The yorkshire batsman says he feels privileged, humbled, and very excited. And who would have thought bell ringing was a dangerous hobby . Well, sadly one man at Worcester Cathedral knows first hand. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. A bbc investigation has exposed widespread drug abuse and Security Failings at one of britains biggest prisons. An undercover reporter from the bbcs Panorama Team spent two months working as a Prison Officer at a privately run prison in northumberland. He found inmates threatening staff and even a hole in a prison security fence. The Ministry Ofjustice says its looking into the allegations. Heres our special correspondent ed thomas. Undercover in one of our biggestjails. Bbc panorama filmed the drugs feeding addiction inside. And the staff pushed to their limits. Hmp northumberland is a private jail run by the French Company sodexo and home to more than 1,300 inmates. And for two months, bbc panoramas joe fenton. On his first day, 2. 5 kilograms of spice, an illegal high with a prison value of £250,000, was found in two cells. Despite this, panorama was told there was no lockdown, so the block could be completely searched. The bbc secretly filmed inmates high on drugs. This man had taken spice. The reporter also witnessed a Prison Officer on the floor, suffering a seizure, after accidentally inhaling spice. And then theres the violence. Cctv cameras recorded an inmate being stamped on. At one point, panoramas reporter was threatened by an inmate. The bbc discovered a serious Security Breach alarms on two doors werent working. Nearby, officers found wire cutters and later a hole in an inner security fence. It meant drugs could have been smuggled into the jail. The reporter asked the governor what went wrong. So who will take responsibility for this jails failures . Today the Justice Secretary confirmed an investigation is under way. Do you think sodexo should be running this jail, liz truss . Were conducting an investigation on this issue. I take this issue very seriously, that is why we are investing in 2500 officers across our prisons. What about hmp northumberland, though . Thank you very much. As for sodexo, the company that runs the prison, they said the safety of staff and inmates is their top priority. You can see the full Undercover Investigation tonight. In wales at the later time of 10 40pm. Well we can speak now to labours lord faulkner, whos a former Lord Chancellor and Justice Secretary. Everyone seems to agree that the cuts in 2010, Ministry Ofjustice in that department, it wasnt ring fenced and it was hit by austerities put is, and that has paid a big part in this. Even the government admits that. What do you put the rise in oui that. What do you put the rise in our Prison Population, doubling in the last couple of decades, down to, thatis the last couple of decades, down to, that is causing enormous strange in prison as well. Different attitudes to Sexual Violence, violence, and heavy drug dealing. Societys attitude to nasty violence, Sexual Violence changed quite significantly over those 20 years. The example, convictions and sentences for rape, but Domestic Violence went up dramatically and i do not think that the public have an appetite in relation to those sorts of crimes to reduce the levels of penalties. If you look at where the big increase occurred between 1992 and 2002, which is where all the doubling occurred, it was in those areas. Where almost all the doubling occurred. It is interesting because we put in more people to prison compared to the italians, the french, the germans. While the Prison Population has doubled in recent yea rs Prison Population has doubled in recent years crime has halved, correct . Is one of the reason that we put more people in prison, in addition to the fact that we have higher sentences, is because we have a higher detection rate. In terms of the percentage of crimes that acts to detect it and convicted they are higher than places like italy. I think the key question from our Point Of View is, is the custody threshold, what you have got to do to go to custody in the right place . I think to go to custody in the right place . Ithink in to go to custody in the right place . I think in most areas it is, other sentences too long, they are in some cases, for example white collar crime. I also think we send to people dashed to many people to prison pending a trial and then they did good prison. We send to many people to prison pending a trial. I think they are unfair and not providing adequate Public Protection and number should be that used. But, should there be a wholesale change . Added think they should in terms of custody, we need more attempt to reduce people reoffending, but we will not achieve anything as long as the prisons remain the shambles that the prisons remain the shambles that the Panorama Programme, i havent seen all of it, ive heard extracts, it is just seen all of it, ive heard extracts, it isjust more seen all of it, ive heard extracts, it is just more and more evidence that the government appears to be abandoning its duty towards the public service. There has been a week of reports on how appalling the nhs is underfunded and now this. Why are they not doing anything about it . She appears to acknowledge it was the courts in 2010 that started it, and does nothing, she doesnt even come on this programme at any programme to defend herself. We would love to see on this programme at any other programme, but she has decided not to. Just interrupted, she said she was not going to produce the Prison Population, 0k, perfectly legitimate, then make sure you can guard the prisons. 