live from london, this is bbc news. early results are expected shortly in turkey's presidential election. could the country be heading for a run—off vote? president zelensky is in paris to discuss humanitarian and military support with his french counterpart, emmanuel macron. at least five people are believed to have died in myanmar as a powerful cyclone crashes into the country. and kate winslet is among the winners at the baftas — the awards ceremony that honours british television. hello, i'm lucy grey. we start in turkey where a closely fought election to decide

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? it shows usjust how tight it is? it is, it is incredibly tight and that is, it is incredibly tight and that is why people are talking about the idea of a run—off in two weeks' time which we should say has never happened before, if that is what happens, it would be a brand—new thing which was already enshrined in law but which nobody has seen in practice. of the reason is that of the three candidates, one, in order to be the next president, needs more than 50% of the vote at the moment it looks like recipe type erdogan and kemal kilicdaroglu will get close to that mark but neither will cross it because of the presence of a third candidate, right—wing candidate and ultranationalist, candidate and ultra nationalist, sinan candidate and ultranationalist, sinan 0gan, who will take away enough from each to say that neither gets across the threshold. but we don't have the results yet, people are looking at what is coming from the main news agencies and there is a lot of discussion going on an

extrapolation people looking at figures and the results but right now it is looking very tight. but nobody really knows when we will find out for sure what the result will be. �* ., ,., , find out for sure what the result willbe. �* ., , . will be. and also there is concern that president _ will be. and also there is concern that president erdogan _ will be. and also there is concern that president erdogan may - will be. and also there is concern that president erdogan may not l that president erdogan may not accept the result if he were to lose it? it accept the result if he were to lose it? ., , , ., ~ accept the result if he were to lose it? ., , ., ~ ., accept the result if he were to lose it? it has been talked about because over the last — it? it has been talked about because over the last few _ it? it has been talked about because over the last few years _ it? it has been talked about because over the last few years he _ it? it has been talked about because over the last few years he really - over the last few years he really has been about crystallising power around that presidential position. making the president, himself, more powerful, with a sort of executive presidency role when it comes to things like policy, decisions on foreign—policy lines, making it harder to remove the president, for example, making a president being able to stay in post for longer than ever allowed before, that was something he changed as well. so there is concern in some quarters that if the vote goes against him, he may not allow for a smooth transition of power. he has said

when asked that he will of course respect the result. it feels at this stage like there are so many hypotheticals and things we are talking about that might happen. everybody is desperate for a result, turkey has been waiting for these elections so long, struggling economically, people here in the south struggling the devastating earthquakes in february. this felt like a big moment, so many the people i have spoken to today who have beenjoining people i have spoken to today who have been joining the long people i have spoken to today who have beenjoining the long lines people i have spoken to today who have been joining the long lines to cast their votes, they have been in a way quite excited about the election, quite energised. it feels like a moment where they can have their say one way or the other. people are now at that stage late at night, desperate for a result but they will have to wait a bit longer to get one. they will have to wait a bit longer to get one-— they will have to wait a bit longer to net one. �* , ., to get one. and took us through the ma'or to get one. and took us through the major issues — to get one. and took us through the major issues for _ to get one. and took us through the major issues for people _ to get one. and took us through the major issues for people in _ to get one. and took us through the major issues for people in turkey i major issues for people in turkey that they have been voting on. you mentioned the economy and of course the earthquakes, the situation in terms of the economy is really dire, at that moment, isn't it? it is

terms of the economy is really dire, at that moment, isn't it?— at that moment, isn't it? it is and it has been _ at that moment, isn't it? it is and it has been for— at that moment, isn't it? it is and it has been for a _ at that moment, isn't it? it is and it has been for a long _ at that moment, isn't it? it is and it has been for a long time. - at that moment, isn't it? it is and it has been for a long time. the i it has been for a long time. the value of the turkish lira has plummeted and inflation has soared and that means people have seen their wages worth less, they have seen things in the shops costing more, they have felt the pinch in their own pockets and in their lives. and some economists say that in fact president erdogan has not just fail to rain that in, they have said he has made it worse with some of the interest—rate decisions he has made in the last few years. that is at the front of everybody�*s mind, it always is, elections are always about your lifestyle and what you can afford or not. that has been one of the big issues. the earthquake of course as you mentioned, here in the south of turkey, where huge swathes of the country were devastated and people are still waiting to see what will happen, still waiting to see how long it will take to rebuild and reconstruct in this part of the world. there are other issues, things like the increasing islamic

