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this is bbc news. i'm ben bland. the headlines at 11: detectives investigating the death of a police officer have said he died of "multiple injuries", as they were given more time to question ten suspects. i also want to thank the public and the wider policing family for their messages of support during this extremely difficult time for everybody affected by andrew's death. a 17—year—old has been charged with the murder of lawyer peter duncan, who was stabbed with a screwdriver in newcastle on wednesday. police clash with pro—democracy protestors in hong kong as thousands rally in support of the chinese—backed government. the observer is reporting that senior mps are planning to introduce a new law preventing a no—deal brexit, after concluding the plan
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to makejeremy corbyn temporary prime minister will not work. we'll bring you more in the papers at 11:30pm. and it's a bruising ashes encounter at lord's as the second test heads for a thrilling conclusion. good evening. police in berkshire have been searching a caravan site close to where a 28—year—old policeman was killed on thursday night. earlier today thames valley police confirmed that a post mortem examination revealed pc andrew harper died from multiple injuries. officers said it was consistent with him being dragged along a road by a vehicle. detectives are continuing to question ten people, aged between 13 and 30 years old, arrested on suspicion of murder.
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daniela relph reports. colleagues, friends and the local community, all came today to pay tribute where police constable andrew harper lost his life. almost exactly a month ago to the day, pc harper was getting married. now, instead of heading off on honeymoon next week, his wife has to face life without him. a postmortem showed the police officer died from multiple injuries. detectives have also revealed they are still trying to establish why a call to investigate a burglary ended so tragically. the cause of death is consistent with our current belief that andrew was caught between the vehicle and the surface of a road and then dragged for some distance. however, the circumstances as to how andrew came to be out of his vehicle and caught under the suspect vehicle are as yet unknown. the hunt for evidence has continued throughout the day. there have been extended road
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closures widening the search area. but the police focus has been on the four houses corner caravan and mobile home site, run by the local authority in west berkshire and used by the travelling community. access to the area has been restricted as the team leading the murder enquiry take charge. the police have now also confirmed that within an hour of the incident on thursday night, they came to this caravan and mobile home site and it was here that all ten people who are currently in custody were arrested. detectives now have until around midnight tomorrow to question the ten people being held. they are all male, aged between 13 and 30 years old. the death of pc harper has highlighted the dangers officers face in their everyday work. the police loss was today shared by other emergency services. a lot of people say we have sort of a dangerous job, but most of our opinions are that ourjob is nowhere
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near as dangerous or difficult as the police and the ambulance service. the thames valley force has described this as a complex investigation. both a professional and personal challenge, as they try to solve the murder of a much—loved officer who was one of their own. daniela relph, bbc news, sulhamstead in berkshire. a 17—year—old has been charged with the murder of a lawyer who who was stabbed with a screwdriver in newcastle on wednesday evening. peter duncan, who was 52, died after being attacked outside a shopping mall in the city centre. northumbria police say the teenager, who can't be named for legal reasons, will appear in court on monday. a search operation for a six—year—old boy who fell into a river in kent this afternoon has been called off for the night. a coastguard helicopter, an inshore lifeboat, firefighters, police and local volunteers were involved in the search for the child around the river stour in sandwich. the search will resume in the morning.
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labour leaderjeremy corbyn has insisted that he should be installed as a caretaker prime minister to stop a no—deal brexit. it comes after 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 government led by mr corbyn. our political correspondent nick eardley gave us the latest. jeremy corbyn is making another plea to mps tonight to back his plan, telling the observer it's the simplest and most democratic way to stop no deal, pleading with them, in his words, to seize the moment before it's too late. the problem mr corbyn has is, those conservatives who think no deal would be a disaster also think mr corbyn in number ten would be a disaster. oliver letwin, the latest to say today he won't do anything that leads to jeremy corbyn in downing street. all the while, number ten has a straightforward message — end of october, the uk definitely
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leaves the european union. there has been no progress in talks with europe so some like oliver letwin think no deal is increasingly likely. the question is, what does it look like? tomorrow the sunday times has a leak of a government document about preparations for no deal, operation yellowhammer. it includes warnings about possible shortages of fuel, reduced availability of some food, that plans to avoid a hard border in ireland are likely to prove to be unsustainable. a number ten source says this isn't what the government thinks is going to happen, it is scenarios being looked at as a way of preparing for no deal. but with the clock ticking, many think that it might nowjust be a matter of weeks before we find out what no deal looks like. riot police have cleared roads in hong kong after a standoff with pro—democracy protesters,
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as the political crisis in the city enters its 11th week. however, a rival pro—government rally also drew massive support. from hong kong, here's our china correspondentjohn sudworth. hong kong's summer rains have done nothing to dampen the fury. most of it directed at the police, now seen as agents of a hostile state by people who say they are fighting for this city's freedom. just a short drive away, china has stationed paramilitary police in the border city of shenzhen. designed, it seems as a very visible and ominous warning. are you worried that china will send troops into hong kong? no, because if they do it they have to pay for it. we are not afraid for anything. on the other side of this deeply divided city, pro—beijing groups were rallying. they reject the claim that china is eroding hong kong's special status.
