but angela merkel isn't going anywhere in a hurry.th elections to the european parliament. there is a lot at stake for her here. she has promised to turn her pa rty‘s fortunes around. her political credibility is riding on it. kramp—karrenbauer‘s passionate but very pragmatic vision for europe contrasts starkly with the appeal for a european renaissance launched by the french president emmanuel macron. translation: my vision for europe is a europe which is strong, which cooperates in the four columns, which can influence the rules of our noble world order. which can enforce its values, because i believe that oui’ its values, because i believe that our values are worth fighting for. but i want to clear up a misunderstanding. we had a very interesting survey in germany where people were asked if they want more europe and they said yes. and then they were asked what more europe means to them? and more europe, for many people here in germany, doesn't mean the creation of new european institutions, responsibility to brussels. but many peop

but you say you are not mini—merkel, so how are you different?oyed by the fact that an adult woman, 56 years of age, with three grown children and a career gets called mini. nobody would call a man in my situation mini. that was the first point that annoyed me. and the second point, i have a different biography than angela merkel. i come from a different situation, concerning the cdu, from a west german cdu, a different tradition. and all of these things give me a different character, my own profile and my own way of dealing with issues, even if i share many views with angela merkel. this makes me a different person, a different politician and not simply a replica of angela merkel. one area where akk certainly isn't a mini—merkel is the extent to which she throws herself into germany's annual carnival celebrations. whole swathes of the country take to the streets in fancy dress and annegret takes on the character of gretel, a grumpy cleaner. this year she made a carnivaljoke about tra nsgender toilets, for which she faced a barrage of criticism.

she could take charge of the nation when mrs merkel step—down.europe editor, katya adler. i've come to berlin to meet a female german politician who's had a meteoric rise to international recognition over just the last couple of years. annegret kramp—karrenbauer, otherwise known as akk, is the leader of germany's centre—right cdu party, and she is widely tipped to become the next chancellor of germany — the eu's biggest and most powerful country. now, if she pulls it off she will have very big boots to fill. angela merkel has dominated german politics for pretty much two decades now. so what can we expect from merkel‘s heir? translation: i was born in saarland in 1962. it's a small region in germany. it's a classic industrial region. there was a big mining pit close to my parents' house, which was then closed in the 1960s. my grandfather was a miner. my brother and my husband are miners. saarland has a special history, a european history. it was often contested between germany and france, in the region's nationality often changed. saarland is a v

merkel grew up behind the iron curtain. said that makes her someone who understands the importance of keeping walls that have fallen down forever. reporter: a warm welcome at that house for angela merkel. dublin says she has been a strong and unwavering ally of ireland throughout the brexit process. they held roundtable talks on what could happen if britain leaves the e.u. withthout a dea. the focus was on the border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland. angela merkel drew on her past existence -- past experience with borders. >> i personally come from a cocountry that w was separated firewall for many years. for 34 years i lived behind the iron curtain. i know what it means when walls fall and when borders disappear. and so i am aware of the need to do all we can to uphold the peaceful coexistence here for which so many lives were sacrificed. reporter: the irish border separates northern ireland become a part of the u.k., from the republic of ireland which will remain a member of the you after brexit. there

before that date after her visit to berlin to resume my travel to paris chancellor angela merkel made it clear breaks it could even be extended to the beginning of twenty twenty and i different president and menu of mcallen said a delay within limits was an option. and paris is where correspondent lisa luis is standing by for us as theresa may meets france's president might call as we speak lisa to be a fly on the wall at the end is there right now i know what they're saying do you think in one remarkable play hardball with mrs may today. well that would be great freddie can only take a guess unfortunately i think he will play the bat cop as a paste i'm going to market is apparently playing the good cop so i call stance on this has been very tough indeed over the past few years he's been saying you know we need to reform the e.u. the e.u. has other things to do than being held up by the brics it affair for years on end and also it seems to be the traditional role of the french leader kind of feeds his job description actually to be tough on the brits if you know that to the one nine h

carol: who will fill angela merkel's shoes? jason: how to help germany's biggest bank, deutsche bank. editor joel weber joins us now. carol: why focus on germany now? >> brexit has taken up a lot of their we talk about europe. we know brexit has been kicked down the road until october. germany is the biggest economy, and we are starting to see three elements, one is the economic story has gotten tepid. the political story, ms. merkel is the most powerful real political figure europe has, and there is a succession story. the third is the banking story, deutsche bank being a once upon a time bank of germany, and became an international bank. now it is grappling with the size it is supposed to be. jason: wide-ranging implications in germany and the global financial system. ed robinson brought us more. >> these banks are the twin pillars of the commercial banking system in germany, so they are vital institutions. they are also weak institutions, both banks have struggled to generate revenue growth, profitability, to show the kind o

