the uk today for the first time since the russian invasion of ukraine. the first stamps featuring king charles the third had been unveiled by the royal mail. and lebronjames has become the nba s all time leading scorer, passing the 39 year old record. hello and welcome. more than 9500 people are now known to have died following two devastating earthquakes which hit turkey and syria. the death toll is likely to rise significantly as rescue workers and civilians continue to search the rubble and survivors trapped beneath it succumb to their injuries and the bitterly cold weather. the earthquakes were the biggest in the region since 1939, and they have triggered dozens of after shocks along the east anatolian fault line. it is one of the world s most active areas for seismic activity. we can show you the scene live now at one attempted search and rescue operation. this scene, replicated throughout turkey and, indeed, northern syria. rescuers still hope to find survivors beneath
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predecessors, there has been regular communication between the uk and ukraine on this, and i think, yes, there is a sense that the uk is providing leadership, and of course what uk to do subsequently about the jets that president zelensky has requested will be significant, but for the moment, that is not something the uk is doing, but stepping up training for fighter pilots and four marines, as well as an immediate boost to military supplies. this an immediate boost to military su lies. , an immediate boost to military su lies. a ,, an immediate boost to military su lies. , ,, .,~ . an immediate boost to military su lies. . , ,, .~ . , supplies. as we speak, we have ust been seeing supplies. as we speak, we have ust been seeing the fi supplies. as we speak, we have ust been seeing the motorcade supplies. as we speak, we have just been seeing the motorcade carrying | been seeing the motorcade carrying president zelensky and his entourage leaving the aircraft, making its way
requested by president zelensky. the us too is not doing that as yet. there are calls, including from former prime minister borisjohnson, former prime minister borisjohnson, for the west to be more willing to provide aircraft to help ukraine in its defences against russia, but so far that is not something the uk is willing to do, they say it is not practical to provide those jets. willing to do, they say it is not practical to provide thosejets. but there is going to be training support given to ukrainian pilots. but i think, you know, there is no underestimating how significant this visit is going to be today, a chance for rishi sunak to really associate himself with the support provided to ukraine. he has visited ukraine, of course, it is a conflict and an alliance that is most closely associated with his predecessor, borisjohnson, and to some extent his immediate predecessor, liz truss, who was of course foreign secretary before she became prime minister. so i think today would be a