thousands of anti—racism protesters peacefully take to the streets across england after a week of anti—immigration disorder. 140 people have been charged in connection with last week's riots, with warnings of more to come, including for those who encouraged the violence online. if you're involved in disorder, within days you'll be in the criminaljustice system and some people starting long terms of imprisonment. that needs to continue, and so that is my sole focus. austrian authorities say a teenager they've arrested has confessed to planning a suicide attack on a taylor swift concert in vienna. hello. welcome to bbc news now.

the man who will lead bangladesh's new caretaker government has returned to dhaka. nobel laureate muhammad yunus flew into the capital from paris, where he'd had a minor medical procedure. he was greeted by members of the military and executives from grameen bank — the microfinancing lender mr yunus founded, which helped lift millions from poverty. he and the interim administration are expected to be sworn in the next few hours. before that, he answered a couple of questions from our south asia correspondent, samira hussain. how do you feel? ifeel good, i'm back. a lot of work to be done. people are excited, know that something, new opportunities have arrived. what is your message for people here? discipline. discipline, hard work and getting it done. the 84—year—old professor succeeds sheikh hasina, on an interim basis, at least. her 15—year grip on power ended on monday when she quit as prime minister and fled the country. she resigned after weeks of student—led protests,

which left hundreds of people dead. the protests began with students demanding reforms to the civil service job quota system, which reserved one—third of governmentjobs for descendants of the 1971 liberation war veterans. students argued that the quotas unfairly benefited hasina loyalists. once she left, students called for mr yunus to take on the interim leadership. speaking at a news conference on his arrival in dhaka, mr yunus praised the student demonstrators, saying they had saved bangladesh, and the country was now celebrating a second independence. he said the first task was to restore law and order — and that freedom in bangladesh must be protected. translation: on our way here we had that law and order in the area _ is not being maintained. people are hurting each other, housing and properties are being banned, offices are being attacked, minorities like hindu, buddhists and christians are facing attacks too. these are all part of

the conspiracy which does not come under our purview. our responsibility is to protect the country, including each and every person as they are our brothers. hatred and unruliness are the enemies of democracy. the bbc�*s samira hussain — who we just heard asking mr yunis some questions — told me what it was like when he arrived at the airport in dhaka. as soon as he got off the plane he was greeted by members of the army and members of the staff from grameen bank. it was all smiles and dressed in a vest. when i asked how he felt, he said he was really glad to be back in bangladesh. he added that there was a lot of work to be done. when we went outside the airport for were hundreds of

supporters carrying flags and flowers and they were so excited his arrival. people here have been penning a lot of their hopes for the future bangladesh on mr eunice. the organisers led the protests leading to the ousting of sheikh hasina. they wanted mr you —— that has been fulfilled. he has made his way to the centre and later on this evening we are expecting he will be sworn in as interim prime minister. studio: at one of his first priorities will be restoring law and order. he arrived in dhaka from delhi. what is your sense of what it is like on the streets in a moment? how fearful are people about what they have witnessed? and the fact

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testing to listening to students —— acquiescing to students directing traffic. what happens now? it has been four days since we have not really had a government in place. when mr yunnus says that there is more work to be done, absolutely, there is. still, right now, you have students taking up the position of maintaining the law and order, but very soon, people are going to want to see some sort of heavier level of security or law and order put in place. security or law and order put in lace. �* security or law and order put in lace, �* . ., , security or law and order put in lace. �* . . , ., , place. and clearly the conditions are not there _ place. and clearly the conditions are not there at _ place. and clearly the conditions are not there at the _ place. and clearly the conditions are not there at the moment - place. and clearly the conditions are not there at the moment for| place. and clearly the conditions - are not there at the moment for free and fair elections, that is what a lot of people want to see. do we have any details about how this interim government will operate, even how long they might be in power? even how long they might be in ower? ., , . ., , ., power? right, that is certainly a auestion i power? right, that is certainly a question i put— power? right, that is certainly a question i put to _ power? right, that is certainly a question i put to a _ power? right, that is certainly a question i put to a lot _ power? right, that is certainly a question i put to a lot of - power? right, that is certainly a question i put to a lot of the - question i put to a lot of the supporters who are at the airport. they were waiting for mr yunnus. there were a lot of questions about: how long will this interim government to be in place? what

happens if they are not able to put in place a democratic government? but, so many of the people i spoke with are still filled with hope. for them, this is a moment that was completely led by young people, and they believe that this is a dramatic shift for the country, and only four days after sheikh hasina has resigned, they are not yet lacking... they have not lost of the youthful hope they are still believing that the work can be done, and that democracy can come back to bangladesh. ain a in the past minute or so we have had some information of what that government might look like. that is in local media reports. the students are going to be involved in running the country for the foreseeable until the elections.

