anna foster, bbc news, adana.iyarbakir is a city that has become home to many who have fled the war in neighbouring syria. this rescue operation has been going on all day — desperate scenes here that are being played out across many other towns and cities in the region. across the border in northern syria, hundreds more have been killed and thousands more are trapped and injured in what is one of the poorest regions of the world. it's been cut off from the international community after years of conflict between president assad's army and the rebel forces — making rescue efforts even harder. 0ur chief international correspondent lyse doucet reports. assyrian village which vanished in minutes. people are all that's left those who survived. so many didn't. all along this area next to turkey. still now many families are under the rubble. 0ur teams are trying to save them. it is very difficult for us, we need help, we need the international community to do something. international community to do something-— internatio

anna foster, bbc news, marash.'s after it was the biggest in the region since 1939. —— yesterday's earthquake. the border area between turkey and syria is one of the world's most seismically active regions. that's because it sits on the fault line, where three tectonic plates come together. the arabian plate is constantly pushing into the eurasian plate, which squeezes this one, the anatolian plate, to the west. where the plates grind past each other, more fault lines are created, leading to the earthquake we saw yesterday. that initial earthquakes triggered dozens more along the faultline — you can see them all marked here. 0ur correspondent quentin sommerville has been to one of the towns caught in one of those aftershocks. his report contains some distressing scenes. with pickaxe and hammer, determination and hope, they dig for lost relatives in antakya. this backbreaking work. these men. their city and country are overwhelmed, and the lives of those trapped in here depend on them. sixth floor, apartment block.

the bbc�*s anna foster is one of the first to reach the heart of the disaster zone. a long and difficult drive to get here to marash, really at the epicentre of the quake. and that is one of the things that's causing huge problems here now. rescue teams, specialist equipment are all getting stuck on the mountainous roads, which are gridlocked with people trying to leave this area. we will have the latest report on the devastation and loss of life in both turkey and syria. also tonight... the man who carried out dozens of rapes and sexual offences while a serving police officer is given 36 life sentences by a judge in london. behind a public appearance of propriety and trustworthiness, you took monstrous advantage of the women drawn into intimate relationships with you. why the tech giant microsoft believes artificial intelligence will revolutionise the business of searching the web. and in the final moments of the match, non—league wrexham have lost to sheffield united and coming up on the bbc news channel — with the world cup later this year, lioness�* manager sarin

anna a n na foster anna foster is in southern turkey.he rescuers still managing to get many people out alive now? , . . . , alive now? they are certainly t inc. alive now? they are certainly trying- if _ alive now? they are certainly trying- if they _ alive now? they are certainly trying. if they think - alive now? they are certainly trying. if they think there - alive now? they are certainly trying. if they think there is l alive now? they are certainly i trying. if they think there is any shred of hope, then they are doing everything they possibly can. i was a few hours ago at a site less than ten minutes from here where israeli rescuers said they heard the voices of two women. and that particular building was different to this one which collapsed down into its foundations. that one had fallen to the sides of the big gaps and voids that they thought people were in, and they said it would continue. they said last time it took them six hours to get somebody out of the building. but, really, the hope of finding someone is what drives the

anna foster, bbc news, 0smaniye. in northern syria, at least moo people have been killed and thousands more injured in what is one of the poorest regions of the world. it's been cut off from the international community after years of conflict between president assad's forces and rebel fighters, making rescue efforts even harder. 0ur chief international correspondent, lyse doucet, who has reported extensively from syria, has this report. a syrian village which vanished in minutes. besnia. its people are all that's left standing. those who survived. so many didn't, all along this area, next to turkey. still now many families are under the rubble. 0ur teams are trying to save them. it is very difficult task for us, we need help, we need the international community to do something. families shaken from their sleep just after 4am by a powerful earthquake whose epicentre is just across the border. in the dead of night, rescue workers known as white helmets race to help, pulling this young girl from the rubble. this is work

