firstly, to meet the psni officers who have been on the front line during this disorder. them have been injured and my purpose was to say to them, thank you for what they have done. we make big asks of them, they step up and they deserve our thanks. i have also had the chance to speak to the psni senior leadership about the challenges that they face, and that the support that they need. and then thirdly, and very importantly, to speak to some of the communities most impacted about the fear that they have, the anxiety that they have about the anxiety that they have about the recent disorder. the disorder is intolerable. it is incapable of justification. it is clearly racist, and it does not represent the modern, forward looking northern ireland that i know that this place is. so. i am very pleased to achieve all those three things today, and to work with all communities to work with the psni and others to work with the psni and others to ensure that we handle this situation, not just the immediate disorder, but also the longer term work that's necessary to ensure that we h

although we recognise the psni service... hasan your time is up.r time is u- amnesty international -- your time is up apparent _ amnesty international -- your time is up apparent impunity. _ is up apparent impunity. studio: _ is up apparent impunity. studio: we _ is up apparent impunity. studio: we are - is up apparent impunity. studio: we are going . is up apparent impunity. | studio: we are going to is up apparent impunity. - studio: we are going to step is up apparent impunity. _ studio: we are going to step away from that special sitting of the northern ireland assembly and stormont. the house has been recalled following several nights of riots and disorder in northern ireland. as we have heard, there has been a cross—section of speakers across parties condemning the recent violence and suggesting possible solutions. we will now bring you more reaction we have been getting from the prime minister, sir keir starmer. these are pictures of him in sully hull meeting muslim leaders there. the prime minister was speaking about the need to continue ef

so i am very pleased to achieve those three things today and to work with all communities, the psni andion, notjust the immediate disorder, but the longer term that we ensure we have that one northern ireland approach that i know represents the northern ireland, the modern northern ireland, of the future. let's speak to our northern ireland correspondent, chris page. hello to you. tell us a bit more about what the prime minister said and how his message was received. sir keir starmer and his second visit to northern ireland since becoming prime minister, and his message was one of support to those affected by the rioting, both people from areas and businesses that were attacked over the course of several daysin attacked over the course of several days in belfast, there was a spike in a racially motivated hate crimes, and sir keir starmer also met a number of police officers who were on the front nine were injured in the trouble, mainly in the south of the trouble, mainly in the south of the city. and he listened to their concerns about what had happened and about how to deal with these

but my question is, whereas psni and all of them, where's the police?tanding over there, when there are still people opening fire in our shop without being taken. there is a? about that. i mean, i believe there is a law in this country and i believe that the psni or the police or whatever have to do something. the fact is they were just sitting there with their vehicles, not doing anything while all the people were burning every single shop. i mean, this is really a shock for me. i mean, the police didn't do anything. and i'm not surprised, by the way, because back in the past a little bit, two years ago the ship shop, my shop has been burned three times at the police did not do anything... well, we can certainly ask the police service of northern ireland about that. before you go, i do want to ask you, what about the future? do you plan to reopen or is it something that you just can't even really think about at this point? well, at this point, to be honest, i am still in shock. however, the real question is, are we able to open our shop again? that is

all everyone supports the psni. all everyone supports the psni.ster to update the racial equality bill. all of that is very good. and welcomed by everyone. but it's not addressing the problems that the underlying problem that is here and that is of undocumented immigrants going into these working class areas and, very much changing those working class areas. now, many in the political classes here behind don't know how to deal with this because we have been used to orange and green politics in northern ireland for so many years. in fact , this house is years. in fact, this house is very much divided by that. and what we have seen over the last few years are is problems in immigration in the republic of ireland and working classes there started that about two years ago, but that's now spreading to places like kerry and tipperary. spreading to places like kerry and tipperary . and at the and tipperary. and at the weekend we saw tricolours flying alongside union jacks as those working classes came up to give their support to their counterparts in nor

the psni has described that as a sporadic disorder across parts of the city.n arrested there. and one of the main motorways in the country was closed for a short time earlier. we're also starting to learn a little bit more who has been arrested most of so far, two people were arrested in manchester, four in hull, i mentioned two in belfast. the tallies up to 12 now in sunderland following the violence that we have seen there yesterday, in which cars were set on fire and a police station, there was an arson attack on a police station. we also learned in the last hour or so that more than 20 people have been arrested by lancashire police, so that's in towns in the northwest of the country, so blackpool, blackburn and preston, for a whole series of offences, including disruption, carrying of a bladed weapon and protesting. so, that's the very latest, but it's certainly a night where there are still many people on the streets, protesting and causing disruption. venezuelan president nicolas maduro says he "will not accept" the opposition�*s attempt to "usurp the pr

