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BBCNEWS BBC News July 13, 2024

Out of Northern Syria, saying it cannot stand between turkey and the kurds. Turkeys been intensifying its operation across the Syrian Border to create a buffer zone clear of kurdish fighters. Amid the turmoil, a special report from a camp where is families have been held and where the most vulnerable include orphaned children. They came, aeroplanes, and bombed. So my mum died, my little brother, my little brother, my sister. With Syrian Government troops reported to be heading towards the border area, well have the latest. Also tonight the parents of harry dunn, the 19 year old killed in a fatal car crash, take their quest forjustice to america. It is promising that we may be able to, hopefully, get a meeting put together. Whether it is face to face or lawyer to lawyer, not really sure on that basis yet. Its a wrap. Martin scorsese on his latest film, the irishman. He film, the irishman. Is on his way. A victory forjapan means heartbreak for scotland as theyre knocked out of the rugby world cup. Good evening. The United States is to withdraw all its remaining troops, up to a thousand soldiers, from Northern Syria as turkeys offensive against the kurds intensifies. The us defence secretary said kurdish fighters would now be backed by syria and russia and america could not be caught between two opposing armies. Tonight, Syrian Government troops are said to be heading towards the border after agreeing a deal with the kurds. The Turkish Operation is aimed at creating a so called safe zone in that area. The un says more than 100,000 people have been fleeing. And families of is fighters are said to be among those whove escaped from a camp that was guarded by the kurds. Well have a special report on the plight of children there in a moment, but first, Aleem Maqbool inside Northern Syria. The anguish that only comes from loss. This brother and sister mourn theirfather, who was killed in the shelling by turkey of their residential neighbourhood. The kurds here have already suffered so much, and every day of turkeys offensive brings new chaos. These are thought to be just a handful of the hundreds of women and children who, as turkeys attacks got closer, escaped a kurdish camp that held them. Most were relatives of Islamic State group fighters. It is not the first massive Security Breach brought on by the turkish aggression. Five captured is fighters escaped from a prison here, too, after it was shelled. We found it abandoned, the remaining prisoners moved into other already overwhelmed facilities. The authorities here say they are already struggling with the resources to hold many thousands of what are among the most dangerous prisoners in the world, from the so called Islamic State group. What they warn is that with any further destabilisation caused by this assault from turkey, many more could escape and potentially regroup, undoing the massive effort it took to capture them and take their territory back. Already, is says it was behind this car bomb that killed three people. The fear is that far worse is to come. All the while, turkeys offensive goes on. This evening, a convoy travelling close to the border was attacked with more kurdish casualties, and with us troops having now been ordered to leave this part of the country, and syria saying it is sending troops into kurdish areas, more turmoil is on the horizon. Among those living at the camp in Northern Syria from which hundreds of people are thought to have escaped after nearby turkish air strikes were three children believed to be from london. They are aged between six and ten and are orphans. 0ur middle east correspondent, quentin sommerville, has their story. Beyond this fence, the lost children of the caliphate. This was the camp earlier in the week, before the turkish advance. The childrens only sin . Their parents supported the Islamic State group. Many of their parents died fighting for is. This group are all orphans. Countless childhoods violated and put on hold. Its here that we found amira earlier this week. A little girl who almost forgot who she was. This is her brother, hamza. And here her sister, heba. Amira was taken from britain when she was just five years old. Now ten, she struggles to write in english. The words london, the uk dont come easily. But the memories of the life that she had taken from her shine brightly. Her kurdish guardian says amira is british, but after the trauma of the last five years, she cant even remember her grandmothers name. This is no place for children. They need to be rescued. Many are sick or injured. Amiras sister, heba, is eight years old. Her body bears the marks of an almost unimaginable horror. Its too upsetting for them to describe. The mental scars of the last days of the caliphate in baghuz run even deeper. The onslaught in baghuz saw hundreds die as coalition bombs set off is weapons stores. The children cowered in shallow pits. Amira lost her mother and father in the onslaught as well as two sisters and an older brother. The bbc has informed the government of amira, hamza and hebas plight. But the authorities are facing an even bigger headache, now. As Turkish Forces advanced on the camp, security was breached today and hundreds escaped. British women and children may be among them. The whereabouts of amira, heba and hamza and the 21 other orphans is unknown. Syria was never a safe place to keep detainees. Especially children. Now they may be lost forever. And somewhere in london, theres a grandmother waiting, not knowing if they are alive or dead. Quentin somerville, bbc news. The parents of 19 year old harry dunn, who was killed in a Road Accident involving an American Woman with diplomatic immunity, have arrived in the United States, where they hope to raise awareness about the case. The driver, Anne Sacoolas, left the uk shortly after the crash in northamptonshire in august. 