we begin in the us, where time is ticking for tiktok. the chief of the social media app shou zi chew was grilled by us lawmakers over a range of issues, mostly related to the company s chinese ownership. his appearance before the congressional committee comes after the biden administration threatened to ban the social media app if the company s chinese owners didn t sell their stakes. tiktok is wildly popular in the states it has 150 million american users, which includes almost five million businesses. well, our north america business correspondent michelle fleury has been following the story in washington dc and sent this report. it was never going to be easy but from it was never going to be easy but from the moment the committee chairman opened the hearing. committee chairman opened the hearing, calling for tiktok to be banned in the united states, there be banned in the united states, there was be banned in the united states, there was no let up. the tiktok ceo
welcome to the programme, it s great to have you with us. a committee of experts will investigate the cause of tuesday night s rail disaster that killed at least 43 people. rescuers have been working through the night at the wreckage but there have also been protests over what many see as an accident that was waiting to happen. rail workers are planning to strike on thursday in protest at what they say is official neglect of they say is official neglect of the railways. the aftermath of greece s worst ever rail disaster. a stationmaster in a nearby city has now been charged with manslaughter by negligence and already the country s prime minister says tragic human error was to blame. but that has sparked anger overnight. including in the capital athens, because for years, there are been warnings the rail network was not safe. this surgeon who came out of retirement to help the injured says the many young lives lost with the victims of systemic failings. with the victims of sys
nicola bulley issue a new appeal for information, her husband says he ll never give up hope. and the manchester city boss, pep guardiola, says he s convinced the club will be found innocent of breaking financial rules. and coming up in sporstday, later in the hour on the bbc news channel: we ll look ahead to six nations champions, with all eyes on dublin, where favourites ireland take on the grand slam champions france. good evening. five days after the terrible earthquakes in turkey and syria, which have killed more than 22,000 people, hope is fading of finding more survivors. but there are still some astonishing tales of hope. like this eight year old girl, tanem, who was rescued earlier today, in southern turkey, along with her father, after more than 100 hours under the rubble. time, though, is running out. we ll hear from the bbc s teams across the region, including for the first time from the government held city of aleppo in north west syria. it is extremely difficult