Offenders who ve served 40% of their prison terms will be eligible for early release. It s necessary, says the government, because of severe overcrowding in jails. There are fewer than 500 spaces left in men s prisons in england and wales, a crisis made worse by the convictions of hundreds of people involved in riots last month. Our senior uk correspondent sima kotecha was given full and rare access to hmp pentonville in london and this is what she found. Siren blares. Chaos in hmp pentonville. Shouting. We re the only broadcast journalists given access. . . It s a code red. . . To one of britain s most dangerous jails since the current crisis. 0k, come on, folks. And some prison officers are so frightened of being targeted on the outside that we ve had to blur theirfaces. Hmp pentonville! staff are overstretched. . . Another alarm here. . . And on the verge of breaking point. You worry about, you know, opening the door in the morning and making sure that they re alive. Anything could
A collection of womens sexual fantasies. Tributes have been paid to rebecca cheptegei, she was reportedly doused with petrol, she sustained burns on more than 70 of her body, her attacker was also injured. Attacks on women have become a major concern in kenya and there have been a number of high profile athletes who have been killed in the last two years. Lets start this hour with a report by our Deputy Editor from africa and soy. Cheptegeis family in mourning. This was their daughter on the international stage, carrying her countrys flag high across the world. But once back home, rebecca became the victim of Domestic Violence, its reported. Herfamily is demanding justice. Translation we urge the government to provide protection to her children and property at this time. The 33 year old athlete was rushed to the main hospital in Western Kenya after her former boyfriend allegedly poured petrol on her and set her on fire at her home during an altercation over a land dispute. Weve done al
Grenfell. The Deputy Prime Minister says it is completely unacceptable that people are still living in homes covered with Dangerous Cladding seven years after the Grenfell Tower fire. Yesterdays final report into the disaster said all 72 deaths were entirely avoidable. The government also wants police and prosecutors to take action as quickly as possible. Criminal charges could include corporate manslaughter. This report this is from jessica lane. Corporate manslaughter. This report is from jessica lane. Survivors and relatives survivors and relatives of those who died Say Theyve of those who died Say Theyve now had apologies and some now had apologies and some answers, but theirfight answers, but Theirfight Forjustice goes on. Forjustice goes on. Antonio and miguel managed antonio and miguel managed to escape the fire. To escape the fire. Miguel and his wife knocked miguel and his wife knocked on doors of five other on doors of five other flats on the 13th floor, flats on the 13th flo
With scotland saying they want to feel the love again from fans after a poor euros campaign. Good Evening And Welcome to the Bbc News at six. The presenterJeremy Kyle has been defending his treatment of a man who died days after appearing on this show in 2019. Steve dymond is believed to have taken his own life days after taking a Lie Detector Test on the itv show. He was accused of cheating on his partner. Today the inquest into his death was shown previously unseen footage from the show in which 63 year old Steve Dymond became visibly upset. Jeremy kyle insisted his Presenting Style had been direct but empathetic. From winchester coroners court, heres duncan kennedy. Since the start of your relationship with jane asking if you had valid any kids to anybody else, you said no. Are you telling the truth . Might might this was theJeremy Kyle show that was never broadcast. Clips were played at the Inquest Today and end then Steve Dymond can be seen in a highly distressed then Steve Dymond