tonight at 10 — they keep on digging — three days after the earthquakes in turkey and syria — more than 12,000 are dead — it's feared thousands more are still trapped. how many more can be saved? the extent of the devastation becomes ever clearer. thousands of buildings flattened across a vast area — nowhere near enough help to find those still alive. the rescuers say they will come back tomorrow and the next day. they will return to sites like this for as long as it takes to return loved ones to their relatives. for so many — days of hoping turn

quickly into agony and despair. but there are some moments like these — that relatives are clinging on to. as anger grows at the lack of help from the state — the first british rescue team arrives in one of the worst—hit areas in turkey. there was a 60—year—old woman who was alive i'm talking to us who had been trapped, so we are making an assessment. the other major story tonight — ukraine's president zelensky�*s first visit to the uk since the russian invasion. he thanked mps and peers for their support but urges the uk to give a fighterjets to ukraine. the writing on the helmet reads, "we have freedom, give us wings to protect it". applause

as britain considers that request we report on the front line where and coming up on the bbc news channel, managerless leeds look to cause an upset in the premier league as they take on manchester united at old trafford. devastating earthquake in turkey. we report from one of the depots. good evening. time is running out for those buried beneath the rubble of the earthquake in turkey and syria after the deadly earthquakes that happened on monday morning. the humanitarian crisis is growing fast. more than 12,000 people are now confirmed dead, as rescue workers continue their search for survivors.

but proper help from the state is not arriving fast enough. we report from the epicentre of the earthquake where survivors are spending their third night without shelter in freezing temperatures. quentin somerville will tell the story of a british search and rescue team as they try to save a woman buried in her home. and jeremy bowen reports from northern syria, a region already ravaged by years of war. in today's programme, our middle east correspondent anna foster was among the first journalists to reach the epicentre, and we canjoin her now. people here want to know why, three days after this earthquake, in a country where they are paid earthquake tax, because something like this had been on the cards for years, they want to know why they are still out on the streets, why they are still huddling gun fires like this to keep warm, and why the aid is taking so long to arrive.

they told me earlier, a family, that they were worried about their children getting fever, because they were living in the sub zero temperatures. but the problem is the scale and the size of the devastation that this quake has caused. the devastating power of the earth, seen from the air. swathes of this city lie in ruins — buildings, homes, lives have been destroyed. in many cities, the search now isn't for survivors, it's only for the dead. when the rubble shows a sign, the digger stops. behind this blanket, an arm reveals a body. slowly, carefully, it's uncovered. and then the moment of realisation. screams a father lost.

screams the goodbye is painful and public. screams and here in maras, ambulances are now hearses. they've spent the whole day here searching for bodies, and the light is starting to fade now, but the rescuers say they will come back tomorrow and the next day. they will return to sites like this for as long as it takes to return loved ones to their relatives. they're rare, but there

are still moments of hope. a little girl, healthy and alive, after three days buried. the rescuers celebrate. she says her siblings are down there too. today, president erdogan came to visit those who have lost everything. but there is growing anger that help is coming too slowly, and there is not enough of it. he says it is impossible to prepare for disasters on this scale. translation: we had some problems with places like airports _ in the beginning. we had problems on the roads, but it is better today, and it will be even better tomorrow. bodies now fill this sports hall. more are arriving all the time, among them, yunus�* fiancee. they were just weeks away from getting married. translation: i was planning to dress her in her—

wedding dress, but now i will dress her in a funeral shroud. i am like the walking dead, i am the living dead. i lost my feelings. each of these bundles marks a future cut short, a family separated. every hour, the death toll rises, and even now, it is impossible to know how many lives this quake has claimed. moments of celebration amid the rubble are increasingly few and far between but this little boyjust eight years old broughtjoy to rescue teams in hatay, southern turkey, after being pulled from his home where he had been buried for more than 50 hours. he was carried aloft to his mother who had been waiting there for days, one of the lucky ones to be reunited with his

