission? but doesn't prime minister also agree with me hat we need us as possible as he said to get beyond process and have the discussion about

coming up later in the program of the ballot for scotland solver. find out how monday and has switched its p.r. machine into full throttle in an apparent effort to suppress scotland's growing clamor for independence. and the power of the internet interaction a massive on line backlash over u.s. plans to expand web censorship leads to the suspension of funding anti-piracy laws . and now to developments in libya the deputy head of the country's national transitional council has announced his resignation as a series of protests against the new government continue. going there has been accused of being an opportunist who switched allegiances from the gadhafi regime as the uprising kicked off on saturday crowds of protesters stormed the n.c.c. headquarters in benghazi angered by the way the council was handling the country's assets demonstrators threw stones and metal bars at the building breaking windows and damaging the car of the n.c.c. head abdul joe neel mass rallies have been raging for weeks and been ghazi considered the cradle of the revolution t

and scotland's key players will continue to cross swords at stake alex salmond is a reputation built on restoring a proud scotland the prime minister cameron is the potential to become the man who led the united kingdom come apart. at a. still to come on our team with less than fifty days to go we take a walk up a current political climate in russia ahead of the march presidential election. first the us has strengthened its presence in the persian gulf with the aircraft carrier abraham lincoln sailing into waters off iran on thursday the move is seen as a test of tehran through solve after war and america not to send more warships through the strait of hormuz tensions between the us and iran intensified after the islamic republic threatened to block the strait of vital transit routes in response to further sanctions which. program washington value to retaliate if you did cut off the passes moppin from antiwar group international action center says what the u.s. really wants is through regain control over. decades ago. the motivation for the us to continue repressing the iranian peopl

on restoring a proud scotland the prime minister cameron is the potential to become the man who led the united kingdom come apart. and to. stay with us here on our team still to come with less than fifty days to go we take a look at the current political climate in a rush ahead of the march presidential race. but first the u.s. has strengthened its presence in the persian gulf with the aircraft carrier abraham lincoln sailing into waters off iran on thursday the move is seen as a test of terror on the result after it warned america not to send more warships through the strait of hormuz tension between the u.s. and iran intensified after the islamic republic threatened to walk the straight of vital oil transit route in response to further sanctions over its nuclear program washington vowed to retaliate if iran cut off the passage he was also expected to empower to impose an oil embargo on terror on for more on this. jury independent energy consultant and former adviser to the director of the national iranian oil company international thanks for your time so the new oil embargo on ira

the battle over scotland sovereignty is heating up in the u.k. was the scots being told they may hold an independence referendum only if one and gives its blessing comes as the british government fearful over losing north sea world reserves unleashes a barrage of rhetoric against a bit as arches laura smith reports london's desperation is playing into the hands of scottish nationalists. britain a three hundred year old union that once ruled the waves and tossed the known world but on whom soil the country is closer than ever to a messy divorce. this is the man who wants scotland to go it alone nationalist party leader alex salmond's promising scots will get a say on being single but london wants to cool the shots and get it done and dusted they have been told that a very serious they don't want to talk about the substance i sometimes feel when i listen to them it's not a referendum they want it's a never end i'm question that's have the debate and let's keep our country together . but why would scotland want to separate itself from a britain that

scotland pushes ahead for its quest for independence but london of ours to make any split from the u.k. a costly move for the modern day bravehearts wanting to go it alone. the u.s. congress has recalled two controversial and piracy bills this week after a massive internet blackout and hacker attacks on government websites millions of net users and web giants such as wicked pedia joined together to stand against the proposed legislation dubbed supper and paper if passed the laws would have allowed top media conglomerates and copyright holders to shut down large portions of the web at the same time the anonymous hacker group was retaliating against the shut down of file sharing site upload and claim to have brought down the websites of the f.b.i. and the white house barrett brown who worked with anonymous on various operations believes the mega upload shutdown shows that the government will act even without these laws in place the problem is that the track record of the us and all governments. giving them power to do one thing use almost always interpreted by themselves as a means of gi

on restoring a proud scotland the prime minister cameron has the potential to become the man who let the united kingdom come apart nor is smith at imbra. be back with a recap of the week's main headlines in a few moments stay with us here on r.t. . we have seen the damage it has done to our environment mark and because of what the four props we do not want any more new modes. a core system it's just there was a does more experience and i'm just just appalled that that's allowed to go on. here even this unfortunately. because we don't know what's in it for me there's no labeling there for it being used like a board to experiment to be used as getting. old now we have more questions and he says to me it's entirely. on. the field. to move them is just sleep. is sleep simming see if we. eleven thirty pm in moscow these iraqi headlines arab league officials say their observer mission in syria that expired this week will be extended for another month the number of monitors valse will be increased this despite criticism from the syrian opposition that wants to see the u.n. step in. croatia

we have a report. >> is scotland set to leave the united kingdom? tonight a possible departure date as scotland's first minister dismissed claims by u.k. ministers his planned referendum was illegal. >> it has to be the goal for 2014 because it's the biggest decision scotland has made for 300 years. if you do things properly, the proper process has to take place and have the debate in the way it must be had and that's the date we're going to move towards. i can understand that perhaps they haven't thought about these things but must resist the temptation to interfere in scottish democracy. common sense, good judgment in the scottish parliament and above all, the view of the scottish people prevail at the end of the day. >> mr. secretary moore, in the cons they said mr. salmond was exceeding bold power and offered to resolve that but with strings attached. >> i thought we should have the referendum sooner rather than later. i think the economic uncertainty is bad for scotland and bad for individuals whose jobs are potentially at stake in the future.

