live from london, this is bbc news. turkey's first—ever presidential run—off election is under way — as voters decide who can curb the country's rampant inflation and tackle the cost—of—living crisis. and these are live pictures from istanbul — as nearly 200,000 polling stations are open across the country for more than 64 million people who are eligible to vote. russia unleashes a wave of air strikes on kyiv overnight in what officials say appear to be the largest drone attack on the ukrainian capital since the start of the war.

we meet the south african woman who used her own experiences of period poverty to help empower girls in hundreds of schools by delivering free pads. hello, i'm nancy kacungira. turks have gone back to the polls for the second round of the turkish presidential election with voting now under way in a presidential election run—off between the long—time authoritarian leader, recep tayyip erdogan and his main rival, the secular opposition leader, kemal kilicdaroglu. in the first round earlier this month, president erdogan won 49.5% of the vote — just over 4% more than his rival. both candidates are chasing support from nationalist voters these are the live pictures from istanbul — turkey's biggest city, where reports say there's

been brisk voting. people displaced by february's earthquake have been taken back home by bus to cast ballots. turnout among voters in the diaspora appears to have grown since the first round. earlier we spoke to our middle east correspondent anna foster who gave us an update on how voting in the turkish election has been going so far. they have not had one of these in turkey before, the turnout was 88% particularly in the south where people lost their homes and these devastating earthquake and had to move, they are returning to vote. that is a brisk trade at polling stations this morning, people turning up because this is a crucial moment notjust

domestically for turkey but internationally as well. what happens in the next 2a hours well change the track of this country, erdogan and power for 20 years, change the track of this country, erdogan and powerfor 20 years, an authoritarian leader, he presents it as a powerful position, somebody who can lead the country to greater things and the challenger, who the opposition parties have coalesced around as a single candidate, kemal kilicdaroglu, a former civil servant who talks about a more secular turkey and a democracy, a return to free speech for example. he is not as experienced according to critics and we will see who voters choose. let's talk now to selin girit from the bbc turkish service.how did we get here?

in the first round one of the candidates had to secure over 50% of votes to become the next president of turkey, that did not happen and opinion polls got it wrong and the days prior to the first round of elections polls suggested kemal kilicdaroglu could actually secure more than 50% and become the next president, that did not happen and he was trailing behind president erdogan at 45% when he got 49.5%. that created a lot of disappointment amongst opposition supporters because they felt for the first time they could bring president erdogan�*s to an end after two decades, they

felt power within that itch but that did not happen, it is the second round, bees expected turnout to be as high as the first round, if not higher because the expat votes have exceeded the first round so how turkish voters cast today will determine a very different vision for turkey depending who gets elected because we are talking about two candidates are very different from each other like black and white. �* , ., ., from each other like black and white. �*, ., ., ., from each other like black and white. �* , ., ., ., ., white. let's get more on that, what is at stake? — white. let's get more on that, what is at stake? what _ white. let's get more on that, what is at stake? what are _ white. let's get more on that, what is at stake? what are the _ white. let's get more on that, what is at stake? what are the outcomes turkish people are having to decide between? , ., ., , , between? president erdogan pledges securi , he between? president erdogan pledges security. he says _ between? president erdogan pledges security. he says i — between? president erdogan pledges security, he says i have _ between? president erdogan pledges security, he says i have secured - security, he says i have secured jollity in the parliament in the

first round of elections and i have secured a majority, i will bring stability. we are talking about a country in the midst of a cost crisis, inflation last year at a point hit over 80%.- crisis, inflation last year at a point hit over 80%. sorry to cut end,, point hit over 80%. sorry to cut end” our— point hit over 80%. sorry to cut end, , our viewers _ point hit over 80%. sorry to cut end,, our viewers are _ point hit over 80%. sorry to cut end,, our viewers are seeing i end,, our viewers are seeing pleasant erdogan arriving to vote, live pictures from istanbul, a crowd of people waiting for his arrival, arriving to vote in istanbul as voting continues. two very different future is being offered by president erdogan and his rival.— future is being offered by president erdogan and his rival. talking about two very different _ erdogan and his rival. talking about two very different characters - erdogan and his rival. talking about

two very different characters with l two very different characters with different visions for turkey. president erdogan get rid of a parliamentary system and introduced to the presidential system, kemal kilicdaroglu watch to bring the parliamentary system back. he wants to restore independence to the central bank and reverse the economic policies which some critics say are unorthodox. we are talking about a country in the midst of a cost—of—living crisis, inflation had hit 80% last year, now 44% but still people feel the pain in their pockets. apparently that is not how they voted, in parallel. bear in mind we are talking about an economic crisis and devastating earthquake that killed over 50,000

