what on earth is going on in leeds ? earth is going on in leeds? significant disorder in leeds. this was an incident that unfolded a few hours ago, actually , at 5:00 this evening actually, at 5:00 this evening at an address in luxor street, which is in the harehills area of leeds. police were called there to assist what they've described as agency workers involved in an altercation involving some children there. from that point, it seems to have escalated with other groups of people involved in that trouble and that disorder. from that point, west yorkshire police said that they called in reinforcements and it seems really only to have spiralled from there. we saw some quite significant scenes of disorder, with a police car being smashed up with a police car being smashed ”p by with a police car being smashed up by residents and being tipped onto its side, and then just in the last half an hour, another escalation with a double decker bus in that area of harehills , bus in that area of harehills, which has now been set on fire and is ablaze with h

leeds talk us through the response.uncil has released a statement on behalf of the council and on behalf of the romanian and roma community, which signifies the kind of tension is that there have been here come up with local people especially in the romanian and roma community blaming the council for being biased against them. this all goes back to the incident that happened here on thursday night when some children were removed by social services with police assistance from a localfamily. that lead over the coming hours to disturbances on the streets, it led to a police car being overturned and a double—decker bus was set alight. that happened just here. you can still see on the road behind me the charred remains. you can still smell it as well. the acrid smell that you get from when you have a bonfire, from what happened here, a couple of nights ago. the statement from the council and the romanian and roma community says that the council has agreed to undertake an urgent review of the case that led to those children b

simmering undercurrents we saw last night in leeds , buses burning, police in leeds, buses burning, police simply running away. nigel farage said this is evidence of multicultural britain not working. meanwhile, we'll cross to dublin shortly. the scene there in coolock of a asylum seeker centre, burned to the ground yesterday and there's a protest at 6 pm. the locals there do not feel that the police, the politicians, anybody is listening to their concerns. working class people simply having their opinions and their needs trampled upon by the institution. even a councillor will speak to shortly. was pepper sprayed by the police. an astonishing situation. let me know your thoughts on all of this. is this evidence of where britain is heading? does it look like a chilling sight ? like a chilling sight? gbnews.com/yoursay. that's the way to get in touch. hundreds of emails so far. please keep them coming. but first, it's your headunes coming. but first, it's your headlines with sophia wenzler. >> martin. thank you. good afternoon. it's 5:02. your top story from the gb newsroom cybersecurity fi

we're looking at there in leeds. but that wasn't there in leeds.etropolitan police have confirmed that extra officers will now be on duty in the whitechapel area of east london. this evening, after significant disorder that was there last night. there was violence within the bangladeshi community which saw some officers pelted with missiles , injuring two of them. missiles, injuring two of them. mark white what can you tell us about that? >> well, it's interesting, isn't it? 90 or nigel farage has had some criticism for posting on social media that the politics of south asia are being played out on the streets of leeds. will they absolutely were on the streets of whitechapel in east london last night. the metropolitan police themselves have said that the violent protests, you know, looking at some of the images of the protests there, which were quite significant and could have been a lot worse, but for the intervention of local officers on scene quickly, who were then backed up by more resources from across the metropolitan police area, there were

sir keir starmer proving his critics wrong and smashing it as prime minister following disorder in leeds? should the military police, britain's streets? and is it time for the bbc to axe scandal hit . hit. strictly? to fall out over those topics and more tonight my friday a team business and geopolitics guru. doctor roger gewolb , fleet guru. doctor roger gewolb, fleet street and radio legend mike porky parry and fearless broadcaster and journalist . broadcaster and journalist. someone who can't be cancelled. emma woolf . also tonight, donald emma woolf. also tonight, donald trump's opponents have been laughing about his attempted assassination. so much for the caring left. i'll be dealing with these vile hypocrites in no uncertain terms in my friday feeling monologue. plus, biden will be gone in days. my reaction straight after the news headunes reaction straight after the news headlines and sophia wenzler. >> mark. thank you. good evening. from the gb news room. it's just gone 8:00. your top story this hour. the boss of cybersecurity firm crowdstrike, which is responsible for worldwide

