you're watching bbc newsroom live. it's ham and these are the main stories this morning. a massive network failure hits mobile users on the 02 network, with millions of customers across the country unable to use data. an end to tv gambling adverts during live sporting events — britain's leading betting firms sign up. new rights for those detained under mental health laws, as a major review says the current system is "outdated". theresa may tells the bbc that mps could be "given a role" in deciding one of the most controversial areas of her brexit plan — the northern ireland "backstop" — as number 10 insists the vote will still take place next tuesday. i recognise there are concerns from colleagues about the role of parliament, about the sovereignty of the uk in relation to that issue, so i am talking to colleagues about how parliament might have and how we can look at parliament having a role. just a fifth of children are getting the recommended amount of daily exercise, according to a major new survey of young people's activity.

it's thursday the 6th of decemeber. welcome to bbc newsroom live. i'm joanna gosling. if you've been experiencing problems with your mobile phone right now then you're not alone, as a massive network failure has hit 02. customers — of which there are 32 million — have reported being unable to use data or the internet. the outage has also affected transport for london, whose electronic timetable services at bus stops have stopped working. in a statement this morning, 02 said... 02 is the second largest mobile network in the country behind ee, with 25 million direct customers, and millions more via the services

it provides for the likes of sky, tesco and giffgaff. some of those customers have been complaining online about the outage. . .. 0ne customer who uses a phone for work said: and a performer said he'll be unable to find his next venue, as he uses his phone's map service to direct him, and doesn't have a paper map in his van. we've been hearing from adrian barnard, a telecoms expert, who told us how he thought 02 would react. the longest outage of a mobile phone operator was a couple years ago,

withed. i think this will be cleared up withed. i think this will be cleared up by withed. i think this will be cleared up by the end of the day and there will be an enormous focus by network directors and the board and their ceo crewe. 02's headquarters will be on to this today. it is bad pr problem, and it's notjust the brand, it's virtual mobile operators underneath them like sky, gift gaffes, tesco, they are all affected, so it's bad for them. consumers and users 02 should make sure they are registered for the 02 wi—fi hotspot which is free if you are in 02 customer, so you can get free premium wi—fi if you are on the move, which might ameliorate some of the inconvenience. the latest reports from of, say that three quarters of us that use mobile data do so when we are commuting, and its peak time right now. we can also talk to one of 02's customers,

allison rose—mannall in norwich. how much you rely on your phone and what impact is this happening?” how much you rely on your phone and what impact is this happening? i am disabled and i'm insulin—dependent diabetic, i'm in a wheelchair with a stoma, so having no data but also no calls as well, i have had no service for the last couple of hours, it means i can't call out if i need anything if i have a high pope, and i can't contact anyone if i have a fall or i need anything. —— if i have a hypo. i presume you don't have a hypo. i presume you don't have a hypo. i presume you don't have a landline. i did but i can't get to it because i am bedbound. i couldn't get down to my house phone, so couldn't get down to my house phone, so it can pick things are bit further. presumably you are feeling quite vulnerable at the moment. it's an awful feeling. my daughter was panicking this morning because she

went to college on the bus and couldn't get hold of anybody to check up on me, and she couldn't get through to me, so that was quite worrying for her. we have become so reliant on the fact that we can get in touch with anyone whenever we like, it is so frustrating, but for you there is an extra dimension. what will you do today?” you there is an extra dimension. what will you do today? i am sitting reading at the minute. there is not an awful lot i can do but my daughter managed to get into a shopping centre and use their wi—fi this morning to be able to message me, just to check up on me, but it leaves you feeling like, if something happens, it's the constant worry and panic of not being able to get in touch with anyone. i keep turning off my home wi—fi and checking again. it's silly that we rely on it so much but, that said, in this day and age, it is a necessity. resume of eu willjust sit tight and look after yourself of

—— presumably you willjust sit tight and look after yourself of —— presumably you will just sit tight. there is not a lot i can do. 0bviously my partner is trying to get back, and he's got no app for being able to get directions from where he is as well, so it's left me ina where he is as well, so it's left me in a position where i can't say, he will be home soon, because he will be unable to make his way back from where he is, because he has got no map. we hope it all resolved soon. thank you very much. let's bring in rory cellan jones. thank you very much. let's bring in rory cellanjones. it's a classic example of how much we rely on our phones and, when they go down, we are ata phones and, when they go down, we are at a loss. we are hugely dependent on them and i have been out looking at london bus stops where there is information displayed ona board. where there is information displayed on a board. it isn't working, because that depends on the 02 network. people are turning up and

saying, when is the next bus? they don't know. we have become reliant on being connected 21w. i've got more information about the incident, 02 saying it is down to a third party supplier, identifying a global softwa re party supplier, identifying a global software issue in their system. we have learned that that is in fact ericsson, the major swedish telecom supplier, which supplies equipment for mobile companies around the world, and so this is affecting not just britain but we are getting reports from japan and elsewhere of places affected. we have been in touch with ericsson, i spoke to them half an hour ago, and they say they know there is an issue and they are investigating. that puts it on a whole new level. it begins to show you why this infrastructure is so vital and can be so vulnerable. there are just vital and can be so vulnerable. there arejust a vital and can be so vulnerable. there are just a couple of companies, really, involved in supplying this kind of equipment at the heart of these mobile networks.

if something goes wrong, people around the world can be affected. any news on how long it might take to fix? no, because 02 are waiting to fix? no, because 02 are waiting to hear from the software supplier, and the software supplier, ericsson, is saying, we are investigating. 0ne can only speculate that there has been an upgrade in the software overnight and that upgrade has gone badly wrong. is ericsson isjust one of two supplies overall, our others affected ? of two supplies overall, our others affected? there are companies around the world... i mean other networkers. yes, around the world, and we are hearing from japan that one big operator there may be affected, and 02 themselves are saying, this is notjust us, it's a global issue. the irony is that we are hearing another big news story lately about huawei, the chinese operator, and that is the

alternative to ericsson in a lot of these network equivalent situations, and a lot of countries are deciding that huawei itself is not safe. so big issues for the global telecoms industry. and quick thought, alison was saying her phone line was down, and earlier we were saying it was just the data network, and my phone line was down but now it is back up. 02 were saying a couple of hours ago, this is only affecting text, only affecting data, and i put that out, and then i had reports from several people saying, oh no, it isn't, i am several people saying, oh no, it isn't, iam not several people saying, oh no, it isn't, i am not getting calls, but it seems this is mostly about data. for most people these days, they're smartphone is all about later. a lot of people hardly use their phone at all for calls. they rely on it to connect them seamlessly to the internet 21w. connect them seamlessly to the internet 24/7. and not so good at

knowing where you are going any more! we are dependent on them, aren't we? we will keep you updated with any news. the uk's top gambling companies have voluntarily agreed to stop advertising during live sporting broadcasts. the remote gambling association, which includes the likes of bet365, ladbrokes and paddy power, came under political pressure over how much betting advertising is on tv. 0ur sports news correspondent richard conway reports. for many years, gambling companies have insisted that sport matters more if there's money on it. tv ads have encouraged viewers to bet before, during and after games. but now the uk's leading betting firms have voluntarily agreed a whistle—to—whistle tv advertising ban. it follows political pressure over how much betting advertising is on tv. more than 90 minutes of adverts were shown in the football world cup this summer and anti—gambling campaigners say sport's use of adverts normalises betting. now, following extensive talks, uk companies have agreed no adverts will be broadcast for a defined

period before and after a game is broadcast. horse racing will be exempt, but all other sports will be included. final ratification is still needed before the ban comes into force, but that should be a formality, according to industry insiders. it could come as early as this month. richard conway, bbc news. we can speak now to david cook, the editor of gambling insider, whojoins us now from central london. thanks forjoining us. what difference do you think this will make? i think ultimately it gives people one less stick to hit the industry with, really, because i think the media has been generally negative towards gambling for some time, with the thing about fixed odds betting terminals, betting shops, and ultimately that led to

the worst case scenario for the industry. in this case, i think the industry. in this case, i think the industry is looked at the media reports, it knows that public opinion is sliding against them, and should this come to fruition, we are still awaiting a firm announcement from the remote gambling association about this, but if that comes to fruition, i don't think it will change too much the media narrative, but there needs to be some kind of unified effort to protect against any harsh regulations.” unified effort to protect against any harsh regulations. i want to pick you up on a phrase used twice, a negative media narrative towards gambling. isn't the media just reflecting what's going on, which is a situation where lots of younger kids are getting into gambling and people are taking their own lives because of the impact of gambling on them, and actually there's been

quite a pushback against people getting sucked in in this sort of way, which is that it is being described as normalised when you see gambling linked with sports events customer yeah, i am totally aware of theissues customer yeah, i am totally aware of the issues along with gambling, and the issues along with gambling, and the industry has to recognise that as well. i think the issue around gambling is that many of these things can be emotionally driven. i would like to know how many people have taken their lives as a result of gambling. it's about research and it's about finding out exactly about the harm. so long as we don't have that kind of research, obviously, the industry can't do much about it other than saying, well, we need to be unified and do something which shows that we are not trying to play

down these things. it should be entertainment. in this case, i think they've had to come and come together and think about things rather than fight against anything negative side about them. it needs some kind of effort, and that's what they are trying to do. trying to find statistics that you are asking for, and the number of suicides linked with gambling, because certainly something we have discussed before, and i can't get the stats right now, but it is not something that hasn't come to the attention of mps. we had the sports minister, they resigned because of theissue minister, they resigned because of the issue around the fixed odds betting terminals. isn't one death asa betting terminals. isn't one death as a result of gambling too many? yes, although, if you speak to the samaritans, they will say that you shouldn't put anyone cause to a suicide, because it is a fundamental