and in a message posted on the city's youtube channel, the psni chief constablejohn barker message to that the police here stand beside you. he says his officers will stand in the way to... in harm's way to protect them. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's turn to bangladesh — where the nobel peace prize winner, muhammad yunus, hasjust landed back in dhaka — to lead a caretaker government after protests forced the resignation of the long—term prime minister, sheikh hasina. yunus is a long—time politicalfoe of the ousted prime minister. he was announced as leader following talks between the president and student leaders who played a key role in the weeks of unrest that let's get the latest from the bbc�*s akbar hossein who joins us from dhaka. quite a dramatic return for muhammad yunus? , ., ., ., , ., yunus? yes, a return from paris one hour a90- — yunus? yes, a return from paris one hour a90- he — yunus? yes, a return from paris one hour ago- he was — yunus? yes, a return from paris one hour ago. he was attending - yunus? yes, a return from paris one hour ago.

on the psni youtube channel there was a message to the muslim community ireland to say that the policee police stand beside you. he says the police will stand in harm's way to protect them.— the police will stand in harm's way to protect them. thank you, darren, for that update. _ to protect them. thank you, darren, for that update. let's _ to protect them. thank you, darren, for that update. let's see _ to protect them. thank you, darren, for that update. let's see some - for that update. let's see some breaking news, the micro—finance pioneer has landed in bangladesh after the ousting of sheikh hasina. the 84—year—old nobel peace prize winner back in dakar now, getting ready to take over the interim government of bangladesh. this is bbc news. the separatist former leader of catalonia, carles puigdemont, has returned from a lengthy exile to spain, where he risks arrest on a charge linked to a failed bid for independence seven years ago. he's addressed supporters who've gathered near the region's parliament, shortly ahead of the expected investiture of a new head of the catalan governm

so i am very pleased to achieve those three things today and to work with all communities, the psni andto ensure we handle this situation, notjust the immediate disorder, but the longer term that we ensure we have that one northern ireland approach that i know represents the northern ireland, the modern northern ireland, of the future. in the wake of the rioting in northern ireland in england, emergency measures have been brought into ease prison crowding as most people are sentenced for there. here in the uk emergency measures have been brought in to ease prison overcrowding as more people are sentenced for their involvement in the recent riots. police cells will be used to hold defendants before their court appearances until prison space becomes available. the union —the prison officers' association —said the most serious the union —the prison officers' association —said the most serious offenders would be placed in a jail. daniel sandford has the details one of the worst riots of the last three weeks was when an angry crowd stormed the holiday inn express outside rotherham on august

so i am very pleased to achieve those three things today and to work with all communities, the psni andhe immediate disorder, but the longer term that we ensure we have that one northern ireland approach that i know represents the northern ireland, the modern northern ireland, of the future. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. as you saw a moment ago, the middle east is on people's minds at the democratic national convention in chicago, and america's top diplomat antony blinken is in the region where's he had talks with israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu. the israeli prime minister's office has described a meeting with the us secretary of state as "positive". mr blinken said now is "probably the best, maybe the last opportunity" to secure a ceasefire and hostage release deal in gaza. i think we can show you just now these live pictures coming to us from tel aviv. these are relatives of israeli hostages held by hamas, outside the hotel in tel aviv where anthony blinken has been meeting israeli official. they will continue their programme of protests. there have

earlier this afternoon , a psni press afternoon, a psni press conference took place where temporary assistant by a gb news northern ireland reporter, dougie beattie, to bring us up to speed on what's happening in northern ireland. dougie. hello. well, as i said, what's happening here is happening there as well . there as well. >> exactly this, this violence that has sprung up in belfast is in south belfast now, south belfast is a very divided community, simply because if you want to find some of the wealthiest people in northern ireland, at some of the poorest people in northern ireland, you can find them in that very place in south belfast. but south belfast also has taken the most, immigrants into northern ireland more than any other place in northern ireland. now the tensions had been high. there beforehand because of infrastructure, health, service, housing, etc. in those working class areas and they were very much assured by the rwanda deal. that really stopped immigrants coming to northern ireland. in fact, rishi sunak said that himself. most of them travelled through northern ireland a

