money back, and from what, from what i understand, he is a dog with a bone and he's calling the gambling commissioniling them. he's relentless with them. this is the first time that jake has seen tony's gambling history. on some days there are pages of transactions. and each page has dozens of bets. let's take 2nd november 2015. now that activity alone is a lot of trades. and i presume there's more... wow. 12, 13, 14, even i'm getting dizzy. 20 and still the 2nd of november. sheet three... how does anyone have time to do this? i can see just you've become very agitated, tony? i hate looking at it. i hate — i hate it. i do, i hate it. i'm looking at, like, the balances. an addiction, a compulsion like i've never seen in my life. this is a man with a problem. 28, 29, 30. just get to the end of it. just get to the end, just quickly whizz ‘em through. i'm on page 40 now, and it's wow, it's... it's not a cry for help from him, but it certainly should be a flag to someone on the other side of this and i'm, you know, i haven't even finished, but that was page 40 on one day alone. it makes me feel sick loo

the gambling commission says it's a complicated picture. ers and part of this is actually possibly a good time because it suggesting consumers are demanding more of gambling operators. major betting companies have already agreed to provide £60 million a year to help problem gamblers. bronagh munro, bbc news. and you can see panorama tonight on bbc1 at 8:30. so many of you have been in touch about the story and many of you are telling me on a hashtag that you feel this industry should be regulated more. this is the briefing from bbc news. the latest headlines: in hong kong, clearing up is underway after the tenth weekend of pro—democracy marches. pro—democracy activists have accused the police of using undercover officers disguised as protestors to make arrests. there were violent scenes in several places. detectives in malaysia have set up a hotline for information about a missing teenager with special needs who vanished a week ago. nora quoirin was last seen at a jungle lodge where she was staying with her parents. stringent security measur

the gambling commission says it's a complicated picture. ting that consumers are demanding more of the gambling operators. and i'd encourage them to continue to do that. the major betting companies have already agreed to increase safer gambling messages, and to review the tone of their promotional material. they've also promised to provide £60 million a year to help problem gamblers. bronagh munro, bbc news. and you can watch bbc panorama: addicted to gambling tonight at 8.30pm on bbc one and on the bbc iplayer afterwards. nowjust before we go to the weather, if there's one image i could show you to prove it was snowing in australia — it would have to be this... these pictures of kangaroos hopping in the snow went viral on the internet — after parts of australia were blanketed over the weekend, as a polar front moved from the south of the country up to parts of new south wales, victoria and even on the gold coast in queensland. now, a hop and a skip to matt taylor. yes, those kangaroos look hoppier than the sheep the me... hoppier? yes, hopp

the chief executive of the gambling commission said there we re the gambling commission said there were3 i‘ve billion pounds lost in the year. —— £1a.5 billion. i‘ve billion pounds lost in the year. -- £14.5 billion. if you add all of this up it is really nothing, these numbers are quite small compared to the damage that gambling addiction is causing to the 430,000 people who are addicted and the 2 million people who are further at risk of gambling addiction. we have a real epidemic risk of gambling addiction. we have a realepidemic in risk of gambling addiction. we have a real epidemic in this country so i'm not surprised that people are losing more and there are more complaints coming through the gambling commission. i think that figure does not really scratch at the surface and i think there are many more stories that do not get hold but the problem we have is that the commission are not in the place to deal with these complaints so who is? the industry is so much more advertised now, it is unclear about how you can withdraw winnings and what free bets mean, things like that. there's

the gambling commission says it's a complicated picture. his is actually possibly a good sign because it's suggesting that consumers are demanding more of gambling operators. major betting companies have already agreed to provide £60 million a year to help problem gamblers. bronagh munro, bbc news. and "bbc panorama: addicted to gambling" can be watched tonight at 8.30pm on bbc one and on the bbc iplayer afterwards. caroline lucas is calling on 10 cross—party female politicians tojoin her in forming an "emergency cabinet" in a bid to stop a no—deal brexit. the green party mp said the all—women cabinet could "bring a different perspective". she said the aim would be to force a no—confidence vote in prime minister borisjohnson and form a "national unity government". i'm talking about my own experience and i appreciate it's a generalisation, but in my experience i've found that women have generally been more able to put aside tribal concerns to build trust more quickly and there are times in history where we've seen that happen. for example, th

new figures obtained from the gambling commission by the bbc show that there were a record 8,000 complaints big increase in gambling over the past decade. the big betting companies say they are working on a plan to reduce gambling—related harm. hundreds of people have been evacuated from their homes on the spanish island of gran canaria due to wildfires. strong winds and temperatures of more than 32 degrees celsius are slowing efforts to put out the flames, which covers 10 square kilometres. a 50—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of starting the fire. dolphins are intelligent ceatures, and often full of surprises — so today we give you dolphins juggling jellyfish. this incredible footage shows a dolphin "juggling" a jellyfish as it swims through a harbour. the footage, which comes from sonderborg harbour, denmark, was captured by two friends while out sailing. in the video, the jellyfish can be seen flying in mid—air as the dolphin dips its head back down in order to catch it under the water. my my other favourite video from the weekend, i don't know how old it is, but have you se

