azadeh moshiri is with us. tell us more. �* , ., azadeh moshiri is with us.t's not unusual for prisoners — us more. it's not unusual for prisoners to _ us more. it's not unusual for prisoners to be _ us more. it's not unusual for prisoners to be pardoned - us more. it's not unusual for - prisoners to be pardoned around the time of the anniversary of the time of the anniversary of the islamic revolution but what's unusual is that there are so many political prisoners involved. and that some of the prisoners have not even had their verdicts handed down. the timing of this is important given iran has been rocked by months of protests following the death of 22—year—old mahsa amini in police custody last september. it comes to the pardons themselves, there are some big caveats. example, these prisoners would have to pledge in writing that they regret their actions, and people like dual nationals aren't eligible. the dual nationals can become important political tools for the regime later on. people who have committed serious crimes like murder or damage of state p

azadeh moshiri, bbc news.ll customers a controversial weight loss jab used by some famous people, including twitter owner elon musk. wegovy, orsemaglutide, is a prescription drug that blunts appetite. it has the same ingredient as ozempic — a diabetes medicine said to be hollywood's "skinny shot" of choice. experts warn it is not a quick fix or a replacement for eating well and exercising, and should only be offered under medical supervision. earlier we spoke to dr shauna levy, an obesity medicine and medical director of the tulane bariatric centre at tulane university. she prescribes the wegovy drug to her patients. i asked her if this was actually a drug for diabetes patients. you're right that this is indicated for diabetes under the brand name that you mentioned, ozempic. but it's also equally indicated for people with the disease of obesity under the brand name... audio cuts out. so there are two situations. it's... audio cuts out. it's in addition to people who this is indicated for have a high enough wh

azadeh moshiri reports. italy — one of the world's culinary capitals.er courtesy of america's very own coffeehouse, starbucks. and they are calling it the oleato. translation: it's a strange idea. - but there is something different about it and, in my opinion, it could appeal a lot more to foreigners than italians. translation: there are things that shouldn't go together, - but it's good, because i always like to taste something new, so for me, it's good. the oleato is made with arabica coffee infused with a spoonful of partanna cold—pressed extra—virgin olive oil. you can drink it as an ice—shaken espresso or even a latte, with olive oil steamed with oat milk. starbucks launched in italy in 2015, but it has struggled to win over customers. its new drink is not for italians alone. starbucks plans to bring their new recipe to southern california in the united states later in the spring. the united kingdom, middle east and japan are set to follow later this year. so if you're outside of italy, you won't miss out or be spared this instant classic. azadeh m

azadeh moshiri, bbc news.a candidates are standing, with the winner needing half the votes to take the job. that looks unlikely in the first round, meaning the two leading candidates will face a run—off next week. 0pinion polls put former foreign minister nikos christodoulides in the lead. a 16—year—old girl has died after being attacked by a shark in western australia. she was pronounced dead after being pulled from the swan river in perth. it's thought there hasn't been a fatal shark attack on the stretch of water in more than 100 years. police gave this update. very early on, what we're being advised that she was with friends on the river, on jet skis. there was possibly a pod of dolphins being seen nearby and the young female jumped in the water to swim nearby the dolphins. so we've spoken to the department of fisheries in relation to the location and whether it is unusual for a shark to be in that area. and the information that we're being provided is that it is unusual for a shark to be that far down the

with us now is our news reporter azadeh moshiri.lk us through what more do we know about these pardons? it is not unusual _ know about these pardons? it is not unusual for _ know about these pardons? it 3 not unusual for these pardons in a large number to be issued around the time of the anniversary of the islamic revolution which was in 1979, thatis revolution which was in 1979, that is not unusual, but for so many political prisoners to be involved, that is a little bit more unusual. certainly statements have been made in the past about the supreme leader about releasing a huge number of them and often times that doesn't come through. what is particularly unusual here is it also applies to people who have not necessarily received their verdict yet, who have not gone through the full trial process, and so it does seem that this could be connected to the months of protests that have been rocking the country since the death of the young kurdish woman mahsa amini in police custody in september. when it comes to the parties itself, the

