good afternoon. detectives are continuing to question ten people, aged between 13 and 30 years old, arrested on suspicion of murdering a police officer in berkshire. 28—year—old andrew harper, was responding to reports of a burglary, when he was dragged along a road by a vehicle. this morning, officers laid flowers at the scene. simonjones reports. married just a month ago, pc andrew harper was looking forward to his honeymoon. now, though, his death is the subject of a murder investigation, dragged along

the road by a vehicle. among those to visit the scene today, the deputy police commissioner for thames valley. i've heard from people coming forth from across the country, people, police officers who worked with andy, but also victims of crime who he supported in the past, and i think that's one of the most fitting memorials to him, is those people whose lives he's touched coming forward to say how much they appreciated what he's done for them. pc harper's death has been described as mindless and brutal by the prime minister. ten people are being questioned on suspicion of murder. officers have been searching a nearby caravan site as part of the investigation. there's been a steady stream of people throughout the morning bringing flowers, some who were colleagues of pc harper, visibly upset, others who didn't know him but wanted to express their own shock and sadness about what happened here. for police, it's a difficult task, investigating the death of one of their own. the pain is shared among the emergency services. a lot of people say we sort

of have a dangerousjob, but most of our opinions on ourjob, it's nowhere near as dangerous or difficult as the police and the ambulance service. the police say they are still trying to establish the exact chain of events, after a routine call—out to a burglary ended in tragedy. in the past hour, police have shut this section of the all, near to where pc harper was killed. they have been carrying out forensic searches. we are not clear what they are looking for, in fact officers have given very little detail of their investigation and asking people not to speculate about what happened while inquiries continue. we are expecting an update from them later this afternoon. fortunately, police officers being killed on the line of duty remains a rare event but what has happened here has hit the community very hard. simon jones in berkshire, thank you very much. in hong kong, pro—democracy demonstrators are holding a rally, as protests enter an eleventh week.

earlier, thousands of teachers took to the streets in a peaceful show of solidarity. mass demonstrations began in the territory over proposed extradition laws, but have broadened into a pro—democracy movement concerned about china's growing influence there. today also saw a rival rally held in support of hong kong's close ties with beijing. from hong kong, stephen mcdonnell sent this report. many in the pro—democracy camp had tried to make this weekend more peaceful, following weeks of escalating violence on the streets here, the idea was to return to what is seen as hong kong's traditional way of demonstrating. teachers marched through the streets in support of their students, saying they should be allowed to participate in the pro—democracy push without fear of retribution. participate in the pro—democracy push without fear of retributionlj am push without fear of retribution.” am very worried about their physical safety, because now the police seems

to be beating people indiscriminately. the government is making a lot of mistakes, including they are treating the next generation badly, in suppressing protesters using excessive force. another march was held without incident. the organisers of this rally urged young activists to go home afterwards. china's state media has shown images of paramilitary police gathering just over the border in the city of shenzhen. elsewhere, in order to try and support the police, what you might call a pro—beijing rally was taking place. they say they are in favour of the government, of carrie lam, they say they are in favour of the way police are handling things, and you can tell the polarised nature of the debate in this city. beijing has

warned the city's hardline activist that if unrest spins too far out of control, it will become involved and use overwhelming force. to where i'm standing on the street now. . . to where i'm standing on the street now... stephen mcdonnell in hong kong. the senior conservative mp sir oliver letwin, who's been leading moves at westminster to try to prevent a no—deal brexit, says he could not support any plan that would result in a caretaker government led byjeremy corbyn. the prime minister has pledged the uk will leave the eu by 31st october, even with no deal, but the labour leader plans to stop that by winning a no—confidence vote in the government, and then becoming interim prime minister. our political correspondent tony bonsignore is with me. tony, the intervention of sir oliver letwi n tony, the intervention of sir oliver letwin this morning is potentially significant? this is another serious blow to this plan byjeremy corbyn

to lead an interim government. i mean, you've already had the lib dems coming up this week, saying they are not going to participate, andi they are not going to participate, and i what we've had are two very senior tory mp saying they're not prepared to vote against their own government if it meansjeremy corbyn getting entertainment —— getting into number ten. yesterday we had dominic grieve, former attorney general, remainer, and today oliver letwi n general, remainer, and today oliver letwin had exactly the same message and these are exactly the mpsjeremy corbyn would have been waiting to win over, and as it currently stands he just doesn't have the numbers, particularly as labour has again said today any interim government must have jeremy said today any interim government must havejeremy corbyn as its leader. so both men do say that talks are continuing, and we know there are also talks as well about when mps are coming back, perhaps taking control of the commons, trying to force legislation through, but as it currently stands, there doesn't seem to be any sort of agreement at all and the clock is ticking. just over two weeks until mps returned to the commons and just 75 days now to go until brexit day. thank you very much.

