orla guerin, bbc news, istanbul.ry where critics of the state are often silenced. venezuelan citizens are being paid by the government to tweet propaganda in an effort to �*control the narrative' online. bbc trending's reha kan—sara has spoken to a twitter user who's been sharing propaganda to supplement his income and has more. there's a reason why we're not showing you who this man is, who's being paid by the government to tweet, and that's because we've anonymised him over concerns for his safety. so for this purpose, we're calling him rafael. the pro—government content he is sharing is made up of hashtags, which each day is promoted by the venezuelan ministry of communications before it's amplified by paid propagandists like rafael and loyal supporters of the government. now, this is one hashtag that we've been closely monitoring, and it's from the ministry of communications twitter page from earlier this year. it's in spanish and it says, "second hashtag of the day. # we are social intelligence." now, this one i

orla guerin, bbc news, ankara.rty has upended the country's politics after nine years of conservative, military—backed rule. move forward won more seats than any other party and is now leading a progressive coalition which aims to introduce a raft of far—reaching reforms, including a new constitution, ending the army's role in politics and, most controversially, discussing limits to the power of the monarchy. our south east asia correspondent jonathan head has been speaking to the move forward leader. cheering almost no—one predicted this — the most radical party contesting the thai election coming out ahead of all of its rivals. move forward's 42—year—old leader pita limjaroenrat is now poised to become the youngest prime minister in living memory, elected on his promise to make thailand a fairer and more competitive country. but he faces formidable obstacles. whether or not there ever is a reformist administration here in thailand, whether the yearning for change expressed by millions of voters is ever reflected

orla guerin, bbc news, ankara.r middle east correspondent, anna foster, who joins us from the turkish city of adana. great to get you on the programme. in the first instance was the latest you can this point? you in the first instance was the latest you can this point?— you can this point? you heard her sa in: you can this point? you heard her saying they _ you can this point? you heard her saying they are — you can this point? you heard her saying they are that _ you can this point? you heard her saying they are that there - you can this point? you heard her saying they are that there is - you can this point? you heard her saying they are that there is a - saying they are that there is a claim and counterclaim in that continues. both sides are really disputing the figures that are coming out at this stage. as with any election in any country around the world, counting is a slow process. you mentioned at the beginning, it is after 1am here in turkey. the polls closed at 5pm yesterday and counselling has been happen

orla guerin, bbc news, istanbul.won approvalfrom us regulators to carry out its first clinical study on a human. in a tweet, neuralink said it's an "important first step that will one day allow our technology to help many people." the company didn't elaborate on the aim of the study but are working on treating conditions such as paralysis. our north america technology reporter james clayton has more details. i think this is quite significant news for the company. it is worth saying that this is from neuralink, not the fda. i have spoken to the fda today and they say that although they have acknowledged neuralink�*s statement they have not confirmed it, however i would say it is very likely they would be refuting this if it were not true. so it does appearas it were not true. so it does appear as though the fda has given permission to neuralink to do human trials on humans, and that is a really significant moments of the company. there were many who thought this day would never come, there were reports that neuralink

orla guerin, bbc news, istanbul.dent biden when he was asked about debt talks, she said things are looking good. he says he is open for a deal it's very close and is also said, according to president biden, that we should know by tonight if we have a deal. the us treasury secretary had extended the deadline until the 5th ofjune but still, negotiations have been going on for some days on capitol hill and we can tell you that according to the news agency, there does appear to be some movement and we do appear to be some movement and we do appear to be getting close to a deal with the us president saying that we should know by tonight if we do indeed have a deal and will continue to keep you updated here on bbc news as soon as we know more. the family of an 85—year—old british national, has told a bbc news arabic investigation — that his disabled wife — died of starvation in sudan, after the british embassy left the couple to fend for themselves during the recent fighting our nawal al ma—gafi, has that story. a race aga

