In the world, the new 100m olympic champion, by five thousandths of a second. After more medals for team gb at the weekend, we are live at jake jarman s jim future future olympic rivals. The north is likely to seek wet and windy weather at times but high pressure is closer to the south so here it will be dry and sunnier, all of the details shortly. It s monday 5th august. The prime minister will hold an emergency cobra meeting today in response to waves of violence across the country. Sir keir starmer has condemned what he described as far right thuggery following the fatal stabbing of three young girls in southport last monday. On saturday there was unrest in stoke, manchester, liverpool, stoke, bristol, nottingham, hull, leeds, belfast and liverpool. With more yesterday in rotherham, tamworth, bolton, weymouth, and middlesbrough. Our correspondent aruna iyengar has this report. Anger iyengar has this report. And lawlessness across the country. Anger and lawlessness across the country
Hello, and welcome to the programme. Broadcasting in the uk and around the world. Starting with the story we ve been tracking over the last few hours the biggest prisoner swap since the cold war has taken place between russia and the west. Those who ve been freed include the wall streetjournal reporter evan gershkovich, and the former us marine paul whelan, as well as prominent kremlin critics and anti war campaigners. Several of those released by the west back to russia have links with intelligence agencies. This report from our russia editor steve rosenberg in moscow. He was out ofjail but not free yet. Reporter evan gershkovich and former us marine paul whelan. He d spent more than five years in a russian prison. But this was the start of their journey to freedom. Along with other prisoners to be swapped, they were flown to ankara airport in turkey and the stage was set for the largest prisoner swap since the cold war. Those moscow had released went one way. The russians they d
England s decision to cut interest rates have a new? i will have the details. A legend bails out. Andy murray s glittering career comes to an end with defeat at the olympics. I gave as much as i could to the sport. I love competing in the olympic games and for my country. Good morning. Today we are looking at a mostly dry day with some sunshine, but a weather front in the north west introducing wet and windy conditions today and tomorrow will also introduce fresh conditions for us all this weekend. All the details shortly. Good morning. It s friday the 2nd of august. Our main story. The culture secretary, lisa nandy, has raised concerns about the bbc s investigation into huw edwards. In a meeting with the corporation s director general, tim davie, she asked the bbc to explore what options are available to recoup some of edwards taxpayer funded salary. Mr davie has defended the decision not to sack the presenter despite knowing last november that he was arrested over the most serious c
Saying that itjust shows that putin, is a former fsb officer himself, has never left those who have served in that capacity behind, and moved quite quickly in recent days to ensure that he was part of this agreement. You can also see two of the children here who were part of the children here who were part of this arrangement, this was a couple who were deep spies held in slovenia who had been freed, both their children belong to them, they were part of that agreement, but you can see president putin dirt welcoming each of those returning one by one as they come down the steps. Six countries involved in this very complex operation today, but clearly the white house playing a prominent role to bring it all together, and we will bring your pictures in the next hour of the western prisoners going the other way, some significant names on the list, not least paul wealden, who was been in prison since 2018 in russia, and evan gershkovich, the journalist from the wall street journal, but amon
I think it was right for us to say, look, we will let the police do their business and then, when charges happen, we will act. The wall streetjournal reporter evan gershkovich is freed from russia in the biggest prisoner swap since the cold war. And just like that, it s the end of andy murray s professional tennis career. And a farewell for sir andy murray as he bows out after a defeat in the doubles at the olympics. And stay with us here on bbc news for continuing coverage and analysis from our team of correspondents in the uk and around the world. Good evening. The 17 year old boy charged with murdering three girls and attempting to murder ten others in southport has appeared in court in liverpool. Seen here in an earlier school photograph, he can now be named as axel muganwa rudakubana after the judge lifted reporting restrictions. It s understood that the teenager from lancashire has a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder. Our uk affairs correspondent daniel sandford was in court.