Spy scandal in Formula 1 Valery Vinokurov: As you heard in the news, the next stage of the World Cup in Formula 1 was held in England. A week ago, he took place in France. And then, and now he won Kimi Raikkonen. But that's all I know about Formula 1. And, of course, I cannot fully comply with the discussion of the nuances and various details in the world of speeds and engines with Natasha Fedotova, for whom the race is of professional interest, I cannot.

In Brazil and the United States, the final concerts of the International Musical Marathon "Living Earth" in defense of the climate of the planet took place. For 24 hours, the stars of world rock and pop music performed in the largest cities in many countries of the world. The organizers claim that two billion people saw concerts - through television and the Internet. Among the participants in the action are Madonna, the Metallika, Polis, Red Hot Chiti Peppers.

The head of the Russian Constitutional Court Valery Zorkin called for the adoption of a law prohibiting the Russians to file lawsuits in the European Court of Human Rights - before all the courts in Russia are considering their case. According to Zorkin, the European Court undermines the legal system of Russia, making decisions on the claims of Russian citizens - without considering these cases by the supreme and constitutional courts of the country.

In Latvia, the new President Valdis Zatlers took office. On the post of head of state, he was elected Sejm on May 31. The 52 -year -old Zatlers, the former chief physician of the Riga trauma clinic, is not included in any batch. After the election, the new president is publicly He admitted that when he was a surgeon, he took envelopes with money from patients and did not declare these income. After that, Zatlers was fined $ 500 for inaccuracies when filling out a tax return.

Concern with manifestations of Russophobia in the UK was expressed by the Russian Ambassador to London Yuri Fedotov. Speaking today in the British newspaper "Sandy Times", the diplomat notes that the British have false ideas about the Russians: they say, they all have ties with the mafia. The ambassador believes that such an attitude leads to discrimination of Russians in the UK.

In Latvia, a referendum on amendments to the laws on national security is recognized as failed - due to low turnout. Only 23 percent of voters took part in the vote on Saturday, while the necessary minimum is 50 percent. About 95 percent of voters spoke out for the abolition of amendments. The amendments provide for the transition from the president to the Prime Minister of the functions of control over special services and expanding access to secret documents.

The 1st stage of the main multi-day race of the “Tour de France” season London-Canterbury (203 km) was won by the Australian Robbie McYuen, at the finish, the warning Norwegian Thor Huskhovd and Belgian Tom Bonen. Fabian Kanchellara (Switzerland, Si-E-Si), who won the prologue of the race on the eve of the race, ended the stage in 22nd place, showing the same time with the winners, and retained the yellow T-shirt of the leader.

The First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Sergey Ivanov proposed to create a single, global pro-Russian Academy of Sciences by 2020. In an interview with Russia, Ivanov noted that not only NATO countries, allies of the United States, but all of Europe, including neutral countries, can participate in it. Sergei Ivanov said that the placement of elements about the United States in Europe will lead to the emergence between Russia and the countries of the West of the New "Berlin Wall".

At least 34 people died today as a result of explosions in Iraq. Among the dead are 23 army recruits. The number of victims of yesterday's explosion in the city of Tuz-Khurmat in the north of the country has increased. According to the latest data, from 130 to 150 people were killed. In the province of Salahuddin, according to the American command, a US soldier died in battle.

The Nord-Ost organization will demand to initiate a criminal case against officials responsible, in her opinion, for the death of hostages with a terrorist attack on Dubrovka. According to the head of the organization Tatyana Karpova, next week the corresponding application will be submitted to the General Prosecutor's Office. In October 2002, as a result of a terrorist attack in the theater center on Dubrovka and during the operation of law enforcement agencies, 130 hostages were killed.

Vladimir Baburin: Today in our studio, the chairman of the State Duma of Russia of the second and third convocations, a deputy of the State Duma of the current fourth convocation Gennady Seleznev. Questions will be asked by Andrei Suzdaltsev, Belarusian, head of the Political Board Internet portal, and Vladimir Voronin, editor-in-chief of the Center newspaper and the Open World of the Country.

In Formula 1, a spy scandal is flared up, Ukraine is preparing for Euro 2012, and Sochi for the 2014 Olympics. These are the glapped topics of this issue.

Transport tax and quality of roads. Sverdlovsk region for the second time increased the amount of this tax. Other regions go along the same way. In the studio of the program “Time behind the wheel”, deputy of the Sverdlovsk Regional Duma Georgy Persky and activist of the Yekaterinburg Committee for the Protection of Rights of Automobiles Natalya Sokolova.