this is bbc news. welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. our top stories... the number of dead from the earthquakes in turkey and syria, is more than 30,000. but survivors are still being pulled from the rubble. a moment ofjoy for rescuers, as this woman is recovered, six days on. we report from inside syria, where the united nations, says many people feel forgotten. these were people's homes, they were newly built, but look at it now will stop 80% of this village is gone, and they have had hardly any help. the head of russia's wagner mercenary army claims his fighters have captured a village

on the outskirts of bakhmut , a city on the outskirts of bakhmut, a city they've been assaulting for months. investigations continue after a us fighterjet shot down a object flying over canada's airspace — making it the third to be destoyed over north america in the last week. mps accuse the bbc chairman, richard sharp, of "significant errors ofjudgment," in not declaring his ties to borisjohnson, before joining the corporation. the number of dead from the earthquakes in turkey and syria, is now more than 30,000, but remarkably, almost a week on, survivors are still being pulled from the rubble. united nations aid vehicles have now begun arriving in syria, but the head of the un's relief mission, says many people have a right to feel abandoned.

part of the problem, is that rebel groups still control parts of the north west, following years of civil war. 0ur middle east correspondent, quentin sommerville, and cameraman robbie wright, have managed to gain access, and sent us their first report from inside, the rebel held area. from inside the rebel held area. a border and a catastrophe shared, but in the earthquake�*s aftermath, syria and turkey couldn't be further apart. we've just crossed into syria at the border crossing. there were about a dozen aid trucks, fuel tankers coming in, but actually there were more refugees, more corpses coming out than there was aid coming in. the main street in idlib�*s harem is gone. they waited for help here, but none came. it was here that this man's aunt and cousins' families all died. translation: there is no one alive here. |

everyone is dead. we just need them to come in and take the bodies of for burial. i don't know what else to say. we travel further west. there are no aid convoys here, few signs of relief, but a lot of urgent need. this was the town of besania. these were people's homes. they were newly built. but look at it now. 80% of this village is gone, and they've had hardly any help since the earthquake struck. more than 100 homes have gone here, and much more besides. this man lost two of his children. translation: i started running like a madman in the streets, i shouting, "dear god." it was then that i saw my wife and seven—year—old daughter alive. i kept on running in the streets until i saw them. she told me my children were gone.

islamists are in control here. we were accompanied at all times by armed men who didn't interfere with our work, but it's made getting aid here more difficult. at this hospital, they have no time for politics. with few staff, they've had to treat over 350 earthquake victims. there's not enough medical staff to help people in normal situation without any catastrophe, without any earthquake, without any bombs, without any war. there's not enough medical staff. down the hallway lies mohammed, just three months old. his parents were killed by the earthquake. he was found in the street by a neighbour. mohammed is all alone, and syria too again, feels forsaken, disregarded by the world in another

hour of need. quentin somerville, bbc news, idlib. meanwhile in turkey, there continue to be remarkable stories of survival, almost a week after the quakes. this is the moment a 64—year—old woman, is pulled from the rubble, in the city of hatay. she'd been trapped for 150 hours. her son, here in the red jacket, is by her side. our correspondent, nick beake, has travelled from gaziantep, the epicentre of the quakes, to one community shattered by the disaster. we're venturing into turkey's remote mountain side. but it all looks so familiar, because village after village bear the same scars.

we decide to stop at a place called urdek and find the dead now outnumber the living here. it's a tiny part of a wider tragedy in which we don't expect to meet mehmet and fatma from north london. which one is your house here? this one. they were visiting here when the earthquake struck. seven members of their family were killed. tried to save them. ali shouting here, save me, save me! which saved ali. but shamsi, kamal, aisha... we shout they name, they not answer. they say they want to show us exactly where each life ended, including the youngest, asrah, just two years old, her cousin aisha, 16, and amad effa,

