Weekend of travel disruption. And britain braces for Storm Barbara with scotland expected to bear the brunt of 90 mile an hour winds and difficult travelling conditions. More now on the flight that has been hijacked. Maltas Prime Ministerjoseph muscat said on twitter that security and Emergency Operations are standing by. Reports say the airbus a320 of state owned Afriqiyah Airways has 118 people aboard. Of state owned Afriqiyah Airways earlier i spoke to magda magri naudi, the deputy mayor for lija in malta. She gave the latest on what authorities there had heard. Well, at the minute, oui newscasters have just issued an issue and an address from the Prime Minister. He said it is only a few minutes ago that he officially received a statement that a libyan airliner was landing in malta with hijackers on board. The situation was here all ready, but he is onlyjust receive the official news now. There is a meeting where a special committee are addressing the situation. The airport is close
It ruins you. You dont. Youre not a person any more, you just exist. Three years ago, the prison was privatised. French Company Sodexo won the 15 year contract, promising the government it could save £130 million. When the initial shock of the privatisation came out, the staff were shocked that it had happened but then we thought well maybe it could be a good thing we might see a big change. You train as part of a team. Jim reid was a dog handler and Prison Officer with more than 20 years experience. His optimism didnt last long. They got rid of 96 uniform staff over 200 in total. I myself was part of a dog team erm, and we were told, youre gone. Since 2011, around half a billion pounds has been taken from the Prison Budget in england and wales. As the Prisoner Population was rising, more than 6,000 officers were lost. Jim reid took redundancy but colleagues who stayed at northumberland say theyre overwhelmed. Ive seen experienced staff crying in the main street. And theyve said i can