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following a rare raid by ukraine. just hours after it was unveilled — new banksy artwork of a lone wolf appears to be stolen. lam i am live in paris. it is day 13 of the paris olympics. lots of support coming up, i will have the very latest. hello, iam lucy hello, i am lucy grey. the nobel peace laureate muhammad yunus is due to be sworn in as interim leader of bangladesh. the decision to name prof yunus as chief adviser of the interim government followed a meeting between president mohammed shahabuddin, military leaders and student leaders. the students had been clear they would not accept a military—led government,
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but wanted professor yunus to lead. the hope is mohammed yunus, the so—called bankerfor the poor, will bring democracy back to bangladesh after years of autocratic rule. on thursday, he emphasised the need for "discipline" as bangladesh begins to rebuild. our correspondent samira hussain joins us now. law and order and being able to make people feel safe. there is a lot of concern about violence erupting, isn't there? writes. on the streets where i am, you are driving around and you don't actually see any police anywhere. in fact, you go to really busy intersections and it is often student leaders, students and volunteers rather, some as young as 17 who are actually directing the
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traffic. remember, this is a very busy, densely populated capital city of bangladesh. so it is on the one hand really quite incredible to see how this has been taken up by the people, this issue of maintaining some semblance of normality on the streets. but on the other hand, you know, there is the question of how long will this last. perhaps it was the euphoria from seeing the autocratic leader, prime minister sheikh hasina being pushed out of office and having to flee the country that has made it a situation in which people are accepting of students taking control in the way they have. i think what is really important is to try to get a government put in place. that is why you have seen that people were really quite elated to have mr yunus finally arrived back in bangladesh. as we wait to see him to be finally sworn in as interim prime minister.
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that will be a really seminal moment for the country. but after that moment, work has to begin. really, there needs to be an establishment of some key government date back of a remember, this is a country that has been without any form of stable government for the last several days. government for the last several da 5. . ~' , ., government for the last several da s. . ~' , ., , government for the last several das. .,�*, , . government for the last several das. .mg, , . let's get the latest from the bbc�*s akbar hossein who joins us from dhaka. there are so many things there to help people feel confident. he said that he feels confident about the future of bangladesh as he arrived there. in terms of getting the confidence of the people, how do you think they are feeling. she was talking about the elation of the current moment, but is it possible to get a timeframe? how soon do they need to see real change to feel real confidence? this need to see real change to feel real confidence?—
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confidence? this is a very difficult “ob, i confidence? this is a very difficult job. i think. _ confidence? this is a very difficult job, ithink. because _ confidence? this is a very difficult job, i think. because the - confidence? this is a very difficult job, i think. because the politics. job, i think. because the politics in bangladesh is very complex... it will be a difficultjob for him to stabilise politics in the country. yes, the country, many people they want professor yunus to be the head of the government. student leaders wanted it for some ——. we have seen in many arab countries where long lasting dictators were ousted. those arab countries, some of them slipped into uncertainty. as sheikh hasina, for the last 16 years, she has a set “p for the last 16 years, she has a set up here in a similar administration, in the military, police. now, it is a difficult task for mr yunus to streamline everything. now, the current security situation, law and
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order is the prime task. in the coming days, the maintaining politics, streamlining politics, will be a very difficult task for him. we don't yet know how long he will continue. because this is an interim government. it could be, they can continue, six months, one year or two years. but he may face pressure to hold elections as soon as possible. because one of the main political parties led by the former prime minister are insisting that elections should be held within 90 days after professor yunus takes over. so they can see how it progresses. on the other hand, the economy is not doing well. the countries are struggling to pay their bills. the dollar crisis has been going on for the last two years. all indicators in the economy, the human rights situation is not good. when sheikh hasina was
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in power. and the administration is in power. and the administration is in a... situation. those things also need to be dealt with. i think it won't be a very easyjob to streamline. won't be a very easy “ob to streamline.�* won't be a very easy “0b to streamline. ., ~ , ., , . streamline. 0k, thank you very much. let's brin: streamline. 0k, thank you very much. let's bring in — streamline. 0k, thank you very much. let's bring in the _ streamline. 0k, thank you very much. let's bring in the editor. _ streamline. 0k, thank you very much. let's bring in the editor. hello - streamline. 0k, thank you very much. let's bring in the editor. hello to - let's bring in the editor. hello to you. we have been talking quite a bit about whether we think he can bring real change and how long it will take. where do you think he is going to start?— going to start? that is a very good auestion going to start? that is a very good question for _ going to start? that is a very good question for professor _ going to start? that is a very good question for professor yunus - going to start? that is a very good question for professor yunus to i question for professor yunus to answer but we can talk about priorities he would have. number one is definitely law and order. and number two is economy. number three is justice number two is economy. number three isjustice for number two is economy. number three is justice for the number two is economy. number three isjustice for the human rights violations as i think was discussed earlier. in violations as i think was discussed earlier. , ., ,., u,
