around these rescue efforts, hoping against hope that their loved ones will still be pulled alive from this rubble. from doctors looking after the syrian baby born in the rubble. we hearfrom. in other news, nicaragua frees more than 200 opposition political prisoners and deports them to the united states. # ijust don t know what to do with myself. we remember burt bacharach, one of pop s greatest songwriters, who has died aged 94. hello and welcome to the programme. hundreds of thousands of people across turkey and syria are spending a fourth night in freezing conditions in makeshift camps, having been made homeless by earthquakes. officials say more than 20,000 are now known to have died and hopes are fading that many more will be found beneath the rubble. the first united nations aid convoy has made it into syria and the world bank has promised around $1.8 billion to help turkey. let s start with this report from our correspondent anna foster in kahramanmaras. an urgent
political prisoners and deports them to the united states. # ijust don t know what to do with myself. we remember burt bacharach, one of pop s greatest songwriters, who has died aged 94. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. first, hundreds of thousands of people across turkey and syria are spending a fourth night in freezing conditions in makeshift camps, having been made homeless by earthquakes. officials say more than 20,000 are now known to have died and hopes are fading that many more will be found beneath the rubble. the first united nations aid convoy has made it into syria and the world bank has promised around $1.8 billion to help turkey. we ll hear from our correspondent in antakya on the turkish syrian border and from our correspondent in 0smaniye. let s start with this report from our correspondent anna foster in kahramanmaras. an urgent call for quiet. these rescuers need complete silence. they ve heard voices. even though this building i
of living crisis bites? hello and welcome to bbc news. a russian air base hundreds of kilometres from ukraine has come under attack for the second time in less than a month. the russian defence ministry says the engels base in the southern saratov region was targetted by ukrainian drones during the night. russia says it shot down the drones, but that three of its servicemen were killed by falling debris. the base is host to long range russian strategic bombers, the type of which have launched numerous missiles strikes on ukraine. from moscow, our russia editor, steve rosenberg, reports. caught on cctv. an explosion at a russian airbase. russia says it shot down a ukrainian drone but that three russian soldiers were killed. engels airbase is deep inside russian territory, hundreds of miles from the ukrainian border. the base hosts long range bombers which are believed to have launched missile attacks against ukraine. state tv reacted to the news with a familiar warning to kyiv
hello and welcome to bbc news. a russian air base hundreds of kilometres from ukraine has come under attack for the second time in less than a month. the russian defence ministry says the engels base in the southern saratov region was targeted by ukrainian drones during the night. russia says it shot down the drones, but that three of its servicemen were killed by falling debris. the base is host to long range russian strategic bombers, the type of which have launched numerous missiles strikes on ukraine. from moscow, our russia editor, steve rosenberg, reports. caught on cctv. an explosion at a russian airbase. russia says it shot down a ukrainian drone but that three russian soldiers were killed. engels airbase is deep inside russian territory, hundreds of miles from the ukrainian border. the base hosts long range bombers which are believed to have launched missile attacks against ukraine. state tv reacted to the news with a familiar warning to kyiv. russia, she says, will
to mark the 40th day of mourning since a nine year old boy was killed during anti government protests. you re watching bbc news. now it s time for sportsday. hello. thanks forjoining us for this boxing day sportsday. i m ben croucher. these are your headlines. welcome back, premier league. well, maybe not the return that spurs wanted, but they salvage a point at brentford. no stopping newcastle powering past leicester and up to second the news from today s seven games on the way. and boxing day horse racing is a brave man s game as the 11 4 shot battles to victory in the king george. it s been 43 days, but the wait is over. the premier league is back. seven games on boxing day, a new team in second, and at the bottom. it all kicked off at lunchtime at the brentford community stadium. a cracking game it was, too. brentford were on course for a fine victory against tottenham, only for the visitors to salvage a point, on a poignant day for english football. patrick gearey re