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
From borisjohsons brexit deal are hard evidence it would have a devastating impact on Northern Ireland. The former conservative Prime Minister sirjohn major calls on voters in some areas not to back the tories in next weeks election. A teenager has admitted attempted murder, after throwing a six year old boy from the tenth floor of tate modern in london in august. Firefighters in New South Wales are tackling a 37 mile wide blaze, as hundreds of bushfires continue to burn. A father has shared the moment his four month old daughters new hearing aids are turned on and her reaction to her mothers voice. And Natalie Portman is an astronaut losing touch with reality after her space mission. Find out what mark kermode makes of lucy in the sky, and the rest of the top cinema releases in the film review. Good evening, its five oclock, imjane hill, our main story a man described by police as one of the most dangerous sex offenders ever seen in the uk has been found guilty of a string of attacks
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