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it s strongly opposed by most victims groups and local political parties. 0ur ireland correspondent chris page reports. northern ireland has changed hugely since the conflict known as the troubles. but this is a place where the past invades the present. almost 4,000 people died during 30 years of violence until the late 1990s. the legacy echoes strongly. 0ur uncles gerard and rory cairns, aged 18 and 22, was murdered here in this house. two gunmen, two loyalists. it was my auntie roisin s 11th birthday. and they came in through the front door and told roisin to be quiet inside the kitchen here. and then just in the living room, gerard and rory were just watching tv and they went in and shot both of them dead. so for you, you re young people, this isn t history. this is something that is affecting you and your generation. no, i m the youngest of the family, and i ve watched my family campaign tirelessly their entire lives forjustice over the murders of gerard and rory. and i b ....
in my eyes, he deserves nothing less than a life sentence, and i hope he gets it. i hope they throw away the key and he never comes out. never to do this to anybody else again. paterson has been told to expect a custodial sentence when he attends court tomorrow. the maximum punishment is life in prison. jeremy cook, bbc news. and join huw edwards for the bbc wales leaders‘ debate. applause good evening, noswaith dda, a warm welcome to the sse swalec stadium in the heart of the welsh capitalfor a special live election debate, and welcome to people across the uk watching on the bbc news channel. this is where we ll be spending the next 90 minutes, testing the pledges and ambitions of five political parties in wales. as voters prepare to visit the polling stations on thursday of next week, we ll be exploring some of the biggest issues featuring in this campaign, from the challenges of the brexit process ahead to the questions raised by the terrible events in manchester l ....
today s reviewers are broadcaster and journalist shyama perera, and the political commentator vincent moss. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the number of mobile phones and drugs smuggled into prisons is unacceptable according to the government. more than 20,000 phones and sim cards and over 200kg of narcotics were found injails in england and wales last year. the seizures follow a £2 million investment in technology to detect contra band, as james waterhouse reports. many will say this continuing trend of contraband being smuggled into jails through whatever means possible only highlights the scale of the challenge facing prison officers, who ve had to deal with staff cuts and growing violence over recent years. just in april, a european watchdog warned that incidents in ukjails were spiralling out of control, making them unsafe for both prisoners and staff. the latest ministry ofjustice figures say there are 86,000 inmates in england and wales. 7000 mobile sim ....
new figures show more than 200 kilograms of drugs and 13,000 mobile phones were found in prisons in england and wales last year. the government says measures are being put in place to disrupt illegal activity in jails. james waterhouse reports. many will say this continuing trend of contraband being smuggled into jails through whatever means possible only highlights the scale of the challenge facing prison officers, who ve had to deal with staff cuts and growing violence over recent years. just in april, a european watchdog warned that incidents in ukjails were spiralling out of control, making a number of them unsafe for both prisoners and staff. the latest ministry ofjustice figures say there are 86,000 inmates in england and wales. 7000 mobile sim cards were also found in 2016, along with 13,000 mobile phones. they re a valuable resource behind bars, too, sometimes being rented out for up to £1000. along with the seizure of 200 kilograms of illegal drugs last year, ....