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we start this hour here in the uk, where there's been renewed rioting in england and northern ireland. the worst outbreaks of violence came in belfast, plymouth, and birmingham. nearly 400 people have been arrested after six days of violent disorder, which began last week in southport after the fatal stabbings of three girls and escalated following misinformation about the identity of the perpetrator. that was spread on social media. last night in plymouth, at least three police officers were injured in what the police described as "sustained violence." and in belfast, a petrol bomb and stones were thrown at police officers. that was close to the supermarket which was set alight at the weekend. as the latest disorder unfolded, the banister criticised the owner of putter, who claimed on the platform that civil war is inevitable in the uk. with the latest here's our

reporter, aru na iyengar. chanting: refugees are welcome here. two opposing protests in plymouth started out peacefully, before vocal clashes between the anti—racism and anti—immigration groups. police in riot gear were deployed to keep the groups apart, and several officers suffered injuries as violence later broke out. it was kind of terrifying. hundreds of people moved up the hoe park onto the end of the promenade and the memorial area. ten minutes after that, there was a strong police presence kind of dissipating them after they'd set fires and things. and then there was a huge group of rioters outside our front door, kind of smashing things, organising themselves for further mischief. and then ten minutes after that, it had completely moved back down towards the town centre area. the crowd should disperse immediately. there was also unrest in south belfast. last night, riot teams were deployed to sandy row as a petrol bomb and stones were thrown at police officers. in birmingham, cars were smashed and a pub was damaged after protesters gathered

following false rumours of a planned far—right demonstration. and a hate—crime investigation is under way in burnley after gravestones in the muslim section of a cemetery were covered in white paint. i still think that there is a way to bring this to an end by people coming together as a community in the way that we've seen in the clean—up operations. now, clearly, that strength of community spirit is there, and that's what we call upon to bring this violence to an end. meanwhile, in southport, the community is dealing with the horrors of last week, and the disorder that's followed. the family of leanne lucas, who was stabbed while leading the children's dance class, have shared their disbelief at what's going on around the country. just go home, just let us recover the best we can. i know we're never going to recover but at least give us chance to. police say they're working around the clock to identify more people involved in the violent disorder,

with more arrests expected in the coming days. aruna iyengar, bbc news. let's speak to our political correspondent harry farley. he is at westminster. more violence last night and the prime minister has spoken about holding those responsible — both on the streets and online — but the question is how he can do that? as we have heard from our concern, as you say about criminal activity online such as inciting violence but also separately about the spread of misinformation online, and they are urging social media companies to do more. in that context, as we heard briefly there, there was a war of words that has emerged between the prime minister and the ceo of x,

elon musk, one of the richest men in the world, he highlighted a post by the world, he highlighted a post by the far right activist tommy robinson to his 192 million followers, and then later posted that "civil war is inevitable in the uk". the prime minister has criticised that comment, saying that is no justification for comments like that. then elon musk directly criticise the prime minister and said that he wouldn't —— elon musk posted, shouldn't you be concerned about the attacks on all communities are notjust muslim communities? so there was that context going around, that spat between the prime minister and elon musk. we have heard from the justice minister and elon musk. we have heard from thejustice minister heidi alexander rejecting claims from some writers about to tear pleasing, essentially that the police manage protests in

different ways, depending on which community is protesting. she rejected those allegations when she spoke to us this morning. fundamentally, the police will take operational decisions about how to police protests effectively. what i do take issue with, though, is the idea that what we are seeing on our streets at the moment is a protest. it is not. it is outright, sheer criminality and violence, and that is why the individuals who are responsible for it need to face the full force of the law and face consequences for the actions that they are choosing to take. met with representatives from x but also tiktok, meta and google and following that meeting he said that he expects platforms to ensure that those seeking to spread hate online are not being facilitated and have no place to hide, and the government, i suppose,

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so those plans were in place and they are being accelerated to cope with the arrests that are being made. keir starmersays with the arrests that are being made. keir starmer says he wants those arrested to be remanded in custody while they await trial. so far, 400 people have been arrested with the police expecting more to be arrested in the coming days as police wade through all of that footage that we have seen to identify those people perpetrating the violence. and on your point about the courts, there is an additional protocol that has been set up, magistrates courts can sit for longer, if they need to. that is “p for longer, if they need to. that is up to the individualjudges to set those hours, but that power is there if they need to sit for longer to process the extra cases they are expecting.

