in germany the centre—left are slightly ahead. as concerns continue of the country's fuel supplies the government considers asking the army to step in. the church collapses after being engulfed in a river of lava. the volcanic eruption goes on. and a huge win for the united states in golf�*s ryder cup as they regain sport's ultimate team prize.

now after weeks of campaigning on the day voting to the main parties in germany are both claiming the right to govern. it could be weeks before we know who is going to be reading germany in a post and delete my anger the merkel era. both parties hope to be able to form a coalition government. projections currently have the social democrats ahead but only just. according to the german news organisation the centre right conservatives around 24.1% with the centre—left spd on 25.8% of the vote. to form a majority of seats in the parliament they would each need at least two partners. here is at least two partners. here is

a report. cheering excitement ricocheted around the headquarters of germany's social democrats tonight, dismissed as political has—beens, not long ago, the smell of election victory, even if a narrow one, now hung in the air. results, though, still need to be confirmed. there he is, the man the social democrats hope will be germany's next chancellor, but this has been a very tight election, and the make—up of germany's next government is farfrom certain, despite the noise. translation: it is certainly going to be a long night, - but it's also certain that many german citizens voted social democrats. because they want a change in government and because they want their next chancellor to be called olaf scholz. confusingly perhaps, but because the vote is so tight, at a different party headquarters, the conservative candidate backed by angela merkel also claimed his right to try to form a government. although his party is looking at its worst election results since 1949.

translation: we had 16 years in germany with angela merkel| as chancellor, and this is why we will try everything to form a government under the leadership of the cdu union. it appears voters weren't bowled over by any single party. people we spoke to at polling stations earlier seemed pulled in very different directions. the cdu has been in power for the past 16 years, and a lot of the challenges were not really addressed. i voted for change, but not a dramatic change. the climate crisis is the most pressing issue we have - to deal with urgently.

the environment was a big election issue, germany's green party didn't perform as strongly as it had hoped, but it's tipped to play a key role in the next german government. so, what now? well, it's all about coalition building. a race between germany's two main parties to woo others to form a parliamentary majority. only then will we know who germany's next chancellor will be, until then, angela merkel isn't going anywhere. katya adler, bbc news, berlin. thank you forjoining us. coalition talks lie ahead. how do you envisage those will go and do you have any predictions? in and do you have any predictions? and do you have any redictions? , ., . ., ., predictions? in search of a prediction _ predictions? in search of a prediction right _ predictions? in search of a prediction right now- predictions? in search of a l prediction right now because predictions? in search of a - prediction right now because we are looking at a very tight race. the spd came in first which means that not technically but politically they might have a prerogative here to form a coalition but what we have already seen is that the greens and ftp are flirting with each other

because they have to join any form of coalition. the traffic light orjamaica coalition. so i think we are looking at a very long period of negotiations between the smaller parties and at one point the bigger parties trying to step in and one can make at this point no prediction. the ftp and the _ this point no prediction. the ftp and the greens, - this point no prediction. the ftp and the greens, several policy issues that lead to smaller parties would crash over. is it possible they could work together? at over. is it possible they could work together?— over. is it possible they could work together? at some point the will work together? at some point they will decide _ work together? at some point they will decide to _ work together? at some point they will decide to work - they will decide to work together because in 2017 a jamaica coalition was on the table and the ftp at one point left the negotiations and that is in the memory of all actors involved and they don't want to repeat that so what i believe

is going to happen is that there will be able to resolve these policy issues basically between ecology and taxes. and they will come up with some form of bargain and that will join the coalition because the alternative would be a grand coalition between the stv and cd c and nobody wants that. it is arguably quite a disappointing night for the cdu. quite a strong message being sent to them. we always hear germans like stability that actually after 16 years we don't like you any more. can the cdu recoverfrom don't like you any more. can the cdu recover from this? i think what he's done to date these from his perspective was quite smart. he claimed that he is the one that is now trying to form a stable three party government which means that at this point he keeps himself in play. but what can happen in

the weeks to come, especially traffic light to coalition is that discussions, debates about the ideological direction that they might take will break out within the party and it is hard to predict what the outcome of that will be because there's been a lot of discontent with angela merkel when she was in power. thank you very much for joining us. thank you. for more on the fallout from the general election you can head to our website. negotiations begin in earnest in ? it we were hearing you can go to our website and follow the links. the army could be deployed to dry fuel tankers in an effort to resolve the empty fuel pumps in many parts of the country. 0ver