vocation of turkish society which is something that president erdogan has been pushing, and his challenger, kemal kilicdaroglu, has been endorsing a more secular agenda. and things like refugees as well, here in the south, there are many particularly syrian refugees, we are quite close to the border, that has always been an issue, the fact that turkey host so many refugees and at times that has caused tensions. there is a large kurdish vote as well here as well, the hdp, a party that president erdogan tried to stop running in many ways, there were court cases that came and again, they told their members, their photos, not in the parliamentary elections which are also happening but in the presidential elections, they also coalesced around kemal kilicdaroglu as an opposition candidate. a lot of different issues at stake, a lot of things people had to consider. two very different visions of what turkey could look like in the next few months and

years and we wait to see which will become a reality.— years and we wait to see which will become a reality. thank you so much, anna foster — become a reality. thank you so much, anna foster in — become a reality. thank you so much, anna foster in adana. _ 0ur senior international correspondent, 0rla guerin, reports from the turkish capital ankara. people talk excitedly a tense moment in a tight election. here in ankara, voters spotted two people in one polling booth. the police were called in. the ballot box matters in turkey, and the opposition are on the lookout for fraud. this is a pivotal vote which could mean the end of the erdogan era. president erdogan's supporters insist he is going nowhere. this man tells us he will still be president tomorrow because he always wins elections, and he will keep developing turkey.

the authoritarian leader voted in istanbul, looking sombre, with election officials standing to attention. he said he is praying for turkish democracy. the president's smiling, secular rival, kemal kilicdaroglu, says democracy would be a lot better off without him. applause and cheering well, kemal kilicdaroglu has emerged here now having cast his vote. everyone is trying to get a picture. he's the focus of a lot of attention here today, a lot of hopes, he's promising to bring a new beginning, to bring spring to turkey. and waiting for him patiently, for hours, three generations of one family who hope today will change everything. they've brought baby mira along. 0utside her home for the first time ever. "i don't want to be afraid

when i speak," says her aunt, sanem. "now i'm giving you an interview and i'm scared. i simply want to live without fear. we have been silent for so long." but president erdogan has been pulling out all the stops to survive, invoking religion, as he often does. last night he prayed for his political life in istanbul's iconic ayasofya, which he reconverted to a mosque. and a huge crowd prayed with him. win or lose, for president erdogan, some have fears about what may come next. we are concerned a little bit what may happen both ways. if he's elected, we don't see a good

future for the country. and if he's not, things may get messier, so wejust... we will wait and see what happens. be don't want mess, we want to be happy with our children and we want to live happily in this country, we love our country. exactly. for now, the count continues with claim and counterclaim about who is ahead. at the president's headquarters, the party is already getting started. the opposition say to wait for the final result. there is a long night ahead. 0rla guerin, bbc news, ankara. we can speak live now to 0rla guerin in ankara and we were talking to anna foster about how close its anna foster about how close it's looking and the possibilities of run—off. but talking more generally if you don't mind about what change might mean if the opposition leader came in, in terms of turkey's

position on the global stage, we might be seeing a much more eu focused turkey for example but what might we see in terms of international relations? i might we see in terms of international relations? i think we would see a _ international relations? i think we would see a big _ international relations? i think we would see a big change _ international relations? i think we would see a big change in - international relations? i think we would see a big change in terms | international relations? i think we | would see a big change in terms of tone and messaging, not necessarily turkey abandoning what it regards as its core interest but, for example, as you mentioned, kemal kilicdaroglu has said he would like to try and reinvigorate turkey's bid to join the eu which has effectively stalled. when we sat down with him about two weeks ago to speak to him about two weeks ago to speak to him about his priorities, i asked what would be his top priority in foreign relations, if it would be the west or russia, and he replied immediately that it is europe, that is where we see ourselves. we want to be part of a western civilised community. of course he has been stressing that he wants to restore democracy and freedom here in turkey where so many rights have been

