turkey's first—ever presidential run—off election is under way. president recep tayyip erdogan, is seeking to extend his rule into a third decade. his rival kemal kilicdaroglu has urged voters to get rid of the authoritarian regime in the country. 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. britain's government is discussing plans for supermarkets to cap the price of basic food items to help tackle the rising

cost of living crisis. 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. welcome to istanbul, where the people of turkey have gone back to the polls for the second round of the turkish presidential after two weeks ago, none of the candidates managed to reach over 50% of the vote. let me show you where i am. this is one of hundreds of thousands of polling stations across turkey. schools are where the voting tends to happen and there has been a steady stream of people coming in. there is a board by the door and it

shows which classroom corresponds to the ballot box they have been allocated. and then they had inside underneath a huge turkish flag which is hanging from the ceiling, where they get a far simpler ballot paper than two weeks ago, because that time they were presidential and parliamentary elections. people have been telling me today that the ballot paper was so long last time that people were struggling to fold it into the envelope. you may remember they were long queues last time around. i have been talking to some of the officials inside and they say turn looks broadly similar to two weeks ago. president recep tayyip erdogan has been at this morning casting his vote, very close to here in this part of istanbul. he has urged people and did again yesterday. yesterday, in one of his

last appearances, he urged people to go out and vote because two weeks ago he almost reached the margin he needed for victory. one of the candidates needs to reach over 50% of the vote to be elected. last time around, so recep tayyip erdogan, it was 49%. he was telling his supporters that they needed to not be complacent, that they needed to go out and cast their votes. kemal kilicdaroglu has been pushing a similar message. he received almost 45% of the vote last time and he appealed very early on to his supporters not to be disheartened that he was behind his rival last time around. both sites have really been trying to galvanise their voting base and the discourse has changed a lot, just in this last week as well. there are some really key topics that people are voting based on in turkey. the first is the economy. this country has been struggling badly with an economic

crisis for a long time now. the value of the turkish lira has plummeted, inflation has soared, and in basic terms that means people in turkey have seen their wages become less, they have seen things in the shops cost more, and that is one of the key things they are thinking about at the ballot box today. also the handling of those devastating earthquakes in turkey back in february which claimed more than 50,000 lives and many people saw the state's response to that as slow and inadequate. interestingly, in that first round of voting, it did not seem to have dented too badly at the vote for recep tayyip erdogan in those southern areas of the country, but i think both candidates today have really been pushing their supporters and they both want to take the 5% of vote that became crucial last time around. the third candidate, who does not appear in this run—off today, it is a straight battle between two candidates, so when people go inside and they are

given their ballot paper, that is what they see, photographs of the two men, they choose their boat, they put it in an envelope, but both men wanted those 5% of vote. and in the last week there has been a more nationalistic discourse and a lot of it has been around immigration, which has always been a topic in turkey. it hosts around 3 million syrian refugees in particular, but in the last week, especially in istanbul, there have been new posters from kemal kilicdaroglu, the opposition challenger, who is urging for people to vote for him as a nationalistic candidate. he has said he will send syrian refugees home, he will send syrian refugees home, he will send them home quickly, and that has really shaped the narrative in these last few days before the polls opened. in the next few hours or so, voting closes at five p m local time and immediately the ballot boxes don't need to be taken anywhere, people immediately will

break open those boxes, they will start to count the votes, and we expect to have fairly soon into the evening a result. it is a far quicker counting process, there are only two choices, so by this evening, by the time turks are going to bed, they should know who their next president will be. let's listen to some of the things that have been really affecting peoples votes. i hope it will be good, i will be helpful, this is the expression we used to say, i hope the spring will come. 50 used to say, i hope the spring will come. ., ., used to say, i hope the spring will come. ., ., ._ ., come. so throughout the day, we are auoin to come. so throughout the day, we are going to follow _ come. so throughout the day, we are going to follow this _ come. so throughout the day, we are going to follow this story _ come. so throughout the day, we are going to follow this story on - come. so throughout the day, we are going to follow this story on bbc - going to follow this story on bbc news as the ballots close. we will be bringing you those results as they come through and when we finally find out who turkey's next president will be, you will see and hear everything you need to know on bbc news. also on the bbc news

