today at six: one week on from the devastating earthquakes that rocked turkey and syria — we report on the struggle now facing the survivors. at the epicentre of the first quake was the turkish city of maras, where many are fighting to comprehend what has happened to their families. one week on, the hope of finding anyone alive here has all but faded and yet so many we meet notjust hope, they believe their loved ones are alive somewhere under this rubble. in the face of this huge natural disaster, we will be asking how much of it was man—made. also on the programme, relatives of the murdered teenager brianna ghey say her death

has left a massive hole in their family. as the us military shoots down mysterious objects out of the sky, we ask what they might be. the small town of darvel in ayrshire is mounting an extraordinary challenge to the big names in scottish football. later in the air and the bbc news channel, we get the latest from and filled with so much writing of the merseyside derby between liverpool and everton. into his home. —— the londoner who has converted a skip into his home. good evening. a week ago today, as the world looked on in dismay, two huge earthquakes in turkey and syria shattered the lives of millions of people. tens of thousands are known to have died, and hundreds of thousands have been left homeless. there have been extraordinary tales of endurance under the rubble,

but there is now little hope of finding more survivors. and this image, of a man holding the hand of his dead 15—year—old daughter, has come to symbolise the agony of the victims. you'll remember the first very powerful quake hit in the early hours of last monday morning, while many people were asleep. it was followed by another, triggered by the first, as well as several aftershocks. buildings collapsed in seconds. people lost everything that they had. and you can see the scale of the devastation from the air, with whole villages completely flattened. at least 35,000 people are known to have died, but the united nations says it fears that figure could double. miraculously, though, this young girl was rescued earlier today, still alive after being trapped for 178 hours. but those stories are increasingly rare and attention is turning to how to help the survivors, living in freezing conditions with little food, water or shelter.

0ur chief international correspondent lyse doucet, cameraman dave bull and producer samantha granville are close to the epicentre of the earthquake and sent this report. 0nce just an ordinary street, until last monday. 4:17am, everything shook, the strongest earthquake in a century. smashing life as they knew it. into pieces, almost nothing left. almost. here waiting on garden chairs in front row seats, a street turned into a cemetery.

their loved ones buried somewhere in this rubble. the scenes are absolutely breathtaking, but it's also what we can't convey. it's the dust and the stench, the stench of death, so many bodies buried under the rubble. translation: right now they are pulling a body out, might be my brother, or it might be someone else. they are pulling the body out and they will identify it. fouad waits for the bodies of everyone in his family who lived here. a0 people in all. did you ever fear that you'd see a day like this? one week on, the body

bags keep coming out. each time killing a family's prayer their loved one was still alive. the un's top aid official praised this rescue effort. more than 100 countries sent to help. but there is concern over what's yet to come. the greatest fear now is when that awful day comes when we learn how many people really died. the speculation, as you know, is frightening. and just to think that under those mountains of rubble there could be these many, many people who are now dead. so many are asking, did so many have to die? turkey's president erdogan says they couldn't prepare for a calamity like this. but this woman insists her sister could have been saved. translation: only one politician came here and showed his face. l

where are the rest? i've been here since the first day. i dug people out with my bare hands. builders are being blamed too. some structures collapsed and others didn't. translation: our faith says this life is a test. _ we believe there are lessons here for everyone. god willing, we will be stronger after this. one week on the hope of finding anyone alive here has all but faded. and yet so many we meet notjust hope, they believe their loved ones are still alive somewhere under this rubble. present erdogan is promising everyone a new home within a year. that's optimistic. it is the memory of everyone and everything that was here that will live on in those who survived. now is a time to grieve.

but as this rescue turns to relief, there will also be a reckoning for this wrecking of so many lives. lyse doucet, bbc news, kahramanmaras. donations to the uk's disasters emergency committee for the quakes have now reached over £65 million. as well as providing shelter, food and clean water, the money is also being used to bring much needed medical aid for the thousands who survived. turkey does have a well—resourced health care system but as you can see the disaster has put it under immense pressure. assistance from the international community is making a difference. nick beake reports from the south east of the country, close to the epicentre where hospitals are struggling. in the heart of a devastated city... ..we meet little arras.

he is five. he was pulled from the rubble with hypothermia, after 105 hours. his older brother, older sister and his dad were all killed in the earthquake. his grandfather, mehmet, says he will now treat arras like his own son. translation: he is an honest boy. he has a strong personality. he is not spoilt, he is sincere. the rescuers and the doctors did so well to save him and, by god's grace, they gave him back to us alive. arras's mum survived and is being treated in another hospital but this is one of so many families torn apart. translation: we are burning inside, just like everyone else. _ i don't need to tell you about the pain of losing three of my family.

