because as soon—to—be president harris says, when we fight, we win! israel's most wanted man, yahya sinwar, is announced as the new overall head of hamas. and i live from edinburgh where we are catching up with some of the acts playing at the festival fringe, next up kiwi comedian. hello. welcome to the programme. here in the uk, 6,000 police have been mobilised because of fears of more riots across the country. there are reports up to 30 protests are planned for wednesday. the prime minister has promised communities will be kept safe.

sir keir starmer said he had assurances there were adequate officers in place to cope if violence flared. 0ur political correspondent, damian grammaticas reports. it's just over a week since these riots began. violence first in southport, spreading to other parts of england. now, for those who've taken part, the legal consequences are starting to be felt. this morning in liverpool, three men who've all pleaded guilty to violent disorder are due to be sentenced. yesterday, police chiefs were summoned to downing street for the second emergency coordination meeting in two days. the prime minister says more sentences will be handed out in the coming days. over 400 people now have been arrested, 100 have been charged, some in relation to online activity, and a number of them are already in court. and i'm now expecting substantive sentencing before the end of this week. that should send a very powerful message to anybody involved, either directly or online, that you are likely to be dealt

with within a week and that nobody, but nobody should be involving themselves in this disorder. some have already appeared in court. this was 20—year—old liam grey, arrested in rotherham on sunday. he denied the charge against him. a list circulating online has suggested more than 30 locations could be targeted by rioters today. police in london issued a warning saying, �*we know about the events planned by hateful and divisive groups across the capital. they've made their intention to cause disruption and division very clear. we will not tolerate this on our streets.�* after the rioters targeted hotels housing asylum seekers, some groups who work with refugees have been told they are at risk. 0ne organisation in merseyside says it has closed its offices but will try to protect the premises today. we will also be creating, i suppose,

what i would call a peace line, for want of a better expression, so that we and the local community and the priest from the local church, which is part of our building, that we can all come together to demonstrate that we believe that we should have hope in the future, rather than putting up with hate. disperse immediately as force is about to be used against violent individuals. sir keir starmer last night said those who felt threatened would be kept safe. but it's a severe test for a government that's been in office forjust a month. damian grammaticas, bbc news, westminster. 0ur news correspondent chi chi izundu is outside scotland yard. she explained what the met police are doing to reassure communities. while the metropolitan police, in a lengthy statement that they issued yesterday, said that they planned to use every

power, every tactic and every tool at their disposal to try and keep people safe. and it's notjust londoners that they're concerned about. some 6000 officers, riot—trained police officers are going to be deployed across various locations, and 1200 of them, we do believe, will be helping colleagues regionally and locally, and we do believe they'll be stationed around motorways so that they can get to some of the sites if violence does flare up. they have said that if people are concerned, they should stop and speak to a police officer and that local communities will see a larger increase of police presence in their areas. as damian said in his report, they say they are not tolerating anything that could cause people to feel unsafe. theirjob is to keep law and order and they plan to do so. in their statement, they say they know about the events planned

by hateful and divisive groups across the capital, and they've made their intention to cause disruption and division clear, and they will not be tolerating that. let's speak to helen king, former assistant commissioner at the metropolitan police service. thank you for coming on the programme. h0 thank you for coming on the programme-— thank you for coming on the rouramme. ., , , g , programme. no problem, lewis. just talk us through _ programme. no problem, lewis. just talk us through with _ programme. no problem, lewis. just talk us through with this _ talk us through with this intelligence, it seems around 13 potential locations that could see activity today. what kind of preparations will police and police forces be undertaking right now? well, they will be a huge structure right now for the force, as you say now, the intelligence will be important so there will be intelligent stuff covering that that together to work because locations and he was going to be involved so

action can be taken. as well as public order trend offices that you see on tv reports, you've also got other teams at work, the destructive, people arranging the worst days, briefing teams, commanded teams —— mac people arranging the structures, even people like the vehicle maintenance units will be working overtime to make sure that the public order equipped vehicles will be out on the roads. you also see this big investigative efforts, people getting arrested, being interviewed and kept in custody, files of evidence being prepared so it can be put before the courts really quickly so this is a huge logistical operation and the police are clearly making sure that they are as ready as they can be to respond to whatever happens tonight and is the

