this is bbc news, the headlines: there's been international criticism of turkey's military assault on kurdish—led forces in north—east syria. france, germany and britain have requested a meeting of the un welcome to bbc news — security council and president trump i'm mike embley. our top stories: described the attack as a "bad idea". international condemnation as turkey at least ten civilians are reported to have been killed so far. invades kurdish—controlled chancellor angela merkel has areas of north—east syria. attended a memorial vigil in berlin for civilians across the border for two people killed on the civilian side, in an anti—semitic attack this is going to feel like one in the german city of halle. a gunman tried to get more round of battle into a synagogue where up to eighty worshippers had gathered. in an agonisingly long war. a suspect — a white german man — a gunman kills two people has been arrested. near a synagogue in eastern germany, live—streaming it online. president trump says he'll speak president trump has said us government officials will speak to the american woman who fled to the wife of an american serviceman who was involved in a traffic accident in england britain after a fatal traffic in which a teenager died. accident. and an on line fight she flew home to the united states, between the wives of two top claiming immunity, despite telling police she had no intention of doing so. footballers over stories linked to the tabloids.

hello. turkey has launched a ground offensive in northern syria, hours after its militaryjets and artillery began hitting territory held by kurdish—led forces. just days ago president trump ordered american troops withdrawn from the border area, a decision that's been widely condemned, at home and abroad. the area under attack is controlled by the kurdish—led syrian democratic forces, who played a leading role in defeating the extremist group that calls itself islamic state. they are long—time american allies, but regarded by the turks as terrorists. the turkish government says it wants to clear kurdish forces from a 30—kilometre "safe zone" along the border, to resettle up to 2 million syrian refugees who've been living in turkey. one monitoring group says 10 civilians have already been killed. the bbc‘s orla guerin is on the border. in syria, a new round of warfare.

the town of ras al—ain under heavy bombardment, one of several just inside the border in the kurdish—controlled north—east. it's the start of a turkish offensive that is alarming europe, has been condemned by america and is bringing fresh instability to the middle east. and, once again, syrian civilians forced to flee. a local journalist saw them go. thousands of people migrating to the south side. the turkish army are shelling by mortars everywhere. from across the border in turkey, we could see smoke rising in the town of tal abyad. the bbc understands turkish troops are now on the ground there. well, here at the border, we have been seeing and hearing the opening salvos in turkey's assault on north—eastern syria.

in the last half—an—hour or so, we've heard mortar rounds and artillery fire and there has been incoming mortar fire from syria. president erdogan is calling this operation peace spring but, for civilians across the border on the syrian side, this is going to feel like one more round of battle in an agonisingly long war. turkey says the aim of this offensive is to create a safe zone along its border and allow two million syrian refugees to go home. today, it was creating new ones. ankara also wants to drive out syrian kurdish forces it views as terrorists. that area is needed for our safety and security for the syrian refugees to go back to, so they can go back to their normal lives and there is no vacuum to be filled by any terrorist network, and also to make sure that syria is not divided territorially. but turkey's assault on the kurds could be costly.

they've been crucial in the fight against islamic state and are holding 10,000 isil prisoners. now they'll have to focus on resisting turkey. tonight at the border, rockets in the night sky. the invasion is well under way, is worried nations look on. 0rla guerin, bbc news, near the turkey—syria border. turkey's military operation — and the change of american strategy that preceded it — could have far—reaching implications — this region has been at the centre of the fight against the extremist group, the so—called islamic state. 0ur middle east editorjeremy bowen looks at the possible wider impact. tu rkey‘s turkey's president erdogan says he has called for the operation to close what he calls the corridor of terror along the turkish border. it's this drip of territory in

