As the Turkish Military offensive in Northern Syria goes on, the pentagon has deployed fighter jets and helicopter gunships to warn off Turkish Backed fighters who, a us official says, violated an agreement not to threaten retreating american ground troops. The russian government, which backs syrias president assad, has also warned turkey, saying it will not allow clashes with syrian forces. The turks have crossed the border into syria aiming to defeat kurdish fighters, long time American Allies who they regard as terrorists. This report from jon sopel. The extraordinary american retreat in one selfie video. A russian wearing a new york yankees cap playfully shows us around a newly abandoned Us Military Base in Northern Syria. The russians are gratefully filling a vacuum. And as if to underline this major power shift in the middle east, just look at the welcome the United Arab Emirates were laying on this morning for the russian leader, vladimir putin, as they gave him the red well, blue carpet treatment. But its a very different picture on the ground in Northern Syria where the turks continue their bombardment. And dont think its just kurdish fighters that are the target. If you strike residential areas, then children who know nothing of this conflict will be its victims too. The fighting has prompted the uk to join some other european nations in suspending arms sales to turkey. In washington, the president has faced a barrage of criticism, and there are signs the pressure is beginning to tell, with tougher sanctions being imposed against turkey. We want to bring our soldiers back home. And were being very tough on turkey and a lot of others. Were asking for a ceasefire. Weve put the strongest sanctions that you can imagine, but they get a lot we have a lot in store if they dont have an impact. And the results of the pressure can be seen by comparing the difference in tone between donald trump last week and the Vice President , mike pence, last night. Syrian Defence Forces have been a strong ally of the United States. They didnt help us in the second world war. They didnt help us with normandy, as an example. Well, the United States of america did not give a green light to turkey to invade syria. But he said, i want to go in, i want to go in. But hes been telling me that for 2. 5 years. The president is very concerned about instability in the region. Theyre there and were here. Were many miles away. The ledger on donald trump for these past ten days is pretty harsh. He stands accused of betraying americas kurdish allies, of allowing Islamic State to regroup, of creating a humanitarian disaster, of giving russia, syria and iran a major strategic victory. 0n the upside, he is bringing 1,000 us troops out of syria. But theyre not coming home. Theyre being redeployed to iraq. A week of artillery fire, bombing and fighting has claimed the lives of many civilians and prompted at least 160,000 to flee their homes, all the result of one phone call between president erdogan and donald trump. Jon sopel, bbc news, washington. Brexit talks between the United Kingdom and the European Union are set to continue on wednesday morning with speculation increasing that a deal is imminent. Downing street is playing down the reports. With a 2 day summit of european leaders starting thursday in brussels, the chief eu negotiator has said details of any deal would have to be agreed, well, any time now. Laura kuenssberg reports. A tired rub of the eyes. How much longer . While the politicians are still turning up, there is a chance of a deal. The talks are ongoing, we need to give them space to proceed, but detailed conversations are under way and the deal is still very possible. The dup were in downing street last night are they on board . Impossible to know now, though, who will be on board. Because a possible agreement, with compromises and concessions, has not been done. So, if the eus negotiator looks exhausted by the process, hes probably not the only one. Even if an agreement will be difficult, more and more difficult, to be frank, its still possible this week. How many ways can you say, its hard, youll have to wait and see . Reaching an agreement is still possible. 0bviously, any agreement must work for everyone. The eu uk stand off is over. The conversations are real about finding a solution, to solve the conundrum that centres on managing the irish border when, after brexit, one side would be in the eu and one side will be out. Initial indications are that we are making progress, that the negotiations are moving in the right direction, but whether well be able to conclude a revised withdrawal agreement, which, after all, is an international treaty, in time for the summit on thursday thats, as of now, unclear. Reporters are you optimistic about a deal, Prime Minister . Can you you get an agreement by tonight, Prime Minister . Will there be a deal tonight . The Prime Minister might be good at the meet and greet, today the chief of nato was the recipient of thejohnson grip and grin. Whether a deal can be reached by tomorrow is just not known. Its not yes or no yet but definitely a maybe tonight. Laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. We will let you know how all that goes. Lets get some of the days other news. Lebanon has asked for International Help battling hundreds of forest