the economics editor at the independent and ruth lea, who's an economics adviser for the arbuthnot banking group. that's the papers at 11:30. good evening and welcome to bbc news. turkey is being urged to show restraint as it continues an offensive into northern syria that it's feared will further de—stabilise a war—torn region. turkish troops crossed the border with syria, as part of a military effort to target a kurdish militia in the province of afrin. the kurdish group has been backed by the united states in the fight against so—called islamic state. but turkey regards it as a terrorist organisation. from the border, mark lowen reports on a potential new front in the syrian war. as if syria needed more of this. artillery fire from turkey, launching a new ground and air offensive. it's called operation olive branch, though it's anything but a gesture of peace. from the air, turkish f—16s struck yesterday. their target — the syrian kurdish militia, or ypg. turkey sees them as terrorists, linked to the outlawed pkk, who have long fought an insurgency in turkey on behalf of the kurdish minority. and it wants them pushed back from the border town of afrin. turkey's president has his own troops fighting for their hero. and with elections next year, war rallies his support base. translation: this is a national struggle, and in this national struggle, we will crush anyone who stands against us. that's a message that resonates in border villages, where grape grower omer gazel and his friends watched the jets. translation: we felt proud and happy as they took off. everyone came out to bid them farewell. but the ypg has backing, too. both in syria, where kurds rallied today, and beyond. translation: we condemn the attack on afrin, and we tell our brothers there that they are in our hearts, and that we are with them. because of the bravery of the ypg heroes, we will win the battle in afrin. the us armed them in the fight against the islamic state group, infuriating turkey. france too voiced support for them today, calling on turkey to pull back. but the turks are ploughing on. this unverified footage posted on pro—government media aiming to prove turkey's military might. in the hills beside the border we found a further build—up, as the offensive shows no sign of ending. reinforcements are perched here, a show of strength, ready to back up the ground troops and fighterjets who are ready inside syria. every few minutes, you hear the thud of an artillery strike. turkey has clearly committed militarily to this operation, and has widespread popular support here. but if the turks suffer losses or civilian casualties grow, that could change. and the risk is clear. this border town was hit by a rocket, said to be from the ypg, killing one and injuring more. turkey is on dangerous ground, and a likely long, costly offensive is onlyjust beginning. ukip's national executive committee has backed a vote of no confidence in the party leader henry bolton, as he faces further questions over his personal life. after a brief relationship withjo marney, whose texts about meghan markle became public, he says his personal life shouldn't affect his political career. party members will now decide his future. here's our political correspondent ben wright. i'm not making any comment. shortly before ukip‘s top brass met to discuss their beleaguered leader's fate, henry bolton came out fighting. you could at that point say the national executive committee of my own party don't have confidence in me as leader, i'd better stand down. i could do but i shan't. you won't? no, i won't. the former soldier has only been in the job for months, and it is his fleeting relationship with 25—year—old jo marney that has got him noticed. last week he dropped his new girlfriend after it emerged she had sent racist text messages about prince harry's fiancee, meghan markle. but the two of them were then spotted out at a london bar. we're now talking about this leadership thing being a moral court, as to the state of my marriage and my personal relationships. what is important to the nation and to the voters, and the 17.4 million people who voted to leave the european union, is that this country gets its independence back from brussels and that we can move forward on that basis towards being a confident nation. henry bolton became the fourth ukip leader in a year, and promised to bring fresh focus to the fractious and floundering party. but even some of its leading figures think it could now be curtains for ukip. if we have got a situation where we are wiped out in the county council elections, and then in the general election, if we are wiped out again in the district elections too, then maybe people are going to have to get round the table and say, "is the electorate is trying to tell us something? is that, thank you very much and good night?" earlier this month, the uk national executive agreed to have an emergency meeting today about their leader's recent antics. today's emergency ukip meeting has been held in huge secrecy, and after a lot of digging, we found out it is being held here, in the office of the ukip general secretary, paul oakley, who's a barrister. now this meeting will determine, possibly, henry