old antakya houses, old antakya too. old antakya houses, old anta kya streets, too.ld antakya houses, old antakya streets, all destroyed, anta kya streets, all destroyed, u nfortu nately. a female iranian engineer who threw her hijab to the ground at a public meeting in tehran is reported to be facing prosecution. and there's been an increase in people taking up treasure—hunting in the british countryside, but should their discoveries be finders—keepers? hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. britain's prime minister has told world leaders that the international response to russia's aggression in ukraine hasn't been strong enough. speaking at the security conference in munich, rishi sunak said the sovereignty and security of every nation was at stake, in what he called a "global war". next week marks the first anniversary of russia's invasion of ukraine, and western leaders have appealed for countries around the world to unite in providing long—term military support to kyiv. from munich, here's our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. this

julia: this is what is left of antakya.nce known for its rich heritage, the city now lies in ruins. unrecognizable. unreal. in the old city, several streets are still inaccessible. blocked by buildings flattened by the quakes, and cars trapped under the debris. this was the old town of antakya , once popular with tourists. but look at it now. at least half of it is gone. centuries of history, ravaged in a few minutes. cherished landmarks have been destroyed here. churches, antakya's synagogue, and the mosque. the dome smashed into what used to be the prayer hall. built in the seventh century, it is considered to be the oldest in turkiye. he used to live next door and was trapped under the rubble of his house for more than one day after the quake struck, he tells me. >> after we got out we saw what had happened to antakya. the mosque stood here for more than 1000 years. when we saw it had collapsed, we understood how powerful the earthquake was. julia: and how deadly. he's lost many of his relatives, neighbors, and friends.

caroline davies, bbc news, antakya.m half—term school trips in europe have been hit by long delays at calais. uk border staff are currently on a four—day strike leading to people waiting in queues for up to six hours. our money and work reporter peter ruddick has more details. so, what we know is that there are massive queues at calais, mainly of coaches trying to get back to the uk from, as you say, these big half—term trips. it's actually one of the busiest days of the year for schools returning from, quite often, ski trips, actually, during half—term. so, we've seen pictures of incredible queues just outside calais and as you were saying, p&o have been tweeting, warning people that there is a 6.5—hour wait at calais for coaches at the moment. now, this — these queues, these pictures here were taken by a teacher who's actually just messaged to say they've finally got through passport control, they're waiting for the next ferry, they hope to be on board within the next 30 minutes or so, but it's seven hours after they

caroline davies, bbc news, antakya.dcaster, iran international, says it's had to suspend its operations in the uk after mounting threats against its iranian journalists. it comes after what the network calls a significant escalation in state—backed threats from iran. the 24—hour channel will continue its output from its washington dc offices instead. our reporter, sofia bettiza, has been following the story. this was a difficult decision for iran international. the tv network said that it was acting on advice from the metropolitan police. and just to give you a bit of context, rich, in november, two british—iranian journalists were told by police that there was a possible threat to their lives. so, after that, armed police were stationed near their offices in west london. but on saturday, the network said that the threats had grown to such an extent that it felt it was no longer possible to protect its staff. in a statement, they said, "this is notjust a threat "to our tv station, but to freedom of speech "and to the br

across antakya, the devastation is still raw.cord of resilience. translation: so many cultures and civilisations have been and gone here. it has been destroyed and rebuilt. and this time it will be reborn again. caroline davies, bbc news, antakya. this is bbc news. our main stories: western leaders put forward a unified front as they call for military support for ukraine in its fight against russia, just days before the first anniversary of the invasion. and a new —— a uk iranians broadcaster which has covered anti—government protests in iran extensively says it has had to suspend its operations in the uk, following threats against its journalists. in the uk, following threats against itsjournalists. —— against its journalists. —— uk—iranian. rishi sunak, the british prime minister, has had a deal between eu nations and the uk is by no means done. he met ursula von der leyen on the sidelines of the munich security conference. they said they had been good progress towards finding a solution, but intensive work still needed. our po