0ur correspondent, duncan kennedy, was on board the plane with harrys parents and sent this report. Harrys parents ha rrys pa rents left harrys parents left heathrow, in what has now become a transatlantic search for justice. What has now become a transatlantic search forjustice. Harry dunn died last august after his motorbike collided with a car. The car was driven by Anne Sacoolas, who left britain for the United States shortly after the accident. She has issued a statement through her lawyer. But speaking to me on board their flight but speaking to me on board their flight to new york, charlotte and tim said while they want to meet mrs sacoolas, too, it is the British Police she should be talking to. We felt like we have got the breakthrough, we finally had confirmed that the immunity we did not think she had has been confirmed that she does not have it. Certainly since she absconded back to the usa. The statement from her lawyer is promising, that we perhaps can hopefully get a meeting put together. I am unsure, ifi am honest. I am shocked. Together. I am unsure, ifi am honest. Lam shocked. But together. I am unsure, ifi am honest. I am shocked. But hopeful that something can come of this. At the place where harry dunn died in northamptonshire, new signs have been put up to one motorist to drive on the left. It is alleged that mrs sacoolas, the wife of an american diplomat at the nearby base, was driving on the right at the time of the accident. Finding out what happened on that road is why harry dunns parents have come to new york. They want to meet Anne Sacoolas to hear of her explanation face to face, but most of all, they wa nt face to face, but most of all, they want her to return to britain. Charlotte and tim did not want to come here. They say they have to do something for harry and will go any distance to honour him. Injapan, the death toll from super typhoon hagibis has risen to at least 35, with another 15 people missing. The huge storm ripped across most of central and northern parts of the country, causing record quantities of rain. Tens of thousands of troops were deployed to help with the rescue effort. Scotlands first minister, nicola sturgeon, has said shell ask the uk government by the end of the year for a second independence referendum. And at the start of a crucial week for the Brexit Process, the snps leader at westminster said he plans to move ahead with a parliamentary vote of no confidence in boris johnson. 0ur scotland editor, sarah smith, reports. The snp have arrived in aberdeen ready for battle. They want to fight a general election as soon as possible, and are preparing to try and make that happen, daring labour and the lib dems tojoin them in a vote of no confidence against the government. Jeremy, jo, the clock is ticking. The snp is ready to act. Are you . The snp leadership hope an election will leave them holding the balance of power. If so, they wont consider keeping the tories in office, and will only support a Labour Government if it allows another referendum on scottish independence. I say this tojeremy corbyn or any westminster leader who is looking to the snp for support. If you dont accept scotlands right to choose our own future at a time of our own choosing, dont even bother picking up the phone to me. The snp are hugely buoyed by a new opinion poll that suggests 50 of scots now support scottish independence. But that brings a couple of problems with it. It makes it less likely a westminster government would ever allow another in independence referendum, and it increases the impatience of activists who dont want to wait for that vote. So there are demands here for whats being called plan b. Either holding an unofficial referendum, or declaring that if the snp again wins over half the parliamentary seats in scotland, they should start independence negotiations. Its simply unacceptable for us to just sit back and accept that this unelected tory government is dragging scotland out of the eu against our will, and its imposing policies on scotland, but when we have a democratic mandate for a referendum, he can simply tell us, no, youre not having one. We need to be in a position that we can make sure scotlands voice is heard, and thats exactly what plan b will do. It would be easy for me, and it would make my life easier in the short term just to tell my supporters what they want to hear, but ive watched brexiteer leaders doing that over the past three years and it doesnt end well. I have to deal in reality. Im determined to lead my country to independence, and that means doing it properly. An attempt to force a conference debate on plan b was defeated in the hall. The additional business falls overwhelmingly. For now it seems the party are prepared to bide their time, believing independence is in sight. But they wont wait forever. Sarah smith, bbc news, aberdeen. Well, lets outline whats in store in what looks like it will be a decisive week for brexit. Therell be more talks between british and eu officials tomorrow as mps return to parliament for the queens speech, setting out the governments future plans on delivering brexit, tackling crime and funding the nhs. On thursday, the eu summit begins in brussels, the last such gathering before the brexit deadline. And on saturday, there will be a special sitting of the house of commons. 