chris aitken is a film—maker who spent nine months in wandsworth prison for tax fraud. ction to the report is extremely depressed and upset that it seems to have actually got worse since my time there back in 2016, 2017. the prison is an inhumane, dysfunctional mess that is not fit for purpose and actually makes people's rehabilitation worse not better. it is the kind of environment that if you put animals in, you would be rightly prosecuted by the rspca. the report also found that levels of violence were of great concern. assaults had risen by 25% over 1,000 in that year, on average there were ten assaults on staff per week, the use of force has increased by 49% to just over 2,200 incidents. a prison service spokesperson said that they had taken decisive action to address the serious issues raised. by increasing front line staffing by almost a quarter in the past six years, and that the government was spending more than £8 million on new cctv for the prison. but the report found unless the years of underinvestment is reversed, then conditions for staff and inmates at wa

during the victorian era and now not fit to function effectively, a damning new report found wandsworth prisonre the alleged escape of daniel khalife from that prison in september.

chris aitken is a film—maker who spent nine months in wandsworth prison for tax fraud. ctually got worse since my time there back in 2016, 2017. the prison is an inhumane, dysfunctional mess that is not fit for purpose and actually makes people's rehabilitation worse not better. it is the kind of environment that if you put animals in, you would be rightly prosecuted by the rspca. the report also found that levels of violence were of great concern. assaults had risen by 25% over 1,000 in that year, on average there were ten assaults on staff per week, the use of force has increased by 49% to just over 2,200 incidents. a prison service spokesperson said that they had taken decisive action to address the serious issues raised. by increasing front line staffing by almost a quarter in the past six years, and that the government was spending more than £8 million on new cctv for the prison. but the report found unless the years of underinvestment is reversed, then conditions for staff and inmates at wandsworth are unlikely to improve. nasa scientists are preparing to reveal th

wandsworth prison in south—west london has been deemed "unsafe and inhumane", a watchdog warns. ndependent monitoring board. assaults had risen by more than 20% in all areas, including on staff and prisoners. the report was written before the alleged escape by daniel khalife last month let's take a look at the tubes now, and there's a good service on the tubes this morning apart from minor delays on the piccadilly line. now onto the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. it was another mild night last night, and today it is still going to feel pretty warm. we have got quite a bit of cloud around, a few bright spells, some breaks in the cloud this morning. it is dry, but through the afternoon we will see the rain arriving. temperatures still potentially at 23 degrees, still in that warm air mass. there is a slow moving cold front which will eventually bring about the change. we will see outbreaks of rain during the night, minimum temperatures are still double figures, 11 celsius. from tomorrow, low pressure moves in, pushing that weather front across. it is going to be cloudy.

allegedly escaped wandsworth prison? did prison? well, he definitely did escape wandsworth prison.t trial's been put off today. what does say about does it say about the surveillance in this country? do you want more cameras? reading your face or less? don't >> you're listening to gb news radio . radio. >> this is dewbs & co with me bev >> this is dewbs& co with me bev turner this evening. i've still got with me trade unionist and author paul mbappe and gb news presenter , former brexit party presenter, former brexit party mep martin daubney. so the trial of former soldier daniel khalife, who's accused of passing sensitive information to iranian intelligence, has been put off today following his alleged escape from wandsworth prison. of course, now when you hear about this story, you can't think you can't but think think you can't help but think of a 1980s novella and of like a 1980s novella and a film the shawshank redemption. film, the shawshank redemption. can 2023 and we can you accept it's 2023 and we live in one of the most surveilled countries in the world. surveillance worl

first of all is the infrastructure as you say, wandsworth prison. know wandsworth prison.won't been, but no won't have been, but no creaking, no thank you. >> is the word. >> is the word. >> but the other side of that as well is the staffing that we have. if you look at the graphs that we have as to how many years prison staff have been in the in the occupation , in the the in the occupation, in the split between those between 1 and 4 years and those far more senior has. absolutely. >> the senior guys have gone replaced by new people. it is a mess. rhys rosser, thank you. coming in and joining us, the what farage moment is the what the farage moment is the sheer gutlessness the sheer gutlessness of the football association. you see the wembley arch when the the famous wembley arch when the ukrainian happened. ukrainian invasion happened. well up goes the arch in ukrainian lights. and you know, when we had the atrocities, the horrible terrorist atrocities in france , well, we get the french france, well, we get the french flag and it's there and it's very, very clear . and