bolton's fate. he went in insisting he was not going to quit. but it's clear that many on the ukip nec want him to go. the meeting lasted three hours, and passed a unanimous vote of no—confidence in the ukip leader. henry was offered the opportunity to resign but he has made clear that he feels he is the right man to lead the party forward. and he will now go through the process of defending himself to the party via the egm. that means the wider ukip membership will have to endorse or reject today's decision at a general meeting within the next 28 days. but for now, henry bolton soldiers on without any support at the top of his party. ben wright, bbc news. 1a foreign nationals working in the afghan capital kabul have been targeted and killed in a terrorist attack on a major hotel. it took afghan security forces twelve hours to take control of the intercontinental hotel, killing the gunmen who stormed it. four afghan citizens were also killed. the taliban says it carried out the attack. our correspondent zia shahreyar reports from kabul. the final moments of a fight that had lasted all night. gunfire and explosions, as afghan special forces battle to regain control of the intercontinental hotel. one soldier throws a grenade. he moves away, then the explosion. the room is soon on fire. evidence of the struggle that had taken place. the afghan national flag waving from the roof, proof that the building has been reta ken. we are in the area. you can see the hotel intercontinental on the hill in kabul, and as you can see, it has been burned, part of the hotel has been burned. and black smoke blackens the southern part of the hotel. more than 150 people, including some foreigners, were inside yesterday evening when gunmen burst in and opened fire. eyewitnesses said they were afterforeigners. translation: the attackers were knocking on the door of each room, trying to reach their targets. they killed ordinary people and officials. they were also targeting foreigners. these images filmed by local tv showed people escaping by climbing down the sheets that they had tied to balconies. this telecoms engineer fell from the sixth floor as he tried to get away. translation: when the sixth floor caught fire this morning, my roommates told me to either burn or escape. i got a bed sheet and tied to the balcony. i tried to come down but i was heavy and my arms were not strong enough. i fell down and injured my shoulder and leg. this sustained and complex assault will prompt urgent questions as to how the gunmen got through. an eight—year—old girl who died after being found with stab wounds near walsall has been named by west midlands police as mylee billingham. a 5a year old man has been arrested. liz copper reports. eight—year—old mylee billingham, who's died in what police are describing as a tragic set of circumstances. floral tributes have been placed outside the bungalow in brownhills, where police were called last night. neighbours described their shock, as officers arrived. i never in my wildest dreams would ever see down this street... everybody was shocked, because, down here, it's quiet, you know what i mean? a 54—year—old man has been arrested in connection with this incident. he was taken to hospital with a stab wound to the stomach, and his condition is described as critical. as forensics experts continue their enquiries, police say they are treating this as a domestic incident, and aren't looking for anybody else in connection with the investigation. liz copper, bbc news, brownhills. thousands of women are demonstrating in las vegas tonight, in the latest protest to mark the anniversary of president trump's inauguration. rallies have already taken place this weekend in other us cities and in europe. in las vegas, women are being urged to register to vote ahead of this year's mid term us elections. rajini vaidya nathan reports. all the way from paris to london, to say yes. women have been making their voices heard. —— to las vegas. last year we were angry and that is why we turned out. this year we are organised and that is why we are turning out. i am empowered and i am ready to get people talking about theseissues ready to get people talking about these issues and get people excited about them. one year into donald trump's presidency and the focus is onjust on the trump's presidency and the focus is on just on the man himself, trump's presidency and the focus is onjust on the man himself, but his policies. many believe his immigration plans and cuts he has made to abortion funding and contraception access adversely affect women. he is pushing to make birth control less accessible for women. you know, it isjust ridiculous how he is supposed to be for the people but is against the people and everyone that is here and thatis people and everyone that is here and that is why our mp today. in the wa ke that is why our mp today. in the wake of the movement and a growing conversation around equal pay, many are here to fight on other issues. for amy, who came here today with her five—year—old daughter, this for amy, who came here today with herfive—year—old daughter, this is personal. for 12 herfive—year—old daughter, this is personal. for12 years i was herfive—year—old daughter, this is personal. for 12 years i was a victim of domestic violence that my children observed and now i am free through no help of the system that was here to protect us and i am here to hope the world since and we can make systemic change to help little girls like charlie and myself. 