with the demise of al-qaeda, the islamic state group was formed by merging with other groups. the islamicging with other groupslj the islamic state group was formed by merging with other groups. i want to pause there. for anyonejust joining us, we have a picture of the white house. plenty of flags, including one of the marine corps. we expect president trump very shortly to come out and talk about the tweet that he sent last night when he said something big was happening. reports are that us special forces have carried out an attack on abu bakr al—baghdadi. we will continue talking while we keep an eye on those pictures and wait for an eye on those pictures and wait foertrump to an eye on those pictures and wait for mr trump to enter. if it is confirmed that al—baghdadi has been killed, how does the islamic state movement regroup? the islamic state group itself has not really disintegrated. it had lost its power base and has been kicked out of iraq. the iraqi government two years ago declared victory over islamic state. was that too early to declare victory? if you are cynical, yes, but t

islamic state. he gave me his assessment. this is obviously a huge new story. islamic state was going to terrorise the world in a way that no other terrorist group has.lion a year. it controlled territory in iraq and syria, the size of great britain. between 9— 12 million people under its rule. it attracted foreign fighters from 110 countries. 40,000 of them, more than four times the amount that travel to afghanistan in the 805. this is a group that overran major parts of the middle east, nearly taking over baghdad and damascus and of course with its social media, it was able to magnify even more and terrorise people from all over the world. wherever you take out a leader of a group like that, it is obviously major, major news. that said, al—baghdadi wa5 major, major news. that said, al—baghdadi was never a strong leader. not at any point, even in isis's heyday, baghdadi was always a wea k isis's heyday, baghdadi was always a weak reader. —— leader. he didn't do what strong leaders tend to do. for example, he didn't vet out prospective members. he didn't decide who could be a member. he opened the doors and said absolutely anybody can be a member inc

if that is confirmed, it will amount a significant blow to the ah —— islamic state group.since an audio tape emerged of abu bakr al—baghdadi, in which it was purportedly hidden calling for the women, the wives of alleged islamic state fighters to be released from camps inside syria, where with the turkish incursion heading across the northern border. church services have been held by families in vietnam who fear their relatives are among the 39 people found dead in a lorry container in essex. it's thought the majority of the victims were vietnamese citizens, and police say they're working to identify them all. a lorry driver from northern ireland will appear in court tomorrow charged with manslaughter. andy moore reports. a service for hundreds of people in this fervently catholic community. their priest said it was a catastrophe for the area. the whole district was covered in sorrow. this man said they were praying for the 39 victims who died on their way to seek a better life. he said 25 of them were from his hometown. police in the uk said they were investigating a wide

first of all, what sort of impact will the death of al—baghdadi really have on the islamic state group i think it is an important milestone, but it is certainly not the end of the organisation. they would have been planning for his succession for some time, andi planning for his succession for some time, and i think once the fighting really started in late 2014, there probably were numerous number twos that were killed, as well. so they would have been planning for this contingency. i think they will go underground for a while before they declared the new leader. and this will make it a bit more difficult, but it is not the end of the organisation. they have affiliates in many parts of the world, and they will continue to regroup and plan attacks on western targets. what sort of characteristics to these leaders tend to have? well, often these organisations look for leaders that have some sort of legitimacy — whether it be their religious education or whether it is their battlefield credentials. so for example, 0sama battlefield credentials. so for example, osama bin laden had battlefie

is leader abu bakr al—baghdadi is killed by us forces but america's allies warn that the islamic state groupts from the german state of thuringia show a surge in support for the far—right alternative for germany party. it's won more than 23% of the vote, making it the second largest group after the populist left party. chancellor angela merkel‘s christian democrats have been pushed into third place, they were the biggest party last time. gareth barlow has more. cheers of celebration from supporters of the far—right party alternative for germany. in just five years, the afd has more than doubled its share of the vote. translation: the sun is rising above the east and soon we will let the sun shine upon all of germany. we have made the east blue, and in a few years we will be a people's party for the whole of germany. i am looking forward to our common path. cheers too from supporters of the ruling left—wing party, die linke, the descendants of former east german communists, topped the election in the the state of thuringia. translation: five years ago they didn't think we could do it. and the

