refugees are welcome here! while others have been gathering from birmingham to brighton, newcastle to bristol. i saw unity. i see people came together to form this unity. like the old saying says, look, divided we fall, together we stand. police had feared widespread far right rioting, but what we saw was crowds of antiracism campaigners. more than 1000 came at a protest in newcastle. is this the point the counter demonstrations, the arrests and the heavy sentences deterrent the far right and the rioters? three rioters involved in the first wave of far right violence are sent to jail. they include derek drummond, who's 58, sentenced to three years

for attacking a police officer. we'll be live across the country, as a heavy police presence seems to have quelled any possible disorder. also tonight... taylor swift cancels all three of her planned concerts in vienna, after police arrest two men suspected of planning attacks. matt hudson—smith is still in the front. can he get there? not quite, pipped at the post. tea m team gb�*s matt hudson—smith misses out on goal by the wits of his vest. —— with. oh, and they're nearly hitting the deck, and it's all gone and stay with us here on bbc news for continuing coverage and analysis from our team of correspondents in the uk and around the world.

hello. following fears of more street violence from far—right groups, tens of thousands of anti—racism protestors have been on the march this evening. across the north of england, parts of the midlands and in the south, officers say they've been ready to respond to well over a hundred planned far—right demonstrations in 41 of the 43 police force areas in england and wales. in response, this map shows some of the areas where anti—racism protestors have been gathering. from newcastle to birmingham, liverpool to brighton, sheffield to london. apart from some isolated incidents in aldershot and chatham, the marches have been largely peaceful. here in bristol are some of the anti—racism protests, where a major far right march was planned. and in liverpool, counter protestors gathered to show support for refugees, as was the case

here in brighton. one of the largest of the anti—racism protests has been in walthamstow in north—east london, and daniel sandford is live there for us now. daniel. yes, only this lunchtime olice daniel. yes, only this lunchtime police have _ daniel. yes, only this lunchtime police have warned _ daniel. yes, only this lunchtime police have warned of— daniel. yes, only this lunchtime police have warned of more - daniel. yes, only this lunchtime | police have warned of more than daniel. yes, only this lunchtime - police have warned of more than 100 far right actions tonight, 6000 riots train police officers on standby, police had enacted a national mobilisation plan. but what we saw here in walthamstow and elsewhere in the country was something very different. refugees are welcome here! after olice refugees are welcome here! after police concerns _ refugees are welcome here! after police concerns that _ refugees are welcome here! after police concerns that could - refugees are welcome here! he police concerns that could be widespread violence by the far right tonight, what we saw was a wave of largely peaceful demonstrations against the far right. this was walthamstow in north—east london.

the office of some immigration lawyers had been on the list of far right targets. here in walthamstow a few thousand people have blocked the main shopping street. cheering it's designed to counteract the far right parlance of the last few days. the concern about possible violence meant police had enacted their national mobilisation plan. we have chan . ed national mobilisation plan. we have changed our— national mobilisation plan. we have changed our tactics _ national mobilisation plan. we have changed our tactics in _ national mobilisation plan. we have changed our tactics in the _ national mobilisation plan. we have changed our tactics in the last - changed our tactics in the last couple of days, so besides marshaling more offices, we are abrogating some of them at key strategic locations across the country to give us more agility to respond to wherever the protests are most intense so we can respond with agility and show overwhelming force so that the criminals and thugs on the streets do not succeed. the olice the streets do not succeed. the police will _ the streets do not succeed. the police will be — the streets do not succeed. the police will be there to respond to any violence and criminality we see on our— any violence and criminality we see on our streets. there is no place for that— on our streets. there is no place for that on— on our streets. there is no place for that on our uk streets and the police _ for that on our uk streets and the police will— for that on our uk streets and the police will do theirjob, like they have _ police will do theirjob, like they have done, except well.- police will do theirjob, like they have done, except well. bristol was amon: the have done, except well. bristol was among the other _ have done, except well. bristol was among the other cities _ have done, except well. bristol was among the other cities where - among the other cities where antiracism protests were seen

