that hasn't happened, so the afd is firmly in second place.d as they had expected or hoped. damien mcguinness in berlin. earlier i spoke to john jungclaussen, correspondent for the german newspaper die zeit and asked him how much of a force the afd have become in german politics. well, they clearly have become a very strong force, especially in eastern germany, which if you look isa eastern germany, which if you look is a global comparison, these are the people that voted for trump in america, like people in the north of england who voted for brexit, the people who felt left behind. 30 yea rs people who felt left behind. 30 years after the reunification, they feel that not only the people that are governing them are coming from the west, but there is no infrastructure, no jobs. youngsters are leaving east germany to go elsewhere. so it is a sort of desolate place, and on top of that, they feel badly treated by the establishment, and on top of that they feel they are lumbered with the burden of the immigrants, which angela merkel let into the c

afd has done well but not as well as some hope.nmeier, has asked for poland's forgiveness at an event marking the eightieth anniversary of the invasion that sparked the second world war. he was speaking in the polish town of wielun, which was the first to suffer german aerial bombardment. our berlin correspondent, jenny hill, reports from warsaw: sudden, violent, the attacks came from air, land and sea. 80 years ago, nazi troops stormed in to occupy poland, an act of aggression which triggered the deadliest conflict in human history. air raid siren. before dawn this morning, sirens to commemorate the first civilian casualties of the second world war. german bombers destroyed the town of weilun. speaking in polish, the german president said he was sorry. translation: i bow my head before the victims of the attack on weilun. i bow my head before the polish victims of germany's tyranny, and i ask for forgiveness. in warsaw, a chance to reflect on the horrors of conflict past, but among the leaders and heads of state, two notable absen

afd is more across the board —— and afd is more across the board —— and afd in germany. viewed by angela merkel?” how, though, will these results be viewed by angela merkel? i think she will be immensely relieved because angela merkel is on her way out. she promised, announced, she would leave before the next election, due to be held in two years' time, so she's probably... she has got another year left in power, and for this time, she is more worried about legacy than anything else. how is she going to protect that legacy, do you think, to make sure that the last few months of her tenure are not overshadowed by things like that? one aspect is, of course, brexit. we are moving on from eastern germany to european affairs. brexit is an issue. could cause the german economy 100,000 jobs by the german government's own estimation, and she will try and persuade borisjohnson to agree to whatever idea she can agree from their own site. we will wait and see, because this week is going to be very important. i'm sure it will be closely watched in germany. john from die zeld newspap

but the afd had hoped to win the most votes. didn't happen so the afd has done well is has not done quite as well as some hoped. damien mcguinnes, bbc news, berlin. the french racing driver, charles leclare, has won his first ever formula one race at the belgian grand prix. he dedicated it to his compatriot, the formula two driver anthoine hubert, who was killed in a high speed crash at the circuit on saturday. you can reach me on twitter. i'm @duncangolestani. hello there, good morning. cloudier, milder weather is set to return across much of the uk for monday. the weather will look a little bit different to the way it did on sunday. still a few showers around at the moment, particularly across northern areas but it is turning quite chilly and we have clearer skies across the south as well. we have had those cooler, fresher, north—westerly winds on sunday and they will be replaced by these west— south—westerly winds coming around top of this area of high pressure. we're going to find these weather fronts focusing the wetter wea

they had a come of the afd, to come first.or the afd. it would have given them a real boost and it would have meant that it would've paved the way for future coalitions with the afd and other governments in the future, that did not happen. the fact, the afd have done well but not as well as they wanted to for some the other trend we can out from these figures is how did the two ruling parties that govern together, angle of merkel‘s national government, how did they do? —— on the law merkel? they will be breathing a sigh of relief. both of those run parties have been running... there been fears, particular in brandenburg, that they might be pushing exec in place by the afd party. that did not happen there likely now, according to current results come and stay in power in both of the states. considering how the poles were looking a while ago, they have done better than expected. angela merkel‘s government will be breathing a sigh of relief. a sigh of relief, but there were talks of cracks in that coalition. yes, it is not a happ

