i think elon musk�*s comments are totally unjustifiable. i think at the moment, as i have said, everyone should be calling for calm. the parliament in bangladesh is dissolved to make way for a new government, a day after the prime minister sheikh hasina dramatically fled the country after being forced from power. blindfolded and beaten — israel's leading human rights organisation likens the country's prison system to a network of torture camps for palestinians. and i'm live in edinburgh, where we are catching up with more than 3500 acts performing here for the festival fringe.

hello, i'm ben brown, welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. the british government has condemned tech billionaire elon musk for suggesting that continuing riots in the uk show civil war is inevitable. justice minister heidi alexander said mr musk�*s remarks are deeply irresponsible and that social media companies should be helping to clamp down on misinformation. i think elon musk�*s comments are totally unjustifiable. i think at the moment, as i have said, everyone should be calling for calm. he does have a responsibility given this huge platform that he has. and so to be honest i think his comments are pretty deplorable. there's now been a week of unrest in parts of the uk and growing

tension between the government and social media companies. on monday the prime minister keir starmer said the criminal law must apply online as well as offline. technology secretary peter kyle has met representatives from x — formerly twitter — along with tiktok, google and facebook�*s parent company. he stressed their responsibility to continue to work to stop the spread of hateful incitement. home secretary yvette cooper said the government would not tolerate what she called armchair thuggery and that social media platforms needed to take responsibility for the spread of misinformation online. 0ur political correspondent alicia mccarthy is in westminster. how worried are the government about what is being said online and they clearly believe that the tech bosses who run those social media companies are not doing enough to stop the spread of misinformation. weill.

are not doing enough to stop the spread of misinformation. well, i think what is _ spread of misinformation. well, i think what is clear _ spread of misinformation. well, i think what is clear is _ spread of misinformation. well, i think what is clear is the - think what is clear is the government is very concerned about misinformation and disinformation and just how quickly rumours can spread on the internet and how information about protests and demonstration and riots can be spread on the different social media platforms. and i think that was reflected in the fact that when keir starmer came out and made a statement after the emergency meeting between ministers and police officers and so on earlier in the week, he came out and said that crime online would be treated as seriously as crime off—line. so the government really keen to make it clear to people that if you are behind some of this stuff that is spread on the different social media platforms, you will feel, as the government puts it, the full force of the law. and we are seeing people being arrested already and charged because of their online activities. and in terms of implemented the full force of the law as the covenant have said, how easy or difficult is that because we know there are hundreds of people who have been

arrested in connection with this disorder. but there is a limited number of prison places, we know that, and the criminaljustice system is almost at breaking point we are often told.— system is almost at breaking point we are often told. yes. now we will remember — we are often told. yes. now we will remember that _ we are often told. yes. now we will remember that only _ we are often told. yes. now we will remember that only a _ we are often told. yes. now we will remember that only a couple - we are often told. yes. now we will remember that only a couple of - we are often told. yes. now we will i remember that only a couple of weeks ago the government was saying it was going to start releasing some prisoners in england and wales earlier than their —— in their sentences to free up prison spaces but that is not due to come into effect until september. so you are right, the obvious question is if you go around arresting all these people for the disorder and riots, what are you going to do with them key with dilemma? will you have a place to put them? the government now says it has 500 prison places. this is not entirely new. what has happened is the government did have a couple of schemes in the pipeline, one in rutland, one in kent. it will speed these up. so for example in kent there was a young offenders institution that was stopping being used for young offenders and it was being converted to have risen capacity, prison places for adults.

that programme is going to be speeded up a bit in the hope that will provide a bit of extra capacity. so the government insisting that it is confident it will have somewhere to put these people and that if they are put on trial and sentenced they will be sent to jail. trial and sentenced they will be sent to jail-— sent to “ail. 0k, thank you very much. so let's take a look at where the latest rioting in england and northern ireland been taking place. in belfast, riot officers had stones and petrol bombs thrown at them close to a supermarket, which was set alight at the weekend. the worst outbreaks of violence were 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. the violent unrest in the uk is being monitored by countries all around the world. some of them have gone as far as issuing travel advisories to their citizens who are planning to visit —

