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Radio 4,13 Oct 2026,45 mins

Second wave of early prison releases under way in England and Wales

World at One

Available for 26 days

A serving probation officer tell us about the pressures on the service, and we're joined by the Chief Inspector of Probation. Also on the programme, we bring you a briefing as the Director General of MI5, Sir Ken McCallum, warns about the prospect of AI Bio-weapons. And, as the ‘Big five’ fish species push old favourites off the menu, a Michelin-starred seafood chef, Tom Brown, tell us how to cast our culinary net wider.

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