tonight at ten... unrest in sunderland, with several hundred rioters on the streets this evening. a car was set on fire and police came under attack — it's the latest in a series of disturbances in english cities this week. we will have more from the scene. our other main story tonight — it's a glorious day for team gb at the olympics. a flawless performance from bryony page brought britain its first ever olympic gold on the trampoline. and tears ofjoy from emily craig and imogen grant — their golds among several gb medals on the water. also, france's superstar swimmer, leon marchand, delights the home crowd by taking his fourth gold of these games. on bbc london...

extra powers for police in southend this weekend following widespread violence in the city on tuesday — essex police say dispersal orders have already prevented further disorder. good evening. there has been violence in the centre of sunderland tonight. police have been trying to contain several hundred rioters, some of whom were draped in england flags. it's the latest in a series of disturbances in a number of english towns this week after three children were fatally stabbed in southport on monday. our home editor, mark easton, reports now from sunderland. there were fears of violent far right protests turning into an

all—out riot, large numbers of police have been deployed across the city to deal with a wave of criminality, a police car in the side street vandalised, ran the next corner a taxi overturned and set alight. about 500 protesters here in the centre of sunderland, we have a police helicopter overhead, you can probably see the riot squads getting out of their van, we have had police on horseback charging through the crowd to disperse them but it's a strange scene because you have the hard right yobs hurling bricks at the police, then you have families all wearing england tops, cheering them along, i have seen babies in pushchairs, very small children on the march, and scores of teenagers, young boys and girls, all dressed up to their nines, out on a friday night, just looking for a bit of excitement. there was some well—known figures from far right groups in attendance as youngsters

and balaclavas were coordinated, gathering missiles to throw at police officers. head for the mosque! shouted one. fears grew that the town might descend into major public disorder. and let's join mark easton, who is still in sunderland for us this evening. what's the latest? in the last hour, we know that a large group of youths have been looting and smashing shops in the town centre, in the high street here in sunderland. we are also getting reports that the police office in the high street in sunderland was broken into by some of the young people and has been set alight, so really very serious disturbances going on in the centre of sunderland this evening. my understanding is

that the police here have actually called for reinforcements, they are worried that the protest is too difficult for them to contain using their own resources. all police leave has been cancelled for tomorrow. but the situation is really extremely troubling, and i think there is still profound concern that the violence he could escalate still further.— escalate still further. mark, thank ou. meanwhile, about 200 anti—racist protestors gathered outside a mosque in liverpool after reports that a far—right demonstration had been planned. our correspondent, danjohnson, is in liverpool. a much quieter night here in liverpool. we have seen about 300 people on the street here, probably 200 of them who came out to protect they said there mosque which has stood here for more than 120 years. on the other side of the road there

were about 100 people chanting anti—immigrant slogans, saying things like they wanted their country back, there were a few minor scuffles and the police had to get involved, a couple of things thrown but no serious disorder thrown, there are a huge number of police out on the streets, the helicopter as above, but of course the focus of everything this week has been the tragic events in southport, and i was there earlier today, talking to people about how they are processing everything that has happened in that town since monday. five days isn't long to process something so awful. and people are still struggling with everything that has hit their town this week. there's collective grief for three little girls but at its heart are bereaved relatives. like elsie dot stancombe's great aunt, jean. it is the first time we have spoken

to one of the girl's family. i was giving elsie sewing lessons because she takes after me. what was she like? she was lovely, she was so sweet and so, so gentle. so gentle. how do you think people will cope? i have no idea. i have no idea, peoplejust cope in their own ways. ijust know elsie's mum and dad are going to struggle. really struggle. those grieving and injured were the focus of friday prayers. we want those angels to remembered for what they where, young and free, now they are dancing in the sky. on tuesday, this was the target of a riot and they are thanking

the police and the community. we want to show people - that we love them very much. we respect them very much - and we are part of them and i am sure they are part of us. they are in our hearts. it was humbling to see the help - and support they came and gave us. john takes spiritual support to the streets of his hometown. he is somehow staying upbeat. we are at the beginning of mourning for the three tragic lives and the others who were injured. but southport will recover. and there is determination that positivity will dominate this response. i think it will make the community stronger. yeah, definitely. definitely. things can only change for the better after this, you know. hopefully, anyway.

