there are even international brigades now fighting with the ypg forces.o get your head around, but essentially... the wanting to say today is that i would never encourage anybody to go there. there are other ways to support the kurdish cause, to support the fight against isis. we need campaigners and raising awareness of the issues around this. but what is their motivation? you just have to look at our daily news. you had a piece about the bombing in istanbul by isis. all of the grotesque and morbid videos that we see isis post ona morbid videos that we see isis post on a weekly basis. is there a route? 0ne on a weekly basis. is there a route? one thing being upset about what is happening, but finding your way to a battlefield, that requires help from somewhere. exactly. there are facebook pages and people take themselves off to kurdistan. 0nce they are there, it is quite easy. and the ypg of the most effective fighting force against isis, they have been the one force that has consistently fought isis right to the outside of raqqa, they don't need interna

ryan lock, we understand, the ypg informed his family ina understand, the ypg informed his family inent as well, i think. that's right. his school have said today that he was a well—liked pupil. i have also spoken to two other fighters who had pupil. i have also spoken to two otherfighters who had met him out in syria, who say that he was very committed to the kurdish cause and actually asked himself to go and fight on the front line. it is difficult perhaps for people to understand why somebody might go and get involved in a foreign war but people do feel inspired by the kurdish struggle againstist islamic state and we often see every day picture of terror attacks carried out in the name offist islamic state and this group, ypg, do allow british volu nteers this group, ypg, do allow british volunteers to come and fight with them, despite having no military training prior to travelling to syria. it is important to point out that the british government warn strongly of people travelling to syria. the british government saying, for people travelling to syria, whichever side they might

they work very closely with them on the ground. —— ypg.e not giving any humanitarian support, not giving any political support, they get the ypg on the news and they work with what isa on the news and they work with what is a very worthy cause. did you have any military experience before you went out to the war zone? no, i initially joined the went out to the war zone? no, i initiallyjoined the territorial army, by matter of months, this was something that, i was throwing myself in the deep end, however, this is a politicalfight, this is a war against fascism, against people who want to roll back the clock and destroy all of the middle east. for me, driven by my beliefs, and my beliefs in humanism. you were prepared to die for this? beliefs in humanism. you were prepared to die for this7m necessary , prepared to die for this7m necessary, but i did not go there just to five, i went there to defend. it was the people, in that town, they are the ones that are suffering. —— just to fight. town, they are the ones that are suffering. -- just to

the return of iran‘s body. family want the ypg to press for the return of iran's body.o facilitate the return of the body to the uk and would urge other parties, such as the british government, and the kurdistan regional government to please support the family in every sort of way they can, in facilitating the return of ryan lock‘s body to the uk. ina uk. in a statement, ryan last couple of minutes‘s former school, near portsmouth, said "we are very sorry and saddened to hear the news about ryan lock. he was a well—liked pupil during his time at warblington school, our thoughts go out to our friends and family at this time." ryan lock is one of several british nationals to fight and die for the kurds. most had no military training, but had wanted to go after seeing pictures of the violence caused by islamic state. this man was a former royal marine from south yorkshire, he became the first britain to die fighting for the kurds. his parents say they are proud british fighters are helping the kurdish people my son asked me, in a phone call — when are the british coming? a

ryan lock, who was 20 and from chichester, had joined the ypg kurdish militia.jority, and would need to work with rivals like the liberal democrats to stand any chance of getting into government. labour's real problem is it doesn't look as if it has much chance of being the largest party in a hung parliament given the opinion polls. police are searching for a driver after two pedestrians were killed. this happened at 11.10am on the b1091. police called to reports of a collision involving two pedestrians and a bmw. the driver, a man, in his 40s, say the police, fled on foot. more details as and when we get them. it is time for the sport. damien, also known as pep's mate! don't you start! in the last few minutes, paul clement has been confirmed as the new manager of swansea city. clement has been assistant coach at bayern munich sincejune and is thought to have agreed a two and a half year deal at swansea. the club are currently bottom of the premier league and play crystal palace tonight. he takes overfrom bob bradley who was sacked last week. west ham have confi

