this is bbc news. the headlines... the death toll of monday's earthquakes in turkey and syria rises above 22,000. syria's civil defence group, the white helmets, condemns the united nations�* response. another newborn baby has been rescued from the rubble, 10 day old yagiz and his mother were found around 90 hours after the first of the quakes. a british plane carrying medical supplies and equipment has been sent to aid survivors. the uk economy at a standstill — new figures show even though we narrowly avoided falling into recession in 2022, there was no

growth at all in the final three months of the year. we are not out of the woods. inflation is still much too high. that is causing pain forfamilies up and down the country, which is why we need to stick to our plan to halve inflation. the economy now is just flatlining along the bottom. we are the only major g7 economy that is still smaller than it was before the pandemic and zero growth is not a success. two weeks since nicola bulley disappeared whilst walking her dog in lancashire, now the police are extending their search downstream. and 10,000 tickets to a concert to mark the king's coronation in me are on offer via a ballot.

five days after two huge earthquakes struck turkey and northern syria, survivors are still being pulled out of the rubble. in turkey's hatay province, a ten—day old—boy was saved along with his mother. nearby, a seven—year—old girl was rescued and taken to hospital. more than 22,000 are now known to have died, in these pictures here a german search and rescue team pulls a woman from the rubble, she is still alive. she was buried for more than 100 hours underneath the building. in freezing temperatures, with hunger setting in, hopes are fading that many more will be saved. as jon donnison reports. four days after monday's double earthquake, the scale of this disaster continues to shock. much of southern turkey now resembles a war zone. along the border with syria, they are burying the dead in mass graves.

well over 20,000 are already known to have died. moments like this are rare. this baby boy, only ten days old, was rescued along with his mother. they had been under the rubble for almost 100 hours. the country's hospitals are struggling to cope with the tens of thousands of injured. this young girl has had to have her leg amputated. the doctors didn't tell me they were going to do it, she says, now all i want for my birthday is a beautiful prosthetic leg. hundreds of thousands of people have been left homeless, struggling to keep warm in freezing temperatures. translation: i swear, we do not know what to do, a few days passed, - we don't know what to do, those who stayed, may god help

them, there is nothing to save, life is over. to say, life is over. in northern syria, already ravaged by more than a decade of civil war, the situation is, if anything, worse. sitting on what was once his house, this man holds his children's clothes to his face. this video shows one of his sons being saved. god is great, they cry. incredibly, another son was also found alive. but it is thought six of their siblings and his wife were killed. among the debris, he finds a note written by his eldest daughter. translation: i run out of the house and said, l please god, let one survive, ijust want one of my kids. the international search and rescue effort is stepping up. a german team in southern turkey hold this woman from the wreckage this morning.

but moments like this are going to become increasingly infrequent, and for every person miraculously saved, hundreds of others have lost their lives. jon donnison, bbc news. let's speak now to shadi alshhadeh from the international union of medical relief and care 0rganisation. the charity does a lot of work in syria and turkey. can you just talk us through some of the challenges right now are trying to get aid, specifically, into northern syria.— to get aid, specifically, into northern syria. to get aid, specifically, into northern s ria. . . , ., northern syria. the challenges are enormous in _ northern syria. the challenges are enormous in northern _ northern syria. the challenges are enormous in northern syria, - northern syria. the challenges are enormous in northern syria, and l northern syria. the challenges are l enormous in northern syria, and we are very sorry for what is happening in both syria and turkey. at this stage, we speak about the earthquake, but there is a difference that people in syria, as

your reporterjust difference that people in syria, as your reporter just showed, difference that people in syria, as your reporterjust showed, they difference that people in syria, as your reporter just showed, they are kind of use to air strikes. this is what happened five days ago. people took a moment to understand that this was not another attack, this was not another military air operation taking place. it took a moment. the challenges are enormous, the lack of equipment, lack of medicine, lack of devices, lack of even preparation. today, we have one hospital working. even preparation. today, we have one hospitalworking. if even preparation. today, we have one hospital working. if the village is attacked by an air strike, the hospital in another village or city can support. today, the entire region was hit and shocked by this earthquake. that is something people are not used to dealing with, to bear with both today in syria and turkey. in spite, the serious side of this earthquake have accumulated

experience. i have 1800 colleagues who are used to dealing with such disasters. we who are used to dealing with such disasters. ~ . , ., disasters. we have been hearing a lot about the _ disasters. we have been hearing a lot about the challenges _ disasters. we have been hearing a lot about the challenges at - disasters. we have been hearing a lot about the challenges at the - lot about the challenges at the border, so ijust want lot about the challenges at the border, so i just want to try and ask your opinion on the border itself, of getting aid, for example, from turkey into syria. what are some of the difficulties there? the difficul some of the difficulties there? tue: difficulty there some of the difficulties there? tte: difficulty there is not the border, it is pure political. we are playing politics on and aid. between syria and turkey, there are a few border points, five or six in north eastern syria. 0nly points, five or six in north eastern syria. only one allowed humanitarian aid access to people who most need it. only one authorised it. only one authorised for the un agencies to allow the humanitarian aid. that is not a question of the border, that is a question of politics. that is why we need to appeal on the un

security council member states to please, for one time, put the eight as nonpolitical, humanitarian aid to ease pressures from east and west. when people are under rubble, when people are not sure if it is good to survive or not, the politics should be the politics of aid, of health, of solidarity, not the politics of who can have what. you of solidarity, not the politics of who can have what.— who can have what. you can understand _ who can have what. you can understand many _ who can have what. you can understand many countriesl who can have what. you can - understand many countries hesitancy is in dealing with president assad. yes, for different reasons, including corruption, war crimes, human rights, but you're talking about access to people. still, there is only one cross—border point. weirs speaking of accessing two civilians, to people who are facing

and the conditions even before. the region of north—west syria, a tiny small space has the population of lebanon, it has half the population of switzerland in that region, with one access point to the outside world. 11.5 million, two thirds of which are not from that region, they are internally displaced, they are people who came to find refuge in this place. those of the people who manage to build a house in the past few years, this house was most likely destroyed in the last week. we are talking about a dozen of thousands of houses and buildings damaged during the earthquake, 2000 completely destroyed houses, 11,000, minimum, families. they are homeless

today. in these winter, harsh conditions.— today. in these winter, harsh conditions. we have to leave it there, conditions. we have to leave it there. thank— conditions. we have to leave it there, thank you _ conditions. we have to leave it there, thank you very - conditions. we have to leave it there, thank you very much . conditions. we have to leave itj there, thank you very much for coming on the programme and talking to us. ammar al salmo is a white helmets volunteer in syra. he said barely any international help had reached the country. hundreds of dead bodies today morning under the rubble. we are not hearing any voices from under the rubble, so we reached a critical moment. we lost the time... because no aid, no equipment, no one responded to our call from the very beginning. ifaid, if responded to our call from the very beginning. if aid, if equipment, responded to our call from the very beginning. ifaid, if equipment, if the teams arrived in the last few

days, things would be different, hundreds of lives would be saved, but unfortunately nothing came in, so that it relies on the community effort to lift the rubble. we are left alone, like we are in the dark age. some volunteers lost their fingernails while they were searching for survival. when we first respond, we are full of hope, because we hear people's voices under the rubble, but right now we are no more hearing people under the rubble. we are trying to move to the second level, to retrieve fuel from under the rubble, and achieve unidentified people. there are more than 11,000 families who are homeless, more than 30,000 families

left their homes because they were damaged by the earthquake. they need help, they need evacuation and shelter, and for the infrastructure to be repaired and updated. they need to re—supply electricity to the roads. until now, there is not any aid coming in regarding the response to the earthquake. we aid coming in regarding the response to the earthquake.— to the earthquake. we will 'ust take ou to to the earthquake. we will 'ust take you to some — to the earthquake. we will 'ust take you to some live * pictures from turkey. this is the continued rescue effort, as you can imagine, hopes are fading. the number is expected to be pulled alive from the rubble decreasing hour by hour, for the efforts there are still continuing. the latest estimates for the number of people killed so far is 22,300.

unfortunately that number is still expected to rise. we will move now and take a look at the international aid effort which is, of course, growing in scale as the scale of the disaster grows. dedicate flights from the uk to cough this morning. emergency equipment, including a field hospital, thousands of tents, hygiene kits, all among the stuff being sent out there. the disasters emergency committee launched its official appeal yesterday, and has so far raised more than £30 million. many more communities and charities are providing what help they can, too. 0ur midlands correspondent phil mackie has been to visit a charity gathering aid in birmingham. the islamic relief warehouse in birmingham is piled high with clothes and toys. it will eventually be sent to the places it is needed, but it is not what is most urgently required. we have lost communication with many team members

in the first few hours... this man has just got a voice update from his team in turkey. we have 12 team members who have lost family members, many lost direct family members, some have been recovered from the rubble... it is hard to listen to. they have 130 permanent staff in turkey and syria, and they are part of the dec appeal. we need money, we need donations to get the equipment and resources they need, the emergency kits, the food and blankets that were mentioned, in order to get them to, you know, some sort of normality. smaller charities have been sending material out too. they have had to wait for available space on passenger flights. this is part of the first consignment of humanitarian aid going from birmingham airport out to turkey, there are three of these big pallets, filled with lots of things, so baby powder and women's sanitary products, blankets, medicalaid.

they are heading off on a regular scheduled flight that goes from birmingham to istanbul every day, and there will be more going out over the next couple of days. they will be collected in istanbul by red crescent and then distributed to the earthquake hit areas. how old are you? are you on your own? this man owns an indian takeaway in stoke—on—trent. he was with another birmingham—based charity in syria when the earthquake struck. so, listen, go to your right are three steps. he and his team spent the first few days helping to rescue people from the rubble. now they are trying to help with the coordinated relief effort. he is back home briefly, but will return at the weekend. i know there is a lot of people sending containers, and when we have donations, those donations, we buy things

in bulk, so if you were to buy a blanket at the shops, it might cost you £15, where if we were to buy 10,000 blankets, they cost £4 £5, do you know what i mean? the first uk relief flight arrived in this morning. arrived in turkey this morning. parents standing outside their homes, knowing that their children are dead underneath the rubble... back in birmingham at friday prayers, many of those donating have families who are directly affected. phil mackie, bbc news, birmingham. 0ur reporter simonjones is at a warehouse in north london where people are working around the clock to get vital supplies to turkey. tell us what is happening. this is a turkish haulage _ tell us what is happening. this is a turkish haulage firm _ tell us what is happening. this is a turkish haulage firm based - tell us what is happening. this is a turkish haulage firm based in - turkish haulage firm based in london. they felt they had to do something. as you can see, hundreds of boxes for the goods that have been donated by the local community. they put out a appeal here on tuesday, the community really

responded to it. we have blankets, sanitary products, clothes, all due to be put on lorries heading towards turkey. 0ne lorry is due to leave later today. we can talk to one of the volunteers here. why have you come along? we the volunteers here. why have you come along?— come along? we are living the bad da s. come along? we are living the bad days- there _ come along? we are living the bad days- there is— come along? we are living the bad days. there is nothing _ come along? we are living the bad days. there is nothing to - come along? we are living the bad days. there is nothing to say. - come along? we are living the bad days. there is nothing to say. no | days. there is nothing to say. no words _ days. there is nothing to say. no words can— days. there is nothing to say. no words can describe the situation. i am here _ words can describe the situation. i am here for— words can describe the situation. i am here for wanting to do something 'ust am here for wanting to do something just to _ am here for wanting to do something just to make a contribution, provide a contribution. in the uk and london. _ a contribution. in the uk and london. i_ a contribution. in the uk and london, i have not lost one of my family _ london, i have not lost one of my family. my— london, i have not lost one of my family. my family is on the east side of— family. my family is on the east side of turkey. the rest of the people. — side of turkey. the rest of the people, we are worried for the rest of the _ people, we are worried for the rest of the people. we all feel, all the -uys of the people. we all feel, all the guys here, — of the people. we all feel, all the guys here, they are feeling to do

something, tiny, simple, easy, we 'ust something, tiny, simple, easy, we just have _ something, tiny, simple, easy, we just have to— something, tiny, simple, easy, we just have to do something for these people. _ just have to do something for these people, because we see on tv and social_ people, because we see on tv and social media. thank you so much for your sacrifice, — social media. thank you so much for your sacrifice, you do your best to provide _ your sacrifice, you do your best to provide contributions. we still owe these _ provide contributions. we still owe these people, these people in turkey they really— these people, these people in turkey they really need something. they are in a had _ they really need something. they are in a bad situation. i'm having trouble — in a bad situation. i'm having trouble to— in a bad situation. i'm having trouble to describe the words. how hard is it seeing _ trouble to describe the words. how hard is it seeing the pictures and the devastation over in turkey and wanting to do something? tt is wanting to do something? it is really devastating. _ wanting to do something? it is really devastating. most of the country. — really devastating. most of the country, it has been affected from this earthquake. syria, you know syria. _

this earthquake. syria, you know syria, lebanon, we hear some countries _ syria, lebanon, we hear some countries have been affected from this earthquake. we see areas collapse — this earthquake. we see areas collapse. some cities are not standing _ collapse. some cities are not standing any more. we are feeling good _ standing any more. we are feeling good i'm — standing any more. we are feeling good. i'm here to try to do something, as much as i can, whatever— something, as much as i can, whatever i_ something, as much as i can, whatever i do, all people, they are all from _ whatever i do, all people, they are all from here... they are here just contribute — all from here... they are here just contribute something for these people — contribute something for these --eole. . ~' ,. contribute something for these --eole. . ~ ., ., , people. thank you for 'oining us, i know the effort h people. thank you for 'oining us, i know the effort is _ people. thank you forjoining us, i know the effort is much _ people. thank you forjoining us, i i know the effort is much appreciated. let me show you what is happening over here. it has been a hive of activity throughout the day, so if we just force our way through, you can see over here, this lorry has now been pretty much completely loaded up. it is due to depart

anytime now. this lorry is going to be heading over to istanbul. it will properly take around seven days to get there, because it has to go through several countries before it arrives there, and once it arrives in istanbul, the aid will be distributed from there the worst hit regions. ijust want distributed from there the worst hit regions. i just want to talk now to the man who has really been behind all of this so far. it has been a huge effort, just tell me why you decided you needed to do something here. we decided you needed to do something here. ~ . ~ , decided you needed to do something here. . . ,, , . , decided you needed to do something here. . ., ~' , . , .,, here. we are turkish citizens as well as british _ here. we are turkish citizens as well as british citizens, - here. we are turkish citizens as well as british citizens, so - here. we are turkish citizens as well as british citizens, so we . here. we are turkish citizens as l well as british citizens, so we had to do something, we felt like doing it. we felt all the pain, all the grief that everyone is suffering. we are glad that we have done it. we are glad that we have done it. we are hoping that all these donations will go into the good hands and redistributed as needed. this will go into the good hands and redistributed as needed. this is a second lorry _ redistributed as needed. this is a second lorry that _ redistributed as needed. this is a second lorry that you _ redistributed as needed. this is a second lorry that you have - redistributed as needed. this is a second lorry that you have sent i redistributed as needed. this is a | second lorry that you have sent so far, and you're going to send more?

