football. mikel arteta is left frustrated as arsenal can only draw at home to brentford in the premier league. the number of people now known to have died in the earthquakes which struck turkey and syria has passed 25,000. the turkish president, recep tayyip edrogan, said perhaps 80,000 people had been injured in his country, and thousands of homes have been left uninhabitable. the united nations aid chief, martin griffiths, who is in turkey, says the tragedy is the worst natural disaster to hit the region in a century. mr griffiths praised the international response, saying more than 100 countries had sent help, but said he wasn t clear about the extent to which aid would reach rebel held parts of syria. we ll hear from mr griffiths in a moment, but first, our correspondent quentin sommerville is in harem in the northwest idlib province of syria, which is rebel controlled. he found no sign of a relief effort, with local people, including children, left scouring through rubbl
British Ministers and MPs congratulate Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on her assuming office for the 4th consecutive term
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14th year celebrating the best of the British Bangladeshi community
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brick lane is notjust a collection of restaurants, but rather the beating heart of london s bangladeshis. the reason why this visit was so important is that we wanted to recognise and the legacy of our forefathers, the contribution they have made to this street which has been home for the bangladeshi community. their majesties, the king and the queen consort made a historic visit to brick lane, where they were greeted and met with elders from the community who were actively involved in the anti racism movement of the 1970s. and they met with individuals from local charities and businesses. it has been incredible. he shook hands with everyone and talked to everyone. brilliant. the king has always been someone that has championed the asian community and the muslim community at a time when it really mattered. and really i m so - honoured that they came here today to visit the british bangladeshi community. we re really blessed to be i in their presence here today. their majesties also v
the historic building which has housed three abrahamic faiths, now known as the brick lane mosque. we are working to use our collective voices to improve our communities locally, nationally and internationally, and working on projects that are going to make a huge difference. so many schoolchildren from nearby community schools came here. a large number of british, bangladeshi students and children, they were so excited to see the king. so he felt really, really good. he felt like he s their king. many feet have walked through brick lane over the years, walking past the electric street art, smelling the mixture of spices and listening to the street festivals. london s british bangladeshi community has plenty of fascinating stories to tell of the many visitors who have come to its home. it is certain that many years from now, locals will still recount the story of when the king came to town. nadia ali, bbc news.