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
Countries in the region including the Czech Republic where 38 locations have declared the highest flood alert. Authorities there say the worst Rainfall And Flood risk should be experienced in the coming 2a to 48 hours. Poland, too, has also experienced heavy rain. Our correspondent in warsaw, Adam Easton, has the latest. Well, what this cyclone is doing, catherine, is causing extremely heavy rainfall which is leading to dangerously high river Levels Water levels in the rivers across the region. Many rivers have burst their banks, and thats causing flooding in many countries particularly, as you mentioned, in romania, where four people have been found dead in the east of the country by the River Danube delta. 5,000 homes have been damaged in the flooding and the romanian authorities have, as you said, set up Displacement Camps and are providing blankets and food for people who have been forced to evacuate their homes. In romania and in the Czech Republic, the floods have caused Tens Of
millions face hunger in 31 degree temperatures. it s in! and the marvel of darvel how the sixth tier side felled a scottish premiership giant. and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel: ten years after she won her last grand slam title, victoria azarenka reaches the semi finals of the australian open, where the wimbledon champion awaits. after the organisers go bust. another borough. good evening. a bbc investigation into abuse and neglect at three children s homes and schools in doncaster has found that more than 100 reports of concern were made before they were closed. leaked documents show that children were said to have been badly mistreated, yet the regulator, 0fsted, continued to rate the homes as good, and there d been a0 separate alerts over three years. 0fsted s chief inspector says she s deeply sorry, and the hesley group, which ran the homes, has also apologised. some of the details in this report from noel titheridge you may find distressing. it has
and allow his country to export 1a leopard ii battle tanks to ukraine. a scandal of abuse and neglect at three children s homes in doncaster. the regulator rated the homes as good even though there had been many warnings about ill treatment and this year s oscar nominees have been announced. those up for best picture include everything everywhere all at once, avatar, and elvis. the chairman of the bbc has been ordered to give evidence to mps on the digital, culture, media and sport select committee on the 7th of february to answer questions on his alleged involvment in a loan to former prime minister, borisjohnson. richard sharp says he has no plans to step aside or resign over the row, and believes he has done nothing wrong. richard sharp is accused of helping to facilitate a loan to the then prime minister, when he was applying to be bbc chairman. his appointment is now under review by the commissioner of public appointments. our media editor katie razzall has been speaking