:00:20. > :00:23.More airstrikes have been carried out on Islamic State targets
:00:24. > :00:26.in Syria this morning, close to the border with Turkey.
:00:27. > :00:28.It's understood fighter jets attacked militants advancing
:00:29. > :00:36.Meanwhile RAF jets in Cyprus are expected to begin bombing in Iraq
:00:37. > :00:40.this weekend, after MPs voted yesterday to back military action.
:00:41. > :00:49.Our world affairs correspondent Richard Galpin reports.
:00:50. > :00:56.US warplanes returning after carrying out more attacks on Islamic
:00:57. > :01:02.State militants in Syria. Their target this morning, believed to be
:01:03. > :01:04.the just had -- jihadist's northern stronghold, where more than 30
:01:05. > :01:09.explosions were reported to have been heard. At the British military
:01:10. > :01:15.base in Cyprus, Tornado fighter planes are set to go into action any
:01:16. > :01:20.moment now following yesterday's vote in parliament to join the US
:01:21. > :01:25.led air campaign. We are one point of a large international coalition.
:01:26. > :01:29.The crucial part of that coalition is that it is led by the Iraqi
:01:30. > :01:34.government, the legitimate government of Iraq, and its security
:01:35. > :01:37.forces. We are there to help deal with this appalling terrorist
:01:38. > :01:42.organisation. On the ground in northern Syria near the town of
:01:43. > :01:46.Kobani, it is local Kurdish fighters who are desperately trying to hold
:01:47. > :01:50.back the latest offensive by the Islamic State. They need all the
:01:51. > :01:56.help they can get from the US-led coalition to stop this time falling.
:01:57. > :02:03.So far, the air strikes have not stopped the jihadist assault. Once
:02:04. > :02:07.again, the United States' top military commander has hinted there
:02:08. > :02:12.could be boots on the ground. If you are suggesting that I might add some
:02:13. > :02:19.point recommend that we need a large ground force to counter ISIL, the
:02:20. > :02:24.answer is, absolutely. The casualties are mounting up amongst
:02:25. > :02:28.Kurdish fighters defending the town of Kobani. The United States and its
:02:29. > :02:30.coalition partners will have to act quickly if they are to prevent
:02:31. > :02:33.another Islamic State factory. Joining us
:02:34. > :02:35.from Downing Street is our Political Carole, what expectation is there
:02:36. > :02:49.in terms of military action? Those first British air strikes are
:02:50. > :02:55.expected soon, with the Tornadoes seeking targets of IES forces inside
:02:56. > :02:59.Iraq. The Defence Secretary has been saying these air strikes will be
:03:00. > :03:04.just the start of a long campaign and we should not be expecting to
:03:05. > :03:08.see any immediate results, underlining what the Prime Minister
:03:09. > :03:10.has been saying about the need for patience and persistence. He has
:03:11. > :03:15.also been stressing the need for Britain to play its part in
:03:16. > :03:21.confronting a force which poses a direct threat to the UK. I should
:03:22. > :03:25.say there is still concerned about the British hostages. The Defence
:03:26. > :03:29.Secretary said their lives are in extraordinary danger and that whilst
:03:30. > :03:35.there are slight will not affect the overall strategy, he said the
:03:36. > :03:38.government will work to find them. -- whilst their plight.
:03:39. > :03:40.Young first-time buyers in England could buy a house at 20%
:03:41. > :03:42.below the market rate if the Conservatives are re-elected.
:03:43. > :03:45.The party say they'd build 100,000 new homes which would be
:03:46. > :03:50.Our Business Correspondent Joe Lynam reports.
:03:51. > :03:52.The Prime Minister is keen to unearth those voters who can swing
:03:53. > :03:55.may's general election for the Conservatives and he knows
:03:56. > :04:01.as the economy recovers, housing will be a key battle ground.
:04:02. > :04:04.We want to build some less expensive homes for our young people who work
:04:05. > :04:07.hard to buy, and that means exempting them from the usual
:04:08. > :04:10.regulations and charges and saying, it's your home, you've worked hard,
:04:11. > :04:14.you've got to be under 40 to buy it, but it can't be bought by
:04:15. > :04:24.They're for or people who work hard and do the right thing.
:04:25. > :04:27.The Prime Minister says that if elected he would build 100,000
:04:28. > :04:31.new homes in England at a 20% discount for first-time buyers.
:04:32. > :04:33.He says that's possible because they've been built
:04:34. > :04:37.on brownfield sites, or places which had been used previously.
:04:38. > :04:39.And the new homes would also be exempt
:04:40. > :04:42.from some taxes, energy standards and the requirement by builders to
:04:43. > :04:48.Clearly there is a concern about the new stock
:04:49. > :04:52.Will it be effectively second-class housing?
:04:53. > :04:55.Will we miss the energy efficiency standards currently built
:04:56. > :05:01.And are people going to be acquiring a substandard property
:05:02. > :05:06.which they are then going to have to sell on in the fullness of time?
:05:07. > :05:08.While the big home-builders have welcomed the Conservative proposal,
:05:09. > :05:11.Labour says it would build 200,000 new homes for everyone every year
:05:12. > :05:16.All parties, builders and home-buyers know that
:05:17. > :05:20.the issue remains, how do you build houses quickly enough to prevent
:05:21. > :05:26.home ownership from becoming a reserve of the wealthy?
:05:27. > :05:28.The Hollywood actor George Clooney is expected to marry his British
:05:29. > :05:32.fiancee, the human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin,
:05:33. > :05:36.The couple arrived there yesterday, where they travelled
:05:37. > :05:41.They're expected to have two ceremonies - one later today
:05:42. > :05:51.Golf, and it's the second of the Ryder Cup at Gleneagles where Europe
:05:52. > :05:54.started the day 5-3 up against the United States. And in this morning's
:05:55. > :05:56.four-balls it's been just as enthralling and close. Andy Swiss
:05:57. > :06:16.Another dawn, another day. The early morning air crackling with European
:06:17. > :06:24.confidence as the hosts set out with a 2 point lead. Again, it was Justin
:06:25. > :06:32.Rose that led the way. Europe's star of day one resumed his imperious
:06:33. > :06:37.form. The US responded, the unheralded Patrick Reid making his
:06:38. > :06:44.name. The quality was as high as the tension. After struggling yesterday,
:06:45. > :06:48.Rory McIlroy was starting to sparkle. The world number one,
:06:49. > :06:52.alongside Ian Poulter, showing flashes of brilliance, and he wasn't
:06:53. > :07:00.alone. Thomas Bjorn giving the home France and other excuse to cheer. --
:07:01. > :07:02.the home fans. Justin Rose is continuing to dazzle but Europe's
:07:03. > :07:11.opponents are rising to the challenge. In the last few minutes,
:07:12. > :07:16.Justin Rose and Henrik Stenson have won their match but the USA have
:07:17. > :07:21.also won a point, so the latest score, Europe, six, USA, four. But
:07:22. > :07:28.the USA are doing well in the other matches. It has been an incredible
:07:29. > :07:33.morning's golf. You can see more on all of today's stories on the BBC
:07:34. > :07:45.News Channel. The next news on BBC One is at 5:40pm. Goodbye.
:07:46. > :07:52.Hello, it has been a fine and bright morning and the weekend weather is
:07:53. > :07:55.shaping up nicely for most of us. Dry weather on the cards. This is
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