today at 5. .. turkey launches military action across its border against kurdish fighters, in north—eastern syria. it's being claimed turkish warplanes are targetting towns and villages sparking panic among civilians. the military assault follows president trump's decision to pull us troops out of the area. now the uk and france are calling for a special session of the un security council. we'll have the latest. the other main stories on bbc news at 5... parliament is to hold a special saturday sitting, on october 19th, after the eu summit that week, seen as the last chance to avoid a no—deal brexit. european leaders say they'll continue to negotiate, but that the blame game has already begun, in london. we will remain in discussion with the united kingdom on the terms of

its departure and, personally, i don't exclude a deal. all thomas cook's stores are bought by hays travel in a move that could save 2,5000 jobs. and bbc news has been in penzance today, looking at some of the issues facing coastal towns across britain. good afternoon. it's 5 o'clock. our top story is that the head of nato has urged turkey to show restraint, as it launches an offensive in north—eastern syria. kurdish—led forces say two civilians have been killed in the offensive, along the border. turkey's president erdogan, described the action as a "peace operation"

against terror organisations, which is aimed at preventing what he called the "creation of a terror corridor across the southern border". earlier this afternoon, warplanes took off from a nearby airbase, after the border offensive was announced. several explosions have been reported in the border town of ras al—ain, while blasts were also heard in tal ab—yad. this was the scene earlier on the syrian border — with residents leaving the area as smoke billows after the initial bombings. the area is controlled by the kurdish—led syrian democratic forces, who are america's allies and who played a leading role in the fight against islamic state, but are regarded as terrorists by turkey. turkey says it wants to set up a 30km "safe zone" along the border, to resettle up to two million syrian refugees living in turkey. it follows president trump's controversial decision to withdraw troops from the region earlier.

our correspondent, orla guerin, is in turkey, on the border with the syria where the turkish offensive has begun. seeing and hearing the opening salvo is of this turkish offensive on north—eastern syria. if you are hearing noise in the background now, it is police vehicles that are going around announcing to civilians to leave the area. we have heard outgoing artillery fire and mortar rounds. there has been incoming mortarfire, also, from just across the border in north—eastern syria, but it didn't reach as far as turkish territory. the turks stated objectives here are twofold — first of all, they say they want to create what they call a safe zone or, essentially, a buffer, a security buffer, along their border and they say they want to allow for the return of about 2 million syrian refugees. now, turkey has been hosting 3.6 million syrians. it is a considerable burden on the economy and is a political issue for president erdogan

and he is anxious to see those refugees go back. but the syrian kurdish forces say that, actually, what is at stake here is demographic engineering. that the turks wish to send syrian arab refugees across the border into this part of north—eastern syria, which they regard very much as kurdish territory. so, they are saying that this is really an attempt to dilute their influence and their control. and, of course, they have also been emphasising, almost frantically, in the last few days, that the gains that have been made and that were so hard—fought and so hard—won in their long battle against islamic state are now being put at risk. the syrian democratic forces have lost an estimated 11,000 fighters in battling is. they succeeded, with american help, to push is out of a large swathe of territory, but they say that those gains are at risk. they point out that, for example, they may have to withdraw some of their forces from the prisons where they are guarding about 10,000 is fighters.

president trump, himself, emphasised earlier on during the week, that as far as he is concerned, the many is prisoners are turkey's problem. that it is up to turkey to make sure that they remain secure, that they do not have a chance to regroup. that jailbrea ks cannot take place in a moment of chaos during a conflict. and, certainly, the position of the kurds is that if they have to focus now on defending themselves and in their territory, that will have to be their first priority. and i think the other immediate consequence will probably be yet another round of displacement for the many syrian civilians on the other side. now, the european union was warning this week, before the operation even began, that there could be massive displacement. we had warnings, also, from the un, from their humanitarian officials, that they were preparing for the worst eventuality. so i think there will be huge concern about what happens to civilians who will be trapped on the other side of this.

0ur our international correspondence speaking from the syria turkey border. we spoke to president erdogan‘s special advisoer ibrahim kalin and asked him if an all—out assault on kurdish forces was something he sees as a necessary part of the turkish incursion. we will establish a safe zone by oui’ own means. we do not foresee or want to have any confrontation with anybody there, so they better pull out of this area and that's exactly what president trump decided after the phone call with our president last sunday. and that is the case at the moment. ijust had a phone call with the national security advisor robert o'brien and we went over this again. you know, we've done more for the syrian people and the syrian refugees, for their safety and security, than any other country. we're hosting about 4 million syrian refugees and we have prevented them from daesh attacks in turkey as well as in the city. —— as well as in the syrian

territories. so this fight will continue. it will not diminish in any way the fight against daesh and we will, of course, as part of the international coalition against daesh continue to coordinate our efforts with the other forces, other countries, the us, europeans, arab countries, russia, iran and others because daesh is the common enemy and we fight against them and we will continue to fight against them. in regards to the daesh or is prisoners held, the root cause of the problem there are the specific problem with this group of people is that the countries of origin do not wa nt to ta ke that the countries of origin do not want to take them back. i think president trump was right when he complained about this. they have been held in different parts of syria and the east of the euphrates for the last two years. such countries such as germany, france, italy, uk and belgium and others do not want to take them back, but they are their own citizens. they should ta ke are their own citizens. they should take them, try them and follow the