the third one isjust far, and you're going to send more? the third one is just parking far, and you're going to send more? the third one isjust parking now, we are going to start that immediately. we want to ship out two deliveries today. fist immediately. we want to ship out two deliveries today.— deliveries today. at the moment, you are sa in: deliveries today. at the moment, you are saying the — deliveries today. at the moment, you are saying the community _ deliveries today. at the moment, you are saying the community has - deliveries today. at the moment, you are saying the community has been . are saying the community has been amazing, but you don't need any more donations at this time?— donations at this time? absolutely. i want to donations at this time? absolutely. i want to fight _ donations at this time? absolutely. i want to fight the _ donations at this time? absolutely. i want to fight the turkish - i want to fight the turkish community as well as the british community as well as the british community as well as the british community as well. we get support from local authorities, schools, charities, everybody has been amazing stop thank you very much to all of them. we are good, we are good with clothing and all that, but there are some essentials for sure. but we want to listen to the aid organisations and see what they actually need before we send out anything else. actually need before we send out anything else-— actually need before we send out an hinu else. . ~ , . anything else. thank you very much for 'oinin: anything else. thank you very much forjoining us- _ anything else. thank you very much forjoining us. this _ anything else. thank you very much forjoining us. this is _ anything else. thank you very much forjoining us. this is really - anything else. thank you very much forjoining us. this is really a - forjoining us. this is really a story of a community coming together, wanting to do something, scenes that have been repeated right across the uk. people are seeing the devastating pictures on the television, just asking, what can we

do, even if it is onlyjust a little bit to try and improve the situation for the lives and the people out in turkey and syria? i think the real concern now is that is unlikely there will be many more survivors found under the rubble, but for the people who have lost their homes, their livelihoods, who have lost everything, a real concern over what is going to happen to them, with potentially a shortage of food, a lack of power, a shortage of day—to—day equipment. that is why they have been working so hard here just to try to do their bit. we are going live to turkey, where president erdogan is speaking. we do not have a translation, butjust so you know, we know a little bit of what he has been saying. he has been giving a bit of a tour of the

region, as has president assad in syria, he has been out visiting rescue teams. we know a couple more details from president erdogan as he has been speaking over the last few hours. the first is that he gives the number of people killed so far in turkey at around 19,000, over 19,000, and that makes up, of course, the large bulk of the total of over 22,000 that we have for both syria and turkey. as i said, those numbers have been going up and up over the last few days, and are unfortunately still expected to rise. we do also have a quote from him now, where he has been talking about the response effort specifically. in translation, i am just going to read that. it says, despite the fact that we have gathered perhaps one of the largest search and rescue teams to the region, with more than 141,000 members, unfortunately it is a fact that we have not been able to

respond as fast as we had hoped. a little earlier on was admitting that the response had not been as fast as he had hoped. he has faced criticism from some for not only the response in its size, but also the response in its size, but also the response in its size, but also the response in its speed, and also longer term structural problems of things like building regulations that allowed such a devastating earthquake to have such a devastating impact. those around him asking, in the immediate aftermath, for politics not to be rotting, but that is of course an impossible request on something like this. we will leave those pictures they are of president erdogan talking, as we get a bit more of a translation will bring you more of a translation will bring you more details about what he actually said. we do know, as i mentioned,

those two relatively new bits of information coming here for the first time, admitting the response was not as fast as he would have liked, and also giving us an update, unfortunately, on the number of deaths. we have left him there, and these are live pictures of the continued rescue efforts, an extraordinary effort by so many people. 141,000 was the number given by president erdogan of the search and rescue teams, 141,000 people there involved in the turkish search and rescue teams, trying to bring people alive out of the rubble, but unfortunately as our correspondent across the region have been witnessing first hand, it is now more often than not a case of bringing bodies out of the rubble rather than people still alive. plenty of activity, and just a

reminder that the conditions there are absolutely devastating, because the freezing cold, and the temperatures at night, and you have people unable to access really any kind of meaningful heat source, their heating in their homes has gone, their homes are completely gone. people have been staying in their cars, burning wood on the streets to try and keep warm. given that, working through the night is therefore even more challenging in those conditions. we will keep an eye on these pictures for you, and these rescue attempts, and if it looks like there are any significant movements or developments we will come back to it, and as i mentioned, president erdogan is speaking, we will be on the case of getting a translation just to see if there are any more details coming through on the rescue efforts there. we can

come back to the uk and a bit of economics news here. the uk has narrowly avoided falling into recession according to new figures, after the economy saw zero growth between october and december last year. the economy is in recession when it contracts for two consecutive three—month periods, and it did shrink betweenjuly and september last year. it was flat thereafter. it usually means the economy is performing badly, with companies making less money and cutting jobs, leaving the government with less tax revenue. the bank of england still expects a recession this year, but it will be shorter and less severe than previously thought. here's our economics correspondent, andy verity. the world cup lifted the economy in november, but it also meant premier league matches were put off — one reason for a bigger than expected drop in the economy in december. while over three months it didn't shrink but stayed flat, brewers say pubs are struggling to make money. what we saw in 2022 is over 32 pubs a month shut and, you know, if the economy continues in the same vein this year, we may see

that trend continue. overall, the economy beat gloomy predictions three months ago that we'd now be in recession, but in consumer facing services like this gift shop, activity dropped in december by 1.2%. we've just had our quietest january ever, so we've had to make lots of cuts within the business, and that has affected some of my team members, and i've just got this real sense that consumer confidence is at an all—time low, there is a lot of self—preservation going on — we've noticed a huge drop—off in footfall, and it is that not seeing people walking through the door that is really making a difference and impacting our sales. in normal times, the economy, meaning all the goods and services we produce — every haircut, every bus ride we take, every car we make — that grows, but in a recession it shrinks across the economy, and over time. there is no official definition, but the rule of thumb is if it shrinks for two three—month periods in a row, we can call it a recession.

this is what has happened to the economy over the past two years. after dipping in the third lockdown it grew back very rapidly, but ever since then economic growth has been slowing down, and you can see, in the last six months, at best it has been flat. the government pointed out that last year the uk economy grew faster than any other major economy, up by 4%, drawing this response from labour. i hope these numbers are a wake—up call to the government, because the economy is flatlining along the bottom. we are the only major g7 economy that is still smaller than it was before the pandemic, and zero growth is not a success. the government now urgently need to put in place a real plan for economic growth, as well as tackling the cost of living crisis that is affecting so many families and pensioners right now. an unexpectedly rapid drop in the price of wholesale gas has cut the cost to the government of subsidising energy bills from an estimated £97 billion

last autumn to less than 40 billion now, yet households still face a jump in energy cost in april of 50%. the bbc asked the chancellor whether the savings could be used to help households. we constantly keep the help we can give families under review, but if you are saying, do i think we will have the headroom to make a major new initiative to help people, i don't think the situation will have changed very significantly from the autumn statement, which was just three months ago. the bank of england is now forecasting weak growth this year, rather than a long slump, but hat doesn't mean household fortunes have improved. millions of workers are still going through what is expected to be the sharpest drop in disposable incomes in nearly 70 years. andy verity, bbc news. we can talk more about this with paul dales, the chief uk economist at the independent economic research group, capital economics. thanks forjoining us. does it

matter a great deal whether we are technically in recession or not? hat technically in recession or not? not reall , technically in recession or not? tirrt really, although it is a very big events of the media and it is a big label but the truth is, whether you have just missed one or you are in one, the economy is very weak at the moment. that is filtering through into weak household finances and unfortunately it is only going to get worse this year, i think. 50 unfortunately it is only going to get worse this year, i think. so why is the economy _ get worse this year, i think. so why is the economy way? _ get worse this year, i think. so why is the economy way? a _ get worse this year, i think. so why is the economy way? a couple - get worse this year, i think. so why is the economy way? a couple of i get worse this year, i think. so why | is the economy way? a couple of big effects, the — is the economy way? a couple of big effects, the rise _ is the economy way? a couple of big effects, the rise in _ is the economy way? a couple of big effects, the rise in inflation - is the economy way? a couple of big effects, the rise in inflation which i effects, the rise in inflation which was partially triggered by the surge in energy prices after the war in ukraine began and that means everyone has got to pay more for the same goods and services. so more of the money gets devoted to meeting the money gets devoted to meeting the price rise which means you cannot buy as much in terms of

volumes. the second effect is that we know interest rates rose from almost zero up to 4% on the bank's key rate and that will raise the cost of borrowing for businesses and households and a lot of people will feel that this year if they roll off their fixed feel that this year if they roll off theirfixed rate mortgage a new mortgage which will have a higher interest rate.— mortgage which will have a higher interest rate. some of the reasons there, so interest rate. some of the reasons there. so how _ interest rate. some of the reasons there, so how do _ interest rate. some of the reasons there, so how do we _ interest rate. some of the reasons there, so how do we grow- interest rate. some of the reasons there, so how do we grow our- interest rate. some of the reasons - there, so how do we grow our economy and how do we get more money in the pockets of people? we and how do we get more money in the pockets of people?— pockets of people? we have got to ride out this _ pockets of people? we have got to ride out this recession _ pockets of people? we have got to ride out this recession really - pockets of people? we have got to ride out this recession really and l ride out this recession really and on our forecast we think the recession will last for about a year, so that is pretty much this year, so that is pretty much this year, and then next year i think we will be in a better position because by then inflation will have come down to more normal levels and that in itself will relieve some of the downward pressure on households and businesses and that may mean that further ahead, businesses and that may mean that furtherahead, may sometime

businesses and that may mean that further ahead, may sometime next year, the bank of england can cut interest rates. so there is hope out there but i think we have got to get through the next 12 months first. talking about inflation at the bank of england which is of course separate from the government, but it all sounds like there is not a great deal that the government can do either way? the deal that the government can do either way?— deal that the government can do either way? deal that the government can do either wa ? ., .. , either way? the government can try and ulla either way? the government can try and pull a few _ either way? the government can try and pull a few leavers _ either way? the government can try and pull a few leavers which - either way? the government can try and pull a few leavers which will. and pull a few leavers which will help, and one of the really big problem is the uk has had it since the pandemic is that there are fewer people making themselves available to work for a variety of reasons but if the government can solve that you get more people working which means everything else equal, that increases the amount of money flowing through the economy, increases the size of the economy, but it also relieves some of the upward pressure on wage growth because businesses can then more easily find the work as they need. fixing that one issue would really

boost economic growth and reduce inflation so it would be a bit of a double win for the economy. unfortunately, it is really hard to do. ., ., unfortunately, it is really hard to do. . ., ., ., , sport now and a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. pep guardiola claims manchester city have already been 'condemned and sentenced' after being charged with more than 100 breaches of the premier league's financial rules.

as he claims they were after facing similar accusations from uefa two years ago. the manager also insists he's more determined than ever to stay after previously saying he'd walk out of the club if he felt hed been lied to. i trust all the ceos of the clubs, the 19 clubs? no, i trust my people, between them and my people, no one second for the other ones. chelsea will face the holders and eight time winners lyon in the quarterfinals of the women's champions league. the wsl leaders will play the second leg at home next month. arsenalfinished above lyon in their group and they'll take on bayern munich in the last 8. the two english sides will avoid each other in the semi finals too, with arsenal playing ps6 or wolfsburg if they win and chelsea potentially up against barcelona or roma. the lithuanian sport minister has said that 35 countries, including the usa, germany,

france, the uk and japan have unanimously agreed to demand that the international olympic committee ban russian and belarusian athletes from the 2024 paris 0lympics. ukraine has already threatened to boycott the games if those athletes are allowed to compete. their president — volodymyr zelensky — has been addressing the gathering before which britain's culture secretary lucy frazer said that russian athletes "shouldn't line up alongside team gb and everyone else on the world stage". the international olympic committee has been trying to develop a pathway enabling russian and belarussian atheletes to compete as neutrals under strict conditions, following russia's invasion of ukraine. the consortium that has taken over worcester warrors and rebranded the club as sixways rugby says they may think again about the name change. the club have withdrawn their proposal to play in the championship, with the government saying the decision was "devastating news for rugby fans across the midlands". the new owners insists they couldn't accept a number of clauses

in the contract they'd have to sign with the rfu, but are willing to change their plans on the new club's branding. there is parts within our control and one element of that is the brand as such, and if we had got that wrong, we can hold our hands up and be honest and say, may that was a step too far. we are looking at everything and it listening to the community and we can look to re—engage with that. india have extended their first innings lead to nearly 150, taking control on day two of the first test against australia — a meeting of the world's top two sides in nagpur. it's been built on a century from captain rohit sharma and unbeaten 50s from ravindra jadeja and axar patel. while australia spinner todd murphy has taken five wickets on his debut. india finished the day on 321 for 7, a lead of 144 runs. that's all the sport for now.

two weeks ago, nicola bulley spent the morning getting her children ready for school and taking the dog for a walk. nicola was seen by a fellow dog walker at ten to nine, and then again at ten past nine in a field further along the river bank. at 9:20am, police have now established her phone was left on a riverside bench. 13 minutes later, her phone was found, along with her dogs harness, but nicola had disappeared.

police think that she fell down into the river and drowned. but it's a theory. there's no actual evidence for it. nevertheless, a specialist search team volunteered to help, and using sonar equipment, combed the bottom of the river in the village, but nothing was found in the stretch of river they were working in. if nicola was in that river, i would have found her, i can guarantee you that. she wouldn't have... we would have found her. and she's not there in that section of the river up there. for family and friends it's been two weeks of hell. we still have hope. we've got two beautiful little girls that need their mummy home, and that's what's keeping us going. but, again, the community is united again today, we're coming out in force just to give one last push that somebody driven past two weeks ago perhaps hasn't seen the news for whatever reason, and sheds a little bit of light on the situation. police have consistently called this a missing persons inquiry. there's no evidence of a crime. but that's not stopped some people thinking otherwise. social networks are awash with conspiracy theories. there have even been wannabe detectives coming

to buildings like this, breaking into them and starting to search through them. police say they've thoroughly searched everywhere in a one—mile radius and will take action against anyone found making offensive comments online. they've also issued what are called dispersal orders against anyone committing anti—social behaviour. despite the police's thorough search, there is one blind spot. so this is the only path out of this whole area that's not covered by a cctv camera. so if she came out of this way, where did she go at this point? if you turn round and look here, it's a busy road, hundreds of cars were going past here at nine o'clock on a friday morning. and since then the police have tracked 700 vehicles going past at the time nicola went missing. with there being no sign of nicola at st michael's on wyre, the search has been widened downstream. but instead of a small, meandering river, the wyre estuary, well, it's huge. from here, the river

becomes the sea. the police are now tasked with searching the inlets and marshland. two weeks after nicola bulley went missing, the mystery surrounding her disappearance continues. nick garnett, bbc news, lancashire. we can cross to our reporter. where are you? we we can cross to our reporter. where are ou? ~ . ., ., are you? we are in a village, hamilton. — are you? we are in a village, hamilton, several— are you? we are in a village, hamilton, several miles - are you? we are in a village, - hamilton, several miles downstream from where nicola bulley was last seen, and it is a large stretch of water that the police are trying to search an earlier we saw a police inflatable boat coming down carrying out a visual search along this stretch of water but the problem the police face is that the water here is tidal and there are currents so they have got to go back and search parts of the water which they may have surged earlier for any further clues. we have also seen as well as the police search, activity from friends of nicola bulley, they held

a vigil in the church in the village where she is from at ten o'clock and they were holding placards on the street asking anyone with any information and any dash cam footage which may show her on it to come forward and hand that over to the police, because at the moment this is still a missing person inquiry and the police say they do not believe anybody else was involved and they do not believe there was any criminal activity and they are still treating it as a missing person. still treating it as a missing erson. ~ . ., ., person. we have heard from the friends, person. we have heard from the friends. just _ person. we have heard from the friends, just a _ person. we have heard from the friends, just a desperate - person. we have heard from the | friends, just a desperate situation for them, what are they saying? it has been incredibly difficult for her family has been incredibly difficult for herfamily and has been incredibly difficult for her family and friends and in fact the whole community. one of nicola bulley�*s friends this morning said it was like going through torture, the last two weeks, and nicola bulley and her partner have two children who were a primary school but they are old enough to understand that their mother is missing. —— who are at primary school. they are trying to stay strong for the children, and how

nicola bulley�*s partner is trying to stay strong for them, but the lack of information and the not knowing what has happened is incredibly difficult for everybody and is a tortuous couple of weeks that they have gone through.— tortuous couple of weeks that they have gone through. there have been calls for footage _ have gone through. there have been calls for footage of _ have gone through. there have been calls for footage of any _ have gone through. there have been calls for footage of any kind, - have gone through. there have been calls for footage of any kind, dash i calls for footage of any kind, dash cam footage, any kind of recordings, but we don't know if those appeals have been successful? tia. but we don't know if those appeals have been successful?— but we don't know if those appeals have been successful? no, police say the have have been successful? no, police say they have traced _ have been successful? no, police say they have traced 700 _ have been successful? no, police say they have traced 700 vehicles, - have been successful? no, police say they have traced 700 vehicles, just . they have traced 700 vehicles, just to explain the dash cam footage, the recent police have appealed for it is because there is one exit which is because there is one exit which is not covered by cctv and they are asking for dash cam footage so if that could identify if nicola bulley did indeed leave the area. they don't think she did but they are open to that is a possibility. the police have traced 700 vehicles which have passed that point to see if any have any information but what her friends said is that maybe

someone drove past the area who has been out of the area for the last two weeks but maybe they will see this appear this morning and they come forward with the dash cam footage which may be a missing link for this inquiry. footage which may be a missing link for this inquiry-— for this inquiry. thanks for 'oining us. we are going to return to the events that few earthquakes in turkey and syria. —— we are going to return to the earthquakes in turkey and syria. let's just return to a story we covered earlier in the week of the former newcastle united footballer christian atsu, who was reported missing in turkey

following monday's earthquake. we had been told that he had been rescued from the rubble and taken to hospital, but in a statement, his agent now says that christian is still missing. joining us now is the partner of christian atsu, marie claire rupio. his agent is in turkey and is trying to get to the place where it happened. we know that his building, well, they know whether building is and they are trying their best to rescue everybody. they know there are people still under the rubble but the problem is that they don't have the equipment necessarily to get them out. so he is still missing and we don't know where he is. unimaginable feeling for you to have to do wake up with everyday and live with at the moment? yes. to do wake up with everyday and live with at the moment? yes, especially for my children. _ with at the moment? yes, especially for my children. i'm _ with at the moment? yes, especially for my children. i'm so _ with at the moment? yes, especially for my children. i'm so sorry. - with at the moment? yes, especially for my children. i'm so sorry. the - for my children. i'm so sorry. the 'ob of for my children. i'm so sorry. the job of trying _ for my children. i'm so sorry. the job of trying to — for my children. i'm so sorry. the job of trying to get _ for my children. i'm so sorry. the job of trying to get information i for my children. i'm so sorry. the | job of trying to get information out and his whereabouts is extremely difficult as i'm sure we can all appreciate in the circumstances, do

you have any hope that the information will reach you is something that you will be able to trust? part of the problem is so many people do not know what is going on. many people do not know what is auoin on. ~ , . many people do not know what is aoianon.~ , ., ,, many people do not know what is aoainon.~ , ., ,, going on. well, yeah. shocking, as ou can going on. well, yeah. shocking, as you can imagine- — going on. well, yeah. shocking, as you can imagine. it _ going on. well, yeah. shocking, as you can imagine. it was _ going on. well, yeah. shocking, as you can imagine. it was confirmed | going on. well, yeah. shocking, as. you can imagine. it was confirmed he had been found and was taken to hospital and then 11 hours later my children heard on the radio that they still don't know where he is. i know that his agent is there and they are trying their best to find him, so i trust that he will bring me the news, the news that i can trust. that if he sees him or speaks to him. but it is quite confusing,

everything. to him. but it is quite confusing, everything-— to him. but it is quite confusing, eve hina. . , everything. can you remind us where he was and — everything. can you remind us where he was and why _ everything. can you remind us where he was and why he _ everything. can you remind us where he was and why he was _ everything. can you remind us where he was and why he was there - everything. can you remind us where he was and why he was there and - everything. can you remind us where| he was and why he was there and the connection to the area? he he was and why he was there and the connection to the area?— connection to the area? he plays for hata , he connection to the area? he plays for hatay. he signed — connection to the area? he plays for hatay, he signed a _ connection to the area? he plays for hatay, he signed a one-year- hatay, he signed a one—year contract, and he had a very good game on sunday, scoring his first goal. so, yeah, he has been living with his team—mates who have been rescued. that is all i can tell you. when did you last had contact with him? he when did you last had contact with him? , ,., ~ ., . when did you last had contact with him? , , ., . .,, him? he spoke to the children last time on saturday _ him? he spoke to the children last time on saturday morning. - him? he spoke to the children last time on saturday morning. that i him? he spoke to the children last. time on saturday morning. that was the last time that i heard from him. i cannot imagine the moment that you heard that the earthquake first try, thatis heard that the earthquake first try, that is something no one should have to go through. —— first struck. yes.

