Hardtalk. The country with the biggest oil reserves in the world is in economic meltdown. Venezuelans queue for hours for bread. The sick cant get the medicines they need. Violent crime is thriving in the chaos. Caracas is now the worlds most dangerous capital. Hugo chavezs Socialist Revolution has lost its charismatic leader, but not yet its grip on power. Opposition to chavezs successor, Nicolas Maduro, is mobilising. The National Assembly is at war with the government. Venezuela is on the brink of a terrifying descent into darkness. Can anyone pull it back from the brink . Foreign journalists are rarely welcome in venezuela, so we charter a small plane to the countrys caribbean island of margarita, where overseas visitors can still slip in with little fuss. This used to be a buzzing, prospering tourist town. Now, the flow of people, money and jobs has dried up. Many local businesses have closed down. More are likely to follow. The beaches have not lost their allure, but venezuela ha
And coming up john crowley of the International Business times and the daily telegraphs tim stanley help me review the sunday morning papers, including the daily telegraphs exclusive on prince harrys struggle to come to terms with his mothers death. That is the papers, in half an hour. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Turkeys president , recep Tayyip Erdogan, has declared victory in a controversial referendum granting him sweeping new powers. He said tonight the country had opened a new page in its democracy, but opponents say the result amounts to one man rule, with the president now able to abolish the role of Prime Minister, and if necessary, dissolve parliament. It was a close vote, with widespread support for the constitutional changes in rural areas, but with many rejecting the proposals in the bigger cities. Opponents are alleging voting fraud, and say they will challenge the result. Our World Affairs editor john simpson reports from istanbul. Tonight, the victors were out
And coming up john crowley of the International Business times and the daily telegraphs tim stanley help me review the sunday morning papers, including the daily telegraphs exclusive on prince harrys struggle to come to terms with his mothers death. That is the papers, in half an hour. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Turkeys president , recep Tayyip Erdogan, has declared victory in a controversial referendum granting him sweeping new powers. He said tonight the country had opened a new page in its democracy, but opponents say the result amounts to one man rule, with the president now able to abolish the role of Prime Minister, and if necessary, dissolve parliament. It was a close vote, with widespread support for the constitutional changes in rural areas, but with many rejecting the proposals in the bigger cities. Opponents are alleging voting fraud, and say they will challenge the result. Our World Affairs editor john simpson reports from istanbul. Tonight, the victors were out
And coming up john crowley of the International Business times and the daily telegraphs tim stanley help me review the sunday morning papers, including the daily telegraphs exclusive on prince harrys struggle to come to terms with his mothers death. That is the papers, in half an hour. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Turkeys president , recep Tayyip Erdogan, has declared victory in a controversial referendum granting him sweeping new powers. He said tonight the country had opened a new page in its democracy, but opponents say the result amounts to one man rule, with the president now able to abolish the role of Prime Minister, and if necessary, dissolve parliament. It was a close vote, with widespread support for the constitutional changes in rural areas, but with many rejecting the proposals in the bigger cities. Opponents are alleging voting fraud, and say they will challenge the result. Our World Affairs editor john simpson reports from istanbul. Tonight, the victors were out
And coming up john crowley of the International Business times and the daily telegraphs tim stanley help me review the sunday morning papers, including the daily telegraphs exclusive on prince harrys struggle to come to terms with his mothers death. That is the papers, in half an hour. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Turkeys president , recep Tayyip Erdogan, has declared victory in a controversial referendum granting him sweeping new powers. He said tonight the country had opened a new page in its democracy, but opponents say the result amounts to one man rule, with the president now able to abolish the role of Prime Minister, and if necessary, dissolve parliament. It was a close vote, with widespread support for the constitutional changes in rural areas, but with many rejecting the proposals in the bigger cities. Opponents are alleging voting fraud, and say they will challenge the result. Our World Affairs editor john simpson reports from istanbul. Tonight, the victors were out