the afd has been here before. is how the -- the party's founder was ousted when he lost his power struggle against her. victory can't be a poisoned chalice and the party conference will show whether it can learn from its own short past. >> let's bring in our political correspondent. good evening to you. a leader who says she does not want the top job. what she pushed out? >> one can get the impression her rivals have one over the party leader. she still is the party leader and she only renounced to be the leading candidate in the elections but never said i don't want to leave the party anymore. there's the upcoming party convention where she has a proposal. she did not withdrawal that proposal. she asked the party to take a fundamental turn in the oval strategy. to transform into some sort of a center-right movement, this is evidence that we are just seeing yet another chapter of long-lasting power struggles. >> what has been the reaction amongst her colleagues? >> most leadership has taken by surprise. the only o

well, outside the conference, thousands of anti—afd protestors clashed with police. to protect delegates entering the building. jenny hill has been watching the day's events in cologne. it's been a day of protests here in cologne against germany's most controversial political party. you can see that the demonstrators are starting to disperse now, but there were tens of thousands of people on the streets of cologne today, many of them held back from the city centre hotel where that conference is happening by armed police officers, some of them in riot gear. in fact, two officers, we're told, were injured during minor scuffles, although, by and large, the protests have passed off peacefully. far more fractious, it has to be said, was the mood inside the conference hall, and that's because afd is really a party in crisis. not only is it slipping in the polls, it seems that its very fierce anti—islam, anti—immigrant platform is no longer enough to attract the german electorate. but it's also a party bitterly divided over its future political direction. and there's still

that has angered the more extreme members of the afd.rsial afternoon in the conference there. thank you. the sun newspaper has printed a formal apology to everton footballer ross barkley. former editor kelvin mckenzie compared the footballer to a gorilla in an article last week. ross barkley‘s grandfather is from nigeria but the newspaper says a racial slur was never intended. kelvin mckenzie remains suspended from the sun. and an italian professional cyclist has been killed after being hit by a van, while out training. 37—year—old michele scarponi rode for the astana team — and won the giro d'italia in 2011. the crash happened on a crossroads, near his home, in central italy. with all the sport, jessica creighton at the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. an incredible start to the scottish cup semifinal between the holders hibernian and aberdeen. adam rooney put aberdeen ahead after just 11 seconds. aberdeen. adam rooney put aberdeen ahead afterjust 11 seconds. ryan christie scored from a free kick, that made it 2—0. but hibernian are ba

far more fractious, it has to be said, was the mood inside the conference hall and that's because afdcrisis. not only is it only slipping in the polls, it seems that its very fierce anti—islam, anti—immigrant platform is no longer enough to attract the german electorate. but it's also a party bitterly divided over its future political direction. and there's still a great deal of discussion about how the party is going to move forward. if you look at the polls, afd is still on course to win seats in the general election but, really, its chances of significant political success rest now on whether it can come together, agree, if you like, on, first of all, a candidate to go into that election to stand against angela merkel but, perhaps more importantly, to agree on the very political identity of the party itself. the headlines on bbc news: theresa may hits the campaign trail as she faces accusations from labour that she's planning a "tax bombshell". tight security across france as the country prepares for the first round of the presidential election. more than 100 afghan soldiers are ki

the mood inside was far more fractures, because afd is really a party in crisis.grant platform is no longer enough to attract the german electorate but is also a party bitterly divided over its future political direction. there are still a great deal of discussion about how the party is going to move forward. if you look at the polls, afd is still on course to win seats in the general election but really its chances of significant political success rests now on whether it can come together, agree on first of all a candidate to go into that election to stand against angela merkel but perhaps more importantly to agree on a very political identity of the party itself. for the first time since the industrial revolution britain has gone an entire 24 hours without using coal to generate electricity. taxes on co2 emissions and the falling cost of renewable energy have made coal plants less economical in recent years. it's been described as a "watershed moment" by duncan burt — from national grid. he also said that with gadgets becoming more energy efficient it's time to

