laura bicker, bbc news antakya. laura bicker, bbc news antakya.all the latest on the turkey—syria earthquake on bbc news 0nline, that's bbc.co.uk/news, or you can use the bbc news app. back home, and officialfigures show that pay has grown at its fastest rate for more than 20 years, but it's still failing to keep up with rising prices. the office for national statistics says average wages rose by more than 6.5% between october and december, as employers came under pressure to respond to the rising cost of living. the latest figures also showed close to record low levels of unemployment, as our business editor simonjack explains. thank you. could the answer to looking after the under—fives be found in the over—50s? this nursery in south london, like other businesses, is finding it harder, post—brexit and post pandemic, to find staff. it is turning to older workees to fill the gaps, and is waiting for seven workers over 50 tojoin. we have seen people come out of semi retirement and join us, so people that have either got time on their hands or need

laura bicker, bbc news, in antakya. as suggesting there, in turkey there is evidence of growing angeras turkey there is evidence of growing anger as survivors complain about the speed of the government's response. more questions are asked about building standards. 0ur correspondent caroline davies has visited the site of a hospital in southern turkey which collapsed with hundreds of people inside. after the agony of waiting, the final glimmer of hope extinguished. a body is found. "papa, papa," they scream as his body is carried away. this metres—high pile of rubble was once an intensive care unit and wards of a hospital. now the families who wait here say they've paid out of their own pockets for the machinery and fuel to find the missing. when the turkish official search and rescue teams, afad, came today, here with the red scarf, they were met with anger. "what you should have done on the first day, you're doing on the ninth day," shouts this man. the team left. translation: we lost our loved ones. we have taken our d

laura bicker, bbc news, in antakya.n schuepp is director of operations for the international committee of the red cross. he told us about the situation on the ground. so you are by now familiar of the terrible images of the huge devastation the earthquake has caused. tens of thousands have been killed. tens or hundreds of thousands have been injured, and millions are scrambling to make sure to keep warm, have a roof over their head and have food and water and just the basics in order to be able to cope with a difficult situation. that's the situation overall, of course, perhaps you could talk to us about the difficulties in syria given the political situation there and given that these corridors have been open to try and get aid to people who need it. indeed, the earthquake has hit populations in turkey and syria particularly hard. it has been devastating for people living in syria who have endured a number of crisis and conflicts over the last decade. this is a population that has endured already a lot of hardship and

laura bicker, bbc news, in the skies over hatay. let's look at some other stories in brief.ople have held demonstrations across israel against planned legal reforms. the prime minister benjamin netanyahu insists his government is carrying out the will of the people. the proposed changes would give ministers the power to appoint supreme courtjudges, and end the court's ability to review or annul legislation on constitutional matters. the french president emmanuel macron says that a long—delayed trade deal between the eu and a group of four south american countries can't go ahead unless they follow european environmental policies. french farmers fear competition from the mercosur countries if they are not subject to the same environmental standards. protests have been held in the tunisian capital tunis against a speech by the president, calling sub—saharan migrants "illegal hordes". the demonstrators accused president kais sayeed of racism and called on him to apologise. the african union has strongly condemned what it described as racialised hate speech aimed at fellow africa

laura bicker, bbc news on the turkey syria border.shaar is a syria programme manager at the observatory of political and economic networks. he explained the significance of opening the extra two border passages for aid between turkey and syria. i think everyone deserves to receive aid and the this development is important. however, it arrived very late and unfortunately, like the events surrounding what happened with aid delivery in syria, suggests that there the assad regime is trying to take political advantage of them and the people who deserve the aid the most will most probably not have all of it. so if you think of northwest syria, the part that's most vulnerable, that was most vulnerable before this earthquake, there were 4.3 million people besieged in there, bombed day and night by russia and the assad regime. 2.5 million of those were already living in tents. the vast majority live in poverty. these people didn't receive virtually any aid yet from individual states orfrom the united nations. while the assad regime, which has

laura bicker, bbc news, in the skies over hatay. this is bbc news, the latest headlines.on appear to be on the brink of finalising a new deal on post—brexit trading rules for northern ireland. anger and poor organisation mars nigeria's closest elections in recent memory, as millions vote for a new president. in scotland, divers have recovered two bodies from the firth of clyde after a tugboat capsized on friday. it had been escorting a cruise ship when it overturned. 0ur reporter suzanne allan has the latest. as you can probably say, a large police cordon is still in place here at east india harbour. since ten o'clock this morning, the police diver and marine unit have been in and out of the water to find the missing crew members from the tug boat that capsized here yesterday afternoon. just a short while ago, police scotland confirmed two bodies were found and brought out of the water this afternoon. the boat went down just off greenock at 313 yesterday afternoon. eyewitnesses told me it had been escorting the hebridean princess cruise ship into harbour when it capsized.