elsie, seven, bebe, six, and alice, nine, the sudden loss of such youthful innocence is still impossible to comprehend. there is deep strength here, but it has been sorely tested. danjohnson, bbc news, southport. and there'll be more about the protests shortly on newsnight on bbc two. here's katie razzall. with more violent clashes between protesters and police in sunderland on going, we will speak live to the north—east mayor and hear from the government's advisor on political violence and a disinformation expert on how social media is being used to fuel the anger, that is newsnight, 10:30pm, bbc news, bbc two and iplayer.

it's been a glorious day for british athletes in paris — three more gold medals bringing the total so far to nine. here they all are — team gb are now fifth in the medals table. it's been the most successful opening week at an olympics ever. natalie pirks is in paris. natalie, how lovely to have some good news! it has been quite brilliant. 27 medals at this stage, four more than team gb had in tokyo and three more golds, in rowing today britain's unbeaten double sculls justified that tag, bryony page on britain's first—ever trampolining gold and three brilliant rounds in the eventing. three gold medals in just over three hours.

they had waited three years to erase the memories of tokyo where they missed a medal by 100th of a second. but not this time — they were dominant. with each stroke, their grasp on gold tightened until it was finally, gloriously theirs. and the emotions soon flowed. the double sculls won't be held again, meaning they will forever be olympic champions and forever indebted to one another. she took me from a clueless single sculler who did not know how to row a double to an olympic champion, and she has been there every single step of the way. the days when i didn't even know i could do it, ijust have to look at her and i know we'll be fine. there were points today where i needed that. from injuries to mental blocks, bryony page has endured the ups and downs of sport. having won silver and bronze medals before, gold would

take something special. this is looking good. come on, bryony! but with this routine... ..she soared to a score she could scarcely believe. and when the final gymnast vaulted... ..she realised she had done it. that is it! with the performance of her life, under enormous pressure, bryony page completes the set of olympic medals. here she is, being crowned olympic champion in paris. i have gone through a lot and ijust love the sport and i'm just so glad i can still compete in it and to a level that i'm really happy with. i have absolutely loved this competition and the crowd and the support and flying through the sky. minutes later, more brits were hoping to jump to success. even the horses had everything crossed. for the gold medal.

can he do it? but scott brash sealed gold... ..prompting some deja vu. i can't believe it. the last time we won gold, these two boys were on the team with my dad. they've been heroes of mine. i've looked up to them throughout my career. so to be stood next to them on the podium is unbelievable. this was a golden day when team gb were on flying form. laura scott, bbc news, paris. in the pool, there was silver for team gb's ben proud in the men's 50 metre freestyle, but the night belonged to france's leon marchand as he took his fourth gold of this games. he won it in some style in front of an adoring crowd, breaking michael phelps' record for the distance, which had stood for 16 years. britain's duncan scott took the silver — the eighth olympic medal of his career, moving him to third on britain's all—time most decorated list. marchand has doubled france's olympic swimming medals total in a single games —

to the obvious delight of president macron. there was an agonising finish for british rowers ollie wynne—griffith and tom george in the men's pair. they took an early lead but were caught by croatia and had to settle for silver. while britain have had their best ever olympics in diving, with jack laugher and anthony harding grabbing bronze in the synchronised three metre springboard final, gb's fourth diving medal of the games. taiwan's lin yu—ting joins algerian imane khelif in the next round — khelif beat her italian opponent in just 46 seconds yesterday. our sports editor dan roan is in paris tonight. controversy continues to hang over this olympic boxing arena. lin yu—ting! for the second successive day,

a fighter has competed in the women's competition despite reportedly failing a gender test last year. taiwan's lin yu—ting on the way to winning a first bout of the games against uzbekistan's sitora turdibekova by unanimous decision. banned by the international boxing association but allowed to fight here by the ioc, yu—ting declined to comment afterwards. what does lin say to those who say she shouldn't be here? i don't know, you enjoy the game, ok? the controversy erupted yesterday when algerian imane khelif, another fighter banned by the iba forfailing an unspecified gender test, won herfirst bout when opponent, angela carini, withdrew after 46 seconds, claiming she had to preserve her life. today, the italian apologised to khelif, saying she felt sorry for her but, amid an outcry over safety, the controversy has now gone beyond boxing. it was an incredibally uncomfortable watch. and i know there is a lot of concern about women competitors as sporting bodies try to get that balance

