live from washington. this is bbc news. turkey's presidential election on a knife edge — final results are yet to be announced in a vote that could decide the country's political future. the country is split between these two men — president recep tayyip erdogan and challenger kemal kilicdaroglu. both say they would accept a potential run—off vote. and a potential turning point in thailand, as preliminary election results there show opposition parties surging ahead of the military—backed government. hello, i'm helena humphrey.

we begin in turkey, where a pivotal presidential election is heading down to the wire. with more than 91% of ballots counted, neither current president recep tayyip erdogan nor his fiercest rival kemal kilicdaroglu have cleared the threshold to win outright on sunday. the head of turkey's high election board said not long ago that mr erdogan was leading with a9.49%, while kilicdaroglu had 4a.49% of votes. now, if neither can clear 50%, there will be a run—off election. both candidates have said they'd accept a potential run—off vote, which would take place on may 28th. our international correspondent orla guerin is in ankara, and has more on what's at stake in this election. 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. there are 64 million turks eligible to vote. let's take a look at the leading candidates. recep tayyip erdogan first came to power in 2003 as prime minister in a sweeping electoral victory by the islamist—rooted justice and development party, commonly known as the akp. erdogan spent 11 years as prime minister before becoming the country's first directly elected president in 2014. his opponent is kemal kilicdaroglu. he was chosen as the opposition�*s unity candidate, representing six opposition parties who combined forces for this election. mr kilicdaroglu has led turkey's main opposition party, the republican people's party, or chp, since 2010.

now, although a run—off remains the most likely election outcome, mr erdogan acknowledged that vote—counting is ongoing but said "we believe that we will finish this round with more than 50% of the votes." mr kilicdaroglu, meanwhile, acknowledged the likelihood of a second round of voting, saying will win the election in the run—off. earlier, i spoke with ozge ozdemir, of the bbc�*s turkish service. it appears to be a very tight race, bring us the latest. it has been a tight race. the head of the official election body of turkey has announced that more than 90% of the votes have been counted. erdogan is leading the polls but is not able to cross the 50% threshold. the opposition side of the election, kilicdaroglu and his allies, have been accusing the state agency of turkey, they have been accusing them of

manipulating the results. because turkey has been watching the results through another agency, and they are saying the agency is not giving the correct results and they have been ahead in the elections. but it seems like most probably in two weeks there will be a run—off in turkey. explain to us how that run—off would work. actually, for example, if we look at the parliamentary results, because besides this presidential election, there is an election in parliament, and it seems that erdogan�*s alliance is still very powerful in most of the cities. for example, in the earthquake zone, the votes haven't changed that much. so it's going to be tough for the opposition alliance. i want to talk a little bit... you mention some of the issues including the response

to the earthquake. how divided is the country right now? what is the atmosphere in turkey? actually, this result has been showing that turkey is still very polarised. the main issue until the vote has been the economic crisis, and of course the earthquake. last year, inflation was almost more than 100% in turkey. the youth have been very complaining about unemployment and not being able to see the future. so the opposition alliance have been promising them unity and fighting against economic crisis, and dealing with the infrastructure in turkey, which resulted in the collapse of buildings in the earthquake zone. but it seems that erdogan�*s powerful profile has still been very important for his own electoral base, actually.

to thailand, where initial election results indicate voters have rejected the military—backed government. the two progressive opposition parties, move forward and pheu thai, have surged ahead of the incumbent thai prime minister's party, and appear to be set for coalition talks. the move forward party, led by former businessman pita limjaroenrat, is set to be the largest party in the country's parliament, followed closely by its fellow opposition party pheu thai, led by paetongtarn shinawatra daughter of the ousted former prime minister thaksin shinawatra. the results make it all but certain the conservative prime minister, prayuth chanocha, who seized power in 2014, has failed to win another term in office. live now to bangkok, and our correspondentjonathan head. jonathan, looking at these early counts, how likely is it that the prime minister will serve another term?

