Will not accept what it calls british meddling. The influence of hong kongs one time colonial power these days is very limited. Please allow me to negotiate 50 years after british troops were sent to Northern Ireland, we talk to some of the soldiers on patrol, at the start of the troubles. And england end welsh hopes of topping rugbys World Rankings after a convincing win at twickenham. Good evening. Downing street has announced a package of measures on law and order, saying the government is serious about fighting crime. But critics argue the proposals are far too vague, and lack credibility. The government is promising thousands of new prison places. And a pilot scheme, giving the police wider powers to stop and search suspects will be extended to all 43 forces, in england and wales. Labour says theres little detail about how the policies will be funded, and warn that extending stop and search could lead to social unrest. 0ur correspondent Richard Lister reports. Stop and search. The government says it cuts crime and it wants more Police Forces to use it more often. The plan is part of a law and order package unveiled by a Prime Minister who says he wants criminals to be afraid. Figures suggest black people are almost ten times more likely to be searched than white people. But the home secretary said the initialfeedback she had had from police was that stop and search works. From all the Police Forces that ive been speaking to, even in london and yesterday, ive heard that crime under 255, the age group 25 years old, has gone down by 15 because of increased use of stop and search, and that means taking more weaponry off our streets. So, of course, the use of stop and search in the right legal and professional way drives the right kind of outcomes. Londons metropolitan police force is one of seven thats been running a pilot stop and Search Programme launched by the previous home secretary in march. But today the met was unable to provide any figures on how the programmes worked so far. Im not aware of the pilot having been evaluated, certainly havent seen any published evaluation of it. Im not aware of there being an equality impact statement. I really wonder on what basis has this decision been made and why hasnt the information being made available publicly. Why hasnt there been a transparent decision. Britains overcrowded jails were another part of todays announcement. £2. 5 billion to be spent on another 10,000 prison places. A major increase in prison capacity. There are some 83,000 men and women in prison in england and wales. Thats close to the total capacity which is around 85,000 prison places. Todays announcement of an additional 10,000 places represents an increase of around 12 . The government says the first new prison will be here, alongside hmp full sutton in yorkshire. That expansion was first announced more than two years ago and the home office has been unable to give a full timetable for implementing the latest plan. We are seeing headline grabbing policies with absolutely no evidence or resource behind them in the potential run up to a general election in the autumn. And nobody should be fooled by borisjohnson. He has form for empty promises that hes not delivered on. The Prime Minister pledged last month to recruit an additional 20,000 police officers. He said today the most dangerous criminals they face should spend longer injail. A move which could fill many of the extra prison places hes promised. Richard lister, bbc news. 0ur political correspondent, jonathan blake, is with me. We are expecting more law and order announcements from the government tomorrow. Is an autumn election will likely . These announcements will only add to the speculation that is the case and with these announcements on potentially vote winning pledges for extra police officers, extra prison places, tougher sentences for violent criminals, downing street is preparing for a vote at some point in the autumn, whether the Prime Ministers forced into it through a vote of no confidence or it is time of his choosing backed by parliament. These promises and pledges might go some way to allay fears and Violent Crime and Boris Johnson promised to make the streets safer. The government has left itself open to some criticism about the way in which it is going about it with these potentially short term vote winning pledges, which is what it is trying to do, rather than an overall considered look at the criminal Justice System overall considered look at the criminalJustice System as a whole. An election or not, making a promise is one thing but funding it is another. £2. 5 billion the treasury has said will be made available for these prison places but they cant say where the money is coming from so say where the money is coming from so it is something for the chancellor to grapple with is the Prime Ministers policy pledges keep coming. 0k, thank you. There have been further clashes between pro democracy protesters and riot police, in hong kong. Tear gas was fired after petrol bombs exploded near the main police headquarters. Earlier, beijing warned britain not to interfere in hong kongs affairs, after the foreign secretary, dominic raab, suggested there should be an investigation into ongoing violence against pro democracy protesters. From hong kong, heres jonathan head. This is how it starts every weekend now in hong kong. Theyve turned improvising barricades into an art form. They work with impressive speed and coordination. There is never much time before the police arrive. These confrontations are now a familiar routine in hong kongs streets. Generally, the protesters retreat, avoiding direct contact. But, by nightfall, the clashes were happening in multiple locations across the city and getting worse. The police are stressed and acting at times with little restraint. This was an underground station where protesters were corralled by the police and then beaten and driven down the escalators. The foreign secretary, dominic raab, has called for an independent