and a labour councillor has been suspended and arrested on suspicion of encouraging murder, following comments allegedly made at a protest. also on the programme tonight... the authorities in vienna say a teenager has confessed to planning a suicide attack at a taylor swift concert in the city this week. removed in broad daylight — the latest banksy artwork appears to have been taken off a roof in south london within hours of it being revealed. eleanor aldridge, the world number three, 27 years of age, and it is gold for ellie aldridge. and in paris, team gb's ellie aldridge wins the first—ever olympic kiteboarding gold. and coming up in sport on bbc news — jadejones�* bid for history is over

after defeat in the tae kwon do ends her hope of becoming the sports first three—time olympic champion. hello, welcome to the bbc news at six. the prime minister has said it's important there is "no let—up" in efforts to prevent further riots, in advance of another emergency cabinet meeting due to begin shortly. so far nearly 500 people have been arrested, and 140 charged, in connection with the violence seen in towns and cities since last week, and more lengthy prison sentences have been handed down to men involved in rioting. and a labour councillor has been suspended by the party and arrested by the police on suspicion of encouraging murder after comments he's alleged to have made at a demonstration in london yesterday. our uk affairs correspondent

daniel sandford with the latest. missile! ve were the worst riots in more than — missile! ve were the worst riots in more than a _ missile! ve were the worst riots in more than a decade. _ missile! ve were the worst riots in more than a decade. this - missile! ve were the worst riots in more than a decade. this footage | more than a decade. this footage just released show is the intense pressure officers were under at the height of the riots in liverpool. in london, and an early—morning knock today as police raided the homes of those suspected of being involved in rioting last week. the tactic is to arrest people as soon as they can be identified and put them before the courts as quickly as possible. london's most senior officer was himself on some of the raids. , ., officer was himself on some of the raids. , . . ., , ~ , raids. these are criminal thugs. any su . . estion raids. these are criminal thugs. any suggestion they _ raids. these are criminal thugs. any suggestion they are _ raids. these are criminal thugs. any suggestion they are patriots - raids. these are criminal thugs. any suggestion they are patriots or - raids. these are criminal thugs. any suggestion they are patriots or they| suggestion they are patriots or they have a cause that they are protesting about is nonsense. they are criminals and frankly most of them are going to be charged with violent disorder and most of them are going to go to prison for a few years. are going to go to prison for a few ears. �* ., .,

are going to go to prison for a few ears. ~ ., ., , ~ years. and following the shocking scenes in southport _ years. and following the shocking scenes in southport and - years. and following the shocking scenes in southport and liverpool last week, more heavy sentences were passed today. john o'malley on the left and 69—year—old william morgan were both jailed for two years eight months. it were both “ailed for two years eight months. , ., ., ., ., , ., months. it is an unavoidable feature of mass disorder _ months. it is an unavoidable feature of mass disorder that _ months. it is an unavoidable feature of mass disorder that each - of mass disorder that each participant's act, whatever it might have been— participant's act, whatever it might have been when considered in isolation, _ have been when considered in isolation, is capable of staring up and encouraging others to behave in and encouraging others to behave in a similar way. and that they harm to the public stems from the combined effect _ the public stems from the combined effect of— the public stems from the combined effect of what is done by everyone who is _ effect of what is done by everyone who is present. it effect of what is done by everyone who is present.— who is present. it looks like the deterrence _ who is present. it looks like the deterrence might _ who is present. it looks like the deterrence might be _ who is present. it looks like the deterrence might be starting to | deterrence might be starting to work. instead of violence by the far right last night, there were largely peaceful demonstrations by antiracism campaigners. although this labour councillor rickyjones this labour councillor ricky jones has this labour councillor rickyjones has been arrested by police on suspicion of encouraging murder after calling for the throats of fascists to be cut. police said some far right agitators had appeared on the fringes of the protests and have