laura bicker, bbc news, in the skies over hatay.in ukraine have emerged at the g20 finance ministers' meeting in india. moscow has accused the united states and other western nations of destabilising the talks. no closing statement was agreed, as russia and china refused to accept a passage condemning russian aggression. 0ur political correspondent leila nathoo is in bangalore, and sent us this analysis of india's role. it's here in the hills near bangalore that the first major meeting of the g20 under india's presidency has taken place, a forum to discuss issues affecting the world economy. the fallout from the ukraine war is having a huge impact. but prime minister modi's address was notable for the absence of any mention of russia's invasion. instead only referencing rising geopolitical tensions. india maintains a neutral stance on the war, a position starkly at odds with g7 countries condemning russia, reaffirming their support for ukraine and calling for further sanctions. india wants a very different conversation, it wants to

laura bicker, bbc news, in antakya. to the war in ukraine now.g of defence ministers, nato's secretary—general says allies are talking about how to increase support for ukraine. jens stoltenberg says kyiv is using up ammunition faster than it's being provided and has called on member countries to increase production. the kremlin says nato demonstrated its hostility towards russia every day, and was becoming more and more involved in the conflict in ukraine. here's yens stoltenberg's opening remarks at the meeting. nato allies are provided unprecedented support to ukraine to help uphold its right of self—defence. and from the start, we have been working very closely with the european union, determined to support ukraine for as long as it takes. today, we will discuss our continued support, which is essential to help ukraine prevail as an independent sovereign state. as ukraine continues to fight against russian offensives, the kremlin continues to wage another war — against critics at home. draconian laws have been passed to punish dissent. public

that was laura bicker referring on that story for us.look at some other stories in the headlines. at least a0 people have died in flooding and landslides in brazil's sao paulo state. the president, inacio lula da silva, has visited the city of sao sebastiao to see the impact of the storms. he has promised government support and called for unity to help the recovery from the disaster. rescuers are continuing to search for people still thought to be trapped in the rubble of collapsed buildings. despite mass protests, israel's parliament has voted to push ahead with a highly controversial overhaul of thejudicial system, proposed by prime minister benjamin netanyahu's religious—nationalist government. tens of thousands gathered in the streets to protest against the plan. the opposition in parliament vowed to fight for what it called "the soul of the nation", after the bill was approved in a first reading. a government panel injapan has proposed raising the country's age of consent to 16, as part of a major overhaul of sex crime legislation.

laura bicker, bbc news on the turkey syria border.d states has admitted it still doesn't know the origin or purpose of the three aerial objects it shot down in recent days. officials say the objects posed a threat to commercial flights and were brought down in the interest of safety. following a wave of speculation on social media and elsewhere, the white house said there was no evidence of alien or extra—terrestrial life being involved. national security spokesperson john kirby says that an earlier device — a balloon shot down off south carolina nine days ago — was part of a chinese high altitude programme for intelligence gathering. we were able to determine that china has a high altitude balloon programme for intelligence collection that is connected to the people's liberation army. it was operating during the previous administration but they did not detect it. we detected it. we tracked it. and we have been carefully studying it to learn as much again. we know that these prc surveillance balloons have crossed over dozens of countr

laura bicker, bbc news in antakya.to succeed nicola sturgeon as first minister of scotland has begun after her surprise decision to stand down after eight years. her party, the snp's national executive committee will meet today to draw up a timetable for the leadership race. alexandra mckenzie reports. scotland's first female and longest serving first minister nicola sturgeon, is now preparing to step aside. giving absolutely everything of yourself to this job is the only way to do it. the country deserves nothing less. but in truth, that can only be done by anyone for so long. for me, it is now in danger of becoming too long. bye bye, nicola. across scotland and the political parties, people were quick to react to the surprise resignation. well, let me first start by paying. tribute to nicola sturgeon. for her long standing public service, and i wish her well in the future. - obviously, nicolai and i didn't agree on everything, - but in the short time that we did work together, - i was pleased that we were able to ann