to go through. -- first struck. yes, i had a to go through. -- first struck. yes, i had a lot — to go through. -- first struck. yes, i had a lot of— to go through. -- first struck. yes, i had a lot of missed _ to go through. -- first struck. yes, i had a lot of missed calls - to go through. -- first struck. yes, i had a lot of missed calls on - to go through. -- first struck. yes, i had a lot of missed calls on my i i had a lot of missed calls on my phone for my sister and then she told me and then i read the news. have you got any messages for the rescuers out there, the authorities, those working so hard to find people? bill those working so hard to find --eole? �* .., those working so hard to find --eole?�* , ., those working so hard to find n-eole?~ , ., ., people? all i can say is that, for me, i people? all i can say is that, for me. i know _ people? all i can say is that, for me, i know the _ people? all i can say is that, for me, i know the rescuers - people? all i can say is that, for me, i know the rescuers are - people? all i can say is that, for i me, i know the rescuers are trying their best, day and night, to rescue everybody. ijust feel their best, day and night, to rescue everybody. i just feel for everybody who like me and my children, is in the unknown, not knowing if their family is alive or not, and i would just appealfor the hatay family is alive or not, and i would just appeal for the hatay club and the turkish authorities and the british government to send out the equipment to get the people out who are still trapped in the rubble,

especially for my partner and the father of my children, because they need the equipment to get them out. they cannot go deep without the equipment and the time is running out. , ., , ., out. the time is running out but of course we — out. the time is running out but of course we have — out. the time is running out but of course we have still— out. the time is running out but of course we have still seen - out. the time is running out but of course we have still seen dramaticj course we have still seen dramatic rescues, and people are still being pulled from the rubble. that gives you some hope? aha, pulled from the rubble. that gives you some hope?— you some hope? a bit, yes. i still ra you some hope? a bit, yes. i still -ra and you some hope? a bit, yes. i still pray and believe _ you some hope? a bit, yes. i still pray and believe that _ you some hope? a bit, yes. i still pray and believe that he - you some hope? a bit, yes. i still pray and believe that he is - you some hope? a bit, yes. i still pray and believe that he is alive. | pray and believe that he is alive. yes. t pray and believe that he is alive. yes. ., ., ., ,, pray and believe that he is alive. yes. ., ., ., ~ i., pray and believe that he is alive. yes. ., ., ., ,, . yes. i want to say thank you so much for coming — yes. i want to say thank you so much for coming on — yes. i want to say thank you so much for coming on and _ yes. i want to say thank you so much for coming on and talking _ yes. i want to say thank you so much for coming on and talking to - yes. i want to say thank you so much for coming on and talking to us - yes. i want to say thank you so much for coming on and talking to us and l for coming on and talking to us and i'm so, so sorry that you and your family are having to go through this and we wish you all the best and we wish you some good news soon. thank you so much. wish you some good news soon. thank you so much-—

rescue workers in turkey say the chances of finding survivors still trapped in the rubble are becoming slim. tens of thousands of survivors have spent another night sleeping in makeshift shelters in freezing temperatures. the disaster is known to have killed more than 22,000 people. 0ur correspondent quentin sommerville is with rescuers in antakya in southern turkey. it is now day five of the rescue operation. just have a look up in this building. we have been following these rescue workers since last night. they are mostly volunteers, they have barely had any sleep. one of them told me he's had three hours in the last five days. they think they have heard someone inside. i was just up there, we could not see anyone. they are now digging under the rubble to try and retrieve someone, but what there is up there is an overpowering smell of dead bodies. 0n the first, second and third day of the rescue mission, they were finding a lot of people.

this lot pulled out maybe a couple of dozen, including very young children, from buildings all along here. they say these buildings, and if you look at these buildings, they have collapsed on their side and then you have these buildings which have flattened completely. these are the most dangerous buildings, they say, the ones that are still teetering, but the ones that have collapsed completely, pancaked, they are going right inside, they are digging deep inside and making tunnels to try and get people out. but the reality is, and this will be very difficult news for families here, is that many of the rescue workers believe that this is no longer a case of rescuing survivors. we are now in a phase where they are recovering bodies. joining me now in the studio is saleh saeed, ceo of

of the disasters emergency committee, a group of uk charities which coordinate appeals for emergency aid and relief to people caught up in disasters around the world. what about the money raised so far? incredible response in the uk with over £30 million raised in one day which is a testimony to the uk public for seeing the images on screens and wanting to help and we are very grateful for that and money is already being drawn down from our member charities in northern syria and in turkey providing the essential relief that people are so desperately needing with warm blankets and water and food and medical kit. blankets and water and food and medical kit-— medical kit. and for clarity, talk us through. _ medical kit. and for clarity, talk us through, what _ medical kit. and for clarity, talk us through, what is _ medical kit. and for clarity, talk us through, what is the - medical kit. and for clarity, talk us through, what is the dac? i medical kit. and for clarity, talk i us through, what is the dac? the disaster us through, what is the dac? tte: disaster emergencies committee is an umbrella body of 15 leading charities including the likes of the red cross, save the children, 0xfam, islamic relief and others, so we work together to raise money, together with our media partners

including the bbc, and this is a quick and efficient and safe way of raising the money and distributing the humanitarian aid.— raising the money and distributing the humanitarian aid. money raised, how auickl the humanitarian aid. money raised, how quickly is _ the humanitarian aid. money raised, how quickly is it _ the humanitarian aid. money raised, how quickly is it to _ the humanitarian aid. money raised, how quickly is it to turn _ the humanitarian aid. money raised, how quickly is it to turn that - the humanitarian aid. money raised, how quickly is it to turn that money | how quickly is it to turn that money effectively into the rite aid and get back to the right people? it happens very quickly and some of our members are charities are on the ground already working in places like northern syria and some of those charities, we are working with them in turkey, sadly places which got hit by the earthquake, so money has already been drawn down and the money is already being spent but of course the challenge is that they need is immense, the aid workers themselves, the government, the hospitals, they have all been impacted, so to skate up the response is the real challenge, a mammoth task —— scale up. we response is the real challenge, a mammoth task -- scale up. we have heard from — mammoth task -- scale up. we have heard from people _ mammoth task -- scale up. we have heard from people in _ mammoth task -- scale up. we have heard from people in northern - mammoth task -- scale up. we have heard from people in northern syria | heard from people in northern syria talking about the particular challenges there. in talking about the particular challenges there. talking about the particular challenaes there. ., ., challenges there. in northern syria,

of course, challenges there. in northern syria, of course. it — challenges there. in northern syria, of course, it has _ challenges there. in northern syria, of course, it has been _ challenges there. in northern syria, of course, it has been in _ challenges there. in northern syria, of course, it has been in a - challenges there. in northern syria, of course, it has been in a state - challenges there. in northern syria, of course, it has been in a state of. of course, it has been in a state of war now for ten years and health care was already on their knees, and this means their needs were already great, so this has amplified and made the situation even worse. we know that charities are on the ground, though, including dec charities, trying to scale up the response, and we are still appealing to the british public and to anyone to the british public and to anyone to support the appeal so that we can scale up and reach as many people as possible. tt scale up and reach as many people as -ossible. , ., , ., scale up and reach as many people as -ossible. , .,, ., ., ., possible. if people are donating, what kind of— possible. if people are donating, what kind of aid _ possible. if people are donating, what kind of aid is _ possible. if people are donating, what kind of aid is there - possible. if people are donating, what kind of aid is there money | what kind of aid is there money actually buying? the what kind of aid is there money actually buying?— what kind of aid is there money actually buying? the money has already been — actually buying? the money has already been supplying - actually buying? the money has already been supplying and - already been supplying and supporting search and rescue and moving towards the provision of relief supplies, food, clean water, because we are concerned about the spread of waterborne diseases, warmth and medical care, these are the priorities going forward. lloathed the priorities going forward. what about the challenges _ the priorities going forward. what about the challenges of people wanting to give something so if they

are not giving money but they want to give clothing and we have seen a certain appeals from certain charities around the uk saying, do not do that, just send money? compassion is demonstrated in many ways and people want to give physical things but what we say, the things that people give today are not going to be what is needed on the ground in a few weeks' time, i giving cash is very safe and very quick and very efficient —— and giving cash. quick and very efficient -- and giving cash-— quick and very efficient -- and giving cash. that is what we are recommending _ giving cash. that is what we are recommending to _ giving cash. that is what we are recommending to people. - giving cash. that is what we are recommending to people. can l giving cash. that is what we are i recommending to people. can you giving cash. that is what we are - recommending to people. can you give a breakdown of where the money comes from in terms of donations from individuals around the country from organisations, from governments, where does the onus lie? the organisations, from governments, where does the onus lie?- where does the onus lie? the vast ma'ori where does the onus lie? the vast majority of — where does the onus lie? the vast majority of the _ where does the onus lie? the vast majority of the money _ where does the onus lie? the vast majority of the money that - where does the onus lie? the vast majority of the money that comes | where does the onus lie? the vast l majority of the money that comes to the dec is from the british public, and we are also grateful to the uk government who match the first 5 million, and of course corporate and partners in trusts and foundations around the country, so this is a

partnership of across the uk and is a mechanism that works incredibly efficiently and we want to say thank you to everybody who has supported the appeal so far. we you to everybody who has supported the appeal so far.— the appeal so far. we see you and hear from — the appeal so far. we see you and hear from you _ the appeal so far. we see you and hear from you at _ the appeal so far. we see you and hear from you at these _ the appeal so far. we see you and i hear from you at these extraordinary heartbreaking moments around the world, so give some idea of perspective, how big is the scale of the need? , , , ., ., the need? this is immense, one of the need? this is immense, one of the biggest — the need? this is immense, one of the biggest is _ the need? this is immense, one of the biggest is not _ the need? this is immense, one of the biggest is not the _ the need? this is immense, one of the biggest is not the biggest - the biggest is not the biggest earthquake we have seen in recent memory, and i havejust come back from ukraine and we have seen the devastation the conflict has caused there and i have seen on the ground how charities funded by the dec are making a huge difference and i have no hesitation to say those same charities can make the same impact in syria and turkey. just charities can make the same impact in syria and turkey.— in syria and turkey. just so the viewers at _ in syria and turkey. just so the viewers at home _ in syria and turkey. just so the viewers at home no, _ in syria and turkey. just so the viewers at home no, these - in syria and turkey. just so the viewers at home no, these are | in syria and turkey. just so the - viewers at home no, these are live pictures of the rescue effort ongoing. when you see these pictures, these rescue efforts in

these terms and conditions, what you make of it? this these terms and conditions, what you make of it? , , , ., ., make of it? this is frustrating to see -- in — make of it? this is frustrating to see -- in these _ make of it? this is frustrating to see -- in these challenging - see -- in these challenging conditions. _ see -- in these challenging conditions. the _ see -- in these challenging conditions. the number- see -- in these challenging conditions. the number ofl see -- in these challenging - conditions. the number of people see -- in these challenging _ conditions. the number of people who need support — conditions. the number of people who need support are _ conditions. the number of people who need support are far— conditions. the number of people who need support are far exceeding - conditions. the number of people who need support are far exceeding what l need support are far exceeding what people can deliver now and that is why we are appealing for money, to scale up so we can reach more people who of course are clearly in desperate need.— who of course are clearly in desperate need. who of course are clearly in des-erate need. , ., desperate need. the timings, i want to -ick u- desperate need. the timings, i want to pick up on — desperate need. the timings, i want to pick up on something _ desperate need. the timings, i want to pick up on something you - desperate need. the timings, i want to pick up on something you said, i to pick up on something you said, about the cash being better than jumpers because the need is different in a couple of weeks' time, so let's look at that. if certain parts of aid and batches of aid are needed not now or it won't arrive for a couple of weeks, what are the kind of things in two weeks in three weeks, in two months, that will be needed? for in three weeks, in two months, that will be needed?— will be needed? for now it is about kee-ian will be needed? for now it is about keeping people _ will be needed? for now it is about keeping people warm _ will be needed? for now it is about keeping people warm and - will be needed? for now it is about keeping people warm and safe - will be needed? for now it is about keeping people warm and safe so l will be needed? for now it is about l keeping people warm and safe so the essential things are warm clothes like blankets and these are very important. forthe

like blankets and these are very important. for the specialist agencies out there it is the medical equipment, so these are the things that we know are already being shipped out from the uk and elsewhere, and the uk government is also sending out a military plane this weekend. there will be other essential items like that. tim essential items like that. i'm afraid we _ essential items like that. i'm afraid we have _ essential items like that. i'm afraid we have got _ essential items like that. i'm afraid we have got to leave it there but thanks forjoining us. we appreciate your time and clarity of explaining exactly how that process is working. now it's time for a look at the weather. very quite where the story today and into the weekend and because of high pressure controlling the weather it will stay mostly dry and variable amounts of cloud with a bit of sunshine, and today will be one of the cloudy days compared to yesterday, and with weather fronts affect on the north of scotland, we have further splashes of rain at times and fairly breezy conditions. the rain begins to beat out this

evening and overnight and it stays quite breezy with much of the country —— peter out. if you break see and there. we will see temperatures close to freezing so pockets of frost but for most it will be not quite as cold in the southis will be not quite as cold in the south is what we have the last few nights. high—pressure holding on for the weekend and pushing a bit further northwards so it would be pushing the weather fronts away from the north of scotland so dry for most through saturday and sunday and a slightly milder air mass as well. double figures for both saturday and sunday and it could be very mild in north—east scotland but generally rather cloudy.

andy verity, bbc news. this is bbc news. i'm lewis vaughan jones. the headlines... the number of deaths from monday's earthquakes in turkey and syria rises above 22,000. another newborn baby is rescued from the rubble in turkey, 10 day old yagiz and his mother were found around 90 hours after the first of the quakes. the partner of former newcastle united footballer christian atsu says he's still missing in turkey following the quakes, despite reports earlier this week claiming he'd been rescued from the rubble. they were saying he has been found alive and taken to hospital, and 11

hours later, my children had to hear from the radio that they still don't know where he is. the uk economy at a standstill — new figures show even though we narrowly avoided falling into recession in 2022, there was no growth at all in the final three months of the year. two weeks since nicola bulley disappeared whilst walking her dog in lancashire, now the police are extending their search downstream. welcome to the programme, we are going to start with the very latest from turkey and syria. rescue workers are continuing a frantic search in turkey and northern syria after the two huge earthquakes which struck the region on monday.

