or you can find us on x at newswatch bbc. you can call us on 0370?ook at previous interviews on our website — bbc.co.uk slash newswatch. that's all from us for now. thank you forjoining us. do think about getting in touch and perhaps even coming on the programme. we shall be back to hear more of your thoughts about how the bbc covers the news next week. goodbye. you're watching bbc news — i'm nicky schiller. let's get more now on the severe overcrowding in prisons. almost 1,400 people have been arrested so far for their part in the riots earlier this summer. the large numbers being sent to jail has added yet more pressure on the prison population in england and wales — which reached record levels yet again today. the latest figures show there are now more than 88,500 inmates. that's a rise of almost 1,200 in five weeks. around half of those are cases linked to this summer's riots. in a few days' time, the government's temporary early release scheme will begin, and some offenders will be able to leave jail at an earlier point in their sentences. the p

thank you both for coming on newswatch. jake, you were in court on monday.'ve been covering this story. what did you make of the attention and coverage the bbc gave to the huw edwards case? well, you certainly can't accuse the bbc of covering this up or ignoring this story. they have given it full beam. there were two senior correspondents in the courtroom, lucy manning and dominic casciani. and you know, katie razzall, the media editor, has been reporting on it extensively. so you've had a lot of clout behind this story, and the bbc has given it plenty of airtime. whether that has been commensurate with the stature of the story is an editorial decision for the bbc, but i think it's clear from some of the viewer feedback that you have had that bbc viewers feel very strongly about this as an issue. that has clearly been a huge breakdown in trust between huw edwards, who was this kind of hugely respected and prominent figure within our living rooms, and viewers feel very let down. suzanne, as jake was saying, the trust issue is really key. and huw edwards was

welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed. own former lead presenter? and what lessons can the organisation learn from the whole affair? since the name of huw edwards emerged injuly of last year after allegations of payments by a bbc presenter to a young man in return for explicit photos, the corporation has been underfire and under scrutiny on several fronts. edwards was suspended, and in november the police told the bbc he had been arrested on suspicion of serious offences. of serious offences in a separate case. that only became clear injuly this year when edwards pleaded guilty to three counts of making indecent images of children. the same month, the bbc annual report revealed that he had received a £40,000 pay increase up until his resignation in april. then, on monday, he was given a six—month suspended jail sentence. it is difficult to think of a more startling reversal of circumstances from respected newsreader to convicted criminal. he'll now go on the sex offenders register, offenders register. as the judge said, hi

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with more of the day's news, including meeting the uk's new chief scout, that's after this week's newswatch at the violent protests that spread around the country a month ago. did bbc news help to fan the flames of the riots? since we were last with you, it's been a busy summer of news, both at home and abroad. in this programme, we're going to focus on the alarming sequence of events sparked by a knife attack in southport at the end ofjuly in which three young girls were killed. judith moritz spoke at the time to eight—year—old poppy, a friend of one of the victims. i literally knew that alice was definitely in there, so my fingers were crossed that she wasn't injured or anything because i knew she was in there. but then when i found out that she was in the hospital, i was like, "oh, i'm crossing my fingers all week".

now it's time for newswatch.re crossing your fingers all week? i yep, all week. and then you said she's died from the incident. holly fitzgerald was one of a number of viewers who contacted us about that interview, writing... maggie gabbe added... soon after the attack, an article started spreading widely on social media that included a false name for the alleged assailant, and wrongly suggested he was an asylum seeker who arrived in the uk by boat last year. that rumour seems to have been a factor in the violence that followed, and it was only three days after the killings that a court ruling allowed media organisations to broadcast the name of the actual suspect. axel rudakubana, seen here in old photos, was born in cardiff but grew up in southport and went to local schools. it“s understood he has a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder and has at times refused to leave the house. for the last seven years, he'd been living in this close in the village of banks, just outside southport, with his parents, who were

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