daniel sandford, bbc news. business and sport. they are also continuing a special series of reports on farming. today‘s focus is on brexit and its impact on the uk‘s farming industry. this is the briefing from bbc news. the latest headlines: after weeks of anti—government protests, hong kong‘s chief executive says she will set up a platform for dialogue. a young woman is cleared of murder in el salvador, casting a fresh light on the country‘s strict anti—abortion laws. now it‘s time to look at the stories that are making the headlines in the media across the world. we begin with the guardian, and uk prime minister borisjohnson, who has written a letter suggesting the brexit backstop could be replaced by a new form of commitments to prevent a hard border. the eu, however, remains unconvinced, the paper says. the financial times leads on news that a hong kong billionaire has taken advantage of the weak pound to buy pubs group greene king. victor li, who is hong kong‘s richest man, struck a £4.6 billion deal for t

our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports. without stop for six years now. the largest number of deaths are from heroin and morphine, but cocaine deaths are becoming more prominent, as are deaths from drugs like spice — what were known as legal highs, before they were made illegal. last year, a record 4,359 people died from drugs poisoning. two thirds of those deaths, almost 3,000, were from drugs misuse — also a record. that figure went up by 17% since 2017, the highest increase in a single year. there are several reasons why drug—related deaths are increasing, including increased supply of both heroin and cocaine to the uk, but that's very hard for the government to control. one of the things the government could control is the amount of money it spends on drug treatment services, and we know those services save lives. not only do they save people's lives, they actually save money, because they reduce the amount of cost to the nhs, and also the amount of crime that is done in drug markets. statistics for deaths from drug mis

daniel sandford, bbc news. now on bbc news, our world. for centuries, a significant sikh minority has grown in relative safety in afg ha nista n. but in the last decade, persecution has seen the population drop. sikhs have lived in afghanistan for centuries, but they are an embattled minority living in ghettos and trapped in poverty. in a muslim country that is unstable and insecure, sikhs are targeted and discriminated against for their religion. and the violence is getting worse. i have returned to my homeland of afghanistan to meet one of the nation's oldest communities. once, a quarter of a million strong, now reduced to just quarter of a million strong, now reduced tojust 100 quarter of a million strong, now reduced to just 100 families. this is a community facing a dilemma over its very existence. this is a district in the capital of kabul, it is home to one of afg hanistan‘s last remaining kabul, it is home to one of afghanistan's last remaining seat communities. today is the biggest day on the seek calendar. it celebrates the birt

daniel sandford was in court.rates‘ court today, jed foster, who was charged last night with the murder of pc andrew harper. the 20—year—old is also accused of the theft of a quad bike, just before the police officer died. pc harper's family came to court to see the man accused of killing him in person, to bear witness to his first appearance in the dock. during the two—minute hearing, jed foster simply confirmed his name, date of birth and his address near reading. his family were also in court, including his mother, holding a teddy bear, and afterwards, his solicitor made this statement. on behalf of him and his family, he emphatically denies any responsibility or involvement in the horrific murder of pc andrew harper. we urge the police to follow every single line of inquiry to prove who is responsible and to ensure that there is justice in this case. pc andrew harper was the first police officer to die in the line of duty for more than two years. he married his wife lissiejust 28 days before he was killed. pc

daniel sandford, bbc news.ar the irish border was a sinister attempt to lure officers and soldiers into the area to murder them. it's believed that a dissident republican group was behind the attack, in county fermanagh. deputy chief constable stephen martin called the attack a "reckless and indiscriminate" attempt to kill police officers. don't forget you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter, i'm @ricohizon. now on bbc news: sport today. there hello, i'm tulsen tollett and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: the right decision or not? paul pogba misses a penalty as manchester united draw 1—1 at wolves in the premier league. philippe coutinho officially joins bayern munich on loan from barcelona with an option for the germans to make it permanent and controversy rages over whether or not steve smith should have been allowed to retun to the field after being hit in the neck during the second ashes test against england. hello and welcome to the pro

