welcome to bbc news. i'm mike embley. our top stories: the us announces sanctions against turkey in response to its military offensive against the kurds in northern syria. the united states is going to continue to take actions against turkey's economy until they bring the violence to an end. violent protests in barcelona after catalan independence leaders are given long prison sentences by the spanish supreme court. fans mourn the loss of one of k—pop‘s biggest stars, sulli, who was found dead in her home, just 25 years old. and a surprise result at this year's booker prize. two authors are joint winners of the prestigious literary award.

the civil war in syria looks set to enter a new and even more dangerous phase with government forces on the move to help kurdish fighters under attack from turkey. turkish forces crossed into syria last week. the turkish government regards the kurdish fighters as terrorists and wants to occupy a buffer zone reaching 20 miles into syria. the kurds have now turned to syria's president assad for help. syrian government forces entered several towns just south of the border on monday setting up a potentially dangerous confrontation with turkey. our correspondent orla guerin has sent this report from the syria—turkey border. rolling in to a heroes‘ welcome — troops of the assad regime, handed a victory without firing a shot, arriving today

in the strategic town of ain issa. look who's back. the kurds say they had to do a deal with the regime after washington left them alone to face a turkish invasion. the choice, they say, was compromise or genocide. further along a key highway, the town of tal tamer also back in assad's hands, loyalists resurfacing. "i've kept this picture hidden for years, waiting for this day," he says. but, for other syrians, this about—turn is a painful blow. we met abu saddam and his family on the turkish side of the border. he planned to go home to tal tamer once kurdish militia were gone. not anymore. translation: i was shocked

when they told me that the regime is now in control. we were happy when the turkish army went in. we were hoping to go back and live happily in our village. no—one can go back with the regime there. his young relative mohamed wants to study medicine in the uk. he can't see a future in his homeland. i think this idea is impossible, because i think the syrian war is endless. does that make you feel sad? i'm feeling sad for my country, for my people. but what i can do for them? and this is the latest phase in the endless war, turkey continuing to pound northern syria. here, a drone strike, allegedly targeting a kurdish ammunition supply. "we work with the precision of a jeweller," president erdogan claimed today.

but the civilian death toll is growing. well, just across the border here, in the syrian town of tal abyad, rebels backed by turkey have just raised their flags. in less than a week here, president erdogan has created a dangerous new reality. north—eastern syria is now a battleground, and the balance of power is shifting. american troops are pulling out. syrian troops are moving in. the turkish leader is unrepentant. and what of islamic state prisoners being held by the kurds? turkey claims it found an empty prison in tal abyad. it is accusing the kurdish of setting is detainees free to create chaos. but turkey has opened the door to a dangerous escalation here, and there are fears that the situation could move rapidly out of control.

orla guerin, bbc news, on the turkey—syria border. president trump, who in effect gave turkey the greenlight for its assault on the kurds, has now approved financial sanctions against turkey and phoned president erdogan to call for an immediate truce. three turkish ministers have been blacklisted and had their american assets frozen. the us will also increase tariffs on turkish steel and stop negotiations on a trade deal. vice president mike pence spoke at a news conference outside the white house. president trump made it very clear that the united states is going to continue to take actions against turkey's economy until they bring the violence to an end. we want an immediate ceasefire, and we want to begin negotiations between turkey and syria defence forces, and president trump again offered to have the united states of america mediate in those discussions.

as we've reported, the kurds have now turned to syria's president assad for help. that deal was arranged by russia. our moscow correspondent steve rosenberg explains why russia has so much to gain from turkey's offensive. i think that this is a major win for russia on many fronts. it is a considerable success for president assad for moving his troops into the north—east of the country, helping him to achieve what he is determined to achieve, to reclaim every inch of syrian territory. and who is president assad ‘s biggest backer? russia. but russia wins in another way as well. they come out of this well because america comes out of this looking bad. in abandoning the kurds, america ‘s reputation as a trustworthy and reliable partner has been severely damaged, if not torn to shreds. and that allows russia to come in and say not only to the

kurds but to all the major players in the middle east region, look, there is only one key powerbroker around, russia. deal with there is only one key powerbroker around, russia. dealwith us. so the reputational damage to america is of benefit to russia as well. they win in another way as well. in recent yea rs, in another way as well. in recent years, moscow has been keen to drive a wedge in western alliances, whether that is the eu or nato. so the more friction there is between turkey, a nato member on one side and other members of nato such as america, the oppressor it is for russia. —— the better it is for russia. you can find more on the latest developments on our website: bbc.com/news. let's get some of the day's other news. a white police officer in fort worth has been charged with murder over the killing of a 28—year—old black

woman in her home. she was shot for a closed window as she played video games with the child. the officer resigned. local leaders are calling for a probe of the police department after six fatal shootings by police officers in fort worth. thousands of residents in the ecuadorean capital, quito, have been cleaning up the city centre after almost two weeks of anti—austerity protests. many people cleared parks and streets of burning tyres and rubble. indigenous leaders struck a deal with president moreno to cancel the disputed austerity package on sunday. protesters are now leaving the city. at least seven people died in the demonstrations. a major clean—up is under way after the heaviest storm to hit japan in 60 years. towns have been left submerged, and at least a0 people are dead. in some areas, more than a metre of rain fell in just 48 hours. rich preston reports. rivers burst, roads and bridges destroyed, and dozens killed. typhoon hagibis has left destruction in its wake. towns and villages were inundated with its water. now, the rescue mission becomes a clean—up operation, and a search for survivors.

