this is bbc news — these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. a week on from the earthquakes in turkey and syria, almost 36,000 people are known to have died — as the united nations predict that figure will double. concerns grow for those affected in syria as international aid struggles to reach people in the region. dr mohammed zahid al masri, from syria's north aleppo region, described the situation earlier. for the last seven days we have been alone here in north—west syria. - it's unlikely in a similar- catastrophe to respond alone. the us shoots down another unidentified object in its airspace in the fourth military operation of its kind, this month. a 15—year—old boy and girl are held on suspicion of murder

following the death of 16—year—old brianna jie in warrington. and a big revealfrom rihanna during last night's super bowl half time show — confirming that she's expecting her second child. more on all the super bowl action from sport at half past. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. it's now a week since devastating earthquakes hit parts of turkey and syria, causing massive damage and destruction. almost 36,000 people are now known to have died, as rescue workers continue to search through collapsed buildings. the head of the un's relief mission says the death toll could more than double, with the rescue phase in syria now

�*coming to a close�*. and he's warned that people in parts of rebel held north—west syria are being failed by a lack of support and aid. these pictures are coming to us live from gaziantep in southern turkey, not far from the epicentre of the first quake that hit a week ago. 0ur correspondent, laura bicker is in the turkish city of iskenderun, where many of those made homeless by this tragedy are now living in tents. as you can see, this is to queue for heaters and blankets but many have been waiting around two hours, it's getting quite agitated at times because people are worried there won't be enough to go round, but we are told that aid is managing to get to those who need the urgent need is for some kind of heat and blankets because these tents, although they are practical

overnight when the temptress get down to —7, until birth freezing —— when temperatures get down. i am told they are freezing because of the government said around 1 million people within turkey now need shelter. the united nations said that number might be as high as 5 million in syria. as you see families carrying blankets and heading back, what they are telling me is they feel lucky to be alive, that they've lost many friends, members of the family when the earthquake hit a week ago. they know their friends and earthquake hit a week ago. they know theirfriends and family earthquake hit a week ago. they know their friends and family are buried under the rubble, some have said they want to get there with their bare hands of the good, but now they have to try to find a way to live, and although the question for the last week has been who is still alive, how can we find? the question i'm hearing now is what happens next? when we come to these tents and camps, every single family living and is wondering what the future holds, are still worried

another earthquake might help. 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 scenes. 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 clear 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. 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. 0ne obstacle to getting aid through is that rebel groups still control parts of the north west, following years of civil war. one of those areas, is idlib province, already ravaged by conflict, before the quakes struck. 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. the earthquake was untroubled by international borders. the relief effort, well, it was quite a different matter. just look around me in the town of harem here in syria — there is hardly any activity. they have been living with the aftermath of this earthquake for six days now and help hasn't come. even before the earthquake, life was precarious in idlib. people here have been displaced by war many times,

so with his bare hands a man digs to retrieve a sack of animal feed. 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. they 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 staffl 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. earlier i wasjoined by dr mohamed zahid al—masri from the north aleppo region in syria. he's with physicians across continents, an ngo which provides medical aid during humanitarian crises. from the day one after the earthquake, all these syrian ngos, we were first to respond on the ground, everybody was trying to support the local people and we should mention that for the last seven days we are alone here in north—west syria. it is unlikely in similar catastrophe to respond alone. the committee is responding alone. the syrian ngos and local community without any support from outside. in our organisation we are receiving in our hospitals, this is one of them, a surgical hospital supported by medical...

we are receiving a large number of coma cases, and we are treating them, and at the same time, we are working outside in trying to provide life—saving support for the survivors, including blankets, safe water and energy to eat food. the situation here is catastrophic and still deteriorating after one week of the earthquake. what sort of resources and facilities do you have in which to treat these people? today in the north—west of syria we have a number of health facilities, hospitals together, we are receiving a large number of trauma cases, but lucky enough some of our partner ngos, especially from the uk, they were supporting those with generous funds, and this is why we agreed with them to respond not only to the health needs but also in relation to the other vital issues

that the people who who are surviving are actually in need of it. in this area the temperature now is below zero for the last ten days, people are outside without shelter. 70 or 80,000 people, they need shelter now, and in this community we are concerned about their health. 0ur facilities are providing surgeries for the trauma cases and also er intervention, and at the same time, our mobile teams are working on the ground and trying to take care of the children, especially regarding their nutrition, for the elderly, and also for patients with chronic diseases. we are concerned about their safety. at the same time, our facilities are still providing routine health services, including dialysis facilities and even we have a mental health facility which is still providing its services, with more than 120 in patients in it. you talk about trauma, what sort

of trauma are we talking about? there is obviously the mental trauma, and the physical trauma, the kind of conditions you are having to treat? yes, today we are still concentrating on the physical trauma, but we are actually thinking in a very significant way about the future of the psychosocial, this community is in need of it, in terms of physical trauma, a large number of trauma cases and fractures, and the most about facilities, it is to provide life—saving intervention for these patients. we are expecting in the next one or two months to continue operating on these patients to provide the definitive treatment, and this is more complicated procedures that should be done for these patients, but today we are providing and most of the facilities life—saving interventions, just to treat a larger number of cases

and to keep them alive, but of course, we are concerned about the psychological status of this community, the survivors and those who lost a large number of relatives and they loved, we are concerned about how much they're going to need in terms of psychological support in order to continue their life. it is scary, for the last 11 years it is already an area of conflict, humanitarian situation and now we have this catastrophic earthquake in north—west syria. joining me now from gaziantep is jamie lesueur. he's the head of emergency operations at the international federation of red cross and red crescent societies who are providing aid in gaziantep. how many people are you trying to help? its how many people are you trying to hel ? , ., , ~' , help? its millions. the turkish red crescent one _ help? its millions. the turkish red crescent one week _ help? its millions. the turkish red crescent one week since _ help? its millions. the turkish red crescent one week since the - crescent one week since the earthquake has already put out about

16 million hot meals, over 13 million people are affected by this, so to say there is a number, we cannot do that, it is many and everybody who needs it. in partnership of course with the un and other humanitarian agencies that are supporting as well, we just want to have the bigger support to this community as best we can. what to have the bigger support to this community as best we can. what do ou need? community as best we can. what do you need? element— community as best we can. what do you need? element we _ community as best we can. what do you need? element we need - community as best we can. what do | you need? element we need shelter, the absolute priority of government. tents. this is what people need. i sleep outside as well, it is called, went to row shelter is priority one. but it's important to highlight that tents are very temporary as a solution, good for the immediate term, puts a band—aid on a wound, but it does not address the nature of the win. so we want to move quickly into prefabricated shelters, transitional shelter solutions, because people living in a tent can only do so for so long, especially

in an upper middle income nation like to keep is that we need to get people back to something sustainable and useful for people back to something sustainable and usefulfor their people back to something sustainable and useful for their many long—term, so they can build their road to recovery. how are you coping for water and power?— recovery. how are you coping for water and power? here in gaziantep we are a bit — water and power? here in gaziantep we are a bit more _ water and power? here in gaziantep we are a bit more fortunate, - water and power? here in gaziantep we are a bit more fortunate, this - water and power? here in gaziantep we are a bit more fortunate, this is| we are a bit more fortunate, this is less impacted, so we are ok here, we've got ourselves a bit of water yesterday, but what are more concerned about is about some other places, the most impacted areas, they are the ones that need support, water, fuel. what do people need further basic life in water, shelter and health. this is the priority. that's where our operational focus is right now. we have sort of transitioned out of the search and rescue phase, is not official but humanitarian basis in full swing now, getting those for needs addressed come pensively is where the thrust of the operation is on.

are given as an idea of the sheer scale of the aid there, but also it's going to be a long—term project. it's going to be a long-term ro'ect. . , .,, �*, it's going to be a long-term ro'ect. . , �*, ., , project. that set. people's homes have been destroyed, _ project. that set. people's homes have been destroyed, you - project. that set. people's homes have been destroyed, you can - project. that set. people's homesj have been destroyed, you can see apartment building up your apartment building up your apartment building that collapsed entirely or have not collapsed but are entirely structurally unsound. we are talking about millions of people who have lost their homes. so to get back to a place where there are safe, secure panto, that construction editor will take time but what is greatest when you look at the capacity of the turkish red crescent and partners here, is amazing to see how fast one week down the road that this community has been able to mobilise itself. we have volunteers, 9000 people around, 5000 people within the turkish red crescent doctor who are already responding, many heavily affected, so it's importantjust to recognise the resilience of this

community in helping themselves, not just now but in the long term. the mental health _ just now but in the long term. the mental health affects the trauma of this. . �* , mental health affects the trauma of this. . �*, ., this. that's it, psychosocial su - ort this. that's it, psychosocial support is _ this. that's it, psychosocial support is so _ this. that's it, psychosocial support is so important, i this. that's it, psychosocial| support is so important, we this. that's it, psychosocial - support is so important, we need to provide your own volunteers. mental health and psychosocial support. it is notjust one person one day that we provide that to, it's one person on the continuum to make sure people's mental acuity and health are really protective in the long term. in are really protective in the long term. , ., , , ., term. in terms of the response from the international _ term. in terms of the response from the international community, - term. in terms of the response from the international community, they . the international community, they were instantly offers of help... to what extent is the materialised? 0ver what extent is the materialised? over 8000 international respondents of good men, use our urban search and rescue teams were there on day one. ., ., ., .., , .,, one. the international community has reall been one. the international community has really been able _ one. the international community has really been able to _ one. the international community has really been able to mobilise _ one. the international community has really been able to mobilise quite - really been able to mobilise quite quickly. but i want to reiterate the point i had before, it is not

necessarily about the international community that is going to make this happen, local language and knowledge and understanding, community resilience, docility for things we are building our operations on. the international federation of red cross supports the turkish red crescent, we are not the operating partner, we do what we can, and to see how quickly we can get up and running in helping people. there is not a lag in building an operational structure, the capacity in turkey is fantastic... structure, the capacity in turkey is fantastic"— structure, the capacity in turkey is fantastic... ., ~ , . ., fantastic... thank you very much for talkin: to fantastic... thank you very much for talking to us- _ fantastic... thank you very much for talking to us. we _ fantastic... thank you very much for talking to us. we really _ fantastic... thank you very much for talking to us. we really appreciate l talking to us. we really appreciate it. barak akkurt and his team have been working on a rescue mission in antakya in southeast turkey following the earthquakes. bbc panorama was following their

work, as they received a call from a man desperate to find his parents, wife, and his three—year—old daughter. and a warning you might find some of this clip distressing. untranslated when we first arrived here, we heard a little scratch, and now we have made a 360 degrees listening, and after our calls we heard a little murmuring from a lady, and now we are focusing on the right—hand side of the building, because we know on the right—hand side of the building there is the entrance, and the

stairways, so we are going to go concentrate on that part first. it is a nightmare. in this region is facing one of its darkest days, i can say. it has been so long since the quake happened, do you reckon they could be still alive? yes. we have seen miracles. and i believe in miracles. you can see the full story on "�*aftershock: the turkey—syria earthquake' on bbc one at 8pm, and afterwards on the bbc iplayer. breaking news from portugal where we are told from a commission that has been investigating decades of sexual abuse of children by the roman catholic church has said that at

least 4815 children were sexually abused by members of the portuguese catholic church over the past 70 years. the final report from the commission is being produced today and the president of that commission said in some places the abuse had been of endemic proportions. a child psychiatrist has headed up the commission and said we want to be a sincere tribute to those who were abuse victims during their childhood and dared to give voice to silence. they are much more than a statistic. at least 4815 children found to have been sexually abused by members of the portuguese catholic church over the portuguese catholic church over the past 70 years, is now reported by this commission. the defence secretary ben wallace has said the uk will be conducting a security review

after the incursion of at least one suspected spy balloon into united states airspace. china has denied the balloon was used for spying and said it was a weather—monitoring device. three other — as yet unidentified — objects were also shot down in recent days over the us and canada including another object shot down last night. tim allman reports. trails of vapour streak across the skys of eastern michigan. these videos appear to show planes flying very close to where another mysterious object was shot down by us fighterjets. for days now, the airspace above canada and the united states has been playing host to a series of ufos. the latest incident began on saturday, when an object was detected above military sites in the us state of montana. the fighterjets were scrambled, but initially nothing was found. then on sunday, the object, whatever it was, reappeared, and was eventually shot down over lake huron near the canadian border. these are objects. i am not able to categorize

how they stay aloft. it could be a gaseous type of balloon inside a structure, or it could be some type of a propulsion system. it's been a busy few days for the canadian and us air forces, with two other mysterious objects being shot down over alaska and the yukon territory. the hope is, once you find what's left of them, they won't be mysterious for much longer. us officials have already begun salvaging the balloon that fell into the atlantic ocean more than a week ago. we at least know where that came from — china.

joining me now is the economist's defence editor shashankjoshi. it seems north american airspace is rather busy at the it does, the challenges distinguishing to things, one of them is whether china centre another progress has sent wave surveillance objects at the same time... all been picked up at once andindeed time... all been picked up at once and indeed the presence of1 billion may indicate the presence of other as opposed to another factor here which is important, but since discovering that first balloon, the north american aerospace defence command, a joint organisation between the united states and canada, has also made its radar is more sensitive, particularly so they pick up slower moving objects that they would previously have discarded and they are picking up many objects they would not previously have seen because they would have been altered out. clearly a combination of both

of these things happening but we must remember it is notjust a sudden unexplained invasion, we are seeing things that may have been here all along, in some fashion that are now being identified or are now being publicised and shot down because of the political sensitivity around the optics of the first balloon having trans is the united states over a number of days, causing controversy amongst the biden administration's political opponents at home. h0 biden administration's political opponents at home. no chances can afford to be — opponents at home. no chances can afford to be taken? _ opponents at home. no chances can afford to be taken? they _ opponents at home. no chances can afford to be taken? they can, - opponents at home. no chances can afford to be taken? they can, but i afford to be taken? they can, but the problem _ afford to be taken? they can, but the problem they _ afford to be taken? they can, but the problem they have _ afford to be taken? they can, but the problem they have with - afford to be taken? they can, but the problem they have with the l afford to be taken? they can, but i the problem they have with the first balloon is that when they detected it, they have very little time to shoot it down over water and then it was... they worried about to be falling on communities, and with these fluency that have the chance to take ashore and that over water, in some cases over frozen water which is made recovering some of the

stuff a little more challenging, but another factor here which is the altitude of the object, the plane was at about 40,000 feet, which, 60,000 feet, well above the plausible cruising altitude, and the subsequent two balloons were about 40,000 feet, in the range of a civilian airliner and could opposed and issue to civilian traffic was up they won shot down over canada last night yesterday was about 20,000 feet, very low, so the risk to commercial traffic of these different objects is very different for each one.— different objects is very different for each one. thank you for “oining me. russia has stepped up its attacks in the east of ukraine, amid fears of a new offensive. some of the fiercest fighting is in and around the city of bakhmut, which russian forces have been trying to capture for more than six months. 0ur senior international correspondent 0rla guerin and cameraman goktay koraltan have been with ukrainian troops

at the heart of the battle. explosion. 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. 0ur route is carefully planned. anything that moves here can be a target. time to stay low. and move fast, single file. but suddenly, just behind us, the war comes closer. explosions.