laura bicker, bbc news on the turkey syria border.abrielle has battered new zealand, leaving tens of thousands of homes without power. a state of emergency has now been declared in five regions on the country's �*north�* island. richard galpin reports. the authorities say tens of thousands of people have lost power. thousands of people have lost ower. . ., , ., , power. fearing the worst, many have been _ power. fearing the worst, many have been going _ power. fearing the worst, many have been going to _ power. fearing the worst, many have been going to the - power. fearing the worst, many have been going to the shops i power. fearing the worst, many have been going to the shops to stock up on food and water leaving the shelves empty. we are seeing _ leaving the shelves empty. - are seeing the impact of the cyclone across the top of the north island. at 1:30pm today, £46,000 -- 46,000 north island. at 1:30pm today, £46,000 —— 46,000 customers have lost their power. figs £46,000 -- 46,000 customers have lost their power.— have lost thei

laura bicker there.s travelled to the state of sao paulo to visit areas affected by flooding and landslides that have left dozens dead. search and rescue efforts are continuing with people still thought to be trapped in the rubble of collapsed buildings. the bbc�*s tim allman reports. seeing for himself the terrible damage nature can cause. president lula da silva aboard a military helicopter flying above some of the towns and villages almost swept away by the mudslides. but even in the darkest of moments, he believes there is hope. translation: if each | one of us works alone, we do less work. that's why we need to stick together, that's why we need to share the good things and the bad things because together we'll be much stronger and we'll recover quickly. when you see some of the damage, you may have your doubts. the hillsides around here are scarred. many of the homes, buried. some begin the desperate task of trying to clean up. others don't have that luxury, their property destroyed, their lives no

laura bicker, bbc news on the turkey syria border.d a state of emergency after cyclone gabrielle ravaged the country's north island. one firefighter is missing and another is in a critical conditon after a landslide near auckland. several beach—side communities have been evacuated and dozens of relief centres have been set up across the region as tens of thousands of people have been left without power. it just weeks after the auckland area experienced record rainfall and flooding which left four people dead and damaged thousands of properties. prime minister, chris hipkins, has announced relief package of over $7 million. more heavy rainfall is expected throughout tuesday. let's go to auckland now. i am joined now by labour councillor, josephine bartley. programme especially at a time where i imagine you in teams must be so busy dealing with the situation on the ground. give us a sense right now on the urgent needs and priorities for people there.— the urgent needs and priorities for people there. thank you for havin: for people ther

laura bicker, bbc news on the turkey syria border.been fired at michigan state university, and police say there have been "multiple reported injuries," urging students and faculty to "shelter in place." local media are showing officers swarming the campus. a university spokesperson has just confirmed one person has been killed. shots were apparently fired in two locations — near an academic building and at an athletic facility. the united states has admitted it still doesn't know the origin or purpose of the three aerial objects it shot down in recent days. officials say the objects posed a threat to commercial flights and were brought down in the interest of safety. following a wave of speculation on social media and elsewhere, the white house said there was no evidence of alien or extra—terrestrial life being involved. national security spokesperson john kirby says that an earlier device — a balloon shot down off south carolina nine days ago — was part of a chinese high altitude programme for intelligence gathering. we were able to

laura bicker, bbc news in antakya.d lots more detail about the earthquakes in turkey and syria on our website — just head to bbc.com/news — or the bbc news app. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. the head of nato has called on member countries to ramp up the production of ammunition for ukraine. yens stoltenberg said member countries were making more artillery shells to help kyiv�*s forces fight russia's invasion, but he warned they cannot guarantee there will be enough. the president of the world bank will step down from his post injune, leaving the organisation almost a year before his term was due to end. david malpass announced his decision on social media, without providing a specific reason for his departure. the governor of the us state of ohio has warned residents living near the site of a toxic train derailment to drink bottled water. the cargo train crashed 12 days ago, causing a majorfire and triggering the release of toxic fumes. the first tourists have returned to machu picchu, the f

