live from london. this is bbc news. long delays for some passengers travelling to the uk — there's a problem with the border force e—gate passport system. we're live here at heathrow airport — one of the many airports across the uk experiencing disruption at the moment. it's the final day of campaigning in turkey ahead of one of the country's most divisive presidential elections. ukraine's most senior security official tells the bbc the country is ready to launch its long—expected counter—offensive against russian forces. hello, i'm lewis vaughanjones.

problems at airports in the uk. longer waiting times at passport control. problem with the border force e—gates system. let's look at the impact. this picture, tweeted on saturday morning from london heathrow�*s terminal five, gives an idea of some of the delays which have been building up. heathrow airport said — "we are aware of a nationwide issue impacting the egates, which are operated by border force. our teams are working closely with border force to help resolve the problem as quickly as possible." the issue is being felt at all points of entry to the uk — notjust aiports. but airport seem worst hit— here's london luton. and these were some of the queues at london gatwick. a spokesperson there told us the problem first started between seven and 8pm on friday evening. the uk home office, which oversees the border force, say there is an issue with its border system —

but it told the bbc that it was �*too sensitive to say�* precisely what is happening. it's working to resolve the situation as swiftly as possible. just a reminder — egates are an automated passport control system. they usually speed up the process. live now to our reporter david waddell at london heathrow airport. it is easy. what is happening there? well, there are still long queues in some parts at heathrow at some terminals. we had a short time ago that use of incoming travellers moving through terminal three seem to be moving more quickly but there is no certainty about heathrow that thatis is no certainty about heathrow that that is widespread and we do know that, right across the country, with airports with international travellers, struggling to get people through quickly. these dates are a mechanism to allow people to automatically put their passports onto a scanner, onto the scanners on

the way through passport control. because they need fewer staff and because people can operate these things themselves that often means that queues can move quickly but, at the moment, with systems down as a result of the interface with the wider border for system that has made the whole system much more sluggish. we made the whole system much more slu: cish.~ �* made the whole system much more slu~ish. ~ �* ., sluggish. we can't quite get to the bottom of the _ sluggish. we can't quite get to the bottom of the exact _ sluggish. we can't quite get to the bottom of the exact problem - sluggish. we can't quite get to the bottom of the exact problem but l sluggish. we can't quite get to thei bottom of the exact problem but it seems to be with the wider system because it is notjust airports that are impacted? because it is not 'ust airports that impacted?— are impacted? yes, absolutely. i know ou are impacted? yes, absolutely. i know you mentioned _ are impacted? yes, absolutely. i know you mentioned in - are impacted? yes, absolutely. i know you mentioned in your - know you mentioned in your introduction that, having been asked about precisely what is causing this, borderforce said about precisely what is causing this, border force said that the information was too sensitive to share so we can really only speculate as to what thus is. i won't speculate but we can see there are problems that have harmed the whole system. we are told it affects all incoming travellers so whether they're using the e gates or the manual systems, as many incoming travellers will have to do, it is

affecting everyone because these keys are all needing to filter through the same manual systems they would be divided into different systems previously. directly affected our british citizens and us citizens from australia, the united states, all of europe, essentially, all of the european economic area including the eu and switzerland. lastly, are we given any sense of a timescale here? how long this disruption will go on? we really don't. disruption will go on? we really don't- we _ disruption will go on? we really don't. we have _ disruption will go on? we really don't. we have been _ disruption will go on? we really don't. we have been in - disruption will go on? we really don't. we have been in touch i disruption will go on? we really i don't. we have been in touch with disruption will go on? we really - don't. we have been in touch with a number of different bodies including the home office, including heathrow airport and a number of other air force on the border force themselves. none are able to give an indication as to precisely what is causing the problem. they say they are working on it but none are able to give us a sense of how the hell that going to take. really it is a watch and see and meantime incoming travellers especially on this bank holiday weekend when perhaps you are travelling for holidays, are going

