this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 11:00: turkish forces continue to strike targets in north—eastern syria, on the fourth day of their offensive against kurdish forces. two people are killed, as typhoon hagibis, the biggest storm to hitjapan in 60 years, makes landfall near tokyo. a moment of sporting history as kenyan athlete, eliud kipchoge, becomes the first person to run a marathon in under 2 hours. iam the i am the happiest man to run under two hours, to inspire people, to tell people that you can do it.

two members of the public are praised for helping to stop a suspect who stabbed three people in manchester's arndale shopping centre yesterday. and we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers, joe twyman and yasmin alibhai—brown. stay with us for that. good evening. there have been fierce clashes between turkish troops and kurdish forces in northeastern syria. since hostilities began on wednesday, nearly 50 civilians are thought to have died on both sides of the frontier, and more than a hundred thousand people have fled their homes. much of today's fighting has been in the border area near ras al—ain. the turkish military have entered

the strategically important town, but they're facing stiff resistance from the kurdish—led, syrian democratic forces. ankara says it wants to establish a 20 mile deep buffer zone across the frontier with syria, to keep out kurdish militias and resettle syrian refugees. from the turkish side of the border, here's our international correspondent orla guerin, and a warning, her report does contain some distressing images. the front line in a conflict that is spreading fast. turning northern syria into a battleground. alarming washington and europe. the smoke is rising from the key town of ras al—ayn. and inside the town, this pro—turkish fighter says "we've just arrived". and give thanks to god.

then ducks to avoid incoming fire. but kurdish forces can't offer much resistance. ras al—ayn has all but fallen and other towns are expected to follow. the turks and their allies are stamping their authority here. and syrian kurdish forces are looking very much alone, urging the us allies to keep their side of the bargain after the kurds died in their thousands fighting islamic state. translation: our allies guaranteed us protection but they abandoned us without warning and decided unjustly to withdraw their troops from the turkish border. we call on our allies to fulfil their moral obligations. us forces aren't far away but they're holding fire as the kurds take heavy casualties.

this footage, filmed exclusively for the bbc, shows american troops standing by at the edge of turkey's planned safe zone. even leading republicans accusing president trump of a shameful betrayal. and turkey's offensive is inflicting an agonising human cost. this motherfled ras al—ain, carrying her sick daughter. she says the girl has had no food for the past four days and is barely alive. "what is this? " she cries. "erdogan, look at this." and in the kurdish stronghold of qamishli, mass funerals today forfour dead.

orla guerrin. the foreign office has confirmed the wife of an american diplomat who left the uk despite being a suspect in a fatal crash, does not have diplomatic immunity as she has left the country. 19—year—old harry dunn died when his motorbike crashed into a car driven by anne sacoolas outside raf croughton in northamptonshire in august. the 42—year—old has released a statement, saying she's been left "devastated" by the incident, and would like to meet the victims‘ parents. the ecuadorian president has ordered the capital quito and surrounding areas, to be placed under curfew and military control. it comes after 11 days of protests against the government. fresh clashes took place

between the security forces and the indigenous protesters, who want austerity measures agreed with international creditors to be scrapped. demonstrators built barricades in the area around the congress building, as police fired tear gas. the biggest storm to hitjapan for 60 years has made landfall, bringing powerful winds and torrential rain. at least two people have been killed and millions of people had been advised to leave their homes, ahead of the arrival of typhoon hagibis. from tokyo, rupert wingfield—hayes reports. this is the hii river, near mount fuji. usually it is a clear mountain stream. today, it was turned into a raging, boiling torrent. across central japan, typhoon hagibis has dumped record amounts of rain. on the southern side of tokyo, the tama river is now close to bursting point.

tens of thousands of people who live along its banks have been ordered to leave their homes. the big dangerfrom these sorts of events is water. water is the thing that can do real damage, both if this river burst its banks, if it causes landslides in the mountains or, of course, when it reaches the sea. as night fell over tokyo, the eye of the storm approached, bringing winds gusting to over 140 kilometres per hour. this is the centre of shibuya, one of the busiest places normally in tokyo on a saturday night. i don't think i have ever seen it as deserted as it is tonight. in fact, the whole of tokyo is incredibly deserted. the centre of the storm has now passed to the north of the city and it does not appear to have brought the really destructive winds that were first feared. that is good news for everybody — including, of course, rugby fans.