most were relatives of islamic state group fighters.sive security breach brought on by the turkish aggression. five captured is fighters escaped from a prison here, too, after it was shelled. we found it abandoned, the remaining prisoners moved into other already overwhelmed facilities. the authorities here say they are already struggling with the resources to hold many thousands of what are among the most dangerous prisoners in the world, from the so—called islamic state group. what they warn is that with any further destabilisation caused by this assault from turkey, many more could escape and potentially regroup, undoing the massive effort it took to capture them and take their territory back. already, is says it was behind this car bomb that killed three people. the fear is that far worse is to come. all the while, turkey's offensive goes on. this evening, a convoy travelling close to the border was attacked with more kurdish casualties, and with us troops having now been ordered to leave this part of the country, and syria saying i

this is bbc news, the headlines: us forces have killed the leader of the so—called islamic state groupin have warned that the islamic state group is not yet defeated. a state of emergency has been declared across california as wildfires continue to spread, whipped up by strong winds. nearly 200,000 people in the north of the state have been ordered to leave their homes. tens of thousands of homes are under threat from the blaze. argentina's left—wing candidate alberto fernandez has won the country's presidential election. the current centre—right president, mauricio macri, has conceded defeat. as president elect, mr fernandez said he would meet with mauricio macri to discuss the political transition. he added that he would collaborate "in every way he could" to deal

so, what now for the islamic state group?

the headlines at 11:00: president trump says the leader of the so—called islamic state group, abu bakrl—baghdadi, has died after a military operation, by us special forces. a brutal killer, one who has caused so a brutal killer, one who has caused so much hardship and death, has violently been eliminated. the us says al baghdadi detonated an explosives vest, after being cornered in a compound, in north western syria. abu bakar al baghdadi presided over a brutal regime, that inspired terror attacks, around the world. here, the government presses ahead with attempts to get a december general election. ministers will put a vote before parliament, tomorrow. vigils are held in vietnam by families who fear their loved ones are among the 39 people found dead in a lorry in essex. and we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers martin bentham, home affairs editor at the evening standard, and the business commentator, josie cox — stay with us for that. good evening. donald trump says the leader of the islamic state group, abu bakr al—baghdadi, has died after a military oper

let's get more now on president trump's announcement that the leader of the so—called islamic state groupbout the news because it is difficult to be happy about the death of anyone but i am definitely relieved and satisfied that this person who has done so much harm to so many people will not harm anyone any more. this is done and this is good news. it was an enemy. the chief of an enemy group and he has been removed from the battlefield. he was a man who had found a way to inspire a lot of people, many of them from europe. of course, the group you captive, hostage, was a group you captive, hostage, was a group who was made up of british people who had travelled to the region to support islamic state. how much in the time you were in captivity was he spoken of as an inspiration. did you get any sense of him as a figure when you were held there? well, the foreign fighters who were holding us, because our captivity was mainly manned by foreign fighters and mostly europeans. they spoke about him a couple of times andi spoke about him a couple of times and i don't know if i did encounter him

our top stories: the us says its forces have killed the leader of the so—called islamic state group,bu bakr al—baghdadi, often described as the world's most wanted man. a brutal killer, one who has caused so much hardship and death, has violently been eliminated. reports say the operation was planned for weeks. president trump says no us military personnel were killed. a state of emergency across california as wildfires continue to spread, whipped up by strong winds. and vigils in vietnam for the 39 people found dead in a refrigerated lorry on the outskirts of london. hello and welcome to world news today. president trump has announced that us forces have killed the leader of the islamic state group, abu bakral—baghdadi, in syria. he said that he had watched images of the operation as it unfolded from the white house. the is leader had been described as the world's most wanted man. in 2011, the us officially designated him a "terrorist" and offered a reward of $10 million for information leading to his capture or death — his death had been wrongly reported on several occasions. he em

