BBC News presenter Kate Silverton broke down in tears today as she presented the story of a baby girl’s heroic rescue in war-torn Syria. Ms Silverton was unable to hold back tears as a dramatic footage had showed how a Syrian rescue worker pulled the baby from the rubble of a bombed-out building in Idlib on Thursday. The 30-day-old girl was recovered safely by White Helmets volunteer Abu Kifah after two hours of desperate digging in the search for casualties following air strikes. Mr Kifah broke down in tears himself after he took the baby, covered in dust and blood, to a nearby ambulance.
She later tweeted: “To all of you sending thoughts – thank you – no words really – my job to be inscrutable & impartial but I am also human #syria @BBCNews”