:00:08. > :00:08.Hello, I'm Ros Atkins, this is Outside Source.
:00:09. > :00:12.Let's look through some of the main stories here in the BBC Newsroom:
:00:13. > :00:15.North Korea has told the BBC it's prepared to launch a nuclear strike
:00:16. > :00:21.if the United States decides to attack it.
:00:22. > :00:29.If the US is reckless enough to use military means, it would mean from
:00:30. > :00:30.that very day an all-out war. Our nuclear weapons protect us from that
:00:31. > :00:31.threat. President Erdogan has dismissed
:00:32. > :00:33.criticisms of Turkey's referendum We've been looking at the ambitions
:00:34. > :00:43.of the countries powerful President. In Georgia, a seat in Congress
:00:44. > :00:45.will be selected tomorrow, and President Trump is a key factor
:00:46. > :00:52.in how people are voting. This is a moment we need to stand up
:00:53. > :00:57.and make a statement about the kind of politics we want. This whole game
:00:58. > :01:02.has been changed across the country. I am backing a Republican candidate.
:01:03. > :01:05.For the very first time, I am voting Democrat.
:01:06. > :01:08.And in Outsode Source Sport, we're looking at Brighton Football Club's
:01:09. > :01:24.And the latest World Surf League event.
:01:25. > :01:26.Let's return to the referendum in Turkey.
:01:27. > :01:30.This result means President Erdogan could be in power until 2029.
:01:31. > :01:33.Earlier in his career, Mr Erdogan said, "Democracy is like a bus.
:01:34. > :01:37.When you come to your stop, you get off."
:01:38. > :01:41.Evidently, his stop is some way down the road.
:01:42. > :01:46.And even before this result, he was a giant of Turkish politics.
:01:47. > :01:54.In 2001, he founded the Justice and Development Party of the AKP,
:01:55. > :01:57.In 2001, he founded the Justice and Development Party, or the AKP,
:01:58. > :02:00.He became Prime Minister in 2003 and then President in 2014.
:02:01. > :02:03.That was a year after nationwide protests at the alleged
:02:04. > :02:05.authoritarianism of his style of government.
:02:06. > :02:07.There was international condemnation over the government's
:02:08. > :02:12.Then last July, there was the attempted coup, and a widespread
:02:13. > :02:20.While all of this has been playing out, Turkey has taken in hundreds
:02:21. > :02:24.It's also experienced an increase in terrorist activity, primarily
:02:25. > :02:28.conducted by the Islamic State group and Kurdish militants.
:02:29. > :02:32.Michael Daventry is the editor of a Turkish newspaper based in London.
:02:33. > :02:40.He talked us through his reaction to the vote.
:02:41. > :02:45.I certainly did not think he would lose Istanbul or Ankara in the
:02:46. > :02:49.results of the vote so from that point of view, it has been a very
:02:50. > :02:53.surprising night. Having this much power has been something he has been
:02:54. > :02:56.dreaming about for the last five, ten years, the style of presidential
:02:57. > :03:01.system is what he wanted and he has got it, at the expense of a very
:03:02. > :03:05.divided country. Lots of countries have presidential systems and do not
:03:06. > :03:10.get the kind of criticism heading in his direction, what is it about this
:03:11. > :03:14.type of presidential system concerning people? This is what the
:03:15. > :03:16.Government admits to be a Turkish style presidential system and I
:03:17. > :03:21.think the best way to translate that is to call it a system with fewer
:03:22. > :03:24.checks and balances. If Parliament today under the current system
:03:25. > :03:28.wanted to investigate a Minister or the Prime Minister for any kind of
:03:29. > :03:33.wrong doing, the investigation and the votes to topple him would take
:03:34. > :03:37.18 days maximum. Under the new system, it would take ten months. So
:03:38. > :03:42.a significantly longer period of time and it will take more MPs to
:03:43. > :03:46.support it. That is just one example, but the checks and balances
:03:47. > :03:50.have been drastically reduced in this new system. Listening to the
:03:51. > :03:53.critics of Recep Tayyip Erdogan, they call him authoritarian,
:03:54. > :03:57.anti-democratic and other things, is that reasonable when you look at his
:03:58. > :04:02.behaviour in office and as a politician in his career? I think it
:04:03. > :04:06.is very easy to dismiss Recep Tayyip Erdogan as an autocrat. He is a
:04:07. > :04:10.realist and has been throughout his career. If you look at what he did
:04:11. > :04:16.ten, 15 years ago, to put Turkey on that route towards the European
:04:17. > :04:19.Union, he was doing, putting forward policies that would genuinely make
:04:20. > :04:24.life better for Turkish people and their living standards went up. In
:04:25. > :04:29.recent times, especially because of domestic issues, that notorious
:04:30. > :04:32.fight with the Pennsylvania -based cleric, all those things have
:04:33. > :04:37.suddenly transformed this man into a man who is fighting for the time.