chaos in leeds last night a major riot erupted north east leeds. we're talking about here.mid the chaos over safety concerns. >> west yorkshire police said that no one was injured during what went on and members of the pubuc what went on and members of the public took to the street to record what happened . record what happened. up record what happened. up in obe road. >> oh well, we're joined now by gb news home and security editor mark white, mark, shocking footage on our screens there. what do we understand about what happened ? happened? >> well, this incident unfolded at 5:00 yesterday evening when a group of agency workers, social workers, arrived in luxor street in the harehills area of leeds. they had arrived there , to, they had arrived there, to, we're we're told, take some people into or some children to a place of safety. the family resisted those moves. other neighbours and then members of the public got involved and it just escalated from there. we saw then from that point onwards, significant disorder, a group of dozens , then hundreds group of dozens, then h

it started kicking off in leeds . the mob. it started kicking off in leeds. road.ing, look, where are the police? well, i regret to inform you.the police? well, i regret to inform you. the police bottled it. >> amy. chelsea, say reform. >> amy. chelsea, say reform. >> oh, look, look, look. the police are just chucking glass . police are just chucking glass. look at them running closer. >> get closer . they run look at them running closer. >> get closer. they run in. >> get closer. they run in. >> they get closer. >> they get closer. >> get closer, closer, closer . >> get closer, closer, closer. >> yeah. and as people started setting things on fire, i like broccoli. >> i don't . >> i don't. >> i don't. >> the fire brigade also bottled it. they released a statement saying during the course of the evening, two fires were ignited . evening, two fires were ignited. after evaluating the situation and considering the potential danger to our fire crews, it was determined that it was not safe to put out the fires. we are grateful for the efforts of local community leaders w

it's the state of the country. >> josh well, it's the state of leeds or as parts of leeds chaos in leedsuge gang of thugs overturns a police car and riots on the street , causing riots on the street, causing dozens of units to swarm area. this was because, some children were taken into care earlier by some agency workers and then that seemed to be the spark. >> it doesn't seem to be anything to do with no one's mentioned deprived areas or anything like that. if you read this article , you would just this article, you would just think that there was just riot. >> you watched the clips though. it tells us slightly different story. >> fiery but mostly peaceful protests, i believe. >> yeah , and we saw buses, the >> yeah, and we saw buses, the incredible thing is, there's a few things of note, but one of them is that with all the cameras there and social media now, it's incredible that people are willing to do these things and not to throw firebombs at the police overturned police cars, set fire to a bus and sort of and, you know, not not no masks. >> yes, they know it will be seen. but at t

that's why there's extra police tonight. >> well, what i'm saying, this is in leeds.. >> but you just said it didn't happenin >> but you just said it didn't happen in london. >> well, what i'm saying is the incident last night happened in leeds. things have happened in london, brixton, which i mentioned. no, that happened in london. >> same thing last night in whitechapel. >> right. >> right. >> okay. on the same scale. >> okay. on the same scale. >> roger gewolb almost. yeah. >> roger gewolb almost. yeah. >> i mean, mike's point is that the political elite will ignore what happens in the north. >> well, they ignore anything anyway. >> we're ignoring your question. and the answer is the police had to run away. yes, absolutely. soldiers on the street. >> okay, emma, time to bring in the military to bring order into this country. >> we need to bring in the military. if the police are completely unable to do their job. the police were running away there, cars were being overturned, and torched. but if this was a tommy robinson demonstration, do you think the police would