tonight. i antiracism protests were seen toniaht. , , , tonight. i saw unity. i see people came together — tonight. i saw unity. i see people came together to _ tonight. i saw unity. i see people came together to form _ tonight. i saw unity. i see people came together to form this - tonight. i saw unity. i see people| came together to form this unity. like came together to form this unity. like the _ came together to form this unity. like the old — came together to form this unity. like the old saying _ came together to form this unity. like the old saying says, - came together to form this unity. like the old saying says, you - came together to form this unity. . like the old saying says, you know, divided _ like the old saying says, you know, divided we — like the old saying says, you know, divided we fall, _ like the old saying says, you know, divided we fall, together— like the old saying says, you know, divided we fall, together we - like the old saying says, you know, divided we fall, together we stand. | divided we fall, together we stand. i divided we fall, together we stand. hust— divided we fall, together we stand. iiust felt— divided we fall, together we stand. iiust felt like — divided we fall, together we stand. ijust felt like i— divided we fall, together we stand. ijust felt like i needed _ divided we fall, together we stand. ijust felt like i needed to - divided we fall, together we stand. ijust felt like i needed to be - divided we fall, together we stand. ijust felt like i needed to be here i ijust felt like i needed to be here to kind of help protect them. you can see a lot of places are boarded up, so there has been a lot of fear about what could happen, and it's just felt really important that we were here to protect our community. there was some tension in aldershot, where opposing protesters shouting stop the boats on the one side and refugees are welcome here on the other had to be separated by police. in southampton, a small group of anti—migrant protesters were anti—migra nt protesters were outnumbered anti—migrant protesters were outnumbered by antiracism campaigners. while in accrington in lancashire, a group of british asians walking through the town were embraced by pub goers. antiracism demonstrations were seen in several other major cities, including newcastle, where a few thousand

packed parts of the west end. but as in london, there was no sign of the originally planned far right demonstration. daniel sandford, bbc news, walthamstow. that was the scene in northeast london. well, ed thomas is live now in wavertree in liverpool, where thousands of people have been gathering in the last few hours. ed, bring us up to date with what's been happening. this is saint annes church, now a refugee and asylum seeker support centre, and hundreds have gathered here, they say to form a human chain to protect this place. right now it is temporarily closed, the windows and doors are boarded up because they believe they were under threat from a far right protest. that protest did not materialise at all, and that was echoed across the country, but still, many people here said it was important to come out

and show community, this is what toby told us earlier. we've come here today to show our support for the city and for asylum seekers. that's why we are here. and i'm very, very sure if it takes us ten hours to here, we will be here to protect our city because we love our city. there was a real diverse group of people here. they wanted to show symbols of togetherness, and that was seen in many other places and towns and cities across the uk. but there has also been confusion and misinformation here. all of this was sparked by a list of places like this on unverified accounts shared on social media, and that is why people have turned up. and there were moments here tonight when people thought there was a mosque under attack, people thought there was a mosque underattack, but people thought there was a mosque under attack, but again that was all this information and wasn't true. and there was a hope here that maybe

this could be a turning point in the country and the violence and riots we have seen over the last few days will belong to the past. ed. we have seen over the last few days will belong to the past.— will belong to the past. ed, thank ou. we will head to the north—east now, lucy manning is live in newcastle for us. thousands where you are, any violence or has it been quiet? no violence at all, more than 1000 people here on the pavement outside the beacon centre, which houses and immigration services office and was on the list where the far right said they would come out here this evening, but there was no sign of them. frankly i am not sure where they would have gone because they were so many people out here. the counter demonstrators chanted, they were shouting, georges united, we will never be defeated. and, refugees are welcome here. and the largely muslim crowd also chanted allahu akbar, god is the greatest,

but no violence, the police stay largely on the sidelines. i think the key question tonight is whether this is now a turning point, whether these counter demonstrators have reclaimed the streets in a peaceful way, with the arrests and heavy sentencing have deterred people, or on the other hand, whether this is just a midweek, people have work tomorrow, and there isn't as much drinking. but speaking to the local imam here, he said they were scared, the protest but were really reassured by the amount of people that came out here and hope this is a turning point for unity and for to become —— they were scared to come out to protest. become -- they were scared to come out to protest-— shops and businesses had been boarded up and closed early in a number of towns and cities following fears of violence. there were worries