between inclusion, fairness and safety, there is a role for government to make sure that they've got the guidance and the framework and the support to make those decisions correctly. there is little information about what tests the iba carried out to decide the fighters were not eligable for women's boxing. the ioc, which is organising the boxing competition because the iba is suspended over governace issues, has said the tests were arbitrary and that the fighters meet their rules. the algerian boxer was born female, was registered female, lived her life as a female, boxed as a female, has a female passport. this is not a transgender case. scientifically, this is not a man fighting a woman. tomorrow in this ring, khelif will fight again against a hungarian opponent and tonight in a statement the hungarian boxing association said it was raising concerns, saying they objected to khelif�*s participation as this row intensifies. commonwealth champion

michaela walsh told me what she made of an issue that is casting a shadow over her sport. yeah, very sad but, like you said, they have strict rules and stick to one set of rules. but that's nothing i can control. obviously the safety of the boxers is the main thing and we just want fairness and equality. tonight, hungarianfighter anna luca hamori said she didn't think it was fair that her next opponent, khelif, was in the women's category. at the heart of this crisis are athletes with dreams of olympic success. but in this competition, there seems to be few winners. dan roan, bbc news, paris. at the bmx racing, emmanuel macron made his way over from the pooljust in time to see them take a clean sweep. the reigning olympic champion, beth shriever had won all of her races going into the final, but she wasjust

of her races going into the final, but she was just late out of the gate and she never recovered and came in last. away from here, the 27 medals won by team gb at the end of day seven means britain is enjoying its best opening week to an olympics in history. rio was its most successful and at that stage team gb had 22 medals, seven golds. now it has 27 medals and nine are golds. tomorrow is a blockbuster day, team gb are everywhere, gymnastics with max whitlock on the pommel, athletics, cycling, rowing, dressage and swimming. i am sure everyone will be glued to their tv because yes, there is a long way to go, but things are looking rather good now. excellent, thank you so much for now, natalie pirks in paris.

the political leader of hamas, ismail haniyeh, has been buried in qatar where he lived and played a key role in ceasefire negotiations over the war in gaza. he was assassinated in iran on wednesday. with mourners calling for revenge, there are fears of a slide towards all—out war in the middle east. hamas and its main backer iran have both vowed to retaliate against israel which is widely blamed for the killing. from doha, our senior international correspondent orla guerin reports. doha's largest mosque, the setting for funeral prayers for ismail haniyeh. qatar has been his base for years. and in punishing heat, thousands came to mourn the slain leader of hamas. among the crowd, many had the same demand. we will look for revenge. yes, yes, i'm very honest with you, we will look for revenge. may i ask, do you fear

now that there could be all out war in the region, that there could now be a bigger war taking place? yes we are... now it could be very danger and it could be the world war iii. but maybe that's what israel look for? and israel is widely accused of tracking him down in tehran and killing him. here he was on tuesday in the heart of the iranian regime. he didn't live to see the next morning. in hamas terms, he was viewed as a moderate. in uk and us terms, he led a terrorist organisation. to many here, including these visitors from britain, he defended an oppressed people. i'm actually quite deeply saddened. he was a good man and he stood up for good as well. so it's a hard time for everybody. the palestinian cause is one that moves many, so it's a sad day for everyone.

mourners are still arriving here, streaming in to say prayers for ismail haniyeh. his assassination has reverberated around the region. the question is, what comes next? there will be retaliation by iran, but how severe, and will things escalate into all out regional war? for now, the main battlefield is gaza. israeli troops advancing whatever the cost. palestinian sources say haniyeh was pushing for a ceasefire deal before he was blown to pieces. today he was mourned, soon he'll be replaced. it's not the end of hamas. but it is one more escalation in a region nearing boiling point. orla guerin, bbc news, doha.

let's talk to our international editorjeremy bowen, who's in washington. not for the first time, we question how dangerous is a moment like this? the answer is, dangerous. potentially very dangerous indeed. as you have been hearing, retaliation is coming. i think the most optimistic scenario, if that is the case, that it is calibrated in such a way it doesn't bring down a massive response from the israelis, a military response. what would prompt that? perhaps a large—scale mass casualty civilian attack or perhaps as well is that, some damage to civilian infrastructure. back after october the 7th, the israelis wanted to go into action against

hezbollah and they were dissuaded by the americans who had put some aircraft carriers into the region. right now the americans are trying to calm things down. let's not forget, at the beginning of the week the americans were talking up the prospect of a ceasefire in gaza. now, just at the end of the week, once again, people are talking about an all—out war in the region. it is an all—out war in the region. it is a sign of how hard it is to control the pace of events, even for the americans and i think every time they are closer to the brink, there is a chance it is too hard to pull it back from that and a greater chance of miscalculations. thanks, jerem , chance of miscalculations. thanks, jeremy. jeremy — chance of miscalculations. thanks, jeremy, jeremy bowen. _ a black female soldier who was the face of a british army recruitment campaign has won damages and an apology from the army —