in turkey's hatay province, a ten—day—old baby was saved along with his mother. nearby, a seven—year—old girl was rescued and taken to hospital. these are the scenes live in diyarbakir in southern turkey where people are continuing to scour the rubble. they are using their hands, they are using tools, and you can see on the front the big diggers as well. the temperatures are not helping, as you can see, freezing temperatures, and therefore they are losing hope that many people get pulled out alive. more than 22,000 people are now known to have died. jon donnison reports. four days after monday's double earthquake, the scale of this disaster continues to shock. much of southern turkey now resembles a war zone. along the border with syria, they are burying the dead in mass graves. well over 20,000 are already known to have died. moments like this are rare.

this baby boy, only ten days old, was rescued along with his mother. they had been under the rubble for almost 100 hours. the country's hospitals are struggling to cope with the tens of thousands of injured. this young girl has had to have her leg amputated. the doctors didn't tell me they were going to do it, she says, now all i want for my birthday is a beautiful prosthetic leg. hundreds of thousands of people have been left homeless, struggling to keep warm in freezing temperatures. translation: | swear, - we do not know what to do, a few days passed, we don't know what to do, those who stayed, may god help them, there is nothing to save, life is over. there is nothing to say, life is over.

in northern syria, already ravaged by more than a decade of civil war, the situation is, if anything, worse. sitting on what was once his house, this man holds his children's clothes to his face. this video shows one of his sons being saved. god is great, they cry. incredibly, another son was also found alive. but it is thought six of their siblings and his wife were killed. among the debris, he finds a note written by his eldest daughter. translation: i ran out of the house and said, l please god, let one survive, ijust want one of my kids. the international search and rescue effort is stepping up. a german team in southern turkey hold this woman turkey pulled this woman from the wreckage this morning. but moments like this are going to become increasingly infrequent, and for every person miraculously saved, hundreds of others

have lost their lives. jon donnison, bbc news. the bbc�*s assaf abboud is the first international journalist to report from aleppo, the historic syrian city that has suffered huge losses in the earthquake. the bbc team is travelling with the syrian government's permission in the region, and sent this report... we are now in a neighbourhood damaged by the earthquake. aleppo is the closest city to the epicentre of the closest city to the epicentre of the earthquake, and until now, around 400 people have died in the city of aleppo. hundreds of injured remain under rubble. in this area, rescue efforts are being supported by government forces in the search for the injured. there are also working on damaged buildings, with

the fear they might collapse at a later stage. around 60 buildings have collapsed, but there are around 400 others that are so damaged and at risk of collapse at any moment. reports say that some 55,000 people have lost their homes, and they are now spread across different shelters in the city. the death toll has surpassed 4000 people in both government and rural health areas, and over 7000 people are injured or unaccounted for. the united nations has rejected criticism of its aid response in north—west syria. a senior un official told the bbc the security situation was complex, and efforts were being hindered by a lack of fuel. a civil defence group in the opposition—held area has accused the un of failing to open more humanitarian corridors. the white helmets said officials were afraid of angering the syrian government's key ally, russia. ammar al salmo from the white

helmets spoke to us earlier. it is day five, the search operation continues underground. hundreds of dead bodies remain under the rubble. we are no more hearing any voices from under the rubble, so we reach a critical moment. we lost the time to act when most were alive under the rubble, because they did not arrive from the very beginning. if aid, equipment, rescue teams arrived in the first three days, things would be different. hundreds of lives would be saved. 0fficials, they don't let anything come in, so the white helmets,... we are left alone, like we are in the dark age. some

volunteers lost their fingernails while they were searching for survivors. right now, when they first responded, we are full of hope, because we could hear voices under the rubble, but now we have no more people under the rubble that we can hear. we are trying to go to the second level, to retrieve people from under the rubble, and identify people. the community, there is more than 11,000 families homeless, and more than 30,000 families left their homes because they were partially damaged by the earthquake. they need help, they need evacuation, they need shelter, they need the infrastructure to be updated. they need electricity resupplied to the roads. a lot of work for them to do,

but until now there is not any aid coming in regarding the response to the earthquake. the partner of footballer, christian atsu, is waiting on news of the whereabouts of the former newscastle united player. she spoke to us earlier. all i know is that his agent is in turkey trying to get to the place where it happened. they know where the building is, and they tried their best to rescue everybody. they know that there are still people under the rubble, but the problem is that they do not have the equipment necessary to get them out. so, he is

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everybody. ijust feel day and night trying to rescue everybody. i just feel for everybody who has, like me and my children, beenin who has, like me and my children, been in the unknown, not knowing if theirfamilies been in the unknown, not knowing if their families alive or not. i would just appealfor the club their families alive or not. i would just appeal for the club and the turkish authorities and british government to send out the equipment to get the people outs that are still trapped in the rubble, especially for my partner and the father of my children as well. they need the equipment to get them out, they can't get their deep without they can't get their deep without the equipment, and the time is running, so...— the equipment, and the time is running, so... the time is running out, but running, so... the time is running out. but of _ running, so... the time is running out, but of course _ running, so... the time is running out, but of course we _ running, so... the time is running out, but of course we have - running, so... the time is running out, but of course we have still. out, but of course we have still seen dramatic rescues. people are still being pulled from the rubble. does that give you some hope? aha, bit. does that give you some hope? a bit, eah. i does that give you some hope? a bit, yeah- lstill— does that give you some hope? a bit, yeah- i still pray _ does that give you some hope? a bit, yeah. i still pray and _ does that give you some hope? a bit, yeah. i still pray and believe - does that give you some hope? a bit, yeah. i still pray and believe that - yeah. i still pray and believe that he is alive. t

yeah. i still pray and believe that he is alive-— yeah. i still pray and believe that he is alive. ., ., ., ,, he is alive. i want to say thank you so much for— he is alive. i want to say thank you so much for coming _ he is alive. i want to say thank you so much for coming on _ he is alive. i want to say thank you so much for coming on and - he is alive. i want to say thank you so much for coming on and talking| he is alive. i want to say thank you i so much for coming on and talking to us, and i'm so so sorry that you and yourfamily are having us, and i'm so so sorry that you and your family are having to us, and i'm so so sorry that you and yourfamily are having to go us, and i'm so so sorry that you and your family are having to go through this, and we wish you some good news soon. i want to say again, thank you to her. and absolutely unimaginable situation that she and her family are going through. we can cross live to the continuing rescue efforts. remember, the time in turkey is a few hours ahead of the uk, and the temperatures will start to drop again pretty quickly. the combined rescue attempts with people using their plans, the equipment with huge trucks and diggers there, you can see at the moment that things seem

fairly static. we did get some new details from president erdogan a little earlier on, talking about 141,000 members of the rescue teams across the country, and admitting for the first time that the speed of the response isn't as fast as he had hoped. he has been facing some criticism for firstly the speed of the response, secondly the size of the response, secondly the size of the response, secondly the size of the response, and thirdly more long—standing issues like building regulations and planning and disaster planning, long—term issues, at the moment a question for another day. the immediate priority is still to pull people out alive, and we have had some examples, a ten—year—old —— ten—day—old baby boy, people are still surviving and being pulled out. realistically,

hopes fading. we heard from our correspondent a little earlier on, talking of people being pulled from the rubble where he was already dead. you can see so many buildings flattened already. i do not know the status of the building we can see in the picture there, but as quentin was saying, some of them still standing are perhaps the most dangerous, because there is not clearly the personnel and the time to do proper assessments on how fragile they are. so, some rescuers there are having to take enormous risks to enter those buildings, not knowing the stability of the building. we will stay with these live pictures just to give you an idea of the work that is still going on, i will speak now to

emre temel, from the bbc�*s turkish service, he's in istanbul. what more have we learned from president erdogan speaking in istanbul? he president erdogan speaking in istanbul? . ., , istanbul? he admitted that search and rescue efforts _ istanbul? he admitted that search and rescue efforts did _ istanbul? he admitted that search and rescue efforts did not - istanbul? he admitted that search and rescue efforts did not go - istanbul? he admitted that search and rescue efforts did not go as i and rescue efforts did not go as quickly as he hoped, and there have been shortcomings in the government's response. unfortunately, they were not able to speed up their interventions as quickly as desired. he admitted some of the shortcomings. however, as part of a one—year plan, people who

do not wish to stay in tents can move to residences, and the state will pay their rent for one year. president erdogan also called on people to show unity and solidarity at a time like this. he also defended his decision to declare a three—month state of emergency, by saying that some people were robbing markets and businesses, and that is why the state of emergency was declared in the area. it will allow the state to impose the necessary penalties. the state to impose the necessary -enalties. . , , ., penalties. that is interesting, a cou . le penalties. that is interesting, a cou-le of penalties. that is interesting, a couple of new— penalties. that is interesting, a couple of new details _ penalties. that is interesting, a couple of new details there - penalties. that is interesting, a | couple of new details there from president erdogan himself. let's move and look at the rescue operations, give us an idea of the weather conditions right now and for over the next couple and what impact they will have. the over the next couple and what impact they will have-— they will have. the conditions are very hard. — they will have. the conditions are very hard. we _ they will have. the conditions are very hard, we are _ they will have. the conditions are very hard, we are in _ they will have. the conditions are very hard, we are in the - they will have. the conditions are very hard, we are in the midst i they will have. the conditions are very hard, we are in the midst of| very hard, we are in the midst of winter, and in some provinces we are

talking about —10 degrees at night, which obviously makes such efforts really hard. the death toll is about 19,000, more than 7000 people have been injured, and more than 75,000 people have been rescued so far. we are talking about an area where more than 30 million people live. it is an area spanning more than 1000 square kilometres, that is why there is still a herculean effort going on to rescue more people, but hopes are fading, because today is the big day, and experts say that the survival rate after five days is only 6%. b. survival rate after five days is onl 6%. . ,, ., survival rate after five days is onl6%. ,, ., , ., ., only 6%. a desperate situation. thank you _ only 6%. a desperate situation. thank you for— only 6%. a desperate situation. thank you for bringing - only 6%. a desperate situation. thank you for bringing us - only 6%. a desperate situation. - thank you for bringing us up-to-date thank you for bringing us up—to—date with that.

we are going to come back to the uk. we are going to come back to the uk. we will return to the earthquakes later. the uk has narrowly avoided falling into recession according to new figures, after the economy saw zero growth between october and december last year. the economy is in recession when it contracts for two consecutive three—month periods, and it did shrink betweenjuly and september last year. it usually means the economy is performing badly, with companies making less money and cutting jobs, leaving the government with less tax revenue. the bank of england still expects a recession this year, but it will be shorter and less severe than previously thought. here's our economics correspondent, andy verity. the world cup lifted the economy in november, but it also meant premier league matches were put off — one reason for a bigger than expected drop in the economy in december. while over three months it didn't shrink but stayed flat, brewers say pubs are struggling to make money. what we saw in 2022 is over 32 pubs a month shut and, you know, if the economy continues in the same

vein this year, we may see that trend continue. overall, the economy beat gloomy predictions three months ago that we'd now be in recession, but in consumer facing services like this gift shop, activity dropped in december by 1.2%. we've just had our quietest january ever, so we've had to make lots of cuts within the business, and that has affected some of my team members, and i've just got this real sense that consumer confidence is at an all—time low, there is a lot of self—preservation going on — we've noticed a huge drop—off in footfall, and it is that not seeing people walking through the door that is really making a difference and impacting our sales. in normal times, the economy, meaning all the goods and services we produce — every haircut, every bus ride we take, every car we make — that grows, but in a recession it shrinks across the economy, and over time. there is no official definition, but the rule of thumb is if it shrinks for two three—month periods in a row, we can call it a recession.

this is what has happened to the economy over the past two years. after dipping in the third lockdown it grew back very rapidly, but ever since then economic growth has been slowing down, and you can see, in the last six months, at best it has been flat. the government pointed out that last year the uk economy grew faster than any other major economy, up by 4%, drawing this response from labour. i hope these numbers are a wake—up call to the government, because the economy is flatlining along the bottom. we are the only major g7 economy that is still smaller than it was before the pandemic, and zero growth is not a success. the government now urgently need to put in place a real plan for economic growth, as well as tackling the cost of living crisis that is affecting so many families and pensioners right now. an unexpectedly rapid drop in the price of wholesale gas has cut the cost to the government of subsidising energy bills from an estimated £97 billion

last autumn to less than 40 billion now, yet households still face a jump in energy cost in april of 50%. the bbc asked the chancellor whether the savings could be used to help households. we constantly keep the help we can give families under review, but if you are saying, do i think we will have the headroom to make a major new initiative to help people, i don't think the situation will have changed very significantly from the autumn statement, which was just three months ago. the bank of england is now forecasting weak growth this year, rather than a long slump, but hat doesn't mean household fortunes have improved. millions of workers are still going through what is expected to be the sharpest drop in disposable incomes in nearly 70 years. andy verity, bbc news. 0ur economics editor faisal islam said we can't rule out that the economy may get worse this year. there are some clues if you break down the answer is month—to—month

that december was quite tough, that is what is happening right now. the better news is that the downturn is expected to be milder than first feared in 2023, and that is because of the lower gas prices than expected, but even the chancellor said we are not out of the woods yet, and would not say that there wouldn't be a reception this year either. what impact is all this having on small businesses? we can talk now to two small business owners. annelize van staden is the owner of class fit gym in gloucester, and kelly vowles owns the pixel rose hair design salon in swindon. good afternoon to you both. let's start with you, kelly. just tell us, how is business at the moment? just gone through a very quiet janua , just gone through a very quiet january, which... _ just gone through a very quiet january, which... we - just gone through a very quiet

january, which... we are - just gone through a very quiet l january, which... we are seeing just gone through a very quiet - january, which... we are seeing a slow incline, but client behaviours have definitely changed. we are seeing less frequent visits to the salon, and clients pop in for much more low maintenance services. 50 more low maintenance services. so people are not coming as often, getting a slightly cheaper option when they're there, so that is not right for you. what your costs? fiur right for you. what your costs? our costs 'ust right for you. what your costs? qt" costs just continue to rise, right for you. what your costs? t>t" costsjust continue to rise, every costs just continue to rise, every week it feels like something is going up in price. electricity is the most insane, it is absolutely crazy how much we are having to pay out, our bills have tripled, and you keep asking us, how can we keep absorbing these cost to stay in a good profit, to keep the business sustainable as possible? hagar good profit, to keep the business sustainable as possible?- sustainable as possible? how are thinas sustainable as possible? how are thin a s out sustainable as possible? how are things out there _ sustainable as possible? how are things out there for _ sustainable as possible? how are things out there for you? - sustainable as possible? how are things out there for you? things | sustainable as possible? how are i things out there for you? things can be tanh things out there for you? things can be tough at — things out there for you? things can be tough at times. _ things out there for you? things can be tough at times. with _ things out there for you? things can be tough at times. with the - be tough at times. with the financial— be tough at times. with the financial crisis, a lot of my

clients _ financial crisis, a lot of my clients are feeling it, and so a lot of them — clients are feeling it, and so a lot of them are — clients are feeling it, and so a lot of them are having to cancel their memberships, which is really unfortunate, because with the fitness — unfortunate, because with the fitness industry, you really need to exercise _ fitness industry, you really need to exercise for— fitness industry, you really need to exercise for physical and mental health. — exercise for physical and mental health. so— exercise for physical and mental health, so with the financial process, _ health, so with the financial process, obviously, it is affecting everybody's mental health. everybody is worried _ everybody's mental health. everybody is worried -- — everybody's mental health. everybody is worried. —— the financial crisis. we need — is worried. —— the financial crisis. we need to— is worried. —— the financial crisis. we need to exercise now more than evei’a _ we need to exercise now more than ever, especially coming out of covid as well, _ ever, especially coming out of covid as well, we — ever, especially coming out of covid as well, we know being healthy is very important, so it is really quite — very important, so it is really quite upsetting that a lot of people are having to cancel, not because they want — are having to cancel, not because they want to, but because theyjust can't _ they want to, but because theyjust can't afford — they want to, but because theyjust can't afford it. i think for small businesses like ours, we are not 'ust businesses like ours, we are not just feeling it in a financial crisis. _ just feeling it in a financial crisis, because we have mortgages to

pay and _ crisis, because we have mortgages to pay and families defeat, we are also feeling _ pay and families defeat, we are also feeling it— pay and families defeat, we are also feeling it in— pay and families defeat, we are also feeling it in our businesses stop where _ feeling it in our businesses stop where it— feeling it in our businesses stop where it is— feeling it in our businesses stop where it is coming at us from both ends _ where it is coming at us from both ends is _ where it is coming at us from both ends. , . , ., where it is coming at us from both ends. , ., , ., .., ends. is there anything that could hel- ou? ends. is there anything that could help you? more — ends. is there anything that could help you? more support. - ends. is there anything that could help you? more support. we - ends. is there anything that could| help you? more support. we were ends. is there anything that could - help you? more support. we were told the other day — help you? more support. we were told the other day that _ help you? more support. we were told the other day that would _ help you? more support. we were told the other day that would not _ help you? more support. we were told the other day that would not be - help you? more support. we were told the other day that would not be any i the other day that would not be any more _ the other day that would not be any more support for businesses like myself, — more support for businesses like myself, james and things, when it comes— myself, james and things, when it comes to — myself, james and things, when it comes to the energy bills, it will only be — comes to the energy bills, it will only be smaller companies. i think smaller— only be smaller companies. i think smaller companies just make only be smaller companies. i think smaller companiesjust make it, so with rising — smaller companiesjust make it, so with rising costs, where do we go from _ with rising costs, where do we go from here? — with rising costs, where do we go from here? i don't want to lose my business. — from here? i don't want to lose my business. i— from here? i don't want to lose my business, i am from here? i don't want to lose my business, lam passionate from here? i don't want to lose my business, i am passionate about it, i business, i am passionate about it, i am _ business, i am passionate about it, i am passionate about helping people. — i am passionate about helping people, it is a dream come true for me. people, it is a dream come true for me it _ people, it is a dream come true for me it would — people, it is a dream come true for me. it would be soul destroying if i were _ me. it would be soul destroying if i were to _ me. it would be soul destroying if i were to lose it.— me. it would be soul destroying if i were to lose it. absolutely. fingers crossed we — were to lose it. absolutely. fingers crossed we do _ were to lose it. absolutely. fingers crossed we do not _ were to lose it. absolutely. fingers crossed we do not get _ were to lose it. absolutely. fingers crossed we do not get to _ were to lose it. absolutely. fingers crossed we do not get to that - were to lose it. absolutely. fingersj crossed we do not get to that stage at all. kelly, same question to you, what kinds of things would help you? just to echo what has already been

mentioned, just because we are a small business, it doesn't mean that these rising costs are not a stressful. if the government were able to help large companies, i would urge them to look towards us as well. we get crippled with the rise in the... we are seeing a massive increase in the minimum wage coming up, which is fantastic for workers, but for a business like myself, i have to observe that again into my profit margin. the cost of vat, and things like that, if the government could even look at the vat bills that are crashing down on tiny businesses like mine, it would be amazing just to have some support coming in somewhere, because you are just going to see the economy, i think small businesses actually play a massive part in the uk's economy, but you will see it all come crashing down like a house of cards is something doesn't change. i hear salon like mine is being crushed with these bills. —— a hair salon.