to be badly affected. {lila travelling for holidays, are going to be badly affected.— to be badly affected. 0k, david, thanks for— to be badly affected. 0k, david, thanks for that. _ ok, david, thanks for that. to turkey now, and that big presidential election happening tomorrow — sunday. it's a two—way run—off between the current presdient recep tayyip erdogan. he's been in powerfor two decades. — and his main rival, the secular opposition leader, kemal kilicdaroglu. in the first round of the elction earlier this month, president erdogan won 49.5% of the vote — just over 4% more than his rival. both candidates are now chasing support from nationalist voters. "one nation... ..one flag... ..one motherland," they chant. take a look at the fervent support for turkey's strongman leader. recep tayyip erdogan is facing into sunday's second round in a commanding position.

at this cab drivers�* convention in istanbul, they couldn't get enough of him. we meet kasim, a fan of the president's nationalist message and track record in office. "what our president did in 21 years would take others a hundred years," he says. "that is why we support him. may god keep him from harm." "erdogan is everything to me," says aisha. "we couldn't get to hospitals before. now we can get around easily. we have transportation, we have everything." and what of the president's rival, kemal kilicdaroglu? from him now, less talk of hope and a much harder tone. "i declare," he says,

"as soon as i come to power, i will send all refugees home." that includes more than 3 million syrians. it is a campaign pledge that goes down well here. whoever is turkey's next president, nationalism is already a winner in this election. in kasimpasa, few doubt the outcome. president erdogan grew up on the streets of this working class neighbourhood. at the corner shop opposite his old home, this woman tells us he brought freedom for religious conservatives like her. translation: there are police, teachers and civil servants - in headscarves now. god bless brother tayyip. we have hot running water and gas in our homes. there has been a great improvement. but for others there has been just the opposite.

these are students from the lgbtq+ community. they are already banned from holding pride marches and fear worse to come. when you think about maybe five more years of president erdogan in charge in turkey, what is your gut feeling? scared, i'm scared. we will still do something and we will still fight but i don't know how hard they will attack this time. because over these two or three years, our hopes were like, yes, he will go after these elections, we can still, we still have a chance. but if he still wins, they will attack us more, they will take our rights more. they will ban many more things.

so what is ahead here if president erdogan wins on sunday, as looks likely? supporters say more development and a stronger turkey. critics say more repression and a darker future. orla guerin, bbc news, istanbul. we can now speak to anna foster. great to see you. an awful lot at stake with the selection.- stake with the selection. there reall is. stake with the selection. there really is. and _ stake with the selection. there really is. and you _ stake with the selection. there really is. and you can - stake with the selection. there really is. and you can see - stake with the selection. there really is. and you can see by i stake with the selection. there l really is. and you can see by the effort in the hours that both men are putting over this last two weeks of campaigning since the first round that they both still think that they can win this election. last time round, it was tight. the 5% of votes that they are both fighting for now were the ones that belong to an ultranationalist candidate and that has really come out in the rhetoric some posters you've seen around istanbul. the fact that the issues that are being talked about have

moved from the economy, things like the country's handling of the earthquakes back in february two with a focus on immigration and refugees. this is a neighbourhood of istanbul which is a very historic neighbourhood. it is exactly the kind of place in turkey's biggest kind of place in turkey's biggest city where people are kind of place in turkey's biggest city where people are talking about what kind of impact this election will have on their lives so of course, the economy is absolutely crucial. turkey has been going through an economic crisis now where the lira, the value of the lira has plummeted and inflation has been enormously high so it has really hit people in the pockets. that will be one of the things they are thinking about but, as i say, in the last week or so, immigration has really come through. the challenger has really hardened his rhetoric on that to try to win away those ultranationalist votes. i've been talking to people here in istanbul this morning and these are some of theissues this morning and these are some of the issues that they said that they would think about tomorrow when they cast their ballots. fin

