this is bbc news, the headlines. the last few minutes and according to reuters, the sudanese army has agreed to continue the cease—fire as governments continue to try to get citizens out. tougher rules on gambling in the uk — to tackle betting on smartphones. the former us television host, jerry springer, known for his raucous talk shows , has died at the age of 79. here in the uk, the biggest changes to gambling laws in two decades have been announced, aiming to update and toughen regulations for the smartphone era. the proposals include checks on gamblers who lose £1000 in 2a hours —

and a consultation on new limits to stakes for the digital version of slot machines. our culture editor katie razzall reports. the beautiful game and gambling are intertwined. 0nline betting is embedded in our sporting culture, a transformation since the last major changes to gambling laws and a subject that divides opinion. if i want to spend a tenner on a football game, that is down to me it's my preference, i know how much i earn and how much i got left so it should be up to me, not the government. all the things on the big screens inside grounds advertising gambling are making people poorer and companies richer. i don't think it's an issue, - gambling, unless you're an addict. smartphones can be a casino in your pocket and the law to catch up under the government planned a statutory levy or charge and gambling firms to pay for nhs

education, treatment and research, and they will consult on two types of checks. the plans for the younger people but there are no plans to tighten controls on sport advertising with a consultation on some marketing. that is not enough for annie ashton whose husband luke took his own life after struggling with gambling addiction. he loved football and he would place that weekend bet and that to what happened afterwards, that's not normal. so any steps the government can take, like they did with tobacco and alcohol, to de—normalise that as a social activity would be a huge step in the right direction. what do you say to annie ashton whose husband was tempted back into gambling via free bets and later took his own life?

your plans are so woolly they're not worth the paper they are written on. i would dispute that, we are making significant changes, the white paper is 250 pages. all bets are off on when change will happen as the next stage is consultation. the betting industry has broadly welcomed the plans. the rate of problem gambling is low, 0.2%. what we want to make sure is that we are looking after vulnerable people and we think the white paper, we know the white paper will help us deliver that. labour criticised the failure to curb gambling advertising in sport. 0ne betting firm said the reforms will cost them £100 million but it is the share prices of the betting companies remaining steady and campaigners believe the odds were stacked in the industry's favour. annie ashtonjoins me live from leicester — she's been campaigning for tighter gambling restrictions after her husband luke who was struggling with a gambling addiction — took his own life.

who was struggling with a gambling thank who was struggling with a gambling you forjoining personal thank you forjoining us. this is so personal and really hits home for you and yourfamily. personal and really hits home for you and your family.— personal and really hits home for you and your family. yeah, i mean, luke, you and your family. yeah, i mean, luke. was — you and your family. yeah, i mean, luke. was my _ you and your family. yeah, i mean, luke, was my husband _ you and your family. yeah, i mean, luke, was my husband and - you and your family. yeah, i mean, luke, was my husband and a - you and your family. yeah, i mean, luke, was my husband and a fatheri luke, was my husband and a father and her brother and a grandson and a son. to be living without him and seeing these regulations being brought out today that will now go into after years conservation, is quite disappointing. i'm not going to lie, it's upsetting and it goes in the industry favour. tell to lie, it's upsetting and it goes in the industry favour.— to lie, it's upsetting and it goes in the industry favour. tell me more about why it's _ in the industry favour. tell me more about why it's so _ in the industry favour. tell me more about why it's so upsetting, - in the industry favour. tell me more about why it's so upsetting, do - in the industry favour. tell me more about why it's so upsetting, do you | about why it's so upsetting, do you feel like these revelations should have come sooner or you're not satisfied with how far they go? both. it was within the 2019 manifested that they would be looking into gambling law and his notes 2023 and in that time luke

died. he died from gambling related to suicide as many others have done and will do with these very watered—down regulations that have been set out to us today. they do not go far enough. they don't include advertising which is a huge thing that would have been beneficial, it would have been a step in the right direction. we have seen that, yes, they're going to take it from the front of football t—shirts but it does not go far enough when you still see gambling advertising bouncing around the football field, advertised on tv and radio and on social media. itjust does not make sense. i radio and on social media. it 'ust does not make sensei does not make sense. i was 'ust lookin: does not make sense. i was 'ust looking there i does not make sense. i was 'ust looking there at i does not make sense. i was 'ust looking there at youri does not make sense. i wasjust looking there at your wedding i looking there at your wedding pictures, and pictures of your husband, i was reading your story a little earlier about the fact that he came to you, the debts were cleared, he promised he wouldn't do

