the 69 year old will now serve another five years in office, potentially stretching his time in power to a quarter century. meanwhile, his opponent, kemal kilicdaroglu, said it was the most unfair election in years and that he felt saddened by the troubles awaiting turkey. live now to anna foster in istanbul: anna, in terms of unifying the country, does the president even want to? ~ ~ . v country, does the president even want to? ~ ~ ., , ., , want to? well i think that s a very aood want to? well i think that s a very good question. want to? well i think that s a very good question, matthew- want to? well i think that s a very good question, matthew and - want to? well i think that s a very good question, matthew and i - good question, matthew and i think that s one that s quite difficult to answer at the moment. because when he made a speech yesterday evening you saw some of the pictures of the celebration on the street here in turkey last night. he talked about bein
some more rain to come overnight. these weather fronts will push their way in from the atlantic, moving their way towards the east, followed by some showers as well. very unsettled over the coronation weekend. some rain for some places tomorrow and then it is a bit drier but still some showers on sunday. we have got some heavy showers on monday following that rain from overnight. ok, thank you. that s it. i ll be back at ten, but you can keep up with all the latest developments on the bbc website, as the news continues here on bbc one. let s join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. bye for now. hello and welcome to sportsday. the rapid rise of queens park, can they make it a hatrick of promotions to reach the scottish premiership? liverpool say they know that some their fans will have strong feelings about playing the national anthem tomorrow to mark the kings coronation. and can british fighterjohn ryder upset the odds in mexico against
thank you forjoining us. celebrations for king charles s coronation are continuing across the uk today, ahead of a special concert at windsor castle this evening. around 20,000 people are expected to gather to watch artists including lionel ritchie, katy perry and take that. numerous street parties across britain are also expected to take place for what s being called the coronation big lunch . some of these will be attended by members of the royal family. these are images from earlier with the prince and princess of wales, catherine and william, who were attending winning the events in windsor. it was a surprise appearance from any of the crowds because it was not something that was scheduled, so it was a nice surprise for the crowds that were gathered in windsor. the prince and princess of wales, turning up to speak to crowds. these are images from earlier, shaking hands and posing for a selfie is and crouching down to speak to children as well. so just a little glimpse of
you re watching bbc news. now it s time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday i m hugh ferris. the headlines this evening. another win. another bonus point. ireland stay on course for a six nations grand slam. after a week when their own captain described wales as the laughing stock of world rugby, can ken owens galvanise his team to their first six nations win of the season against england? arsenal s lead at the top of the premier league is five points. but for how long? manchester city are hoping to match the gunners win at leicester. also coming up in the programme. a0 years old and the number one in the world. james anderson helps england take control of the second test in new zealand. another british record, but gutted not to break the world s best mark. keely hodgkinson wins the 800 metres at the world indoor tour final. hello and welcome to sportsday, i m hugh ferris. welcome along to sportsday. it wasn t as convincing as many expected, but ireland are still