first of all is the infrastructure as you say, wandsworth prison. know wandsworth prison.won't been, but no won't have been, but no creaking, no thank you. >> is the word. >> is the word. >> but the other side of that as well is the staffing that we have. if you look at the graphs that we have as to how many years prison staff have been in the in the occupation , in the the in the occupation, in the split between those between 1 and 4 years and those far more senior has. absolutely. >> the senior guys have gone replaced by new people. it is a mess. rhys rosser, thank you. coming in and joining us, the what farage moment is the what the farage moment is the sheer gutlessness the sheer gutlessness of the football association. you see the wembley arch when the the famous wembley arch when the ukrainian happened. ukrainian invasion happened. well up goes the arch in ukrainian lights. and you know, when we had the atrocities, the horrible terrorist atrocities in france , well, we get the french france, well, we get the french flag and it's there and it's very, very clear . and

a watchdog report has found wandsworth prison in southwest london is �*unsafe and inhumane'.nd said the findings reflected the failures of the prison system as a whole. the report was written before the alleged escape of the prisoner daniel khalife last month. you're live with bbc news. let's cross that you and secondary general. let's cross that you and secondary reneral. �* ., , ., general. along the blue line and recent reported _ general. along the blue line and recent reported attacks - general. along the blue line and recent reported attacks from - recent reported attacks from southern lebanon. ifeel recent reported attacks from southern lebanon. i feel to recent reported attacks from southern lebanon. ifeel to all parties and those who have an influence over those parties to avoid further escalation in spill—over. i call for the military leads of all is really hostages held in gaza. civilians must be protected at all times. international humanitarian law must be upheld. 120,000 palestinians are sheltered all across gaza. premises in hospitals, schools and clinics must

i watchdog reporters found wandsworth prison in south—west london is unsafe and inhumane.aimed underinvestment in the site and said findings reflected the failure of the present system as a whole. the report was written before the escape of the prisoner last month. the sycamore gap trees to be cut up and taken away from hadrian is well two weeks after it was felt. the national trust said seats from the tree have been collected by specialist and could be used for new saplings. israel is believed to identified most of the hostages abducted and taken back over the front into gaza. the bbc has a team ofjournalists looking at what the situation is like now and who the hostages could be. these twins organised the music festival that became a massacre. 0ne now dead, michael missing. their sister still can't believe what's happened. family by family, the whole scale of the atrocities being revealed, at this gathering, one widow who went to try and find him. we thought he was alive, we had hope but we found our car and it was covered in blood, all the windows shattered by bullet ho

a watchdog report has found wandsworth prison in southwest london is �*unsafe and inhumane�*.d the findings reflected the failures of the prison system as a whole. the report was written before the alleged escape of the prisoner daniel khalife last month. some of the stories making the headlines. you�*re live with bbc news. back now to our continuing coverage of the situation in israel and gaza. diplomacy now beginning to ramp up in the region. the arab league is holding an emergency meeting in cairo and western foreign ministers are arriving in israel to stop the uk's are arriving in israel to stop the uk�*s foreign secretary james cleverley arrived a little earlier and in the coming hours, the us secretary of state antony blinken will depart for israel. we can get the latest from washington. in terms of that mission from the secretary of that mission from the secretary of state, to underline the us support for israel but what else does he go therewith? yes, he is going to essentially deliver that very impassioned and forceful speech delivered by president biden yesterday, wh

and the independent monitoring board at wandsworth prison has found that a severe shortage of availablefound that years of underinvestment in the site had led to an unsafe environment. a spokesperson said decisive action had already been taken to address the issues at the prison. you're live with bbc news. we continue our coverage of the israeli — gaza war. i want to talk to you about hostagetaking. it is a hallmark of the violence in israel and gaza, that youngsters and children have been victims. the bbc knows of many young people who were kidnapped by hamas. the images of boys and girls, and indeed babies in their mothers�* arms being led away, are among the most harrowing of the war so far. caroline hawley has that story. imagine that you know and love these children, all now hostages in gaza, and the wait, the absence of news, is torture. this is 30—year—old israeli mother shiri, on saturday morning in the hands of her captors. still in her arms, her nine—month—old baby, kfir, and her four—year—old, ariel. they were kidnapped from their kibbutz near the border with gaza. theirfathe

