The front line in a conflict that is spreading fast. Turning Northern Syria into a battleground. Alarming washington and europe. The smoke is rising from the key town of ras al ain. And inside the town, this pro turkish fighter says weve just arrived. And gives thanks to god. Then ducks to avoid incoming fire. But Kurdish Forces cant offer much resistance. Ras al ain has all but fallen and other towns are expected to follow. The turks and their allies are stamping their authority here. And syrian Kurdish Forces are looking very much alone, urging the us allies to keep their side of the bargain after the kurds died in their thousands fighting Islamic State. Translation our allies guaranteed us protection but they abandoned us without warning and decided unjustly to withdraw their troops from the turkish border. We call on our allies to fulfil their moral obligations. Us forces arent far away but theyre holding fire as the kurds take heavy casualties. This footage, filmed exclusively for the bbc, shows american troops standing by at the edge of turkeys planned safe zone. Even leading republicans accusing President Trump of a shameful betrayal. And turkeys offensive is inflicting an agonising human cost. This motherfled ras al ain, carrying her sick daughter. She says the girl has had no food for the past four days and is barely alive. What is this . She cries. Erdogan, look at this. And in the kurdish stronghold of qamishli, mass funerals today forfour dead. Two fighters and two civilians. Syrias kurds say they have given their blood to fight is for the world. But there is no help for them in their hour of need. 0rla guerrin. Lets get some of the days other news. Typhoon hagibis has brought record rainfall, flooding and high winds to parts of central and eastern japan. At least seven people have been killed according to nhk. Several sporting events have been disrupted, but in the last few minutes its been announced that the Rugby World Cup match betweenjapan and scotland will go ahead. A us diplomats wife who left the uk, despite being a suspect in a fatal crash, has said she would like to meet the parents of the british teenager who died. Harry dunn was killed when his motorbike collided with a car being driven from a Us Military Base in august. A British Government source says the uk is still a long way from agreeing a final brexit deal with brussels and talks in the coming days remain critical. Intense technical discussions with the eu have been taking place this weekend ahead of a European Council meeting next thursday. At least one person has died in a fast moving wildfire north of los angeles. Its being fuelled by gusty winds, warm temperatures and low humidity. Around 25, 000 households have been evacuated, while electricity supplies have been cut to hundreds of thousands of homes to prevent sparks from power lines setting off more fires. Dont forget you can keep up to date all with the latest news, business, and sport on our website. Youll also find reaction and analysis from around the world including up dated live pages, and reports from out correspondents based in over 80 locations. Have some breaking news that has come up the last few minutes, from japan. If you remember there was doubt surrounding scotlands match with japan and the Rugby World Cup. The last two minutes without confirmation, the match between japan and scotland will go ahead as scheduled. The tournament organisers have said there has been an inspection of the yokohama stadium where it is due to be played later today. This is great news for scotla nd fa ns scotland fans because of course, scotland would have been kicked out oi scotland would have been kicked out or knocked out of the tournament had this much not gone ahead because japan would automatically have gone through. This decisive match had been very much in doubt because of course, the massive typhoon has had a huge impact on all sorts of areas injapan and in particular, the worries were surrounding whether the pitch would be safe to have the match. We have had other matches that have a ready been cancelled, which was cancelled because of damage to the area by the storm. As things stand now, scotland will be able to play japan things stand now, scotland will be able to playjapan in things stand now, scotland will be able to play japan in the things stand now, scotland will be able to playjapan in the Rugby World Cup final and, great news for scotla nd World Cup Final and, great news for scotland fans. More on that if we get it here on bbc news. A worker at Manchesters ArndaleShopping Centre and a member of the public have been praised for helping to stop a suspect who stabbed three people at the centre yesterday. Counter Terror Police continue to lead the investigation into the attack. A ao year old man has been detained under the Mental Health act. Mark edwardson reports. We think first this morning of those recovering from their injuries. At the Arndale Centre today, a very public show of support and reassurance for the people of Greater Manchester from its mayor, his deputy, and Manchester City councils leader. Greater manchester always does what it does best, which is to come