i think they have seen us. 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 kilometres 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 jets. we heard it's a russianjet. 0n the attack radios. fire, fire. in the city centre, the hallmark of russia's war. what it seeks to capture, it destroys. explosion. we are just hearing constant, constant shelling. russian artillery shelling, yes. this is it. do you still believe that ukraine will win? yes, absolutely yes. but how long do you think that might take? it's a really hard question. we are not high ranking military strategy, but we try, we are trying to do the best to hold this 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 russia's invasion. 0rla guerin, bbc news, bakhmut. thousands of israelis are holding a protest outsde parliament injerusalem where a bill is being considered, which protesters fear would undermine the independence of thejudicial system. these are live pictures coming from jerusalem. mass rallies are also being held elsewhere in the country against the overhaul of the judiciary that would give the government control over the appointment ofjudges and limit the supreme court's ability to strike down legislation. the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, who's facing charges of corruption, which he denies, says the plan will restore balance between the branches of government and stop judicial overreach.

a boy and girl — both aged 15 — have been arrested on suspicion of murder, following the death of a 16—year—old girl in warrington. cheshire police say brianna ghey was found by members of the public in a park on saturday afternoon. mairead smyth reports. detectives say brianna ghey was found with multiple stab wounds on a path in linear parkjust before a 3:15 on saturday. emergency services attended, but the 16—year—old was pronounced dead at the scene. a postmortem examination is taking place to establish the exact cause of death. a 15—year—old boy and a 15—year—old girl, both from the local area, are being questioned on suspicion of murder. it's a well known dog walking spot, we know that. we know it's popular with families and ask for anyone who was in the area between around about 1:30 in the afternoon and 4pm, to contact us in relation to that.

police say officers are continuing to trace the murder weapon and establish a motive for the attack, and say they are supporting the teenager's family. mairead smyth, bbc news. 0ur reporter rowan bridge is in warrington and has been giving us the latest. well, as you can see behind me, linear park remains closed as police continue their investigations into the circumstances of what happened here. brianna ghey was found by members of the publicjust before 3:15pm on saturday afternoon. she'd suffered multiple stab wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene. two teenagers from the local area aged 15, one boy and one girl, were both arrested last night by cheshire police. the police have stepped up patrols in the area, outside birchwood school where she was a pupil, there's a police presence this morning, and through the town to provide reassurance to the local people. the school themselves have also

issued a statement this morning saying they are shocked and truly devastated by what has happened and are doing their utmost to support the pupils and wider school community. police say at the moment they are still trying to establish a motive for the attack, but say as far as they are aware at the moment, it is not hate—related. they've also asked for people who might have dashcam footage or cctv footage to come forward in case that may provide them with vital clues. but two arrests have been made? yes, that's right, a 15—year—old boy and 15—year—old girl both arrested by cheshire police last night, they can be held initially for 24 hours but police can apply for an extension beyond that, and that happened last night. yellow ribbons with messages of hope have been tied to a bridge near to where nicola bulley was last seen. the 45—year—old went missing on the 27th of january while walking her dog in st michael's on wyre in lancashire, in north west england. a footbridge over the river wyre has

been adorned with messages from friends and family, as police continue their search for her. 0ur correspondent, dave guest, has been on the bridge for us this morning. the people of st michael's 0n wyre started putting these ribbons on it yesterday. basically the message they are sending out is, we have not forgotten nicola, we miss nicola and we want her home. or at least know what happened. 0n the 27th of january, she set out for a walk with her dog along the river bank. she was last seen at quarter past, 20 past nine that morning. no sign of her since. despite a huge police operation to try and locator. operation to try and locate her. the search operation concentrating mainly on the river wyre, because the police believe the most likely explanation is that sadly, she somehow slipped and fell into the river. herfamily say, please keep all other possible options open. her partner, paul ansell, just last week saying he is 100% certain she is not in the river, she is somewhere else. the police say they are looking

at all possibilities. they're following up 500 lines of inquiry. they have been trying to track down 700 vehicle drivers who passed through here. very much still a live investigation. trying to get some answers for paul and for her two little girls as to just what happened to nicola bulley. dave guest reporting. labour's deputy leader angela rayner has said the bbc chairman, richard sharp, has "brought the bbc into disrepute" and should consider whether it's "appropriate for him to stay on." she said mr sharp had "thrown doubt on the impartiality and the independence" of the bbc. mps found he had made a "serious error ofjudgement" by not telling them about a loan he helped to secure for borisjohnson before he was appointed. mr sharp says he's done nothing wrong. i spoke to angela rayner earlier. he needs to really consider his position. i have said i think he has brought the bbc into disrepute. ifind it negligent and naive at best to not declare at the time of his appointment

that he was sorting out a loan for the prime minister. it's a clear conflict of interest and it has undermined people's confidence in him to act in an impartial way and i think he should consider that. it's not appropriate to not have disclosed that information and i can't see how anybody in good sound mind could think that information wasn't relevant. i think it's incredibly relevant and would have had an impact on the panel's decision. when we ask someone to consider their position, we are saying really that it's time to go, aren't we? i think at the moment there is a process in the bbc that is looking at his conduct in regards to this and that process is ongoing and they will conclude that. but i think under the circumstances they should really be considering that. when it comes to bbc appointments like this, how valid is the argument for making public appointments completely separate from government? an appointment to the bbc,

whether it's the director general, the chairman, how separate from politics should it be? i announced last year that we'd set up an ethics and integrity committee that would look at all these situations including the appointments of people onto boards. quite frankly, and i must say that in the majority of cases, people act in the best interests of the public when they sit on those boards and that's quite right, but people need to see the transparency on that. i think the question here is, was that a material significance when being appointed and i would argue that yes it was. if you're trying to sort out a personal loan for the prime minister who was having clear financial difficulties at a time when they get to veto or not your appointment onto the chairmanship of the board of the bbc, i think that was relevant and i find it incredulous that

mr sharp wouldn't see that as appropriate at the time. if he had no conflict of interest then frankly that should have been declared at the time. mps are told we should declare things if we think in any way the public would see that as a conflict of interest and i think under these circumstances the public would see it as a conflict of interest. deputy leader of the labour party, angela rayner. labour is accusing ministers of overseeing "lavish spending" on hotels, hospitality and other costs using taxpayer—funded debit cards. the bills have been highlighted in a labour study of spending on government debit cards in 2021. examples of bills include more than £3,000 on 13 fine art photographs, and more than £23,000 on alcohol for uk embassies abroad. the conservatives branded labour's analysis a "political stunt". throughout the past week we've

been hearing stories of the remarkable rescue efforts. yesterday we spoke to dr malcolm russell. he's the medical director at the uk international search and rescue team. he told us about the moment he found a man who'd been buried under rubble for five days in hat—ai, in turkey. in hatay, in turkey. robin brant has more on that incredible rescue. a week on from that devastating night, people are still being found alive. and british rescuers are part of that global effort, inching their way through the remnants of what were tall buildings. hello. it's malcolm. the doctor. |s ok? i'm ok. ok. the team had to basically go through one building that was still standing, tunnel through the wall of that building and then out through that wall into the wall of the collapsed building, and then effectively mine a small tunnel to where they could hear two people tapping. dr malcolm russell is one of four medics on the uk international search and rescue team. sometimes people are still pulled from the rubble alive, you know,

eight or nine days later. they tend to be more extreme cases. so at some point, inevitably, we will probably move — or the whole operation will move more towards recovery. it took 20 hours to find and rescue two people in this building, which had collapsed in what's known as pancaking. the work is slow and it's gradual. first they found and helped a woman. then a boy. but, with him, it was even harder to extricate. he was stuck under a concrete beam. the british team is one of numerous sent by foreign governments to help, and this, they insist, is still a rescue operation, not just recovery. robin brant, bbc news.

police in new zealand say one person is missing and tens of thousands of homes are without electricity as cyclone gabrielle batters much of the north island. a state of emergency has been declared in five regions. weather forecasters expect rain and winds to intensify over the next 24 hours. cold case detectives from north yorkshire police have arrived in thailand to investigate the death of a thai woman whose body was found in the yorkshire dales in 2004. her identity remained unknown for 15 years until a family in thailand read a bbc story about the case and breakthrough dna testing confirmed the body was their daughter, lamduan armitage. officers are to meet the parents as part of the ongoing investigation into her death, and to assist the family's request to repatriate the body. 0ur south east asia correspondent jonathan head has been giving us the latest. i have to say the family, who live

in the north—east of thailand, from quite a poor background, are feeling weary about the length this has gone on and they are a bit confused about what will come out of this. they will not meet this police team from north yorkshire until wednesday. police officers are hoping to talk to them about the proceedings for bringing back her remains if that's what they still want, but also to find out more about lamduan herself. they know so little about what led to her death but they believe the circumstances do open the possibility that it was not a natural death and perhaps somebody killed her. that's why there is an ongoing investigation. they want to visit her home town and talk to her family and relatives to see if it gives any clues. she had been living in the uk for a long time when she disappeared and when her body was found in 2004. they also want to try to speak to her husband, david armitage. he and lamduan got married in thailand in the early 1990s and moved back to britain and we believe they were

still married at the time of her disappearance. he has never spoke about her death and disappearance in public and he moved back to thailand shortly after her disappearance with the two children. he is now living in thailand. that's a very important conversation for the police to have, to see whether that will advance their investigation into why she ended up in that very lonely spot in the yorkshire dales. jonathan head. tributes are being paid to the american rapper, david jolicoeur, one third of the ground—breaking group de la soul, who's died aged 54. jolicoeur, who also went by the stage names trugoy the dove or simply dave, had suffered from congestive heart failure. de la soul rose to fame in the late 1980's with their debut album, 3 feet high and rising, and later won a grammy.

the kansas city chiefs have became nfl champions for the second time in four years in the super bowl. the chiefs trailed for much of the game, and they were behind by 27—21 heading into the final quarter. but their quarterback, patrick mahomes, then led them to two touchdowns, despite playing with an injured ankle. and he also ran to set up a field goal attempt, to give the chiefs a three point lead with just eight seconds to go. philadelphia couldn't respond. and so the chiefs won their second title in four years. 0ur sports news correspondent nesta mcgregor was at the game in arizona,where he spoke to the winning side in the locker room. cheering. feels incredible. what a team effort, you know? what a finish in the second half. you know, getting that done, no better feeling than that. you see mahomes's genius every day. how good is he? is there anyone that can touch him? i mean, he's one—of—a—kind. he's a great dude, he's

a great leader, he's an incredible football player. and, man, i'mjust thankfulto be on the team with him. what time does this party end? it's not ending, i'm not going to sleep tonight! cheering. but, the thing we're really interested in is the half—time show, where rihanna managed to not only perform 12 songs in just 14 minutes, but also reveal to the world that she's pregnant with her second child. here's some of her performance. # the only one that you'll ever love... # we found love in a hopeless place # we found love in a hopeless... # we gonna run this town... # shine bright like a diamond # bright diamond... # beautiful, like

diamonds in the sky.# with me is d'shonda brown, culture & entertainment commentator and we're joined by rocky boiman, who won the superbowl in 2007 with the indianapolis colts and also spent parts of his casreer at the eagles and the chiefs... you must of had divided loyalties. i was rooting against the eagles because they cut me! i had a better time with the chiefs. but it didn't work out that way. but i was happy the chiefs won.— work out that way. but i was happy the chiefs won. what did you make of the chiefs won. what did you make of the name? the chiefs won. what did you make of the game? it — the chiefs won. what did you make of the game? it was _ the chiefs won. what did you make of the game? it was a _ the chiefs won. what did you make of the game? it was a wonderful- the chiefs won. what did you make of the game? it was a wonderful game l the game? it was a wonderful game but unfortunately _ the game? it was a wonderful game but unfortunately it's _ the game? it was a wonderful game but unfortunately it's overshadowedj but unfortunately it's overshadowed by a terrible call by the referees at the end of the game. with 1.50

at the end of the game. with1.50 left on the 3rd & 8 play, the referee essentially ended the game. it was a penalty, maybe, but it was so close. this is the second super bowl where we've seen a penalty at the end of the game determine the outcome of the game. i hate to see a penalty called in that moment. i thought it was tiki—taka, the ball was uncatchable, and for the game to end a match penalty like that, it was a real shame because it was a great game. was a real shame because it was a great game-— was a real shame because it was a great game. how much of this was about the sport — great game. how much of this was about the sport and _ great game. how much of this was about the sport and how— great game. how much of this was about the sport and how much - great game. how much of this was about the sport and how much was great game. how much of this was i about the sport and how much was it about the sport and how much was it about the sport and how much was it about the music for you? fit about the sport and how much was it about the music for you?— about the music for you? of course eve bod about the music for you? of course everybody loves — about the music for you? of course everybody loves to _ about the music for you? of course everybody loves to gather - about the music for you? of course everybody loves to gather round i everybody loves to gather round super _ everybody loves to gather round super bowl because it's a cultural staple _ super bowl because it's a cultural staple. you know exactly where you were when — staple. you know exactly where you were when you watch a winning touchdown. but for me, the performance of rihanna was really all about _ performance of rihanna was really all about what people were saying on twilten _ all about what people were saying on twilten it _ all about what people were saying on twitter. it was a rihanna concert