the independent monitoring board at wandsworth prison has found that a severe shortage of available stafftively. it also found that years of underinvestment in the site had led to an unsafe environment. a spokesperson said decisive action had already been taken to address the issues at the prison. and — a survey suggests there's a growing gap between the number of girls in england who enjoy school pe lessons, compared with boys. 59% of girls in secondary school said they liked pe compared with 84% of boys. the charity behind the survey — youth sport trust — say the figures should "raise alarm bells". you're live with bbc news. the israeli military has now sealed all israeli borders with gaza — and the rafah crossing, which leads from gaza into egypt, has been hit by israeli air strikes. an egyptian human rights group said that has led to the crossing being closed — though that has not been confirmed by officials. israel has launched several thousand air strikes against gaza — saying it is targeting only hamas. these pictures show the destruction of entire districts. earlier i spoke to gha

a watchdog report has found wandsworth prison in south—west london is 'unsafe and inhumane' — blaming the findings reflected the failures of the prison system as a whole. the report was written before the alleged escape of the prisoner daniel khalife last month. he has since been retrieved and is now back in prison. he has since been retrieved and is now back in prison. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. israel is believed to have identified most of the hostages that the hamas gunmen abducted, and taken back across the frontier into gaza. the times of israel, quoting army radio, says officials have been breaking the terrible news to scores of families throughout the day. israel's ambassador to the united nations, says the number of hostages seized is between 100 and 150. in the last few minutes as we've been reporting the turkish president and his government are part of those negotiations with hamas trying to secure their release. let's speak now to rachel goldberg, who's 23—year—old son hersh is believed to have been among those taken hostage on saturday morning at

the independent monitoring board at wandsworth prison has found that a severe shortage of available staffail effectively. it also found that years of underinvestment in the site had led to an unsafe environment. a prison spokesperson said decisive action had already been taken to address the issues. and a survey suggests there's a growing gap between the number of girls in england who enjoy school pe lessons, compared with boys. 59% of girls in secondary school said they liked pe compared with 84% of boys. the charity behind the survey — youth sport trust — say the figures should �*raise alarm bells�*. you're live with bbc news. israel's pounding of gaza has continued overnight, with the israeli army saying they've struck more than 200 targets. live now to our gaza correspondent rushdi abualouf. it is fairto it is fair to say you are looking pretty tired now. another very noisy and frightening night for everyone there. what are you hearing from across the gaza strip? irate there. what are you hearing from across the gaza strip?— across the gaza strip? we had to leave the roof _ across the

a watchdog report has found wandsworth prison in southwest london is �*unsafe and inhumane' — blaming monitoring board said the findings reflected the failures of the prison system as a whole. the report was written before the alleged escape of the prisoner daniel khalife last month. you're live with bbc news. there has been another large earthquake in western afghanistan after a 6.3 magnitude quake in the same region killed more than 1000 people. the new quake — of the same magnitude — has struck 28 kilometres north of the city of herat at a depth of ten kilometres. this is a second outbreak of a similar magnitude to hit the region in the last five days. according to local health officials, more than 100 people have been injured. remember, this is an area that is still recovering from a deadly quake on saturday. more than 1000 people are reported dead and dozens and dozens of buildings have been reduced to rubble. according to aid organisations, they are lacking blankets, food and basic supplies. many people were already sleeping under the open air, i therefore fear of aftershocks or

a watchdog report has found wandsworth prison in southwest london is �*unsafe and inhumane'.investment in the site and said the findings reflected the failures of the prison system as a whole. the report was written before the alleged escape of the prisoner daniel khalife last month. you're live with bbc news. isabel only took full control of its territory in the south that had been overrun by hamas gunmen, they took full control they say on tuesday morning. the israeli military says more than 1500 hamas militants were killed. they are still recovering the bodies of thousands of israeli civilians and servicemen and women who died. jeremy bowen spoke to some of the israeli armed forces about what had happened. how difficult was the fighting? x�*t�*ou what had happened. how difficult was the fiaahtin ? ., ., what had happened. how difficult was the fiauhtin? ., ., ., the fighting? you cannot imagine. have ou the fighting? you cannot imagine. have you ever _ the fighting? you cannot imagine. have you ever had _ the fighting? you cannot imagine. have you ever had to _ the fightin