:04:38. > :04:41.And his interpretation of democracy has become 50% plus one and I will
:04:42. > :04:45.ignore the rest of the minority, however large. Donald Trump has
:04:46. > :04:49.found coming into Washington there are obstacles in terms of
:04:50. > :04:53.implementing the policies that he professed to want to do on the
:04:54. > :04:57.campaign trail, do you think those same or similar obstacles may be in
:04:58. > :05:00.the wake of President Erdogan and his ambitions in the coming months?
:05:01. > :05:05.The opposition will be very interesting to watch over the coming
:05:06. > :05:07.days and weeks. This afternoon's report was particularly interesting
:05:08. > :05:12.and it will be interesting to see whether Western countries will adopt
:05:13. > :05:16.the opposition's message. I have to say this is the West's moment and
:05:17. > :05:21.they have to decide what they want about Turkey. They have two roots,
:05:22. > :05:25.they can decide Turkey is a trading partner and a security partner and
:05:26. > :05:29.little else, or they can decide they want to back Turkish democracy and
:05:30. > :05:33.Turkish freedom and stand up for the values they came to stand up for, it
:05:34. > :05:36.has to go one way or the other now because this really is the moment
:05:37. > :05:40.for them. There is a lot of background information on Turkey's
:05:41. > :05:47.referendum on mine whenever you want a website -- access it.
:05:48. > :05:51.This is going to make a pretty nice view if you are watching Brighton.
:05:52. > :05:55.Right at the top. It's taken 34 years,
:05:56. > :05:57.but Brighton Football Club has been promoted from the Championship
:05:58. > :05:59.to the Premier League. The team beat Wigan
:06:00. > :06:01.2-1 earlier today. And a Huddersfield draw 1-1
:06:02. > :06:11.at Derby sealed the deal. Brighton player
:06:12. > :06:13.Tomer Hemed tweeted... One of the best
:06:14. > :06:24.feelings in the world! I was reading that. Are Brighton
:06:25. > :06:30.earlier and they have come back from the very depths. Disappointment at
:06:31. > :06:33.the end of last season, they drew with Middlesbrough on the last ever
:06:34. > :06:37.game of the season and they missed out on goal difference and finished
:06:38. > :06:41.third in such a strong position. If they win at Norwich on Friday, they
:06:42. > :06:47.win the championship title, the castle have only won two of their
:06:48. > :06:51.last eight. A roller-coaster ride for the fans and at one point in the
:06:52. > :06:56.1980s, they were at the stage of going out all the league football,
:06:57. > :06:59.so the fans are very happy after winning 28 of 43 matches this season
:07:00. > :07:03.and last year, heartbreak when they lost out of the play-offs to
:07:04. > :07:08.Sheffield Wednesday. This year, it will not be happening. But something
:07:09. > :07:13.interesting from 1983, if you like your music history, new order and
:07:14. > :07:17.blue Monday was out. I guess that is why they call it the blues and Elton
:07:18. > :07:23.John and the Eurythmics, Sweet Dreams. There you go, thank you for
:07:24. > :07:25.that! Don't go anywhere, I want to talk to about the snooker.
:07:26. > :07:28.The Snooker World Championships are underway here in the UK.
:07:29. > :07:30.Ronnie O'Sullivan is the biggest name in the sport,
:07:31. > :07:32.and at the end of play yesterday, he accused authorities
:07:33. > :07:36.This is the latest in an ongoing disagreement.
:07:37. > :07:39.In January, he was sent a letter from the governing body,
:07:40. > :07:49.He'd publicly criticised a referee, for instance.
