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lyse doucet is here with me _ being so kind with her time. lyse doucet is here with me now.that 24 ago. did you have any inkling that 2a hours later, this place would be at war? 24 hours later, this place would be at war? , , ., ., . at war? even less than that. we stood here _ at war? even less than that. we stood here and _ at war? even less than that. we stood here and said _ at war? even less than that. we stood here and said it _ at war? even less than that. we stood here and said it feels - stood here and said it feels different, it is different, yet there was in the final i was a disbelief in kyiv, this vibrant european city. the city was lit up, the domes of saint michael's cathedral were glittering. ukrainians were out till the early hours, thenjolted ukrainians were out till the early hours, then jolted from their beds at 4am in the morning. russia's invasion had begun. megaphones started telling people to go to the shelters and people were shocked, but then how quickly they picked themselves up and got ready to prepare for this war.— prepare for this war. russian

lyse doucet, thank you very much. our chief _ rubble. lyse doucet, thank you very much.uch. our chief international correspondent in gaziantep, lyse doucet. there's a special panorama programme tonight, one week on from the quakes, on the scale of the devastation, and the potential consequences for the wider region. that's aftershock: the turkey—syria earthquake on bbc one at 8pm, and later on the bbc iplayer. two teenagers are being questioned about the fatal stabbing of a 16—year—old girl in a park near warrington. the body of brianna ghey was found on saturday afternoon. she'd suffered multiple stab wounds. he family have described her as "strong, fearless and one of a kind". a boy and girl, both aged 15, were arrested yesterday. let's get the latest from our correspondent in warrington, rowan bridge. the park where brianna ghey died at the weekend remained sealed off this lunchtime as police continue their investigations and this morning we are seeing a string of well—wishers leaving flowers at the scene, shocked by the events of the weekend. the 16—year—old suffered

lyse doucet, _ won hands down. so far at least. lyse doucet, our— won hands down. so far at least.doucet, our chief international correspondent. much more from the team here in kyiv on the news at ten but, for now, it's back to you, reeta, in the studio. england have been knocked out of the women's t20 world cup, after hosts south africa won a gripping semifinal by six runs. bbc women's sports reporter jo currie has this report from cape town. chanting. england's barmy army — low in numbers, but high in expectation. the hosts south africa standing between them and a place in the final. if there was pressure on the home side, it didn't show. with laura wolvaardt leading the pack, they gave their crowd plenty to cheer and england a real headache. even when they finally saw her off, tazmin brits took up the mantle. by the time their bowlers started firing, the damage was already done as south africa set them a target of 165 for victory. england took their frustrations out on the ball, but the proteas weren't letting their advantage slip through theirfingers. captain heather knight dug

many thanks once again, lyse doucet, our chief- again, lyse doucet, our chief international correspondentbeen explaining why the us military has shot a series of objects out of the sky over american territory in recent weeks, including a suspected spy balloon from china. officials say the objects posed a threat to commercial flights and were brought down in the interest of safety. following a wave of speculation on social media and elsewhere, the white house said there was no evidence of alien or extraterrestrial life being involved. let's have more details from our security correspondent, gordon corera, who was with me. thanks, huw. suddenly, they are everywhere over the skies of america. balloons and unidentified flying objects being shot out of the sky byjets. so what's really going on? nine days ago, what the us describes as a spy balloon was shot down after it had been tracked across the country, including flying over military bases. it was large — about 200 foot tall — helium filled, solar powered, and carrying sensors to collect intelligence. officials today said it was part of a c

lyse doucet, thank you. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet reporting there.norama programme tonight on the scale of the devastation, and the potential consequences for the wider region. it's called aftershock: the turkey—syria earthquake and it's on bbc one tonight at 8pm, and afterwards on the bbc iplayer. the family of 16—year—old brianna ghey, who was fatally stabbed on saturday, say her death has left a "massive hole" in their lives. she was found by members of the public in a park in warrington. two 15—year—olds remain in custody after being arrested on suspicion of murder. out north of england correspondent fiona trott reports. beautiful, witty, hilarious. those are the words brianna's family have chosen to describe her. she was found here, lying on the ground, by passers—by. the 16—year—old was a transgender girl but detectives said there was no evidence to suggest this was a hate crime. i think because we are married, so we're like already part of the lesbian—gay community, and obviously learning that she is transgender as well, i feel like we really