they are appalling scenes in leeds. failed. they are appalling scenes in leeds .everybody's scenes in leeds. everybody's gone feral on that sort of principle, which is really dangerous. >> what's the bus done though? >> what's the bus done though? >> i'm not too sure what the bus did . did. >> i'm just seeing an opportunity to burn anything. i don't know if that bus ended up burning though. it seems that one up a good defence. another one up a good defence. another one did. >> i think that one was pretty good. yeah, because the other burning bus that went viral that that that the burning bus. >> there it is. >> there it is. >> there's the burning. there's a burning bus. but it's not that one. yeah, it's a different bus. so you have a look at the one that they set light to, or the guy was trying to set light to that didn't get burnt at all. >> right, right. so it's obviously got some sort of, set out its defence mechanism. it's anti lighter. yes. like squid ink. but some of the i mean i was shocked by the, by the lack of police presence. the police turned up and th

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ed thomas, bbc news, leeds.m wormwood scrubs prison in london. 63—year—old graham gomm was taken to hammersmith hospital yesterday by prison staff after becoming unwell. the metropolitan police said he was on remand for burglary and he's not a threat to the public. a week today, the olympics get under way in paris with what promises to be a spectacular opening ceremony on the river seine, followed by a fortnight of gripping sporting action. kieran reilly will be representing team gb, and as world champion, he's in with a strong chance of a medal in the freestyle bmx. katie gornall has been to meet him. kieran reilly is known for defying gravity. the 22—year—old has flipped... whipped... ..and spun his way to the top of his sport. he's european champion, world champion and hot favourite to become olympic champion. i started bmx with no intentions of trying to qualify for the olympic games, and then now to get this opportunity to go to the biggest sporting competition in the world and to be in such a good spot at

less yorkshire, more leeds.s. by doing this, amazing things happen. life becomes so much more fulfilling and special. that beautiful speech, it was very much about love and friendship, wasn't it? i played in a team for a long time where medals and trophies were so important. but now we're finished, it's the memories and the friendships that are what we all hold the dearest. and to make the most of the special moments we have with people we love and care about, and to cherish those moments. rob has been a huge part of my life. when you think we played together for so long, and then how close we became over the last four and a half years. and i spoke about him today. i think his impact across the uk, throughout the mnd community will never be forgotten. together, you and rob raised over 15 million for mnd charities. you always said that you were just helping out a mate. the challenges, the fundraising, does that continue now? yeah, probably more so than ever. the challenges, you know, i've committed to another thr

leeds city council says that it's, well, it's released a statement which it says was on behalf notjustthe council but also of the romanian and roma community, which really signifies the kind of tensions that there have been here with local people, especially in the romanian and roma community, blaming the council for being biased against them. this all goes back to the incident that happened here on thursday night, in which some children were removed by social services with police assistance from a local family. that then led, over the coming hours, to disturbances on the streets. it led to a car, a police car being overturned, a double decker bus, which i think you mayjust have seen, being set alight. that actually happened just here. you can still see on the road behind me the kind of charred remains. you can still smell it as well, in fact, the kind of acrid smell that you get from when you have a bonfire from what happened here, just, well, a couple of nights ago now. this statement from the council and the romanian and roma community says that the council has agreed to undertake a

ed thomas, bbc news, leeds.ader to address the cabinet at downing street in almost 30 years. during the meeting, he called on sir keir starmer to show leadership by easing restrictions on ukraine using long—range missiles on military facilities in russia. we have proven that we can stop any russian attack to expand the war, if the restrictions from using western weapons against russian territory are lifted, once we can strike further than just near the border, including russian military efforts. in russia, a court has found the us journalist, evan gershkovich guilty of spying and sentenced him to 16 years in prison. the 32—year old has been in detention since march last year — but his employer, the wall street journal and the white house, say the case is a sham. from yekaterinburg, our russia editor steve rosenberg reports. the trial was behind closed doors. for the verdict, we were allowed in, but where was evan gershkovich? there, almost hidden from the cameras in the far corner of the glass cage that is the d

