the met police commissioner sir mark rowley says all offenders will be met with the full force of the law. whether you're in this country committing crimes on the streets, or committing crimes from further afield online, we will come after you. a week on from the first riots, more than 6,000 specially trained officers are being mobilised across england. spellow. mobilised across encland. ~ , ., , promised spellow. the prime minister has promised swift _ spellow. the prime minister has promised swift justice _ spellow. the prime minister has promised swiftjustice and - spellow. the prime minister has promised swiftjustice and here | spellow. the prime minister has i promised swiftjustice and here as liverpool crown court three men have become the first to be jailed for violent disorder, one for three years. violent disorder, one for three years. also on the programme this lunchtime. inquests open into the deaths of the three girls fatally stabbed in southport. former production staff on strictly say they faced verbal abuse and bullying, as the bbc defends what's been called a "toxic" culture.

three are down, four are down — this is chaos! tangle on the track, as team gb's george mills clashes with the home favourite in the 5,000 metres in paris. and coming up on bbc news... the women's golf is under way at the paris 0lympics. it didn't start well for team gb�*s charley hull, who double bogeyed the first. good afternoon. the uk's most senior police officer has warned that anyone planning to riot on the streets later today will be met with the full force of the law. sir mark rowley was speaking as the government announced that nearly 6,000 officers are being mobilised, to tackle any violence that breaks out. police forces across england say they're preparing for the busiest

day so far in this week of troubles. the bbc understands that, as of this lunchtime, more than 100 protests are planned for later today. so far, more than 400 arrests have been made since the violence started a week ago. around 100 people have been charged. with the latest this lunchtime, our political correspondent, joe pike reports. significant prison sentences are what the authorities hope will help quell criminality. and the warning from the police remains, get involved, and we will track you down. ~ ., ., . down. we will throw the full force ofthe down. we will throw the full force of the law at _ down. we will throw the full force of the law at offenders, _ down. we will throw the full force of the law at offenders, whether. of the law at offenders, whether thatis of the law at offenders, whether that is charging people with assaults, violent disorder, riot, and if terrorism offences are appropriate, i know we are prepared to consider that. just appropriate, i know we are prepared to consider that.— to consider that. just over a week since the knife _ to consider that. just over a week since the knife attack _ to consider that. just over a week since the knife attack in - to consider that. just over a week| since the knife attack in southport where three young girls lost their lives the threat of further riots and disorder remains. sources here at downing street have told me that keir starmer is hoping

the handing out of tough sentences could be a turning point, this may be the moment, they say, that makes people think twice about getting involved in disorder, and unrest. but the pressure to calm tennions is on, with reports further protests planned tonight. london's mayor has tweeted that this many parts of the country black and asian people don't feel safe. i i have been advised to work from home, i feel threatened. have been advised to work from home, ifeel threatened. ifeel have been advised to work from home, i feel threatened. i feel fear. commons speaker lindsay hoyle has written to suggest those with high profile constituency offices consider working from home. with more protests planned in the coming hours, we will soon find out if the prospect of prison sentences makes people think again. joe joe pike, bbc news. in a moment we'll talk to our home and legal correspondent, dominic casciani, in liverpool, where some of those who've been involved in the disorder are being sentenced. but first let's go to catherine byaruhnga at scotland yard,

where we've heard those warnings from the commissioner this lunchtime. catherine, what else do we know about police preparations? yes, jon, we understand this afternoon from the police, they are preparing for their busiest day, as you mentioned there, we have been talking about 30 possible location, there could be targeted with disturbances today. the police say they are plannings for 100 event, most of these are likely to be in the north east and north—west of england. they say that have gathered this information through various intelligence information. they say these events will happen across 41 police area, and there could be 30 counter protests in return and in the last its—hours, they have arrested 28 people. the last a8—hours, they have arrested 28 people. to counter all of this, the police said they are planning to deploy 6,000 extra

officers, this is what we heard from the melt met commissioner sir mark rowley, he says they are preparing to respond where ever the protests are most intense and they want to do so with agility and show overwhelming force, he also responded to criticism that there is a two tire policing method by the metropolitan police, he denies this, he says they respond adequately to all protest and unrest that has happened in the country. catherine, thank ou. catherine, thank you. our home and legal correspondent, dominic casciani, is at liverpool crown court where some people are being sentenced today for their part in the disorder. dominic, what have you been hearing? well, jon, there is an old adage justice has to be seen to be done to be justice itself, justice has to be seen to be done to bejustice itself, that is justice has to be seen to be done to be justice itself, that is what we are seeing today. the first three jailed for violent disorder e they took part, one in the first protest in southport, last tuesday, two of the men in the protest here in

