lissie harper is calling for a retrial.t yet been concluded, the process is ongoing, the sentencing hearing is a vitally important part of the entire justice process. and one should not detach the verdict in a case such as this from a sentence. it is extremely rare for the verdicts of not guilty to be set aside. the three teenagers who killed pc harper are due to be sentenced on friday. helena wilkinson, bbc news. in response to lissie harper's letter — a downing street spokesperson said. he is taking part football, curry and lots of laughs — that sounds like a perfect night in for many people, but how about at kensington palace with prince william ? so, i made some curry for you boys. others laugh. by royal appointment, the prince has got the poppadoms in. it's not every day you get a takeaway to surroundings like these. are you serious? the samrat was delivered to the palace? yep. a podcast, pint, and a curry — though getting the delivery in did have its challenges. there's an uber driver on the floor at the moment being

andrew and lissie harper were married for less than a month when he was killed.family to see those responsible jailed for their crimes — jessie cole, henry long and albert bowers. this is cole and bowers laughing after their first court appearance. i've got four masked men outside my house, and they've got weapons. they're stealing my quad bike. this is the 999 call about the theft of a quad bike that pc harper had been responding to with a colleague. the officers soon came across the teenagers' car. jessie cole quickly unhooked the bike. through 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 towrope. sentencing the teenagers, mrjustice edis said they "had killed a talented and brave young 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 d

pc harper's widow, lissie harper, read a victim impact statement to court.i had to call him my husband. four weeks to be called his wife. my life often feels bleak, hopeless, irreparable. my desolate nights bring no rest, no time for reprieve from this utter turmoil. i will spend every day of the rest of my life with a hollowness that will never, ever be filled. 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. recruitment agencies say they're seeing up to ten times the usual number of applicants for jobs since the start of the pandemic. research suggests the jobs market is so competitive that people who used to work in management positions in the worst—hit sectors, like hospitality, are now applying for much less experienced roles. our business correspondent, sarah corker, repo

the mirror also leads with the reaction from lissie harper to the verdict on the trial of her husband'sress of her husband's killers. the financial times lease with the settlement. action leads with the settlement. the guardian has details of the prime minister borisjohnson‘s interivew with the bbc political editor laura kuenssberg who said the government didn't understand the virus and admitted there were things they could have done differently. the i reports that polling suggests 80% of people who have worked from home during the coronavirus want to continue once the virus has been suppressed. the daily mail says borisjohnson plans to make restaurants and take away chains publish calories in every meal as part of an anti obesity strategy following his brush with coronavirus in april earlier this year. looking abroad, the japan times reports once again residents in the capital tokyo are being urged to stay inside and avoid all nonessential travel following an unprecedented surge of coronavirus. and the straits times reports how with an uncertain economic outlook, firms are being asked

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.

andrew and lissie harper beaming on their wedding day lastjuly. s 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 most men outside my house and they've got weapons. they're stealing my quad bike. i'm going out there now. no, no, don't go out there. i'm going out there now. no, because you've said they've got weapons. have you sent someone or not? officers are on their way. 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

pc harper‘s widow, lissie harper, says she is ‘immensely disappointed‘ with the verdict.a 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 tears. pc harper‘s widow lizzie broke down in tears. it has been the most carrying case over the last four weeks with a very it has been the most harrowing 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 background to 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 cruelly taken away four weeks later. when pc harper was killed. the teenagers 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, gone to steal this quad

absolutely heartbreaking dad to hearfrom lissie harper who is the widow of pc andrew harper who diedy 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 t

harper. lets look in more detail at the legal process here and speak to the criminal barrister, kitty colley. lissiea police constable hi pic's family and friends but there isa pic's family and friends but there is a legal hill to climb to secure a retrial. there is no automatic appeal against a verdict delivered byajury appeal against a verdict delivered by a jury after a trial process and it is extremely rare for a verdict of not guilty to be set aside, whatever the strength of feeling there might be about the process which led thejury there might be about the process which led the jury to reach that decision. in 2003, the law reformed, thatis decision. in 2003, the law reformed, that is that law relating to double jeopardy, legal speak, that really means it is a principle preventing an acquitted person being tried a second time. as i said, the law reformed in 2003 by allowing retrial is in respect of a number of very serious offences and murder is one of them. previously the law did not allow a person who had been acquitted for an offence to be retried a second time. but the circumstances are a l

before sentencing andrew harper's widow, lissie, gave a victim impact statement of the court with themy husband was brutally killed four weeks after our wedding day. should i speak again of how we were robbed of our future or the plans are stolen from us? four weeks was all i had with my husband, four weeks to be called his wife. my life often feels bleak, hopeless, irreparable. the couple had been together for 13 years and were looking forward to their honeymoon. our correspondent helen wilkinson, thank you. the supreme court will consider whether an east london woman who travelled to syria as a schoolgirl tojoin the islamic state group should be allowed to return to the uk to challenge being stripped of her british citizenship. shamima begum, who's now 20, was one of three girls who went to syria in february 2015. last month, the court of appeal ruled she should be allowed back to london to fight for the return of her citizenship — a decision the government described as "deeply flawed". the former football coach and serial paedophile barry bennell has pleaded guilty to nine further

lissie harper said she is utterly shocked and appalled by the verdicts. because there is a public outcry, because there is a public outcry, because there is public concern and people don't like the verdict. the only way in which this could be brought, is if there was fresh and compelling evidence, that wasn't available at the original trial. we've dab something called the double jeopardy law, whereby you couldn't be retried for the same offence once you have been acquitted, whatever the circumstances. that changed in 2005, largely due to the advances in dna evidence. so if there is discovered to be compelling dna evidence which can link someone to a crime that wasn't available years ago at the original trial, that is one route. the other is if there is witness intimidation, jury tampering, but for that to be successful, they would have to be a conviction of someone would have to be a conviction of someone for one of those offences and the court of appeal would have to be convinced that that's tampering or intimidation led to the acquittal. now, it doesn't

speaking outside court, pc harper's widow lissie said she was "utterly shocked and appalled" by the verdictsf his murder. we will have more on that later in the programme. the times splashes with claims from a new book about the duke and duchess of sussex. the paper says the book reveals the "mistrust" and "infighting" behind prince harry and meghan's decision to step back as senior royals and relocate to the us. it should be said, there is nothing spectacularly new in this story, it is all things we already knew, but it is further evidence of how deep—rooted the bad feeling was there. the guardian reports on the bbc‘s interview with boris johnson, who admitted the government could have done things differently over covid—19 and conceded the government did not understand the virus in the first few weeks and months. and the i weekend carries a poll suggesting that 80% of people who have been able to work from home during the coronavirus pandemic, want to continue doing so. it comes as the government prepares to change advice for employers on bringing staff back to workplaces from the 1st of au

lissie harper is calling for a retrial.ly to comment on the outcome of the trial. this case has not yet been concluded, the process is ongoing, the sentencing hearing is a vitally important part of the entire justice process. one should not detach the verdict in a case such as this from sentence. it is extremely rare for the verdicts of not guilty to be set aside. the three teenagers who killed pc harper are due to be sentenced on friday. helena wilkinson, bbc news. in response to lissie harper's letter, a downing street spokesperson said... the prime minister's thoughts are with the family mps say the government's decision to allow hospital patients in england to be discharged into care homes at the beginning of the pandemic was reckless and appalling. a report from the public accounts committee accuses ministers of being slow to support social care. the government says it had been working closely with the sector. more details from our health correspondent richard galpin. 92—year—old samuel wilson died in may, after testin