less yorkshire, more leeds.. by doing this, amazing things happen. life becomes so much more fulfilling and special. that beautiful speech, it was very much about love and friendship, wasn't it? i played in a team for a long time where medals and trophies were so important. but now we're finished, it's the memories and the friendships that are what we all hold the dearest. and to make the most of the special moments we have with people we love and care about, and to cherish those moments. rob has been a huge part of my life. when you think we played together for so long, and then how close we became over the last four and a half years. and i spoke about him today. i think his impact across the uk, throughout the mnd community will never be forgotten. together, you and rob raised over 15 million for mnd charities. you always said that you were just helping out a mate. the challenges, the fund raising, does that continue now? yeah, probably more so than ever. the challenge is to, you know, i've committed to anothe

less yorkshire, more leeds.on, a betterfriend, to be more kind, to think of others. by doing this, amazing things happen. life becomes so much more fulfilling and special. that beautiful speech, it was very much about love and friendship, wasn't it? i played in a team for a long time where medals and trophies were so important. but now we're finished, it's the memories and the friendships that are what we all hold the dearest. and to make the most of the special moments we have with people we love and care about, and to cherish those moments. rob has been a huge part of my life. when you think we played together for so long, and then how close we became over the last four and a half years. and i spoke about him today. i think his impact across the uk, throughout the mnd community will never be forgotten. together, you and rob raised over 15 million for mnd charities. you always said that you were just helping out a mate. the challenges, the fund raising, does that continue now? yeah, probably more so than ever.

coming up, chaos took over leeds last night. shocking scenes, weren't they? with a bus being set alight and people told to stay inside their homes. what do you think caused this? that's our question coming up very soon. don't too hello. this is dewbs & co with hello. this is dewbs& co with me. dawn neesom tonight. keeping me. dawn neesom tonight. keeping me company until 7:00. is conservative life peer in the house of lords. daniel moylan, who's reading complimentary messages about himself and paul and you, dawn. all right. okay, okay. we're allowed then . and okay. we're allowed then. and trade unions and author paul embery. and we hope you're having a lovely friday afternoon at the friday evening, friday tea time . anyway, it's the lead tea time. anyway, it's the lead story , i'm afraid. horrific story, i'm afraid. horrific scenes overnight when a police car was flipped on its side and a bus set alight after unrest broke out in leeds. as i said on thursday evening, red residents were advised to stay in their homes, there were horrible scenes. we've seen the

ed thomas, bbc news, leeds.owing speculation over whether he will or won't pull out of the presidential race. last night, donald trump formally accepted the nomination for the republican party to run for president again. our north america editor sarah smith is in milwaukee. yeah, that statement from president biden saying he was looking forward to getting back on the campaign trail next week is obviously a clear rebuke to the growing number of senior democrats who are urging him to end his re—election bid. at that is while donald trump is celebrating what was a very successful convention for him here in milwaukee. cheering. with his name in lights, there is only one star in this party. in fact, the entire election is all about him. we were told he had changed, softened since the shooting, to sound like this. the discord and division in our society must be healed. i am running to be president for all of america, not half of america. applause. there was a tribute to corey comperatore, the firefighter killed in the

anna riley, out there in leeds.n getting in touch. i love this one from james downey. he says, well folks, it started just two weeks in office at labour's great cash bonanza giveaway has begun. 84 million to africa, 3 billion to ukraine, reinstatement of more uk aid to gaza and the un package. nothing of course, for you and me, that's a bit more, but it's very good. >> and i previously told will hollis in skegness to get on the donkey, but i didn't realise it's only for kids and also when it's only for kids and also when it comes to kids there's weight restrictions as well. so maureen, you've said no ben, you don't need to see will city on a donkey. he's too big and too heavy. i take that back. if there's any adults listening or large kids do not sit on donkeys. >> he's quite petite, though. he's sort of like you. >> he is, but i don't. well i think the limit is under four foot seven and age ten or under. so we're hollis. definitely so that's all for today. thank you for joining us. it's been forjoining us. it's bee