:07:50. > :07:52.Since that letter, there have been a number of bizarre media
:07:53. > :08:02.So how would you reflect on the match as a whole? Don't know,
:08:03. > :08:11.really. You seem to take a while to get going. Maybe.
:08:12. > :08:15.# May be your guide be the one that saves me.
:08:16. > :08:16.# And after all, you're my Wonderwall. What you think of my
:08:17. > :08:19.lyrics, do you think they are good? Yesterday, he gave
:08:20. > :08:31.an emotional press conference. I phoned barrier four weeks ago and
:08:32. > :08:36.said, I am done with you and your board of people. I have a good
:08:37. > :08:39.friend who said, just like my lawyers deal with it and I would get
:08:40. > :08:46.involved no more because I'm not being bullied and people doing that
:08:47. > :08:49.to me ever again. I am not and I am fortunate I have a very good friend
:08:50. > :08:54.who has a very good lawyer and they have got my back. I just want to
:08:55. > :09:01.play, I just want to have fun. I like Barry, but I am not being, I am
:09:02. > :09:02.not being intimidated or bullied any more.
:09:03. > :09:04.Chairman of World Snooker, Barry Hearn, released
:09:05. > :09:07.a statement saying he takes the matter seriously.
:09:08. > :09:12.And that the accusations are "unfounded".
:09:13. > :09:21.Back to you, this is really the last thing the sport once in the middle
:09:22. > :09:26.of its showpiece. It is, and Ronnie O'Sullivan is the biggest attraction
:09:27. > :09:32.on the snooker circuit. This goes back to the Masters tournament which
:09:33. > :09:35.O'Sullivan won in January and was sent a disciplinary letter
:09:36. > :09:40.afterwards. Wearing at a photographer and abusing a match
:09:41. > :09:44.referee. And Barry Hearn was quoted, but Jason Ferguson, the chairman of
:09:45. > :09:48.the world billiards, pool and snooker Association, said in terms
:09:49. > :09:51.of bullying it and intimidation, we do not accept that, and he is more
:09:52. > :09:57.than willing to sit down with Ronnie O'Sullivan and chat about that.
:09:58. > :10:03.Ronnie O'Sullivan plays Shaun Murphy on Sunday at Shaun Murphy defeated
:10:04. > :10:05.17-year-old qualifier by 10-8. I can take you to the Crucible
:10:06. > :10:17.Theatre now. Marco Fu has fought back from 7-1 down against the
:10:18. > :10:22.Belgian 22-year-old superstar and back into it. And this is the rest
:10:23. > :10:28.of the action from Monday. There has been some results. John Higgins 7-2,
:10:29. > :10:34.that moves back to the tables tomorrow. Jim Mallinder one week was
:10:35. > :10:43.the beaten finalist against world War I Mark Selby last year and is
:10:44. > :10:47.7-2 against his Chinese opponent. And Mark Allen from Northern Ireland
:10:48. > :10:51.8-7 up against Jimmy Robinson. All to play for but the Ronnie
:10:52. > :10:55.O'Sullivan story, I have no doubt that will roll album throughout this
:10:56. > :10:58.tournament. And he very much, very interesting tournament and we will
:10:59. > :10:59.have the full coverage throughout the BBC sport website.
:11:00. > :11:13.And as often happens, thousands took part, twe Kenyans won.
:11:14. > :11:14.Edna Kiplagat, too, the women's race.
:11:15. > :11:17.Great stuff in the wheelchair race too.
:11:18. > :11:20.Manuela Schar and Marcel Hug both set new world-best times.
:11:21. > :11:27.The reason it's not a world record is that the course is not
:11:28. > :11:30.It's too downhill and with the possibility
:11:31. > :11:42.Arguably, the story of the day came from 70-year-old Kathrine Switzer.
:11:43. > :11:52.In 1967, she became the first woman to formally compete.
:11:53. > :11:57.In this photo, from the Boston Herald, you can see an official
:11:58. > :12:07.And as such, she completely changed the face of marathon running.
:12:08. > :12:09.Let's show you some of the action from the latest
:12:10. > :12:17.Courtney Conlogue, from the United States,
:12:18. > :12:32.After winning, she said she's very honoured and 'super-stoked'.
