this is bbc news — welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. i'm anjana gadgil. our top stories: over 33,000 people are now known to have died in the earthquakes in turkey and syria, but a week after the disaster, survivors are still being pulled from the rubble. 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. 80% of this village is gone, and they have had hardly any help. the us military shoots down another unidentified flying object — the third in as many days. and victory for the kansas city chiefs, who have beaten the philadelphia eagles in america's biggest sporting event, the super bowl.

it's a week since two earthquakes devastated parts of turkey and syria, in which so far, more than 33,000 people have died. the united nations says that figure could double. remarkably though, 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. 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 fadel ghadab�*s aunt and cousins�* families all died. translation: there is no-one alive here. | everyone is dead. wejust need them to come in and dig the bodies up 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. abu ala 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. well, as we've been hearing, incredibly, people are still being pulled alive from the rubble. tom bateman has been to antakya city in turkey's hatay province, to see how rescuers are continuing their work around the clock, to find survivors. so he's been under this rubble

for six and a half days. carried through here. the most incredible scene. you saw the crowd here just explode with joy. now watching a man still alive, pulled from this rubble, this is an extraordinary moment. they're lifting him, these rescue workers, lifting him. his hands are in the air, he's conscious, breathing, eyes flickering. well, this has been an extraordinary hour or so since we ran to here, following some rescue workers. it was clearly something had been found. they could see somebody�*s legs. he was alive. and we've just seen one of the rescuers come out here. he was in tears and extremely distressed.

we've seen a generator being taken in, some cutting gear that needs power, buckets as well to dig away the earth. and somebody�*s shown me a picture where we can see the legs of this man. he seems to be trapped from his upper body. extraordinary celebration as he was moved out across here. his own father was here in the crowd. did you ever think this would happen? how do you feel? tom bateman reporting from southern turkey. the us military has shot down an unidentified flying object above michigan, the third such object shot down in as many days. pentagon officials said an assessment was made that the objects were not military threats.

the latest object was shot down over lake huron, between the us and canada. this follows a week—long chinese balloon spying saga that has intensified the hunt for violations of north american airspace. republican representative jack bergman tweeted more information — saying the american people deserve more answers. meanwhile, in china — local media are reporting that the authorities have detected an "unidentified flying object" over waters near the northern port city of rizhao and are ready to shoot it down. a security alert text message was sent warning fishing boats to "be on alert and avoid risks". cbs correspondent cristian benavides gave me this update. the third object in a matter of three days that has been taken down here in north america. the big question right now is, what are these objects? the department of defense gave a briefing earlier in the day saying that they don't believe that these objects were necessarily threats to people on the ground, but they felt that they needed

to take them down out of an abundance of caution. as far as this specific object that was taken down in lake huron, we do know that department of defense officials believed this was an object they had been tracking from yesterday, that they had actually spotted in montana and then they lost the signal and eventually once again were able to see where it was and they felt that over the lake was a place where they could actually bring it down. so again, the main question, what are these things, what are these objects? officials still haven't recovered the wreckage from what has fallen on the ground, and when you think about where they are recovering the wreckage, in alaska and canada, they are braving some pretty tough conditions, and now what officials are saying is that wherever this latest object came down, it is dark, so they haven't been able to recover all the wreckage

and analyse it. officials have admitted that given what happened with the suspected chinese spy balloon, there is a heightened sense of alert here. they are looking closer at objects that are in the sky. so the question goes back to, is it the norm for there to be these objects, or is it that some foreign entity has stepped up some sort of surveillance here? we just don't have an answer to that. you talk about the heightened tension, is it affecting ordinary americans? are they concerned about what is above them in the sky's? americans have a lot of questions of what this could be. during the briefing earlier, it was asked whether or not this could be aliens up there. the department of defense officials are not ruling anything out but they are certainly saying they have to analyse these objects and they made sure to just make

