jessie cole quickly unhooked the bike. rear view camera, you can see his legs as he tries to escape, followed by pc harper, who got caught at that moment in the tow rope. sentencing the teenagers, mrjustice edis said they had killed "a talented and brave young police officer who was going above and beyond his duty in order to provide a public service". pc harper's widow, lissie harper, read a victim impact statement to court. she said: these are three people who i do not believe have ever shown an ounce of genuine remorse or contrition for their actions. they did their best to frustrate the police investigation. thejudge said there was nothing he could do to restore andrew harper to his loving wife or family, and they had the profound sympathy of the whole nation. helena wilkinson, bbc news. now on bbc news, witness history. hello, and welcome to witness history with me, razia iqbal at the royal academy in london. today we will hear from five people who have lived through incredible moments in history. coming up: the woman

jessie cole quickly unhooked the bike. the rear view camera, you can see his legs as he tries to escape, followed by pc harper, who got caught at that moment in the tow rope. sentencing the teenagers, mrjustice edis said they had killed "a talented and brave young police officer who was going above and beyond his duty in order to provide a public service". pc harper's widow, lissie harper, read a victim impact statement to court. she said: these are three people who i do not believe have ever shown an ounce of genuine remorse or contrition for their actions. they did their best to frustrate the police investigation. thejudge said there was nothing he could do to restore andrew harper to his loving wife or family, and they had the profound sympathy of the whole nation. helena wilkinson, bbc news. now it's time for the travel show. coming up this week: elephants, iceland, and a splash of heavy metal, african—style. hello and welcome to the travel show with me, christa larwood. well, if you were watching last week, you would

the sentences handed down were 16 years to henry long, and 13 years both to albert bowers and jessie coles to the court of appeal has been made by the attorney general, suella braverman, who says these we re suella braverman, who says these were horrific crimes and has personally looked at the details of the cases. she says the offenders should be punished for these heinous crimes. the decision to refer to the court of appeal has been welcomed by andrew harper's widow, lissie harper, who says it is great to and the sentences did not match the crimes, it was notjustice for stop in terms of whether the court of appeal will raise the sentences, in about two thirds of cases, that's what they do. two thirds of cases that make it to the court of appeal, they are increased by the court, but they are increased by the court, but the bar is quite high. the court has to decide whether the judge in the sentencing made a gross error or whether the sentences outside the range of reasonable sentences available. we should remember that albert bowers and jessie cole have this week launch their own appeals

jessie cole quickly unhooked the bike. he tries to escape, followed by pc harper, who got caught at that moment in the towrope. sentencing the teenagers, mrjustice edis said they had killed a talented and brave young police officer, who was going above and beyond his duty in order to provide a public service". pc harper's widow, lissie harper, read a victim impact statement to court. she said... these are three people who i do not believe have ever shown an ounce of genuine remorse or contrition for their actions. they did their best to frustrate the police investigation. thejudge said there was nothing he could do to restore andrew harper to his loving wife or family, and they had the profound sympathy of the whole nation. helena wilkinson, bbc news. this is bbc news, the headlines: the head of the world health 0rganization has said the impact of the coronavirus outbreak will be felt "for decades to come". rupert murdoch's son james murdoch resigns from the board of news corporation, citing editorial disagreements. let's

see, that the sentences are too lenient. 0n the other side of it, two of them, albert bowers and jessie coleh. your thoughts on that? everyone knows what they've done. whether they intended to go out on that night to do that or not, this is what has happened. they need to realise that they can'tjust, you know, not deal with any sort of punishment for that. i mean, i'm not sure why they think that that's acceptable. i'll do everything i can to make sure that that doesn't happen in the future. what are days like for you now? very different, entirely different actually. andrew was my whole life. but i've got this focus now i and think it sort of got to the point now where i've actually managed to get a little bit of composure and energy to really do something good instead ofjust coping, you know, actually achieving something that might help people in the future. today marks a year since the death of 19—year—old harry dunn, who was killed after his motorbike collided with a car outside a us airbase in northamptonshire. the driver of the car left the uk and flew to the united states, claiming dip

the driver, henry long, was given 16 years, while his passengers, albert bowers and jessie cole, wereondent danny shaw is with me. danny, and what grounds is this referral —based, and what are the chances of it succeeding?” referral —based, and what are the chances of it succeeding? i think the grounds on which a referral is best is two aspects. 0ne, the grounds on which a referral is best is two aspects. one, the judge made a gross error, certainly what i think will be argued by the attorney general counsel, and, or, that the sentencing was outside the range available. no life sentence was given to these three and that was partly because of their age. the ringleader, long, 18 at the time, and other two were 17 and said to have learning difficulties and that was taken into account by the judge but the attorney general believes the sentences are too short. the news has been welcomed by pc harper's widow who said it was great news. two thirds of these cases that go to the court of appeal do result in the sentences being made longer. but it will clearly be up to the court of appeal. it i

