for the first time in four years after hammering local rivals espanyol 4 2. robert lewandowski s first half double set them on their way. espanyol pulled two goals back in the second half to ensure it wasn t a total whitewash, but it s an unassailable iii point lead for barca over arch enemies real madrid, who look set for second place under carlo ancelotti. for barcelona manager xavi, he marked his first full season in charge with a title win, the second trophy to arrive at the camp nou this term. the barcelona squad were celebrating their title win when espanyol supporters stormed onto the pitch and ran at them, prompting the players to flee. they d been dancing around in the centre circle, relishing winning the title at the home of their local rivals, before things turned ugly. espanyol are in danger of a second relegation in four seasons. they re four points from safety. meanwhile in england, manchester city are four points clear at the top of the english premier league f
well, my guest is seychelles president, wavel ramkalawan. is this a story of paradise lost? president wavel ramkalawan, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much. well, it s a pleasure to have you in the studio. you in the seychelles are known at the un as one of the sids nations. that s the small island developing states. do you think the world listens properly to the sids? i would say no. in fact, as an african country, when the world talks about africa, they don t really pay attention to the sids. and yet, the sids of africa are the ones that are doing very well. when you look at the mo ibrahim index, for example, mauritius is first, seychelles is second, cape verde s third. so you have three sids that are doing extremely well, but the focus is on mainland africa. but isn t that, in a sense, part of the point? you are doing relatively well. i believe your per capita income is over $10,000, which in african terms is pretty remarkable, and you re very small. your population
in turkey, voting has closed in one of the most elections the country has seen. the country is deciding whether president erdohan remains in power after 20 years. it is expected to be a close race between him and an opposition leader kemal k l cdaroglu. he is a former civil servant who heads an alliance of six opposition parties, both secular and islamist. he promised to scrap many of the powers acquired by mr erdogan and return turkey to a parliamentary system. and also called for better relations with the west, including renewal of turkey s bid for membership of the eu. the current leader recep tayyip erdogan first came to power as prime minister in 2003 and became president in 2014. under him, turkey enjoyed strong economic growth, but it s been hit by high inflation, and the recent earthquakes in which tens of thousands died. he s also become increasingly authoritarian with more powers in the hands of the president and tighter restrictions on free speech. with most ballot
The proud boys as they marched towards their target. They are right wing nationalists who believe the United States is being betrayed by internal enemies and an overbearing government. On the day, the proud boys were tight lipped. But weve seen thousands of hours of evidence of exactly what was going on that day. This is ethan nordean, one of the leaders of the proud boys, along with Us Army Veteran joseph biggs in the checked shirt and zach rehl on the left in the cap. Theyve been convicted for leading the capitol insurrection. Also convicted of Seditious Conspiracy is proud boys chairman enrique tarrio. He wasnt at the capitol that day, having been arrested on another charge two days previously. Much of the evidence came from this man, another leader, charles donohoe, who pled guilty and cooperated with the authorities. Taking our country back. But despite all the evidence shown in court, over 1,000 people have now been prosecuted, January The 6th is still very much contested territo
hello, i m sally bundock welcome to the programme. with almost all ballots counted in turkey s crucial general election, president recep tayyip erdogan has said he would accept a run off vote. officialfigures give mr erdoganjust under 50% of the counted ballots. his secular opposition rival, kemal kilicdaroglu, is on around 45%. if confirmed, it ll be the first time a challenger s taken mr erdogan to a second round in a presidential contest. the conservative leader, who has dominated turkish politics for two decades, told supporters in ankara he was confident he d still be president in two weeks time. mr kilicdaroglu, who has garnered support from secular turks and the young, has vowed to win the election in a second round, saying his rivalfailed to get a vote of confidence from the people. our international correspondent orla guerin is in ankara, and has more on what s at stake in this election. people talk excitedly a tense moment in a tight election. here in ankara, vot