investigation into police tactics. Its one of the five demands made by the protest movement. But his intervention has not gone down well with china which views this as an internal matter. The longer this goes on, the greater the risk of more overt intervention by china. Now, thats something that, clearly, worries britain as a joint guarantor of the citys special status. Chinas just made it clear it will not accept what it calls british meddling. The influence of hong kongs one time colonial power these days is very limited. There are those here who is still hope for some kind of foreign support for their cause. In truth, though, they are largely on their own, and up against an unyielding and increasingly impatient china which has warned it wont stand by if this unrest goes on. Jonathan head, bbc news, hong kong. A man has been charged with the attempted murder of a policeman with birmingham after the officer was allegedly run over by his own patrol car yesterday. The 42 year old co nsta ble car yesterday. The 42 year old constable suffered serious injuries but his condition is not said to be life threatening. This aspect will appear in court tomorrow. A second teenager has died two days after getting into difficulty in the sea off the essex coast. Haider shamas, who was 18 and from luton, died yesterday. Rescuers couldnt revive his 14 year old sister malika after she was rescued from the water near clacton pier on thursday. Police say a third relative, a 15 year old girl, also pulled from the sea, is expected to recover. A political row has broken out in washington following the death ofjeffrey epstein, the multi millionaire businessman and convicted sex offender. He was found in his prison cell in new york yesterday, apparently having taken his own life while awaiting trial on new sex traffiking charges. Donald trump is facing strong criticism from democrats, for retweeting a Conspiracy Theory linking his death to the clinton family. Chris buckler reports from washington. Jeffrey epstein was once a man at the centre of high society parties and a figure instrumental in the abuse of underage girls. His death in a new york prison just weeks after another apparent Suicide Attempt has raised many questions. Some including the citys mayor have called it convenient given the alleged involvement of some of his rich and famous friends. Among those retweeting conspiracy theories was donald trump. You know what he had, he had information on the clintons and a man ended up dead. He gave publicity to completely unsubstantiated allegations about another president , bill clinton. His wife hillary ran against him for the presidency. This is another example of our president using this position of public trust to attack his political enemies with unfounded conspiracy theories. Mr trump was himself at one time a friend of epstein. They were pictured partying together but that was many years ago. And the president and the white house insist he is now concerned about getting to the truth about what happened at events epstein organised in florida and new york. The president just wants everything to be investigated, and trying to connect the president to this monster from years ago where they are seen dancing in a video, versus other people who are actively i suppose flying around with this monster. The authorities here in the us are acutely aware of the questions being asked about the death of a man who had links to some of americas most influential people. It is why the fbi are investigating. Something that is extremely unusual in the case of an apparent suicide. And while epsteins victims know he wont now face trial, they are pushing for inquiries to be widened to look at the actions of his associates. Among his many famous friends was Prince Andrew who attended church with the queen at balmoral today. In recently released court documents, he has been accused of groping a girl at epsteins mansion, an allegation Buckingham Palace has called categorically untrue. But the death ofjeffrey epstein will not end the calls for greater scrutiny of what did happen at some of his notorious parties. Chris buckler, bbc news, washington. Clashes have broken out injerusalem, between Israeli Police and palestinian worshippers at the site of the al aq sa mosque. Stun grenades were fired to disperse the crowds after tens of thousands of palestinians assembled to celebrate the muslim festival of eid al adha. Norwegian police say theyre treating a shooting yesterday at a mosque in a suburb of oslo as an attempted act of terrorism. Police say the suspected gunman appeared to hold far right, anti immigrant views. One person in the mosque managed to overpower him, but was injured. The suspect is now in custody. Ukraine has described a visit by russias president , vladimir putin, to the annexed Crimean Peninsula as a blatant violation of ukraines sovereignty. Mr putin was the guest of honour of a right wing nationalist bikers group. Crimea was annexed from ukraine by russia in 2014, violating international law. Yesterday saw opponents of mr putin stage some of the biggest rallies in years, as tens of thousands took part in nationwide protests, demanding opposition candidates be allowed to take part in local elections. 50 years ago this week, british troops were deployed to Northern Ireland, a momentous decision, the repercussions of which are still being felt today. Theirjob was to try to end fierce sectarian rioting, and, though initially welcomed by nationalists, within months, they became hated figures. So, what was it like for the soldiers on the streets . Peter taylor, who covered the troubles extensively, has been speaking to some of the veterans. I felt like a knight in shining armour. Tea, buns, sandwiches. We had as much beer as we could take. And we had all the women we could handle. It was absolutely brilliant, a soldiers dream. Those are the voices of soldiers i interviewed many years ago when their memories of deployment was still fresh. But the soldiers dream didnt last long. As the months and years rolled by, the dream became a terrible nightmare. The fact is that deployment was done on a wing and a prayer as the then home secretary, james callaghan, once told me. I never do believe, frankly, that anybody from this side of the water understands ireland. And ive neverflattered myself that i understand the situation fully and i think very few people do. This was the summer of 69 and the omens were good. The reception was really fantastic. They welcomed us with open arms. Tea. Too much tea. Buns, sandwiches. 