eroded under president erdogan, not least free speech. in terms of delicate issues like nato membership and sweden being admitted to nato, which of course turkey has been blocking, he made it clear he would still like to see progress from sweden on dealing with the issue of kurdish militant groups and the support turkey alleges their giving to those groups so i don't necessarily think kemal kilicdaroglu will suddenly become a very different kind of foreign policy figure in terms of the substance, but i think the presentation will be very different. he is very much a consensus orientated politician, not argumentative, not combo but have an impact in many ways he is sort of a polar opposite to president erdogan —— not combative. polar opposite to president erdogan -- not combative.— polar opposite to president erdogan -- not combative. counting has been auoin on -- not combative. counting has been going on for— -- not combative. counting has been going on for around _ -- not combative. counting has been going on for around some _ -- not combative. counting has been going on for around some time, - -- not combative. counting has been going on for around some time, i - going on for around some time, i think around 90% have been counted so how close are we to getting a result? i

so how close are we to getting a result? ~ ., , so how close are we to getting a result? ~ . , ,., result? i think we are still some time away. _ result? i think we are still some time away. the _ result? i think we are still some time away, the account - result? i think we are still some time away, the account is - result? i think we are still some i time away, the account is expected to continue through the night here and into tomorrow —— the counterpoint we have had very different figures put forward by both sides, different claims about who is ahead. where we are now seems to be pretty certain there will have to be pretty certain there will have to be pretty certain there will have to be a second round run—off. it does not seem like either candidate can clear the threshold of 50% which would allow them to be declared president in the first round. so a second round looks likely, scheduled for the 28th of may. i think it will contribute a lot to the kind of tension and uncertainty here. there was a lot of tension to the build—up to the vote, and it has been impossible to predict. both sides very narrowly divided by the slimmest of margins and there are very dedicated supporters of the president on one side, and equally passionate supporters of the opposition on the other. this is a deeply polarised country and now we are going to see the limbo, if you like, continue for the next two

weeks and the worry will be at the question will be, will the situation be peaceful?— question will be, will the situation be eaceful? ., ~ , . be peaceful? thank you very much, 0rla guerin — be peaceful? thank you very much, 0rla guerin lived _ be peaceful? thank you very much, 0rla guerin lived in _ be peaceful? thank you very much, 0rla guerin lived in ankara. - next to france where ukraine's president, volodymyr zelensky, is at the elysee palace. he arrived about 90 minutes ago for a dinner meeting with his french counterpart, emmanuel macron. a statement from the elysee palace said mr zelensky and mr macron would discuss french military and humanitatian support for ukraine. it's mr zelensky�*s third visit to a major european power this weekend. he was in germany earlier, and on saturday he was in rome meeting italian leaders. 0ur paris correspondent hugh schofield watched president zelensky arrive. he told me that they aren't expecting a big announcement on more military aid from france after the talks. we have not been led to suspect that will happen in any major way. france is giving plenty, at least it is certainly very proud it is now a significant contributor to the ukrainian arsenal, with its caesar mobile artillery unit and light tanks and some air defence.

it may well be there was more to come. basically the briefings before this were not to make a big announcement, the centrepiece of the meeting, that was not the point, it was much more coordination in advance of the counteroffensive which everyone says is coming and ahead of other big meetings which will be taking place in the coming weeks, the g7 coming up, nato and so on. that is how we have been briefed in paris. we are watching the pictures of his arrival earlier, the two greeting each other very warmly so talk us through relations between france and ukraine. they seem to be on good terms now but it hasn't been quite the case all the way through the last year or so, has it? no, to put it briefly, things are fine now and have been for a while.