mental health issue, and this is somewhere where labour and are quite unified, in that gambling at times can bea unified, in that gambling at times can be a politicalfootball. generally speaking, if you want to win an election, it's quite good to implement policies or talk about implementing them which will hit gambling. in comparison to the alcohol industry, we might associate end violence against women as something which can have a positive impact. it leaves research, it needs to be put into the right direction. you are saying politicians will do things to win elections. the fixed odds betting terminals has been an issue, limiting the stakes on those, it's been an election for a very long time and, if they wanted to win

an election by cutting them, they'd have done that, but actually they held back producing the maximum sta ke, held back producing the maximum stake, which is what caused the controversy. it's all about the maximum stake being reduced, that the media campaign, and it was only really well and people jumped the media campaign, and it was only really well and peoplejumped on it, and that's what led to it being talked about in parliament. ultimately, it's about public opinion, and previously it wasn't something that was talked about, and i'm saying the industry needs to learn from that. it fought against things to heart. the industry hasn't really dumb things like what we are talking about now, coming together and voluntarily not having advertising during live sport. people have to come together and not

necessarily buy into things. arguing over such issues. gambling is tied with politics, we see that all the time, and there's a lot of regulation, we've seen it in italy where there has been a complete advertising ban, in belgium they are talking about advertising bans, in australia there is a ban around live sport, so the uk isn't alone, but it's about dealing with the issue in the right way. it'll be interesting to see what the industry does in the next few years and to see how something like this develops. let us know your thoughts. the prime minister says she is looking at the "role of parliament" if the uk can't reach a deal on its future relationship with the eu by the end of 2020, meaning the northern ireland backstop has to come into force. there was also a suggestion that the commons vote could be delayed, but number 10 has confirmed this morning that the vote will definitely take place tuesday next week.

in an interview with bbc radio four‘s today programme, the pm said she's considering how parliament might have a role in going into and coming out of any backstop arrangement — thought to be an attempt to convince more hardline brexiteers to support her deal. but she also explained that, while many in the commons aren't happy with even the idea of a backstop, that "any deal" the uk does with the eu — be it the one currently on the table or a norway or canada model — involves a backstop in order to prevent a hard border. and this morning we've also heard that the european court ofjustice will publish its ruling on whether or not the uk can unilaterally reverse article 50 on monday next week. that means it will be made public before tuesday's vote. let's go to westminster and speak to out assistant political editor, norman smith. theresa may has been speaking, coming up with something she is hoping will win over the people opposed the deal. is she likely to

have any luck? i think we will find out in the next few hours, but we are learning that mrs may is really trying to find something to get back on board her tory brexiteer critics, and it all centres on getting some sort of compromise on the key issue of the backstop, which has bedevilled the negotiations, and which really mrs may has to find some sort of breakthrough on if she is to win tuesday's vote. she hasn't spelt out specifically what she is suggesting, but the ideas seem to centre around trying to give mps a say on whether we go into the backstop, and then if we do go into the backstop giving them another say on how we get out of it. all that, of course, would have to be agreed with the eu. there is a question over whether it would satisfy tory brexiteers. but listen to mrs may on

this morning's today programme, sketching out the subtle compromise she seems to be thinking about. there are questions over how decisions are making on going into the backstop, because it isn't automatic. if we get to the point where we need an arrangement to make sure we have this guarantee, this guarantee and commitment to the people of northern ireland that there is no hard border, the point at which that would be necessary, if it happens, is if the future relationship, which we are negotiating the legal text of, you said it is legalistic, and it is in one sense, but we can't do that legal text negotiation until after we have left, so if that hasn't completed by end of december 2020, we need a continued guaranty for people in northern ireland for an interim period. the question is, do we go into the backstop, do we extend the implantation period? it has become known as the transition period. a decision has to be taken at that point in time, and what we

negotiated is that actually it is for the uk to choose which of those we want to go into. we have agreed the terms if we want to extend the transition period, we had agreed the terms of that with the eu, but there these questions about how you go in and then, if you are in the backstop, whether that continues, what regulations are, and all of theseissues what regulations are, and all of these issues that i am exploring and lam these issues that i am exploring and i am exploring them in terms of the sovereignty of the uk, the role of parliament in being able to have their say. to be clear, the sort of compromise mrs may is looking at is giving parliament a role in whether the uk goes into the backstop, and then giving parliament a role in getting out of the backstop. 0ne then giving parliament a role in getting out of the backstop. one of those no doubt mrs may is hoping to win over is iain duncan smith, who joins me now. based on the rough outlines of what we know, does that sound enough to get someone like you on board to back the deal?”

sound enough to get someone like you on board to back the deal? i think the main problem with what is being proposed, and i understand and recognise the attempt to try and find... they now recognise the backstop is a disaster. they agreed to it, but it's a disaster, and the attorney's paper says that. what she is proposing as fatal flaws in it. the first is that we will have signed the withdrawal agreement for the lead withdrawal agreement is a stand alone international treaty. so out stand alone international treaty. so our obligations within it are absolute. parliament cannot reach those obligations, and any attempt to do that would be struck down by the courts, quite legitimately, as has been done under european legislation, so it would be with this. so any parliamentary lock would have to be bound into the withdrawal agreement and, if you are going to do that, you might as well deal with the withdrawal agreement's backstop straightaway, so the problem all it would be able to do would be to say, should we ask for an extension or should we let

ourselves go in, but that is a hobson 's ourselves go in, but that is a hobson '5 choice, and one costs you money and the other tracks you. to be clear, if this proposal is to have teeth, it would mean rewriting the withdrawal agreement itself to make sure it is legally black and white? simply having words added on oi’ white? simply having words added on ora white? simply having words added on or a proposal or an amendment would not be enough? it wouldn't have any bearing on it, because the european union would say, that's all well and good, but you signed this agreement. you are obligated. once in the backstop, as the attorney general said, there is no way out because the eu decides or we won't decide and, if you want to go into the extension, that is the extension of the implementation period, the eu again decides on that, so it's a request, not an absolute, so this cannot stop any of that. more immediately, it will not be sufficient to assuage the fears of people like you and others concerned

about the backstop. norther dup, and this is important. we govern with the dup's vote, and they have made it clear, while the backstop exists in the withdrawal agreement, we will not have them on site. we keep coming back to this important point, and we've been to the government and my proposal of open borders, which barnier has seen and i believe is the solution, you have to embed this in the withdrawal agreement, and i believe the eu, under real pressure, will ultimately recognise that, unless they have this backstop dealt with in the withdrawal agreement, this will never pass through parliament. your calculation seems to be that mrs may's current proposal will not be enough to secure her victory on tuesday, she will be defeated and she will have to go back to brussels and hope she can get the eu to renegotiate. surely there are two microphones in that, one, the eu has been adamant in saying that the deal is deal and, two, if you defeat mrs may by such

large numbers, she may not even survive to go back. the first element is, they would say that a nyway element is, they would say that anyway no one is going to say, by the way, if you don't get this, we will happily talk to you for the we are dealing with brinkmanship. we have never pressed the eu in negotiations. we have never left the table and said, look, the choice is yours, either you get what you want, yours, either you get what you want, your money and implementation period, or we end up doing something which you don't really want to do, which you don't really want to do, which loses you the things that you want. what we are saying is something you never really wanted in the first place, which is this backstop. if ireland which asked for this, and the eu has been trapped. we need to recognise the open borders proposal which is on the table, and the government tried to put it into the political declaration, but it has no force there. that is the solution. the eu knows it, we know it, it's time we

put reality back into the wh, and it's all part of a negotiation. it's not over until we ratify that treaty, and we will not have ratified that treaty until that process is done and the backstop is fundamentally changed. thank you for your time. some way to go, but it looks as if this latest idea being floated by m rs looks as if this latest idea being floated by mrs may is just not going to be enough to get her over the line, at least not on tuesday's vote. who knows what will happen after that. thank you. and at 2:30 this afternoon we'll be answering your brexit questions in today's edition of bbc ask this on afternoon live. so if you have a burning question about the future of the uk economy after brexit — which is the main theme of today's debate in parliament — and you would like to hear it answered by our expert guests, you can text 61124... we'll be picking out a selection this afternoon. some breaking news about the trial

of two tesco executives, who were on trial over allegations of fraud after the company overstated its profits by nearly £250 million. we are hearing that the case against them has collapsed and they have been cleared of that fraud and false accounting. those fraud and false accounting. those fraud and false accounting charges. the case at southwark crown court started in october. they have been on trial for eight weeks, but this morning the trial collapsed after the judge said that she was dismissing the case due toa that she was dismissing the case due to a lack of evidence. the two former tesco directors, christopher busch and john scoular, the jury was told, have been cleared on those charges of fraud and false accounting. the jury was discharged

and exempted from jury service for 20 years. this case has been going on for some time. they were charged in 2016 and have been on trial since octoberfor eight weeks in 2016 and have been on trial since october for eight weeks and now the case has collapsed. we will get the latest from our reporter a bit later. police investigating extreme right—wing activity have made three arrests, one of them a 17—year—old boy. we can get more details on that now with our correspondent keith doyle. what can you tell us? these arrests are part of an ongoing investigation into right—wing activity. we understand this is an investigation into a neo—nazi group called the sonnenkrieg division. these three arrests by officers from the counterterrorism policing north—east, i'm sure avon and somerset police, and these arrests we re somerset police, and these arrests were preplanned and part of what police are calling an investigation into extreme right—wing activity but a 17—year—old boy was arrested in london, an 18—year—old male in