or are already in the uk. australia has told its citizens to avoid areas where protests are occurring due to the potential for disruption and violence. a similar message came from the malaysian high commission in london. it says people should stay away from protest areas, remain vigilant and follow the latest updates and guidance provided by local authorities. india's high commission had this warning for its citizens. it said they should stay vigilant and exercise due caution while travelling in the uk. and a travel alert from nigeria's ministry of foreign affairs stated there was an increased risk of violence and disorder occasioned by the recent riots in the uk. the violence has assumed dangerous proportions. 0ur reporter aruna iyengar has the latest on the disturbances around the uk. 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 with nazir afzal, the former chief crown prosecutor for north west england. thank you very much indeed for being with us. we have heard keir starmer say that those responsible for violent disorder are going to feel the full fire blue force of the law. but at the same time we know that the criminaljustice system is very stretched, the prison system is very stretched. is it possible, do you think, to get fulljustice and swift justice? think, to get full 'ustice and swift 'ustice? ,., ., ., ., ., �* think, to get full 'ustice and swift 'ustice? _, ., ., ., ., �* , justice? good afternoon, ben. yes, it is possible _ justice? good afternoon, ben. yes, it is possible and _ justice? good afternoon, ben. yes, it is possible and it _ justice? good afternoon, ben. yes, it is possible and it will— justice? good afternoon, ben. yes, it is possible and it will happen. - it is possible and it will happen. we are very good at dealing with emergencies, as we were back in 2011. the august riots then. we brought in, as you know, we brought in 24/7 mac courts dilemma people prosecuted 2am and they were taken

to prison later that day. it is possible it will happen. we can't pretend that it won't have an impact because there will be some cases are listed for trial or hearings, other types of hearings, which will be adjourned to make space. but we can do it, the capacity is there and there is a protocol in place and is brought in in august 2011 to make sure the prison vans... it is a massive logistical exercise, the judges need to be there, the lawyers, the suspects to go back and forth. it can be done. figs lawyers, the suspects to go back and forth. it can be done.— forth. it can be done. as you say, ou forth. it can be done. as you say, you were — forth. it can be done. as you say, you were involved _ forth. it can be done. as you say, you were involved in _ forth. it can be done. as you say, you were involved in that, - forth. it can be done. as you say, you were involved in that, in - forth. it can be done. as you say, l you were involved in that, in those rights in 2011. to what extent do you think that kind of 24/7 justice if you like, night courts and so on, does that make a difference in terms of a deterrent factor for those who are committing this disorder? it is not are committing this disorder? it 3 not hypothetical, it did make a

difference back in august 2011 for the reasons i havejust said. people were deterred because they could see people arrested in on their way to prison in a matter of hours and significant sentences. people are going to prison for years not months and that sent out a very strong message. the same thing needs to happen again because as you have just touched on in your report there is an enormous amount of fear, fear amongst minority communities and generally among the united kingdom communities. and they want something to be done to provide them with reassurance. and that is that there will be accountability and that accountability will happen in a shock and awe way. you are pulled in by the police and you are on the way to prison for two years six months later. —— six hours later. it is the thing that sent out strong message it is absolutely... horse thing that sent out strong message it is absolutely. . ._ it is absolutely... how surprised have ou it is absolutely... how surprised have you been _ it is absolutely... how surprised have you been by _ it is absolutely... how surprised have you been by the _ it is absolutely... how surprised have you been by the rapid - it is absolutely... how surprised l have you been by the rapid spread it is absolutely... how surprised - have you been by the rapid spread of this disorder in the last few days?

how alarm have you been and how do you see it ending? it is how alarm have you been and how do you see it ending?— you see it ending? it is massively alarmina. you see it ending? it is massively alarming- i _ you see it ending? it is massively alarming. i have _ you see it ending? it is massively alarming. i have had _ you see it ending? it is massively alarming. i have had people - you see it ending? it is massively alarming. i have had people tell. you see it ending? it is massively i alarming. i have had people tell me around the country, asking for reassurance. they have cancelled weddings, council parties. people who were going to work for example who were going to work for example who wear hijab is have said they would rather go in motor vehicles than go on public transport or not go to work at all. it is a significant concern in our community and therefore it requires this level of response. again it has to be said for nominal british people have stood in the way of these rioters who, in the main, are organised criminals purporting to protest. the reality is those for example who appeared in court in the last two or three days have significant convictions prior to their attendance today. how we can do with afterwards, the calming influence that accountability brings. the fact