the gambling commission says it's a complicated picture. actually possibly a good sign because it's suggesting that consumers are demanding more of gambling operators. major betting companies have already agreed to provide £60 million a year to help problem gamblers. and bbc panorama: addicted to gambling can be watched tonight at 8.30pm on bbc one and on the bbc iplayer afterwards. the number of empty shops in town centres is at its highest for four years. new industry figures reveal the scale of the problem — with the vacancy rate injuly at its highest level since january 2015. let's talk to our business correspondent dominic o'connell. hejoins me now. so one in ten of high street shops is now vacant, the highest forfour yea rs. is now vacant, the highest forfour years. this is part of a continuation of what we all know is going on with shopping. retail sales asa going on with shopping. retail sales as a whole are growing, but all that goes is online and high streets and shopping centres are seeing their foot for fall sharply. in the mont

there are more than 400,000 problem gamblers in britain, according to the gambling commission, definedl or recreational pursuits, with a further two million people at risk. things even now can just hit you. it is just something stupid that will set it off. you will hear something or see something or remember something and before you know it, you are tearing up again. it never goes away. it does get slightly better but it doesn't go away. let's talk to gillian wilmot, chairman of the senet group, an independent body which promotes responsible gambling standards. shejoins me now via webcam. i should just say that senet group is created by four of britain's leading gambling companies, including paddy power. what do you make of the criticism that this partnership is receiving?” make of the criticism that this partnership is receiving? i think it is important to get enough funding to charities via front line services. the samaritans is an excellent charity with a great board of trustees. it has a volunteer led, and chairare of trustees. it has a volunteer led, and chair are volunteers. and

there are more than 400,000 problem gamblers in britain, according to the gambling commission, definedeational pursuits, with a further two million people at risk. things even now can just hit you. it is just something stupid that will set it off. you will hear something or see something or remember something and before you know it, you are tearing up again. it never goes away. it does get slightly better but it doesn't go away. the use of foodbanks has become a common sight across the uk and rarely out of the headlines. but what about communities restricted by what they can eat — based on their religion or diet? one foodbank in east london which provides halal and vegetarian food says it has seen an increase in people from the asian community asking for help. it also says the fear ofjudgement often prevents many from accessing its services. the bbc asian network's nalini sivathasan reports. forget baked beans and pasta. humdum is not your typical food bank. here, you're more likely to find vegetable rice and lamb curry. volunteers provide home cooked asian food, with halal and vegetar

there are more than 400,000 problem gamblers in britain, according to the gambling commission, definedtional pursuits, with a further 2 million people at risk. things even now can just hit you. it's just something stupid that'll set it off. you'll hear something or see something or remember something and before you know it, you're tearing up again. it never goes away. it does get slightly better, but it doesn't go away. same—sex couples could be allowed to compete on strictly come dancing from next year. in a statement, the bbc said it's "open" to having same—sex couples competing on the show in the future. it said that strictly come dancing is an inclusive show and would consider including same sex pairings between celebrities and professional dancers in the future "should the opportunity arise". earlier, i spoke to robin windsor, a former professional dancer on the show, who welcomes the move. strictly has always been pitched as a family show, and in their own words a few years back, they said that's the reason they wouldn't include same—sex couples. what did you make of that at the

there are more than 400,000 problem gamblers in britain, according to the gambling commission, definedl or recreational pursuits, with a further two million people at risk. things even now can just hit you. it's just something stupid, that will set it off and you'll hear something or you'll see something or you'll remember something, and before you know it, you're tearing up again, it's — it never goes away. it does get slightly better, but it doesn't go away. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's jane dougall. good afternoon. johanna konta is the last british player involved at the us 0pen singles after another comfortable win for her at flushing meadows. dan evans though, is out of the men's event after he was beaten by five—time champion roger federer. adam wild was watching. in one of the game's greatest arenas, this was dan evans for the first time. intimidating enough. even more so when you are greeted by two of sport's biggest superstars. basketball legend kobe bryant only stayed around for the coin toss. roger federer seemed equally in no mood to hang