nagano, in centraljapan, was one of the worst—hit areas. more than a metre of rain fell in just two days. the cost of the clean—up will be substantial. hundreds are in emergency accommodation. many still don't know when they will be able to return home. more than 110,000 people have been involved with rescue efforts, but hopes of finding those still listed as missing are fading rapidly. rich preston, bbc news. catalan riot police have clashed with protesters disrupting flights at barcelona airport in spain. officers wielding batons charged at demonstrators on nearby roads. the protesters are angry at lengthy prison terms handed down to nine catalan separatist leaders.

damian grammaticas reports. inside barcelona airport today... shouting ..anger directed at spain and symbols of its authority. and in the airport forecourt, clashes. the spark — the sentences handed out by the supreme court. up to 13 years in jail for sedition for the leaders who staged the referendum and failed independence bid here two years ago. it's left many catalans incensed. this is supposed to be a democracy. it should not be legal. we just voted — we did nothing wrong, but vote. well, tempers are beginning to flare again here. it has just been raining all afternoon, which has soaked the protesters and the police, and everyone else. but still, they refuse to leave, and they have caused enormous disruption here. dozens and dozens of flights cancelled or delayed. with access blocked,

protesters and passengers had to walk miles just to get to the airport. spain's prime minister insisted today there was nothing undemocratic about prosecuting the independence leaders. in a democracy like spain, nobody is subject to trial for his or her ideas or politics — but rather for criminal conduct as provided by the law. but the question tonight is whether the prosecutions will stifle catalan hopes, or simply fuel the drive for secession. damian grammaticas, bbc news, barcelona. the english football association has called for an investigation into the racist abuse that twice halted england's euro 2020 qualifying game in bulgaria. 0ur correspondentjoe wilson is in sofia. 0ne supporter is told me he heard monkey noises from some bulgarian fans from the first minute.

england have experienced this kind of thing before but what's changed? clearly they have the confidence and determination to report racism. it should, could have involved the game being suspended. you can argue england's emphatic victory was the best response. england has its own issues with racims in football to address but this kind of thing here cannot stand and the response from uefa is now of the utmost importance. this evening, a few thousand seats closed off made no difference. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: two pals in a pen like two peas in a pod — a heart warming story of friendship across the species barrier. parts of san francisco least affected by the earthquake are returning to life,

but in the marina area where most of the damage was done, they are more conscious than ever of how much has been destroyed. in the 19 years since he was last here, he's gone from being a little—known revolutionary to an experienced and successful diplomatic operator. it was a 20—pound bomb, which exploded on the fifth floor of the grand hotel, ripping a hole in the front of the building. this government will not weaken. democracy will prevail. it fills me with humility and gratitude to know that i have been chosen as the recipient of this foremost of earthly honours. this catholic nation held its breath for the men they called the 33. and then, bells tolled nationwide to announce the first rescue and chile let out an almighty roar.

this is bbc news, the main story this hour: the us has slapped sanctions on turkey in response to its offensive against kurds in northern syria. more now on our top story. let's head to melbourne, australia and speak to nicholas burns a former top us diplomat and now a foreign policy advisor to democratic presidential candidate, and former vice president, joe biden. as chris told you, thank you for a time, i guess that he was assuming you are no fan of president trump but mating receivers heading now?|j think but mating receivers heading now?” think the president has made a disastrous decision because the aftertaste has lost its position in northern syria, with a bandit, we abandoned our searing kurdish allies there and it is in submissive refugees committed people killed, is

here the russians and the syrian government replacing us which cannot be good for the kurdish population jesse isis reworking so this is a disaster and the making for american influence and the credibility of the united states who wish to have as a country that backs up its commitments, the present i think is given that away in one week. and yet he was sent to you and you know it, a lot of american voters want the us out of foreign wars. that's not what the polls show, american people do not want a repeat of the iraqi invasion of 2003 in a long—term occupation. but americans understand that we need to have, looked at our public opinion polls, we need to be true to our lasers, we need to forgive our work, we need to back it up, it doesn't mean we withdraw from the entire world into an isolation, the entire world into an isolation, the presence wrong about that he will be proven wrong, he is taking a political beating, even from the most senior of republicans in the

