nearly 6000 police officers are mobilised across the uk, with fears of more riots planned for today. 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 two people — three others are still trapped in the rubble. and we're at one of the biggest cultural celebrations on the planet the edinburgh fringe — where we'll meet some of the acts. let's return to our top story — police sources say thousands of officers are ready to respond, after reports suggested more riots are planned for today. the commons speaker, sir lindsay hoyle, has advised mps

who have high—profile constituency offices to consider working from home. the chief constable of cleveland police, mark webster, said forces across england are prepared to use "an awful lot of resources". he said among those his force has arrested is an eleven—year—old child. let's speak to our correspodent joe pike who is in westminster. talk us through the preparations. we talk us through the preparations. - have these trained officers who are forward deployed, that's a phrase used in government, they are in teams in vans close to motorways, so they can travel as quickly as possible to flash points. 0ne they can travel as quickly as possible to flash points. one key challenge of this recent unrest has been the unpredictability, you wouldn't have expected a week ago that sunderland, rotherham or plymouth would have been such a significant flashpoints. another

thing is what the government strategy is trying to ensure that the criminaljustice system is working and the government, police forces and crown prosecution service are publicising what is happening in courts and hoping that changes behaviour. it is a lesson from the 2011 riots in london, where we saw, according to those involved, people, particularly lung people, step back as they saw people in their communities being given significant sentences. three people are being sentenced in liverpool today. keir starmer are focusing on what is happening in their countries courts hoping that will change behaviour on the streets. paw; hoping that will change behaviour on the streets. �* , ., ., the streets. any word from the government — the streets. any word from the government on _ the streets. any word from the government on social - the streets. any word from the government on social media, l the streets. any word from the i government on social media, any messages to them? we government on social media, any messages to them?— government on social media, any messages to them? we know that keir starmer does —

messages to them? we know that keir starmer does not _ messages to them? we know that keir starmer does not want _ messages to them? we know that keir starmer does not want to get - messages to them? we know that keir starmer does not want to get into - messages to them? we know that keir starmer does not want to get into a i starmer does not want to get into a slanging match with elon musk, but one cabinet minister have met with social media companies and add another minister was critical of social media companies. the communities minister said they are allowing hate to spread and intimidation to go under stead. to go unchecked. the focus is not necessarily on attacking that, the focus is on the here and now, the policing response. we should point out that the department for science, innovation and technology does have a unit that looks for what it might sense as inflammatory rhetoric or dangerous posts on social media and if that content reaches a certain

threshold, the department gets in touch with the social media companies to ensure they are aware of it and in some cases to remove it. that seems to be under way at the moment. as to the bigger potential problems in terms of the role of social media, that is a question that the government believes is for another day. thank ou ve believes is for another day. thank you very much- — believes is for another day. thank you very much. the _ believes is for another day. thank you very much. the inquest - believes is for another day. thank i you very much. the inquest opened into the deaths of the girls stabbed into the deaths of the girls stabbed in southport. it was impossible to articulate the devastating effects of that day. the community in southport has been celebrating the life of nine—year—old alice aguiar, one of the three girls killed in the knife attack at a dance class last week. as is traditional in her parents' home country of portugal, mourners came together to remember alice before a formal funeral at the weekend. 0ur north of england correspondent fiona trott was there.

what courage it takes to do this. a very personal moment for alice's parents, but a public one. they wanted to celebrate their daughter's life, and the community was there for them. so many of the community part of this moment of celebration, of thanking god for alice. her parents thanked everyone for their support. their words were spoken by alice's uncle. you were the pride and joy of our lives and we will forever have you in our hearts. thank you to everyone for all the love you showed alice. she would have loved all this attention, by the way. there were tributes from alice's classmates too. alice would be there to help you. you should always remember her big, bright smile that made your day so much better. if i could describe her

in at least three words, it would be amazing, caring, and confident. and that she definitely wasn't annoying like some girls are. this was the first family service, but it was also a time to say prayers for six—year—old bebe king and seven—year—old elsie dot stancombe, who also died. there's so much sadness from last monday and tuesday and beyond, its important we celebrate the goodness. the medics who were here, the police officers who were here. so many people who've been helping in so many different ways. and the vast majority of people have goodwill, just the vast majority of people are good. whatever the creed, the colour of the skin, the religion or none, most people are good. and to celebrate goodness, because that's who we are, not only in southport but around this country. a community throwing their arms around the people who need them most and giving them the celebration they wanted.

alice's funeral will be held on sunday. fiona trott, bbc news, southport. let's turn to bangladesh — where the nobel peace prize winner, muhammad yunus, has been named leader of an interim government, 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. archana shukla is our correspondent in mumbai, in neighbouring india. yunus would have his hands full.

