paris for the equestrian events in paris as this story continues to shake the sport. but authorities insist that equine welfare is paramount. also on the programme: pictures have emerged of an arrest at manchester airport apparently showing a police officer stamping on a suspect�*s head. thank you, mr speaker. role reversal in the commons: sir keir starmer faces his first pmqs as prime minister. a 20 year high in shoplifting — police in england and wales recorded nearly half a million offences in a year. and janet jackson talks to us about growing up in one of music's most successful families and how she never intended to be famous. and coming up on bbc news — the action is under way in paris but it's a disappointing start for the poster boy of the games, antoine dupont as france draw

with the usa in rugby sevens. hello and welcome to the bbc news at six. footage has been made public of the olympic equestrian gold medalist charlotte dujardin repeatedly whipping a horse during a training session. the team gb athlete has been suspended by her sport's governing body and has withdrawn from the olympics, which begin this week. she called the incident an error ofjudgement. a dutch lawyer representing the person who filmed the video was given permission by his client, who's remaining anonymous, to provide it to the bbc. here's our sports news correspondent laura scott. this is the video that has rocked the sporting world. it shows a dressage star charlotte dujardin on

foot, whipping a horse repeatedly during a coaching session. she says she is deeply ashamed of what is seen here, calling it completely out of character, and an error of judgment which does not reflect how i train my horses. it was taken several years ago, but surfaced this week. days before the start of the olympics. if the protection of animal welfare was the primary motivation of your client, the whistle—blower, why did it take them several years to come forward? forward 7 first of forward? first of all, my client was not really— first of all, my client was not really aware of this, because it was the superstar who did it. secondly, she had _ the superstar who did it. secondly, she had spoken with several people in the _ she had spoken with several people in the dress i've seen and they all warned _ in the dress i've seen and they all warned her. — in the dress i've seen and they all warned her, she is so afraid of victim — warned her, she is so afraid of victim blaming. dujardin voluntarily withdrew from the games and was later suspended from dressage pending the outcome of an investigation by the world equestrian federation. but she won't the only rider absent from paris

after footage the only rider absent from paris afterfootage emerged of the only rider absent from paris after footage emerged of what have been described as concerning training methods. two danish riders were both excluded before selection. so is this a widespread issue? i have watched charlotte train here, abroad, competed alongside her. that is totally out of character from any of the work that i have ever seen charlotte do with a horse. that is not dressage training, that is not any sort of training. a horse cannot understand that. this is the arena where dujardin was expected to make history this summer. herabsence expected to make history this summer. her absence is notjust a blow for team gb, it has left the sport reeling, and has prompted uncomfortable questions about its commitment to equine welfare. the whip can be a tool to extend the information— the whip can be a tool to extend the information you want to give to the horse. _ information you want to give to the horse. but — information you want to give to the horse. but it— information you want to give to the horse, but it has to be in a very mild _ horse, but it has to be in a very mild wax — horse, but it has to be in a very mild wax it_ horse, but it has to be in a very mild way. it has to take into consideration the learning process of the _ consideration the learning process of the horse. but if it is used as

punishment or in a violent way, stressing — punishment or in a violent way, stressing the horse, it is absolutely unacceptable. charlotte dujardin! the _ charlotte dujardin! the f _ charlotte dujardin! the f e _ charlotte dujardin! the f f i— charlotte dujardin! the f e i hope - charlotte dujardin! i the f e i hope there charlotte dujardin! - the f e i hope there action charlotte dujardin! _ the f e i hope there action so far so no one is beyond reproach, but this case has once again put the spotlight on the use of the whip. dujardin said there is no excuse for this video, but many have been left wondering and worrying how common this is. well, dujardin did say she is sincerely sorry for what has happened. remember, it was here that she was widely expected to be crowned briton�*s most decorated female olympian of all time. but she isn't here, and it has been a very troubling 24—hour is. today, we heard from uk sport, saying they have withdrawn dujardin�*s funding pending the outcome of the investigation into the video. two of dujardin�*s sponsors have also withdrawn their support for her, saying they could not condone the behaviour in the video, and tonight,

team gb have said that becky moody has replaced dujardin in the british team. the british riders do need to somehow now regroup and focus on the job at hand, with less than a week to go until the dressage events begin here in versailles. laura, thank you. laura scott there. video has emerged tonight of an arrest at manchester airport where a police officer is seen kicking a man who's on the ground and stamping on his head. a warning — you may find the footage which we're about to show you disturbing. the incident happened after reports of an altercation between members of the public in terminal 2. greater manchester police have said that while trying to arrest a suspect in the original altercation, three officers were violently assaulted. a female officer was taken to hospital with a broken nose. our correspondent yunus mulla is at manchester airport. what more can you tell us?