azadeh moshiri, bbc news.e �*egot�* status. that means, she's now won an emmy, grammy, oscar and tony award. on sunday, davis picked up the grammy award for best audiobook for the recording of her memoir finding me. meawhile, the main grammy awards ceremony gets under way later — with beyonce leading the nominations with nine and could break the record for the most wins in the history of the grammys. there are 91 categories this year — and among the contenders for album of the year, besides beyonce, are abba, adele, and coldplay. jem aswad is the deputy music editor at variety. there's only one grammy awards. it is the absolute peak of achievement, public achievement, whatever, except for pulitzer or nobel prize or something like that, in the music world. there is absolutely nothing like it. brit awards are great, the american music awards are cool — there's nothing like a grammy. now, award shows in general have lost a lot of their lustre with the decline of network television — sorry! but to a musician, it's

azadeh moshiri, bbc news.ue after battering madagascar where it killed five people but left less devastation in its wake than feared, emergency officials say. cyclone freddy is expected to land friday in regions between central and southern mozambique, more than 500 kilometres north of the capital maputo, and could reach zimbabwe. the cases of 12,000 asylum seekers are to be fast—tracked by the home office to try to fulfil rishi sunak�*s pledge to reduce the backlog of applications by the end of the year. migrants from afghanistan, eritrea, libya, syria, and yemen will have their claims decided on the basis of a ten—page questionnaire, which must be completed in english within 20 days. our home editor mark easton reports. afg ha ns afghans who say they are fleeing persecution from the taliban are among five nationalities being offered a fastrack route to be granted asylum in the uk. they will now be able to have their cases decided without ever being interviewed face—to—face. find interviewed face-to-face. and

azadeh moshiri, bbc news.m refugees international explained to us how sanctions and political instability have affected the rescue operation on the ground. the situation in syria and in north—west syria is acute and chronic, for the last 10 years of conflict has destroyed a great deal of the infrastructure, punished the civilian population. in north—west syria, you have 4 million people already in need of humanitarian assistance, millions displaced from other parts of the country living very close to the line. the only aid that gets into north—west syria comes across the border with the un mechanism, to supply assistance through one border crossing at this stage, those 4 million people already were being massively under resourced. the un appeal was less than 50% in terms of its funding for this year, and those populations are the ones that will be hit the hardest. there are areas controlled by the syrian government that have been extremely hard, probably greater capacity there to respond and the syrian governm

azadeh moshiri, bbc news.t us president. she was appointed by donald trump as us ambassador to the united nations, and is the first person to challenge mr trump for the party's 2024 nomination. here's some background on the new republican challenger. the people of south carolina chose me as their first minority and first female governor. i was the proud daughter of indian immigrants. not black, not white. i was different. a hate filled murderer who massacred our brothers and sisters in charleston has a sick and twisted view of the flag. it's time to move the flag from the capitol grounds. during anxious times, it can be tempting to follow the siren call of the angriest voices. i can promise you what i'll be doing is campaigning for this one. and we will remember it when so many countries come calling on us, as they so often do, to pay even more and to use our influence for their benefit. america will put our embassy injerusalem. some people look at america and see vulnerability. they all think we can be bullie

azadeh moshiri reports. italy, one of the world's culinary capitals. to get a makeover, courtesy of america's very own coffeehouse, starbucks. and they are calling it the oleato.— it the oleato. translation: it's a it the oleato. translation: it's a strange _ it the oleato. translation: it's a strange idea, _ it the oleato. translation: it's a strange idea, there - it the oleato. translation: it's a strange idea, there is l it's a strange idea, there is something different about it and, in my opinion, it can appeala and, in my opinion, it can appeal a lot more to foreigners than italians.— than italians. translation: there are — than italians. translation: there are things _ than italians. translation: there are things that - than italians. translation: | there are things that shouldn't io there are things that shouldn't go together but it's good, because i always like to taste something new so for me, it's good — something new so for me, it's good the _ something new so for me, it's good. the oleato is made with oleato — good. the oleato is made with

azadeh moshiri, bbc news.ion he brought a message of hope and pleaded with south sudan�*s leaders to focus on bringing about lasting peace. he was the first pope to visit the country since it achieved independence in 2011 and then swiftly descended into ethnic conflict. hundreds of boats have taken part in a parade along the waterways at the start of the annual carnival in venice. the two—week event attracts tourists from all over the globe, with dancers, costumes and music lighting up the city. it was scaled down during the pandemic, but has returned to normal this year. hello there. part two of the weekend looking much brighter than part one. we had a lot of cloud around on saturday. today feels very different. lots of sunshine around, but feeling a little bit chillier than what we�*ve been used to. in fact, temperatures will be closer to the seasonal norm for the next few days, in fact, for much of this upcoming week. high pressure sitting right on top of the uk, bringing all this fine and settled weather t