remember, he was the unanimous choice of the student leaders and the protest leaders after sheikh hasina was ousted from the government and she fled to neighbouring india. and mohammad yunus, at the moment, the biggest challenge for him would be to keep the public united and bring all political parties together to form the next government. we know that student leaders would be meeting political parties today to decide on who would be, uh, you know, part of the interim government. um, since the parliament has been dissolved yesterday, there is a 90—day period for the next election to be held. and in the interim, the government that would be led by yunus, uh, would would take charge. um, and while the biggest focus at the moment would be bringing political stability, bringing calm on the streets, stopping the vandalism, violence, uh, some of which has been reported since yesterday as well. um, but at the same time as days progress, bringing economic stability down to the people, um, would also become a priority.

because, remember, that was the basis simmering the political unrest in bangladesh. former production staff on strictly come dancing have told bbc news their workplace culture was �*toxic�* and they faced behaviour, including verbal abuse and bullying. the allegations followed weeks of damaging claims from celebrities about their experiences on the show. bbc studios said the welfare and safety of its crew has always been its priority but apologised if anyone hadn't felt able to speak up. our culture reporter noor nanji has more. this is strictly come dancing. it's the show that millions of us watch on saturday nights. strictly, a world of bright lights, sparkles and sequins. over the past month, strictly has been rocked by allegations from celebrities about their experiences on the show. we've heard from 15 of the show�*s current and former production staff. they've asked to have their

identities protected. their words are spoken by actors. the whole culture was toxic, especially for junior staff. 0scar was just 18 when he started working as a runner on strictly. he expected it to be warm and welcoming, but the reality was very different. i was called stupid just for asking for a handover. it was bullying behaviour. ifelt sick, i couldn't sleep, i couldn't eat. one of the celebrities once got so close to me, he was shouting right in my face and spitting on me when all i was trying to do was pass on instructions. he later apologised, but it should never have happened in the first place. the fact that it was in front of everybody else made me feel awful and helpless. 0scar says he didn't feel able to complain. instead, he quit. anika joined strictly to get work experience in the earlier runs of the show. she was excited to get the job, but quickly found the work

culture exhausting. one of the male dancers, who has since left the show in particular, treated people in an insane way. the way he spoke to women, including female dancers and junior staff, was disgusting and chauvinistic. we'd be warned against working with him. i was a nobody, a little runner. i didn't think i could complain. robert was a choreographer in the earlier runs of the show. producers would get irate and shout at me even if the smallest thing went wrong, but i felt afraid to say anything back. there's a sense that you're lucky to be on the show as it is one of the biggest in the uk, so you should put up with all the problems you might face. we put our findings to bbc studios. it said it does not recognise the claims, nor will hundreds of people who have worked on the show over the two decades that it has been on air. it said it encouraged everyone to speak up about concerns of inappropriate behaviour. it insists it acts speedily to deal with complaints, and it apologised to anyone who had felt they weren't able to speak up about their experiences at the time.

the dance world is famous for its intense training. when you put that together with a weekly national tv show, you can see why it might result in a pressure cooker environment. i know how i was trained, you know, and it was tough. and i remember that i had a russian ballet teacher who used to have a cane, and she would whack us with it, you know, just so you're not pulling up from the thigh if you're doing a developpe, for instance, to make you engage your hamstrings. i mean, obviously that sort of teaching would not be available today. 0ther strictly production staff have told us a positive story. a choreographer told us they had never had an issue with any dancers or staff, saying "they are very kind and respect me lots." a beautician said she had never seen any bullying during her eight years on the show. she says some of the recent allegations made her a bit apprehensive about going back. the new series is due to start in a few weeks' time,

and we have already started to hear which celebrities will be taking part. the bbc insists the show will go on. the question is, how will it cope with the added scrutiny that the claims have brought? noor nanji, bbc news. i want to bring you the latest on a story we have been covering in the last half an hour or so. the inquests have opened into the deaths of the three girls fatally stabbed in southport. let's speak to our reporter lauren moss who is outsie bootle town hall. it was a short hearing, opened and adjourned within15 minutes. it was held by a senior coroner. it was a short, sombre and formal process to

open the inquiry and allow for formal criminal proceedings. a formal criminal proceedings. a formal inquest is expected to be held next year. some of the words from the coroner this morning, it is impossible to adequately articulate the devastating lifelong effects that are truly tragic effects have had and will continue to have on the families of the girls who lost their young lives in such tragic circumstances. three young children full of life and energy who will be missed beyond any description that my words may attempt to describe. they were attending a taylor swift dance class a a0 minute drive away from here where i am now. i am in bootle and it happened in southport. an 18—year—old was charged with three counts of murder and ten counts of attempted murder and

possession of a bladed article in a public space. stop he will appear in court again in october ahead of a scheduled six week trial injanuary next year. the inquest into the death of the three little girls opened and adjourned this morning. the royal mint is wanting to help tackle electronic waste — by processing a,000 tonnes of it a year. it is now repurposing old circuit boards by extracting gold from them and turning it into jewellery, as our science editor rebecca morelle has been finding out. it looks like a pile of rubbish and, for most of us, it is. these are from all of the electronic goods we throw away. but here at the royal mint, they're discovering a new use for this rapidly growing e—waste problem. these old circuit boards contain a lot of different materials. there's aluminium, there's plastic, there's steel, there's tin, there's copper.