across antakya, the devastation is still raw.ory and its record of resilience. so many cultures and civilisations have been and gone here. it has been destroyed and rebuilt, and this time it will be reborn again. caroline davies, bbc news, antakya. you can follow that story on the bbc news website. this is bbc news. the headlines: western leaders put forward a unified front as they call for military support for ukraine in its fight against the russian invasion — but britain's prime minister says the country needs more support. we will stay with that story now. daniel davis is a foreign policy analyst specialising in defence and told me more about the challenges around supplying equipment: it still won't be enough to drive rush out, second issue. then we have get to the objective of all of this. well, and that's a good point because the pledges and the promises are one thing but putting that into practice is is a completely different matter. i mean, case in point, we're coming up for the year anniversary of this invasion and ukrai

they died when their building collapsed in the turkish city of antakya.er 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. wailing. 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. in antakya, about a0 kilometres 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 h

and this is before we've even got into antakya itself.at are managing to get out. let's bring you some live pictures now from southern turkey. you can see the search and rescue operation continues. those involved somewhat buoyed by the fact they have managed to pull out a little girl in another of the search and rescue operations this morning after 147 hours, but, of course, as tom was saying, people are feeling more and more desperate. in fact, yesterday, german rescuers and the austrian army had to pull some of their rescuers in hatay province after clashes with an unnamed group. they have managed to start that again, but the situation is such that people feel they have been abandoned, not enough is being done, and that of the situation in turkey, which is what they had a lot more help than north—west syria. they say there may be an underlying human failure as a result of poor buildings being put up, questioning whether this natural disaster has been made worse by questioning methods in construction methods. there is much more online on

across antakya, the devastation is still raw.is taking comfort in the city's history and its record of resilience. translation: so many| cultures and civilisations have been and gone here. it has been destroyed and rebuilt. and this time it will be reborn again. caroline davies, bbc news, antakya. 0n the sidelines of the munich security conference, the uk prime minister rishi sunak and president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen, held talks over brexit. they said there's been "good progress" in trying to reach an agreement to resolve the dispute over trade in northern ireland. but both agreed "intensive work in the coming days is still needed at official and ministerial levels". arguments over the protocol, negotiated after the uk voted to leave the european union, have led to political deadlock in stormont. 0ur political correspondent, ben wright reports. after a dash to belfast on friday, today a meeting in munich. while this summit in germany is focused on ukraine, rishi sunak and the eu leaders seems to be edgi

and this is before we've even got into antakya itself. the ones that are managing to get out. tom bateman reporting from southern turkey there. it's almost a week since the earthquake. let's ta ke let's take a look at these pictures today, where a little girl was rescued bringing some hope amidst the despair and devastation. here she is being pulled up through a hole in the floor of a building in the south—eastern turkish province of hatay. rescuers, who we can see here, said the girl is called cudi and that she had been buried for 147 hours. and we have just received these pictures of a father and daughter being rescued — again it's in hatay. you can see she's lying on top of her dad. 0ubadah alwan is a spokesman for the syria civil defence, a volunteer group also known as the white helmets. he told me that in syria they hadn't rescued anyone from the rubble since thursday and they need more help from the un. 0ur volunteers on the ground are spread very thin. the catastrophe has definitely put us way over capacity. we are dealing with a

caroline davies, bbc news, antakya. body of the ghanaian footballer christian atsu has been found in the rubble of his home in turkey. this afternoon, his former clubs, chelsea and everton, paid tribute with a minute's applause. the 31—year—old was currently playing for turkish club hatayspor. stay with us on bbc world news, still to come. with gaming now a global 120 billion pound industry — we visit the unlikely heart of its success. 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, malaca nang. the name itself symbolising one of the cruelest regimes of modern asia. the world's first clone has been produced of an adult mammal. scientists in scotland have 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

caroline davies, bbc news, antakya.ne gabrielle has risen to ii, but the prime minister, chris hipkins, says that figure is bound to rise. the cyclone hit new zealand's north island last sunday, causing widespread devastation. a slow recovery process is ongoing in the affected areas. in some areas, new zealanders are taking things in to their own hands — including blocking roads to stop looters. i'm nowjoined byjasen syms, british expat living in new zealand. he isjoining us from hawkes bay, a region on the east coast of new zealand's north island. thank you very much for being with us. i know that this is a very busy and stressful time for you out there. tell us what it is like where you are?- it is like where you are? well, where i am — it is like where you are? well, where i am at _ it is like where you are? well, where i am at the _ it is like where you are? well, where i am at the moment - it is like where you are? well, where i am at the moment is| where i am at the moment is pretty much like paradise, because i h

