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BBCNEWS BBC News July 14, 2024

After more rain on day three, they say they need to get australia out by lunch to have a good chance of winning the second ashes test. After yesterdays washed out the weekend is looking a little more promising. Sunshine and showers, but quite windy at times, too. Its saturday 17th august. Our top story. Detectives investigating the killing of a Police Officer in berkshire have sealed off a nearby caravan site. Pc Andrew Harper, who only got married four weeks ago, died after he was dragged along by a vehicle as he was attending reports of a burglary. Our correspondent simonjones is at the scene. Simon, what more do we know . Earlier on we hired the sentiment from the forest, the sadness. The reaction has been quite overwhelming from this, hasnt it . Yes, great deal of shock and sadness and still a big Police Presence where pc harper lost his life. This side of the road remains cordoned off, the other side the police ourselves. We believe pc harper was derived from one side of the road to the other by a vehicle. The Police Announcing a great deal about their investigation, saying they do not wa nt to investigation, saying they do not want to jeopardise any enquiry. But what we do know is they have arrested ten people on suspicion of murder. They range in age from 13 to 30 years old. We also know they have in carrying out investigations at a nearby caravan park. Throughout the morning we have seen a number of people bringing flowers, some collea g u es people bringing flowers, some colleagues of pc harper. 0bviously very upset by what is happened. The foresight they are shocked and saddened at the start. What we know about him as he was 28 years old, just to bring home the human tragedy of this, he got married just four weeks ago and was due to go on his honeymoon shortly. The Prime Minister says this really shows the dangers that Police Officers can confront on a daily basis. Fortu nately, confront on a daily basis. Fortunately, killings are rare, officers losing their lives in a line of duty remains a pretty rare event. We have had around ten over the past decade. Certainly, people bringing flowers, a great sense of loss and tragedy here today. Thank you. Labour has warned that high streets are facing a retail apocalypse and has announced proposals to tackle the number of empty shops. Lets talk to our Political Correspondent tony bonsignore. Tony, tell us more about labours plans. Anybody who has what down the high street will have seen the problem here. What is the labour plan . To put a number on it, according to one estimate 29,000 shops that have been boarded up, closed for 12 months or more gcioss boarded up, closed for 12 months or more across the country. People agree on the scale of the problem, but disagree on what to do about it. Labour are going to say that today Jeremy Corbyn is bolted to give more details, his plan is to allow local authorities to go to the shops had been closed for 12 months or more to effectively ta ke been closed for 12 months or more to effectively take them over, sees them and turn into, for example, start ups or cooperative businesses 01 even start ups or cooperative businesses or Even Community projects. They say this is the kind of radical action needed to enter what they call a retail apocalypse. Now, as you can imagine, the conservatives do not like this idea at all. They say it will actually have the opposite effect, because it will stop investment in high streets. Landlords and investors will be nervous. They have their own plans got the future high street fund, they are spending £675 million on. The chancellor has a talking about stamp duty. What could be quite a radical change. It was be a very radical change. It was be a very radical change. It was be a very radical change. This was an injury in the Times Newspaper this morning, their headline is that the chancellor is thinking of changing it so it is the seller who pays veg rather than the buyer. This is something that is the spoken about for many years, stamp duty is a very emotional tax. If you raise the injury he says he is looking at various different options. He is pretty noncommittal, really, on the answer. But it does suggest that the chancellor is looking at everything on the table. Potentially some big measures coming up on on the table. Potentially some big measures coming up on what might be a nokia brexit and what mightjust be an early general election. Thank you. A postmortem examination has determined that the death of the disgraced us financier Jeffrey Epstein was suicide. The chief medical Examiners Office said that epstein, who was found dead in his cell in manhattan a week ago, had hanged himself. 0ur washington correspondent Chris Buckler has more. A postmortem was carried out last weekend. The details were not immediately released, which led to a flurry of stories and speculation in the us media. The Washington Post at one stage reported that one of the bones broken inJeffrey Epsteins neck was more consistent with the case of somebody being strangled than a case of hanging. However, that is not always true in cases of older men, and the new york medical Examiners Office say that having looked at the results, they are convinced and have determined that he died as a result of a suicide. However, there are still many questions about the circumstances of his death. Particularly about irregularities at the prison itself, and also questions about why he was taken off suicide watch just days after an earlier attempt to kill himself. The Us Department ofjustice is also pursuing inquiries into some of epsteins associates, whom they believe abused and groomed underage girls. The United States has made a last ditch attempt to prevent the release of an Iranian Oil Tanker, seized by Royal Marines last month in gibraltar. Ajudge in gibraltar ruled on thursday that the vessel could leave, if assurances were given that the cargo would not be delivered to syria. But now the Usjustice Department has issued a warrant to seize the tanker, which is still at anchor. Peter fonda, star of the 1969 cult classic, easy rider has died at the age of 79. His family said he passed away peacefully at his home in los angeles after suffering from lung cancer. 