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and, they support the police, who by nightfall were once again facing off against the pro—democracy protesters... ..and sweeping them from the streets. well, what began as a provocation by a small group of hard—core protesters, has turned into this, a massive show of force by dozens of riot police clearing a busy shopping street. it's a clear illustration of the intractable nature of hong kong's political crisis and of the breakdown of trust on all levels. chanting. bystanders, drawn in by the scenes, also hurled abuse at the police. a once confident, outward—looking city trapped in a cycle of recrimination and bitterness. john sudworth, bbc news, hong kong. a bomb has exploded
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at a wedding in afghanistan. eyewitness reports say a suicide bomber detonated explosives inside the packed hall in the capital, kabul. an emergency hospital said 20 wounded people had been brought in — and a government official circulated images showing what appeared to be a number of dead bodies. no—one has claimed responsibility for the attack. a massive fire has swept through the capital of bangladesh leaving thousands of people homeless. about 15,000 homes were destroyed in a slum district of dhaka. many of the buildings had plastic roofs, which helped the flames to spread. no deaths were reported, although several people were injured. a group of 27 teenagers has been allowed to disembark on the italian island of lampedusa after more than 16 days at sea aboard the spanish rescue ship open arms. the italian coastguard took
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a rib out to the ship, to pick them up and take them ashore, but more than 100 migrants remain on board the vessel, which has been anchored off the coast for three days. the open arms crew had said the conditions on its ship were untenable. the hollywood star, peter fonda, has died at his home in los angeles at the age of 79. the actor was best known for the 1969 film easy rider, which he co—wrote and produced. our correspondent, peter bowes, reports 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 country's youth and captured the mood of the times. it also spawned a new era infilm—making, focused on younger generations. it earned peter fonda an oscar nomination for best original screenplay,
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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, 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. peter fonda, who's died at the age of 79. earlier i spoke to film critic peter debruge from variety magazine
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about peter fonda's career. you had wild angels, the trip, these two counterculture movies made on micro—budgets. that experience inspired him to make easy rider, where he is really representing sort of the rebel. he and dennis hopper on their motorcycles riding across country doing drugs, real drugs on camera and representing this generation. but he lived for 50 years longer than easy rider and the anniversary of the release of that film and in that time, that sort of rebel spirit became, not necessarily mainstream enough, but respected enough. by the time he made the film ulee‘s gold, the other film you were discussing, he had mellowed into what we think of the hippies as now. so here's someone who had ripped up
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hollywood and reinvented it and he sort of became in a way, the gentle, old grandfather, uncle in his late career, an amazing transformation both in an actor and in the culture he did a huge service to, to sort of revolutionise. in sudan, a power—sharing deal has been formally agreed, aiming to end months of violent unrest in the country. military rulers and pro—democracy leaders signed the agreement in the capital khartoum. it paves the way for a transitional government, and eventually, to democratic elections. sudan has been in a state of turmoil since april, when the army ousted its long—time leader omar al bashir after 30 years in power. since then dozens of people have been killed in a bitter stand—off between demonstrators, calling for democracy, and the military. from khartoum, zeinab badawi sent this report. there can be no doubt
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that it is a historic day in sudan. there was a mood of optimism and hope amidst the celebrations. the ceremony, attended by visiting dignitaries, has taken months of closely fought negotiations between the military and leaders of the protest alliance. can you guarantee... the man who signed the agreement on behalf of the military told me that they're genuine about handing power to civilians. translation: we'll stick to every single letter we've agreed on. even without this agreement, we have to work in this direction because it's in the country's interest, it's not our interest. therefore, we'll carry out the agreement, we'll stick to it and support it. but there's still suspicion and mistrust of the military. today's deal comes after around 100 demonstrators were killed
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in khartoum injune when security supporters tried to disperse this sit—in. the violence has been blamed on the rapid support forces led by general hemeti, who has been described as the most powerful man in sudan. he denies any involvement. on the streets today, some of the mistrust seemed to give way to hope. translation: we hope sudan can move forward so we can be proud of our country and forget about the guns and move towards peace. translation: protesters demanded civilian rule because they wanted a better life. today is a historic day for sudan and hopefully this deal will meet the demands that the revolution was based on. the military and civilians make for uneasy bedfellows, but for now it seems the sudanese people are giving the military the benefit of the doubt and are working with them together to create a new sudan. zeinab badawi, bbc news, khartoum.