who was looking forward to celebrating his fifth birthday. they were running, they were playing. but after that, we see body. and the face looking my eyes and there is already two days passed... she sobs they've buried 35 people in this small village. more than half of those who are living here. it's actually quite hard to take all of this in. a whole community, totally flattened. but it's the scale of this disaster that's so shocking, because this

village could be one of so many here in turkey or in syria. and a week on, after these earthquakes, the challenge of starting to rebuild is becoming clearer. and it's absolutely massive. i don't know how many people is left now. and for fatma, she can't bear the thought of leaving turkey like this and trying to resume life in the uk. how can i do it? i don't know. in london? nick peake, bbc news in the village of urdek deda. nick beake, bbc news in the village of urdek deda. the un aid chief says the people of north—west syria are right to feel they've been abandoned in the aftermath of the earthquake. visiting the country earlier, martin griffiths said this must be corrected as fast as possible. mannar al—kharboutly from the town of al—atarib in idlib province in north west syria spoke to the bbc about the desperate situation there.

here, the local people, the civilians here in the north of syria are trying to help to help each other, to provide the people of syria are trying to help each other, to provide the people with food and to provide them with camp grounds. but it's too too few. but it's too few. too little. too little aid. we cannot cover all that damage by ourselves. the border crossings, they were closed for days after the earthquake. no aid was delivered. we need medical aid. 0ur hospitals cannot cover all that damage and all that injured people. they are still in streets, sitting in the streets with their children, shaking out of cold. they are literally shaking out of cold. some people like stayed in their cousin's house. my cousin lost his house, with seven children and their mother died. he could just rescue two of his children, but seven of them, they couldn't survive.

there are so many promises that there are some aid coming. they tell us that there will be aid coming out of the crossing line with the regime. but it's too late. it's too late for that. it has been like a week, a week, a whole week and people in the streets, and people died, and people injured. the civil defence, and the rescue teams, and even the civilians, they are trying. there is a lack of equipment. it is not impossible to remove the rubble, 0k? but it takes us too long to remove it. the people die, and we cannot reach them in the proper time. other countries in the outside standing and looking and watching us dying without doing anything. why? why are we like useless people here in syria? why are they ignoring our pain and ignoring? we post too many photos, too many calling, and too many

videos saying that we are in pain, we are losing our children. we are losing ourfamilies. wejust need... send us rescue teams. send us, like, drilling machines. send us, like, equipment. why does no one help us? now, at this moment, they send us, like, too few, like, aid? i don't know what to call it, ok? it's like food. it's like they... they sent us diapers, diapers for children, while we need to extract those children from the rubble and to save them from dying. and some devastating testimony they from syria. let's speak now tojens laerke, deputy spokesperson for the united nations office for the coordination of humanitarian affairs.

he's in gaziantep. what is the latest situation there, if i can ask you that? the what is the latest situation there, if i can ask you that?— if i can ask you that? the latest is that the death _ if i can ask you that? the latest is that the death toll— if i can ask you that? the latest is that the death toll keeps - if i can ask you that? the latest is that the death toll keeps rising, l that the death toll keeps rising, tragically. 0nce that the death toll keeps rising, tragically. once in a while we hear of live rescues, which is encouraging, but we are at the end of that phase, and at the beginning, after the much longer humanitarian relief phase which keeps on. —— at the beginning of the much longer humanitarian relief phase. a lot of people are trying to get out, they have had their homes destroyed, some buildings that we will see around the city are still standing, they are so full of cracks that they can come down at any moment. it is a dangerous place to be. i have been here a couple of days with the emergency relief coordinator.