thank you very much, lyse doucet — of responsible.cet in _ of responsible. thank you very much, lyse doucet in gaziantep. _ 0ur correspondent tom bateman is near the city of antakya — in the hatay province — the southernmost province of turkey — and has just sent this report. 0n the road here outside the city of antakya in hatay, and antakya is devastated, one of the worst affected areas. what's happening here is that people who have managed to escape the city are stopping here. this has become a staging post. you can see this way, there are some tents, not many. these are official turkish aid agency tents, and then there are supplies that have been turning up, but one of the big things that's happening here are the buses. you can see minibuses here, other buses behind them, and if you come down this way, we will walk this way... there are some turkish troops that have been directing people. but what we've just been finding as we've spoken to people is that they are desperate. these are people whose homes have either been completely d

the bbc�*s chief international correspondent lyse doucet there, speaking to us a little earlier. , we've heard about the devastation on the ground, but how do people survive in these situations? i'm joined now by richard moon, professor of medicine at duke university in the united states and an expert on surviving in disasters. it is great to get you on the programme, professor. if you could perhaps talk us through what some of these factors are of survival from somebody trapped in an awful catastrophe like this. my trapped in an awful catastrophe like this. ~ , . trapped in an awful catastrophe like this. g . ., , trapped in an awful catastrophe likethis. g . ., trapped in an awful catastrophe like this. g . ., ., like this. my heart goes out to those who _ like this. my heart goes out to those who are _ like this. my heart goes out to those who are trapped - like this. my heart goes out to those who are trapped and - like this. my heart goes out to l those who are trapped and also to the workers who are doing the best to get them out of trouble, but the factors would be temperat

lyse doucet, bbc news.old me about the types of towns that have been affected in syria. this is a people, millions of people, who were basically living in freezing cold temperatures, in flimsy, makeshift shelters, made of plywood or plastic, whatever they could find, or they were living in tents, nothing that could protect them against the powerful force of this earthquake. and so a people who were living with almost nothing now have nothing at all, if indeed they survived. and getting aid into northern syria is such a huge obstacle course. there is only one crossing, one lifeline, which runs from turkey. tonight, that is absolutely choked with traffic. and there's only one crossing because powerful countries at the un security council, russia and china, have been vetoing any attempts by western powers, by the united nations, to allow more aid into northern syria before this disaster happened. as you point out, the situation on the ground has been difficult, to say the least, even before this. now, people t

lyse doucet, bbc news. lyse doucet talking about the situation in syria.r the latest from the epicentre and we go to marash to join our correspondent anna foster. there is a delay on the line but i was going to ask you to update us on the rescue effort you have been witnessing? we the rescue effort you have been witnessing?— the rescue effort you have been witnessin: ? ~ . . ., witnessing? we are hearing the death toll, the terrible death _ witnessing? we are hearing the death toll, the terrible death toll rising - toll, the terrible death toll rising every day and the reason that is happening is because of sites like this behind me. this isjust one apartment block, nine stories tall, four flats on each story, and they just do not know how many people are buried beneath here that i can tell you in the space of an hour i watched as rescuers bring out four bodies from the site, painstakingly and very gently carrying them out wrapped in blankets and they laid them on the ground for the relatives who have been gathered here. they have been huddled around fires

lyse doucet, bbc news.k to lyse now, and as we have been saying, she has reported extensively from the region and knows it very well. it is wonderful to get you on newsday. just to get your thoughts on the devastation that we are seeing there, what kind of towns have been affected, specifically in syria? have been affected, specifically in s ria? ., . , , ,. syria? you saw the images. this is a --eole, syria? you saw the images. this is a peeple. millions _ syria? you saw the images. this is a people, millions of _ syria? you saw the images. this is a people, millions of people, - syria? you saw the images. this is a people, millions of people, who - syria? you saw the images. this is a | people, millions of people, who were basically living in freezing cold temperatures, in flimsy, basically living in freezing cold temperatures, inflimsy, makeshift shelters, made of plywood or plastic, whatever they could find, or they were living in tents, nothing that could protect them against the powerful force of this

lyse doucet, thank you very much.as addressed the european parliament this morning, declaring that ukraine is at war with the most anti—european force in the world. he repeated his call for europe to provide fighterjets, which he also made in a surprise visit to britain yesterday. from brussels, our europe correspondent jessica parker reports. from london to paris to brussels, president zelensky�*s tour of these capitals came today to the heart of europe. his excellency volodymyr zelensky! cheering and applause and in the european parliament, he got a big welcome. ukraine is europe, and your nation's future is in the european union. stepping up to the podium, this man knows how to work a crowd, and he wants to win results. translation: we are defending ourselves from the most anti—european force of the modern world, and we are defending ourselves on the battlefield, together with you. the eu wants to show its solidarity, but that doesn't mean individual member states are ready to give kyiv exactly what it wants. and t

