today at six — hope and despair in turkey and syria, as the painstaking search for survivors goes on after the quakes. we follow one rescuer and his team, among the tangled ruins of apartment blocks in the increasingly desperate search for signs of life. on the second and the third day after the earthquake they were finding a lot of people. they are hardly finding anyone now, almost no—one now. and tonight, we report from inside syria after the quakes. one of the first international journalists allowed into aleppo. also on the programme... the uk avoided falling into recession last year, but the chancellor warns we're not out of the woods. as friends of missing

nicola bulley issue a new appeal for information, her husband says he'll never give up hope. and the manchester city boss, pep guardiola, says he's convinced the club will be found innocent of breaking financial rules. and coming up in sporstday, later in the hour on the bbc news channel: we'll look ahead to six nations champions, with all eyes on dublin, where favourites ireland take on the grand slam champions france. good evening. five days after the terrible earthquakes in turkey and syria, which have killed more than 22,000 people, hope is fading of finding more survivors. but there are still some astonishing tales of hope. like this eight—year—old girl, tanem, who was rescued earlier today, in southern turkey, along with her father, after more than

100 hours under the rubble. time, though, is running out. we'll hear from the bbc�*s teams across the region, including for the first time from the government—held city of aleppo in north—west syria. it is extremely difficult to get into the area after the earythquakes shook the region, because so many different factions control territory, after years of war. we're also in turkey, in adana, where we've visited a hospital looking after rescued children, what happens to them now? but first, we're in antakya, where quentin sommerville has spent 2a hours following one rescue team in the search for survivors. in the darkest hours, a single light shines brightest. in antakya's hour of need, this man... he speaks in turkish. ..erdal, has emerged as a saviour. he'll climb where others won't dare, deep inside the ruins of this shattered city. anything to save a life.

it's been hours since anyone was found here, but still they work late into the night. i have to be very quiet because they are listening to see if there's anybody still alive in the building. they're taking huge risks, going into very dangerous spaces. because we're moving into day five here, and they realise, there's almost time left. ——there's almost no time left. an amateur mountaineer and professional writer, erdal has taken command here. someone or something is moving inside the building, but they can't reach them. they've tried looking in from the front, no success. they put a camera probe in. now they're going round the back of the building to see if they can find any sign of life. the floors are sandwiched tight. it's a treacherous space, but erdal�*s crew try to find a way inside. others have rallied to his courage. his team is now 100—strong. they've already saved

dozens of people. so much risk, so much risk. but so much people wait us. we hear them. but we are not stop here. how do you feel about what's happened to your country? armageddon. the bitter light of morning lays bare the earthquake's ruined. anta kya is destroyed. and down in amongst it, erdal and his men are still working. in the past five days he's managed only a few hours sleep. erdal thought that there was someone still alive here. a relative said that they could hear something. there's no one.

but there is the overpowering smell of dead bodies. 0n the second and third day after the earthquake, they were finding a lot of people. they're hardly finding anyone now, almost no one. this is moving from a rescue phase to a recovery phase. it's very unlikely that they're going to find more survivors in this location. erdal, we left you five, six hours ago. did you find anyone else last night? no, no. translation: we couldn't find anyone, only a dog. i its owner was dead. so, what happens now? i don't know. since families are sensitive,

they insist people are still alive under the rubble, so we keep trying to work in places where we don't find any corpses. erdalfound two of narula's children. and even though it's been many days, narula can't believe his wife and other child aren't still alive. the building isjust across the street but his wife and child can't be reached, even by erdal�*s team. translation: erdaltore himself apart for my two children. - went to places no one would go. he saved my two children. tonight, the search goes on and still shining a light into the darkness is erdal. quentin sommerville, bbc news, antakya. the latest on the search in turkey. what of the situation in syria?

getting access to the quake zone there is tough, but the bbc has language services right around the world and our arabic team based in the country are the first internationaljournalists to report from aleppo. the historic city was hit hard by the earthquakes, and the bbc is travelling with the syrian government's permission in the region. our reporter, assaf abboud, has sent us this report in arabic, and we've translated his words. translation: we are now. in the shahar neighbourhood, one of the areas 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 in the 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 are around 400 others that are so damaged and at risk of collapse at any moment. the reports say some 55,000 people have lost their homes and they are now spread across different shelters in the city. the death toll has surpassed 4,000 people in both government and rebel held areas and over 7,000 people are injured or unaccounted for. as we heard there, the situation is complex in syria, making it extremely difficult to get aid to those who need it. with more on that our diplomatic correspondent, paul adams is here. the problem with getting aid to syria is that a civil war is still going on there after almost 12 years. different armed groups are in charge in different parts of the country,

especially in the north. some areas hit by the earthquake, the ones here in red, are controlled by the government and its president, bashar al—assad. but the areas in dark red are controlled by turkey and its local allies. the kurds are in charge in those green areas. and herejihadi rebels hold sway in idlib province, the area worst affected by the disaster. they are sworn enemies of the syrian state. today president assad was in aleppo visiting survivors, blaming the west for the lack of aid. aleppo is where his forces and their russian backers conducted a brutal siege forfour years until the last rebels left in 2016. many of those fighters went here to idlib, one of the last rebel strongholds. there is no effective government here.

