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Watching bbc news. Just wanted to bring you some breaking news about the figures of overcrowding in prisons. They show that the Prison Population is at a new Record High, 88,521. It has risen by 1159 since the 2nd of august. That is a significant week, when the riots began. As you are aware, lots of new people have entered in the Criminaljustice System so you can see here, from 26th Ofjuly 87400 and that number has continued to rise throughout the weeks of august until they have reached the new Record High 88,521. This comes at a time when thousands of offenders who served 40 of their Prison Terms will be eligible for early release. It is necessary, says the government, because of severe overcrowding injails. There are fewer than 500 spaces now left in men s prison in england and wales, made worse by the convictions of hundreds of people convicted in the riots of last month. We have ....
Tanker in its second Sea Drone Attack in two days. This is an unverified video sent to the bbc by a Ukrainian SecurityService Source which they say shows the moment of attack. And a danger to life warning has been issued as storm antoni hits parts of the uk, bringing heavy rain and strong winds. Imran khan, pakistans former Prime Minister, has been arrested, after being sentenced to three years in prison. His team say they will file an appeal against the ruling. And in a statement on camera, mr khan calls on supporters to continue peaceful protests. Dont sit silently at home, he says. Thejudge found him guilty of failing to declare money he had earned from selling state gifts. As the decision was announced in islamabad a crowd, including some prosecuting lawy ....
Us treasury secretary janet yellen called the downgrade arbitrary and said Economic Conditions had improved under the biden administration. The news of the downgrade came after the close of trade on wall street but in asia investors have been pulling out of equities in reaction. Lets look at markets now in asia. Japan is currently down by over 2 . Hong kong not that far behind. This was off the back of yesterday, and most of this week we have seen the sharemarket, certainly wall street and asia having a strong session but this is certainly spooked sentiment. Lets discuss this with tom stevenson, whos an Investment Director at fidelity. Good morning. Janet woody allen saying this is arbitrary. I have her statement janet yellen and she said she strongly disagrees and says it is based on outdated data. That is based on outdated data. That is riuht. Is based on outdate ....
And a danger to life warning has been issued, as storm antoni hits parts of the uk, bringing heavy rain and strong winds. Hello, im lukwesa burak. Pakistan s former Prime Minister, imran khan, has been arrested at his home in lahore, after a court more than 300km away in islamabad sentenced him to threeyears in prison. He was found guilty of not declaring money from selling gifts he received while in office. He denies any wrongdoing and his legal team say they will file an appeal against the decision. In a pre recorded video message, mr khan urges his supporters to protest peacefully and not to sit silently in their homes. By by the time you hear this statement, they will have arrested me. I have only one appeal. Dont sit silently at home. I am struggling for you and the country and your childrens future. You have to continue peaceful protests until you get your rates. And the biggest fundamental right, which is to the actual gove ....
The us, tampering with a witness and conspiracy against the rights of citizens. Our North America correspondent sean dilley has more. We love trump hes the first president to be charged with a federal crime, but if previous cases are anything to go by, Donald Trumps third indictment is only likely to boost his popularity with republican voters. The charges he faces, though, are serious. The 45 page indictment accuses the former president of knowingly spreading false claims about Election Fraud to trick and persuade states into helping him overturn the Election Results. The attack on our nations capitol on January The 6th 2021 was an unprecedented assault on the seat of american democracy. Its described in ....