i'm martine croxall.cies call for better access to the earthquake disaster zones from turkey to syria as the number of people killed in both countries rises to more than 211,000. over on that side of the border, there is the constant sound of sirens, of heavy machinery, of people working. there is none of that here. down there there are small children removing the rubble. the united nations estimates the earthquakes may have left nearly 5.5 million people homeless in syria. the government there says it will allow aid to be delivered to rebel—held parts of the country. despite the odds, people are still being pulled out alive from under the rubble in turkey, more than 120 hours after the first earthquake struck. surviving the earthquake, that's the first hurdle.

i'm martine croxall and these are the headlines... turkish police issue more than a hundred arrest warrants as part of an investigation into poor building standards after this week's devastating earthquakes. it comes as the number of people who have died since monday rises to more than 28,000 in turkey and syria. defying the odds — a ten—year—old girl is pulled out alive from under the rubble of a collapsed building in turkey after 147 hours. a us fighterjet has shot down a mystery object flying over canada's airspace making it the third one to be taken out over north america in the last week. bbc chairman richard sharp is accused of making "significant errors ofjudgement" by mps for not declaring his involvement in helping britain's former prime minister, borisjohnson, secure a loan. thousands of people in new zealand are left without power as parts of the country endure the start of a severe storm with warnings of more destruction to come. you're watching bbc news. now it's time for political thinking with nick robinson hello and we

i'm martine croxall and these are the headlines... aid agencies call for better access to the earthquake disaster zones in turkey and syria as the number of people killed in both countries rises to more than 2a,000. despite the odds, people are still being pulled out alive from under the rubble in both countries, more than 120 hours after the first earthquake struck. the united nations estimates the earthquakes may have left nearly five and a half million people homeless in syria. the government there says it will allow aid to be delivered to rebel—held parts of the country. in other news, us fighterjets shoot down an unidentified aircraft over alaska after president biden gave the order to "seek and destroy". troops are trying to salvage the wreckage. in washington, president lula of brazil is seeking joe biden�*s backing for a new global forum, to fight climate change. residents in australia and new zealand are urged to take shelter as cyclone gabrielle hurtles towards the islands threatening to bring destructive winds and heavy rai

i'm martine croxall, and these are the latest headlines.ef's comments that the international community has failed people in the country's north—west, where thousands of people have died since monday's earthquakes. disappointment and abandonment is definitely a general feeling that is happening. 0ur organisation has been calling for help, for manpower, for rescue equipment, and in the first couple of days we willjust ignored and left to deal with the situation on our own. turkish police issue more than a hundred arrest warrants as part of an investigation into poor building standards after this week's devastating earthquakes. defying the odds, this 10—year—old girl is one of the latest in a number of survivors to have been pulled out alive from under

i'm martine croxall, and these are the latest headlines. syria's voluntary group of rescuers known as the white helmets say they agree with the un aid chief's comments that the international community has failed people in the country's north—west, where thousands of people have died since monday's earthquakes. disappointment and abandonment is definitely a general feeling that is happening. our organisation has been calling for help, for manpower, for rescue equipment, and in the first couple of days we willjust ignored and left to deal with the situation on our own. turkish police issue more than a hundred arrest warrants as part of an investigation into poor building standards after this week's devastating earthquakes. defying the odds, this 10—year—old girl is one of the latest in a number of survivors to have been pulled out alive from under the rubble of collapsed buildings in turkey, after 147 hours. this is the scene live in southern turkey, as emergency teams continue their pain—staking search for survivors as the number of people k

i'm martine croxall and these are the latest headlines... aid agencies call for better access to the earthquake disaster zones in turkey and syria as the number of people killed in both countries rises to more than 2a,000. despite the odds, people are still being pulled out alive from the rubble in both countries, more than 120 hours after the first earthquake struck. surviving the earthquake, that's the first hurdle. what will their lives be like in the coming months and years as a result of the destruction we see here today? the united nations estimates the earthquakes may have left nearly 5.5 million people homeless in syria. the government there says it will allow aid to be delivered to rebel—held parts of the country. this is the scene live in southern turkey as rescuers continue their pain—staking search for survivors. we'll bring you all the latest developments from our correspondents who are there. us fighterjets shoot down an unidentified aircraft over alaska after president biden gave the order to "seek and destroy." troops are try

i'm martine croxall and these are the headlines...k's devastating earthquakes. it comes as the number of people who have died since monday rises to more than 28,000 in turkey and syria. defying the odds — a ten—year—old girl is pulled out alive from under the rubble of a collapsed building in turkey after 147 hours. a us fighterjet has shot down a mystery object flying over canada's airspace making it the third one to be taken out over north america in the last week. bbc chairman richard sharp is accused of making "significant errors ofjudgement" by mps for not declaring his involvement in helping