an update from the psni in belfast, notjust in england, they have confirmed that they are dealing withts of criminal damage and add a significant protests and counter protest took place earlier today. a number of roads were closed there. this list does not exhaust it, there are reports in nottingham, manchester, blackpool as well. thomas, thank you very much for that and you will be following those details for us. you can get updates live on the bbc live page. let's speak to sue sim, former chief constable of northumbria police. first of all, what do you make from all the events of today and yesterday? i all the events of today and yesterday?— all the events of today and esterda ? ~ ., , , all the events of today and esterda ? ~ ., , ., yesterday? i think that the basis of the incident _ yesterday? i think that the basis of the incident that _ yesterday? i think that the basis of the incident that seems _ yesterday? i think that the basis of the incident that seems to - yesterday? i think that the basis of the incident that seems to be - the incident that seems to be occurring all seem

concerned and we need to listen, but we also need to send that message around coordination with the psnilace for it here in northern ireland and we stand united on that. the deputy first mr northern _ stand united on that. the deputy first mr northern ireland. - the israeli army has issued a new evacuation order for palestinians in gaza — this time for people in beit hanoun in the north. it says it's in response to a series of rockets fired from the area into israel on tuesday. earlier, hamas announced yahya sinwar, israel's most wanted man, had been chosen as the new overall head of the group. he was most recently the leader of hamas in gaza. israel holds him, along with others, responsible for the october 7 attacks which killed around 1,200 people — and saw more than 200 kidnapped. our correspondent has the latest. deep underground, a place of last resort. this car park is now a hospital, if there is an attack, the vast bunker will shelter the sick and take in the injured.- vast bunker will shelter the sick and take in the injured. and take in the in'ured. when is it auoin to and take

south yorkshire police, thames valley police, northern ireland's psni and nottinghamshire police havelso said they are preparing for potential disorder that may come over the weekend. we're going to spend the whole programme trying to unpick what's going on with our panel — conservative home creator tim montgomerie, more in common�*s luke tryl, and podcaster coco khan. welcome to you all. joe is here too. let's head first though to sunderland and liverpool, two cities which seem the focus of protest tonight. kim mcguinness is the north east mayor and dr abdul hamid from liverpool's abdullah quilliam mosque — where protestors have begun gathering this evening. thank you both for coming on the programme on a night where clearly difficult scenes are being seen in your areas. difficult scenes are being seen in yourareas. if difficult scenes are being seen in your areas. if we start with you, kim mcguinness, please, the images on social media appear to show sunderland central police station on fire. northumbria police haven't confirmed that yet, but describe the scale of what you are seein

now, earlier this afternoon , a psni press afternoon, a psni press conference took place where temporary joined now by gb news northern ireland reporter dougie beattie dougie, do tell us what's been happening . us what's been happening. >> well, good afternoon and welcome to the police headquarters. but the trouble here is really been sparking off in south belfast. south belfast is the main area of northern ireland that is taking the majority of immigrants into it, and it is in parts in south belfast. it's very strange. it has a very rich side to it and a very working class side to it, and the immigrants are being mainly put into that working class side. and what we're talking about is undocumented young males being pushed into those areas, and that is causing real tension in amongst those working class areas . now, working class areas. now, trouble started there on saturday after a protest, and last night i was on the ground there and witnessed what was going on. and the police here have suggested that paramilitaries are involved in this. so far. but last night it was mainly young men a

. >> we have also met with officers from the psni who've been involved in dealing with the violent disorderncing in the last few days, to hear about what happened on saturday in particular, and also in sandy row on monday night. >> we also talked to colleagues from the fire and rescue service who have been involved, obviously, in trying to deal with fires, >> as a result of what's been happening. i have to tell you, as i listened to the business owners , i was deeply shocked and owners, i was deeply shocked and i became increasingly angry. >> angry that people who have set up businesses, one of them took over a vacant shop unit in sandy row some years ago to establish his business, providing jobs, a service to the community as he described people who turned up to try and burn him out of the business that he has created. the woman who runs a restaurant, it's a greek restaurant, but she was attacked on saturday by the mob that went down botanic avenue. >> and what we have been witnessing is completely unacceptable, this does not represent northern ireland. >> it doesn't represent the great ci

these land rovers are riot land rovers, the psni, the police service of northern ireland is extremely rehearsed in dealing with riot situations. the underneath of these you've seen the other night in southport that the police wagon was set on fire. that really doesn't happen here. these are made of kevlar and underneath of them have huge cages that stops objects going underneath them and clears the way during a riot situation, those snatch squads in the police acted earlier on. one arrest has already been made and at this minute in time, the police are trying to split both these, protesters on both sides and send them off in different directions. but i can't say stuff on one side is getting extremely tetchy, >> dougie, thank you very much. that's dougie beattie there. live in belfast for us. where? there already appears to be, certainly some aggravation at that particular demonstration and two demonstrations going on there. let's just hope that it does stay relatively peaceful and no one gets hurt. joining me now is gb news reporter adam cherry , who is in london for us. cherry, who i