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the headlines on bbc news: detectives investigating the death of a police officer have said he died of "multiple injuries", as they were given more time to question 10 suspects. a 17—year—old has been charged with the murder of lawyer peter duncan, who was stabbed with a screwdriver in newcastle on wednesday. police clash with pro democracy protestors in hong kong as tens of thousands rally in support of the chinese—backed government. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's jane. it's early days in the football season but getting points from the premier league champions manchester city is crucial if other teams are to compete for the title. well, that is exactly what spurs did today with a 2—2 draw at the etihad.
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however, it was under controversial circumstances with var playing it a major part in the final few minutes of the game. ben croucher reports. manchester city fans arrived to matches these days full of confidence. normally a matter of when rather than if they take the lead, and after 15 straight league wins, predicting the first goal—scorer wasn't difficult, raheem sterling, 1—0. the first spurs shot came from erik lamela. city turn to another tried and tested formula, kevin de bruyne, sergio aguero, 2—1. and ten seconds later, this was at equaliser from lucas moura. and ten seconds later, this was at equaliserfrom lucas moura. two shots on target, two tottenham goals. what city would differ such consistency. they found you will loose in the way, and when he wasn't, they found the crossbar in the way. then gabrieljesus looked
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to fire city ahead in stoppage time but var spotted a handball left city feeling a little hard done liverpool followed up their opening day win with a 2—1 victory at southampton. jurgen klopp‘s side with their 11th successive top—flight victory. sadio mane scored against his former club before roberto firmino made it 2—0. there was a dreadful mistake from goalkeeper adrian which let danny ings score to get one back for southampton, but ings squandered the chance to get a second. elsewhere, arsenal won the day's early game 2—1 against burnley. aston villa lost their first home game back in the top flight to bournemouth. brighton and west ham drew 1—1. everton had their first win of the season, beating watford 1—0. and promoted norwich beat newcastle 3—1. four out of five of today's scottish league cup second round games went to extra time. ajames forrest goal in the 114th
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minute saved celtic‘s blushes against dunfermline — finishing 2—1. lots of goals in the hibs v greenock morton game, it finished 5—3 to hibs. and partick thistle beat ross county 3—2. there was one of the great ashes duels on day four of the second test — steve smith againstjofra archer. the australian batsman was struck twice by the debutant fast bowler. despite that, smith carried his team to a score of 250 all out. that had them just eight runs behind. england then struggled to 96—4 — a lead of 104 by the close of play, and the draw is looking a more likely result. rugby: wales are number one in the world for the first time ever after beating england in cardiff. warren gatland's side ground out a 13—6 victory in the world cup warm—up. it pushes new zealand off the top spot for the first time in 10 years.
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it is just it isjust a number, isn't it? , the work world number one on the road at some stage and that was great to have, but we are looking to performing well in the world cup. scotland's first summer test ended in heavy defeat at the hands of france who were completely in control in nice. winning by 32—3. the hosts scored five tries in total, including a second minute try from debutant winger alivereti raka. scotland could only manage a single penalty kick in response on a hugely frustrating night for the visitors. that's all the sport for now. this week, the para—canoe world championships take place in hungary and for one british athlete on the start line, it'll continue a remarkable journey. three years ago, suffering from an agonising condition, hope gordon made a life—changing
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decision to have her leg amputated. now after switching from competitive swimming to para—canoe, she's hoping to make waves in the sport. 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 that risk, so she raised money for a private doctor to perform the surgery.
