Merkel Averts Government Split on Migrants

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Germany's interior minister dropped a threat to quit amid plans for new migrant centres. But Chancellor Angela Merkel's centre-left coalition partners have voiced skepticism about the proposed deal. We hear about the plans for a migration curb from Elmar Brok, MEP for Angela Merkel's CDU party. Our correspondent in Berlin, Damian McGuinness, gives us the latest on Germany's migration talks. And our regular economic commentator, Roger Bootle of Capital Economics explains the economic arguments around migration. Joe Saluzzi from Themis Trading in New Jersey gives us a markets update. Plus, streaming pioneer, Netflix, is set to own up to 35 billboard displays on roughly two dozen structures along West Hollywood’s famed Sunset Strip. We hear from Reuters correspondent Lisa Richwine who co-wrote the story. Also in the programme, we have an extended report from the BBC's Rahul Tandon in Delhi, examining the pollution challenges that India faces. (Picture: Angela Merkel. Picture credit: Getty Images.)