north—eastern syria and it might turn into a corridor of disaster with his critics and enemies are correct. several towns were hit in the first hours of the turkish offensive. that meant civilians were faced yet again with a terrible choice of abandoning their homes and risking the dangers of the road or staying in the firing line. in washington, president trump gave the green light to the turkish plan and says he's had enough of the region. the worst mistake that the united states has ever made in my opinion was going into the middle east. it's a quagmire. we are up to close to $8 trillion and we are bringing our folks back home. the turks have made their move because of their long and bitter battle with kurdish separatists. this was fighting in one of the mainly kurdish towns in eastern turkey in 2016. for the

turks, the move into north—eastern syria is a continuation of that fight. kurdish separatists in turkey, the pkk, have strong connections with syrian kurds. the turkish state regards all the armed groups as terrorists. but it's much more complicated than that because of the fight against the jihadist extremists of islamic state. while the us, britain and others bombed the us, britain and others bombed the self—styled caliphate that iis called the territory it seized, most of the house to house combat was done by the same syrian kurdish fighters that turkey is now targeting as terrorists. since the caliphate was destroyed and recaptured, kurdish fighters, women serving alongside men, have been a key pa rt serving alongside men, have been a key part of the battle against re m na nts of key part of the battle against remnants of the job isn't over. the caliphate is gone but the ideology and sleeper cells remain. now kurds

of the stf, simmering syrian democratic forces, say they can't continue fighting iis if they have to fight turkey and iis has potentially been handed a big opportunity. —— stf, syrian democratic forces. there is also a big question about iis prisoners, most of whom are guided by kurds. with kurdish attention elsewhere, the dangers of a jailbreak could increase. the biggest loser so far are likely to be the syrian kurds who fought with their western allies 110w who fought with their western allies now feel betrayed. russia, key allies of the assad regime further southin allies of the assad regime further south in damascus will be delighted to hear that resident trump wants out of the middle east and the risks 110w out of the middle east and the risks now include an iis revival, more misery for civilians and a deeper destabilisation of a fragile land. president trump has released

a statement that says: but it was his decision to withdraw american troops that turkey took as the green light for its offensive. there's been plenty of criticism of that move. here's our north america editorjon sopel. if he thinks it is such a bad idea, why on sunday night did he agree in a phone call with president erdogan and then put out a statement later saying that the long—awaited assault would start soon and american troop would not be in the way. there are only 50 soldiers, but all the time those troops were there on the ground, there was not a chance that president erdogan would have launched this offensive with the risk that american blood might be spilt. and so a very few soldiers were keeping the peace and that is what has enraged so many republicans as well as democrats in washington. i have scoured social media to find supportive comments for what donald trump has done and it is very difficult to find any. the talk is of betrayal, the talk is of what about our comrades

in arms who fought with us? what happens to the prisoners? and also questions about the temperament of the president as well. what about the timing of this? what about consultation? why has donald trump done this after one phone call and very little negotiation with his military chiefs? now, in response to this hostility, donald trump has said look, if president erdogan goes too far, then america will act and flatten the turkish economy. and other quote from the president just a short time ago in the white house here, he said, of the kurds, apparentlyjustifying why they didn't deserve total protection, they didn't help us in the second world war. they didn't help us with normandy. let's get some of the day's other news. the former us vice—president, joe biden, has made his most direct call so far for the impeachment of president trump. addressing supporters in new hampshire, the democratic presidential hopeful said mr trump

had already indicted himself by obstructing justice. the white house is refusing to co—operate with the impeachment inquiry. why the protesters in ecuador have clashed with security forces, why the as thousands flooded into the capital, quito, during a nationwide strike. the protesters, led by indigenous groups, are demanding an end to austerity and the return of fuel subsidies. they were removed last week, doubling petrol prices. the president is refusing demands for his resignation. in germany at least 2 people have been killed and 2 others severely wounded in a shooting near a synagogue in the east german city of halle. one person has been arrested. witnesses describe a gunman wearing a military—style outfit and carrying several weapons. jenny hill reports from halle. calm, deliberate, shattering the peace of a quiet city. an eyewitness filmed as the gunman, dressed in combat gear,

