live from london. this is bbc news. counting has begun in turkey — in what could be the most important election in the country's modern history. a powerful cyclone crashes into coastal areas of bangladesh and northern myanmar — with windspeeds of more than 200 kilometres per hour. president zelensky thanks germany for its �*fantastic solidarity�* — on his first visit to the country since russia invaded ukraine. and — will the queen win a posthumous bafta? a memorable moment from herjubilee is among the nominations.

hello, i'm lukwesa burak. counting has begun in turkey's presidential election, with voters deciding whether to end recep tayyip erdogan�*s long grip on power. turnout is expected to be huge. the poll is one of the most consequential in the country's modern history, with mr erdogan�*s islamic party challenged by an opposition set on a more secular course, and promising closer ties to the west. president tayyip erdogan cast his vote in istanbul. and this is his key rival — kimil kilicdaroglu. he's the leader of a broad opposition alliance hoping to end mr erdogan�*s time in power. in the last hour, we heard from president erdogan. he tweeted: "the voting process has been completed throughout

the country in a way that befits our democracy. now, as always, it is time to firmly protect the ballot boxes. until the results are finalised, we will continue to protect the will of our people. let's talk now to our correspondent, silin girit at the opposition�*s headquarters in istanbul. things are looking very calm behind you. what is the atmosphere like? it feels like the calm before the storm. counting is under way and everyone across the nation feels very edgy, actually, about what might happen, what is going to happen. if it is a tight margin every vote will count and if it is a tight margin there is this fear of the repeat of what has happened three years ago during the municipal elections in istanbul. the votes were counted and there was a small margin and the election process had to be repeated again. that is what everyone fears across the nation.

they don't want a repeat of the election. they want a clear result. so that was what the president called upon here in the headquarters of the main opposition party, they made the same call and called upon the voters to protect their boats, to protect the ballot boxes. now election security is the main issue. the following few hours will determine whether that will be a fair and smooth process as well. truth? fair and smooth process as well. why is this being — fair and smooth process as well. why is this being billed as the most consequential election in turkey's modern history?— consequential election in turkey's modern history? well, it is actually the most crucial _ modern history? well, it is actually the most crucial election _ modern history? well, it is actually the most crucial election in - modern history? well, it is actually the most crucial election in modern turkey's history because president recep tayyip erdogan has been in power since 2003 initially as prime minister, then as president. he is this all powerfulfigure minister, then as president. he is this all powerful figure who seemed invincible until very recently. his main challenger is a 74—year—old soft—spoken person who was seen as a

probable person who could beat recep tayyip erdogan but that vision is actually changed in the last few weeks especially, that there was a trend of opposition supporters backing kimil kilicdaroglu. whether that will result in actually him securing the presidential presidency in the first round, of course, we have yet to see. the polls have closed and the counting is under way. we are expecting the first results to come in in the next couple of hours but there is a reporting ban and till 9pm here in turkey but that could be pulled back a little earlier. by the end of today, by midnight, we are hoping to get a clear indication of what might have happened throughout the day, whether any candidate has secured, will be able to secure the presidency in the first round. i

suspect that the main issues can be repeated over and over around the world particularly with the cost of living. i wonder if you could just take a moment to give us a bit of a background to turkey's rather unique relationship with the west because it has got one foot on one side and anotherfoot on the it has got one foot on one side and another foot on the other. it is a very nuanced relationship, isn't it? it is, actually. turkey is one of the members of nato but it also has very good relations with russia. putin and recep tayyip erdogan have a special relationship. they brokered some kind of a deal, the green deal, for instance. russia was suspicious whether they could strike such a relationship with the opposition leader if he actually won the presidency. kimil kilicdaroglu guaranteed russia would be a friendly nation of turkey if he won but, in the last few days, he

