this is v.w. news why but from berlin tonight a plan that could take brags it into major over time the e.u. proposes a flexible twelve month delay for the u.k. but british prime minister theresa may she wants it sooner by june thirtieth also coming up tonight a power struggle in libya the capital under threat from militia groups from the east and the u.n. secretary general trying to avert a new civil war and here in berlin anger growing over rising rents for reports on

the local movement to combat rampant gentrification in the city and bring back social housing. and the remarkable legacy of the battle house movement who would have thought these strikingly modern designs that were drawn a century ago at the battle house school here in germany and the view's e m opens in the city of. bell house began. i'm going go off to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and all around the world welcome british prime minister to resign may has asked the e.u. for yet another extension. she says the u.k. needs more time to avoid crashing out of the european union army has asked for a delay to june thirtieth but in another twist to the brics it saga european

council president today suggested an extension of up to one year. another day another d. a donald letter from u.k. prime minister to resign may she's asking for yet another breaks a deadline extension this time until june the thirtieth the letter also promised to britain would take part in asian parliamentary elections if london county gree under pressure deal before hand another option report suggests the president of the european council donnel to the e.u. member states to offer a flexible extension of up to one year to avoid a new deal breaks it one member of the british cabinet suggested they might have to accept the offer. well if we can't find a way through with all of it then we have no choice but it's not often us choice office choice is to leave quickly cleanly deliver the referendum results and allow

persons that move forward and we're very optimistic that you know britain has a very very successful post writes the future but we have this challenge of a hung parliament that we need to overcome in order to get that germany repeated its call for a unified approach to avoid i just sold it he breaks it a statement from france says these suggested extension would not meet the existing g u conditions basin now awaits a response from brussels. and we have team coverage of this race against the clock tonight i'm joined by our correspondents for a lot of parts in london and rebecca rivers in brussels to both of you good evening and let me start with you writes it is heading for yet another delay what exactly is prime minister to resign me asking for this time and why. well theresa may laid out a strategy in that letter to the european union and that strategy basically being the ongoing negotiations between the government and the labor policy they are trying to find across party consensus and some common ground on how to move forward

in this process but labor came out of these talks tonight saying that the government has not offered any substantial changes in their position so this actually very little hope that that might come to a compromise these talks and if these talks fail may set in that letter then she would go back to punishment and ask them to find a solution ask them to get a majority on something this is something that has failed in the past parliament has tried that already so it to reset may the strategy there but not offering a real solution and the big question is of course whether the e.u. is willing to grant that extension on that basis that's a good question rebecca to you on the other side of the english channel in brussels we know that all twenty seven members of the european union have to approve any deadline. we're hearing conflicting reports germany france the netherlands are

not entirely convinced that the u.k. needs another extension what is the chance for unity here. well that's right brant i mean you know we can't forget that which whichever options of bandied about next week when to raise a man comes back to brussels to ask for yet more time on bricks it will have to be decided unanimously and it certainly seems to be the view from brussels and from those twenty seven late is that a short extension is simply pointless and we mustn't forget it's a reason why already suggested this date of june thirtieth the thirtieth the last time she was here in brussels and it was rejected by the twenty seven members so it's hard to see certainly as the options that are surrounding that date haven't really changed so it's hard to see why the twenty seven leaders would bring about a different outcome of this time and above all the e.u. really wants to avoid this kind of groundhog day that we're seeing of to resume

going back to the k. coming back here asking for for a short extension going back coming back they find it to be very distracting especially when there are other things they really want to be focusing on not to mention least of all the elections coming in may yet that's a very good point the parliament elections for the european union or may twenty third. have all the people wondering today was asking for an extension to june thirtieth because that implies that the u.k. would have to participate in those parliamentary elections will do that. all right brant if this extension is granted then the u.k. has to pass legislation to basically put those european elections on the schedule here in london and their reactions have been extremely divided and london today with remainders now hoping that this process will drag on that there might be

a softer brecht's that or that they might see a second referendum and on the other side of the political aisle the hardliners the conservative hardliners basically. we already gearing up for those european elections we shouldn't forget that they say they would be perfectly happy with the no deal chaotic breck said but if they are european elections nigel for the head of the brics it pati already promising to run in those elections and jacob riis mogs the chairman of. the hotline european research group saying we would make life for the european union extremely difficult i've been talking also to people on the streets here though today and they have very afraid that this process will drag on for months and months to come and they really just want to get on with bricks that at some point makes it even more. murky what we heard today rebecca european council president. suggesting what he called a flex tinge a full one year extension to break the u.k.