i think we definitely do need to keep boring —— worrying about the islamic state group.s as they fought. is was uprooted in territorial terms, but certainly did not disappear. the militants no doubt formed sleeper cells, they have gone off into more marginal areas. they definitely remain a threat and when president trump suggested that his mission is accomplished with regards to is, my feeling is he is very much most mistaken and i ask of washing the event today and delighted to see that formidable kurdish enemies with a problem of their own. ther kurds are fully engaged now and need to confront the turks and is will only welcome that. thanks for alan, we are forever indebted to the bbc world service expertise, we've just seen a statement released by the stf saying they have repelled the turkish advance in one town. we are not able to confirm that. is it the same with the bbc turkish? well, yes, it is ha rd to the bbc turkish? well, yes, it is hard to confirm now what is happening on the ground, but syrian kurdish militants have always said that they would stay there, an

most were relatives of islamic state group fighters.the first massive security breach brought on by the turkish aggression. five captured is fighters escaped from a prison here, too, after it was shelled. we found it abandoned, the remaining prisoners moved into other already overwhelmed facilities. the authorities here say they are already struggling with the resources to hold many thousands of what are among the most dangerous prisoners in the world, from the so—called islamic state group. what they warn is that with any further destabilisation caused by this assault from turkey, many more could escape and potentially regroup, undoing the massive effort it took to capture them and take their territory back. already, is says it was behind this car bomb that killed three people. the fear is that far worse is to come. all the while, turkey's offensive goes on. this evening, a convoy travelling close to the border was attacked with more kurdish casualties, and with us troops having now been ordered to leave this part of the country, and s

the headlines at 8: president trump says the leader of the so—called islamic state group abu bakr al—baghdadi died after a military operation, by us special forces. a brutal killer, one who has caused so much hardship and death, has violently been eliminated. the us says al baghdadi detonated an explosives vest after being cornered in a compound, in north western syria. his brutal self—proclaimed "caliphate" lasted five years and attracted thousands ofjihadists from around the world. the government presses ahead with attempts to get a december general election. ministers will put a vote before parliament tomorrow. vigils are held in vietnam by families who fear their loved ones are among the 39 people found dead in a lorry in essex. stained, cigarette—burned and unwashed — a cardigan worn by nirvana frontman kurt cobain sells at auction for more than two hundred and fifty thousand pounds. and in half an hour, disclosure reporter chris clements returns to his home town of wishaw to ask why suicide in scotland is at a five—year high. donald trump says the leader of the so—called islamic state g

state regards all the armed groups as terrorists. but it's much more complicated than that, because of the fight against the jihadist extremists of islamicrs bombed the self—styled caliphate, as state were not recalled the territory it seized, most house—to—house contact was done by the same syrian kurdish fighters that turkey is now targeting as terrorists. since the caliphate was destroyed and recaptured, kurdish fighters, women serving alongside men, have been a key part of the battle against the remnants of is. thejob isn't battle against the remnants of is. the job isn't over. battle against the remnants of is. thejob isn't over. the battle against the remnants of is. the job isn't over. the caliphate battle against the remnants of is. thejob isn't over. the caliphate is gone but the ideology and sleeper cells remain. now, kurds of the sdf syrian democratic forces say they can't continue fighting is if they have to fight turkey, and is has potentially been handed a big opportunity. there's also a big question about is prisoners, most of whom are guarded by kurds. with kurdish attention elsewhere, the dangers of a jailbreak could inc

so, what now for the islamic state group? also tonight...ying for the victims of the essex lorry tragedy. families mourn their loss in vietnam. the government is to push ahead with attempts to get a december general election, as the eu prepares to discuss a new brexit deadline. molly russell's family say she took her life after viewing self—harm and suicide videos. now her father goes to america to get tech firms to clamp down. and it wasn't to be for wales, beaten in the semifinals of the rugby world cup by south africa. good evening. donald trump says the leader of the islamic state group, abu bakr al—baghdadi, has died after a military operation conducted by us special forces. he'd been described as the world's most wanted man and mr trump said capturing or killing him had been the top national security priority of his administation. al—baghdadi had been under surveillance in northern syria for two weeks, eventually being cornered in the village of barisha. he's said to have detonated an explosive vest as his compound came under attack. h