actually made some mornings against the kremlin, saying, watch out. don't meddle in turkey's electoral process. we want to remain friends. let's remain friends. of course, the kremlin denied any kind of meddling. predominantly, faces the west end he has made that very clear. relations with the west will be his priority. thank you very much indeed. we will be getting more from turkey as that count continue so do stay with us here in bbc news. a powerful cyclone has crashed into coastal areas of bangladesh and northern myanmar, with windspeeds of over 200 kilometres per hour. aid workers are worried about the risk to around a million rohinga refugees living in camps in the town of cox's bazar in bangladesh. rajini has the latest. the cyclone arrived with force. winds gusting at high speed as it

moved towards the myanmar coastline. hundreds of thousands of families forced to leave their homes to safety. this school is just one of the temporary cyclone shelters which the government has urged people to come to for safety. we were just take you in and this is one of the classrooms. all of the classrooms absolutely packed. many of them are mothers with tiny babies. there are the elderly here. many people have come here and they are sick. there's real desperation in this room, though. people say there is no food here and they are in very uncomfortable positions. and for many were able to seek shelter close to a million living in the world's largest refugee camp or not. the bangladesh government does not allow refugees to leave the camp. stuck in their shelters, made of bamboo and tarpaulin, with little protection from the storm. as the cyclone passes, the threat of flash floods and landslides remains.

extreme weather once again pummelling this coastline and leaving hundreds of thousands at risk. earlier, i spoke to the bbc�*s weather forecaster, stav danaos. usually, the pacific hurricanes and cyclones and the atlantic ones are usually more powerful, bigger body of water so it generates larger storms. the bay storm developed just up the east coast of sri lanka a few days ago and really got its act together and deepened rapidly as it raced towards the north—east corner of the bay. and now one thing about this area that makes it very prone to these is it is very low lying all around the north—east coast

of england through bangladesh to north west myanmar. the storms produce a surge so you can imagine, with huge waves, very strong winds and a surge it ploughs into the lower lying areas and can inundate them far worse than it can do for cliffside coastlines. in terms of its track, what we know about where it is heading? it is weakening and they do deteriorate quite quickly, but the graphic here i have been showing, showing the satellite picture with a very defined eye in the north—east corner of the bay of bengal. as it is approaching it was severely severe. we believe that we can slightly and it is moving in than quickly producing 400 millimetres of rain in the worst affected areas. that heavy rain and flooding the coastal inundation and landslides, mudslides

are going to be a risk but quickly sunday and monday you will notice it almost disappears. it is going to be knocked down to a depression by the end of today and then it will be remnants of thunderstorms as it pushes up into the mountains so they could be a clear up operation but the disturbance in the atmosphere left by the storm will allow for lots of thunderstorms across bangladesh and myanmar. how long the cyclone season last normally in this part of the world? on and off at the moment. i have to say it is a little bit early for that. this is ahead of the monsoon season so this cluster of thunderstorms which developed into the cyclone is a fairly rare thing. we're to see now is rain associated with the monsoon gathering around the maldives and that is going to start spreading northwards into the monsoon seasons which usually starts in early june so this is a bit of a freak storm just before monsoons. ukraine�*s president zelensky has

thanked germany for its �*fantastic solidarity�*, after germany pledged a further military aid package worth nearly 3 billion dollars. this was his first visit to the country since russia invaded ukraine. mr zelensky has renewed his call for fighterjets ahead of a planned counter—offensive against russia�*s invasion — that plea isn�*t likely to be met but the german chancellor 0laf scholz said he would continue to support kyiv for as long as is needed. next — let�*s get some analysis from our berlin correspondent jenny hill. he can�*t be in any doubt of german levels of support. the german government announced it would send weapons worth 2.7 billion euros to kyiv including more tanks, more anti aircraftanti—... sorry, air

kyiv including more tanks, more anti aircraft anti—... sorry, air defence systems. so he was aware that that support would be coming. he knows that germany has already sent quite a lot after an albeit extremely hesitant start in terms of financial aid and military aid. don�*t forget, too, that germany has hosted well over a million ukrainian refugees but these visits are all about sending messages, are in today? the message of course to the ukrainian people has been one of reassurance and that is why we heard 0laf scholz emphasising that that support for ukraine would continue for as long as necessary but it is also about sending the message to vladimir putin. that message being that he cannot count on ukraine�*s analyser support or waning as this war goes on. what is interesting, though, is that mr zelensky really wants fighterjets. modern fighterjets fighter jets. modern fighter jets from fighterjets. modern fighterjets from his allies and that is something that 0laf scholz does not want to allow. he is one of a number of nato countries it does not think thatis of nato countries it does not think that is a great idea. all sorts of

