debris of that shot down balloon off of the south carolina coast. and now, residents are forced to evacuate from that train derailment that is a massive inferno. that is what we are watching this hour. i m kristen fisher in for kate bolduan, and we are beginning with the story overseas. a power 7.8 magnitude earthquake has killed more than 2,300 people in turkey and syria, and the death toll is expected to rise significantly possibly into the tense of of thousands. and this is rescue crews frantically searching to survivors, but the efforts are hampered by big aftershocks. we begin with jomana karadsheh in istanbul, turkey, and bring us up to date with the frantic search for survivors. it is an absolutely devastating situation, kristen, and across the border as well, and we have seen the death toll continue to steadily rise over the past few hours where more than 2,300 people confirmed kill and more than 1,500 of them here in turkey and hundreds killed in syria, both in r
i have always said nala saved teddy s life and that is how i wanted to think about it. and, new official figures show price rises slowed in the uk for a third month in a row but inflation remains near a ao year high. good morning and welcome to bbc news. first, some breaking news this morning, as two teenagers have been charged with the murder of brianna ghey. this morning cheshire police confirmed two is year olds, a girl from warrington and the boy from leigh, were charged. the 16 year old transgender school pupil was stabbed to death at a village park in cheshire, on saturday. our correspondent yunus muller is in warrington for us this morning. we warrington for us this morning. hope to cross to hi he we hope to cross to him any moment. he is able to join us we hope to cross to him any moment. he is able tojoin us now. good morning to you. bring us up to date, first of all, with the latest news. cheshire police had arrested two teenagers on suspicion of the murder of br
market in birmingham to explain what it all means for you. ella kissi debrah was the first person in the uk to have air pollution listed as a cause of death. ten years on, her mother continues her fight for cleaner air. i do say, ah, bubba, i know you suffered so much, and it will never make up for it, but so much is being done in your name and so many lives are being saved. i think that s important. a council is accused of ruining a new artwork by banksy, as it removes a key part of the mural because of safety concerns. it all went wrong for tottenham last night antonio conte s team losing to italian side ac milan in the first leg of their champions league tie. good morning. some early mist and fog that will clear quite quickly. they moving across northern ireland and scotland. as it sinks across england and wales it will weaken. many will have some sunshine and a few showers in the north west. all the details later in the programme. it s wednesday 15th of february. our
let s start with big news here in the uk. scotland s longest serving first minister, nicola sturgeon, has resigned. she s been the leader of the scottish national party which wants independence from britain for more than eight years. she steered the country through brexit, covid, ukraine, five conservativce prime ministers and enjoyed huge ongoing public support. have a listen to some of what she had to say. in my head and in my heart i know the time is now. let s take a look back at her career. she entered politics full time in 1999 when she was elected to the new scottish parliament. she was twenty nine years old. herfirst big test in government came when she was deputy first minister and health secretary, as swine flu was declared a pandemic. she then oversaw planning for 2014 s independence referendum. the scottish people voted to stay part of the uk but today she said she remained committed to the independence cause. am firmly of the you there is no majority suppor
and rihanna had a big reveal during last night s super bowl half time show confirming that she s expecting her second child. sport will have all the sport action at half past. good morning and welcome to bbc news. it s now a week since devastating earthquakes hit parts of turkey and syria, causing massive damage and destruction. more than 33 thousand people are now known to have died, as rescue workers continue to search through collapsed buildings. the head of the un s relief mission says the death toll could more than double, with the rescue phase in syria now coming to a close . and he s warned that people in parts of rebel held north west syria are being failed by a lack of support and aid. these pictures are coming to us live from gaziantep in southern turkey, not far from the epicentre of the first quake that hit a week ago. our correspondent, laura bicker is in the turkish city of isken derun, where many of those made homeless by this tragedy are now living in tents