including a look ahead to the nail biting final day of the english premier legaue season. hello and welcome to bbc news, live in istanbul with me, anna foster. with a key strategic position, a growing regional influence and difficult economic times the future of turkey is today being decided in the run off round of the presidential election. around 64 million people are eligible to vote turn out in the first round was closing in on 90% and they have a choice between two veteran candidates. immigration has been top at the topics of discussion for the last few weeks as the two candidates vying for votes. this is one of the polling stations you will see up and down the country. voting always happens in schools. i have been outside this one for a few hours then people have been coming in through the day. they head into these classrooms and each one like a separate ballot box and they give their name, because the vote and get photographs of both candidates. they have to st
meanwhile, his opponent, kemal kilicdaroglu, said it was the most unfair election in years and that he felt saddened by the troubles awaiting turkey. our senior international correspondent, orla gerin, reports from the turkish capital ankara. the recep tayyip erdogan juggernaut rolls on. and tonight in the turkish capital, the streets belong to his supporters, who have stuck with him through thick and thin and hyperinflation. translation: we are blessed that our president is leading us again. there is no better feeling than this. let the world hear it. he is the leader who has taught the entire world a lesson. and here he was, serenading supporters, or trying to. from a bus top near his home in istanbul, having beaten off the biggest challenge in years. the only winner, he said, is turkey before stoking divisions with an attack on the opposition and the lgbtq community. earlier he handed out cash outside a polling station, like a modern day sultan. one who has now ext
has accused junior doctors of being unreasonable by refusing to budge on their demand for a 35% pay rise. speaking to the bbc today, mr barclay says there needs to be movement on all sides . junior doctors are due to walk out for 72 hours injune after pay talks stalled. ministers have offered a 5% pay rise which junior doctors have rejected.here s thejunior doctors union. a5% a 5% pay uplift that she would amount to a real terms pay cut and would only further the pay arose in that doctors have had to face over the last 15 years. two men have been charged in connection with protest activity at the rugby premiership final at twickenham. the incident took place yesterday when just stop 0il protesters ran on to the pitch and threw orange powder. the match between sale and saracens at twickenham was briefly delayed as stewards escorted the protesters away. four mps are being asked to repay hundreds of pounds in driving fines which they claimed on expenses. the independent parliamentary st
at the rugby premiership final at twickenham. the incident took place yesterday whenjust stop oil protesters caused a stoppage to rugby s gallagher premiership final by running on to the pitch and throwing orange paint powder. the match between sale and saracens at twickenham was briefly delayed as stewards escorted the protesters away to cheers from the crowd, and the men were later arrested. four mps are being asked to repay hundreds of pounds in driving fines which they claimed on expenses. the independent parliamentary standards authority, ipsa rules state that claims for penalty charges will not be paid to mps. the watchdog said that it has changed its expenses process to ensure any future claims will not be paid out. now it s time for a look at today s sport.