Match againstjapan will go ahead. The problem is not knowing whether the game is on or if it will be postponed. We have been looking at the typhoon on the internet and i think we will get away with it. And coming up in the sport later in the hour on bbc news, leicesters James Maddison will have to wait for his international debut. Hes pulled out of the england squad with an illness. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. There have been reports of fierce clashes in northeast syria as turkey continues its major offensive against kurdish fighters, whom they regard as terrorists. The turks say theyve hit more than 180 targets in air and artillery strikes since the attack began yesterday. One report said eight civilians had been killed, and tens of thousands are said to have fled the assault. The us secretary of state mike pompeo has been defending President Trumps surprise decision to pull us troops out of the area, and has denied that it gave turkey a green light for its attack. Lets go live now to our correspondent martin patience, whos on the turkey syria border. Its increasingly tense here on the syrian turkish border. We have seen turkish shelling throughout the morning on the syrian town and village behind me. You can probably see columns of smoke rising on the horizon. But the kurds have been responding by firing into a nearby turkish town. This is the latest salvo of the syrian war. Turkey this morning shelling positions in the north of the country. Last night, its forces pushed into key towns along the border. Kurdish fighters vowing to stop the turkish advance fired back. The men who led the fight against the Islamic State group are battle hardened. But, without american support, they re completely outgunned by the turkish military. Civilians are also caught in the crossfire. Translation after the turkish shelling on the border areas, so far, we have received ten patients. Two of them are critical and are having surgery. The number of injured is on the rise every hour, but we, the medical staff, are ready. America has been accused of stabbing the kurds in the back. But donald trump is doubling down, showing no regret. The kurds are fighting for their land, just so you understand, they are fighting for their land. And, as somebody wrote in a very, very powerful article today, they didnt help us in the second world war, they didnt help us with normandy, as an example. They mentioned names of different battles. But they are there to help us with their land. President erdogan this morning, making his first comments since the operation began. Translation hey, European Union, get a hold of yourself look, im telling you again. If you describe our operation as an invasion again, we will take the easy road. Well open the doors and send you 3. 6 million refugees. In a country where half the population have already been forced from their homes, there are fears of a fresh humanitarian crisis. The humanitarian situation is untended and getting worse. The military situation threatens to be overrun not just with a turkish kurdish conflict but with the threat of isis, and the diplomacy is, frankly, in crisis. We are seeing in this microcosm here a Global Situation where the traditional diplomatic actors have been horrifically weak. Failure means syrians are once again running for their lives. President erdogan has said more than 100 kurdish fighters have been killed in this operation so far. We cant independently verify that number yet, but if it is true then its likely turkey will Face International condemnation over this incursion. Many thanks, martin patience, our correspondent. Borisjohnson is meeting his irish counterpart leo va radkar for brexit talks this lunchtime, just days after european leaders expressed pessimism about reaching a deal by the end of the month. The two leaders are having whats been described as a private meeting to allow detailed discussions. The labour Leaderjeremy Corbyn said this morning that labour was ready for a general election once it was clear that a no deal brexit was off the table. Our Political CorrespondentJessica Parker reports. Can he break out of this deadlock . Borisjohnson leaving downing street earlier to see this man leo varadkar, also on the move. The two leaders arriving for their meeting near liverpool. But can an agreement be reached . Ministers insist theyve not run out of road just yet. The reason the Prime Ministers meeting leo varadkar isnt simplyjust to have a social conversation. Theyre seriously focused on trying to resolve this issue and trying to get a deal. The issue being this, how to keep the irish borderfree and flowing, how close trade ties need to be in order to make that happen. Now, in just one week from today, theres that crunch eu summit, where borisjohnson has said he hopes to finalise a deal with brussels. Three weeks from today, the uk is due to leave the European Union. But as things stand, the two sides still seem far apart, while the deadline is closing in. This former chancellor the latest to offer up some ideas of his own about how to get an agreement. But is a brexit delay now inevitable, after mps passed a law designed to prevent a no deal departure . Yes. I think the government will comply with the benn act on the 19th of october, and i think the European Union will grant an extension. The challenge now for us is to demonstrate that the well of ideas has not run dry. Just because the proposal on the table is not going to fly does not mean that we shouldnt look at other versions of a deal. But he has got different ideas on what to prioritise if an extension is secured a message to borisjohnson that labour is eagerfor a snap election. Take no deal off the table, and then, lets have the election. Were ready, were ready. There is only one reason it hasnt happened yet we cant trust you. But hang on, here is one ofJeremy Corbyns top team on