president zelensky, on his first visit to the uk since the russian invasion, thanks politicians for their support but urges the uk to give fighterjets to ukraine. the writing on the helmet reads: we have freedom, give us wings to protect it. drama at disney, 7,000 jobs to go. the entertainment giant cuts costs, as streaming customers fall for the first time. and, praise continues to pour in for nba superstar lebronjames, after he becomes the competition s all time leading points scorer. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we begin in turkey and syria, where more than 12,000 people are now known to have died in the earthquakes which hit the region early on monday morning. in turkey, there s growing anger at the speed of the rescue effort, with many complaining they ve had no help trying to pull people from the rubble. while in syria, state controlled media is reporting that some 300,000 people have been forced to leave their homes. more from syria sh
since the russian invasion thanks british politicians for their support, but urges the uk to give them fighterjets. writing on the helmet reads we have freedom, give us wings to protect it. have freedom, give us wings to protect it drama at disney as 7,000 jobs are set to go. the entertainment giant says it must cuts costs as streaming customers fall for the first time. and praise continues to pour in for nba superstar lebronjames after he becomes the competition s all time leading points scorer. hello. welcome to the programme. we begin in turkey and syria, where more than 12,000 people are now known to have died in the earthquakes, which hit the region early on monday morning. in turkey, there s growing anger at the speed of the rescue effort with many complaining they ve had no help trying to pull people from the rubble. while in syria, state controlled media is reporting that some 300,000 people have been forced to leave their homes. more from syria shortly. but first, l
invasion, thanks british politicians for their support but urges the uk to give them fighterjets. writing on the helmet reads, we have freedom. give us wings to protect it. applause drama at disney as 7000 jobs are set to go. the entertainment giant says it must cuts costs as streaming customers fall for the first time. and praise continues to pour in for nba superstar lebronjames after he becomes the competition s all time leading points scorer. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we begin in turkey and syria, where more than 12,000 people are now known to have died in the earthquakes which hit the region early on monday morning. in turkey, there s growing anger at the speed of the rescue effort with many complaining they ve had no help trying to pull people from the rubble. while in syria, state controlled media is reporting that some 300,000 people have been forced to leave their homes. more from syria shortly, but first, let s hear from our
addresses the uk parliament and appeals for fighterjets to use against the russians. the writing on the helmet reads, we have freedom, give us wings to protect it . applause and basketball superstar lebronjames becomes the nba s leading points scorer of all time. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in turkey and syria, where more than twelve thousand people are now known to have died in the earthquakes which devastated the region just two days ago. rescue workers continue their search for survivors but hope is beginning to fade. in turkey, there s growing anger at the speed of the rescue effort with many complaining that they ve had no help, trying to pull people from the rubble. while in syria, the state media is reporting that some three hundred thousand people have been forced to leave their homes. more from syria shortly, but first let s hear from our m
welcome to the programme. the sri lankan president gotabaya rajapaksa has formally resigned after days of huge anti government protests. mr rajapaksa sent his resignation letter from singapore, where he fled to on wednesday as protestors took over government buildings. demonstrators are celebrating on the streets of colombo, defying a curfew in place. the governor of sri lanka s central bank says the country now needs a stable government as soon as possible if it s to stand any chance of tackling its economic crisis. we begin our coverage tonight with this report from rajini vaidyanathan in colombo. under curfew. streets once packed with protesters, now patrolled by the military. outside the prime minister pots soldiers back on guard, authorised to use force to maintain order. a day ago, it was different. security forces were overrun by protesters, who stormed the gates and entered. one of a number of government buildings taken over by the masses. the streets outside the pres