hello, thank you forjoining us. the presidential candidates in turkey are gearing up for their last day of campaigning ahead of sunday s crucial election. president recep tayyip erdogan will hold a rally in istanbul, where he built his popular support as mayor more than 20 years ago. in the evening, he is expected to pray at the hagia sophia, which he controversially converted into a mosque to please religious conservatives. his secular challenger, kemal kilicdaroglu, will also be touring istanbul with the current mayor. the 74 year old has been appealing to the young promising to restore democracy and improve relations with the west. let s talk now to our correspondent in istanbul, silin girit. thank you very much for talking to us. the two men at the forefront of this race are very different, aren t they? talk to us about the different personalities and policies. yes. personalities and policies. yes, the are personalities and policies. yes, they are exact personalities
concerns of a potential surge of migrants on the us mexico border, is a controversial policy expires. arrested and detained for 13 hours the bbc speaks to a royal super fan who missed the coronation because of a police mix up. and another colourful night at the eurovision song contest as the line up for the grand final is confirmed. this turkey is holding both parliamentary and presidential elections this sunday and the race is expected to be very tight. president recep tayyip erdogan faces his biggest challenge yet from the main opposition candidate kemal kilichdarolu. the elections could put an end to mr erdogan s two decades of rule in the country. let s go live now to ankara. this race has gotten a bit more interesting, because one of the candidates has pulled out. indeed, that was yesterday, candidates has pulled out. indeed, that was yesterday, where - candidates has pulled out. indeed, that was yesterday, where a - that was yesterday, where a nationalist centre lef
hello, i m lucy gray. sudan s army has deployed tanks and heavy artillery for a large scale offensive in the capital, khartoum. there are reports of heavy fighting in the city. the army says it s attacking from all directions, despite a ceasefire being in place. it s part of an effort to recapture areas held by the rival, rapid support forces. the army has urged people to remain indoors and to stay away from windows. south sudan says it s still trying to convene peace talks between representatives of the two sides. the uk s last evacuation flight has left sudan. the foreign office says nearly 1900 people have been flown out since tuesday. meanwhile, the united states has completed its first evacuation of citizens from the country. countries like saudi arabia are getting people out tojeddah via port sudan on the red sea. our correspondent andrew harding filed this report from jeddah. the dock site here in port sudan. and you can see here 52, we believe, 52 evacuees from yemen,
khartoum. there are reports of heavy fighting in the city. the army says it s attacking from all directions, despite a ceasefire being in place. it s part of an effort to recapture areas held by the rival, rapid support forces. the army has urged people to remain indoors and to stay away from windows. south sudan says it s still trying to convene peace talks between representatives of the two sides. the uk s last evacuation flight has left sudan. the foreign office says nearly 1900 people have been flown out since tuesday. meanwhile, the united states has completed its first evacuation of citizens from the country. countries like saudi arabia are getting people out tojeddah via port sudan on the red sea. our correspondent lyse doucet took the boat the other way and has sent this report from port sudan. every face, every person on this waiting tug boat tells you a story they tell us that they made a dangerous journey to get here. the violence in their neighborhoods, they ve wa
a formal apology. and a new opinion poll suggests support for the monarchy is waning, especially among the young. this, i think, is a problem for charles. how can he, as it were, recruit the young to support of the monarchy? the uk s very different today from when the king s mother was crowned 70 years ago. can he, and will he, change the monarchy? bells ring. cheering. charles and camilla are on a walkabout at york minster. it s exciting. the atmosphere s lovely. jack wants to see the king. big crowds have turned out to welcome them. i think they make a lovely couple and i think they re very dignified. amazed. really privileged to see that, yeah. god save the king! there s a small but noisy protest here, too. chants: not my king! all: not my king! republicans who want to get rid of the hereditary monarchy and have an elected head of state instead. across the country, there are millions of people who want the monarchy abolished. they spend so much of our money on their lives