residents disagree they're worried about their city's reputation gurlitz with its beautiful old town attracts many tourists it also has attracted hollywood directors some movies have even been filmed here whole till all know martin feeds is worried about how his city will be perceived n s a c h n of tourist businesses has written an open letter expressing its concern over the a if t. candidate although they didn't explicitly name him or his party. shorn. we're worried that visitors may be scared off may have certain parties get the upper hand when. we feel this way because we've been listening to how visitors are reacting to the current alleges that. businesses think that if the a 15 moves into the town hall the number of tourists may fall at the moment 300000 visitors a year stop by gurlitz. for the 1st time in a if tea party member could become mayor of a german city that could send a powerful message to the rest of the country that's why political parties here in gurlitz are working together trying to prevent that. the man who has profited most from the current political unrest to

look into gurlitz as a guide for how to deal with the future should we remain open or to learn. proposes . there's more at stake here than just who wins the mayoral election gurlitz has become a symbol of whether or not the far right is translating its popularity into political power not just in this city but across eastern germany. or here in germany authorities are working on new guidelines to be able to access data on digital voice assistance like amazon's alexa privacy campaigners are strongly opposed to be idea but the interior minister insists that law abiding citizens have nothing to fear. alexa is omnipresent and hears everything a command could come at any time as soon as the name alexa is said out loud every piece of information is stored in the cloud that's made the german interior ministry take notice it wants to explore whether alexa and systems like it can be useful in fighting crime. condi politike needs to politicians can't just log on while the internet aids criminals that's when it's starts what matters it's not about law abiding citizens who have to fear they'

residents disagree they're worried about their city's reputation gurlitz with its beautiful old town attracts many tourists it also has attracted hollywood directors some movies have even been filmed here hotel oh no martin feeds is worried about how his city will be to see an s a c.h. and of tourist businesses has written an open letter expressing its concern over the a if the candidate although they didn't explicitly name him or his party. buf illusion shorn. we're worried that visitors may be scared off if certain parties get the upper hand when. we feel this way because we've been listening to how visitors are reacting to the current elections it to include a small. businesses think that if the a 15 moves into the town hall the number of tourists may fall at the moment 300000 visitors a year stop by gurlitz. for the 1st time in a if tea party member could become mayor of a german city that could send a powerful message to the rest of the country that's why political parties here in gurlitz are working together trying to prevent that. the man who has profited most from the current

he is running for mayor of gurlitz he's well liked around town and has already won the 1st rounder. that got a lot of people worried. and i'm sad no you don't have to be scared to leave just look around at the people here at the stand you can talk to anyone we're not vigilantes we're just regular conservative citizens council modern conservative liberal but many gurlitz residents disagree they're worried about their city's reputation gurlitz with its beautiful old town attracts many tourists it also has attracted hollywood directors some movies have even been filmed here whole till all know martin feed's is worried about how his city will be perceived and s.o.c. ation of tourist businesses has written an open letter expressing its concern over the a if t. candidate although they didn't explicitly name him or his party. shorn. we're worried that visitors may be scared off if certain parties get the upper hand when . we feel this way because we've been listening to how visitors are reacting to the current alleges that. businesses think that if the a 15 moves into the town hall the num

a true gurlitz are but now the left and greens are also supporting him. goodness what is good many be all are looking to gurlitz as a guide for how to deal with the future should we remain open or. proposes. there's more at stake here than just who wins the mayoral election has become a symbol of whether or not the far right is translating its popularity into political power not just in this city but across eastern germany. says if every 20 millions primarily by just under 4000 buses and 373 kilometers of metro rail this is delhi and public transport is a challenge it's one that's particularly hard for women with safety and increasing concern delis government has proposed making travel by buses and metro free for women this is come in for criticism from some courses for the city's working class women it's good news. getting ready for a day of work irani done but only for living as a cook and eat in a private home in central duty. she has to ensure she leaves home on time every morning just. the commute involves a 10 minute walk. navigating traffic. in ord