akk has been working to shed her image as a merkel disciple.on: here is our reporter david brooks. >> she is coming in after angela merkel who has been in office, her fourth term now. she has become the de facto leader of europe over the past couple of years. i think the people are concerned, can this woman from a small state actually lead germany the way angela merkel has. jason: tell us about where she does come from, not an area known to people outside of the country. >> she comes from a small state in germany, and it is an area that was not part of the republic until the mid-1950's when they had a referendum when the voters chose to come back from france. it is a tiny place. it is like delaware without washington being nearby. if delaware was where montana is, that is where it would be. jason: help us understand her as a politician on the political spectrum, which seems to be changing a bit, not unique to germany given the world we are living in. where does she need to fit in? >> what has happened of the past -- over the past 5-10 years was

myanmar calm and paris and earlier she was here in berlin for talks with german chancellor angela merkel may once an extension to the leaving date is thought that berlin favors a long extension but paris once a short while the prime minister's office simply said she and meryl had agreed that britain should not leave the e.u. without a deal. just as with briggs it to resume his arrival at the chancellery didn't go as planned the british prime minister was obviously a little too early and merkel wasn't there to welcome her it was only after to resume a went inside that both leaders came back out for compulsory handshakes but smiles can't hide the fact that the german chancellor and other european leaders are urging the british to provide more clarity. this became clear this morning at the meeting of a u. foreign ministers. and we are waiting finally for substantive steps in the right direction up to now is nothing at all has changed and we are of course thinking about an appropriate extension of the deadline and also about a longer extension i must however come with very strict conditions

the prime minister met chancellor merkel in berlin and is due to meet president macron in paris rightow, as she urges both leaders to back her request to delay brexit again, possibly until 30 june. in the next few minutes or so, let me bring in my colleague, christian fraser. he is monitoring events for us. fraser. he is monitoring events for us. we expect the arrival imminently. earlier today, theresa may was in berlin to discuss the possibility of an extension to the brexit process with angela merkel. there is some doubt around the dates. the issue is to do with the summit that is taking place in brussels tomorrow. there is an emergency summit taking place where president macron and others will be there. that is where theresa may will be presenting her case for an extension to the brexit process because as we look at these pictures now in paris live, let is just remind ourselves thatjust in three days' time, the uk is set to leave the european union. that is where we are in terms of this timetable. and in the forecourt, my colleague, lucy williamson is therefore us, keeping an ion t

merkel will try to support a proper uk brexit by agreeing to reopen the withdrawal agreement.chers clearly hate the idea of another delay. ladies and gentlemen, we chose to leave, we voted to leave, so for god's sake, let'sjust leave! voted to leave, so for god's sake, let's just leave! in voted to leave, so for god's sake, let'sjust leave! in recent days, government ministers have been holding talks with labour, looking for a compromise that might secure a majority in the commons. labour is arguing fora majority in the commons. labour is arguing for a customs union with the eu, but trade secretary liam fox has written a letter to a senior tory mp saying a customs union would be a betrayal of brexit. it is not only tory brexiteers who are despairing about the prime minister's strategy. some conservative mps have come round to the idea of another referendum to solve the crisis. round to the idea of another referendum to solve the crisislj wa nt referendum to solve the crisis.” wa nt to referendum to solve the crisis.” want to leave, i voted for the prime minister's deal three t

carol: who is going to sell angela merkel's shoes?ason: how to help deutsche bank -- editor joel weber joins us now. carol: why focus on germany? up a lot ofs taken air when we talk about europe. we know brexit has been kicked down the road. october is the new time i. let's talk about germany which is europe's biggest economy. what we see is there are three elements. story has economics gotten tepid. the political story -- mark ballas the most powerful political figure europe has and there is a succession story we need to be aware of. deutsche bank being this once upon a time it was the bank of germany and then it became an international bank. it is grappling with what size it is supposed to be. jason: that is a fast-moving story with wide-ranging implications. these banks are the twin pillars of the financial system, the commercial banking system in germany. they are vital institutions but also weak institutions. both banks have struggled to generate profitability, to so the kind of strength and resilience other european banks aftert