i understand that this incident happened between the arrivals hall and passport control at manchester airport's terminal to building yesterday afternoon. the bbc has spoken to an eyewitness who was walking through the area at the time, and said the man on the floor had previously been pinned to the wall. he threw punches and then was tasered shortly before this incident. greater manchester police say that their officers were attacked while trying to make an arrest of a suspect in relation to a previous incident that had occurred at the terminal to building, and say that as a result, because they were firearms officers, they were at risk of their firearms being taken. they were saying that they have made four arrests for affray, and on suspicion of assaulting emergency services workers. they also say that three police officers were taken to hospital for treatment, including

one officer who suffered a broken nose. since this footage has emerged, the force has said in a statement that it acknowledges the concerns of the conduct within the video, which is being looked at by its professional standards inspectorate. yunus mulla, thank you. sir keir starmer has been on the receiving end of prime minister's questions for the first time. he took questions from, among others, the conservative leader rishi sunak, who tried to find common ground and focused on the war in ukraine. the prime minister defended the government's approach to child poverty after seven labour mps were suspended from the parliamentary party last night for voting to abolish the two—child benefit cap. here's our political editor chris mason. fancy the best seat in the house? follow me into the press gallery of the house of commons. this, i reckon, the best theatre in the west end.

normally, we are not allowed to film up here, but they have let us today to mark the moment where sir keir starmer has to answer questions at prime minister's question time rather than ask them. prime minister's questions is one of the key moments of the political week. it's where reputations can be made or broken. it's not typical, actually, of what goes on here in the round, but it still really matters. usually, as you might have spotted, it's rather boisterous. but less so today. thank you, mr speaker. this morning i have had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others, discussing how this government will bring about the change the country has decisively voted for. there were plenty of good wishes for brits heading to the olympics, including this. i have no doubt that after years of training, focus and dedication, they will bring back many gold medals, although, to be honest, i'm probably not the first person they want to hear advice from on how to win. the former prime minister was facing the hundreds of labour mps who defeated him, and so chose a topic,

the war in ukraine, where there is lots of agreement here. can i ask that he continues to be responsive to ukraine's requests so that they don't just stand still, but can decisively win out against russian aggression? yes, the prime minister said, adding: i will continue to try to do that in the way that he did, which is to reach out across the house to share such information as we can to maintain the unity that is so important. but things did get spiky over the suspension of seven labour mps who defied the government. they voted, along with the scottish national party, to scrap a restriction on child welfare payments to the first two children in most families. poverty campaigners are furious with the prime minister. - is his honeymoon over. before it's even begun? labour say scrapping the cap isn't affordable right now.

westminster�*s third biggest party is the liberal democrats, so expect to see a lot more of this man. after a once in a century election, does he not think there _ is an opportunity for a once in a century chance to fix i social care? the prime minister said he wanted to set up, in time, a national care service, but there are questions too from reform uk and the green party. the house of commons — new people in new places and a new debate to listen to. chris mason, bbc news, at westminster. and on the news at ten tonight, we'll have a special report from quentin sommerville on the frontline in ukraine, where drones are dramatically changing the way war is fought. here's a brief preview. we have to move fast. this is what drones and glide bombs have done to lyptsi. crossing open ground can be deadly. go.

getting to shelter, moving deep underground, is the only protection against these weapons. where are we going now? we're going to another position with heavyweight drones. so bigger drones and bigger bombs? yes, yes. more on that at ten p m. a man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and a number of knives have been seized after a soldier was stabbed near army barracks in kent. the head of the army has called the attack in chatham horrific and unprovoked. the victim, who's in his 40s, is in hospital in a serious but stable condition. the attack isn't believed to be terrorism—related. here's our home editor mark easton. desperate screams tear through the calm of a sunny evening in gillingham. it was just before six last night when locals say a man who had arrived on a moped began stabbing a ao—year—old soldier in uniform close to his barracks. local resident alex's doorbell

camera recorded the commotion. you could hear the screams become more harrowing and piercing as they went on, and realised it was something more serious. i put my shoes on and walked out of the corner and saw there were five or six people around a body already. it was chaotic, screaming not only from the wife, but from other women in the area. and of course, as more and more people arrived, there was more and more screaming. operation round—up is now in effect. soldiers from the royal school of military engineering regiment were ordered to head indoors as residents said the assailant, armed with two kitchen knives, calmly we boarded his moped and rode off in the direction of rochester. the community already had a photo of the suspect. full frontal of him looking quite nonchalant next to his bike. initially, there were fears that the stabbing might be a repeat of the lee rigby knife attack

