hello, i'm geeta guru—murthy, this is outside source. scottish first minister nicola sturgeon announces she's stepping down — after more than eight years in office. my decision comes from a place of duty and of love. tough love perhaps, but love nevertheless my party and above all for my country. anger mounts in syria — over a lack of humanitarian relief after the deadly earthquake — but the government insists aid will be shared fairly.

let's start with big news here in the uk. scotland's longest serving first minister, nicola sturgeon, has resigned. she's been the leader of the scottish national party — which wants independence from britain — for more than eight years. she steered the country through brexit, covid, ukraine, five conservativce prime ministers and enjoyed huge ongoing public support. have a listen to some of what she had to say. in my head and in my heart i know

the time is now. let's take a look back at her career. she entered politics full—time in 1999 — when she was elected to the new scottish parliament. she was twenty nine years old. herfirst big test in government came when she was deputy first minister and health secretary, as swine flu was declared a pandemic. she then oversaw planning for 2014's independence referendum. the scottish people voted to stay part of the uk but today she said she remained committed to the independence cause. am firmly of the you there is no majority support for scotland so that support needs to be solidified. it needs to grow further if our independent scotland is to have the best foundation. to achieve that we must reach across the divide in scottish politics. myjudgment is that a new leader would be better able to do this. someone who the

mind of everyone in the country is not already made up for better or worse. someone who won't have the same polarised opinions fair or unfair as i same polarised opinions fair or unfairas i am. nicola sturgeon took over from alex salmond as first minister — after scotland voted against independence. we've been hearing from him. the political puzzle would be this. nicola _ the political puzzle would be this. nicola sturgeon took the case for having _ nicola sturgeon took the case for having that referendum which i thought— having that referendum which i thought was a puzzling thing to do is i didn't— thought was a puzzling thing to do is i didn't think the supreme court for the _ is i didn't think the supreme court for the united kingdom wouldn't take the case _ for the united kingdom wouldn't take the case. then the thought about the fact for— the case. then the thought about the fact for a _ the case. then the thought about the fact for a general election a referendum would be preferred. what nicholes— referendum would be preferred. what nicholas said today is that she thought— nicholas said today is that she thought she was going to win that boat so _ thought she was going to win that boat so therefore she is going to resigh _ boat so therefore she is going to resigh i— boat so therefore she is going to resign. i didn't understand that at all. let's have a look at

some of the tributes. uk prime minister rishi sunak thanked her "for her long—standing service". adam price — who leads the welsh nationalists plaid cyrmu said she was "a once in a generation politician, driven by an unwavering passion for her country". and this is sinn fein vice president michelle o'neill, who paid tribute "to the huge strides she has made in advancing the campaign for scottish independence." in the us, we've heard from former house speaker nancy pelosi, who said ms sturgeon "has earned respect and admiration from all over the globe for her strong, values—driven leadership," but at home, ms sturgeon has become something there's been plenty of reaction from within the first minister's own party as well. this is from the official snp twitter account. stewart mcdonald, mp for glasgow south called nicola sturgeon "the finest public servant of the devolution age". and we've also heard from the opposition. douglas ross, leader of the scottish conservatives, said nicola sturgeon had �*presided over a decade of division and decay�* — he's faced some criticism for that statement. and this is the former leader of the scottish conservatives — ruth davidson. we probably had more disagreements

with nicola sturgeon than anyone else. more public ones. it doesn't mean i don't have an appreciation of the effort level that has been putting to not wish her well and what happens next. so, who might be in line to replace her? let's run through some names to keep an eye on. kate forbes — the finance secretary. she's on maternity leave at the moment. angus robertson, the former westminster leader — he's now a government minister. and deputy first minister — john swinney. but whoever takes leadership of the party has a big job on their hands — as our scotland editor james cook explains. it was interesting to hear a very personal speech from nicola sturgeon. a reflective speech. she was talking about the impact that being at the front of politics for so long had on her and herfamily. and also, as you state this idea that she has become a polarising figure in scottish politics, although, i think to be honest with

you. it is probably the issue of the constitution and independence that is the polarising factor than any one individual individual or a character. i suspect whoever takes on the mantle of leadership of the scottish national party and be first minister of scotland will face the same challenges because there is still a big debate about how the s&p can move scotland closer to independence. clearly, nicola sturgeon had a successful tenure in some regards but she is not been any closer let's cross to westminster and our political correspondent david wallace lockhart. a shock announcement heard a few hours ago. as people react and look at the impact of this, nicola sturgeon departure is being compared with the manner of the statement that we have for today. essentially, nicola sturgeon _ that we have for today. essentially, nicola sturgeon that _ that we have for today. essentially, nicola sturgeon that she _ that we have for today. essentially, nicola sturgeon that she no - that we have for today. essentially, nicola sturgeon that she no longer| nicola sturgeon that she no longer felt she was able to give the job

the 100% it deserved. nicola sturgeon has dominated scottish politics for the past ten years and has won elections after elections during the coronavirus pandemic, she was seen as very effective and at least communicating very clearly the logic behind the decisions she was making and she is talking of the independence that she believes in first and foremost reaching its highest ratings that it's ever gotten in scotland. that being said, it's not like her time as first minister has been a complete success. we can see problems still in education in scotland, problems within the nhs, recent issues such as self id on gender that is been proven to be quite controversial and also problems with things like getting theories built in scotland over the budget. and for people to get to the island communities to the

scottish mainland and when it comes to independence, though she has seen very good point ratings, which she hasn't managed to do is get scotland in a closer to that second independence referendum that she really wanted to be seen and was thwarted by the uk courts when it came to that in the uk government unwilling to have a second independence referendum in scotla nd scotland had one and 2014 where people voted no to independence. so, while there will be those who live very fondly at her time is for this ministry, there will be those will be quite glad to see her gone and for many people, that fault line will be their view on scottish independence. find will be their view on scottish independence.— independence. and will the conservatives _ independence. and will the conservatives think - independence. and will the conservatives think that - independence. and will the | conservatives think that it's independence. and will the - conservatives think that it's going to be quite hard to find a charismatic leader whether you agree with her or not in the my fancy their chances of winning more seats? i don't have any doubt that opposition parties in scotland will see her departure as an opportunity

for them to do well. she has dominated scottish politics and the last ten years or so and she has taken the s&p the levels of success he could've only dreamt of not that long ago. that being said, speaking to one scottish labour politician earlier today said that although yes, some people do go out and vote for nicola sturgeon because a big fan of hers first minister, there's a lot of s&p voters that vote that way because they support scottish independence and never succeed sir, they're going to want those same views of the constitution so perhaps not as simple as nicola sturgeon sing the deep snp don't do as well in the future. let's take a look at another development in uk politics. labour leader, sir keir starmer, has said his predecessor, jeremy corbyn, will not be a labour candidate at the next general election. keir starmer said the party had changed — saying "we are not going back." mr corbyn was suspended from the parliamentary party in 2020, because he refused

to accept a critical report on anti—semitism within labour during his leadership. a short time ago, he posted on twitter: "any attempt to block my candidacy is a denial of due process." david, for those outside the uk, why is this such an important moment for the labour party because we know that they have been dogged by criticism of the anti—semitism front and fearsome the wider electorate of how much ongoing influence there is within the labour ofjeremy corbyn fans? within the labour of jeremy corbyn fans? �* , , ., _ fans? and when jeremy corbyn was leader of the _ fans? and when jeremy corbyn was leader of the labour _ fans? and when jeremy corbyn was leader of the labour party, - fans? and when jeremy corbyn was leader of the labour party, it - fans? and when jeremy corbyn was leader of the labour party, it was l leader of the labour party, it was dark by accusations of anti—semitism in the jeremy dark by accusations of anti—semitism in thejeremy corbyn always strongly denied at anything to do with him. he did apologise and whether he said the skill of the problem have been dramatically overstated while he was leader in 2020 and keir starmer removed him from parliamentary party