and they— twitter. it was a rihanna concert and they happen to be a football game _ and they happen to be a football game going on. and they happen to be a football game going on-_ and they happen to be a football game going on. and they happen to be a football came auoin on. . ., ., ~ ., game going on. what do you think of rihanna as a — game going on. what do you think of rihanna as a choice _ game going on. what do you think of rihanna as a choice because - game going on. what do you think of rihanna as a choice because she - rihanna as a choice because she hasn't performed live for more than five years? i hasn't performed live for more than five ears? ~ ., , ., five years? i think it was an incredible _ five years? i think it was an incredible choice. _ five years? i think it was an incredible choice. and - five years? i think it was an i incredible choice. and rihanna didn't— incredible choice. and rihanna didn't disappoint. she put together a 13 minute set, and rihanna has sits, _ a13 minute set, and rihanna has sits, but— a 13 minute set, and rihanna has sits, but the way the set was performed, you know exactly how old you were _ performed, you know exactly how old you were and where you were when we found _ you were and where you were when we found love, _ you were and where you were when we found love, disturb you, rude boy, when _ found love, disturb you, rude boy, when all— found love, disturb you, rude boy, when all the — found love, disturb you, rude boy, when all the songs were released. how important was the music to you, rocky, or does it get in the way of the second half? i rocky, or does it get in the way of the second half?— the second half? i thought it was riuht. the second half? i thought it was right. rihanna _ the second half? i thought it was right. rihanna is _ the second half? i thought it was right. rihanna is great, - the second half? i thought it was right. rihanna is great, is- the second half? i thought it was right. rihanna is great, is the - right. rihanna is great, is the first time she has performed in seven years and she did a greatjob. it was good, no political messages. nothing forced. it wasn't indecent or nudity or anything like that. i thought it was a good show and she

performed well.— thought it was a good show and she performed well. when it comes to the sheer scale of — performed well. when it comes to the sheer scale of this _ performed well. when it comes to the sheer scale of this event, _ performed well. when it comes to the sheer scale of this event, for - performed well. when it comes to the sheer scale of this event, for those i sheer scale of this event, for those of us who don't follow super bowl, rocky, tell usjust of us who don't follow super bowl, rocky, tell us just how big it is. yeah, it's one of those things, martin, and i always say, as someone who played the game, whether you put on a football helmet for five minutes or you have tossed a football in your back yard with your parents or your neighbours, you have dreams about playing in the super bowl. it's the singular event that seems to tie everyone together and i think that's the beauty of the super bowl. it goes across all barriers of gender and race and all that. everyone loves that game. it's a holiday here in america, i would say. it's the one event for americans, it's one of our big day is where we all come together and despite our differences we sit down and love to watch the super bowl.

and we watched two really good teams last night. i and we watched two really good teams last ni . ht. ., and we watched two really good teams last niuht. ., ., , last night. i wonder whether that is wh the last night. i wonder whether that is why the music _ last night. i wonder whether that is why the music is _ last night. i wonder whether that is why the music is so _ last night. i wonder whether that is why the music is so important - why the music is so important because it adds that other element. yes of course it's about the sport but it's about a celebration of other things too. it absolutely does. other things too. it absolutely does- we _ other things too. it absolutely does. we have _ other things too. it absolutely does. we have seen - other things too. it absolutely does. we have seen this - other things too. it absolutely does. we have seen this over| other things too. it absolutely . does. we have seen this over the last couple — does. we have seen this over the last couple of years. we have seen amazing _ last couple of years. we have seen amazing artists such as snoop dogg, dr dre, _ amazing artists such as snoop dogg, dr dre, beyonce, bruno mars, shakira, — dr dre, beyonce, bruno mars, shakira, jennifer lopez, lady gaga. these _ shakira, jennifer lopez, lady gaga. these are _ shakira, jennifer lopez, lady gaga. these are just some of the people on the stage _ these are just some of the people on the stage over the years. it adds that entertainment element because sports _ that entertainment element because sports and entertainment work hand especially— sports and entertainment work hand especially when it comes to hip—hop, rap, especially when it comes to hip—hop, rap. pop. _ especially when it comes to hip—hop, rap, pop, r&b. you have those incredible — rap, pop, r&b. you have those incredible commercials as well. it adds— incredible commercials as well. it adds the — incredible commercials as well. it adds the extra layer of entertainment and fun and friendly friendliness to this sport plus culture — friendliness to this sport plus culture. ~ ,, , �* ., culture. winning the super bowl, roc , culture. winning the super bowl, rocky. what _ culture. winning the super bowl, rocky, what impact _ culture. winning the super bowl, rocky, what impact does - culture. winning the super bowl, rocky, what impact does it - culture. winning the super bowl, rocky, what impact does it have| culture. winning the super bowl, i rocky, what impact does it have on your life as a player? it’s rocky, what impact does it have on your life as a player?— your life as a player? it's a fantastic — your life as a player? it's a fantastic question. - your life as a player? it's a fantastic question. it's - your life as a player? it's a l fantastic question. it's been something that has been wonderful

for me. i go places and call college football games for espn, i have a daily radio show. and i'm that super bowl winner. it impacts the lives of everyone and it will impact the life of everyone on that chiefs team. you think about it, dream of it as a little kid, and for it to happen, and in this case the chiefs team, the guys in that locker room, it's something they will never forget. it's something you can never take away from somebody. there's trials and tribulations, ups and downs, great careers, and things that happened during the course of your career as a football player, a lot of downtimes, getting cut and injured, but winning super bowl is something no one can take away from you. something no one can take away from ou. . , something no one can take away from ou. ., , ., ., something no one can take away from ou. . , ., ., ~ ., you. really good to talk to you. thanks for— you. really good to talk to you. thanks for talking _ you. really good to talk to you. thanks for talking to _ you. really good to talk to you. thanks for talking to us. - you. really good to talk to you. thanks for talking to us. thank| you. really good to talk to you. - thanks for talking to us. thank you. thanks for talking to us. thank you. thank you- — thanks for talking to us. thank you. thank you- we _ thanks for talking to us. thank you. thank you. we have _ thanks for talking to us. thank you. thank you. we have some - thanks for talking to us. thank you. thank you. we have some breaking| thank you. we have some breaking news to bring _ thank you. we have some breaking

news to bring you. _ thank you. we have some breaking news to bring you. we _ thank you. we have some breaking news to bring you. we are - thank you. we have some breaking news to bring you. we are hearingl news to bring you. we are hearing from turkey's transport minister that they have pulled a four—year—old girl alive from the rubble in turkey, this is 178 hours after the first earthquake struck. a four—year—old girl has been rescued. we haven't got any more details about her, we don't know if she has been found with family or relatives but she is still alive. the transport minister has confirmed that. excellent news after all this time. let's take you to mexico now and here's an unusual but heart—warming tale. now, 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 gail maclellan explains. cat burglar behind bars? fair enough. butjust a cat?

well, that's a 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 is 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's already done his porridge. gail maclellan, bbc news. now time for the weather forecast with carol kirkwood. hello again. the first half of this week is looking fairly settled and dry. the second half, though, is looking more unsettled with wet and windy conditions. today, high pressure is still firmly in charge of our weather. there is a lot of cloud around, but that cloud will continue to break up through the day as the breeze picks up and more of us will see some sunshine. however, there will still be some cloud lingering across parts of eastern england and also south—west scotland, even into the afternoon. temperatures, eight in the north to about 11 or 12 as we push down towards the south. as we head on through the evening and overnight, under clear skies,

the temperature will fall away. we are looking at quite widespread ground frost and some mist and fog patches forming, anywhere across eastern england, through the midlands, towards the south—west, and also towards eastern parts of wales. these are the temperatures you can expect in towns and cities. in rural areas they will be a little bit lower than this. as we head on into tomorrow we've got this weak front coming our way, and then later a more active front. this doesn't really come in until wednesday. tomorrow you can see where the wind direction is coming from, notably from the south. that's a mild direction for us, as referenced by the yellows in the chart, so a mild day in prospect. but we still start off with the mist and fog that will be slow to clear, for some possibly not till lunchtime. then a lot of dry weather, a fair bit of sunshine, but where the weak weather front is across northern ireland and western scotland, that's where we will have the cloud and patchy light rain. temperatures tomorrow could get up to 15 degrees in north wales. so tuesday into wednesday, eventually this cold front arrives, moving across us in a south—easterly direction. it will introduce heavy rain initially in northern ireland

and also western scotland. and as it continues its journey moving southwards and eastwards it will be a weaker feature. ahead of it and behind it we will see some sunshine but blustery showers coming in across the northwest. temperatures, about nine to 13 or 14 degrees. as we head towards the end of the week, thursday into friday, you can see an array of weather fronts crossing us. on thursday, some heavy rain coming in. the wind strengthening on thursday and the wind will be a feature of the forecast during the course of friday. on thursday we've got the heavy rain, some mountain snow, the wind starting to pick up. even gales are possible across north—east england and southern scotland on friday.

this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley. the headlines at 11. almost 36,000 people are known to have died a week after earthquakes in turkey and syria, with the united nations predicting that figure will double. this comes as concerns grow for those in syria as international aid efforts are hampered by conflict in the region. a doctor working in syria's north aleppo region, described the situation. for the last seven days we have been alone here in north—west syria. - it's unlikely in a similar- catastrophe to respond alone. a 15—year—old boy and girl are held on suspicion of murder following the death of 16—year—old brianna ghey in warrington. police continue work to establish

the exact circumstances. the us shoots down another unidentified object in its airspace in the fourth military operation of its kind, this month. and a big revealfrom rihanna during last night's super bowl half time show — confirming that she's expecting her second child. good morning and welcome to bbc news. it's now a week since devastating earthquakes hit parts of turkey and syria, causing massive damage and destruction. the 7.8—magnitude earthquake hit last monday — since then, rescue workers have been working to trying to find as many survivors as possible. almost 36,000 people are now known to have died

across the two countries, as rescue workers continue to search through collapsed buildings. the head of the un's relief mission says the death toll could more than double, with the rescue phase in syria now �*coming to a close', and he's warned that people in parts of rebel held north—west syria are being failed by a lack of support and aid. these pictures are coming to us live from malatya (afp) the big question being asked by a lot of people, sometimes the effects will be more veer in certain part, closer to the centre of the quake but the question of how some buildings stayed up and others fell down, even where buildings are of the same vintage and where the same buildings rules apply is one the government will have to answer and developers will have to answer. 0ur

government will have to answer and developers will have to answer. 0ur correspondent laura bicker is in the turkish city of iskenderun, where many of those made homeless by this tragedy are now living in tents. aiders managing to get through, this is a queue for hearters and for blankets but many people have been waiting round two hour, it is getting quite agitated at times because people are worried there won't be enough to go round but we are told that aid is managing to get to those who need it. now the urgent need is for some kind of heat, and some kind of blankets because these tent, although they are practical overnight when the temperatures get down to minus seven i am told they are freezing. when it comes to how many people are in this need, the government said round a million people in turkey need shelter, and the un said that number might be as high as five million in syria, although as you see families car regular blankets and heading back, what they are telling me they feel

lucky to be alive, they have lost many friends, memberses of their family when the earthquake hit a week ago, they know that their friends and family are buried under that rubble. some have said they want to get there if their bare handsif want to get there if their bare hands if they could but now they have to try to find a way to live. although the question for the last week has been who is still alive, who can we find? the question that i am hearing now, is what happens next? and i think that is when we come to these tents we come to the camps, every family living in it is wondering what the future holds while they are still worried another earthquake might hit. well, as we've been hearing, incredibly, people are still being pulled alive from the rubble. a four—year—old girl's successful rescue has been confirmed by the transport minister of turkey, it was

timed at 178 hours after the earthquake, and the very young, babies included seem to be among the most resilient in coping with the conditions of no food, and maybe very limited access to anything moisture, that could be drunk district council or consumed to keep you, the body operating, but it is good news, quite what the impact is at that age on experiencing that, the trauma, the kind of, the memory, the trauma, the kind of, the memory, the nightmare all the things that 90, the nightmare all the things that go, right now life is the thing that matters most, all those other things can be dealt with over time, but at the moment people are just trying to get people out but in syria they are already saying probably they have got beyond the stage of rescuing anyone alive. 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 scenes. 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 clear 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. earlier i wasjoined by dr mohamed zahid al—masri from the north aleppo region in syria. he's with physicians across continents, an ngo which provides medical aid during humanitarian crises. that, the trauma, the kind of, the

memory, the nightmare all the things that go, right now life is the thing that go, right now life is the thing that matters most, all those other things can be dealt with over time, but at the moment people are just trying to get people out but in syria they are already saying probably they have got beyond the stage of rescuing anyone alive. this is what he told us.- stage of rescuing anyone alive. this is what he told us. yes, from the day one. _ this is what he told us. yes, from the day one, after— this is what he told us. yes, from the day one, after the _ this is what he told us. yes, from | the day one, after the earthquake, all the syrian ngos and the white helmets, they were the first responders on the ground, everybody was trying to support these local people and we should mention that, for the last seven days we are alone here in north—west syria, it is unlikely in similar catastrophe to be, to respond alone, the committee is responding alone. white helmet, syrian ngos and the local community without any support from outside. in our organisation we are receiving in our organisation we are receiving in our hospital, and this is one of they can, it is a surgical hospital, supported, we are receiving a large number of trauma cases and we are treating them. at the same time our mobile teams are working outside, trying to provide is living support for the survivor, including

blankets, water, safe water and ready to eat food. the situation here is catastrophic and deteriorating, after one week of the earthquake. in the north—west of syria, we have number of health facilities of hospitals, together with medical... we are receiving a large number of trauma case, lucky enough some of our partner ngos especially from the uk they are supporting us with generous funds and this is why we agreed with them to respond not the only the health needs but also in relation to the other vital issues, that the people who are surviving are actually in need of it. barak akkurt and his team have been working on a rescue mission in antakya in southeast turkey following the earthquakes. bbc panorama was following their work, as they received a call from a man desperate to find his parents, wife, and his three—year—old daughter. and a warning you might find some of this clip distressing.

