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
after fighter jets shoot down a fourth unidentified object over north america now beijing claims the us has been flying balloons over china. cyclone gabrielle batters new zealand with a state of emergency declared in some areas. darvel! come on, darvel, let s do it. and will we marvel at darvel once again? the part time footballers hoping for more giant killing in the scottish cup and coming up on the bbc news channel: it s party time in phoenix as the kansas city chiefs beat the philadelphia eagles to win their second superbowl in four years. hello, good afternoon. one week on from the devastating earthquakes in turkey and syria, the death toll is now more than 35,000 and there are fears that number could rise considerably, and even double. seven days on, people are still being pulled alive from the rubble this morning a little girl was rescued in turkey after 178 hours. but the united nations says the rescue phase is now coming to a close . 0ur correspondent, caroline
of the continent, we are on the periphery of the high pressure, the wind blowing from the south, that means the air is coming from the south, relatively mild. not all that sunny, this morning there was quite a lot of cloud across the country but through the afternoon, sunshine for most, 9 12 the high temperatures around early afternoon. the forecast this evening is generally clear, some plants around ayrshire but generally, dry weather for most, towards the end of the night it will cloud over in northern ireland, dribs and drabs of rain but after the clear night and high pressure it will be pretty chilly. on tuesday you see the southerly wind on the edge of the high pressure, that will be in place across the uk through much of the week but because of these weather fronts, there is a fair amount of cloud on tuesday for northern ireland and western scotland, it may be central areas as well so thick cloud could produce rain in belfast and glasgow, just fleeting. elsewhere it s a
following the death of 16 year old brianna jie in warrington. and a big revealfrom rihanna during last night s super bowl half time show confirming that she s expecting her second child. more on all the super bowl action from sport at half past. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. it s now a week since devastating earthquakes hit parts of turkey and syria, causing massive damage and destruction. almost 36,000 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. 0ur correspondent, laura bicker is in the turkish ci