fires that broke out on monday. The fires, said to be the worst in decades, started in the western mountains amid a heatwave and strong winds. Lebanons president has ordered an investigation into why the countrys firefighting helicopters were out of service. In france, a bill which would allow single women and lesbian couples to get state funded fertility treatment has been approved by the lower house of parliament. Ivf treatment in france is currently restricted to heterosexual couples. Political and religious conservatives plan to fight the bill in the senate. Thousands protested against the legislation when it was proposed at the beginning of the month. A 7 storey residential building has collapsed in the city of fortaleza in north east brazil. Firefighters have rescued nine people and one body has been recovered from the rubble. It happened in the morning when most people would have been at work. Brazilian media say residents had complained that the building was in need of repairs and restoration. Spains acting government has criticised the clashes in the Pro Independence protests in barcelona and other catalan cities. Thousands have been demonstrating in barcelona over the long jail sentences for nine separatist leaders convicted for their role in the 2017 bid for independence. Damian grammaticas is there for us. So the police are moving in now, as you can see. Down in this street, they have justjumped out of a van and they have run up to clear the protesters from this area. A group of riot police just moved in there. Now, the clashes have been going on for a couple of hours now, and this whole area earlier today, it was absolutely full of the protesters. They blocked the whole of the centre of barcelona here, this main shopping street, the placa de catalunya, through the heart of barcelona. They gathered here because just down this way is the Central Government offices. And as they moved in there, trying to break through the police lines, thats when the clashes happened. The police moved in with batons. They tried to push the protesters back. There were fights and scuffles, bottles were thrown, and the police eventually drove the protesters out, but not before they had managed to set fires, as you can see, all the way down this area. Siren wails the fire teams have been moving in to put out the fires as well. What has angered the protesters here so much, well, that was the prison sentences handed down yesterday to nine Pro Independence leaders here in catalonia for organising the unauthorised referendum two years ago, and then the failed independence bid. Those prison sentences delivered yesterday, up to 13 years each for the leaders of that Pro Independence movement, thats what angered everyone here. The protesters here, what they are saying is that they are going to continue their action. Theyre calling for marchers to descend on barcelona from around the province, around the region this week, and for a general strike here on friday. The democrats were not yet called a full house vote authorising an impeachment enquiry into president donald trump. The white house is ugly because democrats have not held a vote, the enquiry is constitutionally invalid. In the past two hours, the Vice President and pentagon have refused to comply with the demand for documents. Lets hear what nancy pelosi said at a news conference. Hear what nancy pelosi said at a news conference. We hear what nancy pelosi said at a news conference. We will not be having a vote. In terms of being supportive of the path that we are on in terms of fairness, in terms of seeking the truth, in terms of upholding the constitution of the United States. Where does all this stand and where do you think it is heading . We heard therefrom nancy pelosi that there is no constitutional requirement for a vote on impeachment. Nonetheless, President Trump and members of his Administration Believe that without such a vote the whole impeachment enquiry is illegitimate. Nancy pelosi and congress resume today, returned to capitol hill after a two week recess and she assembled a meeting of her caucus to ask whether that the time had come for such a vote on impeachment and then there isa vote on impeachment and then there is a feeling that some democrats in republican leaning seat anyway dont wa nt republican leaning seat anyway dont want such a rollcall type vote at this particular time. Nancy pelosi perhaps taking heed of that came out to say there would be no vote for the time being. Congress is that would continue to exercise its constitutional duty as part of the checks and balances and so on. Meanwhile, this whole impeachment enquiry continues. They have been hearing behind closed doors from former and current members of the state department and the white house this weekend will be doing so for the next few weeks to come. Despite what the white house is saying, congress does has an oversight role within the constitution. Canon exercise that oversight if it cant get hold of the documents, the evidence . Well, that is a very interesting question. It can subpoena these documents, but then there is a feeling thatjust refusing to hand over the documents alone might constitute obstruction of congress which could in itself be an impeachable offence. Clearly, what they are doing is continuing to try to get evidence from people who