harry farley, thank you. and a reminder you can get the very latest on the violent disorder online, with our team of correspondents across the uk and a stream of the latest pictures online. you can find that on the bbc news website or app. talks are under way in bangladesh between protest leaders and the military, which has taken charge after sheikh hasina's dramatic resignation as prime minister. she was ousted following violent unrest over a period of several weeks that left hundreds dead. monday's events began in dhaka when the long reigning prime minister resigned and fled the country to india. these pictures show sheik hasina's helicopter leaving. at least 109 people were killed in unrest on monday alone. what began as student protests over civil service job quotas last month, then escalated 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 on the streets. widespread looting was also reported to have taken place. and it's also been announced that the leading opposition figure and former prime minister, khaleda zia, would be released from prison. six years ago she was jailed on corruption charges that critics claimed were trumped up. the president has also ordered the released ofjailed protesters. let's speak to archana shukla who's in mumbai. do you have any idea where the former prime minister is at the moment?— former prime minister is at the moment? ., ,., , ., moment? her whereabouts in india have been kept _ moment? her whereabouts in india have been kept confidential- moment? her whereabouts in india have been kept confidential by - moment? her whereabouts in india have been kept confidential by the | have been kept confidential by the government. we know for sure that she is in india, it has given her safe refuge but going by media reports it says that it is just temporary, until sheikh hasina symbolises her next place, she is

seeking asylum in other countries but, as of now, these reports are unconfirmed, and her location is undisclosed. the foreign affairs minister in india led an all—party meeting just a few hours ago, where he said that he didn't —— that he did meet sheikh hasina briefly and india's speaking with her about the next move, and about disclosing that, and so far, india has only said that this is an internal matter for bangladesh, and has not made any more statement on that. india and bangladesh have shared a very close ties under the sheikh hasina's rule. india has found a friend in bangladesh, and india and bangladesh share a 4097 kilometre long border and have close economic and trade ties, a lot of which at the moment

seems to be, under a focus for india, because why are they giving —— while giving safe refuge douchez sheikh hasina, india does not want to be on the wrong side with the new government that would come into power in bangladesh, and balancing both of which would be the diplomatic tightrope that india is currently working on, and, as of now, india is certainly waiting and watching on developments in bangladesh. watching on developments in bangladesh-— we have a special live page with the latest from bangladesh, as those protesters say they won't accept an army—led government. we have correspondents in dhaka, and in india where sheikh hasina fled yesterday. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

turning our attention to the middle east now. israel's leading human rights organisation says conditions inside israeli prisons holding palestinians amount to torture. b'tselem says conditions have dramatically deteriorated since the start of the war in gaza last october, with the red cross prevented from visiting israeli prisons. last week, the issue of israel's treatment of palestinian detainees caused a very public row when demonstrators tried to prevent the arrest of soldiers accused of sexually abusing a prisoner from gaza. from jerusalem, our diplomatic correspondent paul adams reports. chaotic scenes at the sdei teiman military prison last week. far right demonstrators, including members of israel's parliament, furious that nine prison guards were being arrested. israel, deeply divided over how to treat palestinian prisoners. thousands have passed through these

facilities since last october, palestinians from gaza and the west bank. those who have come out recently paint a terrifying picture of life inside. translation: after october 7, life totally changed. _ i call what happened a tsunami. faraz has been in and out ofjail since the early �*90s, charged twice with membership of an armed group — islamichhad. he was already in prison without charge last october. nothing prepared him for what happened next. translation: we were severely beaten by 20 officers. _ masked men using batons and sticks, dogs and firearms. we were tight from behind, our eyes blindfolded, beaten severely. blood was gushing from my face. since october, israel's prisons have been overwhelmed. the number of detainees has almost doubled. some have been released without charge.

their accounts paint a remarkably consistent picture. all of them told us the same things — ongoing abuse, daily violence, physical violence, and mental violence, humiliation, sleep deprivation, people are starved. the israeli prison system, as a whole, in regard to palestinians, turned into a network of torture camps. the israeli government rejects that description, but its far right security minister itamar ben—gvir frequently boasts that on his watch palestinian prisoners are treated much more harshly. and it's notjust happening to palestinians from gaza or the west bank. sari khourieh is a lawyer from haifa, an israeli citizen, arrested last november and held for ten days. it nearly broke him. theyjust lost their mind. simply, they have just lost their mind.