family. hatay provinces where one of the first international teams to arrive started work today. they are british and they landed last night. our middle east correspondent 0ur middle east correspondent quentin somerville watched as they set to work. antakya has struggled to get help. even turkish aid has been slow to arrive here. international rescuers — nowhere to be seen. antakya has been calling out for help for days and finally it's arrived, and it's arrived in force. that brings its own problems. the streets are absolutely jam—packed. there's still a lot of people in need here, but most of this aid is local. it's turkish aid. we've hardly seen any international aid here. but today, in fact, a few hours ago, the first team from britain arrived. these are international search and rescue firefighters from all over the uk. they say they're first international rescue team to make it here. they're meant to be only assessing damaged buildings at the moment, but already they've found someone. phil irving normally runs

a fire station in wales. in this location, we've located a 60—year—old woman who's alive talking to us and entrapped. so we're making an assessment on that right now. ali thinks they've found his mother in law, salva, but he can't be sure. he tells me if she can get out, if she can survive, if it can really happen, it will be a miracle for us. she's been trapped in this five storey building for three and a half days without food or water. david, the sniffer dog, was the first to confirm she was alive. the team are now speaking to her, they think they can get her out. a stretcher is brought in. and moments later, ali's mother—in—law is saved. she's dehydrated but alive. london firefighter, sarah, spoke to salva throughout the rescue. all of those elements on top of her, we had to move, by hand,

out the tunnel so that we can talk back to her— and do patient assessment. but, i mean, the fact that she'd been in that area three and a half days was still talking and smiling the minute she saw us. it's one rescue in a city where thousands are still missing. their work here has onlyjust begun. quentin sommerville, bbc news, antakya. in northern syria, the situation was desperate even before the earthquake struck. a region with crumbling infrastructure and freezing conditions. now it is a whole lot worse, they are. getting international aid into syria has proved very difficult. some help has been flown in from iran and the gulf states but the syrian government is now asking the european union for help. for now, rescue efforts are being led by the group of volunteers known as the white helmets, as our international editorjeremy bowen reports.

something to celebrate at last in a place without much good news. a family of six was rescued alive from the rubble in idlib, the last part of syria still controlled by rebels. the rescuers, a group called the white helmets that the uk helps to fund, are experts. they've been digging out survivors of the assad regime's air strikes for much of syria's long war. the geological faults that brought down these buildings cut right across the front lines and zones of influence that have devastated syria since 2011. this is aleppo, syria's biggest city, back in regime hands since the rebels here were defeated in 2016. now syria has a huge natural disaster on the back of the man—made catastrophe that broke the country. in aleppo hospital, every bed has its own tragedy. only three members of this man's

family survived when their home collapsed. 13 of them were killed. they were, he says my father, my mother, my brother, his wife, and theirfour children. and the wife and two kids of the brother who was rescued with me also died. faced with such disaster, the un, which already helps care for millions of syrians, appealed for some national solidarity. we are hoping that everybody puts the interest of the people first. we keep the politics aside, all authorities move away from the issue, from the politics, and put the interest of the people first. in damascus, the capital, citizens are rallying around, giving blood. so far, grassroots relief efforts seem to be the best hope. but it's not clear whether aid collected or delivered in damascus will make it across the front line into rebel—held idlib province.

back in aleppo, russian troops, whose intervention salvaged the rule of the assad family, are helping the syrian red crescent alongside algerian rescue workers. the damascus regime says its allies, also including iran, are flying in aid. allies and who controls what won't matter much to families who are homeless or nervous about sleeping in damaged buildings. an earthquake tests any nation's resilience. war has taught a generation of syrians that they have to fend for themselves. in idlib province, the white helmets rescued another child, a boy. people do their best. broader aid efforts, let alone rebuilding, will need a miracle to overcome the blight, hatred, and distrust of a generation of war.

