vote to go on strike. in afghanistan, the taliban say the search for survivors has been called off, just a day after a devastating earthquake which is thought to have killed more than a thousand people. the earthquake struck early on wednesday about 44 kilometres from the city of khost. heavy rain and the destruction of road and communication network have hampered relief efforts in paktika province the worst hit area. our kabul correspondent secunder kirmani is there, and sent this report. homes reduced to rubble, lives reduced to memories. these were my son s shoes, says agha jan. his three young children were killed in the earthquake as they slept, as well as his two wives. when the roof fell down, what did you do? translation: i ran toward my family, but everything was under the rubble, even my shovel, so i couldn t do anything. i shouted to my cousins, but when we took my family out, they were already dead. it s a three hour drive to the nearest big city from the wor
Us forces have struck two Military Facilities in syria they say were being used by irans revolutionary guards. It comes after us troops were attacked in recent weeks in the middle east amid heightened tensions. They are mac thank you forjoining us this morning. You are live with us this morning. You are live with us as we follow the israel gaza war. The main un agency in the gaza strip is again warning its humanitirian work is becoming more difficult because of a lack of fuel in the territory. Its stocks are fast running out. On the military side. Meanwhile israels Defence Forces say they have conducted strikes on hamas targets in central gaza overnight. Our middle east correspondent Yolande Knell has the latest. Israel says it will keep fighting until it eradicates hamas. It says its Ground Troops have continued carrying out limited raids in gaza ahead of a wider invasion, which adds to fears for palestinian civilians. And there are more worries about hostilities spreading, after the
Greens. I think they would trust john swinney. He could have had it last year. He didnt want it, he wants a more peaceful time, more time with his family, genuinely. But he could perhaps be persuaded there is a service to be done to his party and to the nation. He could perhaps be cajoled or stop other than that there are senior members of the scottish cabinet, neil gray, who could be contenders but perhaps scottish cabinet, neil gray, who could be contenders but Perhaszohn Swinney could hold the fort for a while until the snp decide and determine what their future planning is. ,. , determine what their future planning is. , determine what their future planning is. Lets go back to westminster and our political is. Lets go back to westminster and our political respondent is. Lets go back to westminster and our political respondent nick is. Lets go back to westminster and our political respondent nick early. I our political respondent nick early. Under the law they have 28 days to choo
Of them who arent happy. Arsenal crushed chelsea 5 0 to move clear in the premier League Title Race as it heads towards the thrilling conclusion. Baroness Floella Benjamin is honoured by bafta for her work supporting young people and pioneering diversity in childrens television. It will develop into a sunny dry day for many but more cloud in the east and the south west producing some showers and still a key northerly wind down the east coast. All the details later. Its wednesday the 24th of april. Our main story. More than 50 survivors of the migrant Boat Disaster in which five people died off the coast of france are recovering in england this morning, having declined to be rescued by french authorities. The incident took place just hours after parliament approved a bill to allow the uk to send some Asylum Seekers to rwanda. The government has said the new law will reduce illegal Channel Crossings but some migrants have said it wont deter them from trying. Graham satchell reports. The
the prince of wales described him as a legend of rugby league who had a huge heart . sally nugent, looks back at his life. rob burrow s life is defined by his defiance of the odds. as the smallest player in a giants game, he was world class. absolute legend. pound for pound, probably the strongest player we had in the squad and the strongest guy who played in super league. so honoured to have played alongside him. it was obvious at an early age that rob wanted to be a professional in the sport he loved. they always used to say, oh, he s good, is that rob, but he s never going to make it because he s not big enough. after signing for leeds rhinos as a teenager, he went on to become one of their greatest. but not long into retirement, he was diagnosed with motor neurone disease. it was a condition he faced with incredible positivity. i m not giving in till my last breath. you know, i have too many reasons to live. the love he had for his family and the love they had for