for the medics at the heart of all of this it has been an exhausting and traumatic week. it is very bad. and too much of the childs have lost their parents. so i don't know, it's very hard. yeah. it's too hard for me. arras was saved in this intensive care unit, set up by doctors from israel, one of so many countries who sent teams to help the tens of thousands of injured. some of the patients we have seen today are now starting on the really long road to recovery, but for all of them, there are also the mental scars. there is the personal trauma but also the collective, national trauma, too. and an international effort to support turkey is gaining momentum.

doctors and nurses from the uk are now setting up a field hospital here, where the town's hospital is no longer safe for patients. briony is a gp from chichester who has come to help. we are working with the turkish doctors and nurses that are here, set up their own tent and they are seeing patients but they are quite overwhelmed because after all the trauma you then have all the people who have their usual chronic illnesses, they are falling off their bikes still or they are doing things, they are still becoming unwell. and it is both young and old in desperate need. now and in the days and weeks to come. nick beake, bbc news, in southern turkey. let's go back now to our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet, who's in gaziantep. a calamitous natural disaster, but how much are people blaming the authorities,

both where you are and in syria? in situations like this you see this overwhelming grief turning to andy and people wanting to blame someone. blaming someone for the fact that their loved ones were not pulled out alive from the rubble, like so many of the cases that we have been reporting on, asking why. just look behind us, some of the buildings collapsed and some of the buildings are still standing. president erdogan has gone to the stricken areas and kept saying there were shortcomings, but this wasn't his words, destiny�*s plan, we couldn't have prepared for a calamity like this but the government has already issued 134 arrest warrants to contractors connected to the buildings which collapsed. but the people of turkey know that those powerful building contractors also have powerful political connections and they wouldn't have been able to

violate the building code as they did during this shoddy kind of construction unless there was political connivance on some or with some part of the political system. but right now, the concern is of a reckoning, but it's also about relief. millions need shelter in these freezing conditions. millions need hot food —— millions need hot food here in turkey and across the border in syria where so little aid and so little rescue has arrived. lyse doucet, thank you. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet reporting there. there's a special panorama programme tonight on the scale of the devastation, and the potential consequences for the wider region. it's called aftershock: the turkey—syria earthquake and it's on bbc one tonight at 8pm, and afterwards on the bbc iplayer. the family of 16—year—old brianna ghey, who was fatally stabbed on saturday, say her death has left a "massive hole" in their lives.

she was found by members of the public in a park in warrington. two 15—year—olds remain in custody after being arrested on suspicion of murder. out north of england correspondent fiona trott reports. beautiful, witty, hilarious. those are the words brianna's family have chosen to describe her. she was found here, lying on the ground, by passers—by. the 16—year—old was a transgender girl but detectives said there was no evidence to suggest this was a hate crime. i think because we are married, so we're like already part of the lesbian—gay community, and obviously learning that she is transgender as well, i feel like we really owe it to her to come down really. pay our respects. she was really kind - and sweet and innocent. it's been a very hard day here at brianna's school. the head teacher, emma mills, said, "we are shocked and truly devastated to hear of her death."

it's why the council has brought in special educational psychologists, to support the children and the staff. the head teacher says, "it is a distressing time, a difficult time, and there will be difficult conversations to have at home, too." i don't even know what i'm going to say. i hope school have explained what has happened, and gone into more detail because i don't know what i'm going to say to her. very concerned about the safety. so i come here to pick my girls. brianna had a large following on social media. her family will never know what the future held for her. fiona trott, bbc news, warrington. us officials are under pressure to explain more about a series of unidentified object shot out of the sky. one was brought down yesterday over michigan, it was the fourth of this month. the first was a suspected spy balloon from china. so what could the others be? our

security correspondent gordon corera is here to explain. gordon. suddenly they are everywhere over the skies of america — balloons and unidentified flying objects being shot out of the sky byjets. so what's really going on? nine days ago, what the us describes as a high—tech chinese spy balloon was shot down by fighter aircraft after it had been tracked across the country. it was large — about 200—foot tall — helium filled, solar powered and carrying sensors to collect intelligence as it flew across military bases. it may have been shot down by fighter jets eventually but president biden took flak for not doing that faster. it then emerged this was just the latest of a handful of balloons in recent years. the growing concern led us air defence to change the filters on its radars — that means it's now seeing many more unidentified objects. so after the first balloon — shot down over south carolina on february 4th — another object was spotted over alaska and shot down on february 10th. the next day, another object