[shouting] >> m speaker, want to ask the premise about scotland. [shouting] >> we on this side of the house -- [laughter] >> we believe the united kingdom benefits the people of scotland and the people of the rest of the united kingdom in equal measures. we are stronger together and weaker apart. does the prime minister agree withe that we must make the case for the union, not simply agnst separatism but the positive case about the shared benefits to scotland's part in the united kingdom? the shared economic interest, the shared institution by the nhs and defense forces and the bbc, and above all, the shared values we hold together? >> i'm happy to say this is an area where the right honorable gentleman and i are going to be 100% agreement. i passionately believe in the future of our united kingdom. i passionate believe we are stronger together rather than breaking apart. frankly, i'm sad that we're even having this debate because i support the united kingdom so strongly, but we have to respect the fact that scotland vote for a separatistparty at t

and scotland's key players will continue to cross swords at stake alex salmond is a reputation built on restoring a proud scotland the prime minister cameron is the potential to become the man who let the united kingdom come apart norris made to. take a look now at some other stories making headlines across the globe french president nicolas sarkozy says his nation suspending military training operations in afghanistan after four soldiers were killed in a gunfight a rogue afghan soldier has since been detained he was behind the attack that also injured a dozen more soldiers attacks by afghan troops and police on their foreign partners have become increasingly common some things are closing he says is unacceptable so far into french soldiers have been killed in afghanistan since two thousand and one . rescue operations of the site of a coaster concordia cruise liner disaster have been suspended after the ship shifted again overnight twenty one people remain missing eleven work killed when the cruise line. ran aground a week ago the ship's captain captain is currently under house arres

i hope a yes vote from the scottish people would mean scotland would gain control over its own north sea oil and gas and represent itself on the international stage but it doesn't want to hold a referendum until two thousand and fourteen and that delay is letting london ramp up the scare stories telling scotland it'll have to pay the price such as the billions of pounds british taxpayers spent keeping scottish banks in life that it was have to find its own currency and lose thousands of jobs when the navy heads south not that it seems to pull the scots who see their country as having been strangled for long enough i don't think it's any of his business if we present a strong enough case to be independent then see that he can argue against. his shocked i think a shutter i don't think you should have any say in the fires of. scots have never taken kindly to hearing stern words from the mother of all parliaments down in london but for the nationalists it's a boost to the lackluster thirty percent support for a split mr cameron feels he had to be in the sheets of but it's completely but

the battle over scotland sovereignty is heating up in the u.k. with the scots being told they may hold an independence referendum only if london gives its blessing it comes as a fearful british government ramps up ridicule have a rather rick against the panels bit but as our lord smith reports bond and grandstanding is roughly more than just feathers among the scots. britain a three hundred year old union that once ruled the waves and toss the known world but on. the country's closer than ever to a messy divorce. this is the man who want scotland to go it alone nationalist party leader alex salmond's promising scots will get a say on being single but london wants to call the shots and get it done and dusted . they don't want to talk about the substance i sometimes feel when i listen to them it's not a referendum they want it's a never ending question trav the debate and let's keep our country together. but why would scotland want to separate itself from a britain that still among the world's richest economies scotland always retained its own dist

on restoring a proud scotland the prime minister cameron has the potential to become the man who net the united kingdom come apart norris smith. and i'll be back with a recap of this week's main headlines in just a few minutes stay with art. we have seen the damage it has done to our environment. probs. we do not want any more new dmoz. our core system is just so there was a does more experience and i'm just just appalled but that's allowed to go on in america. eating this unfortunately because we don't know what's in it there's no labeling there for it being used like oratory experiment being used as getting. old now we have more questions than we have matters guards. like. download the official ante up location on the phone all i pod touch from the queues ops to. watch on t.v. life on the go. video on demand on tees and line build costs and feeds now in the palm of your. question on the dot com you know how sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else you hear or see some other part of it and realize everything you though

and held in scotland. and, frankly, i look forward to having the debate because i think that there have been too many in the snp were happy to talk about the process. they're happy to talk about the process. they don't want to talk about the substance. i sometimes feel when i listen to them it's not a referendum they want, it's a never in them. let's have a debate let's keep our country together. [shouting] >> mr. speaker, can agree with the prime minister and saying that this is not about a fight that this is not about a fight about process between the western government and disgusted or between an urge the minister and the scottish first minister. i think the way to tackle that is to have immediately cross party talks in scotland about issues around the timing of the referendum, the nature of the single question referendum and the vital involvement of the electoral commission? but doesn't prime minister also agree with me that we need us as possible as he said to get beyond process and have the discussio

