bottles and bricks hurled at uk police — and a second hotel believed to be housing asylum—seekers is targeted — as far—right rallies descend into violence in english cities. around 150 people have been arrested, and the warning from police — there will be more. the prime minister vows he'll do whatever it takes to end the violence. i want you to know that this violent mob does not represent our country and we will bring them to justice. in other news — in bangladesh, an indefinite nationwide curfew as more than 90 people are killed in another day of anti—government protests. and in an astonishingly close finish, noah lyles speeds to victory in the men's 100 metre final — securing gold for team usa.

welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. let's begin in the uk, where there will be a meeting later of senior ministers and civil servants known as cobra. it's in response to the violent disorder that has been seen in a number of english towns and cities over the weekend and days following the murder of three young girls in southport last week. on sunday, there were ugly scenes outside a hotel in rotherham where asylum—seekers are believed to be housed. navtej johal sent this report from there. anger, violence, destruction. these chaotic scenes are unlike any you'd expect on a summer's sunday afternoon. at times today, rotherham has felt lawless. it began this morning with a group of anti—racism protesters outside a hotel on the outskirts of this

yorkshire town, where it's believed asylum—seekers are being housed. but they were quickly outnumbered by a larger group of anti—immigration protesters, many of them angry at the idea of asylum—seekers living in taxpayer—funded hotel rooms. as the afternoon wore on, chants weren't the only things being hurled at the police or the building. in the last half an hour, things appear to have turned ugly. there have been windows smashed across the hotel. you can see hundreds of people in the street. police have been attacked, objects thrown at them, including fence panels pulled out from around the hotel, and things appear to be turning increasingly nasty. not long after, the crowd surged, more windows were smashed, and finally they managed to force their way in. fires were lit around the building. but things were igniting elsewhere, too. in middlesbrough, a large crowd clashed with police. officers were pushed back and a number of arrests

were made as they tried to restore order. this afternoon, the prime minister reacted to the scenes of violence around the country. i utterly condemn the far—right thuggery we've seen this weekend. be in no doubt, those that have participated in this violence will face the full force of the law. the police will be making arrests, individuals will be held on remand, charges will follow and convictions will follow. i guarantee you will regret taking part in this disorder, whether directly or those whipping up this action online and then running away themselves. back in rotherham, police confirmed at least ten officers have been injured. there's currently a stand—off taking place. you can see the line of police there. they've just pushed the people

back around 50 feet. and look there — you can see a fire in the middle of the road. at least one police officer has been injured here today, and much of the violence we've seen this week has affected those tasked with protecting the public. navtej gave a further update from rotherham. it's been a day of disturbing violence and destruction, mainly centred around this hotel which houses asylum—seekers. it began with rival protests around the issue of immigration, but it quickly descended into violence, and that violence spilt into a flashpoint where the protesters — the anti—immigration protesters — managed to force their way into the hotel. the building is now clear of them and things have cleared up around here. there do remain still, however, pockets of tension around rotherham, around the area, and we're also hearing in the last couple hours of a similar incident occurring at a hotel housing asylum—seekers in tamworth, too, where one police officer has been injured.

but these aren't the only places — in middlesbrough and in bolton, we've seen clashes with police and other people as well, so this appears to be something which is not going away. the scenes we've seen across the uk over the last few days will continue to cast a long shadow over what's coming, and there are still a lot of issues which need to be sorted out. so a lot of dismay and many headaches around what's happened in the uk across the day. we heard a little bit about bolton from navtej, but getting you a bit more details... there were heated scenes when anti—immigration protesters were confronted by several hundred masked people shouting "allahu akbar", or god is greatest. 0ur reporter