0ur correspondent, peter bowes takes a look back at his career. Easy rider, the counterculture classic. The open road, sex, drugs and rock and roll. The film was written, produced by and starred peter fonda, along with dennis hopper, playing a pair of long haired bikers travelling through the American South west and deep south. It touched a nerve with the countrys youth and captured the mood of the times. It also spawned a new era in film making, focused on younger generations. It earned peter fonda an oscar nomination for best original screenplay, and catapulted him to stardom in hollywood. Later in his career he was nominated for best actor in the 1997 drama ulees gold, in which he played a florida beekeeper. He won a golden globe for the film. Peter fonda was part of hollywood royalty, the son of the actor henry fonda and younger brother ofjane fonda. Like his father, he was honoured with a star on hollywoods walk of fame. A lasting tribute to the actor, and as news emerged of his death, a place for his fans to remember their hero. In a statement peter fondas family said they were mourning the loss of a sweet and gracious man who had an indomitable spirit and love of life. Jane fonda said he was her sweet hearted baby brother and went out laughing. Nasa says its planning to send a female astronaut to the moon for the first time. The Us Space Agency says the artemis lunar project will be based in alabama and they will aim to complete the mission by 202a. The estimated cost could be as high as £24 billion. The killing of pc Andrew Harper who died while attending a reported burglary has once again highlighted the dangers Police Officers face. Seven years ago bryn hughess daughter nicola was murdered along with her colleague fiona bone by dale cregan in a gun and grenade attack while responding to reports of a burglary. We can speak to bryn now. Nobody will understand more the shock that will be reverberating through another piece of thes family right now. What are your thoughts at this time . It takes me straight back to that day instantly. As soon as you hear the news breaking your back in that moment. The same feelings, emotions, but this time he had got those feelings and emotions for someone else whos going to the same pain is what she had been through. How do you cope when Something Like this happens . Initially, you cope hour by hour, because he had that shock and lack of understanding. You cope hour by hour and then day by day and then week by week. Its then becomes a lot easier as time goes on. Moments like yesterday straight back. Lot easier as time goes on. Moments like yesterday straight backlj lot easier as time goes on. Moments like yesterday straight back. I do not know how much are prepared to share with us, but i imagine for the families of these officers, have to say, this is very rare for a Police Officer to die in the course of doing agility, but with nicola, i cannot imagine as a father, did you think about the rest . When she was glad of duty every day doing her job, how much did you think about that relative to how where the incidents are . He always had that we re incidents are . He always had that were nearby to children anyway, doing thejob you were nearby to children anyway, doing the job you expect that she will be involved in violence and things. You do not expect them to ultimately lose their life, that is not something that is there at the forefront when youre having that discussion. It is one of those things that you avoid, really. Discussion. It is one of those things that you avoid, reallylj know you have contact through the work you do with other families who are bereaved, possibly officer to have been injured, as well. Is there a growing sense that the risks to officers are getting greater amongst the families and friends of those people who, you know, meet to talk about it . Yes, i think even more so they decrease in police numbers. There is that sense of it is another assault, another merger, fortunately not many, like you say the stop we meet evie at the National Police memorial and it is an exclusive club that you do not want to be part of. But you take that support when you need it. What kind of support is there available . You get the support from the family Liaison Officers who are assigned to straight afterwards, after a merger in any circumstances. But you get that wide support, as well, from Police Communities from all over the uk and every police force co m es all over the uk and every police force comes together. It is one of their own, at the day. We are already seeing at the scene at the scene of pc harpers def, flowers are being laid. To what extent, did you get any. Are being laid. To what extent, did you getany. Pc are being laid. To what extent, did you get any. Pc harpers death. How much is that a help to you . You have that shock and disbelief when it does happen, but it is also magnified by Massive Media and Public Interest will stop you take two things and that, he has that huge level of public support and thatis huge level of public support and that is reassuring. The imagine well wish that you get. That is interesting, because it is, as you say, a lot of media interest around this. Andrew harper and his wife on the front of all the papers today. What is that like, as a dad, saying the pictures of your daughter . What