i think it's probably nearly impossible. he i think it's probably nearly impossible.— i think it's probably nearly impossible. he “oined a new conservative _ impossible. hejoined a new conservative party - impossible. hejoined a new conservative party to - impossible. hejoined a new. conservative party to campaign for this extra term, it fared very poorly. even together with his old party that he left, the party aligned with the military, they only got 15% of the seats in parliament. they are really in no position to even attempt to form a government. the real question is whether any attempt will be made to block the reformist parties from forming their own administration. this is a profound shock to deeply conservative royalist thais. they have always been opposed to pheu thai, the populist party that has been unseated by coups and uprisings multiple times. but move forward �*s agenda has been even more radical. they have been talking about many reforms, changes to the bureaucracy and the

economy, ending military conscription. this is quite a platform. it has this incredible results. nobody expected move forward to come close to the number of seats it has. the largest share of votes in the country and a larger share of seats, it will be given the first chance to form a coalition. assuming it can make a deal with its rival pheu thai, you have a reformist bloc with 60% of seats in the lower house. you have to remember, the military installed an unelected senate of 250 members, loyalto unelected senate of 250 members, loyal to the old government, but even that could be outvoted if the reformist to bring one or two other parties tojoin them, so bring one or two other parties to join them, so we are almost certainly set for a change of government in thailand. unless some kind of extra parliamentary manoeuvre is tried, like in the past. i don't think there will be a military coup, but there could be an attempt to dissolve one of these successful parties through the conservative court, but that would be a highly risky strategy. this result shows strong public appetite

for a dramatic change in thailand and both sides will realise that has to happen now. jonathan, show us more about that appetite for change and some of the reforms that the thai people appear to want through this election result. i think it's less about specific reforms. move forward �*s agenda is quite sweeping, it covers a whole range of areas it wants to look at. economicjustice, rights for minorities. it's quite sweeping. i think what appealed more to most thais, particularly those who are not die—hard supporters, was the idea that this party is uncompromising and says it must move forward, not dealing with people who launched clues in the past. 0ther people who launched clues in the past. other parties were keeping their options open for post—electoral deals. a lot of older thais think a new start is needed, and that thailand is not doing well with its current

arrangements, so a lot of parents and grandparents really taking a punt on real change. and attracted by the usefulness and idealism of move forward and idealism of move forward and its leaders.— and its leaders. that's interesting, _ and its leaders. that's | interesting, essentially and its leaders. that's i interesting, essentially a and its leaders. that's - interesting, essentially a lot of people appear to be sitting there putting their faith of people appear to be sitting there putting theirfaith in relatively untested idealistic young politicians. briefly if young politicians. briefly if you don't mind, why do you think they decided to do that? i think there's a sense that four years of conservative rule following a five year military rule, the same man in charge, just hasn't delivered. everyone knows the economy is much slower than it should be, an ageing society, everyone senses the frustrations of young thais and the worries about their future. ijust think and the worries about their future. i just think the move forward party caught a moment where they sensed a change was needed. , ., . . where they sensed a change was needed. , ., ., ., a, ~ needed. jonathan in bangkok, thank you _ needed. jonathan in bangkok, thank you so _ needed. jonathan in bangkok, thank you so much _ needed. jonathan in bangkok, thank you so much for-

needed. jonathan in bangkok, | thank you so much for bringing us up to date. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. look at this day, it's absolutely beautiful today. we have to be 100% sure before we do anything that can damage this beautiful environment. b, this beautiful environment. a canadian company plans to capture and store carbon in these waters by pumping in an alkaline mineral magnesium hydroxide via an outfall pipe. it has the community concern, with the question remaining, why here? they say after extensive research on potential sites, the cornish coast provides the ideal conditions, because the water is shallow and turbulent, and the currents keeps water near the surface for a long time. a very small trial took place last autumn and the environment agency has asked for more information on the potential impact on this

marine habitat. and the climate credentials are under scrutiny. as more questions are being asked, the company's hopes for asked, the company's hopes for a may orjune two trial look uncertain. —— second trial. you're live with bbc news. to the coastlines of bangladesh and myanmar, where at least five people are reported dead as a powerful cyclone, cyclone mocha, continued to inundate parts of both countries cutting communications and destroying buildings. the city of sittwe is said to be deep in water with 200 kilometres per hour winds causing chaos. and in bangladesh, fears for the nearly one million rohingya refugees living in flimsy camps in the region proved unfounded but more than 1,300 bamboo shelters in cox's bazar, the world's largest refugee camp, have been destroyed. from cox's bazar, rajini vaidyanathan 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 fear 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. joining me now is regina de la portilla, from the un's refugee agency, who is regularly in cox's bazar. thank you for taking the time to be with us this evening. what are your teams witnessing on the ground in cox's bazar? you need to imagine the camps in cox's bazar, made up of mainly bamboo shelters, everything is temporary. so we were very scared, the refugees were super scared of what was going to happen with the storm. the storm hit the camps, it didn't hit as bad as we expected. we prepared for the worst and we were lucky enough that it was not as bad as we had anticipated. however, we expected devastation in the camps would be extensive. the preliminary report

