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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
Warns of Human Rights violations with a Special Report coming up on good News in northumberland in the uk as they often population as the clear and stable after fears about Bird Flu, we will be speaking to a puffin ranger. Let me turn to Breaking News just as i was reading those headlines, a line coming in from kenya, from the Deputy President , an update on that story with that Dormitory Fire in central kenya, we know 17 pupils dying but the latest and it is a disturbing update from the Deputy President saying 70 children are missing after that steadily can your school fire, 70. We had expected the numbers to go up but a big, Big Jump In to go up buta big, bigjump in terms of to go up but a big, Big Jump In terms of the numbers of children missing and we know some children have already been taken to hospital, 17 pupils at least have died and he really distressing details at the scene with parents arriving there to try to make identifications but they had warned us that the numbers wou
Good Evening And Welcome to the Bbc News at six. Its the longest Prison Sentence that has been handed down so far after the wave of riots that swept parts of england and Northern Ireland last month. 27 year old Thomas Birley from rotherham has been sent to jail for nine years after helping to set fire to a Hotel Housing Asylum seekers in the town and attacking Police Officers in august. The judge told Thomas Birley, you were a leading participant in an ignorant, racist attempt at mob rule. From sheffield, heres danny savage. It was one of the most notorious events of the nationwide civil unrest over the summer the attack on a hotel at Housing Asylum seekers in south yorkshire. A mob targeted police and those inside. AJudge Today described this as an ignorant, racist attempt at mob rule. One of them was Thomas Birley, seen here at the time. He was filmed throwing a bin at officers. And then stoked the fire in a burning Wheelie Bin rammed against one of the hotel exits. He today received
Bit of drizzle. Sri lanka has bowled first and they took a Wicket Dan thomas standing in for the injured player. Failing to make double figures again. He fell cheaply. Ben duckett was enjoying himself, raising himself to a rapid half century he did not slow down but hes tried one Scoop Shot too many and he was eventually out for 86, he did not quite get hold of that. Ollie pope, he trusts struggled for runs. He is assured, unbeaten on 83 england 194 3. Another wicket to fall. England has already won the series. They have got australia in matches and five one days, starting next wednesday. England are preparing for that with a T20 Series of their own against scotland in edinburgh. They easily won the first match on wednesday, batting first at this time. They posed 190 4 of their 20 overs. They smashed 103 just 49 deliveries. Scotland struggling in their reply, eight now. At the paralympics, in paris, another Gold Medalfor eight now. At the paralympics, in paris, another Gold Medal for S