16/04/2017 BBC Weekend News

Tonight at 10pm, Turkey votes yes to constitutional changes that

will concentrate power in the hands of President Erdogan.

He can now dissolve Parliament and abolish the role

of Prime Minister, but says the country will enjoy

TRANSLATION: This is a success, it is a victory for Turkish people,

Turkish economy and for Turkey as a whole.

But it was a narrow victory, with opponents saying the country

America says it's working on a range of options with China

to resolve the crisis over North Korea's weapons programmes.

The number of people killed in a bomb attack on a civilian

convoy in Syria has risen to 126, most of them children.

Parents are calling for better special-needs teaching, as unions

warn that budget cuts are depriving children of support.

And, Vettel's victory in the Bahrain Grand Prix gives him

a clear lead over Lewis Hamilton in Formula 1.

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has declared victory

in a controversial referendum granting him sweeping new powers.

He said tonight that the country had opened

But opponents say the result amounts to one-man rule,

with the President now able to abolish the role

of Prime Minister and, if necessary, dissolve Parliament.

It was a close vote, with widespread support

for the constitutional changes in rural areas, but with many

rejecting the proposals in the bigger cities, including

Opponents are alleging voting fraud and say they'll

Tonight, the victors were out in force, celebrating as though

In fact, here in Istanbul and in Turkey's two other largest

cities, Izmir and in Ankara, the capital, the No campaign seemed

The worry is that the result has been too narrow

The fact is that there is a big underlying level

of nervousness and anger here, which, really, the result of this

referendum being so close hasn't done anything to calm down.

"Tayip Erdogan will be a world leader, God willing", says this man.

However slight his majority in the referendum, President Erdogan

has taken the decision to push through his far reaching

constitutional changes and deal with any consequences.

