ijust i just feel for everybody who is like me and my children, in the unknown, whether their family is or not. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk, on pbs in the us or around the world. we have some breaking news for you. the white house has set in the last few minutes that the us military has shot down an object off northeast alaska that was around 40,000 feet high and could have posed a reasonable threat to civilian aircraft. we are going to bring you more on that news live from washington in a moment. back to that earthquake in turkey. and syria. fears are growing for the hundreds of thousands of people in turkey and syria in need after monday s devastating earthquakes, living in makeshift shelters and cars in freezing conditions. there are warnings that aid is not reaching areas fast enough. more than 23,000 people are now known to have died. living in makeshift shelters and cars in freezing conditions. syrian state media says the government has approved inter
assessment grade boundaries. a bombing at a mosque in kabul during evening prayers has killed at least 21 people, including a prominent cleric, and wounded at least 33. warnings of a near critical situation at ukraine s zaporhizia nuclear plant under russian control as ukrainian officials plan for a worst case scenario. a 44 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the fatal stabbing of thomas o halloran on a mobility scooter in west london. japanese tax authorities have launched a new campaign to encourage young people to drink more alcohol to boost the economy. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. students across england, wales and northern ireland are getting exam results this morning. a level students, t level students and btec students have all been marked based on exams for the first time since two years of covid disruption. compared to 2019, when exams were last sat in person, there s been a i9% increase in st