Turkish President Recep Tayyip says that as removal efforts continue “we cannot know how high the number of dead and injured will rise”, reports the Financial Times. The paper says the earthquake was the “biggest quake in 84 years” and tremors were also felt in Egypt.
Sources suggest the UK has moved past its technical recession with first-quarter growth surpassing that of the US and Eurozone, a positive development for Rishi Sunak.