:12:33. > :12:38.Let's just update you and talk about a couple of stories in a minute.
:12:39. > :12:41.An election in the state of Georgia is getting international attention.
:12:42. > :12:43.That's because President Trump has become a major factor
:12:44. > :12:54.He has been tweeting about it. The Democrats are getting a huge amount
:12:55. > :13:00.of funding into Georgia and we can hear about this battle for one seat
:13:01. > :13:05.in Congress is becoming about a far greater national political issue. In
:13:06. > :13:11.the meantime, the latest in the tensions between North Korea and the
:13:12. > :13:14.US. Mike Pence has been in South Korea and we have heard from the
:13:15. > :13:22.North Koreans who have been speaking to John Sutton with in Pyongyang and
:13:23. > :13:26.saying, if you attackers, we will consider using our weapons and we
:13:27. > :13:31.will begin using nuclear weapons if need be. A couple of you asking
:13:32. > :13:35.questions. Saying, what can the UN do to do with the situation between
:13:36. > :13:40.North Korea and the US? The UN has already given support to sanctions
:13:41. > :13:44.and that has had limited effects. Beyond that, it is not clear what
:13:45. > :13:49.the UN can do and Donald Trump has already made it clear he will go it
:13:50. > :13:51.alone if need be. This question, how does the South Korean leadership
:13:52. > :13:55.feel about the tensions between North Korea and the US? The
:13:56. > :14:00.Americans and the South Koreans have been conducting military exercises
:14:01. > :14:03.in the last week, so very much on the same page. And the Americans and
:14:04. > :14:07.the South Koreans are bringing in a new system which can take out
:14:08. > :14:11.missiles that have been fired, so the two very much working
:14:12. > :14:16.hand-in-hand. If you have more questions, keep them coming. You
:14:17. > :14:21.will see our e-mail on the screen throughout.
:14:22. > :14:23.This summer, some GCSE grades in England are changing,
:14:24. > :14:33.with A*-G being replaced by grades 9-1 - a move that's creating huge
:14:34. > :14:39.uncertainty, according to the teachers' union the NASUWT.
:14:40. > :14:42.The Government says standards will go up because the content
:14:43. > :14:45.is more rigorous, and that bright pupils will have a better
:14:46. > :14:47.Our education editor, Branwen Jeffreys, reports.
:14:48. > :14:49.The new system has more grades and replaces letters
:14:50. > :14:52.with the numbers 9 to 1 - with 9 being the highest grade.
:14:53. > :14:56.It's all change for GCSE Maths and English this year.
:14:57. > :14:58.Numbers, not letters, for grades and new, tougher
:14:59. > :15:08.So Umi is getting extra help from her tutor, something many
:15:09. > :15:14.Even so, she's anxious about the exams.
:15:15. > :15:17.It's quite daunting, because lots of my teachers don't...
:15:18. > :15:19.They've never taught it before, so they're not
:15:20. > :15:22.used to the new syllabus that's coming in.
:15:23. > :15:26.Her mum, Kelly, is trying to get her head round it all.
:15:27. > :15:32.A grade 4 will be the same as a C or above.
:15:33. > :15:35.A top grade of 9 will be higher than an A*.
:15:36. > :15:38.She doesn't mind the exams' content being made harder.
:15:39. > :15:41.But to bring in a new grading system and make the whole exam structure
:15:42. > :15:44.tougher as well means that there's a lot that people have to deal
:15:45. > :15:55.Teachers have been debating the changes today.
:15:56. > :16:00.Their union, Nasuwt, says ministers are moving the goalposts.
:16:01. > :16:02.Headteachers move goalposts for yourself individually.
:16:03. > :16:04.But I think the Government have just taken them away.
:16:05. > :16:07.And we might actually be playing snooker.
:16:08. > :16:09.Generally, we are just very, very confused about what these
:16:10. > :16:11.grades actually mean and, actually, were they even
:16:12. > :16:17.In a system where everyone understands A* to G,
:16:18. > :16:22.It's only England that's making these changes, starting with Maths
:16:23. > :16:29.Wales and Northern Ireland are sticking with letters.
:16:30. > :16:31.GCSEs are an important milestone in students' lives...
:16:32. > :16:37.Ministers say that's why high standards matter.