but first, anna foster is in kahramanmaras, the epicentre.ng now, in places like this, a real contrast. there are sites like this one, collapsed buildings that are filled with noise and light and huge pieces of machinery pulling away this rubble as fast as they can. but in places where they still think that there is a spark of hope, the scene is different. an urgent call for quiet. these rescuers need complete silence. they have heard voices. even though this building isn't safe, they don't hesitate. because despite the winter cold, there are still survivors, and to get to them, they need to be inside. in another collapsed building not far away, a british german team are helping local people to search. they risk their lives for moments like this.— to search. they risk their lives for i moments like this._ a moments like this. allahu akbar! a mother and — moments like this. allahu akbar! a mother and child _ moments like this. allahu akbar! a mother and child pulled _ moments like this. allahu akbar! a mother and child pulled from - moments li

lighting there came courtesy of a taxi driver named berkan, via his mobile phone, and anna foster laterf them at work. broadcasting in those conditions is a considerable challenge, and viewers expressed theiradmiration, including jules 0, who posted this... but in the days following, there were criticisms of some of the bbc�*s coverage, particularly a report on wednesday's evening news bulletins which — despite a warning of harrowing images to come from the presenter beforehand — upset janet georghiou. .. janet cra btree agreed... we discussed last week a review into the bbc�*s economics coverage, one of whose findings was that many viewers find the output "incomprehensible", and some of the terminology used "mystifying". simpler language and more explanation appear to be the answer, and notjust in the area of economics — but some members of the audience think that can be taken too far. take these lines seen on the bbc news website on tuesday, clive couzens read that, and this was his reaction.

anna foster, bbc news, marash.a itself is difficult because of the security situation there. our correspondent quentin sommerville is on the border between turkey and syria. he sent this report from the town of antakya. with pickaxe and hammer, determination and hope, they dig for lost relatives in antakya. this backbreaking work falls to these men. their city and country are overwhelmed, and the lives of those trapped in here depend on them. this was a sixth floor apartment block. families on every floor. ten minutes ago, theyjust heard a voice, so they're digging to try and get to whoever it is buried deep inside all of this. they can see a man and a child trapped inside. again, they hear something, so they call for silence. and they wait. they dig more carefully now, but they're too late. both are already dead. with so many still trapped, there's barely time for grief here. so what happens now? we are going to find the live ones. we will look for them. there's barely a corner of the city of 500,000 people that h

lighting there came courtesy of a taxi driver named berkan, via his mobile phone, and anna foster latering in those conditions is a considerable challenge, and viewers expressed their admiration, including jules 0, who posted this... but in the days following, there were criticisms of some of the bbc�*s coverage, particularly a report on wednesday's evening news bulletins which — despite a warning of harrowing images to come from the presenter beforehand — upsetjanet georghiou... janet cra btree agreed... we discussed last week a review into the bbc�*s economics coverage, one of whose findings was that many viewers find

anna foster, our correspondent in maras in the southern province of turkey.en before earthquake struck, with crumbling infrastructure, an outbreak of cholera and freezing conditions. the region is home to millions of refugees, displaced by years of civil war. control of the area is divided between the government, kurdish—led forces, and other groups. some emergency aid has been flown in from iran and the gulf states, but the syrian government has also asked the european union for help. the group of volunteers known as the white helmets are leading the rescue efforts, as our international editor jeremy bowen reports. something to celebrate at last in a place without much good news. a family of six was rescued alive from the rubble in idlib, the last part of syria still controlled by rebels. the rescuers, a group called the white helmets that the uk helps to fund, are experts. they've been digging out survivors of the assad regime's air strikes for much of syria's long war. the geological faults that brought down these buildings cut right across the front lines

