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>> bret: the death toll from a massive earthquake that shook turkey and syria today continues to climb. it stand injured. the world health organization estimates the death toll could climb exponentially. countlessbodies are believed to be under the rubble and some survivors have been texting or tweeting out calls for help from underneath the debris. today in southern turkey, a second earthquake or aftershock 7.6 within 12 hours of that first quake. correspondent alex hogan has the stor...

hello and welcome. we begin in turkey. dozens of people have been killed across turkey and northern syria after a major earthquake struck in the early hours of monday morning. the epicentre was in gaziantep provice close to the turkish border with syria. strong tremors were felt across the region. the quake was recorded at a magnitude of 7.8 and at a relatively shallow depth of ten kilometres. reports have been coming in of many collapsed buildings. azadeh moshiri is our news reporter....

welcome to bbc news. more now on the news that a massive earthquake has killed more than 500 people in turkey and syria, and i canjoin my colleague for more. welcome to all of you watching on pbs and around the globe. we are bringing you special coverage of breaking news this hour. a powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake has struck northern syria and also south—eastern turkey. official figures say officialfigures say more official figures say more than 650 people have been killed, that f...

have produced a second record breaking result in weeks, this a first world championship medal in 84 years. was this you watching the final episode of happy valley last night? weve no spoilers, but we will be discussing the end of the biggest drama so far this year. thank goodness there are no spoilers, i have not seen any of it yet and i cannot wait to watch it! a cold start today, some frost and fog, that will lift your england and wales where it will be sunny, scotland and northern i...

on top of this pile of rubble. rescuers are using their bare hands, and you can see them throwing down blocks and trying to search desperately for survivors. thats our correspondent anna foster whos in turkey and heading towards the epicentre of the quake. also on the programme: the headteacher of a leading private school — epsom college — is found dead alongside her husband and young daughter in the school grounds. tens of thousands of nurses and ambulance workers go out on strike...

action in what will be the biggest ever nhs walk—out in england. we are still hopefully on track and getting waiting lists below a year at the end of march. the more strikes we have, the more challenging that becomes. at the moment, ourstaff challenging that becomes. at the moment, our staff are working incredibly hard to get the waiting lists down. let us know how the strikes are affecting you and do you support them? you can get in touch with your thoughts on this story and the res...

wales. this weather front, further south. across england and wales. this weatherfront, the isobars pushing into the north and west of scotland as we move through wednesday. it will be turning right and when youre through the day. further south for england and wales, a cold start, some mist and fog but mainly dry throat with some sunshine. temperatures range from 7-10. sunshine. temperatures range from 7—10. starting to turn very windy later through wednesday, gusts up to 75 mph acros...

in the north west of syria. our other main story this hour, ambulance workers join nurses taking strike action in what will be the biggest ever nhs walkout in england over pay disputes. we have been discussing this coming year from aprils pay— with the unions. we have the process - through the review pay body, its an independent process, - and we are keen to get the evidence that reflects the pressure the nhs. has been under and the wider context in terms of inflation. the headteache...

travelling towards the epicentre near the syrian border. we will be hearing from her shortly. also on the programme... the former metropolitan police officer david carrick will be sentenced tomorrow after pleading guilty to multiple sex offences against women. we hear from one of his victims. nurses and ambulance workers in england go on strike on the same day for the first time in this dispute. we assess the impact. and trouble for manchester city as the premier league charges the clu...

and turkey issues an international appeal for help. well be taking a look at how world leaders are responding. welcome to the programme. we begin in turkey and northern syria, where two powerful earthquakes have killed more than 2,000 people. many more injured and still missing. well look at the damage done and the rescue operations. first, lets see where this happened. the first earthquake had a magnitude of 7.8 — the epicentre in turkeys gaziantep province. there have been almost 3...