daniel sandford reports.tch of the a4 outside reading, police officers doing what they dread — investigating the death of one of their own. pc andrew harper, 28—years—old, married to his wife lissie just four weeks ago, described by his chief constable as highly regarded, popular and a significant loss to the force. the officer was well known across the force. you know, so, it's felt very personal, despite the size of the force, it's felt very personally by the whole of the police family. pc harper was responding with his crewmate to reports of a burglary late last night, a routine call that has ended in tragedy. yellow marks on the road made by scenes—of—crime officers give an indication of what happened here. pc harper appears to have been struck by a vehicle at the bottom of landon‘s hill and then dragged across the busy all, being left where those blue forensic tents are at the bottom of ufton lane. ten people have been arrested on suspicion of his murder. they are all male — the oldest is 30, the younges

daniel sandford reports.n a rural stretch of the a4 outside reading, police officers doing what they dread — investigating the death of one of their own. pc andrew harper, 28—years—old, married to his wife lissie just four weeks ago, described by his chief constable as highly regarded, popular and a significant loss to the force. the officer was well known across the force. you know, so, it's felt very personal, despite the size of the force, it's felt very personally by the whole of the police family. pc harper was responding with his crewmate to reports of a burglary late last night, a routine call that has ended in tragedy. yellow marks on the road made by scenes—of—crime officers give an indication of what happened here. pc harper appears to have been struck by a vehicle at the bottom of landon‘s hill and then dragged across the busy all, being left where those blue forensic tents are at the bottom of ufton lane. ten people have been arrested on suspicion of his murder. they are all male — the oldest is 3

daniel sandford, bbc news. now on bbc news, click.pencer kelly takes a look at the latest techniques in firefighting at the international fire training centre. this week, another chance to see our firefighting special when we tackle blazes from the air, on the ground and even on rails. in the summerand in the summer and autumn of 2018, california experienced its deadliest ever wildfires. they claimed the lives of over 80 people and whole towns were destroyed. but as residents tried to escape, the firefighters did what they always do, they ran towards the danger. it isa do, they ran towards the danger. it is a profession that relies on courage, education and, increasingly, the latest science and technology to better understand how fires behave and how to beat back the flames. and if you want to be a firefighter, this is where you learn the craft. the international fire training centre in darlington, in the north of england. this is where brave firefighters come from around the world to learn the latest techniques in fighting all kinds

daniel sandford, bbc news.led on american companies to boycott china, accusing beijing of stealing from the united states. it comes after china announced a new tax on us goods in the escalating trade war between the two countries. us stocks fell sharply at the news, with the dow ending more than 2% down. 0ur washington correspondent chris buckler is at the white house for us now. we know he's not conventional in his speech, but this is still extraordinary language from president trump. yes, ina yes, in a series of furious tweets he attacked china, appeared to heighten the trade war and he ordered, it is important to say that is the word he was, ordered american companies with interests in china to look elsewhere to base their operations. what sparked this is china's plan to put 10% tariffs on some american goods. it is another strike in the bitter trade battle between the countries. america had said they would put tariffs on some io said they would put tariffs on some 10 billion goods from china. now he has sai

daniel sandford, bbc news.lty on two charges of posting grossly offensive material. paul bussetti said it was a joke and he never intended for the video to be shared, after it was circulated on whatsapp groups. the prosecution team was criticised by the judge for the late disclosure of evidence. a woman has been arrested on suspicion of neglect after her ten—year—old son was found dead in a caravan in birmingham. police and paramedics were called to the acocks green area of the city this morning, but the boy was pronounced dead a short time later. detectives are treating the death as unexplained until a postmortem is conducted. donald trump has branded an anti—fascism movement a terrorist organisation and says he's considering officially designating it as such. his comments on ‘antifa' — short for anti—facism — have prompted accusations of hypocrisy from critics who say he hasn't done enough to curb white supremacist groups. earlier this week, our north america correspondent aleem maqbool reported on those far—

daniel sandford, bbc news.irways pilots are to stage a series of strikes next month in a dispute over pay. the british airline pilots association said its members will walk out on the 9th, 10th and 27th of september. it comes after they rejected a pay increase worth 11.5% over three years, which the airline said is "fair and generous". the bbc understands the mp for sheffield hallam, jared 0'mara, has been arrested on suspicion of fraud. it's understood his chief—of—staff, gareth arnold, was also arrested. both men were later released under investigation. police are believed to have confiscated electronic equipment from mr 0'mara, who sits as an independent mp. he ousted the former liberal democrat leader, nick clegg, from his long—held seat, standing as a labour candidate in 2017. the prime minister has warned that people shouldn't get their hopes up too soon about the prospects of a brexit deal. speaking while visiting a hopsital in devon about this week's meetings in germany and france, borisjohnson played d

