WIn her fIrst olympIc medal later, but gold mIght be beyond her. Hello, welcome to the Bbc News at sIx. The fIrst prIson sentences have been handed down to people who used SocIal MedIa durIng the recent vIolence across the country. LengthyjaIl terms were Imposed for offences IncludIng IncItIng racIal hatred and sendIng menacIng messages, One Man had called for Hotels HousIng Asylum seekers to be set alIght. The PrIme MInIster saId the sentences show that SocIal MedIa Isnt a law free zone. PolIce, whove now made nearly 600 arrests for offences relatIng to the dIsorder, say theyre prepared for thIs weekend, wIth 6,000 offIcers on duty. Our home and legal correspondent DomInIc CascIanI reports from Leeds Crown court. ThIs Is Jordan Parlour, thIs IsJordan Parlour, a knock at the door from polIce and an arrest for hIs words rather than hIs actIons durIng last weeks dIsorder. At the weekend, he sat at home watchIng what was goIng on. Leeds Crown Court heard he was angry about ImmIgratIon and
Inciting racial hatred and sending threatening messages. The uk Prime Minister says online Misinformation Laws will be reviewed after those far right riots were sparked by fake News And Hate speech on some Social Media platforms. We start with the war in ukraine, as kyiv says its made advances inside russia, hitting a Military Airfield on the fourth day of its cross border incursion. According to the us based institute for the study of war, ukrainian forces could have reached as far as 20 miles or 32 kilometres inside the Kursk Region. State media in russia is reporting that moscow is sending reinforcements and extra military hardware to the area. Its also declared a State Of Emergency in the region. Fighting is thought to be concentrated close to the town of sudzha, with up to 1000 ukrainian troops involved according to moscow. There are now concerns about the regions nuclear plant. These images being shared on Social Media, which have been verified by The Bbc, show a convoy of russia
Streets to counter planned anti immigration protests the police have been warning about. Authorities were preparing for over 100 anti immigration protests but they did not materialise and there was no repeat of the violent disorder which has hit the uk in the last week. This map shows some of the areas where Antiracism Protesters have been gathering, from newcastle to birmingham, liverpool to brighton, sheffield to london. Apart from some isolated incidents in chatham and aldershot, the marchers have been largely peaceful. In brighton there was a large Police Presence at a Counter Protest that spilt out onto one of the main streets in the city. And this Wasnt Bristol earlier this evening when more 1000 Counter Protesters gathered. This was the Counter Protest in liverpool outside a refugee centre. But one of the largest protests has been in East London from where our Uk Affairs correspondent reports. Refugees are welcome here after police concerns that could be widespread violence by t
Welcome to verified live, three hours of checking out the days main stories and the facts behind them. The uks 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. Well throw the full force of the law at offenders, whether thats charging people with assaults, Violent Disorder, riot and if terrorism offences are appropriate. I know the Director Of Public
The uks 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 Six Thousand officers are being mobilized 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. And within the past hour the director of Public Prosecution for england and wales has said that one case of alleged terrorism is what is called Actively Under Consideration following the widespread disorder across the country. In the last few minutes weve heard from the deputy prime minister Angela Rayner whos been visiting rotherham, which saw a spate of violence at the weekend. She spoke about the possibility of more unrest tonight. I know that the public will be feeling anxious about the reports of potential more un