will speak behind closed doors, their testimony probably wont come out for quite some time, and to assemble this investigation, this jigsaw puzzle to try to prove that President Trump violated his oath of office. They have quite a fight on their hands as far as a timetable is concerned. Nancy pelosi has said she wa nts concerned. Nancy pelosi has said she wants is included by christmas. Thank you very much for that. Stay with us on bbc news. Still to come as racism in football hits the headlines, what do fans think of how it is handled . Were at Raheem Sterlings old school to find out. Parts of San Francisco least affected by the earthquake are returning to life, but in the marina area where most of the damage was done, they are more conscious than ever of how much has been destroyed. In the 19 years since he was last here, hes gone from being a little known revolutionary to an experienced and successful diplomatic operator. It was a 20 pound bomb, which exploded on the fifth floor of the grand hotel, ripping a hole in the front of the building. This government will not weaken. Democracy will prevail. It fills me with humility and gratitude to know that i have been chosen as the recipient of this foremost of earthly honours. This catholic nation held its breath for the men they call the 33. And then, bells tolled nationwide to announce the first rescue, and chile let out an almighty roar. This is bbc news. The latest headlines as turkeys military offensive in syria continues, russia says it will not allow clashes between turkish and syrian troops. The uk says late night negotiations with the eu over brexit were constructive and will continue in the morning. Hong kongs chief executive is due to deliver her annual policy address at the reopening of the legislative council. Carrie lam is expected to announce economic measures and also the official withdrawal of the extradition bill that has sparked months of protests. The original protest has expanded far beyond one piece of legislation. And, in recent weeks, there have been more confrontations between protesters and police. Bonnie leung is a pro democracy campaigner who helped organise the protests in hong kong. She is in sydney. Thank you very much for talking to us. Thank you very much for talking to us. Carrie lam i think going to be speaking about an hour. What could she say that could make a difference right now . Well, she could withdraw the bill. This withdrawal came sadly too little, too late. If she had withdrawn the bill four months ago, protesters would be happy and go home and sleep. However, now. Most of the city is now becoming a police state, where bad cops are protected by the system, where when they break the law, there is no means in the system that will give them consequences. So we see. Absolutely. And that is why hong kong people need to stop these things before we can leave the movement. Because of this movement, i believe that carrie lam will soon announce a lot of. You will have to forgive me, im sorry, i dont know whether you can hear it. We have a lot of interference on this connection. We will try and get it leaner. We will try and come back to you. For the moment, wejust have to leave it for now. The racial abuse of englands footballers has seen Disciplinary Proceedings started against bulgaria and forced the president of their football assoociation to resign. But the way england players and their manager handled themselves on and off the pitch has won praise, and will have been watched keenly by younger players across the world. Our Community Affairs correspondent Adina Campbell has been speaking to young people at a secondary school in west london, where star player Raheem Sterling was once a pupil. He is the poster boy of his former school in north west london, and just a few weeks ago, Raheem Sterling was back again at Ark Elvin Academy to inspire those hoping to follow in his footsteps. Right wing. Knowing that he came to this very school, went through the struggles of being a black boy in britain, and turned out to be one of the best players in the world, its inspiring. How raheem conducted himself and the way he never gave up, and he persevered his way through, that only motivates us as students. And for these boys, who play the game they love in the shadows of wembley stadium, what they saw last night was hard to watch. Right wing. I was utterly disgusted. Things like that shouldnt take place in a football game. As a black boy, you dont expect it, but you realise that it does really happen. And when it did, its not like its not like you were shocked, but its like youre kind of prepared for it. So how do they feel about the way racism is currently being dealt with . Ce ntre back. Its not enough, because as well as affecting their performance, it also affects the players mentally. I think that a zero tolerance policy should really be taken into consideration and be put into place, cause we cannot be having any type of racism in football. Racism isnt just happening at the highest level of the game. They have been on the receiving end too. Right back. Back in primary school, people used to be, like, quite aggressive towards me. Personally, ive actually had a couple of racist moments in my career, but i kept my head cool. And what did they say to you . They were just being racist and calling me an