in othe news president biden is due to give his state of the union address to a divided congress flanked by a republican speaker of the house. and showcasing the work of a 17th century dutch master. the largest ever collection of vermeer paintings goes on show, at the natinal museum of the netherlands. the use of light and colour and sharpness and blurred things which makes this painting sort of an experience of reeling. live from our studios in singapore this is bbc news, it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. a huge rescue effort is continuing for a second night in freezing temperatures to find survivors of monday s earthquakes in turkey and syria. thousands of turkish soldiers along with international teams are taking part in the emergency operation in the south of the country. more than seven thousand people are now known to have died. our middle east correspondent anna foster has spent the past two days travelling alone towards the epicentre of the earth
row, the debris mixed together, it is astonishing and that is replicated across what is a big city here. in other news, president biden is due to give his state of the union address to a divided congress, flanked by a republican speaker of the house. why the tech giant microsoft believes artificial intelligence will revolutionise the business of searching the web. and showcasing the work of a 17th century dutch master. the largest ever collection of vermeer paintings goes on show at the national museum of the netherlands. his use of lighting colour sharpness, which makes his paintings and gives the experience of viewing. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. a huge rescue effort is continuing for a second night in freezing temperatures to find survivors of monday s earthquakes in turkey and syria. thousands of turkish soldiers along with international teams are taking part in the emergency operation in the south
row with the debris mixed together it is astonishing and thatis together it is astonishing and that is replicated across what is a big city here. denmark, germany and the netherlands agree to supply ukraine with at least 100 leopard 1 tanks. and showcasing the work of a 17th century dutch master. the largest ever collection of vermeer paintings goes on show, at the national museum of the netherlands. this use of light and colour and of sharpness and blurred things makes the painting the experience of viewing. hello and welcome. president biden has delivered his state of the union address. he told the joint session of congress that american democracy is bruised but unbroken following his predecessor donald trump s attempt to overturn the 2020 election. the president touted his administration s record onjob creation and said the country had overcome the coronavirus pandemic and the assault on the us capitol. he urged republicans, who now hold a majority in the house of repr
whether athletes from russia and belarus should participate in next year s olympic games. and could the party be over for visitors to amsterdam? we ll explain why the city is clamping down on its reputation for sex, drink and drugs. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. fears are growing for the hundreds of thousands of people in turkey and syria in need after monday s devastating earthquakes. living in makeshift shelters and cars in freezing conditions, there are warnings that aid is not reaching areas fast enough. more than 23,000 people are now known to have died. syrian state media says the government has approved international aid delivery to rebel held areas in cooperation with the help of the un, syrian red crescent and international red cross. 0ur correspondent quentin somerville has been to antakya, a city which has seen some of the worst devastation in all of the country. he s been with rescue teams who ve been working round the clock, but
elle edwards was enjoying a night out at the lighthouse in wallasey, when she was shot ten minutes before midnight on christmas eve. the 26 year old beautician had been standing outside the pub when shots were fired towards the doorway. detectives said at the time they did not believe she was intended target of the attack, which also injured four other people. 0vernight, merseyside police charged 22 year old connor chapman, from nearby woodchurch, with elle s s murder, and two counts of attempted murder, and three counts of unlawful and malicious wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. he was also charged with possession of a firearm and ammunition with intent to endanger life, and handling a stolen mercedes. he will appear before wirral adult remand court this morning. a 23 year old woman, arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender, has been released on bail pending further inquiries. and merseyside police is continuing to appeal for witnesses and informatio