the former mp, jared 0 mara, is sentenced to four years in prison after being convicted for fraudulent expenses claims. and we ll hear more about a study of killer whales reveals that mothers make a lifelong sacrifice for their sons. the offical death toll from monday s earthquake in turkey and syria is now over 17,500. 0ur chief international correspondent, lyse doucet. yes, you join is here, about two hours drive from the epicentre of this devastating earthquake, a place where the loss has been so significant that it is where the president has chosen to visit today, and where he hasjust president has chosen to visit today, and where he has just announced that new figure. i am hearing prayers being recited as we broadcast from here. one of the prayer leadersjust told us that 100 leaders have come from five cities across turkey to help bury the dead. in that main cemeteryjust behind us, 400 were buried yesterday. here, just behind, the refrigerated vans where the bodies are w
on the rescue effort. also on the programme three people are arrested after a protest turned violent outside a hotel providing refuge for asylum seekers in merseyside, north west england. us fighterjets shoot down an unidentified object over alaska. the pentagon says president biden gave the order to seek and destroy. the object was flying at an altitude of 40,000 feet and posed a reasonable threat to the safety of civilian flight. us northern commanders beginning recovery operations now. and harry potter comes to the world of video games but will the hogwarts legacy be tarnished by protests against the author s views on transgender issues? hello and welcome to the programme. fears are growing for the hundreds of thousands of people in turkey and syria in need after monday s devastating earthquakes. some are living in makeshift shelters and cars in freezing conditions, and there are warnings that aid is not reaching areas fast enough. more than 23,000 people are now known
than losing a child. and children without parents keep waiting for them to turn up. some have been reunited. but the rest remain the earthquake s anonymous children. tom bateman, bbc news, adana in southern turkey. in other news, us president joe biden is meeting brazil s president luiz da silva in the white house. they re expected to discuss protecting democracy as well as ways of saving the amazon rainforest. the two leaders are likely to find common ground, but they disagree on russia s invasion of ukraine. our reporter sofia bettiza joins me in the studio now. so tell us more? this is the first time so tell us more? this is the first time the so tell us more? this is the first time the two so tell us more? this is the first time the two leaders . so tell us more? this is the - first time the two leaders meet since lula was elected president of brazil last year. as you mentioned that amazon is going to beat the big topic of discussion. it is the biggest