i have asked for early consideration of the earliest naming and identification of those involved in the process, who will feel the full force of the law. bangladesh's prime minister resigns and flees the country after weeks of protests. the army chief says there'll be an interim government, and widespread looting is reported in the capital, dhaka. more than 300 people are thought to have been killed during weeks of anti—government protests — more than 50 on monday alone. kamala harris is expected to name her presidential running mate as early as today. in what could be her last olympic performance, us gymnast simone biles wins silver in the floorfinal.

and i am courtney bembridge live at edinburgh festival fringe, and i am courtney bembridge live at edinburgh festivalfringe, where we are catching up with as many acts is possible that have come from around the world to perform here. hello, iam hello, i am annita mcveigh and welcome to verified live, three hours of checking out the stories and the facts behind them. the uk prime minister, sir keir starmer, has announced what he called "a standing army" of specialist police officers to tackle the violent disorder in uk towns and cities which started after the fatal stabbing of three young girls in southport a week ago. the announcment followed an emergency response meeting with senior police leaders. misinformation about the identity of the southport attacker spread on social media and led to far—right riots. police forces across the uk have made more than 400 arrests since the disturbances began — and that number is expected to rise. more now from ellie price.

rioters claimed these streets at the weekend, but left it to others to clear up. yesterday, the main violence boiled over in rotherham... ..here in bolton... ..in middlesbrough... ..and down in tamworth. in rotherham, antiracism protesters had gathered outside a hotel where 240 asylum seekers were inside, aware it was likely to be a target. they were soon outnumbered by anti—immigration protesters angry at the idea of such migrants being housed in taxpayer—funded hotel rooms. chanting: yorkshire, yorkshire, yorkshire! | they were shouting, "yorkshire!" they smashed windows, lit fires and attacked police, and managed to break into the holiday inn express before being beaten back. police say 500 people were involved. they've arrested six,

but expect that number to increase significantly. it was ultimately a disgusting display of thuggery, continuing well into the evening, with our policing operation only finishing around 5am. officers have worked through the night to begin identifying those involved in these horrendous scenes. please be assured, if you were there, we will find you. but it was a similar picture in staffordshire last night too. the holiday inn express in tamworth was attacked with at least three petrol bombs and police had bricks thrown at them. 0ne officer is thought to have a broken arm. in bolton, what started as a "pro—british march", as described online, soon escalated, as counter protesters charged towards the town hall chanting, "allahu akbar" — god is great. it became a street battle as police tried to separate the different groups.

as the extent of the damage becomes clearer, there have been calls for the prime minister to recall parliament, with mps currently not due back to westminster till next month. this morning the government held an emergency cobra meeting. this is not protest. it is pure violence and we will not tolerate attacks on mosques or our muslim communities, so the full force of the law will be visited on all those who are identified as having taken part in these activities. it's been a week since three little girls were killed at a dance class in southport. five children are still in hospital, as well as the two adults who suffered critical injuries. there was violence here too last week, but for now, the streets have been reclaimed for peaceful sorrow and reflection. ellie price, bbc news.

a little earlier i spoke to... clifford stott, professor of social psychology at keele university. he explained whether he thinks the violent disorder was a result of copycat events or if there was a degree of connection. yes, i would argue that there is very much a connection here. i think we need to move away from the idea of using terms like copycat because it kind of suggests that people come out just simply on the basis of the fact they have seen rioting in other areas, but this is a very specific type of rioting with very specific targets. so, we have seen analysis, for example, that shows in almost all of these events, we hear racist chanting, and looking at the targets of this collective violence, it is very clear that the connection between these disturbances is an underlying set of beliefs that are racist and anti—authority. they're far—right mobilisations across the country and they are connected, in large part, because people involved identify with those kinds of ideas. talk to us, then, about the difference between protesting

and violent disorder. it is really important that we understand the difference between these, isn't it? yes, it is, of course. and the difference is quite simple and straightforward. protest is essentially a peaceful assembly and once things don't any longer involve peaceful assembly, they become violent and disorderly, then we are looking at events that we could use the legal framework to criminalise those people involved, in terms of terms like violent disorder, riot, affray and so on. and what we are seeing here at the moment is, of course, almost all of these gatherings are very quickly escalating up into violent disorder and riot and we need to recognise that these a re not protests. many people have been commenting that we shouldn't see them in that way, including keir starmer. and i agree absolutely, these are not protests, and we need to use the existing