website as well. if you want to know more about this race, more about the candidates, more on the process, you candidates, more on the process, you can find out more there as well. i do just want to ask, because you cover the first round of elections, desert this round feel different? this is happening for the first time, after all. it is, and strangely it feels almost karma. i remembertwo it is, and strangely it feels almost karma. i remember two weeks ago, and i was in the earthquake zone when we talked on voting day two weeks ago, and there was a real sense of energy and there was a real sense of energy and anticipation, and strangely enough, because this is the first presidential run—off, you would expect an extra level of energy, but people are taking it in their stride, they have been arriving in a steady stream all day. what is interesting, votes outside of turkey, people outside of the buy aspera, they produced a record number of votes at this time around, so there clearly is enthusiasm and

energy for this vote. it will be fascinating to see whether or not president erdogan maintains that lead from the first round or whether those changed messages just in the last week of campaigning really have an impact. the turnout numbers are extraordinary, more than 80%. thank you very much. 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. our 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. one 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, andrey kelin, 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 can, we, hasn'tjust started yet to act very, very seriously. you haven't yet started to act seriously? so this could get a lot worse? no, i don't think so. you say, though, there, it hasn't even got serious yet. could this go on then for five years, ten year?

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 have got a new dimension which we do not need and we do not want. what do you mean by a new dimension? new dimension, it is a long—range missiles that has been provided by united kingdom. it is an escalation, tanks provided, aircrafts provided. we are not afraid of aircraft, in fact. we have downed by now 430 ukrainian aircrafts and provision of new, it will only add to these numbers. there is evidence, 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 that is happening, documenting every crime that is happening. by russian troops? by ukrainian troops in donbas. what about your own

troops' behaviour? what do you want from me? 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 recommend anything because 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. our reporter nicky schiller is in the newsroom with more details on the plans. the idea is to limit the price of basic food items to help tackle the cost of living. we're talking about things

like bread, milk and sugar. now, food prices in the uk rose last month atjust over i9%. that's the second—highest in 45 years. now, these plans at the moment are at their early stages. we're told that it would be a voluntary agreement with the major supermarkets, to lower the price of some items. those items would be decided by the supermarkets. now, ministers are keen to stress that there are no plans for a mandatory cap. well, my understanding based on discussions last night, is this is about having constructive discussions with supermarkets about how we work together, not about any element of compulsion. the british proposals are based on a similar scheme that has been introduced in france. there, the government agreed with a range of retailers to set the lowest possible price on a range of items. now, at the time, ministers said it would cost several hundred millions of euros that would come out of the retailers' profit margin.

now, here in the uk, the supermarkets say their margins are already tight and they are already doing what they can to set the lowest possible prices. there are also concerns that this proposal could hit smaller retailers. but it has to be said that experts say that the price of food is going to become the big cost—of—living issue, overtaking energy prices in the coming months. that was nicky schiller. i've been speaking to lisa jack, professor of accounting at the university of portsmouth about why would supermarkets want to do this, what's in it for them as it's voluntary. the supermarket model for over nearly 100 years has been to break even on basic goods and make the profits on non—essentials and non—grocery, on payments from suppliers and by cutting costs. so, logically, they're already keeping the cost of basics right down and we do know that they are transferring some of those profits from non—essential

goods that they get, and from alcohol and chocolate, for example, and from cost—cutting, into trying to keep those prices of the basics low. so, yeah, it's a difficult one. where are they going to go on this? that is a good question, but we understand something similar has been tried with some success in france. could lessons be learnt there? i think so, and it's a case of choosing what you go for but, of course, cost structures and the way the industry works in france is somewhat different to the uk. i think, essentially, what the government are putting pressure on the supermarkets to do or talking to them about, shall we say, is to leverage what they really have, which is bargaining power down the supply chain. the trouble is, as your previous speaker said, the suppliers, particularly the farmers and growers, are already cutting their costs down to the bone,

and what's really still working through are those high fuel costs. although fuel costs have gone down, food is still tied into those costs from six months ago. the health secretary, steve barclay has acknowledged that some of the facilities included in the uk government's commitment to provide a0 "new" hospitals, will be refurbished sites, not built from scratch. the government had reiterated a 2019 manifesto pledge to build a0 new hospitals by 2030, earlier this week, but that work may not be completed on up to eight of the original sites. seven men have been charged over the shooting of an off—duty police officer in northern ireland earlier this year. some of the defendants will face terrorism charges, while all stand accused of attempted murder. detective chief inspectorjohn caldwell, a high—profile officer who has led major investigations,