but what they're interested in here is gold. there's a tiny amount of it on every single board. the question is how do you go from this to this? the answer — to build a brand new e—waste processing facility on an industrial scale. first, the circuit boards are pushed through a giant oven to heat them up so their components fall off. then, they're sieved and sorted. sliced and diced. anything containing gold is set aside. what we're doing here is we're actually urban mining. so we're taking a waste product that's been produced by society and each one of us as individuals and we're mining the gold from that waste product and starting to see the value in that finite resource. the processed e—waste is brought to the on—site chemical plant. so after we've pre—mixed the chemistry, it's pumped into our reactor here.

and this is where the magic happens. the pieces are tipped into a chemical solution which extracts the gold. then the depleted boards are collected and this dark liquid, which contains the gold, is filtered. we're hoping to process over a000 tonnes of e—waste annually. a000 tonnes of e—waste is around a0,000 pallets of e—waste. where traditionally e—waste is shipped overseas. you know, we're keeping it in the uk. we're keeping those elements in the uk for us to use. it's really important. at the end of all these processes, you get this — a pretty nondescript—looking powder. but what's inside here is pure gold, worth about £10,000 in today's prices. it's a big change for the royal mint. for more than 1,000 years, they've been the uk's official coin maker. but with cash use dwindling, e—waste is a new way to make money. the recovered gold is initially being used to craftjewellery and, later, it will be made

into commemorative coins. a lot of the skills of our engineers and the people who are going to actually operate the plant are quite similarto the skills of making a coin. and therefore, given that, you know, less people are now needed to make coins, actually, it was an ideal opportunity to move people across there and so that we could keepjobs for people. the team are also looking at ways to use the rest of the materials that make up a circuit board. while each one is worth hardly anything on its own, tonnes of them together can add up to something truly valuable. rebecca morelle, bbc news, llantrisant. it's august and in scotland's capital city, that means only one thing: it's time for edinburgh festival fringe. for the next three and a half weeks, artists from 58 countries are putting on more than 52,000 performances — from comedy to caberet, and music to magic.

0ur reporter courtney bembridge is there. it is international clown wake at the moment so i have a special treat for you. the moment so i have a special treat foryou. i the moment so i have a special treat for you. i am very lucky to be joined by the legendary tweedie, you have been doing this for more than 30 years. have been doing this for more than 30 ears. . ., have been doing this for more than 30 years-- is _ have been doing this for more than 30 years. stay! is he going to be ok, do we _ 30 years. stay! is he going to be ok, do we need _ 30 years. stay! is he going to be ok, do we need to _ 30 years. stay! is he going to be ok, do we need to put a muzzle on 0k, do we need to put a muzzle on him? ., 0k, do we need to put a muzzle on him? ha. tell us about your show, him? no. tell us about your show, ou've him? no. tell us about your show, you've been doing this for 30 years, what have you got in store for audiences? i what have you got in store for audiences?— what have you got in store for audiences? . . ., , ., audiences? i have a great new show called tweedie _ audiences? i have a great new show called tweedie is _ audiences? i have a great new show called tweedie is a _ audiences? i have a great new show called tweedie is a massive - audiences? i have a great new show called tweedie is a massive circus, l called tweedie is a massive circus, but unfortunately, some of the acts haven't _ but unfortunately, some of the acts haven't shown up. have you ever done any plate _ haven't shown up. have you ever done any plate juggling before?—