portsmouth, and they were arrested for encouraging terrorism and dissemination or distribution of terrorist publications. that's all pa rt terrorist publications. that's all part of the terrorism act. the 21—year—old man from bath was arrested on suspicion of being in possession of material likely to be useful to a person preparing to commitan act useful to a person preparing to commit an act of terrorism. the 17 and 21—year—old also been arrested foran and 21—year—old also been arrested for an offence called conspiracy to inspire an act of religious hatred. police have been carrying out searches in bath, leeds, london and portsmouth as part of the investigation. now it's time for a look at the weather. we have had quite a bit of cloud so far today across the uk. and some outbreaks of rain. the rain has been heaviest in the west, and this is the latest rainfall radar. that is moving east, but it's starting to break up, giving some showery

outbreaks down towards the south—east of england. a few showers in northern ireland, but they will mainly cleared away, and the rain clearing from scotland. some sunshine developing across much of scotla nd sunshine developing across much of scotland this afternoon. elsewhere, it stays cloudy, with showers for a time, especially in western areas where it stays misty. it is mild, temperatures up to 14. tonight, another batch of rain moves its way in from the south—west, and with it some strengthening winds, particularly across the northern half of the uk. going into friday, we are looking at some gales and gales in western scotland, the north of northern ireland, so strong winds, and there could be some disruption. elsewhere, there will be rain in the south—east, and then we are rain in the south—east, and then we a re left rain in the south—east, and then we are left with sunny spells and showers. hello this is bbc newsroom live with joanna gosling.

the headlines: a massive network failure hits mobile users on 02 — with millions of customers across the country unable to use data. 02 blames a global software issue — and says other mobile operators around the world are also affected. an end to tv gambling adverts during live sporting events — britain's leading betting firms voluntarily agree to a ban. new rights for those detained under mental health laws, as a major review says the current system is "outdated". theresa may tells the bbc that mps could be "given a role" in deciding one of the most controversial areas of her brexit plan — the northern ireland backstop — as number 10 insists the vote will still take place next tuesday. sport now, here's katherine. jose mourinho says manchester united showed ‘heart and soul‘ in their 2—2 draw with arsenal in the premier league last night. it was a frantic, but entertaining

90 minutes at old trafford, as patrick gearey reports. like many a night in manchester at this time of year, everyone finished up drenched, drained and thoroughly entertained. this was at times a glorious mess. the tone set by arsenal's opening goal, which benefited from goalline technology and human error. jose mourinho had started without his two most expensive players, so a quick equaliser was priceless. martial got it. as tyson fury knows, most action comes in the later rounds. alexandre lacazette went in there, even the scorer was unclear. look away now, united came straight. this time arsenal do that, jesse lingard pounced. breathless. it was building to a chaotic conclusion. in a few seconds, david de gea saved united, then the assistant saved them again.

hardly planned and with some embarrassing moments, like all the best evenings out. elsewhere in the premier league the result of the night came at molineux. wolves hadn't won in seven going into this one, but played brilliantly to win 2—1. it's chelsea's second defeat in a row away from home, and they're now ten points behind leaders manchester city. liverpool are much closer to city after they beat burnley — but bossjurgen klopp was unhappy with the home side's tackling. he compared it to ten pin bowling afterjoe gomez was carried off in the first half. all the results on the bbc sport website and app. kilmarnock are top of the scottish premiership after beating livingston and manager steve clarke says fans should be allowed to dream. they're there because celtic were held to a 1—1 draw away at motherwell thanks to this late equaliser. rangers had been top going into last night,

but they lost 1—0 to aberderden. reading have sacked paul clement after nine months as their manager. he took over in time to help them secure their place in the championship at the end of last season — but now the club are just outside the relegation zone on goal difference, having managed only five wins from 22 league and cup games so far. arder hegeberg — winner of the inaurgral women's ballon d'or — has again played down the fact that she was asked if she could twerk when she won the award — but says sexism is a big problem in sport. french dj martin solveig apologised for the question — and hegerberg says she appreciates the support of stars like andy murray. i love that a bigger profile care so much about this thing and it makes a difference. in this case i was not offended, i did not take it as a ha rd offended, i did not take it as a hard thing. i am surprised he did

not ask a question about how i felt about the football part. it is an issue today. you have to speak about it. that's why it's cool that bigger profiles get into it when there are things like this arriving. us gymnastics has filed for bankruptcy, so it can pay for lawsuits brought by nearly 160 women who accused former team doctor larry nasser of sexual assaul. nasser was jailed for up to 175 years after the women — including four times olympic champion simone biles — came forward. us gymnastics says filing for bankruptcy will help them resolve the claims and continue to support their athletes. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. let's bring you more on that breaking news now in the last few minutes and the trial of two former tesco directors accused of committing a £250 million fraud has collapsed — after the judge dismissed their case due to a lack of evidence.

andy verity is at southwark crown court. dramatic developments, tell us what happened? this all goes back full year to september 2014 when tesco reported a black hole of a quarter of £1 billion in its accounts. these two men have been accused of knowing about the black hole and knowing something improper was going on. what was happening was that tesco had a policy of pulling forward income from its suppliers over five yea rs income from its suppliers over five years to the present year so it would make its finances look better than they really were, and unsustainable accounting policy. the serious fraud office brought a case saying that these gentlemen knew that that was happening and that it was improper and unlawful but a lot of the case from the serious fraud office turned around the evidence of an accountant who had done the work

that showed this was improper and it led to the disclosure of the quarter of £1 billion black coal in september 2014. but the judge said the key point was when, he said he did not tell them anything improper was going on because he himself did not know. the judge said they could not know. the judge said they could not therefore sure that the two men knew anything unlawful was going on and therefore we could not or may not be tried, there was no case for thejury to consider. not be tried, there was no case for the jury to consider. the serious fraud office challenged the decision taking it to the court of appeal yesterday but the court of appeal upheld it and today the judge lifted reporting restrictions and we can reveal that they are vindicated, the two men not guilty and the judge reveal that they are vindicated, the two men not guilty and thejudge has criticised the serious fraud office for bringing a very weak case. it's been going on for a long time, has there been any reaction from these men, there was even criticism of it

being a weak case. that reaction you could see on their faces in the appeal court because the we can report it now that is when it really happened. chris bush massively relieved, smiling as he watched the court of appeal dismissed the appeal, that meant he was acquitted and four years of hell were over. similar lace expressions of relief from john. we should hear more about what they've gone through when they put out statements but we are yet to receive them. an alarming proportion of adults in britain, who are eligible to sit on juries, remain confused about what constitutes rape, campaigners say. a third of people surveyed for the "end violence against women" coalition said, there had to be physical violence for a rape to have taken place. here's our home affairs correspondent, june kelly. a video put out by leicestershire police aimed at rape victims. it urges them not to destroy evidence which could help to bring

an attacker to justice. research published today by the end violence against women coalition says there are still many myths and misconceptions about this crime and some still believe that sex in a relationship cannot be rape. cathy was attacked by a man she just started seeing. he was convicted of assaulting her. she says it was definitely rape. i was actually sleeping. so, you're not aware, and at the end of the day no means no. if you are in a position where you are not consenting to it in any way, then it's rape. a lot of people say they think of rape as being pinned down on a bed or dragged up an alleyway, but that's not how it is. of the 4000 people questioned for the research, 33% said if a woman was pressured into sex but there was no physical violence, it was not rape. 21% of women said that if a woman had flirted on a date, she couldn't be a rape victim, even if she hadn't consented to sex. and at 33%, the figure for men believing this was even higher.

you're safe now. across the uk, rape convictions have fallen. prosecutors say it is important that strong cases get to court, but this research raises questions aboutjurors who are sitting in judgment on them. june kelly, bbc news. with me now is sarah green who is the co—director of the end violence against women coalition. thank you for coming in. your reaction first of all to the stats which came through in this report? there is good research available which looks at mockjuries for example, we cannot taste real life so some academics have looked at what goes on in a jury decision making room by assembling a group of people who are from the electoral roll and there are already disturbing findings about attitudes around alcohol, or around what a good defendant or a bad defendant

looks like. we wanted to investigate that further. we were very alarmed to find we had up to a third of people not really recognising it can be irate when there is no additional physical violence and also attitudes of between 1—5 one third around whether or not people believe a woman can change her mind when something has started or whether it cou nts something has started or whether it counts as rape if you have been flirting with someone. 3396 of people think if there is no violence it's not rape. people who think that's the case, explain why it can be? we know that rape happens in many different circumstances. what comes to our research is what is commonly understood is the norm is a stranger ina dark understood is the norm is a stranger in a dark alleyway but that's actually a very unusual type of rate. most are committed by someone who is known to the victim, often people in long—term relationships

can be acquaintances or someone we have met recently. i would like to concentrate on rape in marriage for example, something which was only criminalised in britain in 1991. between one fifth and one quarter of respondents to this large survey struggle with the idea that nonconsensual sex in a long—term relationship can be rape but these area large relationship can be rape but these are a large number of the cases the police and prosecution service are struggling with. because when a women for example is already in an abusive relationship and rape comes to light, becomes known by an investigating officer or social worker and perhaps becomes an additional charge against the perpetrator, that's a place the police are struggling. when a woman decides to withdraw the charge because she's under a lot of pressure. in a situation like that, what has to be proven? because if you've got two people and they are ina you've got two people and they are in a relationship and there is no violence, the person who may end up

