this is the briefing. i'm ben bland. our top story: fears of a humanitarian crisis in northern syria, tens of thousands have fled their homes, now there are threats of us sanctions against turkey. two foreign businessmen with ties to rudy giulian are charged with violating campaign finance laws in the us. japan braces for one of the strongest typhoons in decades, the authorities warn of widespread destruction. the white isle and the plastic waste, we meet the volunteers tackling ibiza's growing problem. in business, we're doing very well, completing the rout in stoppage time. says president trump. it means belgium have qualified for the finals hopes of a truce in the trade war, with three games to spare. usa's simone biles has as top level talks move to the white claimed gold once again at the world gymastics house. championships in stuttgart. she came top in the women's

all—around event, winning with a 2.1 margin, for her 22nd world medal and 16th gold overall. biles could overtake the all—time medal total, it means the world to me. for me, that's kind of unheard—of so it's really exciting but we finished strong and we gave it our all england can secure qualification for next summer's european championship, if they beat the czech republic a warm welcome to the programme — in prague later today. they're top of their group briefing you on all you need with four wins out of four, and three points ahead to know in global news, of the czechs in second place. business and sport. there is of course the uefa process, as hmv opens the world's and we have to have faith biggest record store — in the process, again was recently stopped in italy because of that. the size of 12 tennis courts — later, the question is can a record and then everything else is hypothetical because we don't store really survive know the situation we will be in the digital music age? in as a team, or that i'll be when did you last buy an vinyl lp, in as a manager. but we are very clear in terms of the staff, cassette, cd or dvd? what would need to happen. tennis and friday is quarter—finals day and what was it? let me know — just use at the shanghai masters, with the top two seeds, novak djokovic and roger #bbcthebriefing. federer, both in action. federer made it through to the last eight, with a straight sets win over belgium's david goffin. federer, who's bidding to regain as the human cost of the turkish the title he last won two years ago, offensive against kurdish fighters — came through won 7—6, 6—4. and us allies — in northern syria he'll now face the number grows, pressure is mounting five seed from germany, on turkey to stop. alexander zverev. women in iran have been allowed to attend a football match, in large numbers, for the first time

in washington some republicans since the islamic revolution and democrats are now working a0 years ago. authorities in tehran have been together to introduce sanctions. under some pressure from fifa, the governing body and president trump, who last week of world football. more than 3,000 women, sitting in segregated areas, saw iran decisively beat cambodia said he was withdrawing us forces 14—0 in a world cup qualifier. sylvia lennan—spence reports. it was a historic night from the area, has been telling on the terraces of tehran's supporters at a campaign rally azadi stadium. that he is considering three options female football fans attending a match for the first time to deal with the situation. in four decades. in the case of turkey and syria, the the ban, imposed by clerics who argue women should be shielded from the masculine atmosphere and the semi—clad men, kurds, we can send him a thousand hit the headlines last month, troops for military conflict with when a woman set herself on fire, after being arrested jackie. no, you want to do that. we for trying to attend a match. on thursday, tragedy could hit turkey very hard was replaced with joy. financially. we could mediate a deal translation: we're very excited because we've been wanting between turkey and the kids, i like that. less mediator deal. but to go to the stadium to cheer—on our country for years. remember david fighting each other for hundreds of years. on the ground this is a very important day for us, since it's the first time women are able to enter the stadium. translation: we're here to see iran play. in northern syria fears a deepening we had waited so long ofa in northern syria fears a deepening of a humanitarian crisis. to see our team and this feels absolutely great. tens of thousands of people have over 3,500 women were in the stadium fled their homes after turkey began that seats over 70,000,