00: the us military has conducted an operation against the fugitive leader of the so—called islamic state groupthis is the scene of the alleged strike where iraqi state television say the terrorist commander has been killed vigils are held in vietnam by families who fear their loved ones are among the 39 people found dead in a lorry in essex. young people left the country to earn a decent living but now they are dead in a strange country far away. are dead in a strange country far away. the liberal democrats and the scottish national party have joined forces in a bid to trigger a 9 december election. wales are playing south africa in the rugby world cup semi—final, hoping to create an all british final. an early renaissance painting by the italian master cimabue is to be auctioned today, just weeks after the rare work was discovered in an unsuspecting elderly frenchwoman‘s kitchen. us media are reporting the military has conducted an operation against the leader of the so called islamic state group. the white house says president trump will make a statement later today. there are unconfirmed re

their only sin — their parents supported the islamic state group. died fighting for is. this group are all orphans. it is here where we found amira, a little girl who almost forgot who she was. this is her brother, hamza. here is her sister, heba. amira was taken from britain when she was just five years old. now ten, she struggles to write in english. the words "london", "the uk", do not come easily but the memories of the life that she had taken from her shine brightly. go to a park, i go to a funfair. i go to a centre and go to my grandmum's house. her kurdish guardian says amira is british. but after the trauma of the last five years, she can't even remember her grandmother's name. this is no place for children. they need to be rescued. many are sick or injured. amira's sister heba is eight years old. her body bears the marks of an almost unimaginable horror. it is too upsetting for them to describe. the mental scars of the last days of the caliphate in baghuz run even deeper. when we were in baghuz, we were living in tents. and there was not tha

thought that the guest was the world's most—wanted man, abu bakr al—baghdadi, the leader of the islamic state groupis. it's been a terrible yearfor the group. their last remaining territory was lost in a bloody battle in the spring, leading to the capture of thousands of its supporters and their families. but the leadership of is fled before the attack began. baghdadi disappeared. if confirmed, this brings an end to the reign of a man who led an empire of terror across the middle east and clawed at the capitals of europe. his followers crowed earlier this year when he unexpectedly appeared alive in a video. today they are mostly silent. abu bakr al—baghdadi was thought to be farfrom here, possibly in iraq. but there is growing evidence that it may be in these olive groves that one of the most brutal and most successful extremists in modern times met his end. quentin somerville, bbc news, beirut. tom batemen is at the turkey syria border. he gave us this analysis of what baghdadi's death means for the region. we certainly got an extremely vivid account from president trump of that special forces ope

baghdadi was the leader of the islamic state group, and the united states have been searching for hims. in a graphic description of his last moments, president trump claimed he was crying and whimpering. the pentagon could not confirm that, but they said he tried to escape through an underground tunnel. now, about baghdadi's last moments, i can tell you this. he crawled into a hole with two small children and blew himself up, while his people stayed on the grounds. you can deduce what kind of person he is based on that activity. so that would be just my empirical observation of what he did. i'm not able to confirm anything else about his last seconds. us soldiers gathered documents and electronic equipment at the compound before bombing it. it was completely levelled, to ensure it didn't become something like a shrine. this was a dangerous mission, and baghdadi was not alone in the building. two people were taken into custody here and five others were killed, including four women. the other people that were engaged on the objective were behaving in a threatening manner, with suicide v

nicholas was held captive for nine months by the group that calls itself islamic state. t us special forces have killed the fugitive leader of the so called islamic state group, abu bakr al—baghdadi. the us says al baghdadi detonated an explosives vest, after being cornered in a compound, in north western syria. the government presses ahead with attempts to get a december general election. ministers will put a vote before parliament, tomorrow. some breaking news coming into us this evening, this is from our correspondent alan fleming and brussels. he is saying that new eu text on brexit extension, the date that you may offer this country, because it is unlikely to be the 31 0ctober deadline, will be to spot the micro discussed by ambassadors of the eu at 9am greenwich mean time tomorrow. that is when investors will meet, 10am our time. they will be discussing a draft text of a decision to extend the article 50 period until 31 january. meanwhile, the government says it will press on with efforts for a general election, but hasn't ruled out working with the opposition parti