this is not that recent but a year ago they were not set fair. i think we can only say that there were tensions, not that president macron in any way sided with russia but there were perceptions that he was less than clear in his support for ukraine, and there was a sort of ambivalence about the french position, linked, everyone said back then, to historical, emotional ties with russia, and a need to distance france from the automatic position of the west led by the united states. that was the argument back then which people attributed to macron's decision to keep open the line of communication with putin through the initial part of the war. but that stage ended and because the situation now has become much clearer now in the sense that the west as a whole regards putin as being quite unequivocally the aggressor in all this and ukraine unequivocally as the victim and the country that needs to be salvaged and rescued and given a clear independent

future, the picture and the lines are clear and france and ukraine are back as fully fledged friends. hugh schofield in paris. one of the strongest storms to hit the bay of bengal in recent years, cyclone mocha, has inundated parts of myanmar, cutting communications and destroying buildings. at least five people are reported to have been killed in the country and the city of sittwe is said to be deep in water, with winds of 200 kilometres per hour, causing chaos. disaster officials in bangladesh said there'd been no major damage. around a million rohingya refugees are living in flimsy camps around the city of cox's bazar. 1,300 of those shelters have been damaged. rajini vaidyanathan is in cox's bazar and sent this report. cyclone mocha arrived with great force.

winds gusting at high speeds. it hit the bangladesh—myanmar coastline. as the cyclone intensified, so did the panic. here in southeast bangladesh, hundreds of thousands left their homes in coastal areas for shelter. some even brought their livestock. janat carried her two—month—old baby from their home on the banks of a river. every classroom in this school is absolutely packed with people who've left their homes, seeking shelter from the cyclone. there are many mothers with babies, there's young children, the elderly and the sick. almost everyone here is from a low—lying coastal area in fishing communities, and they're terrified about whether their homes will still be standing once the cyclone passes.

for now, it's about finding a space to settle here. we metjanat again as she searched for a place to sit with her baby, imran. for her, this cyclone is part of an endless cycle. translation: last year, _ another cyclone destroyed my house. we repaired it, but now i feel it is damaged again. how can i live if this keeps happening? i can't afford to rebuild it. we are very poor. nature was also punishing the poor in the world's largest refugee camp nearby. hundreds of bamboo shelters damaged by the storm. rohingya refugees who'd fled persecution in myanmar more than five years ago already live in miserable conditions. this cyclone just made things worse. as families return from the shelter, relief that no—one was killed in the storm here.

evacuations are credited for saving lives as the extreme weather continues to disrupt them. rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, cox's bazar, bangladesh. professor saiful islam is from the institute of water and flood management, bangladesh university of engineering and technology. he's been explaining the damage that has been done to the region. this cyclone is around a category four. the speed is 200 kilometres per hour, maximum speed, which is close to previous cyclone in 2007, cyclone sidr. but bangladesh may be a little fortunate that directly the track is not over the mainland in many areas, which is highly densely populated, like chittagong and others, but still it is an area which is touristic,

not far to cox's bazar and as you also mentioned, the rohingya population live in teknaf, they are also vulnerable. we have so far seen not many casualties but there are catastrophic damages in terms of land, properties and agriculture in this area. and we have seen such kind of cyclone over the last five years, almost one or twice or even three in one year so it could be a consideration of global warming acting here. and how much of this destruction is down to a lack of preparedness that was the professor talking to me early about the cyclone in bangladesh. the bafta television awards have been taking place in london. it's british tv�*s biggest night of the year, recognising the best shows of last year. the most memorable moment award was given to paddington bear having tea with the late queen elizabeth during the platinum jubilee party at the palace

celebrations on the bbc. the psychological adventure show the traitors won the reality and constructed factual award. it's presenter claudia winkleman also picked up an award. olympic gold medal winning runner sir mo farah won an award for the documentary in which he revealed he had been illegally trafficked to the uk as a child. kate winslet won the leading actress award for her role in i am ruth. it chronicles the life of a mother and daughter dealing with a tense time in their life. the show also won best single drama. 0ur enterainment correspondent, lizo mzimba, was there. it is tv�*s big night of celebration. this year hosted by two of the uk's top comedians. this is romesh, a multiple nominee and seem to be a national treasure. and this is rob beckett.