people in february, although people were suggesting that these could hurt mr erdogan they did not, that was quite surprising. turkish voters decided to vote for stability thinking that mr erdogan, the powerful charismatic figure could steer turkey out of the crisis is currently in. apparently kemal kilicdaroglu has not been able to give that guarantee to the health of the nation so they are hoping to secure the presidency today, they will be flocking to ballot boxes, turnout will be important. 8 million people stayed away from the ballot boxes and the first round, whether they show up on the second round and how they will be voting will

predominantly determine the next president of turkey.— president of turkey. these live -ictures president of turkey. these live pictures from _ president of turkey. these live pictures from anchor _ president of turkey. these live pictures from anchor out - president of turkey. these live pictures from anchor out of - president of turkey. these live - pictures from anchor out of pleasant erdogan rival, kemal kilicdaroglu. we can see president erdogan in istanbul. we have heard from the chairman of the supreme election board saying the results of this presidential run—off and expected to be announced in little earlier computer the first round because it is just the residential candidates competing so the expected results to come in sooner and he did explain that counting took longer last time because there are 2a parties running, this time it is a race between these two men, that we can see on our screens, kemal kilicdaroglu the opposition leader casting his vote in turkey. we have

seen incumbent president erdogan casting his vote as well, the big moment for their supporters as they try to shop support and can we continue to follow that election, expect results perhaps later today, perhaps in the evening, bring that as soon as get them. kemal kilicdaroglu hoping to be able to end president erdogan�*s two decade rule of turkey. russia has launched another big air attack on kyiv. the ukrainian military said it shot down 52 out of 5a drones aimed at the capital overnight. one man was killed by falling debris and several fires broke out. russia has stepped up its attacks on kyiv over the past month, using barrages of drones and missiles in an attempt to overwhelm the city's defences.

0ur diplomatic correspondent james landale is in kyiv and has the latest. what we think is at least what we've been told by the authorities is that overnight 5a drones were launched against targets across the country. they say that 52 of them were brought down, so two managed to get through the air defenses. we don't know precisely where they landed or what damage they caused yet, but clearly the vast majority were targeted at the capital here in ukraine. we heard explosions throughout much of the night. they say the authorities say that they shot down over a0 of those drones, which is still an astonishing strike rate. and as a result of that, inevitably there were some casualties because of whenever these drones are destroyed in the sky, obviously, you know, debris falls. we know that one man died near a petrol station. there have been reports of a few casualties. we know some fires broke out

in the south west of the capital. 0ne warehouse was pretty completely destroyed. but definitely the beginning of an uptick of activity. this is now, we think, the 14th strike against the capital since the month began. and so that's pretty much one every other day. so we are seeing an increase in russian attacks, just as we are seeing and i think an uptick in ukrainian attacks in parts of ukraine that are controlled and held by russia at the moment ahead of what people are expecting, ukraine's future counteroffensive. russia has warned that western supplies of weapons to ukraine risk escalating the war. russia's ambassador to the uk, andrei ke—lin, told the bbc his country had "enormous resources" and it was yet to "act very seriously". he spoke to the bbc�*s laura kuenssberg. it's a big idealistic mistake to think that ukraine may prevail. russia is 16 times bigger than ukraine. we have enormous resources,

and we haven't started yet to act very seriously. you haven't yet started to act seriously, so this could get a lot worse? no, not true, i don't think so. could this go on, then, for five years, ten years? that depends on the efforts in escalation of war that is being undertaken by nato countries, especially by the uk. sooner or later, of course, this escalation may get a new dimension, which we do not need and we do not want. what do you mean, then, by a new dimension? new dimension, it is the long—range missiles that is being provided by the united kingdom. it is an escalation. tanks provided, aircrafts provided. we are not afraid of aircrafts, in fact. we have about, by now, 430 ukrainian aircrafts, and provision of new, it will only increase numbers. there is evidence... no, of course. ..widespread evidence of war crimes being committed by russia.

why will you not tell the truth about what the world can see? this is easy, actually. we do documentation of every crime what is happening, we document every crime what is happening... by russian troops? by ukrainian troops in donbas. what about your own troops�* behaviour? what do you want from me now? no, i do not understand. i am asking you a question about what russian troops are doing on the ground. what is the purpose of your question? my question is, why won't you tell the truth about what the world can see, what the united nations has documented ? war crimes being carried out by russian troops in ukraine. the united nations cannot document anything because the secretariat is not empowered to make any investigation. here in the uk, the government says it in discussions with supermarkets over the introduction of a cap on the price of basic food items. supermarkets are expected

