this is the briefing, i'm sally bundock. our top story: as the war in syria appears to enter a dangerous new phase, the us tries to put the brakes on turkey's offensive in the north of the country. the united states is going to continue to take actions against turkey's economy until they bring the violence to an end. england's euro 2020 qualifying game in bulgaria is overshadowed by home fans‘ racist behaviour. a busy day ahead for the duke and duchess of cambridge as they prepare for the first official engagements on their visit to pakistan. climate activists have got an unlikely ally. the european investment bank wants to ban investments in fossil—fuel related projects.

a warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. and you can be part of the conversation. today we would like to hear your views on kicking racism out of football. was last night's game between england and bulgaria a tipping point? what further action should be taken? tell us what you think. just use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing. the united states has imposed sanctions against turkey

over its attack on the syrian kurds and demanded an immediate ceasefire. the measures come as the civil war in syria looks set to enter a new and even more dangerous phase, with syrian regime forces on the move to help kurdish fighters, setting up a potentially dangerous confrontation with turkey. our correspondent orla guerin has sent this report. 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 the situation could move rapidly out of control. orla guerin, bbc news, on the turkey—syria border. we will have more on that later in the programme. we will be hearing from david willis, our correspondent in washington. the chairman of the english football association has said monday night's

game against bulgaria was one of the most appaling nights he had seen in football. play had to be stopped twice after monkey chants and nazi salutes were directed at england players, just four months after the bulgarian fa were punished following racist behaviour by their supporters in their games against kosovo and czech republic injune. those incidents led to the partial closure of the stadium. our sports correspondent joe wilson reports from sofia. you could say this game began with marcus rested's blistering finish to score the first england goal. in fa ct score the first england goal. in fact it began before that. it began when england's players first heard the monkey chants, the racist abuse. imean, i the monkey chants, the racist abuse. i mean, i heard it before i got onto the pitch in the warmup. we spoke about it coming off the pitch after the warmup, and then obviously it was happening in the game. like i said, it is difficult to kind of categorise the whole country. i think it is perhaps a minority in the second half was a lot better, so

perhaps a victory all round. there we re perhaps a victory all round. there were intense discussions between england players, management and officials through the first half, and an announcement was made to the proud that the referee might suspend the game if the abuse continued. it was greeted by boos. there were nazi salutes on the ground. when england's players left this pitch at half—time they then discussed whether they should even carry on with the match. they decided to play on, and england's captain told me he believed that was the right decision. everyone wanted to carry on and do the talking on the pitch, which i'm extremely proud of. it's not easy to play in circumstances like that, but the 6—0 fits, really, and the way we play, i am extremely proud of, for sure. one answer to the abuse was the skyline. manager gareth southgate has openly acknowledged that english football has its own issues to deal with, but racism was displayed in its darkest,

most blatant form here in bulgaria. england's players exposed it, but the reaction can't stop here. many have been in touch with your thoughts on this. one viewer says banning teams and giving five figure finds does not work. it is time you ever got harsher. lots of comments coming into our hashtag, we will share more of those later in the programme. let's brief you on some of the other stories making the news: a white fort worth police officer has been charged with murder over the shooting dead of a 28—year—old black woman in her home. atatiana jefferson was shot through a closed window whilst playing video games. aaron dean resigned earlier in the day. local leaders have called for a probe of the department. sincejune, there have been six fatal shootings by police officers in fort worth. six people have died and at least 40 have been injured when a hailstorm caused a roof collapse during a party in peru. local media reported that over 1,000

people were standing under the roof celebrating a local festival when the accident happened. five of the injured are in a serious condition. 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. efforts to reach a brexit deal before thursday's crucial summit of european leaders continue in brussels today. negotiators from both sides are trying to bridge what senior eu official michel barnier called ‘big gaps'.

let's talk this through with jane foley, a foreign exchange strategist with rabobank. nice to see you. it would seem the clock is ticking furiously. today is tuesday and we have the eu summit on thursday. we do indeed, but we have some more supportive headlines. cautious optimism is what we are being told today, that is better than what we we re today, that is better than what we were told over the weekend, still a lot of work to be done. the talks that happened yesterday clearly were constructive in nature, but we don't know exactly what, if anything, the compromise could be about the irish border, which of course is the most difficult and most sensitive issue in the brexit negotiations. yes, we have been hearing that they have been compromises on the side of borisjohnson been compromises on the side of boris johnson and the been compromises on the side of borisjohnson and the government, the uk government's proposals for how goods will cross that contentious border. yes, so we have been told hybrid compromise customs

