barcelona have been crowned la liga champions for the first time in four years after hammering local rivals espa nyol 4 2. robert lewandowski s first half double set them on their way. espanyol pulled two goals back in the second half to ensure it wasn t a total whitewash, but it s an unassailable iii point lead for barca over arch enemies real madrid, who look set for second place under carlo ancelotti. for barcelona manager xavi, he marked his first full season in charge with a title win, the second trophy to arrive at the camp nou this term. the barcelona squad were celebrating their title win when espanyol supporters stormed onto the pitch and ran at them, prompting the players to flee. they d been dancing around in the centre circle, relishing winning the title at the home of their local rivals, before things turned ugly. espanyol are in danger of a second relegation in four seasons. they re four points from safety. meanwhile in england, manchester city are four points c
if president recep tayyip erdogan should remain in power after 20 years may end in a run off vote. the islamic party of the incumbent president erdogan is being challenged by a secularist candidate, kemal kilicdaroglu. both men have dismissed the other side s claims to be in the lead. counting has continued throughout the day. this is one of the country s most critical elections. the country is dealing with soaring inflation, and is still reeling from two earthquakes in february in which more than 50,000 people died. these are live pictures from the streets of turkey where people are awaiting a result. let s cross live to our middle east corrrespondent anna foster, who joins us from outside the governing ak party s headquarters in the turkish city of adana. voting has been going on for quite a while now, we have had one side claiming they are in the lead and then the other side, so i suppose it shows usjust then the other side, so i suppose it shows us just how tight it is? i
for the first time in four years after hammering local rivals espanyol 4 2. robert lewandowski s first half double set them on their way. espanyol pulled two goals back in the second half to ensure it wasn t a total whitewash, but it s an unassailable iii point lead for barca over arch enemies real madrid, who look set for second place under carlo ancelotti. for barcelona manager xavi, he marked his first full season in charge with a title win, the second trophy to arrive at the camp nou this term. the barcelona squad were celebrating their title win when espanyol supporters stormed onto the pitch and ran at them, prompting the players to flee. they d been dancing around in the centre circle, relishing winning the title at the home of their local rivals, before things turned ugly. espanyol are in danger of a second relegation in four seasons. they re four points from safety. meanwhile in england, manchester city are four points clear at the top of the english premier league f
well, my guest is seychelles president, wavel ramkalawan. is this a story of paradise lost? president wavel ramkalawan, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much. well, it s a pleasure to have you in the studio. you in the seychelles are known at the un as one of the sids nations. that s the small island developing states. do you think the world listens properly to the sids? i would say no. in fact, as an african country, when the world talks about africa, they don t really pay attention to the sids. and yet, the sids of africa are the ones that are doing very well. when you look at the mo ibrahim index, for example, mauritius is first, seychelles is second, cape verde s third. so you have three sids that are doing extremely well, but the focus is on mainland africa. but isn t that, in a sense, part of the point? you are doing relatively well. i believe your per capita income is over $10,000, which in african terms is pretty remarkable, and you re very small. your population
in turkey, voting has closed in one of the most elections the country has seen. the country is deciding whether president erdohan remains in power after 20 years. it is expected to be a close race between him and an opposition leader kemal k l cdaroglu. he is a former civil servant who heads an alliance of six opposition parties, both secular and islamist. he promised to scrap many of the powers acquired by mr erdogan and return turkey to a parliamentary system. and also called for better relations with the west, including renewal of turkey s bid for membership of the eu. the current leader recep tayyip erdogan first came to power as prime minister in 2003 and became president in 2014. under him, turkey enjoyed strong economic growth, but it s been hit by high inflation, and the recent earthquakes in which tens of thousands died. he s also become increasingly authoritarian with more powers in the hands of the president and tighter restrictions on free speech. with most ballot