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Now this has to be the best possible way to arrive in istanbul down the mighty bosphorus. Its this body of water that separates the city but also separates continents. And look at that, that silhouette with the domes, the minarets just popping up above the horizon. That is dolmabahce palace. Thats where the founder of the republic, Mustafa Kemal ataturk, set about the business of transforming turkey. And from the past to the present, this is taksim district, the heart of modern istanbul. Getting...

Turkey inherited a disparate group of cultures and began a process of rapid modernisation under its founder, ataturk. Im travelling the country to understand how all of these diverse cultures were brought together. From the Burial Grounds of the god kings of ancient anatolia. To the turquoise coast, where Queen Cleopatra is claimed to have once bathed. To an original ottoman coffee house in gaziantep. And the hotel frequented by the founder of the republic here in istanbul. Welcome to turkey. No...

To leave everything behind to the mercy of the flames. On saturday hawaiis Attorney General announced an investigation into why the islands Warning Siren didnt sound at the height of the emergency. Questions are also being asked about whether the power to the island should have been shut. One of the airports has been closed to General Aviation to allow Emergency Services to reach it faster. Lets go live to maui, and helena has been reporting at this temporary shelter. What is taking place where ...

And many were at home, too. More than 90 people were injured. 12 children among them. They were just taking a walk in the Central Square with their parents. Among the dead a six year old child whose mother is seriously injured and is in intensive care. My condolences to those who lost their loved ones in this russian, obviously terrorist, attack. Live now to our reporter oksana kundirenko, who is from ukraine. What more do we know about this incident in chernihiv . We what more do we know about ...

Good morning to you on sunday, the 17th of good morning to you on sunday, the 17th of march. Our main story residents in england are to be given more say on whether Traffic Controlling measures should be used in their area. The restrictions in low Traffic Neighbourhoods can include blocking access to some streets and reducing speed limits. So the guidance from the Department For Transport now means councils will have to show they have support from local people and Emergency Services before any T...

Bbc verify has geolocated the building as the regional theatre. Another video from cctv shows people running for cover as a missile hits a pedestrianised area. This is an image from another video which was taken from cctv footage. It shows people running for cover as a missile hits a pedestrianised area and the fire. Our correspondent James Waterhouse sends us this update. This is a typical force of the blast. You can see the debris thrown against this building, a branch broken and shattered gla...

And this is americas late news, Fox News Night. Raking tonight, the American Flag still proudly flies in Indiana High School despite the school saying old glory might be offensive and despite telling a student to take it off his truck or else. The student refused and in minutes he will join us live to celebrate this american victory in a Fox News Night exclusive. But first, we officially have ourselves a president ial race. President biden other Presumptive Democratic nominee and former Presiden...

Person arraignment in the maralago documents case. Well tell you what happened when his two codefendants showed up in court. Plus new reporting from propublica about Clarence Thomas and his wealthy network of friends who allegedly financed his luxurious gifts and travel. And we begin this morning with a devastating wildfires in hawaii. At least 36 people have died as the flames rip through the island with crews in the skies and on the ground urgently battling three active fires. The flames have ...

All of those stories are coming up soon. Sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, heres jane dougall. Good afternoon, jane. Hello, matthew. Theres one English Premier League match later on monday with chelsea hosting newcastle in a mid table battle. The two sides are struggling to reach the european places and the pressure is on both managers. Mauricio pochettino� s chelsea have won just three of their last nine games. Newcastle are four points better off in the table, and wer...

Business headlines. Us Investment Firm Elliott Advisors has walked away from making a takeover bid for currys after being rejected by the retailers board in its own words multiple times. It had initially proposed an offer that valued the electricals chain at £700 million, and later raised it to 757 million. But currys rebuffed the approaches, saying they significantly undervalued the business. Currys could still receive a bid from chinasjd. Com, which said last month it was mulling an offerfor ...