together, bring things under control, reassure the public. Thats what were doing this morning. An enhanced Police Presence too, officers some armed with submachineguns on patrol as shoppers went about their business. Wed planned to come here all week anyway, so yesterday was no deterrent whatsoever for us. Itsjust going back to work, isnt it . Just a normal day, nothing to worry about. We are going to get over it, we will be there together, we will stand for each other. Every time we have had an incident in the past, that rich diversity of the city comes together as one, as mancunians, and says, we are going to get on with life. Police say a man with a knife lunged at people in the Shopping Centre yesterday. Three are being treated in hospital for stab wounds, two others were also hurt. A ao year old man from manchester was arrested on suspicion of terror offences, before being detained under the Mental Health act. One of the things im asking the chief constable to consider is more use of stop and search powers. Greater Manchester Police have been making more use of those powers over the course of 2019. Actually, there has been a fall in knife crime here over the summer months. Police are investigating whether the alleged attacker had any political, religious or ideological motivation. Mark edwardson, bbc north west tonight, manchester. Theres a warning that parents chatter at the school gates has become a breeding ground for harmful myths about the safety of vaccinations against conditions like measles. Nhs england chief executive Simon Stevens has spoken out after the latest figures showed a rise in the number of measles cases and a fall in the take up of all routine jabs for under fives in the last year. Simon jones has more. So we just do about there. The jab against measles mumps and rubella is, in the words of nhs englands chief executive, simple and free, and it can save lives. But Simon Stevens is worried. What are the points that you think people need to kind of learn from your experience . The percentage of children receiving the first dose of the vaccine is down for the fifth year in a row in england. He says parents looking for Information Online are often being confronted by fake news. Writing in the daily mail, he warns the Prime Minister recently echoed his concerns. Im afraid people have just been listening to that superstitious mumbo jumbo on the internet, all that anti vax stuff, and thinking that the mmr vaccine is a bad idea. Thats wrong. Here at the department of health, theres been much discussion about what should be done to increase vaccination rates. The Health Secretary matt hancock recently said he was seriously considering making vaccinations compulsory for schoolchildren in england, but some in the medical profession warn that that could make parents suspicious. Simon stevens acknowledges that there has been a lively debate on the issue, though he stopped short of saying whether he believes vaccinations should be mandatory. He does, though, pledge that the nhs will make it easier for parents to get their children vaccinated, and hes welcomed a commitment by social media firms to counter misInformation Online. Simon jones, bbc news. Scotland has become the first part of the uk to ban plastic cotton buds. The new regulations prohibit the manufacture and sale of the items, as part of measures to reduce damaging waste. David cowan reports. Bathed in autumn sunshine, this east lothian beach looks beautiful. Is that one there . But ugly pieces of plastic are scattered in the sand. Lets have a look. Six years ago, a charity called fidra noticed thousands of plastic stemmed cotton buds washed up along the coast. They re not just unsightly, theyve been found in the stomachs of fulmars and turtles. Fidra has talked to manufacturers and retailers into switching to paper stems and today, new Scottish Government regulations come into force. Well, its going to be against the law to sell these plastic cotton buds any more. So, we should start seeing paper cotton buds replacing them in shops. This is a small but significant step in the campaign against single use plastics. Scotland is the first part of the uk to bring in such a ban. And only the second country in europe to do so after italy. The ban on plastic stemmed cotton buds comes into force today. David cowan, reporting scotland, east lothian. Marches have been taking place across london and in 45 other locations in the uk, days after two teenagers were stabbed to death in the capital. The marchers carry the message of no to knife crime. They started after a woman from croydon decided to make a stand of her own. Jon ironmonger has been to meet her. Chanting drop the knife save a life for all the concerns of londoners and tough talking politicians, every year, for five years, knife crime has increased in the capital. Today, marches were held across london and the uk to say not in our city. These our streets. This is our community. Yemi, one of the founders of the movement, is leading the march in croydon where her 19 year old son andre was killed in 2016. Knife crime just keeps on rising, is any of this working . Well, weve tried different approaches. Weve