this is bbc news. the headlines: over 1,900 nine—hundred people have been killed by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake in turkey and syria. president erdogan said they expect the death toll to rise. translation: we do not know how far the number of dead _ and injured will rise, as debris removal works continue in many buildings in the earthquake zone. our hope is that we will recover from this disaster with the least loss of life. the first earthquake happened near the border with syria, and was followed by a second powerful tremor. rescuers are scrambling to reach those trapped under rubble, as hundreds of buildings have collapsed. this is the scene live in idlib

in the north west of syria. our other main story this hour, ambulance workers join nurses taking strike action in what will be the biggest ever nhs walkout in england over pay disputes. we have been discussing this coming year from april's pay— with the unions. we have the process - through the review pay body, it's an independent process, - and we are keen to get the evidence that reflects the pressure the nhs. has been under and the wider context in terms of inflation. the headteacher of one of the uk's top private schools has been found dead, along with her husband and 7—year—old daughter. the first day of sentencing for david carrick here is how he carried out a catalogue of violent and brutal sexual offences —— hears how.

and beyonce breaks records at the grammys — and harry styles picks up album of the year at the music awards. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. more than 1,900 people are reported to have been killed by powerful earthquakes which struck southern turkey and syria. the first tremor happened in the early hours of this morning, and had a magnitude of 7.8, destructive enough to have been felt as far away as cyprus and egypt. the epicentre was near the turkish city of gaziantep, and the tremor was followed by a second earthquake, with a magnitude of 7.5. the number of dead is expected to rise sharply, as rescue teams reach people trapped under the rubble.

turkey has declared a state of emergency, and appealed for international help. our correspondent richard galpin has the very latest. the huge earthquake of 7.8 magnitude hit provinces in both turkey and syria in the early hours of the morning. many were asleep at the time. it brought down hundreds of buildings and forced many to flee for their lives. including these journalists who had been filming in the area. initial reports indicate at least 500 people have been killed, and many more injured. the depth of this earthquake was shallow, which is what made it so powerful. translation: there are people still trapped under rubble. - i have a friend living in this apartment. his children were rescued

from the top floor, only his daughter broke an arm. we will see what happened to those on the ground floor. may god give us a speedy recovery. translation: i was sleeping when my wife woke me up. i the quake was very severe, very scary. | it took almost two minutes until the shaking stopped. i the search continues for those who may be trapped inside the stricken buildings. it is not clear yet if anybody has been found alive. the international community has already promised to give aid. across the border in the opposition held area of north—west syria, the death toll has risen to more than 200. many families now are under the rubble. 0ur teams are trying to save them, trying to save the people, to save all of the people from under the rubble, with all the casualties. but it's very difficult,

we need help. local hospitals are struggling to cope. the situation is too bad, because a lot of people are still under the debris of the buildings. we need urgent help for the areas, especially talking about medical help. this has been a devastating earthquake. many people are still desperately trying to pull out those trapped in the rubble. and the danger continues, with more after—shocks forcing people to flee for their lives. richard galpin, bbc news. 0ur correspondent anna foster joined us from the city of adana in the affected area. as you can see behind me, a digger is rolling into place to try to remove some of the debris from this collapsed building. there is a whole crowd of people across the road. people have been drawn out to see if they can help.

and this is a scene that has been replicated, as you are saying, across this part of southern turkey. at least 1,000 people have been killed. thousands more have been injured. of course, the question now is how to deal with buildings like this, places where people may well be trapped underneath the rubble. this happened in the middle of the night, there were people who were trying to make contact with friends, contact with loved ones. it's really a difficult balancing act between being as careful and painstaking as possible, and, as you can see, using the biggest pieces of earth moving material to try and see if anybody is still alive, notjust under this building, but under hundreds of buildings like it across southern turkey and north—west syria. anna foster there. let me demonstrate the power of the earthquake in the area. this is a still of the castle in the city of gaziantep — the epicentre — taken before last night's earthquake. and this picture was taken from the same

location this morning. you can see the castle has pretty much entirely been destroyed by the impact of the quake. situated on or near several fault lines, turkey is one of the world's most active earthquake zones. the country recorded more than 22,000 last year alone. many are deadly, the worst on record, a 7.6 magnitude quake in 1999, killing more than 17,000 people. here's our science editor rebecca morelle. turkey is all too familiar with these natural disasters. it is one of the well�*s most seismically active areas. the country sits among several tectonic plates,

and there are too major fault lines where they meet, the east anatolian fault line is where the quake struck. as the plates grind past each other, tension gradually builds up along the fault line, before it is released, resulting in an earthquake. the east anatolian fault line is around 250 miles long. but what made the quake so deadly is how shallow it is. it happened at a depth ofjust 11 miles. since 1970, this region has seen three earthquakes greater than magnitude six. this is magnitude seven, nearly magnitude eight, this is a big one. an earthquake such as we don't get more than about 20 of every year somewhere in the world. so this was big and it was also quite shallow. if the rupture is closer to the surface, you get a greater shaking of the ground surface, and an earthquake of the same energy at a greater depth. so, it is a particularly nasty one. an earthquake of the same magnitude hit northern turkey in 1939. 13,000 people died. in 1970, to the west of the country,

a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck, killing 1,000 people and leaving many thousands more homeless. and in 1999, an earthquake in the east of turkey caused monumental damage and around 18,000 deaths. it was one of the most destructive earthquakes in the history of the region. in gaziantep, as the rescue operation gets under way, after—shocks are the main concern, making already damaged buildings more likely to collapse, and a second quake of magnitude 7.5 has struck to the north of the epicentre, making a desperate situation even more challenging. rebecca morelle, bbc news. let's talk now with professor roger musson — who is a honorary research associate at the government agency — the british geological survey. talk to us about the geology behind this devastation that we have seen today. this devastation that we have seen toda . ., , , ., ., this devastation that we have seen toda . ., , i. ., ., today. one of the things you have to bear in mind —

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default break extend all the way to the surface? and it does. —— the fault break. if you are standing near the fault, even if you are a distance away from the epicentre, you are feeling the full blast of the shock. because it is right there at the surface.— the shock. because it is right there at the surface. turkey is very prone to these and _ at the surface. turkey is very prone to these and i _ at the surface. turkey is very prone to these and i covered _ at the surface. turkey is very prone to these and i covered the - at the surface. turkey is very prone to these and i covered the one - at the surface. turkey is very prone to these and i covered the one we i to these and i covered the one we reported earlier, from 1999, that killed many thousands of people, so talk more about the geology of turkey in particular and the fault lines that run beneath it? the key thin is lines that run beneath it? the key thing is that _ lines that run beneath it? the key thing is that the _ lines that run beneath it? the key thing is that the arabian - lines that run beneath it? the key thing is that the arabian plate - lines that run beneath it? the key thing is that the arabian plate is l thing is that the arabian plate is moving more or less northwards and it crashes into the anatolian plate which is what turkey sits on, along the line of the east anatolian fault, so it is the northward movement of arabia that is causing

the friction which finds its output in earthquakes on the east anatolian fault. and as it pushes the whole of turkey in a westward direction, it then switches to the north anatolian fault which is better known, which is an east—west feature which governs the interaction between anatolia and eurasia. is governs the interaction between anatolia and eurasia.— governs the interaction between anatolia and eurasia. is there any wa of anatolia and eurasia. is there any way of predicting _ anatolia and eurasia. is there any way of predicting when _ anatolia and eurasia. is there any way of predicting when the - way of predicting when the earthquakes are going to strike? h0. earthquakes are going to strike? no, there isn't, earthquakes are going to strike? iifr, there isn't, but you can examine what areas are likely to be exposed to strong earthquakes and then make sure that the communities are protected. in this earthquake it is rather curious because there hasn't been a strong earthquake for a long time. the whole of the east anatolian fault was more or less at

quiet during the 20th century but if you look at the historical record from historical documents you find that there were strong damaging earthquakes in the 19th century and one in particular, the 13th of august 1822, it was almost exactly like the one we have had today. professor, from the british geological survey, thank you. lina sinjab is our correspondent in beirut. you felt some of the tremor? certainly the first one in the early hours of the morning, around 3am, hours of the morning, around sam, the whole building was shaking, and some items fell on the floor. it felt as if it was going to collapse and it was like a strong reminder of the port explosion in 2020 but far stronger than that. luckily lebanon

has not been affected by the earthquake in terms of damage or loss of life, but as we see throughout the day, the images coming and the information coming from turkey and syria, it is a devastating situation that is calling the attention of the international community for the turkey is actively calling for help in the rescue operation —— turkey is actively calling. the in the rescue operation -- turkey is actively calling-— actively calling. the death toll is already 1900 — actively calling. the death toll is already 1900 and _ actively calling. the death toll is already 1900 and it _ actively calling. the death toll is already 1900 and it is _ actively calling. the death toll is already 1900 and it is very - actively calling. the death toll is already 1900 and it is very likelyj already 1900 and it is very likely to rise? , , , ., ., to rise? definitely. every hour at the number— to rise? definitely. every hour at the number is _ to rise? definitely. every hour at the number is rising, _ to rise? definitely. every hour at. the number is rising, unfortunately, thousands are believed to still be under debris, and the investigation is still ongoing, ten cities in the province of gaziantep, that is only from the first earthquake, the second one that hit in central turkey, we still have little information about... inaudible

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disaster because they do not have the capacity to respond to this massive scale of natural disaster. thanks forjoining us. for the very latest on this developing story, just visit the bbc news app, or website, at bbc.co.uk/news. the headlines on bbc news... over 1,900 people have been killed by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake in turkey and syria. turkish president erdogan said they expect the death toll to rise. ambulance workers join nurses taking strike action in what is the biggest ever nhs walkout in england over pay disputes. the first day of sentencing for the former met police officer david carrick hears how he carried out a �*catalogue of violent and brutal sexual offences.�*

health leaders have warned that a strike today by nurses and ambulance staff, could be the most disruptive so far, in this winter's nhs pay dispute. tens of thousands of members of the royal college of nursing, are striking in england, along with ambulance workers in the gmb and unite unions. in wales, some ambulance staff are also taking industrial action. here's our health correspondent, dominic hughes. nurses on the picket line this morning outside aintree hospital in liverpool, taking part in what nhs england says is the biggest strike by workers the health service has seen. these nurses say they have been left with no option but to take industrial action. none of us want to put patients at risk. i would not be stood here now if i thought i'd left a patient at risk. but we need to do something.

enough is enough. this dispute started back in december, and unions and government seem as far apart as ever. but the nurses' leader says the strike action could end quickly if ministers were serious about pay talks. 0ur mandate is until may. but, again, i would say rishi sunak, you can call these strikes off at any time. they shouldn't push nurses onto picket lines until may, that is unforgivable if he does. let's resolve this by getting around the table and talking, not keeping nurses outside hospitals, instead of inside, where they want to be, looking after patients. ministers insist that an increased pay offer for health workers is simply not affordable, and the health secretary in england, steve barclay, says patients will be cared for, despite the strikes. we are working constructively with trade unions in terms of whatever they can provide within the context of a strike, and then putting in place contingency measures

with colleagues in terms of those areas where there are gaps. ambulance workers from two unions are also out today, stressing that while this dispute is primarily about pay, many are also worried about the wider state of the nhs. they have decimated the nhs over the last 13 years and they are just asking for that to start to change. to start to put it back in the state that they picked it up in. this is set to be the biggest day of industrial action in this dispute so far. and as with previous strike days, the message for the public is simple — please think carefully before, for example, calling an ambulance. but if it is our life—threatening emergency, the ambulance service and hospitals are open for business. the combination of ambulance staff and nurses in england both being on strike at the same time is an escalation in this dispute. neither side seems prepared to back down, and more strikes are planned for later this week. dominic hughes, bbc news.

let's cross to central london and talk to our health correspondent katharine da costa who's at st mary's hospital in paddington. what is happening there? well, there has been very — what is happening there? well, there has been very little _ what is happening there? well, there has been very little sign _ what is happening there? well, there has been very little sign of— what is happening there? well, there has been very little sign of any - has been very little sign of any meaningful progress in this dispute over pay and behind me are nurses, they are from the st mary's hospital in west london, and members of the royal college of nursing, and the head of the rcm pat callan said she would have been willing to call the strikes of today if there had been an improved pay offer on the table —— pat cullen. they have accused the government of being out of stub, because they have been improved offers to wales and scotland but the westminster government has said it is not willing to improve the pay offer for 22, is not willing to improve the pay offerfor 22, 23, and is not willing to improve the pay offerfor22, 23, and it is not willing to improve the pay offerfor 22, 23, and it says other public sector workers would then demand the same and that would be unaffordable. instead they are focusing attention on the next pay

deal starting in the new financial yearin deal starting in the new financial year in april, and there is an independent pay review process going on into that. but a number of unions have decided not to participate until the government addresses this current pay dispute. that is the tipping point essentially. we can talk to a couple of nurses out on the tipping line —— out on the picket line. what are your roles at the hospital? i picket line. what are your roles at the hospital?— picket line. what are your roles at the hospital? i am an intensive care nurse but working _ the hospital? i am an intensive care nurse but working in _ the hospital? i am an intensive care nurse but working in trauma - the hospital? i am an intensive care. nurse but working in trauma research at the _ nurse but working in trauma research at the moment, with my colleague and over the _ at the moment, with my colleague and over the past few years we have worked — over the past few years we have worked in — over the past few years we have worked in intensive care, and it has been _ worked in intensive care, and it has been very— worked in intensive care, and it has been very stressful. we have had a few staff _ been very stressful. we have had a few staff and we can't retain staff and we _ few staff and we can't retain staff and we cannot train enough staff quickly— and we cannot train enough staff quickly enough, and all of that has added _ quickly enough, and all of that has added up — quickly enough, and all of that has added up and now we are here. was it added up and now we are here. was it a difficult decision _ added up and now we are here. was it a difficult decision to _ added up and now we are here. was it a difficult decision to go _ added up and now we are here. was it a difficult decision to go on _ a difficult decision to go on strike? what are your personal reasons? i strike? what are your personal reasons? . , strike? what are your personal reasons? ., , ., , reasons? i have been qualified this ear for reasons? i have been qualified this year for ten — reasons? i have been qualified this year for ten years _ reasons? i have been qualified this year for ten years and _ reasons? i have been qualified this year for ten years and it _ reasons? i have been qualified this year for ten years and it was - year for ten years and it was difficult _ year for ten years and it was difficult circumstances - year for ten years and it was difficult circumstances when j