judicial process. in the meantime, we will make sure that they are not let loose, not released, do not pose any threat to anybody, syrians, ourselves, americans, or others. we're working on a plan, with her allies, and with the local people there, with the free syrian army and local tribes and others to make sure that they do not pose any threat to anybody. ibrahim kalin, president erdogan‘s special adviser there. 0ur correspondent in washington is gary 0'donoghue there was we're bypassing contact —— there was a rare bipartisan criticism of president tom's decision to take trips out of syria. —— president trump's decision. decision to take trips out of syria. -- president trump's decision. the actions of president trump pulling the troops back from the border post was a green light to ankara to do

exactly what it's done today. a lot of people are very upset about that, particularly some of president tom's staunchest allies. let's take one of them, then the game one of the republican senators —— president trump's staunchest allies. very critical on this earlier. he said, pray for our kurdish allies who have been shamelessly abandoned by the trump administration. this move ensures any re—emergence of isis. and the reason he mentions isis there is because there are these prison camps in that little corner of north—eastern syria with 10,000 upwards isis fighters in them. currently being guarded by members of the sdf and the syrian kurds, effectively, and, of course, they will likely be diverted to counter any turkish incursions and that could put at risk the security of those prison camps and those isis fighters could get less again. thank

you. conservative mp adam holloway sat on both the foreign affairs and defence committees. he is a member of the all party parliamentary group on north east syria, where he visited recently. thank you forjoining us. this turkish in curzon, was it inevitable? after what happened this weekend with the american troops —— turkish incursion. these are the people who have been our boots on the ground. these are the people who have worked with british and american and other special forces have worked with british and american and other specialforces in rolling up isis over the last four yea rs. rolling up isis over the last four years. they are the people who have ruled that the caliphate and what we are actually seeing is a really, a historic betrayal of the people who have done so much to make the middle

east are safer and frankly, the rest of the world. the way president trump has behaved is frankly an outrage. from ankara's point of view, they would argue that elements within these kurdish forces are linked to the pkk on their side of the border and they see them as terrorists. they are simply putting up terrorists. they are simply putting upa terrorists. they are simply putting up a buffer zone to protect their own people. that is a real shame. we have lost adam there. if we get him back, we might get him back on the line to make the point that he was saying that he believes that what president trump has done in pulling us troops out of that part of the region, an announcement that he made my tweet over the weekend, was that this was a betrayal of the kurdish forces that have as adam holloway pointed out, where allied forces, boots on the ground, western allied

forces boots on the ground in the battle against islamic state and at the suggestion, of course, is that all those thousands of islamic state fighters that are in camps in this particular part of north—eastern syria, who are being protected by the kurdish forces, well, those fighters, one wonders know what is going to happen to them. great views asa going to happen to them. great views as a result of the situation there developing in north—eastern syria. you're watching the bbc news at five. the headlines on bbc news... turkey launches military action across it's border, against kurdish fighters, in north—eastern syria. parliament is to hold a special saturday sitting, on october 19th, after the eu summit that week, seen as the last chance to avoiud a no deal brexit. to avoid a no deal brexit. european leaders say they'll continue to negotiate, but that the blame game has already begun, in london.

we have correspondent who is on the borderfrontier we have correspondent who is on the border frontier of turkey and syria and we're hoping to get a live update from her on the very latest concerning that a dramatic escalation of the situation between turkey and kurdish fighters in north—eastern syria. we will bring you that as soon as we get it. mps will be called to parliament for a special sitting on saturday 0ctober19th, after next week's crucial eu summit. it's expected that if a brexit deal is agreed there, boris johnson will ask mps to approve it — if not, a range of alternative options may be put forward. the summit is considered the last chance for the uk and eu to agree a deal by the deadline of 31st 0ctober — something the irish prime minister leo varadkar has warned will be "very difficult" to achieve. nick eardley reports.

it's uncharacteristically quiet here today. parliament has been suspended ahead of the queen's speech, mps are back in their constituencies. there is a frantic fortnight ahead in which we'll find out if brexit is happening this month and if so, what it looks like. after a downing street source said yesterday that a deal was essentially impossible, ministers were today trying to sound more optimistic. nothing is over yet at all, there is a european council meeting that will take place next week, there are plenty of bilateral discussions still taking place. we want to leave on october the 315t with a deal, but at the same time we are absolutely clear we will leave without a deal if that is the situation we are being put in for, but we are prepared, come what may, to leave on october the 315t. yet the odds are still stacked against agreement. borisjohnson is expected to hold talks with the taoiseach tomorrow, perhaps a last chance to find a breakthrough. but leo varadkar doesn't sound wildly confident.