everyone aware that there are companies, there are weather balloons up there and until they analyse the wreckage they are not going to know necessarily what it is. they can't really give us any conclusions to what's happening, but given what happened, with the suspected chinese spy balloon, they are doing all of this out of an abundance of caution. the kansas city chiefs have beaten the philadelphia eagles in america's super bowl, the biggest event in the country's sporting calendar. the event had all the twists and turns expected in a major finale in the national football league, with millions of spectators following the outstanding performance from both teams until the very end. the half—time show featured rihanna, giving herfirst live performance in years. let's get some more on the game from sportsjournalist cheryl raye—stout,

who joins us from chicago. that really didn't disappoint, did it? what amazing game. you had to stay _ did it? what amazing game. you had to stay to — did it? what amazing game. you had to stay to the _ did it? what amazing game. mi. had to stay to the end which did it? what amazing game. wm. had to stay to the end which is unusualfor had to stay to the end which is unusual for these games. patrick mahomes, the mvp of the season, was also the mvp of this game. he was phenomenal. when you look at what the chiefs did, they had four positions in the second half and scored in all four. including the last five seconds of the game. including the last five seconds of the game-— including the last five seconds ofthe came. ~ , of the game. when we last spoke about two hours _ of the game. when we last spoke about two hours ago _ of the game. when we last spoke about two hours ago you - about two hours ago you predicted a win for the eagles, what changed for the chiefs? the chiefs, what they did is, they played really strong on they played really strong on the offensive line. what happened was, patrick mahomes, he had the half time to regroup, there had to be a rallying call by the offensive line because they played much better in the second half, they allowed patrick mahomes to be able to do what he did and there were two young players

and had an unbelievable day. one is the various... i can't remember his name, kadarius toney, he had one catch in the game and there was a touchdown. the other one was skyy moore, a rookie, one catch and he had a touchdown. forthose rookie, one catch and he had a touchdown. for those young players to be able to do that in the biggest game of their lives, it says an awful lot about what the head coach of the chiefs can do putting together a team and for patrick mahomes to do with whatever players are on the field. is players are on the field. is incredible how such young players can have such game changing moments. i know you're a sports fan but the spectacle itself with rihanna performing, what did you make of it? she was fabulous. _ what did you make of it? she was fabulous. then - what did you make of it? sie: was fabulous. then finding out she was pregnant, doing what

she was pregnant, doing what she did, was even more phenomenal. you go, wait a second! she is doing that pregnant! it was amazing. titer? pregnant! it was amazing. very impressive — pregnant! it was amazing. very impressive. what _ pregnant! it was amazing. very impressive. what does - pregnant! it was amazing. very impressive. what does this mean for people in kansas? for kansas. _ for people in kansas? for kansas, this _ for people in kansas? for kansas, this is _ for people in kansas? for kansas, this is two - for people in kansas? iff?" kansas, this is two super bowl wins in four years, and they changed players in the offseason and to be able to do that says a lot about their system and about the head coach, it says a lot about patrick mahomes, who right now has won two super bowls in four years. i27 years old, his future will continue to be great. future will continue to be areat. . ~' ,, , future will continue to be areat. . ~' , . great. thank you very much. i admire your — great. thank you very much. i admire your ability _ great. thank you very much. i admire your ability to - great. thank you very much. i admire your ability to watch . great. thank you very much. i admire your ability to watch a | admire your ability to watch a game and talk to us live on the bbc as well. thank you. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: the feline prisoner sprung from jail in mexico.

nine years and 15,000 deaths after going into afghanistan, the last soviet troops were finally coming home, the withdrawal completed in good order but the army defeated in the task it had been sent to perform. malcolm has been murdered, that has a terrible effect on the morale of the people. i'm terrified of the repercussions in the streets. one wonders who is next. as the airlift got under way, there was no letup in the eruption itself. lava streams from a vent lower in the crater flow down to the sea on the east of the island, away from the town from the time being. it could start flowing again at any time. the russians heralded their new generation space station with a spectacular night launch. they call it mir, the russian for peace.

this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: more than 33,000 people are known to have been killed by the earthquakes affecting turkey and syria. the us military shoots down another unidentified flying object — the third in as many days. russia has stepped up its attacks in ukraine as fears mount of a forthcoming offensive by russian forces to coincide with the first anniversary of the invasion later this month. some of the fiercest fighting is in and around the eastern city of bakhmut, which russian forces have been trying to capture for more than six months. our senior international correspondent orla guerin and cameraman goktay koraltan have been with ukrainian troops at the heart of the battle. urban warfare in bakhmut.

