200 people continue to search dense forest in malaysia near the resort where a 15 year old schoolgirl from london went missing more than a week ago. And coming up in dateline london, well discuss the lockdown in kashmir as well as the speculation in the uk about a possible general election. Thats at 11. 30am here on bbc news. The government has announced a package of new measures in a crackdown on law and order. The Prime Minister has promised to create an extra 10,000 prison places after an increase in Violent Crime. This will involve the building of new prisons and the expansion of existing ones at a cost of around £2. 5 billion. Stop and search powers will also be extended to all Police Forces in england wales, which will allow police to stop someone in an area where they think a crime may be committed. Borisjohnson also called for tougher sentencing and an end to the Early Release of prisoners convicted of violent or sexual offences. Labour said austerity measures taken by conservative governments had left the entire criminal Justice System broken. Jon donnison has more. Borisjohnson, seen here meeting with police in the West Midlands just days after assuming office, says the time for action on crime has come. He says too many serious violent or sexual offenders are coming out of prison long before they should, and that tougher sentences are needed. 10,000 new prison places will be created through the building of new prisons, and also the expansion of existing ones. The cost up to £2. 5 billion. Amid fears over rising knife crime, the government has also confirmed that a pilot scheme allowing police to stop and search someone if they believe a crime may, rather than will, be committed, will be extended to forces across england and wales. Stop and search works. We hear again and again from police. We hear again and again that our police need to be empowered. And we need our Police Officers to be out making sure that those who wish to do harm are prevented from doing harm. The home secretary played down concerns that stop and search leads to certain groups, notably young black men, being unfairly targeted. This focus on law and order, after recent announcements on the nhs and immigration, will add to speculation that downing street is preparing for a general election soon after parliament returns from its summer break next month. Lets speak now to mark day, head of policy at the Prison Reform trust. He joins us via webcam from north london. What do you make of the announcement of these additional prison places . We are trying to do something about oui we are trying to do something about our overcrowded and dilapidated prison. It does make sense. But the trouble is the governments promise to do something about it, they have a lwa ys to do something about it, they have always underestimated what is involved. For instance, it would ta ke involved. For instance, it would take 9000 additional spaces just to eliminate the levels of overcrowding we currently see in the system. It would mean a further 3000 spaces to absorb the new prison sentences coming down the line. And that is not counting any additional changes ina not counting any additional changes in a sentencing policy which we now see the Prime Minister is promising. This rhetoric around present words, we have seen what it does before. It simply inflate sentencing and the use of custody. It is a bit like building an extra lane on a motorway. We know from experience that it quickly fills and you are still left with overcrowded that you had in the first place. That is a worry and frustration for those working in the service because presumably if you are going to have these extra places you will need additional prison officers to supervise them and look after the prisoners and the impression at least is that the Prison Service has struggled somewhat to find enough staff to do the existing job before you add additional places. Indeed. A lot of these costs are likely to be absorbed by the cost of recruiting and having additional prison staff. So, yes, the government promised up to £2. 5 billion to fund it. I think that words up to are quite instructive. There is no Firm Commitment in terms of the Additional Resources at the government is putting forward. The other aspect of this is sentencing. Trying to ensure that prisoners serve the full term of their sentence rather than being released early subject to good behaviour. Perhaps half of the sentence. What is the evidence that this has got out of control, that it has become more common practice . We currently have a system where you are serving indeterminate sentences, you are released at the Halfway Point of that sentence and at that point you are still subject to licence and conditions and supervision in the community. If the government is going to change this, it is going to have to look at the impact on numbers of prison places and cost to the system. It is doing this across the system. It is doing this across the board and it could create severe pressures on the system. Furthermore, we already have extended determinate sentences which isa extended determinate sentences which is a form of sentence where people who committed serious crimes are not released until two thirds in and in fa ct released until two thirds in and in fact their release is determined by pa role fact their release is determined by parole board, so they could indeed serve the full term. It is unclear what the Prime Minister is talking about. We already have provision in place to do that so it is a bit confusing to know what they are planning that wouldnt have severe consequences for the resources in the system. Mark day, thank you very much. Mark day, thank you very much. 0ur political correspondent, mark lobel has been explaining