this is bbc news. the headlines: three teenagers are convicted of as the of dizzy andrew harper, killed in month after his wedding. the defendants drag doting that drove the car which dragged pc harper after it for half a mile. he suffered catastrophic injuries. this has been an extremely challenging case, my thoughts and those of the cps remain with pc have a's family and friends who have strain the neck showed great strength, courage and integrity throughout the trial. in the rest of the day's news, face coverings are now compulsory in england and wales for most people, filling to where one could mean a £100 fine. 30 million people in

england will be offered the flu jab this winter to try to stop the nhs being overwhelmed if there is a second wave of coronavirus. the prime minister is expected to announce new measures to curb obesity, including a ban on tv advert search for food before nine o'clock in the evening. obesity is one of the real co—morbidity factors, it is losing weight, frankly it is one of the ways that you can reduce your own risks from covid—19. you can reduce your own risks from covid-19. and how lockdown has helped one of britain's rarest birds bounce back. as a crane chick hatches in lincolnshire for the first time in 400 years.

hello, good afternoon. three teenagers have been convicted of the manslaughter of pc and your hi—fi. he died last august after getting caught ina he died last august after getting caught in a tow rope, being used in the theft of a quad bike. the court heard how the 28—year—old officer died of multiple injuries. after being dragged behind a carfor more than half a mile. the defendants, henry laug, albert bowers and jessie cole were found not guilty of murder. our correspondent anna wilkinson has been following the trail at the old bailey. hannah. well, jane, as the verdicts were read out in court, eight of the old bailey pc harper's widow lizzie broke down in tears. it has been the most harrowing case over the last four weeks, with a very stressed distressing details to stop his widow, after he died, said that pc harper was the kindest, most selfless man you will ever meet. the court also heard that pc harper was

an office for mac office are doing no more than hisjob. this is the background to the case. and a warning that it contains distressing details and a fashion photography. and you are living harper, beaming on their wedding day lastjuly. but just four weeks after they promised a future together, it was so cruelly taken away. when pc harper was killed. the teenagers responsible, 19—year—old henry long, along with 18—year—olds albert bowers and jessie cole. colette seen her laughing after their first court appearance. the teenagers had that night, had gone to steam or steal the quad bike. the bike's owner watched on as the folder. the quad bike. the bike's owner watched on as the folderlj the quad bike. the bike's owner watched on as the folder. i got three weapons he actually does as i may have to have weapons. going out there now. no, don't go out there now, because if it lot weapons...

officers are under way. offices were indeed on their way. two of them, pc andrew shaw and pc andrew harper. this is the front facing camera of their unmarked police car. and also their unmarked police car. and also the moment they found. i could see jesse cole trying to escape after unhooking the quad bike which had been attached by the group. this is now the review from the office as vehicle, with pc show at the vehicle. through the back, you can seejessie vehicle. through the back, you can see jessie cole's vehicle. through the back, you can seejessie cole's legs as he tries to get into the car, closely followed by pc harper. at that moment, officers stepped into the tow rope and was dragged away. my colleague got out of the vehicle, he ran after the vehicle, i have now lost in. pc shaw gave chase. he found the officers stab vest a short distance away, all the time, getting updates from officers. there is a

body in a row, it has fallen out of the vehicle. pieces of new hope was. i have just down to stab vest in the road. in court, thejury i have just down to stab vest in the road. in court, the jury was shown at this computer visualisation, is where andrew harper was dragged for over a mile. this is the road where the officer was swung from side to side like a pendulum at speeds of more than 110 miles an hour. side like a pendulum at speeds of more than 40 miles an hour. this is very serious, any information to help will be much appreciative. with help will be much appreciative. with help of a police helicopter, they tracked down the teenagers to a nearby caravan site. i am arresting both of you on suspicion of murder. the arrests were made, henry long protested his innocence. does it look like i have done a murder? andrew harper and peter shore actually on their way home. they did not have to respond to this call for assistance, but that is not what we

do. they were there to protect the property and despite having worked along chefs, they responded to that already. tragically, and you pay the price for that. at pc's up a funeral, his fiancee told the cognition that he was a gentle giant with a heart of gold. there was not a date, she said, that past when they did not say they love each other. well, jane, this has been a incredibly complex police investigation. the police took 1250 statements, they visited 1000 investigation. the police took 1250 statements, they visited1000 homes and more than 1000 lines of enquiry. i suppose that x, we had a statement from rebecca wallach, he was from the crown prosecution service outside the court. today is not guilty verdict marks the end of a externally difficult trail for pc happy's family, friends and the

thames valley police colleagues. the crown prosecution service works closely with thames valley police to bring this case to court. we reviewed hundreds of statements and exhibits, considered expert reports and relied on dozens of witnesses to enable us to bring this drug is case we could to trial. the jerry's has accepted that when albert long the henry long —— when the teenagers attacked are still a quad bike, they we re attacked are still a quad bike, they were prepared to go to any lengths to make cost to get away with a crime. tragically, pc andrew harper was killed as he bravely tried to stop them. based on what was heard in court, thejury stop them. based on what was heard in court, the jury has found today that all three men were responsible for the death of pc andrew harper. they have convicted them of manslaughter. this has been an extremely challenging case and my thoughts and those of the cps remain with pc happy's family and friends who have shown great strength, courage and integrity throughout the

trial. thank you. well, we can now report that the jury, during this trial, had to be given special protection measures, the reason being that police have received intelligence that associates of the defendants were planning, in some way, to intimate to get backjury, so thejury said way, to intimate to get backjury, so the jury said even though the risk is low, he brought in measures like those coming into the public gallery were having to bring identification, thejury gallery were having to bring identification, the jury also gallery were having to bring identification, thejury also having their own special room during the trial. we also heard from the judge, after those verdicts, he thanked the family fought the weight they had sat through this trial and he also told the jury that they had performed with great dedication, fairness and care. the three teenagers will be sentenced next friday. hannah wilkinson at the old bailey, thank you. and now the rest of today's news, it is compulsory

for most people to wear a face covering in shops in england in today. but many retailers have said it is not up to them to enforce the rules. the covering must be worn in enclosed public spaces like supermarkets, indo shopping centres, railway stations and takeaways. there is a fine of up to £100 for anyone who refuses to wear one. it is already compulsory, of course, in scotla nd is already compulsory, of course, in scotland to wear a covering in shops. he is our cross winner with the latest. once a respite in shops, now covering your face is not only recommended, it is the law. the pandemic has changed everything. it has kept us in, and now we can go out, but it has brought new roles. in st albans, shoppers have been adapting. it is so much better now that people have got a clear idea of what they are being asked to do.|j am what they are being asked to do.” am really pleased it has come in, it has given us more confidence to come to town, we have been avoiding it up until now. from today, in england,

you must wear a face covering in england as well as of markets. you also have to wear one intake ways. but you can remove the face covering if you can sit and eat in the process. restaurants, cinemas, salons, gyms and pubs are some of the places exempt from the rules. there are also exemptions for children under the age of 11 and people with disabilities or certain health conditions. there is a £100 fine for those who don't abide by the regulations but the government hopes persuasion, not prosecution, will work. we know that the vast majority of people do follow the rules and there is the option for the police to be involved in enforcement or for there to be fines, but i really don't think we will need to go down that line because most people will follow the rules. people do take this very seriously. but the police say they simply cannot confront every person not sticking to the rules. we just don't have the capacity, we simply can't do it, not to the level some people expect

which is for us to be almost in every high street, in every store, ensuring people are wearing a face covering. that's why i've said very clearly that the retailers and those who operate these stores or businesses, they also have a responsibility to educate the public. at this bridal shop in wakefield, they're not sure how easy it's going to be to make everyone stick to the rules. i already have brides coming in, i do make them wear a mask in the changing rooms but then they do want to take it off to look at themselves. it's very hard to envision how you'll look on your wedding day with a big mask on your face. it's not compulsory for shop workers to wear face coverings but the government is recommending that employers consider their use where appropriate. the rules are different across the uk. in wales, face coverings will become mandatory on public transport from 27th july — that's monday. in northern ireland, they are already required

on public transport, including ferries, and in scotland face coverings are compulsory in shops, libraries and on public transport. taking a face covering with you when going out shopping will now have to be as routine as remembering your keys, your purse or your wallet, and while shoppers are adapting retailers are also. keith doyle, bbc news. well, let us head to our correspondence who is in st albans in hertfordshire. what are people saying to you today? all the overall, it is a really positive response, with the compulsory wearing, with masks in shops and ta ke wearing, with masks in shops and take ways. it is take a look behind me, you can see a market that has been set up in the last week, every friday, to try and yorkshire shoppers back to the high street. the local council has said they wa nted the local council has said they wanted to try and push up the football so that shops can benefit from the new rules that have been introduced. i am from the new rules that have been introduced. iam here from the new rules that have been introduced. i am here at a shop called the dressing shop the mac

room, it is a popular shop for fashion. joining here is the owner. a positive welcome for their needs today? definitely, ithink the a positive welcome for their needs today? definitely, i think the fact that this has been is visibly put in place to protect retail staff makes a difference. for us, it feels really good. it is nice to know the government are thinking about us and we are more at risk, but also, it feels better. i think people, it makes them feel a bit safer coming m, makes them feel a bit safer coming in, knowing everyone has to wear one. so it's carefully a positive response. i'd like to talk to you about enforcement. the government of course, has said that it won't be shopping is like you or yourselves who are responsible for enforcing the rules. it does mean that you have to ask customers, who perhaps forget, to go back and put them back on again. have you had that situation this morning? what was the reaction. we have had a couple, as i was a friendly manner, i don't think you're going to be any resistance. a couple of people we have reminded them, absolutely fine, i forgot, couple of people we have reminded them, absolutely fine, iforgot, got

in my pocket. we also sell masks here, so we can always sell one to them or we have disposable ones that we can give to them as well. i don't think that needs to be a barrier, i think that needs to be a barrier, i think as long as it is met with in a fun and friendly manner. we had the announcement about masks ten days ago. the government is really quite slow to issue the details. for shop owners like you. that was published yesterday. do you think you have had enough time to make sure that your regular customers know what they need to expect? yes, i think so, most people have been very mask anyway, we have found over the last week or so, a lot more people wearing masks then we would probably have had in the early days of reopening, sol have had in the early days of reopening, so i think slowly, people are getting used to that policy anyway. i would definitely say that over the last seven days, we have had a lot of people wearing mask to make masks anyway. so it was not this major change for everybody. make masks anyway. so it was not this major change for everybodym is interesting how they have introduced these masks, it's not just try to increase footfall, and get people buying things, but it is

also to protect sales assistants. amongst whom the death rate is higher than with general public. interestingly, though, sales assista nts interestingly, though, sales assistants do not have to wear masks and cells. do you think that there isa and cells. do you think that there is a bit ofa and cells. do you think that there is a bit of a loophole in those rules ? is a bit of a loophole in those rules? i don't think in an environment like this, where you are one—on—one with people, wearing a mask would make that quite difficult. we have chosen to wear visors for our team, it means that you can see the face, you can see that we are having that more personal contact with you. i don't think that is a problem, i think the fa ct of think that is a problem, i think the fact of wearing a mask is to protect the retail staff and that was quite a clear message that they have put out. your shoppers are on a busy high street, you have lots more contact with others. overall, they feel as though they have been looked after? as though the measures that are now being enforced are being clearly communicated ? are now being enforced are being clearly communicated? and with enough time? i think there has been difficulties, but we are all learning from this, every day, things are changing every day, every

week, i think, things are changing every day, every week, ithink, of things are changing every day, every week, i think, of course, things are changing every day, every week, ithink, of course, there things are changing every day, every week, i think, of course, there are things that could have been done differently or better, but actually, they will, the policies that are in place are there to protect all of us andl place are there to protect all of us and i think that is what we have to focus on. not focusing on too many negatives because that way you can get to draw down with that too much stuff i think it is better to look at what is positive and what is negative we can do to make things better. thank you so much. very best of luck. i know that a number of shop owners like terry and have been saying that they really are trained to see this as a positive and they really have been hoping that this is going to push up the footfall that gets people spending in shops again after what has been an incredibly long period for many retailers in britain. all right, thank you so much for now. correspondence there in st albans. fact, we'll be talking about retail sales later later in the hour. the new figures came out today. the retail sales figures for june came out today. more on that later today. now, we will talk about

the flu jab. nearly half the population of england, but 30 million people, are to be offered the flu vaccine this winter. in an attempt to bring protection against the surge of flu cases with an expected surge in the increase of covid—19. the flu vaccination will be extended to everyone over the age of 50, children nfs year of secondary school and people who live with someone who is shielding. our health correspondent has the details. if the government has its way, the mac if the government gets its way, this winter more than half the people in england will get this — the flu jab — or this, the nasal spray for children. it's offering the flu vaccine to more people than ever before. normally it is free to those who are pregnant, anyone 65 or older or people with certain medical conditions as well as pre— and primary school aged children. this winter though it will be extended to over 50s, children in the first year of secondary school, people who have been shielding

and anyone they live with. the prime minister, visiting a gp in london. listen out for his slightly muffled view on people who don't believe in vaccination. because there's all these anti—vaxxers now, isn't there? they are nuts. nuts, he says. he couldn't be clearer though on why this vaccination programme is being extended. the reason for doing this is to protect the nhs in the winter months because obviously we have still got covid, we've still got the threat of a second spike of covid. and it is vital therefore to keep that pressure off the nhs by everybody getting a flu jab and i really hope everybody will. he hopes they will — but will they? last year, 25 million people in england were eligible for the free vaccine. more like 15 million actually had it. flu can be serious and it kills

thousands of people every year. doctors say it is sensible to tackle this head—on, but they need more information on how they will vaccinate millions more people at a time when they are already under pressure to keep surgeries covid—secure. the 7,000 that the practice would have to do normally out of a practice population of 20,000 is going to have to be ramped up to about 10,000 people. so, it is going to be a logistics issue but it's absolutely the right move. this will start in september and the most at—risk groups will be invited for a vaccine first. eventually, it will roll out to the over 50s too. plans for scotland, wales and northern ireland have not yet been announced. one glimmer of hope, we are now used to hand washing, social distancing and wearing masks, all to stop coronavirus spreading. maybe they will also fight the flu. catherine burns, bbc news. well, i'm going to talk to a couple of gu ests