new standard for ultra fast mobile connection turns out there's hope for weiwei german chancellor merkel stressed she does not want to exclude single provided us from contracts shaping the future. look don't touch simple i contact controls this machine is this hands off robotic arm the future of automation the latest technologies like this one here on display at the hanover trade fair technology is a very powerful and a.t.m. but only if you use them to the right purpose you know and the purpose for example in this example by cloying. visual control i control technology is to make life easier for the work and. within a year or two five cheat acknowledge jean is set to change the way manufacturing is done and hand over prototypes show how the faster flow of data improves production processes and makes factories more efficient. five hundred times faster. technology we have. we will use this in our production for at and also for quality systems that means we can get closer to the real time data connection. to real time intelligence systems five g. is on everyone's mind not only engineers but

merkel drew on her own past experience with borders in her support of her own. personally come from a country that was separated by a wall for many years. for thirty four years i lived behind the iron curtain and. i know what it means when walls fall and when borders disappear. and so i'm aware of the need to do all we can to uphold the peaceful coexistence here for which so many lives were sacrificed. sleezy was already modified. the irish borders separates northern ireland which is part of the u.k. from the republic of ireland which will remain a member of the you to bricks it at the moment there is no physical border between the two the absence of a hard border is essential part of the nine hundred ninety eight good friday peace agreements between the republic of ireland and the u.k. which ended decades of fine and. prime minister varadkar laid out audience priority is. good. we have to prepare ourselves for all that comes. with that in mind we discussed planning european and domestic level for no deal thank you to how we can work together to meet our twin ob

and swedish prime minister said opened the mester according to angela merkel the partnership will be used to intensify cooperation in research after close political cooperation the two countries also want to work closely together economically and technologically. to showcase innovations in the fields of engineering as well as artificial intelligence and the super fast five g. mobile network. look don't touch simple eye contact controls this machine is this hands off robotic arm the future of automation the latest technologies like this one here on display at the heart of what trade fair technology is a very powerful and but only if you use them to the right purpose you know the purpose for example in this example a guy. knowing. visual control i control technology is to make life easier for the work act. within a year or two five g. technology is set to change the way manufacturing is done and hand over prototypes show how the faster flow of data improves production processes and makes factories more efficient. five hundred times faster than the actual technology we have. we will use

wasn't there to welcome her after the meeting merkel said breaks it could be extended to the beginning of twenty twenty but many european leaders are urging the british to provide more clarity. this was the call on tuesday morning at a meeting of a you foreign ministers. and we are waiting finally for substantive steps in the right direction it is to get up to now it's nothing at all has changed and we are of course thinking about an appropriate extension of the deadline and also about a longer extension i must however come with very strict conditionals i. guns cotillion. with official visits to palin and paris completed to resume and now has the braces for the upcoming emergency summit in brussels. but here are some of the other stories now that are making headlines around the world the u.s. attorney general william barr has promised to release a redacted copy of special counsel robert muller's report on russian election meddling within a week bar has faced intense pressure to release the full report after initially publishing a short summary of it are portrayed its findings as highly

merkel's pledge came during talks in berlin with ukrainian leader petro poroshenko but the meeting was overshadowed by another issue or shingles bid to keep his job in a closely fought election back home. this comedienne used to play the ukrainian president on t.v. now the aspiring politician volodymyr zelinsky this rehearsing for the real thing by meeting with french president in and paris but he did not get an invitation to berlin german chancellor angela merkel drew criticism for welcoming only ukrainian president petro poroshenko in the german capital and not his content as alinsky at a joint news conference merkel deflected a question about her appearing to favor the incumbent. and she didn't mean it was my decision to invite the president we maintained steady contact with plenty of exchange during the election campaign as well i think it's important to keep talking. the. ukrainian voters head to the polls in the runoff election on april twenty first some this miss the candidacy of poroshenko scrivens and then ski a political novice as a joke. but recent polls suggest he leads the