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are not many guarantees in life but i can guarantee you will want a - i can guarantee you will want a guarantee _ i can guarantee you will want a guarantee of— i can guarantee you will want a guarantee of a _ i can guarantee you will want a guarantee of a nurse _ i can guarantee you will want a guarantee of a nurse holding i i can guarantee you will want a i guarantee of a nurse holding your hand _ guarantee of a nurse holding your hand. ~ , ., .,

hand. the rcm say they are not wanin: in hand. the rcm say they are not waning in their _ hand. the rcm say they are not waning in their resilience - hand. the rcm say they are not i waning in their resilience amongst their members and they are willing to stick it out for as long as it takes and it looks like both sides in this dispute are prepared to go the long haul. in this dispute are prepared to go the long haul-— the long haul. thanks for “oining us. let's speak now tojude byrne, who is retired but worked in the nhs for a0 years in midwifery and also nursing. she describes herself as a socialist and supporter of the nhs on her twitter account. thanks for joining us. the government says that a pay rise of the kind that nurses want is simply not affordable. they do not want to stoke inflation any more, what do you to that?— want to stoke inflation any more, what do you to that? over 13 years nurses and — what do you to that? over 13 years nurses and health _ what do you to that? over 13 years nurses and health care _ what do you to that? over 13 years nurses and health care workers - what do you to that? over 13 years i nurses and health care workers have taken a pay cut. an average nurse is over £5,000 worse off than they were ten years ago. they are professional people and they have trained for

three years and they have degrees, they are accountable for everything they are accountable for everything they do. they should be paid accordingly. and of course there is money, there is money. if investment was taxed the same as income tax, that would pay the nurses 19% twice over. ., _ that would pay the nurses 19% twice over. ., ., , , over. you say of course there is money but _ over. you say of course there is money but the _ over. you say of course there is money but the line _ over. you say of course there is money but the line from - over. you say of course there is money but the line from the - money but the line from the government and i'm sure you have heard it, but if there was to be a pay rise of the kind the nurses want, it would come from the funds for patient care, in other words patients would suffer because they would be less money for their care. they love to blackmail with that one, don't they? i do not believe that for one minute. look at shell and the railways, look at everybody who is making profits are not being taxed on it. there is money. and if nurses are given a decent pay rise, they will spend it. and that will

drop inflation. they will buy things. they will buy food. 50 drop inflation. they will buy things. they will buy food. so in our things. they will buy food. so in your book. _ things. they will buy food. so in your book, what _ things. they will buy food. so in your book, what sort _ things. they will buy food. so in your book, what sort of - things. they will buy food. so in your book, what sort of pay - things. they will buy food. so in your book, what sort of pay rise should they get?— your book, what sort of pay rise should they get? they are asking for 1796 but everybody _ should they get? they are asking for 1796 but everybody always _ should they get? they are asking for 1796 but everybody always asks - should they get? they are asking for 1796 but everybody always asks for i 17% but everybody always asks for more. 1796 but everybody always asks for more. . , . 1796 but everybody always asks for more, ., , ., ., 1796 but everybody always asks for more. . , ., ., ., more. that is a lot above the current inflation _ more. that is a lot above the current inflation rate. - more. that is a lot above the current inflation rate. yes, i more. that is a lot above the i current inflation rate. yes, but like i said. _ current inflation rate. yes, but like i said, they _ current inflation rate. yes, but like i said, they have - current inflation rate. yes, but like i said, they have actually i current inflation rate. yes, but i like i said, they have actually on average, the average nurse is £5,200 per annum worse off now than they were ten years ago. i have been receiving an nhs pension over 13 years and it hasn't gone up at all. not noticeable. it is a pension, thatis not noticeable. it is a pension, that is ok, well, it is not ok, but the salary is ridiculous. people say, they earned this and that, but they are professional people who are totally accountable for everything

they do. every minute of every hour, every day. accountable. they have got the lives of people in their hands. they are professionals with degrees, do you not think they deserve some enumeration? ilet degrees, do you not think they deserve some enumeration? let me put one other- -- _ deserve some enumeration? let me put one other- -- they _ deserve some enumeration? let me put one other... they work _ deserve some enumeration? let me put one other... they work at _ deserve some enumeration? let me put one other... they work at weekends - one other... they work at weekends and bank holidays. _ one other... they work at weekends and bank holidays. one _ one other. .. they work at weekends and bank holidays. one other- one other... they work at weekends and bank holidays. one other line i and bank holidays. one other line from the government, _ and bank holidays. one other line from the government, and - and bank holidays. one other line - from the government, and government minister, the they say it would take billions of pounds to reopen the pay settlement because the government would then have to reopen pay settlements for other public sector workers, in other words if you give nurses a pay rise you have got to give the other public sector workers a pay rise and that ends up costing billions. but a pay rise and that ends up costing billions. �* ., �* ., , , . billions. but don't all public sector workers _ billions. but don't all public sector workers deserve - billions. but don't all public sector workers deserve a i billions. but don't all public. sector workers deserve a pay billions. but don't all public- sector workers deserve a pay rise? why is the working class paying for austerity? nobody else seems to be. nobody else, just the public sector.

the nhs, there is no nhs without nurses, they cannot recruit, they cannot retain, they are all leaving and going to do 111 or work in aldi. 0r going abroad to work. if we have no nurses which is the way it is going, we will not have an nhs. thank you. going, we will not have an nhs. thank you-— going, we will not have an nhs. thank you. police in surrey say they're confident there was no—one else involved, in the deaths of the head of an elite private school and herfamily. emma pattison, who was 1t5, her 39—year—old husband george, and their seven year old daughter lettie, were discovered at their home in the grounds of epsom college, in the early hours of yesterday morning. here's robin brant. it's calm and quiet. there are very few signs, from the outside, of the horror that happened inside these grounds.

the flag on top of the church spire is at half mast. i've seen a few pupils in uniform walking around, but nothing which suggests this is the scene of three deaths in the same family. emma pattison was only a few months into the job at epsom college, voted as the best independent school in the country last year. she had recently moved from nearby croydon high school. working with them has been quite humbling... this was her in 2020. police say they were called in the early hours of sunday morning. emma, her husband george and their seven—year—old daughter lettie were found in the grounds of the school. it's like this at every entrance that we've seen this morning to epsom college. security guards are there to keep unwanted visitors out, to protect the children on the inside, but also to help police as they continue to investigate what i understand is a crime scene. in a statement, the chairman of the governors said...

he praised what he said was her distinguished career, and he went on to describe the head as a wonderful teacher and a delightful person. epsom college is one of the most expensive private schools in the country. sitting on the edge of horse racing's famous epsom downs, it costs £42,000 a year to send a pupil here to board. surrey police have promised a thorough investigation of what they believe is an isolated incident, not involving anyone else. robin brant, bbc news, epsom college, in surrey. let's ta ke let's take you back to the earthquake in syria and the death toll has risen from 1900 to 2000 300 -- 2300. we toll has risen from 1900 to 2000 300 —— 2300. we do think that's going to keep rising that death toll bridge

going up over time. there is also news of a former newcastle united footballer, christian atsu, there are reports that he has been trapped in those earthquakes that have hit turkey and syria. he is a 31—year—old ghana international. he now plays in the turkish super league time —— aside. he is said to be missing after team—mates and members of the club were pulled from the rubble. this is the newcastle united website and it's saying that christian atsu, their former player, they are waiting anxiously for news about him. he was part of the newcastle team which won promotion back to the premier league just a few years ago in 2017. he had joined on loan for the season from chelsea and completed a permanent move. the

post on the club's official twitter account is saying, praying for some positive news about christian atsu. we will bring you more on that as we get it. now it's time for a look at the weather with chris. hello again. for the rest of the afternoon, england and wales are looking fine. lots of sunshine here. there are a few fog banks though just around the thames estuary and we have got some thicker cloud across the north west. that's going to be bringing a few patches of drizzle into the hebrides and the shetlands. for the most part, it is mild. temperatures between 8c and 10c with the highest temperatures across scotland and northern ireland where it's cloudy. 0vernight, that cloud sinks a little bit further southwards. across parts of southern wales, the midlands, east anglia, southern counties of england, it's another cold night and in the coldest spots temperatures probably getting down to about —6c. there will be some fog around as well. i think the fog could turn out to be quite widespread and dense across east anglia and south—east england. patchy fog elsewhere.

through tuesday that fog could be slow to clear, lingering into the afternoon in places. more in the way of cloud working across from scotland and northern ireland into northern england. the odd patch of drizzle. but for the most part, it will be another fine and dry day. hello this is bbc news. the headlines: it's now known that over 2300 people have been killed by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake in turkey and syria. there were two earthquakes, the first one happened near the border with syria followed by a second powerful tremor and rescuers are scrambling to reach those trapped underneath the rubble with hundreds of buildings collapsed. ambulance

workers have joined of buildings collapsed. ambulance workers havejoined nurses taking strike action on what is the biggest ever nhs walk—out in england over pat’- ever nhs walk—out in england over pay. the first day of sentencing for former met police officer david carrick, here is how he carried out a catalogue of violent offences. and beyonce breaks record at the grammys and harry styles picks up album of the year. sport now and for a full round up, let's go to the bbc sport centre. manchester city has been accused of more than 100 charges of breaching financial rules by the premier league following a four—year investigation. possible sanctions if found proved include points deductions or expulsion relegation from the league. for the past decade, manchester city has been the dominant force in english football and have won the premier league title six times. you can trace the turnaround in the clubs fortunes

2008 and the abu dhabi takeover which transformed the club but their spending has been under scrutiny. they were fined in 2014 for flouting uefa financial fair play rules. three years ago they were thrown out of the champions league by uefa for breaking the rules again and accused of over inflating sponsorship deals. the lawyers successfully appealed. but now a four—year premier league investigation has found up to 100 alleged breaches relating to every full season since the takeover. between 2009 and 2018 they have been accused of failing to provide accurate financial information. from 2009 to 2013 they failed to provide details of the managers renumeration. from 2010 to 2016 it was details of the players contracts. city say they are surprised by a further accusation that they failed to cooperate with the investigation and that there is a comprehensive body of irrefutable

evidence in support of its position. an independent commission will now look into those alleged breaches and if guilty city could be fined or face a points deduction or even expelled. 0n the field their title defence is faltering after they lost over the weekend. the outcome of the legal battle they face in the weeks ahead could have huge repercussions for the club and the game itself. england women's rugby union head coach simon milton will step down after this years women six nations. he has led the england women's team to five titles in the six nations including four grand slams. they have also been runners—up in two world cup finals. the rfu will announce his replacement later in the year. a major row in golf has led to an arbitration hearing in london to decide whether players on golf breakaway saudi funded live tour can continue playing on the dp world tour. the golfers are also appealing against financial punishments imposed on them. 13

players including ian poulter requested to be released from the dp world tour. in order to play in the inaugural live golf event last year. those requests were denied but the players decided to take part anyway for which they were fined. this week's hearing will clarify whether they can participate in future dp world tour events which includes having world ranking points and being able to play in the ryder cup. that's all from the bbc sport centre for now. i will have more in the next hour. a second powerful earthquake has struck southern turkey and north—western syria, just hours after a pre—dawn quake levelled thousands of buildings. at least 2,300 people are reported to be dead, but the figure is rising as rescue workers search the rubble. president erdogan says dozens of countries have offered help following the disaster, which he called the worst to hit

turkey since the war. we can speak now to an aid worker in the north—western province of syria. tell us about the scale of disruption where you are. iam in i am in north—western syria close to the turkey border and lots of buildings have been totally destroyed this morning. let me give you the story from the beginning, i woke up at 4am when a strong earthquake hit by location. i went very quickly to my children and i stood in front of my sleeping

children but i could do nothing. i just stopped and i was waiting for death. my building was going left and right with the strong earthquake. it took about 14 seconds until it stopped. i had lots of shouting from people. i saw a lot of rocks. my building. i took my children and my wife out of the building. ifound children and my wife out of the building. i found thousands of people in the streets shouting and asking for everybody and for

families and children. many children have been lost from the families. lots of buildings have been totally destroyed. it was like a day of judgment actually. immediately we left. many waves came after this earthquake. we found a safe place to take our families but the street was the safest place for families. we didn't have a lot of information and everybody was asking about their families. we then went to a village where my brother—in—law is living. i

found lots of buildings totally destroyed and more than 100 killed in one village. until now we have confirmed more than 1000 people killed and this is only in north syria. more than 3000 injured. more than 350 buildings totally destroyed. more than 500 buildings partially destroyed. thousands of buildings affected by this earthquake. this is the strongest earthquake. this is the strongest earthquake i have ever seen. the strongest earthquake that is hit this area for more than 100 years.

it was like a day ofjudgment. then in the morning our relief teams started to assess the situation. 0ur teams are working in many affected villages. we are trying to respond to this. we have thousands of families in shelters. they now have nothing. the only left with their clothes. now we are trying to respond to these people. they are in need of food parcels, mattresses, blankets. 0ursupported need of food parcels, mattresses, blankets. 0ur supported health

facilities, we are trying to deliver the most needed medical and health items to these facilities. 0ur health facilities are full of injured people. we are trying our best to do something for these people. as you can see, this building is very strong but it is affected and we don't know what's going to happen now. we are hearing from the news that lots of waves and another earthquake might happen. everybody now is in the streets since 4am this morning and now it's six o'clock. thank you for describing so graphically what happened and the

rescue efforts that you are trying to undertake with islamic relief and good luck to you and all the work you are doing. thank you so much for talking to us. joining me now for more on this is carmen solana, the director of crisis and disaster management at the university of portsmouth. this is a disaster on a staggering scale. the death toll is 2300 we think. from past experience, these earthquakes, the death toll is rising rice. earthquakes, the death toll is rising rice-— earthquakes, the death toll is risin: rice. ., . , ., �*, rising rice. unfortunately that's auoin to rising rice. unfortunately that's going to be _ rising rice. unfortunately that's going to be the _ rising rice. unfortunately that's going to be the case. _ rising rice. unfortunately that's going to be the case. they - rising rice. unfortunately that's| going to be the case. they have rising rice. unfortunately that's - going to be the case. they have been two large earthquakes in succession and all of the aftershocks and every shake weakens the buildings. all of —— many of them are already damaged.

so yes we are seeing a huge devastation from these large magnitude events. in devastation from these large magnitude events.— devastation from these large magnitude events. in terms of international— magnitude events. in terms of international support - magnitude events. in terms of international support we - magnitude events. in terms of international support we are i magnitude events. in terms of- international support we are seeing anthony brink in the us secretary of state has already said the us supported humanitarian organisations are responding and there is going to be a huge outpouring of promises of aid. but in a sense it's very difficult after a disaster like this because the rescue efforts have to happen in the first few hours.