attacking kurdish forces. turkey is trying to push back a "token number and a cynical start" the kurds and seize land just inside the syrian border, according to amnesty international. to create what it calls a "safe zone" to resettle some of the millions of syrian refugees football's governing body says it will stand firm on equal rights. who sought shelter in turkey time will tell, then, during 8 years of war. our international correspondent orla guerin sent this if a win on the pitch from near the border. would be a win for women. gareth barlow, bbc news. turkey says it's creating a safe zone in syria but take a look at 5—year—old sara. she's just lost one of her legs how talking pot, as we open our in a rocket attack biggest ever store, top tennis that killed her 12—year—old brother. courts, i was asking whether you sara is one of many think the record store can survive casualties in hospitals in the kurdish town of qamishli today. victims of a new chapter individuals age, quite they been in touch, bryant says it can survive, in an old war. from a local independent record shop her uncle mohammed told the bbc in dundee and scotland, support your local vinyl shop, i'd buy in album a week. steve says there are some there was no military base nearby. older music tracks that have

"the military base is migrated to digital subbase cd is this child," he said. known again but i do it online, but president erdogan is making no semi— comics, most are digital in the back issue. martin says he apologies for his offensive — far from it. looked just like visitors his locals as his party rallied around him, he threatened his critics stores and buys deputies as emperor. with a flood of syrian refugees. translation: hey, european union. join us, that men are ready buy varsity is anchored sets, is a get a hold of yourself. look, i'm telling you again — hashtag and don't go, will be back if you described our operation as an invasion again, with briefing in a few moments. we'll take the easy road. we'll open the doors and send you 3.6 million refugees. his forces are now moving deeper into syrian territory. here, rebels backed by turkey occupy a border village, one of several they've captured. hello. so far 0ctober has been a very wet month for some of us. now, as you can see in this president erdogan is making military forecast, it takes us all the way gains but diplomatic losses. and here are his targets — through the weekend, we're not done yet. and during friday there will be more heavy rain across parts of england,

wales and scotland, especially in the west with heavy showers here mostly to the north of glasgow. syrian kurdish forces he views as terrorists, desperately outgunned and up let's take a look at the big picture, the set—up takes us against nato's second—largest army. through the weekend. they led the battle against is. now washington has left them to their fate. it is unsettled in xp, the rain is but the kurds hit back today, sitting across large parts of england and wales on friday morning, causing terror and casualties this zone and this urn and the heavy as we were a block away. showers into western scotland, suntan to start the day in northern ireland. focusing on the wetter this is the main street in akcakale, areas where there are weather a turkish border town. warnings in force for the rain, police trying to clear parts of wales, the peak district, the area after what appeared to be mortarfire. well, we've just had two major the high totals into higher ground, explosions here in the space of only a few moments. 15 and 30 millimetres, creating difficult covered conditions, heavy the blast seemed to be inside this building. but then we were moved back conditions in scotland, ran total amid fears of more incoming fire. surrounding some eggs —— impacts as turkey's offensive across the border result, quite windy as well, on the

line a friend moving south across in in syria is now hitting home. that and wales. northern lincoln this amateur video appears to show drying up, sonny skelton ‘s island, some of the casualties today. somehow, we will stay dry, later on the day showers will push further child screams. officials here say three people are confirmed dead and two of them were children. east and night into saturday, well, we were expecting a response from the showers affecting the north—west of turkish authorities and it hasn't taken long. scotland, northern ireland, damn we've been hearing explosions pencil in england as low in the last few minutes and on the horizon, you can see temperatures will be well have clear the dense black smoke. that is the aftermath skies. the beach on saturday, we of a series of airstrikes. syrian positions just across the border are being pounded have the weather and coaches of empires of england, an area of now and there are showers northern scotland but announcements being made elsewhere dry, variable cloud and here on loud hailers telling some sunny civilians to take shelter elsewhere dry, variable cloud and some sunny spells could be yours but and get off the streets. it will set the weather for purpose airstrikes continued of questions are the most infant late in the day, persistent and through the afternoon. on both sides of this border now, there are families grieving and the offensive is only in its second day. temperatures rather midteens. at the local mosque, 0vernight heavy range of parts of in a special prayer said in times and wales, and otherfairy of

