a former met police officer, david carrick, who was one of the uk s most prolific sex offenders has been sentenced to a minimum of 30 years. grant shapps is appointed to the new role of energy and net zero secretary, in a mini cabinet reshuffle. police investigating the death of the epsom college head teacher believe she and her daughter were shot dead by her husband who then took his own life. and the women s cycling team from afghanistan who escape the taliban in search of olympic glory. and coming up on the bbc news channel, former yorkshire bowling coach richard pyrah withdraws from the disciplinary process related to allegations of historical racism at the county cricket side. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. more than 5,000 people are now known to have died after yesterday s devastating earthquakes that hit turkey and syria. many more have been injured, as thousands of buildings collapsed. the homeless are now having to endure freezing temperatures wit
and help is still in short supply. in northern syria, disbelief on the face this small child pulled from the wreckage of her home after a night beneath the rubble. also on the programme the man who carried out dozens of rapes and sexual offences whilst an officer in the metropolitan police has given 36 life sentences. police say they believe emma pattison and her daughter were shot dead in the surrey school where she coming up in sports day in the next 15 minutes on the bbc news channel. serena names her fierce serena names herfierce england squad of the year. the met police officerjailed for at least 30 years. and an appealfor aid the london communities rallying to help turkey s earthquake victims. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the desperate search for survivors is continuing for a second night across a vast area of southern turkey and northern syria after two major earthquakes devastated the region yesterday. at least 6,000 people are known to have di
we ll be speaking to a disaster response expert live in the programme. the desperate search for survivors is continuing for a second night across a vast area of southern turkey and northern syria after two major earthquakes devastated the region on monday. at least six thousand people are known to have died, but with so many feared trapped under the rubble, the death toll will climb further. we ll be talking to an aid worker on the ground and will look at the scale of the devastation in just a moment. but first lets go through what happened. the first earthquake on sunday had a magnitude of 7.8, the epicentre was in turkey s gaziantep province. there have been almost 30 other shocks in the region, all powerful enough to magnify the damage. a second major earthquake struck 130km north of the first. rescue efforts continue across the region. this is the scene live. this is gaziantep, this is the live shot, it s just after ten in the evening locally. it s expected rescuers will
welcome. more now on monday s devastating earthquake, the biggest in the region since 1939. it s killed over 7,000 people. the border area between turkey and syria is one of the world s most seismically active regions. 0ur correspondent quentin sommerville has travelled to antakya, close to the border with syria, that s been hit by aftershocks. with pickaxe and hammer, determination and hope, they dig for lost relatives in antakya. this backbreaking work falls to these men. their city and country are overwhelmed, and the lives of those trapped in here depend on them. this was a sixth floor apartment block. families on every floor. ten minutes ago, theyjust heard a voice, so they re digging to try and get to whoever it is buried deep inside all of this. they can see a man and a child trapped inside. again, they hear something, so they call for silence. and they wait. they dig more carefully now, but they re too late. both are already dead. with so many still trapped, there s b
the devastation and loss of life in both turkey and syria. also tonight. the man who carried out dozens of rapes and sexual offences while a serving police officer is given 36 life sentences by a judge in london. behind a public appearance of propriety and trustworthiness, you took monstrous advantage of the women drawn into intimate relationships with you. why the tech giant microsoft believes artificial intelligence will revolutionise the business of searching the web. and in the final moments of the match, non league wrexham have lost to sheffield united and coming up on the bbc news channel with the world cup later this year, lioness manager sarina wiegman and her squad of 26 for this month s arnold clark cup. good evening. the unrelenting search for survivors has entered a second night across a vast area of southern turkey and northern syria, following the major earthquake which struck yesterday. it s being reported that more than 7,000 people have lost their lives, b