laura bicker, bbc news, in antakya. joined now by martin schuepp, director of operations for the international committee of the red cross. martin thank you forjoining us on the programme at a time when i imagine your teams the programme at a time when i imagine yourteams are the programme at a time when i imagine your teams are extremely busy on the ground. we have seen from my colleagues report a glimpse of how difficult it is to try and get aid to those who most need it. what is the situation on the ground now for in turkey? 50 what is the situation on the ground now for in turkey?— what is the situation on the ground now for in turkey? so you are by now familiar of the _ now for in turkey? so you are by now familiar of the terrible _ now for in turkey? so you are by now familiar of the terrible images - now for in turkey? so you are by now familiar of the terrible images of - familiar of the terrible images of the huge devastation the earthquake has caused. tens of thousands have been killed. tens or hundreds of thou

laura bicker, bbc news, in the skies over hatay.ood afternoon. rarely has a week off in the six nations been quite so dramatic. the tournament returns today with wales having averted a strike after resolving a dispute between the players and the union. while ireland have the chance to continue their path to a grand slam in the early game against italy in rome. wales' game against england is on after the decision on wednesday was reached following extensive negotiations. and coach warren gatland was forced to delay naming his team. cancelling the match would have been very costly for the union, and those in cardiff who benefit from the occasion but captain ken owens is glad to be moving on. we need a win to get pride back in the shirt after two defeats. like i said, it has been a horrendous two weeks. but we can only focus on the rugby now and moving forward, that's what we need to concentrate on. that kicks off in around an hour and a half's time. meanwhile, ireland are looking for their third win out of three. they are in rome and

laura bicker, bbc news, in antakya.in ukraine now and at a meeting of defence ministers, nato's secretary—general says allies are talking about how to increase support for ukraine. jens stoltenberg says kyiv is using up ammunition faster than it's being provided and has called on member countries to increase production. the kremlin says nato demonstrated its hostility towards russia every day, and was becoming more and more involved in the conflict in ukraine. here'sjens stoltenberg's opening remarks at the meeting. nato allies are providing unprecedented support to ukraine to help uphold its right of self—defence. and from the start, we have been working very closely with the european union, determined to support ukraine for as long as it takes. today, we will discuss our continued support, which is essential to help ukraine prevail as an independent sovereign state. as ukraine continues to fight against russian offensives, the kremlin continues to wage another war — against critics at home. draconian laws have been pa

laura bicker, bbc news on the turkey syria border.now by our correspondent nada tawfik. who has been looking for because of these core doors. great to get you on the programme i don't know how much of the report you were able to see but obviously eat very much needed in this area. give us a sense about how significant this decision is to open up his core doors in this area. i is to open up his core doors in this area. ~' , , area. i think is extremely important- _ area. i think is extremely important. heard - area. i think is extremely important. heard from i area. i think is extremely. important. heard from the area. i think is extremely _ important. heard from the secretary generals spokesperson saying that it will make a big difference because they will be able to use these two border crossings in the coming days. it makes a difference in terms of how quickly they can get the aid and how quickly they can get the aid and how much they can get in. we are talking obviously about looking at a longer—term recovery, medicines, shelter fo

laura bicker, bbc news, in the skies over hatay.out power in michigan three days after one of the worst ice storms in decades knocked out utility poles and wires. tens of thousands across the western united states are also without power as a rare cold weather system continues to pummel parts of california. widespread snow and flooding have forced several road closures in los angeles and san francisco is expected to experience record cold temperatures over the next 2a hours. but officials say the worst is yet to come. i'm joined now by climate professor richard rood from the university of michigan. richard, thank you forjoining us on bbc news. we havejust seen pictures of those awful weather conditions. tell us, how concerned are you by this dramatic change in the weather? what is the situation like at the moment?— what is the situation like at the moment? the situation for me is quite _ the moment? the situation for me is quite good _ the moment? the situation for me is quite good at _ the moment? the situation for me is quite good