now in the harehills area of leeds tonight. now to in the harehills area of leeds tonight . the united states, where donald trump is preparing to speak for the very first time since the attempt on his life, the former president will give a speech at the republican national convention in milwaukee in wisconsin . he's written the wisconsin. he's written the speech himself, and it comes amid reports that barack obama has told his allies that the current president, joe biden, needs to reconsider his re—election bid at the same time as it's being confirmed, the president had to cancel speeches today because he has covid. it's also been reported that nancy pelosi, a close aide of joe biden, has privately told him today he cannot win the november election in the united states, echoing the sentiments of a growing number of democrats expressing the same doubts . expressing the same doubts. well, in news here in the uk, sir keir starmer announced £84 million worth of new funding today to tackle illegal migration as he was hosting an eu political

ed thomas, bbc news, leeds. still to come on the world today.shot vaccine to give lifetime munitions against all through screens. and we are at the royal albert hall for the opening night of the bbc proms. around the world and across the uk, this is the world today on bbc news. the world's greatest classical music festival is back this summer with a host of special concerts at the royal albert hall. from mozart and tchaikovsky to disco, the bbc proms is set to have something for everyone. over a period of eight weeks, the event aims to bring the best in classical music to a wide audience let's speak to our reporter emer mccarthy who's live at the royal albert hall. it is the perfect venue for such an event, isn't it? it it is the perfect venue for such an event, isn't it?— event, isn't it? it is. hello from central london _ event, isn't it? it is. hello from central london at _ event, isn't it? it is. hello from central london at the _ event, isn't it? it is. hello from central london at the royal- event, isn't it? it is. hello from i central lo

compare their response in southport last night to the chaos in leeds two weeks ago , chaos in leeds twoeeks ago, when they did nothing. people are angry at the blatant two tiered approach from the authorities. just take a look at the difference in home secretary yvette cooper's response to leeds and then southport . leeds and then southport. >> unacceptable scenes of disorder and criminality that we saw last night. the community is working very closely together in response to what was a local child protection incident. so appalling to now see those same police facing violent attacks from thugs on the streets who have no respect for a grieving community. it's a total disgrace. frankly, this is a time when everyone should be showing respect for a community and for the police . and for the police. >> the government is failing in its primary role, which is to keep order on the streets. knife crime is normal. gun crime is normal, and murderous gangs are embedded in every community. look at this carnage playing out in southend on sea yesterday for a supposedly happy summer day out without a t

so this is about the riots in leeds, harefield in leeds last night. we all saw the pictures.e were buses on fire, police cars flipped. thousands of people out in the streets rioting, you know, starting the fires and stuff. and the police turned up and were actually sort of in the footage that i saw, the police turned up and they left. they left because there was too much it was too much of a which really worries me about, you know, what sort of state the country is in. if just one riot can be too much for the police, what if the riots join up? what if you know this this gets out of hand and spreads. >> don't worry about it, leo, because, you know, if an autistic child suggests that a police officer looks like their lesbian grandmother, they'll kick the door down. >> well, they've got lots of officers. when it's you know, if it's a middle class old lady who, you know, is praying, silently in her head on the street, or if it's somebody who's retweeted a transphobic limerick, then they can scramble all units. but when they actually, you know, want to get their hands dirty, it do

in the uk, police say they made "several arrests" over a major disturbance in leeds that saw a police car overturned and a double—decker bus set alight. and, president zelensky arrives in downing street — he's the first foreign leader in nearly 30 years address the cabinet. with all the latest sport, that is crossed to the bbc sport centre. the latest from trent bridge in just a moment but lets start at royal troon where all the late afternoon starters are now out on the course. our reporter ben croucher is there and ben, an irishman and two englishmen at the top of the leaderboard, plenty for the crowds there to be pleased about? absolutely. plenty more drama extensive,. about four hours of play still to go, the scottish winds have blown away the aspirations of most of the field, over 150 players in the open championship, just ten are currently under power. the man who has done better than most is shane lowry, the 2019 champion, he a brilliant second round, under 70, there is a huge roar behind me when he made a birdie on 18, he was asked afterwards it was a good front runner, he sai