we see ukrainian troops from the 93rd brigade defending this battle—scarred city. they still hold bakhmut, but there is street fighting now in some areas, and the russians are gaining ground. the city stands as a symbol of ukrainian resistance. president putin has spent months trying to tear it down. our route is carefully planned. anything that moves here can be a target. time to stay low... run. ..and move fast, single file. but suddenly, just behind us, the war comes closer. i think they've seen us.

they just withdrew. on our way, a russian shell landed very close behind us. we have to be very careful about our movements. it's a very clear day here. good weather for russian drones that will be operating in the skies. the nearest russian positions are just two kilometers away. we are taken below ground to commanders at the heart of the battle. like ihor, who is resolute but in a tough corner. they are trying to push us, he says, and to encircle us, so we have to leave the city, but it hasn't worked yet. of course, we have losses, but we are managing and holding on.

above ground, they wait for orders, like the young men before them in wars gone by. they get coordinates for an enemy position, and rush to fire a 60 millimetre mortar. the second round doesn't fire, sending the troops and us running for cover. everybody go to the cover. they tell us it was old stock, sent from abroad. their other battle here is with lack of ammunition. then a threat above our heads. russian jet. do you hear it? it's a russian jet. on our attack radios.

in the city centre, the hallmark of russia's war. what it seeks to capture, it destroys. we are just hearing constant shelling. russian artillery shelling, yes. do you still believe that ukraine will win? yes. absolutely, yes. how long do you think that might take? it is a really hard question. we are not high ranking military strategy. we are trying to do the best to hold the city. just around the corner, the latest strike. the kremlin is stepping up its attacks in the east and south of ukraine as a grim milestone approaches, the first anniversary

of russian�*s invasion. orla guerin, bbc news, bakhmut. the head of russia's wagner mercenary army, yevgeny prigozhin, claims his fighters have captured a village on the outskirts of bakhmut — though ukraine says the russians are suffering heavy losses for minimal territorial gains. i spoke earlier with brendan kearney, a retired us colonel — who questioned the alleged russian victory in the donetsk region as well as its importance. it is questionable in terms of its importance. bakhmut, to those of us who study this as a profession, really doesn't pose a significant tactical advantage to the russians if they take it. the ukrainians i think have been very wise in defending their positions there, because they have been able to literally inflict a significant number

of casualties on the attacking russian forces. so i don't think if the ukrainians lose it, they lose that much with the loss of bakhmut. the news and video that was shown, do you think we can trust this information? i don't. i long ago ceased to trust anything that's coming out of russia. they just don't seem to want to play with the truth. the ukrainians sometimes exaggerate things also, but for the most part, what you hear from the ukrainians is very accurate information, when they give it to you. they are very good at their operational security in terms of not discussing things while operations are ongoing. so tomorrow, with the light coming up in ukraine and satellite imagery from third parties being evaluated, i think we will get

a better understanding as to whether bakhmut truly has fallen or not. but i wouldn't trust the wagner group for that as a source of information. almost a year into the war and there has been a lot said about a renewed russian offensive to coincide with that date. do you think this event could encourage them to further aggression? i think the russians, the bottom line is they have been looking for some type of victory, something that... bakhmut has been in the headlines on and off now for about five months, and i think they were just looking for some type of success, so i think they will trumpet this. again, though, i don't believe it is going to significantly contribute to a change in the battlefield. i think the ukrainians will successfully defend in some places and i do believe they are going to launch their own series of counterattacks here as the weather continues to improve late into

february and specifically further into march. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. israel's president has issued a stark warning over government plans to overhaul the judiciary. isaac herzog said the proposals had driven the country to the brink of social and constitutional collapse. there've been huge protests for six consecutive weekends. around 58,000 homes are without power in new zealand's upper north island as the remnants of a tropical cyclone brought strong winds, heavy rain and huge swells to auckland and nearby regions. weather forecasters expect rain and winds to intensify as it nears land during monday and tuesday. the former foreign minister of cyprus, nikos christodoulides, has been elected president in a runoff vote. he promised a unity government tasked with breaking a deadlock in peace talks with estranged turkish cypriots. let's take you to mexico now —