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rescuers on through the dark, and in fact, people here are still on the streets. ijust want fact, people here are still on the streets. i just want to show you, so if you come around here. this building as there survivors, they are only looking for bodies in this building, but people are coming to find things to burn, they are walking through these perilous mounds of rubble, they are collecting wood and plastic and they are taking it away to burn, because it is so cold here, three nights, many people still don't have shelter, they don't have food, water, a lot of it has arrived today in maras because it is a big city in a desperate situation in the epicentre of the quake but many rural areas will not get help for some time. parents are concerned about the health of their children, and they wonder how much longer they can continue in these conditions, having already survived an earthquake.— having already survived an earthquake. and a poster, in southern _ earthquake. and a poster, in southern turkey, _ earthquake. and a poster, in southern turkey, thank - earthquake. and a poster, in southern turkey, thank you. | you can get the very latest

on the situation in turkey and syria on bbc news 0nline — that's bbc.co.uk/news — or you can use the bbc news app. it's president zelensky of ukraine has been visiting the uk for the first time since his country was invaded by russia. rishi sunak said "nothing is off the table" when it came to giving more military aid to ukraine. mr zelensky addressed both houses of parliament at westminster, thanking britain for being so ready to support ukraine, but then appealed for more military help, including fighterjets, to push back the russian forces. 0ur political editor, chris mason, reports. the leader of a country at war arrives, a leader gratefulfor the uk's help, and asking for more. the prime minister greeted president zelensky off the plane. it is the uk he has chosen for only his second foreign trip since the full—scale war began

almost a year ago. the face and voice of ukraine, president zelensky, arriving in downing street, with the prime minister. mr zelensky, do you want british fighterjets next? the answer to that is yes, he does. the prime minister is promising the uk will train ukrainian pilots but he is more vague about claims. a few hours later, roger mirza lenski was here at parliament. the pope, nelson mandela and charles de gaulle are among those who have spoken here. today, it was his turn. this is what support for ukraine and its cause in broad terms looks and sounds like here. cheering. the prime minister and the labour lead at one on this issue, at least. the president wanted to say thank you for the uk's help from the

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to train the pilots. you have to find the planes and provide engineering support. it's not likely to happen any time soon, but it is being at least gently explored. it's a reminder that there are so many questions that still swirl around the war in ukraine and it will continue to have long—term consequences here and across the continent. as president zelensky continued his visit to the uk, his forces were engaged in fighting in the eastern ukrainian city of bakhmut. russian forces are trying to encircle the city and there is street—to—street fighting in some areas. president putin of russia is pushing hard for a victory in bakhmut, before the first anniversary of the invasion in a few weeks' time, and before ukraine takes delivery of tanks from western allies. from eastern ukraine, our senior international correspondent, 0rla guerin, reports. 0n the battlefields around bakhmut, we follow ukrainian national guardsmen hunting for the enemy.

every minute counts — russian forces are attacking from three sides. this is the safest place, here on the front line, because we have 1.5 kilometres for the russian troops. now we're here, we will fight with a drone and try to find somebody. and if they find russian forces, they will drop this modified german grenade, held in place with a bit of velcro. we know that here, a lot of russian soldiers walking, living, sitting, and so on. so we just give them some gift,

and you will see the boom. and... yes, here. it was our grenade. it's time for us to move now that the drone is back and the grenade has been dropped. we can't stay in this location for more than two or three minutes because there is a risk that we'll be targeted here. inside bakhmut, few dare to venture out. it feels like a city on borrowed time. but some still survive here in their basements, in the depths of war. in this darkness, we find a bright spark, seven—year—old anna. she lives with her mother, grandfather, two cats, and a dog called mooshka. untranslated.

she's happy to see a familiar face — pavlo from the white angels, a ukrainian police team. untranslated. anna knows how to spring a trap. "it can bite," she says. "i sit in the cellar almost all day long," she tells me. "in the street, i walk, and take mooshka for a walk. but she is afraid of the booms and constantly comes back. only in the morning at dawn when its quiet, i can take her out."

