three teenagers are convicted of the manslaughter of pc andrew harper, killed last year, while responding to a robbery in berkshire. he'd been dragged for more than a mile caught in the tow rope of the getaway car. his wife of less than a month says his killers are guilty of murder. the way in which andrew was robbed of his life we all know to be barbaric and inexplicable. i'm immensely disappointed with the verdict given today. the teenagers will be sentenced next week. also on the programme. boris johnson admits there are lessons to be learned, over the government's handling, of the coronaviru pandemic. when you look back at this crisis, everybody can see that this was something that was new,

that we didn't understand in the way that we would have liked in the first few weeks and months. millions in england will be offered the flu jab this winter, to ease pressure on the nhs, amid coronavirus. and a tight contest at old trafford, as england take on west indies in the decisive final test. and coming up on bbc news in around 15 minutes time. the 2020 tokyo olympic were due to start today, but doubts now surround the delayed games. will they take place at all? good evening and welcome

to the bbc news at six. three teeangers have been convicted of the manslaughter of pc andrew harper, who died in berkshire last year, after being dragged along a country road by a car. the officer, who'd been been investigating a burglary at the time, had married his childhood sweetheart just four weeks earlier, and today she spoke of her disappointment that the three accused were not found guilty of murder. our correspondent, helena wilkinson, is at the old bailey for us this evening. clive, as the verdicts were read out pc andrew harper's widow lissie broke down in tear, she and the officer's family have had to listen to the most harrowing details in the last four week, he was killed while protecting the public just last four week, he was killed while protecting the publicjust doing his job. a warning that my report contains distressing details and flashing images. andrew and lissie harper beaming onnen their wedding day lastjuly. butjust harper beaming onnen their wedding day lastjuly. but just four weeks

after they promised a future together, it was so cruelly taken away, when pc andrew harper was killed. the teenager's responsible 19—year—old henry long, along with 18—year—old 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 my house, they are stealing my quad bike. i am going out. don't go out there. i am going out. have you sent someone or go out there. i am going out. have you sent someone or not. officers we re you sent someone or not. officers 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 tow rope. this is now the rear view from the officers' vehicle with pc shaw at the wheel. you can see jessie cole's legs as he tries to get into the car, closely followed by pc andrew harper. at that moment, the officer stepped into the tow rope, and was dragged away. my colleague pc harper got out of the vehicle, run 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 the road, it fell out the vehicle. pc shaw knew who it was. that is probably pc harp e i have found his stab vest in the road. in court, thejury road. in court, the jury was shown this computer visualisation, of where andrew harper was dragged for over a mile. the prosecution said he was

swung from side to side, like a pendulum, in an effort to dislodge him. their case for murder was that the teenagers knew the officer was behind the car, and had intended to kill him. but thejury behind the car, and had intended to kill him. but the jury wasn't convinced, and convicted on manslaughter instead. this is very serious, you 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 ca rava n down the teenagers' car to a nearby caravan site. i am arrested 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 was taken from us, 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 which

all know to be barbaric and inexplicable. i am all know to be barbaric and inexplicable. lam immensely disappointed with the verdict given today. at pc andrew harper's funeral his widow lissie told the congregation andrew was a gentle giant with a heart of gold, there wasn't a day, she said, thats passed when they didn't say they loved each other. it can be revealed thatjurors in the trial had to be given special protection measures because police received intelligence that associates of the teenagers had planned to intimidate the jury. the three teenagers will be sentenced next week. clive. helena, thank you for that. at the old bailey. boris johnson has admitted the government didn't understand the coronavirus in the "first few weeks and months" of the pandemic, and suggests things "could have been done differently". speaking as he marked his first full year in office, the prime minister said there are "very open questions" on whether