the afd is really quite a broad church. neo—nazis, right through to people who are simply not very happy with the euro. what will happen if the afd does really well in both the states? the more radical elements within that party will probably feel a boost because it is in the east that those radical leaders are very strong. so the more extreme elements within the afd will feel, to a certain extent, justified. at the moment, there is a bit of a wrangling going on within the afd if that end of the party, the more radical end of the party, do well today in these elections, then they are really going to take control of the afd. the two main governing parties in angela merkel‘s coalition in berlin, in the national government, in those two states. until now, both parties, the centre—left and centre—right have each run each of them one of the states. now, if they lose the main votes, if they find they either can't carry on governing or that they don't win the most votes, that are really rattle angela merkel‘s government and really

so even though they afd has done well, the party has done quite as well as it was hoping.rom berlin. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. the international committee of the red cross says more than a hundred people have been killed in a saudi—led coalition air strike in yemen. the air strikes hit a detention centre run by the houthi rebels in the western city of dhamar. the saudi—led coalition said its attack had destroyed a site where drones and missiles were stored. at least seven people are now known to have died and 21 others injured after a gunman opened fire from a vehicle in the us state of texas. it's the state's second mass shooting in a month. it happened on a road between the towns of midland and odessa. the gunman has been shot dead by the police and the motives remain unclear. here in britain the cabinet minister reponsible for no—deal preparations has refused to be drawn on whether the government would accept any new legislation that was designed to stop a no—deal. michael gove said the government would wait and see what the legisla

they had hoped, the afd, to come first. that would have been an historic win for the afd.ll have gotten a real boost and it would have meant it would pave the way almost for future coalitions with the afd and other governments in the future. that did not happen, so in fact, the afd have done well but not quite as well as they wanted to. the other trend that we can pull out from this figures is how did the two ruling parties that govern together in angela merkel‘s national government, how did they do? that is the centreleft social democrats and angela merkel‘s conservative. they will be breathing a sigh of relief because both of those parties have been running governments in these two states since german reunification. there had been fears, particular in brandenburg, they may be pushed into second place by the populist afd party. they are likely not to stay in power in both of the states. not a great result. they both take a bit ofa a great result. they both take a bit of a hit but considering how the poles were looking a while ago, they have done better than many people ex

the afd finished second in both states.rmany. he joins us from berlin. welcome to the briefing. do you think politicians in berlin are breathing a sigh of relief?|j think politicians in berlin are breathing a sigh of relief? i think they are breathing a sigh of relief because these elections could have been a lot worse. the afd could have one in both states and some of the poles suggested they might well do that. they have not one but, nonetheless, we have reached a point in germany where 20% plus has become normalfor in germany where 20% plus has become normal for this extreme right—wing party and that must be a course for concern. going forward for now, at least, it means angela merkel‘s party, the cdu ‘s are still able to govern and has its majority or coalition in place? yes, and the other concern about this election had been if the socialist party, the s bd, they could have pulled the plug on the coalition. they did do extremely badly in saxony, only 7.596, extremely badly in saxony, only 7.5%, but it did well enough i

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the afd failed to overtake the christian democrats in saxony, or the social democrats in brandenberg.ed restrictions on foreign currency purchases in an attempt to prop up the peso, which lost a quarter of its value last month. the move requires exporters to seek the permission of the central bank to make transfers abroad. it's raised further concerns about the state of argentina's economy. hong kong is braced for more disruption on monday with calls for a general strike and a higher education boycott. it follows a weekend of serious violence, some of the worst in recent months. hong kong international airport was targeted for the second time in three weeks, blocking the access road and sabotaging the rail link. it meant dozens of flights had to be cancelled or delayed at one of the world's busiest transport hubs. demonstrators first took to the streets of hong kong three months ago, demanding an end to plans to allow people to be extradited to face trial in mainland china. since then, huge numbers have joined the protests, calling also for free elections and for charges to be dropped

exit polls in two states in eastern germany indicate that the right—wing populist afd has gained supportt the expense of middle—ground parties. but it's predicted not to have taken overall control in either state. israel and the militant group hezbollah have exchanged missile fire over the border with lebanon. hezbollah says its rockets destroyed an israeli tank. tensions have been rising since israel launched a drone strike last week. protestors in hong kong have disrupted the territory's airport as part of their ongoing campaign for more democracy. there's no sign of political moves to end the demonstrations, which began three months ago. now on bbc news, blind comedian chris mccausland hosts a comedy and storytelling show featuring funny and fascinating stories told by disabled people and those with mental health difficulties. this programme contains discussion of adult subjects and some strong language. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome your host for tonight... chris mccausland! applause hello, ladies and gentlemen! welcome to ouch: storytelling live at the edinburgh fringe! my na