would think about tomorrow when they cast their ballots.— cast their ballots. on the migration issued is important _ cast their ballots. on the migration issued is important to _ cast their ballots. on the migration issued is important to produce - issued is important to produce permanent policies. i think it is not feasible to find a solution that says they — not feasible to find a solution that says they should stay or go. these policies _ says they should stay or go. these policies serve not be solely made by turkey _ policies serve not be solely made by turkey it _ policies serve not be solely made by turkey it is — policies serve not be solely made by turkey. it is also important to make those _ turkey. it is also important to make those policies in cooperation with neighbouring countries and home countries — neighbouring countries and home countries of foreigners. this weight is going _ countries of foreigners. this weight is going to — countries of foreigners. this weight is going to be more sustainable. when _ is going to be more sustainable. when mike i feel very sorry for the migrants — when mike i feel very sorry for the migrants. not only serbians but others _ migrants. not only serbians but others residing in turkey now. but i believe _ others residing in turkey now. but i believe they have been receiving too much _ believe they have been receiving too much tolerance. our own population needs— much tolerance. our own population needsiohs_ much tolerance. our own population needsjobsjust as much. i think migrants — needsjobsjust as much. i think migrants have been given too much. they have _ migrants have been given too much. they have been granted nationality as well_ they have been granted nationality as well and i find it very upsetting. as well and i find it very wetting-— as well and i find it very u ”settin. . ., upsetting. one man, delivered more than a promise _ upsetting. one man, delivered more than a promise for— upsetting. one man, delivered more than a promise for 21 _ upsetting. one man, delivered more than a promise for 21 years. - upsetting. one man, delivered more than a promise for 21 years. the - than a promise for 21 years. the opposition of promising things that reduce the opportunities for young people. he is to divide the country. if the opposition comes into power the country will be divided into. at

the country will be divided into. at the there is in for the another option for me.— the there is in for the another option for me. the there is in for the another 0 tion for me. . ,. ., ., ., option for me. fascinating to get an insi . ht into option for me. fascinating to get an insight into how _ option for me. fascinating to get an insight into how people _ option for me. fascinating to get an insight into how people are - option for me. fascinating to get an insight into how people are thinking and what the issues are. right now, we have got these live pictures of a valley being held by the president and i believe you were there or thereabouts earlier.— thereabouts earlier. yes, he is movinu thereabouts earlier. yes, he is moving around _ thereabouts earlier. yes, he is moving around istanbul- thereabouts earlier. yes, he is moving around istanbultoday. i thereabouts earlier. yes, he is - moving around istanbul today. we are at a mausoleum where he was praying and remembering and remembering a former turkish president and painting himself as the saviour of democracy for this country and the pictures you are seeing now are one of his final campaigning events but there is a propaganda ban in place now on both sides are not supposed to be campaigning right now so they are finding ways that they can get their message out there and the president has the weight and the power of the state media behind him so these live pictures that you are

seeing now will be broadcast into homes in turkey in these last few hours before the polls open and later on this evening both men are doing speeches on the main state broadcaster to try to win over any viewers. the uc president recep tayyip erdogan is here in istanbul and the challenger is elsewhere and it will be fascinating to see not just what impact these rallies are having but everything they have done in the past few weeks since we knew this campaign was going into a run—off but in the weeks and months before that were both men have travelled up and down this country from their strongholds, from the big cities like here in istanbul, the biggest city in turkey to the capital to the earthquakes only south as well for both men have been and talk to people there and both are trying to set themselves up as the future of turkey. president

recep tayyip erdogan talks about investment, development, strengthening turkey notjust domestically but on the world stage as well but he is criticised for becoming increasingly authoritarian and clamping down on free speech and the media, for example. kemal kilicdaroglu the challenger was very much a secular voice. he did things like campaign on youtube and social media because he didn't have the power of the state media behind him but both men have collided on this issue of immigration, refugees. it issue of immigration, refugees. it is expected to be close. again, there is only a few percentage points and at this time round. one of these two men needs to get more than 50% of the vote and by tomorrow evening, by the time people are thinking about going to bed for the night they should have a pretty clear idea of who the next president is going to be but of course the next stage will be what their vision for turkey is like and how that will change lives notjust here but bearing in mind turkey's