day to come, as well as carrying out the normal 20 47 policing that needs to be done to keep communities safe. i think most people appreciate that resources will be stretch of cause and does put extra strain on everyone involved but when you look at the amount and level of violence on the streets over the last week. is there an argument is that police could have done more to stop it earlier? i could have done more to stop it earlier? ~ , , earlier? i think it is very difficult _ earlier? i think it is very difficult to _ earlier? i think it is very difficult to see - earlier? i think it is very difficult to see how - earlier? i think it is very difficult to see how that | earlier? i think it is very - difficult to see how that could earlier? i think it is very _ difficult to see how that could have happened. from what i've seen in the reporting, the police have got there quickly and acted with great courage and professionalism to keep people safe and no one should underestimate the challenges of gathering evidence and getting people before the courts as quickly as they currently are. this will be having a knock—on effect on, of course, the levels of tiredness and resourcing in a police live pleasing. there will be offices

have been 12 day shifts and rest days cousins. they are having other things slow down so that this can be prioritised. the things slow down so that this can be -rioritised. ., things slow down so that this can be rioritised. ., ., , ., prioritised. the role of social media is freely _ prioritised. the role of social media is freely raised. - prioritised. the role of social media is freely raised. what| prioritised. the role of social i media is freely raised. what is prioritised. the role of social - media is freely raised. what is your view on it?— view on it? clearly, the different platforms. _ view on it? clearly, the different platforms, there _ view on it? clearly, the different platforms, there is _ view on it? clearly, the different platforms, there is a _ view on it? clearly, the different platforms, there is a range - view on it? clearly, the different platforms, there is a range of i platforms, there is a range of responses helpful towards the police. i would like to see them, once this is over, really thinking about how those online platforms can put more of the skills, more of the algorithms, more of the artificial intelligence in place so that it can be proactive in preventing the spread of incitement of violence, incitement of racial hate switch. 0ther incitement of racial hate switch. other industries, i think the car industry, it is through the security

of technology advancements, i would like to see the online platforms acting as responsible global businesses and seeing them and think about how they can design and set themselves up to prevent some of the very negative side is that we are seeing coming out at the moment. thank you very much for coming on the programme. next, to the us where vice president kamala harris has made herfirstjoint appearance with her running mate for november's presidential election at a rally in philadelphia. ms harris said she and minnesota governor, tim walz, were underdogs going into the election, but they were fighting for the country's future. this is the new face of the democratic party. out with biden harris, and in with harris and walz 202a. kamala harris beamed as she introduced her fast track vp, a governor, an army veteran,

former teacher and football coach. coach walz and i may hail from different corners of our great country, but our values are the same and we both believe in lifting people up, not knocking them down. mr walz appeared emotional at times and when he spoke, wasted no time laying into donald trump. first of all, he doesn't know the first thing about service. he doesn't have time for it because he's too busy serving himself. and showing off his midwestern wit, the crowd lapped up what has now become his most famous line of attack on mr trump and his running mate, jd vance. i have to tell you i can't wait to debate — i have to tell you i can't wait to debate the guy. cheering and applause

that is if he is willing to get off the couch and show up! you that is if he is willing to get off the couch and show up! you see what i did the couch and show up! you see what i did there- — there's a lot of love for harris and walz in this almost packed out arena. it's got a real rock concert vibe to it. of course, people here mostly are faithful to the party. they've been re—energised by this new democratic party ticket. the fight with their republican opponents really begins now. donald trump is defining them both as the most radical left duo in american history. in a social media post, he said there has never been anything like it and there never will be again. there's just 90 days to go until election day. kamala harris and tim walz will now embark on a whirlwind week long tour of key battleground states, which will likely determine who gets

