A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. And you can be part of the conversation. Today we would like to hear your views on kicking racism out of football. Was last nights game between england and bulgaria a Tipping Point . What further action should be taken . Tell us what you think. Just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. The United States has imposed sanctions against turkey over its attack on the syrian kurds and demanded an immediate ceasefire. The measures come as the civil war in syria looks set to enter a new and even more dangerous phase, with Syrian Regime forces on the move to help kurdish fighters, setting up a potentially dangerous confrontation with turkey. Our correspondent orla guerin has sent this report. Rolling in to a heroes welcome troops of the assad regime, handed a victory without firing a shot, arriving today in the strategic town of ain issa. Look whos back. The kurds say they had to do a deal with
To other opposition parties, and some backbench mps, inviting them to work with him. The liberal democrats have already rejected his idea. Its very difficult to trust what he says, because he has been arguing that he wants to deliver a labour brexit. And it doesnt matter if you put a red rosette on it or a blue rosette on it, brexit is going to be disastrous for the country. Results day for more than 300,000 a level candidates. Teachers are watching to see if the new exam format has affected grades. Dentists are asking schools in england to remove all sugar from their menus to help fight tooth decay in children. The biggest dinosaur hunt in decades is taking place in North Wyoming, as british scientists help to excavate part of the american desert. Good morning, and welcome to the bbc news at 9. Police in malaysia say a post mortem examination on the body of 15 year old nora quorin has revealed no signs of foul play. The teenagerfrom london was found on tuesday, ten days after she went
And coming up on sportsday on bbc news england are bowled out on the first days play of the second test at lords, leaving them plenty to do if they are to level the ashes series. Good evening. The extent of britains drug crisis has been laid bare in the starkest terms, as new figures reveal drug related deaths have hit appalling levels. The number of people dying as a result of substance misuse, mainly heroin and cocaine, has jumped by the biggest annual rate since records began. The statistics for england and wales show a 16 increase in overall drug poisoning deaths, and comes weeks after record figures too, for scotland. Its the north east of england that has the highest number of fatalities from illicit drugs per head of the population, followed by wales and the north west. In a moment well have more on the dramatic rise in drug deaths, but first, weve been reporting on one of the key factors behind the crisis throughout this week the supply of drugs from britains cities, to its tow
The Actor Richard Gere urges the Italian Government to help migrants stranded in the mediterranean for more than a week. The disgraced american financierJeffrey Epstein who once counted donald trump and Prince Andrew among his friends has been found dead in his cell while awaiting trial for child sex offences. It appears he managed to take his own life at a prison in new york considered one of the most secure in the us despite having made a previous Suicide Attempt there last month. With the latest from new york, heres nedda tawfik. The body ofJeffrey Epstein is taken away from a New York Hospital this evening. The multimillionaire sex offender was found dead in his prison cell as he awaited trial for sex trafficking. Once, epsteins extravagant lifestyle had seen him party with donald trump. The president had called him a terrific guy. He has since distanced himself from the convicted sex offender. Originally a math teacher in manhattan, the financier mysteriously accumulated a fortune
Hello. In a very unusual move, israel has banned two us congresswomen from visiting the country. Donald trump has claimed Rashida Taleeb and ilhan omar hate israel and all jewish people. The two democrats have been strongly critical of israels policy towards the palestinians and of mrtrump. The Israeli Government says theyve been denied entry because of their support for the International Boycott movement, intended to influence israeli policy. Our north america editor jon sopel reports. Have two newly elected members of congress ever created the stir that ilhan omar and Rashida Tlaib have . They were the first two muslim women to be elected to the house. Theyre both on the left of the Democratic Party, neither is a fan of the Israeli Government, both are outspoken, and donald trump relishes going after them. Omar has a history of launching vicious anti semitic screeds. All chant send her back her colleague, representative Rashida Tlaib. Booing. Agreed with omars characterisation of 9 1