. >> lyse doucet is the bbc's chief international correspondent. i spoke to her from kyiv. your standoumemories from a year ago? lyse: who could forget the hours before february 24 when russian troops and tanks rumbled across the border, where russia started attacking from land, sea, and air. the restaurants were full. the streets were full of energy. the domes of st. michael's cathedral were glittering in the night. ukrainians were still hoping against hope that all of this speculation, all of these buildups would not, could not result in president putin invading a neighboring country, not in the year 2022. and yet, of course, that disbelief soon became one of anger and shock. people being woken from their beds in the early hours of the morning from those first air raid sirens that have now become the soundtrack of ukrainian lives. people's lives here went underground. people went to the basement, to the bunkers, deep into the metro stations, struggling to understand what to do next. >> ukrainians are now entering the anniversary, date that they didn't want to see. what ar

our chief international correspondent lyse doucet now reports. yrian 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 held enclave has lived for years with ferocious ba argument -- bombardment by warplanes of the syrian military or its russian ally. the few hospitals which still operate here have hardly any resources or staff. now, they are overwhelmed. >> we received hundreds of casualties early. we need urgent help for the area, especially medical help. lyse: these patients were alre

lyse doucet is in turkey now and has been speaking to the un humanitarian chief, martin griffiths, who arrived in the area, let's listen to what he had to say. martin griffiths, you have seen so many disasters in 70 different parts of the world, how does this compare? i think it is the worst natural disaster i have ever seen and it is also the most extraordinary international response, as you know. we have more than 100 countries who have sent people here, so there's been an incredible response, but there is a need for it, as we see behind us. and what is so amazing is that people are still, as you know, coming out of the rubble alive six days in. so it is shocking. it is also, in a perverse sense, quite heartening. also, in a perverse sense, quite heartening-— also, in a perverse sense, quite hearteninu. . ., ., , heartening. heartening in what way? well, the response. _ heartening. heartening in what way? well, the response. the _ heartening. heartening in what way? well, the response. the response, i well, the response. the response, the fact that people with great expertise got her

lyse doucet, bbc news. i've been speaking to hardin lang, who works at refugees international. over a decor code of civil war. i began by asking him how sanctions and political instability affect the situation on the ground. an excellent question. 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

lyse doucet, bbc news, kahramanmaras.e border from turkey in syria, the country's president, bashar al—assad, has agreed to two new corridors to allow aid from the united nations into his country from turkey. 0ur correspondent laura bicker reports from antakya close to the syrian border. there is a moment of disbelief at seeing light. and then comes the smile. the joy of knowing he is free after 50 hours in crushing concrete. god is great, the crowd chants as they celebrate saving three—year—old karam in idlib last week. his father shielded him from the rubble but there are so few rescuers on the ground in syria and both felt helpless as his mother and sister fell silent. and died next to them. translation: after a while my wife stopped talking. i was kneeling over my son and the rubble was up to my legs. it was all taking too long. the focus is now on keeping the living alive. survivors have little choice but to find whatever shelter they can within the fallen buildings. translation: we now live on the streets. we stayed

lyse doucet, bbc news, kyiv.day's anniversary are taking place in cities and towns across ukraine, russian state television has been quiet. president putin's invasion has resulted in huge military casualties, with some estimates of tens of thousands of dead. and much of the territory initially gained has since been lost. take a look at this map. a year ago, before the invasion, the only occupied territories in ukraine were luhansk and donetsk in the east, held by russian—backed separatists. russia had already illegally annexed crimea, in 2014. just weeks into the current war, large parts of the south, east, and north of ukraine were under russian military control. but ukraine has fought back, thanks to artillery from europe and america, and seized back much of the north, though russia still occupies large parts of the east. let's get some analysis from our russia editor, steve rosenberg, in moscow. they are not marking this anniversary, it seems, where you are? . �* , anniversary, it seems, where you are? ., �*,