Today, the decision made by the Turkish public is historic, this is

not an ordinary day, it is a very serious change for the future after

K. -- the future of Turkey. They chanted "bring back the death

penalty" and he seemed His argument all along has been that

only a really strong presidency can galvanise Turkey

into being successful and wealthy. So he is getting rid

of the old constitution's He is giving himself the power

to hire and fire the country's judges and he has made it possible

for himself to stay There had been one or two small

opposition demonstrations but he stamped down so hard

on his opponents in recent years that they are reluctant to come

out onto the streets The Yes campaign may not

have won the popular vote in the capital,

Ankara, but tonight it held its celebrations, all carefully

choreographed in advance. This has been indeed a day

on which history was made. But it is likely to cut Turkey off

further from its old allies What we have seen today seems

like a major change of course. John, this appears to be

a fairly narrow victory. How is he going to bring

the country together now? Actually, I really do not think that

he wants to bring people together very much, after all he has won this

narrow victory by demonising his opposition, Stirling and quite a lot

of anger and sometimes a certain degree of violence in the country

and they do not think he is going to say, you have your viewpoint which

we are prepared to listen to. I think he is going to carry on,

forcing it through as he forced the referendum through. As for the

opposition, what do they do? You would have expected them to be right

here in the centre of Istanbul, where there have been so many

demonstrations over such a long period. There is absolutely nobody

here whatsoever. It looks as though the opposition, for the time being,

is simply stunned by their failure to win. Most people in the

opposition thought that they would just make it. What do they do? Well,

I think a lot of people are going to leave the country, they will go to

the West in different ways and I think they are going to... The last

big demonstration by the opposition here once in 2013. And that was

followed by death and a large amount of injury and I think the stuffing

has gone out of the opposition altogether. John, many thanks for

that. John Simpson in Istanbul. America says it's working

on a "range of options" with China amid rising tensions over

North Korea's nuclear Pyongyang attempted to test fire

what's thought to be a medium-range missile this weekend from a base

in the Shinpo region on the east coast, but it blew up

shortly after take-off. The launch is being seen

as a provocation, coming shortly before the US

Vice President Mike Pence Our correspondent, John Sudworth,

is in the North Korean capital, where his movements are being

monitored and tightly controlled. This flower show, like almost

everything else in North Korea, And this display is in

honour of their abiding Isn't it a little strange to have

rockets and missiles There are reports that there

was a missile test this morning This is not a failure,

we will win and we will have greater There has, so far, been no mention

of the missile on North Korean TV. Every launch, failure or not,

takes the military one The timing of the latest missile

test is significant, coming just a few hours before

the US Vice President, Mike Pence, arrived

in the South Korean capital, It is a message of defiance

from here in Pyongyang. Its quest to become a fully fledged

nuclear power continues. At its big military parade

yesterday, it put some of its newest The decades of threats and sanctions

against North Korea have clearly Mr Pence's talks will

focus on trying to find Senior administration officials

said military options The President has made clear

that he will not accept the United States and its allies

and partners in the region being under threat from this hostile

regime with nuclear weapons. And so we're working together

with our allies and partners and with the Chinese leadership

to develop a range of options. At Pyongyang Zoo today, there

was a relaxed holiday atmosphere. The looming crisis seemed

far from anyone's mind. North Korea appears confident that

President Trump's threats will turn out to be hollow

and that he will conclude, like others before him,

that war carries far too many risks. The number of people thought to have

died in a bomb attack in Syria yesterday has risen to 126 -

including 68 children. That is according to local

activists. They were among busloads

of civilians being brought out of two pro-government towns

in the north-west that The blast happened

on the outskirts of Aleppo. This report from our diplomatic

correspondent, James Landale, They were heading for

what they thought was safety. Thousands of civilians

from government held villages had been under siege by rebel forces

for two years. Just a short bus ride

from Aleppo and a better life. A vehicle supposedly

carrying food packed, Devastating the convoy

of buses and cars. A potato truck, as they were very

hungry, comes and offers for the kids potato

chips, potato bags. So the kids, who were very hungry,

some of them left the buses and went to the truck and as soon

as they approached the truck, And that is why it emerged today

that among the 126 people dead were 68 children,

according to British-based activists Hundreds of others injured

in the attack were rushed It is still not clear

who was responsible for the attack, although local Islamist rebel groups

have denied any involvement. The people travelling in these

buses were part of a deal between government and opposition

forces to evacuate civilians They were attacked as they waited

for another convoy to get going in the south, evacuating

civilians from rebel-held areas. But an attack like this,

that left so many dead, will raise doubts about whether there will be

more evacuation deals in the future. The remaining survivors

in the convoy continued their journey on to Aleppo

in relative safety. The United Nations condemned

the attack and urged all sides But there are already fears that

civilians in rebel-held areas may One of the biggest teachers' unions

says children with special needs, aren't getting the support they're

entitled to because of budget cuts. Speaking at the NASUWT

conference in Manchester, the General Secretary warned that

pupils could be "seriously The government insists it's spending

nearly ?100 million extra Our education editor,

Branwen Jeffreys, has the story. He is friendly and

sparky and smiley. But his autism causes him an awful

lot of issues with the world, that just isn't set up

for children like him. That includes primary school,

