hello, this is bbc news, i'm david eades live in berlin. our top story this our — provisional results from germany's elections show the centre—left spd have narrowly won the biggest share of the vote. but can they form a government? it wants to natanz negotiations involving several parties, the whole of europe waits to see the shape of the new coalition. and i'm sally bundock in london. also in the program— concerns continue over the uk's fuel supplies as government ministers consider asking the army to step in. seeking refuge — a special report from albania which has opened its doors to those

fleeing afghanistan. and a huge win for the united states in golf�*s ryder cup as they regain the sport's ultimate team prize. they win19—9. hello. a very warm welcome to berlin, where, well, half the political analysts and politicians themselves have been up all night. it's still dark here but the sun will bring up with it a picture which shows both of germany's main parties, their leaders claiming the right to govern after this unpredictable election race. the result insofar really raises many questions, as they do answers. with all 299 districts reporting now though, the official preliminary results to show the centre—left social democrats are emerging as the

largest party, centre—right christian democrats, the party of angela merkel, has endured its worst ever result in a national election. according to the german electoral commission, this is how it all breaks down, the centre—right conservatives cdu/csu are on 2a point 1%, the centre—left spd on 25 .7%. to form a majority of seats in the parliament, they would each need at least two partners if they are going to work together, and they are not, we think, so the liberal free democrats and the greens will be effectively the kingmakers in coalition negotiations. nick beck has this report. after a sunday of election drama, they partied into the night. but today, germans are waking up with no clear idea of how the new government will take shape. all of shall as the people have chosen him to lead them but he was not ready to

announce his arrival of the international stage just yet. have you got ten seconds for the bbc, a message, do you think you will be sitting next to borisjohnson soon, sir? although the candidate says he should leave the next coalition. translation: it coalition. translation: it certainly is 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. �* ., , ., scholz. and the conservative headquarters, _ scholz. and the conservative headquarters, with - scholz. and the conservative headquarters, with happy . scholz. and the conservative . headquarters, with happy faces. disappointment that angler michael's party had not done better. at the cdu candidate who wants to succeed her as chancellor argued he could still run the country. translation: still run the country. tuna/mom- still run the country. translation: ~ ., ' ~y ., , translation: we had 16 years in germany with _ translation: we had 16 years in germany with angler _ translation: we had 16 years in germany with angler mogul- translation: we had 16 years in germany with angler mogul as - germany with angler mogul as chancellor and this is why we will try everything to form a government under the leadership of the cdu/csu union. for government under the leadership of the cdu/csu union.— of the cdu/csu union. for the greens, of the cdu/csu union. for the greens. they _ of the cdu/csu union. for the greens, they were _ of the cdu/csu union. for thej greens, they were celebrating of the cdu/csu union. for the l greens, they were celebrating a record result not as good as

they'd hoped it could have been six months ago. but they and the pro—business liberals will now play a key role in the business of trying to build a coalition. translation: we wanted more. _ coalition. translation: - wanted more. we did not achieve that, partly because of our own mistakes at the beginning of the campaign that make my own mistakes. this time it was not enough but the party has a mission for the future. we were warned it would _ mission for the future. we were warned it would be _ mission for the future. we were warned it would be a _ mission for the future. we were warned it would be a long, - mission for the future. we were warned it would be a long, long| warned it would be a long, long night and it certainly has proved to be that way but with every hour that has passed and more results have come in, they have grown in optimism here at the social democrats's headquarters but they know the next phase ahead will not be straightforward. you next phase ahead will not be straightforward.— next phase ahead will not be straightforward. you are here with us! message _ straightforward. you are here with us! message in - straightforward. you are here with us! message in a - straightforward. you are here with us! message in a bottle. j with us! message in a bottle. after 16 years of angler mogul, germans have sent a message at the ballot box. the trouble is it is not exactly clear what it wasn't what will mean for the country and further afield. nick beake, bbc news, berlin.