when we first arrived here, we heard a little, little scratch, after our call, and now we made 360 degrees listening, and after our calls we heard a little murmuring from a lady, and now we are focussing on the right—hand side of the building, because we know

that on the right—hand side of the building there is the entrance and the stairways, so we're going to concentrate on that part first. it's a nightmare. antakya is facing one of its darkest days, i can say. it's been so long since the quake happened, do you reckon they could be still alive? yes, we have seen miracles and i believe in miracles. joining me now is turkey based journalist kristina jovanovski. thank you very enough for being with us, tell us where you are and the sort of things you have been following over the last few hour, couple of days. following over the last few hour, couple of days-— following over the last few hour, couple of days. right now i'm in in a ci , i couple of days. right now i'm in in a city. i am. _ couple of days. right now i'm in in a city. i am. on — couple of days. right now i'm in in a city, i am, on left _ couple of days. right now i'm in in a city, i am, on left of— couple of days. right now i'm in in a city, i am, on left of me - couple of days. right now i'm in in a city, i am, on left of me is- couple of days. right now i'm in in a city, i am, on left of me is is- couple of days. right now i'm in in a city, i am, on left of me is is a i a city, i am, on left of me is is a building that had completely collapsed and it is one building 98

people die and only seven people came out alive. two injured but we don't know how they are doing, on the other side are dozens of tent, people that have been made homeless from this quake, and just because the building might not have collapsed doesn't mean they are safe to enter, people have told me they are waiting for the government to check their buildings and see if they are safe to go into. 0ne check their buildings and see if they are safe to go into. one woman who has been living here since the quake, she is 70 years old. she broke down in tears, saying how grateful she is that the international commune the came, and to see how they are do, and at the same time she said she had felt very lonely, because she said that she felt the government... 0ther lonely, because she said that she felt the government... other people i told you who are living in tent, one man who is living with 15 relatives in a tent, he said he was lucky he was able to access a heart but others aren't. elderly people are sleeping on the floor here, 24

hours a day in the cold. share are sleeping on the floor here, 24 hours a day in the cold.— hours a day in the cold. are you caettin hours a day in the cold. are you getting the _ hours a day in the cold. are you getting the impression - hours a day in the cold. are you getting the impression that - hours a day in the cold. are you | getting the impression that the, there is a sense of anger about what happened, ratherthan there is a sense of anger about what happened, rather than just you there is a sense of anger about what happened, rather thanjust you know, this is in a sense of an act of god, it is awful but you know, sometimes people are fatalistic about that, is the mood different there?- people are fatalistic about that, is the mood different there? there is absolutely anger _ the mood different there? there is absolutely anger and _ the mood different there? there is absolutely anger and not _ the mood different there? there is absolutely anger and notjust, - absolutely anger and not just, across the country, one prime exam it will arrest has been made of building contractors for not having built up to code. 0ne building contractors for not having built up to code. one man who had been reportedly arrested on the way to montenegro, he had his picture splashed across the media, one of his buildings was perhaps one of the most famous which had gone down because it was a luxury building, one woman said hercusen, a doctor had lived this that building, she said he had paid more than he would

normally have paid, because he thought that that building would stand up and they realised they were in earthquake area, part of that anger is notjust towards the building contractors but also the government, we expect to rightly inspect the buildings. there is a controversial amnesty through a the government allowed buildings that were illegally built to be continued to be used, as long as the companies paid a fine, a top engineer said that, that law would turn cities into grave yards and i spoke to somebody who was a supporter of erdogan's party and when i told him about this he nodded in agreement. is thank you very much. i hope we will talk to — is thank you very much. i hope we will talk to you _ is thank you very much. i hope we will talk to you again _ is thank you very much. i hope we will talk to you again as _ is thank you very much. i hope we will talk to you again as you - will talk to you again as you explore more of that city, and the areas round it. thank you for talking to us.

we will pause our coverage of what is happening internationally to tell you about the prime minister. to tell you about the prime minister. prime minister rishi sunak has been speaking on a visit to a medical centre in greater manchester. the beginning of the year i made five promise, one was to cut waiting lists and i am here to see this fantastic diagnostic centre which is helping us do that, these centres bring together the different types of check, tests and scans people need. take them out of hospital, closer to their home, makes it easierfor them to access closer to their home, makes it easier for them to access that treatment and get it quicker, it is is really work, it is making a major difference in cutting waiting list, thatis difference in cutting waiting list, that is why we are rolling out 50 of these across the country.— that is why we are rolling out 50 of these across the country. there is a lot to net these across the country. there is a lot to get through, _ these across the country. there is a lot to get through, syria, _ these across the country. there is a lot to get through, syria, the - lot to get through, syria, the earthquake there, the un this morning saying it is an open—and—shut case there needs to be more access to north—west syria, can the british government, is the british government prepared to do

more to show that happens? what british government prepared to do more to show that happens? what is riaht, we more to show that happens? what is right. we need _ more to show that happens? what is right, we need to _ more to show that happens? what is right, we need to get _ more to show that happens? what is right, we need to get more - more to show that happens? what is right, we need to get more aid - more to show that happens? what is right, we need to get more aid into l right, we need to get more aid into syria and that means more border crossings, we are working closely with the united nations, to play our part in trying to make that happen and in the meantime what we are doing is sending aid directly into the area, the white helmets organisation are providing humanitarian assistance on the ground, in syria, they are funded by uk aid and they are doing terrific work, we are also sending hygiene kit, blankets and tents and other supplies, to that region as well. just on that, you corrected me rightly the other day saying that the uk government will match £5 million worth of funding but the uk population has raised 50 million, are you guys prepared to go further and match more monetary policy given how much has been raised so far? it has been amazing to see the response to the country to what is an unbelievable devastating tragedy, that it unbelievable devastating tragedy, thatitis unbelievable devastating tragedy, that it is hard to comprehend the

scale of, sitting here watching it. that is why we are important to do our bit. i am grateful to everyone who has given generously, the government has matched five million but we are providing other support directly to authorities in the region. i spoke to the president of turkey last week, 77 of our best search and rescue teams are on the ground as we speak, they have be there for almost a week doing really important work, with sending tent, blanket, hygiene equipment, but we are also continually in touch with the authoritiers and if they need more assistance we are ready to provide it. more assistance we are ready to provide it— more assistance we are ready to rovide it. , ., . , provide it. the number of incidents in the us with _ provide it. the number of incidents in the us with so-called _ provide it. the number of incidents in the us with so-called spy - in the us with so—called spy balloon, have we looked into this in the uk? have you talked to the intelligent military about whether the possibility that some of these balloons or chinese balloons has beenin balloons or chinese balloons has been in the uk airspace. brute balloons or chinese balloons has been in the uk airspace.- balloons or chinese balloons has been in the uk airspace. we will do whatever it — been in the uk airspace. we will do whatever it takes _ been in the uk airspace. we will do whatever it takes to _ been in the uk airspace. we will do whatever it takes to keep _ been in the uk airspace. we will do whatever it takes to keep the - whatever it takes to keep the country safe, we have something called the quick reaction alert force, which involves typhoon planeses which are kept on 24/7

readinesses to police our airspace, which is incredibly important. i can't comment in detail on national security details but we are in touch with our allies and we will do what we can to keep the country safe. you don't know — we can to keep the country safe. you don't know of — we can to keep the country safe. you don't know of any instance of spy pal loons being spotted over uk airspace? i pal loons being spotted over uk airsace? ., �* .., ., airspace? i wouldn't comment on security matters _ airspace? i wouldn't comment on security matters but _ airspace? i wouldn't comment on security matters but we - airspace? i wouldn't comment on security matters but we have - airspace? i wouldn't comment on security matters but we have alll airspace? i wouldn't comment on i security matters but we have all the capabilities to keep the country safe, including the quick quick reaction force but we are in touch with allies and we will make sure the country is always protected. fin the country is always protected. on the country is always protected. 0n the chairman of the bbc, lots of question overs the bbc about his position not least of all because a select committee of mps including conservatives said, that he had made mistake, do you have confidence in the bbc chairman, do you think he is undermining bbc impartiality? this relates to a undermining bbc impartiality? try 3 relates to a process that happened before i was prime minister,

obviously, it is currently being looked at, by the independent office of public apoint.s, and that process is ongoing, so i can't speculate, before pre—judge the outcome but it is an independent processes, it will look at it and make sure that everything was followed correctly understanding the rules were adhered to and we will wait for that report. first, one on this brexit meeting that took place recently, did you know about it, did you sanction michael gove talk to other mps? mas michael gove talk to other mps? was roud to michael gove talk to other mps? was proud to vote — michael gove talk to other mp5? —" proud to vote for brexit and now i am keen to make sure that we deliver the benefits of it. we have already done that, when we have taken control off migration system, we are rolling out free ports which are creating jobs and investment, now we want to make sure that we drive growth in the economy by seizing the opportunities of brexit to do things differently, we have a law that is going through parliament and whether it is in life sciences so we have faster drug trialser or in data and

technology... it faster drug trialser or in data and technology- - -_ technology... it sounds like you supported _ technology... it sounds like you supported this _ technology... it sounds like you supported this meeting - technology... it sounds like you supported this meeting this - technology... it sounds like you supported this meeting this is i technology... it sounds like you - supported this meeting this is what i am talkin: supported this meeting this is what i am talking about _ supported this meeting this is what i am talking about what _ supported this meeting this is what i am talking about what the - i am talking about what the government is doing and that is making sure we capitalise on the benefit of brexit, trade deals we are signing round the world and in dialogue with other partners a wes speak to increase the links between the uk and countries everywhere, thatis the uk and countries everywhere, that is good forjobs, those are the few of thing we can do differently and we will keep delivering them. the times are saying that want water companies are going to avoid big fine, some have spilled sewage into rivers and to lakes, are the government prepared to water down these fines? i government prepared to water down these fines?— these fines? i think that reporting is categorically — these fines? i think that reporting is categorically not _ these fines? i think that reporting is categorically not true, - these fines? i think that reporting is categorically not true, i - these fines? i think that reporting is categorically not true, i want i is categorically not true, i want to, i would welcome tougher fines for water companies and that is what we are putting in place, not only are we holding them to account, for putting in place the largest investment in our water infrastructure, in decades a, £56 billion of investment that we expect

the water companies to put in, we will hold them to account for their part in reducing the overflows and there will be significant fines for them if they don't do their part in this. that is what the government is delivering and that is what i am committed to dole. rishi sunak talking in manchester within the last haar hour or so. a boy and girl, both aged 15, have been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a 16—year—old in warrington. cheshire police say brianna ghey was found by members of the public in a park on saturday afternoon. brianna was transgender but detectives said there was no evidence to suggest her murder was a hate crime. mairead smyth reports. very family have paid tribute to her, saying the loss of her young life has left a massive hole in our family. mairead smyth reports. detectives say brianna ghey was found with multiple stab wounds on a path in linear parkjust before a 3:15 on saturday. emergency services attended, but the 16—year—old

was pronounced dead at the scene. a postmortem examination is taking place to establish the exact cause of death. a 15—year—old boy and a 15—year—old girl, both from the local area, are being questioned on suspicion of murder. it's a well known dog walking spot, we know that. we know it's popular with families and ask for anyone who was in the area between around about 1:30 in the afternoon and 4pm, to contact us in relation to that. police say officers are continuing to trace the murder weapon and establish a motive for the attack, and say they are supporting the teenager's family. mairead smyth, bbc news. 0ur reporter rowan bridge is in warrington and has been giving us the latest. well, as you can see behind me, linear park remains closed as police continue their investigations into the circumstances of what happened here. brianna ghey, as you say, was found by members of the publicjust before 3.15pm on saturday afternoon.

she'd suffered multiple stab wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene. two teenagers from the local area aged 15, one boy and one girl, were both arrested last night by cheshire police. the police have stepped up patrols in the area. 0utside birchwood school, where she was a pupil, there was a police presence this morning, there's a police presence here and they said there will be a police presence in the town through the day to provide reassurance to local people. the school themselves have also issued a statement this morning saying that they are shocked and truly devastated by what has happened and are doing their utmost to support the pupils and wider school community. police say at the moment they're still trying to establish a motive for the attack, but say, as far as they are aware at the moment, it is not hate related. they have also asked for people who might have dashcam footage or cctv footage in the area to come forward in case that may provide them with vital clues.

ukraine says that 16 settlements near bakhmut have been bombed by the russians this morning. in some of the fiercest fighting of the war, russia has been trying to capture the city in the eastern donbas region for more than six months. 0ur senior international correspondent, 0rla guerin, and cameraman goktay koraltan have been with ukrainian troops at the heart of the battle. explosion. 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. 0ur route is carefully planned.

anything that moves here can be a target. time to stay low. and move fast, single file. but suddenly, just behind us, the war comes closer. explosions. i think they have seen us. 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 kilometres 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 jets. we heard it's a russianjet. 0n the attack radios. fire, fire. in the city centre, the hallmark of russia's war. what it seeks to capture, it destroys. explosion. we are just hearing constant, constant shelling. russian artillery shelling, yes. this is it. do you still believe that ukraine will win? yes, absolutely yes.