arrangement. now, what precisely thatis, arrangement. now, what precisely that is, we still don't know. but of course they have been lots of different ideas being mooted over the last few months and perhaps it does seem like they are getting closer to having some degree of compromise about what sort of customs arrangements they would come to with respect to the northern ireland border. so if there was some sort of deal determined between the uk and brussels, of course, the eu would be ready in time for the summit of eu leaders on thursday, friday? well, we don't know. because we know that that is the summit on thursday or friday. the irish foreign minister indicated yesterday they may need more time and actually there could be an emergency summit. clearly we have the 31 october deadline, we have the eu summit this week. ideally it would be nice to have something thrashed out in the next few days. parliament sitting on saturday, but the irish foreign minister saying actually more time might be necessary so they may have to be an additional summit to get

something just on the 11th hour. to be an additional summit to get something just on the 11th hounm is very european, isn't it? i remember all those long, drawn—out emergency summit is to bail out greece, bailout portugal. write to the wire. we will see jane a little later. we have our news briefing still to come. the first official visit to pakistan by members of the british royal family in over a decade is getting under way. prince william and catherine, duchess of cambridge are due to meet the country's prime minister, imran khan, later. kensington palace says it is the royals‘ most complex tour to date because of political tensions and security concerns in the region. the last royal visit to the country was made by william's father, prince charles, and his wife, camilla, in 2006. our pakistan correspondent secunder kermani is in islamabad. tell us more about their day. well, we know the royal couple arrived

here last night in islamabad. they will be spending time here and also travelling to the city of lahore as well as more mountainous, remote regions in the north of the country. while they are here in islamabad, they will be meeting the president of pakistan, the prime minister of pakistan, imran khan. buta of pakistan, the prime minister of pakistan, imran khan. but a lot of their time will also be spent with younger people, talking about issues such as climate change, education, certainly i think they will be keen to work avoid straying into any kind of political controversy touching on the cashmere crisis or the legacy of british colonialism which some here still want an apology for —— kashmir. this has particular significance for britain, of course, because of the large british, pakistani diaspora. the two countries have a close relationship and it has a special significance for pakistan as well, because many here see it as an opportunity for the country to showcase how much safer pakistan has become in the

past few years. this is a country thatis past few years. this is a country that is desperate for more foreign investment, for mock foreign tourists, and it will have a special significance i think for prince william as well. he will be following in the footsteps of his father, as you say, who came here in 2006, but also his late mother, princess diana, who made a number of trips here in the 1990s and is still very fondly remembered. yes, i was going to make that point, for prince william a very poignant trip for him, especially, remembering his late mother. some of her favourite photos apparently of her cradling young children were taken in pakistan on some of those trips she did after she was separated from prince charles, even. yes, that's right. she made three trips, the first one in 1991. she came by herself. i was speaking to a pakistani minister who was at the time in charge of accompanying her in hertour time in charge of accompanying her in her tour across the country, and she said that huge crowds turned up to greet princess diana, particularly lots of women who wa nted particularly lots of women who wanted to see this glamorous, as she

said, almost fairytale princess. and then in 1996 and 1997 princess diana visited pakistan again, partly because she was in a relationship with a british pakistani man and she was keen on seeing what life was like in pakistan. but also because she was friends with imran khan and his wife at the time, jemima khan, and she carried out some fundraising ata and she carried out some fundraising at a cancer hospital in the city of lahore. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: a new study suggests that a cheap and widely available drug could save hundreds of thousands of lives from traumatic brain injuries. 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 call the 33. and then, bells tolled nationwide to announce the first rescue, and chile let out an almighty roar.

you're watching the briefing. our headlines: england's euro 2020 qualifying game in bulgaria had to be halted twice after home fans subjected players to racist chanting. and the war in syria looks set to enter a new, dangerous phase as syrian government forces move into the area targeted by turkey's offensive against kurdish fighters. let's stay with that now. because president trump, who in effect gave turkey the green light for its assault on the kurds, has now approved financial sanctions against turkey and phoned president erdogan to call for an immediate truce. our north america correspondent david willis watched vice president mike pence announcing the sanctions. didn't trump has announced a

sanctions on three ministries and a suspension of trade talks between the two nations in the reintroduction of hefty tariffs on us imports of turkish steel. outside the white house, mike sense said u nless the white house, mike sense said unless there was an immediate ceasefire in northern syria, there could be tougher sanctions to follow. 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 wa nt bring the violence to an end. we wantan immediate bring the violence to an end. we want an immediate ceasefire and we wa nt to want an immediate ceasefire and we want to begin negotiations tween turkey and syrian defence forces. president trump again offered to have the united states of america mediate those discussions. mike pence also announced he is to lead a us delegation to the region in an

attempt to negotiate a ceasefire in northern syria but neither that nor the sanctions will be enough to assuage the concerns of lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle. indeed, there is talk of the bilateral congressional resolution calling for a reversal of the plan to withdraw troops from northern syria and a senior republican, the senate leader, mitch mcconnell, is calling for urgent talks between senators and the white house on this issue once congress resumes later today. david willis in washington. a new international study suggests that a cheap and widely available drug could save hundreds of thousands of people from traumatic brain injuries. the research suggests tran—examic acid, or txa,