into the white house. nomia iqbal, bbc news, pennsylvania. scott lucas is professor of us and international politics at the clinton institute, university college dublin. thank you very much for coming on the programme. thank you. what you make of the ticket, they are up and running, what you make of them is a combination and a pair. and why did you think of that rally there? i think it is a solid choice for a housing campaign that has not put a foot wrong since joe housing campaign that has not put a foot wrong sincejoe biden pulled out of the race. you've got tim walz, who has been a public service to important words in his campaign. a teacher, and a member of the national guard, from largely a democratic district, he was a governor. he is not a radical, that

is a trump falsehood but by being a bipartisan congressman, he was the second most bipartisan congressmen in congress and as a governor, he has tended to govern from the centre, focusing on the importance of agriculture in minnesota and the importance of manufacturing while at the same time taking out progressive stances on issues such as health care, supporting 0bama care, providing food for underprivileged children especially during the additions of the pandemic of 2020. and also about reducing carbon emissions, and issues on climate change. this is someone who can appeal to the democratic from the centre and you can do so, i think this is the reason why he was chosen with that manner which is are both gentle but also pushes back against

trump. the vice presidential pick on the republican sidej.d. trump. the vice presidential pick on the republican side j.d._ trump. the vice presidential pick on the republican side j.d. vance. what about the concern _ the republican side j.d. vance. what about the concern by _ the republican side j.d. vance. what about the concern by some _ the republican side j. d. vance. what | about the concern by some democrats that he does not have the name recognition 90 days ahead of the election? i recognition 90 days ahead of the election? . ., recognition 90 days ahead of the election? _, ., ~ , ., recognition 90 days ahead of the election? _, ., ~ i. . ~ election? i could take you back throu~h election? i could take you back through a _ election? i could take you back through a number— election? i could take you back through a number of— election? i could take you back through a number of choices i election? i could take you back. through a number of choices that would have been made, including for example when donald trump chose mike pence in 2016. this would have been candidates which would have been known at the regional level but not necessary as the national level. you're not there to overshadow the presidential candidate, so what is worse is the name recognition for coming at harris. then, you build up a profile during the campaign. two things i would probably point to as part of that, one, if there is a debate between vice presidential candidates and secondly, where, harris can be campaigning one part

of the country, tim walz can be campaigning in another part of the country in a rest which is much more wide open. we are talking about eight, may be nine swing states as opposed to maybe three or four a few weeks ago. so opposed to maybe three or four a few weeks auo. ., i. ., weeks ago. so from your point of view, weeks ago. so from your point of view. from _ weeks ago. so from your point of view. from a _ weeks ago. so from your point of view, from a strategic _ weeks ago. so from your point of view, from a strategic point - weeks ago. so from your point of view, from a strategic point of i view, from a strategic point of view, from a strategic point of view, the fights that —— the fact that use dead they were come painting at two parts of the country —— mac campaigning at two parts of the country? this is not a concern... ? the country? this is not a concern. . ._ the country? this is not a concern. . .— the country? this is not a concern... �* ., ~ ., concern... ? if you're talking about spectacle. — concern... ? if you're talking about spectacle. then _ concern... ? if you're talking about spectacle, then of _ concern... ? if you're talking about spectacle, then of course - concern... ? if you're talking about spectacle, then of course the - concern... ? if you're talking about| spectacle, then of course the whole point of american politics, especially during the trump error is the belief that you can grab people with spectacle rather than getting on with issues i of the harris and morse campaign is that you're not going to get the click bait and sound bites that you're going to get of the trump rally. that is not what

they are going to do to country to they are going to do to country to the mac controlled the narrative, they are going to focus on issues like health care, to climate change, to foreign policy. do you want the spectacle of a convicted felon, a man who insults and try to test and people? 0r man who insults and try to test and people? or do you want the possibility of two candidates? harrison and tim walz you focuses on theissues harrison and tim walz you focuses on the issues and building up people. it is fascinating to share your thoughts. thank you for coming on the programme. we will be getting plenty more reaction to that first rally through that newjoint plenty more reaction to that first rally through that new joint ticket in the us. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

