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
in maras, and we ll have the latest on the aid efforts in neighbouring syria. also on the programme cheering and applause. at westminster, president zelensky of ukraine addresses both houses of parliament and appeals for more military support to fight the russians. the writing on the helmet reads, we have freedom, give us wings to protect it . applause 12 days after nicola bulley disappeared while walking her dog near the river wyre, lancashire police say they are still fully open minded. coming up on the bbc news channel, lebronjames adds a newjewel to his crown. he becomes the nba s all time leading scorer, passing kareem abdul jabbar s 39year old record. the spin good evening. president erdogan of turkey has been to visit one of the areas worst affected, by the earthquake which struck on monday, and he s been defending his government s response to the disaster. more than 11,000 people are now confirmed dead, across southern turkey and northern syria, as rescue workers
addresses the uk parliament and appeals for fighterjets to use against the russians. the writing on the helmet reads, we have freedom, give us wings to protect it . applause and basketball superstar lebronjames becomes the nba s leading points scorer of all time. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in turkey and syria, where more than twelve thousand people are now known to have died in the earthquakes which devastated the region just two days ago. rescue workers continue their search for survivors but hope is beginning to fade. in turkey, there s growing anger at the speed of the rescue effort with many complaining that they ve had no help, trying to pull people from the rubble. while in syria, the state media is reporting that some three hundred thousand people have been forced to leave their homes. more from syria shortly, but first let s hear from our m
killed in a crowd surge in yemen s capital what witnesses say caused that deadly crush and the supreme court buying time moving the deadline to decide on abortion pills to tomorrow at the stroke of midnight? good morning. good thursday morning. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m christine romans. at least two people are dead this morning after severe storms tore across three states overnight. 97 oh, my gosh, this is incredible. one back up a little bit more. we re fine. where we re at the tornado is getting stronger. wow at least 14 tornadoes reported across the heartland seven in oklahoma, four in iowa, three in kansas with buildings ripped apart like this hardware store near oklahoma city, officials say. based on the level of damage you see here, it s possible more deaths and injuries will be reported in mclean county, oklahoma. officials say they have reports of people trapped inside shelters. they say first responders have been hampered