the empty fuel pumps in many parts of the country. over half of britain's fuel stations are thought to have run dry after days of cues. this is one of the forecourts which were forced to close today. the result of motorists panic buying fuel. this is one of the forecourts which were forced to close today, the result of motorists panic buying fuel. a mental health nurse told us she struggled to get to work. because of panic buying, there was nothing left. i live 1a miles away from work. work then had to call me a taxi to bring me in, which is costing the nhs money. a group which speaks for more than 5,000 independent fuel retailers said the impact had been severe. there is a large number — more than half — which have already run dry, and those others are running dry quite quickly. the first limited supply issues were down to a lack of tanker drivers, that's highlighted a wider lorry driver shortage — a long—standing problem that's got worse. the government has today announced new measures aimed at tackling that, including 5,000 visas lasting

only until christmas eve. we would have liked to have seen it four months, but, you know, we will take what we can, but it's not enough, and it's too little too late, basically. other sectors too have struggled to fill their work force, including turkey and chicken producers, five and half thousand visas for poultry workers are also being introduced. the damage has already been done for the bigger processors because they haven't got the turkeys on the farm, there are half a million less. for the smaller guys, for those thousand smaller farmers throughout the country that produce for the local butcher and stuff, it is useful for them. but how easy is it to get those visas? supermarkets say they need 15,000 lorry drivers to avoid christmas disruption. the labor leader today insisted the visa numbers were far too small, arguing action should have been taken earlier to tackle labor shortages across the economy.

it's a short—term response, in the long term, we need conditions to be improved, we need training, of course, but the government has known that for years, and we have got a situation now where we have got an absolute crisis in this country through a lack of planning on behalf of the government. the transport secretary though said it was for industry to work out permanent solutions. we don't want to be relying on overseas labor in the longer run, which is why this is limited until christmas, because we have got to sort out these long—term problems with our hgv sector, which has been around for years. other countries are also experiencing lorry driver shortages. it's unclear how many will come to the uk. for businesses, the focus is now on keeping on supplies going for the crucial christmas period. katie austin, bbc news. switzerland has legalised same—sex marriages. the first

weddings will take place in switzerland in july weddings will take place in switzerland injuly next weddings will take place in switzerland in july next year. a 36 short man has been connected arrested in connection with a murder. police described it as a significant development. chinese state newspaper says two canadian men released from prison on saturday were sent home for medical reasons after confessing their guilt. both men had previously declared their innocence. it appears to build unveiling's assertion that the cases were unconnected with canada's detention of a telecoms executive. they were released within hours of her being freed. the taliban have banned hairdressers in afghanistan from shaving or trimming beard saying it breaches their interpretation of islamic law. anyone violating the law will be punished. taliban religious police say. some fathers have

said they also received similar orders. it is more than one month of the taliban seized control of afghanistan at the united nations has warned of an exodus of refugees in the coming months. urging the world to help and what it calls afghanistan's darkest hour of afg hanistan's darkest hour of need. afghanistan's darkest hour of need. the uk is due to take 5,000 this year but albania, one of the output�*s poorest nations has agreed to house temporarily up to 4,000. the country has a history of welcoming refugees, taking in more than half a million kosovans during 1990s and now as leaders criticised europe's approach. i've never seen the ocean.

albania is a very beautiful country. we are in a very beautiful place, but afghanistan i love more than myself. this woman has found a safe harbour, but far from her homeland. the tv anchor had good reason to flee. she was in the spotlight after this interview. a stony—faced taliban official being questioned by a woman two days after the fall of kabul. my hands were shaking, really scared, because this is my first time with a person from the taliban. i hope one day the taliban know this last generation, they are like a diamond, they shine, they want to work for afghanistan. they want afghanistan to become more powerful. my message to the taliban is you took afghanistan,

but you lost a powerful generation. another loss for afghanistan, another family displaced. back in kabul, abdul hakim was a painter. blast walls where his canvas. he and fellow artists transforming that landscape of war and staring social change. he told us when the taliban came, they erased all of their murals and plunged afghanistan into darkness. he says it broke his heart. for the evacuees, a surreal shift from the chaos of kabul to a manicured resort. they are guests in a foreign country and a foreign culture. there is a glimmer of where most hope to go. us humanitarian groups are covering their costs. they arranged to get the afghans to albania, a staunch us ally. this albanian holiday maker from neighbouring kosovo sees a reflection of himself. 20 years ago, he was

running from war. as an albanian from kosovo, i feel for them because, you know, we've been there where we have to flee our homes. being away from your home and from your loved ones is very hard. i was a little boy during that time, and when i see little kids running here, i really feel for them. albania has stepped in where some others did not. prime minister, it is good to see you. i asked the prime minister if he thought more powerful nations let the afghans down.

i can say, and i think it's safe to say that since that big refugee crisis back some years ago we did not recover, didn't recover morally, did not recover strategically, and europe still suffers the politics of refusing to open the doors. an open door means she can continue her education, something the taliban would deny her. for now, many lives here are in suspended animation and many worry for loved ones back home with no way out and nowhere to go. 0rla guerin, bbc news, albania.