anna foster, bbc news.: in northern syria, the situation was desperate even before the earthquake struck. the region is home to millions of refugees, displaced by years of civil war, and the infrastructure is crumbling. the group of volunteers known as the white helmets are leading the rescue efforts. reporter: something to celebrate, at last, in a place without much good news. a family of six was rescued alive from the rubble in the last part of syria still controlled by rebels. the rescuers, a group called white helmets, have en digging out survivors of the regimes airstrikes for much of syria upon long war. the geological faults that brought down these buildings cut right across the front lines and zones of influence that have devastated syria sin 2011. this is aleppo, syria's bgest city, back and regime hands, since e rebels were defeated back in 2016. now, syria has a he natural disaster on the back of the man-made catastrophe that broke the country. in aleppo hospital, every bed has its own tragedy. o

lighting there came courtesy of a taxi driver named berkan, via his mobile phone, and anna foster latert work. broadcasting in those conditions is a considerable challenge and viewers expressed their admiration, including jules 0, who posted this: but in the days following, there were criticisms of some of the bbc�*s coverage, particularly a report on wednesday's evening news bulletins which — despite a warning of harrowing images to come from the presenter beforehand — upset janet georghiou: janet cra btree agreed: we discussed last week a review into the bbc�*s economics coverage, one of whose findings was that many viewers find the output "incomprehensible", and some of the terminology used "mystifying". simpler language and more explanation appear to be the answer, and notjust in the area of economics — but some members of the audience think that can be taken too far. take these lines seen on the bbc news website on tuesday: clive couzens read that, and this was his reaction. i'm wondering what the bbc thinks of its audience, whether they think we have any intelligence at all. in re

anna foster there, live from southern turkey.s at the beginning. situated on or near several fault lines, turkey is one of the world's most active earthquake zones. the country recorded over 22,000 last year alone. many are deadly — the worst on record, a 7.6 magnitude quake in 1999, killing more than 17,000 people. here's our science editor, rebecca morelle. turkey is all too familiar with these natural disasters. it is one of the well�*s most seismically active areas. the country sits among several tectonic plates, and there are to make a major fault lines where they meet, the east anatolian fault line is where the quake struck. as the place grind past each other, tension gradually builds up along the fault line, before it is released, resulting in an earthquake. the east anatolian fault line is around 250 miles long. but what made the quake so deadly is how shallow it is. it happened at a depth ofjust 11 miles. since 1970, this region has seen three earthquakes greater than magnitude six. , , ., earthquakes greater than magnit

anna foster is one of the first reporters to reach the epicenter. >> it is long and difficult to drivet here. the epicenter of the quake. that is one of the things that is causing huge problems. rescue teams and specialist equipment are getting stuck on the mountainous roads, gridlocked with people trying to leave. laura: an extraordinary moment as a three-year-old girl is pulled alive fro the rubble. president ben will give his state of the union address tonight, flanked by a republican speaker, a symbol of divided government. 's cuba's economic woes compounded by the u.s. trade embargo now in its 62nd year. ♪ laura: welcome to world news america pbs and around the globe. we begin in turkiye in syria with the aftermath of two earthquakes and hundreds of aftershocks. the desperate search for survivors enters a second night but is being hampered by freezing conditions. at least 7000 people have died and officials are warning that number could rise significantly. anna foster has spent two days traveling towas the epicenter of the earthquake in southeastern turkiye. she is now one of the

anna foster, bbc news.oss the border in northern syria, hundreds have been killed and thousands more are trapped and injured in what is one of the poorest regions. . of the world. syria. is isolated by the west after years conflict between president assad's forces and rebel fighters, making rescue efforts even harder. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet now reports. lyse: a syrian village which vanished in minutes. it people are all that is left standing, those who survived. so many didn't. all along this area next to turkey. >> still now many families are under the rubble. our teams are trying to save them. it's a very difficult task for us. we need help. we need the international community to do something. lyse: families shaken from their sleep just after 4:00 a.m. by a powerful earthquake whose epicenter is just across the border. in the dead of night, rescue workers known as white helmets raced to help, pulling this young girl from the rubble. this is work they know well. the last rebel he