was shot down over yukon, canada. and then yesterday, there was yet another shot down by fighters over lake huron. but the last three objects don't look like the original chinese spy balloon which was recovered from the ocean. they are smaller and flying at lower altitude. so what are they? a us military official, when asked if they could be aliens, said he was ruling nothing out. but they might just be weather balloons. but the growing alarm has taken its toll, including on us—china relations. in beijing, the foreign ministry has denied sending spy balloons and is claiming it's seen more than ten american balloons over its territory. and here in the uk, there are now plans to see if any were seen here. i wouldn't comment in detail on security matters but people should be reassured that we have all the capabilities in place to keep the country safe, including the quick reaction alert force which has typhoon planes

which can police our skies on 24/7 readiness, but more generally we are in touch with our allies and we will make sure that the country is always protected. so what are these objects? they may be a mix of different things. but whatever they are, the mystery surrounding them is fuelling anxiety and international tensions. thank you, gordon. the queen consort, camilla, has tested positive for covid. buckingham palace says she is suffering cold like symptoms and will cancel all public engagements for the rest of the week. she is fully vaccinated and said to be in good spirits and resting. the former metropolitan police officer wayne couzens, who murdered sarah everard, has pleaded guilty at the old bailey to three counts of indecent exposure. the last offences took place in february 2021, just days before sarah everard's murder. he had been facing three other counts of indecent exposure which prosecutors aren't now pursuing. our special correspondent lucy manning is with me.

the timing of these offences is very significant? yes, these pleas are very significant as they firstly tell us that when cousins with a serial sex offender in the run—up to murdering sarah everard —— wayne couzens. most importantly, we know that he could and probably should have been stopped before the murder underjust days before he killed her, he exposed himself in a mcdonald's, in kent, it was not the first time he had done it but this time the staff got his car registration number and passedit got his car registration number and passed it to the police. if the police had checked that registration, it would have shown it was wayne couzens' car and it would have found out he was a police officer and he would have been suspended, probably questioned and arrested. that did not happen and four days later he kidnapped, raped and murdered sarah everard. the met police gave us more detail in a statement, saying a local officer

had started the investigation, it had started the investigation, it had not been completed by the time sarah everard was killed, and they did not know his profession at that stage. but many women complain that indecent exposure is not taken seriously and this is just a devastating possible mess that could have stopped wayne couzens. thank ou ve have stopped wayne couzens. thank you very much. _ have stopped wayne couzens. thank you very much. lucy- _ the time is 19 minutes past six. our top story this evening. a week after two large earthquakes caused devastation in turkey and syria, the united nations says the rescue phase of the relief effort is drawing to a close. and we hearfrom campaigners fighting to protect londonderry�*s water supply, threatened by a huge illegal waste site nearby. and on bbc london: the women hoping to inspire the next generation of bridge builders. and we speak to strictly starjohannes radebe ahead of his new show.

a bold new way of helping relieve the housing shortage is under way in bristol, where a charity is building "micro homes" — that's houses squeezed into the smallest of places, including in back gardens. the buildings are low—carbon and made from woodchip blocks, which can be slotted together on site, providing affordable homes to rent. 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. john, 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. it's nice and warm in here. his rent, capped at less than a third of average local household incomes.

it's completely changed my life. you know, i have friends around. i've got a really good social life. i feel part of the community, which, that was one of the most important bits. i neverfeel isolated here. 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 wherejohn now lives. bill gave up half of his bramble patch and got something quite unexpected back. i think it's absolutely brilliant. john's happy. and you're happy? 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 could scale it across the country, i with the right support, - to get really get behind this. i think it's a really i good way of kind of — i've heard it referred to as, - like, gentle densification or urban acupuncture, i think, - was the other one i remember hearing, which i quite liked. the building blocks of the revolution are wood composite boxes stacked together on site. it's very low carbon, and the manufacture bringsjobs 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 i think it's quite striking - that the planning applications for the first two homes got over 40 letters of support. _ it kind of like, you know, the planning officers - almost fell over. that never happens. toni, hello. until recently, toni and her daughter were living with her parents. 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 more space. for everybody! i think it was the right time, right place, weren't - it, for you, really? it's not the complete answer. but here in knowle west, they're helping solve the housing crisis, one affordable home at a time. mark easton, bbc news, bristol. it's being described as one of the worst environmental for years, an estimated million tonnes of household waste was secretly put into landfill at a site, despite councils sending it to be recycled. now campaigners are fighting to protect the city's water supply from being damaged by toxic chemicals in londonderry. our ireland correspondent emma vardy reports. in the 19905 and 20005, criminal gangs, in the guise of a reputable waste disposal company, were bringing

household recycling here. but instead of being recycled, it was put into landfill. what we have got is one of the biggest illegal landfills in europe. it covers the scale of about 46 football pitches. in 2013, the mobuoy site near derry was shut down. now, a decade on, two men are due to be sentenced for illegal dumping. i've lived here about 40 years. i was horrified that this had been allowed to happen because i believed that my public services were looking after my environment and looking after my water and looking after me and that is why i was paying my taxes. now a radio 4 podcast has featured the tape of a lorry driver who, on his deathbed, tried to blow the whistle. and it claims that belfast�*s officials knew of a possible crime taking place here more than a decade before it was shut down.