that was orla guerin reporting there.desh have seen their homes destroyed or damaged by a powerful cyclone. the weather system hit land on sunday, narrowly avoiding a direct hit on the world's largest refugee camp in cox's bazar. the refugees were forced to see out the storm in their flimsy shelters. aid agencies say a nightmare situation was just averted, but that serves as a reminder of the vulnerability of almost a million rohingya refugees. earlier we went live to bangkok where anthea webb, deputy regional director of the world food programme in asia briefed us on the latest situation. we had a very close shave in the cox's bazar refugee camps in bangladesh. they have been spared the worst of the situation, but we were quite well prepared and those who were taking shelter have been assisted. our main concern, though, is in myanmar, where about nine million people were living in the path of the cyclone. at the moment, the very, very preliminary estimates tell us that about 800,000 people might need our assistance. and

orla guerin, bbc news, ankara.ng us live is sinan siddi, nonresident seniorfellow on turkey, foundation for defense of democracies. five more years for president leknessund. what is your assessment of what you will do with those five years? of what you will do with those five ears? , , ., ., , of what you will do with those five ears? , ., , . , of what you will do with those five ears? ., , . , years? give some of these clues last niuht years? give some of these clues last nicht in years? give some of these clues last night in both — years? give some of these clues last night in both his _ years? give some of these clues last night in both his religion _ years? give some of these clues last night in both his religion victory - night in both his religion victory rallies, one in istanbul and one and ankara. it sounds to me like he is going to continue doing a lot of the same thing, polarising the country internally, playing on some sauce spot divisions, such as the fixation on anti lgbtq issues. digging down on anti

orla guerin, bbc news, istanbul.y was another fine and dry day with high pressure firmly dominating our weather picture and for most of us, there was lots of sunshine around. just a little bit of this fair weather cloud popping up for a time, like here in chorley in lancashire. now, the day's highest temperatures just across the other side of the hills, 23 degrees in north yorkshire — and that's around seven above average in this part of the world for may. bainbridge in north yorkshire, popping up to 23 degrees celsius friday afternoon. and you can see on the satellite picture just how sunny it was just a little bit of cloud across northern england, a bit for northern ireland, a bit for northern scotland. but looking out in the atlantic, we've got a weather front that's set to bring some much thicker cloud in over the next few hours. so, cloudy over across north—western areas of the uk. an odd spit of rain by dawn. otherwise, it's dry with clear skies and temperatures about six to eight degrees celsius. if you're hea

let's speak to our senior international correspondent — orla guerin, in ankara. election? ina word, in a word, you could say everything. turkey is facing a binary choice in effect after 20 years of rule by president erdogan. there is now an alternative an offer, the opposition kemal kilicdaroglu who is the leader of the main opposition party in this election. he is standing on a coalition of six opposition parties. that is a very broad church, every kind of party, even former allies of president erdogan are in this coalition. they have come together with one aim in early, to unseat him. we saw today that president add was complaining up to the last minute with that rally in istanbul which imagined. he has been sitting hard against his opponent, once again claiming without any proof that kemal kilicdaroglu and his party are linked to the band party. that is an accusation he makes pretty regularly during the campaign. mr kemal kilicdaroglu is very different in tone and has emphasised his desire to bring people together. he appeals to young turks, met in the millions

our correspondent orla guerin has the latest from ankara. i think it will be very tough.irmed most of the opinion polls and found that most of the analyst, they had been predicting that we would be in the territory of a second round for the presidency, but they expected that the lead would be the opposition candidate come out. but what we saw yesterday was the reverse of that. the president came out ahead. he's ahead by about 2.5 million votes. and in addition to being in the lead for the presidency, his allies and his party have retained control of parliament. so in two weeks' time, when turks go back to vote, he will be the incumbent controlling parliament, controlling all of the levers of power here, controlling the media as he has for this round. so many advantages they are. and there was a third candidate, and ultranationalist who got 5%. many of that vote may now go to the president. i have to say, opposition officials we spoke to today were pretty deflated, pretty shell—shocked. it's hard to see how they can make up this ground. around the world and across the uk.

