natural disaster to hit the middle east in a century. in other news, us fighterjets have shot down an unidentified aircraft over alaska after president biden gave the order to seek and destroy . fifteen people have been arrested following clashes with police, outside a hotel providing refuge for asylum seekers on merseyside in northwest england. you re watching bbc news. now its time for sportsday hello and welcome to sportsday. i m hugh ferris. for the first time in more than 25 years at scott lund type one 2 2 in the six nations ijoined ireland with a 100% record so far. we did enou:h with a 100% record so far. we did enou . h to with a 100% record so far. we did enough to get with a 100% record so far. we did enough to get the with a 100% record so far. we did enough to get the job with a 100% record so far. we did enough to get the job done - with a 100% record so far. we did enough to get the job done and i with a 100% record so far. we did i enough to get the job
of syria, which is rebel controlled. he found no sign of a relief effort, with local people, including children, left scouring through rubble for survivors. this is the town of haram in north west syria. there is a bit of activity here, but nothing like you see in terms of activity on the other side, on the turkish side of the border. the border is literally just across that hill. the people here have lost about 700 buildings. another 4,000 or so are unsafe. so they are living in tents. if i swing around here, you can perhaps see the internally displaced people s camp that has been set up over there. they re also telling us that, in terms of foreign aid, they have received next to nothing. some spanish doctors made it to some of their hospitals, but nothing else. the contrast here with what is going on in turkey is astonishing. over on that side of the border, there is a constant sound of sirens, of heavy machinery, of people working. there is none of that here. down there, t
hello and welcome. the chief executive of tiktok has been defending the chinese owned video sharing app in the face of hostile questioning at a us congressional committee hearing. shou zi chew denied tiktok is a national security risk and played down the company s connection to china. but many in congress are not convinced, as nomia iqbal reports. 150 million americans. even before he arrived, shou zi chew was on tiktok, arguing for its existence. and even before he started speaking, lawmakers made it clear how they felt. tiktok has repeatedly chosen the path for more control, more surveillance and more manipulation. your platform should be banned. shou zi chew hit back. bytedance is not owned or controlled by the chinese government. but politicians and many parent activists here don t believe that. former president donald trump was suspicious. we re looking at tiktok. we may be banning tiktok. ..and now, in a rare moment of bipartisanship, presidentjoe biden and congress a
for most parts of the uk, with temperatures well on into double figures. now, overnight tonight, outbreaks of rain develop and move across the country. it s going to be quite a windy night as well. the winds coming in from a south westerly direction. for most of us, it s mild with temperatures into double figures, but cold for the far north of scotland, where there ll be a bit of frost and a few icy patches around for monday morning. monday, the worst of the rain clears through. it ll be followed by a day of sunny spells and blustery showers. very windy, though, gusts running into the 50s miles an hour for england and wales. so gales developing quite widely. temperatures for the most part still into double figures, but it s getting colder in scotland. and here we ll see more hill snow developing through monday, some accumulating snow above 200 metres elevation, some of the higher hills, you could see 5 to 10 centimetres. and then through monday night, as the colder air pushes
of the united states. there ve been powerful tornadoes in the southern state of arkansas, killing three people and injuring twenty others. you re watching bbc news. now it s time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i m gavin ramjaun. city s best ever performance under pep according to guardiola after a 4 1win against rivals liverpool. whatever city do arsenal seem equal to, with striker gabrieljesus back among the scorers. it s heartbreak for harlequins as they leave their comeback too late against stormers in rugby union s champions cup. also coming up on sportsday. after a difficult start to the formula one season, british drivers george russell and lewis hamilton are on the up down under. and it s all on the line for anthonyjoshua win or bust for him againstjermaine franklin at the 02 tonight. welcome to sportsday. it s been packed day back in the premier league today with plenty of goals to savour as the action resumed after the international break. manch