phillip norton was there. it had been advertised online as a "pro—british march" in bolton and it was met with a small counterprotest at first. but around half an hour after it began, around 300 people — mainly asian men, many with faces covered — charged towards the town hall. shouting they chanted "allahu akbar," meaning "god is great," with fist and hands in the air, towards opposing protesters, who shouted back. riot police brought in horses to form a line. eggs were thrown and both sets of protesters then ran into surrounding streets. greater manchester police quickly sent officers to try and keep them all apart, but it led to a major flashpoint. smoke bombs were thrown, fireworks set off, bits of tile and stone were launched. police managed to keep the volatile situation under control and both sides apart, forcing a return

to the town hall. at one point, a cricket and baseball bat were confiscated. after a number of hours being kept apart in front of bolton town hall, the police are now moving these counter protesters away from the area. in the past hour, the police have also been granted extra powers, giving them authority to ask people to remove face coverings that was concealing their identities. community leaders who were part of the counterprotest said they wanted to send a strong message that racism and islamophobia wasn't welcome here. they're jumping on anything, do you know what i mean? and they're trying to divide our communities. i mean, look — i'm born and bred here, my kids are born and bred here. we're part of britain now. you know, they've got to accept it. what's all this about "take �*em home" and "send �*em home"? you know what i mean? an increased police presence remains after a day of tension. phillip norton,

bbc news, bolton. it isa it is a developing story and you can get more updates on the bbc news website. news of more unrest, but this time in bangladesh. the un human rights chief has urged the government there to stop targeting protesters after a day of unrest that left more than 90 people dead. volker turk described the violence, in which at least a dozen police personnel were killed, as shocking. many of the worst clashes were between supporters of the prime minister, sheikh hasina, and demonstrators demanding her resignation. she has previously described the protesters as terrorists. ali riaz is a distinguished professor in politics and government at illinois state university. he told me this may well be a turning point for sheikh hasina. i'm afraid that monday, as the day is starting in bangladesh, could become the turning point of the regime as well as for the democracy of the country. and it could be a day of reckoning as well.

what we have seen on the sunday, the mayhem and death, especially the chaos that we have seen in the death of 90 people, is not a regular day by any standard. but most importantly, we have seen the clashes that are unleashed by the partisan activists of the ruling party against students. and we also saw that police stations were attacked and several buildings were burned. all these things actually lead to a situation that is not only unstable — bangladesh is entering into an uncharted territory. sheikh hasina has called the protesters terrorists. 0n police action against protesters, her law minister said that their patience has limits. what does that tell us about where this might be heading? it indicates that the government is digging its heels, and it is trying to continue its survival effort with brute force, and they are ready to actually

shed more blood and lives, which is absolutely unacceptable proposition, because the millions of people have now come on the street demanding the resignation of the prime minister, and there is no other way out of this situation. so whatever they're painting this mass movement, as terrorist or militant, is not only unacceptable, this is outrageous, that they cannot even see what is happening outside there on the street. and former military personnel have expressed support with protesters, including the former army chief, general karim bhuiyan. do you think this may resonate with the serving military establishment, and how worrying could that then get for prime minister hasina? the demand and the protest by the former military officers, i see that as a more symbolic than having any substantive kind of impacts on the chain of command of the military at this point.

however, what i see as the military�*s position is that it appears that they are just taking a step back and assessing the situation. if the situation gets further worse, you know, further deteriorated in monday and tuesday, they will have to make a decision as to what to do. bangladesh has seen the intervention of military. that is not an actually a pleasant solution, but nevertheless, the other option would be through the constitutional means, which it appears that the government, particularly sheikh hasina, is the least interested at this moment. ali riaz, speaking to me a short while back. the russian opposition activist vladimir kara—murza, who was sentenced to 25 years in a russian prison for treason, has told the bbc he thought he would die there. mr kara—murza, who's a russian—british national, is a journalist and documentary maker who's been a vocal critic of vladimir putin's regime. on thursday, he was part of the biggest ever east—west prisoner exchange. it saw vladimir kara—murza

