today at one, british charities launch an appeal for those hit by the turkey and syria earthquakes with the number of dead now exceeding 17,000. in the desperate attempts to rescue victims, moments of exhilaration fuel the hope that survivors can still be found. there are some babies. i have two nephews here, and i m not sure if they are living or not. but there is still some hope, because their house, their room is not totally collapsed. we ll have all the latest from our correspondents on the ground. also this lunchtime: ukraine s president zelensky meets eu leaders, telling them russia is the most anti european force in the world. significant improvements in some nhs ambulance waiting times in england
mr blackford will stand down next week at the party s agm in parliament. it means there will be someone new in place for prime minister s questions next week. nobody has officially declared that they are going to stand yet but i ve spoken to quite a few people in the snp in the past hour or so and one name that keeps coming up is the aberdeen mp stephen flynn. i think he is very likely to stand and very likely to win although it s not impossible someone else tries to get the job as well. qm. impossible someone else tries to get the job as well- it s 1:16 it s1:16 p m. our top story this lunchtime. nhs ambulance waiting times have risen sharply. coming up, the woman referee taking charge of a men s world cup game for the first time. the moment of history in germany s