caroline davies, bbc news, antakya.weeks after the earthquakes, the body of the ghanaian footballer christian atsu has been found in the rubble of his home in turkey. this afternoon, his former clubs chelsea and everton paid tribute with a minute's applause. the 31—year—old was currently playing for turkish club hatayspor. here's our correspondent thomas naadi in accra reporting on the reaction in ghana. very sad day here in ghana. expectations were very high when rescuers tried to find people alive. but this latest development has broken a lot of hearts in the country. the president has said that ghana has lost one of its finest. the ghana football association has also reacted to the news they express condolences to the family and football fans. football clubs and one minute silence for a lot of people are struggling to come to terms with this latest development because he was such a huge figure in this country. turning to iran now, and a woman who threw her headscarf away on stage at a public meeting is reported to be

and this is before we've even got into antakya itself.. let's bring you some live pictures now from southern turkey. you can see the search and rescue operation continues. we were hearing a very bleak assessment of things from north—west syria, but with that rescue of the ten—year—old girl only this morning in hatay province, that has given a bit of a boost to the people involved in these operations in southern turkey. as tom was just saying there, people are so desperate. there has been unrest in some parts of southern turkey, which has disrupted some of the rescue efforts that are continuing. attention is now being turned to whether human failings in the way buildings were constructed in this part of turkey have added to the impact of the natural disaster of the earthquakes. thousands of buildings collapsed. turkish officials have issued more than a hundred arrest warrants in connection with the poor construction of buildings that collapsed in monday's earthquakes. professor mustafa erdik is an earthquake engineering specialist and prof

caroline davies, bbc news, antakya.al india as part of plans to reintroduce the animals. an agreement between the two governments will see dozens of the big cats sent over the next decade. queues are building in france as people returning from half—term break are hit by the impact of border staff strikes — with reported ferry boarding times on the french side in excess of six hours. 0ur money and work reporter peter ruddick gave me an update earlier. look at that. we know there are massive queues at calais, mainly coaches trying to get back to the uk from these big have turned trips. it's actually one of the busiest days of the year for schools returning from ski trips during half term. we've seen pictures of incredible cues just outside calais. as you were saying, dno have been treating, warning people there is a six and a half hour wait at calais for coaches at the moment. —— p&0. these pictures were taken by a teacher who had just texted said they through passport control and waiting for the next ferry, they hope to

antakya's devastation is near total. this is the scene all across antakya.dividual buildings that have come down, it's entire city blocks, and there are groups of men on top of most of these piles of rubble listening carefully, listening out for survivors. but they know that it will soon be 48 hours since the first earthquake struck, and every minute that goes by, every hour that passes, lessens the chances of finding survivors here. and the people here know it. "you won't return to help," this woman shouts at the police. "you're lying. i don't accept you abandoning us." and few feel more abandoned than this man — his entire family are trapped in the building behind him. all night he spoke to his sister, under the rubble. six hours ago, she fell silent. "i've been here since yesterday. "i'm begging for help", he tells me. all the while, rescue workers passed by. still, they find survivors but they are few. this man hasjust been rescued. "i was 36 hours underground. "i'd lost all hope," he tells me. corpses crowd every pavement here. in a city where time is r

antakya's devastation is near total. this is the scene all across antakya.dual buildings that have come down, it's entire city blocks, and there are groups of men on top of most of these piles of rubble listening carefully, listening out for survivors. but they know that it will soon be 48 hours since the first earthquake struck, and every minute that goes by, every hour that passes, lessens their chances of finding survivors here. and the people here know it. "you won't return to help," this woman shouts at the police. "you're lying. "i don't accept you abandoning us." this man tells me, "i've been here since yesterday. "i'm begging for help." six hours ago, she fell silent. still they find survivors, but they are few. this man hasjust been rescued. "i was 36 hours underground. "i'd lost all hope," he tells me. corpses litter every pavement here. in a city where time is running out for the living, the dead must wait. quentin somerville, bbc news, in southern turkey. earlier i spoke to azedeh husani in france. she's from relief international, and is flying t