laura bicker, bbc news, in the skies over hatay.dered the festival�*s top prize. it was given to french director nicolas philibert�*s documentary about a floating day care centre for adults with mental disorders on the bank of the river seine in paris. and the director used his winner�*s speech to highlight the film�*s work to improve the image of those with mental illnesses. we do not always distinguish very clearly between patients and carers. and that�*s fine. i try to reverse the image that we always have of mad people, so discriminating, so stigmatising. i wanted us to be able, if not to identify with them, at least recognise what unites us beyond our differences. something like a common humanity. the feeling of being part of the same world. huge crowds packed the streets of sydney for this year�*s gay and lesbian mardi gras parade, one of the biggest events of its kind in the world. among them was australia�*s prime minister anthony albanese, but not everyone was pleased to see him. phil mercer reports from sydney. anthony alb

laura bicker, bbc news on the turkey syria border.w by dr karam shaar, a political economist and syria program manager at the observatory of political and economic networks. you thank you forjoining us on the programme. two new age fruits have been agreed to be open, how significant is that? —— two new aid routes. this arrived very late. unfortunately, like the events surrounding what happened with the delivery and syria suggest that the assad regime is trying to take political advantage of them, and the people who deserve the aid most will probably not have all of it. so, if you think of north—west syria, the part that is most vulnerable, that was most vulnerable, that was most vulnerable before this earthquake, there were a5 million people besieged in there, bob midday and night by russia and the assad regime, 2.5 million of those who are already living in tents, the vast majority live in poverty, these people didn't receive virtually any aid, yet from individual states or from the united nations. while the assad regime which has an

laura bicker, bbc news.ck discovery since the mary rose. the gloucester sank more than 400 years ago and has now been found off the coast of norfolk in eastern england. it was discovered by a pair of brothers after four years of searching, and now some of its treasures are due to go on display. jo black reports. 0n the sea bed, a team of divers explore the site of a royal shipwreck. the gloucester ran aground off the coast of norfolk on the 6th of may 1682. this discovery has been described as the most important maritime find since the mary rose, and it was found by two brothers from norwich. oh, look at that bottle, got a cork on the top as well. julian and lincoln barnwell run a printing business, but they're also experienced divers and have searched for shipwrecks for years. they challenged themselves to look for the gloucester and after four years they found her. this footage shows a rope, one of the ship's cannons, a wine bottle and the tip of one of the anchors. and this computer image of the site has

laura bicker, bbc news, in the skies over hatay. be on the brink of completing a new brexit deal for northern ireland with the government describing negotiations as �*positive'. under the current protocol, goods from scotland, england and wales are checked before they enter northern ireland to make sure they follow eu rules. which effectively creates a border down the irish sea. that's to make sure there's still an open border from northern ireland into the republic of ireland, which is part of the eu. the democratic unionist party have been firmly opposed to the current system, and have refused to enter a power sharing agreement at stormont until a solution is reached. 0ur political correspondent ione wells gave us an idea of what might be going on now behind the scenes. i think it is certainly fair to say that in essence this deal is all but done. maybe not signed on the dotted line yet, but basically pretty much agreed. it is now a case of these talks over the weekend about how is this presented? we have had various signs of the

laura bicker, bbc news, in the air above hatay.ikely that we're going to close out the month of february as we began, with high pressure dominating and a good deal of quiet and largely dry weather around. but at this time of year, clear skies by night lead to frosty conditions. so it's been a cold start in devon, but that's where we've seen some sunshine. different story in highland scotland first thing this morning, quite a lot of cloud around. and the reason being, yes, we've got high pressure withers. but as the winds come round in a clockwise direction, a cold northeasterly wind is driving in some cloud coming in off the sea. so there's always a risk of some showers here, and some of those will push a little bit further inland, maybe turning wintry to the tops of the peaks and the pennines. the wind coming from the northeast, a cold source and gusts 30 to a0 miles an hour. so it will feel pretty chilly along that east coast. the best of the sunshine further west, particularly the northwest of scotland. and temperatures are like