the lockdown came too late. the comments are a marked change from ministers' past insistence, that the right decisions were taken at the right time. he's been speaking to our political editor, laura kuenssberg. 366 days in number ten. hi laura. welcome. welcome. he won an election. we left the eu. you walk through this door as prime minister. the days have been dominated by a crisis no—one could have imagined. covid—i9. what have you got wrong so that you get it right next time?|j think that you get it right next time?” think laura, when you look back at this crisis, everybody can see that this crisis, everybody can see that this was something that was new, that we didn't understand in the way that we didn't understand in the way that we didn't understand in the way that we would have liked in the first few weeks and month, and i think probably you know, the single thing that we didn't see the beginning was the extent to which it was being transmitted from person—to—person, but i am very proud of many of the things that

people in our public services did, that members of the public did, to deal with coronavirus. what you are saying is that the response was too slow because the disease wasn't understood? i think it is fair to say there are things we need to learn about how we handle it in the early stages. i think what people really wa nt early stages. i think what people really want to focus on now, is what oare really want to focus on now, is what o are we doing, to prepare for the next phase. but prime minister, people want to know what happened though, prime minister... you are talking about this as though it is in the past. it is not. hindsight isn't just a in the past. it is not. hindsight isn'tjust a wonderful thing, it is useful. people wan to know what happened. 16,000 people died who have tested positive, what do you think the mistakes were? we mourn every one of those who lost their lives, and our thoughts are very much with their families, and... were you taking it... and i take full responsibility for everything

that government did. but did you ta ke that government did. but did you take it seriously enough at the start? there will be plenty of opportunities to learn the lessons of what happened. but the best way to honour the, those who lost their lives, the victims, and their families, is now, because you keep talking about this as though it is in the past laura, as though we must look back, actually we need to make sure that we are prepared for the future. prime minister, isn't that precisely why, now is the time to be honest about what went wrong. do you regret now that lockdown happened when it did, many people believe it might have been too late. you are trying to run a kind of inquiry into what happened. prime minister i am not trying to run an inquiry, i am trying to get you to acknowledge what went wrong. listen to the scientist, the questions that you have just asked are very open questions as far as they are concerned is, and there will be a

time, obviously to consider all those issues. surely, the best way to be prepared is for people to be confident that the government will act quickly enough the next time. i mean wasn't there a pattern that developed over time? you said you didn't need to ban public gatherings and then you did. the government said we didn't need to wear face masks and we do. now you say community testing is vital. isn't there a story of delay. no. if you look at the timing of every single piece of advice that we got from our advisers, from sage, you will find whenever they said we needed to take particular step we stuck to that. maybe the scientists were wrong. well, maybe. there were things we could have done differently as i said. what is the hardest thing you have had to decide in this room?” think it would be difficult to choose the single most difficult thing i have personally had to deal

with. gone perhaps his insistence that the right decisions were made in this room at the right time. but what of the tragedy behind care homes closed doors? your health secretary claimed a prospective ring had been thrown round care homes, you know that is hot the case. we have done a huge amount. it was too late. i mentioned the difficulty of testing but, thanks to the fantastic work of our care home sector, if you look at what is happening now, the number of new outbreaks in care homes is massively down, and we are testing every ca re homes is massively down, and we are testing every care home worker, weekly, every care home worker weekly, every care home worker weekly, every care homes are deve ntry weekly, every care homes are deventry 2 day, we will increase testing both for the nhs and care home worker, both symptom matically and asome 2078 matically. we are earn willing the whole time. this disease affected you personally, did you think you were going to die at

that moment when you were seriously ill? i was very lucky, that moment when you were seriously ill? iwas very lucky, i had that moment when you were seriously ill? i was very lucky, i had stand tick doctors and nurses in the nhs. for me and for quite a few others, is, and this is an issue we are raising today, is the issue of being overweight, and that is why we need to tackle our national struggle with obesity, typically our great country tends to be a bit fatter than many other countries in europe, so you ask about my own personal circumstances, one of the lessons i dry from that is the need for us to be fitter and healthy. what is your priority now? i mean you have had this roller coaster year? the priorities are exactly what they a lwa ys priorities are exactly what they always have. except we are doubling down, covid has taught me this country has moved too slowly sometimes so we need to go faster and when we look at some of the obstacles and problems we have, as a government, and as a society, we

