the public will be safe. the police will be there to keep the public safe. the police will be there to keep the ublic safe. , l, the police will be there to keep the public safe-— public safe. there is no excuse for thu: ae public safe. there is no excuse for thuggery and _ public safe. there is no excuse for thuggery and criminality _ public safe. there is no excuse for thuggery and criminality on - public safe. there is no excuse for thuggery and criminality on the i thuggery and criminality on the streets. us vice president kamala harris makes her first public appearance with new running mate tim walz — with a second rally planned for later today. israel's army issues a new evacuation order for palestinians in gaza — it says it's in response to rocket fire from the area on tuesday. i live from edinburgh ranger as you can see, i've been making a few new friends. ~ , ., , , ., can see, i've been making a few new friends. ~ , , ., ., hello, i'm annita mcveigh and welcome to verified live, three hours of checking out the days main stories and the facts behind them.

the uk's most senior police officer has warned that anyone planning to riot on the streets later today will be met with the full force of the law. sir mark rowley was speaking as the government announced that nearly six—thousand officers are being mobilized to tackle any violence that breaks out. a number of people involved in the disorder which started a week ago have already been sent to prison. so far, more than 400 arrests have been made and around 100 people charged. and within the past hour the director of public prosecution for england and wales has said that one case of alleged terrorism is what is called "actively under consideration" following the widespread disorder across the country. in the last few minutes we've heard from the deputy prime minister angela rayner who's been visiting rotherham, which saw a spate of violence at the weekend. she spoke about the possibility of more unrest tonight. i know that the public will be feeling anxious

about the reports of potential more unrest tonight, but the police will be there to respond to any violent and criminality that we see on our streets. there's no place for that on our uk streets, and the police will do theirjob like they have done exceptionally well under very difficult circumstances like i've seen here and witnessed today. what they faced missiles being thrown at them and attacks. but the police will be there to keep the public safe and there's no excuse for thuggery and criminality on the streets. how worried are you that this is now being orchestrated by a group of far right extremists bent on destabilising britain? well, i hope that the public and anyone who sees what's happening online, that they will know that online and offline criminality will be faced with the courts and with the law. and i, you know, ask people to move away from that, to not get involved in that. we've seen what's happened on the streets like here in rotherham. that is not our british values.

we all equally saw the british people come out and support the communities and with the clean up operation. so hopefully people will see, detest what's happened and will stay away from this violence and thuggery that the small minority of people have engaged with. do you recognise, though, that people do have concerns about immigration and those people aren't far right? well, look, coming on the streets, throwing missiles at the police, attacking police, attacking hotels like this one i'm here today is not a legitimate grievance. it's not the way we do politics in this country. and nobody should be condoning that. this is thuggery, this is violence. someone could have got seriously injured over the last couple of days, and it's no excuse for that. and people should stay away from it. let's go to westminster and speak to our political correspondent alicia mccarthy. senior politician after senior politician is coming out saying whether inciting violence online or

on the streets taking part you are going to be caught and dealt with. clearly on the streets taking part you are going to be caught and dealt with. clearly they on the streets taking part you are going to be caught and dealt with. clearly they hope on the streets taking part you are going to be caught and dealt with. clearly they hope this on the streets taking part you are going to be caught and dealt with. clearly they hope this message is going to cut through the act as a deterrent and stop this cycle. what deterrent and stop this cycle. what we heard from _ deterrent and stop this cycle. what we heard from angela _ deterrent and stop this cycle. w�*ué�*ii we heard from angela rayner deterrent and stop this cycle. �*w�*iat we heard from angela rayner was the putting out of some of the governments key points. firstly saying that the police will be there. there is this talk that they will be further disruption, more rides this evening. she was saying very firmly, i understand people are anxious but the police will be there. she was also saying this is thuggery, this is violence, there is no reason for these protests, it's just violence and disorder. and very much repeating this message we've been hearing all week about whether you are taking part in this violence yourself or whether you are online and you are inciting it that way, either way the government says the police and the law will come for you and you will face the consequences of that. angela rayner really pushing hard on those three messages to try to get that across to the