in parts of birmingham which has already seen some violent demonstrations this week after false reports that far—right protesters were planning to march. here's phil mackie. the last appointment was hours earlier than usual. what are you doing tonight? getting out of dodge? like everyone else here, they were worried about more potential disorder. i think it's quite scary. i think the one thing that birmingham has always done well, it's been one city for everybody. and i think that's one of the great things about birmingham. and i hope that doesn't change, really. it's a bit of tit—for—tat. it's meant to be a peaceful protest, but one bad thing gets said and itjust erupts into chaos. there is an immigration centre nearby and online rumours spread about a possible demonstration and counter—demonstration. kam also shut up shop early. but stayed around to keep an eye on his business. i feel on edge and i feel... i wouldn't say afraid, because we can't be afraid, obviously. but itjust puts everyone on edge. all my family is on edge. everyone around me is on edge, that is of colour, literally.

and even a lot of white people are on edge, because they feel as if they will be treated like the people that are doing the bad stuff. so it kind of spoils everyone, all round. tariq jahan has bitter memories of the last major disorder in birmingham in 2011. after his son was killed, he made this intervention. i lost my son. blacks, asians, whites, we all live in the same community. why do we have to kill one another? i fear for the fact that the only way we are going to learn again —— ifeel —— i feel before long, it slowly building up, they've come to birmingham city, they have gone. i fear for the fact that the only way we are going to learn again is that someone is going to end up losing their life. arrests have already been made after protests turn to violence here earlier in the week, and more will follow if there is a repeat. we aren't anti—protest. we are anti—criminality. if you are coming to commit

criminality, you are not welcome and we will deal with you robustly. people here were really worried after seeing what had happened elsewhere on the news and social media. they didn't once that to happen here where they live and work. instead there was a large counter protest, it's been quite celebratory and there has been no violence. for now the shutters have come down but birmingham hopes it will wake up to normality, not criminality. more than 400 people have been arrested since the riots broke out a week ago after the southport stabbings. three men who took part in that initial violence were sent to jail today for up to three years. from liverpool here's dominic casciani. a week of violence and now the wheels ofjustice turning, swiftly, for the first three men to be jailed for violent disorder. three years for derek drummond. 30 months for declan geiran. liam riley, 20 months.

last week, they had attacked their communities. on monday they admitted their crimes, and today at liverpool crown court they faced the consequences. derek drummond joined the 1,000—strong mob that marched on southport�*s mosque last tuesday. bricks had been raining down on officers. drummond went further, right up to the line of the overwhelmed police. man shouts: get back! police officer: get back, mate. come on, get back. get back. no! the helicopter also picked him up — crucial evidence at today's hearing. the two other men were part of the violence in liverpool on saturday. declan geiran set fire to a police van and watched it burn. liam riley had been drunk when he joined scores of others throwing bricks at police. an officerfloored him. riley screamed that he was a "traitor" and "muslim lover." none of the three men showed a great deal of emotion. in fact, one of them tried

to ignore the footage being shown of his crimes. but the court heard that derek drummond did express remorse to the police. he said that he had let down southport, he'd let down the children and he'd let his family. let down his family. today, thejudge said the disorder had been the most foul and racist abuse. "this was not mindless thuggery. you and every other defendant i am dealing with today made a choice to get involved," he said. the three men sentenced today are the tip of the iceberg, and just the start of what will be a very painful process for many who foolishly chose to involve themselves in violent unrest. many of those involved will be sent to prison for a long time. riley, drummond and geiran mistakenly thought they would escape justice. they now face an extended period of time behind bars, and their criminal convictions will stay with them forever. these sentencings have been the first for violent disorder.

