north west, where thousands of people have died. the head of russia s wagner mercenary army claims his fighters have captured a village on the outskirts of bakhmut, a city in eastern ukraine they ve been assaulting for months. investigations continue after a us fighterjet shot down a object flying over canada s airspace making it the third to be destoyed over north america in the last week. we start in turkey and syria where the number of people killed in last monday s earthquake has risen to over 33,000. these are the live pictures from the south of turkey where, as you can see, the rescue operation is continuing. let s just break those figures down for you then. officials and medics said over 29,500 people had died in turkey and over 3,500 in syria the united nations, who have been supporting rescue teams in both turkey and syria have warned that the final number of fatalities could double. my colleague lyse doucet is on the ground in gaziantep. she told me the focus is n
on the outskirts of bakhmut , a city on the outskirts of bakhmut, a city they ve been assaulting for months. investigations continue after a us fighterjet shot down a object flying over canada s airspace making it the third to be destoyed over north america in the last week. mps accuse the bbc chairman, richard sharp, of significant errors ofjudgment, in not declaring his ties to borisjohnson, before joining the corporation. the number of dead from the earthquakes in turkey and syria, is now more than 30,000, but remarkably, almost a week on, survivors are still being pulled from the rubble. united nations aid vehicles have now begun arriving in syria, but the head of the un s relief mission, says many people have a right to feel abandoned. part of the problem, is that rebel groups still control parts of the north west, following years of civil war. 0ur middle east correspondent, quentin sommerville, and cameraman robbie wright, have managed to gain access, and sent us th
mercenary army claims his fighters have captured a village on the outskirts of bakhmut, a city they ve been assaulting for months. and coming up in the sport later in the hour, it has been a very good weekend for manchester city. the premier league champions are now just three points behind arsenal at the top of the table. hello, and welcome to bbc news. the number of dead from the earthquakes in turkey and syria, is now more than 30,000 but remarkably, almost a week on, survivors are still being pulled from the rubble. united nations aid vehicles have now begun arriving in syria, but the head of the un s relief mission, says many people have a right to feel abandoned. part of the problem is that rebel groups still control parts of the north west, following years of civil war. 0ur middle east correspondent, quentin sommerville, and cameraman robbie wright, have managed to gain access, and sent us their first report from inside, the rebel held area. from inside the rebel held
is now more than 30,000. but remarkably, survivors are still being pulled from the rubble. both the un and syria s voluntary group of rescuers known as the white helmets say the international community has failed people in the country s northwest, where thousands of people have died. the head of russia s wagner mercenary army claims his fighters have captured a village on the outskirts of bakhmut, a city they ve been assaulting for months. politicians in the us say the military has shot down an undentified object above lake huron the third such shoot down in as many days. officials haven t disclosed details about the object. the police have arrested two teenagers on suspicion of murder, after the fatal stabbing of 16 year old brianna ghey in warrington park. the bbc chairman richard sharp is accused of making significant errors ofjudgment by mps for not declaring his involvement in helping britain s former prime minister, borisjohnson secure a loan. and on this super bowl
of significant errors ofjudgment for not declaring his involvement in helping borisjohnson secure a loan, worth up to £800,000, when he was prime minister. mr sharp was in the process of applying for the bbc role when he introduced a friend who wanted to help mrjohnson financially to the head of the civil service, simon case. mr sharp maintains he did nothing wrong. but a report from mps on the culture and media committee says his actions undermined confidence in the public appointments process. here s our political correspondent david wallace lockhart. richard sharp was made bbc chairman, a government appointment, in 2021. it has since emerged that while he was applying for the role, he introduced the man on the left, businessman sam blyth, to the man on the right, the uk s top civil servant simon case. mr blyth wanted to provide the then prime minister borisjohnson