chancellor merkel recently removed two of his paintings from her office. now they are part of a show that aims to present the unvarnished truth about t the artist a and s art. >> knonown as a mastster of bold colors and a star of germany's expressionist movement, which was banned by it of hitler's regime. ironically, the artist was a fervent anti-semite and nazi. documents detailing his views are part of an exhibition in berlin. in a letter to his wife in may 1943, he wrote, "a handful of jews are sitting, grinning, safely behind governments, banks, and the world powers, financing and stoking this gruesome global war." the archives of his estate pursue up for decades. it was not until six years ago that the estate director decided to open them. >> i'm astounded. it is not the result i was expecting, this belief in the nuts a regime to the bitter end of the second world war, this revolting anti-semitism. i really wish he had rejected these ideas earlier. >> in 1937, not seize modern art to be culturally corrupt -- nazis declared modern art to be culturally

chancellor it didn't go as planned the british prime minister was obviously a little too early and merkel wasn't there to welcome her it was only after to resume i went inside that both leaders came back out for compulsory handshakes but smiles can't hide the fact that the german chancellor and other european leaders are urging the british to provide more clarity this became clear this morning at the meeting of the e.u. foreign ministers. we are waiting finally for substantive steps in the right direction in which to talk to now is nothing at all has changed and we are of course thinking about an appropriate extension of the deadline and also about a longer extension i must however come with very strict conditions on guns. there's a lot of speculation about what's the reason why i could offer the e.u. before the end of june or what the e.u. was prepared to offer the u.k. room is in london that merkel could be willing to put a five year limit on the backstop have been refuted by the german government and the u.k. would have to take part in the european elections in may if it doesn't exit t

may please with merkel to be given extra time as angela merkel their poses with a handball.e call for extra time one suspects. looking at the page on the eve of mrs may's trip into europe again, how may times she'd been there? you might wonder if the times was suggesting here that mrs merkel was suggesting here that mrs merkel was suddenly going to be this saviour of all this brexodus problem and come up with some great solution but then you read the story and you don't actually find that out. britain will lose its say in future eu budget talks and trade deals as the price of another brexit to lay the price of another brexit to lay the times the same. and who is pushing that? angela merkel and president macron who she will see both of them tomorrow. you do wonder if the current efforts with the labour party are so paramount and so important, why is she not here in the uk rather than rushing off to europe? you the uk rather than rushing off to europe ? you would've the uk rather than rushing off to europe? you would've thought she would've done on the telephone. there is a qu

she is there with angela merkel.end saying that there was this hope perhaps angela merkel would reopen the withdrawal agreement. —— andrea leadsom. that is a bit of jockeying for leadership. absolutely. if you believe this speculation, quite frankly, the best chance was last time and she bottled it. but i think there's about 20 or 30 mp5 it. but i think there's about 20 or 30 mps who are thronged or head into the ring. the suggestion clearly is we will have an extension. —— throwing their hat into the ring. it will be on june throwing their hat into the ring. it will be onjune the 30th. you have to have mep sitting in the european parliament. mrs may has been begging for a short extension, to avoid this. the conservative party have except that they do have to realise this may happen. andrea leadsom is showing there is some attraction in the conservative party who think they can put forward a wish list, they can put forward a wish list, they cannot open the withdrawal agreement, they need to accept that and andrea lea

merkel's pledge came during talks in berlin with ukrainian leader petro poroshenko but the meeting was overshadowed by another issue for shakers bit to keep his job in a closely fought election back home. sometimes it's not about who gets an invitation but who doesn't the head of ukraine's presidential election runoff german chancellor angela merkel drew criticism for welcoming ukrainian president petro poroshenko in berlin not his contender the comedian volodymyr selinski at a joint news conference merkel deflected a question about her pairing to favor the incumbent government. and she wouldn't it was my decision to invite the president we maintained steady contact with plenty of exchange during the election campaign as well i think it's important to keep talking out of why i don't understand. your stuff and wishfully. ukrainian voters head to the polls in the runoff election on april twenty first some dismiss the candidacy of poroshenko as rival the comedian followed them yes alinsky a political novice as a joke the actor's only relevant experience of far has been to play the role of

and paris but he did not get an invitation to berlin german chancellor angela merkel to criticism for welcoming only ukrainian president petro poroshenko in the german capital and not his contenders olinsky at a joint news conference merkel deflected a question about her appearing to favor the incumbent. and she didn't mean it was my decision to invite the president we maintained steady contact with plenty of exchange during the election campaign as well i think it's important to keep talking. to houston's family. ukrainian voters head to the polls and the runoff election on april twenty first some this miss the candidacy of poroshenko scrivens and then ski a political novice as a joke. but recent polls suggest he leads the president by a wide margin poroshenko headed to paris after his visit french president in monterrey choose to receive both candidates and the ad is a palace. well a new exhibition here in berlin sheds light on the puzzling legacy of the artist milne oldham he was a key member of the expressionist movement but his sympathy for the nazis as cast a shadow over his art