liverpool on saturday, and each case they have got incredibly long sentences for the offence, the judge here gave derek drummond three years for taking part here gave derek drummond three years fortaking part in here gave derek drummond three years for taking part in the southport disturbance, where he was part of a mob of 1,000 people who marched on the town's mosque, declan gearan, he got 30 months for setting fire to a police van in liverpool. liam really 20 months forjoining a protest in liverpool in which he hurtinged abuse at police officer, the judges wanted to make an example of them and he made it clear people should expect long sentence, outside court the senior regional prosecute erwelcomed these sentences. we will continue to work— erwelcomed these sentences. we will continue to work side _ erwelcomed these sentences. we will continue to work side by _ erwelcomed these sentences. we will continue to work side by side - erwelcomed these sentences. we will continue to work side by side with - continue to work side by side with our police — continue to work side by side with our police partners to ensure that the criminaljustice system responds to any— the criminaljustice system responds to any and _ the criminaljustice system responds to any and all incidents of disorder as swiftly— to any and all incidents of disorder as swiftly as possible. today's result — as swiftly as possible. today's result serve as a warning to all those — result serve as a warning to all those who— result serve as a warning to all those who carry out criminality on

our streets — those who carry out criminality on our streets. you will always suffer the consequences. thank— the consequences. thank you. during this hearing all three thank you. — during this hearing all three men sat relatively passively in the doubling, despite when footage was being shown in two cases, of their roles in this, in the case of derek drummond who was the olds over the three who is 58, he told police following his arrest he had let southport down, he had let the kids down and his family down, he was arrested, let us go through the time line here, committed acts of violence last tuesday, arrested after that, admitted the offending this monday, jailed today, that is the swift justice that the government's hoped for and they hope thatis government's hoped for and they hope that is a message that will be sent out to stop further violence in the days to come potentially. one of the communities affected by rioting was walton in merseyside. the community library was set on fire. 0ur reporterjayne mccubbin has been to meet some of those affected by the violence.

they are stealing everything, even the chocolate. even toilet paper they have been stealing. dog foods. this man doesn't want to be filmed, but he does want people to see these images. and you watched this on cctv back at home? yes, exactly. while you were on the phone to the police? exactly. scores of people invaded his liverpool store last saturday. very many more were outside, where one person is in a car, live streaming the whole thing. see, that video on the live tiktok it is more than 10k, they are watching this videos. people are pressing love hearts as they watch your shop being looted. he was granted asylum from iraq seven years ago, and until now liverpool has been his refuge. we came to safe country. we were safe, till have seen these things happen. this was the night of the looting.

the same night the nearby spellow library was destroyed. that fire's gone up. only a year old, it was opened to help people in the deprived community get into education and find work. these events have brought internationaljournalists from belgium and germany to the city. is it front—page news? yeah, it is actually, it is, because it is quite shocking what is happening, and we are also asking ourselves, what is going on, and why? some countries are telling their citizens not to come to the uk because they see it as unsafe. so, yes, headline news. they have been speaking to alex mccormack, a 27—year—old who is fund—raising to rebuild the library. by last night her campaign had almost topped £170,000. and when we set up the initial goal, we didn't even think we would hit 500, to be honest. people have been saying it is so nice to see some positivity on social media, in the news, amidst all of the bad things.

they are here to try to understand why. they ask if integration has failed, but alex believes it is less about integration, but more about misinformation. the library was a safe space for children, for older people, for everyone in between, and someone responded to me, saying they have set the library on fire because they replaced all the children's books with copies of the koran. no, they never. there's a little bit of a lack of critical thinking there. this is just today? yes, this is in the last hour—and—a—half. replacement books are already being donated here at the walton youth scheme just round the corner, but the summer holiday club they run is missing about half of its usual numbers. parents have told us that they're afraid to come, and hopefully with our support, with the community support, they will come back and engage in our activities, just like when we were out