in 2013, a soldier in uniform targeted by terrorists. however, the home secretary was advised this morning that the incident was not being treated as terror—related. this is an ongoing police investigation by kent police. it's really important that they have everyone's support in this investigation. this was a just appalling attack on a serving soldier, and i know that the whole country will be thinking of him and his family and wishing him a speedy recovery. police dogs were deployed to a housing development in rochester where a man had been arrested. he remains in custody tonight. kent police have said they are not treating this incident as terror—related currently. however, detectives and a forensic team are inside the house where the suspect is thought to have lived, looking for clues as to the motivation behind this terrible incident. there are suggestions that the attack may have been mental health—related, but whatever the cause, the consequence is a frenzy of violence that has left a soldier in a serious

condition in hospital and a community in shock. mark easton, bbc news, gillingham. a man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after six people were killed in a crash near barnsley on sunday. shane roller, his partner shannen morgan and two of their young daughters died when their car collided with a motorbike on the a61. the couple on the bike, christopher and janine barton, also died. our reporter hannah gray is in barnsley. hannah. yes, people have been continuing to come here to leave floral tributes this evening, because on sunday, just before lipm, six people lost their lives. two of them were very young children. the accident happened here on the a61 between wakefield and barnsley, and today, west yorkshire police have said that they have arrested a man on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. they are also

appealing for anyone who has seen a grey porsche 911 driving around the area at the time of the crash to get in touch with them. earlier today, at 10am, a memorial service was held just down the road from here at saint helen's church. they were remembering nine—year—old rubie, four—year—old lillie, and their parents shane and shannen. they also paid tribute to the motorcycle riders, christopherand janine riders, christopher and janine barton, who riders, christopherand janine barton, who have been married for 25 years. it was a half—hour service for people to come and light candles, reflect, say prayers and process their grief. west yorkshire police say that the arrest happened earlier. a man remains in custody and they are appealing for anyone with information to get in touch. thank you.

the time is 6.16. our top story this evening: footage has been made public of the olympic gold medalist charlotte dujardinn repeatedly whipping a horse during a training session. and still to come: with two days to go until the opening ceremony, coming up on bbc news — andy murray tells us he's happy to be ending his tennis career at the paris olympics. but he is aiming to go out with a gold in the doubles. our correspondent adina campbell has been looking at the figures and is here now. police are now dealing with unprecedented levels of theft across england and wales. there were more than 440,000 shoplifting offences recorded by forces in the 12 months to march this year, according to the office for national statistics.

that's up by almost a third on the previous year. but these are only the cases on record. it's likely there are many more which go unreported. it's not the first we've heard about this problem. shoplifting offences had already reached a record high earlier this year, and now this is the highest number since current records began back in 2003. so why has this crime increased? well, the cost of living crisis is one reason, and in some cases people are stealing to order, targeting higher—value items. in new measures announced last week, the government says it wants to strengthen the law by making assaulting a shop worker a specific criminal offence, which would help police investigate and prosecute criminals. but retailers say action has to go much further, by creating better deterrents. i think ultimately, the most important thing is making sure that the police will be turning up to all incidents that happen and that they will be taking this seriously and allocating the necessary resources

to the police to ensure that we can really take the fight back to the criminals, because at the moment, there are many who seem to think they can steal with impunity. why? because effectively, they can at the moment. they're getting away with it. and another stark figure in this latest data shows the number of offences involving theft from a person. there were more than 130,000 recorded in the period 2023 to 202k. that's a rise of 17% on the previous 12 months. jane. adina campbell there. thousands of protesters had gathered outside the us capitol in washington in advance to an address to the joint houses of congress by the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. in the next hour, israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu will address a joint session of the us congress,

in an attempt to bolster support for the war in gaza. he was invited by the speaker of the house, whose republican party is trying to show unflinching support for israel. but some democratic politicians have said they won't attend. our north america correspondent tom bateman is there. nomia iqbal is in washington. what are we expecting? _ nomia iqbal is in washington. what are we expecting? as _ nomia iqbal is in washington. iwisgt are we expecting? as you nomia iqbal is in washington. “himsgt are we expecting? as you mentioned, there are thousands of protesters outside the capitol. they have been preparing for this moment. many have been bussed in from different parts of the us to make their voices heard. they are angry about the rising death toll in gaza as well as the us' continuous military assistance to israel. as you mentioned, the republican speaker of the house, mikejohnson, invited him. it was a bipartisan invite, but it was initiated by the republican party, who stand firmly with israel. the democratic party is a bit more complicated. there are members of the party who are boycotting the address later today. many of them object to him being here, saying that they don't want to be used as a