today, japan's rugby team had to wade their way onto a sodden field for some last—minute practice. saturday's big match between england and france had to be cancelled. but there is hope that japan will be able to take on scotland on sunday in a match that will decide which team goes through to the knockout stage of the rugby world cup. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in tokyo. a worker and a member of the public have been praised for stopping someone have been praised for stopping someone who had stabbed three people. an investigation continues. ao—year—old man has been detained under the mental health act. we think first this morning of those suffering from the injury... a very public show of support today for the people of greater manchester from

his mate, his deputy and manchester city council leader. manchester does what it does best, come together and bring things under control stop and enhanced police presence, offices with machine—guns on patrol as shoppers went about their business. yesterday, it was no deterrent. going back to work, normal day, nothing to worry about. we will get over it and stand with each other. every time we have had an incident in the past, the rich diversity of the city comes together as one. we will get on with life. police say a man with a knife lunched at people in the shopping centre yesterday. three are being treated in hospital with stabs. three others were hurt. a man was arrested on suspicion of terror offences before being

detained on mental health act. more use of stop—and—search power. they have been making more use of those powers and actually has been a fall in knife crime over the summer months. police are investigating whether the attacker had any political, religious or ideological reasons. the flash motivation. nhs england chief executive simon stephens has spoken out after the latest figures show a arise in measles and a fall in the take—up of routine jabs for under fives in the last year. the jab against measles, mumps and rubella is simple and can

save lives. but simon is worried. the percentages of children is down for the fifth year in a row children receiving vaccines. parents are often confronted by fake news on line. writing in the daily mail, he was telling parents that it is dangerous is like telling them to look left and right before crossing the street... the prime minister recently echoed his concerns. the street... the prime minister recently echoed his concernslj the street... the prime minister recently echoed his concerns. i am afraid people have been listening to that superstitious mumbo—jumbo on the internet and thinking that the vaccine is a bad idea. that is wrong. much discussion in the nhs to increase vaccination rates. the health secretary recently said he was seriously considering making

vaccinations compulsory for schoolchildren in england but some in the medical profession one that could make parent suspicious. simon stephens acknowledges that has been a lively debate on the issue although he stops short in saying he believes vaccinations should be mandatory. he does pledge that the nhs will make it easier for parents to get their children vaccinated and he has a welcome commitment by social media firms to counter misinformation on line. scotland has become the first country to bring in legislation over fears of harm to wildlife. there will be prevention of seller manufacture of these cotton buds. this beach looks beautiful but ugly pieces of plastic are scattered in the sand. six years

ago a charity noticed cotton buds washed up along the coast. they are not just unsightly but washed up along the coast. they are notjust unsightly but have been found in the stomachs of turtles and other animals. manufacturers and retailers have been forced to swap to paper and you regulation is coming into force. it will be against the lord to sell these cotton buds. —— law. against the lord to sell these cotton buds. -- law. this is a small but significant step in the campaign against single—use plastic. scotland is only the second country in europe to do so. the ban comes into force today. downing street has said the next few days will be critical as

talks continue with the european union ahead of the summit next week. borisjohnson will union ahead of the summit next week. boris johnson will want to union ahead of the summit next week. borisjohnson will want to get his brexit deal signed. let's discuss this further. we have had those tunnel talks taking place this weekend? yes, there are intense negotiations going on in brussels but everyone is very tightlipped for the simple reason that this is the serious end of the negotiations. if there is going to be a deal, there will have to be some serious proposal put down on paper over the next 48 hours, 72 hours. a small tea m next 48 hours, 72 hours. a small team of uk officials involved in that and they are determined that none of this will get out over the next couple of days if something is going to happen but downing street saying it is good to see progress and we will wait to see if this is a genuine breakthrough but, and this

isa genuine breakthrough but, and this is a key, we are a long way away from a final deal and that is shorthand the same do not get too excited or carried away, still a lot of work to do. brexit dominating a lot of the papers with talk of a second referendum and people possibly trying to spoil things?‘ lot of talk in the papers tomorrow. monday, queen's speech, brexit will bea monday, queen's speech, brexit will be a key element. we know that number 10 wants to make sure the queen's speech means they have a plan ready to get brexit over the line by the end of the month. number 10 insisting that, if we do get that deal, we can pass legislation in time for the 31st. it will not be easy and some are really sceptical including a number of former tories

who still think that even if a new deal is agreed within the next few days, there would have to be a technical extension to get all the keys crossed and eyes dotted on domestic legislation before we can leave the european union. also really interesting to see comments from the dup tonight, the leader nigel dodd saying that the party will not just accept anything. northern ireland has to leave the customs union in the exact same way the uk does. that does not mean they would not back what borisjohnson comes back with but it is a warning to mrjohnson that they will not just accept any deal. positive noises from the dup in the past few days and they trust borisjohnson more than theresa may. jacob rees