immigrant. But it hasnt stopped them playing the beautiful game, that one day they hope will see racism rooted out once and for all. Adina campbell, bbc news. The parents of a british teenager who was killed in a crash involving an american diplomats wife say they didnt get the answers they wanted from a meeting with President Trump. Tim dunn and Charlotte Charles met donald trump at the white house to discuss the death of their 19 year old son harry, and demand that the woman allegedly responsible for the collision be returned to britain. But the president told them that anne sacoolas, who left the uk on diplomatic immunity, would not be returning to the uk. I asked him again. I said if it was your 19 year old son, or your son, no matter what age, you would be doing the same as me. And he was holding my hand at the time, and he said yes, i would. And holding my hand at the time, and he said yes, iwould. And he holding my hand at the time, and he said yes, i would. And he said maybe we will try and push this from a different angle. A picture of a fox surprising a marmot in china has won the grand title in the 2019 wildlife photographer of the year competition. It featured alongside other deserving winners, including a squid, and a spider pretending to be an ant. With me now is the bbcs rich preston. There are some great pictures here. Yes, some fantastic photos, and as you say, mike, this winner of the overall prize, it is called the moment, it was taken in chinas killian mountains, and it shows that moment where a fox which has been lying in wait tojump in its prey, this marmot which turned out to be a deadly fight, the photographer said he had staked out his spot for several hours, which really kind of emphasises the delicate balance between patience and luck when it comes to wildlife photography. The second photo that you mentioned was the grand title winner for the young wildlife photographer of the year, and this was a fantastic photograph taken by a man from new zealand. It was taken off the coast of indonesia, and its a squid. He was out on a nighttime dive with his dad. Saw a big fin reef squared and was able to quickly change some of the settings on his camera to get this perfect photo. And thats one of the things that was really underlined, was the technical skill in being able to get this perfect shot. Underwater, remember, at nighttime. So those were the two big winners. Another one the winners in the birds behaviour category was a fantastic photo of an eagle taken in northern norway. The photo is called land of the eagle. Now, this is another one that really emphasises the time taken to take these photos. Three years the photographer waited to get this shot. He had placed a branch in an area where eagles like to ta ke branch in an area where eagles like to take off and land and then set up his camera just perfectly so that the shutter would go off when a bird landed on it. But as i say, it took three years to take this shot. 0ne of my favourites was a colony of ants, army taken in costa rica. This is called the architectural army. These ants build the nest using their own bodies to shield the queen inside, and they move on each night, building their nest as they go. Thats just a nightmare, building their nest as they go. Thatsjust a nightmare, actually, that one. Moving is stressful enough, imagine doing it every night. And then the final one you mentioned in your introduction, this photo is called face of deception. It looks like an ant, but it is actually a spider. This was taken in india. The photographer was taking photos inside an ant colony and saw this face staring back at him. Its actually a crab spider mimicking ants. Its probably in their looking for ants to eat for its dinner. Of course, the eight legs gave it away somewhat. So these were all submitted for the wildlife photographer of the year award, run by londons Natural History museum. There is a great article on the bbc news website for anyone who would like to see more. I would like to see more, i shall be looking it up. It is also a fantastic cross between amazing persistence, perhaps lying and undergrowth for years, and other people who reacted really fast, really quickly and effectively. Absolutely, yes. The duke and duchess of cambridge have met pakistans Prime Minister on the first full day of their visit to the country. Imran khan was a friend of the dukes mother, princess diana. Secunder kermani has this report. There are flashing images coming up. Arriving by rickshaw, the royal couple pulled up at their last engagement of the day. A reception designed to celebrate the uks links with pakistan. There was no mention by Prince William of britains colonial history. But he spoke of the contemporary ties between the countries. The uk and pakistan share unique bonds, and so it will always be in our best interests for you to succeed. Earlier in the day, the trip kicked off with a visit to a school in islamabad. Education, along with climate change, are amongst the issues the couple want to focus on in particular. They also met pakistans Prime Minister, cricketer turned politician imran khan. British Officials Say this trip will focus on showing pakistan as a forward looking country. And that is something many people here welcome. I mean, its a great message to the world outside, to tell us how pakistans