1-way organisers thinks that can happen is by getting more women to register to vote and even to run for office. they are channelling their energy and this year ‘s mid—term congressional elections, the state of nevada was picked for the rally because it is a swing state with a senate speaker democrats believe they can win back from the republicans. there may be thousands of women here protesting donald trump but don't forget that he won the election with a majority of white women voters and many of those stinky is doing a greatjob for women. and so, like so many issues here in the, even that of women's rights is one that this country is deeply divided. —— many of those think he is. the united states' senate is holding an unusual sunday session to try to end the budget stalemate that has closed down the federal government. senators have been unable to reach a deal on spending and immigration policy. the republicans have called on the democrats to back a vote which takes place early tomorrow morning. this isn't a two —— this is day two of the senate democrats government shutdown. a two since the democratic leader made a political calculation to do something that, according to a recent survey, to do something that, according to a recent survey, even to do something that, according to a recent survey, even most prats do not support. shutting down the government to appease a portion, a portion of his party ‘s left wing base. they should shake their ahead to. becomes up with ideals like this? it all really stems from the president, whose inability to clinch a deal has created a donald trump shutdown. i agree with the majority leader mcconnell, the trump shutdown was totally avoidable, president trump walked away from not one, but to bipartisan deal is. and that is after you walked away from a deal in principle on darker that we reached an fall last year. —— to match. if he was willing to accept one of these deals, we wouldn't be where we are today. extreme weather affected many areas of the uk today, with flooding and mudslides in south west england and snow and ice causing problems elsewhere. the met office issued yellow "be aware" warnings for several areas, tonight there's concern about ice as temperatures fall in north east england. phil bodmer reports. after the snow came the rain, and with it, flooding. the south—west bearing the brunt. police say a number of roads are affected by flood water and mud slides, like here in mudeford, north devon. at the jack russell inn at swing bridge near barnstaple, they were surveying the damage caused by the flooding. the kitchen‘sjust as bad. well, we've turned everything. emergency services helped others. as flood water rose in barnstaple and kuhn martin. in scotland, two climbers were airlifted to safety in the highlands. the pair were winched to safety from 3000 feet after a night on the mountain in glencoe. glasgow airport closed for a brief period this afternoon, so that the runway could be cleared, after some very heavy snow. well, tonight, much of britain remains in winter's icy grip. here in leeds, gritting teams have been working nonstop to keep the road network sorted, with temperatures hovering around zero degrees. northern england also experienced heavy snow. this was further land in south yorkshire. in sheffield, drivers left their cars at home. with forecasters predicting milder conditions ahead, there may be some better news for commuters next week. phil bodman, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news: turkish troops advance into northern syria, opening up a complex new front in the conflict. ukip's ruling committee unanimously backs a vote of no confidence in leader henry bolton. a man is arrested in connection with the death of eight year old mylee billingham — stabbed to death in the west midlands. sport now and a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. mark allen has won the masters snookerfor a first time. in a tight match against england's kyren wilson, allen made the only century break in the 12th frame to make it seven frames to five. he went on to win10—7. and becomes the first northern irishman to lift the trophy since dennis taylor in 1987. i felt calm all week apart from the first session today. i was really on edge. as the match went on, i feel like i got stronger. ifelt more at ease with myself and played the way i had done the rest of the week. i'm just very, very pleased. to be on the right end of it for a change. tottenham's hopes of qualifying for the champions league suffered a setback today as they were held to a one all draw with southampton, who remain in the premier league's bottom three. they had the chance to pull level with fourth placed liverpool, but made the worst possible start when davinson sanchez directed the ball into his own net. tottenham equalised soon after through harry kane, his 99th premier league goal, but that's how it stayed. liverpool