this is bbc news. the israeli army has issued a new evacuation order

for palestinians in gaza, this time for people in beit hanoun in the north. it says it's in response to a series of rockets fired from the area into israel on tuesday.earlier, hamas announced yahya sinwar, israel's most wanted man, had been chosen as the new overall head of the group. he succeeds ismail haniyeh, who was assassinated in the iranian capital, tehran, last week. let's take a look at yahya sinwar�*s background. he was most recently the leader of hamas in gaza. israel holds him, along with others, responsible for the october 7 attack on israel, which killed around 1200 people and saw more than 200 kidnapped. the 61—year—old was born in the khan younis refugee camp, in southern gaza. his parents were refugees. after his education, he was arrested by israel at age 19, for what they called �*islamic activities'. two years after the formation of hamas, when he was just 25, sinwar set up the feared internal security organisation, al—maj.

in 1988, sinwar allegedly planned the abduction and killing of two israeli soldiers. he was arrested, convicted of murder and imprisoned. let's speak to our correspondent yolande knell injerusalem. what it has the reaction been to this appointment? aha, what it has the reaction been to this appointment?— what it has the reaction been to this appointment? a mixed reaction from around — this appointment? a mixed reaction from around this _ this appointment? a mixed reaction from around this region, _ this appointment? a mixed reaction from around this region, really. - from around this region, really. certainly, yahya sinwar is one of the most prominent figures in hamas and there are different ways of looking at this appointment. you could say that anyway he has been calling the shots and is presumed to be in some sort of underground bunker in gaza having endemic? masterminded the devastating 0ctober seven attacks. the us secretary of state antony blinken says he has been and remains the primary decider in nec is right and hostage release deal but of course, this also does

show us that hamas is going to a more hardline direction and is seen as one of the most extremist faces within hamas. this is even though the group is widely deemed to be a terrorist organisation in most western countries and in israel of course. this is most provocative in israel, and the foreign minister said this appointment was another reason to swiftly eliminate yahya sinwar and wipe this vile organisation of the face of the earth. , , . ~ , organisation of the face of the earth. , ., ,, , ., ., earth. just talk us through, we got a little bit of _ earth. just talk us through, we got a little bit of his _ earth. just talk us through, we got a little bit of his background - earth. just talk us through, we got a little bit of his background in - a little bit of his background in the introduction. butjust talk us through a little bit about the man. he is somebody who served a large portion of his life in israeli jail, part of the reason he was there is being convicted of killing a ledge

to he is somebody who is widely feared but seen as very powerful as a figure within hamas and somebody says put a lot of effort. his appointment was able to give us a sort of military and political wings of hamas. in terms of what it could mean for a ceasefire deal, one of my colleagues has been asking hamas officials about that as they have been meeting in doha to decide on this appointment of yahya sinwar and they have been stressing to him that they have been stressing to him that they see they are —— their negotiating team which had been overseen as the late hamas leader ismail haniyeh, the five members remained there and they read —— are ready to resume negotiations. they could do to say that yahya sinwar agreed to a ceasefire deal on the table and they are putting the blame

on the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu for holding that up. ben'amin netanyahu for holding that u . _ ., ~' ben'amin netanyahu for holding that un. ., " , ., ben'amin netanyahu for holding that the nobel peace prize winner, muhammad yunus, has been named leader of an interim government in bangladesh, following the ousting of the prime minister. the announcement was made following talks between the president and student leaders who played a key role in the weeks of protests that toppled sheikh hasina. mr yunus, who is 84, faced several legal cases this year, which he said were politically motivated. the bangladeshi capital, dhaka, is now said to be largely calm, but there have been reports of looting and killing across the country. police in bangladesh have also gone on strike, complaining of a wave of reprisal attacks against them. an australian man has been charged with stealing limited edition coins worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. the coins were based on the hugely popular children's tv show bluey. police say some of the coins are selling for ten times their original sale price. let's speak to our correspondent