anna foster, bbc news, marash.he situation in northern syria was desperate even before earthquake struck. the region is home to millions of refugees displaced by more than a decade of civil war. some emergency aid has been flown in from iran and the gulf states but the syrian government has also asked the european union for help. 0ur international editor jeremy bowen reports. something to celebrate at last in a place without much good news. a family of six was rescued alive from the rubble in idlib, the last part of syria still controlled by rebels. the rescuers, a group called the white helmets that the uk helps to fund, are experts. they've been digging out survivors of the assad regime's air strikes for much of syria's long war. the geological faults that brought down these buildings cut right across the front lines and zones of influence that have devastated syria since 2011. this is aleppo, syria's biggest city, back in regime hands since the rebels here were defeated in 2016. now, syria has a huge natural dis

i'm anna foster.which means i cover the whole of the region. i'm based in beirut, but i go anywhere at any time. lebanon is a beautiful place, but right now its problems are putting some tourists off. there's been a lot happening in lebanon. the country is falling apart in the middle of a huge economic crisis. obviously, things in israel with the palestinians has been really busy as well. there was a period of time injuly of last year where we just travelled constantly for about a month. went to tunisia for the referendum there, covered the us presidentjoe biden's visit to saudi arabia. we were in turkey talking about cross—border aid to syria. i think i'm doing a good job if i'm telling you about as much of the region as possible because there are so many. the middle east is so important, and there are so many stories going on there. we begin in turkey because we're getting news of dozens of people who have died across the country, and in northern syria, following a major earthquake struck in the ear

anna foster, bbc news, 0smaniye.border in northern syria, hundreds more have been killed and thousands are trapped and injured in what is one of the poorest regions of the world. it's been cut off from the international community after years of conflict between the syrian president bassar al ashad's forces and rebel fighters, making rescue efforts even harder. 0ur chief international correspondent lyse doucet, who has reported extensively from syria, has this report. a syrian village which vanished in minutes... ..besnia. its people are all that's left standing — those who survived. so many didn't, all along this area, next to turkey. still now many families are under the rubble. 0ur teams are trying to save them. it is very difficult task for us. we need help, we need the international community to do something. families shaken from their sleep just after 4am by a powerful earthquake whose epicentre is just across the border. in the dead of night, rescue workers known as white helmets race to help, pulling this youn

anna foster, bbc news, adana. you're watching newsday on the bbc.mme: it's getting harder to find your �*five a day�* in the uk — we'll look at why some supermarkets there are having to limit sales of fruit and veg. prince charles has chosen his bride. the prince proposed to lady diana spencer three weeks ago. she accepted, she says, without hesitation. as revolutions go, this had its fair share of bullets. a climax in the night outside the gates of mr marcos's sanctuary, malacanang, the name itself symbolising one of the cruellest regimes of modern asia. the world's first clone has been produced of| an adult mammal. scientists in scotland have i produced a sheep called dolly using a cell- from another sheep. warren beatty and faye dunaway announced to the world that the winner of best film was la la land. the only trouble was, it wasn't. the mistake was only put right in the middle of gushing speeches by the team behind the modern musical. not for 20 years have locusts been seen in such numbers in this part of africa. some of the swarms have been t

anna foster, bbc news, 0smaniye. that's bbc news, 0smaniye. the picture in turkey.e border in northern syria, hundreds more people have been killed and thousands are trapped and injured in what is one of the poorest regions of the world. it's been cut off from the international community after years of conflict between the syrian president bassar al ashad's forces and rebel fighters, making rescue efforts even harder. 0ur chief international correspondent lyse doucet, who has reported extensively from syria, has this report. a syrian village which vanished in minutes... ..besnia. its people are all that's left standing — those who survived. so many didn't, all along this area, next to turkey. still now many families are under the rubble. 0ur teams are trying to save them. it is very difficult task for us. we need help, we need the international community to do something. families shaken from their sleep just after 4am by a powerful earthquake whose epicentre is just across the border. in the dead of night, rescue workers known as white helmets race to help, pulling