6am, full breakfast. Most young catholics had only seen soldiers on the cinema screen and in comics. You sort of grew up reading the hotspur, and comics like that. The next thing, the armys on the streets. It was great. As a kid, i always wanted to be a soldier when i grew up. We were mesmerised, in a way. Did you join the army . Ijoined the irish republican army, not the british army. Within a year, my childhood illusions of playing these heroic characters would disabused when i witnessed them beating a young woman. I gradually had no more desire to be a part of the british army. But cups of tea and buns did little to assuage the armys growing frustration. Trying to hammer in a peace line here in dover street between the protestant Shankill Road and the catholic falls road stretched soldiers patience to the limit. A one man corridor, a one woman corridor to your mothers house. Connecting this against 89. No. These people were beginning to get on my nerves, to be honest. And it was a time of gritting ones teeth and trying to be terribly nice to them. You felt like saying to them, look, forget it. Ive had enough. Ivejust asked, sir, that i may be allowed to negotiate. Please allow me to negotiate. What did you really feel . In a word, kissed off because you couldnt do anything after that teeth grinding encounter, bruce willing served five tours in Northern Ireland. If they wouldnt desist in being a terrorist, then we took them out. He now lives in jersey, a retired brigadier. What were those early days like . It was just complete chaos. I mean, we really didnt have a clue. We had no doctrine, we had no rules, and we had never been in Northern Ireland. We just wandered in. But erecting a peace line did not ease sectarian tensions. Just over a month after deployment, the army found itself on riot duty. The crowd used to throw stones at us, we used to wear press combat kit and shiny boots, you know. It was ridiculous. But, soon, it became deadly serious. I was shot on the 28th of april with a thomson machine gun. In an ambush. I was very, very lucky to survive. I lost many good friends in Northern Ireland because of the troubles. Almost 800 soldiers and military personnel were killed, most by the ira. That was the unforeseen price of deployment 50 years ago. What was the army in the end able to do . Leave. We got out, job done. Peace had been restored to Northern Ireland. Peter taylor, bbc news. Reflections on the troubles. And, in the week ahead, well be hearing from some of the families living in derry when the troops arrived 50 years ago. And well be reporting on the divisions that still exist in the city. Now, with all the sport, heresjohn watson, at the bbc sport centre. Good evening. Wales could have topped rugby unions World Rankings tonight, but an england victory at twickenham preventing that, the hosts winning by 33 19 in todays world cup warm up match. They will face each other again next weekend as both sides continue their preparations ahead of the tournament in japan next month. Patrick gearey reports from twickenham. They called this a warm up, but england against wales is always piping hot. Careful or itll scold you. All that stood between wales and the world number one spot was england at twickenham. Thats some obstacle. When all 19 stone powers towards you there is only so much you can do. That was the second try. They led 14 0. Wales spent the week at an alpine training camp. Evers has had practice running around mountains. Some try, but so close to the world cup these matches are measured in bruises as much as points. Gareth anscombe for wales. Tom currie for england. The next injury was to welsh pride. The last place he wanted to put the line out out was there. 21 7 at half time. Often when wales are lacking direction they head north. It only takes a few steps to launch a comeback. Next over the captain bundling wales to just five points behind. The test england wanted. They responded. After george fords penalties, daily put away a volley. Finishing 33 19. England have kept wales from the top of the world, their 1a match winning strea k of the world, their 1a match winning streak is over, plenty for coaches to wander. Eddie jones streak is over, plenty for coaches to wander. Eddiejones most of his thinking quickly. He has to name his world cup squad tomorrow. Patrick gearey, bbc news, twickenham. Manchester united began their premier League Campaign at home to chelsea today. If youve been avoiding the days results because youre waiting for match of the day 2, which follows the news, then look away now. It was an emphatic start to the season at old trafford as Frank Lampard lost his first league match in charge. United winning 4 0 thanks to two goals from marcus rashford, £80 million summer signing, the defender harry maguire, enjoying an impressive debut with his man of the match performance. Just the one goal separated arsenal and newcastle, Pierre Emerick aubamayang scored it, as steve bruce lost his first league match in charge. The days other game between leicester and wolves finished goalless. Jermain defoe helped himself to three goals, his first rangers hat trick, as they beat hibernian 6 1 in the scottish premiership. This was him getting his second, it means rangers and celtic are the only two premiership sides to win their opening two matches. Fifth placed st mirren earned their first win of the season against aberdeen. And British Racing driver jamie chadwicks become the first winner of th