opened fire outside a synagogue in halle. he'd just tried and failed to shoot his way into the building. a woman was killed as she walked past. this man told us he came face—to—face with the gunman. "i saw a man wearing army clothes, with a gun over his shoulder," he says. "he was throwing things over the wall of the synagogue cemetery, and then there were two explosions." but he wasn't finished. not far from the synagogue, he attacked a kebab shop, killing a man inside. the gunman is believed to be a german, in his late 20s. he wore a head camera and streamed footage online. it's yom kippur, thejewish day of atonement. halle's dues had to be escorted to safety. this evening, angela merkeljoined worshippers in berlin. there is anger that, unlike most otherjewish institutions in this country, there wasn't a police guard outside the building in halle.

it's been a day of confusion and horror. people here have now been told they can leave their homes. the security services say these streets are safe. but after what happened here today, germany's jewish community may find that hard to believe. jenny hill, bbc news, halle. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: years after they first appeared in print — asterix and 0belix appear in the paris metro. this was a celebration by people who were relishing their freedom. they believe everything's going to be different from now on. they think their country will be respected in the world once more as it used to be before slobodan milosevic took power. the dalai lama, the exiled spiritual leader of tibet, has won this year's

nobel peace prize. as the parade was reaching its climax, two grenades exploded and a group of soldiers jumped from a military truck taking part in the parade, and ran towards the president, firing from kalashnikov automatic rifles. after 437 years, the skeleton ribs of henry viii's tragic warship emerged. but, even as divers worked to buoy her up, the mary rose went through another heart—stopping drama. i want to be the people's governor. i want to represent everybody. i believe in the people of california. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: there has been international criticism of turkey's military assault against kurdish—led forces in north—east syria. france, germany and britain have requested a meeting of the un security council.

a gunman has killed two people in eastern germany after attempting to enter a synagogue where worshippers were marking thejewish holiday of yom kippur. ethem coban is an expert in international law and the kurds. he's from the american university washington, college of law. thank you for your time. good to talk to. we were spending the bbc this week, the general pointed out that islamic state has been defeated but not destroyed so there are perhaps 10,000 prisoners that the kurds are guarded, the codes may have to withdraw those guards, perhaps as business will go free and many more from buyers who are on the loose and may now become active. is that a problem you would confirm? i worry for you as well? thank you for having me, it is very much what the current situation has been unfolding

too, i've been talking to senior officials both from the iraqi government as well as the officials from the syrian forces and just to give you some figures, there are as of time speaking, 12 —— fighters detained by kurdish bosses, 1500 of whom are nationals, they came to iraq and syria from across the world, a total of a0 countries and the latest development is that 70,000 fighters will be mobilised towards the border with turkey. which ultimately creates the lack of human resources to control the camps where currently isis fighters are being detained. as a matter of fact,

just last night, they have been attacks by isis fighters within the camps. when most fighters are being detained. it has been... essentially the world are standing by, isn't it, while one of the biggest armies dodges a full—scale assault on what is essentially a militia. the kurdish bosses, kurdish lead bosses are very effective but they are essentially a militia. why would they not for back? why would they try to fight turks? it has become an integral part of kurdish history, that whenever they fight for so—called western values they are being betrayed over and over again. it happened actually in iraq, post— referendum 2017, when actually the door was open for a run and russia

in the middle east. don't shop is just repeating the same mistake that has happened in 2017 by abandoning the kurds in and right he's abandoning the kurds in syria. thank you very much, i'm sure we will talk can. “— you very much, i'm sure we will talk can. —— talk again. with me is aylin yazan from the bbc turkish service. from the tax point of view, why are they doing this? turkey has been fighting with kurdish militia in turkey for over 30 years. they are being —— they have been clashes, it has been lodging attacks targeting civilians as well. and it is considered as a terrorist organisation by turkey as well as the united states and european union considers it as a terrorist organisation as well. and by pg on the other side of the border is the main body of syrian democratic forces and turkey says that it has connection with pkk, it provides a