it's left to volunteer groups like the white helmets to search for survivors, here rescuing two girls injandaris, close to the turkish border. this whole area is dominated byjihadi groups. the syrian government says it can't allow aid to reach them. the whole un aid effort into edge lid is reliant on one border crossing, bab al—hawa, which is right in the middle of the zone and it is damaged are not viable for large—scale aid efforts. syria and russia kind of like it that way. the whole strategy in the north west has been to grind it into oblivion by bombing aid rates. it serves the large political purposes. so where does that leave tens

of thousands of civilians, most of them refugees, living already desperate lives? many of those people are in tents and temporary buildings that for once may have helped to save lives. but as long as idlib remains a rebel stronghold, getting help from the outside world will remain extremely difficult. paul adams, our diplomatic correspondent. new figures show there was no growth in the economy in the final three months of last year, and this is better than predicted, as analysts thought that the economy would shrink. but the chancellorjeremy hunt has admitted we're not "out of the woods". labour says the economy "is stuck in the slow lane". here's our economics editor, faisal islam. energy prices are driving the economy up and down. here in south yorkshire where once there was cole, now it's winter. at this secondary glazing factory is a corner of british trade that is brisk. figs

glazing factory is a corner of british trade that is brisk. $5 a british trade that is brisk. as a homeowner — british trade that is brisk. as a homeowner you _ british trade that is brisk. as a homeowner you see _ british trade that is brisk. s —. homeowner you see energy british trade that is brisk. is —. homeowner you see energy prices increase. what good times at the moment, for our dealers and commercial clients, we want to continue supporting them and expect growth to continue for two years of. on the official measure of the economy, gross domestic product, that has been sluggish at best. this is growth in three month chunks are across the past two years, it's been swelling and it fell over summer. had it fallen again then that would have been the official definition of a recession. instead, it was flat, so no recession but no growth either. take this trend back to just before the pandemic and over three years, the uk is the only economy in the seven major economies smaller than back then. take a look at the us, for example. in fact, even in the wider g20 group that includes china and india, it is only the uk and russia that's still down. all

that was up until 2022. the question now for the chancellor is about this yet. do you think we can avoid recession in 2023?— yet. do you think we can avoid recession in 2023? that's not what the forecasters _ recession in 2023? that's not what the forecasters are _ recession in 2023? that's not what the forecasters are saying - recession in 2023? that's not what the forecasters are saying and - recession in 2023? that's not what the forecasters are saying and we | the forecasters are saying and we should listen to people like what the bank of england and office for budget responsibility are saying of the risks of high inflation becoming entrenched. so, we need to stick to our plan to bring down inflation. part of the plan for now involves a further hike in energy bills in april, as government support is weakened. at the same time, the cost of providing that support has fallen... fist of providing that support has fallen... �* ,., of providing that support has fallen... �* ,. .,, of providing that support has fallen... �* ,., .,, , fallen... at the same time as energy rices fallen... at the same time as energy prices have — fallen... at the same time as energy prices have come _ fallen... at the same time as energy prices have come down, _ fallen... at the same time as energy prices have come down, so - fallen... at the same time as energy prices have come down, so have - fallen... at the same time as energy prices have come down, so have our| prices have come down, so have our receipts from the windfall taxes. bi; receipts from the windfall taxes. by a much smaller amount. we - receipts from the windfall taxes. by a much smaller amount. we have i receipts from the windfall taxes. by| a much smaller amount. we have to look at everything _ a much smaller amount. we have to look at everything in _ a much smaller amount. we have to look at everything in the _ a much smaller amount. we have to look at everything in the context - a much smaller amount. we have to look at everything in the context of. look at everything in the context of what is responsible for public finances. i5 what is responsible for public finances. , ., . finances. is there a chance you miaht finances. is there a chance you might do _ finances. is there a chance you might do something _ finances. is there a chance you might do something in - finances. is there a chance you might do something in april? i finances. is there a chance you i might do something in april? we might do something in april? - constantly keep the help we can give