antakya's devastation is near total. this is the scene all across antakya.t individual buildings that have come down, its entire city blocks, and there are groups of men on top of most of these piles of rubble listening carefully, listening out for survivors. but they know that it will soon be 48 hours since the first earthquake struck, and every minute that goes by, every hour that passes, lessens their chances of finding survivors here. and the people here know it. "you won't return to help," this woman shouts at the police. "you're lying. "i don't accept you abandoning us." if you feel more abounded than henry. his entire family are trapped in the building behind him. 90 spoke to his sister in the rubble. six hours ago, she fell silent. the rubble. six hours ago, she fellsilent. i the rubble. six hours ago, she fell silent. i have been here since yesterday, i am begging for help, he tells me. all the while, rescue workers passed by. still, they find survivors but they are few. this person has just been rescued. but they are few. this person hasjust been r

caroline davies, bbc news, antakya.ired a suspected long—range ballistic missile from the area around pyongyang airport, according to south korea's military. japanese authorities say it landed in the water west of japan's exclusive economic zone. the united states has condemned the missile launch and says it will take all necessary measures to protect the us. the to protect the us. japanese prime minister called the the japanese prime minister called the launch in outrageous act. the uk prime minister rishi sunak and president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen, say there's been "good progress" in trying to reach an agreement to resolve the dispute over trade in northern ireland. but both agreed "intensive work in the coming days is still needed at official and ministerial levels". our political correspondent, ben wright reports. after a dash to belfast on friday, today a meeting in munich. while this summit in germany is focused on ukraine, rishi sunak and the eu leaders seems to be edging close to a deal

we're in antakya, one of the towns hardest hit by the earthquake. in so many places across the earthquake zone. this morning, a desperate race against the clock as the critical 72-hour window to find survivors closes. the death toll staggering. despite the dwindling hope, amid the death and rubble, there are still incredible stories of survival. in syria this camera capturing the point of view from inside the rubble, rescuers able to reach a boy buried deep under the debris. this baby girl named helen saved just in the nick of time in antakya, turkey, surviving 68 hours underneath the debris. another man, a father, rescued in the 74th hour, two hours after his daughter was pulled out of the same rubble. but these miracles are few and far between. we watched seven members of one extended family pulled from the rubble of their apartment building. all killed while they slept. the youngest just 6 weeks old. satellite images show the shocking scale of destruction in antakya. apartment blocks and houses razed to the ground. while you can hear the sound of

quentin sommerville, bbc news, antakya.agedy and survival in the earthquake zone, it is probably this tiny little girl, born under the rubble in syria and whose mother died. bbc arabic�*s special correspondent nawal al—maghafi has more now on her story, and other survivors who we've been following. the signs of a life. only a few days old but already the wounds on aya's body tell the story of her harsh entry into this world. translation: she arrived on monday in such a bad state. _ she had knocks and bruises. she was cold and barely breathing. now in the safety of a hospital in afrin in syria's north west, but only with staff by her side. she was born under the rubble of syria's earthquake. found in her mother's arms, she's now having to survive life alone. her mother, herfather, and all four of her siblings, have perished. their home one of 50 injindayris that was flattened by the quake in a town with many tales of horror. her plight has moved people all over the world. 0n social media, thousands of people asking for detai

antakya's devastation is near total. this is the scene all across antakya. it's notjust individual buildings that have come buildings that have come down, it's entire city blocks, and there are groups of men on top of most of these piles of rubble listening carefully, listening out for survivors. but they know that it will soon be 48 hours since the first earthquake struck, and every minute that goes by, every hour that passes, lessens their chances of finding survivors here. and the people here know it. "you won't return to help," this woman shouts at the police. "you're lying. "i don't accept you abandoning us." this man tells me, "i've been here since yesterday. "i'm begging for help." most of his family were inside the building. he heard cries, but now there's only silence and loss. still they find survivors, but they are few. this man hasjust been rescued. translation: i was 36 hours underground. - "i'd lost all hope," he tells me. corpses litter every pavement here. in a city where time is running out for the living, the dead must wait. quit in somervi

