this is v.w. news coming to you live from the u.k. prepares to vote in what's been called the most important election in a generation a strong showing for boris johnson's conservatives could get the prime minister the majority he needs to lead britain e.u. but his lead over jeremy corbyn saw physician labor party has been narrowing we'll go live to london. also coming up how much everything behind to start a new life here to find safety. but we have not truly found a new home. for only tolerated. this former afghan interpreter risked his life

for germany so why is germany giving him and others like him such a hard time. to. remember. him from the streets for so long to the main stage at glastonbury storms he claims the crowd is threatens. well i'm terry martin welcome to the program people in the u.k. are about to vote in what's being called the most important jet general election in decades it will determine when how or if the country leaves the european union prime minister boris johnson's conservative party head looks set to be on track for an absolute majority but more recent. whole show jeremy coleman's labor gaining

ground meaning it's now too close to call. the shots show these are the early morning images boris johnson wanted voters to see a prime minister turn to milkmen dutifully delivering to the public. thank you for participating come on the good morning britain prime minister. but shortly before that johnson and his team were not so composed this time so to come on good morning britain delivered your promises sort of payson says i left that live in peace and johnson was caught off guard by a crew from i.t.v. is good morning britain and he took refuge from the reporters in a freezer. but equally as staged was labor leader german colp and last day on the campaign trail. and jumped at the chance to take a swipe at his main political rival was that you know this i've not come here to the well. i.

wasn't all how i. cope and will be hoping his message hits home so far polls have not been looking good for labor with most betting on a conservative majority but bookies have seen a shift in recent days and koeppen is at much better off of becoming prime minister however there are no clear favorites among voters. i am honest with you know if there is no choice. i don't like either the main candidates so i'm struggling. none of them tell the truth. i decide to tell the change it just looks. out for themselves and how for us that for themselves that. i will buy i will fight. so hard that i might not mind up that. this is largely a one issue election still. summit trying to focus on other important topics the

latest work by renowned street artist banksy highlights the issue of homelessness at christmas time for many of britain's poorest brags it is the least of their concerns. well for more now let's bring in our u.k. politics expert alex forrest watching good morning alex so election day is here how's it looking for the main parties well as we have just heard the polls have been narrowing throughout this campaign the conservative party under boris johnson have had a lead of around about 10 points and they all appear is still on course to win the election with lots of caveats thrown in there the latest poll put them with a majority to run about 28 seats are they so a party needs 326 seats to make government to be in a majority however there are so many issues here at stake for them and that there's

the issue of it being december it being cold will people turn out and vote and also the other issue of tactical voting which is where people may decide look in my particular constituency in this seat it could be that we can get a certain m.p. candidate out say a conservative candidate out by voting for another party and that's what they may do so that is why at the moment it's still the possibility for it to be a hung parliament citing this election was triggered of course by the government's failure to decide the briggs's issue what have the parties been telling voters about their plans to get this issue settled once and for all what we saw that with boris johnson in that report that his one message has been get bricks it done and everything that the conservatives have gone out and done particularly with boris johnson has had those 3 words on their campaign by the raised driving addict. a

with those words and whether he's baking a pile with it across his 8 for and pulling if everything is get done because that is what they think will get through and he's getting through particularly to to voters who would normally perhaps vote for the opposition party the labor party because the feeling is that many people a sick of bricks if and they want to get it done since that is what they want to do they're under pressure from the bracks it party to get bricks it done then we can look at the opposition policy the liberal democrat saying no we want to revoke article 50 of the lisbon treaty that means we want to reverse this whole thing we want to go back to the beginning forget brics it ever happened and then the labor party now that's the most interesting they have had a huge amount of a torturous debate over what do they want to do with bricks it finally they have decided that they would like to renegotiate a new deal with brussels and then put it to a vote to the people so a 2nd referendum to the people to decide but with jeremy corbyn the leaders saying

that he will not come down on the side leaving it completely open because many believe that he himself is actually pro bracks it ok that of course is contingent on the e.u. being willing to negotiate and if johnson's conservatives do win as the poll number polls right now suggest what will happen next well he will do what he's been promising which is to get it done so he's expected to bring his his deal his withdrawal agreement back to parliament even before christmas to try to get that through parliament with the aim of getting the u.k. out of the e.u. by the 31st of january now that was the latest deadline that brussels gave the u.k. if that happens it's not all over as many people are saying the concept is a saying that's it of course it isn't the u.k. that has to agree a future trade deal with you boris johnson says that can be done by the end of next

year most experts are saying it absolutely cannot be done so either way briggs it isn't over i'm afraid i know it's early explorers what in thank you so much for filling is a. now myanmar's civilian leader always holds or chief has denied that her country's troops committed genocide against rohingya muslims she was speaking at the international court of justice in the a responding to testimony about barbaric acts committed against the range of population hundreds of thousands of britons are now living as refugees in neighboring bangladesh afraid to return. the images that provoked international outrage more than 700000 range of muslims fled to me and amal when the minute she wants to crackdown in iraq line state in aug 27th team they were escaping what since been described as an ethnic cleansing campaign most of the refugees now live in crowded camps in bangladesh. they tortured mothers and they burned our