families under review but if you're saying do i think we're going to 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. for autumn statement which was “ust three months agoi autumn statement which was “ust three months ago. for some small businesses — three months ago. for some small businesses such _ three months ago. for some small businesses such as _ three months ago. for some small businesses such as this _ three months ago. for some small businesses such as this gift - businesses such as this gift retailer in enfield, there is economic pressure from all directions. economic pressure from all directions-— economic pressure from all directions. ~ �* ., ., directions. we've got a sale in february. _ directions. we've got a sale in february, that's _ directions. we've got a sale in february, that's how - directions. we've got a sale in february, that's how things i directions. we've got a sale in| february, that's how things are directions. we've got a sale in - february, that's how things are at the moment. february, that's how things are at the moment-— february, that's how things are at the moment. , �* .,~ . ., the moment. doesn't make much of the difference if we — the moment. doesn't make much of the difference if we are _ the moment. doesn't make much of the difference if we are formally _ the moment. doesn't make much of the difference if we are formally in - the moment. doesn't make much of the difference if we are formally in or- difference if we are formally in or out of recession? iris. difference if we are formally in or out of recession?— difference if we are formally in or out of recession? no, we are “ust ill feelin: out of recession? no, we are “ust ill feeling that �* out of recession? no, we are “ust ill feeling that people i out of recession? no, we are “ust ill feeling that people are i out of recession? no, we are just. ill feeling that people are watching the purse strings. so, ill feeling that people are watching the purse strings.— the purse strings. so, recession avoided last _ the purse strings. so, recession avoided last year _ the purse strings. so, recession avoided last year but _ the purse strings. so, recession avoided last year but the - the purse strings. so, recession i avoided last year but the economy remains fragile right now. our top story this evening... hope and despair in turkey and syria as the painstaking search for survivors continues after the earthquakes. and we go inside the specialist prison wings hoping to tackle drug taking injails.

coming up in sportsday in the next 15 minutes on the bbc news channel: will it be the eagles or chiefs on sunday? we'll get the very latest from arizona ahead of super bowl 57, the climax of the american football season. friends of nicola bulley, the 45—year—old woman who disappeared while walking her dog in lancashire, have made fresh appeals for information about her whereabouts, two weeks after she went missing. she was last seen by the river at st michael's on wyre. police believe she fell in, and they've expanded the search area out to sea. our north of england correspondent danny savage has more. the friends of nicola bulley are lining the roads at st michael's on wyre in lancashire, hoping to draw people's memories with placards. it is a mystery baffling this community. who, if anyone, knows

what happened to nicola. tiara community. who, if anyone, knows what happened to nicola. two weeks auo what happened to nicola. two weeks a . o toda what happened to nicola. two weeks ago today she _ what happened to nicola. two weeks ago today she vanished. _ what happened to nicola. two weeks ago today she vanished. i _ what happened to nicola. two weeks ago today she vanished. i feel- what happened to nicola. two weeks ago today she vanished. i feel like i ago today she vanished. i feel like somehow what are we missing? how are we 14 days in with not a piece of evidence. the only thing we can base anything on is evidence.— anything on is evidence. nicola bulle 's anything on is evidence. nicola bulley's telephone _ anything on is evidence. nicola bulley's telephone was - anything on is evidence. nicola bulley's telephone was found l anything on is evidence. nicola. bulley's telephone was found on anything on is evidence. nicola - bulley's telephone was found on this bench, her pet spaniel was nearby. she had been seen a few minutes earlier. lancashire police insist they are keeping an open mind. this is the only footpath away from the riverside which is not covered by cctv, so they are trying to trace 700 drivers who passed by that morning. but so far any details they have gathered from them have not contradicted their main theory, which is that nicola bulley accidentally fell into the river in this small lancashire village, a theory her partner has had to nightly questions.— theory her partner has had to nightly questions. personally i am 10096 convinced _ nightly questions. personally i am 10096 convinced it _ nightly questions. personally i am 10096 convinced it is _ nightly questions. personally i am 10096 convinced it is not _ nightly questions. personally i am 10096 convinced it is not the - nightly questions. personally i am 10096 convinced it is not the river, 100% convinced it is not the river, so something has happened. something