tried to go to the government to ask for help and support, but there seems to have been no change. Not in the three years since my sons been murdered. So its time now to start looking inwards at the communities and saying, right, we need to do with this problem, its a problem. The issue of knife crime is stark as ever after two teenagers were stabbed to death on thursday an 18 year old man in camberwell and Baptista Adjei was found fatally wounded on the pavement in stratford. He was 15, still in his school uniform. Two boys have now been arrested on suspicion of his murder. Its an all too familiar story. Everyone here has recently lost loved ones in london, young men, mostly, to a rising tide of violence that has led to more than 70 fatal stabbings this year. Its a sad day to be here. We shouldnt have to be here. Unfortunately we are to raise awareness of what is going on in our society. Borisjohnson has promised to come down hard on crime by upping Police Numbers and extending controversial stop and search powers. I do support stop and search. Because there is a knife in every home. My son was involved in an argument with another man. If there had been a policeman on that Council Estate my son would be alive. For families living with the tragedy of violent crime, its all they can do to march, because the only thing they dont want is more of the same. Jon ironmonger, bbc london. Rescue crews are trying to reach two workers trapped in the wreckage of a building under construction in new orleans. At least one person died and 18 others were injured when part of the new Hard Rock Hotel collapsed. Shaun hassett reports. Get to the back. This is the moment when the upper floors of a building in downtown new orleans gave way. Still under construction, it was set to be a new Hard Rock Hotel, now it is a disaster site. There was lots of noise. We saw workers up there. I mean, it was crazy. Ijust cant even imagine what it was going on up there. It sounded like we thought it was gunfire but it wasnt gunfire, it was a building collapsing. Construction workers ran for their lives, as the building crumbled around them. Some escaped injury by a matter of metres. This man was on the 18th floor at the time. I turn around and i see one guy lose his balance and he kind of fell on the concrete and things werejust. Smoke started coming from everywhere so i could not really see where, you know, the problem started at, but the concrete started falling. Emergency crews were on the scene quickly, rescuing people from the rubble, then clearing the area around the building. A second part of the building fell off about an hour after the initial collapse. Authorities say the remaining part of the building is structurally u nsta ble and a further collapse as possible. They are also worried that a crane could come crashing down. Obviously, this is very serious. And especially when you see the crane lifting away from the building. We know it is no longer secured to the building, and some of the building that collapsed is actually placing a load on the crane, pushing it back away from the collapsed site. It is not clear at this stage what triggered the collapse. Shaun hassett, bbc news. This is bbc news, the latest headlines at 3 16am kurds under attack in Northern Syria say they will no longer prioritise guarding Islamic State detainees if turkeys offensive continues. Torrential rain and fierce winds have claimed seven lives injapan in the countrys worst storm for 60 years. There have been big celebrations in kenya and elsewhere, thats after Long Distance runner Eliud Kipchoge became the first person to complete a marathon in under two hours. In a feat of seemingly super human endeavour, he made it through the finish line in1 hour, 59 minutes and a0 seconds. The reigning olympic champion, who also holds the official marathon record, was cheered on by huge crowds around a specially designed course in the austrian capital, vienna. We can now speak to the Long Distance runner ryan hall, who is the only american to run a marathon under two hours and five minutes. Hejoins us from flagstaff, arizona. Ryan, thanks so much forjoining us on bbc news. First of all, your reaction to what is obviously an incredible feat . It was so exciting. When everyone breaks through. You talk about a breakthrough, this is one that our kids kids kids kids will be talking about in the history books, similar to what Roger Bannister did. Im just excited not for today but what this will do for distance running and marathon running in years to come. What does it mean . It will boost marathon popularity and it will spur a lot people on to try to emulate eliud . For sure. You can be sure theres a ton of athletes all over the world 110w ton of athletes all over the world now who are thinking, why not me . Why cant i be the next guy . Its interesting the way marathon is developing over time. We are seeing big improvements on the mens side with the marathon world record time. I was with the marathon world record time. Iwas in with the marathon world record time. I was in burleigh in a couple of weeks ago and kipchoge almost lost his world record. Even though he just broke two hours