american troops withdraw from northern syria, the us's main allies in the fight against the islamic state groupe kurds, say they've been stabbed in the back by president trump. and more than 200 arrests in central london as climate activists take to the streets as part of a worldwide protest against global warming. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news, we look at the cricketing credentials of former bowling coach chris silverwood, as he takes the top job with the england cricket team. good evening. we start tonight with a special report on the relentless increase in knife crime across england and wales. police say they're struggling to contain the problem not only in london, where the problem is acute, but also in other areas. the trauma team at the royal london hospital in the heart of the east end is one of the busiest in europe, with experts dealing with the effects of knife and gun attacks. my colleague clive myrie was given exclusive access to their work over a period of several months, and this is his extended report. this the pained face of knife crime in britain. still early, the guys

us forces have killed the leader of the so—called islamic state group, abu bakr al—baghdadi, often describedworld's most wanted man. but france and britain have warned that the islamic state group is not yet defeated. a state of emergency has been declared across california as wildfires continue to spread, whipped up by strong winds. nearly 200,000 people in the north of the state have been ordered to leave their homes. tens of thousands of homes are under threat from the blaze. now on bbc news, dateline london. hello, welcome to the programme which brings together some of the uk's leading commentators with the foreign correspondents who file their stories for the folks back home with the dateline london. this week, trick or treat? a hallowe‘en brexit perhaps gives way to a december election and a new year's resolution, but will borisjohnson be running the country by then? and will the uk be governable, whoever‘s in charge? in washington, donald trump declares a "big success" in northern syria as he tells the middle east to solve its own problems. two leaders anxious to escape foreign entang

: is leader abu bakr al—baghdadi is killed by us forces, but america's allies warn that the islamic state groups not yet defeated. argentina's left—wing candidate alberto fernandez win the country's presidential election as the people vote to end austerity. a state of emergency has been declared across california as wildfires continue to spread, whipped up by strong winds. the clock is ticking but will the eu agree to extend the brexit deadline — we look at the options. in business briefing, i'll be speaking to the head of the largest business organisation in the world about brexit deadlines and delays. what do his 6 million members think? a warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. also in the programme — cashless and cut off by unacceptable it failures — that's the conclusion from the treasury committee in its investigation into online banking crashes. we'd like to know have you been affected by it failure? if so what did it cost you? get in touch, just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing allies of the united states have warned that the

also played a major role in defeating the islamic state group. but turkey regards miss terrorists and so right now the future hangs by a thread. on this not from saddam shanti. serious cats are distinct group and they have inhabited lands close to the turkish and iraqi borders. for decades. and large numbers of them have been subjected to systematic discriminationon. now one of the main fununctions of demomocratic union party the pyd began to establish a foothold in the north of the country in the early stages of the syrian conflict. which started in twenty eleven this is by shine on sons forces withdrew to battle the anti government uprising. elsewhere and affiliated militia the people's protections unit the ypg man secure with the regions that control was concentrated in sri predominantly kurdish regions. home to roughly two million cuts they wanna qamishli kobani and friend all in the north of the country. anand so kind is ld governing bodies it was set up in these areas and syriann flags were replaced with a ring. of the time the group opted t

the us military publishes the first images of the raid in which the leader of the islamic state group was killed. raging wildfires in california, but the ronald reagan presidential library is now said to be out of danger. and unveiling the graveyard of the future. the underground resting place for the dead ofjerusalem. twitter has announced a global ban on all political advertising on its site. the social media company says it wants to prevent potential problems with unchecked information and fake news. the policy comes in on the 22nd of november, so it'll affect the uk general election and next year's us election. our media editor, amol rajan, has this assessment of how the fight for voters‘ attention is increasingly being waged online. recognise any of these? in the coming weeks, brace yourself for a further onslaught of adverts in your social media feed. elections used to be all about the ground war and air war, leaflets through the letterbox or party political broadcasts. today there is a third front, the cyber war, and this digital blitzkrieg is the most complex and controversial