that message is loud and clear from both of you. thank you very much for coming on the programme. time for the weather now. it isa it is a very quiet weather story today and that we can. it will stay mostly dry, the variable amounts of clouds. today will be one of the cloudy days compared to yesterday, and of these weather fronts affecting the north of scotland, we will see further splashes of rain at times, and fairly breezy conditions too. it looks like the raymond peter out. where this skies break, we are likely to see temperatures close to freezing, so pockets of frost, but for most it will not be quite as... pushing a little bit further northwards, it will push the weather front towards the north scotland, so

should be dry for most on saturday and sunday, it will be in a slightly milder air mass as well. double figures for both saturday and sunday, could be very mild across north—east scotland, but generally rather cloudy.

the ec hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: the number of deaths from monday's earthquakes in turkey and syria rises above 22,000. another newborn baby is rescued from the rubble in turkey — 10 day old yagiz and his mother were found around 90 hours after the first of the earthquakes. the partner of former newcastle united footballer christian atsu tells us she's anxiously waiting for news as it's confirmed he's still missing in hatay. the rescuers are trying their best, day and night, to rescue everybody. ijust day and night, to rescue everybody. i just feel for everybody who has, like me and my children, being in the unknown, not knowing if their

family is alive or not. this the unknown, not knowing if their family is alive or not.— family is alive or not. this is the scene live _ family is alive or not. this is the scene live in _ family is alive or not. this is the scene live in turkey _ family is alive or not. this is the scene live in turkey right - family is alive or not. this is the scene live in turkey right now. | family is alive or not. this is the i scene live in turkey right now. the light has faded but the rescue effort continues. the uk economy at a standstill — new figures show even though we narrowly avoided falling into recession in 2022, there was no growth at all in the final three months of the year. two weeks since nicola bulley disappeared whilst walking her dog in lancashire — now the police are extending their search downstream. sport now and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. pep guardiola says he's convinced manchetser city will be found innocent after being charged with more than 100 breaches of the premier league's financial rules and the club want a chance to defend themselves despite claiming that they've

already been 'condemned and sentenced', as a result of what he says is the other 19 league clubs conspiring against city. despite the charges that have been referred to an independent panel, guardiola insists he's more determined than ever to stay after previously saying he'd walk out of the club if he felt he'd been lied to. the people say yeah, if they lied to you, did they lie to you? look at what happened with uefa? i said, look at what happened, we did nothing wrong, we proved it. and now is the same case. why should i not trust my people? why should i trust all the ceos and owners of the clubs, the 19 clubs? no, i trust my people, between them and my people.

not one second for the other ones. chelsea will face the holders and eight time winners lyon in the quarterfinals of the women's champions league. the wsl leaders will play the second leg at home next month. arsenalfinished above lyon in their group and they'll take on bayern munich in the last 8. the two english sides will avoid each other in the semi finals too, with arsenal playing ps6 or wolfsburg if they win and chelsea potentially up against barcelona or roma. england captain 0wen farrell will wear the number ten shirt in their second six nations match against italy at twickenham on sunday. it means harlequins fly—half marcus smith drops to the bench. there've been questions about the compatability of smith and farrell playing in the same side following england's defeat in the opening match against scotland last weekend. henry slade returns from injury tojoin 0llie lawrence in the centres. jack willis comes into the back row. the consortium that has taken over worcester warrors and rebranded the club as sixways rugby says they may think again about the name change. the club have withdrawn their proposal to play in the championship, with the government saying that

decision was "devastating news for rugby fans across the midlands". the new owners insists they couldn't accept a number of clauses in the contract they'd have to sign with the rfu, but are willing to change their plans on the new club's branding. there is parts within our control and one element of that is the brand as such, and if we have got that wrong, we can hold our hands up and be honest and say, may be that was a step too far. we are looking at everything and listening to the fans and the community and we can look to re—engage with that. the lithuanian sport minister has said that 35 countries, including the usa, germany, france, the uk and japan have unanimously agreed to demand that the international olympic committee ban russian and belarusian athletes from the 2024 paris 0lympics. ukraine has already threatened to boycott the games if those athletes

are allowed to compete. their president, volodymyr zelensky, has been addressing the gathering before which britain's culture secretary lucy frazer said that russian athletes "shouldn't line up alongside team gb and everyone else on the world stage". the ioc has been trying to develop a pathway enabling russian and belarussian atheletes to compete as neutrals under strict conditions, following russia's invasion of ukraine. meanwhile, after the international boxing association controversially allowed boxers from russia and belarus to compete under their own flag at the amateur world championships, ireland have announced they won't send any teams to the men's or women's event. doubts about the iba's governance have seen it stripped of its power to organise the boxing events at both the 2020 and 2024 olympics. more on that on the website. that's all the sport for now.

breaking news regarding the strikes. we are talking about the railways. the rmc has rejected the latest offers from both network rail and the train operating companies —— rmc. -- rmt. they the train operating companies —— rmc. —— rmt. they have rejected the latest offer from network rail and the train operating companies following a wide—ranging in—depth consultation at every level of the union involved in the national rail dispute, and they decided to reject both offers. so those pay offer is rejected by the rmt. —— pay offers. this is a pretty haunting image. this is a pretty haunting image. this is a pretty haunting image. this is live right now. this digger

is working even though the light has gone. they are few hours ahead of us in the uk, past half past six in that part of turkey. despite the lack of daylight, they are continuing. we have had updates on the grim figures throughout the day. the latest, more than 22,000 people are known to have died after the earthquakes, combined in southern turkey and northern syria. officials say un lorries carrying aid have crossed the border from turkey into syria today, the second convoy this week. but aid workers in northern syria are desperate for more help, with one doctor saying there's not enough medical supplies for even a fifth of those in need. the situation on the ground in northern syria has been described as "absolutely catastrophic" by syria's civil defence group, the white helmets.

in turkey, rescue teams are continuing their painstaking search for survivors. earlier i spoke to the ceo of the d ec which coordinates appeals from emergency aid and relief to people caught up in disasters around the world like this one and he said an incredible amount of help is needed.

this is immense, one of the biggest is not the biggest earthquake we have seen in recent memory, and i havejust come back from ukraine and we have seen the devastation the conflict has caused there and i have seen on the ground how charities funded by the dec are making a huge difference and i have no hesitation to say those same charities can make the same impact in syria and turkey. when you see these pictures, these rescue efforts in these challenging conditions, what do you make of it? this is frustrating to see. the number of people who need support are far exceeding what people can deliver now and that is why we are appealing for money, to scale up so we can reach more people who of course are clearly in desperate need. the timings, i want to pick up on something you said, about the cash being better thanjumpers because the need is different in a couple of weeks' time, so let's look at that. if certain parts of aid and batches

of aid are needed not now or it won't arrive for a couple of weeks, what are the kind of things in two weeks in three weeks, in two months, that will be needed? for now it is about keeping people warm and safe so the essential things are warm clothes like blankets and these are very important. for the specialist agencies out there it is the medical equipment, so these are the things that we know are already being shipped out from the uk and elsewhere, and the uk government is also sending out a military plane this weekend. there will be other essential items such as that. ministers say they have received assurances by every energy firm in britain that they will not forcibly install pre—payment meters in the homes of vulnerable customers. changing the meters without a warrant is already forbidden, but a recent investigation by the times found debt agents for british gas had broken into vulnerable people's homes to fit meters. regulator 0fgem has since launched an investigation, and ministers have demanded better practices from energy suppliers. let's talk more about this to our cost of living correspondent, kevin peachey. what is going on here? a series of developments _ what is going on here? a series of developments in _ what is going on here? a series of developments in this _ what is going on here? a series of developments in this whole - what is going on here? a series of developments in this whole issue | what is going on here? a series of| developments in this whole issue in recent weeks, of course, but it has been the case now for some time that energy suppliers are not supposed to be going into people's homes or

using their smart meters to forcibly switch them on to a prepayment meter if they are vulnerable but that has been happening. what the suppliers have said to the energy security secretary, grant shapps, today, is that they will not continue doing that they will not continue doing that in any way shape or form and they have also said that they are going to look at this issue a bit closer, what they are going to do next. there is already the case that magistrates in england and wales have been told they should not be hearing applications for these warrants for supplies to be going into the homes of people anyway, so what grant shapps said is that he felt that what the suppliers were telling him it was half the picture. he said, what are they doing about historical cases or not even that historical, where people have been in homes where they have been forcibly fitted prepayment meters?

and is there any compensation offered or anything like that? he says he has not had details on that and is looking to the regulator 0fgem which is conducting this review to make sure that even that area is really pinned down.- area is really pinned down. people will be concerned _ area is really pinned down. people will be concerned about _ area is really pinned down. people will be concerned about what - area is really pinned down. people i will be concerned about what happens because this is a group of customers who in many cases have been struggling to pay and have been in arrears and that is why they have been flipped onto these repayment metres. is there any kind of guarantee for those people? presumably they will still be potentially vulnerable? shat presumably they will still be potentially vulnerable? at the heart of this, of course, _ potentially vulnerable? at the heart of this, of course, is _ potentially vulnerable? at the heart of this, of course, is that _ potentially vulnerable? at the heart of this, of course, is that energy i of this, of course, is that energy bills have gone up significantly and we are still looking even when wholesale prices are coming down, we are still looking at domestic energy bills double what they were a year ago. people on prepayment meters, it is criticalfor them when ago. people on prepayment meters, it is critical for them when you look, that they will pay as they use this

energy, so during the winter, there is clearly a concern from campaigners and charities, that people are sitting in the cold and in the dark, because they simply don't have the money to top up these metres. that is where extra vulnerability lies if you like, and it is interesting to hear from the chancellorjeremy hunt saying today that there will not be any additional support beyond the help that has already been announced, like the cost of living payments, upgrades and benefits, they will not be additional support after april when bills are set to rise further —— operating benefits. when bills are set to rise further -- operating benefits.— when bills are set to rise further -- operating benefits. thanks for 'oinina -- operating benefits. thanks for joining us- _ specialist prison wings which have been set up to tackle the problem of drug—taking inside prisons are being expanded in england and wales. the new drug—free units aim to treat addiction and to cut crime rates — and inmates receive privileges, in return for doing regular drug tests and attending courses on substance abuse. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford has been to hmp pentonville in london to see how it works in practice.

every day i needed cannabis. when i woke up, i'm smoking weed. before i'm going to bed, i'm smoking weed. i became lazy, paranoid. it was destroying relationships. it was leading me on to other drugs. when david's involvement with cannabis landed him in prison, he found he was still surrounded by drugs. probably everything. you're looking at cannabis, spice, maybe cocaine — drugs inevitably comes into the prison system. and then with that, someone told me that, look, j wing, it's a drug—free wing. there's no drugs. you're out of your cell most of your day. you've got kitchen appliances to cook. you might want to try and get onto that wing if you want to stay out of trouble, keep your head down and just get on with your sentence. j wing at london's pentonville prison is a drug—free island in a notoriously tough jail. it's part of a massive rollout of similar units

across england and wales. the deal onj wing is simple — stay off drugs and you get a whole load of privileges. and the evidence from the prisoners who've been through this wing so far is that it has worked. there have been very few failures. like all the other inmates here, david has to do regular and rigorous drug testing. those who don't pass are kicked off the wing. we're taking it from a different angle. rather than punishing drug use, we are rewarding staying away from drugs. so they get regularly drug tested over here and, in return, they have more time out of cell. they get to cook on the wing and they can sit down together and eat food. this wing is great. i mean, being a first—time prisoner myself, being in other wings was mentally really hard for me. being locked up 23 hours a day, my anxiety level went through the roof. so coming here didn't make me feel

like a prisoner in some sort. it made me feel like i'm here to rehabilitate. pentonville was infamous a few years ago for drugs being smuggled over the walls by rope and by drone. the prison has built new defences since then, but inspectors last year said that illicit drugs use was still high and a major threat. that's why tackling the problem from the other end was important. the only thing i could hope for is that, like, everyjail has a type of wing like this, so once we leave this wing, we can continue getting the help in otherjails, other wings. it would be much betterfor us. but i am worried that once i leave here it's just back to how it normally is. there are now 45 similar units in england and wales, with plans to expand that to 100. while drugs are still getting in to jails, it's the best way of keeping motivated inmates away from them. daniel sandford, bbc news, pentonville prison. a cross—party group of mps have written to the home secretary —

demanding an investigation into the way a school in surrey handled a suspected racially aggravated assault on monday. more than 90,000 signatures have been added to a petition criticising the way staff at thomas knyvett college in ashford dealt with the attack. video shows a black pupil being repeatedly kicked and beaten. five people — including two 11—year—old girls — have been arrested. the deputy prime minister, dominic raab, who's being investigated after claims that he bullied staff, has told the bbc he's confident he behaved professionally at all times. raab is the subject of eight formal complaints, covering his time at three different government departments. i'm not going to comment on the anonymous reports in the media. my experience is that they're mostly incorrect. i'm confident that i've behaved professionally at all times, and of course i called for the inquiry, and i'll respect it. hogwarts legacy, a big

budget video game set in the harry potter universe, is released today. but although it's one of the most anticipated titles of the year, it is being boycotted by some — who want to make a stand against the authorjk rowling's public comments on policies relating to transgender people. the bbc�*s gaming correspondent steffan powell has more. it's surprising, given the level of interest in this world of wizards, witches and wands over the years, that a fully fledged big budget gaming adaptation has taken this long to be made. but after years of being on the wish list of many a harry potter fan, it's finally here... take this. find them. ..giving players the opportunity to zoom around on a broomstick, learn to cast spells and explore the famous castle, fighting and dodging adversaries along the way. we leave our legacy in your hands. interest is high, records have been broken in the lead up to release, with 1.3 million people at one point

watching early previews being played online. but not everyone's happy, arguing that supporting the game is backingjk rowling's public statements about the trans community. they say those views are transphobic and have caused harm to trans people. playing the game, they say, legitimises them. this goes beyond justjk rowling making money. by buying the game you're sending a clear message that you see this new game takes priority over the lives of trans people. jk rowling has previously said that she supports trans rights, but she doesn't believe transgender people should have access to single—sex spaces. a lot to absorb on your first day... the development team behind the game say that the creator of the wizarding world was not involved in making it, and today people are looking forward to playing. for me, it was really hard to not be excited. this is a world and a universe that i grew up just falling in love with. it was my escape.