mogg, for so long the contrarian end of the tory party, is saying to brexiteers that you have to trust the prime minister. he is one of us and can get it done but whether or not firstly that deal happens and secondly whether the prime minister can sell it to his party in the next six or seven days will be crucial. thank you very much indeed. the headlines on bbc news: there's been fierce fighting in north—eastern syria, as turkish military continue their offensive against kurdish forces. typhoon hagibis makes landfall injapan bringing torrential rain and strong winds. millions of people have been urged to leave their homes. the kenyan athlete eliud kipchoge makes history after becoming the first person to run a marathon in under two hours.

sport and time for a full round up from the bbc sport centre. holly has all of that for us. good evening. saint helens are super league champions for the seventh time. they beat salford red devils 23—6 in today's grand final at old trafford. salford were huge underdogs trying to become only the fifth side to lift the trophy but st helens were simply too strong. adam wild reports. never has a grand final brought such a contrast. st helens, the most dominant side super league has ever seen. salford, the most remarkable story super league has ever seen. but the romance of the underdog counts a little when faced with the brilliance of saints. peerless this season, now piercing position. morgan knowles opened the scoring.

when zeb taia added another, moments later, saints it seemed were on the march. it's been nearly half a century since salford won the title. reawakened here momentarily by jake bibby. but it was only temporary. mark percival chasing his own kick over the line, touching down, and now st helens within touching distance. tommy makinson's drop goal in the game's closing moments the final fabulous flourish on a fantastic st helens season. just by reaching the final, salford have upset the game's established order. that order has now been at least partially restored. st helens have been the best team all year round. they've now proved that on the game's biggest stage. they are super league champions once more. adam wild, bbc news, at old trafford. at the rugby world cup, ireland have qualified for the quarterfinals following a crushing 47—5 win over samoa. with typhoon hagibis hitting the east coast of japan, this match was played in the south in fukuoka and ireland ran in three

tries in the opening 20 minutes. their task wasn't helped when bundy aki became the first irishman to be sent off in a world cup for a dangerous tackle. it didn't have any effect on the result as andrew conway scored ireland's seventh try to confirm the bonus point win. it now means scotland must beat japan by eight points i think there's a bit more uncertainty this time. last time when we had played france, we knew we we re when we had played france, we knew we were playing argentina. there was some certainty what we could to prepare for that. it's a bit awkward because we have two wait for the final game in the pool and find out then who we might be playing —— have to wait. well, it's a nervous wait now for scotland fans — their match with the hosts japan remains in jeopardy while organisers

decide whether it's safe to go ahead amid conern around typhoon hagibis. sunday's first match between namibia and canada has been cancelled on safety grounds. the tournament director alan gilpin said: "the safety of teams, fans, volunteers and workforce is our number one priority..." but that they remain optimistic that sunday's remaining matches will go ahead as scheduled. should scotland's game be cancelled — it would mean the end of their world cup campaign. there has been british success at the world gymnastics championships today with olympic champion max whitlock regaining his title in the pommel horse event after an impressive routine in stuttgart. ireland's rhys mcclenaghan finished third, becoming the first irish gymnast to win a world medal. for whitlock though, this is his third world title. this time, for some reason, i'm speechless. i can't believe it. they feel so emotional. i've got pins and needles in my fingers. i'm so happy.

so happy with that is unbelievable. a medal too forfor britain's becky downie. she led for much of the uneven bars event, only to be pushed down to second by belgium's nina derwael, who was the final competitor. and it's proven to be a day to rememberfor the downie family as becky's younger sister ellie took bronze in the vault. that discipline was won by who else but the usa's simone biles. it was her 23rd world championship medal — equalling the record held by vitaly scherbo. you can check out all tonight's euro 2020 qualifier results on the website. it was a disappointing result for the republic of ireland who failed to get a much needed win over georgia in tibilisi earlier. more on that and the rest of saturday's football on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport, but that's all the sport for now. enjoy the rest of your night.