need sometimes government, that is me, me, to be willing to push and move things along, if we have any hope of drivering the infrastructure we need. yes, the country has been going through a very tough time and psychologically it has been an extraordinary time for the country. but i also know is a nation of incredible natural resilience and fortitude and imagination, and i think we will bounce back really much stronger than ever before. optimism his familiar trademark. do you see yourself being here for the very long—term? you see yourself being here for the very long-term? we are working very ha rd very long-term? we are working very hard laura. ithought very long-term? we are working very hard laura. i thought i got through this interview already folks. but he has already discovered the real change of life in power is perhaps surprise. borisjohnson change of life in power is perhaps surprise. boris johnson is change of life in power is perhaps surprise. borisjohnson is still relu cta nt to surprise. borisjohnson is still reluctant to give chapter and verse of everything that may or may not have gone wrong in this terrible pandemic, but i think it is

significant he was willing to concede there was an open question about whether or not the lockdown came too late. there has been huge intense debate already about that, not just here intense debate already about that, notjust here in westminster but among scientists and round the country. over whether things just happened too slowly and labour is already saying tonight what the prime minister's remarks show, is that ministers mantra, that the right decisions were made at the right decisions were made at the right time, is just too confident and has been proven to be not the case. but what is viking from the prime minister's point of view, —— striking, is it is clear he wants to use his agony and the country's agony from coronavirus all the stress, tensions and the terrible things to renew his energy and determination to make the kinds of changes that he promised, notjust when he stood on the steps a year ago when he became prime minister for the first time, but also, to renew the promises he made to people in the general election campaign, but as the prime minister well knows he may well be an optimist at heart,

but the last year has shown events of course can disrupt and they can make politics very very difficult and very challenging indeed. the script has certainly not gone as he would have happened —— hoped or planned. 0k, planned. ok, laura, thank glare. it's the first day of the compulsorary wearing of face coverings in confined indoor public spaces in england. some of the places affected include supermarkets, shops, transport hubs and takeaways. the penalty for non—compliance is a fine of up to £100. however, there are exceptions to the rule. for instance, you don't have to comply in a restaurant or pubs, gyms, cinemas or at the hairdressers. and some people are exempt from having to wear a face covering, including children under 11, people with breathing difficulties, and those with some disabilities. the government says it hopes most people will voluntarily follow the rules, with some retailers saying it's not up to them

to help enforcement. well, our correspondent danny savage is in northalteron, in north yorkshire, for us this evening. this is going to be a self enforced rule. most police forces say they are not going to be patrolling shops to make sure people are wearing masks so those £100 fines are likely to be few and far between, but he would have thought injanuary that come the summer would have thought injanuary that come the summer we would have thought injanuary that come the summer we would all have to cover her face to go shopping? like every high street in england today, new rules about wearing a face covering are leading to caution and questions. across the road in this department store, only 110 people are allowed in the shop at any one time, if social distancing is to be observed. every single customer that's come through the door this morning has been wearing a mask already. we haven't had to ask anyone. there's been the odd person with them slightly down below their nose,

just reminding things like that, but apart form that it's all been fine. inside this store also highlights the variations in the rules. out here in the shopping area you have to wear your mask, but when you come into the restaurant you can take it off to have your food and drink. but you have to remember to put this back on as soon as you leave. many people are keeping their masks on between shops, although not everyone approves. if we weren't advised, i wouldn't be wearing them, to be honest, because i can't see they will have much effect. but as the government says you wear them, so we ‘ll wear them, you know. but mostly shoppers are happy to comply. if it can stop the spread of the coronavirus, i mean, why not? it's not a big ask. it's a little something you put over your face just to protect you and everyone else round you. it's important to toe the line. you know, those are the rules, so that's what we have to do. i don't like wearing one, but no choice. this food shop will give customers a mask if they haven't got one. but they also won't be challenging people who aren't wearing one.