part of the difficulty at the moment is the position of the uk government that northern ireland must leave the eu customs union and must be part of the uk customs union, no matter what the people of northern ireland think. that is their position at the moment, and that is where there is a grave difficulty for us. a message echoed in brussels. the proposal doesn't represent a satisfactory solution. optimism is in short supply. downing street had hoped to sign off a deal at a summit next friday. whatever happens, mps are preparing to be here the following day, their first saturday sitting since the falklands war. if boris johnson pulls a rabbit out of the hat, mps will vote on a brexit deal, but if not, they could be given a series of alternatives. perhaps even a choice between a no—deal exit and revoking article 50. either way, that saturday is likely to be a crucial point at which the next few months become a lot clearer.

opposition mps have already changed the law to try and force a delay if there is no deal. ministers think there might be a way round it. obviously, we will be there on the 19th. the prime minister has an opportunity to announce he has obeyed the law, signed the letter, sent it to brussels to ask for the extension, which will give us time to work out a sensible relationship with europe. this government has staked its reputation on delivering brexit by the end of the month. in the coming ten days, we could find out if they can deliver. nick eardley, bbc news, westminster. in a moment we'll talk to our political correspondent in westminster, jess parker first to our correspondent in brussels, damian grammaticas is there any sense that something could be salvaged from this in the next week? you only have to look at

what happened here today in the negotiations. nothing, nothing at all. there were no talks here today. those negotiations, those discussions, where the eu site has been asking the uk cites how these ideas then put on the table might work, these did not even take place daily during the day today. and that isa daily during the day today. and that is a pretty good sign that we're not heading for a deal of any sort u nless heading for a deal of any sort unless one or other side of the dramatically shift its position. and you have to ask but are the chances of that? that is very little chance ican of that? that is very little chance i can say, sitting here, that the eu is going to reverse its position in any way and produce a last—minute change or put pressure on ireland there is no sign of any of that at all. it is likely that the eu and jean—claude juncker, he says

all. it is likely that the eu and jean—claudejuncker, he says that he still believes that there is a deal possible, but it would require a massive shift from one side and, essentially, the eu think that the uk needs to shift back toward something more like the deals that we re something more like the deals that were on the table because the current one does not work. 0k. we're going to leave it there. thank you for that. we're going tojess, at westminster. is there any possibility that there could be a reversal on the british side? some hope for downing street this afternoon. we have just heard that the prime minister will be meeting the prime minister will be meeting the irish taoiseach leo varadkar in the irish taoiseach leo varadkar in the north—west of england. this had been mooted over the last 24 hours or so, they spoke on the phone last night. ireland has long been seen as something of a key to the specs on negotiations because, as far as the eu is concerned, the republic of ireland is staying in the european union, the united kingdom is not,

that border issue is so vital to ireland. they are not going to make any big moves, big compromises unless ireland is happy. unless ireland consents to that. so that meeting could be key, but we have to say, over the last 24 hours, there have also been plenty of negative mood music around britain puzzling brexit proposals. lots of suggestions from various parts of the eu that what borisjohnson has put on the table just does not cut it. is there any sense? is there any sense that this meeting on the 19th, this extraordinary meeting at the weekend, that is basically the final nail in the coffin of any deal if there is a deal? i do not know that the final nail in the coffin. i think the 19th setting will be quite a remarkable man, very unusual for parliament to be sitting on a saturday, but we will see mps gather here after borisjohnson saturday, but we will see mps gather here after boris johnson has gone to that eu summit. the plan, from downing street present perspective, is to try and get a deal possible,

bring it back to parliament, get mps to approve it. it is quite possible that mps would approve it. the actual viability of getting a deal out of brussels proves the problem at the moment. what you might see as no deal brought back because it has not been agreed with the eu and there is a talk of a range of options been put before mps. whether they want to see article 50 revoked ora they want to see article 50 revoked or a no—deal brexit. unlikely they would agree to any of those values, so would agree to any of those values, so perhaps boris johnson's would agree to any of those values, so perhaps borisjohnson's idea there is to say, look at this parliament, they cannot agree to anything, time for an election. that might be what the prime minister pushes for them. but opposition mps might be thinking is that that is the trigger date for the benn act, the trigger date for the benn act, the date by which borisjohnson needs to send a letter to brussels asking for an extension to brexit if he has not had a deal or no deal approved by parliament. either way, to shaping up to be a big day. jess and damien, thank you to you both.

the parents of british teenager harry dunn who was killed in a road crash involving a us. diplomat‘s wife, have just been meeting the foreign secretary. dominic raab told his us. counterpart mike pompeo that hewas disappointed by the us. decision to let her use anne sacoolas' immunity to leave britain. let's hear what the dunn family spokesperson has to say good afternoon, everybody. i am the family spokesperson for harry dunn's family. we are extremely grateful for the opportunity to have had that time with the foreign secretary. to say that we're disappointed with the outcome of the meeting would be an understatement. we need some time to gather our thoughts and compose ourselves. we are frustrated and