being accused of rape might say there was nothing, there were no signs to me that the partner was not happy. it absolutely is the case that rape is a difficult crime to evidence, no dispute about that. the truth here is that there are very adversarial criminal justice system which is not the best place to examine it, if a which is not the best place to examine it, ifa rape which is not the best place to examine it, if a rape happened on this date at this time in this place and so on. nevertheless, societies attitudes around what counts as all kind of abusive behaviour like bullying somebody in an intimate relationship through to sexual violence are changing, changing actions to women equality as part of the change its important to the justice system at least tries to keep up with the urgency of for example younger women campaigners who reject this and have started the

metoo movement. it's notjust about juries, we no difficult decisions have to be taken in a judy room and evidence around younger men much more often being acquitted than older men, it's notjust thejury room, if people hold these attitudes and they are for example friends and family of someone who is assaulted, if they repeat back to someone who is disclosing to them that they have been harmed i need help, if it is repeated back to someone that are you sure you should have done that, should you have been with him, we have all told you to leave him, that can add to the harm. it's not the best situation for victims and survivors who need to be heard and on to get help. we really want to unpack this and these social attitudes so we can continue the conversation and the push towards

recognising that no is no and consent is something that is sought and can be withdrawn and that is something you need to check on. for absolute clarity because it's a subject we come back to again and again, what defines consent and what defines rape? in british law, quite clearly a nd defines rape? in british law, quite clearly and simply, consent to sex needs to be given and freely given and it needs to be sought and the person seeking it needs to have a reasonable understanding that we have got consent. does that mean asking every time? no, because the context is different and that is what would be examined if it was on trial. in a long—term relationship a couple may well have signs and signals that are about the way they communicate with each other. however it's not something that should be taken for granted and it's not a man's right to do what he wants whether he has been married for 25 yea rs or whether he has been married for 25 years or whether he met somebody a couple of nights ago. thank you very much forjoining us. a major review of mental health laws in england and wales has

found they're outdated — and that sectioning is being misused. an independent report, commissioned by the government, says police cells should no longer be used, and patients shouldn't be taken for treatment in police cars. our health correspondent james gallagher has more. georgi lopez was 16 when she was sectioned because of an eating disorder. she was detained for four and a half years. the mental health act is used to care for people when they pose a risk of causing harm to themselves or others, and it gives doctors control over their patients' treatment. at times, georgie was restrained and fed through a tube. she says she had a very mixed experience. there's nothing as terrifying as being pinned down by several often unfamiliar males and injected, to pass out and later wake up having no idea what has happened. the new recommendations include giving patients more rights over treatment. steps to reduce the disproportionate detention of people from ethnic minorities. and an end to people being held in police cells, rather than hospitals.

our review is trying to bring the mental health act up to the modern age. an act which does, of course, involve some element of compulsion, we cannot deny that, but that must be reduced to the least possible and we should put more emphasis on the rights that people have, even when they are detained. georgi welcomes the review‘s recommendations, which will now be considered by government, ahead of plans to change the law next year. james gallagher, bbc news. under a fifth of children are getting the recommended amount of daily exercise, according to a comprehensive national survey of young people's activity levels. the chief medical officer guildeines say children should take part in sport and physical activity for at least an hour every day. of all the children surveyed for the inaugral active lives children survey, those aged 13—16 are least likely to be active every day. 20% of boys surveyed were active every day.

that's more than girls, of which 14% were active each day earlier i spoke to tim hollingworth, ceo of sport england, and i asked what could be done to encourage those childeren who are not active enough to take more exercise. that is the next step but i think we all know and this confirms it that there are a range of challenges about sport and physical activity inside a school and outside of school. there is not one or another which will make a change. it's the fa ct which will make a change. it's the fact that sport can work for some and it does and we must absolutely make sure they have that opportunity. but for others it's not as attractive or it's not something they can fit easily into their lives and those of the people we have to make more active. in a moment we'll have all the business news, but first the headlines on bbc news. a massive network failure hits mobile users on 02 — with millions of customers across the country unable to use data. an end to tv gambling adverts during live sporting events — britain's leading betting

firms sign up. new rights for those detained under mental health laws, as a major review says the current system is "outdated". i'm victoria fritz in the business news this morning. what's going to happen to britain's economy next year and the year after? the confederation of british industry releases its best guess. we'll have the latest on the forecasts in just a moment. european stocks hit a two—year low as investors reel from the news that huaweii's chief financial officer — chinese corporate royalty — has been arrested at the request of the united states. two former tesco directors have been cleared of false accounting. the case related to an alleged hole in tesco's accounts. in 2014 the company told the stock market it had overestimated profits. the announcement wiped £1.5 billion off the value of tesco in one day. you're as likely to need a crystal ball as an economics

degree to predict with any great confidence what might happen to britain and its economy over the next couple of years. spare a thought for the confederation of british industry, who comes up with official forecasts, in light of a huge amount of uncertainty. their best guess is that the uk will have a tough time posting even a smidgen of growth next year if there's no orderly brexit. as with all predictions, they're based on a set of assumptions. these forecasts rely on the prime minister winning enough support for her plan when mps go to vote on it next week. and that, as we've been reporting, is no done deal. vicky pryce is the chief economic adviser for the centre for economics and business research. these forecasts come in a little more low than the bank of england, are the right to be so gloomy?

presumably if the veil of uncertainty is lifted business confidence improves and with it investment starts to flow back? investment has been falling for the last three quarters and what we have been waiting for is some sort of certainty to ensure some of that investment comes back but in reality evenif investment comes back but in reality even if the deal is voted through what we do know is it's going to be a long period of negotiations. we don't know what the trade deal at the end is going to be. huge uncertainty also in relation to whether we will do any deals with anyone else, what happens with our trade with the us and how long the transition period might last. as we have been hearing today and had already been suggested, we may well getan already been suggested, we may well get an extension of the transition period for another two years possibly? that would be in some ways good news for business that wants to stay in the single market and the customs union if they can but in the meantime i very much doubt, are what is being suggested is the case, that investment suddenly strengthened. we

have seen services not doing particularly well, a reduction in consumer confidence, demand for cars going down, factory order books also suffering. there is a bit of malaise creeping through. does a no deal scenario blow all of this out the water? of course it does, i think if there is no deal i think everyone can expect a recession because eve ryo ne can expect a recession because everyone will not spend, businesses will not invest. what will happen will not invest. what will happen will be the bank of england will intervene once again as it did in 2016 after a referendum and they will put a lot of liquidity in the system. i don't think the government will sit idly by and let the economy sank so there will be a recession but they will try and make it as a short lived as possible. it is easy for the likes of us to talk about 1.296 for the likes of us to talk about 1.2% growth, 1.4%, all these numbers doing the rounds but ultimately there's a huge amount at stake for people and businesses and

investment, jobs, living standards, this affects everyone. absolutely, if you look at small and medium—sized businesses in particular they are suffering the most. big firms can do what they like, move somewhere else, but we find in the uk that firms which are providing services for the bigger companies are already feeling quite a lot of pressure themselves. they are being asked to tighten their own belts and in reality they may well belts and in reality they may well be losing some of those customers. indeed that will mean less willingness to have more employment in those companies and i think there will be an issue in relation to what happens in the labour market. so i think people will feel it, probably quite significantly. lets have a quick look at some other business stories. mortgage lenders are failing to support some vulnerable people who fall behind on their repayments. according to the financial conduct authority although the whole banks are treating those in areers well,

there are examples of when customers are left to complete detailed forms on their own. the average cost of student accommodation hasjumped by nearly a third in six years. on the plus side — the standard of digs has shifted steadily upmarket. the nus warns the upgrade has created a "real affordability problem". the government says it has increased support for students' living costs. and profits have gone down the plughole over at thames water. the group says extreme weather this year has hindered its ability to fix leaks and overhaul its infrastructure. the company said the beast from the east cold snap had caused pipes to burst, while the summer heatwave had brought supply problems. profits halved. no sector in europe is trading in positive territory. european shares are falling following the arrest of a top executive at huawei. its fed new worries over the sino—us trade war.

that's hitting export—oriented tech and auto stocks the most. in france, shares continue to be hit by the recent protest over fuel—tax plans. dubai's stock market has hit its lowest point in over five years. there are growing concerns over the health of the emirate's real estate market. the stock market has fallen more than 23% as of today. and oil stocks are falling — following the oil price lower — on fears that a meeting by producer group opec today would not cut production enough to ease the problem of over—supply. that's all the business news. at the top of the hour we will bring you the latest from southwark crown court. the trial of two former tesco director over fraud allegations has collapsed due to a lack of evidence,

thejudge said the men collapsed due to a lack of evidence, the judge said the men were to be cleared. they were cleared on charges of fraud and false accounting after the judge said there was a lack of evidence in the case which had been brought against them. the two men were charged in 2016, this is chris bush from high wycombe and his co—defendant, i think we can see in a moment, is from st albans. they were charged in 2016 and had been on trial for eight weeks at southwark crown court. this morning we have been reporting the case against them collapsed with the judge saying there was a lack of evidence. thejury was judge saying there was a lack of evidence. the jury was discharged and exempt from jury service for 20 yea rs. we and exempt from jury service for 20 years. we are awaiting to hear from the two men who have been living under the shadow of this for a long time. the allegations first emerged in 2014. but let's get a look at the

