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hard—working, day in, day out, to rescue everybody. i just feel for everybody who, like me and my children, has been in the unknown, not knowing if their family is alive or not. here, the ministry of defence sends vital aid to turkey on an raf transport plane, including much—needed medical equipment. will speak to andrew mitchell, the minister responsible for britain's aid effort shortly. the rmt rail union rejects the latest offer from national rail and train operating companies in the ongoing dispute about pay, jobs, and conditions. the uk economy at a standstill — new figure...

The politicisation of the situation is a normal thing, but the human feeling does not exist. even now, nor in the past. for 600 years, the western occupation is based on the killing and looting of people. the bbc�*s assaf abboud is the first international journalist to report from aleppo, the historic syrian city that has suffered huge losses in the earthquake. the bbc team is travelling with the syrian government's permission in the region, and sent this report. translation: we are now. in a neighbourhood damaged by the earthquake. aleppo is the closest city to the epicentre of the earthqua...

Earlier we spoke to david miliband, ceo of international rescue committee, and asked him about the scale of challenges as his team operates on the ground — amidst criticism of lack of effort for relief in syria. i think it's really important that we understand what the threat is now. what's called a secondary disaster is now imminent. the first disaster is now imminent. the first disaster was obvious leave the earthquake. the secondary disaster is the failure to treat the wounded and the threat to the health of the living who have survived the earthquake. people have very little infrastructu...

And have succeeded in getting him out after 108 hours. there was a woman who was also pulled out alive. many days since the earthquake has happened, still moments of miraculous rescue. syria's president, bashar al—assad, made his first reported trip to affected areas since the earthquakes syrian state media has showed pictures of him in aleppo — meeting those involved in the rescue effort. president assad and his wife, asma, also visited survivors at their bedsides in hospital in the city. translation: they say that the west gave the priority to put politics - over the humanitarian situati...

I'm joined now by 0kke bouwman who is the syria response media director for save the children. thanks so much forjoining us. we are now seeing pictures of president assad visiting areas in north syria and one of ourjournalists reporting from aleppo about the conditions there. what is your understanding of conditions on the ground in syria? well, from reports we are getting from partner organisations that we work with in northwest syria, the situation is truly dire. in the first instance, because of the impact of this earthquake, but also because it's an area that's been in conflict for the las...