well, i'm going to talk to a couple of guests about the future. let us speak first to kerry bell, she joins me from leicester, she has been giving the flu jab since she was in her 20s. hello kerry, giving the flu jab since she was in her20s. hello kerry, good afternoon. i miss their asthmatic i have been as their asthmatic on my life, so i am very susceptible to infections, particularly for the few. it will make me it's really poorly and i have chosen to have the flu every year. that would try and eliminate that. of course, and what you make of this announcement of a nut much wider group of people will now be offered a? it is a sensible option, to be fair, the nhs is swamped every year with people in hospital due to complications from flu. that does not always just extend to people like myself who have an underlying, extreme vulnerability, it also could extend to children, and to other people as well. if we are going to see a

potential second spike of covert, which is not insurmountable, i think trying to limit seasonal flu would bea trying to limit seasonal flu would be a good idea, as much as possible. in terms of the practicalities, you are of course much at the top of the list of people who really needs to get thatjob. if list of people who really needs to get that job. if there list of people who really needs to get thatjob. if there is to be a huge lot more averse, effectively queueing up at surgeries to get it, do you want some sort of reassurance that you and other people in your position are still at the top of the list? absolutely, i think that the programme needs to extend initially to people like myself and the elderly who are most clinically vulnerable. whether it is gp surgeries are at fallacies, as boots do, and other fallacies, as boots do, and other fallacies, it is yet to be seen. i think we're going to roll this out, those of us who are most clinically

vulnerable need to be at the very top of the pile. given your asthma, how has lockdown been for you. top of the pile. given your asthma, how has lockdown been for youe watts was a precautionary take on? i have been shielding since the middle of march, so i have not really been out of the house for over four months, for a half months now, so it has been a very tough time. but i have stayed well. that is the main thing. absolutely, that is the main thing. absolutely, that is the main thing. my goodness, my heart goes out to you because that is a very long time! given that, how will you feel, then, when it comes time to getting out to your gp surgery or whether it will be to have a chat with mike well, i have been to my gp surgery with mike well, i have been to my gp surgery twice for blood tests and i must say, they have been exceptional in terms of protecting me.” must say, they have been exceptional in terms of protecting me. i do not have any problem with going to a surgery, have any problem with going to a surgery, but i do understand there is going to be some concerns for

other people after this you do not have this availability when the duke of the jabs. i am just hoping that when it comes from flu jab time that they do make provisions for people like myself who are maybe still nervous about catching covid—19 or anything else and have a degree of shielding force in the surgery. all right, we are glad to hear that those experiences have been positive for you, all the best to you. a very long time to be at home! thank you very much in leicester, for talking to us. i'm alsojoined by the head of tropical medicine. good afternoon to you. thank you for coming on. your thoughts on the expansion of the skin, do you think it is the right thing? yes, as kerryjust said this idea of putting how it is a really good announcement, the more cases of flu we can prevent, the better. in the uk alone at about

10,000 people a year die of flu. the second reason is that flu and covid—19 are very similar in their presentation. they can be easily confused and that puts the pressure on the testing. the sad thing is that the flu vaccine does not save the person who is vaccinated from the person who is vaccinated from the severe disease, potentially, but it reduces transition in a community. the fourth argument might be that we could be testing a system ona be that we could be testing a system on a roll at a much wider campaign as the vaccine for the flu but also fog preparing for covid—19. as the vaccine for the flu but also fog preparing for covid-19. and there's vaccine. that is very interesting, and i'm glad you mentioned that figure. 10,000 people, on average, die every year from the flu in the uk. i had seeming as a uk figure? yes, that of the uk figure and the people who u nfortu nately the uk figure and the people who unfortunately die, fall into very similargroups as unfortunately die, fall into very similar groups as the people who are severely affected by covid—19. elderly people, people with other issues, carriers, as well as for example with asthma. there is also

particular dangerfor example with asthma. there is also particular danger for pregnant women with flu, which is why we have flu as part of the emulation programme for pregnancies. again, we can only encourage people to really take this up. yes, and we just do not talk about those deaths ordinarily. it is accepted, dare i say, as part of life. we all know that people die with the flu, sadly, that we do not think about it. that is still quite a striking figure. what is the usual take—up of the flu jab? generally, do most people who are entitled to it, do they take it? if you ever are set out throughout the country, it is only around 43%, but if you look at the elderly, for example, it is higher, specially in the last season, it was about 62%. if you look at health care workers, to 75%. iama look at health care workers, to 75%. i am a health care worker myself, i have had the flu vaccine all the way through my career in paediatrics and i take it to protect the children i look after and myself against flu.

we have really active campaigns within the health service for health ca re within the health service for health care workers to take up flu vaccine and again, it is a double money with covid—19, because we are highly immunised. of course, so for you, this is a good idea, but presumably this is a good idea, but presumably this is a good idea, but presumably this is something we do need to prioritise. we cannot have a rush of people trying to claim the vaccine at once, it has to be prioritised for certain age categories and professions. absolutely, it is a logistics challenge, and it is a challenge that can be addressed, as kerry was also saying, we need to give the insurance to people who come into surgeries or pharmacies or schools, or wherever, to have a safe environment that it can be given safely and this really needs to be discussed with all the stakeholders involved. really interesting to talk to you, thank you very much for everything had been doing. thank you for speaking to us from the london school of hygiene and topical medicine.

adverts on television forjunk food could be banned before the 9pm watershed, as part of new measures to try to curb obesity. people who are overweight are believed to be at a greater risk of becoming seriously ill with coronavirus. the move marks a change in stance by the prime minister, who has previously criticised taxes on foods high in salt, fat and sugar. our political correspondent jessica parker reports. he used to say people should eat what they like but after battling coronavirus and now on his own health kick, the prime minister is encouraging people to go on one too. i'm not normally a believer in a bossing type of politics but the reality is that obesity is one of the real co—morbidity factors. it's losing weight is frankly one of the ways that you can reduce your own risks from covid and actually it's one of the ways you can generally improve your health. the problem of obesity is not new.

neither are some of the ideas in the mix. restrictions on advertising unhealthy food before the 9pm tv watershed, protection for children from online ads, curbing shop promotions on foods high in fat, sugar and salt, but there will be calls to go further. i think it's absolutely clear that this one measure will not solve obesity in itself. it has to be done with a whole host of other solutions, which were proposed two years ago and we never have had implemented. borisjohnson may have had something of a change of heart but not everyone will feel the same. these kinds of ideas have been proposed before. they've met resistance and they will again. on restricting adverts, already an industry letter to the prime minister warning while the effect on obesity would be insignificant, the ban would have a severe impact on revenues and jobs

across the advertising sector. succulent tower burger... plans are expected to be officially unveiled early next week but obesity is an immediate problem. some of these ideas have already been poured over for years. jessica parker, bbc news. we are going to talk about face coverings a little bit later, we have had quite a lot of questions about these new rules. sort of new, depending on where you are. it lets now catch up with the weather. hello, it's almost the weekend, we got that one right, and factoring to end the day in northern ireland after this afternoon, with temperatures in one spotin spot in the mid 20s across the eastern and south—eastern england. here is the rain as we enter the afternoon and into the evening and tonight i think it will push its way east across all areas, quite patchy

and showering, but further south you are, the heavy bass of rain at times, in northern ireland and scotla nd times, in northern ireland and scotland and northern england. later in the night, what will be a warm and muggy night. it is low pressure and muggy night. it is low pressure and control at the start of the weekend, looking breezy out there, showers and heavy and thundery showers and heavy and thundery showers in places. a few breaks in the cloud and some sunny spells occasionally. showers merging to get some longer spells of rain in parts of the southern and eastern england. we are now into the evening, these are average speeds and gusts of excess of 30 miles an hour in places, it is a blast restart and it will still feel a bit cooler on saturday as well. hello this is bbc news. the headlines: three teenagers are convicted of the manslaughter of pc andrew harper, killed just a month after his wedding, while responding to reports of a stolen quad bike.

the defendants drove the car which dragged pc harper behind it for more than a mile, he suffered catastrophic injuries. i don't think we could ever imagine what all the family has been through and all his close friends and colleagues. it is just absolutely devastating for them. this has been an extremely challenging case and my thoughts and those of the cps remain with pc harper's family and friends who have shown great strength, courage and integrity throughout the trial. in other news... face—coverings are now compulsory in shops in england for most people — failing to wear one could mean a £100 fine. 30 million people in england will be offered the flu jab this winter, to try to stop the nhs being overwhelmed if there's a second wave of coronavirus. the prime minister is expected to announce new measures to curb obesity, including a ban on tv adverts forjunk food before nine

o'clock in the evening. and how lockdown has helped one of britain's rarest birds bounce back, as a crane chick hatches in lincolnshire for the first time in 400 years. let's turn our attention now to all the latest sports news. thank you very much indeed. jofra archer and james anderson are back in the england side, for the third and final test against west indies at old trafford. england have left out batsman zak crawley and all rounder sam curran. england got off to a bad start when dom sibley — who made a century in the second test — was trapped lbw for nought in the first over. captain joe root got to 17 before he was run out by a direct throw from roston chase. ben stokes — batting at numberfour — repaired some of the damage

with opener rory burns, but stokes, after his heroics in the last match, was bowled by kemar roach for 20. a few moments ago england were 93—3. the county cricket season will start on one august. the county cricket season will start on 1st august. counties have been split into three regional groups and will each play five first class games in a tournament named in honour of ex—england fast bowler bob willis, who died last december. the two group winners with the most points will meet in a five—day final, but there'll be no promotion or relegation. there will also be a shortened t2o blast competition beginning on 27 august. a one—off women's domestic so—over competition will also be staged, featuring the eight new elite women's regional teams. football now. liverpool captain jordan henderson has been named footballer of the year by the football writers' association. he lifted the club's first premier league trophy on wednesday and he's skippered his team to the champions league, european super cup and club world cup in the last 14 months. he was very humble in accepting the honour, saying he didn't feel anything he'd achieved this season

had been done on his own, in particular paying tribute to his team—mates. fifa has given approval for this season's women's fa cup to be completed. manchester city will continue the defence of their title against leicester, on the weekend of 26th and 27th of september, with the final at wembley on 31st october. it's not clear whether fans will be allowed in the stadium by then, so ticket holders for the postponed final in may will be refunded. kelly simmons, director of the women's game at the fa, said the competition was a showpiece in the calendar and they'd worked hard to make sure it could go ahead. imola will stage a grand prix for the first time in 14 years, after formula 1 bosses abandoned hopes of holding the us, mexican and brazilian races this year, because of soaring coronavirus cases in the americas. imola was the home of the san marino grand prix from 1981 to 2006, with michael schumacher winning there seven times. it's expected the race will be held on the 1st of november. there's also a return for germany's nurburgring and an f1

debut for portugal's portimao track. snooker legend jimmy white says he's confident in his game, as he moves closer to reaching the world championship for the first time in 14 years. the whirlwind is 58 now, and after beating michael georgiou 6—4 in sheffield, he now faces rob milkins tomorrow night at the crucible, in the penultimate round of qualifying. white reached the world championship final six times in his heyday, but never won it. the bbc‘s boxing pundit steve bunce says he fears for the safety of former heavyweight world champions mike tyson and royjones junior, who've announced an exhibition fight in september. tyson is 54 years old now, withjones not far behind him at 51. i personally feel for the tournament andi i personally feel for the tournament and i tell you why, they are both too brave for their own good. lots of people, especially the people in california, the athletic commission have sanctioned them, they have said it's ok, they have given me their word, they're not going to hurt each other. they are boxing, you idiot! what you think that going to do?

forget the slightly larger gloves, forget the really tight head guard, they will hit each other, it's that simple, it's boxing! no holding back from steve bunce there. that's all the sport for now. face coverings are mandatory for customers in shops and supermarkets in england from today and you've been sending in your questions. we will work through as many as we can. joining me are two experts to help answer your questions. professor trish greenhalgh is a gp and health care expert from the university of oxford and chris noice is from the association of convenience stores. a warm welcome to you both.