that's not what mrs merkel and mr macron said. 0h, don't exaggerate.the mps are one step closer to freedom. have you got a ten? and soon after, they unearth the next clue. ah! i found something. yeah, yeah, found it. yes, yes, yes. "how many people... ?" ah, you know this one. "how many people voted to leave the eu?" 17.4 million. i thought you would know that one bang—on. i don't know all their names, but most of them, i know. "is parliament trying to frustrate the will of the people?" no! the suggestion is that we're not acting in good faith, so is the population frustrated with parliament? yes, but that suggests intent, and i really don't think that parliament is actively trying to stop... but do you think the people care about after they voted to leave? no, no... they don't care whether you mean to do it or not. people can't be wrong — they wanted to leave and we have to leave otherwise our democracy is finished. that's why i get really upset when people said, "oh, this stupid language. " "0h, they're traitors, they don't care." actually, we care,

chancellor merkel in dublin talking brexit with the taioseach and saying she'll make every effort toid a no—deal brexit. britain's biggest employers have until midnight to report details of their gender pay gap, but it's already clear that women are still being paid substantially less than men. our second special report on helping those new mothers who develop serious mental health issues. it's a really lovely part of the job to see someone get better. to save someone's life? and save someone's life, their relationships, their relationships with their children, relationships with their partners. and a look at the massive growth of the british gaming industry, now worth more than movies and music combined. coming up on sportsday on bbc news, a dramatic first day of the grand national meeting as supasundae beats two—time champion hurdle winner buveur d'air in the aintree hurdle. good evening. the pilots were not to blame for the ethiopian airlines disaster which claimed the lives of 157 people last month. an initial report says they followed all procedures recommended by the plane's ma

angela merkel seems pretty relaxed about that idea? .nk of all the eu leaders, she is among those who are open frankly to any kind of extension. that is for all sorts of reason, chief among them are that germany is very keen to ensure that there is a good future relationship with britain, it needs a good relationship from a trading and economic perspective. secondly, i think angela merkel and many of her mps look at the brexit impasse through the perspective of a domestic political crisis, the thinking is what britain needs is time to sort that out. what i also sense here from talks behind the scenes in berlin is there a faintest spark of optimism that perhaps mrs may's talks with jeremy spark of optimism that perhaps mrs may's talks withjeremy corbyn, though they have yielded nothing so far, might start to push forward a softer form of brexit, far, might start to push forward a softerform of brexit, something that could come back too the eu and go through the house of commons, allowing that deal in effect to be passed. so there is a sen

to cybersecurity an artificial intelligence that's german chancellor angela merkel opens the world's biggest industrial technology fair in she leaves the door open the shyness walk away saying no one should. be excluded per se from the heart of technology the mobile infrastructure in western nations. is his business africa on the. us car importers and salesman across kenya are in shock after the government announced that from july all modes cars older than seventy years cannot be imported into the country anymore the law is intended to help a local car industry problem is though imported second hand cars are highly popular with a majority of kenyans you the affordability compared to locally assembled units or new imports. is like general motors or can is own t.v.'s motors are welcoming the move. there are still lots of elderly cars on kenya's roads on the outskirts of nairobi used car dealers still offer foreign models over seven years old but that will change the summer when the government moves the age limit for imported secondhand vehicles from eight to five years a nightmare for

angela merkel promised to fight to the last hour for an orderly brexit. she is running out of time. no—one knows how to secure what could be a new external eu border on the island of ireland. often, she said last night, europe is a matter of war and peace, and in this case you see that. it is and in this case you see that. it is a question of violence or nonviolence. spring has brought no brexit breakthrough to europe's capitals. the british talk of a softer deal has cheered up the government in berlin. if there were a majority for something, and an outcome which would go into the european direction, it would certainly be appreciated. with the eu reopened the withdrawal agreement under those circumstances?” eu reopened the withdrawal agreement under those circumstances? i imagine it would not be that language, but, on substance, we then would have another new agreement on a newly defined relationship. germany, europe, would like to get on with other business, but germany is relaxed about any extension to article 50. angela merkel said to have convinced and impatient france that brit