the separatist former leader of catalonia, carles puigdemont, has risked arrest by returning from exile to spain — openly addressing supporters in front of the catalan regional parliament. although spanish parliament passed an amnesty law pardoning those involved in the failed independence bid in 2017, mr puigdemont still faces arrest. our news reporter sergi forcada has more. after seven years in self—imposed exile, this was a much anticipated return for puigdemont supporters. hundreds of them gathered in front of catalan parliament in barcelona for a welcome rally. nobody knows how he got there because he had to do it in secret as he's still facing a possible arrest. the spanish supreme court considers that the new amnesty law that drops legal action against pro—independence leaders doesn't fully apply to him, because it doesn't include the charges of embezzlement, of which he's accused of. conscious of a possible imminent arrest, mr puigdemont told his supporters that he wasn't sure when he would see them again. translation: the amnesty

law was supposed to be - returned to politics and it should never have left. but this did not suit some members of the supreme court. and so we are not interested in being part of a country where an amnesty law does not give amnesty, a country where an amnesty law is not respected is a country that has a problem with democracy. well, after speaking to the crowds and despite a heavy police presence around him, mr puigdemont vanished. he disappeared. right now, nobody knows where he is. and police are actively searching for him. in the last few hours, there have been control checks across the country, and if they find him, mr puigdemont may be arrested and will possibly end up injail. put them on return to barcelona today, as the catalan parliament is electing a new president for the region. this man, salvador illa, it's a politician who doesn't support independence. he will be elected as head of the catalan government. and that's obviously after pro—independence groups lost their majority

in may's regional election. and as i mentioned, obviously what's happening here is going to have a big impact on the central government in madrid. yeah, definitely. and now all eyes on what happens with puigdemont, the current spanish prime minister, pedro sanchez, leads a minority coalition in spanish congress. and to get his laws passed, he relies on the support of a variety of groups, including catalan separatists. so if he is arrested, mr puigdemont�*s party may be more critical towards mr sanchez and therefore also withdrawing his support in crucial votes. that said, what happens with him can certainly have implications for the stability of the spanish central government. a state of emergency has been declared in the kursk region of russia as a rare cross—border attack by ukrainian troops continued on wednesday. this is the border area where the incursion is reported to have first happened on tuesday. russian officials said at least five civilians had been killed and 31 wounded, six of them children, since the start of the incursion.

these pictures, released by the russian ministry of defence claim to show the destruction of a us—made armoured personnel carrier used by ukrainian forces in the kursk region. ukraine has not officially commented. vitaly shevchenko is the russia editor at bbc monitoring — he told me the depth of the incursion remains unclear. so we know that fighting is still continuing. we don't even know which of the border towns and villages are controlled by russia and which by ukraine. the defence ministry in moscow this morning, they said they had stopped the ukrainians from advancing, which suggests that they're still they're still fighting the, uh, um, the pictures and videos that i've seen emerging on social media, they show destruction in towns such as suja, which seems to be the focus of the fighting in in kursk region.

uh, locals trying to escape they're, uh, posting videos of roads with, sometimes with, bodies of russian soldiers lying around, abandoned cars. the local acting deputy governor said that about 3,000 people had been evacuated. and this is a big incursion. ukraine had tried, or forces that said they were affiliated with ukraine, did something similar, uh, in march last year. but that incursion in neighbouring bryansk region, it lasted only a day. and just like last time, the officials in kyiv are pretty tight—lipped about what's going on. they have not acknowledged or confirmed that, um, a raid is happening in kursk region. the closest we got to an official comment was when a senior presidential adviser,

mykhailo podolyak, appeared on ukrainian television and he said, without directly referring to kursk region, he said that any fighting in russia sows fear, and it would help kyiv in any possible theoretical negotiations with moscow. but apart from that, we've not heard anything from the ukrainian capital. and briefly, vitaly, how is russian media reporting what is going on in kursk? it's being widely reported as a sign of how aggressive ukraine is. little mention is made of, um, russian attacks on ukraine, incursions and bombing raids. uh, the point that russian media are making again and again is that it's... ukraine is the aggressor.