p"°p that they don't want to be used as a prop to bolster him and offset what is deep unpopularity back home in israel. he also has a complicated relationship with president biden at the moment, but he will be looking to ease tensions with the president, especially as mr biden is someone who he will rely on in the last six months of his presidency. the vice—president kamala harris will not be in dc. she is at a prescheduled event in indiana, but we understand that mr netanyahu will meet the president and the vp later this week. he then plans to travel to florida to mar—a—lago to visit the former president donald trump. nomia iqbal. eluned morgan is the new leader of welsh labour and is set to become the next first minister of wales. she'll become wales' first female first minister, replacing vaughan gething, who announced his departure last week, only four months into the job. from cardiff bay,

here's hywel griffith. one words and slightly tepid tea for the woman who will be wales' first female first minister. and if you have been counting, the third person in the job this year. we have been counting, the third person in the job this year.— in the 'ob this year. we have not made in the job this year. we have not made a good _ in the job this year. we have not made a good fist _ in the job this year. we have not made a good fist of— in the job this year. we have not made a good fist of things - in the job this year. we have not made a good fist of things in - in the job this year. we have not made a good fist of things in the past few weeks, but this is about turning a new page. find past few weeks, but this is about turning a new page.— past few weeks, but this is about turning a new page. and how will you be different? — turning a new page. and how will you be different? we _ turning a new page. and how will you be different? we have _ turning a new page. and how will you be different? we have a _ turning a new page. and how will you be different? we have a fresh - turning a new page. and how will you be different? we have a fresh start. l be different? we have a fresh start. the very fact _ be different? we have a fresh start. the very fact that _ be different? we have a fresh start. the very fact that we _ be different? we have a fresh start. the very fact that we will _ be different? we have a fresh start. the very fact that we will have - be different? we have a fresh start. the very fact that we will have a - the very fact that we will have a leader and a deputy first minister is something that i hope will look and feel different, but also, we are going to go out and rather than set our stall out, we now have the opportunity to do that and go out and listen. just opportunity to do that and go out and listen. , , ., ., , ., ., and listen. just a few months ago, there was the _ and listen. just a few months ago, there was the sound _ and listen. just a few months ago, there was the sound of _ and listen. just a few months ago, there was the sound of applause i there was the sound of applause echoing for vaughan gething, who won the leadership contest, but then lost control of his colleagues, angered by a £200,000 donation he had accepted. last week, he was forced to stand down. this has been an unseemly mesh for labour in

wales. while fighting a successful general election campaign, they were also battling it out against each other behind closed doors at the senedd. having claimed the leadership without a contest, the challenge for eluned morgan now is to unite the party and move on. she has deep roots in labour and the left of politics. this was her as a teenager, picking coffee in nicaragua with revolutionary socialist. at 27, she became the youngest ever member of the european parliament. then, after a brief stint in the lords, he entered the seneddin stint in the lords, he entered the senedd in 2016. but it's not all been straightforward. two years ago, she had to apologise after receiving a driving ban for speeding stop i would like to place on record in the chamber my sincere remorse and deep regret for my actions. her biggest task so far has been responsibility for the health service, where she has failed to fix wales' problem with lengthy waiting lists. she has

always said more cash is needed, but now needs to persuade the treasury to give it. it doesn't look like there is going to be a huge amount of money coming wales' way in terms of money coming wales' way in terms of the budget, and that will be a big challenge for her, not only to turn around health, but also all the other public services that people are looking to at the moment. now she is in the spotlight, eluned morgan will need to prove she can bring back some come to her party and put the focus back on governing. hywel griffith, bbc news, cardiff. now to one of the best selling artists of all time. janetjackson has sold more than 180 million records worldwide, with a string of hits that have left a lasting impression on pop culture. as she prepares for her together again tour, which is coming to the uk later this year, our music correspondent mark savage caught up with her. she's been telling him what it was like to grow up in a musically gifted family. janet jackson never intended to be famous. shejust happened to be born

into one of the most musically successful families of all time. i started when i was seven. i don't ever remember being asked, ijust remember doing it. despite that, she became known for her music and choreography. she she told me she taught herself to dance after an upsetting i've got a booty so she would say that i'm not tucking my butt enough and she hit me. i was young, i was little. a second attempt at taking classes in her teens also went wrong. i was about to shoot an episode of different strokes and i remember telling my instructor that, my teacher, and he got a little close to me and i felt very, very uncomfortable. then i remember coming out of the class and telling my mother and she said, that's it,

