we have a special report from 0rla guerin about the extraordinary resilience of some of its youngest citizens. hello, i m anjana gadgil. we start in the uk, where a manhunt is continuing for a suspected terrorist who escaped from a london prison. daniel khalife escaped from wandsworth prison on wednesday morning, by clinging to the underside of a food delivery van. thejustice secretary has ordered an urgent investigation into what happened, and why the former soldier wasn t held in a higher security prison. 0ur reporter simonjones has more. currently britain s most wanted man. the hunt for daniel khalife, facing serious charges of threats to the state, is being described as urgent and extensive. despite all the security that should have been in place here at wandsworth prison, the former soldier managed to escape from the jail s kitchen by strapping himself to the bottom of a food delivery van. he was wearing his distinctive chef s uniform. he could be anywhere in the country
determination to help others. and we revisit the young blind boy in war ravaged yemen and his inspirational determination to help others. hello, i m matthew amroliwala, welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories and checking out the truth behind them. stories and checking out let s start with a man hunt in the uk after a dramatic prison break yesterday. the government has ordered an independent review after a terror suspect, daniel khalife, escaped from wandsworth prison by clinging to the underside of a food delivery van leaving the jail. the 21 year old was awaiting trial, accused of leaving fake bombs at a military base while serving in the army. ports and airports, are now on high alert. graham satchell reports. it looked like business as usual at wandsworth today prison vans coming and going, but the jail is now at the centre of a growing storm, with serious questions about how a terror suspect managed to escape. daniel khalife was working in the kitch
i m anjana gadgil. our top story. we start in the uk where a manhunt is continuing for a suspected terrorist who escaped from a london prison. daniel khalife escaped from wandsworth prison on wednesday morning, by clinging to the underside of a food delivery van. thejustice secretary has ordered an urgent investigation into what happened, and why the former soldier wasn t held in a higher security prison. our reporter simonjones has more. they have released a statement, saying cuts of consequences. they said you cannot reduce the budget and expect the prison service to operate as if nothing has happened. the government has to take response ability for the decimation of the prison service with less staff and more prisoners and one is worth as a technology example of what life is like for serving prison officers operating in a stressful and violent workplace with staffing levels meaning you care for more than 100 prisoners and they are calling for urgent commission notjust fo
research scheme. hello, i m matthew amroliwala. welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. let s start with that manhunt in the uk after a dramatic prison break yesterday. the government has ordered an independent review after a terror suspect daniel khalife escaped from wandsworth prison by clinging to the underside of a food delivery van leaving the jail. the 21 year old was awaiting trial, accused of leaving fake bombs at a military base while serving in the army. ports and airports, are now on high alert. graham satchell reports. it looked like business as usual at wandsworth today prison vans coming and going, but the jail is now at the centre of a growing storm, with serious questions about how a terror suspect managed to escape. daniel khalife was working in the kitchen. he broke out by strapping himself to the underside of a food delivery van. in the house of commons, the justice secretary announced a series of
of its youngest citizens. hello. welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast moving news, interviews and reaction. we start in the uk where a manhunt is continuing for a suspected terrorist who escaped from a london prison. daniel khalife got out of wandsworth prison on wednesday morning, by clinging to the underside of a food delivery van. thejustice secretary has ordered an urgent investigation into what happened, and why the former soldier wasn t held in a higher security prison. but the prison officers association says that while it does not want to speculate about the issues surrounding the incident, it claims that wandsworth prison is overcrowded, and has chronic staffing shortages which it is blaming on cuts to the prisons budget. we ll be speaking to them live shortly. in the last few minutes thejustice secretary alex chalk has given an update in the house of commons announcing an independent review. we will hear that shortly. but first. live now to the bbc s