public. to try to get that across to the ublic. �* . . . ~ to try to get that across to the ublic. �* . . ., ~ _, , . let's speak to former met police chief leroy logan now. thank you forjoining me on the programme. i think in past instances of violence on the streets, which do not take place in a particular city or area, obviously in the scenario over the last week so many different locations involved. how well do you think police intelligence is working in terms of trying to pick up where these barriers are going to be? i think it's quite clear that this scale of unrest rioting and violence has been well planned. it depends how much infiltration police had in the main organisers of this. the tommy robertsons, the sort of people, the quartermasters, they have been planning this. i won't be

surprised at the real sort of start of this is went last month there was thousands of these far right activists who had a peaceful rally in london. i wouldn't be surprised of it that was really just to underpin, this is what were going to do at any one excuse. but they chose the wrong excuse for the up the southport killing, that tragedy, condolences to the families who are burying their children as we speak. the far right use that as an excuse. it wasn't a muslim, it wasn't in immigrant, it was a home—grown young person who obviously has got to be deranged to carry out such an act. of course the far right think oh, we will capitalise on this with fake news, mobilise our people. as i

said, it depends on how much infiltration the police, whatever area it is had to be, hopefully, caught not on the back foot but reacting to things.— caught not on the back foot but reacting to things. that's one side of it, the reaction _ reacting to things. that's one side of it, the reaction from _ reacting to things. that's one side of it, the reaction from the - of it, the reaction from the police. the other side as we have been reporting, a pretty swift timeline from people being out on the streets writing to being arrested and charged, up before the courts and actually in prison. is that the aspect of this that will be the ultimate deterrent to those who might be thinking of going out to take part in this violent unrest? the swift justice through take part in this violent unrest? the swiftjustice through the court is part of it. we've got to recognise these urban terrorists, they are terrorising people. i've just come out from doing some shopping in my local high street and east london and you could feel the tension. there are officers deployed in certain areas. you can see the concerns on peoples faces. they are

terrorising people already. so they have to have a similar strategy to part two, protect people and prevent more people getting involved in this for the that needs a certain amount of activity who might be vulnerable to the sort of narrative of the far right. you need to have police not only boots on the ground and into the high visibility and arresting people but you need to protect certain areas like mosques and other areas of risk. but also prevent. you need to get prevention, not only occurring and doing other deeds of violence but you need to get the prevention of those who might be recruited it. the youngsters, a lot of youngsters not at school at the moment. they are being sucked in on this as well is the older ones who

really should be at work but they are not and they get involved in this type of criminality.- this type of criminality. liveried lo . an, this type of criminality. liveried logan. former— this type of criminality. liveried logan, former met _ this type of criminality. liveried logan, former met police - this type of criminality. liveried logan, former met police chief| this type of criminality. liveried - logan, former met police chief thank you for your input. —— leroy logan. to the us now — where vice president kamala harris has made herfirstjoint appearance with her running mate for november's presidential election. (box at a rally in philadelphia. at a rally in philadelphia. ms harris said she and minnesota governor, tim walz, were underdogs going into the election — but they were fighting for the country's future. the pair will hold their second rally together later today in michigan. my colleague sumi somaskanda is there in detroit for us. it's interesting with the choice of tim walz. a governor who has strong policy records on workers' rights. i wonder, will he be appealing to the people of michigan, especially indra troy, the motor city where so many people have been involved in the car

