this is bbc news. i'm monika plaha with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. hope and despair in turkey and syria as the painstaking search for survivors after the earthquakes continues. on the second and the third day after the earthquake, they were finding a lot of people. they're hardly finding anyone now — almost no—one now. more than 23,000 people are dead and millions are in desperate need of aid. we visit a hospital overwhelmed by the quakes. this overwhelmed by the quakes. is one of the hospital still this is one of the hospitals still standing but all they know about some of the children that have been brought in is which pile of rubble they were pulled from. we'll have all the very latest

on the rescue effort. also on the programme — three people are arrested after a protest turned violent outside a hotel providing refuge for asylum seekers in merseyside, north west england. us fighterjets shoot down an unidentified object over alaska. the pentagon says president biden gave the order to seek and destroy. the object was flying at an altitude of 40,000 feet and posed a reasonable threat to the safety of civilian flight. us northern commanders beginning recovery operations now. and harry potter comes to the world of video games — but will the hogwarts legacy be tarnished by protests against the author's views on transgender issues?

hello and welcome to the programme. fears are growing for the hundreds of thousands of people in turkey and syria in need after monday's devastating earthquakes. some are living in makeshift shelters and cars in freezing conditions, and there are warnings that aid is not reaching areas fast enough. more than 23,000 people are now known to have died. 0ur correspondent quentin somerville has been to antakya, a city which has seen some of the worst devastation in all of the country. he's been with rescue teams who have been working round the clock but who now fear that time is running out to find people alive under the rubble. in the darkest hours, a single light shines brightest. in antakya's hour of need, this man... speaks 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. 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. how do you feel about what's happened to your country? armageddon.

the bitter light of morning lays bare the earthquake�*s ruin. 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. 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. 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. erdal, we left you 5—6 hours ago. did you find anyone else last night? no, no. translation: we couldn't find anyone - only a dog. _ 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. tonight, the search goes on and still shining a light into the darkness is erdal. quentin sommerville, bbc news, antakya.

state media in syria says the government has agreed to allow emergency services to deliver supplies to parts of the country hit by the earthquake. state media in syria say the government has agreed to allow international aid organisations to deliver emergency supplies to rebel—held parts of the country affected by the earthquake. getting access to the quake zone in syria is difficult but the bbc has language services right around the world and our arabic team based in the country has some of the first international journalists in aleppo. their access is controlled by the syrian government. our correspondent, assaf abboud, sent us this report in arabic. 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. it'll be another cold day 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. yes, you join us here

in the city of gaziantep. it's utterly freezing and you can see the rescue teams huddling around the fire and they are still hard at work at they are still hard at work at the mounds of rubble that all along this street and every so often, this warning will be shouted, everyone keep quiet, and in —— then the stillness descends as the rescuers tried to listen and they use their cameras, searching for any sign of life still under the rubble. what you can see on your screens is on the other side of the road, local residents, including people who used to live in these apartment blocks, now too dangerous to inhabit. not only do they hope their loved ones are still alive, they absolutely believe that they absolutely believe that they are waiting to be rescued under this rubble. every so often, there is an agonising cry of anger and grief shuttering the night air. these are heartbreaking moments but

as always, they are heartwarming ones as well, so many volunteers from all parts of turkey milling through the crowds, serving warm cups of tea or bowls of soup, doing whatever they can do to help turkey in its hour of need. and the needs are so great here and across the border in northern syria. lease to set reporting from gaziantep. —— lyse doucet. and you can find lots more detail on the earthquakes in turkey and syria on our bbc news website and bbc news app. in other news now. three people have been arrested on suspicion of violent disorder in the north of england. merseyside police say there were clashes outside a hotel housing asylum seekers. police say a protest and counter—protest in knowsley were initially peaceful but missiles were later thrown and a police van was damaged. there have been no

reports of injuries. right, so around ten o'clock this evening, a protest that had been planned for about four days went rather out of control. the protest was because there have been complaints about people in the hotel harassing local children and a group that has been named in various places as a right—wing political group came down to protest outside the hotel. there's about 100 rooms in the hotel and it is being used as a hotel for seeking asylum in great britain for a few months now. so, when they came down and were protesting outside, another group came up and there was a confrontation between the two. at that point, there were some police officers here but not very many and a petrol bomb or some ignition

was thrown at this police van behind us, we will go have a look at it, it has been completely burnt out and you can see the amount of damage now and the fire service has been down to make sure it is all safe but you can see the level of damage being done to it. also on the ground, there is huge amounts of rocks and stones that have been thrown at police officers who were here in full riot gear. after a few hours and a lot more police officers coming in in police vans, they managed to regain control and they disbursed and now, we've got a scene where it's fairly calm but we understand about half a dozen people have been arrested. they reacted very quickly and police officers from across the merseyside region here in the north—west of england were moved in fairly quickly. i have now disbursed and at one point the motorways, the main motorway sections, were all closed off. that's now been reopened and a lot of the police have gone home and