daniel sandford, bbc news.r sheffield hallam, brazil's president has ordered the military to help fight devastating fires in the amazon, amid mounting international pressure. president trump has ordered american firms to find alternatives to trading with china as the trade war escalates. glasgow university is to raise and spend 20 million pounds to atone for the money it benefited from during the slave trade. it's thought to be the first institution in the uk to put such a programme in place. the money will be used for a research centre which glasgow will manage in partnership with the university of the west indies, to raise awareness of the history of slavery. from glasgow, lorna gordon reports. the university of glasgow was the first civic institution in scotland to petition against slavery. in centuries past, the cloisters here echoed with the voices of prominent abolitionists and academics who challenged the trade in humans. but there is a less well—known side to its history. we can see he donated £1000 to

daniel sandford, bbc news, berkshire.he country's president. it follows his blistering speech in parliament in which he accused the interior minister, matteo salvini, of destroying the ruling coalition for his personal gain. mr conte — who belongs to neither party in the coalition — was brought in a year ago to try to hold the government together. this report by our correspondent james reynolds contains some flashing images. if you come to bury, not to praise, then the senate in rome is a perfect stage. italy's prime minister giuseppe conte aimed his dagger at the man sitting to his right, his coalition partner matteo salvini. translation: mr salvini has been irresponsible in provoking this government crisis. he has followed only his own party interest. the attack generated nothing more than a shrug or two. this coalition has not managed to fix italy's long struggling economy. salvini is moving out because he no longer wants to share power with populist rivals. he believes he can win an outright victory in a snap election

daniel sandford, bbc news.companies to boycott china — accusing beijing of stealing from the united states. it comes after china announced a new tax on us goods, in the escalating trade war between the two countries. us stocks fell sharply at the news, with the dow ending more than 2% down. our washington correspondent chris buckler sent this update on the president's latest extraordinary outburst. ina in a series of furious tweets he attacked china, appeared to heighten the trade war ended he ordered, and thatis the trade war ended he ordered, and that is the word he used, ordered american companies with interests in china to look elsewhere to base their operations. and what sparked this is the plan of china to impose 10% tariffs on $75 billion worth of american goods. that has made a strike in a bitter trade battle between the countries. the us had already announced plans to impose 10% tariffs on some $300 billion of chinese imports by the middle of december. and president trump has just announced that in res

daniel sandford, bbc news.oss the country, have outlined their concerns over the impact on public services, if the uk leaves the european union, without a deal. documents seen by the bbc, highlight fears over shortages of some foods, affecting schools, care homes, hospitals and prisons. it comes after a secret government report was leaked this weekend, warning of fuel, food and medicine shortages, if there is a no—deal brexit. here's our economics editor, faisal islam. the fully—stocked shelves of one of the depots that helps feed britain. this warehouse in slough is one of the largest providers of food for care homes, schools, hospitals and prisons, and here they are now having to prepare yet again for no—deal brexit and not being sure of being able to obtain some of their staples. a lot of the stuff like your chopped tomatoes, your chickpeas, your baked beans, the majority of those products are manufactured in spain or italy so therefore you have to import them, otherwise you won't have the volumes that you n

daniel sandford, bbc news, ufton green. uk, a charity that supports police officers and their families, told me he has seen a rise in number of officers seeking support for post traumatic stress disorder. policing is dangerous. everybody involved in policing knows it's dangerous. and those in the front often have prepared themselves for harm and to suffer serious injury. but to prepare for the ultimate sacrifice is very, very difficult to do and it's even more difficult for families and loved ones who are not necessarily prepared for it. it's been a very difficult day for policing. leasing still has to carry on, there have been 16,000 incidents requiring attendance across the country today. —— policing. but it is hard to know that one of our collea g u es is hard to know that one of our colleagues have been lost. how much more dangerous is policing today? we know police officers are being attacked, one every 20 minutes. 11 serious injuries a day across the uk. we know that one in five police personnel are currently living w