and successes and to be apologise, said he was not getting back in insert keir starmer confirmed that he was necking back into the party will not be able to stand at the next election is a labour candidate and there are still plenty of labour members whojoined up initially inspired byjeremy corbyn�*s leadership of the party who are aghast of the thought of him not being allowed to stand for labour and he could stand as an independent candidate in his seed were he does obviously have a high profile and that remains to be seen with the decision he is going to make there. but this links into a lot of projects for keir starmer which of thejeremy corbyn, labour went down and 2016 to the first defeat and keir starmer are really trying to distance himself from the project, not only on issues such as allegations of anti—semitism but issues like economic competence i'm assuming that keir starmer is keen to stress that he would take a very

different approach to. despite the fact that he used to be a key member ofjeremy corbyn�*s team. fact that he used to be a key member of jeremy corbyn's team.— of jeremy corbyn's team. thank you very much- — let's turn to syria now, where the government has insisted international aid will be given to earthquake survivors fairly. many syrians are angry over the lack of humanitarian relief — more than four million people in the opposition—controlled north—west received no deliveries from the un via turkey until thursday. here's syria's ambassador to the united nations speaking to the bbc. the un, the international red cross and other international organisations now get more involved in the situation in order to facilitate this process to make sure that this humanitarian aid is distributed without any discrimination and to all syrians who need it.

his comments come as the first deliveries of international aid entered the opposition—held areas of northern syria through one of two newly reopened border crossings with turkey. let's look at why aid has been so difficult to deliver. the affected areas are controlled by multiple groups. they include the syrian and turkish governments, kurds, andjihadi rebels in the north—west idlib province. on tuesday — syria's president — bashar al—assad, allowed two more border crossings to be opened up, as you can see from this map. before, aid agencies only had access to one crossing — for the entire country. but the white helmets — they're the group leading rescue efforts — say those extra crossings still may not be enough. while we are very grateful that the border crossings are open this is coming very late, this is something we have been advocating for a very long time in the opening of these borders and something that is concerning is that these borders are only open for the next three months and the skill of this tragedy, it is and the skill of this tragedy, it is

a long road to recovery. now let's look at why that aid is so badly needed in syria, nine days in to this disaster. this is the extent of the devastation in rebel—held north—west syria. excavators are working to clear away rubble. hopes of finding survivors are fading, but some search and rescue work is still being done. these volunteers have set up a soup kitchen in the town of jandaris — and are feeding hundreds people a day despite limited supplies. also injandaris, volunteer doctors have set up this mobile medical clinic for survivors. a lack of supplies are again a huge problem. here's one of the doctors. the main challenge is that we lost a lot of medical personnel in the earthquake. a large number of the medical personnel in the area died, while others lost family members or relatives, and were therefore preoccupied and away from medical service, creating a shortage in medical personnel. this is one of the reasons that led us to provide service in this location. 0ther shortages include a lack of medical supplies and medicine, across the border in turkey, syrian refugees who fled during the civil war have found themselves homeless again. many of them have chosen to return to syria —

this is the bal—al—hawa border crossing. 0ur correspondent laura bicker is there. the reality is that many of these people will probably say we are staying in syria because they have nothing left in turkey. and after starting life again in turkey after fleeing bombardment in they once again have to start and their lives. across syria and turkey, the death toll continues to rise, more than 41,000 people have died. and in turkey, authorities say about 13.5 million people have been affected in an area roughly the size of britain. let's look at the situation there now. with the rescue phase coming to a close, the focus is on recovering bodies and clearing away the debris. many survivors are being temporarily housed in tents like these, inside a stadium in the town of kahramanmaras. 0ur correspondent

caroline davies has more from southern turkey. in the aftermath of the earthquake, shelter and help come in many forms. the sport, they are boarding a floating hospital. this ship arrived five days ago and it is normally used as a tourist ship but now it is become a floating hospital and here's where people arrive and are assessed with what needs they have. 0n assessed with what needs they have. on board, the offer checkups, pharmacy and warm food, another for “p pharmacy and warm food, another for up to a thousand people. children of slip to for the last three days. to make for a couple of days, we were on the streets until the ship arrived. betterfor on the streets until the ship arrived. better for shower here. on the streets until the ship arrived. betterfor shower here. to give us new clothes because we were in filth. we do not know it is awaiting us. this in filth. we do not know it is awaiting va— in filth. we do not know it is awaiting na— in filth. we do not know it is awaitin: us. a ., , , awaiting us. as long as the ship docks here. _ awaiting us. as long as the ship docks here, will _ awaiting us. as long as the ship docks here, will be _ awaiting us. as long as the ship docks here, will be leaving - awaiting us. as long as the ship docks here, will be leaving on l awaiting us. as long as the ship l docks here, will be leaving on the shin _ docks here, will be leaving on the shi -. , , ., , ship. the severely in'ured have been sent off to ship. the severely injured have been sent off to permanent _ ship. the severely injured have been sent off to permanent hospitals - ship. the severely injured have been sent off to permanent hospitals but| sent off to permanent hospitals but the ship is set up a hospital ward to help those with chronic diseases and unable to get the usual care they need. she came from istanbul to

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a fellow in the middle east program at the centre for strategic and international studies. what are you hearing from syria at the moment about the delivery of aid and we are hearing, before i bring you in, they're reporting that the us secretary of state is going to be travelling to turkey in a few days after getting a security and also to see the us response to the earthquake aid efforts in turkey and syria. but what is your sense of how much aid is being delivered? i’m much aid is being delivered? i'm heafina much aid is being delivered? i“n hearing that aid is still very restricted in syria and is nowhere near what is needed, given the scale of the challenges and the devastation. i spoke with someone earlier this week was in damascus and says that a relative of his the stickam part and a volunteer trip to try and help with rescue efforts and

when he got there, he was disgusted to see that a checkpoint, the army was seizing the eight that he had brought from damascus and were taking it and then diverting it and i have since seen videos of some of this aid apparently being sold in markets in aleppo and it is very clear that the aid is not getting to the people who need it and once again, we are seeing diversion from the syrian regime.— the syrian regime. have the community _ the syrian regime. have the community failed _ the syrian regime. have the community failed because l the syrian regime. have the i community failed because they the syrian regime. have the - community failed because they could have perhaps done more to open the crossings from turkey and initially tried to rescue those trapped under the rubble? , , ~ the rubble? definitely. ithink it is strikin: the rubble? definitely. ithink it is striking that _ the rubble? definitely. ithink it is striking that the _ the rubble? definitely. ithink it is striking that the chief - the rubble? definitely. ithink it is striking that the chief un - the rubble? definitely. ithink it is striking that the chief un aid | is striking that the chief un aid officials actually said that this is a failure and that news is certainly spread quickly throughout syria and a lot of syrians feel incredibly abandoned. they do not understand

why it took so long for international aid to start trickling international aid to start trickling in and of course for many people, it was too late. for those trapped under the rubble every hour, every second mattered and so, the delay they completely inexcusable. in they completely inexcusable. in terms of what happens now, even if there are some concerns about what there are some concerns about what the regime could be doing but some of the aide, the key thing is to try to get the people and there's a lot of worry about the secondary catastrophe where people did not have food, water and shelter. what more should be done now in your view? i more should be done now in your view? ~ . , more should be done now in your view? ~' ., , ., view? i think we really need to get as much aid _ view? i think we really need to get as much aid as _ view? i think we really need to get as much aid as possible _ view? i think we really need to get as much aid as possible into - view? i think we really need to get as much aid as possible into all. as much aid as possible into all areas of syria and to ensure that it isn'tjust going through damascus and there are very important needs that are under the control of the syrian government but we need to make sure that we get to northwest syria. the extra un border crossings that you mentioned earlier, those are an important piece of this but

the only matter if it is actually getting through there and the needs are really striking. they need shelter, they need food, they need medications there are so many needs and i think we are seeing a good response from the international community with many countries sending aid to serious so far and we have to make sure that it is getting to those who need it and not under the control of armed factions can limited. is the control of armed factions can limited. , ., , limited. is the many wider international _ limited. is the many wider international cooperation | limited. is the many wider - international cooperation between allies of syria and allies of turkey in the west and trying to resolve all these very difficult questions? because we know there are also operating there. the because we know there are also operating there.— because we know there are also operating there. the unique role that the un _ operating there. the unique role that the un as— operating there. the unique role that the un as to _ operating there. the unique role that the un as to play, - operating there. the unique role that the un as to play, the - operating there. the unique role that the un as to play, the un | operating there. the unique rolej that the un as to play, the un is very good at negotiating with difficult actors in the ability to reach those in need and held northwest syria and the concerns

that i have are that the regime is going to try to seize advantage of this catastrophe and rehabilitate itself in the eyes of the international community ensure that these very minor concessions that were made so far in terms of and access are a sign that international actors in europe in the united states can negotiate directly with the syrian government and certainly that seems to be the strategy that the asad regime is pursuing at the moment. let's go to new york — where a self—declared white supremacist has been sentenced to life in prison for shooting dead ten black people in a supermarket in new york state. this is him, payton gendron, in the courtroom today. while he waited for his sentence — a relative of one of the victims was giving a statement — and this happened. we are human!