where support was patchy. Oscar's meltdowns can

include self harm. He will bite himself,

he might head-butt. Head-butt walls, doors,

so it could involve having to sit there with a cold compress

between the wall and his head. Children with special needs

are seven times more likely to be That's what happened

to Oscar last year. Then a placement at a special

school broke down. The impact we have now got

is we have got a child who has We have a child with

mental health issues. We now have in the region

of 40 professionals We feel massively let down

by an education system Extra money has gone to councils

to top up special needs support but charities say the demand

for help is rising faster. Getting the support you need

for a child with special needs can feel like a relentless battle

and with school budgets facing their biggest

squeeze for 20 years, And if more children

like Oscar are excluded, the local council has to pick

up the pieces. He is waiting for a place

at a more expensive autism The battle to agree it has left

Oscar out of school for many months. All of the failure to provide

for him is financially driven. He doesn't understand why he can't

play with his friends. He doesn't entirely understand

what has happened because for him, we had very good days

where his needs are being met And his understanding is,

but, Mummy, when they Two weeks ago he threatened

to take his own life. We ended up on suicide

watch for two nights in a row with very little,

if any, sleep. We have not asked for anything

he is not entitled to. We have been very clear that we just

wanted him to have a fair access to an education

like any other child. Just like his sister, Madison,

who goes to a local school. Something Oscar's family

believe would have been Special services have been held

around the world this Easter Sunday. Here, the Queen and Prince Philip

attended a service at Windsor Castle accompanied by several members

of the Royal Family, including Meanwhile, religious and political

leaders have been speaking out about the need to alleviate global

suffering and protect Our religious affairs correspondent,

Martin Bashir, reports. St Peter's Square was resplendent

as Pope Francis celebrated Mass and delivered the fifth Easter

sermon of his papacy Pleading for an end

to what he called the horror and death

Syria and asking that international leaders have the courage to prevent

At Canterbury Cathedral, Archbishop Justin Welby drew

attention to the plight of Christians in Egypt

following twin bomb attacks on Palm Sunday that killed 46

And he said that suffering was not confined to

Christians in Egypt live surrounded by bombs and terror.

But the words Jesus says on that first

Easter Day, he says to you and me now.

To each of us, to listen, to take hold of with our hearts.

The Prime Minister in her own Easter message also focused

on the issue of religious persecution.

We must be mindful of Christians and religious minorities

around the world who do not enjoy these same

their religion in secret and often in fear.

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said that regardless of one's faith,

he wanted to affirm every act of kindness that helps alleviate

I meet Christians and others of all faiths

and none on a daily basis who share and live these ideals.

People who give their time for others, whether

those running food banks, protecting the vulnerable, looking

after the sick, the elderly and of our young people.

Both religious and political leaders have drawn

The celebration of the Resurrection has been placed in the context of

Martin Bashir, BBC News, in central London.

The bodies of five former archbishops have been found

inside a secret tomb underneath a church in London.

The discovery was made during renovation work

in St-Mary-at-Lambeth Church next to Lambeth Palace in London.

Builders found a hidden crypt containing at least 20 coffins,

including one belonging to Richard Bancroft,

With all the sport, here's Karthi Gnanasegram

The teams at the top of the Premier League table

are doing their best to keep the title race alive.

It's time to pop out of the room if you don't want to know today's

results as Match of the Day 2 and Sportscene in Scotland

Premier League leaders Chelsea are still just four points ahead

of second-placed Tottenham with six games now remaining this season.

Chelsea's title hopes were dented by a 2-0 defeat

Jose Mourinho's side move up to fifth place in the table.

Roberto Firminho scored the only goal of the game as Liverpool beat

Liverpool have moved back up to third place with that win.

Celtic have already been crowned Scottish Premiership champions

but they had to share the points today with Ross County

after a controversial 89th minute penalty.

Sebastian Vettel has won his second Formula One race of the season

with victory in the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Britain's Lewis Hamilton was given a five second penalty

His Mercedes team-mate, Valtteri Bottas, eventually finished

in third, having started on pole in what was an eventful race.

Lewis Hamilton found himself in an unfamiliar place on the grid in

on the grid in Bahrain, behind his new Mercedes

The Finn was on pole for the first time and when the lights went

out he didn't blink, beating everyone

Hamilton, though, sees Sebastian Vettel as his main rival

this year and the German took the fight to the Britain in the

Before the dust could settle Carlos Sainz shook things up,

his crash brought out the safety car and Hamilton in for fresh tyres

but on his way to the pit he deliberately held up Daniel

He regained third place after the restart but would have

five seconds added to his finish time and it got worse for Hamilton,

Ferrari's smarter strategy gave Vettel the lead after the final

On fresher tyres, Hamilton passed Bottas but could not catch

Vettel's Prancing Horse, galloping to his second win

of the season and the 7-point lead in the Championship.

Bristol have been relegated from rugby union's Premiership

after defeat today to leaders, Wasps.

Third-placed Saracens had a slender 27 points to 25

win over Northampton, thanks to a late try,

which boosts their hopes of a home Premiership semi-final.

Elinor Barker has added a gold medal to her collection at the World Track

Barker won the 25 kilometre points race today to add to the two silvers

Great Britain have won a total of five medals to finish

And the five time champion, Ronnie O'Sullivan,

Criticised the governing body of snicker after progressing to the

second round of the world championship at the Crucible today.

He beat Gary Wilson 10-7. But is the sport.

You can see more on all of today's stories on the BBC News Channel.