industry? people have been involved in the car indust ? . �* , ., people have been involved in the car indust ? . �*, ., ., , people have been involved in the car indust ? ., , ., industry? that's a really important oint. tim industry? that's a really important point- tim walz — industry? that's a really important point. tim walz is _ industry? that's a really important point. tim walz is a _ industry? that's a really important| point. tim walz is a midwesterner, an affable guy who is from the region and really can appeal to voters here. you mentioned the rally in philadelphia and now the campaign hitting the road. they are specifically going to midwestern states which are called the blue wall. these are battlegrounds traits that are critical for the democrats if they want to win the election in november pennsylvania, there in wisconsin this afternoon for rally and tonight right here in michigan, in detroit with this key auto industry. we will see some surrogates for the democratic party on the stage tonight. one the governor gretchen witmer who is very popular in the party, was even a name into razor presidential pick for the president of that united auto workers for that remember the other workers held a strike, they have officially endorsed kamala harris and they will be putting their weight behind her and tim walz tonight crucially important for

michigan. that is something that the harris— walz campaign are hoping to capitalise when it comes to the vote in november. we also wanted to get a sense of what is important to people. one of the issues that people. one of the issues that people care about, what are they want to hear from the candidate? we've heard everything from the economy, inflation to the border and immigration crisis. this is what one gentleman told us. i immigration crisis. this is what one gentleman told us.— gentleman told us. i think one of the thins gentleman told us. i think one of the things that _ gentleman told us. i think one of the things that is _ gentleman told us. i think one of the things that is really - gentleman told us. i think one of| the things that is really important is the things that is really important mob— the things that is really important isjob security for a the things that is really important is job security for a lot of families _ is job security for a lot of families. i'm so fortunate that i -et families. i'm so fortunate that i get to— families. i'm so fortunate that i get to hem _ families. i'm so fortunate that i get to be... i have a terrificjob within— get to be... i have a terrificjob within the _ get to be... i have a terrificjob within the auto industry. while i'm secure _ within the auto industry. while i'm secure in _ within the auto industry. while i'm secure in myjob there are a lot of people _ secure in myjob there are a lot of people that — secure in myjob there are a lot of people that are less fortunate and less secure than me. i would think it would _ less secure than me. i would think it would he — less secure than me. i would think it would be really helpful to a lot of people — it would be really helpful to a lot of people to know that they are valued — of people to know that they are valued and theirjobs are going away anytime _ valued and theirjobs are going away anytime soon. that way they can feel established, they can feel secure, they can _ established, they can feel secure, they can feel like they can participate without worrying with the next — participate without worrying with the next paycheque is coming from.

the rights _ the next paycheque is coming from. the rights of my daughters when they become _ the rights of my daughters when they become adults — the rights of my daughters when they become adults is _ the rights of my daughters when they become adults is very _ the rights of my daughters when they become adults is very important. - the rights of my daughters when they become adults is very important. as i become adults is very important. as lon- become adults is very important. as long as _ become adults is very important. as long as they— become adults is very important. as long as they could _ become adults is very important. as long as they could hold _ become adults is very important. as long as they could hold onto - become adults is very important. as long as they could hold onto their. long as they could hold onto their fundamental— long as they could hold onto their fundamental rights _ long as they could hold onto their fundamental rights and _ long as they could hold onto their fundamental rights and be - long as they could hold onto theirl fundamental rights and be treated long as they could hold onto their. fundamental rights and be treated as equals, _ fundamental rights and be treated as equals, that's— fundamental rights and be treated as equals, that's very _ fundamental rights and be treated as equals, that's very important - fundamental rights and be treated as equals, that's very important to - fundamental rights and be treated as equals, that's very important to me, | equals, that's very important to me, ohviously~ _ equals, that's very important to me, obviousl . ., ., . , , obviously. those two voices tell us a lot. the first— obviously. those two voices tell us a lot. the first gentleman - obviously. those two voices tell us a lot. the first gentleman is - a lot. the first gentleman is actually an undecided voter. he's one of those rare voters who doesn't know who is going to vote for yet. we asked him why and he said i don't feel like either candidate is actually putting the values that are important to be forward, that are placing an emphasis on issues that matter to me on planning for education for the future. he said his going to think about it over the next few months. certainly one of those voters that kamala harris and tim walz and certainly donald trump and jade events will want to win come november. that father, abortion rights has become a critical issue for kamala harris and walz campaign. we've seen kamala harris consistently across the that we've believe this is an issue we can win

