Is feeling like it was just a publicity stunt. On the uk government site. A man opens fire outside a synagogue in germany at least two people have been killed. All thomas cooks stores are bought by hayes travel, in a move that could save 20,500 jobs. Coming up, ive been speaking to some of the People Living in one london borough thats been hit hard by knife violence. And also coming up, well speak to a former sun journalist about Coleen Rooney accusing rebeka vardy of using her private instagram to obtain stories about her,and selling them to tabloid newspapers. The fighting in syria has taken a new turn with turkey launching airstrikes and us allies accusing america of betrayal. Turkey has begun a major offensive against Kurdish Forces who control the north east of the country. The kurds are currently involved in joint military operations with american troops in syria and have played a key role capturing thousands of is fighters. Its unclear what will now happen to those fighters. The
Gunshot. A man opens fire outside a synagogue in germany at least two people have been killed. Mps are to sit in parliament on a saturday to try to find the way forward on brexit before october 31st. And the social media spat that has seen Colleen Rooney turn online detective. And coming up on bbc news, scotland set up a Rugby World Cup showdown with japan, with a comfortable bonus point win over russia in shizuoka. Good evening and welcome to the bbcs news at six. All 555 thomas cook stores that were closed when the company went bust last month have been saved bought by hays travel, a firm set up a0 years ago and based in sunderland. The move could save up to 2,500 jobs, as the husband and wife who set up hays say they plan to re open theirformer rivals shops immediately. For them, and many thomas cook employees, its been an emotional day. Colletta smith reports. For the last two and a half weeks, nicola and her colleagues have been living a nightmare. Theres been lots of tears, lots
In a move that could save 2,500 jobs and at half past 11 well be taking an in depth look at the papers with our reviewers, economics commentator grace blakeley, and the political commentator giles kenningham. Stay with us for that. Good evening. The long planned Turkish Military operation in north east syria has been launched. Kurdish forces, which control the area, report heavy airstrikes and the start of a ground offensive, amid widespread panic. The turkish decision was prompted by President Trumps announcement that us troops would withdraw from the region, where thousands of captured fighters from the Islamic State group are being held by Kurdish Forces. President erdogan of turkey says his aim is to create a so called safe zone cleared of kurdish fighters. The kurds were key allies of the us in defeating Islamic State and they say theyve been betrayed by President Trump. Tonight, Boris Johnson spoke to mr trump, expressing concern about the risk of a humanitarian disaster in the r
Eu leaders met to discuss their response to the uks request for an extension this morning insisting that the deal is not dead. Police in hong kong fire tear gas at protesters as violence erupts at an illegal march in one of the cities main shopping districts. The hardcore protesters who have really been upping the ante, throwing petrol bombs at the police. A quick game of cricket for the duke and duchess of cambridge as they visit an orphanage in pakistan as their royal tour to the country comes to an end and after a nailbiting finish wales beat france by one point winning themselves a place in the Rugby World Cup semi final. And at 11. 30 well hear how volunteers helped save a Somerset Heritage railway line thats in inside out south west. Borisjohnson has sent a letter to the eu, asking for an extension to the uks withdrawal date. But hes refused to sign the document and hes also sent a second letter warning against any further delay. The Prime Minister was legally obliged to ask for
Its departure and, personally, i dont exclude a deal. All thomas cooks stores are bought by hays travel in a move that could save 2,5000 jobs. And bbc news has been in penzance today, looking at some of the issues facing coastal towns across britain. Good afternoon. Its 5 oclock. Our top story is that the head of nato has urged turkey to show restraint, as it launches an offensive in North Eastern syria. Kurdish led forces say two civilians have been killed in the offensive, along the border. Turkeys president erdogan, described the action as a peace operation against terror organisations, which is aimed at preventing what he called the creation of a terror corridor across the southern border. Earlier this afternoon, warplanes took off from a nearby airbase, after the border offensive was announced. Several explosions have been reported in the border town of ras al ain, while blasts were also heard in tal ab yad. This was the scene earlier on the Syrian Border with residents leaving th