Germany Coalition: Merkel Courts SPD as Pivotal Talks Begin

The German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, says she's optimistic she will be able to reach agreement with the centre-left Social Democrats who represent her last hope of forming a coalition government.

Also in the programme: Three years on - France remembers the Islamist attack on the Charlie Hebdo magazine and a Rohingya militant group claims responsibility for an attack on a Burmese army truck.

Picture: Martin Schulz, head of the German Social Democrats, welcomes German Chancellor Angela Merkel for preliminary talks. Credit: Getty Images