as you can see, security intervened, and gendron was taken out of the court. the defendant apologised to the families of those killed, for �*stealing the lives' of their loved ones. the next voice you'll hear is from judge susan eagan, as she read out the sentencing. there can be no mercy for you. no understanding. no second chances. the damage you have caused is to create _ the damage you have caused is to create and — the damage you have caused is to create and the people you have hurt are too _ create and the people you have hurt are too valuable to this community. you witi— are too valuable to this community. you will never see the light of day is a free _ you will never see the light of day is a free man ever again. | you will never see the light of day is a free man ever again. i did you will never see the light of day is a free man ever again.- is a free man ever again. i did a terrible thing _ is a free man ever again. i did a terrible thing that _ is a free man ever again. i did a terrible thing that day. - is a free man ever again. i did a terrible thing that day. i - is a free man ever again. i did a terrible thing that day. i shot i is a free man ever again. i did a l terrible thing that day. i shot and killed people because they were black and looking back now, i can't believe i actually did it. i believe what i read online and acted out of

hate. and now i can take it back, but i wish i could. and i don't want anyone to be inspired by me and what i did. nada tawfik is in buffalo. this was a hearing that was emotional throughout. thejudge refused to sentence him as a youth. he was 18 at the time and because of her horrendous this crime was, the fact that he researched, planned this, surveyed the tops grocery store and this black neighbourhood and lead reconnaissance and then executed this attack and remember the heinousness of this. you live streamed this shooting on twitch, the social media platform after being inspired online by other white supremacists and so, and this hearing, we knew she would be sentenced to life without parole and this is the sentence for a charge

for did was give the family members an opportunity to confront them and they were incredibly emotional and it was clear that as they set themselves, they are still grieving this attack and the loss of their loved ones and many confronted him, calling him a coward, racist, saying that he did not understand anything about the black community and even after he apologised, members of the court room saying that they didn't believe he was remorseful. the district attorney saying he did not believe that apology was heartfelt because he is still facing several federal charges and with those charges, he could face death penalty. we will be back with more in the next few minutes and we will be updating you in a few moments. don't go away.

i will there. the weather is been a little bit mixed today. many of us have seen sunshine but we have had weak with her friends with us as well. this cloud vacancy and satellite picture across scotland across england and wales for the day. we ended the day in northern ireland with high clouds moving in and created this halo you can see here and not high cloud that is associated with the next with the system and overnight tonight, they'll be bringing in some cloudy and damp weather in the rain moving in from england and wales pitching southern and central areas of scotland and given the cloud, it's not a courtside frosty for most of us both clear is because hanging on for a time in northern scotland, you may see patches of fog in the

highlands. fortomorrow may see patches of fog in the highlands. for tomorrow morning, a cloudy and damp start to the day with mist and fog patches random western coastal hills, the light rain and drizzle slowly easing up to the day with the skies trying to brighten up for an afternoon. but it is not going to be much and with sunshine, especially compared to what we had today. despite the cloudy skies, stone them outside, ten to 14 degrees or top temperatures widely. to the end of the week, some windy weather for this area of low pressure bringing in some tightly packed isobars strongest winds in association with seclusion and that will be rattling its way across scotland where we could get gusts of up to 75 mph in association with seclusion and that will be rattling its way across scotland where we could get gusts of “p scotland where we could get gusts of up to 75 mph and across the pen nines this was a strong enough to bring some localised disruption for example, we the a1 and some lorries could get blown over with because that strong and for example, some of

the airports leave bradford, it can be crosswinds and so we could see some cancellations or delays. it is with checking with your airline before heading out towards the airport. apart from those windy conditions, a lot of cloud towards england and wales with some splashes of mostly light rain and the skies to brighten up across scotland and northern ireland as the estrus to turn tiny bit fresher here and temperatures are still fairly mild everywhere. in those mouth conditions continuing to saturday and still, cloud and a bit of rain around for many to start the weekend and sunday looks like you'll be the drier and brighter of the two days of the weekend.

hello, i'm geeta guru—murthy, this is 0utside source. scottish first minister nicola sturgeon announces she's stepping down from the role after more than eight years in office. giving absolutely everything of yourself to this job is the only way to do it. the country deserves nothing less. in truth that can only be done by anyone for so long. more aid makes it into syria, but questions continue about whether it will be distributed fairly former ambassador to the un nikki haley announces her bid for us president — the first to challenge donald trump for the republican party's 2024 nomination.

let's get the latest on the war in ukraine now. nearly one year on from russia's invasion — western countries are ramping up supplies of ammunition for ukraine. defence ministers from countries in the nato alliance have been meeting in brussels. here's the head of nato, jens stoltenberg, on what's been agreed. i welcomed the new pledges of support made by nato allies. including more heavy weapons and military training. this is critical. ukraine has a window of opportunity to tip the balance, and time is of the essence. jens stoltenberg was asked if he could guarantee ukraine would not run out of ammunition. he wasn't able to make a commitment on that. because a concern for nato countries is their own ammunition stockpiles. the us defence secretary — lloyd austin — spoke about this too. we still have much more to do.

even as we rush to support ukraine in the critical months ahead, we must all replenish our stockpiles to strengthen our deterrence and defence for the long term. melinda haring is from the atlantic council. thanks forjoining us. how much concern is there about ammunition supplies? concern is there about ammunition su--hes? , concern is there about ammunition su lies? , , , supplies? huge. this is the big ruestion supplies? huge. this is the big question right _ supplies? huge. this is the big question right now. _ supplies? huge. this is the big question right now. so, - supplies? huge. this is the big question right now. so, the - supplies? huge. this is the big - question right now. so, the russians are burning through 10,000 shows a date and the ukrainians are burning through six thousand or 7000. everyone is waiting for these big pledges to come online. the tanks we have been obsessed with for weeks and weeks. those tanks are not there and weeks. those tanks are not there and the russians are turning the pressure up. each of the question of whether the western supplies can hold out onto the more animals and weapons arrive.— weapons arrive. what is the reason for those delays? _ weapons arrive. what is the reason for those delays? it _ weapons arrive. what is the reason for those delays? it takes - weapons arrive. what is the reason for those delays? it takes a - weapons arrive. what is the reason for those delays? it takes a long i

for those delays? it takes a long time to move — for those delays? it takes a long time to move large _ for those delays? it takes a long time to move large equipment. | for those delays? it takes a long i time to move large equipment. the leopard to tanks and aprons tanks. there are big delays. ukrainians are using a huge number of shows. today, they said quite clearly that the ukrainians are using more shows and our production lines can keep up in europe and the united states. these are huge problems that we have known we've had. the headline is mutual is saying we have got to step it up and move are the russians will vest the ukrainians. in move are the russians will vest the ukrainians. , ., move are the russians will vest the ukrainian— ukrainians. in terms of nato's own ammunition _ ukrainians. in terms of nato's own ammunition supplies. _ ukrainians. in terms of nato's own ammunition supplies. is _ ukrainians. in terms of nato's own ammunition supplies. is there - ukrainians. in terms of nato's own ammunition supplies. is there a i ammunition supplies. is there a genuine concern about that? is that part of the reason for the delay? no, that's not the reason for the delay. the delay is that these are entrenched problems and that europe hasn't had to produce these many shows in many years, neither has the united states. so, overcoming the delays and stepping up production is