azadeh moshiri is our news reporter.he has been following the story since we initially got use. ~ . , . use. when it had the epicentre of gaziantep — use. when it had the epicentre of gaziantep it _ use. when it had the epicentre of gaziantep it was _ use. when it had the epicentre of gaziantep it was around - use. when it had the epicentre of gaziantep it was around for| of gaziantep it was around for 15 a. m. of gaziantep it was around for 15 a.m. localtime of gaziantep it was around for 15 a.m. local time in turkey. hours later, we are at the point where figures of casualties are coming in. the figures are growing and the report on the injured as well. so far, according to the turkish disaster services, we are hearing there are around 70 people, at least 70 people who have been killed in turkey. syrian state media are reporting that have at least a0 people killed that we are talking about hundreds injured in both countries. it was not just turkey and syria having to deal with the effects of these earthquake and the tr

azadeh moshiri, bbc news.g in a personal capacity and not a professional capacity. let's go to barbados now where we can speak to david comissiong. he's the deputy chairperson of the national task force on reparations. thank you very much a coming on the programme. mi; thank you very much a coming on the programme-— thank you very much a coming on the programme. my pleasure, is pleasure to be here. what— programme. my pleasure, is pleasure to be here. what you _ programme. my pleasure, is pleasure to be here. what you make _ programme. my pleasure, is pleasure to be here. what you make of- programme. my pleasure, is pleasure to be here. what you make of what i to be here. what you make of what the treveliian _ to be here. what you make of what the trevelyan family _ to be here. what you make of what the trevelyan family is _ to be here. what you make of what the trevelyan family is doing - to be here. what you make of whatj the trevelyan family is doing here? we applaud it. we welcome it. her family is doing t

and azadeh moshiri is here listening with me. it was felt over a huge region.rom local officials about it. it is very early days in terms of the number of things but we have been hearing some figures from officials. , ~ been hearing some figures from officials. , . ., officials. they said? we have to remember _ officials. they said? we have to remember in _ officials. they said? we have to remember in southern - officials. they said? we have i to remember in southern turkey that five people have died after the earthquake. that's a 16 building collapsed. 0ne after the earthquake. that's a 16 building collapsed. one man, one city, we don't know what the final number will be adequate off into a producer all the way and another nine, in beirut, —— and lebanon, the casualties and buildings, watch closely. in terms of the military, it is like remembering is a very powerful earthquake. it is sure to have real damage. are reports that keep coming in on social media and from different news agencies that rescue operations are also under way. it is something we are going

azadeh moshiri, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news.with a highly controversial overhaul of the judicial system, proposed by prime minister benjamin netanyahu's religious—nationalist government. tens of thousands of people protested against the plan, and opposition parties have vowed to oppose the move. 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. it's currently 13, one of the lowest in the world. it follows a string of acquittals in rape cases that triggered nationwide outrage. under current law, sex with a child who's at least 13 is not considered statutory rape injapan. brazil's president has 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 mi

azadeh moshiri, bbc news.n istanbul. i know you are planning to go to your hometown later. tell us about where that is in relation to istanbul and what you have from your hometown. . ~ istanbul and what you have from your hometown. ., ,, , ., istanbul and what you have from your hometown. . ~' , ., ., istanbul and what you have from your hometown. ., ,, , ., ., ., hometown. thank you for having me. at the beginning _ hometown. thank you for having me. at the beginning people _ hometown. thank you for having me. at the beginning people suffering i at the beginning people suffering right now, many are still under the buildings and waiting to help. as you mention, i'm planning to go to my hometown. but are still in under the buildings and waiting for rescue teams and forces, government sources. and if you survive the earthquake, the pupils are facing the coldest day in the east of turkey. many people are facing the freezing outside of turkey and as a journalist said the bill normally in turkey and are sending to

azadeh moshiri, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news.uding... the city is red — why liverpool are celebrating another victory in the merseyside derby. nine years and 15,000 deaths after going into afghanistan the last soviet troops were finally coming home. the withdrawal completed in good order but the army defeated in the task it was sent to perform. malcolm has been murdered. that has a terrible effect for the morale of the people. i'm terrified of the reprecussions in the streets. one wonders who is next. explosions. as the airlift got under way there was no let—up in the eruption itself. lava streams from a vent lower in the crater flow down to the sea to the east of the island, away for the time being. it could start flowing again at any time. the russians heralded the next generation space station with a spectacular night launch. they called it mir, the russian for peace. this is bbc news — the latest headlines. syria agrees to open more border crossings — to allow aid to areas affected by last week's devastating earthquakes. the