objections. some people say the training of staff to use those fighterjets, the maintenance and so on, that might be tricky, logistically problematic but i think the chief concern perhaps even germany is the idea that they don�*t want to supply ukraine with the type of weapons which could be used to target russia. now, ukraine has always said it wouldn�*t do that but even today, as mr zelensky said, he was hopeful he could persuade germany tojoin an was hopeful he could persuade germany to join an alliance of people who would provide fighter jets. 0laf scholz the german chancellor said he would stick to the line and his line is that he is only prepared to supply so—called defensive weapons to ukraine. that was jenn defensive weapons to ukraine. that was jenny hill— defensive weapons to ukraine. that wasjenny hill there. and french media is reporting that president zelensky is expected to arrive in paris later on sunday. officials at the french presidential office could not be immediately reached for comment on the reports but we�*re told he will be greeted at the airport by french prime minister elisabeth borne and french foreign minister

catherine colonna. manchester city are four points clear at the top of the english premier league for now after a 3—0 win at everton which keeps them firmly in control of the title race. ilkay gundogan scoring either side of half time and haaland with the other. job done for city who are two wins away from being champions again. we away from being champions again. - took the game on our hands and it was a brilliant performance for as,

come here and do it so one more game. we need two more victories, three games left in two victories to be champion. brentford are still hoping for european football, they are up to ninth after a 2—0 win for thomas frank�*s side over west hambryan mbeumo with the opener afterjust 20 minutes against a west ham side that were playing this game in between their europa conference league semi final. yoane wissa scored the second just before half time. chelsea have reached an agreement to make mauricio pochettino their new manager. he�*lljoin in the summer after what will be the club�*s worst performing premier league season in nearly 20 years. pochettino managed tottenham for five years from 2014 and led them to the 2019 champions league final. he�*ll be chelsea�*s sixth permanent manager in five years, following the sacking of thomas tuchel and graham potter earlier this season with interim boss frank lampard currently in charge of the club

who are 11th in the league. 77,000 in the end watching this one. a 90,000 sell—out between chelsea and manchester united and chelsea who are chasing that league and cup double have the lead. scoring on the 68th minute with five minutes to go, that goal remains the defence. manchester playing in their first fa cup final, as it stands it looks like it is going to end in defeat for them. barcelona can become la liga champions later. win at the catalan derby at espanyol and it will bejob done. elsewhere, io—man valencia boosted their survival hopes with a 2—1 win against celta vigo. third place atletico are playing elche, diego simeone�*s side are a goal down at the break. in the netherland�*s ajax�*s match against groninegen has been abandoned after home supporters

invaded the pitch to protest against the clubs owenrship. supporters made their way on to the pitch afterjust ten minutes, to protest the clubs relegation from the dutch top flight. it is the second time this season that groningen have had a game called off due to the behaviour of fans. joe root was out for 10 in his first indian premier league innings as rajasthan royals were thrashed by 112 runs by royal challengers bangalore. the result severely damages the royals�* chances of reaching the play—offs with one match remaining. root overturned an lbw decision on one before being trapped in front root overturned an lbw decision on one before being trapped in front by left—armer wayne parnell after 15 balls. it came amid a dismal royals batting effort, including the loss of england�*sjos buttlerfor a duck, as they were bowled out for 59 in 10 point 3 overs. faf du plessis and glenn maxwell hit fifties in rcb�*s 171 for 5. and that�*s all the sport for now.

