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Two private prisons among worst three jails, inspectors find

G4S and Serco managed Oakwood THAMESIDE classified in the category of "serious concern" in the annual ranking

two private prisons Oakwood G4S and Serco managed Thameside term, are among the three worst performing prisons in England and Wales, according to the recent publication of the Ministry of Justice grades.

two HMP Oakwood, which is a big prison with a capacity of 1,600 inmates near Wolverhampton, and HMP Thameside in London, are classified as prisons whose background is very worrying.

The third jail in this category is the state-run prison in Winchester, which was criticized earlier this year for overcrowding and violence, and where 10% of inmates develop a problem drugs.

HMP Oakwood G4S

The term was hailed last year by the Justice Secretary Chris Grayling as a model for future development in prison instead of the cost of prison ? 13,200, which is less than half the national average.

But both G4S and Serco were subjected to severe criticism Grayling earlier this month for a total overload "tens of millions of pounds" in their labeling to ensure contracts electronic monitoring of the highlights of the rest.

year prison notation and performance of probation given a rating of 1-4 based on 27 indicators of the 134 prisons in England and Wales, the 14 private prisons. A private prison, jail managed G4S Park in South Wales, is among the 17 given a high rating for exceptional performance.

• The 35 probation trusts in England and Wales are expected to be good or outstanding in their performance despite facing abolition in plans currently before Parliament to outsource 70% of work test.
Frances Crook of the Howard League for Penal Reform, said that the notes could provide no more damning indictment act of obsession government privatization of justice: "Last fall The Attorney General G4S Oakwood hailed as an example of what the private sector could reach in prisons. We agree. background of the common gaol closed in the country is losing millions and creating more victims of crime. "

Juliet Lyon of the Prison Reform Trust said that travelers "good or excellent" for probation trusts ministers should give pause to think about their plans for "poorly designed" to distribute the majority of services probation for the private sector.

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Ringling Bros circus elephant recuperates from Mississippi shooting

trainer Catherine Carden says the elephant is expected to make a full recovery as circuses offer 34,000 dollar reward for information

Carol the elephant packed her trunk and said goodbye to the circus temporarily after being shot during a show in Mississippi, causing 34,000 dollars reward for information leading to the capture of the abuser.

The Asian elephant is on tour with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey in Tupelo, when he was shot near the shoulder while relaxing in your room. A suspect was seen fleeing the scene, and several organizations have contributed money in an attempt to follow him or her down.

Carol, 39, a retired circus when she recovers and is expected to fully recover, said his coach and owner Catherine Carden. Carden was 45 feet of the elephant, in a mobile home with her children when she heard the shot.

"It was like a bomb exploded. Never heard shots so high. Was a huge boom, a loud boom, "he told the Guardian.

"It was surreal, I could not believe it," Carden said that when he realized Carol was injured. "I saw a hole in my elephant and a net blood running down his leg, and she stood there as if nothing had happened. "

Mother

Carden

raised cow and a calf Carol Carden said he remembered that grows with the elephant. He congratulated Carol to remain calm after the attack.

"She was the only one who does not seem to have been affected. It heals well. "

Carol
• The bullet hit just in front of the scapula and the muscles of success, break up into 5 or 6 pieces. A veterinarian has tended to the wound, but was reluctant to try to remove the shrapnel. Carden said the hope is that the pieces will work them loose ball like a splinter of the affected finger.
• "It is in an ideal location," said Carden. "I mean, if the elephant will get a shot that is perfect. Moreover, within 12 inches in a different direction, which could be fatal or crippled for life. "

following the shooting of a number of organizations have issued awards in an attempt to capture the author of Carol, the maximum amount of $ 33,750 on the weekend. Feld Entertainment, which produces the Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus, where Carol was announced $ 10,000 as George Carden International Circus - Carden family business.

United States Fish and Wildlife Service has issued a reward of $ 5,000 and requested information. Tom Mackenzie, a spokesman for the region southeast of the agency, said it was rare, but not entirely uncommon for the Agency to publish rewards. He had published a similar amount for information on the attacks against the eagles and cranes bald, Mackenzie said.

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Search and rescue contract loss angers UK coastal residents

concern and disappointment after the government announced that Texas search and rescue of the company will replace the Royal Air Force and Navy

Rescue

weekend was generally fast and professional. A fisherman had been swept by the rocks Trewarvas point near Helston in Cornwall and, unaided, died in a few minutes in rough seas.

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Rescue helicopter launched from Naval Air Station Culdrose and took seconds to locate the man, winch and take him to the Royal Cornwall Hospital.

"This is typical," said Councilman Judith Haycock Helston. "This man would not have had a chance if he had been at sea for longer this time of year. We are proud of the maritime search and rescue here. I wish that man survived if the helicopter was founded later? coast is dangerous there. "

vision of red and gray Navy Sea King crash RNAS Culdrose in Helston is beloved by locals and tourists.

had anxiety and sadness in the people that the government has announced not only the name of the private company that is responsible for search and rescue (SAR) of the Navy and the RAF, but the operation will be moved to Cornwall Newquay Airport.