you're not going back. as an adult, janet channelled experiences like those into strong and confident songs like nasty... # nasty, nasty boys... but she still had to fight. what were the barriers you came up against? oh, god. being told no. more than once. saying because you are a girl, you can't do that. girls don't do that. it was like, why not? but eventually, you stick in there long enough, you find a way to get your way. her career has had its ups and downs but right now, she is in the middle of her most successful tour to date. and you still do some of the dance routines from some of those old videos. do people in the audience do them back at you? are you kidding me? yes. i see them doing miss you much. i see them doing a lot of stuff. i can only do the one,

which is just the countdown. the rhythm nation? yeah. that one, too. shall we do it together? yeah. go on. five, four, three, two, one... you did it very well. thank you. mark savage, bbc news. more than 10,000 athletes from all over the world are beginning to arrive in paris for the olympic games. after team gb came fourth in the medal table in tokyo with 64 medals, including 22 golds, there are hopes that british athletes will again deliver on sport's biggest stage. our correspondent natalie pirks is in the french capital. they say the third time's a charm, and as paris gears up to host the opening ceremony for its third olympics... security guards shout. security has been stepped up for the first games in eight years to be held in front of fans. i think the paris games is back to what we want to recognise, those packed out crowds, that emotional celebration and a city that's just alight. it's exactly 100 years since the last paris olympics, and the world of sport looks very

different for british athletes. this is cardboard. the sustainable cardboard beds may be back in the athletes' village, but at team gb's performance lodge where athletes can train, eat and recover, nothing has been left to chance. soundproof sleep pods for day naps, anyone? team gb is bringing 327 athletes to paris, its smallest team since beijing, but they're hoping to win medals across a wider range of sports than ever before. for the second successive olympics, there are more female athletes than men, but they're chasing a medal haul of between 50 and 70 medals. a minimum is hoped for of 60, which they've achieved at the last three olympics. i do think it's a very, very talented team that we've brought here. i do think it is stacked with medal potential, and it's really whether we can support athletes to convert that

medal potential to podium places. there are plenty of familiar faces coming back. emily campbell will be britain's only weightlifter here after winning the nation's first medal in the sport in tokyo. the most successful gymnast in british history, max whitlock, is returning for his fourth and final olympics before retirement. and double olympic champion sir andy murray will swing his racket here for one last time too. i'm really happy. i've loved being part of the british team at the olympics or when we play davis cups and stuff. yeah, i'm happy that this is where it's going to end. i'm ready to finish now. i know it's the right decision for me and i'm looking forward to the rest of my life. but there are also plenty of athletes at the start of theirjourney, like 17—year—old phoebe gill, who will become the youngest british track athlete at a games for more than four decades in the women's 800 metres. the opening ceremony isn't till friday, but the sport has already started. no football for team gb, but for those athletes dreaming of gold here,

their moment is almost upon us. natalie pirks, bbc news, paris. time for a look at the weather. here's sarah keith—lucas. it's been another humid day out there today. we have had quite a bit of cloud around but there has been some sunshine breaking through the cloud and in the sunny spells across parts of southern and eastern england, we had temperatures above 25 celsius. most places dry, but there has been some rain that has been moving on from the west over recent hours. it's going to continue to track eastwards, so that sets us up to track eastwards, so that sets us up for tomorrow. still humid and cloudy for most. some sunshine, but also a bit of rain in the forecast. so we have a couple of areas of low pressure trying to move in from the atlantic, with weather front sweeping eastwards, then bumping into high pressure but sitting across the near continent, so am not much rain around. but overnight, patchy rain coming and going, particularly across parts of

england, wales and scotland. northern ireland is seen something drier, but wherever you are, it's going to be a sticky feeling night. through tomorrow, you can see a lot of cloud around. towards the southern counties of england is where you will see pulses of rain coming and going. some uncertainty about the exact positioning. also showers for northern ireland and scotland, working their way eastwards on the south—westerly breeze. but in between, central parts of the uk should stay dry. there will be sunshine and we could see 2a for parts of central and eastern england in the sunshine. then we have a change as we head into friday because eventually, this cold front sweeps eastwards. the winds come from more of a westerly direction, and you will probably be pleased to hear it will feel fresher, with a mix of sunshine and showers for friday. most places looking dry. the showers will develop during the day, particularly for northern ireland, but one or two

further south as well. many