safe haven for militants and thus weight poses a threat to national security and the turkish government has a security and the turkish government hasa main security and the turkish government has a main claim for this operation. there are all kinds of regional applications as we have been hearing and concerns, if turkey is successful, it will benefit turkey but it will also benefit russia. successful, it will benefit turkey but it will also benefit russiam will benefit the assigning state group. what is the feeling about all this within turkey? when we talk about pkk and the fight against pkk, the public opinion is mostly in parallel with government was up so can expect that apart from kurds living in turkey and some liberals, they will share this operation but when we look at social media and a reaction, the public opinion is divided, we can say but it's hard to see it on turkish media. given the fa ct see it on turkish media. given the fact that it is very much in control, no control may be a bit under the influence of turkish government and also in social media there is a big surveillance, just

two hours ago, police have issued a warrant for 78 people because of their tweets and facebook messages because they are said they are promoting terrorism and hate amongst turkish public. so discussion is very restricted. thank you very much indeed. president trump has said us government officials will speak to anne sacoolas — an american national who is suspected of involvement in a fatal crash in england in which a teenager died. she is claiming diplomatic immunity. mr trump has acknowledged the "tremendous anger" over the incident. anne sacoolas flew home to the united states, despite telling police she had no intention of doing so. duncan kennedy reports. harry's parents, charlotte and tim, both wearing sunglasses, came to the foreign office hoping for answers. they say their son harry can only achievejustice in death if the american woman involved in his car crash comes back to the uk.

but after spending half—an—hour with the foreign secretary, dominic raab, they say the meeting felt like a government publicity stunt. just disgusted, let down by both governments. just really frustrated that we could spend half—an—hour or more with him, and we've come out with nothing. harry died here when his motorbike collided with a car thought to be travelling on the wrong side of the road. it was driven by anne sacoolas, the wife of an american diplomat. but soon after she flew back to the united states. today's news here at the foreign office is a real blow to the family. they'd already been told by the american state department that waiving diplomatic immunity is extremely rare, yet they came here in the hope that because this case was so serious that could have changed. tonight, in an extraordinary development, this case reached inside the white house, with president trump saying they want to make contact with mrs sacoolas.

we're going to speak to her and see what we can come up with so that there can be some healing. there's tremendous anger over it, it's a terrible incident, there is tremendous anger, and i understand the anger from the other side. this experience has hollowed out the emotions of harry's parents. they plan to travel to washington to try to meet president trump, to use his pressure, his influence for the sake of harry. duncan kennedy, bbc news. a row has broken out on social media after colleen rooney, the wife of former england player wayne, accused rebekah vardy, the wife of former england player jamie, of leaking information from her instagram account — to the press. colleen rooney said she spent months working out who was behind the leak. here's lizo mzimba. they're married to footballers who have played for england,

but both women have become well—known figures in their own right. rebekah vardy has taken part in the reality show i'm a celebrity get me out of here. coleen rooney has been a guest presenter on shows like the x factor. she says that after years of stories about her appearing in a tabloid newspaper, she decided to lay a trap on her private instagram feed. she told her more than one million twitter followers... she said that she also ensured that only one account could access those false stories and that that instagram account belonged to rebekah vardy. mrs vardy, who says that many people have had access to her account over the years, denied being responsible, replying... i'm so upset that you've chosen to do this, especially when i'm heavily

pregnant. i'm disgusted that i'm even having to deny this. unfortunately in today's climate of journalism, especially in entertainment, a treat is not enough to make a story. they often make opinion pieces around people are hating this episode of love island and here are five tweet to prove that and that is where journalism is right now. many have applauded coleen rooney, others have questioned whether making public accusations on twitter was the fairest way to act towards someone who was previously a close friend. lizo mzimba, bbc news. they have become unlikely french cultural icons, asterix and 0belix, two indomitable gauls. to mark the 60th anniversary of their first appearance in print, parts of the paris metro have been given a temporary makeover. a dozen stations were renamed in honour of the comic book characters, as the bbc‘s tim allman explains. the party started at the place where