daniel sandford, bbc news, berkshire.ere oil is turned into petrol and diesel, could face severe difficulties in the aftermath of a no—deal brexit — that's according to industry leaders and documents seen by the bbc. under current plans for a no—deal brexit the government says it will not impose duties on imports — that might mean cheaper petrol from places like russia on sale here. good for us, the consumers, in the short term, but potentially not so good for the industry, with british refined fuel exports facing a 5% eu tax. documents obtained by the bbc also reveal the extent to which councils are already stockpiling fuel — in preparation for a no—deal brexit. here's our economics editor faisal islam. by by the humber, tankers fill up with petrol just refined by the humber, tankers fill up with petroljust refined from north sea oil at one of the six remaining refineries in the uk. pumping out the petrol and diesel used by millions of vehicles. according to contingency planning, there is a danger to their viability unde

daniel sandford, bbc news.appearing from a holiday resort in malaysia had not been abducted, according to local police. they say a postmortem examination of 15—year—old nora quoirin showed she had died from internal bleeding, probably a result of hunger and stress. our correspondent howard johnson is on pantai hill close to the area where nora's body was discovered. yes, yesterday a senior pathologist travelled from kuala lumpur to carry out this postmortem examination. today the findings were released at a state police press conference. they said the suspicion of foul play had been ruled out and said for the time being there is no element of abduction or kidnapping according to the state police chief. they said nora had died two or three days before they found her body on tuesday and the cause of death was a rupturing of her in testing and internal bleeding because of a prolonged lack of food and stress. the family have not responded yet to the findings, but yesterday the lucie blackman trust, the charity set

let's join our correspondent, daniel sandford, who's in berkshire for us tonight., clive, more than 2a hours on from a pc harper's death, this junction on the m4 remains a crime scene guarded by police, the scene ofa scene guarded by police, the scene of a possible murder. but also a place where colleagues are morning the first police officer to be killed for more than two years. an officer who was due to go on honeymoon next week. on a rural stretch of the a4 outside reading, police officers doing what they dread — investigating the death of one of their own. pc andrew harper, 28 years old, married to his wife lissie just four weeks ago, described by his chief constable as highly regarded, popular and a significant loss to the force. the officer was well known across the force. you know, so, it's felt very personal, despite the size of the force, it's felt very personally by the whole of the police family. pc harper was responding with his crewmate to reports of a burglary late last night, a routine call that has ended in tragedy. yellow marks on the road made by

daniel sandford, bbc news.posting grossly offensive material. paul bussetti said it was a joke and he never intended for the video to be shared, after it was circulated on whatsapp groups. the prosecution team was criticised by the judge for the late disclosure of evidence. a woman has been arrested on suspicion of neglect, after her 10—year—old son was found dead in a caravan in birmingham. police and paramedics were called to the acocks green area of the city this morning, but the boy was pronounced dead a short time later. detectives are treating the death as unexplained until a post—mortem is conducted. president trump has branded an anti—fascism movement a terrorist organisation and says he's considering officially designating it as such. his comments on antifa, short for anti—facism, have prompted accusations of hypocrisy from critics who say he hasn't done enough to curb white supremacist groups. earlier this week, our north america correspondent aleem maqbool reported on those far—right groups. now, fro

daniel sandford, bbc news, ufton green. our home editor, mark easton, is here. the last point from daniel, how prevalent attacks on the police? thousand police are injured in the course of duty every year. we put two terrible incidents in the last couple of weeks. as daniel said, foran last couple of weeks. as daniel said, for an officer to be killed is tha nkfully said, for an officer to be killed is thankfully rare, perhaps one or two on average per year, but every violent or life—threatening incident isa violent or life—threatening incident is a reminder of what we ask emergency services to do, a reminder of the values which underpin our society, the values of public service. we expect people notjust to do their bit but sometimes to ta ke to do their bit but sometimes to take risks on behalf of wider society for the pc andrew harper wasn't armed, and most officers say they don't want to be armed, because they don't want to be armed, because they don't want to be armed, because they don't want to separate themselves from the people they pledge to protect, and

