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
For San Marino. San marino and success at last for San Marino. They San Marino and success at last for San Marino. They win San Marino and success at last for San Marino. They win their l for San Marino. They win their first competitive game in 20 years. We will hear reaction. Hello, im matthew amroliwala. Welcome to todays verified life. Israeli forces are reported to have shot dead a 26 year old american activist in the occupied West Bank. Aysenur eygi, whos of turkish descent, is said to have been taking part in a Protest Againstjewish Settlement expansion in the town of beita near nablus. Turkey has described her death as a murder carried out by the netanyahu government. The us says it is deeply disturbed by the death and is urgently seeking information from israel. The Israeli Military says it is looking into the incident. Lets speak to our correspondent in jerusalem, mike thomson. Lets start in terms of the details we know. Tell me what we think happened. We think happened. Well,
Serve, set to one Up But Sinner 14 15 up on his serve on that fourth game. He won his first Grand Slam title, the italian open, earlier this year, this is the furthest Jack Draper is gone in a major. Taylor fritz and Francis Tiafoe play in the other semi later. Craig bellamy is taking charge of wales for the first time this evening. They are in cardiff for their opening Nations League Match against turkey. They are in the second tier of the competition. They face montenegro on monday, iceland are the other team in the group they are playing each other, iceland leading. In the top tier of the nation league, Bradley Barcolas first goal for his country is also the fastest, 13 seconds on the clock. Italyjust pulled one back. 11, i i, belgium and israel. A goal made in manchester, Jeremy Doku setting up his City Mate Kevin De Bruyne for the opener. Englands cricketers reached 221 for three in their first innings on the first day of the final test against Sri Lanka at the oval. They were fru