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
Is preparing to set sail for gaza along a new maritime aid corridor. Its been loaded with around 200 tonnes of food and medical supplies. But, without a working port, its not clear yet where the ship will actually dock or how its cargo will be distributed inside gaza. 0ur middle east correspondent Quentin Sommerville is in the Port City Of Larnaca in cyprus and sent us this report. Its a drop in the ocean of gazas need, but this is the first direct aid shipment by sea about to leave cyprus. The spanish ship the open arms, seen here in larnaca port, getting ready to set sail. It has a long journey ahead of it. The barge has 200 tonnes of desperately needed essentials rice, flour and pre prepared meals. This has taken months in planning. The cargo was loaded all weekend. The final Security Clearances from israel came through in the last few hours. Well, weve done truckloads of food through the rafah crossing. Weve done airdrops with thejordanian army. This is the next step into providing
a move that critics say is challenging america s commitment to the separation of church and state. barbara plett usher reports. in this divided nation, the christian right has found a new voice. this country belongs to god almighty. this is not a church service, hundreds of people are being baptised after a rally in pennsylvania, some overwhelmed by their experience of god. thousands have turned out because they believe their christian values are under attack, and that god belongs in government. you cannot separate god from politics, you cannot take him out of our government! these events tap into people s anger about covid the man himself dialled in while his son was on stage. we love you all and we are going to bring this country back because our country has never been in such bad shape. they are reframing the american conservative politics as spiritual warfare against a radical left. these people have travelled here from north carolina. they took awayjesus and everything s
Minutes. Englands footballers are into the final of the under 20s world cup. Mens or womens, has reached a globalfinal, since 1966. Paul simpsons side, full of players with Premier League experience, beat italy in the semi final in south korea and will now face venezuela. Heres our sports correspondentjoe wilson. This is england, this is different. The fa would say that they now have a plan, a system, a vision. We have heard of golden generations before, so heard of golden generations before, so whats the score mac . Two minix, 10, so whats the score mac . Two minix, 1 0, italy. English football has yearned for confidence on the ball, with the nerve and skill to do, well, to do this. Minix and lanky mist then but it wasnt the end, he is going to liverpool next season and was in the right place for this chance. Stay calm, there is a match to win. Crosses kept coming in, italy could not defend them all. Lukman is one of evertons rising stars. Italy were looking ragged by the end and sola