what more do we know about this idea but basically have another year. that's right brad we heard early this morning it was sort of through a leak that donald tusk was suggesting this what is now being dubbed flex tension which is basically a flexible extension meaning that the e.u. would offer the u.k. another round about a year although the exact date hasn't been formally set but that the e.u. the u.k. sorry would have the option to leave if they were by some miracle to come to a decision before that time but shortly off to that news of the slick's tension there was a meeting of bassett's here in in brussels and it certainly seems that from that meeting that the large preference would be say would be towards that longer extension that donald tusk has suggested. but but some countries are also very

worried about that as charlotte mentioned you know worried about what happens if the u.k. stay in and then have to participate in those elections and then might be obstructionist once they are elected another unanswered questions tonight lot of votes in london rebecca rivers in brussels on the bright student riddle tonight forwards to both of you thank you here's some of the other stories now that are making headlines around the world a former u.s. president barack obama has met with chancellor i'm going to america as part of his three day visit to germany the two reportedly talked about tense transatlantic times which of course have been strained under the trump administration obama will wrap up his trip with a town hall for young people here in berlin tomorrow. the international criminal court's chief prosecutor says her u.s. visa has been revoked tubin sudha was going to launch an investigation into

possible war crimes by u.s. soldiers in afghanistan. last month u.s. secretary of state mike pompeo warned that washington would take measures against i.c.c. staff probing u.s. forces for alleged abuses thousands of anti-government demonstrators are marching through the algerian capital algiers for a seventh consecutive friday they're calling for a change of government the latest rally comes just days after pressure from the army and street protests forced the ailing president. to step down after twenty years in power. and staying in north africa in libya tonight a powerful militia is moving in on the capital tripoli in the past few hours general khalifa tardes troops have taken villages and an airport just outside the capital only to lose that airport to u.n. backed government militias trying to push after hours troops into retreat this is

an escalation of a power struggle that has raged in libya since the fall of moammar gadhafi back in twenty a love him the head of the united nations antonio was in tripoli earlier today he met with both the government and with general after says he hopes that a military confrontation in the b. it can be averted. but can it be heard to talk about that i'm joined by us from d.w. arabic news service good to have you on the show so can a military confrontation and new civil war can it be averted or is it inevitable. i wouldn't say it is a debatable but it's also possible because we have seen in the past eight years since the ousting of about fifty to two thousand and eleven that a variety of militias have been. fighting inside libya

north east and west and there has been also kind of a civil war between those militias so it's not. it's not a very delusional scenario and in this part of north africa and the un is worried about this that's why mr terrorist was there today it tripled what would happen if the un backed government in tripoli were to fall. if this government falls then we would see. after become beleaguer off libya which he has been aiming to be in the last four years he wants to be the strongman and the leader of libya. on the other hand there are many forces inside libya and many arms armed force of the loss of weapons in libya this is also dangerous who are against afternoon who do not want. to be in power so this would be

a very dangerous situation for libya and also for neighboring tunisia. is worried about what about egypt is egypt the biggest supporter of. egypt is a very strong supporter of have to there's also the united arab emirates who have been backing after in the last few years with money and with military. equipment and they're also european you supporters of have started like france that they want . to to come to an agreement with the u.n. backed government there is should be elections there should have been elections in two thousand and eighteen already in december but this is that didn't work out there was against it and now they're trying to hold elections again in two thousand and nineteen now after these developments in the last few days the scenario of broking in brokering

