Stay with us on Bbc News for continuing Coverage And Analysis from our team of correspondents in the uk and around the world. Good evening. More than 1,700 prisoners in england and wales have been allowed out ofjail early today as part of a new Government Scheme to try to ease prison overcrowding. They had been sentenced to up to 5 Years Injail and have served 40 of their time rather than the usual 50 . They are just the first wave to be released early. Around 2000 more will follow over the next two months. The government says those jailed for more than 4 years for serious violent offences, or for sex offences and domestic abuse are not eligible for early release and that every available measure is being taken to protect the public. Heres our Uk Correspondent daniel sandford. At wandsworth prison today. 0h . Inmates walking free early from their sentences, celebrating with their friends. Some Hiding Theirfaces as they left the jail. Lets go lets go home 0thers Making Up for lost time w
Hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me are the author and journalist mihir bose, and former pensions minister, baroness altmann. Lets start with a look at some of those front pages for tomorrow. The metro leads with the vaccination programme. It says there are hopes that all over 50s could have covid jabs by the end of march. According to the daily mail, ministers are hoping to ease restrictions in may. But the guardian carries an interview withjeremy hunt, the former Health Secretary, who advises against lifting lockdown until coronavirus cases fall to 1,000 a day. When lockdown does ease, Outdoor Sport and Socialising Are Set to be among the first activities to return thats according to the times. The telegraph focus on the Hotel Quarantine plans, for people arriving from Coronavirus Hotspots it says ministers are racing to reserve more than 28,000 hotel rooms, in preparation for that Scheme Starting in mid february. The mirror l
Of the flower moon has ten. Welcome to sportsday. All square at Anfield Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola embrace a point, but that keeps arsenal top of the table celtic are the second team through to the scottish cup semis, but they left it late against livingston. And more woe for wales, they remain bottom of the six nations table, beaten in cardiff by the french by a record score. Welcome to sportsday. Wed been looking forward to this game for weeks, liverpool and Manchester City at anfield with the table set for one of them to move to the top with a win. Neither could manage that, a pulsating 1 1 draw, which keeps arsenal looking down at them, Goal Difference and a single point separating the three of them. Hugh ferris reports. Around and feel, never too far from being reminded of past greatness, but liverpool and Manchester Citys rival is one that defines the present. The premiership has not been won by anyone else for a while, and in the last english meeting, jurgen klopp and Pep Gu
Now on bbc news, sportsday. Hello and welcome to sportsday. All square at Anfield Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola embrace a point, but that keeps arsenal top of the table celtic are the second team through to the scottish cup semis, but they left it late against livingston. And more woe for wales, they remain bottom of the six nations table, beaten in cardiff by the french by a record score. Wed been looking forward to this game for weeks, liverpool and Manchester City at anfield with the table set for one of them to move to the top with a win. Neither could manage that, a pulsating 1 1 draw, which keeps arsenal looking down at them, Goal Difference and a single point separating the three of them. Hugh ferris reports. Around anfield, youre never too far from being reminded of past greatness, but liverpool and Manchester Citys rivalry is one that defines the present. The Premier League has not been won by anyone else for a while, and in their last English League meeting, jurgen klopp and