then left. there is clearly huge relief in police and government that there was no serious violence last night. but for now everyone is holding their breath, hoping that violence doesn't begin again. the home secretary was sent to the main london police control room this morning, thanking officers for their work and looking at how they are using facial recognition software to identify suspects. but she told me that nobody was relaxing yet. fmore that nobody was relaxing yet. we're not auoin that nobody was relaxing yet. we're not going to — that nobody was relaxing yet. we're not going to take — that nobody was relaxing yet. we're not going to take our— that nobody was relaxing yet. we're not going to take our foot _ that nobody was relaxing yet. we're not going to take our foot off- that nobody was relaxing yet. -- not going to take our foot off the pedal on this. the police, the criminaljustice pedal on this. the police, the criminal justice system, pedal on this. the police, the criminaljustice system, all how is our strong from across the government, to keep going, to keep making sure that criminals pay the price for the kind of violent disorder, the thuggery and extremism.— disorder, the thuggery and extremism. , extremism. everyone is hoping the worst of the _ extremism. everyone is hoping the worst of the rioting _ extremism. everyone is hoping the worst of the rioting is _ extremism. everyone is hoping the worst of the rioting is over - extremism. everyone is hoping the worst of the rioting is over but - worst of the rioting is over but there are some far right action is planned for this weekend, and police say they will be ready. daniel sandford, bbc news. people in towns and cities across england prepared

for trouble last night, with businesses closing early and some premises boarded up. that trouble, largely, didn't materialise. but as shops re—opened this morning, some tensions remained. our special correspondent lucy manning reports. the boards are coming down, as the hope arises that the worst as the hope rises that the worst of the violence, the racism, the attacks on the police, might be over. in sheffield, the businesses that shut up shop yesterday are open. hundreds on this street last night, protesting and protecting their community, including zurul�*s malaysian restaurant. it was a bit cheering to see that so many people came out last night to show what they stand for, to protect their premises and businesses here. i'm so grateful. i'd just like to thank everyone who came out last night. do you think people have the right to protest against immigration? we all have the right to raise our voice. but it has to be in a peaceful

and civilised manner. the protesters felt they had reclaimed the streets in sheffield and north and south from here. with the far right not even showing up, they hope that the tide is turning. but more anti—immigration demonstrations are set for the weekend. in newcastle, more than 1000 had gathered to make sure there was no pavement for the far right to occupy. "geordies united" was the chant. seeing your community get smashed up on tiktok wasn't a feeling we could go through. we had to stand in the way and prevent something. newcastle really showed its true colours. and on that night, the fact we turned up in such large numbers and didn't have anything to face just showed that the positive much outweighs the negative in this city. but the streets are still tense. the issues havevn't disappeared, even if there is hope the heavy violence has. in barnsley today, the police almost outnumbered the protesters, both pro

and anti—immigration demonstrators. i have got indian family and i've got mixed race great nieces and nephews. i'm definitely not far right. however, we can house all these illegal immigrants for free, give them all these hand—outs, and that's my biggest grievance. what do you think of the violence that has been over the last week? disgusting, appalling. we were there on sunday. and police were more brutal with us when we were being peaceful. we are getting all classed as far right. and we're not. we are just concerned citizens, and is keir starmer going to listen? no. — and that's what... and they're going to carry on, these protests. he thinks he's won, but he ain't. the police very much still on alert. lucy manning, bbc news. the first minister of northern ireland has condemned continuing violence in belfast, saying there is no place for racism. police in the east of the city came under attack last night.

the stormont assembly has been recalled to discuss the unrest. 0ur ireland correspondent chris page is there. what message are ministers trying to send? it what message are ministers trying to send? ., , ., what message are ministers trying to send? . _ . what message are ministers trying to send? ., _ . send? it was a symbolic political moment that — send? it was a symbolic political moment that most _ send? it was a symbolic political moment that most people - send? it was a symbolic political. moment that most people certainly hope will have a practical effect of reassuring the victims of violence and stopping the trouble on the streets. so far since saturday and northern ireland police have arrested 17 people in connection with disturbances and also with racially motivated hate crimes. and so this afternoon members of the devolved assembly went back into the chamber here at stormont, recalled from their summer break, to discuss a motion brought by the cross community alliance party, which was passed, and that motion condemned racism in all its forms. before that there was a special meeting of ministers in the power—sharing devolved government. after that the