they are invading remits may have caller, fans were in attendance to celebrate the comic book characters that have come to represent the spirit of the nation. translation: the idea is that a best ever characters that transcend all generations. you see all generations are here, there are super fans of the characters. for six decades those super fans have followed the adventures of asterix, 0belix, and the rest. many books sold worldwide and stories that have been translated into 100 different languages. some people just translated into 100 different languages. some peoplejust couldn't stay away. translation: we drove for more than three hours to come here, we postponed on our plans to experience a 60th birthday of our heroes. translation: i think it's an

excellent idea, it's very pretty, and livened it up and it reminds us of our roots. don't celebrate jury posters have been put up as the whole country prepares to celebrate asterix's diamond anniversary, wild boar and asterix's diamond anniversary, wild boarand a cup asterix's diamond anniversary, wild boar and a cup of magic potion for everyone. i remained at the top story, international criticism of turkey ‘s military assault on kurdish led bossesin military assault on kurdish led bosses in north—east syria, france, germany and britain. they have —— president trump has described the attack as a bad idea, ten civilians are reported to be killed so far, us media reporting the american military has taken custody of two british attorneys notorious of the roles in the islamic state sell, they tortured and killed nearly 30 western hostages. there were part of a british seller nicknamed the

beatles. there will be more on that coming out of little bit later. that's it for now. hello there. wednesday has been a very showery day across parts of scotland and northern ireland, particularly western scotland, rainfall totals really starting to mount up, we've seen some flush flooding in places, a lot of surface spray on the roads. as we head on into thursday, it looks like it's going to stay pretty unsettled, turn windier through the day, with another band of rain moving in. could see the new area of low pressure. this is the low pressure we have had for the last few days, eventually clearing off to the north—east. this new area of low pressure will send its weather fronts out across for the north—west of the country, and it will bring another round of fairly strong winds. thursday though starts off fine and dry for many. lovely spell of sunshine up and down the country. a few showers across western scotland continuing. and then the band of

rain starts to push in, to northern ireland initially, and then into much of scotland and perhaps the far north of england. and it is going to turn very wet and we could see further issues with surface water flooding across western scotland. whereas further south, although there will be a lot of cloud across england and wales, there could be quite a bit of dry weather too. the top temperature of 17 degrees. but through thursday night, it stays quite blustery. further heavy showers, longer spells of rain across the north—west of the country. and then we will start to see some more persistent rain pushing to parts of england and wales by the end of the night. you notice temperatures 12—1a in the south. turning much milder. temperatures nine or 10 the overnight low for scotland and northern ireland. the reason for the wet weather as we head on into friday and, indeed, into the weekend, is this weather front which will be pretty much part across england and wales, we think, and it is going to bring a lot of rainfall throughout friday. tending to pile up into the hills of wales, perhaps the north midlands, and northern england, particularly across the peak district. 50—70 millimetres of rain by the time the day is out, so that could cause some issues, atrocious conditions on the road and some surface water flooding. across the far south—east, we could se a little bit of a brightness and dry weather,

then it will be mild to the south of that weather front, friday afternoon. 18 degrees will be the high. around 15 or 16 on the weather front. but to the north of it, for scotland and northern ireland, where we will see sunshine and showers, cooler air mass, 13 or 1a degrees. and for the rest of friday, looks like the showers across northern areas begin to ease down. perhaps the rain for england and wales might ease down for a bit, before a new renewed bit of rain starts to push into the south—west so that means, into the weekend, i think england and wales look like seeing most of the cloud and outbreaks of rain which again could cause some issues, with some surface water flooding. but a different story furrther north, for scotland and northern ireland, you'll be in the slightly cooler air mass and there'll be a mixture of sunshine and showers, 00:28:50,075 --> 2147483051:51:09,753 some of which may be 2147483051:51:09,753 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 heavy and thundery.