that accountability brings. the fact that the good people of this country have stood in the way of these thugs and protected the most vulnerable in our society is absolutely essential. people have been kind to each other. i have seen people giving tea and biscuits to police officers who are working tirelessly to protect our communities. an up and down the country people are standing against this. the reason why, again it touches on what you said earlier on, social media has had a terrible impact here in the sense that it has amplified the activities. we didn't have that in 2011 and what we have now is people seeing in real time activities. it creates fear. even if it was 100 miles away you fear it might happen to you. and whilst we have said live at substantially more smartphones in operation we have fewer smart people. they are recording their criminality. from an evidential perspective all the prosecutors have to do when they're in court is plated and a video and then they will be convicted. so from

an evidential perspective it is easier to prosecute these people. but as i said, it has created more fear because there is so much of its out there. it fear because there is so much of its out there. , ., ., ., , .,, ., out there. it is an enormous 'ob for the new government, * out there. it is an enormous 'ob for the new government, the h out there. it is an enormous job for the new government, the new- out there. it is an enormous job for i the new government, the new labour government who are now in power, but also for the police, isn't it? extraordinary times for the police, who are clearly stretched by what they are having to deal with. yeah. the run they are having to deal with. yeah. they run towards _ they are having to deal with. yeah. they run towards danger— they are having to deal with. yeah. they run towards danger when - they are having to deal with. yeah. they run towards danger when we | they are having to deal with. jez:l they run towards danger when we run away from it. people now have relief do not realise how important policing is in this country. we know it has its issues but the vast majority police officers are working to keep us as community safe and we pay tribute to them for doing so. and we need to make sure they are properly resourced. we have had significant cuts in policing over the last 20 odd years, cuts to criminaljustice in the last 15, i4 criminaljustice in the last 15, 14 years, so we need to remember all of that going forward. but i think we must pay tribute to what police are doing. they have a handle on this, they know what intelligence, they know where the next disorder is going to take place. they will be

there to prevent harm escalating. so i think i can remain confident and ask people who are watching this to be confident that they will be safe and that those who are offending will be brought to justice. and that those who are offending will be brought tojustice. and and that those who are offending will be brought to justice. and also touching on what you just said, the keyboard warriors, those people who are radicalising people, those people who are inciting this violence, those two will get a knock on the door in the weeks and months to come. ., ~ on the door in the weeks and months to come. ., ,, i. ,., . on the door in the weeks and months to come. ., ,, i. . ., to come. 0k, thank you so much for our to come. 0k, thank you so much for your thoughts _ to come. 0k, thank you so much for your thoughts in _ to come. 0k, thank you so much for your thoughts in your _ to come. 0k, thank you so much for your thoughts in your analysis. - to come. 0k, thank you so much for your thoughts in your analysis. that| your thoughts in your analysis. that is the former chief crown prosecutor for the north of england. thank you very much for being with us on beauty news. a line coming into us, police say they have now arrested 28 people allegedly involved in rioting across greater manchester last weekend. that is according to the chief constable of greater manchester police. arresting 28 people allegedly involved in rioting across greater manchester last weekend. several men also charged on some convicted for their part in the

disorder seen in piccadilly gardens and bolton town centre. more on that as it comes into us. 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. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

a day after the prime minister of bangladesh, sheikh hasina, was dramatically forced from power, the parliament has now been dissolved. student protesters had set a deadline for the dissolution. they want a new interim goverment, to be led by nobel prize winner muhammad yunus.

and in the last few hours, the leading opposition figure and former prime minister khaleda zia has been released from prison. she was jailed six years ago on corruption charges that critics say were false. let's get the latest from the bbc�*s akbar hossein, who joins us from dhaka. the parliament dissolved, what is the significance of that and how close are we do think to the formation of a new government that will satisfy the protesters?— will satisfy the protesters? yeah, we can see _ will satisfy the protesters? yeah, we can see dramatic _ will satisfy the protesters? yeah, we can see dramatic events - will satisfy the protesters? yeah, - we can see dramatic events happening in bangladesh and the president of bangladesh has dissolved the country's parliament because this is no longer effective. as the prime minister, leader of the house of commons when sheikh hasina fled the country the parliament became ineffective. so the parliament had to be dissolved. this is the first question. the second thing is that bangladesh is another top politician, the former prime