angry and we just need about an hour or $0 angry and we just need about an hour or so tojust angry and we just need about an hour or so to just gather angry and we just need about an hour or so tojust gather our angry and we just need about an hour or so to just gather our thoughts and then if you just give us some space and time to do that, then we will meet you all in college green in about one hour. thank you. so a spokesperson for the appearance of the british teenager harry dunn there. after having a chat with the foreign secretary dominic raab after the death of their son. sinn fein's deputy leader, michelle o'neilljoins us from brussels. thank you for being with us. the mood music on both sides of the channel suggests that a no deal is in the offing. that would be devastating for both sides of the border in ireland, we it not? absolutely devastating. we have said from day one that there is nothing good to come from brexit for people who live on the island of ireland. particularly those who live in the north of ireland who voted to remain

within the european union. we have already said that if the british people wish to leave the eu, but for as any north of ireland, we have special and unique circumstances that need to be respected at all times. we are a society that is still emerging from conflict. we are a society which has a peace process. and the good friday agreement that needs to be cherished and nurtured at all times and, unfortunately, we find ourselves any scenario today, caught up and there is a brexit to buckle and that there is a brexit to buckle and that there is a brexit to buckle and that there is a brexit to buckle and mess and there's are losing theirjobs already —— this brexit debacle. and we are hurtling towards a no deal and perhaps this is the the intention of this british prime minister at this time. as i said, we voted to remain. in the event that there is going to be a

deal, there has to be a deal that includes the backstop and it is probably worth reminding viewers, actually what it means loss of the backstop rises about protection of the peace process, protection of the friday agreement. it is protection about the all ireland economy and that we never return to the hard parts of the past —— protection of the good friday agreement. one of the good friday agreement. one of the symbols of our peace has been dismantling of those borders and we cannot go back there again. it is important to have the backstop might as not to cause interference by the british people and their wishes, but protecting what we are and who we are. it is about our peace process. pa rt are. it is about our peace process. part of the new arrangement, that borisjohnson part of the new arrangement, that boris johnson says part of the new arrangement, that borisjohnson says is any proposals put forward to brussels, part of that new arrangement involves politicians like you at stormont having the chance to be involved in the process that is a good thing, is it not? i suppose there are two things i would say to that. firstly, we're almost approaching 1000 days

without a functioning assembly operating in the north of ireland. there are two reasons for that, one is brexit and secondly it is because of the issue of the relationship between the dup, the democratic unionist party and the tories and thatis unionist party and the tories and that is poisoning the politics. it means that we do not have an exemplary or executive running. and luckily functioning administers a functioning perception is —— we do not have an assembly or executive running. there was less a suggestion ofa running. there was less a suggestion of a beetle being afforded to a local regional assembly and that was never going to wash. there is no situation where you can have a veto to the democratic unionist party have worked against the interests of the people and in northern ireland. ultimately, about an international legally binding agreement between the eu member states and the british government and that is where the agreement has to lie. it is not free local assembly to be able to override that are in any way interrupt any agreement that could potentially be reached here. given everything, given the suggestion that the eu are not going to back down and that borisjohnson and his government are not going to back

down, do you that the only way to maintain the peace process and power—sharing is potentially a no deal? i do not wish for a no deal. i think that that is so catastrophic, the implications are so severe that our people, our economy, our businesses. for all that we hold dear. we really do hope that there is an opportunity to find a deal. it does not look likely as we stand here this evening, but i do believe that what boris johnson and here this evening, but i do believe that what borisjohnson and ko are doing this week and last week has been about positioning for the general election, which he wants to fight. it has been about apportioning blame and i have absolutely lay the blame for a brexit at the feet of both distance and, the british government and its partners in the dup. the ramifications are so severe, so severe for the island of ireland and we need to have not understood. it is understood here in europe. europe had been very clear and understanding of the fact that we

have a peace process, understanding the need to protect the good friday agreement and that is all we need and wish and desire. what is right by our people and our peace process and by our needs in general. thank you forjoining us, michelle. meanwhile, scotland's highest civil court has said it won't rule on a legal attempt aimed at forcing the prime minister to request a brexit extension, if no deal is reached by october 19th. the seniorjudge said he would look at the case again on the 21st if necessary. the court appreciates that there is a limited amount of time before the expiry of the existing extension period. it understands any concern of persons on both sides of the political debate on the brexit issue. the political debate requires to be played out in the appropriate forum. the court to be interfere in that debate effort there is a demonstrable unlawfulness, which it requires to address and to correct. at present, there has been no such

unlawfulness. it has been a fast—moving day. develop is on the border between turkey and syria, we will bring all the updates. in the next half an hour or so. time for a look at the weather. you can see some localised surface water here. this is a result of the prolonged spell of wet weather we've seen prolonged spell of wet weather we've seen recently and today's heavy rain as well. it has come down as showers and most frequent in western scotland, but nowhere has been immune, although not scotland and north anglia dash in east anglia have done not too badly. elsewhere they will be confined to western hills and costs. quite chilly, temperatures down to 5 degrees in norwich. tomorrow, chilly but sunny start to the day for many of us. showers in western scotland and then, quite quickly, through the morning we will see less rain made its way across northern ireland, into northern england and into

scotland. that is a warm front of that will bring heavy, persistent rain into western scotland by the end of the day, with as little in the south—east of england. the weather is lightly dry and bright for most of the day. friday, this weather front becomes slow moving, bringing some large rainfall to the hills. the peaks, the pennines and across wales, we could see some localised flood and surface water issues with as much as 50 to 70 millimetres of rainfall on the hills on friday.

