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officerjohn caldwell in omagh. we report on the huge relief effort in turkey and syria to try to help people who have lost everything in the catastrophic earthquakes. some of these guys have been flying around 2,000 hours since the earthquake struck. they say they were medically evacuating casualties for hours, but they say they will keep going as long as they can. hello and welcome to bbc news. tens of million of people in nigeria are heading to the polls to vote for a new president. are heading to the polls to vote there's tight security across the country. the election is being se...

also in northern ireland, a fifth person's been arrested in connection with the attempted murder of the off—duty police officerjohn caldwell in omagh. and, we report on the huge relief effort in turkey and syria, to try to help people who have lost everything in the catastrophic earthquakes. some of these guys have been flying around 2000 hours since the earthquake struck. they say they were medically evacuating casualties for hours, but they say they will keep going as long as they can. ukraine's president zelensky has said he plans to meet china's leader, xijinping to discuss bei...

we'll ask how the plan might work. also ahead... downing street says talks with the eu over a brexit deal covering northern ireland have been "positive", raising hopes of a new agreement. also in northern ireland. a fifth person's been arrested in connection with the attempted murder of the off—duty police officerjohn caldwell in omagh. officially, there are just 30 minutes left to vote in nigeria's most competitive elections since the end of military rule. but there are still long queues, with reports that some polling stations didn't open on time. a record number of people, nearl...

good morning. a quiet weekend of weather ahead. a west— east divide. the best of the sunshine out west. further east, a fresh cold winds driving and plenty of showers. all the details from the coming out shortly. —— all the details from me coming up. it's saturday, the 25th of february. our top story: a fifth man has been arrested in connection with the shooting of an off—duty police officer in county tyrone. two gunmen fired several shots at detective chief inspectorjohn caldwell at a sports complex in omagh on wednesday. he remains in a critical but stable condition. a rall...

millions of nigerians are voting in the country's most competitive election since military rule ended there more than two decades ago. the race is between two major established parties, and a third candidate, peter obi, who has galvanised the support of young people. this is africa's most populous country — and a record number of people — nearly 90 million — have been eligible to vote. voting has officially ended but the millions of people who are in queues at polling stations nationwide can still cast their ballot. and in some places, especially in the south of the country, vo...