more defendants are coming before judges to face allegations that will take weeks to work through. tomorrow this court is expected to televise the sentencing of convicted offenders — justice being seen to be done. dominic casciani, bbc news, liverpool. sima kotecha is here with more. many people on the streets, but a much quieter day in terms of violence. how do you think the government is feeling? sources tell me there is — government is feeling? sources tell me there is a _ government is feeling? sources tell me there is a quiet _ government is feeling? sources tell me there is a quiet calm _ government is feeling? sources tell me there is a quiet calm in - government is feeling? sources tell me there is a quiet calm in the - government is feeling? sources tell. me there is a quiet calm in the home office and police headquarters that so far things have been good. one seniorformer so far things have been good. one senior former metropolitan police officer who worked during the 2011 riots told me it is important for the police to appear strong to show they have officers everywhere, doing thatis they have officers everywhere, doing that is something we learned from the previous riots. so perhaps officers are speaking about 6000 officers are speaking about 6000 officers on standby has helped to deter any significant violence. then there are those who has been jailed, so there is a feeling among some

that the swift and tough sentences might have had the deterrent effect the authorities hoped. also it is worth saying we know thousands of police officers have been taken off their normal duties since this has begun and there is a real eagerness and sight policing that they get back to work so they can start serving communities and arresting more criminals. serving communities and arresting more criminals-— more criminals. thank you, sima kotecha. more criminals. thank you, sima kotecha- harry — more criminals. thank you, sima kotecha. harry farley _ more criminals. thank you, sima kotecha. harry farley is - more criminals. thank you, sima kotecha. harry farley is in - more criminals. thank you, sima i kotecha. harry farley is in downing street. it's very sad that the government and authorities are back in control of our streets? —— is that a sense that the government and authorities are back in control of our streets? it authorities are back in control of our streets?— our streets? it has been the first real test for— our streets? it has been the first real test for the _ our streets? it has been the first real test for the new _ our streets? it has been the first| real test for the new government and from those i have spoken to there is a belief that there has not been the scale of violence that some feared, but as some put it this evening we will not get ahead of ourselves and say job will not get ahead of ourselves and sayjob done. another cobra meeting was held today and when i asked officials what more the government

could do and what lovers they have a violence erupts again, they have more measures planned up their sleeve. —— and what levers they have. but they say most importantly people know they will be banned up and a list of more sentencing hearings have been highlighted to me taking place tomorrow, more jail time expected for those taking place at violent disorder. there it government help that threat will be the turning point in ending those riots. . ~ the turning point in ending those riots. ., ~' , ., the turning point in ending those riots. ., ,, , ., ., , the turning point in ending those riots. ., ,, ., , ., , riots. thank you, harry farley in downin: riots. thank you, harry farley in downing street. _ riots. thank you, harry farley in downing street. the _ riots. thank you, harry farley in downing street. the belief - riots. thank you, harry farley in downing street. the belief is . riots. thank you, harry farley in l downing street. the belief is that the court system could well quell what is going on in the streets. the first riots last week followed the fatal stabbings of three girls at a dance studio in southport. today, the inquests into their deaths were opened and adjourned. axel rudakubana has been charged with three counts of murder, and ten counts of attempted murder, and will go on trial next year. here's fiona trott. bebe, who was just six... ..seven—year—old elsie...

..and alice, aged nine. three young lives, the court heard, cruelly lost in horrific circumstances. the coroner here at bootle town hall said the three children were "full of life and energy," and "will be missed beyond any description my woefully inadequate words may attempt to describe." at a special church service last night, a local priest offered his words of comfort to alice's parents. the beautiful, smiling, joyful alice. we welcome all of you here tonight, especially sergio, alexandra — mum and dad — and your family and friends. and so many others who they don't even know, some of us. and there were flowers, too, from so many strangers here in southport who still want to show their support more than a week after the fatal attacks. for people who live close to where this happened, life has stood still.

normally at times like these you#d throw yourself into your work, but the shops and offices here are still closed. they can't receive deliveries, they can't receive post, they can't go out in their cars. minor inconveniences, they say, that they feel guilty about. it's the families, they say, that matter most. so while their lives are on hold, at least the inquest openings allow the relatives to move onto the next important chapter. and that is holding a funeral for their little girls. alice aguiar�*s funeral will be held on sunday. another chance for the community to wrap their arms around her family. fiona trott, bbc news, southport. and adam fleming will have more on tonight's counter protests, over on newsnight on bbc two shortly. hi. is tonight's fight—back

