The World Tonight

Thousands of protesters took to the streets of English towns and cities in opposition to the far-right, after a week of rioting that saw mosques and hotels housing asylum seekers attacked. Amid social media speculation, police were expecting far-right activists to target migration facilities and lawyers, but very few showed up.

Ukraine has launched an incursion into Russia's Kursk region, capturing a small amount of territory and prompting a rare public statement on the conflict from Russian President Vladimir Putin, who called the cross-border attack a "major provocation".

And three upcoming Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna have been cancelled following a possible security threat.

Kamala Harris has picked a former football coach to be on her team. The US Vice President - and Democratic nominee for president - has chosen the Governor of Minnesota Tim Walz as her running mate. We're live in Philadelphia - where they're holding their first joint rally - and ask a leading Democratic Congresswoman why the man who branded Donald Trump "weird" can help defeat the former Republican president and his running mate, JD Vance.

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The prime minister has told communities they'll be safe ahead of planned anti-immigration gatherings tomorrow. We hear from one immigration lawyer who's been targeted.

And the star pianist couple - originally from Russia - on artistic freedom in the land they left behind.

There've been clashes between police and protestors in Plymouth - as police say they've made almost 380 arrests in connection with violent disorder across parts of England and Northern Ireland. The former Yorkshire cricketer - Azeem Rafiq - tells us about the impact on his family in Rotherham. And we ask if far-right violence should be treated as terrorism.

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A historic day in Bangladesh as the Prime Minister resigns and flees the country - after months of student protests. The deposed PM - Sheikh Hasina - is reportedly on her way to London tonight. Will she be welcomed here?

And we speak to Britain's youngest-ever chess grandmaster - the 15-year-old who counts the chancellor among those he's beaten.

There is unrest in Sunderland tonight, the latest community to be disturbed. Several hundred rioters are on the streets - a car has been set on fire and police have came under attack. We are live there - and ask how online misinformation - feared to be driving these disturbances countrywide - can be tackled.

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In her first interview since being released as part of a major prisoner swap, a leading Russian dissident who was jailed for protesting against the invasion of Ukraine tells us what it's like to finally be free.

And I've been to the Tudor manor house which once inspired Hilary Mantel, and where newly uncovered paper-cuttings which slipped between the floorboards are giving in a rare insight into the education of girls in the 17th century.

The American journalist Evan Gershkovich has been freed in one of the most dramatic prisoner swaps between the US and Russia since the end of the Cold War. We hear from one of his editors.

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Why whistleblowers who gave evidence to an internal BBC inquiry into the behaviour towards them of Huw Edwards are criticising with the way it was handled.

A female boxer who abandoned her Olympic bout after 46 seconds against an opponent has re-ignited the debate over gender and sport. We discuss what rules should govern levels of testorone in boxing.

And Andy Murray's career has ended, after he and his doubles partner lost their Olympics match. We have a tribute from fellow former pro, Jo Drury.

Hamas says its political leader Ismail Haniyeh has been killed in an Israeli attack in the Iranian capital, hours after a Hezbollah commander was blown up in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut. The twin assassinations risk escalating the conflict in the Middle East. Speaking tonight, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel was "prepared for any scenario".

The Culture Secretary has called an urgent meeting with the BBC’s director general over the handling of the Huw Edwards case, with the meeting expected to take place tomorrow. Lisa Nandy wants “further clarity” from BBC management about the case.

And could the Moon become the Noah's Ark of the space age? Scientists believe the lunar south pole could be used to store endangered organisms.

Several officers have been injured and a police van set on fire during a protest just hours after a vigil took place to remember the victims of a knife attack in which three children were killed. We hear the latest on the ground.

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Angela Rayner has unveiled an overhaul of England's planning rules to help deliver Labour's promise of 1.5 million new homes by 2029. We discuss with two young renters, and get political reaction from the constituencies of Milton Keynes North and South Cambridgeshire.

And with Kamala Harris about to choose her running mate, we ask what the vice-presidential vetters will be looking for…

Two children have been killed and nine injured, six critically, in a "ferocious" knife attack at a children's dance workshop. Two adults are also in a critical condition after being stabbed as they tried to protect children at the Taylor Swift-themed event on Hart Street in Southport, Merseyside Police said. A 17-year-old boy, from Banks in Lancashire, has been arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder.

The Chancellor lambasted her predecessor over what she called a "cover-up" of the state of public finances, with projected overspends in multiple departments. Rachel Reeves announced billions of pounds of spending cuts to tackle the deficits, but also committed to above inflation pay rises for public sector workers.

And are high-production airline safety videos effective? We speak to a former flight attendant turned actor.

The world's athletes sailed up the River Seine for the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics. The flotilla was peppered with performances of music and entertainment including Lady Gaga, dancers of the Moulin Rouge, and French-Malian singer Aya Nakamura, in a tribute to the French capital's cultural history. The Olympic flame was a cauldron shaped like a hot air balloon that rose high above the Parisian sky.

In the US, Kamala Harris is reaching the end of week one as the Democratic presumptive nominee in the Presidential election. We speak to a pollster about her chances of success.

And what must it be like to experience scuba diving without sight? A visually impaired diver describes the orchestra of ocean sounds she hears every time she plunges below.

Protestors in Manchester have gathered tonight outside the offices of the Mayor Andy Burnham, after a video was circulated on social media of a man being kicked and stamped on by a police officer at Manchester Airport. We get reaction from the city.

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President Biden is pushing for a Gaza ceasefire with Israel's Prime Minister.

What does the private sector make of the new GB Energy company intended to turn Britain into a "green energy superpower"?

And as the Paris Olympics kicks off tomorrow, there’s been an international outcry at one member of the Dutch team: a convicted rapist.