professor, i'm going to start with you if i may. the first couple of questions are very much from a health perspective. susie asking a question that i suspect a lot of people are still wondering. why now do we have to wear masks in a shop or on public transport but not out on the street? that is an easy one, because out on the street, anything that comes out of your mouth or nose is very easily dispersed into a very large volume of air. it is because shops are enclosed spaces and they are often poorly ventilated, that is why shops are a much riskier environment than anything out doors. ok. it is easy for you because you are a health but professional, you see. —— health professional, you see. —— health professional community. do you have a view on air conditioning? that has been a topic. does it circulate germs, is that a fact in any of this? well, there is different types of ventilation, isn't there? i went

to the dentist the other day and the dental hygienist had the windows wide open and it was a really great way of ventilating the room, it was a warm day, and you could feel the fresh air coming a warm day, and you could feel the fresh aircoming in a warm day, and you could feel the fresh air coming in and the stale airgoing fresh air coming in and the stale air going out. that is great. different kinds of ventilation channel the air in different ways and there is one quite famous study now ina and there is one quite famous study now in a chinese restaurant where the people who were harbouring the virus were coughing and the air they we re virus were coughing and the air they were coughing out was going into a vent and getting spewed the other end of the restaurant where other people got infected. i'm not a ventilation engineer but some air conditioning, some ventilation systems, are a lot more efficient than others. i think it is very difficult to be hard and fast about that. one of the problems...” difficult to be hard and fast about that. one of the problems... i am sorry. we will re—establish that line. chris, we have plenty of

questions for you. talking about staff, cathy asking we all know that we are meant to be wearing coverings ina shop, we are meant to be wearing coverings in a shop, is it mandatory, though, for the staff to wear them? explain. well, under the regulations, for the staff to wear them? explain. well, underthe regulations, no, it is not mandatory for staff and colleagues to wear a face covering while they are in and i think part of the reason why the government saw fit to do that is because you will see in lots of shops now there are already lots of different measures to keep that distance, it might be perspex screams, some people are wearing visors. i was —— perspex greens. lots of store colleagues are wearing face coverings in stores and they are recommending that face coverings and one where possible but other measures that have been put in place tend to mitigate that so it is not a legal requirement for staff. interesting. a question from jim phillips. we try to use the phrase

face coverings because you don't have to spend a lot of money in a formal mask if you don't want to, it is about covering your face. butjim is about covering your face. butjim is asking is it to wear a visor instead of a mask and that is the plastic visor that, for example, we have seen in headdresses and places like that. what is your view on that? i think the government has been reasonably flexible in what it terms a face covering. whether it is a mask or a scarf or whatever it might be and i think to an extent, that does extend to visors. lots of colleagues have been using those in stores for a significant amount of time. the only thing to check on thatis time. the only thing to check on that is the government do say that it has to be reasonably tight fitting around the side of your face to reduce that risk of things getting out. i think for the most part, a visor will be ok but reasonably that will be a minority of people. face coverings are a lot

easier to get hold of and probably a bit more comfortable as well. certainly easier to get hold of. professor, do you take a view on visors? what are your thoughts there? there hasn't been much research done on visors versus facemasks but one study that has been done said that the facemasks we re been done said that the facemasks were better, particularly because if you cough inside a visor, what you sometimes get is a very powerful downward jet so that some poor person who is not very tall might catch your germs on the way down. get yourself a face covering, far safer. really interesting. i'm going to stay with you, because there is a question from david brown. i'm going to paraphrase. he is making the point about shopping going in and out of lots of different shops, lots of us don't find masks comfortable, you wear it in the shop, really, you touch it, you take it off, but then perhaps you going to a different shop and you are, of course, putting on the same mask again. he is

asking, should we really come in an ideal world, be wearing a fresh mask every time we go into a different shop because we have touched it? what are the rules are medically what is the advice there? the rules, the government advice is you have to be wearing a face covering when you going to a shop, so david is absolutely right... oh, i'm so sorry. have you lost me again? try once more. if you can. oh, dear, definitely having problems with her lying there. i am really sorry. we are very keen to know. it is a hot topic. we will try to re—establish the line the. chris, let's come back to you. josephine is asking, why hasn't the government issued official exemption cards because the point is we want to remain people it

is the rule to armas but there are certain people who can't for medical reasons and that could put them in a tricky situation when the i'm shopping, couldn't it? absolutely. the exemptions are a potential point of confrontation if someone is in a store with a face covering on and they see someone else is not wearing one, they might think why aren't you wearing that and that is a point of confrontation that we want to avoid. lots of people have been looking at ways that they can say that they are exempt. the government has put out, over the last 204! was, downloadable pdfs over the last 204! was, downloadable pdfs or stickers that you can —— over the last 24 hours, downloadable pdfs over the last 24 hours, downloadable pdfs or stickers that say you are exempt from wearing face covering. there are other ways you can show you are exempt. hidden disabilities have a sunflower lanyard and a badge you can wear. i appreciate that not everybody wants to shout about the fa ct everybody wants to shout about the fact that they are exempt from this and what i would say is, generally,

if you see somebody who was not wearing a face covering, to not challenge them, not confront them because they may have a physical or mental issue that means they can't wear one. not many people want to particularly shout about that. that is true. it is tricky and a personal decision. lots of questions along those lines. phil asked how can he prove he is exempt from wearing the mask. your thoughts on shop owners or shop mask. your thoughts on shop owners or shop managers. mask. your thoughts on shop owners or shop managers. all of this, it is not their responsibility to challenge people but it could be quite tricky for them. they might have a customer who is vulnerable who feels awkward because another customer is not wearing a mask. do you give advice to people willing stores ? you give advice to people willing stores? it is quite difficult for them. it is tough. we are trying to do our best to communicate to retailers and customers the exemptions that are around for not wearing a face covering. i should also say that if you are purchasing alcohol tobacco or an age restricted

product from you might have to re move product from you might have to remove your face covering and that isa remove your face covering and that is a requirement that the retailers have to enforce there. it is a challenge around exemptions. this kind of thing can lead to confrontation but there is no need to prove that you are exempt. i think that is quite important. the government has said you do not need to provide proof, especially not on a regular basis. i think there is an element of personal responsibility here and you are right, some people might be anxious about it but i think if everyone considers it, colleagues, retailers and customers, i think we can get back to as close to distance as usual as possible. yes. indeed. we hope so. we are going to return to trash. third time lucky. doctor was a little bit more. —— we are going to speak to thrish. the question was should i be in an ideal world wearing a brand—new face

mask every time i go into a different building after taking it it off? ideally if you are going to ta ke it off? ideally if you are going to take it off, you should ideally have a new one but, look, the best thing to do is get yourself a mask that is a bit more comfortable. when i started making and buying masks a few weeks ago, i found some that we re few weeks ago, i found some that were really u nco mforta ble, few weeks ago, i found some that were really uncomfortable, i couldn't get them on for more than a minute. i experimented and actually i have now got one that i can keep on quite comfortably for three hours. the other thing to say about taking your mask off is wash your hands. if you are in a shopping centre and you have been putting on your mask, taking it off, you have got to find somewhere to wash your hands before you go and finger things in shops because they germs come off your mask and onto your fingers and that is a very important route of transmission, which is why we are told to wash our hands all the time. yes, we can't ever forget that basic message. you are wearing glasses, i wear glasses purely for

reading which means, like a lot of people my age, you are taking them on and off all the time because you might only need to read a price label on a product but you do not need them to wander around the shop and that makes me think about contamination all the time as well because i am taking glasses on and off and they will be a lot of people in that position. so top. i tell you what i do. if i put my face covering on now, it isjust a bandanna. i tend to pull my glasses down over my nose like that because stops them... they are a bit further away from my nose than they normally would be but it stops them fogging up and i can peer over the top of them if i need to do that. that is a little trick. my to do that. that is a little trick. my glasses don't steam up too much ifido it my glasses don't steam up too much if i do it like that. you are doing well with that! i have tried that. i know that is meant to be the method, iamjust know that is meant to be the method, i am just going to have to keep practising because i have had a lot of fogged up glasses. good advice. i will try. practice makes perfect. absolutely. he was an interesting thought that i hadn't thought about

before. this is from martin who says what circumstances or criteria need to be met in orderfor this rule about compulsory mask wearing to be rescinded? there about compulsory mask wearing to be rescinded ? there is about compulsory mask wearing to be rescinded? there is a thought. thinking to the future. absolutely. we don't want to be doing this for other, we are doing it because there isa other, we are doing it because there is a deadly pandemic and there are still many, many deaths every day in this country from it. now, if your house was burning down and you called at the fibre grade and they put the fire out —— five gate and they put the fire out but left a few embers, you wouldn't say thank you very much,. there are relatively small numbers now but in order to stamp out the pandemic and stop it springing up again and getting worse in the second wave, we have got to comply with all the policies, the hand washing, the social distancing where possible, the face covering.

these are a package that need to go together and the more we comply, the sooner we together and the more we comply, the sooner we will be able to get back to normal. we all long for that moment. i will get a final thought from you, chris, because today is the day we are focusing on it being compulsory in shops in england. that has already been the case in scotland. i am interested whether you have any examples or experiences from scotland and adjust your thoughts about the coming weeks. how this is all going to work. touching on what you were saying before but your thoughts on how we can all model along and get through this.” think it is going to be a gradual process, think it is going to be a gradual process, they will be some flash points along the way but hopefully minimised. in scotland over the last couple of weeks, retailers have been perhaps concerned about theft and identifying people who are perhaps repeat offenders coming in and disguising themselves. that is something to keep a very close eye on. there has been a little bit of

confusion and challenge around age restricted sales and removing a mask for that. typically it is customer to customer confrontation where one person is wearing a mask and one person is wearing a mask and one person isn't and they are confronted on that basis. i think generally retailers are just trying to make their stores as welcoming and inviting a place as possible. what we are saying is go to a local shop, you are probably not going to get challenged or turned away if you are not wearing a face covering but i know that plenty of local shops are offering masks for free or offering masks in exchange for donations are otherwise very affordable. if you feel like you are able to wear a mask and there is no reason why you can't, please do so and we thank you for doing that. thank you so much break the view for your time today. very interesting to hear your perspectives. thank you.

the timejust coming the time just coming up to 14:51pm the duke and duchess of sussex have begun legal action complaining of an invasion of privacy, after they say drones were used to take photos of their 14—month—old son, archie, at their home in los angeles. according to the lawsuit, the duke and duchess are constantly followed by paparazzi, who've flown helicopters over their house and cut holes in their security fences as david willis explains. in this lawsuit, the couple's lawyer says that meghan and harry moved to los angeles in order to escape what he calls the incessant attention of the uk tabloids and, for six weeks, all was well until the daily mail published details of the couple's address, whereupon they were besieged by members of the paparazzi, according to this lawsuit,

some of whom flew drones as low as 20 feet above the roof of their house, or used helicopters in an attempt to get pictures of the couple and their young son. the lawsuit alleges that pictures were taken of archie playing in the back garden by somebody who later claimed that those pictures had been taken in a public place, because such action is illegal under california law. the lawsuit alleges that whoever took the pictures used either a telephoto lens, trespassed onto the couple's property, or took those pictures using a drone. and while the couple does not know who actually took the pictures, they are suing for invasion of privacy in the hope of establishing the photographer's identity and to warn potential buyers that those pictures were taken illegally. davis will is there in california. an inquiry has been launched

into maternity safety at nhs trusts across england. it comes after a series of revelations by bbc news highlighting poor maternity care and preventable baby deaths in shropshire and kent. the inquiry will look at how safe nhs maternity services are and what needs to be done to improve. we'll have more on that story in the next hour with our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan. the lockdown period may have proved challenging for many of us. but not for one of britain's rarest birds. for the first time in 400 years a family of cranes has successfully hatched a chick in lincolnshire. the wildlife reserve they live on was completely closed to the public during the pandemic — perfect conditions for the reclusive birds to start a family. our environment correspondent paul murphy reports: hidden in the long grass of this lincolnshire fen, a secretive new family

are setting up home. they are wandering with their heads down feeding most of the time. they are called common cranes but with just 56 breeding pairs in the uk, they are far from common. this fluffy chick is thought to be the first to hatch in lincolnshire since henry v!!! was on the throne and the closure of the site during lockdown has proved ideal for these shy birds. cranes are, i wouldn't say anti—social, but they don't like disturbance and ordinarily here there would be people walking and enjoying the site which is what we would want, but it was that peace and quiet that first attracted them, that brought them down to the site and just made them think, actually, this is a big enough, quiet enough area for us to nest. hunting and habitat change saw cranes become extinct in the uk 400 years ago, but the creature, known for its elaborate courtship dance, is bouncing back.

so significant is this bird's arrival, that the wildlife trust is now planning to redesign this nature reserve in order to give the crane family more peace and quiet. it can take hours, just to catch a glimpse but some have managed it. this is the first time i have seen them as close as i have here and certainly the first time i have seen a chick with them. it has been a wonderful experience, fantastic. the wildlife trust has been trying to lure a breeding pair of cranes to lincolnshire for many years. we bought the site in 2009 with the express purpose of creating lost fenland habitat and these were one of the missing pieces that we really wanted to bring back. well, this very private family is here now and blissfully unaware that they are at the heart of a shining conservation success story.

now it's time for a look at the weather with nick miller. hello, this time last year we were gearing up for extreme heat, a year ago tomorrow took the uk to its highest temperature on record where today the sunshine is struggling to get through the cloud, it is not a cold day but not warm either for july. injuly so far we have not had any 30 degrees days, if it stays that date that will be the first time since 2011. a lot of places are having a pleasant afternoon with broken cloud, some sunny spells but rain pushing into northern ireland and it will turn wetter across the uk as we go into tonight. ahead of that rain arriving, many of us are seeing temperatures just into the low 20s, but mid 20s across the warmest parts of the east and south—east of england. this is a promising start for the third test match at old trafford but rain will play a part over the weekend, certainly tomorrow, we cannot rule

out showers on sunday as well. you here comes the rain this evening. northern ireland gets at first but will push east across the uk, quite patchy, showery nature of the further south you are but later in the night, some heavier bursts and ramparts of scotland, northern ireland and northern england. the temperatures overnight are holding up. it is going to be a warm and muggy night. welcome to a july weekend, low pressure in control, lots of weather fronts showing up as well. a breezier picture as well. we will see some rain at some point on saturday but it is going to be showery in nature. some sunny spells but some heavy and thundery showers will break out as we go on through the day, merging to give some longer spells of rain across parts of southern and eastern england later on. could give some torrential downpours in places. as you might imagine, temperatures are a bit down compared with today. the breeze has picked up as well. if you are heading out and about on saturday evening, there will still be some heavy downpours around and some

longer spells of wet weather towards the east and south—east of england. part two of the weekend, on sunday, low pressure close to scotland, quite windy in north—west scotland, some rain here. showers elsewhere, mainly towards the north and the west of the uk but some will creep further east towards the east and south—east of england, but let's showers here compared with elsewhere. if anything sunday is looking a bit windy, average speeds in excess of 30 mph and a touch cooler for many of us on sunday.

this is bbc news. i'm jane hill. the headlines... three teenagers are convicted of the manslaughter of pc andrew harper — killed just a month after his wedding — while responding to reports of a stolen quad bike. the defendants drove a car which dragged pc harper behind it for more than a mile — he suffered catastrophic injuries. this has been an extremely challenging case and my thoughts and those of the cps remain with pc harper's family and friends strain great strength and courage and adversity. face—coverings are now compulsory in shops in england for most people — failing to wear one

could mean a £100 fine. 30 million people in england will be offered the flu jab this winter, to try to stop the nhs being overwhelmed if there's a second wave of coronavirus. the prime minister is expected to announce new measures to try to curb obesity — including a ban on tv adverts forjunk food before nine o'clock in the evening. obesity is one of the real co—morbidity factors, it is losing weight is frankly one of the ways that you can reduce your own risks from covid—19. and how lockdown has helped one of britain's rarest birds bounce back — a crane chick hatches in lincolnshire for the first time in 400 years.