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thank you, lyse doucet, there.this conflict, what we saw here today was perhaps one of the most significant us presidential trips of recent times. all eyes will be on moscow tomorrow, and a major speech by vladimir putin, as he outlines his vision for the war. with that, from the team here in kyiv, it's back to you in the studio, huw. thank you both very much from here. —— from kyiv. lancashire police have confirmed that a body found in the river wyre is that of nicola bulley, who went missing three weeks ago. the body was found yesterday, not far from where she disappeared on the 27th of january. her family released a statement saying their worst fears had been confirmed, and went on to criticise some sections of the media for ignoring their appealfor privacy. lancashire police have been criticised for their handling of the case, particularly their disclosures of personal information about nicola bulley. our correspondentjudith moritz reports from the village of st michael's on wyre. the lancashire landscape held

my colleague lyse doucet is on the ground in gaziantep.d me the focus is now shifting to accountability of the builders and architects. white fact this is in terms of some of the building is collapsed so easily the earthquake. well, what you see behind us here in gaziantep, about an hour and a half drive from the epicentre of where that earthquake struck about nearly one week ago, is being played out in towns and cities across a whole swathe of southern turkey and indeed across the border in northern syria. and that is the diggers, they don't have diggers across the border, but diggers here and excavators are getting rid of these mounds of rubble. it is a sign that the rescue effort — those painstaking, almost heroic efforts to try to pull people alive from the rubble, and still nearly a week on, they're still finding people. but the effort, the focus is now shifting to recovery, to relief and also to a reckoning. as you mentioned, those more than 100 arrest warrants for the builders who are being blamed for this staggering death toll. yea

lyse doucet, bbc news. i'm joined from newjersey by dr houshang amir—ahmadi.hed professor at rutgers university and an expert on international affairs. thank you for making the time for us. this is a devastating event, terrible to watch these pictures, and sarah aley are made more difficult by the number of people living in refugee camps? —— in syria? fix, refugee camps? —— in syria? human tragedy on the syrian side, not only the people who have already been suffering for over10 have already been suffering for over 10 years, almost, part of the place that has been devastated is not controlled even by the government and the people who control those areas have the least resources to help. on the turkey side, of course the devastation is larger, the areas much larger, the cities much bigger, and together, that whole area, somewhere around 10— i2 together, that whole area, somewhere around 10— 12 million people are estimated to live, of which at least half of this population one way or another will have to be impacted. i think the number of deaths will continue to

lyse doucet, bbc news, kyiv.d to seek safety elsewhere. more than 100,000 of them have arrived here in the uk. our reporter callum tulley has been to meet a group of refugees to find out how the past year has been for them. a year on from russia's invasion, life looks very different for young ukrainians. hello, guys. nice to see you. this ukrainian cafe has been helping people settle in. i'm from a small village near to kiev. from the war started, my village was destroyed for 70%. almost all houses and when i saw this, ifelt horrible. but life is continuing, i'm trying to make new life here. oleksandr is one of the thousands of ukrainians who moved to the uk last year to escape the war. how have you found the last year here? i would say that i love it because a lot of opportunities, especially for me, because i want to study in the uk. nikita is 23 and is a top violinist. most men his age aren't allowed to leave ukraine, but he was given a military exemption so he could continue his career at the london performin

lyse doucet.ut the earthquakes in turkey and syria on our website — just head to bbc.com/news or the bbc news app. in other news, the us military says it shot down an unidentified object drifting over alaska nearly a week after a chinese surveillance balloon was destroyed as it travelled through american airspace. the white house said the object had posed a threat to civilian flights, but said its purpose and origin are unknown. national security council spokesmanjohn kirby couldn't confirm whether this second object was also of chinese origin. we're calling this an object because that's the best description we have right now. we do not know who owns it. whether it's state—owned or corporate—owned or privately owned, we just don't know. our north america correspondent peter bowes told us more about the incident. this remains a mystery and what's very unusual is that the white house and the pentagon should hold news conferences reallyjust within a few hours after this object being shot down, but ne