the issue. in the united states the defence contractors don't want to do it unless the united states government says we have your back and provide long—term commitments. part of it is the united states stepping in and ensuring there is a long—term commitment. taste stepping in and ensuring there is a long-term commitment.— long-term commitment. we have another unit— long-term commitment. we have another unit security _ long-term commitment. we have another unit security constant - another unit security constant conference ahead. ukraine called in forfighterjets. is that conference ahead. ukraine called in for fighterjets. is that on the horizon, do you think? 50. for fighterjets. is that on the horizon, do you think? so, the one liuht horizon, do you think? so, the one light moment _ horizon, do you think? so, the one light moment i _ horizon, do you think? so, the one light moment i saw _ horizon, do you think? so, the one light moment i saw in _ horizon, do you think? so, the one light moment i saw in the - horizon, do you think? so, the one light moment i saw in the mitchell| light moment i saw in the mitchell defence ministry is when the defence minister of ukraine pulled out his handkerchief and said this is what i want. it was a picture ofjets. so far, there is no movement on it. the brits came out last week and made encouraging noises but now, most of the noises say it would take a long time and ukrainians aren't up to speed sub it sounds like there are breaks on this idea. watch this space, but no movement so far on

fighterjets. space, but no movement so far on fighterjets-_ fighterjets. thank you linda hardin. to the us now and the white house has said evidence suggests the three aerial objects shot down by us jets were likely not involved in a wider chinese espionage programme. the national security spokesman, john kirby, said the leading explanation is the "objects were tied to commercial or research entities and therefore benign". here's the white house press secretary. "the objects that were shot down were in the civilian airspace, kind of flying low, low elevation, and so it was shot down, they were shot down because of... they were taking an abundance of caution. we wanted to make sure americans were safe. that the civilian aircraft flying above in our airspace was safe, and that's why they were taken down." the objects were detected when the us made its radar more sensitive after the shooting down of a suspected chinese surveillance balloon earlier this month. the us says it was being used to spy

on sensitive military sites. china denies that —and has accused the us of flying at least ten balloons over its own airspace. "since may last year, the united states has launched many �*high—altitude balloons�* on its mainland which continued to circle the globe. without authorization from relevant chinese authorities, they illegally flew over the airspace of china and over other relevant countries for at least 10 times." china media analyst kerry allenjoins me now. how has this hull saga been reported in china? ~ , ., , in china? when the first of these balloons made _ in china? when the first of these balloons made it _ in china? when the first of these balloons made it into _ in china? when the first of these balloons made it into the - in china? when the first of these balloons made it into the us - balloons made it into the us media, china responded by saying they were unmanned civilian airships sup but since this has come out that, john kirby seen that these latest

vehicles, aircraft, so to speak, could have been denied. china has taken great glee in this and saying this saga has been whipped into a frenzy. there have been media reports saying this has been made into hysteria and has sparked china phobia in the us again. it is going even further than that. newspapers have been given the message that this might be a smoke screen to target china because the us has its own problems this month with the derailments of a train in ohio. there has been a lot of media messaging on that saying the us has problems at home and which is why at the message are coming out. has there been _ the message are coming out. has there been a _ the message are coming out. has there been a lot _ the message are coming out. has there been a lot of interest or public reaction?— there been a lot of interest or public reaction? there has been a lot of interest, _ public reaction? there has been a lot of interest, yes. _ public reaction? there has been a lot of interest, yes. there - lot of interest, yes. there originally was a amount of bemusement and people making fun of

this same balloons being used for spine it was ridiculous. since the media message has changed it has become suggesting that, yet, the idea that the us is targeting china to the tract attention from itself. people are getting angry about this and saying calling on social media platforms, and international platforms, and international platforms like twitter, saying they want to hear more in the western media about the ohio train and problems in the us. they feel that these aren't being covered. they feel this balloon story is being used as a smoke screen. is feel this balloon story is being used as a smoke screen. is there concern that _ used as a smoke screen. is there concern that you _ used as a smoke screen. is there concern that you have _ used as a smoke screen. is there concern that you have detected l used as a smoke screen. is there - concern that you have detected about rising us — china tensions. i concern that you have detected about rising us - china tensions.— rising us - china tensions. i think that has been _ rising us - china tensions. i think that has been long-term - rising us - china tensions. i think that has been long-term not - rising us - china tensions. i think that has been long-term notjust| that has been long—term notjust with this in recent weeks but also because the criticism of the tick—tock and suggestions are on this platform been used for spine. it goes back further than that.

there was the pond pandemic. criticism in the early stages that the cases cited in china and trade tensions as well. they've always been sitting there but china sees these as political motivations by these as political motivations by the us to show the us is been hard on china. in the us to show the us is been hard on china. , ., ., . .,, on china. in terms of how much open information — on china. in terms of how much open information the _ on china. in terms of how much open information the public— on china. in terms of how much open information the public has. _ on china. in terms of how much open information the public has. we - on china. in terms of how much open j information the public has. we know, obviously, there is censoring and furthering. do people still find way of accessing western news organisations, for example? thea;r of accessing western news organisations, for example? they can do, es. organisations, for example? they can do. yes- in — organisations, for example? they can do. yes- in china _ organisations, for example? they can do, yes. in china people _ organisations, for example? they can do, yes. in china people have - organisations, for example? they can do, yes. in china people have accessl do, yes. in china people have access to a vpn which allows them to find or circumvent these firewalls and get things like facebook, google and twitter. what has been interesting about the story is there have been newspaper articles saying us media

says this but people have difficulty accessing us media and seen it for themselves-_ some sad news here in the uk today. one of the 12 boys who was rescued from a thai cave in 2018 has died. 17—year—old duangpetch promthep suffered a head injury while attending a football academy in the uk. the exact circumstances are unknown. he was captain of the thai boys' football team, who were trapped inside a cave for over two weeks. you might remember it — their rescue attracted worldwide attention. and this picture of him — caught by the torch light of a diver after the boys were found — became one of the most memorable images. the bbc�*sjonathan head has more. from sources in the community here, what they've heard is he was attending his football college near lester and was in dormitory and found unconscious by some of his friends and taken to hospital.

here, they are saying he died yesterday, so quite recently. that is the information they had. we don't have any details from the uk side about exactly what happened, but it appears he fell ill quite unexpectedly and did not recover. so, a very shocking development in what had otherwise been one of the most uplifting stories, certainly that i have ever covered, and most of us have ever seen, and he was a very ambitious footballer. a lots of the boys have remained very keen in football, and he was perhaps one of the keenest. he got the scholarship last year to go to the school, a big dealfor him to go and study overseas. he had big dreams as well. here in the uk — investigators have given another update on the disappearance of nicola bulley nearly three weeks ago. let's listen first to some of that police statement.