on particularly with women, suburban women where they want to see kamala harris pick up votes. indeed some of the voters we spoke into a said this is important for me, for my family. we spoke to one woman who didn't want to be and came and said that's my number one issue. those two voices certainly reflecting the key touch points in the selection. thank ou ve touch points in the selection. thank you very much. _ touch points in the selection. thank you very much, sumi _ touch points in the selection. thank you very much, sumi somaskanda i touch points in the selection. thank you very much, sumi somaskanda in michigan. we will bring you the latest from that rally in detroit later when it happens. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

president putin has accused ukraine's armed forces of carrying out a "large—scale provocation" by mounting a cross—border incursion into the russian region of kursk. according to the russian defence officials, ukrainian troops crossed into russia near the town of sudzha. mr putin accused the attackers of firing indiscriminately at civilian buildings. russia's ministry of defence has said fighting — which began on tuesday

— was continuing. they released this video claiming to show destruction of ukrainian military hardware in kursk region. however, a number of air alerts continued to be issued in kursk, where local authorities urged residents to limit their movements and all public events were cancelled. our correspondent in kyiv, james waterhouse told me about the ukrainian incursion into russian territory. ukraine does do it, it does it occasionally, and it doesn't do it to the same scale as russia the other way. and i think, when you consider that ukraine — one of its biggest battlefield issues at the moment, is manpower. it is why russia really is pushing in the east at the moment, towards a town called pokrovsk. so when you get these reports, notably on the russian side, that ukraine has sent a few hundred soldiers across the border into russia itself, the feeling from some experts was, why? we are hearing very little on this

side of the border, which is common. one ukrainian colonel has described this operation as preventative. it is clear something is going on. there is a bit of a backdrop here because many will remember in may when russia launched a major cross—border incursion itself in the north—eastern kharkiv region. it effectively extended the front line and gave overstretched ukrainian troops something else to think about and put the city of kharkiv itself under pressure. since then there have been tens of thousands of russian troops, it is thought to be, gathering along the vast border with ukraine and that has made officers and officials here nervous about them doing the same in the sumy region further north. it seems that ukraine has tried to get there first by getting across the border, according to reports in russia, taking several settlements, try to destroy the bridge heads on narrow streams to try to frustrate any future attack that might have been in the making.

but what is also interesting is just how quickly the language in russia itself has heightened, compared to here. we had quick reports of the attack, we had announcements of evacuations. we had claims of the attack being repelled in an online post before it was deleted. and now we have this from vladimir putin. after meeting his senior security chiefs he has accused ukraine of a major provocation whilst continuing to mount his brutal invasion of his smaller neighbour. it's an irony that will be lost on very few here. to the middle east now, where iran's acting foreign minister has reiterated his country's response to the killing of the hamas leader will take place at what he called �*the right time'. iran has threatened revenge on israel who they blame for the assassination of ismail haniyeh in tehran last week. as talks continue to try and de—escalate the threat of all—out war in the region, france's president emmanuel macron has told his iranian counterpart, that the cycle

of reprisals must stop. now the latest from the olympics — lets cross to my colleague maryam moshiri who's in paris. day 12 and it's been an incredible day so far. we've seen a huge 15 hundred metre race where we saw the american take that gold medal. it was drama and last nights 300 metres. there was plenty of action coming up in the stock to france for that we could see the men's 5000 metre heat, they had been taking place and team gps george mills took a tumble in his heat in a packed race without that now been rectified because he's been advancing to saturday's final of the bands after an appeal for the norway ran saturday's final of the bands after an appealfor the norway ran in a