laura bicker, bbc news on the turkey syria border.o is in gaziantep. what is your assessment of the rescue efforts and how turkey and syria look to you from the perspective of aid and relief? , ., ., ., relief? huw, i should mention that in this kind — relief? huw, i should mention that in this kind of — relief? huw, i should mention that in this kind of disaster, _ relief? huw, i should mention that in this kind of disaster, making - in this kind of disaster, making that very difficult and painful decision about when to call off the rescue is such a hard one. even in the early hours of monday morning, when we were here, we could see the rescue teams scrambling over mounds of rubble, still shouting into it, can you hear me, can you hear me? but now, as you can see behind me, this has turned to a clean—up operation, although there are pockets still, we see them on turkish television, they are still not giving up in some areas. but now is the time to focus on those who survived, and the conditions are absolutely foreboding. now it is mi

laura bicker, bbc news, in the skies over hatay.an off—duty detective who is fighting for his life in hospital after being shot multiple times. john caldwell was attacked in front of his young son after coaching under—15s at football. police have arrested a fifth man in connection with the shooting, which they are treating as a terrorist incident. julian fowler reports from omagh. the village of beragh, a few miles from omagh. around a thousand people marched to show support forjohn caldwell. the demonstration was organised by the football club where the off—duty detective was a volunteer coach. the dissident republican group the new ira, who police believe carried out the shooting, has little public support. it's great. itjust shows no part of the community wants to see this. we are united together, and people like that just need to go away. and what were your thoughts when you heard what had happened to john caldwell? well, there was a lot of fright at the same time, you know? because obviously, that sort of stuff doesn't happen a

no, we've been — that must have been laura bicker, who i also heard the following day explaining how, her continuing to talk really quietly, she was not interfering with any of the rescue efforts. and, of course, we would, you know, that would be our absolute priority, that we would not want to jeopardise anybody�*s safety or, of course, jeopardise any of the potential rescue efforts. one of the other questions viewers will have after a terrible disaster like this is how long the bbc chooses to stay in the region, and stay on this story. i think it's really important that we continue to stay on the story. we absolutely are committed to doing that. you know, there is a humanitarian crisis following these earthquakes. we need to continue to tell those stories. we need to continue to bring that story to as wide a possible audience. there'll obviously be concern about the welfare ofjournalists, too, seeing some of this traumatic stuff — but then thinking about local people. there was the amazing story on the first day of that taxi driver who helped a reporterfilm her report. what support

laura bicker has been there, and since this report. a : the wait for aid has been longer in syria. until today this was the o route for ada to get through. but the united nations has organized 2 other border crossings. it leaves key questions. first, will this be enough to help the millions who are now thought to be homeless? second, if this happened earlier, could more lives have been saved? the search for survivors in it lip-- in idlib is over. the living are focused on staying warm and alive. >> i've lost everything around me. i lost everyone i know in the buildings that used to be next to me. i lost my neighbors and my children's seven friends in the building next to us. we lost a large number of people who used to live near us -- my neighbors, my friends, colleagues and partners. laura: this has been one of the world's deadliest earthquakes, but without urgent help, this disaster could claim even more lives. >> let's focus on turkey, where millions of survivors have been left without shelter, some facing a lack of water and poor sa

laura bicker is there. a: the reality is that many of these people will probably say they are staying in in syria because they have nothing left in turkey. after starting life again in turkey after fleeing war and bombardment in syria, they are once again having to start and rebuild their life. geeta: across the syria and turkey, the death toll continues to rise. more than 41,000 people have died. in turkey, authorities say 13.5 million people have been affected in an area roughly the size of britain. let's look at the situation with the rescue phase coming to a close, the focus on recovering bodies and clearing debris. many survivors have been temporarily housed in tents like these. correspondt caroline davies has more. caroline: in the aftermath of the earthquake, shelter and help come in many forms. they are boarding a floating hospital. the ship arrived five days ago. it is normally used as a tourist ship, but it has become a floating hospital. here is where people arrive and are assessed. on board, they

our correspondent laura bicker is at the bab al—hawa border crossing.e once again having to start and rebuild their life. the head of nato has called on member countries to ramp up the production of ammunition for ukraine. jens stoltenberg said member countries were making more artillery shells to help kyiv�*s forces fight russia's invasion, but he warned they cannot guarantee there will be enough. riots have broken out across southern nigeria in protest against the government's policy of replacing old naira banknotes with redesigned new ones. the changes have resulted in many banks and atm's running out of the new notes, leaving many businesses and indivuals without cash. hollywood star raquel welch, who became an international sex symbol in the 1960s, has died aged 82. welch died on wednesday morning after a brief illness, according to her manager. she won a golden globe award for her performance in 1974's the three musketeers and was nominated again in 1987 for the film right to die. the american is often credited with breaking the mould for modern d

