by the european union intended to normalise relations with kosovo. you re watching bbc news.coming up it s the travel show but first it s time for sportsday hello and welcome to sportsday i m gavin ramjaun. a five star showing from brighton as the premier league side end grimsby s fa cup dreams of wembley semi final. 8 points clear and flying arsenal put crystal palace away at the emirates, with saka on the scoresheet twice. and exeter beat london irish in extra time to win the premiership rugby cup. from the bbc sports centre, this is sportsday. hello there, and welcome along to sportsday. as the fa cup quarter finals come to their conclusion. and real cracker to finish with. manchester united got the better of fulham at old trafford. in a fiery encounter. it was a relatively quiet first half but it really sparked after half time. fulham took the lead thanks to aleksander mitrovic. who would later go from hero to villain. willian was judged to have handled on the lin
no hollywood ending for wrexham in the fa cup, as the blades prove to sharp in another for the all action affair sheffield united through after to two late goals. we ll be live with rylan clark, emma willis and 0ti mabuse, as they set off on the challenge of a lifetime for red nose day. good morning. this morning there is some mist and fog to watch out for imperative england at wells. quite dense in places. it will slowly lift and we will see some sunshine. for scotland and northern ireland, more cloud heavy rain and squally winds. details later in the programme. good morning. it s wednesday, the 8th of february. nearly 8,000 people are now known to have died, following two devastating earthquakes which hit turkey and syria. that death toll is likely to rise significantly, as rescue workers and civilians continue to search the rubble, and survivors trapped beneath it succumb to bitterly cold weather. the earthquakes were the biggest in the region since 1939, and they trigge
the chairman of the bbc, richard sharp, is facing questions in parliament this morning. he s appearing in front of the digital, media, culture & sport committee he s likely to be asked about his involvement in securing a loan for former prime minister boris johnson. let s listen in. establish the facts about the loan arrangement with the then prime minister, which was being set up at the same time as he was making the appointment of the bbc chair. essentially, from what i ve read, there were three people involved, sam blythe, borisjohnson and you. who started the whole procedure, who approached herfirst? weill. who started the whole procedure, who approached her first? approached her first? well, first of all, thank approached her first? well, first of all. thank you approached her first? well, first of all, thank you very approached her first? well, first of all, thank you very much approached her first? well, first of all, thank you very much for - approached her f
and help is still in short supply. in northern syria, disbelief on the face this small child pulled from the wreckage of her home after a night beneath the rubble. also on the programme the man who carried out dozens of rapes and sexual offences whilst an officer in the metropolitan police has given 36 life sentences. police say they believe emma pattison and her daughter were shot dead in the surrey school where she coming up in sports day in the next 15 minutes on the bbc news channel. serena names her fierce serena names herfierce england squad of the year. the met police officerjailed for at least 30 years. and an appealfor aid the london communities rallying to help turkey s earthquake victims. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the desperate search for survivors is continuing for a second night across a vast area of southern turkey and northern syria after two major earthquakes devastated the region yesterday. at least 6,000 people are known to have di
the devastation and loss of life in both turkey and syria. also tonight. the man who carried out dozens of rapes and sexual offences while a serving police officer is given 36 life sentences by a judge in london. behind a public appearance of propriety and trustworthiness, you took monstrous advantage of the women drawn into intimate relationships with you. why the tech giant microsoft believes artificial intelligence will revolutionise the business of searching the web. and in the final moments of the match, non league wrexham have lost to sheffield united and coming up on the bbc news channel with the world cup later this year, lioness manager sarina wiegman and her squad of 26 for this month s arnold clark cup. good evening. the unrelenting search for survivors has entered a second night across a vast area of southern turkey and northern syria, following the major earthquake which struck yesterday. it s being reported that more than 7,000 people have lost their lives, b