this liverpool prison officer says the ministry ofjustice are responsible. ult of staff or management, this is firmly with the ministry and the government. start investing in the prisons and give us the resources to do ourjob. the ministry ofjustice said they would not comment on lea ked said they would not comment on leaked documents but they did appoint a new governor recently. former prisoners we have spoken to be released in recent weeks say the conditions inside remained dire. the victorian era jail abiding victorian living conditions in modern britain. michael buchanan, bbc news, liverpool. us military personnel fired shots today at a suffolk airbase used by the american air force, as they stopped someone who tried to force their way in. raf mildenhall was locked down by security staff, after reports of an individual ramming the gates with a vehicle. the suspect was arrested. the base hosts the 100th air refueling wing and some special operations squadrons. a review of fire and building regulations following the grenfell tower disaster says the current

this serving liverpool prison officer says the ministry ofjustice are responsible. our prisons and give us the resources to do ourjob. the ministry ofjustice said they wouldn‘t comment on leaked documents, though they did appoint a new governor recently. but former prisoners we have spoken to, released in recent weeks, say the conditions inside remained dire — a victorian era jail providing victorian living conditions in modern britain. michael buchanan, bbc news, liverpool. the prime minister has told the house of commons that "there can never be a place for the threats of violence and intimidation against mps". she made the comments after it emerged that some mps have received dozens of abusive e—mails and messages because of their views on brexit. 0ur political correspondent, vicki young, has more details. these are just some of the abusive messages received by this conservative mp in recent weeks. e—mails and tweets full of personal abuse, accusing her and colleagues of treason for voting against the government in a brexit vote, even saying "they should be hanged

annette lost her grandson, ashley, through failures at liverpool prison. thma medicine he desperately needed. he wasn‘t getting any support for his health. he kept on and on, wrote letters to the doctor, begging them to get his prescription that he needed. but they did not decide to order that prescription until the day he died. years later and the problems persist. in september, inspectors carried out an unannounced visit. we‘ve seen the unpublished report, it says, there is a lack of support for people with mental health needs and inpatients have an impoverished regime. within days, an inmate killed himself in the health care unit. less than three weeks later, another prisoner died by suicide. staff told us the prison at the moment is so risky. a month later, a third death. medics informed us the seriously young man had died after waiting nearly 17 hours to see the prison gp. health care at the prison is run by lancashire care nhs foundation trust. they say services are improving and medical director admitted to me they had made mistakes. we have brought

annette lost her grandson, ashley, through failures at liverpool prison. ded. he wasn't getting any support for his health. he kept on and on, wrote letters to the doctor, begging them to get his prescription that he needed. but they did not decide to order that prescription until the day he died. years later and the problems persist. in september, inspectors carried out an unannounced visit. we've seen the unpublished report, it says, there is a lack of support for people with mental health needs and inpatients have an impoverished regime. within days, an inmate killed himself in the health care unit. less than three weeks later, another prisoner died by suicide. staff told us the prison at the moment is so risky. a month later, a third death. medics informed us the seriously ill man had died after waiting nearly 17 hours to see the prison gp. health care at the prison is run by lancashire care nhs foundation trust. they say services are improving but their medical director admitted to me they had made mistakes. we have brought in new staff, we have consid

and the top story here in the uk: the bbc has learned that inmates at liverpool prison are being keptn the worst living conditions inspectors have ever seen. a report into the facility identifies a lack of leadership, at all levels, as the prime cause of the problems. now on bbc news, all the latest business news live from singapore. india's ruling party sees its majority squeezed, after elections in prime minister narendra modi's home seat, as voters react to his economic policies. and virgin's founder takes over a futuristic start—up and raises $50 million to keep it running. good morning, asia, hello, world. it is a tuesday. glad you could join us for another exciting edition of asia business report, i'm rico hizon. we kick off the programme with india, where elections in prime minister narendra modi's home state of gujarat have seen a modi's home state of gujarat have seena dip modi's home state of gujarat have seen a dip in his majority. the optimism which brought him to power is beginning to fade. the indian economy is beginning to slow due to de monetisation and the imposition

this mp, who has been campaigning for improvements at liverpool prison, is appalled by the report. thorities abandon all rules and regulations and do what they like, treat the prisoners in this way and leave them suffering. i cannot accept that that's right. since the inspectors visited, a new governor has been appointed and some maintenance has taken place. but former prisoners we've spoken to, released in recent weeks, say the conditions inside remain dire. more reaction add to that train accident that has happened in washington state. it happened in the morning rush—hour and there are for talent these in the train which derailed from a bridge onto a major highway. and lots of people have been injured in cars which were travelling along the highway at a very busy time. we are going on the line by someone who was driving at the point at which this accident happened, greg mukai, who was travelling to work. tell us what happened? i was travelling to work on turkey south. —— on 15 south. it was busy at that time and the traffic came to a complete stop. we looked to see what happened a