but how long do you think that might take? it's a really hard question. we are not high ranking military strategy, but we try, we are trying to do the best to hold this 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 russia's invasion. 0rla guerin, bbc news, bakhmut. the defence secretary ben wallace has said the uk will be conducting a security review after the incursion of at least one suspected spy balloon into united states airspace. china has denied the balloon was used for spying and said it was a weather—monitoring device. three other — as yet unidentified — objects were also shot down in recent days over the us and canada including another object

shot down last night. let's cross live to beijing and speak with our china correspondent, stephen mcdonell rishi sunak talking in manchester within the last haar hour or so. very family have paid tribute to her, saying the loss of her young life has left a massive hole in our family. is there any further reaction from the chinese, not least any acknowledgement that these other unidentified objects were also from china? it unidentified ob'ects were also from china? , . , . unidentified ob'ects were also from china? , ., ., , china? it is as if we have been suddenly _ china? it is as if we have been suddenly catapulted _ china? it is as if we have been suddenly catapulted back - china? it is as if we have been suddenly catapulted back in i china? it is as if we have been suddenly catapulted back in to china? it is as if we have been - suddenly catapulted back in to the most bizarre days of the cold war, with high altitude spying balloons. unidentified flying objects being shot down, and, washington and beijing exchanging accusation, the latest from here, is that fishing boats off the coast of one province have been warned they should be careful because one of these unidentified object also be shot down, they should be careful of the

falling backbenchry, the foreign ministry said it wouldn't release —— it would relies any more available as it became available but a foreign minister spokesman said the us couldn't accuse others of illegally entering airspace because since jan last year more than 10 us balloons had floated into chinese airspace, as for these others floating objects, whatever they are, the pentagon says it is deliberately not saying balloons because they have some other unknown form of propulsion, the pentagon says they don't know who put them up there, they are not accusing china of it, and china says it doesn't know anything about these three extra objects shot down over north america over the weekend. so, you just have you to hope when the debris is recovered from those objects, that we will find out more about this. i mean, because it is, you know, completely strange, i have to say.

hello this is bbc news with shaun ley. the headlines: almost 36,000 people are now known to have died following earthquakes in turkey and syria. the united nations predict that figure will double. as hopes fade for finding survivers, a four—year—old girl is rescued alive from rubble in turkey a week after initial quakes this comes as concerns grow for those in syria as international aid efforts are hampered by conflict in the region. a 15—year—old boy and girl are held on suspicion of murder following the death of 16—year—old brianna ghey in warrington. the us shoots down another unidentified object in its airspace in the fourth military operation of its kind, this month.

sport now and a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. good morning. we start with the retirement of one of england's most successful cricket captains in recent times, eoin morgan. he helped england to lift the world cup in 2019 and took them to the top of the one—day and t20 rankings, but stepped down from the international game lastjune. in a statement on social media he said, "it is with great pride that i am announcing my retirment from all forms of circket. after much delibertation i believe that now is the right time to step away from the game that has given me so much over the years". to india, where records are being broken in the draft for the women's premier league. england all—rounder nat sciver—brunt has signed by mumbai indians for around £320,000. she'll be coached by former england captain charlotte edwards. sophie ecclestone has also secured a six figure deal at up warriorz.

more than 400 players are being auctioned, with 90 spots up for grabs. away from the draft, england will play ireland in the t20 world cup this afternoon. on to one of the biggest events in the sporting calendar, the superbowl, which took place in the early hours of this morning. the kansas city chiefs became nfl champions for the second time in four years after fighting back to claim a thrilling 38—35 win over the philadelphia eagles. nesta mcgregor was there. there is no doubt that super bowl lvii will go down as an absolute classic. like you said, it was full of twists and turns, back and forth as well. a game with a nail—biting final two minutes played in an electric atmosphere. and the game was decided with just eight seconds left on the clock. it was a long field goal kick that gave the kansas city chiefs the narrowest of three point wins over the philadelphia eagles. this is a young team, the kansas city chiefs. this is their second

super bowl in four years. this was already a game that was going to go down in history. for the first time each team was led out by black quarterbacks, and also, an nfl super bowl first as well. we had brothers on opposing teams. it was travis kelce of the kansas city chiefs, the winner, an emotional moment at the end where he hugged his brother and said, congratulations, we might be enemies on the field, but as soon as the final whistle goes, we are one again. as you can imagine, that victory sparked wild scenes in the kansas city chiefs locker room. chiefs players partied it up with champagne, dancing and nesta managed to gab a word with them. cheering. feels incredible. what a team effort, you know? what a finish in the second half. you know, getting that done, no better feeling than that.

you see mahomes' genius every day. how good is he? is there anyone that can touch him? i mean, he's one—of—a—kind. he's a great dude, he's a great leader, he's an incredible football player. and, man, i'mjust thankfulto be on the team with him. what time does this party end? it's not ending, i'm not going to sleep tonight! cheering. great britain have their first skateboarding world champion and it's come from 14 year old sky brown. the teenager won gold in park skateboarding at the world championships in the uae. you may remeber she become great britain's youngest ever olympic medal winner, with a bronze at the tokyo 2020 games. her gb team—mate lola tambling, also 14, finished in sixth place. that's all the sport for now. let's get more now on our top story this morning. throughout the past week we've been hearing stories of the remarkable rescue efforts. yesterday, we spoke

to dr malcolm russell. he's the medical director at the uk international search and rescue team. he told us about the moment he found a man who had been buried under rubble for five days in hatay in turkey. robin brant has more on that incredible rescue. a week on from that devastating night, people are still being found alive. and british rescuers are part of that global effort, inching their way through the remnants of what were tall buildings. hello. it's malcolm. the doctor. |s ok? i'm ok. ok. the team had to basically go through one building that was still standing, tunnel through the wall of that building and then out through that wall into the wall of the collapsed building, and then effectively mine a small tunnel to where they could hear two people tapping. dr malcolm russell is one of four medics on the uk international search and rescue team.

sometimes people are still pulled from the rubble alive, you know, eight or nine days later. they tend to be more extreme cases. so at some point, inevitably, we will probably move — or the whole operation will move more towards recovery. it took 20 hours to find and rescue two people in this building, which had collapsed in what's known as pancaking. the work is slow and it's gradual. first they found and helped a woman. then a boy. but, with him, it was even harder to extricate. he was stuck under a concrete beam. the british team is one of numerous sent by foreign governments to help, and this, they insist,

is still a rescue operation, not just recovery. robin brant, bbc news. a four year has been arrested alive after seven days. so there is still good news, but nobody can say for how much longer. labour's deputy leader, angela rayner, has said the bbc chairman, richard sharp, has "brought the bbc into disrepute" and should consider whether it's "appropriate for him to stay on." she said mr sharp had "thrown doubt on the impartiality and the independence" of the bbc. mps found he had made a "serious

error ofjudgment" by not telling them about a loan he helped to secure for borisjohnson before he was appointed. mr sharp says he's done nothing wrong. here's angela rayner. he needs to really consider his position. i have said i think he has brought the bbc into disrepute. ifind it negligent and naive at best to not declare at the time of his appointment that he was sorting out a loan for the prime minister. it's a clear conflict of interest and it has undermined people's confidence in him to act in an impartial way and i think he should consider that. it's not appropriate to not have disclosed that information and i can't see how anybody in good sound mind could think that information wasn't relevant. i think it's incredibly relevant and would have had an impact on the panel's decision.

i announced last year that we'd set up an ethics and integrity committee that would look at all these situations including the appointments of people onto boards. quite frankly, and i must say that in the majority of cases, people act in the best interests of the public when they sit on those boards and that's quite right, but people need to see the transparency on that. i think the question here is, was that a material significance when being appointed and i would argue that yes it was. if you're trying to sort out a personal loan for the prime minister who was having clear financial difficulties at a time when they get to veto or not your appointment onto the chairmanship of the board of the bbc, i think that was relevant and i find it incredulous that mr sharp wouldn't see that as appropriate at the time. if he had no conflict of interest then frankly that should have been declared at the time. mps are told we should declare things if we think in any way the public would see that as a conflict of interest and i think under these circumstances the public would see it as a conflict of interest.

labour is also accusing ministers of overseeing "lavish spending" on hotels, hospitality and other costs using taxpayer—funded debit cards. the bills have been highlighted in a labour study of spending on government debit cards in 2021. examples of bills include more than £3,000 on 13 fine art photographs, and more than £23,000 on alcohol for uk embassies abroad. the conservatives branded labour's analysis a "political stunt". yellow ribbons with messages of hope have been tied to a bridge near to where nicola bulley was last seen. the 45—year—old went missing on the 27th of january while walking her dog in st michael's on wyre in lancashire, in north west england. a footbridge over the river wyre has been adorned with messages from friends and family,

as police continue their search for her. 0ur correspondent dave guest has been on the bridge for us this morning. the people of st michael's 0n wyre started putting these ribbons on it yesterday. basically the message they are sending out is, we have not forgotten nicola, we miss nicola and we want her home. or at least know what happened. 0n the 27th of january, she set out for a walk with her dog along the river bank. she was last seen at quarter—past, 20 past nine that morning. no sign of her since. despite a huge police operation to try and locat her. the search operation concentrating mainly on the river wyre, because the police believe the most likely explanation is that sadly, she somehow slipped and fell into the river. herfamily say, please keep all other possible options open. her partner, paul ansell, just last week saying he is 100% certain she is not in the river, she is somewhere else. the police say they are looking at all possibilities. they're following up 500 lines of inquiry.

they have been trying to track down 700 vehicle drivers who passed through here. very much still a live investigation. trying to get some answers for paul and for her two little girls as to just what happened to nicola bulley. the metropolitan police have apologised to caroline flack�*s family for not keeping a record about why it charged her with assault. it's after an indepedent review conducted after public criticism of the decision to charge her did "not identify any misconduct" in the met�*s decision. ms flack took her own life in february 2020 while facing prosecution over allegedly assaulting her boyfriend. the 40—year—old was known for her presenting roles on love island, the xtra factor and winning strictly come dancing in 2014. her mother christine flack has claimed in the past that her daughter had been treated differently by the police because of her fame.

cold case detectives from north yorkshire police have arrived in thailand to investigate the death of a thai woman whose body was found in the yorkshire dales in 2004. her identity remained unknown for 15 years until a family in thailand read a bbc story about the case and breakthrough dna testing confirmed the body was their daughter, lamduan armitage. officers are to meet the parents as part of the ongoing investigation into her death, and to assist the family's request to repatriate the body. 0ur south east asia correspondent jonathan head has been giving us the latest. i have to say the family, who live in the north—east of thailand, from quite a poor background, are feeling weary about the length this has gone on and they are a bit confused about what will come out of this. they will not meet this police team from north yorkshire until wednesday. police officers are hoping to talk to them about the proceedings for bringing back her remains

if that's what they still want, but also to find out more about lamduan herself. they know so little about what led to her death but they believe the circumstances do open the possibility that it was not a natural death and perhaps somebody killed her. that's why there is an ongoing investigation. they want to visit her home town and talk to her family and relatives to see if it gives any clues. she had been living in the uk for a long time when she disappeared and when her body was found in 2004. they also want to try to speak to her husband, david armitage. he and lamduan got married in thailand in the early 1990s and moved back to britain and we believe they were still married at the time of her disappearance. he has never spoke about her death and disappearance in public and he moved back to thailand shortly after her disappearance with the two children. he is now living in thailand. that's a very important conversation for the police to have, to see whether that will advance their investigation into why she ended up in that very lonely

spot in the yorkshire dales. the headlines on bbc news: almost 3,000 people are now known to have died following earthquakes in turkey and syria — the united nations predict that figure will double a 15—year—old boy and girl are held on suspicion of murder following the death of 16—year—old brianna ghey in warrington. the us shoots down another unidentified object in its airspace in the fourth military operation of its kind this month.

the royal pharmaceutical society has say they've seen a rise in people doing without medicine because of the cost of living crisis. it's a choice between food or prescriptions. zoe is a mum of two and a bus driver. she takes multiple medications daily. i've got polycystic kidney disease, which is an inherited kidney disease. and because of that, i've had to have a transplant. so i have to take these immunosuppressants to keep my body from rejecting my kidney. without those tablets, my kidney would reject. now i'd either end up back on dialysis, which actually would cost the nhs a lot more, or i'd die. some people in england, like children and those over 60, get their prescriptions for free. each item on one of these costs £9.35. take more than three medications in three months, and it's cheaper to get a prescription prepayment certificate. they're like season tickets. £30.25 covers the costs

of three months. paying just over £100 covers one year. you can pay in instalments, but zoe says it's not affordable. there's been times when i've gone to the pharmacy to find that my prescription prepayment certificate hasn't been renewed because i couldn't afford to pay the direct debit. every month it works out just under £11 a month, which doesn't sound very much. but at the moment i'm averaging about £20 a week in take—home money. last year, the government froze prescription charges for the first time in 12 years, and they're not expected to increase until april, at least. the department of health and social care points out that almost 89% of prescription items are free. but some people who still have to pay say they're struggling. i don't think i ever expected to be in this situation. medical student lily needs prescription drugs to treat multiple conditions, including endometriosis.

when i was younger, obviously the prescriptions are free. my parents actually wouldn't have been able to afford the medication. she says the demands of her course mean it's difficult to work part—time. as a medical student, i am advised and encouraged not to get a part—time job due to the strain of the course, which means that it can be very, very difficult to afford that every month. whilst the cost—of—living crisis has sharpened the focus on prescription charges, zoe believes an overhaul is long overdue. stop these unfair prescription charges. it's not fair. why are certain illnesses exempt and others not? zoe is not the only one that feels this way. so the current exemption situation, which means that some patients don't have to pay, doesn't make sense. it was made years ago. it doesn't reflect the current times. it isn't up to date. and really, we just need to scrap the prescription charge completely.