to be allowed to select which items they would cap. they'd only take part in the initiative — modelled on a similar agreement in france — on a voluntary basis. some prices in the uk have risen by around twenty percent in the last year — more than double the rate of inflation — meaning relative prices for groceries are at a 45 year high. the uk's health secretary steve barclay had this to say about it 0ur uk political correspondent damian grammaticas joins me now. what is being proposed here? it is not a proposal and not a cap, that is what the government is telling us on this, it is an idea being looked at in the heart of government and the reason is inflation a huge problem, in the uk and around the world, particularly food place, most recent figures almost 20% year—on—year increase. that

particularly impacts on those on the lowest income because they spend the biggest proportion of their budget on basic essentials so the government is calling in supermarket bosses this week, looking at ideas and one idea considered as getting supermarkets to sign up to a pledge to try to keep basic prices down and the health secretary was on the bbc this morning. my understanding is that the government is working constructively with the supermarkets as to how we address the very real concerns around food inflation and the cost of living and doing so in a way that is also very mindful to the impact on suppliers. because i think we've got to be sited on the fact that many suppliers, often very small businesses, family run businesses themselves, are under significant

pressure and have many supermarkets and have any supermarkets yet signed up to this idea of having price caps on basic items. my understanding, based on the discussions last night, is this is about having constructive discussions with supermarkets about how we work together, not about any element of compulsion. the health secretary was also asked about the ongoing disputes over pay in the national health service — and the threat of industrial action, in particular byjunior doctors. damian — what happened there? this has been a big issue for some time, we have had strikes in the health service, we have seen some of those settled by the government giving a offers that have been accepted in the ambulance service and some hospital workers. the ones that have not settled amongst nurses

and junior doctors, the government is saying their pay demands are simply too high to meet. we have had a number of weeks of negotiations with the junior doctors, but what is striking is their refusal to move from their demand for a 35% pay rise. and in fact, in the course of the negotiations, it increased to 49%, if you include 2a, 25. but we want to engage with them. we have been doing and it's the junior doctors that walked away from those negotiations by calling strikes. junior doctors say that as a misrepresentation and they have been talking about phasing in a deal over several years and they are concerned that over ten years their pay has dropped by a quarter, they want restored so the 25% increase plus inflation gives a figure around 39%

but the government is not being perfectly square, perfectly clear and they say they are making reasonable demands because of the profession simply cannot recruit and retain enough doctors and uc huge waiting list of people waiting to get treatment in the health service. let's have more now on the uk overnment�*s proposal to cap the price of some basic goods in supermarkets, which could help people tackle increases in the cost of living. joining us live is lisa jack, professor of accounting at the university of portsmouth. thank you for talking to us. i suppose the first question would be why would supermarkets want to do this? it is going to be involuntary, what is in it for them. it is difficult — what is in it for them. it is difficult to _ what is in it for them. it is difficult to say _ what is in it for them. it is difficult to say because . what is in it for them. it is | difficult to say because the

supermarket model for 100 years has been to break even on basic goods and make profit on nonessential, but on payment by suppliers and cutting costs and logically they are already keeping the cost of basics down and we know they are transferring some of those profits from nonessential goods from alcohol and chocolate for example and cost cutting into trying to keep those places of basics are low. so it is a difficult one, when will they go on this. we understand somethin: will they go on this. we understand something similar _ will they go on this. we understand something similar has _ will they go on this. we understand something similar has been - will they go on this. we understand something similar has been tried i something similar has been tried with some success in france, couldn't lessons be learned? i think so and it is — couldn't lessons be learned? i think so and it is a _ couldn't lessons be learned? i think so and it is a case _ couldn't lessons be learned? i think so and it is a case of— couldn't lessons be learned? i think so and it is a case of choosing - couldn't lessons be learned? i think so and it is a case of choosing what| so and it is a case of choosing what you go for but cost structures and the way the industry works in france is somewhat different to the uk.

essentially what the government are talking to the supermarkets about as to leveraged what they have which is bargaining power in the supply chain. the trouble is as your previous speaker stayed that farmers and growers are already cutting costs to the bone. what is still working and the high fuel costs, although they have gone down food is still tied into those costs from six months ago and it goes into everything, transportation, tractors, refrigeration, fertiliser, perhaps the government should be taking those multinational companies in the middle that are producing the fuel and fertiliser putting up the cost of the action.— cost of the action. there is a thought _ cost of the action. there is a thought. thank _ cost of the action. there is a thought. thank you - cost of the action. there is a thought. thank you for - cost of the action. there is a thought. thank you for your | thought. thank you for your analysis.

