Germany’s far-right AfD is heading for a big victory in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, far ahead of its mainstream rivals, according to voting projections.

No far-right party has won control of a German state since World War Two, and governing at state level would mean powers over policing, local education and culture.

It is not yet clear if the AfD vote will be enough to take power in the state but the party says it has won a mandate to govern.

The far-right Alternative for Germany is forecast to win a record 44% of the vote, well ahead of the conservative CDU on 17.8%.

The AfD’s charismatic leader in the state, Ulrich Siegmund, said it was “sensational” and they wanted to start governing as soon as possible.

Saxony-Anhalt has a small population of 2.1 million and the AfD in the state is assessed by domestic intelligence as “right-wing extremist”, a classification rejected by Siegmund.

The AfD’s projected result is higher than earlier opinion polls suggested, and Siegmund along with joint national leaders Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla were overjoyed as the news emerged.

“This isn’t just about Saxony-Anhalt,” Siegmund told supporters. “It’s a signal for the whole of Germany – a self-confident signal.”

Jane Hill presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Jessica Parker.

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The UK’s position on the Falkland Islands is “unwavering”, Downing Street has said after Argentina’s president said the islands were “historically and legally” Argentinian.

Javier Milei said the “winds of change” favoured his country’s claim to the islands and pledged sanctions on firms planning to exploit oil close to the islands.

More than 40 years after the war over the territory, sovereignty of the archipelago in the south-west Atlantic Ocean remains hotly disputed between Britain and Argentina.

President Trump hinted the US would not help the UK in any future Falklands conflict because Britain “had not been there to help me” during his war with Iran.

In this video…

01:15 Where are the islands & who lives there
02:13 The history and 1982 war
03:48 What did Javier Milei say
04:57 What has President Trump said
05:56 How serious is it?
07:02 Reaction from the Falklands
07:58 Reaction from Argentina
08:58 UK government reaction
10:10 Could there be military action?

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When Kelly Faiers died suddenly in 2023, her family discovered the man she had been dating had a hidden criminal past.

Richard Scatchard’s history of drugging and sexually assaulting women stretched back decades. In this film, Rachel Stonehouse investigates how a man given four life sentences was able to defy the law again and whether Kelly’s death could have been avoided.

Plus, one of his victims speaks out for the first time about the horror she experienced at the hands of Scatchard.

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In 2007 and 2011, Jeff Bezos paid $0 in income tax. Same for Elon Musk in 2018.

So how do billionaires end up paying less tax than you?

Here’s how the ‘Buy Borrow Die’ mantra has become common practice amongst many of the ultra-wealthy.

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Prime Minister Andy Burnham has consistently talked about what he sees as the wrong direction the country has been taken over …

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