it's unfair. it's a tax on the sick. we've seen a rise in patients not collecting their prescriptions. and really, this is part of the cost of living crisis. the government says freezing prescription charges has saved patients more than £17 million, but that is little comfort to people like zoe and lily. celestina 0lulode, bbc news. it was a big night in american sport last night with the kansas city chiefs winning their second super bowl, but what most people here in the uk were really interested in is the half—time show, where rihanna provided an electrifying set. not only did the singer perform 12 songs injust 14 minutes, but she also revealed to the world that she's pregnant with her second child. here's some of her performance. # like i'm the only one

that you'll ever love. who knows your heart #. # we found love in a hopeless place. # we found love in a hopeless place #. # we're going to run this town #. # shine bright like a diamond. # we're beautiful like diamonds in the sky #. we arejoined by bbc radio presenter and journalist, mary mandefield to talk about rhianna's super bowl half—time show. it isa it is a big event, and endorsement for a family audience, the advertisers. i mentioned the janet

jackson incident. there hasn't been no controversy, just to light with rihanna, notjust their pregnancy but the performance. it is rihanna, notjust their pregnancy but the performance.— but the performance. it is a huge stare but the performance. it is a huge sta . e for but the performance. it is a huge stage for anyone _ but the performance. it is a huge stage for anyone in _ but the performance. it is a huge stage for anyone in music. - but the performance. it is a huge| stage for anyone in music. people all over the world watching. in the first couple of seconds we saw that rhianna revealed she is pregnant for the second time and i think the fans were probably not going to get any new music anytime soon, but it was an effortlessly cool performance, really focused on the choreography. she had around 200 dancers later. the reaction online has been amazing, seamless performance. maybe not the high energy we are used to with rhianna, but all things considered was amazing. she can 'usti not considered was amazing. she can justify not quite _ considered was amazing. she can justify not quite giving _ considered was amazing. she can justify not quite giving it - considered was amazing. she can justify not quite giving it a - considered was amazing. she can justify not quite giving it a usual. justify not quite giving it a usual iio%. in justify not quite giving it a usual 110%. in terms of how this event fits into this big sporting occasion, it is a weird mix because

sometimes you think, is this the kind of thing is that sports fans want to see at half—time? and the old days it was marching bands and cheerleaders, now it feels like it is an event aimed at a different audience. ' :: :: ' is an event aimed at a different audience. ' :: :: , ., is an event aimed at a different audience. 'ii :: ' . ., , audience. 10096. there are many eo - le audience. 10096. there are many people who _ audience. 10096. there are many people who don't _ audience. 10096. there are many people who don't know— audience. 10096. there are many people who don't know what - audience. 10096. there are many people who don't know what is i audience. 10096. there are many - people who don't know what is going on in the game, but we are here for the music. it has become this pillar in the calendarfor the music. it has become this pillar in the calendar for musicians. we have seen beyonce, coldplay, the weekend have all performed and there is a lot of focus on it. the performers don't get paid for this half—time show. it is knowing that the eyes of the world around you, it is amazing publicity. tonight something like this, use an award show or are performance of the scale to a larger pregnancy. i think she useditin to a larger pregnancy. i think she used it in that way. rihanna previously has rejected doing a

show. in 2019 she was asked and said she didn't want to do it. this year things have changed and people have been waiting for a long time to see her performing live again. i don't think she disappointed. it was clear that this wasn't going to be the starting point for another album or more music coming out. i starting point for another album or more music coming out.— starting point for another album or more music coming out. i think her last live performance _ more music coming out. i think her last live performance was - more music coming out. i think her last live performance was back- more music coming out. i think her last live performance was back in i last live performance was back in 2018 at the grammys. for musicians, for a musician who had partnered a reputation for this stage show, it must be like a drug, this live performance, and the reception she got, that must have reenergised served for maybe once the baby has been born and settled she could be back again during this. it is a licence to print money, isn't it at rihanna show?—

licence to print money, isn't it at rihanna show? , ~ ., , , rihanna show? nobody knows better self. this pregnancy _ rihanna show? nobody knows better self. this pregnancy came _ rihanna show? nobody knows better self. this pregnancy came as - rihanna show? nobody knows better self. this pregnancy came as a - self. this pregnancy came as a surprise because it is only nine months and she had a son. while she has not been performing like she has not been sitting doing nothing. she runs a huge cosmetics brand, has a lingerie line, and in those brands she does bring in a little bit of a music and her performance. for this performance she worked with a choreographer from performance she worked with a choreographerfrom new performance she worked with a choreographer from new zealand who she has worked within past, she has worked with people likejustin bieber, and to bring this highlight on the dancing on the movement. whilst we don't know whether there will be a future tour or live performances, i think she was saying she still has her hand in that business, still being very creative and working hard on these things, notjust and working hard on these things, not just the dancing, and working hard on these things, notjust the dancing, but everything from the outfits, the hair. there was a moment in the performance when she took a compact from one of the

dancers and touched upper her make—up, which has been a running joke between her hand fans about whether she was still focusing on her music. she was then she could still focus on the two. it her music. she was then she could still focus on the two.— still focus on the two. it has reinforced _ still focus on the two. it has reinforced in _ still focus on the two. it has reinforced in the _ still focus on the two. it has reinforced in the minds - still focus on the two. it has reinforced in the minds of. still focus on the two. it has - reinforced in the minds of everyone just how big a figure she is. she has this offer, you said didn't get paid for it, and there is good business reason why she would do it, but the reaction in the states overnight has been so warm. maybe sometimes people have felt previous performances haven't been at that level. she is such a big figure that both her and the super bowl were enhanced by that appearance last night. it enhanced by that appearance last niuht. , , w' enhanced by that appearance last nirht. ,, ~ , night. it felt very slick. artist talk about — night. it felt very slick. artist talk about the _ night. it felt very slick. artist talk about the months - night. it felt very slick. artist talk about the months of - night. it felt very slick. artist - talk about the months of preparation to do this. you are in the middle of

a sports game and having to set up a stage like this, i think i had eight minutes to do it. they had seven floating platforms above the crowd. to get everything in place, everything in position is huge. rhianna first released music 18 years ago. with her success there was no need for her to do something like this, but more taking that bucket list thing to do. i can only enhance her star power, the connection she has with their fans and being part of something so amazing, but i don't think she felt like she had to, but it is a great addition to what she has done so far. perhaps she will call the baby serendipity. the queen consort has been

forced to postpone a visit to the west midlands on tuesday after contracting a "seasonal a "seasonal illness", buckingham palace has said. she had been due to meet various volunteers at south water as well as unveiling a commemorative stone. an asteroid has lit up sky above english channel. take a look at these pictures people living on the south coast of england were treated to this spectacular meteor display in the early hours of monday morning. the meteor, filmed here in brighton, burned up with a bright flash. no one was hurt and there are no reports of any damage, but quite a show, we're sure you will agree. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. hello again.

although many of us started the day on a fairly cloudy note, a lot of us will end it on a sunny note. the breeze picking up through the day, breaking up the cloud, particularly across some central and eastern areas, and allowing the sunshine to come through. the breeze picking up through the day, breaking up the cloud, particularly across some central and eastern areas, and allowing the sunshine to come through. although right on the east coast, parts of east anglia and south—west scotland, you could hang on to a bit more cloud through the day. temperatures eight to about 12 or 13 degrees. there will be some frost around and we'll see some mist and fog patches forming across parts of eastern england, the midlands, parts of the south—west, as well. 0ut towards the west a weather fronts coming our way, so the cloud here will thicken and we'll see some patchy light rain by the end of the night moving across northern ireland

and western scotland through the course of tomorrow. this is bbc news. the headlines. a young ayoung girl a young girl is pulled alive from rubble new turkey. a young girl is pulled alive from rubble new turkey. almost 36,000 people are now known to have died in the earthquakes — as united nations predicting that figure will double. this comes as concerns grow for those in syria as international aid efforts are hampered by conflict in the region. relatives pay tribute to 16—year—old brianna ghey in warrington, saying her death had left a "massive hole". a 15—year—old boy and girl have been arrested on suspicion of her murder. the us shoots down another

unidentified object in its airspace in the fourth military operation of its kind this month. and rihanna reveals she's expecting her second child — a surprise reveal made during last night's super bowl half time show. is welcome to bbc news. it's now a week since devastating earthquakes hit parts of turkey and syria, causing massive damage and destruction. the 7.8—magnitude earthquake hit last monday — since then teams have been working to rescue as many people as possible. whilst some efforts are starting to move from rescue to recovery work, there are still incredible

stories of survival. in the last few hours, this young girl was pulled from the rubble of an apartment block in the southern turkish city of adiyaman. she'd been in the collapsed building for 178 hours before rescuers found her — that's more than seven days. it's thought the girl, whose name is miray, is between four and six years old and was taken for assessment and treatment after being rescued. almost 36,000 people are now known to have died across the two countries, as rescue workers continue to search through collapsed buildings. the head of the un's relief mission says the death toll could more than double, with the rescue phase in syria now 'coming to a close', and he's warned that people in parts of rebel held north—west syria are being failed by a lack of support and aid. these pictures are coming to us live from malatya. they illustrate part of the battle

thatis they illustrate part of the battle that is goings on to get help inside. a convoy, passings into syria from turkey, it is the third such delivery. experts say it's the tache the iceberg in terms of the amount of aid that needs to get in. —— the tip of the iceberg. the aid agencies have to be able to guarantee the safety of staff and there continues to be the concern that armed groups could either attack aid workers, or steal the aid thatis attack aid workers, or steal the aid that is coming in, or possibly government side where it has control could do the same. so there is a lack of confidence at the moment, which is inhibiting the aid operation that is needed. 0ur correspondent laura bic sir in the turkish city of its ken druj, where many are living in tents.

as you can see, this is a queue for heaters, and for blankets, but many people have been waiting around two hours. it's getting quite agitated at times, because people are worried there won't be enough to go round, but we are told that aid is managing to get to those who need it. now the urgent need is for some kind of heat, and some kind of blankets, because these tents, although they are practical, overnight when the temperatures get down to minus seven i am told they are freezing. when it comes to how many people are in this need, the government said around one million people within turkey now need shelter, and the united nations said that number might be as high as five million in syria. although as you see families carrying blankets and heading back, what they are telling me is they feel lucky to be alive, that they have lost many friends, they have lost members of theirfamily when the earthquake hit a week ago. they know their friends and family are buried under that rubble, some have said they want to get there with their bare hands if they could, but now they have to try to find way to live, and although the question

for the last week has been who is still alive, who can we find, the question i am hearing now, is what happens next? and i think that, when we come to these tents, we come to the camps, every single family in it is wondering what the future holds while they are still worried another earthquake might hit. dr mohamed zahid al—masri is in north aleppo region in syria. he's with physicians across continents, an ngo which provides medical aid during humanitarian crises, and has been describing the situation there. yes, from the day one after the earthquake, all the syria ngos and the white helmets, they were the first responders on the ground. everybody was trying to support this local people, and we should mention that, for the last seven day, we are alone

days, we are alone here in north—west syria. it is unlikely, in similar catastrophe, to be, to respond alone. the committee is responding alone. white helmets, syrian ngos and the local community, without any support from outside. in our organisation we are receiving in our hospitals and this is one of them, it is a surgical hospital, supported by medglobal. we are receiving a large number of trauma cases, and we are treating them. and at the same time, our mobile teams are working outside, trying to provide life—saving support for the survivors, including blankets, water, safe water and ready to eat food. the situation here is catastrophic and still deteriorating, after one week of the earthquake. in the north—west of syria, we have number of health facilities of hospitals, together with medglobal. we are receiving large number of trauma cases, but lucky enough, some of our partner ngos, and donor, especially from uk, and donors, especially from uk, they are supporting us with the generous funds, and this is why we agreed with them to respond not only to the health needs, but also, in relation to other vital issues that the people

who are surviving are actually in need of it. barak akkurt and his team have been working on a rescue mission in antakya in southeast turkey following the earthquakes. bbc panorama was following their work, as they received a call from a man desperate to find his parents, wife, and his three—year—old daughter. and a warning you might find some of this clip distressing.

when we first arrived here, we heard a little, little scratch, after our call, and now we made 360 degrees listening, and after our calls we heard a little murmuring from a lady, and now we are focussing on the right—hand side of the building, because we know that on the right—hand side of the building there is the entrance and the stairways, so we're going to concentrate on that part first. it's a nightmare. antakya is facing one of its darkest days, i can say. it's been so long since the quake

happened, do you reckon they could be still alive? yes, we have seen miracles and i believe in miracles. ker is in and you can see more on panorama tonight. a 16—year—old who was stabbed to death in warrington has been described as "strong, fearless and one of a kind" by herfamily. cheshire police say brianna jie was found by members of the public in a park on saturday afternoon. brianna was a transgender girl but detectives said there was no evidence to suggest her murder was a hate crime. a boy and girl — both aged 15 — have been arrested on suspicion of murder. the family have described her as a larger than life character who would

leave a lasting impression on all that met her. she was beautiful, witty and hilarious, strong, fearless and one of a kind. the loss of her young life has left a massive hole in ourfamily and of her young life has left a massive hole in our family and teachers and friends will feel the same. we would like to thank everyone for their kind words and support, we would like to thank the police for their support and witnesses for helping with the investigation and they are asking understandably for privacy at this time. time. there has been a statement from the head teacher at her school. she said they were truly devastated. this is a very difficult and distressing time for many and we will do our utmost to support the school community. the police are saying a number of inquiries are under way, they are doing all they can to establish the exact circumstances that led to her death but they are saying there is no

evidence, not withstanding the fact she was transgender to suggest her death was in any way hate related. 0ur reporter is in warrington. well, as you can see behind me, linear park remains closed as police continue their investigations into the circumstances of what happened here. brianna ghey, as you say, was found by members of the publicjust before 3.15pm on saturday afternoon. she'd suffered multiple stab wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene. two teenagers from the local area aged 15, one boy and one girl, were both arrested last night by cheshire police. the police have stepped up patrols in the area. 0utside birchwood school, where she was a pupil, there was a police presence this morning, there's a police presence here and they said there will be a police presence in the town through the day to provide reassurance to local people. the school themselves have also issued a statement this morning saying that they are shocked and truly devastated by what has happened and are doing their utmost to support the pupils and wider school community. police say at the moment they're still trying to establish

a motive for the attack, but say, as far as they are aware at the moment, it is not hate related. they have also asked for people who might have dashcam footage or cctv footage in the area to come forward in case that may provide them with vital clues. the prime minister, rishi sunak, says the government will do "whatever it takes" to keep the uk safe from the threat of spy balloons, but does not say if any have been spotted in uk airspace. it comes as the defence secretary, ben wallace, says uk will be conducting a security review after the incursion of at least one suspected spy balloon into united states airspace. the prime minister says the uk is ready to act if any unidentified objects do appear in our air space. well, i want people to know that we'll do whatever it takes to keep the country safe. we have something called the quick

