Welcome to verified live, three hours of checking out the day s 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 6,000 officers are being mobilised 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. With the latest, our political correspondent, joe pike, reports. Significant prison sentences are what the authorities hope will help quell criminality, and the warning from the police remains. Get involved and we will track you down. We ll throw the full force of the law at offenders, whether that s charging people with assaults, violent disorder, riot and if terrorism offences are appropriate. I know the director of pub
We start this hour here in the uk, where there s been renewed rioting in england and northern ireland. The worst outbreaks of violence came in belfast, plymouth, and birmingham. Nearly 400 people have been arrested after six days of violent disorder, which began last week in southport after the fatal stabbings of three girls and escalated following misinformation about the identity of the perpetrator. That was spread on social media. Last night in plymouth, at least three police officers were injured in what the police described as sustained violence. And in belfast, a petrol bomb and stones were thrown at police officers. That was close to the supermarket which was set alight at the weekend. As the latest disorder unfolded, the banister criticised the owner of putter, who claimed on the platform that civil war is inevitable in the uk. With the latest here s our reporter, aru na iyengar. Chanting: refugees are welcome here. Two opposing protests in plymouth started out peacefully, befo
Islamic state in afghanistan with a drone strike following thursday s deadly attack at kabul airport. Meanwhile, the uk s evacuation in afghanistan reaches its final stages the head of britain s armed forces says it s been a success. We ve done an extraordinaryjob to evacuate as many as we have, but i m afraid, it s absolutely heart breaking that we can t bring everybody out. A recipe for covid chaos government plans for schools are criticised by education unions who fear a rise in coronavirus infections. Hurricane ida is approaching louisiana forcing the evacuation of high risk areas. For weeks now we ve seen images of people crowding around the airport in kabul desperately trying to leave. But stories of hope are emerging too courtney bembridge has this story of one family s tearful reunion in paris. As soon as i saw my mother running to me, all this fear ran away. I rediscovered the smell of my mother and it was something i had forgotten. My mother s tears reminded me of