this is bbc news. the headlines... turkey launches military action across it's border, against kurdish fighters, in north—eastern syria. parliament is to hold a special saturday sitting, on october 19th, after the eu summit that week, seen as the last chance to avoid a no deal brexit. european leaders say they'll continue to negotiate, but that the blame game has already

begun, in london. we will remain in discussion with the united kingdom and the terms of its departure and personally i do not exclude a deal. all thomas cook's stores are bought by hayes travel, in a move that could save 2,500 jobs. time for a look at the sports news. it isa time for a look at the sports news. it is a big day for rugby, let us out with wales who tries came from behind to beat fiji and join england in the rugby world cup quarterfinals. scotland still have more to do, despite running in nine tries to beat russia. any moment to hear from corresponding to was watching that game. first, here's katie who watch wheels. males always knew that fiji could be dangerous opponents. they were given a real scare here in front of a raucous

crowd. it was a thrilling game. wales had tended to prepare for this game and they were undone inside the sport minutes. the man... bg waited no time scoring their second, that camejust minutes no time scoring their second, that came just minutes later the wales valley, at this moment, looking at fiji as a threat. wales did manage to be great. josh adams scored two tries before the break, to get them back on track. in our lead into half—time. there was really no let up half—time. there was really no let up after the break. this is a bruising, physical encounter. fiji we re bruising, physical encounter. fiji were awarded a penalty try midway through the second half. just as you thought the momentum might be shifting towards the tragedians, josh adams, he scored his hat—trick try. diving into the corner. that just allowed wales to get a foothold into this game. liam williams added a bit as...

into this game. liam williams added a bitas... a into this game. liam williams added a bit as... a four tries occurring at bonus point. wales running out, 29 points to 17. they are through to the quarterfinals, with a game to spare. they had been through one battle here. scotland they had to beat russia to keep their hopes of reaching the world cup quarterfinals alive and sparta said they did so in some style. a something morale the sting victory. they got off to the perfect start, when adam hastings go to early tries to give them the initiative. russia certainly did not help themselves, a series of calamitous errors. including an interception on their own line, which gifted george horne interception on their own line, which gifted george home the first of his hat—trick of tries. scotland we re of his hat—trick of tries. scotland were really out of sight after the first 20 minutes. after the break, they got that crucial fourth try and with it a bonus point. horne completed that hat—trick with another scintillating try. from there, but it simply ran and of

stea m, there, but it simply ran and of steam, a scotland random ragged. nine tries in total. very disappointing end to russia's world cup. as for scotland, this revives their hopes of reaching the knockout stage. it all now comes down to their final stage. it all now comes down to theirfinal group stage. it all now comes down to their final group game against the host, japan. scotland know they said they have to win that match. even then, it could come down to bonus points. scotland know their hopes of reaching the knockout stage still alive. staying in japan, reaching the knockout stage still alive. staying injapan, the weather could cause england's final great match in france again saturday to be cancelled. this is why. typhoon hagibis, leaving its buy in. that sta rts hagibis, leaving its buy in. that starts on friday morning local time, putting tokyo. the game that englert and france apply is going to take place in yokohama, just south of tokyo. that— is due to make landfall saturday, so it could affect that game. scotland have their vital

final match against japan at the same venue on sunday, the weather expected been improved by them. we will know lots more from world rugby tomorrow. now, great britain's men have come third in the final of the world gymnastics championships. the tea m world gymnastics championships. the team automatically qualified for the tokyo olympics next year. it was russia who won gold for the first time since the break—up of the soviet union. overtaking china. the top men's genetics nation for the last 20 years. on final rotation. dramatic scenes there. the usa just missed out on a place. that is the sport for now, i will have lots more for you at half past six. see you

then. let's get more now on the unfolding situation on the turkey's border with syria. turkey's president erdogan tweeted that the aim of the operation was to prevent the creation of what he called a terrorist corridor along his country's southern border. president trump — whose controversial decision to remove us troops from the region enabled the attack — has yet to comment. our diplomatic correspondent paul adams is here. not happening today. in the diplomatic front, the uk and france tried to get a meeting of the us security council to discuss all this. any movement there? it is likely that they will be a meeting possibly in the next day to. we are also waiting for a joint statement from britain, france and germany. both events and german foreign ministers have already, or officials, have already spoken same leg strongly condemned jackie's action. the british government yet to express its view. —— strongly

condemned turkey's action. expression of concern from nato, the nato boss saying he is hoping to discuss it with the president of turkey as early as friday. but you know, president erdogan has in waiting months to do this. he clearly feels he got if not in agreement certainly an amber light from president trump over the weekend. having lunch this operation, i see very little likelihood that he will pull back. this is the third time he has conducted an operation of this size inside within syria. all three operations have had the same overriding purpose, which is to push back and deal a blow to the syrian kurdish militia, the white p&g. he sees no difference between that organisation and pkk, the kurdish rebel group in turkey. he sees them all as terrace and he will to customers and for all. lots of discussion about the former islamic state, isis fighters that are in camps, thousands of them, in camps