reaction alert force, which involves typhoon planes which are kept on 24/7 readiness to police our airspace, which is incredibly important. i can't obviously comment in detail on national security matters, but we are in constant touch with our we will do whatever it takes to keep the country safe. it is as if we have been catapulted into the cold war, with unidentified flying objects no less being shot down by fighterjets, and with washington and beijing trading various accusations and criticisms, now the latest from here, is that fishing vessels off the coast, have been warned by local authorities they should be careful because one of these flying objects is going to

be shot down, and they should prepare for falling be shot down, and they should prepare forfalling debris. the foreign ministry in beijing said if anything more becomes available, on that front, they will let us know, but, foreign ministry spokesperson did say today, that the us shouldn't go round accusing other countries of illegally entering its airspace because since january last year, more than ten us balloons had illegally flown into china's airspace, as for these other objects the pentagon says it is deliberately not saying balloons, there is some other unknown form of propulsion, they are saying at the moment they don't know who put these objects in the sky, above north america but they are not at the moment accusing china of doing this, the chinese government says it too does not know about these three extra unidentified objects which have been shot down

over north america, and you would volley to hope when the debris comes down, it will be studied and we can find out more about this, because it is frankly absolutely strange. a news conference is under way in belgium. jens stoltenberg is currently giving his briefing to reporters and during the course of it he was asked about the balloon story i i it he was asked about the balloon sto i ~ ., , it he was asked about the balloon sto i ~ . , ., story i i think what is saw over the united states, _ story i i think what is saw over the united states, is _ story i i think what is saw over the united states, is part _ story i i think what is saw over the united states, is part of _ story i i think what is saw over the united states, is part of a - story i i think what is saw over the | united states, is part of a pattern, where china, but also russia are increasing their intelligence and surveillance activity against nato allies with many different platforms, we see it in cyber, we see it with satellites, more and more satellites and we see them, with balloons. that highlights the importance of our vigilance, our

increased presence, and also, that we ramp up and step up how we share intelligence, and how we monitor and protect our airspace. and one of the issues we will address, and the side on the meeting tomorrow, is increased cooperation between allies increased cooperation between allies in space. sharing more data, collecting more data also from commercial satellites and sharing that with the nato command structure, so that is part of the picture, how we do more to monitor and have sufficient surveillance capabilities to protect our airspace. that isjens stoltenberg speaking at un head quarter, the news conference is ongoing, we are watching here and we will bring you new developments from it or new information that the secretary—general offers, just to let you know about something else

thatis let you know about something else that is happening right now, white house, the says chinese accusation that the us has flown ten balloons over chinese airspace are not true, that was an interview conducted with msnbc which is the network favoured by democrats in the us and that is the white house response to the reports we heard from steve earlier, in beijing, that the authorities there were hitting back by saying that actually it was a bit rich for the us to criticise china because there have been a series of incursioners, it is suggesting ten incursionsness and that isjohn kirby, speaking, —— incursions. he was the pentagon press secretary and has moved on to take bigger responsibilities at the white house. he is now the white house spokesman

for president biden. the headlines on bbc news: in a miraculous rescue, a young girl is pulled alive from rubble in turkey over a week after initial earthquakes in turkey and syria. nearly 36,000 people are now known to have died in the earthquakes, with the united nations predicting the figure will double. relatives pay tribute to 16—year—old brianna ghey from warrington, saying her death had left a "massive hole". a teenage boy and girl have been arrested on suspicion of her murder. let us get an update on the sporting situation. rebecca is at the bbc sport centre in sal forted. situation. rebecca is at the bbc sport centre in salforted. good afternoon. world cup—winning captain eoin morgan has announced he is retiring from all forms of cricket. he helped england to lift the world cup in 2019 and took them to the top

of the one—day and t20 rankings, but stepped down from the international game lastjune. in a statement on social media he said, "it is with great pride that i am announcing my retirment from all forms of circket. after much delibertation i believe that now is the right time to step away from the game that has given me so much over the years". to india, where records are being broken in the draft for the women's premier league. england all—rounder nat sciver—brunt has signed by mumbai indians for around £320,000. she'll be coached by former england captain charlotte edwards. sophie ecclestone has also secured a six figure deal at up warriorz. more than 400 players are being auctioned with 90 spots up for grabs. away from the draft, england will play ireland in the t20 world cup this afternoon. the super bowl took place in the early hours of this morning and it was the kansas city chiefs who came out on top. they were named nfl champions for the second time in four years after fighting back to claim

a thrilling 38—35 win over the philadelphia eagles. as you can imagine, that victory sparked wild scenes in the kansas city chiefs locker room.. 0ur reporter nesta managed to grab a word with them. cheering. feels incredible. what a team effort, you know? what a finish in the second half. you know, getting that done, no better feeling than that. you see mahomes's genius every day. how good is he? is there anyone that can touch him? i mean, he's one—of—a—kind. he's a great dude, he's a great leader, he's an incredible football player. and, man, i'mjust thankfulto be on the team with him. what time does this party end? it's not ending, i'm not going to sleep tonight! cheering. you can keep up—to—date with the reaction on our website.

that is all the sport for now. i will be back in an hour. ukraine says that 16 settlements near bakhmut have been bombed by the russians this morning. the secretary—general of the un jens stoltenberg has been speaking in brussels, this is what he has to say about ukraine, where he says that 16 settlements to the east of bakhmut have been bombed in all by the russians this morning. it is some of the fiercest fight of the war because russia has been trying to capture the city for six months. here is 0rla guerre run, first the

un secretary—general, here is what he has to say. forgive me, we are going into a package from 0rla and her cameraman who have been with troops at the heart of the battle. explosion. 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. 0ur route is carefully planned. anything that moves here can be a target. time to stay low.

and move fast, single file. but suddenly, just behind us, the war comes closer. explosions. i think they have seen us. 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 kilometres 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 jets. we heard it's a russianjet. 0n the attack radios. fire, fire. in the city centre, the hallmark of russia's war. what it seeks to capture, it destroys. explosion. we are just hearing constant, constant shelling. russian artillery shelling, yes. this is it. do you still believe that ukraine will win? yes, absolutely yes. but how long do you think that might take? it's a really hard question. we are not high ranking military

strategy, but we try, we are trying to do the best to hold this 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 russia's invasion. 0rla guerin, bbc news, bakhmut. jens stoltenberg is the nato secretary—general and the ukrainian government was saying that areas 16 settlements to the on the edge of bakhmut have been bombarded. apologies for that, we had a few technical problems with our scripts at that point. labour's deputy leader angela rayner has said the bbc chairman, richard sharp, has "brought the bbc

into disrepute" and should consider whether it's "appropriate for him to stay on." she said mr sharp had "thrown doubt on the impartiality and the independence" of the bbc. mps found he had made a "serious error ofjudgment" by not telling them about a loan he helped to secure for borisjohnson before he was appointed. mr sharp says he's done nothing wrong. here's angela rayner. a report concluded he made a serious error ofjudgment by not revealing to him at the time of his appointment he had helped to secure appointment he had helped to secure a loan for the then prime minister borisjohnson, thejob of a loan for the then prime minister borisjohnson, the job of chairman of the bbc is in the gift of the prime minister of the day. mr sharp says he has done nothing wrong, is angela he needs to really consider his position. i have said i think he has brought the bbc into disrepute. ifind it negligent and naive at best to not declare at the time of his appointment that he was sorting out a loan for the prime minister. it's a clear conflict of interest and it has undermined people's

confidence in him to act in an impartial way and i think he should consider that. it's not appropriate to not have disclosed that information and i can't see how anybody in good sound mind could think that information wasn't relevant. i think it's incredibly relevant and would have had an impact on the panel's decision. i announced last year that we'd set up an ethics and integrity committee that would look at all these situations including the appointments of people onto boards. quite frankly, and i must say that in the majority of cases, people act in the best interests of the public when they sit on those boards and that's quite right, but people need to see the transparency on that. i think the question here is, was that a material significance when being appointed and i would argue that yes it was. if you're trying to sort out a personal loan for the prime minister who was having clear financial difficulties at a time when they get to veto or not your appointment onto the chairmanship of the board of the bbc, i think that was relevant and i find it incredulous that mr sharp wouldn't see that as appropriate at the time. if he had no conflict of interest

then frankly that should have been declared at the time. mps are told we should declare things if we think in any way the public would see that as a conflict of interest and i think under these circumstances the public would see it as a conflict of interest. that was angela rayner talking to us. that was angela rayner talking to us. the prime minister rishi sunak has declined to say whether he has confidence in mr sharp as chairman. so, look, this relates to a process that happened before i was prime minister, obviously. it's currently being looked at by the independent 0ffice of public appointments and that process is ongoing, so i can't speculate or prejudge the outcome of that, but it's an independent process that will look at it and make sure that everything was followed correctly, all the rules and procedures

were adhered to and, obviously, we will wait for that report. just an update from that nato general secretary press conference. he said that we see no sign whatsoever of president putin preparing for peace, what we see is them still wanted to control ukraine. that is in the background of what the ukraine government was saying this morning, that it has had this fresh bombardment and is expecting some kind of spring offensive once the weather improves from the russians. labour is also accusing ministers of overseeing "lavish spending" on hotels, hospitality and other costs using taxpayer—funded debit cards. the bills have been highlighted in a labour study of spending on government debit cards in 2021. examples of bills include more than 3000 pounds on 13 fine art photographs, and more than 23,000 pounds on alcohol for uk embassies abroad. the conservatives branded labour's

analysis a "political stunt". hello. the weather is looking fairly quiet over the next two or three days. high pressure is in charge but within this area of high pressure for cloud cover is a chilly quite varied. you can see thick cloud over yorkshire and lincolnshire but in other parts of the country we started off on a really sunny note. as you go through the course of the day most of us will have at least a few sunny spells. temperatures to pick —— typically between ten and 12 degrees. a bit of cloud forming across eastern areas tonight, and early towards tuesday morning we will see thick cloud across parts of northern ireland and western scotland, there could be some drizzle here. we have the colder weather with a clear skies will be overnight. a little chilly first thing on tuesday but it should mostly be days across england and

wales, but it will be cloudy across northern ireland at times. through the course of the day in glasgow and edinburgh we can expect some splits and spots of rain. hello this is bbc news with shaun ley. the headlines: defying the odds — rescuers pull a young girl from rubble in turkey over a week after initial earthquakes in turkey and syria. almost 36,000 people are now known to have died in the earthquakes, with the united nations predicting that figure will double. it comes as concerns grow for those in syria as international aid efforts are hampered by conflict in the region. relatives say the death of 16—year—old brianna ghey in warrington has left a "massive hole" after a 15—year—old boy and girl are arrested on suspicion of her murder. rihanna's surprise reveal — confirmation the singer

is expecting her second child during last night's super bowl half time show. let's get more now on our top story this morning. throughout the past week we've been hearing stories of the remarkable rescue efforts. yesterday we spoke to dr malcolm russell. he's the medical director at the uk international search and rescue team. he told us about the moment he found a man who'd been buried under rubble for five days in hatay in turkey. robin brant has more on that incredible rescue. a week on from that devastating night, people are still being found alive. and british rescuers are part of that global effort, inching their way through the remnants of what were tall buildings. hello. it's malcolm. the doctor. |s ok? i'm ok. ok.

the team had to basically go through one building that was still standing, tunnel through the wall of that building and then out through that wall into the wall of the collapsed building, and then effectively mine a small tunnel to where they could hear two people tapping. dr malcolm russell is one of four medics on the uk international search and rescue team. sometimes people are still pulled from the rubble alive, you know, eight or nine days later. they tend to be more extreme cases. so at some point, inevitably, we will probably move — or the whole operation will move more towards recovery. it took 20 hours to find and rescue two people in this building, which had collapsed in what's known as pancaking. the work is slow and it's gradual. first they found and helped a woman.

then a boy. but, with him, it was even harder to extricate. he was stuck under a concrete beam. the british team is one of numerous sent by foreign governments to help, and this, they insist, is still a rescue operation, notjust recovery. robin brant, bbc news. yellow ribbons with messages of hope have been tied to a bridge near to where nicola bulley was last seen. the 45—year—old went missing on 27th january while walking her dog in st michael's on wyre in lancashire in north—west england. a footbridge over the river wyre has been adorned with messages from friends and family, as police continue their search for her. 0ur correspondent dave guest has been on the bridge

for us this morning. the people of st michael's started putting these ribbons on it yesterday. basically, the message they are sending out is we haven't forgotten nicola, we miss nicola and we want her home, or at least to know what happened to her. as you say, on 27th of january she set out for a walk along the river bank with her dog, willow. she dropped the children at school. she was last seen at 9.15am, 9.20am that morning. no sign of her since despite a huge police operation to try and locate her. the search operation concentrating mainly on the river wyre because the police believe the most likely explanation is that, sadly, she somehow slipped and fell into the river. herfamily, though, are saying please keep all other possible options open. her partner, paul ansell, just last week saying he is 100% certain, his gut feeling is she is not in the river, she is somewhere else. the police say they are looking at all possibilities. they're following up something like 500 lines of enquiry. they have been trying to track down

around 700 vehicle drivers who passed through here. so this is very much still a live operation, trying to get some answers for paul and for her two little girls as to just what happened to nicola bulley. as many people struggle with the current cost of living, there is a warning today that some people in england are even going without prescriptions to try to save money. the royal pharmaceutical society has told bbc breakfast that they have seen a rise in patients not collecting medicine, requesting cheaper substitutes or even asking what medicines they can "do without." celestina 0lulode reports. it's a choice between food or prescriptions. zoe is a mum of two and a bus driver. she takes multiple medications daily. i've got polycystic kidney disease, which is an inherited kidney disease. and because of that, i've had to have a transplant. so i have to take these immunosuppressants to keep my body from rejecting my kidney.

without those tablets, my kidney would reject. now i'd either end up back on dialysis, which actually would cost the nhs a lot more, or i'd die. some people in england, like children and those over 60, get their prescriptions for free. each item on one of these costs £9.35. take more than three medications in three months, and it's cheaper to get a prescription prepayment certificate. they're like season tickets. £30.25 covers the costs of three months. paying just over £100 covers one year. you can pay in instalments, but zoe says it's not affordable. there's been times when i've gone to the pharmacy to find that my prescription prepayment certificate hasn't been renewed, because i couldn't afford to pay the direct debit. every month it works out just under £11 a month, which doesn't sound very much. but at the moment i'm averaging about £20 a week in take—home money.

