{"id":367599,"date":"2026-08-05T19:00:39","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T18:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/pc-harpers-force-considers-legal-action-to-block-killers-release-watch-itvs-evening-news\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T19:00:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T18:00:39","slug":"pc-harpers-force-considers-legal-action-to-block-killers-release-watch-itvs-evening-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/pc-harpers-force-considers-legal-action-to-block-killers-release-watch-itvs-evening-news\/","title":{"rendered":"PC Harper\u2019s force considers legal action to block killers\u2019 release: Watch ITV&#8217;s Evening News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/lLCdxRFLuN0\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"PC Harper\u2019s force considers legal action to block killers\u2019 release: Watch ITV's Evening News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lLCdxRFLuN0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>PC Andrew Harper\u2019s former police force is considering joining potential legal action against the government as his widow backed a petition to block his killers being released from prison early.<\/p>\n<p>Aileen O\u2019Connor, the chair of Thames Valley Police Federation, said the decision to potentially release Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers under the government&#8217;s new early release policy would impact the morale of serving officers in the area.<\/p>\n<p>PC Harper was a Thames Valley Police officer when he was killed in August 2019 after responding to a quad bike theft in Sulhamstead, Berkshire.<\/p>\n<p>Also on tonight&#8217;s Evening News:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022The suspect in the murder of a Scottish woman, whose body was found in a suitcase in a derelict building in Greece, has appeared in court in Athens.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022A former neo-Nazi who was jailed for antisemitic abuse has tonight withdrawn from the race to become a Conservative councillor in Somerset.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 The Department of Health has launched new research into the long-term effects of the controversial pregnancy drug D-E-S, which was prescribed to an estimated 300-thousand women between the late 1930s and the 1980s to treat pregnancy issues including miscarriage. <\/p>\n<p>\u2022 A pair of giant tortoises have returned home to Jersey Zoo after an epic journey. <\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>For more of the biggest news stories in the UK and around the world, visit the ITV News YouTube channel: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0Subscribe to ITV News In Full on YouTube: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@ITVNewsInFull\u00a0<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at: http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0Follow ITV News on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Follow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Follow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Follow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PC Andrew Harper\u2019s former police force is considering joining potential legal action against the government as his widow backed a petition to block his killers being released from prison early. 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