first minister, michelle 0'neill of sinn fein said racism had no place in society and the deputy first minister, emma little—pengelly, of the democratic union party, said violence will always wrong. standing beside them, the chief constable john boucher, who briefed ministers, confirmed he had asked for an extra 120 officers to be sent here from elsewhere in the uk, initially scotland, to help local police. so while there has been a show of general political unity today, there are also signs police believe there is the potential for further unrest. chris page at stormont, thank you. 0ur uk affairs correspondent daniel sandford is with me. you have been covering this throughout. do police feel perhaps a corner has been turned, could they say that? corner has been turned, could they sa that? ., corner has been turned, could they sa that? . ., , ., say that? leaving aside northern ireland which _ say that? leaving aside northern ireland which is _ say that? leaving aside northern ireland which is a _ say that? leaving aside northern ireland which is a slightly - say that? leaving aside northern ireland which is a slightly unique | ireland which is a slightly unique case, there is definitely a sense among police chiefs today that they may have turned a corner. they felt the behaviour last night was very different, that some far right agitators had turned up on the fringe of the antiracism protests,

had had a look and thought, we don't need to be here tonight, and went away. there are lots of reasons why people might be put off rioting in future. there is obviously these mass arrests, the very stiff sentences being passed by the courts. police are hoping that mothers, girlfriends, wives, are saying to people, listen, we don't want you going to prison for a year, two years, three years. don't forget the maximum sentence for violent disorder is five years. even if you plead guilty, if you get the maximum sentence it is a more than three year sentence. the football season starts at the weekend, that might have some effect. there is no doubt that there are signs the violence might be over but i don't think anyone has any certainty at this point. maybe on monday it will be a bit more clear, if we get through the weekend without any serious violence people might start to relax. ., ~ violence people might start to relax. . ,, , ., violence people might start to relax. . ,, i. violence people might start to relax. . ,, ., we will take a look at the rest of the day's news.

security officials in austria say a teenager arrested yesterday has confessed to planning a suicide attack on a taylor swift concert in vienna. two other teenagers have also been arrested. taylor swift's three shows in the city were cancelled last night after the plot was revealed. she's due to play five dates in london next week. the metropolitan police have said there's nothing to indicate that her concerts at wembley stadium will be affected. bethany bell reports from vienna. # one, two, three, four! they came to vienna to see taylor. instead, they're singing in the streets. all three taylor swift concerts here were cancelled after police said they'd uncovered plans for a suicide attack. jess, from bristol, said she cried when she heard the news. i missed out on the lover fest in 2020 because of covid, so this is the second time it's now been cancelled for me. so, yeah, i was just completely heartbroken, to be honest. becky, from exeter, says she can't believe she's missing the show. i think the ultimate thing we feel

is just grateful that we're safe, and that everyone else is safe. so, a bit ofa mixed bag of emotions. there's so much disappointment here. people have come from so far away — from the uk, from america, from japan. but everyone says they understand that safety has to come first. and, in the meantime they're doing like taylor, which is to sing. the authorities say a 19—year—old austrian man has confessed to planning a suicide attack at the concert venue. translation: he said he intended to carry out an attack— using explosives and knives. we've also seized these weapons. he considered both options, and his aim was to kill himself and a large crowd of people, either today or tomorrow at the concert. welcome to the eras tour! taylor swift's vienna concerts were part of the european leg of her eras tour. she is set to hold five shows in london next week.

that's small consolation for the fans in vienna. but while their shows may have been cancelled, the songs go on. bethany bell, bbc news, vienna. our security correspondent gordon corera is with me. how serious was this plot? you could hear the disappointment from some taylor swift fans but it was a serious plot that led to this cancellation. the individual had the intent to do something. he had also collected some weapons and potentially some chemicals for explosives. i think one of the worrying thing is, it was only disrupted a day or two before those concerts were going to take place, apparently because of a tip—off from the united states which intercepted some communications and then pass them to austrian officials. the austrians have suggested the concrete threat had passed because of the arrests but the promoters still decided to cancel those shows. as we heard, there are those shows are expected in london next week.