daniel sandford, bbc news.xploded near the irish border was a sinister attempt to lure officers and soldiers into the area to murder them. it's believed that a dissident republican group was behind the attack in county fermanagh. 0ur correspondent emma vardy is at the scene for us tonight. it seems the police had a very lucky escape. they did, police have said officers are lucky to be alive after the second device detonated this morning. the force believes it is either the abbey mac new ira or the continuity ira who are behind the attack and it is the fifth attempt by dissident republicans to try to kill police officers just this year. police pointed out today they have noticed an increase in the activity of the continuity ira over the last year and that group was behind a very similar incidentjust a few weeks ago. but what really marked today was the very frustrated reaction of police and the words of the deputy chief constable of northern ireland, who warned and made a wider plea, really, to the politicians o

daniel sandford, bbc news, berkshire.country's president. it follows his blistering speech in parliament in which he accused the interior minister, matteo salvini, of destroying the ruling coalition for his personal gain. mr conte, who belongs to neither party in the coalition, was brought in a year ago to try to hold the government together. this report by our correspondent james reynolds contains some flashing images. if you come to bury, not to praise, then the senate in rome is a perfect stage. italy's prime minister, giuseppe conte, his coalition partner matteo salvini. translation: mr salvini has been irresponsible in provoking this government crisis. he has followed only his own party interest. the attack generated nothing more than a shrug or two. this coalition has not managed to fix italy's long struggling economy. matteo salvini is moving out because he no longer wants to share power with populist rivals. he believes he can win an outright victory in a snap election. translation: let's go to an election, no—one

our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports.ew surge into divisions living in britain applying for what is called settled status. people like this woman who has been working as a nanny in london for ii woman who has been working as a nanny in london for 11 years and wa nts to nanny in london for 11 years and wants to stay, and sees settled status as a key step. it will help me reach my goal which is a british passport in the future, and be sure about everything. despite brexit, there is still net inward migration to the uk from eu countries. the figures show 59,000 more people came here then left in the year to march, but from those countries thatjoined the eu later in 2004 like poland, 7000 more people left than arrived. the main exceptions to the trend are bulgaria and romania. from those countries there was still net inward migration of 32,000. all the figures have to be treated with caution now. they were downgraded yesterday to experimental statistics because of concerns over how accurate they are. barbara runs a resource c

all right, you, daniel sandford.court via video—link from prison. the thames valley police officer died last thursday near the village of sulhamstead in berkshire, while investigating a burglary. duncan kennedy is at reading crown court. welcome at this hearing today only lasted about 30 minutes or so. jed foster wasn't in court himself. he was present via link from the prison where he is being held. he gave his date of birth and also his nationality is british. on one side of the court where ten or 15 members of the court where ten or 15 members of his family and friends. and on the other side of the court, three members of pc andrew harper's family listening to a technical and administrative hearing today. the main decision today was that the trial ofjed foster will main decision today was that the trial of jed foster will take main decision today was that the trial ofjed foster will take place onjanuary trial ofjed foster will take place on january the 20th next year. it will take place here at reading crown court

daniel sandford, bbc news.bbc understands the mp for sheffield hallam, jared 0'mara has been arrested on suspicion of fraud. it's understood his chief of staff gareth arnold was also arrested both men were later released under investigation. police are believed to have confiscated electronic equipment from mr 0'mara, who sits as an independent mp. he ousted the former liberal democrat leader nick clegg from his long held seat, standing as a labour candidate in 2017. british airways pilots are to stage a series of strikes next month, in a dispute over pay. the british airline pilots association said its members will walk out on the ninth, tenth and 27th of september. it comes after they rejected a pay increase worth 11.5% over three years, which the airline said is "fair and generous". joining me now is the chairman and chief executive of british airways, alex cruz. the union said that they rejected a number of packages that could have resolved this issue and why?” number of packages that could have resolved thi

daniel sandford, bbc news. now on bbc news, it's the travel show.herly main island of hokkaido. for decades, travellers have been drawn here by its stark contrast to the rest of the country. it's anotherjapan, one that is wild, challenging and remote. it's an incredible experience! with distinctive communities. i've come to meet them and to find out more about the country's northern frontier. so, if you look out to where i'm heading, that is japan's most northerly point. but on the other side, just a0 kilometres from the japanese coastline is the great landmass, russia. now that is important because it was russia expanding eastwards that led to japan 150 years ago to annex that island and give it the name, hokkaido. the island isn't small. it's around one fifth of japan's total landmass but nearly a century and a half after the move to fully populate hokkaido, still only around 4% of japan's people live here. hello, hokkaido! but because of this relatively recent migration, the island that was developed by those first japanese settlers took on its o

