the prime minister meets retailers and farmers to work out how to boost production and lower prices. we are live in the newly crowned world surfing reserve of north devon, but elements of surfing are not as wild and natural as you might think. we have been investigating. is it the end of the line for leicester? after defeat to liverpool the former premier league champions look destined for the championship with just two games remaining to save their season. and good morning, quite a cool, fresh start to the day to day but plenty of sunshine in the forecast. still a few showers in scotland, northern ireland, northern and eastern england. all of the details here. it s tuesday the 15th may. a british businessman, whose foreign companies were at the centre of an international money laundering investigation, has been revealed as a major donor to the conservative party, by the bbc. javad marandi has donated more than £750,000 pounds to the party. he isn t subject to criminal actio
a police officer who choked a man to death. the u.n. warns that 2014 is set to be the hottest year on record. president vladimir putin said he will not allow the west to dismantle his country like the yugoslavia. he angrily hit out against u.s. policy. western sanctions along with tumbling oil prices, the ruble fell even as he globe these sanctions are harmful, even those who are imposing them. this is not just a nervous reaction on the part of the e.u. and the united states, the changes in ukraine and questions of crimea. if this were not so then they would have throughout of some other reason to hold back on russia. it s been the plight of our country for many years. when anyone thinks that russia is too strong or independent, then these instruments are applied. while the russian president was speaking, rebel fighters attack a local press building in gross grozny. let s talk with peter sharp. he s live in moscow. peter, he had little to say on the situation in chechny
launch of a nasa spacecraft. plus, a dinosaur on display in london. we ll tell you why she s one of a kind. we begin in russia where russian president vladimir putin has said he will not allow the west to dismantle the country. in his annual state of the nation address, he defended his countries actions in ukraine. reporter: the president arriving at the grand palace, this was always going to be a difficult speech. the economy battered by sanctions and the fall of the price of oil. the country isolated by the international community over the war in ukraine. but the president was in combative mood accusing the west of wanting to see russia broken up, dismantled he said. despite this report of separatism abroad including the informational, political, and financial one through intelligence services is absolutely obvious and there is no doubt they would have loved to see collapse and dismemberment for us with all the tragic consequences it would have for the peoples of rus
. who carried out the attacks this morning have been killed or they have run away. let s take a look inside the hospital, and you can see the injuries people who are being treated. mainly by doctors without boarders. now we have seen people here who have gunshot injuries, rpg injuries and also ma chetty injuries as well. as you can see. potentially for the international community, is what to do about the escalating violence. we know that the united nations security down is voting to boost possibly african on the ground as well, as the moment, it s very limited about what these portions can do. and there s no one here protecting civilians. also live for us at the united nations in new york, so james, they pass add resolution, how quickly can those extra troops get there. well, i think that s one of the big questions. this was a resolution that was passed unanimously, lauren, but it was a compromise resolution. i think that s why it was unanimous. we have 3,500 afric
violence against its citizens in vietnam as riots spread against the country. two candidates enter a second round of voting in the afghan presidential elections. the art world turns it asia as it becomes an important player in the multibillion industry. now, feelings of despair and heart break in turkey turned into anger and led to violence as the county struggles to deal with its deadliest mining disaster. families of some of the victims started to bury their relatives. 282 miners are confirmed dead, more believed to be buried deep in its coal pit that they were working in. furthermore, there has been protests across the country following the disaster in soma. riot place fired tear gas and water canons at demonstrators in ankara, on wednesday. the biggest trade union is threatening to go on strike on thursday over poor safety standard. a lot to talk about. we can talk to anita mcnout in istanbul in a minute. first the latest from caroline malone, in soma, outside the m