tensions in the area have dropped completely and things are back on an even keel here but still, it's going to take some time to clear it up. nick garnett reporting. _ let's get some of the day's other news. russia launched over 50 missiles into ukraine on friday, hitting several energy facilities and leaving millions without power. at least 17 missiles hit the south—eastern city of zaporizhzhia. local officials say it was the heaviest attack since the start of the invasion. several regions have issued alerts about incoming russian drones. the fbi has recovered one additional document with classified markings from the home of the former us vice president mike pence in the state of indiana. the search was described as "consensual". sports ministers from 35 countries have been holding an online meeting to discuss whether athletes from russia and belarus should participate in next year's olympic games. the international olympic committee wants them to be

allowed to compete in paris as neutrals. ukraine has threatened to lead a boycott. the us military says it shot down an unidentified object drifting over alaska nearly a week after a chinese surveillance balloon was destroyed as it travelled through american airspace. the white house said the object had posed a threat to civilian flights, but said its purpose and origin are unknown. national security council spokesmanjohn kirby couldn't confirm whether this second object was also of chinese origin. we're calling this an object because that's the best description we have right now. we do not know who owns it. whether it's state—owned or corporate—owned or privately owned, we just don't know. for more on this story, let's speak to our

north america correspondent peter bowes. hello, peter. thank you so much forjoining me. there are so many questions still unanswered here but what more do we know about this subject that was shot down? about this sub'ect that was shot down?_ shot down? this remains a mystery — shot down? this remains a mystery and _ shot down? this remains a mystery and what's - shot down? this remains a mystery and what's very i shot down? this remains a - mystery and what's very unusual is that the white house, and the pentagon, should hold news conferences reallyjust the pentagon, should hold news conferences really just within a few hours after this object being shot down but news conferences with actually little to share. it's clearly an attempt to be transparent about what happened and explain the reasoning that this object, about the size of a small car, was flying, if you want to say it was flying, it was floating, moving relatively slowly. it seems that about 40,000 feet, that's about 12,000 metres, which is about the same altitude as civilian aircraft. and that was the reason given, that it posed a danger to those

aircraft. that's why it was brought down. but it leaves so many, as you suggest, wider questions about what was it? what was it doing there? put it up what was it doing there? put it up into the sky? who owns it? is a corporate own, private? we don't know those answers. and what's happening now is an attempt, now that the debris has fallen into the frozen waters around alaska, and they will be over the next few hours and days trying to retrieve the debris to try to answer some of those questions. find debris to try to answer some of those questions.— those questions. and last saturday _ those questions. and last saturday we _ those questions. and last saturday we know - those questions. and last saturday we know that i those questions. and last| saturday we know that the those questions. and last - saturday we know that the us shot down that chinese balloon. president biden came under a lot of political criticism, didn't he, that he didn't really act fast enough, so what has been the reaction to his response this time around? well, the reaction is that really, he acted as fast as he could, it seems, and that perhaps that was as a result of some of the political criticism that he faced last week.

reasoning given last week was that the was hovering over land and potentially, there was a danger if it was shot down as it eventually was over the sea but if it was shot down over land, it could have posed a danger to people back on earth. now, it seems in this case it was brought down in an area that was clearly deemed to be safe and also we understand that the fighter pilots involved make sure that this was an unmanned object, then, i think, suggesting that the speedy response that we've had that comes with relatively little information may be a political move to show at least that the white house and president biden is taking this very seriously.— very seriously. peter bowes, thank you — very seriously. peter bowes, thank you very _ very seriously. peter bowes, thank you very much. - this is bbc news, our main story this hour: hope and despair in turkey and syria, as the painstaking search for survivors continues after the earthquakes. the number of people killed is continuing to rise,

with more than 23,000 people confirmed dead so far. let's stay with that story. all those now left homeless are having to contend with freezing conditions and little food and water with many living in tents. but there are causes for joy. like ten—day—old yagiz here, being pulled from the rubble. but what happens to those children rescued with no parents or relatives? tom bateman has been given access to a hospital in the turkish city of adana that's treating many of the youngest survivors. they are too young to know how much they have lost. the earth broke homes and 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 future but no identity. "we know where she was found and how "she got here, but we are trying to find an address, "the search is continuing," says the doctor. 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 then work from there. the problem is that so many kids are coming in from all over the region. this is one of the hospitals 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 5 or 6," 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 a mother

