this is bbc news. the headlines. the former chief executive of the fashion giant — abercrombie & fitch — and his british partner, have been arrested on sex trafficking charges — we'll get the latest from our correspondent. while jeffries was whilejeffries was the ceo of one of the most recognisable clothing retailers in the world, he was using his power, his wealth and his influence to traffic men for his own sexual pleasure. it’s influence to traffic men for his own sexual pleasure.— influence to traffic men for his own sexual pleasure. it's been revealed that chris kaba _ sexual pleasure. it's been revealed that chris kaba was _ sexual pleasure. it's been revealed that chris kaba was a _ sexual pleasure. it's been revealed that chris kaba was a notorious - that chris kaba was a notorious member of a london gang. we will bring you more on that story later. more prisoners are released early — as the government tries

to ease overcrowding in jails in england and wales. a man in his 60s dies after two trains collide in mid wales. a horde of coins from the norman conquest found five years ago has been bought for £45 million. we hearfrom the british museum where they are set to go on display. now all the latest sport. a huge night of champions league action again this evening — with arsenal and aston villa in action. the gunners take on shakhtar donetsk at the emirates — after suffering their first defeat of the season this weekend, they'll be looking to bounce back tonight, against lesser fancied opposition. the manager though is taking no chances. we look at the opponents we have and the importance of winning at home, and this is a date we have to show

that we have that quality, because the margins are so small in this competition and we have got to be at our best and we are fully focused only on that. nine games in all today — two close to kick off — milan, who've lost both their games so far — take on club brugge and monaco take on red star belgrade. later on, aston villa look to build on that win over bayern munich, they're on home to bologna. and a rematch of last season's final to come too... with holders real madrid against borussia dortmund. the sports for a slimmed down 2026 commonwealth games have been announced — with badminton and hockey being dropped as the programme of ninteen sports is cut to ten. glasgow in scotland stepped in to host the games after the australian state of victoria pulled out because of rising costs. the stripped—back schedule of 10 sports includes athletics and swimming as mandatory — but will also feature track cycling and boxing. the games were last held in glasgow in 2014, at a cost of more than £540million. this time around, hockey, cricket, rugby, badminton and squash are among the sports

that have been dropped. one of our ambitions as a movement is to take the commonwealth games around the commonwealth. it's fantastic that scott and glasgow have put up their hand to help us in that transformational journey. we need to create a games that is the right size for other members to host the games. it means a more compact but world—class games in the future. to cricket now, where england have recalled rehan ahmed as one of three frontline spinners for the series decider against pakistan in rawalpindi. the 20 year old comes into the squad alongside gus atkinson, replacing matthew potts and brydon carse from the side that was beaten in the second test. it's1—1 in the three match series. notjust his not just his bowling, notjust his bowling, but is batting and fielding as well. he's an outstanding cricketer. a young lad as well, so it's got a lot of time to come. in the last test match not

here, in pakistan, and the last test match last time, hopefully he can do that again. british number one katie boulter is through to the second round of the pan pacific open in tokyo. boulter saw off priscilla hon of australia in straight sets, needing just 75 minutes to claim a 6—16—4 victory, and book her place in the last—i6 where she will play japan's kyoka okamura. british teenager mika stojsavljevic was on court for nearly three hours as she lost to japan's world number 57 moyuka uchijima in tokyo. the 15—year—old, who landed the us open girls�* singles title in september, went desperately close to securing a first wta tour win, eventually losing a third set tie—break tie—beak. the international tennis federation has announced that off—court coaching will be allowed in tennis from january of next year. the decision was made following trials on the mens atp and womens wta tours. the new changes mean that coaches can advise verbally, or by using hand signals at any time, except during

the playing of a point. coaches must be �*brief and discreet�*, except during breaks. however, it is up to each tournament or event to implement the rule. and that's all the sport for now. over 1,000 more prisoners in england and wales are being released early today, as part of a government bid to ease overcrowding. around 1100 inmates who've served 40 per cent of their sentences are being freed — but those convicted of serious violence, sex crimes, or terrorism aren't eligible for release. the government has also announced a sentencing review, that'll consider tougher "non—custodial punishments" as alternatives to prison. with me is mark day, deputy director of the prison reform trust. mark, welcome here to the programme. in terms of another charge of releases, your thoughts on that?

