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it s saturday the 12th of january. our top story: prison sentences of less than six months could be abolished under plans being considered by the ministry ofjustice. it s argued that community penalties are better than short jail sentences at cutting re offending rates. in england and wales it s thought the move would mean about 40,000 offenders avoiding jail every year, including burglars and shoplifters. this report from ben ando. at any one time, around 3,500 people are behind bars in england and wales, serving sentences of six months or less for crimes like burglary or shoplifting. but almost two thirds of those released will re offend within a year. the prisons minister rory stewart has described these short sentences in a newspaper interview as long enough to damage you and not long enough to heal you, adding that those jailed even for a few weeks can lose their home, theirjob and their family and be set on a course to more crime. the ministry ofjustice says that prison
NorwayJapanUnited-statesUnited-kingdomWembleyBrentParisFrance-general-FranceYokohamaKanagawa but all this rainfall has, of course, led to dozens of flood warnings up and down the country. if you are worried about these in your local area do head on to the bbc weather website to check these out. now overnight our low pressure system will hang round, it is going to generate further showers, some of them could be quite heavy at times, but there will be some clear spells too. more in the ways of cloud, though, in the north west of scotland, northern ireland, south west of england, so here temperatures holding in double figures but a bit chillier, particularly where we have those clear spells, with sevens, eights and nines. now as we head on into the new week, low pressure will still be nearby, so it is going to remain pretty unsettled with sunshine and showers, at least there will be some sunshine around. this is where the low pressure will be sitting as we head through monday and you will see fewer isobars on the charts, the winds not quite a feature tomorrow. still qui
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