after their meeting merkel said it could even be extended to the beginning of twenty twenty. but many european leaders are urging the british to provide more clarity. this was the call on tuesday morning at a meeting of the e.u. foreign ministers. and we're waiting finally for substantive steps in the right direction to talk to now it's nothing at all that's changed and we are of course thinking about an appropriate extension of the deadline and also about a longer extension i must however come with very strict conditions on guns. now with official visits to berlin paris complete theresa may has to brace herself for the emergency summit in brussels she'll be the support of all twenty seven even members to get the she's looking for. or for the very latest let's bring in our brussels correspondent band leader his big mass in london first to you tell us all of the e.u. member states united on giving theresa may more time to get the breaks that deal approved because just a couple of days ago some like france were sounding very reluctant. it stands now the e.u. is very united and

mrs may also spoke to angela merkel in berlin. the gerrman chancellor says a delay to brexit until the end of the year, is a possibility. the israeli election is too close to call with both candidates saying they've won. married couples will be able to divorce faster, and with less conflict, after changes to the law in england and wales. it will be better for all to see that fault is no longer something that is key in the divorce process. and at 11:30 we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers dawn foster from the guardian and politcal commentator, giles kenningham. stay with us for that. good evening. theresa may has spent the day visiting berlin and paris, with just three days to the set date for the uk's exit from the eu. the prime minister is trying to get the backing of chancellor merkel and president macron for an extension to the brexit process, possibly until the 30th ofjune. the talks are taking place on the eve of the emergency summit tomorrow, when mrs may will put her request to the other 27 eu l

she was obviously too early and merkel was not there to welcome her.fter the meeting merkel said brexit could even be extended to the beginning of 2020. but many european leaders a are urging the british to provide more clarity. this was voiced on tuesday morning at a meeting of the eu foreign ministers. >> we are waititing finally for substantive steps in the right direction. up to now, nothing at all has changed. we are of f course thinking abot an appropriate extension of the deadline and also about a longer extension. it must, however, come with very strict conditions. reporter: official visits to berlin and paris over, theresa may still has tough times ahead. with the upcoming emergency summit in brussels. brent: let's take the story now to brussels. i am joined by our correspondent barbara wesel. here we are again on the eve of another big you summit on brexit . -- eu summit on brexit. details are emerging for the european union's terms for a brexit extension. they include, i am quoting here, a boris clause, as in boris johnson. what is that abou

reports that merkel would accept a backstop time limit. may will arrive in paris today. macron and merkel on the round-trip as she tries to get support for a shorter extension or something more with a backstop. tom: and street and we go with the headlines. our guests are with us. we will go if you. where is the red line for prime minister may on ireland? what i find interesting to me is that ireland has been outside the story for the last number of days. and here it is again, front and center. where's the red line for prime minister may on ireland? >> don't think that is the issue at this point. how can she manage all the division? corbyn can do the same kind of job. beginningom the very that they are not going to throw ireland under the bus. so there is no surprise there. now the customs deal that has been proposed by the labour party could be part of the solution. but we are not there. next two days, the next 24 hours specifically are about more time. there is a song, one more time. this is what we're doing here. this is what theresa may

he has been painted as the bad cop to angela merkel as the good cop. is the dynamic? it is interesting theresa may felt it necessary to come here and speak to him. in the past, it has been the chancellor of germany seen has been the chancellor of germany seen as has been the chancellor of germany seen as the power broker. he has been vocal on his image, and this issue goes right to the heart of what he is about. this goes right to the heart of what he is about. when he speaks about brexit, he is also speaking about the european parliamentary elections, and his war with the populace in europe. —— populists. no press conference so far but all welcome to tomorrow night when the 27 leaders gather at the summit in brussels. —— all will come clear. let's speak now to stefanie bolzen, london correspondent at the german newspaper die welt, who is in our london newsroom. let mejust picked up on let me just picked up on what christian was saying to lucy, in a sense we have good cop and bad cop. as angela merkel become theresa may's biggest ally on the issue of t

say is also a sign of solidarity from then to dublin and we can have a listen now to exactly what merkel had to say ahead of the visit. we often say in europe and this is a question of war and peace and we can see that it's fundamentally a question of violence or nonviolence of course we want to play our part and so i will look closely at the situation regarding the irish border and ways to find solutions to prevent heart breaks it in the one that sent these solutions must ultimately come from london. we can see that intense efforts are being made but also that there are clearly very different competing visions i hope that the discussions led by theresa may are successful. in the chance of their explain as expressing her very deep concerns about the possible repercussions the security impact of a no deal breaks on the ireland and northern ireland what can germany do though to help find a solution well jim they can certainly advise but moscow has reiterated time and time again throughout this entire process that decisions from the side come from brussels from the remaining twenty seven th