can open a five point gap over spurs if they beat swansea tomorrow. the edinburgh derby went the way of hearts as the pair met in the fourth round of the fa cup. they'll now play albion rovers or stjohnstone. hearts won 1—0 at tynecastle thanks to a scrappy 86th minute goal, christophe berra's downward header was just touched on by substitute don cowie and despite a valiant hibs effort, it spun over the line. the day's other game between fraserburgh and rangers was postponed due to a frozen pitch. the fifth round draw is on the bbc sport website. holders celtic will host glasgow rivals partick thistle. england's one day captain owain mogan called his side's 16 run victory over australia to clinch their odi series as their best win as a group to date. they won by 16 runs in sydney to take an unassailable three nil lead, with two to play. jos buutler struck four sixes in an unbeaten 100 off 83 balls, aaron finch made 62 in reply, but the hosts fell just short,as england salvage something from their tour down under, after defeat in the ashes. the holders saracens will face leinster in the quarter finals of rugby union's european champions cup. while scarlets will have a home tie with toulon, following the final round of group matches today. wasps needed a bonus point win to remain in the running, as well as relying on results elsewhere going their way. they secured a bonus point win comfortably in the end — 26—7 the score, jake cooper—woolley with their fourth try, to knock ulster out. but a win for la rochelle meant wasps failed to reach the last eight. kyle edmund will play grigor dimitrov in the quarter finals of the australian open. the british number two beat andreas seppi over four sets. his appearance in the last eight, the farthest he's ever been at a grand slam. david ornstein reports. carrying the hopes of a nation is no easy task but in the absence of andy murray, britain has a new flag bearer. kyle edmund ‘s' rise has been steady. his form, spectacular. it did seem that was a bet —— about to change when it parents andreas sepph to change when it parents andreas seppi, he went down in the first set. he was quick to respond with a switch of shoes coinciding with a change in fortunes and there was no looking back. a decade andreas seppi'sjunior looking back. a decade andreas seppi's junior and yet kyle looking back. a decade andreas seppi'sjunior and yet kyle edmund is higher ranked and soon the difference in age and quality was apparent. both of them wanted to make the grand slam quarter—final. edmund became the first british man other than murray to make the last eight in melbourne since 1985. hopefully, we have more british ear in the future. for me, i'm just so happy to get through and keep doing my best. i know people at home are waking up at silly hours in the morning so i am gratefulfor that. edmund now faces world number three grigor dimitrov. whatever the outcome, britain now seems to have a new start to celebrate. —— new star. that's all the sport for now. a former premier league footballer will be sworn in tomorrow as the new president of the west african nation of liberia. george weah — who played for chelsea and manchester city — told the bbc he was ready to meet the expectations of his people. his victory is the latest extraordinary chapter in liberia's emergence from the horrors of civil war. from the capital monrovia here's our africa editor, fergal keane. a fanfare for the people's man who rose from the slums to become an international football star, and now president of his country. how are you doing? george weah is the face of a changing nation. for the first time in over 70 years, power is being transferred between democratically elected leaders. can you possibly be as successful a president as a footballer? well, you only look at me as a former footballer, but i am a human being. i strive to be excellent, and i can be successful. commentator: george weah, he has one to contend with, he plays a 1—2, george weah! today he was leading a team of friends against an army selection. and still scoring. it was in europe, playing for teams like chelsea and ac milan, that he became a legend. fifa footballer of the year. george weah inherits a nation still struggling with the legacy of war. nearly two thirds of the population live below the poverty line. in claratown, the slum where he grew up, they are hoping he will bring jobs, healthcare, housing. when you come here to the streets where george weah grew up, the scale of problems facing liberia is very clear. for any kind of meaningful change to take place, peace is essential, and this is a generation that has grown up without knowing war, in a country that was once a byword for anarchy. in 1a years of war, a quarter of a million people were killed. child soldiers likejoseph duo became symbols of pitiless violence. today, he's one of those looking to george weah in hope. like his nation, joseph is scarred by the past but determined not to repeat it. doing homework with his children, joseph's life challenges those who would write off a nation, even a continent, as failed. what do you hope george weah can do for you? we hope he will design programmes and bring investors, joseph tells me, so