yesterday we went to the epicentre of this absolutely catastrophic crisis. the city you come up the destruction is indescribable. also, we saw a valiant and heroic effort of the turkish rescue teams there, the international search and rescue teams that are there, helping to get people out of the rubble. find teams that are there, helping to get people out of the rubble.— people out of the rubble. and the rescue efforts, _ people out of the rubble. and the rescue efforts, as _ people out of the rubble. and the rescue efforts, as you _ people out of the rubble. and the rescue efforts, as you say, - people out of the rubble. and the rescue efforts, as you say, are i rescue efforts, as you say, are continuing. in terms of longer term relief, what are the immediate priority is now? what do people in turkey who have been through this absolute nightmare need? it is clear that a lot of — absolute nightmare need? it is clear that a lot of people _ absolute nightmare need? it is clear that a lot of people will— absolute nightmare need? it is clear that a lot of people will need - absolute nightmare need? it is clear that a lot of people will need a - that a lot of people will need a place to sleep, a place to stay. in the city we went to, went to a very large tent camp where people were

sheltered. they did have access to food, a sort of soup kitchen. they had water. from our perspective, it looked like they were being catered for, but around the area, around the province, we overflow some of it, sought shelter is very important. it is very important that the health aspect of this crisis is addressed to. we must avoid at all costs diseases that turn into epidemics, so there is a lot of work to be done. we will very shortly launch to humanitarian emergencies, one for turkey and anotherfrom humanitarian emergencies, one for turkey and another from syria, that you have also spoken about in your programme here. we will launch those

appeals, relief appeals for about three months. they will cover these immediate life—saving needs, but we do need to, of course, the international community to step up, set up, and pay attention and fund these appeals upfront. fist set up, and pay attention and fund these appeals upfront.— these appeals upfront. at least in turkey there _ these appeals upfront. at least in turkey there are _ these appeals upfront. at least in turkey there are these _ these appeals upfront. at least in turkey there are these rescue - turkey there are these rescue efforts, there is some kind of humanitarian operation. in syria, as we have been hearing, it is much more chaotic, it is a lot harder for relief agencies and aid workers to get help to the people that need it. this is a disaster that follows the disaster of civil war there in syria? disaster of civil war there in s ria? ~ , disaster of civil war there in syria? absolutely right. it was heartbreaking _ syria? absolutely right. it was heartbreaking to _ syria? absolutely right. it was heartbreaking to hear - syria? absolutely right. it was heartbreaking to hear the - syria? absolutely right. it was - heartbreaking to hear the testimony that i just heartbreaking to hear the testimony that ijust heard there from you. what do you say to people who feel like that? i was in the border area today with mr griffiths. he made the

statement that he could certainly feel the pain of the millions of people. he was very clear that the world has failed them up until now, and that must change. those are his priority is now, and he is working very hard to change that. he is also working hard to get more aid into the area. it is the only border crossing that is authorised by the security council to enter north—west syria from turkey. trucks were rolling past with aid of different kinds, it is an operation that has been scaling up in the last days. there was a brief pause because of the earthquake. everybody we have spoken to, including our own staff, everyone has a story to tell about where they were at 4am that morning, when their world shook. their testimonies themselves about loved ones being lost, family members

still missing, and so on and so forth. this earthquake has certainly hit everyone. it forth. this earthquake has certainly hit everyone-— hit everyone. it has indeed. i know ou are hit everyone. it has indeed. i know you are very _ hit everyone. it has indeed. i know you are very busy. _ hit everyone. it has indeed. i know you are very busy, so _ hit everyone. it has indeed. i know you are very busy, so thank- hit everyone. it has indeed. i know you are very busy, so thank you i hit everyone. it has indeed. i know you are very busy, so thank you so j you are very busy, so thank you so much for your time. you are very busy, so thank you so much foryourtime. deputy spokesperson for the united nations office for the coordination of humanitarian affairs. thank you very much for setting out the situation as it is at the moment. well for viewers in the uk, tomorrow, one week on from the earthquake, there is a panorama special programme on the scale of the loss and devastation — and the potential consequences across the region. that's aftershock: the turkey—syria earthquake' on bbc one at 8pm on monday and afterwards on the iplayer. now to ukraine where the head of the wagner mercenary army says his fighters have captured a village on the northern outskirts of bakhmut, a city in the donbas. it's been at the centre of months of bitterfighting between russian

