what to do with myself. and we ll be looking back at the life of the man behind these lyrics. burt bacharach one of pop music s greatest composers has died aged 94. and coming up on the bbc news channel. despite protests from fans there are now revamped plans for a new look european super league with no permanent members and based on sporting performance. good evening. they re digging mass graves in turkey and syria as the death toll climbs rapidly. nearly 20,000 are known to have died in the earthquakes on monday. who knows how many more are still buried under the rubble, but time is running out to save them. the great fear now is for the survivors who are living on the streets with very little food and water in freezing conditions. the un secretary general has promised more help is on its way, but warned that the full extent of the crisis is still unfolding, with people facing nightmares on top of nightmares . we ll hearfrom quentin sommerville in antakya, close to the
Series of reforms and to explain the drop. The other main stories on bbc news at 5 a woman has escaped serious injury after appearing to be pushed by a jogger into the path of a bus in west london. And the National Games begin in sheffield for competitors with a learning disability. 2,500 people are taking part. Coming to these games actually gives them a chance to express themselves and to really show, not about what they cant do, but about what they can, can do. Good evening and welcome. Our main story the organisers of the athletics World Championships of the athletics World Championships in london are working with Public Health england to try to contain an outbreak of gastroenteritis which has affected 30 athletes and support staff. Botswa nas Isaac Makwala, who was one of the favourites for todays 400 metres final, was forced to withdraw from the 200 metres heat yesterday. Our Sports Correspondent Natalie Pirks is at the London Stadium for us now. Public Health England have confir
Its been ten years to the day since the start of the Global Financial crisis. Thats when banks started to realise they had bet that couldnt afford to be paid back. Ill be finding out what lessons have been learned and whether it could happen again. Anger at the athletics World Championships, after one of the favourites to win the 400 metres is told he cant compete following an outbreak of norovirus. Yes, the fallout from the virus really overshadowed the 400 metres final last night. The runner didnt feature and in his absence Wayde Van Niekerk cruised to victory to retain his title. Like a Rhinestone Cowboy. Country star Glen Campbell has died at the age of 81. And carol has the weather. Good morning. We have a wet start in england and wales and through the day the showers pushing in the direction of the south east. Heavy and thundery. Some issues with fluttering flooding. In the sunshine it will feel pleasant. More Inis Sunshine it will feel pleasant. More in 15 minutes. Thank you. Fi
The nhs in england has rejected claims that theres a humanitarian crisis in its hospitals. The comments from the British Red Cross come as figures show a e departments have had to shut their doors to patients more than 140 times in december, because of a lack of beds. This afternoon the Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn called upon the government to take urgent action but nhs england says plans are in place to cope and that talk of any humanitarian crisis is overblown. There are flashing images in smitha mundasads report. Winter pressures in accident emergency some patients waiting a long time to be seen, beds closed because of the winter vomiting bug. This picture isnt new. But the British Red Cross says the strain on englands hospitals is so great it amounts to a humanitarian crisis. In recent years, red cross volunteers have been helping patients at home after spells in hospital. But the charity says that cuts to social care means patients do not have the right support at home. So they en
The nhs in england has rejected claims that theres a humanitarian crisis in its hospitals. The comments from the British Red Cross come as figures show a e departments have had to shut their doors to patients more than 140 times in december, because of a lack of beds. This afternoon the Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn called upon the government to take urgent action but nhs england says plans are in place to cope and that talk of any humanitarian crisis is overblown. There are flashing images in smitha mundasads report. Winter pressures in accident emergency some patients waiting a long time to be seen, beds closed because of the winter vomiting bug. This picture isnt new. But the British Red Cross says the strain on englands hospitals is so great it amounts to a humanitarian crisis. In recent years, red cross volunteers have been helping patients at home after spells in hospital. But the charity says that cuts to social care means patients do not have the right support at home. So they en