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Thousands hanged in Syria prison

Amnesty report says government is behind the execution of thousands at a Syrian jail - we talk to a former detainee.

Amnesty report says government is behind the execution of thousands at a Syrian jail - we talk to a former detainee.
We report from Diane Abbott's Hackney and Stoke Newington constituency on which way Labour should vote on triggering Article 50.
And could a six-hour day be the future? We report from Sweden where they've tested the idea.

(Picture - the military-run Saydnaya prison, one of Syria"s largest detention centres. Credit: AFP PHOTO / Amnesty International).

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