of borders and merkel plans also today to actually go and visit some citizens who are living in that border region between all the nile and in the republic of ireland to see exactly what effects and repercussions security measures could actually have lives ok this is one of the most tense places right now physical locations in the birth of discussion as a border between northern ireland and the republic of it certainly is and germany as i mentioned has said time and time again it does not support a hard border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland our fear is that installing physical customs infrastructure on the border region along the irish border could reignite sectarian tensions but at the same time you also have to keep in mind that merkel wants to protect the integrity of the single market ok that is exactly what did abuse frank often has been looking at in arlon he's been addressing this question how hard border could lead to or turn of the ethnic and sectarian conflict of the past he met with an author who's written a bestselling book about dissident irish repu

of european power today theresa may was here in berlin to meet the german chancellor angela merkel she then traveled to paris to meet with president in manuel mccraw on a drop in to say hello how are you can you give me more time more time before brics it begins as it stands tonight britain will crash out of the european union this coming friday the british parliament has failed to agree to a bright sit with draw a plan to rescind may's breaks a plan you may remember has been rejected by lawmakers three times tomorrow evening the european union will hold an emergency breaks it summit theresa may is hoping that her visits today will be enough to convince the rest of the e.u. to give her one more break sit extension this would probably be the last delay on offer to the u.k. and it is safe to say this is the last chance to rescind a has to keep her country from leaving the european union in chaos without a plan for what's ahead. just as with breaks it to read the minds arrival of the chancellery didn't go as planned the british prime minister was obviously a little too early as merkel was

before that date after the visit to belinda reason may travel to paris chancellor angela merkel made it clear breaks it could even be extended to the beginning of twenty twenty and i had to french president and manual mckown said a delay within limits was an option. well we have team coverage of theresa may's last minute european tour joining me here at the big table is a used it analyst alex forrest whiting correspondent lisa lewis joins me from paris and our very own correspondent is in brussels tonight to all of you welcome barbara let me start with you the european union could very well determine the short term fate of brecht's it tomorrow will there be another brics a delay of course there will be a. what did you expect to really the e.u. has has decided to show patience endless patience and even more patience this is the time to give more time said do not still skew the president of the european council in his invitation letter so what we will have because the conclusions the final declaration after the summit the draft of it is already out what we will get is another extension

to plead for another extension earlier in the day she made the same request to chancellor merkel here in berlin and risking more than her wife the journalist to cross the syrian border to film a friend who's become as she hottest she was kidnapped in the process and she was seven months pregnant will ask why did she do what. i'm burnt off it's good to have you with us it is just after ten pm in israel and polls have now closed in the country's parliamentary election an election that is simply too close to call exit poll numbers are expected any minute now final results will come in the early hours of wednesday morning. voters have been deciding whether to extend it prime minister benjamin netanyahu is conservative ten year for a fifth term he's up against his former military chief begun a centrist who's made much of corruption allegations against netanyahu but he is new to politics it's expected to be a very tight race as always israeli elections are being closely watched in the entire region in the middle east and also around the world. and we're going to take you to our corresponden

regs that crash out or just three days away from the were drawn dates mean the chancellor angela merkel to plead for another extension next stop paris to make the same plea to president recalled also coming up libya's escalating crisis tripoli's only functioning airport closes as the country's warring militias face mounting international pressure to stop the fighting meanwhile the military strongman challenging the government already controlling large parts of the country and israelis vote in a closely contested election political newcomer and many dot's say centrist a former general is mounting a stiff challenge to for a time prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his right wing likud party are interested. only a hard thank you so much for your company everyone well it is crunch time for british prime minister teresa mayes she is on a world wind european tour ahead of a crucial if you summit tomorrow and just days before the u.k. scheduled departure from the bloc she's due to. meet french presence in many around my car any time now earlier she was here in berlin meeting the german chanc

