just closed and the result is expected to become clear in just a few hours. around 64 million turks were eligible to vote turn out in the first round was closing in on 90% and they had a choice between two veteran candidates: the two times president recep tayyip erdogan and the opposition leader, kemal kilicdaroglu. the election takes place amid a faltering economy, with inflation in double figures and a cost of living crisis. both of the candidates have been out to cast their vote. this was the incumbent president, recep tayip erdogan, in istanbul. he arrived by limousine, with the crowds kept back behind barriers, and more or less had the polling station to himself, when, along with his wife, he cast his ballot. and at exactly the same time as that was happening in istanbul mr erdogan s opponent, kemal kilicdaroglu cast his vote in ankara. the polling station was a little more crowded, and the supporters were able to get up a little bit closer, but everything seemed
russia unleashes a wave of air strikes on kyiv in what appears to be the largest drone attack on the ukraine capital since the start of the war. britain s government is discussing plans for supermarkets to cap the price of basic food items to help tackle the rising cost of living crisis. and we meet the south african woman who used her own experiences of period poverty to help empower girls in hundreds of schools by delivering free pads. the people of turkey have gone back to the polls for the second round of the turkish presidential election with voting now under way in a presidential election run off between these two men long time authoritarian leader recep tayyip erdogan and his main rival, the secular opposition leader, kemal kilicdaroglu. here they are voting in the last hour. in the first round earlier this month, president erdogan won 49.5% of the vote just over 4% more than his rival. both candidates are chasing support from nationalist voters. earlier our middle
pressure is set to pass to the north of the uk and lots of isobars on the chart, strong winds and a cold front slipping south. a band of cloud and rain and to the sunny spells and showers, some of them are wintry over the high ground in scotland but it is the wind that will cause issues on thursday, widely a windy day with gales in places and we could see 80 mph gusts and some really rough seas around some eastern coasts and some coastal flooding, so some real disruption to travel on thursday and it stays quite windy in the run up to christmas but broadly speaking on the milder side and if you do want some snow on christmas day, i think it is really only likely over hills in the north of the uk. and that s bbc news at six. now its time to join our colleagues for the news where you are. hello there, i m 0lly foster. here s what s coming up on sportsday. farewell to forest, with the team sliding on the stable. steve cooper has been sacked. we ll be at all the quarterfinals incl
at this stage down toward south west england and probably south wales where we could see some 23s. the weather cooling down a bit across northern areas but still in the may sunshine it ll feel ok. from bank holiday monday, bit more of a breeze around for england but with the high pressure dominating it is a dry picture with most of us seeing some fairly lengthy spells of sunshine. 21 in glasgow, that ll feel nice. further south, temperatures coming down a few degrees, but still pleasant in that strong may sunshine. you can keep up with all of the latest developments on the website. from us it is goodbye but the news continues here on bbc one as it is now time tojoin continues here on bbc one as it is now time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday i m hugh ferris. the headlines this evening. three into two doesn t go. leicester leeds and everton are hoping they are the one that doesn t go down in the
in bangladesh, hundreds of thousands of people were forced to take shelter. now on bbc news, more sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday this sunday night. coming up on tonight s programme: is the title race over? manchester city could be a game away from being champions after they win and arsenal lose. a record breaking day at wembley where chelsea beat manchester united to win the women s fa cup again. and partying like it s 2006 sale beat leicester to reach their first rugby premiership final in 17 years. welcome along, thank you for joining is on what could prove to be a pivotal day in the premier league title race. arsenal who for so long were top of the table may well have to make do with finishing second after being beaten 3 0 by brighton at the emirates. it was a goalless first half but shortly after the break, it was the visitors who broke the deadlock through enciso. and it got even betterfor brighton, as denis undav capitalised on a mistake to make it tw