of wildlife charities. 0n the first stamps featuring king charles iii have been unveiled by the royal mail. more than 9,500 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 their injuries and the bitterly cold weather. the earthquakes were the biggest in the region since 1939 and they triggered dozens of aftershocks along the east anatolian fault line, which is one of the world s most active areas for seismic activity. this is the scene live. this is gaziantep in the south east of turkey, the historic city of gaziantep. so many buildings destroyed, as in other cities in turkey and indeed threw into syria. and a delicate operation for the rescue as there, as they try to determine whether anyone still survives under collapsed buildings like this. international rescue teams
world powers condemn the self styled referendums being held in parts of ukraine on whether to join russia the home secretary tells police chiefs that common sense policing must take priority over diversity and inclusion initiatives as she sets out her priorities for her crime cutting agenda. hello and welcome. the government has defended its sweeping range of tax cuts from criticism that they favour the better off. the chancellor kwasi kwarteng s package of measures include scrapping the top rate of income tax for the highest earners and reducing the basic rate by a penny moves the government say will promote growth. the institute for fiscal studies says the richest who pay the most tax will benefit most. our political correspondent helen catt reports. it s an all out attempt to grow the economy with the biggest tax cuts in four decades. at spitalfields market in east london, they are taking stock of a mini budget that s signalled a massive shift in political direction.
To wake up to. The sunrise will be coming up in the next 20 minutes. We are here for a serious reason. Not just to enjoy what promises to be a lovely day. We are discussing a topic which matters an awful lot to you at home. Water quality. The amount of sewage in our water. This morning we will hear from the Water Companies. We hearfrom the Environment Secretary, Therese Coffey. We will hear from campaigners. And we would love to hearfrom campaigners. And we would love to hear from you as well. We will let you know how to get in touch throughout breakfast. Because we have a big bbc investigation today, it has found that what looks like the Water Companies illegally discharging raw Sewage Hundreds Of Times Last year. Our team has seen analysis. They have looked at data from three of the largest Water Companies, times, wessex and Southern Water. It appears to show that On 400 Spills Last year, lasting thousands of hours, sewage was released, not during wet weather, storms, heavy rain and
intruded upon, the same thing everybody else in the world wants, and that there is a difference between privacy and intrusion and being able to have boundaries. millions of children in england go back to school borisjohnson describes it as an important first step towards a sense of normality . we all need to get back to some sort of routine. i have every confidence in the school and the way this has all been set up, and how they are going to get tested regularly. holding hands at last care home residents in england are now allowed one person who can visit them indoors but no hugs yet. on international women s day we look at new technology being introduced to help female athletes perform better. all families have their disagreements but nothing quite like this. once again, the royalfamily is at the eye of a global storm over its treatment of the duchess of sussex, over the fall out between prince harry and his father, and over the issue of race. and all in an inte
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