berlin within the last few minutes the british prime minister is holding talks with chancellor angela merkel and then she had to promise to meet president i'm on a cool maze looking to buy more time on the eve of a crucial e.u. summit also on the program. israelis are voting in a closely contested elections political newcomer benny gantz a centrist and a fluid general is mounting a stiff challenge to floor time prime minister binyamin netanyahu and his right wing likud party. and the friggin journalists across the syrian border to film a friend who joined a jihad a school johnny duff and elizabeth was kidnapped to give birth in captivity she tells us her story a four year held in detention by extreme. i don't know of a warm welcome to you i'm on the chiba british from mr tourism a has just arrived in berlin to meet chancellor angle of machall she is expected to meet the french president in london mccraw in paris later in the afternoon she's on a mission to secure french and german backing for yet another brics extension on the eve of four key e.u. summit may once the e.u. to extend the deadl

merkel supports an orderly back set something may won't get to hear in paris. french president in manama has voiced concerns about another extension of the breck said negotiations. cannot be held hostage to the resolution of the political crisis in the united kingdom on a long term basis and britain there's little hope there to resent make unresolved the brics it issue despite her charm offensive around europe's capitals. joined by our political correspondent. so we've got two recent make coming across the channel talking to european leaders she's going to be visiting. asking for another extension what kind of reception can she expect from chancellor well that's the great question his american has always said. is going to do everything in order to prevent and no deal breaks it and this is the ground on which the two leaders are going to talk today to find a way to avoid this disorderly breaks it but at the same time it is thout full that that can really expect great concessions because. the european leaders have been fairly clear that there won't be any touchin

i'm going merkel the german chancellor is among those in the e.u. who most desperately urgent they want to avoid and no deal bragg's it and as she's in dublin for talks today how is merkel's visit to ireland being perceived in the u k. well certainly with interest being the country that has most to lose if it does come to unload your brags it has a land border with the united kingdom is the country that needs to protect the integrity of the single market if there is no deal breaks and so there will be interesting to see what comes out of these talks and it's seen as american also showing solidarity with lend both countries want to prevent and no dear brags it but also anglo american who has made clear that the so the dirty of germany and with the un of the e.u. is with all of this in this negotiation process and a lot of drags it is would maybe not be that happy with that they had hoped for more solidarity with the u.k. when it came to breaks it all right be a good month reporting from london and much hope money in brussels thank you to both of you.

entire break the process show that germany and the you as a whole is very much on our inside angela merkel is very i would say very well respected in art and she's been so visible and so prominent for so long and the words that kept going back and i ask people there oppressions of her were sensible fair pragmatic and people think that she is going to come out today and simply stand by arne and although there was i would say a small degree of caution that possibly because of her overall influence and the fact that she has taken the trouble to come all the way over to ireland that she might be asking the irish government to do a few things that they might find slightly difficult but overall people were optimistic and confident that she was there to show support for us and for most right and well merkel is known to be among those who most want to avoid and no deal breaker sets and she spoke ahead of her trip let's have a listen. i. mean we often say in europe it is a question of war and peace and we can see that it's fundamentally a question of violence or nonviolence of course we want to pla

in paris to plead for another extension earlier she made the same plea to german chancellor angela merkel here in berlin. i bring to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and all around the world welcome tonight in israel it is simply too close to call a vote counting is underway in israel's parliamentary election exit polls showing prime minister benjamin netanyahu could party and the challenger benny gantz and his blue and white alliance both in a neck and neck race both men have in the last hour claimed victory voters have been deciding whether to extend that yahoo's conservative tenure for a fifth term or vote for a move to the center left with the former military chief. new to politics as always israeli elections are being closely watched in the entire. region. or i don't want to take you now to jerusalem where are you cramer she is following the election results as they come in good evening to utah and you so talk us through the numbers as they stand right now. yes you said brenda it's a very close race it's a very dramatic election even in here there at the moment we only have

here is angela merkel. we have just concluded our extraordinary european council.us today on the withdrawal of great britain. we reached agreement that the prime minister has asked for a postponement of withdrawal until the 315t ofjune 2019. we took a closer look at matters and suggested that we rather prefer the day to be postponed to the 315t of october because what we would wish to see was an orderly withdrawal of great britain and that orderly withdrawal of great britain, we believe can best be assured by granting great britain more time. we will meet again injune to review the situation, and then depending on the circumstances, say where we stand, but what we agreed today is that on the 315t of october we will take a look at the situation. for me, for germany, that is, it has been clear that we strongly favour an orderly brexit, not because of the demands made by great britain, but because we believe that to be in our very own interest. that was very much the point that jean—claude juncker and donald tusk were making tonight. that what they had to avoid at all