again, it s going to be breezy across the north. weather fronts bringing outbreaks of rain. and we re into a milder air mass, i think, on friday. ourairsource coming in off the atlantic. so a lot of cloud around, it starts off sunny and cold in the south, but i think cloud may build up through the afternoon. so i m thinking, i think friday afternoon looks cloudier than what we had through today. some splashes of rain across the north, double figure values for most of us. could be up to around 8 9 celsius degrees in the south because of that cold start. but it turns milder through friday night. quite a lot of cloud streaming in from the west. a few clear spells here and there. it ll be very mild across the north of the uk. it could be ten degrees in aberdeen overnight, four and five in the south. so, i think mostly frost free. and then for the weekend, this area of high pressure holds on quite a lot of cloud trapped in it, but it s going to bring a lot of dry weather both satu
balloon it shot down at the weekend was definitely being used for spying. and we ll remember burt bacharach, one of pop s greatest songwriters, who has died aged 94. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news, it s newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin this hour in turkey and those powerful earthquakes that have taken at least 20 thousand lives. rescuers in the region continue to work through the rubble, sometimes still finding people alive. these pictures are only a few hours old you can see a turkish woman being taken out from debris of a collapsed building in kahramanmaras which was near the epicentre of both quakes. this lady was rescued almost 90 hours after the quake hit. the world health organisation has talked about a new disaster with thousands unable to find shelter, food and water. help is arriving the first aid has crossed into syria, through the one border crossing point that is open. the uk
welcome to the programme. the updates from turkey and syria are relentlessly grim. the deathtoll has now passed 20,000 but only a fraction of the devastated areas have been searched, with hope fading for those still trapped. though there are still miracles. these pictures have recently come in from diyarbakir and they show a little boy, six year old basir yildiz, being rescued. crews had been digging for him for 80 hours. but even for the lucky ones like basir, there are challenges ahead. the world health organization has talked about a new disaster, with thousands unable to find shelter, food and water. help is arriving the first aid has crossed into syria, through the one border crossing point that is open. and in the last hour, the director general of the who, dr tedros ghebreyesus, has said he is on his way to syria. for the latest, our chief international correspondent lyse doucet is in southern turkey. it s hard here in southern turkey really hard here, but it s
for many others. we have seen the weight of hope. loved ones crowding around the rescue efforts hoping against hope that their loved ones will still be pulled alive from this rubble. we ll have the latest news and analysis from our correspondents in the region. also coming up on newsday: the united states says the chinese balloon it shot down at the weekend was definitely being used for spying. # ijust don t know what # i just don t know what to # ijust don t know what to do with myself. we remember burt bacharach, one of pop s greatest songwriters, who has died aged 94. and rihanna gears up to perform on one of the world s biggest stages the super bowl halftime show. you are representing for immigrants and representing for my country, representing for black women everywhere. i think thatis black women everywhere. i think that is really important. that is key for people to see. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello and welcome to the progr
in other news, nicaragua frees more than 200 opposition political prisoners and deports them to the united states. # ijust don t know what # i just don t know what to # 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. 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 kahraman maras. an urgent call for quiet. these rescuers need complete silence. they ve heard voices. even though this building isn t safe,