a new parliament building in delhi is being inaugurated by india's prime minister, narendra modi. but there's controversy over the decision not to involve the president, draupadi murmu. twenty opposition parties are boycotting the ceremony, in protest at the president being sidelined. let's talk to our reporter in delhi raghvendra rao. how has this inauguration gone? it has gone smoothly except for the fact 20 opposition parties have boycotted the ceremony and the reason is these parties are objecting to the government move of excluding the president from the ceremony. 0pposition parties say is

the highest constitutional party in the highest constitutional party in the country it should have been the president and that the prime minister should have opened the new building and this is the reason why these parties have decided to stay away from this inauguration. can you cive us away from this inauguration. can you give us some — away from this inauguration. can you give us some context, _ away from this inauguration. can you give us some context, what - away from this inauguration. can you give us some context, what is - away from this inauguration. can you give us some context, what is that i give us some context, what is that the elation ship like between the prime minister and the president? in india the president is largely ceremonial but it is the highest constitutional authority and the parliament comprises of the president and both houses of parliament, an upper house and a lower house, these along with the president make up the indian parliament so the critics are saying by deciding to not invite the president to the ceremony government has violated the spirit of the constitution and prime minister modi is inaugurating the building on his

own and should have got either of the president or poseidon officer of the president or poseidon officer of the houses to inaugurate the ceremony. as far as the relationship between the president and prime minister, for all practical purposes it is the prime minister who runs the government, the president post is largely ceremonial and whichever party is in power at the centre largely decides who the president would be so government choice to be president, she hails from a tribal background and it was widely appreciated when a tribal woman rose to become the resident of india. i5 to become the resident of india. is this boycott the end of the matter from the opposition? that this boycott the end of the matter from the opposition? that remains to be seen because _ from the opposition? that remains to be seen because the _ from the opposition? that remains to be seen because the parties - from the opposition? that remains to be seen because the parties have - be seen because the parties have been very critical and vocal about

the decision by mr modi to inaugurate the building. even in the old pallet building 100 years ago we have been seeing has been a a lot of acrimony between the government and opposition benches, legislation at times has been rushed through, accusations not enough debate has taken place in parliament and opposition parties fear nothing will change when proceedings begin in the new parliament building as well. the fiction we have been witnessing between the government and opposition parties is expected to linger a while longer.— opposition parties is expected to linger a while longer.

stay with us on bbc news. the headlines shortly. hello. a bit more cloud around today compared with yesterday, especially across parts of eastern england, even a small chance of a shower. the vast majority stay dry, and indeed, through the week ahead, the dry story continues. notice a split across europe. the forecast rainfall amount chart shows that very little, if anything, falls for many northern europe, southern europe, though, around the mediterranean, there will be further outbreaks of rain. and for us to go with the dry weather, increasing amounts of sunshine once again and temperatures rising. midweek we'll see them lift up into the mid 20s quite widely. so that's coming our way. high pressure is the reason, low pressure towards the mediterranean, bringing the showers and storms here. but our high pressure, we're just on the eastern flank of it at the moment and that's what's fed in some

slightly cooler air and more cloud for central eastern england. as i said, an isolated shower, but most will stay dry. still pretty sunny to the south and west of england and wales and increasing sunshine to the south east of northern ireland and across scotland this afternoon, where for some it actually might feel a bit warmer than yesterday, but cool down some eastern coast of england, highest temperatures of all towards devon and dorset, could get up to around 2a degrees. but after the warmth through the day, temperatures will fall away quickly tonight. that cooler air mass in place, skies clear. and throughout this week, the nights will still remain fairly cool. tonight we could get down into lower single figures in quite a few rural spots and i couldn't rule out in some of the prone areas even a touch of frost on the grass. but high pressure is starting to become more and more established into the start of next week, so for bank holiday monday there it is centred across parts of scotland, northern ireland, northern england. to the north of it, a bit of a breeze and to the south of it quite a breeze. now, that will bring in more cloud again to some eastern counties of england, drift its way westwards and then break up. a bit more cloud through northern scotland, but for the vast majority through the afternoon,

it's going to be a bank holiday with plenty of sunshine. so the sun will be strong wherever you are, but it will be accompanied by a chilly wind towards the southern and eastern areas, so maybe only the low mid—teens. temperatures around some coasts of east anglia and the south east lower towards the south west compared with today, a bit warmer for scotland, northern ireland and northwest england, where that high pressure is still centred as we go into tuesday, so light winds here, blue skies overhead, a bit more cloud potentially into eastern counties of england. again, drifting in off the north sea could remain misty and rather cool around some coasts. but away from that, it's going to be another day of strong sunshine and even warmer through parts of western scotland, we could hit 2a or 25 degrees.

this is bbc news, the headlines: turkey's first—ever presidential run—off election is under way as voters decide who can curb the country's rampant inflation rate and tackle the cost—of—living crisis. president recep tayyip erdogan is seeking to extend his rule into a third decade. mr erdogan�*s main rival is the secular opposition leader, kemal kilic—daroglu. speaking after casting his vote, he urged turkey to get rid of authoritarian

regime in the country. russia unleashes a wave of air strikes on kyiv overnight