well, certainly not an optimum situation for the justice system to be in. but frankly, the have no choice to bring forward the release of these groups of prisoners. we'd have seen the justice system potentially collapsing in terms of police cells which because we have been under the sustained emergency members for a while now are being used to remand prisoners. if we hadn't had early release from prisons there wouldn't have been anywhere for the police to actually put suspects they had arrested and wanted to put in custody. so, the government had no choice it was a necessary measure. hora government had no choice it was a necessary measure.— government had no choice it was a necessary measure. how much relief does it give — necessary measure. how much relief does it give them _ necessary measure. how much relief does it give them for— necessary measure. how much relief does it give them for how _ necessary measure. how much relief does it give them for how long - necessary measure. how much relief does it give them for how long do . does it give them for how long do you think? does it give them for how long do ou think? ~ �* , , does it give them for how long do ou think? ~ �*, , , ., you think? well, it's been estimated that is going — you think? well, it's been estimated that is going to _ you think? well, it's been estimated that is going to give _ you think? well, it's been estimated that is going to give us _ you think? well, it's been estimated that is going to give us less - you think? well, it's been estimated that is going to give us less than - that is going to give us less than 12 months space, so it's widely predicted that by next summer, there is going to be a need for further

emergency measures, and these measures are just not the long—term solution which is why the announcement is so important. crucially what it needs to do, it looks at the sentence inflation, particularly at the top end of sentencing which has been one of the chief reasons why the prison population has risen so dramatically.— population has risen so dramatically. population has risen so dramaticall. , ., , dramatically. david is a very interesting _ dramatically. david is a very interesting appointed - dramatically. david is a very interesting appointed to - dramatically. david is a very| interesting appointed to look dramatically. david is a very - interesting appointed to look at this whole sentencing review, given some of the things he said sentences, say, under six months. some of the things he said sentences, say, undersix months. i sentences, say, under six months. i think that would be a welcome proposal, people tend to receive these short sentences overwhelmingly were talking to people with mental health needs and drug or alcohol addictions. often these are much better dealt with in the community on effective community sentences bound by short sentences. but we need to be realistic. reducing the use of short sentences, while

welcome from an evidence point of view is not going to reduce the prison population by a significant amount, certainly not the amount needed to alleviate this crisis. we are going to need to look at sentencing at the top end as well. it's also going to have to take the public on board in any sort of movement to like what you are outlining. what about those other ideas, in the us, for example, they have a credit system. there is also talk about a much more severe home detention. tell me what you think about proposals like that? the credit system _ about proposals like that? the credit system is _ about proposals like that? iie: credit system is interesting, about proposals like that? tie: credit system is interesting, you know i think certainly deserves a more detailed look. i mean, there will be challenges inevitably and how a system has been developed in anotherjurisdiction can be applied, it has its own unique laws. but it's certainly worth a look about whether it might help. i think in terms of the idea of home detention, we already have a scheme called home

retention curfew, for prisoners who are towards the end of their sentence ends can become eligible to be released and put on an electronic tag. we would certainly welcome the extension of that scheme.— extension of that scheme. mark, thanks so much _ extension of that scheme. mark, thanks so much for— extension of that scheme. mark, thanks so much for coming - extension of that scheme. mark, thanks so much for coming in - extension of that scheme. mark, | thanks so much for coming in and going through all of that. let's continue with this. let's speak to abigail ampofo — the interim ceo of the charity refuge. welcome to the programme. in terms of today's 1100 or so early releases, your thoughts about that? thank you, good evening. refuge still has some serious concerns that the early release scheme is putting domestic abuse survivors safety in jeopardy, it's already a really worrying time for survivors and the continued failings of the justice system to protect survivors of domestic abuse. it is disappointing. now, i say that still understanding the need to ease the pressure on the

