this is bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. the headlines... nearly two weeks on from turkey's devastating earthquake, officials say most rescue efforts to find survivors are to end. police investigating the disappearance of a woman in the northwest of england say they have recovered a body from a river near to where nicola bulley was last seen. the us secretary of state says china is considering supplying weapons and ammunition to russia for its war against ukraine. i have seen them provide non—lethal support to russia for use in ukraine. the concern that we have now is based on information that we have that they are considering providing lethal support.

nearly two weeks on from turkey's devastating earthquake, officials have said most rescue efforts to find survivors will end today. search operations have been winding down for days as the chances of finding people fade. more than 16,000 people are known to have been killed by the quake and the aftershocks. meanwhile, the us secretary of state, antony blinken, has arrived in turkey, at the incirlik air base. he'll hold talks with his turkish counterpart, before meeting some of the people affected by the quake, including white helmet rescue workers from rebel—held parts of syria. our correspondent caroline davies has the latest from adana. tomorrow morning, it will be two weeks since the earthquake hit turkey and syria, and according to the turkish

emergency and disaster body, the vast majority of rescue operations will be winding down from the end of today. we know they have already across one province there were 200 buildings being searched, in another province, the epicentre, there were 19 buildings the body has thanked the rescuers for their efforts.

it's an area which has been searched before, though search teams have previously said that some parts of the water are hard to see because of debris. the investigation into nicola bulley�*s disappearance has attracted widespread speculation, and after the police released personal details about her, there has been a public and political backlash. at the centre of it all, there's a distressed family who are waiting for news. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, has alleged that china is considering supplying weapons and ammunition to russia, for its war against ukraine. he was speaking to cbs news, after meeting china's top diplomat,

wang yi, on the sidelines of the international munich security conference in germany. he said he'd warned mr wang of consequences if material support was provided to moscow. mr blinken told cbs that chinese firms were already providing non—lethal aid for russia's invasion. james landale reports. for months now, vladimir putin has been wooing china's president so is all that diplomacy about to pay off? so far, china has neither endorsed nor condemned russia's invasion of ukraine, calling instead for a peaceful solution. but the us believes russian forces in ukraine are already getting surveillance and other information from chinese firms. and america's top diplomat now believes that china could be going further and providing weapons. we have seen them provide non—lethal support to russia for use in ukraine. the concern that we have now is based on information we have that they are considering providing lethal support and we've made very

clear to them that that would cause a serious problem for us and then in our relationship. that message was delivered at a security conference in munich where mr blinken met china's foreign minister behind closed doors. he was here to brief european counterparts on china's imminent so—called peace plan for ukraine that some analysts fear could call for the west to stop arming ukraine. translation: china is not a party to this crisis in ukraine _ but we are not standing idly by. nor have we thrown fuel on the fire. we are more opposed to profiting from the fire. what china is doing, as i said earlier, is to urge peace and promote talks. we will stand firmly on the side of peace and on the side of dialogue. until now, china has stayed largely at one remove from the war in ukraine but the fear among western policy—makers here is that that may be about to change,

and there's uncertainty about what it might mean. if china is behind russia here then it is a great power that has and can provide weapons. that is definitely making the conflict and the war bigger. and it would be of concern? definitely. before the war, both men met at the winter olympics and agreed what they called a partnership with no limits. we may find out shortly if that is true. james landale, bbc news, munich. nearly two weeks on from turkey's devastating earthquake, officials have said most rescue efforts to find survivors journalist ayla jean yackley, who's in istanbul, spoke to us. it is still winter here in turkey, and basic shelter still a major

concern for people in certain parts of the affected areas. there is complaints of not enough tents. these are people whose houses have either been destroyed or they are too terrified to stay inside at this time, still. the area has been rocked by something like 6000 aftershocks after the twin earthquakes that happened two weeks ago, so it is basic shelter. already they're beginning to talk about how and when a table rebuild. about how and when they'll rebuild. and what would that look like? how soon could that start? the government, led by recep tayyip erdogan, has promised that it will be a very swift process, that they will rebuild the hundreds of thousands of buildings that have come down within a year. experts we have spoken to said that that is far from realistic. in some ways, it has alarmed some of the survivors that i met while down there. they are afraid that such a rush