still ahead of you this hour scotland makes this push for independence london valves to make any split from the u.k. a costly move for the modern day bravehearts wanting to go it alone. and israel pushes you around for an immediate environs oriel a decision that could leave other nations scrambling to find an alternative energy source. but first a multi-billion pound london core duel between russian tycoon between a russian tycoon and chelsea football club owner. fugitive russian billionaire bertie spear is off he is close to conclusion the judge is considering her verdict in the financial battle after armies of expensive went to battle for their clients exposing some juicy details along the way well let's find out some of those details from our chief correspondent joining us live from london ivor this fight is one of the more extraordinary battles fought in london's high court for some time tell us more about this legal war dubbed the trial of the century. but it's certainly lived up to the billing it's been dubbed the trial of the century for two reasons really firstly because of the

on restoring a proud scotland for prime minister. and is the potential to become the man who let the united kingdom come apart norris method at imbra. and i'll be back with a recap of this week's main headlines in just a few minutes stay with our to. the . russians would be so much brighter if you knew more about some from funniest impressions. stunts on t.v. don't come. thanks for being with us at half past the hour roundup of the week's top stories in headlines the arab league extends its observer mission in syria by a month out saudi arabia withdrawals its monitor is critical of the lack of progress in ending almost a year of violence. early results show croatia has voted in favor of joining the european union this comes as yet another member of the financially stricken union in romania rises up against its governments and the measures. and other stories that shape the week tension over iran's nuclear program reaches new highs as the e.u. debates an oil embargo on the u.s. ups its military presence in the region. and the power of

in parts of scotland, the wind made it almost impossible to get about. the bad weather hit suddenly and packed a damaging punch. falling masonry shut streets. roofs ripped off blocks of flats. >> the policeman came and said we had to go right now, because things might come through the roof and dive into the flat. >> the wind swept across the uk. in kent, a driver died after his van was crushed by a falling tree. emergency services closed the road amid fears others might topple. downed trees led to blocked routes in northern ireland. at epsom, part of the roof of the resources in the grandstand was blown off. the port of dover was closed. a crewman was killed after his vessel in the channel was hit by a large wave. scotland for the brunt of the bad weather. the fourth road bridge invisibly flexing in the gale. overturned lorries added to destruction on the road, and for a time train services through much of scotland were suspended. the latest bout of winter weather has caused significant damage to some homes and businesses. insurers will be bracing themse

>>> 100-mile-per-hour winds lash scotland. and what's this guy doing? >> he's singing. >> see how the scotts are toughing it out. >>> he was model employee until store cameras caught him in the act. >>> and an anchorman prank even ron burgundy would be proud of. >> oh, my god. >> you got me! >>> welcome back to the show. but don't forget to check in at rightthisminute.com. great videos, all day long. >> yesterday i told you about a storm that hit the uk on january 3rd. i found some more video that really showcases exactly how strong this storm was. this was shot by a dock worker. you can see how angry the storm was. look at the ocean. >> i'm not surprised by this video. because i went to scotland in the midd of august and nely surprised that they have angry seas like this in january. >> is this uncommon for this time of year? is this stronger than they normally see? >> this is one of the stronger storms they've seen for a while in the uk. particularly in scotland. this storm packed a heavy punch, 100-mile-per-hour winds at its peak. thousands and thousa

>> of course, this is an issue for the people of scotland and i think we should bring forward the date when we put the question to the scottish people of whether they want to stay in the united kingdom, which i dearly hope they do, or whether they want to leave the united kingdom. but i think the point everyone needs to understand is that auctions for further devolution, options for changes across the united kingdom are matters for all of the united kingdom and matters all the making should rightly discuss. >> me i, may i put it to the prime minister that for britain to commit still more funds to the imf, would in effect be providing a subsidy to germany? because it is still not fully supporting its own currency while benefiting from its depreciation? >> the audible, the right honorable member makes an important point, and, of course, the imf managing director is in london today. our message has been very clear, that there shouldn't be a question of committing further imf funds until the eurozone itself has shown that its company to the going to stand behind its own currency. and i thi

>> of course, this is an issue for the people of scotland and i think we should bring forward the date when we put the question to the scottish people of whether they want to stay in the united kingdom, which i dearly hope they do, or whether they want to leave the united kingdom. but i think the point everyone needs to understand is that auctions for further devolution, options for changes across the united kingdom are matters for all of the united kingdom and matters all the making should rightly discuss. >> me i, may i put it to the prime minister that for britain to commit still more funds to the imf, would in effect be providing a subsidy to germany? because it is still not fully supporting its own currency while benefiting from its depreciation? >> the audible, the right honorable member makes an important point, and, of course, the imf managing director is in london today. our message has been very clear, that there shouldn't be a question of committing further imf funds until the eurozone itself has shown that its company to the going to stand behind its own currency. and i thi