weather. lots of cloud at the moment and reliving its way across many parts. clearly wet morning, this is the recent rainfall imagery, you can see it spreading east across scotland the rain pretty much clearing away but a few drizzly showers down towards the south—east. the rain continues across north—west england and wales and through the south—west, misty conditions around the hills and the coasts but sunshine across northern parts of scotland. temperatures pretty mild, above the average for the time of year, much higher than yesterday. through tonight more rain spreading from the south—west, with it some strengthening winds particularly across scotland and northern ireland and the far north of england, gales or even severe gales to the course of the day, that could cause

disruption, stay tuned. goodbye. the headlines. the trial of two former tesco direct is accused of £250 million of fraud is collapsed after thejudge £250 million of fraud is collapsed after the judge dismissed their case. a massive network failure its mobile users on 02 with millions of customers unable to use data. theresa may tells the bbc mps could be given a role in deciding one of the most controversial aspects of her brexit plan, the northern ireland backstop, as number ten insists the vote will take place next tuesday. i recognise concerns from colleagues about the role of parliament, about the sovereignty of the uk in relation to that issue, so iam the uk in relation to that issue, so i am talking to colleagues about how parliament might have and how we can look at parliament having a role. and end tv gambling ads during live sporting events. britain's leading betting firms sign up. and new

rights for those detained under mental health laws, is a major review says the current system is outdated. just one fifth of children are getting the recommended amount of daily exercise, according to a major new survey of young people's activity. good afternoon. welcome to bbc newsroom live. i'm joanna gosling. two former directors of tesco have been acquitted of fraud and false accounting after a judge dismissed their case due to lack of evidence. christopher bush, who was the company's managing director, and the former uk food commercial director, john scouler, were accused of overstating profits by £250 million. our economics correspondent andrew verity is at southwark crown court. andrew, this has been going on for a long time for these men. the

allegations first emerged in 2014. what has happened that led to the case collapsing? in 2014, september 2014, there was a shock announcement from tesco revealing they had this £250 million black hole in their accounts. that had emerged from some accountancy work that had been done where they had examined how they we re where they had examined how they were treating the income that they got from suppliers. tesco sometimes gets paid by suppliers because they want to hold onto the contracts to supply tesco with whatever they are supplying. that income from being paid by suppliers was due over five years, but what tesco was doing was bringing it forward to the current year, which made the current year backin year, which made the current year back in 2014 look healthier than it really was. there was an instruction from above, from the chief executive, philip clark, who said he wa nted executive, philip clark, who said he wanted to keep up the profits on tesco's food operation, and the suggestion from the serious fraud

office was that people down the chain, like christopher busch and john scouler, were trying to achieve that by fraudulent means. we have heard that the case against them had insufficient evidence. there was no evidence, the defendants' solicitors pointed out, that they knew that bringing forward the money like that was improper or unlawful. if you are going to prove a charge of fraud and force accounting and send prison, you have to show that they knew what was going on, and that is what the serious fraud office couldn't show. questions that arise as to why, if a judge thought the case was so weak it shouldn't be put before a jury, the serious fraud office brought the trial in the first place. among the things we heard was that the brought this to light, who questioned it, couldn't have told the executives it was wrong because he himself didn't know until september 2014. so, for

the sfo on that basis to try and prove there was some sort of fraudulent conspiracy to hide all of this is difficult, when the a ccou nta nt this is difficult, when the accountant who is supposed to have blown the whistle didn't know himself until the time, and the judge said that was a key moment when that came out in court. he also pointed out that these executives, although they are senior, were not at the top, and the drive to achieve targets came from the top. the judge named philip clark, the chief executive officer, is the one responsible for that drive, but philip clark was never tried and there is no suggestion he has done anything wrong. but the judge said that the real weakness was this question of proving knowledge, proving that these executives knew what was going on down the chain, and the sfo really didn't have the evidence for that. has there been any reaction from the acquitted men? chris bush emerged. his lawyer had said he might give a statement on the steps, but he decided against it, saying instead he would say

something later. john scouler hasn't come out of court. he is still conferring with his lawyers. he told me he didn't want to say anything to the press. i think there is probably a degree of anger from this the press. i think there is probably a degree of angerfrom this meant that they have been through what they have over the last four years and that the media have reported it as essentially, look at these executives, they seem to have done something wrong, reporting the prosecution case less than the defence. we will measure their anger when they put out statements later. if you've been experiencing problems with your mobile phone right now then you're not alone, as a massive network failure has hit 02. customers — of which there are 32 million — have reported being unable to use data or the internet. the outage has also affected transport for london, whose electronic timetable services at bus stops have stopped working. in some cases, phone calls have stopped as well. in a statement this morning, 02 said: our technology correspondent

rory cellanjones explained the wide—reaching consequences of the outage i've just been out looking at london bus stops, where there is information displayed ona board. it's not working because that depends on the 02 network. so people are turning up and saying, well, when's the next bus coming? they don't know. we've become incredibly reliant on being connected 24/7. i've got a bit more information about the incident. 02 are saying it's due to a third party supplier identifying a global software issue in their system. now, we've learned that that is in fact ericsson, the major swedish telecoms supplier, which supplies equipment for mobile companies around the world, so this is affecting notjust britain but we are getting reports from japan and elsewhere of places affected. we've been in touch with ericsson.

i spoke to ericsson about half an hour ago. they say they know that there is an issue and they are investigating. this puts it on a whole new level, really. it begins to show you why this infrastructure is so vital and can be so vulnerable. they are just a couple companies, really, involved in supplying this kind of equipment. at the heart of these mobile networks. if something goes wrong, people around the world can be affected. is there any news on how long it might take to fix? no, because 02 are waiting to hear from the software supplier and the software supplier, ericsson, is saying, we are investigating. so one presumes and can only speculate that there has been some kind of upgrade in the software overnight and that upgrade has gone badly wrong. so, if ericsson is one of just two suppliers... here is the irony. there are companies around the world... but i mean other networks that may be affected.

network operators around the world. we are hearing particularly from japan that one big operator there may be affected, and 02 themselves are saying, this is notjust us, this is a global issue. the irony is, of course, that we are hearing another big news story about huawei, the chinese mobile operator. that is the alternative to ericsson in a lot of these network equipment situations, and a lot of countries are deciding that huawei itself is not safe. so big issues, really, for the global telecoms industry. just a quick thought. alisson was saying her phone line was down. earlier, we were saying it was just the data network. my phone line was down as well but mine is back up, so what is the situation? well, i am hearing varied reports. 02 were saying suddenly a couple of hours ago, this is only affecting text, only affecting data, and i put that out, and then i got reports from several people saying,

no, it isn't, i am not getting calls. but it does seem that mostly this is about data. but, for most people these days, they're smart home is all about data. a lot of people hardly use their phone for calls at all. they are just relying on it to connect them seamlessly to the internet 24/7. the prime minister says she is looking at the role of parliament if the uk can't reach a deal on its future relationship with the eu by the end of 2020, meaning the northern ireland backstop has to come into force. there was also a suggestion that the commons vote could be delayed, but number 10 has confirmed this morning that the vote will definitely take place tuesday next week. in an interview with bbc radio four‘s today programme, the pm said she's considering how parliament might have a role in going into and coming out of, any backstop arrangement — thought to be an attempt to convince more hardline brexiteers to support her deal.

lets to go to norman smith. haven't mps already got the right to have a say anyway? they obviously have a meaningful vote, but really every time we saw discuss brexit, we keep coming back to this issue of the backstop, which has bedevilled the negotiations, and it really is the roadblock to mrs may getting the agreement through parliament. what is fascinating now, we are getting down to the sharp end, with the vote on tuesday and time running out, the prime minister seems to be floating a sort of compromise suggestion, which would involve trying to give parliament some sort of say in both the implementation of the backstop and on getting out of the backstop. mrs may was not specific this morning, but you can see her grasping for something she can perhaps put in front of her critics to say, look, the backstop is not so

bad after all, and the idea seems possibly to be to give parliament a vote before the backstop is put in place, and then to have an annual review where mps could vote every year as to whether the backstop should continue. enough to win over her critics? i'm joined by one, cilla bruggeman, who resigned as brexit minister in protest at mrs may's deal. from what we know, and it's still sketchy, is that the sort of arrangement that could get you back on board? put simply, no, it's a red herring. however superficially attractive it may seem, it will have no force whatsoever in this context. what we are signing up to is an international treaty and that will always prevail over any kind of parliamentary procedure, even in this particular case any act of

parliament. this particular treaty, article four specifically, gives us prevalent over any domestic legislation. so actually is the content of the treaty, not the nice add—ons that we might come up with for parliament, that count. that is your view. how widespread do you think that view is among members of the european research group, tori brexiteers? i think i the european research group, tori brexiteers? i thinki generally reflect the view of eurosceptics in parliament on this. we have become aware of this suggestion in the last 24 hours, and obviously the prime minister has elaborated on it this morning, and a closer inspection of the treaty means that it really would be ineffective. in addition, if it were ever to be a viable option, it would always be challenged at the international court of the ecj and it is likely that the international treaty would

trump any domestic procedure. what the prime minister do to get you backin the prime minister do to get you back in board? is it that the backstop has to be removed, or is there anything in between?” backstop has to be removed, or is there anything in between? i am somebody that accepted a lot of compromises along the way. i had accepted in principle the chequers proposals, even the principle of the backstop, and the straw that broke the camel's back for me was the lack ofa uk the camel's back for me was the lack of a uk power to terminate the backstop. as a lawyer, i'd never advise a client not to have a break clause in a contract, and this doesn't, so in renegotiation of that clause would be what i'd need. suella braverman, thank you for your time. so the signs are that mrs may's tentative compromise deal will not be enough to get her through tuesday's vote. more on the main story coming up on the bbc news channel but now we say goodbye to viewers on bbc two. the chief financial officer of the chinese

