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
Now on bbc news, bbc wales investigates the people behind the multimillion pound puppy industry. New owners can spend thousands of pounds on dogs, but whats really going on inside licenced premises . Im travelling through carmarthenshire and ceredigion. This is known as the puppy farm capital of the uk. Pups born here are sold to owners all over the country. Owners like danielle foley. She found winston a beagle advertised online. He said that he was like a reputable breeder and he had his own website and it was kind of like all like the perfect picture, if you get me . She agreed to buy winston for £650 from the breeder who was licenced by the council. She didnt realise shed bought from a puppy farm. And he had like a summer house kind of thing just at the bottom of his property where only two of the puppies were. I didnt see any of the other puppies or the puppys mum. Within 2a hours, winston became seriously unwell. He was lying down and when i picked him up his bodyjust kind of fl
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With the eu, it is a hybrid halfway has solution, but it is complicated and it is the kind of thing the European Commission doesnt like. And we dont have a lot of time. Well, there is a european summit on october the 17th and brexit is still due to happen on october the 31st, so due to happen on october the 31st, so is there still time to sort all this out before then . I wouldnt bet the house on it chris, thank you very much, chris norris. Time for a look at the weather. Heres darren bett. No change in our weather pattern and more rain to come, and most of it is from this Conveyor Belt of cloud from this Conveyor Belt of cloud from the mid atlantic that brings more rain through the weekend. Further north, showers and sunshine. And reportedly here in the scottish borders, it is blowing a gale. This is the radar picture over the past few hours, we have already had heavy rain across the pennines as well as the welsh hills, and this band of heavy rain continues south eastwards. There are
On bbc news at 5. Sunday, saturday i should say, if that match will go ahead between eu countries agree to intensify brexit talks with the uk, scotla nd that match will go ahead between scotland and japan. Scotland said they are considering legal action if but both sides say more work they are considering legal action if the game is cancelled at the rugby is needed, to get a deal. I think both of us can see a pathway world cup. I will have more on that to a deal but that doesnt and an update on the japanese grand prix. Then which has the weather. Plenty of the rain around. There will be plenty of rain in the forecast. Apple not train everywhere this weekend all the time, but where the rain does full it is following on really soggy ground. So there could be problems of flooding for all of that plus the latest on the typhoon in japan just all of that plus the latest on the typhoon injapan just before half past. Also coming up, the long journey home. The five year old daughter is a man ja