does if there's a resident of gurlitz i'm ashamed of the air of d. candidate had such a good chance of winning i think it would be a disaster flows germany and europe i'm also concerned about what would happen here in gurlitz under such a government it's simply a chilling sign that we're not that open here in the east i'm most concerned by the f d a racist ideas i want my child to grow up in an environment that values equality and not racism kwan that welcomes everyone here in gurlitz the oh yeah if t. is always made out to look worse than it really is gurlitz will definitely remain open that's what everyone wants it's not about closing the borders but about immigration this is what the a.f.p. wants to keep in check to better coordinate criminal immigrants need to be deported more quickly germany social system shouldn't be put under strain by immigrants i don't think it's bad to say that. their weekly i'll be back at the top of the hour with more global updates so stay with us. manufacture consent to instant of public wealth. when the ruling classes

government made too many mistakes as you did and no i don't think it's right i think the people of gurlitz a smart enough to decide for themselves i think that imposing someone else's opinion or example from america is unacceptable. it's typical for artists because they think differently they can also voice their opinions and we live in a democratic country so everyone is free to express their thoughts if they don't believe here then they shouldn't meddle in our local affairs so we do not tell others what to do sure they'll turn to for germany party candidate may be leading the polls right now but with 6 days to devote to the power of the film industries elite now involved the mayor race here him this town has itself become big screen material life an ocean an hour to reporting from the town of gurlitz in eastern germany. exactly 47 years ago this iconic image of the vietnam war 1st grabbed the public's attention doctors gave the go of the photograph kinfolk a name little chance of surviving a wounds but the against all the old she did brutal protracted war claimed the lives of millions th

reporting from the town of gurlitz and it's in germany. if the choices for good morning next president trump may be celebrating his recent border control deal with mexico that limits the number of migrants that can enter the u.s. but he's not above having a little insurance into the mix of course. there is now going to be great cooperation between mexico and the usa something that didn't exist for decades however if for some unknown reason there is not we can always go back to our previous very profitable position of tariffs president truck rolled out his threat of tariffs at the end of may due to start on monday all imports from mexico were to be here by a 5 percent tire of rising up to 25 percent if a deal wasn't struck next today artie's colored mopin looks into how trump has got is a virtual wall. just recently a column of migrants coming from honduras el salvador and guatemala was stopped after just being in mexican territory for a few miles they're saying they can't take us and give his papers and we don't believe in their behavior i

and no i don't think it's right i think the people of gurlitz a smart enough to decide for themselves i think that imposing someone else's opinion or example from america is unacceptable. it's typical for artists because they think differently they can also voice their opinions we live in a democratic country. everyone is free to express their thoughts so if they don't leave here then they shouldn't model in our local affairs we do not tell others what to do and i can't say anything specifically about the spot to. decide on its course so far they have no plan. i wouldn't choose the anyway there is field ready nevertheless the elections are democratic this is everyone through them they'll turn to for germany party candidate may be leading the polls right now but with 6 days to vote and the power of the film industry is elite now involved the mayor's race here ahead in this town has itself become big screen material life an ocean power to reporting from the town of gurlitz and it's in germany. in all the german foreign minister described tensions between iran and its adversaries as high

this town has itself become big screen material and if you know how to reporting from the town of gurlitz and it's in germany. the german foreign ministers described tensions between iran and its adversaries as highly explosive and extremely serious like omar says comments come during an official visit to tehran where he's looking for ways of saving the 2015 uclear deal which is on the verge of collapse germany's top diplomat met with both his iranian counterpart mohammad javad zarif and with president hassan rouhani on monday speaking to reporters earlier mass stress the europe support for the faltering agreement and promise that a payment system designed to bypass u.s. sanctions on iran will soon be ready iranian foreign minister for his part had a stern warning for washington. the new tensions in the region as a result of the u.s. waging an economic war against iran mr trump himself is announcing the u.s. is launching economic war against iran we have never started any wars and we will not do so however if another country starts a war with or they will not be the ones to finish it. we

reporting from the town of gurlitz in eastern germany. thousands of videos are said to be taken down from you tube platforms adopting new guidelines which ban videos that promote the superiority of any group it's the latest in a range of widespread reforms by various websites aim to baffling allegedly harmful or discriminatory content but as our senior correspondent explains it's not quite as clear cut as it seems. you tube has again shuffled about it's hate speech and discrimination policy this follows a sidestep wark to somersault and a back flip today we're taking another step in our hate speech policy by specifically prohibiting videos alleging that a group is superior in order to justify discrimination segregation or exclusion based on qualities like age gender race cars to religion sexual orientation or veteran status if that was any more vague it might as well have been fog me store. but it's really that vague videos alleging a group is period gosh according to that. statement of the ham a politically correct judgment is about to f

