president biden has condemned the violence and unrest on university campuses across america during pro palestinian protests. his remarks come as police in los angeles cleared an encampment at the university of california. after a tense late night standoff, hundreds of riot police fired rubber bullets to dismantle barricades surrounding the encampment. it s the latest flashpoint in an eruption of protest over israel s war against hamas in gaza. officers in riot gear descended on the camp less than 2a hours after it was violently attacked. they tore down wooden barriers around the protest and dragged tents and equipment away. the police used tear gas and some fireworks were thrown by the protesters. this all happened in the very early morning in la in a really tense atmosphere. there were loud bangs and thick smoke as police fired flares and stun grenades. dozens of students have been detained some reportedly injured. let s ta ke let s take another look at the pictures, live fr
good evening. john swinney looks set to become scotland s new leader after the woman expected to challenge him decided to back him instead. kate forbes confirmed she would not be standing for the snp leadership after humza yousaf s resignation. instead, mr swinney, scotland s former deputy first minister and party leader, has offered her a significant role in his government. our scotland editor, james cook, reports. please show your appreciation forjohn swinney. the snp is in trouble divided, distracted and struggling to govern. john swinney says it s time to get a grip and he is the man for the job. i could have stood back and hoped others would sort things out. but i care too much about the future of scotland, and the scottish national party, to walk on by. you ve said there you can t walk on by because, essentially, your party is a disunited mess. what specifically is wrong with it? well, the party is not cohesive just now. we are not together, we are not operating as
from the campus. let s just take you through a couple of them that we have. this one is showing protesters away from the specific confrontation with the police. let s take a look at some of the other live feeds. this one is closer to the action, with police officers on one side and pro palestinian protesters, demonstrated on the other. in the last a0 minutes or so, police picked one side of the encampment. it is a barricade tent behind it. they picked one area behind it and started picking away at the barricades and moving closer to the protesters. we have seen a number of arrests since then. right now, it seems to be apart from the flashing lights, a slight pause and a slight period of calm. but let s show you some of the recent images from the last hour. firstly, let s have a look at this. just to reemphasise, these are not live pictures, but this is what happens within the last hour or so, the plywood is there, the barricades of the pro palestinian students there, on the u
good afternoon. a man has appeared in court, charged with murdering 14 year old daniel anjorin, who died in a sword attack in east london this week. daniel was on his way to school on tuesday when he was fatally attacked in hainault. 36 year old marcus monzo, who has dual spanish and brazilian nationality, also faces several other charges including two counts of attempted murder. ben woolvin reports. arriving at court this morning, the man charged with the murder of a 14 year old boy. daniel anjorin was on his way to school on tuesday morning in north east london when he became one of the victims of this alleged attack involving a samurai sword. he died in hospital shortly afterwards. today, tributes continue to avoid described as a true scholar who had a positive nature and gentle character. there were four other alleged victims including two police officers. marcus monzo has been charged with a total of seven offences including two counts of attempted murder, causing grievo
donald trump has returned to the campaign trail, telling crowds that the judge in his criminal trial in new york is crooked. on tuesday, the former us president was fined and threatened with jail if he continued to make comments aboutjurors and witnesses. but on a day off from proceedings, mr trump repeatedly criticised the case against him. mr trump repeatedly criticised at a rally in michigan, he said he was being forced to spend days in a kangaroo court. mr trump denies charges of falsifying business records to cover up a hush money payment. as you know, i have come here today from new york city, where i m being forced to sit for days on end in a kangaroo courtroom with a corrupt and conflicted judge, enduring a biden sideshow trial, at the hands of a marxist district attorney who s taking orders from the biden administration. they re all, all of these trials. let s speak to bill scher, politics editor at washington monthly. what is your assessment of the state of play in