air raid siren wails orla guerin voiceover: the dawn of a frightening new era in europe. a city of 3 million, awoke to sirens. it was frightened, frightened, - because when we started to drive from our house, we saw a lot of broken cars, - people and it was frightened, yeah. it was frightened. 0leksandr and viktoria are also a couple. they were on a birthday getaway to paris the day the war broke out, but all theirfamily — including children — were in ukraine. i'm in paris, but now my mum, my sister is in kyiv, and there is bombing, and, like, news about tanks nearby and it was, i mean, it was not the best experience in my life. so you went away for the weekend to paris? yeah. basically. and never returned. yet. yeah, so... around kyiv was russian occupation and we were very scared. and it is the thing when we play games, by video—chat with my son, and he's sitting in the basement, and i am sitting in paris. it was very... i feel myself helpless. very helpless. but now, we are together. my name is lavrentii and i am playing one of the two husbands of maria. i woke up beca

orla guerin, the bbc�*s senior international correspondent, is based in turkey.i've spoken to, including one pollster who i spoke to a lot beforehand and again now, people can't understand what happened, but at the same time they are not crying foul. the opposition has accepted that there is a need for a second round. but i think one important distinction, john, is between the execution of the election on the day, which by and large went as it should, and the backdrop and the conditions for political life here, which are highly restricted and highly circumscribed. and you have to see this in the context of a society where president erdogan is on tv, wall—to—wall with positive coverage night, noon and morning. you have political opponents injail. you have suppression of the media. you have self—censorship by people. a fair election is not really something you can describe here. it's not really what's going on. and, of course, the fact remains that president erdogan almost made it, didn't he? just a few tenths of a percentage point. so narrow. and i imagine that mu

from ankara, our international correspondent, orla guerin, has more on what's at stake in this electionng a binary choice, in effect. after 20 years of rule by president recep tayyip erdogan — an increasingly authoritarian rule — there is now an alternative on offer, and that is the opposition candidate kemal kilicdaroglu. he is the leader of the main opposition party here but in this election, he is standing on behalf of a coalition of six opposition parties, which really is a very broad church. every kind of party — islamists, nationalists, even former allies of president erdogan — are in this coalition and they have come together with one aim only, really, which is to unseat him. now, we saw today that president erdogan was campaigning up to the last minute with that rally in istanbul, which you mentioned. he has been hitting hard against his opponent, once again today claiming — without any proof — that kemal kilicdaroglu and his party are linked to the banned pkk, the kurdistan workers�* party, which is classed here — and, indeed, by the us and europe — as a terrorist group. so, th

our senior international correspondent, orla guerin, reports from the turkish capital ankara.erdogan juggernaut rolls on. and tonight in the turkish capital, the streets belong to his supporters, who have stuck with him through thick and thin and hyperinflation. translation: we are blessed that our president _ is leading us again. there is no better feeling than this. let the world hear it. he is the leader who has taught the entire world a lesson. and here he was, serenading supporters, or trying to... from a bus top near his home in istanbul, having beaten off the biggest challenge in years. the only winner, he said, is turkey — before stoking divisions with an attack on the opposition and the lgbtq community. earlier he handed out cash outside a polling station, like a modern—day sultan. one who has now extended his reign for another five years. his rival, kemal kilicdaroglu, ran as mr nice guy. but then veered to the right, vowing to send all refugees home. supporters chanting his slogan today — "everything will be beautiful." "he is our hope," she told us. now defeated, h

our international correspondent orla guerin is in ankara, and has more on what's at stake in this election talk excitedly a tense moment in a tight election. here in ankara, voters spotted two people in one polling booth. the police were called in. the ballot box matters in turkey, and the opposition are on the lookout for fraud. this is a pivotal vote which could mean the end of the erdogan era. president erdogan�*s supporters insist he is going nowhere. this man tells us he will still be president tomorrow because he always wins elections, and he will keep developing turkey. the authoritarian leader voted in istanbul, looking sombre, with election officials standing to attention. he said he is praying for turkish democracy. the president's smiling secular rival, kemal kilicdaroglu, says democracy would be a lot better off without him. applause and cheering well, kemal kilicdaroglu has emerged here now having cast his vote. everyone is trying to get a picture. he's the focus of a lot of attention here today, a lot of hopes, he's promising to bring a new beginning, to bring spring to turke