polls have closed in thailand in an election that could lead to the end of nearly a decade of military—backed rule. the opposition is predicted to win most seats, but the military�*s control of the senate means it might dictate who forms the next government, whatever the result. live now to our correspondent jonathan head in bangkok the counting is going quite fast, rapidly at the moment. the official count held by the election committee is held by number of constituencies completed by the unofficial count which observers are following in the constituencies is showing a remarkable performance by the new progressive party move forward but is doing far better than expected and is likely to be one of the two biggest parties. the biggest party always expected to win election machine of the former exiled prime minister but it seems to have lost a

lot of support to move forward. both these parties are campaigning on a ticket of getting the military out of politics which it has been for very long time. and, you know, move forward�*s agenda is particularly progressive. it wants a complete wholesale reform of the bureaucracy and once the monarchy discussed. this incredible wave of support it has got and has clearly gone well beyond younger tie suggests it has struck a chord with voters who really want change if you put these two parties together the projection we are seeing suggest they will have a substantial majority in the lower house of parliament. that is going to make it very difficult for the incumbent prime minister and other conservatives to argue that they can form a government even with the 250 unelected senators. it is going to be a very, very big dealfor them to climb and it looks as though we are looking at a significant result in thailand and a massive vote for

change coming from the electorate. everything now depends on the kind of bargaining that takes place after the result. which party so they can come together and form a coalition and, of course, always in thailand, where there is some kind of extraparliamentary movers tried to stop the reformists from taking power. many ultra conservatives don�*t want to see but the results we are seeing coming through show a tremendous mandate for the pro—reform parties and it is hard to see a government which does not encompass a great deal of the progressive agenda. thank you very much indeed. thank you. the british academy television awards are being held in london, with bbc dramas �*the responder�* and �*this is going to hurt�*, leading the nominations. also in the running is paddington�*sjubilee tea with the queen — nominated in the most memorable tv moment category and entertainment show �*the traitors�*.

it has been a busy red carpet with names from the world of television and big names from films like kate winslet you have been making tv programmes after the last few years, coming down this red carpet now. one of the nominees most talked about i spoke to earlier. the actress maxine peake nominated for the intense drama about a tireless hillsborough campaigner and drama about a tireless hillsborough campaignerand i drama about a tireless hillsborough campaigner and i asked when i spoke to her on the red carpet earlier what it was like playing a woman of such determination. it what it was like playing a woman of such determination.— such determination. it was a privilege- — such determination. it was a privilege. you've _ such determination. it was a privilege. you've just - such determination. it was a privilege. you've just got - such determination. it was a privilege. you've just got to | such determination. it was a - privilege. you've just got to look privilege. you�*ve just got to look at it like that. by the grace of god thatis at it like that. by the grace of god that is something so removed from in many ways. to be given that opportunity to walk in their shoes in the way that i did was a real honour. so, yeah,.—

in the way that i did was a real honour. so, yeah,. how important is it to keep reminding _ honour. so, yeah,. how important is it to keep reminding new— honour. so, yeah,. how important is| it to keep reminding new generations what happened at hillsborough? in the market notjust about hillsborough. it is how we take on the establishment and how we are constantly, these battles are not going away. so it is about showing a group of people managed to do. kevin would have been 50 years here. he was 14 when he went to that football match so it is about the power of the small voices, if they come together in solidarity it can change things but also we must never forget our history. and i guess there must also be an extra layer of pressure are at least expectation when you are at least expectation when you are playing a real live person especially in a storyline like this. you are concerned that people will say i knew her and that is not how she was but you�*ve got to capture the spirit of somebody and tell the

story. that is what important. it is whether people think i am great i have got to be like and, it is not about that. it is about how to get that story across to a audience in a concise and clear and interesting way. concise and clear and interesting wa . . concise and clear and interesting wa , ., ., , concise and clear and interesting wa . . concise and clear and interesting wa. . way. that was maxine peake reflecting — way. that was maxine peake reflecting on _ way. that was maxine peake reflecting on playing - way. that was maxine peake reflecting on playing the - way. that was maxine peake - reflecting on playing the character of and, one of the many dramas nominated across the tv baftas. leading the way with four is the responder. a very intense police drama set in and around liverpool starring martin freeman in the lead character. and with many police dramas it is hard to make them stand out especially the something special. they manage this with compelling storylines but a police officer on the front line dealing with issues not police force but also in his personal life but also with some wonderful wonderful performances at the centre of that and of course with three nominations you got something like the murder mystery set around a nottinghamshire