there was no law. sari's offence, two facebook posts which the police said glorified the hamas attacks of october 7th. a charge quickly dismissed, but not before he witnessed the horrors being meted out to fellow prisoners. they were screaming, the guys, "we didn't do nothing. you don't have to hit us." me, an advocate that have seen the world outside the prison, now i am inside, i see another world. we put claims of mistreatment to the israeli military and prison service. the army said it rejected outright allegations of systematic abuse. the prison service said it wasn't even aware of the claims. "as far as we know," they said, "no such events have occurred." some palestinians being held by israel did terrible things on october 7. others had nothing to do with it. according to b'tselem,

all are now being held in prisons the united nations says nine of its staff members in gaza may have been involved in the october 7th attacks carried out by hamas, and have since been fired. the un's announcement follows an internal investigation into 19 employees of its aid agency in gaza, known as unwra, after israel accused them of involvement in the hamas—led assault. unwra carries out humanitarian work in gaza, employing more than 13,000 people there. our north america correspondent john sudworth has more on the potential implications. winners will first raise them back in january saying that it winners will first raise them back injanuary saying that it had intelligence to show that it claimed 19 individuals had either been directly involved in the attacks last october or had offered support to those taking part in the attacks, a number of countries with refunding

for unwra, pending more information. the united states is continuing to withhold funding from unwra. you would have to assume that this news today, that this investigation has been completed and that the un's own internal investigation office has found that there was sufficient evidence against nine of those 19 individuals who suggest that they may have taken part, well, you know, not help the position of the aid agency and the work that it does in gaza that is so vitally needed. fix, gaza that is so vitally needed. a line of breaking news from the afp news agency saying that a palestinian official says that israeli forces have killed six people in the west bank, that is coming from the afp news agency.

this comes as president biden says he has discussed ways to protect us forces in the middle east, after a suspected rocket attack wounded several american personnel in iraq. no group has admitted carrying out the strike. the president and vice president kamala harris were briefed on the attack, the white house releasing this image of the pair in the situation room on monday evening. in a phone call with his israeli counterpart, us defence secretary loyd austin called the attack on the base "a dangerous escalation". last week the us said it carried out a strike in iraq against militants who posed a threat to coalition forces. tensions are high in the middle east after last week's killings of the hamas political leader in tehran and a senior hezbollah commander in lebanon. iran has vowed to retalitate against israel, and the us has sent more aircraft and warships to the region. let's speak to our middle east correspondent hugo bachega, who is in beirut. you might president biden discussing steps to protect us forces in the

middle east. —— us president biden. do we have an idea who might be behind this suspected rocket attack in iraq? behind this suspected rocket attack in ira: ? , behind this suspected rocket attack inlra.? , , behind this suspected rocket attack iniraa? , , , ., in iraq? this bases in western iraq, which has been _ in iraq? this bases in western iraq, which has been repeatedly - in iraq? this bases in western iraq, | which has been repeatedly targeted by iranian—backed militia in iraq, especially after the hamas attacks of the 7th of october. it seems that the two rocket spell inside this base. at least five years personnel, soldiers and contractors, were injured. obviously, this happened as this region is waiting for this iranian retaliation, after the assassination of the hamas political chief that happened last week in tehran. western officials believe that iran might be planning an attack that is bigger than the one that it carried out in april, reacting to the attack on the iranian diplomatic compound in

damascus, syria, it launched more than 300 missiles and drones, and almost all of those were intercepted by a coalition of countries led by the united states. there is also the concern that iran might be claiming a response in coordination with its proxies across the region, including those militias in iran. we have seen that there has been a lot of diplomatic activity to try to de—escalate tensions in the region. thejordanian foreign minister was the jordanian foreign minister was in thejordanian foreign minister was in tehran. a rare visit by a jordanian official to iran. again, that was to try to contain those tensions and a de—escalate tensions with iran. tomorrow there will be an emergency meeting of the organisation of islamic cooperation, a meeting called by iran to discuss the situation in the region, in particular the assassination of

ismail hanieh, which happened in the capital whilst ismail hanieh was therefore the inauguration of the new iranian president. so, we don't know how this response is going to be, when this response is going to happen, but here in lebanon, there is also concern about the response from hezbollah, another is rainy in the region after the assassination of a senior hezbollah commander in beirut a week ago, and later today the hezbollah leader will be addressing supporters, to mark this one week since the assassination of this senior commander, so the expectation is that we could see some expectation of how hezbollah is planning to respond.— planning to respond. there are still instances of — planning to respond. there are still instances of fire _ planning to respond. there are still instances of fire across _ planning to respond. there are still instances of fire across the - planning to respond. there are still instances of fire across the border, | instances of fire across the border, a report of an israeli strike on southern lebanese town killing four