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earlier. in terms of the political prisoners. _ earlier. in terms of the political prisoners. do — earlier. in terms of the political prisoners, do you _ earlier. in terms of the political prisoners, do you expect - earlier. in terms of the political prisoners, do you expect those| prisoners, do you expect those people to have been detained over the last few years to be released? yes, i mean, most of the people who have been detained in a regular presence there needs to be immediate reaction about that. they need to be released. also we have another very alarming issue at hand hand. the people who fell victim to... right now we are seeing that secret detention for... across bangladesh are being opened up and people are being released. and professor yunus will have to take measures to ensure that the victims get more justice and are immediately returned to their families.— and are immediately returned to their families. , , ,., their families. there must be some --eole their families. there must be some people who — their families. there must be some people who supported _ their families. there must be some people who supported sheikh - their families. there must be some. people who supported sheikh hasina who will be very angry at that. i suppose the issue is about creating unity. how can he creates that do
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you think in terms of getting the country to come together? well, professor yunus, _ country to come together? well, professor yunus, as _ country to come together? well, professor yunus, as i _ country to come together? well, | professor yunus, as i mentioned, country to come together? -ii professor yunus, as i mentioned, he would have three priorities. he needs to take a very strong visible measures in each area. so he needs to take immediate and very strong action when he comes to law and order. we don't know what that can be right now, what he is going to do. he needs to take very well thought out measures to restore some economic stability. he is an award—winning economist. and also, the most important is that he takes immediate measures about the crimes against humanity that took place in bangladesh over the last few weeks. he needs to send out a message to the people of bangladesh that he means business and he needs their support. that is how he is going to
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government... there are hundreds of people still missing in bangladesh. the human rights groups have documented about those who are missing and it was, in fact, it was a revelation that people were found after eight years, two leaders of one of the groups that were released. they were found in the military headquarters at prison. that was shocking for many people. the government had consistently denied that. sheikh hasina's advisors and government. so these changes are happening very fast and it is difficult for people to take any information. the information about people being released, supporters roaming around with their sticks and guns, they were also involved in violence. for him it will be a big challenge but the
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bigger support he has is that the students are supporting him. the whole country is behind him. everyone wants to take bangladesh out of this mess, what happened these last few weeks. the country is standing behind him, that is the biggest support for him. yes, a huge amount of support. thank you. sir keir starmer will chair his third emergency meeting in a week, later today in the wake of unrest in england and northern ireland. last night there had been fears of further disorder but instead mostly peaceful anti—racism gatherings took place across england. meanwhile, two brothers who looted a library in rioting in liverpool last week have been sent to jail. adam and ellis wharton went to the spellow library in walton after violence broke out in the city on sunday and the community facility had been set on fire. adam wharton was jailed for 20 months and ellis wharton for 11 months. with all the latest, our correspondent simonjones reports. they said they were determined to
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reclaim the streets peacefully. this was walthamstow in east london last night, filled with antiracism protesters. where anti—immigration demonstrators did show up, like in brighton, they were generally far outnumbered by those with opposing views. to see so many thousands of people turned up for peace, - solidarity, to say that we are united, we stand as one and we will not accept hatred and division, in our community, it wasjust fantastic. refugees are welcome - here. feeling shared in west london, in accrington, a march organised by two mosques, it received a warm welcome from people at the local pub. in liverpool, the writing scene —— rioting. last week was replaced by a message