and here's an unusual but heart—warming tale. some of the country's most hardened criminals are housed at a prison in the city of ciudad juarez. but after a recent riot there, an unexpected inmate was discovered by the authorities — as the bbc�*s tim allman explains. cat burglar behind bars? fair enough. butjust a cat? well, that's a very different story. like a lot of inmates, he has tattoos, including a symbol of a drug gang linked to the notorious sinaloa cartel. although presumably he didn't volunteer for it. despite these traumas, the feline fugitive was seemingly happy to keep his head down and do his time. translation: we think it's weird that he's - so loving when he belonged to the prisoners. we thought he was going to be more aggressive. but no, he's very friendly. he doesn't get along with other animals, but he's rather docile with people. the prison had recently been the site of a violent riot

and break—out, where more than a dozen people, inmates and officers, were killed. afterwards, contraband was seized that included televisions, video games, a mechanical bull and one egyptian hairless cat. the rescue centre says he's part of a criminal investigation and won't be put up for adoption, but he'll be given all necessary care. no doubt including the odd saucer of milk. after all, he'd already done his porridge. tim allman, bbc news. a reminder of our top story.... it's a week since two earthquakes devastated parts of turkey and syria, in which so far, more than 33 thousand people have died. the united nations says that figure could double. remarkably though, 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.

watching bbc news. you can reach me on twitter. thanks for watching. hello there. the weather was pretty disappointing with regards to sunshine amounts over the weekend. many places did stay rather grey and cloudy. but we start the new week off with high pressure still nearby and with more of a breeze, we could see more sunshine around. so that will make it feel a little bit warmer. but then the second half of this upcoming week will turn more unsettled. these weather fronts and low pressure systems out in the atlantic start to make inroads as our area of high pressure begins to pull away. now, monday starts off fairly cloudy, some sunshine in the north, but with this breeze coming up from the south, it should break up the clouds more, so we should see more sunshine around across england and wales. a little bit of cloud for the east coast of england, maybe around the north channel, but some good sunny spells through the afternoon. temperatures responding up to 12 or 13 degrees, but double figures across the board, so very mild for this

time of february. for tuesday, our area of high pressure still brings a lot of dry and settled weather. but this first weather front starts to make inroads across scotland and northern ireland. that'll bring more cloud and a few showers. ourairsource coming in from iberia, so it's going to be very mild, quite a fresh breeze as well. so, again, we shouldn't see any problems with too much cloud around. could start a bit foggy across the far south—east, where winds will be lightest to begin with. it'll clear, though, as the winds pick up. plenty of sunshine for england and wales, a bit cloudier for scotland, northern ireland with one or two showers, but very mild. we could be up to 15 degrees in north wales with some shelter from the southerly breeze. then as we head into wednesday, a more substantial frontal system starts to work its way into scotland and northern ireland. some heavy rain there for a time, followed by some blustery showers. this band of rain will weaken as it moves across england and wales, barely anything on it. and on either side, we should continue to see some sunshine. it'll be very mild in the south east, 1a degrees there,

but even 9 to 12 further north. and then for the end of the week, thursday and friday look more unsettled with rain at times and some strong winds, too. one area of low pressure pushes through on thursday, followed by a deeper system on friday that will bring some rain and some gales to the north and the west. initially, it'll scoop up some very mild air across england and wales before the cooler, wetter, windier weather spreads southwards later on friday. so, an unsettled end to this new week. but for both days, it's going to remain pretty mild.

this is bbc news, the headlines: a week on from the devastating earthquakes in turkey and syria, over 33,000 people are known to have been killed. the un says it expects that number to double. remarkably, survivors are still being pulled from the rubble. another aid convoy has crossed into rebel—held north—west syria. the us military has shot down an unidentified flying object above lake huron, the third such object shot down in as many days. pentagon officials said an assessment was made that the objects were not military threats, but that they had taken action out of an "abudance of caution". thousands of homes are without power in new zealand as cyclone gabrielle makes its way across the country's north island. a state of emergency has been declared in five regions,