is that like, as a dad, saying the pictures of your daughter7m what is that like, as a dad, saying the pictures of your daughter . It is strange, seeing your doctor or your husbands name flashed across the bottom of the tv and you register it, because it is their name. But then you have that sense of disbelief that what is my daughters name doing on the tv . What is her picture doing . Again, you have a double edge sword, as well. Now, as we talk about another incident, i wa nt to we talk about another incident, i want to buy your thoughts are, going back to 2012, about the efforts to keep Police Officers safe . Given what they do is sometimes necessarily dangerous. What they do is sometimes necessarily dangerouslj what they do is sometimes necessarily dangerous. I think, what they do is sometimes necessarily dangerous. Ithink, i mean, obviously, the level of support needs to grow, with the announcement of extra Police Officers. I think that will take time obviously, so i think Something Like with nicola and fiona and the officers who have died since, there needs to be that the sentences need to reflect the crime. Especially with levels of assault, as well. Do feel angry at all . Initially, yes. But i think if you hold onto that angen but i think if you hold onto that anger, it is not how they and you have set up a charity and nicolas name, what difference has that made . We help the children of murder victims throughout the uk. That helps, as well, when you see the helps, as well, when you see the help you can give people. It is, sort of, like comforting and reassuring to yourself that you are helping somebody. It espied at that exclusive club, there is an average 760 murdered in the uk every year and it is a club that nobody wants to be apart of. So, you take that from them. We were speaking to the Deputy Police commissioner, pc Andrew Harpers area where he worked m, Andrew Harpers area where he worked in, one of the things he was very keen to point out was the individual work that Andrew Harper had done, specific people he had helped over time. I dare say, as time passes, i am cautious how i say this, because we have lost your daughter and that remains the case, i dissect that you ta ke remains the case, i dissect that you take some comfort from the work that she did and the people she would have helped . She did and the people she would have helped . And she did and the people she would have helped . And the same thing will be happening in relation to andrews family. You have got to focus on that 99 type of work that nicola and andrew did, helping people in the community. You have got to focus ona 99 , the community. You have got to focus on a 99 , you cannot look atjust this one thing that has resulted in a die. Like i said, if he held onto that, that is not healthy. We really appreciate you coming in to touch us this morning. Thank you. 60 minutes past nine is the time, here is the weather. They weather is looking better than it did yesterday. Washed out and feeling pretty chilly, as well, for august. This is the weather front that brought the unsettled conditions in the last 24 hour is. You can sage is pushing its way towards the east, meaning some sunshine is on the wafer today. The low pressure is still very much with us. Low pressure is still very much with us. It is not completely arrived, at all. It still has to barrel across the uk to say no. The closer you are to the centre of the slow demo frequently showers before stops certainly for Northern Ireland and scotland, especially in the west, frequent showers. Hail and thunder, very heavy gusts of wind. But across england and wales, the weather is looking fine today. Sunny spells, scattered clouds and just the odd shower. 22 in london, teens in the north. Saturday night look swept across western scotland, there will be some showers heading towards Northern Ireland, too. Probably later on in the night. Through the course of the night we are expecting a little bit of rain to drift in from the south. A little bit the shift in the forecast in the lassie hours or so, it does look as if this rain could be affecting the southern counties and possibly even as far north as east anglia is because through the course of tonight. So, could be some rain for a time here, early in the morning. Then that im proves early in the morning. Then that improves in Northern Ireland and scotla nd improves in Northern Ireland and scotland it is the same for a song isa scotland it is the same for a song is a slow pressure is spinning around with a happy showers. For the bulk of england and wales, at least by tomorrow afternoon, the weather is looking absolutely fine. The lower still with us, it is a slow mover and this it is a large low. The High Pressure is trying to build, it is still way, way towards the south west of us. We are in the speu the south west of us. We are in the spell of unsettled weather for scotland, Northern Ireland. Some showers getting into northern england, as well, on monday stop for the south it is looking absolutely fine. Is there any warmer weather on the way . The answer in short, no. The temperatures are still hovering towards the low 20s in the south of the country. A little below path at the country. A little below path at the time of the year. For the noise, it is the teens. We have got showers, you can it is the teens. We have got showers, you can see it is the teens. We have got showers, you can see the symbols indicating the showers for belfast and for edinburgh. So, i think no real return to summer. But then again, it is only the middle of august as a boy still had the rest of august and september quite often bring some spells of very warm weather. So it is not over yet for the summer, for sure. Several people have message about

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