three teenagers have been convicted of the manslaughter of pc andrew harper — who died last august, after getting caught in a tow rope being used in the theft of a quad bike. the court heard how the 28—year—old officer died of multiple injuries after being dragged behind a car for more than a mile. the defendants henry long, albert bowers and jessie cole were found not guilty of murder. earlier, i spoke to our correspondent helena wilkinson, from the old bailey. as he valley to read out in court, eight of the old bailey on a pc harper's widow lizzie broke down in tea rs. it has been the most harrowing case over the last four weeks, with very stressed distressing details. his widow, after he died, said that pc harper was the kindest, most selfless man you will ever meet. the court also heard that pc harper was an officer doing no more than hisjob.

this is the background to the case and a warning that it contains distressing details and flashing photography. andrew and lizzie harper, beaming on their wedding day lastjuly. but just four weeks after they promised a future together, it was so cruelly taken away when pc harper was killed. the teenagers responsible, 19—year—old henry long, along with 18—year—olds albert bowers and jessie cole, seen here laughing after their first court appearance. the teenagers had, that night, gone to steal this quad bike. the bike's owner watched on as the theft unfolded. i've got four masked men outside, they've got weapons. they're stealing my quadbike, i'm going out there now. no, don't go out there. i'm going out there. cos if they've got weapons... have you sent someone or not? officers are on their way. offices were indeed on their way.

two of them, pc andrew shaw and pc andrew harper. this is the front—facing camera of their unmarked police car and the moment they found the thieves. you can seejessie cole trying to escape after unhooking the quad bike which had been attached by the rope. this is now the view from the office as vehicle, with pc shaw at the vehicle. through the back, you can see jessie cole's legs as he tries to get into the car, closely followed by pc harper. at that moment, the officer stepped into the tow rope and was dragged away. my colleague pc harper got out of the vehicle, he ran after the vehicle, i have now lost him. pc shaw gave chase. he found the officer's stab vest a short distance away, all the time, getting updates from officers. there is a body in a rope, he has fallen out of the vehicle.

pc shaw knew who it was. that's probably pc harper, i've just found his stab vest in the road. in court, the jury was shown this computer visualisation, of where andrew harper was dragged for over a mile. this is the road where the officer was swung from side to side like a pendulum at speeds of more than 40 miles an hour. this is very serious, any information to help will be much appreciated. with help of a police helicopter, officers tracked down the teenagers to a nearby caravan site. i am arresting both of you on suspicion of murder. as the arrests were made, henry long protested his innocence. does it look like i have done a murder? andrew and pc shaw were actually on their way home. they did not have to respond to this call for assistance, but that is not what we do.

we are there to protect the property and despite having worked a long shift, they responded to that already. tragically, he paid the price for that. at pc harper's funeral, his widow told the cognition ——jury that he was a gentle giant with a heart of gold. there was not a date, she said, that passed when they did not say they loved each other. well, jane, this has been a incredibly complex police investigation. the police took 1250 statements, they visited1000 homes and more than 1000 lines of enquiry. we had a statement

from rebecca wallach, from the crown prosecution service outside the court. today is the guilty verdict marks the end of a externally difficult trail for pc harper's family, friends and the thames valley police colleagues. the crown prosecution service works closely with thames valley police to bring this case to court. we reviewed hundreds of statements and exhibits, considered expert reports and relied on dozens of witnesses to enable us to bring this drug is case we could to trial. the judge has accepted that when teenagers attacked are still a quad bike, they were prepared to go to any lengths to make cost to get away with a crime. tragically, pc andrew harper was killed as he bravely tried to stop them. based on what was heard in court, the jury has found today that all three men were responsible for the death of pc andrew harper. they have convicted them of manslaughter. this has been an extremely challenging case and my thoughts and those of the cps remain with pc

harper's family and friends who have shown great strength, courage and integrity throughout the trial. thank you. well, we can now report that the jury, during this trial, had to be given special protection measures, the reason being that police had received intelligence that associates of the defendants were planning, in some way, to intimidate thejury, so the jury said even though the risk is low, he brought in measures like those coming into the public gallery were having to bring identification, thejury also having their own special room during the trial. we also heard from the judge, after those verdicts, he thanked the family for the way they had sat through this trial and he also told the jury that they had performed with great dedication, fairness and care. the three teenagers will be sentenced next friday. helena wilkinson at the old bailey, thank you. it is compulsory for most people to wear a face covering in shops

in england from today — but many retailers have said it's not up to them to enforce the rules. a covering must be worn in enclosed public spaces such as supermarkets, indoor shopping centres, railway stations and takeaways — with a fine of up to £100 for those who refuse to wear one. keith doyle reports. once a respite and shops, coming face is now at any recommended, it is the law. the pad and it has changed everything. it has kept us m, changed everything. it has kept us in, now we can go out but it has got new rules. instant opens, shoppers have been adapting. it is so much better now that people have got a clear idea of what they are being asked to do. i am really pleased it has can income it has given us more confidence to come to town. we have been avoiding up until now. from today in england, you must weigh face covering in shops and shopping centres as well as in supermarkets. you also have to wear one intake ways, but you can remove the face covering if you can sit down to eat

on the premises. restaurants, cinemas, salons, gems and pubs are some of the place is exempt from the rules. there are also exemptions for children under the age of 11 and people with disabilities or certain health conditions. there is a £100 fine for those who do not abide by the regulations, but the government hopes persuasion, not public prosecution, will work. we know that the vast majority of people do follow the rules. and that there is the option for the police to be involved in enforcement but i really do not think we all need to go down that avenue. because most people will follow the rules, people do ta ke will follow the rules, people do take this very seriously. the police say they simply cannot confront every person are not sticking to the rules. we just do not have a capacity. we simply cannot do it, not to the level that some people expect, which is first to be honest on every expect, which is first to be honest on every high street, every store and ensuring that people are wearing the face covering. that is why i

have said, very plainly, that the retailers and those who are operating in the stores or businesses that they also have a responsibility to educate the public. at this bridal shop in wakefield, they are not sure how easy it is going to be to make eve ryo ne easy it is going to be to make everyone stick to the rules.” already have brides coming and that, ido make already have brides coming and that, i do make their way masking the change rooms, but they don't take it off to look at themselves. it is very ha rd to off to look at themselves. it is very hard to envision how you will look on your wedding day with a big masking of a set it is not compulsory for shop workers to wear face coverings, but the government is recommending that employers consider their use where appropriate. the rules are a different across the uk. in wales, face coverings will become a mandatory on public transport from the 7th ofjuly, that is monday. in northern ireland, they are already required on public transport including ferries, and in scotland, face coverings are compulsory in shops, libraries and on public transport. taking a face covering

with you when going out shopping will now have to be as routine as a member in your keys, your purse or your wallet. and while shoppers are adapting, retailers are also. nearly half of the population of england — about 30 million people — are to be offered a flu vaccine this winter, in an attempt to prevent a surge of flu cases coinciding with an expected increase in coronavirus. the nhs vaccination programme will be extended to everyone over 50, children in their first year of secondary school, and people living with anyone who's sheilding. our health correspondent catherine burns has more. more than healthy people ending that will get this, the flu jab, or this nasal spray for children. it is offering a free vaccine to more people than ever before. normally, it is free to those who are pregnant, anyone 65 or older people with certain medical conditions. as

well as pre—and is a primary school aged children. this winter, though, it will be extended to over 50s, children in the first year of secondary school, people who have been shielding and anyone they live with. the prime minister, visiting a gp in london, listen out for his slightly muffled view on people who do not believe in vaccinations. there's all these anti—faxes now, they are nuts. nuts! he says, he could not be clearer, though, on why vaccination programme is being extended. the reason for doing this is to protect the nhs in the winter months. because, busy, we still have got covid—19, we still have got the threat of a second spike of covid—19 and which it is vital therefore to keep that pressure off the nhs by eve ryo ne keep that pressure off the nhs by everyone getting a flu jab and i really hope everyone will. he hopes they will, but will they? last year,

25 million people in england were eligible for the free vaccine. it was more like 50 million who actually had it. flu can be serious and it kills thousands of people every year. doctors say it is sensible to tackle it head—on, but they need more information on how they need more information on how they will vaccinate millions more people at a time when they are already under pressure to keep surgeries covid—19 secure. already under pressure to keep surgeries covid-19 secure. the 7000 which the practice had done, had to do normally, under the practice population of 20,000, it is going to have to be ramped up to about 10,000 people. it is going to be a logistics issue, but absolutely it is the right move. this will start in september and the most at—risk groups will be invited for a vaccine first. eventually, it will roll out to the over 50s too. plans for scotland, wales and northern ireland have not yet been announced. one glimmer of hope, we are now used to hand washing, social distancing and wearing masks. this is all to stop

the coronavirus spreading, maybe this will also fight the flu. the time isjust coming up this will also fight the flu. the time is just coming up to this will also fight the flu. the time isjust coming up to quarter past three. the headlines on bbc news... three teenagers are convicted of the manslaughter of pc andrew harper — killed after responding to reports of a stolen quad bike. the defendants drove the car which dragged pc harper behind it for more than a mile — he suffered catastrophic injuries. in other news... face—coverings become mandatory in shops, banks and take—aways in england — breaking the rules could mean a £100 fine. adverts on television forjunk food could be banned before the 9pm watershed, as part of new measures to try to curb obesity. people who are overweight are believed to be at a greater risk

of becoming seriously ill with coronavirus. the move marks a change in stance by the prime minister, who has previously criticised taxes on foods high in salt, fat and sugar. our political correspondent jessica parker reports. he said it was he what they like, but after battling coronavirus, the prime minister is encouraging people to go on 12. i am not normally a believer in nannying, busing type of politics, but the reality is that obesity is one of the real co—morbidity factors, it is losing weight, it is frankly one of the ways you can reduce your own risk from covid—19 and actually, it is actually one of the ways you can generally improve your health. the problem of obesity is not new. neither are some of the ideas in the mix. restrictions on advertising on

to mac unhealthy food for the 9pm on, protection for children from online adverts, curving shot promotions on foods high in fat, sugar and salt, but there will be calls to go further. i think it is absolutely clear that this one measure will not serve obesity itself. it has to be done with a whole host of other solutions which we re whole host of other solutions which were proposed two years ago, we have never had them implemented. boris johnson may have had something of a change of heart, but not everyone will feel the same. these kinds of ideas have been proposed before, they have met resistance. and they will again. on restricting adverts, already an industry letter to the prime minister morning, while the effects on obesity would be insignificant, the ban would have a severe impact on revenues and jobs across the advertising sector. such an end to tower burger, smothered in sauce. . .

an end to tower burger, smothered in sauce... plans are expected to be officially unveiled early next week, but obesity is an immediate problem. some of these ideas have already been poured over four some of these ideas have already been poured overfour years. let's speak now to tim rycroft, who's the chief operating officer of the food and drink federation. good afternoon. good afternoon. we know about the risks of obesity have been talked about many times, what are your thoughts on trying to discourage all of us from eating too much food that is just not good risk at? well, it obesity is a massive challenge for this country and it is very important that we should tackle it. it is just very surprising that four months into the pandemic in which the food industry has been one of the heroes keeping britain fair is, that this is the way the government chooses to reward them. and what we know about these proposals, because, as he said, they have been around for a long time, is that they did make their impact on obesity would be minimal, 17 calorie

reduction a day, and their impact on the industry would be significant. both on the advertising industry and on the food, drink my factoring industry. but perhaps it is the commitment that you talk about doing sterling work during the pandemic, but is that pandemic that has perhaps pushed us on or made politicians think again about the needs? because, tragically, we have all seen the consequences and the health outcomes for people who contract coronavirus and perhaps do not pull through or suffer very badly with symptoms. if there is a link, isn't it any government's response alessi to encourage us to try to shed a few pounds and live life a bit more healthily? this is a really good time actually for people to think about their diet and lifestyle. we just the first time have had actual government instructions about taking exercise every day, that is a brilliant platform to build on. now we can get people to start thinking about the food they eat, how often eat they it, the pattern of their diet and

what that is as well, to get them to think about fruit and vegetables and fibre and all of that great positive stuff. why are we reverting to ideas from the past that have been discredited because of their impact on obesity is smaller? and also on the industry are so high, it would bea the industry are so high, it would be a massive missed opportunity we went down that road. can at both not be done? can doing both things can that not be done? can doing both things cannot help? you try to let younger children, which is what this is part of it about, to try not see adverts for really high in fats foods, and at the same time, promotes fruit and veg and remind people about the importance of eating lots of vegetables and all the things we know about. but we already have one of the stamps advertising agencies in the world, and the amounts that these adverts see that is very small —— make the amount that these children see, because they are now not consuming traditional television. it is perfectly right that companies should be able to advertise to

adults and adults should make their own choices, so why should we pick on that that is the thing we want to do, coming out of the crisis, making people focus on this issue when there are much more positive things we could do that would actually make more difference? so it could more be donein more difference? so it could more be done in perhaps terms of pricing? i know there have been talked about before, but urging supermarkets not to have really good financial deals on bad food. make your 342 offers unhealthy foods and not on pallets of quests. actually, the consumers association magazine which? is a ago, the looked to the balance of promotions and what they described as healthy versus unhealthy foods was about 50—50. it is not surprising because fruit and vegeta bles surprising because fruit and vegetables tend to have a short sheu vegetables tend to have a short shelf and are not as easy to promote in that sense, where things have a long shelf life you can keep on wild can keep later. there are a number of dynamic the way promotions work, but they also promote innovation. they let new products come to market and for people to come to find out

for them. one of the unintended consequence of this policy will be that lower sugar products will still be caught under the rules and the way to be able to promote more advertising. so how will consumers know about how to make a healthy switch? it is a topic we will return to later, think of your time. from the food and drink federation, talking about potential plans and the rule changes around advertising ofjunk food. the rule changes around advertising of junk food. all tied the rule changes around advertising ofjunk food. all tied in with obesity and the coronavirus pandemic. the time now is three 22 in the afternoon. let us talk more about flu jabs because as we have been saying this afternoon, more than half of the operation of events to be offered a flu jab this winter. it is all part of an attempt to prevent a surge of flu cases coinciding with an unexpected increase in coronavirus. let us discuss the proposal.