azadeh moshiri, bbc news. coming in from around the world, including many charities and voluntary organisations. 0ne uk team — react disaster response — headed out this morning. team leader paul taylor told us what they were expecting. the key for us is going to be getting into turkey, and in my experience, the aftermath of these events is very much the realm of uncertainty. we can make some assumptions about what people might need, and certainly as was expressed in your report, the focus now is on the search and rescue efforts, but as was well orchestrated, people who, orfixed, essentially, because they cannot go back to their homes because of the aftershocks or the secondary hazard of another big earthquake, and they have no shelter. we will be focused on an assessment and trying to cut what are the needs of the affected population and attempting to provide them with those managerial needs. principally, this point because of the weather conditions, that would be shelter. we are not taking anything out with t

azadeh moshiri, bbc news. it�*s almost a year now since russia began its invasion of ukraine.s day, some of them took a moment to remember what they�*re fighting for. the bbc�*s tim allman reports. when your country is at war, it certainly concentrates the mind. and the heart. here, in the ukrainian city of kharkiv, 0leg, a soldier on leave from the front, takes the opportunity to marry his sweetheart yulia. it turns out this is a conflict that both separates and unites. translation: the war introduced us, - since he is from the donetsk region and i am from the kharkiv region. if it wasn�*t for the war, we wouldn�*t have met. we care about each other. every moment is special. further west, in the city of cherkasy, the weddings are taking place on an almost industrial scale. 50 couples have been walking down the aisle, almost every groom a soldier. and there were plenty of guests to offer a little moral support. translation: this kind of event shows that life goes on, - a little bit ofjoy for my comrade, for my friend. for those who just want to go on a date, rather than a more

azadeh moshiri reports.etal couture to the 1960s and to jane fonda's barbarella. the most comfortable of styles, but perhaps what he called his uncommercial debut collection 12 unwearable dresses in contemporary materials. the modern era had its own take on his designs. modern era had its own take on his design— his designs. genuine cancan uirls his designs. genuine cancan girls who — his designs. genuine cancan girls who clap _ his designs. genuine cancan girls who clap clap - his designs. genuine cancan girls who clap clap with - his designs. genuine cancan| girls who clap clap with every movement. introducing the metal cake, a cast—iron way of keeping men at bay. paco rabanne certainly knows how to set trends. rabanne certainly knows how to set trends-— set trends. drawing on his background _ set trends. drawing on his background in _ set trends. drawing on hisl background in architecture, set trends. drawing on his - background in architecture, his own fashion house he simply called paco rabanne experime

earlier i spoke to our news reporter azadeh moshiri, and asked her how concerned the nuclear watchdogs, especially given there is this concern that what iran calls a peaceful nuclear programme could cross the line and become a global nuclear crisis. we're there yet but there and we don't know we ever —— we're not there yet but there and we don't know if we ever will be but that's why the iaea is taking this seriously and having this discussion with iran to see what's going on. reports are saying inspectors detected uranium enrichment at 84% purity. now, that's not only the highest level ever detected by inspectors in iran, but frighteningly close to the 90% mark that is required to create a nuclear weapon and so what the nuclear watchdog needs to assess is, was this intentional or was it simply an accident, was it an accident in the way iran operates its centrifuges, for example, but either way, given the stakes, we're talking about a nuclear weapon, a potential nuclear weapon and it's extremely concerning. and azadeh, iran and western nations not in good speaking terms at the moment

the bbc�*s azadeh moshiri reports.certainly the most controversial. the koh—i—noor is even said to carry a curse. buckingham palace has decided to keep it out of the coronation. so when camilla the queen consort is crowned alongside king charles in may, it will be with this one, queen mary's crown, worn by the consort of king george v in1911. in a statement, buckingham palace said: but for many, this does not resolve the dispute around who owns the diamond. if it's in a treasury box, does it shine any less brightly or burn any less brightly in the psyche of people who feel they have been wronged? there are many theories about the stone's origins. historians generally agree it was taken from india by nader shah, an iranian ruler in 1739. that's him on the right, next to the mughal emperor muhammad shah. india argues it eventually made its way back home, but that one of its i9th—century rulers was then tricked into handing it to the brits during colonial rule. pakistan made an official plea to have it back because it was

