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a bbc investigation has exposed widespread drug abuse and security failings at one of britain s biggest prisons. an undercover reporter from the panorama programme spent two months working as a prison officer at a privately run jail in northumberland. he found inmates threatening staff, and even a hole in a prison security fence. the ministry ofjustice says it is looking into the allegations. here is our special correspondent ed thomas. undercover in one of our biggest jails, 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, home to more than 1,300 inmates, and for two months, bbc panorama s joe fenton. on his first day, 2.5 kg of spice, an illegal high with a prison value of £250,000, was found in two cells. despite this, staff told the reporter there was no lockdown, so the block could be completely searched. the bbc secretly filmed inmates high on drugs ....
warns of a real and growing threat to key national infrastructure. and it s finally confirmed the yorkshire batsman, joe root, is named as the new england test captain. and coming up in sportsday on bbc news: could manchester city move up to second in the premier league with victory over bournemouth? good evening. there is no ‘quick fix available to solve the problem of serious overcrowding in prisons. that s the view of liz truss, the justice secretary, who says that preventing more prisoners from re offending is the key to success. the scale of the problem has been shown by bbc panorama, which secretly filmed evidence of widespread drug use and a number of security failings at one of britain s biggest prisons, as our special correspondent ed thomas reports. undercover in one of our biggest jails, 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, home ....
i ll be finding out. in sport, manchester city leap up to second in the premier league. they beat bournemouth 2 0, but they re still eight points behind leaders chelsea. when polly met joe. we ll be hearing a love story with a twist this valentine s day. we would love to hear your stories. roses are red, violets are blue. and carol has the weather. good morning. we will be in the gardens when daybreak. sadly, this stove isn t on. it is chilly and it is chilly outside without a touch of frost for eastern england with some rain in the forecast, but some of us will see sunshine through the day. i will see sunshine through the day. i will have more details in 13 minutes. good morning. first, our main story. donald trump s national security adviser, michael flynn, has resigned over his contacts with russia. general flynn discussed american sanctions with the russian ambassador before mr trump took office, and is accused of misleading the vice president about what happened. h ....
we ll talk to some disabled workers about their experiences in the workplace. hello, welcome to the programme. we re live until ”am this morning. this valentine s day we re asking, are you single and proud out of choice? we will be talking to some of the singletons who say they are happily single. does that sound like you? or are you longing to find that special person? do get in touch with your thoughts and experiences on that and any of our other stories. use the hashtag #victorialive. if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. our top story today. in a severe blow to president trump s new administration, his national security adviser general michael flynn has been forced to resign. mr flynn is accused of illegally discussing us sanctions with the russian ambassador to the united states. but the conversation about sanctions happened before mr trump assumed office. under us law, private individuals cannot carry out official government diplomacy. b ....
that the plans are wrong. the plans could make it harder four troops and theirfamily to could make it harder four troops and their family to sue the government if something goes wrong in carpet. and steam power, for the first time in almost half a century, a timetabled steam train service returns to the english railways. good morning, it s tuesday 14th february. welcome to bbc newsroom live. donald trump s national security adviser, michael flynn, has resigned over his contacts with russia. telephone intercept is show that michael flynn, mr trump s national security adviser, had discussed us sanctions with the russian envoy before mr trump took office. it s illegal for private citizens to conduct us diplomacy, and the phone calls happened late last year before mr flynn was appointed to the administration. before being appointed, he was known for his close ties with the senior russian officials. here he is sat with president putin at a dinner in 2015. he s also been accu ....