welcome to girly wood this is how this little german town of gurlitz at the border with poland is sometimes referred to with hollywood teams frequent guests here not surprisingly look around me having survived allied bombing raids hain war to its old town has retained a special atmosphere making it a perfect location for historical and war drama as members of the national socialist party card you're among the blockbusters filmed here in laura's basterds and them and so brand beautiful healthy boy in training. but some no fear that this traditionally left leaning town is about to undergo an inglorious shift and become germany's 1st to vote in mayor from the alternative for germany party the energy candidate sebastian vettel a 36 year old police commissioner picked up 36.4 percent of the vote in the 1st round and he has a serious chance of topping the candidates in the 2nd round runoff later this week now actors and directors both german and foreign are calling the locals here to avoid and to me the right don't give in to hate and hostility conflict and exclusion please vote wisely don't betr

reporting from the town of gurlitz and it's in germany the german foreign minister has described the international crisis of iran as highly explosive and extremely serious masses into wrong trying to save the 2050 nuclear deal which is on the verge of collapse germany's top diplomats met with both his and rainy and counterpart. president hassan rouhani on monday speaking to the press earlier stressed you want support for the fall to an agreement and promise that a payment system designed to bypass the u.s. sanctions on iran will soon be ready meanwhile the iranian foreign minister has a stern warning for washington. the new tensions in our region are the result of the u.s. waging an economic war against iran mr trump himself has announced that the u.s. economic war against iran we have never started a new war and we will not do so however if another country starts what we want they will not be the ones to finish it before we want to feel good since we cannot work miracles try to avert the failure of. the german foreign minister's visit comes with less than a month until an iranian im

and no i don't think it's right i think the people of gurlitz a smart enough to decide for themselves i think that imposing someone else's opinion or example from america is unacceptable. it's typical for artists because they think differently they can also voice their opinions we live in a democratic country so everyone is free to express their thoughts if they don't believe here then they shouldn't meddle in our local affairs we do not tell others what to do they'll turn to for. germany pasta candidate may be leading the polls right now but with 6 days to the vote and the power of the film industries elite now involved the mayor race here him this town has itself become big screen material life an ocean on our t.v. reporting from the town of garnets and is some german and. coming up president trump out some insurance to his virtual wall but he's managed to wrangle the u.s. border with mexico saying trade tariffs can always report back if it fails to stop the flow of microsoft to. one else seemed wrong why don't we all just don't call. me. yet to shape our disdain comes out of. and i

stage a local mayors election doesn't usually attract much attention but here in germany a vote in gurlitz is coming under close scrutiny the eastern german city is voting in a runoff election for the next mayor it could see a candidate from the far right alternative for germany elected to the post this would be a 1st nationwide his opponent is a member of on the americans conservative christian democrats today's vote is seen as a bellwether for several regional elections later this year. well for more on the story i'm joined now by reporter aaron tilton so aaron tell us a little bit more about this candidate sebastian vip from the far right. what makes him so popular with residents right now well i think it's about how he's portraying himself to the public you have to realize he's a 37 year old former palooza lieutenant who's running on a law and order platform and as we were saying just now he's from the the alternative for germany which has been kind of a right wing insurgent party that's really mixing up the german political stage now they really kind of shot to. shot to notoriety thro