can significantly improve some patients' chances of survival. almost 70 million people suffer these kinds of injuries every year as a result of car accidents and falls. the bbc‘s global health correspondent tulip mazumdar reports. in a brief moment, a head injury can change a person ‘s life forever. five years ago, pam foley fell off her bike in oxford. all i remember is on one minute on my bike and next minute, on the ground. trying to get up, i knew i was stunned but i didn't realise how much i had hurt myself. pam had fractured her skull and suffered a bleed on her brain. she did make a good recovery but lost her sense of smell and taste. it's a constant reminder of the pleasures that can be had from simple smells. i really miss the smell of freshly cut grass. i love that smell. this is a ct scan of the patient's brain, this is unfortunately a young man who's been punched and fell to the ground.

there are few tribute options who suffered these injuries especially in low and middle—income countries, patients can need surgery to ease pressure on the brain on life—support equipment. researchers though say now there is another option. a simple injection of tranexamic acid. when patients are bleeding in their brain, two processes occur simultaneously. the process of clotting and of breaking down the clock. tranexamic acid breaks down the clot and allows a court to form effectively and subsequently. this is tranexamic acid, it's been around for decades and was used to things i hear of the periods. it's cheap, costs a few dollars per vial and it's accessible through the world. the royal london hospital here in the uk was one of 175 hospitals across 29 countries and involving more than 12,000 patients to take part

in the trial. it is use for post—partum haemorrhage... it found deaths in patients with moderate to mild injuries were cut by one—fifth when the drug was given within three hours. it's a simple injection, it can be given around the world by doctors and nurses, there is no special training needed to give it. previous international studies have shown that the drug can be used to treat women with excessive bleeding after childbirth as well as patients with life—threatening chest or abdomen injuries. pam doesn't know if she received tranexamic acid or the placebo dummy injection in the trial but says she is glad to be part of the study. the world health organization says it will evaluate findings and consider whether to recommend the drug for brain injuries. tulip mazumdar, bbc news, oxfordshire. this year's booker prize for fiction has been divided between two writers

— the canadian, margaret atwood, and the british author, bernardine evaristo. the judges decided to flout a rule that there should only be a single winner each year. this from our correspondent tolu adeoye. only 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 79—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.

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. tolu adeoye, bbc news. congratulations to both of them. and do we need a game—changer and put all? was it a game—changer last night, the stand the england game ——

tea m night, the stand the england game —— team took in bulgaria. we've been asking for your opinions on what action needs to be taken to kick racism out of four. many of you have beenin racism out of four. many of you have been in touch. thank you so much for your opinions. simon simply says kick bulgaria out of the competition and ban them from the next european championship. with that other viewers who say ban the team from playing ball, simple. many of you have that view. johnny cases the solution is obvious. don't ask for them, ask fifa and uefa to do something meaningful, bradley says this is something that needs to be dealt with as soon as possible, especially since sports is meant to bring people together. so many opinions. thank you for getting in

touch. some of us have had a real soaking in the last few hours but as we head towards dawn, the weather will be improving across the uk. the most of us on improving across the uk. the most of us on tuesday, is looking drive. not completely. one or two showers around and quite cloudy at times but the weather is looking better. in fa ct, the weather is looking better. in fact, during tuesday, we will be in between weather systems. see this gap in the satellite image, that is going to be over the uk on tuesday. you can see this weather front even dies away have. i think make the most of it because it's not going to last. the second half of the week looks as though things are going downhill once again. tuesday, right

from the word go, probably dry for most of us. the cloud is still lingering in the north—east. it could be some light rain around newcastle and edinburgh. and we're left with a bright for most of us. so, one or two of us could want to showers, but the vast majority of the country should have a dry day. it is quite respectable in london. not so bad on the north of the country. mention there is more rain on the way tuesday night into wednesday, there will be yet another with front heading our way. in fact early wednesday morning could be 5°99y early wednesday morning could be soggy once again in eastern areas but once again, the weather will improve temporarily at least on the

wednesday. this is around lunchtime, the middle of the afternoon. you can see clearer weather, sunshine there with temperatures around the mid—teens but from wednesday, or rather thursday onwards, the weather goes downhill. big low pressure here just to the west of ireland, it sweeps in, the wind strength we are talking about, gale force winds, heavy showers, but at the same time, many eastern and northern areas should get away with some sunshine but the time we get to friday, that low pressure is right across the country, strong winds and further showers in the forecast.

this is the business briefing, i'm sally bundock. climate activists have got an unlikely ally. the european investment bank wants to ban investments in fossil fuel—related projects. bagging a bargain in dubai. we look at why the property market is slumping, and who is making the most of the situation. and on financial markets, japan is open today for the first time this week, and is bucking the downbeat trend across asia, as optimism about a china—us trade agreement fades.