"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, adana in southern turkey. in other news, us president joe biden is meeting brazil's president luiz da silva in the white house. they're expected to discuss protecting democracy as well as ways of saving the amazon rainforest. the two leaders are likely to find common ground, but they disagree on russia's invasion of ukraine. our reporter sofia bettiza joins me in the studio now. so tell us more? this is the first time — so tell us more? this is the first time the _ so tell us more? this is the first time the two _ so tell us more? this is the first time the two leaders . so tell us more? this is the - first time the two leaders meet since lula was elected president of brazil last year. as you mentioned that amazon is going to beat the big topic of discussion. it is the biggest

tropical rainforest in the world, but under lula's predecessorjair bolsonaro, deforestation went up by 75%. so now lula is promising to aim for zero deforestation. joe biden has made fighting climate change one of his biggest priorities. but it is unclear whether today he will agree to contribute to the amazon fund, which is an international scheme to finance zero deforestation in brazil. find deforestation in brazil. and are they likely _ deforestation in brazil. and are they likely to _ deforestation in brazil. and are they likely to find any common ground here, is there anything they don't agree about? �* . ., , , anything they don't agree about? a . , , ., about? actually they sort of disa . ree about? actually they sort of disagree on _ about? actually they sort of disagree on how— about? actually they sort of disagree on how to - about? actually they sort of disagree on how to handle i disagree on how to handle russia's invasion of ukraine. biden has really rallied behind ukraine, he has sent aid, weapons, training, but on the other hand brazil has stayed on the side lines and they sort of sent mixed political messages and are pushing for peace talks

instead. �* ., , and are pushing for peace talks instead. �* . , , instead. but ultimately, these are two presidents _ instead. but ultimately, these are two presidents who - instead. but ultimately, these l are two presidents who actually also have a lot in common. you're right. whenjoe brydan defeated donald trump in 2020, a mobile trump supporters stormed congress and when lula da silva defeated bolsonaro a few months ago, we saw something similar happened there, a mob of bolsonaro supporters inspired by what happened in washington, stormed several government buildings. so today the two presidents are likely to want to convey one key message— that the two biggest countries in the americas have seen off an attack on their democracies successfully, and they want to work together to fight climate change. the british director hugh hudson, best known for the film, chariots of fire, has died after a short illness. he was 86.

chariots of fire theme plays he began his career making tv adverts in the 1960s, but his big—screen directing debut, chariots of fire, won four oscars, including best picture. it kick—started a renaissance in the british film industry in the 1980s. hugh hudson, who's died at the age of 86. first there were books, then the films, and now the video game hogwarts legacy, set in the harry potter universe. but although it's one of the most anticipated titles of the year, it is being boycotted by some who want to take a stand against the authorjk rowling's public comments on policies relating to transgender people. our gaming correspondent stefan 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 wishlist 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. you're watching bbc news, thank you forjoining me. for more on any of our stories do had to

the bbc news website or the bbc news app. you can reach me on twitter, i'm @monikaplaha. hello. well, it certainly doesn't look like you'll need your umbrella this weekend, but then again, it's not going to be all that sunny. in fact, often cloudy, both on saturday and sunday. but i am confident a few sunny spells will develop during the course of the day. but take a look at that shield of cloud spreading off the atlantic right across the uk. this is also quite mild air, which is riding around an area of high pressure that has established itself across a large chunk of europe. but around this high we've got that wind blowing and it's pushing in the milder atmosphere towards us. so this air mass, mild air mass will be in place across the uk through the course of the weekend and into the week ahead. no frost first thing in the morning on saturday. in fact, farfrom it.

temperatures typically around about five, six, seven degrees celsius, perhaps even higher than that in one or two spots. but the cloud will be thick, in fact, really overcast in some areas first thing. but then the clouds will break. i suspect the best sunny spells will be to the east of scotland, the east of the pennines. but in one or two other areas, the sun will poke through the clouds as well. 13 degrees, so actually relatively mild even for the time of the year. the high pressure is still with us on sunday, although it is shifting a little bit towards more central parts of europe. but the weather isn't going to be changing an awful lot. however, the breaks in the cloud may appear in different places on sunday, and that's actually really difficult to forecast. it does look as though it's also going to be just a shade cooler, not that you'll notice around about ten or 11 degrees celsius. now that high pressure will continue to drift a little bit further towards the east into monday. that does mean it opens the gates to low pressure and also weather fronts,

but they will be kept at bay even on monday. and the weather isn't expected to change — again around nine, 10 to 12 degrees celsius. as we head towards tuesday and wednesday, with that high pressure continuing to shift further east, these weather fronts will eventually win and arrive. and we think that around wednesday, wednesday night into thursday, that rain will arrive. so until around about tuesday, possibly wednesday for some of us, the weather's looking dry. but after that, the second half of the week is looking cloudy with rain at times. enjoy the bright weather. bye—bye.

this is bbc news. the headlines — aid agencies says there is a mixture of hope and despair in turkey and syria as the painstaking search for survivors continues after monday's earthquakes. more than 23,000 people are known to have died while thousands of people are living in makeshift shelters. three people have been arrested on suspicion of violent disorder after police in merseyside, north—west england, clashed with demonstrators outside a hotel housing asylum seekers. police say a protest and counter—protest were initially peaceful but trouble flared when a van was set alight. us military fighterjets, acting on a command from president biden, have shot down an unidentified object off the northern coast of alaska. a white house spokesman said

the target was the size