thank you. days after two teenagers we re thank you. days after two teenagers were stabbed to death in london, marchers have been taking place across the capital and in 45 other locations in the uk to say no to knife crime. they started after a woman from croydon decided to make a stand of her own. jon ironmonger has spoken to her. for all the concerns of londoners and tough talking politicians, every year, for five years, and tough talking politicians, every year, forfive years, knife and tough talking politicians, every year, for five years, knife crime has increased in the capital. today, marchers were held across london and the uk to say "not in our city". these our streets, is our community. 0ne these our streets, is our community. one of the founders of the movement is leading me much in croydon where her 19—year—old son andre was killed in 2016 stopped knife crime just keeps on rising, is any this working? well, we have tried different approaches. we have tried to go to the government to ask for help and support, but there seems to

have been no change. not in the three years since my son has been murdered. so it's time now to start looking inwards at the communities and say the right, we need to do with this problem, it's a problem. issue of knife crime as dark as ever. two teenagers were stabbed to death on thursday. an 18—year—old in camberwell and ba ptista was death on thursday. an 18—year—old in camberwell and baptista was found fatally wounded on the pavement in stratford. he was 15, still in his school uniform. two boys have now been arrested on suspicion of his motor. as an all—too—familiar story. everyone he has recently lost loved ones in london, young men, mostly, toa ones in london, young men, mostly, to a rising tide of violence that has led to more than 70 fatal stabbings this year. is a sad day. we shouldn't have to be here. u nfortu nately we a re we shouldn't have to be here. unfortunately we are to raise awareness of what is going on in our society. boris johnson has promised to up release numbers and extending controversial stop—and—search powers. i do support stop—and—search. because there is a

knife in every home. my son was involved in an argument with another man. if there had been a policeman is on that street my son would be alive. for families living with the tragedy of violent crime, it is all they can do too much, because the only thing they don't want is more of the same. jon ironmonger, bbc, london. the speed people in their 40s walk is a sign of how much their brains, as well as their bodies, are ageing. that's according to an international team of scientists, who've described the finding as an "amazing surprise". in a study of 1000 people in new zealand, they found that not only were slower walkers' bodies ageing more quickly, but their faces looked older and they had smaller brains. doctor leena rasmussen led the research and spoke to the bbc earlier. we have measured it in three ways in this dunedin study where the data is coming from. we measured the average speed at which people are walking

the normal pace, and we have measured the maximum speed without running, and then we have measured a dual task and speed, meaning people had to recite alternating letters of the alphabet while walking. and each of these three measures are equally associated with the accelerated ageing measures we have been investigating. we found, in the study, that people among the 45 —year—olds that we studied, that the once, the 20% slot was walker's, had multiple signs of accelerated ageing compared to the fastest walkers in the study —— slowest walkers. there are definitely differences. if you look at the population where everybody is the same age you will see that the ones that are slower, they robert lee have the fastest agesin they robert lee have the fastest ages in that group. but there are obviously differences across age groups as well. that was doctor leena rasmussen. you have been

warned. and we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers. that's coming up after the headlines at 11:30. hello. it was quite a mixed bag of whether through the day on saturday. some of us had quite a lot of dry weather was in in the south there was a lot of rain lingering through the day. this was the picture as the sunset earlier on this evening in lancashire. big showers a cloud around. most of the showers in the north and north—west attending to ease away. through the rest of the night the main player in the weather is this waving weather front pushing its way gradually further northwards. that is already bringing rain across southern england. it will be affecting the midlands, much of wales as well through the rest of the night. we have clear skies further north across scotland and northern ireland. the odd roadshow around. we have the clear skies in

the north you mightjust see a little bit of mist and fog around as well. also a touch of frost across rural parts of eastern scotland. further south, we have the cloud and the rain, we are looking a double—figure through the early hours of sunday. low pressure still in charge. they are bringing outbreaks of rain. it looks like more rain will work in later in the morning. we are looking at a lot of rain across england and wales. at times that will put into southern and eastern scotland and eastern parts of northern ireland as well. there will be a return of drier, brighter weather from the south—west late in the day. it will be quite breezy. plus three for southern and eastern england, but further north the wind is less of a feature —— quite breezy. heading on into the

new working week and for monday low pressure still sitting to the west of the uk. we have a waving weather front. that could be a troublemaker. some uncertainty about where we will see the rain. there is the chance of heavy thundery downpours monday morning in the south—east that could affect the monday morning rush—hour. we have rain for northern ireland, perhaps, fringing into temperature and cornwall as well. northern england up towards scotland, plenty of dry and fairly sunny weather on the cards. again, a real day of mixed fortunes on monday. 12—16 the top temperatures. low pressure remains in charge as we look through the course of tuesday into wednesday stop you can see quite a lot of rain on the outlook chart. it doesn't mean it will be reading the whole time. those temperatures not too great, stuck in the mid teens for most of us. it looks like we will continue to see that

hello, this is bbc news with lu kwesa burak. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment, first the headlines: turkish forces continue to strike targets in north— eastern syria,