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the new earthquake zone. that earthquakes even though they are in the new earthquake zone.— the new earthquake zone. that is correct. historical— the new earthquake zone. that is correct. historical buildings - the new earthquake zone. that is correct. historical buildings and i correct. historical buildings and traditional buildings will have, they don't have anti—seismic design and very often after an earthquake the historical memory disappears. but turkey does have seismic... they have very strict codes because it is an earthquake prone country. the problem is, old buildings were not designed with those and newer buildings, there might be corners cut on some occasions. the ground responses in a different way. they will look into how these buildings that collapsed especially the new ones, how did they collapse. thank ou.

the sentencing hearing for david carrick, the serial rapist who was a metropolitan police officer for 20 years, has begun at southwark crown court. carrick has pleaded guilty to 85 offences against 12 women, including 48 rapes, as well as charges of sexual assault and false imprisonment. helen wilkinson is a court for us. tell us what's been happening. igrate tell us what's been happening. we have tell us what's been happening. - have been hearing from the prosecution to see horrific details about what david carrick stayed to the 12 women. his offending spent spanned 17 years. they serve police officer whose job it to protect the public but scenes in his private life he was a serial rate this. today in court we have been hearing full details and the prosecution

said of those 85 offences you mentioned which he pleaded guilty to, 71 of those were of serious offending. he would attack women of all ages but many of them or all of them were vulnerable in some way. in court, david carrick has been sitting for much of the hearing bailey looking up. he's in a glass stock. behind him about five metres away there are some of his victims who have been listening to the detail is laid out by the prosecution. just to give you a couple of examples of the incidents, as well as the sexual offending in one incident he would punish one of his victims by shutting her in a small cupboard under his days every time he did it he would make a strip naked and he would communicate with her from naked and he would communicate with herfrom outside naked and he would communicate with her from outside the cupboard naked and he would communicate with herfrom outside the cupboard by whistling at her as if she was a dog. we also heard another woman, he

rates her and had his hands around her throat and told her that he would be the last thing that she saw. what hearing now in court are what are known as victim personal statements, those are statements that have been written by the majority of the women and they give the court a sense of the damage that david carrick has done to them following the offences. i will bring you some of the statements. when was read in the last ten minutes or so and in the statement the woman said that night i felt that i had encountered evil. the statement goes on to say the woman said she feared for her life when she was rates by david carrick and detailing her exchange with a nurse after she was attacked she said this was not the first time the nurse had heard such allegations against a police officer. reflecting on the impact of his crimes the victim said in a statement i felt i had missed out on

19 years of my life and he should be held accountable for his actions. we are hearing further victim personal statements, 11 of them in total. there are 12 victims. the details as i say, many of the details we have heard in court today are just too horrific for us to report but some victims have come to court today and no doubt they will be back tomorrow when thejudge is no doubt they will be back tomorrow when the judge is expected to hand down that sentence.— when the judge is expected to hand down that sentence. thank you very much. a private underwater search team has joined the effort to find nicola bulley, the 45—year—old mother of two who went missing ten days ago, while walking her dog. police believe she fell into the river at st michael's on wyre in lancashire.

for the latest on the search, our correspondent nick garnett. bring us up to date on the search operation at the moment. it’s bring us up to date on the search operation at the moment.- operation at the moment. it's 11 da s operation at the moment. it's 11 days since _ operation at the moment. it's 11 days since nicola _ operation at the moment. it's 11 days since nicola was _ operation at the moment. it's 11 days since nicola was last - operation at the moment. it's 11 days since nicola was last seen | operation at the moment. ut�*s 11 days since nicola was last seen and today private search company has been brought in and they are using sonar equipment which is on board about and below about which has been going up and down the river and past the bridge. 0n going up and down the river and past the bridge. on one side of the bridge the water is very narrow and very shallow. 0n the other side of the bridge it is slightly wider and an awful lot deeper so that is the difficulty, they are having to try to map out using the sonar equipment to map out using the sonar equipment to get an accurate picture of what lies underneath. some of that is rock and rubble and mud and slurry. it's been very difficult for the underwater search teams from lancashire police to get an accurate picture so this company which normally works with police forces in the south of the land has been brought in to try and help and see

what they can find. speaking to the chief executive of the company earlier, he said the police and he believes that somehow and for some reason nicola went into the water 11 days ago and has not been seen since. he said if that is the case we are confident we will find her. it's 11 days since she went missing and in those 11 days they have been underwater drones operated by lancashire police, they have been helicopters in the air and over the weekend hundreds of volunteers came down and were handed out maps and told to go in search different sections of the river all the way along from here down to where the river becomes an estuary. the search boats by this private company at the moment a further downstream towards the estuary where the river goes out into the sea and they are moving from there all the way back. that might take a day or a couple of days

but the company says they will stay here until they have completely completed their searches and we know it happens to nicola. police were called to an address in walpole road this morning and found three young children and a woman with serious injuries believed to have been caused by a bladed weapon. all four were taken to hospital and are being treated for those injuries. a woman has been arrested as part of the investigation.

# you know it's not the same as it was... harry styles was one of the first to perform, but it wasn't the last time he took to the stage. harry's house, harry styles! he won first award of the evening for best pop album. breaking the record for the most grammy wins of all time, be - upstanding and show your respects. it's renaissance, beyonce. but it was beyonce that made history. i'd like to thank my parents, my father, my mother, for loving me and pushing me. i'd like to thank my beautiful husband, my beautiful three children, who are at home watching. get up here, best friend, adele!

adele triumphed for easy on me. ijust want to dedicatel this to my son angelo. oh, god, rich, he said, - "don't cry, if you win anything tonight, don't cry. " and here i am crying! the grammy goes to lizzo for about damn time. lizzo won record of the year for her viral hit, about damn time. let me tell you something. me and adele are having a good time, just enjoying ourselves, rooting for our friends, so this is an amazing night. harry styles! but it was harry styles who took the most coveted award of the night, winning album of the year. i listen to everyone in this category when i'm alone. and... ..i don't think any of us sit in the studio, thinking, making decisions based on what is going to get us one of these. this is really, really kind. i'm so, so grateful.

the show was closed with legendary performers in a celebration of the 50th anniversary of hip hop. sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. now it's time for a look at the weather with chris. through the afternoon across england and wales, there's going to be lots and lots of sunshine around. so skies like these, pretty typical through the day. we did have some low cloud and mist to start the day in wales. that's all cleared out of the way. still a few fog banks, though, around the thames estuary and across the north west of the uk. we do have some thicker cloud here, bringing a few spots of drizzle into the western isles for shetland as well. for the most part though, temperatures are above average at 8 to 10 degrees celsius. the higher temperatures where it's cloudier. now, overnight tonight with the clear skies across england and wales, it's going to be another cold night. lowest temperatures getting down to about —6c in the countryside.

but i think we could see some dense and pretty widespread fog, particularly across east anglia and south east england. so there may well be some disruption here as we start off tuesday morning. the fog elsewhere is likely to be rather more patchy in nature. across the northwest we've got a very weak weather front, this stripe of cloud through tuesday moving its way southwards. that could bring an odd bit of drizzle to scotland, northern ireland and into parts of northern england come the afternoon. the temperatures well around 6 to 8 degrees across parts of england and wales, further northwards still mild, ten or 11 into scotland. now for wednesday, we're starting to get some stronger winds. so i think there'll probably less in the way of mist and fog around. and again, many areas will have some bright weather with some sunshine, a better chance of seeing some breaks in a cloud across eastern areas of scotland i think through the day. but it will get very windy across north western areas and particularly as we go through wednesday night when we could see gusts reaching around 75 miles an hour into northwest scotland and that could well bring some localised disruption.

the strongest winds are working in ahead of this cold front and by thursday that cold front has passed through scotland and following is much cooler air. so in scotland we are looking at some showers on thursday and they will be falling as snow above 400 metres elevation. so over the higher ground into 0rkney and shetland you'll probably see some sleet even coming down to low levels and temperatures otherwise around seven or eight degrees celsius, which is quite close to average for this time of the year. beyond that as well, the cold weather doesn't last long in scotland, back into mild conditions in lerwick on friday, but with that milder air comes some rain.

this is bbc news. the headlines: over 2,300 people have been killed by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake in turkey and syria. turkish president erdogan said they expect the death toll to rise. translation: we do not know how far the number of dead _ and injured will rise, as debris removal works continue in many buildings in the earthquake zone. our hope is that we will recover from this disaster with the least loss of life. the first earthquake happened near the border with syria, and was followed by a second powerful tremor. rescuers are scrambling to reach those trapped under rubble, as hundreds of buildings have collapsed.

our other main story this hour — ambulance workers join nurses taking strike action in what will be the biggest ever nhs walkout in england over pay disputes. we have been discussing this coming year from april's pay— with the unions. we have the process - through the review pay body, it's an independent process, - and we are keen to get the evidence that reflects the pressure the nhs. has been under and the wider context in terms of inflation. the headteacher of one of the uk's top private schools has been found dead, along with her husband and 7—year—old daughter. a former girlfriend of the influencer andrew tate, tells the bbc he encouraged her to work for his adult webcam company and was controlling and manipulative. sir salman rushdie says he feels �*lucky�* after he was stabbed at an event last year causing him to lose vision in one eye. and beyonce breaks records at the grammys — and harry styles picks up album of the year at the music awards.

good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. 2,300 people are reported to have been killed by powerful earthquakes which struck southern turkey and syria. the first tremor happened in the early hours of this morning, and had a magnitude of 7.8 — big enough to be felt as far away as cyprus and egypt. the epicentre was near the turkish city of gaziantep, and the tremor was followed by a second, with a magnitude of 7.5. the number of dead is expected to rise, as rescue teams reach people trapped under the rubble. turkey has declared a state of emergency and appealed for international help. 0ur correspondent richard galpin

has the very latest. the huge earthquake of 7.8 magnitude hit provinces in both turkey and syria in the early hours of morning. many were asleep at the time. it brought down hundreds of buildings and forced many to flee for their lives. including these journalists, who had been filming in the area. initial reports indicate at least 500 people have been killed, and many more injured. the depth of this earthquake was shallow, which is what made it so powerful. translation: there are people still trapped under rubble. - i have a friend living in this apartment. his children were rescued from the top floor,

but only his daughter broke an arm. we will see what happened to those on the ground floors. may god give us a speedy recovery. translation: i was sleeping - when my wife suddenly woke me up. the quake was very severe, very scary. it took almost two minutes until the shaking stopped. there teams and local people continue to search for those who may be trapped inside the stricken buildings —— rescue teams. it is not clear if anyone else has been found alive. the international community has promised to provide aid. across the border, in the opposition—held area of north—west syria, the death toll has risen to more than 200. many families now are under the rubble. our team is trying to save them, trying to save the people, to save all of the people from under the rubble, with all the casualties, but it's very difficult for us, we need help.

local hospitals are struggling to cope. the situation is too bad, because a lot of people are still under the debris of the buildings. really, we need urgent help for the areas, especially talking about medical help. this has been a devastating earthquake. many people are still desperately trying to pull out those trapped in the rubble. and the danger continues, with more after—shocks forcing people to flee for their lives. richard galpin, bbc news. 0ur correspondent, anna foster, spoke to us from the city of adana in turkey. as you can see behind me, a digger is rolling into place to try to remove some of the debris from this collapsed building. there is a whole crowd of people across the road. people have been drawn out to see if they can help.

and this is a scene that has been replicated, as you are seeing, across this part of southern turkey. at least 1,000 people have been killed. thousands more have been injured. of course, the question now is how to deal with buildings like this, places where people may well be trapped underneath the rubble. this happened in the middle of the night, there were people who were trying to make contact with friends, contact with loved ones. it's really a difficult balancing act between being as careful and painstaking as possible, and, as you can see, using the biggest pieces of earth moving material to try and see if anybody is still alive, notjust under this building, but under hundreds of buildings like it across southern turkey and north—west syria. anna foster, there. let me demonstrate the power of the earthquake in the area. this is a still of the castle in the city of gaziantep — the epicentre — taken before last night's earthquake.

and this picture was taken from the same location this morning. you can see the castle has pretty much entirely been destroyed by the impact of the quake. lina sinjab is our correspondent in beirut. she has been telling me that she felt the earthquake as far away as beirut. certainly the first one in the early hours of the morning, around 3am, my whole building was shaking, and some items fell on the floor. it felt as if it was going to collapse and it was like a strong reminder of the port explosion in 2020 but far stronger than that. luckily, lebanon has not been affected by the earthquake in terms of damage or loss of life, but as we see throughout the day, the images coming and the information coming from turkey and syria, it is a devastating situation that is calling the attention of the international community. turkey is actively calling for help in the rescue operation.

yes, calling for international help. the death toll is already 1,900 and it is very likely to rise? definitely. every hour the number is rising, unfortunately, thousands are believed to still be under debris, and the investigation is still ongoing, ten cities in the province of gaziantep, that is only from the first earthquake. the second one that hit in central turkey, we still have little information about. inaudible. turkey is trained and equipped and they know how to deal with it, they have the infrastructure and the quick response... inaudible. yet they are calling for international assistance as they declare it a level 4. look at the situation

inside syria, for example, especially in the north and east, of syria, at the border with turkey, the closest to the centre of this earthquake, this is an area that has been hit hard throughout ten years of civil war, infrastructure destroyed by bombing from russia and the syrian government, especially the health care system. so what is left is a small operation run by ngos from syrian expats and rescue teams who are well trained for the aftermath of bombardment rescue like the white helmet but as much as they are equipped and trained, it is declared a disaster because they do not have the capacity to respond to this massive scale of natural disaster. situated on or near several fault lines, turkey is one of the world's most active earthquake zones. the country recorded more than 22,000 last year alone. many are deadly, the worst on record, a 7.6

magnitude quake in 1999, killing more than 17,000 people. here's our science editor, rebecca morelle. the desperate hunt for survivors, after turkey's huge earthquake. at magnitude 7.8, it's one of the biggest to hit the region in more than 80 years. but turkey is all too familiar with these natural disasters. it's one of the world's most seismically active areas. the country sits among several tectonic plates, and there are two major fault lines where they meet. the east anatolian fault line is where the quake struck. as the plates grind past each other, tension gradually builds up along the fault line before it's released, resulting in an earthquake. the east anatolian fault line is around 250 miles long, but what's made the quake so deadly is how shallow it is. it happened at a depth ofjust 11 miles. it happened at a depth since 1970, this region has seen three earthquakes greater than magnitude six. this is magnitude seven, nearly magnitude eight, this was a big one.