whether a further referendum should come first. My concern might be that we would, if we had a general election, it would be a kind of quasi referendum, that it would be all about in or out, what kind of deal. And so to a certain extent, i can see the sense in trying to have a referendum first. Next saturdays showdown session in Parliament Following the eu summit will be a must watch, as mps decide what to do next. A serene atmosphere doesnt always hang over westminster, but Big Decisions do. Jessica parker, bbc news. Our assistant Political Editor norman smith is in westminster. The Prime Minister says hes cautiously optimistic but many seem to think that prospects for any breakthrough here are bleak . Honestly, i wouldnt hold your breath. I think the chance of a breakthrough is probably not much better than ed balls being declared a ballroom dancing champion of the world. Its just probably not going to happen. Which is not to say that both sides dont want to deal. They do. Both sides know this is probably the last chance with the clock ticking down to next weeks eu summit. Certainly on the british side there is the view that if they canjust get side there is the view that if they can just get the irish taoiseach to agree to a package then the eu would follow on after him. But even though they are meeting away from the media ina they are meeting away from the media in a private location in rural cheshire, so there is a serious intent, man to man, ito eye, face to face, to try to get this over the line, the bottom line is there doesnt seem to be any new proposal on the table. We know the existing british package has been rejected by pretty much everyone in brussels, and on the eu side they take the view that its not their problem. They dont have to come up with a solution to brexit. Brexit is something the british need to sort out, which is why mines are now turning to life after the breakdown in the talks. Minds are turning. Thats why we heard Jeremy Corbyn talking today, signalling that once an extension has been secured, one borisjohnson has written the letter asking for a delay, he would press the button for a general election having twice previously rebuffed the idea, which bluntly means we will have to get our winter woollies out for a few chilly days on the campaign trail. Norman smith, thank you. Briefing notes given to President Trump reveal that a woman with diplomatic immunity, whos a suspect in the case of a crash in northamptonshire in which a teenager died, will not return to the uk. Police want Anne Sacoolas, whos married to a us diplomat, to return to the uk in connection with the collision in august in which harry dunn died. Duncan kennedy reports. When harry dunn died in august, his family could never imagine that their arc of grief would take their son into the white house. But last night, President Trump made a promise to talk to the woman who is the main suspect in harrys death. We are going to speak to her very shortly and see if we can do something with. It was an accident, it was an acc. It was a terrible accident. But just look at this. Its the briefing note the president was holding saying that the woman he is talking about will not return to the united kingdom. That note was met this morning by outrage from harry dunns family spokesman. It didnt sit with his spoken words. Clearly, as he tends to do, just speaks off the cuff and says whatever he thinks makes him look best in the moment. You know, so we were angry when we left london yesterday, and that has tipped us over the edge, i have to say. This is Anne Sacoolas, the wife of an american intelligence official, who was driving the car that collided with harry dunns motorbike. Northamptonshire police say they wa nt to Northamptonshire Police say they want to speak to Anne Sacoolas after she pulled out of this american air base, and about the accidentjust up the road, an accident that has involved everyone from harry dunns family, to the president of the united states. Harry dunns family met the foreign secretary yesterday to try to get mrs sacoolas returned to the united kingdom, but they came out disappointed. I felt extremely let down by the government today, or by the foreign and commonwealth office. And i am deeply, deeply disappointed that they think its ok to kill a young lad on his bike and they can just walk away. The family say they plan to go to washington to add more pressure for mrs sacoolass return. All that, and grieving for harry at the same time. Duncan kennedy, bbc news. The outgoing chief medical officer for england has called for a ban on eating and drinking on public transport, to help tackle the rise in childhood obesity. In herfinal report, professor Dame Sally Davies says the government needs to take radical action, including tighter rules on food advertising and on takeaways. Heres our Health Correspondent sophie hutchinson. Running a mile every morning before lessons just one way this school in south london is trying to tackle childhood obesity. Too little exercise and too much fatty food has proved disastrous. Now englands former chief medical officer has said radical action is needed, including banning eating on public transport, and tax breaks for healthy food. Government needs to be bold and it can make a difference, and the public are asking for this. They believe, the public do, that government should protect their children. Todays report lays out the challenge posed by childhood obesity. On average, in the final year of primary school, six out of 30 children will be obese, twice the number compared to 30 years ago. In england alone, 1. 