that are protected and looked after by the kurdish letter on the ground. if this camps overrun in the middle ofa if this camps overrun in the middle of a consideration, what happens to those cited? i think this goes to the height of the question, how ambitious is president erdogan feeling? if he hasjust ambitious is president erdogan feeling? if he has just intent on creating the style buffer zone along the border, then it isjust possible that people plus microspheres will not be realised. crucially, most of the camps that hold those isis fighters are not in that area, they area bit fighters are not in that area, they are a bit further south. the kurds have been making noises about we might have to release them or we might have to release them or we might have to turn our back on the fight against alarming state, which is ongoing, despite what president trump says. in order to concentrate on the situation along the north. i think most people think it will be unlikely, if the kurds were simply to open those present doors and let them go, largely because those fighters might turn around, regret

and attack them. so, it is in the current interest to hold onto those prisoners. although, clearly in a situation is complicated and potentially confusing as the mass may unfold in the coming days and weeks, who knows what will happen to those camps? is it really the case, paul, that these american trips, and there were not that many in that region, that they really were the difference between president eric ongoing in outgoing in? just a few days ago, as little as 45 days ago, turkish and american trips by conducting joint patrols along the scary border area. then on ibis of the americans withdrawing from two of their observation positions stop crucially we have heard that one of them, about 30 kilometres into syria, has already been hit. so, the americans kind of knew but when and where it was going to happen. but such coordination that had existed since the summer was really the

thing that was staying present either gone's hand. he needed to stay out of the way. that is what he has done. we will leave it there. thank you. next week sees a crucially is summit considered the last chance for the uk and the eu to agree a deal by the deadline of october the 31st. let us talk now to the garden and ep and vice president of the european parliament. it is good to see you, thank you very much forjoining us. do you believe now that we are all heading for a new deal brexit? the chances are becoming smaller and smaller that for confined a common solution, but we will not give up.

we still think there are hard, crashed out brexit is the worst that can happen to both of us. we are still working on a solution. working on isolation, highly unlikely if we look at the mood music from and from the uk that that is going to happen. are you perhaps hoping for, expecting an extension? well, to be very clear, we all are fed up of this. i mean, not only the british public, but also our citizens and i think all of us our. we have been discussing never three and a half years and we had a very close to a solution at a time, but now we seem to be pretty far apart. but being bet up is not a category for politicians. it is our responsibility to really do our best until the end. because history will judge us and if our greats,

great—grandchildren look back on this they must not say they did not try hard enough. the bottom line seems to be that dublin, the irish, they simply are unhappy with the new proposals put forward by boris johnson. as a result, europe is to, brussels is too. as long as that situation. ask, there is no suggestion that the irish are going to be the owner onto the bus, is there? please be honest, it is not only the irish. apart in the du p, as farasl only the irish. apart in the du p, as far as i know, all of the northern irish parties agree on this. ripples is that borisjohnson put on the table are not sufficient, they are not any good. so, this is really the point that i find hard to understand. i have been to the northern irish, irish border and spoken to a lot of people there and i think the interest of the northern irish people do not seem to be in

the focus of the british government. the democratic unionist party to be fairdo the democratic unionist party to be fair do represent a sizeable chunk of the people of northern ireland and they have a particular view on this. the idea, the suggestion from the eu that perhaps northern ireland has to remain in a customs union for some considerable time assembly not a cce pta ble some considerable time assembly not acceptable to that section of the population. they are not the majority, by part not the vast majority. they do not want any kind of border or border control. that is exactly what the eu proposals for c. you said it correctly, it is about a certain period of time and that is what i also find hard to understand. this topic is being discussed as if we we re this topic is being discussed as if we were facing a solution for the end of time. we are not, it is about that period of time that we need to actually negotiate and agree on a final agreement. i thank nobody has

any doubt that there is going to be any doubt that there is going to be a final agreement between the european union and the united kingdom. so, if it is for two years, vitreous, maybe five, i cannot see it being any longer, but for this limited period of time so have northern ireland and the customs union, i think this is really not something that is unacceptable. we will ended there. thank you. at least two people have been killed in a shooting at a synagogue in the german city of halle. the head of the localjewish community said the attacker tried to get into the synagogue, where up to 80 people were marking yom kippur. police have one suspect under arrest but a manhunt is under way for others. one of the uk's largest travel agents has agreed to buy all thomas cook's stores, in a move that could save thousands ofjobs. sunderland—based hays travel has already hired more than 400

former thomas cook staff. the chain collapsed last month after failing to secure a last—minute rescue deal, leaving 150,000 passengers stranded abroad. our business correspondent emma simpson has the latest. two weeks ago, they shut the shops. the world's oldest travel agent had just gone bust. some 9,000 uk workers were made redundant. here in nottingham, looking up and walking away. today, some good news. hays travel, the country's largest independent travel agent, has done a deal to acquire all 555 thomas cook outlets. the couple who own this business say they will be taking on as many former employees as they can. elated to get the deal over the line. but also to employ so many people, hopefully it will be 2500, people will have jobs very soon.