on the litter pick on sunday, and monday we had people going past in cars shouting thank you out the window, beeping their horns, and that puts pride back in to the community. that shows that the people who are giving back, people care about us. 13 people have already appeared in court for violence across merseyside. jayne mccubbin, bbc news. as we've been hearing this lunchtime, police say they are preparing for more than 100 protests tonight. the prime minister though has promised to keep communities safe. 0ur political correspondent, joe pikejoins us now. joe, a big test for sir keir starmer? it is. but it is in the sort of policy area he spent much of his career working in. the policy area he spent much of his career working in.— policy area he spent much of his career working in. the hope within government _ career working in. the hope within government seems _ career working in. the hope within government seems to _ career working in. the hope within government seems to be - career working in. the hope within government seems to be that - career working in. the hope within government seems to be that the | career working in. the hope within - government seems to be that the news we have seen this lunchtime headlines about three year prison sentences could provide a pretty sobering prospect to anyone tempting to get involved in criminality, the

challenges for the police though continue, with the unpredictability of some of this action and unrest. a particular problem things flaring up fast. sometimes in unexpected area, i am told the prime minister's focus remains on the criminaljustice response, the response of the police as well as prosecutors, and as we have seen this lunchtime courts too, but there is an acknowledgement in government there are wider complex deep—seated problems, they will need to look at including the role of social media company, including racism, community cohesion and views on the immigration system. i think we are likely to hear from at least one cabinet minister later, reacting to the prison sentence, and also perhaps looking ahead to possible unrest later this evening. joe. unrest later this evening. joe, thank yon — joe, thank you. the first riots last week followed the fatal stabbings of three little girls in southport. this morning the inquests into their deaths have been opened and adjourned on merseyside.

the coroner said it was impossible to articulate the "devastating, lifelong effects" of what she called these "truly tragic events". 0ur correspondent lauren moss was at the hearing and joins us now. lauren. this was a short and sombre hearing over and round 15 minutes as the inquests for elsie, alice and bebe were opened and adjourned. they were at a taylor swift themed dance round, 1a miles away from here, with 23 other children, when the stabbings took place. it was only journalists that were present for the hearing be mind me at bootle town hall and the senior coroner offered her deepest condolences to the families and those of the court. she said the girl who were six, seven and nine years old cruelly lost their lives in horrific circumstances. she said they were full of life and energy, and will be missed beyond description. it was

last week a man was charged with murder, attempted murder and possession of a bladed article in a public place, he is in custody and a trial date has been set forjanuary, and it is likely the inquests will take place after that. but what this hearing today does is allow death certificates to be issued to the families and their funerals to take place. fiona trott attended a special service celebrating the life of alice and send this report. 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 people want to be 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 your 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 these three words, it would be amazing, caring, and confidence. and she definitely wasn't annoying, like some of us 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 stamcombe, who also died. there's so much sadness from last monday and tuesday and beyond.

it's 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. the time is 13.16. our top story this afternoon. six thousand specially trained officers are mobilised across england — with more than 100 protests planned. mining for gold in old tech, how the royal mint is finding value in old phones and laptops.

coming up on bbc news. britain's jack laugher safely through to the final of the men's three metres springboard, he qualified in third. he will be joined by team—matejordan houlden, who finished fifth. former production staff on strictly come dancing have told bbc news about a "toxic" workplace culture where they faced bad behaviour, including verbal abuse and bullying. the allegations come after 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. annika 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. israel has reiterated its intention to kill yahya sinwar, who has been appointed as the new political leader of hamas. israel's foreign minister says the appointment is another reason to kill mr sinwar, who's accused of masterminding the seventh of october attacks on israel, in which around 12 hundred people were killed and hundreds taken hostage. more than a thousand british military personnel have been put on standby to help with the evacuation of uk

nationals from lebanon. the foreign office has warned that the situation in the middle east could deteriorate rapidly and have repeated a call to leave, saying it will assist with an evacuation if necessary. thousands of women in england who have gone through the menopause could benefit from a new bone—strengthening drug, that will become available on the nhs in the next three months. abballoparatide can protect against the bone—thinning condition, osteoporosis, which women are at more risk of developing as their oestrogen levels drop. the us vice president, kamala harris, has formally introduced her running—mate for november's presidential election — at a rally in philadelphia. her choice is the minnesota governor tim walz — who is a military veteran and a former teacher. he strongly criticised their republican opponents, donald trump and jd vance. 0ur washington correspondent,

nomia iqbal, reports. 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.

ijust have to say it. you know it. you feel it. these guys are creepy. and yes, just weird as hell. that's what you see. there's a lot of love for harris and waltz 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—energized 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.