years, the opposition is defeated, this strategically important country has chosen its own path , orla guerinabout the elections in turkey, in which recipes and erdoğan won again, well, that 's all for today, look for more stories on our website bbc.ua on our pages in social networks and we are again in on the air tomorrow at 21:00 good luck and take care andriy kapral sensual voice of the piccardian third invites you to the first solo concert in the extraordinary mitropolicha garden song gallery windows of feelings june 10 at 16:00 tickets on the website of the organizer big show ua live sound pain can become an obstacle walking up the stairs not because of my pain in the knees try dolgin cream dolgit relieves pain, reduces swelling and improves the mobility of the joints, you can also walk the only yellow cream for joint pain, dear , i waited for you in the garden and something hurts my back almost like a bone marrow and you will help me like a young man, ointment dr. tice's comfrey dumb joint and muscle pain appointments my stomach bloats comfrey restores motion joint and muscle pain natur

our senior international correspondent, orla guerin, reports from the turkish capital ankara.yip erdogan juggernaut rolls on. and tonight in the turkish capital, the streets belong to his supporters, who have stuck with him through thick and thin and hyperinflation. translation: we are blessed that our president _ is leading us again. there is no better feeling than this. let the world hear it. he is the leader who has taught the entire world a lesson. and here he was, serenading supporters, or trying to... from a bus top near his home in istanbul, having beaten off the biggest challenge in years. the only winner, he said, is turkey — before stoking divisions with an attack on the opposition and the lgbtq community. earlier he handed out cash outside a polling station, like a modern—day sultan. one who has now extended his reign for another five years. his rival, kemal kilicdaroglu, ran as mr nice guy. but then veered to the right, vowing to send all refugees home. supporters chanting his slogan today — "everything will be beautiful." "he is our hope," she told us. now defeate

from ankara, our international correspondent, orla guerin, has more on what's at stake in this electionsident erdogan. there is now an alternative on offer, the opposition kemal kilicdaroglu, who is the leader of the main opposition party in this election. he is standing on behalf of a coalition of six opposition parties. that is a very broad church, every kind of party — islamists, nationalists, even former allies of president erdogan are in this coalition. they have come together with one aim, really, which is to unseat him. we saw today that president erdogan was campaigning up to the last minute with that rally in istanbul, which you mentioned. he's been sitting hard against his opponent, once again today claiming without any proof that kemal kilicdaroglu and his party are linked to the banned pkk, the kurdistan workers' party, which is classed here and in the us and europe as a terrorist group. that is an accusation he makes pretty regularly during the campaign. mr kilicdaroglu is very different in style and tone and has emphasised his desire to bring people together. he appeals pa

orla guerin, bbc news, ankara.he panel and we heard there deposition of leader denouncing it as the most unfair election in recent years. is hejust a bad loser or are these intimate concerns?— concerns? there have of worried re orts concerns? there have of worried reports turkey — concerns? there have of worried reports turkey about _ concerns? there have of worried reports turkey about the - concerns? there have of worried | reports turkey about the election process went away for organisations to give michael how fair the election was. one thing that seems clear if turkey like some many other countries is that the middle divided. if you don't get loser�*s consent in countries that are so polarised, that tends to spell problems ahead when it comes to politics in trying to manage a country effectively for the whole of the country, it looks like a rocky few years in turkey. it is the country, it looks like a rocky few years in turkey.— few years in turkey. it is an important _ few years in turkey. it is an important