of war and times of mourning. 0vernight heavy range of parts of in and wales, and other fairy of cloud and wales, and other fairy of cloud and outbreaks of rain, gastric turkey's assault on syria has been feeding or a scotland detail of met by a chorus of condemnation that, it might change. that your but here, we found staunch support forecast. for the military offensive. translation: we are sending our soldiers there is if we are sending them to a wedding. we're so proud of them. we set off fireworks last night to celebrate. but this is the night sky inside syria. towns and villages under fire, and the un says hundreds of thousands of civilians are in harm's way. orla guerin, bbc news, on the turkey—syria border. two foreign—born businessmen

connected to president trump's explaining what it all means and why it isa explaining what it all means and why it is a significant, if you want to have a look following the links and you'll find them on the website. igor fruman and lev parnas are both trump donors. they are american citizens, but born in the former soviet union — one in belarus, one in ukraine. they are accused of being part of a scheme to funnel foreign money to american political candidates, to buy influence. chris buckler reports from washington. lev parnas and igor fruman were both seen as being important donors this is the business briefing. to the republican party, i'm ben bland. that was by the we're doing very well — leaders and donald trump himself, says president trump. they were given access hopes of a truce in the trade war — to the white house and indeed as top level talks move to the white house. mr trump's resort in florida.

plus, the dragon and the elephant. the fbi arrested the gentleman on two vast populations — two slowing economies. can china and india put aside their rivalries to build their own charges as a live the united states. trading relationship? and on the markets: for seek to say they have evidence optimism about those us china talks boosts global stocks. and a bullish tone on brexit talks sends the pound soaring — of things between the ukrainian officials are determined, there as british and irish prime ministers say they can see a ‘pathway accused of using an energy company to a deal‘. to final funds from sources to the sterling has its best day in more than six months. us. protecting the integrity of elections, predicting elections from unlovable foreign influence, our core functions of our campaign banking laws, we will not hesitate to investigate and prosecute those who engage and draw into question in territory our process. mr trump had equal bremen and ponders, there were associates of his personal lawyer. they helped mr — the helpful lawyer

investigate this jump's rival joe biden and his son hunter who had business dealings in the uk.” biden and his son hunter who had business dealings in the uk. i don't read the gentleman, i have a picture with them because i have a picture with them because i have a picture with everyone, i have a fish with everybody here there were each ordered tube post in million dollars and failed to be released. the ukraine and the belarus respectively, democrats the case closely as they continue to investigate the actions as part of the impeachment enquiry. japan is bracing itself for what is predicted to be the biggest and most violent typhoon of 2019. strong winds, rough seas, and heavy rain are forecast as typhoon huh—gib—eess gets closer to the capital tokyo.

safety concerns have already forced the cancellation of two matches —— hagibis in the rugby world cup and saturday's practice and qualifying for the formula i grand prix has been abandoned. weather forecasters say it's the strongest storm since 1958. so what might the impact be? matthew cappucci is an atmospheric scientist. 24 2a hours went from a 100 of kilometres hours from, triple the rate for what we need to classify as rapid intensification which is expressive but is a somewhat weak and said, as it moves through tokyo. these also to wind down of that is covered as the two groups still see lots of and (full of want—2 feet.

this allowed features from just off the coast of the provision as you can see, it's looking choppy but the full impact of the typhoon has not hit being felt by people injapan are being want to brace themselves on what is want to be the most violent africa from 19 add them strongest storm for several decades. britain's brexit secretary, stephen barclay, is to hold talks with the eu's chief negotiator, michel barnier , with the government hoping to build on the optimistic signals coming out of thursday's meeting between the british and irish prime ministers. the northern ireland secretary — julian smith — said it gave him great heart that the uk and the irish republic were trying to find "an accommodation". with me is kulveer ranger, senior vice president for strategy and communication at atos, the it services corporation. he's a former adviser on transport to borisjohnson when he was mayor