0k, she would say she was trying to get another 2500. Would say she was trying to get another 2500. That they will be coming. Going back to sentencing, you seem coming. Going back to sentencing, you seem to differ with lost trust on this, lord woolf, former Chief Justice says that chief hans are too tied when it comes to sentencing. The criminaljustice act 2003, you are part of the government this in, obligesjudges to hand out like sentences including abduction and sexual misconduct, but lied to them to hand them a 30 year minimum sentence in a series of other scenarios including murders, obliges judges to hand down a minimum of 15 yea rs judges to hand down a minimum of 15 years for all murders that do not fit into a number of these categories. Judges do not have much leeway in order to trying keep the sentences down. This former Chief Justice said that was part of the problem. They do have some leeway, but you are right that the 2003 Criminaljustice Act Set Starting Point for things like very severe Sexual Violence for explosives killing people, for the killing of more than one Prison Officer, for the killing of more than one child, andi the killing of more than one child, and i dont think those sentences are out of line with what the mood and the legitimate sense is. Ash in and the legitimate sense is. Ash in a legitimate sense is. Its not those particular sentences that are causing the overcrowding, it is caused much more by less severe Sexual Violence then the extreme cases you have indicated. There should be a debate on that. You believe. You are saying you dont think the public appetite is there. Are these guidelines there because ofa are these guidelines there because of a pretty vehement press and sections of society that make it clear you cannot be soft and crime. Do prisons really work . What is the purpose of prison . Whether you are dealing with crime such as killing more than one child, it is not to rehabilitate it is to punish and to make absolutely clear that someone that dangerous will be imprisoned for as long as it takes. I think thatis for as long as it takes. I think that is the right attitude in relation to it. I do think there are other areas above sample white collar crimes and non violent and nonsexual crimes, there has been sentenced inflation and people go to prison the two lungs. But, people have to be clear that in relation to the sorts of crimes we have affected that the state will pick a top view and that is right. Because if you dont, people will lose faith in the criminal Justice System. Dont, people will lose faith in the criminalJustice System. The sta ple ta ke criminalJustice System. The staple take a path view. Just as they will if they see the sorts of scenes that the Panorama Programme on skin to show about northumberland prison. No confidence that people are being properly guarded. Thank you for coming in. 4 people have been killed in an avalanche in the french alps while they were Skiing Off Piste this morning. They were in the resort of tignes near val disere. Those who died were all french and local media are reporting that they were a father and two teenage sons as well as their ski guide. The resort is particularly busy at this time of year with french and British School holidays. A group of snowboarders, including an experience gathering to teenage boys had been off piste when they we re boys had been off piste when they were buried by a wall of snow. Around 11am i was in a ski shop and the ski teacher recorded an emergency on their walkie talkie, Literally Ran Out and jumped on their ski bike. I go out and i could see the trace of the avalanche that had just happened and helicopters starting to arrive. Went back to my chalet opposite the mountain and i could see all afternoon i could see a huge amount of Mountain Rescue at the top of a aoo metre large hollow where the snow accumulated. Initially rescuers for there were more people who had been part of the group, but they up up to be safe. Rescuers are still searching the area for other possible victims, avalanches are common in the alps, although this incident is the worst in france this ski season, so far. Last year 21 people were killed in skiing accidents. President trump and the canadian Prime Minister have stressed the historical bonds between their two countries after their first meeting in terry. Mr trudeau said any changes to the north American Free trade agreement, must ensure the free flow of goods