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of hope. just trying to do my duty the police had warned there could be 100 far right protests but in the end there were only a handful. in aldershot, officers moved in to keep protesters and counter protesters apart. police say overall there were few serious incidents. �* . , , . operation, i'm really pleased with how it went. we put thousands of officers on the street and a show of force from the police and, frankly, the show of unity from communities together defeated the challenges we have seen. the police say they are i still going after those who have i been involved in rioting in the past week. dawn raids in london so more arrests, the met chief describe the rioters as thugs, not patriots. he said around 70% have previous convictions for possessing weapons, violence and drug offences. the prime minister on a visit to a mosque in the west
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midlands said he is backing the police operation. it is important we do not let up and that is why later on today i will have another cobra meeting with law enforcement, senior police officers, to make sure we the group stand up to racism estimates 25,000 people took to the streets to make a stand, prison sentences being handed out for rioting, the police and politicians are hoping stability has been restored, although concerns remain about the possibility of more far right protests this weekend. simon jones, bbc news. two men involved in last week's unrest have each been jailed for two years and eight months after admitting violent disorder. john o'malley, who's 43, joined a mob in southport. william morgan set fire to a library and attacked police cars in liverpool. the judge at liverpool
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crown court said this. at both of these locations, there was very serious mob violence and each of you was at the forefront of that lawless behaviour. every decent member of the community affected by these events will have been appalled and deeply disturbed by what has taken place in the neighbourhoods. the first minister of northern ireland, michelle o'neill, has said there is no place for racism in the nation, after a fifth night of violence in belfast. police came under attack in the east of the city. objects were thrown and fires were lit. the stormont assembly has been recalled to discuss the continuing unrest. the police service of northern ireland says it has asked for more help from officers across the uk. earlier i spoke to muhammad atif from the belfast multi—cultural association. the most affected part in this is theirfamilies the most affected part in this is their families which we are forgetting. people in northern ireland. the muslim families and
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other immediate families. they have this good friday agreement. this conflict is not even that huge so i am hoping northern ireland has done it before and they will do it again. the communities affected are, as i said, families. families are scared to leave their homes. the kids out of school, none of the kids are going to these summer activities. none of them are going to any of the other activities outside of their houses. so i hope that things will change. i have asked all of the northern ireland community is to come together and make that difference. let us feel a part of this community. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.
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it is now time to get all of the
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news from the olympics. and now time for some olympics news — my colleague maryam moshiri has the latest from paris. only three days left of this competition. there's a huge amount going on today but the latest medal lines are huge excitement in the women's and men's canoe sprint final, with new zealand taking the gold and germany taking silver. but germany did manage to clinch the gold in the men's canoe sprint final and indonesia got theirfirst gold medal of the games today, in the men's speed climbing final. that adds to their existing bronze medal. at the grand palais, team gb's bradley sinden made it through to the taekwondo men's semi—finals. well done him. but there was heartbreak for gb's jadejones as she lost in the first round, for the second olympics in a row. jones may still be given a chance at the bronze medal through the repechage. so much still in store today. and at
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the... it is going to be a huge night in athletics. gb's katerina is leading... there are still five to go. we will also see the men's back in action in that 200 metre final and a race, i saw the thrilling final is of myself. whether reigning olympic champion will go head to head with the reigning world champion from the netherlands. it is going to be a cracker of a race. what makes the olympics so exciting though is the breadth of sports on offer — i've been speaking to bbc persian's sports reporter pooria jafereh about that very subject — and he told me a little more about the importance of wresting in iran. yes, wrestling is a traditional one and it is the national sport in
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iran. it was persia, it was always a traditional sports. the freestyle wrestling both come from ancient olympics, which is amazing. that is why you have this culture of wrestling and is trying to fight an opposition without hurting them, which kind of goes with the motto of the great wrestlers and champions from iran. that is why they are so good at it because it is something that runs in their blood. but tae kwon do, it is a korean sport, it came from korea., i guess, because it is one of those sports, a lot of people want to know how to... it is one of those sports, a lot of people want to know how to. .. sorry, we are going — people want to know how to. .. sorry, we are going to _ people want to know how to. .. sorry, we are going to have _ people want to know how to. .. sorry, we are going to have to _ people want to know how to. .. sorry, we are going to have to interact - people want to know how to. .. sorry, we are going to have to interact and i we are going to have to interact and take you live to bangladesh where muhammad yunus is being sworn in as the new caretaker leader.