of london. you will be watching this with a bit more insight to the body language and the turn of the mood, do you detect signs of a breakthrough or not? what we really in the press and what we saw yesterday and what we heard as the words that we heard, from the irish minister mr bottomley, there were constructive, it is possible. europe hasn't looking at this for three and half yea rs, looking at this for three and half years, britain has been the dentist for three and half years and this is more than a glimmer of light. this array of light coming through at the end point which what we always knew where the real talking would happen as the point emerges. the vice chancellor bridge from answer his medico meant that britain believe, his words to die at the end of 0ctober, there were the commitment,

if that doesn't happen, we enter an uncharted territory of what will the british reminisced to do when cornered? the british reminisced to do when cornered ? the irish british reminisced to do when cornered? the irish minister and borisjohnson seem to have spent a lot of time yesterday, we have detailed conversation, three days, officials involved and that has led toa officials involved and that has led to a bit of breakthrough. nobody wa nts to to a bit of breakthrough. nobody wants to start rushing to the polls are saying it's done, but it's a narrative, with brussels, with the eu looking at ireland to give a signal, whether we can get to an event with britain and the union can fully behind that, this definite shift in it. more details in a short while. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: female fans celebrate history in iran — attending a men's football match for the first time in decades.

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.

you're watching the briefing. 0ur headlines: the turkish offensive against kurdish fighters in northern syria is continuing. there are growing concerns of a humanitarian crisis. thousands flee the fighting. two foreign businessmen with ties to rudy giulian are charged with violating campaign finance laws in the us. the issue of rubbish and recycling is increasingly in the news, thanks in part to the popularity of sir david attenborough‘s blue planet programmes. but while some countries are successfully cutting waste, one spanish island is falling behind. the bbc has found that the party island of ibiza produces more waste per person than any other part of europe. amber haque reports.

the island of ibiza hasjust the island of ibiza has just waved farewell to yet another record—breaking season of tourism from around the world but after all the cars, crowds and yachts disappear, or this amount has put a huge strain on resources, in nature and the beauty of ibiza and we have discovered that, between the tourists and the residents on ibiza, over half a ton of waste is produced per person per year. like everywhere in the world, ibiza is affected negatively by plastic and waste stop most of the clubs and bars look out into the water here and after sunset especially, beaches can get so polluted but some people are trying to come up with solution to try and protect ibiza's most precious asset.

catamarans go out with volunteers collecting rubbish from tourists and residents of ibiza that has floated out to sea. plastic bags, plastic bottles, refrigerator doors, toothpaste tubes, you name it. everything that is plastic and is floating. he is an active organiser of the beach clean and a project has motivated beaches and venues on the island to limit their waste. it is a tiny step but it is about all of us, all of us djs and agents transitioning the rosters so we all do the change together. the effects from the dj's voice with the clubbers voice can push solutions to happen. in one of the most famous

nig htclu bs happen. in one of the most famous nightclubs here, i lead to set an example. thinking about straws and plastic bottles were key components. 0bviously, with plastic bottles, it isa 0bviously, with plastic bottles, it is a longer term solution. but i think between straws, plastic cutlery, laundry base, takeaway containers, we have eliminated the number we were going for. it is a significant impact just from small changes. over 4 million plastic particles per square kilometre were found in the seas here, when the average is 150,000, meaning ibiza has the biggest plastic concentration in the mediterranean. sustainability is a journey, not a destination. there are constantly ways to improve. amber haque, bbc news. now it's time to get all the latest

from the bbc sports centre. hello, i'm gavin ramjaun and this is your friday sport briefing. belgium are the first team through to next year's european championship finals. they beat san marino 9—0 on thursday, to make it 7 wins out of 7 in their qualifying group. inter milan's romelu lukaku scored twice as the world's top—ranked team opened up a 6—0 lead at the break. they added three more in the second half, 00:20:19,632 --> 2147483051:46:54,530 with another italian—based, 2147483051:46:54,530 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 atala nta's timothy castagne,