Two goals In two and a half mInutes, waless blIsterIng start In montenegro gIves CraIg Bellamy hIs fIrst wIn as theIr new manager. Good Afternoon And Welcome to the Bbc News at one. More than 1,700 prIsoners In england and wales have started leavIng jaIl early, as part of a temporary scheme to ease pressure on the overcrowded and strugglIng PrIson System. Offenders whove served at least 40 of theIr sentences are beIng released, though that doesnt extend to Inmates beIng held for serIous vIolence or sexual offences. The JustIce Secretary says every avaIlable measure has been taken to protect the publIc, but there are concerns some people beIng freed may not have homes to go to, whIch could raIse the rIsk of reoffendIng. Our Uk Correspondent AdIna Campbell reports. Wandsworth jaIl In south london, as frIends and famIly waIt for prIsoners beIng released early. And Its a sImIlar pIcture outsIde NottIngham PrIson where we meet ben, convIcted for actual bodIly harm. I was homeless, I was lIv
German lawmakers fact plans to phase out coal as an Energy Source find 2038 climate activists say 18 years is just too long to wait. And the mysterious fate her faults one is elephants and investigation is underway into whats killing hundreds of. Im rebecca written welcome to the program and is stand court has sentenced a form a formal later excuse me of Amnesty International atomic kits to 6 Years Imprisonment on terrorism related charges the harsh verdict has ended what critics say was a politically motivated trial targeting opposition activists in turkey the court also sentenced 3 other turkish activists. To prison 7 of the 11 defendants were acquitted german activist and i was among them and his arrest in istanbul 3 years ago triggered a crisis in relations between germany and turkey. And im now joined by human rights activist that one of the defendants in the trial was also arrested in 27 tane and spent more than 100 days in pretrial detention but was returned to germany later tha
Say 18 years is just too long to wait. And americans prepared to mark Independence Day in the year of the coronavirus some say they want to celebrate the 4th of july as always others are angry at having their freedom to have fun restricted. Im Rebecca Ritters welcome to the program and Istanbul Court has sentenced former Amnesty International later tanna kimmage to 6 Years Imprisonment on terrorism related charges the harsh verdict has ended what critics say was a politically motivated trial targeting opposition activists in turkey the court also sentenced 3 other turkish activists to prison 7 of the 11 defendants were acquitted german activist no was among them his arrest in a stand. 3 years ago triggered a crisis in relations between germany and turkey. And im now joined by human rights activist that one of the defendants in the trial was also arrested in 27 tane and spent more than 100 days in pretrial detention but was returned to germany late of that year peter thanks very much fo
two weeks since nicola bulley disappeared whilst walking her dog in lancashire. now the police are extending their search downstream. and 10,000 tickets to a concert to mark the king s coronation in may are on offer via a ballot. the uk saw no economic growth in the final three months of last year according to the latest official statistics released this morning. it means the country narrowly avoided what s defined as a recession two consecutive quarters when the economy shrinks. the government says it shows the uk was more resilient than expected, after the bank of england had warned of a long period of stagnation. but the economy did shrink by 0.5% in december, and business leaders warn that firms are still struggling. the chancellor, jeremy hunt, says there is reason for optimism. well, the fact that we have avoided a recession, in fact we were the fastest growing major country last year, shows there is underlying resilience in the uk economy. but we are not out of the w
russian forces have again targeted ukraine s energy facilities, leaving part of kyiv and other cities with no power and water. an aide to president zelensky has said the situation across ukraine was now critical. cities across the country were targeted. in the city of dnipro, a large energy facility was destroyed and officials and street lights will now be turned off. this is the damage left after an attack on the city of mykolaiv in the south of the county. say streetlights. the russian defence ministry showed these pictures earlier today of missiles being fired from air, sea and land. but the ground war in ukraine is not going all russia s way. the russian general recently appointed by president putin to take charge of the attack on ukraine has said preparations are being made to evacuate people from the city of kherson. general sergey surovkin has admitted that the situation on the ground is tense and quite difficult. let s cross to kyiv now and speak to the washing