has happened, find out what it is. find out what it is. repeated searches of the waterway have found no trace of her. the police are now looking further afield in the belief she was carried out to sea. danny savage, bbc news, lancashire. specialist prison wings which have been set up to tackle the problem of drug—taking injails are being introduced across england and wales. the new drug—free units aim to treat addiction, with inmates getting privileges in return for doing regular drug tests and attending courses on substance abuse. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports from pentonville prison in london. everyday 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 my 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 come into the prison system. and then, with that, someone told me there's] 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 roll—out of similar units across england and wales. the deal on] wing is simple. stay off drugs and you get a whole load of privileges. and the evidence from the prisoners who have 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. prisons have clamped down on drugs getting in, with better defences like anti—drone netting. but visitors and corrupt staff are still smuggling large quantities through the gates. thejustice secretary dominic raab also told me that he wants prisons to make less use of the heroin substitute methadone when treating addicts. one governor told me that the problem is that the state, by pumping out so much methadone, is in effect one of the biggest drug dealers inside the prison. so, we need to make sure our prisons are free of illegal drugs and then we need to transition offenders off methadone into proper, substance—free living. there are now 45 similar units in england and wales with plans

to expand that to 100. while drugs are still getting into jails, it's the best way of keeping motivated inmates away from them. daniel sandford, bbc news, pentonville prison. and the deputy prime minister dominic raab, who's being investigated over bullying claims, has told the bbc he's confident he behaved professionally at all times. he's 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 are mostly incorrect, i'm confident i behaved professionally at all times and of course i called for an inquiry and i will respect it. let's take a look at some of the day's other top stories. thousands of ambulance workers, including call centre and control room staff, have been taking industrial action in england. the strike by members of unison, has been in london, yorkshire, the south west, the north east and the north west. staff at 150 universities across the uk from the university

and college union are also continuing their industrial action in their row over pay, conditions and pension cuts. the rmt union has rejected the latest pay offers from network rail and train operators in an attempt to end a long running dispute over pay and working conditions. the rmt boss mick lynch described the offers as "dreadful", but the rail delivery group said passengers would be "deeply dismayed" by the decision, which paves the way for further possible industrial action. labour have won the west lancashire by—election, securing a majority of more than 8,000. ashley dalton is the new mp, after rosie cooper quit to work in the health service. the manchester city manager pep guardiola has accused premier league rivals of conspiring against them after his club was charged with more than a hundred breaches of financial regulations. on monday, city were referred to an independent commission, but guardiola insists

the club is innocent. our sports editor dan roan has that story. for pep guardiola this season was meant to be about defending manchester city boss mike title. instead he has been called to defend his club over the catalogue of charges levelled against it by the premier league over alleged breaches of financial rule since the club was my abu dhabi takeover in 2008, the manager today coming out fighting. how confident are you that you have been told everything? has it affected your belief in the club? mr; affected your belief in the club? my first affected your belief in the club? ij�*i first thought affected your belief in the club? m: first thought is affected your belief in the club? m; first thought is that we have already been condemned. what happened right now this week on monday, it happened with uefa. the club were completely blameless. i said, what happened? we have done nothing wrong. prove it. that is the same case. why should i not trust my people? same case. why should i not trust my --eole? , . same case. why should i not trust my eo le? , ., ., same case. why should i not trust my ..eole? , ., ., .,

same case. why should i not trust my n-eole? , ., ., ., ., same case. why should i not trust my --eole? ., ., ., ., people? city have a two uefa league ban over an — people? city have a two uefa league ban over an appeal— people? city have a two uefa league ban over an appeal that _ people? city have a two uefa league ban over an appeal that was - ban over an appeal that was overturned two years ago. pep guardiola suggests the team's rivals had conspired against them. we have not had the latest _ had conspired against them. we have not had the latest opportunity - had conspired against them. we have not had the latest opportunity to - not had the latest opportunity to defend. my club, my people, we have x—rayed everything in the last few years. be careful in the future because many clubs can make a suggestion and there are a lot of clubs that can be accused, like we are being accused. pep guardiola's has heled are being accused. pep guardiola's has helped city _ are being accused. pep guardiola's has helped city become _ are being accused. pep guardiola's has helped city become the - are being accused. pep guardiola's i has helped city become the dominant force in the english game and has previously said he would leave if the club is my hierarchy had lied to him. despite the risk of the scandal could tarnish the remarkable success that pep guardiola has enjoyed since arriving here, the manager cast a defiant figure today and as city prepare for what would be the biggest legal case in premier league

history, he had this message. i am not moving — history, he had this message. i am not moving from _ history, he had this message. i am not moving from this _ history, he had this message. i —n not moving from this seat. i can assure you more than ever i am going to stay, more than ever. iiitr;r assure you more than ever i am going to stay, more than ever.— to stay, more than ever. city could face a points _ to stay, more than ever. city could face a points deduction _ to stay, more than ever. city could face a points deduction or- to stay, more than ever. city could face a points deduction or even - to stay, more than ever. city could face a points deduction or even an | face a points deduction or even an expulsion if an independent commission finds them guilty. the manager's challenge is to ensure that it does not have a damaging effect on the pitch. let's return to our top story, and the aftermath of the earthquakes in turkey and syria. people are having to contend with freezing cold weather and little food and water. there are courses forjoy, like ten—day—old baby being pulled from the rubble. tom bateman has been given exclusive access to a

