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Sir Keir Starmer has accused tech billionaire Elon Musk of "trying to whip up division" over the murder of Henry Nowak.

There were violent protests in Southampton following the release of bodycam footage showing police handcuffing 18-year-old Nowak as he lay dying. His killer Vickrum Digwa had claimed he had been the victim of a racist attack.

The footage of Nowak's final moments has prompted a wave of political reaction in the UK, as well as X owner Musk criticising the police treatment of the teenager.

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Israel and Lebanon have agreed to renew their fragile ceasefire and create a number of "pilot" security zones inside Lebanon in which Hezbollah operatives would be banned, the US state department has announced.

A joint statement, external said the agreement was "contingent on a complete cessation" of attacks by the Iran-backed armed group Hezbollah, among other conditions.

The three countries also "rejected any attempt, by any state or non-state actor, to hold Lebanon's future hostage".

The agreement was announced in Washington on Wednesday, after Israeli strikes killed at least nine people in southern Lebanon and Hezbollah fired rockets into northern Israel.

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The murder of 18-year-old Henry Nowak, and his treatment by police in the moments before his death, have sparked a backlash in Britain.

Newly released video shows that Mr Nowak, who was white, was handcuffed and arrested as he lay dying - despite telling officers he had been stabbed and couldn't breathe. His killer, Sikh man Vickrum Digwa, had falsely accused him of a racist attack.

The BBC's political correspondent Rob Watson tells us that the case has provoked a debate about race and policing in the UK.

Nigel Farage, the leader of the right-wing populist Reform Party, has claimed Mr Nowak's death was evidence of "anti-white prejudice" and "two-tier policing", suggesting that the British public react with "pure, cold rage". Prime Minister Keir Starmer has urged calm, and accused Mr Farage of exploiting the murder to create "grievance and division". He has also said the police face "serious questions".

On Tuesday, at least 11 police officers were injured in clashes with protestors near the site of the murder.

Hampshire Police Chief Constable Alexis Boon has said the force is "sorry for handcuffing and arresting Henry", and that an investigation by the police watchdog will aim to understand the officers' actions.

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00:00 Introduction

00:21 What happened to Henry Nowak

02:13 Protests against police

02:29 How politicians are reacting

03:56 Racial tensions in the UK

05:10 A feeling of division Britain

06:30 Lack of trust in institutions

07:34 How the UK government is responding to Henry Nowak's murder

Chris tells Adam what it was like meeting Robert Kenyon, the Reform UK candidate in the Makerfield by-election and how he and Andy Burnham, the Labour candidate have responded to challenges about their track records on different key issues.

They discuss the ongoing reaction to some of Robert Kenyon’s previous comments about women and whether Andy Burnham’s campaign message of “Change Labour. Keep The Faith” is cutting through with voters.

Plus how have the Conservative, Lib Dem and Green party candidates faired in the Radio Manchester hot seat?

They’re joined by Sarah Lester from the Manchester Evening News and Kevin Fitzpatrick

A full list of candidates and loads more information about the Makerfield by-election is available here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgrp1z8n4w2o

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00:00 Intro and who’s on the pod

00:00:31 The mood in Makerfield

00:01:30 Chris speaks to Reform’s Robert Kenyon

00:06:01 Old tweets and the impact on the campaign

00:10:39 What Reform is campaigning on locally

00:17:10 Burnham scrutiny and his PM ambitions

00:23:02 Is Burnham in it for the long term?

00:31:04 Other candidates and their pitches

00:37:00 Why this by-election matters nationally

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has condemned protesters’ attacks on police in Southampton over the handling of Henry Nowak’s murder.

Starmer called the scenes “disgraceful”, while Hampshire Police said 11 officers and a police dog were injured during protests in the city on Tuesday evening. Two people were arrested.

The 18-year-old student was stabbed by Vickrum Digwa in December and was handcuffed by police as he lay dying on the ground.

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On Sunday, two prominent left-wing political commentators in the US — Hasan Piker and his uncle, Cenk Uygur – said they had been barred from visiting the UK.

Both men were due to appear at the SXSW London festival, but say the British government blocked them from entering the country because of their criticism of Israel.

The British government confirmed that it had denied them entry on the grounds that their presence in the UK “may not be conducive to the public good” but did not elaborate further.

Their cases have sparked renewed debate about the limits of free speech in the UK.

We speak to American political activist Shabbos Kestenbaum – who was due to debate Cenk Uygur in London – and to the legal academic and host of the BBC’s The Law Show, Joelle Grogan.

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Chapters:

00:00 Introduction

00:48 Why Hasan Piker and Cenk Uyger were banned from the UK

04:00 The man who was supposed to debate with Hasan Piker

11:29 What are the UK laws on free speech?

15:23 How many people have been blocked from the UK?

21:49 What is hate speech in the UK?

Lawyers say nearly 2000 people across Devon and Cornwall have signed up to demand compensation from the local water company over sewage spills.

The group legal claim wants South West Water held responsible for occasions when raw sewage discharges prevented people using the sea and deterred tourists from using local businesses.

South West Water last year spilled sewage for more hours than any other English water company – more than 400,000 in total. It is also due to be sentenced after pleading guilty to repeated illegal sewage spills.

South West Water said it is aware of the legal claim and is currently investing £760m to reduce the amount of sewage it discharges.

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The US military said it launched "self-defence" strikes on Iran overnight, and shot down ballistic missiles and drones fired at ships and Gulf countries.

The strikes on Qeshm Island, in the Strait of Hormuz, were "in response to attempted attacks by Iran across the Middle East", US Central Command (Centcom) said.

Iran said it had attacked US bases and helicopters in a "regional country" using missiles and drones in retaliation. Centcom said Tehran fired two missiles at Kuwait and three at Bahrain, all of which broke apart or were intercepted.

Kuwait's army later said Iranian drones had hit its international airport, causing "significant" building damage and injuries to a number of people.

The latest attacks come amid stalled ceasefire negotiations between the US and Iran, after talks on a deal to end the months-long war failed to advance over the weekend.

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Russia said its air defences have been responding to a Ukrainian drone attack on the area around St Petersburg.

At least 50 of the drones were downed over the Leningrad region northwest of Moscow, according to the regional governor Alexander Drozdenko.

Black smoke could also be seen rising over St Petersburg on Wednesday, with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky confirming the city's oil terminal had been hit.

In a separate incident, Russian authorities in the occupied Donetsk region said a Ukrainian drone hit a bus on the way to Russian-occupied Crimea, killing seven people and inujuring 11 others.

The attack comes as St Petersburg hosts the annual International Economic Forum - an event designed to showcase Russia to the world - and a day after a massive Russian assault on cities across Ukraine killed at least 22 people, including several women and children.

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Israel continued its attacks in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, but did not strike Beirut following a partial ceasefire agreement with the Iran-backed armed group Hezbollah.

Lebanon said that, under an agreement announced by US President Donald Trump late on Monday, Israeli forces would not bomb the capital in exchange for Hezbollah not attacking Israel.

It came after Iran said Israeli action in Lebanon jeopardised talks on a deal to end its war with the US.

Following the ceasefire announcement, the Israeli military said it had intercepted two projectiles fired into northern Israel. Hezbollah said it had attacked Israeli forces in southern Lebanon, where officials reported deadly Israeli strikes.

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