after it admitted she had to work in an unacceptable environment where she experienced racism and sexism. kerry ann knight said she suffered disgusting racism from the moment she joined the army in 2011 — and when she eventually lodged an official complaint, she was threatened with being lynched. she's been talking to our defence correspondentjonathan beale. can you spot me? i can spot you. yeah. kerry—ann knight always knew she'd stand out, in an army struggling to recruit both women and ethnic minorities. were you the only black person in there? yeah. i was the only, um, black female. but she joined full of hope, assuming racism had long been stamped out. for some reason, i thought someone in uniform was going to be professional, and i was very excited. kerry—ann became a face for army recruitment. she knew why the army wanted to appeal to the groups she represented, but she also became a target for abuse. i was extremely shocked because i really didn't experience such deep levels of racism.

yet, i had to learn the hard way in the army. she became an instructor at harrogate, where the army train soldiers from the age of 16. but the abuse only got worse. they'd pile everything daily on my desk, so just to show me that i'm not welcomed. and i remember one day they took a photo of me just standing at that desk, looking slightly broken, just having to sort out that rubbish before i can use my desk. they spoke outright in the office about, um, lynching me, simply because i'd put in a complaint. and it was suggested for me to be tarred and feathered. rather than root out the racism, she says the army closed ranks to protect the organisation. when they tried to paint out

as if i was an aggressive black woman, that was extremely tough. if it wasn't for those individuals... ..who supported me, whether secretly or publicly... ..yeah, iwould have, i would have been broken. earlier this year, she took her case to an employment tribunal. the army contested it, but as the evidence mounted, it issued an apology. it accepted mrs knight had to work in an environment where she experienced racist and sexist harassment. but she says it failed her. i would never encourage a woman, especially of colour, to join the army because it's not going to benefit your life in the long run.

kerry—ann's face was used to promote the army's own image, but her treatment and testimony has only left it damaged. jonathan beale, bbc news. lets get an update on our main story, the trouble in sunderland. mark easton is there. bring us up today. mark easton is there. bring us up toda . . ,, mark easton is there. bring us up toda . ., ,, mark easton is there. bring us up toda. ., , today. perhaps the most troubling elements of _ today. perhaps the most troubling elements of what _ today. perhaps the most troubling elements of what has _ today. perhaps the most troubling elements of what has been - today. perhaps the most troubling - elements of what has been happening on a very violent night in sunderland is the news that a police officer, a small telly station on the high street in sunderland was broken into by a group of protesters and set alight. fortunately this was and set alight. fortunately this was a building, we understand, would have been empty at night, it is a neighbourhood police team that operate from the building. but nevertheless, a very serious event at the end of a very serious night

of violence. indeed, the home secretary, yvette cooper, has put out a statement saying, criminals attacking the police and stoking disorder on our streets will pay the price for their violence and thuggery. the police have the full backing of the government to take the strongest possible action and ensure they face the full force of the law. and indeed, the mp for sunderland said he is appalled by what has been happening in the city. i understand the police have tried to bring in reinforcements from other areas and perhaps from other forces to try and deal with what is a very chaotic situation tonight. the only perhaps saving grace is that it has been raining very hard over the last half an hour or so and the hope will be that that will dampen down the protest somewhat. but a difficult night ahead full sunderland.— but a difficult night ahead full sunderland. a, ~ ., , .,

sunderland. mark easton with the latest, thank _ sunderland. mark easton with the latest, thank you. _ before we go, let's have a little more from the olympics, and the three gold medals won today take team gb's total to nine — here they all are, in everything from triathlon to trampolining. team gold! god save the king. that has taken out of the pedals. tom pidcock is olympic champion. nathan hales destroys that target. goal to great britain in the men's 4x200m freestyle relay. that is absolutely brilliant. what a run from alex yee. can't believe it. great britain's fifth gold. it is neck and neck. it could be on the line. it's gold. is it? britain, they are - the olympic champions. gold for great britain. untouchable and now— they are the olympic champions.

what a performance from bryony page! just one bit of movement towards the end of the trampoline. for the gold medal, can he do it? yes! he's done it! great britain have gold. this programme continues on bbc one.