the expectation is they will go on, the police have said there is no read over from what happened in austria to the uk. the mayor of london has also said the uk has learned lessons from the terrible manchester arena bombing in 2017 and that police and authorities will be working to make sure those concerts do go ahead safely.— do go ahead safely. gordon corera, thank you- — nhs waiting lists in england have grown for the third consecutive month, and a&e departments saw their busiest ever summer in june and july. our health editor hugh pym joins me now. hugh, give us more details. well, yet more evidence of how much pressure the whole nhs system is under. this overall waiting list for plant treatment appeared to be falling in england, earlier this year. but the trend now is firmly upwards. let's take a look at the overall figure, 7.62 million injune on the list for operations,

procedures and so on. the highest since october. the number waiting for very long periods of time within that list, more than 18 months, came down a bit. but for the nhs in england, a key target is to eliminate weights of more than 65 weeks, and there were just over 58,000 still waiting that long in june. nhs chiefs also say that a&e units were under extreme pressure. it's very difficult for staff, very busy. if you look at the number of visits injune and july, into a&e departments, 4.6 million over those two months, that was a record. why is that happening? well, often a&e is as yet in the summer because there are more people out and about needing hospital care. there was a bit more covid in those months. also, the issues of finding community care, more people going into hospitals. wes streeting, the health secretary, has said it will take time to turn the nhs round, but he has repeated his pledge for labour to create thousands more

appointments each week by the end of the year. in bangladesh, the nobel peace laureate muhammad yunus has been sworn in as interim leader, saying his priority is to restore law and order in the country. bangladesh has seen weeks of turmoil, sparked by demonstrations demanding the end of civil service job quotas — a system that reserves posts for specific disadvantaged groups, which has been in place since independence in 1971. more than 400 people are believed to have died after the protests became an anti—government movement. from the capital dhaka, samira hussain has the latest. last week they were on the streets demanding the government step down. today they flocked to the airport to welcome the man they believe will lead them to a stable future, nobel laureate muhammad yunus. how do you feel? i feel good. i am back, there is a lot of work to be done. people are excited, they know that something, new opportunities have arrived. what is your message

for people here? discipline. discipline, hard work and get it done. his positive message cannot disguise the fragile moment bangladesh finds itself in. weeks of deadly protest forced the country's autocratic prime minister to resign. hundreds died in the unrest. several more were injured. and that same government wanted to imprison mr yunus. now he makes a triumphant return as interim leader. an incredible amount of security for mr yunus. the people here elated that he has finally arrived in bangladesh. they are putting their hopes for the country's future in his hands. we dream for a democratic country where no leader, no leader can be a dictator. we are the generation of z and we know that we can raise our voice, and we know how

best to lead our country. a moment decades in the making. but for this woman, bangladesh's moment of hope has come at an unbearable cost. her 17—year—old son died in the protests. translation: i could not understand why such a thing happened. _ i thought someone might have hit him in the head. i never believed that he would be shot. she finds some comfort in knowing her son would be happy. this change in government is what he wanted. tonight, a new era of government begins. mr yunus and his colleagues will hope the support of the people they enjoy for now endures. samira hussain, bbc news, dhaka. the time is 6:19. our top story this evening... nearly 500 people have now been arrested following days of violence

in towns and cities. the prime minister says there will be "no let—up" in efforts to prevent further riots. still to come, ellie aldbridge wins the first—ever olympic kiteboarding gold. and coming up in sport on bbc news — no fifth olympic medal for britain's jack laugher as a mistake on his third dive sees him finish seventh in the men's three metre springboard final. a tool which won its creators the nobel prize for chemistry is to be used by the nhs as part of a new treatment for a genetic blood disorder. the therapy could be a cure for beta thalassaemia, and spare patients from needing a blood transfusion every few weeks. it costs more than £1.5 million per person, but nhs england has struck a deal with the manufacturer to pay less. here's our health and science correspondent james gallagher.