more about stop and search power being extended to all Police Forces in england and wales. I think there will be some examination as to how that trial went and why such a large extension is suddenly being announced so soon after. It to justify that it did reduce Violent Crime . Indeed. The other two big announcements, how are they going to be funded . The policing minister was deputy to the mayor of london with borisjohnson, a close of his. He has enforced. He was asked this morning about the funding of this. Lets listen to the clip. The stage looks like this. We are about 123,000 Police Officers at the moment. There was a plan afoot for £1 billion of extra funding to recruit another 3500 across the country. We are now putting in place to lodge in september the next way to lodge in september the next way to get the 20,000 on top of that over the next 36 months. We have to have a conversation about the deployment of those Police Officers and what they are going to be doing because what the public want to see isa because what the public want to see is a restored sense of governance of the public realm. Alongside some of the public realm. Alongside some of the enhancements to stop and search which we are putting in place to put deal with the rising knife crime but we do need to deal with. The public wa nt we do need to deal with. The public want more reassurance. That is Boris Johnsons signature pledge. £1. 1 billion starting in september. That is in billion starting in september. That isina billion starting in september. That is in a few weeks time. Recruitment start. They need to know which areas the first round of police are going to be launching. Then you have got this £2. 5 billion for new prison places. A large amount of money. Weddings are going to come from . There will be a raft of questions. 0verall there will be a raft of questions. Overall the shadow minister for transport has said this is basically a spending spree, an election spending spree. They have cancelled the Spending Review so they could all plan. They are focusing on this one. They will get it out in september. She is saying that essentially they are rushing this just for the election. It looks like that magic money tree has been found. It is growing somewhere. It is sprouting. Lets talk about another politician was made the headlines. Gordon brown, the former Prime Minister. He is one of his favourite themes, the future of the union and indeed whether it has one. Britishness, one her this petty passions. He is criticising what he thinks has been overlooked which is keeping the union together. The problem for him is that people would prioritise no deal over keeping scotla nd prioritise no deal over keeping scotland within the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland within the United Kingdom. The problem is with him that if a no deal brexit was taking place then he thinks it would bea taking place then he thinks it would be a boost for scottish nationalism. That concerns him. He blames boris johnson. He blames john that concerns him. He blames boris johnson. He blamesjohn macdonald macjohn mcdonnell for suggesting that he would be happy with an independence poll held in scotland. A lot of people wouldnt be happy, would they . Not least because of the electoral this. They were furious with him saying that. The Prime Minister would defend himself and said that he has one of the first things he would do was visit scotland, wales and Northern Ireland and he is a minister of the union. China has warned britain to stop meddling in hong kong, after the foreign secretary called for an independent investigation into disorder in the territory, in a telephone call with the citys chief executive. Dominic raab told carrie lam that he condemned violence on all sides. There have been further clashes between protesters and police in hong kong today, the 10th weekend of demonstrations. Stephen mcdonell is in hong kong. A slightly different atmosphere from when you first spoke to us a couple of hours ago. This is the causeway shopping district. Very Popular Party designer bags, clothes, perfume. As you can see, these black clad pro democracy activists are occupying the street here. Im standing on the tram tracks so callous, public transport not coming through. This is not sanctioned. These are illegal gatherings and yet people here and another part of hong kong are doing same thing. This is, for them, tactically smart to be here because the police are not going to want to race in here firing tear gas because there are too risky, little children walking around, members of the general public, Chinese Tourists from the mainland. Elsewhere, it is not necessarily the same. Elsewhere, we have seen already clashes with the police on the other side of the harbour, tear gas being fired, rubber bullets, arrests already. Again, it is part of the new strategy of these processes. Instead of getting together in one area and having a large showdown with the police they use gorilla strategy. It will go from one place to another. The police will come, they might build a barricade or throw projectiles at the police had that these hard line projectiles at the police had that these ha rd line demonstrators projectiles at the police had that these hard line demonstrators will race to somewhere these hard line demonstrators will race to somewhere else. The police will have their own strategy which is to come in quickly as well. They also change. They dont want to lock down an area or move them back. They wa nt to down an area or move them back. They want to catch these processes. We are seeing by a police when they turn up and running in, charging them and grabbing protesters. Both sides have changed the way they are dealing with this had is a much more quick strategy and it can change in an instant, any minute now they could all be gone and going somewhere else. Thank you very much. The fbi is to investigate the death of the multi millionaire businessman and convicted sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein, who was found dead in his cell, in a new yorkjail. The 66 year old is believed to have taken his own life, while awaiting trial on new charges, of trafficking dozens of underage girls for sex. 0ur north america correspondent reports. The body ofJeffrey Epstein is taken away from a new york hospital. The multimillionaire sex offender was found dead in his prison cell saturday morning as he awaited trial for sex trafficking. 