survived the late—february attack, in which he was shot multiple times at a sports centre. two men have been arrested following a protest byjust stop oil at a rugby match at twickenham stadium, yesterday afternoon. the two men, samueljohnson and patrick hart, were charged with aggravated trespass after invading the pitch during the first half of the match and throwing orange powder onto the field. a new parliament building in delhi has been inaugurated by india's prime minister, narendra modi. the ceremony has been dogged by controversy over the decision not to involve the president, draupadi murmu. 20 opposition parties boycotted the ceremony, in protest at the president being sidelined. our reporter in delhi, raghvendra rao, has more on this. the inauguration has gone on smoothly, except for the

boycotted the ceremony and the reason, as you suggested... the government excluding india's president, draupadi murmu, from the ceremony. the opposition parties say at the highest constitutional authority in the country, it should have been the president and not the prime minister who should have opened the new building, and this is the reason why these parties have decided to stay away from this inauguration.— decided to stay away from this inauguration. can you give ssm context? what _ inauguration. can you give ssm context? what is _ inauguration. can you give ssm context? what is the _ inauguration. can you give ssm i context? what is the relationship like between the prime minister the president? like between the prime minister the resident? ~ ., president? well, in india, the president _ president? well, in india, the president is — president? well, in india, the president is largely _ president? well, in india, the president is largely a - president? well, in india, the i president is largely a ceremonial position but the president is the highest constitutional authority, and as for the indian constitution, the parliament comprises of one, the president, and both houses of the parliament, the upper house and the lower house. these two houses, along

with the president, make up the indian parliament. the critics are saying that by deciding to not invite president draupadi murmu to the ceremony, the government has violated the spirit of the constitution and prime minister narendra modi inaugurating the building on his own, he should have got either the president or the presiding officers of both of the houses to inaugurate the ceremony. let's bring you more on one of our main stories today. the election in turkey, the run—off for the election. earlier, we saw pictures of the incumbent, recep tayyip erdogan, and he was handing out money to supporters who were gathered outside the polling station where he cast his ballot. these banknotes he is handing out with 200 lira, which is about $10 each. he also shook hands with supporters who

lined up outside the door. this move is something of a tradition for president erdogan, who usually will also hand out toys to children and many on special occasions, including on muslim holidays, and we are continuing to cover that presidential election. it is one of the most consequential, set to determine not only who rules the country but also where the economy is heading after the currency plunged. here — the home office says a fault with electronic gates at passport control which has caused serious delays for travellers has been fixed. the disruption began on friday night — affecting airports across the uk, and leading to long queues at the start of what is half term school holidays for many. here is the latest from matt graveling. we understand that the problem with the immigration egates first began between 7pm and 8pm on friday. now, gatwick told us that on saturday they were expecting around 800 flights so it's easy

to see without the gates working why queues quickly began to build. now, last night the home office said that the problem had been fixed and today two airports, heathrow and gatwick, told us that things were running as normal. heathrow saying, "as we are currently aware, the egates are functioning as normal." gatwick saying, "the immigration egates are now back in full operation. all support teams have been stood down and we are back to a stable operation. now, the immigration services union says that between 60% and 80% of all people arriving here in the uk will use the e—gates. however, yesterday, there was no threat to national security because of where the gates weren't working. people arriving simply went to a desk manned by an officer, as we used to do before we had the biometric passports. what is interesting is although the gates have been in place since 2008, it was a couple of years ago that officers went to the home office with an inspection and asked about contingency plans in case there was

a catastrophic failure of the gates, to which the home office said, we don't expect that to happen. however, it did happen yesterday and now the home office when asked why are saying it is too sensitive to say. this lack of clarity will leave many passengers and the aviation industry wondering what happened and whether it will happen again, especially as we approach the busy summer holidays. tamara magwashu grew up in a shanty town in the eastern cape province of south africa and was bullied severely. she grew up using old rags when she was on her periods due to poverty. she has now created her own business, delivering free pads to hundreds of schools in the country to ensure no girl goes through what she did. tamara has been nominated by her community for forbes 30 under 30. gem o'reilly has spoken to her. this is our living room. this is our couch and this is where we cook and this is where i sleep. i want to show you something which will shock you.

