mr erdogan's main rival is the secular opposition leader, kemal kilicdaroglu. speaking after casting his vote in the capital ankara, he urged turkey to get rid of the authoritarian regime in the country. and these are live pictures from istanbul. almost 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 in what appears to be the largest drone attack on the ukraine 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. and 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. the people of turkey 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 these two men — long—time authoritarian leader recep tayyip erdogan and his main rival, the secular opposition leader, kemal kilicdaroglu. here they are voting

in the last hour. 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. earlier our middle east corrsepondent anna foster gave us this update from istanbul. welcome to istanbul. people across turkey are waiting in anticipation to see who will become their next president. this is a first for this country, a presidential run—off election after two weeks ago in the first round nine of the candidate 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 normally the place where the voting happens and there has been a steady stream of people coming in. there is a board by the door where people find out which classroom corresponds to the ballot box they have been allocated and

then they had inside and out a huge turkish flag that is hanging from the ceiling, they get what is a far simpler ballot paper than 12 weeks ago because that time they were presidential and parliamentary elections. people have been telling me today that last time the ballot paper was so long that people were struggling to fold it into the envelope and that is what you might remember they were long queues for people to vote last time around, but todayit people to vote last time around, but today it has been a farce with the process. i have been talking to some of the officials inside and they say turn up looks broadly similar to two weeks ago, but the candidates have been urging people to get out and cast their vote. they have been doing that themselves. president erdogan has been out this morning casting his vote, very close to this part of istanbul. he has urged people and did again yesterday in one of his last appearances, urging people to get out and vote because two weeks ago he almost reached the

margin that he needed for victory. 0ne margin that he needed for victory. one of the candidate needs to get over 50% of the vote to be elected president. last time around, for recep tayyip erdogan, it was 49.5% and yesterday he was telling his supporters that they needed not to be complacent, that they needed to go out and cast their vote. his challenger, 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 by the fact that he was behind his rival last time around. both sides have really been trying to galvanise their voting base and the discourse has changed a lotjust in this last week or so 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 thing is that 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. many people saw the response to that as a slow and inadequate. interestingly, in that first round of voting two weeks ago, it did not seem to have dented too badly at their vote for recep tayyip erdogan in those seven 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 votes 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, and when people go inside and are giving their ballot paper, that is what they see, photographs of the two

men, they get a stamp, they choose their vote, men, they get a stamp, they choose theirvote, it men, they get a stamp, they choose their vote, it goes in an envelope and into the ballot box, but both men plot that 5% of vote that did not go to either of them last time around. and the last two weeks there has been a more nationalistic debate, a lot of it around immigration, which has always been a topic in turkey. it hosts around 3 million syrian refugees in particular. but there have been new posters from kemal kilicdaroglu, the opposition challenger, who is urging 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 open. let me tell you what is going to happen in the next few hours or so. voting closes at five p m local time and immediately the ballot boxes do not 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 the time turks are going to bed for the night they should know who their next president will be. let's have a listen to some of the things that have been really affecting people's vote. the lines they have been voting on wednesday have been casting their ballot today. i hope it will be good. _ casting their ballot today. i hope it will be good, i _ casting their ballot today. i hope it will be good, i will— casting their ballot today. i hope it will be good, i will be - casting their ballot today. i hope i it will be good, i will be hopeful, this is_ it will be good, i will be hopeful, this is the — it will be good, i will be hopeful, this is the expression we used to say, _ this is the expression we used to say, i— this is the expression we used to say, i we — this is the expression we used to say, i hope the spring will come. so say, i hope the spring will come. throughout say, i hope the spring will come. sr throughout the day, we are going to follow this story on bbc news as the ballots close. we will be bringing you the results as they come through and when we find out who turkey's next president will be in the next two hours, you will see and hear everything you need to know nbc news, also on the bbc news website. if you want to know more about this