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the far right, anti-immigration afd party suffered defeat in a mayoral election in the city of gurlitz. located in the east of the country. it was the work by many parties to prevent them coming into power. the vote is seen as a possible indicator of how german states might go this coming september. >> it was a close call, but in the end, conservatives were able to breathe a sigh of relief. with the support of other mainstream parties, the candidate of angela merkel's party managed to prevent the election of the first afd mayor and eastern german town of gorlitz. both candidates of the green and left party dropped out of the race to put their weight behind him and against the afd candidate who won the first round of elections last month. >> the majority has chosen an open society. that is very clear. i have also said, it is an important task to listen to those who did not vote for me. >> the far right parties candidate is trying hard not to look disappointed. the contest was seen as a t -- key test, who are looking to win their first mayoral post in germany. >> it was not quite enough

disgusting and that's also the feeling of everyone sitting at home and the government working with gurlitz force against right wing extremism in this country as well as against left wing extremism. should the investigation reveal that this was a politically motivated assassination it would be the 1st in germany since the 1970 s. already though there is concern about the size shape and scope of extremism in the country as the investigation continues to determine why wall to leave it was shot and who carried it out peter all of our table it has so many more of our stories online as well including what sally or michelle did in our mind of the ongoing live news event where across for years our team called the russian people a direct line to the president as it's kind of you can watch it right now on our main site streaming for you and translated you can go on for. i'm kevin allen thanks for watching this hour you know nailsea take you through the coming hours and more all my direct line as well the more comment on what said thank you for watching say international. you know world big part of t

this election in gurlitz was seen by many as a litmus test for support of the afd in the east of thens due to take place in september, there will be more hard campaigning in the months to come. stay with us on bbc news — still to come: france will declare a state of natural disaster after torrid weather ravaged crops in the southeast of the country. there was a bomb in the city centre. a code word known to be one used by the ira was given. army bomb experts were examining a suspect van when there was a huge explosion. the south african parliament has destroyed the foundation of apartheid by abolishing the population registration act, which for 40 years forcibly classified each citizen according to race. germany's parliament, the bundestag, has voted by a narrow majority to move the seat government from bonn to berlin. berliners celebrated into the night but the decision was greeted with shock in bonn. just a day old and the royal baby is tonight sleeping in his cot at home. early this evening the new prince was taken by his mother and father to their apartments in kensington palace.

this election in gurlitz was seen by many as a litmus test for support of the afd in the east of thehere will be more hard campaigning in the months to come. now it's time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre. hello, i'm gavin ramjaun — this is your monday sport briefing. india got the better of their rivals pakistan — in what many were calling the most hyped match of the cricket world cup, but it perhaps wasn't the finish they would have liked. india's rohit sharma blazed 140 runs and captain virat kohli made 77 as india set their rivals 337 to win at old trafford in manchester. pakistan struggled in their response — they collapsed to 166—6 before a rain delay saw their target revised to another 136 runs required from 30 balls. it couldn't be done, and india won by 89 runs, after reduced overs — a result that moves them 3rd in the world cup table. pakistan are now 9th. we always know how important it is to start well so the focus was a lwa ys to start well so the focus was always on that to start well, and then see where the team is heading. i think, as a team, we are he

in germany the far right immigration party suffered defeats in a mayoral election in the city of gurlitz that's located in the east of the country the party lost the vote after a concerted effort by other parties an outsiders including some hollywood filmmakers to prevent the a.f.d. from coming into power the vote is seen as a possible indicator of how elections in other german states might go this coming september. it was a close call but in the end conservative who was able to breathe a sigh of relief with the support of all other mainstream parties the candidate of chancellor angela merkel's christian democrats managed to prevent the election of the country's ferry stay for the mayor in the east in germantown it's both the candidates of the green party and the left party to opt out of the race to throw their weight behind the c.d.u. man and against a candidate who won the 1st round of the election last month. the majority has chosen an open society that is very clear but i have also said it is an important task for me to listen to those who didn't vote for me in the far right parties

and disgusting and has also defeating of everyone sitting at home and the government working with gurlitz force against right wing extremism in this country as well as against left wing extremism. should the investigation revealed that this was a politically motivated assassination it would be the 1st in germany since the 1970 s. already though there is concern about the size shape and scope of extremism in the country as the investigation continues to determine why wall to leave care was shot and who carried it out peter all of alte believe. today russians nationwide get a chance for questions directly to the president on the issues that matter most to them with him a putin 17th annual public q. and a session gets going a little under 3 hours from now our correspondent covering that once day a patrol down there in central moscow partly 1800000 questions were set in the last month those are going to whittle and it's gone on for almost before i was in the past welcome expect today the. kev and good morning once again let me just break down what kind of event is awaiting us today so there a