and ukrainian forces. yevgeny prigozhin posted a short video apparently showing wagner men at the entrance sign to the village of krasna hora. one month ago, he claimed his men had taken the nearby town of soledar. the ukrainian army hasn't confirmed wagner's advance — but our verification team says the video is new, wasn't shared before this morning, and that the weather conditions match those observed locally. 0ur ukraine correspondent, james waterhouse, has the latest. there are moments in this conflict where it is hard to say anything definitive and this is one of them. we have a video posted by yevgeny prigozhin, the leader of the notorious wagner group in a village called krasna hora. it's tiny, and this is something that both sides do, they pose somewhere, regardless of whether they control it or not. but interestingly, he claims it is only his mercenary fighters that are engaging with ukraine's

military for a 30—mile radius. whereas a month ago, after soledar fell to russian forces, wagner claimed it had taken it, moscow then said, "no, it was a joint operation." so there are increasing competing claims there. but it is clear that bakhmut, this eastern city we talk a lot about, is continuing to be surrounded, but that is also happening in other areas. but given how much russia is throwing at the front line in the east, certainly, the benefits become more symbolic than strategic with each day. kyiv, though, is nervous about a major russian offensive in the coming weeks towards the one—year anniversary of the full—scale invasion. it claims it's seeing a higher rate of russian deaths per day than at any other point in this all out conflict, claims which are, again, very difficult to verify. but regardless, russia's attacks and ukraine's defence are proving to be very costly for both sides.

the canadian prime minister, justin trudeau, says recovery teams are on the ground, looking to find and analyse the object shot down over yukon territory on saturday. he said the latest object "violated canadian airspace". it is the third object to be shot down over north america in the last week. the north american aerospace defence command has been on high alert since the us military destroyed a suspected chinese spy balloon last weekend. in the past hour — the canadian prime ministerjustin trudeau has been giving an update to journalists. yesterday, norad confirmed that an unidentified object entered, unlawfully, canadian airspace. it represented a reasonable threat to civilian aircraft so i gave the order to take it down. canadian and american fighterjets were scrambled and an american f—22

successfully shot down the object. recovery teams are on the ground looking to find and analyse the object. the safety of canadians is our number one priority and that is why i made the decision to shoot down the object that was a threat to civil aviation and a potential threat to canadians. there is still much to know about it that's why the analysis of this object will be very important. but you can note this is something that norad and canada and united states are taking extremely seriously, and we will continue to keep people informed as we know more. that is justin that isjustin trudeau. a quick update, the federal aviation administration in the united states are saying they have closed airspace above lake michigan, designating the

area as a national defence airspace. the notice warned that pilots that violated the restrictions could be intercepted and arrested, so we will try and find out more about that and how it relates to the shooting down of the balloon and so on, and the other objects that have been shot down over north america in the last few days. a teenage girl who was found with fatal stab wounds in a park in north west england on saturday has been named as 16—year—old brianna ghey. a murder investigation has been launched by cheshire police after the girl, from warrington, was found by members of the public as she lay wounded. police are appealing for witnesses who may have seen brianna in the hours before her death. the royal college of nursing says it's preparing to escalate its strike action in its dispute with the government over pay. the union has told nhs leaders that nurses working in emergency departments, intensive care and cancer wards will take part in its next strike. the rcn says it will still make sure the most urgent clinical situations are covered.

mps have accused the chairman of the bbc, richard sharp, of "significant errors ofjudgment," for not declaring his involvement, in helping borisjohnson secure a financial loan, when he was prime minister. at the time, mr sharp was in the process of applying tojoin the corporation, and maintains he's done nothing wrong. here's our political correspondent, david wallace—lockhart. richard sharp was made bbc chairman, a government appointment, in 2021. while he was applying for the role, he introduced the man on the left, businessman sam blyth, to the man on the right, the uk's top civil servant, simon case. mr blyth wanted to provide the then prime minister, borisjohnson, with a loan facility. mr sharp did not declare all the details to this committee of mps who oversaw his appointment. he was back with them on tuesday and outlined the advice he was originally given.

