And coming up in sportsday at half seven, ireland book their place in the Rugby World Cup quarterfinals with a seven try win over samoa. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Thereve been fierce clashes between turkish troops and Kurdish Militia in North Eastern syria. Much of the fighting has been in the border area near ras al ain. Turkey claims its military has entered the town, but the kurdish Led Syrian Democratic forces dispute this. Since fighting broke out on wednesday, nearly 50 civilians are believed to have been killed and more than 100,000 people have fled their homes. Ankara says it wants to establish a 20 mile deep buffer zone, across the frontier with syria, to keep out Kurdish Militias and resettle Syrian Refugees. From akcakale on the turkish side of the border our middle east correspondent martin patience has sent us this report. Despite the growing international pressure, turkeys not backing down. At the border, the build up continues. As turkey claims its taking con
Coming up at 2 30, talking books heads to the edinburgh festival, where kirsty wark interviews author jing jing lee. Good afternoon. The labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, has sought to play down divisions in his top team, after one of his key aides announced hes resigning. It comes after a turbulent start to the labour Party Conference, where theres been a failed attempt to oust mr corbyns deputy, tom watson, and further splits over brexit. Heres our political correspondent, nick eardley. Not everything here is going according to plan. Jeremy corbyn wants to persuade you he is ready for power, but one of his key aides has raised concerns. Andrew fisher, still by mr corbyns side this morning, is quitting, privately accusing the leaders team of a blizzard of lies and saying he no longer has faith in them. I have obviously seen the words that andrew wrote, and i discussed them with him at some length. Why do you think he said that . I think he said that because he was extremely distressed at
In order to take no deal off the table. But in a boost for the Prime Minister, scotlands highest court has ruled that his plan to suspend parliament for five weeks ahead of brexit is lawful. Meanwhile 21 conservatives have been suspended from the party after helping to defeat the government in last nights vote on mps taking control of todays parliamentary agenda. They suddenly find that theyre in danger of being deselected. This is something mrs thatcher would never have considered doing. Im joanna gosling, the other stories this hour. Hong kong leader, carrie lam, will withdraw the extradition bill, which sparked three months of Anti Government demonstrations. And after battering the bahamas, killing at least seven people, Hurricane Dorian is heading for the florida coast. Coming up just after 11. 30am, well be answering your questions on all things brexit and what could happen this week in a bbc ask this. The Contact Details are on your screen now. Welcome to westminster, and what a
Eric you know quite simply mr speaker me and my colleagues we are said here by the people of scotland we have a majority the people of scotland want to turn him in and the European Union could not fun of him to. Find the right minister. Mr speaker the Prime Minister also must be paying attention to the polls this morning but show that the s. N. P. Is polling to win a majority in scotland once again with a tourism retreat so if you once an election unable the boat and but i get on. Here for all of us to see that the Prime Minister is playing a game of bluff and bluster he doesnt care about stopping in no deal grants it has strategy as his lead advisor put it as a sham this isnt a parliament this is the people. It is a problem and standing up for the people mr speaker the people dead no vote for the new deal break says this Prime Minister is robbing me people opposed finding could prove there was a me but no running number 10 so once again i ask the Prime Minister are you a dictator or a
They have already lost a wicket. We some people were joking that at least england didnt lose any wickets in the morning. Have some plate at least. England well, it only took about 5 for australia to make the breakthrough with Craig Overton, may need a bit more of a helping hand from Mother Nature if they want the nightwatchman, dismissed for 5. To regain the ashes. Thanks, ben. England have since snuck on to 55 2 and nick has all the weather in theirfirst innings. Hows the weekend looking . Rory burns and joe root are at the crease. The weather is getting into the itll be a near Impossible Task for england to win this match now weekend mood. Over the weekend it is the best they can probably hope for is a draw and hope to regain settling down, the focus coming up the ashes in the deciding match plus what is in a name . Quite a lot at the oval next week. Ifa its after steve smiths double plus what is in a name . Quite a lot if a storm is on the way. The met century in the first innings f