daniel sandford, bbc news, ufton green.ormer police officer, who has written about his experiences. he is in yourfor us now. good evening to you. good evening. what does the city about the risks police officers are taking currently? first of all, ijust the risks police officers are taking currently? first of all, i just want to pass my absolute shock and horror and disbelief and send my best regards to pc injure harper's family, his friends, his colleagues at this dreadful time —— pc andrew harper. my heart goes out to them tonight. i think that's the most important thing to be set right at the top of the interview. it's really concerning. it really is concerning what's happening within leasing. you just touched on a slightly there, talking about assaults on her police officers, men and women. it really has escalated. at the moment, it's terrifying to hear, but we are operating over 400 assaults on our men and women every week in england and wales, so this got to be serious rethink of what's happening. the prime minister, b

daniel sandford, bbc news, ufton green.out how this story and many others are covered in the front pages this evening. we are joined by columnist and playwright bonnie greer and the associate director of the institute of economic affairs kate andrews. ken clarke has said he would not reject an offer to become caretaker prime minister if it was "the only way" to stop a no—deal brexit. the liberal democrat leaderjo swinson has suggested the ex chancellor or the former labour deputy leader harriet harman could head a temporary government. the conservative mp and father of the house told the bbc the idea was "not inconceivable". 0ur political correspondent matt cole is at westminster. tell us more, what ken clarke has been saying. this is in response to jo swinson floating his name as the longest serving male mp or she also said harriet harman as the longest serving female mp, this is because jeremy corbyn has proposed the idea ofa jeremy corbyn has proposed the idea of a vote in a no confidence. if you manage to depose the pri

daniel sandford, bbc news.says rivers in england are being "used as open sewers", with nearly nine out ten failing to meet clean water standards. they say the environment agency is very unlikely to meet its clean river target by 2027. the agency is planning an autumn consultation on the "challenges and choices" faced in cleaning up our rivers. victoria gill reports. 0ur rivers are the veins of our towns, cities and countryside. i likejumping off into the river. but beneath the picturesque surface, there is a festering problem. i have a few friends who feel a bit poorly after they'd gone in. really? in what way? just a bit like, feeling sick. as these videos captured in ilkley west yorkshire showed when heavy rain overloaded sewage treatment pipes, untreated sewage is simply released into the river. campaigners here are saying water companies are allowing this to happen too often. the limit, the amount of infill going into the sewage plant was set 17 years ago. we have a difficult environment now, there is much

daniel sandford, bbc news.s here — we heard there in daniel's report government cuts to services are responsible for these deaths. are they right? i think there is actually a bigger disagreement, a bigger argument that lies behind the simple question of whether the cuts are causing the deaths, and that is disagreement about the whole approach of drugs policy. essentially, should it be driven as a law enforcement approach. you ban these substances and use the law to stop people using them, or whether you make it a public health approach and say we wa nt to public health approach and say we want to do whatever we can to reduce the harm. that is the difference that lies really behind all this. three years ago the advisory council, the statutory body that advises the home office, published its own paper and what it said could be done to reduce deaths from opiates, and heroin is one of the big causes behind the figures today, and they said a number of things. they said don't cut treatment, but also what about, we kn

our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford is at the court now.ing but it was very emotionally charged. pc harper's family were in court intently watching the man accused of killing him last week and the accused man's family were also there, sitting behind him on the public benches. arriving in handcuffs at reading magistrates‘ court this morning, 20—year—old jed foster, who was charged last night with the murder of pc andrew harper. he's also been charged with the theft of a quad bike just before the police officer died. some of pc harper's family came to court to see the man accused of killing him in person and to witness his first appearance in the dock. the hearing lasted less than two minutes. jed foster confirmed his name, his date of birth and his addressjust off the m4 near reading, and was told his case would be sent to the crown court for trial. some ofjed foster's family were also in court, including his mother, holding a teddy bear. afterwards, his solicitor made a statement. on behalf of him and his family, he emphatically denies any