labour has warned that high streets are facing a "retail apocalypse", and has put forward proposals to tackle the number of empty shops across the uk. labour leaderjeremy corbyn is promising to grant councils powers to re—open stores that have been left vacant for more than a year, to give them to start—ups and community projects. it's estimated that 29,000 shops have lain empty for more than 12 months. the us actor peter fonda has died at the age of 79. he co—wrote, produced and starred in the cult classic 1969 film, easy rider. his family said he died from lung cancer, and passed away peacefully at his home in los angeles. peter fonda was the son of the actor henry fonda, and the brother ofjane fonda. with all the sport now, here's gavin ra mjorn at the bbc sport centre.

good afternoon. england's bowlers are being frustrated by australia on day four of the second ashes test. with so much play lost to rain, they need to make a breakthrough soon if they're to level the series. our sports correspondentjoe wilson reports from lord's. lourdes was the stage for england to excel awful steve smith to, well, yes, that. it felt like england against smith was the match, was the ashes, but smith stays in his own mind, with his own unique techniques. there were other batsmen to dismiss. wade gone, the lower the catch, the higher the quality, burns grabbed it and brought it loved it. australia's captain tim paine was batting l. well, safe enough. jofra archer was searching for something special. another look at smith. well, he seemed to be tormenting himself almost as much as he was tormenting the england players.

fascinating. one word for it. archer to tim paine again. swing, miss, survive. england could feel the time slipping by. patience is difficult. just occasionally, australia released their attention. they were trying to eat away at england's lead. centre stage with no intention of leaving, smith, and however hard england looked for wickets, they we re england looked for wickets, they were not seeing them. at lunch, australia 155—5, 103 behind, and smith is 53 not out, so this morning england had ambitions of taking six australian wickets. gavin, they have taken just one, and they need rapid developments here this afternoon. studio: indeed, joe wilson, thank you for that. the para—canoe world championships take place in hungary this week. and for great britain's hope gordon, it'll mark the next step on a remarkable journey. three years ago, suffering from an agonising condition,

she chose to have her leg amputated and it's transformed her life. ben croucher has the story. so, when i was 12, i went to school one day, just absolutely fine, just your average kid. during school, my leg, essentially, just stopped working. eventually, i got diagnosed with complex regional pain syndrome, so i went through nearly ten years' worth of treatment and most of them actually made my life worse, not better. eventually, i elected to have my leg amputated. we often hear how athletes make tough decisions. hope gordon knows all about this. three years ago, she took the drastic decision to have her leg removed, after it had been causing her constant pain for a decade. the nhs does not offer amputation as a treatment for hope's condition, because there's no medical guarantee that it will stop the pain, but hope was willing to take that risk, so she raised money for a private doctor to perform the surgery. yeah, life isjust so much better.

everybody tells me that i look like a new person. my quality of life is just through the roof. after her operation, gordon became a national champion in the swimming pool. she then responded to an advert looking for paracanoeists. she took to that equally well. she has progressed through want of the full world class programme, fantastic to see her absolutely blossoming. the next target is to perform at the world championships in hungary. only then can she start thinking about a paralympic debut. i want to go down and enjoy it and put down the best race i can. if i can do that hopefully will put me in a good position. she is now in the start line of the next phase in her life, just a flat out sprint ahead. there's much more on the bbc sport website, including the latest from the day's early premier league kick—off — arsenal leading

1—0 against burnley. that's it. the next news on bbc one is at 5:20pm, goodbye for now. hello, a very good at least the picture from lords and more widely across the british isles looking hello. you're watching the bbc news channel with shaun ley. ten people, aged between 13 and 30 years—old, are being questioned on suspicion of murdering a police officer in berkshire who was dragged along a road by a vehicle. pc andrew harper, who was 28, died on thursday evening while responding to reports of a burglary. flags have been flying at half mast across the thames valley force area, in memory of the officer, who married only four weeks ago. matthew barber is deputy police

and crime commissioner for thames valley — he told me many people had been paying tribute to pc andrew harper this morning. well, as you say, this is a desperately personal tragedy and we mustn't lose site of the fact that andrew harper's family have lost somebody they loved and married only four weeks ago, his wife is now a widow. it is desperately sad and i think everybody feels that. you have heard from people from the community who wanted to pay tribute to him and the work he had done in a comparatively short policing career. absolutely. people have been down at the scene today laying flowers from all across the community, from other members of the emergency services and members of the public and armed forces who have been done here. been down here. i have had tributes paid to him from people across the force who worked with him or those who didn't, also members of the public who had been victims

