even damejudith prescriptive building guidance.y reducing the maximum stake for fixed odds betting terminals tojust £2. at the moment it is £100 and gamblers can make a bet every 20 seconds. the culture secretary, matt hancock, said he had chosen to take a stand on the issue, describing fixed—odds betting terminals as a social blight. bookmakers say it will mean store closures and job losses. theo leggett reports. fixed odds betting terminals are electronic machines which allow users to place wagers on a variety of games, such as blackjack, roulette or simulated horse racing. at the moment, players can place bets of up to £100 every 20 seconds, so it is possible to lose a great deal of money very quickly. there are also serious concerns that gambling like this can be very addictive. in fact, fixed odds terminals have been described as the crack cocaine of gambling. these machines give you the ability to chase losses up to £100 and you can lose phenomenal amounts of money in a very short space of time. that was my experience. the la

both the damejudith tested in the real world.dith hackitt tested in the real world. both the damejudith hackitt review tested in the real world. both the dame judith hackitt review and tested in the real world. both the damejudith hackitt review and the government want tighter rules. the reforms could take years but thousands of people like lucy hopkins are waiting to see what will happen about the dangerous cladding on the outside of their homes. there are so on the outside of their homes. there are so much uncertainty for me as a flat owner and for the rest of the people in the block as well. we have no idea what the financial impact will be. it looks like we are being left to sort out this problem by ourselves. the anniversary of g re nfell tower ourselves. the anniversary of grenfell tower approaches. repairing the wider damage is an enormous task. meghan markle has spoken of her sadness as she confirmed that her father thomas markle will not be attending her wedding to prince harry on saturday. he had been due to walk her do

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damejudith's report has been criticised all day for lacking an urgent call to action.esponse to mps this afternoon... the changes are needed, and are needed now. i do not intend to wash my hands and walk away from this, having said what i was going to do. i have become emotionally involved in this, i care very much about seeing this through. but thousands of people like lucy hopkins are waiting to hear what will happen about the dangerous cladding on the outsides of their homes. i think at that moment there's so much uncertainty for me asa there's so much uncertainty for me as a flat owner, and for me and the re st of as a flat owner, and for me and the rest of the block as well, we have fio rest of the block as well, we have no idea what the financial impact of this will be. it looks like we are being left to sort out this problem ourselves. the anniversary of g re nfell tower ourselves. the anniversary of grenfell tower approaches will stop repairing the wider damage it's done is an enormous task. a woman charged with killing her ex—boyfriend in an acid attack has be

today, we got damejudith hackitt‘s review of those building regulations.s a review that stopped short of proposing a complete ban in the use of combustible materials in future buildings, a verdict that united architects, insurers and grenfell survivors in their dismay. hours after the backlash, the government announced that it will consult on banning flammable cladding after all. so what did the report actually say? here's our policy editor, chris cook. england has had building regulations to protect citizens from fires since the 13th century. throughout our history, though, there's been one clear pattern. our most important fire safety decisions have always come at moments like this, at times of grief, of loss. this is the monument. it's in the centre of london, and it commemorates the great fire of 1666. shortly after that conflagration, parliament passed new building regulations, and they were very simple. they simply stated that buildings in the city had to have walls made of stone or brick, because they don't transmit fire. you could only use wood for

appearing before mps, damejudith explained why she hadn't gone as far as calling for a ban on its usek, at the regulatory system. i made it very clear in the early meetings that i had with many people that my role was to look up the system and that i would not be going into the detail of individual regulations or the specifics of the guidance, but creating a framework that would enable others then to do that. dame judith hackitt. let's take a look at what's been happening in the wider world of politics. julia butler is our guide... at five... scottish mpjamie stone revealed he had his identity stolen by a suspected drug dealer in manchester. and they gave him a newjob title while they were at it. he has put down my occupation, mr speaker, you will be interested to know, as "cobbler." at four... japan's parliament has passed a new law to encourage more women to stand for election. but critics say the new measure lacks penalties and incentives. women make up only 10% ofjapan‘s elected lower house. at three... none other than benedict cumberbatch will star in a new channel 4 drama about

obviously i note that damejudith is providing further evidence this afternoon.rom the committee on the recommendations that they make. well, a short time later, damejudith appeared in front of the housing, communities and local government committee, who asked about her recommendations. why didn't you advocate a ban on combustible materials? because, as i said in my opening remarks, my remit was to look at the regulatory framework, at the regulatory system. i made it very clear in the early meetings that i had with many people that my role was to look at that system, and that i would not be going into the detail of individual regulations or the specifics of the guidance. but creating a framework that would enable others to do that. having said that, i have made remarks this morning, as i'm sure you know, i have seen examples of where people are continuing to do things even where the current prescription says they should not be done. you're watching thursday in parliament with me, alicia mccarthy. now, the television program blue planet 2 caught the public imagina