team gb�*s george mills is through to saturday's final of the men's 5000 metres — but it wasn't straighforward. he fell in a collision in this morning's heats — and then appealed. our sports correspondent katie gornall is in paris. katie, what can you tell us about what happened? it got a bit messy? it did, and the sto of it got a bit messy? it did, and the story of the _ it got a bit messy? it did, and the story of the day — it got a bit messy? it did, and the story of the day so _ it got a bit messy? it did, and the story of the day so far _ it got a bit messy? it did, and the story of the day so far in - it got a bit messy? it did, and the story of the day so far in the - it got a bit messy? it did, and the| story of the day so far in the heats of the 5000 metres. all the drama came in the home straight, it was a packed field and george mills collided with the home favourite hugo hay. he hit the deck and brought down three other runners with him. eventually crossing the line in 18th place after he had picked himself up and that is when it boils over with a heated exchange between george mills and hugo hay. george mills is the son of danny

mills the former england international and exchange some angry words with hugo hay and then it seems that he would not make the final because he was not one of the top eight runners to cross the line. but the british team put in an appeal and thejudges but the british team put in an appeal and the judges agreed that he had been put at a disadvantage and have put him in the three other runners who fell through to the final on saturday in the 5000 metres. it final on saturday in the 5000 metres. , ., ., , ., final on saturday in the 5000 metres. , ., _ metres. it is going to be a busy one. metres. it is going to be a busy one- katie. _ metres. it is going to be a busy one. katie, thank _ metres. it is going to be a busy one. katie, thank you. - metres. it is going to be a busy one. katie, thank you. and - metres. it is going to be a busy l one. katie, thank you. and we've just heard thatjudges have ruled shamima begum will not be allowed to challenge the removal of her british citizenship at the supreme court. the 24—year—old had hoped to overturn the government decision to revoke her citizenship on national security grounds after she travelled to syria as a teenager to join the islamic state group. what can you do with 4,000 tonnes of old mobile phones and laptops? well, the royal mail has

spotted an opportunity. the country's coin—maker has started extracting gold from technology waste, to makejewellery, and maybe more, 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 4,000 tonnes of e—waste annually. 4,000 tonnes of e—waste is around 40,000 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 a thousand 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. 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 morrelle, bbc news, llantrisant. a reminder of our top headline this afternoon.

6,000 specially trained officers are mobilised across england, with more than 100 protests planned. neighbours rally to help as communities take stock of the damage to their businesses, homes and cars. now it's time to join our colleagues with the news where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm tanya arnold. josh kerr tells us the 1500 metres is only going to get better, despite him having to settle for silver. i think there will be some good storylines coming out of this olympics and going into the world championships in the coming years and then the next cycle will be coming towards la. britain's jack laugher is safely through to the final of the men's three—metre springboard —

the rio and tokyo medalist qualified third. and the women's golf is underway at the paris 0lympics — but it didn't start well for team gb�*s charley hull who double bogeyed the first. josh kerr has been reflecting on narrowly missing out on gold in what turned out to be a classic 1500 metres final last night. and he says the event could be about to enter a golden age. his great rival, jacob ingabrittsen took the race out fast, but wilted in the final stages as kerr hit the front, but it was cole hocker, of the usa who sprinted through to win. kerr though did set a new british record in winning the silver. i thought he was going to pose into deep water and see who would sink or

swim. we deep water and see who would sink or swim. ~ , .. , deep water and see who would sink or swim. ~ , , ., ., deep water and see who would sink or swim. , ., swim. we practised about and i was weatherin: swim. we practised about and i was weathering the _ swim. we practised about and i was weathering the storm _ swim. we practised about and i was weathering the storm early - swim. we practised about and i was weathering the storm early and - weathering the storm early and trying to stay as close as possible to keep them under pressure and i was able to do that and had a good bit of running left in me in the last 500. the last 50 was not close enough. i knewi last 500. the last 50 was not close enough. i knew i would be in contention to win and i felt confident that i was able to do that. it took the fastest 0lympic1500 metres race in history to be able to beat me and that is what happened and you shake everybody�*s hand and you move on and try and get better from it and i think there will be some good storylines coming out of this olympics and going into the world championships in the coming years and then the next cycle will be coming towards la. it was a well when, the fastest race it was a well when, the fastest race i put together and the stadium was electric last night, and the legs were pretty spent by the time we were pretty spent by the time we were done. we have such a great slew

of british mile runners and 1500 metre runners and to be able to break the record last night on the right day was a big moment for me. it was definitely making it more sweet than bitter than coming away with a silver medal and being so close to the gold but we are well on the way to getting a trio of medals, so one more cycle to go. norway's jacob ingerbritssen hasn't had long to dwell on missing out on a medal in the 1500m — he's already been back on the track in the heats of the 5000m where he won to book his place in the final. george mills has been advanced to the final of the mens 5000 metres despite falling in the heats this morning. as they came into the home straight he was jostling to find some room for the sprint finish and several of them hit the deck. after the race there was an angry confrontation between him and the french runner who'd been on his inside. but mills has subsequently been put through after an appeal. that was a perfect qualifier for me.