technology giant huawei has been arrested in canada. meng wanzhou faces extradition to the us on suspicion she violated sanctions against iran. china's embassy in canada protested at the arrest and demanded her release. huawei said it had little information about the charges and was not aware of any wrongdoing by ms meng. the fashion retailer ted baker has appointed a law firm, to carry out an independent investigation into allegations of harassment against its chief executive. ray kelvin is accused of enforcing what has been described as a "hugging culture". the firm made the announcement while reporting a dip in sales in the last quarter. the company says the investigation will be "professional, impartial and move at pace". the headlines on bbc news... the trial of two former tesco directors accused of committing a £250 million fraud has collapsed after the judge dismissed their case due

to a lack of evidence. a massive network failure hits mobile users on 02 — with millions of customers across the country unable to use data. an end to tv gambling adverts during live sporting events — britain's leading betting firms sign up. sport now. good afternoon. jose mourinho says manchester united showed heart and soul in their 2—2 draw with arsenal in the premier league last night. it was frenetic and entertaining at old trafford. jesse lingard scored united's second equaliser. arsenal are now 20 matches unbeaten in all competitions, and jose mourinho much happier with his team. it wasn't a lwa ys happier with his team. it wasn't always the case during the match. you can see him taking his frustration out on a wall, but he was quick to apologise to a young fan who might have found it alarming. there was this incident from maryland's eleni —— marouane

fellaini. for a man who'd recently cut his own hair, you'd think he would have a bit more respect for guendouzi's power. he will not be punished for giving it a good tug. liverpool are two points behind the leaders manchester city after they beat burnley, but jurgen beat burnley, butjurgen klopp was unhappy with burnley‘s tackling, comparing it to tenpin bowling after joe gomez was carried off in the first half. you can find the rest of the results, reaction and analysis on the bbc sport website. reading have sacked paul clement after nine months as their manager. he took overin months as their manager. he took over in time to help them secure their place in the championship at their place in the championship at the end of last season, but now the clu b the end of last season, but now the club arejust the end of last season, but now the club are just outside the relegation zone on goal difference, having managed only five wins from 22 league and cup games so far this season. the winner of the inaugural

women's ballon d'or is again played down the fact that she was asked if she could twerk when she won the award, but she says sexism is a big problem in sport. french dj martin sold it apologise for the question, and she says she appreciates the support of stars like andy murray.” love that bigger profiles care so much about this team, and it's important that makes a difference. in this case, i wasn't offended at all for the i didn't take it as a ha rd all for the i didn't take it as a hard thing. i am surprised you didn't ask advice on questions, maybe how i felt, but you have to speak about it. that's why it's cool that bigger profile gets into it when things like this arrive. andy murray took to social media to express his outrage after that

ballon d'or presentation. that is all the sport for now and i will be back with more just after the one o'clock news. the uk's top gambling companies have voluntarily agreed to stop advertising during live sporting broadcasts. the remote gambling association, which includes the likes of bet365, ladbrokes and paddy power, came under political pressure over how much betting advertising is on tv. our sports news correspondent richard conway reports. for many years, gambling companies have insisted that sport matters more if there's money on it. tv ads have encouraged viewers to bet before, during and after games. but now the uk's leading betting firms have voluntarily agreed a whistle—to—whistle tv advertising ban. it follows political pressure over how much betting advertising is on tv. more than 90 minutes of adverts were shown in the football world cup this summer and anti—gambling campaigners say sport's use of adverts normalises betting. now, following extensive talks, uk companies have agreed no adverts will be broadcast for a defined

period before and after a game is broadcast. horse racing will be exempt, but all other sports will be included. final ratification is still needed before the ban comes into force, but that should be a formality, according to industry insiders. it could come as early as this month. richard conway, bbc news. a major review of mental health laws in england and wales has found they‘ re outdated and that "sectioning is being misused". an independent report, commissioned by the government, says "police cells should no longer be used", and "patients shouldn't be taken for treatment in police cars". our health correspondent james gallagher has more. georgi lopez was 16 when she was sectioned because of an eating disorder. our health correspondent james gallagher has more. she was detained for four and a half years. the mental health act is used to care for people when they pose a risk of causing harm to themselves or others, and it gives doctors control over their patients' treatment.

at times, georgie was restrained and fed through a tube. she says she had a very mixed experience. there's nothing as terrifying as being pinned down by several often unfamiliar males and injected, to pass out and later wake up having no idea what has happened. the new recommendations include giving patients more rights over treatment. steps to reduce the disproportionate detention of people from ethnic minorities. and an end to people being held in police cells, rather than hospitals. our review is trying to bring the mental health act up to the modern age. an act which does, of course, involve some element of compulsion, we cannot deny that, but that must be reduced to the least possible and we should put more emphasis on the rights that people have, even when they are detained. georgi welcomes the review‘s recommendations, which will now be considered by government, ahead of plans to change the law next year. james gallagher, bbc news. police investigating extreme

right—wing activity in the uk have made three arrests. a 21—year—old man and two teenagers were detained in bath, portsmouth and london on suspicion of terrorism offences as part of a pre—planned operation. their homes are being searched, alongside a property in leeds. these arrests are part of an ongoing investigation into right—wing activity. the bbc understands that this is an investigation into a neo—nazi group called the sonnenkrieg division. these three arrests by officers from counterterrorism policing north—east, hampshire and avon and somerset police. these arrests were preplanned and part of what the police are calling an investigation into extreme right—wing activity. those who were arrested, a 17—year—old boy was arrested in london, an 18—year—old male in portsmouth, and they were arrested for encouraging terrorism and dissemination or distribution of terrorist publications. that's all part of the terrorism act. the 21—year—old man from bath was arrested on suspicion of being in possession of material likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing

an act of terrorism. the 17—year—old and the 21—year—old have also been arrested for an offence of conspiracy to inspire racial and religious hatred. they are being interviewed at police stations in london and bath, and police have been carrying out searches in bath, leeds, london and portsmouth as part of this ongoing investigation. -x. the cost of student accommodation has increased by more than a third since 2012, with the average annual rent now exceeding £6,000, according to student housing charity unipol. it also found that private landlords own half of rooms available to students across the uk. our consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith reports. two students in leeds living very differently. flats in amy's block cost up to £450 a week. this is a king—sized bed, which is so nice to come home to, because when i come here ijust feel so comfortable, and i don't feel like i'm losing out on any of my home comforts,

because i know a lot of accommodations have single beds. eleanor is paying a quarter of that. everything you need in here. bed, desk, plenty of storage space, and it's bigger than most uni rooms. i've got a make—up station and my desk area, with all the homely bits. this is where all the hard work happens, then. yes. half of all student accommodation is now owned by private developers like naveen. i think the universities are really thinking they need to up their game or get out of it, basically. they're primarily about education. the housing is something that by default they sort of did. there have been big changes in standards in student digs, too. the vast majority are now ensuite, with prices up 6% in university—owned halls in the last year alone. the average rent now eats up 73% of the full student loan, and the organisation which carried out the survey is worried lots of students will be priced out.

there needs to be an expansion of accommodation in the middle market and at the lower end. so, you know, we need more premier inns and travelodges, rather than claridge's or hiltons. whether by choice or necessity, students are splashing out more on a home away from home. coletta smith, bbc news, in leeds. as average global temperatures continue to rise, world leaders are grappling with how to combat the potential impacts of a warming climate. bbc weather presenter chris fawkes explains the weather phenomenon known as el nino, and looks into how it can affect weather systems and temperatures around the globe. something is lurking beneath the surface of the tropical pacific ocean, something that has the power to change weather patterns around the planet. a pool of unusually warm waters like this, more than three degrees above normal in places, and stretching thousands of miles, has been slashing its way eastwards from indonesia towards south

america. now, this pool of warm waters beneath the surface is preventing cooler waters from upwelling near the coast of south america, and then the waters near the surface begin to warm in response. once the equatorial pacific warms by 0.5 celsius, we may see the beginnings of an el nino. now, temperatures in the pacific have reached that threshold over the last couple of months. you can see how the waters warm. the orange colours here show that these seas have been 0.9 degrees warmer than normal, and if this continues, if it starts to affect the atmosphere above, then we will have the beginnings of an el nino. an el nino can make certain weather events more likely, and it shows how closely connected all our weather systems are on this planet. if el nino begins, it could make seasonal rains heavier in peru, with a greater risk of flooding and landslides. wetter weather becomes more likely in the south of the united states this winter. indonesia could see drier weather and an increased threat of forest fires.

australia could be more likely to see droughts and bushfires in the south of the country. it could also lead to another round of coral bleaching. plants hit by drought caused by el nino become more stressed, and take less carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. as a result, the atmospheric concentrations of c02 are likely to rise more quickly. the greenhouse gas emissions then contribute to climate change, and evenjust by warming up the waters in the pacific, el nino could cause the ocean to release huge amounts of heat into the atmosphere above, giving an additional upward push to rising global temperatures. this could contribute to 2019 being a very warm year for the planet. with widespread impacts, scientists will be monitoring the pacific very carefully for signs of a potential arrival of an el nino over coming months. now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich.