houses they also raped me and i am grateful to god that myanmar is facing trial for the. cheese decision to defend her country here at the world's highest court has galvanized her supporters. and. it's also surprised her critics as she was not required to attend. suchi told the judges she couldn't rule out that man was armed forces may have used disproportionate force but she denied that any crimes committed fell under the international definition of genocide. these bear in mind this complex situation and the challenge to sovereignty and security in our country when you're assessing the intent of those who attempted to deal with the rebellion

surely under the circumstances genocidal intent cannot be the only hypothesis. under 2000 and its constitution yet my house and military justice system criminal cases again so does offices for possible war crimes committed in rakhine must be investigated and prosecuted by that system the lawsuit against me on mall was brought by the gambia on behalf of the organization of islamic cooperation which is made up of 57 countries suchi also criticized evidence that presented it calling it incomplete and misleading. whatever the outcome in the hague this week there will be repercussions for me and its image tarnished on the world stage to defend its future prospects. as catch up on some of the other stories making headlines around the world today israel is heading for an unprecedented 3rd election in 12 months on

thursday the israeli parliament voted to dissolve itself after failing to form a government country will hold new elections and more. nigeria's defense ministry has confirmed that suspected islam is militants killed 71 soldiers near the mali border active in the area. clashes have erupted in beirut after supporters of lebanon's 2 main shiite groups tried to attack a group of anti-government demonstrators police fired tear gas to prevent supporters of amal from reaching the protesters the demonstrators have been calling for the 2 group's leaders to step down. a new york judge has raised movie mogul harvey weinstein's bail from $1000000.00 to $2000000.00 because he allegedly missed a device that monitors his location weinstein has pleaded guilty not guilty rather to rape charges he's scheduled to go on trial in general. you're watching

news still to come. he put his life on the line for the german army in afghanistan so why is germany now refusing to give this former afghan interpreter and his family a permanent home. the death toll in monday's new zealand volcano disaster has risen to 8 after 2 people critically injured died in hospital but that figure is expected to rise further with more than 2 dozen people in intensive care authorities say they will travel to the volcano on friday to recover the remains of the victims still on the island of. but the volcano is still highly volatile and could put recovery teams at risk through. from a safe distance with chances of a 2nd eruption as high as 60 percent scientists say it's too dangerous to bring back the bodies of 8 people still thought to be on the island. despite the risk

police are now planning to mobilize recovery teams. ultimately we out and exactly the same place and wanting to make sure that as soon as possible a serious we can that recovery operation begins. i can only imagine what families must be feeling now is more information around which. is she'd drive scientists and as police continue to work through that recovery plan everyone is desperate to get those to get those victims back meanwhile those who survived monday's eruption are fighting for their lives having suffered severe burns the government is transferring up to 10 patients to continue their treatment back home a u.k. based burn specialist says the injuries are pushing new zealand surgeons to their limits. these are exceptional circumstances by

a stretch of the imagination and to illustrate these i would say there are police news in and hot maybe the war or a whole year for all of them in a single day in christ church friends and family members of some of the dead gather to comfort each other while the rest of the nation waits until they can properly honor all of the volcano's victims. of afghanistan where the german military has been deployed for the past 18 years during that time they both received help from local civilian employee needs civilians to serve as translators and guards for example but that work has made them targets of the taliban nearly 800 have come to germany with the help of a special program but even here they still don't feel safe we visited one of them in leipsic. kies is on his way to work he's been employed at the foreigners

registration office in the city of like thanks for almost 80 he helps refugees finds them places to live and the rain just german courses he himself arrived in germany 5 years ago as focus on course for work was a great success in my life i 1st had to learn the language i had to integrate i had to fulfill certain requirements for the job i now do. after. back home in afghanistan was a locally hired civilian for the chairman he was an interpreter for 60 is he a company german soldiers including going on dangerous missions in the areas of conflict but there came a time when he felt his life was in danger and he had to flee. when to taguba miska from the if the taliban it had the opportunity they would have chopped my head right off and many other people religious people also disliked us. begins.