a peace deal and holding elections is because becoming more and more unprobable yeah i mean but listening to what you say it sounds like the international community has little credibility and little of i guess restoring the state. i think most of the states european states and the neighboring states are trying to you know keep away from libya they have see. not to intervene there are two thousand and eleven and since then the this country was unsafe is still unstable and the night was very. vehemently for decides for intervening and toppling the regime there of few so nobody wants to send his troops inside libya. and also the neighboring countries that don't want to see their soldiers inside libya and this situation this complicated situation is definitely a complicated situation for sure. from news services we appreciate your insights

tonight thank you we're now to ukraine where in an unusual step both remaining candidates in the presidential election well they've submitted themselves to blood tests it was called for by the challenger the comedian. who wants to show that both he and president poroshenko are medically fit for office now the two candidates are arguing about how to hold a televised debate as forty million ukrainians look on rather but. i'll be waiting for you here at the olympic stadium the debate will take place here in front of the people of ukraine all the channels can broadcast a life and all journalist will be able to attend both candidates must undergo medical tests so that ukrainians can be sure neither of us is an alcoholic or drug user this country needs a healthy president. and there it was.

his long awaited reply to all those who say he's weak on policy as a comedian running scared of tough questions like this were an ordinary political debate an ordinary television studio but instead he won't help i live in front of a crowd of up to seventy thousand olympic stadium. the same epic soundtrack the same attempt in formality the incumbent petro poroshenko has response wasn't long incoming president never missing a chance to insist that his show business rival isn't serious about politics. for a debate is not a show an election campaign decides the future of the country for years and decades to come but this is no time for jokes becoming president and commander in chief is no game. but cruel his claims that selenski is only playing becoming president is

petro poroshenko himself who is now playing catch up in a new political reality is making the rules for your stadium it is then i'll be waiting for you vladimir aleksandrovich. ukrainians then work up to these images both candidates arriving to take blood tests as demanded by selenski in his opening gambit president poroshenko is not only accepting the challenge to debate in front of a thousand strong stadium audience he's also willing to put his medical history discussion again to the challenger more than ten years his junior selenski is making good on his promise to turn ukrainian politics upside down the only question is how ordinary ukrainians will react to this unlikely battle of the candidates. you're watching b.w. news still to come this league it leaders dortmund have jetted off the face of byron munich tomorrow in their biggest duel in the year of find out why the match

could be make or break in deciding the title. school berlin is often tell that as a paradise for students and creative types anyone with a small budget but that is quickly becoming a myth because a growing population the lack of new housing and the effects of rampant gentrification have sent rents soar on saturday residents who want to remain affordable while planning to march through the city center among them members of a citizen's initiative who say the answer lies in reclaiming apartments from private investors and bringing back social housing. berliners are scrambling for affordable apartments in the capital. experienced this firsthand he shared a two room apartment with a housemate for six years but then the landlord announced he was planning to renovate the building after which the rent would rise by three hundred percent who

was shocked. that's my first. thought is what will i do if i have to move out or. if i can't afford the higher rent. i might not be able to find another place to live. because i have to start thinking about whose culture can sleep on site and if i want to do that long term where will i store my things let's proceed with what i have to leave the city altogether. was for us to start fixing. renovating apartment buildings has become a new way to hike up rental prices. often the upgrades aren't even something the tenants want. content here they're planning to put in an elevator we don't need because it will stop between the two floors. this will mean we'll have to get out and walk down a half life of stairs so that in the end we're walking as much as we would have

without the elevator and fund. would you have to pay for the elevator yes they want us to pay for it the renters are fighting back a local initiative is gathering momentum to expropriate commercial property owners and has joined then he started taking part in housing protests a decade ago during the sixteen years he lived in central berlin he carefully documented investors activity they began selling and renovating over one hundred flats in his apartment block. the even plan to demolish the buildings to make way for luxury apartments. eighty tenants have already cancelled their contract out of fear of being evicted. be a missionary and we have to live somewhere it's unacceptable that these apartments have become commodities they're sold off for profit for shabbat people like you and me aren't important anymore it's all about property now and not people's it's gonna