we have to look at the serious, systemic failures of both our planning and environmental regulators because for years now our regulatory authorities turned a blind eye. the waste on this site is currently being contained to stop it polluting the local river but it is not a permanent solution and people who live nearby are still waiting to hear what is actually going to be done about this long—term. particularly as the city's water supply is extracted just downstream. the environment agency says it has stopped 561 illegal waste sites in the uk last year and the perpetrators are often involved in other crimes, like drug dealing. the former minister who helped deal with the aftermath at mobuoy says it is still too easy for the crime to be repeated. it is an extremely lucrative industry and wherever there is huge money to be made, you will find crime. the waste industry was, in my opinion, infiltrated by organised crime here in the north of ireland had been elsewhere across the world.

it is difficult to believe that that tap could just be turned off overnight. the department of infrastructure in northern ireland says they have strengthened their environmental checks and train more officers to deal with this type of problem, and that if they detect an effect on tap water for people in derry, they will stop using the water supply near the dump. emma vardy, bbc news, derry. and you hear more on this investigation in a new ten—part series from bbc radio 4. the podcast is called "buried" and it's available on bbc sounds right now. in football, jakub jankto of the czech republic has become the first current international player in the men's game to come out as gay. the 27—year—old midfielder for sparta prague made the announcement on twitter. he said he "no longer wants to hide". cricket, and england beat ireland by four wickets to make it two wins from two in the women's t20 world cup.

jo currie reports. as the england players took to the field in the western cape, many were waiting to hear if they'd been offered big money deals in the new women's premier league in india. the focus for now, though, was on ireland who won the toss, opted to bat and quickly made their intentions clear. at times they rode their luck. commentator: i think it's been put down. - and their impressive early pace was only interrupted after a potential snake was spotted near the stumps. the snake, quickly identified as a malfunctioning mic cable, was fixed and england started to find their range on the parl pitch. sophie ecclestone proving why she was one of the first players to be bought in this morning's wpl draft for a six—figure sum, took two wickets in two balls. the turning point of the innings as ireland were all out for 105. enter alice capsey, who made swift work with the bat, bringing up her 50 injust 21 balls. her fun was ended shortly after but not before putting england firmly in control. they weren't perfect, but eventually strolled to victory by four wickets.

two wins from two leaves them edging closer to the semifinals. jo currie, bbc news. it was arguably the biggest upset in 149 years of scottish cup history when darvel — a team from the sixth tier of scottish football — knocked out top—tier aberdeen last month. well, tonight they're looking to build on their extraordinary success when they take on falkirk in a little over an hour. our scotland correspondent james shaw is at darvel�*s home stadium in ayrshire. james. perhaps you can see the fans slowly starting to arrive behind me now and with them they are bringing an extraordinary sense of excitement and anticipation to this game of the kind that this tiny small club in ayrshire has probably rarely felt in its history. as you said, it started last month when they beat aberdeen

1-0, last month when they beat aberdeen 1—0, a result that no one expected, that came completely out of the blue, the idea that this small club could beat one of the giants of scottish football. tonight they face falkirk also a pretty formidable club, and they will have a genuine fight on their hands, no doubt about it. falkirk will have the sense that darvel are serious opposition now. there will be about 3000 people here, and the population of darvel is only 4000 so it feels like everybody will be glued to the match tonight but win or lose, they have brought an extraordinary feeling of optimism to this little town, the feeling that with belief and commitment and dedication, extraordinary things are possible. thank you, james. a small asteroid has exploded after entering the earth's atmosphere above the english channel. the three—foot meteoroid, which was visible in south england, wales and northern france shortly before 3am, created this stunning shooting star effect.

known as an airburst, it's just the seventh time in history that an asteroid impact has been predicted in advance. time for a look at the weather. here's matt taylor. plenty of clear skies as well, a gorgeous pedri data almost a hint of spring for many. this was in north—west wales where tomorrow we could see the highest temperatures, making the warmest day of the year far. in context, valentine's day is normally around 8 degrees but still some way short of the warmest valentine's day in 1998. why so warm? high pressure, southerly winds pushing in and it would be the same winds keeping cloud and rain at bay butjust winds keeping cloud and rain at bay but just for the winds keeping cloud and rain at bay butjust for the moment. with clear sky tonight, it will be told of an last night, these are city centre values. in some rural places it could get down to —5 and dense fog

in the morning as well, south—west