2 million children are clinically obese. This is feeding into diseases like type two diabetes, once very rare in children. There are now 100 new cases each year. Our range gives apples, strawberries. Orange, grapes, apples, strawberries. Some of three year old marisas favourite foods. Her parents made a radical change to her diet recently, after being warned that she was overweight and needed to be slimmer. I was feeling so bad because i am the mum and i am responsible for her health, and i was feeling terrified about her future and want to help her. The result of the healthier diet is that marisa has lost two kilos and the rest of the family are slimmer as well. And there have been other successes. The levy on sugary soft drinks has seen a sharp drop in the amount of sugar being eaten, but todays report wants a tax on sweet, milky drinks and the phasing out of advertising of all unhealthy food. It says only bold measures will stop children from drowning in a flood of unhealthy food options. Sophie hutchinson, bbc news. A Climate Change activist has been arrested on board a flight which was about to take off from london city airport. Several other campaigners have been arrested during protests by Extinction Rebellion at the airport. Our correspondent Richard Galpin is there. Richard, tell us more. There have been a whole series of protests here since the morning. It started off with a sit in protestjust inside the terminal entrance. About 20 or 30 people singing and chanting. Police eventually moved on and carried a number of them away. But the most significant so far has been, as you are saying, a Climate Change protester managed to get on board a flight bound to dublin. We understood none that a number of them had tried to buy tickets to do this. This man got on board the flight this. This man got on board the flight and apparently march up and down the aisle having a talk about Climate Change to activists to passengers, until police moved onto the plane and they took him away. Since then, there have been a number of other protests and people gluing themselves to the pavements. Basically at the entrance again to the terminal building. And also, a couple of people climbed onto the roof of the terminal building. I have to say, apart from that one flight, have to say, apart from that one flight, the amount of disruption has been pretty minimal. A bit of inconvenience pop for passengers, but nothing significant and the other flights have been but nothing significant and the otherflights have been going on as normal. But the Climate Change protesters say what they are doing, they believe, is important. They say they believe, is important. They say they do not want expansion of this airport to go ahead because of course, that means yet more Carbon Dioxide emissions. 0k, richard, many thanks. Our top story this lunchtime turkey steps up its assault on kurdish held areas in northern syria, with reports of tens of thousands of civilians fleeing the fighting. And coming up on World Mental Health day, the mother of british snowboarder ellie soutter talks about the pain of losing her daughter. Coming up in sport in the next 15 minutes on bbc news, the british number 2 Heather Watson is celebrating her biggest win on tourfor two years. Shes into the tianjin quarterfinals in china. The Rugby World Cup injapan is about to be hit by major disruption, because of a powerful typhoon that is heading in their direction. Organisers have cancelled englands game against france on saturday because of the severe storm, which is expected to hit tokyo. Its left many england fans, whove travelled thousands of miles for the tournament, frustrated. Scotlands game on sunday against the hosts japan is still on, for the moment, as our Sports Correspondent andy swiss reports now from tokyo. They should have been gearing up. Instead, they were getting out. Englands players leaving tokyo before the typhoon. Not that youd have guessed its coming. It was business as usual today, as the city basked in sunshine. But saturdays game is cancelled, leaving the fans with a ticket to frustration. I feel very disappointed. Especially, its sunny, its a gorgeous day here today. I cant believe that they cancelled it, seemingly, so far in advance. But, you know, in a few hours time, maybe well realise that its coming. Just arrived today. Youve just arrived today . Yeah, just flown in. So we were in the air when we heard the news. How much kind of money have you spent coming out here for this . Oh, i suppose probably about 1,500, £2,000 in total. But. Bargain yeah. But this is whats on its way. Typhoon hagibis has wind speeds of 120 mph and its heading for tokyo. England had already qualified for the quarterfinals and, with two points for a cancellation, theyll finish top of their group. But this is hardly what they wanted. Of course everyones disappointed. We wanted to play against france. Weve put a lot of work, physicalwork, emotional work, tactical work into it and were disappointed. But the situation is the situation that we dont control. Well, hosting the world cup here in typhoon season was always going to be a risk, and while its meant frustration for englands fans, for scotlands, it could yet mean the end of their tournament. Their match against japan on sunday is still under threat. If its cancelled, scotland are almost certainly out and delaying it, or relocating it, isnt an option. The japan scotland game clearly is a huge match. Wed love to be playing that game. But we wont treat that match, if it cant be played, any differently to the other matches. Scotla nd fa ns scotland fans who only yesterday we re scotland fans who only yesterday were watching their team beat russia are now keeping their fingers crossed. At least they havent called it off yet, but hopefully, i think we have been looking at the typhoon on the internet and i think we are going to get away with it. Typhoon on the internet and i think we are going to get away with itm has been a long way to come and it will be hugely disappointing if we go back not getting to see what is probably the biggest game in scotlands group certainly. We are surviving on rumours, we don