it again and then was sucked in yet and again as a result, as you are saying in some of the pieces you had written, and the interviews you done, as a result of it being everywhere. and, frankly, now, social media as well.— everywhere. and, frankly, now, social media as well. yet, i mean, luke used — social media as well. yet, i mean, luke used to _ social media as well. yet, i mean, luke used to have _ social media as well. yet, i mean, luke used to have the _ social media as well. yet, i mean, luke used to have the odd - social media as well. yet, i mean, | luke used to have the odd football that was stuck in 2018 it changed. he started betting on horse racing, somehow it got out of control and he told me. he told me he had stopped and he had actually stopped for a wild but during the pandemic, it started again. and this time it really spiralled out of control to the point where he could just not .mac itjust consumed him and he didn't feel like he had anything else to do other than take his own life. that's a heartbreaking

situation that something that i really don't want anyone to go through to feel so isolated and not be able to reach out to anyone because you feel like it's all your fault when, actually, what the government could have done today is recognise that the industry plays a massive part in all of that. do recognise that the industry plays a massive part in all of that.- massive part in all of that. do you think that's _ massive part in all of that. do you think that's ever _ massive part in all of that. do you think that's ever going _ massive part in all of that. do you think that's ever going to - massive part in all of that. do you think that's ever going to be - think that's ever going to be regulated and curbed? i suppose if we pause and take a moment and think about the fact that your husband took his life because of the debts he had a and the impact she felt. the fear he probably had. as you say, the kind of psychological impacts on him. i say, the kind of psychological impacts on him.— say, the kind of psychological impacts on him. i feel like there's been lobbying _ impacts on him. i feel like there's been lobbying from _ impacts on him. i feel like there's been lobbying from the _ impacts on him. i feel like there's been lobbying from the industry l impacts on him. i feel like there's i been lobbying from the industry side and today they'll be putting themselves on the back. at some point, they are going to have to treat gambling like any other

addiction. alcohol, tobacco and drug addiction. alcohol, tobacco and drug addiction to stop this addiction is no difference in the intensity and the consequences. so, the government would have to step in and do more for it. itjust that would have to step in and do more for it. it just that they're for it. itjust that they're being very, very, very slow about it. to the today just shows that they have listened to the industry and put profits in front of people. it's just so clear.— profits in front of people. it's just so clear. profits in front of people. it's 'ust so clear. ., ., , ., ., , ., just so clear. how are you and your children ceping _ just so clear. how are you and your children coping with _ just so clear. how are you and your children coping with everything - just so clear. how are you and your l children coping with everything now? last week it was a two—year anniversary. we have an inquest coming up. it still feels like it happened yesterday. where absolutely devastated. i miss my husband might my children miss their father, his family misses him, everyone misses him. it's such a huge hole that we

can feel, he was so special to us and we will keep fighting for luke. we appreciate you forjoining us annie ashton and sharing your story. thank you. with me now is consultant psychologist for the national health service — northern gambling service — matt gaskell — who joins me from harrogate. we have a global and british audience watching this, gambling itself is a global problem and not just one in this country. goad just one in this country. good evening- _ just one in this country. good evening. that's _ just one in this country. good evening. that's right - just one in this country. good evening. that's right so - just one in this country. good evening. that's right so the l just one in this country. good i evening. that's right so the idea that we are talking about small family room bookmakers is not correct. these are huge, global operators and it's a global health problem. it's recognised by the world health organization as a major public health problem. these are huge, global, operators and very powerful. able to wield significant

influence over governments and policymakers. the consequences and of that is that the public and families such as annie ashton it is so unnecessary in the face of so—called entertainment. so unnecessary in the face of so-called entertainment. things need to chance. so-called entertainment. things need to change- her— so-called entertainment. things need to change. her story _ so-called entertainment. things need to change. her story is _ so-called entertainment. things need to change. her story is one _ so-called entertainment. things need to change. her story is one story - so-called entertainment. things need to change. her story is one story of i to change. her story is one story of many people, many families, who go through a similar thing right across the planet. through a similar thing right across the lanet. ~ , , ~ through a similar thing right across the lanet. , . ~ ., the planet. absolutely. we know in north america. _ the planet. absolutely. we know in north america, for _ the planet. absolutely. we know in north america, for example, - the planet. absolutely. we know in north america, for example, that i north america, for example, that it's the recently been liberalised and we are open up and we're excited to see serious consequences of that with more to come. i was on with japanese television there today, there are problems there and problems across europe. many jurisdictions are ahead of the uk on this now. there are advertising