lyse doucet, bbc news, kahramanmaras.r the border in syria, the country's president, bashar al—assad, has agreed to two new corridors to allow aid from the united nations into his country from turkey. the move follows an emergency meeting between the un and the syrian government to discuss ways to boost aid to the country, already devastated by years of civil war. 0ur correspondent laura bicker reports from antakya close to the syrian border. there is a moment of disbelief at seeing light. and then comes the smile. the joy of knowing he is free after 50 hours in crushing concrete. god is great, the crowd chants as they celebrate saving three—year—old karam in idlib last week. his father shielded him from the rubble but with so few rescuers on the ground in syria, both lay helpless as their mother and sister fell silent, and died next to them. translation: after a while my wife stopped talking. _ karam and i were still there. i was in a kneeling—down position, i was kneeling over karam and the rubble was up to my legs. it

lease to set reporting from gaziantep. —— lyse doucet.n the earthquakes in turkey and syria on our bbc news website and bbc news app. in other news now. three people have been arrested on suspicion of violent disorder in the north of england. merseyside police say there were clashes outside a hotel housing asylum seekers. police say a protest and counter—protest in knowsley were initially peaceful but missiles were later thrown and a police van was damaged. there have been no reports of injuries. right, so around ten o'clock this evening, a protest that had been planned for about four days went rather out of control. the protest was because there have been complaints about people in the hotel harassing local children and a group that has been named in various places as a right—wing political group came down to protest outside the hotel. there's about 100 rooms in the hotel and it is being used as a hotel for seeking asylum in great britain for a few months now. so, when they came down and were protesting outside, another group came up and

we'll be back with a final thought from lyse doucet a little later, but for now back to you, reeta, inu. junior doctors in england are to go on strike for three consecutive days in the middle of march over pay, their union has announced. the 72—hour action will involve both routine and emergency care. junior doctors make up more than 40% of the entire medical workforce, covering those who've just left medical school to doctors with many years' experience in hospitals. downing street has called the strike action "disappointing". our health editor hugh pym is here with more. yes, reeta, the british medical association says this will be the longest ever continuous strike in the nhs by doctors, and it will affect all forms of care, including emergencies. the strike will start in england at 7am on monday, march 13, and end at 7am on thursday the 16th. junior doctors cover a range of experience, from newly qualified medics earning just over £29,000 a year, right through to experienced doctors at more than 58,000, the level below consultants. this doesn't include extra payments for unsocial h

lyse doucet, bbc news, kahramanmaras.en consort, has tested positive for coronavirus. officials say she will cancel all her public engagements for the rest of the week, but she's said to be in good spirits and resting. here's the latest sports news. hello there, i'm tulson tollett, and this is your sports news where we start with football, and liverpool's dutch signing cody gakpo has scored his first goal for the club in their 2—0 premier league win over everton at anfield, in an at times heated match. it was everton who almost took the lead whenjames tarkowski hit the post from a header, before mo salah scored from a blistering counter—attack. shortly after half time, gakpo, who joined from psv eindhoven last month, found the net. as the reds moved ninth, everton stay 18th in the table — one point from safety. it sounds like us, it looked like us and it's. ..it�*s not the best timing but if that's the moment now, then we take that and let's go from here. but we have we have to keep going, of course. very interesting and

that was the un humanitarian chief, marson griffith �*s, talking to lyse doucet in turkey.at he ordered the shooting down of an unidentified high—altitude object which had been flying over northwestern canada. he said us and canadian aircraft were scrambled and that an american fighter aircraft shot the object down. mr trudeau broke the news in a tweet, adding that canadian forces will now recover and analyse the wreckage of the object. he thanked north american aerospace defense command for keeping the watch over north america. i'm nowjoined by cbs correspondent cristian benavides, who is in miami. we've just outlined what we know. what is the latest on this incident?— know. what is the latest on this incident? mark, we 'ust not a this incident? mark, we 'ust got a statement * this incident? mark, we 'ust got a statement from h this incident? mark, we just got a statement from the i got a statement from the pentagon not too long ago, sort of outlining what happened here, and here's what we've learned. this object that was shot down in canada was first spotted friday evenin

lyse doucet, bbc news. lysejoins me now.ng from both turkey and syria and getting aid into syria will be complicated? tiara into syria will be complicated? two neighbours. _ into syria will be complicated? twr neighbours, both hit by tragedy, both will require major international coordination to get the aid in but much harder in syria. 0n the turkish side, whatever different as any world leaders have with president erdogan, they have put them aside. 45 countries immediately offered aid. president assad of syria received reassurances from his powerfulfriends, russia, china, but what about western countries? some arab states? his sworn enemies in a more than decade—long war? and will president assad allow aid? large quantities going into north—west, the rebel held area worst affected by the crisis? right now there is only one small crossing into syria from turkey. it is choked with traffic. we have seen time and again how natural disasters can provide opportunities to overcome political obstacles and enmity is. imilli opportun