good afternoon. most of us seeing a bit of rain at least today, some quite a lot but, as we go through the next 24 hours, we will add some strong winds into the mix. a competition of heavy rain and gales, which could well cause problems tonight and tomorrow. for the rest of the afternoon, rain continues to slide east, and we might see some sunshine across scotland. through tonight, rain returns from the west, and this time particularly across south—west england it is likely to get very heavy, with some douglas flooding and disruption, and strengthening winds. the windiest weather through the first part of tomorrow in northern ireland and western scotland, inland gusts of 60 mph, but for coastal areas, 70 to 80 mph, but for coastal areas, 70 to 80 mph in the most exposed spots. combined with heavy rain, that could cause disruption, and a soggy start

in the south—east. that rain will clear and we will be left with a mix of sunshine and showers. as the day wears on, it will turn chilly, eight to ten, and it stays chilly for the weekend. hello this is bbc newsroom live with joanna gosling. the headlines: the trial of two former tesco directors accused of committing a £250 million fraud has collapsed — after the judge dismissed their case due to a lack of evidence. a massive network failure hits mobile users on 02 — with millions of customers across the country unable to use data. 02 blames a global software issue — and says other mobile operators around the world are also affected. an end to tv gambling adverts during live sporting events — britain's leading betting firms voluntarily agree to a ban. new rights for those detained under mental health laws, as a major review says the current system is "outdated". theresa may tells the bbc that mps could be "given a role" in deciding one of the most controversial areas

of her brexit plan — the northern ireland "backstop" — as number 10 insists the vote will still take place next tuesday. let's return to brexit — theresa may says she's talking to colleagues about their concerns over the northern ireland backstop, which is designed to prevent the return of any physical border. it all comes ahead of that crucial commons vote on the withdrawal agreement next tuesday. well, our ireland correspondent chris page is in county donegal — on the border — speaking to some of those likely to be affected. iamjust i am just about in the irish republic but we are very close to the land border with northern ireland which has been the focus of so much of discussion, these stables area so much of discussion, these stables are a popular place, thousands of visitors every year from both sides of the border, 40 horses here and this man looks after them, the

sta bles this man looks after them, the stables manager. what do you make of the brexit process? it's a keen issue for us, we are a borderline resinous, we want the smoothest deal, most of our staff are not based and we crossed the border regularly saw the smoothest and best. you will be watching closely to see what the outcome is? yes. thank you for giving us your thoughts. let's talk to a couple of other people, david voted to leave, what do you make of the deal negotiated? it is only one step towards trying to find an arrangement, at the moment we don't know where we are going other than vague promises. from theresa may started to where she is not even

know i am not sure she can be trusted. what you think it'll end up looking like? there will be difficulties of the deal goes through, there will be an increase in consumer prices, barriers to trade, small traders might not want to do the extra paperwork coming into the eu and there will be investment issues here in northern ireland as people who wa nt in northern ireland as people who want to expand into the uk market,, they are going to have to go into a third country, that's going to be a transaction cost so they will find it more difficult to compete, much more problematic to do trade. different perspective from jennifer at what do you make of the deal? different perspective from jennifer at what do you make of the deanm

presents a lot of opportunity for businesses, the key issues have been met for businesses in the north west, will we continue to have access to our staff and customers and supply chains? a lot of that has been covered off and it could give businesses a unique opportunity to trade with both gb and the eu going forward which makes it a tremendously interesting place for potential investors. that could be problems getting the deal through parliament for the prime minister, what do you think will happen then? like everybody else i think i am following those charts, trying to following those charts, trying to follow the what if's, it's hard to anticipate what happens next, the numberof anticipate what happens next, the number of ways this could go it seems to be infinite. for businesses here what we are looking for above anything else is of some solid answers so we understand what's

going to happen after the 30th of march next year. thank you for talking to us, no matter what happens next week i think it's safe to say here on the border between northern ireland and the irish republic talking, discussing, debating brexit will continue for a very long time. mps and analysts are also trying to gauge the shifting sands of opinion up and down the uk as the vote approaches — with a significant campaign growing for a so—called ‘people's vote'. throughout this week, we're following nina warhurst‘s tour of the north west of england, on that mission to find out if and how minds are changing — today she's in runcorn in cheshire. ris r is for runcorn, the bridge between liverpool's urban spread and the cheshire's green spaces where 57% gave an emphatic yes to leaving the

eu. your turnout was more low than the northwest average.” eu. your turnout was more low than the northwest average. i am a new mum and a nurse and i did not vote because i did not know enough. i should have educated myself more but ididn'tand should have educated myself more but i didn't and ijust thought i would rather not make the wrong decision, i thought we might get a chance to vote again. do you think? i think so, the way it's been so spoken about at the moment it does not seem to have settled, it's probably the only way. runcorn are still reporting growth in science, technology, innovation. we are developing a material for tissue repairand we can developing a material for tissue repair and we can even do that. some remain as c maybe, maybe brexit is not all bad. i am a scientist and i voted to remain. most of our business is in america and they don't seem worried about it as far as i'm concerned. i've spoken to customers and they say it removes european bureaucracy. so it will not

necessarily be the disaster you worried about? i don't think it will be at all. runcorn mp's are set to reject the prime minister's deal and are wanting another vote, some really hope that happens. my name is louise, i voted to leave, i am not happy with that, promises were made which are not being delivered. it's been handled completely offaly. it's muddy, people keep resigning, things feel unsafe. it was so close, are you kicking yourself? yes, i am! the area around runcorn wanted out much more than most of the north west. well runcorn come to regret it? let's get more now on the major review of mental health laws in england and wales that has found they're "outdated" — and that "sectioning is being misused". an independent report, commissioned by the government, says "police cells should no longer be used", and "patients shouldn't be taken for treatment in police cars".

alex kennedy is head of campaigns and public affairs at the charity rethink mental illness and joins me now. let's start with the issue of police cells and police cars, why are they used and how often? the situation with police cells as there has been a significant drop and a move towards creating much more appropriate places of safety, where if somebody is detained because they are very unwell and might pose a risk to themselves or others they are taken somewhere by the police, it's clearly not appropriate that that should be a sale which is designed for people who are there on a criminal charge. this review says the use of police cells should be phased out entirely. it's been reduced a lot but should be gotten rid of. in terms of the use of ambulances, at the moment ambulances are used about 50% of the time and that should be more like 80%. there

might still be cases where because a particular behaviour it's necessary to use a police vehicle but that should be in a real minority of cases. explain more about why somebody ends up getting sectioned? the mental health act under which people are detained or sectioned is about treating somebody without their consent because they are particularly unwell at that point. the important thing about this review and recommendations it puts are it recognises the mental health act is badly out of date. it was written at a time when we had less understanding of mental illness and it does not allow people to have a say in their own care in the way they involve the relatives for example in their care. the important thing about this is increasing choice and involvement. a woman called kate king was involved in

this, she is in her 50s and has had her own experiences of being sectioned, she said the treatment she had was mixed, she felt she was abused and ignored, she lost her voice when she tried to object or complain, she was not listening to, she said there was good care but her experiences left her anxious and suicidal which makes complete sense because if you're in a situation where you are struggling with mental health issues and you go into an environment where you have no control and cannot see your loved ones it must make things worse? that is exactly it, i worked on this review and her experiences as awful as they have been are sadly all too common. people who have been through the progress recognised they were very u nwell the progress recognised they were very unwell and we did need to be detained and treated. to talk about

specifics it's things like at the moment, even if when you are well you might know very well as a patient that a particular drug reacts very badly for you and it's not going to be helpful, if you write that down at a time when you are well that does not have to be listened to by doctors at all. here the presumption should be that patients should be listened to and if there are reasons that has to be overruled it's important there is a process in place and doctors are sure they're working about why they are going against the patient‘s wishes. it's about protecting others as well as the patient, but how important is it to make sure things don't go too far the other way and the right balance is struck, how difficult is it to achieve that?” don't think it's right to see the two as opposed to one another, patients will be safest when there is good care and when they are listened to and will be more likely

to comply with treatment if there is a conversation they understand and support the treatment, i don't think the two oppose one another. but i think throughout the whole process of the review, the potential harm to others is on our minds and nothing within the review changes the idea that people can be detained because of posing a risk to other people. the important thing is to support people to get well and stay well rather than too many people getting so ill they have to be detained and treated under this coercive piece of legislation. more now on the decision by the uk's top gambling companies to voluntarily agree to stop advertising during live sporting broadcasts. earlier i spoke to david cook, the editor of gambling insider and he explained the move should be a good one for the industry. ultimately it gives people one less

stick to hit the industry with, i think the media narrative has been quite negative towards gambling for some time, fixed odds betting shops terminals, that lead to worse case scenario in the industry, in this case i think the industry has looked at all of the media reports, knows that public opinion is being swayed against them, the more people do see employee ads during live sport. should this come to fruition, we are still awaiting a firm announcement, should it come to fruition i don't think it'll change too much the media narrative gambling but i think there needs to be some kind of unified effort to protect against any regulations. i want to pick you up any regulations. i want to pick you up on the phrase media narrative, negative media narrative, is the

media not just negative media narrative, is the media notjust reflecting what is going on which is a situation where lots of younger kids are getting into gambling and people are taking their own lives because of the impact of gambling on them and there has been quite a pushback against people getting sucked in in this sort of way which is that it's been described as normalised when you see gambling linked with sports events? yeah, iam gambling linked with sports events? yeah, i am aware of the issues which come with gambling and the industry has to recognise that as well. i think the issue that's been in place around gambling is that many decisions can be emotionally driven. for example i would personally like to know how many people have taken their lives as a result of gambling, how many people have become addicted to gambling as a result of gambling advertising. i am to gambling as a result of gambling advertising. iam neutral on to gambling as a result of gambling advertising. i am neutral on this topic and i it's about research and finding out how harmful things can