ryan's family were given the news by kurdish activists, who say the family want the ypg want to presso facilitate the return of the body to the uk. and would urge other parties such as the british government and the kurdistan regional government to please support the family in every sort of way they can. in facilitating the return of ryan locke's body to the uk. —— ryan lock. in a statement, ryan lock‘s former school near portsmouth said... ryan lock is one of several british nationals to fight and die for the kurds. most had no military training, but wanted to go after seeing pictures of the violence caused by islamic state. this man was a former royal marine from south yorkshire. in 2015, he became the first briton to die fighting for the kurds. his parents say they're proud british fighters are helping the kurdish people. my son asked me in a phone call, "when the british coming?" and i said, "they aren't". but as i've seen with volunteers, they going over. and britain is being represented. even if it's not being admitted by the government. we are trying to help the kurds and fight

ryan lock, who was 20 and from chichester, had joined the ypg kurdish militia.eed to work with rivals like the liberal democrats to stand any chance of getting into government. labour's real problem is it doesn't look as if it has much chance of being the largest party in a hung parliament given the opinion polls. it is time for sport. let's rejoin jessica. thank you very much indeed. west ham have confirmed they are appealing against the red card received by sofiane ferghouli's, against manchester united, in their 2—0 defeat yesterday. referee mike dean gave feghouli a straight red, after a collision with united defender philjones. west ham manager slaven bilic said jones "made a meal" of the tackle by the algerian. feghouli is the fifth player to be dismissed by dean in the premier league this season. the fa have contacted manchester city full—back bacary sagna, to ask for his observations following a post on the social media platform instagram. the post read "10 against 12", possibly in reference to the referee lee mason who sent off city captain fernandihno

ypg is the only one fighting effectively.nybody who calls himself a lover of humanity, a friend of human race, should support ypg to wipe out the cancer from the midst of the middle east. a makeup your response? >> i don't agree with him for a number of reasons. when you call yourself different letters come a what you do -- itself abc anded the uniteded states, would it ba known terrorist organization? i don't think so. and all organizations can do things that may look acceptable to democratic powers. and when they do this, this doesn't take them out from a network of terror. terror should not be tolerated. it takes place in syria against isis or whether it takes place against turks at the center of a symbol. pkk attacks turks the same way they attack isis. way, rulee to use one of law, throrough the united nations, r right? of the't just arm a wing pkk hoping they're just going to get to the test organization and hope them to act like a political the ricotta organization. this would be a mistake. and a a nato member of the u

foreign minister said turkey remained opposed to the inclusion of the syrian kurdish militant group, the ypgheads of state has begun in mali, with the talks being dominated by the political crisis in the gambia. the gambian president—elect, adama barrow, is attending the summit. it comes after west african leaders failed to persuade long—time ruler, yahya jammeh, to step down. poland has officially welcomed 3,500 us troops as part of a nato military build—up on the bloc‘s eastern front. the troops are part of president 0bama's response to nato concerns about russian aggression. it's the biggest us troop deployment to europe in decades. russia has criticised it as "a threat" to security. let's go to florida now, where a teenager who was stolen as a baby from a hospital nearly two decades ago has been found. kamiyah mobley was discovered after a tip—off. the woman who raised her in south caroline has now been charged with kidnapping. richard galpin reports. this is kamiyah mobley with the woman who, for all her life, she believed to be her mother. they'd seemed a perfectly normal and happy fam