the gambling commission says there was a record number of complaints— more than 8,200 last year.ng to pay out on winning bets orfailing to operate in a socially responsible way. cathay pacific has warned staff they could be fired if they "support or participate in illegal protests" in hong kong. the airline is coming under pressure from beijing. the warning was emailed to staff by cathay‘s chief executive. several staff members have already been fired. on friday, china ordered the airline to suspend workers who support pro—democracy protests in the territory. what proportion of new uk businesses are started by women? any idea? well according to the rose review earlier this year — it'sjusti in 5. so to try and redress the balance, one group that funds entrepreneurs is pledging to have a 50/50 gender split in the businesses it invests in by next year. virgin startup is the not—for—profit entrepreneur hub of the virgin goup. recent reports show that £250bn could be added to the value of the economy if women started and scaled their businesses at the same rate as men. linda grant is

there are more than 400,000 problem gamblers in britain, according to the gambling commission, definedsrupts or damages family, personal or recreational pursuits, with a further 2 million people at risk. things even now can just hit you. it's just something stupid, that will set it off and you'll hear something or you'll see something or you'll remember something, and before you know it, it's heating up again, it's — it never goes away. it does get slightly better, but it doesn't go away. we will speak a little bit later to dan whitworth about more on that later. a 15—year—old boy is in a critical condition in hospital after he was stabbed in tottenham in north london. police think he may have been attacked by someone riding a bicycle on willan road on friday morning. three people have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. police scotland have described the behaviour of protestors who took part in a counter demonstration against an irish unity parade in glasgow as "utterly unacceptable". riot police and officers on horseback were sent to tackle what the force described as "si

there are more than 400,000 problem gamblers in britain, according to the gambling commission, defineddamages family, personal or recreational pursuits, with a further two million people at risk. things even now can just hit you. it's just something stupid, that will set it off and you'll hear something or you'll see something or you'll remember something, and before you know it, you're tearing up again, it's — it never goes away. it does get slightly better, but it doesn't go away. a 15—year—old boy is in a critical condition in hospital after he was stabbed in tottenham in north london. police think he may have been attacked by someone riding a bicycle on willan road on friday morning. three people have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. police scotland have described the behaviour of protestors, who took part in a counter demonstration against an irish unity parade in glasgow, as "utterly unacceptable". riot police and officers on horseback were sent to tackle what the force described as ‘significant disorder‘. witnesses say smoke bombs were used. there are no reports o

there are more than 400,000 problem gamblers in britain, according to the gambling commission. ing compromises disrupts, compromises or damages family, personal or recreation pursuits with a further 2 million people at risk. even now it can hit you. it is something stupid that will set it off and you will hear something or see something or remember something and before you know it, it is heating up again, it never goes away. it does get slightly better but it doesn't go away. that was dan whitworth reporting, and you can hear more on this story on bbc radio 4's money box programme at midday. police scotland have described the behaviour of protestors who took part in a counter demonstration against an irish unity parade in glasgow, as "utterly unacceptable". riot police and officers on horseback were sent to tackle what the force described as "significant disorder". witnesses say smoke bombs were used. there are no reports of injuries or damage to property. a trial date has been set for the man accused of playing a leading role in plotting the september 11 terror attacks. khalid

new figures obtained from the gambling commission by the bbc show that there were more than 8,000 complaintshat compares to just 169 in 2013. most complaints were about firms refusing to pay out on winning bets orfailing to operate in a socially responsible way. caroline lucas has asked 10 female politicians from all parties tojoin her in forming an "emergency cabinet" to try to stop a no—deal brexit. writing in the guardian newspaper, the green party mp said the all—women cabinet could "bring a different perspective". ms lucas, whose party wants another brexit referendum, said the aim would be to force a no—confidence vote in prime minister borisjohnson. we'll be speaking to her here on the programme at around 10.45. a man will appear in court later charged with attempted murder, after a police officer was run over in birmingham as he tried to stop a suspected stolen car. mubashar hussein, who's 29, also faces a number of assault and driving charges, along with another man. the family of the 15—year—old school girl with special needs who's gone missing in malaysia could offer a reward to fi

gamble. it was something like a 70-30 decision, at least in their minds, about the risk assessment, and the 30% came up. , a very form of dissent effective form. forced the commission, primarily by means of this desktop demonstration, to be much more critical of the space industries and their testing requirements. the actual story is a little more complicated and technical, but there is opportunity for a certain kind of person, expertise, or temperament to dissent. increasingly, i think they do. this is again part of the polarization or the sense of rising individualism to the -- well, nobody quite anticipated. there are ways for dissent, for lack of consensus, veiled consensus, or consensus that his blog to be demonstrated. joanna: thank you so much. i would like to elicit any questions from the audience. >> [inaudible] josh participation in antigovernment, because i am not sure it commission is going to work. the thing that is interesting to me when you look at these commissions and presidential taskforces, a log of blue-ribbon people named don't do anything. a great example is a book on lbj, the idea of task forcing. and a lot of that was government bureaucrats,