this was an earthquake such as we don't get more than about 20 of every year somewhere in the world. so this was big, and it was also quite shallow. if the rupture is closer to the surface, you get greater shaking of the ground surface than an earthquake of the same energy that happens at a greater depth. so it is a particularly nasty one. an earthquake of the same magnitude hit northern turkey in 1939. 30,000 people died. and in 1970, to the west of the country, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck, killing 1,000 people and leaving many thousands more homeless. and in 1999, an earthquake in the east of turkey caused monumental damage and around 18,000 deaths. it was one of the most destructive earthquakes in the history of the region. in gaziantep, as the rescue operation gets under way,

after—shocks are the main concern, making already—damaged buildings more likely to collapse. and a second quake of magnitude 7.5 has struck to the north of the epicentre, making a desperate situation even more challenging. rebecca morelle, bbc news. i spoke about the earthquake with professor roger musson — honorary research associate at the government agency — british geological survey. one of the things you have to bear in mind is that in an earthquake like this, the epicentre is something which is chiefly interesting to seismologists rather than ordinary people, because the destructive energy from the earthquake radiates out not from the epicentre but

from the fault break. in this earthquake the fault has ruptured for about 100 kilometres to the north—east. so anywhere along that line of that fault, near the fault, it's pretty well on top of the earthquake, so this creates the widespread destruction that we have seen. and also the fact it was not just a huge magnitude, but also relatively shallow, i think? well, yes, although, again, it doesn't really matter in an earthquake of this size whether it is 18 kilometres or 22 kilometres, what matters is given the size of the earthquake, does the fault break extend all the way to the surface? and it does. if you're standing near the fault, even if you are a distance away from the epicentre, you are feeling the full blast of the shock, because it is right there at the surface. turkey is very prone to these. i covered the one we reported earlier, from 1999, that killed many thousands of people. talk more about the geology of turkey in particular and the fault lines

that run beneath it? the key thing is that the arabian plate is moving more or less northwards and it crashes into the anatolian plate which is what turkey sits on, along the line of the east anatolian fault, so it is the northward movement of arabia that is causing the friction which finds its output in earthquakes on the east anatolian fault like today. and as it pushes the whole of turkey in a westward direction, it then switches to the north anatolian fault which is better known, which is an east—west feature which governs the interaction between anatolia and eurasia.

is there any way of predicting when these earthquakes are going to strike? no, there isn't. but you can examine what areas are likely to be exposed to strong earthquakes and then make sure that the communities are protected. in this earthquake it is rather curious because there hasn't been a strong earthquake for a long time. the whole of the east anatolian fault was more or less quiet during the 20th century but if you look at the historical record from historical documents you find that there were strong damaging earthquakes in the 19th century and one in particular, 13th of august 1822, it was almost exactly like the one we have had today. that is some of the geology behind the earthquakes that have hit turkey and syria. the us says they have

already responded and us secretary of state antony blinken says the initial assistance response to turkey is already under way and us supported humanitarian organisations in syria are responding to the earthquakes. he also says we are determined to do or we can to help those affected by these earthquakes in the days and weeks and months ahead, he said —— to do all we can. this is the scene at the un in new york and the general assembly. the secretary—general antonio guterres there. they held a minute of silence earlier after the devastating and deadly earthquakes in turkey and syria which have killed at least 2300 people. for the very latest on this developing story, just visit the bbc news app, or website, at bbc.co.uk/news.

the headlines on bbc news... over 2,300 people have been killed by two powerful earthquakes in turkey and syria. turkish president erdogan said they expect the death toll to rise. our other main story this hour, ambulance workers join nurses taking strike action in what will be the biggest ever nhs walkout in england over pay disputes. a former girlfriend of the influencer andrew tate, tells the bbc he encouraged her to work for his adult webcam company and was controlling and manipulative. health leaders have warned that the strike today by nurses and ambulance staff, could be the most disruptive so far in this winter's nhs pay dispute. tens of thousands of members of the royal college of nursing are striking in england,

along with ambulance workers in the gmb and unite unions. in wales, some ambulance staff are also taking industrial action. here's our health correspondent, dominic hughes. nurses on the picket line this morning, outside aintree hospital in liverpool, taking part in what nhs england says is the biggest strike by workers the health service has seen. these nurses say they have been left with no option but to take industrial action. none of us want to put patients at risk. and we wouldn't do that, i would not be stood here now if i thought left a patient at risk. but we need to do something. enough is enough. this dispute started back in december, and unions and government seem as far apart as ever. but the nurses' leader says the strike action could end quickly, if ministers were serious about pay talks. 0ur mandate is until may. but, again, i would say

rishi sunak, you can call these strikes off at any time. they shouldn't push nurses onto picket lines until may, that is unforgivable, if he does. let's resolve this by getting around the table and talking, not keeping nurses outside their hospitals, instead of inside where they want to be, looking after patients. ministers insist that an increased pay offer for health workers is simply not affordable, and the health secretary in england, steve barclay, says patients will be cared for, despite the strikes. we are working constructively with trade unions in terms - of what cover they can provide within the context of a strike, | and then putting in place contingency measures. with nhs colleagues i in terms of those areas where there are gaps. ambulance workers from two unions are also out today, stressing that, while this dispute is primarily about pay, many are also worried about the wider state of the nhs. they have decimated the nhs over the last 13 years and they are just asking for that to start to change. to start to put it back in the state that they picked it up in. this is set to be the biggest day of industrial action

in this dispute so far. and, as with previous strike days, the message for the public is simple. please think carefully before, for example, calling an ambulance. but if it is a life—threatening emergency, then the ambulance service and hospitals are open for business. the combination of ambulance staff and nurses in england both being on strike at the same time is an escalation in this dispute. neither side seems prepared to back down, and more strikes are planned for later this week. dominic hughes, bbc news. our health correspondent katharine da costa has been speaking to nurses on the picket line at st mary's hospital in paddington.

well, there has been very little sign of any meaningful progress in this dispute over pay and behind me are nurses, they are from the st mary's hospital in west london, and members of the royal college of nursing, and the head of the rcm pat cullen said she would have been willing to call the strikes of today if there had been an improved pay offer on the table. they have accused the government of being out of step, because there have been improved offers to wales and scotland but the westminster government has said it is not willing to improve the pay offerfor �*22, �*23, and it says other public sector workers would then demand the same and that would be unaffordable. instead, they are focusing attention on the next pay deal starting in the new financial year in april, and there is an independent pay review process going on into that. but a number of unions have decided not to participate until the government addresses this current pay dispute. that is the tipping point essentially. we can talk to a couple of nurses out on the picket line. what are your roles at the hospital?

i am an intensive care nurse in background but working in trauma research at the moment, with my colleague. over the past few years we have worked in intensive care, and it has been very stressful. we have had few staff and we can't retain staff and we cannot train enough staff quickly enough, and all of that has added up and now we're here. was it a difficult decision to go on strike? what are your personal reasons? i've been qualified this year- for ten years and it was difficult i circumstances when i started tenl years ago and now ten years down the line it is even worse. like hannah, i'm an icu nurse and i work in trauma - research, and we both- worked through the pandemic in intensive care. it is shocking that i've had to go on strike after working - through the pandemic - and how i ever thought that would be the case looking - back, i'm not sure if i would have got through the pandemic.

in wales the labour government there has improved the offer of 3%, on top of the 4.5% average pay rise that nhs staff have already had, which has meant that strikes have been put on pause there while union members consider that. what would it take to call off strikes in england? pat cullen just wants to talk to the government and have meaningful conversations which do not appear to be happening at the moment. i would love to not be on strike because we are missing out on days of pay. health leaders are very concerned, this is said to be the largest strike in the history of the nhs and that causes huge disruption to the nhs at a time when it is trying to get on top of the backlog that has built up. are you worried that you might lose public support? what do you say to patients who are disrupted? we get up every morning to lookj after patients and we do ourjobs and we train as nurses - because we care about patients. today, we came here to go on strike for patients - so we are doing this for them. we have tried to keep the nhs

going for as long as we have i on goodwill and it is not good i enough for nurses and not good enough for the public. i i would ask them to stick with us| because we are doing it for them, to give them the care i they need and deserve, because there are not _ many guarantees in life but i can guarantee you will want a guarantee of a nurse holding your hand. - the rcm say they are not waning in their resilience amongst their members and they are willing to stick it out for as long as it takes and it looks like both sides in this dispute are prepared to go the long haul. teachers in scotland will continue to strike during the exam season if the current dispute is not resolved, a union has said. three weeks of rolling action by the union across different council areas have reached their final day, with staff striking in shetland and inverclyde. but more national strikes are planned for the end of the month, followed by another programme of rolling action.

police in surrey, say they're confident there was no—one else involved, in the deaths of the head of an elite private school, and herfamily. emma pattison, who was 45, her 39—year—old husband george, and their seven year old daughter lettie, were discovered at their home in the grounds of epsom college, in the early hours of yesterday morning. here's robin brant. it's calm and quiet. there are very few signs, from the outside, of the horror that happened inside these grounds. the flag on top of the church spire is at half mast. i've seen a few pupils in uniform walking around, but nothing which suggests this is the scene of three deaths in the same family. emma pattison was only a few months into the job at epsom college, voted as the best independent school in the country last year. she had recently moved from nearby croydon high school. working with them has been quite humbling... this was her in 2020.

police say they were called in the early hours of sunday morning. emma, her husband george and their seven—year—old daughter lettie were found in the grounds of the school. it's like this at every entrance that we've seen this morning to epsom college. security guards are there to keep unwanted visitors out, to protect the children on the inside, but also to help police as they continue to investigate what i understand is a crime scene. in a statement, the chairman of the governors said... he praised what he said was her distinguished career, and he went on to describe the head as a wonderful teacher and a delightful person. epsom college is one of the most expensive private schools in the country. sitting on the edge of horse racing's famous epsom downs, it costs £42,000 a year to send a pupil here to board. surrey police have promised a thorough investigation of what they believe is an isolated incident, not involving anyone else.

robin brant, bbc news, epsom college, in surrey. now it's time for a look at the weather with chris. hello again. for the rest of the afternoon, england and wales are looking fine. lots of sunshine here. there are a few fog banks though just around the thames estuary and we have got some thicker cloud across the north west. that's going to be bringing a few patches of drizzle into the hebrides and the shetlands. for the most part, it is mild. temperatures between 8c and 10c with the highest temperatures across scotland and northern ireland where it's cloudy. 0vernight, that cloud sinks a little bit further southwards. across parts of southern wales, the midlands, east anglia, southern counties of england, it's another cold night and in the coldest spots temperatures probably getting down to about —6c. there will be some fog around as well. i think the fog could turn out to be quite widespread and dense across east anglia

and south—east england. patchy fog elsewhere. through tuesday that fog could be slow to clear, lingering into the afternoon in places. more in the way of cloud working across from scotland and northern ireland into northern england. the odd patch of drizzle. but for the most part, it will be another fine and dry day. this is bbc news.

the headlines: over 2,300 people have been killed by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake in turkey and syria. turkish president erdogan said they expect the death toll to rise. our other main story this hour — ambulance workers join nurses taking strike action in what will be the biggest ever nhs walkout in england over pay disputes. a former girlfriend of the influencer andrew tate, tells the bbc he encouraged her to work for his adult webcam company and was controlling and manipulative. sir salman rushdie says he feels �*lucky�* after he was stabbed at an event last year causing him to lose vision in one eye. and beyonce breaks records at the grammys — and harry styles picks up album of the year at the music awards.

sport and for a full round up, let's go to the bbc sport centre. in the last hour or so the leeds united head coach has been sacked after their 1—0 defeat at nottingham forest yesterday. leeds are fourth from bottom of the table after a run of seven league games without a win. jesse marsh has been in charge for just under 12 months. leeds were promoted to the premier league in 2020 after a 16 year absence from the top flight. their next game is on wednesday against manchester united. here is a defiantjesse marge speaking of the yesterday's defeat. igrate marge speaking of the yesterday's defeat. ~ . , ., defeat. we are struggling to get the results we feel _ defeat. we are struggling to get the results we feel we _ defeat. we are struggling to get the results we feel we deserve - defeat. we are struggling to get the results we feel we deserve and - defeat. we are struggling to get the results we feel we deserve and the i results we feel we deserve and the work on the inside and the commitment on the inside has been good but from a result perspective it puts stress on the environment and i have to take responsibility for that. and i do. i believe in

these guys, i believe in their character and they work ethic and the quality and i have to find ways to make them better. he the quality and i have to find ways to make them better.— the quality and i have to find ways to make them better. he was speaking esterda to make them better. he was speaking yesterday after — to make them better. he was speaking yesterday after leeds _ to make them better. he was speaking yesterday after leeds were _ to make them better. he was speaking yesterday after leeds were defeated i yesterday after leeds were defeated by nottingham forest. let's go to manchester city, they have been found in breach of 100 charges by the premier league because they have had issues with financial fair play. ollie had issues with financial fair play. 0llie foster has the details. for the past decade manchester city has been the dominant force in english football and have won the premier league title six times. you can trace the turnaround in the club's fortunes to 2008 when the abu dhabi takeover transformed the club. but their spending has been under scrutiny. they were fined in 2014 for flouting

scrutiny. they were fined in 2014 forflouting uefa scrutiny. they were fined in 2014 for flouting uefa financial fair play rules, three years ago they were thrown out of the champions league by uefa. for breaking the rules again and accused of over inflating sponsorship deals. their lawyers successfully appealed. now a four—year premier league investigation... between 2009 and 2018, they have been accused of failing to provide accurate financial information. from 2009 to 2013 they failed to provide details of the manager's remuneration — that was roberto mancini at the time, and from 2010 to 2016 it was details of players' contracts and salaries. city say they're surprised by a further accusation that they failed to co—operate with the investigation, and that there's a comprehensive body of irrefutable evidence in support of its position. an independent commission will now look into those alleged breaches. if guilty, city could be fined orface a points deduction, or even expelled. 0n the field, their title defence is faltering, losing again over the weekend.

the outcome of the legal battle they face in the weeks ahead could have huge repercussions for the club and the game itself. 0lly foster, bbc news. england's women's rugby union head coach simon milton will step down after the 2020 36 nations. he has led the england women's team to five titles including four grand slams and they have also been runners—up in two world cup finals and recently had a record run of winning 30 test matches in a row. a major row in golf has led to an arbitration hearing london to decide whether players on golfs breakaway saudi funded live tour can continue playing on the dp world tour. the golfers are also appealing against financial punishments which have been imposed on them. the case arose when 13 players including ian poulter requested to be released from the dp world tour in order to

play in the inaugural live golf event lastjune. those requests were denied that the players decided to take part anyway for which way they will then find. this week's hearing will then find. this week's hearing will clarify whether they can participate in future dp world tour events which includes than having world ranking points and being able to play in the ryder cup. that is all the but for now. we will have more in the next hour. a second powerful earthquake has struck southern turkey and north—western syria, just hours after a pre—dawn quake levelled thousands of buildings. 2,500 people are reported to be dead, but the figure is rising as rescue workers search the rubble. president erdogan says dozens of countries have offered help following the disaster, which he called the worst to hit turkey since the second world war.

earlier, mohammad hamza, an aid worker in the north west of syria, told us of his experience. i am in north—western syria close to the turkey border and lots of buildings have been totally destroyed this morning. let me give you the story from the beginning, i woke up at 4am when a strong earthquake hit by location. i went very quickly to my children and i stood in front of my sleeping children but i could do nothing. ijust stopped and i was waiting for death.

my building was going left and right with the strong earthquake. it took about 14 seconds until it stopped. i heard lots of shouting from people. i saw a lot of rocks. i took my children and my wife out of the building. i found thousands of people in the streets shouting and asking for everybody and for families and children. many children have been lost from the families. lots of buildings have been totally destroyed.

