Saving the Great Barrier reef from destruction we have a special report on the fight to protect one of the worlds natural wonders. Hello and welcome to bbc news. There have been fierce clashes between turkish troops and Kurdish Forces in northeastern syria. Since hostilities began on wednesday, nearly 50 civilians are thought to have died on both sides of the frontier, and more than a hundred thousand people have fled their homes. Much of the latest fighting has been in the border area near ras al ain. The Turkish Military have entered the strategically important town, but theyre facing stiff resistance from the kurdish led, Syrian Democratic forces. Our correspondent orla guerin is on the turkish side of the border. Her report contains flashing images. 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 wev
I am the happiest of men to run under two hours, you know, to inspire many people, to tell people that no human is limited, you can do it. Hello and welcome to bbc news. There have been fierce clashes between turkish troops and Kurdish Forces in northeastern syria. Since hostilities began on wednesday, nearly 50 civilians are thought to have died on both sides of the frontier, and more than 100,000 people have fled their homes. Much of the latest fighting has been in the border area, near ras al ain. The Turkish Military have entered the strategically important town, but theyre facing stiff resistance from the kurdish led, Syrian Democratic forces. 0ur correspondent, 0rla guerin, is on the turkish side of the border. Her report contains flashing images. 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 wev
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
I am the happiest man to run under two hours. In order to inspire many people. To tell people you can do it. Kurds, who are under attack from turkey in Northern Syria, say they will no longer prioritise guarding detainees from the Islamic State group, if the offensive continues. Since hostilities began on wednesday, nearly 50 civilians are thought to have died on both sides of the frontier, and more than a 100,000 people have fled their homes. Much of the latest fighting has been in ras al ain. 0ur correspondent 0rla guerin is on the turkish side of the border. Her report contains flashing images. The front line in a conflict that is spreading fast. Turning Northern Syria into a battle ground. 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 give thanks to god. Then ducks to avoid incoming fire. But Kurdish Forces cant offer much resistance. Ras al ain has all but fallen and ot
Coming up the latest gossip about brexit from westminster and brussels in brexitcast. Thats in half an hour on bbc news. The kenyan Long Distance runner, Eliud Kipchoge has made history in vienna this morning, becoming the first athlete to run a marathon in under two hours. The 34 year old covered the 26. 2 miles course in one hour 59 minutes and a0 seconds. But that time will not be recognised as the official marathon world record because it was not in open competition. Another reason for it not being recgonised, is the team of rotating pacemakers that he used, who were guided by a laser in the road, which kept them within the two hour time limit. Ade adedoyin reports. 15 seconds. Eliud kipchoge came to vienna with his sights set on one thing. Running the quickest marathon ever. And from the word go, he was on track and well ahead of pace. The Detailed Planning was paying off. Special shoes propelled him further forward with each pace. They calculated the optimum course and weather, t