0nce epsteins extravagant lifestyle saw him party with donald trump. The president called him a terrific guy. He has since distanced himself from the convicted sex offender. Originally a maths teacher in manhattan, the financier mysteriously accumulated a fortune that gained him entrance into high society and royal circles. He was Close Friends with Prince Andrew, seen here as recently as 2010 in new york. But his social status and opulent parties, his accusers say, masked lurid crimes at his many estates. For more than a decade epstein faced allegations that he sexually assaulted dozens of young girls, recruited to give him and other wealthy men massages. 0ne alleged victim, virginia roberts, said Jeffrey Epstein instructed her to have sex with at least half a dozen prominent men, beginning when she was 16 years old. She was photographed with Prince Andrew and in 2015 she alleged she was forced to have a sexual relationship with him. Buckingham palace has said those allegations are categorically untrue. In 2008Jeffrey Epstein pleaded guilty to lesser prostitution charges. That widely criticised plea deal is now under investigation by the department ofjustice. After 13 months in prison he continued to live a life of luxury but he was arrested again last month and charged with sex trafficking. Epstein was found unresponsive on the floor of his prison cell here in manhattan. Many are now questioning how he could have apparently taken his own life and why greater precautions when put in place after he was found semiconscious with neck injuries just two weeks ago. His victim say they would have preferred that he had lived to face justice. The headlines on bbc news. The Prime Minister pledges £2. 5 billion to create 10,000 new prison places and says all Police Forces will be given extended stop and search powers. The former Prime Minister gordon brown warns that a no deal brexit could spell the end of the United Kingdom. The fbi is investigating the death of the multi millionaire businessman and convicted sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein, who was found dead in his new york prison cell. Sport. Hello, 0llie. Manchester city are top of the premier league table after they beat west ham 5 0. Also wins for brighton and burnley and spurs who came from behind against newly promoted aston villa. John mccain latching onto a long ball for them giving them the first half lead. Their summer signings levelled with a great finish inside the last 20 minutes there. Harry kane, who else, scored twice late on to take the points for spurs. His first goal in the new Tottenham Hotspur stadium. I know it is going to be a tough season and a long season but it is important we get off to a winning start. We done that. We still have stuff to work on and training to do but. Leicester, wolves, arsenal are up at newcastle. A tough match for frank lampard. Wolves, arsenal are up at newcastle. A tough match for frank lampardlj always enjoy playing at old trafford. Incredible stadium, incredible history and always a difficult match no matter what year or what team you go up against. 0f course, it is a completely different thing now. We might be in similar stages in a way because people talk about 0llie and it is his real chance to make a stand with that team with a window and pre season behind him. It makes fora competitive match. A couple of matches in the scottish premiership. England and wales to face each other at twickenham this afternoon in a world cup warm up match. England have had to deal with a lot of injuries and also an alleged fight between two of the players at a Training Camp last week. Although speaking to our correspondence, the england head coach wasnt that forthcoming on the subject. What can you tell us about the incident . Im not sure what people are talking about so i dont have much to say. There was an altercation between the two . There was an altercation between the two . I cant deny or confirm that. But you cant deny it . As i said, im not making a comment. Can you tell us what happened, any reason by ben. What happened . I understand there was a fight between the two of them. Im not saying there was an incident or not. Serena williams plays in the final of the rogers cup in toronto later today against the canadian teenager. It would be her first title since winning the Australian Open in 2017. She came from a set down to beat the qualifier in her semifinal. Danny willett and justin rose are will place going into the final round of the Northern Trust championship in newjersey. This the Northern Trust championship in new jersey. This is the Northern Trust championship in newjersey. This is the first of the lucrative event. 11 under par. Nice bunker shot there. Ian poulter is a couple of shots further back. That is all the spot for now. Much more in the next hour. See you then. Thank you very much. Let me bring you an update on some new set is just coming. You may recall that earlier this morning we were reporting an incident in which a Police Officer was run over by his own car in birmingham