behind the walls of liverpool prison, more than 1100 men live in squalid conditions.ls. we're human beings. darren hurley spentjust over two years in the prison after being convicted of drugs offences. released in the summer, he told me what life on the inside was like. cockroaches, rats. rubbish just getting left inside the buildings, rather than put out at the end of the evening. does it smell? yeah, it smells terrible. basically, it's like living in a tip. the report we've seen followed an unannounced inspection in september. the inspectors wrote they could not recall having seen worse living conditions. a backlog of over 2000 maintenancejobs. this former chief inspector of prisons is exasperated by the failings. i asked the head of the prison service, how on earth do it he allow the prison to get into that state? because the management was clearly incompetent in the prison itself. and how could anyone come up from headquarters and go into liverpool and see that, and not feel ashamed, and do something about it? somebody i showed this report to said to me this is en

state as prisoners. long before our arrival, but had met with little response. of her majesty's prison liverpool and how that oversight is exercised? my lord, i'm not going to name individuals in the prison service. i'm sorry. i was concerned that the noble lord had become unwell. i am not going to name individuals. it would be most invidious to do so. at her majesty's prison, liverpool. to disclose vital evidence. in criminal trials. there had been "appalling failures" by the police and prosecutors. prosecution service of these matters. failure of the crown prosecution service in this case. as well as what went wrong. were appalling failures of the criminaljustice system. for some time. that they are. the attorney general. for victims of domestic violence. and homeless people. by the residents' housing benefit. but charities fear the change could threaten their viability. from welfare spending to my department from 2020, 2021. over future funding levels for supported housing after 2020. and the great future provision. for the same level as todayjust the shortfall across the country. and child f

and the top story here in the uk: the bbc has learned that inmates at liverpool prison are being kept

inmates at liverpool prison are being kept in the worst living conditions inspectors have ever seen, posed electrical wiring when they made an unannounced visit to the prison. a lack of leadership at all levels, including central government, was identified as the prime cause of the problems, as our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan reports. liverpool prison holds more than 1100 inmates in the worst living conditions that inspectors have ever seen. rats and cockroaches are rife. blocked toilets create pools of urine in cells. whistle—blowers have told us that in recent weeks, prisoners have died following poor health care. in late september, an inmate with mental health problems killed himself in the health care unit. barely a fortnight later, a second suicide. the man, we are told, had not had the proper screening. a month later, a third death, an inmate in failing health had waited more than 17 hours to see a gp. poor care forced this former prisoner to remove his own tooth. it got to a point where it had swollen that much that my tooth shattered. i ended up because of th

inmates at liverpool prison are being kept in the worst living conditions inspectors have ever seen,c. inspectors found rats, cockroaches, and exposed wiring when they made an unannounced visit to the prison. a lack of leadership at all levels, including central government, was identified as the prime cause of the problems. the ministry ofjustice said it did not comment on leaked documents. the health regulator is warning that the nhs workforce is that crunch point and is calling on the government to act. the department of health in england says the nhs currently has a record number of doctors and is expanding the number of training places by 25% but the general medical council says the supply of new doctors is failing to keep pace with demand and warns the service could suffer increasing pressure over the next 20 years. there are fears toys r us could colla pse there are fears toys r us could collapse after it was told to put £9 million into its pension fund. it has to come up with the money by thursday in orderfor the has to come up with the money by thursday in order for the pensi

prison. and liverpool regret several missed chances as everton snatch a draw in the merseyside derby.ghts have been cancelled or delays at a number of airports including at heathrow, stansted number of airports including at heathrow, sta nsted and number of airports including at heathrow, stansted and in belfast while some roads are described as hazardous with the police warning motorists to travel only if absolutely necessary. in parts of north wales vella amber weather warnings in place along with the midlands, northern and eastern parts of england. the met office says it's the heaviest snowfall to hit the affected areas in four years. richard lister is that gerard ‘s cross in buckinghamshire. clive, few people this far south expected snow when they woke up this morning, they did not expected to hang around as long as it has, the roads are slushy, the pavements slippery, getting from a to b anywhere where it has snowed has been a treacherous ordeal for many. that has been the story for millions of people around the country. much of people around the country. much of britain looked l

liverpool and like i say, as far north as hmp perth. all from the same group of people? yes. the epidemic of drones being used to airlift contra band into prisonsee this one coming so the drones literally came from nowhere. they were flown in and it actually just was a game changer for us. so we had to relook at our systems, our procedures and methods of gathering intelligence. and it gave the gangs an opportunity to actually breach the secure perimeters almost effortlessly. to crack this case, officers downloaded the memories of the drones they seized and linked that to the mobile phone calls the smugglers were making. the prisons ministers had to invest millions of pounds in a new national network of police and prison officers working together, which helped catch this gang. what we have shown here is this is the most prolific gang we have come across and we have been able to deal with them. they're going to be serving jail time and that is a huge success. the gang, led by armed robber craig hickinbottom, is thought to have smuggled contraband worth between £600,000 and over £1 million, continuing even after they had been arrested and charged