taken to germany — where, after seeing his family for the first time in two and a half years, he spoke to our correspondent sarah rainsford in frankfurt. vladimir kara—murza thought he'd never see his wife again. a week ago, the opposition activist was in a siberian prison cell, and he still can't quite believe he's free. he was only allowed one call to evgenia in two years. i remember, i asked at the end of that phone call, "do you think we'll ever be together again?" and she said, "i don'tjust think, i'm certain." as always, she turned out to be right. he is one of eight russian dissidents released and now here in germany... ..the result of a complex prisoner exchange that surprised everyone, including the former political detainees. i was absolutely certain that

i would die in putin's prison. vladimir was serving 25 years just for speaking out against vladimir putin and the ukraine war. he told me he spent the past 11 months in solitary confinement. you lose all sense of time, you lose sense of space. you lose all sense ofjust everything, really. i mean, its four walls and nothing else, and all you do the whole day is nothing. speak to no—one, go nowhere. and this is day after day after day after day. the day two guards burst into his tiny cell, he had no idea he was being freed. and they said, "you have five minutes, dress yourself, take your stuff and get out." and i was absolutely certain i was going to be led out and be shot. instead, he was part of a swap which saw this fsb assassin released and welcomed home as a hero by vladimir putin.

to. ..everybody who criticises this, i would respectfully urge them to not speak or think of prisoner exchanges but to think of saving human lives, because this is exactly what it was. 16 human lives were saved. aren't 16 human lives worth releasing one murderer? once a strong moral voice inside russia, vladimir kara—murza has now been forced into exile and his country is still waging the war on ukraine he wanted to stop. do you think you're an eternal optimist? do you think russia will be democratic and free? i know that russia will be democratic and free, and that's not because i'm an optimist, that's because i'm a historian. none of us knows the exact way change is going to come to russia, but i'm absolutely confident that it will. but for that to happen, putin must lose the war in ukraine. it is a faith he holds to, even as many fear russia is lost

to dictatorship and dangerous. sarah rainsford, bbc news, frankfurt. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

you are live with bbc news. let's get you all the updates coming out of the middle east now. an israeli air strike has hit two schools in gaza city which were housing people displaced by the war with hamas. palestinian media say a number of people have been killed and others injured. the israeli military said it had struck hamas "control rooms" in the school buildings. on saturday, at least ten palestinians were reportedly killed when israeli aircraft struck the hamama school in gaza city. the israeli military said the building was being used by hamas militants

to manufacture weapons. saudi arabia hasjoined a growing number of countries including france, the us and the uk urging their citizens to leave lebanon immediately amid fears of an all—out war between israel and hezbollah. 0ur middle east correspondent, hugo bachega, has this update from beirut. that's the real concern that the retaliation from iran and hezbollah, after those two assassinations in tehran and here in beirut, could spark a wider regional conflict. american officials believe that iran is planning a wide scale attack on israel, perhaps bigger than the one that happened in april, when iran launched more than 300 missiles and drones. they also believe that this could be a coordinated attack between iran and its proxies across the region, including the heavily armed hezbollah here in lebanon. now, countries around the world are urging their citizens to leave lebanon. the uk has temporarily removed the families of officials working

at the embassy here in beirut. now, flights in beirut are being suspended, cancelled, tickets have sold out. but i was at the airport here in beirut earlier today. it was busy, but there were no signs of panic now. now, diplomatic efforts continue to try to de—escalate tensions. and in israel today, the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, said the country was prepared for any possibility. but he gave a warning that israel would retaliate to any act of aggression. it is one of the developing stories we are keeping a close eye on. switching to us politics. us vice president kamala harris is interviewing potential contenders to be her running mate ahead of a battleground tour next week.

among those travelling to washington, dc to meet ms harris are governorjosh shapiro, senator mark kelly and governor tim walz. she is expected to name her vice presidential pick by tuesday. drexel heard, democratic adviser and strategist and former executive director of the los angeles democratic party, told me what kamala harris will be looking for in making this decision. this is going to be an exciting week of reality television for the vice president and democrats and certainly the news media. really, what any presidential candidate should be looking for is, first and foremost, a governing partner — and the vice president has made clear that she wants somebody with strong executive experience — ultimately, somebody who's going to be a good campaigner, who's going to be able to stay on message, touting the biden—harris record over the last three years, somebody who's going to be able to attack the trump—vance record — if there is a record from jd vance, because he's so brand—new — somebody who's going to look past... we're going to be looking past election day.

