Dedicated relief flights from the uk have begun. two weeks since the disappearance of nicola bulley, a friend says the search for answers is almost like torture but they ll never give up hope. and a new video game set in the world of harry potter is released, amid controversy over authorjk rowling s views on transgender people. and coming up on the bbc news channel: pep guardiola will speak to the media this afternoon for the first time since manchester city were accused of breaching more than 100 of the premier league s financial rules. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the uk has narrowly avoided falling into recession according to new figures,
And said, please god, that one survive, i just want one and said, please god, that one survive, ijust want one of my kids. the international search and rescue effort is stepping up. a german team in southern turkey hold this woman from the wreckage this morning. but moments like this are going to become increasingly infrequent, and for every person miraculously saved, hundreds of others have lost their lives. jon donnison, bbc news. the international aid effort is growing as the scale of the disaster becomes clearer. dedicated relief flights from the uk began last night, and one took off from raf brize norton in oxfordshire this morning. emergency equipment, including a field hospital, thousands of tents, blankets and hygiene kits are among the resources being sent. the disasters emergency committee launched its official appeal yesterday and has so far raised more than £30 million in its first day, and many more communities and charities are providing what help they can too. our midla
Been found and alive and taken to hospital, and 11 hours later my children had to hear it from the radio saying that they still don t know where he is. so, i know that his agent is there, and they are trying their best to find him, so i trust that he will bring me the news that i can trust, that, you know, if he sees or speaks i would just appeal for the hatayspor club and the turkish authorities and british government to send out the equipment to get the people out that are still trapped in the rubble, especially for my partner and the father of my children as well. they need the equipment to get them out, they can t get there deep without the equipment, and the time is running, so. the international aid effort is growing as the scale of the disaster becomes clear. dedicated relief flights from the uk began last night and one took off from raf brize norton in 0xfordshire this morning. emergency equipment, including a field hospital,
With this urgent need of safe drinking water because the ash has contaminated the water sources. thanks to the support of the australian government we have now water and sanitation supplies en route as we speak to tonga. there are other relief flights that have come in from new zealand, from australia and, of course, there is the response from the tongan authorities at the moment who have provided also food and other items such as health kits and also shelter because a lot of a lot of families have also lost their homes, which is also one of the big concerns we re dealing with at the moment. and, andreas, the ecosystem of an island is very fragile, right, because there isn t a lot of traffic, there is not a lot of different movement, of different people s, so how do you balance getting aid to a place as far away as tonga with the fact that you re also dealing with covid-19, a very, very contagious illness?
Attic after their house was sub merged. this is terrible. this is terrible. reporter: this man deciding to walk with his daughter after sleeping in his ceiling for two days. keep us in prayers, and the bahamas strong. prayers for bahamas. marcus moore in nassau. you new the military is now expanding their relief. reporter: yes, the director a short time ago telling reporters that u.s. military assets will be used to get the affected airports and seaports back up and running and most of the relief flights will be stage out of nearby florida. the general also promising that much needed aid will be delivered to those who need it. marcus thank you. to other news this friday. the number of deaths linked to vaping. at least five have died and