:16:38. > :16:40.They insist the new system will be fair, a grade 4,
:16:41. > :17:02.This is Outside Source, live from the BBC Newsroom.
:17:03. > :17:06.North Korea's Deputy Foreign Minister has told the BBC that
:17:07. > :17:08.Pyongyang will continue to test missiles, despite international
:17:09. > :17:10.condemnation, and that an "all-out war" would result if the US
:17:11. > :17:33.There's a lot of attention on an election in Georgia on Tuesday.
:17:34. > :17:49.That's because Tom Price is now Donald Trump's Health Secretary.
:17:50. > :17:52.Now, this district has been in Republican hands since 1979,
:17:53. > :17:55.This is a poll of polls in the Huffington Post.
:17:56. > :17:58.The Democratic candidate is polling well - there are 11 Republicans
:17:59. > :17:59.competing against him and each other.
:18:00. > :18:16.He says the Democrats in the Georgia race tomorrow wants to protect
:18:17. > :18:17.criminals, allow legal immigration and raise taxes, which the Democrats
:18:18. > :18:19.do not agree with. Rajini Vaidyanathan's in Georgia,
:18:20. > :18:24.and this the report she's made. We need more Democrats in Washington
:18:25. > :18:26.- Trump is a disaster. Who do you think
:18:27. > :18:28.should win this seat? For the very first time,
:18:29. > :18:35.I'm voting Democrat. The sixth Congressional
:18:36. > :18:36.district in Georgia has been But Democrats think this
:18:37. > :18:49.man can win it back. Jon Ossoff is a political
:18:50. > :18:53.adviser turned documentary maker, who's raised more than $8
:18:54. > :18:56.million in a race which has been dubbed the "Make Trump
:18:57. > :18:59.Furious" campaign. More than anything, I think it
:19:00. > :19:02.would be a win for the thousands of grassroots volunteers
:19:03. > :19:04.who are getting involved many of whom have never been
:19:05. > :19:07.involved in politics before - who see this as a moment
:19:08. > :19:10.when we need to stand up and make a statement
:19:11. > :19:13.about the kind of politics we want. There is no limit to
:19:14. > :19:15.the number of candidates standing for a party, and so there
:19:16. > :19:18.are a whopping 18 contenders - 11 are Republicans,
:19:19. > :19:20.which could split that Unlike on the Democrats'
:19:21. > :19:27.side, where there is a coronation, Republicans
:19:28. > :19:29.believe in competition. That competition has seen a number
:19:30. > :19:33.of anti-establishment candidates enter the fray,
:19:34. > :19:35.including businessman Bruce Lavelle, This whole game has
:19:36. > :19:41.been changed, across In the next two years,
:19:42. > :19:48.you are going to see that in mayoral races, City Council
:19:49. > :19:49.races, Statehouse races, congressional races - because
:19:50. > :19:51.people are tired. Republicans and Democrats have done
:19:52. > :19:56.a horrible job at getting involved with special interests
:19:57. > :19:58.and lobbyists and pay to play. This crowded field of
:19:59. > :20:05.candidates includes local politicians, business people
:20:06. > :20:07.who have never held office, In many ways, this race reflects
:20:08. > :20:15.politics across America. And that's why it's
:20:16. > :20:17.being watched so closely. In November, Donald Trump
:20:18. > :20:20.won this district by a tiny margin, after many Republican
:20:21. > :20:24.voters deserted the party. The result here could hinge on how
:20:25. > :20:27.they vote this time. I have traditionally
:20:28. > :20:30.been voting Republican. I have not really been
:20:31. > :20:33.happy with the Trump administration, and I want this
:20:34. > :20:35.as a message against the I think more Democrats
:20:36. > :20:39.are excited than the Republicans this time around,
:20:40. > :20:42.because of what we saw in this I'm backing a Republican candidate
:20:43. > :20:48.that I think will do a good job. I don't really care
:20:49. > :20:50.for Republicans these days. I'm definitely not a fan
:20:51. > :20:52.of Donald Trump's. And I'm probably going
:20:53. > :20:58.to vote for the Democrat. Whatever happens here will send
:20:59. > :21:03.a message across America. Could it be the start
:21:04. > :21:13.of the Democratic comeback, or will it cement the Republican
:21:14. > :21:22.Party onto President Trump? Patricia Murphy is covering this
:21:23. > :21:26.story and she is live from Georgia. Thank you for your time. Do you
:21:27. > :21:31.think this is part of a broader pattern of the nationalisation of
:21:32. > :21:35.local politics? We will find out tomorrow if the pattern is starting.