let's work through some of the ramifications of all of this now. i'mjoined by ramifications of all of this now. i'm joined by olof blanco, a director of the consultancy rasmussen global. thank you for joining us. let's start with the clarity here, we have two leaders of the two biggest parties, they both say i am the man, i will be the one who is chancellor and will form the next government. is it realistic?— next government. is it realistic? ., ., , , , realistic? not really, because one comes — realistic? not really, because one comes from _ realistic? not really, because one comes from a _ realistic? not really, because one comes from a position i realistic? not really, because one comes from a position of| one comes from a position of strength and the other one actually is the much weaker so if you go back, just eight weeks ago, the spd was polling at about 15% so now they ended up at about 15% so now they ended up with 25 and almost 26 and the cdu came from 35 and armin laschet the frontrunner brought to the party down to 25 so that's a huge loss and so therefore, schultz has obviously been in a position of strength. to obviously been in a position of strenuth. ., . ., , strength. to clarify then, armin laschet _ strength. to clarify then, armin laschet who - strength. to clarify then, armin laschet who is - strength. to clarify then, armin laschet who is the strength. to clarify then, - armin laschet who is the cdu

representative, do you think he is going to concede now that it is going to concede now that it is not up to him —— scholz. it is not up to him -- scholz. it is not up to him —— scholz. it is up to the party leadership. they will meet this morning and pretty much the result will be telling. he is not only the frontrunner of the party but the chairman of the cdu so if the chairman of the cdu so if the party decides the leadership, we're not going for building a coalition, then actually, he's politically dead, you could say. so in this regard, it's about political survival for him personally but also for the cdu, of course, they will not admit, at this early stage, i think, that this is done because realistically they could form a government with the smaller parties, the greens and the liberals, but it's pretty much up to the smaller parties this night or this day. smaller parties this night or this da . . . this day. the arithmetic will work but — this day. the arithmetic will work but perhaps _ this day. the arithmetic will work but perhaps the - this day. the arithmetic will work but perhaps the moralj this day. the arithmetic will - work but perhaps the moral high ground is very much with the spd now with olaf scholz, he is in the driving seat but what is fascinating is, and i expect the free democrats and the greens, who are the other two

coalition, likely coalition partners, they are in a great position, aren't they, because they can play these two off each other? if they can play these two off each other?— they can play these two off each other? , ., , ., each other? if they would be on the same _ each other? if they would be on the same page. _ each other? if they would be on the same page, yes _ each other? if they would be on the same page, yes they - each other? if they would be on| the same page, yes they would, but the thing is both parties are maybe just like they are representing very opposite political positions so the green party is coming from this strong position on climate change, they want to do it in a very restrictive way while the liberals are free liberals so they want to do everything on just it's a market issue and people should voluntarily adapt to these principles so very open. to these principles so very 0 en. �* to these principles so very 0 en, �* ., ., , to these principles so very oen,�* ., ., y�* to these principles so very oen.�* . . , to these principles so very oen.�* . ., , ., open. but already you've seen a bit of give _ open. but already you've seen a bit of give perhaps _ open. but already you've seen a bit of give perhaps from - open. but already you've seen a bit of give perhaps from the - bit of give perhaps from the free democrats. as a readiness this time, unlike last time, to step into government, perhaps recognise the value of being in power? recognise the value of being in ower? ~ , ,., , recognise the value of being in ower? ~ , power? absolutely so the chairman _ power? absolutely so the chairman of _ power? absolutely so the chairman of the _ power? absolutely so the chairman of the liberal. power? absolutely so the i chairman of the liberal party is pretty much under pressure so one ago at the party convention he connected his personal political fate with