going through the first two k in six minutes, i was like, all right, nobody in this field can run away from me at this pace. so i was just sitting, waiting, biding my time, going to kick off the home straight, then bang, hit the deck. but yeah, what can you do? i don't mind it when it's messy like that. i even managed to hurdle a fall coming into the bell. once that happened, i was like, "oh, thank god for that. i don't want to hit the deck here." and then, yeah, it's just put my foot down on the home straight. got taken out. no such drama for ben pattison who won his heat in the 800 metres. an impressive sprint finish saw him safely through — though he'd looked in trouble coming into the home straight. he's joined in the semi—finals by team mates max burgin and elliott giles. also through to the semi—finals is cindy sember in the 100 metres hurdles. sember is the only british representative in the event — she finsihed second in her heat behind the defending champion, jasmine camacho-quinn of puerto rico. they now have a day off,

the semi—finals are on friday. i had to get the jitters out, the nerves out, and i'm ready to bring something special in the semi—final. so how has the build up the last few days been then? you know, it's been really hard with us being at the end of the championships, but i'm just blessed to be here and i'm happy that i'm healthy. so i'm very excited and i know there's a lot in store. what do you feel you can achieve? honestly, i think i'm ready for a medal. i definitely feel very capable to put some parts of my races together, but through god's grace, i'll be all right. both of the olympic champions are through to the highjump final. there was a bit of a scare for mutaz barshim as the qatari cramped up as he approached the bar. the man whom he shared the gold with in tokyo, italy's gianmarco tamberi, was on hand to help him out though and, after a bit of a stretch, he got back up and jumped clear to qualify for saturday's final. at the velodrome, usa have just edged out team gb in the women's team pursuit in the final heats. the quartet of elinor barker, josie knight, anna morris and jess roberts were beaten byjust

0.279 seconds as usa progressed to the gold medal match. team gb will now face italy for bronze later on today while new zealand will battle with the usa for gold. jack carlin broke the british record as he qualified for the next round of the men's sprint. hamish turnbull is also through with the seventh quickest time. the next round gets underway from half past four. and great britain's emma finucane looks well placed to win her second gold medal in paris. she eased through her keirin heat, beating germany's lea friedrich to qualify. her team gb teammate katy marchant will go in the repechage shortly with quarter—final qualification up for grabs. it's been a tough start to the olympics for golfer charly hull. she got her campaign underway this morning and put her first tee shot straight into the water. she then missed her putt to record a double bogey. things haven't improved for her — she's currently 9 over parr — well adrift of the lead.

her teammate georgia hall is also starting to struggle — she's two over after her first seven holes. jack laugher finished third in the semi—finals of the mens 3m springboard. he was behind the two chinese divers who qualified in first and second for the final, but he put together a pretty solid list. his team mate, jordon houlden, qualified in fifth place. laugher is looking for his second medal of the games having already won bronze in the synchro event. ireland's kellie harrington said "there are no more mountains to climb" as she announced her retirment from boxing after winning back—to—back golds. the 34—year—old ends her career as a two—time olympic champion and a world and european champion. one of ireland's greatest sporting stars, she sang a farewell to her fans.

# with all my love. # i place this wedding ring upon yourfinger. champion! time to share our love. # for we must say goodbye. that's just about all from me. loads more 0lympics coming up this afternoon, including gb going for gold in the men's team pursuit. you can follow it all on the bbc sport website. after reports that tonight could see more of the disorder that's spread around parts of the uk over the past week. communities across england and northern ireland are already taking stock of the damage done to their businesses, homes and cars. 0ur reporter, mark denton reports now from the north east of england — where neighbours are rallying round — to pick up the pieces.