against the far right a result of the police and the courts? 0rdid itjust...happen? and what can the government to do make sure the country's never in this situation again? watch newsnight at 10:30pm on bbc two or on iplayer. also on bbc news. studio: thanks, adam. is the fightback against the far right are a result of the police or the court or did you just happen, and what can the government due to make sure the country is never in this situation again? that will be coming up shortly on newsnight. taylor swift has cancelled three of her shows in vienna, telling her fans that the authorities in the austrian capital had uncovered a planned terrorist attack. the concerts were due to take place tomorrow, friday and saturday. yesterday two people were arrested on suspicion of planning attacks in the city. bethany bell is in vienna for us. bring us up to date on what's all this concerns? the

bring us up to date on what's all this concerns?— bring us up to date on what's all this concerns? the police here in vienna gave _ this concerns? the police here in vienna gave a — this concerns? the police here in vienna gave a press _ this concerns? the police here in vienna gave a press conference i vienna gave a press conference a little earlier this evening, saying they had arrested two people today, one of than a 19—year—old austrian citizen in a town just south of vienna and another person was arrested here in vienna. police say these people were radicalised via the internet and the 19—year—old, recently, the police say, took an oath of allegiance to islamic state. they did a big search on his health today and another —— a big search on his house today and a number of houses in the town had to be evacuated. after the news came the taylor swift concert organisers said they had to cancel the show is for they had to cancel the show is for the sake of everybody�*s safety, they said people's money will be returned in the next ten days. i can tell

you, there are lots of very, very disappointed taylor swift fans in vienna tonight. bethany bell, thank you. judges have ruled that shamima begum will not be allowed to challenge the removal of her british citizenship at the supreme court. the government made the decision on national security grounds, after the 24—year—old travelled to syria as a teenager to join the islamic state group. more than 1,000 uk military personnel have been put on standby in case british nationals need to be evacuated from lebanon. hundreds of troops have been sent to cyprus, where the uk has a military presence, and others are ready to be deployed. the foreign office has warned that the situation in the middle east could rapidly deteriorate, after israel killed a hezbollah commander in the lebanese capital, beirut. russia has declared a state of emergency in the kursk region bordering ukraine, in response to what the kremlin says is a continuing incursion by the ukrainian military. moscow says troops, supported by 11 tanks and over 20 armoured combat vehicles,

crossed the border near the town of sudzha. the authorities in kyiv have yet to comment. at the olympics in paris, there was a bit of argy bargy for team gb in the athletics, while one cyclist suffered the indignity of his saddle breaking when a gold medal was on the cards. team gb sit fifth in the medal table, with 49 in all, and laura scott has all the day's action live from paris now. hi, laura. thanks, clive. it's been a night where the fine margins of sport at this level have been cruelly clear. after years of mental, physical and financial struggles, matt hudson—smith came into the a00m final high in confidence and on the brink of history. for most of the race he was in control, but it wasn't to be. with the line looming, gold in his grasp — until it was snatched away in the final strides, agony etched on matt hudson—smith's face.

his quest for gold had symmetry. the last british man to win the olympic 400 metre title was eric liddell, 100 years ago in paris. arriving tonight, hudson—smith's family and friends were confident he could emulate the flying scotsman. wolverhampton's rooting. london's rooting. the caribbean's rooting. matthew's got family and friends everywhere. let's go, matt! yeah, run faster! laughter. go get it, matt! go get it! just keep running! lining up in lane six, the same liddell had a century ago, hudson—smith started strongly. round the final bend, he took the lead... commentator: they're coming | and they're charging everywhere! ..until the usa's quincy hall found a finish few could match... but matt hudson—smith is still in the front. can he get there? ..taking the title out of hudson—smith's hands. emotional scenes followed. sometimes the journey's better than the outcome. and anyway, it was olympic silver.