you know, this is not a pick that is just for the next 90 days. this is somebody who is going to be a second—in—command here in the united states, and ultimately a partner who does no harm to the ticket, someone who... yeah, go ahead. i'm sorry. no, sorry. just on that point aboutjd vance, since you were talking about him, the republican�*s vice presidential nominee has had quite a disastrous roll—out. will kamala harris�*s pick be made with that in mind? will she choose someone that she thinks can really exploit those weaknesses that we've seen from the vance campaign? i don't think you need a vice presidential pick that's going to exploit jd vance�*s weaknesses. i think he's doing that just fine on his own. i think ultimately, this is going to be a pick that is going to be talking about what the american people need and want, somebody who's going to be a good partner to kamala harris and somebody who's ultimately a heartbeat away from the presidency. whatjd vance does is whatjd vance does,

whether or not it's, you know, drinking his diet mountain dew or worrying about what women are doing in their own homes, i think that that's something that jd vance has to answer for. but right now, i believe the vice president and her vice presidential pick are ultimately going to be focused on the american people and winning this campaign. and drexel, how much danger is there for kamala harris that the wrong pick could undermine the democratic unity and enthusiasm that she's built over the last two weeks? or is it more important to appeal to the undecided centre ground ? i don't think there is any rhyme or reason as to how picks go. traditionally, voters are voting at the top of the ticket. this is kamala harris�*s campaign. this is not her vice presidential pick�*s campaign. and i think people have to realise that this is about kamala harris. this is about defeating donald trump. this is not about her number two pick. and we're spending a lot of time talking about whether or not that pick is going to be detrimental

to the ticket, or are voters not going to be enthusiastic about it? if they weren't enthusiastic about defeating donald trump or kamala harris, then they weren't going to vote for kamala harris to begin with. so i really think that folks have to focus on the task at hand, which is defeating donald trump, which is defeating the maga agenda, and ultimately, i think her pick is going to be somebody that she's comfortable with. and i think that people have to trust her in her decision making if they're going to be able to... and if they can't do that without, then ultimately they're probably not going to vote for her. they weren't going to vote for her to begin with. so i think that this is all about kamala harris. this is all about her being at the top of the ticket. and the vice presidential pick is somebody who is going to be there to support her agenda and support her as president. let's turn to paris now, where there has been an amazing photo finish in the men's 100 metre sprint final of the olympics. in one of the most anticipated events of the entire 0lympics, team usa's noah lyles took home the gold. he won the race in 9.79 seconds, overtaking kishane thompson ofjamaica at the final moment to win byjust five thousandths of a second.

it really couldn't have been any closer. watching on wasjoel fearon, former british 100 metre sprinter and olympic bobsledder. he gave us his reaction on the race. it was absolutely superb. like, that race could have gone to all eight competitors. they were all at the quality to win. and i think it says so much about noah lyles. he is a big talker. he does talk a lot. so actually to go out there and back it up on the biggest stage in the world, he wasn't my favourite sprinter, but i have so much more respect for him now, just watching that and seeing how he fought till the absolute last breath. so it was absolutely superb, much anticipated, and i had no idea who were going to win. it was... you know, it was crazy. it just actually shows what he's made of, because he

was the athlete that did it the best. and when you're at that level of competition, it's often about not even winning, it's about who's going to lose, who's going to lose it when it really matters. and he kept his head together absolutely superbly. so, i did want the jamaicans to win. i'm a caribbean boy as well, you know. so i did want them really put up there and sort of keep on usain bolt�*s legacy. but, you know, he's a real, real force of nature and he did a superbjob. and speaking of "forces of nature", novak djokovic also had a golden day in paris. the serbian tennis legend won the men's singles, beating carlos alcaraz 7—6, 7—6. despite winning a record 2a grand slams across his career, before paris, djokovic had never even won an olympic medal, let alone a gold. that's all we have for the moment, butjust before we go, a quick recap of our big story that we continue to track of the uk. downing street has confirmed

