our own. the head of russia s wagner mercenary army claims his fighters have captured a village on the outskirts of bakhmut a city they ve been assaulting for months. recovery teams in canada are trying to locate and analyse a mysterious object shot down on saturday over the northwest of the country. bbc chairman richard sharp is accused of making significant errors ofjudgement by mps for not declaring his involvement in helping britain s former prime minister borisjohnson secure a loan. hello. we start in turkey and syria where the number of people killed in last monday s earthquake has risen to over 33,000. these are the live pictures from the south of turkey where, as you can see, the rescue operation is continuing. let s just break those figures down for you, then. officials and medics said over 29,500 people had died in turkey and over 3,500 in syria. the united nations, who have been supporting rescue teams in both turkey and syria, have warned that the final number o
Hello, im matthew amroliwala, welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. The british army has been stood down from supporting the metropolitan police after hundreds of officers stepped back from firearms duties. The Prime Minister has said armed officers need clarity about their legal powers. Rishi sunak was backing a home office review, after a metropolitan Police Officer was charged with murdering a 24 year old man, chris kaba, in south london last year. Earlier, the bbc was told up to 300 officers had turned in permits allowing them to Carry Weapons over the weekend. Heres our home affairs correspondent, tom symonds. This morning, routine Police Patrols around westminster remained noticeably armed. The metropolitan police says it has enough officers willing to carry out routine firearms duties. But carrying a gun for the police is a voluntaryjob and sources say up to 300 met officers have handed in their ticket. Scotland yard w
this is bbc news. welcome if you re watching here in the uk or around the globe. i m ben brown and these are the latest headlines. turkish police issue more than a hundred arrest warrants as part of an investigation into poor building standards after this week s devastating earthquakes. defying the odds, this 10 year old girl is pulled out alive from underneath the rubble in turkey after 147 hours. syria s voluntary group of rescuers known as the white helmets say the international community has failed people in the country s north west, where thousands of people have died. disappointment and abandonment is definitely a general feeling that is happening. 0ur organisation has been calling for help, for manpower, for rescue equipment, and in the first couple of days
this is bbc news. welcome if you re watching here in the uk or around the globe. i m martine croxall, and these are the latest headlines. syria s voluntary group of rescuers known as the white helmets say they agree with the un aid chief s comments that the international community has failed people in the country s north west, where thousands of people have died since monday s earthquakes. disappointment and abandonment is definitely a general feeling that is happening. 0ur organisation has been calling for help, for manpower, for rescue equipment, and in the first couple of days we willjust ignored and left to deal with the situation on our own. turkish police issue more than a hundred arrest warrants as part of an investigation into poor building standards after this week s devastating earthquakes. defying the odds, this 10 year old