geopolitical importance as well the way this country that east and west at the same time, how turkey will look in the next few weeks and months and years depending on who its next president will be.— its next president will be. yeah, exactl . its next president will be. yeah, exactly- it _ its next president will be. yeah, exactly. it matters _ its next president will be. yeah, exactly. it matters all— its next president will be. yeah, exactly. it matters all around i its next president will be. yeah, | exactly. it matters all around the world. thank you so much for that. we will let you go. anna. live and istanbul. let's talk now to siman calder, travel correspondent at the independent. thank you so much for coming on the programme. it is thank you so much for coming on the programme-— programme. it is so awful so many --eole programme. it is so awful so many people have _ programme. it is so awful so many people have been _ programme. it is so awful so many people have been tied _ programme. it is so awful so many people have been tied up - programme. it is so awful so many people have been tied up after- programme. it is so awful so many people have been tied up after the| people have been tied up after the problems over the last 48 hours involving over 200 british airways flights being cancelled because of the it problems and now the problems are coming back into the uk. they began last night. i was getting reports from people at heathrow complaining of a long wait. i thought maybe it was just a question of them not having switched on enough but it seems to be a lot worse than that. the home office is

not saying very much but we do know that all the key airports, they are not working. just to remind people how this works. my passport, lead to needs to do, it has got a symbol on it to show it an eu passport undergoes into the reader. it says, is it a genuine passport, is it simon calder, doesn't look like him, yes, and we will let it through. and that verification of the passport and person is all that needs to happen notjust for british people but arrivals from the european union, switzerland, the united states, australia, many other countries. and that covers about 70% of the people coming into the uk. at some airports it is much more than that and if that breaks down, well, i am afraid, that the borderfor staffing are simply not built for that. you cannot simply magic up an extra 200% of staff because they are already working and the whole

business model is that the gates will be working pretty much all the time. ,, ., will be working pretty much all the time, ,, ., ,., will be working pretty much all the time. ,, ., ., will be working pretty much all the time. . ., ., ,, time. simon, you outline the process with the clearly _ time. simon, you outline the process with the clearly there. _ time. simon, you outline the process with the clearly there. people - time. simon, you outline the process with the clearly there. people who i with the clearly there. people who are due to be arriving in the next couple days, understandably will be slightly nervous about increasing delays and backlogs and people in the wrong place if there are knock—on effects like that. what are the neocons? you might guess that is the neocons? you might guess that is the real problem. it is very annoying. if you want to do is go through the gates and normally takes a couple of minutes to get through but you suddenly find that everyone is being checked manually and the home office is absolutely clear, uk border force is going to check everybody. thatjust takes border force is going to check everybody. that just takes so border force is going to check everybody. thatjust takes so much time. now, it is annoying but then once you get queues building up in the immigration and there is no room for other people, then you get

people being held on aircraft. once that happens the aircraft obviously cannot take on the next lot of people who are waking in departures and fly away again. gates get blocked up. passengers get across in the departure lounge and that can meet all manner of problems as well. so it is an awful situation in the longer this goes on the more the possibility is that we will see fights cancelled and even longer delays. bear in mind, this is not just happening in, for example, the airports. it is also happening at calais, at dunkirk. at the eurostar terminal is in paris, brussels and amsterdam. they use the same system in the same ideas that will be slowing things down, too. it is really concerning that we are at the stage when, obviously, very, very busy time. it is the busiest weekend since 2019 for air traffic and as a