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is plenty for the public to choose from. .., is plenty for the public to choose from. .. ., ._ from. i came the other day with my mum, from. i came the other day with my mum. my — from. i came the other day with my mum, my daughter— from. i came the other day with my mum, my daughter wanted - from. i came the other day with my mum, my daughter wanted to - from. i came the other day with my| mum, my daughter wanted to come from. i came the other day with my . mum, my daughter wanted to come as well so we have come back again. it is so peaceful here.— is so peaceful here. like a whole farm of flowers, _ is so peaceful here. like a whole farm of flowers, there _ is so peaceful here. like a whole farm of flowers, there are - is so peaceful here. like a whole farm of flowers, there are so - is so peaceful here. like a whole i farm of flowers, there are so many, it would _ farm of flowers, there are so many, it would take — farm of flowers, there are so many, it would take days to count them all. ~ ., �* , ., , it would take days to count them all. ., �*, , all. we love it, it's really pretty. in the all. we love it, it's really pretty. in the maze. _ all. we love it, it's really pretty. in the maze, the _ all. we love it, it's really pretty. in the maze, the sunflowers - all. we love it, it's really pretty. | in the maze, the sunflowers were all. we love it, it's really pretty. - in the maze, the sunflowers were big and they had a smiley face. this ick our and they had a smiley face. this pick your own — and they had a smiley face. this pick your own family business has been running for 20 years, but trading this summer was far from guaranteed. joe says that the wet weather and spring made for challenging conditions and some of their competitors have struggled to open. their competitors have struggled to 0 en. ., , ., their competitors have struggled to oen, ., , ., , .,, their competitors have struggled to oen. ., , ., , ., open. lots of people found it too cold to plant _ open. lots of people found it too cold to plant and _ open. lots of people found it too cold to plant and it _ open. lots of people found it too cold to plant and it was - open. lots of people found it too cold to plant and it was too - open. lots of people found it too cold to plant and it was too wet. | cold to plant and it was too wet. males have done well and we tried to collaborate with others around the country. the conditions just went right when they were planting them. we consider ourselves very lucky that we have this.— that we have this. they saw temperatures _ that we have this. they saw temperatures of _ that we have this. they saw temperatures of up - that we have this. they saw temperatures of up to - that we have this. they saw temperatures of up to 31 i that we have this. they saw - temperatures of up to 31 degrees last month. it is because east anglia and the south—east are less

affected by the atlantic climate. whatever the magic formula, it has helped to make a micro climate which is perfect for growing maize. this is perfect for growing maize. this is what i have _ is perfect for growing maize. this is what i have got _ is perfect for growing maize. this is what i have got so _ is perfect for growing maize. try 3 is what i have got so far. is perfect for growing maize. this is what i have got so far. as - is perfect for growing maize. this is what i have got so far. as well| is what i have got so far. as well as some flowers _ is what i have got so far. as well as some flowers people - is what i have got so far. as well as some flowers people can - is what i have got so far. as well as some flowers people can cutl is what i have got so far. as well - as some flowers people can cut their own wild flowers. as some flowers people can cut their own wildflowers. the mac hopefully i will have two or three punches by the time i am finished so i can get them to my family. it is the time i am finished so i can get them to my family.— the time i am finished so i can get them to my family. it is such a good thin to do pick a bunch of flowers — like, you can pick what you want, to do pick what you want, make it what you want and i think that's a really nice idea. with more sunshine on the way, these sunflowers will be pleasing the crowds here for a few more weeks yet, before the harvest comes. now it's time for a look at the weather. hello. the ups and downs of our summer weather continue, all sorts being thrown at us over the next few days, and in the short term it is a sunshine and showers day really for the rest of today. quite breezy, in fact, quite windy

across the far north of scotland. we've got this stripe of cloud you can see on our earlier satellite picture. that's what brought 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 thundery, but quite a few showers further south across scotland into northern ireland, northern england, quite a breezy day, generally across the uk, in fact really quite windy up towards the far north. wales, the south west of england rather cloudy. the best of the sunshine, i think, across central and eastern parts of england. 23 degrees there in london. more like 15 for lerwick and for stornoway. and then through this evening and tonight many of the showers will fade, but we will see more cloud rolling its way. and from the west, across the southwest of england, wales into northern ireland, northwest england, some splashes of rain and an increasingly humid feel with that, thanks to an approaching warm front which you can see on the weather chart for thursday morning. now initially this will bring some mostly light and patchy rain, but as that pushes northwards and eastwards, some of that rain will start to turn heavier.

some sunshine to start off across a good part of scotland, but that will be replaced by cloud for many, those outbreaks of rain pushing northwards and eastwards and turning heavy across parts of northern england, northern ireland and southern and central scotland. south east england likely to stay largely dry for a good part of the day. we could get to 23 degrees in norwich, 18 there underneath the rain in glasgow. now into friday, this frontal system will clear south eastwards. sunny spells and showers following on behind the showers most frequent up towards the north west where we will see blustery winds. temperatures for many in the high teens or low 20s, but we could get to 25 degrees in london. perhaps a sign of things to come. we're keeping a close eye on developments over the weekend, because it looks like we could start to tap into some very warm, perhaps even hot air from the south. now, this is unlikely to affect all of us, most especially affecting the south and the east of the uk, where temperatures could climb to the high 20s, even the low 30s celsius. but that heat, if it does arrive,

is unlikely to last long.

live from london, this is bbc news. nearly 6,000 police officers are mobilised across the uk, with fears more riots are planned. us vice president kamala harris

makes her first public appearance with new running mate tim walz. 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. iam i am courtney bainbridge, live from edinburgh range. we have clowning, chaos and the clean—up as well. —— edinburgh fringe. hello. we start here in the uk, where 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.