last year, the government froze prescription charges for the first time in 12 years, and they're not expected to increase until april, at least. the department of health and social care points out that almost 89% of prescription items are free. but some people who still have to pay say they're struggling. i don't think i ever expected to be in this situation. medical student lily needs prescription drugs to treat multiple conditions, including endometriosis. when i was younger, obviously the prescriptions are free. my parents actually wouldn't have been able to afford the medication. she says the demands of her course mean it's difficult to work part—time. as a medical student, i am advised and encouraged not to get a part—time job due to the strain of the course, which means that it can be very, very difficult to afford that every month.

whilst the cost of living crisis has sharpened the focus on prescription charges, zoe believes an overhaul is long overdue. stop these unfair prescription charges. it's not fair. why are certain illnesses exempt and others not? zoe is not the only one that feels this way. so the current exemption situation, which means that some patients don't have to pay, doesn't make sense. it was made years ago. it doesn't reflect the current times. it isn't up to date. and really, we just need to scrap the prescription charge completely. it's unfair. it's a tax on the sick. we've seen a rise in patients not collecting their prescriptions. and really, this is part of the cost of living crisis. the government says freezing prescription charges has saved patients more than £17 million, but that is little comfort to people like zoe and lily. celestina 0lulode, bbc news. thousands of israelis are holding a protest outsde parliament injerusalem where a bill

is being considered which protesters fear would undermine the independence of thejudicial system. mass rallies are also being held elsewhere in the country against the overhaul of the judiciary that would give the government control over the appointment ofjudges and limit the supreme court's ability to strike down legislation. the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, who's facing charges of corruption, which he denies, says the plan will restore balance between the branches of government and stop judicial overreach. cold case detectives from north yorkshire police have arrived in thailand to investigate the death of a thai woman whose body was found in the yorkshire dales in 2004. her identity remained unknown for 15 years until a family in thailand read a bbc story about the case and breakthrough dna testing confirmed the body was their daughter, lamduan armitage.

officers are to meet the parents as part of the ongoing investigation into her death, and to assist the family's request to repatriate the body. 0ur south east asia correspondent jonathan head has been giving us the latest. i have to say the family, who live in the north—east of thailand, from quite a poor background, are feeling weary about the length this has gone on and they are a bit confused about what will come out of this. they will not meet this police team from north yorkshire until wednesday. police officers are hoping to talk to them about the proceedings for bringing back her remains if that's what they still want, but also to find out more about lamduan herself. they know so little about what led to her death but they believe the circumstances do open the possibility that it was not a natural death and perhaps somebody killed her. that's why there is an ongoing investigation. they want to visit her home town and talk to her family and relatives to see if it gives any clues.

she had been living in the uk for a long time when she disappeared and when her body was found in 2004. they also want to try to speak to her husband, david armitage. he and lamduan got married in thailand in the early 1990s and moved back to britain and we believe they were still married at the time of her disappearance. he has never spoke about her death and disappearance in public and he moved back to thailand shortly after her disappearance with the two children. he is now living in thailand. that's a very important conversation for the police to have, to see whether that will advance their investigation into why she ended up in that very lonely spot in the yorkshire dales.

building new homes on tiny pieces of land like a back garden could provide a solution to the housing shortage. experts reckon this method could deliver more than a quarter of a million such homes across england without developing green field sites or building new blocks of flats. our home editor mark easton reports. i am house—hunting in knowle west. hidden on this 1930s council estate in bristol is a building which some think could be part of the answer to the housing crisis. it's down here in a back garden. hello, good to see you. nice to be here. until recently, john was homeless, living in a shed. now this former brickie is the proud resident of a house he helped build from wooden boxes. oh, it's nice and warm in here. it's lovely. the air is from heat pumps. it's free heat, really. most of the furniture's john's handiwork too, made from salvaged materials. this is so stylish. this is the life! his rent, capped at less than a third of average local household incomes. it's completely changed my life. i have friends around, i've got a really good social life. i feel part of the community. that was one of the most important bits. i neverfeel isolated here now. to understand the reversal injohn's fortunes, you need to see knowle west from the air.

behind each council home is a large garden, a classic low density suburban estate built between the wars. hi. hello, bill, good to see you. so, i want to know about this house in your garden. it made sense in the 1930s when land was cheap, but not today, and not for bill, whose old garden is where john now lives. before, it was a jungle. it had a 14—foot trampoline that was covered in brambles. i couldn't manage it at all. bill gave up half his bramble patch and got something quite unexpected back. i think it's absolutely brilliant. i mean, people should embrace community. john's happy. and you're happy? oh, yes, i'm ecstatic. what's going on here? a charity approached bristol city council with a plan for building affordable and sustainable homes on tiny plots

of land on the estate. you know, they've got huge back gardens. i but instead of paying cash to use the land, they said they'd deliver social value, affordable homes the community wanted. the council sensed an opportunity. i think you can scale it - across knowle, i think you can scale it across bristol. i think you could scale it across the country l with the right support, i to really get behind this. i think it's a really good way... i've heard it referred _ to as like gentle gentrification. urban acupuncture i think- was the other one i remember hearing, which i quite like. the building blocks of the revolution are wood composite boxes to be stacked together on site. it's very low—carbon and the manufacturer brings jobs to a deprived neighbourhood. to avoid accusations of garden grabbing, nothing is done without the agreement of local people. so that means what gets built here is welcome. i think it's quite striking that the planning applications for the first two homes got over 40 letters of support. kind of like the planning offices almost fell over. that never happens. normally they get hundreds

of letters of complaint? exactly. toni, hello. until recently, toni and her daughter were living with her parents. and this is where you were? it was too crowded. so we can make helped them build a new independent future for themselves in the back garden. how do your parents feel about you living in the garden? it's better. it's better! honestly. for everybody! it's yours, you know? you can make it as you want. i never thought this would be done. and here you are. lam. we are. we did it. it was the right time, right place, for you, wasn't it? it's not the complete answer, but here in knowle west, they are helping solve the housing crisis one affordable home at a time. and it's transforming lives. mark easton, bbc news, bristol. it was a big night in american sport last night with

the kansas city chiefs winning their second super bowl, but what most people here in the uk were really interested in is the half—time show, where rihanna provided an electrifying set. not only did the singer perform 12 songs injust 14 minutes, but she also revealed to the world that she's pregnant with her second child. here's some of her performance. # like i'm the only one that you'll ever love. who knows your heart #. # we found love in a hopeless place. # we found love in a hopeless place #. # we're going to run this town #. # shine bright like a diamond. # we're beautiful like diamonds in the sky #.

we were joined earlier today by mary mandefield, a bbcjournalist and presenter who tells us about the audience's reaction to her music return and the suprise announcement of her pregnancy. it is a huge stage for anyone in music. people all over the world watching. in the first couple of seconds we saw that rhianna revealed she is pregnant for the second time and i think the fans are probably not going to get any new music anytime soon, but it was an effortlessly cool performance, really focused on the choreography. she had around 200 dancers with her. the reaction online has been amazing, seamless performance. maybe not the high energy we are used to with rhianna, but all

things considere, it was amazing. she can justify not quite giving it a usual 110%. in terms of how this event fits into this big sporting occasion, it is a weird mix because sometimes you think, is this the kind of thing is that sports fans want to see at half—time? in the old days it was marching bands and cheerleaders, now it feels like it is an event aimed at a different audience. ioo%. there are many people who don't know what is going on in the game, but we are here for the music. it has become this pillar in the calendar for musicians. we have seen beyonce, coldplay, the weekend have all performed and there is a lot of focus on it. the performers don't get paid for this half—time show. it is knowing that the eyes of the world are on you, it is amazing publicity. to announce something like this,

use an award show or are performance of the scale to announce a pregnancy. i think she used it in that way. rihanna previously has rejected doing a show. in 2019 she was asked and said she didn't want to do it. this year things have changed and people have been waiting for a long time to see her performing live again. i don't think she disappointed. it was clear that this wasn't going to be the starting point for another album or more music coming out. it was described as one of the biggest upsets in football history when non—league team darvel knocked aberdeen fc out of the scottish cup last month. tonight, they're aiming for another upset as they take on falkirk in the next round. john has been to see how the ayrshire town is getting ready. come on, the darvel. come on, the darvel! come on, darvel.

let's do it. john, this place has never seen a night like that, has it? no, never seen anything like aberdeen. and hopefully we can have another night tonight against falkirk. it would be something special for darvel to be in the quarterfinals of the scottish cup. you know, that's what dreams are really made of. commentator: what a result! darvel. so set the scene for us. what's the chant? what are we going to be hearing on the terraces later? i think it's... # the vale...# come on, the darvel. so, john, not only are you running a very successful football club at the moment, but you also run your own bakery, which is known the world over for the famous kilmarnock pie. does it taste as good as it looks? oh, it tastes fantastic, yes. who would have thought when i took over the club seven years ago that we would get to this stage? we would beat aberdeen. we're now falkirk.

we've to beat falkirk to get into the quarterfinals. could this happen? well, i've done so well with my kilmarnock pie, why not do it with darvel? no need to guess what people are going to be eating at half time, is there? yeah, they're all going to be eating a kilmarnock pie at half time. let's try one. come on. can you tell us what's in the recipe? i know it's. .. this is... it's been in the family for generations. 0h, obviously, it's a secret recipe. but i'll tell you what. .. pies and football go hand in hand with each other. hits the spot. i'll tell you what, if you win later, ok. you beat falkirk and you make it through, are you going to make another world famous pie? a one—off pie to mark the occasion? well, it's a special occasion, and we're getting special pies. we'll be selling at the ground. and i'm quite sure soon we'll be having our own darvel pie at the game. love it. we'll be back to mark it. good. i'll tell you what. it's not just the football getting people off their feet here, is it? oh! commentator: what a night! and what a result! jordan, you scored the only goal on the night and you gave a great

interview after that game as well. i'm meant to be at work, so i need to phone my boss and ask him if i can get the night off. so tell us, did you get the night off? i thankfully did, yeah. i managed to get one of the boys to cover me, lucky enough. it was a shame it, was about 2 in the morning with a call out but i owed him his lunch the next day. has it sunk in — the magnitude of what you did? they're calling it the biggest shock in football. not yet. not for me, anyway. i think more because we're still in the cup and stuff. i think we need to concentrate more on the league and that, i think. maybe at end the season it will sink in for myself. maybe when i'm retired. i don't really know when, but i think it will be a massive hit to me when it does sink in. commentator: incredible scenes, these. _ and how will you celebrate again? if you can go one step further and get in the next round and beat falkirk? it's one of they ones — i don't like thinking that far ahead, just in case ijinx it. do you think the chairman will get you in a few pies? hopefully. he's usually good with the pies after games. let's hope he can pick a few up the road. jordan wasn't the only one

with the school encouraged to give the kids the day off, with some set to be mascots tonight. unfortunately, i couldn't give them the day off, but we had a fabulous day celebrating the next day. it was wonderful. the atmosphere in the town and in school, it was justjoyous. and i love the fact that you're still wearing darvel blue. yes. trying to support the team in any which way we can. so tell me if they go and beat falkirk later, will the kids be getting a day off then? well, actually they are going to get a day off because it's an in—service day. so the teachers will be here training but the children will already be off. so win—win. it's a sign, it's a sign. it's meant to be, isn't it? it is, yes. the next round — here darvel come. louis, how does it feel knowing you are going to be walking out on that pitch later, ahead of one of the biggest games darvel have ever played in? it feels amazing to walk out on the pitch and our local team are playing against falkirk in the scottish cup. it's the furthest they've ever been before. it's been brilliant. i'll probably be a bit nervous but it will be a great experience. and are they going to do it again? yeah, they are. of course they are. what do you think the

score's going to be? 2-0. and how do you think the town will feel... how will you guys feel if darvel win again? it will feel absolutely amazing. it'll be fantastic if darvel win. all: come on, darvel! a small asteroid has entered the earth's atmosphere and was seen lighting up the sky above the english channel, creating a stunning shooting star effect. now it's time for a look at the weather. hello. the weather is pleasant enough across most of the uk today, it is also relatively mild. if anything, the temperatures are expected to rise through the course of the week. let's have a look at the big picture. a large high

pressure is dominating the weather across europe, but we are on the periphery of this high pressure. that also means that around to hide the winds are coming in from the site, very close to these weather fronts in fact. here is that cloud cover across the uk. you can see it was overcast earlier run across eastern parts of england top of the time we get to the second part of the afternoon it should be mostly sunny across most of the uk. temperatures ten, perhaps 13 in some spots. tonight, where the sky is clear and the wind is light we could have some fog forming an eastern, southern areas, into wales. it will be very chilly. temperatures not far off freezing in nature towns and cities. in northern ireland and the western isles we are close to that milder air, so it is quite a bit milder. with it being closer to the weather front there will be thicker cloud. at times cloudy in northern

ireland and western scotland, one or two spits in spots of rain can't be ruled out for glasgow and edinburgh. elsewhere across the country it will be a dry day with sunshine. temperatures 13 or 14 degrees in some spots. in the middle of the week the high pressure is going to move towards the east and that will allow these weather fronts to push in from the west. this will be our next spell of rain. moving through western parts of the uk. by the time this weather fronts in the middle of wednesday moves to wales in the midlands it will start to fizzle away. it is too close to the high pressure, the high pressure will dry out the weather front. maybe a brief speu out the weather front. maybe a brief spell of rain, that's about it. at the end of the week the high pressure is pretty much gone, low pressure is pretty much gone, low pressure swings in, the wind strengthened, could turn very windy with jails across the uk, but interestingly to strong winds, despite the cloud and rain, it will be very mild, perhaps up to 15

degrees towards the end of the week. goodbye.

hi am doucet in gaziantep where the focus is shifting from rescue to relief and a reckoning about who or what is to blame about what has been called the disaster of the century. and — also on the programme this lunchtime: the fatal stabbing of 16—year—old brianna ghey in warrington — her family pay tribute to a much loved daughter.

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