our chief international correspondent orla guerin reports.long night of celebration for one side of turkey. supporters of president recep tayyip erdogan massed outside his presidential palace here, marking a hard fought victory. translation: i've been voting for him since - i was 18, yetter tells us. my generation backs erdogan. we won the election fairly, thank god. recep tayyip erdogan. outside his presidential palace here, marking a hard fought victory. translation: i've been voting for him since i love you a lot. in istanbul, he did it his way. with a sing along for supporters of his ruling ak party and an attack on familiar targets. is the opposition pro lgbt? he asks. could any lgbt infiltrate our party? no, they chorus. over at the opposition�*s headquarters, it was like a funeral. almost half the voters were with them, not the president. the election has crystallised the divisions here, and the opposition is warning of trouble ahead. it's already visible here in currency exchange rates. the turkish lira fell again to a record low on n

our senior international correspondent, orla guerin, reports from the turkish capital ankara.in a tight election. here and on current voter responded to people in one polling booth. the police were called in. the ballot box matters in turkey and the opposition are on the lookout for fraud. this is a pivotal vote which could mean the end of the blue era. turkey's authoritarian leader who did in istanbul looking sombre with election officials standing to attention. he said he is praying for turkish democracy. the president smiling secular rival, kemal kilicdaroglu says democracy would be a lot better off without him. kemal kilicdaroglu has emerged here and now having cast his vote. everyone is trying to get a picture. he is the focus of a lot of attention here today, a lot of hopes. he is promising to bring a new beginning, to bring spring to turkey. waiting for him patiently for hours, three generations of one family who hope today will change everything. they brought their baby along, outside her home for the first time ever. translation: i her home for the first time ever. tr

let's speak to orla guerin who's in ismir in turkey.lost the territory it once held, so how significant is this figure?— it once held, so how significant is this figure? turkey would say it is si . nificant this figure? turkey would say it is significant and _ this figure? turkey would say it is significant and certainly _ this figure? turkey would say it is significant and certainly it - this figure? turkey would say it is significant and certainly it is - this figure? turkey would say it is significant and certainly it is good| significant and certainly it is good timing for president erdogan, if we can put it that way because he is just two weeks away from crucial elections here for president and for the parliament. it is very much in line with his promise of his campaign speeches to keep fighting terrorism. this leader of is was new in thejob and terrorism. this leader of is was new in the job and only took over in november. little was known about him and little was said by is simply that he was a veteran fighter and a loyal son. th

orla guerin, bbc news, istanbul. we can now speak to anna foster. great to see you.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 neighb

our senior international correspondent orla guerin has been speaking to him and some of his supporters speak to orla. all presidential elections like this have very high stakes but this one particularly right now? i have very high stakes but this one particularly right now?— particularly right now? i think in turke is particularly right now? i think in turkey is regarded _ particularly right now? i think in turkey is regarded as _ particularly right now? i think in turkey is regarded as the - particularly right now? i think in turkey is regarded as the most| turkey is regarded as the most pivotal election in decades. we have now president facing his biggest ever threat in his 20 years in power both as president and prime minister. his challenger is the opposition leader he has a lead, narrow lead in opinion polls and is offering a very different kind of leadership. he is appealing very much to the young. there are 5 million turks who will vote for the first time in this election. he is promising to bring democracy and freedom back to this country after the steady erosion of freedoms un

our senior international correspondent orla guerin reports now from the ancient city of antakya — incial death toll is more than 20,000. how cani how can i forget you, she says, to her son beneath the soil? her grandson comes to comfort her. she cradled the little boy under the rubble for eight hours. your father is lying here, she tells him. she blames president erdogan for the four loved ones she lost. do you think he will still be president after the election? translation: i hope to god he won't. what i want from the ballot box is his dead body. our souls have been ripped away. hejust brings harm. it body. our souls have been ripped away. he just brings harm. away. he “ust brings harm. it wasn't onl the away. he just brings harm. it wasn't only the earthquakes _ away. he just brings harm. it wasn't only the earthquakes that _ away. he just brings harm. it wasn't only the earthquakes that killed - only the earthquakes that killed here. many buildings were death traps. under erdogan they have been repeated amnesties for illegal construction, developers just repeated amnesties for il