i'm martine croxall and these are the latest headlines... the un's aid chief says the international community has failed the people of northwest syria, where thousands of people have died since monday's earthquakes. turkish police issue more than a hundred arrest warrants as part of an investigation into poor building standards after this week's devastating earthquakes. defying the odds, a 10—year—old girl is pulled out alive from under the rubble of a collapsed building in turkey after 147 hours. this is the scene live in southern turkey as emergency teams continue their pain—staking search for survivors as the number of people killed rises to more than 28,000. a us fighterjet has shot down a mystery object flying over canada's airspace making it the third one to be taken out over north america in the last week. bbc chairman richard sharp is accused of making "significant errors ofjudgment" by mps for not declaring his involvement in helping britain's former prime minister, borisjohnson secure a loan. and at the brit awards in london, as pr

i'm martine croxall. the headlines at 9:003m... the prime minister holds talks with northern ireland's political parties, with hopes that a deal between the uk and the eu on post—brexit trade arrangements could soon be agreed. the royal college of nursing warns there will be "significant impact" on the nhs when members in england stage a 48—hour strike on the 1st of march. the home secretary has raised concerns with police over the release of personal information about nicola bulley, who has now been missing for three weeks. the french energy firm edf — which has some five million customers in the uk — says it earned more than a billion pounds from its operations here last year. the family of the hollywood actor bruce willis say the die hard and pulp fiction star is now suffering from a type of dementia. and the deadline looms to see who might want to buy manchester united, with offers expected to come in from prospective owners in britain, the us and qatar. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister will hold talks w

i'm martine croxall.3 people have died — after a boat carrying migrants sinks near the coast of southern italy. the uk and the european union edge closer to a new deal on post—brexit trading rules for northern ireland — but the british government says details still need to be resolved... i don't want to get ahead of ourselves, i understand what you say in that there is a degree of quiet confidence about the progress being made, but we are not there yet. counting is under way in nigeria's most competitive elections in decades — with three candidates still hopeful of becoming president. it is very, very close and it will take a brave man or woman to call the results right now. and — blizzard conditions in unexpected places in america — as a cold weather front hits california and other

i'm martine croxall. the headlines...he existence of russia itself. a fresh earthquake in turkey and syria leaves more people dead, two weeks after the tremors that killed tens of thousands. a bbc investigation has found that a quarter of england's grammar schools have hardly any pupils from poorerfamilies, despite many taking steps to be more inclusive. two of the uk's biggest supermarkets, asda and morrisons, have started rationing some fruit and vegetables, because of supply problems. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. president biden is in poland following his visit to kyiv yesterday. we'll be hearing from joe biden shortly as he delivers a speech in warsaw. this is where he'll be speaking at the royal castle's garden in warsaw. he's expected to respond to vladimir putin's claims that the war in ukraine was started by the west and that they are seeking to destroy russia in a global confrontation. he also announced he's suspending russian participation in last major nuclear arms control agreement with the us. ukra

i'm martine croxall, and these are the headlines... aid agencies call for better access to the earthquake disaster zones from turkey to syria as the number of people killed in both countries rises to nearly 25,000. the united nations estimates the earthquakes may have left nearly 5.5 million people homeless in syria. the government there says it will allow aid to be delivered to rebel—held parts of the country. despite the odds, people are still being pulled out alive from under the rubble in both countries, more than 120 hours after the first earthquake struck. us fighterjets shoot down an unidentified aircraft over alaska after president biden gave the order to seek and destroy. troops are trying to salvage the wreckage. in washington, president lula of brazil is seeking joe biden�*s backing for a new global forum, to fight climate change. residents in australia and new zealand are urged to take shelter as cyclone gabrielle hurtles towards the islands threatening to bring destructive winds and heavy rain. you're watching bbc news. no

i'm martine croxall and these are the headlines: syria's voluntary group of rescuers known as the white helmets say they agree with the un aid chief's comments that the international community has failed people in the country's north—west, where thousands of people have died since monday's earthquakes. turkish police issue more than 100 arrest warrants as part of an investigation into poor building standards after this week's devastating earthquakes. it comes as the number of people who have died since monday rises to more than 28,000 in turkey and syria. defying the odds — this 10—year—old girl is one of the latest in a number of survivors to have been pulled out alive from under the rubble of collapsed buildings in turkey after 147 hours. a us fighterjet has shot down a mystery object flying over canada's airspace, making it the third one to be taken out over north america in the last week. bbc chairman richard sharp is accused of making "significant errors ofjudgement" by mps for not declaring his involvement in helping britain's former prime minister, borisjohnson, secure a loan. yo