framework of legislation that the police have available to them in terms of dispersal orders, section 60s and so on to prevent these gatherings coming together. but luckily, it does seem that we are looking at a decline after the weekend. as i understand, at the moment, things have not materialised so far today. professor clifford stott. it's been a day of enormous upheaval in bangladesh, where, after weeks of protests and violent clashes, the prime minister, sheikh hasina, has resigned and fled the country — these pictures show her helicopter leaving the capital, dhaka. more than 300 people have been killed since a student protest over civil service job quotas began last month, escalating into demands for the prime minister to stand down after 15 years in power. not long after sheikh hasina left, thousands of anti—government protesters stormed her official residence, while crowds celebrated in the streets.

widespread looting has been reported as well. in a televised address to the nation, the head of bangladesh's army promised "justice" for all the bangladeshi people and said an interim government would be formed. translation: the honourable prime minister has resigned from her post l and we will form an interim government to run the country. i had invited the leaders from all political parties to have a discussion and we have decided to form an interim government. we are now going to meet the honourable president to discuss the formation of this interim government. please keep faith and trust in the army. i take the responsibility and i promise to protect the lives and property of the people. don't lose faith in the army. we will fulfil your demands and bring peace and harmony back to our country. i ask you all to support the army and stop the violence, murders, hooliganism and protests. akbar hossain is our

correspondent in dhaka. he told me what the mood is like in the capital. violence is still going on in the capital and in other parts of the country and we have seen, still, protesters, there are two sides of the story. many of them are celebrating theirvictories, on the other hand, they are chanting slogans and describing sheikh hasina as a dictator and describing the situation as the fall of a dictator. but on the other hand, many people have stormed inside the official residence of the prime minister and at the same time, they have stormed the country's parliament building and many people have looted things and many people have vandalised there and looted things from the parliament building and the prime minister's residence. in the meantime, we have seen dhaka and elsewhere in the country many police stations were set on fire and many police

stations and even the houses of the pro— sheikh hasina's party men, their houses were set on fire. so violence is still going on and in the meantime the country's main international airport has been closed for six hours because police are facing public backlash and so, in many parts, police went into hiding. immigration police, they are not working in the main international airport, which is why the main international airport is closed for six hours. violence is still going on. 0n the other hand, political leaders are holding meetings with the army chief and the president and they are actually trying to formulate a non—party interim government. but it is not clear how the government will run the country and who would be the people heading the government, who will be the people heading the government and who will be included in the cabinet. this is not yet clear. 0n the other hand, students are saying they will have to have

a chair of the new government because it is their movement, they have made it happen. so without them, nothing can happen in future. so it is a very difficult time for bangladesh's army chief to form a neutral government because without an inclusive government, i think the unrest we can see now, it will not be erased very soon. and the thing is that the army chief is urging the people to calm down and other political leaders are also urging people to go back to their homes, but people are still celebrating their victory and at the same time looting is taking place. fardeen rahman is a student at brac university in dhaka. he told me why he joined the wave of protests. i come from a very privileged background in the city, compared to most of the country. and initially that pull to the movement wasn't there. but the moment i realised what is at stake and the purpose of it, i feel like it was more about the movement and more

about the people in the majority of the country that is pushing it. so initially and after that, when people started to die for it, that is when i realised how much is at stake — for a quota, for a job quota that people are giving their lives for. so when you talk about what is at stake, you meant the ability for people to have an economic franchise, to actually have a stake in society in terms of employment prospects, the ability to make a living? right, yes, exactly. so, you know, it means that much to them because this governmentjob they are going to get is a stepping stone for a better life, from the poverty—stricken life they have been living. so to these students, they feel like these opportunities have been taken away from them, due to this quota that they initially began protesting for. but more than 300 people killed — protesters, police, others. what do you think about the violence that has accompanied these protests, which we heard from our

correspondent still exists on the streets? and also, what do you think an interim government might bring? is that what you want to see? we heard from the head of the army earlier. he made a televised address to the nation, saying he wanted justice for everyone. do you feel convinced by what he said? so... this anti—discrimination student movement that we have incurred did not initially start off with the quota movement, but the moment the violence has been oppressed against us, it became so much more. it became, the movement was not only about the quota, it became to fight corruption, it became to fight the autocracy that existed, it became a fight against police brutality. in my campus in brac university, we had a siege where police shot tear gas and sound granades in our own campus, a place that we consider our home. in this new interim government we're talking about, as students we want freedom of speech, we want free and fair elections.

