dabiq was a great symbol for the islamic state group.s. this is also the spot where britain's jihadi john murdered the american—led worker peter kassig. is were right about one thing, though: this is a place of reckoning. —— american aid worker. but it's the place of their defeat, and they've now been driven more than 100 kilometres from here. these days, they don't make much mention of dabiq. nearby, there's the city of al—bab. is are gone, but there's another enemy for the free syrian army, it's the syrian regime. there's a weary truce on these front lines. the regime are only 115 metres away. air strikes are no longer a threat, but the islamic state's roadside bombs and booby—tra ps are everywhere. the fsa, they're mostly ethnic turks in this part of syria, fought here to drive out is, but also to stop their blood enemies, the kurds, from taking the city. the rebuilding of al—bab is already under way. in syria, it takes a lot of confidence to replace your windows. but the damage done, here, isn'tjust to buildings. it extends deeper, i

dabiq was a great symbol for the islamic state group.kassig. is were right about one thing, though. this is a place of reckoning. but it‘s the place of their defeat, and they‘ve now been driven more than 100 kilometres from here. and these days, they don‘t make much mention of dabiq. nearby, there‘s the city of al—bab. is are gone, but there‘s another enemy for the free syrian army — it‘s the syrian regime. there‘s a weary truce on these front lines. the regime are only 150 metres away. air strikes are no longer a threat, but the islamic state‘s roadside bombs and booby—tra ps are everywhere. the fsa, they‘re mostly ethnic turks in this part of syria, try drive out is but also to stop their blood enemies, the kurds, from taking the city. the rebuilding of al—bab is already under way. in syria, it takes a lot of confidence to replace your windows. but the damage done here isn‘tjust to buildings. it extends deeper, into syria‘s ethnic fabric. amid the ruins, this was an is headquarters. you find reminders of the victims, the disappeared, t

dabiq was a great symbol for the islamic state group.efeat the romans. this is also the spot where britain's "jihadi john" murdered the american aid worker peter kassig. is were right about one thing, though. this is a place of reckoning, but it's the place of their defeat and they've now been driven more than 100 kilometres from here. and these days they don't make much mention of dabiq. to the south of al bab, the free syrian army face a different enemy. the syrian regime. there's a truce on these lines. the regime are only 150 metres away. and now that it's free from is, displaced from aleppo and raqqa, heading to the security these men offer. air strikes are no longer a threat but islamic state's roadside bombs and booby—traps are everywhere. villages and towns here have been fought over by so many factions, it's hard to identify who bombed where. and for some it's even a struggle to find what remains of the family home. in the battle against is, this village changed hands more than half a dozen times. this war has been a shattering

a special report from the is stronghold of dabiq where the militants are losing ground. is were right about one thing though. this is a place of reckoning but it's a place of their defeat, they are being driven 100 kilometres from here. and, one of the enduring images of this year's london marathon — we speak to the runners who made their own headlines. good evening. france has now entered a period of intense political campaigning between emmanuel macron and marine le pen the two remaining

dabiq was a great symbol for the islamic state group.were right about one thing, though. this is a place of reckoning, but it's the place of their defeat and they've now been driven more than 100 kilometres from here. and these days they don't make much mention of dabic. to the south of al bab, the free syrian army face a different enemy. the syrian regime. there's a truce on these lines. the regime are only 150 metres away. and now that it's free from is, displaced from aleppo and raqqa, heading to the security these men offer. air strikes are no longer a threat but islamic state's roadside bombs and booby—traps are everywhere. villages and towns here have been fought over by so many factions, it's hard to identify who bombed where. and for some it's even a struggle to find what remains of the family home. in the battle against is, this village changed hands more than half a dozen times. this war has been a shattering experience, but in many respects it's no longer syria's war. the decisions to attack the next town, the next village, th

territory under is control is being retaken, including dabiq which featured heavily in is propagandaeos. the astronaut peggy whitson has broken the record for the number of days spent in space by an american — beating the previous record of 534 days. she's also the first woman to command the international space station on two missions. let's take a brief look now at some of the front pages of the morning papers. and the financial times reports on the positive reaction from the financial markets to emmanuel macron‘s progression to the final round of voting, in the french election. the i reveals labour's plans for brexit, including assurances for eu nationals living in the uk. the daily express claims a study shows just 45 minutes of exercise a day, can prevent dementia. while the metro says a law firm used legal aid to pay for bogus claims, against british soldiers in iraq. the daily telegraph leads with comments by the head of the university admissions service, that students shouldn't worry about finding jobs straight after graduation. the guardian reports a remain campaign group is

the extremist group the so—called islamic state, territory held by is is being retaken, including dabiqwhich featured heavily in propaganda videos. anzac day services are being held. peggy whitson has broken the record for the number of days spent in space by an american astronaut, beating the previous record of 534 days. she is also the first woman to command the international space station on two missions. now on bbc news, it is time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. africa's wildlife is one of the wonders of the natural world, but the fate of the continent's elephants, rhinos and big cats is now desperately uncertain. illegal poaching could see these great species disappear from their african heartlands. my guest today is richard leakey, chairman of the kenya wildlife service. he also happens to be a world—famous palaeontologist whose life story reads like an implausible movie script. the question is — will his fight for africa's endangered wildlife have a happy ending? richard leakey, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. you know, there is an adage, a saying which go

territory under is control is being retaken, including dabiq which featured heavily in the group's propaganda the astronaut peggy whitson has broken the record for the number of days spent in space by an american, beating the previous record of 534 days. now on bbc news, it's time for a look back at the day in parliament. hello and welcome to the programme. coming up: the government's challenged over its plans to delay its proposals to clean up our air. should children be able to take their books into their english literature exams? and with parliament due to come to an end this week, so mps can hit the campaign trail, a lords minister is gearing up for a busy time. when all the mps disappear to try and get re—elected, it is the lords minister who does all the work. the environment secretary says the government will publish draft plans to tackle air pollution on 30th june, with a final plan in mid—september. the courts had given ministers until 4pm on monday to set out measures to combat illegal levels of nitrogen dioxide pollution. on friday the department for environment, food and rural aff