i would emphasise that it remains a case. there is no evidence to indicate a criminal aspects or third—party involvements in her up disappearance. so — police say there's no evidence of criminal activity. here's what we know. 0n the 27th of january, nicola bulley dropped her two children off at school, then took the family dog for a walk by the wyre river. on that walk she joined a conference call via her mobile phone. she was last seen by a fellow dog walker at 9:10am that day. about 25 minutes later, the phone was found on a bench, still connected to the call. the dogs lead was found nearby. it has been 20 days since her disappearance. investigators have been pursuing hundreds of lines of inquiry — and have searched the river and surrounding area. today, police also said that ms bulley was classed as a �*high risk�* missing person. as soon issue was reported many missing, following the information provided by her partner, hull, and based in a number of specific

vulnerabilities. nicolette was graded as high—risk. that is normal with the information we were in possession of. at the press conference, police did not elaborate on why ms bulley was classified as high risk. but later this af, they issued a further statement to clarify these �*vulnerabilites�*, saying: "sadly, is clear from speaking to paul and the family that nicola had in the past suffered with some significant issues with alcohol, which were brought on by her ongoing struggles with the menopause and that these struggles had resurfaced over recent months." police also made note of a concern for welfare visit made ms bulley�*s disappearance has attracted widespread attention, both in the local community and online. that�*s generated a number of different theories, and prompted people on social media to try solve the case. police dismissed a number of these theories today — yes it has significantly distracted the investigation. in 29 years of police service i haven�*t seen anything like it. some of it has been shocking and hurtful to the

family. stay with us on 0utside source — still to come. a one—year—old girl with a rare inherited condition affecting the brain and nervous system becomes the first child to be treated with a new life—saving gene therapy in britain�*s national health service. a boy and girl, both 15, have appeared in court charged with the murder of 16—year—old brianna ghey. the transgender school pupil was stabbed to death at a village park in north england, on saturday. cheshire police say all lines of inquiry were "being explored", including hate crime. the accused appeared at chester magistrates�* court earlier today. let�*s hear from the bbc�*s fiona trott, who was there: the children appeared here at a youth court earlier. they are. separately we are in great track suits and spoke only to confirm their name, age and addresses. we can�*t name them because of their

young age. they nodded when it was explained to them that the charge was serious and had to be dealt with by liverpool crown court where they are due to appear tomorrow. brianna�*s family have released a statement. "brianna was beautiful, witty and hilarious. brianna was strong, fearless and one of a kind" — they said. adding, "the loss of her young life has left a massive hole in ourfamily.." brianna had a large following on social media. she also found an online community of other young transgender people. speaking to vice news, amelia said brianna "...made me feel unstoppable as a trans girl..." tiana said brianna "helped me find ways to access medical care for my transition safely." another friend created an online group dedicated to brianna�*s memory. she told vice half the messages received had been �*hate filled�* and transphobic. these pictures are from liverpool on tuesday night — one of two candelit vigils held in brianna�*s memory. more events are expected in cities across the uk. let�*s hear from some of those attending.

she�*s touch everyone, regardless of whether they have known her are not. it is just everyone is here for a reason, and everyone wants to show their support for her and their respects. i their support for her and their resects. ~ .., , respects. i think it can be quite difficult for _ respects. i think it can be quite difficult for those _ respects. i think it can be quite difficult for those of _ respects. i think it can be quite difficult for those of people - difficult for those of people process in the news on their own and it is easier— process in the news on their own and it is easier when we are here as a community— it is easier when we are here as a community together. this is 0utside source live from the bbc newsroom. 0ur lead story is? nicola sturgeon confirms she�*s resigning as scotland�*s first minister after more than eight years in the role aid on the way to syria to help survivors of a devastating earthquake — but questions persist over how it will be distributed. next we�*re going to bring you a story from our medical editor, fergus walsh. a one—year—old girl here in the uk, who has a rare inherited condition, and has become the first child to be treated by the nhs with a new life—saving gene therapy.

19—month—old teddi shaw has mld, which severely damages the brain and nervous system. the treatment costs almost three million pounds — the most expensive medicine ever approved for the nhs. the bbc was given exclusive access to follow teddi�*s treatment. teddi and nala have mld, metachromatic leukodystrophy. this little piggy went to market... children are born apparently healthy, but the condition gradually attacks the brain and body. ..all the way home. are you a ladybird? ladybird! this was nala when she was two. now, a year later, she can�*t walk or talk and is tube—fed. her body is basically kind of gradually shutting down. she will lose her eyesight, she will lose most of her senses and it will basically come to a point where there is nothing

left for her to lose. nala�*s mld progressed too far for her to be treated. but it meant the condition was picked up in her sister teddi before damage was done. she�*s at royal manchester children�*s hospital having stem cells removed from her blood, the first stage of a ground—breaking gene therapy. so, when they told us that there was treatment available for teddi, it was kind of like, a bit like a bit of a bitter pill to swallow because nala can't be helped, so you know, we are extremely grateful in one sense and then really sad on the other. two months later, teddi�*s personalised therapy, called libmeldi, is ready. scientists have added a working copy of the faulty gene which causes mld to teddi�*s cells. they�*re your cells.

libmeldi costs more than £2.8 million, though the nhs has agreed a confidential discount. this one—off infusion aims to stop teddi�*s disease in its tracks. teddi will need to spend several more weeks in hospital while her gene—altered cells make their way to her bone marrow and start to produce the crucial missing enzyme that causes her condition. fewer than ten children a year in the uk are likely to be eligible for libmeldi. one reason why the price tag is so high. teddi�*s doctors are trialling similar treatments for other rare conditions. i think it will be transformative in genetic diseases. libmeldi shows that we can take their own stem cells, put in the gene that their illness is deficient or faulty in, and correct the condition.

teddi can expect a healthy future. but nala is terminally ill. her parents want mld screened for at birth, so it�*s always picked up early enough for treatment. fergus walsh, bbc news. news coming us that the world bank president will step down after four years at that helm of the bank. that is read reported. it is not being made immediately clear why. he was appointed by donald trump but leaving before a nearly five year term. thatjust coming to us. now to the us — where the republican politician nikki haley, has launched her campaign to be a candidate in the 2024 us

presidential election. let�*s have a listen. from joe biden on down, or our leaders put too much trust in big government. and too little trust in the american people. they are aspiring towards socialism with a new trillion dollar spending bill every few months and the national debt over $30 trillion. this is not the america that calls to my parents. and, make no mistake, this is not the america i will leave to my children. let�*s remind ourselves who nikki haley is. she�*s an indian american politician, and a big name in the republican party. in 2010, aged 39, she became the youngest governor in the us in the state of south carolina. in 2015, after a racist mass murder in charleston, she ordered a confederate flag to be removed from statehouse grounds. she first opposed donald trump�*s run for president in 2016. but after he won, she resigned as governor to become his

united nations ambassador. she resigned from that in 2018. let�*s remind ourselves who nikki haley is. she originally said she wouldn�*t challenge donald trump if he ran in 2024. now, she�*s the first person to challenge him for the nomination. 0ut correspondent anthony zurcher joins me now from south carolina anthony just bring us anthonyjust bring us up—to—date. what has she said and what has the response been? the what has she said and what has the response been?— response been? the message that nikki haley had _ response been? the message that nikki haley had in _ response been? the message that nikki haley had in her— response been? the message that nikki haley had in her event - response been? the message that nikki haley had in her event today | nikki haley had in her event today the first event of her new campaign was one of the generational change. she criticises old policies and orifices and positions herself, as 51 years old, in contrast with donald trump and explicitly withjoe biden. she touted her strengths as a governor here in south carolina for six years. her accomplishments in

bringing businesses to south carolina and experience with foreign policy as us ambassador to the united change nations. she talked about being tough on china and iran, and she had an introductory speaker, the american student who was released from north korea and died shortly thereafter. the mum was effusive in her praise of nikki haley and saying she would be a terrific president.— haley and saying she would be a terrific president. where does she lie on the spectrum _ terrific president. where does she lie on the spectrum of _ terrific president. where does she lie on the spectrum of the - lie on the spectrum of the presidential candidates? 0bviously, trump, desa ntis, presidential candidates? 0bviously, trump, desantis, two of the very big names likely to run. i trump, desantis, two of the very big names likely to run.— names likely to run. i would say she is probably — names likely to run. i would say she is probably in _ names likely to run. i would say she is probably in the _ names likely to run. i would say she is probably in the middle _ names likely to run. i would say she is probably in the middle of- names likely to run. i would say she is probably in the middle of the - is probably in the middle of the pack with opinion polls which you have to take with a grain of salt at this point. she has eight single picture single—digit approval ratings. she is trying to position herself as a candidate for people

who like donald trump policies but don�*t like them all that much. i spoke with supporters who came here today and that is what they told me. they are tired of donald trump and want someone with new ideas, and different looking, a person of colour. they want to see someone who has good conservative policies and can get them done that they view her having done here in south carolina. donald trump cavett gave a curious and interesting reaction to her running. what do you read into that? he released or his campaign released a press release attacking nikki haley for wanting to cut social spending, for admiring hillary clinton and referring to or have as an expression as the of for why she got into politics. also, regarding her policy as being a strong supporter of us aid to ukraine.

