what to do with myself. and we ll be looking back at the life of the man behind these lyrics. burt bacharach one of pop music s greatest composers has died aged 94. and coming up on the bbc news channel. despite protests from fans there are now revamped plans for a new look european super league with no permanent members and based on sporting performance. good evening. they re digging mass graves in turkey and syria as the death toll climbs rapidly. nearly 20,000 are known to have died in the earthquakes on monday. who knows how many more are still buried under the rubble, but time is running out to save them. the great fear now is for the survivors who are living on the streets with very little food and water in freezing conditions. the un secretary general has promised more help is on its way, but warned that the full extent of the crisis is still unfolding, with people facing nightmares on top of nightmares . we ll hearfrom quentin sommerville in antakya, close to the
also tonight. president zelensky takes his appeal for more weapons and fighterjets for ukraine to brussels. and. # ijust don t know what to do with myself. we ll remember burt bacharach the man behind dozens of hit songs who has died. and on bbc london, donations from londoners for earthquake and coming up on the bbc news channel, the idea has been dismissed once already but there are fresh calls for a european super league. welcome to the programme, on a day when the devastation caused by the earthquakes in turkey and syria became ever more clear, as the death toll rose above 20,000. in the region, rescuers continue to work through the rubble, sometimes still finding people alive. tonight, we ll share the stories of those working with survivors, including doctors looking after a tiny baby this little girl who was born in the rubble and whose mother, father and siblings have all been killed. we ll hear from three of our correspondents, one very close to the syrian
hello and welcome to bbc news. the us memphis police department has disbanded the so called scorpion special unit whose officers are accused of murdering tyre nichols. the 29 year old black man was kicked and punched by five policemen who are also black. they ve now been sacked and face multiple charges, including murder. a warning nada tawfik s report contains distressing images. all chant: justice for tyre! the familiar rallying cry heard too often after incidents of police brutality. memphis s worst fears never materialised as protesters remained peaceful a considered effort by city officials to deliver swift justice for tyre nichols seems to have worked. small scale demonstrations took place across the country from new york to detroit and los angeles mostly calm, just as the family wanted. five black officers have been charged with murder in the death of tyre nichols, in no small part due to the existence of these extremely graphic videos. (bleep). the officers ag
hello and welcome to bbc news. we begin this hour with some breaking news from scotland, where the prison service has announced an urgent review of all transgender cases in its prisons. it says it will pause the movement of all transgender inmates until the review is complete. it follows the outcry of the case of isla bryson, a trans woman convicted of raping two women before changing gender. isla bryson was initially remanded to cornton vale women s prison before being moved to a male wing at hmp edinburgh. the scottish prison service says that we have commenced an urgent review of all trans gender cases currently manage in our establishment. ourfirst cases currently manage in our establishment. our first concern cases currently manage in our establishment. ourfirst concern is always and remains the health, safety and well being of all the people in our care and that of our staff. we have very robust risk assessment processes and a track record of keeping people safe in ofte
been made redundant. a seven day state of emergency has been declared in new zealand s largest city, auckland, after three people are killed in severe flooding. this is an unprecedented event in recent memory. in the aftermath, will have plenty of time to evaluate the response. israeli police say that two people have been wounded in a terrorist attackjust outside the old city in occupied eastjerusalem. it comes a day after a palestinian gunman killed seven people near a synagogue. israeli police say they ve arrested 42 people in connection with friday s shooting. the gunman was killed. israel s prime minister benjamin netanyahu has urged israelis not to take matters into their own hands. on thursday, nine palestinians were killed during an israeli military raid in the west bank town ofjenin. our middle east correspondent yolande knell reports. another victim of a jerusalem shooting being treated by medics. and israeli father and son were injured in a new attack this morning.