And the business journalist john crowley. The government has announced a package of new measures in a crackdown on law and order. The Prime Minister has promised to create an extra 10,000 prison places after an increase in Violent Crime. This will involve the building of new prisons and the expansion of existing ones at a cost of around two and a half billion pounds. Stop and search powers will also be extended to all Police Forces in England Wales which will allow police to stop someone in an area where they think a crime may be committed. Borisjohnson also called for tougher sentencing and an end to the Early Release of prisoners convicted of violent or sexual offences. Labour said austerity measures taken by conservative governments had left the entire criminal Justice System broken. Jon donnison has more. Borisjohnson said the time for action on crime has come. He said too many serious violent or sexual offenders are coming out of britain long book meant prison long before they sho
Is more than 200 years old. Do you think, in 200 years, people will still be coming to visit moussas castle 7 still be coming to visit moussas castle . Yes, for sure. Good morning, welcome to breakfast with rogerjohnson and Rachel Burden. Our headlines today. The Prime Minister vows to come down hard on crime, announcing an expansion of police stop and search powers in england and wales. Were live in malaysia as the search for a 15 year old who went missing while on holiday there enters its second week, with police continuing to look in the forest near her resort. Theres a familiar look to the premier league table, Manchester City are top after a Raheem Sterling hat trick in a 5 0 win against west ham. And in weather, comedy wins may not be as strong today but more heavy rain as possible across parts of scotla nd rain as possible across parts of scotland and Northern England. Our risk of flooding as well. More details in breakfast. Although the winds may not be strong today. Its sunday
200 people continue to search dense forest in malaysia near the resort where a 15 year old schoolgirl from london went missing more than a week ago. And coming up in dateline london, well discuss the lockdown in kashmir as well as the speculation in the uk about a possible general election. Thats at 11. 30am here on bbc news. The government has announced a package of new measures in a crackdown on law and order. The Prime Minister has promised to create an extra 10,000 prison places after an increase in Violent Crime. This will involve the building of new prisons and the expansion of existing ones at a cost of around £2. 5 billion. Stop and search powers will also be extended to all Police Forces in england wales, which will allow police to stop someone in an area where they think a crime may be committed. Borisjohnson also called for tougher sentencing and an end to the Early Release of prisoners convicted of violent or sexual offences. Labour said austerity measures taken by conserv
Pa rt expanding powers to stop and search, part of a package of law and order announcements from the Prime Minister with a pledge to get tough on crime. A pilot scheme allowing greater powers to stop and search will now be extended to 43 Police Forces across england and wales. The home secretary dismissed criticism that the approach unfairly targets certain communities. She said her own experience talking to victims of violence strengthened her view that stop and search works. They are from those communities that want to see more policing, they are from those communities that want to see more stop and search and they themselves from within those communities that have suffered trauma and pain are saying they want to see our Police Officers empowered to do theirjob and use stop and search. Officers empowered to do theirjob and use stopandsearch. On prisons, the government says there will be 10,000 new places created from the building of newjails and expansion and refurbishment of existin
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