could encourage some of the period they are afraid that such a rush could encourage some of the poorer construction practices that had not been claimed for by this earthquake was so deadly. it's notjust about rebuilding homes, it is about rebuilding lives. people have lost everything. so many millions who are notjust homeless but have no belongings whatsoever. how do they even start? many won't even have jobs to go back to go back to. that's a very good point. 0ne gentleman said that he would return as soon as the city but he was born and raised is built, but he doesn't expect there to be jobs. he wonders what kinds of schools will be there for his daughter, so that is a question at the forefront. it is going to be a new normal, whenever they get back, and i think there is a lot of people who don't think it will be normal when the time comes. so, it is a very long and difficult road ahead

for many in this region. let's talk about the money that different countries have pledged. the us is to send 100 million more dollars in aid. antony blinken has been to visit. what has he had to say? he came today, and toured by helicopter some of the most severely affected sites. and he expressed profound sadness after viewing this. he also spent time at the major air base there, for the us troops, base there, where the us has troops, and carriers, planes. it is called incirlik. he is also meeting with members of the white helmets, the syrian rescue workers. he has expressed full support for turkey in its efforts to recover, as well as... it's rescue efforts are coming to an end, but he has also pledged more help for recovery.

we have seen some criticism from some people about the building standards, and that is having knock—on effects on criticism towards the government and the president there. what do you see as the fallout, politically, for president erdogan for this? or is it too soon to tell? it is still early days. even though it is two weeks, turkey is just emerging from a national period of mourning, and people are shell—shocked across the country. the whole country is in a state of grief at this moment. it is too soon. the elections, which are due at the latest injune, a few weeks ago seemed like they were rushing up to us, but for some people now they do seem far away. i think that for a lot of people, this earthquake will have to be a factor. whether it is because you suffered the loss of a family member, or your home, and you blame the government for that loss, or whether it is because you are

turning to the government and you feel that the stability that erdogan, a very strong, some would say authoritarian, leader, that strength that he exudes, is a source of comfort for you. the earthquake is going to be very much at the forefront. other issues that may have been a play, such as turkeys's human rights record or its economy and cost of living crisis, they are definitely going to take a back seat. but it is difficult to say what way it will go. back to nicola bulley�*s story — a mother of two who disappeared three weeks ago. 45—year—old nicola was last seen walking her dog near a river in lancashire in the northwest of england on january 27th. reports say lancashire police were called at 11.36 local time to reports of a body in the river wyre less than a kilometre from where nicola was last seen. let's speak to our correspondent

at the scene, yunis mulla. this was some of such now. what are policing about to timeframe, how long it might be before the body is officially identified and be informed of the results? lancashire police have — informed of the results? lancashire police have devoted _ informed of the results? lancashire police have devoted a _ informed of the results? lancashire police have devoted a huge - informed of the results? lancashire police have devoted a huge amountj informed of the results? lancashire i police have devoted a huge amount of resources to this investigation. they are calling it unprecedented in its scale and scope, when it comes to a missing persons investigation. so, this development earlier today, when they discovered, they say, sadly, a body and the river wyre just a short distance from the centre of the village has again attracted a lot of interest, with a lot of people asking for that they have finally discovered nicola bulley. what they are saying is at the moment a formal identification hasn't taken place, they are carrying out a number of tests, as

you would expect to stop and at this moment, they are not putting a timeframe on that. that is obviously because they want to be sure about who that person is that they have found in the river wyre here. they are seeing the death is being treated as unexplained. and the family, of course, nicola's family and partner have been told of the development. they don't want people to speculate. this is a distressing term, as you can imagine, for nicola's family, but they will obviously be informing paul ansell of any developments when they are available. now, this investigation has attracted a huge amount of interest. we can see the ribbons that have been left on the bridge here. that is a short distance from here. that is a short distance from her nicola disappeared three weeks ago, more than three weeks ago now.

she was out on a riverside dog walk, she had taken her dog weather, and she had taken her dog weather, and she had taken her dog weather, and she had dropped off at children at st michael's on wyre's school, just a short distance to my left here, when she disappeared. since then, police have been working on this hypothesis, there is a theory, that she went into the river. her family were holding out hope and wanted police to keep an open mind that perhaps she had disappeared and they were appealing for witnesses, they had asked people for any footage that they might have. the police themselves have spoken to a number of people, 300 people. they have visited 300 premises, the caravan park here, a number of people who come in and out of village, so the appeal to drivers who might have been there on that friday morning. they have been looking through hundreds of hours of cctv and dash—cam footage, as well as looking at 1500 pieces of information. they were quite certain from the

beginning, although they were keeping an open mind, this was a missing persons investigation. as i say, they are not saying they haven't done the test that they need to do, and formal identification hasn't been carried out. what i did see earlier, of course, was that white tent outside, close to the riverside, brother researching. there was a police helicopter there, and the senior investigating officer was also here. so, police will taking this find very, very seriously, and as i say, they have sadly recovered a body from the river wyre. sadly recovered a body from the river wyre-— river wyre. thank you for the u date. bereaved syrian families in turkey are desperately trying to return their loved ones to syria so they can be buried on home soil. many crossed the border to escape the syrian civil war but clung to the hope of returning home one day. the bbc�*s nafiseh kohnavard is at a border crossing in southern turkey with families where repatriation efforts are under way.