village decades after the miners strike and an event that is still reverberating through that particular community. that has got nominations including one for actor, best supporting actor at the very end of the scale you�*ve got something like being unreasonable? a comedy starring lenny vas. that has been acclaimed forjustin�*s wonderful sense of fun and humour and of course —— is up for best male comedy performance. it is only 14 years old. i did speak to him earlier. he said he was having a wonderful baftas and an incredible experience to have somebody so young. and one of the more popular new dramas. more entertainment shows, i should say, the last 12 months, has been the traitors. that is a pretty including constructed factual and for its presenter, claudia winkleman. now, as well as

they�*re being all these dramas and, to be compared to previous years it is not quite a classic classic yeah for television. is not quite a classic classic yeah fortelevision. it is not quite a classic classic yeah for television. it has not got things like its sn which had multiple nominations and had societal impact as well and the year before with i may destroy you which had a big society aspect with the storylines but what we have here is a very strong sense and a strong number of dramas that have done very well across the board have been popular with audiences and awards voters and of course you�*ve got things like the most memorable moment. those times that do stake out i�*m probably the favourite there is the queen with paddington bear at the platinum party at the palace last summer and if doesn�*t when i think many people will be extremely surprised. the baftas are held today

later on and we will bring you the latest on that and, very quickly, just to update you, we are getting news that president zelensky will be travelling on to france from germany. stay with us. more coming up. hello there, it has been sunny this weekend and has actually felt quite warm. temperature into the low 20s but a band of rain crossing the country as we speak. that is introducing some cool air. for the new week, it looks mostly dry with a few showers around and high pressure dominating. the dry weather does persist. it remains rather cool on monday and tuesday and the start of wednesday but signs of it warming up a little bit towards the end of the week. this rain band, this cold front with the cooler air behind it slowly working its way eastwards across the country. splashes of rain as it

slowly travels eastwards. behind it, a cooler day for scotland and northern ireland, a bit of sunshine and blustery showers and ahead of it, good spells of sunshine and a brighter, sunnier, warmer day for east and south—east england compared to yesterday. could be up to 20 or 21 degrees, generally the high teens for england and wales and low to mid—teens behind the weather front. when that weather front journeys eastwards during sunday night, higher pressure continues to dominate. for most, it will stay mostly dry but we have this blue hue on the chart and we are all into some slightly fresh air. any rain cloud clears away from the south—east early on monday and then it is a bright day with sunny spells and scattered showers. most of these northern ireland, scotland, northern and eastern england. more of the breeze across the north sea coast of the south—east. better chance of staying dry towards the south—west. a cooler day for all, low to mid—teens. high pressure still with us for tuesday, these were the fans got across the north of the uk generating showers across scotland, perhaps northern ireland and northern england into the afternoon. the southern half of britain should

stay dry with variable cloud, some sunny spells. lighter winds here so temperatures could be up to 16 or 17 degrees in the warmer spots but for most, mostly low to mid—teens once again. very little change as we head into the middle part of the week, high pressure still with us and few isobars on the charts so the winds will be lighter. you also notice that blue hue beginning to disappear across the country. temperatures will be climbing slightly towards the end of the week — no heatwave by any means but it will feel a little bit warmer, drier weather with some sunny spells and greater chance of seeing showers towards the north the uk.

this is bbc news. the headlines: in turkey, polls have closed in what�*s regarded as one of the most pivotal elections in the country�*s modern history. president erdogan — in powerfor 20 years — faces a tough challenge from his main opponent, inflation is running at more than a0%. a powerful cyclone has crashed into coastal areas of bangladesh and northern myanmar, with wind speeds of more than 200 kilometres per hour. in myanmar, trees were uprooted and a telecom tower was brought down. in bangladesh, hundreds of thousands of people have been forced to take shelter. ukraine�*s president has described germany as a "true friend" in his country�*s fight against russia. speaking on his first visit to berlin since moscow�*s