they called us collaborators infidels and traitors. i heard such accusations all the time. when i went to the mosque nobody wanted to be near me i know in my life. maybe happy and now in germany but not everything is satisfactory he has to enjoy a round trip of more than 300 kilometers every day because his job is in the neighboring state but his immigration status updates him from moving into and because he his wife and their 2 children don't have permanent residence they have to keep their permits. what happens when the years over what about my children's future my family my future i can't go back to afghanistan we can't go back to afghanistan's a lot of this i left everything behind to start a new life here to find safety. you have to call me but we have not truly found a new home sales were only tolerated. cases happy to have found an

apartment this spied his status as a temporary resident he pays the rent himself he's keen to make his own way in his new home country and. i'm very grateful to germany i don't want anything as a gift i want to work hard i hope the interior ministry finds a respectful and humane solution for people like me afghans who worked for germany who are now here with our families. we can't go back to afghanistan because we wouldn't stand a chance their. daughter. did a lot for germany and afghanistan he even risked his life now the question is how much germany owes him and others in his situation so that they can build a new life in their new home. tesser club who made the

report is with us here in the studio good morning tessa good morning were you able to find out why germany is not agreed to offer his family permission to stay in this country permanently well i would assume that this question i think we have to understand that chis did not come to germany as a ordinary refugee he came here for a special program and that special program was set up for people like him people who served or employed by the promise that abroad locals who were then threatened and had to leave their country and this program simply does not 1st see for them to stay here permanently until no anyways and with regards to other refugees he actually has a disadvantage so he would have to pay into a german over time and scheme for 5 years until he could apply a permanent residency whereas coming refugees would only have to pay into that for 3 is but there has been a recent development in the story because germany's interior ministry it now realised i think that the pressure was mounting because it seemed so unfair to

a lot of people they've risked their lives in afghanistan and now they're here not permanently so now they prolonging their permits until 2021 see that only by kaiser time that doesn't really solve his problem is still leaves the question of course could he eventually be sent back to afghanistan but exactly that question to the interior ministry and they were pretty vague about this and so there's that we have to re judge this question once which would happen. but i think they they didn't exclude the option of sending him back of deportation so this is still an option that is on the table but they also underlined that until now they agree with all of the sources i've talked to as well that that the security situation is far from an hansing in afghanistan at the moment a case agreed to be interviewed on camera both at work and at home yet he didn't. his real name to be used what's your freedom. i mean obviously this is

a difficult game for him because he was threatened in afghanistan as we heard in the report and he is afraid that the taliban would find him an office with his real name there would be more chances for him to be found but at the same time he wants to make a case for himself because he feels he's been treated unfairly him germany because he's given so much and now he has no chance for well his little tons of time and residency so far so how do you see this playing out for cause he's just it's a waiting game. i mean from now he only is on a year's pallette so that runs out in about 11 months i think and he will now probably apply for that until $21.00 but actually every time he does that he has to pay over $300.00 euros for him and his family to reapply for this planet so also on a financial level it is a question for him ok and course germany is still in afghanistan with his troops

and the country unfortunately doesn't seem to be getting terribly safe that would allow people to return to clip tessa club about our reporter on that story thank you so much yeah thank you. let's turn to some music and a budding hip hop superstar growing up in south london the rough storms e said he never knew anyone who was successful well that's all changed now the 26 year old is the king of the hip hop genre known as growly and is new album called heavy is the head drops on friday and yes he's wearing a crown on the cover. of the 1st year just a. man and an even bigger musician sometimes grime after storms he can hardly believe his luck it would. highlight of his career so far being the 1st black so no artist to headline glastonbury the u.k.'s most important music festival.

is the new celebrated as the king of grainger a form of rap originating from this neighborhood in london. success comes responsibility for the street. who you are are can take you know always started for whatever i need to start for our fire for whatever army to fight for but then. sometimes our dresses are just numbers are human and sometimes it's prepared. tara for. the 6 it's a modern day fairy tale storm seaborne michael mari grew up in south london. no one he's known was ever successful he's. growing up here as a black kid. but storms he made it all the way to the top he's the king on the cover of his new album he's even wearing a crown the picture that's now on display at london's national portrait gallery.

the 26 year old wrap party experiments with soul and blues as well and he's worked with some big names like ed sheeran who features on strong his new album last down for the one of. those storms he also gets involved in his community every year he pays for 2 black students to study at cambridge university. so someone came from a scottish career with the prime minister 1st. with new elections coming up strong as he hopes for a change and if that doesn't happen he can still celebrate the release of his new album heaviest the had comes out this friday. and finally the old band of professional surfing is enjoying

a spectacular ride as he buys for a spot in next year's olympics the 47 year old kelly slater improved his chances with a perfect 10 point broad at the plate masters in hold while he was a different angle you can see it's called a plate for a reason and slater put all of a master class the 11 time world champion looking like a shoo 10 but she would rather be. 20 k. it's. this is news and these are our top stories. britain is voting today in a crucial general election one that could finally decide the fate of breaks it prime minister boris johnson is banking on his conservatives winning a majority over. the labor party so he can push his break through and

leave the european union on january 31st. israel will hold its 3rd election in 12 months next march on thursday israeli lawmakers voted to dissolve parliament after prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his main rival each failed to form a government. nobel peace prize winner aung san suu kyi has told the united nation's top court that there was no genocidal intent behind her country's military campaign against muslims or than 700000 or hinges myanmar during the crackdown. 2 more people have died from injuries they suffered in the eruption of new zealand's 5 volcano that brings the confirmed death toll to 8 another 8 are still missing. this news from berlin for more follow us on twitter at

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