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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...

a coordinated international rescue effort is now under way. also on the programme... hospital bosses urge ministers to re—open pay talks with staff, as unions prepare for their biggest round of strikes. the head of a top english public school is found dead, along with her husband and daughter, in a property on school grounds. we look at how the spiralling demand for digital data storage, is delaying the construction, of new homes. breaking the record for the most grammy wins of all t...

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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...

many of whom were already in dire need of humanitarian aid. our other main story this hour — ambulance workers join nurses taking strike action in what is 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 pay review body. its an independent process and were keen to get the evidence that reflects the pressure that the nhs has been under in the wider context in terms of in...

ohio it is not eligible for federal disaster assistance in the after math of a toxic train crash in east palestine. good morning, im bill hemmer. dana has the day off. back by popular demand sandra smith. >> this is "americas newsroom." fema shooting down the governors request. the agency said the toxic bill in east palestine does not qualify as a traditional natural disaster. >> bill: the administration is sending funds to help with medical costs. the head of the epa was there for the...

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...