curbs in many other european countries and manyjurisdictions countries and many jurisdictions unlike countries and manyjurisdictions unlike casino gambling, which is are legally the biggest problem we have now, it's prohibitive in many countries and jurisdictions. countries and “urisdictions. you're sa in: countries and “urisdictions. you're saying that — countries and jurisdictions. you're saying that many _ countries and jurisdictions. you're saying that many other— countries and jurisdictions. you're saying that many other countriesl countries and jurisdictions. you're i saying that many other countries are getting ahead of the uk in terms of regulations. there is this white paper and attempt to tighten things, are you saying they're not going far enough? are you saying they're not going far enouth? ., ., , ., i. enough? unfortunately not. everyone was ea t erl enough? unfortunately not. everyone was eagerly awaiting _ enough? unfortunately not. everyone was eagerly awaiting the _ enough? unfortunately not. everyone was eagerly awaiting the white - enough? unfortunately not. everyone was eagerly awaiting the white paper| was eagerly awaiting the white paper today, there's been a comprehensive view that the government has all the evidence he needs to take action. it is falling short with many gaps and the majority of things that could lead to something more significant are being farmed out to consultation which will take some time to deliver. they have gone to the gambling commission, the resources haven't necessarily going with that and we are wondering why the gambling industry, for example,

still has the opportunity as a stakeholder to work with the gambling commission to help it, to guide it to regulate itself. it's just unacceptable. the whole process is unacceptable and in the meantime we have people dying, and families and community suffering. binnie and community suffering. annie ashton was _ and community suffering. annie ashton was saying _ and community suffering. annie ashton was saying that - and community suffering. annie ashton was saying that it - and community suffering. annie| ashton was saying that it should and community suffering. annie ashton was saying that it should be treated like any other source of addiction, the fact that people get caught up in this vicious cycle. and something, and accumulate debt and can't tell anyone about it.— can't tell anyone about it. that's ritht. can't tell anyone about it. that's right. so. _ can't tell anyone about it. that's right. so, some _ can't tell anyone about it. that's right. so, some of— can't tell anyone about it. that's right. so, some of the _ can't tell anyone about it. that's| right. so, some of the measures can't tell anyone about it. that's - right. so, some of the measures we wanted to see introduced today were much more significant curbs on advertising, marketing and sponsorship of all our national sports. preventative, real—time, affordability checks and the white paper is talking about affordability checks only ticketing when someone is lost £1000 over 2a hours. the

majority of people harmed and addicted by gambling will not be affected by those or affordability checks, so unaffordable losses are set to continue. imilli checks, so unaffordable losses are set to continue.— set to continue. will have to leave it there matt _ set to continue. will have to leave it there matt gaskell _ set to continue. will have to leave it there matt gaskell but - set to continue. will have to leave it there matt gaskell but thank - set to continue. will have to leave | it there matt gaskell but thank you for joining it there matt gaskell but thank you forjoining us on the programme. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. the first step toward protecting the nation. murder in her, one of the worlds leading vaccine manufacturers has started within the uk first site to dedicate in the fighting future pandemics. the focus here of the mnr mrna technology, use within the maternal and pfizer vaccines, he teaches the body to create immune response in terms of bears

infection. response in terms of bears infection-— response in terms of bears infection. , ., ., , ~ infection. we can put various mrna codes into your _ infection. we can put various mrna codes into your body _ infection. we can put various mrna codes into your body to _ infection. we can put various mrna codes into your body to deal- infection. we can put various mrna codes into your body to deal with i codes into your body to deal with other diseases like flu and other such things. it goes brother in that. if we have another threats that. if we have another threats that can come, whether that be from birds or bats or from somewhere else, we should be able to, if we can sequence that bug again, we can learn from our experiences and make those adjustments quickly. you're live with bbc news the controversial american talk show hostjerry springer has died at the age of 79. his tv show ran for almost 30 years — with guests often getting into furious rows and even fights — as the studio audience cheered. david sillito looks back at his life. when it began, thejerry springer show had aspirations to tackle serious issues and they soon