doctor martin marshall is president of the royal college of gps. he joins us from devon. it isa it is a positive step? yes, we know that the flu is at best an inconvenient and unpleasant in lust for young people, and deadly for older people, every year, 50,000 plus people die of flu and related conditions in winter and a badger that can be 35,000. we can do like we need to do something about this. the flue in the air is by far and away the most effective way of preventing the flu from happening and we really do want to expand the number of people that are eligible for the flu vaccination. if it all going to be done through gp surgeries? how much do you know about the practicalities of it? surgeries? how much do you know about the practicalities of mm isa about the practicalities of mm is a lot of people. it is a lot of people. the vast majority go through general practice so, in the last

season, the 90 2019, 2020 season, over 50 million people are vaccinated, that is preventing 75% of the population —— make 50 million and that could mean that an extra 10 million people, between the ages of 15 50 and 64 and also 11—year—olds have been shielding as well. it is a matter majestic challenge. it is possible to do it, general practice really is able to do this, and well with the common data analysis, but it will be a big challenge.” with the common data analysis, but it will be a big challenge. i am interested in your levels and like levels of confidence was that the government has said, obviously, but the key groups will be prioritised, so the key groups will be prioritised, so certain health conditions, age groups, there will be a structure to this. but gps have other work to do as well, so are you happy that a gp surgery as well, so are you happy that a gp surgery will have enough storage space for the vaccines, that you'll be able to manage all of this? yes,

if the vaccine is produced and available to us, we will make sure that patients get it. that is quite a big if because we order our vaccines in january and a big if because we order our vaccines injanuary and february for use in october, take that long to get the orders in and to get the manufacturer to develop the vaccine and malefactor. so ordering another large max twomack batch now, it is only enough for going to because of delays and those with high risk, initially, and then we can move through to the lower risk people. i am confident that general practice is up to it and the biggest challenge, of course, is doing to make doing it during when the coronavirus is still around because whereas usually, we can see patients very rapidly into my practice, we are now going to have to wear protective equipment for anybody doing the vaccination, they are going to have to wear masks, we are going to have to wear masks, we are going to have to wear masks, we are going to have to do it in a socially

distance way, so it is a massive challenge, but it is doable. all rights, good to talk to you, thank you for your time. the chair of the royal college of general practitioners. thank you. 26 minutes past three now. let us turn to a different story this afternoon. the historic aya sophia site has held friday prayers for the first time since turkish authorities ruled it could be converted into a mosque. the 1,500—year—old unesco world heritage site was originally built as an orthodox cathedral — it was then converted to a mosque in the middle ages, and became a museum in 1934. now its return as a mosque hasn't been without controversy — as paul adams reports. a vast crowd to witness this in the 1500 year history. this grand cathedral town mask turned museum, once again a place of magic muslim

worship. for older preservatives tax, a moment of huge national and religious pride. our 86 years of longing and today, we have been waiting for the opening of aya sophia for a long time. thanks to our present and the court decision, today we are going to perform the prayer is there today. we are witnessing history today, today is the day aya sophia returns to its origin. a moment of triumph as well for turkey's president, eighth turn to put other concerns, fragile economy and if it's coronavirus included to one side. his supporters compare him to the sultan who ca ptu red compare him to the sultan who captured constantinople in 1453. and claimed this by valentine cathedral for islam. the present‘s critics, it is all part of a worrying trend for them. this is a symbolic act of reversing the turn towards the west

ina reversing the turn towards the west in a secularism and establishing the fa ct in a secularism and establishing the fact that turkey defends the right of islam as well as it defends its own national rights. inside, 500 invited guests attended prayers in a vast space revered by muslims and christians alike. the pope has called this moment painful and this man says distance have nothing to fear. aya sophia will remain open to all. i sense i mosaics, fear. aya sophia will remain open to all. isense i mosaics, depicting jesus and the virgin mary will be covered, but only during prayers. translation the lack now 0r covered, but only during prayers. translation the lack now or in an address t0 0ttoman glories, the top cleric said the nation's period of heartbreak had come to an end. it is certainly it is certainly a time for the president don't like to foster unity ina the president don't like to foster unity in a country full of division.

now it's time for a look at the weather with nick miller. hello, it's almost the weekend, it must be time for another area of low pressure to come into the uk, you've got that one right. in fact, rain to end the day in northern ireland after what is a pleasant afternoon across much of the uk with temperatures in the warm spots in the mid—20s across the eastern and south east england. but here is the rain as we and the afternoon and then into this evening and tonight, it will push its way east across all areas, quite patchy and showery the further south you are, but some heavier burst of rain at times across northern ireland, scotland and northern england later in the night. it will be quite a warm and muggy night. it is low pressure in control for the start of the weekend, it is looking breezy out there. showery, definitely, some heavy and thundery showers in places, a few breaks in the cloud allowing some sunny spells occasionally, showers mergin to give some longer spells of rain across parts of southern and eastern england through the afternoon and into the evening. these are average speeds, there will be some gusts

in excess of 30mph in places so it is a blustery start to the weekend and it will feel a bit cooler for saturday as well. goodbye. hello this is bbc news. the headlines: three teenagers are convicted of the manslaughter of pc andrew harper, killed just a month after his wedding while responding to reports of a stolen quad bike. the defendants drove the car which dragged pc harper behind it for more than a mile — he suffered catastrophic injuries: this has been an extremely challenging case and my thoughts and those of the cps remain with pc

harper's family and friends who have shown great strength, courage and integrity throughout the trial. in other news... face—coverings are now compulsory in shops in england for most people — failing to wear one could mean a £100 fine. 30 million people in england will be offered the flu jab this winter, to try to stop the nhs being overwhelmed if there's a second wave of coronavirus. the prime minister is expected to announce new measures to curb obesity — including a ban on tv adverts forjunk food before nine o'clock in the evening. obesity is one of the real co—morbidity factors, losing weight is frankly one of the ways that you can reduce your own risks from covid—19. now we are going to hear more about the end of that trial at the old

bailey. three teenagers convicted of the manslaughter of pc andrew harper. let's cross to the old bailey. we are going to hear a few state m e nts bailey. we are going to hear a few statements now from the press. we think we will hear more from thames valley police and we may hear from pc andrew lost his life doing what police officers do up and down the country every day, putting themselves in harms way to protect themselves in harms way to protect the public. despite having worked in already long shift and being ready to go off duty, they reported to reports of burglary in process. they could have ignored that call but thatis could have ignored that call but that is not what professional and dedicated police officers do. harper had those qualities in abundance and tragically that cost him his life. it was the criminality of henry long, albert vows and cole who...

they evaded arrest at all costs. rather than stopping and accepting that the court red—handed, they sped off in that the court red—handed, they sped offina that the court red—handed, they sped off in a car which deliberately modified into a dangerous condition with pc harper tangled in the tow rope that was intended to steal the quad bike. it wasjust rope that was intended to steal the quad bike. it was just over a rope that was intended to steal the quad bike. it wasjust over a mile before he became detached from the tow rope. i don't need to detail the horrific injury suffered at the hands of these three men. they have shown no remorse for what happened that evening at any stage. they could have helped the investigation from the outset that they chose to sew nothing —— say nothing or provide a false alibi. the deceit has been exposed in this trial. this investigation has been incredibly complex and distressing. i want to pay tribute to everyone working

tirelessly over the last 11 months. i would like to pay tribute to lizzie and andrew's family. they have been incredible and inspiring. we will never forget the terrible loss of pc andrew harper. standing here before all of you, i honestly thought i would be addressing you following a very different verdict. i had planned to talk of the beautiful future andrew andl talk of the beautiful future andrew and i had before us. i expected it to be very different. i am in the second time of the space of one year utterly shocked and appalled. the decisions made in these courts by strangers will never change the outcome that had already come to us.

for many, many agonising months, we have hope thatjustice for many, many agonising months, we have hope that justice would for many, many agonising months, we have hope thatjustice would come in some way have hope thatjustice would come in some way for andrew. we have put our faith in the justice system and all who work within it. we have waited with baited breath and heavy hearts as the dedicated prosecution barristers investigation team and thames valley police officers have worked tirelessly and whom we thank sincerely for all that they have done. as they stood in our corner and fought to ensure that these men we re and fought to ensure that these men were made to repent for their barbaric crimes. no verdict or sentence will ever bring my incredible, selfless and her ex—husband back. the results from this trial i had hoped would bring justice but in reality make no difference to the heart wrenching paini difference to the heart wrenching pain i will continue to feel for the re st of pain i will continue to feel for the rest of my life. andrew was taken

from us on that horrendous night la st from us on that horrendous night last year. his life was stolen and the lives of his family and friends altered forever. this crime, whatever the outcome, deliberated overin whatever the outcome, deliberated over in court, was brutal and senseless. the way in which andrew was robbed of his life, we all know to be barbaric and inexplicable. i am immensely disappointed with the verdict given today. andrew served in thames valley police with honour. he went out night after night risking his life for the safety of the innocent, as all police officers do with passion. ultimately, he laid down his life for us all. it pains me more than i can ever explain that this has not been appreciated by the very people who should have seen his heroic and selfless duty. as so many

other members of the public, total strangers clearly do. myself and andrew's family will never come to terms with our new lives. we will never understand how such a beautiful, loving, decent human being could be dealt this fate. i now have my own life sentence to bear, and believe me when i say it will be much more painful, soul destroying and treacherous journey anyone facing a meagre number of years in prison will experience. myself and our families will spend the rest of our days missing him, loving him and being utterly proud of the incredible man that he was. we will never forget the kindness we asa family we will never forget the kindness we as a family have received from all who have supported us over the past year. friends, family, total strangers and the almighty unity of the thin blue line, from the depths

of our hearts, thank you. absolutely heartbreaking dad to hearfrom lissie harper who is the widow of pc andrew harper who died while on active service just 28 days after their wedding. you have got the sense very their wedding. you have got the sense very clearly that that she and otherfamily sense very clearly that that she and other family members, lissie sense very clearly that that she and otherfamily members, lissie car sense very clearly that that she and other family members, lissie car but was not expecting the verdict that was not expecting the verdict that was handed down. the three teenagers we re was handed down. the three teenagers were charged, of course, with murder, but one of them pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the other two found guilty of manslaughter about lunch time today. manslaughter verdicts against all three teenagers and they will be sentenced in one week's time but they had been charged with murder. lissie harper saying she is immensely disappointed by today's verdict and saying that she now has her own life sentence to

bear. she talked about the heart—wrenching pain that she and andrew harper's loved ones have gone through since his death last august. she called it a barbaric death and i and others will never come to terms with our new life. as we say, sentencing will take place one week today. that concludes the end of the trail at the old bailey. the time now edging up to 3:20 p m. we will pause and to catch up with the daily sport news. good afternoon. england are struggling after being put into bat in the third and deciding test at old trafford. jofra archer and james anderson are back in the side with zak crawley and sam curran missing out england got off to a bad start when dom sibley went for nought in the first over and then captainjoe root was run out for 17 from a direct throw from roston chase.

ben stokes — following on from heroics in the second test — made just 20 this time before being bowled by kemar roach. opener rory burns has held firm though. he passed his 50 but he fell to the spin of roston chase for 57. a few moments ago, england were 129—4. what a catch that was there. the new premier league season will start on 12th of september and finish on 23rd of may 2021, although the start date for teams still in european competition this season is still under discussion. it remains possible they will be given a delayed start given they could be playing well into august. liverpool of course wil be defendfing champions and their captain jordan henderson has been named footballer of the year by the football writers' association. he lifted the club's first premier league trophy on wednesday and he's skippered his team to the champions league,

absolutely deserved. yes, other players had an exceptional season, 100%, but if you want to have a guy who really fought his way through to the point where he is now and became, yeah, just absolutely deserved. one of the best players in the league and this year everybody acknowledges that. i am really happy about that. it is so well deserved andi about that. it is so well deserved and i am really happy for him and really proud of him because he is an exceptional person. the new championship season will start on september the 12th but it's still not clear whether wigan will still be in it. they are proceeding with their appeal against a 12 point penalty for going into administration. if unsuccessful, they would go down to league 1. meanwhile thejoint administrators of wigan have announced that negotiations with the preferred bidder for the club broke down late last night. they are now in discussions with the next preferred of the five

parties that made a bid to buy the club. fifa has given approval for this season's women's fa cup to be completed. manchester city will continue the defence of their title against leicester, on the weekend of 26th and 27th of september, with the final at wembley on 31st october. it's not clear whether fans will be allowed in the stadium by then, so ticket holders for the postponed final in may will be refunded. kelly simmons, director of the women's game at the fa, said the competition was a showpiece in the calendar and they'd worked hard to make sure it could go ahead. imola will stage a grand prix for the first time in 14 years, after formula one bosses abandoned hopes of holding the us, mexican and brazilian races this year, because of soaring coronavirus cases in the americas. imola was the home of the san marino grand prix from 1981 to 2006, with michael schumacher winning there seven times. it's expected the race will be held on the 1st of november. there's also a return for germany's nurburgring and an f1 debut for portugal's portimao track. the bbc‘s boxing pundit steve bunce says he fears for the safety

of former heavyweight world champions mike tyson and royjones junior, who've announced an exhibition fight in september. tyson is 54 years old now, withjones not far behind him at 51. i personally fear for the tournament and i tell you why, they are both too brave for their own good. lots of people, especially the people in california, the athletic commission that have sanctioned the fight, they have said it's ok, they have given me their word they're not going to hurt each other. they are boxing, you idiot! what you think that going to do? forget the slightly larger gloves, forget the really tight head guard, they will hit each other! it's that simple, it's boxing! it certainly is. steve bonds with strong opinions there. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. thank you. an inquiry has been launched into maternity safety at nhs trusts across england. it comes after a series of revelations by bbc news highlighting poor maternity care