our correspondent laura bicker is in antakya in southern turkey.s taking a collective intake of breath after a few hours of fear, panic, and a large number of aftershocks that felt like theyjust kept coming. we have heard from the hatay mayor that a number of people have been trapped inside the rubble. there are three rescues ongoing. three people have sadly died and more than 200 people have been taken to hospital, and that is according to the interior ministry here in turkey. over in syria, we are hearing that over 100 people have been injured in the latest earthquake. what's happened is over the last couple of weeks, many of these buildings that were already damaged are being brought down by diggers. many of those partially damaged buildings have collapsed. and some structures that were completely standing have also broken down, even a bridge has also collapsed this evening. that gives you an indication of just how strong these aftershocks were. now, we have had a number of aftershocks over the last couple of weeks since there two large quakes o

the bbc�*s laura bicker has been to antakya close to the turkish border, where desparate syrian familiese to arrive. the last time these syrian families crossed this border, it was with dreams of a better life. their homeland has been ripped apart by a civil war. their new life in turkey lies in ruins after the earthquake. so once again, they are on the move, carrying whatever they have left. reem has lived in antakya for nine years. her children were born there, but she believes hostility towards syrians in her host country is worse since the quake. translation: we've lost our house. - we try to find another place to stay. but they kept chasing us away, asking us to return to syria. should i stay in the street with my children? where should we go? the turkish government has said syrians can come back within two months. but many ask, what do they have to come back to? this is a broken city, full of loss and fallen concrete. it's no longer a home. those who choose to stay have nowhere else to go. mohammed knows there's little here for him and his family, but he's nothing left in syria. he

our correspondent laura bicker is in antakya in southern turkey.f breath after a few hours of fear, panic, and a large number of aftershocks that felt like theyjust kept coming. we have heard from the hatay mayor that a number of people have been trapped inside the rubble. there are three rescues ongoing. three people have sadly died, and more than 200 people have been taken to hospital, and that is according to the interior ministry here in turkey. over in syria, we are hearing that over 100 people have been injured in the latest earthquake. what's happened is, over the last couple of weeks, many of these buildings that were already damaged are being brought down by diggers. many of those partially damaged buildings have collapsed, and some structures that were completely standing have also broken down. even a bridge has also collapsed this evening. so that gives you an indication ofjust how strong these aftershocks were. now, we have had a number of aftershocks over the last couple of weeks since those two large quakes on 6th february but not one

laura bicker and her team have spent the last 2a hours on the streets with rescuers and survivors as in and take your, they are thankful to find the dead. the search now is really for survivors, it is to help families say goodbye. before dawn a heat signal was found in this rubble, there is a small chance of finding a survivor but rescuers say it is their duty to keep digging. irate but rescuers say it is their duty to keep digging. we are standin: duty to keep digging. we are standing here _ duty to keep digging. we are standing here with _ duty to keep digging. we are standing here with the - duty to keep digging. we are j standing here with the family because we are with an emotionally and they are going to know that we are. $5 emotionally and they are going to know that we are.— to know that we are. as more buildings _ to know that we are. as more buildings crumble _ to know that we are. as more buildings crumble and - to know that we are. as more buildings crumble and and - to know that we are. as more | buildings crumble and and tack outlooks almost apocalypse dig. most rescue

laura bicker, bbc news in antakya.and i asked her about mr stoltenberg's visit to turkey. i think there are several different reasons why jens stoltenberg is visiting today, the first port of call is because of the earthquake, and having these conversation for the leadership providing further support in showing visible support by actually coming to the country. we are seeing there will be visitors from other political arenas as well, we know the us secretary of state, blinken, is also due to visit turkey, as well as other political leaders that have said they're planning to come and show support for the country, but we also know jens stoltenberg is planning to speak to the government here about the accession of sweden and finland to nato. we know there needs to be an agreement ratified from the 13 member states' governments, and so far turkey and hungary are the two that have not done that, so there is a continued conversation, if you will, between nato and turkey about what will happen next, and what can be done furth