donald trump reacted very quickly. he hasn�*t personally criticised nikki haley that much but clearly the campaign is looking to attack her now and start early before she builds momentum. is it her now and start early before she builds momentum.— her now and start early before she builds momentum. is it possible to assessjust — builds momentum. is it possible to assess just briefly _ builds momentum. is it possible to assessjust briefly how _ builds momentum. is it possible to assessjust briefly how many - assess just briefly how many candidates we are expecting here? taste candidates we are expecting here? we are candidates we are expecting here? - are expecting one of the biggest fields in recent history for republicans. 0nly fields in recent history for republicans. only two in right now but others like former vice president mike pence, ron desantis of florida, and others who are just the biggest names and they�*re probablyjust half a dozen or more other candidates thinking of that. thank you very much indeed anthony. a quick reminder of our top story. nicola sturgeon is stepping down after more than eight years in office in a speech announcing her decision she said there is much more intensity and brutality to a life of

a politician than there was in previous years. we are back in a few more minutes was up thanks for being with us. across scotland england and will through the day. we ended the day in northern ireland with high clouds moving in with this halo you can see here in this weather watcher picture, the high cloud associated with the next weather system. that would bring cloudy and damp weather for northern ireland and rain into england and wales region southern areas of scotland. i co—ordinate, frost free for most of us with clear skies in northern scotland, you might see patches of frost in the

highlands. tomorrow morning, i cloudy and damp start to the date with mist and fog patches in western clothes and help with light rain and juicy easing off through the day with skies trying to brighten through the afternoon. i don�*t think there�*ll be that much in the way of sunshine, compared to what we had today. temperatures, despite the cloudy skies, on the my side with ten to 14 degrees. for the end of the week we are looking at windy weather with the area of low pressure bring in tightly packed isobars with strong winds wrecked on its way across some of scotland with gusts up to 75 mph and across a pen and nines with gusts of 70 mph. those wings long enough to bring transport destruction. so we could see a few problems out on the roads,

maybe at the airports too, and the risk even of we have a lot of clever england to wilt with splashes of light rained and skies to brighten up across scotland and northern ireland as it temperatures are mild for this time of year. those mild conditions continue on into saturday with cloud and rain around for many to start the weekend sunday looks to be the drier and brighter of the two days this weekend.

you know hello, i know �*m geeta guru—murthy, this is 0utside source. scottish first minister nicola sturgeon announces she�*s stepping down — after more than eight years in office. my decision comes from a place of duty and love. my decision comes from a place of duty and love-— duty and love. tough love perhaps but love nevertheless _ duty and love. tough love perhaps but love nevertheless for - duty and love. tough love perhaps but love nevertheless for my - duty and love. tough love perhaps but love nevertheless for my party and the country. more aid makes it into syria, but questions continue about whether it will be distributed fairly a us teen sentenced to life without parole over the murders of ten black people at supermarket in buffalo last may.

testing let�*s start with big news here in the uk. scotland�*s longest serving first minister, nicola sturgeon, has resigned. she�*s been the leader of the scottish national party — which wants independence from britain — for more than eight years. she steered the country through brexit, covid, ukraine, five conservativce prime ministers and enjoyed huge ongoing public support. have a listen to some of what she had to say. (tx sot since my very first moment in the job i have believed that part of serving well would be to know almost instinctively when the time is right to make way for someone else. and by that time came to have the courage to do so, even after many across the country and in my party it might feel too soon, in my head and in my heart i know that time is now.

let�*s take a look back at her career. she entered politics full—time in 1999 — when she was elected to the new scottish parliament. she was 29 years old. her first big test in government came when she was deputy first minister and health secretary, as swine flu was declared a pandemic. she then oversaw planning for 2014�*s independence referendum. the scottish people voted to stay part of the uk but today she said she remained committed to the independence cause. i am firmly of the view that there is no majority support support for independence in scotland. but our support needs to be solidified. and it needs to grow further if our independent scotland is to have the best possible foundation. to achieve that, we must reach across the divide in scottish politics. and myjudgment now is that a new leader would be better able to do this. someone about whom the mind of almost everyone in the country is not already made up for better or worse. someone who is not subject to quite

the same polarised opinions, fair or unfair, as i now am. nicola sturgeon took over from alex salmond as first minister, after scotland voted against independence. we�*ve been hearing from him. the political puzzle would be this, i thought that was a very puzzling thing to do since i didn�*t think the supreme court, the united kingdom, was going to wave through the case for having an independent referendum. general election would be the way forward. but that�*s coming up at the snp special conference. but what nicholas said today as well she thought she was going to when that vote and now she�*s going to resign. ijust don�*t understand that at all. i just don�*t understand that at all. let�*s have a look at some of the tributes. uk prime minister rishi sunak thanked her "for her

long—standing service". adam price — who leads the welsh nationalists plaid cyrmu said she was "a once in a generation politician, driven by an unwavering passion for her country". and this is michelle 0�*neill, vice president of the irish republican party sinn fein paying tribure "to the huge strides she has made in advancing the campaign for scottish independence." in the us, we�*ve heard from former house speaker nancy pelosi, who said ms sturgeon "has earned respect and admiration from all over the globe for her strong, values—driven leadership," there�*s been plenty of reaction from within the first minister�*s own party as well. this is from the official snp twitter account. stewart mcdonald, mp for glasgow south called nicola sturgeon "the finest public servant of the devolution age". and we�*ve also heard from the opposition. douglas ross, leader of the scottish conservatives, said nicola sturgeon had �*presided over a decade of division and decay�* — he�*s faced some criticism for that statement. and this is the former leader of the scottish conservatives — ruth davidson. probably a poor disagreement of nicholas sturgeon certainly a more public one than anybody else. it doesn�*t mean that i haven�*t got

enough appreciation of the effort level that�*s been given to say that i wish her well on what happens next. so who might be in line to replace her? let�*s run through some names to keep an eye on. kate forbes — the finance secretary. she�*s on maternity leave at the moment. angus robertson, the former westminster leader — he�*s now a government minister. and deputy first minister — john swinney. but whoever takes leadership of the party has a big job on their hands — as our scotland editor james cook explains. it was interesting to hear a very personal speech from nicholas sturgeon, quite a reflective speech from nicholas sturgeon. she was talking a lot about the impact that being at the front of politics for so long had had on her and her family. and also, as you say, this idea that she has become a polarising figure in scottish politics. although i think to be totally honest with you, it�*s probably the issue of the constitution, the issue of independence but it is the real

polarising factor rather than any one individual, any one character. and i suspect that whoever takes on the mantle of leadership of the scottish national party and therefore being first minister of scotland is likely to face some of the same challenges, because there is still a big debate about how the snp can move scotland closer to independence. clearly the first minute start nicholas sturgeon has had a successful tenure in some regards, but she�*s not gotten any closer really to that dream. earlier i spoke to david wallace lockhart — our political correspondent in westminster. (tx sot sturgeon saying that she no longer felt she was able to give the job the 100% it deserved. now, nicola sturgeon has dominated scottish politics for almost the last ten years. she has won election after election during the coronavirus pandemic. she was seen as very effective and at least communicating very clearly the logic behind all the decisions she was making and she�*s seen independence. the cause that she believes in,

first and foremost, reach its highest poll ratings it�*s ever got in scotland. that being said, it�*s not like her time as first minister has been a complete success. we can see problems still in education in scotland, problems within the nhs. she�*s faced recent issues such as the idea of self id on gender that�*s been proving quite controversial. also, problems with things like getting ferries built in scotland that have been over budget and taking longer than it should have in order to get people from the island communities to the scottish mainland. and when it comes to independence, though, she has seen very good poll ratings. what she hasn�*t managed to do is get scotland any closer to that second independence referendum that she really wanted to be seen held. she was thwarted by the uk courts when it came to that, and the uk government unwilling to have a second independence referendum. of course, scotland had one in 2014 where people voted