and preventable baby deaths in shropshire and kent. the inquiry will look at how safe nhs maternity services are and what needs to be done to improve. we can talk to our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan. we just gave a slight sense of the scale of this. remind people watching, michael, just some of the things that have been uncovered. there has been growing concerns for a while over the maternity safety of nhs trusts in england. the shrew and telford trust, that has been in the news since 2017 because of maternity concerns. that was when jeremy news since 2017 because of maternity concerns. that was whenjeremy hunt, when he was a health secretary at the time, he ordered a review and 23 cases. we learnt this week that independent review is looking at 1852 cases. the vast majority from the year 2000 to 2019. on top of

that, we had the beginning of the year, concerns about preventable deaths at east kent hospital trusts down in margate. significant problems in two separate parts of the country, jeremy quin telemetry hunt who is —— jeremy quin telemetry hunt who is —— jeremy hunt who is now... depending what they find, what can or might change. what are the powers here? or is it purely advisory? it will ultimately be advisory but coming from a committee like this, led by someone from a committee like this, led by someone who knows the health service intimately, campaigners will be hoping the government take it on—board. ultimately, hoping the government take it on—boa rd. ultimately, what hoping the government take it on—board. ultimately, what everybody wa nts to on—board. ultimately, what everybody wants to is reduce the number of unnecessary deaths of infants. if

you look at whatjeremy hunt was saying today, if england was as good as somewhere like sweden, they would be 1000 fewer babies dying in england each year and that is ultimately what the committee and what the nhs is striving to achieve. there is a goal to try and reduce the number of deaths anyway as part of the nhs's long—term plan but trusts are acting independently, the system is not learning from other incidents. if you go back even before shrewsbury to places like moreton bay in cumbria, there was an investigation there reported in 2015 looking at problems in the maternity unit in 2000 and 42,011. it found that 11 babies and one mother had died unnecessarily and some of the albums identified in that unit have become evident in other units since then. every time that we do some reporting on some of these trips,

whether it be shrewsbury or kent, we get contacted by other people. it's not just these trust, have you looked here as well? they have tapped into the sense of concern and decided to launch this investigation. thank you very much. as shops have started to reopen, new figures show total retail sales returned almost to pre—lockdown levels in june. food shops did particularly well, and there's been a big shift towards online — three pounds in every ten was spent on internet purchases. but the high street is still struggling, with clothing sales down. our business correspondent emma simpson has all the details. the day the high street reopened. queues everywhere for the most popular shops. retailers now recovering from lockdown and the record decline in sales, but it's far from business as usual. take this jewellery shop in watford, a family run business that has been

ticking over for 144 years. dan runs it now and says sales are going in the right direction, but times have definitely changed. it's a small shop, as you know. it used to get packed and obviously we can't do that now because we are limited numbers, so i can't see it going back to the levels it was. so how positive are you, dan? 50/50! it all depends on consumers? absolutely, yes, they need to get out there and start spending and then the cogs can start turning and we can all have a slice. injune, if you exclude food, overall sales on the high street were still 33% lower than before the pandemic. online sales were up 54%, driving much of the growth. have you been splashing the cash post lockdown? not at all. i've still been really careful. a lot more online, obviously but,

yeah, we've been spending the same amount to be fair. since we've been able to get out a few more bits and pieces, bits of the garden. a few more people have been gardening. a few treats as well, mainly chocolate! watford is a popular shopping destination. the mall dominates the town and here you can see the dramatic changes in retail as our shopping habits change. since lockdown it's lost debenhams and nowjohn lewis. the shutters never to reopen a huge blow. way face big challenges at the moment with the closure we face big challenges at the moment with the closure ofjohn lewis and debenhams here, so the key thing for us is to adapt to that and make sure we can continue to welcome people into the town centre. we know we've got to adapt and changed because the world around this changing. john lewis has been the anchor store in this shopping centre for 30 years and it wasn't even paying any rent. even so, like many other retailers, it says the store just isn't financially viable given how much shopping is now online.

it's good news for retailers that sales are growing, but they are all now having to adapt. emma simpson, bbc news. now that a face covering must be worn in many indoor locations across england and scotland, what are the do's and don'ts? dr nilufar ahmed from the university of bristol has some answers. it doesn't have to be a mask, it can be anything that we're wearing. for example, i'm wearing a scarf now. you can use that. we must make sure that our nose and mouth are fully covered and it fits really snugly, so like this, and you canjust tighten the scarf around you and that would be fine to go into a shop. if you are wearing a mask that has elastic straps you want to hold it by the strap. first of all, have really clean hands, wash your hands. if you're out and about have a little hand sanitiser that you can quickly rub on. if you have one of these pleated masks, you want the pleats facing downwards so if there are any

particles in the air they're not being caught in the pleat, so if you had it the wrong way round they could potentially go into those folds. so the right way is to have the folds going down. put it on across your face and loop it on one ear, then loop it on the other. if it's got a metallic strip you really want to be pushing that down so that it fits snugly across your face. if we don't do this then people who wear glasses will often say that their glasses get steamed up. that's because the air is going up and it's not staying within the mask. always keep them in a plastic bag. a zip lock disposable bag like this is great, then you can carry a couple at a time. to wash them make sure the water is really hot, at least 60 degrees, and make sure they're put out to dry naturally and fully clean before you put them back on. dr nilufar ahmed from

the university of bristol. the duke and duchess of sussex have begun legal action complaining of an invasion of privacy, after they say drones were used to take photos of their 14 month old son, archie, at their home in los angeles. according to the lawsuit, the duke and duchess are constantly followed by paparazzi, who've flown helicopters over their house and cut holes in their security fences as david willis explains. in this lawsuit, the couple's lawyer says that meghan and harry moved to los angeles in order to escape what he calls the incessant attention of the uk tabloids and, for six weeks, all was well until the daily mail published details of the couple's address, whereupon they were besieged by members of the paparazzi, according to this lawsuit, some of whom flew drones as low as 20 feet above the roof of their house, or used helicopters in an attempt to get pictures of the couple and their young son. the lawsuit alleges that pictures were taken of archie playing in the back garden by somebody who later claimed that those pictures had been taken in a public place, because such action is illegal under california law. the lawsuit alleges that whoever took the pictures used either a telephoto lens,

trespassed onto the couple's property, or took those pictures using a drone. and while the couple does not know who actually took the pictures, they are suing for invasion of privacy in the hope of establishing the photographer's identity and to warn potential buyers that those pictures were taken illegally. david willis in la. paulette wilson, has died at 64. one of the most prominent windrush campaigners, paulette wilson, has died at 64. she came to the uk from jamaica as a ten—year—old to live with her grandparents, but in 2016, the home office told her that she was here illegally and she was threatened with deportation. her daughter has described her as an "inspiration". after more than three decades presenting woman's hour,

damejenni murray has announced she's leaving the bbc radio 4 programme in october. she is the longest serving presenter in the 74—year history of the programme. but after many high—profile interviews, she says it's "time to move on". the bbc‘s director—general, lord hall, praised her "unmistakable and warm voice" and said the radio airwaves wouldn't be the same without her. now, the lockdown period may have proved challenging for many of us. but not for one of britain's rarest birds. for the first time in 400 years a family of cranes has successfully hatched a chick in lincolnshire. the wildlife reserve they live on was completely closed to the public during the pandemic — perfect conditions for the reclusive birds to start a family. paul murphy reports. hidden in the long grass of this lincolnshire fen, a secretive new family

is setting up home. they are wandering around with their heads down feeding most of the time. they are called common cranes but with just 56 breeding pairs in the uk, they are far from common. this fluffy chick is thought to be the first to hatch in lincolnshire since henry v!!! was on the throne and the closure of the site during lockdown has proved ideal for these shy birds. cranes are, i wouldn't say anti—social, but they don't like disturbance and ordinarily here there would be people walking and enjoying the site which is what we would want, but it was that peace and quiet that first attracted them, that brought them down to the site and just made them think, actually, this is a big enough, quiet enough area for us to nest. hunting and habitat change saw cranes become extinct in the uk 400 years ago, but the creature, known for its elaborate courtship dance, is bouncing back. so significant is this bird's arrival, that the wildlife trust is now planning to redesign this nature reserve in order

to give the crane family more peace and quiet. it can take hours just to catch a glimpse but some have managed it. this is the first time i have seen them as close as i have here and certainly the first time i have seen a chick with them. it has been a wonderful experience, fantastic. the wildlife trust has been trying to lure a breeding pair of cranes to lincolnshire for many years. we bought the site here in 2009 with the express purpose of creating lost fenland habitat and these were one of the missing pieces that we really wanted to bring back. well, this very private family is here now and blissfully unaware that they are at the heart of a shining conservation success story. much more coming up from 4pm. right

now, let's take a look at the weather prospects with nick miller. hello, this time last year, we were gearing up for extreme heat, a year ago tomorrow took the uk to its highest temperature on record, 39 celsius in cambridgeshire, where today the sunshine is struggling to get through the cloud, it is not a cold day but not warm either forjuly. injuly this year, so far, we have not had any 30 degrees days, if it stays that way, that will be the first time since 2011. that said, a lot of places are having a pleasant afternoon with broken cloud, some sunny spells but rain pushing into northern ireland and it will turn wetter across the uk as we go into tonight. ahead of that rain arriving, many of us are seeing temperatures just into the low 20s, but mid 20s across the warmest parts of the east and south—east of england. this is a promising start for the third test match at old trafford, but rain will play a part over the weekend, certainly tomorrow, we cannot rule out showers on sunday as well. and here comes the rain this evening. northern ireland gets it first but it will push east across the uk, quite patchy, showery nature the further south you are but later in the night, some heavier bursts and in parts of scotland, northern ireland

and northern england. the temperatures overnight are holding up. it is going to be a warm and muggy night. welcome to a july weekend, low pressure in control, lots of weather fronts showing up as well. a breezier picture as well. we will all see some rain at some point on saturday but it is going to be showery in nature. some sunny spells but some heavy and thundery showers will break out as we go on through the day, merging to give some longer spells of rain across parts of southern and eastern england later on. could give some torrential downpours in places. as you might imagine, temperatures are a bit down compared with today. the breeze has picked up as well. if you are heading out and about on saturday evening, there will still be some heavy downpours around and some longer spells of wet weather towards the east and south—east of england. part two of the weekend, on sunday, low pressure close to scotland,

quite windy in north—west scotland, some rain here. showers elsewhere, mainly towards the north and the west of the uk but some will creep further east towards the east and south—east of england, but fewer showers here compared with elsewhere. if anything sunday is looking a bit windy, average speeds in excess of 30mph and a touch cooler for many of us on sunday as well.

good afternoon. this is bbc news. the headlines... three teenagers are convicted of the manslaughter of pc andrew harper — killed just a month after his wedding — while responding to reports of a stolen quad bike. the defendants drove a car which dragged pc harper behind it for more than a mile — he suffered catastrophic injuries. his wife lissie says she's disappointed by today's verdict of manslaughter. this crime, whatever the outcome, deliberated over in court was brutal and senseless. the way in which andrew was robbed of his life, we all know to be barbaric and expendable. i am immensely disappointed with the verdict given today. face—coverings are now compulsory in shops in england for most people — failing to wear one could mean a £100 fine.

30 million people in england will be offered the flu jab this winter, to try to stop the nhs being overwhelmed if there's a second wave of coronavirus. the prime minister is expected to announce new measures to curb obesity — including a ban on tv adverts forjunk food before nine o'clock in the evening. obesity is one of the real co—morbidity factors, it is losing weight is frankly one of the ways that you can reduce your own risks from covid—19. and how lockdown has helped one of britain's rarest birds bounce back — as a crane chick hatches in lincolnshire for the first time in 400 years.

three teenagers have been convicted of the manslaughter of pc andrew harper — who died last august, after getting caught in a tow rope being used in the theft of a quad bike. the court heard how the 28—year—old officer died of multiple injuries after being dragged behind a car, for more than a mile. the defendants henry long, albert bowers and jessie cole were found not guilty of murder. my colleaguejane hill has been speaking to our correspondent helena wilkinson, who was at the old bailey. as the verdicts were read out in court, eight of the old bailey, pc helper‘s widow lizzie broke down in tea rs. helper‘s widow lizzie broke down in tears. it has been the most carrying case over the last four weeks with a very distressing details. his widow after he died said that pc harper was the kindest most selfless man you will ever meet and the court also heard that pc harper was an officer doing no more than hisjob.

this is the back and the case, whether details that it contains details of the distressing violence and flash images. this is then beaming after their wedding day, it was so beaming after their wedding day, it was so cruelly taken away four weeks later. when pc harper was killed. the teenager is responsible, 19—year—old henty lung, along with 18—year—olds albert bowers and jessie cole, seen here laughing after their first court appearance. the teenagers had, that night, going to steal this quad bike, the bike's owner watched on as the fest unfolded. i've got four masked man outside my house, with weapons, they are stealing my quad bike. i'm going out there now. no, don't go there now. no, it is of the got weapons, officers on their way. others were

indeed under way, two of them, pc andrew shaw and pc and pc andrew harper. this is theirfront andrew shaw and pc and pc andrew harper. this is their front facing camera of the unmarked police car and the moment they found the thieves. you can seejessie cole trying to escape, after unhooking the quad bike which had been attached by the terror. this is now the rear view from the offer of‘s vehicle, with pc shaw at the wheel. through the back, you can seejessie cole's legs as he tries to get into the car. he has closely followed by pc harper. at that moment, the offices stepped into the tow rope and was dragged away. my colleague pc harper got out of the vehicle, ran after the vehicle. i've now lost him. pc shaw gave chase.

