In england and wales. That policy sees the proportion of sentences which some inmates must serve behind bars temporarily cut from 50 to A0 . But latest government figures suggest more than a quarter of prisoners will go on to reoffend within a year of being released. The problem is there are no guarantees that anybody who is released early will not reoffend, because weve got to do ourjob in our prisons of trying to rehabilitate people. We simply cannot do that if theyre used as Human Warehouses and were overcrowded. We must be given a chance to give people hope. The Ministry Ofjustice says it cannot comment on individual cases but insists that anyone who breaks their Licence Conditions upon release, or who commits further crimes, will be punished, and the government says without the early release scheme, police would not be able to make arrests and the courts would not be able to hold trials. The Prison Population in england and wales has dropped by more than 2,000 in a week following
Countries in the region including the Czech Republic where 38 locations have declared the highest flood alert. Authorities there say the worst Rainfall And Flood risk should be experienced in the coming 2a to 48 hours. Poland, too, has also experienced heavy rain. Our correspondent in warsaw, Adam Easton, has the latest. Well, what this cyclone is doing, catherine, is causing extremely heavy rainfall which is leading to dangerously high river Levels Water levels in the rivers across the region. Many rivers have burst their banks, and thats causing flooding in many countries particularly, as you mentioned, in romania, where four people have been found dead in the east of the country by the River Danube delta. 5,000 homes have been damaged in the flooding and the romanian authorities have, as you said, set up Displacement Camps and are providing blankets and food for people who have been forced to evacuate their homes. In romania and in the Czech Republic, the floods have caused Tens Of
Tonight, a clear message is being sent to parents all across this country. If you supply your child with a gun, and that child uses to shoot up a school for gods sakes prosecutors will go after you he saw it once in michigan with the parents of Ethan Crumbley, both of whom were convicted. It was considered rare then, but not anymore, because tonight were now seeing it in a place like Georgia Officials have now charged the father of the 14yearold who shot his school and killing classmates and teachers outside of It Land i just over 24 hours ago Police Say the teen admitted to killing two students and two teachers. The gun he used a Police Say that it was an Ar 15 style rifle. And here is the stunning part that leads to the dads arrest Police Say the father, Colin Gray gifted gifted that weapon to his son he is charged with the following four counts of involuntary manslaughter two counts of seconddegree murder, and eight counts of cruelty to children mr. Gray, these charges stem from mr.
Well come. We start in poltava, ukraine. Where russia has carried out one of the deadliest strikes in months. Ukraine s defence ministry says at least 51 people have been killed, with 219 injured. The attack occurred at a military communications institute, in the central eastern part of the country. These images verified by the bbc show the aftermath of that attack. The country s defence ministry says people were hit as they headed to bomb shelters. Emergency workers are trying to rescue survivors from the rubble. President zelensky vowed to hold those responsible to account for the attack. Nick beake is at the scene, and has just sent us this report, which contains some distressing images. The missiles tore through the ukrainian military academy at 9 o clock this morning, just as lessons were starting, levelling huge parts of the complex and killing dozens instantly. Army medics battle to save the injured. Hold on, he shouts, you re a good lad. Tonight we arrived in a stunned city. Th
Areas of cloud, yes, But some spells of sunshine. And with that feed of humid air, we will see some pretty high temperatures on friday, widely into the 20s, Mid 20s for some including Western Scotland. We could get up to 25 degrees with some sunshine across that western side of scotland. What about the weekend . Well, still rather warm and humid, at least for a time. Some rain, particularly down towards the south, drier and brighter further north. This is bbc news. The headlines. The deadliest disaster in the English Channel this year. A pregnant woman is among 12 people whove died as a migrant boat capsizes. Russian missile strikes on the ukrainian military Institute Kill at least 51 people. Over a dozen could be trapped under the rubble. Benjamin netanyahu condemns the uks decision to suspend some Arms Exports to israel, calling it shameful. Now to the us, and its 62 days to go until Polling Day, lets return to the middle east, where the Health Ministry says at least 40,819 people ha