no to independence. so, although there will be many who look back very fondly on her time as first minister, there will also be those who will be quite glad to see her gone. and for many people that fault line will be their view on scottish independence. and will the opposition parties, labour, the conservatives think actually it�*s going to be quite hard to find such a charismatic leader, whether you agree with her or not, and therefore they might fancy their chances of winning more seats. i don�*t have any doubt that opposition parties in scotland departure as an opportunity for them to do well. as i say she has dominated politics in the last ten years ago and she has taken the snp two levels of success that they could only have dreamt of not that long ago. could only have dreamt of not that lona auo. . , could only have dreamt of not that lonauao. ., , could only have dreamt of not that lonttao. ., , ,, long ago. that being said, speaking to one politician _ long ago. that being said, speaking to one politician earlier— long ago. that being said, speaking to one politician earlier on - long ago. that being said, speaking to one politician earlier on today . to one politician earlier on today that yes some people do go out and vote for nicholas sturgeon because they are a big fan of hers first

mentor star, they are a big fan of hers first mentorstar, equally they are a big fan of hers first mentor star, equally there is a lot of people going and vote that way because they support scottish independence. whoever succeeds or are they are going to hold those same views on the constitution. so perhaps not as simple as nicholas detergents doing as well in the future. let�*s turn to the earthquakes in turkey and syria now. in the last hour we�*ve heard us secretary of state antony blinken will travel to turkey to observe the aid response there. in neighbouring syria the assad government has insisted international aid will be given to earthquake survivors fairly. many syrians are angry over the lack of humanitarian relief — more than four million people in the opposition—controlled northwest received no deliveries from the un via turkey until thursday. here�*s syria�*s ambassador to the united nations speaking to the bbc. and the international red cross and other international organisations now get more involved in the situation in order

to facilitate this process to make sure that this humanitarian aid is distributed without any discriminations and to all syrians who need it. his comments come as the first deliveries of international aid entered the opposition—held areas of northern syria through one of two newly reopened border crossings with turkey. let�*s look at why aid has been so difficult to deliver. the affected areas are controlled by multiple groups. they include the syrian and turkish governments, kurds, andjihadi rebels in the north—west idlib province. on tuesday — syria�*s president — bashar al—assad , allowed two more border crossings to be opened up, as you can see from this map. before, aid agencies only had access to one crossing for the entire country. but the white helmets — they�*re the group leading rescue efforts — say those extra crossings still may not be enough. meanwhile we are, you know, very grateful that two new border crossings are open.

i mean, this is coming very late. it�*s something that we have been fighting for and advocating forfor a very long time, the opening of these borders. something that is concerning is that these borders are only open for the next three months. with the scale of this tragedy, it�*s a long road to recovery. so let�*s look at why that aid is so badly needed in syria, nine days in to this disaster. this is the extent of the devastation in rebel—held north—west syria. excavators are working to clear away rubble. hopes of finding survivors are fading, but some search and rescue work is still being done. these volunteers have set up a soup kitchen in the town of jandaris, and are feeding hundreds people a day despite limited supplies. also injandaris, volunteer doctors have set up this mobile medical clinic for survivors. a lack of supplies are again a huge problem. here�*s one of the doctors. translation: "the main challenge is that we lost a lot of medical personnel in the earthquake. a large number of the medical personnel in the area died,

while others lost family members or relatives, and were therefore 0ther other sources include lack of medical supplies and medicine. other sources include lack of medical supplies and medicine. across the border in turkey, syrian refugees who fled during the civil war have found themselves homeless again. many of them have chosen to return to syria — this is the bal—al—hawa border crossing. 0ur correspondent laura bicker is there. the reality is that many of these people will probably say "we are staying in syria because we have nothing left in turkey. after starting life again in turkey, afterfleeing war and bombardment in syria, they are once again having to start and rebuild their life. across syria and turkey, the death toll continues to rise, more than 41,000 people have died. and in turkey, authorities say about 13.5 million people have been affected in an area roughly the size of britain. let�*s look at the situation there now. with the rescue phase coming to a close, the focus is on recovering bodies and clearing away the debris. many survivors are being temporarily housed in tents like these,

inside a stadium in the town of kahramanmaras. 0ur correspondent caroline davies has more from southern turkey. in the aftermath of the earthquake, shelter and help come in many forms. these arrivals at this port are boarding a floating hospital. their ship arrived _ boarding a floating hospital. their ship arrived about _ boarding a floating hospital. their ship arrived about five _ boarding a floating hospital. their ship arrived about five days ago. it's normally used as a tour ship but now— it's normally used as a tour ship but now of— it's normally used as a tour ship but now of course it has become a ftoating _ but now of course it has become a floating hospital. here is where people — floating hospital. here is where people arrive and they are assessed for what _ people arrive and they are assessed for what need they have. gn people arrive and they are assessed for what need they have.— for what need they have. on board, the offer check _ for what need they have. on board, the offer check ups, _ for what need they have. on board, the offer check ups, pharmacies, i for what need they have. on board, i the offer check ups, pharmacies, and warm food for up to a thousand people. this woman and her children have slept here for the last three days. translation: ., ., , ., translation: for a couple of days we are on the streets _ translation: for a couple of days we are on the streets until _ translation: for a couple of days we are on the streets until the _ translation: for a couple of days we are on the streets until the ship - are on the streets until the ship arrived — are on the streets until the ship arrived. they gave us new close. we don't _ arrived. they gave us new close. we don't know _ arrived. they gave us new close. we don't know what's awaiting us. as lon- don't know what's awaiting us. as long as _ don't know what's awaiting us. as long as the — don't know what's awaiting us. as long as the ship docked here, we will be _

long as the ship docked here, we will be living on the ship. the severely injured _ will be living on the ship. tie: severely injured have will be living on the ship. tte: severely injured have been will be living on the ship. tt9: severely injured have been sent onto permanent hospitals but the ship has had up a hospital ward to help treat those with chronic diseases, unable to get the usual care they need. this person came from istanbul to help. translation: ~ :, help. translation: :, , . , , translation: we are physically very tired, translation: we are physically very tired. mentally _ translation: we are physically very tired, mentally very _ translation: we are physically very tired, mentally very tired, _ tired, mentally very tired, exhausted but we are trying not to show _ exhausted but we are trying not to show this— exhausted but we are trying not to show this to our patients. they need us now _ show this to our patients. they need us now they— show this to our patients. they need us now. they need our one touch. we are trying _ us now. they need our one touch. we are trying to _ us now. they need our one touch. we are trying to keep our motivation high~ _ are trying to keep our motivation hiuh. :, , are trying to keep our motivation hi h, :, , :, are trying to keep our motivation hiuh. :, , :, :, are trying to keep our motivation hiuh. :, ,:, :, high. thoughts of what happened here are still raw- — high. thoughts of what happened here are still raw. the _ high. thoughts of what happened here are still raw. the search _ high. thoughts of what happened here are still raw. the search and _ are still raw. the search and rescue efforts continue across the earthquake area. each story of survival increasingly rare. a77—year—old woman was rescued from the rubble after 212 hours. 42—year—old also pulled from deep beneath. those found alive at this stage are even more likely to be in a critical condition. residential streets are filled with heavy

machinery. buildings turned to gray piles of dust and rubble, now slowly being moved. the debtor still being counted in the road ahead seems uncertain for many. i�*m hearing that ada still very restricted in syria and is nowhere near what is given given the scale of the challenges and the devastation. i spoke to someone earlier this week who was in damascus and he said that a relative of his had taken part in a volunteer trip to try and help with rescue efforts. and when he got there he was disgusted to see that at checkpoints the army was seizing the aid that he had brought from damascus and were taking it and then diverting it. i have since seen videos of some of this aid, apparently being sold in markets. and so it�*s very clear that va not

getting to the people who need it. and that once again, we are seeing diversion from the syrian regime. has the aide failed though because they could have perhaps done more to open the crossings from turkey? and initially try to rescue those trapped under the rubble? definitely. i think it striking that the chief un aid official actually said this is a failure. and that news has certainly spread quickly throughout syria. a lot of syrians feel incredibly abandoned. they don�*t understand why it took so long for international aid to start trickling in. and of course for many people it was too late for those who are trapped under the rubble every hour, every second mattered. and so the delay they find completely