race, what about the candidates, or about the process, you can find out more there as well. we can stay with this story. we did see early at the two rivals voting alongside their wives and when they went out, we actually saw the president handing money and toys out to people. just explain that. some people from around the world might find that a bit odd.— find that a bit odd. erdogan has been doing _ find that a bit odd. erdogan has been doing this _ find that a bit odd. erdogan has been doing this for _ find that a bit odd. erdogan has been doing this for some - find that a bit odd. erdogan has been doing this for some time. | find that a bit odd. erdogan has - been doing this for some time. this is nothing new. during his campaign he has handed out cash, in the earthquake zone, when he visited the earthquake zone, when he visited the earthquake zone, when he visited the earthquake zone, where he was criticised for the lack of response, when people gathered around him, he would be dispersing cash. this is something that he does, that he has

been doing for some time, so for the turkish audience, but for the international audience, this could come as surprising that a presidential candidate handing out cash on the election day might be a bit surprising, but for turkish audience, for the opposition, it is distasteful, there are criticisms, there have been always criticisms at such pictures from the opposition side, but for his supporters, this isjust another reason side, but for his supporters, this is just another reason why they love him. he is theirfather. he is one that they can trust in, he is one that they can trust in, he is one that they can always turn to when they are in trouble, so today, on they are in trouble, so today, on the election day, it is no surprise that he was handing out cash to his supporters. it that he was handing out cash to his summers— that he was handing out cash to his supporters. it 'ust underscores how different the — supporters. itjust underscores how different the two _ supporters. itjust underscores how different the two men _ supporters. itjust underscores how different the two men are - supporters. itjust underscores how different the two men are in - supporters. itjust underscores how different the two men are in the - different the two men are in the image that president erdogan has

crafted as the candidate of stability. just talk about how the two men have presented themselves in this campaign. the two men have presented themselves in this campaign-— this campaign. the two men are so different that _ this campaign. the two men are so different that once _ this campaign. the two men are so different that once in _ this campaign. the two men are so different that once in an _ this campaign. the two men are so different that once in an interview, | different that once in an interview, kemal kilicdaroglu said, we are like black and white. that is a very accurate representation, actually. erdogan is this powerful, charismatic, strong figure who has been this political giant, an invisible figure in turkish politics that has ruled the country with an iron fist, especially in the last few years, who has ruled the country for over two decades as the prime minister, and then as the president. he was initially applauded by the domestic turkish people and by international observers as well as a reformer, but then that changed. he was criticised for having authoritarian tendencies, especially

after he introduced the presidential system in turkey, getting rid of the parliamentary system. on the other hand, kilicdaroglu is a 74—year—old soft—spoken bookish type of person, a former civil servant. he, soft—spoken bookish type of person, a former civilservant. he, during his campaign, has filmed modest videos coming out of his kitchen and they are completely opposite not only character —wise but also politically. kilicdaroglu pledges to reverse a lot of policies that erdogan has pursued. his economic policy, kilicdaroglu wants to bring back the parliamentary system, he wants to restore the independence of the central bank, he wants to bring more freedoms and more democracy to the country. and after he cast his vote, he urged his photos to come out and vote in big numbers and said, let's get rid of this

authoritarian regime. said, let's get rid of this authoritarian reaime. ., ,, , ., , authoritarian regime. thank you very much for that — authoritarian regime. thank you very much for that analysis _ authoritarian regime. thank you very much for that analysis on _ authoritarian regime. thank you very much for that analysis on the - much for that analysis on the election in 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. russia has warned that western supplies of weapons to ukraine risk escalating the war. russia's ambassador to the uk, andrei 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. 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. football. paris st germain say their goalkeeper sergio rico is in a serious condition in hospital after a riding accident. reports and say that a runaway horse

collided with the animal he was riding. he is 29 years old and the spaniard was on the bench for ps6 when they won the title on saturday. that is the breaking news. psg keeper in serious condition in hospital after suffering head injuries in a horse riding fall. we will bring you more as we get it. here in the uk, the government says it's 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. 0ur 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.

