Record prison overcrowding 'set to worsen' 

A total of 4,748 people were in custody on Tuesday, just one off the record which was set last July.

The prison system is battling a worsening overcrowding problem, with the number of people in the country’s jails at its highest-ever level.

There were 4,748 people in custody on Tuesday, just one off the record which was set last July — and experts fear the number could hit 5,000 by the middle of the year.