there will be jobs, and we can have a better liberia than before. expectations are high. can george weah possibly meet them, i asked? whether or not i am going to meet the expectations, because the one thing, when people love you, you have to strive for them. the liberians love me, for what i have done before in my life, and to make sure that, ok, i am going to do it again. football teaches that you can't succeed alone, and the new president has the people on—side. but, more than anything now, george weah is going to need their patience. fergal keane, bbc news, monrovia. hundreds of people have been paying their respects to the cranberries lead singer dolores o'riordan who died suddenly in london last week. queues formed outside the church in her home city of limerick, where the singer's open coffin was lying in public, ahead of her funeral on tuesday. books of condolence have also been opened for mourners to sign. many expressed their shock and sadness at her sudden death at the age of 46. we grew up with her music, we would be of the same kind of generation and age and she will be missed. leigh i have very fond memories of herfamily. leigh i have very fond memories of her family. very sad to see her death. 46 years of age, you know. that's talent. we shared the same birthday that she was wonderful. brilliant singer. just living down the road from her but ijust think it's absolutely wonderful of her mum and her family to it's absolutely wonderful of her mum and herfamily to give us it's absolutely wonderful of her mum and her family to give us today. i think that was very, very kind of her to give us that time today. people wanted to come and support. absolutely. we miss her. she was a beautiful girl, a lovely family, we are heartbroken. we followed her success are heartbroken. we followed her success with dignity and pride always and we cherish the memory is she has given us. tributes to dolores o'riordan who died last week. now it's time for the weather. good evening. we have seen some big changes today. it has been a day of transition. transitioning from some very cold air which has been sitting in place to some much, much milder air which has been pushing in from the south—west. the contrast between these two make their masses has been quite sharp which has generated severe weather in places and snow for some. as the milder air had more ofan for some. as the milder air had more of an effect, rain for others, rain which caused flooding across parts of the south—west. the mild air continues to work in tonight and not before we see some icy stretches across parts of north—east england and scotland. by monday morning, temperatures are much higher, 3—9. many places starting the day try. still some showers blowing in across northern and western scotland on a brisk wind. most of the showers falling out of rain. 5— six degrees, higher than we have had all afternoon today. for northern ireland, largely dry if not cloudy. asimilar ireland, largely dry if not cloudy. a similar story for england and wales. some sunny breaks, a fly in the ointment. this band of rain scraping close to the south coast but it won't be around for too long. we will see the rain clearing off into the near continent quite quickly on monday morning. the showers continue across northern scotla nd showers continue across northern scotland and it will be quite a breezy gauge but essentially, not a bad day at all. large areas of clout, spells of sunshine and competitive very cold feel that many of us had today, 6— 11 degrees. the engine room at the moment out in the atla ntic engine room at the moment out in the atlantic is bringing south—westerly winds and mild air in across the country —— cloud. tuesday will be the coldest day of the week for the majority. not a particularly sunny day. outbreaks of rain in scotland, northern ireland, england and wales. test cha nce northern ireland, england and wales. test chance of brightness in shelter to the east of high ground. it will be windy but mild. 10 degrees the glasgow, and 11 in belfast, 13 in cardiff. the mild air will change and little bit later because the band of rain, a cold front will be thinking southwards on wednesday, strong winds. mild in the south—east, temperatures dropping off after the north—western that leads us into what will be a somewhat more cold and to the week. some blustery showers, particularly in the west but not quite as cold as it has been. the full forecast a lwa ys it has been. the full forecast always available online. hello. this is bbc news. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment. first, the headlines. turkish troops advance into northern syria, opening up a complex new front in the conflict. ukip's ruling committee unanimously backs a vote of no confidence in leader henry bolton. henry was disappointed, but he understands the party has a process to go through. henry was offered the opportunity to resign but he has made clear that he feels he is the right man to lead the party forward. fourteen foreigners are among 18 people killed in the attack on a kabul hotel. they're thought to have been deliberately targeted. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are ben chu, the economics editor