Thank you for being with us. We start this hour here in the uk where the government has begun releasing prisoners early from jails in england and wales, as part of an Emergency Bid to Ease Overcrowding. A lack of Prison Space is a common issue the united states is predicted to be 10 over capacity by 2025. And even denmark renowned for the relative comfort of its cells is renting Jail Space in kosovo. Around 1,750 inmates are expected to be freed in england and wales as part of a scheme intended to make available up to 5,500 Prison Places. Some offenders whove served at least 40 of their sentences will be released. The plan excludes offenders jailed for violent offences with sentences of at least four years, as well as Sex Offenders and domestic abusers. The government says its taken every measure available to protect the public but concerns have been expressed about Offender Rehabilitation and ensuring victims are safe. And this is the scene live outside Hmp Brixton in South London whe
Chief constable has apologised to officers, saying this is unacceptable. Chris page has the story. Police officers everywhere face risks when doing theirjobs. But, in this part of the uk, the dangers are particularly stark, given the Terrorism Threat is a daily reality. The Police Service of Northern Ireland is now dealing with whats thought to be the most serious data breach in its history. So what was within that data was the surname, the initial, the rank or grade, the location in the department for each of our current employees across the Police Service. We operate in an environment at the moment, where theres a Severe Threat to our colleagues from Northern Ireland related terrorism and this is the last thing that anybody in the organisation wants to be hearing this evening. The information was on a website for about two hours yesterday afternoon. It was released in response to a request made under freedom of information laws, which focused on how many officers work at different le
across north western areas, cold air across the far north of the uk and that continues to bring some snow showers into shetland, we seen some in the last hour, temperature struggling to get much of anything above freezing here but otherwise it s a mild day and the mild air flow continues overnight tonight. we ve got this weather front that starts to bump into some of the cold air and it starts to bump into some of the cold airand it could starts to bump into some of the cold air and it could start to turn to snow across northern most areas of scotland. meanwhile, western scotland. meanwhile, western scotland you will see outbreaks of rain, flooding concerns with the rain, flooding concerns with the rain given that it will be heavy and persistent. foremost, a mild night but with lower temperatures across the far north of scotland as an additional risk of icy stretches and tomorrow, if you are planning a journey across northern scotland bearin journey across northern scotland b
at the united nations security council, wording of a truce is still being discussed, but timelines have come and gone. the hamas run health ministry says 20,000 people have now died since the start of the conflict in gaza. 1,200 israelis died, and 240 hostages were taken, when hamas invaded israel on october 7th. here s our middle east correspondent, yolande knell. in khan younis, drones and shelling are the soundtrack of this war. a new day in gaza brings no escape from the relentless bombardment. for little riyan, the attacks have taken a cruel toll. her uncle now cares for her in a local hospital. when herfamily s home was hit by an israeli strike last month, she lost her parents and her brother and sister. she was crushed and has had a brain haemorrhage. her situation s very difficult, he says. she really needs to be taken abroad for treatment, but so far, we ve not managed to send her out. deep in gaza, israeli troops take on hamas fighters in fierce urban battles. i