with this new power we hope we're going to get, we want every single bangladeshi, regardless of religion or ethnicity or... is it time for the violence to stop, though? right. so, given the situation, now the interim government has come, we believe, we hope that once the peace and security has been ensured, that the transition can be done. i believe there are university faculties that have proposed a peaceful transition to that and i hope the interim government does follow that. and listening to the head of the army earlier talk about delivering justice for all bangladeshis, what would that look like for you? last time there was an interim government, it lasted for two years before there were elections, so what would you like to see happen this time around? we hope for a smoother and more transparent transition. the transition, we cannot be too hopeful that it is going to be quick, but i hope it is going to be transparent and i hope that the history, that the government does

have — the interim government — is not replicated again. like the mistakes that have happened, like two years, we do not wish it to be that long. but the best outcome we can hope for is transparency. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

lets continue with our coverage of the situation in bangladesh because... the prime minister of bangladesh, sheikh hasina, has resigned and fled the country after weeks of unrest, ending her 15 years in power. there are reports of more than 50 people killed in violent disturbances on monday. more than 300 since the disturbances began. the army chief says he will form an interim government. with me is rani singh — she's a south asia specialist on bbc 5 live.

she's also interviewed sheikh hasina for the bbc. thanks forjoining me in the studio. it looks like discontent with the most recent elections injanuary this year, as well as the economy, have been ultimately what has driven sheikh hasina from power. would you agree without? it sheikh hasina from power. would you agree without?— agree without? it has been a whole series of things _ agree without? it has been a whole series of things that _ agree without? it has been a whole series of things that have _ agree without? it has been a whole series of things that have been - series of things that have been happening over decades. there was a rule imposed by which 30% of the government's jobs rule imposed by which 30% of the government'sjobs had rule imposed by which 30% of the government's jobs had to go to family members of the 1971 war of independence veterans, which caused a lot of anger. and although it was repealed later on, it was almost like the last straw. so it has been building up over years, there is a history of the sheikh hasina government and other governments putting their opposition into jail.

and so, the elections that have gone previously and the one injanuary just past have not been free and fair in that respect.— fair in that respect. critics call her an autographed. - fair in that respect. critics call her an autographed. as - fair in that respect. critics call her an autographed. as i - fair in that respect. critics call- her an autographed. as i mentioned in the interaction, you have interviewed her. —— critics call her an autographed. what sort of impression do get of her? essen an autographed. what sort of impression do get of her? even at that time in _ impression do get of her? even at that time in 2019 _ impression do get of her? even at that time in 2019 when _ impression do get of her? even at that time in 2019 when opposition j that time in 2019 when opposition was injailand i that time in 2019 when opposition was injail and i asked her about this because she seemed on the outside quite placid and calm when you interview her and she said, well, it was a law and order issue and that is why they did it. but really, speaking to stifle the opposition like that is one of the things from the sheikh hasina playbook. there were other issues as well and increasingly over past years i have observed that journalists and intellectuals have been denied the freedom of speech and have beenjailed. and bangladesh is a very, a country fiercely

patriotic, where they revere the spoken and written word, so for journalists and intellectuals to be imprisoned was quite shocking. her son, who imprisoned was quite shocking. her son. who is — imprisoned was quite shocking. her son, who is in the united states, has been defending his mother. what has been defending his mother. what has he been saying? he has been defending his mother. what has he been saying?— has he been saying? he has been bi um: has he been saying? he has been bi .�*n. u- has he been saying? he has been bigging up the _ has he been saying? he has been bigging up the fact _ has he been saying? he has been bigging up the fact that _ has he been saying? he has been bigging up the fact that some - has he been saying? he has been bigging up the fact that some of i has he been saying? he has been i bigging up the fact that some of the un goals, to do with literacy and health, have been met and surpassed by bangladesh and recently bangladesh has been seen as an asian tiger, a country interesting to invest in. however, what he didn't say was that there was this huge opposition that has been stifled and young people, you know, we forget that south asian countries have a very, very high youth demographic, so young people were wondering what was going to be their future. would they have to leave bangladesh and come to the uk or go to america or