in france, the retailers picked up the cost with lower profit margins. however, some experts say the uk market is different. the however, some experts say the uk market is different.— market is different. the subic market is different. the subic market model, _ market is different. the subic market model, for _ market is different. the subic market model, for over - market is different. the subic market model, for over a - market is different. the subic- market model, for over a hundred years. _ market model, for over a hundred years. has— market model, for over a hundred years, has been to break even on basic— years, has been to break even on basic goods — years, has been to break even on basic goods and make the profits on nonessentials and non—grocery, on payments— nonessentials and non—grocery, on payments from suppliers and by cutting — payments from suppliers and by cutting costs. so, logically, they are already keeping the cost of basics — are already keeping the cost of basics right down and we do know that they— basics right down and we do know that they are transferring some of those _ that they are transferring some of those profits from nonessential goods— those profits from nonessential goods that they get, from alcohol and chocolate, for example. there are also some _ and chocolate, for example. there are also some concerns _ and chocolate, for example. there are also some concerns that - and chocolate, for example. there i are also some concerns that smaller shops could be had by the proposals in the uk. the british retail consortium has already criticised the plan. it says that it will not make a jot of difference to prices. they say they are high because of

rising cost of transport, labour and energy. going forward, experts say the rising prices of food are going to overtake energy bills as the epicentre of the cost of living crisis. now it's time for a look at today's sport. all eyes will be on the premier league later today. two of leicester, leeds and everton will be relegated to the championship. all three sides are at home. leicester and leeds are most in peril. 0ur correspondent andy swiss is at the king power stadium in leicester. andy, against the odds leicester won the premier leageu trophy back in 2016, but they face a real battle to avoid the drop today. that's right. it is going to be a nerve—racking afternoon for the leicester fans here. nerve—racking afternoon for the leicesterfans here. still more than three hours to go until kick—off but already the first few supporters are

starting to arrive. as you say, it was only seven years ago that leicester city pulled off what was one of the biggest shocks in footballing history when they were the 5000-1 footballing history when they were the 5000—1 outsiders who won the premier league title, but later this afternoon, they could be relegated. this is the situation at the bottom of the table. two teams out of leicester, leeds and everton will be relegated this afternoon. everton would seem to have the strongest chance of survival because their destiny is in their own hands. if they win their match against bournemouth, they will stay up and leicester and leeds will be relegated. but if everton don't win that match, then leicester and leeds could still stay up if they can secure victories. it is going to be very nerve—racking and you suspect a lot of final day drama could be on its way over the next few hours. abs, its way over the next few hours. a lot of people in leeds and leicester watching what happens will stop

goodison park the only place where they know a win is enough. and it is extraordinary that everton, one of the grand old clips of english football, are in such peril as well this afternoon.— this afternoon. that's right. everton have _ this afternoon. that's right. everton have had _ this afternoon. that's right. everton have had a - this afternoon. that's right. everton have had a few- this afternoon. that's right. everton have had a few of. this afternoon. that's right. - everton have had a few of these relegation battles over the last few years. they had won last season. but it would be such a shock in many ways if everton were to be relegated because they have not played outside the top division for nearly 70 years. only arsenal have a longer continuous spell in the top division than everton. so it would be real drama if they were to be relegated. as we have been saying, on paper they have the best chance of survival. they are playing at goodison park and they are up against bournemouth, a site which on paper don't seem to have anything to play for this afternoon. everton fans will be keeping their fingers crossed. but you sense it is going

