the world health organization says that almost 26 million people have been affected by the earthquakes that struck turkey and syria. the number confirmed to have died has passed 28,000. on a visit to southern turkey, the un aid chief martin griffiths said there was an urgent need for medical assistance, as well as food and shelter for survivors. the turkish vice president has said 113 arrest warrants have been issued over the construction of buildings that collapsed in monday s powerful earthquakes. 0ur correspondent nick beake is in gaziantep. minor miracles are still happening, even after all this time. a five year old girl rescued in the city of marash. in hatay, seven year old isra freed. cheers and applause ..after 136 hours under the rubble. a woman, five months pregnant, found alive in gazientep, although there s no word on how she and her unborn child are doing. no such joy elsewhere in gazientep. instead, the pain of losing a cousin, who was sleeping here when the ea
been mediated by qatar, 13 israeli hostages are due to be released later today, with 50 being released over the four days. as part of the agreement, israel will release 150 palestinian prisoners. sir stephen o brien is a former un under secretary general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator. hejoins me now. tell us what has been happening at the border and how difficult it is been for some of these eight trucks to get through. how long they have been there, how long the jets were. you are in a hot part of the world so it has been a long, arduous time for people to be waiting but there has been plenty of time for assessments by the professionals, not least for the unh wr, to which i used to run, which has been really active in making sure there is a real assessment for the people, particularly in south casa, where they have been gathering to have the humanitarian supplies distributed to them to help them survive and maintain some kind of ability to give th
So whos right . Ill speak to one firm that says things are looking up, but its tough out there. In sport Lewis Hamilton labels Sebastian Vettel a disgrace after the two collide in an action packed azerbaijan grand prix. Coming of age he made his debut just six years ago, now ed sheeran has closed the Glastonbury Festival on the main pyramid stage. And carol has the weather. For many of us today, it will be a fine and dry day with a fair bit of sunshine. However, the cloud will build from the west and we will see some rain in Northern Ireland later this afternoon, heralding an u nsettled this afternoon, heralding an unsettled week ahead. First, our main story. Every single tower block which has had its cladding tested since the grenfell disaster has failed fire safety inspections. 60 high rises in 25 areas of england have been examined so far. Local councils are being urged to send samples in more quickly for testing. There are still more than 500 other buildings nationwide that need to
Tackle, in the second half of his nations, goalless draw with wales, and will have surgery later today. And well look back on red nose day as more than £70 million is raised for charity. And chris fawkes has the weather. Were looking at a chilly start with frost and fog patches to contend with, but we are looking at a dry weekend. In the warmest spots, it is forecast to reach 19 celsius later today. Thank you. Good morning. First, our main story. Donald trump has tried to shrug off the biggest setback so far in his presidency, a failure to overhaul Barack Obamas health reforms. He has been forced to scrap a vote on his plans at the last minute because he didnt have enough backing from his own party. Greg dawson reports. It was a promise that became one of the pillars of his campaign and one he repeated at every rally. Obamacare has to be be replaced. Were going to get rid of obamacare which is a disaster. Repealing and replacing the disaster known as obamacare. His pitch to voters tru
Tackle, in the second half of his nations, goalless draw with wales, and will have surgery later today. And well look back on red nose day as more than £70 million is raised for charity. And chris fawkes has the weather. Were looking at a chilly start with frost and fog patches to contend with, but we are looking at a dry weekend. In the warmest spots, it is forecast to reach 19 celsius later today. Thank you. Good morning. First, our main story. Donald trump has tried to shrug off the biggest setback so far in his presidency, a failure to overhaul Barack Obamas health reforms. He has been forced to scrap a vote on his plans at the last minute because he didnt have enough backing from his own party. Greg dawson reports. It was a promise that became one of the pillars of his campaign and one he repeated at every rally. Obamacare has to be be replaced. Were going to get rid of obamacare which is a disaster. Repealing and replacing the disaster known as obamacare. His pitch to voters tru