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this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is? nicola sturgeon confirms she�*s resigning as scotland�*s first

minister after more than eight years in the role. aid on the way to syria to help survivors of a devastating earthquake — but questions persist over how it will be distributed. let�*s go to new york where there�*s white supremacist has been sentenced for life in prison for killing ten people in a new york supermarket in new york state while he waited for his sentence — a relative of one of the victims was giving a statement — and this happened. was taken out of the court. the next voice you�*ll hear is from judge susan eagan, as she read out the sentencing.

there can be no mercy for you. no understanding. no second chances. the damage you have caused is too great and the people you have hurt are too valuable to this community. you will never see the light of day is a free man ever again. we heard from the defendant. i did a terrible thing that day. i shot and killed people because they were black and looking back now, i can�*t believe i actually did it. i believed what i read online and acted out of hate. and now i can�*t take it back, but i wish i could. and i don�*t want anyone to be inspired by me and what i did. this was a hearing that was emotional relief throughout. the judge refused to sentence him as a youth. he was 18 at the time.

because of how horrendous this crime was, the fact that he researched and plan this, surveyed the grocery store in this black neighbourhood, reconnaissance. and then executed this attack. remember the heinousness of this. he live stream to their shooting on twitch, the social media platform after being inspired online by other white supremacist. and so in this hearing we knew he would be sentenced to life without parole. that was the mandatory sentence for domestic terrorism motivated by hate charge. but what this did was give the family members an opportunity to confront him. and they were incredibly emotional. it was clear as they set themselves that they are still grieving. this attack, and the loss of their loved ones. and many confronted him, calling him a coward, racist, saying that he didn�*t understand anything about the black community. even after he

apologised, members of the courtroom say that they didn�*t believe he was remorseful. the district attorney saying he didn�*t think that apology was heartfelt because this man is still facing several federal charges and with those charges he could face the death penalty. now to the us — where the republican politician nikki haley, has launched her campaign to be a candidate in the 2024 us presidential election. let�*s have a listen. our moment is now. our mission is clear. let�*s save our country and secure our future and let�*s move forward together toward our destiny and a strong and proud america. let�*s remind ourselves who nikki haley is. she�*s an indian american politician, and a big name in the republican party. in 2010, aged 39, she became the youngest governor in the us in the state of south carolina. in 2015, after a racist mass murder in charleston, she ordered a confederate flag to be removed from statehouse grounds. she first opposed donald trump�*s run for president in 2016.

but after he won, she resigned as governor to become his united nations ambassador. she resigned from that in 2018. she originally said she wouldn�*t challenge donald trump if he ran in 2024. now, she�*s the first person to challenge him for the nomination. earlier i spoke to this man in south carolina. , ,:, ., earlier i spoke to this man in south carolina. , :, , ., carolina. the message that she had in her event — carolina. the message that she had in her event today _ carolina. the message that she had in her event today was _ carolina. the message that she had in her event today was one - carolina. the message that she had in her event today was one of - in her event today was one of generational change. no tired old policies and faces of past generations and position herself, she�*s 51 years old, as a contrast with donald trump and exclusively with donald trump and exclusively with joe with donald trump and exclusively withjoe biden. she also touted her strengths as a governor here and south carolina for six years, her accomplishments in many businesses in south carolina as well as her experiment in foreign policy as a us ambassador to the united nations. she talked about how she was tough on china and she was tough on iran.

she actually had an introductory speaker who was the mother of the american student who was released from north korea and died shortly thereafter. she was praising her saying she would be a terrific president, she has full fate that she will be able to lead this count . ~ :, , , :, , country. where does she lie on this sectrum country. where does she lie on this spectrum of — country. where does she lie on this spectrum of potential _ country. where does she lie on this spectrum of potential candidates i spectrum of potential candidates because obviously trump, desantis, two of the very big names are likely to run. i two of the very big names are likely to run. :, :, , �*, two of the very big names are likely torun. :, :, , �*, , to run. i have to say she's probably in the middle _ to run. i have to say she's probably in the middle of _ to run. i have to say she's probably in the middle of the _ to run. i have to say she's probably in the middle of the park— to run. i have to say she's probably in the middle of the park according | in the middle of the park according to public opinion polls which you have to take as a grain of salt and this point. she�*s a single digit approval ratings. but the reality is she�*s trying to position herself as a candidate for people who like donald trump policies but maybe don�*t like donald trump all that much. i did talk to some supporters who came out here earlier today and that was a message they told me. they were tired of donald trump.

they were tired of donald trump. they wanted someone new, different ideas, but also different looking, a woman, a person of colour. and they also would like to see someone who has a good conservative policies and can get them done like they view she has done herein north carolina. world bank chief david malpass announced wednesday he would step down by the end ofjune from his position heading the development lender. in a statement, he said: "after a good deal of thought, i�*ve decided to pursue new challenges." his tenure at the world bank, spanning four years, saw the group face global crises such as the covid—19 pandemic and the russian invasion of ukraine, as well as an international economic slowdown. nicholas sturgeon says she�*s stepping down after more than eight years in office. in a speech announcing her decision she says there is much more to a life of politician then there was in previous years. and as if to prove this, donald trump has put out a statement. i�*m not going to read all of it because it is pretty brutal

but she does say that she fought him all the way as he bought all the biggest golf properties in the world in scotland. plenty of news to come. hello there. the weather�*s been, well, a little bit mixed today. really. many of us have seen some sunshine, but we have had a weak weather front with us as well. this stripe of cloud you can see here on the satellite picture with a band of rain that�*s been pushing eastwards across scotland, across england and wales through the day. now, we ended the day in northern ireland with high cloud moving in. that created this halo you can see here in this weather watch picture. that high cloud is associated with the next weather system. and overnight tonight, that�*s going to be bringing some cloudy and damp weather for northern ireland. the rain moving into england and wales, reaching southern and central areas of scotland. given the cloudy skies, it�*s not a cold night, frost free for most of us. but with the clearer skies hanging on for a time in northern scotland,

well, you might see some patches of frost in the highlands. now for tomorrow morning, i think a cloudy and damp start to the day, probably have some mist and fog patches around western coast and hills. the light rain and drizzle slowly easing off through the day, with the skies trying to brighten up for a time in the afternoon. but i don�*t think there�*s going to be that much in the way of sunshine, especially not compared with what we had today. now, temperatures, despite those cloudier skies, still on the mild side, 10 to 14 degrees our top temperatures widely. now for the end of the week we�*re looking at some windy weather with this area of low pressure, bringing some tightly packed isobars, the strongest winds in association with their seclusion. and that will be rattling its way across scotland, where we could get gusts up to 75 miles an hour. and across the pennines and to the east of the pennines gusts could reach 70 miles an hour here. those winds are strong enough to bring some localised disruption. so, for example, we might see some problems on the roads. so, the a1 — high sided vehicles, well, some lorries could get blown

over with gusts that strong, and, for example, some of the airports. leeds, bradford, well those winds will be cross winds, and so we could see some cancellations or delays. it�*s certainly worth checking with your airline before heading out to the airport. now, away from those windy conditions in the north we will have a lot of cloud for england and wales with some splashes of mostly light rain. the skies do brighten up across scotland and northern ireland as the air starts to turn a bit fresher here. but these temperatures are still very mild for the time of year everywhere. now those mild conditions continue on into saturday. still cloud and a bit of rain around for many to start the weekend. sunday looks like being the dry and brighter of the two days of the weekend.

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