he found the officer's stab vest a short distance away, all the time getting updates from officers. it's probably pc harper. i've just found his stab vest in the road. in court the jury was shown on this computer visualisation of where andrew harper was dragged for over a mile. and this is the road where the officer was swung from side to side like a pendulum at speeds of more than 40 miles an hour. it's very serious, anybody you can spare to help would be much appreciated. with the help of a police helicopter officers tracked down the teenagers' car to a nearby caravan site. i'm arresting both of you on suspicion of murder. as the arrests were made, henry long protested his innocence. does it look like i've done a murder? andrew and pc shaw were actually on their way home. they didn't have to respond to this call for assistance from a member of the public, but that's not what we do. we're there to protect life and property and despite having

worked a long shift already they responded to that, and tragically andrew has paid the ultimate price for that. at pc harper's funeral, his widow lizzie told the congregation andrew was a gentle giant with a heart of gold. there wasn't a day, she said, that passed when they didn't say they loved each other. this has been a complaint incredibly complex investigation, they took one asa complex investigation, they took one as a judge in 50 statements, they visited more than 1000 homes and more than 1000 lines of enquiry, as those enquiries, we had a statement from the back up she was from the crown prosecution service outside court. today's guilty verdict marks the end what has been an difficult trial, pc have as family, friends and thames valley police colleagues. the crown prosecution service worked

closely with thames valley police to bring this case to court. we reviewed hundreds of statements and exhibits, considered expert reports and relied on dozens of witnesses to enable us to bring strong to make the strongest christ we could to trial. the jury have accepted that when the teenagers set out that night to steal a quad bike, they we re night to steal a quad bike, they were prepared to go to any cost. to get away with a crime, and tragically, pc andrew harper was killed as he bravely tried to stop them. based on what was heard in court, thejury them. based on what was heard in court, the jury has found today that all three men were responsible for the death of pc andrew harper and have convicted them of manslaughter. this has been an extremely challenging case and my thoughts and those of the cps main with pc happy‘s family and friends who have shown great strength, courage and integrity throughout the trial. thank you. we can now report that

during this trial, the jury had to be given project protect special protection, because the police received intelligence that associates of the defendants were planning, in some way, to intimidate thejury, said thejudge said even though at the risk was low, he brought in measures like those going into the public gallery where bringing in identification, thejury we re bringing in identification, thejury were also having their own rooms during the trial. we also heard from thejudge after during the trial. we also heard from the judge after those verdicts, he thanked the family for the weight they had sat through this trial and he also told the jury that they had performed it with great dedication, fairness and care. the three teenagers will be sentenced next friday. in the past hour, pc harper's widow, lissie harper,

has been reacting to the verdicts from outside the old bailey. stand together for all of you, i thought today would be giving different verdicts. i had planned to talk about the beautiful future that angie and! talk about the beautiful future that angie and i had before us. i expected this to be very different and, in all honesty, and for the second time in the space of one year, iam second time in the space of one year, i am utterly shocked and appalled. the decisions made in these courts by strangers will never change the outcome that have already come to us. for many, many agonising months, we have hopes that the justice would come in some way for andrew. we have put ourfaith in the justice system and all who work within it, we have waited, with bated breath and heavy hearts, we have put our faith in the justice system and all who work within it. we have waited with baited breath

and heavy hearts as the dedicated prosecution barristers, investigation team and thames valley police officers have worked tirelessly and whom we thank sincerely for all that they have done as they stood in our corner and fought to ensure that these men were made to repent for their barbaric crimes. no verdict or sentence will ever bring my incredible, selfless and heroic husband back. the results from this trial i had hoped would bring justice but in reality make no difference to the heart—wrenching pain i will continue to feel for the rest of my life. andrew was taken from us on that horrendous night last year. his life was stolen and the lives of his family and friends altered forever. this crime, whatever the outcome, deliberated over in court, was brutal and senseless. the way in which andrew was robbed of his life, we all know to be barbaric and inexplicable. i am immensely disappointed with the verdict given today. andrew served in thames

valley police with honour. he went out, night after night, risking his life for the safety of the innocent, as all police officers do with passion. ultimately, he laid down his life for us all. it pains me more than i can ever explain that this has not been appreciated by the very people who should have seen his heroic and selfless duty as so many other members of the public, total strangers clearly do. myself and andrew's family will never come to terms with our new lives. we will never understand how such a beautiful, loving, decent human being could be dealt this fate. i now have my own life sentence to bear, and believe me when i say it will be a much more painful, soul—destroying and treacherous

journey anyone facing a meagre number of years in prison will experience. myself and our families will spend the rest of our days missing him, loving him and being utterly proud of the incredible man that he was. we will never forget the kindness we as a family have received from all who have supported us over the past year. friends, family, total strangers and the almighty unity of the thin blue line, from the depths of our hearts, thank you. it is compulsory for most people to wear a face covering in shops in england from today — but many retailers have said it's not up to them to enforce the rules. a covering must be worn in enclosed public spaces such as supermarkets, indoor shopping centres, railway stations and takeaways —

with a fine of up to £100 for those who refuse to wear one. keith doyle reports. once a rare sight in shops, covering your face is now not only recommended, it is the law. the pandemic has changed everything. it has kept us in, now we can go out but it has got new rules. shoppers have been adapting. it is so much better now that people have got a clear idea of what they are being asked to do. i am really pleased it has come in, it has given us more confidence to come to town. we have been avoiding up until now. from today in england, you must wear a face covering in shops and shopping centres as well as in supermarkets.

you also have to wear one in take—aways, but you can remove the face covering if you can sit down to eat on the premises. restaurants, cinemas, salons, gems and pubs are some of the place ——places exempt from the rules. there are also exemptions for children under the age of 11 and people with disabilities or certain health conditions. there is a £100 fine for those who do not abide by the regulations, but the government hopes persuasion, not public prosecution, will work. we know that the vast majority of people do follow the rules. and that there is the option for the police to be involved in enforcement but i really do not think we all need to go down that avenue. because most people will follow the rules, people do take this very seriously. but the police say they simply cannot confront every person are not sticking to the rules. we just do not have a capacity. we simply cannot do it, not to the level that some people expect, which is first to be honest on every high street, every store and ensuring that people are wearing the face covering. that is why i have said, very plainly, that the retailers and those who are operating in the stores or businesses that they also have a responsibility to educate the public. at this bridal shop in wakefield, they are not sure how easy

it is going to be to make everyone stick to the rules. i already have brides coming in that, i do make them wear a mask in the change rooms, but they don't take it off to look at themselves. it is very hard to envision how you will look on your wedding day with a big masking of a set it is not compulsory for shop workers to wear face coverings, but the government is recommending that employers consider their use where appropriate. the rules are a different across the uk. in wales, face coverings will become a mandatory on public transport from the 27th ofjuly, that is monday. in northern ireland, they are already required on public transport including ferries, and in scotland, face coverings are compulsory in shops, libraries and on public transport. taking a face covering with you when going out shopping will now have to be as routine as remembering your keys, your purse or your wallet. and while shoppers are adapting, retailers are also. nearly half of the population of england — about 30 million people —

are to be offered a flu vaccine this winter, in an attempt to prevent a surge of flu cases coinciding with an expected increase in coronavirus. the nhs vaccination programme will be extended to everyone over 50, children in their first year of secondary school, and people living with anyone who's sheilding. our health correspondent catherine burns has more. if the government gets its way, more than half the people in england will get this, the flu jab. all this, the nasal spray for children. it is offering a free vaccine to more people than ever before. normally, it is free to those who are medical conditions, as well as pre—and is a primary school aged children. this winter, though, it will be extended to over 50s, children in the first year of secondary school, people who have been shielding and anyone they live with. the prime minister, visiting a gp in london, listen out for his

slightly muffled view on people who do not believe in vaccinations. there's all these anti—faxes now, they are nuts. nuts! he says, he could not be clearer, though, on why vaccination programme is being extended. the reason for doing this is to protect the nhs in the winter because we still have got covid—19, we still have got the threat of a second spike of covid—19 and it is vital therefore to keep that pressure off the nhs by everyone getting a flu jab and i really hope everyone will. he hopes they will, but will they? last year, 25 million people in england were eligible for the free vaccine. it was more like 15 million who actually had it. flu can be serious and it kills thousands of people every year. doctors say it is sensible to tackle it head—on, but they need more information on how

they will vaccinate millions more people at a time when they are already under pressure to keep surgeries covid-19 secure. the 7000 which the practice had done, have to do normally, under the practice population of 20,000, it is going to have to be ramped up to about 10,000 people. it is going to be a logistics issue, but absolutely it is the right move. this will start in september and the most at—risk groups will be invited for a vaccine first. eventually, it will roll out to the over 50s too. plans for scotland, wales and northern ireland have not yet been announced. one glimmer of hope, we are now used to an inquiry has been launched into maternity safety at nhs trusts across england.

it comes after a series of revelations by bbc news highlighting poor maternity care and preventable baby deaths in shropshire and kent. the inquiry will look at how safe nhs maternity services are and what needs to be done to improve. our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan explains the background. there have been growing concerns for a while over the maternity safety of nhs trust and england, as we conceive for the shows we enter the trust, that has been in the news in one way or another since 2017 because of the return to the concern. that was when hunt was the health secretary at the time, the order of the review into 23 cases, we learned this week that that independent review is now looking at 1862 cases, spanning a number of yea rs, 1862 cases, spanning a number of years, the vast majority of them from years 2010 other 19 come of that we we have the beginning of the year, we have had concerns that they have been preventable deaths at east kent hospitals trust, dad margetts in ashford and because we have got

significant problems and two separate parts of the country, jeremy hunt, who is now the chairman of the commons health and social ca re of the commons health and social care committee, but has decided that the other mps going to launch what they have called it review of maternity safety in england. it will ultimately be advisory, but coming from a committee like this, led by someone from a committee like this, led by someone who knows the self—service intimately, says neither maternity safety ca m pa ig n intimately, says neither maternity safety campaign should be open and the government will take it on board. ultimately, what everybody across the board should do is reduce the number of unnecessary deaths of infa nts the number of unnecessary deaths of infants at labour and if you look at whatjeremy hunt was saying today,, and look at if was as good as somewhere like sweden, that would be at 1000 fewer babies dying in england each year and that is ultimately what committee and what the nhs is striving to achieve. there is a goal to try and reduce the number of deaths, as part of the

nhs's long plan, but there is the trust that acting independently of the system but are not learning from the system but are not learning from the other systems like incident, if you before shrewsbury, in cumbria for example, there is an investigation there, that was reported in 2015, looking at the problems of the maternity unit of the year 2000 and 42,011, it found 11 babies and one mother had died unnecessarily. some of the babies that were identified in that unit and cumbria have become evident in other units since then. every time that we do something, whether it's in shrewsbury and kent, we get contacted in shrewsbury and kent, we get co nta cted by in shrewsbury and kent, we get contacted by other people saying it not just these trusts, have you looked here as well? so i think that the committee of mps is probably tapping into that sense of concern across the country and deciding to look into this investigation. adverts on television forjunk food could be banned before the 9pm watershed, as part of new measures to try to curb obesity.

people who are overweight are believed to be at a greater risk of becoming seriously ill with coronavirus. the move marks a change in stance by the prime minister, who has previously criticised taxes on foods high in salt, fat and sugar. our political correspondent jessica parker reports. he used to say people should eat what they like, but after battling coronavirus and now on his own health kick, the prime minister is encouraging people to go on one as well. i am not normally a believer in a nannying, bossying type of politics, but the reality is that obesity is one of the real co—morbidity factors, it is losing weight, it is frankly one of the ways you can reduce your own risk from covid—19 and actually, it is one of the ways you can generally improve your health. the problem of obesity is not new.

neither are some of the ideas in the mix. restrictions on advertising unhealthy food before the 9pm watershed, protection for children from online adverts, curbing shop promotions on foods high in fat, sugar and salt, but there will be calls to go further. i think it should be absolutely clear that this one measure will not serve obesity itself. it has to be done with a whole host of other solutions which were proposed two years ago, we have never had them implemented. borisjohnson may have had something of a change of heart, but not everyone will feel the same. these kinds of ideas have been proposed before, they have met resistance. and they will again. on restricting adverts, already an industry letter to the prime minister warning, while the effects on obesity would be insignificant, the ban would have a severe impact on revenues and jobs across the advertising sector.

succulent tower burger, smothered in sauce... plans are expected to be officially unveiled early next week, but obesity is an immediate problem. some of these ideas have already been poured overfor years. our correspondent sangita myska is in st albans for u. i've been tweeting out pictures and the people is an albans have been tweeting me back, telling me that the high street here is the business they had seen in months. part of thatis they had seen in months. part of that is down to the fact that st albans city that is down to the fact that st alba ns city council that is down to the fact that st albans city council has gone to great pains to try to create events here in the city centre to try to drive a foot full back up. it is worth bearing in mind that for footfall on the english high street has fallen by about one third. what they have done here is sealed off they have done here is sealed off the high street in order that no

traffic can pass through. as you can see, the stills are behind me, that has brought the mac works really well to bring people out of their homes and into the house street. if you had been speaking to today think that compulsory face mask is actually a step that they felt they needed, but is that the reaction within the shops, joining the is this shopping. of course a sales assistant assistant here at this boutique. what has been the reaction that your business my? we have had a great reaction, actually, people are very happy to wear face mask, it sparked conversation and banter when they come in wearing one and we talk about the different styles, so it has been really well accepted, actually. in one of the interesting things about the rules, the government has said that shop owners and sales assistants won't be expected to enforce the rules, that will be down to the police, if you refuse, but of course you are on the front line, it means if the money

comes and you have to find convenient and polite ways of asking them to dojust convenient and polite ways of asking them to do just that. has that happened this morning was like we have not had any... well, we did have not had any... well, we did have a lady who approached the front door and said, have a lady who approached the front doorand said, i have not have a lady who approached the front door and said, i have not got a face mask, but i am here to buy a face mask! sit on this issue could not come into that shop, but what was lovely, what i sever from the doorstep. it was just a lovely, funny moment. sol doorstep. it was just a lovely, funny moment. so i took a card payment, she paid for the face mask with it and gave it to her. it was just lovely. it is alljust fine and open and no one is really feeling that this is awful, it has actually been good fun, basically. one of the curious things about introduction of this rule is that while customers have to wear face masks, but assista nts have to wear face masks, but assistants like yourself do not. do you think, to some extent matters... something you would prefer to do as well? well, i think so, yes, but actually beat chloe james team, we

well, we won't wear masks when we are behind our perspex screen at the till, but actually, we do put them on when we leave that designated area to go upstairs to the boutique and style, because actually, we feel that we want to protect others, we wa nt that we want to protect others, we want to protect ourselves and we are all in this together, so it would actually feel wrong not to wear a mask like our customers are, so that is what we are going to do. and what has been really hard for you, just before people were made redundant, you had an officejob, and at before people were made redundant, you had an office job, and at chloe james, for someone like you, making sure you get back to high streets into the shops it is really important, because it's the difference between you being able to pay your rent and not. yes, exactly, here i am, previously an office manager, now a retail assistant and stylist here at chloe james, so it is really important for me to come

back and for people to come back and to start shopping and to having a great experience while they are shopping and to feel safe doing that. that is really important with all of us here. i really wish you the very best. thank you. just to let you know, i have been talking as i say let you know, i have been talking as isay to... let you know, i have been talking as i say to... have been intending to do everything everything they can do to keep the street market going, it will keep going as long as they need it to, and it will be going and closing down other streets in the city centre, hoping to replicate the same effect. in the meantime, back to you. now it's time for a look at the weather with nick miller. hello, it's almost the weekend, it must be time for another area of low pressure to come into the uk, you've got that one right. in fact, rain to end the day in northern ireland after what is a pleasant afternoon across much of the uk with temperatures in the warm spots in the mid—20s across the eastern and south east england. but here is the rain

as we end the afternoon and then into this evening and tonight, it will push its way east across all areas, quite patchy and showery the further south you are, but some heavier burst of rain at times across northern ireland, scotland and northern england later in the night. it will be quite a warm and muggy night. it is low pressure in control for the start of the weekend, it is looking breezy out there. showery, definitely, some heavy and thundery showers in places, a few breaks in the cloud allowing some sunny spells occasionally, showers merging to give some longer spells of rain across parts of southern and eastern england through the afternoon and into the evening. these are average speeds, there will be some gusts in excess of 30mph in places so it is a blustery start to the weekend and it will feel a bit cooler for saturday as well. goodbye.