second heat and is qualified for the final despite a wandering cameraman finding himself on the track. more team gb skateboarding excitement as 51—year—old veteran andy mcdonald performed in the men's competition but unfortunately, he fell short of qualifying for the final he was the oldest competitor for two years older than the youngest one who is in yesterday's women's cup aged 11. -- 40. we in yesterday's women's cup aged 11. —— a0. we know athletes sacrifice so much to compete in the games was up for some that indication to the sport includesjuggling for some that indication to the sport includes juggling family life as well. —— dedicating. team gps ever one affect giving birth to her son tommy, three months for the team gps roa hannah glover also picked up a civil metal becoming the first british mum of three to win in the limbic metal in any sport for the how does the balance of family life and being an olympian were? paris 2020 or will be the very first games with the athletes' village has a

nursery the ioc announced the initiative after athletes expressed the need for better support to balance the games and parenthood. i'm very pleased to say that i'm joined by that british roa, helen glover. a multi—medal winning olympian and mother of three. thank you for coming to talk to us because think it's really important to cover this angle. we don't seem to think about this angle too often in the news. that kind ofjuxtaposition of motherhood and becoming an olympic champion, winning so many metals, how much easier has that become over the years? i how much easier has that become over the ears? ~ �* , ., how much easier has that become over the ears? ~ �*, ., ., , the years? i think it's a really amazin: the years? i think it's a really amazing time _ the years? i think it's a really amazing time to _ the years? i think it's a really amazing time to start - the years? i think it's a really amazing time to start talking | the years? i think it's a really - amazing time to start talking about it. amazing time to start talking about it it's _ amazing time to start talking about it. it's been rumbling in the background about when i made it to tokyo _ background about when i made it to tokyo i_ background about when i made it to tokyo i was— background about when i made it to tokyo i was a first british mum to have _ tokyo i was a first british mum to have made — tokyo i was a first british mum to have made it. ifeel like that tokyo i was a first british mum to have made it. i feel like that was a bil have made it. i feel like that was a big step _ have made it. i feel like that was a big step for— have made it. i feel like that was a big step for that warehousing so marty— big step for that warehousing so many mums who have come before me and other— many mums who have come before me and other sports and who are now meddling — and other sports and who are now meddling and getting on that podium in front— meddling and getting on that podium in front of— meddling and getting on that podium in front of the kids. a ticket so

cool _ in front of the kids. a ticket so cool for— in front of the kids. a ticket so cool. for me it's a big statement to society _ cool. for me it's a big statement to society not — cool. for me it's a big statement to society. notjust in sport, it's all over— society. notjust in sport, it's all over society. women cannot only get back to _ over society. women cannot only get back to what they once did but they can he _ back to what they once did but they can be absolutely awesome. absolutely. looking at yourself, how have you found it in your life with your three kids? i have three kids, i don't know how you've done it. you won silver in these olympics, gold in london and rio, and tokyo you were forth an amazing career. how have you it yourself?— were forth an amazing career. how have you it yourself? actually, they rive ou have you it yourself? actually, they give you an — have you it yourself? actually, they give you an amazing _ have you it yourself? actually, they give you an amazing perspective . have you it yourself? actually, theyj give you an amazing perspective for the rowing — give you an amazing perspective for the rowing is no longer the most important — the rowing is no longer the most important thing in my life. when i came _ important thing in my life. when i came back— important thing in my life. when i came back it was really about showing — came back it was really about showing them and standing on a podium — showing them and standing on a podium was my dream. standing there and them— podium was my dream. standing there and them watching me get a medal, i didn't— and them watching me get a medal, i didn't want— and them watching me get a medal, i didn't want rowing to be this thing mummy— didn't want rowing to be this thing mummy did before we came along. to have them _ mummy did before we came along. to have them on the journey has been so motivating _ have them on the journey has been so motivating and inspiring. the fact that it's _ motivating and inspiring. the fact that it's inspired other women and

