North eastern city over sunderland. A Police Building there was attacked and the property next to it set on fire. Police have been trying to contain several hundred demonstrators in what has been a lease latest in violent protests in a number of English Towns and cities this week. It follows the fatal stabbing of three children in southport in the North West of england on monday. Dozens more protests are planned for this weekend in the wake of those stabbings. Our Correspondent Mark Easton was on the ground in sunderland as protesters caused chaos. As darkness began to large numbers of police have been deployed across the city to deal with a wave of criminality. The Police Car in a Side Street vandalised. Around the next corner, a taxi overturned and satellite. About four or 500 protesters here in the city of sunderland. A Police Helicopter overhead. You can probably see the right squads getting out of their van with police on Horseback Charging through the crowd to disperse them but i
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
Stabbing in southport. Growing controversy at the olympics over the algerian boxer imane khalif, who is through to the quarterfinals despite failing a Gender Eligibility Test in another competition. Hello. Hundreds of mourners have attended Funeral Prayers at the State Mosque in the qatari capital, doha, for the hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh. His coffin, covered by the palestinian flag, has now been taken to a Cemetery Outside Doha where he is being buried in a simple ceremony. Lets speak to nomi bar yaacov, associate fellow at the british Think Tank Chatham house and an expert in diplomacy in the Middle East. Thank you for your time today. What role is therefore diplomacy in the Middle East and, perhaps more pertinently, is there space for diplomacy given the current climate . Absolutely, theres always a place for diplomacy, especially in very difficult moments like this. Diplomacy stretches to minimising the severity of potential attacks. It is very clear that iran, Mykolaiv
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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,