P144 CEEFAX 1 144 Sun 24 Aug 01:45/52 1/6 . . :. :. . . . Parliament in recess . . for summit . Straw urged to free prisoners early Ousted Dome contractor set to sue Short criticisjs Montserrat hysteria —————————————————————————— Headlines 101 Extra 140 Ticker 151 BBC Website www.bbc.co.uk/politics:7/ Letters Switch On Weathjt Main MenuP144 CEEFAX 1 144 Sun 24 Aug 01:44/01 2/6 COMMONS AND LORDS IN RECESS FOR SUMMER The House of Commons has risen for the summit recess. MPs will return to the Commons on October 27. The House of Lords will bj in recess until October 14. Headlines 101 Index 102 Sport 300 Front page 100 TV 600 Weather 400 Letters Switch On Weather Main MenuP144 CEEFAX 1 144 Sun 24 Aug 01:44/30 3/6 STRAW URGED TO APPROVE EARLY RELEASES A penal group has called for non- violent offendjts near the end of jail terms to bj released early to ease overcrowding in cells. The Penal Affairs Consortium also wants Home Secretary Jack Straw to make bjttet use of community supervision to limit the time inmates spend on remand. The numbjt of prisoners has risen 50% in the last five years, it says. The consortium blames the former Tory govjtnmjnt for driving up numbers. Headlines 101 Index 102 Sport 300 Front page 100 TV 600 Weather 400 Letters Switch On Weather Main MenuP144 CEEFAX 1 144 Sun 24 Aug 01:44/48 OUSTED DOME CONTRACTOR PREPARES LAWSUIT Lawyers for the Germany company which lost the order to supply a PVC roof for the Millennium Dome are preparing a claim for up to £2m in compensation. A US company has now been given the contract and a glass-fibre roof will bj built for the Greenwich exhibition. The new roof material will extend the building's life span to around 25 years Earlier, it was confirmed that M&C Saatchi has won the advertising contract for the Millennium Experience. Headlines 101 Index 102 Sport 300 Front page 100 TV 600 Weathjt 400 Letters Switch On Weathjt Main MenuP144 CEEFAX 1 144 Sun 24 Aug 01:41/14 SHORT HITS BACK AT VOLCANO CRITICISM Clare Short has hit back at criticisms of Govjrnmjnt policy on evacuating volcano-threatened Montserrat, accusing the mjhia of hysteria. The International Development Secretary said on BBC TV that £40m had been given to the people of the Caribbean island. "I am worried that we are getting to the point" when it would bj unreasonable to spend more, she added. She denied that the poorest people wire too insecure to leave the island. Headlines 101 Index 102 Sport 300 Front page 100 TV 600 Weather 400 Ljttets Switch On Weather Main MenuP144 CEEFAX 1 144 Sun 24 Aug 01:45/22 GLASGOW REPORT NOT SUPPRESSED — LABOUR Labour has denied claims by The Indjpjndjnt that a report censuring the behaviour of its councillors in Glasgow has been deliberately delayed. The paper says Labour does not want the findings published until after next month's devolution vote. It says the report recommends the expulsion of at least four councillors. But a Labour spokeswoman said the report would go to a committee of the National Executive when it was complete Headlines 101 Index 102 Sport 300 Front page 100 TV 600 Weather 400 Letters Switch On Weather Main Menu