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A radical reform of the prison system in England and Wales was at the heart of the Queen’s Speech today. Ministers are describing it as the biggest shake-up since the Victorian era. The legislation will pave the way for the first six reform prisons – places where governors will be given sweeping new powers. One of them is Wandsworth Prison where the BBC has gained exclusive access. Our correspondent Ed Thomas has spent the last week there – he reports on a prison where drug fueled violence is rife and staff are overstretched. Please subscribe HERE Islamic State’s ‘Most Wanted’…

Subscribe to BBC News www.youtube.com/bbcnews George Galloway told a former member of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown’s cabinets she killed one million people in Iraq. The former Labour MP, now a Respect MP, turned on Jacqui Smith as they looked ahead to Friday’s vote in Parliament on possible UK military action in the Middle East. Subscribe to BBC News HERE Check out our website: Facebook: Twitter: Instagram: source

Shadow home secretary Diane Abbott says she does know her figures over Labour’s policing plans and that she previously misspoke, as she listens back to her LBC interview with Nick Ferrari. She was speaking to Daily Politics presenter Jo Coburn. Please subscribe HERE World In Pictures Big Hitters Just Good News source

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has given his first speech as UK prime minister. Addressing the nation outside Number 10 Downing Street in London, the new prime minister promised to “rebuild” the country’s “infrastructure of opportunity… brick by brick”. Labour achieved a landslide victory in the UK general election – ending 14 years of Conservative government. Subscribe here: For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #BBCNews #BBCElection #UKPolitics source

Some 500 policemen raided the offices of pro-democracy paper Apple Daily in Hong Kong, alleging its reports breached a national security law. Police also arrested the editor-in-chief and four other executives at their homes and froze HK$18m ($2.3m; £1.64m) of assets owned by three companies linked to Apple Daily. The paper is owned by Jimmy Lai, who is in jail on a string of charges. Apple Daily is known to be critical of the mainland Chinese leadership. Please subscribe HERE #BBCNews source

Some 405,000 people have signed up in 24 hours to volunteer with the NHS after a recruitment drive to help the vulnerable amid the coronavirus crisis, the PM Boris Johnson has announced. Speaking at his daily news conference, he said they would play an “absolutely crucial” role in fighting the virus. The helpers are needed for delivering food and medicines, driving patients to appointments and phoning the isolated. The scheme is one of a number aimed at relieving pressure on the NHS. Mr Johnson said he a wanted to offer “special thank you to everyone who has now volunteered to…

A new search is under way in Tenerife for missing British teenager Jay Slater following calls from Spanish police for volunteer help. On Friday the Guardia Civil asked voluntary organisations and members of the public with expertise in difficult conditions to come to northern Tenerife. Dozens of experienced local firefighters, police and mountain rangers are leading the search. Authorities had hoped the operation would be a “massive search” but less than 12 members of the public had arrived at the meeting point before it began. The 19-year-old has not been heard from since the morning of 17 June, after he…

Gunmen have attacked a concert hall on the fringes of Moscow, killing at least 40 people and wounding 100 more, Russian security services say. At least four attackers clad in camouflage gear took part in the attack, in the north-west suburb of Krasnogorsk, BBC-verified video shows. Crocus City Hall was about to host a rock concert when the gunmen burst into the foyer and then the theatre itself. Much of the building was engulfed by fire and part of the roof collapsed. Subscribe here: For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #Russia #BBCNews source

Leading figures from the seven UK political parties have taken part in the BBC election debate. The politicians clashed over the economy, armed forces, NHS, immigration and climate policy. The line-up included Conservative’s Penny Mordaunt, Labour’s Angela Rayner, Stephen Flynn from the Scottish National Party, Liberal Democrat’s Daisy Cooper, Green Party’s Carla Denyer, Plaid Cymru’s Rhun ap Iorwerth and Nigel Farage of Reform UK. Mordaunt said UK PM Rishi Sunak was “completely wrong” to leave D-Day events early – which the PM earlier admitted was a “mistake”. Subscribe here: For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #UKGeneralElection #BBCNews source

The Daily Mail front page picturing Theresa May and Nicola Sturgeon and asking “who won Legs-it” has been condemned as “moronic” sexism. The tabloid was scorned for focusing on the prime minister’s and first minister’s legs during talks on Brexit and on a second Scottish referendum. We spoke to Harriet Hall, who is the Digital Features Editor with Stylist Magazine and Angela Epstein, who writes comment and opinion pieces for the Daily Mail. Please subscribe HERE World In Pictures Big Hitters Just Good News source