In england and wales. That policy sees the proportion of sentences which some inmates must serve behind bars temporarily cut from 50 to A0 . But latest government figures suggest more than a quarter of prisoners will go on to reoffend within a year of being released. The problem is there are no guarantees that anybody who is released early will not reoffend, because weve got to do ourjob in our prisons of trying to rehabilitate people. We simply cannot do that if theyre used as Human Warehouses and were overcrowded. We must be given a chance to give people hope. The Ministry Ofjustice says it cannot comment on individual cases but insists that anyone who breaks their Licence Conditions upon release, or who commits further crimes, will be punished, and the government says without the early release scheme, police would not be able to make arrests and the courts would not be able to hold trials. The Prison Population in england and wales has dropped by more than 2,000 in a week following
Harry billinges tribute to his fallen comrades and this morning on Armistice Day, were live at the National Arboretum. I talk exclusively to three of tennis biggest stars about life on tour, family and their future in the game. It is either all of us stop on that of a stop. I think i will be the first to go, come on. Mike bows out of strictly in style he may not have won the glitterball but hes done breakfast proud. Its monday the 11th of november. Our top story. Six months after the collapse of British Steel, a chinese manufacturing giant is on the verge of agreeing a rescue deal for the firm saving up to 4,000 jobs. The agreement will secure the future of the firms flagship scunthorpe plant, but theres a warning that costs may have to be cut. Bens here with more details. 0n the face of it, this is really good news. A significant move given the Big Questions over the future for British Steel after its previous owner backed out blaming rex that uncertainty. What we know so far is that
Monday in parliament. Hello and welcome to monday in parliament. We have a new Commons Speaker the question is that sir lindsay takes the chair of this house is speaker. Sir Lindsay Hoyle will succeed john bercow. This house will change but it will change for the better. And he gets a warm welcome. Youll also bring gore signature to our proceedings. We have a problem if they can hold the executive to account and i know that you will stand up for that principle. So after several hours of voting sir Lindsay Hoyle was finally elected to one of the most important jobs in politics. It fell to the longest serving mp, the former conservative chancellor, now independent mp, Kenneth Clarke to deliver the results. Sir Lindsay Hoyle beat six other candidates. The job of speaker comes with a salary of 150 thousand pounds and the added bonus that now he doesnt have to campaign in the coming election because its customary for candidates not to stand against the speaker. So no wonder sir lindsay was
showers falling across much of the north and east of scotland will have a wintry element. it will feel cold across the board and we will see longer spells of rain as well across southern areas, you can see this mass of blue, affecting wales, south west england. there s been some thunder and lightning as well, slowly sliding southwards and eastwards all the while. further north, it is bright with sunny spells and scattered showers. the showers are being brought on by strong and cold northerly winds. gales and exposure here, some winteriness across scotland. further south, that area of cloud and rain. a bit of sunshine here and there, but cloudy for england and wales. the temperatures range from around five across the northern isles to ii or 12 across the south. notice the map starts to turn blue through tonight, those clear skies with light wind, pretty widespread frost for late april. down to 40 minus five celsius in the north. gardeners and growers, do take note, because yo