the day not looking too different to what we had yesterday. sunshine and showers, and the same for the start of the week. it s sunday, 18th august. our top story: the home secretary, priti patel, says more needs to be done to support the families of police officers who are killed or injured at work. pc andrew harper died of multiple injuries as he responded to a suspected burglary in berkshire on thursday night. charlotte simpson reports. colleagues, friends, and the local community, pay tribute to police co nsta ble community, pay tribute to police constable andrew harper, where he lost his life. almost exactly a month ago, the pc was getting married. he should have been heading off on his honeymoon next week. a postmortem showed he died from multiple injuries. detectives are still trying to establish why are called to investigate a burglary endedin called to investigate a burglary ended in tragedy. his death has highlighted the danger that officers face in their everyday wo
the major power cut across the uk earlier this month was sparked by a lightning strike and the sudden loss of two big generators. it s emerged jeffrey epstein signed a will two days before killing himself in his new yorkjail cell, while awaiting trial on sex trafficking and conspiracy charges. manchester united s unsettled star paul pogba misses a penalty as his side are held to a draw at wolves. and coming up. we hear from the chicken connoisseur on the decision to put anti knife slogans on chicken takeaway food boxes. good morning, and welcome to the bbc news at nine. the irish prime minister, leo varadakar, has rejected a fresh demand by borisjohnson for the eu to remove the irish backstop from the brexit withdrawal agreement. in a letter to the european council president, donald tusk, mrjohnson said that it was anti democratic and inconsistent with the sovereignty of the uk, and suggested that alternative arrangements could replace it. the uk and the eu had agreed on the
and, one of the biggest challenges facing farming. how is british agriculture dealing with climate change? and coming up on bbc news: the brain injury charity headway urges cricket to change its rules on concussuion after steve smith s injury. good evening, and welcome to the bbc news at six. councils up and down the country are figuring out how they re going to cope if the uk leaves the european union on october 31st without a deal. documents seen by the bbc reveal that some authorities fear not being able to supply some foods to schools, care homes and food banks because of possible shortages or higher prices. it comes after a government report was leaked this weekend, warning of potential supply problems forfuel, medicine and food shortages, in the event of a no deal brexit. our economics editor, faisal islam, reports now from hull. 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 c
even in the running, but after guiding argentina to world cup glory, lionel messi has won a record extending eighth men s ballon d or title. spanish women s world cup winner aitana bonmati claimed her first on a star studded evening in paris. messi was presented the award by david beckham, co owner of his new side inter miami. as expected, he beat several big names, including manchester city s erling haaland and psg s kylian mbappe to win football s top prize after captaining his country to a famous world cup win over france in qatar last year. messi won three more ballon d ors than anyone else and said he couldn t imagine having the career he s had and the fortune of being part of the best team in history. well the women s award was won by aitana bonmati, presented by the tennis world, number one, novak djokovic. the spain and barcelona midfielder winning for the first time. she helped her country to the women s world cup this summer and club barca to the champions league. t