they were mainly relatives of islamic state group fighters.camp just last week, where they found amira who was brought to syria five years ago by her british parents. her two sisters, brother and both her parents were killed in the final onslaught against is. my mum died, my littlest brother, my little brother and my sister. her fate and also that of scores of female is members is now unknown. it's not the first massive security breach brought on by the turkish aggression. five captured is fighters escaped from a prison here too after it was shelled. we found it abandoned, the remaining prisoners moved into other already overwhelmed facilities. the authorities here say they are already struggling with the resources to hold many thousands of what are among the most dangerous prisoners in the world from a so—called islamic state group. what they warn is that with any further destabilisation caused by this assault from turkey, many more could escape, potentially regroup, undoing the massive effort it took to capture them and take their territory

panic by the kurds have been fighting with american forces against the common enemy that is the islamic state groupmany repubublicans also questioneded the reasosoning an voiced concern over the consequences. here's more now from donald ump defending his decision. president trump: right now we're at a position where if turkey does anything out what have they should be doing, we will hit them so hard in the economy. but when you talk about soldiers, we only y had 50 soldiers in the area. we want to bring our troops back home. and i i got elected on that. if you go back and look at our speeches, i would say, we want to bring our troops back home from these endless wars. and w we' like a police force over there. we're policing. we'ree not fighting. we're policing. >> talk a bit more about this with m me now, i'm joined by james. what will trump's decision actually mean on the ground? >> what it will mean on the ground, what trump is announcing is that the u.s.a. will not fight against the turks if they want to enter into what the kurds call -- so they will not fight the turks if they do so. we have a

the top stories this hour: the us says its forces have killed the leader of the so—called islamic state groupt wanted man. and a state of emergency is declared across california as wildfires continue to spread whipped up by ferocious winds. in other news, tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets of barcelona in support of spanish unity. it follows protests by supporters of catalan independence on saturday, that ended in violent clashes with police. sarah rainsford reports. today, they raised the spanish national flag today, they raised the spanish nationalflag in barcelona alongside the catalan colours. catalans who insist they are spanish, too, and will stay that way. but two years on from an independence vote and nine of its members in prison, this is a society deeply divided. some have even lost friends for the —— for the issue. people think we are against catalonia but we are not against it, we love spain. people haven't been out on the streets in these numbers since the referendum but they say they want to be here to make sure their voices heard and to make it clear that not

world leaders warn the fight against the islamic state group is not over, despite the death of its leaderkr al—baghdadi. instagram introduces tougher controls after 14—year—old molly russell took her own life after viewing images of self harm online. and in sport, england fans scrabble for rugby world cup final tickets. but it's heartbreak for wales, who miss out after losing to south africa. and after hanging on a kitchen wall for years, a long—lost painting by an italian rennaisance master is sold for more than $26 million. good morning from westminster, where mps will vote later on borisjohnson‘s proposals for an early general election. already this morning, the eu has agreed to extend the brexit deadline until 31st january 2020. the uk was due to leave the eu on thursday. the prime minister has repeatedly said, we would leave on the 31st of october do or die. but the law — known as the benn act — requires him to accept the offer of an extension from the eu. european council president donald tusk said of the eu 27 would accept the uk's request for a so—called brexit flextension until j

money could have helped the islamic state group fund its terror attacack in 2015. the conflict spread and many decided to close. -- wanted d to keepp its cementt work up and rurunning. they e of thehe dangers, established contact with many arms agencies in the region. they are suspected of paying large sums of money to jihadist fighters. several million euros according to french prosecutors. the revelation sparked a major scandal. investigationon was launched the same year. the frfrench ministeter of t the economy fileled a complaint. two human rights groups took action against the company. in april 2 thousand 17, it forced the resignation of eric prosecutore paris' launched an investigation in june. eight executives and managers were placed under full investigation. a year laterer, he was charged with crimes against humanity, endangering the lives of its employees. in june 2019, the prosecutor asked for the charge to be dropped. >> 39 people found dead in a truck outside london on wednesday were chinese nanationalists. they were discovered in the truck container s