Andrew George, West Cornwall MP, said he was "very disappointed." He fears that often wild western approaches to the UK would not be as accessible to the new privatization and was not happy there would be no military influence in the new service.

Unsurprisingly, there was no word of HRH the most famous pilot, Prince William, who is based at RAF Valley in Anglesey, North Wales.

Island MP Albert Owen, however, was so angry that he would not be the military participation and because the new service would not fly but from Valley airport Civil Caernarfon on the continent.

Owen said the move was "purely cost" and said that this meant that the state of the art facilities in the valley is no longer used for search and rescue. "It's like going to Manchester United at Old Trafford for Accrington Stanley," he said. "All the infrastructure, staff capacity is lost."

And as Culdrose, military service meant a highly respected local people had great pride is lost. "This is a privatization too far." S A bad day for search and rescue, "said Owen.

On the south coast there was anger based in Portland, Dorset, now a civilian in charge of the Coast Guard, was rejected in the plans. Ian Mew, the clinical director of major trauma in the Dorset County Hospital, said: "It is a great shame, they think life is lost because of it.".

Roger

Macpherson, a spokesman for the campaign group Save Our Helicopter in Portland, said he was upset losing base is one of the busiest shipping lanes and areas of water sports in the world . "They just do not listen to our concerns," he added.

Richard Drax, MP for South Dorset and a former army officer, said: "I can not understand the reasoning behind the closure of Portland." And well accepted Bristow has a "good reputation" that it was a shame that military experience would be lost.

A key element of this new service is intended to be the way it works with organizations such as the RNLI and mountain rescue teams.

Mike Margeson, vice president of Mountain Rescue England and Wales, and a team leader in Duddon and Furness in the Lake District, said he was "a little cautious and fearful "the new service could be as good as the very military.
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Sweeney Todd triumphs at Whatsonstage awards

Production Sondheim

win five gongs at the price voted by the public, while Tim Minchin, Danny Boyle and Mel C also won

Sweeney Todd recognizes

If your knives are his only friends, barber of Fleet Street's most famous should think again after the Chichester Festival Theatre production was won all the prizes for the price last night Whatsonstage choice theatergoers'.

After a period of six months in the West End, Stephen Sondheim musical from 1979 won five awards, including best musical revival. Stars Michael Ball and Imelda Staunton won the gongs for major musicals, while director Jonathan Kent and lighting designer Mark Henderson also won the most votes in their respective categories.

As is traditional with these awards, which are voted by the public, it was a good night for the musical theater crowd to use. Tim Minchin and Melanie Chisholm won support Music Awards Actor for his performance in the concert tour of Jesus Christ Superstar and The Bodyguard was crowned best new musical. Broadway star Idina Menzel and Will Young beat two no music competition in their categories - best solo performance and best newcomer in London respectively -. It was like jukebox musical Taboo American idiot, voted on the West End and regional shows year /

• As expected, based on the numbers, subsidized theater struggling to keep up with the commercial theater. Simon Stephens adaptation of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the night, the award for best new play, was the only winner not yet played in the West End. Opens in a fortnight at the Apollo.
• Otherwise, stuffing Graham Linehan rotation in The Ladykillers was named best new comedy, while Hedda Gabler Sheridan Smith and Rupert Everett Oscar Wilde in The Judas Kiss won major awards the best performance, while Stephen Fry and Casey Natalie won for their roles in Twelfth Night and Party Abigail, who was also crowned Best Revival.
• Fry admitted he was "just stunned" by the award, having fled the country famous for his work in the past the theater. "Seventeen years ago, I left the country in disgrace after backlash [prisoners] and I thought I'd never get back on stage."

There was also an additional award for the Olympic Games opening ceremony director Danny Boyle, who follows in the footsteps of Daniel Radcliffe torso, winning theatrical event of the year.

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Algeria 0-2 Togo | Africa Cup of Nations Group D match report

• Algeria 0-2 Togo, Adebayor 32, wome 90

extended

• Delay after player breaks the target

Emmanuel Adebayor, along the central character in the fate of the Togo football, put their problems behind him before the tournament when he scored the first goal in the 2-0 win over the Algeria in African Cup of Nations game delayed due to a problem with one of the objectives.

32 minutes

Tottenham Hotspur striker strike not only helped to seal the fate of Algeria as the first team to be eliminated after two losses, also sent Ivory Coast in the quarterfinals as top of Group D after their 3-0 victory against Tunisia earlier.

• Togo second goal in the second minute of stoppage time substitute Dove Wome won the victory late in the night after the match was suspended for 13 minutes, while a team workers repair a broken target . Adl?ne Guedioura Algeria had called the position of the target after losing in the net in the 86th minute.

The victory was only a third of Togo in 19 games in the final and the first since the trauma of the incident in Angola in 2010, when three members of his entourage were killed when gunmen attacked their bus.

Adebayor broke free of the defense and shot the goalkeeper Rais Togo M'Bolhi low Algeria put forward. The goal came against the run of play that Algeria has dominated the first half hour with Sofiane Feghouli intelligent pulling the strings.

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