:21:36. > :21:40.I cannot tell you this race is highly nationalised. Every voter I
:21:41. > :21:46.have spoken with the Democratic side at least has said this about Donald
:21:47. > :21:51.Trump. They know Jon Ossoff and they like him a lot, but the only reason
:21:52. > :21:54.they know anything about him is because of President Trump, people
:21:55. > :21:59.have got more involved in politics than they were before. Paying more
:22:00. > :22:03.attention. And for votes I have spoken with who plan on voting for
:22:04. > :22:07.Jon Ossoff, they are sending a message to President Trump, which is
:22:08. > :22:11.a very unusual thing to hear in a special election in Georgia at this
:22:12. > :22:15.time of year. Is this particular system not magnifying the success of
:22:16. > :22:20.the Democrats because the Republicans do not have one
:22:21. > :22:24.candidate, they have over ten? Well, in a way, Republicans are victim of
:22:25. > :22:30.their own success and in Georgia they have 11 candidates. Probably
:22:31. > :22:34.half a dozen very strong candidates in a regular year, any number of
:22:35. > :22:39.those Republicans could get elected easily in a field of two or three.
:22:40. > :22:42.Jon Ossoff was the only significant Democrats step forward and even be
:22:43. > :22:46.willing to run for the seat. Typically, Democrats in this
:22:47. > :22:50.district to not even bother making a run for it because they think they
:22:51. > :22:54.will lose. Jon Ossoff was one of the few to stand up and say he would run
:22:55. > :22:58.for the seat and try for it. Republicans have too many
:22:59. > :23:03.candidates, what is different this year is that there is no leadership
:23:04. > :23:07.infrastructure to tell some of these Republicans to sit the race out and
:23:08. > :23:12.focus behind two or three Republicans. Jon Ossoff has almost
:23:13. > :23:16.all Democratic voters on his side, but these 11 Republicans are
:23:17. > :23:19.splitting the vote, the money and the enthusiasm among themselves and
:23:20. > :23:23.creating a big opportunity for Tom Price. Interesting to hear about the
:23:24. > :23:26.conversations you are having with people who voted for Donald Trump
:23:27. > :23:33.and how they feel about his performance. I would say that voted
:23:34. > :23:35.for Donald Trump, until the last week, had been largely satisfied
:23:36. > :23:39.with Donald Trump. He was going through the list of promises that he
:23:40. > :23:45.made on the campaign trail and delivering on them, whether it comes
:23:46. > :23:47.to abortion restrictions, loosening environmental restrictions, the
:23:48. > :23:53.people who voted for him knew what they were voting for. In the last
:23:54. > :23:57.week or so, it has been a little different in terms of his role in
:23:58. > :24:01.foreign policy and on the international stage. Conservative
:24:02. > :24:05.Trump voters were expecting a more America first posture and have not
:24:06. > :24:09.been getting lately. I don't know that will affect this race, but the
:24:10. > :24:14.energy in this race is not among people who voted for Trump, but
:24:15. > :24:17.among those who did not vote for Trump. In any election, you just
:24:18. > :24:21.want to be where the energy is and that is where the Democrats are
:24:22. > :24:25.feeling much better than usual in a race like this. It is good of you to
:24:26. > :24:31.make time for us, Patricia, thank you and please come back again,
:24:32. > :24:34.Patricia Murphy. One other detail about Georgia, if any of the
:24:35. > :24:40.candidates win 50% or more, they will be going to Congress. However,
:24:41. > :24:44.if not of them get 50%, they will be going to a run-off which could see
:24:45. > :24:47.one Democratic candidate against one Republican candidate, which would
:24:48. > :24:56.make it far harder for the Democrats to do well. We shall see how that
:24:57. > :24:59.unfolds and we will have details tomorrow and on Wednesday. That is
:25:00. > :25:07.it for today, thank you very much, I will see you next week.