no one show dominated but family drama i am ruth, buta challenging mother—daughter relationship, in the social media age, won two awards, best single drama and best actress kate winslet. she called for action protect young people. to people in power and to people who can make change, please criminalise harmful content, please eradicate harmful content. we don't want it. we want our children back. everything bad that could have happened has happened. apple tv plus drama bad sisters won two awards including best drama series. channel 4's derry girls got two including best scripted comedy. so, this is the final round table.

new entertainment show the traitors wonbest reality and constructed factual and best entertainment performance for its host, claudia winkleman. i don't know what to say! i got to go to school. there was recognition for newcomers. larry rush won best male comedy performance for am i being unreasonable? what?! i just want to say, i'm so happy, i can't believe i won and so many other great nominees, thank you. it was also a great night for ben whishaw, he won best actor for the drama this is going to hurt. perhaps you would like a marmalade sandwich? he is also the voice of paddington. so do i. i keep mine in here. paddington meeting

the queen of the platinum party at the palace won most memorable moment and the party itself best live event. let's go back to the top story and show you more live pictures from the streets of turkey where people are waiting for the result of a critical election to decide whether president erdogan remains in power after 20 years, and against him, opposition leader kemal kilicdaroglu was backed by a broad opposition alliance. turnout is thought to have been very high but there were conflicting claims at the moment about who is ahead. is expected to be a close race between the candidates who both have very different visions for the country. millions of votes have been cancelled but a clear winner had not yet emerge if neither man secures 50% of the vote there will be a run—off later this month —— have been counted put it we will stay across the developments from turkey

through the day so stay with us for that. thank you for watching. goodbye. hello. the weather over the weekend varied quite a bit from day to day, sunnier moments, cloudier moments, but we still managed to reach 22 celsius in kew gardens, making it the warm spot. how about monday? sunny spells in the forecast, scattered showers, too, but we're focusing on the dry weather, and indeed, it will be a mostly dry day for many of us. now, on the satellite picture, there is a line of cloud across the uk, that is a weather front, it's been bringing rain. and early in the morning, it is going to be raining across east anglia, the south east and central southern england as this weather front gradually moves towards the east. but behind it, a large area of high pressure is building in, and that means settled weather for many of us. so here's the forecast through the early hours.

you can see where the cloud and the rain is. but even once the weather front clears away, still a few showers behind it. it will be on the nippy side across some parts of the country. temperatures in glasgow and edinburgh around 4 celsius, but in the southeast, around ten celsius. so early in the morning, there will be some cloud and rain in the southeast. eventually that weather front clears away, and then it's a case of sunny spells and scattered showers maybe in northern ireland, scotland, northern england and further east as well. the temperatures pretty disappointing for this time in may, typically around about 13—14 celsius. and it will actually be quite chilly along the north sea coast, where we'll have a keen breeze out of the north northwest. high pressure very close by on tuesday. in fact, light winds expected across many western areas. it'll feel a little bit warmer. further north, though, showers are expected across scotland, northern england, certainly into yorkshire. temperatures recovering somewhat, especially where the winds are lighter out towards the west, perhaps as high as 17 celsius in belfast and also in cardiff.

and then that high pressure is pretty much on top of us. midweek, we've light winds, but i think variable amounts of cloud. now, if we look at the air mass map, and that's the temperature of the atmosphere, you can see these yellow colours and actually a drift of warmer weather from the south. so, yes, temperatures will recover a little bit as we head towards the end of the week. in fact, that's reflected in the forecast here until friday. you can see we're sort of generally in the high teens towards the end of the week. and from the weather icons, you can gather it is going to be a mostly dry week as well. bye— bye.

this is bbc news. the headlines... early results are expected shortly in turkey's presidential and parliamentary elections. the presidential battle has been fierce — recep tayyip erdogan is seeking to prolong his twenty years in power against a stiff challenge from kemal. if there's no clear winner — a run—off vote will take place. ukraine's president — volodymyr zelensky — has been welcomed to the elysee palace by his french counterpart — emmanuel macron. mr zelensky�*s trip to paris is his third visit to a major european power this weekend. the two leaders are expected to discuss french military and humanitarian support for ukraine. at least five people are reported to have died in myanmar — after a powerful cyclone hit the country. cyclone mocha is one of the strongest storms to hit

the bay of bengal in recent years.