foreign minister said turkey remained opposed to the inclusion of the syrian kurdish militant group the ypgf african heads of state has begun in mali, with the talks being dominated by the political crisis in the gambia. the gambian president—elect, adama barrow, is attending the summit. it comes after west african leaders failed to persuade long—time ruler, yahya jammeh, to step down. poland has officially welcomed 3,500 us troops as part of a nato military build—up on the bloc‘s eastern front. the troops are part of president 0bama's response to nato concerns about russian aggression. it's the biggest us troop deployment to europe in decades. russia has criticised it as "a threat" to security. let's go to florida now — where a teenager who was stolen as a baby from a hospital nearly two decades ago has been found. kamiyah mobley was discovered after a tip—off. the woman who raised her in south carolina has now been charged with kidnapping. this is kamiyah mobley, with a woman, who for all her life she believed was her mother. they seemed a perfectly normal and happy family living in a qui

foreign minister said turkey remained opposed to the inclusion of the syrian kurdish militant group the ypggovernment forces have taken control of the university of mosul, but military officials say some clashes are still continuing. the battle for the strategically important site began on friday. it has been one of the main bases of the so—called islamic state group. the political crisis in the gambia has been centre—stage at a summit of african heads of state. adama barrow, who beat yahya jammeh in last month's presidential election, was referred to as the gambian president at the meeting. the president of mali urged mrjammeh to leave office, to prevent a blood bath in the gambia. poland has officially welcomed 3,500 us troops, as part of a nato military build—up on the bloc‘s eastern front. the troops are part of president obama's response to nato concerns about russian aggression. it is the biggest us troop deployment to europe in decades. russia has criticised it as a threat to security. four months after one of its rockets blew up on take—off, spacex has launched a falcon nine rocket

the one thing we have been able to tell them, the ypg will be doing everything they can to facilitatege such as the british government and the kurdistan regional government to support the family in every way they can in facilitating the return of ryan lock‘s body to the uk. facilitating the return of ryan lock's body to the uk. in a statement, ryan lock's former schoolmates portsmouth said... the foreign office hasn't commented specifically about ryan lock, but said it was difficult to confirm the status and whereabouts of british nationals in syria. ryan lock told friends he believed in the kurdish cause, but that commitment, it seems, has now led to the death of this 20—year—old former chef who said he had wanted to make a difference. duncan kennedy, bbc news, inch itch itch. one of the largest syrian rebel groups says it's suspended involvement in peace talks planned for later this month. the free syrian army said the regime and its allies had committed "many and large" violations of a ceasefire negotiated by russia and turkey. our correspondent sangita myska reports. this, claim r

foreign minister said turkey remained opposed to the inclusion of the syrian kurdish militant group the ypggovernment forces have taken control of the university of mosul. but military officials say some clashes are still continuing. the battle for the strategically important site began on friday. it's been one of the main bases of the so called islamic state group. the political crisis in the gambia has been centre—stage at a summit of african heads of state. adama barrow, who beat yahya jammeh in last month's presidential election, was referred to as the gambian president at the meeting. the president of mali has urged mrjammeh, who refuses to step down, to leave office to prevent a blood bath in the gambia. four months after one of its rockets blew up on take—off, spacex has launched a falcon 9 rocket from a launchpad in california. there were cheers as the first stage touched down successfully on a barge moored in the pacific, nine minutes after launch. richard forrest reports. on a clear california morning, the spacex rocket company resumed flights, with its falcon 9 blasting into the

foreign minister said turkey remained opposed to the inclusion of the syrian kurdish militant group the ypgon says government forces have taken control of the university of mosul. but military officials say some clashes are still continuing. the battle for the strategically important site began on friday — it's been one of the main bases of the so—called islamic state group. poland has officially welcomed 3,500 us troops as part of a nato military build—up on the bloc‘s eastern front. the troops are part of president 0bama's response to nato concerns about russian aggression. it's the biggest us troop deployment to europe in decades — russia has criticised it as "a threat" to security. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: pull the other one — why these russians definitely believe four legs are good and two are bad when trying to get through the snow. gps are being warned they could face funding cuts if they don't keep their surgeries open for longer. the prime minister says many people are going to accident and emergency departments, who're already hard—pressed because they can't get gp