bringing the party into government so in a way, he needs to deliver. but the question is which of the big parties will give him the best options in terms of ministries and the representation of the political conditions and that is pretty much where we are in the marketplace where the big parties need to offer something to the smaller.— to the smaller. interestingly, after the results _ to the smaller. interestingly, after the results started to i after the results started to come through, we heard the language from the greens and the free democrats was similar, about renewal and moving forward and a bit of change. of course the point about coalition government and reaching a deal is it's about compromise, which tends to focus back towards the centre so what prospects do you think germany has of making any significant change in the direction of the country. i think as you said, changes really thought of the question is which direction the change will go and that's the obvious legacy of angler mogul so

despite all the great crisis management, she was never good in doing really big political visions and this is now the time so we kind of have yes, germany is behind most other states when it comes to digitisation of its country and we have seen it in the pandemic, schools have been far behind and a couple of others is also and on climate change so she started as the climate change chancellor but germany is not performing very well in this regard so there are huge homework to be done and it's driven by the smaller parties, this kind of dynamic. i driven by the smaller parties, this kind of dynamic.- this kind of dynamic. i have time to ask _ this kind of dynamic. i have time to ask you _ this kind of dynamic. i have time to ask you your - time to ask you your expectation, most likely outcome?— expectation, most likely outcome? ., , outcome? for the time being i would get _ outcome? for the time being i would get my _ outcome? for the time being i would get my money - outcome? for the time being i would get my money on - outcome? for the time being i would get my money on the i would get my money on the so—called traffic light coalition which is the spd— led coalition which is the spd— led coalition with the liberals and the greens but so this night, actually, had everything in so it could even be another grand coalition but that's something i would expect from a bee after

christmas. i would expect from a bee after christmas-_ christmas. right, you are up for the long _ christmas. right, you are up for the long haul— christmas. right, you are up for the long haul again. - christmas. right, you are up for the long haul again. yes. thank you — for the long haul again. yes. thank you very _ for the long haul again. yes. thank you very much. - for the long haul again. yes. thank you very much. and . for the long haul again. yes. thank you very much. and if| for the long haul again. yes. - thank you very much. and if you want more of the detail then please go to the website. we are covering it from all angles. you can have a look at the graphics, on the status of the graphics, on the status of the parties and it's interesting to note the left if you like, die linke have dropped below the 5% threshold for getting into parliament and they will have a small representation and more of that on the website. without, sally, back to you. thank you indeed david and yes, we will hear more from david later but now, and also as well to say i will be speaking to a top economist based in germany in terms of the outlook for europe's biggest economy in the light of the results of the election, what we know so far. all of that to come. in the uk now, the army could be deployed to drive fuel tankers in an effort to resolve 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 queues. katy austin has this report. these were the scenes yesterday as panic buying lead to some forecourts having to close. people are going a bit nuts, six again in the morning people are queued up for petrol. i’zre are queued up for petrol. i've not two are queued up for petrol. i've got two roundabouts to three hours work about 20 miles. so i don't know what i'm going to do. �* , . , don't know what i'm going to do. �*, . , , ., do. it's really frustrating. i am a driver _ do. it's really frustrating. i am a driver and _ do. it's really frustrating. i am a driver and without i do. it's really frustrating. i i am a driver and without petrol, of course, _ am a driver and without petrol, of course, you cannot move. a of course, you cannot move. group which takes more than independent fuel retailers the impact had been severe. there is a large _ impact had been severe. there is a large number, _ impact had been severe. there is a large number, more i impact had been severe. there is a large number, more than i is a large number, more than half, which have already run dry and those others are running dry but quickly. companies involved in the supply of fuel see a spike in demand is the problem, not any shortage of petrol or diesel, but they meant the business secretary yesterday who agreed to temporarily relax competition laws so that in these circumstances, the

industry can better share information and prioritise the delivery of supplies to where they are most needed. the government is considering deploying the army to help with deliveries and it is understood that option is under discussion of a possible meeting of cabinet ministers. 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 has got worse. over the weekend the government announced new measures aimed at tackling it, including 5000 temporary visas so drivers can come in from overseas in the run—up to christmas. haulage and business groups welcomed any help but some argued the announcement did not go far enough. supermarkets say they need 15,000 lorry drivers to avoid disruption in the festive season. katy austin, bbc news. again, we will unpack that further as well in 20 minutes in our business coverage and other stories now to be a cross, recount of votes in iceland's general election means women will not, after