anna's mother has turned down police offers of evacuation. she says nowhere in ukraine is safe, and she can't afford to go abroad. all pavlo can do is keep anna warm with a new sleeping bag, and hope she survives another night, as russian forces try to shell this city into submission. and we have just heard that anna was safely evacuated from bakhmut today. lancashire police say they are still "fully open—minded" over the fate of nicola bulley, who went missing 12 days ago while walking her dog near the river wyre. they are still using a "working hypothesis" that she fell into the river. extensive searches are still taking place along a ten—mile stretch, but a specialist search team helping the police have ruled out the area

where it's believed ms bulley may have fallen in. 0ur north of england correspondent, judith moritz, has the latest. nicola bulley has been missing for 12 days. today, her partner paul walked past the bench where her phone was found, and went down to the water's edge, to the spot where police believe she may have fallen into the river. the private search team who have been looking for her talked him through the work they've been doing. well, paul is extremely, obviously, upset. he wanted to go and see where the original entry point was again. if nicola was in that river, i would have found her, i can guarantee you that. we would have found her, and she's not there, in that section of the river up there. nicola had gone to walk the family's dog along the river wyre when she went missing. boats fitted with sonar equipment have been scanning the water, but there's still no sign, their screens revealing nothing but an empty river bed. the private search company has

checked the water upstream from here, including the main area where nicola was last seen. but their search stops here. beyond this bridge, the river runs down towards an estuary, and then out to sea. today, police boats carried on searching downstream, and the coastguard are helping, too. officers say they still believe nicola fell in, but remain open—minded about other possibilities. judith moritz, bbc news, lancashire. the los angeles lakers basketball star lebron james has become the nba's all—time leading points scorer. he claimed the record during their match against the oklahoma city thunder. it's considered one of the greatest individual milestones in world sport, as nester mcgregor explains. lebronjames, a shot at history... the moment a milestone many thought to be insurmountable was finally surpassed. the nba's all—time scoring record! lebronjames, nicknamed "the king,"

adding a newjewel to his crown. i would never, ever in a million years dreamt this even better than what it is tonight. off the board, lebron! for two decades, he has been the dominant force in the nba... showtime! ..playing for his hometown cleveland cavaliers, the miami heat, and now the los angeles lakers, winning a championship with each. he's up there with messi, ronaldo, serena williams, muhammad ali. i just want to tell him, amazingjob, man. you inspire a lot of people to want to be great, and greatness is inside of him, and he lets that greatness out every day. amongst all his achievements, this may be considered the greatest yet. he'd already overtaken superstars of the game like michaeljordan and kobe bryant. but for some, breaking kareem abdul—jabbar�*s long—standing record cements james' status as the best ever. basketball fans here in the us

are well used to seeing lebronjames performing at the very top level. he still averages around 30 points per game. so the big question now — how much longer can he continue? as he celebrates this achievement with his loved ones, james has made no secret of the fact he wants to stick around long enough to play with, or against, his teenage son. and who would bet against him? nester mcgregor, bbc news. lets go back to our main story, the earthquakes in turkey and syria. but anyone who has been watching the disparate images and wants to help, and appeal is about to be launched ijy and appeal is about to be launched by the disasters emergency committee charity and we will tell you more about that tomorrow the top for now, we leave you with the thoughts of our middle east correspondent, anna foster, one of the first journalists to make it to the epicentre of the quake. imagine surviving an earthquake and then think about what comes next.

you try and shelter from this bitterly cold wind but it's too dangerous. any one of these buildings could collapse around you. so you stay here on the street and you build a fire and you try not to cough as thick black smoke filled the air. and then the morning comes and it doesn't bring relief. at first light, families keep a silent vigil as rescue workers scaled piles of rubble, once homes but no tombs. sometimes, the pattern is broken. sometimes, the pattern is broken. sometimes miracles happen. but that's the exception now. instead, sops turn to cries and screams. sounds like this say more about the hurt than any words could. anna foster on life in the earthquakes and a survivor spent a third night in freezing temperatures.

time for a look at the weather. here's louise lear.