that was anna foster reporting for us on the picture in turkey.ture in turkey — i want to take you to syria now, where, aid for victims is a far more complicated process than in turkey — because of the effect of 12 years of civil war. much of the earthquake zone in northern syria is controlled by groups who are fighting the government. there's only one border crossing that's currently open for un aid convoys to use — it's called baab—al—hawa, and six lorries did go through it but specialist machinery for lifting rubble is still desperately needed in syria. 0ur correspondent quentin somerville hasjust been on the turkish side of the syrian border and this is what he saw. at this corner of ataturk and yamal street, hope ends. from what was once an eight—storey building, the last four bodies have been retrieved. everyone else has been accounted for. all that's left is rubble. 0n the other side of the road, though, it's a different story. they shout. a desperate hope still remains. "the children are four and six years old. it's been four days," she sa

anna foster, bbc news, adana. still to come: pedal power — how mountain biking is helping to revive struggling communities in parts of australia. prince charles has chosen his bride. the prince proposed to lady diana spencer three weeks ago. she accepted, she says, without hesitation. as revolutions go, this had its fair share of bullets. a climax in the night outside the gates of mr marcos's sanctuary, malacanang, the name itself symbolising one of the cruellest regimes of modern asia. the world's first clone has been produced of| an adult mammal. scientists in scotland have i produced a sheep called dolly using a cell- from another sheep. warren beatty and faye dunaway announced to the world that the winner of best film was la la land. the only trouble was, it wasn't. the mistake was only put right in the middle of gushing speeches by the team behind the modern musical. not for 20 years have locusts been seen in such numbers in this part of africa. some of the swarms have been ten miles long. this is the last ti

anna foster, bbc news, adana. now a look at some other stories making the news today. his brother tristan will remain in custody for a further 30 days. the two men have been held for almost two months while police investigate allegations of human trafficking and rape, which they deny. the snp leadership candidate kate forbes has insisted her campaign can survive after losing the support of several colleagues because of her comments on gay marriage. ms forbes said she would have voted against legalising same—sex unions had she been an msp when it was decided in 2014 — a view she says is in line with her christian faith. and in rugby, wales have delayed naming their team to take on england in the six nations on saturday. the game in cardiff remains in doubt as players threaten to strike in an ongoing dispute with welsh rugby bosses over contracts. the head coach, warren gatland, says he's confident the match will go ahead. in football — it's been a bruising night at anfield. real madrid thrashed liverpool 5—2 in the first leg of champions league last 16. andy swiss was w

anna foster, bbc news, adana.ers and growers who are struggling to deal with a combination of high inflation, labour shortages, climate change and avian flu. the president of the national farmers union is calling on the government to protect the uk's homegrown food supply. today ministers said farmers will get £168 million worth of grants this year to help boost food production. claire marshall reports. using her smartphone abby reader checks the electronic tags in the ears of her young cows. next year, these animals should start to provide herfarm and a top uk supermarket with milk. but she says climate change, the war in ukraine, the lack of labour, the rising price of fertiliser, is leading to a crisis in the food supply chain. there are empty sheds out there that should be growing fruit and veg. there are empty sheds that should have poultry in them to produce eggs. and this food just isn't coming through the system. from pandemic panic buying and more recent egg shortages to shoppers met this week with empty

anna foster, bbc news, adana.iranian dissident to death on the charge of corruption on earth. jamsheed sharmahd is accused of being a leader of a pro—monarchist terrorist group. he denies the claim and amnesty international condemned what it called a sham trial and forced confession. mr sharmad lived in the united states and is believed to have been kidnapped by iranian agents in dubai, then forcibly taken to iran. his daughter spoke to the bbc after his sentencing. we have to stand together, we have to give them hope. my dad, some many _ have to give them hope. my dad, some many people _ have to give them hope. my dad, some many people in _ have to give them hope. my dad, some many people in isolation i some many people in isolation and they can't even hearers. if they knew we were standing here, we don't forget the names, that helps them surviving the cell that they are in right now. in the second thing is to make government in germany, to my government in the us, show us with your actions that this is not ok. s