minister khaleda zia, was released from prison, that is another significant development. she is the arch enemy of sheikh hasina. the fourth thing is that bangladesh's... he is now holding talks with different political groups with the aim of forming an interim government. he is trying to understand how to form this government and what should, how should it look like. at the same time the student leaders proposed that the nobel peace prize winner professor muhammad yunus should be heading the next interim government. as far as we can understand that it is almost certain that this interim government will be nonpolitical government. there will be no political affiliations and it will be very interesting to see who other people to be included in the cabinet. so that is another significant development. and the

meantime, the country is seeing the violence and disorder because after sheikh hasina's resignation and fleeing the country we saw many police stations come under attack and were set on fire. people associated with sheikh hasina's party, their houses and property came under attack. many of them were beaten to death. so violence and disorder is still going on. the army is urging students and protesters to calm down. but it looks like many people are in revenge mode because they think political parties that billing to the bangladesh nationalist party and others and many activists say that they were persecuted while sheikh hasina was in power in the last 15 years. so kind of revenge is taking place across the country. so i think the biggest challenge with the next government, interim government, would be to maintain law and order

and to restore normalcy in the country. and to restore normalcy in the count . ., ~ and to restore normalcy in the count . ., ,, ,, and to restore normalcy in the count . . ~' ,, , and to restore normalcy in the count . ., ,, , . ., country. thank you very much for talkin: to country. thank you very much for talking to us- _ country. thank you very much for talking to us. the _ country. thank you very much for talking to us. the latest - country. thank you very much for talking to us. the latest on - country. thank you very much for talking to us. the latest on the l talking to us. the latest on the political crisis in bangladesh. israel's leading human rights organisation says conditions inside the country's prisons holding palestinians amount to torture. b'tselem says conditions have deteriorated since the start of the war in gaza last october, with the red cross prevented from visiting israeli prisons. 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 tied 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 it's 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 7.

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 that terrible things on october 7, others had nothing to do with it. according to b'tselem, all are now being held in prisons where violence and abuse are the norm. paul adams, bbc news, jerusalem.

you are watching bbc news. much more to come including the latest from bangladesh and also the latest on the violent disorder that we have been seen in england and northern ireland. and the government's reaction to it. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. the weather has been a little hit and miss with some rain here and there. a weatherfront hit and miss with some rain here and there. a weather front has been crossing the country but the second

half of the day for most of us is looking quite sunny with scattered fair weather clouds and also a few showers. here is the weather front earlier on, it brought the cloud and the damp weather to south—eastern parts of the uk. another weather front approaching northern ireland in western scotland, so frequent showers here in the second half of the day. the rest of us in that bit in between. the temperature is 17 in belfast later in the afternoon, still hovering around the low to mid 20s across eastern parts of england. the forecast for this evening shows frequent showers in western scotland, some in northern ireland, elsewhere just the odd shower otherwise lengthy clear spells. the morning temperatures will range around 11 to 13 celsius whether you are in the south of the country or further north. quite a wet start in the western isles with this weather front close to the centre of the low pressure and also hear the winds will be quite strong, gusting in excess of 40 miles an hour, particularly round the coast but

also inland. showers expected across northern england but further south the weather should be dry with scattered fair weather clouds once again. the temperatures are chilly 13 in windswept stornoway in the south of the country more like the low 20s. thursday, a weather front sweeps of the atlantic, that this is the next one with more extensive layered clouds and rain. it looks like it will spread further north across the uk. this is where the heaviest of the rain will be. the south may not get much rainfall at all, particularly east anglia and the south—east. it is going to be relatively humid air spreading are way too. friday, we are expecting more weather fronts in the north, way too. friday, we are expecting more weatherfronts in the north, so perhaps frequent showers here but also very blustery conditions. again, 40 mile in ourwins. the rest of the country should see lighter winds and generally dry and sunny day with highs reaching 25 in london. most of us it will be low

20s. through the weekend into next week there is just a hint that temporarily things may get quite hot across parts of england but at the moment it is just the chance. that's it from me.

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a 28—year—old man has been charged with posting content online intending to stir up racial hatred, in relation to this past week's violent disorder across the uk. the parliament in bangladesh is dissolved to make way for a new government, a day after the prime minister sheikh hasina as dramatically fled the country after being forced from power. 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. and artists from 58 countries are putting on more than 52,000 performances, as the edinburgh fringe gets under way. lots more from the cut fringe coming up

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