result of that, sorry about the noises of, as a result of that people are understandably getting very stressed. theyjust people are understandably getting very stressed. they just want to get away from their holidays and get back and it is not making inbound tourism look particularly good either. from all points of view the sooner this gets fixed like the ba it problem, the better it will be for everyone. ok, simon, thank you for everyone. ok, simon, thank you forthat for everyone. ok, simon, thank you for that and we will keep across any developments and when we get an indication of things being fixed we will let you know. here in the uk, itv has issued a statement saying it investigated "rumours" of a relationship between tv presenter phillip schofield and a younger employee in 2020 but both men "repeatedly denied" it. the statement also says itv spoke to a number of people who worked on "this morning" — and they were not provided with, and did not find, any evidence of a relationship beyond hearsay and rumour.

itv says that a statement issued by the presenter on friday reveals that he lied to people from senior management to fellow presenters, his agents and to the media over this relationship. the ex—this morning host said the relationship with hisjunior colleague was "unwise but not illegal" and said his departure from the show was unrelated to the affair with the colleague. schofield also resigned from itv — having earlier stood down as a main presenter. itv says it feels badly let down by the presenter�*s admissions. now it's time for a look at today's sport. hello from the bbc sport centre. it's a huge day for two teams looking to make it to the english premier league. one of luton town or coventry city — will end the day, in the top flight. both have punched above their weight in the second tier championship this season, and now, they meet at wembley in london for the championship play—off final. our reporterjoe lynskey is there for us now. it has been quite some story for

these two teams to getting back towards the top end of football for them. , �* , . towards the top end of football for them. , ~ , ., ., ., ., them. yes. a beautiful afternoon here at wembley. _ them. yes. a beautiful afternoon here at wembley. i've _ them. yes. a beautiful afternoon here at wembley. i've been - them. yes. a beautiful afternoon here at wembley. i've been out i them. yes. a beautiful afternoon i here at wembley. i've been out on wembley way speaking to both sets of supporters from luton and coventry and among both of them a sense of disbelief that they have this chance. 90 minutes to reach the premier league because, just five years ago, these two teams met each other in the fourth tier of english football and not long before that luton were in non—league. they were promoted from the fifth tier in 2014 and since then, theyjust kept rising. it would be extraordinary were they to do it this afternoon and reach the very top not least because their stadium would be the smallest ever to grace the premier league. for coventry city they have had stadium issues as well. on the 21 years since they were relegated from the premier league last time they have had to spend many different parts of that time playing at temporary home grounds in northampton, birmingham, burton as well. they are now finally back home

in their city and today after a journey of so many ups and downs they could have a remarkable and point to that journey that sees them reach the premier league. euro world with some of — reach the premier league. euro world with some of the _ reach the premier league. euro world with some of the funds _ reach the premier league. euro world with some of the funds there - reach the premier league. euro world with some of the funds there were. i reach the premier league. euro world with some of the funds there were. a| with some of the funds there were. a set of fans feel most confident about reaching the premier league? with the close to call, this one. luton did finish above coventry in the final championship league standings but the sky blues pointed to the fact they had an awful start to the fact they had an awful start to the fact they had an awful start to the season. in october they were inside the bottom three and that was partly to do with more ground issues that meant that they had to spend a lot of the first period of the season playing away from home but mark robins who came in 2017 and this club are in league 2 has really instilled a special sense of belief instilled a special sense of belief in the side and they will want to continue that momentum and motivation they have season to now go to the very top. further to keep an eye out for the midfielder he

joined the club nine years ago. he played for luton in the national league. he could become, this afternoon, the first player to go with one team from a non—league to the top flight. it with one team from a non-league to the top flight-— the top flight. it would be great indeed. we're set for an exciting finish to the bundelsiga, as borussia dortmund are on course to collect their first bundesliga crown in 11 years if they defeat mainz at home. the final round of games kick off in less than 15 minutes time — and dortmund are two points clear of bayern munich at the top. bayern head to cologne needing a win, coupled with a draw or defeat for dortmund, to hand them an 11th successive german top—flight title. it is just too good of a story. because they kind of lost it twice. they had the opportunity to pass by bayern munich and did not utilise that moment and now bayern gave them that moment and now bayern gave them that last week gift and it is there