a warning — her report contains distressing images from the start. wailing. a mother's painful farewell to her loved ones. "take good care of each other," she tells them. the bodies of aisha's three children and two grandchildren are in these bags. they died when their building collapsed in the turkish city of antakya. her and her husband, along with their four—year—old granddaughter, are the only survivors. they are now sending them across the border to syria to be buried on homeland. the family left idlib to take refuge in turkey, hoping for a fresh start. already broken by years of civil war, they are now completely shattered. translation: we fled the war but died in the earthquake. -

we have been here since early morning and in just a few hours, we have seen six trucks taking bodies across this border into syria. the police tell us this is a massive operation for them. they are working day and night to help this crossing. back in antakya, about aokm from the border, this is all that's left of aisha's front room. ali was just recently engaged to one of aisha's daughters. he was on a video call with her when the earth started shaking. translation: i didn't know it would be the last - time i would see her. when the earthquake happened, she looked at me with fear. i saw her running. she got up while still holding the phone. but then the network went down and electricity was cut off. like many here, ali has had to put his grief on hold.

he's part of a team of syrians helping other syrians find their loved ones. but a big part of their homeland has also been devastated by the earthquake and they are left fending for themselves. translation: we should think about syria. - they don't have electricity or clean water. their houses have been devastated by the bombs and now the earthquake. of course, we accept what comes from god, but i should tell the world — enough. for aisha, there is one more heartbreak to come as the family finally recovered the last person they were looking for — the body of their son—in—law, ten days after the earthquake. nafiseh kohnavard, bbc news. borisjohnson has warned that it would be a "great mistake" for the government to abandon legislation he agreed upon northern

ireland's trading arrangements when he was prime minister. rishi sunak is trying to reach a new deal with the eu following brexit, that would have the support of all communities in northern ireland. here's our political correspondent, tony bonsignore: correspondent, tony bonsignore. the northern ireland protocol was borisjohnson�*s attempt to try and solve the problem of northern ireland and brexit. it hasn't proved successful. despite that, borisjohnson has today intervened again, saying a bill he introduced threatening to rip up the protocol if the eu doesn't renegotiate, should be kept, even though the government has hinted it could be dropped. some politicians are furious. hopefully, we are on the brink of a deal over the coming days, and certainly i would warn any conservative politicians wishing to play politics with us to stay out of it. this is about doing the right thing for the people of northern ireland, not the internal dynamics and future ambitions of anyone inside the conservative party. the problem is that under the current protocol, goods coming into northern ireland from great britain get

checked before they enter, and that creates a border in the irish sea. many tory mps and unionist politicians hate it. they say it is bad for business, and threatens the integrity of the uk. the dup is boycotting the parliament in stormont in protest. this all comes just as rishi sunak reaches a crucial point in his negotiations with the eu over the protocol. the negotiations are complex and sensitive. it's thought that any deal would involve a reduced role for the european court ofjustice and a green lane for goods designed to stay in northern ireland. this would mean fewer regulations, but the details are crucial, and negotiations are being kept under wraps, which makes this intervention all the more controversial. he is trying to wreck the thing, because he is opposed to the prime minister, he wants — he and his supporters want to undermine the prime minister, it isjust a continuation of the fratricide

or war that we see in the conservative party. the government is playing down borisjohnson�*s comments. the whole point of this is it has to work for the people of northern ireland. everything else, and what my colleagues might say, and what they might do in a hypothetical vote, that is irrelevant, unless it works for the whole of northern ireland. mps return to westminster tomorrow, knowing that much is at stake, including the political process in northern ireland, the future of brexit, and the prime minister's reputation. tony bonsignore, bbc news. later this week, ukraine will mark the first anniversary of its invasion by russia. we've been examining the different ways in which the country has offered support. 0ur reporter, phil connell, has been to see how british troops have been helping to turn ordinary ukrainian citizens into trained soldiers. it's a war taking place almost 2,000 miles from here. but for many ukrainian soldiers it's