anna foster, bbc news, marash.a in california. good evening to you there on the west coast and it is good to have you with us. you have experienced being on the ground in places like syria. do you have teamed up and running there at the moment? we have been deploying _ there at the moment? we have been deploying our _ there at the moment? we have been deploying our emergency| been deploying our emergency response team to the region. we have been working in syria, specifically, for the last 11 years due to the civil war so we have deep experience responding to the region both to horrible conflict situations as well as situations like this. we were in southern turkey —— turkey 2011 for that earthquake. this is what we do every day. we bring emergency shelter and essential supplies to communities that have been absolutely devastated i some of the world's worst disasters in conflict zones. i the world's worst disasters in conflict zones.— conflict zones. i imagine communication - conflict zones. i imagine communication

that's where anna foster joins us from now.s after this earthquake that rescue and recovery teams have barely even scratched the surface. the size and the scale of the devastation is even now still being uncovered. this swathes of southern turkey, town after town, city after city, where you see scenes like this, collapsed buildings and bodies at the moment, uncountable numbers of bodies in the rubble, is that death toll continues to rise every day, but still, still, there are moments of hope. an urgent call for quiet. these rescuers need complete silence. they've heard voices. even though this building isn't safe, they don't hesitate. because despite the winter cold, there are still survivors, and to get to them, they need to be inside. in another collapsed building not far away, a british—german team are helping local people to search. they risk their lives for moments like this. allahu akbar! a mother and child pulled from the ruins, freezing, exhausted, but alive. the team have been working on a work site for the last few ho

anna foster, bbc news, maras.on in northern syria was desperate even before the earthquake struck — the region is home to millions of refugees displaced by years of civil war. the group of volunteers known as the white helmets are leading the rescue efforts, as our international editor, jeremy bowen, reports. something to celebrate at last in a place without much good news. a family of six was rescued alive from the rubble in idlib, the last part of syria still controlled by rebels. the rescuers, a group called the white helmets that the uk helps to fund, are experts. they've been digging out survivors of the assad regime's air strikes for much of syria's long war. the geological faults that brought down these buildings cut right across the front lines and zones of influence that have devastated syria since 2011. this is aleppo, syria's biggest city, back in regime hands since the rebels here were defeated in 2016. now syria has a huge natural disaster on the back of the man—made catastrophe that broke the country

anna foster, bbc news, marash.a story of extraordinary survival — as a baby born under the rubble has been rescued alive. the baby girl's mother reportedly went into labour soon after the quake hit and gave birth before she died. rescuers found the baby with the umbilical cord still attached to her mother. the baby is now in hospital — the only survivor from her family who were all killed in the town ofjindayris. judah gross is a journalist with the times of israel, based in the usa. he travelled with an israeli aid organisation to turkey. he is currently on the outskirts of gaziantep, in kahramanmaras, helping with rescue efforts. i hope you can hear us clearly in london. dorcas through what you have seen so far on arrival. you have seen so far on arrival-— you have seen so far on arrival. ~ . , ., arrival. we landers -- landed last night _ arrival. we landers -- landed last night and _ arrival. we landers -- landed last night and the _ arrival. we landers -- landed last night and the airport - arrival. we landers