you mentioned, it already shows tens of thousands of families have been affected. this means they have lost their shelter, lost their homes, all their belongings. and we're also already hearing of the facilities that have been destroyed and damaged, this includes learning centres, bridges, roads, all sorts of communal spaces that the refugees need to survive. we know that especially in the southern part, it's been particularly severe. i just want to ask you, you were saying there that unhcr, other aid organisations, had been preparing for the worst. but in this particular situation, i understand the bangladesh government doesn't allow rohingya refugees to build anything permanent there nor leave the camp, so when they are faced with a potential natural disaster like this, where do they go? so we have a very strong response, very tightly connected to the government response to such emergencies.

it's a very weather affected area where the refugees live, so the preparations started early. we have thousands of rohingya refugees volunteers that have been trained in emergency response. they know how to identify people who might be living in low level zones that could be inundated or at risk of landslides, so they know when to alert each other, and when to evacuate. when we say evacuate, we mean evacuate to safer areas within the camps. maybe even to communal spaces, learning centres, to warehouses we previously identified. and this has been particularly important this time around, because we evacuated those people at risk, as well as those for example with a disability or a lot of children, or people who are older. they were evacuated to the safe spaces, so this is part of the response. the other thing we do is we pre—position certain materials that are crucial.

kits to tie down the shelters, so the tarpaulin roofs don't fly off as easily. this was provided ahead of time. i just want to ask you, we are increasingly ourselves reporting on extreme weather wreaking havoc particularly for poorer communities. how often are you finding these weather events are going hand—in—hand with migration crises? i mean, we are seeing an effect in both ways. as i was saying, for example, this camp during the dry season, it's extremely affected by fires. anything can trigger a fire and this place is quite dry dry during dry season. the heat is extreme. we experienced a fire not long ago that displaced 16,000 people. and now we are seeing the complete opposite, a cyclone that is going to displace thousands of people again. and we have not even started the monsoon season. so we are seeing a deep impact on displaced communities already, and we need to find

stronger solutions for them. thank you so much for explaining that to us. to france now, where ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky has made a suprise visit on sunday. it's his third visit to a major european power this weekend. president zelensky met with french president emmanuel macron at the elysee palace in paris where the two leaders called for fresh sanctions against russia. earlier on sunday, he was in germany, his first first trip to berlin since the war began. german chancellor 0laf scholz pledged nearly $3 billion in new military aid. and on saturday, zelensky was in rome meeting italian leaders, including prime minister girogia meloni. he also had a private audience with pope francis. the leader of belarus alexander lukashenko failed to turn up for his country's "flag, emblem and anthem day" celebration. the missed appearance has fuelled growing questions about the belarusian president's health.

the bbc�*s nicky schiller has more. alexander lu kashenko usually turns alexander lukashenko usually turns up to the national flag emblem and aunt some day celebrations every year, but the 68—year—old missed the event this year. a message was read out on his behalf by the prime minister. there has been growing speculation about his health since he left the russian victory day parade early last week. these are pictures of him at the event, he looked visibly tired and his right hand was bandaged. adding to the speculation, he missed a lunch with president putin. mr lukashenko was last seen in public in minsk on may the 9th place. there were unconfirmed reports that he attended hospital on saturday. his office have not commented so far. president lukashenko has beenin far. president lukashenko has been in charge in belarus since 1994. here he is in a picture with former russian president boris yeltsin and us president

bill clinton. he is often described as europe's last dictator, as he cracks down on dissent. in 2020, he was declared winner of the presidential election, although the opposition calls that vote a sham. thousands of people took to the streets in anti—government protests. thousands of those were later arrested, many of them beaten by riot police and kgb agents. mr lukashenko has managed to stay in power as he is backed by president putin and moscow. indeed, mr lukashenko supported president putin's invasion of ukraine last year. he offered belarus as a way for russian troops to get into ukraine. before we go, a little more from eurovision. the final was a celebration of music as big as they come. it was the most watched grand final in the competition's history, with a peak audience of 11 million viewers tuning in to see sweden's loreen