other— that it's inspired other women and other families to believe that they can and _ other families to believe that they can and should go back to whatever they want _ can and should go back to whatever they want to do. it's amazing. there's— they want to do. it's amazing. there's a _ they want to do. it's amazing. there's a nursery now and the olympic village. how important do you think that is? not only practically important to those who want to use it but in terms of the message putting forward. i want to use it but in terms of the message putting forward.- message putting forward. i think it's almost _ message putting forward. i think it's almost more _ message putting forward. i think it's almost more than _ message putting forward. i think it's almost more than statement| message putting forward. i think - it's almost more than statement that it's almost more than statement that it is the _ it's almost more than statement that it is the actual flexibility it gives— it is the actual flexibility it gives you. it's brilliant. kids popping _ gives you. it's brilliant. kids popping into the nursery, the statement which is you are important, you are welcome and you are wanted — important, you are welcome and you are wanted. as a parent and a mum i think— are wanted. as a parent and a mum i think often— are wanted. as a parent and a mum i think often people feel like they become — think often people feel like they become invisible to society or they become _ become invisible to society or they become almost this crutch. it's easy to follow— become almost this crutch. it's easy to follow him to that way of thinking _ to follow him to that way of thinking. but i have something in place _ thinking. but i have something in place to— thinking. but i have something in place to support you practically is 'ust place to support you practically is just this — place to support you practically is just this huge boost of saying, you are wanted — just this huge boost of saying, you are wanted here, you're welcome here and with— are wanted here, you're welcome here and with that _ are wanted here, you're welcome here and with that women will thrive.

tell me — and with that women will thrive. tell me about these olympics. you been to a few. how do these compare to the ones you've seen before? how they felt for you in paris this year? they felt for you in paris this ear? , , , ., ., , year? this is my fourth games. i was lucky. almost — year? this is my fourth games. i was lucky, almost spoilt _ year? this is my fourth games. i was lucky, almost spoilt of _ year? this is my fourth games. i was lucky, almost spoilt of london - year? this is my fourth games. i was lucky, almost spoilt of london is - year? this is my fourth games. i was lucky, almost spoilt of london is my| lucky, almost spoilt of london is my first games — lucky, almost spoilt of london is my first games. heather and lucky, almost spoilt of london is my first games. heatherand i lucky, almost spoilt of london is my first games. heather and i won the first games. heather and i won the first goal— first games. heather and i won the first goal for team gb at those games — first goal for team gb at those games i— first goal for team gb at those games. i think it set this usually unrealistic— games. i think it set this usually unrealistic olympic expectation for the rest _ unrealistic olympic expectation for the rest of my life. paris was amazing _ the rest of my life. paris was amazing. we have so much support. not only— amazing. we have so much support. not only people travelling out but watching from home, really make such a difference _ watching from home, really make such a difference. that feeling, it's the first game — a difference. that feeling, it's the first game since london being on the same _ first game since london being on the same time _ first game since london being on the same time zone. it's been great, and amazing _ same time zone. it's been great, and amazing atmosphere over there. you talked about — amazing atmosphere over there. gm. talked about your kids saying to you, orthinking talked about your kids saying to you, or thinking about your kids knowing what mummy did before we came along. tom daley said the same thing about his return to diving. he said he wanted to do it at a point when my kids could remember me. you and tom, you will flag bearers in the opening ceremony, how is that?