i raised with the cabinet secretary that i was in the application process for the bbc chairmanship. he advised at that time that to avoid a conflict or an appearance of a conflict, i should have nothing further to do with it. in a report published today, the digital, culture, media and sport committee say richard sharp left them without the full facts to make a decision on his suitability. the mp said he showed significant errors ofjudgment in how he acted what he did not tell us was that he had facilitated an £800,000 loan for borisjohnson, the prime minister, who then gave him the job. it is all a bit banana republic.

the bbc is conducting its own internal review. labour are questioning the relationship between the government and its chairman. i think that does make his position untenable and, when the report is published, if those questions cannot be answered, then i think that the integrity of the bbc is far more important than the position of one individual. a separate independent review of mr sharp's appointment has yet to report back. the government says wait for that. the process is not complete. we have to wait for the commission on public appointments... why do we need another report? we've already got one. we all know what happened. we need to all parties in this, including richard sharp. so i think we must wait for the result of the commission on public appointments. the bbc chairman richard sharp has said that while he may have made introductions, he did not get involved in boris johnson's finances. he has apologised to mps for not providing all the information that they felt they needed in order to scrutinise his appointment. richard sharp has said that by giving all the facts at the outset to the civil servant simon case, he regarded his behaviour as transparent. david wallace—lockhart, bbc news

that is it for me for now, thank you very much watching. you have been watching bbc news. hello. in many parts of the uk cloud was hard to shift and sunday sunshine was in short supply. but there were some brighter spots to point out. northeast scotland saw some sunshine, at least for a time. it brightened up across a good part of wales and into the far south west of england, cornwall and parts of devon. indeed, look at this picture from a weather watcher in north devon and westward ho earlier on today, blue skies overhead. now, as we head through the night, we are going to see some clear spells here and there, and where the skies do stay clear for any length of time, well, it could get a little bit chilly, potentially cold enough for a touch of frost. but for the majority, temperatures will stay above freezing, particularly where you do keep fairly large amounts of cloud overhead. but we do start the new week

on a mainly dry note, thanks to this area of high pressure centred right over the heart of continental europe. this frontal system pushing in from the west, taking its time to get here. so in the meantime, we are looking at mainly fine conditions, a lot of cloud though through east wales, the midlands and parts of eastern england and some of that cloud i think will linger along some of these eastern coasts, could stay quite murky for some actually here through the day. but elsewhere, with a bit more of a breeze, we should break up more of the cloud and reveal a little more in the way of sunshine. and if you do get some sunshine tomorrow, it won't feel too bad at all with temperatures between eight and 12 degrees. now, as we head on into tuesday, this little frontal system here will start to introduce some cloud and some splashes of rain, particularly across northern ireland and scotland. but this southerly breeze bringing a renewed surge of mild air. when you get some shelter from that breeze, it is likely to feel very mild indeed. southern parts of england, perhaps parts of wales, starting the day with some fog,

which will tend to clear. england and wales seeing sunny spells, northern ireland and scotland more cloud and some bits and pieces of rain. but it's mild everywhere and parts of north wales, with some shelter from the southerly breeze, could get all the way up to 15 degrees celsius. now, a change does come as we head through the middle of the week. this frontal system pushes its way eastwards, eventually bringing some outbreaks of rain, becoming increasingly light and patchy. and then, as we move towards the end of the week, we will see some further rain at times, but not all the time, and it will remain very mild. in the south, we could see highs of 15 or 16 degrees.

this is bbc news, the headlines the number of dead from the earthquakes in turkey and syria, is more than 30 thousand. but remarkably, survivors are still being pulled from the rubble. both the un andsyria's voluntary group of rescuers known as the white helmets say the international community has failed people in the country's north—west, where thousands of people have died. the head of russia's wagner mercenary army claims his fighters have captured a village on the outskirts of bakhmut , a city they've been assaulting for months. the canadian prime minister, justin trudeau, says recovery teams are now on the ground, looking to find and analyse the object shot down by us military planes over yukon territory on saturday.