they were mainly relatives of islamic state group fighters.bc team had access to the camp just last week, where they found amira who was brought to syria five years ago by her british parents. her two sisters, brother and both her parents were killed in the final onslaught against is. my mum died, my littlest brother, my little brother and my sister. her fate and also that of scores of female is members is now unknown. it's not the first massive security breach brought on by the turkish aggression. five captured is fighters escaped from a prison here too after it was shelled. we found it abandoned, the remaining prisoners moved into other already overwhelmed facilities. the authorities here say they are already struggling with the resources to hold many thousands of what are among the most dangerous prisoners in the world from a so—called islamic state group. what they warn is that with any further destabilisation caused by this assault from turkey, many more could escape, potentially regroup, undoing the massive effort it took to capture them

the us military has conducted an operation against the fugitive leader of the so—called islamic state groupthis is the scene of the alleged strike where iraqi state television says the terrorist commander has been killed. vigils are held in vietnam by families who fear their loved ones are among the 39 people found dead in a lorry in essex. the liberal democrats and the scottish national party have joined forces to offer borisjohnson the chance of a 9th of december election. if he is serious about wanting an election, and if he is genuine that it is about having an election before christmas, then he can back this bill. wales are out of the rugby world cup, after losing to south africa in the semi—final. and in half an hour, we'll take a more in—depth look at some of the week's stories in dateline london. us media are reporting the military has conducted an operation against the leader of the so called islamic state group. the white house says president trump will make a statement later today. there are unconfirmed reports he will announce the group's leader abu bakr al—baghdadi was killed d

the us says its forces have killed the leader of the so—called islamic state group, abu bakr al—baghdaditen described as the world's most wanted man. but france and britain have warned that the islamic state group is not yet defeated. a state of emergency has been declared across california as wildfires continue to spread, whipped up by strong winds. nearly 200,000 people in the north of the state have been ordered to leave their homes. tens of thousands of homes are under threat from the blaze. preliminary election results from the german state of thuringia show a surge in support for the far—right alternative for germany party. it's won more than 23% of the vote, making it the second largest group after the populist left party. now on bbc news, the week in parliament. hello, and welcome to the week in parliament, where, for the first time, mps back a deal to leave the european union. the ayes to the right, 329, the noes to the left, 299. so, the ayes have it, the ayes have it. unlock! but mps also throw out borisjohnson‘s plans to rush the bill through parliament in time for a hallowee

this is bbc news, the headlines: us forces have killed the leader of the so—called islamic state groupabu bakr al—baghdadi, often described as the world's most wanted man. but france and britain have warned that the islamic state group is not yet defeated. a state of emergency has been declared across california as wildfires continue to spread, whipped up by strong winds. nearly 200,000 people in the north of the state have been ordered to leave their homes. tens of thousands of homes are under threat from the blaze. argentina's left—wing candidate alberto fernandez has won the country's presidential election. the current centre—right president, mauricio macri, has conceded defeat. as president elect, mr fernandez said he would meet with mauricio macri to discuss the political transition. he added that he would collaborate "in every way he could" to deal with the country's poor economic situation. now on bbc news, stephen sackur speaks to former mi5 agent willie carlin on hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. the long and bloody conflict in northern ireland was known euphe

baghdadi was the leader of the islamic state group, and the united states had been searching for himescription of his last moments, president trump claimed he was crying and whimpering. the pentagon could not confirm that, but they said he tried to escape through an underground tunnel. us soldiers gathered documents and electronic equipment at the compound before bombing it. it was completely levelled, to ensure it didn't become something like a shrine. this was a dangerous mission, and baghdadi was not alone in the building. two people were taken into custody here and five others were killed, including four women. the other people that were engaged on the objective were behaving in a threatening manner, with suicide vests, approaching the raid force and that causes you to make some decisions, particularly when they don't respond to arabic—language commands to stop, warning shots, and the progression of escalation that our special operators are so very good at. us military leaders say is as an organisation has been badly damaged by the raid, but they are concerned about the possibili

