International Newscast
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It\\u2019s local election day in England and while people are voting broadcasters aren\\u2019t allowed to report details of campaigning or election issues\\u2026 so we\\u2019re going global.
By that we mean Turkey, Sudan, Moscow and the West Bank.
The BBC\\u2019s Orla Guerin has interviewed Turkish opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu ahead of presidential elections there, Lyse Doucet has been reporting on Sudan, and Jeremy Bowen has just got back from Jerusalem.
But why are there restrictions on UK broadcasters on local election day? Adam also speaks to the BBC chief politics advisor for the lowdown.
Today\\u2019s Newscast was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Chris Flynn with Cecelia Armstrong and Jack Taylor. The technical producer was Dafydd Evans. The assistant editor is Alison Gee. The editor is Sam Bonham.
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