henry long, with albert bowes and jessie cole, were convicted of the manslaughter of andrew harper butterworthnow want change. harper's law, supported by the police federation, would see those convicted of killing emergency workers given life sentences. with that level of evidence and the details, the way that he was killed, it is so clear that they are responsible, these people are responsible, and we did not get the right outcome for the trial. so, yeah, you know, we all feel totally like there has been a misjustice. changing the law will be an enormous challenge for lissie harper, but she feels the obstacles ahead was taking on. andrew made the ultimate sacrifice, it was notjust his life, it was his future and my future and, you know, the lives of everyone who loved him. so harper's law is just so important that we bring in. maybe it will give other families a little bit of closure that we haven't got. now it's time for a look at the weather with phil avery hello, once again. tuesday hasn't been too bad at its best but there have been variations on the theme and if you have been anywhere ne

the sentences handed down were 16 years to henry long and 13 years both to albert bowers and jessie colef appeal has been made by the attorney general, suella braverman. she says that these were horrific crime and she had personally considered the details of the cases. she said offenders should be punished with the greatest severity for such heinous crimes. now, the decision to refer the cases to the court of appeal has been welcomed by lissie harper, andrew harper's widow. she said this was great news. she said the sentences did not match their crimes, it was notjustice. now, in terms of whether or not the court of appeal will raise the sentences, in about two thirds of cases that is what they do. in two thirds of cases which make it to the court of appeal for referral they are increased by the court, but the bar is quite high. the court has to consider whether thejudge in sentencing made a gross error or whether the sentenc is outside the range of reasonable sentences available. now, we should remember that bowers and cole have this week launched their own appeals both against their co

braverman has referred the sentences of pc andrew harper‘s killers henry long, albert bowers and jessie colesulted in the death of a much respected police officer while on duty. having said the details of this shocking case, i have decided to refer this case to the court of appeal. attacks made against emergency workers will not be tolerated and offenders should be punished with the greatest severity for such heinous crimes. pc harper suffered fatal injuries when his ankles got caught in a strap trailing behind a vehicle driven by henry long on 15 august 2019. a date for this court of appeal hearing hasn‘t yet been set. uk government debt has risen above two trillion pounds for the first time, as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. the office for national statistics said the government borrowed 26.7 billion pounds injuly. our economics correspondent, andrew walker, puts that two trillion figure into context for us. in relation to national income or the size of the economy it takes that figure over 100%. that‘s the first time it has been that large relative to the economy since the early 19

jessie cole, henry long and albert bowers were found guilty not of murder but of manslaughter.rrific nature of this crime, the way andrew died, has sent shock waves through the police force. the police family is very tight—knit. and i really feel a part of that now. from, you know, the officer that gave me the news, who has been immensely supportive of me through the whole process. and also, andrew's colleagues. yeah, i honestly can't imagine what it was like for them being there. but they have, you know, done him proud. lissie is now campaigning to introduce harper's law. it would mean an automatic life sentence for anyone convicted of killing an emergency worker. if a person commits a crime, and as a result of that crime, you know, a front line worker is killed, then the sentence needs to reflect that. and the verdict. so what we want is, you know, a life sentence ultimately. obviously in this country life doesn't mean life, but it needs to reflect that. changing the law and sentencing guidelines will be an uphill battle. but it is one lissie is determined to fight. andrew ma

albert bowers and jessie cole are seeking permission to challenge their convictions and their 13—yeared a petition for tougherjail terms for people who kill emergency services workers. andrew harper died when he was dragged behind a car driven by fleeing quad bike thieves last year. in the latest 2a hour period, a further 16 people in the uk have died after testing positive for covid—i9, according to government figures. that takes the total number of uk covid deaths within 28 days of a positive test to 41,397. railway season ticket holders and commuters in england and wales will see a 1.6% rise in fares surprise jump in inflation. it'll affect about half of rail fares — which are pegged tojuly‘s retail price index. the office for national statistics said rising petrol prices and additional ppe costs helped contribute to the increase in prices. our business correspondent sarah corker reports. the morning commute across the pennines from huddersfield to manchester. it's normally packed. but in the era of coronavirus, rush hour is anything but. despite the slump in passenger numbers, rai