tom ingall, bbc news, leeds. now to rhe middle east.friday. emergency services said the explosion killed one person and injured several others. the military said an initial inquiry indicated the explosion was caused by the falling of an aerial target which did not trigger air raid sirens. yemen's houthi militants suggested they were responsible for the apparent attack. they said on social media that they would reveal details about a military operation that targeted tel aviv. mohamed taha from bbc arabic is with me in the studio. what more do we know about the explosion? it seems like something very new and different in terms of what we've been seeing in the middle east in recent months. it's very significant. it's a turning point in this war. this projectiles came from somewhere that the israeli army or the israeli authorities did not announce until the moment. they do not know whether it came from the north, where hezbollah is, orfrom the from the north, where hezbollah is, or from the east or from the west because the area that witnes

jim connolly, bbc news, leeds. in favour of strike action in a dispute about pay. employees say they can't afford to live in the expensive neighbourhoods near the amusement park. disney says it is committed to reaching a deal. it's business as usual here outside disney headquarters, and that's what the executives inside want the public to know as well. disneyland is open. disneyland. business as usual. the strike authorisation vote does not mean a strike is imminent. both sides say that. disney has said in a statement that it's committed to reaching a deal with its cast members, and that's what the workers at disneyland are called by the company. if you work there, you're a pirate, a princess or a plumber. you are a cast member. there's a bit of a performance involved in creating the magic at disney, and that's what the workers say, they say, you know, we make the magic, you make the money, and they would like some more of it. i was at a protest there earlier this week where, you know, i heard harrowing stories fro

leeds still isn't section. isn't helping our carbon output .beau biden is running, slowly. and starmer and the nukes get next. welcome back to headliners. i'm still stephen. alan. still here with still paul cox. and still adam cooper's. paul. the mail on sunday after the riots in the north. police say they don't have any leads because it's all burnt down. >> lovely work, steve. that should be in the clip real later. fiercely proud roma crowd takes a lead. streets again after night of terrifying riots to chart . please after night of terrifying riots to chart. please bring the kids back over, over to take children from family that sparked violence. just read a little bit more of this. there's quite a bit to this story that i wasn't entirely aware of, because we've just seen the images of the riots, the removal of the children that sparked the concerns about the underlying prejudice about roman committees communities, which makes up 5000 of that leeds community that are a roma, which is which is quite interesting

ed thomas, bbc news, leeds.. thank you for having me. so before we get _ programme. thank you for having me. so before we get onto _ programme. thank you for having me. so before we get onto it, _ programme. thank you for having me. so before we get onto it, what - so before we get onto it, what happened last night, can you bring us up to date with the latest that's happened there?— us up to date with the latest that's happened there? indeed, i'm actually here at the moment _ happened there? indeed, i'm actually here at the moment at _ happened there? indeed, i'm actually here at the moment at the _ happened there? indeed, i'm actually here at the moment at the local- here at the moment at the local police station. we've got community leaders, elected members in the room trying to have conversations and reflect on what happened to only four hours ago. and it is, yes, pretty calm on the streets, it has been predominantly all of today which is a massive relief for us. and are we any closer to understanding exactly