united states at that will come out to say about this focus decision is made. i guess now can argue it's a horror show for civilians in the area, many people killed, thousands of refugees, i looks likely to revive, there is a prospect of the turks and russians clashing but the issue of russian being —— russia being the dominant power, one correspondence and we have officially entered the post— american middle east. and that's a shame for the matters date. we have beenin shame for the matters date. we have been in the middle east is a significant outside palaces are mid—i9 70s and we've made some m ista kes mid—i9 70s and we've made some mistakes there, certainly if you look at the rockwell, but are just some very good things of one of the best to align ourselves with searing kurdish forces from 2014 onward, they were the ground floor set for they were the ground floor set for the islamic state gorillas as a port from the airand

the islamic state gorillas as a port from the air and dialled they have management to several buyers. we lift them in the light was abusive the desperation they have right now, the desperation they have right now, the syrian kurds are now having to go supplicants to the government, they are — make the bitter enemy to seek protection from a rampaging turkish army and the situation could not be worse for the united states. president bush in is inside a river, he's off to the uae shortly, other allies are going to take note, surely, others fail shift. that certainly happen in the middle east, a lot of nervousness in saudi arabia at the united arab emirates, jordan, egypt, judicial partners of the united states, i am in melbourne australia for this week and we could not have a closer military alliance and we have another australia and people who have been questioning me today, or you bake a crisis? and that has sent me, it's given me a

sense of the impact that this decision has had outside the middle east on traditional allies of the united states like australia. thank you were talking to us. it's a great pleasure, thank you. k pop fans are grieving the loss of one of its biggest stars, sulli. she was found dead in her home in seoul — she was just 25. police are working on the assumption that she took her own life. jenna gibson is a koreas analyst at the university of chicago and has been giving me her take on the wider issues surrounding sulli's death. sure, so obviously this is a really sensitive topic. fans are grieving at the moment, and we don't know exactly what happened. but, as you mentioned, there is kind of the assumption that she may have ta ken her own life. and so in the past, when there have been some negative stories coming out, especially about the k—pop industry, i know it's a big trend right now, there has been a lot of sensationalism. there is this glitzy, glamorous celebrity industry that looks so great on the outside, but there are negative things

on the inside. so there have been a lot of news stories that basically say that there is this dark side to the k—pop industry, and it sounds so sensational, you know? but the fact remains that this is a problem. mental health issues are a problem that is faced all over the world, including by celebrities in the us in the uk, and around the world. so ijust find it's something that we need to really focus on how to fix these problems, and how to deal with the stigma that comes with seeking help for mental health issues, rather than sensationalising it in that way. and of course, anyone can have trouble dealing with it. anyone can have trouble getting help with it. just give us a sense, if you would, what kind of thing was sulli facing, and why? sure, so there are two big things that especially the conversation on social media have been focusing on in the last day or so, since this news broke. the first thing is at the lack of access to mental health help. so there is — as in a lot of the world, in korea there is a big stigma

against seeking professional medical help for mental health issues. it's something that people are told to kind of chin up or push through — you can do it. but the fact remains that these are in many cases disorders that read require professional medical help. so that is one of the big conversations right now. and then the big thing for sulli, as well, is that she was facing a slew of online harassment controversies. so she was someone who was very outspoken. she was very outspoken about her sexuality, about herfeminism, and she would get lots of online hate for that — comments upon comments upon comments. she has actually discussed herself on tv, a couple of months ago, she talked about those people's comments that she was receiving, and basically told people, don't you have anything better to do with your life than criticising me for being myself and for being different? so fans are really talking about that, as well, about the need to clamp down on cyber bullying,

and saying these things just because you think it's anonymous online. jenna, this is above all, of course, a personal tragedy. do you think there are wider lessons to be learned? yes, absolutely. i think that, as i said, there needs to be notjust a conversation about mental health, but there needs to be concrete steps, systematic changes, across the board in korea and even around the world, just to discuss this stigma. why is it so hard to believe that someone might need medical help for clinical depression or anxiety? things like that, making that something that is normalised and making that something that everyone, especially these celebrities with the pressure they face, being in the public eye all the time, making sure that they get the help that they might need, and notjust talking about it, but actually doing something about it. i think that will be really important in the months to come. 0ur correspondent in the south korean capital, laura bicker, has sought to spread awareness on suicide prevention. laura is retweeting jenna and has also posted on twitter herself: she also gives helpline

contact details. the mother and father child to america to gain media exposure and appealfor the person america to gain media exposure and appeal for the person who left britain under community to visit back to the uk. this year's booker prize for fiction has been divided between two writer, the canadian, margaret atwood, and the british author, bernardine evaristo. this from our correspondent tolu adeoye. 0nly twice before in its 50—year history has the booker prize been split between joint winners. in fact, rules were introduced to stop this happening. but last night, thejudges could not separate margaret atwood and berna rdine evaristo. the testaments, margaret atwood's long—awaited follow—up to the handmaid's tale, was described by the head judge as a savage and beautiful novel.