our correspondent laura bicker has been there and sent this report.he wait for aid has been longer in syria more — the wait for aid has been longer in syria. more is now on its way. until today, _ syria. more is now on its way. until today, this — syria. more is now on its way. until today, this was the only route available _ today, this was the only route available for aid to get through to syria _ available for aid to get through to syria but— available for aid to get through to syria but the united nations has now organised _ syria but the united nations has now organised to other border crossings that leaves key questions, first, will that leaves key questions, first, wiii this— that leaves key questions, first, will this be enough to help the miiiions— will this be enough to help the millions who are now thought to be homeless _ millions who are now thought to be homeless and second, visit happened earlier, _ homeless and second, visit happened earlier, gel— homeless and second, visit happened earlier, get more labs have been saved _ earlier, get

the bbc�*s laura bicker is in antakya — close to the turkish border.rian. their homeland has been ripped apart by a civil war and their homeland lies in ruins because of the earthquake and once again they are on the move carrying whatever they have left. she has lived in antakya for nine years. her children were born there, but she believes hostility between syrians and her host country is worse since the quake. translation: ~ the quake. translation: ., ., , . translation: we lost our house. we t to find translation: we lost our house. we try to find another _ translation: we lost our house. we try to find another place _ translation: we lost our house. we try to find another place to _ translation: we lost our house. we try to find another place to say - translation: we lost our house. we try to find another place to say but - try to find another place to say but they keep chasing us away asking us to return to syria. should i stay in the street with my children? where should be the street with my children? where should he go? _ the street with my chi

them have chosen to return to syria — this is the bal—al—hawa border crossing. 0ur correspondent laura bickernothing 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

few days, aid has been routed through a single crossing point, at bab al—hawa. 0ur correspondent laura bickeroday, this was the only route available for aid to get through to syria — but the united nations has now organised two other border crossings. but it leaves key questions — first, will this be enough to help the millions who are now thought to be homeless? and second, if this had happened earlier, could more lives have been saved? the search for survivors in idlib is over. the living are now focused on staying warm and alive. translation: i've lost everything around me. | i lost everyone i know in the buildings that used to be next to me. i lost my neighbours and my children's seven friends in the building next to us. we lost a large number of people who used to live near us. my neighbours, my friends, colleagues and partners. this is been one of the world's deadliest earthquakes, but without urgent help, this disaster could claim even more lives. we are joined by charles lister, director of syria and the counter terrorism programmes at the middle east institute. thanks so much forjoin

we'll have the latest from our correspondent laura bicker on the humanitarian disaster that's growing

let's speak now to our correspondent laura bicker, who's in the turkish city of iskenderun, where manyby this tragedy are living in tents. good morning. bring us up to date with the situation where you are, and crucially, is the support getting through to help people? goad getting through to help people? good morninu. getting through to help people? good morning- what _ getting through to help people? good morning. what you _ getting through to help people? (emf. morning. what you can see behind getting through to help people? (ef>;f>f. morning. what you can see behind me, you've got people queueing for electric heaters and blankets. they have just arrived. that is key because the temperatures overnight, they were at —7, in some places, —9. frost forming on these tends. in this camp there are about 3000 attend pellagra at the moment. the stories we are bringing, some of them are heartbreaking. many say they know their family are under the rubble, that they want to dig with their own hands, but they are not able to. the one thing i keep hearing is that they feel very lucky to be alive.

our correspondent, laura bicker is in the turkish city of isken—derun, where many of those made homeless now living in tents. some of the urgent support that is needed is getting through. what you see behind me is a line for blankets and a for heaters. but right now this line is taking about two hours to get here. it is getting agitated at times because people are worried they will not be enough to go round, but we are told it is managing to get to those who need it. the urgent need is for some kind of heat and blankets, because these tents, although they are practical overnight when the temptress get down to —7, i'm told they are freezing. when it comes to how many people are in this need, the government says around 1 million people within turkey now need shelter. the united nations said that number might be as high as 5 million in syria. as you see families carrying blankets and heading back, what they are telling me is theyjust feel lucky heading back, what they are telling me is they just feel lucky to heading back, what they are telling me is theyjust feel lucky to be alive, that th