she is a bbc presenter, and she spoke to our news reporter azadeh moshiri in a personal capacity. i went to granada and i saw for myself the plantations where slaves were punished, when i saw the instruments of torture that were used to restrain them, when i looked at the neck braces, at the manacles, at this system of dehumanisation that my family had profited from as absentee slaveowners of these sugar plantations, i felt ashamed and i also felt that it was my duty — you can't repair the past but you can acknowledge the pain and that i wanted to try to do something to make it better and so, that's partly what's led our family to this moment, where we're going to issue a public apology when seven of us go to grenada later in february and in consultation with grenada's national reparations commission, we hope that by establishing a fund that will look at economic development in grenada and the eastern caribbean, that we can do something to help an island where all of the wealth was extracted. so, you talked about duty, you talked about acknowledging what happened. you decided to g

azadeh moshiri, bbc news.nival in venice. the two—week event attracts tourists from all over the globe, with dancers, costumes and music lighting up the city. it was scaled down during the pandemic, but has returned to normal this year. as you can see from these pictures, it is a remarkable site. all of that colourful activity on the water. 0ur reporter emb hashmi has more. dancing and sparkly masks are back with a bang in venice. the two—week—long festivities were launched by this colourful unicorn, a magical creature that transports dreamers to the stars. the narrow alleys and bridges of the city were lit up by dazzling dancers and spectacular floats for the parade down the canal grande. over the next two weeks the city will be filled with thousands of tourists from across italy and the world. translation: it's great, it's - magical, what else is there to say? come and feel the spirit here! masked balls are held in ancient venetian palaces, while concerts and gondola parades are organised in the piazzas and

azadeh moshiri joins us now. they are targeted at officials they are targeted at officials they believeprotesters as well as carrying out the death penalty on some of them. people like lawmakers, prison authorities orjudiciary officials because remember more than 500 people have now been killed in these months of protests since the death of the young kurdish woman last september. but these sanctions stop short of something that thousands of protesters on monday in brussels had been calling for and that is designating lahri's powerful revolutionary guards as terrorist. earlier i spoke to a member of the european parliament who is an iraqi and swedish member of the parliament and she explained to me why she believed designating the revolutionary guard as terrorist is important. member states could _ terrorist is important. member states could unite _ terrorist is important. member states could unite the - terrorist is important. member states could unite the behind l states could unite the behind ukraine, that was totally right and necessary and important. we can do this again and unite a

the bbc�*s azadeh moshiri reports.tainly the most controversial. the koh—i—noor is said to carry a curse. buckingham palace has decided to keep it out of the coronation. so when camillo the queen consort is crowned alongside king charles in may, it will be with this one, queen mary's crown worn by the consort of king george v in 1911. in a statement, buckingham palace said: but for many, this does not resolve the dispute around who owns the diamond. iii resolve the dispute around who owns the diamond.— owns the diamond. if it's in a treasury _ owns the diamond. if it's in a treasury box. _ owns the diamond. if it's in a treasury box, does _ owns the diamond. if it's in a treasury box, does it - owns the diamond. if it's in a treasury box, does it shine l owns the diamond. if it's in a l treasury box, does it shine any less brightly or burn any less brightly in the psyche of people they have been —— to feel they have been wronged? there are many theories about the stone's origins. historians generally agree it was taken

his daughter spoke to the bbc�*s azadeh moshiri after his sentencing.ntenced to death. amnesty international says he has not had access to a lawyer of his own choosing and that he was forced to face. for his daughter, this is the moment she has been dreading. absolute terror. the most terrifying theory that you can have as somebody kidnapped your dad and they are going to assassinate him, they are going to kill him, that is what the regime has done stuff that was the worst moment of my life. jamshid sharmahd lived in the united states, he is believed to have been kidnapped by iranian agents in dubai in 2020 and then forcibly taken to around. they allege he left for around. they allege he left for a run of his own free will. they said it had followed a complex operation.- they said it had followed a complex operation. last time i was allowed — complex operation. last time i was allowed to _ complex operation. last time i was allowed to speak - complex operation. last time i was allowed to speak to - complex operation. last time i was allowed to speak to

our news reporter azadeh moshiri joins us now.e how concerned is the iaea likely to be about how concerned is the iaea likely to be about this? how concerned is the iaea likely to be about this? it how concerned is the iaea likely to be about this? it is likely to be about this? it is not good — likely to be about this? it is not good news, _ likely to be about this? it 3 not good news, especially because what iran recalls a peaceful nuclear programme could cross the line become a global nuclear crisis. you're there yet but there is no sign we will be but that's why the iaea is taking this seriously and having this discussion with iran to see what's going on. reports are saying inspectors detected uranium enrichment at 84% purity, not only the highest level ever detected by them in iran but frighteningly close to the 90% mark that is required to create a nuclear weapon so what the nuclear watchdog needs to assess is, was this intentional or was it simply an accident, wasn't accident in the way iran operates its centrifuges, for ex