and services. Prime minister i pledge to work with you in pursuit of our many shared interests, including a stronger shared relationship in the United States and canada, and includes safer travel and migration. It includes Close Partnership on domestic and interNational Security. America is deeply fortunate to have a neighbour like canada. We have before us the opportunity to believe in more bridges and bridges of cooperation and pictures of commerce. Meanwhile the canadian Prime Minister was keen to secure agreements with the environment president. He said trade and Energy Cooperation should not compromise responsibilities to protect the environment. At the end of the day the president and i share a common goal, we both wanted to make sure that hard working folks can go to weather a good job, put food on the table for their families and save up to take a vacation every once in awhile. That what were trying to do here will start today we reiterated that our nations are committed to collaborating on Energy Infrastructure projects that will create jobs while respecting the environment. As we know, investing in infrastructure is a great way to create the kind of Economic Growth that our country so desperately need. Justin trudeau there. Joining me on the line now from ottawa is cbcs rob russo. Good to see you, thank you for being with us. All smiles on the surface, both men on agreement on a number of issues. Behind the scenes there is a lot that divides these two neighbours, is in the . Absolutely dont know if we could find to leaders of Western Democracy that could be further apart or more unlike each other. Were talking not chalk and cheese. 0ne unlike each other. Were talking not chalk and cheese. One is a sort of right wing populist at times, the other is the sort of very left wing liberal. And yet, they had to try and find some Common Ground particularly the canadian Prime Minister, this is a 2 billion a day relationship but canada with millions ofjobs at stake. What were they turn to do the canadians . Stick toa they turn to do the canadians . Stick to a very narrow path and look out for landmines and either side, immigration, Climate Change, security, those sorts of things. Nafta, is an issue, as well and president from told the lot about mexico rather than canada, suggesting it would be difficult talking to the mexicans in terms of the drawing the boundaries of nafta. What can the canadians or might the canadians have do fear from what can the canadians or might the canadians have do fearfrom donald trump if he wants to rewrite the rules of the Free Trade Agreement . think about 70 of canadas exports go to the United States. Any kind of twitch from the american Terry Americans and we should do. There could have been much to fear. But if you go over the text of what President Trump says, i can take that canadian officials are delighted. It couldnt be closer to what they wanted if they didnt scripted themselves. What president am sad is that they will treat nafta at little, what President Trump said. The real problem is mexico, and if you look a Prime Minister trudeau, you heard courageous silence him on that front while mexico is being passed under the loss. Very interesting what about the environment. Passed under the environment. Passed under the bus. We know that president tom says that Climate Change is something cooked up by President Trump. Says that Climate Change is cooked up by the chinese government. How can they see eye to eye on this . They chose to ignore their differences on this, by minister trudeau believes in a carbon tax, where they do agree is on the exploitation of canadas considerable oil and the actual gas wealth. The Prime Minister is delighted that president. Has signed off on a pipeline to get canadian oil down into benighted state where president 0bama, said no. So, they stuck to that very narrow thing where they agreed and chose to ignore many of the issues they disagreed on. Good stuff, you will be busy for the next few years, good to see you. Rob russo from putter canadian and well find out how this story, and many others, are covered in tomorrows front pages. At 10 40 this evening in the papers, our guestsjoining me tonight are claire cohen, womens editor of the Daily Telegraph and broadcaster david davies. Stay with us for that. The minister ofjustice. President trump and the canadian Prime Minister have stressed their commitment to working together at that first meeting in washington. At least four people have died in an avalanche in france. A wall of snow swept avalanche in france. A wall of Snow Swe Pt A Cross Avalanche in france. A wall of snow swept across an area that was off piste. We will pause the news of brought the moment and get some sports news on the bbc sports centre. Manchester city are taking on bournemouth, a win would lead them further up the table. No goals, as yet, bournemouth have not had a great start to the year. No team have conceded any more goal, but the scores here remain level. 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