this week, i m in turkey, where they re gearing up for the country s 100th anniversary. rising from the remains of the ottoman empire a century ago, turkey inherited a disparate group of cultures and began a process of rapid modernisation under its founder, ataturk. i m travelling the country to understand how all of these diverse cultures were brought together. from the burial grounds of the god kings of ancient anatolia. ..to the turquoise coast, where queen cleopatra is claimed to have once bathed. ..to an original ottoman coffee house in gaziantep, and the hotel frequented by the founder of the republic here in istanbul. welcome to turkey. ship horn blares. now this has to be the best possible way to arrive in istanbul down the mighty bosphorus. it s this body of water that separates the city but also separates continents. and look at that, that silhouette with the domes, the minaretsjust popping up above the horizon. that is dolmabahce palace. that s where the founder
whatever family they are born into . charles spencer also said the press attention suffered by his sister was more dangerous than the attention online focused on kate, the current princess of wales. princess diana s brother was speaking in an interview to be broadcast tomorrow on the bbc s sunday with laura kuenssberg. earlier i spoke to graham satchell, who has been reviewing the material in the interview and asked him what was the main thrust of earl spencer s comments. well, this was a searingly honest interview with earl spencer, and at times difficult to watch, to be honest. he has written a book about his experiences of his childhood, particularly at boarding school, and he talks about suffering shocking levels of violence from the age of eight and being sexually abused from the age of ii. he also talks in some detail about his experience at home with his sister, princess diana, and particularly suffering at the hands of a violent nanny, nanny forster. and this is wh
back to back titles in the six nations as irleand prove their northern hemisphere dominance once more. four goals from the 83rd minute onwards the first fa cup quarter final has a blistering climax and a win for coventry. joining them manchester city, two deflections but smooth progress nonetheless against newcastle. and a good first day not great on day two. how do rory mcilroy s chances look during his third round at the players championship? hello again. ireland have secured back to back six nations titles, beating scotland in dublin by 17 points to 13. a victory that gives them an unassailble lead in the championship with just france against england to come tonight. our correspondent andy swiss was there to see it at the aviva stadium. it was close at the end, but ireland are over the line. as you can probably hear the party is very much in full swing. ireland are once again the sensations for that goodness me, they had to work for it. in the last half hour we had a
as his opponents are either dead, in prison or in exile. the authorities have called on security officers to be vigilant, after vandalism at some polling stations on friday. our russia editor, steve rosenberg, has more. russia s democracy is the best in the world the kremlin says. and at polling station 38 in moscow, we found a choice of candidates and plenty of voters. democracy in action, right? not quite. realistically, only one man can win this. vladimir putin! the man who has been on russia s political stage for the last quarter of a century. vladimir putin faces no serious challenger. his fiercest rivals are in exile or in prison. not that this woman, whose son is fighting in ukraine, wants any change at the top. of course i voted for putin, she says, i trust him. but not everyone who came out today was voting. this, one of a string of attacks on polling stations across russia. they are unprecedented. after chaotic scenes here. ..an arsonist is detained. and green
against children damages them, whatever family they are born into . speaking in an interview to be broadcast tomorrow on the bbc s sunday with laura kuenssberg, he also said the press attention suffered by his sister was more dangerous than the attention online surrounding kate, the current princess of wales. with more on this, here s graham satchell. what was the main thrust of the interview? , ., , ., what was the main thrust of the interview? interview? this was a searingly honest interview interview? this was a searingly honest interview with - interview? this was a searingly honest interview with earl - interview? this was a searingly i honest interview with earl spencer and at times difficult to watch, to be honest. he s written a book about his experiences of his childhood, particularly at boarding school and he talks about suffering shocking levels of violence from the age of eight and being sexually abused from the age of 11. he also talks in some detail about