all, hold the majority of seats in parliament. earlier it was announced 33 members of the 63 seat parliament would be made up of women, making it the first european country with a female majority. but a recount revealed that a small number of votes have been wrongly tallied, resulting in some being reallocated. switzerland has become one of the last countries in western europe to legalise same—sex marriages. a national referendum has voted 64% in favour of allowing civil ceremonies and for giving same—sex couples adoption rights. the first same—sex weddings will take place in switzerland in july next year. australia's prime minister scott morrison has said he may not attend the un climate conference in scotland this november. mr morrison told the western australia newspaper he wanted to focus on dealing with covid—i9 in australia, adding he had already been on a lot of overseas trips this year and spent a lot of time in quarantine. to stay with us on bbc news.

still to come— hanging ruff. meet the a—legged superstars of southern california. in all russia's turmoil, it has never quite came to this. president yeltsin said the day would decide the nation's destiny. the nightmare that so many people have feared for so long is playing out its final act here. russians are killing russians in front of a grandstand audience. it was his humility - which produced affection from catholics throughout . the world, but his departure is a tragedy for i the catholic church. this man, israel's right—winger ariel sharon, visited the religious compound and that started the trouble. he wants israel alone to have sovereignty over the holy sites — an idea that's unthinkable to palestinians. after 45 years of division,

germany is one. in berlin, a million germans celebrate the rebirth of europe's biggest and richest nation. you are with bbc news. our top story, provisional revolts show that the centre—left democratic party has won the biggest share of the vote in germany's general election. it is more than one month since the taliban seized control of afghanistan and the un has warned of an exodus of refugees in the coming months, urging the help of the world in what it calls afghanistan's darkest hour of need. the uk is due to take 5000 afghans this year, any other european countries have not set a target. but albania, one of the poorest nations in europe has agrees to

temporarily house up to 4000 afghans. the country has a history of welcoming refugees, taking oh in over half a million possible and is and its leader has criticised the european approach as our correspondent reports. 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. beheshta arghand 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 of taliban. i hope one day the taliban know the last generation, like, they are like a diamond and they shine. they want to work for afghanistan. they want afghanistan to become more powerful. my message to taliban — you took afghanistan but you lost a powerful generation. another loss for afghanistan, another family displaced. back in kabul, abdul hakim maghsoudi was a painter. blast walls were his canvas. he and fellow artists transforming the landscape of war and stirring 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 holidaymaker from neighbouring kosovo sees a reflection of himself. 20 years ago, he was running from war. as an albanian from kosovo, ifeel 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. hi, prime minister. it is good to see you. i asked the prime minister if he thought more powerful nations let the afghans down. scoffs. i can say — and i think it's safe to say — that since that big refugee crisis back some years ago, europe did not recover, didn't recover morally, did not recover strategically, and 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. orla guerin, bbc news, albania. it has been a busy few days especially when it comes to golf stop we have seen the return of the rider cop, and major sporting events have been taking place so let's head over to the sports centre. hello and welcome to your letter sport news. the united states have re— gains erect —— rydercup in wisconsin. the winning moment

went to the open champion who missed this part but he gave the usa the half point they neededin the usa the half point they needed in the fifth of the 12 single matches. the usa won seven on the final day giving them a record margin of victory. the captain eventually lifted the trophy.— lifted the trophy. these guys are young — lifted the trophy. these guys are young and _ lifted the trophy. these guys are young and they - lifted the trophy. these guys are young and they wanted. | lifted the trophy. these guys i are young and they wanted. they are young and they wanted. they are motivated, they came here determined to win. i could see that in their eyes. and even when we left the course last night the message was that it is not done yet. we still have work to do and i could see in their eyes last night that they wanted to come out here and be prepared today so this is a special group of guys. arsenal's premier league revival continues as they defeated tottenham. they scored three times in the first half to take the pressure off their manager. one scorer after 12 minutes before a second was

