With violent disorder after a riot breaks out in hartlepool linked to mondays mass stabbing in southport. And its day seven of the olympics, with 25 medals up for grabs. Netherlands takes gold in the Womens Rowing Pair final and croatia wins for the men. Hello. Im Annita Mcveigh. Welcome to Bbc News now, three hours of fast moving news, interviews and reaction. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have greeted american detainees at an airbase outside washington, following their release from russia as part of a prisoner swap the largest since the cold war. The plane carrying the two us journalists, evan Gershkovich And Alsu kurmasheva, ex marine Paul Whelan and leading kremlin critic vladimir kara murza landed late at night. Family Members of those whod been detained some for several years were there, as emotional scenes played out on the tarmac. President Biden said he was grateful for the diplomatic co operation from many other countries involved in the negotiations. I
Prayer service has been held before his Burial North of doha. A North Korean defector tells the bbc kim jong un wants donald trump back in power and theres continuing controversy over two athletes whove been cleared to compete in the Womens Boxing events at the olympics despite previously failing to meet Gender Eligibility criteria in other competitions. Hello, im Annita Mcveigh, welcome to Bbc News now, 3 hours of fast moving news, interviews and reaction. We begin with that historic Prisoner Swap. Russian dissidents released in a Prisoner Swap with the west are expected to speak publicly in the coming hours. Posting on his X Account, vladimir kara murza shared this image of himself, along with Ilya Yashin and Andrei Pivovarov, saying there would hold a News Conference in bonn shortly. Kara murza, on the right, is a dual russian Uk Citizen and prominent Opposition Politician. Yashin, in the centre, and pivovarov are also well known kremlin critics. The prisoners released by the west i
In the womens lightweight double sculls final. And coming up on bbc news, another gold for team gb in the rowing. Emily Craig and imOgen Grant taking first place in the lightweight womens double sculls. Good Afternoon And Welcome to the bbc news at one. Theres growing controversy over two athletes who have been cleared to compete in the Womens Boxing in paris, after having been disqualified from last Years World Championships forfailing to meet eligibility criteria. Yesterday algerian boxer Imane Khelif qualified to the quarterfinals after her opponent, italys Angela Carini, abandoned the bout in 46 seconds. This afternoon, Taiwans Lin Yu Ting, who was stripped of a bronze medal at last Years World Championships, is due to fight. In the last couple of hours the Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said biology matters when it comes to sports like boxing. Our Reporter Matt Graveling has more. In red, from algeria. The fight which lasted in red, from algeria. The fight which lasted just in red,
Team gb wins three gold Medals Today in paris. In the past few minutes the equestrian team took Gold Controversy in the boxing. Team gb wins three gold Medals Today in paris. In the past few minutes the equestrian team took gold in the team jumping final. Hello, thank you for being with us. Russian dissidents released in a prisoner swap with the west are expected to speak publicly in the coming hours. Vladimir kara murza shared this image of himself, along with Ilya Yashin and Andrei Pivovarov, saying there would hold a News Conference in bonn shortly. Kara murza, on the right, is a dual russian british citizen and prominent Opposition Politician. Yashin, in the centre, and pivovarov are also well known Kremlin Critics. The russian prisoners released by the west include convicted hit man vadim krasikov an agent and hit man who shot dead a Kremlin Opponent in berlin five years ago in broad daylight. Also a family of russian sleeper agents who were pretending to be argentinans they were
To the Paris Olympics where Team Gb have won their third Gold Medal of the day with showjumping champions joining top winners in trampolining and double Sculls Rowing. Hello. Thank you for being with us. Russian dissidents released in the biggest East West Prisoner swap since the cold war are expected to speak publicly in the next few hours. Vladimir kara murza shared this image of himself, along with Ilya Yashin and Andrei Pivovarov, saying there would hold a News Conference in bonn shortly. The russian prisoners released by the west include convicted Hit Man vadim krasikov an agent and Hit Man who shot dead a Kremlin Opponent in berlin five years ago. Also. A family of russian sleeper agents who were pretending to be argentines they were so deep under cover their children only found out they were russian after the flight to moscow took off. At an airbase outside washington, president Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris greeted the returned americans the two us journalists, eva