here in yorkshire where their military training begins. when they arrive their experience is very minimal. a lot of the ones that have come through with me, were either taxi drivers or delivery drivers. now they're at a stage where they're almost fully—fledged infantry soldiers. gunshots. to mark the approaching first anniversary of russia's invasion, members of the media invited to an undisclosed location in yorkshire. a rare chance to see ukrainian troops being trained, notjust by the british army, but by forces from nine other european countries, too. they are really happy. they come shake our hand in the morning. in the evening they give us applause when we say something. so they are really eager, wanting to learn. what would you say morale was like amongst them? the morale is high. they really want to do this. since the war started, 10,000 troops

have been trained in britain. a five—week course in how to use weapons, explosives, and deal with battlefield casualties. this exercise aims to replicate the russian occupation of a typical ukrainian town or village. the soldiers here entering houses to ensure they're clear and they're safe. the ukrainian soldiers being trained here didn't want their faces to be seen, but one soldier with no previous military experience did speak to us through an interpreter. translation: we are very - well-prepared right now thanks to this training and trainers and it will definitely increase _ our capabilities and | potential and force. how do you go back to ukraine? do you go back with renewed enthusiasm? translation: this training will save my life and - the life of my friends. you look at the standard they come here and then the standard in the five weeks after they left, it's just night and day.

it's absolutely amazing how much our international partners and how much our soldiers at home are supporting them in every way they can. the training is codenamed 0peration interflex, with soldiers returning to ukraine with all the kit they have been supplied with here. a special partnership united in the face of russian aggression. meta — the parent company of instagram and facebook — is launching a verified subscription service on its social media platforms, for a monthly fee. it follows a similar move by twitter. the new service will allow users to verify their accounts using a government id to get a blue badge added to their profile. meta says it will also offer extra protection against impersonation and prioritised customer support. the company's founder mark zuckerberg, said the service would increase security and authenticity. the rollout will begin in australia and new zealand this week. the uk's most prestigious

film awards ceremony — the baftas, are getting under way. stars have gathered at the royal albert hall for the ceremony that is being televised live for the first time. the event is being hosted hosted by the actor, richard e grant. now on bbc news, the weather. hello there. we saw a change of fortunes really today. it was more southern and southeastern parts of the country that had the best of the sunshine, whereas further north we saw much more cloud coming into scotland, the stream of cloud coming in from the atlantic bringing some heavier rain in northern scotland for a while. this evening, the worst of that rain will move away. and then overnight we'll get this secondary band of rain pushing back down into scotland. it's been windy in scotland and the winds continuing to pick up in many places overnight in northern scotland. we could have some gusts of around 60 miles an hour for a while by the end of the night. a lot of cloud to come tonight. it's going to be a mild one, particularly in northern ireland. perhaps temperatures no lower than 11 degrees tomorrow.

the winds continue to gradually ease down through the day, but this rain is stuck in scotland. could see a secondary band of cloud, a few pockets of rain and drizzle affecting northern ireland over the irish sea into northwest england. there's a lot of cloud on the scene. again, some eastern parts of england, particularly across east anglia, could get some sunshine. it's going to be very mild here, 16 degrees. northern scotland getting some sunshine, but the air is a little bit chillier here. 0n the whole, though, we're starting the week with some very mild air across the uk. there is colder weather trying to push in from the atlantic, but it's taking a little while longer to reach us. so we're still in this mild south to south westerly air stream on tuesday. the winds continue to ease down on tuesday. but as you can see, there's a lot of cloud. may get some drier weather coming in from continental europe to bring some sunshine in the south east later. and those temperatures still on the mild side, at 13 or 1a degrees. there is this band of rain, though, coming into northern ireland and western scotland during the evening. that weather front will take some rain further east overnight and then the wind direction changes. instead of that very mild south—westerly wind, we get more of a northwesterly wind

by the time we get into wednesday. and that will bring some chillier air and perhaps one or two wintry showers into the far northwest. but really, wednesday is a very messy day. there's a lot of cloud. could be some rain here and there and across some northern hills. that rain may turn a bit wintry later on in the day as things start to get a little bit chillier. so we've got seven or eight degrees across the northwest. in the southeast, still temperatures ten or 11 degrees, not as mild as it is at the moment. we start the week ahead with very mild conditions, but with a lot of cloud. then we get that rain around the middle part of the week. then things get a little bit colder, perhaps with the risk of frost at night as well.

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