antakya's devastation is near total. this is the scene all across antakya.e scene all across antakya. it is notjust individual buildings that have come down, it is entire city blocks, and there are groups of men on top of most of these piles of rubble listening carefully, listening out for survivors. but they know that it will soon be 48 hours since the first earthquake struck, and every minute that goes by, every hour that passes, lessens their chances of finding survivors here. and the people here know it. you won't return to help, this woman shouts at the police. you are lying. i do not accept you abandoning us. this man tells me he has been here since yesterday, begging for help. most of his family were inside the building. he heard cries, but now there is only silence and loss. still they find survivors, but they are few. this man hasjust been rescued. translation: i are few. this man hasjust been rescued. tuna/mom- are few. this man hasjust been rescued. translation: i was 36 hours underground- i — rescued. translation: i was 36 hours underground. i ha

quentin sommerville, bbc news, antakya.ys the government has agreed to allow emergency services to deliver supplies to parts of the country hit by the earthquake. state media in syria say the government has agreed to allow international aid organisations to deliver emergency supplies to rebel—held parts of the country affected by the earthquake. getting access to the quake zone in syria is difficult but the bbc has language services right around the world and our arabic team based in the country has some of the first international journalists in aleppo. their access is controlled by the syrian government. our correspondent, assaf abboud, sent us this report in arabic. we've translated his words. translation: we are now. in the shahar neighbourhood, one of the areas damaged by the earthquake. aleppo is the closest city to the epicentre of the earthquake. until now, around 400 people have died in the city of aleppo. hundreds of injured remain in the rubble. in this area rescue efforts are being supported by government forces

in antakya's hour of need, this man...aks turkish ..erdal baris yildirim has emerged as a saviour. he'll climb where others won't dare, deep inside the ruins of this shattered city — anything to save a life. it's been hours since anyone was found here, but still, they work late into the night. an amateur mountaineer and professional writer, erdal has taken command here. someone or something is moving inside the building, but they can't reach them. they've tried looking in from the front. no success. they put a camera probe in. now, they're going round the back of the building to see if they can find any sign of life. the floors are sandwiched tight. it's a treacherous space, but erdal�*s crew try to find a way inside. others have rallied to his courage — his team is now 100—strong. they've already saved dozens of people. so much risk, so much risk. but so much people wait us. how do you feel about what's happened to your country? armageddon. . .armageddon. the bitter light of morning lays bare the earthquake�*s ruin. anta

that was a block of high—rise flats in the city of antakya.glish premier league with everton and newcastle. he was 31. if we could start of to the response that christian atsu has been found dead. , . ., ., , dead. expectations were high when rescuers were _ dead. expectations were high when rescuers were finding _ dead. expectations were high when rescuers were finding people - dead. expectations were high when rescuers were finding people alive, | rescuers were finding people alive, but this latest development has broken a lot of hearts in the country. the president has said that ghana has lost one of its finest. the ghanaian football association has reacted to the news that express condolences to the family and the football fans. the football club will be observing a one—minute silence. a lot of people are struggling to come to terms with this latest development, because christian at sue was such a huge figure in this country. tell christian at sue was such a huge figure in this country.— christian at sue was such a huge figure in this coun

quentin sommerville, bbc news, antakya.visited the badly affected town of 0smaniye, about a0 kilometres from the syria border. 0ur chief international correspondent lyse doucet arrived there on thursday and sent us this update. throughout the day in places like this we have seen the weight of hope. loved ones coming, crowding around the rescue effort hoping against hope that their loved ones will still be pulled alive from this rubble. and we saw at this very spot a few hours ago there was a man pulled out to the cheers of "allahu akbar, god is great," and yetjust down the street, something else was pulled out, but it was not someone alive, it was another dead body, and the cry that went up from the crowds was one of agony, two young sisters realising that all hope was gone. but you also feel in places like this the huge weight of loss. the mobile morgues, the cemeteries, the stacks... ..the stacks of what look like boxes, but they are empty coffins. coffins made of pine, of mdf, fashioned from old wardrobes, whatever mater