realised where the ratings were. who are you? marquise says he is scared of the truth will get him in trouble. and there in the middle, the wittty the ringmaster, jerry springer. she does now, she's watching backstage. calm and confident and completely relaxed in the madness. the show is stupid but i always thought it was stupid. most of the people on my show i really kind of like, not everyone but most of them. theyjust didn't get the breaks in life i get. they didn't have wonderful parents or weren't born with a good brain or the luck i have had. the luck he had, the son ofjewish refugees who had been born during an air raid in london's

at highgate tube station took him to america. i amjerry springer and i want to be your governor. and a political commit which wasn't helped by this revelation in a campaign ad. some nine years ago, i spent time with a woman i should not have. i paid her with a cheque. i wish i hadn't done that. a failed politician who became a tv star was to some a symbol of moral decay. but there was always warmth and joy here and everyone has flaws, even jerry. and all was forgiven by the time of the final thought. until next time, take care of yourself, and each other. jerry springer who's died at the age of 79. that was david stiletto with that report. politicians and unions in northern ireland have described the budget —

outlined by the uk government today — as brutal and damaging. however, the government says, in order to provide some protection to front line services, stormont can have longer to repay an overspend from last year. the budget would normally be set by stormont, but the democratic unionist party is currently blocking power—sharing in protest against post—brexit trading arrangements. live now to our ireland correspondent chris page. the politicians aren't sitting in the assembly at stormont so, essentially, this was all set up by westminster.— westminster. that's right. the westminster _ westminster. that's right. the westminster government - westminster. that's right. the westminster government said | westminster. that's right. the. westminster government said it shouldn't have been setting a budget at all for this part of the uk but it had no option because there is no devolved, regional, government in northern ireland. the power—sharing assembly based at stormont, just outside belfast, hasn't been sitting for more than one year because of a dispute over how brexit has turned out for northern ireland. the minute

the dup who wants northern ireland to remain part of the uk is exercising is a veto on the formation of a power—sharing coalition because he believes the current brexit trading relations mounted economic border between northern ireland and great britain which undermines their place in the united kingdom. the westminster government and london has stepping to set the budget and government departments in northern ireland have about £14 billion to spend over the next financial year. that's it, on paper, at least, roughly the same as what they had last year but because inflation is rising at such a high rate it means that, in effect, a budget that is standing still and not increasing on paper, is actually going to feel a lot make a cut. no, it is undetected officials, civil servants, who will be faced with the difficult decisions of exactly how they are going to make cuts to public services like health care and education. , , ., , ,

public services like health care and education. , , , ., education. give us a sense of the im act it education. give us a sense of the impact it would — education. give us a sense of the impact it would have _ education. give us a sense of the impact it would have on - education. give us a sense of the impact it would have on people. | impact it would have on people. certainly, already the health care system in northern ireland is many would say, in a bit of a dire state. the length of time that you have to wait to get an appointment for my doctor in this part of the uk is longer than anywhere else. it is something of a crisis, that is a word often be used to describe health care provision in northern ireland. doctors and members are saying we need an extra 6% of eight budget increase year on year itjust to keep up with as care needs. as it is, the budget is increasing at all and that is going to cause problems, more problems, in the provision of health care. the education budget is being cut by 2.5% so schools are saying they are going to be under increased pressure also. really, it is going to expect such a wide range of areas in life in northern ireland and the dup says it's not going to

rush back into government, is not going to lift its veto immediately and wants to make sure it's concerns are dealt with before it does so. it is currently considering the new deal between the uk and the eu known as the windsor framework, designed to smooth trade between northern ireland and deal with the unit is problem and bring the dup back into power—sharing minute with the irish nationalist party sinn fein. there's no sign of an that deadlock right now but as for the next two weeks, it is a civil servants who are in a position they don't want to be in, who are making intense political decisions rather than the politicians elected to do just that. chris, thank you for bringing us up—to—date on that situation in northern ireland. you're watching bbc news.