and for all the latest developments on the war in ukraine, you can listen to ukrainecast on bbc sounds. vitaly and i had a fascinating conversation with luke harding, who has reported extensively from ukraine and russia. also on russia before that for the guardian newspaper. also on russia before that for the guardian newspaper. he gives us his take on the past, present and future of the war. interesting and sobering. so do listen to that where ever you get your bbc. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

welcome back to bbc news now. here in the uk, two more men have been jailed for their part in violent protests that erupted after three girls were stabbed to death in southport last week. both men were sentenced to two years and eight months in prison — the judge saying their actions �*discraced and damaged

the reputation' of southport. on wednesday night, thousands of anti—racism protesters rallied in cities and towns across england after a week of anti—immigrant rioting. britain's most senior police officer has praised the show of unity and said fears of extreme—right violence had abated. police were prepared for further violence, and thousands of officers were deployed, but there was no sign of any disorder on the scale of recent days. the marches were mostly peaceful — and the government says it "cautiously welcomed" the scenes last night. more than 6,000 police officers had been mobilized on wednesday evening — from newcastle to birmingham, liverpool to brighton, sheffield to london. the week of violent unrest was sparked by misinformation that spread online following the fatal stabbing of three girls in southport, just over a week ago. with more on the counter rallies, our correspondent, joe inwood reports from bristol. the city had been braced for trouble. so this part of bristol is where a couple of immigration lawyers are based, whose addresses have been leaked online.

and there was a real fear there could be a far right protest taking place here today. but we've been here the last couple of hours, and there's not a sign of that. instead, something very different has happened. chanting. thousands of anti—racism protesters, trade unionists, members of the local black and asian community, students, took over the streets in what was broadly a good natured evening, but one that sent a message. i feel ashamed for our country right now. it'sjust, we're not representing ourselves in any sense of a manner that's, like, admirable at all. you can see a lot of places are boarded up, so there's been a lot of fear about what could happen. and itjust felt really important that we were here to, yeah, to protect our community. it was a picture repeated across the country. walthamstow in london saw vast crowds gathered, as in bristol, to oppose the far right.

while there were colourful scenes in west london. refugees are welcome here! in sheffield, police had prepared for trouble, but none came. in croydon, although there were a few arrests, things were generally peaceful. while a march between two mosques in accrington was greeted by people drinking at the pub. and this was the scene in newcastle. of course, protect our mosques because we believe this is our house and this is house of god. and i think for them to stand up and really want to go around and try to destroy our mosques is something really heinous. there were some isolated incidents. aldershot was seemingly one of the few places the right wing protests materialised. in brighton, they were so outnumbered they needed police protection. nazi scum, off our streets!

according to the man who used to oversee the police, it's not only the counter—protests that kept the far right off the streets, but also swift prosecutions. the techniques and the instruments that the police have now for identifying people, even with face coverings, i won't go into detail, are very, very advanced. and also, it is an offence to have a face covering — to maintain a face covering — if ordered to take it off by a police officer. so, um, i think that the community has come together and i think it's an extremely positive step. back in bristol, and while there was a heavy police presence all evening, by 10pm there had only been one arrest. so this is castle park in bristol, and it's here on saturday that there were running battles between the far right and anti—fascist protesters. and there had been real fears that those scenes could be replicated tonight. but as you can see,

nothing has materialised, and it seems across the country that picture has been repeated. and both government, and the protesters on the street tonight, will be hoping that this could be a turning point in this disorder. joe inwood, bbc news, in bristol. uk prime minister, sir keir starmer, says he will have another cobra emergency meeting with law enforcement to discuss the upcoming days. he was speaking after a visit to a mosque in the town of solihull in the west midlands to reassure the muslim community he would try and keep them safe. let's have a listen to some of what he had to say. last night, i think the fact we didn't see the disorder that was feared is because we had police deployed in numbers, in the right places, giving reassurance to communities. we were able to demonstrate the criminaljustice system working speedily. so yesterday you saw the sentencing of individuals who had been involved in disorder days ago, some of them getting sentences as long as three years. that sent a very powerful message.

but i also think that the work that's been done jointly to reassure our communities is becoming more effective. in northern ireland, executive ministers have been meeting before the stormont assembly is recalled to address the recent violence in belfast. the first minister and deputy first minister have stated that their top priority is to face down racism and intimidation. this follows attacks on businesses in the city after anti—immigration protests turned violent. authorities in austria have arrested a man suspected of planning a suicide attack at at taylor swift concert. the country's intelligence chief said the main suspect had pledged allegiance to the islamic state group and had chemical substances at his home. a short time ago authorities released images of their suspect. they did not name him. he is 19