home secretary condemns attacks on public transport and police vehicles as disorder breaks out in leeds. a nearly complete dinosaur skeleton becomes the most valuable fossil ever sold at auction. prime minister keir starmer has urged european leaders to stand firm in support of ukraine. he was talking at a summit of the european political community at blenheim palace in the south of england, with ukrainian president volodymr zelensky in attendance. the european political community first met in october 2022 and brought together the leaders of 44 european countries. the idea for the summit developed in the wake of russia's full—scale invasion of ukraine. the community does not publish binding commitments. our political editor, chris mason, sat down with the ukrainian president after the summmit. when donald trump said last year that he thought this war could end within 2a hours if he was to meet both you and vladimir putin, what did you make of that? everybody will be happy if one person in the world — doesn't depend, donald trump or not — 0k, donald trump — if one person in the world and

the funeral of the former leeds rhinos player, rob burrow has taken place in his home town of pontefracted last month, after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 2019. he had gained a huge following of fans, who were inspired by his work as a campaigner, raising millions of pounds for mnd charities. 0ur reporter phil bodmer sent this update from featherstone lions rugby league club where rob burrow began his career. well, they came out in their thousands to pay their final respects on rob burrow�*s final journey between his hometown of castleford, where he was born, through the streets of featherstone and on to pontefract crematorium. this is rugby league heartland. this is where, although many teams here are great rivals, they are also united because they share a common bond and rugby league really is a community. the number of people who talked about what rob burrow meant to them, about what rob burrow meant to them, not only for his playing career and his achievements during that long career, especially with the leeds rhinos. but the work he's done in more recent years after

unrest in the city of leeds. protesters against the government's immigration policies set fire to a police car and a double-decker bus. and obtaining the technical knowledge to produce all kinds of car tires longer lifespan electricity and greater resistance to pressures are the advantages of this knowledge-based product . the yemeni armed forces took responsibility for the drone attack on tel aviv. the spokesman of the yemeni armed forces said: yemeni forces targeted tel aviv in the occupied territories in an unprecedented operation, the details of which will be announced soon. so far, the zionist regime has confirmed the death of one person and the wounding of 10 others. some news sources say, the number of casualties from what the zionist regime probably had at low altitude from the sea to tel aviv has arrived. these sources include the passage of this drone through all anti-missile systems and the fact that no emergency sirens were active during the flight of this drone over tel aviv. it is described as a fai

the funeral of the former leeds rhinos player, rob burrow has taken place in his home town of pontefractlic lined the streets of the west yorkshire town to remember burrow who died last month, after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 2019. he had gained a huge following of fans — who were inspired by his work as a campaigner — raising millions of pounds for mnd charities. our reporter phil bodmer sent this update from featherstone lions rugby league club where rob burrow began his career. well, they came out in their thousands to pay their final respects on rob burrow�*s final journey between his hometown of castleford, where he was born, through the streets of featherstone and on to pontefract crematorium. this is rugby league heartland. this is where, although many teams here are great rivals, they are also united because they share a common bond and rugby league really is a community. the number of people who talked about what rob burrow meant to them, not only for his playing career and his achievements during that long career, especially with the leeds rhinos, but the wor

the former leeds rhinos star, who was diagnosed with the degenerative disease in 2019, died in earlyjunejust to year here and here the tributes, if such a bittersweet day because i know how proud rob would be but i'm sure he's here in spirit. hearing the tribute and we knew he was special. when you live with rob he isjust rob to us, but hearing the tributes, for the city of leeds and the rugby community, it was heart—warming. the world's best male players are gearing up for next week's open championship in north berwick at the scottish 0pen. rory mcilroy is the defending champion. he's taken five birdies today and currently sits tied in fifth place at 9 under par. that's three shots behind the leader ludvig aberg. play was abandoned during the second round of the penultimate women's golf major of the year due to lightning — the evian championship in france — one of the big movers today was england's georgia hall. four birdies and an eagle at the last have taken her to 6—under — six off the leader ayaka furue. just enough time to let you know what is happening at wimbledon. novak djokovic