he is in antakya, close to the turkey syria border.treet, 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 says. her nieces are trapped inside. "my god, my god, please return them to us," she says. they dig deep inside the building, but no survivors emerge. a few streets away, there's better news. a syrian boy, a one—year—old, is pulled out alive after 80 hours buried under the rubble. his eight—year—old sister was also saved, along with their older brother and their mother. turks and syrians have lived together here for years. most of the 3 million syrian refugees in turkey are in the earthquake zone and working hand—in—hand in its aftermath. this earthquake is a catastrophe for two countries, for turkey and for syria. syrian and turkish lives and fai

laura baker, bbc news in antakya.ed white supremacist, paytonjen—dron —— the self—declared white supremacist payton gendron has been sentenced to life in prison without parole — by a court in buffalo, new york state — for a racially—motivated mass killing. he drove more than 200 miles to the store, which is in a predominantly african—american part of buffalo. before sentencing, a relative of one of the victims was giving a statement — when someone tried to attack gendron — have a look. you don't know a damn thing about black people! we are human. we like our kids to go to good schools. we love our kids. we never go in no neighbourhoods to take people out. don't do it! overlapping voices. the eerie county district attorney, john flynn, spoke at a news conference after the sentencing. i would characterise what happened today as the end of a beginning. that while what happened today puts a legal closure to the criminal proceedings... let's put aside the federal matter for our purposes here. ..puts a legal closure to this

it's a nightmare, and antakya is facing one of its darkest days, i can say.ned. do you reckon they could be still alive? yes, we have seen miracles, and i believe in miracles. despite working through the night, burak�*s team found no—one alive. most modern buildings in turkey should be designed to limit earthquake damage. dilek eger�*s apartment was only built last year. when the quake hit, it collapsed almost immediately. across the region, many buildings suffered total colla pse. the floors stacking up, one on top of another. engineers call it pancaking. we have seen a lot of pancaking in the area. that actually really is a term that they use to describe very brittle and sudden failure of a reinforced concrete multi—storey or reinforced concrete building, and we have seen quite a lot of that. turkey is one of the world's most active earthquake zones. the last major quake hit in 1999 near the northwestern city of izmit, killing more than 17,000 people. archive: the damage to the | infrastructure of north-eastern turkey is extensive. homes that weren't built

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

the people of antakya, a city destroyed by the earthquake, are still living their lives.i lived in tents and i was not caught in such a tragedy. thank god that we have survived until now. the demolition of iranian cities has begun and it will end when there is no trace of the city of life. south turkey, russia formed an international fact-finding committee about vandalism in the transmission line. the gas of this country to europe was requested by the ambassador russia has said in the united nations that it does not trust the european investigations, with silen benz or the countries that are involved in sabotaging the nord stream transmission lines , asking them to pay compensation for the damages caused to the 9030 lines. the explosion in the nord stream lines happened in october this year. it caused a significant decrease in russian gas exports to europe. at that time, westerners accused russia of this explosion, but after several months of investigation, every american journalist said that the united states had blown up these pipelines, a revelation that received wide

the turkish city of antakya is one of the most severly damaged, with some of the country's significantric monuments lying in ruins. now on bbc news, click. this week, it's game on in helsinki. a cityjust the size of glasgow that houses some of the most innovative, influential and successful mobile games companies in the world. we're going wild in the scottish town that's turning your phone into a one—stop tourism shop. it turns visiting - a city into a game. absolutely. look out, alasdair! there's a lion on the loose! and we're crossing the multiverse to see the bedroom artist behind the bafta—nominated everything everywhere all at once. there's something very big and bright going on in north london. come on in and we'll show you. this is an exhibition called luyang netineti. chinese multimedia artist luyang takes us on a journey through their weird world — the company by avatars created using motion capture and sd game engines. what i like is the artist has created all—new video games in the classic style, but they've retrofitted them to existing arcade game hardware. how are you doin