to be one of those days where fans up to be one of those days where fans up and down the land will be looking rather nervously at their mobile phones to see what the scores are elsewhere. but at leicester, they know all they can do is win and keep theirfingers know all they can do is win and keep their fingers crossed that other results go their way.— their fingers crossed that other results go their way. quite right. and they will _ results go their way. quite right. and they will probably _ results go their way. quite right. and they will probably be - results go their way. quite right. and they will probably be using l results go their way. quite right. j and they will probably be using a calculator or two with all the goal difference configurations. it's the opening day of the french open at roland garros and there was drama right from the start. second seed aryna sabalenka beat marta kostyuk in straight sets but kostyuk, who's from ukraine, was then booed off as she left the court for refusing to shake hands with her belarusian opponent. belarus is an ally of russia in the war in the region. the nba eastern conference final between boston celtics and miami heat is going to a decider after one of the most dramatic finishes in recent years. 104 point to 103 the celtics won. no team has come from 3—0 down to win a best—of—seven play—off series. with the celtics trailing byjust

a point, marcus smart�*s last—gasp three—point attempt bounced off the rim but derrick white tipped it in moments before the buzzer. it had to be checked but was given. the decisive game seven takes place on monday in boston. and that's all the sport for now. let's get some of the day's other news now 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 repeated a 2019 manifesto pledge to build a0 new hospitals by 2030, earlier this week, but clarified that work may not be completed on up to eight of the sites. the body of a boy found in the river eden in carlisle

on saturday has been formally identified as 15—year—old lewis michael kirkpatrick. police responded to calls of four boys getting into trouble in the water. two were rescued safely, and a 14—year—old remains in a critical condition. 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 0'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 tell you something which will shock you. i'm 27 years today and all the 27 years of my life, i've 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 onto my period i had to learn how to fold an old cloth — you take an old cloth, you wash it, you cut it up really nicely as a pad and you wrap it around you. tamara used to miss school for more than a week when she was on her period. she's 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 menstruated 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 around 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 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 has delivered free pads to hundreds of schools in south africa, and she's hoping to expand her work across the continent.

gem 0'reilly, bbc news. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. the big picture weather—wise this week is for things to remain largely dry with some spells of sunshine, but within that big picture there are some subtleties, some nuances. in the best of the sunshine with shelter from the breeze it will feel warm, but where you are exposed to quite a brisk wind at times, it will actually feel fairly chilly. today, a little bit cooler than yesterday for many of us, a fair bit of cloud for northern ireland, western scotland and also for eastern and central parts of england, just perhaps getting into east wales, but for west and south wales and certainly south—west england, that's where we've got the best of the sunshine and the highest temperatures up to 2a or maybe 25 degrees. tonight, a lot of the cloud will melt away. we will see maybe one or two mist patches where the winds are light. it stays quite breezy down towards the south and the

south—east. an area of cloud rolling into some eastern parts of england. across some parts of scotland temperatures really will drop away. some places will get down to freezing. into monday, high pressure still with us, but around the edge of the high you can see the isobras actually fairly tightly squeezed, so that shows that we will have some brisk winds in the north of scotland and also across the east and the south of england. that really will take the edge off the temperatures. so for monday morning, an area of cloud across eastern england tending to retreat back towards the coast. cloudier skies in the north of scotland, but elsewhere quite a lot of sunshine. where the winds are light across northern ireland, parts of north—west england, western scotland, that's where we'll have the highest of the temperatures — up to around 20, 21 degrees. conversely, for some northern parts of scotland and eastern parts of england, it will feel a little bit chilly. regardless of the feel of the weather, the sun, if you have it overhead, is strong — high uv levels. so bear that in mind if you're out and about for any length of time. into tuesday, again a zone of cloud

across the eastern half of england, best of the sunshine further west. that nagging wind down towards the south—east corner making it feel a little bit chilly. further north and west, though, glasgow could see highs of 2a degrees. i think it will be northern and western parts of the uk that see the highest temperatures through the middle of the week. this area of high pressure, if anything, pulling away north—eastwards was so will maintain quite a brisk breeze for some southern and eastern parts at times, keeping more cloud and a cooler feel here. the highest temperatures further north and west, up to around 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. the incumbent president appears to hand out money to crowds and toys for children after casting his vote in istanbul earlier. mr erdogan�*s main rival is the secular opposition leader kemal kilicdaroglu. 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. 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.