take home the crown for a second time. our culture editor katie razzall reports now on the legacy left for the host city liverpool. 243 points remap we have a winner! . . , 243 points remap we have a winner! . ., , ., , 243 points remap we have a winner! . . , ., , ., winner! that was last night, a triumh winner! that was last night, a triumph for — winner! that was last night, a triumph for lioreen. - winner! that was last night, a triumph for lioreen. now - winner! that was last night, a triumph for lioreen. now a i triumph for lioreen. now a monumental clear up. the sequins and the widow and wonderful outfits are gone, but the memories will last. for henry, a student ad—libber liverpool institute, and recent graduate isabel... liverpool institute, and recent graduate isabel. . ._ graduate isabel... there we are! that's _ graduate isabel... there we are! that's mental. - graduate isabel... there we are! that's mental. they . graduate isabel... there we | are! that's mental. they are somewhere _ are! that's mental. they are somewhere on _ are! that's mental. they are somewhere on stage - are! that's mental. they are | somewhere on stage dancing are! that's mental. they are - somewhere on stage dancing with the ukraine 0rchestra opening the ukraine 0rchestra opening the final. where your family watching? {iii the final. where your family watching?— the final. where your family watching?_ my i the final. where your family - watching?_ my mother watching? of course. my mother was watching. — watching? of course. my mother was watching, she _ watching? of course. my mother was watching, she thought - watching? of course. my mother was watching, she thought i - watching? of course. my mother was watching, she thought i was| was watching, she thought i was someone — was watching, she thought i was someone else to begin with. i didnt— someone else to begin with. i didn't care if you could see me, — didn't care if you could see me. it _ didn't care if you could see me, it was unrealjust to do it. me, it was unrealjust to do it i — me, it was unreal 'ust to do

it. ., , ~ me, it was unreal 'ust to do it. . , ~ ., me, it was unreal 'ust to do it. ~ ., , ., it. iwas like, wow, performing in the same — it. iwas like, wow, performing in the same show _ it. iwas like, wow, performing in the same show as _ it. iwas like, wow, performing in the same show as all- it. iwas like, wow, performing in the same show as all of- in the same show as all of these stars... in the same show as all of these stars. . ._ in the same show as all of these stars... ,, �* , , these stars... sweden's soaring . o . these stars... sweden's soaring pop anthem _ these stars... sweden's soaring pop anthem won _ these stars... sweden's soaring pop anthem won on _ these stars... sweden's soaring pop anthem won on the - these stars... sweden's soaring pop anthem won on the night. i pop anthem won on the night. but the uk came second last. in a competition full of powerful female acts, her catchy sarcastic track just didn't resonate with voters around the world. a painful end for an artist who has been a great ambassadorfor the artist who has been a great ambassador for the contest. that's the lovely bit, and then there's the not so lovely bit of the votes. but that's eurovision. i think it was a great night overall.- eurovision. i think it was a great night overall. mae muller couldn't find _ great night overall. mae muller couldn't find the _ great night overall. mae muller couldn't find the right - great night overall. mae muller couldn't find the right notes - couldn't find the right notes for the global audiences last night, in contrast, liverpool was pitch perfect. ukrainians are extremely _ was pitch perfect. ukrainians are extremely proud - was pitch perfect. ukrainians are extremely proud and - are extremely proud and grateful and thankful to the people of the uk. this city is decked in blues and yellows.

ukrainian art and culture all around the city. everyone is wearing our flag around the city. everyone is wearing ourflag proudly. i think that means so much to us. say eurovision!— say eurovision! and liverpool has also felt _ say eurovision! and liverpool has also felt a _ say eurovision! and liverpool has also felt a benefit, - say eurovision! and liverpool has also felt a benefit, half . say eurovision! and liverpool has also felt a benefit, half a | has also felt a benefit, half a million people came to the city centre during eurovision. so man centre during eurovision. sr many people from abroad said they didn't realise how great a city it is, how friendly. the eo - le city it is, how friendly. the people looking _ city it is, how friendly. the people looking at - city it is, how friendly. the people looking at this around the world, they've seen this city in all its glory doing something it does its best. when they are thinking to go to an event here, study here, kids growing up here thinking, i can do that... that's why you do things like this. liverpool plans to let the legacy of eurovision ring out. stay with us here on bbc news. we will have more on the elections in turkey and thailand in the next few hours. see you very soon.

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 four celsius, but in the southeast, around ten. 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.

we all know what happened on january the 6th in washington — a violent mob intent on overturning the 2020 election result stormed the capitol. be advised, there's probably about 300 proud boys marching eastbound towards

the united states capitol.