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inaudible there you go, that is the nobel peace, eunice mohammed being sworn in. he was saying earlier that his first task will be to restore law and order after the violent unrest that saw sheikh hasina toppled. there you are, he is being sworn in. let's bring in samira hussain who can talk to us about the process. there should be around 15 of them in this interim government. talk to me
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about what is happening today and in the coming days. about what is happening today and in the coming days-— the coming days. rights. you have members of _ the coming days. rights. you have members of these _ the coming days. rights. you have members of these interim - the coming days. rights. you have - members of these interim governments that are currently being sworn in. take a moment to appreciate what kind of a moment there is theirs. we saw the collapse of bangladesh government only four days ago. only now has the nobel laureates. this caretaker government. while this is certainly a momentous moment for the country, it is also one in which now the real difficult work begins. there is going to be some 15 people that are going to be made a member panel that will oversee this new government that will need to be put in place. as we already heard, they are also going to be looking to see when they can hold elections. the pressure already coming from some of the political parties to hold
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elections very soon. it is interesting,— elections very soon. it is interesting, elections very soon. it is interestina, ., ., , ., ., interesting, how long they are going to be holding _ interesting, how long they are going to be holding this _ interesting, how long they are going to be holding this position, - interesting, how long they are going to be holding this position, so - interesting, how long they are going to be holding this position, so they. to be holding this position, so they don't know how how much they're going to be able to achieve. in terms of law and order, the first priority. but in terms of the economy and the state of it, and what measures they might be able to introduce to make people feel, you know, confident that things can change. know, confident that things can chan . e. ,, know, confident that things can chan . e. ., ., know, confident that things can chance. ., ., ., ., , change. the game of nation building certainly doesn't _ change. the game of nation building certainly doesn't happen _ change. the game of nation building certainly doesn't happen overnight. l certainly doesn't happen overnight. it is going to take some time, first to establish some kind of stability in the country. to your point about the economy, i think it is important to look at how the financial markets react but mostly how currency markets react. that will give you a good indication of the kind of confidence that people will have in the government now and in the short—term in the nearfuture. that is one thing certainly to look at. but a sapling law and order is
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certainly priority number one. we did hear earlier that the new head of police had demanded that the police now come back to work. whether that happens or not, what's that exactly looks like, is going to be interesting. remember, there is still a lot of anger against the police. they were largely responsible for the use of deadly force, force that they used to at the behest of former prime minister sheikh hasina.— sheikh hasina. when we talk about otential sheikh hasina. when we talk about potential economic _ sheikh hasina. when we talk about potential economic changes - sheikh hasina. when we talk about potential economic changes in - sheikh hasina. when we talk about | potential economic changes in terms of policy and the like, muhammad yunus is experienced in the world of finance, isn't he? his nickname as bankerfor the poor, isn't it? because he founded this bank. tell me more about that. that because he founded this bank. tell me more about that.— because he founded this bank. tell me more about that. that bank was really established, _ me more about that. that bank was really established, he _ me more about that. that bank was really established, he really - really established, he really pioneered this idea of giving people micro—loads, instead of these large loans, you give them small loans that allow them to become their own