our senior international correspondent, orla guerin, reports from the turkish capital ankara.on't think we can actually hear from herjust yet. joining me live is our correspondent silin girit at the opposition republican people's party headquarters in istanbul. our middle east corrrespondent, anna foster, is in the turkish city of adana which was badly hit by the recent earthquake. firstly, tell us where we are because the polls closed a couple of hours ago and each side is claiming they are in the lead so talk us through it. it they are in the lead so talk us through it— they are in the lead so talk us through it. they are in the lead so talk us throu~hit. , , ., , ., through it. it is the same story all over again. _ through it. it is the same story all over again, every _ through it. it is the same story all over again, every time _ through it. it is the same story all over again, every time in - through it. it is the same story all over again, every time in the - through it. it is the same story all over again, every time in the last| over again, every time in the last few

our chief international correspondent orla guerin reports. it was a long night of celebration.e of turkey. supporters of the president massed outside his presidential palace here, marking a hard—fought victory. hard —fought victory. translation: hard-fought victory. translation:- hard-fought victory. translation: �* , ., ., translation: i've been voting for him since i — translation: i've been voting for him since i was _ translation: i've been voting for him since i was 18. _ translation: i've been voting for him since i was 18. my _ translation: i've been voting for him since i was 18. my generationl him since i was 18. my generation backs one. he won the election fairly, thank god. i love you a lot. and istanbul, he did it his way. with a sing—along for supporters of his ruling ak party. and an attack on familiar targets. translation: is on familiar targets. translation: , ., , ., translation: is the opposition pro-lgbt? _ translation: is the opposition pro-lgbt? could _ translation: is the opposition pro-lgbt? could any _ translation: is the opposition pro-lgbt? could any l

our senior international correspondent orla guerin reports from the port city of izmir.ularformer be the next leader of turkey, kemal kilicdaroglu, a secular former civil servant promising a bright new day. everything will be beautiful, he says. believe it. and they do, especially in the port city of asmir, an opposition stronghold. he is vowing to roll back the powers of the presidency and renew turkish democracy. —— the port city of izmir. and he is turning especially to the young. around 5 million turks will vote for the first time in this election so he is confident that they want change. kemal kilicdaroglu is making his entrance here now. his style is low—key, gentle, non—confrontational. he is offering turks are very different vision for their future, turks are very different vision for theirfuture, for the turks are very different vision for their future, for the country. turks are very different vision for theirfuture, for the country. in many ways he is the anti—erdogan. he campaigns from his modest kitchen table with a common touch. tracking rampant inflation i

orla guerin, bbc news, ankara.o reopen pay negotiations, saying the nhs is sailing "dangerously close to the wind." pat cullen told the sunday times that a pay offer in the double digits is needed to strike a deal, after nurses in england rejected a 5% increase and a one—off payment. a government source said the offer was final. the bafta television awards are being held in london later today, with bbc dramas the responder and orla guerin many denominations. also in the running is paddington'sjubilee tea with the queen, nominated in the most memorable tv moment category. our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba reports. it is hard to make so many police drummers stand out from the crowd but the responded that with exceptional performances. three stars are up for awards, including martin freeman and adelaide a layer at a day. martin freeman and adelaide a layer at a da . ., , , martin freeman and adelaide a layer at a da . . , , ., at a day. imagine they will pull a face at me _ at a day. imagine they will pull a

orla guerin, bbc news, istanbul.yeah, this is the first time we will be — ended. yeah, this is the first time we will be going — ended. yeah, this is the first time we will be going to _ ended. yeah, this is the first time we will be going to the _ ended. yeah, this is the first time we will be going to the second - we will be going to the second round. the first time we had this election in the new system, recep tayyip erdogan got 52% of the vote so therefore there was no need for a second count and no punditry elections ever have had to round elections ever have had to round elections so this is a first. and elections so this is a first. and what has _ elections so this is a first. and what has the _ elections so this is a first. and what has the campaigning been like within these last two weeks? weill. within these last two weeks? well, the have within these last two weeks? well, they have rrot _ within these last two weeks? well, they have not been _ within these last two weeks? well, they have not been a _ withi