prepayment customers go unused. i ll have the details. in sport, how manchester city face more than 100 charges of breaching of financial rules, which could see them fined, docked points or even relegated from the premier league. good morning. it isa it is a gold and a frosty start to the day in the southern half of the country. some mist and fog patches, some of which will be slow to clear. then we will see some sunshine. in the north, a milder start, cloudier with patchy rain in the west. details later in the programme. good morning. it s tuesday, 7th february. more than 4,000 people have died after two major earthquakes hit southern turkey and northern syria. the rescue effort has continued throughout the night, although freezing temperatures, snow and rain have hampered the search for survivors. dozens of countries, including the uk, have promised to send help. azadeh moshiri reports. it s a race to save lives that includes the smallest ones. syria s voluntary civil defen
two 15 year olds appear in court charged with the murder of brianna ghey. the death toll from the earthquakes in turkey and syria rises to more than 40,000 but people are still being rescued alive nine days on. and more turmoilfor welsh rugby, as players threaten strike action over uncertainty about their playing contracts. and coming up on the bbc news channel. welsh rugby players will consider strike action had of hosting england in the six nations in cardiff next week due to contract disputes. hello, and a very good afternoon. nicola sturgeon has resigned as scotland s first minister and leader of the scottish national party. she says she can no longer give the full commitment she believes the job requires and says it s time for a new leader to take both the country and her party forward. the snp leader hinted that after eight years as leader what she called polarised opinions about her, may be getting in the way of broadening the appeal of the case for an independent
in scotland. it is not clear exactly when she will leave office, but as i say, she has been head of the scottish government for the last eight years. she has been making headlines in recent weeks because of a wider debate on teenagers rights, calling for a wider debate on teenagers rights, she defended plans to allow i6 year olds to change their legal sex. scotland s gender recognition bill that she wanted to introduce into scotland brought her into conflict and a clash with the uk government based in westminster, which blocked scotland plus two gender recognition bill. the secretary of state for scotland alisterjack used a special order known as a section 35 order to prevent that there becoming law on the grounds it would have an adverse impact on the laws. those are laws that apply across scotland, england and wales. that was a claim disputed by the scottish government, butjust to remind you, that gender recognition bill was to allow i6 year olds to change their legal sex
a 15 year old boy and girl are charged with the murder of 16 year old brianna jeye who was killed in a village park in cheshire on saturday. one of the 12 boys rescued from a thai cave in 2018, has died in the uk after suffering a head injury. the uk s most expensive drug saves a toddler with a rare genetic condition. but it s too late to save her terminally ill older sister. nicola sturgeon is stepping down as scotland s first minister, and leader of the scottish national party. she ll leave office as soon as her successor is chosen. ms sturgeon says she can no longer give the role the full commitment she believes it requires. and she hinted that after eight years as first minister efforts to broaden the appeal of scottish independence could be hampered by what she called polarised opinions about her. we ll look back at nicola sturgeon s career and get political reaction from edinburgh and london. but first lorna gordon reports on events this morning. she is scotland s lon
disappearance. ais year old boy and are charged with the murder of the 16 year old girl who was killed in cheshire on saturday. inflation remains near a a0 year high. the uk s most expensive drug saves a toddler with a rare genetic condition, but it is too late to save her terminally ill sister. nicola sturgeon is stepping down as scotland s first minister and leader of the scottish national party. she will leave office as soon as her successor is chosen. she says she can no longer give the role the full commitment she believes that it needs, and she hinted that after eight years as scotland s first minister, efforts to broaden the appeal of scottish independence could be hampered by what she called polarised opinions about her work. we ll look back at her career and get political reaction from edinburgh and london, but first lorna gordon on nicola sturgeon s resignation. she is scotland s longest serving first minister, the first female to hold the position. and today, nicol