the mood inside was far more fractures, because afd is really a party increases.polls,, it seems its anti—immigrant platform is not longer enough to attract the german electorate bust is also a party bitterly divided over its future political direction. there are still a great deal of discussion about how the party is going to move forward. if you look at the polls, afd is still on course to win seats in the general election but really its chances of significant political success rests its chances of significant political su ccess rests no its chances of significant political success rests no envelope can come together, agree on first of all a candidate to go into that election to stand against angela merkel but perhaps more importantly to agree on a very political identity of the party itself. tight security across across france. and more than 100 afghan soldiers are killed or wounded attack on the country. the american vice—president has confirmed that the us will honour a promise by former president 0bama to accept more than twelve hundred refugees from austral

afd is a political party in crisis, really. certainly at a crossroads.eset by political infighting and until now its most recognisable figure was assumed to be the person who would lead them into the general election to stand as its candidate against angela merkel. in the last few days, she has announced that she would be leaving the party —— leading the party into the election and in the last hour, the party has rejected her plan to take the party in a more mainstream direction. she has fallen foul of the right wing extremists in the party who say they want to remaina the party who say they want to remain a party of extremes, a party on the fringe. quite a surreal report there, jenny hill reporting on clashes in germany with piano music behind it. we will keep and ion events in cologne for you. for the first time since the industrial revolution britain has gone an entire 2a hours without using coal to generate electricity. national grid said the news was a "watershed moment" in attempts to phase out coal by 2025. taxes on co2 emissions and the falling c

afd is a political party in crisis, really. certainly at a crossroads.w its most recognisable figure, frauke petry, was assumed to be the person who would lead them into the general election to stand as its candidate against angela merkel. in the last few days, she has announced that she won‘t be leading the party into the election and in the last hour, the party has rejected her plan to take the party in a more mainstream direction. she has fallen foul of the right wing extremists in the party who say they want to remain a party of extremes, a party on the fringe. for the first time since the industrial revolution britain has gone an entire 2a hours without using coal to generate electricity. taxes on co2 emissions and the falling cost of renewable energy have made coal plants less economical in recent years. it‘s been described as a "watershed moment" by duncan burt from national grid. he also said that with gadgets becoming more energy efficient it‘s time to find other ways to power them. electricity is an important part of our day—to—day lives and we

if you look at the polls, afd is still on course to win seats in the general election.success rest now on whether it can come together, agree, if you like, on, first of all, a candidate to go into that election to stand against angela merkel, but, perhaps more importantly, to agree on the very political identity of the party itself. here in the uk, disagreements over tax policy have deepened as leading politicians hit the 2017 general election trail on the first weekend of the campaign. the british prime minister, theresa may, refused to say whether she would raise income tax, vat or national insurance. meanwhile, the labour leader jeremy corbyn promised, if he wins onjune 8th, the tax burden will fall on those with the broadest shoulders. here's our political correspondent ben wright. get ready for the knock at your door. today, the prime minister took her campaign message to dudley, and one voter may have spoken for many. i couldn't understand why you called an election, you know, with three years to go. well, ithink we need — i need... i want a stronger negotiating h

afd is a political party in crisis, really. certainly at a crossroads.hting and until now its most recognisable figure, frauke petry, was assumed to be the person who would lead them into the general election to stand as its candidate against angela merkel. in the last few days, she has announced that she won‘t be leading the party into the election and in the last hour, the party has rejected her plan to take the party in a more mainstream direction. she has fallen foul of the right wing extremists in the party who say they want to remain a party of extremes, a party on the fringe. turkey‘s largest opposition party is meeting to discuss its next move after last weekend‘s referendum. a slight majority voted in favour of new powers for the country‘s head of state — a campaign spearheaded by president erdogan. benjames reports from istanbul. cancel the referendum, the message at the heart of this protest in istanbul. those here are against new powers for turkey‘s president, and afraid of transforming his role from symbolic head of state to executive leader