i do think that this whole controversy has kind of overshadowed what is an amazing experience. the title has received positive reviews for its gameplay and is expected to be one of the biggest sellers of 2023. steffan powell, bbc news. this weekend sees the super bowl, the final playoff game in the us national football league — it's one of the biggest events of the year, and notjust for sports fans. its half—time show traditionally attracts plenty of viewers who aren't at all interested in american football, and this year rihanna is headlining. the singer hasn't toured or released an album since 2016, so fans are hoping this might signal a comeback, as nesta mcgregor reports. after seven years away, the long—awaited return. hello. hey, everyone, how are you? rihanna, superstar singer, billionaire businesswoman and new mum, determined to show

she has not lost a step. when you become a mom, there's something thatjust happens where you feel like you could take on the world, you can do anything. the super bowl is one of the biggest stages in the world. that stage is state farm stadium. this weekend, more than 70,000 people will be inside the venue, 120 million more watching on tv. i've never, ever seen anything like this. if you look at the journalists, some of them don't even have seats. everyone wants to be here. # when the sun shines, we'll shine together...# it's no surprise. she's a nine—time grammy award winner with more than a dozen number one singles. but she will have to pack her 17—year career into a 13—minute show and be on and off the field before the players finish their half—time cuppa. breaking the stage down and building it back up and getting it out in eight minutes, it's incredible. it's almost impossible.

forfans, with the return of ri—ri comes fresh hope new music may follow. anticipation for that and what's in store come sunday is at peak level. in an event, this one has a lot of expectations. everyone on twitter, tiktok, instagram is talking - about "what is she going to sing, how will she perform, _ how many songs? " favourite rihanna song, then? can you give us a little burst of it? she sings "we found love." that one is one of my favourites. # yellow diamonds in the light...# following in the footsteps of michaeljackson, u2 and diana ross, come monday morning rihanna's half—time performance may generate more headlines than the game—winning touchdown. one thing is for sure, though — she's back in the spotlight and loving it. nesta mcgregor, bbc news in phoenix, arizona. rihanna may be causing waves in the us — but here the concert to celebrate king charles' coronation is being billed as the

hottest ticket in town. 10,000 people are being given the chance to go to the event at windsor castle in may. the tickets will be free, but you'll have to enter a ballot first. it opened this morning and you have until the end of the month to apply. 0ur royal correspondent sarah campbell has the details. less than a year after pop and rock royalty came together to celebrate the late queen's platinum jubilee, a coronation concert will be staged to celebrate the ceremonial beginning of her son's reign. windsor castle will provide a spectacular backdrop with some of the world's biggest entertainers, according to the bbc, which will stage and broadcast the event. this is going to be something like we have never ever experienced. there's going to be a world—class orchestra. we have the best of the british and commonwealth, acts from all over, between singing, dancing, performing, the arts. the orchestra will be playing along with every single performance that happens. it really, really is going to be incredible. there are 5000 pairs of tickets,

all free, which will be allocated via a national ballot. members of the public can apply up until the 28th of february. tickets will be allocated to ensure a fair geographical spread across the uk, so not on a first come, first served basis. the remaining tickets will also be made available to various charities, including those working with young people and the military. it's now less than three months until king charles is crowned at westminster abbey. the long weekend is taking shape, but between now and then, there will be plenty more detail to come. sarah campbell, bbc news. hello there. staying very quiet because of high pressure dominating the scene, it will be fairly dry and variable amounts of cloud from day to day, although i think today will be one of the cloudy days and there will be further patchy rain for some of us, and the rain will be associated with

these weather fronts affecting the north of scotland and there are more isobars on the northern periphery of this area of high pressure so it will stay quite windy in northern scotland up to 50 miles perfor the northern isles. the best of the sunshine in the north—east of scotland with some shelter but some spots of drizzle for northern ireland, western england and wales, after the sunny cold start in the south it looks like the high cloud will build up so it will turn a bit grey and it will be on the colder side in the south but very mild further north. much milder in northern scotland, maybe up to 14 in aberdeen, given some sunshine. the light rain and drizzle in the northern and western hills and mostly cloudy tonight but with more cloud across the south it should not be as cold as we have had in the last few nights, so mostly forestry or they maybe some pockets still are frost and fog. saturday, high pressure still with us, you should be mostly dry apart from a bit of

drizzle over western hills, and it will be in the milder air mass as well saturday and sunday. a lot of cloud around on saturday, some drizzle on western hills, limited spells of brightness, the best in the north—east, and it winds a bit lighter, across scotland. temperatures above where we should be for this time of year, ranging from ten up to around 13, baby 14. spot the difference for the second part of the weekend, mostly dry come up part of the weekend, mostly dry come up with high—pressure, variable cloud, a bit of sunshine here and there. temperatures again in low teens. it stays mild and also dry and settled into the start of the new week and we have southerly winds and if it is rainy, you might be in luck, because the weather fronts will work their way in off the atlantic as high—pressure retreats towards the east so a dry start to the new week with sunshine around, on the mild side, and then a chance we could have some rain at times from wednesday onwards. goodbye.

this is bbc news. the headlines... rescue operations continue into the night in turkey and syria as the death toll from monday's earthquakes passes 22,000. another newborn baby is rescued from the rubble in turkey, 10—day—old yagiz and his mother were found around 90 hours after the first of the quakes. the partner of former newcastle united footballer christian atsu tells us she's anxiously waiting for news as it's confirmed he's still missing in hatay. the rescuers are trying their best, hard—working, day in, day out, to rescue everybody. ijust feel for

everybody who, like me and my children, has been in the unknown, not knowing if their family is alive or not. ~ , , ., or not. here, the ministry of defence _ or not. here, the ministry of defence sends _ or not. here, the ministry of defence sends vital - or not. here, the ministry of defence sends vital aid - or not. here, the ministry of defence sends vital aid to i or not. here, the ministry of - defence sends vital aid to turkey, including much needed medical equipment. the uk economy at a standstill — new figures show even though we narrowly avoided falling into recession in 2022, there was no growth at all in the final three months of the year. two weeks since nicola bulley disappeared whilst walking her dog in lancashire, now the police are extending their search downstream.

welcome to the programme. rescue workers are continuing a frantic search in turkey and northern syria after the two huge earthquakes which struck the region on monday. in turkey's hatay province, a ten—day—old baby was saved along with his mother. nearby, a seven—year—old girl was rescued and taken to hospital. these are the scenes live in diyarbakir in southern turkey where people are continuing to scour the rubble. you can see the light has faded there. turkey is about three hours ahead of us, and they are relying on the light of that fire as rescue efforts continue. the problem is of course freezing temperatures, with hunger setting in two. hopes are fading that many more people will be saved. more than 22,000 people are now known to have died. jon donnison reports.

four days after monday's double earthquake, the scale of this disaster continues to shock. much of southern turkey now resembles a war zone. along the border with syria, they are burying the dead in mass graves. well over 20,000 are already known to have died. moments like this are rare. this baby boy, only ten days old, was rescued along with his mother. they had been under the rubble for almost 100 hours. the country's hospitals are struggling to cope with the tens of thousands of injured. this young girl has had to have her leg amputated. "the doctors didn't tell me they were going to do it," she says. "now all i want for my birthday is a beautiful prosthetic leg." hundreds of thousands of people have been left homeless, struggling to keep warm in freezing temperatures.

translation: | swear, - we do not know what to do. let a few days pass? we don't know what we'll do, we don't know what we'll become. those who died left, but those who stayed, may god help them. there is nothing to say, life is over. in northern syria, already ravaged by more than a decade of civil war, the situation is, if anything, worse. sitting on what was once his house, this man holds his children's clothes to his face. this video shows one of his sons being saved. "god is great," they cry. incredibly, another son was also found alive. but it is thought six of their siblings and his wife were killed. among the debris, he finds a note written by his eldest daughter. translation: i ran out of the house and said, l please god, let one survive,

ijust want one of my kids. the international search and rescue effort is stepping up. a german team in southern turkey pulled this woman from the wreckage this morning. but moments like this are going to become increasingly infrequent, and for every person miraculously saved, hundreds of others have lost their lives. jon donnison, bbc news. syria's president basher al asad made his first reported trip since the earthquakes. there he is in the blackjacket the earthquakes. there he is in the black jacket on the the earthquakes. there he is in the blackjacket on the right, meeting those involved in the rescue effort. president assad and his wife also visited survivors at their bedside in hospital and in the city. translation:— in hospital and in the city. translation: , , ., translation: they say the west gave the -riori translation: they say the west gave

the priority to — translation: they say the west gave the priority to politics _ translation: they say the west gave the priority to politics and _ the priority to politics and humanitarian situation, but this is not true. to give priority to something or another, both situations must exist. the humanitarian is nonexistent from the west. the politicisation is a normal thing, but the human feeling does not exist. neither now, nor in the past. for 600 years, the western occupation is based on the killing and looting of people. the bbc�*s assaf abboud is the first international journalist to report from aleppo, the historic syrian city that has suffered huge losses in the earthquake. the bbc team is travelling with the syrian government's permission in the region, and sent this report. translation: we are now in a neighbourhood damaged by the earthquake. aleppo is the closest city to the epicentre of the earthquake. until now, around 400 people have died in the city of aleppo. hundreds of injured remain under rubble.

in this area, rescue efforts are being supported by government forces in the search for the injured. they are also working on demolishing damaged buildings, out of fear they might collapse at a later stage. around 60 buildings have collapsed, but there collapsed, but there are around 400 others that are so damaged and at risk of collapse at any moment. reports say that some 55,000 people have lost their homes, and they are now spread across different shelters in the city. the death toll has surpassed 4000 people in both government and rebel—held areas, and over 7000 people are injured or unaccounted for. the partner of the former newcastle united footballer, christian atsu, has spoken of her worry as she waits for news about him. he now plays for the turkish side hatayspor —

and is thought to have been in his home at the time of the quake. claire rupio spoke to us earlier. all i know is that currently his agent is in turkey, and he's trying to get to the place where it happened. they know where the building is, and they are trying their best to rescue everybody. they know that there are still people under the rubble, but the problem is that they don't have the equipment necessary to get them out. so, he is still missing. we don't know where he is. that is just an unimaginable feeling for you to have to wake up with everyday and live with at the moment. yes. especially for my children as well. i am so, so sorry. the job of trying to get information out and his whereabouts is extremely difficult,

as i'm sure anyone can appreciate given the circumstances. do you have any hope that the information that will reach you is something that you will be able to trust? because part of the problem here is that so many people do not know what is going on. well, yes. it was quite shocking, as you can imagine, if the club is confirming saying that he has been found and alive and taken to hospital, and 11 hours later my children had to hear it from the radio saying that they still don't know where he is. so, i know that his agent is there, and they are trying their best to find him, so i trust that he will bring me the news that i can trust, that, you know, if he sees or speaks to him, yeah...

but, it is quite confusing, everything... yeah. can you just remind us were he was, and why he was there, and the connection to the area? he plays for hatayspor, he signed a one—year contract. he had a very good game on sunday, and he scored his first goal, and so, yeah... he has been living with his team—mates as well, who have already been rescued. so, yeah, that is all i can tell... can you tell us when you last had contact with him? he spoke to the children last time on saturday morning. yeah, that was the last time that i've heard from him. i can't imagine the moment that you heard that the earthquake had

first struck, that is something that no one should have to go through. yeah. i had a lot of missed calls on my phone from his sister, and then she just told me, and i then read the news, so, yeah... sorry. and have you got any messages for the rescuers out there and the authorities working so hard to try and find people? all i can say is that, for me, i know the rescuers are trying their best, hard work, day and night trying to rescue everybody. i just feel for everybody who has, like me and my children, been in the unknown, not knowing if their family is alive or not. i would just appeal for the hatayspor club and the turkish authorities and british government to send out the equipment to get the people out that are still trapped

in the rubble, especially for my partner and the father of my children as well. they need the equipment to get them out, they can't get there deep without the equipment, and the time is running, so... the time is running out, but of course we have still seen dramatic rescues. people are still being pulled from the rubble. does that give you some hope? a bit, yeah. i still pray and believe that he's alive. yeah. i want to say thank you so much for coming on and talking to us, and i'm so, so sorry that you and your family are having to go through this, and we wish you all the best, and we wish you some good news soon. thank you so much. thank you.

my my thanks again. joining me now is ishmail sik, who's the secretary general of the uk turkish islamic cultural centre. thank you for coming on the programme. thank you for coming on the programme-— thank you for coming on the raoramme. ., ~ i. ., ., programme. thank you for having me on the programme. _ programme. thank you for having me on the programme. we _ programme. thank you for having me on the programme. we heard - programme. thank you for having me | on the programme. we heard through 'ust one on the programme. we heard through just one unbelievably _ on the programme. we heard through just one unbelievably painful - just one unbelievably painful example there as people worry about loved ones across both turkey and syria. what is the feeling in the community where you are? syria. what is the feeling in the community where you are? everyone is naturally devastated. _ community where you are? everyone is naturally devastated. everybody - community where you are? everyone is naturally devastated. everybody is - naturally devastated. everybody is in shock still, and it has been a very difficult time stop as a community here, we have been doing as much as we can to be able to support those in turkey have been affected, so everybody has come together, and provided as much support as they can to be able to

help those who have survived, but at the moment are still looking for loved ones and have had their homes wrecked. we are doing everything we can with the community here. {biases can with the community here. gives an idea of the _ can with the community here. gives an idea of the things _ can with the community here. gives an idea of the things you _ can with the community here. gives an idea of the things you have - can with the community here. gives an idea of the things you have been able to do. hate an idea of the things you have been able to do. ~ . an idea of the things you have been able to do. . . , ., , able to do. we have been fundraising mainl , able to do. we have been fundraising mainly. and — able to do. we have been fundraising mainly, and because _ able to do. we have been fundraising mainly, and because we _ able to do. we have been fundraising mainly, and because we have - able to do. we have been fundraising mainly, and because we have been i mainly, and because we have been providing our services in the uk for the past 40 years, we have many years of experience, and we have created close links with similar organisations in turkey. the funds that we have raised here, we passed it onto them to be able to provide hot food for those who are affected, and don't have homes to go to, and we are also providing means of tents, and the raw daily needs that

they would need, such as hygiene products, clothing, blankets to keep them warm. what we have done, to speed up the process of those who are affected reach their necessities, we have passed the funds onto those organisations in turkey to be able to provide them to them. it turkey to be able to provide them to them. , . ~ ., , turkey to be able to provide them to them. , a .,, ,., turkey to be able to provide them to them. , a .,, y., ., them. it struck me as you are giving that list, it — them. it struck me as you are giving that list, it really _ them. it struck me as you are giving that list, it really hits _ them. it struck me as you are giving that list, it really hits home - them. it struck me as you are giving that list, it really hits home the - that list, it really hits home the things that are needed. it really is pretty much everything, isn't it? when so many buildings are flattened, it is not like there are loads and loads of spare capacity is elsewhere where people can simply move to. that list of things that is required is so big. it is almost unimaginable, the scale of the humanitarian effort that is required here. it humanitarian effort that is required here. , �* , humanitarian effort that is required here. , . , , ., humanitarian effort that is required here. , a humanitarian effort that is required here. , , here. it is. as you say, everything is 'ust here. it is. as you say, everything is just flattened _ here. it is. as you say, everything is just flattened out _ here. it is. as you say, everything is just flattened out there. - here. it is. as you say, everything is just flattened out there. my - is just flattened out there. my sister lives in one of those cities,

and thankfully she is ok with her family. you can't go into their own homes because they are so damaged, people are afraid of going back into their own homes. they have been spending a night out in their cars, trying to keep warm in their cars. there are still looking for all those people through the rubble, and it has been horrendous, to be honest. the service that we can do from here, there unaffected cities, they've been able to organise themselves very quickly, so we are very grateful to be able to have those links with those. we have been able to provide the necessities, baby food, baby napkins, sanitary products, all of these things are especially important. in the states that are affected, there is nowhere to be able to find any of these. thank you very much for sparing the time and talking us through the efforts that you are going through.