in the marathon, others will be going out to try to beat him. You are a talented runner yourself and you know what goes into achieving Something Like this . Yeah. The back story behind this is. It is Something Worthy of a movie, i guarantee it. For every runner, we watch them competing for two hours, we dont realise theres been 20 25 yea rs of we dont realise theres been 20 25 years of preparation for this one moment and all that comes with that, the ups and downs of the journey. Even though kipchoge is untouchable and very consistent, i guarantee hes had his moments where he failed to qualify for the 2012 ellen picks and did the 5000 metres. That wasnt long ago. Hes had his rough goes as well and now it is inspiration for us well and now it is inspiration for us to keep your head down and keep showing up and keep working hard and anything is possible if you believe. This will of course influence a lot of people to get into marathon running and Long Distance running, even people that might not have thought about it for . Absolutely. How can you not watch him running and not think, wow, this is like so amazing, so effortless, so flowing. The cool thing about running is we all experience that to some extent. Maybe not breaking two hours for the marathon. I think its about five minutes for me, ryan just to go for a minutes for me, ryan just to go for 8109 minutes for me, ryan just to go for ajog and minutes for me, ryan just to go for a jog and you get those days and you go out and run and you feel like youre floating. May be for you it isnt super fast but you know that same sensation that kipchoge is having with these marathons. Same sensation that kipchoge is having with these marathonslj same sensation that kipchoge is having with these marathons. I dont wa nt to having with these marathons. I dont want to bring it up to much, but theres been talk of him wearing special shoes and he was able to choose the conditions he wanted to run in and the time. Do you think that takes anything away from him, other than obviously the world record . Not in my mind. He still had to peddle his wheels. He had a lot of things working in his favour but at the end of the day, he still had to put his feet on the road as quick as he could and average for coal on 33 per mile. I dont know how many thatis 33 per mile. I dont know how many that is in kilometres but it is miles in the us. I think it will ta ke miles in the us. I think it will take away from the actual world record, the 2 01, whatever it is he has. People will say you just the well record, but everyone knows the fastest marathon in history is under two hours. If anything ifeel like it takes away from the current world record. Ryan, you yourself it takes away from the current world record. Ryan, you yourself i think told the us record for the half marathon, dont you . That is quite an achievement i ran 59 43 a number of years ago now. Even having that experience for myself, i remember when i finished i felt that experience for myself, i remember when i finished ifelt i could have kept going and who knows how long i could have kept going for . You have those moments as a pro runner where you can see this could happen for someone maybe a bit more talented than i am and works a little bit harder and has the perfect set shoes and all that and it comes together. I always thought the two hour marathon was possible but cool to see it has been done stop but cool to see it has been done sto p rya n but cool to see it has been done stop ryan hall, absolute pleasure for talking to you talking to you. Thanks for having me on. Are few australias vast Great Barrier reef is justifiably known as one of the seven wonders of the natural world, and yet, until the mid 1970s, it was constantly under threat from government plans for mining and oil exploration. One man who has spent his life campaiging to stop the reefs destruction is eddie hegerl. Hes been speaking to our witness history team. The barrier reef has a wonderful array of fish. But really the things to me that are the most spectacular are ones i know the least about, and thats the enormous variety of marine invertebrates. Its an enormous number of species. Its pretty hard not to have a day where you dont see something youve never seen before. In mid 1967, there was an application to mine on ellison reef. The man who wanted to mine it for limestone actually called it a dead reef. I and a group of colleagues who had been studying coral reefs and fish were actually asked to go and carry out a Scientific Survey of the reef to determine if what he said was true. We spent five days diving and found it to be a perfectly normal reef which certainly should not be allowed to be mined. The Queensland Government of the days attitude was that the reef was a nice pile of limestone that could be carted away to Southeast Asia and made into cement. The queensland premier, joh bjelke petersen, thought that mining lots of reefs on the Great Barrier reef would create lots of employment. He completely misjudged the queensland public. I had to start, obviously, working full time just as a barrier reef campaigner. The volume of mail, requests for information, and, of