she told my colleague martine croxall that she was very surprised by the police's actions. i have not wanted to comment on this ongoing, terrible case which is so unimaginably upsetting for nikola's family. the police need to be left to get on with their investigation but this was really unprecedented to release this kind of private personal information 20 days into an investigation. i think most people will be wondering how on earth is that going to help the police in their bid to bring nicola home? if it was relevant at any point in the investigation, why wasn't it released in an appropriate way without going into all of that personal detail much earlier on? it caused me to think, why are the police releasing this information in this way now. it smacked either of panic are perhaps a deliberate decision on the part of the force to think about how they can maintain their reputation and that's quite disturbing on so many fronts, isn't it? . disturbing on so many fronts, isn't it? a , disturbing on so many fronts, isn't it? ,_ it? the police said they are struggling _ it? the

i'm martine croxall.ur top stories: at least 43 people have died — after a boat carrying migrants sinks near the coast of southern italy. counting is under way in nigeria's most competitive elections in decades — with three candidates still hopeful of becoming president. it is very, very close and it will take a brave man or woman to call the results right now. the uk and the european union edge closer to a new deal on post—brexit trading rules for northern ireland, but the british government says details still need to be resolved. i don't want to get ahead of ourselves, i understand that there is a sense of quiet confidence, but we are not there yet. and blizzard conditions in unexpected places in america — as a cold weather front hits california and other southern states. more than 43 people, including a baby, have died after a boat carrying migrants sank in rough seas off the southern italian mainland — according to the coastguard. dozens of bodies were found on a beach near a seaside resort in the cal

martine croxall spoke to someone from the international rescue committee. from the international rescuernational rescue committee. ., , ., committee. today is really about savinu committee. today is really about saving lives. _ committee. today is really about saving lives, we _ committee. today is really about saving lives, we have _ committee. today is really about saving lives, we have seen - committee. today is really about saving lives, we have seen somej saving lives, we have seen some fantastic work from the turkish authorities and from groups inside northern syria who are literally pulling bodies out of the rubble. we know hundreds of people went to sleep last night and unfortunately did not wake up this morning. it is a genuine tragedy. we expect the numbers of deaths and casualties to continue going up, particularly in northern syria where the health system is not equipped to deal with these levels of trauma. the situation — these levels of trauma. the situation in _ these levels of trauma. the situation in northern - these levels of trauma. the situation in northern syria is

this is bbc news, i'm martine croxall. the headlines at two...t is threatening the existence of russia itself. translation: everyone was pretending nothin: was translation: everyone was pretending nothing was happening. _ translation: everyone was pretending nothing was happening. i _ translation: everyone was pretending nothing was happening. i want _ translation: everyone was pretending nothing was happening. i want to - nothing was happening. i want to repeat it is they who are guilty who are culpable for the work and we are using force to stop it. meanwhile us presidentjoe biden is in poland — where he'll respond to mr putin's claims and call the war a struggle between democracy and autocracy. a fresh earthquake in turkey and syria leaves more people dead — two weeks after the tremors that killed tens of thousands.

i'm martine croxall. have died — after a boat carrying migrants sinks near the coast of southern italy. counting is under way in nigeria's most competitive elections in decades — with three candidates still hopeful of becoming president. it is very, very close and it will take a brave man or woman to call the results right now. the uk and the european union edge closer to a new deal on post—brexit trading rules for northern ireland, but the british government says details still need to be resolved. i don't want to get ahead of ourselves, i understand that there is a sense of quiet confidence, but we are not

i'm martine croxall. our top stories... boat carrying migrants has sunk off southern italy, leaving at least 30 dead, according to italian media reports. the uk and the european union edge closer to a new deal on post—brexit trading rules for northern ireland. counting is under way in nigeria's most competitive elections in decades, with three candidates still hopeful of becoming president. lam i am live in the nigerian capital abuja, where nigerians are eagerly awaiting the results of those elections, even though voting continues in some areas. and, blizzard conditions in unexpected places in america, as a cold weather front hits california and other southern states. hello and welcome to bbc news. italian media is reporting at least 33 people are thought to have died, after a boat carrying migrants sunk off the southern italian mainland. it's reported that a number of bodies were found on a beach in the calabria region, with others found in the water nearby. rescuers are still searching for survivors, these pictures have c

i'm martine croxall in the studio in london.