why gender is much as ideology may help shape iceland's new parliament. an old version's turmoil it never quite come to this. the president said that they would decide the nation's destiny. they would decide the nation's destin . ., , destiny. the nightmare is -la in: destiny. the nightmare is playing out _ destiny. the nightmare is playing out its _ destiny. the nightmare is playing out its final - destiny. the nightmare is playing out its final act i destiny. the nightmare is i playing out its final act here. russians are killing russians. is my deepest affection from catholics throughout the world that his — catholics throughout the world that his departure is a tragedy for the — that his departure is a tragedy for the catholic church. this man visited _ for the catholic church. this man visited the _ for the catholic church. this man visited the villages - man visited the villages confined _ man visited the villages confined started - man visited the villages confined started the - man visited the villages - confined started the trouble. he once _ confined started the trouble. he once is _ confined started the trouble. he once is real— confined started the trouble. he once is real alone - confined started the trouble. he once is real alone to- confined started the trouble. j he once is real alone to have over— he once is real alone to have over the _ he once is real alone to have over the holy— he once is real alone to have over the holy sites. - he once is real alone to have over the holy sites. it - he once is real alone to have over the holy sites. it is- over the holy sites. it is unthinkable _ over the holy sites. it is unthinkable to - over the holy sites. it is-

unthinkable to palestinians. after— unthinkable to palestinians. after 45— unthinkable to palestinians. after 45 years— unthinkable to palestinians. after 45 years of— unthinkable to palestinians. after 45 years of division, . after 45 years of division, germany is one. environ germans celebrate the rebirth of europe's's biggest nation. projected results in germany's federal election suggest the social democratic parties edged ahead. as the uk's petrol panic continues the government is considering asking the army to step in. a recount of votes in iceland means that women will not have to roll out the majority of seats in parliament. earlier it was announced that 33 members of the 63 seated parliament would

be women, making it the first european country with a female majority but we can reveal the small number of votes had been wrongly tallied, resulting in some being reallocated. it looks as though she then lost her seat in the subsequent recount. delighted to have you with us. thank you forjoining us. commiserations on losing a seat but i understand there have been some issues with the recount itself?— recount itself? yes. there have been nothing — recount itself? yes. there have been nothing that _ recount itself? yes. there have been nothing that we _ recount itself? yes. there have been nothing that we know - recount itself? yes. there have been nothing that we know for| been nothing that we know for sure yet but we are wondering whether the recount in general was legal. we don't know. is that something you will proceed? i that something you will proceed?— that something you will roceed? ~ . . ., that something you will roceed? ~ . ., proceed? i think that i can do an hinu proceed? i think that i can do anything about _ proceed? i think that i can do anything about it _ proceed? i think that i can do anything about it personally l anything about it personally but maybe my party might ask for opinions or something. i don't think that this can do is

go unnoticed. the entire nation knows that something shady was up. le knows that something shady was u -. ' y ., y ., knows that something shady was u -. ' , ., , ., , ., up. le 21. if you run your seat have been — up. le 21. if you run your seat have been iceland's _ up. le 21. if you run your seat have been iceland's youngest| have been iceland's youngest ever elected mp. what made you want to get into politics in the place? are you going to stay in the game?— stay in the game? well to answer the _ stay in the game? well to answer the second - stay in the game? well to l answer the second question stay in the game? well to i answer the second question i stay in the game? well to - answer the second question i am feeling quite hopeless right now so i don't know but most likely yes. i will get back into the game but the reason that i joined into the game but the reason that ijoined in the first place was that there was a lack of immigrant representation in iceland parliament and representation for young people. our voices have not had enough and i thought to myself, how can i fix it? by taking a

seatin how can i fix it? by taking a seat in parliament myself. it was a long shot but got it for nine hours so dot—mac was a long shot but got it for nine hours so dot-ma- nine hours so dot-mac what would it have _ nine hours so dot-mac what would it have meant - nine hours so dot-mac what would it have meant for i nine hours so dot-mac what would it have meant for you j nine hours so dot-mac what i would it have meant for you if the majority female parliament had become a reality? it the majority female parliament had become a reality?- had become a reality? it would have been hysterical. - had become a reality? it would have been hysterical. one i had become a reality? it would have been hysterical. one sick| have been hysterical. 0ne sick mother, i would have been hysterical. 0ne sick mother, iwould have have been hysterical. 0ne sick mother, i would have been so honoured to be a part of the parliament that would break a europe like that so i think that the recount is quite disappointing, to be honest. but we respect democracy and the results have to be fair and legal as well.— the results have to be fair and legal as well. iceland has been named as _ legal as well. iceland has been named as the _ legal as well. iceland has been named as the most _ legal as well. iceland has been named as the most gender- legal as well. iceland has been i named as the most gender equal society in the world by the world economic forum. what can other countries learn from the way iceland runs itself? i think that women generally should be given bigger platforms and all kinds of