of crime who he had helped. they beat testament to the amazing work he did, showing what a dedicated officer he was and showing what a tragedy it is that his wife lost him in this way. i wouldn't suggest that there wasn't a similar effort made when anyone died, but i would suggest it must weigh particularly heavily on officers when they try to solve this murder, that it is the murder of one of their colleagues. absolutely. a loss of any life is tragic and thames valley police would have investigated any murder with great vigour but obviously for those officers involved, it is even tougher for those officers who were at the scene investigating this crime. there was a personal element to it that we cannot ignore. as well as pc harper's family, the force is offering support to friends and colleagues who knew him and worked with him. the chief constable said yesterday in the news conference that in terms of this particular terrible crime

that had happened, there was a need to get as much information from the public as possible and you are standing next to the a4 which is a very busy road, even presumably late on a thursday evening, it would be relatively busy. what sort of response has there been? have people been getting in touch? absolutely. there have been people coming forward and we would ask anybody with information to contact 101 or if they wanted to remain anonymous, contact crimestoppers. you cannot comment on the investigation, it is a matter for the police, but presumably it will be a significant one over the coming days for thames valley? this is a significant operation, you are quite right. only two things mattered today — one is supporting andrew's family but also ensuring that we bring those responsible to justice. i wouldn't want to jeopardise any investigation but i can assure you that we will leave no stone unturned.

in terms of the tributes that are being paid, the force has been lowering flags to mark respect, but will there be an opportunity for officers and others in the community to show their respect and appreciation for pc harper and the sacrifice he made? is that something that you and others are looking for in the near future? of course. this is very raw at the moment and people are laying their own tributes, the flag is flying at half mast. people will grieve in their own way but over time the police family will support all of those officers across thames valley and the country that have been affected by this terrible crime. that was the deputy police and crime commissioner for thames valley. pro—democracy demonstrators in hong kong have been taking part in a rally in an area popular with tourists from mainland

china. the organisers have appealed for the event to remain peaceful, after violent scenes during protests at the airport on monday and tuesday. the anti—government protests have been going on for 11 weeks. a little earlier i spoke to our correspondent stephen mcdonnell, just as police were beginning to move on pro—democracy protestors. across the other side here are the protesters. you can possibly hear these warning signs and see people running frantically. this does look like we have the normal riot police 110w like we have the normal riot police now in place. they have come out to try and clear them away from here. they are moving quickly to try to

seize protesters when they can. the riot police in front, holding up a sign telling people to clear away. we will just sign telling people to clear away. we willjust run into try and catch up we willjust run into try and catch up with them. so, this is in mongkok and for people who know hong kong, across on the kowloon side of the harbour. police are now moving through very quickly and with intent. the idea is to move protesters on very rapidly. the days of the long stand—off has gone. the days when we saw protesters sort of having pitched battles with police. we are not having that any more. you see the police here giving instructions to people to clear out,

andi instructions to people to clear out, and i can tell you, the protesters are also moving very fast because they don't want to get arrested either. it's the speed of the running, you see. riot police are not walking any more, they are running in. they are running because they want to try and make arrests. they don't want to just control the situation, they are thinking long—term that if they can arrest enough of these protesters they are hoping to take the wind out of at least the more radicalised elements of this pro—democracy movement. the headlines on bbc news... ten men, aged between 13 and 30, are being questioned on suspicion of murdering pc andrew harper in berkshire. pro—democracy protesters take to the streets of hong kong once more — they've been supported by thousands of teachers. sudan's ruling military council has

signed a power sharing deal and we can go live to sit down to see the signing ceremony which is taking place in khartoum today. the official agreement between the democracy protesters and the transitional military council which succeeded the president when he was ousted a few months ago from power. nonetheless, although this agreement has been signed and the speeches are to mark the recognition that there is still a lot of hard work to do before a transition takes place over a period of 39 months. my my colleague popped out of the ceremony a short time ago to tell us what's happening.

an interesting agreement because the first 21 months it leaves the military still in the driving seat but the next 18 months after that, the civilians are really the ones who are more in control. although the civilian alliance is very happy this is being agreed today, they are also vigilant because they want to make sure that the military adhere to this agreement, and that's what i asked the general who was described as the most powerful person in sudan as to whether he could sate the military would do that. this is what he had to say. translation: in accordance with the agreement, we will stick to every single letter we've agreed on. secondly, even without the agreement we have to work in this direction because it is in the country's interest. it is not in our own interest. therefore we have to carry out the agreement, stick to it and support it.