the afd co-leader said she will not lead her party's campaign in jermt germany's general elections inptember. this following a slide for the party. in a video message, petry said she would not take part in the campaign and that the afd should find a largely symbolic candidate to lead the party. cnbc has an exclusive live interview with the german finance minister, wolfgang schauble from the imf meetings. >>> the european union says it will begin brexit negotiations with the uk after the snap elections. this as prime minister theresa may kicked off her campaign to return to downing street after securing parliament's backing for an early election. speaking in bolton, may reaffirmed her decision to call the vote saying the country needed strong and stable leadership. >> it's the right decision. it's in the national interest. that's what this election is about. it's about providing the strong and stable leadership that this country needs to take britain through brexit and beyond. it's about strengthening our hand in the negotiations that lie ahead. and it's about sticking to our plan for

the afd has taken a turn since you left.at extreme right party has taken and why you joined the liberal conservative party. been good success in the european elections. seven members of parliament, five of which left because of the tremendous terms of the right. it has become a populist aversion of the marine le pen party in france. i personally wanted to have nothing to do with the party which is following that kind of program. matt: you have an incredibly strong business resume. whenre the head of the bdi i was in university, until recently you are on the board of continent tell -- many other companies. what has driven you into the political ring here? what do you hope to achieve in the september elections? >> quite frankly, i have never been in politics. all my life, i was in ibm's. career in ibm,y i was the chief executive officer of ibm europe, middle east and africa. about 90,000 employees and the only reason i went into politics was i tried to influence the euro policy of the german government, because the euro policy

german city of cologne as tens of thousands of demonstrators picket a hall where the anti—immigration afd. a huge police operation is being mounted, with up to 50 , 000 protesters expected in cologne. our correspondent jenny hill is there. well, she is not there. so we will get more from later. let's look at the headlines. jeremy corbyn and theresa may clash over attacks on the campaign trail, amid speculation that it could rise after the election. tight security across france as the country prepares for the first round of the presidential election. and as we have been reporting, more than 100 afghan soldiers are killed or wounded in an attack on an army base. for the first time since the industrial revolution britain has gone an entire 2a hours without using coal to generate electricity. national grid said the news was a "watershed moment" in attempts to phase out coal by 2025. taxes on co2 emissions and the falling cost of renewable energy have made coal plants less economical in recent years. let's talk to duncan burt, head of operate the system at national grid. good afternoon. what a

but of course the afd, the populist tries to categorize on this event. so maybe they are -- they haven't been impacted like the french. >> is it possible we are witnesses peak populism, by which i mean the pop list trend we have all seen, it may be -- you know, maybe this is the peak and it's going to decline? >> maybe. i wouldn't start saying anything about that until after the second election. but even then i think the spiking thing, if you look at the french election is on beth left and rand. if you look at the people that are most like tloi maly to make the second round there is someone who didn't have a party. there is extreme right. these are all in different ways. the french people grasping for something different. there's a general ieized anger. i'm not sure it is so easily dispated. >> what do you make of these and a real socialist? >> what is through is that to be involved today in french politics and this electoral race this good brand is to be anti-system. the system is not so bad. the system means democracy. the fact is that in all they have

, why was the perpetrator not discovered before he was able to commit the attack, but of course the afd, the populist right wing party tries to capitalize on these events, but i have to say without much success yet. so maybe the germans are not really -- they haven't been impacted as the french. >> is it possible that we are witnessing peak populism? by which, the populist trend we have all seen in reference to president trump? this is the beacon that's going to decline. >> maybe, maybe. i wouldn't start saying anything about that until after the second round of the french election. but even then, i think the striking thing, if you look at the french election, is that on both left and right, there are anti-establishment candidates and if you look at the four people who are the most likely, two of whom are most likely to make it to the second round, many of them are a vote against the establishment, there is someone who didn't have a party, there is the extreme economist, there is the stream right. this is the way the french people are grasping for something different. there's a genuine