be. so long as we don't have that kind of research then obviously the industry cannot really do much about it other than just saying we need a unified approach, we need to do something that shows we are not trying to create gambling addicts, people want to use our products as entertainment. in this case i think coming together to talk about things rather than just putting up a fight against anything negative and it does need some kind of collective effort and that's been what strikes me. trying to find statistics you are asking for on the number of suicides linked with gambling, because certainly it's something we have discussed before unfortunately i cannot get the statistics right now but it's not something that is not come to the attention of mp's, the sports minister, resigning because of the issue around fixed odds betting terminals. is one death

asa odds betting terminals. is one death as a result of gambling not too many? yes, although, if you speak to the samaritans they will say you should not put any particular cause to bea should not put any particular cause to be a suicide because it's a complex mental health issue. i think when it comes to government, and this is one area i think labour and conservatives are quite unified in that, you know, gambling at times can bea that, you know, gambling at times can be a politicalfootball, if you spoke to most people in the industry they will tell you the fixed odds betting terminals issue was. when you want to win an election it's quite good to permit policies are talk about and permitting policies which don't reflect well on gambling because gambling has a negative image generally. in comparison to something like the alcohol industry where we might associate pubs with been community pubs and something that can have a positive impact on peoples lives as well. i think you are right, i'm just saying it needs research, people pulling on the

right direction. you are saying politicians will do things to win elections, the fixed odds betting terminals has been an issue for a very long time, if they had wanted to win an election by cutting them they would have done it, what they did do was hold back reducing the maximum stake and that is what caused the controversy. they talk about the maximum stake being reduced came from a campaign, it was when people jumped on reduced came from a campaign, it was when peoplejumped on it that that is what led to it being talked about in parliament, it was not going to be positive for any government to come out defiantly because ultimately it's about public opinion and it's about, previously it was not something that had been jumped on but it's something. i am saying the industry is to blame for that in a sense. the industry fought against things too hard. the industry has not done things like what we are

talking about now, coming together voluntarily i'm not advertising during live sport. i think people have to look at ways they can help people and people have two come together and not necessarily fight against things, it's not good at fighting and arguing over such issues so i think gambling is tied with politics, we see that all the time. advertising bans in europe, australia things are banned around like sport. the uk is not alone but i think it's about dealing with the issue in the right way and we are still in the early stages of it, it'll be interesting to see how the industry goes in the next four years and see how something this develops. i found those figures, they are office for national statistics figures and the sea between 2001-2016, 21 day

figures and the sea between 2001—2016, 21 day specific —— death certificates specifically mentioned gambling as a cause of death. under a fifth of children are getting the recommended amount of daily exercise, according to a comprehensive national survey of young people. the chief medical officer guildeines say children should take part in sport and physical activity for at least an hour every day. of all the children surveyed for the inaugural active lives children survey, those aged 13—16 are least likely to be active every day. 20% of boys surveyed were active every day. that's more than girls, of which 14% were active each day. earlier i spoke to tim hollingsworth, ceo of sport england, and i asked what could be done to encourage teenagers to take more exercise that's the next piece of work, looking at the motivations but i think we all know because this survey confirms a picture which has been seen more broadly that there area been seen more broadly that there are a range of challenges and it's about both sport and physical activity in school and out of school, so there is no one or the

other which is going to make a change. i think it's the fact sport can work for some and it does and we must absolutely make sure they have that opportunity. but for others may be it's not as attractive or not something they can fit easily into their lives and those are the people we've got to make more active. today spain is celebrating the 40th anniversary of its constitution, passed in the transition to democracy after the death of the fascist leader, general francisco franco. the country's current socialist government has promised to remove the dictator's body from its mausoleum — one of a number of moves made in a country still trying to overcome its buried, divided past. james reynolds reports from madrid. for decades, spain's past, buried deep into its ground, was left undisturbed. but now the country is slowly uncovering its dead. these bodies, buried in a mass grave in southern spain, were shot by general franco's forces during the civil war in the 1930s. yolanda vega has inherited

an 82—year—old family search for her grandfather. my mother died four years ago, she says, it was always her dream to find herfather‘s remains. general francisco franco won the civil war and ruled spain until his death in 1975. he made sure that his family had no need to search for his grave. it is hard to lose a man who is buried in a tomb like this. the valley of the fallen, outside madrid, is half mausoleum, half nuclear bunker. franco's seven grandchildren do not want his body taken from here. they are really worried about this situation. they have very good memories of their grandfather. they loved him and they do not

want their grandfather to be used for political reasons. for franco's supporters, the grave is a site of pilgrimage. this monument was designed to stand as a last statement about a war which divided this country. but the arguments which were meant to be buried along with franco's body have now re—emerged. the threats of reburial provoked franco's followers, who recently demonstrated in madrid. and, on sunday, a far—right party won seats in a reginal parliament for the first time since franco's death. chanting: franco! so franco is still playing a part in politics, more than 40 years after he died?

it is kind of, if you are superstitious, you kind of... are disgusted about it but somehow it is like franco is back. you're trying to take him away and he's like, "i'm here". for four decades spain tried to get over its last dictator by forgetting him, now the government is trying to get past him by re—burying him. but there is little sign so far that this will be franco's end. james reynolds, bbc news, in spain. elvis, aretha franklin and the beach boys — have all had the royal philharmonic treatment. now the carpenters have had some of their biggest hits re—worked with the orchestra — 35 years after karen carpenter's death. her brother richard, worked on the new album, which was made in her memory and recorded at abbey road studios. peter bowes went to meet him at his home in los angeles. it starts again with just

piano and karen, so... then the vibe comes and then karen just... # why do birds suddenly appear? the song that started it all. # every time you are near.... the rest is history. # rainy days and mondays always get me down... # on top of the world, looking down on creation...# richard and karen carpenter had hit after hit in the ‘70s but their career was cut short when karen died in 1983. she had the eating disorder anorexia nervosa. she was only 32 when she passed away. heck, she was just maturing. i try not to at times think of all the different things that we could have done.

i'll hear a certain song or an old song and think, "heck, if we'd onlyjust done this, just for fun," you know? but, you know, didn't know and that's just the way it is. now four decades on from their heyday, richard carpenter has rearranged some of the duo's biggest hits. it's the latest project for the royal philemonic orchestra, putting a different spin on recordings of music legends. for the first time, working closely with one of the original artists. there are certain things i heard through the years as i listened to our old songs every now and again and i think, "boy, i'd like to have another crack at that." to record at the abbey road studios, of course, i'd worked there once before, and it was a treat to work there again. it's quite an experience

to step up in front of a group that big. for richard carpenter, it was an emotionaljourney, reliving those heady days when he and karen took the world by storm. now there's a new 18—track album to showcase this sister's extraordinary voice. # follow you all around... this project is something different indeed and it's more than i ever expected it to be. the result is something i'm terribly proud of for my sister and for me. # and yes, we'd just begun... the evergreen appeal of the carpenters. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. in a moment it's time for the one o'clock news

with reeta chakra barti but first it's time for a look at the weather. many of us have had wet weather already today, as we go through the next 24 hours we will add some strong winds into the next. with heavy rain and gales in the forecast the potential for autumn travel disruption, stay tuned to your local radio station. the satellite picture shows weather systems piling on from the atlantic, this cloud expected to spin intoa the atlantic, this cloud expected to spin into a deep area of low pressure but already you have a lot of cloud, outbreaks of rain east, the rain continues to slide south—east as we close out the afternoon. eventually this sky is clear across scotland and it starts to turn a bit chilly by the end of the day. going through this evening and tonight and things step up a gear, heavy rain pushing and particularly across the south—west of england, there could be disruption even localised flooding

here and without the winds will strengthen around this area low pressure. the isobars squeezing together, that shows we are going to see strong winds. particularly through the first part of the day through the first part of the day through the first part of the day through the north coast of northern ireland a bigger part of scotland. your in—line spots could see gusts of 50-64 your in—line spots could see gusts of 50—64 exposed coasts, could have gusts of 70—80, that could cause disruption. wet weather to start the day across east anglia and the south—east, that will slide away, then a windy day for all of us, a mixture of sunny spells and heavy blustery showers i notice snow mixing in over the high ground in scotla nd mixing in over the high ground in scotland because as the day wears on it will be turning chilly, by the afternoon temperatures 8—10. stays wet particularly across northern scotla nd wet particularly across northern scotland during friday night, windy for all of us, further showers around and that takes us into saturday. potentially a mostly fine

start but showers racing and once again from the west, some of which will be heavy, another windy day, quite mild in the south but always that bit more chilly across northern areas. heading into the second half of the weekend a windy saturday night particularly down towards the south—west but for sunday high pressure looking like it's trying to build its way in. it will be pretty windy as we go through this weekend, saturday will bring quite a few showers, by sunday things should start to calm down, it will turn more drive it a bit more chilly. the government promises an overhaul of mental health services — after a review finds "traumatic" and "damaging" treatment. it says patients needing hospital care should be given new rights — and that sectioning is being misused. there is nothing as terrifying as being pinned down by several, often unfamiliar, males, and you know, injected. and with a call for more investment in mental health services, we'll be asking where the resources are likely to come from. also this lunchtime... two former directors of tesco

are acquitted of fraud charges — after the judge dismissed their case due to lack of evidence. they say good things come to those who wait. i say good things come to those who cash out. britain's biggest gambling companies have voluntarily agreed to a "whistle—to—whistle" television advertising ban. millions of smartphone users in the uk have lost their data services after the 02 network suffered technical problems.