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welcome to bbc news. more now on the news that a massive earthquake has killed more than 500 people in turkey and syria, and i canjoin my colleague for more. welcome to all of you watching on pbs and around the globe. we are bringing you special coverage of breaking news this hour. a powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake has struck northern syria and also south eastern turkey. official figures say officialfigures say more official figures say more than 650 people have been killed, that figure will rise. the earthquake, with a magnitude of 7.8 struckjust before dawn. the epicentre was in the turkish province of gaziantep. buildings collapsed, hundreds of miles away. there were also reports of many of the casualties in northern syria, across the border. the tremor was also felt in lebanon, gaza, jordan, cyprus and iraq. turkey has declared a state of emergency. syria s government, meanwhile, has also held an emergency meeting in order to decide how they will respond. witnesse ....
to increase energy production, but critics warn about significance damage to the environment and a risk of earthquakes. better access to gps and more appointments. the health secretary sets out her plan for the nhs in england, but some doctors warn the changes will do little to improve patient care. and at least ten people have been killed following another day of protests in iran over the death of a young woman in custody. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. five british captives who were being held by russian backed forces in ukraine are believed to be back in the uk after being released last night. the prime minister, liz truss, confirmed a prisoner exchange had been negotiated by saudi arabia. before being freed, two of the men, aiden aslin and shaun pinner, had been sentenced to death by russian backed separatists. emma vardy reports. we just want to let everyone know that we are now out of the danger zone and on our way home to ourf ....
how did you watch the funeral? i want to hear your stories of this historic day you can tweet me. volodymyr zelensky says speed is of the essence to take back territory and russian forces are clearly panicking. the inquest into the death of 14 year old molly russell has begun. after her death, her family found she had been exposed to large amounts of harmful material on social media. a man has beenjailed for ten months for his part in the disorder in leicester at the weekend involving young men from the muslim and hindu communities. good morning and welcome. prime minister liz truss is to set out her government s agenda as uk politics resumes following the queen s funeral. the prime minister will promise to match spending on military support for ukraine next year during a trip to meet world leaders in new york today. mps will return to parliament tomorrow and business secretary jacob rees mogg is expected to set out government s energy support package for businesses ....
two further explosions are heard as authorities continue to search the rubble in the city of zaporizhzhia more than 2a hours after a series of russian missiles hit civilian homes. and miracle baby find out how robbie s life was transformed while she was still in the womb. the uk s independent economic forecaster the office for budget responsibility has submitted its initialjudgment on the prospects for the economy to the chancellor this morning. we won t know what is in the draft report until budget day, which is currently planned for late november, but there s lots of speculation about how this will affect the cost of living. let s remind ourselves how we got here. two weeks ago kwasi kwarteng unveiled his mini budget claiming the biggest tax cuts in a generation. the obr wasn t allowed to assess the economic impact of those tax cuts which spooked global markets leading to a drop in the pounds value. it has affected the mortgage market with interest rates on a typica ....
wholesale gas prices rise sharply in europe and the uk, after russian energy giant, gazprom, says a crucial gas pipeline to germany won t reopen. a huge manhunt in canada for two men suspected stabbing to death at least ten people in a series of attacks. a charity urges the uk government to abandon plans to send asylum seekers to rwanda, as the high court will hear legal challenges today. tightened security in kenya as the supreme court rules on a challenge to last month s presidential election. and meghan prepares to make her first speech in britain since she and harry moved to california , amid continuing speculation about the duchess of sussex s relationship with the royal family. after almost two months of campaigning, eight candidates and thousands of votes in just a few hours time either liz truss or rishi sunak will be named the new leader of the conservative party and britain s next prime minister. they ll officially take up that post tomorrow, bringing borisjohns ....