it was like a day ofjudgment actually. immediately we left. many waves came after this earthquake. we found a safe place to take our families but the street was the safest place for families. we didn't have a lot of information and everybody was asking about their families. we then went to a village where my brother—in—law is living. i found lots of buildings totally destroyed and more than 100 killed in one village.

until now we have confirmed more than 1000 people killed and this is only in north syria. more than 3000 injured. more than 350 buildings totally destroyed. more than 500 buildings partially destroyed. thousands of buildings affected by this earthquake. this is the strongest earthquake i have ever seen. the strongest earthquake that is hit this area for more than 100 years. it was like a day ofjudgment.

let's get more with emre temel, from the bbc�*s turkish service. he's in istanbul. what is your latest information on the scale of these two earthquakes and the damage they have done and the death toll they have caused? igrate the death toll they have caused? we are the death toll they have caused? - are getting the latest update and it's been announced the death toll has risen to 1541. 3471 buildings have been destroyed. the turkish president has said he could not predict how high the figures could rise. the first earthquake happened at 4:17am local time. its magnitude was 7.7 and it was the second

biggest earthquake in turkey's history. they have been 145 smaller aftershocks and their magnitude was over six. ., ., , over six. one of the worst earthquakes _ over six. one of the worst earthquakes apart - over six. one of the worst earthquakes apart from i over six. one of the worst - earthquakes apart from these ones was back in 1999. that killed about 17,000 people. do you think this could be on that scale in terms of the death toll?— the death toll? authorities are fearful of that. _ the death toll? authorities are fearful of that. turkey - the death toll? authorities are fearful of that. turkey is - the death toll? authorities are i fearful of that. turkey is located at the intersection of three major tectonic plates. the quake you mentioned was in 1999 and it had a

magnitude of 7.4. it hit the country's biggest city, istanbul. it claims more than 17,000 lives. the biggest earthquake happened in 1939 in the eastern province and its magnitude was 7.9 and it claims more than 30,000 lives. authorities are fearful because they are struggling with extreme weather conditions like snow and rain and freezing conditions which hampers the search and rescue operations. we will keep following developments and i know you will too and we are worried that death toll is very likely to rise. thank you very much.

the sentencing hearing for david carrick, the serial rapist who was a metropolitan police officer for 20 years, has begun at southwark crown court. carrick has pleaded guilty to 85 offences against 12 women, including 48 rapes, as well as charges of sexual assault and false imprisonment. helena wilkinson gave us this update from outside the court. we have been hearing from the prosecution to see horrific details about what david carrick stayed to the 12 women. his offending spanned 17 years. a police officer whosejob it to protect the public but scenes in his private life he was a serial rate this. today in court we have been hearing full details and the prosecution said of those 85 offences

you mentioned which he pleaded guilty to, 71 of those were of serious offending. he would attack women of all ages but many of them or all of them were vulnerable in some way. in court, david carrick has been sitting for much of the hearing bailey looking up. he's in a glass stock. behind him about five metres away there are some of his victims who have been listening to the detail is laid out by the prosecution. just to give you a couple of examples of the incidents, as well as the sexual offending in one incident he would punish one of his victims by shutting her in a small cupboard under his days every time he did it he would make a strip naked and he would communicate with herfrom outside the cupboard by whistling at her as if she was a dog. we also heard another woman,

he rates her and had his hands he raped her and had his hands around her throat and told her that he would be the last thing that she saw. what we are hearing now in court are what are known as victim personal statements, those are statements that have been written by the majority of the women and they give the court a sense of the damage that david carrick has done to them following the offences. i will bring you some of the statements. it was read in the last ten minutes or so and in the statement the woman said that night i felt that i had encountered evil. the statement goes on to say the woman said she feared for her life when she was rates by david carrick and detailing her exchange with a nurse after she was attacked she said this was not the first time the nurse had heard such allegations against a police officer. reflecting on the impact of his crimes the victim said in a statement i felt i had missed out on 19 years of my life

and he should be held accountable for his actions. we are hearing further victim personal statements, 11 of them in total. there are 12 victims. the details as i say, many of the details we have heard in court today are just too horrific for us to report but some victims have come to court today and no doubt they will be back tomorrow when the judge is expected to hand down that sentence. a woman has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after four people were found seriously injured in huddersfield. police were called to an address on walpole road this morning and found three young children, two boys and a girl, and a woman with serious injuries believed to have been caused by a bladed weapon. all four were taken to hospital and are being treated for those injuries.

a woman has been arrested as part of the investigation. beyonce has become the most decorated artist in the history of the grammys. the american singer won four awards overnight in los angeles, though the british star, harry styles, won the main award of the night, album of the year, and beat fellow brits, adele and coldplay, to win best pop vocal album. 0ur los angeles correspondent, sophie long, has more details. # you know it's not the same as it was... harry styles was one of the first to perform, but it wasn't the last time he took to the stage. harry's house, harry styles! he won first award of the evening for best pop album. breaking the record for the most grammy wins of all time, be - upstanding and show your respects. it's renaissance, beyonce. but it was beyonce

that made history. i'd like to thank my parents, my father, my mother, for loving me and pushing me. i'd like to thank my beautiful husband, my beautiful three children, who are at home watching. get up here, best friend, adele! adele triumphed for easy on me. ijust want to dedicatel this to my son angelo. oh, god, rich, he said, - "don't cry, if you win anything tonight, don't cry. " and here i am crying! the grammy goes to lizzo for about damn time. lizzo won record of the year for her viral hit, about damn time. let me tell you something. me and adele are having a good time, just enjoying ourselves, rooting for our friends, so this is an amazing night. harry styles! but it was harry styles who took the most coveted award of the night,

winning album of the year. i listen to everyone in this category when i'm alone. and... ..i don't think any of us sit in the studio, thinking, making decisions based on what is going to get us one of these. this is really, really kind. i'm so, so grateful. the show was closed with legendary performers in a celebration of the 50th anniversary of hip hop. sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. let's talk to nick reilly. what did you think of the awards? iaustere let's talk to nick reilly. what did you think of the awards? were the surrises? you think of the awards? were the surprises? yes. _ you think of the awards? were the surprises? yes. one _ you think of the awards? were the surprises? yes. one of— you think of the awards? were the surprises? yes. one of the - you think of the awards? were the surprises? yes. one of the main i surprises? yes. one of the main surprises? yes. one of the main surprises was not mentioned there and it was the fact that web leg won two grammys and this is the band from the isle of wight wholly formed

four years ago and they won best alternative music album for the self titled debut and they beat the likes of arcade fire. and they won best alternative music performance for their debut single. when they went up their debut single. when they went up to accept that the lead singer simply said what are we doing here? it felt like a real win for the uk's alternative music scene so for me that was one of the biggest surprises. that was one of the biggest surprises-— that was one of the biggest surrises. ~ ., y., that was one of the biggest surrises. ~ ., , ., i, surprises. would you say the grammys are really about _ surprises. would you say the grammys are really about established _ surprises. would you say the grammys are really about established acts - are really about established acts generally and the big names like beyonce and harry styles? absolutely. there was a surprise in the fact harry styles one album of the fact harry styles one album of the year when a lot of people were expecting beyonce to win album of the year. that ultimate accolade

went to harry and that was a surprise. it goes to show even among established acts there is still the potential for surprise. i established acts there is still the potential for surprise.— potential for surprise. i suppose these established _ potential for surprise. i suppose these established acts, - potential for surprise. i suppose these established acts, they - potential for surprise. i suppose these established acts, they are famous and sell loads of records around the world, they are worth a staggering amounts of money, but they do still have the creativity to come up with new music and new directions. come up with new music and new directions-— directions. totally. harrys house was a real— directions. totally. harrys house was a real turn _ directions. totally. harrys house was a real turn to _ directions. totally. harrys house was a realturn to him, - directions. totally. harrys house was a real turn to him, some - directions. totally. harrys house was a realturn to him, some of| directions. totally. harrys house i was a real turn to him, some of the best pop music i have heard in years and i think he deserved it. it was a surprised but a totally deserved one. renaissance was one best electronic album for beyonce was a real left hand for her. it's the first time she had really gone into dance music. when she accepted that award last night she said she wanted to dedicate the award to the queer

community because when she released the album she talked about how her late unclejohn who died of hiv aids complications, she described him as her godmother and a lot of the music she explores on the record, he played to the first time and in recognising the queer community last night it really felt beyonce was recognising the roots of the music that allowed her to produce this incredible record.— that allowed her to produce this incredible record. what do you think the awards told _ incredible record. what do you think the awards told us _ incredible record. what do you think the awards told us about _ incredible record. what do you think the awards told us about the - incredible record. what do you think the awards told us about the state l the awards told us about the state of british music at the moment? i think it showed it's in rude health. i spoke about wet leg and it's an incredible achievement for this band which has been togetherforfour years. it's testament to the talent. they were signed by domino records and they recorded their entire debut album before they even released their first single which shows the effect domino had behind them but also the faith has been repaid.

between them and harry styles and adele i think that shows the british music scene is in rude health. the author sir salman rushdie, who was attacked last year at a literary event in new york state, leaving him with the loss of sight in one eye, has released a new book. ahead of the release, he has given his first interview since the attack to david remnick of the new yorker magazine. here's what he had to say. you know, i have been better. but considering — you know, i have been better. but considering what happened i am not so bad~ _ considering what happened i am not so bad~ the — considering what happened i am not so bad. the big injuries are healed essentiallx — so bad. the big injuries are healed essentially. my feeling in my thumb and index _ essentially. my feeling in my thumb and index finger on the bottom half of the _ and index finger on the bottom half of the palm, the neck and upper

tier, _ of the palm, the neck and upper tier, the — of the palm, the neck and upper tier, the right side of my face, they— tier, the right side of my face, they were _ tier, the right side of my face, they were chest wounds in the liver was injured — they were chest wounds in the liver was injured. the amount of injuries, it was_ was injured. the amount of injuries, it was more — was injured. the amount of injuries, it was more probable that he would not survive — for more on this i'm joined by our culture editor, katie razzall. the overwhelming emotion, he seems to convey in this interview, is gratitude about the first responders who helped him and his family who have helped him. gs” who helped him and his family who have helped him.— have helped him. an extraordinary tale of survival. _ have helped him. an extraordinary tale of survival. yes _ have helped him. an extraordinary tale of survival. yes and _ have helped him. an extraordinary tale of survival. yes and he - have helped him. an extraordinary tale of survival. yes and he is - tale of survival. yes and he is incredibly grateful as you say. he understands the attack was 27 seconds long before people managed to grab the guy off him and try to start saving his life. they were doctors in the audience who immediately, somebody put their thumb on his neck wound to staunch the blood. as he said, he is very lucky to be alive and in different

circumstances he would have died. he spent seven to eight hours in that first —— in hospital having intensive surgery. 50 he feels lucky and grateful. the point of doing this interview now, it's the first time he has spoken publicly since the attack and he doing it because he has got this new novel out called victory city. it is being published this week and as he said in the interview he wants the focus back on the novel. i interview he wants the focus back on the novel. ., ., ._ , interview he wants the focus back on the novel. ., ., , ., ., the novel. i have always thought of m books the novel. i have always thought of my books are _ the novel. i have always thought of my books are more _ the novel. i have always thought of my books are more interesting - the novel. i have always thought of| my books are more interesting than my books are more interesting than nry tife _ my books are more interesting than my life. unfortunately, the world appears — my life. unfortunately, the world appears to disagree. what i'm hoping is that— appears to disagree. what i'm hoping is that people will be able to say, he is _ is that people will be able to say, he is a _ is that people will be able to say, he is a writer. i have tried very hard _ he is a writer. i have tried very hard not — he is a writer. i have tried very hard not to— he is a writer. i have tried very hard not to adopt the role of a victim —

hard not to adopt the role of a victim. , victim. he says in the interview he has not victim. he says in the interview he has got post-traumatic _ victim. he says in the interview he has got post-traumatic stress - has got post—traumatic stress disorder and not surprisingly after going through an ordeal like that and part of that is he feels it quite hard to write but that is made worse by the traumatic stress. he sa s worse by the traumatic stress. he: says ptsd definitely exists and the implication is he is experiencing it. partly his difficulties about writing he says are that used to be able to sit down and write and now he says a lot of it he feels either blank or he writes what he calls drug. hisjunk is probably slightly different from our genk but at the same time he is such a masterful storyteller. the main thing i got this from this interview is that he sounds and cowed and that is impressive based on what is going through but you feel this masterful storyteller who creates these panoramic worlds won't be quiet

along and he is already talking about how he is going to look artistically at what's happened to him and write a novel potentially in the first person, he said somebody merely stabbing you to death as a first person story coming on and we look forward to hearing how we make sense of that. it’s look forward to hearing how we make sense of that-— sense of that. it's an incredible tale of survival. _ sense of that. it's an incredible tale of survival. that _ sense of that. it's an incredible tale of survival. that attack - sense of that. it's an incredible| tale of survival. that attack was sense of that. it's an incredible . tale of survival. that attack was 27 seconds and he is left with no vision and when i and a lot of other injuries but he has done a lot of physiotherapy and is feeling much better generally. the physiotherapy and is feeling much better generally.— physiotherapy and is feeling much better generally. the marvels of the human body — better generally. the marvels of the human body and _ better generally. the marvels of the human body and medicine. - better generally. the marvels of the human body and medicine. his - better generally. the marvels of the human body and medicine. his liver| human body and medicine. his liver was attacked, he had chest wounds, neck wounds, his hand, he says he does have difficulty with some movement in his hand but it is

improving. and of course he has lost the sight of one eye. he says he finds it easier to read an ipad because you can turn up the brightness and adjust the size of the type. brightness and ad'ust the size of the e. :, ~ brightness and ad'ust the size of the e. :, ,, i. brightness and ad'ust the size of the e. :, ,, , brightness and ad'ust the size of the e. :, , ', :, the type. thank you. his 21st novel is out. the type. thank you. his 21st novel is out- it's — the type. thank you. his 21st novel is out. it's called _ the type. thank you. his 21st novel is out. it's called victory _ the type. thank you. his 21st novel is out. it's called victory city. - is out. it's called victory city. have you _ is out. it's called victory city. have you read _ is out. it's called victory city. have you read it _ is out. it's called victory city. have you read it right - is out. it's called victory city. have you read it right yet? i l is out. it's called victory city. - have you read it right yet? i love his book so much, i don't want to speed read it. david remnick�*s profile of salman rushdie is out now in the new yorker. you can hear more of his interview with rushdie on �*the new yorker radio hour,�* available wherever you listen to podcasts." now it's time for a look at the weather with chris. through the afternoon across england and wales, there's going to be lots and lots of sunshine around.