liverpool. could the prime minister assure this whole house that those responsible for the deplorable conditions, lack of care and harm which led to suicide of prisoners and this harm which is caused to staff and visitors, those people will be held to account and proper disciplinary action taken and not allowed to move towards the jobs, we need accountability for this tragedy. >> as i understand it, the justice secretary said yesterday he expects this report published earlier in the new year. a number of actions have been taken about prison management. overall increasing staff in our business by putting more money into that and increasing the support available during the thirst 24 hours of custody and also invested more mental health training for prison offices but of course my right honorable friend the justice secretary will look at this report when it is published. >> sorry if i was keeping the honorable gentlemen awake or he had some pressing business. i want to hear the fellow. >> a merry christmas to you. the prime minister given an assurance amendment 400 was only used for a short period. can you be more specific? powers used at all, only used

prisoner exchange since hostilities erupted ukraine am pro russian separatists swap two captives in an unusual break from their recent escalation and the ongoing conflict in ukraine's restive east. plus premier league club liverpool paid a one world a record free to sign virtual bank making the dutchman the most expensive defender in soccer history. and a portrait of an artist will take a look at an animated movie called loving vincent it brings to life the great painter vince that i'll go with sixty pounds of images painted by hand in bangor distinctive style by more than one hundred artists from a plan around the globe. great to have you along we start off this broadcast in afghanistan where officials now say at least forty one people were killed and dozens more injured in a series of blasts in the capital kabul a suicide bomber is reported to have detonated a device at a gathering in a shiite cultural center witnesses say many of the victims were students in an online statement so-called islamic state is claiming its supporters were behind the attacks. all right let's bring in afghanistan specialist to florian wang gonta from our asia desk of florrie and i asked claimed responsibility why did they target this

liverpool. could the prime minister assure this whole house that those responsible for the deplorable conditions, lack of care and harm which led to suicide of prisoners and this harm which is caused to staff and visitors, those people will be held to account and proper disciplinary action taken and not allowed to move towards the jobs, we need accountability for this tragedy. >> as i understand it, the justice secretary said yesterday he expects this report published earlier in the new year. a number of actions have been taken about prison management. overall increasing staff in our business by putting more money into that and increasing the support available during the thirst 24 hours of custody and also invested more mental health training for prison offices but of course my right honorable friend the justice secretary will look at this report when it is published. >> sorry if i was keeping the honorable gentlemen awake or he had some pressing business. i want to hear the fellow. >> a merry christmas to you. the prime minister given an assurance amendment 400 was only used for a short period. can you be more specific? powers used at all, only used

liverpool to be published early in the new year. but a number of actions have been taken as i understand it, including changes to prison management.want to hear the fella! a merry christmas to you mr speaker, as well. the prime minister‘sjust given an assurance that amendment 400 would indeed be only used in extremist and for a short period of time. could i press her to be more specific than that, are we talking when you with talk, if it‘s used the powers are used at all, would it — could she assure the house it would only be used for weeks or months at a maximum and no longer because there is a concern that it could be indefinitely extended our stay within the eu? well, can i thank my honourable friend for seeking further clarification on this particular point. can ijust start by saying as i did to my honourable friend the member for by saying as i did to my honourable friend the memberfor new by saying as i did to my honourable friend the member for new forest that actually we are going to leave on 29th march 2019. that is what we are working to. but we do want to ensure that we have the same legal position as the european union

liverpool and like i say, as far north as hmp perth. all from the same group of people? yes. the epidemic of drones being used to airlift contra band into prison't see this one coming so the drones literally came from nowhere. they were flown in and it actually just was a game changer for us. so we had to relook at our systems, our procedures and methods of gathering intelligence. and it gave the gangs an opportunity to actually breach the secure perimeters almost effortlessly. to crack this case, officers downloaded the memories of the drones they seized and linked that to the mobile phone calls the smugglers were making. the prisons ministers had to invest millions of pounds in a new national network of police and prison officers working together, which helped catch this gang. what we have shown here is this is the most prolific gang we have come across and we have been able to deal with them. they're going to be serving jail time and that is a huge success. the gang, led by armed robber craig hickinbottom, is thought to have smuggled contraband worth between £600,000 and over £1 million, continuing even after they had been arrested and char

liverpool and like i say, as far north as hmp perth. all from the same group of people? yes. the epidemic of drones being used to airlift contra band into prisonor us. so we had to relook at our systems, our procedures and methods of gathering intelligence. and it gave the gangs an opportunity to actually breach the secure perimeters almost effortlessly. to crack this case, officers downloaded the memories of the drones they seized and linked that to the mobile phone calls the smugglers were making. the prisons ministers had to invest millions of pounds in a new national network of police and prison officers working together, which helped catch this gang. what we have shown here is this is the most prolific gang we have come across and we have been able to deal with them. they're going to be serving jail time and that is a huge success. the gang, led by armed robber craig hickinbottom, is thought to have smuggled contraband worth between £600,000 and over £1 million, continuing even after they had been arrested and charged. with such huge profits being made, keeping drones away from prisons is going to be a lengthy battle. daniel sandford, bbc