azadeh moshiri looks back on his groundbreaking works.o the �*60s and to jane fonda's barbarella. not the most comfortable of styles, but perhaps why he called his controversial debut collection 12 unwearable dresses in contemporary materials. the mod era had its own take on his designs. genuine cancan girls who clang—clack with every movement. introducing the metal cape, a cast—iron way of keeping men at bay. paco rabanne certainly knows how to set trends. drawing from his background in architecture, his own fashion house he simply called paco rabanne experimented with lots of materials. shredded rawhide, paper, and plastic. in 1969, a deal with the puig family landed him in the world of perfume. his first fragrance, calandre, became a huge success. his upbringing was as dramatic as his creations. his father was a republican colonel during the spanish civil war, executed by general francisco franco's nationalist forces. and he had fashion in his veins. his mother was a seamstress for cristobal balenciaga. that heritage and his mark on th

azadeh moshiri, bbc news.al — peggy — a pug cross — has been named "britain's ugliest dog". her prize was a pampering session and professional photo shoot at a salon in beverley, east yorkshire. simon spark has the details. # ugly.# this is just part of an amazing transformation for peggy. from a dog that was once sneered at in the street to now being photographed for yet more celebrity status media attention. here we go. but she's here to receive her prize after being crowned the ugliest dog in britain. good girl! peggy's here in beverley, east yorkshire, to have her photoshoot and makeover. she's getting a blueberry facial i right now, which is really relaxing and cleans her face really well and is supposed to— reduce tear staining. what do you think of her? i think she's really . cute in her own way. and for owner holly, a chance to reflect on a mad few weeks. it's been a bit of a whirlwind. it's been really crazy. a lot has happened really quickly. we'll see what sort of difference it makes, if any. i'm su

azadeh moshiri is our reporter. sketchy details but a lot of reports and people across the region haveis? the governor _ region have felt this? the governor of _ region have felt this? the governor of malaysia, - region have felt this? tue: governor of malaysia, close region have felt this? tte: governor of malaysia, close to gaziantep and he has reported 130 buildings collapsed. when you look at the pictures, the pictures we're showing you now. . this hit local time at around a quarter past four and since the early hours of the morning. you're seeing people bewildered and search and rescue teams doing their work trying to find people and missed the rubble because the president said these teams were deployed as soon as they could be. gaziantep it is home to about 2 million people and is the epicentre. it is also home to around half a million syrian refugees given it is so close to the syrian border and it has been hit quite hard. as you mentioned, this earthquake has spread, tremors reported in places like lebanon on, cyprus and a serious. we places like lebanon on, cyprus and a seriou

azadeh moshiri, bbc news.'s ta ke let's take your life to gaziantep, where you can see an astonishing scene of devastation. —— live. we have had reports that the weather in turkey has been horrendous through the night. it looks quite clear. you can see the sun breaking through here in this particular location, but i know the weather has been tricky and hampering rescue efforts. 0ur middle east correspondent tom batemanjoins us now from adana in southern turkey. tom — what's the latest with the rescue effort overnight? well, this is adana, as you say. that winter storm has caused significant problems right across the region. what it has meant is it's been extremely difficult, both for rescue teams together through the conditions, already very bad, with many roads wrecked and ruined, particularly further out in this region, and then of course, for the survivors. because of the risk of the fear of aftershocks, people have fled buildings, sleeping outdoors and in their cars. this building was ten stories. it has c

azadeh moshiri, bbc news.y good that we have this kind of environment here that's supportive to all kind of backgrounds. i thought before i came that it was going to be quite, like, posh because that's what everyone told me before i came. but then, when i came here, i found it was, like, quite nice and positive and i liked it. my friends, for example — one wants to be a lawyer, j one wants to be something else. and it's like... they push you to be the best you can be and that's what i find really- grateful in a school like this — that you can be pushed - to your limits. grammar schools have a separate admissions test, and wealthier parents can pay for lots of tutoring. but these birmingham grammar schools have pioneered changes — setting aside places for poorer children who've passed the test, and doubling their numbers as a result. because we have one in five of our children in our grammar schools now coming from disadvantaged backgrounds, meaning that we represent more fairly the society and the communities

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