there are a few fog banks though just around the thames estuary and we have got some thicker cloud across the north west. that's going to be bringing a few patches of drizzle into the hebrides and the shetlands. for the most part, it is mild. temperatures between 8c and 10c with the highest temperatures across scotland and northern ireland where it's cloudy. overnight, that cloud sinks a little bit further southwards. across parts of southern wales, the midlands, east anglia, southern counties of england, it's another cold night and in the coldest spots temperatures probably getting down to about —6c. there will be some fog around as well. i think the fog could turn out to be quite widespread and dense across east anglia and south—east england. patchy fog elsewhere. through tuesday that fog could be slow to clear, lingering into the afternoon in places. more in the way of cloud working across from scotland and northern ireland into northern england. the odd patch of drizzle. but for the most part, it will be another fine and dry day.

while this is bbc news. the headlines: more than 2,300 people have been killed by two powerful earthquakes in turkey and syria. the un secretary—general antonio guterres says the situation is devastating. irate guterres says the situation is devastating.— guterres says the situation is devastating. we are working to assist all of _ devastating. we are working to assist all of those _ devastating. we are working to assist all of those hit _ devastating. we are working to assist all of those hit by - devastating. we are working to assist all of those hit by this i assist all of those hit by this disaster, many of whom were already in dire need of humanitarian aid. the first earthquake happened near the border with syria, and was followed by a second powerful tremor. rescuers are scrambling to reach those trapped under rubble, as hundreds of buildings have collapsed.

our other main story this hour, ambulance workers join nurses taking strike action in what is the biggest ever nhs walkout in england over pay disputes. we have been discussing this coming year from april's pay— with the unions. we have the process - through the pay review body, it's an independent process, - and we are keen to get the evidence from that that reflects the pressure the nhs has been under— and the wider context in terms of inflation. i the headteacher of one of the uk's top private schools has been found dead, along with her husband and seven—year—old daughter. a former girlfriend of the influencer andrew tate, tells the bbc he encouraged her to work for his adult webcam company and was controlling and manipulative. and beyonce breaks records at the grammys — and harry styles picks up album of the year.

good afternoon. rescue efforts continue after powerful earthquakes struck southern turkey and syria, killing at least 2,300 people. thousands more are injured or missing. the first tremor happened in the early hours of this morning, and had a magnitude of 7.8 — big enough to be felt as far away as cyprus and egypt. the epicentre was near the turkish city of gaziantep, and the tremor was followed by a second, with a magnitude of 7.5. the number of dead is expected to rise, as teams reach people trapped under the rubble. turkey has declared a state of emergency, and appealed for international help.

our correspondent richard galpin has the very latest. the huge earthquake of 7.8 magnitude hit provinces in both turkey and syria in the early hours of morning. many were asleep at the time. it brought down hundreds of buildings and forced many to flee for their lives. including these journalists, who had been filming in the area. initial reports indicate at least 500 people have been killed, the depth of this earthquake was shallow, which is what made it so powerful. translation: there are people still trapped under rubble. - i have a friend living in this apartment. his children were rescued from the top floor,

but only his daughter broke an arm. we will see what happened to those on the ground floor. may god give us a speedy recovery. translation: i was sleeping when my wife woke me up. i the quake was very severe, very scary. it took almost two minutes until the shaking stopped. meanwhile, rescue teams and local people continue to search for those who may be trapped inside the stricken buildings. it's not clear at the moment if anyone has been found alive. the international community has already promised to provide aid. across the border, in the opposition—held area of north—west syria, the death toll has risen. many families now are under the rubble. our team is trying to save them, trying to save the people, to save all of the people from under the rubble, with all the casualties, but it's very difficult for us — we need help. local hospitals are struggling to cope. the situation is too bad,

because a lot of people are still under the debris of the buildings. really, we need urgent help for the areas, especially talking about medical help. this has been a devastating earthquake. many people are still desperately trying to pull out those trapped in the rubble. and the danger continues, with more after—shocks forcing people to flee for their lives. richard galpin, bbc news. our correspondent anna fosterjoined us earlier from the city of adana. as you can see behind me, a digger is rolling into place to try to remove some of the debris from this collapsed building. there is a whole crowd of people across the road. people have been drawn out to see if they can help. and this is a scene that has been replicated, as you are seeing,

across this part of southern turkey. at least 1,000 people have been killed. thousands more have been injured. of course, the question now is how to deal with buildings like this, places where people may well be trapped underneath the rubble. this happened in the middle of the night, there are people coming here trying to make contact with friends, contact with loved ones. it's really a difficult balancing act between being as careful and painstaking as possible, and, as you can see, using the biggest pieces of earth moving material to try and see if anybody is still alive, notjust under this building, but under hundreds of buildings like it across southern turkey and north—west syria. anna foster there. earlier, united nations secretary—general, antonio guterres, sent his condolences. i want to convey my deep sadness about the devastating earthquakes in turkey and its area and i extend my condolences to the families of the

victims. —— turkey and syria. the un is mobilising for a urgent response and in solidarity we will assist all those hit by this disaster, many of whom were already in dire need of humanitarian aid. during my time as commissionerfor humanitarian aid. during my time as commissioner for refugees, humanitarian aid. during my time as commissionerfor refugees, i humanitarian aid. during my time as commissioner for refugees, i went several times to work in that area. and i will never forget the extraordinary demonstration of generosity of the people of the area. it is time for everyone to show the same solidarity that i have witnessed in the area in relation to refugees fleeing one of the most difficult conflicts of all time. now let's speak with tugba karagbulle, who is fundraising and communications manager at islamic relief —

the humanitarian agency who are on the ground in turkey and syria, responding to the disaster. thanks forjoining us. what is your latest information on the scale of the devastation?— latest information on the scale of the devastation? thank you for the opportunity- _ the devastation? thank you for the opportunity. currently _ the devastation? thank you for the opportunity. currently the - the devastation? thank you for the opportunity. currently the number| the devastation? thank you for the i opportunity. currently the number of deaths is increasing almost close to 2000 people, but many more are affected. our teams are on the ground in gaziantep and syria. and we are already starting to distribute medical items in syria and turkey. the problem is the

transportation, with the earthquake, the roads have been cut, and winter is very hard. nowadays these are the coldest days in turkey, we have been expecting snow. so with winter and the earthquakes, the people who are suffering from earthquakes in this area are scared and frustrated. they need help. ngos and people like us are in the field and they have already provided blankets and tents. heating is the major problem. it is very cold. and food is also really important. currently we are trying to overcome this unexpected and sad

event. it is high and very wide. at least we are trying to raise the hopes of people currently. people will want to _ hopes of people currently. people will want to stay _ hopes of people currently. people will want to stay outside - hopes of people currently. people will want to stay outside because | hopes of people currently. people | will want to stay outside because if they are in buildings they fear there might be more earthquakes and tremors and the buildings might collapse? tremors and the buildings might colla se? , , tremors and the buildings might collase? , , , ., ., collapse? yes. this is what we are exoeriencing. _ collapse? yes. this is what we are experiencing, after _ collapse? yes. this is what we are experiencing, after a _ collapse? yes. this is what we are experiencing, after a couple - collapse? yes. this is what we are experiencing, after a couple of- experiencing, after a couple of hours we had another earthquake, the magnitude was around 7.5 which is also very high. people feel uncomfortable. so they need to be outside to stay alive. what uncomfortable. so they need to be outside to stay alive.— uncomfortable. so they need to be outside to stay alive. what are your first priority — outside to stay alive. what are your first priority is _ outside to stay alive. what are your first priority is in _ outside to stay alive. what are your first priority is in trying _ outside to stay alive. what are your first priority is in trying to _ outside to stay alive. what are your first priority is in trying to help - first priority is in trying to help people? what relief supplies are you trying to get to people? the people? what relief supplies are you trying to get to people?— trying to get to people? the cold of the winter is _ trying to get to people? the cold of the winter is very _ trying to get to people? the cold of the winter is very crucial. _ trying to get to people? the cold of the winter is very crucial. they - the winter is very crucial. they need to get heated. they need

heaters. electricity is also a problem. electrical items will not work so we need to find other alternatives for heating. this is the urgent case. and of course medical items, which we have already started supporting syria with. the syrian region was already supported by ngos so we are also there, our teams, and our partners worldwide have come together to help the people there. have come together to help the people there-— have come together to help the people there. have come together to help the --eole there. :, :, :, , people there. thanks for 'oining us. that was a fundraising _ people there. thanks forjoining us. that was a fundraising and - that was a fundraising and communications manager with islamic relief who are helping on the ground. situated on or near

several fault lines, turkey is one of the world's most active earthquake zones. the country recorded more than 22,000 last year alone. many are deadly, the worst on record, a 7.6 magnitude quake in 1999, killing more than 17,000 people. here's our science editor, rebecca morelle. the desperate hunt for survivors, after turkey's huge earthquake. at magnitude 7.8, it's one of the biggest to hit the region in more than 80 years. but turkey is all too familiar with these natural disasters. it's one of the world's most seismically active areas. the country sits among several tectonic plates, and there are two major fault lines where they meet. the east anatolian fault line is where the quake struck. as the plates grind past each other, tension gradually builds up along the fault line before it's released, resulting in an earthquake. the east anatolian fault line is around 250 miles long, but what's made the quake so deadly is how shallow it is. it happened at a depth

ofjust 11 miles. since 1970, this region has seen three earthquakes greater than magnitude six. this is magnitude seven, nearly magnitude eight, this was a big one. this was an earthquake such as we don't get more than about 20 of every year somewhere in the world. so this was big, and it was also quite shallow. if the rupture is closer to the surface, you get greater shaking of the ground surface than an earthquake of the same energy that happens at a greater depth. so it is a particularly nasty one. an earthquake of the same magnitude hit northern turkey in 1939. 30,000 people died. and in 1970, to the west of the country, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck, killing 1,000 people and leaving many thousands more homeless. and in 1999, an earthquake in the east of turkey caused monumental damage and around 18,000 deaths. it was one of the most destructive earthquakes in the history of the region.

in gaziantep, as the rescue operation gets under way, after—shocks are the main concern, making already—damaged buildings more likely to collapse. and a second quake of magnitude 7.5 has struck to the north of the epicentre, making a desperate situation even more challenging. rebecca morelle, bbc news. let me demonstrate the power of the earthquake in the area. this is a still of the castle in the city of gaziantep — the epicentre — taken before last night's earthquake. and this picture was taken from the same location this morning. you can see the scale of the devastation there. let's talk now with professor mehdi kashani — who is associate professor of structural and earthquake engineering at the university of southampton.

his research focuses on making bridges, large scale structures and buildings more resilient to environmental hazards. in terms of the infrastructure of turkey and syria, how much of it is designed to withstand earthquakes like this? , :, ., ., ,, , :, like this? first of all, thank you very much- _ like this? first of all, thank you very much. the _ like this? first of all, thank you very much. the proportion - like this? first of all, thank you very much. the proportion of. like this? first of all, thank you | very much. the proportion of the statistical data of that particular area, i don't have to have, but looking at the pictures and the damage, you can clearly see that most of the damage of the structures are the ones that are relatively old and that were not designed for seismic and such a large earthquake. the modern buildings of the 90s and later, they are more resilient, more

resistant against large magnitude, but this was an unexpected earthquake, and a pretty large magnitude, which is very damaging. evenif magnitude, which is very damaging. even if they were designed to resist the earthquake, they would have been damaged, but they would not have been the fatalities that we have seen. this is one of the problems, and the other problem is because of the energy infrastructure and roads and airport have been damaged, as well, so the whole city is connected, so buildings, roads, bridges, airports, they have all been connected, and if the city is ageing and is not updated for the

latest designs, they would have this problem. it highlights the importance of looking at the areas that essentially have old design infrastructure and historical infrastructure. ads, infrastructure and historical infrastructure.— infrastructure and historical infrastructure. :, :, ., infrastructure. a lot of the areas hit are quite _ infrastructure. a lot of the areas hit are quite poor _ infrastructure. a lot of the areas hit are quite poor and _ infrastructure. a lot of the areas hit are quite poor and rural- infrastructure. a lot of the areas hit are quite poor and rural and. hit are quite poor and rural and people do not have much money, so it is easy to talk about building structures that are earthquake proof but that is expensive and quite sophisticated technology? iriat sophisticated technology? not necessarily. _ sophisticated technology? iifrit necessarily. we have been doing research on this in uk and the us and even in turkey, and there are methods that we can operate with low cost, essentially, to improve the areas. we have done this in projects like after the nepalese earthquake, we did some tests in southampton,

initially, and there are ways of doing this to save lives in these poor areas. doing this to save lives in these poor areas-— doing this to save lives in these oor areas. , :, ~ ~ , poor areas. these areas like turkey, the have poor areas. these areas like turkey, they have been _ poor areas. these areas like turkey, they have been hit _ poor areas. these areas like turkey, they have been hit by _ poor areas. these areas like turkey, they have been hit by so _ poor areas. these areas like turkey, they have been hit by so many - they have been hit by so many earthquakes and we mentioned the one in 1999 that killed i think 17,000 people. the fear is that this latest pair of earthquakes will kill a lot of people and the death toll is now standing at about 2300 but it will probably rise quite considerably. yes, and another thing people talk about is the main shock and the aftershocks, so essentially you have the main rupture and then the aftershocks, and during this movement you have a small aftershock but it is quite possible to get the

rupture resulting in another bigger one which can be quite damaging. that is a problem. essentially we have two continue the rescue effort, and we have got to prepare for this as well. :, ,,:, and we have got to prepare for this aswell. :, , ., , ., as well. professor, associate professor— as well. professor, associate professor of _ as well. professor, associate professor of structural - as well. professor, associate professor of structural and l professor of structural and earthquake engineering at southampton university, thanks for joining us. an eleven—year—old girl has gone missing in galashiels in the scottish borders. police are appealing for information. they say kaitlyn easson was last seen around 5:30 on sunday in the gala park area, and they're increasingly concerned for her safety. she is described as five foot two inches tall, with long blond hair. we are expecting to hear from police scotland later on and we will bring

that to you as soon as we get it. a private underwater search team has joined the effort to find nicola bulley, the 45 year old mother of two who went missing ten days ago, while walking her dog. police believe she fell into the river at st michael's on wyre in lancashire. earlier our correspondent nick garnett told us more. it's 11 days since nicola was last seen and today this private search company has been brought in and they are using sonar equipment which is on board a boat and below a boat which has been going up and down the river and past the bridge. on one side of the bridge the water is very narrow and very shallow. on the other side of the bridge it's slightly wider and an awful lot deeper so that is the difficulty, they are having to try to map out using the sonar equipment to get an accurate picture of what lies underneath. some of that is rock

and rubble and mud and slurry. it's been very difficult for the underwater search teams from lancashire police to get an accurate picture so this company which normally works with police forces in the south has been brought in to try and help and see what they can find. speaking to the chief executive of the company earlier, he said the police and he believes that somehow and for some reason nicola went into the water 11 days ago and has not been seen since. he said if that is the case we are confident we will find her. it's 11 days since she went missing and in those 11 days there have been underwater drones operated by lancashire police, there have been helicopters in the air and over the weekend hundreds of volunteers came down and were handed out maps and told to go and search different sections of the river all the way along from here down to where the river becomes an estuary.