0ur political correspondent, nick eardley, joins us now from downing street. How likely are we to have some a nswe is how likely are we to have some answers on brexit this week . The last three years has felt like a political roller coaster. The next few days could well be bumpy. Those discussions tomorrow will resume with a clock ticking. There are just three days for the uk and the eu to come to a compromise to put to european leaders at that summit next week. Borisjohnson updated his cabinet earlier and made clear there isa cabinet earlier and made clear there is a significant way to go. That is a view echoed in brussels tonight. But mrjohnson still thinks there is a pathway to a deal. I am told that on the calls he seemed genuinely confident there could be a breakthrough in the next few days, but there are many at westminster are prepared to pour cold water on that idea. They think the distance between the uk and the eu is too great and there is not enough time to get this done by the end of the month. We have said a number of times recently, this is a big week in westminster. This time next week, we should know the answer to some big questions. Can borisjohnson get that new brexit deal and if so, can he persuade mps to support it and if not, can he be forced to do something he said he will not, and extend the Brexit Process . The truth is that nobody here and nobody in brussels can definitively know the a nswe is. Thank you. A i9th century english theologian, cardinaljohn henry newman, has been declared a saint. It came after Cardinal Newman had a second miracle attributed to him earlier this year. Today, he was among five people who were canonised, including four women, during a mass at the vatican attended by the prince of wales. With all the sport now, heres karthi gna nasegram at the bbc sport centre. Good evening. Scotlands players have described their huge disappointment at being knocked out of the Rugby Union World cup. They lost an emotional match to the hosts, japan, who said they were motivated by families that had lost someone in the super typhoon that hit the area. Japan played outstanding rugby to beat scotland by 28 points to 21 to progress to their first world cup quarterfinal. Andy swiss reports from yokohama. Just a few yards from the stadium, a reminder this was no ordinary rugby match. Amid the flood water, it was somehow game on forjapan and scotland, but those affected by typhoon hagibis were soon in everyones thoughts. After the silence, though, came the roar first from scotland supporters as finn russell gave them the perfect start. But cheered on by the cherry and white, japan seemed utterly inspired. Some of the most dazzling rugby this tournament has seen, including two tries for the clinical fukuoka. They raced to a 28 7 lead. Surely scotland were heading home . Or were they . Two tries, including one from xander fagerson, gave them hope, butjapan would not be denied. Extraordinary circumstances, an extraordinary night. I am pleased for the japanese, it was a fantastic game and a great atmosphere. But yeah, a little bit disappointed for scotland. You are very happy . Very happy all japanese very happy well, this was a night of high emotion and drama. Disappointment for scotland, butjapan are through to their first world cup quarterfinal in thrilling fashion. Andy swiss, bbc news, yokohama. Wales made sure of their place in the quarterfinals of the world cup with a 35 13 bonus point victory over uruguay. The results means wales top their pool and will face france in the last eight next weekend. Its time to pop out of the room if you dont want to know the results of todays european football qualifying games as sportscene follows soon on bbc one in scotland. Gareth bale equalised for wales as they drew 1 1 with croatia. Wales could still qualify without needing a play off. Scotland beat san marino 6 0 and can only qualify via the play offs. The four time 0lympic champion simone biles has become the most decorated gymnast in World Championships history. Biles won two more gold medals today on the beam and in the floor final. She now has 25 world medals, 19 of those are gold, and she has surpassed the overall medal record previously held by vitaly scherbo. And Great Britain has won more than one gold medal at a single world gymnastics championships for the first time afterjoe fraser took gold on the parallel bars, the first british medal ever to be won on that piece of apparatus. Paula radcliffes marathon record, which stood for 16 years, was broken today in chicago by kenyas brigid kosgei, who recorded a time of two hours, 14 minutes and four seconds. Thats over a minute faster than radcliffes record. There was disappointment for mo farah in the mens marathon, though. He finished in eighth place in a race won by kenyas lawrence cherono. Theres more on the bbc sport website, including news of Valterri Bottas win at the japanese grand prix. Mishal. Thank you very much. Hes one of the most acclaimed directors of all time with films including taxi driver, goodfellas and raging bull. Martin scorseses latest, the irishman, is about organised crime in post war america. 0ur arts editor, will gompertz, has been speaking to him about it and about the technique he used to turn the clock back on his actors. Management can only fire a driver on very specific charges, so, do you ever show up late . No. Drink on the job . No. Do you every hit anybody . 0n thejob . Yeah. I dont think so. Its about power, its about power, love, betrayal, and then ultimately, the price you pay for the life you lead. Im here to defend you, right . Right. We could not get any financing from the hollywood studios. What do you want . Like, do you want to know if i did it or not . Nobody was interested in making a film with me and bob any more. I just dont think they thought the audience was there. The biggest theme going through the whole thing is, of course, its about old age. Old age. Yeah . Its about the ageing process and looking back on our lives. The ageing process, yes, the ageing process, ultimately. Without scaring an audience, saying, we dont want to go and see a film about old age the way around that problem was to go high tech and digitally de age, by several decades, the three septuagenarian male leads, al pacino, joe pesci and robert de niro. Are you happy with the de ageing . Yes, we had started out one way, we ended up redoing shots that we did originally in the first week. Six months later, we redid those shots because the technology was better. The issue, i thought, with it, wasnt the facial expressions so much, but the bodies. So, bob de niro, a 70 something year old man, de aged around his face but his body is still a 70 year old man and it moves like a 70 something year old man . At times, probably, yes, at times. You make him climb over some rocks to chuck away a gun. Oh, well, tha

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