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three teenagers are convicted of the manslaughter of pc andrew harper, killed just a month after his wedding while responding to reports of a stolen quad bike. the defendants drove the car which dragged pc harper behind it for more than a mile. he suffered catastrophic injuries. his wife lissie says she's disappointed by today's verdict of manslaughter. this crime, whatever the outcome, deliberated over in court was brutal and senseless. the way in which andrew was robbed of his life we all know to be barbaric and inexplicable. i am immensely disappointed with the verdict given today. face—coverings are now compulsory in shops in england for most people. failing to wear one could mean a £100 fine. 30 million people in england will be offered the flu jab this winter, to try to stop the nhs being overwhelmed if there's a second wave of coronavirus. the prime minister is expected to announce new measures to curb obesity, including a ban on tv adverts forjunk food before nine o'clock in the evening. obesity is one of the real

co—morbidity factors. losing weight is frankly one of the ways you can reduce your own risks from covid. and how lockdown has helped one of britain's rarest birds bounce back — as a crane chick hatches in lincolnshire for the first time in 400 years. total retail sales returned almost to pre—lockdown levels injune. food shops did particularly well, and there's been a big shift towards online — £3 in every £10 was spent on internet purchases. but the high street is still struggling, with clothing sales down as our business correspondent emma simpson reports. the day the high street reopened. queues everywhere for the most popular shops. retailers now recovering from lockdown and the record decline in sales, but it's far from business as usual. take this jewellery shop in watford, a family run business that has been

ticking over for 144 years. dan runs it now and says sales are going in the right direction, but times have definitely changed. it's a small shop, as you know. it used to get packed and obviously we can't do that now because we are limited numbers, so i can't see it going back to the levels it was. so how positive are you, dan? 50/50! it all depends on consumers? absolutely, yes, they need to get out there and start spending and then the cogs can start turning and we can all have a slice. injune, if you exclude food, overall sales on the high street were still 33% lower than before the pandemic. online sales were up 54%, driving much of the growth. have you been splashing the cash post lockdown? not at all. i've still been really careful. a lot more online, obviously but, yeah, we've been spending the same amount to be fair.

since we've been able to get out a few more bits and pieces, bits of the garden. i expect a lot of people have been gardening. a few treats? a few treats as well, mainly chocolate! watford is a popular shopping destination. the mall dominates the town and here you can see the dramatic changes in retail as our shopping habits change. since lockdown it's lost debenhams and nowjohn lewis. the shutters never to reopen a huge blow. way face big challenges at the moment with the closure ofjohn lewis and debenhams here, so the key thing for us is to adapt to that and make sure we can continue to welcome people into the town centre. we know we've got to adapt and change because the world around this changing. john lewis has been the anchor store in this shopping centre for 30 years and it wasn't even paying any rent. even so, like many other retailers, it says the store just isn't financially viable given how much shopping is now online.

it's good news for retailers that sales are growing, but they are all now having to adapt. emma simpson, bbc news. the duke and duchess of sussex have begun legal action after papparazzi photographs emerged of their son. meghan and harry, who now live in los angeles, filed a suit complaining of invasion of privacy — after they say drones were used to take pictures of 14—month—old archie at their home. according to the lawsuit, the duke and duchess are constantly followed by paparazzi, who've flown helicopters over their house and cut holes in security fences, as david willis explains. in this lawsuit, the couple's lawyer says that meghan and harry moved to los angeles in order to escape what he calls the incessant attention of the uk tabloids and, for six weeks, all was well until the daily mail published details of the couple's address, whereupon they were besieged by members of the paparazzi, according to this lawsuit,

some of whom flew drones as low as 20 feet above the roof of their house, or used helicopters in an attempt to get pictures of the couple and their young son. the lawsuit alleges that pictures were taken of archie playing in the back garden by somebody who later claimed that those pictures had been taken in a public place, because such action is illegal under california law. the lawsuit alleges that whoever took the pictures used either a telephoto lens, trespassed onto the couple's property, or took those pictures using a drone. and while the couple does not know who actually took the pictures, they are suing for invasion of privacy in the hope of establishing the photographer's identity and to warn potential buyers that those pictures were taken illegally. david willis.

china has ordered the closure of the american consulate in chengdu. beijing said us personnel had interfered in china's affairs. it follows washington's decision to shut down a chinese consulate in texas, amid accusations from the us of spying and theft of intellectual property. robin brant has sent this report from shanghai. the 35 years, the us government has had an official mission here in chengdu. now china's state—run tv is live streaming its demise. earlier this week, small fires were seen in a courtyard of the chinese consulate in houston in texas. it was the first sign that they were preparing to go on the orders of president trump's government. applause all this in a week when america's secretary of state chose very blunt language to redefine us relationship with a rising china. the old paradigms with blind engagement with china simply won't get it done. we must not continue it and we must not return to it. as president trump has made very clear, we need a strategy that

protects the american economy and indeed our way of life. the free world must triumph over this new tyranny. so, distrust and verifying are the guiding principles for the trump administration in its approach to china. the beijing, this was their official explanation for their retaliation and why they ordered chengdu shut. china's measure is a legitimate and necessary response to the unjust act of the us. it conforms with international law, basic international relations and practices. the current situation in relation there is not what china deserves to see and the us is responsible for all of this. it appears reciprocal. it is not the biggest consulate by far the us has here, but it is important for america's monitoring what is going on in nearby tibet. increasingly, as well, communications with other ethnic groups in xinjiang.

china stands accused of mass incarceration of hundreds of thousands of chinese muslims. forcing countries to close their diplomatic missions is a highly unusual move but it comes as this relationship is deteriorating at a remarkable pace. it started with the trade war two years ago but now it is a full frontal confrontation on multiple levels. there may be some electoral politics at play here but president trump us ——there may be some electoral politics at play here but president trump's team has spent years now trying to change the relationship across the pacific. from huawei to hong kong, from xinjiang sanctions to the coronavirus, the us is more hostile. china reacts, reciprocate but it isn't backing down. robin brant, bbc news, shanghai. one of the most prominent windrush campaigners, paulette wilson, has died aged 64. she came to the uk from jamaica as a ten—year—old to live with her grandparents — but in 2016, the home office told her that she was here illegally

and she was threatened with deportation. last year, she spoke to the bbc about her experience. i couldn't eat, i couldn't sleep. none of us could. it was terrible. there is no price you can put on my life and compensation isn't going to make my life that much better anyway, so there is no price on my life. that is it. patrick vernon campaigned alongside paulette wilson. still in complete shock even now, talking to the family, to her daughter and she is devastated. i have been talking to the family and they are completely devastated. i want to say thank you to everyone in britain who has supported paulette over the last few years, but she feels she has lost her mum down to the hostile environment and the government's policies. why does she feel that? because i met paulette over the last few years and essentially she had

two spells in a detention centre. when she came out, she decided to campaign and share her story and inspire hundreds of thousands of other windrush victims to do the same thing, which then led to the expose of the scandal. but even after that, she was still fighting for compensation and i think she experienced post—traumatic stress and that had an impact on her physiology of her body and in many ways, her spirit was broken. the government broke her spirit. she was feisty and full of life, and if you speak to any of the victims or see them, their spirit has been broken by this government because the dedication, the disrespect, the mental impact on trying to stay in britain as a british citizen and been told you're not, has a massive impact. that is the sad thing about that. you said obviously her daughter is shattered, but they have drawn

strength from the public support. absolutely, and the family really respect everyone who has supported them over the last few years. the sad thing about it is the government still haven't learnt the lessons of the impact of the scandal. windrush campaigner patrick vernon. let's return to the news that nearly half the population of england are to be offered a flu vaccine this winter, in an attempt to prevent a surge of flu cases coinciding with an expected increase in coronavirus. doctor martin marshall is president of the royal college of gps and welcomed the announcement, but said it would be a big challenge. the vast majority of the programme goes through general practice so the last season, the 2019, 2020 season, over 15 million people were vaccinated. that represents about 75% of what was then the target population.

as you say, this extra group of people could mean another 10 million people, probably, adding people between the ages of 50 and 64 and 11—year—olds and people who are being shielded. it is a massive logistic challenge, it is possible to do it. general practices are really well—organised do this. in conjunction with local community pharmacists, but it will be a big challenge. yes, if the vaccine is produced and is available to us, we will make sure that patients get it. that is quite a big gift because we order our vaccines in january or february for use the following october, it takes that long to get the orders in and to get the vaccine developed and manufactured. so ordering another large batch now is inevitably going to cause some delays, inevitably we are going to focus on those at highest risk initially and then gradually move through to the lower risk people. i am confident that general practices are up to it.

the biggest challenge, of course, is doing it during the time when the covid—19 virus still around because whereas usually it is a well oiled machine, we can see patients very rapidly in general practice, we are now going to have to wear protective equipment for anybody doing the vaccination, patients are going to have to wear masks, we are going to have to do it in a socially distant way, so it is a massive challenge but it is doable. doctor martin marshall. the historic hagia sophia site has held friday prayers for the first time since turkish authorities ruled it could be converted into a mosque. the 1,500—year—old unesco world heritage site was originally built as an orthodox cathedral, it was then converted to a mosque in the middle ages, and became a museum in 1934. now its return as a mosque hasn't been without controversy, as paul adams reports.

a vast crowd to witness a new chapter in hagia sophia's 1,500—year history. this grand cathedral turned mosque turned museum, once again a place of muslim worship. for older conservative turks, a moment of huge national and religious pride. translation: our 86 years of longing end today. we have been waiting for the opening of hagia sophia for a long time. thanks to our president and the court decision, today we are going to perform friday prayers at hagia sophia. a day to put other concerns, a fragile economy, political challenges and the effects of coronavirus to one side. his supporters compare him to the sultan that captured constantinople in 1453 and claim to untying cathedral for islam.

for the president's critics, it is all part of a worrying trend. this is a symbolic act of reversing the turn towards the western and secularism and establishing the fact that turkey defends the right of islam, as much as it defends its own national rights. inside, 500 invited guests attended prayers in a vast space revered by muslims and christians alike. the pope has called this painful but mr erdogan says christians have nothing to fear, hagia sophia will remain open to all, he says. byzantine mosaics depicting jesus and the virgin mary will be covered, but only during prayers. in an address full of references to the country's ottoman glories, turkey's top muslim cleric said a long period of national

heartbreak had come to an end. it is certainly a day for president erdogan to savour, but for all the sense of celebration, today's move does little to foster positive unity in a country full of divisions. the headlines on bbc news... three teenagers are convicted of the manslaughter of pc andrew harper, killed after responding to reports of a stolen quad bike. the defendants drove the car which dragged pc harper behind it for more than a mile. he suffered catastrophic injuries. in other news, face—coverings become mandatory in shops, banks and take—aways in england. breaking the rules could mean a £100 fine. president donald trump has cancelled the pre—election republican party convention in florida, blaming the coronavirus spike in the state. part of the convention will go still go ahead in north carolina, where mr trump will be formally nominated as the republican presidential candidate. opinion polls suggest

he is facing an uphill battle for a second term in office, with many people critical of his handling of the pandemic. nickjohnson reports. accepting his party's nomination in front of a flag waving placard bearing confetti strewn arena four yea rs bearing confetti strewn arena four years ago. president trump and wa nted years ago. president trump and wanted nothing more than a repeat performance this year. the coronavirus pandemic has now put paid to that, as it has many other aspects of american life. the delegates are going to north carolina. they will be doing the nomination and we're going to do some other things with tele—rallies and online, in the week that we are discussing, which will be really good. i think we will do it well. and i will still do a convention

speech in a different form, but we won't do a big, crowded convention per se. it is not the right time for that. officials injacksonville and florida where the main republican convention was due to be held have expressed their relief, thanking the president for putting public health and safety first. party conventions are huge events in which democrats and republicans formally approve their nominee for the presidential election. cancelling such an event could hurt donald trump in a crucial election battle ground in which he is trailing his rivaljoe biden in the polls. trump simply cannot when we election without winning florida and, as florida is the biggest swing state in the country. in the last a stats, in. the, sewing. !n the, last?” " ’” "” five