daniel sandford reports.ice officers doing what they dread — investigating the death of one of their own. pc andrew harper, 28 years old, married to his wife lissie just four weeks ago, described by his chief constable as highly regarded, popular and a significant loss to the force. the officer was well known across the force. you know, so, it's felt very personal, despite the size of the force, it's felt very personally by the whole of the police family. pc harper was responding with his crewmate to reports of a burglary late last night, a routine call that has ended in tragedy. yellow marks on the road made by scenes—of—crime officers give an indication of what happened here. pc harper appears to have been struck by a vehicle at the bottom of landon‘s hill and then dragged across the busy all, being left where those blue forensic tents are at the bottom of ufton lane. ten people have been arrested on suspicion of his murder. they are all male — the oldest is 30, the youngestjust i3. this evening, there was

our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford is here. se really grim figures from scotla nd those really grim figures from scotland in july, those really grim figures from scotland injuly, where they have seen a scotland injuly, where they have seen a record increased to a record level as well. not only have we got a record number of people dying from drugs poisoning, people dying from drugs poisoning, people dying from drugs poisoning, people dying from drugs poisoning through drug misuse is ata drugs poisoning through drug misuse is at a record figure. the increase ina single is at a record figure. the increase in a single year is the biggest single increase there has ever been ina year. single increase there has ever been in a year. these figures started being collected in 1993. that was obviously in the aftermath of concerns about heroin misuse through the 80s and 90s. the figures went on climbing until about 2001, and then they basically remain stable between 2001 and 2012, and then from 2012 they have taken off, and for example coca

our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford has been following the story. see five are under 18. there is a 13—year—old, two 16—year—olds and to make 17—year—olds and the others are 18, 20,30. it is 17—year—olds and the others are 18, 20, 30. it is an 17—year—olds and the others are 18, 20,30. it is an extraordinarily young group of males, boys that are being held on suspicion of the murder of andrew harper. in terms of the investigation, there seems to be less forensic work going on at the crossroads where the incident happened, but still lots of forensic work happening at the caravan site where foul of those being held were arrested on thursday night going into friday morning. the iranian oil tanker seized by gibraltar last month has set sail overnight, after being released. the authorities in gibraltar turned down a us request to impound the vessel again. it was originally seized on suspicion of transporting oil to syria — which tehran has denied. john mcmanus reports. at anchor off the coast of gibraltar, prior to restarting herjourney which was interru

our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford was in court.r—old is also accused of the theft of a quad bike, just before the police officer died. pc harper‘s family came to court to see the man accused of killing him in person, to bear witness to his first appearance in the dock. during the two—minute hearing, jed foster simply confirmed his name, date of birth and his address near reading. his family were also in court, including his mother, holding a teddy bear, and afterwards his solicitor made this statement. on behalf of him and his family, he emphatically denies any responsibility or involvement in the horrific murder of pc andrew harper. we urge the police to follow every single line of inquiry to prove who is responsible and to ensure that there is justice in this case. pc andrew harper was the first police officer to die in the line of duty for more than two years. he married his wife just 28 days before he was killed. pc harper had been called out on thursday night to reports of a burglary and a stolen quad bike, but somehow he ende

our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford has more.rd migration to the uk from eu countries. today's figures show a 59,000 more people came here then left in the year to march. but from those countries thatjoined the eu later in 2004, like poland, 7,000 more people left than arrived. the main exceptions to the trend are bulgaria and romania — from those two countries, there was still net inward migration of 32,000. and all the figures have to be treated with caution now. they were downgraded yesterday to experimental statistics because of concerns over how accurate they are. this is outside source, live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is... the french president has told the british prime minister that there can be no major changes to the brexit agreement, but some alterations may still be possible. however, he said the irish border backstop was indispensible. let's look at some of the other stories from our language services... an attempt by bangladesh to start repatriating rohingya refugees to myanmar has failed, with no—one tur

our home affairs correspondent — daniel sandford — told us the latest from the court. pc harper's family were there in court, intently watching the man accused of killing him last week. and the accused man's own family were also there, sitting behind him on the public benches. arriving in handcuffs at reading magistrates' court, 20—year—old jed foster, who was charged last night with the murder of pc andrew harper. he's also been charged with the theft of a quad bikejust before the police officer died. some of pc harper's family came to court to see the man accused of killing him in person and to witness his first appearance in the dock. the hearing lasted less than two minutes. jed foster confirmed his name, his date of birth and his address, just off the m4 near reading. and was told his case will be sent to the crown court for trial. some ofjed foster's family were also in court, including his mother, holding a teddy bear. afterwards, his solicitor made this statement. on behalf of him and his family, he emphatically denies any responsibility or involvement in the h