the 75—year—old is the oldest person to win the prize, and it was her second time. i am very surprised. i would have thought that i would have been too elderly. and i kind of don't need the attention, so i'm very glad that you're getting some. thank you. bernardine evaristo made the shortlist for the first time with her eighth book. girl, woman, other was praised as something utterly magical. it follows 12 characters, mostly black british women. i — i suppose a lot of people say this. i never thought it would happen to me. and i will say that i am the first black woman to win this prize. applause. the authors will now share the £50,000 award, but winning one of the world's most prestigious literary prizes is about so much more. bernardine evaristo has described

it as a game changer. now — how's this for a story of friendship and companionship. zoo—keepers in russia didn't know what to do when a baby raccoon was abandoned by its mother. but another zoo had a plan — partner him up with a puppy. the bbc‘s tim allman has the story. best of friends, with a bounce in their step. meet moshka the raccoon and broshka the dog. moshka had no—one to play with when he was brought to this zoo in the siberian city of irkutsk, so they put him in with broshka. now, they are as thick as thieves. translation: they not only get along well, but they study each other and take certain behaviours from each other. for example, the dog has already learned how to climb on people. the raccoon is a better teacher than the dog, i must say.

dogs are less dangerous to raccoons than, say, cats when it comes to viruses and diseases. broshka, a friendly little chap, helped moshka learn how to eat solid foods, although it doesn't always go smoothly between them. translation: the dog is very disappointed because its paws are not that grippy, and when the raccoon climbs somewhere, the dog sits and starts yelling. i have no idea how they see each other. does the dog think he is a raccoon? does the raccoon think he is a dog? a profound question for everyone to ponder. the keepers say they have no plans to split them up. as long as moshka and broshka get along, they will stick together. they are going to be had hatter when they grow up. much more news on the bbc website. and most of the team on twitter — i'm @bbc mike embley.

well, here's the good news. the weather on tuesday is looking pretty decent across most of the uk. it should be a dry day, at least for most of us, and there'll be some sunshine around too. we'll be in between weather systems, so all of that rain we've just had will be clearing away out into the north sea. in fact, by dawn, i think we'll be in between weather systems. you can see this gap between the weather fronts here. that's going to be in place right across the uk during the course of tuesday. but there is a weather front heading our way, and that's going to sweep in soon after. so let's have a look at the forecast, then, through the early hours of the morning. still some rain around in the north—east of the country, so newcastle, perhaps the borders of scotland, edinburgh maybe as well, a few spots of rain.

but the vast majority of the country, i think, a dry end to the night. well, it's still wet, there are lots of puddles out there, but it won't be raining. and a bit of mist and fog first thing, for example, in the south—west of the country. so a bright day, i think, for most of us in store on tuesday. not completely dry, there is just a possibility of a few showers there in south—western parts of england, possibly wales too. but you'll notice the vast majority of the country enjoying that bright weather. there will be some clouds around. 17 in london, 14 expected in the north of the country. and then tuesday night, into the early hours of wednesday, we're expecting another weather front to move across the uk. that means wednesday morning it is looking wet across eastern areas. so, anywhere from london through into lincolnshire and eastern parts of scotland, there will be some rain around. but, by the time we get to wednesday afternoon, you can see the weather's much better again, and the sun's out. so midweek, in the afternoon, there will be some sunshine. 16 in london, but cooler there in glasgow, around 12 degrees. and on thursday, we start to see a change. this area of low pressure

is expected to roll in off the atlantic. it's quite a large area of low pressure. it's also quite slow—moving, so that means, once it starts moving in, it'lljust roll and roll all the way through the rest of the week, and into the weekend as well. so on thursday, we're expecting increasing winds and heavy, frequent showers across western parts of the uk. but on thursday still, across some central and eastern areas, the weather should be mostly bright. and then, by the time we get to friday and the weekend, that low pressure's parked over the uk. strong winds in the west and the south, frequent showers, but sunshine too. bye— bye.

this is bbc news, the headlines: the us has applied sanctions on turkey in response to the country's military offensive in northern syria. the war looks set to enter a new, dangerous phase with syrian government forces on the move to help kurdish fighters under attack from turkish forces. protests have erupted in barcelona after spain's supreme court sentenced nine catalan separatist leaders to between nine and 13 years in prison. large crowds of protesters clashed with police at barcelona's international airport. margaret atwood and bernardine evaristo have been named the joint winners of the 2019 booker prize after the judges broke their rules by declaring a tie. at 79, atwood is the oldest ever winner, while evaristo is the first black woman to win the prize. they each took home about $32,000.