an update on a story here in the headlines in the uk. police investigating the murder of her murdered teacher on the body of a man in a reservoir. he's yet to be formally identified but is believed to be david yates about the partner of morel historic who was found in glasgow yesterday. police in gospel says there's nothing forjesus and anyone else was involved in her death. let's have a look at some other stories making headlines here in the uk. the nurses union in england, has reacted angrily, after the the uk government won a legal challenge to cut short a planned 48—hour strike by nurses. the walk—out, in a row over pay, by the royal college of nursing had been planned from this sunday night until the night of tuesday the 2nd of may. but a judge at the high court has ruled the union's mandate to strike runs out on monday the 1st of may. thousands of teachers across england have been taking part in another

day of strike action — also in a dispute over pay. it's the fourth walk—out this year and another is planned for next week. and the uk train drivers�* union, aslef, has announced three more days of strike action, after rejecting a pay offer from train companies. the strikes will cause problems for manchester united and manchester city fans, attending the fa cup final at wembley. meanwhile, the rmt union have announced more strikes on may 13th, the day of the eurovision song contest final in liverpool. back to our main story and the situation in sudan. in the last hour it is reported that the sudanese army and the prime realty group have agreed to a cease—fire. earlier i spoke to someone desperately trying to return to the uk. today she

landed here and was reunited with her family. landed here and was reunited with herfamily. i spoke landed here and was reunited with her family. i spoke to landed here and was reunited with herfamily. i spoke to her as landed here and was reunited with her family. i spoke to her as she travelled home to leeds. she told me how lucky she felt to be alive. i feel like i'm born again. literally. 0n the trip to the home there were no words to describe that. i felt like we had been stopped too many times, 12 or 13 times and every time ifelt i wouldn't times, 12 or 13 times and every time i felt i wouldn't make it. the way that we had been treated, ifelt like we are not going to make it or survive. it was horrible and terrifying and it was a nightmare. it was a nightmare until we saw the british soldiers, that we felt that we are safe. we are finally here. we made it. everyone was crying, everyone could not believe it that we had made that trip. mi everyone could not believe it that we had made that trip.— everyone could not believe it that we had made that trip. all of those teo . le we had made that trip. all of those --eole on we had made that trip. all of those people on that _ we had made that trip. all of those people on that bus _ we had made that trip. all of those people on that bus with _ we had made that trip. all of those people on that bus with you, - we had made that trip. all of those people on that bus with you, did i we had made that trip. all of those | people on that bus with you, did the board that flight? find people on that bus with you, did the board that flight?— board that flight? and are they all see if the out _

board that flight? and are they all see if the out note? _ board that flight? and are they all see if the out note? we _ board that flight? and are they all see if the out note? we are - board that flight? and are they all see if the out note? we are all. see if the out note? we are all safe. we became like a family. they're all safe. we all can't believe that we made it. i mean, that journey. _ believe that we made it. i mean, that journey. i — believe that we made it. i mean, that journey, i remember- believe that we made it. i mean, that journey, i remember you i believe that we made it. i mean, i that journey, i remember you talking thatjourney, i remember you talking about having to pass 60 street in khartoum which he said was incredibly dangerous, there was street to street fighting there and you were worried about getting there. was it ok when you pass through? there. was it ok when you pass throuth? ., , , ., , ., . through? no. the bus got shot twice. we literally stayed _ through? no. the bus got shot twice. we literally stayed on _ through? no. the bus got shot twice. we literally stayed on the _ through? no. the bus got shot twice. we literally stayed on the floor - through? no. the bus got shot twice. we literally stayed on the floor on i we literally stayed on the floor on the bus. we stopped multiple times, and there was one time they were just .mac, i really don't want to see more detailsjust just .mac, i really don't want to see more details just for safety reasons. it wasn't good. some of them, to be honest, they were fine and checked ids and let us go and some of them they were rude. 50.