we understand that we saw from anna foster's report there that there are huge shortages of everything machinery. what is it that is being prioritised at this stage? for us, as a medical... - us, as a medical... inaudible... inaudible. .. especially orthopaedic _ inaudible. .. especially orthopaedic stuff. - inaudible. .. especially orthopaedic stuff. we . inaudible. .. especially i orthopaedic stuff. we have depleted our warehouses. and now, if we get more injured, if we get another wave of earthquakes, we don't have the supplies or maybe not the teams. we have to remember this is... inaudible continuous war... inaudible. doctor, unfortunately inaudible. doctor, u nfortu nately we inaudible. doctor, unfortunately we are having some difficulties hearing your sound. perhaps not surprising as you rush to the border. thank you so much forjoining us and we hope that we will, if you are able to hear me, we hope you can hearfrom us tomorrow to hear how your journey has received benefit —— situation you have found on the ground. thank you. one of the justifications will be and gave for invadi

anna foster, bbc news, adana. were made about their contact with nicola bulley�*s relatives. her family said the broadcasters contacted them despite their appeal for privacy, following the discovery of a body which was later confirmed to be the 45—year—old. 0fcom says it's "extremely concerned" and has asked them "to explain their actions". the snp leadership candidate kate forbes has insisted her campaign can survive after losing the support of several colleagues because of her comments on gay marriage. ms forbes said she would have voted against legalising same—sex unions had she been an msp when it was decided in 2014. she says her view was in line with her christian faith. a bbc investigation has found a quarter of england's grammar schools have hardly any pupils from the poorest families. that's despite most of the schools changing their admission policies in the last few years to give pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds a better chance of getting a place. here's our education editor branwen jeffreys. going

i think that was anna foster, who was one of the firstjournalists to get to the epicentre of the earthquakeand she did that alone with her taxi driver. and i think, you know, as she said, he was part of our team and we treat them absolutely as such. richard burgess, thank you very much. thank you. the big political news of the week was the surprise announcement by nicola sturgeon that she would be standing down from her post as first standing down from her post as first minister of scotland for wednesday's news at six. minister of scotland. for wednesday's news at six, the bbc was in edinburgh speaking to the bbc scotland editorjames cook. and james joins me now. a resignation completely out of the blue this. what are we to make of it? and political editor chris mason, a huge politicalfigure, as you say, and political editor chris mason. a huge political figure, as you say, here in scotland, but a big political figure on the uk stage as well. those two were still on duty at 10:00, by which time huw edwards was there to present. live in edinburgh, where the first minister, nicola sturgeon, h

earlier, anna foster, _ them. thank you very much for that. earlier, anna foster, he _ them.e to the epicentre, told us more. i have been trying to travel closer to the epicentre, which is around the city of marash, i started moving from 0smaniye this morning over the mountains. and one of the problems we discovered as it is enormously difficult to actually get to the epicentre, to marash, because roads through the mountains, the main highway has been closed. it stands on pillars, it's raised of the ground, and they are concernedit is structurally unsafe. and they are concerned it is structurally unsafe. so all of the rescue teams i'm surrounded by, the turkish red crescent, military units there, police, ambulances, everything you could need, and all of it is stuck in a huge trafficjam on the way through the mountains. because at the same time as they are trying to go in, people are trying to leave this area. you can see the devastation increases as you get closer and closer to the epicentre. i went through town this morning and i would say at least 50% of the buildings, if t

here is our middle east correspondent anna foster. the conflict in many ways has ebbed and flowed over the years, and the reason i say that is you have periods of how like now when in the last seven days there have been two daily incidents, one in the occupied west bank where israeli soldiers went into, they say, deal with a potential terror plot. 10 palestinians were killed. most of the militants, but some of them civilians. friday of last week just a few hours into shabbat, a palestinian government killed seven people outside a synagogue in occupied east--palestinian gunman killed seven people outside a synagogue in occupied east jerusalem. at times like this at two state solution feels really far away. but you look back at times in the past -- 1993, for example, the oslo accords, the discussions of a potential two-state solution, the establishment of the palestinian authority to make that happen, now does not feel like a moment where we are close to a solution of any kind to this conflict. lewis: remember on monday, yesterday, blink