let's go live to gaziantep, in turkey — and join our chief correspondent lyse doucet.oin us here, only an hour and a half away from the epicentre of this deadly earthquake and it's become a relief hub with care craft flying in from around the world to help with this urgent rescue effort. here along this road you can see behind me, the diggers and rescue teams are still at work. some of them working night and day, sleepless night and day hoping against hope to find people still buried alive under this rubble. this whole road is fraught with emotion — cries of loved ones, christ erupting in this dark and freezing night, anger and grief boiling over as rescue teams try to reassure them they are doing everything they can with so many people saying that they believe their loved ones are still alive —— cries of erupting. this is just one snapshot that's been repeated in towns and cities across southern turkey, and indeed across the border in northern syria, as well, where many areas were also by this seismic shock. it's been incredibly for any journalist to reach northern sy

that was the un humanitarian chief martin griffiths speaking to our special correspondent lyse doucetes come as a result of this earthquake, the death toll in turkey alone has risen to 24,617. this was confirmed to us by the vice president via the reuters news agency. remember, those injured, that figure is much higher, as well. earlier, i spoke to ahmed bayram, the regional media and communications adviser for the norwegian refugee council. he explained how the intense cold affecting the region is the main challenge for humanitarian organisations. we're talking about minus three, minus four degrees. you're staying outdoors. a lot of people are starting fires, campfires around sidewalks and bushes, sidewalks. people are saying that they just don't have a warm blanket to put on themselves. a lot of people, you know, 4am in the morning justjumped out of the bed in their pyjamas and they still have those pyjamas on. for five days, they have nothing else. and this is why one of the first things that we are handing out in these collective shelters and in the cities and towns where people h

people is because the aid just didn't come quick enough. 0ur chief international correspondent, lyse doucethe un humanitarian chief, martin griffiths, on a visit to the turkish city of kahramanmaras. she asked him how this disaster compares to the many he's seen around the world. i think it's the worst natural disaster i've ever seen and it's also the most extraordinary international response, as you know. we have more than 100 countries who've sent people here, so there's been an incredible response. but there's a need for it, as we see behind us. and what is so amazing is that people are still — as you know, lyse — coming out of the rubble alive six days in. so, it's shocking, it's also, in a perverse sense, quite heartening. heartening in what way? well, the response. the response. the fact that the people with great expertise who got here very quickly, committed, working day and night to do what's needed, that's remarkable, and i hope that when we launch our appeals for both turkiye and syria in the next day or so that we will get the generous donor response as well. what do they need t

the un humanitarian chief martin griffiths talking to our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet more on this story on the bbc news website and on the bbc news app. there's video reports from our correspondents in the region. head to bbc.com/news or check out the bbc news app. the us military says it sent fighter aircraft to investigate a radar anomaly detected in the middle of the state of montana. in a statement, it said the planes did not find anything matching the radar signal but would continue to monitor the situation. airspace over the state was temporarily closed. earlier, the canadian prime minister, justin trudeau, confirmed that he ordered the shooting down of an unidentified high—altitude object which had been flying over northwestern canada. he said us and canadian aircraft were scrambled and that an american fighter aircraft shot the object down. mr trudeau broke the news in a tweet adding that canadian forces will now recover and analyse the wreckage of the object. he thanked north american aerospace defense command for keeping the watch over north america. canadia

you for that, at doucet, lived in - for that, at doucet, lived in gaziantep in southern turkey —— lyse doucet weather will stay settled for the next few days, high pressure establishing itself across much of europe and it will not budge in the next few days. a lot of dry weather on the way but having said that, it's not necessarily going to be that's only because on the one hand you have high pressure and settled conditions but also for cloud streaming in off the atlantic and it's all to do with the shape of and it's all to do with the shape of a high—pressure. it is this horseshoe shape stretching out of western europe and around it, the wind is blowing from the south and also out of the south—west and this is pushy in mild air across the uk. with the cloud, the mild air arrives and that means it will not be told tonight and impact early in the morning it 6 degrees in cardiff and newcastle and more or less in edinburgh so no