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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. and, just a year after her operation, she became a national champion in the swimming pool. i kind of went from being able to do anything i want to not being able to walk within the space of the day. yes, i did train, i did compete, but, actually, i really used it to get me through some really tough times. i don't really want to imagine what life would have been like if i didn't keep swimming. after competing for scotland in the pool, gordon responded to an advert looking for pa ra—canoeists, and took to that equally well. she's a great success story for the scottish canoe association, one of our home nations up there. she's worked on their talent programme and then has progressed through on to the full world—class programme and it's fantastic to see herjust absolutely blossoming, really. the next target is to perform at the world championships in hungary. only then can gordon start thinking about a paralympic debut. i'm not going to the world
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championships looking or expecting to medal. i want to go and enjoy it and put down the best race i can and, if i can do that, then, hopefully, that will put me in a good position. she's now on the start line of the next phase of her life — just a flat—out sprint ahead. an orphaned sea mammal that became an internet sensation after being rescued in thailand, has died. the rare marine dugong was one of only a few hundred left in the region, and died from complications after swallowing plastic. kate harley reports. she was just a baby when she was rescued, orphaned and stranded on a beach in the south of thailand. rescuers named her marion, meaning lady of the sea. incredible images of the rare dugong went viral after she was seen nestling into marine biologists. she was nursed back to health before being released back into the sea. but last week marion was found sick
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and exhausted and couldn't be saved. vets conducted an autopsy finding that she died due to an infection after ingesting a great deal of plastic. with pieces as large as 20 centimetres long found in her stomach. the vets who look after her said they are devastated by the loss of the dugong who had been named the nation's sweetheart. many have taken to social media to mourn the loss and thailand's department of marine and coastal resources said sleep well, little angel. the country's seaweed and seagrass research unit said goodbye, little princess, you are a conservation superstar. heartbreaking to see you die by our neglect of the environment. we are all guilty as each has thrown a plastic bag or a straw bottle and that has killed an animal somewhere. her rescuers echoed the call urging people to take responsibility for their waste and hoping the death would not be in vain.
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and we'll be taking an in—depth at the papers with our reviewers lynn faulds wood and anne ashworth — that's coming up after the headlines at 11:30. now it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. as far as weather goes over the next few day showers will feature prominently across scotland, northern ireland and the far north of england because of this spinning area of low pressure. further south we have this wiggling, waving weather front that will bring cloud to southern coastal counties. rain grinding across the extreme south and turning further northwards p°ppin9 and turning further northwards popping in rain across south—east england and into east anglia as well over the next few hours. the rain could become quite heavy. the rain, more certain for scotland and northern ireland, coming down quite
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heavily. then we will see showers more widespread in wales and south—west england. a breezy night, with temperatures between ten and 14. with temperatures between ten and 1a. sunday morning starting off on a bright note. those showers across wales and south—west england will push their way eastwards through the day, so nowhere is immune from seeing some heavy downpours, but the majority of the showers will be across scotland, pushing right across scotland, pushing right across the country, across northern ireland, into the north of england and north—west wales as well. temperatures coming down a little bit in scotland, feeling a little bit in scotland, feeling a little bit cooler as the rings —— the winds swing round to a north—westerly direction. there north—westerly winds will continue to bias the showers across north—western areas of the country with the south and east becoming largely dry, and temperatures between ten and 1a. on monday, an area of low pressure is still on the charts but it is heading out towards norway, so the show is becoming a little bit less
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widespread for some. still plenty of downpours for scotland, northern ireland and the farm of mr bingley. further south, a fair bit drier with more sunshine to go around. those north—westerly winds feeding and cooler air, and it will be quite a chilly day for the time of year. with temperatures around 1a in stornoway, 16 in edinburgh. across england and wales, between 19 and 21, so not feeling too bad. monday promises to be the coolest day of the week. then temperatures begin to recover somewhat. edinburgh will be back up towards 20, similar temperatures in belfast and across southern counties of england and into next weekend, we could see temperatures returning to the mid 20s. quite a bit warmer than the weather we have seen in recent days. that's your forecast.
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i'm ben bland. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment, first the headlines: detectives investigating the death of a police officer have said he died of "multiple injuries", as they were given more time to question ten suspects. i also want to thank the public and the wider policing family for their messages of support during this extremely difficult time for everybody affected by andrew's death. a 17—year—old has been charged with the murder of lawyer peter duncan, who was stabbed with a screwdriver in newcastle on wednesday. police clash with pro democracy protestors in hong kong as tens of thousands rally in support of the chinese backed government. it's a bruising ashes encounter at lord's as the second test heads for a thrilling conclusion. put him in the wardrobe, all right. what's it going to hurt? then if you need him, you got him, all right. brad pitt and margot robbie star in quentin tarantino's latest film, once upon a time in hollywood. james king shares his views on that and more in the film review.
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hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the broadcaster lynn faulds wood, and anne ashworth, associate editor of the times. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the observer goes with jeremy corbyn‘s plea to mps to back him to stop a no—deal brexit. the mail on sunday leads on borisjohnson‘s response to mps who want the pm to rule out a no deal — he's saying that they are undermining the uk's position. the sunday telegraph follows the same theme, reporting that downing street is calling mps trying to stop the uk leaving on the 31st of october "dishonest". and the sunday express looks ahead to the prime minsiter‘s tour
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