there will be an emergency response meeting later after more than 150 people were arrested following violent disorder in uk towns and cities. it comes after sir keir starmer condemned an attack on a hotel housing asylum—seekers in rotherham and promised those involved in unrest would face "the full force of the law". riot police also responded to violent scenes in tamworth, middlesbrough, bolton, hull and weymouth, among other parts of the uk. the prime minister vowed to do "whatever it takes to bring these thugs to justice" as he addressed the nation on sunday. the meeting of the emergency committee, known as cobra, will be intended to provide the government with an update on the violence over the weekend and the response we will keep a close eye on that. that's all for the moment. thanks very much for watching. hello there. the weather's looking quite mixed for this upcoming new week.

generally speaking, lower pressure will affect more northern parts of the country. and it is here where we'll see outbreaks of rain, whereas further south, closer to higher pressure, this is where we'll see the drier and warmer weather with some sunshine. now, this area of low pressure could bring some issues for the north—west of the uk with heavy rain. could see some local flooding in places, particularly argyll and the highlands. so a very wet, windy start to monday here. eventually, the rain begins to push south—eastwards through the day, brightening up behind it and the winds easing, but a blustery day further south and east. but much of england and wales will be dry, with variable clouds, some sunshine and feeling much warmerand humid again, up to the high 20s here, mid 20s further north. now, that band of rain, some of it heavy and thundery, will affect western england and wales through monday evening. during the night, it begins to fizzle as it pushes its way towards eastern england. but ahead of it, it will stay warm and muggy. behind it, in the clearer skies, it'll be cooler and fresher. plenty of sunshine in the north and the west to start tuesday, that weather front weakening as it pushes towards east

and south—east england. it eventually clears away, skies brighten up as well, so not a bad afternoon. just a few blustery showers for western scotland and northern ireland. those temperatures range from around 18 to 2a, 25 degrees in the south—east. now, that area of low pressure begins to move. on wednesday, it's sitting across the northern half of the country. that's going to bring a windy day to much of scotland, northern ireland, the far north of england, with showers or longer spells of rain. so those rainfall totals really beginning to mount up at this point across western scotland. but for much of england and wales, a dry day to come, quite a bit of sunshine around, variable cloud. yes, it will be breezy here, not as windy as it'll be further north. and these sorts of temperatures, pretty much what we expect this time of year — around the high teens in the north, low 20s further south. as we move out to wednesday into thursday, that area of low pressure pulls away, but another one hot on its heels starts to push in off the atlantic. and this one, i think, will bring a more widespread, cloudier, wetter, windier day, certainly across central, northern and western areas. once again, the rain will be heavy across the north—west.

but it could be perhaps the midlands, southern, south—east england could stay dry altogether. top temperatures 23 degrees, given some brightness, high teens further north. and for the end of the week, it looks like it stays unsettled across more northern areas, with the greater chance of seeing sunshine and warmth across the south and south—east.

all eyes on australia for news of interest rates — we'll break down how us monetary policy is impacting the asia pacific. it was a direct message on my personal instagram. i of course knew straightaway it was some kind of scam, it had to be. but i wasn't sure which so i decided to play along. and the bbc gets a rare insight into what's being called pig butchering scams. hello and welcome to business today. i'm arunoday mukharji. in the coming hours, australia's central bank will begin its 2—day meeting. experts are hopeful of a rate cut some time this year but the rba is expected to keep rates as they are for now. last week, a number of central banks tweaked monetary policy. the bank of england delivered its first rate cut in 4 years, citing lower inflation. the bank ofjapan hiked rates for the second time in17 years

due to consumer prices edging up.