lyse doucet, bbc news.ashington by hardin lang, vice—president for programs and policy at refugees international. thank you for being with us, dreadful pictures from turkey and syria, as we heard in that report especially profound and seriously because of the decade of civil war, sanctions, political instability, talk us through in more detail what that does to the rescue operation on the ground? an operation on the ground? an excellent _ operation on the ground? in excellent question, 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 northern 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 pe

lyse doucet reporting from turkey there.s fighterjet has shot down an unspecified object over northwest canada — the second such incident in north american skies in as many days. canadian officials said the object threatened civilian air traffic. tim allman reports. justin trudeau has said there is still much to know about the object. the f—22 fighterjet — one of the most high—tech, sophisticated pieces of military equipment in the world. which has certainly had plenty of target practice in the past few days. its latest victim — another mysterious visitor hailing from the north. canada was tracking a high altitude object. at the direction of the prime minister, aircraft assigned to norad successfully took down this high altitude airborne object. the airborne object in question, described as small and cylindrical, was travelling over canada's far north—west. it was shot down over the yukon territory at an altitude of more than 12,000 metres. and it came only a day after another object was intercepted in the neighbouring us st

martin griffith talking to lyse doucet in turkey there., has confirmed that he ordered the shooting down of an unidentified high—altitude object which had been flying over northwestern canada. he said us and canadian aricraft were scrambled and that an american fighter aircraft shot the object down. mr trudeau broke the news in a tweet, adding that canadian forces will now recover and analyse the wreckage of the object. he thanked north american aerospace defence command for keeping the watch over north america. it comes a day after us military shot down an object over alaska, and a week after the shooting down of a chinese observation balloon. jon donnison reports. it's almost a week since the us military shot down what it said was a chinese spy balloon off the coast of south carolina. now, the pentagon says fighterjets like these have intercepted another unidentified object — this time in the skies above alaska. we have no further details about the object at this time, including any description of its capabilities, purpose, or origin. th

lyse doucet has travelled to 0smaniye. 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

lyse doucet, bbc news, kahramanmaras.er in turkey has place unprecedented pressure on the country's healthcare system but assistance from the international community is making a difference. our correspondent nick beake reports from the south east of the country close to the epicentre where hospital staff are under huge strain. in the heart of a devastated city... ..we meet little arras. he is five. he was pulled from the rubble with hypothermia, after 105 hours. his older brother, older sister and his dad were all killed in the earthquake. his grandfather, mehmet, says he will now treat arras like his own son. translation: he is an honest boy. he has a strong personality. he is not spoilt, he is sincere. the rescuers and the doctors did so well to save him and, by god's grace, they gave him back to us alive. arras's mum survived and is being treated in another hospital but this is one of so many families torn apart. translation: we are burning inside, just like everyone else. _ i don't need to tell you about the pain of l

un aid chief martin griffiths talking to lyse doucet in turkey.ine, suggesting his country doesn't have enough for its own defence needs. poland is one of kyiv�*s staunchest allies in the war with russia. president duda has been speaking to the bbc�*s laura kuenssberg. translation: a problem we are facin: , at translation: a problem we are facing, at least _ translation: a problem we are facing, at least in _ translation: a problem we are facing, at least in poland, - translation: a problem we are facing, at least in poland, is- facing, at least in poland, is as follows. we have some jets but there are fewer than 50 so as a matter of fact, this is our only stock of jets that we have. this poses a serious problem if we donate even a small part of them anywhere because i don't hesitate to say we have not enough of these jet. we would need many more of them. , , , them. president zelensky's calls for western _ them. president zelensky's calls for western jets - them. president zelensky's calls for western jets have | calls for western jets have been

lyse doucet, bbc news. east correspondent anna foster, who was one of the firstjournalists to reach the epicentre in marash. you've had a difficult journey just to get there. really distressing images we have been seen. it is clear people need a lot more help. how hard will it be to get the rescue teams and aid in? it will be incredibly difficult, because the roads do not have enough space, enough capacity, for the sheer numbers of people that they need. the rescue teams, the equipment, the medics, and believe me, they needed. so many blocks in this city have been completely destroyed. let me show you just one, this gives you an idea. this was a nine story apartment building with four flats on each floor. the reason they are digging here with this big earth mover is that they know that sadly nobody survived. they think there might be bodies still in the struggle, but they know there are not any survivors. and just here, you can see this group of men who are standing watching. this was their building. this w