years old. he made a full confession in custody. three taylor swift concerts in vienna have been cancelled. the first show was due thursday. more than 65,000 were expected to attend the gigs. the austrian chancellor says the situation was "very serious" and a tragedy had been averted. our correspondent in vienna, bethany bell, has this report. # are you ready for it?# taylor swift was supposed to hold the first of three concerts in vienna tonight, as part of the eras tour. but the shows have all been cancelled after two people were arrested on suspicion of planning an attack. yesterday, austrian police arrested a 19—year—old austrian man who lived in the town of ternitz, south of vienna. they found chemical substances at his home. nearby houses had to be evacuated while the search was going on. another person was later

arrested in vienna. police say they were planning an islamist attack. translation: according to the current state - of the investigation, the suspects radicalised themselves on the internet. the 19—year—old citizen swore allegiance to the current leader of is at the beginning ofjuly. subsequently, the suspects carried out concrete preparatory acts for a terrorist attack. police say the suspects had planned to target large events in vienna, including the taylor swift concerts. investigations are continuing. the organiser, barracuda music, said it had no choice but to cancel the shows for everyone's safety. it said all tickets would be automatically refunded.

65,000 people were supposed to attend each one of these concerts. the organisers say, of course safety has to come first, but there are a lot of disappointed fans in vienna right now. bethany bell, bbc news, vienna. if you live in san diego in the united states, get ready for something very special. people in san diego have been getting a sneak peek of some new residents. the san diego zoo invited a lucky few to see yun chuan and xin bao, a pair of chinese giant pandas that are the first to enter the united states in 21 years. very big moment. i love looking at pandas, its just makes my day. panda food, it is not

just bamboo. it is a special kind of food. a traditional type of chinese cornbread. they are the first to enter the us in 21 years. the zoo is working closely with chinese experts for aid and adaptation period and to also understand what these pandas might need. they have long used panda diplomacy to enhance china's power. it is a big gesture of goodwill. lovely. hello there. there's some hot weather on the way during this weekend, mainly across england and wales, further north it is going to remain unsettled and cooler at times. today, certainly one of those days, it's going to be unsettled thanks

to low pressure and its weather fronts crossing the country, bringing more of a breeze, a lot of cloud outbreaks of rain. heaviest of the rain across central and northern areas, which will tend to clear away this evening and overnight in towards the north sea. we hold on to a lot of cloud, it stays quite breezy, further showers, particularly across western areas, but it will be a warm, muggy night to come for england and wales. low teens further north. behind this cold front, though, slightly fresher air moves in, blustery westerly winds on friday, so it will be a bright and breezy day for many, much better, actually, than what we'll have today, plenty of sunshine for england and wales, some areas staying dry altogether, most of the showers affecting scotland, northern ireland, maybe north—west england. and like i mentioned, it will be a blustery day wherever you are, but especially around some western coasts. those temperatures range from around 15 to 25 degrees in the south, given more sunshine. and through friday night, it'll be dry, further showers across the north and west of scotland, and then this weather front pushes across england and wales to bring thicker cloud and some rain, particularly by around dawn, to wales and south—west england. temperatures again 10 to 15 degrees.

now, as we head into the weekend, it will be hotting up for some of us, particularly across england and wales, whereas further north it stays on the cooler side, blustery with further showers. this is the picture for saturday. blustery showers continue north and west of scotland. we'll have quite a bit of cloud to begin with across england and wales, and then the sunshine emerges into the afternoon. temperatures creeping up somewhat, low 20s across scotland, northern ireland, up to around 25 or 26 degrees across the south east. it's not until sunday—monday we're really import this hot air, hot and humid airfrom spain and france, and it will be affecting mainly the midlands, southern and eastern england. so on sunday we should have quite a bit of sunshine around, some heavy rain skirting past northern ireland and western scotland, but elsewhere it will be dry, those temperatures soaring into the afternoon across england and wales, mid to high 20s widely, we could be up to the 30 celsius mark in the south—east. and i think monday's the peak of the heat, but it'll be very short lived. temperatures return back to normal as we move through the new week,

but it does stay more unsettled further north and west. take care.

live from new york at the opening bell, this is business today. relief — markets jump on positive data on thejobs market. fewer than expected americans filed for unemployment benefits last week.

are the fears of an economic slowdown unfounded? plus, new hire — boeing faces a safety culture survey at its 737 max factory, one of the first challenges facing new ceo kelly ortberg who starts today. we'll explore his in—tray. welcome to business today. live from new york, i'm michelle fleury. 233,000 is today's magic number. that is the number of americans claiming unemployment last week, fewer than expected. you could almost hear the sigh of relief on wall street as us markets rose on the news. investors' confidence in the us economy was boosted by this postive sign from the labour market after a sharp stock market sell off earlier in the week on recession fears. joining me now is mark luschini, chief investment strategist at janney montgomery

scott. what's your thoughts on this number?