positions not only positions of i think that women's voices need to be heard a lot more around the world and i think that we're at hearing what other women have to say that they don't have too much power, you know. that is the sad thing about it. we saw this happen. we broke the record and then it was taken away from us. so a lot of women in iceland and the population in general is quite disappointed with these new results. , .., , . disappointed with these new results. , , . ., results. they can very much for bein: results. they can very much for being with _ results. they can very much for being with us — results. they can very much for being with us and _ being with us and commiserations that congratulations on your nine hours. better luck next time. in the spanish island of la palma at the airport has that many flights remain cancelled because of the volcanic eruption. the volcano spewed thousands of tonnes of lava over the past week forcing

thousands of people from their homes. we have this report. yesterday shucks waves were eating us here and we had the feeling we would be asked to evacuate at any moment. i am stressed. you don't know they will ask you to leave. 0ne footing and the other out. we hope you will be ok here. we have close packed here and she was in the other room. we don't know what will happen. ash clouds and dust made it impossible to operate flights from the airport but a big clean—up operation carried out

overnight as to be open. tourists who have had flights cancelled joined locals to pray for those affected. but, the intention to pay for the people who are suffering and thank god that we are not in that situation. but there are many people who are having a very bad time so we are paying for them. 0fficials bad time so we are paying for them. officials say it has entered a new explosive phase and it is not clear what will happen next. three days of the ryder cup saw them beat europe by the biggest winning margin since 1967. they won every session over the three days to infer second successive time at home. our sports correspondence in this report. the us have won the ryder cup in emphatic fashion.

they got into the final day needing justine have points out of the 12 singles points on offer. you did get some early success. rory mcilroy losing matches on previous days and won his match but apart from that the scoreboard made for pretty grim reading for the european team. in the end it was left to one to seal the winning moment would have a point in his match. that sparked american celebrations. they came into the ryder cup as the favourites. they were the stronger team on paper with a third of the world's top ten and they have lived up to their billing as favourites in sensational style. more on that on the website. you can reach me on twitter. for me and the

team, thank you for watching. goodbye. hello. last week we had the equinox, the astronomical start to autumn. this week, the weather is catching up. last week and through the weekend we saw above average temperatures. but this week, back to average figures and it's going to be looking a lot more unsettled. through the weekend we sat in a southerly air stream, warm air being pulled up from the continent literally overnight though into monday, we flip round to an atlantic air stream and a westerly or north—westerly breeze and a very different feel and look to proceedings. monday will start wet across the eastern side of the uk. the rain pulling away into the north sea by around midday leaves many long spells of sunshine to get through the afternoon, but the westerly breeze will add to that cooler feel.

sunday we saw temperatures in the low 20s across northern scotland and we are lucky to get the low teens in some areas on monday afternoon. the westerly breeze continues to feed showers into western exposures overnight monday, on into the early hours of tuesday. some of them getting driven quite a way eastwards, particularly across central scotland. a cooler night as well, nothing especially chilly temperatures typically in single figures. and then for tuesday, low—pressure to the north of the uk swinging through bands rain and showers. a blustery day, i think the heaviest of the rain not getting into eastern england until perhaps after dark but some pretty wet weather to contend with across the south—west, wales and northern england. northern ireland and western scotland, a mixture of sunshine showers. temperatures, mid teens typically across the uk. so nothing like the figures we have seen in recent days. more wet weather to come across the eastern side of the uk into tuesday night and then by wednesday, things just slow down briefly and it looks like we will see a little ridge of high pressure. some shower still getting in on the north—westerly breeze to the likes of western scotland. but actually, quite a lot of sunshine around on wednesday. but despite that, the coolest day i think of the week ahead, highs ofjust14—15 degrees.

then for the end of the week, the ridge gives up the ghost and the low pressure is back running the show. plentiful showers and strong, blustery winds.

projected results from the german parliamentary elections so the central left social democrats are ahead of the conservative christian democrats by about 2% of the vote. the general secretary of the social democrat said his party, led by the finance minister 0laf scholz, clearly have the mandate to govern. the british government is to suspend the competition law in an attempt to ease disruption at petrol deliveries. a shortage of lorry drivers about fuels delivery supply worries. ministers are also considering deploying the army to deliver fuel to the pumps. the united states have beaten europe to reclaim the ryder cup. the americans, led by steve stricker, one x 19— nine in wisconsin. it is the 27th time the us team has won the ryder cup.