leeds .mes's hospital . yeah. james's hospital. yeah. >> subject sukh ya, mate. >> subject sukh ya, mate. >> it was a brave member of the public. >> it was a brave member of the pubuc.a >> it was a brave member of the public. a patient at the hospital who noticed farooq acting suspiciously as he prepared to plant his device in a hospital cafe. he engaged him in conversation and managed to talk him down, persuading farooq to take his pressure cooker bomb over to a bench. further away from the main entrance before calling the police. >> what's what's this pistol you might have? well, have you got a gun somewhere ? it's all right. gun somewhere? it's all right. lower, lower . lower, lower. >> a search of farooq and his vehicle found this imitation handgun and two knives. and as they continue to talk to him, they continue to talk to him, they realised the full extent of his deadly attack plan. >> there's a bag there . that's >> there's a bag there. that's what's in it. >> it's a bomb inside. it's

yorkshire, leeds is very special _ back in leeds. more leads! iam inspired to be a better person, a better friend, to be more kind, to think of others. by doing this, amazing things happen. life becomes so much more fulfilling and special. that beautiful speech, _ more fulfilling and special. that beautiful speech, it _ more fulfilling and special. that beautiful speech, it was very much about love and friendship. i beautiful speech, it was very much about love and friendship.- about love and friendship. i played in a team for— about love and friendship. i played in a team for a _ about love and friendship. i played in a team for a long _ about love and friendship. i played in a team for a long time - about love and friendship. i played in a team for a long time where i in a team for a long time where medals and trophies were so important, but now we are finished, just the memories and the friendships, what we all hold the dearest and to make the most of the special moments we have with people we love and care about, and to cherish t

jim connolly, bbc news, leeds.astics by the federal government by 2035 as part of a broader strategy to tackle plastic pollution. the white house outlined the details of the plan, which included purchasing single—use plastic for food, events and packaging by 2027. by 2035, the government plans banish single—use plastics from all government operations. the white house called it the first comprehensive strategy to tackle plastic use nationwide. let's speak tojenn engstrom. she's a state director at calpirg and a co—author of plastic bag bans work — a major report into reducing plastic consumption. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. a question as to how much of a game changer this policy announcement is because this is only federal purchases and not individual state purchases? that's true, but the us government is the world's largest purchaser of goods and services and its purchasing decisions can have a global impact. so if the us government is moving away from single—use plastics, it's really a big deal. especiall

"audacious criminality" — the home secretary condemns violent disorder in the harehills area of leedsa senior democrat claims president biden didn't recognise him at a recent meeting, despite their long friendship — adding to concerns about his fitness to stand for re—election. in sport, shane lowry leads the way at the open: the irishman holds a two—shot lead at the midway point at royal troon, with his sights set on a second claretjug. a certain amount of alcohol is important, and also i think always doing what you enjoy. and we celebrate with world war ii veteran christian lamb as she turns 104. good morning all, friday's heat and humidity will be replaced as we go through the weekend with cooler, fresher conditions and even rain at times, but don't despair if you have plans, there will be dry weather the forecast and if you want all the details you will have to keep watching. it's saturday 20 july. plane, train, bank and health services are still dealing with the aftermath of yesterday's global it outage. a faulty software update caused cancellations and disruption around the worl

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ten year old girl is in a critical condition in hospital, we understand after a blaze broke out on leeds road. >> police say they aren't looking for anyone else in connection with the incident, but they are appealing for anyone with any information to come forward now. a homeless man who pushed a stranger onto the tracks at a london tube station has been found guilty of attempted murder. kurdish migrant vie esther ghey, who's 24, shoved tadeus potucek off the platform at oxford circus station in central london. he narrowly missed touching the live rail and was quickly helped back onto the platform by another passenger, the driver of the oncoming train, which you can see if you're watching on television, said that if the man had been on the tracks just a few seconds later, he would have been killed. turning to news now in the middle east, where both the foreign and defence secretaries are on a visit amid fears of growing tensions in the region, it's after the top political leader of hamas was killed. ismail haniyeh died in a strike on the iranian capital, which the terror group is blaming