and checked ids and let us go and some of them they were rude. so, you had to pass — some of them they were rude. so, you had to pass multiple _ some of them they were rude. so, you had to pass multiple checkpoints, - some of them they were rude. so, you had to pass multiple checkpoints, go l had to pass multiple checkpoints, go through various different military checkpoints, to be able to get to that airfield?— checkpoints, to be able to get to that airfield? , _, . . ., that airfield? yes, correct. we had been stopped _ that airfield? yes, correct. we had been stopped at — that airfield? yes, correct. we had been stopped at like _ that airfield? yes, correct. we had been stopped at like 11 _ that airfield? yes, correct. we had been stopped at like 11 or- that airfield? yes, correct. we had been stopped at like 11 or 12 - that airfield? yes, correct. we had| been stopped at like 11 or 12 times. what were you thinking, what was going through your mind? that i'm not ttoin going through your mind? that i'm not going to _ going through your mind? that i'm not going to make _ going through your mind? that i'm not going to make it. _ going through your mind? that i'm not going to make it. i'm - going through your mind? that i'm not going to make it. i'm not - going through your mind? that i'm not going to make it. i'm not what| not going to make it. i'm not what to make it and i'm going to get shot was not this is exactly what i think every time they stopped us. ianthem was not this is exactly what i think every time they stopped us. when you arrived at stansted _ every time they stopped us. when you arrived at stansted airport, _ every time they stopped us. when you arrived at stansted airport, we - arrived at stansted airport, we spoke to your husband when he was driving there to pick you up, what did your children say, what did your husband say, when they saw you? i couldn't say anything. ijust hug couldn't say anything. i just hug them. ijust couldn't couldn't say anything. i just hug them. i just couldn't say anything. i couldn't believe that i could be there with them and touch them and see them. ., ., , ., ., ,

there with them and touch them and see them. ., .,, ., ., , ., ., see them. that was a lady who made it safely back — see them. that was a lady who made it safely back to _ see them. that was a lady who made it safely back to the _ see them. that was a lady who made it safely back to the uk after- see them. that was a lady who made it safely back to the uk after being i it safely back to the uk after being trapped in sudan. that's it for me and the team now here the weather. hello there. we've seen a lot of cloud again today, with rain developing more widely. there will be some changes in the next few days. tomorrow, a drier day than today and it's warming up a bitjust in time for the bank holiday weekend, although there will be some sharp showers around as well. earlier on today, it was particularly wet in cornwall, an inch of rain falling in places. since then, that heavier rain has pushed through the midlands towards the south east of england. it's heading up towards east anglia and lincolnshire as well. there'll be a lot of cloud around overnight, but the worst of the rain tending to move away towards the end of the night. it will be a mild start to friday and quite a bit milder than of late actually in scotland. there'll still be some rain left from overnight first thing, especially across northern england. the worst that moves away out into the north sea. we've got some damp weather heading down with that cloud in scotland. the rest of the uk probably brightening up a bit. some sunshine coming through that could lead to one or two showers,

particularly in northern ireland. a few heavy ones here in the afternoon. but temperatures are getting up to 16 degrees here and could make 18 or 19 in the southeast as it brightens up. so, a warmer day, quite widely, compared with today. now, temperatures did get close to a0 degrees in southern parts of spain. we're not tapping into that hot weather. instead, our air is coming more from the azores. it does mean temperatures are going to be higher, but there's still some cold air in place across northern scotland and temperatures will be depressed in scotland and northern england underneath that cloud. england, wales and northern ireland seeing some sunshine, but also a few more showers that could be heavy and thundery. but those temperatures are continuing to rise a bit. could make 20 in the south east of england, but still only around eight in northern scotland. into sunday, and quite a bit of cloud to come, maybe more showers breaking out, again, some of them heavy with the risk of thunder. wetter weather slides across northern ireland into western scotland. so temperatures probably won't be quite so high, but still better than we've seen over the past few days. by the time we get to bank holiday monday,

this area of high pressure is trying to build in from the atlantic. a little belatedly maybe, but there should be fewer showers around on monday. most of those highlighted there across northern scotland, east anglia in the southeast though one or two could develop elsewhere. but there will be some sunshine around. it's turning drier from the west. the winds will be quite light and temperatures reaching a pleasant 16 or 17 celsius.

hello, i'm christian fraser. this is the context. we need a new approach that recognises a flutter is one thing, unchecked addiction is another. everything they're announcing today was ready a year ago. six gambling ministers, four culture secretaries have all promised to publish this white paper imminently. hello, welcome to the programme. the british government has set out the biggest shake up of gambling laws in nearly 20 years. but do these proposed changes go far enough to protect problem gamblers? and why is there so little focus on advertising? the clock is ticking on the ceasefire in sudan —

-- it is