the middle east?— the middle east? 4096 of 15-24 -year-olds _ the middle east? 4096 of 15-24 -year-olds in _ the middle east? 4096 of 15-24 -year-olds in bangladesh - the middle east? 4096 of 15-24 -year-olds in bangladesh not i the middle east? 4096 of 15-24| -year-olds in bangladesh not in the middle east? 4096 of 15-24 - -year-olds in bangladesh not in work —year—olds in bangladesh not in work or in education. -year-olds in bangladesh not in work or in education.— or in education. precisely, and it is really the _ or in education. precisely, and it is really the young _ or in education. precisely, and it is really the young who - or in education. precisely, and it is really the young who have - or in education. precisely, and it i is really the young who have driven this kind of movement, which they also did in 1971. it has come from the universities and the youth of bangladesh. they have driven it. thank you very much, rani singh, south asia specialist on bbc five live. for the very latest, you can follow our live page on the bbc news website, as well as on the bbc app. to the us now, where vice—president kamala harris is expected to announce her running mate shortly. they will reportedly start campaigning together on tuesday. but our us media partner, cbs, reports she still hasn't made a decision. on sunday, she met her three leading contenders — pennsylvania governorjosh shapiro, senator mark kelly from arizona, and the minnesota governor tim walz.

governor shapiro is a moderate democrat from a battleground state. before he was governor, he served as pennsylvania's attorney general, overseeing the investigation into widespread sexual abuse by hundreds of catholic priests. senator kelly is also a moderate from a key state. he is a gun safety advocate and married to former congresswoman gabby giffords, who survived an assassination attempt in 2011. mr kelly is a former astronaut and served in the navy. governor walz is a former congressman. in his state of minnesota, he has enacted several progressive policies, including protecting abortion access and restricting gun access. ms harris is also meeting other candidates, but it's not clear who they are. she has until the democratic national convention on the 19th of august to make a decision. but as we said, it looks like that will come much sooner. on that, we are joined now by thomas gift —

he's director of the centre on us politics at university college london. good to have you with us. on the face of it, some similarities between these contenders, but talk to us about the nuances in, harris's consideration as she decides who she will actually choose.— will actually choose. thanks so much for havin: will actually choose. thanks so much for having me. _ will actually choose. thanks so much for having me, it _ will actually choose. thanks so much for having me, it is _ will actually choose. thanks so much for having me, it is great _ will actually choose. thanks so much for having me, it is great to - will actually choose. thanks so much for having me, it is great to be - for having me, it is great to be with you. a lot of the governors, tim walz, josh shapiro and andy bashir, they all have executive experience, which i think it's something that kamel harris is certainly looking for. she's also trying to identify a candidate that meshes well with her politics. 0ne meshes well with her politics. one of the kind of critiques of harris is that she is progressive, maybe be too progressive, republicans continue to say that she has the most liberal voting record in the senate at any of her colleagues, so i think she is trying to find someone who is relatively moderate, relatively centrist, can win over some working—class predominantly white voters. of course, there is

the electoral map. when you're talking about pennsylvania and when you're talking about arizona, the chance to kind of get those states in play or to win them, should she choose one of those governors, i think that is also part of her calculus and trying to get to 270 electoral votes. 50 calculus and trying to get to 270 electoral votes.— calculus and trying to get to 270 electoral votes. so her choice could reveal quite — electoral votes. so her choice could reveal quite a _ electoral votes. so her choice could reveal quite a bit, _ electoral votes. so her choice could reveal quite a bit, as _ electoral votes. so her choice could reveal quite a bit, as we _ electoral votes. so her choice could reveal quite a bit, as we were - reveal quite a bit, as we were discussing earlier in the programme, could reveal quite a bit about what she think she needs to do to win in november? i she think she needs to do to win in november?— she think she needs to do to win in november? i completely agree. on heavv things— november? i completely agree. on heavy things about _ november? i completely agree. on heavy things about kamel- november? i completely agree. on heavy things about kamel harris i november? i completely agree. on heavy things about kamel harris is| heavy things about kamel harris is that she is still a relative unknown. she has been serving as vice president, but in a relatively low profile way and this is the first big decision that she has to make for herself. and i think to a large extent, who she chooses is going to define both her campaign and who she hopes to be whenever she eventually gets to the white house, if she would win. haifa eventually gets to the white house, if she would win.— if she would win. how important do ou think if she would win. how important do you think her _ if she would win. how important do you think her choice _ if she would win. how important do you think her choice of _ if she would win. how important do you think her choice of vice - you think her choice of vice president, any potential presidential candidate's choice of running mate actually is in the