hello this is bbc news with martine croxall. dog in lancashire. now the police are extending their search downstream. 10,000 tickets to a concert to mark the king's coronation in may are on offer via a ballot. let's return to the humanitarian response to the earthquakes in syria and turkey. the head of the syrian civil defence group the white helmets has criticised the united nations for its response to the disaster. ammar al salmo is a white helemts volunteer in syria. he spoke of their depserate struggle to save people while barely any international help reaches syria. let's hearfrom him. it is day five. the search operation continues on the ground. we retrieved a handful of dead bodies today from under the rubble. we are not hearing any voices from under the rubble. we have lost a crucial time to get people from under the rubble because no one has responded to your calls from the very beginning. ifaid, equipment, rescue teams arrived in the first three days it would be different, hundreds of lives would have been saved. unfor

rishi sunak, keir starmer, this is bbc news, broadcasting in the uk and around the world, i'm martine croxallled rises to more than 28,000. the us fighter jets that shut killed rises to more than 28,000. the us fighterjets that shut down a mystery object flying over canadian airspace, making it the third one to be taken out over north america in the last week. the bbc

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i'm martine croxall. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. the british prime minister holds talks with northern ireland's political parties, with hopes that a deal between the uk and the eu on post—brexit trade arrangements could soon be agreed. president zelensky tells the bbc he's confident ukraine can hold off russia's attacks until it can launch a major counter offensive, and warns neighbouring belarus against helping president putin. it will be a big mistake for him and for belarus. it would be a historical mistake. the royal college of nursing warns there will be "significant impact" on the nhs when members in england stage a 48—hour strike on the 1st of march. and the family of the hollywood actor bruce willis say the die hard and pulp fiction star is now suffering from a type of dementia. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the prime minister rishi sunak is holding talks with northern ireland's political leaders in belfast today with hopes that a deal between the uk and the eu on northern ireland's brex

hello, this is bbc news with martine croxall.st a year ago. the family of nicola bulley describe their agony as police find a body in the river near the place she went missing. scotland's finance secretary, kate forbes, becomes the third candidate to enter the leadership contest to replace nicola sturgeon as first minister. bbc analysis shows that some of britain's local bus networks have been slashed by more than a third. and after a tour of the uk, dippy the dinosaur, finds a new home in coventry. sport now and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's ben. good afternoon. ireland's prospects of rounding off their women's t20 world cup group stage with a win are looking unlikely with india looking posting a competitive total in gheberha. india won the toss and elected to bat first. they made 155—6. smriti mandhana top scoring with 87 from 56 balls. ireland need their highest ever chase to win. ireland are winless in the tournament so far and have never beaten india. an india victory would take them into the last fo

i'm martine croxall in the studio in london. also in the headlines this morning.ore than 60 people are now confirmed dead — including 12 children — after a boat carrying migrants sank off the southern coast of italy. fresh calls for the uk government to stop energy bill rises in april as the energy regulator announces a new price cap. early results from the nigerian elections show support for the governing party is holding firm. observers say it's still too early to predict who'll win the presidency. and big wins ahead of the oscars for the fantasy adventure film everything everywhere all at once, at the screen actors guild awards in hollywood. hello and welcome to bbc news. we are in windsor, about an hour outside london, not in westminster, which has seen of course so much of the brexit drama, but we are here today because we are told that ursula von der leyen and rishi sunak will be here in a couple of hours�* time, also, in orderto will be here in a couple of hours�* time, also, in order to hold what is billed as final talks in a new post—brexit trade deal for

well, earlier, my colleague martine croxall spoke to the broadcaster and good friend of rushdie's, alan novel. i have always thought that _ the focus back on the novel. i have always thought that my _ the focus back on the novel. i have always thought that my books i the focus back on the novel. i have always thought that my books are l always thought that my books are more _ always thought that my books are more interesting than my life. unfortunately the world appears to disagree _ unfortunately the world appears to disagree. what i'm hoping is that people _ disagree. what i'm hoping is that people will be able to say he is a writer _ people will be able to say he is a writer i— people will be able to say he is a writer. i have tried very hard not to adopt — writer. i have tried very hard not to adopt the role of the victim. then— to adopt the role of the victim. then you — to adopt the role of the victim. then you are sitting there saying somebody stick a knife on me, poor me. somebody stick a knife on me, poor me in— somebody stick a knife on me, poor me. , ., , me. in the interview

hello, this is bbc news with martine croxall. the headlines...ously and start to negotiate. we get around the table now seriously and start to negotiate.— and start to negotiate. we are havin: and start to negotiate. we are having wide-ranging _ and start to negotiate. we are i having wide-ranging discussions. having wide—ranging discussions. what _ having wide—ranging discussions. what is _ having wide—ranging discussions. what is not realistic is for us to be looking _ what is not realistic is for us to be looking at inflation, or inflation _ be looking at inflation, or inflation busting pay rises. uk household bills have been pushed up uk household bills have been pushed up by uk household bills have been pushed up by more than £7 billion in two years. how much caffeine is there in your morning cappucino? a study finds a wide variation in the strength of coffee in uk high street chains. now the sport with holly. hello. we have some news from tottenham today. their manager, antonio conte, is going to have to have surgery to remove his gall blad

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