how many people in the world can say that? i've been the bridesmaid twice now! my time is coming. so i'm just happy, i'm grateful. it'sjust a start. yeah, i saw my family. i didn't even know they were here! it's been a hell of a journey, i'm just grateful. earlier, there had been drama on the track involving britain's george mills taking a tumble with the finish line of his 5000 metre heat in sight. eventually finishing 18th, before confronting the frenchman he believed was to blame. but organisers agreed mills was impeded, and he is through to saturday's final. despite heartbreak for hudson—smith, amber anning gave herself a chance of a second medal of the games. having already won relay bronze, she ran a personal best to make the 400 metre final — propelled, she said, by british support and the pride of trying to add to team gb's growing tally on the track. it wasn't just here at the athletics that there was gripping action

all the way to the line, as the same was true in the velodrome. great britain were pipped to the line in the men's team pursuit final, but that silver and a bronze in the women's team pursuit means team gb have won medals in all the track cycling events so far, as our sports editor dan roan reports. british fans have enjoyed their visits to velodromes at recent games, track cycling a driving force behind team gb's success. but their 13—year reign in the men's team pursuit came to an end in tokyo. so could the quartet of ethan hayter, dan bigham, charlie tanfield and ethan vernon restore their grip on the event? commentator: it's the old battle, i great britain against australia. i in a pulsating final, they trailed australia, fresh from breaking the world record by the smallest of margins. just a tenth of a second in it! but then at the crucial moment, disaster. great britain's team need to find the best final lap of their lives! oh, and they're nearly hitting the deck! and it's all gone wrong for great britain right at the last moment. and ethan hayter has done so,

so well not to end up in a heap on the floor. heartbreak for great britain. hayter�*s slip had handed australia victory, team gb having to settle for silver. i gave too much and, yeah, just my whole body went weak and i couldn't hold myself on the bike any more. i don't know how i say that, but, yeah, i'm just sorry to these guys, but i think we gave everything, and we can be proud of that silver medal. an emotional night, then, for team gb. they came close, but it wasn't to be. it was always going to be a tough challenge for them against australia, but nonetheless this is a second silver of the week here in the velodrome, along with a gold already, and there could be another medal to come. britain has reached the podium in the women's team pursuit at every games since it was introduced in 2012, and here in paris it was no different. eleanor barker, josie knight, anna morris and jess roberts trailed italy for most of the bronze medal race, at times by more than a second, but then overhauled their opponents to claim bronze. and it will be a bronze medal! a fourth british medal in three days here, then,

and hopes for more to come. dan roan, bbc news at the national velodrome. and taiwanese boxer lin yu ting has secured a place in the women's featherweight final, amid ongoing controversy about her participation here in paris — and that of algeria's imane khelif — after both were banned from last year's world championships by the now—suspended international boxing association for reportedly failing gender eligibility tests. —— after both were disqualified. khelif goes for gold on friday, whilst lin's final is on saturday. now the olympics can often make people feel quite old, given the teenage talent on display. but one athlete hoping to prove age is just a number is 51—year—old skateboarder andy macdonald. he didn't make today's final but did get the biggest cheers of the competition. this is the most enjoyable and fun thing that i've known in my life, and hopefully i can... that came across to the rest

of the world and i can inspire other people to pick it up. now, clive, with the olympics as old as they are there is some debate over the history books, but the british olympic association have said that team gb today won their 1,000th olympic medal, with the hope of plenty more over the final four days of the games. studio: all right. thank you, laura scott in paris. now, the weather with chris. there has been quite a bit of cloud today, scotland and northern ireland had decent breaks, sunshine and a few passing showers. just glimpses of sunshine through the afternoon further south across parts of england and wales with low pressure firmly in charge. overnight tonight, extensive cloud across the western side of england and wales, drizzle possible across parts of south—east england and the midlands for a time.

clearer skies for scotland but showers across the far north, north—east england having some clear spells. across these north—eastern areas will be the brightest, sunniest star to thursday. probably not much sun for wales and the southwest. through the day, further outbreaks of rain move in. the rain as heavy across northern ireland, north wales into northern england and scotland and despite the fact you will not see much sunshine into these areas we still get temperatures in the low 20s. the rain pushes north and east through thursday night, heavy rain for a time affecting northern scotland before slowly clearing, potentially rain hanging on first thing on friday across east anglia and south—east england, friday is decent, sunny spells are widespread, a few showers and there will be lots of dry weather through friday afternoon. temperatures widely into the 20s but getting warmer for east anglia and south—east england. a

warming trend too, one