katy watson, who's in sydney. hi katie, just talk us what is going on here. hi katie, 'ust talk us what is going on here. , ., , , hi katie, 'ust talk us what is going on here. , ., _ , hi katie, 'ust talk us what is going onhere. , ., _ , ,., hi katie, 'ust talk us what is going on here. , ., _ , ,., ., on here. obviously, blue is one of the best loved _ on here. obviously, blue is one of the best loved puppies _ on here. obviously, blue is one of the best loved puppies in - on here. obviously, blue is one of the best loved puppies in the - on here. obviously, blue is one ofl the best loved puppies in the world her adventures and international success and it was injune that the australian meant, they release a series of special edition coins and it sent fans and collectors crazy. everybody wanted to get a hold of the special edition coins. late in june, some more coin set for release in september, they were reported stolen from a warehouse in western sydney and then, an investigation was launched. it was named strikeforce bandit, who is the father of bluey in the popular tv series. through the investigation, they found an innocent coin

collector who seemed, he was selling some of these guys who had been stolen and they have since made some rates and arrested stevenjohn nelson who reported —— mchugh appeared earlier in court today who were charged with three counts of theft. . ~ were charged with three counts of theft. ., ,, , ., ., ., just want to keep you up—to—date with our main story here in the uk. the rise and continual threat of violence in different locations across england largely. police are preparing for possible rights across england. reports of at least 30 protest could be planned for today, wednesday. nearly 6000 officers have been mobilised according to police to respond to any potential threats of violence throughout the day to

day. the prime minister has been responding to events for a week or so and has been saying that community today will be safe and right it will be dealt with swiftly and the words of the prime minister. we are expecting to in the coming hours, legal proceedings as well and we have our correspondents outside. we have a little more in the hours ahead. stay with us for that. this is bbc news. bye—bye.

hello, the ups and downs of our summer weather seem to be thrown at us. quite breezy and windy across the far north of scotland, a stripe of cloud in the sea and our earlier satellite picture which puts the rain for some of us yesterday and still this area of low pressure swirling to the north west driving those showers, most frequent across the north of scotland where some will be sundry. a few showers across the south of scotland, into northern ireland and northern england. a breezy day across the uk and —— the uk,. the best of such an upper central and eastern parts of england, three degrees in london and. many of the showers or faded but we will see more cloud royal on its way from the west across the south—west of england, wales, northern ireland, north—west england, some splashes of rain and increasingly he would feel with that. thanks to an approach in warm

front you can see on the weather front you can see on the weather front for thursday morning. initially, this will bring some mostly light and patchy rain but is that bush's north and east that rain will start to turn heavier. this will start to turn heavier. this will be replaced by cows by many —— south—east england, largely dry for parts of the day, 23 degrees in norwich, 18 and and if the rain in glasgow. intifada, this frontal system will clear south—east was. the showers most frequent up to was in north—west wellesley blustery winds, temperatures for many in the high teens or late 20s. you could get to 25 degrees in london, perhaps a sign of things to come. we are keeping a close eye on development over the weekend because it looks like we could start it up in some very warm or even hot air from the

south. this is unlikely to affect all of us, especially affecting the south and east of the uk where temperature is could go up to the high 20s or late 30s, but that heat if it doesn't arrive, is unlikely to last long.

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nearly 6000 police officers are mobilised across the uk, with fears of more riots planned for wednesday. us vice president kamala harris makes her first public appearance with new running mate tim walz. israel's most wanted man, yahya sinwar,is announced as the new overall head of hamas. a hotel collapses in germany, killing at least one person — emergency personnel are still at the scene. let's get more from that story from the us — vice president kamala harris has made herfirstjoint appearance with her running mate for november's presidential election at a rally in philadelphia. ms harris said she and minnesota governor, tim walz, were underdogs going into the election, but they were fighting for the country's future. until vice president harris chose him, tim walz wasn't exactly a household name either around the world, or even in the us. mr walz served in the army national guard for 2h

years, reaching the position of command sergeant major,