the search boats by this private company at the moment are further downstream towards the estuary where the river goes out into the sea and they are moving from there all the way back. that might take a day or a couple of days but the company says they will stay here until they have completely completed their searches and we know exactly what happened to nicola. a woman has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after four people were found seriously injured in huddersfield. police were called to an address on walpole road this morning and found three young children — two boys and a girl — and a woman with serious injuries believed to have been caused by a bladed weapon. all four were taken to hospital and are being treated for those injuries. a woman has been arrested as part of the investigation. the sentencing hearing for david carrick, the serial rapist who was a metropolitan police officer for 20 years, has begun at southwark crown court. carrick has pleaded guilty to 85 offences against 12 women, including 48 rapes,

as well as charges of sexual assault and false imprisonment. helena wilkinson gave us this update from outside the court we have been hearing from the prosecution, horrific details about what david carrick did do 12 women. his offending spanned 17 years. a police officer whose job it was to protect the public but in his private life he was a serial rapist. today in court we have been hearing full details and the prosecution said of those 85 offences you mentioned which he pleaded guilty to, 71 of those were of serious offending. he would attack women of all ages but many of them or all of them were vulnerable in some way.

in court, david carrick has been sitting for much of the hearing barely looking up. he's in a glass dock. behind him, about five metres away, there are some of his victims who have been listening to the details laid out by the prosecution. just to give you a couple of examples of the incidents, as well as the sexual offending, in one incident he would punish one of his victims by shutting her in a small cupboard under his stairs. every time he did it he would make her strip naked and he would communicate with herfrom outside the cupboard by whistling at her as if she was a dog. we also heard another woman, he raped her and had his hands around her throat and told her that he would be the last thing that she saw. what we're hearing now in court are what are known as victim impact statements, those are statements that have been

written by the majority of the women and they give the court a sense of the damage that david carrick has done to them following the offences. i will bring you some of the statement of one victim. it was read in the last ten minutes or so and in the statement the woman said "that night i felt that i had encountered evil." the statement goes on to say the woman said she feared for her life when she was raped by carrick and detailing her exchange with a nurse after she was attacked, she said this was not the first time the nurse had heard such allegations against a police officer. reflecting on the impact of carrick�*s crimes, the victim said in a statement, "i felt i had missed out on 19 years of my life" and he should be held accountable for his actions, it adds. we are hearing further victim personal statements, ii of them in total. there are 12 victims.

the details as i say, many of the details we have heard in court today are just too horrific for us to report but some victims have come to court today and no doubt they will be back tomorrow when the judge is expected to hand down that sentence. health leaders have warned that the strike today by nurses and ambulance staff, could be the most disruptive so far, in this winter's nhs pay dispute. tens of thousands of members of the royal college of nursing, are striking in england, along with ambulance workers in the gmb and unite unions. in wales, some ambulance staff are also taking industrial action. here's our health correspondent, dominic hughes. nurses on the picket line this morning, outside aintree hospital in liverpool, taking part in what nhs england says is the biggest strike by workers the health service has seen. these nurses say they have

been left with no option but to take industrial action. none of us want to put patients at risk. and we wouldn't do that, i would not be stood here now if i thought i'd left a patient at risk. but we need to do something. enough is enough. this dispute started back in december, and unions and government seem as far apart as ever. but the nurses' leader says the strike action could end quickly, if ministers were serious about pay talks. our mandate is until may. but, again, i would say rishi sunak, you can call these strikes off at any time. they shouldn't push nurses onto picket lines until may, that is unforgivable, if he does. let's resolve this by getting around the table and talking, not keeping nurses outside their hospitals, instead of inside where they want to be, looking after patients. ministers insist that an increased pay offer for health workers is simply not affordable, and the health secretary in england, steve barclay, says patients will be cared for, despite the strikes.

we are working constructively with trade unions in terms - of what cover they can provide within the context of a strike, | and then putting in place contingency measures. with nhs colleagues i in terms of those areas where there are gaps. ambulance workers from two unions are also out today, stressing that, while this dispute is primarily about pay, many are also worried about the wider state of the nhs. they have decimated the nhs over the last 13 years and they are just asking for that to start to change. to start to put it back in the state that they picked it up in. this is set to be the biggest day of industrial action in this dispute so far. and, as with previous strike days, the message for the public is simple. please think carefully before, for example, calling an ambulance. but if it is a life—threatening emergency, then the ambulance service and hospitals are open for business. the combination of ambulance staff and nurses in england both being on strike at the same time is an escalation in this dispute. neither side seems prepared to back down, and more strikes are planned

for later this week. dominic hughes, bbc news. downing street says 76 search and rescue experts are being sent by the uk to turkey. very much the initial response, says downing street, to the earthquakes in the region. the uk is sending specialist equipment, rescue dogs and a team of emergency medics as well. the prime minister's official spokesman says the uk stands ready to send more support as needed. now it's time for a look at the weather with chris. how is it looking? not so bad over here but we can talk about the earthquake zone. it looks like it will be very cold therewith attempt is getting close to as well. plenty

of sunshine here over most of england and wales but not everywhere, and if you are exceptions to the sunny skies. one of these in the thames estuary and further north and west we have had this cloud in northern ireland, scotland and cumbria. overnight tonight a bit of rain over the north—western areas and across the bulk of england and wales another cold night with a widespread frost and temperatures down as low as —6. we will have quite wide and dense patches of fog especially over parts of southern england and east anglia so watch out for localised disruption for a time. some of the fog patches were even asked into the afternoon. further north, maybe the odd bit of drizzle but eventually it turns brighterfor the far odd bit of drizzle but eventually it turns brighter for the far north west of scotland. that is the latest. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines:

more than 2300 people are now known to have been killed by two powerful earthquakes in turkey and syria. the un secretary—general says the situation is devastating. the un secretary-general says the situation is devastating. the united nation is normalising _ situation is devastating. the united nation is normalising to _ situation is devastating. the united nation is normalising to support i nation is normalising to support emergency response and let's work together— emergency response and let's work together in solidarity to assist all those _ together in solidarity to assist all those hit — together in solidarity to assist all those hit by this disaster, many of whom _ those hit by this disaster, many of whom were — those hit by this disaster, many of whom were already in dire need of humanitarian aid. the whom were already in dire need of humanitarian aid.— humanitarian aid. the other main sto is humanitarian aid. the other main story is that _ humanitarian aid. the other main story is that ambulance _ humanitarian aid. the other main story is that ambulance workers i humanitarian aid. the other main i story is that ambulance workers have joined nurses taking strike action in what is believed to be the biggest ever nhs walk—out in england over pay. the head teacher of one of the uk's top private schools has been found dead along with her husband and seven—year—old daughter. the former girlfriend of the social media influencer andrew tait has told the bbc he encouraged her to work for his adult webcam company and was controlling and mini

bulletin. and beyonce has broken records at the grammys and harry styles has picked up the year. —— album of the year. sport and for a full round up, let's go to the bbc sport centre. in the last hour or so the leeds united head coachjesse marsch has been sacked after their i—0 defeat at nottingham forest yesterday. leeds are fourth from bottom in the table after a run of seven league games without a win. jesse marsch has been in charge forjust under 12 months. leeds were promoted to the premier league in 2020 after a 16 year absence from the top flight. their next game is on wednesday against manchester united. here is a defiantjesse marsch speaking after yesterday's defeat. we are struggling to get the results we feel we deserve and the work on the inside and the commitment on the inside has been good, but from a results perspective it

puts stress on the environment and i have to take responsibility for that. and i do. i believe in these guys, i believe in their character and their work ethic and their quality and i have to find ways to make them better. let's go to manchester city, they have been found in breach of 100 charges by the premier league because they have had issues with financial fair play. possible sanctions include points deductions or even expulsion or relegation from the league. ollie foster has the details. for the past decade, manchester city has been the dominant force in english football, they've won the premier league title six times. you can trace their turnaround in fortunes to 2008, and sheikh mansour�*s fortune. the abu dhabi takeover transformed the club but their spending has been under scrutiny. they were fined in 2014 for flouting uefa financial fair play rules, three years ago they were thrown out

of the champions league by uefa for breaking the rules again — accused of over—inflating sponsorship deals. city's lawyers successfully appealed, but now a four—year premier league investigation has found up to 100 alleged breaches relating to every full season since the takeover. between 2009 and 2018, they have been accused of failing to provide accurate financial information. from 2009 to 2013 they failed to provide details of the manager's remuneration — that was roberto mancini at the time, and from 2010 to 2016 it was details of players' contracts and salaries. city say they're surprised by a further accusation that they failed to co—operate with the investigation, and that there's a comprehensive body of irrefutable evidence in support of its position. an independent commission will now look into those alleged breaches. if guilty, city could be fined orface a points deduction, or even expelled. on the field, their title defence is faltering, losing again over the weekend. the outcome of the legal battle

they face in the weeks ahead could have huge repercussions for the club and the game itself. olly foster, bbc news. england women's rugby union head coach simon milton will step down after the 2023 six nations. he has led the england women's team to five titles, including four grand slams, and they have also been runners—up in two world cup finals and recently had a record run of winning 30 test matches in a row. a major row in golf has led to an arbitration hearing london to decide whether players on golf�*s breakaway saudi funded liv tour can continue playing on the dp world tour. the golfers are also appealing against financial punishments which have been imposed on them. the case arose when 13 players, including ian poulter, requested to be released from the dp world tour in order to play in the inaugural liv golf event lastjune. those requests were denied but the players decided to take part anyway, for which they were then fined.

this week's hearing will clarify whether they can participate in future dp world tour events, which includes than having world ranking points and being able to play in the ryder cup. that is all the but for now. we will have more in the next hour. let's get more on the devastation caused by a powerful earthquake and huge secondary tremors in southern turkey and north—western syria. thousands of buildings were levelled to the ground, many thousands are injured or missing, and we know now that at least 2,300 people have died, with that number likely to rise. carmen solana is the director of crisis and disaster management at the university of portsmouth. she spoke to us earlier about the situation in turkey and the challenges faced by those responding to the events.

they have been to large earthquakes in succession and all of the aftershocks and every shake weakens the buildings. already some of them are either damaged or not seismically resistant so we are seeing a huge devastation from these very large magnitude events. in terms of international support we are seeing anthony blinking the us secretary of state already saying us support humanitarian organisations are responding and there is going to be a huge outpouring of promises of aid, but in a sense it's very difficult after a disaster like this because the rescue efforts have to happen in the first few hours. absolutely. the first 2a hours are vital. within 42 hours the number of people found alive decreases enormously. especially with the low

temperatures we are seeing. from then onwards in the next days by day four of five likely of finding anybody alive is very low. —— likelihood. this is notjust one city, the effort spreads over huge areas so it's not only urban areas but rural areas that have been affected. just responding to an eventin affected. just responding to an event in such a large space is really challenging. the uk has mobilised a lot of teams to go to respond and i suspect many of them are already on their way or about to arrive in turkey. turkey has a very good response system. it'sjust arrive in turkey. turkey has a very good response system. it's just the capacity, when you look at the huge spaces and all help is important and

welcome i suspect.— spaces and all help is important and welcome i suspect. turkey and syria have had many _ welcome i suspect. turkey and syria have had many impact— welcome i suspect. turkey and syria have had many impact -- _ welcome i suspect. turkey and syria l have had many impact -- earthquakes have had many impact —— earthquakes in the past but the trouble is a lot of the buildings involved here are structurally not that great. they are not designed to withstand earthquakes even though they are in an earthquake zone. that earthquakes even though they are in an earthquake zone.— an earthquake zone. that is correct. traditional buildings, _ an earthquake zone. that is correct. traditional buildings, they _ an earthquake zone. that is correct. traditional buildings, they don't i traditional buildings, they don't have anti—seismic design and very often after an earthquake, the historical memory disappears. but turkey does have seismic codes for the buildings. very strict codes because it is an earthquake prone country. the problem is, all buildings were not designed with those and they were building sometimes there might have been corners cut on some occasions. the ground response —— responds in a

different way. they will look into how these buildings that collapsed especially the new ones, how did they collapse. police in surrey say they're confident there was no—one else involved in the deaths of the head of an elite private school and her family. emma pattison, who was a5, her 39—year—old husband george, and their seven—year—old daughter lettie, were discovered at their home in the grounds of epsom college in the early hours of yesterday morning. here's robin brant. it's calm and quiet. there are very few signs from the outside of the horror that happened inside these grounds. the flag on top of the church spire is at half mast. i've seen a few pupils in uniform walking around, but nothing which suggests this is the scene of three deaths in the same family. emma pattison was only a few months into the job at epsom college, voted as the best independent school in the country last year, she had recently moved from nearby

croydon high school. working with them has been quite humbling... this was her in 2020. police say they were called in the early hours of sunday morning. emma, her husband george, and their seven—year—old daughter, lettie, were found in the grounds of the school. it's like this at every entrance that we've seen this morning to epsom college. security guards are there to keep unwanted visitors out, to protect the children on the inside, but also to help police, as they continue to investigate what i understand is a crime scene. in a statement, the chairman of the governors said, "our immediate thoughts and condolences are with emma's family, friends and loved ones." he praised what he said was her distinguished career, and he went on to describe the head of a wonderful teacher and a delightful person. epsom college is one of the most expensive private schools in the country. sitting on the edge of horse racing's famous epsom downs, it costs £42,000 a year to send

a pupil here to board. surrey police have promised a thorough investigation of what they believe is an isolated incident, not involving anyone else. robin brant, bbc news, epsom college, in surrey. a british woman who says she was in a relationship with the controversial social media influencer, andrew tate, has told the bbc that he encouraged her to work for his adult webcam company and was controlling and manipulative. the woman, who wants to remain anonymous and whose words are spoken by an actor, said that andrew tate "totally lacks any kind of empathy". along with his brother, andrew tate is being held in custody in romania while police investigate allegations of human trafficking and rape, which both men deny. neither man has been charged. our reporter georgia coan has more details.