i'm 27 years today and over 27 years of my life i have lived in a shack and i never had any windows, never had any water, never had any basic needs. one of two taps that we had and they're not working, as usual. tamara grew up in eastern cape in south africa. when she started puberty, her single mother had to choose between buying food or sanitary products. when i started my period, it was a very difficult time for me because i grew up watching my mum using rags, like old rags or clothes as a pad, so by the time i got into my period i had to learn how to fold an old cloth, take an old cloth, you wash it, you... you cut it up really nicely as a pad and you wrap it around you. tamara magwashu used to miss school for more than a week when she was on her period. she is now created a business where she donates period products to the poorest schools in south

africa. i made a choice deep within me that i don't want to see anyone go through what i went through. i was very, very bullied at school because i used to get my period at school. to an extent, having blood was i menstruating too early for my other peers. tamara is not alone. it is estimated around 30% of girls in south africa do not attend school because they don't have access to sanitary products. this is thought to be because of 7 million south african girls cannot afford tampons or pads, which is really setting them back in their education, something tamara is trying to change. when i set up this business, i didn't think that within two years of me operating, people would believe in what i do strongly enough to nominate me for forbes so when that happened, it was that confirmation that i'm doing something right and i was called to do this. it's my calling, it's my destiny, and it's my purpose in life because then it encourages more people to do better.

tamara magwashu has delivered free pads to hundreds of schools in south africa and she is hoping to expand her work across the continent. gemma o'reilly, bbc news. some breaking news just some breaking newsjust coming in, two men in their 20s have died after being pulled from the water off the coast of torbay, according to devon and cornwall police. these men had been pulled from the sea in a serious condition around 8:50am. devon and cornwall police confirmed they had been taken to torbay district hospital for treatment but we now have this update that those two men in their 20s have died after being pulled out of the water off the coast of torbay. you can find all the stories we are following on our website. just

search bbc news and it is all there. we will have the headlines in a short while. a bit more cloud around today compared with yesterday, especially across eastern england. through the week ahead, the dry story continues. notice the split across europe. i will focus rainfall amount charged shows that very little if anything. northern europe. further outbreaks around the mediterranean. to go with the dry weather for us, increasing amounts of sunshine and temperatures rising. mid week will see them lift up rising. mid week will see them lift up into the mid 20s quite widely. high pressure is the reason. low pressure towards the mediterranean bringing the showers and storms. more cloud for central and eastern

england. an isolated shower but most will stay dry. still pretty sunny to the south and west of england and wales. forsome the south and west of england and wales. for some it might feel a bit warmer than yesterday but cool on the eastern coast of england. nice temperatures for devon and dorset. but after the warmth through the day, temperatures will fall away quickly tonight. sky is clear and throughout this week the night will remain fairly cool. tonight we could get down into a lower single figures in rural spots, and get down into a lower single figures in ruralspots, and i get down into a lower single figures in rural spots, and i can't rule out even a touch of frost on the grass. but high pressure is starting to become more and more established sofa bank holiday monday, centred across parts of scotland and northern ireland, to the north a bit of a breeze and to the south a bit of a breeze and to the south a bit of a breeze and to the south a bit of a breeze. that will bring in more cloud. forthe of a breeze. that will bring in more cloud. for the vast majority through the afternoon it is going to be a bank holiday with plenty of sunshine. the sun will be strong

wherever you are, but it will be accompanied by a chilly wind towards the southern and eastern areas. temperatures around the coast of east anglia and the south—east, mid—teens. a bit warmerfor scotland, northern ireland and north—west england. that high pressure is still centered as we go into tuesday, some light winds, blue skies overhead. a bit more cloud into eastern counties of england. it could remain misty around seven coast. but away from that, another day of strong sunshine and even warmer through parts of western scotland, which 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 kilicdaroglu. speaking after casting his vote, he urged turkey to get rid of the authoritarian regime in the country. 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. ukraine says 52 out of 5a drones aimed at the capital were shot down.