Are put in to bat on an overcast first morning of the third test against sri lanka. They already hold an unassailable 2 0 series lead. Good afternoon, and welcome to the Bbc News at one. The Prison Population in england and wales has hit a record high for the second week in a row. The latest figures show there are now more than 88,500 inmates. Thats a rise of almost 1,200 in five weeks. Around half of those are cases linked to this summers riots. In a few days time, the governments temporary early Release Scheme will begin, and some offenders will be able to leave jail at an earlier point in their sentences. Lets speak now to our Uk Correspondent daniel sandford. Daniel, what are these high numbers doing to the Prison System . Last week, i was sitting here talking to your audience about the Prison Population hitting an all time high. This week its even higher, and essentially what happened is on the 30th Ofjuly when the rioting Started this summer, the Prison Population has been rising
Longer spells of rain will continue across england and wales on sunday. Further north again, a lot of dry weather, but more cloud from scotland and Northern Ireland, so temperatures are not going to be as high, quite a drop Northern Ireland and generally further south, temperatures could sneak up with some sunshine into the low 20s. But low pressure and the rain will move away, but for next week it is a North Westerly wind that will come our way. Temperatures will drop, and it will feel cooler everywhere. Down, thank you. Time now to get the news, Travel And Weather where you are. Hello, and welcome to sportsday. Im tanya arnold. Its Gold Number 19 for Sarah Storey as the Medal Rush continues for paralympicsgb in paris. Jack draper is preparing to take on World Number one Jannik Sinner is his first grand Slam Semifinal at the Us Open. I have had No Doubt that he can play at this level and we want to go higher and higher and keep pushing alone. Along. Craig bellamy takes charge of his f
Star of british Tennis Cover Model and Oasis Fan Jack draper is through to his first grand slam semifinal. Well be finding out more about him coming up on Bbc News. England Captainjos Buttler has been ruled out of the three Match T20 Series against australia and he is a doubt for the five one day internationals. Good afternoon. The deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner says its completely unacceptable that people are still living in homes covered with dangerous cladding seven years after the Grenfell Tower fire. Yesterdays final report into the disaster said all 72 deaths were avoidable. The government also want police and prosecutors to take action as quickly as possible. Criminal charges could include corporate manslaughter. Jessica lane reports. Survivors and relatives of those who died say they have now had apologies and some answers but theirfight for justice Goes On. Antonio and miguel managed to escape the fire. Miguel and his wife knocked on doors of five other flats on the 13th
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Kamala harris is making headlines for what she said and her first sitdown interview since becoming the nominee. And donald trump is making headlines for his incoherence on the trail and his deranged posts on social media. Plus, another clip of jd vance resurfaces. Once again highlighting his bizarre obsession with people who don t have children. In this one, he calls out the president of the american federation of teachers by name, and randi weingarten is here to respond with and later, as the paralympics get underway in paris, we will show you my conversation with two of the most inspiring people i have ever talked with britta paralympian s mckenzie cohen and oksana masters. [ music ] okay, so tomorrow is labor day, which for many of you it likely means parties, picnics and parades, hot dogs, watermelon, whatever it may be point it is also usually the start of the political season, but this year, it is safe to say it came a bit earlier. Take a look at what has happened in the past f