forced to fight turkish soldiers in that part of the country, they won't be able to focus on the islamic state groups that the kurds simply won't have the capabilities to hold those prisoners, they will be set free, we know the one thing that is thrives on and that is chaos. president erdogan also hopes this new safe zone can be home to some of the 3 million syrian refugees in turkey. here's ece goksedef from bbc turkish on how that might work. there was a plan to resettle the refugees, 3.6 million refugees in turkey, to the safe zone, but it needs a housing project and it needs 30 kilometres of safe zone, but now it might change because we don't know the details of the safe zone or the military operation which turkey is now planning, so we will know the details after the us withdrawal ends and it seems like there might be only 5—6 kilometres of syrian turkey border so it might only take a hundred syrian refugees and this also requires a settlement project which will cost millions of dollars to turkey. who pays for the houses? turkey? president erdogan says that but he also calls for help from the e

there is also the issue of the islamic state group — bearin issue of the islamic state group — bear inreas held islam islamic state fighters and theirfamilies. all the areas in orange are controlled by turkish fighters. the reason this is all happening is because donald trump has decided to pull out us troops in northern syria, allowing turkey to ta ke northern syria, allowing turkey to take action against a kurdish led a force called the stf who held lots of territory here. turkey considers that force terrorist, but america has used the sdf to take on the islamic state very easily, so donald trump was accused of letting those turks down. whatever the rights or wrongs of his decision, it certainly has realigned to the situation because extraordinarily, as we talked about at the beginning of today's programme, we now have a situation where the kurdish fighters in the syrian military who previously had been opponents are 110w previously had been opponents are now working together to fend off the turkish offensive. more on that tomorrow, thanks for watching. hello there. we had an early w

baghdadi was the leader of the islamic state group, and the united states had been searching for himump claimed he was crying and whimpering. the pentagon could not confirm that, but they said he tried to escape through an underground tunnel. us soldiers gathered documents and electronic equipment at the compound before bombing it. it was completely levelled to ensure it didn't become something like a shrine. this was a dangerous mission, and baghdadi was not alone in the building. two people were taken into custody here and five others were killed, including four women. the other people that were engaged on the objective were behaving in a threatening manner with suicide vests, approaching the raid force and that causes you to make some decisions, particularly when they don't respond to arabic—language commands to stop, warning shots, and the progression of escalation that our special operators are so very good at. us military leaders say is as an organisation has been badly damaged by the raid, but they are concerned about the possibility of retaliatory attacks. chris buckler, bbc

and they have fought very hard and have suffered heavy losses to defeat the islamic state group and they have said today that they feel all of that progress is being put in ogubt, and if there is a turkish operation as everyone expects, this could give i.s. sleeper cells a chance to regroup, and even to recapture some of the territory that they have lost. other people are disputing that to some extent, saying that what may happen is that it gives i.s. some breathing room. but even that is regarded as a negative thing by ma of the outside countries that are so concerned about the risks that i.s. represents, not just for th n region but for the west, where it has managed to strike in the past. there is a real sense of anxiety and a sense of a buildup, a ahead with an operation that ito has very long signaled that president erdogan has made it clear that he is not prepared for to wait for the united states anymore. laura: is the expectation that turkey could launch a military offensive in the coming hours?go orla: possibly. there have been some suggestions that the operation could begin as

turkey on kurdish fighters, long—time american allies in the fight against the extremist group the islamic statet regarded by the turks as terrorists. mr trump has repeated his warning to turkey not to take advantage of the withdrawal, threatening to decimate the turkish economy if they go what he called off limits. the kurds have been leading the syrian democratic forces and have been key to defeating the islamic state extremists in syria. the kurds have reduced areas under is control to virtually nothing, and now hold thousands of is prisoners and their families. president trump and the government in ankara have proposed a 20—mile so—called safe zone on the border to help the return of millions of syrian refugees currently in turkey. the kurds see the american withdrawal, which has already begun, as a stab in the back. our international correspondent orla guerin sent this report from the border. a pull—out at dawn. us troops leaving observation posts along the syrian border. washington says only a small number of troops were moved a short distance, but kurdish forces fear they are clearing the