prison system. however, when the criminaljustice prison system. however, when the criminal justice system fails prison system. however, when the criminaljustice system fails to recognise the actual real risk that abusers pose to survivors safety, that this can have a really devastating repercussions. and i think we know that if we reflect very sadly on the murders of zahra alina, terry harris, conniejen, lacey bennetts, john bennetts, and this isjust a lacey bennetts, john bennetts, and this is just a few of the names that i'm calling out. it highlights the fatal consequences of missed opportunities by probation officers to correctly assess and to manage the risk of harm. we to correctly assess and to manage the risk of harm.— the risk of harm. we were talking earlier on the _ the risk of harm. we were talking earlier on the programme - the risk of harm. we were talking earlier on the programme to - earlier on the programme to probation staff and they were talking about the pressures they are under. are you not reassured at all when the government says they are putting ahead with this, but those people convicted of serious violence, sex crimes or terrorism aren't eligible. does that give you

no reassurance?— aren't eligible. does that give you no reassurance? we've seen reports that some offenders _ no reassurance? we've seen reports that some offenders are _ no reassurance? we've seen reports that some offenders are being - that some offenders are being released without the fitting of electronic tracking devices. as well as reports of reoffending from newly released prisoners. alongside accommodations for released offenders. we are also highly alarmed that three dozen offenders who had breached restraining orders and therefore actually should have been exempt from this game in line with what the government committed. so while these offenders have since been returned to prison, the failings of the justice system to prevent domestic abuse perpetrators under the scheme does not inspire confidence. under the scheme does not inspire confidence-— confidence. you talk about the concern amongst _ confidence. you talk about the concern amongst domestic- confidence. you talk about the i concern amongst domestic abuse victims. just give me the idea of the sorts of communications you might have had because certainly

after the first charge there were people who come forward talking about living in terror at the notion of perhaps there abuser being released and then contacting them. it's an awfully stressful and worrying time for survivors. it's one of the reasons we emphasise the importance of extending the victim contact scheme to all survivors of domestic abuse so that they will know if and when their perpetrator is being released. i think it's probably really appropriate for me to say that if there are survivors who are concerned about the early release scheme at the moment, refugee 24 hour national domestic abuse helpline is available. it's confidential and can also be accessed online, so survivors have been notified that their perpetrator has been released, they should contact the helpline because we can also help with safety planning.

abigail, thank you so much for taking the time to talk to us on today's programme.— taking the time to talk to us on today's programme. returning to that story we reported earlier, the unarmed black man who was shot by police, chris kaba, shot by police tiara was shot by police, chris kaba, shot b olice ., , . , was shot by police, chris kaba, shot b olice ., , ., , ., ., was shot by police, chris kaba, shot b olice ., ., i, by police two years ago, yesterday if ou by police two years ago, yesterday if you were — by police two years ago, yesterday if you were watching _ by police two years ago, yesterday if you were watching around - by police two years ago, yesterday if you were watching around this . if you were watching around this time you will know that the officer who fired that shot was cleared of murder. well, it cannot be revealed that kaba was a "core member" of a london gang and had a history of criminal convictions. days before he was shot he was named as the gunman in a nightclub shooting. our uk correspondence sent us this update a little earlier. lip correspondence sent us this update a little earlier-— little earlier. up until today, the court has been _ little earlier. up until today, the court has been prevented - little earlier. up until today, the court has been prevented from i court has been prevented from reporting details about kaba's passed until the jury reached a verdict in the trial involving martin blake. yesterday, martin blake was cleared of murdering kaba. what i can tell you today is that

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