i have just buried there so deeply. it i have just buried there so deeply. it was _ i have just buried there so deeply. it wasiust— i have just buried there so deeply. it wasjust constantly i have just buried there so deeply. it was just constantly feeling inferior— it was just constantly feeling inferior to him. it was just constantly feeling inferiorto him. i realised i coutdnt— inferiorto him. i realised i couldn't live like that any more and it wasn't— couldn't live like that any more and it wasn't normal. ijust had to get away— it wasn't normal. ijust had to get away from — it wasn't normal. ijust had to get away from him. it wasn't normal. i 'ust had to get away from him.— it wasn't normal. i 'ust had to get away from him. sophie, whose name and voice have _ away from him. sophie, whose name and voice have been _ away from him. sophie, whose name and voice have been changed, - away from him. sophie, whose name and voice have been changed, dated| and voice have been changed, dated and voice have been changed, dated and retained for several months. he first contacted her on facebook. he was very charming and he made himself— was very charming and he made himself seem very familiar. he made me feel— himself seem very familiar. he made me feel very comfortable. obviously in hindsight that is his character and it's— in hindsight that is his character and it's part of the mini pollution. after— and it's part of the mini pollution. after a _ and it's part of the mini pollution. after a few— and it's part of the mini pollution. after a few weeks andrew tate persuaded sophie who had worked in the adult industry before to travel to his home in remain at meet him in person for the first time. i to his home in remain at meet him in person for the first time.— person for the first time. i was at the state person for the first time. i was at the stage in _ person for the first time. i was at the stage in my _ person for the first time. i was at the stage in my life _ person for the first time. i was at the stage in my life where - the stage in my life where everything felt a bit boring and a bit dull— everything felt a bit boring and a bit dull and this idea of an adventure and lifestyle in this guy seemed _ adventure and lifestyle in this guy seemed so into me and is making me

smile _ seemed so into me and is making me smile every— seemed so into me and is making me smile every day and the idea just seemed — smile every day and the idea just seemed attractive to me. for smile every day and the idea 'ust seemed attractive to me. for the last six weeks — seemed attractive to me. for the last six weeks the _ seemed attractive to me. for the last six weeks the former - seemed attractive to me. for the i last six weeks the former kickboxer from luton and his brother have been detained in romania as part of a human trafficking and rate investigation, something they both deny. they are accused of luring women to the compound in bucharest and coercing them to create online pornographic content on webcams. e, pornographic content on webcams. a couple of times he said to me you should _ couple of times he said to me you should do— couple of times he said to me you should do it, it would make a fortune — should do it, it would make a fortune but you don't have to if you don't _ fortune but you don't have to if you don't want — fortune but you don't have to if you don't want to. you can do nothing, i make _ don't want to. you can do nothing, i make enough— don't want to. you can do nothing, i make enough money. he was always reminding _ make enough money. he was always reminding me the option was there and it— reminding me the option was there and it kind — reminding me the option was there and it kind of progress into if you love me — and it kind of progress into if you love me you would do it, if you care about _ love me you would do it, if you care about me _ love me you would do it, if you care about me you — love me you would do it, if you care about me you would do it. that is my business _ about me you would do it. that is my business and — about me you would do it. that is my business and we can build something together— business and we can build something together and make of this money and buy property. i think over time just chipping _ buy property. i think over time just chipping away at me it led me to think— chipping away at me it led me to think maybe he's right. how would ou think maybe he's right. how would you describe _ think maybe he's right. how would you describe andrew _ think maybe he's right. how would you describe andrew tate? - think maybe he's right. how would you describe andrew tate? he's i think maybe he's right. how would you describe andrew tate? he's a |

you describe andrew tate? he's a very complete _ you describe andrew tate? he's a very complete man. _ you describe andrew tate? he's a very complete man. there - you describe andrew tate? he's a very complete man. there are a l you describe andrew tate? he's a l very complete man. there are a lot of different — very complete man. there are a lot of different sides to him. the character— of different sides to him. the character you see online is not the real him~ — character you see online is not the real him he — character you see online is not the real him. he is a very good actor. he is— real him. he is a very good actor. he is very— real him. he is a very good actor. he is very mobility. he totally tacks— he is very mobility. he totally lacks any— he is very mobility. he totally lacks any kind of empathy. it's important _ lacks any kind of empathy. it's important to remember that when you look important to remember that when you took at _ important to remember that when you look at these videos and read the things— look at these videos and read the things he — look at these videos and read the things he writes in everything he does _ things he writes in everything he does it's— things he writes in everything he does it's calculated. the real andrew— does it's calculated. the real andrew is— does it's calculated. the real andrew is very quiet, very moody, very dark. — andrew is very quiet, very moody, very dark, heavy. he is not light—hearted and funny. he will be on his— light—hearted and funny. he will be on his phone playing chess or making money— on his phone playing chess or making money somehow. that is all he cares about _ money somehow. that is all he cares about. ~ :, ., ., about. would you say you are a victim of human _ about. would you say you are a victim of human trafficking? i about. would you say you are a| victim of human trafficking? it's very difficult _ victim of human trafficking? it's very difficult because i don't feel like a _ very difficult because i don't feel like a victim. all the choices i made — like a victim. all the choices i made were of my free will. he didn't throw— made were of my free will. he didn't throw me _ made were of my free will. he didn't throw me back in a lorry and drive me there — throw me back in a lorry and drive me there. ultimately the choices i made _ me there. ultimately the choices i made were — me there. ultimately the choices i made were my own but he knew what he was doing _ made were my own but he knew what he

was doing and he is the most manipulative person on the planet. at what _ manipulative person on the planet. at what point does the emotional when _ at what point does the emotional when inflation turn into being forced — when inflation turn into being forced into do something. the bbc ut these forced into do something. the bbc put these allegation _ forced into do something. the bbc put these allegation to _ forced into do something. the bbc put these allegation to andrew i forced into do something. the bbc| put these allegation to andrew tate but media representatives said they would not comment on the claims. i was so depressed and so unhappy. there _ was so depressed and so unhappy. there was— was so depressed and so unhappy. there was a — was so depressed and so unhappy. there was a moment of clarity and i 'ust there was a moment of clarity and i just thought this isn't right, should _ just thought this isn't right, should be treated like this and i shouldn't— should be treated like this and i shouldn't feel like this. sol should be treated like this and i shouldn't feel like this. so i made the decision and i had to get away from _ the decision and i had to get away from this— the decision and i had to get away from this person. and you can hear the extended interview — "living with andrew tate", on 'file on four�* on bbc radio 4 tomorrow night at 8:00pm. a religious preacher who sold bogus cures during the pandemic at a large london church has been sentenced to a year in prison. bishop climate wiseman marketed bottles of oil as "plague protection kits", telling congregants at the kingdom church they'd die from covid if they didn't buy them.

his activities were exposed by a bbc undercover investigation. guy lynn reports. the most powerful church in the whole of europe. i this is bishop climate wiseman, charismatic head of the kingdom church in camberwell, south london. a man who profited from people's fear during the height of the pandemic. selling a useless kit — little more than olive oil. he put fewjobs. you know, you've just a couple drops. you can put three if you want. he explained to followers on youtube how to heat that oil and inhale the vapor in order to cure the virus. it was marketed widely and sold online for up to £90. he told people they dropped dead from covid if they didn't buy it. posing as a customer, i went undercover to speak to the employees of the church who was selling the product under wiseman's instructions.

you've got your cleansing oil. inhale. you're going to cough. if there's anything that you've got in there, it's going to come out. so it definitely cures and protects you from coronavirus? yes. give them that product, let them use it, and he'll see the effect. he'll see that they'll recover from the corona. and you're saying that lots of people have already purchased this? people who took this cure and believe these claims may have felt that they were unable to pass the covid virus onto anybody else within theirfamily. and we'll never know, but it's possible that people who took this then infected others who went on to become seriously ill or even worse, to go on to die. it's literally playing with people's lives. climate wiseman denied the charges and claimed his oil did work.

he was sentenced to one year injailforfraud at inner london crown court, suspended for two years. he was also ordered to pay costs of £60,000. a respected community leader, now paying the price himself for exploiting the fears of others during covid for his financial gain. guy lynn, bbc news. an update on the search in the scottish borders for ii—year—old girl. this is caitlin eason who is missing in the scottish borders. we scotland are carrying out what they are describing is a huge operation to find this ii—year—old girl. the police have said the last sighting of her was at a transport hub known as the interchange in the centre of

galashiels at a quarter to six on sunday evening. there was a possible sighting closer to her home about ten minutes later. the chief superintendent has said she has got no information to suggest caitlin has come to any harm at this stage but a large number of officers and resources are involved in the operation to try to find her. there are a specialist police search teams, mountain rescue groups, a police helicopter all taking part in the search along with local volunteers. so there is a huge operation now under way to try and find ii—year—old caitlin eason who has gone missing in the scottish borders. last seen in the centre of galashiels as a transport hub. let's have a listen to what the police are saying about this missing girl. has

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the author sir salman rushdie, who was attacked last year at a literary event in new york state, leaving him with the loss of sight in one eye, has released a new book. ahead of the release, he has given his first interview since the attack to david remnick of the new yorker magazine. here's what he had to say. you know, i have been better! but considering what happened, i am not so bad. the big injuries are healed essentially. my feeling in my thumb and index finger and the bottom half of the palm, the neck, the right side of my face, there were chest wounds and the liver was injured. the amount of injuries, it was more probable that i would not survive. well, earlier, my colleague martine croxall spoke to the broadcaster and good friend

of rushdie's, alan yentob, the attack was 27 seconds long before the guy was grabbed off him. they were doctors in the audience who immediately helped, somebody put their thumb on his neck wound to staunch the bleeding. as he said in that bit of the interview, he is very lucky to be alive and in different circumstances he would have died from his injuries. he spent seven to eight hours in hospital on that thursday intensive surgery. he feels lucky and he feels grateful. the point of doing this interview now, the first time he has spoken publicly since the attack, and he's doing it because he's got this new novel called vickery city coming out. it's being published this week and has he says he wants

the focus back on the novel. i this week and has he says he wants the focus back on the novel.- the focus back on the novel. i have alwa s the focus back on the novel. i have always thought _ the focus back on the novel. i have always thought that _ the focus back on the novel. i have always thought that my _ the focus back on the novel. i have always thought that my books i the focus back on the novel. i have always thought that my books are l always thought that my books are more _ always thought that my books are more interesting than my life. unfortunately the world appears to disagree _ unfortunately the world appears to disagree. what i'm hoping is that people _ disagree. what i'm hoping is that people will be able to say he is a writer _ people will be able to say he is a writer i— people will be able to say he is a writer. i have tried very hard not to adopt — writer. i have tried very hard not to adopt the role of the victim. then— to adopt the role of the victim. then you — to adopt the role of the victim. then you are sitting there saying somebody stick a knife on me, poor me. somebody stick a knife on me, poor me in— somebody stick a knife on me, poor me. , ., , me. in the interview he says he has not me. in the interview he says he has got post-traumatic _ me. in the interview he says he has got post-traumatic stress - me. in the interview he says he has got post-traumatic stress disorder| got post—traumatic stress disorder which is not surprising after an ordeal like that and part of that as he finds it actually quite hard to write and writers block which a lot of writers get anyway, but obviously made worse by traumatic stress. he sa s made worse by traumatic stress. he: says ptsd definitely exists and the implication is he has experienced it. partly his difficulties about writing are used to build a sit down

and just write and now he has a lot of it he feels either blank or he writes what he goes junk. now probably hisjunk is writes what he goes junk. now probably his junk is likely to be different from allergen. but at the same time he is such a masterful storyteller. the main thing i got from this interview is that he sounds and cowed and that is incredibly impressive based on what is going through. you feel this masterful storyteller who creates these incredibly panoramic worlds won't be quiet for long and is already talking about how he's going to look artistically at what happened to him and right on novel, potentially in the first person, he says stabbing —— somebody nearly stabbing to death as a first person story. we will look forward to seeing how he makes sense of that. he says the purpose of art is to bring joy and whatever he does he will bring us joy. bring joy and whatever he does he will bring usjoy. it’s bring joy and whatever he does he will bring us joy-— will bring us 'oy. it's an incredible i will bring us joy. it's an incredible tale - will bring us joy. it's an incredible tale of i will bring us joy. it's an i incredible tale of survival. will bring us joy. it's an - incredible tale of survival. that attack was 27 seconds and he is left

with no vision and when i and a lot of other injuries but he's done a lot of physiotherapy and is feeling much better generally. the marvels ofthe much better generally. the marvels of the human _ much better generally. the marvels of the human body _ much better generally. the marvels of the human body and _ much better generally. the marvels of the human body and modern i of the human body and modern medicine. he dashed his liver was attacked, he had chest wounds, neck wounds, his hand, he says he does have difficulty with some movement in his hand but it is improving. and of course as you say he's lost the sight eye and he says it he finds it easier to read and he says it he finds it easier to read an ipad because you can turn up the brightness and you can adjust the size of the type. david remnick�*s profile of salman rushdie is out now in the new yorker. you can hear more of his interview with rushdie on the new yorker radio hour, available wherever you listen to podcasts. now it's time for a look

at the weather with chris. today we had a lovely day weather—wise with plenty of sunshine across england and wales. blue skies have been commonplace in this picture was sent to us by debbie from porth in cornwall. further eastwards, it was not quite so nice and sunny. here in the thames estuary we have banks of fog coming onshore in parts of essex and kent. for scotland and northern ireland we have had some thick cloud today and a few patches of drizzle for the hebrides and the shetlands but overnight we have a weather front that's going to breed bring in more general rain to western parts of scotland and parts of northern ireland. further southwards, wales and east anglia and the midlands, it's a cold night with lowest temperatures down to —6 and it is going to be quite widespread and dense fog to start the day across

east anglia. the potential to seeing some disruption first thing tuesday morning. some of those fog patches will last into the afternoon. we have the remnants of that week weather front putting a band of rain southwards across northern ireland in reaching north wales through the afternoon. many of us will have a dry day tomorrow. for wednesday we will see some further change in the weather patterns. they could be some fog to start the day in the south but otherwise it's windy kind of day particular for scotland and northern ireland and northern england. eventually we will see some splashes of rain arriving late in the day. those winds will continue to pick up further as we go through wednesday night. the strongest winds ahead of this band of rain affecting now scotland where we could see guests getting to 75 mph. the strongest winds just ahead of this cold front and by the time we get to thursday the front would have swept its way southwards and eastwards across the

uk. it will still be a blustery day on thursday but the winds will be calming down a little bit. plenty of showers for scotland falling as snow in the mountains. for shetland you will probably see a bit of hail what a bit of sleet with some showers and feeling cold with just three degrees and those temperatures will be down across the board but close to average for the time of year. that cool slice of weather doesn't last long. by friday we are back into milder weather with some rain affecting scotland for the time as well.

this is bbc news. i'm clive myrie. the headlines... over 2,300 people have been killed by two powerful earthquakes in turkey and syria. the bbc�*s anna foster says rescue teams are having to be very careful moving the rubble. it's really a difficult balancing act between being as careful and painstaking as possible and, as you can see, using the biggest pieces of earth—moving material to try and see if anybody is still alive — notjust under this building, but under hundreds of buildings like it. the first earthquake happened near the border with syria, and was followed by a second powerful tremor. un secretary—general antonio guterres says the situation is "devastating." united nations is mobilising to support the emergency response, and so let's work together in solidarity to assist all those hit by this disaster,

many of whom were already in dire need of humanitarian aid.