to get them back in employment has been, well, we've already employed over 400 so far really, really quickly. so a lot of them have cried when we've offered them jobs, so it's really emotional. thomas cook stores will be rebranded as hays travel, a business that will now more than triple in size. but with all these shops remain open in the long run? we hope so. certainly that is the intention. that is the plan, and we feel that hays travel will be able to trade those shops hopefully at least as well if not better than thomas cook. we are an independent agent, and we, of all tour operators, we will always put the customer first. taking on these hundreds of stores is a big, bold move,

especially given the rise in online bookings. it shows that despite thomas cook's demise, the package holiday is far from dead. it's very easy to book holidays online, but the fact that hays travel and other retailers were really interested in the thomas cook branches underlines how many customers still want to speak to a professional and get expert advice and be financially protected. hays travel says it aims to reopen as many shops as it can as soon as possible, but over the next six months much depends on what deals it can strike with landlords. emma simpson, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... turkey launches military action across it's border, against kurdish fighters, in north—eastern syria. parliament is to hold a special saturday sitting, on october 19th, after the eu summit that week, seen as the last chance to avoid a no deal brexit.

european leaders say they'll continue to negotiate, but that the blame game has already begun, in london. an update on the market numbers for you, here's how london's and frankfurt ended the day. and in the the united states this is how the dow and the nasdaq are getting on. thousands of children across britain are having multiple teeth extractions in hospitals because of what's been described as a ‘double whammy‘ of high needs and poor access to nhs services. the british dental association have told the bbc that families, especially in coastal communities, face "epic" journeys to get the care they need. as part of a special series of reports about the challenges and opportunities in coastal britain, jemma woodman has been to west cornwall to find out more. and a warning that some people may find some of the footage uncomfortable to watch.

we have got jasmine we have gotjasmine and it is extraction is in three quadrants. this is the reality of to decay in britain. a lot of little people coming through the slots of different needs. it is quite hard session to go through. 9 euros jasmine has had by teeth removed at cornel‘s main hospital. damaged by sugary snacks and drinks, despite her mum's best efforts. even they no added sugar stuff that we do not think is too bad... it still has one sugar cube think is too bad... it still has one sugarcube in think is too bad... it still has one sugar cube in it. so, we are only to have just when? when we are having a knife and fork meals. upper right. when and 30,000 children go through this in england alone. it is distressing for everyone involved. this in england alone. it is distressing for everyone involvedlj think distressing for everyone involved.” think we will go for upper left the as well, then lower left, as well. there is nothing worse than watching the children's ice will as they fell

asleep and the parents's reaction. people do not realise how difficult it will be until you're there on the day. to decay in children is on the rise. as many as one in five are having problems. there we go! all done. it is coastal areas that are amongst the hardest hit. the british dental association told us that impoverished seaside community space a double whammy of both to decay and her access to services. that is not just a problem for children. in the harbour—side newquay, help is at hand for amounts all at sea. getting me teeth done today. a shambles in may. it is the waiting list less mine than anything.” may. it is the waiting list less mine than anything. i did not register with a dentist, because i never make an appointment. it was about 15 years ago, i do not know. this team offers free treatment in a cou nty this team offers free treatment in a county where the average weight, even money have a dentist, 16

months. we find it very difficult to recruit in cornwall. most dentists that are just qualified, unless they are from cornwall, do not necessarily want to come here. nhs england agrees and says at the same time demand is growing. it is all finished. do member going to say? no! forjasmine, the worst is over. but thousands of others facing similar ordeal or a long wait for the care that could prevent it. badger culling, the selective killing of badgers, which was introduced to help reduce the spread of bovine tuberculosis to cattle, could actually be making the problem worse. scientists found that once a cull starts badgers roam further, potentially spreading the infection. the controversial cull began in 2013 and this year the government target for the number of badgers to be killed is 63,000.

intensive culling is taking place across vast swathes of the countryside — mostly in south west england. our environment correspondent, clare marshall, reports from wiltshire. you may find some of this report upsetting. this is a rare glimpse into the hidden world of the badger cull. a dead badger has been reported and wildlife crime of from butcher police are now on listing.” can see the dead badger through there and i can see the entrances to dissent all around it. this is going to be investigated. clearly an entry enacted wind. which lead you to believe that the badger had been shot, yes? on closer examination there is evidence that a badger has been shot. this is illegalfor humane reasons. a winded animal could get away more easily and perhaps die. today's research shows

that once a set is targeted, the behaviour of the animals immediately and profoundly changes. they trespass on another territory is much perfectly. they visit more cattle fields and that means that those badges have the potential to transmit the disease over a wider areas to more cattle and other badgers. badgers are only a small problem of the bovine tb problem, demean where it is transmitted from one council another. however, badgers can carry it and since the 19805 badgers can carry it and since the 1980s and they became a protected species, their numbers have sought and so has the right of tb infection. these are badger puffy troughs. for 20 years, max has been using cattle to tb. they cannot get up using cattle to tb. they cannot get up and access the beach. he says it cost them an hundred £20,000 a year. in his fee, the cowl is a vital part

