Jails . So a lot to talk about. Its not about prison reform. Its about the fact that prisons are overcrowded. Theres space for 288 more prisoners in england and wales. Weve got 11,000 and wales. Weve got 11,000 foreign prisoners in our just foreign prisoners in ourjust deport all of them. Theyve talked about it and they dont do it. Do it. And i want people who come out of prison to be less at risk of reoffending. Were terrible at that as well. Gbv at gbnews. Com is the email address. First, though, the very latest News Headlines with sam francis. News headlines with sam francis. Bev and andrew thank you very much. Good morning from the gb newsroom. 931 the top story this morning. New gas power stations will be built to protect britains energy security. Thats despite concerns over the potential impact it may have on climate change. The government says the new stations are needed to avert potential blackouts and provide a backup for the growing electric economy. Its understood theyll rep
For Prime Minister rishi sunak. Just one defeat tonight would mean the government has clocked up more by election defeats in a single parliament than any government since the 1960s. Well, lets begin with wellingborough. The seat now vacant after peter bone was found by parliament to have subjected a staff member to bullying and Sexual Misconduct. He, of course, has denied the allegations and his partner Helen Harrison is running to replace him as the conservatives hope to hold after winning with a majority of over 18,000 at the last election in 2019. Well, lets get more detail now with our east Midlands Reporter , will our east Midlands Reporter, will hollis. Will, whats the mood on the ground. 7 the ground . Yes. Well, were here just down the road, actually still inside northamptonshire shire, the county thats a part of where wellingborough is. But were just down the road in kettering. Thats because theyve got this massive Leisure Centre and this is where all the sorts of counts from
Hour. Maybe a stronger one here out toward half moon bay. Thats a gust of 31 miles per hour. Patchy frost out there this morning. I think tomorrow morning could be colder than today. But the coolest locations back down to the upper 20s do lower 30s. Thats reflect to lower 30s. Thats reflected in your forecast. Wrapping up the afternoon hours. Low to mid50s with fair skies and a cool monday afternoon. Coming up well tell you a final look. A closer look on the final week of 2016 as far as weather coming up in a few minutes. Thank you, mark. And sal has the day off today. A number of people had the day off. Were looking at 880 in oakland. We see some headlights but not traffic flowing beautifully as you may expect. Switching a view to the plaza. Boy, it usually never looks like this on a monday morning nice and quiet from oakland to San Francisco. If youre traveling around the south bay, 280 in san jose should not be a problem. We see those headlights and everyone is moving at or dare i s
Feeling is like, you get to live here. A lot of people are shopping and part of my holiday tradition, is going to the union square. Yes, you are just there this morning. Yes, i was. At 6 30 am, there were quite a few people out and about. Not everything that you got from santa. 70 off. They are enjoying the day off today, we are thrilled to have you watching from home. And, as we mentioned, back at it again today. And, a little hustle and bustle. And, lighting up outs they are lining up outside macys just before 7 am when the doors opened. Thats for many people went this point. One woman who lives in mississippi says that she couldnt imagine a better place to be than union square it was ringing people from the east bay that you hadnt seen all year if you want to mingle and have fun that sounds like they were talking about us. Some shoppers that we talked to they wait until today to see how much they can be marked down. Others say they are here to use those gift cards. I love a gift car
San jose, and if you want to mingle and have fun, and go have a festive lunch, this is the place to do it. Some shoppers we spoke with said they are not into making the exchanges, and they waited until today to see how much things would be markdowns so that they can get what they consider to be real bargains. Others using their gift cards out of the stockings. A large tree toppled over and crushed a toyota below, about 4 30 am, and there was we end in the neighborhood near the oakland zoo and the hills but they are not saying how the tree came down to who will be responsible for cutting it up and getting it out of there. Alcohol couldve been the factor in this deadly crash in san jose were a woman in teenager were killed around 12 30 am yesterday morning on the capitol expressway, and the car crossed over the median and smashed headon into another vehicle. The Police Believe the driver that crossed over the median was drunk at the time, and she was killed as well as the 14 yearold boy