people, according to security forces. tensions still remain there. exactly. we have seen that these cross—border attacks have continued over the last few days, and reports are now emerging of this is really attacked, targeted this time in southern lebanon. we have seen that the violence has been by and large contain two areas along the border, but there has been a concern in lebanon that we could see an escalation of these hostilities between his brother and israel that could perhaps engulf the entire country. —— between hezbollah. they have been urging their citizens to leave lebanon amid those concerns, some countries. here in beirut were the only commercial airport in lebanon is located, flights are been cancelled, suspended, tickets have sold out, and people are trying to leave. we have seen that the airport is busy. there are no indications of

panic, no signs of people desperately trying to leave the country, and i think many people here, most people here in lebanon, are waiting to see this hezbollah response, and the potential is really reaction to that. $5 response, and the potential is really reaction to that.- response, and the potential is really reaction to that. as you have been talking. _ really reaction to that. as you have been talking, the _ really reaction to that. as you have been talking, the south _ really reaction to that. as you have been talking, the south korean - been talking, the south korean foreign ministry said that it is going to issue a ban on its citizens travelling to border areas of israel and lebanon, starting from wednesday, so that is south korea, adding to the other countries saying that its citizens shouldn't travel in those areas, the border areas of israel and lebanon. this, as we have been talking about those escalating tensions in the middle east, with people concerned about what iran might do. stay with us, here on bbc news. hello again. pollen levels today are high across many parts of england, all of wales and southern scotland.

for the rest of us they are low or moderate. and we're talking, especially at this time of year, about weed pollen and also nettles. now with the weather today, we've got this weather front continuing to push away into the north sea. for most of us through the afternoon, it's going to be an afternoon of sunny spells and a few showers. the most frequent and the heaviest ones will be across northern and western scotland and northern ireland. and here too, there'll be a noticeable wind, breezy for the rest of us, with highs 15 to about 25 degrees through this evening and overnight. some clear skies. a few showers still, again the heaviest in northern ireland and also scotland pushing eastwards, but by the end of the night stronger winds and some more persistent rain will be coming in to the northwest. all of us staying in double figures overnight, lows falling away between 11 and about 13 degrees. so as we head on into tomorrow, then tomorrow, low pressure that's been driving our weather moves across us. and you can see from the squeeze

on those isobars that it's going to be windy across scotland, northern england and northern ireland. we start with the heavy and persistent rain that pushes eastwards and in doing so turns more showery. comes south of that and it's a mixture of bright spells, sunny spells and also some showers, but the showers becoming more isolated as we head towards the latter part of the afternoon. temperatures 15 to 23 degrees, feeling fresher across the board. and then from wednesday into thursday, this low pressure eventually pulls away, but it's replaced by another area of low pressure with its attendant fronts bringing in some rain. so it's going to be a breezy day or a windy day, depending on where you are on thursday. this rain, which will be heavy in places, will push northwards and eastwards, the cloud building ahead of it, unseasonably windy, the rain not getting in to the far north of scotland until later. these are the temperatures — 14 to about 22 degrees.

then on friday, that rain eventually does make it up into the north of scotland again. it's going to be windy in northern england and scotland, and then as we head on in through the rest of the weekend, it does remain quite changeable,

this is bbc news. the headlines: there was more violent disorder in parts of the uk last night,

with police coming under attack in belfast, darlington and plymouth. nearly 400 people have been arrested since the unrest began. talks are under way in bangladesh between protest leaders and the military, which has taken charge after sheikh hasina's dramatic resignation as prime minister. israel's leading human rights organisation has likened the country's prison system to a network of torture camps for palestinians. a report says conditions inside jails have worsened significantly since the start of the gaza war. let's go back to our top story — here in the uk, there's been renewed rioting in some cities in england and northern ireland. the worst outbreaks of violence came in belfast, plymouth, and birmingham. nearly 400 people have been arrested after a week of violent disorder, which began last week in southport after the fatal stabbings of three girls and escalated following misinformation about the identity of the perpetrator.

in belfast, riot officers had stones and petrol bombs thrown at them