kirthana balachandran is in hospital again preparing for a blood transfusion. she was diagnosed with beta thalassaemia when she was just three months old. the condition causes pain, heart palpitations and cuts life short, so kirthana needs a blood transfusion every three weeks. it took me a very long time to accept that this is a condition for the rest of my life. have you worked out how much blood you have had in your lifetime? i've had about 13 transfusions each year. times that by 21 and then times that by two or three blood bags, probably about 500 blood bags or more. it's a lot of blood. yeah! how does this new therapy work? these discs are red blood cells and it's theirjob to transport oxygen around the body. i can show you how, if we take a peek inside. they are full of haemoglobin, and this is what the

oxygen actually sticks to. but in beta thalassaemia the body can't make enough, so the blood can't do itsjob properly. so here is the big idea, doctors remove stem cells from the bone marrow. these are the cells that constantly make new blood. the dna is edited, and here is the really clever bit, it tells these cells to go back in time, to make foetal haemoglobin, the healthy haemoglobin we all make back in the womb. these reprogrammed cells are then put back into the patient where they start making healthy red blood cells. the nhs says the therapy will be available within weeks. this is extremely exciting. to have such cutting edge technology being made available in the nhs is truly ground—breaking. at the moment it is available to about 460 patients with beta thalassaemia in the nhs. but of course in the future this will be applicable to many other patients with many other conditions and that is truly exciting.

for kirthana it means a single infusion could replace a lifetime of treatment. i think it would change my life drastically, notjust mine, but many other lives with beta thalassaemia. to think i would never have to come for a transfusion again and have to work around, having to work my life around my transfusions, it would be crazy. james gallagher, bbc news. an artwork by the street artist banksy appears to have been stolen less than an hour after it was revealed. the painting, of a wolf howling at the moon, was on a satellite dish in peckham in south london. it's the fourth animal—themed image unveiled by the bristol based artist in recent days. azadeh moshiri has the story. a lone wolf howling to the skies via satellite, a fourth artwork revealed by banksy, part of s week of animal—themed surprises. but then, this happened. armed with a ladder, several men grabbed the dish and casually walk off.

but was it theft or a stunt? his press team have told the bbc they, in their words, "believed it had been stolen". hello, lads. you're doing a greatjob. but with banksy, you never quite know. either way, the wolf and its satellite dish are gone. he did something a year or two back as well and again, i think that was gone by the end of the day. so, tough to have any longevity down here. yet still standing for all to see, this week's other pieces. on monday he offered london a goat perched on top chelsea woke up to two elephant silhouettes. and on wednesday, three monkeys appearing to swing on a railway bridge appeared in brick lane. he claimed credit for all of them on his instagram profile. silence from banksy is usual on what all of this actually means, and what we can expect next. azadeh moshiri, bbc news.

at the olympics, team gb has won gold in one of the new event at these games — kiteboarding. and katarina johnson—thompson has started her heptathlon campaign. natalie pirks is in paris with all the day's events. riding the crest of a wave, as blustery show, kiteboarding's olympic debut comes with a golden glow. and it is gold for ellie aldridge, and gold for great britain. ellie aldridge went into the final needing two wins to be crowned champion. and on the seas of marseille, she was flying. reaching speeds of over 30 mph, she pipped the french favourite to reach a new height with the kite. so, ellie, can you believe it? no! it's crazy. anna burnet and john gimson were well placed in the sailing, but the soon—to—be—married couple were feeling something blue. disqualified in the final race for crossing the start line too soon. so proud of this

week, how we sailed. and, yeah, we made one mistake and its cost us an olympic medal. so you can imagine we're pretty broken. katarina johnson—thompson knows that feeling, chasing herfirst medal in her fourth games. a solid start in the hurdles was followed by a huge leap forwards and up in the highjump. kat goes clear! 1.92. she is delighted. wow. the world champion currently leads. in the grand palais, under the beauty lies something more brutal. as tough as it gets forjadejones, the two—time taekwondo champion beaten in the first round for the second game is running. bradly sinden, meanwhile, could still get bronze. jack laugher�*s olympics ended with a splash. only a big one. oh, no, no, no! he was a medallist in this event in last two games, but both he and team—mate jordan houlden missed out on the podium. i think ijust let today get the better of me. you know, i'm really