tell me about it. the cost of renting is escalating in other european cities to a studio apartment in berlin goes for around six hundred euros a month but in other cities such as munich rent for the same apartment can run over a thousand euros barcelona is pricier than berlin of these cities only istanbul is a less expensive place to live and dublin and in london rental prices have gone through the roof. offices of the berlin tenants association are flooded with calls from people whose living situations have worsened dramatically. in delhi you know what in berlin and and other german cities we have a very difficult situation it hasn't been this bad for a long time but it's comparable to the situation after the war when there was a massive housing shortage is i suppose to have a little bit it's not just low wage earners who are having a hard time shopkeepers police nurses and teachers are also finding it hard to

afford living in the german capital. you know speaking of buildings if you look at almost any modern building around the world you will see the ballasts legacy that's the design school that was founded in germany one hundred years ago the school's influence goes beyond buildings it appears in many other areas of designs it is furniture and domestic appliances a new museum has opened in the city of via bar where battle house was founded the museum marks the sin tenor of the move. to gather let us conceive and create the new building of the future those were the goals of our house according to their founding manifesto from nine hundred nineteen one hundred years later the city of weimar has erected a new monument to this global modernist movement the chief curator for architecture and design from new york's museum of modern art has flown over it especially for the unveiling and the columns are just going on one hand you can definitely say that modern visual culture and our current visual culture is impossible to imagine

without bauhaus it's become part of our d.n.a. so that we almost don't notice it anymore on the other hand and this seems even more important to me the ideas of bauhaus are still in our heads as an enduring utopia. or topi always in the cryptic is its line maher has spent twenty seven million euros and three and a half years building this minimalist concrete cuba on the site where bauhaus was founded it's a treasure chest holding the world's oldest bauhaus collection from founder vantage point you some self some one hundred sixty eight works the famous table lamp from vilhelm fog and fell and kolya. up on stage. at the ceramics of. two thousand square metres of exhibition space over fine floors the structure was built to reflect an industrial workshop the exhibit is meant to spark debate not eulogize the past and says how much semen of the by marcos it foundation thus book gets us to believe we can only understand it now that one can

see the bow and also museum puts the sound close we remain today to the incredible developments of one thousand nine hundred and the following years and for them in addition to a means i think this will really change our city and cut social issues because it's got to undo us. the good thing is a symbolic rebuke to the nazis first downtown the bounce house movement in germany . forcing a fraud. you know that's exactly what i think we need to pay attention to today that our needs this openness and the ability to provoke think about how this was an institution that cost quarters that survived and thrived in the diaspora without open borders that wouldn't have happened then and without them it can't happen today to give me taught me often occurrence in the midst almost needs to get is a hard. hitting it's modern digital technology that lights up the concrete facade

of the new bauhaus museum just a starkness descends on by my. well now to the biggest german soccer match and years byron munich host dortmund on saturday in what could prove to be a book this league title decider dortmund have a two point lead over defending champions byron at the top of the table and there are just seven games remaining but injury hit dortmund looks set to play with the man who got the better of by earlier in the season it's shaping up to be an epic encounter. was the last time these two sides met it was with the decisive match were enough for dought mind. now they are looking for a repeat their performance this season has even won over their archrivals by on. them before becoming when you describe dortmund supremacy of their appropriate. system they're having a very good season which is almost gone closer to do much of the bidding of the

team that makes less mistakes when. that team more often than not a spy and a look at their recent head to head record shows by and with the advantage they've won three of the last for their classic cars aided in great part by former dog man payout robert naiman das he who has scored fourteen goals against his former club by and i hope in the off chance can make the difference in this game i. said it was there's a good reason for the saying that titles are won from the back only games are decided on crunchy that's the decisive factor. this is thought months for us realistic shot at the title in many areas emotions are high the stakes are high so just how special is this edition of the classic to get in the because of the situation in the table and because it's byron against dortmund and it's obvious that it's special but there are seven games the one who is even. breaking by and

six year hold on the bundesliga title is no easy task but if the stars align and could lift the title for the first time since twenty twelve up you're watching the w. news after a short break i'll be back to take you through the day tonight the generation of genocide for twenty five years.

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