Former Newcastle winger Christian Atsu has been found alive after being buried under rubble in the earthquake that hit Turkey. The 31-year-old Ghana international, now playing for Turkish Super Lig side Hatayspor, was said to be missing after team-mates and members of the club’s technical staff had reportedly been pulled from the rubble. More than 5,000 people have been killed …

The Syrian government bombed an opposition-held area of the country in the immediate aftermath of the earthquake, according to the UK government. President Bashar al-Assad launched a “truly callous and heinous attack” on Marea, a town in northwestern Syria affected by the earthquake, said MP Alicia Kearns, who chairs the Foreign Affairs Committee. Foreign Secretary James Cleverly criticised the Assad …