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
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
of genetic conditions. # nala, charlie, nala, charlie shaw. this is the shaw family, from northumberland. mum and dad, ally and jake, and their two daughters, nala and teddi. i ve always said nala saved teddi s life. and that s how i ve wanted to think about it. whee! the family are living under the shadow of a devastating disease a rare life limiting genetic disorder called mld which is already taking a toll on nala. days out like this are one way the family are building happy memories with their girls. and there s one sure way to please any toddler. more cake? yes, more cake! nala was once just as lively and active as her younger sister. she was such a cheeky little character. she was always, like, kind of, singing, dancing, spinning around everywhere, always laughing. she was just a cheeky little girl. very theatrical, wasn t she? everything was all. every morning, i would do a little instagram video. yay! and everybody would message and just say how she brightens thei
found in the river wyre close to where she disappeared. the mother of two was last seen walking her dog late last month. now on bbc news, bittersweet medicine. this is a story of hope. how a new treatment is stopping a devastating genetic disease in its tracks. we have had almost nothing to offer families with this condition for decades. bringing a new medicine to the world that can potentially cure these devastating diseases is incredibly satisfying and rewarding. how britain s most expensive medicine is giving children their lives back. it s amazing. i mean, she s such a little character and for her to receive this treatment is just an absolute blessing. they re literally walking, running miracles, you know? they shouldn t be here. i m fergus walsh, the bbc s medical editor. i ve been following the first patient treated by the nhs with this life saving drug, and meeting families affected by one of the rarest and cruellest of genetic conditions. # nala, charlie, nala, char
commission says about 70 more deaths have been reported, eight of them apparently after the recall began. scientists say the weakened ozone layer vital is back on track to recover completely within decades. according to a u.n. backed report, international corporation has helped stem the damage from ozone-harming chemicals. it says the use of chcss have decreased 99% since 1989. thanks for joining me. i m christine romans. cnn this morning ostarts right now. there i see the president of the united states joe biden not commenting after classified documents from his time as vp were discovered in a private office. good morning, everyone. there you see us in this sort of pandemic era boxes, because we re in separate studios. we re having a little technical difficulty with our main studio this morning. so we ll be back in a moment, but it is good to see both of you. did you all make it? we were just rushed up the elevator. don documented it. so check your instagram later, f