turkish hospital that is treating many of the young survivors. they are too young to know how much they have lost. the fractured families, now it has taken away their names. she wants to sleep, says the doctor. medicines ease the pain wrought by the wreckage and she is nurtured by strangers, comforted. but no one knows where her parents are, a baby with a feature but no identity. translation: we know where she was found and how she got here, but we are trying to find her address, the search is continuing. bill are trying to find her address, the search is continuing.— are trying to find her address, the search is continuing. all they know about some _ search is continuing. all they know about some of _ search is continuing. all they know about some of the _ search is continuing. all they know about some of the children - search is continuing. all they know about some of the children that i search is continuing. all they know| about some of the children that are brought in is which pile of rubble they were pulled from and that is all the information and they then have to work from there. the problem

is that so many kids are coming in from all over the region. this is one of the hospitals are still standing. others in this part of turkey have been flattened. this hospital has treated hundreds of children since the quake. these patients have been identified. do you know who this little girl is? but more arrived without names, like this little girl. we have agreed not to show their faces to protect their privacy. she is 56, says the doctor, with multiple broken bones. we are trying to identify her. does she know her own name? she can only make eye contact and gestures. she is in shock, says this doctor. the wounded keep coming, shocked and exhausted. and here everyone is a survivor,

patients and medics alike. this doctor sheltered in this hospital and lost relatives to the quake. how are you coping in that situation? i am good, i am trying to be good, because they really need us, she says, but i say thank god i still have my children. i can't think of a bigger pain for other than losing a child. and children without parents keep waiting for them to turn up. some have been reunited. but the rest remain the earthquake's anonymous children. tom bateman, bbc news, southern turkey. it will be another cold night for those without shelter in the worst affected areas of turkey and syria. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet is in the city of gaziantep

in southern turkey, the epicentre of the quakes on monday. you have been on the ground for a while. what are your impressions about how people are coping with this disaster? the about how people are coping with this disaster?— about how people are coping with this disaster? , ., , ,, , this disaster? the temperatures keep dro inc. i this disaster? the temperatures keep dropping- i can _ this disaster? the temperatures keep dropping- i can tell— this disaster? the temperatures keep dropping. i can tell you _ this disaster? the temperatures keep dropping. i can tell you it _ this disaster? the temperatures keep dropping. i can tell you it is _ this disaster? the temperatures keep dropping. i can tell you it is far- dropping. i can tell you it is far colder tonight than it was last night. we are heading into the sixth day since the earthquake struck and we have just had a very powerful moment here all along this road in the centre of gaziantep, a very long silence about 20 minutes long where everyone here, and that includes journalists, rescue workers, people hugging and we can't see them, but people huddling around fires, everyone told to remain absolutely silent. even a slight shuffle earned a reprimand from the soldiers and the police here. that is because the rescue teams you see scrambling over the mounts behind me thought that they had sensed some sign of light and so using thermal cameras,

because now of course anyone who is still buried alive under the rubble has not had any sustenance and would not be able to speak. everyone literally held their breath. but now the silence has been shattered and so to is the hope that someone could miraculously be saved in these moments, could have been pulled alive from the rubble. now it is very much a relief effort and gaziantep is the relief hub for southern turkey. rescue teams are flying in around the clock to the airport here which is still intact, relief coming in from around the world with a seismic stock of historic proportions.- world with a seismic stock of historic proportions. lease said in gaziantep southern _ historic proportions. lease said in gaziantep southern turkey. i time for a look at the weather. there weekend is upon us and the weather is not looking too bad for most of the uk, but it will not be all that sunny. in fact, some areas

may stay fairly cloudy all through the weekend. let's have a look at the weekend. let's have a look at the big picture. in the last couple of days we have seen cloud streaming in off the atlantic. it has now mostly shrouded the uk. but with that comes much milder air which is riding around this area of high pressure which is nosing in on us from the continent, it is a bit like a horseshoe. you can see that milder airfrom the a horseshoe. you can see that milder air from the bay of whiskey —— bay of biscay going around. first thing in the morning it will be frost free and temperatures will be around six to eight celsius. there will be breaks in the cloud, it really does depend where you are, so it is difficult to summarise tomorrow, cloudy or sunny, but there will be some breaks in the cloud. the temperature is not bad at all, around 12 or 13 degrees. that high

pressure is still with us