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
but the interview, which was requested by special counsel prosecutors, marks a moment of potential peril for trump, given that epshteyn has been one of his closest advisers in recent years, with more knowledge about his affairs than perhaps anyone else. let s speak to our correspondent anthony zurcher in washington. knows a thing or two, mr epshteyn, anthony? knows a thing or two, mr epshteyn, anthon ? . ., , ., , anthony? yeah, he does. he was there, in anthony? yeah, he does. he was there. in the anthony? yeah, he does. he was there, in the inner anthony? yeah, he does. he was there, in the inner circle - anthony? yeah, he does. he was there, in the inner circle of- anthony? yeah, he does. he was| there, in the inner circle of donald trump, during those last few weeks of trump s presidency, as they were attempting to challenge the election results. apparently had some arguments with other members of donald trump s inner circle, very famously during the january 6 hearings
we will start in iran. politicians in iran are insisting that wearing headscarfs should be enforced rigorously they re demanding that judges enforce the law. across the country, a growing number of women are going out without hijabs in public. joining here with me is parham ghobadi from bbc persian service. just talk us through what is happening right now. why are authorities cracking down now? because of what we see is happening today in iran is that many women in big cities like tehran and other major cities, theyjust walk big cities like tehran and other major cities, they just walk around on the streets without headscarves and without hijab. without hijab, not only headscarves, for four decades iranian women had to wear to walk in the streets. now we see especially young women walking on the streets without any sort of hijab and iranian politicians and iranian dutch mic that has frustrated iranian hardliners. so the regime rigid regime is a a difficult position becaus
good morning. the vatican has announced the death of pope benedict xvi at the age of 95. his health had been worsening in recent weeks. benedict served as head of the roman catholic church for eight years until 2013, when he became the first pope in 600 years to announce his retirement. he was german by birth, and was known for his conservative theological outlook. vatican spokesman, matteo bruni, said in a statement. bells tolling this was the moment of the confirmation of his death in rome, you can hear the bells ringing in st peter s square in vatican city. the vatican says pope benedict s body will lie in state from monday in st peter s basilica. let s go straight to our europe correspondent, bethany bell. we can see some crowd behind you, how have people reacted to the news of the death of the former pope? we of the death of the former pope? - spoke to one couple from spain who were here in the square as tourists and they said that their tour guide told them the news and