now, as he said, the general is a rather controversial figure, and this is his first interview with the western media. his first account of what happened onjune the 3rd during the massacre of the civilian protesters and his rapid support forces were accused of carrying out the attack. something he denied categorically. this is what makes him so controversial, because he leads this heavily armed and well equipped force. he is extremely rich, people say he controls the most profitable gold mines in sudan. he is also accused of sending mercenaries to fight in yemen alongside the saudi led coalition. he refuted those points in the interview, saying there was a smear campaign against him and he wanted to set the record straight with me. if you want to hear what he said, you will have to watch that interview on hard talk, won't you? i always do!

i always watch it either on bbc news or iplayer. one question, you were in sudan a few months ago and you have watched how these protests have developed. do you get a sense that there is much confidence in this process among the people you talk to outside those who have reached the agreement? there seems to be some doubt over whether the military will ever truly relinquish power? there is certainly that doubt. there can be no doubt that people are happy about what is happening today. i was in the hall and i got a sense of the mood amongst the ordinary sudanese as well as the journalists. there is vigilance but in a sense they are giving the military the benefit of the doubt at the moment. i just want to say one thing about the agreement which is, a lot of emphasis has been put in the media on the urban elite, particularly in the capital

khartoum. what is of great importance is there are still areas of conflict and they are saying, don'tjust focus on democratisation, we need peace and peace and democratisation must go hand in glove. we also want a place in the new sudan. a postmortem examination in new york city has determined that the death of the disgraced us financierjeffrey epstein was suicide. the chief medical examiner's office said that epstein, who was found dead in his cell in manhattan a week ago, had hanged himself. epstein was awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. our 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 epstein‘s 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 examiner's 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 epstein‘s associates, whom they believe abused and groomed underage girls. a54 pedestrians died on britain's roads last year. it's a number that has remained stable for the last decade, with no big strides in cutting deaths. road safety campaigners say more needs to be done. but now drivers and walkers have smartphones. and there's concern that parents aren't teaching their children the basics about road safety. simon browning reports.

stop, look and listen. a pedestrian is killed every day in britain. the school in sutton coldfield has a big road running past the school gates. it's a bit dangerous. not really safe. it's busy. lots of cars. those fears are not unfounded as the head teacher has had to deal with some nasty accidents on the road. we had a child who broke a collarbone a couple of years ago when he was knocked down outside school. in 2017, 65 pedestrians per day were injured in road traffic accident. and a quarter of those were children. and the biggest problem we now face is being distracted by these, on the wheel and the pavement. the head

teacher here is so concerned about pupil safety on the road, she has tried to make the school a mobile free zone. there are a number of parents on their phones not paying attention to their phones not paying attention to their child and they walk straight out onto a busy road, looking at their phones. the impact can be devastating. a school can only do so much. we can, and we do a lot at ground level but when we hand the peoples back to their parents, they are their responsibility. we are glued to our phones, notjust on the pavement but when the step of it and into a busy road. just watch this near miss. pedestrian accidents happen every single day. often reported. critics say we turn a blind eye as we live in a society with an ever—increasing number of cars. for the survivors, the impact ofan cars. for the survivors, the impact of an accident will last a lifetime. the car mounted the pavement and

what was left was absolute carnage. jack was walking along the pavement with friends. a single vehicle collided with all five of us. hard to believe, but it did. it injured at all. i was the worst affected survivor and i spent months in a coma. people are careless and a car is a weapon that can kill people. road safety campaigners feel pedestrians are not a priority. we kind of accept that so many people are dying and being seriously injured as part and parcel of having roads but i think the department for transport haven't really got a kind of set of numbers that they would be happy with or targets that they are aiming for in terms of reductions. the government has recently announced new road safety plans, including teaching children about smartphone danger and some local authorities are working towards zero road deaths. with a50 fatalities a year, that still seems a long way

off. the hollywood star, peter fonda, has died at his home in los angeles. he was 79 and had been suffering from from lung cancer. the actor was best known for the 1969 film easy rider, which he co—wrote and produced. our correspondent, peter bowes, takes a look back at his career. easy rider. 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 country's 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 ulee's 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 hollywood's 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 fonda's 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. an orphaned baby dugong rescued in thailand earlier this year has died due to pieces of plastic clogging her digestive system, authorities have said. the dugong became in international star after images posted online showed biologists feeding her with milk and sea grass by hand after she was found stranded