a watchdog report has found wandsworth prison in southwest london is �*unsafe and inhumane' blaming yearsthe prisoner daniel khalife last month. who of course is now back inside. you're live with bbc news. israel is believed to have identified most of the hostages abducted and have now started communicating with the families. israel's ambassador to the united nations, gilad erdan, said the total number of hostages seized is between 100 and 150. and we are told that among them, there are perhaps as many as 17 american citizens. if that number is even remotely accurate, then that would be the largest mass abduction of americans since the tehran embassy crisis in 1979. the outgoing house speaker kevin mccarthy has told the white house that a "rescue of all american hostages" should be the united states's top priority. quite obviously, that gives hamas some leverage. how long will it be before an americans is paraded on television pleading for the white house to stop the bombardement? and there is every likelihood that these hostages have been divided across unmapped underground sites through

because wandsworth , the prison wandsworth prison, the prison that just, you know, that someone just, and was recaptured, an independent report after that said, you know, it's inhumane. the conditions in that , you the conditions in that, you know, it's unsafe. the point is that unsafe for the staff. it's unsafe for the prisoners. we can't just keep locking people unsafe for the prisoners. we carjust st keep locking people unsafe for the prisoners. we carjust to keep locking people unsafe for the prisoners. we carjust to winy locking people unsafe for the prisoners. we carjust to win votes. |g people unsafe for the prisoners. we carjust to win votes. andeople unsafe for the prisoners. we carjust to win votes. and iple up just to win votes. and i mean, it's good we're finally having discussion . it took having this discussion. it took the, know, tories long the, you know, the tories long enough. but but, you know, if that's your point is, you that's what your point is, you know, reduce the people know, let's reduce the people in prison, i completely prison, then i completely agree with

after daniel khalife daring wandsworth daring escape from wandsworth pnson daring escape from wandsworth prisonould the government ease overcrowding by sending crims to jail abroad ? can we crims to jail abroad? can we actually seriously get criminals on a plane and send them abroad? is this just rwanda? mark two my panel returns to debate that very shortly . but first, as nhs very shortly. but first, as nhs chiefs warn, walkouts are putting patients lives at risk, our doctors strike selfish and purely political. when i talk to junior doctors, it very quickly starts to get into a situation where, oh, we spent loads of money on the coronation and all the tory, this tory that. it's not just about the money. toby young that and that is . gb news radio . hey, welcome gb news radio. hey, welcome back. now comedy legend jim davidson is just moments away. what could go wrong? but it's time now for free speech. champion toby young and i think this is it's about time people raise this. okay. nhs chiefs have warned that doctors strikes, which were massive over tory party conference, are putting patients

we've seen issues with wandsworth and elsewhere, wandsworth prison and elsewhere, so more so they'rehard to do and it's . it's slow. >> yeah, and that's the other issue. of course, when talk issue. of course, when you talk about the about wandsworth, we saw the escape there now it does escape there and now it does appear that they've got huge staffing problems, sometimes only 50% of staffing that's only 50% of the staffing that's needed turning up for work. >> yes , indeed. and it's hard. >> yes, indeed. and it's hard. so this the system has been so is this the system has been creaking for years. i mean, i was our home affairs editor for the telegraph back in the noughties, big noughties, and it was a big issue big idea, then issue then the big idea, then that straw had was these that jack straw had was these supen that jack straw had was these super, jails were super, super jails that were these sight, but they these line of sight, but they fell and when the when fell foul. and when the when the tories austerity tories came in and austerity bit. it's a perennial bit. but it's a pere

you know, i've this many , many times, i've said this many, many times, you know, prison prisons like wandsworth 1600, just about you know, this is this is monumentous like it's something like 200 odd % overcrowding. it's like 200 odd% overcrowding. it's ridiculous . it's that together ridiculous. it's that together with staff shortages, with poor equipped with poor, poorly maintained jails, you know , our maintained jails, you know, our our prison service is on its knees. >> it's just a potent cocktail of disaster, isn't it? because we are seeing rapid population growth . we're not updating our growth. we're not updating our infrastructure whatsoever. easy for me to say. and you know, and we're seeing also people more inclined to use weapons on the streets. i mean, you know, it you end up in situation where you end up in a situation where you end up in a situation where you just unfortunately, you have a is if we're not a choice, which is if we're not going to build more prisons, which apparently we're not really either , trying to really doing either, trying to kind level down and release kind