damejudith hackitt‘s report has been criticised all day for lacking an urgent call to action.ternoon? the changes are needed and they are needed now. i do not intend to wash my hands and walk away from this, having done what i said i was going to do. i too have become very emotionally involved in this. i care very much about seeing this through. but thousands of people like lucy hopkins are waiting to hear what will happen about the dangerous cladding on the outsides of their homes. i think at the moment there is so much uncertainty with me as a flat owner, and for the people on the rest of the block as well, we just have no idea what the financial impact of this is going to be. it looks like we are being left to sort out this problem by ourselves. the anniversary of grenfell tower approaches. repairing the wider damage it's done is an enormous task. tom symonds, bbc news. tom eaves with me now. we have this official review which stops short of recommending an outright ban on inflammable cladding and hours later the government says it is launching a consultation. why? it's bee

but damejudith hackitt, the engineer commissioned by the government on regulations after the fire bynounce a blanket ban that will recommend a more rigourous system for managing the safety of buildings in england. the government is under pressure to act. it is announced new funding for removing dangerous cladding from buildings in england. the fire and rescue services have visited many high—rise buildings and immediate action has been taken to ensure the safety of every resident. association must remove dangerous cladding quickly but paint these works must not undermine their ability to imported maintenance and repair work. nearly a year on colour of the grim legacy of grenfell tower asa of the grim legacy of grenfell tower as a long way to run yet. there are fears ofjob loss as mothercare looks set to close 50 of their stores. the company is also expected to rehire theirformer chief executive, mark newton—jones — just over a month after he was sacked following poor christmas trading. ben is at the london stock exchange and has more details. good morning. i've nicked outside because

i would underline, though, as damejudith points out, that the safest approach is to use non—combustiblehink, is the very clear advice. james brokenshire. the speakerjohn bercow has been defending remarks he made "in a muttered aside" about the government's management of parliamentary business. it was reported that mr bercow called the leader of the commons, andrea leadsom, "a stupid woman". in his statement, mr bercow admitted using the word "stupid", but he didn't accede to calls for an apology. last wednesday, the government chose to schedule a major transport statement on an opposition day, thereby substantially reducing the time available for opposition business. i thought then, as i think now, that this was very badly handled. it was in particular disrespectful, both to the house and to the 23 backbenchers who were hoping to participate in the opposition day debate on the grenfell tower disaster. it was in that context, and that context alone, that, having expressed my displeasure about the matter quite forcefully from the chair, i used the word "stupid" in a muttered aside. that a

a conservative mp raised the report last week by damejudith hackett on building regulations, which stoppedible cladding. can the prime minister confirm that nevertheless it is her clear intention to ban inflammable cladding and ensure that another tragedy like grenfell never happens again? theresa may said the government would take the strongest action to stop such an unimaginable tragedy from happening again. we are minded to go further by banning combustible materials in cladding on high—rise buildings. we are meeting our legal duty to consult on these proposals, and we will not delay any necessary action. jeremy corbyn used his questions to raise the funding of england's nhs and the role of the private sector in it. nhs budgets have increased byjust 1% per year under this government. but it's jackpot tim for the privateers. their share is up by 100% to over £9 billion per year. and we learnt that surrey nhs has just paid virgin health care 1.5 million pounds, not for any service they delivered, but because their bid was not chosen. is the prime minister concerned that this week, the nat

enter damejudith hackett, the senior engineer called on to review the building regulations.s which burned from tall buildings. but she did not. if people look at this report and say it does not go far enough because it did not ban cladding, andi far enough because it did not ban cladding, and i will accept that as a criticism. that is a criticism. what i would say in response to that is what i found is a problem with the building of high praise buildings which goes far beyond people putting cladding on the building which is not compliant. but if she does say the government banned it, iwill support if she does say the government banned it, i will support it, if she does say the government banned it, iwill support it, 11 months after grenville, the secretary rose to his feet in the commons. having listened carefully to concerns, the government will consult on banning the use of combustible materials and cladding systems on high—rise residential buildings. a consultation that knocked the decision campaigners wanted. yellow that it was good for the government to be able to take

the review into regulations in england, led by damejudith hackitt, said the industry was "a broken system ban on flammable cladding. but hours after the report was published, the government said it would consult on outlawing the materials. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds has this report. this is what it is like being caught up in the housing fire safety crisis. lucy hopkins lives in a gleaming modern apartment block but it's so unsafe, patrols have to keep watch with megaphones in case of fire. she is facing a huge bill to replace the cladding which, simply put, burns easily. how could a building built in 2005 now be seen as dangerous that it has to have fire wardens and people with megaphones? it seems that the building regulations are totally unsuitable. those regulations say that combustible materials can be installed on tall buildings if the design is shown to be safe using a fire test or a so—called desktop study of a fire test but that could now change. we are consulting on significantly restricting or banning the use of desktop studies to assess cladding systems. inappro