said up. another player added a third 11 minutes before halftime.— third 11 minutes before halftime. ., , third 11 minutes before halftime. . , ., halftime. externally there are a lot of things _ halftime. externally there are a lot of things happening i halftime. externally there are a lot of things happening and | a lot of things happening and you are trying to rebuild a project and you believe you are trying to do the right things, you havejust trying to do the right things, you have just a trying to do the right things, you havejust a by trying to do the right things, you have just a by your values. and now we are creating a connection with our supporters. lewis hamilton has won the russian grand prix to claim the 100th formula race victory of his career. rain helped hamilton with fellow britain orlando norris losing the lead with two laps to go. he stayed out too long on dry weather tyres and ended up finishing seventh. hamilton moves to the top of the championship standings, to points clear of max the stubborn. europe have won the lever cup for the fourth time in a row with a

doubles pairing sealing the victory 14—1. the europeans needed only a single win on sunday to seal victory and that arrived in the final match on the opening day. —— opening match on the final day. this extends their dominance in the team tournament. a french cyclist has successfully d efe nd ed cyclist has successfully defended his world race cycling title. he broke away from the palatine with around 17 kilometres left. he even had time to celebrate before the finish. i time to celebrate before the finish. ., , time to celebrate before the finish. . , ., ., ., . ,, time to celebrate before the finish. ., ., ., ., . ,, ., finish. i was free to attack or follow. finish. i was free to attack or follow- i _ finish. i was free to attack or follow. i tried _ finish. i was free to attack or follow. i tried my _ finish. i was free to attack or follow. i tried my chance i finish. i was free to attack orj follow. i tried my chance and when i took ten or 15 seconds i did not know it was possible to go to the line so i continued to go fully. i cannot believe it. it was a really long last lap.

it. it was a really long last la. �* , , ., it. it was a really long last lap. british event riders had a clean sweep _ lap. british event riders had a clean sweep in _ lap. british event riders had a clean sweep in switzerland i clean sweep in switzerland after leading the dressage and cross—country the all—female team won the gold team medal. nicola wilson also took the individual title ahead of bb march and sarah bullimore. britain are now the reigning european, olympic and world champions. you can get the latest sport news at our website but from me and the rest of the sport team, goodbye. majorsporting rest of the sport team, goodbye. major sporting events are making something of a comeback. almost all had to be delayed due to the pandemic including an in usual event taking place on huntington beach in california. you may look at this and ask why? dog surfing aficionados say "why not?" # everybody�*s gone surfin'. # surfin' usa. after a temporary — ahem —

�*paws�*, the surf city surf dog competition is back in the water. we have 50 surfing dogs and everybody is super excited to be back after covid and be able to participate in the live event, yay! # haggerties and swamis. # inside, outside... there are various categories, including solo surfing and two dog tandem surfing... commentator: here comes derby! ..a real challenge for everyone involved, although some seem to take it very much in their stride. the waves are really tough out there, the current�*s really strong — it's crashing right on top — but derby had a great time. we all got out there, got wet, had a good time on the waves with all our surffriends, and put out a big show for all ourfans. oh, it's a nice, open wave! cheering. after this display of canine agility and doggy derring—do, these, ladies and gentlemen, were your winners. # everybody�*s gone surfin'.

# surfing usa. very much a case of bow wow. tim allman, bbc news. i will be back with top business stories next. 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 ofjust 14—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.

hello again. you're with bbc news. time for the top business stories. i'm sally bundock. call the army— the government contemplating bringing in the military to make sure petrol reaches the pump after a weekend of panic buying. a tight race in germany means it could be weeks before we know who will replace angela merkel. we assess what is ahead for europe's biggest economy. and the uk gets in on the action and sets out its ambitions for the space industry.