we can speak to our correspondent at a warehouse where people are volunteering to send help to turkey. this community volunteered and responded to send goods turkey. they've been overwhelmed by people buying clothes, blankets, heaters, sanitary products, things that people know are desperately needed for the victims of the earthquake. let's talk now, if we get a centre you slightly, i know everybody is very busy here. you have actually had family affected by this? t very busy here. you have actually had family affected by this? i have. we have family _ had family affected by this? i have. we have family in _

had family affected by this? i have. we have family in turkey, - had family affected by this? i have. we have family in turkey, and - we have family in turkey, and luckily— we have family in turkey, and luckily they are alive, but their home — luckily they are alive, but their home has— luckily they are alive, but their home has been affected, so they had to leave _ home has been affected, so they had to leave their home. it has been demolished, basically. and to leave their home. it has been demolished, basically. and what are they doing? — demolished, basically. and what are they doing? they've _ demolished, basically. and what are they doing? they've had _ demolished, basically. and what are they doing? they've had to - demolished, basically. and what are they doing? they've had to move i demolished, basically. and what are they doing? they've had to move to| demolished, basically. and what are l they doing? they've had to move to a shelter, they doing? they've had to move to a shelter. and — they doing? they've had to move to a shelter, and then _ they doing? they've had to move to a shelter, and then they _ they doing? they've had to move to a shelter, and then they have _ they doing? they've had to move to a shelter, and then they have moved i they doing? they've had to move to aj shelter, and then they have moved to a different— shelter, and then they have moved to a different place at the moment, a form _ a different place at the moment, a form that— a different place at the moment, a form that my dad owns in turkey. are seeina form that my dad owns in turkey. seeing the way form that my dad owns in turkey. sire: seeing the way the people have responded here in north london must be very heartening for you in such desperate times? be very heartening for you in such desperate times?— desperate times? definitely. it lovel to desperate times? definitely. it lovely to see — desperate times? definitely. it lovely to see everyone - desperate times? definitely. it lovely to see everyone getting | lovely to see everyone getting together, just providing the best that they— together, just providing the best that they can to the people in turkey — that they can to the people in turkey. and syria as well, our hearts — turkey. and syria as well, our hearts go _ turkey. and syria as well, our hearts go out to syria and aleppo. it is difficult time for everyone, it is nice — it is difficult time for everyone, it is nice to— it is difficult time for everyone, it is nice to see everyone working together~ — it is nice to see everyone working toaether. �* , , ., together. and why did you feel stron al together. and why did you feel strongly that — together. and why did you feel strongly that you _ together. and why did you feel strongly that you want - together. and why did you feel strongly that you want to - together. and why did you feel| strongly that you want to come together. and why did you feel- strongly that you want to come down? strongly that you want to come down? i really wanted to go back, but due to circumstances i couldn't, this is the least — to circumstances i couldn't, this is the least that i could do over here. i the least that i could do over here. i tried _ the least that i could do over here. i tried to _ the least that i could do over here. i tried to take some time off work to volunteer as much they can, and i'm to volunteer as much they can, and i'm glad _ to volunteer as much they can, and i'm glad everyone else is helping out as— i'm glad everyone else is helping

out as well. in i'm glad everyone else is helping out as well-— out as well. in the real concern ri a ht out as well. in the real concern right now _ out as well. in the real concern right now i _ out as well. in the real concern right now i suppose _ out as well. in the real concern right now i suppose is - out as well. in the real concern right now i suppose is that - out as well. in the real concern right now i suppose is that it i out as well. in the real concern right now i suppose is that it is| right now i suppose is that it is unlikely that many more survivors will be found under the rubble, but it is people like your family who have had to leave their homes, many are left with absolutely nothing, so it is trying to find something for them to give something to them. tt them to give something to them. it is a new life for them. they are starting — is a new life for them. they are starting from scratch, and is a difficult — starting from scratch, and is a difficult time to start from scratch _ difficult time to start from scratch. forallthe difficult time to start from scratch. for all the families, there are still— scratch. for all the families, there are still going to be people coming at the _ are still going to be people coming at the rubble, which is going to be really— at the rubble, which is going to be really tough to see as well. your heart _ really tough to see as well. your heart goes — really tough to see as well. your heart goes out to everyone over therea _ heart goes out to everyone over there, basically.— heart goes out to everyone over there, basically. thank you, iwill let ou there, basically. thank you, iwill let you get _ there, basically. thank you, iwill let you get back, _ there, basically. thank you, iwill let you get back, because - there, basically. thank you, iwill let you get back, because i - there, basically. thank you, iwill let you get back, because i know| let you get back, because i know everyone is very busy. just around here is the lorry that is being loaded up. this is the second lorry they have been loading up today. it is going to head off later today, the third overall this week. if you take a walk down here with me, i can do is give you a sense of how much stuff people have been bringing over the past few days, and how much still is left to be sent out to

turkey. take a look at this warehouse here. everything boxed up, all donations brought over the past few days. all since news of the earthquake emerge. that will be heading out in the coming weeks. 0verall, heading out in the coming weeks. overall, it is thought that it will take about a week for each lorry to get through. this will be taken to istanbul, and then distributed throughout the country where is needed most. it is your dad who organised all of this, how are you feeling about what he and everyone else is done here?— else is done here? since the earthquake _ else is done here? since the earthquake hit _ else is done here? since the earthquake hit turkey, - else is done here? since the earthquake hit turkey, over| else is done here? since the i earthquake hit turkey, over the else is done here? since the - earthquake hit turkey, over the past few days, _ earthquake hit turkey, over the past few days, everyone has been working very hard. _ few days, everyone has been working very hard, late hours, early mornings, _ very hard, late hours, early mornings, just to get the donations in, mornings, just to get the donations in. package — mornings, just to get the donations in, package them all, organise them in, package them all, organise them in a way— in, package them all, organise them in a way where they will be able to be shipped — in a way where they will be able to be shipped off, and organised and sent to _ be shipped off, and organised and sent to the correct places. when be shipped off, and organised and sent to the correct places. when you see on the tv _ sent to the correct places. when you see on the tv the _ sent to the correct places. when you see on the tv the devastation, - sent to the correct places. when you see on the tv the devastation, the l see on the tv the devastation, the way the buildings havejust see on the tv the devastation, the way the buildings have just come down on so many people have been

affected, how are you feeling about that? t affected, how are you feeling about that? ., ,. that? i was in school when i saw it on the tv, — that? i was in school when i saw it on the tv. and _ that? i was in school when i saw it on the tv, and it _ that? i was in school when i saw it on the tv, and it was _ that? i was in school when i saw it on the tv, and it was quite - that? i was in school when i saw it on the tv, and it was quite a - that? i was in school when i saw it i on the tv, and it was quite a shock, because _ on the tv, and it was quite a shock, because everyone experienced it overnight— because everyone experienced it overnight and in the morning. it was very upsetting to hear about, especially for the people who are family— especially for the people who are family in— especially for the people who are family in those areas, and for the people _ family in those areas, and for the people themselves. it was a very big shock _ people themselves. it was a very big shock. ., ., , ., ., shock. you are in sixth form at the moment, shock. you are in sixth form at the moment. how _ shock. you are in sixth form at the moment, how much _ shock. you are in sixth form at the moment, how much are _ shock. you are in sixth form at the moment, how much are people i shock. you are in sixth form at the - moment, how much are people talking about it in school? for moment, how much are people talking about it in school?— about it in school? for the past few da s the about it in school? for the past few days the school _ about it in school? for the past few days the school has _ about it in school? for the past few days the school has been _ about it in school? for the past few| days the school has been organising their own _ days the school has been organising their own donations, this is missing my dad's— their own donations, this is missing my dad's business. school have been taking _ my dad's business. school have been taking in— my dad's business. school have been taking in donations themselves into warehouses like this, and in the same _ warehouses like this, and in the same way, _ warehouses like this, and in the same way, distributing and shipping it off to— same way, distributing and shipping it off to the correct places as well — it off to the correct places as well. , , ., ., well. this will be a long-term -ro'ect well. this will be a long-term project in _ well. this will be a long-term project in terms _ well. this will be a long-term project in terms of _ well. this will be a long-term project in terms of rebuilding | well. this will be a long-term i project in terms of rebuilding the country, getting it back on its feet. 100%, yeah. i'm not too sure about what plans they— about what plans they have, but ho -erll about what plans they have, but hopefully we _ about what plans they have, but hopefully we can _ about what plans they have, but hopefully we can make - about what plans they have, but - hopefully we can make improvements to make _ hopefully we can make improvements to make sure this doesn't happen in

the future, — to make sure this doesn't happen in the future, and people are more safe and secure _ the future, and people are more safe and secure-— and secure. thank you very much for 'oinina and secure. thank you very much for joining us- — and secure. thank you very much for joining us- sony _ and secure. thank you very much for joining us. sony many _ and secure. thank you very much for joining us. sony many people - and secure. thank you very much for joining us. sony many people giving| joining us. sony many people giving their time, there is little girl who has just come their time, there is little girl who hasjust come down, their time, there is little girl who has just come down, just a few years old, who is trying to lend a hand, and it really shows how this community is coming together. as we have seen very much across the uk, people are desperate to do something, however small it might seem, to try and improve the situation for people in turkey and syria. situation for people in turkey and s ria. �* . situation for people in turkey and s ria. . . , ., , situation for people in turkey and sria.�* . , ., ,, situation for people in turkey and sria. . , .mg the rmt rail union has rejected the latest offers from both network rail and the train operating companies in the long—running dispute over pay, job security and working

conditions. mick lynch, the union boss, described the offers as "dreadful", adding: "our members cannot accept the ripping up of their terms and conditions." he warned industrial action would continue "for as long as it takes" to get a settlement that meets their members' expectations. joining me now is our transport correspondent katy austin. tell us what they said. the rmt union spent _ tell us what they said. the rmt union spent time _ tell us what they said. the rmt union spent time speaking - tell us what they said. the rmt union spent time speaking to i tell us what they said. the rmt - union spent time speaking to members and getting their views on offers that are been put forward both by network rail, which employs signalling staff, and the members who work for the train companies, because they have been severed offers by both of those. today, instead of maybe giving members a vote on the offer, as the rail industry and the government had asked, there, and rejected them. the rmt has also said they are speaking an unconditional offer on pay —— seeking an unconditional offer on pay, because the government has said that their pay increases on offer have to be funded by what they describe as reforms, which is how they have approached this whole dispute. the rmt is clearly saying today that it cannot accept some of

the conditions attached, essentially, which they say would see ticket offices potentially close, which is one of the plant that has been talked about, and it says thousands ofjobs are stripped out of the industry. now, we have not had a response yet from network rail or at the group representing the train company, nor the government. they have previously insisted that the changes that they want to happen are necessary for modernisation, and there is a particular bone of contention around the way maintenance teams work. they think the changes are unsafe, something the industry has denied. where does this leave passengers? more strikes? taste where does this leave passengers? more strikes?— more strikes? we don't know yet, there's been _ more strikes? we don't know yet, there's been a _ more strikes? we don't know yet, there's been a no _ more strikes? we don't know yet, there's been a no announcement. more strikes? we don't know yet, i there's been a no announcement of any strike dates. every six months, the unions ballot their members to ask if they want to continue strike action, and at the moment they have action, and at the moment they have a mandate for strikes up until the

end of may stop potentially there could be more strikes between now and may if there is not a breakthrough in the dispute. the rmt also said today that they are going to prepare to re—ballot members for further strike action beyond that, which could mean another six months. they have also said today that the union will meet with network rail and the train companies group to try and the train companies group to try and find a settlement. the uk has narrowly avoided falling into recession according to new figures, after the economy saw zero growth between october and december last year. the economy is in recession when it contracts for two consecutive three—month periods, and it did shrink betweenjuly and september last year. it usually means the economy is performing badly, with companies making less money and cutting jobs, leaving the government with less tax revenue. the bank of england still expects a recession this year, but it will be shorter and less severe than previously thought. here's our economics correspondent, andy verity. the world cup lifted

the economy in november, but it also meant premier league matches were put off — one reason for a bigger than expected drop in the economy in december. while over three months it didn't shrink but stayed flat, brewers say pubs are struggling to make money. what we saw in 2022 is over 32 pubs a month shut and, you know, if the economy continues in the same vein this year, we may see that trend continue. overall, the economy beat gloomy predictions three months ago that we'd now be in recession, but in consumer facing services like this gift shop, activity dropped in december by 1.2%. we've just had our quietest january ever, so we've had to make lots of cuts within the business, and that has affected some of my team members, and i've just got this real sense that consumer confidence is at an all—time low, there is a lot of self—preservation going oh — we've noticed a huge drop—off in footfall, and it is that not seeing people walking through the door

that is really making a difference and impacting our sales. in normal times, the economy, meaning all the goods and services we produce — every haircut, every bus ride we take, every car we make — that grows, but in a recession it shrinks across the economy, and over time. there is no official definition, but the rule of thumb is if it shrinks for two three—month periods in a row, we can call it a recession. this is what has happened to the economy over the past two years. after dipping in the third lockdown it grew back very rapidly, but ever since then economic growth has been slowing down, and you can see, in the last six months, at best it has been flat. the government pointed out that last year the uk economy grew faster than any other major economy, up by 4%, drawing this response from labour. i hope these numbers are a wake—up call to the government, because the economy is flatlining along the bottom. we are the only major g7 economy that is still smaller than it was before the pandemic, and zero growth is not a success. the government now urgently need

to put in place a real plan for economic growth, as well as tackling the cost of living crisis that is affecting so many families and pensioners right now. an unexpectedly rapid drop in the price of wholesale gas has cut the cost to the government of subsidising energy bills from an estimated £97 billion last autumn to less than 40 billion now, yet households still face a jump in energy cost in april of 50%. the bbc asked the chancellor whether the savings could be used to help households. we constantly keep the help we can give families under review, but if you are saying, do i think we will have the headroom to make a major new initiative to help people, i don't think the situation will have changed very significantly from the autumn statement, which was just three months ago. the bank of england is now forecasting weak growth this year, rather than a long slump, but hat doesn't mean household fortunes have improved.

millions of workers are still going through what is expected to be the sharpest drop in disposable incomes in nearly 70 years. andy verity, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather. it has been a quiet week with lots of spells of sunshine here and there, but some rain across northern scotland. this weekend, an area of high pressure can continue to bring a lot of dry unsettled weather, quite mild, there will be limited brightness with a lot of cloud around. still some spots of rain in northern western scotland, some of the hills of england and wales, but generally dry. more cloud around even generally across the south, so we shouldn't have any problems with widespread frost bite was seen in the last few mornings. any outbreaks are likely to give rise to some frost pockets here and there. high pressure dominates, part one and two of the weekend, and it will stay

quite mild too. a lot of cloud around, the best of the sun is also be north—east scotland and east of the pennines, we could be up to 13 degrees. 0therwise, the pennines, we could be up to 13 degrees. otherwise, for most, it is ten, 11, and 12 degrees. quite a lot of cloud and mist in this and murkiness on sunday, but it stays on the mild side, and it stays fine and settled until the start of the new week. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: rescue operations continue into the night in turkey and syria as the death toll from monday's earthquakes passes 22,000. another newborn baby is rescued from the rubble in turkey — 10 day old yagiz and his mother were found around 90 hours after the first of the quakes. the partner of former newcastle united footballer christian atsu tells us she's anxiously waiting for news as it's confirmed he's

still missing in hatay. the rescuers are trying their best, hard—working, day in, day out, to rescue everybody. i just feel for everybody who, like me and my children, have been in the unknown, not knowing if their family is alive or not. a british plane carrying medical supplies and equipment has been sent to aid survivors. the rmt rail union has rejected the latest offer from national rail and train operating companies. the uk economy at a standstill — new figures show even though we narrowly avoided falling into recession in 2022, there was no growth at all in the final three months of the year. two weeks since nicola bulley disappeared whilst walking her dog in lancashire — now the police are extending their search downstream sport now and a full round up

from the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. we start with the champions manchester city. pep guardiola says he's convinced the club will be found innocent after being charged with more than 100 breaches of the premier league's financial rules. an independent panel's now investigating. at his press conference earlier the city boss says it feels like they've already been condemned and sentenced — and he believes the other 19 clubs are conspiring against them. they have done a president now, and they have got to be careful in the future, because other clubs can make suggestions and there are a lot of clubs, that can be accused like we have been accused without maybe being innocent, and i don't know what is going to happen in the future. ., ~' what is going to happen in the future. ., ~ , , , future. you think this is being driven by _ future. you think this is being driven by the _ future. you think this is being driven by the other _ future. you think this is being driven by the other clubs? - future. you think this is being i driven by the other clubs? yes, future. you think this is being - driven by the other clubs? yes, of course. driven by the other clubs? yes, of

course- it — driven by the other clubs? yes, of course- it is _ driven by the other clubs? yes, of course. it is the _ driven by the other clubs? yes, of course. it is the premier - driven by the other clubs? yes, of course. it is the premier league. | course. it is the premier league. why is it being driven by other clubs? — why is it being driven by other clubs? l— why is it being driven by other clubs? ., �* ~' ., why is it being driven by other clubs? ., �* ~ ., ., why is it being driven by other clubs? ~ ., ., ., ., why is it being driven by other clubs? ., �* ~ ., ., ., ., ., clubs? i don't know. you have got to ao to the clubs? i don't know. you have got to go to the ceos _ clubs? i don't know. you have got to go to the ceos of _ clubs? i don't know. you have got to go to the ceos of the _ clubs? i don't know. you have got to go to the ceos of the other- clubs? i don't know. you have got to go to the ceos of the other clubs, i go to the ceos of the other clubs, like daniel levy, and ask them about this. england captain 0wen farrell will wear the number ten shirt in their second six nations match against italy at twickenham on sunday. it means harlequins fly—half marcus smith drops to the bench. there've been questions about the compatability of smith and farrell playing in the same side following england's defeat in the opening match against scotland last weekend. henry slade returns from injury tojoin 0llie lawrence in the centres. jack willis comes into the back row. the consortium that has taken over worcester warrors and rebranded the club as sixways rugby says they may think again about the name change. the club have withdrawn their proposal to play in the championship, with the government saying that decision was "devastating news for rugby fans across the midlands". the new owners insist they couldn't accept a number of clauses

in the contract they'd have to sign with the rfu, but are willing to change their plans on the new club's branding. there is parts within our control and one element of that is the brand as such, and if we have got that wrong, we can hold our hands up and be honest and say, may be that was a step too far. we are looking at everything and listening to the fans and the community and we can look to re—engage with that. the lithuanian sport minister has said that 35 countries, including the usa, germany, france, the uk and japan have unanimously agreed to demand that the international olympic committee ban russian and belarusian athletes from the 2024 paris 0lympics. ukraine has already threatened to boycott the games if those athletes are allowed to compete. their president, volodymyr zelensky, has been addressing the gathering before which britain's culture secretary lucy frazer said that

russian athletes "shouldn't line up alongside team gb and everyone else on the world stage". the ioc has been trying to develop a pathway enabling russian and belarussian atheletes to compete as neutrals under strict conditions, following russia's invasion of ukraine. well, in the last hour poland's sports minister kamil bortniczuk has said russian and belarusian athletes should only be allowed to compete in next year's olympic games in paris as part of a refugee team created by the international olympic committee. that's all the sport for now. there's more on that on the website. friends of nicola bulley are making fresh attempts to find information on her whereabouts — two weeks since she went missing. the 45—year—old was last seen walking her dog in st michael's on wyre in lancashire. police believe she fell into the river, and searches for her have been extended out to sea. 0ur correspondent nick garnett reports. two weeks ago, nicola bulley spent the morning getting her children

ready for school and taking the dog for a walk. nicola was seen by a fellow dog walker at ten to nine, and then again at ten past nine in a field further along the river bank. at 9:20am, police have now established, her phone was left on a riverside bench. 13 minutes later, her phone was found, along with her dogs harness, but nicola had disappeared. police think that she fell down into the river and drowned. but it's a theory. there's no actual evidence for it. nevertheless, a specialist search team volunteered to help, and using sonar equipment, combed the bottom of the river in the village, but nothing was found in the stretch of river they were working in. if nicola was in that river, i would have found her. i can guarantee you that. she wouldn't have... we would have found her. and she's not there in that section of the river up there. for family and friends it's been two weeks of hell. we still have hope. we've got two beautiful little girls that need their mummy home, and that's what's keeping us going.