a new country, we are up and blooming, and were not as what they portray us to be. The timing is really good. Pakistan needs to improve its soft image. News archive princess dianas visit attracted media attention. The tour has an added emotional significance for Prince William, as he traces some of his late mothers footsteps. Princess diana made three visits to the country in the 1990s. Here in pakistan, the hope is that this royal visit will encourage people to see the country in a more positive light, and to be more willing to come here themselves. Secunder kermani, bbc news, islamabad. Just before we go, some other pictures coming in. North Korean Leader kim jong un as youve probably never seen him before, astride a white charger amid the snowy mountains. These pictures, released by the countrys official news agency, show chairman kim climbing the slopes of mount paekdu, revered as the countrys spiritual home. The agency described the visit as a great event of weighty importance and said all the officials accompanying him were convinced there will be a great operation to strike the world with wonder again. There is more for you anytime on the bbc news website. Paektu mountain. Hello. Well, weve got some fine weather heading our way. Wednesdays expected to be a sunny, fresh day, clean air coming off the atlantic. But in the short term we have the overnight rain, so actually, early in the morning would be cloudy, wet and quite windy as well. This is the big picture, the satellite, you can see, the weather front here approaching ireland earlier on moving into western parts of the uk, all linked to this big low pressure thats sitting out there in the atlantic. And this low pressure is actually going to be right on top of us during the course of thursday, friday and saturday and sunday, and that means that the outlook is looking pretty showery and blustery. But in the short term, its the weather front thats bringing the rainfall, also quite breezy conditions as well. This is the rain through the early hours of the morning, pretty much through the centre of the british isles. At times the rain will be heavy. Not a particularly cold night, around 11 in the south, maybe eight degrees in the north. And that weather front will eventually reach eastern parts of the uk early in the morning, so youre most likely to catch the rainfall say from east anglia, lincolnshire, the north east of england and eastern scotland early in the morning, and then its out of the way in the afternoon. You can see its clear with pleasant conditions on the way. A little on the nippy side in scotland and northern ireland, around 13 degrees, but the winds will be light, so i think not a bad day overall. And with the fine end to wednesday on the way as well. This is thursdays weather map, so the big low pressure i showed you from earlier on edging closer. Starting to roll into ireland, and the wind will be strong as well. A lot of isobars. Early on wednesday there will be a lot of sunshine around, particularly across central and eastern areas, but particularly out towards the west, the winds will strengthen and the showers will rattle in. Some will be heavy, so stay with the brolly. Also hail and thunder is a possibility as well so it will feel chillier particularly across the Western Areas where the wind will strengthen. Winds will then get stronger as we had through friday. The low pressure here has not moved a lot. With the showers churning around it, the overall weather pattern will not change. Again, showers are expected, most frequent across western and southern areas, and around the south coast of england, winds could be in excess of 50 mph in gusts, so a blustery end to the week on the way. Through the weekend the winds will ease but the showers will continue. I dont want to write the weekend off, because there will be sunshine around as well. Itll be just changeable. This is bbc news. The headlines as the Turkish Military offensive into Northern Syria goes on, the pentagon has deployed fighter jets and helicopter gunships to warn off Turkish Backed fighters. An american official accused them of violating an agreement not to threaten retreating american troops. Russia, which backs syrias president assad, has also warned turkey, saying it will not allow clashes with syrian forces. Brexit negotiations between the uk and the eu will continue within hours. Downing street officials are suggesting they have been constructive so far. The eus chief brexit negotiator had imposed a midnight tuesday deadline on the talks, but Michel Barnier is now stressing the urgent need for an agreement ahead of the two day summit of european leaders that starts thursday. Just briefly, european footballs governing body has opened Disciplinary Proceedings against bulgaria over the racial abuse of england players this week. You are up to date on the headlines. Now on bbc news, panorama. The climate is changing fast, but what can we do to help avert a full blown crisis . Should we change our homes. So, effectively, were putting a new house over the top of an old one. The way we travel. Its taken about 50 minutes to get home. I do feel a bit tired now, actually, i have to say. 0h . What we eat . Contrary to the immediate disgust that you have, they are very tasty. Tonight on panorama, how much difference can individuals really make