folks surround a car in middlesbrough and set it alight. while this was happening to his car on sunday afternoon, brendan was in the middle of a 12 hour shift as a carer, looking after elderly people in the town. so when i came back home, i saw what's happened. ijust only saw the remnants of it, it was no longer a car but scrap. i couldn't even recognise it. i went to the bathroom, i cried because i know how much it took me to be able to save this money and be able to get this. "what am i even doing here?" that was the question i asked. "what am i even doing here? i'm here taking care of somebody. i'm here taking care of people, making sure they are okay. they are elderly." while the disturbances have left an impact on brendan, this community campaigner, who's previously worked with the united nations, says it's not only cars and buildings that'll need repairing. the media discourse and the political language being used around immigration and islam hasn't helped the situation. and quite literally,

we are picking up the pieces of what happened on sunday. but moving forward, there is a real desire to change the situation we find ourselves in, and that's only going to come through education and everyone pulling together. three of the region's police forces have now faced the difficult task of keeping order, and their resources could become more stretched, according to one expert. but for brendan at least there is a happier ending. the care company he works for launched a fundraising appeal to raise £3,000 to get him a replacement car. we've raised 3,500, i think it was. so we've gone over, gone over what we initially expected and it was in the space of about 12 hours. so we just couldn't believe that that people could be so kind. i've come to realise that amidst the challenges and the difficulties that we pass through there are also good people. the images endure.

but brendan's is a story of hope, a community that refuses to let violence define it. now the weather with stav danaos. how is it looking? it is looking pretty mixed for the next couple of days. some heavy rain at times. also some strong wind. but as we go into friday largely dry generally. so today sunshine and showers across northern areas because of low pressure out of the north of the uk. further south wind more light. most of the showers through the afternoon period across north and west of scotland, further south we will see variable cloud and a few showers at times. temperatures are cooler because of that cloud cover. around

18, 20 three celsius. this evening and overnight at the shower is fading away and the wind turning lighter. but the next weather front begins to pushing to the south—west and wales with cloud building and a breeze also picking up. that will be importing some milder air in the south but further north in iran ten, 12 celsius. so low pressure moving in from the atlantic, again those isobars close together so turning breezy. but some sunshine before it starts to turn cloudy and patchy rain pretty much anywhere across the country heavy is probably in the north west of england and western scotland. and temperatures not quite as high tomorrow. that moves away then and then for friday some westerly wind, it should be mostly dry. a good looking into the working

week with plenty of sunshine for england and wales and eastern scotland. just a few showers across western scotland and northern ireland and again quite blustery but in the sunshine not feeling too bad. temperatures around 25 in the south, the high teens and low 20s in the north. now for england and wales we are looking at a brief short lived heatwave moving up from france as we move through the week and into monday. temperatures may be reaching up monday. temperatures may be reaching up to the mid 30s across the south. but it will be quite brief. back up to the mid 30s across the south. but it will be quite brief.— but it will be quite brief. back to ou. that's all from today's bbc news at 0ne. more at six. enjoy the rest of the day. goodbye. you are watching bbc news. we can bring you up—to—date with the sentencing taking place on the first people after more than a week of

violence in the uk. derek drummond received a sentence of three years for violent disorder and assaulting a police officer in southport. he is one of three men to be jailed at liverpool crown court. declan gere and was sentenced to 30 months for violent assault in liverpool and liam riley was also charged with violent assaults and received a sentence of 20 months. the violence flared up after three young girls were killed in a knife attack at a dance class in southport. so far more than 400 arrests have been made and a hundred people have been charged. nearly 6000 officers have been mobilised in operation for more potential violence with more demonstrations planned tonight. a little earlier we heard from the former head of the crown prosecution service. ., �* ,

former head of the crown prosecution service. . �*, ., ., ., service. that's about what i would have exneeted- — service. that's about what i would have expected. the _ service. that's about what i would have expected. the maximum - service. that's about what i would - have expected. the maximum sentence for violent disorder is five years and you get a discount for an early plea of guilty of about 30%, so essentially this is the toughest sentence that this judge could have given and a sentence of imprisonment for three years as a substantial sentence and in line with what i would have expected it the courts to be doing in response to this wave of criminal disorder.— criminal disorder. people in various communities— criminal disorder. people in various communities are _ criminal disorder. people in various communities are taking _ criminal disorder. people in various communities are taking stock- criminal disorder. people in various communities are taking stock of. criminal disorder. people in various| communities are taking stock of the damage done to homes, cars and businesses. mark denton has this. thugs surround a car in middlesbrough and set it alight. while this was happening to his car on sunday afternoon, brendan was in the middle of a 12 hour shift as a carer,

looking after elderly people in the town.