proud of this olympics. i'm proud of myself. and four olympic medals, it's hard to be sad. but right now, in this moment, obviously i'm devastated. in climbing, erin mcneice reached the boulder and lead final. did you know there's a speed version of the sport too, handily named speed climbing, where indonesia's veddriq leonardo won gold faster than the time it takes to tell you veddriq leonardo won gold. and from one of the shortest events to one of the longest. at the crack of dawn, sharon van rouwendaal won the 10k swim. her motivation? "paws" and you'll spot it. her late dog, rio. every medallist has an emotional tale to tell. ben croucher, bbc news. plenty of action at the velodrome. let's go live to our sports editor dan roan who is there with the latest. yes, good evening from the velodrome on the outskirts of paris. the news is that team gb have won a fifth medal of the week year in the final

of the women's kieran. emma finucane claiming bronze. the 21—year—old welsh rider is world champion and had high hopes of adding a second gold after she won gold in the team sprint on monday. she was one of two british riders in the final along with katy marchant. in truth, it always looked like the new zealand rider would win the title, and so it proved. emma finucane having to settle for third place. katy marchantjust settle for third place. katy marchant just edged settle for third place. katy marchantjust edged out of the medals in fourth. emma finucane was trying to become the first to win three gold medals at a single olympics. she still has the individual sprint to come. she will have high hopes for that. but it is an encouraging unpromising campaign for british cycling on the track. later on this evening, in a short time, ethan hayter, who had that

unfortunate slip yesterday in the final of the men's team pursuit, he goesin final of the men's team pursuit, he goes in the final event of the omni, the multidiscipline event,, the points race. he is currently lying in fifth and he will have hopes of being in medal contention in a short time. , ., ~ being in medal contention in a short time. , ., ,, ., ., ., time. lets talk about athletics as well. natalie _ time. lets talk about athletics as well. natalie pirks _ time. lets talk about athletics as well. natalie pirks is _ time. lets talk about athletics as well. natalie pirks is following i time. lets talk about athletics as | well. natalie pirks is following all of that. what is ahead tonight? irate of that. what is ahead tonight? we are of that. what is ahead tonight? - are whipping through some medal ceremonious. while we wait for some sport, let me tell you about the medal table. team gb are currently in fifth place, with 51 medals, 13 gold, so close behind france, just one medal separating them before tonight. in tokyo, at the end of day 13, team gb also had 51 medals, but 15 gold. remember that the target here was a range of 50 to 70, so the gold medal in kite surfing made sure they hit the bottom of the target. but they have won 60, a minimum of

60 medals every games since beijing. katarina johnson—thompson, as you have seen, will go in the shot put. the third event. she is doing well. and then the 200 metres tonight. at tokyo she pulled up with a calf issue. we will also see the men's 200 metre final, with noah lyles attempting to do the double after his photo finish. he would be the first since rio 2016, usain bolt, to do the double.— time for a look at the weather. here's chris fawkes. we have extensive cloud and it's quite damp. we have some drizzle around, quite widely across the uk, heavy rain across northern areas. here is the extent of the cloud. we have a clear edge to it. that is where the weather front is. clearer skies on the way for tomorrow. before we get there, we have heavy rain to come across northern england

and scotland. that will clear away overnight. you will probably be left with quite a lot of low cloud, human of drizzly weather across east anglia and southern counties, even as we head into the second part of tomorrow. any cloud and drizzle will clear quite quickly across east anglia. then we are all in the same boat, sunny spells pretty widespread, some showers for scotland and an isolated shower for northern ireland, part of western england and north wales. cloud bearing a little bit across southern part of england and wales through the day. saturday, could be some bits and pieces of cloud across england and wales, bringing a few showers. scotland and northern ireland having sunnier weather. not completely dry, there will be showers around, particularly for western scotland. temperatures doing 0k, western scotland. temperatures doing ok, highs into the low to mid 20s. then it is set to get a lot hotter for sunday because we get this ridge in thejet for sunday because we get this ridge in the jet stream moving across the uk. that encourage sinking air over the uk and surging temperatures.

across england and wales it will be