just yesterday, two more were pulled from the rubble in antakya, one a a 14—year—old boy and anothers rescued, was shown a video message from his parents, a video call where they showed him his newborn child. he has since been reunited with his wife and his child in hospital. but of course, these rescue missions are the exception at the moment. we know that the death toll has now risen to over 16,000 and that is potentially expected to rise further. the vast majority of those reported dead are within turkey and in syria, the number stands at 5800, or just over. but at the moment, the authorities haven't updated that tally for several days. three people, including a child were rescued alive from the rubble of a building in antakya in southern turkey on saturday— 296 hours after the earthquake. search teams in southern turkey also found the body of the ghanaian international footballer, christian atsu, in the rubble of his home, the block of high—rise flats in the city of antakya. atsu played for the turkish side, hatayspor, and previously appeared in the english premier league with ne

and finally, the moment everyone in antakya now prays for -- their loved ones being rescued and brought to safety. first came 50-year-old mehmet. these moments are becoming increasingly r increasingly remarkable. more than three days after they were buried seemingly alive, a mother and her son rescued alive from under the rubble. and minutes later, mehmet's elderly mom also brought out. there won't be many more moments like this. but for now, the hope that drives this rescue mission is still alive. david, there's growing anger here at what some feel is a slow government response to the earthquake. many complained that they've had little help as they face now a fourth night under the stars in freezing temperatures. now, although we are seeing more aid and support coming into the area, for many people, it's too little and it's too late. david? >> the frustration growing across the region, but that was quite a rescue you witnessed, ian. our thanks to you again tonight. our ian pannell. this humanitarian crisis is growing across turkey and syria tonight. we learned today that more than 75,0

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

quentin sommerville, bbc news, antakya.e even before the earthquake struck. a region with crumbling infrastructure and freezing conditions. now it is a whole lot worse, they are. getting international aid into syria has proved very difficult. some help has been flown in from iran and the gulf states but the syrian government is now asking the european union for help. for now, rescue efforts are being led by the group of volunteers known as the white helmets, as our international editorjeremy 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 alepp

the block of high—rise flats in the city of antakya. hatayspor, and previously appeared in the english premier league with everton and newcastle. he was 31. north korea fired one suspected long—range ballistic missile from the area around pyongyang airport, according to south korea's military. japan's coastguard says it landed in the water west of japan. initial analysis shows that that the missile flew to an altitude of 5,700 kilometres and covered a range of around 900 kilometres. the us military says it's completed its search for debris from the alleged chinese surveillance balloon shot down off the coast of south carolina two weeks ago. a statement said the debris recovered was being sent to an fbi laboratory for analysis. meanwhile, speaking at the munich security conference, china's top diplomat condemned america's actions as a violation of international rules. translation: this is, i would say, absurd and hysterical. _ this is 100% abuse of the use of force. it is a violation of of international customary practice, in particular,

the block of high—rise flats in the city of antakya.ppeared in the english premier league with newcastle. he was 31. a consortium led by the head of one of qatar's biggest banks has submitted a bid to buy manchester united. they're the second bidder to have confirmed making an offer before yesterday's deadline, after ineos, a company owned by british billionaire sirjim ratcliffe, also made a bid. the value of the offers isn't yet known. with the deadline having passed, and the details now public, and the swiss can explain more. it is one of the biggest clubs in world football, and it might soon have a new owner. among the bidders for manchester united, this man — sheikh jassim bin hamad al—thani, the boss of one qatar's biggest banks. in a statement he said the consortium plans to return the club to its former glories, both on and off the pitch and will seek to place the fans at the heart of manchester united. qatar has become increasingly influential in world football after hosting the men's world cup last year. but — as then — some fa

in antakya's hour of need... man, erdal baris yildirim, has emerged as a savior. he'll climb where others won't dare — deep inside the ruins of this shattered city. anything to save a life. it's been hours since anyone was found here, but still they work late into the night. an amateur mountaineer and professional writer, erdal has taken command here. someone or something is moving inside the building, but they can't reach them. they've tried looking in from the front. no success. they've put a camera probe in. now they're going around the back of the building to see if they can find any sign of life. the floors are sandwiched tight. it's a treacherous space, but erdal�*s crew try to find a way inside. others have rallied to his courage. his team is now 100—strong. they've already saved dozens of people. so much risk, so much risk. but so much people who wait, us. how do you feel about what's happened to your country? armageddon. the bitter light of morning lays bare the earthquake's ruin. anta kya is destroyed.