unreal. it's gotta be one of the highlights of life. you can work really — highlights of life. you can work really hard towards olympic medals and podiums but something that is bestowed — and podiums but something that is bestowed upon you by somebody else is extra _ bestowed upon you by somebody else is extra special because to be a fla- is extra special because to be a flag bearer is something is always put on _ flag bearer is something is always put on a _ flag bearer is something is always put on a pedestal. i always thought, that happens to other people. when i think about _ that happens to other people. when i think about olympics when i was little _ think about olympics when i was tittte i_ think about olympics when i was little i don't necessarily picture all the — little i don't necessarily picture all the results and successes but i can picture — all the results and successes but i can picture every single time that being _ can picture every single time that being a _ can picture every single time that being a flag bearer walking into a stadium — being a flag bearer walking into a stadium as tom and i did, along the river seine — stadium as tom and i did, along the river seine |— stadium as tom and i did, along the river seine-— river seine. i saw that. that was iconic. river seine. i saw that. that was iconic- that _ river seine. i saw that. that was iconic. that was _ river seine. i saw that. that was iconic. that was brilliant. - iconic. that was brilliant. lovely to talk to you. thank you so much forjoining us on bbc news. helen glover. before we let you go outlets to show you what the medals table is telling us. a change at the top of the medals table. the us has taken

over the number one spot from china. it now has 2a metals. australia is third with 50 gold medals. france, 13 gold medals for the host nation. great britain on 12. always important for the host nation to do really well. in the same way that london gb did very well in london in 2012. there is a big night at the stat to france later on this evening. will be bringing you all the latest as we always do from the olympic games in paris. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. not a bad day all in all across the board. we will have low pressure sitting to the north of scotland. that will bring a windier day across the northern half of the country and most of the showers will be here. the fewer showers, the further

south that you are. the winds are not quite as strong, as you can see, wider isobars here compared to what you can expect across the north of the uk and this is where we'll have most of the showers. but the showers will tend to fade out through this evening and overnight. we'll start to see thicker cloud piling into wales, south—west england, as the next weatherfront starts moving in here. some splashes of rain by the time it reaches dawn. but it will be importing some slightly milder air to southern areas, mid—teens in the south, 10—12 degrees further north. that is all tied in with another area of low pressure, that front starting to push in during the course of thursday. we start bright, northern and eastern areas have some sunshine and then the clouds begin to build through the morning, spreading to all areas with outbreaks of rain. pretty widespread rain, nothing too heavy, but we could pep up across parts of north—west england and southern and western scotland, where it could be heavier later in the afternoon. and a breezy day to come for all, windierfor northern and western areas. temperature—wise we are looking at high teens in the north, low 20s in the south.

because of the lack of sunshine, it won't be quite as warm as we will have this afternoon. the rain clears out through thursday night, it leaves a legacy of cloud, just one or two showers, particularly across north—west scotland. we will start to pick up warmer air again across southern areas, so another muggy night to come across england and wales compared to what we will have across scotland and northern ireland. friday we will have west or south—westerly winds, so a bright and breezy day, plenty of sunshine around. just a few showers, north and west scotland seeing most of those, the odd one for northern ireland, perhaps for cumbria, but largely dry elsewhere and dry for eastern scotland. decent temperatures — the low to mid 20s, maybe 25 or 26 degrees across the south—east and that is a sign of things to come, for england and wales, certainly, things hotting up into the weekend. a brief, but intense plume of hot air is expected to move north out of france. that could push temperatures into the low to mid 30s across the south—east of england, but even the high 20s

there for south wales. but it will be short lived, as temperatures return to normal next week.

this is bbc news, the headlines... three men are sent to prison for their roles in the uk's week of disorder — in the first sentences handed down after days of unrest.

nearly 6,000 specially—trained officers are mobilised as the bbc understands more than 100 protests across the country are planned for tonight. coming up — we'll speak to government minister and paymaster general nick thomas—symonds. former production staff on strictly say they faced verbal abuse and bullying,as the bbc defends what's been called a "toxic" culture. and we're at one of the biggest cultural celebrations on the planet, the edinburgh fringe, where we'll meet some of the acts. it's time for a look at the sport with gavin. he's been back —— we start been back -- j at the paris olympics- and norway's jacob ingebritssen hasn't had long to dwell on missing out on a medal in the 1500m. he's been back on the track for the heats of the 5000m,