to take. so i am sure that they will find the right words. not too many words and it is going to be a very exciting finale.— exciting finale. lots of sports drawin: exciting finale. lots of sports drawing to — exciting finale. lots of sports drawing to a _ exciting finale. lots of sports drawing to a close _ exciting finale. lots of sports drawing to a close in - exciting finale. lots of sports drawing to a close in their . exciting finale. lots of sports - drawing to a close in their seasons. lots of sports drawing to a close in their seasons. its a big afternoon in rugby union as well, with both the english premiership and the united rugby championship titles to be decided. saracens are targeting a sixth premiership title when they take on sale sharks at twickenham. while for the sharks they have only lifted the trophy on their only previous appearance, back in 2006. in cape town, the defending champions stormers host munster to decide that title — with munster the only team to have beaten the south africans at home in the last 18 months. and that's all the sport for now. here in the uk you may well remember the post office computer

scandal. well, a new development. the post office has apologised for using racist terms to describe sub—postmasters who were wrongly investigated as part of the horizon computer scandal. the faulty it system led to hundreds of wrongful prosecutions for theft over 15 years. the papers show fraud investigators were asked to group suspects based on racial features. now how's this for a bun fight? this is the centrepiece of hong kong's bun festival where 12 people try to race to the top of a 14 metre high bamboo tower covered with imitation steamed buns. the first person to reach the bun at the top will bring luck to their family. it's the first time in 3 years the festivities have been held because of the pandemic. stay with us here on bbc news.

cloud and sunshine will vary as we head through the next few days. there is some cloud around today, lots of blue sky and sunshine, the vast majority will be completely dry this bank holiday weekend. high pressure will be dominating, clouding over at times. this is the cloud produced by the cold front earlier today, it is gradually sinking southwards, introducing more cloud this afternoon, across northern ireland and into northern england. brightening up north and scotland, by the end of the day, some gusty winds. the best of the sunshine in england and wales, temperatures ranging 19—22 c.

cooler towards coastal areas. the sunshine is strong at this time of year, uv levels will be high and remain high as we head through into next week. the grass pollen season is also under way. overnight, tonight, we will start to see parts of northern ireland and western scotland cloud over. if we see clear spells in the highlands, temperatures could drop to very close to freezing. england and wales, mid to high single figures. high pressure dominates on sunday, it is looking dry and settled. there will be areas of cloud around, mostly in the western areas of scotland, where, again, it will feel cooler there and northern ireland. generally a cloudy looking day, in the eastern areas of england with the best of the sunshine for and the fat south—west of england. there will be a cool breeze, it is picking up in the coastal areas, highs of 22 or 23

celsius in the best of the sunshine. let's take a look at bank holiday monday, it is cooler and breezier across the south—west of england, the best of the sunshine is further north and west, highs of around 21 celsius across the central belt of scotland, on bank holiday monday. the rest of the week, high pressure is going nowhere, it is keeping us dry and settled. there will be variable amounts of cloud but also some sunshine. if we look at the outlook for the capital cities, most the captures will get to the 20s.

this is bbc news, the headlines: there are long delays for some passengers travelling to the uk after a nationwide issue with the border force system has lead to problems with e—gate passport controls. long queues were experienced at the port of dover which also suffered from an it glitch. it's the final day of campaigning in turkey ahead of one of the country's most divisive presidential elections where the economy and immigration are key voter concerns. huge political rallies have been held to drum up support but they come as the turkish lira sank to an all—time low against the dollar. ukraine's most senior security official tells the bbc the country is ready to launch its long—expected counter—offensive against russian forces. in a rare interview, oleksiy danilov describes the planned assault as an "historic opportunity".