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entrepreneurs. as a result you have seen that quite a lot of people have become their own business, have been able to establish their own businesses. it was a system and idea that really brought a lot of success in a lot of poor nations. fik. that really brought a lot of success in a lot of poor nations.— in a lot of poor nations. 0k. thank ou. in a lot of poor nations. 0k. thank you- sorry. — in a lot of poor nations. 0k. thank you- sorry. we _ in a lot of poor nations. 0k. thank you. sorry, we are _ in a lot of poor nations. 0k. thank you. sorry, we arejust_ in a lot of poor nations. 0k. thank you. sorry, we are just losing the l you. sorry, we are just losing the line. thank you very much for talking to us. that's news that muhammad yunus has now been sworn in as interim leader of anglo dash. thank you to samira hussain in dhaka. do stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. weather was pretty disappointing today, but tomorrow it's looking brighter. we should have a lot more sunshine around and it will remain quite breezy, feel a little bit warmer because of more sunshine. there'lljust be a few showers dotted around, mainly in the north and the west. so these weather fronts have been crossing the country,
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bringing the cloud, the rain, lots of isobars on the charts indicating the strong winds. the rain will peter out overnight. we could see a few showers still affecting western areas. there could be some mist and murk across central and southern parts. it will be a very warm and muggy night, 15 to 18 degrees, low teens further north. but as this weather front clears through, then it'll introduce some slightly fresher air. friday, a run of westerly winds, fairly strong at times and just one or two showers, but much brighter than today, with plenty of sunshine around, many areas staying dry altogether. most of the showers will be across scotland, northern ireland, up to northwest england. and the winds a feature again — it will be quite blustery, but at least you have the sunshine to compensate, so with more sunshine around it should feel warmer, up to 25 degrees in the south east, 18 to 20 celsius there across scotland and northern ireland. as we head through friday night, it's a fine end to the day, a few showers continuing across scotland, and then we'll see these weather fronts bring thicker cloud outbreaks of rain to parts of england and wales, particularly wales and southwest england. temperature—wise again, quite mild, 10 to 15 degrees.
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as we head into the weekend, we are tapping into some very hot and humid airfrom france, but this will mainly be across england and wales, with the extreme heat confined towards the southeast. so saturday is looking like this, bright across northern areas with some sunshine, a few showers across scotland. early cloud, a few showers across england and wales will melt away into the afternoon. we should see increasing sunshine. temperatures will be up to around 25 or 26 degrees, low 20s further north. through sunday and into monday, we draw this hot and humid air across england and wales. like i mentioned, the highest temperatures will be across the south east corner. so sunday we actually see this area of low pressure bring some cloud, stronger winds and outbreaks of rain to northern ireland and western scotland, some of it heavy. but elsewhere, the sunshine will increase and we'll start to tap into that hot air. the mid to high 20s across england and wales, up to around 30 or so in the south east. monday, i think, is the peak of the heat, could be in the low 30s across the far south east, but then the temperatures return
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back to normal for all areas and it will become unsettled.
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is it job done? are fears of a us economic slowdown overblown as fewer americans than expected filed for unemployment benefits last week? plus another new hire — out of retirement and into the fire — it's lift off for boeing's new boss.
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but with a safety culture survey at its 737 max factory announced and plenty of other problems in his in—tray, can kelly ortberg cut out the turbulence? welcome to business today. 233,000 is today's magic number. it was that many americans claiming unemployment last week. crucially that's 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 is up and enjoying this postive sign from the labour market. it follows that sharp stock market sell off earlier in the week on recession fears. so let's assess where this leave things with our north america business correspondent in new york, michelle fleury. michelle, banks and ceos are now judging the likelihood of a recession or hard landing at around the 30% mark but it's a dark cloud that's been hanging over the economy for 18 months now.

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