Thank you for being with us. We start this hour here in the uk where the government has begun releasing prisoners early from jails in england and wales, as part of an Emergency Bid to Ease Overcrowding. A lack of Prison Space is a common issue the united states is predicted to be 10 over capacity by 2025. And even denmark renowned for the relative comfort of its cells is renting Jail Space in kosovo. Around 1,750 inmates are expected to be freed in england and wales as part of a scheme intended to make available up to 5,500 Prison Places. Some offenders whove served at least 40 of their sentences will be released. The plan excludes offenders jailed for violent offences with sentences of at least four years, as well as Sex Offenders and domestic abusers. The government says its taken every measure available to protect the public but concerns have been expressed about Offender Rehabilitation and ensuring victims are safe. And this is the scene live outside Hmp Brixton in South London whe
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Is fully behind the action that we are taking. The member for shipley with her huge experience in health and social care, talked about the need to work with those in supported Accommodation And Housing associations and the nhs to make sure pensioners get the help they are entitled to and i will spell some of the action out. The Memberfor Rossendale and darwen made a strong case for targeting health on the poorest pensioners and the need to tackle the root causes of poverty including insulating homes and bring Energy Costs down. And the memberfor pool, one of the things he said was the long and complex form for Pension Credit which i have asked to be reduced to make it asked to be reduced to make it as simple as possible. I would like to start by setting out why we have taken the difficult decision to means Test Winter Fuel payments so they are no longer available to all pensioners whatever their income. But focused on those in greatest need. Put simply, it is because we must fix the fo
Of the build up to tonights crucial president ial debate in philadelphia, but were going top start this hour with the first real test of authority for the new uk government. This is the scene in the House Of Commons where mps are about to Vote are voting on the plan to scrap Winter Fuel payments for millions of Pensioners. Its been hugely controversial. It means that more than Nine Million Pensioners will no longer be eligible for up to 300 pounds this winter. Lets go stright to westminster and our deputy political editor, Vicky Young. Westminster and our deputy good westminster and our deputy afternoon. Just set Th Scene good afternoon. Just set the scene for hours. Mps have started that Vote and there is No Doubt it is going to be an awkward afternoon for the government but it is worth emphasising that this new Labour Government has a huge majority so there is no chance of them losing their state which means that this change will go ahead but, as you say, it has proved pretty controv
A hamas command centre. The israeli military saiys it was highly likely that its troops fired the shot that killed an American Turkish Activist at a protest in the occupied West Bank last week, but that it was unintentional. The idf said an initial investigation had been held into the death of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi and expressed its deepest regret over the incident. The idf has also said its forces are resuming operations in the northern West Bank that started almost two weeks ago. Earlier today, during a joint News Conference held by uk foreign Secretary David Lammy and us Secretary Of State Antony Blinken, both countries have confirmed that iran is supplying ballistic missiles to russia. Lets take a listen. Dozens of russian military personnel, trained in iran, to use the close range ballistic missile system, which has a maximum range of 75 miles, and russia has now received shipments of these ballistic missiles, and will likely use them within weeks in ukraine. Against ukrainians. Russ