course, media interviews was just endless. The final decision over the mining application came about seven months later. It was only saying there would be no mining at ellison reef. The really big shock came on the 24th of december 1968. The thought of having an oil industry throughout the reef region, potentially, was just appalling. The thought of having an oil industry throughout the reef region, potentially, was just appalling. I thought this was going to be a lot harder fight, because this was the worlds oil industry wanting to get a toehold and that was a very frightening prospect. We needed people all over the world to say to the Australian Government please dont do that. We want to come and visit australia and visit the barrier reef, so please dont drill the reef. People responded. They really did. I mean, our politicians got a deluge of International Attention on the issue. And i think they started to realise that this was really going to impact on australian tourism. Having that National Legislation passed really was the decisive moment in 1975. The entire barrier reef region was proclaimed a marine park. No oil drilling, no mining. And that was the day we thought, 0h, weve actually succeeded. How about that . The reef isnt completely safe. Most particularly we have to deal with climate change. Fortunately, kids from High School Students and even younger, are going to really make the difference if theyjust keep on, keep it up, thats all we did. Dont shut up. Keep it up. Environmentalist eddie hegerl and his quest to save the Great Barrier reef. A spanish parachutist was left dangling in front of king felipe as he tried to land at the annual National Day Parade in madrid. It was all going so well, the crowd applauded as he descended gracefully to earth, trailing the spanish flag until he was brought to an abrupt halt. A bit embarrassing to say the least he obviously stayed there for a while. Embarrassed, ashamed but likely not hurt in the slightest and even king felipejoined in the applause. Coming up next is the weather with sarah keith lucas. Hello. 0ur fairly changeable theme to the autumn weather is set to continue over the next week or so. Low pressure in charge. This was the picture taken saturday afternoon in northumberland. We did have a bit of sunshine around here and there. I think sunshine will be in shorter supply for the north east of england, in particular, on sunday. Weve got some heavy rain at times. There will be some drier and some sunnier weather pushing in later on in the day. So a bit of a mixed story for sundays weather. Well have quite a few weather fronts on the map as you can see. Low pressure still driving things, sitting out was the west. We start off the day, a bit of brightness around, dry weather initially across the far south of england and east anglia. But fairly quickly the rain will sweep in here. Lots of rain across the bulk of england and wales, moving north eastwards. Scotland and Northern Ireland start off with some mist and some fog patches, perhaps even a touch of frost for rural eastern scotland. But the rain will move in from the south, affecting many eastern parts of Northern Ireland, southern and eastern scotland too. But some sunshine returning towards southern england and wales. The winds generally less of a feature than they have been recently. But it will turn quite breezy across central and southern england, i think, behind that area of rain. Now, temperatures around about 11 16 degrees. Not great if youre stuck under the cloud and rain across the north east of england, for instance. That rain will clear away towards the north sea through sunday night. So a bit of a quieter picture over night into monday. Most places looking frost free. Could just be a touch of frost for the most prone spots across northern scotland. Some mist and some fog possible first thing monday morning. But we start the new working week, once again, with low pressure in charge. And weve got this waving weather front sitting close to the south east of england on monday. Some uncertainty about the exact positioning of any rain. But it does like we could have some heavy, possibly thundery downpours across southern and south Eastern England as well. A bit of rain also for Northern Ireland, which could fringe into the likes of pembrokeshire and also cornwall. But actually elsewhere quite a lot of dry weather. Some sunny spells for northern england, eastern scotland as well. And those temperatures will be 12 16, fairly typicalfor this time of year. But things are set to stay really quite unsettled as well for tuesday. Still some rain, especially for north east england and eastern scotland. It does look like that should clear away fairly quickly on tuesday. So not a bad day. Lighter winds, just a few showers. A respite, i think, after the recent rain in the south during the day on tuesday. 12 16 degrees the top temperatures. But more rain waiting out in the wings towards the west. And that sets us up for unsettled picture again through wednesday into thursday. Sunny spells, some blustery showers around. And temperatures generally in the mid teens. Bye for now. This is bbc news, the headlines