but, again, the community is united again today, we're coming out in force just to give one last push that somebody driven past two weeks ago perhaps hasn't seen the news for whatever reason, and sheds a little bit of light on the situation. police have consistently called this a missing persons inquiry. there is no evidence of a crime. but that's not stopped some people thinking otherwise. social networks are awash with conspiracy theories. there have even been wannabe detectives coming to buildings like this, breaking into them and starting to search through them. police say they've thoroughly searched everywhere in a one—mile radius and will take action against anyone found making offensive comments online. they've also issued what are called dispersal orders against anyone committing anti—social behaviour. despite the police's thorough search, there is one blind spot. so this is the only path out of this whole area that's not covered by a cctv camera. so if she came out of this way, where did she go at this point?

if you turn round and look here, it's a busy road, hundreds of cars were going past here at nine o'clock on a friday morning. and since then the police have tracked 700 vehicles going past at the time nicola went missing. with there being no sign of nicola at st michael's on wyre, the search has been widened downstream. but instead of a small, meandering river, the wyre estuary, well, it's huge. from here, the river becomes the sea. the police are now tasked with searching the inlets and marshland. two weeks after nicola bulley went missing, the mystery surrounding her disappearance continues. nick garnett, bbc news, lancashire. labour have held on to the seat of west lancashire in a by—election. ashley dalton secured a majority of more than 8,000 and takes over from rosie cooper, who quit as an mp to work in the health service. more now on the uk economy, which has avoided a recession,

but saw no economic growth in the final three months of last year according to the latest official statistics released this morning. the government says it shows the uk was more resilient than expected, after the bank of england had warned of a long period of stagnation. to discuss what impact this is having on small businesses i've been speaking with two small business owners. annelize van staden is the owner of class fit gym in gloucester, and kelly vowles owns the pixel rose hair design salon in swindon. let's start with you, kelly. just tell us, how is business at the moment? we've just gone through a very quiet january, which speaks strongly.. whether we have a recession or not.

we are seeing a slow incline, but client behaviours have definitely changed. we are seeing less frequent visits to the salon, and clients pop in for much more low maintenance services. so people are not coming as often, getting a slightly cheaper option when they're there, so that is not good for you. what about your costs? 0ur costs just continue to rise, every week it feels like something is going up in price. electricity is the most insane, it is absolutely crazy how much we are having to pay out, our bills have tripled, and you keep asking, how can we keep absorbing these costs to stay in a good profit, to keep the business as sustainable as possible? not easy. annelize, how are things out there for you? things can be tough at times. with the financial crisis, a lot of my clients are feeling it,

and so a lot of them are having to cancel their memberships, which is really unfortunate, because with the fitness industry, you really need to exercise for physical and mental health, so with the financial crisis, obviously, it is affecting eve rybody's mental health. everybody is worried. in theory, we need to exercise now more than ever, especially coming out of covid as well, we know being healthy is very important, so it is really quite upsetting that a lot of people are having to cancel, not because they want to, but because theyjust can't afford it. i think for small businesses like both of ours, we are notjust feeling it at home in a financial —

because we have mortgages to pay and families to feed, we are also feeling it in our businesses. it is coming at us from both ends. is there anything that could help you? more support. we were told the other day there would not be any more support for businesses like myself, when it comes to the energy bills, it will only be smaller companies. i think smaller companiesjust make it, so with rising costs, where do we go from here? i don't want to lose my business, i am passionate about it, i am passionate about helping people, it is a dream come true for me. it would be soul destroying if i were to lose it. absolutely. fingers crossed we do not get to that stage at all. kelly, same question to you, what kind of things would help you? just to echo what has already been mentioned, just because we are a small business, it doesn't mean that these rising costs are not as stressful.

if the government are able to help larger companies, i would urge them to look towards us as well. we get crippled with the rise in the... we are seeing a massive increase in the minimum wage coming up, which is fantastic for workers, but for a business like myself, i have to absorb that again into my profit margin. the cost of vat, and things like that, if the government could look at the vat bills that are crashing down on tiny businesses like mine, it would be amazing just to have some support coming in somewhere, because you arejust going to see the economy... i think small businesses actually play a massive part in the uk's economy, but you will see it all come crashing down like a house of cards if something doesn't change. a hair salon like mine is being crushed with these bills. good luck to both of them.

the headlines on bbc news... rescue operations continue into the night in turkey and syria as the death toll from monday's earthquakes passes 22,000. the rmt rail union has rejected the latest offer from national rail and train operating companies. the uk economy at a standstill — new figures show even though we narrowly avoided falling into recession in 2022, there was no growth at all in the final three months of the year. ministers say they have received assurances by every energy firm in britain that they will not forcibly install pre—payment meters in the homes of vulnerable customers. changing the meters without a warrant is already forbidden, but a recent investigation by the times found debt agents for british gas had broken into vulnerable people's homes to fit meters. regulator 0fgem has since launched an investigation, and ministers have demanded better practices

from energy suppliers. earlier i spoke to our cost of living correspondent, kevin peachey, who gave us the latest. a series of developments in this whole issue in recent weeks, of course, but it has been the case now for some time that energy suppliers are not supposed to be going into people's homes or using their smart meters to forcibly switch them on to a prepayment meter if they are vulnerable but that has been happening. what the suppliers have said to the energy security secretary, grant shapps, today, is that they will not continue doing that in any way shape or form and they have also said that they are going to look at this issue a bit closer, at what they are going to do next. there is already the case that magistrates in england and wales have been told they should not be hearing applications for these

warrants for suppliers to be going into the homes of people anyway, so what grant shapps said is that he felt that what the suppliers were telling him was just half the picture. he said, what are they doing about historical cases or not even that historical, where people have been in homes where they have been forcibly fitted prepayment meters? and is there any compensation offered or anything like that? he says he has not had full details on that and is looking to the regulator 0fgem which is conducting this review to make sure that even that area is really pinned down. people will be concerned about what happens because this is a group of customers who in many cases have been struggling to pay and have been in arrears and that is why they have been flipped onto these prepayment meters. is there any kind of guarantee for those people? presumably they will still be potentially vulnerable?

at the heart of this, of course, is that energy bills have gone up significantly and we are still looking, even with wholesale prices are coming down, we are still looking at domestic energy bills double what they were a year ago. people on prepayment meters, it is critical for them when you look, that they will pay as they use this energy, so during the winter, there is clearly a concern from campaigners and charities, that people are sitting in the cold and in the dark, because they simply don't have the money to top up these meters. that is where extra vulnerability lies if you like, and it is interesting to hear from the chancellorjeremy hunt saying today that there will not be any additional support beyond the help that has already been announced, like the cost of living payments, uprating benefits, there will not be additional support after april when bills are set to rise further. specialist prison wings which have

been set up to tackle the problem of drug—taking inside prisons are being expanded in england and wales. the new drug—free units aim to treat addiction and to cut crime rates — and inmates receive privileges, in return for doing regular drug tests and attending courses on substance abuse. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford has been to hmp pentonville in london to see how it works in practice. every day i needed cannabis. when i woke up, i'm smoking weed. before i'm going to bed, i'm smoking weed. i became lazy, paranoid. it was destroying relationships. it was leading me on to other drugs. when david's involvement with cannabis landed him in prison, he found he was still surrounded by drugs. probably everything. you're looking at cannabis, spice, maybe cocaine — drugs inevitably comes into the prison system. and then with that, someone told me that, look, j wing, it's a drug—free wing. there's no drugs.

you're out of your cell most of your day. you've got kitchen appliances to cook. you might want to try and get onto that wing if you want to stay out of trouble, keep your head down and just get on with your sentence. j wing at london's pentonville prison is a drug—free island in a notoriously tough jail. it's part of a massive rollout of similar units across england and wales. the deal onj wing is simple — stay off drugs and you get a whole load of privileges. and the evidence from the prisoners who've been through this wing so far is that it has worked. there have been very few failures. like all the other inmates here, david has to do regular and rigorous drug testing. those who don't pass are kicked off the wing. we're taking it from a different angle. rather than punishing drug use, we are rewarding staying away from drugs. so they get regularly drug tested over here and, in return, they have more time out of cell. they get to cook on the wing and they can sit down

together and eat food. this wing is great. i mean, being a first—time prisoner myself, being in other wings was mentally really hard for me. being locked up 23 hours a day, my anxiety level went through the roof. so coming here didn't make me feel like a prisoner in some sort. it made me feel like i'm here to rehabilitate. pentonville was infamous a few years ago for drugs being smuggled over the walls by rope and by drone. the prison has built new defences since then, but inspectors last year said that illicit drugs use was still high and a major threat. that's why tackling the problem from the other end was important. the only thing i could hope for is that, like, everyjail has a type of wing like this, so once we leave this wing, we can continue getting the help in otherjails, other wings. it would be much betterfor us. but i am worried that once

i leave here it's just back to how it normally is. there are now 45 similar units in england and wales, with plans to expand that to 100. while drugs are still getting in to jails, it's the best way of keeping motivated inmates away from them. daniel sandford, bbc news, pentonville prison. hogwarts legacy, a big budget video game set in the harry potter universe, is released today. but although it's one of the most anticipated titles of the year, it is being boycotted by some — who want to make a stand against the authorjk rowling's public comments on policies relating to transgender people. the bbc�*s gaming correspondent steffan powell has more. it's surprising, given the level of interest in this world of wizards, witches and wands over the years, that a fully fledged big budget gaming adaptation has taken this long to be made. but after years of being on the wish list of many a harry potter

fan, it's finally here... take this. find them. ..giving players the opportunity to zoom around on a broomstick, learn to cast spells and explore the famous castle, fighting and dodging adversaries along the way. we leave our legacy in your hands. interest is high, records have been broken in the lead up to release, with 1.3 million people at one point watching early previews being played online. but not everyone's happy, arguing that supporting the game is backingjk rowling's public statements about the trans community. they say those views are transphobic and have caused harm to trans people. playing the game, they say, legitimises them. this goes beyond justjk rowling making money. by buying the game you're sending a clear message that you see this new game takes priority over the lives of trans people. jk rowling has previously said that she supports trans rights, but she doesn't believe transgender people should have access to single—sex spaces.

a lot to absorb on your first day... the development team behind the game say that the creator of the wizarding world was not involved in making it, and today people are looking forward to playing. for me, it was really hard to not be excited. this is a world and a universe that i grew up just falling in love with. it was my escape. i do think that this whole controversy has kind of overshadowed what is an amazing experience. the title has received positive reviews for its gameplay and is expected to be one of the biggest sellers of 2023. steffan powell, bbc news. some breaking news from surrey police. this is the case where the bodies of emma patterson, her daughter and husband were found in the early hours of sunday morning, you may remember. this is the case

around epsom college. because there was some contact between george pattinson and max are replaced and referred to the independent 0ffice referred to the independent office for police conduct —— and surrey police, the police then referred themselves to the independent 0ffice themselves to the independent office for police conduct and they have now decided no inquiry is required by them. surrey police did have contact with mr patterson before these events to notify of a change of address because of firearms, he was address because of firearms, he was a fire arms holder, this is routine, this is the quote, and they say they made a referral to the independent 0ffice made a referral to the independent office for police conduct and they have looked into it and into the referral and stated that following a thorough assessment they have reviewed the contact at surrey police had with him regarding his

firearms licence and have decided no investigation is required by them. this weekend sees the super bowl, the final playoff game in the us national football league — it's one of the biggest events of the year, and notjust for sports fans. its half—time show traditionally attracts plenty of viewers who aren't at all interested in american football, and this year rihanna is headlining. the singer hasn't toured or released an album since 2016, so fans are hoping this might signal a comeback, as nesta mcgregor reports. after seven years away, the long—awaited return. hello. hey, everyone, how are you? rihanna, superstar singer, billionaire businesswoman and new mum, determined to show she has not lost a step. when you become a mom, there's something thatjust happens where you feel like you could take on the world, you can do anything. the super bowl is one of the biggest stages in the world. that stage is state farm stadium.

this weekend, more than 70,000 people will be inside the venue, 120 million more watching on tv. i've never, ever seen anything like this. if you look at the journalists, some of them don't even have seats. everyone wants to be here. # when the sun shines, we'll shine together...# it's no surprise. she's a nine—time grammy award winner with more than a dozen number one singles. but she will have to pack her 17—year career into a 13—minute show and be on and off the field before the players finish their half—time cuppa. breaking the stage down and building it back up and getting it out in eight minutes, it's incredible. it's almost impossible. forfans, with the return of ri—ri comes fresh hope new music may follow. anticipation for that and what's in store come sunday is at peak level. in an event, this one has a lot of expectations. everyone on twitter, tiktok, instagram is talking -

about "what is she going to sing, how will she perform, _ how many songs? " favourite rihanna song, then? can you give us a little burst of it? she sings "we found love." that one is one of my favourites. # yellow diamonds in the light...# following in the footsteps of michaeljackson, u2 and diana ross, come monday morning rihanna's half—time performance may generate more headlines than the game—winning touchdown. one thing is for sure, though — she's back in the spotlight and loving it. nesta mcgregor, bbc news in phoenix, arizona. now it's time for a look at the weather. high pressure has brought a quiet and settled weight right across the board away from the north of scotland which has seen stronger winds and rain at times. high pressure continues to bring dry and settled weather, quite mild but it will be rather cloudy both saturday and sunday were limited spells of

brightness. tonight we will keep a lot of cloud around and there will be some breaks in the cloud here and there but generally it will not be as cold tonight as what we have seen in the last few nights especially in the south. the area of high pressure dominating saturday, and will continue to remain in this fairly mild air mass, coming in from the south, so a lot of cloud around on saturday, limited brightness, the best in the east of the pennines and north—east scotland, the odd spot of drizzle over western hills but most places will be dry with temperatures well above average for the time of year. highs of 11—13. similar pitch on sunday, limited brightness but staying on the mild side. —— similar picture.

this is bbc news. i'm reeta chakrabarti. the headlines... rescue operations continue into the night in turkey and syria, as the death toll from monday's earthquakes passes 22,000. we'll earthquakes passes 22,000. have a special report quentin we'll have a special report from quentin sommerville from turkey. th quentin sommerville from turkey. t the second in the third day after the second in the third day after the earthquake, they're finding a lot of people. hardly finding anyone, almost no one. this is moving from the rescue phase to recovery phase. the partner of former newcastle united footballer christian atsu tells us she's anxiously waiting for news as it's confirmed he's still missing in hatay. the rescuers are trying their best, hard—working, day in, day out,