in eradicating the disease. we have to stick to what we're doing and see it through. not to be distracted by small studies, isolated samples. it is complicated, it is dynamic. year by year things change, the weather, the climate, conditions. we have to work with all that to get a situation where we can get free of this devastating disease. like the is another option. this is a trial going on in cornwall. a year ago the government review recommended investing more in alternatives like this and so far there has been no change in policy. a teenager has been talking about the remarkable facial surgery she's undergone, after herjaw was broken in a horse riding accident. emily eccles' surgeon described the injuries as the worst he'd seen outside a war zone. the 15—year—old smashed into a gatepost while riding in derbyshire in august. it took medics five and a half hours to rebuild emily's face, using three titanium plates and more than 160 stitches. andy moore reports.

for five days after the horrific incident, emily avoided seeing her reflection. but now, eight weeks later, she is happy to see the results of her recovery. her scar is healing well. this was the ct scan taken soon after her freak horse riding accident. part of herjaw was completely detached and hanging byjust a thread of skin. it was a life—threatening injury. she was told if the impact had been a centimetre away, the result could have been catastrophic. immediately afterwards, she was in shock and could not quite comprehend the scale of her injuries. i asked the lady next to me, is that myjaw? and she just looked at me and she was like, yeah. that's your jaw. and i could see, like, teeth. and the surgeon later then said, you are one of the only people who have seen the inside of their mouth and, you know, lived. emily and her mum want the surgeon who carried out the operation to get a knighthood. they have already written to the palace and have received a favourable response.

when michelle eccles first arrived at hospital she was warned about the extent of her daughter's injuries. but even so she saw a sight that no mother should have to see. i think you just go into automatic pilot and ijust, yeah, tried to focus on her eyes and not show to her how horrific it was. because obviously she was sitting there and, you know, just wanted reassurance from her mum and dad. it was just hanging.. on the breakfast sofa this morning emily and her mum appeared with the surgeon who reconstructed herjaw. they think he's the greatest, but he said it was a team effort. you look at what you have got and you look at what you've got to build on. so you start with the bony structure, you build a foundation and then you put the muscles, nerves and the skin back together. so you look at it, but you can see through what you need to do to start rebuilding. emily's recovery has been described as remarkable. now she is planning to go skiing

and even hopes to get back to horse riding. andy moore, bbc news. amazing story there of that reconstruction. i suspect the weather is not that rained pretty much sums it up. the weather pattern is petty much stock at the moment. today we have seen plenty of heavy downpours, waterlogged roads in the glasgow area. this is a result of notjust today's rain, but the legacy of several weeks of wet weather now that we had seen. here is a better picture, showing just how extensive the rain has been. notice the midlands, east anglia and not in scotland, the places to dodge some of the worst of today's dampers. they will continue to be in scotland overnight, a nearby area of low pressure. bringing best winds and plenty of further dampers through the night. elsewhere, by the showers

are expected through the hills, but inland by and large they showers will tend to fizzle out. quite a chilly night for some of us. temperatures down to five in norwich and the bit colder than that in the countryside nav spots. tomorrow, another area of low pressure. this one bringing a warm front across the uk. that equals rain, strengthening north—westerly winds and cloudy weather. for many of us it is a sunny start to the day, if showers are west of scotland initially. when front brings rain into northern ireland for the morning, which abides to northern england and scotland. the rain turns heavy and persistent in west of scotland, some issues buzzing upon the roads. further southwards in its most common is a great deal of rain throughout london and south—east england. it may even stay dry and bright for some and smiles with temperature of 17. the focus on ships on friday, but this by the fence becoming very slow moving. people see heavy falls of rain across the hills of england and wales. above are the pigs and southern pennines, we are looking at

around 52 perhaps as much as 17 limited around falling through the day. the met office have issued a yellow belly winning for this wet weather. lower down, this rain band could say 15 to 30 mil metres of rain. some damp weather for could say 15 to 30 mil metres of rain. some damp weatherfor a time in south—east england, but not the huge amount of rain. to the south of france, miles. temperatures at 18 degrees. to the north, that is by the cooler is speeding in. we're looking at temperatures 12 to 14 celsius. the weekend by the prospects, for england and wales it settle. low pressures being in cloudy weather, aspects of rain around the time is of some of the rank could be quite heavy. viscous localised surface flooding issues. for scotland and northern ireland, it isa for scotland and northern ireland, it is a brighter mixture. a measure of sunshine and showers. some showers are likely to be heavy but some thunder and hail mixing. they weather per stay unsettled, notjust for the next three days, the rightly began and perhaps into next week there is no and insight for this

u nsettled there is no and insight for this unsettled pattern. —— no and in sight. hays travel hopes to reopen the stores within days. tears and joy for the workers who'll get theirjobs back. they are opening hucknall and we've just got to all contact them. up up to two and a half thousand jobs could be saved. we've already employed over 400 so far, really, really quickly, so a lot of them have cried when we've offered them jobs, also tonight... a new front in the fighting in syria — now turkey launches airstrikes against kurdish fighters there.