daniel sandford, bbc news. that the mp for chatfield halim, jared 0'mara has been arrested for fraud. gareth arnold was also arrested, both men we re arnold was also arrested, both men were later under investigation. police are believed to have confiscated electronic information from mr 0'mara. he ousted nick clegg from mr 0'mara. he ousted nick clegg from his seat standing as a labour candidate in 2017. british airways pilots are to stage a series of strikes next month in a dispute over pgy- strikes next month in a dispute over pay. the british air line pilots association said its members will walk out on 9—10 and 27 september. this comes after they rejected a pay increase worth 11.5% over three yea rs, increase worth 11.5% over three years, which the airline said is fairand years, which the airline said is fair and generous. the headlines here on bbc news. they threatened to block it... unless brazil does more to curb the forest fires. the family ofa to curb the forest fires. the family of a police officer ki

daniel sandford, bbc news.s petition to the supreme court after his case was dismissed by a federal court. if the petition is heard, it could have major implications for the future of dating apps like grindr. carrie goldberg is the lawyer taking on that case, her firm represents victims of sexual blackmail including revenge porn, stalking and trolls. and with technology playing an increasingly key role in our sex and dating lives, questions about the role of big tech and what it should or shouldn't do to protect their users aren't going away anytime soon. carrie joins us now from new york. thanks very much forjoining and being with us. you would have added psycho so that west of miscreants there which is in your book nobody‘s victim. it is shocking stuff some of the stories you catalogue. equally shocking is the difficulty, almost impossibility for the ones we would call the victims to get interest even from the likes of the police. it's absolutely true. part of that has to do with federal legislation that prot

daniel sandford has been taking a look at the figures.for good orjust going back to poland for a couple of weeks? that is how the figures were calculated. it has become clear that is a very unreliable way of working out whether people particularly from countries like poland and hungary, are coming here to work or for a short period of time. there has been concern about the statistics because so much of government policy and the conservative party strategy, david cameron's strategy, was built on these quite dicey statistics. theresa may promised to bring down immigration to the tens of thousands — that was based on this quite flaky set of figures. for example, they didn't even ask people at stansted or luton or liverpool airport for years what they were doing, they were only asking them at heathrow. we all know many people coming out of eastern europe were using low budget flights at airports. the office for national statistics has looked at this and decided, yes, looking at things like national insurance registrations and home office data

daniel sandford, bbc news.esort in malaysia had not been abducted, according to local police. they say a postmortem examination of 15—year—old nora quiorin showed she had died from internal bleeding, probably a result of hunger and stress. our correspondent howard johnson is on pantai hill close to the area where nora's body was discovered. yesterday a senior pathologist travelled from the lesion capital of kuala lumpur to carry out this postmortem examination on nora's body. today the findings were released and police, at a state police press conference, they said that the suspicion of foul play had been ruled out. they said for the time being there is no element they say they believe nora had died two or three days before they had found her body on tuesday and as you say, they believe the cause of death was a rupturing of her in testing, and internal bleeding because of a prolonged lack of food and stress. now, the family here have not responded yet to these findings. but yesterday the lucy blackman trust, th

our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford was at the court and sent this report.g, 20—year—old jed foster, who was charged last night with the murder of pc andrew harper. he has also been charged the effect of a quad bikejust before the police officer died. some of pc harbour‘s family came to court to see the man accused of killing him in person and to witness his first appearance in the dock. the hearing lasted less than two minutes, jed foster confirmed his name, his date of birth and his address just off the m4 near reading. it was confirmed his case will be sent to the crown court for trial. some of jed foster‘s family were also in court, including his mother, holding a teddy bear. afterwards his solicitor made the statement. on behalf of him and his family, he emphatically denies any responsibility or involvement in the horrific murder of pc andrew harper. we urge the police to follow every single line of enquiry to prove who is responsible and to ensure that there is justice in this case. pc andrew harper, who married his wife lissie just 28 days before he w