we understand that, you know, people with certain medical conditions are finding it difficult to wear them, so we trust our customers to be, you know, to do the sensible thing and we respect that. this co—op store near norwich is part of one national supermarket chain which also won't be enforcing the new rule. it says it's the job of the police to do that. in bristol, most people in this shopping centre were doing as they have been told, and in scotland face coverings have been mandatory for two weeks now. policing it isn't straightforward, though. one person has been fined so far, for not complying. in wales and northern ireland, covering your face in shops is still optional. back in england, this is now the norm, although traders say they are very worried about the effect this will all have on business if it is still the rule in the run up to christmas. danny savage, bbc news, northallerton.

figures for the latest 2a hour period show 123 people's deaths were recorded, after being diagnosed with coronavirus. that brings the total number of deaths in the uk, to 45,677. on average in the past week, 63 people died every day from covid—19. the list of countries that tourists can visit without having to quarantine when returning to the uk will now be reviewed every week, rather than every three weeks. five more countries have been classifed as safe for travel but portugal is to remain on the list of countries, from which travellers must go into quarantine for two weeks on arrival into britain. the flu vaccine is to be offered to more than half of england's population this winter — to prevent the health service being overwhelmed if there's another surge in coronavirus cases. 30 million free jabs will be provided, including to people aged 50 and over and children under 11. our health correspondent, catherine burns, has the story. it's not the virus we've all been focusing on, but, like covid—19, flu can be serious. it can put a strain on the nhs

and it can kill thousands. this year, it could come on top of a possible surge in coronavirus cases. which is why this winter the government wants more than half the people in england to get this — the flu jab or this — the nasal spray for children. the prime minister visiting a gp surgery 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 the 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.

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, year 7 pupils, people who have been shielding and anyone they live with. plans for scotland, wales and northern ireland have not yet been announced. last year, 25 million people in england were eligible for the free vaccine, but around ten million decided not to have it. gps say it's a good idea to tackle flu head—on, but there are real questions about exactly how it's going to happen. normally during a flu clinic this waiting room would be absolutely packed. right now, because of social distancing, they are only allowed five patients in the entire building. the programme will start across england in september. the nhs will invite the most at—risk groups first and then eventually roll it out to over 50s.

doctors say they might need to be creative to do this during a pandemic. we might have to deliver vaccinations in parks, near cinemas, near shopping centres, in car parks, where it is not in a confined building, and also the capacity will be better in terms of social distancing. there is some optimism that hand washing, social distancing and wearing masks — measures we have brought in to fight coronavirus — could also help stop the flu from spreading. catherine burns, bbc news. our top story this evening: three teenagers are convicted of the manslaughter of pc andrew harper, killed last year while responding to the robbery in berkshire.

rebekah vardy files legal papers, outlining her case against colleen rooney. coming up on sportsday on bbc news. olly pope leads an england fight back in the deciding third and final test against west indies at old trafford. retail sales returned to near pre—lockdown levels last month, as the reopening of shops released pent—up demand. there was a rise of nearly 14% in goods sold injune compared to may, with food shops continuing to do particularly well. sales were up 5% compared to february. the office for national statistics says, since the lockdown, there's been a huge shift towards online shopping, with sales up by more than 50%, and that means, despite the easing of the lockdown, the high street is still struggling. emma simpson has more. watford — a town dominated by a shopping centre and where the dramatic changes in retail are now being played out. during lockdown, it

lost its debenhams, and then, just recently, john lewis. the shutters now permanently down. it says it is no longer financially viable because so much shopping is now done online. this resident is leading the campaign to save it. i think it's the beating heart of this town centre. john lewis is the anchor store for the intu centre. it draws people from all over the place. without ourjohn lewis, i really feel the whole of the town centre is going to crumble. it's the main draw. retail sales are recovering, but it is a mixed bag. some sectors are doing better than others. this family—run jeweller‘s been ticking over for 144 years. dan runs it now, and says, although sales are picking up, times have definitely changed. it's a small shop. it used to get packed, and obviously we can't do that now, because we're limited on numbers, so i can't see it going back to the levels it was. so, how positive are you? 50-50. because it all depends on consumers?