grand scheme of things? well, i still think, _ grand scheme of things? well, i still think, for— grand scheme of things? well, i still think, for the _ grand scheme of things? well, i still think, for the most - grand scheme of things? well, i still think, for the most part, i still think, for the most part, where voters are voting for the top of the ticket and so, really i think this election is a referendum on donald trump. there have been sometimes in the past when a vice presidential pick can hurt the candidate, but often times it doesn't get them over the hump. i mean, if you think about, for example, john mccain back in 2008, his vice presidential pick of sarah pale and really ended up hurting him. but you know, in this election, it is supposed to be so tight that i really think any marginal advantage that the candidate can obtain could really help, i think that is particularly true in pennsylvania, my home state of pennsylvania is where i'm speaking to you from right now. right now donald trump is winning that and 19 electoral votes could make break harris's candidacy. just a final thought from you, what is your hunch, who do you think it will be? �* ., ., ., ., will be? i'm going to have to disla

will be? i'm going to have to diaplav some _ will be? i'm going to have to display some partiality - will be? i'm going to have to display some partiality here| will be? i'm going to have to i display some partiality here and will be? i'm going to have to - display some partiality here and say josh shapiro, the pennsylvania governor. he is relatively moderate, he has approval ratings here upwards of 60%, i think he is seen as someone who is relatively centrist, he has executive experiences and has been a rising star within the democratic party, so a big choice for harris, but my money is onjosh shapiro. for harris, but my money is on josh shairo. . ~ for harris, but my money is on josh shairo. ., ~ i. , for harris, but my money is on josh shairo. . ~ ,, , . for harris, but my money is on josh shairo. ., ,, i. , . ., .,, shapiro. thank you very much, thomas gift, shapiro. thank you very much, thomas gift. professor — shapiro. thank you very much, thomas gift, professor at _ shapiro. thank you very much, thomas gift, professor at university _ gift, professor at university couege gift, professor at university college london. much more coming up for you this hour. we will be in paris for more 0lympics news and will also be catching up with business news as well on a pretty volatile day for the markets, so do stay with us here on bbc news.

thanks forjoining me. quite a cloudy and humid picture across most of the uk. how about the week ahead? changeable with some rain at times, but also plenty of sunny spells in the forecast. let's look at here and now. he was the forecast for later in the day as this cold front approaches scotland, western england and wales. earlier on it moved across northern ireland, you can see the cloudy skies, really humid air. really humid air ahead of this weather front. it was 18 degrees in the morning in northern ireland. and then that fresher air arrives. the yellow colours here showing temperatures sub 20 celsius where the mid 20s are expected across eastern parts of the uk in that humid southerly. through this evening and overnight the weather front continues across the country and it will gently move eastwards and northwards, delivering a fair amount of rain to south—western scotland, perhaps the lake district. early in the morning on tuesday it will be dribs and drabs of rain across central and southern england. just the odd heavier shower here and there. big temperature contrasts first thing tomorrow.

ahead of that weather front it is still muggy. 0ut towards the west we have this fresh atlantic conditions. it will be a fairly sunny start for many of us on tuesday, but then the clouds will bubble up. still the remnants of that humidity there across east anglia and temperatures of around 25, where it is more like the high teens across western parts of the uk. here is wednesday. weather front to the north of the uk, low pressure here bringing breezy conditions with frequent showers for scotland, some of these western areas as well. best chance for sunnier skies out towards the east and south. quite gusty, 30—40 mph gusts in the north of the uk. not quite so windy in the south. high teens in scotland and low 20s midweek expected in the south. come thursday we are expecting at least potentially another weather front to sweep in. this one may bring more extensive cloud and outbreaks of rain to at least the southern half of the uk but this, i have to say, really is somewhat uncertain at the moment. the rain could be almost anywhere, but the indication is there will be

at least some wet weather heading our way. here is the week at a glance. into the weekend if you have any plans it remains on the unsettled side. that is it from me. thanks for watching.

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new york stock markets continue the huge global sell off amid fears the us economy is cooling. and the latest online romance con — we take a look inside a crypto scam that costs victims billions. welcome to business today. i'm mark lobel. it's proving to be a tumltous day on global stock markets, with new york picking up the baton with more sell—offs. there are two things that seem to be driving it — friday's disappointment about how fewjobs the us economy added injanuary, and japan's decision to increase interest rates last week. as you can see, it led to a big sell—off in tokyo and there were also losses across europe, and here's the latest we have from new york where the markets opened a couple of hours ago. they have just disappeared. we will have those in a moment.

we will have those in a moment.