absolutely, yeah. they need to get out there and start spending. have you been splashing the cash post—lockdown? not at all. still being really careful. a lot more online obviously. but, yeah, we've been spending the same amount. a few more bits and pieces, bits for the garden. a lot of people have been gardening. a few treats, a few treats as well, yes. mainly chocolate! talking of which, back in the mall here is a retailer that is adapting to our changing shopping habits and creating new jobs. the boss told me internet sales are booming. how has this pandemic impacted retail? there has been an accelerated, if you like, retail darwinism that's happened, and we've had literally three years of what was going to happen anyway compressed into three months, and i don't think we are going to see a return to the previous lower levels of online shopping.

it has now gone up and will stay up. as overall sales are nearly back to levels seen before the pandemic, it's clear that people are happily shopping again, but it's where and how they're doing that that could leave some towns and cities in the uk changed forever. emma simpson, bbc news, watford. a parliamentary inquiry has begun into the safety of maternity services at nhs trusts across england. it follows a series of bbc reports into poor care at some hospitals, including the shrewsbury and telford nhs trust. the commons health select committee has promised a "root and branch" investigation. ifa if a video thatjohnny depp's lawyers sees show that amber heard attacked her sister has been shown to court. it said the friends

inspected her body for bruises on the video. johnny depp is suing the publisher of the sun over an online article that labelled him a wife—beater, a charge he denies. rebekah vardy, the wife of the leicester city strikerjamie, has filed legal papers, in a possible law suit against colleen rooney. mrs vardy claims to have suffered months of online abuse, after rooney seemed to imply she'd been leaking details of her private life, allegations she denies. here's our media correspondent, david sillito. rebekah vardy is a well—known media figure, especially after her appearance on i'm a celebrity, however the last few months she says have been a torrent. i ended up with severe anxiety attacks. i ended up in hospital three times. i ended up with kidney stones. the cause of

this torment? herfriend, coleen rooney, the wife of wayne rooney. the trouble began when stories about coleen and wayne started appearing in the papers. cooling set—up a private instagram account which she says was accessible to just one person and then she waited to see if the information she posted appeared in the press. a few months later she revealed what she had done and i mean, rebekah vardy. rebekah vardy has filed a claim for libel. she says she has suffered a torrent of online abuse, ridicule and threats to herself and to her family. online abuse, ridicule and threats to herself and to herfamily. in her court documents, she says she has been targeted by online trolls and attacked on social media platforms including but not limited to twitter and instagram. it said the claimant suffered from severe insomnia, she was taken to hospital three times

well pregnant and adds the abuse that followed made herfeel suicidal. she was scared to leave her house. even on the football pitch, it was the subject of chance. rebekah vardy says she didn't like anything on various people had access to her account. coleen rooney has said it is disappointment, disappointing that rebekah vardy has chosen to take up poor, court proceedings but it means that coleen rooney's evidence can be made public when the time is right. in the third and final test against the west indies, england have recovered from a shaky start.

our sports correspondent andy swiss reports. i recall forjoffre archer earlier in the week he revealed he had suffered from racial abuse on social media and the players took the knee and support of black life matter. with the series hinging on the scheme, they needed to start well. a dog for don sibley, the west indies clearly meant business. including their new cult hero. six foot six, 22 stone, minimal run—up but maximum spin. carmel was soon posing problems. it was his fielders that did the damage. joe root run out. his team in trouble. here is ben stokes, england's superhero, but not this time. stokes gone for 20. soon

followed by rory burns. watch this. a